Mar 04, 2026 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

[ CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING MARCH 4TH 2026. I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. TODAY THE INVOCATION WILL BE DONE BY SUPERVISOR MALLORY AND I WILL DO THE PLEDGE.

GOOD MORNING LORD. I KNOW YOU SEE ALL OF US HERE. WE GATHER HERE FREELY AND SAFELY.

MY HEART IS HEAVY FOR THE TROOPS. LET US ALWAYS FIGHT AS HARD TODAY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS, OUR GRANDCHILDREN FIGHT IN FOREIGN LANDS. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. THANK YOU. 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. CLERK CAN YOU DO THE ROLL CALL PLEASE. CHAIR COMPTON. HERE.

VICE CHAIR CECH. HERE.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. HERE.

SUPERVISOR KUCNO. HERE.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON

[ PRESENTATIONS]

WE'RE GOING TO DO HUMAN RESOURCES PRESENTATION FIRST.

SO COME ON UP SIR. GOOD MORNING.

SORRY FOR SWITCHING THE ORDER BUT WE'RE ACCOMMODATING. I APPRECIATE IT. GOOD MORNING CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CECH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS JARED FRIEDLAND. I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT AND THIS MORNING I GET THE PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THE HONORABLE JUDGE AINLEY WHO CELEBRATED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH US THIS JANUARY AND HERE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON HER BEHALF IS PRESIDING JUDGE JOHN KNAPPER. FOLLOWING THAT I WOULD INVITE THE BOARD DOWN FOR A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AND AS ALWAYS A BIG THANK YOU TO ALLEN'S FLOWERS FOR THE DONATIONS. THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING MR. CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON BEHALF OF, COME ON UP HERE. THAT TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JUDGE AINLEY RIGHT THERE.

PARDON ME SIR, CAN YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? OH JOHN KNAPPER, SORRY.

PRESIDING JUDGE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. THANK YOU. AND I'M STANDING HERE WITH JUDGE TINA AINLEY WHO IS ONE OF OUR DIVISION THREE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT AND IT IS MY DEEP AND JUST NEVER-ENDING JOY TO BE HERE TO INTRODUCE HER TO YOU. SHE IS AN INCREDIBLE JUDICIAL OFFICER. SHE IS A, GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO BY THE WAY, SUPERVISOR MALLORY. GLAD YOU'RE WITH US.

SHE'S AN INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEING AND A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE AND I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND SHE HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT HER ENTIRE CAREER. SHE WORKED FOR THE YAVAPAI COUNTY, I'M SORRY THE MARICOPA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE CITY OF PRESCOTT.

THEN SHE BECAME A PROSECUTOR FOR THE YAVAPAI COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND WAS APPOINTED TO OUR BENCH BY, WAS IT NAPOLITANO APPOINTED HER? GOVERNOR NAPOLITANO APPOINTED HER TO BE A JUDGE IN 2008.

WHEN I WAS CHOSEN BY THE ARIZONA SUPREME COURT TO BE THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, JUDGE AINLEY VOLUNTEERED, VOLUNTEERED TO BE THE ASSOCIATE PRESIDING JUDGE AND I RELIED ON HER WISDOM AND GRACE AND KINDNESS EVERY DAY WHILE I WAS OPERATING. JUDGES OPERATE IN A BUILDING THAT'S FAR AWAY FROM EVERYONE ELSE AND YOU DON'T SEE WHAT WE DO AND YOU DON'T SEE HOW HARD WE WORK AND YOU DON'T SEE ALL OF THE TURMOIL AND TOIL THAT GOES INTO BEING A JUDICIAL OFFICER INCLUDING THREATS TO OUR SAFETY, INCLUDING COMPLAINTS ABOUT OUR JUDICIAL DECISIONS.

VERY RARELY DO YOU GET AN ATTABOY FOR, OR ATTAGIRL, FOR A JUDGE AND I BELIEVE THAT IF ANYONE DESERVES THAT ATTAGIRL, IT IS JUDGE AINLEY AND THE PEOPLE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE TODAY, YOU ARE WELL SERVED BY JUDGE AINLEY AND IT'S GOING TO BE OUR LOSS BECAUSE SHE'S RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS TERM SO WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HER WITH US. JUDGE AINLEY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS,

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GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, TINA AINLEY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE YAVAPAI COUNTY FOR 25 YEARS AND THIS IS A GREAT HONOR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A MOMENT AND TAKE A PICTURE.

DO WE MIND IF WE HAVE JUDGE AINLEY'S STAFF IN THE PHOTO AS WELL? SHE'D REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE PRESENTATION, 2025 GOLDEN PLATE AWARDS. GOOD MORNING, LESLIE. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON AND VICE CHAIR CHEK AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I'M LESLIE HORTON. I'M YOUR COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR AND THIS MORNING IS A VERY PROUD MORNING FOR ME AND I LOVE THIS MEETING.

WE DO GOLDEN PLATE AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH IS IT'S A GREAT THING TO CELEBRATE AND SO I LOVE TO SHARE THE POSITIVE.

SOMETIMES WE HEAR ABOUT RESTAURANTS DOING POORLY IN OUR JURISDICTIONS AND AND WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE TO EAT. WHAT I CAN SAY ABOUT TODAY'S GOLDEN PLATE AWARDS IS IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO EAT, LOOK AT THE LISTING OF THE GOLDEN PLATE AWARDS.

THESE ARE RESTAURANTS THAT DO AN AMAZING JOB OF KEEPING IN COMPLIANCE WITH FOOD CODES, WITH FEDERAL RULES, AND WITH WORKING WITH OUR INSPECTORS AND SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR INSPECTORS DO. I FEEL LIKE THEY PARTNER REALLY WELL WITH OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND EVEN POOL OPERATORS BUT THEY REALLY TRY TO WORK WITH PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE CODES THAT THEY'RE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN COMPLY WITH THE CODES AND IF THEY'RE STRUGGLING WE ALSO WORK WITH THOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN THEY CAN COME INTO COMPLIANCE AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE OR UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THEM AND SO I CAN'T PROMISE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE HEALTHY FOODS BUT THESE OPERATORS DO PROVIDE SAFE FOODS AND AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING US COME AND CELEBRATE THESE THAT DO GREAT WORK. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS MONICA IS GOING TO COME UP. MONICA KREINER IS OUR NEW SECTION MANAGER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SHE'S GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE AWARD, ALSO TELL YOU WHAT IT TAKES TO GAIN THIS AWARD, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO LIST OFF THE PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP, THE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE HERE TODAY, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT I DO RECOMMEND THAT EVERYONE GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND FIND THAT LIST AND HELP TO SUPPORT THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS AS WELL. SO AFTERWARDS AND I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE THAT GETS NAMED IN THIS IN THIS LIST TODAY TO HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE FIRST OF ALL AND THEN AFTERWARDS AFTER EVERYONE'S LISTED WE'RE GOING TO MEET OUT FRONT FOR A PHOTO. SO MONICA KREINER COME ON UP AND TELL EVERYBODY WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A GOLDEN PLATE AWARD WINNER.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS. MONICA KREINER, PROGRAM MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. THE GOLDEN PLATE AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2005. IT WAS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN YAVAPAI COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, THE YAVAPAI COUNTY FOOD INDUSTRY COUNCIL, AND UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE.

WE DO MEET PERIODICALLY AND THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION IS FOOD SAFETY.

THIS RESPECTED AWARD RECOGNIZES FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS PRACTICES TO DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL STRONG COMMITMENT TO FOOD SAFETY. THESE AWARDS ARE HANDED OUT TO MODERATE AND COMPLEX FACILITIES, THE MODERATES BEING YOUR FAST FOOD, SIMPLE SERVICE TYPE RESTAURANTS, AND THE COMPLEX

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FOR ONE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ENTIRE YEAR'S WORTH OF INSPECTIONS WITH NO HIGH CRITICAL OR LOW CRITICAL VIOLATIONS, HAVE TO HAVE A FOOD SAFETY PLAN THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND APPROVED BY THE YAVAPAI COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND HAVE A MANAGER FOR YOUR ESTABLISHMENT, A FOOD SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE 245 ESTABLISHMENTS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY THAT WILL BE RECEIVING THIS GOLDEN PLATE AWARD TODAY.

THESE INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED BETWEEN JANUARY 1ST OF 2025 AND DECEMBER 31ST OF 2025. TODAY WE HAVE SEVERAL RECIPIENTS HERE TO RECEIVE THEIR AWARD IN PERSON AND I WILL HAVE TRACY WATERS WITH FSIC COME UP AND READ THEIR NAMES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS TRACY WATERS. I AM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND SERVE ON THE FSIC AND IT IS AN HONOR AND PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO LIST OFF THESE NAMES. THE AMERICAN LEGION, POST NUMBER 57, ARIZONA PIONEERS HOME, BE SIMPLE, BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE, BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL WEST, CORDES LAKES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, COYOTE SPRINGS SCHOOL, GRANVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PRESCOTT VALLEY SCHOOL, SAUCE POTSTICKERS, SELIGMAN HIGH SCHOOL, YARNELL REGIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER, YAVAPAI COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION, YAVAPAI COUNTY DETENTION SERVICES, YAVAPAI COUNTY DUE FAMILY ENRICHMENT CENTER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, AGAIN, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR SHOWING UP AND FOR BEING HERE FOR THE AWARD.

IF YOU WERE LISTED OR IF IF WE MISSED ANY, PLEASE COME ON OUT FRONT.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PHOTO REALLY QUICKLY OUTSIDE AND THEN COME BACK IN FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING AND SO THAT I THINK WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ROOM IN THE ROOM AFTER THIS ONE. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD AT ALL? I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF THINK WHEN I'M DONE WITH THIS I'M GONNA TAKE THAT JOB BECAUSE, OH, I BETTER TASTE THAT AND MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE.

BUT NO, IT'S GOOD TO SEE BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE EFFORT THAT GOES INTO THAT AND THE CLEANLINESS THAT GOES INTO THAT AND USUALLY WHEN PEOPLE GET SICK IT'S FROM THEIR HOUSE. I MEAN, WHO CLEANS THE REFRIGERATOR HANDLE AND WHO CLEANS THEIR CELL PHONE, WHO CLEANS THE REMOTE CONTROL, BUT THESE YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING US SAFE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE'LL MEET YOU OUTSIDE FOR A QUICK PHOTO. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

MORNING EVERYONE. BACK IN SESSION. MOVING ON

[ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.) ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS NO. 6, 20, AND 23.]

GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.

CLERK OF THE BOARD, CALL FOR A VOTE.

VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUCNO? YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES.

CHAIR COMPTON? YES. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 23 HAVE BEEN APPROVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 06, AND ITEM NUMBER 23, WHICH HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM 6, SUPERVISOR

[6. Board of Supervisors - Accept resignation of Jim Stewart from the Planning and Zoning Commission, effective February 18, 2026, and appoint Harry B. Oberg to the Planning and Zoning Commission (District 1 Representative), completing the term set to expire June 30, 2029. (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)]

I JUST, THIS KIND OF SHOCKED ME. I JUST WANT TO LET THE REST OF THE BOARD KNOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, JIM STEWART, THE REST OF THE BOARD, WE JUST APPOINTED THESE GUYS LAST YEAR AT A FOUR-YEAR TERM, SO I WAS KIND OF SHOCKED TO SEE JIM BE REPLACED. HE'S SERVED FOR THE PAST 22 YEARS AND I UNDERSTAND HE'S NOT MISSED A SINGLE MEETING IN 22 YEARS, AND HE'S NOT RECEIVED A DOLLAR FOR THAT WORK THAT HE'S DONE IN HIS SERVICE, AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR DONATING HIS TALENTS TO THE PEOPLE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND JIM, IF YOU'RE WATCHING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 6.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

CALL FOR THE VOTE.

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SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUCNO? YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES.

CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ITEM NUMBER 6 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

[20. Recorder - Approve a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS-USCIS) for the use of Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) for citizenship verification, and authorize Yavapai County Recorder Michelle Burchill to sign all related documents. APPROVED BY A 4 TO 1 VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK OPPOSED.]

NOW WE CAN USE THE LAST FOUR OF A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

ANYBODY WHO COMES INTO ARIZONA AND REGISTERS TO VOTE HAS TO SHOW PROOF THAT THEY ARE A U.S. CITIZEN IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS.

IF YOU DON'T SHOW ME PROOF, I HAVE TO ALLOW YOU TO BECOME A FEDERAL-ONLY VOTER.

THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE ONLY ABLE TO VOTE IN FEDERAL RACES. YOU CAN'T VOTE IN YOUR LOCAL RACES, YOUR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, YOUR STATEWIDE RACES. SO THOSE VOTERS, EVEN THOUGH THEY 99.9% SURE ARE GOING TO BE U.S.

CITIZENS, THEY HAVEN'T HAD THE ABILITY TO GIVE ME THEIR CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION. MOST LIKELY REASONS IS WE SEE THE MASS INFLUX OF PEOPLE COMING FROM OTHER STATES, RIGHT? SO LET'S SAY MR. AND MRS. SMITH MOVE IN FROM CALIFORNIA AND THEY GET HERE AND THEY SAY, HEY MICHELLE, I'M SO EXCITED TO REGISTER TO VOTE. AND I SAY, WELL YOU NEED TO SHOW US YOUR DPOC OR YOUR PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP. AND THEY SAY, WELL I JUST MOVED HERE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THAT IS AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GET AN ARIZONA DRIVER'S LICENSE, WHICH REQUIRES DPOC.

THOSE PEOPLE THEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER AS A FEDERAL- ONLY VOTER AND THEN LATER THEY WILL GET ME THE INFORMATION, RIGHT? WHEN THEY GET ME THEIR INFORMATION, THEY DROP OFF THE FEDERAL LIST AND THEY BECOME FULL BALLOT VOTERS. AND THEN THE NEXT COUPLE OR FAMILY MOVES IN FROM ANOTHER STATE THAT'S NOT USED TO DOING THIS. ARIZONA IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW STATES THAT REQUIRES DOCUMENTED PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP TO VOTE IN OUR ELECTIONS. SO WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS DOING NOW IS WITH IT EXPANDING, IT'S PULLING IN, ALLOWING US TO USE THE LAST FLOOR OF A SOCIAL AND IT'S ALLOWING, IT'S PULLING IN PASSPORT INFORMATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT INFORMATION. SO ALL OF MY FEDERAL VOTERS, WHICH IS THE ONES I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT AT THE MOMENT, ONCE I AM ABLE TO USE THIS PROGRAM IN THIS WAY BY TAKING THE EXPANDED OPTION OF VOTER LIST MAINTENANCE, I AM GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE MY 238 FEDERAL VOTERS AND I AM HIGHLY CONFIDENT THAT EVERY ONE OF THOSE IS GOING TO COME BACK AS A CITIZEN AND I AM GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR ACCESS TO THE BALLOT AND GIVE THEM FULL ACCESS TO ARIZONA ELECTIONS.

THAT IS A BIG DEAL. THAT IS, THAT IS ME ENFRANCHISING THOSE VOTERS. IF YOU HAVE TO GO AND GET A NEW BIRTH CERTIFICATE, IT CAN COST UPWARDS FROM ANYWHERE FROM THIRTY TO FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS IS HOW MUCH IT WAS GOING TO COST FOR ME TO PAY FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTERS.

AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW.

SO THIS IS ANOTHER TOOL ALLOWING ME TO DO THAT.

ANOTHER REASON FOR THIS IS IF ANYONE IS AWARE OF THE MAJOR MVD GLITCH THAT HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF BACK WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT ALMOST A HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND ARIZONA

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AND THESE ARE VOTERS THAT HAVE BEEN VOTING SINCE BEFORE I WAS HERE WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.

THESE ARE PRE-1996. SO I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO USE THIS PROGRAM TO TAKE THE OTHER SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT GIVEN ME PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THIS UNFORTUNATE GLITCH AND ACTUALLY ENSURE THAT IN THE FUTURE THEY ARE PROTECTED IN CASE WE EVER HAVE SOME SORT OF LEGISLATION THAT COMES THAT POTENTIALLY DISENFRANCHISES THEM. THIS IS NOT ABOUT LOOKING OR FINDING AN I GOTCHA THAT SOMEBODY IS NOT GOING TO BE A CITIZEN ON OUR ROLLS. I AM VERY VERY CONFIDENT THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WITH THAT SAID IF I DID RUN SOMEBODY AND THEY WERE NOT OR THEY DID GET FLAGGED AS A NON-CITIZEN I AM GOING TO DO MY DUE DILIGENCE.

I'M GOING TO GIVE THE BENEFIT TO THE VOTER BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I DO. THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO DO AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I GIVE THEM EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO CURE THAT OR CORRECT IT. I AM VERY AWARE THAT THERE ARE FALSE POSITIVES WITH THIS PROGRAM AND WITH EVERY GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. I NEVER TAKE EVERYTHING FULL.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE A GRAIN OF SALT WITH IT. SO MY INTENTION WITH THIS IS TO ALLOW VOTERS WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE ACCESS OR ABILITY TO GET ME THEIR DPOC AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE IN OUR VERY IMPORTANT LOCAL ELECTIONS WHICH EVERYONE KNOWS THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVEN THE THE CONGRESSIONAL AND PRESIDENT MOST TIMES AND TO HAVE A FUTURE WAY TO HOPEFULLY HELP PEOPLE THAT CAN'T OBTAIN THAT INFORMATION.

SO THIS IS ANOTHER TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY. WE'VE USED THE SAVE PROGRAM FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.

THE SAME LANGUAGE IS IN THERE. THE SAME CONTRACT LANGUAGE IS IN THERE. THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE HAS BEEN TELLING ME FOR MONTHS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME CONTRACT. WE JUST HAVEN'T SEEN THAT COME TO FRUITION YET. SO I DECIDED I PREFER LOCAL CONTROL. THESE ARE MY VOTERS. THIS IS MY COUNTY AND I DECIDED IF IT WAS AVAILABLE FOR ME TO DIRECT DIRECTLY CONTRACT WITH THEM IT AVOIDS ANY OF THE POLITICAL ASPECTS IF WE HAVE A DIFFERENT SECRETARY OF STATE OR IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF POLITICAL YOU KNOW ISSUES AT THE TOP I DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY THIS IS WHAT IS BEST FOR MY VOTERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH MICHELLE I APPRECIATE IT AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM CONSENT NUMBER 20. I'LL SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YEAH. VICE CHAIR CHECK. SO I'VE RECEIVED A HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN UNDUPLICATED PHONE CALLS OR EMAILS REGARDING THIS AND WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE'S DATA THAT THAT'S ACTIVELY INVOLVED HERE I WOULD PREFER TO SLOW THIS DOWN. I DO ALSO HAVE A QUESTION IN THAT I'M NOT SO MUCH WORRIED ABOUT THE FALSE POSITIVES AS I AM THE FALSE NEGATIVES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS MADE SEVERAL MISTAKES IN THAT DEPARTMENT IN RECENT HISTORY SO IT SOUNDS LIKE IF SOMEBODY GETS DENIED THROUGH THIS VERIFICATION SYSTEM THEY HAVE A 35 DAY PERIOD BEFORE BEING CANCELED AND I JUST WANT TO ASK IS THAT APPEAL GOING TO YOU? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY APPEAL? SO IF SOMEBODY GETS DENIED REGISTRATION OR REMOVED FROM THE VOTER ROLLS IT OBLIGES US TO PROVIDE THEM WITH INFORMATION EXPLAINING HOW THEY CAN APPEAL TO DHS, US, CIS IF A VOTER IS FLAGGED AS A NON-CITIZEN. THE PERSON WILL BE SENT A NOTICE AND GIVEN 35 DAYS TO VERIFY THEIR CITIZENSHIP VIA STATE STATUTE BEFORE BEING CANCELED. SO WHO WOULD DO THAT? YES THAT IS GOING TO BE ME AS FAR AS IF I LET'S ASSUME THERE'S THE FOR INSTANCE THAT I RUN A VOTER AND I GET A NON-MATCH RIGHT IT SAYS OH WE CANNOT DETERMINE WHETHER THIS PERSON IS OR IS NOT. WE GET NON-MATCHES WHEN WE DO HAVA CHECKS WE GET NON-MATCHES FOR THINGS ALL THE TIME. WHEN WE GET SOMETHING THAT SAYS WE CAN'T DETERMINE IF THEY'RE A

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IF A VOTER COMES BACK AND SAYS HEY I AM A CITIZEN I HAVE THE INFORMATION OR I AM A CITIZEN I CAN'T FIND THE INFORMATION I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO HELP THEM TO FIND THAT INFORMATION. IF SOMEBODY TELLS ME I AM A US CITIZEN AND THIS DATABASE IS TELLING ME THEY'RE NOT I'M GOING TO GIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT AND I'M GOING TO HELP THEM TO FIND OUT HOW TO CORRECT THAT. I WOULD ALSO GO BACK TO SAVE AND SAY HEY WE'VE OBTAINED THIS CITIZENSHIP FIX YOUR ROLES RIGHT FIX YOUR SITUATION AND THAT'S WITH ALL OF IT. IF I WAS GOING THROUGH OUR HAVA CHECKS WE'RE GOING THROUGH MVD LOOK MVD SAID SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE CITIZENS AND THEN THEY FOUND OUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION RIGHT. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME CIRCUMSTANCE WE GO THROUGH WE CONTACT THE VOTERS WE SAY HEY WE'RE BEING TOLD YOU DON'T HAVE THIS WE'RE GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CURE IT AND WE ARE FIGURING IT OUT AND WE WOULD DO THIS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. IF SOMEBODY COMES BACK AND SAYS I I'M NOT A CITIZEN AND WE FOUND THAT INFORMATION ON THERE AND AGAIN I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BUT IF IT DOES I HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO REPORT THAT RIGHT AND TO DO WHAT IS WHAT IS LEGALLY BINDING TO ME TO LET LAW ENFORCEMENT KNOW OR WHOMEVER IT IS HOPEFULLY THAT PERSON I'M HOPING IF THAT HAPPENS WE'RE CATCHING SOMEBODY THAT HASN'T VOTED BEFORE AND HASN'T ACTUALLY DONE ANYTHING MORE THAN ACCIDENTALLY CHECK A BOX RIGHT BUT WE DON'T KNOW THAT UNTIL WE GET INTO IT BUT EVEN IF WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT POTENTIALLY WE FIND ISN'T TAKING THIS POTENTIALLY 7,000 PEOPLE THAT I CAN GET CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION FOR WHERE IS THE PRO AND CON THERE THE PRO IS I'M GOING TO BE EXPANDING BALLOT ACCESS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE VERSUS THE POTENTIAL THAT WE FIND SOMEBODY POTENTIALLY ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE ROLLS OR WE NEGATIVELY OR FALSE POSITIVELY SAY THAT SOMEBODY'S NOT WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP THAT PERSON TO CORRECT THAT.

