Jun 03, 2026 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

SO I PULLED NUMBER 11, WHICH IS REGARDING THE LIBRARY DISTRICT.

SUPERVISOR, CHECK.

BECAUSE THE CONTRACT,

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THERE WAS NOT AN AMOUNT, A MONETARY AMOUNT ON THE ITEM AS WRITTEN.

AND WHEN I LOOKED INTO IT, THE AMOUNT WAS LARGER THAN IS APPROPRIATE FOR A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.

BUT IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY ALSO TO JUST, YOU KNOW, POINT OUT THAT ITEM NUMBER 11, I BELIEVE, IS IN REFERENCE TO THE RFID.

PRETTY LARGE PURCHASE.

SO IT'S IN TOTAL $365,000.

AND I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT WHILE IT'S IN THE TENTATIVE BUDGET, THIS IS COMING OUT OF THE 26-27 BUDGET.

IS THAT CORRECT, MR. CHRISTIANS? CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR, CHECK.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M COREY CHRISTIANS, YOUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

CHIP, DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

I'M PUTTING YOU FIRST.

I WAS MOVING HIM.

LAST TO FIRST.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

IN FACT, WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE CAPACITY TO EXPEND FUNDS THIS YEAR FOR IT.

BUT GIVEN THAT EVEN IF WE MAKE THE ORDER TODAY, IT WILL PROBABLY BE A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE WE RECEIVE ANYTHING, THOSE EXPENDITURES WILL COME OUT OF NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

ANOTHER THING TO NOTE, TOO, IS THAT WHILE OUR LIBRARY DISTRICT'S PORTION OF THAT EXPENDITURE IS ABOUT $350,000, ALL MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY NETWORK WILL BE PURCHASING OFF THIS CONTRACT.

SO IT WILL ACTUALLY BE MUCH LARGER THAN THAT WHEN YOU CONSIDER WHAT THEY'RE PURCHASING AS WELL.

THAT ANSWERS ALL OF MY QUESTIONS, UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY.

I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11.

SECOND.

AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.

MOVING ON TO ACTION, I'M GOING TO TAKE ONE THING OUT OF ORDER.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE.

SUPERVISOR CUCNEO? YES.

[10. Treasurer - Approve Renewal No. 1 of the Contract with Master’s Touch for printing, mailing services, and postage in the amount of $369,080.00 for the Treasurer's and Assessor's Offices. YC Contract No. 2025-191A1]

I'M GOING TO PUT NUMBER 10 UP TO THE FIRST.

SO CHIP.

I DO YOU A FAVOR AND YOU SIT IN THE BACK.

HE'S NOT USED TO THAT.

I KNOW.

SO I WAS ANTICIPATING YOU ALL CALLING ME UP ON THAT AUDITOR GENERAL PIECE, AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF EXPLANATION THAT THE HEALTH OF YAVAPAI COUNTY'S FINANCES IS BEYOND REPROACH.

IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST FINANCIAL HEALTHY COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

THEY HAD PUT THAT WE DON'T PUT CURRENT MARKET VALUE.

WE DON'T DO OUR INVESTMENTS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO CALL MATURITY EARLY.

SO CURRENT MARKET VALUE IS IRRELEVANT.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO THE OTHER ARIZONA TREASURERS TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE LEGISLATION CHANGE TO TAKE THAT REQUIREMENT.

BUT OUR INVESTMENTS ARE ROCK SOLID.

WE DON'T CALL ANYTHING EARLY.

WE RUN IT ALL THE WAY OUT TO MATURITY.

MASTER'S TOUCH.

WE DID A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, COMBINED OUR MAILINGS, WHICH GAVE US HIGHER NUMBERS, WHICH GAVE US LOWER PRICES.

SO FOR THAT, WE SUCCEEDED.

THE INCREASE IN THIS YEAR IS BECAUSE OF INCREASE IN PAPER AND POSTAGE.

AND THAT'S IT.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MOVE TO APPROVE OF ACTION 10.

I'LL SECOND.

GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.

[1. Board of Supervisors - Establish the annual salaries for Constables in Yavapai County for the term of January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2030. (Phil Bourdon - County Manager)]

VERY MUCH.

JUST BECAUSE HE SAYS THAT, YOU CAN'T GLOAT, PHIL.

ACTION NUMBER ONE.

I GOT A SMILE.

I CAN SEE IT.

I THINK MY, OKAY, THERE IT GOES.

CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, TO ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL SALARIES FOR CONSTABLES FOR THE TERM JANUARY 1ST, 2027 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2030.

SO JUST, I'LL JUST SET THE TABLE REAL QUICK.

SO BASED ON STATUTES, EVERY FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION OF CONSTABLES, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SETS SALARIES.

THERE'S SOME CONSTRAINTS OR, YOU KNOW, GUIDELINES IN STATUTE.

AND WITH THAT, WE PUT IT ON.

IT HAS TO BE PUT ON AND APPROVED, THE REGULAR MEETING IN JUNE BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PRIOR TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION OF THE CONSTABLES.

SO HERE YOU ARE IN JUNE.

THE CONSTABLES IN FEBRUARY, AS PART

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OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, DID EXACTLY WHAT WE ASKED.

THEY SUBMITTED A LETTER RECOMMENDING SALARIES.

AND THAT WAS A DISCUSSION YOU HAD DURING BUDGET.

SO DURING BUDGET, THE BUDGET STUDY SESSIONS, THE BOARD REVIEWED THAT AND ACTUALLY MADE SOME RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO ME.

YOU DIRECTED TO HAVE SOME CHANGES DONE.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO OVER WHERE WE WERE AND WHERE THE CHANGES WERE RECOMMENDED.

SO BASICALLY, THE CONSTABLES PUT FORTH A RECOMMENDATION FOR PRESCOTT AND MAYOR CONSTABLES TO BE SET AT $75,000, AND THE BOARD, DURING THEIR APRIL 29TH, MOVED AND ASKED FOR THE VERDE VALLEY CONSTABLE TO BE RAISED FROM $65,000 TO $75,000, MAKING THOSE THREE CONSTABLES THE SAME AT $75,000.

THAT WAS THE DIRECTION YOU GAVE ME DURING THAT DISCUSSION.

DURING THAT SAME DISCUSSION, WE HAD THE BAGHDAD YARNELL, SORRY, THE BAGHDAD YARNELL CONSTABLE PROPOSED AT $20,000, AND THE SELIGMAN CONSTABLE AT $10,000, BASED ON THE DISCUSSION OR LETTER FROM THE CONSTABLES.

THE BOARD DIRECTED ME TO ADJUST THE SELIGMAN CONSTABLE UP TO $20,000, MAKING THOSE TWO CONSTABLES THE $20,000 PAID ANNUALLY.

NOW, THESE ARE ANNUAL SALARIES.

THIS IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE PUT IN THE AGENDA ITEM.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THE BOARD HAS TO SET THOSE SALARIES THAT WILL BE IN PLACE FOR FOUR YEARS.

I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I KNOW THE CONSTABLES ARE HERE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO FACILITATE THIS DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, PHIL.

IN REFERENCE TO THE BAGHDAD YARNELL CONSTABLE, WHETHER I MADE A MISTAKE, I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED.

WE WERE BOTH SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE MAP ON THE CONSTABLES AND THE, PARDON ME? I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.

ALL THE OTHERS, THERE WAS A THING THERE WHERE YOU SAID IT, AND THAT'S UP TO YOU HOW YOU INTENDED.

I'M TELLING YOU WHAT I WAS DIRECTED THAT DAY.

AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS UP TO THEIR MAX EXCEPT THAT CONSTABLE.

CORRECT, AND SUPERVISOR MALLORY BROUGHT THAT TO MY ATTENTION.

SO IT WOULD BE MY INTENTION TO GO ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARDS ON ALL OF THEM, AND INCLUDING THE CONSTABLE IN BAGHDAD, YARNELL TO BE AT THE SAME TOP TIER, WHICH WOULD BE 30, NOT 20.

IT WOULD BE THE ONLY CHANGE.

ANY DISCUSSIONS? OKAY.

THEN I STILL MAKE THE MOTION.

I SECOND.

CALL FOR THE VOTE? GO AHEAD.

CALL.

WELL, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE HAVE A NEW CONSTABLE, THE RANGE IS STILL IN PLAY, RIGHT? THESE ARE STILL RANGES, AND WE WILL, EVERY JUNE BEFORE THE ELECTION, HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AGAIN, RIGHT? YES.

THE BOARD HAS TO TAKE ACTION ON THESE SALARIES EVERY JUNE PRIOR TO NOVEMBER OF THE ELECTION FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD.

YOU HAVE TO.

SO THAT IT GETS IN THE RECORD.

THAT PUTS THE PRESCOTT, VERDE VALLEY, AND MAYOR CONSTABLE AT $75,000, AND THE BAGHDAD CONSTABLE AT $30,000, AND THE MALIGMAN CONSTABLE AT $20,000.

[2. Fleet Management - Approve Fleet Management Personnel Reorganization.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHET, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

GIL? GOOD MORNING, SIR.

GIL RIVERA, YOUR FLEET MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF A REORGANIZATION OF FLEET MANAGEMENT.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS REORGANIZATION PLAN HAS BEEN PRESENTED AND IS SUPPORTED BY THE HR DIRECTOR, JARED.

THIS REORGANIZATION WOULD ENTAIL REMOVING TWO POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY VACANT, OUR ADMINISTRATOR 1, AND A PART-TIME DRIVER POSITION.

THE DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR WOULD OVERSEE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT, PERFORMING REPORTS, GATHERING DATA, DEALING WITH VEHICLE INSURANCE, ACIP, BILLING, AND MANAGING ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN A VERY FAST-PACED CLIMATE.

THE DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR WOULD ALSO ASSIST THE DIRECTOR WHEN DEALING WITH CONTRACTS, VENDORS, BUDGET, OUTSIDE SERVICES, AND EXTERNAL RESOURCES.

FURTHERMORE, THE DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING DECISIONS AND ASSUMING AUTHORITY IN THE ABSENCE OF THE DIRECTOR.

THE REORGANIZATION WOULD HAVE

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A POSITIVE IMPACT ON BOTH THE DEPARTMENT AND THE STRUCTURE AND THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO OUR CUSTOMERS, ALONG WITH A COST SAVINGS OF $19,000 TO $35,000.

FLEET MANAGEMENT RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THIS PROPOSED REORGANIZATION.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO? SUPERVISOR, CHECK.

I'M VICE CHAIR, CHECK.

JUST A COMMENT THAT THAT SAVINGS, BECAUSE THERE'S A RANGE OF SALARY, ONLY APPLY UNTIL THEY MAX OUT ON THAT RANGE, RIGHT? THAT RANGE, MA'AM, IS ONCE, IF WE ADOPT THE DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR POSITION, DEPENDING ON THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE START THAT POSITION AT, AS WELL AS HAVING TO HIRE A FLEET COORDINATOR ONCE THAT POSITION IS VACANT.

MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION TWO.

[3. Information Technology Services - Discussion regarding the disposition of surplus County computing equipment.]

JARED? GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELAN.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR, CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

JARED PHELAN, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER IN ITS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE WORK THROUGH THE GLITCHES WITH THE NEW SYSTEM.

WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING WITH OUR VENDOR AND FINE-TUNING THAT.

SO THIS ACTION ITEM TODAY IS ABOUT COMPUTING DEVICE DISPOSITION, OR SIMPLY PUT, WHEN WE REPLACE EQUIPMENT, WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE OLD EQUIPMENT? SO A BRIEF HISTORY ON THIS IS WE USED TO HOLD COUNTY AUCTIONS FOR ALL SURPLUS EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, INCLUDING COMPUTING EQUIPMENT.

AND THEN AT SOME POINT THAT STOPPED.

AND THEN WE STARTED WORKING THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE TO ALLOCATE DEVICES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY.

AND THEN THAT FELL OFF, AND WE STARTED PERFORMING AUCTIONS.

AND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, FISCAL YEAR 24, OUR AUCTION PROCEEDS WERE ABOUT A LITTLE OVER $18,000.

FISCAL YEAR 25, ALMOST $13,000.

FISCAL YEAR 26, ALMOST $20,000.

SO AS WE WERE PREPARING FOR THIS AUCTION, WE RECEIVED A REQUEST THROUGH SUPERVISOR CUCNEO'S OFFICE FOR THE CHINO VALLEY SCHOOLS, AND THAT THEY HAD A REQUEST TO RECEIVE SOME OF THOSE DONATED ITEMS. WE MET WITH THEM AND IDENTIFIED SOME OF THEM.

AND IN THE PROCESS OF KIND OF PREPARING THAT FOR AN AGENDA ITEM, WE KIND OF TOOK A STEP BACK, AND WE'RE COMING TO YOU TODAY TO DISCUSS WHAT IS THE WILL OF THE BOARD WHEN IT COMES TO THIS COMPUTING EQUIPMENT SURPLUS.

ONE THING WE COULD POTENTIALLY DO IS GO BACK THROUGH.

THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE FOR A DEVICE ALLOCATION, AND THAT COULD BE ANOTHER WAY OF DEALING WITH THIS IS WHAT WE DID BEFORE.

AND IT WOULD REQUIRE UNANIMOUS BOARD APPROVAL, I BELIEVE, IF IT'S SELLING EQUIPMENT, IF YOU WILL, FOR LESS THAN MARKET VALUE.

AND JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK NOTES.

WE REALLY ONLY HAVE TWO ALLOTMENTS LEFT.

IT'S THIS FISCAL YEAR AND NEXT FISCAL YEAR, BECAUSE AS WE'RE IN A LEASING MODEL, AT THE END OF THE LEASE, WE GIVE THOSE DEVICES BACK.

SO IT WOULD BE THIS FISCAL YEAR, NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE WOULD HAVE DEVICES.

THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR, WE WOULD HAVE VERY LIMITED.

AND THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS WE HAVE A NEED TO ALLEVIATE SPACE IN OUR WAREHOUSE TODAY TO RECEIVE NEW EQUIPMENT.

SO THE SOONER THAT WE CAN REMOVE THIS EQUIPMENT, THE BETTER.

SO I THINK THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TODAY IS DO WE WANT TO ENTERTAIN THE CHINO VALLEY SCHOOL'S DISTRIBUTION? DO WE WANT TO LOOK AT GOING THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE FOR DEVICE DISBURSEMENT, CONTINUE DOWN THE PATH FOR AUCTION, OR FINALLY THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE E-WASTE? BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE IN THE OLD EQUIPMENT.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS? I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, YOU SCRUB THE HARD DRIVE, AND WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE OPERATING SYSTEM AND THE APPS? THE DEVICES COME WITH AN OPERATING SYSTEM.

IT'S BUILT IN TO THE DEVICE ITSELF.

SO WE BRING IT BACK TO FACTORY DEFAULTS AND LEAVE THAT ON THERE.

