[ CALL TO ORDER]
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SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2026. I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
THIS MORNING, THE INVOCATION WILL BE DONE BY VICE CHAIR CHECK AND THE PLEDGE BY SUPERVISOR JENKINS.
LET EVERYTHING THAT WE THINK, SAY, AND DO TRULY SERVE YOU TODAY.
AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU ALL. CLERK, CAN YOU DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? CHAIR COMPTON. HERE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. HERE. SUPERVISOR JENKINS.
HERE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. HERE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.
HERE, VIRTUALLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO PRESENTATIONS.
[ PRESENTATIONS]
MR. CHRISTIANS, AND YOU'RE UP.GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, SUPERVISOR JENKINS, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AND SUPERVISOR MALLORY.
THERE IS MUCH THIS COUNTRY HAS ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE LAST 250 YEARS, WHICH HAS GIVEN LIBRARY DISTRICT STAFF A LOT TO WORK WITH, AND THEY HAVE STEPPED UP AND DEVELOPED SEVERAL AMBITIOUS ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE OUR ENTIRE COUNTY CAN BE PART OF THAT CELEBRATION. I DO APOLOGIZE. KRISTI KING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION.
THE WEATHER HAS CAUGHT HER ON THE WAY OVER HERE.
SHE'S NOT HERE YET, BUT HOPEFULLY SHE'LL SHOW UP.
AND WITH THAT, WE'LL GET GOING ON THE PRESENTATION.
SO WE'VE BEEN PLANNING MANY OF OUR USA 250 PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO HAVE SOMETHING OVER THE ENTIRE COURSE OF THE YEAR, AND NOT JUST ON THE 4TH OF JULY, WHEN A LOT OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE OCCURRING.
WE HAD ACTIVITIES FOR THE CHILDREN, SO THERE WAS A LOT WE HAD GOING ON, JUST EVEN THIS LAST WEEKEND, WHICH WAS REALLY KIND OF THE PUBLIC KICK OFF FOR THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.
BUT WE'RE PLANNING A YEAR LONG COUNTYWIDE SERIES OF PROGRAMS HONORING THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL AND WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO STRENGTHEN RESIDENT´S CONNECTION TO AMERICAN HERITAGE THROUGH ENGAGING EVENTS, EXHIBITS AND ACTIVITIES.
SO I THINK WE GOT ABOUT $25,000 TO HELP COVER THE COSTS OF MANY OF THESE EVENTS.
AND THE FIRST THING WE DID, WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, IS WE HAD A LIBRARY CARD CONTEST, AND AT THE TIME, CHAIR MALLORY HELPED WITH THE JUDGING OF THESE CARDS.
IT WAS A VERY FUN PROCESS. IT WAS OPEN TO EVERYBODY AROUND THE COUNTY REGARDLESS OF AGE.
SCHOOL CHILDREN HAD SOME SUBMISSIONS WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE VERY TURNED OUT TO BE GREAT.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, SEPTEMBER 2025, WE INVITED RESIDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE.
THESE WERE THE SELECTED DESIGNS ACROSS FIVE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
THE 5 TO 8 WINNER IS THE EAGLE WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG THERE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S INTENDED, BUT THE EAGLE ACTUALLY DOES KIND OF RESEMBLE THE OUTLINE OF THE COUNTRY.
THEN WE ALSO HAD THE EAGLE WITH BOOKS ACROSS THE SHIELD THERE.
AND THEN WE HAD THE ROADRUNNER, WHICH HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR DESIGNS.
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THAT'S BEEN POPULAR AS WELL. AND THEN THE LAST, THE DIGITAL WINNER, THE 250 YEARS OF FREEDOM.SO THESE ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE. IF YOU GO TO ANY LIBRARY, DISTRICT LIBRARY, COTTONWOOD OR CAMP VERDE, THEY'RE AVAILABLE. AND WE'VE TOLD PEOPLE LET THEM REPLACE THEIR CARD WITHOUT ANY CHARGE.
WE ALSO WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED AT WHAT ARE ABOUT 250 BOOKS THAT REALLY DEFINE WHAT THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN ABOUT, BOTH IN HISTORY AND INVENTION AND CREATIVITY, INNOVATION.
AND WE SHOWCASE THESE PUBLICATIONS ON A KIOSK, WHICH WHEN CHRISTIE GETS, WILL SET UP AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT AFTER THE MEETING IN THE LOBBY, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO WHERE SOME OF THESE BOOKS AND AUTHORS ARE AT, AND IT WILL GIVE A DESCRIPTION SHOW WHERE THAT BOOK WAS IN THE COUNTRY AND GIVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW IT WAS DEVELOPED. SO WHEN WE DO HAVE A CUSTOM BOOK PLATE IN EACH ONE OF THESE BOOKS AS WELL, THAT DENOTES THAT IT'S A USA 250 PURCHASED BOOK.
AND THEN ALSO WHAT WE DID IS WITH THESE BOOKS, WE JUST DIDN'T PUT THEM IN THE KIOSK.
SO PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK THOSE BOOKS OUT.
AND THIS IS THE DIGITAL KIOSK I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.
IT HAS TWO INTERACTIVE MAPS SHOWCASING THE BOOKS THAT I JUST MENTIONED AND NOTABLE AND FUN AMERICAN INVENTIONS, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL AS WELL. AND YOU CAN JUST TOUCH ANYTHING ON THE SCREEN AND IT GOES RIGHT INTO THOSE INVENTIONS AND BOOKS AND GIVE SOME MORE DESCRIPTION. SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS ON FAIR STREET AT JUNE 19TH TO JULY 7TH.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT ROUNDED ITS TRIP AT THE FAIR STREET LOCATION, AND THEN IT WILL BE FEBRUARY 17TH THROUGH MARCH 4TH HERE AT THE COTTONWOOD LOCATION. WE'RE HOPING TO GET A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE 114TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA'S START.
SO THIS ALSO IS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE WAS LIKE A TOTAL RUN ON TIME CAPSULES.
SO THIS THING IS NOT SMALL. IT'S 48 BY 40 BY 16, AND WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO INCLUDE ARTIFACTS FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTY, FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE IN SCHOOLS, FROM FOLKS THAT ARE RETIRED, PEOPLE WORKING, ELECTED OFFICIALS.
ANYBODY WHERE WE CAN GET SOME STUFF IN THERE.
WHAT THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY, OUR COUNTY AND OUR STATE, WHAT WE VALUED WITH THAT AT THIS TIME.
SO OUR HOPE IS TO SEAL IT FOR 50 YEARS. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I PROBABLY WON'T BE AROUND THEN TO MAKE SURE IT GETS OPEN THEN, BUT IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. SO ALSO, I DID WORK WITH FACILITIES.
BRANDON WAS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT DISTURBING THE DIRT OR THE GROUNDS, THE GRASS.