REPORTER I ABSOLUTELY I'M NOT WORRIED ACTUALLY ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THIS I TRUST YOU AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO BENEFIT THE VOTERS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY QUITE HONESTLY THIS IS A DATA ISSUE IN MY EYES AND I DON'T NECESSARILY TRUST HOW DHS COULD USE THIS INFORMATION AND MR. CHAIR YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO CALL THE QUESTION AND FORCE THIS VOTE NOW BUT I HAVE SIX PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK TO THE MATTER I PERSONALLY WOULD PREFER THAT THIS MATTER BE SLOWED SO THAT WE CAN HEAR THOSE VARYING OPINIONS BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE DATA OF EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM AND EVERYONE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER A TABLING OF THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS SUPERVISOR MALLORY. MICHELLE I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE SINCE YOU BECAME OUR RECORDER I WANT TO PUT OUT THERE ON PUBLIC RECORD THAT MICHELLE STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO A COMMITTEE THAT WE HAVE A DEMOCRAT REPRESENTATIVE ON IT WE HAVE AN INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE ON IT WE HAVE A REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE ON IT AND I ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS WE HAVE THE ELECTION DIRECTOR AND WE HAVE MICHELLE THEY MEET EVERY MONTH ALL OF THEM I WILL TELL YOU THIS CONVERSATION TODAY IS NOT A SURPRISE BECAUSE THERE WAS REPRESENTATION IN THE ROOM FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THEY KNEW THAT THIS WAS COMING FORWARD AND THE REASON WE HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM EVERY SINGLE POLITICAL PARTY IS SO THE JOB OF THOSE PEOPLE IS TO GO OUT AND SHARE AMONG THEIR GROUPS THE INFORMATION SO THAT WE DON'T DEAL WITH MISINFORMATION AND I WILL TELL YOU IT IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE EXTREMELY IRRESPONSIBLE TO SEND OUT INCORRECT INFORMATION TO

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[1. Board of Supervisors - Discussion, direction, and possible action regarding the Rules of Order for the conduct of meetings of the Board of Supervisors. ]

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[2. Public Works - Approve ADOT Invoice LA2026000113 for additional construction costs in the amount of $426,800.00 for the bridge deck replacement project, Crookton Road at BNSF Overpass Bridge, pursuant to Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Intergovernmental Agreement #24-0009721-I and Amendment No. One: 25-0011226-I. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)]

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SUPERVISOR MALLARD.

OH NO SIR I DON'T HAVE. OKAY I'M SORRY. SUPERVISOR JACK.

YEAH SO I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM AND I DON'T WANT IT TO GO WITHOUT NOTING THAT THERE'S A DYNAMIC OCCURRING AND WE SHOULD AS A COUNTY REALLY ANTICIPATE A LOT OF THESE ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES I JUST WANT TO BREAK DOWN QUICKLY HOW I SEE IT AND YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I SAY ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ALIGNED BUT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S BUDGET IS NOT DOING VERY WELL THEY HAVEN'T INDEXED THE GASOLINE TAX SINCE THE EARLY 1990S I THINK OVER 90% OF THE STATE'S ROADS ARE NOT KEEPING UP WITH THEIR MAINTENANCE SO SO THE STATE'S NOT REALLY ABLE TO YOU KNOW PARTNER ON THESE NEW PROJECTS AS THEY TRY TO YOU KNOW KEEP UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND YOU SEE COUNTIES MORE AND MORE COMING TO THE TABLE SAYING WELL WE THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS GETS DONE WE'LL USE OUR FUNDS WHICH IS ADMIRABLE AND THEN THERE'S YOU KNOW INEVITABLY ADDITIONAL BURDENSOME ENGINEERING AND COSTS THAT GET TACKED ON BECAUSE IT'S A PROJECT RELATED TO ADOT AND SO I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT DYNAMIC NOT BLAMING ADOT BUT CERTAINLY YOU KNOW DON'T WANT IT TO APPEAR THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IS MISMANAGING FUNDS IT'S IT'S REALLY A SOMETHING THAT WE'VE SEEN REALLY FREQUENTLY WITH OUR PROJECTS WHERE WE PARTNER WITH ADOT SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT BEFORE US AND YOUR EXPLANATION.

MR. CHAIR YES JUST WANTED TO ADD ON TO THAT PART OF THIS IS ADOT MANAGING THIS PROJECT AND WE'VE TALKED WITH OUR PEOPLE AND THEY THINK THEY CAN DO THAT WHICH WOULD BE A SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS TO US IN THE FUTURE AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO WORK WITH ADOT TO GET A LITTLE MORE CONTROL OF THESE PROJECTS GOING ON AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR HELP. YEAH I CERTAINLY CONCUR. COOK CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK.

YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR COOK. YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ROGER. MOVING ON TO HEARING

[1. Development Services - Approve a permanent and nontransferable Use Permit for APN 500-23-012C to allow for a children’s home with associated onsite K-12 school, recreational and resident facilities for children and staff, on a 160-acre parcel in the R1L-70 zoning district, subject to the conditions of approval. This request includes waivers for Section 410 entry feature standards and Section 602 parking requirements. Owner/Applicant: Kris & Greg Venhaus Application No. PLA25-000083. (District 2 - Supervisor Jenkins)]

GOOD MORNING MATT. YOUR MICROPHONE ON? GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS MATT BLAKE, PLANNING MANAGER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

TODAY I WILL BE PRESENTING THE APPLICATION FOR THE HEARTLAND RANCH USE PERMIT. BEFORE I GO TOO DEEP JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING. I WILL NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT DIRECTOR LYNN WHITMAN PRESENT. I BELIEVE WE ALSO HAVE PRESENT, I DIDN'T SEE HER IN THE ROOM, BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT MANAGER DON CAPAZOTTI. WE MAY HAVE SOME FLOOD AND WASTE TREATMENT ISSUES AND QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD AS THIS TOPIC MAY COME UP SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE BOARD THAT I BELIEVE THOSE FOLKS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THEY SPECIALIZE IN THAT AREA NOT I.

I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE THE APPLICANT FOR THE HEARTLAND RANCH IS PRESENT. THEY ARE INTERESTED AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY IF THE BOARD WOULD PERMIT TO MAKE THEIR OWN PRESENTATION. I BELIEVE THERE IS A POWERPOINT THAT'S BEEN UPLOADED. THERE IS A ASSOCIATED VIDEO. IT COULD RUN UP TO 45 MINUTES. I'M NOT QUITE SURE OF THAT. THAT IS THE REQUEST AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH WITH WITH THE BOARD. SUPERVISOR JENKINS YOUR REQUEST ON THIS? I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM STAFF FIRST AND A SHORT PRESENTATION FROM THE APPLICANTS WOULD BE GREAT AND THEN WE'LL.

PERFECTLY FINE. THIS IS A SOMEWHAT LONG POWERPOINT PRESENTATION SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT BRISK BRISKLY BUT PLEASE TELL ME TO SLOW DOWN. PLEASE STOP ME.

PLEASE HAVE ME ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND HIT PAUSE. I'M HAPPY TO DO SO. OKAY SO

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COMMISSIONER EASTMAN IS PRESENT TODAY. SHOULD THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE COMMISSION'S DELIBERATIONS? MR. EASTMAN I DIDN'T SEE YOU IN THE ROOM WHEN I CAME IN SO JUST OKAY GREAT SO MISS COMMISSIONER EASTMAN IS HERE.

YOU GIVEN THE VOTE SHOULD THE BOARD IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS FAR AS THEIR DELIBERATION HE IS HERE TO SPEAK FOR THE COMMISSION. SO JUST JUST A QUICK CORRECTION THAT'S EASTWOOD. OH OKAY THANK YOU AND MY APOLOGIES. THAT'S THE PART I DIDN'T WRITE ON THE SCRIPT.

OKAY SO JUST A QUICK OUTLINE SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION REQUEST FOR THIS USE PERMIT FOR A CHILDREN CHILDREN'S HOMES AND SCHOOL. ESSENTIALLY COMPRISES TEN HOMES FOR A MAX OF UP TO A HUNDRED CHILDREN IN THE R1L THAT'S LIMITED TO SITE BUILT ONLY IN THE R1L 70 ZONING DISTRICT ON A HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRE PARCEL TO INCLUDE A K THROUGH 12 PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH ASSOCIATED RECREATIONAL AND RESIDENT FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND STAFF, SEVEN HOMES FOR STAFF, UP TO TEN MAXIMUM RV SITES FOR VOLUNTEERS AND PART-TIME STAFF, TWO WAIVERS FOR PARKING AND AN ENTRY FEATURE, AND CALLS FOR A MAXIMUM OF UP TO THREE PERCENT LOT COVERAGE WHICH IS UNDER WHAT THE REQUIREMENT IS FOR THIS ZONE WHICH I BELIEVE IS 15 PERCENT. WE'LL GET INTO THAT MORE AS WE GO FORWARD.

OKAY SO WE FIND THE AUTHORITY FOR THIS PARTICULAR USE PERMIT IN SECTION 410 THAT IS WITH RESPECT TO THE R1L DISTRICT SO THESE ARE THE VARIOUS ZONING DISTRICTS THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL ZONE SO WITH WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN HAND THIS PRIVATE SCHOOL IS A LISTED USE IN THIS ZONE BUT AN APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO FIRST OBTAIN A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SO THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE APPROPRIATE PROCESS FOR THAT REQUEST. BEING AT A USE PERMIT IT IS ULTIMATELY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THIS THIS REQUEST.

OKAY JUST SOME MAPS TO KIND OF PLACE THIS WHERE WE ARE THIS IS A SUPERVISOR DISTRICT MAP SO THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN SUPERVISOR JENKINS DISTRICT 2 AND YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WITH THE STAR AND THE AREA IN BLUE AROUND IT AND YOU SEE THE MAP IS JUST A BREAKDOWN OF VARIOUS SUPERVISOR DISTRICTS.

HERE IS AN AREA MAP THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY OF MAYER A BIT SORT OF ON THE OUTSKIRTS OFF OF HIGHWAY SR 69 GOING A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPER AND TO ACCESS THE MAP SHOWS ACCESS VIA SR 69 TO STATE ROUTE ANTELOPE CREEK ROAD THAT ROAD IS MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY I JUST RECONFIRMED THAT THIS MORNING TO MAKE SURE IT IS A DIRT ROAD AND THAT GIVES WAY TO BLUEBELL ROAD WHICH ONE WOULD TURN OFF FROM ANTELOPE ROAD MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHERE IT IT THEN ENTERS ON TO PRIMARILY FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY AND THAT'S BLUEBELL ROAD. COUNTY MAINTENANCE ACTUALLY EXTENDS ALSO ON BLUE BIRD ROAD I BELIEVE UP TO TRIANGLE RANCH. I AM ALSO AWARE THAT THE APPLICANT IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE US FOREST SERVICE REGARDING POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY GIVEN THE REQUESTED USE SOME CONCERNS FOR FLOODING AND I BELIEVE A CREEK OR WASH CROSSING SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO ALL THE DETAILS AS TO THOSE DISCUSSIONS THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING APPROPRIATE FOR THE APPLICANT TO DISCUSS.

OKAY MOVING ON OKAY SO I GUESS THE IMPORTANT THING HERE IS THIS IS A THIS IS A ZONING MAP AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ZONES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AGAIN IS IN THE R1L 70 IT'S SURROUNDED BY OTHER R1L 70 AS WELL AS RCU 2 SO PRIMARILY TWO ZONES THAT ARE IN THIS AREA SURROUNDING LAND OWNERSHIP, ALWAYS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION WHEN LOOKING AT APPROPRIATE LAND USE AS PART OF A USE PERMIT.

SO, IT'S INTERESTING. THIS IS A BIG PARCEL. IT'S EIGHT-SIDED.

I UNDERSTAND SIX OF THE SIDES ARE BORDERED AND BUFFERED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, AND THE OTHER SIDES ARE BORDERED BY PRIVATE PROPERTY.

SO, YOU KNOW, TO AN EXTENT, MUCH OF THIS PROPERTY HAS ADJACENCY WITH THE FOREST SERVICE, OPEN LANDS.

BUT TO THE EXTENT TO THE NORTH AND THE NORTHWEST THAT IT BORDERS WHAT I WOULD CHARACTERIZE AS AN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS A RURAL ONE TO BE SURE.

MANY OF THE LOTS ARE BETWEEN

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THERE ARE SOME SMALLER LOTS, BUT THIS IS ESSENTIALLY BUILT OUT, NOT COUNTING POTENTIAL FOR ADUS, BUT THIS IS AN ESTABLISHED RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DOES BORDER THE SUBJECT ON SEVERAL SIDES.

AGAIN, SIX OF THOSE SIDES, THOUGH, ARE BORDERED BY THE NATIONAL FOREST.

OKAY, SO THIS KIND OF GETS TO WHAT I WAS JUST DESCRIBING.

YOU CAN SEE THE AREA IN THE VARIOUS SHADES OF GREEN, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE USF, THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST.

TO THE LOWER LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS SOME PRIVATE RANCH LAND THAT JUST KIND OF TOUCHES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO PAY ATTENTION, THOUGH, TO IS THE UPPER, THE NORTH AND THE NORTHWEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

THAT'S THAT SORT OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AREA COMMUNITY.

MOST OF THOSE LOTS ARE ALL DEVELOPED. CERTAINLY ALL OF THE LOTS THAT HAVE ADJACENCY WITH THE SUBJECT ARE DEVELOPED.

THEY HAVE HOUSES ON THEM.

THE PURPOSE OF THE CROSSHATCH LINE IS TO REALLY KIND OF SHOW THAT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY'S BOUNDARIES THAT ARE BOUNDED BY THE NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE.

SO IT'S REALLY ONLY A PORTION OF THE SUBJECT THAT REALLY HAS ADJACENCY, IMMEDIATE ADJACENCY, WITH THE RESIDENTIAL LOT.

SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE? NO QUESTIONS, MATT.

SIR, SIR, YOU CANNOT SPEAK NOW. NOT NOW.

NO, HE'S ASKING THE BOARD, SIR. THANK YOU. PLEASE DON'T INTERRUPT THE MEETING.

GO AHEAD, MATT.

OKAY, THIS IS JUST THE SAME MAP, BUT NOW WE WANTED TO KIND OF SUPERIMPOSE THE LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

DON'T WORRY. WE'LL BLOW UP SOME MUCH BIGGER PICTURES OF THAT SITE PLAN, BUT KIND OF JUST TO GIVE YOU A FLAVOR OF WHERE IT SITS ON THE SUBJECT.

IT'S KIND OF AS MUCH IN THE MIDDLE AS THEY COULD PROBABLY DESIGN IT, BUT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE IT IS IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE VARIOUS LAND USES AND OWNERSHIP, AS WELL AS THE UNDERLYING ZONING.

AGAIN, R1L AND RCU2, SO A VERY RURAL AREA.

MAY I ASK, MR. CHAIR, HOW FAR FROM A PAVED ROAD IS THIS LOCATION? GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT MILEAGE.

I KNOW THAT ONCE YOU LEAVE HIGHWAY SR69, IT BECOMES DIRT ROAD VERY QUICKLY, AND THEN THAT EXTENDS ALL THE WAY, DIRT ROAD, ANTELOPE CREEK ROAD TO BLUEBELL ROAD TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

THANK YOU.

AND MUCH OF THAT IS MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY, AS I UNDERSTAND THIS MORNING, CONFIRMING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, UP UNTIL THE TRIANGLE RANCH.

SO MUCH OF IT IS COUNTY-MAINTAINED.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS? YEAH.

COMING OFF THE 69, I BELIEVE YOU GO ON TO MAIN, WHICH IS STILL A PAVED ROAD, AND THEN AFTER THAT, IT TRANSITIONS INTO A VERY WELL-MAINTAINED DIRT ROAD.

THANK YOU.

PLEASE CONTINUE.

OKAY.

SO THIS AERIAL IMAGE, AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT LIGHTENED IN THE RED, IN SORT OF THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE IMAGE, THAT'S THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

REALLY, THIS IS JUST TO SIGNAL TO EVERYONE THAT TO THE EXTENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND THEIR BOUNDARIES OUTLINED IN YELLOW THAT BORDER THAT PORTION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, SO YOU CAN KIND OF GET A FLAVOR OF THE RURAL NATURE, THE EXTENT OF DEVELOPMENT, THE SETBACKS.

MANY OF THE HOMES, THEY THEMSELVES HAVE SETBACKS FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LINE, BUT THAT DOESN'T COUNT.

THAT'S NOT IN TOTALITY.

THERE ARE AT LEAST ONE PRIVATE PROPERTY WHERE THE HOME DOES APPEAR TO COME UP FAIRLY CLOSE AGAINST THE PROPERTY LINE.

SO JUST TRYING TO GET A PICTURE OF THE FLAVOR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO UNDERSTAND POTENTIAL IMPACT.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THERE IS A CREEK.

I BELIEVE IT'S A NAMED CREEK CALLED HACKBERRY CREEK THAT BISECTS PRETTY MUCH THE CENTER OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IN THE AERIAL.

OKAY, SO MOVING TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW.

SO WHAT THIS PLAN CALLS FOR, IT WOULD BE A PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR PHASED BUILD-OUT.

THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING MORE FOR THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK TO AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY HARD TO PLAN OUT THAT FAR IN THE FUTURE.

THIS SITE PLAN IS NOT, YOU KNOW, A STRICTLY, YOU KNOW, FULLY SURVEYED DESIGN PLAN, BUT IT IS A SITE PLAN, SO A LOT CAN CHANGE, AND THOSE ARE PROBABLY ISSUES FOR THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK TO.

THEY'RE PROPOSING A 3% LOT COVERAGE, WHICH IS WELL UNDER WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ZONE, AND THAT WOULD END THAT.

WHEN YOU ADD UP ALL OF THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS,

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THAT COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY 130,000 SQUARE FEET IN STRUCTURES, AND IF YOU ADD ALL THAT UP, THAT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT...

SO LET ME JUST CLARIFY.

SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT 3%, SO WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IN THEIR SITE PLAN CURRENTLY IS 130,000 SQUARE FEET IN IMPROVEMENTS, RIGHT, PHYSICAL STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS.

AT A 3% MINIMUM, THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR UP TO 209,088 SQUARE FEET.

SO THE SITE PLAN IS MUCH LESS.

IT'S 130,000 SQUARE FEET, BUT WHEN THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT, THEY'RE ASKING TO...

THEY'RE BASICALLY OFFERING TO PUT A LIMITATION ON THEMSELVES, THE LIMITATION BEING IF THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS 15% PERVIOUS SURFACE IN STRUCTURES, THEY WANT TO BRING IT TO 3%.

BUT THE DISCONNECT HERE IS THAT THE SITE PLAN IS ACTUALLY FAR LOWER THAN EVEN THE 3%.

AS THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE WRITTEN, HOWEVER, THEY'RE LIMITED TO THE SITE PLAN.

SO IRRESPECTIVE OF WHAT THE 3% MAY ALLOW ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, THEY'LL HAVE TO COME BACK.

THEY'RE LIMITED TO THE SITE PLAN AS CURRENTLY PROPOSED.

SO JUST AN IMPORTANT POINT I WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR THE BOARD AND PUBLIC.

OKAY, SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT NOISY WITH ALL THE COLORS, BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS IS SAYING IS THE GREEN IS...

IN THE COLOR CODING, THE GREEN IS DEPICTING EXISTING STRUCTURES THAT WOULD BE REPURPOSED, RIGHT? THIS IS A FARM PROPERTY. IT'S A HISTORIC FARM.

THERE'S A LOT OF INTERESTING BUILDINGS.

IT'S ACTUALLY A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY.

SO THERE'S MANY... SO THERE'S ABOUT 14 STRUCTURES THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD BE PROPOSING TO REPURPOSE FOR A VARIETY OF USES.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROPOSED NEW BUILDINGS.

WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

SOME OF THE STRUCTURES WOULD BE REMOVED.

