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[ CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR AUGUST 19TH, 2026.

I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER TODAY. THE INVOCATION WILL BE DONE BY VICE CHAIR CHECK AND THE PLEDGE WILL BE DONE BY MYSELF.

DEAR LORD, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER HERE TODAY AND DO WORK ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC.

WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE US TODAY SO THAT ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING, ALL OF THE THOUGHTS THAT WE ARE THINKING, ALL THE WORDS THAT WE ARE SPEAKING, ARE TRULY SERVING YOU ALONGSIDE THE RESIDENTS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY.

AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE [INAUDIBLE] ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

DO THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. CHAIR COMPTON. HERE.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. HERE. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. HERE.

VIRTUALLY. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. HERE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE A QUORUM.

[ 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 NOs. 20 AND 22.]

MOVING ON TO CONSENT. THE ONLY ONES BEING PULLED TODAY ARE 20 AND 22.

I MOVE TO APPROVE ONE THROUGH 24, EXCLUDING 20 22.

SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. I SECOND, DID YOU MAKE A MOTION? I'LL SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

YES. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS.

AYE. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. YES. CONSENT ITEMS ONE THROUGH 24 HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 20 AND 22. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 20.

[20. Sheriff - Approve an agreement with Ekin Traffic Solutions Inc. for a 12-month Smart Patrol Technology Program providing three (3) Ekin Patrol G2 mobile Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) and video units, in the amount of $39,348.00. YC Contract No. 2026-325]

I MOVE TO DENY. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.

PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. YES. ITEM HAS BEEN DENIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 22.

[22. Sheriff - Approve an agreement with LeadsOnline, LLC for a NightHawk Subscription Services Agreement providing investigative intelligence tools to the Criminal Investigations Bureau, in the amount of $13,847.88. YC Contract No. 2026-326]

I MOVE TO DENY. SECOND. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 22 HAS BEEN DENIED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INPUT.

IT HAS BEEN WELCOMED. MOVING ON TO ACTION NUMBER ONE, COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES.

WE HAVE. ANYBODY FROM COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES TODAY? MR.. ANYBODY IN PRESCOTT? OKAY.

WELL, IN REFERENCE TO ACTION, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO SKIP ACTION NUMBER ONE AND THEN GIVE THEM TIME TO COME.

[2. Public Works - Approve Change Order No. 1 to Authorization of Services (AOS) No. 2223044 with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $257,587.02 for additional monitoring services and vent installation at the Prescott Valley Landfill, and transfer contingency funding. YC Contract No. 2022-465A1 (District 5 - Supervisor Mallory)]

AND I'M GONNA GO TO ACTION NUMBER TWO. PUBLIC WORKS PLEASE.

ROGER, YOU'RE UP SOONER THAN WE THOUGHT.

GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING. CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ROGER MCCORMICK, DIRECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

SO BEFORE YOU TODAY, WE HAVE AN ACTION ITEM. LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIGURE OUT A LITTLE CLICKER HERE.

THERE WE GO. SO THIS IS TO APPROVE A CHANGE ORDER TO AN EXISTING CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH AECOM FOR MONITORING SERVICES AT THE PRESCOTT VALLEY LANDFILL. THE EXISTING AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES THAT WE HAVE IS NUMBER 2223044.

SO IN COORDINATION WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, YAVAPAI COUNTY WAS ASKED TO DEVELOP A CONTINGENCY PLAN TO MITIGATE SOME ELEVATED GAS LEVELS THAT WE'RE SEEING OUT THERE AT ONE OF THE MONITORING POINTS LOCATED IN PRESCOTT VALLEY LANDFILL.

THE SOLID WASTE DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS, THEY HAVE AN EXISTING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES WITH AECOM, WHICH I MENTIONED TO PERFORM THE MONITORING SERVICES OUT THERE THAT WE HAVE AT THOSE MULTIPLE POINTS.

AND THIS IS DONE AS PART OF THE CLOSURE AGREEMENT THAT WAS DONE WITH THE LANDFILL.

A NEW SCOPE OF SERVICES IS NEEDED, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE COMING FORWARD WITH THIS CHANGE ORDER IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE CONTINGENCY PLAN THAT WE'VE WORKED OUT WITH ADEQ.

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WE DID RECEIVE A COST ESTIMATE FROM OUR CONSULTANT, AND IT WAS A NOT TO EXCEED KIND OF WORST CASE SCENARIO THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH THE BOARD AGENDA THAT YOU SEE TODAY. FOR THOSE SERVICES, IT WAS $257,587.02.

THE COST WAS WAS A VERY CONSERVATIVE COST. WE HAVE SINCE HAD TIME TO WORK WITH THE CONSULTANT AND REFINE SOME THINGS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE COUNTY IN RELATION TO IDENTIFYING HOW MUCH PREVENT, SHOULD WE NEED TO INSTALL MORE EVENTS ON THE, IN THE LANDFILL FOR THE METHANE GAS AND ALSO TO BE ABLE TO QUANTIFY THOSE AS THEY COME UP.

SO WE MAY NOT NEED ALL EIGHT EVENTS. WE MAY JUST NEED 1 OR 2.

BUT AS WE IMPLEMENT THIS, WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO TRACK THAT MORE.

AND THAT RESULTED IN A REDUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY $40,000 FROM THE ORIGINAL 257 SUBMITTED.

SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING TODAY IS THAT WE APPROVE THIS CHANGE ORDER SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MITIGATION MEASURES NEEDED IN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ADEQ. AND THAT WE DO THAT THROUGH THE AMENDMENT THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU TO THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT WAS SUBMITTED WITH THE AGENDA.

SO THE EXISTING AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS 2223044 WITH AECOM, WE WOULD BE REQUESTING TODAY TO, TO NOT EXCEED THE $217,925 FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL MONITORING SERVICES AND EVENT INSTALLATION AT THE PV LANDFILL.

AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THOSE.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. IT'S YOUR DISTRICT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

CHAIR NO, I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL.

AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THIS, BUT I WOULD BE FINE WITH WHAT WE NEED TO DO ON HERE.

IF YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A MOTION, I SURELY CAN.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO WITH THE ADJUSTED TOTAL BEING $217,925.02. I'LL SECOND. OH. I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE.

I'LL MAKE A COMMENT. YES. I JUST I CALLED UP MR. MCCORMICK BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO THE LANDFILL THAT IS CONTROLLED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT.

AND HE HE ASSURED ME IT WASN'T, IT WAS FOR THE OLD LANDFILL THAT IS JUST BARELY TO THE EAST OF THAT.

SO I JUST WANTED THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WE'RE NOT FUNDING WASTE MANAGEMENT MITIGATION.

IT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE INTO. OKAY.

AND AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T MEAN TO PASS BY YOU. SO THERE'S A MOTION, A SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK.

YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO IS APPROVED AS STATED.

[3. Public Works - Accept the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) offer No. 3-04-0033-033-2026 for Sedona Airport in the amount of $568,779.00 and approve the Letter of Agreement with the Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority (SOCAA). YC Contract No. 2026-353 (District 3 - Supervisor Check)]

ACTION THREE. ROGER. ALL RIGHT, GET THE NEXT ONE UP.

YEAH. AND I CAN I CAN JUST TALK ABOUT THIS ONE.

YEAH. WE'RE GOOD. SO IN RELATION TO ACTION ITEM TWO, THIS IS A AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.

