[ CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:02] GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING. THIS IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH, AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THE INVOCATION TODAY WILL BE DONE BY CHIEF DEPUTY JEFF NEWNHAM AND THE PLEDGE BY SUPERVISOR MALLORY. LET US PRAY. GRACIOUS LOVINGLY, FATHER. LORD, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER TODAY TO BE ABOUT THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOUR HAND BE UPON US AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AS WE WORK TOGETHER AS PARTNERS TO DO THE BUSINESS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY. THAT YOU WOULD FILL US FULL OF GRACE AND MERCY, THAT YOU WOULD HELP US BECOME GOOD STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES THAT COME TO US FROM THE PUBLIC. LORD, I THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, FOR THOSE THAT SERVE IN OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT, TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, TO OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES HERE TODAY. AND I JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH THEM AS WELL, AND THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO TODAY WOULD BE FOR YOUR GLORY. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CLERK, COULD YOU DO THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES. GOOD MORNING. CHAIR COMPTON. HERE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. HERE. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. HERE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. HERE. AND SUPERVISOR MALLORY. HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIRST UP [ PRESENTATIONS] TODAY, PRESENTATIONS FOR FINANCE. NOW, YOU KNEW I WAS CALLING YOU, AND YOU'RE STANDING IN THE BACK. GOOD MORNING, KEVIN. GOOD MORNING. KEVIN FORBES, BUDGET MANAGER FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR. VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. CONNIE IS NOT HERE TODAY. SHE IS SUPPORTING FROM AFAR. SO, I HAVE THE FINANCE PRESENTATION THROUGH THE END OF QUARTER THREE, WITH QUARTER THREE BEING JANUARY 1, 2026 FOR US, ALL THE WAY THROUGH MARCH 31, 2026. YES. THIS IS THE FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU ALL RECEIVED A COPY OF. IF WE JUST HAVE THAT. POWERPOINT, BOTTOM RIGHT. YEP, RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU. SO, SIMILAR FORMAT TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST. THIS CHART RIGHT HERE DETAILS THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE ON OUR RECEIPTS FOR PROPERTY TAXES, STATE SHARED SALES TAXES, COUNTY EXCISE, AND VLTS. SO, ALL THOSE NUMBERS ARE UP COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, WHICH PUTS US IN A GOOD PLACE WITH PROJECTED REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF LAG ON HOW SOME OF THESE RECEIPTS COME. SO, WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE FULL MARCH RECEIPTS YET. THEY. THEY'RE PROBABLY JUST COMING IN TODAY. BUT WE WANTED TO GET THIS REPORT OUT TO YOU, SO CAN YOU JUST SCROLL MIDWAY? IT'S. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS COMPARES FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO FISCAL YEAR 2025, YOU'LL SEE AGAIN THAT THE ACTUALS ARE UP, BUT THE PERCENTAGES OF THE BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR SHARED SALES TAX, FOR EXAMPLE, PERCENTAGE RECEIVED AT THIS POINT IN TIME IS 61% COMPARED TO 65% IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. ONE THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE BUDGET IS COMING UP FOR FY 2027, WE WERE VERY MODEST IN OUR INCREASES ON REVENUES. DID NOT WANT TO OVEREXTEND OURSELVES IN TERMS OF WHAT PROJECTED REVENUES WOULD BE. SO, SOME OF THE INCREASES IN THESE REVENUES IN THE FY27 BUDGET ARE ONLY UP A TENTH OF A PERCENT, UP TO 2% BEING THE HIGHEST. AGAIN, DID NOT WANT TO OVEREXTEND OURSELVES. IT'S HALF OF THE EQUATION. AND IF YOU DON'T GO TOO HIGH ON REVENUES AND YOU HAVE LESS EXPENDITURES EITHER DUE TO VACANCIES OR, OR PROJECT DELAYS, THAT SETS UP A BETTER DYNAMIC FOR A SURPLUS WHICH ALLOWS THE BOARD CAPACITY TO USE THAT MONEY FOR ONE TIME [00:05:02] STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVES. SO IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THESE REVENUES THERE ARE 87% OF OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET. SO A LOT OF THE REVENUE THAT COMES INTO THE COUNTY, OUTSIDE OF JUST PROPERTY TAXES, ABOUT 40 SO PERCENT IS TIED TO TRANSACTIONS IN THE COUNTY, WHETHER IT BE VEHICLES OR, YOU KNOW, RETAIL GOODS OR RESTAURANT AND BARS. SO, STATE SHARED SALES TAX. OH, YEP, JUST DOWN A LITTLE BIT. THAT HAS STAYED AT PACE. YEP. JUST SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE BIT. RIGHT THERE. YEP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, IT'S ON A LEG THERE. OKAY. THE GREEN LINE ARE THE 2025 NUMBERS. AND YOU'LL SEE FOR PRETTY MUCH EVERY MONTH SO FAR IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE 2026 NUMBERS HAVE BEEN ABOVE PACE, WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN. OUR STOMACH IS REALLY TROUBLING UP HERE. AND THEN FOR COUNTY EXCISE TAX, I THINK ALL EXCEPT FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS HERE, IT HAS BEEN ABOVE PACE FOR 2025. SO, THIS IS GOOD TO SEE THAT CONSISTENCY. WE'RE NOT SEEING ONE ABNORMAL MONTH. THE PACE HAS PRETTY MUCH BEEN WHAT WE EXPECT IT TO BE. IF WE COULD JUST GO DOWN ONE MORE. JUST UP A LITTLE BIT. ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR AT THIS POINT? SUPERVISOR MALLORY, BEHAVE. VLT. SOME MONTHS WERE DOWN, BUT YOU'LL SEE AND THIS IS PRETTY TYPICAL, LIKE DECEMBER WAS A SPIKE. AT THE END OF THE YEAR CAR SALES THIS QUARTER, IN MARCH, APPARENTLY THERE WAS ALSO BETTER VEHICLE SALES AS WELL, BUT I'M NOT SEEING IT. BUT THAT HELPS WITH THE REGISTRATION PURCHASES OF NEW VEHICLES, THAT REGISTRATION AT THAT TIME. SO, THE EXCISE TAXES, WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM, ARE ABOUT 48.5% FROM RETAIL. THERE'S CONTRACTING AND SECOND, MY FAVORITE TO SEE IS RESTAURANTS AND BARS AS NUMBER THREE. USUALLY THAT IS THE INDICATOR OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING. I THINK MOST HOUSEHOLDS, WHEN THINGS ARE TIGHT, THAT IS WHAT THEY'LL CUT FIRST. SO, IF THAT NUMBER'S STEADY, THAT LOOKS GOOD FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. REMOTE RETAIL SALES, I FEEL THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO CLIMB YEAR AFTER YEAR UNTIL THEY HIT, YOU KNOW, 50%. RETAIL SALES, IT'S BEEN HOLDING PACE. THIS COMPARES FOUR YEARS, FISCAL YEAR 23, ALL THE WAY TO THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 2026. WE HAVE THE DATA THROUGH FEBRUARY HERE. CONTRACTING PRIME. THIS ONE SEEMS TO BE TRENDING DOWNWARDS. IT'S NOT HOLDING THE PACE AS WE'RE SEEING IN OTHER AREAS. STILL. OKAY. OVERALL AS IT RELATES TO EXCISE TAXES. BUT THIS IS JUST ONE AREA WHERE THOSE FUNDS ARE COMING IN A LITTLE BIT LESS. RESTAURANTS AND BARS, AGAIN, THEY'VE BEEN ABOVE PACE. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU ALWAYS SEE A JANUARY OR FEBRUARY LAG POST HOLIDAYS. BUT THESE NUMBERS LOOK VERY STRONG FOR THOSE INDUSTRIES. GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE. SO, THESE ARE AREAS THAT WE ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. THIS IS NOT UNCHANGED FROM THE LAST TIME WE DID OUR REPORT. FLEET, THEY PURCHASE OR PUT THOSE ORDERS IN FOR VEHICLES AHEAD OF TIME BECAUSE THERE IS A DELAY IN HOW LONG THEY CAN GET THERE. CONSTABLE, THERE WAS A TYPO THAT WE FIXED IN THE 2027 BUDGET. SO THAT'S ARTIFICIALLY HIGH. GENERAL SERVICES, LONG-TERM CARE, THOSE PAYMENTS ARE MADE [00:10:02] IN ADVANCE TO AVOID INTEREST PAYMENTS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THE CASH ON HAND. OVERALL EXPENDITURE IS AT 68.3% FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WHERE THEY SHOULD BE AT 75%. SO ESSENTIALLY THAT EQUALS SAVINGS THAT'LL GO INTO FUND BALANCE FOR AGAIN THOSE ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES THE BOARD DECIDES ON. YEAH, ED, I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU HERE. ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? YEAH, KEVIN, I KNOW THE STATE JUST CAME OUT WITH THEIR BUDGET AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE SWEEPING HERE, THEY'RE MAKING OTHER CHANGES THAT WILL ROLL DOWN TO US. DO YOU KNOW HAVE YOU HAD TIME TO DIGEST THAT AND IS THAT GONNA HAVE IMPACT ON WHAT WE'RE DOING GOING FORWARD? WE WERE VERY MODEST ON HER REVENUES TOO. AGAIN, WE DID NOT INCREASE THOSE SIGNIFICANTLY AT ALL. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE FINAL STATE BILL IMPACTS, WE'RE STILL EVALUATING THAT, BUT NOTHING SEEMS OUT OF THE REALM OF CONTROL BASED ON WHERE WE HAVE PLACED THINGS IN THE BUDGET WITH CAPACITY AND WHAT NOT. HER FIND OUT WILL BE DISCUSSING A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH PUBLIC WORKS IN TERMS OF HOW THAT MIGHT INTERFERE WITH PROJECTS. BUT THERE IS FUND BALANCE THAT WE'VE HAD IN HERE THAT WILL KEEP US ROLLING FOR THIS YEAR IN THE NEAR TERM. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MALLARD. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING SO CAUTIOUS WITH THE MONEY. IT'S BETTER TO HAVE THAT PADDING IN CASE THINGS GO REAL SOUTH, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE WILL BE LEFT WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF EXPECTING SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT SHOW UP. SO, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND HOW YOU'RE KEEPING US ONLINE. THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE SLIDES. THANK YOU. YES. AND WE'RE HERE TO REPRESENT THE INTENT OF THE BOARD, WHICH IS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT STATEMENT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.) ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NO. 16.] MOVING ON TO CONSENT. ITEM 16 IS BEING WITHDRAWN. I WAS GOING TO PULL 19, BUT NOW I'M NOT CLERK. ANYTHING ELSE BEING PULLED BY ANY OTHER SUPERVISORS? OKAY, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION OF 1 THROUGH 20 WITHOUT 16. SO, MOVED. SO, MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND. CAN YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. AND CHAIR COMPTON? YES. THAT PASSED, FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ACTION ITEM [1. Board of Supervisors - Select three (3) of the following census tracts to be recommended for consideration by the State of Arizona as opportunity zones: 04025000615 centered in Prescott Valley; 04025000208 centered in Chino Valley; 04025002007 centered in Cottonwood; and 04025001901 centered in Clarkdale, and authorize the Library District Director to submit the selections to the Arizona Commerce Authority. MOTION TO APPROVE PRESCOTT VALLEY, COTTONWOOD, AND CLARKDALE PASSED 4 TO 1 BY ROLL CALL VOTE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO OPPOSED.] NUMBER ONE. GOOD MORNING, COREY. GOOD MORNING, SIR. IF I COULD GET THEM. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON. VICE CHAIR CHECK. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M COREY CHRISTIANS, YOUR LIBRARY DISTRICT DIRECTOR, AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU CONCERNING OPPORTUNITY ZONES THROUGHOUT YAVAPAI COUNTY. I'M ALSO PLEASED TO HAVE IN ATTENDANCE SEVERAL ESTEEMED GUESTS FROM OUR MUNICIPALITIES. AND I APOLOGIZE, I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET EVERYBODY. BUT INCLUDING FROM CHINO VALLEY, THE HONORABLE MAYOR ARMSTRONG AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER MS. HOLMBERG, AND TERRY DENEMY, TOWN MANAGER FROM CLARKDALE, ASSISTANT TO THE TOWN MANAGER D.K. GREEN, AND THE HONORABLE MAYOR PRUDHOMME BAUER, COTTONWOOD DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, RYAN BIGELOW. HEATHER ROWE, MANAGEMENT ANALYST, PRESCOTT VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR. I DIDN'T WRITE YOUR NAME DOWN. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SENIOR PLANNER CHRIS NORLOCH. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE. JAMIE IS THE NAME I NEGLECTED TO REMEMBER. SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MYSELF OR ANY OF OUR ESTEEMED GUESTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK THEM AT ANY TIME. SO, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OPPORTUNITY ZONES, BUT BEFORE WE GET THERE, I WANT TO START WITH CENSUS TRACTS, BECAUSE OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE BASED ON THE LOCATIONS OF CENSUS TRACTS. SO, A CENSUS TRACT IS A SMALL, RELATIVELY PERMANENT GEOGRAPHIC ENTITY WITHIN COUNTIES. SO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE THAT THEY DO NOT GO INTO OTHER COUNTIES. ALL OF THE CENSUS TRACTS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY DO NOT OVERLAP WITH ANY OTHER COUNTIES. WE ALSO GENERALLY HAVE CENSUS TRACTS HAVE BETWEEN 2,500 AND 08,000 RESIDENTS AND BOUNDARIES THAT FOLLOW VISIBLE FEATURES. SO SOME CENSUS TRACTS WILL APPEAR TO BE QUITE SMALL, SOME WILL APPEAR TO BE QUITE MASSIVE SIMPLY BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WITHIN THOSE AREAS AND WHEN ESTABLISHED CENSUS TRACTS ARE HOMOGENOUS WITH RESPECT TO POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS, [00:15:01] ECONOMIC STATUS AND LIVING CONDITIONS. SO, THEY TRY TO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE MAKE SURE THAT CERTAIN GROUPS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR THINGS ARE WITHIN THE SAME CENSUS TRACT. SO, OPPORTUNITY ZONE CREATION CAME ALONG TO HELP OUT LOWER INCOME DISTRESSED CENSUS TRACTS. SO, THE IDEA WAS TO TRY TO GET DEVELOPERS TO WANT TO PUT THEIR MONEY INTO MAKING IT SO THAT THOSE AREAS COULD IMPROVE, HAVE MORE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM. SO TO BE CONSIDERED, A CENSUS TRACT MUST HAVE A MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME OF 70% OR LESS OF THE METRO AREAS OR ANY AREA MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IF TRACT IS IN AN MSA OR THE STATE'S MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IF TRACT IS NOT IN AN MSA OR A POVERTY RATE OF 20% OR MORE, END TO FAMILY MEDIAN INCOME OF NOT MORE THAN 125% OF THE AREA'S MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME. SO, THIS COMES FROM THE STATE AND THE FEDS AND ALSO RECEIVED OPPORTUNITY ZONE DESIGNATION BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY. SO, THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY HANDLES THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROGRAM AND THE FIRST GENERATION OF OPPORTUNITY ZONES WERE DESIGNATED IN 2018 AND, AND THEY WILL RETAIN THAT STATUS THROUGH 2028. SO, WHAT'S THE POINT OF AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE? IT'S KIND OF A COMPLEX AND CONFUSING PROGRAM. SO, BREAKING IT DOWN AS SIMPLY AS POSSIBLE, HOPEFULLY, AND HAVING IT STILL MAKE SENSE. THEY WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT. THEY'RE NOT LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK. THEY WANT FOLKS TO ACTUALLY COME IN, DEVELOP AN AREA, AND HAVE A LONG-TERM IMPACT IN THE AREA THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTING. THEY ALSO RECEIVE FEDERAL TAX BREAKS FOR PUTTING THAT MONEY INTO AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE. THOSE PRIMARILY COME IN A SERIES OF CAPITAL GAINS INCENTIVES. SO, FOR INSTANCE, LET'S SAY YOU JUST HAD A BIG INVESTMENT, YOU SOLD A BUILDING, MADE $10 MILLION OFF IT. YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY THE CAPITAL GAINS ON THAT $10 MILLION. YOU CAN PUT IT INTO A QUALIFYING OPPORTUNITY ZONE FUND. AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS, IF YOU KEEP YOUR MONEY IN THAT FUND FOR FIVE YEARS, THEN YOU GET A 10% DEFERRAL OR 10% OF THOSE CAPITAL GAINS YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY. OR NOW IT'S 30% IN A RURAL AREA, BUT IF YOU KEEP IT THERE FOR THE FULL 10 YEARS, YOU DON'T PAY ANY CAPITAL GAINS ON THAT MONEY YOU INITIALLY INVESTED. SO, IT IS AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOTS OF MONEY OFF AN INVESTMENT THEY JUST MADE TO PUT IT IN THERE TO HELP OUT THESE AREAS THAT ARE IN DISTRESS. THE OZ INCENTIVE STRUCTURE IS DESIGNED TO REWARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS AT GENERATING LASTING VALUE WITHIN TARGET COMMUNITIES. OZ DESIGNATION DOES NOT GUARANTEE INVESTMENT. SO, THIS PART IS IMPORTANT. IT'S LIKE JUST BECAUSE WE GIVE IT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO ZONE DESIGNATION DOESN'T MEAN PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY WANT TO DEVELOP THERE. SO, FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU HAVE A CENSUS TRACT WHERE EVERYTHING'S ALREADY DEVELOPED, THAT MEANS THEY HAVE TO REDEVELOP CERTAIN AREAS IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. AND THERE'S LESS INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY BASICALLY HAVE TO INVEST OVER 100% OF THE VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY BEFORE THEY START SEEING A CAPITAL GAINS BENEFIT. OR YOU HAVE TO HAVE LANDOWNERS THAT ARE WILLING TO SELL OR DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTY. AND IF THAT DOESN'T EXIST, THEN THERE'LL BE NO WAY AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE FUND COULD BE LEVERAGED TO DEVELOP IN THAT AREA. SO, YES, SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 1.0. ARIZONA DID MOVE QUICKLY WITH 1.0. THEY ATTRACTED $2.65 BILLION IN INVESTMENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND THAT'S THE SECOND MOST OF ANY STATE IN THE NATION. SO, IT'S IMPRESSIVE HOW THE ACA WAS ABLE TO LEVERAGE IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA ABLE TO LEVERAGE OPPORTUNITY ZONES. AND WHERE DID IT ACCELERATE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN HOUSING, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, HOSPITALITY RELATED DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY ACROSS ARIZONA? SO, WITH OPPORTUNITY ZONES 2.0, THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT OR THE HR ONE MADE OPPORTUNITY ZONES PERMANENT IN THE TAX CODE. SO, WHEN THEY DID 1.0, THEY JUST KIND OF THREW EVERYTHING TOGETHER. THEY TRIED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A REPORTING STRUCTURE IN THERE. THEY JUST WANTED TO GET IT OUT THERE AND GET IT DONE, AND THEY DID. SO NOW THAT THEY'VE HAD A DECADE OR A LITTLE LESS THAN A DECADE TO THINK ABOUT HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE THINGS, THEY'VE DONE THAT. SO, THE 2.0 VERSION HAS SOME DIFFERENT RULES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IT, BUT THEY DID MAKE IT PERMANENT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DESIGNATE NEW ZONES EVERY 10 YEARS. AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO LOSE OPPORTUNITY ZONE STATUS FROM DECADE TO DECADE, THAT JUST MEANS YOU WERE SUCCESSFUL IN BRINGING UP THE ECONOMIC LEVELS IN THAT PARTICULAR CENSUS TRACT. OR IT MEANS THEY CHANGED THE QUALIFICATION [00:20:01] REQUIREMENTS. AND JUST BECAUSE YOU QUALIFIED THE PREVIOUS TIME, MIGHT NOT THE SECOND. SO RIGHT NOW, THE 2.0 ARE NOMINATED BY GOVERNORS IN MID-2026 AND TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2027. QUALIFICATION CRITERIA ARE TIGHTENED RESULTING IN FEWER ELIGIBLE TRACTS FOR SECOND GENERATION DESIGNATION. SO, IT WAS A LOT EASIER TO BECOME A QUALIFYING TRACT WITH 1.0. THEY MADE IT SO THAT IT'S HARDER TO GET THAT DESIGNATION IN 2.0. ALSO, THEY CREATED SOMETHING NEW, THIS TIME CALLED THE RURAL OPPORTUNITY ZONE. AND THIS IS REALLY INTENDED TO SPARK DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AREAS BECAUSE THEY REALIZE MOST OF IT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE METROPOLITAN AREAS, AND THEY WANT THE RURAL AREAS TO BE ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THAT BENEFIT AS WELL. SO, FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY'S PURPOSES, ALL OF OUR CENSUS TRACTS ARE CONSIDERED RURAL. SO, IT RESULTS IN INCREASED TAX BENEFITS FOR INVESTMENT FUNDS THAT FOCUS ON RURAL OPPORTUNITY ZONES. SO, FOR INSTANCE, INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD 10% STEP UP AFTER FIVE YEARS,RURAL INVESTORS WILL RECEIVE A 30% STEP UP. SO, THEY GET TO GET MORE. THEY CAN RECEIVE MORE OF THEIR CAPITAL GAINS BACK SOONER. THEY WOULD HAVE TO WAIT LONGER IF IT WAS IN A METROPOLITAN AREA. PLUS, RURAL INVESTORS WHO ACQUIRE AN EXISTING ASSET MUST ONLY MEET A 50% IMPROVEMENT RATHER THAN 100%. SO I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, IF THERE'S A DEVELOPED AREA AND SOMEBODY SAYS, I WANT TO TAKE THIS BUILDING THAT IS ALREADY HERE AND, AND I WANT TO IMPROVE IT AND HAVE A NEW BUSINESS HERE, IF IT'S IN PHOENIX, THEY HAVE TO SPEND MORE THAN 100% OF THE VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY. IF IT'S IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, THEY ONLY NEED TO SPEND 50% OF THE VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY UNTIL THEY START SEEING A CAPITAL GAINS BENEFIT. SO, YEAH, THAT'S 2.0 AND THE BULK OF THE CHANGES. SO, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF REALLY TINY WRITING. THE TIMELINE OF HOW THINGS GO FORWARD. YOU CAN SEE AS OF JULY 1, THE ZONE DESIGNATION WINDOW OPENS. GOVERNORS HAVE 90 DAYS TO NOMINATE 25% OF THEIR ELIGIBLE CENSUS TRACTS. AND SO, WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS PUTTING FORWARD OUR NOMINATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR FOR CONSIDERATION. AND HOPEFULLY IF OUR PROPOSAL IS STRONG ENOUGH, THEY WILL SELECT ALL THREE OF THE ONES THAT WE PUT FORWARD. SO, ALL THE WAY UP INTO QUARTER 4, 20, 28, THE