AND SO THIS JUST COVERS ALL OF THEM.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT EACH ONE OF THESE NUMBERED USES AND STRUCTURES TO THE MAP, SO I THINK WHICH WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE HELPFUL THAN THIS IMAGE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S JUMP INTO THE SITE PLAN.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER EVERY SINGLE STRUCTURE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM, BUT PLEASE STOP ME AND PLEASE ASK IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

I THINK ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT WE WANT TO CONVEY WITH THIS IMAGE IS, YOU KNOW, SETBACKS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ASPECT WHEN EVALUATING IMPACT AND CONFORMANCE WITH ZONING.

AND SO WHAT WE SEE WITH THIS...

AND AGAIN, IT HASN'T BEEN...

THIS SITE PLAN HASN'T BEEN GROUND-TRUTH AND FULLY ENGINEERED YET, SO WE DON'T...

I'M GOING TO SAY APPROXIMATELY.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, ALL OF THE PROPOSED NEW STRUCTURES WOULD FAR WELL EXCEED THE SETBACKS.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SETBACKS WHICH ARE TYPICALLY 50 FEET FOR A FRONT AND REAR, 20 FEET FOR EACH SIDE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, PARTICULARLY THE STUDENT OR CHILD...

CHILDREN HOUSING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE PARCEL, THAT'S ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO 150 FEET OR MORE, WELL EXCEEDING WHAT THE SETBACK STANDARDS ARE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT KIND OF SQUEEZE-NECK PORTION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WHERE THE SITE PLAN KIND OF RUNS THROUGH THE CENTER WHERE IT'S KIND OF A CHOKE POINT.

SO THOSE WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE UNDERLYING STANDARDS.

SO THAT'S JUST... I'LL JUST POINT...

AND FOR THE MOST PART, OTHER THAN THE CHILDREN'S HOUSING, YOU HAVE A PREEXISTING BUILDING.

SO WE WOULD PROBABLY...

WE'D BE LESS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BEING A PREEXISTING STRUCTURE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT MIGHT BE THE ARENA.

REALLY, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICANT UNDERSTANDS THAT IF APPROVED, WHEN THEY DO COME BACK, THAT PROPOSED HOUSING WILL NEED TO MEET THE STANDARD.

THAT SECTION OF THE PROPERTY IS BORDERED BY FOREST SERVICE.

OKAY, LET ME JUST FIND WHERE I AM.

CLOSE TO THE END.

YEAH, I SURE WISH. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

OKAY, SO FLOOD ZONE.

THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE PLAN.

SO THE FLOOD ZONE IS SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN IN SOLID GRAY, AS I MENTIONED, JUST TO KIND OF SHOW IT THROUGH ANOTHER IMAGE.

SO IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT THE CHILDREN'S HOMES ARE POSSIBLY WITHIN THE FEMA FLOOD ZONE.

WE SAY POSSIBLY BECAUSE THE DEPICTED FLOOD PLAIN IS DESIGNATED BY FEMA AS A ZONE A FLOOD PLAIN.

THAT DESIGNATION MEANS THAT IT HASN'T YET UNDERGONE A DETAILED STUDY.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE APPLICANT IS ACTUALLY DOING,

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THEIR PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, AT LEAST ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FIND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE AND CLIP BACK THE FLOOD PLAIN FROM INTERSECTING WITH THE PROPOSED HOUSING.

HOWEVER, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ULTIMATELY NEEDS TO BE VERIFIED.

SUPERVISOR JAMES? YES, WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION, I WOULD LIKE LYNN TO COME UP AND SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THE FLOOD.

CERTAINLY.

THANK YOU.

AND, OF COURSE, STAFF UNDERSTANDS THAT, YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH IF THERE IS AN INTERSECTION, IF THE FLOOD PLAIN DOES INTERSECT WITH THE HOUSING, THERE IS AN APPROVABLE WAY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BUILDING HOUSES.

THERE'S DIFFERENT STANDARDS.

THERE'S STATE AND LOCAL APPROVALS.

THIS IS WHERE THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT WOULD BECOME INVOLVED.

HOWEVER, I'LL JUST SAY THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT'S ALWAYS THE BEST PLANNING DECISION.

AND SO IF WE ALL FIND OR IF WE ALL HAVE CONCERNS, IF THE BOARD HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCATING HOMES WITHIN A FLOOD ZONE, THEY COULD CERTAINLY, THE BOARD IS ABLE TO ADD LANGUAGE TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TODAY THAT COULD REQUIRE CHANGES, REVISIONS TO THE SITE PLAN, EVEN IF THE APPLICANT PRESUMABLY WERE TO COME BACK, SHOULD THEY FIND THAT WHAT THEY'RE HOPING FOR THEY COULDN'T ACHIEVE, THERE IS AN INTERSECTION WITHIN THE FLOOD ZONE, THIS BOARD, YOU COULD REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO EFFECTUATE CHANGES TO THE SITE PLAN TO MOVE THOSE HOMES OUT OF THE FLOOD PLAIN.

OKAY, SO THIS IS HACKBERRY CREEK.

AND, OKAY, BACK TO THE SITE PLAN.

SO THE ARROWS ARE JUST KIND OF CALLING OUT SPECIFIC USES.

I KNOW THAT THE BOARD HAS ALREADY WATCHED THE VIDEO ON THIS ALREADY ONCE, SO UNLESS YOU WANT TO STOP ME AND ASK ABOUT A PARTICULAR LAND USE, I KNOW YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN THIS, SO I'LL MOVE ON.

SAME IDEA, SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT'S ALREADY OUT THERE IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ON THE SUBJECT.

AGAIN, 14 OF THESE STRUCTURES, MOST OF THEM ARE ALREADY PREEXISTING AND WOULD BE CONVERTED.

OKAY.

OKAY, SO AS PART OF THE APPLICATION, THERE'S TWO WAIVERS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED.

THE BOARD WILL RECALL WE'VE SEEN LOTS OF USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS WHERE THERE IS A LAUNDRY LIST OF WAIVERS.

WE REALLY ONLY HAVE TWO.

THE FIRST ONE IS A TWO-PART WAIVER REQUEST.

IT INVOLVES A NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES FOR SCHOOL AND STAFF.

BECAUSE THIS IS RATHER A CLOSED FACILITY, IT'S A WALKING CAMPUS.

IT'S A BOARDING SCHOOL.

THE REQUIREMENT FOR PARKING WOULD APPEAR TO BE SOMEWHAT EXCESSIVE, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE APPLICANT IS ASKING A WAIVER FOR.

AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SPOTS THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD NECESSITATE PER THE ORDINANCE.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR A WAIVER FROM THAT.

REGARDING PARKING SURFACE, THE ALLOWANCES, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IS A WAIVER FOR SECTION 602G3 REQUIREMENT FOR ASPHALT, CONCRETE, OR SIMILAR SURFACE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COMES BEFORE THE BOARD WITH MANY OF OUR USE PERMITS IN MORE RURAL AREAS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE A HIGH-TRAFFIC AREA.

THE CARS ARE GOING TO PARK THERE.

THEY'RE GOING TO SIT FOR A VERY LONG TIME BEING AT A BOARDING SCHOOL.

SO THEY ARE LOOKING TO GO TO A GRAVEL SURFACE VERSUS THE STANDARD REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS FOR ASPHALT PARKING.

JUST GIVEN THE RURAL SETTING OF WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE AND WHERE IT IS, IMPERVIOUS SURFACE IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY DON'T WANT TO ENCOURAGE.

WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE.

THIS MAY BE AN APPROPRIATE USE.

AND THEN THE OTHER WAIVER ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH SECTION 410 IS THE ENTRY FEATURE.

BASICALLY, THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES A ONE-TO-ONE SETBACK.

JUST BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF WANTING TO ENSURE SECURITY OF THE PROPERTY GIVEN THE UNDERLYING USE, THE APPLICANT IS JUST PROPOSING TO PUT THAT ENTRY FEATURE RIGHT AT THE PROPERTY LINE WHERE I UNDERSTAND THERE IS ALREADY A GATE.

AND SO THIS IS JUST AN IMAGE TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A SAMPLE OF WHAT THESE TYPES OF ENTRY FEATURE GATES LOOK LIKE.

SO THEY WOULD STILL ADHERE TO ALL OF THE SIZING AND ALL OF THAT, ALL OF THE SAFETY.

THEY'RE JUST LOOKING TO REDUCE THAT SETBACK SO THIS CAN BE SITUATED RIGHT AT THE PROPERTY LINE.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT FOR THE WAIVER.

SO I WILL MOVE ON.

OKAY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO JUMP NOW INTO SOME SATELLITE AND AERIAL IMAGERY AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PARCEL.

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YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS CLEARLY IS A FARM, RIGHT? THERE'S FLOODPLAIN, PASTURE LAND, A NUMBER OF LARGE BUILDINGS.

OKAY, SO THIS IS GOING TO BE...

THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO PHOTOGRAPHS TO FOLLOW THIS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING...

THIS IS KIND OF TEEING UP TO YOUR FOCUS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING NORTH TO NORTHWEST IN THE NEXT SLIDE.

OKAY, SO WE'RE STANDING ON A LOW-LYING HILL, ALSO ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

AGAIN, LOOKING NORTH TO NORTHWEST, TO NORTHEAST, I'M SORRY.

I BELIEVE ALL OF THOSE PREEXISTING BUILDINGS WOULD BE REUSED.

THERE WOULD BE A CENTURY BUILDING.

NORTH AND NORTHWEST VIEW AGAIN.

HERE'S THE NORTH VIEW.

NOW WE'RE KIND OF GETTING MORE TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY, LOOKING OUT TOWARDS THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IN ADDITION TO THE BUFFER, THERE IS A LANDSCAPE FEATURE, BEING THAT THERE ARE LOW-LYING HILLS THAT LARGELY SURROUND MUCH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

THIS IS THE AREA WHERE THE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE LOCATED, PRIMARILY, IF NOT ENTIRELY, WOULD BE IN THE MORE LOW-LYING AREA OF THE PROPERTY.

I BELIEVE THAT THE DIRECTOR'S HOME WOULD BE SITUATED ON THIS HILL, PROBABLY NOT TOO FAR FROM WHERE STAFF WERE STANDING WHEN THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN.

NOW WE'RE LOOKING OUT TOWARDS THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AGAIN, THE R1L AND THE RCU.

YOU CAN SEE THE KIND OF RURAL NATURE OF THE ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU CAN SEE THE BARN WITH THE RED ROOF.

THE PROPOSED HOUSING WOULD BE SORT OF TO THE LEFT OF THAT, EXTENDING OUT INTO THOSE FIELDS.

THAT'S THE AREA OF THE PROPOSED HOUSING, AS WELL AS THE UP TO MAXIMUM 10 RV UNITS.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING OUT TOWARDS THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN THESE SLIDES.

THIS IS JUST WHERE THE FIELD, WHERE THOSE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS GIVE WAY TO SHRUB, SCRUB, AND THE CREEK.

IN THE BACKGROUND, YOU CAN SEE THE HILL.

AND THEN UP TOP AND BEYOND, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE RESIDENTIAL HOMES BEYOND THEM.

SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE AREA WHERE THE PROPOSED RVS WOULD BE GIVING WAY TO BUFFER AREA.

OKAY, SO NOW WE WANT TO GET THE PROPERTY OWNER'S PERSPECTIVE, VERY IMPORTANT.

SO WE COULDN'T REALLY LOCATE OURSELVES TO TAKE GOOD PICTURES, BUT WE HAD ASSISTANCE FROM OUR GIS DEPARTMENT.

SO THESE ARE KIND OF THE SIMULATED IMAGERIES.

IMAGINE IF YOU WERE STANDING OUT IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.

YOU KNOW, ON THE LEFT SIDE IS, I BELIEVE, THE R1L, AND THEN ON THE RIGHT IS RCU2.

YOU CAN JUST SEE THE FADED YELLOW LINE.

THAT'S THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE SUBJECT.

IT'S PERPENDICULARLY BISECTED BY HACKBERRY CREEK, AND YOU CAN SEE THE FIELDS, THE EXISTING FARM STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS IN THE BACKGROUND.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE ONE OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES JUST KIND OF LOOKING OUT AND DOWN, YOU KNOW, PROMINENTLY ON THAT LOW-LYING HILL.

SO LOOKING TO THE SOUTH AND THE SOUTHEAST FROM THE ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD IN THESE PROPERTIES.

SO AGAIN, SAME IDEA, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OF A VANTAGE POINT, KIND OF GETTING THE TOTALITY OF THAT AREA.

AGAIN, AND THIS IS JUST LOOKING SOUTHEAST, NORTHWEST, LOOKING SOUTHEAST, THE ENTIRETY OF THE AREA.

SO OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF U.S. FOREST SERVICE LANDS IN THIS AREA OF THE COUNTY.

OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT, OR WE CAN JUMP INTO THE CITIZEN...

JUST FEEL FREE TO MOVE ON.

OKAY, TERRIFIC.

OKAY, SO PRIOR TO THE P&Z MEETING ON FEBRUARY 5TH, THERE WAS FIVE DIFFERENT OUTREACHES TO NEIGHBORS AND THE COMMUNITY CONDUCTED BY THE APPLICANT.

THERE ARE THE REQUIRED ONES, THAT THE BLUE IS REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE.

THE APPLICANT DID SOME ADDITIONAL ONES.

IN FACT, WE WERE SORT OF...

THE PLANNING UNIT WAS SOMEWHAT IN FAULT IN SOME OF THE ONES THAT THEY HAD TO DO BECAUSE WE INITIALLY TOLD THEM IT WAS A TWO-FOOT RADIUS FOR PROPERTY OWNER OUTREACH.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE GOT WRONG.

ONE OF THE STRUCTURES IS 30,000 SQUARE FEET.

THAT'S THE THRESHOLD UNDER WHICH WE HAVE TO REQUIRE BY ORDINANCE A HALF-MILE RADIUS, SO THEY HAD TO GO OUT AND REDO THAT OUTREACH.

SO THERE HAS BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OUTREACH THAT'S TAKEN PLACE, INCLUDING SINCE THE FEBRUARY 5TH P&Z HEARING, WE UNDERSTAND, AND THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK TO THIS, THEY DID REACH OUT TO THE OPPOSING NEIGHBOR, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THEY CAN SPEAK TO.

STAFF DON'T ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S JUST KIND

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SO TO DATE, THE TOTAL TO DATE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, HERE'S THE MAP GOING OUT A HALF-MILE RADIUS.

WE'VE HAD OPPOSITION FROM 20 PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE ONLY COUNT THOSE ONCE.

NEUTRAL, WE'VE HAD ONE NEUTRAL.

WE'VE HAD ONE SUPPORT.

SO THESE ARE REALLY, THIS IS THE IMMEDIATE AREA, PEOPLE WHO PRESUMABLY ARE GOING TO BE THE MOST AFFECTED BY ANY PROPOSAL.

OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE GOING OUT FOR KIND OF THE ENTIRE AREA, TOTAL TO DATE, THE GREATER MAYOR AREA AND YAVAPAI COUNTY.

YOU CAN SEE SOME ADDITIONAL COLORS.

OBVIOUSLY THE RED IS INDICATIVE OF OPPOSITION, YELLOW NEUTRAL, GREEN IN SUPPORT.

AND SO THAT GETS US TO A TOTAL IN THE MAYOR AREA OF 38, TOTAL SUPPORT 18.

SO WE DO HAVE SOME SUPPORT IN THE MAYOR AREA, LESS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, ONE NEUTRAL.

TOTAL FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY WAS, TOTAL OPPOSITION WAS 40, TOTAL SUPPORT 166, AND NEUTRAL ONE.

OKAY, CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS FOR EVERY REZONING OR USE PERMIT.

ESSENTIALLY THIS USE DOES COMPORT WITH THE UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT IN THAT A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS SPECIFICALLY LISTED AS A BY-RIGHT USE UPON APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

THE DENSITY IS SOMETHING THAT COMPORTS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT THIS PROPOSAL MET MANY OF THE PRIORITIES AND GOALS THAT ARE LISTED, AND THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AGAIN, THAT'S REALLY KIND OF A GUIDING AND VISIONARY DOCUMENT.

HOWEVER, SOMETHING I WILL NOTE IS THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE MAP, THAT HAS A SPECIFIC DESIGNATION, RIGHT? THE COMP PLAN HAS LAND USE MAPPING FOR EVERY PARCEL IN THE COUNTY, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE.

AND THE ONE FOR THIS PROPERTY ALLOWS FOR A NUMBER OF APPROPRIATE TYPES OF ZONING DISTRICTS.

IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE ONE ZONING DISTRICT THAT SPECIFICALLY ALLOWS BY-RIGHT WITHOUT A USE PERMIT A PRIVATE SCHOOL, AND THAT WOULD BE THE RS DISTRICT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION, AND THIS IS PROBABLY WHY THE USE PERMIT WAS THE FAVORED APPROACH TAKEN BY THE APPLICANT, BECAUSE IF THEY WANTED TO REZONE THIS, WHICH WE TYPICALLY SEE FOR LARGER PROJECTS WHERE THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, MANY DIFFERENT USES, WE DON'T YET KNOW THE SPECIFIC USE.

MAYBE IT'S A COMMERCIAL AREA WITH A PLAZA AND WHATNOT.

IF THE APPLICANT WERE TO TAKE THE APPROACH OF A REZONING, THAT WOULD NECESSITATE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMP PLAN LAND USE MAP TO AMEND IT TO ALLOW FOR THE RS DISTRICT, WHICH SPECIFICALLY ALLOWS RESIDENTIAL USE.

SO QUITE A TIME-CONSUMING PROCESS.

I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT AT THE TIME THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED, AS THE BOARD WILL RECALL, WE DIDN'T YET REALLY HAVE A VERY CLEAR PROCESS FOR PROCESSING AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP.

SO THAT'S NOW BEEN DONE, BUT JUST KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON WHY A USE PERMIT VERSUS REZONING.

SO THAT BRINGS US TO THE SUMMARY AND REQUEST.

THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION OF A PERMANENT AND NON-TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A CHILDREN'S HOME WITH ASSOCIATED ON-SITE K-12 RECREATIONAL AND RESIDENT FACILITY FOR CHILDREN AND STAFF ON A 160-ACRE PARCEL IN THE R1L-70 ZONING DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

THIS REQUEST INCLUDES WAIVERS FOR SECTION 410, ENTRY FEATURE STANDARDS AND SECTION 602 PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

STAFF CONCERNS.

THIS SLIDE COMES UP WITH EVERY USE PERMIT, SO STAFF DOES NOTE THAT THE PROPOSED USE FOR THIS FOR THE R1L ZONE PROPERTY ALIGNS WITH THE R1L ZONING DISTRICT UPON APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

STAFF DOES, HOWEVER, RECOGNIZE THE FLOOD CONCERNS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR BUILDING HOMES WITHIN A FLOODPLAIN.

CLEARLY AN OBVIOUS LEGITIMATE CONCERN.

THE APPLICANT HAS AFFIRMED THEIR WILLINGNESS TO MOVE THE PROPOSED HOMES OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN SHOULD THEIR STUDY DETERMINE AFFECTED HOMES REMAIN IN THE FEMA FLOOD ZONE ADDITIONALLY, STAFF NOTES THE MAYOR FIRE DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT, AFFIRMING THEY HAVE MET WITH THE APPLICANT AND THE APPLICANT'S WILLINGNESS TO MEET FIRE CODE REQUIREMENTS.

I BELIEVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MAYOR FIRE DISTRICT IS PRESENT.

I CAN'T CONFIRM THAT, BUT I BELIEVE SOMEONE IS HERE.

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WE ARE CONFIRMED.

STAFF WILL ALSO NOTE THAT OBVIOUSLY THIS PROJECT, THIS PROPOSAL, HAS GENERATED SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION FROM NEIGHBORS WHO ARE IMMEDIATELY AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSAL.

OKAY, SO THERE'S BEEN...

WHEN STAFF PRESENTS A PROJECT LIKE THIS TO THE P&Z, WE HEAR A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMISSION MEMBERS, FROM THE PUBLIC, FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, SOMETIMES FROM THE BOARD, FROM LEADERSHIP.

WE HAD TWO ITEMS THAT WE HAVE REVISED BASED ON FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF THE COMMISSION MEETING.

YOU'LL SEE THE ASTERISK FOR THOSE.

AND STAFF HAVE COME UP WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER REVISIONS THAT WE BELIEVE KIND OF SPEAK TO MANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM MANY SOURCES.

BUT ULTIMATELY, THESE ARE ALL DECISIONS FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE.

THESE ARE JUST STAFF SUGGESTIONS, PERHAPS A TALKING POINT FOR DISCUSSION OR NOT.

SO WE CAN CHANGE THESE.

WHEN WE LOOK AT POTENTIAL WORDSMITHING ON THESE, I'LL MOVE US OUT OF THE POWERPOINT AND ACTUALLY INTO THE WORD DOCUMENT SHOULD WE WANT TO MAKE CHANGES.

SO I GUESS I'LL LOOK TO THE CHAIRMAN HOW YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO GO.

DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THESE? NO, I BELIEVE SUPERVISOR JENKINS IS GOING TO SPEAK TO THE ISSUE.

I WOULD LIKE US TO GO THROUGH THE CONDITIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED FROM HOW THEY WERE PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE WERE REVISED IN RESPONSE TO THE MANY CONCERNS THAT YOU RECEIVED FROM THE CITIZENS.

AND THEY PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN THESE UPDATES.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH THEM.

AND AT THE END OF THIS, ALSO, I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND YOU STRESSED THE POINT AS WELL, THE FLOODING ISSUES THAT LYNN CAN SPEAK TO.