SO HIS SUGGESTION IS TO JUST MOVE SOME OF THESE PAVERS RIGHT THERE.
WE PUT IT IN THERE, COVER IT ALL BACK UP, AND JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GET SOME INPUT FROM THE BOARD ON WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE AT THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION. ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE LOCATION AND PUTTING IT THERE? NO? YEAH, I'LL GO ON THAT. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME OF THESE BEFORE.
IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY KIND OF PLAQUE THAT WOULD REPLACE A FEW PAVERS, TO SAY THAT UNDER YOUR FEET IS THE TIME CAPSULE, SO IN 50 YEARS, WE DON'T FORGET WHERE WE PUT IT? AND THERE WILL BE A MEDALLION THAT GETS PLACED RIGHT ON TOP OF IT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE WHERE IT'S AT.
WE DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING BULKY OR LARGE, JUST SOMETHING NICE TO DENOTE THAT IT IS LOCATED HERE.
AND PLEASE, IN 50 YEARS, DIG THIS THING UP. BUT GREAT THOUGHT.
DEFINITELY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS? NOTHING AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
WE'RE HOPING WE'RE GOING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESCOTT DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP. AND WE ARE IN THE 250 COMMITTEE THAT PRESCOTT HAS PUT TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN LINE UP ON JULY 4TH TO BE ABLE TO PUT THIS IN THE GROUND AT THAT TIME.
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FACILITIES HAVE BEEN REALLY GREAT TO WORK WITH ON THIS, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE IT COME TO FRUITION.SO WE'LL HAVE BOTH OF THOSE. ONE ON THE TOP, ONE ON THE BOTTOM.
THERE'LL BE MASSIVE BANNERS WHERE PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO COME IN AND SEE WHERE SOME OF THOSE KEY EVENTS HAPPENED, BOTH HERE AND NATIONALLY. THEY WILL HAVE EYE CATCHING IMAGERY.
IT'LL BE LARGE VINYL BANNERS, AND WE'LL PUT THEM AT THE LIBRARY DISTRICT LIBRARIES.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS WHERE WE COULD COMMUNICATE WITH SOME FOLKS, IF THEY MAY WANT ONE OF THESE BANNERS, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LOOK FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.
AND IT WILL BE VIEWABLE FROM MARCH THROUGH THE END OF 2026.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF ACTIVITIES, HANDS ON HISTORY, SOME DIFFERENT THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE ACTIVITIES CHILDREN AND OTHER PEOPLE DID DURING COLONIAL TIMES.
AND THE KIDS WILL GET TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE EVENTS AS WELL.
AND WE'LL HAVE LOCAL PRESENTERS THAT CAN COME IN.
ONE OF THE EVENTS WE'RE WORKING ON IS GOLD PANNING, OF COURSE, A HUGE PART OF ARIZONA'S HISTORY, AND IT ALSO FITS IN NICELY WITH OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM, WHICH IS, I THINK, A BURIED THINGS OR SOMETHING.
SO IT WORKS WELL WITH THAT BECAUSE OF COURSE, GOLD IS IN THE GROUND, RIGHT? SILHOUETTE PORTRAITS, CAT'S CRADLE AND A LOT MORE THAT STAFF WILL BE WORKING ON.
THEN WE'LL HAVE SEWING CLASSES AND COMMUNITY QUILTS.
EXPLORES A TRADITION OF SEWING AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN THE AMERICAN HOME, PRESENTED BY THE SASSY SEWING SISTERS OF SELIGMAN WHO WILL TRAVEL TO THE LIBRARY DISTRICT LIBRARIES ACROSS THE COUNTY TO LEAD CLASSES. SO THIS IS AN EXCITING PART WHERE WE HAVE A LOCAL GROUP WHO WANTS TO HELP OUT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE COUNTY AND HELP SHARE THIS ACTIVITY WITH RESIDENTS. SO THEY'LL CREATE INDIVIDUAL QUILT SQUARES THAT THE SEWING SISTERS WILL ASSEMBLE INTO COMMUNITY QUILTS FOR DISPLAY IN PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES. SO WE'LL GET SOME AZ2 FIT OR USA 250 QUILTS OUT OF THAT AS WELL.
AND SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO DONATE SOME FABRIC, YOU KNOW, FEEL FREE TO GIVE THEM MY ADDRESS, MY PHONE NUMBER, AND WE CAN WORK WITH PICKING UP SOME OF THAT FABRIC.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. WE HAVE AN ESSAY CONTEST.
SO THIS IS KIND OF MORPHED A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SCHOOLS.
WHAT WE'RE LEANING TOWARDS NOW IS ACTUALLY CREATING A BOOK.
SO WE'LL PUBLISH A BOOK ON THE USA 250 IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND WE'LL TRY TO GET CHAPTERS FROM SOME NONPROFITS, OTHER GROUPS WHERE WHAT'S THEIR JOURNEY BEEN THROUGHOUT THE LAST 250 YEARS? SO FOR INSTANCE, APS TURNS 140 THIS YEAR. SO IT'D BE GREAT TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT UTILITY WENT FORWARD FROM ITS INCEPTION IN ARIZONA TO WHERE IT'S AT TODAY. AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE BOOK.
WE'LL HAVE TRIVIA NIGHTS AND WE'LL SCHEDULE THOSE DATES.
EACH INDIVIDUAL BRANCH WILL FOR WHAT'S GOING TO WORK BEST FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
AND THAT IS OUR ACTIVITIES AT THIS POINT. IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN THINK OF THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE US WORK ON, OR A GROUP THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO WORK WITH, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT.
WE ARE VERY, VERY PLEASED AND JUST HONORED TO BE ABLE TO HELP CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS COUNTRY, AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU GUYS DO THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN DO THAT.
WELL, THANK YOU COREY. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SUPERVISOR JENKINS.
WHAT GREAT IDEAS AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT YOU ARE INCORPORATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. I JUST THINK IT'S GREAT WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU, COREY. WELL, AND WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
THERE'S A LOT OF LOCATIONS YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM.
AND CHAIR, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS BECAUSE, I MEAN, ALL BUT THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD PROBABLY REMEMBER THE BICENTENNIAL IN 76. AND AS A CHILD, I REMEMBER THE FESTIVITIES.
I'M ACTUALLY IN A TIME CAPSULE IN DOLTON, ILLINOIS IN THERE.
AND IT MEANS A LOT TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE. AND I LIKE HOW ALL THIS IS DIRECTED THERE, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO SUCK THIS IN, AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE AROUND IN 50 YEARS TO HELP DIG THAT THING UP.
SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING. QUICK QUESTION.