AND I'M SORRY, I SAID TWO THIS IS ACTUALLY THREE.

AND SO WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING THROUGH DESIGN AND NOW WE'RE FINALLY TO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.

THIS IS FOR A HELICOPTER SIX PACK IMPROVEMENT OF THE PAVEMENT.

WE HAVE BID THE PROJECT. IT CAME IN, WE HAVE THE FAA WILLING TO DO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH US.

THIS WOULD BE SIGNATURE OF THAT GRANT AGREEMENT TO THEN EVENTUALLY RELEASE THE FUNDS TO US TO BUILD IT.

WE WILL BE COMING TO THE BOARD IN THE FUTURE WITH AWARD OF THE CONTRACT, PROBABLY IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, THE NEXT COUPLE BOARD MEETINGS. BUT THIS IS THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT THAT ALLOWS THE FAA TO GIVE THE MONEY TO US ONCE THEY DECIDE TO RELEASE THAT TO US.

SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER THOSE IN RELATION TO THE THE SIX PACK.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'LL APPROVE MATTERS RELATED TO THE SEDONA AIRPORT AS MANY TIMES GET THE WORK DONE.

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SO THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS TO US ONCE AGAIN.

SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. YES. ACTION. ITEM NUMBER THREE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

NUMBER FOUR ROGER. YEP. VERY SIMILARLY TO THE LAST ONE, THIS IS ANOTHER GRANT AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.

[4. Public Works - Accept the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) offer No. 3-04-0033-034-2026 for Sedona Airport in the amount of $2,726,356.00 and approve the Letter of Agreement with the Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority (SOCAA). YC Contract No. 2026-354 (District 3 - Supervisor Check) ]

THIS IS ALSO FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SEDONA OAK CREEK AIRPORT.

WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO FUND SOME INFIELD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

THIS ONE IS A LITTLE HIGHER AT THE $2.7 MILLION RANGE, BUT WE HAVE FINISHED THROUGH DESIGN.

THE FAA WOULD LIKE TO AWARD US THE MONEY FOR THAT.

WE HAVE A PORTION OF THAT THAT WILL HAVE TO BE MATCHED UP BY THE SEDONA OAK CREEK AIRPORT AUTHORITY.

AND SO WE WERE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF BOTH THE AGREEMENT AND THE LETTER WITH THE SEDONA OAK CREEK AIRPORT AUTHORITY FOR CONTRIBUTION.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ACTION FIVE, SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

[5. Sheriff - Approve a new Animal Shelter Service Agreement with the Yavapai Humane Society for animal control shelter and impound services at $24,944.00 per month for a total annual amount of $299,328.00. YC Contract No. 2026-304]

GOOD MORNING JEFF. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON.

VICE CHAIR CHECK AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD JEFF NEWNAM.

I'M THE CHIEF DEPUTY FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPRESENTING SHERIFF ROADS.

WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING WITH ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH YAVAPAI HUMANE SOCIETY IN THE AMOUNT OF $299,000 FOR THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE FACILITIES AND THE ABILITY TO BRING STRAY ANIMALS TO THE YAVAPAI HUMANE SOCIETY, AS WELL AS ANY ANIMAL THAT NEEDS TO BE QUARANTINED FOR A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OR AN ANIMAL THAT THAT HAS BITTEN, BITTEN A HUMAN BEING AS WELL AS CATS.

SO THAT'S WHAT THIS CONTRACT IS FOR. SO WE WOULD REQUEST AND PROPOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION FIVE.

SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. JEFF. ACTION ONE, COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES.

[1. Community Health Services - Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Contract No. CT082698 with the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), in the amount of $683,379.00, for the Healthy People Healthy Communities (HPHC) block grant, and authorize the Community Health Services Director to execute the agreement and subsequent amendments that do not result in a fiscal adjustment. This five-year (5) IGA streamlines the process by consolidating five (5) separate grants.]

GOOD MORNING LESLIE. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I APOLOGIZE. I GOT STUCK BEHIND A LITTLE TRAFFIC AND YOU GUYS ARE FAST THIS MORNING.

SO I'M LESLIE HORTON, YOUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES.

AND I'M HERE TO ASK PERMISSION AND APPROVAL TO APPROVE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES.

THIS IS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT THAT INCLUDES FIVE DIFFERENT GRANTS THAT WE OPERATE UNDER, ESPECIALLY UNDER HEALTH, EDUCATION AND OTHER AREAS OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

THIS GRANT IS FOR A TOTAL OF $683,379 PER YEAR.

AND IT INCLUDES THE ARIZONA CHILD FATALITY REVIEW PROGRAM, HEALTH AND ALL POLICY INITIATIVES ARIZONA SUICIDE REVIEW BOARD, ADOLESCENT HEALTH INITIATIVES, ARIZONA TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM, AND MANY, MANY ACTIVITIES THAT WE ROLL OUT ACROSS THE COUNTY.

AND SO THIS IS ONE THAT WE'VE HAD FOR MANY YEARS AND I'M ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO SIGN IT ON YOUR BEHALF.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? NO.

OKAY. I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ONE. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. LESLIE. HEARING NUMBER ONE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

MR. BOURDON, DO WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES? OKAY, HOLD ON ONE SECOND. YOU WANT TO MOVE ON? YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE JUST GOING TO MOVE ON TO HEARING NUMBER TWO. PUBLIC WORKS. YOU'RE OUR GO TO GUY.

[2. Public Works - Hearing to approve a telecommunications franchise application and franchise agreement with Accipiter Communications, Inc., dba Zona Communications, pursuant to A.R.S. §40-283 and Yavapai County Resolution No. 2162. YC Contract No. 2026-340 (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)]

ROGER. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT HEARING BEFORE YOU TODAY.

ACTUALLY THREE OF THEM. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE.

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SO THIS IS TO APPROVE A TELECOMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH ACCIPITER COMMUNICATIONS.

THIS IS IN DISTRICT ONE SUPERVISOR COMPTON DISTRICT.

SO ACTUALLY, EXCUSE ME, CHAIR COMPTON'S DISTRICT.

SO THIS IS WITH ACCIPITER COMMUNICATIONS. THEY WOULD REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY TO HELP OPERATE THEIR UTILITY.

ALL OTHER REGULATIONS FOR THIS UTILITY ARE GOVERNED BY THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION.

THE FRANCHISE APPLICATION WAS REVIEWED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND ALSO RISK MANAGEMENT.

THE NOTICE FOR TODAY'S HEARING WAS ALSO PUBLICIZED FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT.

ACCIPITER COMMUNICATIONS HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE APPROXIMATELY 1995 AND PROVIDES TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE TO 17 CUSTOMERS IN THE UNINCORPORATED CASTLE HOT SPRINGS AREA. THIS IS A MAP THAT SHOWS THEIR SERVICE AREA.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THEIR SERVICE AREA SPANS BOTH YAVAPAI COUNTY AND DOWN INTO MARICOPA COUNTY.

SO THIS WOULD BE JUST FOR A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.

AND THE UNINCORPORATED YAVAPAI COUNTY BOUNDARY ON THE MAP YOU'RE LOOKING AT.

SO WE DO REQUEST THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROVAL OF THIS FRANCHISE AGREEMENT SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER THE SERVICES TO THOSE CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE SERVING TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TO AND BE ABLE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THEIR LINES.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ROGER. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM.