SO DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THESE? THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR JENKINS.

AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT, OF COURSE, IS WE DON'T WANT TO CATCH AN APPLICANT OFF GUARD.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND THESE AS WELL.

SO NUMBER ONE, THIS IS A PERMANENT AND NON-TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN ON-SITE SCHOOL AND THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE HOME TO HOUSE AND CARE FOR APPROXIMATELY UP TO 100 CHILDREN.

HERE'S THE CHANGE. CHANGES ARE SHOWN IN BOLD.

DELETIONS ARE SHOWN IN STRIKETHROUGH, AGES 4 TO 10.

SO THIS WOULD SET A LIMIT ON THE AGE, 4 THROUGH 12.

SO THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAME FROM STAFF NECESSARILY.

THAT'S REALLY ONE, I THINK, FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER.

IT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT.

I BELIEVE THAT CURRENTLY IT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 18.

SO THIS WOULD LIMIT THAT AGE GROUP.

I JUST WANT TO CALL THAT OUT.

LICENSED BY THE STATE OF ARIZONA ON A 160-ACRE PARCEL WITHIN THE R1L70 ZONING DISTRICT.

NEW LANGUAGE, PROPERTY CURRENTLY IN PRIVATE NAME OWNERSHIP.

CHRIS AND GREG VENHAAS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO A MANAGING 501C3 ORGANIZATION.

THAT'S SOMETHING THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK TO.

I THINK THERE'S BEEN A BIG CHANGE SINCE THIS WAS LAST HEARD BY THE COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO EFFECTUATING THAT 501C3 STATUS.

AND SO THAT IS WHY THAT WAS THE IMPETUS FOR THE PROPOSED DELETION TO NUMBER TWO.

PROBABLY NOT NECESSARY, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE APPLICANT HAS TO SAY IN THEIR PORTION.

SO MOVING ON, THREE, APPROVED USES INCLUDE THOSE CUSTOMARY AND INCIDENTAL TO AN ACADEMIC BOARDING SCHOOL AS WELL AS FARMING AND RANCHING AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.

NUMBER FOUR, DEVELOPMENT NOT TO EXCEED 3% LOT COVERAGE AND MAY INCLUDE A, 10 SITE-BUILT HOMES FOR CHILDREN, APPROXIMATELY 4,000 TO 5,000 SQUARE FEET EACH, WHICH WOULD BE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

HOUSING, 6 TO 10 CHILDREN.

SO THAT WOULD BE EACH HOUSE, 6 TO 10 CHILDREN EACH WITH 2 TO 4 HOUSE PARENTS IN EACH HOME.

B, 3 SITE-BUILT HOMES FOR STAFF, WHICH WOULD APPROXIMATELY BE 2 TO 2,500 SQUARE FEET EACH.

THAT'S NEW CONSTRUCTION.

HOUSING FULL-TIME, PERMANENT STAFF.

C, ALSO 4 SITE-BUILT HOMES FOR STAFF HOUSING, APPROXIMATELY 1,000 SQUARE FEET EACH IN NEW CONSTRUCTION.

SO TWO HOUSING TYPES FOR STAFFING, LARGER, SMALLER.

D, CROSSING OUT 6 TO 10, JUST CLEANING UP THE LANGUAGE NOW, NOT TO EXCEED 10 RV SITES FOR PART-TIME STAFF OR SEASONAL VOLUNTEERS.

THAT'S NOT NEW CONSTRUCTION.

THAT'S REALLY LOOKED AT AS A TEMPORARY USE.

GOING DOWN THIS LIST, LAUNDROMAT, RESTROOM, SHOWER FACILITY, APPROXIMATELY 300 SQUARE FEET IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RV SITES.

NEW CONSTRUCTION.

F, SECURITY OFFICE,

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G, CONVERT AND REMODEL AN APPROXIMATELY 6,400 SQUARE FOOT 10 STABLE BARN FOR CLASSROOMS, ORIGINAL ON-SITE STRUCTURE.

H, RETAIN AND USE AN APPROXIMATE 48 SQUARE FOOT BIRTHING BARN USED FOR ANIMALS, ORIGINAL ON-SITE STRUCTURE.

I, RETAIN AN APPROXIMATE 36,000 SQUARE FOOT INDOOR HORSE ARENA TO BE USED FOR EQUINE THERAPY AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

J, RETAIN AN APPROXIMATE 7,200 SQUARE FOOT PULL BARN FOR AGRICULTURAL USE.

K, ACCESSORY BUILDINGS SUCH AS STORAGE, GARAGES, AND ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS. YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THESE THINGS, EVERY TIME YOU READ THESE THINGS YOU CATCH SOMETHING.

IF ONE OF THE CHANGES WE'RE GOING TO GET TO IN THE NEXT SLIDE IN CONDITIONS IS BEFORE THIS WAS PROPOSED AS A CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN AND THERE WAS A BUBBLE, MAYBE IT COULD MOVE AROUND, CHANGE.

WE OFTEN SEE THAT WITH SITE PLANS TO KIND OF LIMIT THE FOOTPRINT OF DEVELOPMENT.

IF WE CARRY FORWARD WITH THE IDEA THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE CONDITIONED ON THE SITE PLAN AS PRESENTED TODAY AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION, THEN THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THEY WOULD REALLY NEED TO COME BACK FOR ACCESSORY BUILDINGS SUCH AS STORAGE, GARAGES, AND ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING LIMITED TO THE CLASSROOM.

I THINK IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE THAT IF WE MAKE THIS CONDITIONAL USE PER SITE PLAN THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO STRIKE OUT K, THEY WOULD HAVE TO RETURN.

AND I'LL LOOK TO THE BOARD FOR DIRECTION AS FAR AS ITEM WE CAN COME BACK TO THAT TOO.

MR. CHAIR, I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

AND THE QUESTION MAY NOT JUST BE FOR YOU, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S APPROPRIATE TO AT LEAST START WITH YOU IN THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE FOSTER KIDS ESSENTIALLY INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN, AT SOME POINT THE STATE HAS SOME INPUT.

MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE PROCESS AND HAS THE STATE WEIGHED IN ON ANY OF THESE PLANS AS APPROPRIATE FOR A FOSTER CARE SITUATION? THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR CHECK.

STAFF DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THIS.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK APPROPRIATELY FOR THE APPLICATION FOR THE APPLICANT TO ADDRESS.

WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT SCHOOLS HAVE LESS OVERSIGHT, PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

THAT'S A NEW ONE FOR ME BEING FROM NEW JERSEY.

BUT WITH RESPECT TO ISSUES LIKE CHILD SAFETY AND FOSTER CARE AND ALL OF THAT, THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY, THE OFFICE OF LICENSING AND REGULATIONS, THEY DO A LOT OF THE MONITORING AND LICENSING FOR FOSTER CARE AND THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN.

SO WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A STATE AGENCY THAT WOULD BE VERY MUCH INVOLVED, AS I UNDERSTAND, WITH THAT PROCESS, NOT KNOWING A LOT ABOUT IT.

MR. CHAIR? YES.

I WOULD ALSO THINK THAT THE SCHOOLING WOULD BE LIMITED TO K THROUGH 6 TO MATCH WITH THE AGES THAT WILL BE AT THE FACILITY.

THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

YOU SEE, YOU CHANGE ONE THING, IT AFFECTS EVERYTHING ELSE.

OKAY, MOVING ON.

NUMBER FIVE, PROPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED IN GENERAL ACCORDANCE WITH THE REVISED AND FINAL SITE PLAN DATED JANUARY 9, 2026.

SO THAT'S A BIG CHANGE.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SITE PLAN.

NUMBER SIX, ALL HOMES TO BE SITE-BUILT IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE R1L ZONING.

SO THAT'S LIMITED TO SITE-BUILT ONLY, ABSENT THE TEMPORARY USE FOR RVS.

NUMBER SEVEN IS STRICKEN, DELETE, BECAUSE THAT WAS ACTUALLY REDUNDANT ELSEWHERE, SO CAUGHT THAT.

NUMBER EIGHT, OUTDOOR LIGHTING PLAN TO BE DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 603 TO BE APPROVED BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THOSE ARE PRETTY STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS FOR DARK SKIES COMPLIANCE.

NUMBER NINE, WAIVER OF SECTION 410G11 TO ALLOW FOR A 20-BY-24-FOOT HIGH-SECURITY ENTRY FEATURE TO BE INSTALLED ON THE BOUNDARY.

THIS STRUCTURE WILL STILL REQUIRE AN APPROVED BUILDING PERMIT.

NUMBER 10, WAIVER OF SECTION 602F REGARDING THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES FOR A SCHOOL AND WAIVER OF SECTION 602G, REQUIREMENT FOR ASPHALTED CONCRETE MATERIALS TO ALLOW FOR ALL-WEATHER DUST-FREE SURFACE MEETING CONFORMANCE WITH THE MAYOR FIRE DISTRICT STANDARDS, EXCLUDING REQUIRED ADA PARKING SPACES.

SO THOSE WOULD STILL BE REQUIRED.

NUMBER 11, ASTERISKS INDICATING THAT THESE WERE IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FROM THE COMMISSION FOR CHANGES TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

APPLICANT TO SUBMIT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REGARDING PHASED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL PER THE FINAL SITE PLAN DATED JANUARY 9, 2026 AND APPROVED USE PERMIT.

STAFF WILL CONDUCT ANNUAL FILE REVIEWS OF THIS PROJECT UNTIL

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NUMBER 12, ALSO AT THE BEHEST OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE TO BE ISSUED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF COMPLETION OF THE FINAL PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT OR BY DECEMBER 31, 2032, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, AS PROPOSED WITHIN THIS USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOLLOWING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' APPROVAL CONFORMING ALL STIPULATIONS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

I THINK OBTAIN IS THE CHANGE WE'LL WANT TO STRIKE OUT AS SATISFIED.

THE USE IS OPERATING IN CONFORMANCE WITH ALL APPROVALS, ALL BUILDING PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED, AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS OR THE USE PERMIT WILL BECOME NULL AND VOID.

13, UPON RECEIPT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA LICENSE TO OPERATE THE FACILITY AS AN ONSITE SCHOOL AND THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE, THE APPLICANT WILL SUBMIT A COPY TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WHICH MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO ANY ISSUANCE OF P.F.

THAT'S A TYPO, OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

NUMBER 14, APPLICANT SHALL INSTALL A PERMITTED AND APPROPRIATELY SIZED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WITH RECLAIM CAPABILITIES PURSUANT TO ALL LOCAL ADAQ REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

OKAY.

SO THAT'S IT FOR THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS.

YOU CAN SEE THERE WAS MANY LAST-MINUTE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE YESTERDAY, LATE YESTERDAY, BUT AT THIS POINT, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CONDITIONS? WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO MAYBE HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AT THIS TIME? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SUPERVISOR JENKINS.

FOR ME, ONE OF THE IMPORTANT ONES, A LOT OF THESE ARE IMPORTANT AND DID ADDRESS THE CONCERNS, AND I WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED COMMENTS AND CONCERNS.

IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO GET FEEDBACK, SO I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATED YOU BEING ENGAGED IN YOUR COMMUNITY, SO THANK EVERYONE.

13, IN MY OPINION, ADDRESSES THE CONCERN ABOUT HOW THE CHILDREN WILL BE HOUSED, BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR THE STATE, BUT I'M ASSUMING THERE'S A PROCESS THAT THE APPLICANTS WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO BE FULLY LICENSED AS HOUSING THE STUDENTS, EDUCATING THE STUDENTS.

I WOULD HOPE THERE'S AN EVACUATION PLAN THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY CONCERNS.

SO I'M RELYING ON THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE IN ISSUING THE LICENSE AFTER REVIEW AND INSPECTION.

THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WITH RECLAIMED CAPABILITIES WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.

IT'S A FACT THAT AGRICULTURAL TYPICALLY USES MORE WATER THAN RESIDENTIAL, BUT HAVING SAID THAT, MANY OF THE FIELDS WERE IRRIGATED USING WELL WATER.

RECLAIMED WATER WILL MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF WELL WATER IN THE FIELDS.

THAT'S IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THE AQUIFER IN THAT AREA.

I HEARD CONCERNS ABOUT WATER.

AND I HAVE ONE MORE THAT I MIGHT WANT TO ADD.

I'D LIKE TO READ IT AND GET FEEDBACK IF WE COULD ADD A 15, AND THAT IS, IN THE EVENT THAT THE APPLICANT NO LONGER HOLDS A VALID LICENSE FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO OPERATE THE FACILITY AS DESCRIBED, THE APPLICANT SHALL NOTIFY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND THE USE PERMIT SHALL BECOME NULL AND VOID.

SUPERVISORS, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THE 15? YEAH, I LIKE WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THAT.

ONE THOUGHT I HAD, AND MAYBE WE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION FROM THE APPLICANT, WOULD BE TO HAVE A PRELIMINARY REVIEW DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY.

THAT'S ANOTHER IDEA.

WOULD YOU LIKE THIS TO ADD AT SOME POINT? WHAT DO YOU HAVE AFTER THIS? BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM LYNN BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SECTION.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

REALLY, THIS IS AT QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR KUCNO, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR NO? OKAY.

LYNN? GOOD MORNING.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS? YES.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

I'M LYNN JENKINS.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.

YOU'VE TOUCHED ON ONE OF THE ISSUES, AND I THINK, OH,

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO NATHAN FOR PUTTING THIS UP HERE FOR ME.

SO THIS IS THE PROPOSED FLOODPLAIN CURRENTLY BY THE APPLICANT.

WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE MODELS.

WE HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO.

BUT I DID JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THEY'RE SAYING THAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

IF THEY WERE TO COME IN AND BUILD IN THE FLOODPLAIN, WE COULD NOT STOP THEM.

WE WOULD HAVE TO JUST FOLLOW THE FEMA RULES.

THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN SAY YOU CAN'T, I THINK, IS AT YOUR POINT.

THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT HASN'T BEEN TALKED ABOUT IS WE REQUIRE THE 100-YEAR FLOW OVER THE ROAD TO BE ONE FOOT DEEP, AND IT'S DEEPER THAN THAT HERE.

SO I BELIEVE THAT THE FIRE CHIEF IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

I WOULD LIKE FOR THE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TO ADDRESS THAT, BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A THREE-HOUR PERIOD IN A 100-YEAR STORM WHERE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET ACROSS THAT ROAD.

SO THAT'S MY ACTUAL BIGGER CONCERN.

IT'S NOT UNHEARD OF IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

IT DOES HAPPEN, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS A WAIVER FROM OUR REQUIREMENTS.

THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, WE HAVEN'T VALIDATED THE MAPS THAT THEY SENT YOU.

CORRECT.

WE JUST RECEIVED THE MAPS.

REGARDLESS WHETHER THERE'S A CHANGE TO THEM OR NOT, WE WOULD STILL FOLLOW FEMA'S ELEVATION REQUIREMENTS, AND THEY COULD BUILD NONETHELESS.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

AND IF YOU COULD JUST BRIEFLY EXPLAIN, BECAUSE I SHARE MY CONCERNS WITH YOU ABOUT THE ROAD AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE TO THE ROAD AND THE 25-YEAR, WHICH I HAD – THAT WAS NEW TO ME.

COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT, PLEASE? YES.

SO WE REQUIRE THE 25-YEAR STORM TO GO UNDER THE ROAD.

SO THE CULVERTS THAT THEY'RE DESIGNING FOR THE CROSSING NEED TO CARRY THE 25-YEAR STORM.

THE 100-YEAR STORM CAN GO OVER THE TOP OF THE ROAD, BUT IT HAS TO BE ONE FOOT OR LESS IN DEPTH, BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT'S WHERE A FIRE TRUCK CAN GET ACROSS.

ACCORDING TO HIS HYDROGRAPH, THE ENGINEER'S HYDROGRAPH, THERE WILL BE ABOUT A THREE-HOUR PERIOD WHERE IT'S DEEPER THAN THAT.

I THINK IT GETS UP TO ABOUT 30 INCHES.

SO THERE NEED TO BE PLANS FOR THAT.

SUPERVISOR KUGEL? YES, THIS WAS BY FAR MY BIGGEST CONCERN, AND SEEING STRUCTURES FOR DORMITORIES BUILT IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

SO WHATEVER WE'VE GOT TO DO, I THINK THEY NEED TO MOVE OUT OF THERE.

YES.

AND THAT WOULD BE AT THIS LEVEL THAT YOU GUYS WOULD REQUIRE THAT.

YES.

I THINK THAT'S A – DEPENDING ON HOW THE EXPERTS COME BACK WITH THAT, WE COULD CERTAINLY BUILD INTO THE CONDITIONS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE APPLICANTS WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT, THAT THAT WOULD BE A SHIFT FROM THE SITE PLAN SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT FALL IN THAT AREA.

RIGHT.

ALL DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW.

EXACTLY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR CHEN? I MEAN, I THINK THAT THERE'S THE GREATER LAYER OF CHILD SAFETY THAT GOES BEYOND EVEN THE STRUCTURES BECAUSE WHAT YOU SAW OCCUR WITH CAMP MYSTIC DIDN'T – I MEAN, THE STRUCTURES AND THEIR PLACE IN THE FLOODPLAIN, JUST EVEN ADJACENCY CAN BECOME A PROBLEM IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, ESPECIALLY – I GREW UP ON GRANITE CREEK, AND I WAS INSIDE THE CREEK EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND MY MOM ALWAYS WARNED ME ABOUT IT.

OH, NO.

ABOUT FLASH FLOODS.

SO THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING TO CONSIDER DYNAMICALLY BEYOND JUST THE BUILDINGS.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

SO, MARK, COULD YOU ADD THAT CONDITION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT PENDING THE FLOOD REVIEW, THAT IF THEY ARE, WE WOULD MOVE THE BUILDINGS? YOU CAN WORDSMITH THAT BECAUSE I'M NOT REAL GOOD AT THAT.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR LYNN? NO.

WELL, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPLICANT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE UP.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

GREG VAN HOUSE.

CHRIS VAN HOUSE.

OH, WAIT.

MATT? YES.

I NEED HELP WITH THAT.

SURE.

I DIDN'T UPLOAD YOUR PRESENTATION.

I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE IT IS.

COULD IT BE – HERE.

PERFECT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND HOW DO I MOVE FORWARD? YOU CAN USE THE CLICKER.

WHAT I USE IS IT'S FORWARD AND BACK.

GOTCHA.

OKAY.

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HELLO, CHAIRMAN COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CECH, AND SUPERVISORS.

MY NAME IS GREG VAN HOUSE.

THIS IS MY WIFE, CHRIS.

WE ARE THE FOUNDERS OF HEARTLAND RANCH.

IN 2019, WE MOVED HERE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH THE INTENTION OF RETIRING.

2021, WE BUILT A HOME.

IN THIS PROCESS, WE WERE INTRODUCED TO AMISH HOME DÉCOR IN PRESCOTT VALLEY.

2022, WE PURCHASED AMISH HOME DÉCOR AS PART OF OUR RETIREMENT PLANNING.

WE SHARE THIS TO HIGHLIGHT OUR DEEP LOVE FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND OUR DESIRE TO GIVE BACK.

TODAY, THE PROFITS FROM THE STORE HELP OFFSET A PORTION OF THE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF HEARTLAND RANCH.

IN 2023, WE ATTENDED AN EVENT THAT MADE US AWARE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

HERE IS WHAT WE LEARNED RIGHT HERE.

$150 BILLION A YEAR REVENUE, 27 MILLION PEOPLE ARE TRAFFICKED EACH YEAR, 25% OF SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ARE CHILDREN WITH AVERAGE AGE 12 TO 14.

THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF A TRAFFICKED PERSON IS AGE 25.

THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY IS SEVEN YEARS AFTER A VICTIM HAS BEEN TRAFFICKED.

COMMON CAUSES OF DEATH INCLUDE HOMICIDE, SUICIDE, DISEASE, AND ADDICTION.

THE U.S. IS THE NUMBER ONE CONSUMER OF COMMERCIAL SEX.

JUST DISGUSTING.

IT SHOULD BE A SHAME.

SIXTY TO 70% OF TRAFFICKED CHILDREN IN THE U.S. COME THROUGH SOCIAL, TELESOCIAL SERVICES OR FOSTER CARE, WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

THE UNITED STATES IS PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE, AND WE NEED TO START FIXING THIS PROBLEM.

IN 2024, WE FELT A PROFOUND CALLING TO RESPOND TO THIS ATROCITY.

FROM THAT CALLING, THE VISION AND MISSION OF HEARTLAND RANCH WAS BORN.

THE MISSION OF HEARTLAND RANCH IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, HEALTHY, AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AGES 4 TO 12 WHO HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED AND ABUSED.

THESE CHILDREN WILL BE PRIVATELY PLACED AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN STABILIZED FROM THEIR TRAUMA.

WE SEEK TO RESTORE HOPE AND HEALING BY HELPING EACH CHILD RECOGNIZE THEIR INHERENT WORTH AND THE VALUE THEY HOLD IN THIS WORLD.

THIS MISSION WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY OFFERING STRUCTURE WHILE ENCOURAGING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH A HOLISTIC, TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH.

OUR PROGRAMS WILL INCORPORATE THE ARTS, GARDENING, ANIMAL CARE, NUTRITION, ATHLETICS, AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT HEALING AND PERSONAL GROWTH.

IN JUNE OF 2025, WE IDENTIFIED THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON BLUE BELL ROAD, WHICH WAS GENEROUSLY PURCHASED FOR HEARTLAND RANCH BY A DONOR COMMITTED TO THIS MISSION.