WHO DUG YOU UP AND LET YOU OUT? VICE CHAIR CHECK.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I LOVE THE LIBRARY CARD DESIGNS, AND I HAVE NOT HAD A REASON TO REPLACE MY LIBRARY CARD SINCE I WAS ABOUT 13, SO I THINK I'M GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
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GREAT WORK THERE. WELL, I TELL YOU, WHAT WE CAN DO IS IF YOU TELL US WHICH DESIGN YOU LIKE, OR WE CAN JUST GIVE YOU ALL FIVE OF THEM, WE CAN ACTUALLY PRINT OUT YOUR BARCODE NUMBER ON THE CARD, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THAT IN OUR OFFICE, AND WE CAN JUST SEND IT RIGHT OVER SO YOU CAN KEEP YOUR OLD CARD AND HAVE SOME NEW ONES AS WELL. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MALLORY, ANY COMMENTS? OH NO, CHAIRMAN, I AM GOOD. I LOVE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON AND LOVING THE COUNTRY THAT WE LIVE IN.THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHRISTIANSEN. APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU SIR. THANK ALL OF YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
MISS RUSH, NOTHING'S BEING PULLED, IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING?
[ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.) ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.]
I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 17.I'LL SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL THE VOTE.
VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.
SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.
CHAIR COMPTON. YES. CONSENT ITEMS 1 THROUGH 17 HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
ON TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER 1. GOOD MORNING, MR. BOURDON. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
[1. Board of Supervisors - Accept the resignation of Dominick Sarno, Seligman Justice Court Justice of the Peace, effective April 11, 2026, and discussion and possible action regarding the process to appoint a replacement, pursuant to A.R.S. §§11-402, 16-230, and 38-294. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO MOTIONED TO ACCEPT DOMINICK SARNO'S RESIGNATION AND BEGIN THE PROPOSED PROCESS TO APPOINT A REPLACEMENT. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE.]
PHIL BOURDON, COUNTY MANAGER. THIS ITEM IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RESIGNATION OF DOMINICK SARNO, SELIGMAN JUSTICE COURT JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, EFFECTIVE APRIL 11TH, 2026, AND DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PROCESS TO APPOINT A REPLACEMENT. JUST SOME OVERVIEW. WITH YOUR AGENDA, THE CLERK OF THE BOARD HAS ATTACHED A PROPOSED PROCESS AND SCHEDULE. IT ACTUALLY MIMICS A PROCESS AND SCHEDULE WE'VE USED FOR REPLACEMENT OVER THE YEARS.GOING OVER IT JUST IN GENERAL, TODAY YOU WOULD ACCEPT THE LETTER OF RESIGNATION AND EITHER AMEND OR TELL US THIS IS THE PROCESS TO BEGIN. AS PART OF THAT, WE WOULD ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE THAT WOULD ASK FOR A LETTER OF INTEREST AND RESUMES, LIST DUE DATES AND QUALIFICATIONS. WE WOULD THEN ACCEPT THEM BY 5 P.M.
MARCH 4TH. THAT'S THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE. YOU WOULD THEN, OF COURSE, WE WOULD DO SOME INTERNAL WORK CHECKING REGISTRATION TO MAKE SURE THE APPROPRIATE PARTY WAS SUBMITTED FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT WANTED TO TAKE ON THIS JOB FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
AND THEN WE WOULD TAKE THOSE NAMES AND ISSUE ANOTHER PRESS RELEASE PRIOR TO THEM COMING IN FRONT OF THE BOARD, SO THAT THE PUBLIC COULD PROVIDE SOME COMMENTS ON IT.
THEN THE BOARD WOULD COME BACK INTO A REGULAR MEETING ON MARCH 18TH AND REVIEW IN HOWEVER FORMAT YOU WANT AND MAKE A SELECTION AND THAT WOULD THEN POSITION YOU FOR MARCH 18TH TO AN APPOINTMENT SO THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO APPOINT SOMEBODY TO TRANSITION INTO THAT POSITION FOLLOWING JP SARNO'S EFFECTIVE DATE, I BELIEVE, APRIL 11TH.
SO WITH THAT, THAT'S THE SCHEDULE IN FRONT OF YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS OR DIFFERENT IDEAS, WE'RE HERE TO HELP.
HE'S DEDICATED HIMSELF SO MUCH AND HE IS REALLY INVESTED IN THAT COMMUNITY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
IS THAT CORRECT, OR IS THAT SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT NOW? SO LET ME GO OVER THIS. THIS IS TO DISCUSS THE PROCESS.
OKAY. IF THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT JUSTICE OF PEACE SARNO IS INTERESTED IN MAYBE PUTTING FORWARD, I'D RECOMMEND THEY PUT IN THEIR APPLICATION AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, BECAUSE THAT WAY THE BOARD WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
BECAUSE I THINK, AS THE BOARD HAS DEMONSTRATED, WE REALLY CARE ABOUT THESE OUTLYING AREAS.
AND I THINK THE JP'S ARE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JUDGES THAT WE HAVE, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE ATTORNEYS BECAUSE YOU NEED YOUR ANDY GRIFFITH IN THE OUTLYING AREAS. YOU NEED THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT KNOW THE COMMUNITY, THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S NOT SOME DISTANT PERSON MAKING JUDGMENTS.
AND THIS IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS COURT TAKES IN, I WANT TO SAY THEY HAVE LIKE 80 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES THAT THEY HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE BECAUSE THE COPS ARE PULLING OVER PEOPLE ON I-40 HEADED TO THE GRAND CANYON.
I KNOW THIS COURT, EVEN THOUGH THE POPULATION OF ASH FORK AND SELIGMAN IS UNDER A THOUSAND, THEY HANDLE 5000 CASES EVERY YEAR RIGHT NOW. SO THE WORKLOAD IS REALLY HUGE.
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SUPERVISOR KUKNYO POINTED OUT. AND I WANT TO CLARIFY, THIS IS A POSITION THAT YOU'RE APPOINTING UP INTO A FUTURE ELECTION THAT OCCURS IN 2026, AND THEN THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS THEN ELECTED IN THE NEXT ELECTION WILL SERVE A FOUR YEAR TERM.THIS IS JUST THE REMAINDER OF THIS TERM THROUGH 2026.
VICE CHAIR. CHECK. WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
I REALLY THINK THAT WE HAVE WORKED TO CREATE SOME CONSISTENCY IN THIS APPOINTMENT PROCESS.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT ANY OF THAT OR ARE THESE APPLICATIONS COMING STRAIGHT TO THE BOARD? CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THESE ARE COMING. MY INTENT AND THE INTENT OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD WHEN WE DISCUSS THIS IS FOR THIS TO COME TO THE BOARD.
THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. AND UNLESS YOU WANT TO CREATE SOME KIND OF SUBCOMMITTEE, THAT'S UP TO YOU. I DON'T RECOMMEND IT. ACTUALLY, I THINK YOU ALL CAN REVIEW THE APPLICANTS, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET IT IN A TIMELY MANNER AND THAT YOU CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, WHETHER YOU WANT TO DO A PUBLIC SESSION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION, DO AN INTERVIEW PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR THAT CHANGE.