CLERK IS THERE ANY COMMENTS ONLINE? NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.

AS I SAID, THIS IS A HEARING ITEM. DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING NUMBER TWO.

SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. HEARING ITEM NUMBER TWO HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

HEARING THREE ROGER. SO THIS ONE IS TO APPROVE A WATER SERVICE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.

[3. Public Works - Hearing to approve a water franchise application and franchise agreement with Cactus State Utility Operating Company, LLC for Oak Creek Water Service, pursuant to A.R.S. §40-283 and Yavapai County Resolution No. 2162. YC Contract No. 2026-342 (District 2 - Supervisor Jenkins)]

THIS WAS WITH CACTUS STATE UTILITY OPERATING COMPANY.

AND THIS IS IN DISTRICT TWO SUPERVISOR JENKINS DISTRICT.

THEY ARE, CACTUS STATE UTILITIES OPERATING COMPANY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CORNVILLE AREA. I'LL JUST MENTION THAT. AND THEY ALSO ARE UNDER THIS IS JUST FOR USE OF OUR RIGHT OF WAY.

THEY ALSO HAVE ALL THEIR OTHER REGULATIONS UNDERNEATH THE ACC.

THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY RISK MANAGEMENT, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

JUST AS A BIT OF INFORMATION THEY'VE BEEN OPERATING SINCE 2020.

HAVE ABOUT 650 CUSTOMERS IN THE UNINCORPORATED CORNVILLE AREA.

THIS IS A MAP THE LOWER OAK CREEK ESTATES AREA OF WHERE THEY SERVE.

AND SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL OF THIS FRANCHISE AGREEMENT SO THAT THE STATE UTILITY CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THEIR LINES FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT THEY HAVE. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. IT'S IT'S IT'S HOUSEKEEPING.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF OPERATION. SO I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.

THANK YOU. CLERK, IS THERE ANY COMMENTS ONLINE? NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED. THIS IS A HEARING MATTER.

DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK? HEARING NOTHING.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR JENKINS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

YES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM THREE.

OH. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. HEARING ITEM NUMBER THREE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. HEARING NUMBER FOUR. OKAY.

[4. Public Works - Hearing to approve a telecommunications franchise application and franchise agreement with Wyyerd Connect, LLC, pursuant to A.R.S. §40-283 and Yavapai County Resolution No. 2162. YC Contract No. 2026-341 ]

LAST ONE HERE. SO WE DO HAVE ANOTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.

THIS IS WITH WYYERD CONNECT. WYYERD CONNECT HAS HAD PREVIOUS APPLICATION FRANCHISE APPLICATIONS AGREEMENTS WITH US. THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY LOCATIONS THAT THEY ARE SERVING WITHIN THE COUNTY, BUT THEY HAVE HAD A COUNTY WIDE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AND ARE LOOKING TO SERVE THE COUNTY IN THE FUTURE, WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE PUTTING THIS ONE THROUGH. SIMILARLY, ALL OTHER REGULATIONS ARE GOVERNED BY GOVERNED BY THE ACC, HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY LEGAL AND RISK AS WELL. THEY'VE BEEN WITHIN ARIZONA SINCE ABOUT 2021.

BUT LIKE I SAID, NO OFFICIAL SERVICES WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY AT THIS TIME.

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ANY TRANSMISSION LINES THAT ARE CONSTRUCTED OR OPERATED OR MAINTAINED BY WYYERD CONNECT TO ACCESS OUR PUBLIC ROADS WOULD BE COORDINATED WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GOING FORWARD. IN RELATION TO IMPACTS AND WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, WE WOULD DEFINITELY KEEP AN EYE ON WHERE THEY WERE PLACING THOSE LINES. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO.

THIS IS FOR ALL DISTRICTS. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YOU KNOW, I WOULD JUST WHEN I HAD SOME OF THE WORK GOING ON UP IN MY DISTRICT, THE PEOPLE WERE REALLY CONCERNED THAT AFTER THEY WENT THROUGH AND DID THEIR CONSTRUCTION, THAT THEY KIND OF LEFT A MESS.

AND I KNOW YOU GUYS WENT BACK OUT THERE AND YOU LOOKED AT THAT TOO.

BUT ANY TIME WE WE LET PEOPLE PUT IN LINES OR DO WHATEVER, I THINK JUST MAKING SURE THAT THEY CLEAN UP AFTER THEY GET DONE WITH THEIR PROJECT.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO THAT.

AND, AND AND I THINK WITH, WITH WYCOMBE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ACTIVELY DOING STUFF IN THE VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK RIGHT NOW.

AND I THINK IT'S GOING PRETTY GOOD. AND BUT THAT'S A SEPARATE COMPANY FROM THIS ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR HERE.

WYYERD. OKAY. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM. SO. CLERK IS THERE ANYTHING ONLINE? NO, SIR. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO HEARING ITEM NUMBER FOUR? OKAY? NO, SINCE IT'S ALL DISTRICTS, I MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING FOUR.

SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. HEARING ITEM NUMBER FOUR HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. ROGER. HEARING NUMBER ONE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

[1. Development Services - Approve a Final Plat for APN 405-28-394F for Juniper at Oak Creek to create 12 single-family lots and 3 tracts (A-C) on a 1.35-acre parcel. Owner: Pacific Rim Sedona LP. Applicant/Agent: Doug Hanson of Pacific Rim Construction LLC. Application No. PLA25-000095. (District 3 - Supervisor Check)]

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON. VICE CHAIR CHECK.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M STEPHANIE JOHNSON, PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

I TRULY APOLOGIZE. I WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN YOU FIRST CALLED THE HEARING.

THIS WAS A QUICK MOVING MEETING AND I DO SINCERELY APOLOGIZE.

MY MEETINGS GENERALLY ARE. OKAY, SO I AM HERE THIS MORNING TO PRESENT TO YOU THE JUNIPER AT OAK CREEK FINAL PLAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. USUALLY USE THE KEYBOARD. OKAY, SO THIS REQUEST IS FOR CONSIDERATION OF A FINAL PLAT FOR JUNIPER AT OAK CREEK TO CREATE 12 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND THREE TRACTS A THROUGH C ON A 1.35 ACRE PARCEL IN A PAD PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN SUPERVISOR CHECK DISTRICT.

DISTRICT THREE. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE AREA MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF JUNIPER AT OAK CREEK DEVELOPMENT, LOCATED WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK COMMUNITY.

IN THE ZONING MAP HERE, IT DOES SHOW YOU THAT THE PARCEL IS SURROUNDED BY A SIMILAR PAD ZONING.

HERE IS AN AREA VIEW, AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL TO THE EAST.

YOU CAN SEE THE PREVIOUS PHASES OF THIS PAD DEVELOPMENT.

SEDONA VILLAS AT LAS PIEDRAS. PHASE ONE, TWO AND THREE.

THIS PROJECT WAS INTENDED TO BE PHASE FOUR, BUT THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR NAME TO JUNIPER AT OAK CREEK, SO IT'S NOT PHASE FOUR OF THE VILLAS AT LAS PIEDRAS.

THIS PARCEL HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DURING EACH OF THE PREVIOUS SEDONA VILLAS AT LAS PIEDRAS PHASES.

ORIGINALLY PROPOSED WAS 55 RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 15 EXISTING RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN PHASES ONE THROUGH THREE.