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY UPON CLOSING OF ESCROW.

IT WAS KIND OF A MESS.

IT WAS AN ABANDONED HORSE RANCH.

AFTER MANY MONTHS OF EXTENSIVE CLEANUP, HERE ARE SOME CURRENT PHOTOS.

SUBJECT TO FUNDING, HEARTLAND RANCH WILL BE DEVELOPED THROUGH A FIVE-YEAR PHASE PLAN.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THAT BECAUSE YOU'VE HEARD THAT.

HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE OUR INTENTION IS TO PRESERVE A RURAL, RANCH-STYLE ENVIRONMENT AND LIFESTYLE, OFFERING CHILDREN A PEACEFUL PLACE TO GROW UP.

HEAL, GROW, FLOURISH, AND BECOME CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. HERE ARE SOME RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE PROPERTY WOULD LOOK LIKE UPON COMPLETION MAYBE THERE WE GO THEY'RE SELF-EXPLANATORY THE CHILDREN'S HOMES DINING AND REC HALL HEALING CENTER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AUDITORIUM MM-HMM I'M GONNA GO BACK THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL HOMES THAT PROVIDE FUNDING.

FULL-TIME FAMILY STYLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE EXPERTS THE PROPERTY WILL ALSO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT HEALING AND LONG-TERM STABILITY FOR CHILDREN RESEARCH SHOWS THAT YOUNG CHILDREN THAT GET THE CARE AND SERVICE THEY NEED REDUCES THE LIKELY LIKELIHOOD OF CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE FUTURE IT IS OUR BEST OUR DESIRE TO BE A PART OF THIS SOLUTION BY PROVIDING A SAFE HEALTHY AND NOURISHING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN WHO

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THE ROADS ARE ALL, THEY'RE GREAT ROADS. THEY CAN HANDLE ANY OF OUR FIRE APPARATUS. YOU KNOW, FOR ANY, ANY ROAD, WE REQUIRE THAT IT'S GOT TO HANDLE 75,000 POUNDS AND BLUEBELL MINE ROAD, ANTELOPE CREEK ROAD THAT TURNS IN THAT, WE CAN, WE HANDLE IT ALL DAY LONG.

THERE'S A ROAD JUST TO THE NORTH OF IT. IT'S CALLED SALIL DOWN ROAD. IT'S REALLY LIKE A TWO-TRACK ROAD. IT'S, IT'S NOT AN ALL-SURFACE ROAD.

OUR FIRE ENGINES HAVE NO PROBLEM BEING ON THAT. WE'VE BEEN ON THAT IN THE SNOW, IN THE RAIN. SO AGAIN, THE ROADS LEADING TO THIS ARE NO ISSUES. THE ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE THAT, THAT LOW WATER CROSSING AT HACKBERRY CREEK. YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT. YES, ABSOLUTELY.

SO THIS PROJECT RIGHT NOW, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN, ONE WAY OUT. THEY DID PRESENT A SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS.

WHICH ISN'T REALLY THE BEST UNLESS IT'S, UNLESS IT'S, YOU KNOW, ENGINEERED AND, AND, YOU KNOW, MADE APPROPRIATE. WE DON'T WANT TO BE TELLING ANYBODY THAT, HEY, THIS IS A SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS.

THEN THEY'RE GOING TO UTILIZE IT. AND THAT'S WHEN ISSUES HAPPEN. THAT'S WHEN THE FLOODWATERS HIT VEHICLES WHEN PEOPLE ARE, ARE TRYING TO ESCAPE AN AREA. AND WITH FLASH FLOODING, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. YOU DON'T, YOU COULD, YOU SHELTER IN PLACE. THOSE FLASH FLOODS, THEY COME, THE FRONT WATERS COME, AND THEN USUALLY, WITHIN 30 MINUTES, IT ALL RECESSES. AND THEN IT'S, YOU'RE ABLE TO, TO CROSS THOSE AGAIN. THE HACKBERRY SPOT WHERE IT NEEDS CULVERTS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ENGINEERED. AND, AND I WOULD EVEN LIKE TO SEE IT BE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN WHERE IT'S A FOOT.

BECAUSE EVEN SMALL VEHICLES, A FEW INCHES OF WATER WILL SWEEP A VEHICLE DOWNSTREAM. SO I'M NOT A HYDROLOGIST. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER FOR THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER FOR THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER FOR THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.

I'M NOT AN ENGINEER FOR THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.

SO I JUST KNOW THAT IF THAT'S THE ONE-WAY IN, ONE-WAY OUT, WHICH IS APPROPRIATE. AND FOR THE FIRE CODE, THERE'S GOING TO BE LESS THAN 30 SINGLE-FAMILY OR MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS. SO A ONE-WAY IN, ONE-WAY OUT IS APPROPRIATE WITHIN THE FIRE CODE. SO I KNOW THAT WAS SOME CONCERN THAT THERE'S ONLY THE ONE-WAY IN, ONE-WAY OUT.

BUT IT IS APPROPRIATE AND IT IS WITHIN THE FIRE CODE FOR, THAT WE FOLLOW, WHICH IS THE 2018 FIRE CODE.

OKAY.

FOR CLARIFICATION, SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE RECOMMENDING THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE OWNERS WILL MAKE TO THE WASH OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. YOU WOULD PREFER THAT IT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE 100 FLOODPLAIN? YES.

THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. I GOT ONE TOO. SO IF THERE IS A SECONDARY AND YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE GOING THROUGH IT, LIKE YOU JUST SAID, NEIGHBORS DON'T WANT THAT GOING THROUGH, COULDN'T YOU INSTALL A CRASH GATE WITH LIKE A KNOX BOX ON IT? YEAH.

BUT THERE ARE SECONDARY MEANS AND THEY COULD SPEAK MAYBE MORE ON IT. BUT IT, IT ACTUALLY, I THINK IT, IT, YOU DRIVE THROUGH HACKBERRY WASH, LIKE OVER THE WASH. SO AGAIN, IT WOULD NEED THE CULVERTS AND NEED EVERYTHING. YEAH. AND THEN ANY GATES THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE KNOX BOXES AND THE ABILITY TO GAIN ACCESS WITHIN ALL THOSE GATES. SO THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE. THAT'S, THAT'S PART OF OUR CODE. SO WHEN THEY COME DO ANY KIND OF TYPE OF THE FRONT FEATURES, THAT'S WITHIN OUR CODE THAT THEY MUST HAVE THAT KNOX BOX.

WE HAVE A KEY TO OR THE KEYPAD INFORMATION.

THANKS.

AND PREFERABLY WE HAVE BOTH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. LAGREIA? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

YES. AND THEN JUST, JUST TO RECAP ALSO, JUST REGARDING THE HOMES, WITHIN OUR FIRE CODE, THESE MULTIFAMILY DWELLING HOMES, THEY WILL NEED TO HAVE A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN THEM. SO, AND THEN ALL THE OTHER BUILDINGS WILL HAVE TO BE UP TO CODE BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN USE FOR OVER A YEAR SO THEY'LL ALL HAVE TO BE UP TO CODE SO JUST ENSURE FOR YOU GUYS THEY'LL HAVE APPROPRIATE WATER SUPPLY THEY'LL HAVE SPRINKLERS THEY'LL HAVE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNAGE EVERYTHING THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE FIRE CODE WILL BE IT'LL BE OUR UM THEY WILL THEY WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THAT THANK YOU THANK YOU SIR I APPRECIATE IT YES THANK YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INTEREST IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK UNTIL 11 15 THEN THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT MR CHAIR I HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER JUST A QUICK ONE OKAY QUICK AND THEN WE CAN OR WE CAN DO IT WHEN WE COME BACK MR EASTWOOD UM MY APPROACH MY QUESTION IS IF YOU COULD QUICKLY CHARACTERIZE THE CONVERSATION OF THE COMMISSION REGARDING THE AGRICULTURALLY EXEMPT BUILDINGS UH BECAUSE I IMAGINE I JUST GAVE A PRESENTATION AT THE VERDE NRCD ABOUT HOW AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTION AND AGRICULTURAL

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AND GENTLEMEN IF YOU COULD PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT WE'RE BACK IN IN SESSION WE'RE HERE FOR HEARING ITEM NUMBER ONE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT UH FIRST I'LL START OUT WITH CLERK DO WE HAVE ANY BECAUSE THIS IS A HEARING OUT OF ANYTHING ONLINE YES SIR THE BOARD RECEIVED 100 COMMENTS IN SUPPORT 83 OF WHICH WERE IN THE FORM OF A PETITION IN ADDITION THE BOARD RECEIVED 42 COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION 32 OF WHICH WERE IN THE FORM OF A PETITION THANK YOU SO MUCH UM AT THIS TIME I'LL TURN IT OVER CALLING THE PEOPLE UP FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT TO VICE CHAIR CHECK AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR CHAIR WE NORMALLY DO THREE MINUTES ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT TIME LIMIT FOR EACH SPEAKER YES IF WE COULD BUT IF WE COULD KEEP IT CONCISE BECAUSE WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THEM PUBLIC COMMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS MEETING FOR ME BUT IF WE CAN KEEP IT CONCISE IF WE COULD I WOULD APPRECIATE IT THANK YOU OKAY WONDERFUL SO HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK IS I'M GOING TO CALL YOUR NAME AND YOU CAN APPROACH THE MIC MAKE SURE THE GREEN LIGHT IS ELUCIDATED IS ILLUMINATED AND IF IT'S NOT YOU CAN PRESS THE PUSH BUTTON WHEN YOU GET UP TO THE MIC PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND I'M SORRY IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME OR CAN'T READ YOUR WRITING WE'LL JUST DO OUR BEST THROUGH THIS SO I HAVE LISA CAMPBELL FROM MAYOR WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION IS LISA CAMPBELL HERE YES OKAY COME ON UP THE GREEN LIGHT COMES ON OKAY AND SAY YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD LISA CAMPBELL ALL RIGHT WELL GOOD MORNING I'M GOING TO START BY HIGHLIGHTING WHO WE ARE IN HEARTLAND AND MAYOR WHO OPPOSED HEARTLAND WE ARE FIRST RESPONDERS LAW ENFORCEMENT NURSING FIREFIGHTING WE'RE HOMEMAKERS RANCHERS TEACHER FOSTER PARENT BUSINESS OWNERS RETIREES RETIRED ELECTED OFFICIAL MILITARY VETERANS MOST IMPORTANT WE ARE PARENTS GRANDPARENTS AUNTS AND UNCLES NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HAVE EXTENSIVE LIFE EXPERIENCE IN RAISING OR MANAGING CHILDREN RAISING CHILDREN IS CHALLENGING IN THE BEST OF FAMILIES WE DID RECEIVE THE LETTER FROM THE VINT HOUSES IN FEBRUARY TO ADDRESS THE MYTHS I WILL ADDRESS MYTH NUMBER FIVE CHILDREN WILL RUN AWAY AND CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD I MEAN THAT ISN'T EXACTLY A MYTH I DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE NEEDS TO SEARCH THE INTERNET TO UNDERSTAND THE RISKS OF HOUSING A HUNDRED HIGHLY TRAUMATIZED YOUTH IN OUR IN OUR OR ANY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY DURING THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING IN FEBRUARY MISS BUCHANAN WHO SAT ON THE PANEL SHARED WITH THE VINT HOUSES HER 20-YEAR EXPERIENCE AS A COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE FOR FOSTER CHILDREN MISS BUCHANAN DESCRIBED THESE HIGHLY TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN AS HAVING EXTREME ISSUES CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS NINE AND TEN ENGAGED IN RUNNING AWAY, ARSON, HARM TO SELF, AND HARM TO OTHERS.

SHE SAID IT WOULD NOT BE IF IT HAPPENS BUT RATHER WHEN IT HAPPENS.

AFTER THE FEBRUARY 4TH MEETING, EXCUSE ME, A GROUP OF US WERE APPROACHED BY THE VENN HOUSES. WE DID WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THEM. ONCE WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT SAFETY CONCERNS, CHRIS DID STATE IN A FRUSTRATED TONE, ALONG WITH EYE ROLLING AND SHOULDER SHRUGGING, THEY AREN'T GOING TO SHOOT YOUR DOGS AND RAPE YOUR CHILDREN. THIS IS NOT A RESPONSIBLE OR PROPER RESPONSE FROM SOMEONE WHO IS ASKING OR SEEMINGLY DEMANDING COMMUNITY SUPPORT. HOW IS THAT INAPPROPRIATE RESPONSE SUPPOSED TO GARNER OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE VENN HOUSE'S QUALIFICATIONS, ABILITIES, AND UNDERSTANDING OF SUCH A MAGNITUDE? THERE ARE SAFETY RISKS TO THE COMMUNITY BEYOND TRAUMATIZED YOUTH. IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT

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ADDITIONALLY, WITH 100 YOUTH, YOU HAVE 100 TO 200 PARENTS WHO MAY WANT ACCESS TO THEIR CHILDREN. THEN THERE IS THE THREAT OF TRAFFICKERS, GANG MEMBERS, TRAUMATIZED YOUTH, MANY WITH BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

TRAFFICKERS, DESPERATE PARENTS, TRAFFICKERS, GANGS WILL BE REAL THREATS TO OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD THIS APPLICATION BE APPROVED.

IF THE VENN HOUSE HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE SIGNIFICANT RISKS, HOW CAN THEY EFFECTIVELY STRATEGIZE A MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THESE VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, LANCE B. DETTMAN WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUE. LANCE, ARE YOU HERE? I AM.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, DEPUTY CHAIR, BOARD. I'M LANCE DETTMAN, RETIRED 27-YEAR SEAL COMMANDER. I CAME TO THE DEWEY AREA IN 2018. I WAS ON THEIR ZONING COMMISSION.

TALK TWO POINTS. ONE, AS A RESIDENT IN AN ADJACENT TOWN TO MAYOR, UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES OF SOMEONE COMING IN NEXT DOOR. YOU'RE AWARE OF SUBDIVIDING LOTS DOWN THERE. I WAS AWARE OF THAT. WHETHER IT'S A SUBHEADING OR A SUBHEADING OF LOTS, I WAS AWARE OF THAT.

WHETHER IT'S DEVELOPMENT OR THE WATER PROBLEM IT WAS FRUSTRATING AS A HOMEOWNER AND ON THE ZONING COMMISSION BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU'RE A LANDOWNER AND SO WHAT MY WIFE AND I TRIED TO DO WAS BUY UP ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO CREATE THAT BUFFER ZONE WE'VE ONLY GOT FINITE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND SO THAT'S THAT'S A RECOURSE APART FROM THESE TYPES OF PUBLIC FORUMS THEY'RE THEIR PROPERTY OWNERS THEY CAN DEVELOP IT AND ARE WELL WITHIN THE STANDARDS OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE AND SO THERE'S WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT AS ALTERNATIVES WHAT ELSE COULD BE GOING NEXT DOOR I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT MY SECOND POINT 20 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE LOOKING FOR SERVICE AFTER THIS I GOT INTO THIS COUNTER-TRAFFICKING SPACE AND HOW TO INTERCEPT THAT STUFF I WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS NONPROFITS THAT EXTRACT THESE CHILDREN'S OUT OF THOSE SITUATIONS SENTINEL FOUNDATION BEING ONE OF THEM THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE IS HOW TO KEEP THESE KIDS ONCE WE GET THEM OUT OF THOSE SITUATIONS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE TO GET THE KIDS BACK INTO THE SOCIETY WE WANT THEM OUT OF THOSE SITUATIONS WE'VE SAVED THEM FROM RECIDIVIZING BACK INTO THOSE CORRUPT ENVIRONMENTS THIS MISSION RIGHT HERE IS EXACTLY WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS TO RESET IT TO TO REINTEGRATE THESE KIDS INTO SOCIETY AND SO YOU'VE SEEN THE MISSION IT'S NOBLE WE NEED A PLACE TO BE ABLE TO PUT THESE KIDS A WORKING RANCH IS WHERE THERE'S GOING TO BE LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE IN ORDER FOR THESE FOLKS TO GROW AS YOUNG WOMEN AND CHILDREN SO I I ASKED EVERYONE TO APPRECIATE WHAT THEY'RE GET BEHIND IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SHASTA GUTHRIE WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.

GOOD MORNING. SHASTA GUTHRIE. I LIVE ON HACKBERRY TRAIL WITHIN A HALF MILE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH NONPROFITS, STARTUPS, AND AM A FORMER FOSTER PARENT.

OPPOSITION TO THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT JUST ABOUT AESTHETICS OR PERSONAL INCONVENIENCE. IT'S ABOUT LONG-TERM COMMUNITY IMPACT AND RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE. THE PROJECT WOULD OBLIGATE COUNTY SERVICES SUCH AS FIRE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WHILE CONTRIBUTING NO PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. THAT FISCAL REALITY SHOULD BE PART OF THE EVALUATION. THE SITE BORDERS FOREST LAND, RAISING PRACTICAL CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY, SUPERVISION, ENCROACHMENT, AND CONTAINMENT.

THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL MODEL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THE STATE LEVEL AS THE LAST RESORT PLACEMENT FOR FOSTER YOUTH, WHICH UNDERSCORES THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE POPULATION BEING SERVED AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE.

THERE'S ALSO THE MATTER OF PERMANENCE. IF THIS OPERATION PROVES UNSUSTAINABLE THE COUNTY WILL BE LEFT WITH SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURES AND LIMITED CLARITY ABOUT WHAT USE COULD FOLLOW.

LAND USE DECISIONS SHOULD ACCOUNT FOR THAT POSSIBILITY.

EVEN IF NO INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES WERE AFFECTED, IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR RESIDENTS TO ASK WHETHER THIS IS THE RIGHT LOCATION, THE RIGHT MODEL, AND THE RIGHT TEAM FOR SUCH AN AMBITIOUS UNDERTAKING. CAREFUL PLANNING, DEEP TRAINING, AND CLEAR STATISTICS AND DEMONSTRATED CAPABILITY SHOULD PRECEDE APPROVAL WITHOUT THEM THE RISKS TO THE COUNTY THE COMMUNITY THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CHILDREN ARE SIGNIFICANT THANK YOU THANK YOU JOEL GUTHRIE WISHES TO SPEAK OPPOSED TO THE ISSUE MORNING JOEL GUTHRIE THIS PROPOSAL RAISES SERIOUS LAND USE AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONCERNS THAT WARRANT CAREFUL SCRUTINY THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A FLOOD ZONE WITH EMERGENCY EGRESS PROPOSED ALONG PRIMITIVE ROADS THROUGH A WASH AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THAT WASH RUNS REALLY HARD IT'S WERE FLOODED FIVE TIMES

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THAT DISTINCTION MATTERS.

A PROJECT OF THIS SCOPE MAY BE MORE APPROPRIATELY CONSIDERED FOR REZONING RATHER THAN A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, ENSURING COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND LONG-TERM ACCOUNTABILITY.

THE PLANS HAVE SHIFTED OVER TIME AND REMAIN CONCEPTUAL.

MAJOR PROJECTS REQUIRE CLEAR STANDARDS AND ENFORCEABLE COMMITMENTS, NOT ASPIRATIONAL DESCRIPTIONS.

APPROVAL SHOULD FOLLOW DEMONSTRATED FEASIBILITY, NOT PRECEDED.

THANK YOU.

PAM FRANSON FROM MAYER WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.

PAM FRANSON, I ALSO LIVE ON HACKBERRY TRAIL WITHIN PROBABLY HALF A MILE OF THE PROPERTY.

I AM A CERTIFIED TEACHER.

I ALSO WAS A FOSTER PARENT AND A COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE.

I HAVE ATTENDED ALL OF THE MEETINGS EXCEPT FOR THE RECENT ONE.

WHERE THEY INVITED PEOPLE TO THE PROPERTY, I CHOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

I HAVE NOT FOUND THEM TO BE AMENABLE TO ANY OF OUR CONCERNS.

IN FACT, I WENT UP TO THEM AT MAYER DAYS.

I VOLUNTEERED AS DID THEY, THE VENN HOUSES.

I WENT UP AND INTRODUCED MYSELF, THOUGHT WE COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION.

WE HAVE A HORSE RESCUE.

I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO.

AND THE FIRST QUESTION MRS. VENN HOUSE SAID WAS, WOULD YOU SIGN A LETTER OF APPROVAL? AND I SAID, I DON'T THINK SO.

AND THEN SHE TURNED AND SAID, WELL, I DON'T NEED YOUR APPROVAL ANYWAY BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE 100.

AND SHE WALKED OFF.

I BROUGHT THAT UP AGAIN AT THE DECEMBER 8TH MEETING.

THERE WERE ONLY THREE OF US THAT WENT.

SHE SAID SHE NEVER SAID THAT, BUT SHE DID.

AND THEY JUST DIDN'T SEEM TO BE OPEN TO ANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE.

THEY SENT OUT A LETTER THAT HAS MYTH VERSUS FACTS.

IT'S DATED FEBRUARY.

THE FIRST ONE SAYS THAT, WELL, AND THEY DID TALK ABOUT THIS, THAT THEY'RE NOT TAKING KIDS THROUGH THE STATE.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK.

THEY JUST MENTIONED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE PRIVATELY PLACED CHILDREN AFTER THEY'VE BEEN HEALED FROM THEIR TRAUMA, WHICH DO THEY EVER GET HEALED? I MEAN, IT TAKES A LONG TIME.

THEY'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT THEY DON'T WANT KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN ADJUDICATED THROUGH THE POLICE.