IT'S MOST APPRECIATED. INDEED. AND CHAIR, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR SARNO LEAVING? WHEN'S HIS LAST DAY? APRIL 11TH, 2026. SO THIS HAS.
AGAIN, THE CLERK'S DONE A GREAT JOB. I ALWAYS TRY TO GIVE CREDIT TO WHERE CREDIT'S DUE.
THE PROCESS WOULD PUT YOU CURRENTLY APPOINTING MARCH 18TH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ACCEPT THE MOTION. YEAH.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PROCESS.
I'LL SECOND. ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION. ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION AND BEGIN THE PROCESS.
THANK YOU. MY SECOND IS SO AMENDED. THANK YOU, CLERK OF THE BOARD.
VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.
SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.
CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 1 IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU, MISS RUSH. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 2.
[2. Board of Supervisors - Approve an amendment to the Strategic Plan to update the goal related to Capital Facility Projects. ]
GOOD MORNING, TYLER. MR. GOODMAN. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.TYLER GOODMAN, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER HERE TO PRESENT ON THIS ITEM, WHICH IS TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN, UPDATING THE GOAL RELATED TO CAPITAL FACILITY PROJECTS.
YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT IN OUR BUDGET RETREAT WITH YOU IN JANUARY, WE DISCUSSED BOTH AT LENGTH RURAL SERVICE PROJECTS AND THE GURLEY STREET REMODEL AND THE OTHER LARGE CAPITAL FACILITY PROJECTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE ADJUSTED SOME DATES, MOVED UP GURLEY STREET AND REMOVED SOME DATES.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS THOSE LARGER CAPITAL PROJECTS, THE SHERIFF'S ADMIN COMMERCE AND FAIR STREET.
THEY ARE LIKELY OR POTENTIALLY, I SHOULD SAY MORE ACCURATELY.
POTENTIALLY GOING TO RECEIVE SOME FUNDING, STATE OR FEDERAL, THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. IT'S HARD TO PUT A DATE WITH THOSE ACCURATELY AT THIS POINT IN TIME. SO WE FOCUSED ON UPDATING THE RURAL SERVICE PROJECTS BASED ON THE ONES YOU'VE OUTLINED IN YOUR BUDGET PROCESS, TO BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2028. THAT'S THE RURAL SERVICES AND THEN GURLEY STREET WE'VE MOVED TO THE TOP.
WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN THAT PROCESS, AND WE ADJUSTED THE DATE TO BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2027. THAT INCLUDES DESIGN AND BUILD. SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SO THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. ANY QUESTIONS? NO, CHAIR. IT ALL SOUNDS WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 2. I'LL SECOND.
VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.
SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.
CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ITEM NUMBER 2 IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
GOOD MORNING. ON TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER 3. MR.
[3. Facilities - Approve a lease agreement between Yavapai County and the 1st Baptist Church of Congress for 721 square feet of the property located at 25730 Tenderfoot Hill Road, Congress, Arizona 86322 to operate a Food Rescue. Board approval of a lease in this form must be by unanimous vote. YC Contract No. 2026-003 (District 1 - Supervisor Compton) ]
SHOULTS. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I BELIEVE WE'VE ALL RECEIVED ALL THE LEASES AND COPIES AND EVERYTHING.I'D LIKE TO JUST START IN WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER 4.
IT'S PART OF THE PROPOSAL. THIS AGREEMENT IS SIMILAR TO OTHER AGREEMENTS THIS BOARD HAS APPROVED WITH MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, EXCEPT IN THIS INSTANCE, THE COUNTY IS NOT CONTRIBUTING MONEY TO THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, BUT IS INSTEAD ALLOWING FOR RENT FREE USE OF 720FT² SO THAT FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE IN NEED TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ELDERLY AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS.
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BECAUSE THIS COMMUNITY SERVICE AGREEMENT IS A CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS VOTE.I'LL SECOND THAT. ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF.
OUR CONCERNS ON THE CONTRACT WERE ADDRESSED. BOTH SUPERVISOR CHECK AND MYSELF.
VICE CHAIR. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. THANK YOU. WHEN I REVIEWED THE RED LINE VERSION, THERE ARE REALLY MINOR CHANGES TO THE CONTRACT WE SAW A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT ON THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION AND WAITING THE TWO WEEKS, BUT I BELIEVE THOSE TWO WEEKS WERE WELL SERVED BECAUSE THE NEW CONTRACT IS A BETTER CONTRACT.
IT HAS GREATER DEFINITION OF EACH OF THE ARTICLES WITHIN THE CONTRACT.
SO WHOEVER PUT THAT TOGETHER, THANK YOU EVERYONE, BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL SERVE US BETTER.
SO I VERY MUCH LIKE THE NEWER CONTRACT. IT'S A MUCH CLEANER, MORE PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT.
SO THANK EVERYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THAT AND I SUPPORT THAT NEWER CONTRACT.
THANK YOU. CLERK OF THE BOARD, CAN YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE? VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.
SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.
CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 3 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
MR. SHOULTS, GOOD MORNING AGAIN. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 4.
[4. Facilities - Approve acceptance of a donation from the Prescott Chamber Foundation, in partnership with The Friends of Jersey Lilly Saloon, in the amount of $25,000.00, to be used for upgrades and improvements of the existing bandstand located on the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza, and establish a new fund number. ]
IT'S YOURS. STILL MINE. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.I'M BRANDON SHOULTS, DIRECTOR OF YOUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.
ACTION ITEM NUMBER 4 IS A REQUEST TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF $25,000 FROM THE PRESCOTT CHAMBER FOUNDATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JERSEY LILY SALOON. YOU GUYS GRACIOUSLY GRANTED US A BUDGET ALLOCATION TO DO SOME RENOVATIONS TO OUR BANDSTAND.
SO WE'VE GOT MONEY TO DO RENOVATIONS ON THAT.
WE'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, AND WE'RE PLANNING ON WORKING ON THAT HERE IN THE SPRINGTIME.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD. CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? AND CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? JOSH MCCRAW, OWNER OF JERSEY LILY SALOON AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FRIENDS OF JERSEY LILY SALOON. PAM ROSELLINI, COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE.
I'VE SPOKEN TO PRESCOTT CITY COUNCIL A LOT. NEVER SPOKEN HERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY. THE FRIENDS OF JERSEY LILY SALOON, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, WE WORK THROUGH THE PRESCOTT CHAMBER FOUNDATION.
WE ARE THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ANNUAL COURTHOUSE LIGHTING.
WE ARE JUST SHY OF $750,000 DONATED OVER THE LAST 18 YEARS.
LAST YEAR, WE RAISED OVER $116,000. AND IN 2024, WE RAISED OVER $118,000.