BUT WE DO SCRUB THE DEVICES FOR ANY OLD DATA SO THAT IT WILL NOT BE RECOVERABLE

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BY THE NEXT OWNER.

AND, I MEAN, HOPEFULLY THERE'S NO STRANGE APPS ON THERE.

THAT'S A BIG NO-NO, BUT, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.

I MEAN, I'M ALL FOR JUST LIKE WE DID WITH THE VEHICLES SERVING THE PUBLIC.

BUT IN THIS CASE, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE POLICY BEFORE RATHER THAN AFTER.

IT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE.

THANKS.

VICE CHAIR JACK? YEAH.

TO SUPERVISOR JENKINS' POINT, I ALSO REALLY DO LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING THE SUPERINTENDENT BE THE AGENT TO IDENTIFY NEEDS AND PRIORITIES, JUST BECAUSE THAT'S NOT YOUR SPECIALTY PER SE.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, GIVE US SOME NUMBERS AS FAR AS VALUE SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT IS THAT WE MIGHT BE TRANSFERRING.

SUPERVISOR KIRKMAN, ANY COMMENTS? SURE.

I KIND OF GOT A LOT.

I GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUCTIONS FROM BEING ON THE SIDE OF MYSELF.

AND I'VE DONE CITY OF PRESCOTT AUCTION WHERE I'VE GOTTEN A SCREEN SIMILAR TO WHAT WE JUST PUT IN.

IT'S JUST NINE FOOT WIDE.

AND PICKED IT UP AT AUCTION FOR $100.

GOT IT HOME.

IT WAS STILL WRAPPED IN PAPER ON THE SCREEN.

IT HAD NEVER BEEN USED.

CALLED THE GUY WHO GOT THE SCREEN TO GET A SWITCH.

AND I SAID, HEY, HOW MUCH IS THIS BRAND NEW? HE SAID $4,500.

AND I GOT IT FOR $100.

I GOT FOUR STREETLIGHTS, THE BIG FANCY FIXTURE ONES, PROBABLY $3,500 A PIECE.

I PICKED UP FOUR OF THOSE FOR $100 AT AUCTION.

I PICKED UP A TRASH TRUCK THAT WAS VALUED AT $45,000.

I GOT IT FOR $15,000.

I GOT A LOT OF VALUE FROM THE PEOPLE'S MONEY BEING SPENT BECAUSE OF THE AUCTION THAT STILL HAD VALUE IN IT.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE'VE GOT TO THINK THIS IS GOING TO CHINO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

EVERY RESIDENT OF THE CHINO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALSO A TAXPAYER IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THIS IS EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE SAID HAS NO VALUE TO US ANYMORE.

WE'RE GETTING RID OF IT.

AND A LOT OF IT IS STORAGE SPACE.

THAT'S WHY WE GET RID OF A LOT OF STUFF BECAUSE YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP IT HANGING AROUND OR IT LOOKS LIKE MY GARAGE AT HOME.

AND SO I THINK THIS IS A VALUABLE THING TO DO.

AS HE SAID, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAUGHT THIS, BUT THE WAY WE HANDLE COMPUTERS IN THE FUTURE IS CHANGING IN JUST TWO YEARS.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN JUST MAKE A DECISION RATHER THAN HAVE A POLICY AND HAVE STAFF GO THROUGH MAKING A POLICY THAT WILL REALLY BE WORTHLESS IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS' TIME ANYWAY.

I SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS.

I GOT A CALL FROM THEIR SUPERINTENDENT OUT THERE, AND, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY IT WAS, WE ARE BROKE.

WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS.

AND IF WE CAN TAKE COMPUTERS THAT THE COUNTY SEES ARE WORTHLESS AND NOT USED ANYMORE AND GIVE THEM TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TO HELP THEM GET BY WITH WHAT THEY GOT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING A UNANIMOUS VOTE ON THIS DECISION AND GET THOSE COMPUTERS TO THE SCHOOLS.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS? YES.

I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE TO, I GUESS, DELAY THIS TO THE NEXT, AND WHEN WE HAVE FULL BOARD AS WELL.

SO, I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE MY, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A MOTION OR IF IT'S A REQUEST, BUT I'D LIKE TO TABLE IT TO OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING.

VICE CHAIR CHAD? WELL, I DO, I GUESS, I KNOW PHIL'S KIND OF INTERESTED IN MAYBE SAYING SOMETHING, AND BEFORE HE DOES, ANOTHER QUESTION OF HIM, WHICH IS, MY QUESTION WOULD BE, HOW HARD WOULD IT BE TO REINSTATE THE SUPERINTENDENT? WE PROBABLY HAVE THAT ON FILE AND COULD BRING IT AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

I MEAN, I THINK IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE VEHICLE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD, AND IT WAS VERY MEANINGFUL AND IMPORTANT JUST WITHIN ONE FISCAL YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYWHERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM SOMETHING THE COUNTY'S TRYING TO GET RID OF.

SO, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL DISTRICTS BE ABLE TO BE IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL PRIORITIES, CERTAINLY TO INCLUDE CHINO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

PHIL? CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

YEAH, WHEN I REVIEWED THIS, THE REASON I ASKED FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM WAS TO JUST GET SOME DIRECTION, AND WE WOULD BRING THIS BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING BECAUSE IT DOES REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THE BOARD HAS KIND OF HIT SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF EXACTLY WHY WE WANTED TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION VERSUS JUST BRINGING FORWARD ON ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THERE WAS A PREVIOUS MODEL.

IT WASN'T BUILT INTO A POLICY WHERE WE WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL

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SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, AND JUST SAID, HERE YOU GO.

THEY WERE ABLE TO, BASED ON BOARD DIRECTION AND APPROVAL, WORKING ON DISTRIBUTING IT TO THE NEEDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND THAT WAS A MODEL WE WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT AND RECOMMEND BECAUSE PUTTING IN A POLICY THAT'S GOING TO, IT'S LITERALLY GOING TO SHRINK TO ALMOST NOTHING IN A COUPLE CYCLES BECAUSE OF HOW WE DO OUR EQUIPMENT.

SO IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE VEHICLE POLICY WE ADOPTED.

SO I WASN'T GOING TO RECOMMEND A FORMAL POLICY.

I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST, AND THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOU, IS MAYBE JUST SAY, WELL, LET'S WORK WITH THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.

THAT WAY IT'S A BROAD DISTRIBUTION, INCLUDING CHINO, BECAUSE CHINO PROBABLY IS A VERY NEEDED SCHOOL, IN GREAT NEED RIGHT NOW OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS LOOKED AT COUNTYWIDE, AND WE COULD DO THAT THROUGH THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE.

I BELIEVE WE'VE TALKED TO THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, AND THEY WERE AMENABLE TO ASSISTING THE BOARD WITH THIS TYPE OF DISTRIBUTION.

ARE YOU REFERRING TO STEVE KING? YES, I AM.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS? SO, PHIL, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT, WE'D BE SURE THAT CHINO VALLEY IS INCLUDED IN THAT CONVERSATION SO THAT THEY GET COVERED.

BUT IT STILL REQUIRES FULL BOARD, SO IT WOULD STILL BE A SUBSEQUENT MEETING, CORRECT? YES.

YES, THAT WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD.

WE JUST THOUGHT ABOUT BRINGING IT BACK WITH THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DISTRIBUTION RECOMMENDATION.

THAT'S ALL.

VICE CHAIR? I'D JUST LIKE TO VOICE MY SUPPORT OF THAT AS A MODEL.

I KNOW OUR SUPERINTENDENT, STEVE KING, IS VERY MUCH TIED INTO EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL HE'S HANDS-ON, AND I THINK HE'D BE ABLE TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW,

[4. Information Technology Services - Approve a three-year agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) to renew the subscription for GIS products and services in the amount of $591,531.60. YC Contract No. 2020-245A2]

POTENTIALLY OTHER PRIORITIES FOR THIS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO THEN YOU HAVE YOUR DIRECTION.

THIS ONE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE COVERED BY A...

ACTION ITEM FOUR.

YEAH, MR. BLAKE.

AND, CHAIR, AS HE'S ON HIS WAY UP, I JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR PUTTING TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES.

I THINK YOU CAN ACTUALLY READ THE SCREEN, WHICH IS GREAT FOR US, GREAT FOR THEM, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS DID.

I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THERE'S SOME BUGS.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIR.

I'M GOING TO INVITE YOU TO ATTACK AND BOARD MEMBERS.

THIS IS KEVIN BLAKE, THE DEPUTY CIO AND GIO FOR THE COUNTY.

THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WE HAVE TO DO EVERY THREE YEARS.

THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ESRI, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE MICROSOFT OF THE GIS WORLD.

SO IT HELPS US KEEP OUR SOFTWARE UP TO DATE AND GOING YEAR AFTER YEAR.

SO IT'S A THREE-YEAR PROCESS.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, JUST TO KEEP IT GOING.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR KUTNER? JUST A COMMENT.

YOU KNOW, I DO REAL ESTATE, AND I LOOK AT GIS SYSTEMS ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND OURS HAS GOT TO BE IN THE TOP 10%.

I MEAN, THE INFORMATION YOU CAN GET, THE DIFFERENT LAYERS YOU CAN PUT ON TOP OF IT, I THINK IT'S JUST AWESOME.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK.

IT STANDS OUT.

AND HAVE YOU LOOKED AROUND AT OTHER PEOPLE'S? I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT UP TO US.

YOU KNOW, I LOOK AROUND AND STUFF.

I DON'T EVEN LOOK JUST AT ARIZONA.

I LOOK AROUND THE COUNTRY.

GREAT SYSTEM.

THANKS.

VICE, YOUR CHECK.

I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THIS IS REALLY MEANINGFUL SOFTWARE AND BENEFITS NOT JUST THE PUBLIC AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS, BUT I KNOW OUR COUNTY STAFF USE IT TO A VERY HIGH DEGREE.

SO I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF IT.

MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION FOUR.

[5. 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 - Approve the renewal of the agreement with Aramark Correctional Services, LLC for inmate food services at the Yavapai County Detention Centers. This renewal extends the contract through December 31, 2026, and updates the price per meal as specified in the agreement. The estimated total annual cost is $1,007,000.00. YC Contract No. 2022-258A4]

SUPERVISOR COOK, NOW.

VICE, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, JEFF NOONAN, CHIEF DEPUTY FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH THIS ACTION ITEM TO TALK ABOUT EXTENDING THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH ARAMARK, WHO IS OUR FOOD SERVICES VENDOR AS WELL AS OUR COMMISSARY AND BANKING VENDOR, FOR SIX MONTHS.

WE ARE IN AN RFP PROCESS CURRENTLY TO SELECT THE NEXT FOOD SERVICES VENDOR.

COULD BE ARAMARK, COULD BE SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT GOING THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND THE NECESSARY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT RFP, WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A POSITION TO MAKE A SELECTION BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT BUDGET.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE BOARD FOR THEIR PERMISSION TO EXTEND THE CURRENT CONTRACT THROUGH THIS REMAINING CALENDAR YEAR.

SO THAT'S WHAT THIS ITEM IS FOR.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? VICE CHAIR, CHECK.

EVERYONE HAS TO EAT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

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THAT PASSED, FOUR TO ZERO.

THANK YOU, JEFF.

GOOD.

[6. 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.]

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ON.

THERE WE GO.

CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THIS IS DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE JAIL DISTRICT.

WHAT I'M ASKING TODAY IS ON YOUR AGENDA ATTACHED.

YOU HAVE THE BALLOT LANGUAGE THAT WE ARE PLACING, ASKING THE BOARD TO PLACE ON THE NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026 BALLOT, PROPOSING AN INCREASE OF THE JAIL DISTRICT EXCISE SALES TAX FROM A QUARTER CENT FOR A QUARTER CENT PER DOLLAR.

YOU'VE ALREADY FORMALLY, ON MARCH 18TH, DONE YOUR REFERENCE TO THE VOTERS FOR THIS.

THIS IS JUST TECHNICAL TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE APPROVED THE BALLOT LANGUAGE THAT WE WILL BE SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO APPROVE TODAY.

SUPERVISOR COOKNEO.

I'LL JUST GO LEFT OR RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THIS GOING TO THE BALLOT.

BUT, AND LOOKING BACK IN HISTORY, THIS WENT TO THE BALLOT TWICE BEFORE.

THE VOTERS SAID NO.

WE PUT IT ON PROPERTY TAX.

SO, ANYTHING MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS HAS TO HAVE SOME COMPONENT WHERE THAT PROPERTY TAX COMES OFF OR GETS GREATLY REDUCED IN ORDER TO GO FORWARD WITH THE SALES TAX.

I KNOW A LOT OF THIS IS DRIVEN BY STATE STATUTE, SO I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR REALLY DOING DUE DILIGENCE.

THANK YOU, MARTY, IN PARTICULAR.

FOR MAKING SURE THIS LANGUAGE IS CORRECT, AND YEAH, I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC OVER THE SUMMER AND FALL.

I SUPPORT SUPERVISOR COOKNEO'S STATEMENTS, YOU KNOW, AND THE GOAL FOR ME ALSO IS NOT THAT JUST THE FUND, BUT TO REDUCE THE PROPERTY TAXES.

THEREFORE, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE LANGUAGE.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[7. Public Works - Approve Resolution No. 2177 imposing a Stage 1 Interim Fire Prohibition Order enacted on May 21, 2026, across all zones in Yavapai County, in accordance with Yavapai County Ordinance 2025-2, Section X and A.R.S. §11-251(63). ]

GOOD MORNING, ASHLEY.

IT'S COOLER UP FRONT.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M ASHLEY ALCLIFFE, YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGER.

I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ASK FOR THE ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2177, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE FIRE RESTRICTION STAGE ONE THAT WAS ENACTED ON MAY 21ST.

THIS DECISION WAS MADE IN CONCERT WITH THE OTHER CENTRAL WEST ZONE COORDINATION GROUP MEMBERS, INCLUDING DEPRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST, TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE MANAGEMENT, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS OTHER LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES IN THE REGION, SUCH AS THE COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST.

FOLLOWING THAT DECISION, MANY OF OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND DISTRICTS ALSO ENACTED STAGE ONE.

AND THIS WAS DONE DUE TO THE INCREASING FIRE RISK.

SO RIGHT NOW, UNDER STAGE ONE, CAMPFIRES, WARMING FIRES, AND LIKES WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL ARE NOT ALLOWED UNLESS IT IS WITHIN A DEVELOPED SITE WITH A CLEARANCE OF 15 FEET.

SMOKING OUTDOORS, EXCEPT IN A DEVELOPED SITE ON CLOSED VEHICLES, NOT ALLOWED.

AND UTILIZING EXPLOSIVE TARGETS, TRACER ROUNDS, AND THE LIKES ARE ALSO PROHIBITED DURING THIS TIME.