SO NOW IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY'RE TRYING TO CHERRY PICK AND GET THE KIDS THAT MEET WHATEVER THEIR GUIDELINES MIGHT BE.

I KNOW THAT THEY'RE FOCUSING ON HAVING THIS BE FAITH-BASED.

AND I WOULD QUESTION WHETHER THERE'S RACIAL AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION BIAS AS WELL.

ALSO, THE MYTH SAID THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THEY KEEP CHANGING THEIR PLANS.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

AND THAT IS A CONCERN TO ME.

SO I'VE SAID THIS MANY TIMES.

THE CONCEPT IS A GOOD ONE.

THE LOCATION IS NOT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

PAM LONGENECKER WISHES TO SPEAK OPPOSED.

PAM LONGENECKER, I LIVE AT 11660 HACKBERRY TRAIL IN MAYER, BUT NOT IN MAYER.

OUR HOUSE SITS JUST 100 FEET FROM THE FENCE THAT BOARDS THE PROPERTY.

HEARTLAND RANCH WILL BE LOCATED.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE REFERRED TO US NEIGHBORS AS NYMPHS.

WELL, I'M GOING TO OWN, NOT IN MY BACKYARD, BECAUSE I WOULD PREFER IT TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

I SUPPORT THE BENT HOUSE'S MISSION TO HELP CHILDREN, BUT NOT IN MY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE PERCHED THE PROPERTY IN A RURAL AREA BECAUSE WE WANTED TO LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN, AND WE WANTED TO LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN.

WE HAVE PROPERTY TO FARM AND RAISE ANIMALS.

WE DON'T WANT TO SEE A LARGE COMMERCIAL JUVENILE DETENTION LIT UP, TALL, BARBED WIRE FENCES IN OUR BACKYARD.

AND IF YOU'RE HONEST WITH YOURSELF, YOU WOULD NOT WANT THAT NEXT TO YOUR HOME EITHER.

THE BENT HOUSE HAS STATED THE

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THEY SAID THEY FOUND ONE OTHER PROPERTY IN CHINO VALLEY, ZONED PROPERLY, BUT THEY DECIDED IT WAS TOO FAR AWAY.

A QUICK SEARCH THIS MORNING SHOWED 300, 100 TO, 200-ACRE PARCELS FOR SALE IN THE STATE AND 30 FOR SALE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

MANY OF THESE ARE ZONED FOR WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AND ARE NOT IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

SCOTT LONGENECKER.

SCOTT LONGENECKER, AND I GO WITH PAM.

SO WE'RE IN THE PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

I WANTED TO POINT OUT, I'M KIND OF PIVOTING BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO TRY TO ADDRESS AS MANY THINGS AS POSSIBLE.

BUT TWO OF THE MAPS WERE NOT CORRECT.

I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

MY PROPERTY THAT'S WEST OF THEIR PROPERTY WAS NOT SHOWN ON THE MAP FOR BEING OPPOSED, AND WE ARE OPPOSED TO IT.

IT WAS ALSO NOT SHOWN ON THE MAP THAT SHOWS WHERE THE RESIDENCES ARE BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS AND ACTUALLY MY NEIGHBOR'S RESIDENTS WERE NOT SHOWN ON THE MAP AS BEING, PART OF THE ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL.

SO YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE IT FROM THE SATELLITE.

IF YOU GUYS LOOK ON THE SATELLITE, YOU'LL SEE MY PROPERTY.

ALSO JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT WE LITERALLY LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THE PROPERTY AND WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE LETTER.

THAT LETTER WAS EARLY ON AND WE DID ATTEND THAT MEETING.

OTHER THAN THAT, WE WERE NOT INVITED TO ANY OTHER MEETINGS, WHICH AGAIN, I WOULD THINK THE PERSON THAT LIVES NEXT DOOR WOULD BE PROBABLY THE ONE THEY WOULD WANNA COMMUNICATE WITH THE MOST.

SO WE'RE A FAMILY OF FOUR KIDS AND SEVEN GRANDDAUGHTERS.

SO WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING THAT AT THE ZONING MEETING, ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR PLOT PLAN, THEY'RE HOUSING THE 100 KIDS RIGHT NEXT TO OUR HOUSE.

YOU KNOW, WITHIN A STONE'S THROW.

BUT THE STAFF AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN THEIR HOUSES ARE ACTUALLY ON THE FAR END OF THE PROPERTY, THE OTHER DIRECTION.

I HAD ACTUALLY ASKED THE VANHAUSENS ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

AND CHRIS'S REPLY TO ME WAS, DON'T YOU LIKE TO HEAR THE SOUND OF LAUGHING CHILDREN? SO AGAIN, JUST KIND OF SHOWING A LOT OF HER THINGS, A LOT OF HER RESPONSES, AND HER RESPONSE TO THAT.

AND THE RESPONSES HAVE BEEN SARCASTIC.

SO KIND OF THIS IDEA THAT THEY WANNA WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS, IT'S KIND OF HARD WHEN YOU'RE NOT REALLY GETTING GOOD RESPONSES TO THINGS.

I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT THE PLANNING AND, OR TALK ABOUT THE PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCES, THE STATUTES, BUT I THINK THOSE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED ALREADY.

I GUESS MY ONLY NOTE WOULD BE THEY HAVE, DONE ALL THEIR FUNDRAISING, AND AT THE FIRST MEETING THAT I WENT TO, IT WAS 100% ADVERTISED THAT THIS WAS A SEX-TRAFFICKED CHILD REHAB PLACE WHERE THEY WERE GONNA LIVE THEIR FULL TIME, THEY WERE GONNA BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE PLACE, AND THEN THEY WERE GONNA BE REHABBED.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THAT MENTIONED ON THE APPLICATION.

YOUR THREE MINUTES IS UP, THANK YOU.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION, OR? NO.

NO? OKAY, I WON'T THEN.

MARGARET BUFORD, OR BUFORD, SORRY.

WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.

MARGARET BUFORD, RESIDENT OF MAYER.

I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF HEARTLAND RANCH, COMES BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY.

FOR YEARS I OWNED AND OPERATED A PRESCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN HUMBOLDT, WHERE I WORKED WITH CHILDREN WHO HAD BEEN SEXUALLY EXPLOITED, I SAW FIRSTHAND HOW TRAUMA PRESENTS IN YOUNG CHILDREN.

IT LOOKED LIKE REFUSING TO SPEAK, IT LOOKED LIKE HIDING UNDER TABLES, IT LOOKED LIKE OVEREATING OR NOT EATING AT ALL, IT LOOKED LIKE BEING TERRIFIED WHEN ASKED THEIR NAME, AND SOMETIMES AFTER BUILDING TRUST, IT LOOKED LIKE CHILDREN CLINGING TO ME FOR DESPERATE SAFETY.

WHAT I DID NOT SEE WAS VIOLENCE.

I DID NOT SEE AGGRESSION TOWARD OTHERS.

I SAW WOUNDED CHILDREN TRYING TO SURVIVE.

THEIR BEHAVIORS WERE ROOTED IN FEAR, NOT THREAT.

THEY NEEDED REGULATION, STRUCTURE, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, NOT REJECTION.

FINDING STABLE PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH THIS LEVEL OF TRAUMA IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT.

WITHOUT LONG-TERM THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT, THEY'RE OFTEN MOVED REPEATEDLY, AND EACH MOVE DEEPENS THE HARM.

I ALSO STAND BEFORE YOU AS A SURVIVOR MYSELF.

WITHOUT ADULTS WHO HELPED ME BUILD RESILIENCE AND HEALTHY COPING SKILLS, MY LIFE WOULD

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UNTREATED TRAUMA DOES NOT SIMPLY DISAPPEAR WITH AGE.

IT OFTEN RESURFACES LATER AS ADDICTION, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR, UNSTABLE RELATIONSHIPS, OR INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, EARLY INTERVENTION, AND A LACK OF SELF-DISCIPLINE CHANGES THAT TRAJECTORY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT RESIDENTS HAVE CONCERNS.

CONCERNS ABOUT WATER, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ZONING ARE VALID AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH PROPER REVIEW.

BUT LANGUAGE MATTERS.

WHEN PEOPLE HEAR LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, THEY PICTURE A SHOPPING CENTER, A BOX STORE, A THERAPEUTIC RANCH FOR CHILDREN IS VERY DIFFERENT IN NATURE AND IMPACT.

REGARDING WATER, THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP IN CONCERNS.

AS A FORMER MANAGER OF THE MARY WATER DISTRICT AND WATER OPERATOR, I CAN SAY THE WELLS ON THIS PROPERTY ARE BELOW THE DISTRICT'S WATER WELLS AND SHOULD NOT IMPACT THE CURRENT WATER SUPPLY FOR THE MAYOR RESIDENTS.

MAYOR'S GROUNDWATER DOES NOT FUNCTION AS A SINGLE SHARED BASIN.

IT FLOWS MORE LIKELY UNDERGROUND LIKE STREAMS. HEARTLAND RANCH IS NOT BRINGING DANGER INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S BRINGING SAFETY INTO THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE NEVER TRULY KNOWN IT.

WE CANNOT CHANGE WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM, BUT WE CAN DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

WE CAN DECIDE WHETHER UNTREATED TRAUMA GROWS INTO ADDICTION, INCARCERATION, AND GENERATIONAL PAIN, OR WHETHER EARLY INTERVENTION GIVES THESE CHILDREN A REAL CHANCE FOR STABILITY AND HOPE.

MAYOR AND WATER YAVAPAI COUNTY CAN CHOOSE TO BE KNOWN NOT ONLY FOR WHAT WE PROTECT, BUT FOR WHO WE PROTECT.

THE DECISION IS OURS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

KRISTEN BAUMGARTNER.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS KRISTEN BAUMGARTNER.

I'M A RESIDENT OF YAVAPAI COUNTY.

I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT FOR APPROVING THE USE PERMIT AND ZONING.

I'M ALSO HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF HEARTLAND RANCH.

IN A WORLD FILLED WITH SO MUCH EVIL, INCLUDING THE HEARTBREAK REALITY OF CHILD TRAFFICKING, OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN HAVE SUFFERED PROFOUNDLY.

TODAY, WE HAVE A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A REAL SOLUTION.

I COMMEND THE VISION AND DEDICATION OF HEARTLAND RANCH LEADERSHIP.

I SUPPORT THIS DEVELOPMENT AND ENCOURAGE ONGOING COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP ENSURE ITS SUCCESS.

THIS EFFORT REMINDS ME OF THE WORDS OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.

JESUS CHRIST IS MERCY.

WHICH WORDS? THE WORDS OF OUR LORD, AND OUR SAVIOR, AND BOTH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MAY THIS YOUNG WOMAN AND FRIEND CORE THE WORDS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO TURN US TO THE GREATEST WORK OF SCIENCE, THE GREAT VISION OF CULTIVATING THAT POWER AND IMMORTALITY.

OUR DÅVER OF HALL.

LORD, AGAIN I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT YOU RUSHED TO THISWE REMINDED US OF WHERE YOU COME FROM AND THE GREAT VISION YOU CAME TO.

AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU, YOU HAVE A BLESSING FOR ALL OF US WHO LIVE IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND HIGHER EDUCATION AND YOU HAVE A&M.

DO YOU WANT TO HELP THEM? ABSOLUTELY.

AND THAT HELPS ME SO MUCH, SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND THANK YOU TO YOU, THE PERSON WHO'S FOLLOWING.

FOR ME. WE HAVE THE CHANCE TODAY TO RIGHT A PROFOUND WRONG, TO OFFER RENEWED HOPE AND A PATH TO HEALING FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENDURED UNIMAGINABLE SUFFERING. APPROVING THIS ZONING WILL BE A MEANINGFUL STEP TOWARDS PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE LEAST OF THESE. I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE USE PERMIT FOR HEARTLAND RANCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, BARBARA JEAN BADUNK. DID I GET THAT ALL RIGHT? OH, EXCUSE ME. OH, SORRY.

HELLO, SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS BARBARA JEAN BADUNK. I HAVE LIVED IN ARIZONA FOR OVER 14 YEARS AND IN BEAR PROPER FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS. PART OF MY BACKGROUND IS 10 YEARS IN AEROSPACE AND OVER 20 YEARS IN SOCIAL SERVICES. NINE AND A HALF OF THOSE YEARS WERE HERE AT MINGUS MOUNTAIN ACADEMY, WHERE IT WAS MY PRIVILEGE TO BE A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION.

AND BLESSED TO HELP THOSE ABUSED YOUNG WOMEN TRY TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE. AND I STARTED THERE IN 2011.

AS YOU KNOW, HEARTLAND RANCH IS THE VISION OF CHRIS AND GREG VENHOUSE TO PROVIDE A SAFE, HEALTHY, AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED AND ABUSED.

THESE LITTLE ONES, AGES 4 TO 12, WHO HAVE SUFFERED HORRIFIC SEX ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND MULTIPLE OTHER TRAUMAS THAT WILL AFFECT THEM THEIR ENTIRE LIVES, WILL HAVE A NEW CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE EPITOME OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, WHICH IS INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPY TAILORED TO THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS IN A SAFE AND SECURE SETTING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIVES, 24-7. THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE NOT ONLY IN EDUCATION BUT OTHER HEALING EXPERIENCES.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THEIR GUIDANCE AND THEIR GRASSES AND THEIR EXPECTATIONS. THOSE THEMSELVES WILL EXPERIENCE THE EXPERIENCES SUCH AS GARDENING, SPORTS, EQUINE THERAPY, ARTS AND CRAFTS, ETC. THIS WILL BE A CHANCE

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SEX TRAFFICKING RATHER THAN SITTING AND DOING NOTHING TO STOP THIS VICIOUS CYCLE OF ABUSE WILL BE KNOWN FOR SPEAKING AND STANDING UP TO HELP THESE VULNERABLE CHILDREN WHO HAVE NO VOICE TO HELP THEMSELVES. AND AS IT SAID IN THE BIBLE IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR HIM TO BE THROWN INTO THE SEA WITH A MILLSTONE TIED AROUND HIS NECK THAN FOR HIM TO CAUSE ONE OF THESE LITTLE CHILDREN HARM OR TO SIN.

WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM THE LORD ABOUT THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM HIM AS WE GO FORWARD.

SO WATCH YOURSELVES THE LORD SAYS.

PLEASE WRAP UP THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

IS DONNA WHITE STILL HERE? OH GREAT.

DONNA WHITE HI MY NAME IS DONNA WHITE. I LIVE IN MARE. I DO NOT LIVE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY. I WANT TO SPEAK TO THOSE PEOPLE BRIEFLY IN THAT RIGHT NOW THERE'S AN ABANDONED RANCH THERE. THAT'S A NICE NEIGHBOR. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE HAPPENING IF THIS DOESN'T GO THROUGH THEY'LL HAVE TO SELL THE PROPERTY HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THAT PROPERTY IS LIKELY TO BE A SUBDIVISION WITH MANY HOUSES AND WAY MORE THAN 3% COVER UP TO THE 15% ALLOWED BY CURRENT ZONING IF NOT MORE I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE IF I WAS A NEIGHBOR I WOULD BE SUPPORTING IT I HAVE FRIENDS WITH CHILDREN IN BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS I HAVE WHERE ONE OR MORE PARTIES ARE IRRESPONSIBLE OR EVEN VINDICTIVE WHERE THEIR CHILDREN THEIR GRANDCHILDREN WOULD BE AT HIGH RISK FOR ENTERING THIS FOSTER SYSTEM OR BECOMING TRAFFICKED AND BEING ONE OF THESE CHILDREN IN NEED OF THESE SERVICES I'VE WORKED WITH AN AGENCY SUPPORTING GRANDPARENTS RAISING THEIR GRANDKIDS TO YOU PUTTING THEIR RETIREMENTS ON HOLD TO AVOID HAVING THEIR GRANDCHILDREN INTO THESE SYSTEMS I HAVE FRIENDS RAISING THEIR GRANDKIDS THEY'RE FRIENDS WITH HIGH-RISK GRANDKIDS I HAVE SEEN THE RANCH PROPERTY I AM THANKFUL THAT CHRIS AND GREG ARE WILLING TO PUT THEIR RETIREMENT ON HOLD TO PROVIDE THIS AWESOME PROGRAM AND PROPERTY I'VE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH THE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT'S BEEN A LEARNING CURVE FOR THEM THEY HAVE BEEN BRINGING IN EXPERTS AND LEARNING AND MAKING APPROPRIATE CHANGES, AND I HAVE CONFIDENCE THIS IS GOING TO BE A HIGH-QUALITY FACILITY.

PLEASE SUPPORT AND APPROVE THIS APPLICATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

ANDREA KATER.

OH, THERE YOU ARE.

IS IT ON? I THINK SO.

GOOD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

I'M AN AMBASSADOR OF HOPE FOR SHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL.

WE'RE PREVENTIONISTS, AND WE SPEAK ALL OVER ARIZONA ON THE FRONT END OF THIS, TRYING TO PREVENT IT.

AND DWIGHT AND I ALSO HAVE A MINISTRY CALLED SAVE OUR KIDS WHERE WE DO LOTS OF BROADCASTS AND EVENTS IN ORDER TO TALK TO CHILDREN ABOUT ANTI-DRUG USE, ANTI-TRAFFICKING, AND CYBER ISSUES.

I WANT TO DO A VERY, VERY QUICK TUTORIAL TO SHOW EVERYBODY WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.

SO CHRIS AND GREG TALKED ABOUT SEX TRAFFICKING.

IT IS $150.

BILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS WORLDWIDE, AND THAT NUMBER COULD BE UNDERESTIMATED, BECAUSE SEX TRAFFICKERS DON'T FILE TAX RETURNS.

WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE VIEWERS OF PORNOGRAPHY IN THE WORLD, SADLY.

THAT IS THE UNITED STATES, AND WE CALL PORN THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.

SO THIS IS A BUSINESS THAT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY.

HOW MUCH CAN A TRAFFICKER MAKE ON ONE CHILD? LISTEN TO THESE STATS.

TEN RAPES A DAY.

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THAT'S THE LOW END OF THE SCALE.

THAT'S $180,000 ON ONE CHILD.

AND IF A TRAFFICKER HAS THREE CHILDREN IN HIS STABLE, THAT'S OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.

THIS IS A HUGELY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS, SHOCKINGLY SO.

AND IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY UNTIL WE THROW THE BOOK AT BOTH TRAFFICKERS AND THE BUYERS.

LET'S MAKE IT REAL.

DO WE HAVE A PROBLEM HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY? SHERIFF MASCHERANA STING, BACK IN 2014, HAD TWO UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICERS, VERY ATTRACTIVE YOUNG LADIES, WHO APPEARED TO BE MINORS, PUT THEM ON A BACK-PAGE AD, TOLD HIS STAFF, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE QUIET.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL YAVAPAI.

WE'RE NOT PHOENIX.

422 INCOMING PHONE CALLS LATER FROM BUYERS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY WHO WANTED TO HOOK UP WITH UNDERAGE KIDS.

EVERYBODY WAS SHOCKED.

AND WHO WERE THE PERPETRATORS? WHO WERE THE BUYERS? THEY WERE AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN FROM FLAGSTAFF, A RETIRED COP, A GUY WITH A MINOR SON AND WEED IN THE CAR BEFORE LEGALIZATION OCCURRED, A VETERAN ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN FROM MY CITY OF SEDONA, A WELL-KNOWN RESTAURANT ASSISTANT, AND SO ON.

IN OTHER WORDS, SHOCKINGLY, THESE WERE OUR NEIGHBORS.

DEMAND IS HUGE.

AND THOSE OF US ON THE PREVENTIONIST, WE VERY MUCH WANT TO SHUT DEMAND DOWN, BUT IT'S LIKE TRYING TO CATCH NIAGARA FALLS IN A SPOON OR LIGHT THE UNIVERSE IN A MATCH.

AND THAT IS WHY WHAT CHRIS AND GREG ARE DOING IS SO IMPORTANT.

THERE'S A DESPERATE NEED FOR RESCUE AND REHAB ON THE OPPOSITE END.

THESE CHILDREN ARE VICTIMS. THEY'RE NOT JUVENILE DELINQUENTS.

THEY'RE NOT CRIMINALS.

THEY ARE VICTIMS. THEY WERE PROCURED AND GROOMED.

THEY'RE NOT SEX WORKERS.

HEARTLAND WILL PROCEED.

WE WILL PROVIDE THE SPECIALIZED CARE WE NEED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MARTHA DORIS WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.

HI, MARTHA DORIS.

I LIVE IN THE MAYOR'S ZIP CODE AREA, AND I JUST, I'LL BE BRIEF.

I JUST, I REALLY SUPPORT WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MICHAEL MCGEE.

HELLO, MY NAME IS MICHAEL MCGEE.

I LIVE AT 12180 EAST CHAPARRAL BOULEVARD, MAYOR.

MY WIFE AND I MOVED FROM MESA TO MAYOR IN 1999 WHEN I WAS HIRED AS THE FIRE CHIEF, AND I RETIRED IN 2021.

I HAVE 43 YEARS IN THE FIRE SERVICE, 23 WITH MAYOR.

I FULLY SUPPORT HEARTLAND RANCH BEING BUILT IN MAYOR.

AS MY WIFE SAID, WE ATTENDED A MEETING AT .