SO WE HAVE BEEN FOOTING THE BILL BASICALLY TO PUT THAT COURTHOUSE LIGHTING ON.
VARIES A LITTLE BIT. AND WE GO OUT, WE BEAT THE STREETS.
SO WE'RE WORKING YEAR ROUND TO HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
EVERYTHING WE DO GOES THROUGH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CHARITY WORK.
AND THIS YEAR WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM AND WE'D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE BANDSTAND RENOVATIONS.
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PRESCOTT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND PDP. WE FEEL THE COURTHOUSE BANDSTAND IS ONE OF PRESCOTT'S MOST VISIBLE AND BELOVED LANDMARKS.HOWEVER, IT NO LONGER FULLY REFLECTS THE CHARACTER, HISTORY AND VIBRANCE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR MISSION TO KEEP PRESCOTT LIT REMAINS AT THE HEART OF THIS EFFORT, AS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BANDSTAND WILL BE SEEN BY COUNTLESS LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WHEN THE COURTHOUSE PLAZA IS ILLUMINATED AND CELEBRATED.
AT THE SAME TIME, THESE ENHANCEMENTS WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY CREATING A WELCOMING, WELL MAINTAINED AND ILLUMINATED SPACE THAT SUPPORTS CONCERTS, CEREMONIES AND CIVIC LIFE.
WE THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT ON THE 250TH YEAR TO SEE TO IT THAT THESE RENOVATIONS ARE COMPLETED BY JULY 4TH, ONE OF THE BUSIEST WEEKS OF THE YEAR IN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA.
SO WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE, BUT WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO ACCEPT THE $25,000 DONATION TO BE APPLIED TOWARDS UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING COURTHOUSE PLAZA BANDSTAND IN COORDINATION WITH BRANDON AND HIS TEAM AS TO WHAT THEY HAVE PLANNED.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OF COURSE. I DO.
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY WEREN'T BUILT, YOU KNOW, AT THE SAME TIME OR CLOSE TO IT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT THEY DID IT TO HISTORIC STANDARDS.
THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS.
YOU KNOW, I WATCHED WHEN TOMMY MEREDITH STARTED THIS WHOLE THING AND STARTED RAISING MONEY, AND THE AMOUNTS JUST GOT HUGE, AND PEOPLE REALLY GOT BEHIND IT.
BUT YOU HAVE MADE THAT PLACE YOUR OWN YET STILL KEPT WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL.
SO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING THE TRADITION OF RAISING MONEY, BECAUSE I THINK WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, THEY WERE RAISING LIKE 20 GRAND. AND TO HEAR THAT WE'RE UP TO 120 NOW.
YEAH, THE FIRST YEAR I THINK TOMMY RAISED ABOUT $500 TO $1200.
SO I MEAN, OUR FIGURES IN THE LAST. SINCE 2020, THAT YEAR WAS THE YEAR I STARTED AS THE CHAIRMAN AND WAS UNSURE WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO.
SO SINCE THAT YEAR, WE'VE GONE FROM ABOUT $43,000 TO OVER $100,000.
AMAZING. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN I HEARD THIS COMING UP, I ALWAYS LOOK AT THE GAZEBO BANDSTAND.
BUT I REALLY TOOK A CLOSE LOOK THIS LAST TIME, AND IT REALLY DOES NEED SOME IMPROVEMENT.
IT'S STARTING TO RUST AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WHAT DO THE IMPROVEMENTS, RENOVATIONS, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO LOOK LIKE? SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, I'M GLAD YOU BRING THAT UP. WE'VE BEEN NOTICING SOME DETERIORATION OF THE BANDSTAND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND WE'VE BEEN PLANNING ON DOING THIS, AND WE WERE VERY HAPPY THAT WE WERE GRANTED THE ALLOCATION THIS YEAR.
I'M AMAZED THAT OUR GROUP BEHIND US IS ESSENTIALLY MATCHING YOUR GUYS'S BUDGET ALLOCATION, WHICH WAS BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS. WITH THAT, WE'RE PLANNING ON REDOING THE ROOF.
BUT REDOING THE ROOF, POSSIBLY REPLACING SOME RAFTERS BECAUSE WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF WATER INTRUSION THAT'S HAPPENED, REDOING THE FASCIA ON THE OUTSIDE SO THERE COULD BE SOME NEW WOODWORK THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO THERE. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AND THEN REPAINTING OF ALL OF THAT, WE'RE GOING TO REPAINT ALL OF THE EXISTING COLUMNS UP AND DOWN.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE EXISTING RAILING OFF, HAVE THAT REFINISHED.
WE'VE GOT A CONTACT FOR A LOCAL VENDOR WHO DOES GREAT SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING WORK.
WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE LOCAL SERVICES FOR THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO RESURFACE THE DECK, THE CONCRETE DECK THAT'S IN THERE TO MAKE THAT A NICE SOLID SURFACE, GET RID OF ANY OF THE CRACKING. AND ONE OF THE NEW THINGS THAT WE GOT TO LOOK AT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR DONORS HERE IS LOOKING AT THE BASE OF THAT.
NOW, OF COURSE, IT WON'T BE GRANITE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO JACKHAMMER THE WHOLE THING OUT AND PUT GRANITE IN THERE. BUT WE'VE GOT A VENDOR WHO'S LOOKING AT A PROCESS TO ESSENTIALLY CRAFT CONCRETE AND MAKE IT LOOK SIMILAR TO THE GRANITE, SO IT CAN REALLY BRING THE ELEMENTS OF THE COURTHOUSE INTO THE BANDSTAND AND REALLY MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT WAS ALL BUILT AT THE SAME TIME, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T. WE'RE GOING TO ALSO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE UPGRADING THE LIGHTING, JUST ENSURING ALL THE HANDRAILING COMING DOWN IS SAFE AND JUST READY TO USE FOR FUTURE USES.
SUPERVISOR MALLORY, ANY QUESTIONS? OH, YES. THANK YOU.
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IS. YOUR LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS SO OBVIOUS, AND EVERY YEAR YOU'RE ALWAYS RIGHT THERE TO STEP UP TO MAKE EVERYTHING SUCCESSFUL.AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH THAT, I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 4 HAPPILY.
SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES.
SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.
SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 4HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 5.
[5. Facilities - Approve the purchase of a boulder and plaque to install at Seligman Centennial Park in Seligman, AZ at a cost not to exceed $5,000.00. YC Contract No. 2026-001 (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo) MOTION TO DENY ACTION ITEM FIVE; APPROVED 4 TO 1 BY ROLL CALL VOTE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO OPPOSED.]
IT'S YOU AGAIN, MR. SHOULTS. SORRY IF I GET TOO COMFORTABLE UP HERE.ACTION ITEM NUMBER 5. LAST OF MY STUFF, I PROMISE.