END OF THE ELIGIBLE INVESTMENT WINDOW INTO 1.0 OZ TRACK IS CONCLUDED. SO, 1.0 BASICALLY ENDS AT THAT POINT AND ONLY 2.0 IS AVAILABLE. SO, WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY, WE HAVE 13 ZONES THAT HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE STATE AND THE FEDS HAVE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE. YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE PRETTY WIDELY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTY, COVERING UNINCORPORATED AND MUNICIPAL AREAS. SO, WHILE YAVAPAI COUNTY DOES HAVE 13 ELIGIBLE ZONES, THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT ONLY ALLOWS US TO RECOMMEND THREE OF THEM TO THE STATE. SO, THESE TRACTS DO GO TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR RECOMMENDATION ONCE THAT HAS BEEN MADE. SO AS FAR AS OPPORTUNITIES GO IN ZONES GO, IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, THERE ARE THREE ZONES ALSO THAT WERE CLOSE TO QUALIFYING. ONE IN THE COUNTY UP NEAR SEDONA, ONE IN JEROME, AND THEN ONE IN PRESCOTT VALLEY THAT ALSO IS IN UNINCORPORATED YAVAPAI COUNTY. I DID TRY MY UTMOST TO GET OUR FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO SEE IF WE COULD ADD THEM IN TO GET US ONE MORE QUALIFYING OPPORTUNITY ZONE TO RECOMMEND. THE ANSWER WAS CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD. IT'S LIKE, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR DOES NOT MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO GET ANOTHER TRACT. SO. AND THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY DID CALL ME BACK THE NEXT DAY ON THIS, WHICH WAS SHOCKING, AND GAVE THE SAME ANSWER THE STATE DID. SO, THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME CONSISTENCY THERE. SO, WHAT MAKES A GOOD 2.0 CANDIDATE? SO. SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS PARTIALLY DEVELOPED BASED ON OPPORTUNITY ZONE 2.0 GUIDANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, THE ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY, AND THE MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND YAVAPAI COUNTY. WE HAD TWO MEETINGS WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES TO DISCUSS OPPORTUNITY ZONES AND WHAT WE COULD DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL TO THE STATE. SO, WITHIN THAT, WE SETTLED ON THE CRITERIA MENTIONED ABOVE OR IN THE SLIDE, AND WE USED THAT TO HOPEFULLY GET THREE CENSUS TRACTS FOR RECOMMENDATION. WE DID NOT QUITE GET THERE. THE GROUP WAS ABLE TO LIMIT OR TO REDUCE THE 13 DOWN TO 4, [00:25:01] WHICH ARE THE 4 TRACTS THAT ARE MENTIONED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. SO THAT DOES MEAN THAT OUT OF THOSE FOUR, THERE'S ONE TRACT THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED. NOW, I WILL SAY WHICHEVER TRACK THE BOARD DETERMINES SHOULD NOT BE PART OF OUR RECOMMENDATION OR OUR PROPOSAL. I WILL WRITE THE ACA SEPARATELY AND SAY, HEY, JUST IN CASE ANY OTHER COUNTIES DON'T SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS, WE WOULD REALLY LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THIS FOURTH LOCATION AS AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE. I'M NOT SURE HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT WILL BE, BUT IF WE DON'T TRY, WE WON'T KNOW. SO ACCORDING TO THE ACA, YAVAPAI COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING THE FINAL THREE. TO THAT END, THE FOUR MUNICIPALITIES THAT WERE SELECTED ARE CHINO VALLEY, CLARKDALE, COTTONWOOD, AND PRESCOTT VALLEY. AND THEY'VE ALL SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I HAVE INCLUDED ALL OF THOSE PROPOSALS WORD FOR WORD IN THE AGENDA ITEM IN THE PACKET. SO, YOU DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION. BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND START OFF WITH THE CITY OF COTTONWOOD HERE. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT I HAVE PRESENTED SO FAR? SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS PRESCOTT VALLEY MIGHT BE IN THE FIRST PART, THE 1.0, IS THAT CORRECT? THEY DO HAVE A TRACT THAT DID QUALIFY UNDER 1.0, YES. OKAY. BUT THAT THEY'RE ON A 10-YEAR TRACK. RIGHT. JUST LIKE YOU DESCRIBED. SO THAT'LL END WHEN I'M SORRY, IN ABOUT TWO YEARS. I SEE. OKAY THEN. ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT OTHER TRACKS IN OUR AREA MADE IT BESIDES, OR I MEAN, WHAT OTHER CITIES, TOWNS? SURE. FOR 1.0 WE HAD CAMP VERDE THAT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE, WHICH THEY LEVERAGED QUITE WELL. AND THEN PRESCOTT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE AS WELL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. YOU BET. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTINUE. THANK YOU, SIR. SO WITHIN THE CITY OF COTTONWOOD, PART OF WHAT I'D ASK THEM TO DO IS BREAK OUT FOR ALL THE SLIDES, BREAK OUT PERCENTAGE WISE, WHAT THE ZONING IS AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT CRITERIA IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THAT CENSUS TRACT. SO, EVERY MUNICIPALITY DID GET TWO SLIDES AND THERE IS SOME INFORMATION I ASKED FOR ON EACH SLIDE. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THOSE MUNICIPALITIES WHILE WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS, THEY ARE IN ATTENDANCE, SO FEEL FREE TO ASK. SO, AS IT GETS WORKED OUT HERE, INDUSTRIAL 23%. COMMERCIAL 8%. LOW DENSITY, 33%. MEDIUM DENSITY 4%. MANUFACTURING, HOUSING 5%. THE GOOD THING ABOUT THAT IS IT ALLOWS MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE WANTING TO DEVELOP IN THAT AREA BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF ZONING IN THAT PARTICULAR TRACK. SO THAT COULD BE APPEALING TO SOMEBODY WHO'S LOOKING FOR, SAY, SOME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OR SOME COMMERCIAL, BECAUSE IT'S NOT RESTRICTED TO JUST ONE ZONING TYPE THROUGHOUT THAT TRACT. ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS ALL UTILITIES ARE AVAILABLE, SO NOTHING WILL HAVE TO BE BUILT. BECAUSE IF YOU, FOR INSTANCE, NEED ELECTRICITY AND YOU DON'T HAVE A SUBSTATION NEARBY, IT MIGHT MAKE IT SO SOMEBODY WILL NOT WANT TO DEVELOP IN THAT AREA. SO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ALL UTILITIES ARE AVAILABLE. IT'S IN THE GENERAL PLAN AND IT'S ALSO IN A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE. SO FOREIGN TRADE ZONES ARE INTERESTING. ABOUT HALF OF YAVAPAI COUNTY IS IN AN FTZ. WE'RE AT FTZ 75. WHICH MEANS BASICALLY MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF SOMEBODY COMES BY, THEY DROP A BUNCH OF GOODS AT THE AIRPORT, THEY THEN MODIFY THOSE GOODS IN THE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE AND THEN SHIP THEM TO ANOTHER COUNTRY. THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON THE GOOD WORK THAT WAS DONE. SO, IT IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY BIG BENEFIT TO HAVE THAT FOREIGN TRADE ZONE LOWER INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT DEVELOPMENT APPROVED. SO, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO AN APARTMENT BUILDING FOR LEVERAGING LOWER INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT, THAT IS A POSSIBILITY. ALSO THE COTTONWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IS WITHIN THE ZONE AND IT IS NEW MARKET TAX CREDIT ELIGIBLE, WHICH JUST MEANS UP TO 39% OF WHATEVER YOU INVEST IN THAT CAN COME BACK AS CREDITS OVER, I BELIEVE, A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD. SO THAT IS SO WHAT YOU CAN DO IN SOME OF THESE AREAS IS BASICALLY STACK THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. SO, YOU COULD DO A NEW MARKET TAX CREDIT, YOU COULD DO LOWER INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT AND THEN YOU COULD DO AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE ON TOP OF IT. SO, THE MORE WAYS THEY CAN GET MORE MONEY BACK OR SAVE MONEY MAKES IT A BETTER POSSIBILITY THAT SOMEBODY WILL WANT TO DEVELOP THERE. SO ALSO ADVANTAGES OF THE COTTONWOOD TRACT. COTTONWOOD SERVES AS A COMMERCIAL CENTER FOR VERDE VALLEY. STRONG RETAIL RECOGNIZES THE HEART OF ARIZONA WINE COUNTRY. STRONG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. THERE'S A TEAM IN PLACE. THEY DO WORKFORCE PLANNING EFFORTS, COMPLETED HOUSING STUDIES, [00:30:02] LONG TERM COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH. BUY RIGHT ZONING. THIS IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT PIECE BECAUSE THAT MEANS ONCE THEY GET IT, THEY CAN DEVELOP IT. UNLESS THEY WANT TO SOMEHOW MODIFY THE ZONING AND THEN ANOTHER PROCESS COMES INTO PLAY. BUT IF THEY'RE GOOD WITH HOW ZONING IS, THEY CAN JUST START BUILDING, WHICH IS ALSO A GREAT THING. STREAMLINED PERMITTING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING WATER, WASTEWATER, ELECTRIC, NATURAL GAS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND SIGNIFICANT SHOVEL READY DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL. THIS IS NOT ONLY GOOD FOR DEVELOPERS BUT IS ALSO GOOD FOR THE STATE WHEN CONSIDERING OUR PROPOSAL. BECAUSE IF THEY KNOW SOMEBODY COULD JUST COME IN AND START DEVELOPING, THAT'S GOING TO MAKE IT A BETTER OPPORTUNITY ZONE THAN ONE WHERE THAT ISN'T AVAILABLE. SO DIRECT ACCESS TO 89A INCLUDES COTTONWOOD AIRPORT AND THE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL PARK AND LOCATED AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WITHIN A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE. SO, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT COTTONWOOD'S PROPOSAL BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE? NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. SO, TOWN OF CHINO VALLEY CENSUS TRACT 2.08. ZONING IS A HIGH MIXED USE. 75% COMMERCIAL, 25% HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, 25% MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL. THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO PUT IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING, WHICH CAN BE A GOOD USE FOR AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE, IT'S A ZONE FOR THAT TO BE ABLE TO HAPPEN. OF THE DEVELOPABLE LAND, THE HMU COMPONENT IS ENTITLED FOR HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL, MEANING IT'S READY TO BE BUILT ON AS SOON AS SOMEBODY ACQUIRES THAT PROPERTY. CHINO VALLEY NORTH IS THE MAIN COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR AND MUCH OF THE TRACK FOR THE HORIZONTAL MIXED USE AS DESIGNATED BY THE TOWN'S GENERAL PLAN. THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR HAS SEVERAL PARCELS THAT ARE IN THE LIVE WORKPLACE SECTION OF THE TOWN. WATER AND SEWER ARE IN THE HMU PORTION OF THE 2.08 TRACT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL PROJECT FOR NORTH APARTMENTS 156 BEHIND SAFEWAY. IT DIDN'T PROCEED, BUT ENTITLEMENTS ARE STILL THERE FOR ANOTHER DEVELOPER. SO, THERE'S A POTENTIAL LOCATION FOR A PROJECT. CHINO MEADOWS UNIT 3 SUBDIVISION APPROXIMATELY 8 AT PLATTED LOTS OF TOWN COUNCIL IS IN FAVOR OF GROWTH BOTH IN THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SECTOR. AND THERE'S ALSO A POSSIBILITY OF A CAR WASH AND RESTAURANTS. SO, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CHINO VALLEY'S PROPOSAL? NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. CLARKDALE CENSUS TRACT 19.01. 