DURING ANY RESTRICTIONS ACROSS ALL FIVE ZONES, FIREWORKS OR CONSUMER FIREWORKS ARE NOT PERMITTED.

SO BARRING ANY QUESTIONS, I AM ASKING FOR YOU TO APPROVE OF RESOLUTION 2177.

QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR COONEL? CONCERNS.

YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE PASS THIS MESSAGE ALONG TO OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

I THINK IT'S TIME WE GET REALLY SERIOUS ON THIS AND GIVE NO EXCEPTIONS, NO WARNINGS.

IF SOMEONE VIOLATES THESE FIRE RESTRICTIONS, BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE DO THIS, YOU'LL SEE IT GOING DOWN THE ROAD.

YOU'LL SEE THE CIGARETTE COME FLYING OUT OF THE CAR.

YOU'LL SEE PEOPLE DOING CAMPFIRES.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE TICKETS, NO WARNINGS.

WE'VE GOT TO SHOW THAT WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT NOT BURNING DOWN.

VERY WELL.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

[8. Public Works - Approve purchase of one (1) Caterpillar Wheel Loader, in the amount of $496,039.23 from Empire Southwest, LLC, through City of Tucson OMNIA Partners Contract No. 212816-01. YC Contract No. 2026-191]

SUPERVISOR COGNIO? YES.

THANK YOU, CHAIR COMPTON.

VICE CHAIR JAMES.

IF YOU'RE LIKE SIX INCHES AWAY, IT WORKS PERFECT.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE SOME TIME HERE TODAY TO GO OVER THIS ACTION ITEM.

THERE'S A ZONE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

EQUIPMENT.

I'M PURCHASING ONE OF THESE THROUGH THE OMNIA PARTNERS

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CONTRACT.

THE COST FOR THIS LOADER IS $496,039.23 CENTS.

WE HAD BUDGETED THIS AS PART OF THIS YEAR, THE 25-26 BUDGET.

WE BUDGETED IT IN $365,000 AND BUDGET ON THE WHEEL LOADER BY $121,039.23 CENTS.

I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY THE INCREASE, THE INCREASE WAS THE LOADER WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED IN THE MODEL 9, THE BUCKET THAT IS USED BY THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT THAT WILL, EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING HIGHER THAN THE ARMS UP.

THIS IS CRITICAL BECAUSE IT'LL...

WE HAVE A NEW MIC FOR YOU.

IS THAT BETTER? YES.

SO, THE MODEL 938 WAS NOT GOING TO WORK WITH THIS BUCKET.

IT'S A LOT HEAVIER.

IT HAS THE ABILITY TO GO VERTICALLY UP AND GET OVER THE TOP OF OUR HAUL-OFF WALKING TRAILER SYSTEM.

WITHOUT DOING THIS, THE COUNTY HAS TO CONSTRUCT ELEVATED PADS SO THAT WE CAN GET THE MATERIAL INTO THE TRUCK.

SO, WE BUMPED IT UP TO THE 950 LOADER SO THAT, ALONG WITH INFLATION COSTS, AS WE WERE DISCUSSING EARLIER, HAVE CAUSED THE INCREASE IN THIS LOADER.

SO, THE EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE.

WE CAN PUT IT TO USE RIGHT AWAY.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO DO THIS.

IT IS THROUGH THE TIRE FUND THAT WE WOULD BE USING THIS.

SO, IT WOULD BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR TIRE YARDS COMMUNITY CLEANUPS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE BRING TIRES INTO THOSE.

AND SO, IT CAN BE USED AS PART OF THAT PROCESS TO HELP DISPOSE OF THESE TIRES COUNTYWIDE, WHICH IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNTIES IN ARIZONA.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I JUST LOVE YELLOW IRON.

AND IF YOU WANT TO, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SECOND.

CALL FOR THE VOTE.

VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE.

SUPERVISOR COOKNEO? YES.

CHAIR COMPTON?

[9. Sheriff - Approve the establishment of a new Coordinated Reentry Planning Services Fund within the Sheriff's Office and an increase to the Sheriff's Office revenue and expenditure budgets in the amount of $2,000,000.00, with an offsetting reduction in the Board of Supervisors' Budget Capacity Grants Fund revenue and expenditure budgets, for the allocation of State revenue for Coordinated Reentry Planning Services (Senate Bill (SB) 1735, Section 13).]

ACTION NUMBER NINE, SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

GOOD MORNING AGAIN, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, JEFF NOONAN, CHIEF DEPUTY, YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

WE COME BEFORE YOU AGAIN, TO TALK ABOUT THE REENTRY MONEY, COORDINATED REENTRY FUNDING.

EACH YEAR, WE WORK WITH THE LEGISLATORS AT THE STATE TO FUND REENTRY FOR FIVE COUNTIES, YAVAPAI BEING ONE OF THEM, THROUGH A STATE APPROPRIATION.

LAST YEAR IN THE 25-26 ARIZONA STATE BUDGET, THEY APPROPRIATED $10 MILLION TO BE SHARED BY FIVE COUNTIES, YAVAPAI BEING ONE.

SO $2 MILLION COMES TO YAVAPAI COUNTY TO FUND OUR REENTRY PLANNING SERVICES, WHICH IS REALLY THE REACH-OUT INITIATIVE, WHICH GOES A LONG WAY TO REDUCING THE RECIDIVISM AND YAVAPAI COUNTY.

IT CONNECTS INMATES THAT ARE BEING RELEASED FROM CUSTODY TO MEANINGFUL CARE WHEN IT RELATES TO SPECIFIC RISK FACTORS.

SO WE COME BEFORE THE BOARD TO ESTABLISH A FUND FOR THESE COORDINATED REENTRY FUNDS, WHICH WILL OFFSET THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET FOR OUR REENTRY PROGRAM.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I, SURE, CHECK.

THE SHERIFF SENT ME A REALLY GREAT ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE IMPACT OF THIS TYPE OF WORK.

I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT I BELIEVE RECIDIVISM IS DOWN FROM 50 PERCENT DOWN TO 18 PERCENT NOW.

THAT'S REALLY REMARKABLE, AND I REALLY APPLAUD ALL OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU GUYS ARE ACHIEVING THOSE RESULTS.

CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS, AND I THINK WHAT, WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER IS THAT, AS WE'RE ABLE TO COMBAT THOSE NUMBERS, THOSE RECIDIVISM NUMBERS, IT LOWERS OUR JAIL POPULATION SIGNIFICANTLY.

SO IN 2015, WHEN I WAS THE JAIL COMMANDER, WE HAD AN AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION OF 647 INMATES.

WE ARE DOWN TODAY TO 435 INMATES.

AND SO THAT LOWERS OUR LIABILITY, IT LOWERS, I WAS JUST UP HERE TALKING ABOUT THE FOOD COSTS, IT LOWERS OUR FOOD COSTS.

EVERYTHING GETS LOWERED AS WE CAN CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT JAIL POPULATION LOWER, THE OUTSIDE MEDICAL COSTS, EVERYTHING.

SO THIS PROGRAM THAT IS FUNDED IN LARGE PART FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA HAS AN ENORMOUS PART AND ROLE

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IN THAT.

MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 9.

THEY HAVE PASSED 4 TO 0.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 10-MINUTE BREAK.

WE'LL BE BACK AT 11.

[1. Board of Supervisors - Approve Ordinance 2026-1 to prohibit the use of engine and compression brakes (Jake Brakes) in specified residential areas of unincorporated Yavapai County.]

DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER, MARTIN BRETT.

THANK YOU, CHAIR COMPTON.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MARTIN BRENNAN, BOARD COUNCIL.

THIS IS A HEARING FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE USE OF ENGINE RETARDING BRAKE SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN UNINCORPORATED YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THE WAY THIS CAME ABOUT IS THAT OVER THE YEARS, THE COUNTY HAS RECEIVED COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS IN CERTAIN AREAS, HEAVILY POPULATED AREAS, CONCERNING THE USE OF ENGINE RETARDING BRAKE SYSTEMS OR JAKE BRAKES.

AND WHERE WE RECEIVED THE MOST COMPLAINTS, WE'VE ACTUALLY POSTED SIGNAGE.

THE SIGNS ARE YELLOW AND BLACK INDICATING THAT THEY'RE ADVISORY ONLY AND NOT ENFORCEABLE.

AND THEY HAVE HAD SOME BUT LIMITED IMPACT ON ACTUALLY REDUCING THE USE OF JAKE BRAKES IN THOSE AREAS.

AND SO WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THE LOUD AND DISRUPTIVE NOISE THAT IT INTERFERES WITH THEIR ENJOYMENT TO THEIR PROPERTY AND THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE COUNTY TO DO MORE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF JAKE BRAKES IN THESE POPULATED AREAS.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE BEFORE YOU AN ORDINANCE, IT HAS AREAS SPECIFIED WHERE SIGNAGE CURRENTLY EXISTS AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF JAKE BRAKES IN THE PAST AND THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM RESIDENTS IN THOSE AREAS.

IF THIS ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS WE WOULD REPLACE THOSE ADVISORY SIGNS WITH ACTUAL BLACK AND WHITE SIGNS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE USE OF JAKE BRAKES, REFER TO THE ORDINANCE, AND THEN THE ORDINANCE ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF A $250 FINE FOR PEOPLE WHO VIOLATE THE JAKE BRAKE PROHIBITION.

THIS HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THEY'VE EXPRESSED SUPPORT AND NO CONCERNS OVER THE ORDINANCE AS PROPOSED, AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS? NO, I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS.

I GET QUITE A FEW COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS IN THE CORNVILLE AREA, SO I AM REALLY THRILLED THAT WE'RE RESPONDING TO THE FOLKS THERE.

IT IS A PROBLEM.

SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR RESPONDING TO OUR CITIZENS.

SUPERVISOR KIKNO? YEAH, I WISH WE COULD PUT A NAME ON THIS BECAUSE I'D NAME IT THE LARRY JACOBS ORDINANCE.

HE'S HERE WITH US.

AND HE STARTED CALLING ME ABOUT THIS.

AND I USED TO OWN A TRUCKING COMPANY MYSELF.

AND, YOU KNOW, JAKE BRAKES ARE DEFINITELY A SAFETY PART OF ANY OPERATION OF A TRUCK.

BUT THERE'S A PLACE TO USE IT AND NOT A PLACE TO USE IT.

AND I THINK I DIDN'T REALIZE WHEN I SAW THE WARNING SIGNS, I THOUGHT THAT WAS A COUNTY ORDINANCE TO COME AND FIND OUT THERE IS NO COUNTY ORDINANCE.

THERE'S NO TEETH TO IT.

AND I WAS DRIVING DOWN WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD.

THERE WAS AN 18-WHEELER NEXT TO ME WITH AN EMPTY LOW-BOY TRAILER.

SO THERE WAS NOTHING ON IT.

AND EVERY TIME HE TOUCHED THOSE BRAKES, THAT SOUND WENT OFF.

IT WAS REALLY LOUD.

AND IT WAS 530 IN THE MORNING.

SO WHEN YOU'RE ON A FLAT ROAD, 40 MILES AN HOUR, OR A SLIGHT INCLINE, THERE IS REALLY NO NEED TO USE THOSE.

AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS NOT COUNTYWIDE.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO DOWN IRON SPRINGS ROAD ON THE BACKSIDE, YOU NEED THOSE JAKE BRAKES.

WHEN YOU GO DOWN SUNSET POINT, YOU NEED THOSE JAKE BRAKES.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD, MAYBE SOME OF THE PLACES WHERE YOU'RE GETTING YOUR COMPLAINTS, THE TRUCK DRIVERS NEED TO KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THAT ANYMORE.

AND THIS PUTS A LITTLE TEETH INTO IT.

SO I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS GETTING DONE AND GETTING GOING.

AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

AND OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THESE ROADS NEED TO BE.

AND IN THE FUTURE, IF ONE OF YOU GUYS HAS AN AREA THAT YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM, IT CAN BE STUDIED, ONCE AGAIN, BY PUBLIC WORKS AND THE SHERIFF.

AND IT CAN BE ADDED TO THAT LIST OF NO JAKE BRAKE AREAS.

SO THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR JACK.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I SURE AM GLAD THAT I LIVE IN A MOUNTAIN TOWN THAT ALSO HAS AN ENFORCEABLE NOISE ORDINANCE AND ORDINANCE AGAINST JAKE BRAKE.

SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO.

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OH, EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS A HEARING ITEM.

ANYTHING ONLINE? CLERK? NOTHING ONLINE? VICE CHAIR JACK? I HAVE LARRY JACOBS, WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON HEARING ITEM NUMBER ONE.

I'M SORRY, MR. JACOBS.

I WAS TRYING TO SHUT YOU DOWN.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT.

NO PROBLEM, CHAIRMAN COMPTON.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN COMPTON, VICE CHAIR JACK, SUPERVISORS, AND COUNTY STAFF.

AGAIN, MY NAME IS LARRY JACOBS, AND I REPRESENT THE HOKECOM COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ADJACENT TO WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD FROM PIONEER PARKWAY DOWN TO SYLVAN.

TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY, PROBABLY ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO, I WENT TO THE PREVIOUS CHAIRMAN IN DISTRICT 4, MADE HIM AWARE OF THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF JAKE BRAKES AND HOW MANY ACTUAL VEHICLES WERE GOING DOWN THROUGH THERE USING THESE TYPES OF COMPRESSION EXHAUST BRAKING SYSTEMS. AS A RESULT OF THAT, THEY PUT THE SIGN UP SEVEN YEARS AGO.

THAT SIGN HAS BEEN UP THERE NOW FOR SEVEN YEARS.

NOTHING HAS STOPPED.

IN FACT, IT'S INCREASED.

ONE OF THE THINGS YOU NEED TO RECOGNIZE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE IS THE FACT THAT WILLIAMSON VALLEY USED TO BE A TWO-LANE ROAD BACK IN 2010.

WHEN THEY PUT THE NEW FOUR-LANE SUPERHIGHWAY IN, THEY ELEVATED THE ROAD 15 FEET.

SO WHERE MY HOUSE IS, IT USED TO BE LEVEL.

NOW IT'S 15 FEET.

WE GET ALL OF THE ROAD NOISE.

WE GET THESE JAKE BRAKES.

WE GET EVERYTHING.

AND IT'S CONSTANT.

IT'S NONSTOP FROM 530 IN THE MORNING UNTIL THE AFTERNOON HOUR, UNTIL THE LATE EVENING HOURS, I SHOULD SAY.

BUT TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT AND A SHORT STORY LONG, WE'RE TIRED OF THE NOISE.

WE WANT OUR YARDS BACK.

WE WANT OUR RESIDENTS BACK.

WE WANT QUALITY OF LIFE.

WE CAN'T GET IT WITH THE JAKE BRAKES.

WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE THAT IF YOU DO APPROVE THIS, WHICH I'M HOPING WILL HAPPEN, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL, THAT WE PUT A PSA OUT AND MAKE THESE PEOPLE AWARE IN ADVANCE THAT THIS AREA IS NOW GOING TO BE FOR NO JAKE BRAKES.