IS TO REQUEST TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A BOULDER AND A PLAQUE TO INSTALL IN THE SELIGMAN AREA AT THE SELIGMAN CENTENNIAL PARK AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $5,000 TO ESTABLISH A HISTORIC MONUMENT IN THE SELIGMAN AREA.
GOOD MORNING. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, IT'S YOUR DISTRICT. YEAH.
ROUTE 66 IS TURNING 100 YEARS OLD, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG CELEBRATION UP THERE.
AND SELIGMAN IS THE HEART OF THE MOVEMENT TO MAKE A HISTORIC ROUTE 66.
AND IT IS SPREAD. WHEN YOU TALK WITH ANGEL DELGADILLO, WHO'S 98, 99 YEARS OLD, AND WHEN THE INTERSTATE OPENED, THEY WENT FROM 9500 CARS A DAY TO ALMOST ZERO.
AND HE SAID, WE WERE FORGOTTEN FOR 20 YEARS. SO HE STARTED THIS.
IT'S GROWN. ON APRIL 30TH, THEY EXPECT 900 CLASSIC CARS TO GO THROUGH THERE.
THIS IS JUST A PLAQUE COMMEMORATING THE EVENT.
AND WE STARTED LOOKING AT OTHER PLAQUES AROUND THE COUNTY.
AND WE WERE SURPRISED THAT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ALL ARE AND WE DON'T KNOW WHO OWNS SOME, AND SOME ARE SO OLD THAT THERE'S NO ACCOUNTING FOR IT.
SO KIND OF AN EXCITING ADDITION TO DIVING DEEPER INTO THIS WAS US TALKING WITH GIS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL COME BEFORE THE BOARD, I'M SURE. BUT WE CAN ADD A LAYER OF MAPPING WHERE WE CAN MARK WHERE ALL THESE HISTORICAL PLAQUES ARE AROUND THE COUNTY AND THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS IT, GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR HERITAGE AND THE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN THERE.
AND I CALL THESE THE NOUN PLAQUES BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL ABOUT A PERSON, PLACE OR THING.
AND THIS ONE WILL REALLY CELEBRATE IT. AND I MADE A LITTLE THING TO KIND OF SHOW YOU GUYS.
SO THIS IS NOTHING NEW THAT WE'RE DOING. STARTING FROM SOME RECENT ONES THAT WE'VE HAD AT THE EHRENBERG AREA AT WILLIAMSON VALLEY AMERICAN RANCH, SHOWCASING THE HISTORY TO THE CENTENNIAL TREE AND THE STATEHOOD TREE.
ALL HAVE PLAQUES WITH ROCKS IN IT. THE BANDSTAND, LIKE BRANDON MENTIONED, HAS IT.
THE PLAZA FOUNTAIN. AND THEN THERE'S EVEN SMALLER ONES THAT ACTUALLY TAKE IN SIDEWALKS.
AND WHEN ASKED, DO THESE GET RIPPED OFF? THEY DON'T.
FOR ONE, THE BOULDERS ARE TOO BIG. IT'S HARD TO STEAL THEM.
YOU REALLY GOT TO THINK ABOUT IT. BUT EVEN THE SMALLER ONES, IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE REALLY RESPECT IT.
AND WITH THE GIS PUTTING MARKERS ON THESE PLAQUES, THEY CAN LINK IT TO A WEBSITE THAT ACTUALLY DISPLAYS EVEN MORE HISTORY. SO WHEN PEOPLE TRAVEL AROUND AND THEY SEE THESE, BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLY FIT SO MUCH ON A PLAQUE, YOU CAN GET A REAL HISTORY OF IT. AND THIS IS A THIRD PARTY.
IT'LL COST US NOTHING. SO ANYWAYS, I THINK IT'S A GOOD AGREEMENT.
IT'S GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF SELIGMAN, IT'S GOOD FOR US.
AND IT MARKS A VERY HISTORIC MOMENT IN TIME OF US TURNING 100 YEARS OLD ON THE MOTHER ROAD, ROUTE 66. VICE CHAIR CHECK. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS EFFORT, HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS WITHIN THIS THAT I DON'T LIKE, HONESTLY, BECAUSE AND MAYBE I'M CONFUSED.
SO MAYBE THERE CAN BE SOME CLARIFICATION BROUGHT HERE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S NOT OWNED BY THE COUNTY.
IT'S OWNED BY A NONPROFIT CALLED THE HISTORIC ROUTE 66 ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA.
AM I CORRECT? YES. BUT MANY OF OUR AREAS HAVE PARKS.
SO. WELL THAT'S FINE. I MEAN, I'M PRO PARK IN OUR RURAL AREAS.
HOWEVER, THIS IS STILL NOT A PARCEL THAT BELONGS TO THE COUNTY AND WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO MAINTAIN
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SOMETHING. I'M JUST NOT SEEING HOW THIS FITS IN WITH OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OR.AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE COUNTY START TO FUND SHORTFALLS FOR NONPROFITS UNLESS IT REALLY CLOSELY MATCHES THE COUNTY'S VISION AND OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.
SUPERVISOR JENKINS. IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I DID SOME RESEARCH BY SOME EMAILS TO STAFF, AND THERE'S NO WRITTEN POLICY OR PROCEDURE SPECIFICALLY FOR COUNTY MARKERS OR MONUMENTS AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
SO THIS IS THE ONLY MECHANISM TO BRING THESE ITEMS BEFORE THE BOARD IS TO COME UP WITH INDIVIDUALIZED MOUS OR AGREEMENTS, IS THAT CORRECT? SUPERVISOR JENKINS, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
UNFORTUNATELY, NO. THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE DOES NOT HAVE A POLICY DICTATING HOW AND WHEN WE DO MONUMENTS OR WHY, OR SOME OF THE GUIDING LIGHT I THINK SUPERVISOR CHECK WAS TALKING TO.
SO WITHOUT THAT GUIDANCE, YES, WE'RE LEFT TO THESE INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENTS.
AS SUPERVISOR KUKNYO HAD POINTED OUT, WE RECENTLY DID ONE ON THE SCARLETT DRIVE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, OWNED BY YAVAPAI COUNTY. AND THOSE WERE TO HONOR AMERICAN RANCH AS AN OLD PLACE, AND THE EHRENBERG ROAD, WHICH WAS KEY IN DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCOTT. WE DID THAT WITH SUPERVISOR BROWN.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHY IT'S DIFFICULT TO READ THESE THINGS AND SAY, IS THIS SOMETHING THE COUNTY WANTS TO DO? YOU KNOW, IS IT WITHIN OUR MISSION OR OUR PLANS? MY SECOND QUESTION IS BECAUSE THESE ARE INDIVIDUALIZED MAS.