JUNE AND FULLY COMMITTED TO ASSISTING CHRIS AND GREG IN ANY CAPABILITIES I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS A COUPLE POINTS IN JUNE OF 2017 THE GOODWIN FIRE THAT CAME THROUGH OUR AREA A MONTH AFTER THE FIRE WE HAD HEAVY MONSOONS AND PHILIP OVER THE BURN STARTED INSTALLED IN 23 YEARS I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THAT AMOUNT OF FLOODING IN SUCH A SHORT TIME THERE WAS HEAVY FLOODING THE MAYOR SPRING VALLEY QUARTERS LAKES THE FLOODING IN HACKBERRY CREEK THAT RUNS THROUGH THE HEARTLAND RANCH ALSO GOES THROUGH SPRING VALLEY INTO THE BIG BUG CREEK AT NO POINT DID THESE FLOOD WATERS REACH ANY BUILDING ON THE RANCH WE HAD MESA FIRE DRONE TEAM STAYED FOR FOUR DAYS THAT FLEW OVER THE PROPERTIES IN THE FLOOD PLANE WHICH INCLUDED THE AQUIFERIA THE BIG BUG HACKBERRY CREEK GRAPEVINE ASH CREEK SYCAMORE CREEK INDIAN CREEK AND ALL THE FLOWING AT HIGH FLOOD LEVELS THIS PROPERTY IF WE HAVE HEAVY FLOWS IT TYPICALLY DOESN'T LAST MORE THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF AND THE ROAD WOULD BE PASSABLE EXAMPLE IS SPRING RIDGE ACADEMY BOARDING SCHOOL SPRING VALLEY HAD 72 KIDS THEY SHELTERED IN PLACE FOR AN HOUR UNTIL THE BRIDGES WERE OPEN MY OTHER FIVE POINTS I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE CHIEF OF GRECO'S ALREADY HIT THEM BUT PEOPLE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS BUILDING AND NOT USING THE SHELTER IN PLACE STAY ON THE PROPERTY YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE 40 FOOT WALL OF WATER TO COME DOWN THROUGH THERE TO HIT THAT PROPERTY THAT PROPERTY IS SAFE FOR FLOODS AND WILDLAND COVER WATER FROM HUGE FORMS AND COOLHUS I TIRED TALKING ABOUT OUR PGIEND ON CAMPUS AND THAT IS 100 HUMAN WORKERS FOOD NO TINFOIL ??? AND SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

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GIRLS WHO ARE NOT REMOVED AND STABILIZED OFTEN DIE YOUNG FROM VIOLENCE, SUICIDE, OVERDOSED DOSE, AND UNTREATED TRAUMA.

SAVED SUPERVISED HOMES ARE NOT A RISK.

THEY ARE A LIFELINE.

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT TRAUMA-INFORMED RESIDENTIAL CARE INCREASES CRIME, BUT WHAT DOES INCREASE HARM IS UNTREATED TRAUMA, HOMELESSNESS, AND REPEATED EXPLOITATION.

GREG AND CHRIS ARE NOT ASKING US TO IGNORE THE RISK.

THEY'RE ASKING US TO RESPOND TO IT WITH STRUCTURE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CARE.

SO TODAY, THIS COUNCIL ISN'T DECIDING WHETHER TRAFFICKED GIRLS EXIST HERE BECAUSE THEY REALLY ALREADY DO.

YOU ARE DECIDING WHETHER THEY HEAL HERE.

OR ARE SENT BACK INTO THE SHADOWS.

SO I URGE YOU TO CHOOSE COURAGE OVER FEAR AND PROTECTION OVER EXCLUSION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

REBECCA MITCHELL WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.

AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

HI, MY NAME IS BECKY MITCHELL.

I'M FROM AGAPE HOUSE OF PRESCOTT.

I AM HERE TO BE IN FAVOR OF THIS.

THE NEED IS GREAT, AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HEALING.

I'M GOING TO SHARE.

A COUPLE OF TESTIMONIES.

I HAD A YOUNG BOY.

HE WAS 17 ABUSING HIS COUSIN.

AND HE SAID, WELL, IF THE GIRL IS OLD ENOUGH TO SIT ON THE TOILET TO PEE, THE GIRL IS OLD ENOUGH TO TAKE IT.

THE COUSIN SAID TO ME, WELL, THAT'S WHY WE PUT BIRTH CONTROL ON ALL OF OUR GIRLS AT THE AGE OF NINE.

THIS IS A REAL THING, AND IT CAUSES A LOT OF TRAUMA FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

BEING IN THE FIELD THAT I'M IN, I GET TO HEAR STORIES THAT PEOPLE TRUST ME, AND THEY TELL ME TESTIMONIES.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE 60 AND 70 BEFORE THEY SAY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT SO-AND-SO DID TO ME WHEN I WAS YOUNG? ONE MOM RECENTLY, SHE TOLD ME, I KNEW I NEEDED TO PROTECT MY CHILDREN, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW BAD IT WAS.

THEY FOUND METH IN THE BOY'S HAIR, AND THE LITTLE GIRL HAD TALKED ABOUT BEING SEXUALLY ABUSED.

THE ABUSE STARTS ON THE SCHOOL BUS.

IT COULD BE MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.

WORKED WITH A WOMAN.

SHE HAD BEEN GANG RAPED BY 28 PEOPLE.

AND THERE WAS A BEAUTIFUL CHILD THAT WAS BORN BECAUSE OF THAT.

BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHO THE FATHER WAS.

LITTLE BOY WALKING THE STREETS BECAUSE THE MOTHER WAS NOT ABLE TO.

I'VE SEEN GROWN MEN LEAVE A CAMPFIRE AND SAY, CAN I HAVE THAT ONE? REFERRING TO THE FATHER'S DAUGHTER.

AND THE FATHER DID NOT PROTECT THAT CHILD.

THE FATHER GAVE BECAUSE OF DRUG USE.

THE FATHER GAVE THEIR CHILD AWAY TO THE BUDDY.

I'VE SEEN A MOTHER WHO NEEDS A DRUG FIX SO BAD, THAT SHE HAD BEEN SELLING HERSELF AS PROSTITUTION, BUT WHEN THE WOMAN'S BODY IS NOT ENOUGH, THE MAN GOES AFTER THE CHILD.

SO THE GROWN MOTHER SAID, OKAY, YOU CAN HAVE MY CHILD WHO'S NOW A TEENAGER.

I SAW THREE SIBLINGS BOND TOGETHER TO CREATE THEIR OWN FAMILY BECAUSE THE PARENTS COULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THEM.

THEY'RE LIKE 13 AND 14 YEARS OLD, AND THEY'RE OUT WORKING JOBS SO THAT THEY CAN SURVIVE.

SO THE STORIES ARE HORRENDOUS.

YOUR IMAGINATIONS GO PLACES THAT THEY SHOULDN'T, BUT THE STORIES THAT I HEAR KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT, AND I KNOW THE LORD WATCHES OVER THEM.

WE NEED PLACES LIKE THE HEARTLAND CENTER.

ARIZONA DREAM CENTER IS GREAT.

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IT'S VERY CHALLENGING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

RON FANE.

GOOD MORNING.

SUPERVISOR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CECH, AND SUPERVISORS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME TALK TO YOU.

MY NAME IS RON FANE.

I'M FROM DEWEY, ARIZONA.

I DO A LOT OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN PRESCOTT VALLEY, SO I'M NOT NAIVE TO WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TO DECIDE TODAY.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE EASY SEAT THAT YOU SIT IN.

EVERYBODY'S BRINGING, ALL OF US ARE BRINGING OUR IDEAS AND OUR PROPOSALS TO YOU FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND FINAL STAMP OF THIS IS WHAT'S GOOD FOR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU, BECAUSE IT'S A HARD JOB.

IT'S HARD, AND IT'S A THANKLESS JOB, QUITE FRANKLY.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU SHOULDERING THE BURDEN OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND COMMUNITY TO DO THIS.

THIS PROPERTY, THE HEARTLAND RANCH SUBJECT SITE, IS...

THIS IS IDEAL, REALLY, AT THE LOCATION THAT IT'S AT.

IF YOU TRY TO FIND ANOTHER SITE THAT HAS GOT SIX SIDES THAT BORDERS FOR SERVICE, TWO SIDES AGAINST COMMUNITY, THOSE SIDES NEED TO BE RESPECTED, AND THEY'RE HERE TODAY TO TRY TO ADJUST THE PLAN, TO TRY TO RESPECT IT, DO THE VERY SENSITIVE PLANNING FOR THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE IN THE AREA.

BUT THE OTHER SIX SIDES ARE AGAINST THE FOREST.

SO THAT MAKES IT A VERY IDEAL SITE.

IN ADDITION, IT'S GOT REALLY GOOD INGRESS-EGRESS OFF OF HIGHWAY 69.

IT'S THE SECONDARY ACCESS INTO MARE, THE PRIMARY ONE BEING OFF OF MAIN STREET, RIGHT THERE WHERE THE CIRCLE K IS, WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMUNITY IS.

THIS ACCESS REALLY AVOIDS THE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY INTO THE SUBJECT SITE AND BACK OUT OF THE SUBJECT SITE.

SO I THINK THOSE ARE TWO BIG BONUSES FOR THIS PROPERTY.

IN ADDITION, YOU'VE GOT 3% COVERAGE VERSUS THE 15% COVERAGE.

SO, AGAIN, I THINK THAT SUPPORTS THE OVERALL COUNTY GENERAL PLAN.

AND ALTERNATIVELY, I WOULD SAY IF THIS PLAN THAT'S BEFORE YOU IS NOT CONSIDERED, THEN ALTERNATIVELY WHAT IS THE ENTITLED PROPERTY? WHAT COULD HAPPEN THERE? AND IT'S 160 ACRES.

IT'S GOT THE MINIMUM ZONING OF R1L70.

THAT'S ONE HOUSE PER, I DON'T KNOW, JUST UNDER TWO ACRES.

IF IT WENT IN FOR A FULL SUBDIVISION, THAT COULD BE UP TO ABOUT 80 HOMES ON THAT SUBJECT SITE.

TAKE 10 OF THOSE AWAY FOR ALL THE ROADS THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT IN.

YOU'D HAVE ANOTHER 70 EXEMPT WELLS, ANOTHER 70 SEPTIC TANKS ON TOP OF THAT.

AND IT'S LIKELY, BECAUSE IT HAS SIX SIDES OF NATIONAL FOREST, ATTRACTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT.

BECAUSE JUST LIKE THE NEIGHBORS HERE IN THIS ROOM WHO WANT AS MUCH SPACE AND RURAL COMMUNITY THAT THEY WANT, THE NEW PEOPLE WOULD PROBABLY LOVE TO BE BORDERED RIGHT ON THE NATIONAL FOREST, WIDE OPEN SPACE.

SO WHAT'S TO SAY? THAT WOULDN'T BE ATTRACTIVE TO THE OPEN MARKET.

ELLIOT POLLACK'S DOING A STUDY, I'LL JUST CLOSE BY SAYING, YABAI COUNTY IS GOING TO GROW.

IT'S GOING TO GROW FOR THE NEXT 20, 25 YEARS.

A LOT OF THAT GROWTH IS GOING TO BE RETIREMENT GROWTH.

WE HAVE 30% OF OUR WORKFORCE ALREADY, TRAVELING TO PHOENIX TO WORK IN MARICOPA.

AND WITH THE TAIWANESE PLANT AND THE NEW OPENING OF 17, I THINK THAT TRAFFIC AND DEMAND FOR HOUSING IN THIS AREA AND COMMUTING BACK TO MARICOPA COUNTY IS ONLY GOING TO INCREASE.

THANK YOU, MR. FAIN.

THANK YOU.

JOHN CURTIS WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.

GOOD MORNING.

MEET ME, MR. GAFFER.

GOOD MORNING, BUT IT'S PROBABLY AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS JOHN CURTIS.

I RESIDE AT 10764 OXBOW DRIVE IN DEWEY.

GOOD MORNING, YABAI COUNTY SUPERVISORS, CHAIRMAN COMPTON, AND VICE CHAIR CHECK.

WELL, HERE WE ARE.

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS FAILED YOU.

FAILED IN ITS JOB.

A MONTH AGO, P&Z WAS TASKED WITH APPROVING A LAND USE PERMIT WITH THREE VERY SIMPLE VARIATIONS.

SIZE OF THE ENTRY GATE, SURFACE COMPOSITION OF THE ROAD, AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

BUT INSTEAD OF DOING THEIR JOB, THEY FOCUSED ON THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION OF HEARTLAND RANCH, THE RANCH MISSION, THE DAY-TO-DAY ITINERARY.

AND BECAUSE OF THEIR PERSONAL FEELINGS, NO FACTS ABOUT THE PROJECT WERE KNOWN

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THE PAID COUNTY STAFF WAS COMPLETELY IGNORED AND DISRESPECTED, AS REPEATEDLY THEY SAID, NO PROBLEM WITH THE REQUEST FOR VARIANCES, OR THE PROJECT IN TOTAL.

REPEATEDLY, STAFF HAS NO PROBLEM.

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON LAND USE, HIRED BY YOU AND PAID BY ME, WERE IGNORED BECAUSE OF FEELINGS AND WORRY.

AND WORRY IS THE MOST IRRATIONAL OF EMOTIONS, AND IT IS TECHNICALLY FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.

HERE'S KIND OF WHAT HAPPENED LAST MONTH, BASICALLY.

I WANT TO BUILD A PISTOL SHOOTING RANGE.

WELL, THE STAFF IS OKAY WITH THE PROJECT, BUT, I DON'T BELIEVE IN GUNS, SO, WE'LL REJECT YOUR PROJECT.

I WANT TO BUILD A LAB SO YOU CAN CLONE ANIMALS.

WELL, STAFF IS OKAY, BUT, I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT PROJECT, SO, WE'RE GOING TO DENY YOUR REQUEST.

SHOULD I GO ON? I SHOULDN'T.

THE LEADERSHIP OF HEARTLAND RANCH HAS DONE EVERYTHING REQUESTED OF THEM, AND MUCH MORE, IN ORDER TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.

THEY'VE CROSSED EVERY T, AND DONE IT EVERY I.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, COUNTY CIVILIZERS, LET'S FOLLOW THE FACTS.

APPROVE THIS REQUEST.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

PAUL HAUER FROM MAYER WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

PAUL HAUER.

I'M AN OWNER, RESIDENT OF MAYER, ARIZONA, THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILE AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY, SO I DON'T GET ANY OF THE MAILINGS.

TODAY, WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS THE USE OF LAND THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE EXISTING ZONING.

THIS ORPHANAGE SCHOOL INDUSTRY, WHATEVER NAME YOU WANT TO CALL IT, THAT THE PETITIONERS PLAN TO BUILD, DOES NOT COMPLY WITH CURRENT ZONING LEVELS.

THIS JUST IS ABOUT THE NEED TO CHANGE ZONING.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION OR THEIR PURPOSE.

THERE IS NOTHING IN THE LAWS OF ZONING THAT DEMANDS RELIGION IS PROTECTED.

BY DEFINITION, ZONING LAWS ARE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS THAT DIVIDE LAND INTO DISTRICTS, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL.

IT IS AN ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE.

LAWS SERVE TO PROTECT AND SEPARATE INCOMPATIBLE LAND USES WHILE PROTECTING PROPERTY VALUES, MANAGING INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH DOES NOT EXIST, AND PRESERVING COMMUNITY CHARACTER.

REGULATING DENSITY AND STRUCTURE, CONTROLLING BUILDING HEIGHTS, SIZE, LOT COVERAGE, AND SETBACKS.

ZONING LAWS ARE USUALLY THE FRAMEWORK OF A MASTER PLAN OR A FIVE-YEAR PLAN.

DOES THE COUNTY HAVE ONE? DOES THIS COMPLY WITH THOSE PAST LAWS? ZONING LAWS HAVE NO DEPENDENCE ON RELIGION.

RELIGION HAS ITS OWN PROTECTIONS AND LAWS, BUT LEGALLY IT HAS NO INFLUENCE ON WRITING ZONING LAWS.

I DO NOT FEEL ANYTHING BUT RESPECT FOR THESE PEOPLE.

IT'S JUST THEY ARE TRYING TO DO IT ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IS NOT ZONED, AND YOU'RE OPENING YOURSELF UP TO WHATEVER HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU CHANGED THE LAW WITHOUT CHANGING THE LAW.

HEARTLAND SHOULD FOLLOW THE LAWS AND APPLY FOR REZONING PROPERLY.

THIS IS THE ONLY LEGAL WAY THAT YOUR SUPERVISOR CONNECTS AS STEWARDS OF THIS COUNTY.

ANOTHER CONCERN OF THE USE OF LAND IS THE DCS AND AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICES HAVE BEEN MAKING HEADLINES ON EVERY NEWS STATION IN PHOENIX.

THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT REPORTERS FROM ABC PHOENIX WORKING ON MANY DS PROBLEMS AT GROUP HOMES AND BAD BEHAVIOR AND EVEN DEATHS OF CHILDREN.

MELISSA BLASES STATES THAT THE DCS DOES NOT FEEL GROUP HOMES WORK BEST FOR CHILDREN, AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS MORE THAN FOUR HOUSE BILLS PENDING ON THE DOCKET CONCERNING DCS AND AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE RACHEL HESCHEL OF TUCSON HAS SPONSORED THE HOUSE BILL 2035, WHEREAS IF THEY ARE PUT INTO GROUP HOMES, THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF THESE, ESPECIALLY TEENAGE KIDS, ARE RUNNING AWAY FROM THE GROUP HOME AND THEY ARE REALLY GETTING TRAFFICKED ON THE STREETS.

ALL THE BILLS ON THE PROPERTY OUT THERE.

CHANNEL 10 REPORTED LAST NIGHT ABOUT CANYON STATE AND DELTA LILY.

THAT'S ENOUGH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, LARRY MOLES WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.

I WANT TO PASS ON THAT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

WE HAVE PAULA CIPHERS FROM PRESCOTT VALLEY WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.

HELLO, I'M PAULA CIPHERS, AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING A COUPLE THAT LIVE IN MAYER.

THEY'RE FRIENDS OF MINE, PAUL

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THIS IS PAUL.

I'M WRITING THIS LETTER TO EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR HEARTLAND RANCH, A VITAL ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY ESTABLISHING ITSELF IN MAYER.

I HAVE BEEN CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE MISSION OF HEARTLAND RANCH, AND I BELIEVE IT IS AN ESSENTIAL ADDITION TO OUR AREA.

HE ALSO SAYS THAT HEARTLAND RANCH SERVES A PROFOUND AND URGENT PURPOSE, AND I FULLY EXPECT THAT EVERYTHING THEY WILL BUILD ON THAT PROPERTY AND HOW THEY USE THE PROPERTY WILL BE DONE WITH ABSOLUTE EXCELLENCE.

SO HE STRONGLY BELIEVES THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HEARTLAND IS A POSITIVE AND NECESSARY DEVELOPMENT FOR MAYER.

I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER THE IMMENSE HUMANITARIAN VALUE THIS ORGANIZATION BRINGS TO OUR REGION WHEN MAKING YOUR CONSIDERATION.

AND TAMMY SAYS, I AM WRITING TO ASK YOU, TO RULE IN FAVOR OF HEARTLAND RANCH.

ONE OF THE WAYS HEARTLAND RANCH HELPS THESE GIRLS IS BY COUNSELING, AND THE POWER OF COUNSELING IN MY OWN LIFE.

SHE SAYS, YEARS AGO, I WENT FOR COUNSELING FOR A PROBLEM I DEALT WITH FOR DECADES.

TRYING ON MY OWN, SEEKING ADVICE, EVEN FORGIVING, DIDN'T HELP UNTIL I WENT AND SOUGHT COUNSELING.

AND SHE GOT HEALING FROM THAT.

BUT SHE SAYS, WHY MAYER? I SAY, WHY NOT? NOT ONLY IS IT ALL AWAY FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF LIFE, BUT IT IS AWAY FROM PRYING AND JUDGMENTAL EYES WHO WOULD LOOK DOWN ON THESE GIRLS AND BE A HINDRANCE TO THEIR HEALING.

IN MAYER, THEY CAN GET CLOSE TO NATURE AND FOCUS ON HEALING AND THE FUTURE, AND THEY CAN FORGIVE THOSE WHO HURT THEM AND START THEIR JOURNEY TO HEALING.

SHE ALSO SAYS, PLEASE HELP THESE GIRLS GET HELP.

THEY NEED NOW.

THEY NEED NOW.

WHILE THEY ARE YOUNG, NOT DECADES LATER LIKE ME.

LET THEM FIND HEALING AS THEY CAN BE IN FUNCTIONING MEMBERS OF A SOCIETY.

SHE SAYS, JUST BECAUSE THESE GIRLS AREN'T BLEEDING OR DYING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY AREN'T DYING INSIDE.

SO YOU CAN GO TO A HOSPITAL FOR PHYSICAL HEALING, BUT WHERE DO THEY GO FOR A BROKEN HEART? A HEART FILLED WITH SHAME, BROKEN DREAMS. PLEASE, PLEASE, I PLEAD WITH YOU TO OPEN YOUR HEART AND MIND TO HELP THESE GIRLS FIND HEALING AND LIVE A FULFILLED LIFE.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU.

ALISA KUHL.

GOOD MORNING.

I'M ALISA KUHL.

I'M A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER AND A NONPROFIT FOUNDER.

THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR HEARTS TODAY.

I SUPPORT HEARTLAND RANCH.

GREG AND CHRIS HAVE A BURDEN TO PROVIDE HEALING AND RESTORATION TO THE MOST VULNERABLE AND EXPLOITED IN OUR COUNTRY.

CHILDREN, TRAFFICKED CHILDREN, CHILDREN WHO THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN HAVE SUFFERED THE WORST ATROCITIES IN THE MODERN WORLD.