AND THEN WE DO PERIODIC ENFORCEMENT WITH OUR DEPUTIES TO ENSURE THAT HAPPENS.

I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WILLIAMSON VALLEY FROM PIONEER PARKWAY DOWN TO SYLVAN IS A 6% DOWNGRADE.

THESE DIESEL TRUCKS THAT ARE GOING ON THERE ARE STARTING AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AT THE TOP.

BY THE TIME THEY GET TO YAMPA, THEY START THEIR JAKE BRAKES.

THEY'RE PROBABLY DOING 55 WHEN IT'S 40 MILES AN HOUR IN THAT AREA.

AND IT'S JUST EXCESSIVE.

SO I WOULD PLEASE ASK YOU TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

AND THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR CUCNEO, FOR SUBMITTING THIS.

WE'RE TRULY APPRECIATIVE.

DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK? OKAY.

THIS IS A HEARING ITEM.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

CALL FOR THE VOTE.

HEARING ITEM NUMBER TWO, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

[2. Development Services - Approve a rezoning application for APN 500-32-899 on a 0.27-acre parcel from the R1L-10 zoning district to the R1-10 zoning district, to allow placement of a manufactured home, subject to the conditions of approval. Owner/Applicant: Manuel Valdes Family Trust, Manuel Valdes-Chaves, Trustee. Application No. PLA26-000021. (District 2 - Supervisor Jenkins)]

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, BOARD.

OH, THERE WE GO.

THIS MORNING, LET ME SEE.

HERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS MORNING, THE FIRST HEARING ITEM FROM PLANNING AND ZONING IS GOING TO BE A REZONE APPLICATION.

PLA 2600021 FOR MR. VALDEZ.

LET ME SEE.

HOW CAN I DO THIS? THERE WE GO.

THIS WAS BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON MAY 7TH, WHERE IT RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.

IT IS A REZONE FROM R1L, WHICH IS LIMITED TO SITE BUILT ONLY, TO R1.

COMMISSIONER CHERRY IS HERE TODAY, SHOULD ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

SO THIS AREA, AGAIN, IS R1L10.

THE REQUEST AND APPLICATION IS TO GO TO R110.

YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT LOT THERE.

IT IS IN AN R1L AREA, BUT IT IMMEDIATELY ABUTS R2, WHICH DOES ALLOW FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE AREA IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT ECLECTIC WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT IT, AND IT IS IN CORDES LAKES.

AND AGAIN, YOU SEE THE SAME AREA HERE.

IT IS ONE LOT.

IT IS A VACANT LOT, SO THERE'S NOTHING ON IT.

WHEN YOU ZOOM OUT, YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE CORDES LAKES AREA IS A LITTLE BIT ECLECTIC.

IT IS AN UNDEVELOPED LOT.

THERE ARE NO VIOLATIONS ON IT.

THERE WAS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED, THE APPLICANT HAS RECEIVED NONE, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS ON THIS REZONING APPLICATION.

IT DOES MEET THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE IT STAYS RESIDENTIAL.

AGAIN, THE STAFF ANALYSIS IS BECAUSE IT IMMEDIATELY BUTTS R1L.

THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO PUT A MANUFACTURED HOME ON IT.

THERE IS ALREADY MANUFACTURED HOME IMMEDIATELY NEXT DOOR TO IT.

STAFF WOULD HAVE NO CONCERNS

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WITH THIS APPLICATION.

ANY QUESTIONS? SUPERVISOR JENKINS, YOUR DISTRICT, DO YOU WANT COMMISSIONER CHERRY TO SPEAK OR ANYTHING? ONLY IF HE WANTS TO, BUT I REVIEWED ALL THE DOCUMENTS AS WELL FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND THE COMMENTS BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THERE WERE NO CONCERNS.

IT WAS UNANIMOUS.

IT ACTUALLY, IT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

THE FELLOW WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE LOT.

I'VE READ HIS COMMENTS AS WELL AS WHAT HIS INTENTIONS ARE.

I HAVE NO CONCERNS WITH THIS, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS WOULD AGREE.

THE APPLICANT, I WILL JUST SAY THE APPLICANT IS HERE, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM HIM.

SUPERVISOR COOK, NO, YOU WANTED SOMETHING? NO? OKAY.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS, YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? THEY ALWAYS SAY THIS IS A HEARING ITEM.

GREAT, SO WE GOT THE HEARING PERSON.

I ALWAYS FORGET WHAT THEY ACTUALLY SAY.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK? ANY GREEN SHEETS, VICE CHAIR? NO GREEN SHEETS, AND BETH, YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS.

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? OKAY.

ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

YES, I MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM TWO.

[3. Development Services - Approve a nontransferable Use Permit, for a period of 10 years, for APN 201-10-003D to allow for a three-site RV Park, two guest homes, two steel storage containers, and an increased Category A animal allotment of 30 animals for the purpose of seasonal roping activities on a 7.91-acre parcel, subject to the conditions of approval. Owners: Artz, Ruth Ann and Wayne Bernard. Applicant/Agent: Morgan Busby, Busby Permits LLC. Application No. PLA26-000016. (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)]

SUPERVISOR COOK, NO? YES.

CHAIR COMPTON.

THAT PASSED, FOUR TO ZERO.

HEARING ITEM THREE, YOU'RE STILL HERE.

BJ RATLIFF WITH PLANNING AND ZONING.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD MORNING AGAIN.

THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR MR. AND MRS. ARTS.

IT IS A USE PERMIT APPLICATION.

IT WAS BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING MOST RECENTLY ON MAY 7TH, WHERE IT RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE CONDITIONS, AND WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE WHEN YOU'RE READY.

AGAIN, COMMISSIONER CHERRY IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS.

SO THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY BEGAN ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, AND IT BEGAN WITH A VIOLATION WHERE THEY WERE REPORTED FOR RENTING RVS AND DUST ON THE ROAD.

WHEN WE WENT OUT AND DID THE INVESTIGATION ON IT, WE FOUND SEVERAL VIOLATIONS ON THE PROPERTY.

EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE MITIGATED THROUGH PERMITTING HAS BEEN DONE.

THE APPLICANTS HAVE WORKED VERY WELL WITH US ON THIS, BUT THERE ARE STILL OUTSTANDING VIOLATIONS THAT CURRENTLY CAN ONLY BE DEALT WITH THROUGH A USE PERMIT OR REMOVING STUFF FROM THE PROPERTY.

SO THIS WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE SECOND TIME YOU'VE HEARD THIS ACTUAL APPLICATION.

IT BEGAN, AGAIN, THEY SUBMITTED THEIR FIRST APPLICATION ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

IT WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN OCTOBER, WHERE IT AGAIN RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

IT CAME TO THE BOARD IN NOVEMBER, AND IT DIED FOR, WE RECEIVED A MOTION TO APPROVE, BUT IT DIED FOR A LACK OF A SECOND.

THE APPLICANTS HAVE COME BACK AGAIN.

IT IS SLIGHTLY MODIFIED NOW.

THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION IN THE FALL HAD FIVE RV SITES.

IT IS NOW THREE RV SITES.

YOU'LL SEE IT.

THERE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE FOUR RVS, BUT ONE OF THOSE IS A PRIVATE RV THAT WILL NOT BE RENTED OUT, SO IT'S ACTUALLY ONLY THREE THAT WOULD BE RENTED OUT.

THE TWO GUEST HOMES, TWO STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS, WHICH CANNOT BE PERMITTED WITHIN R1L, AND THEN AN INCREASE OF THE ANIMAL ALLOTMENT FROM THE ALLOWABLE 16 TO 30.

THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION HAD SEVEN WAIVERS.

WITH SOME OF THE REDUCTIONS, IT'S DOWN TO FIVE WAIVERS NOW.

IT IS IN WICKENBURG EAST COMMUNITY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN ARROW THERE, THE GREEN ROAD.

YOU COME IN OFF OF HIGHWAY 93 ONTO COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAYS.

MOONLIGHT MESA ROAD IS A COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY.

IT IS AN UNIMPROVED GRAVEL ROAD, BUT WHILE I'VE GOT THIS UP, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF POINT OUT, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT KIND OF COMES IN.

IS THIS GOING TO WORK? LET ME TRY THIS ONE.

YOU CAN SEE IT COMES IN.

THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, BUT IT DOES KIND OF DEAD END DOWN THERE.

THERE IS NO ROUTE TO GO AROUND, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE OTHER ACCESSES IN AND OUT, BUT THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY ROADS.

SO THAT IS THE ACTUAL ROAD IN AND OUT.

THE ZONING ON THIS PARCEL.

THE ZONING IS R1L.

IT'S JUST SHY OF EIGHT ACRES.

IT IS R1L-175.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES BY R1L.

UP TO THE NORTH THERE, IT IS RCU-2A.

HERE'S THAT KIND OF SAME IMAGE, AND WHAT I'M TRYING TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT WITH THIS IS YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS A FULLY DEVELOPED NEIGHBORHOOD.

ANY VACANT PARCELS ARE ACTUALLY OWNED BY PEOPLE THAT HAVE A HOME THERE, SO IT'S AN ADDITIONAL PARCEL TO THEIR HOME.

SO HERE ARE THE MAJOR COMPONENTS ON THE USE PERMIT APPLICATION.

THERE ARE TWO GUEST HOMES.

IT IS UNDER ONE ROOF, AND I'LL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT.

PART OF IT WAS CONVERTED PRIOR TO THE ARTS.

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ONE PIECE OF IT WAS CONVERTED, SO THEY PURCHASED IT THAT WAY WITH ONE ADU ON THE PROPERTY.

THEY CONVERTED A SECOND PIECE OF THIS STRUCTURE INTO, SO NOW THERE ARE TWO ADUS AND THEN THREE RV HOOKUP SITES.

SO I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TWO GUEST HOMES.

UNDER THE NEW ORDINANCE THAT WE PASSED IN DECEMBER, THIS PROPERTY IS ALMOST EIGHT ACRES.

IT IS ALLOWABLE TO HAVE TWO DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.

IT IS HOW THIS PARTICULAR TWO ADUS ARE CONFIGURED.

IT'S UNDER ONE ROOF.

IT'S TECHNICALLY ONE STRUCTURE, SO IT DOESN'T MEET THE DEFINITION OF THE ADU ORDINANCE.

SO WE COULD NOT PERMIT IT UNDER THE NEW ADU ORDINANCE.

SAY THAT AGAIN.

WAS THE ADU ORDINANCE OVER 01,500 SQUARE FEET, THOUGH? BUT THAT IS FOR ONE ADU.

THIS ONE IS TWO DIFFERENT UNITS UNDER ONE ROOF.

BUT YES, IT DOES.

SO THE NEW ADU ORDINANCE ALLOWS FOR TWO DETACHED ADUS.

AND ON THIS PROPERTY, BECAUSE IT'S OVER ONE ACRE, IT COULD ALSO HAVE ONE ADU THAT IS 1,500 SQUARE FOOT OR LESS.

AND WHEN ACTUALLY MEASURED, THE SQUARE FOOT IS ACTUALLY 01,467 IS MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN I WAS THERE.

BUT YOU DID OVER 1,500, BUT THE ACTUAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS 01,467, WHICH WOULD BE BELOW THE 1,500? IT IS, BUT IT'S TWO DWELLING UNITS.

IT CAME DOWN TO A TECHNICAL.

WE GENUINELY TRIED.

I THOUGHT WHEN WE LEFT OUT OF HERE IN NOVEMBER, I THOUGHT, THAT'S OKAY.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO PERMIT THIS UNDER THE NEW ORDINANCE, BUT WE CAN'T.

SO BECAUSE IT IS TWO- SENATOR JENKINS, SORRY.

BJ, I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES, MA'AM.

HOW IS IT TWO-UNIT IF IT'S UNDER ONE ROOF? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHERE I LIVE, WE HAD THAT ISSUE BEFORE WE ALLOWED, LIKE, MOTHER-IN-LAW QUARTERS.

AS LONG AS IT WAS ONE ROOF, IT WAS ONE.

YOU'RE FOLLOWING WHAT I'M PUTTING DOWN, RIGHT? I'M ABSOLUTELY FOLLOWING YOU.

SO THAT'S HOW WE GOT MOTHER-IN-LAW QUARTERS IS THEY CONNECTED IT SO IT WAS ONE UNIT, ONE LIVING.

SO HOW IS THIS TWO IF IT'S UNDER ONE ROOF, IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN? NO, EXCELLENT QUESTION.

SO YOU CAN SEE IT.

SO HERE IT IS ON THE ROOF.

IT'S ONE SINGLE ROOF.

THIS REAR BACK HERE IS ONE WALL.

SO THEY'RE ATTACHED BY ONE WALL, ONE SINGLE ROOF.

AND YOU SEE THEM HERE NOW KIND OF FROM THE FRONT.

HERE'S THE TWO SIDES THAT WERE CONVERTED.

BUT HERE IS A BREEZEWAY.

SO THEY ARE TWO SEPARATE DWELLING UNITS DIVIDED BY A BREEZEWAY.

AND SO THEY ARE NOT CONNECTED.

SO THEY'RE NOT THROUGH.

SO WE CANNOT CONSIDER IT ONE DWELLING UNIT.

IT ALL CAME DOWN TO BUILDING CODE AND THE ORDINANCE.

BUT WE CANNOT PERMIT THEM WITHOUT THE OWNERS DOING STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS TO IT OR THROUGH A USE PERMIT PROCESS.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THESE TWO CAN PERMIT IT AS THEY CURRENTLY EXIST.

OKAY, WERE YOU GOING TO CONTINUE? OKAY, YOU BETCHA.

AND THIS IS HOW THEY'RE CURRENTLY CONFIGURED.

SO THERE'S THE TWO ADUS.

THESE ARE THE RVS.

AGAIN, WE'VE GOT THE THREE RVS.

HERE'S THE ADUS.

THIS IS THEIR PRIVATELY OWNED RV THAT WOULD NOT BE RENTED OUT.

SO IT'S THREE RVS THAT WOULD BE RENTED.

THEY HAVE RECENTLY INSTALLED A SEPTIC SYSTEM THAT DOES MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL OF THIS USE.

SO WITH THAT, BECAUSE IT IS TECHNICALLY AN RV SITE AND A COMMERCIAL USE, THERE ARE THREE WAIVERS INVOLVED WITH IT.

THE FIRST ONE COMES OUT OF, AGAIN, JUST A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ABUTTING TWO RESIDENTIAL PARCELS ON EACH SIDE.

THE SECOND ONE, EXCUSE ME, THAT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING.

THE THIRD ONE OUT OF SECTION 555 COMES OUT OF THE RV SECTION THAT, AGAIN, REQUIRES A 50-FOOT LANDSCAPE BARRIER BETWEEN THE RVS AND ABUTTING RESIDENCES.