THEY ARE PROPOSING TO ADD 12 MORE FOR A TOTAL OF 27 UNITS.

MUCH LESS DENSITY THAN ORIGINALLY PROPOSED AND APPROVED UNDER THE PAD.

THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THIS PARCEL AS A RESIDENTIAL PARCEL AND PROVIDES FOR RESIDENTIAL USES. SECTION 2.7 OF THE COMP PLAN LAND USE GOALS PROVIDES, I APOLOGIZE, CALLS FOR INCREASING PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENTS AND ENCOURAGING PADS OVER LOT SPLITTING.

THIS APPLICATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PROPOSING DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND WITHOUT ANY WAIVER REQUESTS.

THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED BY STAFF JANUARY 31ST, 2025.

AT THAT TIME, THE DEPARTMENT ALLOWED ADMINISTRATIVE PRELIMINARY PLATS WHEN THERE WERE NO WAIVERS BEING REQUESTED, AND THE DEVELOPMENT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE ORDINANCE AND THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.

A PRELIMINARY PLAT IS A IS VALID FOR A PERIOD OF 24 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL DATE.

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THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITHIN THAT PERIOD.

ACCESS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PREVIOUS PHASES AND INTO THIS DEVELOPMENT.

I CAN LET THE APPLICANT WEIGH IN WITH REGARD TO THE RECORDED DOCUMENTS ESTABLISHING THAT ACCESS.

HOWEVER, YOU CAN SEE ON THE SMALL IMAGE YOU GUYS HAVE, THE LARGER IMAGE IS AVAILABLE TO YOU, BUT IN THE SMALL IMAGE YOU CAN SEE TRACT A VARIES FROM A WIDTH OF 20FT TO 27FT, AND THAT TRACT A IS THE INGRESS EGRESS EASEMENT. IT WILL BE MARKED WITH NO PARKING.

THERE ARE GARAGES PROVIDED FOR PARKING FOR EACH OF THESE UNITS.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS REQUESTED THAT IT BE MARKED WITH NO PARKING AND IT WILL BE MARKED WITH NO PARKING. BUT THE ACCESS IS ESTABLISHED AND EXISTS THROUGH DEED DOCUMENTS.

FIRE DISTRICT REVIEW, THE SEDONA FIRE DISTRICT HAS PROVIDED THEIR COMMENTS.

THOSE COMMENTS ARE ON THE OVERHEAD. SEDONA FIRE BELIEVES THAT THE FIRE HYDRANT HAS ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED, THAT THE ROAD WIDTH IN FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE, HE BELIEVED, WAS ONLY 12FT.

BUT HE WAS LOOKING AT ONE PORTION. AGAIN, IT'S HARD TO SEE IN HERE, BUT TRACT A HAS TWO DOTTED LINES IN THERE. AND WHEN YOU ADD THOSE TWO TOGETHER, THAT'S WHERE YOU GET THE FULL WIDTH.

IT JUST BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE DOTTED LINE IS FOR THE SEWER EASEMENT AND FOR THE WATER EASEMENT, IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE SEPARATE, BUT IT IS ALSO LABELED THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT THAT THAT IS THE ROAD NAME AND THE ROAD EASEMENT.

AND IT IS ALSO DEDICATED IN THE TRACT LANGUAGE.

THAT TRACT A IS PRIVATE INGRESS EGRESS UTILITY REFUSE EMERGENCY VEHICLE EASEMENT.

SO SO PRIVATE ROAD. YES, SIR. FIRE SPRINKLERS WILL BE REQUIRED.

AND THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE WILD URBAN INTERFACE AND SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO THE 2018 IWUIC CODES.

AND THAT WAS FROM KIRK REDDELL, THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR SEDONA FIRE.

THE APPLICANT HAS RECEIVED WILL SERVE LETTERS FROM ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC BIG PARK WATER DOMESTIC WASTE WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR SEWER AND BIG PARK WATER COMPANY FOR WATER. THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO RECEIVED AN INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY FROM THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, AND THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE FINAL PLAT.

ARS45 108 ALLOWS A PLAT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY IN A SUBDIVISION.

HERE'S A COUPLE SITE PHOTOS. THIS FIRST ONE IS FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND JUST ANOTHER VIEW OF THAT ENTRANCE THERE.

THIS IS FROM THE AVENIDA DE PIEDRAS EASEMENT LOOKING INTO THE DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S SMALL SO THERE WASN'T A LARGE AREA FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS WITH THE FINAL PLAT FOR JUNIPER AT OAK CREEK.

THERE ARE NO WAIVERS BEING REQUESTED. AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF A FINAL PLAT FOR JUNIPER AT OAK CREEK TO CREATE 12 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND THREE TRACTS, A THROUGH C ON A 1.35 ACRE PARCEL IN A PAD IN A PAD ZONING DISTRICT. DOUG HANSEN, THE APPLICANT, IS ALSO HERE TODAY.

AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES THANK YOU. STEPHANIE. I HAVE SOME COMMENTS REGARDING DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO ROADWAYS THAT I ASSUME ARE PRIVATE ROADS THAT SAN MARCO WAY AND MONTEREY CIRCLE WITH THE PREVIOUS PHASES.

AND SO I HAVE A REQUEST ASKING THAT THAT ANY FUTURE DAMAGE BE INCLUDED, AS A REQUIREMENT TO BE REPAIRED IN THIS AND BONDED FOR, ETC.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP, ASK IF THERE WAS ANY CONSIDERATION THERE, OR HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AS FAR AS PREVIOUS DAMAGE AND HOW TO MITIGATE THAT.

I WOULD DEFER TO THE APPLICANT FOR THAT QUESTION.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT NOW? YES, PLEASE. YES. PLEASE ADJUST THIS AS NECESSARY. GOOD MORNING SIR. IF YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS ANTHONY MISCHKA. I'M ACTUALLY THE OWNER DEVELOPER DOUG HANSEN, WHO IS WITH ME, WHO IS ON THE DOCUMENTS AS MY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.

IN REGARDS TO YOUR COMMENT ON THE ROADWAYS PHASES ONE, TWO AND THREE, THOSE ROADS AND INTERNAL ROADS ARE PRIVATE

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ROADS AND PHASES ONE, TWO AND THREE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BEING LOOKED AFTER CURRENTLY BY THEIR OWN HOMES.

I BELIEVE THEY EACH HAVE AN HOA. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ONE OF THOSE HOA MIGHT NOT EVEN BE CURRENT.

THE OTHER TWO WE ARE REACHING OUT TO EACH OF THOSE HOA'S WITH THE HOA THAT WE'LL BE CREATING FOR THE NEW 12 UNITS SO THAT WE CAN. I, MY UNDERSTANDING WOULD BE TO HAVE A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALL HOA'S ON, ON THE COMMON USE OF THE ROADS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE ROADS, BECAUSE I'VE BROUGHT I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP PREVIOUSLY WITH THE DEVELOPER OF THE PREVIOUS PHASES AND NOTING THAT I DIDN'T SEE ANY SORT OF COVERAGE IN THEIR HOA ON HOW THEY MAINTAIN THEIR ROADS BECAUSE IT MAY, IT WAS A CONCERN OF OURS. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A VERY NICE COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE ROADWAYS COMING INTO OUR, PROJECT ARE GOING TO BE WELL LOOKED AFTER.