I´M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IS THIS A SETTING, A PRECEDENCE FOR PUTTING THIS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY? DO YOU KNOW THAT INFORMATION? I KNOW IN MY PRIOR JOB, WE ALWAYS STRUGGLED WITH INVESTMENTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
AND IT'S A GOOD CONVERSATION TO HAVE. IT IS A GREAT CONVERSATION TO HAVE.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAD THAT DISCUSSING IT IN THE GIFT CLAUSE ASPECT, BECAUSE WE HAD TALKED ABOUT JUST DONATING THIS TO THE ORGANIZATION, LETTING IT BE THERE, LETTING IT BE THEIRS. BUT WE QUICKLY WADED INTO GIFT CLAUSE ISSUES.
AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM IT'S IN IS SO THAT WE MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP. SO WE DON'T HAVE A GIFT CLAUSE ISSUE, AND WE CAN GO BACK AND MAINTAIN AND CARE FOR IT IF NEEDED.
AND WE'VE GOT A ACCESS AGREEMENT FOR THAT ENTIRE PARCEL.
THIS IS A NEW ONE FOR ME. IN ALL MY TIME HERE, I CANNOT THINK OF A TIME THAT WE HAVE DONE ONE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR A LOT OF THE REASONS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GIFT CLAUSE AND ACCESS AND ALL THOSE REASONS. DOESN'T MEAN IT COULDN'T BE DONE. BUT LIKE YOU SAID, WITHOUT A POLICY WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY GUIDE TO FOLLOW. SUPERVISOR MALLORY, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? YES, CHAIR. THANK YOU. SO EVERY TIME CAPSULE OR PLAQUE WE'VE DONE, JUST TO CONFIRM, HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON OUR PROPERTY? TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
COUNTY PROPERTY, COUNTY EASEMENTS. OR COUNTY OWNED PROPERTIES.
YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. MR. CHAIR, MAYBE WE COULD HEAR FROM OUR COUNTY MANAGER ON THIS TOPIC IF HE WANTS TO WEIGH IN.
CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD OTHER THAN I THINK YOU'RE COMPLETELY ACCURATE THAT MY MEMORY IS MOST OF THE TIME THAT I'VE SEEN THESE PLACE, THEIR MEMORIALS TO PROJECTS THE BOARD IS DOING OR PLACED ON BUILDINGS, THE ONES THAT FACILITIES IS TALKING ABOUT, I THINK IS ALSO WITHIN RIGHT OF WAY.
I THINK YOUR ATTORNEY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF MAKING SURE YOU CAN DO THIS BASED ON THE AGREEMENT.
SO IT'S REALLY UP TO THE BOARD IF THEY WANT TO DO IT.
BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN ISSUE SAYING YOU CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE THERE IS AVOIDANCE OF ANY GIFT CLAUSE ISSUE BY REMAINING THE OWNERSHIP OF THE PRODUCT. BUT AGAIN, AS THE BOARD POINTED OUT, THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
THANK YOU, SIR. VICE CHAIR CHECK. I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
WHAT IS THE COST OF UP TO $5,000? WHAT COSTS ARE INVOLVED THERE?
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THE BIGGEST PART OF THAT COST WOULD BE THE PLAQUE ITSELF.IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, IT'S 3 OR $3500. THE BRONZE PLAQUES ARE KIND OF EXPENSIVE.
WE HAPPEN TO HAVE A BOULDER THAT'S IN MY YARD, SO WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO PROCURE THAT, BUT THERE'S ODDS AND ENDS THAT WE HAVE TO BUY TO SECURE THE PLAQUE TO THE BOULDER.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME TRAVEL TIME AND JUST OUR INVOLVEMENT IN GETTING IT PLACED UP THERE, SO. ARE WE ALSO REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THIS FOR FIVE YEARS? I BELIEVE MAINTENANCE IS FOR THE LIFE OF IT. LIFE? YES. BUT I DO NEXT TO NO MAINTENANCE ON ANY PLAQUES.
HOW MUCH MAINTENANCE IS NEEDED FOR A PLAQUE ON A ROCK? SO PLAQUES CAN REALLY BENEFIT FROM CLEANING PERIODICALLY.
AND I'VE LEARNED OF A NEW PRODUCT, A SOLUTION THAT COULD BE USED.
THEY NEED TO BE CLEANED OFF, BUT THAT'S REALLY ABOUT THE ONLY THING. AND WE HAD THIS GUY COME UP AND CLEAN IT IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES. THANK YOU, SIR. WELL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I WILL MOVE TO DENY ACTION ITEM NUMBER 5.
SECOND. CLERK OF THE BOARD. VICE CHAIR CHECK.
YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. MAY I MAKE A COMMENT, OR DO YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR ALL OF THE VOTES TO GO THROUGH? BECAUSE I CAN EXPLAIN MY VOTE, CORRECT? UNDER THE RULES, YES, I CAN.
I'M REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THIS BECAUSE, NUMBER ONE, WE DON'T HAVE A POLICY.
SO I HAVE NO GUIDELINES ON HOW TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS.
I'M ASSUMING THE REASON WHY THIS IS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY BECAUSE THERE'S NO ALTERNATIVE IN THE AREA.
I JUST THINK THAT NEEDS WORK. AND THAT'S WHY I WILL AGREE WITH THE MOTION.
THANK YOU. OKAY. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. NO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.
YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ITEM IS DENIED 4 TO 1.
THANK YOU, MR. SHOULTS. THANK YOU. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 6.
[6. Flood Control District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Flood Control District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Approve a cooperative contract with Lyon Engineering & Surveying, Inc., through the Strategic Alliance for Volume Expenditures (S.A.V.E.) City of Prescott Contract (2024-019), in the amount of $299,998.58, for the Drainage Design Manual, of which $224,998.93 will be reimbursed through a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant. YC Contract No. 2026-040]
GOOD MORNING, LYNN. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.I'M LYNN WHITMAN, DIRECTOR OF THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.
SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, I AM ALSO OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THE BICENTENNIAL, AND I WAS CELEBRATING IN SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, SO WE WERE NEIGHBORS. THIS ITEM IS TO UTILIZE A FEMA GRANT TO UPDATE OUR DRAINAGE DESIGN MANUAL.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN 2015 TO REPLACE OUR DRAINAGE CRITERIA MANUAL.
THE TIMING IS GREAT BECAUSE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AS YOU KNOW, IS UPDATING A LOT OF THEIR WORK SO WE CAN WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR WORK WORKS TOGETHER. SO, YOU KNOW, ELIMINATE OMISSIONS, OVERLAP, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO FOR US, IT'LL BE ABOUT $75,000. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM THE BOARD? VICE CHAIR CHECK. I ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE PARTNERING, ENTITIES WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY TO GET THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK.
IT REALLY APPEARS LIKE YOU'VE ACHIEVED THAT HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MALLORY, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO, CHAIR. THANK YOU THOUGH. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
SECOND. CLERK OF THE BOARD. VICE CHAIR CHECK.
YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.
YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES.
ACTION ITEM NUMBER 6 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU, LYNN. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 7. GOOD MORNING, MR.
[7. Information Technology Services - Approve an amendment to the Master Services Agreement with AVI-SPL (formerly CCS Presentation Systems) and Quote in the amount of $206,695.37, to upgrade the audiovisual systems and provide three (3) years of maintenance in the Prescott Boardroom utilizing Arizona State Cooperative Contract No. CTR075305, and a budget adjustment for use of contingency funds from the General Fund in the amount of $109,972.37. YC Contract Nos. 2025-136A2 and 2025-136A3. APPROVED BY 4 TO 1 ROLL CALL VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK OPPOSED.]
PHELAN. GOOD MORNING. A LITTLE SHORTER. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. TODAY WE HAVE. SIR, CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? JARED PHELAN. THANK YOU. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, ITS.I APOLOGIZE. NO PROBLEM. SO THIS ACTION ITEM IS CONCERNING SOME CHANGES IN THE PRESCOTT BOARDROOM.
IT'S FOCUSED ON THE AUDIO AND VIDEO CAPABILITIES, ALONG WITH VOTING DISPLAY.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH COUNTY MANAGEMENT, THE CLERK OF THE BOARD AND FACILITIES TO GET THIS TO THE FINISH LINE, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY. JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS WOULD BE REPLACEMENT OF THE PROJECTOR AND PROJECTION SCREEN.
SO IT'S MUCH LARGER, BRIGHTER, CLEARER IN THE BOARDROOM.
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AS WELL AS TVS INCLUDING THE LOBBY TVS TO ALLOW FOR MORE CLEARER IMAGES AND ABILITY TO SEE THE MEETINGS. ALSO, THIS WOULD BE A REPLACEMENT OF THE AUDIO SYSTEM THAT'S IN THERE, RELOCATING THE EQUIPMENT FROM WHERE IT SITS UNDER THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO THE BACK ROOM WHERE ALL OF THE OTHER EQUIPMENT IS. NEW WIRELESS AND WIRED MICROPHONES, CLEANER CABLE MANAGEMENT, VOTING DISPLAY CAPABILITIES, ADA LISTENING DEVICES AND CAPABILITIES.AND THEN A DIGITAL SIGNAGE PIECE THAT CAN WORK WITH THE LOBBY TVS.
AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS? VICE CHAIR CHECK-. YEAH. I APPRECIATE. I GUESS A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE HERE IS THAT THIS IS A LEGACY PROJECT THAT WAS STARTED WITH A PREVIOUS CLERK IN PREVIOUS BOARDS, SO I'VE WORKED TO UNDERSTAND IT A LITTLE BIT.
AND PART OF THE FUNDING WAS COMING FROM ARPA IN ABOUT $96,000 OR A LITTLE BIT MORE.
BUT I'M UNCOMFORTABLE ADDING GENERAL FUND DOLLARS TO THIS PROJECT, TO BE HONEST.
I'VE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO ACCESS OUR BOARD MEETINGS.
I THINK THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING JUST FINE, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S OLD TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'RE USING, AND IT DOES HAVE A SHELF LIFE. I WOULD PREFER TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THIS EQUIPMENT AND THIS, YOU KNOW, MODALITY FUNCTION UNTIL IT'S REALLY REACHED THAT END OF LIFE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE PROBABLY ARE SOME.
I WOULD PREFER TO SEE US JUST WORK WITHIN THAT SCOPE OF THE ARPA DOLLARS AND LEVERAGE THOSE FUNDS TO BOTH ADDRESS THE PRESCOTT BOARDROOM AND THE COTTONWOOD BOARDROOM SORT OF EQUALLY. BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE LACKING FOR VERY MUCH WITH OUR SYSTEM RIGHT NOW, PERSONALLY.
SUPERVISOR MALLORY, ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? NO, CHAIR.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE ON THE BOARD? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM, BUT LIMIT THE BUDGET TO $96,723.
IS THERE A SECOND? MOTION DIES. MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 7. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL MAKE A SECOND, CHAIR.
MOTION AND SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK.
NO. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.
AYE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES.
ITEM IS APPROVED 4 TO 1. THANK YOU, MR. PHELAN.
YOU'RE UP AGAIN, SIR. THANK YOU. SO I ACTUALLY TRY TO LIVE ON THE CONSENT.
[8. Information Technology Services - Approve an Addendum to the Master Services Agreement with IntelePeer for a period of three-years (3) in the total amount of $348,945.75, for cloud calling services. YC Contract No. 2023-025A1 ]
SO EVERY TIME I COME TO THE ACTION, IT MAKES ME A LITTLE MORE NERVOUS.BUT THIS ONE IS A RENEWAL. THE GOOD NEWS HERE IS THROUGH A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT, WE'RE ABLE TO SAVE ROUGHLY ABOUT $30,000 A YEAR ON A YEARLY PAYMENT BASIS. SO IT'S NOT PAYING ALL UP FRONT.
IT'S A YEARLY MECHANISM TO PAY FOR THIS. BUT THE INTELEPEER SOLUTION IS REALLY OUR PHONE SYSTEM.
SO THIS ONE IS JUST A RENEWAL FOR THAT SERVICE.
AND THAT'S REALLY ALL IT IS. SO ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON THIS ONE? SUPERVISOR MALLORY, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, CHAIR.
I'D BE GLAD TO MAKE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.
SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.
CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 8 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. MOVING ON TO SUPERVISOR AND COUNTY MANAGER REPORTS.
SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. NO REPORT TODAY.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON TO THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC.
VICE CHAIR CHECK, DO WE HAVE ANY GREEN SHEETS? NO, CHAIR. WE DO NOT. NO GREEN SHEETS THEN. ANY GREEN SHEETS IN PRESCOTT? CLERK OF THE BOARD. NO GREEN SHEETS. I MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[ EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. NO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.
YES. YOU ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION 4 TO 1.
[ EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOW-UP ACTION]
CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER. IN REFERENCE TO THE CONTRACT ARPA BROADBAND SPARKLIGHT CONTRACT AMENDMENT,[00:55:03]
I MOVE TO AMEND YAVAPAI CONTRACT 2023-1518 WITH CABLEONE, INC.DBA SPARKLIGHT, TO ALLOW SPARKLIGHT TO PERFORM IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA, A PORTION OF THE CONTRACTED WORK THAT EXTENDS INTO COTTONWOOD AREA AND AUTHORIZE COUNTY MANAGER TO SIGN THE AMENDMENT.
SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. CLERK OF THE BOARD.
VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.
SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY, WHO IS NO LONGER PRESENT.
CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED AS STATED.
I MOVE TO ADJOURN. I'LL SECOND. CALL. VICE CHAIR CHECK.
YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.
YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.