100% SEWER, 100% WATER, 100% POWER. IT'S ALL ENTITLED. SO AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S ENTITLED, IT MEANS SOMEBODY CAN GO IN THERE AND JUST START BUILDING AS SOON AS THEY HAVE THE PROPERTY AS LONG AS IT FITS WITHIN EXISTING ZONES. SO, THERE'S INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, THERE'S A PAD COMMERCIAL PAD, RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL AND PAD MIXED USE ZONING RESIDENTIAL. SO, YOU CAN SEE CLEARLY WHERE ALL THE DIFFERENT ZONING IS WITHIN THAT TRACT. SO AGAIN, THERE'S NEW MARKET TAX CREDIT AND SEVERE STRESS AREA, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN STACK SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS. THERE'S HUD QUALIFIED AND DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP AREA AND ALSO LOWER INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT AREA. SO, THESE ARE SOME POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON OR COULD GO ON WITHIN CLARKDALE. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CLARKDALE PROPOSAL? NO QUESTIONS. TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY. SO, YOU CAN SEE HERE THE AREA WITHIN PRESCOTT VALLEY THAT IS THE DIFFERENT ZONING. LET'S SEE, WITH 31.17% GENERAL COMMERCIAL, 1.25% INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL, MULTI FAMILY IS ALMOST 1739 SINGLE FAMILY AND THEN 11% PUBLIC LANDS. BUT AGAIN, IMPORTANT NOTE, 100% OF THE LAND IS ENTITLED SO CAN BE DEVELOPED AS SOON AS A VIABLE PROJECT IS THERE. SO CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT, HOME TO SUITES, HOMEWOOD SUITES, OXENDALE AUTO, GOAZ MOTORCYCLES. THEY DID HAVE TWO SUCCESSFUL 1.0 PROJECTS THAT LEVERAGED OPPORTUNITY ZONES, TOWN PLACE SUITES AND THE LEGATO MULTI USE AREA. AND SOME FOLKS ARE ENTITLED AND INTERESTED, INCLUDING A HOSPITAL EXPANSION, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, CAR WASH, COLLEGE EXPANSION, AQUATIC CENTER AND THEN AN APARTMENT BUILDING. OH, IS [00:35:01] THERE MORE? OH, SO YOU GOT FANCY, BUT THE SLIDES. OKAY, SO SIX POTENTIAL PROJECTS, NEW MARKET TAX CREDIT ELIGIBLE SO YOU CAN STACK THOSE PROGRAMS. THE WIDENING WILL HELP WITH TRAFFIC. SO AGAIN, A LOT OF STUFF IS GOING ON WITHIN THIS POTENTIAL TRACT OF PRESCOTT VALLEY. SO, ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING PRESCOTT VALLEY? NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT I'M HOPING CAN HAPPEN IS SINCE WE WERE ABLE TO WHITTLE IT DOWN TO FOUR POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY ZONES, WE DO NEED TO GET THAT TO THREE. SO, IF THE BOARD IS WILLING, I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THE POSITION. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION, MR. CHRISTIANS, BUT YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DON'T SPEAK OR ANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO COME FORWARD. THAT'S NOT THE ROLE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE VIGOROUS DEBATE FROM ALL THE SUPERVISORS WHO I'M SURE ARE FULLY INFORMED IN THEIR DISTRICTS. AND I'M OUT ANYWAYS, SO I'LL JUST START AT MY SUPERVISOR. CHECK. YOU HAD YOUR GREEN LIGHT ON, VICE CHAIR. CHECK. I APOLOGIZE. I ALWAYS MAKE THOSE MISTAKES. WHEN YOU AND I MET, YOU RANKED THESE. SO, I KNOW THAT YOU HAD A PRETTY VIGOROUS PROCESS WHERE YOU MET WITH ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES AND SOLICITED THIS INFORMATION AND REALLY HASHED THROUGH IT. ARE YOU WILLING TO SHARE, YOU KNOW, YOUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD? BECAUSE THAT WAS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD AND I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. YES, CERTAINLY. MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD IS PRESCOTT VALLEY, COTTONWOOD, AND CLARKDALE. AND THEN TRY AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT CHINO VALLEY GETS A SLOT SHOULD ONE OF THE OTHER LOCATIONS NOT PUT FORWARD RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE. AND I CAN JUST PERSONALLY VOUCH FOR COTTONWOOD AND CLARKDALE BEING REALLY PROACTIVE IN ENGAGING IN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING AND REALLY WORKING HARD TO MEET THOSE GOALS. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS BEING ONLY A 10-YEAR PERIOD TO EXECUTE THESE PROJECTS AND THERE HAVE BEEN OPPORTUNITY ZONES THAT HAVE NOT HAD OPPORTUNITIES COME IN WITH THEM. SO PERSONALLY, I CAN DEFINITELY VOUCH FOR CLARKDALE AND COTTONWOOD BEING READY TO PURSUE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES VIGOROUSLY. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO YOU, COREY, BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX AND KIND OF A RUSHED PROCESS THIS YEAR. IT'S EVER CHANGING. THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE A BETTER PROCESS. RIGHT. SO, COMING FROM A TOWN THAT ENJOYED AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS NOW, I CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT IT CAN HAVE ON THE ECONOMY OF THE AREA. AND LOOKING AT THE SLIDES AND THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED ME AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE SCOPE OF HOW IMPORTANT THAT UNDERLYING ZONING IS AND HAVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE, IT'S PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT THE THREE THAT YOU CHOSE REALLY HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF BEING SUCCESSFUL, AND THAT IS THE PRESCOTT VALLEY, CLARKDALE AND COTTONWOOD. SO, I WOULD SUPPORT THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KUKNO. YEAH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T REALLY LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PROCESS THAT'S HERE BECAUSE IT PITS US AGAINST EACH OTHER. AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SO MANY EFFORTS TO BRING THE COUNTY TOGETHER. I DON'T LIKE IT. I MEAN, THERE'S DEFINITELY FOUR AREAS THAT NEED TO BE THESE OPPORTUNITY ZONES. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT 10 YEARS OF INVESTMENT ENCOURAGEMENT THAT WE CAN GIVE TO PEOPLE THAT COME IN TO TRY AND MAKE THINGS WORK. AND CHINO VALLEY IS THE FASTEST GROWING AREA IN THE COUNTY BY FAR. WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL OUR NUMBERS COMING THROUGH ON WHERE GROWTH IS HAPPENING, WHERE DEVELOPMENT'S HAPPENING, THAT WHOLE SECTION OF DISTRICT 4 IS BY FAR THE FASTEST GROWING ONE THAT'S GOING. AND ONE THING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IS EVERYTHING NORTH OF THIS OPPORTUNITY ZONE COUNTS ON THIS AREA OF CHINO VALLEY FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. SO, WHEN THEY'RE COMING OUT OF THE NORTH, THEY COME DOWN. THAT IS THE FIRST REAL GROCERY STORE, THAT'S THE FIRST AUTO SHOP, THAT KIND OF THING. THIS IS THE AREA WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM. AND THEY COUNT ON CHINO VALLEY FOR THESE SERVICES. THE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT ARE THERE. THIS WHOLE AREA OF THE COUNTY IS THE WORKFORCE FOR THIS SIDE OF MINGUS MOUNTAIN. YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHERE ALL OUR PEOPLE WORK. [00:40:02] THEY GO UP THERE. THEY NEED THE HOUSING TO GO UP THERE. I THINK SOMEWHAT PRESCOTT VALLEY, WHAT THEY DID WITH THEIR HOUSING WAS INCREDIBLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY ZONES, I THINK CHINO COULD DO THE SAME KIND OF THING. AND THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT KEEP US MOVING IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. AND THE RECENT NUMBERS THAT CAME OUT SHOWED THAT 30% OF ALL GROWTH IN YAVAPAI COUNTY IS COMING OUT OF THIS AREA. I MEAN, THESE ARE PEOPLE AND WE TALK ABOUT THE NEXT 10 YEARS, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN UP THERE? ARE THEY GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL STORES? ARE THEY GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL SERVICES? ARE THEY GOING TO NEED HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES? ABSOLUTELY THEY WILL. AND A THIRD OF YAVAPAI COUNTY'S GROWTH IS COMING OUT OF THIS AREA. ONE SIDE THAT STARTS THIS, IT LINES UP RIGHT ON 89, WHICH IS A GOOD TRAVEL CORRIDOR, WHICH WILL BE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE. AND IT'S THE SAFE WAY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MAP BEHIND IT, IT'S A LOT OF OPEN LAND. IT'S A LOT OF VERY DEVELOPABLE LAND. IT'S ALREADY FILLED WITH WILLING LANDOWNERS THAT WANT ' TO SEE PROJECTS GO FORWARD. AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE IS THE PEAVINE TRAIL, WHICH WE GOT TO THINK THAT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A BRAND NEW STATE PARK THAT'S GOING IN RIGHT THERE THAT'S CONNECTED BY THE PEAVINE TRAIL. WOULD THAT BE A GREAT PLACE TO PUT A HOTEL OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD GIVE ACCESS TO THE STATE PARK? I JUST, I HATE HOW WE'RE PITTED AGAINST EACH OTHER. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO ARGUE AGAINST ANYBODY ELSE'S PLACE. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT PRIVATELY OWNED ACRES, AND THIS IS ACRES THAT ARE OWNED BY PEOPLE, NOT GOVERNMENTS OR ANYTHING, THIS SECTION OF THE COUNTY IS BY FAR THE MOST PRIVATELY OWNED LAND. IN DISTRICT 4, THERE'S 875,000 ACRES OF PRIVATELY OWNED LAND. THE NEXT CLOSEST ONE IS DISTRICT ONE WITH 286. I MEAN, THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO GROW. THIS IS WHERE OPPORTUNITY IS GOING TO BE. AND ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO INCENTIVIZE AND GET MORE RETAIL INTO CHINO VALLEY. 17% OF THEIR REVENUE FOR THE TOWN COMES FROM SALES AT SAFEWAY. AND THE STATE KEEPS TRYING TO GET RID OF THE FOOD, GET RID OF THE SALES TAX ON FOOD. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT LOSS EVERY YEAR IT COMES UP? CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT LOSS FOR THE TOWN? AND THEY NEED TO HAVE OTHER THINGS COMING IN, AND THIS WOULD REALLY BE A GREAT INCENTIVE TO DO IT. I'M HEAVILY PUSHING FOR CHINO VALLEY TO BE ONE OF THE AREAS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE. AND WE'LL JUST HAVE TO HASH IT OUT HERE, BUT THAT'S. THAT'S ABOUT IT. CHAIR, SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR CUCCHINO, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. ARE WE. WELL, CHINO VALLEY, YOU DESCRIBED A LOT OF AREA, BUT IS THAT ALL CHINO VALLEY? WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE TOWN OF CHINO. VALLEY RIGHT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL, A SECTION OF CHINO VALLEY. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S WHERE THE PEOPLE COME DOWN FOR THESE SERVICES FROM THAT WHOLE AREA THERE. IT'S THE FIRST ONE THEY HIT. THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE INTO PRESCOTT. THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO FURTHER. THIS IS THE FIRST TOWN THAT THEY HIT TO GET THAT STUFF. OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW THAT GROCERY STORES WERE MENTIONED, AND AS WE ALL KNOW, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT THESE DAYS TO GET GROCERY STORES ANYWHERE. I KNOW PRESCOTT VALLEY, WE HAVE TRIED FOR YEARS. WE'RE FINALLY GETTING A NEW ONE, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT GOING TO BE NICE, YOU KNOW, BUT MOST PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR THE BIG THING LIKE THE SAFEWAY THAT WAS MENTIONED. BUT I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO THIS FUNDING, THOUGH, I DO HAVE TO THINK THAT THE THREE THAT WERE MENTIONED REALLY DO HAVE A READY, SET, GO PROGRAM. SO, I DO APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT, AND I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY ABOUT IT. I KNOW PRESCOTT VALLEY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THE 1.0. THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH SUPERVISOR KUKNYO IN REFERENCE TO HOW THIS PITS US AGAINST EACH OTHER. IT'S A DIFFICULT PROCESS. I USED TO LIVE IN DISTRICT 4, AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE GROWTH IS GOING. AND I EMPATHIZE WITH SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, AND I JUST. THIS IS A DIFFICULT DECISION BECAUSE I SUPPORT CHINO VALLEY AND WHAT. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A HORRIBLE POSITION TO BE PUT IN, BUT I'LL LISTEN TO MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS THAT ARE IN THEIR. IT'S IN THEIR DISTRICTS AND, YOU KNOW, TAKE THEIR CONSENSUS AND [00:45:02] ANY OTHER DEBATE OR MOTIONS THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO FEEL FREE TO MAKE. WELL, YOU KNOW, CHAIR, WE HAVE THE MAYOR OF CHINO. WE HAVE THE HIGH RANKING STAFF, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S PROBABLY FROM THE OTHER COMMUNITIES AS WELL. I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THEM IF THEY. I KNOW THEY'VE TURNED IN SOME GREEN SHEETS. I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT AT ACTION, THEY DON'T SPEAK. THE PROCESS HAS HAPPENED. YOU'RE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AND YOU KNOW, AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. WE DO. I MEAN, THAT'S NOT A DEBATE. THEY'RE GOING TO PLEAD THEIR CASE, BUT THEY PLED THEIR CASE AND THAT'S SORT OF WHERE WE ARE. I DON'T NEED TO. I DON'T MEAN TO SHUT YOU DOWN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I CERTAINLY SUPPORT VIGOROUS DEBATE, BUT WE KNOW WHERE EACH OF THE PARTIES ARE AND IT'S SORT OF. IT'S IN OUR HANDS NOW IS BASICALLY WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO. SO. SUPER. I'M SORRY, VICE CHAIR. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE IDENTIFIED CENSUS TRACTS IN PRESCOTT VALLEY, COTTONWOOD, AND CLARKDALE. AND I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT PURSUING CHINO VALLEY IF ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY OPENS IN THIS SEASON. THAT'S MY MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? NO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. AND CHAIR COMPTON? YES. THAT PASSED, FOUR TO ONE. THANK YOU. [2. Board of Supervisors - Approve a draft policy for Community Partnership Bin Requests for refuse bins for community organization events which outlines the identification of eligible requests, budgeting, notification process, operational process, and oversight.] THANK YOU. ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO. GOOD MORNING, ROGER. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON. VICE CHAIR CHECK. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ROGER MCCORMICK, DIRECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE AN ACTION ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY, AS REQUESTED, TO. LET'S SEE IF THIS CLICKER WILL WORK FOR ME. HERE WE GO. THIS IS TO APPROVE A PROPOSED POLICY FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHEN LOOKING AT A REQUEST FOR PARTNERSHIP IN RELATION TO PROVIDING BINS OR DUMPSTERS TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SEEKING TO HOLD COMMUNITY EVENTS. WE RECEIVED THESE REQUESTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE RECEIVED A COUPLE THIS YEAR. AND THERE'S NO DEDICATED FUNDING LINE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THESE GOING FORWARD. SO AS PART OF THE PROCESS THIS YEAR, PUBLIC WORKS CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND PROPOSED THAT WE ADD $25,000 TO THE FY 2027 BUDGET SO THAT WE CAN SERVE THESE REQUESTS GOING FORWARD. AND AS PART OF THAT, THE BOARD HAD REQUESTED FOR US TO DEVELOP A PARTNERSHIP BIN POLICY. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. THAT'S WHERE THIS POLICY KIND OF STEMMED FROM. AND WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE DISTRICTS. AND SO THE POLICY IS DRAFTED TO DO THAT. SO GETTING INTO THE POLICY AND HOW WE WOULD LOOK AT IDENTIFYING REQUESTS. SO THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE WHICH COMMUNITIES ARE GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE OR WANT TO REQUEST THE REFUSE BENDS. THEY'LL COORDINATE THAT THROUGH THE BOARD MEMBER'S OFFICE DIRECTLY. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REQUESTS THAT WOULD COME BEFORE OR BE ELIGIBLE, I SHOULD SAY, FOR EACH DISTRICT, WOULD BE TWO PER YEAR. AFTER THOSE TWO EVENTS ARE DONE, WE WOULD NEED TO WAIT FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR. AND THE BAND REQUESTS NEED TO COME FROM A LEGITIMATE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT'S CAPABLE OF ORGANIZING THE EVENT, OVERSEEING THE EVENT, AND APPROPRIATELY MANAGING IT SO THAT SAFE IN REGARDS TO BUDGETING FOR THIS, THIS BUDGET IS SET EVERY YEAR AT THE TIME IN WHICH WE'RE DOING BUDGETING. THIS YEAR WE SET IT AT $25,000. SO FOR EACH DISTRICT, THAT WOULD BE $5,000 PER DISTRICT. THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EVENT, WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THEY CREATE A COST ESTIMATE UP FRONT BY CONTACTING THE VENDOR THAT THEY'LL BE USING FOR THE EVENT. THIS WILL GIVE THE BOARD AND THE COUNTY CONFIRMATION THAT THE EVENT'S NOT GOING TO EXCEED THE ALLOTTED AMOUNT PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING. SO IF THEY CAN PROVIDE THAT ESTIMATE TO THE BOARD, THEN WE CAN LOOK AT PROCEEDING THAT FORWARD FROM THERE. THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT MAYBE UNSPENT FUNDS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO HOLD THESE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH THOSE UNSPENT FUNDS. SO WE DID PUT A PROVISION WITHIN THE POLICY FOR THE BOARD TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM ONE DISTRICT TO THE NEXT. IF IT'S A [00:50:01] UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE BOARD, I VOTE FOR SUPERVISOR MALLORY'S DUMPSTERS IF SHE DOESN'T WANT THEM PUBLICLY. JUST SO YOU KNOW, I KNEW YOU'D DO THAT, AND I AM CREATING A SAVINGS ACCOUNT. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A NOTIFICATION PROCESS, SO WE ADDRESS THAT IN THE POLICY TOO. SO WE REQUESTED 60 DAYS IN ADVANCE FOR SCHEDULING REASONS. THOSE VENDORS USUALLY TRY TO PROVIDE SERVICE, AND OFTENTIMES IT'S GOOD TO START EARLY WITH THEM. IT GIVES STAFF A HEADS UP AS WELL FOR THE IMPENDING REQUEST. WE'LL WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE ON SATISFYING THESE REQUESTS AS THEY COME IN THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS. LASTLY, THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING THE EVENT AND MANAGING IT WILL GET THE INVOICE TO OUR SOLID WASTE DIVISION AND THEN WE CAN GET THE INVOICE PAID. THE EVENT WILL BE HANDLED ENTIRELY BY THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION REQUESTING THE BINS. SO THE ORDERING OF THE BINS, THE SECURITY OF THE BINS WHEN THEY'RE NOT ACTIVELY BEING USED, REFUSE DISPOSAL AND WATCHING WHAT GOES INTO THE BINS, MAKING SURE NOTHING ILLEGAL IS DROPPED INTO THESE. ALL THE EVENT PLANNING AND OPERATIONS WILL BE HANDLED BY THAT ORGANIZATION, AND THEN THE LIABILITY FOR THE EVENT WILL ALSO BE ASSUMED BY THE REQUESTING ORGANIZATION WHEN THE EVENT. AGAIN, WHEN THE EVENT IS COMPLETED. WE JUST REQUEST THAT THAT INVOICE BE COORDINATED THROUGH OUR SOLID WASTE DIVISION WITH THE VENDOR. THE BOARD HAS THE ULTIMATE OVERSIGHT ON THIS POLICY, AND SO WE WILL PROVIDE THOSE AT YOUR DISCRETION. AND WORKING WITH THE COUNTY'S MANAGER'S OFFICE TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY AND MAKING SURE WE'RE MEETING ALL THE GUIDELINES. WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, VIOLATING ANY GIFT CLAUSES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WITH THIS PROGRAM. LASTLY, APPROVAL OF THIS POLICY WILL GIVE US DIRECTION IN HOW WE WANT TO ADDRESS THESE FOR THE 2027 YEAR FISCAL YEAR AND GOING FORWARD. IF WE'RE NOT. IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS POLICY TODAY, WE WOULD ASK THAT WE GET SOME DIRECTION ON HOW WE WANT TO HANDLE THIS GOING FORWARD. I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. WHAT WAS THE TONNAGE THAT YOU AND I DISCUSSED ABOUT? WAS IT 25? WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT, THE WEIGHT, THE TONNAGE THAT'S TYPICAL IN THE BINS, YOU KNOW, IN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE TODAY IN THIS ACTION ITEM, WASN'T THERE A LIMIT OR A NUMBER PUT ON IT? DID YOU PUT ON IT? GENERALLY, THE BINS THAT ARE USED FOR THESE EVENTS, THEY'LL HOLD UP BETWEEN 6 TO 10 TONS OF WASTE. IT'S NOT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT TO KIND OF PACK THINGS DOWN AND GET IT IN THERE REAL TIGHT, IT'S TOUGH TO GET UP TO THAT 10 TON RANGE. WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS THAT THEY END UP MORE IN THE 2 TO 4 TON RANGE IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOME EQUIPMENT TO KIND OF PACK STUFF IN. OKAY, BUT THIS ORDINANCE, DOES IT HAVE A TONNAGE LIMIT? NO. OKAY. SORRY. SUPERVISOR MALIK, APOLOGIZE. THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T TALKING TO ME ANYMORE. SO, IN TAKING CARE OF ALL OF THIS, THE COMMUNITY THAT SETS UP THEIR EVENT, THEY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER, AM I CORRECT? CORRECT. YES. THE COUNTY ISN'T. WE'RE GOING TO PAY THE BILL. BUT THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EVENT ITSELF. THAT'S CORRECT, YEP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND IF FOR SOME REASON ANYBODY DECIDED TO, LIKE, MAYBE NOT PUT SOMETHING IN THE DUMPSTER, LET'S SAY, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT GETS PICKED UP OR. OKAY, JUST CHECKING. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR. YEAH. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS POLICY TOGETHER AND STAFF AS WELL. I THINK IT REALLY MEETS THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD NICELY. AND I JUST WANT TO COMMENT THAT I THINK DEDICATING FUNDS LIKE THIS HOPEFULLY WILL HELP US SAVE DOLLARS IN THE FUTURE SO THAT WE CAN SORT OF AVOID CLEANING UP PROPERTIES ON THE OTHER END AND REALLY HELP PROPERTIES STAY FUNCTIONAL. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BRING THIS TO SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN UNINCORPORATED YAVAPAI COUNTY. SO THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, THANK YOU FOR THIS POLICY. IT'S VERY WELL WRITTEN, EASY TO UNDERSTAND, IT'S FAIR FOR ALL OF US, AND IT ADDRESSES CONCERNS I HAVE IN DISTRICT 2 AND MY REMOTE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ISSUES IN GETTING TO TRANSFER STATIONS THAT ARE FAR AWAY. SO YOU'VE CHECKED ALL THE BOXES FOR ME, SO THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. [00:55:01] YEAH. JUST TO SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YOU WERE AROUND WHEN THE ROVING DUMPSTER PROGRAM WAS HAPPENING. SO THIS IS BASICALLY LIKE OUR VERSION OF THAT. AND THEN WHEN CHAIR WAS TALKING ABOUT, IS THERE A LIMIT? THE COMPANY WILL SET THE LIMIT TO WHAT GOES IN THAT BIN. AND IF YOU GO OVER THAT, YOU WILL HAVE PENALTIES FOR THAT. OR THEY MIGHT MAKE YOU UNLOAD IT BECAUSE THEY'LL BE ILLEGAL ON THE ROAD. I'D JUST LIKE TO COMMENT HOW SUCCESSFUL THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN DISTRICT 1. IT HAS HELPED THE RURAL AREAS IMMENSELY IN CLEANUP AND FIREWISE ISSUES. IT'S JUST REALLY A GREAT PROGRAM AND I'M HAPPY THAT YOU BROUGHT THE POLICY FORWARD SO WE'RE ALL ON EQUAL FOOTING AND I CERTAINLY SUPPORT IT. SO I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO. I'LL SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. AND CHAIR COMPTON? YES. THAT PASS, FIVE TO ZERO. [3. Community Health Services - Approve the use of Yavapai County's allocation of Opioid Settlement Funds under the One Arizona Opioid Settlement Agreement to fund up to $1,407,793.04 in opioid-use prevention grants and projects, the creation of two 1.0 Full-Time Employees (FTEs) for Program Coordinator I position, change the existing Care Coordinator 1.0 FTE for the Clinic Project to an existing 1.0 FTE Program Coordinator I PCN, and authorize the Community Health Services Director to execute all related documents. YC Contract Nos. 2026-211 through 2026-220] THANK YOU, ROGER. ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE. LESLIE, I SEE YOU BACK THERE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I'M LESLIE HORTON, YOUR COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR, AND I'M JOINED HERE TODAY BY JAMES TOBIN. HE'S OUR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SECTION MANAGER FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT OF OUR HOPEFUL USES FOR OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS FOR THE YEAR. AND SO A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL GIVE YOU A RECAP ON WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST YEAR AND HOW WELL THINGS ARE GOING AND THEN A PROJECTION OF WHAT WE'D LIKE TO USE THESE FUNDS FOR IN THE FUTURE. AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO PREFACE THIS. YOU KNOW, THE SETTLEMENT FUNDS WEREN'T SOMETHING WE ASKED FOR OR HOPED FOR BECAUSE OFTENTIMES THESE SETTLEMENTS WITH THE DRUG COMPANIES OR TOBACCO COMPANIES ARE A RESULT OF PEOPLE BEING HARMED IN SOME WAY. AND SO WITH THE OPIOID FUNDS, THERE IS A LARGE SCALE SETTLEMENT THAT IS STILL ONGOING. WE STILL HAVE COMPANIES SETTLING FOR DIFFERENT DOLLAR AMOUNTS. SOME OF THEM HAVE SETTLED FOR NARCAN DISTRIBUTION AND OTHER. THEY'VE SETTLED IN DIFFERENT WAYS. BUT IT'S A COMPILATION OF PHARMACIES, DRUG COMPANIES AND OTHER COMPANIES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE SALES OF OPIOID DRUGS. AND SO WITH THESE FUNDS, HOWEVER, ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO US, WE DID HAVE SEVEN, I BELIEVE, JURISDICTIONS ACROSS YAVAPAI COUNTY AND THEN THE COUNTY THAT SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE THESE FUNDS. AND THE GOAL OF THESE FUNDS IS TO USE THEM TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF OPIOIDS ON OUR COMMUNITIES. AND SO WITH EACH OF THE FUNDING DISTRIBUTIONS THAT WE RECEIVE, WHICH COME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE'RE EXPECTING EVEN MORE IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS. BUT WE. WE DO DISTRIBUTE THOSE TO THE CITIES AND TOWNS. THEY CAN CHOOSE HOW THEY USE THE FUNDS WITHIN THE RULES OF THE 1AZ OPIOID SETTLEMENT. AND THEN BEYOND THAT, WE AS A COUNTY ALSO TRY TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDS AND UTILIZE THEM ACROSS OUR ENTIRE COUNTY AND ACROSS AS MANY POPULATIONS AND ALLOWABLE AREAS WITHIN THE OPIOID AGREEMENT THAT WE CAN. AND SO, AS JAMES TALKS ABOUT KIND OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE, THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE DO OUR BEST TO USE THESE FUNDS WELL AND EFFECTIVELY REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN WITH THEM THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED BY OPIOIDS. AND SO THIS YEAR, IN TOTAL, WE'VE RECEIVED JUST OVER $5 MILLION. AND SO WE CAN GO ACTUALLY TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I THANK YOU. SO LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF JUST OVER $7 MILLION. SO WE'VE RECEIVED $7,351,121 IN TOTAL. THE COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOCATED 5 MILLION OF THOSE. AND THEN THE CITIES AND TOWNS HAVE BEEN DISPERSED ABOUT 2.2, ALMOST 2.3 MILLION. SO WE HAVE A VARIETY OF USES FOR THESE FUNDS THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE JAMES COME UP IN AND DESCRIBE TO YOU. THANKS. THANKS, LESLIE. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. DO THE NEXT SLIDE, JAMES. YOU STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE. SORRY. JAMES TOBIN. THANK YOU, SIR. SO CURRENTLY, THROUGH THE END OF JUNE, CURRENTLY, ONE OF THE USES THAT WE HAVE FOR THE FUNDS IS TO DISTRIBUTE GRANTS OR COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT FUNDS TO SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS AND RECOVERY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SO CURRENTLY, FOR 25, 26, THESE ORGANIZATIONS LISTED HERE [01:00:02] RECEIVED GRANT FUNDS, AND THEY'RE DOING EXCELLENT WORK OUT THERE IN THE SCOPE OF ALL THOSE TREATMENT SERVICES AND PREVENTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES. THROUGH THE END OF MAY, IT TOTALED 257,000 WHAT HAD BEEN DISBURSED. BUT THE GRANT PERIOD ENDS JUNE 30TH FOR THIS, SO THERE'LL BE SOME MORE MONEY THAT WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR THAT THERE NEXT. SO FOR THIS YEAR, 26-27, WE RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT WE'VE EVER HAD, 17. AND WE WERE ABLE TO REVIEW AND FUND OR AWARD 10 OF THE AGENCIES THAT PROVIDED APPLICATIONS, AND THEY'RE LISTED HERE, INCLUDING YARAPAI EDUCATION SERVICES. YAVAPAI COUNTY EDUCATION SERVICES, WHICH IS NEW THIS YEAR. RECOVERY IN THE PINES IS NEW THIS YEAR. YAVAPAI COLLEGE. AND THAT SHOULD BE YRMC, NOT YRMS AND MATFORCE. SO THE TOTAL OF THESE REQUESTS FOR 26-27 IS 397,000. FOR OTHER EXPENSES IN 25-26. WITH FISCAL YEAR WRAPPING UP, WE DID SOME SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE THIS YEAR. JULY 28TH, WE HAVE OUR FIFTH ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE THIS YEAR. IT'S GOING TO BE IN VERDE VALLEY AT CLIFF CASTLE HOTEL ONE DAY THIS YEAR. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT STRUGGLE TO PAY FOR THE REGISTRATION FEE. STUDENTS AND PEOPLE THAT JUST FINANCIALLY AREN'T ABLE TO PAY FOR THAT REGISTRATION FEE. WE'RE ABLE TO COVER THEIR COST OF THEM ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE. AND IT CREATES A LOT OF GREAT NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL THE SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT COME. WE HAVE OUR RIDE CONNECT PROGRAM AT THE CONNECTION CENTER IN PRESCOTT. THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER WHO HAVE TRANSPORTATION DISPARITIES. WE CAN HELP THEM GET A RIDE NOT JUST HOME FROM JAIL, BUT GET A RIDE TO THEIR NEXT COURT APPOINTMENT, THEIR NEXT PROBATION APPOINTMENT. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND I SHOULD ALSO MENTION WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO OPENING ANOTHER CONNECTION CENTER AT CAMP VERDE VERY SOON. OPIOID DASHBOARD. I COVERED THAT LAST YEAR. AND WHAT I REALLY LOVE ABOUT THE DASHBOARD AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH YOU GUYS TODAY IS THE TRANSPARENCY. IF ANYBODY OUT IN THE PUBLIC HAS A QUESTION ABOUT, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING WITH THIS MONEY? IT'S ALL RIGHT THERE. WE'RE LAYING IT OUT THERE. THE AGENCIES THAT GET THE GRANT FUNDS, THEY REPORT BACK TO US. WE POST IT ON THE DASHBOARD AND YOU CAN SEE THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. WE AGGREGATE OUR CONNECTION CENTER STATS MONTH BY MONTH, ALL KEPT UP TO DATE, IN ADDITION TO PROMOTING OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM. LEAVE BEHIND WHERE WE GIVE THESE KITS TO POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER PEOPLE WHO MAYBE MIGHT NOT BE IN NEED OF NARCAN OR NALOXONE THAT DAY. BUT IT'S A SITUATION WHERE, BASED ON THEIR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, THEY THINK, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE BENEFIT THESE PEOPLE TO HAVE SOME NALOXONE ON HAND TO LEAVE BEHIND WITH THEM. SO THAT'S A PROGRAM WE'VE DONE AND WE'VE EXPANDED THAT THIS YEAR. I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND. AND THEN OUR SALARIES AND ARE TOTAL FOR THIS YEAR. 25-26 $504,349. SO OUR CURRENT PROJECTS. I'LL GO THROUGH THIS PRETTY QUICK. HERE YOU SEE A HEAT MAP. THIS IS THE, THE 2025 OVERDOSE DEATHS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. AND SO WE'RE WORKING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM COUNTY WIDE. IN 24 AND 25, WE DID OUTREACH TO EVERY BAR, RESTAURANT, HOTEL, MOTEL, GAS STATION, AND CONVENIENCE STORE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY TO OFFER THEM FREE NALOXONE. WHEN I STARTED THAT PROGRAM, I WAS HOPING WE'D GET 50% PARTICIPATION. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT WE ONLY HAD TWO BUSINESSES THAT TURNED US DOWN OUT OF 500. SO WE GAVE THEM FREE NALOXONE, OFFERED THEM TRAINING FOR THEIR STAFF, OR AT THE VERY LEAST A LINK TO A VIDEO THAT THEY COULD SHARE WITH THEIR STAFF TO TRAIN THEM ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE AN OVERDOSE AND HOW TO USE NALOXONE. VERY SUCCESSFUL. OUR DASHBOARD WAS LAUNCHED JULY 2025. BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND WE KEEP THAT THING UPDATED. OUR COMMUNITY BUILDING GRANTS, WHICH I MENTIONED, AND I THINK IT'S ALSO WORTH MENTIONING, IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW, IN 2025, 45 STATES IN THE UNITED STATES ACTUALLY HAD A DECREASE IN OVERDOSE DEATHS. FIVE STATES HAD AN INCREASE. ARIZONA UNFORTUNATELY WAS ONE OF THOSE STATES. AND WHILE MOST [01:05:02] OF OUR COUNTIES IN ARIZONA HAD AN INCREASE IN OVERDOSE DEATHS, WE IN YAVAPAI HAD A 10% DECREASE LAST YEAR. SO STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO KEEP PUSHING IN THAT DIRECTION. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN ADDITION TO THAT LEAD BEHIND PROGRAM I MENTIONED, IS TO GET NALOXONE INTO THE HANDS OF AS MANY PEOPLE AS NEED IT AND WANT IT. SO IN SUPPORT OF THAT, WE ESTABLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTHERN ARIZONA HEALTH, A VENDING MACHINE, A HARM REDUCTION VENDING MACHINE OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT VERDE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER RIGHT UP THE ROAD HERE. BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2025, 950 NALOXONE KITS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED FROM THAT MACHINE. WE ALSO HAVE FENTANYL TEST STRIPS. AND THIS YEAR WE'VE ALSO EXPANDED THE MOU TO INCLUDE EXTREME HEAT PROTECTION. TOOLS. YEAH. THANK YOU, LIZ. SO LIKE SUNSCREEN, CHAPSTICK, SUNGLASSES, COOLING TOWELS, STUFF LIKE THAT. BARNEY BOXES. YOU CAN PROBABLY GUESS WHY THOSE ARE CALLED BARNEY BOXES THERE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT THERE. THOSE ARE STANDALONE BOXES THAT CAN GO IN A LOBBY. THEY CAN'T GO OUTSIDE BECAUSE FENTANYL CAN'T. I'M SORRY, NALOXONE CANNOT GO OVER 80 DEGREES. THOSE CAN. SO THEY HAVE TO BE CLIMATE CONTROLLED. THAT'S WHY THE VENDING MACHINE CAN BE OUTSIDE, IT'S GOT A REFRIGERATION ELEMENT. THEN THE BARNEY BOXES CAN BE IN A LOBBY. WE'VE GOT THEM ALL OVER THE COUNTY, AT ALL OUR CLINICS AND AT OTHER PLACES AND WITH SOME HARM REDUCTION RESOURCES AND INFORMATION THERE. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO ON THE BOTTOM LEFT GOT THESE SMALLER NALOXONE BOXES THAT HOLD FOUR TO SIX KITS. AND WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THE LIBRARY DISTRICT. WE'VE GOT THEM IN EVERY LIBRARY IN THE COUNTY NOW, ALONG WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AND WE KEEP THOSE MAINTAINED AND STOCKED UP. AND JUST FOR FULL DISCLOSURE, I HAVEN'T GOT TO BLACK CANYON IN BAGHDAD YET, BUT I'M WORKING ON IT. SO WE WILL GET THOSE UP AND RUNNING HERE PRETTY QUICK. YEAH. AND LIKE IT SAYS, 850 KITS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE VARIOUS BARNEY BOXES THROUGHOUT THE THIS YEAR. THERE'S OUR DASHBOARD. JUST A REMINDER WHERE WE LIKE AGAIN LIKE TO CREATE TRANSPARENCY BUT ALSO BE A RESOURCE HUB FOR PEOPLE. IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, THEY CAN GO ON THERE. VERY EASY TO USE AND IT'S WORKED REALLY WELL. SO WE'VE ACHIEVED OUR GOAL WITH THAT AND I THINK THAT SHOULD JUST ABOUT BE IT. DO YOU WANT TO COVER THIS PART, LESLIE? SO HERE'S OUR PROJECTED EXPENSES FOR THIS YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JAMES. SO GOING INTO THIS NEXT YEAR, WE DO HAVE SOME CONTINUED EXPENSES AND SOME NEW ONES. AND SO LIKE I SAID, WE DO TRY TO UTILIZE THESE FUNDS WELL AND WE DO WORK WITH OTHER. SO WITH OUR GRANTS. I WANTED TO CLARIFY TOO, WE USE A COMMITTEE AND SOME OF THOSE ARE COUNTY DIRECTORS AND OTHERS THAT HAVE THAT UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS AND THE POSSIBLE USES OF THESE FUNDS IN THE COMMUNITIES. AND SO WE BRING TOGETHER A GROUP THAT HELPS US EVALUATE THOSE COMMUNITY GRANT PROJECTS AND CHOOSE THEM. NOW, MOVING FORWARD, WE ALSO GET SOME REQUESTS FROM OTHER COUNTY AGENCIES, ONE OF THOSE BEING OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WE HAVE SUPPORTED PANT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND THIS YEAR WE WOULD BE SUPPORTING THEM AT ABOUT $300,000, WHICH HELPS THEM TO DO DRUG INTERDICTION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WHICH WE ARE VERY DEPENDENT ON AND APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT GOES INTO STOPPING THE DRUGS FROM GETTING INTO THE HANDS OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER PROJECTS WITHIN THE CONNECTION CENTER, THINGS LIKE THE RIDE CONNECT PROGRAM AND THEN SOME OF THE SUPPLIES THAT WE HAVE. BUT AS WELL AS THE POSITION. SO TODAY WHEN WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR APPROVAL ON THIS ACTION ITEM, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE ONGOING THREE EXISTING POSITIONS THAT WE USE IN THE CONNECTION CENTER AS WELL AS STAFFING UP THE NEW CONNECTION CENTER IN CAMP VERDE WITH THREE POSITIONS. POSITIONS. AND SO THOSE ARE ALL OUTLINED IN THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE. BUT WE ARE ALSO GOING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE WEXFORD MOUD PROGRAM. SO THEY ARE USING THE LONG TERM INJECTABLES AND IT TOOK US ALMOST ALL OF LAST YEAR TO GET THIS PROGRAM UP AND GOING. AND SO THIS IS, FOR THE MOST PART IT'S GOING TO BE CARRY FORWARD FUNDS BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO EXPEND THOSE FUNDS THIS PAST YEAR. BUT IT WAS JUST ABOUT, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT $100,000 THAT WE USED FOR INMATE SERVICES FOR LONG ACTING INJECTABLES THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE TO GET [01:10:01] THROUGH THEIR STAY IN OUR JUSTICE CENTER AND THEN HOPEFULLY OUT INTO RECOVERY SERVICES AS THEY USE THE REACH OUT PROGRAM OR THE CONNECTION CENTER. SO WE ALSO HAVE THE PHONE STIPENDS THAT GO ALONG WITH THE STAFFING, THE FENTANYL TESTING AND ALL IN ALL, WE'RE ASKING TO USE 1.47. SORRY, I SHOULD SAY THIS DIFFERENTLY. $1,407,793 GOING INTO THIS NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE A FUND BALANCE WHICH CAN ROLL FORWARD. WE'VE SEEN PROJECTIONS ON THE OPIOID FUNDS AND ONE REASON WE LEAVE A FUND BALANCE IS BECAUSE SOME YEARS WE MIGHT RECEIVE LESS AND WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DO LESS. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CARRY FORWARD THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE WORKING. WE DO EVALUATE EACH YEAR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAMS AND WHETHER THEY'RE STILL NEEDED OR WHETHER WE CHANGE AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT WE WILL HAVE A FUND BALANCE THERE OF 2.5 MILLION APPROXIMATELY TO CARRY FORWARD INTO YEARS WHERE WE MIGHT NOT SEE AS MUCH OF THE SETTLEMENT FUNDS COMING IN. SO GO AHEAD AND NEXT SLIDE AND I THINK THAT'S IT. SO WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR JAMES OR FOR ME? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO, I'D JUST LIKE TO COMMENT THAT AS A PARENT OF A TEENAGE SON, I KNOW VICE VERSA CHAIR HAS THE CHILD. BUT WHAT A SAD STATE IT IS IN OUR. THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THESE SITTING OUT THERE AT ALL. I SUPPORT IT, BUT YOU UNDERSTAND, IT'S JUST REALLY, IT'S DISHEARTENING, YOU KNOW, IT IS. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DO. AND I KNOW YOU AND I BOTH HAD A GRADUATE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN. EVEN MATT FORCE'S CAMPAIGN ABOUT ONE PILL CAN KILL. THAT'S, THAT'S THE TRUTH. AND IT'S A SCARY THING FOR THOSE OF US PARENTS THAT YOUR KID COULD BE OUT HAVING A GREAT TIME AND IT COULD BE ALL OVER VERY QUICKLY. SO VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE PROJECTS AND THEN THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WHERE WE DO HAVE GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND COALITIONS THAT ARE DOING AMAZING WORK AROUND THIS AS WELL. I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE. SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. VICE CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. AND CHAIR COMPTON. YES. SORRY, THAT PASSED FIVE [4. Facilities - Request approval for the renewal of a 10-year lease with the Yavapai County Jeep Posse, Inc. for a real property located at 1200 Commerce Dr, Prescott, Arizona, 86305, also known as the Frank Pehlman and Gerry Kimmet Training Center. The Yavapai County Jeep Posse will provide consideration for the lease by agreeing to conduct volunteer search and rescue missions within Yavapai County and related functions. Requires unanimous consent of the Board. YC Contract No. 2026-135] TO ZERO. THANK YOU, LESLIE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR, FACILITIES. GOOD MORNING, BRANDON. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON. VICE CHAIR. CHECK. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I AM BRANDON SCHULTZ, THE DIRECTOR OF YOUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT. TODAY BEFORE YOU ON ACTION, WE HAVE A REQUEST TO APPROVE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE JEEP POSSE AT 1200 COMMERCE DRIVE. AND I APOLOGIZE. THE LEASE AGREEMENT IS VERY DETAILED AND EXACT AS FAR AS THE SURVEY, BUT I REALIZE IT'S NOT VERY GOOD FOR A NAVIGATIONAL TOOL, SO I PUT TOGETHER JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK SLIDES JUST TO HELP EVERYBODY SEE WHERE EXACTLY THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED. THIS AREA, VIEW HERE IS OF THE COMMERCE DRIVE AREA, THE COMPLEX WHERE PUBLIC WORKS, MYSELF, DEVELOPMENT, SERVICES ALL RESIDE. YOU'LL SEE PIONEER PARKWAY ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE PAGE, GOING LEFT TO RIGHT GENERALLY, AND COMMERCE DRIVE NORTH TO SOUTH. ZOOMING INTO THE AREA A LITTLE BIT THERE, I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE LEASED AREA, 1200 COMMERCE DRIVE, LOCATED MORE ON THE PARK SIDE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S MORE A PART OF THE PARK, BUT IT IS PART OF OUR FEE TITLE PROPERTY THAT WE ACQUIRED FROM BLM. AND THEN ZOOMING IN JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE, IT'S ROUGHLY AN ACRE IN SIZE. THE JEEP POSSE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN ON THIS PROPERTY SINCE THE 80S. AND THIS IS MY SECOND RENEWAL OF THIS PROCESS, BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THE SEARCH AND RESCUE. THE JEEP POSSE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM PROVIDES A PIVOTAL NEED, PIVOTAL NEED FOR YCSO AND ALL THE SEARCH AND RESCUE THROUGHOUT YAVAPAI COUNTY. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE REPRESENTATIVES HERE WHO WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE AND SUPPORT THEY PROVIDE FOR YCSO. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR QUESTIONS FROM SUPERVISOR. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE JEEP POSSE FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO. IT'S INCREDIBLE SERVICE AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH BRANDON, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF BEING, YOU KNOW, SELF ENCAPSULATED THERE AND MAKING SURE ALL THE BUILDING'S NEEDS ARE MET. AND YEAH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SUPERVISOR MALLORY. OH, AGAIN, I JUST THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'D BE WITHOUT PEOPLE THAT STEP UP INTO THE COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME, USE THEIR OWN VEHICLES, EVERYTHING. YOU GUYS ARE GOD SENT. SO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR US. YOU KNOW, US PEOPLE GET OUT THERE AND WE GET OURSELVES IN A LITTLE TROUBLE. WE TAKE A WRONG ROAD, OR MAYBE THERE NEVER WAS A ROAD. WE DECIDED TO MAKE ONE. BUT ANYWAY, I AM SO THANKFUL YOU ARE HERE. SEEING NO OTHER GREEN LIGHTS. [01:15:02] I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 4. SECOND, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CECH. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. AND CHAIR COMPTON. YES. [5. Information Technology Services - Approve the sale of Desktop Computers (42); Laptop Computers (187); Tablet Computers (13); Computer Monitors (300); Various Computer Accessories in the amount of $1.00, in accordance with A.R.S. §11-251(9), to the Chino Valley School District #51. Unanimous consent from the Board of Supervisors is required. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)] THAT PASS, FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. MOVING ON TO FIVE. IT. GOOD MORNING, SIR. GOOD MORNING. THERE YOU GO. GOOD MORNING. CHAIR COMPTON. VICE CHAIR CHECK. AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS TY CHILDERS. I'M THE DEPUTY CIO FOR IT'S AND I'M HERE TO REPRESENT OR TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE. THAT'S THE SALE OF DESKTOP LAPTOP TABLETS, COMPUTER MONITORS AND SOME VARIOUS ACCESSORIES TO THE CHINO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT. $1. OKAY, WELL, WE HAD THIS LAST TIME, BUT WE WERE MINUS ONE VERY IMPORTANT PERSON. SO WE'RE HERE NOW. SO I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 5. I'LL SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. AND CHAIR COMPTON? YES. [6. Public Works - Approve transportation services from Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization (CYMPO), dba Yavapai Plan (YPlan), in the amount of $292,804.94, to be paid by the Regional Road Fund in FY 2025-26.  (Districts 1 - Supervisor Compton; District 2 - Supervisor Jenkins; District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo; District 5 - Supervisor Mallory)] THAT PASSED. FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU, SIR. ACTION SIX. PUBLIC WORKS. GOOD MORNING AGAIN, ROGER. GOOD MORNING. CHAIR COMPTON. VICE CHAIR SHEK AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ROGER MCCORMICK, DIRECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. ACTION ITEM NUMBER SIX. TODAY WE HAVE BEFORE YOU APPROVAL OF COSTS RELATED TO THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. FORMERLY KNOWN AS CENTRAL YAVAPAI METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION OR CYMPO NOW THEY ARE DOING BUSINESS AS YAVAPAI PLAN OR Y PLAN. THE ACTION REQUESTED HERE IS TO PAY AN AMOUNT OF $292,804.94 TO BE PAID OUT OF THE REGIONAL ROADS FUND. THE ALLOCATION THAT'S TO THE WESTERN DIVISION OF THE REGIONAL ROADS FUND. SO THIS IS THE SIMPLE BOUNDARY DOES CONSIST OF MOSTLY, I'D SAY PREDOMINANTLY DISTRICTS 01, 2, 4 AND 5. IN 2025, THE Y PLAN ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ITS BOUNDARIES AND IT WENT FROM 420 SQUARE MILES TO OVER 6,000 SQUARE MILES, ADDING APPROXIMATELY 25,000 PEOPLE TO THE SIMPLE AREA. Y PLAN HAS FIVE CONTRIBUTING MEMBER AGENCIES. THEY ARE YAVAPAI COUNTY, THE CITY OF PRESCOTT, TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY, TOWN OF CHINO VALLEY, AND THE TOWN OF DEWEY HUMBOLDT. YPLAN INVOICES EACH OF THESE MEMBER AGENCIES RELATIVE TO THE POPULATION WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARY. ADDITIONALLY, WHITE PLAN IS MANAGING TRANSIT SERVICES FOR THE SIMPLE REGION. BASED ON THE POPULATION PERCENTAGE. YAVAPAI COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NUMBER I DISCLOSED EARLIER. THE $292,804.94. THIS DOES TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE IN-KIND MATCHING DOLLARS THAT THE COUNTY RECEIVES CREDIT FOR TIME SPENT BY YAVAPAI COUNTY STAFF WORKING ON SIMPLE RELATED PROJECTS AND MEETINGS. THE COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTIONS WILL HELP SUPPORT LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANS SUCH AS THE MOVE 2050 PLAN, THE SR69 CORRIDOR MASTER PLAN, THE REGIONAL TRAILS PLAN, THE WILD CONSERVATION PLAN, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PLANS AS WELL AS TRANSIT SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR THE Y PLAN STAFF. AND IT ALSO DOES HELP PARTNER AGENCIES SEEKING REGIONAL GOALS AS FAR AS THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WHERE WE CAN LEVERAGE THE LOCAL DOLLARS TO RECEIVE MORE GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THROUGH THE AREA. WITH THAT ANALYSIS, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL MENTION THAT WE DO HAVE THE Y PLAN STAFF HERE AS WELL THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY. OF THOSE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. LESTER, CHECK. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I'M WONDERING DO YOU HAVE AN AMOUNT OF WHAT OUR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION IS ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT? YEAH, WE DO. I THINK SIMPLE CAME PREPARED WITH THAT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M ALLISON MCCARTHY, OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR YPLAN. YES. THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION FROM YARAPAI COUNTY [01:20:01] FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 IS 145,399. 145,000 AND THAT WILL CLOSE OUT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MY ONLY OTHER COMMENT I THINK IS THAT AS A SUPERVISOR WHEN THE BOUNDARY GREW FOR YPLAN, I PERSONALLY WASN'T AWARE THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A PRICE TAG ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO, I THINK THAT'S JUST ONE THING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE TRANSPARENT IN THIS PROCESS. BUT THESE FUNDS AREN'T COMING OUT FROM THE EASTERN COUNTIES SECTION OF REGIONAL ROADS. SO, I WON'T BE TOO OPPOSITIONAL THERE. OKAY, THANK YOU. THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER SIX. SECOND. GOT A MOTION A SECOND. PLEASE. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR. CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. AND CHAIR COMPTON? YES. THAT PASSED 5 TO 0. THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU. MOVING ON TO CALL THE PUBLIC. VICE CHAIR, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS FOR CALLING THE PUBLIC. [ SUPERVISOR REPORTS Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02(K), individual Supervisors may present brief summaries of current events but no discussion may occur, and no action may be taken regarding anything that is presented.] OKAY, VERY WELL THEN. MOVING ON TO SUPERVISORS' REPORTS. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. SUPERVISOR KUKNO. JUST AN UPDATE ON WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD. THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN THERE. WE KNOCKED OUT A VIDEO TODAY TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO BE SAFE WHEN THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THESE ZONES. THE ZONE IS MARKED 35 PEOPLE ARE BLOWING THROUGH AT 50. AND THESE GUYS ARE TRYING TO DO WORK RIGHT NEXT TO IT, SO WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY GET KILLED DOING THAT. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE. WE HAVE A NEW CHAIRPERSON, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE NUMBERS ARE ALL GOING UP TO WHAT WE WANTED THEM TO BE. IT LOOKS LIKE THINGS ARE GETTING DONE AND PEOPLE ARE COMING TOGETHER. AND WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER ANOTHER PROGRAM TO WHERE SCORE COOPERATES WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO GIVE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME COACHING AND HELP WHEN NAVIGATING THE GOVERNMENTAL PROCESS. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR MALLORY. OH, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. SO, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, AND I WAS THERE FROM MAY 31 THROUGH JUNE 4, AND IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. THERE WERE 20 OF US PICKED OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO GO AND MEET IN D.C. AND DO THIS PROGRAM. AND IT'S AMAZING WHEN YOU REALLY GET TOGETHER WITH SOME OF THE OTHER COUNTIES TO HEAR HOW AND WHAT THEY DEAL WITH, WHEN IN A LOT OF IT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE DEAL WITH TODAY. IT'S A DEVELOPMENT. IT'S SOME SOLAR FIELDS. IT'S JUST LOTS OF THINGS. AND THE OTHER THING THAT'S VERY INTERESTING THERE, THEY MOSTLY CALL THEIR COUNTY SUPERVISORS COMMISSIONERS, AND EVEN THOUGH THEIR POPULATION IS EXTREMELY SMALL THAN OURS, THEY ACTUALLY WILL HAVE, LIKE, 38 COMMISSIONERS. SO, YOU GOT FIVE HERE, AND WE'RE TALKING LIKE, 38. AND I WAS LIKE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THAT OPERATES. BUT ANYWAY, I WAS REALLY HONORED TO BE PICKED. I THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORTING ME AND SENDING ME THERE. I AM SORRY I MISSED THAT VOTE AND KIND OF HELD THINGS UP, BUT VERY GRATEFUL TO THE ORGANIZATION AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES THAT IS WHAT HELPS MAKE THIS HAPPEN. AND THIS LEADERSHIP IS CALLED THE COUNTY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, AND YOU CAN NEVER LEARN ENOUGH. AND IT'S A CONSTANT CHANGING, AND IT'S A BIG COUNTRY, AND THERE'S A WHOLE LOT GOING ON, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENT. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, [ EXECUTIVE SESSION] AND I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I MOVE TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. PAST FROM FIVE TO ZERO. WE'RE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. [ EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOW-UP ACTION] WE ARE BACK IN SECTION SESSION. AND SO, THERE'S NO FURTHER ACTION ON ONE. ON ITEM NUMBER TWO. I MOVE TO TERMINATE THE COUNTY'S CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH LOGAN SIMPSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. FIRST AND SECOND. PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. AYE. CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. AND CHAIR COMPTON. YES. THAT PASSED FROM FIVE TO ZERO. OKAY, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.