ROGER, ARE YOU LOOKING UP IF THOSE ROADS ARE PRIVATE OR NOT? SAN MARCO WAY AND MONTEREY CIRCLE, JUST TO BE SURE ABOUT IT.

YEAH. ROGER MCCORMICK, DIRECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. I JUST LOOKED THOSE UP SAN MARCOS WAY AND MONTEREY CIRCLE.

THEY ACCESS TO AVENIDA DE PIEDRAS, WHICH AVENIDA DE PIEDRAS IS MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY.

BUT THE TWO IN QUESTION THAT YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT NOW, SAN MARCOS WAY AND MONTEREY CIRCLE ARE PRIVATE ROADS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WE WILL WE HAVE EASEMENTS THROUGH OUR ROADWAYS THAT ARE GRANTING EASEMENTS TO BIG PARK WATER AND SEWER FOR EASEMENTS COVERING WHAT WILL BECOME PUBLIC SEWERS AND PUBLIC WATERWAYS.

BUT THE ACTUAL ROAD IS A PRIVATE ROAD. AND SO THE THIS PHASE IS, SO ARE YOU AS A DEVELOPER CONNECTED TO THE PREVIOUS PHASES? NO, NOT AT ALL. OKAY. SO I'LL JUST SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THIS ITEM.

I'M GLAD THAT WE'VE MOVED AWAY FROM ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLOTS, BECAUSE THESE ARE THE TYPES OF CONSIDERATIONS THAT OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CAN VERY ADEQUATELY ADDRESS BEFORE THESE MATTERS COME TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL.

AND SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, REINSTATING THAT PROCESS IN FULL BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, I'VE JUST LEARNED OF THIS PROJECT THIS WEEK, AND IT'S NOT A LOT OF TIME TO, TO FULLY UNDERSTAND IT, AND I, I KNOW THAT MY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS HAVEN'T DIGESTED ALL OF THE MATTERS IN HERE.

AND SO I WOULD MOVE TO. IT'S A HEARING ITEM. FORWARD THE HEARING, THE HEARING ITEM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2ND.

SO THAT I CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND. OH, WAIT, CAN I, BUT CAN I DO WE NEED TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE FORWARDING? YES, CHAIR VICE CHAIR SINCE THE MATTER HAS BEEN SET FOR HEARING.

YES, THERE MAY BE PEOPLE HERE TODAY WHO WISH TO COMMENT AND THEY SHOULD BE. SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IS IS PART OF OF MY INTENT IN THIS MEETING IS TO CONSIDER A FORWARDING SO THAT I CAN GET MY HEAD AROUND, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO AT THIS STAGE.

AND MAKE SURE ANY PROBLEMATIC AREAS HAVE BEEN FULLY CONSIDERED.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH, I JUST HAD A FEW QUESTIONS.

THANKS FOR DOING A PAD. I THINK IT, IT REALLY GETS IT PLANNED OUT BETTER THAN THESE LOT SPLITS, BUT IF THERE'S NO PARKING ON THE STREET, WHERE IS THERE PARKING? THERE'S PARKING. WE, UNIT HAS A TWO STALL PARKING GARAGE.

OKAY. ARE THESE TINY HOMES? NO, THEY'RE LIKE 2002, 2100 SQUARE FOOT UNITS.

WELL, THAT'S A LOT. ON ON THAT 1.35 ACRES. AND WHERE'S THE WATER COMING FROM? IT SAID INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY. IS THIS A MUNICIPAL SOURCE? THE THE BIG PARK WATER HAD SUPPLIED WATER TO PHASES ONE, TWO AND THREE AND STUBBED OFF AT, AND MONTEREY CIRCLE IS ALSO STUBBED OFF TO WHAT WOULD.

THIS WAS GOING TO BECOME PHASE FOUR OF THE PROJECT.

SO THE WATER WAS STUBBED OFF AT THE END OF THAT MONTEREY CIRCLE AND THE STREET WAS STUBBED OFF.

AND WE'VE NOW CONNECTED INTO THAT THROUGH A LINE.

I THINK IT'S CALLED LINE ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH BIG PARK WATER.

THANK YOU. AND JUST FOR STAFF, JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION.

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THERE WAS NO WAIVER REQUEST, BUT THE ROAD WIDTH IS UNDER WHERE WE HAVE IT.

AND IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD TO COME BACK FOR WAIVER REQUESTS.

WHY IS THIS ONE NOT HAVING A WAIVER TO REDUCE THE WIDTH? THERE WAS NO WAIVER REQUEST AS I UNDERSTAND THIS COMPLIES WITH WHAT WAS REQUIRED.

OKAY. OKAY. THIS IS. ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS? VICE CHAIR CHECK. OKAY. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM.

CLERK. OH. I'M SORRY. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. THANK YOU.

CHAIR I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH VICE CHAIR'S COMMENTS.

I TYPICALLY DO MY DUE DILIGENCE BY REVIEWING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VIDEO AND REMARKS.

AND I REALLY FEEL THIS NOT GOING THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING LEFT ME SOMEWHAT UNPREPARED TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.

THAT'S MY FIRST COMMENT. SO I WOULD LIKE ALL OF THESE THINGS TO GO THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING.

THERE ARE A VALUABLE GROUP THAT REALLY SUPPORTS OUR WORK AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

AND SECONDLY, IN REGARDS TO THE WATER NOT BEING ADEQUATE AS DETERMINED BY A DWR.

IT'S NOT ADEQUATE ACCORDING TO THE THE PACKET, BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE NOT TO SUPPLY ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T HAVE WATER, IT'S JUST THAT IT CANNOT BE PROVEN.

IF STAFF WOULD LIKE TO CHIME IN ON THAT AND AGREE OR NOT AGREE WITH ME, I'D APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. I AM, I AM UNAWARE OF WHY THERE IS AN INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY, BUT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE AN ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE PLAT.

THERE IS A STATUTE THAT PROVIDES THE AVAILABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT THAT ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY STATEMENT BECAUSE OF THE NOT BEING IN AN A, A, AN ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA. IT SAYS IN OUR DOCUMENT THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS CHOSEN TO DEMONSTRATE A 100 YEAR ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY. IT HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED THE CRITERIA.

THAT'S WHAT OUR DOCUMENTATION SAYS. IN THE PACKET.

THANK YOU. OKAY. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. ANY QUESTIONS? YES. THANK YOU. CHAIR IT IS ALARMING TO ME THAT WE IN MANY CASES APPROVED MANY DEVELOPMENTS AND WATER IS A CONCERN AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE PROVEN TO HAVE ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY.

AND I AM VERY SORRY, BUT TO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY AND TO EVEN THINK ABOUT APPROVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, AND THIS DOES NEED TO GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING, AND THIS DOES NEED A LOT OF CONVERSATION.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. CLERK IS THERE ANY COMMENTS ONLINE? THE BOARD RECEIVED ONE COMMENT IN OPPOSITION AND ONE COMMENT FROM THE FIRE DISTRICT.

OKAY, THIS IS A HEARING ITEM. DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY. SEEING NONE, VICE CHAIR. I WOULD MOVE TO FORWARD THIS HEARING ITEM TO OUR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND MEETING. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. AYE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

YES. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO THE SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2026 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.

THANK YOU. STEPHANIE. MOVING ON TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

[ 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.]