THE VENN HOUSES CONTINUOUSLY AND CONSISTENTLY BRING ENRICHMENT AND EXCELLENCE TO ALL THE PLACES IN COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY INVEST.

EVERY ASPECT OF HEARTLAND RANCH, WILL REVEAL EXCELLENCE AND ORDER WITH THE MOTIVATION TO ENRICH AND ELEVATE THE COMMUNITY THAT LITERALLY PROVIDES LIFE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US.

HEARTLAND RANCH IS A NONPROFIT LOOKING TO MEET A NEED THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING MET AND CANNOT BE MET BY TRADITIONAL FOSTER FAMILIES.

IT REQUIRES GREATER SERVICES AND GREATER PROFESSIONALISM.

CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED ARE NOT CRIMINALS.

THEY ARE NOT CRIMINALS.

THEY ARE PRECIOUS YOUNG ONES WHO ARE DESERVING OF THE BEST A COMMUNITY HAS TO OFFER.

TRAFFICKED CHILDREN HAVE BEEN LET DOWN BY ADULTS.

THESE CHILDREN DESPERATELY NEED THE ADULTS IN THIS ROOM TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM AND TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEALED AND RESTORED.

AND I WOULD ASK, IF NOT US, THEN WHO WILL RESCUE AND HEAL TRAFFICKED CHILDREN? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

TERRY ROACH WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.

HI, MY NAME IS TERRY ROACH.

I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH HEARTLAND RANCH SINCE ITS INCEPTION, ATTENDING MANY WORKSHOPS TO EDUCATE MYSELF IN THE TRUTH OF CHILD TRAFFICKING.

AFTER SEEING THE MOVIE SOUND OF FREEDOM, MY PASSION FOR THIS CAUSE, THAT SO MANY WILL NOT EVEN ADMIT THAT IT EXISTS, BECAME STRONGER.

AFTER LIVING IN THE PHOENIX AREA FOR 50 YEARS IN THE EDUCATION AND ATHLETIC INDUSTRY, I KNEW OF TRAFFICKING.

THE TRAFFICKING TOOK PLACE DURING SUPER BOWL, GOLF TOURNAMENTS, SPRING TRAINING, SPORTS EVENTS.

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THIS ABUSE HAS ACTUALLY GONE ON FOR DECADES, AND THE SOUND OF FREEDOM MOVIE BROUGHT THE REALITY AND ATROCITIES TO MY LIFE.

AS A MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL, I, AND FORMER ELEMENTARY TEACHER, MEETING GREG AND CHRIS WAS A BLESSING.

GOING THROUGH THIS JOURNEY OF THE REALITY OF YOUNG AGE, THAT CHILDREN ARE ABUSED BY THEIR VERY OWN FAMILY MEMBERS, FROM TRUSTED PEOPLE AROUND THEM, AND THE FACT THAT VERY FEW ARE WILLING TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THESE CHILDREN, I'M IN AWE OF THE COURAGE IT'S TAKEN FOR CHRIS AND GREG TO TAKE ON THE MISSION OF HEARTLAND RANCH.

I OBSERVED SEXUAL ABUSE IN MY PATIENTS AS ADULTS THAT WAS REFLECTED IN THE CONSTANT PAIN IN THEIR BODIES THAT NO PHYSICAL THERAPY COULD HEAL.

HEARING STORIES FROM PATIENTS WHO WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED AT YOUNG AGES, FROM BOY SCOUT LEADERS, PASTORS, FAMILY MEMBERS, UNCLES, FRIENDS, THAT NEVER RECEIVED HELP, TO GAIN TOOLS TO GET BACK THEIR YOUTH AND HAVE SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS AS ADULTS.

WITHOUT MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL ASSISTANCE AND LOVE, NO ONE HAS A CHANCE TO SUCCEED.

THE DAMAGE IS LONG-TERM.

THEY TRULY FEEL UNWORTHY OF LOVE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF WORRIES I UNDERSTAND ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN, AND WE DON'T KNOW YET.

MY HEART SOARS WITH THE HOPE OF GIVING THESE VULNERABLE CHILDREN AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET BACK THEIR YOUNG, INNOCENT LIVES THROUGH LOVING FAMILIES, STAFF, EDUCATION, FAITH-BASED INSTRUCTION IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT HEARTLAND RANCH OFFERS.

THE VENN HOUSES ARE DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO PUT THE SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE TO PROTECT BOTH THE CHILDREN AND ALL HOMEOWNERS.

ARIZONA HAS NO FACILITY PRESENTLY THAT'S TAKING ON THIS CAUSE, AND I PRAY THAT YOU CONSIDER THIS REQUEST TO GO FORWARD.

UNLESS SOMEONE STEPS UP, THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK THIS CYCLE OF ABUSE.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

ABE ARIAS? GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS ABE ARIAS, AND WE OWN TWO PARCELS OF LAND WITHIN A HALF A MILE OF THE PROPOSED SITE, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE HEARTLAND RANCH CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BASED ON LAND USE COMPATIBILITY, NOT ON THE MISSIONS, BELIEFS, OR INTENTIONS OF THE APPLICANT.

THE QUESTION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A ZONING QUESTION.

IT'S WHETHER THIS PROJECT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE R1L70 RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND WHETHER THE REQUIRED FINDINGS CAN HONESTLY AND CLEARLY BE MADE.

WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE IS NOT A CONDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL USE IN EVERYDAY SENSE.

IN BOTH DESIGN AND OPERATION, THIS FUNCTIONS AS AN INSTITUTIONAL CAMPUS, MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, ON-SITE CLASSROOMS, ORGANIZED PROGRAMMING, RECREATION AREAS, STAFF HOUSING, A MEDICAL CENTER HOUSING 50 KIDS, AND A PERMANENT POPULATION OF CHILDREN AND EMPLOYEES.

THAT LEVEL OF STRUCTURE, ACTIVITY, AND INTENSITY IS INSTITUTIONAL BY NATURE.

R1L70 ZONING IS MEANT TO PRESERVE LOW-DENSITY RURAL CHARACTER.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THESE AREAS REASONABLY EXPECT SCATTERED HOMES, AGRICULTURAL USES, QUIET ROADS, AND LIMITED DAILY TRAFFIC, NOT A CAMPUS STYLE OPERATION WITH STAFF SHIFTS, SERVICE VEHICLES, VISITORS, AND ONGOING INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITY.

EVEN WITH CONDITIONS, THE BASIC CHARACTER OF THE USE DOESN'T CHANGE.

APPROVING AN INSTITUTIONAL SCALE CAMPUS LIKE THIS IN R1L70 ZONING DOESN'T JUST AFFECT THIS PARCEL.

IT SETS A PRECEDENT THAT SIMILAR INSTITUTIONAL USES CAN BE INTRODUCED THROUGHOUT RURAL RESIDENTIAL AREAS UNDER THE SAME ZONING.

THIS ISN'T JUST MY OPINION.

IT'S EXACTLY WHY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ISSUED A SPLIT RECOMMENDATION.

THAT SPLIT WASN'T ABOUT SMALL DETAILS.

IT REFLECTED A FUNDAMENTAL DISAGREEMENT OVER WHETHER THIS USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE ZONING AT ALL AND WHETHER THE REQUIRED FINDINGS CAN BE MADE.

CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS ARE NOT MEANT TO QUIETLY OVERRIDE ZONING BY EXCEPTION.

THEY'RE MEANT FOR USES THAT ARE CONDITIONALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE ZONING, NOT USES THAT, IN PRACTICE, REPLACE IT.

WHEN A PROJECT'S SCALE, INTENSITY, AND PERMANENCE EXCEED WHAT THE ZONING DISTRICT ANTICIPATES, CONDITIONS CANNOT FIX THAT MISMATCH.

AND THE PERMANENCE MATTERS.

THIS IS A PERMANENT PERMIT.

ONCE IT'S GRANTED, THE RURAL CHARACTER OF THIS AREA IS CHANGED LONG-TERM, AND FUTURE BOARDS HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE IT.

AND FUTURE BOARDS HAVE VERY LIMITED ABILITY TO UNDO THAT DECISION.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR.

THIS IS NOT A COMMENT ON COMPASSION OR INTENT.

IT'S ABOUT LAND USE LAW AND ZONING INTEGRITY.

THE ISSUE ISN'T WHETHER THIS IS A WORTHY MISSION.

IT'S WHETHER THIS IS THE RIGHT LOCATION AND ZONING FOR AN INSTITUTIONAL-SCALE FACILITY.

GIVEN THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, ITS OPERATIONAL INTENSITY, AND THE UNRESOLVED COMPATIBILITY CONCERNS ALREADY IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSION, I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE BOARD TO FIND THAT THE REQUIRED COMPATIBILITY FINDINGS CANNOT BE MADE AND TO DENY THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

AND FINALLY, WHERE SAFETY FINDINGS ARE

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE A GREEN SHEET FROM MISSY SIKORA.

SHE ALREADY SPOKE.

IS THERE A DESIRE TO SPEAK AGAIN? JUST FOR A MOMENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I SPOKE TO YOU EARLIER JUST AS A, I GUESS, A CONTENT EXPERT REGARDING SOME ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP TO HEARTLAND RANCH.

ALONG THOSE LINES, AND I LET YOU KNOW WHAT I DO FOR MY PROFESSION, I ALSO CO-CHAIR OUR ARIZONA, OR I MEAN, OUR YAVAPAI COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE.

I STARTED THAT TASK FORCE IN 2018.

WITH COMMANDER TOM BOLTS FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THESE KIDS AND WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THEM IN OUR SYSTEM.

AND I HEARD A COMMENT ABOUT MAYBE HEARTLAND RANCH CHERRY-PICKING THESE KIDS THAT ARE COMING TO THEIR PLACE FOR SUCCESS.

THAT'S NOT THE PLAN.

THE PLAN IS WHEN SOMEBODY GOES THROUGH TRAUMA LIKE THIS, YOU NEED TO HAVE DIFFERENT STEPS OF INTERVENTION.

AND ALTHOUGH A CHILD MAY HAVE BEEN RESCUED, ALTHOUGH A CHILD MAY HAVE BEEN RESCUED YESTERDAY, THEY MIGHT NOT BE READY FOR THIS TODAY.

SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, SCREENING KIDS THAT COME IN.

THEY NEED TO BE STABILIZED AND READY TO LIVE IN A PLACE WITH OTHER CHILDREN AND PEOPLE.

I JUST ALSO WANT TO COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT THESE KIDS HAVE, THIS PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVEN'T PUT THOUGHT INTO.

THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT THE CASE HERE.

YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES AROUND ZONING AND WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND THOSE THINGS ARE NOT WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT.

BUT I DO BELIEVE I AM AN EXPERT ON THE POPULATION THAT THIS FACILITY WILL SERVE.

AND I THINK THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF OUTRAGEOUS COMMENTS MADE ABOUT THOSE CHILDREN AND THINGS THAT THEY MAY, DANGERS THEY MAY PRESENT.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF ANYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL OR ANYONE IN THIS ROOM HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT IN PARTICULAR, I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO ANYBODY IN YAFFE COUNTY THAT HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THESE, THE POPULATION THAT THIS, THIS PLACE WILL BE HELPING.

THE OTHER THING IS THAT THIS FACILITY IS GOING TO, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONGREGATE CARE AND WHY THE STATE DOESN'T LIKE IT, I FULLY AGREE WITH THAT.

BUT THIS IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FACILITY THAT HAS WRAPAROUND SERVICES.

AND AS YOU KNOW, AT THE YAFFE COUNTY ADVOCACY CENTER, THAT'S WHAT WE DO IS WE GIVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES.

IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED AND PROVEN TO BE.

IT IS PROVEN TO BE THE BEST FORM OF TRAUMA INTERVENTION AND CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.

AND THAT'S WHY THIS FACILITY IS GOING TO BE SO SUCCESSFUL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

DEB PASTOR WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.

HELLO, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS DEB PASTOR.

AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES FOR HEARTLAND RANCH.

WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, IS A NONPROFIT DEVOTED TO PROVIDING A SAFE, RESTORATIVE HOME FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE SURVIVED TRAFFICKING.

I MET CHRIS AND GREG THREE YEARS AGO WHEN THEY BECAME SPONSORS OF A FUNDRAISER FOR SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING THAT I WAS PRODUCTION MANAGING.

THEIR STRONG CONCERN AND GROWING AWARENESS AND HEART FOR THIS ISSUE WAS VERY INSPIRING THEN.

AND IT'S NO SURPRISE TO ME THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN ON THIS MISSION NOW.

WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM HAS ONLY CONFIRMED THEIR COMMITMENT TO HELPING THESE CHILDREN.

WE HAVE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO COMMUNICATE TRANSPARENTLY, OPERATE RESPONSIBLY, AND ENSURE THAT OUR PRESENCE WILL STRENGTHEN, NOT DISRUPT, THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE TOO FEW SAFE RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS FOR THESE CHILDREN.

AND AGENCIES SEEK PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT SIMPLY DO NOT EXIST.

APPROVING THIS PERMIT WILL BEGIN TO FILL THAT CRITICAL GAP AND SHOW WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN A COMMUNITY CHOOSES COMPASSION OVER FEAR.

I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST SO THESE CHILDREN CAN HAVE THE SAFETY AND STABILITY THEY URGENTLY NEED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TODAY.

THANK YOU.

MIKE GRACE WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO IT.

UM.

FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING, IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IF THIS WAS JUST 10 HOMES, WE WOULDN'T EVEN BE HAVING A MEETING.

BUT WHAT IS THIS? THIS IS EXACTLY 10 HOMES.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S 10 HOMES THAT HAVE NEED OF A SCHOOL, A CLINIC, SUPPORT.

IT'S BASICALLY A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS ITSELF.

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I KNOW IT'S JUST A VAGUE WAY TO LOOK AT IT, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING.

10 HOMES.

I MEAN, PICTURES SHOW WESTERN STYLE HOMES.

THEY'RE NOT A CONCRETE BUILDING.

WE'RE LOCKING AWAY PEOPLE AND SECURITY GUARDS OPENING AND CLOSING GATES.

THIS IS FOR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING.

CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN HARMED.

THEY ARE NOT CRIMINALS.

THEY NEED A SAFE PLACE TO WHERE THEY CAN GO, GROW, LEARN, AND NURTURE.

BE NURTURED.

BECOME SOMETHING PROSPEROUS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

HAVE A GOOD IMPACT BACK THAT THEY CAN GO AND SHARE.

BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS NOT GOING AWAY, UNFORTUNATELY.

IF YOU WATCH THE NEWS MUCH AT ALL.

WHICH I TRY NOT TO BECAUSE IT'S JUST HORRIBLE.

BUT RECENTLY DOWN IN SCOTTSDALE, 173 PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

SOME OF THAT'S GOT TO BE KIDS BEING SEX TRAFFICKED, UNFORTUNATELY.

I JUST, IT'S DUMBFOUNDING.

I TRY TO KEEP MY EMOTIONS, BECAUSE THIS IS VERY EMOTIONAL.

BUT I HEAR CHARACTER ATTACKS ON PEOPLE.

BUT THIS IS NOT ABOUT US.

THIS IS ABOUT THE CHILDREN.

THESE CHILDREN NEED OUR LOVE.

THEY NEED OUR SUPPORT.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING, EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE DON'T THINK SO, THAT COULD ACTUALLY BENEFIT MARE.

IT COULD BE AN INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE CAN DO INSTEAD OF TURNING OUR BACKS AWAY FROM THE PROBLEM.

WE CAN HAVE THE COURAGE TO STEP UP AND SAY, OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS.

BECAUSE THEN I CAN HAVE AN IMPACT AND A SAY.

INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING, NAH, I'M GOING TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY A PROBLEM.

IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM.

I MEAN, IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

IT'S SO BIG THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE PRAYING EVERY DAY, IF YOU BELIEVE OR NOT.

BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS A LOT OF ADDRESSING.

AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY, I STAND STRONGLY BESIDE CHRIS AND GREG.

I'M NOT ONE TO GO JOIN THINGS.

THAT'S NOT WHO I AM.

BUT I SAW THE MISSION.

I TALKED TO THEM.

I MET OTHER EXPERTS.

AND I CAN'T NOT STAND BEHIND THEM AND STAND UP FOR THEIR CHARACTER.

THEY'RE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO TAKE A HIT FOR EVERYONE ELSE TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

MIKE KUHL WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS MIKE KUHL.

I'M PASTOR OF LIFE POINT CHURCH IN PRESCOTT VALLEY AND THE CHURCH THAT GREG AND CHRIS ATTEND.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, BEING IN MINISTRY, I'VE BEEN IN MINISTRY FOR 36 YEARS.

TWENTY-FOUR OF THOSE YEARS HAVE BEEN RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.

AND THE PRIVILEGE TO WALK WITH PEOPLE IN SOME OF THE MOST PERSONAL PARTS OF THEIR LIFE.

AND I'M IN FAVOR OF HEARTLAND RANCH FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.

NUMBER ONE, THE MISSION.

I THINK ALL OF US IN THE ROOM WOULD AGREE THAT THE MISSION IS VALUABLE.

BUT I'M IN FAVOR BECAUSE OF THE TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE CHAMPIONING THAT CAUSE.

I'VE WALKED WITH THEM.

I'VE WATCHED THEM NOT JUST GO THROUGH GOOD TIMES BUT BAD TIMES.

AND I'VE WATCHED THEM RELY ON THEIR FAITH.

AND I FULLY EXPECT THEM TO BE PEOPLE OF FAITH.

AND WE KNOW FROM THE WORD THAT IT SAYS TO LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL, MIND, AND STRENGTH.

AND TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.

I BELIEVE GREG AND CHRIS WILL BE GREAT NEIGHBORS IN THAT REGARD.

NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE PERFECT PEOPLE.

BECAUSE THERE IS A STANDARD THAT THEY ARE DRIVEN BY.

AND I JUST WANT TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THE DRIVING FORCE OR THE MOTIVE BEHIND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

AS FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST, JESUS WAS VERY CLEAR MANY TIMES OF HOW HE FELT ABOUT ATROCITIES AGAINST CHILDREN.

SOME OF THOSE SCRIPTURES HAVE BEEN SPOKEN TODAY.

I BELIEVE THAT IS A HUGE.

CHRIS VAN HOUSCHE, SHE MENTIONED THIS CALL THAT THEY REALLY SENSE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT'S ONE OF THE MAJOR DRIVING FORCES.

I ALSO THINK ANOTHER DRIVING FORCE IS THEY HAD, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY MADE THE MISTAKE OR THEY HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WATCHING A MOVIE.

THAT REALLY HELPED THEM.

THAT REALLY ALLOWED THEM TO SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT'S GOING ON.

WE ALL HAVE ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE ALL ARE INUNDATED WITH NEWS FROM ALL OVER.

WE KNOW THE ATROCITIES THAT ARE GOING ON.

NOT JUST IN OUR COUNTRY, ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

BUT THEY HAVE JUST DECIDED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY KNOW.

AND THEY'VE NOT JUST SAID, THAT'S REALLY HORRIBLE.

I WISH SOMEBODY WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

THAT SHOWS A LOT ABOUT THEIR CHARACTER.

THAT SHOWS A LOT ABOUT THEIR FAITH.

SO I'LL BE PRAYING FOR YOU.

BECAUSE I KNOW YOU NEED WISDOM AND REALLY THE DIRECTION OF GOD IN THIS.

BECAUSE IT'S A TOUGH DECISION.

BUT I STAND IN FAVOR BECAUSE I REALLY KNOW THESE PEOPLE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

TIM GRIFFIN WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.

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MY NAME IS TIM GRIFFIN AND I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF HEARTLAND RANCH.

THROUGHOUT MY LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER, I WAS ON MANY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

TO THE POINT WHERE A FRIEND OF MINE LABELED ME A PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER.

BUT WHEN HE ASKED WHY I DID IT, I GAVE HIM THE REASON WHY A LOT OF US VOLUNTEERS DO IT.

AND THAT IS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN MAKE A BIGGER DIFFERENCE THAN REINSTALLING VALUABLE, WHOLESOME AND HEALTHY VALUES INTO THE LIFE OF CHILDREN.

ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM THROUGH NO CAUSE OF THEIR OWN.

LAST WEEK I WAS UP IN MAYER AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AND IT WAS JUST THE SOUND OF THOSE KIDS PLAYING.

I HAD FORGOTTEN WHAT A GREAT SOUND THAT IS.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND IN CLOSING, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COUNTY.

AND I JUST KNOW THAT WHAT HEARTLAND RANCH CAN DO FOR THE COUNTY AND FOR MAYER IS REALLY PROMISING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CARRIE LANCON.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M CARRIE LANCON.

I'M A LOCAL REALTOR.

AND I'M HERE IN FAVOR OF HEARTLAND RANCH AS A CONTENT EXPERT.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BRIEFLY SHARE WITH YOU AND ADDRESS A CONCERN THAT WAS POSED IN OPPOSITION.

AND THE CONCERN WAS THAT WE DID NOT, NO PUN INTENDED, TURN OVER EVERY STONE TO FIND THIS PROPERTY.

SO AS REPRESENTATIVE AGENT FOR CHRIS AND GREG, WE LOOKED AT FIVE OTHER PROPERTIES.

AND WE HAD CERTAIN PARAMETERS IN SEARCHING FOR THIS LOCATION.

AND THE PARAMETERS INVOLVED THE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR THE CHILDREN.

THE BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS, OF COURSE.