AND THE THIRD ONE IS, AGAIN, A PROTECTIVE SCREENING WHEN IT COMES TO COMMERCIAL USE NEXT TO ABUTTING PRIVATE RESIDENCES OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY REQUIRING A SIX-FOOT WALL.

AND SOME OF THAT GOT, THIS LAST ONE KIND OF GOT MODIFIED WITHIN THE CONDITIONS COMING OUT OF P&Z.

SO THOSE THREE WAIVERS.

THE TWO OTHER PIECES ARE TWO STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO BRING OUT IS THIS IS KIND OF A BI-LEVEL PROPERTY.

THE HOMES ARE UP TOP.

AND THEN YOU SEE THE WASH AREA DOWN HERE.

AND THIS IS ACTUALLY WHERE THE ARENAS ARE.

AND THIS IS WHERE THE TWO CONTAINERS EXIST.

YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A HILL HERE.

THESE ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THIS HOME.

AND I HONESTLY DON'T THINK THEY'RE VISIBLE FROM ANY OTHER HOMES BECAUSE OF THE BI-LEVEL ASPECT OF THIS PROPERTY.

ARE THEY 40S OR 40S? I BELIEVE THEY'RE 40S, BUT I WOULD NEED TO VERIFY THAT.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE 40S.

SUPERVISOR, I WAS OUT THERE.

THEY'RE 40S.

AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE IS, AGAIN, BECAUSE WE WERE OUT THERE, WE HAD TO KIND OF LOOK AT EVERYTHING.

THIS HAS BEEN EXISTING SINCE 1997.

AND IT'S AN ENTRY FEATURE, BUT IT CANNOT BE PERMITTED.

IT HAS NOT BEEN PERMITTED.

AND IT CAN'T BE PERMITTED WHERE IT IS BECAUSE IT SITS RIGHT ON THE BOUNDARY LINE.

THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES A ONE-TO-ONE RATIO FOR AN ENTRY FEATURE LIKE THIS AS A 16-FOOT-TALL ENTRY FEATURE.

TO PERMIT IT TODAY,

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IT WOULD HAVE TO BE 16-FOOT INSIDE THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY.

SO, AGAIN, TO PERMIT IT WHERE IT EXISTS, IT'S GOING TO BE A WAIVER.

WE DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF OUR WESTERN HERITAGE.

WE UNDERSTAND.

WE ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND.

AND THEN THE FINAL ONE THAT IS PART OF IT IS THE REQUEST TO WAIVE OR ALLOW ADDITIONAL LIVESTOCK ON THE PROPERTY AS JUST SHY OF EIGHT ACRES.

IT'S ALLOWED 16 OF THE LARGE ANIMALS, THOSE CATEGORY A, THE HORSES AND COWS, THEIR ROPING CATTLE IN PARTICULAR.

AND THEN SO IT'S ONLY ALLOWED 16 AS PART OF THEIR ACTIVITIES IS ROPING ACTIVITIES IN THE ARENA.

AND THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT BI-LEVEL PROPERTY.

THE HOME IS UP HERE WITH THE ADUS.

THIS IS DOWN HERE WHERE THE CONTAINERS ARE RIGHT HERE.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY RIGHT THERE.

AND THEN THE ARENA, AND THIS IS A BI-LEVEL AREA.

SO THIS IS KIND OF DOWN IN THE MAJOR WASH AREA.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS.

YES, MA'AM.

SOMETHING ELSE YOU AND I REMEMBER.

OKAY, ON THE CATTLE, SO THIS IS THE HORSES AND THE CATTLE.

AND THIS IS A ROPING ACTIVITY? YES.

SO THEY NEED TO CIRCULATE THEIR CATTLE OUT.

WELL, IT'S JUST ALL TOTAL.

GOTCHA.

YEAH, SO IT'S THE ROPING HORSES ALONG WITH THE CATTLE.

YES, MA'AM.

SO THEY'RE REQUESTING IT.

EXCUSE ME.

SO THAT'S THE OTHER WAIVER THAT'S PART OF THIS.

ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE MAJOR ASPECTS? OKAY.

SO CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

THE APPLICANTS, THIS IS A SECOND APPLICATION FOR THEM.

SO THEY REDID THEIR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

THEY MAILED THEIR LETTERS IN EARLY JANUARY.

THEY HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AND DID SOME FORMAL OUTREACH TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

AND THEY HAD THAT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING IN JANUARY 31ST.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SENT OUT OUR LETTERS IN APRIL AND POSTED THE PROPERTY.

AND THIS IS WHERE WE STAND TODAY.

THEY HAVE RECEIVED 11 LETTERS OF SUPPORT.

MOST OF THEM KIND OF CAME OUT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING.

WE HAVE TWO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION.

SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE TWO PROPERTIES THERE, ONE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO IT.

SO THEY'VE GOT A PROPERTY.

ONE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR SUPPORTS IT.

ONE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR DOES NOT.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE ON THAT.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES ARE RESIDENTIAL EXCEPT FOR THE RV RENTALS.

AND THAT MAKES IT COMMERCIAL.

SO WITHOUT A USE PERMIT, IT WOULD VIOLATE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT IT IS GENERALLY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

THE USE PERMIT WOULD ALLOW IT.

SO IN SHORT, WE'RE ASKING FOR A CONSIDER, OR THE APPLICATIONS ARE REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF A NON-TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS TO ALLOW FOR A THREE-SITE RV PARK, TWO ATTACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, TWO STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND AN INCREASED CATEGORY A ANIMAL ALLOTMENT OF 30 ANIMALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEASONAL ROPING ACTIVITIES ON THIS 7.9-ACRE PARCEL IN THE R1-L-175.

COULD YOU LEAVE THAT PICTURE BACK UP FOR US? YOU BETCHA.

WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED, I SHOULD SAY.

OH, YES, SIR.

SO AGAIN, STAFF HAS NO CONCERN WITH THE ADUS.

NO, NO PROBLEM.

THAT MEETS THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE NEW ORDINANCE.

WE JUST COULD NOT GET THEM PERMITTED TECHNICALLY.

THERE IS ONE RV SITTING RIGHT ABOUT EIGHT FEET FROM THE NEIGHBOR.

THAT HAPPENS TO BE A NEIGHBOR THAT SUPPORTS THIS.

SHE IS FINE WITH THAT.

THE INCREASED ANIMAL ALLOTMENT, THAT'S A PRETTY BIG AMOUNT OF ANIMALS ON THE PROPERTY.

BUT STAFF ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON.

IT WAS PROBABLY GOING ON BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.

WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY, BUT WE PROBABLY KNOW AT LEAST TO SOME LEVEL IT WAS.

BUT IT'S ALSO AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD.

SO THAT'S WHERE STAFF IS, AND THAT TAKES US INTO THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS, WHICH I'M HAPPY TO GO THROUGH, OR WE ALSO, THE APPLICANT IS HERE.

THEY HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION, AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME.

YEAH, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM COMMISSIONER CHERRY, ACTUALLY.

I KNOW IT WAS LIKE A TWO-AND-A-HALF-HOUR-LONG PROCESS.

IT'S NOT THAT BAD, SIR.

GOOD MORNING, DAN CHERRY.

I AM THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HERE TODAY.

WE HEARD THIS ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

FOR THE SECOND TIME, I WOULD SAY IT WAS A VERY SIMILAR APPLICATION LAST FALL.

BUT CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME MINOR CHANGES.

BUT ALL IN ALL, I'D SAY IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.

P&Z HAS FORWARDED A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF SUPPORT TWICE TO YOU NOW.

AND I THINK IT'S AN APPROPRIATE USE FOR THIS AREA.

YOU'LL SEE, AND CHAIRMAN, I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE BEEN TO THE SITE.

THERE'S A LOT OF SIMILAR ACTIVITY THAT'S NOT COMMERCIAL.

IT'S NOT RV-TYPE RENTALS.

AND AT THE P&Z MEETING, I NOTED THAT.

I MEAN, IT'S LITERALLY AN ARENA SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO OTHER ARENAS WITH EVERYBODY DOING THE SAME THING IN THE ROPING COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN THERE FOREVER,

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AND IT'S SEASONAL.

EVERYBODY'S, AND I MET ALL THE NEIGHBORS.

I RODE AROUND AND SPOKE WITH THE NEIGHBORS.

AND THEY'RE OVERWHELMINGLY IN SUPPORT.

THERE WERE TWO THAT WE'RE AGAINST.

BUT I DID SPEND QUITE A BIT OF TIME.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS? I'M SORRY.

I DID SPEND TIME AND WATCHED YOUR TWO-HOUR-AND-58 MEETING.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID ON THIS ITEM.

TWO AND A HALF HOURS, YOU SPENT TIME, YOU PAID ATTENTION, YOU LISTENED TO THE FOLKS THAT WERE IN OPPOSITION, PARTICULARLY WITH THE FENCING AND SCREENING AND THE DECISION TO GO FROM NOT JUST ALL NATURAL TREES TO HAVING SOMETHING MORE PERMANENT FENCING FOR THAT SIDE.

SO YOU DID THE DUE DILIGENCE.

YOU DID GREAT WORK.

AND WHAT YOU'VE BROUGHT US, I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM SUPERVISOR? OKAY.

JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THAT MATTER.

I KNOW THE APPLICANT HAS A PRESENTATION.

AND I SAY THE OWNERS ARE HERE AS WELL.

THEY CAN ENLIGHTEN YOU ON ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON IT, THAT ALL CAME OUT AS PART OF THE P&Z DISCUSSIONS ON IT.

AND I FOUND IT TO BE VERY VALUABLE IN MAKING A DECISION ON THIS.

AND I WOULD IMAGINE YOU WOULD AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MR. CHARI.

COULD I HEAR FROM THE APPLICANTS, PLEASE? CHAIRMAN, THEY HAVE A SHORT POWERPOINT.

IF I MAY BRING THAT UP.

YOU BET.

I'LL MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU.

YOU'RE ABOUT THE SAME HEIGHT, SO YOU SHOULD JUST STAND RIGHT HERE.

BUT YOU CAN JUST KIND OF GO JUST RIGHT DOWN THERE.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS MORGAN BUSBY.

AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF RUTH AND WAYNE ARTS.

I HELP THEM WITH THEIR APPLICATION PROCESS.

AS STATED, THIS IS THE ARTS FAMILY SECOND APPLICATION.

THE PREVIOUS CAME BEFORE THE COUNTY LAST YEAR, AND WE HAVE SINCE REFINED THE REQUEST.

WE HAVE REDUCED THE OVERALL INTENSITY, ADDRESSED CONCERNS RAISED DURING THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS, AND STRENGTHENED THE APPLICATION WITH ADDITIONAL SITE MODIFICATIONS AND NEIGHBOR SUPPORT.

AT ITS CORE, THIS REQUEST IS FOR A SEASONAL LOW-INTENSITY ROPING CAP THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE WESTERN HERITAGE AND LIFESTYLE.

WE JUST HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT EARLIER.

JUST TOUCHING ON SOME OF THE REFINED REQUESTS, WE REDUCED THE NUMBERS OF RVS.

WE'VE ADDRESSED CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT FROM THE NEIGHBORS.

SOME OF THOSE ARE DIRECT SITE MODIFICATIONS.

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE HERE, BUT ON THIS WEST PROPERTY LINE, I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED A 100-FOOT WOOD PRIVACY FENCE TO ACT AS VISUAL SCREENING FROM THE WESTERN PROPERTIES.

ADDITIONAL SITE MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN, THERE'S BEEN ASPHALT MILLINGS FOR DUST ALL ALONG WEST SCENIC MESA ROAD TO HELP ONE REDUCE ANY SPEED BECAUSE THERE'S ADDITIONAL ASPHALT MILLINGS WHERE PEOPLE NEED TO DRIVE SLOWER.

IT REDUCED DUST.

ALL OF THIS WAS AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THIS A COMPATIBLE APPROACH WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

LAST TIME AT THIS MEETING, THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE FIRE TRUCK BEING ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE NORTH PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.

AND THIS IS A VIDEO, BUT I DID JUST TAKE A SCREENSHOT SHOWING THE FIRE TRUCK COMING DOWN TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO THAT THERE IS EMERGENCY ACCESS TO ALL PORTIONS OF THIS PROPERTY, AND THERE'S MULTIPLE WAYS OF EXIT AS WELL.

NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT, BJ TOUCHED ON THIS, BUT WE'RE COMING FORWARD WITH 11 NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT WITHIN THE 1,000 RADIUS AND 15 NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT LETTERS WITH JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE THAT 1,000-FOOT RADIUS.

I OUTLINED ALL OF THESE HERE.

WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS OPPOSITION.

WE HAVE HEARD THEM.

WE HAVE LISTENED TO THE CONCERNS.

WE HAVE ADDRESSED THEM AND MODIFIED AS BEST AS WE COULD.

WE DO REQUEST THAT AFTER WE HEAR THE OPPOSITION TODAY, WE WOULD LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER PROVIDE CLARITY OR REBUTTALS TO IT.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM SUPERVISOR KUDU? YEAH.

SO YOU HAVE THREE RVS.

THERE'S HOOKUPS FOR THREE RVS.

IS THERE OTHER HOOKUPS INSTALLED? NO, SIR.

AND EVERYTHING, PART OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL IS THAT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE APPROVED THROUGH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

SO IF IT'S APPROVED HERE, IT GOES ON TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

THERE IS THE THREE RV HOOKUPS.

ACTUALLY, THERE'S THE FOURTH ONE.

BUT THAT ONE IS NOT TO BE RENTED OUT.

IT IS PRIVATE USE FOR THE ARTS ONLY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

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VICE CHAIR CHECK, WE HAVE GREEN SHEETS.

AND THE OWNERS ARE HERE AS WELL.

IF WE COULD REQUEST THAT THEY SPEAK.

CERTAINLY.

IF THEY'D LIKE TO, PLEASE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS HER SPEAKING JUST FOR YOU.

I DIDN'T REALIZE IT.

SO PLEASE FEEL FREE.

SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE.

GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS RUTHIE ARTS, AND I AM HERE REGARDING SPECIAL USE PERMIT PLA 26-000016.

WE SEARCHED FOR A PLACE, HOPING TO FIND A PLACE TO RENT TO COWBOYS AND TO PROVIDE A NICE PLACE FOR ROPERS TO COME WITH THEIR HORSES FOR A WEEK OR SO TO ROPE.

WE SAW THAT PEOPLE WERE ACTIVELY DOING THIS IN OUR SUBDIVISION, SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS LEGIT.

WE ALSO TRIED TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS BY GRANTING ACCESS TO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS THROUGH OUR PLACE TO MARTINA'S WASH.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO RIDE THERE AND TO GO DOWN SCENIC LOOP.

IT'S A LITTLE DANGEROUS WITH ALL THE TRAFFIC.