I WILL HAND THE MEETING OVER TO THE VICE CHAIR CHECK. OKAY, SO WE HAVE SEVERAL GREEN SHEETS FOR CALL TO THE PUBLIC. ORGANIZE THEM.

THERE ARE SEVERAL WHO WISH TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS REGARDING OUR CONTRACTS WITH LICENSE PLATE READERS, ETC.. SO IF YOU'RE STILL HERE, PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AT THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WHICH YOU'LL BE NOTIFIED BY THIS LITTLE DEVICE OVER HERE.

WHEN IT BEEPS, YOUR TIME IS OVER AND YOU CAN WRAP UP YOUR SENTENCE.

MICHELLE SULLIVAN. HI. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME.

MICHELLE SULLIVAN. I LIVE IN PRESCOTT VALLEY.

I CAME TODAY TO SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS THAT WAS BEING CONSIDERED.

I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU MY FEELINGS AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.

YOU KNOW, THESE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS ARE BEING OVERTURNED AND REMOVED IN MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT ARIZONA AND ALSO THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

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AND MANY PEOPLE FEEL THAT IT DOES VIOLATE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHT. AND I'M SO NERVOUS. I'M SORRY.

I JUST WOULD ASK THAT BEFORE INSTITUTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THAT YOU ALLOW THE PEOPLE PLENTY OF TIME TO KNOW THAT IT'S COMING AND TO SPEAK ON IT.

WE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT ABOUT 4:00 YESTERDAY.

AND SO IT'S A BIG RUSH TO GET HERE AND NOT BE ABLE TO BE PROPERLY PREPARED.

BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE PUBLIC WANTS.

WE DON'T WANT THE CHINESE SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM. WE DON'T WANT THE THE SPYING ON US.

WE'RE JUST GOOD PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GO ABOUT OUR DAY AND NOT BE DEMORALIZED BY CAMERAS CONSTANTLY FOLLOWING YOU AND MAKING A PATTERN OF MOVEMENT AND STORING THAT INFORMATION IN DATABASES. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. SHARON FREID.

HI. MY NAME IS SHARON FREID AND I LIVE IN PRESCOTT VALLEY, AND I AM HERE TO VOICE MY OBJECTION TO CONTRACT NUMBER 2026-225.

A MOBILE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION, 360 DEGREE VIDEO HOTLIST ALERTS AND ANALYTICS SHOULD NOT BE APPROVED AS ROUTINE BUSINESS WITHOUT SEPARATE PUBLIC DISCUSSION BEFORE APPROVING THIS SYSTEM, RESIDENTS DESERVE ANSWERS. HOW LONG WILL LICENSE PLATE DETECTIONS AND VIDEO BE RETAINED? WHO CAN SEARCH THE DATA? CAN HISTORICAL SEARCHES REVEAL WHERE A VEHICLE HAS TRAVELED.

CAN THE INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH OTHER AGENCIES? ARE ALL SEARCHES LOGGED AND AUDITED? WHAT PREVENTS EMPLOYEE MISUSE? WHAT AI OR ANALYTICAL FUNCTIONS WILL BE ENABLED? ARIZONA JURISDICTIONS ARE ALREADY CONFRONTING SERIOUS PRIVACY DATA SHARING AND MISUSE CONCERNS INVOLVING ALPR TECHNOLOGY.

YAVAPAI COUNTY SHOULD ESTABLISH THE RULES AND SAFEGUARDS BEFORE DEPLOYING ANOTHER SYSTEM, NOT AFTERWARDS.

THIS ISSUE DESERVES A FULL PUBLIC DISCUSSION BEFORE VOTING TO EMPHASIZE WHAT DATA WILL EVEN IF I'M SAYING THAT CORRECTLY, PATROL G2, COLLECT AND STORE. HOW LONG WILL PLATE RECORDS, IMAGES AND VIDEOS BE RETAINED? CAN OFFICERS SEARCH HISTORICAL VEHICLE LOCATIONS OR MOVEMENT PATTERNS? WHO WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM? WILL EVERY SEARCH REQUIRE A LEGITIMATE LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSE OR CASE NUMBER.

ARE ALL SEARCHES LOGGED AND REGULARLY AUDITED? CAN YAVAPAI COUNTY DATA BE SHARED WITH OR SEARCHED BY OUTSIDE AGENCIES? CAN YCSO SEARCH ALPR DATA COLLECTED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS? DOES EKIN OR ANOTHER VENDOR HAVE ACCESS TO COUNTY DATA? WHAT AI ANALYTICS, HOT LIST, OR AUTOMATED ALERT FUNCTIONS WILL BE ENABLED? WHAT WRITTEN POLICY WILL GOVERN US BEFORE THE SYSTEM GOES LIVE? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN EMPLOYEE PERFORMS AN UNAUTHORIZED SEARCH? THANK YOU, LORRIE MOORE. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LORRIE MOORE AND I'M A RESIDENT OF PRESCOTT VALLEY. AND I WANT TO ECHO WHAT THE TWO LADIES PREVIOUSLY HAVE SAID.

I ORIGINALLY CAME HERE TO ASK YOU TO PULL CONTRACT NUMBER 26-325 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, BUT SINCE THAT'S A MOOT POINT RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY, WITH REGARD TO ANY FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS OF THE EKIN PATROL G2 THAT YOU DO NOT APPROVE IT UNTIL THE PUBLIC HAS A CHANCE TO ADDRESS THE SYSTEM'S CAPABILITIES, DATA, PRACTICES, SAFEGUARDS AND POLICIES. WE DO NOT WANT USE OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION, MOBILE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, HOT LISTS, ANALYTICS, AND STORED VEHICLE DATA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ZACH JABLOW.

GOOD MORNING. I JUST PULLED THIS UP. SO STARTING OFF I EMAILED, I BELIEVE EACH OF YOU LAST NIGHT WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS AND I GOT A RESPONSE BACK FROM MALLORY OR MARY MALLORY.

SHE WAS TELLING ME OR OKAY, THIS IS HER EXACT RESPONSE.

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN TABLED. THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

I RESPONDED FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 20 ON THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW'S MEETING.

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WOULD YOU HAVE SOUGHT TO CONFIRM THIS? HER RESPONSE THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN PULLED.

IS MY UNDERSTANDING. NOW I UNDERSTAND THIS COULD BE COMPLETELY JUST A MISCOMMUNICATION, BUT IF I HAD TAKEN HER AT FACE VALUE, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THAT IN A NOTE SOMEWHERE OR HOWEVER THIS WORKS.

FOLLOWING. THERE ISN'T REALLY A WHOLE LOT MORE THAT I CAN SAY ASIDE FROM WHAT THEY'VE JUST SAID, BECAUSE THEY COVERED THE BASES EXTREMELY WELL.

I'M SURE THAT THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE HERE AS WELL WHO HAVE LOTS OF DATA, LOTS OF STUFF THAT IS ALL APPLICABLE TO THE SITUATION.

I'M JUST GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT I WROTE ABOUT THIS.

SO I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN INFORMED BY A FELLOW HISTORIAN WHO HAS A FOCUS ON NATIVE HISTORY AND CULTURE THAT YAVAPAI COUNTY AND THE FOUNDING SHERIFFS WERE FOUNDED BY THE ROUGH RIDERS, YOU KNOW, TEDDY ROOSEVELT'S OLD MILITARY UNIT.

