[ CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:05] GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING MAY 20TH, 2026. I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. SUPERVISOR KUKNO WILL DO THE INVOCATION AND SUPERVISOR MALLORY WILL DO THE PLEDGE TODAY. YEAH, CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW SUNDAY WAS 250 REDEDICATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C., REDEDICATING OUR NATION TO OUR GODLY HISTORY, GODLY PAST. SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TO DEAL WITH THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS. WE JUST ASK YOU TO USE US. WE INVITE YOU HERE. WE INVITE YOU IN THIS COUNTY. WE INVITE YOU IN THIS STATE, IN THIS NATION. WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US. LET OUR WORDS BE YOUR WORDS, AND LET US CONTINUE ON IN A MANNER TO KEEP US PROSPEROUS. WE ASK GOD BLESS AMERICA. YOU HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. JAMIE, COULD YOU DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? CHAIR COMPTON. HERE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. HERE. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. HERE. SUPERVISOR KUKNO. HERE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M JUST GOING TO ANNOUNCE A COUPLE THINGS UP FRONT ON OUR AGENDA IN CASE ANYBODY IS HERE FOR SOMETHING ELSE. CONSENT 55 AND 56 ARE GOING TO BE MOVED TO RIGHT AFTER ACTION 10. ACTION 7 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. HEARING 4. HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. ACTION 12 IS BEING MOVED BEFORE ACTION 1, AND THEN WE'LL DO ACTION 1, AND WE'LL DO THE SWEARING IN, IF THAT'S WHAT WE DO, OF THE CONSTABLE. AND THEN THAT'S IT, IN CASE ANYBODY WAS HERE FOR ANYTHING ELSE. MOVING ON [ AWARDS AND PROCLAMATIONS ] TO AWARDS AND PROCLAMATIONS. NUMBER ONE IS THE APPROVAL PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF MAY 3RD THROUGH MAY 9TH AS NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WEEK IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. WHO DO I HAVE COMING FORWARD TODAY? PROCLAMATION. GOOD MORNING, SIR. I THINK I KNOW YOU. IS IT GREEN? IT'S GREEN NOW. THERE YOU GO, SIR. I MADE THAT MISTAKE LAST TIME. CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERVISORS, BRENT KIMBRELL, YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, COMMANDER. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES DIVISION AND I'M HERE TO DO THE PROCLAMATION IT'S FOR THE PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL AND NATIONAL POLICE WEEK OF 2026 WHEREAS IN 1962 PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY SIGNED THE FIRST PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND THE WEEK IN WHICH IT FALLS AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, AND WHEREAS... THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF ALL ARIZONANS IS IMPORTANT TO THE PROSPERITY OF ARIZONA FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND WHEREAS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND SERVING NEIGHBORHOODS, SCHOOLS, AND FAMILIES, AND WHEREAS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO HONOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICES MADE BY THE FAMILIES OF THOSE OFFICERS AND THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 15, 2026 AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND MAY 10 THROUGH MAY 16, 2026 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. IN WITNESS, THEREOF, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, ON BEHALF OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, SETS HIS HAND AND CAUSES THE SEAL OF THE COUNTY OF YAVAPAI, ARIZONA, TO BE AFFIXED THE 20TH DAY OF MAY 2026. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU FOR READING THE COMMENT. SHERIFF? MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION HONORING... THE MEN AND WOMEN OF YAVAPAI COUNTY WHO PUT ON THE BADGE AND THE UNIFORM EVERY DAY, REMEMBERING THE SACRIFICES THAT THEY ALL MAKE FOR ALL OF US. THIS PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED AND DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED BY THOSE THAT ARE SERVING. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [00:05:01] ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YEAH, JUST THAT WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU, AND WE ARE 100% BEHIND YOU IN THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AS YOU MOVE FORWARD TAKING CARE OF THIS COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE SLEEPING AT NIGHT, YOU GUYS ARE OUT CHECKING EVERYWHERE, MAKING SURE NOTHING'S HAPPENING. THANK YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISOR MALLORY, THAT SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION IS FELT FAR AND WIDE. THROUGH THE RANKS AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NO FURTHER COMMENTS. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION. SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUGNEW. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO THE SECOND PROCLAMATION, PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY. GOOD MORNING, SIR. MORNING. OH, THEY SWITCHED THEM BACKWARDS. I'M SORRY, I GOT THEM BACKWARDS. CAN YOU TELL BY THE SWITCH ON THE AGENDA IN THE BEGINNING THIS MORNING? NO WORRIES. ERIC STUMP, COMMANDER WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OVER DETENTION SERVICES FOR NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WEEK. WHEREAS ON MAY 5TH, 1984, PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN SIGNED PROCLAMATION 5187, CREATING NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WEEK. DECLARING THE PROFESSIONALISM, DEDICATION, AND COURAGE EXHIBITED BY THESE OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE DEMANDING AND OFTEN CONFLICTING ROLES DESERVE OUR UTMOST RESPECT. AND WHEREAS YAVAPAI COUNTY DETENTION DEPUTIES AND DETENTION STAFF ARE INTEGRAL TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE DETENTION FACILITIES, AND WHEREAS THESE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS WORK DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF INMATES, AND THE PUBLIC AND WHEREAS THEIR COMMITMENT TO UPHOLDING THE LAW AND PROVIDING REHABILITATION OPPORTUNITIES IS COMMENDABLE AND WHEREAS NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WEEK IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 3RD THROUGH THE 9TH 2026 AS NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WEEK. IN WITNESS THEREOF, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, ON BEHALF OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, SETS HIS HAND AND CAUSES THE SEAL OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY OF THE COUNTY OF YAVAPAI, ARIZONA, TO BE AFFIXED ON THE 20TH DAY OF MAY 2026. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SHERIFF. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, NATIONAL CORRECTION OFFICERS WEEK HAS A SPECIAL PLACE FOR THE SHERIFFS OF THIS NATION, OF THIS STATE. AS YOU KNOW, PRIMARILY ACROSS AMERICA, IT IS THE SHERIFFS AND THE COUNTIES, THE COUNTY BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, WHO WORK TO FUND AND OPERATIONALIZE THE COUNTY'S JAILS. THE PLACE WHERE... PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH AND COMMITTING A CRIME ARE TAKEN FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AS THE NATION'S JAILS, THE COUNTY JAILS THROUGHOUT AMERICA. AND THE MEN AND WOMEN, WHILE WE HAVE MANY MORE AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES AND THE CITIES, IT IS UNIQUELY THE JOB OF THE COUNTIES. TO PROVIDE THIS CRITICAL PIECE OF PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE. AND THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT TAKE UP THAT CAREER AND KEEP THESE PEOPLE BEHIND BARS, MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CARE, CUSTODY, AND SAFETY OF THE FACILITY WITH REHABILITATION, REENTRY OPPORTUNITIES IS A VERY DIFFICULT JOB, AND WE OWE THEM A DEBT OF GRATITUDE. AND SO I APPRECIATE, AS DO ALL OF THEY, YOUR SUPPORT. OF THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY HONORING THEM ON NATIONAL CORRECTION OFFICERS WEEK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, BEFORE COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH EVERYBODY RIGHT AFTER THE LAST PROCLAMATION, ONE MORE. SOUNDS GREAT. COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I HAD THE PLEASURE OF TOURING OUR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN CAMP BIRDIE AND IN PRESCOTT. I WAS VERY MUCH IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK THAT YOU DO. WHAT REALLY WAS A TAKEAWAY FOR ME OF WHAT CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS DO EVERY DAY SO THAT JUSTICE CAN BE SERVED IS REALLY AMAZING. [00:10:01] PEOPLE ARE NOT HAPPY USUALLY TO BE IN JAIL. AND THE JOB DOESN'T END AFTER, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. THEY REALLY HAVE TO BE SITUATIONALLY AWARE 24 HOURS A DAY OR FOR THEIR FULL SHIFT. AND, YOU KNOW, ALONGSIDE THAT, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE MISTAKES AND LAND IN OUR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. SO I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT AND HAPPY TO CELEBRATE THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS TODAY. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YCSO AND THEY'RE MORE VISIBLE AND I GET TO SEE THEM OFTEN AND I GET TO THANK THEM OFTEN. NOT SO MUCH CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WHO ARE IN THE FACILITY. SO I WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. THE PROTECTION OF THE INMATES AND THE PUBLIC AND WHAT YOU DO AND HOW YOU ENCOURAGE THEM TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE ONCE THEY GET OUT. IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED BY ME. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION? SECOND. MOTION IS SECOND. YOU CAN CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUPNO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN APPROVED. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN AFTER THE THIRD ONE. LESLIE, GOOD MORNING. PROCLAMATION, APPROVED PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 2026 IS A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. GOOD MORNING, LESLIE. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I'M LESLIE HORTON, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES. I'LL DO MY BEST HERE WITH THIS PROCLAMATION AND SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY READING GLASSES. IT'S ACTUALLY PRINTED IN A PERFECT FONT. SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR BEING HERE TO BRING AWARENESS. TO MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, WHICH IS THE MONTH OF MAY. WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO EVERYONE'S OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND WHEREAS ALL AMERICANS FACE CHALLENGES IN LIFE THAT CAN IMPACT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, AND WHEREAS PREVENTION IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND WHEREAS THERE ARE PRACTICAL TOOLS THAT ALL PEOPLE CAN USE TO IMPROVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND INCREASE RESILIENCY, SUCH AS PROACTIVE SELF-CARE, CULTIVATING A GROWTH MINDSET, AND MAINTAINING STRONG SOCIAL CONNECTIONS. KEY TOOLS ALSO INCLUDE REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTHY EATING, OBTAINING ADEQUATE SLEEP, AND SEEKING SUPPORT FROM PEERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR CHALLENGES. WHEREAS, WITH EFFECTIVE TREATMENT, THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS RECOVER AND LEAD FULL, PRODUCTIVE LIVES. NOW, THEREFORE, THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2026 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IN YAVAPAI COUNTY AND CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH, APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH PREVENTION AND TREATMENT EFFORTS FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. AND WITNESS THEREOF, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, ON BEHALF OF YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, SETS HIS HAND AND CAUSES THE SEAL OF COUNTY OF YAVAPAI, ARIZONA TO BE AFFIXED ON THE 20TH DAY OF MAY 2026. THANK YOU, CHAIR COMPTON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY BRIEFLY, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO WRAP CARE AROUND OUR INDIVIDUALS IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT ARE SUFFERING AND HURTING. WE WORK WITH AMAZING PARTNERS, SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND THE REST OF THE MENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE, JUSTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH COALITION, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER GROUPS ACROSS YAVAPAI COUNTY THAT REALLY, TRULY WRAP CARE AROUND THESE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, THROUGH INTERACTIONS, THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE MAP FORCES, REENTRY, AND OTHERS THAT REALLY DO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO THRIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND RECOVER AND TO LIVE THESE FULL LIVES THAT... WE ALL DESERVE AND SO I'M ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO MENTION IS THAT WE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE COMING UP JULY 28 IT'LL BE AT CLIFF CASTLE CASINO AND WE HOPE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ADVOCATING FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE I WE WANT THEM TO COME TO THAT CONFERENCE AND AND HELP US WRAP CARE AROUND THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL ACROSS THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND VERY EXCITED TO HAVE CELEBRATED ON MAY 18TH THE GRAND OPENING OF OUR NEW CONNECTION CENTER IN CAMP VERDE, WHICH SUPERVISOR CHECK ALREADY MENTIONED, BUT VERY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO WORK [00:15:01] WITH PEOPLE RIGHT AT THE POINT IN THEIR LIVES WHERE THEY MAY REALIZE THEY NEED SOME HELP. AND WE'RE THERE TO HELP THEM, WE'RE THERE TO CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES, AND VERY EXCITED TO BE OPENING OUR SECOND LOCATION IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE ALL OF THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE AN AMAZING COMMUNITY. AND EVERYBODY HAS BAD DAYS, AND SOMETIMES THOSE DAYS JUST TAKE YOU SO FAR DOWN, YOU JUST CAN'T GET UP. SO TO KNOW THERE'S A PLACE TO CALL FOR THAT HELP AND NOT TO BE ASHAMED OR EMBARRASSED, I THINK IT'S FABULOUS. SO VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. GRATEFUL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. I KNOW THEY... DEAL WITH A LOT OF CALLS THAT CAN BE REALLY CHALLENGING, BUT THEN TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN REACH OUT TO THESE HELPS AND IT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO? I MOVE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION. I'LL SECOND. CAN YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE, JAMIE? VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNOW? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. MAYOR COMPTON? YES. PROCLAMATION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TAKE SOME PICTURES. [ PRESENTATIONS] OKAY, PRESENTATIONS. LESLIE, YOU'RE BACK UP AGAIN. DID YOU FIND YOUR GLASSES? THERE YOU GO. MIC'S NOT ON. THAT WAS ON PURPOSE. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, LESLIE HORTON, YOUR COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR. AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE A WOMAN WHO'S NOT ONLY CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY TODAY, BUT WE ARE CELEBRATING THE FACT THAT SHE SPENT 37 AMAZING YEARS WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES. SHE RETIRED MAY 1ST AND WE DO HAVE HER SON WHO IS ALSO A COUNTY EMPLOYEE WHO'S GONNA SAY A FEW WORDS BUT WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY I'M GONNA BE SAYING SOME THINGS ON THERE. SO WE'LL LET JOSH SAY A FEW WORDS AND THEN WE HAVE SOME WORDS FROM OUR TEAM AND OTHERS [00:20:01] THAT TOOK SOME TIME TO TO SAY SOME THINGS ABOUT CAROL BUT SHE TRULY HAS BEEN DEDICATED AMAZING AND WE ALREADY MISS HER A TON SO JOSH THIS IS JOSH WARFIELD HE WORKS FOR PUBLIC WORK SORRY HE WAS WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND COME ON UP JOSH. GOOD MORNING, SIR. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, MEMBER OF THE BOARDS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. LIKE I SAID, MY NAME IS JOSH WARFIELD. I'VE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW, BUT TODAY'S NOT ABOUT ME. BEFORE I WAS WITH THE COUNTY, I WAS MY MOM'S SON. I'M HERE TO HONOR MY MOM, WHO JUST RETIRED 37 YEARS OF SERVICE TO YAUKAI COUNTY. SHE BEGAN HER CAREER IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS A WIC ASSISTANT. LATER SERVED AS A HEALTH EDUCATOR AND THROUGH DEDICATION AND COMPASSION ROSE ALL THE WAY TO THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. HER CAREER HAS BEEN DEFINED BY SERVICE TO FAMILIES, TO COWORKERS, AND TO THE COMMUNITY. SHE NEVER CHASED TITLES. SHE SIMPLY SHOWED UP EVERY DAY TO MAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE A LITTLE BIT BETTER. BECAUSE OF THAT, SHE STRENGTHENED PROGRAMS, SUPPORTED COUNTLESS FAMILIES, AND MENTORED PEOPLE AROUND HER. AND EVEN IN RETIREMENT, SHE ISN'T STEPPING AWAY FROM THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE. SHE'LL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY IN NEW ROLES AND NEW WAYS. BECAUSE HELPING PEOPLE ISN'T JUST WHAT SHE DID, IT IS WHO SHE IS. PERSONALLY, HER EXAMPLE IS THE REASON I CHOSE A CAREER IN COUNTY SERVICE. WATCHING HER LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND HEART SHAPED THE PROFESSIONAL I AM BECOMING. HER INFLUENCE IS SOMETHING I CARRY WITH ME EVERY DAY. MOM, YOUR WORK MATTERED. AND YOUR LEGACY LIVES ON IN THIS COMMUNITY AND IN ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. OH BOY, I BROUGHT TISSUES UP HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS A PROUD MOM MOMENT. THANK YOU, JOSH. HE MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. SO GOOD MORNING. DO THIS OFFICIAL, RIGHT? CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TODAY TO MARK THIS MILESTONE. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO MY PREVIOUS SUPERVISORS AND MENTORS OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING LESLIE HORTON, FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR ME TO SUCCEED. TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AMAZING STAFF THAT'S OUT THERE, RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRST FOR OUR COUNTY RESIDENTS. I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS THAT I'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH IN THE AUDIENCE. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AND TRUST OVER THE YEARS WITH YOUR COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS CAROL, I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE CELEBRATING YOUR RETIREMENT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU STARTED HERE IN 1989. YOU MUST HAVE BEEN 12. YOU SPENT A DECADE WORKING FOR WIC AND SERVING HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WITH NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR BREASTFEEDING AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DID FOR THOSE FAMILIES THAT STILL REMEMBER THE IMPACTS YOU HAD ON THEIR FAMILIES. THEN YOU SWITCHED OVER TO TOBACCO EDUCATION WHERE YOU HELPED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE QUIT SMOKING. AS YOU WERE WORKING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, YOU WENT BACK TO SCHOOL AND GOT YOUR BACHELOR'S DEGREE, THEN YOUR MASTER'S DEGREE, AND TRULY HAVE BEEN A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES, MANY OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS, AND EQUIPPED YOURSELF TO KEEP MOVING UP THE LADDER. THEN DURING THE PANDEMIC, YOU STEPPED UP TO HELP SENIORS WITH THE PHONE BANK AND ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS THEY HAD QUESTIONS AND HAD DIFFICULTY WEATHERING COVID. THE COMMUNITY WAS FAR BETTER ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE PANDEMIC. BECAUSE OF YOUR HELP AND THE WAY THAT YOU LED OUR TEAM, WHICH ALSO LED YOU INTO THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION. CAROL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR 37 YEARS OF DEDICATION, YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR MENTORSHIP, YOUR FRIENDSHIP. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO IMPACT THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE LIVES OF THE APPLE PIE COUNTY RESIDENTS AND WE'RE SURE GONNA MISS YOU. CAROL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. ENJOY RETIREMENT, ENJOY YOUR TRIPS AND YOUR SON'S GRADUATION. CAROL, I JUST WANT TO SAY OVER THE PAST 19 YEARS I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT THAT YOU'VE MADE HERE AND I JUST WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE AN AMAZING RETIREMENT. HEY CAROL, SIX YEARS AGO I TRANSFERRED INTO PUBLIC HEALTH. AND YOU WERE ONE OF THE FIRST FIRST SMILING HAPPY FACES I SAW THERE AND I THANK YOU FOR JUST BEING A GENUINELY KIND AND VERY HAPPY AND SPECIAL PERSON. HI CAROL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. YOU HAVE OVER 30 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND INVOLVEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY. [00:25:02] HAVE A HAPPY RETIREMENT. CAROL, OH I JUST HAVE TO SAY YOUR NAME LIKE THAT. FOR MEMORIES, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING SUCH AN AMAZING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR US OVER THE YEARS. CAROL, I JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY RETIREMENT. YOU GOT ME THROUGH SOME VERY TOUGH TIMES THROUGH COVID. YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE FOR ME, AND I LOVE YOU. I'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEW, WHATEVER YOU DO. HI CAROL, WE ARE REALLY GOING TO MISS YOU. YAVAPAI COUNTY WAS LUCKY TO HAVE YOU FOR SEVEN YEARS. CAROL, I WISH YOU'D BEEN AN INSPIRATION, SO THANK YOU AND BEST OF LUCK. HEY CAROL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. I MEAN, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. YOU'VE EARNED IT. ENJOY SCHOOL AND REMEMBER YOU'RE GOING TO BE SUBSTITUTE TEACHING, SO REMEMBER 6-7. WE WILL MISS YOU. CONGRATULATIONS CAROL. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE HEART OF OUR TEAM. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND I'M GOING TO MISS YOU. CAROL, CONGRATULATIONS. SEE YOU DOWN THE ROAD. MAYBE YOU CAN COME RIDE A BIKE WITH ME SOON. CONGRATULATIONS CAROL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT. I'VE ASKED FOR A NICER, MORE SUPPORTIVE LEADER. THANK YOU AND GO ON VACATION. THANK YOU CAROL. CAROL, THANKS FOR YOUR THREE DECADES OF SERVICE. CAROL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT AND I BEAT YOU TO RETIREMENT, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO ENJOY IT. STAY FUN AND HAVE FUN WITH YOUR GRANDKIDS. BYE BYE. ENJOY AND CHEERS HEY CAROL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME. GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK. CAROL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. I MISS YOU ALREADY. CAROL WILL BE TRULY MISSED. I FEEL HONORED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH HER FOR 18 YEARS. BYE, CAROL WE MISS YOU COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I WANT TO SAY THAT I MET WITH CAROL WHEN I TOOK OFFICE, AND ONE THING THAT REALLY... MADE AN IMPRESSION ON ME IS THAT AFTER 37 YEARS I FELT LIKE HER ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION FOR HER WORK REALLY HAD NOT THE DIAL HADN'T TURNED DOWN AT ALL OVER THE YEARS SO WE WERE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF ENERGY FOR SO LONG AND I JUST KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE BETTER BECAUSE OF YOU AND WISH YOU WELL. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? HEY CAROL. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO REALLY THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP ALL MY TOWN HALLS. SOMETIMES WE WERE MORE PEOPLE THAN THE PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP, BUT YOU CAME THERE AND THE FIRST THING THAT I ALWAYS NOTICE ABOUT YOU IS THAT SMILE ON THE FACE NEVER GOES AWAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO AND ENJOY. HOPE TO SEE YOU. SUPERVISOR MALLARD. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. CAROL, YOU ARE A TRUE HEART OF SERVICE. FOREVER GRATEFUL. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE HATE GOING TO WORK EVERY DAY. I DON'T THINK THAT HAPPENED WITH YOU. AND WHAT A BLESSING TO HAVE A JOB AND A CAREER WHERE YOU CAN BE PASSIONATE AND SHOW COMPASSION. THANK YOU FOR 37 YEARS OF SERVICE TO YAVAPAI COUNTY. CHERYL, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE. YOU KNOW, I LOOKED AT ALL THOSE PICTURES. YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT. YOU LOOK FABULOUS. YOU HAVE A FABULOUS RETIREMENT. THANK YOU. ON TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION, COREY. GOOD MORNING, SIR. WELL, GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR, MADAM VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT, BUT I WILL SAY I'VE WORKED WITH CAROL ON SEVERAL PROJECTS, AND YOU WILL BE MISSED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. A PLEASURE TO BE TALKING TO YOU TODAY ABOUT BROADBAND BECAUSE THINGS HAVE BEEN PROGRESSING VERY WELL WITH THIS. SO I'M COREY CHRISTIANS, YOUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND ALSO MANAGING YOUR COUNTY'S BROADBAND EFFORTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT JARED PHELAN IS ALSO A PART OF THAT GROUP. WE ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY THAT HAVE BEEN A GREAT PART OF THIS TEAM, INCLUDING JOE HUOT FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND HIS TEAM. THEY'VE BEEN EXCELLENT TO WORK WITH. ALSO STEPHEN CLARK WITH THE YAVAPAI COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND, OF COURSE, CONNIE DEKEMPER WITH FINANCE. SO WE MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS. WITH ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS PROJECT AND THE COUNTY STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S ON TRACK AND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING AS IT SHOULD UM OH AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE UH WE DO HAVE MR TOBIN FROM WECOM HERE AS WELL UH ALSO UH SO A LITTLE BIT FROM THE BEGINNING HERE UH I'LL GO THROUGH THIS QUICKLY BUT IN 2017 UH MR CARTER ALONG WITH THE YAVAPAI COUNTY [00:30:04] EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM WORKED ON BUILDING OUT THE MIDDLE MILE THROUGHOUT YAVAPAI COUNTY AND THAT EFFORT LARGELY CONCLUDED IN 2017. SO ALL YOUR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES OVER A HUNDRED GOT HIGH-SPEED INTERNET AS A RESULT OF THAT PROJECT WHICH PUT US IN A GREAT PLACE TO MOVE FORWARD. OF COURSE, IN 2022, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED FUNDING FROM OUR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS TO GO TOWARDS BROADBAND, WHICH NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO THE ERA OF THE BROADBAND EQUITY ACCESS AND DEPLOYMENT PROJECT, WHICH THAT FUNDING IS BEING AWARDED AS WE SPEAK. AND THEN IN 2030, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE FULL SERVICE TO EVERY RESIDENT IN YAVAPAI COUNTY FOR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET. AND I'D ALSO MAKE A NOTE THAT APS HAS REALLY KIND OF BEEN A SILENT PARTNER IN THIS. THEY HAD THE FORETHOUGHT TO BUILD OUT HIGH-SPEED FIBER ON ALL THEIR POLES LIKE YEARS AGO, DECADES AGO, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE THAT RIGHT NOW, THE ISPS HAVE, TO REALLY UTILIZE THAT FIBER ON THEIR POLES. SO A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY HERE. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED MOVING FORWARD WITH ALLOCATING $20 MILLION IN ARPA FUNDS FOR BROADBAND ON AUGUST 18, 2021. WE DID RECEIVE FOUR PROPOSALS. THREE PROPOSALS OVER TIME WERE APPROVED AND CONTINUE TO BE APPROVED AND MOVE FORWARD. FIRST BY COX COMMUNICATION ON 4-20-2022, WECOM ON 11-15-2023, AND SPARKLIGHT ON 12-6-2023. AND AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS TO NOTE IS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ARPA WAS 100 MEG SPEED, AND ALL OF OURS ARE A GIG AT 1,000 MEG, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE CONNECTIONS. SO WE'RE VASTLY EXCEEDING. THE ARPA REQUIREMENTS AND OUR PARTNERS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. ULTIMATELY WE'VE HAD 16 ALMOST 17 MILLION DOLLARS OF THAT 20 MILLION DOLLARS IN AWARDS TO THESE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS. SO HERE'S A LIST OF OUR ARPA PROJECTS AND WHAT THEY WERE AWARDED. SO YOU CAN SEE TWO WENT TO COX, ONE TO SPARKLIGHT, FOUR TO WECOM. OF COURSE WECOM IS COVERING REALLY SIX AREAS BUT FOUR PROJECTS IN TOTAL. AND THAT'S HOW ALL OF IT BROKE IT BREAKS DOWN AND THE IMPORTANT PART TO NOTE HERE TOO IS THAT OUR PARTNERS ARE INVESTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN A MATCH TO THIS MONEY THAT WENT TO ARPA AS WELL. SO THEY'VE INVESTED FAR MORE THAN THE ARPA FUNDS HAVE HELPED SUBSIDIZE THEIR PROJECT. SO I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT CONGRESS, THE PROJECT THAT COX COMPLETED, THAT COX COMPLETED WON AN ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AWARD FOR THE BEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. IN 2024 THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND THAT PROJECT WAS ALSO FEATURED IN THE DOCUMENTARY EVERY LAST MILE, THE UNTOLD STORY OF CONNECTED RURAL AMERICA. SO PRETTY EXCITING THERE. NOW IN THESE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST EXCITING PART OF THE PRESENTATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLETES UP THERE. BOTH BLACK CANYON AND CONGRESS ARE COMPLETE. SO COX'S PROJECTS ARE NOW COMPLETE. THE VERDE VILLAGE THESE FOLKS AT SPARKLIGHT WERE OUT THERE HAND DIGGING A LOT OF THIS STUFF BECAUSE IT WAS IN RIGHT AWAY GOING BETWEEN PEOPLE OR EASEMENTS GOING BETWEEN PEOPLE'S BACKYARDS. SO THEY COULDN'T GET ANY KIND OF EXCAVATION MATERIAL BACK IN THERE. SO ALL THOSE OVER 4,000 PLACES THAT THEY ARE BUILDING OUT IS A LOT OF IT'S DONE BY HAND AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMPLETED WITH THAT PROJECT BY JULY 1ST. SO VERY CLOSE TO COMPLETION WITHIN THE VERDE VILLAGE. CORDIS LAKES, THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETE AND THEY HAVE 29% MARKET PENETRATION WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY. SO ALREADY ALMOST 30% OF THOSE FOLKS HAVE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET. SPRING VALLEY, THEY'RE AT 133. THAT PROJECT'S COMPLETE ALSO. PAULDING IS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT. THE SOIL WAS A LITTLE WORSE THAN THEY WERE ANTICIPATING. SO FUN TIMES IN PAULDING, BUT WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT HAVING THAT COMPLETED WELL BEFORE THE OCTOBER DATE FOR THE... CONTRACT EXPANSION. SO FAR, 29 SUBSCRIBERS ARE SIGNED UP. AND I WILL POINT OUT A PORTION OF THE PROBLEM WITH PAULDING ISN'T JUST THE SOIL. ALSO HAVING SOME ISSUE WITH SOME ADOT PERMITS, WHICH COULD ALSO BE CONNECTED TO, WELL, I GUESS THAT'S AT WHITEHORSE RANCH WHERE IT'S BLM CONNECTED AS WELL. BUT DEFINITELY SOME ISSUES WITH PERMITS WE'VE HAD OUTSIDE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. OUR PERMITTING PROCESS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SMOOTH. YOUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN MAKING SURE THAT THESE PROJECTS CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY. ALSO, BEAVER CREEK RIMROCK, THAT PROJECT IS VERY CLOSE TO COMPLETION, AND WHITEHORSE RANCH OUTSIDE OF DEWEY HUMBOLDT IS ALSO VERY CLOSE TO COMPLETION. SO WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, ALL BUT ONE OF THESE PROJECTS WILL BE COMPLETE. [00:35:01] SO THAT'S VERY GOOD NEWS BECAUSE YOUR ARPA FUNDS, OF COURSE, HAVE TO BE EXPENDED, EVERYTHING DONE BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR. SO WE'RE WELL ON TRACK FOR THAT TO OCCUR. SO NEXT WHAT WE'RE MOVING INTO AFTER THE ARPA PROJECTS GET COMPLETE AND WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING A LOT OF PREP WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR FOR THE THE BEAD PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT OF OVERVIEW OF THAT. FUNDS WERE PROVIDED BY THE FEDS TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA. ALMOST A BILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDS WERE AWARDED IN BROADBAND EQUITY ACCESS AND DEPLOYMENT FUNDS. FORTY-NINE MILLION OF THOSE FUNDS WERE AWARDED TO SUPPORT INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. SO WECOM HAS BEEN THE MAJOR AWARDEE FOR THOSE FUNDS, AND THEY WILL BE BUILDING OUT TO ALL OF THE UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. NOW KEEP IN MIND THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY SERVED. SO WECOM HAS TAKEN INITIATIVE TO BUILD OUT IN PLACES LIKE PRESCOTT, PRESCOTT VALLEY, COTTONWOOD, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE ALREADY SERVED BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GIVE THEM OPTIONS IN SERVICE IN THOSE AREAS. ALSO, THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO 22,437 UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. SO AT THE END OF THE SPEED PROCESS, ALL OF YAVAPAI COUNTY WILL HAVE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET. A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE BEAD IMPLEMENTATION. THE LAST HURDLE FOR ARIZONA WAS THAT NIST APPROVES THAT THE FINAL PROPOSAL FOR ARIZONA, THE NTIA AND NIST BOTH APPROVED ON DECEMBER 2, 2025. SO ARIZONA'S PROPOSAL IS MOVING FULL SPEED AHEAD. $446 MILLION IN GRANT PROJECTS WERE AWARDED FOR ARIZONA'S BROADBAND PROJECT. NOW THE IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, $993 MILLION WERE AWARDED, ONLY HALF THAT MONEY SPENT. SO PART OF THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE OTHER HALF? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE STATE GETS TO RETAIN THAT FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE SPECIFIED. THAT GUIDANCE HAS NOT COME OUT YET FOR HOW THAT WILL BE SPECIFIED, BUT THEY'RE EXPECTING THAT TO COME OUT LITERALLY ANY DAY. SO AS SOON AS I FIND OUT FROM THE ACA, I'LL BE SURE TO COMMUNICATE WHAT THAT IS. FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, THAT COULD MEAN SOME GOOD THINGS FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY, BECAUSE THAT'S BASICALLY A HALF A BILLION DOLLARS. AND FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD ALSO, THEY'RE WANTING TO CONCENTRATE ON INFRASTRUCTURE, SO WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO, 6-23, BEAD CONTRACTS ARE DUE FROM ALL ISPS AND ARE GOING TO BE SIGNED. AND AFTER THAT, 6-23, EVERYTHING IS FULL SPEED AHEAD. MONEY CAN START GETTING ISSUED, IT CAN START GOING OUT, AND WORK WILL START. THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT OUR PROJECT IS SINCE THE BOARD HAD THE FORESIGHT TO INVEST IN ARPA, OUR ARPA FUNDS IN BROADBAND, WECOM IS ALREADY GEARED UP, THEY'RE ALREADY RAMPED UP, THEY'RE READY TO GO, THEY'RE OUT THERE WORKING, CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN SIGNED WITH THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS, SO OUR PROJECT'S GOING TO MOVE ALONG MUCH FASTER THAN OTHER COUNTIES THAT AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO START DOING THAT UNTIL THEY RECEIVE FUNDS. SO WE'RE IN A GOOD POSITION FOR THAT, AND OUR PROJECT SHOULD CONCLUDE. FASTER OR QUICKER THAN THAT FOUR-YEAR DEADLINE TO HAVE FUNDS EXPENDED. SO THE LAST PART OF THIS IS WE HAVE OTHER BROADBAND EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON, GOING ON, I SAY THAT IN QUOTES, SINCE FOR YEARS NOW. ONE OF THOSE IS ARDOF, THE RURAL DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND. THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT STARTED IN 2020 THAT WE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT UNTIL WE FOUND OUT OUR BEAD AREAS WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE IF ARDOF WAS ALREADY SERVING THEM. SO THE FEDS JUST DID THIS PROGRAM, DIDN'T INCLUDE US IN ANY OF THE INFORMATION, AND IT IMPACTED HOW OUR BEAD FUNDING WAS ABLE TO BE SPENT. MY MAJOR CONCERN WITH THIS THAT I'VE HAD OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS IS THAT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A LOT OF SIGN THAT THESE RDOF EXPENDITURES AND AWARDS ARE GOING TO LEAD TO ACTUAL BROADBAND BUILD-OUT IN OUR COUNTY AND OTHER COUNTIES. SO I THINK SOME COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY DEFAULTED ON THIS PROJECT. SO THE QUESTION FOR US, OUR TWO AWARDEES RESOUND IN GEOLYNX, IS ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT? I HAVE A MEETING WITH GEOLYNX THIS WEEK TO TALK MORE ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE AT. BUT I'VE BEEN TALKING, US, COCONINO AND I MEET WITH THEM TOGETHER, AND OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THEY'VE PRETTY MUCH DONE NOTHING IN OUR COUNTIES. SO, I MEAN, HONESTLY, I DON'T SEE MUCH HAPPENING WITH THEM AT THIS POINT, AND IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE THAT GOES, BUT I'LL DEFINITELY KNOW MORE INFORMATION. AFTER THE END OF THIS WEEK. SO EACAM HAS ACTUALLY WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL FOR TABLETOP. THEY SERVE MOSTLY NORTHWEST YAVAPAI COUNTY AND THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING OUT FIBER UP THERE. I'VE HEARD OF RESIDENTS IN SELIGMAN FOR INSTANCE THAT HAVE FIBER. THE LIBRARY CAN NOW GET FIBER [00:40:01] THERE SO IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'VE BEEN DOING THEIR THEIR WORK UP THERE. SO UPCOMING MEETINGS WE HOLD COUNTYWIDE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETINGS. MOSTLY MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS, FOLKS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING THINGS OUT ALL GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEIR PROJECTS TO KIND OF COORDINATE ACTIVITIES AND IF WE CAN PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT WE DO THAT SO 528 IS GOING TO BE OUR NEXT MEETING WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING MICRO TRENCHING TRENCHING WE COMMS GOING TO GIVE A REPORT MAY TALK ABOUT BEAD STATUS BUT FOR SURE 625 THE ACA IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT BEAD BECAUSE NOW ALL THE CONTRACTS WILL BE APPROVED AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME IDEA ON HOW THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS CAN BE EXPENDED AT THAT TIME THEN WE ALSO HAVE A YCBI STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON 629 SO SOME GOOD STUFF COMING UP AND WITH THAT I BELIEVE I'M DONE AND OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE SUPERVISOR MALLARD, THANK YOU CHAIRMAN COREY JUST THANK YOU AGAIN TO YOU AND EVERYBODY WHAT A GREAT EFFORT AND THE BENEFITS THAT COME FROM THIS AND I DO APPRECIATE MR. ANDY TOBIN COMING IN TODAY ALWAYS TRYING TO PARTICIPATE AND DOING A GREAT JOB IN HELPING WITH LOTS OF AREAS IN OUR STATE. SO GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING. AND I KNOW YOU BROUGHT UP A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT SEES THAT THERE ISN'T A PLACE THAT YOU CAN DRIVE AROUND IN THIS AREA AND NOT RUN INTO CABLE BEING PUT IN THE GROUND. NEIGHBORHOODS EVERYWHERE. AND IF THAT'S NOT HAPPENING, THEY'RE JUST TEARING THE ROADS UP. SO IT'S AN INTERESTING WORLD WE LIVE IN RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR KUCHNER? YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IT MADE IT TO THE SELIGMAN LIBRARY, THAT ALSO MEANS IT MADE IT TO THE SELIGMAN COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY ALL GO DOWN THERE. THEY HAVE SO MANY OUTLYING AREAS. IT'S A NICE POINT TO HAVE. AND ALSO IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE WECOM WANTING TO BECOME A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. IN PAULDING, THEY MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY'RE SHOWING UP TO MEETINGS. SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT. THANK YOU FOR THIS PROGRAM. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. HEY COREY. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THIS TASK. THIS IS HUGE, LONG-TERM. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID, BUT TODAY THANK YOU FOR SUMMARIZING THE BEAD PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN AROUND A REALLY LONG TIME. IT WAS VERY CONFUSING WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT IT, WHAT YEARS AGO? WE KNEW THAT ARIZONA WAS GETTING A BILLION DOLLARS AND I THINK IT WAS A LOT OF MISDIRECTION EARLY ON ON HOW THAT WAS GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO GET SOME MONEY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE PUT TO THE USE THAT IT WAS INTENDED. AND I KNOW IT'S IN GOOD HANDS WITH YOU OVERSEEING IT, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COREY. APPRECIATE IT. [ NOTES FOR THE RECORD] THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, MOVING ON FOR JUST NOTES FOR THE RECORD. ACKNOWLEDGED EXECUTION OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY'S APPLICATION FOR A YOU SAFE STREETS AND ROADS [ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.)] FOR ALL IMPLEMENTATION GRANT, JUST FOR THE RECORD. AND THEN IN REFERENCE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS STATED BEFORE, 55 AND 56 ARE GOING TO BE MOVED TO AFTER ACTION 10. AND THEN I'M PULLING 78. JAMIE, IS ANYBODY ELSE PULLING ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, THANK YOU. THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE CONSENT. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. SECOND. MOTION IS SECOND. CAN YOU PLEASE DO THE ROLL CALL? I MEAN, VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUCNA? YEP. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? THANK YOU. YES. ACTION ITEMS 1 THROUGH 78 HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 55 AND 56 TO BE MOVED TO AFTER ACTION ITEM NUMBER 10. THAT'S THE FIRST MISTAKE I'VE SEEN IN A YEAR AND A HALF. I WAS HERE TO SEE IT. THANK YOU. [78. Superior Court - Approve three (3) full-time Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore appointments for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, for the following: Joseph Goldstein, Family Law Commissioner; Kristen Sharifi, Division Pro Tem A; and Linda Wallace, Division Pro Tem B.] OKAY, THE ONLY REASON I JUST WANTED TO PULL AND SPEAK TO 78 TODAY, BECAUSE MY MAIN FOCUS IN REFERENCE TO THE TEMPORARY JUDGES WAS THE FUNDING MECHANISM. AND IT WAS AT 6832 68% ON THE TAXPAYERS AND STATUTE WAS CLEAR THAT IT SHOULD BE AT 5050. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT SITUATION HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND WE ARE NOW AT 5050 AND I APPRECIATE THE COURT'S WILLINGNESS TO COME ALONG WITH THAT. AND SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT TODAY. MY ONLY OTHER CONCERNS IS THIS, THAT, YOU KNOW, PRO TEM MEANS FOR TEMPORARY USE. IT'S TEMPORARY. AND IN GOVERNMENT, TEMPORARY HAS THIS WEIRD... WAY OF TURNING INTO PERMANENT. AND SO WE HAVE TEMPORARY FOR THE NEXT YEAR. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COURT [00:45:02] TO GET A NEW DIVISION. SO HOPEFULLY WE THE TEMPORARY POSITION DOESN'T WE DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE. WE CAN HAVE A NEW DIVISION SO AS THE COURT CAN OPERATE PROPERLY. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING THE COURT DO THAT AS WELL. THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT IS THAT I THINK PRO TEM A IS BEING USED FOR SOMETHING THAT I THINK NEEDS RESOLVED IN MY DISTRICT. AND THEN ON JUNE 10TH, I HAVE A MEETING WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. AND THE JUDGE IN YARNELL AND WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER AND I HOPE TO GET THOSE THINGS RESOLVED SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD MORE PEACEFULLY INTO THE FUTURE WITH OUR COURT SYSTEM. WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT 78 AND I'LL SECOND. OH, CLOSE IN A SECOND. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS? NO. I GOT THREE SECONDS. I WILL TAKE THE SECOND. OKAY, VICE CHAIR CHECK. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD AT ALL? OKAY. I DO. OKAY. SUPERVISOR MALLORY, YES. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE OUR COURTS, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND ALL OF WHAT YOU DO. AND I DO APPRECIATE THE CHAIRMAN AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO TAKE CARE OF SOME THINGS THAT I KNOW WE STILL NEED TO DEAL WITH. SO THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE? VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR CUGNO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. [12. Jail District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Jail District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action regarding the Jail District Excise Tax. ] YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND AS I STATED BEFORE, WE'RE GOING TO BE PULLING ACTION NUMBER 12 UP TO THE FRONT HERE. GOOD MORNING, MR. COUNTY MANAGER. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS ITEM IS A DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON THE JAIL DISTRICT EXCISE TAX. AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED ON MARCH 18TH THE RESOLUTION REFERRING TO THE VOTERS AT THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3RD. A BALLOT MEASURE PROPOSING THE INCREASE OF THE EXISTING JAIL DISTRICT EXCISE TAX, WHICH IS QUARTER CENT RIGHT NOW, TO AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER CENT PER DOLLAR, WHICH WOULD BRING IT UP TO ITS HALF CENT STATUTORY MAXIMUM. SO AGAIN, JUST KIND OF GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON THIS. ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA IS A DRAFT BALLOT LANGUAGE. WHAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT IS EVENTUALLY HAVING THE BOARD APPROVE THAT BALLOT LANGUAGE. IT IS DUE EARLY JULY. I HAVE ATTACHED IT FOR REVIEW. ORIGINALLY, I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU TO APPROVE IT TODAY. I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THE SHERIFF. I'D LIKE ANOTHER WEEK OR SO OF REVIEWS, SO I'LL BE PUTTING IT ON A FUTURE AGENDA. BUT YOU'VE HAD IT FOR REVIEW. IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS, WE'LL TAKE YOUR COMMENTS. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE IT NOW OR INDIVIDUALLY, WE CAN DO THAT. WE'LL BE AGENDIZING IT AGAIN FOR JUNE 3RD. AS FAR AS AN UPDATE ON THE PROCESS, SO AGAIN, OUR NEXT DEADLINE IS JULY 8TH. IT'S TO TURN IN THE BALLOT LANGUAGE TO THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT. THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF DEADLINES AFTER THAT FOR THINGS LIKE THE PUBLICITY PAMPHLET, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY STATUTE FOR THE COUNTY TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE TO ALL HOUSEHOLDS, AS WELL AS THERE'LL BE DEADLINES FOR PRO AND CON STATEMENTS FROM PEOPLE THAT WANT TO PROVIDE COMMENTS AS PART OF THAT PUBLICITY PAMPHLET. SO JUST KIND OF GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT. THE OTHER THING, LAST WEEK I DID SEND OUT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DRAFT PUBLIC OUTREACH MATERIALS. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND. THE COUNTY MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE'VE BEEN MEETING, THE CLERK AND ALL OF US, WE'VE BEEN MEETING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. WE HOLD JUST A REAL QUICK 15-MINUTE TOUCH BASE KIND OF MEETING, AND WE PUT TOGETHER DRAFT OUTREACH MATERIALS BECAUSE WHAT WE'LL WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE IS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ON PUBLIC MEETINGS AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTION MATERIALS. AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST FACTUAL BASE. THESE ARE ALLOWED BY LAW. WE'RE JUST GIVING INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC. SO WHEN YOU SEE THEM... THEY ARE GOING TO BE JUST FACTUAL. THEY DO NOT PROMOTE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. WE'RE JUST GIVING FACTS ABOUT THE ELECTION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE CAN DO AS STAFF AND GIVE OUTREACH MATERIALS. SO THAT'S THE STATUS. I WILL ASK THAT THE BOARD, OF COURSE, I SENT THAT OUT FRIDAY TO YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, PLEASE SHARE THOSE WITH US. WE ANTICIPATE GETTING THOSE MATERIALS IN A DRAFT OR SORRY, FINAL NEXT WEEK OR TWO AND THEN START ATTENDING PUBLIC MEETINGS, WHETHER IT'S AT YOUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS OR SOME OF THE MEETINGS THAT WE'LL JUST BE IDENTIFYING AND GOING TO MEET AT SO THAT'S THE UPDATE TODAY AS I SAID I HAD THE BALLOT DRAFT BALLOT LANGUAGE ON THE AGENDA BUT AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THE SHERIFF I WANTED TO PUT IT ON IN TWO WEEKS AND MAKE SURE HE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO REVIEW IT SO ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD SUPERVISOR MALLORY THANK YOU CHAIRMAN I AM SO APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TO DO. IT'S A LONG TIME THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE COUNTY AND I'M GLAD WE'RE BEING VERY [00:50:01] GOOD ABOUT MAKING SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER SO AS WE GO OUT AND TALK TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT IT EVERYBODY WILL BE ON THE RIGHT MESSAGING AND CLEAR ON EVERYTHING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. BREDON AND SHERIFF APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, AND THANK YOU TO THE SHERIFF IN WORKING WITH US. AND I UNDERSTAND THE BALLARD'S LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT, AND WE NEED TO GET THAT REFINED. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING IT ON THE CALENDAR IN TWO WEEKS, OR THE NEXT MEETING, I SHOULD SAY. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. BUT, SHERIFF, COULD YOU JUST SPEAK FOR A MINUTE? THE BOARD IS MOVING FORWARD, AND I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND YOUR THOUGHTS IN REFERENCE TO MOVING FORWARD IN YOUR... WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE? SURE, IF I CAN, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, JUST TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY IN PUBLIC TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHO'S LISTENING AND EVERYBODY OUT THERE WHAT THIS IS ABOUT AND, YOU KNOW, SORT OF HOW THE YAVAPAI COUNTY JAIL IS FUNDED. IN 2000, I BELIEVE 1998 ACTUALLY, THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE AMENDED THE LAW ALLOWING FOR THE CREATION OF A JAIL DISTRICT AND THE CREATION OF THE JAIL DISTRICT COULD BE FUNDED ONE OF TWO WAYS. ONE WAS A SECONDARY PROPERTY TAX WHICH NOBODY SUPPORTED. THE OTHER WAS AN EXCISE TAX. IT'S A SALES TAX UP TO A HALF A PERCENT. IN THE YEAR TWO AND AT THE TIME YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, YAVAPAI COUNTY GOVERNMENT WAS DEALING WITH JAIL OVERCROWDING, DIFFICULTY FUNDING, STAFFING, NEEDED A NEW FACILITY, ALL THESE THINGS. AND SO IT WAS PUT ON THE BALLOT, BUT IT WAS PUT ON THE BALLOT AT A MAXIMUM OF ONE QUARTER OF A CENT, NOT ONE HALF OF A CENT. AND THAT QUARTER OF A CENT HAS NEVER QUITE FUNDED THE OPERATIONS AND THE CAPITAL NEEDS OF THE JAIL. NOW, IN 2008, THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO... INCREASE TO ONE HALF OF A CENT AND THAT WAS A BAD TIME ECONOMICALLY FOR THE COUNTRY AND IT WAS REJECTED. IN 2014 IT WAS PUT TO THE VOTERS AGAIN. PRIOR TO AND UNDER WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MR. BORDONE, WE GO WAY BACK. HE WAS COUNTY MANAGER, WE WERE WORKING IN THE JAIL, WAS THE JAIL COMMANDER, SHERIFF MASHER WAS THE SHERIFF AT THE TIME. WE KNEW WE NEEDED A NEW FACILITY IN PRESCOTT. TWO, THREE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION COSTS, DRIVING EVERYBODY BACK AND FORTH, ALL THE INEFFICIENCIES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE WORKED TOGETHER TO FIND A WAY TO FUND THIS, A NEW FACILITY THAT WAS IN PRESCOTT. THE QUESTION POSED TO THE VOTERS AT THAT TIME WAS, THE BOARD AND THE SHERIFF HAS DETERMINED THAT A NEW JAIL FACILITY WAS NEEDED IN THE PRESCOTT AREA. HOW WAS IT GOING TO BE PAID FOR? WAS IT GOING TO BE PAID FOR WITH AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER CENT SALES TAX OR WAS IT GOING TO BE PAID FOR WITH AN INCREASE OF PROPERTY TAX? THERE WAS EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGNING TO THE OPPOSITION OF THE JAIL TAX AND THE MESSAGE WAS REFRAMED TO THE PUBLIC THAT THIS WAS AN UP OR DOWN VOTE ON THE PRESCOTT JAIL, A YES OR NO VOTE WHETHER THE JAIL WOULD BE BUILT AT ALL. SO IT NARROWLY FAILED. THE INCREASE OF THE SALES TAX NARROWLY FAILED IN 2014. IN 2019, THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MADE PREPARATIONS TO BUILD THE NEW FACILITY IN PRESCOTT AS PROMISED AND INCREASED SALES TAXES AT THAT TIME AS A RESULT OF THE BALLOT INITIATIVE IN 2014 TO BUILD THE NEW FACILITY AND OPERATIONALIZE IT. SO THAT FACILITY IS NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL. IT'S FULLY FUNDED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BUT THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT TRANSFER THAT'S OCCURRING FROM THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS PROPERTY TAX MONEY, TO THE JAIL DISTRICT. AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE VOTERS, AGAIN, TO MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE FUNDING THE YAVAPAI COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT IN THAT MANNER OR INCREASE. BY ONE QUARTER OF A CENT TO A TOTAL OF ONE HALF A CENT, WHICH IS ALLOWED BY STATUTE, TO FUND THE JAIL DISTRICT THAT WAY. THERE'S PROS AND CONS TO BOTH METHODS, BUT ESSENTIALLY THAT'S WHAT THE QUESTION IS. THE BOARD, YOU ALL HAVE MADE THE DETERMINATION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THIS BACK TO THE VOTERS. AND I SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR ENDEAVOR [00:55:01] TO PUT THIS BACK TO THE VOTERS. I HAVE MY PERSONAL OPINION ABOUT HOW IT SHOULD BE FUNDED, BUT WE'RE HERE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ACCURACY, TRANSPARENCY ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHAT'S GOING FORWARD. I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF YOUR EFFORTS TO... INCREASE THE QUARTER CENT SALES TAX TO ONE HALF OF A CENT SALES TAX, BUT WE HAVE TO BE DELIBERATE ABOUT REFUNDING A PORTION OF THAT PROPERTY TAX THAT THE VOTERS APPROVE OR THAT WAS TAKEN FROM THE VOTERS IN 2019, AND WE HAVE TO BE DELIBERATE ABOUT EXPLAINING TO THEM EXACTLY WHAT THIS MEANS. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR MALLARD, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? THANK YOU SO MUCH, SHERIFF. AND I'VE LIVED THROUGH SOME OF THIS WORLD HERE, AND SO I KNOW BACK IN 2019, 2020, WHEN WE HAD TO RAISE THAT PROPERTY TAX IN ORDER TO BUILD THAT NEW FACILITY. AND SO I AGREE WITH YOU THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FACT THAT WE WOULD DECREASE THE PROPERTY TAX. BY THE AMOUNT OF WHAT WE HAD RAISED IT BACK IN THAT TIME. AND SO THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THAT JAIL, BOTH OF THEM, ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE JAIL TAX. AND IT WILL GIVE THE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL FUND MUCH MORE AVAILABILITY THANK YOU. TO HELP THE OTHER AREAS IN THE COUNTY THAT DO NEED FUNDING. SO AGAIN, APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU MOVING THIS FORWARD. AND SHERIFF, I JUST SAY I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU WORKING WITH US TO GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED. AND AS SUPERVISOR MALLORY SAID, MY GOAL IS TO LOWER THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT WERE TAKEN BEFORE. THAT'S MY GOAL. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY AND SPEAKING TO THE SUBJECT. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING WHERE WE CAN MAYBE HAVE A MORE LENGTHY DISCUSSION. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MR. RODON? I'LL CONCLUDE THAT. SO WE'LL BRING BACK LANGUAGE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY AMENDMENTS TO THAT, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION HERE ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX, JUST TO CLARIFY, MAKE SURE. BECAUSE, YES, THE BOARD AT THAT TIME WENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC ASKING FOR AN INCREASE IN OUR SALES TAX. WHEN IT DIDN'T COME THROUGH, THE BOARD RAISED PROPERTY TAXES TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE JAIL. THAT WAS IN A YEAR WHERE THE BOARD RAISED PROPERTY TAXES. THIS IS WHY I WANT TO CLARIFY IT. THE BOARD RAISED PROPERTY TAXES. A GOOD PORTION WAS FOR... PSPRS UNFUNDED LIABILITY TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO PAY THAT DOWN WHERE YOU MAKE A FOUR AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR PAYMENT ANNUALLY AND THEN FOUR MILLION DOLLARS WAS INCREASED BY THE PROPERTY TAX TO FUND THE BONDING FOR THE JAIL AND THAT THAT'S WHAT OCCURRED THAT YEAR IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE BUT THE BOARD HAD TO FOLLOW THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THEY COULD FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT DETENTION CENTER SO SAYING THAT WE'LL BE BACK TO YOU ON JUNE 3RD I BELIEVE YES, CERTAINLY, ALWAYS. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE MONIES THAT WE HAVE TO OFFSET BECAUSE THE JAIL TAX IS NOT COVERING ALL THE EXPENSES, IT'S COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, MEANING THAT THOSE ARE FUNDS THAT COME THROUGH PROPERTY TAX, WHICH ARE ONLY YAVAPAI COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE PAYING. AND IT'S BEING DIVERTED TO HELP OFFSET THE SHORTFALL. FOR THE JAIL EXPENSES AND THE JAIL TAX, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE LESS MONEY TO SPEND IN SERVICE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS FOR SERVICES, NORMAL SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS, WHATEVER, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO IF THE SALES TAX IS INCREASED TO THE HALF PERCENT AS PROPOSED, THAT MEANS ANYBODY VISITING YAVAPAI COUNTY IS HELPING OFFSET, AND THE BURDEN DOESN'T LIE JUST WITH THE PROPERTY TAX. THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND PAY PROPERTY TAX? CORRECT. OKAY. YES, AND IN FACT, THERE WAS A STUDY DONE BACK SOME TIME AGO DETAILING JUST THAT, DOING AN ANALYSIS, I BELIEVE IT WAS FROM ASU. ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX PAID BY LET'S CALL TRANSIENT POPULATION PEOPLE COMING [01:00:01] THROUGH TOURISTS PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THAT DON'T EXACTLY LIVE HERE AND THAT'S THE WHOLE PREMISE OF THIS DISCUSSION IS TRANSFERRING THIS COST TO THE SALES TAX VERSUS PROPERTY TAX WHERE THE THE SALES TAX HAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT ESPECIALLY IN A COUNTY LIKE YAVAPAI OF POPULATION THAT WILL PAY FOR THIS ACTIVITY, AN ACTIVITY THAT ALSO IS, YOU KNOW, OUR DETENTION FACILITIES ARE USED, AND I'LL LET THE SHERIFF QUOTE THOSE NUMBERS IN THE FUTURE, BUT ARE USED BY OUTSIDE RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, AND SO IT'S TRYING TO CORRELATE. THAT'S A POLITE WAY TO PUT IT. YES, AND SO IT'S AN EFFORT TO TRY TO LINE UP THE MONEY TO BE FUNDED WHERE IT SHOULD, OUT OF A JAIL DISTRICT. I JUST WANTED TO COVER THAT BECAUSE THIS SHARES THE COST WITH VISITORS WHO ALSO VISIT OUR JAIL FROM TIME TO TIME AND HOPEFULLY REDUCES THE TAX BURDEN TO THE FOLKS THAT LIVE HERE. PROPERTY TAX. THANK YOU. AND IT'S KEY PROPERTY TAX. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WHEN THE BOARD DID APPROVE INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES AT THAT POINT TIME, $4 MILLION WAS SPECIFIC TO THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR YEAH, AND I THINK... BACK THEN, THE PROPERTY TAX CAME OUT TO ABOUT $30 PER $100,000 ASSESSED VALUE? I BELIEVE SO. MY MEMORY IS CLOSE TO THAT. DON'T HOLD ME TO IT, BUT YES, SIR. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY $30 PER $100,000 HOME. I COULD GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT, BUT YOU'RE PRETTY CLOSE, SIR. THERE'S A LOT OF MATH THAT I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO JUST PUT ON A PAPER FOR US TO TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE. BUT YES, IT WAS APPROXIMATELY $30, I BELIEVE. AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT IS TO ANALYZE HOW MUCH YOU'RE INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES FOR A $100,000 HOME. WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY PEOPLE. AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE A TRANSFER TO A SALES TAX, WHICH WOULD BE MORE DISPERSED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YEAH, THANK YOU AGAIN, CHAIRMAN. I'M SORRY. BUT AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DO WANT TO MAKE THIS STATEMENT. WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO ON IN OUR COUNTY. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS THROUGH OUR COUNTY. AND THIS WILL HELP THEM ACTUALLY WITH THEIR FUNDING SOURCE BECAUSE THE JAIL TAX GIVES MORE AVAILABILITY TO FUNDING FOR THEM THAN THE WAY WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT NOW. SO AGAIN... THIS IS ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE, AND ALSO IT IS REQUIRED OF THE BOARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SAFETY IS INTACT FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO, THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN, THE LAST COMMENT I'M GOING TO MAKE, I KNOW YOU. IT'S JUST ONE OF MY MEETINGS, YOU KNOW. YOU ALWAYS BERATE ME FOR THE TIME I TAKE, SO, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING, I THOUGHT SOMEBODY WAS TIMING ME. SO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, AND I ALWAYS TRY TO COMMENT WHEN WE ENTER INTO THESE KIND OF ACTIVITIES. SO JUST THAT WE SET THE TABLE FOR WHERE THE STAFF IS ON THIS. WE HAVE OUR OUTREACH MATERIALS THAT WE PRODUCE AND INFORMATION WE PRODUCE USING COUNTY FUNDS. AND ESSENTIALLY WE'RE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THESE, LIKE THE PUBLICITY PAMPHLET, AND WE GO OUT TO COMMUNITIES. WE ARE BASICALLY JUST GIVING FACTS. WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT TELL PEOPLE HOW TO VOTE. THAT IS NOT OUR JOB. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO, AND IT'S ILLEGAL FOR US TO DO. IT IS LEGAL FOR US AND REQUIRED BY US TO CREATE THINGS LIKE A PUBLICITY PAMPHLET FOR THE VOTERS TO GET THE INFORMATION. AND THAT'S THE ROLE WE WILL PLAY. YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT ROLE, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND, FROM THE VIEWING PUBLIC, WE'RE HERE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT'S REQUIRED BY STATUTE. AND REQUIRED TO BE OUT THERE FOR THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. THAT'S WHAT WE WRESTLE WITH WHEN WE PREPARE THESE MATERIALS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD. IF YOU'RE READING MATERIALS AND YOU SEE IT AND YOU GO, WELL, WHY ISN'T IT CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THERE? IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE PROVIDING INFORMATION VERY CLEARLY TO NOT GO OVER THE LINE IN ANY WAY ADVOCATING FOR OR AGAINST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME CONCLUDE THAT. AS SUPERVISOR MALLORY SAID, THIS IS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THIS BOARD IS 100% BEHIND PUBLIC SAFETY. MR. BRENNAN, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, AND THERE'S NO, SHOULD WE MOVE? NO. [1. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action regarding appointment to the position of Seligman Constable, pursuant to A.R.S. §§11-402, 16-230, and 38-294.] OKAY, THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF THE POSITION OF SELIGMAN CONSTABLE. GOOD MORNING, SIR. MICROPHONE, YES. I'M FROM THERE. I'VE NEVER DONE THIS [01:05:02] ON THIS MIC. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, DONNIE OWEN, CONSTABLE, MAYOR OF JUSTICE PRECINCT, ALSO THE PRESIDING CONSTABLE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. CONSTABLE RICHARD TWIST RETIRED OR HAD TO RETIRE, MOVE OUT OF THE AREA UP IN SLIGMAN. SO WE'RE ASKING, OR THE BOARDS HAS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE CONSTABLE UP THERE. THE ONLY ONE THAT'S PUT IN FOR IT IS SKYLER CLOUT. IF YOU WERE ON THE BOARD FROM PREVIOUS, HE ACTUALLY PUT IN LAST TIME AND WAS BETWEEN HIM AND CONSTABLE TWIST. AND, OF COURSE, AT THAT TIME THEY WENT WITH THE MORE EXPERIENCE AND ALL THAT. BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT SKYLER, HE IS A VIP, I BELIEVE, STILL, OR WAS. BUT ALSO WORKS AT GUN SITES, SO HE'S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE. HE HAS ALL THE CONSTABLE SUPPORT 100%. HE ALSO HAS SHERIFF RHODES' SUPPORT, AND I LIKE TO TRY TO DO AS MUCH BACKGROUND AS I CAN. THAT'S WHY I REFER TO THE SHERIFF AND THE CHIEF DEPUTY, JUST SO THERE'S NO ISSUES WHO WE'RE GETTING IN THERE. BUT, YEAH, THAT'S WHO WE'RE GOING WITH. SUPERVISOR KUCHMA, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT? YOU BETCHA. AND I'VE NEVER MET HIM, BUT I GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION. AND HOLY SMOKES, THIS GUY'S GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS BOARD HAS REALLY MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE SUPPORT OUR CONSTABLES AND OUR JPS IN THE OUTLYING AREAS, AND THEY NEED TO STAY WHERE THEY'RE AT. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU NEED GOOD QUALITY PEOPLE TO STEP UP AND TAKE THESE POSITIONS. AND IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT THAT IN THE JP RIGHT NOW. THAT'LL BE DECIDED BY THE VOTERS. THEY HAVE LIKE THREE CHOICES. BUT THEY HAVE NO CHOICE WITH... SKYLER BECAUSE HE'S THE ONLY ONE TO PUT IN BUT I THINK HE'S THE RIGHT GUY THAT PUT IN AND I LOOK OVER THAT AND I MEAN U.S. ARMY INFANTRY, THE VIP WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE FIREARM INSTRUCTOR, GUNSITE WHICH IS THE PREMIER PLACE TO LEARN HOW TO SHOOT A PISTOL. HE'S THERE, YAVAPAI COLLEGE GUNSMITHING PROGRAM AND THE SUPPORT OF THE CONSTABLES IS HUGE, THE SHERIFF IS HUGE, THE PAST CONSTABLE. THE JP PAST AND PRESENT BOTH SUPPORT HIM, SO I THINK WE GOT THE RIGHT GUY IN THAT POSITION. AND WHENEVER YOU'RE READY FOR A MOTION, I'D LIKE TO MAKE IT. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? OH, NO, CHAIRMAN. I'M GOOD. I DON'T HAVE ANY. OKAY. AS YOU SAW YOU REACH, I JUST THOUGHT I'D ASK. OH, WELL, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU CHECKING ON ME. SUPERVISOR KUGEL? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE AND APPOINT SKYLAR CLOUT TO THE POSITION OF CONSTABLE IN STILL-LEGMAN. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUPNO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. MR. CLOUT HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY TO THE POSITION OF THE SELIGMAN CONSTABLE. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK SO HE CAN BE SWORN IN. JAMIE WILL SWEAR HIM IN AND WE'LL BE BACK HERE AT 1020. [2. Community Health Services - Approve a three-year Contract with Ascend Management Inc./Ascend Healthcare, PLLC, to provide behavioral health services for the Community Health Center of Yavapai (CHCY), utilizing patient fee revenue. YC Contract No. 2026-174] BEFORE YOU GOT IN YOUR SEAT. PERFECT. OKAY EVERYONE, WE'RE BACK ON TO ACTION NUMBER TWO, COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES. AGAIN, LESLIE, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING AGAIN. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, LESLIE HORTON, YOUR COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR. AND I AM UP HERE TO ASK PERMISSION OR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT, I SHOULD SAY AWARD, AN RFP AND A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH ASCEND MANAGEMENT, ASCEND HEALTHCARE. THEY'RE A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER THAT'S GOING TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE CLINIC. WE DID A COMPETITIVE RFP, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS, AND WE HAD SEVEN RESPONSES. THEY WERE THE HIGHEST RATED OVERALL. WE HAD A COMMITTEE OF A BUNCH OF PEOPLE ON OUR TEAM THAT READ THROUGH AND LOOKED AT THE QUALIFICATIONS AND WHAT THEY CAN OFFER US, AND ASCEND GOT OUR HIGHEST VOTE. AND SO... THEY WILL BE A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING UP TO FIVE YEARS IF WE CHOOSE TO. AND THIS WOULD BE MOSTLY, IF NOT ALL, TELEHEALTH. BUT WE HOPE TO STILL, DOWN THE ROAD, HIRE ADDITIONAL IN-PERSON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WHILE OFFERING THE TELEHEALTH AS WELL. AND SO THIS IS OUR TELEHEALTH BRANCH OF OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH IS VERY FITTING FOR... MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH THAT WE ASK YOUR PERMISSION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? ENTERTAIN A MOTION I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE VICE CHAIR CHECK YES SUPERVISOR JENKINS AYE [01:10:03] SUPERVISOR KUPNO YES YES YES THANK YOU LESLIE ACTION THREE [3. Facilities - Approve the verbiage, logos, and installation location for the Yavapai County Courthouse's bandstand plaque commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States.] FACILITIES GOOD MORNING BRANDON GOOD MORNING CHAIR COMPTON VICE CHAIR CHECK MEMBERS OF THE BOARD I'M BRANDON DIRECTOR OF YOUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT TODAY BEFORE YOU, I HAVE A REQUEST TO APPROVE VERBIAGE, LOGOS, AND INSTALLATION OF A PLAQUE TO BE PLACED AT THE BANDSTAND AT THE COURTHOUSE PLAZA IN PRESCOTT. ON FEBRUARY 18TH, I BROUGHT AN ACTION ITEM TO YOU GUYS TO ACCEPT IN A DONATION, AND IN THAT WE HAD FLAGGED A FEW COMPONENTS OF WHAT THE DONORS HAD WANTED TO DO, AND THE PLAQUE WAS ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED THERE, EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE VERBIAGE. WE HAD NOT WORKED THE VERBIAGE OUT. WE HAVE WORKED THE VERBIAGE OUT. THAT IS NOW ATTACHED IN YOUR AGENDA ITEM, AND I BELIEVE THE LOGOS WERE INCLUDED IN THAT AS WELL. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO FIELD ANY QUESTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION THREE. I'LL SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUCHNER. YES. [4. Fleet Management - Approve the sale of one (1) Chevrolet Tahoe in the amount of $1.00, in accordance with A.R.S. §11-251(9), to the Seligman Fire District. This would be one (1) of two (2) vehicles allotted to District 4 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027, pursuant to the Sale of Surplus Vehicles Policy adopted by the Board. Unanimous consent from the Board of Supervisors is required. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)] SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. COMPTON. YES. ITEM NUMBER THREE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, BRANDON. ACTION 4, FLEET. GOOD MORNING, GIL. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GIL RIVERA, FLEET MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. AGAIN, WE'RE COMING IN FRONT OF YOU FOR APPROVAL TO SELL ONE VEHICLE TO THE SELIGMAN FIRE DISTRICT UNDER MARKET VALUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1. THIS VEHICLE WOULD SERVE AS AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE TO ENHANCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66. CHIEF BENNETT, I BELIEVE, IS HERE TO ELABORATE A LITTLE MORE WHAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE USED FOR. CHIEF, CHAIR, AND VICE CHAIR, AND EVERYBODY. HI. COULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? THANK YOU, SIR. THAT'S BETTER. SELIGMAN COVERS 106 MILES OF HIGHWAY. OVER 12,000 TO 200,000 SQUARE MILES OF OFF-GRID PEOPLE. WE NEED MORE VEHICLES. OUR CALL VOLUME IS CRAZY LATELY, AND THIS WOULD HELP US GET TWO CALLS FASTER, QUICKER, MORE PEOPLE TO THEM. OUR FLEET IS SO OLD, WE HAVE 04S, 07S, JUST ON OUR RESCUE TRUCKS. OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR MALLORY? THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. GIL, JUST A QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT'S PHIL. THESE VEHICLES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY, I'M ON THE UNDERSTANDING THEY ARE STARTING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. OF 2026 TO 7 SO IT STARTS AM I CORRECT ON THAT OR IS THIS A NOW THING? SURE I CAN I CAN HELP WITH THAT. THANK YOU. SO JUST TO GO OVER AND I I WAS THE ONE WHO KIND OF MADE SURE THIS WAS CLEAR ON THE AGENDA SO I WANT TO HELP MR. RIVERA ON THIS. THE BOARD AS THEY WENT THROUGH LAST YEAR AND THE APPROVAL OF VEHICLES DID IN FEBRUARY ADOPT A POLICY AND THAT POLICY IS AN ANNUAL POLICY WHERE DURING BUDGET, LIKE NOW, MR. RIVERA AND MR. GOODMAN SEND OUT, BASED ON POLICY, AN AUCTION LIST OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THIS POLICY WAS APPROVED, THIS UPDATED POLICY WAS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY OF 26TH. AND SO THAT LIST, I THINK, WAS SENT OUT IN APRIL, APPROXIMATELY, BY MR. GOODMAN TO BOARD MEMBERS. AND AS PART OF THAT POLICY, IT SAYS EVERY YEAR WE WILL SEND THIS OUT AND THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL... HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE SURPLUS VEHICLES AND BRING THEM TO THE BOARD IDENTIFIED WITH CERTAIN CRITERIA AND HAVE THEM AND IT'S TWO PER DISTRICT TOTAL OF 10. AND IT'S FOR A YEAR AND SO THIS IS THE START OF IT AND I PUT ON THERE THAT IT WAS FOR THE 2627 BECAUSE THAT'S THE BUDGET YEAR WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUT SO NEXT APRIL YOU'LL GET THE SAME STARTING POINT TOO SO THIS IS JUST THE STARTING OF THAT. POLICY WHERE THE BOARD HAS THE ABILITY TO PULL AUCTION VEHICLES FOR THEIR DISTRICT DID THAT ANSWER IT RIGHT OH YES IT DID THANK YOU I'M SORRY GO AHEAD I MEAN JUST TO BE CLEAR THIS WOULD YOU KNOW BE A PART OF THAT THAT ANNUAL ALLOCATION SO IT WOULD IT BE PROBLEMATIC TO EXECUTE THIS PRIOR TO JULY 1ST NO, BECAUSE WHAT IT, I PUT THAT IT WAS FOR THE 26-27 [01:15:06] BECAUSE IT'S AN ALLOCATION AS PART OF YOUR BUDGET BECAUSE YOU'VE STARTED THAT BUDGET PROCESS. AND I WENT OVER THAT BECAUSE WHEN I SAW THAT, I WAS LIKE, I WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR. IT'S THE BOARD'S DECISION WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, HOW YOU ALLOCATE THESE. BUT YOU ADOPTED A POLICY AND PUT ME IN A POSITION WHERE I'M TRYING TO ALLOCATE IT BASED ON POLICY. AGAIN, AND EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS THE FISCAL YEAR. IN APRIL OF NEXT YEAR, YOU'LL BE STARTING THE PROCESS OVER. THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. THANK YOU. BUT IT HAD AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY 1ST. THE POLICY HAD AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY 1ST. I WENT AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. IF IT HAS TO GO INTO THE NEXT YEAR, IT HAS TO GO INTO THE NEXT YEAR. THIS IS ABOUT SUPPORTING RURAL SERVICES. THEIR DISTRICT'S ACTUALLY HUGE. AND THIS IS WHAT WE GO THROUGH. I'VE MADE A HANDOUT FOR YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS CAN ALL SEE IT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SELIGMAN FIRE DISTRICT, IT'S REALLY TINY, BUT THEIR SERVICE AREA IS HUGE. IT'S MASSIVE, HUGE. SO THIS LITTLE DOT IS SELIGMAN. THIS RED AREA IS WHERE THEY SERVICE. SO IT'S A GOOD THING TO GET DONE. I WANT TO SEE IT GET DONE. TO THE POLICY THING, I WAS LOOKING BACK, AND I PULLED UP THE HISTORY OF WHAT WE DID. AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 25, I BROUGHT THIS PROGRAM FORWARD. AND WE ALMOST DIDN'T GET A SECOND ON IT, BUT WE DID. WE THOUGHT WE SAW MERIT TO IT AND TWO WENT TO ASH FORK. THEN SUPERVISOR JENKINS HAD THREE IN NOVEMBER GO TO DEWEY HUMBOLDT. SUPERVISOR CHECK HAD ONE GO TO JEROME. SUPERVISOR COMPTON SENT THREE TO NONPROFITS AT CHURCH FOOD BANK COMMUNITY CENTER. IN DECEMBER OF 25, WE CAME UP WITH THE POLICY THAT WE WANTED, BUT WE SENT IT BACK FOR AMENDMENTS. IN JANUARY. SUPERVISOR COMPTON SENT TWO TO PEOPLE'S VALLEY FIRE, WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD INVESTMENT DOWN THERE. IN JANUARY, SUPERVISOR CHECK SENT ONE TO JEROME. AND THEN FEBRUARY 4TH, WE GOT THE FINAL POLICY PUT IN PLACE, BUT WE PUT IN AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF FISCAL YEAR. SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT GOING, AND I THINK IT'S QUALITY INVESTMENTS. IT DOESN'T COST US THAT MUCH. AND IF I HAVE TO WIPE OUT WHAT I CAN DO NEXT YEAR, SO BE IT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS JUST APPROVED WITH AN AMENDMENT TO SAY IT'S FISCAL YEAR 25, 26. AND I'M OPEN TO DISCUSSION ON THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE, I MEAN, THERE'S BEEN FIVE GOING TO ONE PLACE, THREE GOING TO ONE PLACE AS WE SORT THIS OUT. AND WE'VE ALL SEEN BENEFITS TO THIS PROGRAM, AND WE'RE SAVING LIVES OUT THERE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YEAH, SO, I MEAN, I THINK I WAS HAPPY WITH THE CLARIFICATION THAT PHIL PROVIDED THAT EVERY YEAR WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THIS. IN APRIL FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME, AND I WOULD WANT TO KEEP THE YEARS THAT ARE ON THERE RIGHT NOW, THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27, REALIZING THAT WE'LL BE EARLY IN OUR PROJECTIONS ALONGSIDE OUR OTHER BUDGET WORK. SO THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME TO ANALOG THESE DECISIONS WITH OUR 26-27 BUDGET CONVERSATIONS. FIRST, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK SUPERVISOR KUCHNO FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD ORIGINALLY. IT'S BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM, AND I SUPPORT HIM IN THE PROGRAM, AND IT'S WORKED OUT FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND I'M HAPPY THAT IT'S IN PLACE. I SUPPORT THESE AS THE LANGUAGE IS WRITTEN, AS THE VICE CHAIR HAS MENTIONED, WHERE WE'RE DOING IT EARLY FOR OUR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OR NOT, SUPERVISOR MENNON? NO, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. JUST ONE MORE COMMENT, IF I COULD. BECAUSE. JUST FOR FUTURE, IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION, TALKING WITH SUPERVISOR MALLORY, THAT GROOM CREEK FIRE DOESN'T QUALIFY UNDER OUR PROGRAM. AND I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, WE MIGHT WANT TO GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. IT'S NOT GROOM CREEK. I DON'T MEAN I JUST WANT TO JUMP IN. IT'S WALKER. WALKER IS A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. GROOM CREEK IS A TAXING DISTRICT, SO THEY DO QUALIFY. BUT IF IT'S A VOLUNTEER, THAT IS NOT. BEING ABLE TO QUALIFY UNDER ARIZONA. AND WE MIGHT WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE TO THAT BECAUSE DO WE WANT THOSE GUYS TO HAVE THE VEHICLES TO GET OUT THERE TO PUT OUT A FIRE BEFORE IT RUNS INTO TOWN? SO WITH THIS POLICY, I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME WORK THAT CAN BE DONE. AND THAT CHANGE MAY, AND OF COURSE THIS IS A DISCUSSION DOWN THE ROAD HERE, THAT IS, I BELIEVE, IN REGARDS TO THE STATE STATUTE IS WHAT I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO FOLLOW HERE. SO THAT'S A CHANGE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL FOR SURE. BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR IDEAS VERY MUCH. MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION FOUR AS WRITTEN. SECOND. MOTION TO SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUPNO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? [5. Fleet Management - Approve the sale of one (1) Chevrolet Tahoe in the amount of $1.00, in accordance with A.R.S. §11-251(9), to the Williamson Valley Fire District. This would be the second of two (2) vehicles allotted to District 4 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027, pursuant to the Sale of Surplus Vehicles Policy adopted by the Board. Unanimous consent from the Board of Supervisors is required. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)] YES. [01:20:01] CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. GIL, YOU'RE BACK. I THINK WE'RE ON THE SAME AREA HERE. I MEAN... PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. OKAY. MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, GIL RIVERA. APPROVED THE SALE OF ONE CHEVROLET TOWEL IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE DOLLAR TO THE WILLIAMSON VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT. AGAIN... THEY WILL BE UTILIZING THIS TO ENHANCE THEIR EMERGENCY RESPONSE ALONG WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD AND CAMP WOOD AND AS FAR AS BAGHDAD FOR SUPPORT. WE HAVE CHIEF. THAT'S OKAY, GIL. I MEAN, I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 5 AS WRITTEN. I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? YES, I THINK, SUPERVISOR COMPTON, YOU SHOULD TAKE HALF THAT VEHICLE, LEAVING ME ONE HALF FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. ONLY HALF? OKAY, I'LL SUPPORT THAT. WAIT A MINUTE. CALL FOR THE VOTE. DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU ASK. AS STATED. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. HMM. [6. Fleet Management - Award multi-year on-call contracts to all bidders at various unit prices for upfit of County vehicles. YC Contract Nos. 2026-159 through 2026-163] YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. GIL, ARE YOU HERE AGAIN? HERE AGAIN. GO FOR IT. FIRST BEFORE WE GET STARTED CHAIRMAN COMPTON I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE TYPO ON ITEM NUMBER SIX IT WILL BE A MULTI-YEAR ON-CALL CONTRACT TO THE TOP FIVE BIDDERS NOT ALL BIDDERS I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR THE RECORD AT VARIOUS UNIT PRICES FOR UPFIT OF COUNTY VEHICLES AND WHEN WE SAY COUNTY VEHICLES NINETY PERCENT OF THOSE BELONG TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY WE UTILIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY CONTRACT WE'RE UPFITTING WHICH DOESN'T INCLUDE DISCOUNTS OR PRICING FOR CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REQUESTS OR REQUIRES. THE APPROVAL OF THESE CONTRACTS WILL GIVE US A VARIETY AND MORE FLEXIBILITY OF DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT WE COULD TAKE THE VEHICLES TO TO GET UPFITTED. IT'LL ALSO GIVE US BETTER TIMELINES FOR WHEN WE RECEIVE VEHICLES WHEN WE ORDER THEM. TO START THAT SCHEDULING, IF ONE VENDOR CAN'T MEET OUR DEADLINE, WE CAN SCHEDULE WITH ANOTHER VENDOR. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT ONE OF THESE VENDORS IS HERE LOCALLY, OR NOT HERE LOCALLY, BUT LOCALLY IN PRESCOTT, NORTHERN ARIZONA UPFITTERS. MYSELF AND MY STAFF HAVE VISITED THEIR FACILITY. WE'RE EXCITED TO START DOING SOME BUSINESS WITH THEM, AND HOPEFULLY IT WORKS OUT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? NO? A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. SECOND. MOTION SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUPNIA. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER SIX HAS BEEN [8. Public Works - Award a contract to Fann Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $3,063,044.60 for Williamson Valley Road Mill and Fill Project No. 2550548 - IFB No. 26-PW-51. YC Contract No. 2026-154 (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)] APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU GAIL. AS STATED BEFORE, ACTION SEVEN HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTION EIGHT, PUBLIC WORKS. DON'T SLOW US DOWN ROGER. GOOD MORNING. I'LL GET A LITTLE UH HIP AND MIC TO SKIP THERE UH YEAH ROGER MCCORMICK UH PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR THANK YOU UH CHAIR COMPTON VICE CHAIR CHECK AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD UM THIS IS UH AN ACTION ITEM RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION OF A MILL AND FILL PROJECT ON WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD UH THE COUNTY DID UH PUT OUT FOR BID FOR THIS PROJECT ON APRIL 16TH WE RECEIVED FOUR UH COMPETITIVE BIDS THAT UH VARIED FROM 3 MILLION TO 4 MILLION. THE LOW BID THAT WAS SUBMITTED WAS BY FAN CONTRACTING AT $3,063,044.60. IF APPROVED TODAY, THE PLAN IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR CONSTRUCTION ON JUNE 1ST. THE TOTAL CONTRACT WORKING TIME IS 37 WORKING DAYS. WHICH WOULD PUT US COMPLETING THIS PROJECT AT THE END OF JULY, AROUND JULY 23RD. THIS IS PART OF OUR ANNUAL SCHEDULED PROJECTS. THIS IS PART OF THE REGIONAL ROAD BUDGET. AND WITH THIS PROJECT, WE'LL BE PUTTING IN THE MILL OF THE EXISTING ASPHALT, THE LAYING OF THE NEW ASPHALT, AND AN ASPHALTIC RUBBER FRICTION COURSE ON TOP OF THAT. WE'LL ALSO BE... PUTTING CONCRETE INTO THE MEDIANS THAT ARE A CONSTANT MAINTENANCE ISSUE FOR US AND IN SOMETIMES IN THE PAST IT HAS BEEN DANGEROUS FOR EMPLOYEES THERE IN THE IN THE MEDIANS DOING THAT WORK SO WITH THAT SAID, I'D BE HAPPY [01:25:01] TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO THIS CONTRACT, BUT WE DO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU AWARD THIS CONTRACT TO FAN CONTRACTING. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION IF YOU'D LIKE. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKIO. YES. [9. Public Works - Award a contract to VSS International, Inc. in the amount of $1,480,120.00 for the Rubberized Chip Seal Cornville Road (FY 25-26) Project No. 2555019 - IFB No. 26-PW-54. YC Contract No. 2026-167 (District 2 - Supervisor Jenkins)] SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. YOU'RE ON AGAIN. YOU MADE IT UP QUICKER THIS TIME. ACTION ITEM NUMBER NINE. SIMILAR MAINTENANCE PROJECT AS PART OF OUR REGIONAL ROAD BUDGET. WE TOOK IN BIDS FOR A RUBBERIZED CHIP SALE PROJECT. THIS IS ON CORNVILLE ROAD, SUPERVISOR JENKINS' DISTRICT, BETWEEN THE KIMBERLY'S WAY, WHICH IS COMING OFF OF I-17, GOING DOWN TO PAGE SPRINGS ROAD. AND SO THIS WOULD PUT THAT HALF-INCH RUBBERIZED CHIP SEAL ON TOP OF THAT. WE DID RECEIVE TWO BIDS FOR THIS CONTRACT, ONE FROM CACTUS TRANSPORT AND ONE FROM VSS INTERNATIONAL. VSS INTERNATIONAL WAS THE LOW BID AT $1,480,120. WE ARE LOOKING AT JUNE 1ST ALSO FOR THIS ONE AS A NOTICE TO PROCEED. IT'S AN 18 WORKING DAY CONTRACT SO WE SHOULD COMPLETE THIS ONE PRIOR TO THE END OF THE FY RIGHT UNDER THE WIRE AT JUNE 30TH. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO THIS I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE BUT WE DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE AN AWARD TO VSS INTERNATIONAL AT THE $1.4 MILLION. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? I JUST MOTION TO APPROVE AND THANK YOU FOR MAINTAINING ROADS IN DISTRICT 2. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR CUGNO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER NINE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ONE QUICK QUESTION MR. BROWN ON 10 AND THEN 55-56 WE [10. Public Works - Approve adoption of Resolution No. 2174 to repeal and replace Resolution No. 2049 to adopt the updated County Roadway Design Standards.] VOTE ON THEM INDIVIDUALLY IS THAT CORRECT ONE AFTER THE OTHER 10 FIRST? SURE YES THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY THANK YOU. ROGER 10. SO ACTION ITEM 10 THIS IS GOOD TIMING WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT FIBER INTERNET. TODAY AS PART OF THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN BY COREY. THIS IS A VAST EFFORT GOING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS FAR AS GETTING INTERNET TO PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES. THE COUNTY HAS NOT HAD A MECHANISM OR A STANDARD TO ALLOW FOR WHAT IS CALLED MICRO-TRENCHING. I'M GOING TO GET INTO WHAT MICRO-TRENCHING IS A LITTLE BIT DEEPER HERE IN A MINUTE, BUT AS PART OF WHAT WE'RE ASKING TODAY IS TO ADOPT A NEW RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION 2174, THIS WOULD REPEAL THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION, WHICH WAS 2049. THESE RESOLUTIONS ARE HOW YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE ROADWAY DESIGN STANDARDS. SO WE WOULD BE REPLACING THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION WITH THIS ONE AND ADOPTION OF THE NEW STANDARDS. THE NEW STANDARDS HAVE A SECTION FOR MICROTRENCHING THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO IT, SECTION 11. IN ADDITION TO THE UPDATE TO SECTION 11, WE DID UPDATE A COUPLE OF THE FIGURES THAT ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE EXISTING ROADWAY STANDARDS THAT DEALT WITH PAVEMENT, THE THICKENED EDGE ON THE PAVEMENT OF THE ROADWAY, MOVING THAT BACK INTO THE PAVED AREA INSTEAD OF WITHIN THE SHOULDER AREA. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING TO ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND WE JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT TO MATCH UP WITH THE TABLE WIDTHS THAT ARE WITHIN. THE STANDARDS. SO MICRO TRENCHING IS IS DEFINITELY A MODERN TECHNOLOGY IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF NEW THAT HASN'T BEEN AVAILABLE BEFORE THIS IS WHY THE COUNTY HASN'T HAD A STANDARD BUT NOW THAT THERE IS A LARGE DEMAND FOR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET AT THE HOMES AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTION METHOD TO GET THERE QUICKLY THIS IS A METHOD THAT ACCOMPLISHES THAT. I'VE BROUGHT JOE HUOT, OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER. HE HAS BEEN KEY IN DEVELOPING THE MICRO-TRENCHING STANDARDS FOR THE COUNTY AND HE IS GOING TO TAKE THE PRESENTATION FROM HERE AND KIND OF GO OVER HIS PROCESS AS TO WHAT WE WENT THROUGH TO DEVELOP THESE STANDARDS AND SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE GOT FROM THE INITIAL DRAFT THAT WAS SENT OUT. FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND HOW WE'VE MODIFIED OR JUST KIND OF TWEAKED SOME OF THOSE ORIGINAL STANDARDS TO MEET SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS BECAUSE THEY MADE SENSE. AND SO HE'S GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT NOW. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROGER? OKAY, THANK YOU. [01:30:01] YEP, THANK YOU. SO I HIT SLIDES ONE AND TWO, OR THREE ALREADY, SO WE'LL PICK UP AT SLIDE FOUR. SLIDE FOUR. GOOD MORNING, JOE. GOOD MORNING. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, JOE HUOT, OPERATIONS MANAGER, PUBLIC WORKS. I GOT TO CLARIFY ONE THING QUICKLY. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AN INCREDIBLE TEAM. THIS WAS NOT MY EFFORT ALONE. SO THANKS, ROGER, BUT I CAN'T TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. IN CASE YOU GUYS DON'T LIKE THIS, RIGHT, THIS COULD BE A THING. SO, SO, YOU KNOW, IN LOOKING AT MICROTRENCHING, OBVIOUSLY, ROGER TOUCHED ON IT A BIT. IT'S A METHOD BY WHICH WE HAVE NOT EVEN CONSIDERED BEFORE. IN FACT, WHEN WE WERE APPROACHED TO DO MICROTRENCHING, IT WAS A FIRM NO. AND SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TASKED IN PROTECTING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ANY CUT OR INTRUSION INTO A PAVED ROADWAY OBVIOUSLY CREATES A WEAK SPOT, RIGHT? MUCH LIKE A CUT ON YOUR ARM. AND SO WE WERE VERY CAUTIOUS, BUT AFTER REVIEWING OTHER AGENCIES' STANDARDS AND REALIZING THIS MICROTRENCHING IS REALLY KIND OF THE UP AND COMING THING ACROSS THE NATION TO GET BROADBAND IN THESE COMMUNITIES QUICKLY, WE DECIDED TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT DEEPER LOOK. AND SO BASICALLY MICROTRENCHING IS A VERY SMALL CUT IN ASPHALT. IT COULD BE ONE AND A HALF TO THREE INCHES WIDE. AND CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 16 TO 26 INCHES DEEP. NOW, SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDERS LIKE TO SEE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE SHALLOW, 6 TO 8 INCHES, BUT WHEN WE REVIEWED THAT AREA, WE REALIZED THAT THAT GOT INTO THE ROAD BASE, AND ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE EASIER FOR INSTALLATION, IT COULD COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE ACTUAL ROADWAY. SO IN LOOKING AT SOME OF THE MANUFACTURERS OF MICROTRENCHING EQUIPMENT, WE REALIZED THAT WE COULD GET A 16-INCH DEPTH TRENCH WITH 14 INCHES OF COVER, GET US OUT OF THE ROAD BASE. AND PUT US IN A POSITION WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. SO WHAT WE ENDED UP DOING WAS WE KIND OF ADVERTISED SOME STANDARDS THAT WE HAD COME UP WITH. THE ADVERTISEMENT WENT OUT ON APRIL 23RD IN THE LOCAL PAPERS, VERDE INDEPENDENT AND THE PRESCOTT COURIER. AND WE HAD A STAKEHOLDER ENGAGE IN OUR STANDARDS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO DISCUSS A FEW THINGS THAT THEY HAD CONCERNS OVER. SO LET'S SEE. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. BUT BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THOSE CONCERNS, I'LL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT MICROTRENCHING LOOKS LIKE. THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT, YOU'LL SEE THAT TRUCK IN THE FRONT. THAT'S A VAC TRUCK, AND THERE'S A HOSE THAT GOES TO THE MICROTRENCHER THAT, AS THEY DIG, IT SUCKS THE MATERIAL UP INTO THE TRUCK FOR DISPOSAL. NOW, YOU CAN'T SEE IT CLEARLY, BUT THE GUY THAT'S CLOSEST TO THE TRUCK, HE HAS A BASEBALL BAT THERE, AND HE'S NOT TRYING TO KEEP HIS WORKERS IN LINE. WHAT HE IS DOING IS HE'S TRYING TO KEEP THAT HOSE. CLEAR OF ANY MATERIALS THAT MIGHT BE HIGH CLAY CONTENT OR WET, SO THAT WAY THAT OPERATION CAN CONTINUE FORWARD. AS THEY CUT THE MICRO-TRENCH, THERE'S ANOTHER HOPPER BEHIND THEM THAT ACTUALLY PUTS A SLURRY MIX INTO THE TRENCH AFTER THEY OBVIOUSLY PUT IN THE CONDUIT. AND IT'S AN OPERATION. IT'S LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A TRAIN. AND THEY GO ALONG THE ROAD, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO... INSTALL THIS QUICKLY, AND IT GOES RELATIVELY FAST. THE AREA THAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE IS IN PRESCOTT VALLEY. THEY'RE UP AGAINST CURB. OUR ROADS DON'T HAVE THAT SORT OF SITUATION. MOST OF OUR ROADS ARE SHOULDERED ROADS WITH NO CURB, AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE TO THE RIGHT, AND THAT'S A FINISHED PRODUCT AFTER THE MATERIAL'S BEEN PLACED AT THE VERY TOP, AND THEN THE SLURRY ON THE BOTTOM PICTURE, THAT'S THAT. CONCRETE SLURRY MIX THAT THEY USED TO FILL THE TRENCH. SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO AFTER MEETING WITH THE ONLY STAKEHOLDER THAT ENGAGED US FOR CONVERSATION, WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL AREAS OF OUR STANDARDS THAT THEY HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT. AND WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF CHANGE SOME THINGS THAT STILL PROTECTED OUR INTEREST, BUT YET DIDN'T CAUSE AREAS OF CONFUSION IN OUR STANDARDS. THE FIRST ONE IS WITH REGARD TO VIDEOTAPING OR HAVING A VIDEO RECORD OF PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS. THE COUNTY LIKES TO HAVE THAT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE GET COMPLAINTS. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SAY SOMETHING WAS DAMAGED OR MAYBE THE ROAD WAS DAMAGED OR SOMEBODY'S MAILBOX WAS IMPACTED. AND SO WE WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REFER BACK TO IN THE EVENT WE HAVE COMPLAINTS AND WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MAYBE WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS. [01:35:01] THE SECOND AND THE THIRD ITEMS IN SECTION 11.3 AND 11.4 SPECIFICALLY DEAL WITH THE WHEEL PATH. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WITH THIS MICROTRENCH THAT THEY STAY OUT OF THE WHEEL PATH BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THE AREA OF THE ASPHALT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED, SO WE DON'T WANT THAT ADDITIONAL WEIGHT OR LOAD ON THAT ALL THE TIME. AND SO WE, AT GREAT LENGTHS, PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST STICKING POINTS THAT WE WENT THROUGH TO KIND OF COME UP WITH THE BEST STANDARD POSSIBLE WAS TO CREATE MEASUREMENTS OFF THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT THAT WOULD KEEP THEM OUT OF THE WHEEL PATH AND IN AN AREA THAT WOULDN'T CAUSE ANY UNDUE STRESS ON THE ASPHALT. THE ACTUAL SECTION 11.5 WE AMENDED TO COME UP WITH THE MAG STANDARD FOR THE SLURRY THAT GOES BACK IN THE TRENCH TO FILL THE TRENCH. MAG IS GREAT. IT'S AN AMAZING STANDARD. BUT THEY OFTENTIMES REFER TO THIS SECTION THAT REFERS TO THIS SECTION THAT REFERS TO THIS SECTION. AND WE FOUND OURSELVES REFERENCING THREE OR FOUR SECTIONS WHEN WE REALLY ONLY NEEDED TO REFERENCE ONE. SO WE MADE A CHANGE TO MAKE THAT MORE CLEAR SO THAT WAY IT'S EASILY ACCESSIBLE. AND THEN WE PUT IN SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THAT IT HAS TO BE FREE FLOWED, IT HAS TO REMAIN STABLE UNDER TRAFFIC LOADS, AND IT'S GOT TO BE SUITABLE FOR THE ROAD ENVIRONMENT. AND THEN THE VERY LAST ITEM THAT WE MADE SOME AMENDMENTS TO, OUR STAKEHOLDER HAD SOME CONCERNS OVER OUR INITIAL WIDTH FOR WHAT WE CALL THE OVERBAND, WHICH IS THE MASTIC MATERIAL OR ASPHALT MATERIAL, FLOWABLE ASPHALT MATERIAL. THAT GOES ON THE VERY TOP, THE LAST PART OF THE BACKFILL OF THE TRENCH. AND WE HAD QUITE A WIDE SWATH. AND AS WE BEGAN TO LOOK AT OUR STANDARDS, WE REALIZED THAT THAT WAS PROBABLY OVERLY BURDENSOME, AND IT COULD POTENTIALLY CREATE A CONDITION WHERE PEOPLE WOULD FEEL THAT WHEN THEY DROVE. SO WE REVISED THAT TO ALLOW FOR ONE INCH ON EITHER SIDE OF THE TRENCH WALL AS OPPOSED TO THREE INCHES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE TRENCH WALL. SO THOSE ARE THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE AFTER MEETING WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS. AND THAT LAST STANDARD WITH THE OVERBAND PROMPTED US TO CHANGE THE ACTUAL DETAIL. THIS IS OUR MICRO-TRENCH DETAIL THAT'S ALSO INCLUDED IN THE STANDARDS THAT SHOWS THE OVERBAND ONE INCH OVER. AND WE HIGHLIGHT THE NEW LANGUAGE WITH THE OVERBAND BEING ONE INCH ON EITHER SIDE OF THE TRENCH WALLS. SO, AGAIN, THIS IS A NEW PROCESS FOR US. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SO WE BELIEVE WE'VE COME UP WITH THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS THAT HELPS TO WORK WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE IT WORKABLE. SO WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'M HERE. YEAH I'LL JUST START AT THE LEFT. SUPERVISOR KUCHNO. SO THAT ONE INCH OVER BAND, WILL THAT EVEN STAY IN THERE OR WILL THAT CRUMBLE APART BEING ON TOP OF THE SLURRY? NO, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO OUR SLURRY, THE BACKFILL. NORMAL SLURRY COULD CRUMBLE, BUT ONCE THAT OVERBAND'S ON THERE, THAT OVERLAP, THAT'S ON EXISTING ASPHALT NOW. IT'S GOING TO CARRY OVER ONE INCH ON EITHER SIDE OF THE TRENCH WALL ONTO EXISTING ASPHALT. THAT WILL PROTECT THE SLURRY SILL. AND THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE WITH ANY TRENCHING, BECAUSE I WATCHED IT HAPPEN IN PRESCOTT LAKES, THEY PUT DOWN THE BEAUTIFUL ROADS. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HERE COMES A CONSTRUCTION AND YOU GOT THESE BANDS GOING ACROSS THE STREET. IT LOOKS GOOD WHEN THEY PUT IT DOWN, BUT THEN IN A YEAR OR SO IT DETERIORATES AND EVENTUALLY YOU HAVE A VERY BAD ROAD GOING DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA AS YOU GO ALONG. SO, SUPERVISOR CUCANILLO, THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE POINT THAT WE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT. FIRST OF ALL, WE BUILT IN A THREE-YEAR MORATORIUM FOR MANY ROADS THAT HAVE BEEN CHIP SEALED AND A FIVE-YEAR MORATORIUM. FOR ANY ROADS THAT HAVE HAD NEW ASPHALT OR OVERLAYS. SO ANY OF THOSE ROADS THAT SHOW UP ON OUR SPREADSHEET THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO THE CONTRACTORS THAT WANT TO DO THIS TYPE OF WORK, THEY WON'T BE ALLOWED TO DO ANY SORT OF MICROTRENCHING IN THOSE ROADS. THEY HAVE TO MEET UNTIL THEY'RE OUT OF THOSE MORATORIUMS. BUT WE ALSO BUILT INTO OUR STANDARDS THAT THE PROVIDER HAS TO MAINTAIN THEIR MICROTRENCH UNTIL WE DO AN OVERLAY. OR A SURFACE TREATMENT. SO THERE COULD BE CONDITIONS WHERE THIS HAPPENED. IN FACT, WHEN MICROTRENCHING WAS FIRST IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY OR IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY, IT WAS A DISASTER. THERE WAS THOSE THINGS, THAT CHATTER, THAT BREAKDOWN. IT'S GOTTEN A LOT BETTER, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE BUILT IN A PROVISION THAT THEY HAVE TO DO INSPECTIONS AND YOU KNOW UNTIL WE DO A SURFACE TREATMENT ON IT THEY OWN IT THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT AND THEY HAVE TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS SO IS THERE A WARRANTY WHERE WE LOOK AT THIS IN A YEAR IN THREE YEARS AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S STILL A FLAT DRIVABLE SURFACE YES YEAH SUPERVISOR JENKINS SO I CAME UP WITH A QUESTION FROM WHAT SUPERVISOR KUKNO WAS [01:40:02] DESCRIBING SO WITH THE WHERE THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS TRENCH WHAT GUARANTEES DO YOU HAVE ARE THEY GOING TO BOND FOR THE THREE YEARS, I MEAN, WHAT IF THEY GO DEFUNCT? SO IT'S NOT THREE YEARS. IT COULD BE FIVE YEARS. IT COULD BE, OR WHATEVER THE LENGTH OF TIME IS. YEAH, UNTIL WE DO A SURFACE CHECK. HOW DO WE GUARANTEE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT? WILL WE HOLD A BOND? HOW DO YOU HOLD THEM TO THAT? SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY BONDING REQUIREMENTS ON OUR PERMITS FOR WORK WITHIN A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. THEY DO HOLD A COUNTYWIDE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, WHICH THEY'RE REQUIRED TO CARRY ASSURANCES ON AND INSURANCE. WE ARE UH... WORKING WITH THEM TO UH... UM... UM... INSURE THAT THEY DO REGULAR INSPECTIONS SO THAT WAY WE DON'T GET TO A POINT WHERE THEY'RE HAVING TO DO TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK BUT UM... ROGER MAY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU LOOKED AT THAT FINANCIAL SIDE I THINK YOU HIT IT THERE GOOD JOE UM... IT IT WILL JUST BE LIKE YOU SAID WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING WITHIN THE PERMIT THAT REQUIRES THEM TO GIVE A BOND OR TO PAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS BUT UH... WE'LL BE ACTIVELY LOOKING AT IT. THEY'LL BE ACTIVELY LOOKING AT IT. AND I GUESS THINGS ALWAYS CAN GO SOUTH AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, CHANGING OWNERSHIP AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY TRYING TO PROVIDE A WAY FOR THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR INSTALLATION IS ONE IN WHICH WILL BE EFFECTIVE GOING FORWARD BY HAVING CONSTANT, WHICH SOME OF THE PREVIOUS ITEMS, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE AGREEMENTS WILL. WE'LL ENSURE THAT THIS IS BEING STALLED CORRECTLY AND SHOULD HOLD UP FOR TIME. BUT IN CASE IT ISN'T, THEN THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE UNTIL WE DO A SURFACE TREATMENT ON THAT. AND WITH OUR CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD PREVIOUS, YOU DID YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND INVESTIGATED WHERE MICROTRENCHING HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND SAW THE RESULTS. IT WASN'T JUST SITTING DOWN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. YOU LOOKED AT OTHER PLACES WHO HAD A HISTORY OF MICROTRENCHING AND PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. MY LAST COMMENT IS… YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR OPENING UP, THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, BECAUSE WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM YOUR DECISION TO DEVELOP THESE STANDARDS IS THE CONSTITUENTS, IS THE PEOPLE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, RIGHT? THAT IS WHO IS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS NEW SYSTEM AND NEW STANDARDS, SO THANK YOU. QUESTION OR CHECK? I ECHO SUPERVISOR JENKINS' COMMENTS. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING A... CAUTIOUS AND CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW OUR INVESTMENT IN OUR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IS PRESERVED IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND WE DO A GREAT JOB AND SO I I WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM BUT IF SOMETHING DOES GO WRONG JOE YEAH AND UH YOU KNOW WHILE BALANCING THE DESIRE AND THE NEED FOR OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE SO NICE WORK HERE SUPERVISOR MALLORY THANK YOU CHAIRMAN YEAH, I DO APPRECIATE ALL OF THIS AND THAT YOU ARE GOING OUT OF THE BOX, THAT YOU ARE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO. THAT'S WHAT THIS BOARD NEEDS TO DO. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO BUILD THE TOMORROWS. AND SO WITH THAT, AND I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU DID PUT IN THERE THAT YOU'LL HAVE VIDEO AND THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS IN FRONT OF US NEEDING TO EITHER TAKE ROADS FROM DIRT TO BLACK OR HOWEVER IT IS IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE WE JUST WENT THROUGH THAT WHOLE THING WITH SENATOR HIGHWAY HAD TO PUT THAT ON HOLD BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING WASN'T THERE SO I KNOW THAT YOU ARE VERY VERY GOOD AND VERY RESPONSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE TAXPAYERS THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND I APPRECIATE YOU AND I TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT SO WE'LL GO FORWARD HERE ONE MORE QUICK ONE IF I COULD CERTAINLY I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO STICK TO YOUR GUNS ON THE MINIMUM DEPTH BECAUSE WHEN YOU SAID SIX INCHES, AND I'M THINKING ABOUT THE AREA WHERE THIS WOULD BE AT THAT YOU SHOWED US, THAT'S WHERE WATER METERS ARE AT. THAT'S WHERE PLUMBERS MIGHT BE INVOLVED. AND SIX INCHES DOWN. AND I UNDERSTAND IF YOU CHOP A FIBER OPTIC LINE, YOU MIGHT AS WELL TOSS IN THE KEYS TO YOUR BUSINESS. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE IT'S DOWN THERE IN THE TRENCH WHERE PEOPLE WON'T HIT IT. SIX INCHES IS TOO LOW. YEAH, AND JUST TO FURTHER ADDRESS THAT, SUPERVISOR CUCUNO, AS PART OF THE STANDARD, ONCE THEY GET DOWN TO THE 16-INCH DEPTH, WE'RE REQUIRING THEM TO ANCHOR THE CONDUIT EVERY 10 FEET TO HOLD THE CONDUIT DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRENCH SO THAT WHEN THE SLURRY IS POURED INTO THE TRENCH, IT DOESN'T TRY TO FLOAT IT UP. SO WE REALLY ARE ADVOCATING AND TRYING TO KEEP THAT UTILITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRENCH. OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 10. SECOND. PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE ONE CLARIFICATION IS HERE, IS THAT IT WOULD BE APPROVAL [01:45:01] OF THE PUBLICIZED STANDARDS WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH HERE TODAY. AS PRESENTED. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. [55. Public Works - Approve an agreement with WeCom, for reimbursement of costs associated with outside professional inspection and project management services for micro-trenching projects that impact County maintained rights-of-way and establish a fund for reimbursement and assurance costs. YC Contract No. 2026-181 ] SUPERVISOR CUGNEW. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 10 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. CONSENT 55, PUBLIC WORKS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSENT 55? MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT 55. I SECOND. PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. [56. Public Works - Approve Professional Services Contract No. 2650013 with Lyon Engineering for project inspection and project management of the WeCom Broadband Utility Construction and Installation. YC Contract No. 2026-180] SUPERVISOR CUGNEW. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 55 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. CONSENT 56, ANY QUESTIONS? MOVE TO APPROVE 56 CONSENT. SECOND. PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNO. [11. Sheriff - Approve an Agreement with the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) for the allocation of $600,000.00 from the School Safety Interoperability Fund to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (YCSO), pursuant to A.R.S.§ 41-1733, for fiscal year 2025-2026. ADOA Agreement No. DBF2025SB1735-SSI09. YC Contract No. 2026-127] YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. CONSENT ITEM 56 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ACTION 11, SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO STOP YOU THERE IN MID. QUITE ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS CHIEF JEFF NEWNHAM, CHIEF DEPUTY FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I COME TO YOU ON BEHALF OF SHERIFF RHODES FOR ACTION ITEM 11. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FOR THE ALLOCATION OF $600,000 FOR THE SCHOOL SAFETY INTEROPERABILITY. OPERABILITY, THAT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE PURSUANT TO ARS 41-1733. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE THE MULTIMEDIA DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CONNECTING 17 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, SIX LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND OVER 340 INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITES TO THE PSAPS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. IT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS PROGRAM. AND THIS JUST CONTINUES THAT FORWARD. WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO? OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 11. SECOND. NO? GO AHEAD. SUPERVISOR JENKINS IS THE SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. I SEE YOUR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKIAN? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? [13. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/2027 budget.] OH, YES. SORRY. SARAH COMPTON? YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 11 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, ACTION 13, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ASKING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027, BUDGET. GOOD MORNING, SIR. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, KEVIN FORBES, BUDGET MANAGER FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY. JUST WAITING FOR THE, YEP, YEP, BUDGET POWERPOINT. I THINK IT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE TOP. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAD A BUSY MONTH LAST MONTH. SINCE THEN WE HAVE SOME UPDATES POSSIBLE DISCUSSION ITEMS ALONG WITH SOME ACTION. SO THE FIRST COUPLE SLIDES ARE BASED ON NEW INFORMATION COUNTY MANAGER AND BUDGET HAVE RECEIVED. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THESE. THESE ARE ITEMS WE WOULD RECOMMEND BUILDING INTO THE BUDGET FOR FY 27. THE FIRST IS THE YCT RESERVE. THAT WAS PART OF YOUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY. THAT IS THE FIRST PAYMENT. OF TWO. SECOND IS THE HEALTH CARE PAYMENTS. THAT INFORMATION CAME OUT RIGHT AS WE WERE IN STUDY SESSIONS. SO TOTAL OF THOSE PAYMENTS IN OUR FY27 BUDGET WOULD BE $10.6 MILLION. WE HAD A DOUBLE REDUCTION IN THE LANDFILL TIPPING FEE FOR SOLID WASTE. WE'RE JUST PLANNING TO ADD $300,000 BACK IN REVENUE. FINANCE, CONNIE HAD A CHANGE IN HER PROJECT SCOPE ALONG WITH... FACILITIES FOR THAT LAST ONE THERE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ARNELLE JUSTICE CENTER ROOF AND HVAC THEY'RE WITHDRAWING THAT ITEM THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT A LARGER RENOVATION SO THE TOTAL OF THOSE CHANGES OR RECOMMENDATIONS IS 1.6 MILLION YOU HAVE A QUESTION SUPERVISOR MAY I JUST CLARIFY SO THE ROOF AND HVAC REPLACEMENT FOR THE ARNELLE JUSTICE CENTER WOULD BE FOR A FUTURE FISCAL YEAR I BELIEVE BRANDON WITH ME MORE DETAIL ON THE PROJECT BUT HELLO AGAIN BRANDON SCHULTZ DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES YEAH ESSENTIALLY DEFERRED WE'VE GOT A LARGER PROJECT THE WEAVER MOUNTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING GOING ON RIGHT NOW ONCE THAT BUILDING IS COMPLETE THE ANTICIPATION IS THAT THE YCSO SUBSTATION WILL MOVE INTO THAT NEW FACILITY AND THEN THAT SPACE IN THAT BUILDING WILL BECOME AVAILABLE TO THEM AND AT THAT POINT WE'RE EXPECTING A MUCH LARGER RENOVATION TO INCLUDE THE HVAC AND THE ROOF REPLACEMENT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO? OKAY. [01:50:02] RECOMMENDED CARRYOVER REQUESTS. SO THESE ARE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN SOME CAPACITY, AND WE NEED TO ROLL OVER THE FUNDING INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THIS IS JUST A VERY MINOR ONE FROM FINANCE. IT WAS ON TODAY'S CONSENT AGENDA FOR $18,000. THE NEXT... TWO SLIDES ARE A BIT LONGER. ONE IS FACILITIES, AND AGAIN, BOTH DIRECTORS ARE HERE IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC PROJECT QUESTIONS. BUT THESE ARE RECOMMENDED CARRYOVER REQUESTS FOR FACILITIES. THESE HIT GENERAL FUND AND CAPITAL. THIS CAN HAPPEN JUST BECAUSE IT'S A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT OR MAYBE THERE WAS A DELAY IN DESIGN, CHANGE IN SCOPE. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY GOING INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO THAT WOULD ADD, AND I SAY ADD, $4.5 MILLION TO THE FY27 BUDGET, BUT REALLY, IN THEORY, IT TAKES DOWN CURRENT YEAR SPENDING BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE GOING OUT THIS YEAR. SO MOST OFTEN, IT'S NET NEUTRAL. SAME CONCEPT FOR PUBLIC WORKS. THIS IS PART OF THE REGIONAL ROADS BUDGET. BASED ON OTHER CHANGES FROM FY 26 TO 27 YOU WOULD ACTUALLY SEE A REDUCTION IN 150 000 IN THEIR TOTAL PROJECT SCOPE SOME PROJECTS WENT UP SOME WENT DOWN BUT YOU KNOW WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW THE COST UNTIL WE GET FURTHER INTO THE PROJECTS THERE. ANY QUESTIONS ON CARRYOVER? ANY QUESTIONS? NO? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LIBRARY DISTRICT, I THINK WE GOT PRETTY CONCRETE DIRECTION LAST MONTH TO BUILD IN THESE RESTORATIONS, SO WE ARE PLANNING ON ADDING THE ADDITIONAL $120,000 FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR IN FY27 WITH SOME OFF- OFFSETTING RECOMMENDATIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND THEN GOING INTO 28 WILL ADD ANOTHER 120 AND 29, ANOTHER 120. SO THAT WILL BE THE FULL AMOUNT OF RESTORATION. ALL RIGHT OUTSIDE OF 1 SLIDE HERE, THE REST ARE ITEMS THAT BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT. DID NOT RECOMMEND BUT DURING OUR STUDY SESSIONS THEY WERE FLAGGED AS POTENTIAL ITEMS THE BOARD MIGHT WANT TO ADD BACK BACK IN OR AT LEAST HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON SO I BELIEVE IF THERE IS APPETITE TO ADD THESE BACK IN WE WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ON THIS EXHIBIT IF THIS IS FOR PROBATION IT WAS FIVE FTES REDUCED TO TWO FTES, THE TOTAL ASK WOULD BE $130,000. AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE JUDGE DID CONTACT ME AND MADE THIS CONTINGENT. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATE BUDGET WHICH EXCLUDED THE FUNDING THAT THE BOARD'S WELL AWARE OF PROBATION OFFICERS AND HIS COMMENT WAS IF WE DON'T GET THAT FUNDING WE DON'T WANT THE NEW POSITIONS BECAUSE HE COULDN'T ALLOCATE THOSE POSITIONS FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE. OKAY. VICE CHAIR CECH, YOU HAD A... SO YOU WELL, I WAS INITIALLY, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND CONSIDERING, YOU KNOW, THE LAUNCHING OF A NEW PROGRAM AND THE POTENTIAL THAT IT MAY NOT GET OFF THE GROUND. I SOFTENED ON THIS ONE. I'M NOT SURE THAT NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. YEAH, I MEAN, I HAVE CONCERNS AS WELL ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE RIGHT NOW FOR THE SAME THE SAME REASONS THE VICE CHAIR MENTIONED. I JUST IT'S JUST THE TIMING OF THIS RIGHT NOW IN THE FUNDING. YOU WERE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING, MR. BOURDAIN? NO, I JUST, I THINK FROM A PROCESS STANDPOINT, YOU'RE GOING ABOUT WHAT WE ANTICIPATED DOING WITH YOUR PROCESS OF BUDGET. SO WE CAN, IF THERE'S NO MOTION IN THIS SECTION, SECOND, CHAIRMAN, WE CAN JUST CONTINUE TO MOVE ON. BUT I AGREE. AND WITH THE JUDGE'S COMMENT ON THAT, I SHARED THAT CONCERN AND WANTED TO REEMPHASIZE. I APPRECIATED HIS COMMENT. HE WAS LIKE. HE CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW HE HAD SOME CONCERNS OVER THIS BEING APPROVED BY THE BOARD. OKAY, AND I APPRECIATE THE JUDGE'S INPUT ON THAT. IT HELPS ME. OH, I'M SORRY, SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE JUDGE ALSO CALLING AND LETTING US KNOW THIS SITUATION. I KNOW ORIGINALLY WE HAD TWO IN THERE, AND WE WERE RIGHT THERE TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION, SO I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU ANY OTHER QUESTIONS NO I THINK YOU HAVE DIRECTION THEN THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU UH NEXT SLIDE ARE CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS WE BELIEVE WE WERE GIVEN DIRECTION TO ADD 5 000 [01:55:02] TO EACH OF THE MEAL MEALS ON WHEELS LOCATIONS FOR A TOTAL OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS UH THAT WOULD TAKE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMP CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE BOARD FROM 529 000 TO A LITTLE BIT OVER 544 THOUSAND AND THIS WOULD BE GENERAL FUND RECURRING. THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. I AGREE. DO YOU WANT A MOTION TO DO IT? I MOTION TO DO IT. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE A MOTION AND A VOTE. ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUCU? SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADD $5,000 EACH TO THE MEALS ON WHEELS FOR A TOTAL CONTRIBUTION OF $15,000 IN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC WORKS, THIS WAS THE ONE ITEM, THE EXHIBIT 3, THE BUDGET TEAM AND MANAGEMENT DID RECOMMEND AT THE TIME THE EXHIBIT 3 WAS FOR $9,000, THEN BASED ON NEW GRANT FUNDING. FOR SELIGMAN AIRPORT, IT WAS INCREASED BY 21,000 TO 30,000. SO THAT 5% COUNTY MATCH WOULD BE ABOUT 27,000 FOR THE SELIGMAN AIRPORT APRON. AND THE AMOUNT WE WOULD RECEIVE FROM THE STATE WOULD BE... 512,000 I DON'T BELIEVE THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION HAS CHANGED BASED ON THIS NEW INFORMATION SO I THINK IT IS ONE WE WOULD SUPPORT ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD DO YOU NEED A MOTION I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE EXHIBIT NUMBER THREE SECOND PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE VICE CHAIR CHECK YES SUPERVISOR JENKINS I SUPERVISOR KUKNO YES SUPERVISOR MALLORY YES CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ITEM IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU. A FEW DIFFERENT DECISION POINTS HERE FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE SECOND ONE, THE NEW POSITION PROJECT MANAGER THAT WAS APPROVED TODAY UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO I'LL SKIP THAT ONE FOR NOW. BUT THE TOP ONE IS ALSO RELATED TO POSITIONS THAT WERE APPROVED TODAY IN THE CONSENT AGENDA. I THINK AT THE TIME OF THE REQUEST, WE BUILT IT AS GENERAL FUND RECURRING SHERIFF AND HIS TEAM CLARIFIED IT IS GENERAL FUND ONE TIME FOR FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND AND THIS WOULD BE FOR FIVE NEW VEHICLES. AND COMMENTS QUESTIONS SUPERVISOR COOKVILLE. I DO JUST ON THE I HAD A THOUGHT AFTER WE WENT HOME ON THE HELICOPTER MAINTENANCE. WE HAD A HELICOPTER. WHERE WERE WE GETTING MONEY TO MAINTAIN THAT? I THINK WE'LL GET TO THAT ONE IN A FEW MINUTES NEXT AFTER THE VEHICLES IF THAT'S OKAY JUST GREAT JUST TO KEEP IT LINEAR OKAY NEED A MOTION SO MOVED SECOND I'LL SECOND YOUR SECOND WAS A LITTLE LATE SUPERVISOR MALLORY OH I'M SORRY I'LL SPEED IT UP NEXT TIME CALL FOR THE VOTE YES SUPERVISOR JENKINS SUPERVISOR KUCNO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ITEM IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED. SECOND, SUPERVISOR KUCNO, AS YOU WERE RAISING THAT QUESTION, HELICOPTER ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE FUEL AND PARTS, THAT REQUEST STARTED AT $600,000, WAS REDUCED TO $300,000. IT WOULD BE GENERAL FUND RECURRING. WE DO HAVE CHIEF DEPUTY HERE, BUT IN TERMS OF WHERE... FUNDING CAME FROM THAT PRIOR THEY HAD LOOKED INTO SPECIAL REVENUE GRANT FUNDING IN VARIOUS ELEMENTS I KNOW THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO TO HELP OFFSET THOSE COSTS BUT YES THIS S WOULD BE FOR GENERAL FUND RECURRING UH TO BUILD UP THAT THAT BASE FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE THE OPERATION GREAT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND ALMOST I'LL GIVE IT TO SUPERVISOR MALLORY. WE TIED WE TIED GOT A MOTION A SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE YES, SUPERVISOR JENKINS. I SUPERVISOR KUZMA SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES YES APPROVED AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT LAST ONE FOR THE SHERIFF SWAT REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT THE ORIGINAL ASS WAS RECURRING FOR 74,000 THEY REDUCED THEIR ASK TO 25,000 RECURRING AGAIN THIS WOULD BE [02:00:02] OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND COMMENTS QUESTION MOVE TO APPROVE IS YOUR MIC ON SUPERVISOR NO I JUST FIGURED I'D MAKE A SECOND MOTION A SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE VICE CHAIR CHECK YES SUPERVISOR JENKINS AYE SUPERVISOR COOGNEAL YES SUPERVISOR MALLORY YES CHAIR COMPTON YES AND IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU TWO MORE SLIDES HERE SO NEXT IS SUPERIOR COURT THIS WOULD BE A NEW POSITION COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST THREE FOR 96,000 IT WOULD BE GENERAL FUND RECURRING WE HAVE THIS ITEM FLAGGED AS ONE THAT MIGHT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION SO IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO MOTION OR NOT WE ARE HERE AS NEEDED VOICE TO YOUR CHECK SO I BELIEVE OUR COUNTY MANAGER WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH IT TO SORT OF ADDRESS SOME OF THIS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE MATTER, PHIL? YES, THANKS. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I DID TALK TO IT ABOUT THIS, AND THEY DID GIVE ME AN OUTLINE OF ONE. YOU KNOW, WE COVER IT IN THE COURTS IN SEVERAL AREAS. WE COVER IT WITH THE TWO EXISTING EMPLOYEES THAT WORK. SPECIFICALLY ON COURT ISSUES AND DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION ISSUES. THEY ALSO HAD SUPPORT FROM THE STATE BECAUSE THIS IS THE COURTS ARE A STATE FUNCTION AND SO CERTAIN ASPECT OF THEIR IT ISSUES ARE HANDLED BY THE COURT BUT THAT IS FOR MAJOR PROGRAM ISSUES. AND THEN WE OF COURSE THEN TRY TO PROVIDE THEM SUPPORT FROM OUR COUNTY IT DEPARTMENT ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. I'LL BE HONEST, YOUR IT DIRECTOR, MR. FALLON, WAS PRETTY DIRECT. HE SAID, LOOK, YOU CAN'T SAY THEY DON'T NEED SUPPORT. YOUR ENTIRE COUNTY NEEDS SUPPORT. OUR RECOMMENDATION DOESN'T CHANGE FROM THIS BECAUSE I REVIEWED IT AND SAID THE SAME THING. WE, WE. NEED STAFFING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY. I THINK WORKING WITH THE COURT AND IT TO TRY TO ADDRESS THAT SUPPORT WOULD BE THE DIRECTION WE'RE RECOMMENDING, JUST LIKE IN OUR ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION. BUT THAT WAS MY RESEARCH, AS I DID WANT TO UNDERSTAND, AND I THINK I SENT OUT TO THE BOARD THE IT INFORMATION TO DELINEATE SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE COVERED THROUGH THE STATE. THE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO COURTS AND THEN THROUGH OUR IT DEPARTMENT SO THE BOARD HAD A GOOD UNDERSTANDING AND I HAD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF IT. SO, THANK YOU. YEAH THE COMMENTS MUSTER YEAH, SO, UM, YOU KNOW, MY INITIAL SUPPORT FOR THIS WAS REALLY TO ENCOURAGE GOOD COVERAGE IN THE VERDE AND AFTER SORT OF WORKING THROUGH IT A LITTLE BIT. I WOULD STILL ENCOURAGE PROPER COVERAGE IN THE VERDE BUT TO TO CONTINUE TO USE THE RESOURCES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. SO I WILL NOT BE MAKING A MOTION TO INCLUDE THIS IN THE BUDGET. CHRIS JERRAM, I CONCUR WITH VICE CHAIR JACK. CHRIS JERRAM, THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE ON. OUR LAST ITEM FOR JUSTICE COURTS. SO JUSTICE COURTS BETWEEN THE FOUR COURT LOCATIONS ASK FOR A TOTAL OF SIX POSITIONS. COURT CLERKS, ONE. TO THREE VARIOUS LEVELS HERE. THE TOTAL ASK OF ALL OF THEM COMBINED WOULD BE $427,000 TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND THAT WOULD BE ON A RECURRING BASIS. I THINK THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS FLAGGED AT THE TIME OF THE STUDY SESSION, I BELIEVE, FOR MAYOR AS POSSIBLE ADDING, BUT WE INCLUDED ALL IN CASE THERE WAS ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION YOU WANTED TO HAVE. I'LL START TO LEFT SUPERVISOR COOK. NO, ANY COMMENTS OR. NO, JUST A. REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE JPS WORK. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A LOT MORE STUDY DONE ON WHAT IS THE STANDARD FOR A WORKLOAD FOR A CLERK AND I THINK WE STARTED TO GET INTO THAT AND I'M AFRAID IT'LL GO AWAY AS AFTER WE GET DONE DOING THIS BUT SEEING THE WORKLOAD ON MAYOR BEING COMPARABLE TO THE WORKLOAD IN PRESCOTT AND ALMOST HALF THE STAFF I REALLY THINK THEY NEED TO GET BOOSTED UP A LITTLE BIT AND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SMALL COURTS LIKE SELIGMAN, AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT BAGHDAD YARNELL, BUT YOU HAVE VERY SMALL STAFF, SO WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE ROTATING OUT, I DON'T WANT TO SEE A BRAIN DRAIN HAPPEN IN THOSE KIND OF POSITIONS. BECAUSE EVEN SELIGMAN, THEY HAVE A POPULATION OF 500, AND THEY HAVE A WORKLOAD OF 5,000 CASES A YEAR. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THESE STAFFED UP. DO WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THESE INDIVIDUALLY, OR CAN THEY BE, IF THERE'S A MOTION FOR ALL? ONE OR ALL, IT'S UP TO YOU. OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, THEN I MOVE TO APPROVE WHAT'S [02:05:02] ON THE SCREEN THERE FOR ALL COURTS. SECOND. MOTION TO SECOND, CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKIUM. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. YES. APPROVED AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU FOR THE DIRECTION THERE. THAT IS IT. ALL THE OPEN ITEMS WE HAD FROM OUR STUDY SESSIONS, AGAIN, BUDGET WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT ANY MAYBE TECHNICAL CHANGES. IF ANYTHING COMES UP, WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED. AND AS ALWAYS, WE'RE DOWN THE HALL IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ASKED THE COUNTY MANAGER. IF THE BOARD WOULD INDULGE ME FOR JUST A MINUTE. I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU 1.5 LEARNING CURVE ON THE FUNDING OF THE COURTS OKAY THANK YOU FEEL FREE GO AHEAD YOU WANT TO DO IT HERE YOU WANT TO OKAY I'M GONNA GO UP THERE APOLOGIZE DIDN'T FLIP INTO APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT OKAY THIS COULD GO FAST DEPENDING ON HOW LONG YOUR ANSWERS ARE, MR. PHIL. SO THE FUNDING OF THE COURSE, I'M GOING TO START AT THE TOP, AND THIS IS JUST TO GET MY MIND STRAIGHT. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN IN THIS FOR A WHILE, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO MARRY EVERYTHING TOGETHER. SO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY IS IN AN ELECTED POSITION. WE'VE GOT TO PAY THIS PERSON, RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S ELECTED. THE SALARY IS SET BY WHAT, STATE STATUTE OR? STATE LAW STATUTE. OKAY, AND THE FUNDING SOURCE? COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WELL, THE SALARIES AND THE OFFICE IS A MAJORITY OF GENERAL FUND. IT IS. THERE IS A COMPONENT, A SMALL COMPONENT OF SPECIAL REVENUE LIKE MANY DEPARTMENTS, BUT A MAJORITY, THAT IS A GENERAL FUND, MAJORITY FUNDED DEPARTMENT. OKAY. AND SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES, AGAIN, THEY'RE ELECTED, SO WE HAVE TO PAY THEM. WHERE'S THEIR SALARY SET? IT'S SET BY STATUTE. IT IS, OKAY. AND THAT IS A SPLIT FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE AND THE COUNTIES, REMEMBERING THAT THE COURTS, SUPERIOR COURTS, ARE A JOINT FUNDING OPTION. IS IT A SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE? IT'S 50-50. IT IS THE 50-50? OKAY. OKAY, THE NEXT IS THE JUDGE, THE PRO TEMS. AND MY ASSUMPTION IS WE HAVE PRO TEMS TO. HELP WITH THE CASELOAD OF THE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES WOULD THAT BE A FAIR STATEMENT OF THE WHAT OF THE COURT SYSTEM I'LL JUST I'M NOT GOING TO ANSWER FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT BUT I'LL GIVE YOU MY OPINION THE COUNTY ADDS PRO TEM COURTS TO ADDRESS SYSTEM VOLUME IN THEIR SYSTEM FOR INSTANCE THEY ADDED A PRO TEM COURT FOR EDC BACK IN THE DAY AND OTHER VOLUME ISSUES AND SO THEY CAME TO THE BOARD AND ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL PRO TEM COURTS. AND SO THEY CURRENTLY, BEYOND THE DIVISIONS THAT ARE ALLOWED BASED ON STATUTE OR DEFINED BY STATUTE, POPULATION AND STATUTE, THEY HAVE TWO PRO TEMS AND A FAMILY LAW COMMISSIONER. THOSE ARE THE THREE PRO TEMS WE CONSIDER. OKAY. THERE WAS TWO ON THE VERDE SIDE BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE, RIGHT? DID WE HAVE TWO PRO TEMS ASSIGNED TO? WHERE ARE ALL THREE PRO TEMS ASSIGNED? JUST CURIOUS. THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO BRING YOU. I DO NOT WANT TO MISSPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COURTS BECAUSE MY MEMORY IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE. CAN YOU ANSWER THAT ONE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. JULIE MALINOWSKI, SUPERIOR COURT ADMINISTRATOR. OUR CURRENT PRO TEM ASSIGNMENTS, WE HAVE ONE FULL-TIME PRO TEM IN PRESCOTT. WE HAVE ONE FULL-TIME PRO TEM IN THE VERDE. AND OUR FAMILY LAW COMMISSIONER IS PRIMARILY IN THE VERDE, BUT HE DOES HANDLE 20% OF THE CASELOAD IN THE VERDE. THAT'S WHERE I GOT PROBABLY THE TWO AND THE ONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THE PRO TEMS ARE APPROVED AT THE BOARD'S PLEASURE BECAUSE THEY'RE BUDGETED? OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? GOOD, ABSOLUTELY. SO THE COURTS, THAT IS DETERMINED BY THE SUPERIOR COURT AND ULTIMATELY THE ARIZONA SUPREME COURT, AND COMES TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL AFTER THAT BECAUSE YOU ARE FUNDING IT OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL. A FUNCTION OF DIVISION COURTS, OKAY? SO IT COMES IN A DIFFERENT FACTION. SO IF YOU REPLACE A DIVISION, SAY A DIVISION COURT THAT IS ELECTED, RETIRES EARLY ON, THE APPOINTMENT IS DONE BY THE SUPREME COURT, OKAY? BUT WHEN AN APPOINTMENT OF A PRO TEM OCCURS, IT GOES THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM AND COMES TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL BECAUSE IT'S A FUNDING [02:10:01] ISSUE, HOW MANY PRO TEM COURTS YOU HAVING YOUR JUST YOU KNOW I'M ASSUMING IT'S GENERAL FUNDS WE HAVE FUNDED IT ULTIMATELY AGGREGATE 50% GENERAL FUND OKAY, ARE THOSE THREE PRO TEMPS THAT'S SIMILAR TO THE SUPERIOR COURT THE 5050? OKAY I MEAN, I THANK YOU BOARD FOR LETTING ME WALK. I'M NOT DONE, BUT THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO THIS AND THE SALARY FOR PRO TEMPS. HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? IS THAT STATE STATUTE AGAIN? OR IS THAT CONTRACT OR HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? YEAH, YEAH, IT ALIGNS WITH STATE STATUTE, BUT I BELIEVE THE STATUTE READS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY ON THERE THAT IT CAN BE UP TO. UP TO? UP TO THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE. ZERO TO 200. OKAY, BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT BUDGET. BUT IT DOESN'T SET IT AT 200. BECAUSE THAT'S THE ZERO TO 200. AND SO PRO TEMS. ARE THEY PAID BY SALARY OR THEY PAY FOR THE HOURS THAT THEY WORK? HOW DOES HOW DO THE PRO TEMS WORK? THE THREE PRO TEMS ARE ARE ARE FULL-TIME POSITIONS. SO THEY'RE PAID AN ANNUAL SALARY. THE SEASONAL PRO TEMS AND THAT'S WHY IN THE AGENDA WE HAD THEM SEPARATE THAT OUT TO MAKE IT CLEARER. THOSE ARE ON AN HOURLY BASIS AND THEY'RE USED TO MAKE UP FOR VACATIONS AND SICK TIME AND THEIR HOURLY RATE. IS TRANSLATED FROM THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE OVERALL PRO TEMS. OKAY, AND THE SEASONAL PRO TEMS FILL IN FOR THE REGULAR, I'M GOING TO CALL IT REGULAR PRO TEMS AS NEEDED. OR JUDGES, THEY COULD FILL IN FOR DIVISION JUDGES. AND AGAIN, THIS IS ALL GENERAL FUNDS. RIGHT. OKAY. THE LAST ONE IS THE JPS. THEY'RE ELECTED, RIGHT? YES. SO WE GOT TO PAY THEM. YES. YEP. SALARY SET BY? WELL, THAT CHANGES AND IS SET BY PRODUCTIVITY CREDITS BY STATUTE. YES. BUT IT'S A STATUTE THING. OKAY. I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT'S LESS THAN A PRO TEM. YEAH. YES. WELL, IT VARIES. AGAIN, IT DEPENDS BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON STATUTES. I'D HAVE TO LOOK. WHAT THE TOP TIER OF THAT STATUTE IS WOULD BE COMPARABLE. OKAY. AND THE FUNDING SOURCE IS GENERAL FUNDS AGAIN? GENERAL FUNDS. OKAY. I MEAN, THAT WAS A GOOD EDUCATION FOR ME WHERE THINGS ARE PAID BECAUSE I JUST WANTED AN UNDERSTANDING, PARTICULARLY WITH LIKE THE JPS. WE HAVE TO PAY THEM ANYWAY. WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE PRO TEMS. IT JUST DEPENDS IF THEY'RE APPROVED BY THE BOARD BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, RIGHT? SO IT MAKES SENSE TO ME AND BE IN LINE WITH THE BOARD'S STRATEGIC PLAN TO SUPPORT THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WHO SERVE THE RURAL PUBLIC. AND THAT IF YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS IS WE NEED TO UTILIZE THE JPS BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE REGARDLESS. THEY'RE ELECTED. WE HAVE TO PAY THEM. THE PRO TEMS, I WOULD THINK THAT WE WOULD UTILIZE THE PRO TEMS AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO OFFSET THE EXTREME CASES THAT THE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES SEE. THAT'S JUST WHERE I'M GOING WITH THAT. AND LET THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE HANDLE WHATEVER THAT THEY CAN LEGALLY HANDLE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PAY THEM ANYWAY. BUT THANK YOU, BOARD. FOR LETTING ME WALK THROUGH THIS AND UNDERSTANDING HOW EVERYTHING IS FUNDED AND HOW THESE TIERS WORK TOGETHER IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I WAS FAMILIAR WITH PRIOR TO BEING A SUPERVISOR APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME AND WALKING ME THROUGH THIS SUPERVISOR MALLORY YEAH AND SUPERVISOR JENKINS I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT ALSO STILL HELPS US EVEN THOUGH WE'RE HERE BEFORE OR YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE YOU DON'T ALWAYS CATCH EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON SO IT HELPS US SO WHEN WE COMMUNICATE UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT THINGS IT HELPS EVERYBODY SO IT'S NOT ONLY YOU WE APPRECIATE YOU MR CHECK I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THANK YOU ALSO UH SUPERVISOR JENKINS THAT THE SUPERIOR COURT PRO TEMS AND THE JUSTICE OF THE PIECES THERE ARE CASES THAT CAN ONLY BE GOING TO ONE OR THE OTHER RIGHT I JUST WANTED IT'S NOT YOU KNOW JUST A BUDGETING NO THERE'S CONCURRENT JURISDICTION EXACTLY SO WHICH I THINK HAS TO BE CLARIFIED AND I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP THE JP BUSINESS OUT AT THE JPS AND NOT BRING IT INTO BUT THAT'S REALLY NOT OUR DECISION BUT IT IS OUR DECISION TO FUND OR NOT FUND AND I APPRECIATE THE UH YOU ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT'S EDUCATIONAL FOR THE THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT OUR JUSTICE COURTS CASELOADS BEING SHIFTED DOWN TO PRO TEMS THAT ARE [02:15:01] ALREADY OVERWORKED AND THERE'S NO NEED FOR IT WHEN WE'RE PAYING FOR JPS TO DO THE WORKLOAD IN THE FIRST PLACE IT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE THANK YOU THANK YOU I'VE KEPT MY COMMENTS TO AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE BUT THE LAST THING I WILL SAY IS THERE IS A VERY GOOD ONE-PAGE PRIMER THAT I'LL MAKE SURE I SEND OUT AGAIN FROM CSA THAT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SALARIES JUST TO MAKE SURE IF I MISSED ANYTHING, BUT THEY PROVIDE A VERY GOOD OVERVIEW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, PHIL, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR. OH, I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW. OKAY. THEN I'M GOING TO CALL A BREAK RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LUNCH AT 1130, AND SO WE WILL COME BACK AT 12 O'CLOCK. OKAY, EVERYONE. [1. Development Services - Consideration of a Series 10 Beer and Wine Store Liquor License Application #385283, submitted by Andrea Dahlman Lewkowitz for Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock Gift Shop, located at 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ 86351. (District 3 - Supervisor Check)] 12 O'CLOCK. WE'RE BACK. WE'RE ON TO HEARINGS. FIRST ITEM UP IS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. GOOD AFTERNOON, MARK. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MARK LUSSON, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH THE EWA PIKE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A SERIES 10 BEER AND WINE LIQUOR STORE LICENSE FOR HILTON SEDONA RESORT AT BELL ROCK GIFT SHOP. TO DATE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR LETTERS OF OPPOSITION REGARDING THIS LIQUOR LICENSE. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. SUPERVISOR JACKS, YOUR DISTRICT? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THE SERIES 10 BEER AND WINE STORE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE HILTON SEDONA AT BELL ROCK. SECOND. MOTION TO SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. [2. Development Services - Approve a text amendment to Section 468 of the County Subdivision Regulations to add processes for Lot Adjustments, Minor Amendments, and Major Amendments to Subdivision Plats. Staff: Development Services. Applicant: Development Services Staff. Application No. PLA25-000072 ] AYE. SUPERVISOR COOK. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. HEARING ITEM NUMBER ONE IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. SECOND. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AGAIN. BECCA, YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT ON THIS TODAY, I THINK. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M GOING TO BRING UP MY PRESENTATION REALLY QUICKLY. SO THANK YOU. I WILL BE PRESENTING THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION REGULATION AMENDMENT, AND IT PROPOSES TO ADD LANGUAGE ADDRESSING PROCESSES FOR MAKING AMENDMENTS TO SUBDIVISION PLATS AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. SO TO START OFF, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID HEAR THIS ITEM AT THE APRIL 16TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, AND IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. COMMISSIONER PIES IS PRESENT TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION'S DECISION AND DELIBERATIONS, IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON HIM TODAY. I WILL TRY TO MOVE THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AT A GOOD PACE, BUT PLEASE STOP ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. TO START OFF, I WANT TO... TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND FOR HOW WE DO PROCESS PLAT AMENDMENTS TODAY. TODAY'S PROCESS FOR MAKING AN AMENDMENT TO AN APPROVED FINAL PLAT IS CURRENTLY LIMITED TO SECTION 468 LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWS FOR VERY MINOR CORRECTIONS ONLY. ANY OTHER CHANGES ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPROCESSING OF THE FINAL PLAT THROUGH THE FULL LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. IN THE RECENT YEARS, SECTION 458 OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS HAS BEEN INTERPRETED AND IMPLEMENTED. TO MEAN THAT ANY FINAL PLOT WILL NEED TO HAVE CERTIFICATION OF CONSENT FROM ALL PROPERTY OWNERS THAT HAVE RECORD TITLE INTEREST WITHIN THE SUBJECT SUBDIVISION PHASE IN ORDER TO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE FINAL PLOT ALL PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT CONSENT OTHERWISE A WAIVER NEEDS TO BE REQUESTED AND POTENTIALLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD STAFF RECEIVES MANY UM REQUESTS FOR MAKING CHANGES TO LOTS IN THE SUBDIVISION SUCH AS LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS, LOT COMBINATIONS, CHANGES TO PLATTED SETBACKS, USES OF TRACKS, JUST TO NAME A FEW. THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION REGULATION AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US TODAY IS PROPOSING TO ADD LANGUAGE TO ALLOW FOR SUBDIVISION PLATS TO BE PROCESSED ADMINISTRATIVELY, AT LEAST A PORTION OF THEM, THE ONES THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO DO SO, AND TO PROVIDE A DIFFERENT PROCESS. THAT MIGHT MAKE IT A MORE APPROACHABLE FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS TO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF THE BOARD. SO THIS TEXT AMENDMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY LOGAN SIMPSON, OUR STAFF, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LEGAL COUNSEL IN DEPTH. [02:20:03] SO ON THE SLIDE, I DO HAVE THE CURRENT LANGUAGE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. TO BE STRICKEN, WHICH IS THE CURRENT SECTION 468 LANGUAGE. THIS SECTION STATES THAT A MINOR AMENDMENT APPLICATION SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE... I APOLOGIZE. I SOMEHOW LOST THE SLIDE AND THAT MADE NO SENSE, SO LET ME START AGAIN. I APOLOGIZE. THE CURRENT SECTION 468 LANGUAGE IS PROPOSED TO BE STRICKEN IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACED WITH THIS PROPOSED SECTION. THE SECTION ONLY ALLOWS, AS WE BRIEFLY SPOKE ABOUT, FOR SMALL MINOR CORRECTIONS TO FINAL PLOTS ONLY. THE PROPOSED SECTION 468 STARTS OUT WITH A PURPOSE STATEMENT THAT OUTLINES THE INTENT OF THE ENTIRE SECTION. IT READS, THIS SECTION ESTABLISHES THE PROCEDURES FOR THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO PRELIMINARY PLOTS AND FINAL PLOTS FOR SUBDIVISIONS. HAVING THIS PURPOSE STATEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SECTION IS PART OF THE NEW FORMATTING STYLE FOR OUR NEW CODE UPDATES. SO MOVING FORWARD, I JUST WANT TO SUMMARIZE EACH SLIDE OF TEXT INSTEAD OF READING THE PROPOSED TEXT LANGUAGE WORD FOR WORD OFF THE SLIDES. THERE WILL BE RED TEXT THROUGHOUT WHICH SIGNIFIES CHANGES PROPOSED AFTER THE LEGAL AD, AND THEN THERE WILL BE BLUE TEXT THAT SIGNIFIES ANY SMALL CHANGES MADE BY THE COMMISSION PRIOR TO IT BEING BROUGHT TO YOU TODAY. SO SECTION 468B, MINOR AMENDMENT, IS A REPLACEMENT AND REVISION OF THE CURRENT SECTION 468. IN ADDITION, IT ADDS THE ALLOWANCE FOR THESE MINOR AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE TO A PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. SO, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SECTION, SECTION 468B1C-D, IT GOES ON TO OUTLINE WHAT A MINOR AMENDMENT DOES NOT ALLOW TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT NEW LOT LINES, TRACKS, STREETS, EASEMENTS, ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THE PLAT WILL NOT BE APPROVED AS A MINOR AMENDMENT. THE SECTION STATES THAT A MINOR AMENDMENT APPLICATION SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE APPROPRIATE REVIEWING AGENCIES AND THEN MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL. AGAIN, JUST THOSE VERY MINOR CORRECTIONS AND ERRORS. ALRIGHT, SO SECTION 468 COVERS HOW A MINOR AMENDMENT MADE TO A PRELIMINARY PLAT WILL BE TITLED AS A CORRECTIVE PLAT AND STIPULATES THAT A CORRECTIVE PLAT DOES NOT EXTEND THE ORIGINAL TIMEFRAME OF THE ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY PLAT. IT DOESN'T EXTEND THE APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR THE TIME WITHIN WHICH THAT FINAL PLAT MUST BE FILED. SECTION 468B, THREE OUTLINES THAT MINOR AMENDMENTS TO AN APPROVED FINAL PLAT MAY BE REQUESTED WITH AN AFFIDAVIT OF CORRECTIONS FORM OUTLINED IN THE MINOR AMENDMENTS. SECTION 468C, THE SECOND TYPE OF AMENDMENT PROPOSED, ARE LOT ADJUSTMENTS. IT'S THE SECOND CATEGORY, AND IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE COMBINATION OR RECONFIGURATION OF FIVE OR FEWER LOTS WITHIN A RECORDED FINAL PLAT. RECONFIGURATIONS ARE A FAIRLY COMMON REQUEST AND SO THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR THOSE MINOR CHANGES TO BE MADE AT AN ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COME BACK THROUGH HEARING. OKAY, MOVING ON FURTHER THE SECTION GOES ON TO LIST MORE OF WHAT DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A LOT ADJUSTMENT, INCLUDING CHANGES TO TRACK, DESIGNATIONS, ADDING OR RELOCATING OR MODIFYING ROADWAYS OR OTHER EASEMENTS. BUT IT DOES ACCEPT OUT A COUPLE ALLOWANCES FOR THE REVIEW OF NON-ESSENTIAL EASEMENTS TO BE REMOVED, SUCH AS NON-ESSENTIAL UTILITY SLOPE OR DRAINAGE EASEMENTS, AS WELL AS IT ALLOWS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ADOT DEPARTMENTS TO PROCESS LOT ADJUSTMENTS TO ABANDON A PORTION OF THEIR RIGHT-OF-WAY TO ACQUIRE A PORTION OF LAND. THAT WAY THEY ARE ALSO NOT SUBJECT TO COMING THROUGH THE FULL BOARD HEARING PROCESS IF THEY NEED TO ABANDON A PORTION OF THEIR RIGHT-OF-WAY. A FEW EXAMPLES OF COMMONLY REQUESTED AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD QUALIFY AS A LOT ADJUSTMENT ARE LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SWAP OF LAND BETWEEN PROPERTY OWNERS. [02:25:02] AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT WE CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE WOULD BE IF A NEIGHBOR HAS THEIR DRIVEWAY ON THEIR NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY, THEY JUST WANT TO DO A QUICK LAND SWAP. THAT'S A LOT ADJUSTMENT THAT WE COULD REVIEW INTERNALLY. ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE. DOING A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS TO ALLOW FOR THE APPROPRIATE SETBACKS TO BE GAINED FOR A STRUCTURE THAT MAY BE ENCROACHING ON A NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY. CHAIR, ON THAT LAST ONE, SO HOW WOULD YOU FACILITATE THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN TWO PROPERTY OWNERS OR WOULD THE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE TO APPROACH YOU? THE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD APPROACH US WITH THAT REQUEST. OR COULD ONE APPROACH YOU WITH THAT REQUEST? WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS INVOLVED REGARDING THE EXCHANGE OF THEIR LAND TO MOVE THAT BOUNDARY LINE. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. JUST ANOTHER COMMON REQUEST EXAMPLE THAT COULD BE PROCESSED AS A LOT ADJUSTMENT IS WHEN TWO NEIGHBORS SHARE, WHEN THERE'S A SHARED LOT IN BETWEEN TWO NEIGHBORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPLIT THAT MIDDLE LOT DOWN THE MIDDLE IN SOME FORM. THAT CURRENTLY ISN'T ALLOWED, BUT IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE ALLOWED WITH THIS LOT ADJUSTMENT PROCESS THAT IS EFFECTIVELY REDUCING THE DENSITY OF THE SUBDIVISION BY ONE LOT AND IS PROPOSED TO BE THAT LOT APPROVAL THROUGH THE LOT ADJUSTMENT PROCESS. AND THEN JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A LOT ADJUSTMENT IS CHANGING PLATTED SETBACKS AS LONG AS THEY ARE STILL MAINTAINING THAT MINIMUM ZONING REQUIREMENT. IN SOME SUBDIVISIONS. THE PLOTTED SETBACK DESIGNATION. A TYPICAL LOT CAN BE LARGER THAN THE MINIMUM ZONING. AND SO IF AN APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A REDUCTION IN THEIR SIDE SETBACK OF, LET'S SAY, 30 FEET AS PLATTED, AND THE MINIMUM SIDE SETBACK FOR THE ZONING IS 25, WE WOULD REVIEW THAT AND POTENTIALLY ALLOW THAT AS AN APPROVAL THROUGH THIS LOT ADJUSTMENT PROCESS. AND THE REASON WE'RE PROPOSING THIS AND THINK IT'S IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE A VARIANCE PROCESS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN PURSUE. THERE'S NO OTHER OPTION BESIDES A FULL REPLAT CURRENTLY. SO THIS SECTION C25 LOT ADJUSTMENT CLARIFIES THAT A LOT ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION DOES NOT REQUIRE APPROVAL OF A NEW PRELIMINARY PLOT. THAT COMBINED LOTS MUST OBTAIN A LOT ADJUSTMENT TO REVERT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL APPROVED LOT CONFIGURATION. AND THAT LOTS ADJUSTED THROUGH THIS PROCESS MUST MEET THE ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF LOT ADJUSTMENT, UNLESS THE WAIVER IS APPROVED FOR THAT LOT TO RETAIN ITS LEGAL NON-CONFORMING STATUS. AND WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT IS THE LOT ADJUSTMENT SECTION WOULD ALLOW THE ABILITY FOR LOT ADJUSTMENTS, SUCH AS THE COMBINATION OF TWO LOTS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY CREATED AS NON-CONFORMING LOTS, OR LOTS THAT ARE UNDER TODAY'S ZONING. REQUIREMENT. TO FURTHER EXPLAIN AN EXAMPLE ON THE SCREEN WE SEE LOTS 85 AND 86. THESE LOTS ARE ZONED RCU2A OR A TWO ACRE MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT, BUT THESE LOTS WERE PLOTTED AND APPROVED AT 06,000 SQUARE FOOT EACH. SO IF A LOT ADJUSTMENT WAS PROCESSED TO COMBINE THESE LOTS AT 6,000 SQUARE FOOT EACH, THE RESULTING LOT WILL BE A NON-CONFORMING PARCEL UNDER THE TWO ACRES. SO THIS LANGUAGE IS JUST ALLOWING THAT. FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR TO APPROVE THAT LEGAL NON-CONFORMING LOT TO MAINTAIN ITS LEGAL NON-CONFORMING STATUS ALL RIGHT MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SECTION THE THIRD SECTION IS LANGUAGE GIVING THE DIRECTOR THE ALLOWANCE TO APPROVE A LOT ADJUSTMENT IF DETERMINED THAT THE GRANTING OF THE ADJUSTMENT WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OR RESULTS IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSTRAINED LOTS WITHOUT A USABLE BUILDING AREA. FOR EXAMPLE, A LOT THAT IS PLATTED WITH COMPLETE BOULDERS. THE REASON WE ADDED THAT IN IS JUST TO BE MINDFUL OF CREATING LOTS THAT ARE VERY CONSTRAINED AND GIVES THAT DIRECTOR A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY WHEN DETERMINING IF THEY WANT TO APPROVE A LOT IN THAT AREA. ALL RIGHT, SO LASTLY... THE LAST SECTION, MAJOR AMENDMENT. SO ANY AMENDMENTS TO A RECORDED FINAL PLAT OTHER THAN THE MODIFICATIONS AUTHORIZED IN B AND C OF THIS SECTION REQUIRES APPROVAL OF A MAJOR [02:30:02] AMENDMENT APPLICATION AND SHALL BE PROCESSED IN THE SAME WAY AS A PRELIMINARY PLAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 413 THROUGH 417. THE CHANGES THAT WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE MINOR AMENDMENTS AND LOT ADJUSTMENTS ARE LISTED HERE. THE MORE COMMON REQUESTS STAFF HAVE GOTTEN THAT WOULD QUALIFY AS A MAJOR AMENDMENT ARE REQUESTS FOR INCREASING LOTS, SPLITTING THEIR LOT DOWN THE MIDDLE IF IT MEETS THE MINIMUM ZONING, CHANGES IN DESIGNATION OF OPEN SPACE TRACKS, TAKING WHAT WAS DESIGNATED AS A PARK SITE IN 1960 AND ALLOWING IT TO BE DEVELOPED AS A HOME TODAY, OTHER CHANGES IN SETBACK DIAGRAMS THAT WOULD AFFECT ALL THE LOTS SO CHANGING HAVING A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION APPROACH US AND ASK, CAN WE CHANGE THE SETBACKS FOR ALL PEOPLE IN THE LOTS? IT'S A BIGGER ASK AND SOMETHING THAT MUST COME TO HEARING. SO THE EXAMPLE OF A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO PERMIT AN UNPERMITTED LOT IN A SUBDIVISION. THE PROPOSED MAJOR AMENDMENT PROCESS IS ANTICIPATED TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO OWN AN UNPERMITTED LOT WITHIN A SUBDIVISION TO PERMIT THAT LOT. AN UNPERMITTED LOT IN A SUBDIVISION IS A LOT THAT HAS BEEN SPLIT WITHOUT PROPER REPLANTING PROCESS SINCE 1993. SO IN 1993, THE DEPARTMENT ADOPTED NEW SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS REQUIRING THAT ALL SPLITS IN A SUBDIVISION COME THROUGH THE BOARD. SO IN CASES A LOT OF PROPERTY OWNERS BUY A LOT THEY DON'T REALIZE IS UNFORTUNATELY UNPERMITTED, AND THIS WOULD PROVIDE RELIEF AND A PROCESS FOR THEM TO COME AND POTENTIALLY APPROVE THAT LOT. HAVE THE BOARD CONSIDER APPROVING THAT LOT SEE ON THE SCREEN WE HAVE A 20 IN THE CHINO LAKE SUBDIVISION. IT HAS BEEN SPLIT UNKNOWINGLY INCORRECTLY WITHOUT PERMISSION AND IT DOES MEET THE UNDERLYING ZONING. SO THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE AND WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME OF PROPERTY OWNERS BUYING SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T REALIZE IS UNPERMITTED. AND CHAIR, WHAT WHAT IF THIS BUCK CC AND OURS, DOES THAT TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER WHAT WE'RE DOING? OR DO THEY STILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY THAT? SO AS FAR AS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE DO... YOU DON'T CARE. YEAH, I SHOULDN'T SAY WE DON'T CARE, BUT WE DON'T REGULATE THEM AT ALL, YES. SO WE'LL JUST HELP MAKE THE CIVIL LAWSUIT EASIER. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO A NOTABLE PROCESS ADDED IN THIS SECTION IS THE PROCESS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF CONSENT TO A PROPOSED MAJOR AMENDMENT. A THRESHOLD OF 10% OF THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS MUST RESPOND WITH A COMPLETE CONSENT FORM. TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THE APPLICATION TO MOVE TO HEARING. THE PURPOSE OF THE 10% THRESHOLD IS TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE EXPECTATION FOR THE APPLICANT, UNDERSTANDING THAT MANY PROPERTY OWNERS WILL SIMPLY NOT REPLY TO ANY COMMUNICATION. THIS WILL ALLOW A PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THEIR REQUEST THROUGH THE BOARD HEARING PROCESS WITHOUT HAVING TO ASK FOR A WAIVER OR TRY TO OBTAIN 100% CONSENT FROM ALL PROPERTY OWNERS. TO EVEN ASK TO BE HEARD. ADDITIONALLY, THIS SECTION STATES THAT PROPERTY OWNERS WHO DO NOT PROVIDE A RESPONSE TO THE APPLICANT'S MAILED NOTIFICATION WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE MAILING WILL NOT BE COUNTED TOWARDS NON-RESPONSE. SO THERE WAS A TIME SET UP TO RESPOND WITHIN 45 DAYS. IF THE APPLICANT DOESN'T HEAR WITHIN 45 DAYS, THEN THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD AND APPLY FOR A MAJOR AMENDMENT THROUGH THE PROCESS. CHAIR, MAY I ASK A QUESTION? WHAT WAS THE PROCESS THAT HELPED YOU DETERMINE THE DROP FROM 100% TO 10%? ABSOLUTELY. SO WE REALLY WERE JUST, WE TALKED INTERNALLY, LOOKED AT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND WHAT SEEMS LIKE A REASONABLE NUMBER TO START WITH. WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'VE LANDED. SO WITH THAT NOTED, THE PROCESS IS STILL A PUBLIC HEARING AND SUBJECT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FINAL APPROVAL OR DENIAL, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF LETTERS OF CONSENT. CHAIR, WHO SENDS OUT THE COMPLAINT? WHO SENDS OUT THE CONSENT FORMS? IS THAT US OR IS IT THEM? GREAT QUESTION. SO THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO SEND OUT THEIR CONSENT FORMS AND TRY TO GAIN THOSE CONSENT FORMS. AND THE NOTIFICATION AND THEY HAVE TO SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT AND HAVE IT. WHAT KEEPS YOU FROM JUST SENDING IT TO 10% OF YOUR FRIENDS? THEY DO HAVE TO PROVIDE A CERTIFICATION AND STATE THAT THEY, AND THIS IS WHAT WE DO [02:35:02] WITH OUR CURRENT APPLICATIONS AS WELL, THEY SEND OUT THEIR LETTERS FIRST AND THEN WE, AFTER THAT, SEND OUT NOTIFICATION TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. SO I DID WANT TO BRING UP AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THE TOPIC OF SECTION D4D WAS BROUGHT UP REGARDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR CONSENT FOR 100% OF RESPONDING AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS TO APPROVE ALL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THERE WAS DISCUSSION AT THAT MEETING AND THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE CAME OUT TO BE ALLOWING A 5% TOTAL OF OPPOSITION TO ALLOW FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO RECEIVE THAT 5% OPPOSITION TO THEIR INITIAL LETTERS AND STILL PROCEED TO HEARING. SO THIS IS AN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. LET ME CLARIFY, 5% OF THE RESPONDINGS? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO CONSENT MUST BE DEMONSTRATED BY 100% OF RESPONDING OWNERS OR IF NO MORE THAN 5% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE AFFECTED PHASES OF THE SUBDIVISION RESPOND IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WITHIN 45 DAYS, THE APPLICATION MAY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEGATIVE RESPONSES TO BE EVALUATED BY THE BOARD AS PART OF THEIR CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL. AND I WAS JUST REQUESTING AND CONSIDERED TO ALLOW FOR IF THERE'S. ONE OR TWO PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE ENTIRE 100-LOT SUBDIVISION, THAT IT WOULDN'T STOP SOMEBODY FROM BEING HURT. SO THAT IS A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO REQUIRE 100%, AND THAT'S WHY WE PROPOSED IT THIS WAY. THE MAJOR AMENDMENT SECTION DOES CLOSE WITH LANGUAGE EXPLAINING THAT THE APPLICATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR, MAY BE HEARD BY THE BOARD, AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD IF THE AMENDMENT IS DETERMINED THAT IT WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OR OTHER PROPERTY AND WILL NOT RESULT IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSTRAINED LOTS. AND LASTLY, THE SECTION CLOSES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TITLING A MAJOR AMENDMENT PLOT. AND WE DID STRIKE OUT WITH SUPPORT FROM OUR SURVEYORS THAT WE WON'T REQUIRE CONSECUTIVE NAMING AS THEY HAVE WORKED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND FEEL THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARY. SO THAT SUMMARIZES ALL OF THE TEXT AMENDMENTS. WE DID HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. A ROBUST, I GUESS, AMOUNT OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. YOU KNOW, WE PUT IT IN THE NEWSPAPER. WE HAVE IT POSTED AS NORMAL. IT'S ON SURVEY 123. WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED VERY MANY COMMENTS, JUST A FEW FROM THE SURVEYORS THAT DO THIS LINE OF WORK. SO JUST IN CONCLUSION, STAFF IS ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDING THIS APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL, AND I WILL BRING UP THE TEXT AMENDMENT LANGUAGE. STAFF DOES HAVE ONE POTENTIAL ITEM FOR REVIEW TO ADD JUST ADDING SOME CLARIFYING LANGUAGE TO THE MINOR AMENDMENTS THANK YOU OKAY BECCA THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OH NO THIS IS A HEARING ITEM IS ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK CLERK IS THERE ANYTHING ONLINE NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE BOARD OKAY I SURE NO GREEN CHEESE OKAY THANKS FOR THE WORK. THAT'S A GREAT JOB. IT'S REALLY NEEDED. AND ONE OF YOUR EXAMPLES IS IN MY AREA. AND IT'LL LET YOU SOLVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITHOUT MAKING IT A MAJOR THING. SO REALLY, THANK YOU GUYS FOR GOING THROUGH THIS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO READ OUT THE LANGUAGE IF THE BOARD WOULD CONSIDER IT TODAY. AGAIN, IT WASN'T PROPOSED AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, BUT IT DID COME UP LAST SECOND AS MAYBE A CORRECTION OR CLARIFICATION WE COULD ADD TO THIS SECTION OF MINOR AMENDMENTS. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO NAMES, LABELS, OR TITLES, INCLUDING OF STREETS, IF THE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THAT SUCH MODIFICATIONS WILL NOT CAUSE CONFUSION AND ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE THE APPROVED PRELIMINARY, OR FINAL PLOT CONSISTENT WITH NAMES, LABELS, OR TITLES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN USED TO ESTABLISH ADDRESSES OR OTHER EXISTING DESIGNATIONS. JUST ANOTHER MINOR CHANGE THAT THE DIRECTOR COULD POTENTIALLY APPROVE. IS THAT ALL? THAT IS ALL I HAVE. OKAY. I ENTERTAINED, WELL, NOBODY IN THE AUDIENCE. ENTERTAIN A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGES. DO I GOT TO GO DEEPER AS PRESENTED? [02:40:02] SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. [3. Development Services - Conduct a public hearing pursuant to A.R.S. §11-814(I) concerning APN 405-14-036A (an 8.17 acre parcel in Rimrock) and its conditional rezoning from the R1L-35 (Residential; Single Family) Zoning District to the C2-1 (Commercial; General Sales) Zoning District, and consider either determining compliance with the schedule for development, granting an extension of the conditional rezoning, or causing the property to revert to its former zoning classification.] SUPERVISOR KUCNO? YES. VICE PRESIDENT MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ITEM IS APPROVED WITH STIPULATIONS AS STATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BECCA. THANK YOU. HEARING ITEM NUMBER THREE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MATT. GOOD AFTERNOON. PLEASE ALLOW ME TO JUST BRING UP THE POWERPOINT QUICKLY. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN COMPTON AND VICE CHAIR CHECK AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS MATT BLAKE YOUR PLANNING MANAGER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE RIMROCK SHOPPING PLAZA ZONING MAP CHANGE HEARING PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARS 11-814I. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OF DISCUSSION TODAY IS AN 8.17 ACRE SUBJECT PARCEL LOCATED IN DISTRICT 2. THAT'S SUPERVISOR JENKINS DISTRICT. THE PARCEL IS LOCATED AT 3555 EAST BEAVER CREEK ROAD IN THE COMMUNITY OF RIMROCK. THE PARCEL IS CONDITIONALLY ZONE C21, WHICH IS COMMERCIAL GENERAL SALES WITH THE DENSITY DISTRICT ONE. IT IS SURROUNDED BY DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED PARCELS WITH A MIX OF ZONING DISTRICTS THAT, AS YOU CAN SEE, HAVE BEEN TRENDING OVER THE YEARS TOWARDS COMMERCIAL USES. ALONG BEAVER CREEK ROAD. THERE IS OUR R1L ZONING TO THE EAST, R1 ZONING PREDOMINANTLY TO THE SOUTH AND PARTIALLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST SO IT'S A KIND OF A MIXED BAG FOR R1. THERE IS A VERY COMMERCIAL STRIP WHICH I JUST MENTIONED ALONG THE CORRIDOR THAT'S ANCHORED BY TWO INTERSECTIONS WITH THE DAVE WINGFIELD ROAD AND THIS ONE HEADING TOWARDS THE EAST. I HAVE BETTER MAPS TO COME. HERE IS AN AERIAL SHOWING THE 8.17 ACRE PARCEL OUTLINED IN BLUE, SHOWING ITS EXTENSIVE FRONTAGE ALONG BEAVER CREEK ROAD AND SOME OF THE ADJACENT COMMERCIAL USES WHICH I'VE NAMED, GAS STATIONS, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL PLAZAS, THERE'S AN RV PARK AND A STORAGE FACILITY. ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS PROPERTY IS BORDERED AND BUFFERED ALONG EAST VALLEY VISTA ROAD BY ESTABLISHED A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IMPORTANT TO NOTE. OKAY SO WHY ARE WE HERE TODAY? SOME HISTORY AND BACKGROUND ON SEPTEMBER 18 2019 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT THAT TIME VOTED TO APPROVE A CONDITIONAL ZONING MAP CHANGE REZONING THE PARCEL FROM THE R1L35 THAT'S RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY LIMITED TO SITE-BUILT HOMES ONLY ZONING DISTRICT TO THE C-2-1 COMMERCIAL GENERAL SALES DISTRICT THAT IT NOW FALLS INTO TODAY CONDITIONALLY. THE 2019 ZONING MAP CHANGE WAS CONDITIONED, HAD A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS. MOST IMPORTANTLY IS THAT IT WAS CONDITIONED ON A SCHEDULE FOR DEVELOPMENT. SPECIFICALLY, STIPULATION 2 SAID A BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN SIX YEARS OF THE DATE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVAL OR THE REZONING MAY, AND I'LL JUST STRESS MAY, IT'S TO YOUR DISCRETION, BOARD, MAY REVERT TO ITS FORMER ZONING CLASSIFICATION. SO TODAY IT'S C2-1 COMMERCIAL. PREVIOUSLY IT WAS RESIDENTIALLY ZONED. AND SO THE DUE DATE FOR BRINGING FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HAS CHANGED IN THE ENSUING YEARS. CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT THE ONE THAT SECURED THIS REZONING IN 2019. SO THE DUE DATE TO HAVE COME ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AND PULL A PERMIT FOR A BUILDING PERMIT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SEPTEMBER 18, 2025. AND AS SUCH, DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES HAS DETERMINED THAT STIPULATION TWO HAS NOT BEEN MET. SO ALL OF THIS TRIGGERS A STATUTE. AND THAT STATUTE IS ARS 11-814I. AND WHAT THAT ESSENTIALLY SAYS, TO KIND OF JUST SUM IT UP, IS THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY, TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF BELIEVES THAT THEY HAVE NOT MET THAT SCHEDULE TO COME FORWARD WITH THE BUILDING PERMIT [02:45:01] WITHIN SIX YEARS. OR, AND THIS IS REALLY WHAT'S BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY, IS TWO POSSIBLE DECISIONS, WHICH IS TO EITHER REVERT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BACK TO THE PRIOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING OR TO PROVIDE AN EXTENSION ALLOWING THE PROPERTY OWNER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN WHATEVER FUTURE TIME LIMIT THAT THE BOARD SEES FIT, WHETHER IT'S ONE YEAR EXTENSION, THREE, SIX, THAT'S REALLY TO THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD. SO REALLY TWO DECISIONS ASSUMING THE BOARD AGREES THAT IN FACT THE PROPERTY OWNER HASN'T MET THAT DEADLINE. FURNISHING A BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN SIX YEARS. SO THAT TAKES US TO THE STAFF ANALYSIS. I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE 2019 ZONING MAP CHANGE REQUEST THAT APPLICATION PACKAGE INCLUDED A LETTER OF INTENT AND SITE PLAN WHICH AT THAT TIME WAS CONTEMPLATING A SHOPPING PLAZA AND INCLUSIVE OF A GROCERY STORE, GAS ISLAND AND SHOPS. BUT IMPORTANT TO NOTE, SO THE APPLICATION STARTED THAT WAY AND AS WE ALL KNOW SOMETIMES APPLICATIONS CHANGE AS THEY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO WHAT WE KNOW WHEN WE LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE OF THE RECORD AND THE MINUTES IS THAT THE STIPULATIONS OF APPROVAL, THE CONDITIONS, DID NOT REFERENCE OR LIMIT APPROVAL TO THOSE SPECIFIC USES. SO THAT'S HOW IT WAS TIRED TITLED IN THE LOI ETC. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT GOT APPROVED AS FAR AS WHAT WAS SPECIFICALLY STIPULATED IN THE STIPULATIONS. THE STIPULATIONS DID LIST OUT A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC USES THAT WOULD BE PROHIBITED, BUT IT DID NOT LIMIT OTHER C2 USES. SO, YOU KNOW, FOR US, STAFF WOULD INTERPRET THAT, THAT THAT IS SORT OF ALL-INCLUSIVE UNLESS IT WAS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED IN THE STIP. STIPULATIONS ANYTHING IN C2 WOULD THUS BE ALLOWED. BIG PICTURE THE C2 ZONING DISTRICT APPEARS TO BE APPROPRIATE LAND USE FOR THE PARCEL GIVEN ITS ITS SIZE ITS EXTENSIVE ROAD FRONTAGE AND STRATEGIC LOCATION AT A COMMERCIAL INTERSECTION OF WHICH THERE'S THERE'S TWO ONE ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT AND MOVING FORWARD STAFF WOULD HAVE NO CONCERNS WITH THE FUTURE AMENDMENT TO THE 2019 ZONING MAP CHANGE ALLOWING THE C-2-1 ZONING TO BE PERMANENT, THIS IS VERY UNIQUE. IT'S VERY WEIRD THAT WE SADDLE REZONINGS WITH CONDITIONS. AND YOU CAN SEE IT KIND OF TRIPS US UP. NOW IT'S TRIGGERED THIS STATE STATUTE, ET CETERA. USUALLY THAT'S WHAT USE PERMITS ARE FOR. SO ONE THING THAT HAS CHANGED THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT AS PART OF YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR WHICH WAY THE BOARD DECIDES TO REVERT TO PRIOR ZONING OR TO EXTEND IS THAT SINCE THE 2009 REZONING TOOK PLACE, THERE WAS AN UPDATE TO THE COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD IN 2023. THAT UPDATE CHANGED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN'S LAND USE MAP CATEGORY UNDERLYING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL. SO WITH THIS MAPPING CHANGE NOW IN PLACE, THE C2 ZONING WAS BROUGHT INTO CONFORMANCE. WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION, RIGHT? WE WANT THE TWO TO AGREE, TYPICALLY. WE WANT ZONING TO FOLLOW WHAT THE COMP PLAN LAND USE MAP SAYS. SO NOW IT'S IN COMPLIANCE AS FAR AS THE COUNTY'S COMP PLAN IS CONCERNED. AND SO, IN SUMMARY, PURSUANT, AGAIN, TO THE STATUTE ARS 11-814I, THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO GRANT AN EXTENSION, DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE FOR DEVELOPMENT, OR CAUSED THE PROPERTY TO REVERT TO ITS FORMER ZONING CLASSIFICATION. I'LL JUST NOTE STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS WITH PROVIDING THE OWNER WITH AN EXTENSION, IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I WILL NOTE THAT THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER, JEREMY BACH, HE WANTED TO BE HERE TODAY. WE HAD IT SET UP SO HE COULD PARTICIPATE REMOTELY, BUT HE WAS GETTING ON A PLANE AND THIS WAS A LONG MEETING. HE COULD NOT BE HERE. HE DID MENTION HIS MOTHER HAD A BIRTHDAY. SO HE IS NOT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF AS THE AS THE PROPERTY OWNER. I WAS INTENDING TO DEFER TO HIM AS FAR AS WHAT HIS FUTURE INTENTIONS ARE. BUT I'M HAPPY TO STAND FOR QUESTIONS. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, IT'S YOUR DISTRICT. I'LL JUST THANK YOU. I'M NOT A FAN OF HOW THIS WAS HANDLED ORIGINALLY. IT'S JUST REALLY, REALLY MESSY. CONVOLUTED. YOU AGREE WITH ME? CONVOLUTED. YES, IT IS. IF THIS SAME REQUEST CAME TO YOU TODAY, YOU WOULD NOT HANDLE IT THIS WAY. WOULD THE BEST OPTION HAVE BEEN JUST TO REZONE IT INSTEAD [02:50:01] OF REZONE WITH CONDITIONS? I'M JUST TRYING TO GET TO WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST PATH. AND THEN I WANT TO GO TO... IF YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC HEARING PEOPLE TOO, I WANT TO HEAR FROM THEM, BUT CAN YOU ANSWER WHAT WOULD BE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CONVERSATION WITH THE APPLICANT TODAY? THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR JENKINS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YOU KNOW, IT REALLY DEPENDS. THE BIG PROBLEM HERE IS THAT THE PROPERTY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN REZONED BECAUSE THE COMP PLAN HAD IT AS RESIDENTIAL AT THE TIME. SO SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, MISTAKES HAPPEN. MOST OF US WOULDN'T WEREN'T EVEN HERE BACK THEN SO IT REALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THESE COMBO APPLICATIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO HEAR A FEW OF THOSE IN THE NEAR FUTURE ACTUALLY BEFORE THIS BOARD WHEN APPLICANT MOVES FORWARD TO CHANGE THE COMPREHENSIVE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE CATEGORY AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME REZONE THE PROPERTY ONE NEEDS TO FOLLOW THE OTHER BUT THEY CAN BE CONCURRENT APPLICATIONS SO SO THAT WAS A MISTAKE THAT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. THE OTHER THING IS ULTIMATELY WE MAY TRY TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO AN APPLICATION OF WHAT, TO AN APPLICANT AS FAR AS WHAT WE THINK IS THE MOST LOGICAL PATH FORWARD. BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS GUIDED US TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S ULTIMATELY AN APPLICANT'S DECISION. I THINK THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER AS GIVEN, IF THE FLAVOR WAS TO ADD ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS, AND IT PROBABLY DIDN'T START THAT WAY, THEN MAYBE A USE PERMIT. A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. THE THING IS, IS USUALLY THE BOARD WILL CONDITION APPROVAL. A SITE PLAN AND THAT'S KIND OF THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG IS THAT THERE NEVER WAS A SITE PLAN AND SO IDEALLY A CLEAN REZONING WITHOUT CONDITIONS WOULD PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST PROCESS PARTICULARLY FOR COMMERCIAL PROCESS WHERE YOU HAVE THINGS THAT ARE ALWAYS COMING AND GOING AND IT'S REALLY A PRODUCT OF WHAT THE MARKETPLACE WANTS IT'S HARD TO PREDICT YOU YOU ANSWER MIKE I MEAN THAT WAS WHERE MY THOUGHT PROCESS WAS BUT I JUST WANTED TO BOUNCE IT OFF OF YOU THE OTHER THING UM OF NOTE AND I THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS UH WAS ON THIS PROPERTY THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE PORTAL FOR VARIOUS THINGS AND YOU CAN GO THROUGH THEM IF YOU WANT TO BUT THEY'VE NEVER BEEN COMPLETED SO IN ALL THIS TIME THERE'S NOT BEEN ANY PROGRESS AT ALL BECAUSE IT NONE OF THE PERMITS WERE COMPLETED IS THAT CORRECT AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO ACTIVE APPLICATION BEFORE US RIGHT OKAY I WOULD DEFER TO THE HEARING AND THEN I'M GOING TO COME BACK WITH SOME OTHER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD YES SIR CERTAINLY DID WE MAKE THE NEIGHBORS AWARE OF THIS GOING ON TODAY AND DID THEY GET NOTICE AND DID YOU GET ANY RESPONSE SO A GREAT QUESTION THANK YOU SUPERVISOR KUK NEO SO TYPICALLY WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH REZONING AND THOSE REQUIREMENTS USE PERMITS AND THEY BASICALLY FOLLOW THE SAME SAME REQUIREMENTS PER STATUTE FOR NOTICE IN IN THIS CASE, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO SPECIFICALLY JUST FOLLOW THE STATUTE THAT I'VE BEEN CITING ALL ALONG FOR THIS HEARING. AND SO THAT STATUTE DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE LEGAL ADS, WHICH I CAN SAY APPEARED IN BOTH NEWSPAPERS. BUT THE TYPICAL POSTING OF THE PROPERTY, HAVING AN APPLICANT AND UNDERSTAND, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT THE APPLICANT. IT'S DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. WE ARE OBLIGATED TO BRING THIS TO YOU. AND SO THIS DIDN'T FOLLOW THE NORMAL LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. SO IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT WE DID RECEIVE SOME CALLS. I DID FIELD SOME PHONE CALLS FROM SOME INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND NEIGHBORS WHO WERE VERY INTERESTED IN THIS. BUT THEY WOULD HAVE ONLY SEEN THE LEGAL AD FOR THIS. MR. BRENNAN, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO ADD? I'M SORRY. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT NOTICE. JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT KIND OF THE OBVIOUS THAT WHAT PEOPLE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE OF. IS THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A CONDITIONAL REZONING THAT WOULD EXPIRE AFTER SIX YEARS IF THEY DIDN'T FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT PLAN. SO PEOPLE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE OF THAT AND PRESUMED THAT THIS MATTER WOULD COME BACK BEFORE THE BOARD, AS IT HAS TODAY, FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO EITHER EXTEND OR REVERT THE ZONING. BUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE NOTICE PROVIDED. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY GREEN SEATS, VICE CHAIR CHUCK? I HAVE A COMMENT, TOO. OKAY, CERTAINLY. IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING FIRST, IT SOUNDS LIKE. WE'RE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE, AND PART OF THE DESIRE THERE IS TO CREATE CERTAINTY OF AREAS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR SPECIFIC THINGS. AND SO THIS, TO ME, IS, AS YOU NOTED, CONVOLUTED IN THAT, YES, AT SOME TIME WE IDENTIFIED THIS AS AN AREA THAT'S APPROPRIATE [02:55:01] FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND SO IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT IT WAS LEFT OPEN-ENDED AFTER SIX YEARS. AND MY ONLY GUESS AT THE THOUGHT PROCESS THERE WAS TO REEVALUATE, WELL, WHAT ARE THE NEEDS THAT ARE MOST PRESSING IN SIX YEARS ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA? BUT, I MEAN, IT'S IN AN AREA THAT HAS GREAT FRONTAGE AND COULD CREATE CERTAINTY FOR A FUTURE DEVELOPER THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. SO I'M A LITTLE BIT. AS YOU ARE MAYBE ANNOYED WITH THE PREVIOUS PROCESS THERE THAT CREATED A GRAY AREA. BUT I DO ALSO HAVE A GREEN SHEET UNLESS WE HAVE MORE COMMENTS. OKAY, GREEN SHEETS. I THINK JANET ANNUALS IS HERE STILL. HI, JANET. SO IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE BOARD. JANET ANNUAL. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE BEAVER CREEK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION. I LIVE IN CENTRAL RIMROCK, ACTUALLY PRETTY CLOSE TO THIS LOCATION. THE REASON THIS CAME ABOUT, AND IT CAME ABOUT VERY CAREFULLY, WITH THE AID OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AT THAT TIME AND WITH THE AID OF THE INTENDED OWNER, DUGAN MCDOWELL, HE SENT OUT A LETTER OF INTENT THAT STATED HE INTENDED TO BUILD A GROCERY STORE. THOSE ARE VERY MUCH BUZZWORDS IN OUR AREA. WHEN WE SURVEYED, WE DID A COMPLETE COMMUNITY SURVEY IN THE EARLY... IT WAS BEFORE COVID AND A GROCERY STORE, PEOPLE WANTING LAND USE FOR A GROCERY STORE HAD A VERY POSITIVE, VERY FAVORABLE RATING. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY GETS TO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR AREA. WHEN DUGAN PROPOSED THIS, HE HELD A MEETING OVER IN CAMP VERDE. WE GOT WIND OF IT AND HE SAID, NO, THIS IS FOR BEAVER CREEK. THERE MUST BE A MEETING HERE. WE HELD TWO OF THEM. WE AGAIN, WE SURVEYED EVERYBODY WHO WAS THERE, THEN GAVE PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T MAKE THE MEETING THE OPPORTUNITY. THE MAJORITY WANTED A GROCERY STORE. NOT EVERYBODY. THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT THOUGHT THIS WAS TOO BIG FOR OUR AREA, TOO MUCH, TOO SOON. BUT THE MAJORITY WANTED THAT. SO THE ASSOCIATION SAID, WE MANY TIMES HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF... ZONING CHANGES FOR SPECULATION OR ZONING CHANGES THAT WERE BAIT AND SWITCHED. WE WANTED TO HAVE SOME INPUT INTO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMETHING IS ZONED. SO WE FORMED A COMMITTEE. WE HAD THREE MEMBERS REPRESENTING OUR AREA, AND DUGAN MCDOWELL HAD MEMBERS REPRESENTING HIS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, HIS SURVEY SERVICE, MET SEVERAL TIMES, AND CAME UP WITH A LIST OF STIPULATIONS. AND A BIG ONE FOR US WAS THAT. THE REASON THE ASSOCIATION, THE REASON THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE APPROVING THIS IS THAT THERE WAS TO BE A GROCERY STORE. WE DO NOT APPROVE JUST OPEN ZONING CHANGES. WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN JUST SAYING, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COMMERCIAL ZONING. YOU PUT ANYTHING IN THERE YOU WANT. WE ARE INTERESTED IN A PLAN THAT MEETS COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND WE HAVE SURVEYED THE COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE. SO. MEETING WITH THEIR GROUP CAME UP WITH ABOUT A PAGE AND A HALF OF STIPULATIONS, AND THE BIGGEST ONE IS THAT THE GROCERY STORE, WHICH WAS TO TAKE ABOUT FOUR ACRES AT THE TOP, WELL, BE AT THE TOP, AND THERE WAS TO BE A BUILDING FOR RETAIL COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES LOWER DOWN AND A LOT OF PARKING IN THE MIDDLE. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SITE PLAN. SO, YES, THERE WAS A SITE PLAN. AND WE LOOKED AT IT, WE HAD A LOT OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY LOOK AT IT AND THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. SO WE MET WITH DUGAN'S REPRESENTATIVES AND WHEN WE WENT TO PLANNING AND ZONING, THEY PRESENTED, WE PRESENTED, AND WE WERE COMPLIMENTED BY THE THEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS THAT WE HAD ALL SPOKEN PRIOR AND COME TO AN AGREEMENT. AND IT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THE BIG CHANGE WAS THAT... THE OTHER SIDE SURPRISED US BY SAYING SIX YEARS INSTEAD OF THE FIVE THAT THEY HAD AGREED TO, BUT WE THOUGHT THAT WAS REASONABLE. SO THAT IS WHERE WE ARE NOW. THAT PROPERTY IS FOR SALE. IT HAS BEEN FOR SALE FOR SOME TIME. THEY HAVEN'T BUILT A GROCERY STORE. THEY HAVEN'T BUILT THE RETAIL SALES BUILDINGS. THERE WERE PEOPLE OFFERING TO RENT FROM THEM, BUT THEY HAVE BUILT NOTHING. [03:00:02] AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE IT TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL RESIDENTIAL OWNER. IF SOMEBODY IS INTERESTED IN ACTUALLY BUILDING SOMETHING THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE THE FUNDING TO DO IT, THEY NEED TO GO THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING PROCESS TO GET IT ZONED APPROPRIATELY AND MEET WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AGAIN. SO THAT IS THE WAY THIS SHOULD WORK. OPEN ZONING, JUST PUT UP WHATEVER. FOR THEM TO SELL IT FOR WHATEVER, IT'S JUST NOT OKAY TO THE PUBLIC. WE HAVE NEEDS, AND IF SOMETHING COMMERCIAL IS BUILT THERE, IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT FITS IN WITH OUR COMMUNITY, THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS EXPRESSED THE NEEDS FOR. THAT WAS THE AGREEMENT WITH MR. MCDOWELL, WITH DUGAN, AND THE CURRENT OWNER IS A LONGTIME PARTNER OF HIS. IN FACT, HE WAS AROUND WHEN THIS WAS TAKING PLACE, SO THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE TO HIM. SO I'M ASKING YOU TO SIDE WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND A LOT OF CARE INTO THIS PLAN. IT DIDN'T JUST COME OUT OF NOWHERE. IT WASN'T A MISTAKE BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. IT WAS AN EFFORT ON THEIR PART TO HELP THE COMMUNITY ENGAGE WITH A POTENTIAL DEVELOPER TO MAKE SOMETHING SUCCESSFUL FOR EVERYBODY. AND I REALIZE THAT I'M NOT BLAMING. JANET. ANYBODY IT DIDN'T WORK OUT, BUT IT NEEDS TO REVERT BACK. THANK YOU. I REALIZED WE DIDN'T PRESS NONE OF YOU WERE AROUND WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND YOU DIDN'T DIDN'T KNOW THANK YOU FOR THAT BACKGROUND AND THAT IS THE ONLY GREEN SHEET I HAVE FOR THE MEASURE MALLARD THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. IT WAS JUST BROUGHT UP THAT HOW IT WAS RECENTLY SOLD AM I CORRECT THIS PROPERTY IT WAS SOLD WELL SOMEONE BOUGHT IT SIX YEARS AGO. IT'S BEEN IN THE SUPERVISOR MAUI EXCUSE ME I THINK IT'S BEEN IN THE CURRENT OWNERSHIP FOR A FEW YEARS THE EXACT DATE I DON'T RECALL. OKAY BUT DID YOU SAY THERE'S A NEW OWNER? YES SO THE CURRENT OWNER WAS NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER OR APPLICANT AT THE TIME OF THE PRIOR REZONING TOOK PLACE. DO WE KNOW HOW THIS WAS SOLD WHEN THE CURRENT OWNER, THE ONE THAT HAS IT RIGHT NOW, DO WE KNOW HOW IT WAS LISTED? DO WE KNOW THAT? NO, WE DON'T KNOW THAT. IN FACT, THERE'S A LOT THAT COULD HAVE COME UP TODAY THAT I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DEFERRED TO THE CURRENT OWNER AS TO HIS INTENTIONS AND HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THESE STIPULATIONS. SO JUST MOVING BACK, WHEN WE FIRST NEEDED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AS AN APPLICATION, WE IMMEDIATELY SENT CERTIFIED LETTERS TO THE PRIOR AND CURRENT OWNER. WE IMMEDIATELY GOT IN TOUCH WITH HIM. WE HAD PHONE AND... SUBSEQUENT EMAIL CONVERSATIONS TO MAKE HIM AWARE. THERE WASN'T A LOT OF SUBSTANTIVE DIALOGUE, SO I STILL SHARE THE SAME MYSTERY YOU DO TO SOME EXTENT WITH THOSE INTENTIONS AND HIS AWARENESS. SO MY THOUGHT ON THIS, AND I WOULD, YOU KNOW, LET ME KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. BUT, I KNOW, BUT WHAT I'M QUESTIONING IS IF IT WAS SOLD COMMERCIAL, YOU'RE TELLING ME. SO I WAS HERE WHEN THIS WAS DONE. IT WAS TOM THURMAN THAT WAS THE SUPERVISOR BACK THEN. BUT IF IT WAS SOLD RECENTLY AFTER IT'S ALREADY BEEN OUT OF THE ZONING FOR THE COMMERCIAL, IF IT WAS SOLD COMMERCIAL AND IT'S NOT COMMERCIAL BECAUSE THAT EXPIRED, AM I CORRECT ON THAT? SUPERVISOR MALLORY, I THINK THAT THE SUNSET OF THAT ZONING HAPPENS TODAY PENDING YOUR DECISION. OH, OKAY. I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT SEPTEMBER 2025. SO THE STIPULATIONS DID REQUIRE THE APPLICANT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025 TO FURNISH A BUILDING PERMIT. THEY DIDN'T. THAT JUST TRIGGERS THIS PROCESS THAT DIDN'T AUTOMATICALLY REVOKE. THAT ZONING DESIGNATION AND YOU KNOW JUST LISTENING TO THE LAST SPEAKER I'LL JUST NOTE THAT I THINK THOSE COME ALL OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABSOLUTELY TOOK PLACE WHAT WHAT IS PUZZLING IS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY IT APPEARS THAT THAT BOARD DID NOT SEE FIT TO INCLUDE THAT SPECIFICITY LIMITING FUTURE COMMERCIAL USES TO WHAT THAT ORIGINAL SITE PLAN AND LETTER OF INTENT CALLED FOR AND IT MAY BE JUST THAT UNDERSTANDING THAT WE MAY WANT THIS BUT THE MARKETPLACE TENDS TO SPEAK OF WHAT'S GOING TO ULTIMATELY BE VIABLE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I AM SORRY THAT THE OWNER ISN'T HERE. SUPERVISOR GOODELL? YEAH, THEY GOT THIS DONE. THEY DID NOTHING. SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S NOTHING IN THE PLANS. IT'S GOING TO SUNSET TODAY. IF THEY WANT TO, THEY CAN ALWAYS REAPPLY. [03:05:03] SO IF I MAY JUST ADD, I THINK THERE'S ONE... POINT THAT IS IMPORTANT TO BRING TO LIGHT. THERE'S ANOTHER SET OF STATUTES THAT MAY HAVE SOME IMPLICATIONS. I DID, IN MY PRESENTATION, [ EXECUTIVE SESSION] I SPOKE ABOUT THAT SINCE THIS REZONING TOOK PLACE IN 2019, YOU UPDATED YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. ZONING SHOULD FOLLOW. EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR LEGAL ADVICE IN RELATION TO THIS MATTER, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE BOARD MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU NEED LEGAL ADVICE ON THE MATTER. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU PROCEED WITHOUT LEGAL ADVICE. I WOULD MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUPNIL? AYE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. YOU ARE NOW CONVENED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT KEEPS ROLLING. OKAY, WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION BACK HERE ON HEARING ITEM NUMBER FIVE SUPERVISOR JENKINS YES WHAT? THREE THREE EXCUSE ME THREE. YES YES, WE'RE THREE ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS. YEAH, I HAVE NO MORE COMMENTS. I ANYWAY, I MIGHT DEFER TO THE LEGAL TO HELP ME WITH A MOTION BEFORE WE DO QUESTIONS ANY THIS IS HEARING OUT ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK JAMIE ANYBODY ONLINE OKAY SUPERVISOR JENKINS, YES, I WISH TO MAKE A MOTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION WHICH REVERT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ZONING BASED ON THE CONDITION OF THE SIX-YEAR EXPIRATION DATE SECOND SECOND BY SUPERVISOR KUCHNO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND VICE CHAIR CHECK YES SUPERVISOR JENKINS AYE SUPERVISOR KUCHNO [5. Public Works - Approve Resolution No. 2175 regarding the Abandonment of a portion of an unnamed alley in the Montezuma Park Subdivision, in the Rimrock area. (District 2 - Supervisor Jenkins)] YES SUPERVISOR MALLORY YES YES ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED AS STATED THANK YOU SO MUCH. HEARING ITEM NUMBER FIVE, FOUR HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. WHO'S TRYING TO CORRECT ME TODAY? I TELL YA. HEARING ITEM FIVE. MORNING ROGER. AFTERNOON. IT'S ANOTHER JENKINS THING. NOW WE'LL CALL IT THE THURMAN EFFECT. OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON. ROGER MCCORMICK, DIRECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SO THIS HEARING ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2175. THIS IS REGARDING AN ABANDONMENT IN THE MONTEZUMA PARK SUBDIVISION OF THE RIMROCK AREA, AND IT'S IN DISTRICT 2. SO IN THIS CASE, THE RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT THE COUNTY HAS, WE GOT THROUGH SUBDIVISION PLOT, THROUGH THE MONTEZUMA PARK SUBDIVISION. SO, THEREFORE, IF THE COUNTY. TODAY THROUGH YOUR CONSIDERATION APPROVES THE ABANDONMENT IT WOULD BE DONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS VERSUS THIS EXTINGUISHMENT. SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION FOR ABANDONMENT WHICH IS RESOLUTION 2046 THE JOHNSON'S AND THE VOGEL'S HAVE SUBMITTED A PETITION FOR ABANDONMENT OF AN UNNAMED ALLEY THAT'S WITHIN THE MONTEZUMA PARK SUBDIVISION. AND THE REASON THAT THEY ARE WANTING TO SEEK THIS ABANDONMENT IS THEY ARE LOOKING AT COMBINING PARCELS AND USING THE ALLEYWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY TO INSTALL A SEPTIC SYSTEM THIS IS A VICINITY MAP GETS YOU INTO THE AREA OF LAKE MONTEZUMA RIM ROCK OVER HERE AND THEN THIS IS THE AREA THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO IT'S ABOUT 1,310 SQUARE FEET DOWN THROUGH HERE ADJACENT TO THIS PARCEL, THIS PARCEL, AND A LITTLE BIT OF THIS PARCEL RIGHT HERE. THIS IS JUST AN AERIAL OVERVIEW WITHOUT THE OBSTRUCTION OF HAVING THE ABANDONMENT PARCEL HIGHLIGHTED. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT OFF OF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD HERE. IT'S JUST A DIRT PATH IN [03:10:01] BETWEEN THE TWO PARCELS. THERE'S SOME TREES. FOLIAGE GROWING IN THE AREA. SO WE HAVE TO VALUE THE PROPERTY IN LOOKING AT ABANDONMENT. AND SO IN DOING SO, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE IN VALUATION OF THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING BOTH, TO BOTH APPLICANTS, VALUED AT $2,633. AND IF I BREAK THAT OUT IN BETWEEN THE TWO APPLICANTS, THAT WOULD BE THE JOHNSONS WOULD PAY $658.25 AND THE VOGELS WOULD PAY $1,974.75 FOR THE TOTAL OF THE $2,633. AS WITH ABANDONMENTS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT THE EXISTING UNDERLYING UTILITY EASEMENTS THAT WOULD BE THERE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY WOULD CONTINUE BEYOND THIS ABANDONMENT. WE DID RECEIVE ONE PUBLIC OBJECTION TO THIS ABANDONMENT, WHICH CAME FROM THE BEAVER CREEK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION. THEY EXPRESSED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE ALLEYWAY TO BE MAINTAINED FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS PURPOSES AND WERE OPPOSED TO THE ABANDONMENT. IN OUR ANALYSIS, LOOKING AT WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AFTER ABANDONMENT, THERE'S STILL GONNA REMAIN LEGAL ACCESS TO ALL PARCELS WITHIN THE AREA. BY ABANDONING THIS PARCEL, NOBODY WOULD LOSE ACCESS TO THEIR PARCELS. IT DOESN'T INTERFERE WITH ANY... CURRENT OR FUTURE COUNTY MAINTENANCE PLANS AS FAR AS THE ROADWAY, IT'S NOT A MAINTAINED ROADWAY. THIS IS AN ALLEYWAY THAT'S JUST THERE BY VIRTUE OF THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION PLOT. AND SO WE DON'T HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE GRANTING OF THIS, BUT OF COURSE THAT IS WHAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE TO DECIDE ON TODAY AS WE JUST PRESENT THE FACTS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO HIT ON THAT IF THE BOARD DOES DECIDE TO APPROVE THIS ABANDONMENT THAT THE PETITIONERS WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS WITHIN THE NEXT 120 DAYS TO RECORD WITH THE RECORDER'S OFFICE A PLOT IN WHICH THEY WOULD SHOW THE ABANDONMENT OF THIS PROPERTY WITH THE RECORDER'S OFFICE. AND THAT'S IT. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, IT'S YOUR DISTRICT. CAN YOU BRING UP THE THE MAP A SECOND ROGER? DO YOU MIND? YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD SO DOES IT DOES IT GO STRAIGHT THROUGH FROM WHERE YOU HAVE THE THE 90 DEGREE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THAT OTHER ROAD IT IS THAT A COMP? IT CAN GO COMPLETE THROUGH THE ROAD THE EASEMENT TODAY GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH IS THAT TRUE? OKAY WITH THEY'RE JUST GOING TO PUT A SEPTIC IT REMAINS OPEN FOR EVERYONE TO USE AS LONG AS THERE'S NO STRUCTURES BUILT ON IT IS THERE A CONDITION THAT COULD IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THE SEPTIC TANK? MY CONCERN IS YOU YOU LOSE YOU COULD LOSE ACCESSIBILITY IF THE STRUCTURE IS ALLOWED TO BE BUILT ON THAT YEAH, SO THERE'S NO CONDITIONS IN RELATION TO THE ABANDONMENT THAT WE'RE PUTTING ON THAT. IT NOW BECOMES PART OF THE ADJACENT PARCELS THAT ARE NEXT TO IT. YOU UNDERSTAND MY CONCERN IS, YOU MADE THE COMMENT THAT IT DOESN'T, IT STILL ALLOWS ACCESS TO ALL THOSE PARCELS. IF A PARCEL BEYOND THAT IS USING IT FOR ANY REASON, THEY BUILD A STRUCTURE, THEY NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS. YEAH, I SEE WHERE YOU'RE GOING. THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION, SUPERVISOR JENKINS. SO IN RELATION TO ACCESS TO THESE PARCELS. WHEN I REFERRED TO THAT, I WAS REFERRING TO THEY WOULD STILL HAVE ACCESS OUT TO THE ROADWAY HERE AND OVER HERE. THIS PROPERTY NOW WOULD BE VESTED INTO THE ADJACENT PARCELS THAT ARE NEXT TO IT. IT SPLITS DOWN THE MIDDLE. THIS PORTION, IF I COULD HIGHLIGHT IT WITH A STEADY HAND, THIS GOES TO HERE. THIS LITTLE CORNER UP HERE WOULD GO TO THIS ONE. AND THEN THIS HALF RIGHT HERE WOULD GO TO THIS PARCEL. IT'S, YEAH, BUT IT'S... TWO OWNERS. THEY OWN BOTH OF THESE. OKAY, THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I WAS CONFUSED. THIS IS THE VOGELS AND THIS IS THE JOHNSONS. ANY OTHER? SUPERVISOR COOK? DID YOU [03:15:02] SAY THERE WAS SEWER IN THAT EASEMENT ALREADY? THERE COULD BE. THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO. SO IF THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO, WILL A SEPTIC TANK SCREW UP THE POTENTIAL OF RUNNING A SEWER LINE THROUGH THERE? LIKE AS... LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF EXACTLY WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED WITH THE SEPTIC. THEY'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROPERTY CHANNELS THROUGH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO GET THAT INSTALLED. I MEAN, IF IT'S A SEWER EASEMENT, WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO PUT IN A SEWER? AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY DESIRE FOR THAT IN THAT AREA. IS THAT ALL SEPTICS IN THAT AREA? I BELIEVE SO, YEAH. OKAY, NEVER MIND. VICE CHAIR CHUCK, DO WE HAVE A GREEN SHEET? YOU HAD COMMENTS TOO, I THINK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD A COMMENT. I DO HAVE ONE GREEN SHEET AGAIN FROM JANET ANY ALL FROM THE BEAVER CREEK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AND YOU ONLY GET THREE MINUTES THIS TIME IT PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD MAKE SURE THE GREEN LIGHTS SHINING IT'S GOOD IT'S GOOD THE BOARD VOTED TO REQUEST YOU TO MAINTAIN THIS AS AN ALLEY WAY FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU OKAY ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OKAY IF THIS IS A HEARING ITEM IS ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK NO JAMIE ANYTHING ONLINE OKAY AND SUPERVISOR JENKINS NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OKAY THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REQUEST BUT IT IS HEARING ITEM THREE, CORRECT? NUMBER FOUR. FIVE. FIVE. WE'LL GET IT. I THANK YOU MOTION THE SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE VICE-CHAIR CHECK YES SUPERVISOR JENKINS AYE YES YES YES OKAY VICE-CHAIR CHECK DO WE HAVE ANY GREEN SHEETS FOR CALL TO THE PUBLIC NO I DO NOT NO GREEN SHEETS ANYBODY [ EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOW-UP ACTION] IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK CALL THE PUBLIC NO OKAY THEN I MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUCUM? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. NOW CONVENED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY, WE'RE BACK IN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. I MOVE TO RETAIN PIERCE COLEMAN AS COUNSEL TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PURSUANT TO THEIR ENGAGEMENT LETTER DATED APRIL 16, 2026. I'LL SECOND THAT. MOTION TO SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUCHNER? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED AS STATED. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO ADJOURN YET. MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.