I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY SOME MISTRUTHS THAT WERE IN THE COMPLAINTS.

AN ANONYMOUS COMPLAINT STATED, AS WE RIDE THROUGH THEIR PLACE, WE SAW NEW PENS, FIFTH WHEELS, AND MANURE IN THE WASH.

WE HAVE NEVER ONCE DUMPED OUR MANURE IN THE WASH, AND WE DID NOT ADD NEW PENS.

WE SIMPLY REPLACED OUR OLD PENS WITH NEW ONES.

WE HAVE A MANURE DUMPSTER ON SITE FOR REMOVAL OF MANURE.

WE DO LIVE ON A DIRT ROAD, WHICH WE, AT OUR OWN EXPENSE, COVERED WITH SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF ASPHALT MILLINGS TO STOP THE DUST PROBLEM.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RV PARKS AROUND WICKENBURG, MOST OF WHICH ARE FULL.

OUR COWBOYS WANT THEIR HORSES NEAR THEM.

WE HAVE HAD COWBOYS CALL BECAUSE THE RV PARKS WERE FULL.

THERE ARE TWO ROADS WITH ACCESS TO THE LOWER PROPERTY, AND FIRE TRUCKS AND AMBULANCES CAN DRIVE UP AND DOWN EASILY.

WE ALSO PLANTED AN ITALIAN CYPRESS WALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

GRANTED, THEY'RE ONLY ABOUT THIS TALL, BUT THEY GROW TWO TO THREE FEET PER YEAR.

THERE IS A REAL NEED FOR OUR OPERATION, AND IT PROVIDES A GREAT COMMUNITY BENEFIT WITH MONEY BEING SPENT IN TOWN AND TAXES PAID.

THE CHARACTER OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS A HORSE COMMUNITY.

OUR ROPERS ARE VERY RESPECTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY COWBOYS.

THEY ARE QUIET AT NIGHT.

THEY DON'T PARTY.

THEY GO TO BED EARLY.

THEY GET UP EARLY, AND THEY LEAVE EARLY.

THEY RETURN AT NIGHT, AND THEY ARE NOT NOISY.

THERE IS NOT A LOT OF NOISE FEEDING HORSES.

I'M UP AT DAWN, SO I WOULD KNOW IT IF THERE WAS.

OUR COWBOYS ARE TOLD TO DRIVE SLOWLY ON OUR ROAD.

OUT OF THE SUPPORT LETTERS, EIGHT OF THEM HAVE HORSES, AND OUT OF THE 15 SUPPORT LETTERS, 11 OF THEM ARE WITHIN OUR 1,000-FEET AREA.

MOST OF OUR ROPING COWBOYS HAVE BEEN WITH US SINCE WE FIRST STARTED SUPPLYING MUCH-NEEDED HOUSING FOR THEM.

ANOTHER REASON FOR THE FIFTH WHEELS IS SOME OF OUR COWBOYS ARE YOUNGER, AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE IN THE CASITAS.

WE STAY IN OUR FIFTH WHEEL, AND WE'RE ALWAYS ON SITE.

WE APPRECIATE THE YAVAPAI COUNTY'S FAIR AND UNBIASED APPROACH IN RECOGNIZING THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO COME HERE INTO COMPLIANCE.

I AM ALSO GRATEFUL THAT YAVAPAI COUNTY PROVIDES PROPERTY OWNERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR A SPECIAL-USE PERMIT AND WORK COOPERATIVELY THROUGH THE PROPER PROCESS.

DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING REAL QUICK, SIR? HE WANTS HIS GLASSES.

HER GLASSES BROKE TODAY HERE ABOUT 15 MINUTES AGO.

YOU NEED THE GLASSES.

I GET YOU.

I'M WAYNE ARTS, CHAIRMAN COMPTON, VICE CHAIRMAN CHECK, AND THE BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO OUR APPLICATION.

AS STATED, WE HAVE HAD UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FROM PLANNING AND ZONING TWICE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK.

WE HAVE A GREAT PLANNING AND ZONING.

VIJAY HAS REALLY BEEN HELPFUL TO US, AS WELL AS MORGAN FACILITATING US.

I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN HOW OUR PLACE OPERATES.

OUR FIRST BOOKINGS ARE NORMALLY ABOUT THANKSGIVING FOR ABOUT 8 TO 10 DAYS.

THEY COME TO ROPE IN WICKENBURG AND THEN ON TO LAS VEGAS TO ROPE IN THE JACKPOTS WHILE THE NFR IS GOING ON.

WE ARE QUITE FULL IN, AND AFTER THAT IT'S OVER.

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WE ARE USUALLY EMPTY UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY WITH ONE PERSON COMING IN.

WE KEEP OUR HORSES DOWN IN THE WASH BECAUSE WE CHOOSE TO, AND THIS PERSON DOES ALSO.

IT STARTS TO PICK UP AROUND THE 20TH OF JANUARY AND IS SEMI-BUSY UNTIL ABOUT FEBRUARY 15TH THROUGH MARCH 15TH, WHICH CAN BE VERY BUSY OR SEMI-BUSY.

THAT TIME FRAME HAS THE HERSHBERGER HORSE SALE, THE TITLE FIGHTS, THE WTR ROPING FINALS, AND THE HORSE SALE AT RANCHO RIO.

HAVING 30 ANIMALS ON SITE IS NOT COMMON, BUT CAN HAPPEN.

SOME STAY FOR THREE DAYS FOR A SPECIAL ROPING, SOME FOR A MONTH, BUT THE MOST COMMON IS A WEEK TO TWO WEEKS.

AFTER MARCH 15TH, THE ROPING SEASON IS ABOUT OVER, AND WE ARE EMPTY.

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.

WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY IN FEBRUARY OF 2020.

NO ONE HAD LIVED ON THIS PLACE FOR THREE YEARS AS MR. HURRELL HAD DIED.

HE SUFFERED FROM DEMENTIA BEFORE THAT, SO THE PROPERTY WAS NEGLECTED.

WE HAVE BEEN UPDATING AND IMPROVING THE PROPERTY EVER SINCE.

WE STARTED WITH A NEW ARENA, THEN A NEW ROOF ON THE CASITAS AND CARPORT, THEN CONSTRUCTED A MINI CASITA, NEW WINDOWS IN THE HOUSE AND OLD CASITA, SOLAR PANELS AND INSULATION IN THE HOUSE ATTIC, ADDING A FIFTH WHEEL A YEAR UNTIL WE HAD THREE TO RENT, THEN LATELY REPLACING OLD PENS WITH SIX NEW PENS.

WE ARE AT A POINT WHERE WE DO NOT WANT TO ADD ANY MORE HOUSING OR HORSE STALLS.

WHAT WE DO FITS OUR PROPERTY VERY NICELY.

NOT OVERCROWDED OR JUST PUT TOGETHER.

WE DON'T PUT ON ROPINGS, BUT WE DO KEEP SOME CALVES FOR OUR GUESTS.

IMPROVEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE SUP APPLICATION.

WE HAVE PUT IN A 2,000-GALLON SEPTIC TANK, WHICH IS 900 GALLONS A DAY.

IT'S A PERMITTED SEPTIC SYSTEM, WHICH COSTS ABOUT $22,000.

HAS BUILT PLANS FOR THE OLD AND NEW CASITAS AND WIRING FOR THE FIFTH WHEELS, ABOUT $14,500.

ASPHALT MILLINGS FOR DUST MEDICATION, AROUND $3,000.

OTHER COSTS FOR AGENT, COUNTY FEES, TRAVEL, ETC.

WE ARE COMING CLOSE TO $50,000.

NEED FOR THE SUP.

WE NEED AN SUP FOR THE RVS.

THEY ARE USED DURING THE ROPING SEASON AND HELP TO ABSORB THE INFLUX OF ROPERS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.

THE TOWN OF WICKENBURG IS ABOUT 8,000 POPULATION IN THE SUMMER MONTHS.

IN THE WINTER MONTHS, THE POPULATION ABOUT DOUBLES.

WE PROVIDE A VERY NEEDED SERVICE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND ARE A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY OF WICKENBURG AT THAT TIME OF YEAR.

THE CONTAINERS.

THE CONTAINERS SIT DOWN IN THE WASH.

IN THE WINTER, WE USE ONE AS A TACK ROOM AND ONE TO STORE SOME STUFF LIKE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND EXTRA WASHROOM DRYER.

IN THE SUMMER, THEY ARE USED TO STORE OUR TRACTOR, OUR FOUR-WHEELER, OUR SUBURBAN, AND OUR SIDE-BY-SIDE TO KEEP THE ROUTES AWAY.

THE CASITAS CANNOT BE PERMITTED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF SOME TECHNICALITIES.

NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT WELL CONSTRUCTED, THEY DO NOT MEET THE SQUARE FOOTAGE LIMITATION BY ABOUT 60 FEET, AND BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER A COMMON ROOF.

WE COULD CUT FIVE FEET OUT OF THAT ROOF AND MAKE THEM ACCEPTABLE, BUT WE HAVE INSTALLED NEW ROOFING AND SOLAR IN THAT AREA.

THE CARPORT HOLDS A WASHER, A DRYER, SOME FRIDGES, A FREEZER, TOOLS, AND SUPPLIES OUT OF THE WEATHER.

WITHOUT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, THOSE BUILDINGS WOULD BE WORTHLESS.

ACCESS, INGRESS, AND DEGRESS.

AT THE SUPERVISOR'S MEETING LAST NOVEMBER, SOME COMMENTS WERE MADE THAT HAD THE ROOM GO DARK.

WE MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REBUT THAT COMMENTS, AND THE MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND.

IT WAS STATED AT THE SUPERVISOR'S MEETING THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS FOR POLICE AND FIRE.

WE HAVE HAD TWO SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER LOADS OF HAY COME AND GO THROUGH OUR PROPERTY WITH NO PROBLEM IN NAVIGATING.

A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER WITH A SIDE DUMP, A 45-FOOT LIVING QUARTERS TRAILER ON A TON F-350 FORD PICKUP, 20 16-WHEELED DUMP, 20-TON DUMP TRUCKS HAULING DECORATIVE ROCK AND ASPHALT MILLINGS, AND ONCE A WEEK, A GARBAGE TRUCK TRAVERSES OUR YARD.

THERE WAS A QUESTION, IF WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE EXIT, WE HAVE THREE WAYS TO EXIT OUR YARD.

IT WAS COMMENTED THAT OUR RVS ARE HOOKED UP WITH CORDS.

RVS ARE HOOKED UP WITH CORDS, AND OURS ARE HOOKED UP TO 50-AMP OUTLETS MOUNTED ON PEDESTALS, PLACED RESPECTIVE TO THE RV THEY SERVE.

THIS NEW WIRING WAS INSTALLED IN CONDUIT,

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BURIED UNDERGROUND BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S BY A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN, MIKE ALLEN.

MR. ARTS, IF YOU COULD SHORTEN IT JUST A LITTLE BIT.

WELL, IN CONCLUSION, AS I STATED, WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE THERE, WE ARE ONLY REALLY BUSY ABOUT FIVE WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR.

WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR MITIGATION, WE PUT DOWN THE ASPHALT MILLINGS.

WE HAD THE SET OF PENS, NEW PENS, UP NEXT TO OUR PROPERTY LINE BETWEEN MARNIE AND US, AND I MOVED THEM 160 FEET AWAY, 71 FEET OFF HIS PROPERTY LINE.

WE HAVE ABOUT EIGHT ACRES.

WE CAN KEEP AROUND 16 ANIMALS WITH THAT.

WE KEEP OURS DOWN IN THE WASH, BUT WE COULD KEEP THEM UP TOP.

SO, ANYWAYS, WE USE THE INCOME FOR OPERATING EXPENSE, UPKEEP AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND TO SERVICE THE MORTGAGE.

AND WITH THAT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE DID LAST TIME.

I DIDN'T THINK I DID A VERY GOOD JOB.

WELL, I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR.

VICE CHAIR CHECK, YOU HAVE GREEN SHEETS? I DO.

I'LL CALL DWIGHT MARNIA, IF YOU STILL...

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, WHICH YOU CAN GAUGE BY LOOKING AT THAT MONITOR, IF IT BEEPS OR TURNS RED, YOU'RE DONE.

THANKS.

MY NAME'S DWIGHT MARNIE.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TODAY.

I HAVE SEVERAL CONCERNS ABOUT THIS OPERATION THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT IN.

NUMBER ONE IS THEY SAY THAT THEY WANT THE THREE RVS.

HAD THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY POSSIBLY HAVE SEVERAL LIVING QUARTER TRAILERS PARKED IN THERE TOO AT TIMES, SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE THAN JUST THOSE THREE RV HOOKUPS, UNLESS THEY HAVE GENERATORS.

I DON'T KNOW.

ANOTHER THING IS THE TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD IS TREMENDOUS.

WHEN YOU HAVE 30 ANIMALS, IT BRINGS IN MORE PEOPLE, MORE HORSES, MORE TRAILERS, MORE TRUCKS.

I BOUGHT MY PROPERTY IN THE SUMMER OF 2024.

IT WAS VERY QUIET.

WE LOVED IT.

WE BOUGHT IT.

IF I'D HAVE KNOWN THAT THEY WERE DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW NEXT DOOR, I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY.

IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF NOISE GOING ON OVER THERE EARLY IN THE MORNING.

THE TRAFFIC GOES FROM 4.30, 5 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING UNTIL SOMETIMES 10, 10.30 AT NIGHT, 11 AT NIGHT.

I SIT IN THE HOUSE AND WATCH NEWS SOMETIMES, AND I CAN SEE IT GOING BY ALL THE TIME.

SO THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THAT.

I DON'T THINK THE ROAD IS BUILT EITHER TO HOLD THAT KIND OF TRAFFIC.

IT'S A VERY QUIET RESIDENTIAL AREA.

THAT'S WHY EVERYBODY THAT LIVES THERE WANTS IT TO BE THERE.

THE OTHER THING, TOO, WAS MENTIONED.

THEY HAVE 11 PEOPLE WROTE LETTERS.

NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, I CAN ASSURE YOU, LIVE ON THAT ROAD.

THEY DON'T SEE THE TRAFFIC GOING BY IN FRONT OF THEM.

THEY DON'T SEE THE PEOPLE EXERCISING THEIR HORSES UP AND DOWN THE ROAD IN FRONT OF US.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT GETS A LITTLE DANGEROUS.

YOU SEE PEOPLE OUT THERE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO HIT THEM OR NOT.

THIS YEAR, THEY HAD MORE PEOPLE, I THINK, THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR.

SO IT'S GOT TO BE A PRETTY WILD SITUATION FOR ME.

I JUST DON'T THINK THIS BUSINESS BELONGS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF I'M OUT OF TIME OR NOT.

BUT THE OTHER THING, I GUESS I WOULD ASK THAT IF IT IS PASSED, THAT YOU HOLD THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE.