YEAH. TEDDY ROOSEVELT WAS AN INTERESTING PERSON OR AN INTERESTING PRESIDENT.

HE WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE LAST PRESIDENTS, BOTH CAPABLE ENOUGH AND WITH THE ACTUAL DESIRE AND DRIVE TO SEE AMERICA AND OUR PEOPLE DO, AT LEAST IN HIS EYES, BETTER. IT ALSO STRIKES ME THAT IF TEDDY WERE ALIVE OR WERE LIVING IN TODAY'S TIME, HE WOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE INTENT OF A SURVEILLANCE STATE.

HE OPERATED IN A TIME BEFORE THE PATRIOT WAS JAMMED DOWN OUR THROATS BECAUSE OF AN ATTACK PERPETRATED BY PEOPLE WITH STRANGE CONNECTIONS TO OUR GOVERNMENT, OR THAT OUR GOVERNMENT NOW CALLS FRIENDS. BUT THAT'S FOR ANOTHER TIME. I THINK IT'S TIME FOR THE CONSTITUTION TO BE UPHELD AGAIN, AND THAT STARTS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS ONE.

THIS NATIONWIDE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING OUR FOUNDING FATHERS AND THE PEOPLE SINCE THEN WHO HAVE SACRIFICED FOR AND OFTEN DIED TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION.

I WOULD SEE THE CURRENT GENERATIONS COME TOGETHER TO UPHOLD IT ONCE MORE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ISABEL RANGO.

HI. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ISABEL RANGO. I'M A CLARKDALE RESIDENT AND A SYSTEMS ENGINEER IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS.

I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR DENYING ITEM 20 OUTRIGHT.

THAT DECISION REFLECTS EXACTLY THE KIND OF DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY THAT RESIDENTS DESERVE ON ISSUES LIKE THIS.

IT MATTERS, AND IT WILL BE REMEMBERED. THANK YOU ALL.

I'M HERE BECAUSE THIS CONVERSATION SHOULDN'T END HERE.

I'VE WORKED WITH COMPLEX TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSIONALLY FOR THE LAST DECADE.

I UNDERSTAND HOW THEY'RE DESIGNED, HOW THEY SCALE, AND HOW MISSION CREEP HAPPENS.

NOT THROUGH MALICE, BUT THROUGH CAPABILITY. AND EVEN IN EAGERNESS, BECAUSE THE TECHNOLOGY SEEMS EXCITING.

YOU BUILD A SYSTEM FOR ONE PURPOSE AND THE TECHNOLOGY MAKES EXPANSION FRICTIONLESS.

THAT'S NOT A HYPOTHETICAL. THAT'S JUST HOW THEY WORK IN PRACTICE.

IN COTTONWOOD, THE CITY ALREADY HAS A FLOCK SAFETY CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES AN ADD ON PLATFORM CAPABLE OF BUILDING PROFILES ON INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT A WARRANT.

COTTONWOOD'S OWN POLICE POLICY MANUAL STATES THAT REASONABLE SUSPICION OR PROBABLE CAUSE IS NOT REQUIRED BEFORE RUNNING A SEARCH ON RESIDENTS VEHICLES.

THAT CONTRACT WAS NEVER PUT TO A PUBLIC VOTE.

ONCE THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN PLACE, IT DOESN'T SHRINK.

IT USUALLY ALWAYS GROWS. THAT'S JUST HOW THIS WORKS.

THE FOURTH AMENDMENT EXISTS BECAUSE OUR FOUNDERS UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO BE WATCHED BY A GOVERNMENT THAT ANSWERED TO NO ONE.

THEY WROTE PROTECTION FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCH AND SEIZURE INTO THAT CONSTITUTION BECAUSE THEY KNEW SURVEILLANCE WITHOUT CAUSE IS NOT SAFETY, BUT CONTROL. THAT IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF UNCHECKED POWER THAT THEY WARNED US ABOUT.

TODAY, YOU MADE THE RIGHT CALL, AND I'M HOPING THAT YOU CARRY THAT FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO DO SO ON THESE ISSUES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE TERRI PITTMAN AVAILABLE TO SPEAK? IS THAT ONLINE? THERE YOU GO. GOT IT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I WANTED TO GET UP AND SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ALPR AND VIDEO SYSTEMS. SEEMS A HORNET'S NEST HAS BEEN KICKED OVER, AND I'LL TRY NOT TO BE JUST ANOTHER ONE OF THE HORNET'S.

MY NAME IS JERRY PITTMAN. I LIVE IN THAT HOTBED OF REVOLUTION KNOWN AS WILLIAMSON VALLEY.

AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT HOW SUCH A SENSITIVE TOPIC AS MASS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS GETS PLACED ON A CONSENT AGENDA

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WITH NO CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT BEFORE AN APPROVAL IS MADE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT'S BEEN PULLED BACK RIGHTFULLY SO.

AND WE APPRECIATE THOSE ACTIONS. THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT HOW THAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AND IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT CONCERNS AROUND PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO OVERRIDE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

BUT A BACKGROUND ON MYSELF, I HAVE 20 PLUS YEARS AS A CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER AND PRIVACY OFFICER FOR SEVERAL LARGE GLOBAL AUTO MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING WITH BOARDS AND WITH VARIOUS GROUPS AROUND INFORMATION SECURITY AND PRIVACY ISSUES. AND WITH THAT, A BIT OF BACKGROUND, I'LL SAY MASS SURVEILLANCE TOOLS ARE DANGEROUS AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL, IN MY OPINION. THEY WILL ALSO LIKELY BE A LIGHTNING ROD FOR FUTURE LAWSUITS THAT THE COUNTY PROBABLY DOESN'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN.

THE DATA THEY GATHER CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM BREACH OR UNAUTHORIZED SHARING OR USE, CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU WILL HEAR US. BUT IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT BREACHES THAT HAVE HAPPENED AT THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, THE FBI, THE CIA AND ANY NUMBER OF AGENCIES THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT'S A BIT STRANGE TO BE THINKING THAT THE PEOPLE THAT RUN THESE SYSTEMS FOR OUR AGENCIES WILL BE ABLE TO PROTECT THIS DATA BEING COLLECTED FROM THE PUBLIC.

I URGE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO GIVE THESE REQUESTS, THE ATTENTION THEY ARE DUE, AND ENSURE THAT WE HAVE PROPER DISCUSSION AROUND THIS TOPIC AND ALLOW YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS SINCE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE AT RISK OF MISUSE OF THESE SYSTEMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS SUSAN GARVEY AVAILABLE TO SPEAK? YES. THIS MIC STILL ON? YEAH. GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS.

THANK YOU FOR REMOVING THE AKIN PATROL G TWO CAMERA PURCHASE OR PROPOSED PURCHASE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THE FACT THAT AN ITEM INVOLVING ADVANCED SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS CONCERNING.

CONSENT AGENDAS ARE INTENDED FOR ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS THAT ARE UNLIKELY TO GENERATE CONTROVERSY.

A PURCHASE INVOLVING CAMERAS CAPABLE OF COLLECTING LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION RECORDING 360 DEGREE VIDEO AND GATHERING VEHICLE DATA, INCLUDING MOVING AND PARKED VEHICLES IN PRIVATE ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS, IS NOT A ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM.

IT DESERVES PUBLIC REVIEW AND DISCUSSION BEFORE ANY VOTE IS TAKEN.

SO MY FIRST CONCERN ABOUT THIS IS FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY.

THE AGENDA APPEARS TO INDICATE THAT THIS PROPOSED PURCHASE IS BEING FUNDED THROUGH SHERIFF ROADS BUDGET, WITH AN AMOUNT LISTED OF 10 TO $19,000 RANGE.

THE QUESTION IS, WHERE'S THE REST OF THE FUNDING COMING FROM? BEFORE APPROVING THIS TECHNOLOGY, TAXPAYERS DESERVE TO KNOW THE COMPLETE FINANCIAL PICTURE, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE COSTS, INSTALLATION COSTS, SOFTWARE AND LICENSING FEES, MAINTENANCE COSTS, DATA STORAGE COSTS AND PROJECTED COSTS OVER THE LIFE OF THE SYSTEM AS WELL AS SECURITY COSTS.

THE PUBLIC ALSO DESERVES ANSWERS ABOUT HOW THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL OPERATE.

WHO WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA? HOW LONG WILL THE INFORMATION BE RETAINED? CAN OTHER AGENCIES ACCESS OR SHARE THE DATA? WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DATA IF THE CONTRACT ENDS? WHAT SAFEGUARDS EXIST TO PREVENT MISUSE? THE ISSUE IS NOT WHETHER LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD HAVE EFFECTIVE TOOLS WE ALL WANT THEM TO HAVE.

WE WANT SAFER COMMUNITIES, AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

BUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

THE FOURTH AMENDMENT PROTECTS AMERICANS FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES.

WHILE COURTS HAVE GENERALLY RECOGNIZED THAT A LICENSE PLATE VISIBLE IN THE PUBLIC DOES NOT CARRY THE SAME EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY, MODERN TECHNOLOGY CHANGES THE CONVERSATION. WHEN INDIVIDUAL OBSERVATIONS BECOME A SEARCHABLE DATABASE, TRACKING WHERE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN WHEN THEY WERE THERE, AND HOW THAT INFORMATION CAN BE ANALYZED.

A SINGLE OBSERVATION OF A VEHICLE IS ONE THING.

A PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED DATABASE CONTAINING THOUSANDS AND MILLIONS OF RECORDS IS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

THAT IS WHY THE BOARD MUST ESTABLISH SAFEGUARDS BEFORE THIS TECHNOLOGY GROWS ANY MORE.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ALREADY HAS VEHICLE MOUNTED ALPR CAPABLE OF COLLECTING 360 DEGREES WORTH OF DATA CONTINUALLY.

PRESCOTT PD HAS AN ESTIMATED 35 EXISTING CAMERAS FLOCK, AXON AND VIGILANT, MOTOROLA FIXED AND MOBILE.

PEAVY HAS 26 FLOCK CAMERAS, PLUS CAMERAS IN PUBLIC PARKS WITH REAL TIME OPERATIONS PLATFORMS GENO, CAMP VERDE AND COTTONWOOD, AS WE'VE HEARD EARLIER, ALSO HAVE THIS TECHNOLOGY, ALTHOUGH THEY CLAIM FACIAL RECOGNITION CAPABILITY HAS NOT BEEN

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TURNED ON, IT IS THERE READY AT ANY TIME. THANK YOU.

I AM NOT. YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU SUSAN. ALL RIGHT.

JAMES MCLEISH IS HERE TO SPEAK ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC.

THANK YOU BOARD. MY NAME IS JAMES MCLEISH AND I HAD A THOUGHT THAT I WANTED TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD AS A SUGGESTION FOR THE FUTURE, AND I KNOW A LOT OF AREAS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE ALREADY GONE THIS WAY.

AND THAT IS THE THOUGHT OF A MORATORIUM ON SOME OF THE BIG TOPICS OF OUR DAY, SUCH AS COMMERCIAL POWER COMPANIES, SOLAR, WIND GENERATORS, AND MAYBE YOU COULD EVEN ADD FLOCK CAMERAS TO THE LIST. LIFE GETS BUSIER EVERY YEAR.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE BOARD IS BUSY AND DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO DO THE RESEARCH THAT THEY NEED ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC.

AND I THINK THAT WAS BROUGHT UP A LITTLE BIT LIGHTLY TODAY.

THE ADVANTAGES TO MAYBE HAVING A MORATORIUM ON SOME OF THESE BIG THINGS IS THE CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE CHANGES IN THE ECONOMY AND CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL AFFECT THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE SO QUICKLY PUSHED ON THE GOVERNMENT THESE DAYS. I THINK WE NEED FORMAL GUIDELINES FOR THE FUTURE PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY WITH SPECIFIC INTEREST IN THE AREAS OF COMMERCIAL HOMEGROWN ENERGY.

AND THE FUTURE OF THE NEXT TOPIC THAT WILL PROBABLY COME UP IS DATA CENTERS.

AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY BIG ISSUES TO A LOT OF PEOPLE FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS.

AND I THINK THAT IT'S WOULD BE EASIER FOR THE BOARD TO DEAL WITH IF THEY HAD A SPECIFIC PROCEDURE, PLAN OR IDEA IN MIND BEFORE THE TOPICS EVEN CAME UP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR. THAT'S ALL THE GREEN SHEETS I HAVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED AND HAPPY ABOUT THIS AGENDA, AND I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY ABOUT THE PUBLIC INPUT.

I LOVE IT, I'M HAPPY IT'S HAPPENING. I WISH FOR IT FOR A LONG TIME, AND I'M HAPPY THAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO OUR BOARD MEETINGS.

IT'S WELCOME EVERY SINGLE TIME. WITH THAT, I MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[ EXECUTIVE SESSION]

SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE. COMMENTS. OH, I APOLOGIZE.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY I WAS LOOKING AT THESE AND WE ARE GOING TO LOSE 40% OF OUR BOARD BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO CHIME IN TO THESE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. AND THESE ARE SOME REALLY HEAVY THINGS.

I DON'T KNOW IF. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'LL DEAL WITH THAT IN THE EXECUTIVE.

OKAY. SOUNDS GREAT. OKAY. CALL FOR THE VOTE, VICE CHAIR CHECK.

YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

NO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

YOU ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION 4 TO 1. THANK YOU.

WE'RE BACK IN SESSION. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, CAN YOU HEAR US? OKAY. YES, I CAN HEAR YOU. THANKS, CHAIR OKAY, SO AT THIS TIME, WE'RE BACK IN SESSION ON ACT.

[ EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOW-UP ACTION]

EXCUSE ME ON EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ITEMS ONE, TWO, THREE AND SIX.

THERE IS NO ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION NUMBER FOUR.

I MOVE TO RETAIN PIERCE COLEMAN AS COUNSEL TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE COUNTY AND RECORDER PURSUANT TO THEIR ENGAGEMENT LETTER DATED AUGUST 13TH, 2026, AND GUS ROSENFELD TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE COUNTY AND THE ASSESSOR PURSUANT TO THEIR ENGAGEMENT LETTER DATED AUGUST 14TH, 2026. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK.

YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. YES. ITEM PASSES AS STATED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON TO NUMBER FIVE. I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN VERIFIED ANSWER TO THE COMPLAINT FILED FOLLOWING LITIGATION PENDING IN MARICOPA COUNTY.

CASE NUMBER S 1300 CV2026 00907. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

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VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

YES. ITEM IS APPROVED AS STATED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MEETING'S ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.