LAST YEAR, IT WAS NOT PASSED, AND THEY WENT AHEAD WITH THEIR BUSINESS ANYWAY AND RAN IT THE WHOLE WINTER.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY, I GUESS.

SUSAN MARNIE WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.

AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

I LIVE DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR TO RUTHIE AND WAYNE ARTS.

MY NAME IS SUSAN MARNIE.

I'M HERE TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR THIS ANNOYING RV PARK IN THIS QUIET, RESIDENTIALLY ZONED COMMUNITY.

THE ARTS STATE THAT THEY HAVE LETTERS FROM NEIGHBORS, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE APPROVAL.

HOWEVER, NONE OF THESE NEIGHBORS LIVE ON OUR ROAD, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TWO HOMES BELOW THE RV PARK ENTRANCE, WHICH HAVE NO BEARING ON THEM.

THESE HOUSES ARE BELOW AND PAST THE RV PARK ENTRANCE.

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ALSO, I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER CONCERNS, WATER BEING ONE.

OUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON PRIVATE WELLS.

HORSES DRINK AN AVERAGE OF 15 GALLONS OF WATER A DAY.

IF ARTS HAVE 30 HORSES, THIS ADDS UP TO 450 GALLONS FOR HORSES TO DRINK, NOT COUNTING DUMPING AND FLUSHING OF WATER TANKS AND REFRESHING WATER BUCKETS.

THAT'S PER DAY.

THE WATER IS IN INCREASED DEMAND.

ALSO, THINGS LIKE PRIOR VIOLATIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE LED TO CONTAMINATION LEAVE ME WORRIED.

FINALLY, TO THE POINT OF OUR APPROVING THIS BUSINESS WOULD GO AGAINST THE REASONS MANY OF US CHOSE TO BUILD OUR LIVES HERE.

PLEASE CONSIDER THESE IMPACTS BY CHANGING THIS REQUEST.

ALSO, LAST YEAR, ARTS WERE DENIED THIS VERY REQUEST.

INSTEAD OF RESPECTING THIS DECISION, THEY WENT HOME, BUSINESS AS USUAL, AND HAD MORE BUSINESS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

ALSO, OUR ROAD LAST SEASON WAS USED FOR EXERCISING HORSES BY RESIDENTS RIDING UP AND DOWN AND LEADING THEIR HORSES UP AND DOWN BEHIND THEIR FOUR-WHEELERS AND ATVS.

IS THIS RIGHT? IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO THIS BUSINESS DOES NOT BELONG IN THIS SMALL RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

IF I HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, NOBODY EVER SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT THEY CAN'T USE THE WASH, AS THEY SAY, THE WASH THIS AND THE WASH THAT, IF THERE'S WATER IN IT.

SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

I DIDN'T USE MY THREE MINUTES, I GUESS.

I WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

LAURA DEAVER? THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CECH, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS LAURA DEAVER WITH TIMOTHY LASOTA PLC, REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT'S NEIGHBOR, HEIDI HERMAN KERR.

WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT A COMMERCIAL RV PARK, A BUSINESS OPERATION, DOES NOT BELONG IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS MORE THAN OFFERING PIANO LESSONS INSIDE A HOME.

THIS IS A USE PERMIT THAT TAKES FIVE WAIVERS JUST TO COMPLY.

WE HAVE REGULATIONS IF AN APPLICANT, WHY HAVE REGULATIONS IF AN APPLICANT IS ABLE TO SKIRT THE SYSTEM WITH WAIVERS, AND WHAT STOPS EVERY OTHER NEIGHBOR OR RESIDENT IN YAVAPAI COUNTY FROM DOING THE EXACT SAME THING? APPROVAL WOULD PROVIDE LITTLE, IF ANY, MEANING PUBLIC BENEFIT.

THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT ADDRESS AN UNMET COMMUNITY NEED.

INSTEAD, IT BENEFITS A SINGLE PROPERTY OWNER, THE ARTS IS, AT THE EXPENSE OF SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS.

THE BOARD SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER BROADER ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES.

SHORT-TERM VISITORS WILL USE LOCAL ROADWAYS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, WHILE CONTRIBUTING NO SHORT-TERM RENTAL TAX REVENUE TO HELP FUND THE VARIOUS SERVICES AND FACILITIES THEY DEPEND ON DURING THEIR STAY.

PERHAPS MOST CONCERNING IS THE PRECEDENT THIS APPROVAL WOULD CREATE.

IF A COMMERCIAL RV PARK CAN BE ESTABLISHED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD SIMPLY BECAUSE ONE PROPERTY OWNER WISHES TO OPERATE A BUSINESS, IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO DENY SIMILAR REQUESTS IN THE FUTURE.

BY THE APPLICANT'S OWN ADMISSION, THEY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY KNOWING IT WAS NOT ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL USE, BUT DID IT ANYWAY.

THEIR GUESTS STAY 10 TO 14 DAYS AT A TIME, AND THE ARTS HAS, IN FACT, RENT OUT THEIR HOME, UTILIZING THEIR PERSONAL RV, THE FOURTH, TO LIVE IN ON THE PROPERTY FULLY HOOKED UP.

HOW CAN THE BOARD REASONABLY ASSUME THAT ANY WAIVERS WILL BE FOLLOWED WHEN MS. ARTS PUBLICLY ADVERTISED THEIR PERSONAL HOME FOR RENT WITH THE INTENT OF USING THEIR PERSONAL RV TO LIVE IN ONLY 13 DAYS AFTER DENIED THE USE PERMIT LAST NOVEMBER AND CONTINUED BUSINESS AS USUAL THROUGH THE WINTER TO SPRING? THIS STATEMENT NOT ONLY SHOWS BLATANT DISREGARD TO THE DECISION OF THE BOARD, BUT ALSO CONTRADICTS STATEMENTS MADE BY THE APPLICANT'S AGENT TO THE COMMISSION THAT THEIR PERSONAL RV WOULD ONLY BE USED OCCASIONALLY BY VISITING FAMILY.

THE RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY ARE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT.

THEY ARE ASKING THE BOARD TO UPHOLD THE ZONING REGULATIONS THAT EXISTED WHEN THEY PURCHASED THEIR HOME AND INVESTED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS NOT A USE PERMIT ISSUE.

THIS IS A COMPLETE CHANGE OF ZONING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE BOARD SHOULD AGAIN DENY THE APPLICATION.

JENNIFER WRIGHT WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

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GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN COFFTON, VICE CHAIR CHEK, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS JENNIFER WRIGHT WITH TIMOTHY A. LASOTA, PLC, REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT'S NEIGHBOR, HEIDI HERMAN KERR.

THIS APPLICATION IS NOT MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE PROPOSAL CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2025.

IF ANYTHING, IT'S MORE PROBLEMATIC, REQUIRING FIVE WAIVER REQUESTS TO MAKE THE PROPOSED USE FIT ON THE PROPERTY, EVIDENCING THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT SUITED FOR THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL RV PARK.

SECTION 582 REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PROPOSED USE WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO NEARBY PEOPLE OR PROPERTY AND THAT IT SERVES THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE.

THE APPLICANT HAS NOT MET THAT BURDEN.

THE RECORD CONTAINS CREDIBLE CONCERNS REGARDING EMERGENCY ACCESS, TRAFFIC, NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY, AND IMPACTS TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.

THE NUMEROUS EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVERS REQUIRED CONFIRMS THAT THE UNDERLYING ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN 2025 WILL ALWAYS EXIST.

THE APPLICANT HAS FAILED TO SATISFY THE STANDARDS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 582.

FURTHER, COMMERCIAL USE REQUIRES ADEQUATE EMERGENCY ACCESS.

THIS PROPERTY DOES NOT HAVE IT.

THE APPLICANT CLAIMS THAT THERE ARE TWO ROUTES FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS.

WHILE ACCESS MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY, ALL VEHICLES ULTIMATELY MUST USE WEST SCENIC MESA ROAD.

THE APPLICANT SUGGESTS VEHICLES COULD EXIT THROUGH THE WASH TO THE NORTHEAST DURING AN EMERGENCY.

THIS IS SIMPLY NOT REALISTIC.

EMERGENCY VEHICLES, PASSENGER VEHICLES, AND TRUCKS TOWING TRAILERS CANNOT SAFELY TRANSVERSE THE WASH, TRESPASS ACROSS MULTIPLE PRIVATE PROPERTIES, AND CLIMB A STEEP EMBANKMENT TO REACH THE ROADWAY.

IN AN EMERGENCY, SECONDS MATTER.

THE THEORETICAL ROUTE IS NOT AN EMERGENCY ACCESS.

THE APPLICANT'S FIRE ENGINE DEMONSTRATION FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS THIS PROBLEM.

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, MULTIPLE VEHICLES, RVS, AND TRAILERS HAD TO BE MOVED BEFOREHAND TO CREATE ENOUGH ROOM FOR A SINGLE FIRE ENGINE TO ENTER.

IF AN ACCESS ROUTE MUST BE CLEARED AND STAGED IN ADVANCE, IT IS NOT A VIABLE EMERGENCY ACCESS ROUTE.

EMERGENCIES DON'T COME WITH ADVANCE NOTICE.

THE BOARD SHOULD ALSO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE IMPACT THIS DECISION MAY HAVE ON SURROUNDING PROPERTY VALUES.

UNDER PROP 207, CODIFIED IN ARS 121134, PROPERTY OWNERS MAY BE ENTITLED TO JUST COMPENSATION WHEN GOVERNMENT ACTIONS DIMINISH PRIVATE PROPERTY VALUES.

ACCORDING TO NIKKI MILLER, A HIGHLY RESPECTED WICKENBURG REALTOR APPROVAL OF THE USE PERMIT COULD REDUCE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY VALUES BY AS MUCH AS 30%.

RESIDENTS PURCHASE THEIR HOME IN RELIANCE IN THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND THE PROTECTIONS THE ZONING PROVIDES.

APPROVING A COMMERCIAL RV PARK IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDAMENTALLY ALTERS THOSE EXPECTATIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE PROPERTY VALUES.

THE FACTS ARE CLEAR, IMPACT SIGNIFICANT, THE BOARD SHOULD REACH THE SAME CONCLUSION IT DID AS 2025, AND ONCE AGAIN DENY THE USE PERMIT.

SHARON JOYNER WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.

SHARON HERE.

CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? YES, MY NAME IS SHARON JOYNER, AND I LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AT WEST SCENIC MESA ROAD.

IT USED TO BE MOONLIGHT MESA ROAD, BUT THEY CHANGED IT IN OUR AREA.

I AM HERE TODAY JUST TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR AN RV PARK.

IN THE WINTERTIME, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE THERE THE MOST.

THAT'S WHEN THE TRAFFIC COMES.

YOU CAN BE THERE RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S A FEW, NONE.

BUT THEY START AT 4.30 TO 5 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING GOING DOWN THE ROAD PULLING A DUALLY AND A HORSE TRAILER WITH SIX HORSES OR FOUR HORSES, WHATEVER, EVERY DAY.

BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WE'VE HAD LOTS OF ANIMALS, HORSES AND THINGS, BUT NEVER IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS.

WE'VE LIVED THERE FOR 30 YEARS.

MY HUSBAND HAS BUILT FOUR HOUSES THERE, AND WE ALL REALIZED THAT THIS WAS JUST A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

WE ABIDED BY ALL THE RULES OF BUILDING AND THE WHOLE NINE YARDS.

BUT THEN WHEN THIS TRAILER PARK THING GOES THROUGH, IT REALLY MAKES IT UNCOMFORTABLE MOST OF THE WINTER.

SO ANYWAY, ZONING RULES EXIST TO PROVIDE CLARITY AND STABILITY FOR EVERYONE, THE RESIDENTS.

APPROVING A YEAR, OBVIOUSLY, PREVIOUSLY DENIED IT AND WITH NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.

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BUT WE ALREADY FIRST HAD AN APPROVAL THAT THEY COULDN'T, I MEAN A DENIAL THAT THEY COULDN'T HAVE IT, AND THEN THEY CHANGED IT.

NOW THEY'VE GOT, WE ARE HERE FOR THE THIRD TIME.

SO WE'D LIKE TO GET IT SETTLED, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.

AND IT'S JUST A VERY SMALL SECTION OF A ROAD, BUT IT'S WHERE WE ALL LIVE AND ENJOY IT.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.

BOBBY JOYNER WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS BOBBY JOYNER, AND I'M SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THIS RV PARK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I'VE LIVED ON THAT STREET FOR 30 YEARS.

I BUILT SEVERAL HOUSES IN THAT AREA, AND AT THE TIME, I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BECOME THE ENTRYWAY TO AN RV PARK.

IT'S ZONE RESIDENTIAL.

WE HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THE RULES THAT ARE SET UP BY YAVAPAI COUNTY AND GOT PERMITS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE.

SO I AM AGAINST IT TURNING INTO AN RV PARK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS, ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, TRIED THE SAME THING OF HAVING AN RV PARK.

I WAS AGAINST IT AT THAT TIME, AND IT WAS DENIED, AND IT HAS REMAINED RESIDENTIAL ALL DURING THIS TIME.

LAST FALL, THE BOARD VOTED NOT TO PASS.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE BOARD OR THE ZONING.

THEY VOTED NOT TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THIS.

BUT NOW, HERE WE ARE AGAIN TRYING IT.

AND I TOTALLY DISAGREE FOR SEVERAL REASONS.

I DON'T LIKE THE TRAFFIC.

I'VE TALKED TO SOME REAL ESTATE PEOPLE, AND THEY TELL ME THAT A MIXED NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THESE SPECIAL PERMITS, A COMMERCIAL, IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, IS GOING TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.

AND OBVIOUSLY, AT MY AGE, THERE WILL BE A TIME WHEN I'LL BE SELLING THIS, OR THE FAMILY WILL.

SO I DON'T THINK OUR VALUE SHOULD BE DETRIMENTAL BECAUSE SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE SOME MONEY OUT OF AN RV PARK.

SO I WOULD HOPE THAT THE BOARD WILL DISAGREE WITH THIS REQUEST.

AND I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR SERVING THE COUNTY, YAVAPAI CITIZENS, IN DOING YOUR JOB.

I HAVE JAN MARTIN, WHICH IS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUE.

IS JAN? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

SORRY, I'M SO SLOW THESE DAYS.

I HAVE LIVED ON THE MESA FOR SINCE 1997.

AND THE ARTSES HAVE BEEN SUCH GREAT NEIGHBORS TO ME.

I WOULD HATE TO SEE THEM MOVE OUT.

THE PLACE IS SPOTLESS.

AND IT'S...

THEY WORK VERY HARD TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

THE WIND ON THE MESA IN THE WINTERTIME AND THE SPRING AND THE FALL BLOWS ALL THE TIME.

THERE'S ALWAYS DIRT IN THE AIR.

AND THERE'S ALWAYS DUST.

THEIR GUESTS ARE SPORADIC AND THEY'RE VERY RESPECTFUL OF EVERYBODY'S SPACE.

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MOST OF THEM ARE OLDER PEOPLE WHO JUST COME DOWN AND STAY FOR THE WINTER.

BUT THEY DON'T STAY AT ARNTZ'S ALL WINTER BECAUSE SOME OF THEM JUST COME FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

BUT I WANT TO SAY THIS.

THERE WERE THREE HOUSES ON THE MESA FOR SALE.

IF YOU PUT YOUR HOUSE ON THE MARKET, IT'S GONE.

AND I KIND OF FEEL LIKE IF YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF ACRES, YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT WITH THEM.

OKAY, THAT'S IT.

I WANT TO NOTE, I THINK THERE'S ONE LETTER RECEIVED VIA EMAIL ALSO REPRESENTING HEIDI FROM TIMOTHY A.

THANK YOU, JAN.

LASODA LAW FIRM.

THAT WAS THE PERSON THAT SPOKE.

RIGHT.

THAT WAS MY QUESTION.

MA'AM, I WANT TO, I'M SORRY.

TO THE CLERK TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER.

THERE WERE NO OTHER.

MA'AM, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING.

I LIKE THE END OF IT.

I'M DONE.

I'M SORRY.

ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM THE BOARD AT ALL? I MEAN, I WOULD JUST, FOR MYSELF, I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THIS HAS BEEN, WENT BACK IN FRONT OF P&Z FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS AND ALL OF THESE CONCERNS WERE ADDRESSED.

IT ENDED UP WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THE DUST ISSUE.

WHAT THEY PUT ON THE ROAD ELIMINATED THE DUST.

IT'S WHAT IT WAS.

AND IT IS A SANDWICH BETWEEN TWO OF US.

AND IT IS A ROPING COMMUNITY AND THAT'S THE HERITAGE OF THE AREA AND PEOPLE COME FROM TIME TO TIME.

AND WHEN I WAS THERE, I MET SEVERAL NEIGHBORS THAT WERE EXCITED ABOUT IT AND HAPPY ABOUT IT THE WHOLE TIME.

SO, AND I CAN ATTEST THAT BEING THERE, THAT IT IS CLEAN.

THERE WASN'T, IT WASN'T AN ISSUE.

SO, FOR ME, I'M FINE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF PLANNING AND ZONING.

I'M HAPPY TO HEAR WHAT MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS HAVE TO SAY.

BUT, FOR ME, I JUST MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND SEE WHERE IT GOES.

ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION, CHAIR? YES, I AM.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH.

CERTAINLY.

I WAS HOPING TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR LEGAL ADVICE.

[ EXECUTIVE SESSION]

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT ALL FITS.

MR. BRENNAN, WE ALREADY HAVE ONE MOTION IN A SECOND.

DO WE HAVE TO VOTE FIRST OR? YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THERE IS A MOTION PENDING.

IF YOU CHOSE TO WITHDRAW THE SECOND IN THE MOTION, YOU COULD PROCEED ON SUPERVISOR COOPER.

OTHERWISE, YOU COULD PROCEED WITH THE INITIAL MOTION AND OBTAIN A VOTE.

DO YOU WISH IT, SUPERVISOR COOPINOE? DO YOU FEEL IT'S REALLY NECESSARY? I'D JUST LIKE TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF ADVICE.

THEN I'LL WITHDRAW MY SECOND.

I'LL WITHDRAW MY MOTION.

I'LL SECOND THE MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE BACK TO HEARING ITEM NUMBER THREE.

I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM NUMBER THREE WITH STATED CONDITIONS.

HEARING ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

ROGER, GOOD MORNING, SIR.

[4. Public Works - Approve Resolution No. 2176 regarding the abandonment of a portion of the unnamed, 40-foot wide, public right-of-way abutting the northern boundary of the Deck Subdivision No. 4 in the Congress area. (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)]

AFTERNOON.

YEAH, HERE WE ARE AFTERNOON.

ROGER MCCORMICK, DIRECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU, CHAIR COMPTON AND VICE CHAIR, CHECK, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

BEFORE YOU TODAY, WE HAVE A HEARING ITEM.

THIS IS TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2176 REGARDING THE ABANDONMENT OF AN UNNAMED 40-FOOT PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY ABUTTING THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE DECK SUBDIVISION NUMBER FOUR IN THE CONGRESS AREA.

AND THIS IS IN DISTRICT 1, SUPERVISOR COMPTON'S DISTRICT.

THE RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING TODAY WAS ACQUIRED

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BY THE COUNTY THROUGH PLATTING OF THE SUBDIVISION.

SO, THROUGH THE DECK SUBDIVISION NUMBER FOUR PLAT.

AND SO, THEREFORE, TO DISPOSE OF THIS, IT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THE ABANDONMENT PROCESS.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2046 IN RS 286701, THE HOLLINGS HEADS HAVE SUBMITTED A PETITION FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF THE UNNAMED RIGHT-OF-WAY.

THE REASON FOR THE PETITION IS TO RECTIFY AN ENCROACHMENT IN THE UNCONSTRUCTED RIGHT-OF-WAY.

THE HOLLINGS HEADS, THEY PURCHASED THE PARCEL IN 2019 UNDER THE MISTAKEN BELIEF THAT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ABUTTING THEIR PARCEL WAS PART OF THEIR PARCEL BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD FENCED IT ALL IN AS THEIR BACKYARD.

AND SO, IT WAS ONE CONTINUOUS FENCE, INCLUDING THE PORTION IN WHICH WAS THE 40-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY.

THIS IS A VICINITY MAP THAT SHOWS WHERE THE LITTLE BLUE STAR THERE IS IN THE CORNER WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE COUNTY IN CONGRESS.

AND THIS IS THE PROPERTY ITSELF.

SO, RIGHT HERE, PARCEL NUMBER 201-250498.

THE HATCHED BLUE PORTION IS WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY.

THIS IS THE 40-FEET.

THIS IS STATE ROUTE 71.

THAT'S AN ADOT-MAINTAINED ROADWAY.

SO, IT'S ADJACENT TO THAT STATE ROUTE.

AND AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, WE DID REACH OUT TO ADOT.

AND THE ONLY CONDITION THAT ADOT HAD AS PART OF THIS WAS THAT IF THE COUNTY WERE TO APPROVE THE ABANDONMENT TODAY, THAT THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE ACCESS TO THE STATE ROUTE IN THE FUTURE THROUGH THE BACKSIDE OF THIS PARCEL.

THIS IS JUST AN AERIAL VIEW THAT SHOWS SOME OF THE ENCROACHMENTS WITHIN THAT AREA.

AND THIS ROAD OUT IN FRONT IS THE MAINTAINED ROAD BY THE COUNTY.

SO, THIS IS THE NON-MAINTAINED ON THE BACKSIDE, 40 FEET, THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING.

WHICH PROPERTY OWNER FENCED IT IN? THE PREVIOUS OWNER PRIOR TO THE HOLLINGSHEADS.

SAME PROPERTY? YEP.

SO, AS PART OF THE VALUATION FOR THIS PROCESS, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DID REACH OUT TO THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.

AND IN COORDINATION WITH THAT, CAME UP WITH A VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT.

BASED ON THE ABUTTING LAND PROPERTY VALUES, THE VALUE WAS DETERMINED TO BE $16,440.

THAT WOULD BE DUE TO THE COUNTY UPON ABANDONMENT.

WITH ALL OF THESE ABANDONMENTS, THE RIGHT-OF-WAY DOES STILL MAINTAIN THE USE FOR UTILITIES GOING FORWARD.

AND SO, ANY EXISTING GAS OR SEWER OR ELECTRIC, THOSE TYPES OF UTILITIES THAT EXIST, WOULD NOT BE DISSOLVED WITH THIS PROCESS TODAY.

THIS PROPOSED ABANDONMENT WOULD ALLOW THE PETITIONERS TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOAL OF RECTIFYING THE EXISTING ENCROACHMENT.

IT WOULDN'T DENY OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA OF LEGAL ACCESS TO THEIR PROPERTY.

AND IT WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE PLANS IN THIS AREA.

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DOESN'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO GRANTING OF THIS PETITION.

AND THE BOARD IS WELCOME TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS FURTHER, BUT THAT'S OUR ANALYSIS.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YES, SIR.

HOW LONG WAS IT FENCED IN? I DON'T KNOW THE DATE AT WHICH IT WAS FENCED IN.

I JUST KNOW THAT IT WAS FENCED PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY IN 2019 BY THE APPLICANT.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS 10 YEARS, THEN IT WOULD BE ADVERSE POSSESSION ANYWAY, AND THEY'D JUST GET IT.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN JUST GET IT FROM A UTILITY EASEMENT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A FACT.

BUT, ANYWAYS, I SUPPORT THIS.

I THINK IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD MOVE FOR THE COUNTY AND FOR US.

THIS IS A HEARING ITEM.

DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK? NO? IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE? NO.

ONLINE? NOTHING ONLINE EITHER? OKAY.

NO OTHER QUESTIONS OF CONCERN? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM NUMBER 4.

I'LL SECOND.

MOTION AND A SECOND.

PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

SUPERVISOR COOK-NEIL.

MOVING ON TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

I DO HAVE ONE CALL TO THE PUBLIC FROM MISS HAPPY HEAVENLY OASIS.

[ CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Individuals may address the Board for up to three (3) minutes on any relevant issue within the Board's jurisdiction. Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.01(I), Board members shall not discuss or take action on matters raised during the call to the public. At the conclusion of an open call to the public, individual members of the public body may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the public body, may ask staff to review a matter or may ask that a matter be put on a future agenda.]

GOOD TIDINGS.

MY NAME IS HAPPY HEAVENLY OASIS.

MY BELOVED AND I BUILT HEAVEN ON EARTH RETREAT WITH OUR OWN HANDS AND HEARTS.

HEAVEN ON EARTH RETREAT IS IN A PRIVATE CANYON

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WITH A POND, POOL, LAWNS, AND GARDENS AT THE END OF A QUIET ROAD IN THE HEART OF THE GRANITE DELVES.

WE ARE NEARLY FIVE-STAR RATED SUPERHOSTS WITH AIRBNB.

WE LOVE OUR GUESTS, SO EXCEL AT CUSTOMER SERVICE.

MEANWHILE, AN ABSENTEE LANDLORD FROM PHOENIX WHO OWNS RENTALS AROUND ARIZONA BOUGHT A RENTAL HOUSE NEXT TO OUR BOUTIQUE RETREAT.

UPON MEETING US, THE LANDLORD SHOUTED, I WANT TO BUY YOUR HOUSES.

THESE ARE OUR HOMES, I SAID.

THEY'RE NOT FOR SALE.

SO, BETWEEN TENANTS, TWICE A YEAR, THE PHOENIX LANDLORD COMES UP TO HARASS US, TRYING FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW TO INTIMIDATE US ENOUGH THAT WE WILL SELL OUR RETREAT TO HIM.

SINCE WE DON'T RESPOND TO HIS SHOUTING, SWEARING, GIVING US THE FINGER, AND ROOT-THREATENING TEXTS, HE CALLS SERGEANTS AND DEPUTIES WHO RESPOND TO HIS FALSE COMPLAINTS.

LAST YEAR, HE ASKED US TO BUILD A GATE BETWEEN OUR LOTS TO SOLVE HIS PROBLEM.

SO, THEN, AS SOON AS WE BUILT THE GATE, HE CALLED SUPERVISOR CUCNEO TO MAKE US TAKE DOWN THE GATE.

I'VE CALLED CUCNEO TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION WITH RECORDED VIDEO AND TEXT EVIDENCE OF THE LIES AND HARASSMENT.

HOWEVER, FOR MONTHS, SUPERVISOR CUCNEO HAS IGNORED MY CALLS.

YAVAPAI COUNTY LAND OFFICER DAMIAN CAMPBELL INVESTIGATED THE FALSE LAND USE COMPLAINT FOR TWO MONTHS AND CONCLUDED IN WRITING THIS WINTER THAT THE GATE WE HAD BUILT UPON THE LANDLORD'S REQUEST DOES NOT NEED TO BE TAKEN DOWN.

HOWEVER, CUCNEO RESPONDED TO ME RECENTLY AT AN ARWAT MEETING.

HE APPROACHED ME AND COMMANDED ME, TAKE DOWN THE GATE.

TAKE DOWN THE GATE.

TAKE DOWN THE GATE, HE SAID THREE TIMES.

DOES SUPERVISOR CUCNEO HAVE THE RIGHT AND AUTHORITY TO OVERRIDE THE LAND USE OFFICER'S INVESTIGATIVE CONCLUSION? DO WE HAVE TO TAKE DOWN OUR SIX-FOOT-TALL, TOTALLY LEGAL GATE BECAUSE CUCNEO TOLD ME TO TAKE IT DOWN? DOES MY NEIGHBOR HAVE TO TAKE DOWN HIS ILLEGAL FENCE? ATTACHED TO THE GATE THAT WAS NEVER PERMITTED AND IS EIGHT FEET TALL? I'VE NEVER COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I'M NOT A COMPLAINER.

WE SOLVE PROBLEMS, ADULT TO ADULT.

WE SIMPLY WISH TO LIVE IN PEACE.

WHY HAS CUCNEO TAKEN SIDES WITH THE LANDLORD WHO BULLIES US? HE DOESN'T EVEN LIVE HERE.

I HAVE LIVED HERE IN OUR HOME FOR 31 YEARS.

WHY DO SUPERVISOR CUCNEO AND HIS SECRETARY, MARLENE, NEVER RETURN MY CALLS WHEN THEY'RE PAID TO SERVE AND REPRESENT US? BY A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, I DISCOVERED THAT HIS SECRETARY WROTE SHE'S CONCERNED THAT I'M DANGEROUS.

TO THE CONTRARY, I HIGHLY RESPECT THE LAW.

CUCNEO'S SECRETARY WROTE THAT SHE CONTACTED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT MY CRIMINAL TRACK RECORD.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WROTE BACK THAT I HAVE NO CRIMINAL RECORD.

I'D LIKE TO MEET WITH CUCNEO AND HIS SECRETARY TO STOP THE GOSSIPING IN LINE ABOUT MY CHARACTER.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK CUCNEO TO NOTIFY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BOTH VERBALLY AND IN WRITING, SO THAT THE DEPUTIES AND SURGEONS ARE AWARE OF THE MANY FALSE ALLEGATIONS THAT THE ABSENTEE LANDLORD MAY CONTINUE TO MAKE.

ONE MORE SENTENCE.

THESE FALSE ALARMS MAR MY REPUTATION WITH SERGEANTS AND DEPUTIES SO I CAN PUT MY SAFETY AT RISK WHEN THEY VISIT.

I'M A KIND-HEARTED, LAW-ABIDING, SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED, TAX-PAYING SENIOR CITIZEN WHO'S CONTRIBUTED A LOT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THUS, I AM WORTHY OF BEING RESPECTED.