[00:00:04] GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING. [ CALL TO ORDER] SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2020. SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2026. I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. TODAY, THE INVOCATION BE DONE BY SUPERVISOR MALLORY AND THE PLEDGE BY SUPERVISOR JENKINS. GOOD MORNING, LORD. IT IS A BLESSING AND A PRIVILEGE TO STAND BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING. YOU ARE A GOD THAT SEES US, AND YOU ARE A GOD THAT KNOWS OUR HEARTS. I ASKED BLESSINGS ON ALL OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT ARE DEALING WITH THE ISSUE IN THE GRAND CANYON. WHERE WOULD WE BE, LORD, WITHOUT THOSE THAT ANSWER THE CALL TO RESCUE OTHERS. 25 YEARS AGO, OUR NATION WAS ATTACKED. THOSE PEOPLE WERE JUST LIVING THEIR LIFE. THEY WERE DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE DOING AND ARE DOING TODAY. AND THEY THEIR LIVES WERE CUT SHORT BY EVIL. LORD, I PRAY FOR OUR NATION. I PRAY FOR OUR WORLD. LET US HUMBLE OURSELVES AND LOOK TOWARD YOU FOR GUIDANCE AND THE PATH THAT WE NEED TO TAKE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. TO BE THE LEADERS OF THIS COUNTRY. THAT WAS AN EXPERIMENT 250 YEARS AGO. AN EXPERIMENT. WE ARE NOT AN EXPERIMENT, LORD. WE ARE REAL. AND YOU HAVE LED THIS COUNTRY FOR 250 YEARS, AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD US AS LONG AS YOUR PEOPLE WILL BOW DOWN AND HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND SEEK THEIR OWN HEARTS TO DO BETTER EVERY DAY. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. JAMIE, COULD YOU DO THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? CHAIR COMPTON? HERE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? HERE. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? HERE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? HERE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO AWARDS AND PROCLAMATIONS. SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL DO THE PROCLAMATIONS, AND THEN WE'LL COME DOWN AND TAKE PICTURES ONE AFTER THE OTHER, INSTEAD OF COMING BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH. GOOD MORNING TYLER. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. [1. Board of Supervisors - Approve a Proclamation recognizing the week of September 17–23, 2026, as "Constitution Week" in Yavapai County for the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: General George Crook Prescott Chapter, the Yavapai Chapter, and the Oak Creek Chapter.] OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION THIS MORNING IS CONSTITUTION WEEK. WHEREAS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE GUARDIAN OF OUR LIBERTIES, EMBODIES THE PRINCIPLES OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT IN A REPUBLIC DEDICATED TO THE RULE OF LAW. AND WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026 MARKS THE 239TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRAMING OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. AND. WHEREAS, IT IS FITTING AND PROPER TO ACCORD OFFICIAL RECOGNITION TO THIS MAGNIFICENT DOCUMENT AND IT'S MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARY, AND TO THE PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS WHICH WILL COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION. AND WHEREAS, THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO REAFFIRM THE IDEALS EXPRESSED BY THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION IN 1787 BY VIGILANTLY PROTECTING THE FREEDOMS GUARANTEED TO US THROUGH THE CONSTITUTION, AND BY FULFILLING THE SOLEMN DUTIES THAT COME WITH THOSE FREEDOMS TO SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT OUR COUNTRY, OUR STATE, AND OUR FELLOW CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC LAW 915 GUARANTEES, ISSUING THE ANNUAL PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH 23RD AS CONSTITUTION WEEK. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH 23RD, 2026 AS CONSTITUTION WEEK IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. IN WITNESS THEREOF, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SETS HIS HAND AND CAUSES THE SEAL OF THE COUNTY OF YAVAPAI, ARIZONA, TO BE AFFIXED ON THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026. THANK YOU SO MUCH, TYLER. DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE TO SPEAK? WE DO. JEANNIE CORRIGAN IS HERE TO SPEAK AND RECEIVE THIS. YEAH. GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS JEAN CORRIGAN. I AM THE REGION OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. I MEAN, SORRY OF YAVAPAI CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. ON BEHALF OF OUR CHAPTER, IT'S MY HONOR TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 17TH TO THE 23RD AS CONSTITUTION [00:05:05] WEEK. WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YAVAPAI COUNTY SUPPORT IN HELPING US HONOR THE US CONSTITUTION AND REMINDING OUR COMMUNITY OF THE FREEDOMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IT REPRESENTS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN CELEBRATING THIS IMPORTANT WEEK IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I MOVE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. PROCLAMATION NO. 1 HAS BEEN APPROVED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. TYLER. NEXT PROCLAMATION. NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH. [2. Board of Supervisors - Approve a Proclamation recognizing the month of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month" in Yavapai County.] WHEREAS EACH SEPTEMBER, OUR COUNTRY OBSERVES NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH TO HELP PREVENT FURTHER LOSS FROM DEATH BY SUICIDE. TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF SUICIDE, ATTEMPT SURVIVORS AND RECOGNIZE AND HONOR SUICIDE SURVIVORS EXPERIENCES AS WELL AS THOSE WE HAVE LOST. AND WHEREAS IN THE UNITED STATES, ONE PERSON DIES BY SUICIDE EVERY 11 MINUTES. IN ARIZONA, SUICIDE IS THE 10TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH. IN 2025 YAVAPAI COUNTY LOST 101 PEOPLE, REPRESENTING A TRAUMATIC LOSS OF LIFE AND WIDESPREAD IMPACT IN OUR COUNTY. AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS, REDUCE STIGMA, AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE, CHALLENGES WHILE REMINDING ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT SUPPORT AND RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE. AND WHEREAS PREVENTION BEGINS WITH EDUCATION, OPEN CONVERSATION, AND CONNECTION, AND IT IS VITAL THAT WE FOSTER A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE FEEL SAFE TO SEEK HELP WITHOUT FEAR OR SHAME. AND WHEREAS ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCATES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS, FAITH COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE NATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES. AND WHEREAS THE 988 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE AND OTHER LOCAL AND NATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE IMMEDIATE LIFE SAVING SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED, ENSURING THAT NO ONE HAS TO FACE THEIR DARKEST MOMENTS ALONE. AND WHEREAS YAVAPAI COUNTY REMAINS COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATING IN THE SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO COORDINATING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AMONG LOCAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED FRONT TO FIGHT THE CAUSES OF SUICIDE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, INTERVENTION, TRAINING, AND COLLABORATION. AND WHEREAS TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, WE CAN ENCOURAGE HOPE AND RESILIENCE, EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE, AND REMIND EVERY PERSON THAT HELP IS AVAILABLE AND HEALING IS POSSIBLE. WE CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN RAISING AWARENESS, SUPPORTING SURVIVORS, EXTENDING COMPASSION TO THOSE IN NEED, AND WORKING TOWARD A FUTURE FREE OF SUICIDE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE SEPTEMBER 2026 AS NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH, PLEDGING TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS ACROSS YAVAPAI COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION OF YAVAPAI COUNTY AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND ENCOURAGING ALL RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OUT OF THE DARKNESS COMMUNITY WALK ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2026 AT 9 A.M. AT A.C. WILLIAMS GRANITE CREEK PARK IN PRESCOTT IN SUPPORT OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SETS HIS HAND AND CAUSES THE SEAL OF THE COUNTY OF YAVAPAI, ARIZONA, TO BE AFFIXED ON THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026. THANK YOU SO MUCH, TYLER. AND DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY SPEAKING? WE DO. LESLIE HORTON, JAMES TOBIN AND KELLY LEE. GOOD MORNING, LESLIE. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I'M LESLIE HORTON, YOUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, AND I'M JOINED HERE TODAY BY KELLY LEE WITH MATFORCE AND THE SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION, AS WELL AS JAMES TOBIN FROM OUR TEAM HERE AT YAVAPAI COUNTY. AND JUST WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DRAWING IMPORTANT AWARENESS TO THIS ISSUE. IT'S AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS MANY OF OUR FAMILIES AND MANY OF OUR FRIENDS, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT IT AND HELP US DRAW AWARENESS TO IT. SO, KELLY LEE, COME ON UP. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS PROCLAMATION AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE JUST WANT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE ARE RESOURCES OUT THERE. THERE'S HELP. I'M GOING TO LEAVE SOME RESOURCES IN THE LOBBY. POLARA HEALTH IS HERE, AND THEY ARE WITHIN OUR COUNTY TO HELP FOLKS WHO ARE STRUGGLING. AND TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ALONE. GOOD MORNING, SIR. GOOD MORNING, JAMES TOBIN. THANKS FOR HAVING US. AND THANKS FOR DOING THE PROCLAMATION. I JUST WANT TO MENTION UNFORTUNATELY IN OUR COUNTY, WE HAD A 20% INCREASE IN COMPLETED SUICIDES LAST YEAR. AND SO, WE ARE WORKING HARD. OUR SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WORKING HARD TO TRY TO REDUCE THOSE NUMBERS AND INTERVENE WHERE WE CAN. KELLY AND I HAVE ASKED TO HAVE BEEN ASKED TO GO TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF YOUTH, FAITH AND FAMILY IN TWO WEEKS TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE [00:10:02] STARTED UP HERE. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO THIS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO ON THIS TOPIC. IT TOUCHES A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAN YOU REALIZE. MY BEST FRIEND COMMITTED SUICIDE. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. THANK YOU. I MOVE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. SECOND. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. PROCLAMATION NO. 2 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NO. 3. TYLER. OUR FINAL PROCLAMATION IS WORLD ALZHEIMER'S MONTH. [3. Board of Supervisors - Approve a Proclamation recognizing the month of September as "World Alzheimer's Month" in Yavapai County.] WHEREAS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA AFFECT MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND CAREGIVERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND WITHIN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IS A PROGRESSIVE BRAIN DISORDER THAT AFFECTS MEMORY, THINKING, BEHAVIOR, AND A PERSON'S ABILITY TO PERFORM EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES, CREATING SIGNIFICANT EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH THE DISEASE AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM. AND WHEREAS SEPTEMBER IS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE AS WORLD ALZHEIMER'S MONTH, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS, REDUCE STIGMA, ENCOURAGE EARLY RECOGNITION AND DIAGNOSIS, AND CONNECT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. AND WHEREAS, YAVAPAI COUNTY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA, AS WELL AS THE FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THESE CONDITIONS. AND WHEREAS EDUCATION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF BUILDING THE DEMENTIA INFORMED COMMUNITY AND YAVAPAI COUNTY, RESIDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE THROUGH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA IN PRACTICE BEING HELD SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2026 FROM 2 P.M. TO 5 P.M. AT THE LUX IN COTTONWOOD. AND SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2026 FROM 9 A.M. TO 12 P.M. AT THE HACIENDA INN IN PRESCOTT. AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UNITE AND SUPPORT THOSE AFFECTED BY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE THROUGH THE 2026 WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S QUAD CITIES, TAKING PLACE SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2026 AT THE PRESCOTT VALLEY CIVIC CENTER BEGINNING AT 8 A.M.. AND WHEREAS CONTINUED AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY EXTEND BEYOND THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER THROUGH THE 2026 WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S VERDE VALLEY, TAKING PLACE OCTOBER 3RD, 2026 AT BLAZIN' M. RANCH IN COTTONWOOD BEGINNING AT 9 A.M.. WHEREAS THESE EVENTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS THROUGH YAVAPAI COUNTY TO LEARN, CONNECT, HONOR THOSE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER DEMENTIAS, REMEMBER THOSE WE HAVE LOST, SUPPORT CAREGIVERS AND FAMILIES, AND WORK TOGETHER TOWARD A FUTURE WITHOUT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE SEPTEMBER 2026 AS WORLD ALZHEIMER'S MONTH IN YAVAPAI COUNTY AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA. SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THESE CONDITIONS. PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES AND JOIN TOGETHER IN ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION AND HOPE THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES. IN WITNESS THEREOF, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SETS HIS HAND AND CAUSES THE SEAL OF THE COUNTY OF YAVAPAI, ARIZONA, TO BE AFFIXED ON THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026. THANK YOU, TYLER. DO WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE TO SPEAK? WE DO. LESLIE HORTON AND RACHEL MILLS ARE HERE. GOOD MORNING AGAIN LESLIE. GOOD MORNING AGAIN. I'M LESLIE HORTON, COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR. I APPRECIATE ONCE AGAIN THAT YOU ARE DRAWING ATTENTION TO YET ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE, BUT I'M JOINED HERE BY RACHEL MILLS AND HEATHER KLOMPLARENS. THEY ARE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION TEAM, AND THEY'RE WORKING TO WRAP AWARENESS, BUT ALSO PREVENTION AND SUPPORT AROUND ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER AGING ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, RACHEL, COME ON UP. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THIS PROCLAMATION FOR WORLD ALZHEIMER'S MONTH. IN YAVAPAI COUNTY THERE ARE ABOUT 8,000 INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S OR DEMENTIA THAT ARE 65 OR OLDER. THAT'S ABOUT A PREVALENCE OF 10%. SO, IF YOU THINK OF 1 IN 10 PEOPLE THAT ARE 65 AND OLDER, THAT'S WHAT IT COMES OUT TO BE. AND WE JUST WANT TO INVITE ALL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED TO JOIN US FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA AND PRACTICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IT'S GOING TO BE ON SEPTEMBER 11TH AT THE LUXE VERDE AND COTTONWOOD, AND ON SEPTEMBER 12TH AT THE HASSAYAMPA INN IN PRESCOTT. AND WE ALSO JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE HEALTHY BRAIN INITIATIVE GRANT THAT OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECEIVED AND OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS ONE OUT OF EIGHT HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THAT RECEIVED IT. [00:15:01] THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONTINUED SUPPORT AND RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. THANK YOU. WE GOT ONE MORE PERSON. OKAY, I WASN'T SURE. ANY. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YEAH. THANK YOU CHAIR. SO AGAIN, WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE SUICIDE AND THE DARKNESS YOU GET IN A DARKNESS WHEN YOU DEAL WITH THE DEMENTIA OR WHATEVER THIS MAY BE AS THINGS, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE. AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF RESOURCES OUT HERE. AND IF ANYBODY IS HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THEM, PLEASE CONTACT ME BECAUSE WE IN OUR FAMILY, ME AND KIRK, WE'RE DEALING WITH THIS. AND DON'T STAY IN THE DARK. WE HAVE RESOURCES. WE CAN HELP YOU THROUGH THIS. THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE. IT'S BEST TO JUST COME OUT AND THERE'S A LOT OF EMOTIONS. FIRST, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THEN YOU GO THROUGH DENIAL. THEN YOU'RE THINKING YOU'RE WHAT'S HAPPENING. YOU HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. BUT PERSONALLY, I CAN TELL YOU THERE IS A TON OF HELP. SO JUST KNOW YOU'RE NOT ALONE AND WE CAN WORK THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU, CHAIR. CHAIR. YES. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO ECHO A LOT OF WHAT SUPERVISOR MALLORY JUST SAID. I HAVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE SUICIDE PREVENTION AND ALZHEIMER'S. I WAS A CAREGIVER FOR ALZHEIMER'S AND NOW FACING ONE WITH DEMENTIA. AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REACH OUT AND SEEK HELP. YOU CANNOT DO IT ALONE. IT IS LIFE CHANGING FOR YOU AS WELL AS THE PERSON THAT YOU'RE GIVING CARE TO. WITH THE SUICIDE, I LOOK AT THE YCSO REPORTS EVERY, EVERY WEEK THAT WE GET THEM AND IT'S RARELY A WEEK THAT WE DON'T SEE IT. IT'S JUST VERY PULLING ON THE HEARTSTRINGS TO SEE THAT. SO, THANK YOU, LESLIE, FOR BRINGING THIS TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS THAT WE REALLY ADDRESS THESE TWO DEVASTATING ISSUES TO OUR FAMILY CORE HERE. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. I MOVE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. PROCLAMATION NO. 3 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WE'LL COME DOWN AND TAKE PICTURES RIGHT NOW. NO, NO. I COVERED IT. DON'T WORRY. THERE'S NO WAY. I'M SORRY. I KNOW. YOU CAN'T SEE IT. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. [00:20:20] OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. I KNOW IT TAKES A MINUTE TO KIND OF BRING IT BACK. OH, CAN'T DO WITHOUT THESE. OKAY, MOVING ON TO PRESENTATIONS. WE'RE GONNA START OFF FIRST WITH THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11 AND THE HEALING FIELDS. [1. Board of Supervisors - Presentation honoring the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 and the 15th Annual Prescott Valley Healing Field of Northern Arizona. ] SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YOU WANT ME TO TURN ANYTHING OVER TO YOU? YOU HAVE SOMEBODY FOR THE PRESENTATION? WELL, THANK YOU, CHAIR. YES. WE'RE WANT TO WELCOME PILAR HENRY. SHE IS THE CHAIR OF THE PRESCOTT VALLEY HEALING FIELDS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. THIS EVENT STARTED BACK IN 2010-2011. ACTUALLY, MY HUSBAND AND I WENT FORWARD IN THE COMMUNITY TO WANT TO BRING THIS EVENT IN RIGHT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE COMMUNITY. WE HEAR ABOUT NUMBERS, BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU, WE'RE NOT A NUMBER. GOD DOESN'T LOOK AT US AS A NUMBER. HE BREATHED LIFE INTO US. AND FOR TEN YEARS WE JUST WOULD WATCH ON TV, THE TOWERS FALLING DOWN. AND I FELT IT WAS SO IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE A REAL CONNECTION TO THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR STORIES. THEY HAD A LIFE AND IT WAS TAKEN AWAY BY EVIL. AND THAT EVIL STILL EXISTS TODAY. AND THAT'S WHY WE CAN NEVER FORGET ANY OF WHAT HAS BROUGHT THIS COUNTRY RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. EVERYTHING IS SO IMPORTANT. SO, PILAR, WELCOME. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A VIDEO. OH, THERE WE GO. AT 8:46 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001, A CHAIN OF EVENTS WAS SET IN MOTION THAT WITHIN TWO SHORT HOURS, WOULD TAKE THE LIVES OF OVER 3,000 PEOPLE IN A HORRIFIC ACT OF COWARDICE. THE FIRST POSITIVE IMAGE TO COME OUT OF THE TERROR THAT AWFUL DAY WAS THE AMERICAN FLAG. SINCE THEN, OUR ROLE AS AMERICANS HAS BEEN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MEMORIES OF THOSE DREADFUL EVENTS WILL NEVER FADE. PAUL SWENSON, OWNER OF COLONIAL FLAG IN SANDY, UTAH, HAD A STRONG DESIRE TO HELP PEOPLE COMPREHEND THE GRAVITY OF 9/11 AND HAS GIVEN THEM A WAY TO HEAL. YOU KNOW, THE SCALE OF THIS DISASTER HIT EVERY HOME IN AMERICA. I HOPE THAT THESE FIELDS OF FLAGS, THESE HEALING FIELDS, BECOME A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET WITH THEIR CHILDREN, WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WITH THEIR PARENTS, AND WALK AND PONDER AND THINK ABOUT NOT JUST THE VICTIMS, BUT ALSO TO REMEMBER SOME OF THESE LARGER ISSUES OF FREEDOM AND NOT TAKING FOR GRANTED THAT FREEDOM. I WOULD CHALLENGE PEOPLE IN A POSITION TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER TO DO THIS OR NOT, THAT THEY LOOK AT THE BROADER PICTURE AND SEE WHAT IT WOULD DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. [00:25:05] PEARL HARBOR HAS A PERMANENT MEMORIAL. THIS IS A SIMILAR SORT OF MEMORIAL, BUT IT'S TEMPORARY AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DISPL/AYED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY SO MORE PEOPLE CAN SEE IT. THIS IS ONE WAY TO REALLY SHOW TRUE APPRECIATION AND TRUE SUPPORT FOR OUR MILITARY. I WOULD SAY IT'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS. SO WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING MOVE YOU IN YOUR HEART AND YOU FEEL PULLED TO DO IT AND IT BETTERS YOUR COMMUNITY, THEN I SUGGEST THAT YOU FOLLOW THAT. REALLY, IT BECOMES A PART OF YOU. AND ONCE YOU CONTRIBUTE, YOU WANT TO KEEP CONTRIBUTING. COMMUNITY IS COMING TOGETHER. WHEN YOU TAKE PART AND YOU PARTICIPATE, YOU BECOME EVEN MORE A GREATER PART OF THAT COMMUNITY. I WISH EVERY CITY IN THE UNITED STATES WOULD GET BEHIND THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE IT IS AN AWESOME, AWESOME FEELING. IT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE SHOULD DO. IF YOU'RE PROUD OF THIS COUNTRY AND YOU WANT TO SHOW IT, THIS IS ONE GOOD WAY TO SHOW IT. AS YOU JUST SAW, WALKING THROUGH THESE FLAGS IS AMAZING. AS WE COME UPON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11, WE ARE ALSO BLESSED TO COME ACROSS THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HEALING FIELD OF NORTHERN ARIZONA IN THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY. IT'S TRIBUTE AND REMEMBRANCE TO THOSE THAT WERE KILLED ON 9/11. A HUGE THANK YOU TO SUPERVISOR MALLORY AND HER HUSBAND KIRK FOR HAVING THE VISION TO BRING THIS TO US. WE ARE ONE OF 3 9/11 HEALING FIELDS, TWO IN ARIZONA. EACH FLAG HONORS THE MEMORY OF SOMEONE FROM THAT DAY. BUT IT'S NOT JUST A FLAG. EACH FLAG HAS A NAME, A PICTURE, AND A STORY, AND WHERE THEY WERE KILLED ON THAT DAY. IF THEY WERE A FIREFIGHTER, POLICE OR MILITARY. YOU'LL SEE A PAIR OF BOOTS AT THE BASE OF THEIR FLAG HONORING THAT. IF THEY WERE ONE OF THE EIGHT CHILDREN KILLED ON THAT DAY, YOU WILL SEE A TEDDY BEAR ATTACHED TO THEIR FLAG. AND YOU JUST CAN'T HELP BEING MOVED. WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH AND SEE THESE FLAGS MOVING IN THE WIND. OUR FLAGS WILL BE INSTALLED THE MORNING OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 7 A.M.. WE WELCOME EVERYBODY TO COME DOWN AND BE A PART OF THAT. THEY STAY UP THE WHOLE WEEK OF PATRIOT WEEK AND THEY COME DOWN ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, WE HAVE OUR INFORMATION BOOTH AT THE FRONT OF THE FIELD WHERE WE WELCOME EVERYBODY, MAYBE TO SHARE A STORY OR TO FIND A SPECIFIC LOVED ONE OR SOMEONE THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF. WE CAN DIRECT THEM TO THAT FLAG AND THEY CAN HONOR THEM. ON FRIDAY, 9/11 AT 6:00 ON THE LAWN AT THE PRESCOTT VALLEY CIVIC CENTER, WE HAVE OUR PATRIOT DAY CEREMONY ALONG WITH THE BLESSING OF THE FIELD, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY SPECIAL, SPECIAL EVENT THIS YEAR. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER, GO TO HEALINGFIELDTV.COM. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND DEDICATION. AND THE OTHER THING I JUST NEED TO SAY IS THAT MY HUSBAND AND I MIGHT HAVE SPEARHEADED THE BEGINNING OF THIS, BUT THE REASON IT IS STILL HERE 15 YEARS LATER IS BECAUSE OF THIS COMMUNITY. SO IMPORTANT. IT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT. YOU'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT OUR COUNTRY IS AND THE FIGHT THAT WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE EVERY DAY AND EVERY HOUR. WE CAN'T EVER BE COMPLACENT. AND WE NEED TO ALWAYS BE READY FOR WHATEVER WE MAY BE FACING. AND I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT FEAR INTO ANYBODY. I'M JUST TELLING YOU, THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN A FIGHT TO KEEP SINCE THE DAY THE IDEA CAME IN. DON'T EVER, EVER GET COMPLACENT. THANK YOU AGAIN. I PRAY AND HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, PLEASE COME. IT WILL MOVE YOUR SOUL TO WALK THROUGH ALMOST 03,000 AMERICAN FLAGS. EIGHT FEET TALL WITH THE NAMES AND THE BIOS AND THE FACES OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAD A LIFE. [00:30:03] AND THEIR LIFE WAS TAKEN AWAY. AND THAT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. SO PLEASE STAY VIGILANT AND PEACEFUL. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AND SUPERVISOR MALLORY FOR DOING THIS. I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IF YOU'RE 25 YEARS OLD, YOU WEREN'T EVEN ALIVE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AND WE ALL HAVE OUR MEMORIES OF THAT DAY. MOST OF US IN THIS ROOM AND MINE WAS JUST SEEING THIS WOMAN WITH SHINY BLACK SHOES, BLACK STOCKINGS, PLAID SKIRT, WHITE BLOUSE. YOU COULD TELL HER HAIR HAD A PERM. SHE WAS JUST SHOWING UP FOR WORK, AND NOW SHE'S FALLING TO HER DEATH OUTSIDE THAT BUILDING. AND THAT IMAGE IS PERMANENTLY BURNED ON MY HEAD. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IF YOU DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THAT, YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. AND YOU SEE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THIS NATION RIGHT NOW, THOSE PEOPLE STILL HAVE THOSE GOALS TO DO THAT. SO, I THINK REMEMBERING THE SACRIFICE THAT EVERYONE WENT THROUGH. AND THIS FIRST RESPONDERS, WHEN EVERYONE WAS RUNNING THAT WAY, THEY RAN THE OTHER WAY, AND THEY WERE THEY TOOK A LOT OF THE HITS IN THAT BUILDING. SO, I JUST, I JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. AND FOR EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE, SUPERVISOR MALLORY LOOKS IDENTICAL TODAY AS SHE DID BACK THEN. YOU LOOK FABULOUS. YES, THAT VIDEO WAS BACK IN 2013. SO FUNNY. BUT THANK YOU. PRESENTATION NO. 2, HUMAN RESOURCES. [2. Human Resources - Presentation in recognition of County employees with a 25+ year work anniversary between July 2026 and September 2026.] JARED. GOOD MORNING, SIR. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. HERE TO. WELL, JARED FRIEDLAND, YOUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR. WE HAVE A PRETTY AMAZING MONTH THIS THIS QUARTER WE ARE RECOGNIZING NINE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE REACHED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE OR MORE. UNFORTUNATELY FIVE OF THEM COULD NOT MAKE THE MAKE THE MEETING HERE TODAY. BUT I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM. AND SO JANN BARRETT, PROGRAM COORDINATOR III WITH THE ADULT PROBATION, REACHED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. MARY POLLOCK, SUSAN HITE, PRISCILLA PHELPS ALL WITH THE LIBRARY DISTRICT. THEY REACHED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE IN JULY. COINCIDENTALLY ALL HIRED ON THE SAME DAY. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS NICE. AND WE ALSO HAVE DIANE JORDAHL, WHO IS THE JUDICIAL ASSISTANT WITH SUPERIOR COURTS AND HAS SERVED THE COUNTY FOR OVER 30 YEARS. SO CLEARLY WE'RE FINDING A PATTERN OF PEOPLE THAT ARE. EXCITED TO, TO EXTEND THEIR CAREER WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY, WHICH YOU KNOW, IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND RETENTION, WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE. IN THE, THE BUILDING TODAY THOMAS NEWELL CELEBRATED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE ON SEPTEMBER 24TH OF THIS YEAR. AND SHERIFF DAVE RHODES IS HERE TO SAY A FEW WORDS IN RECOGNITION ON HIS BEHALF. ALSO BERT MILLER WHO'S THE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER FOR PUBLIC WORKS CELEBRATED OVER 30 YEARS ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. AND HERE TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND SAY A FEW WORDS ON HIS BEHALF IS ROGER MCCORMICK. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON BEHALF OF TRACY SNOW AND BILL RUSSELL. WHO, UNFORTUNATELY, JUDGE RUSSELL WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT. I'M SURE THAT HE'S PROBABLY IN COURT SOMEWHERE. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM AS WELL. AND THEN OF COURSE, INVITE YOU ALL DOWN FOR A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. AND AS ALWAYS, WE LIKE TO THANK ALLAN'S FLOWERS FOR THE DONATIONS. SO, WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THOMAS AND SHERIFF RHODES. GOOD MORNING, SHERIFF. GOOD MORNING, DAVID RHODES. YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF. AND I HAVE CHIEF DEPUTY JEFF NEWNAM HERE WITH ME. ALSO WE HAVE TOM NEWELL, LIEUTENANT TOM NEWELL WHO HAS BEEN WITH US FOR 25 YEARS. TOM HAS I DON'T KNOW REALLY WHAT TO SAY. YOU KNOW THAT ABOUT THE JAIL, ABOUT THE DETENTION SERVICES DIVISION, [00:35:01] ABOUT TRANSPORT, ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON THERE THAT TOM HAS NOT BEEN A PART OF, BUT IT TAKES A SPECIAL KIND OF LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO WORK IN DETENTION SERVICES FOR 25 YEARS AND TO BECOME AN EXPERT IN PROVIDING A GOOD, CLEAN CONSTITUTIONAL FACILITY 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FOR HUNDREDS OF INMATES. AND SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR TOM TODAY. WE WANT TO CELEBRATE HIM. AND THERE'S MANY OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO ARE COMING UP ON 25 YEARS COMING UP ON 30 YEARS COMING UP ON 20 YEARS. WITHOUT THEM, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE CONSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE SHERIFF AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING. TIME THIS MORNING FOR THIS RECOGNITION. AND I KNOW TOM IS GOING TO HATE THIS BECAUSE I KNOW HIM, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ASK HIM TO COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE. GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING SIR. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M TOM NEWELL, LIEUTENANT DETENTION SERVICES OF THE UP COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS HONOR. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, ALL OUR COMMUNITIES AND YAVAPAI COUNTY. I LOVE THIS COUNTY AND I TRULY LOVE THIS JOB. THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. THANK YOU, SHERIFF RHODES. THANK YOU, CHIEF DEPUTY NEWNAM. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, SIR. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT UP, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL BERT MILLER AND ROGER MCCORMICK. GOOD MORNING ROGER. GOOD MORNING. CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME HERE TO RECOGNIZE THE EMPLOYEES OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. IT TRULY IS A A GOOD GESTURE AND FEELING TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE COUNTY. BERT MILLER, WHERE DO I START? SO BERT HE HAS BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR 30 YEARS NOW. HE IS A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE AND ONE THAT I AM PARTICULARLY PROUD OF. SO WHAT DID I SPEAK ABOUT TODAY WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH FOR BERT. I THINK WORDS CAN'T DO WHAT HE HAS DONE OVER THE COURSE OF THE 30 YEARS HE'S BEEN HERE. BUT HE'S MANAGED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. HE'S HELPED WITH ENGINEERING. HE'S BEEN A PROJECT MANAGER. HE'S DONE IT ALL HERE FOR PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE COUNTY. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT PROJECTS THAT THE COUNTY HAS DONE OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS. YOU THINK ABOUT FAIN ROAD, RIGHT? CONNECTION OF 89A TO 69. YOU THINK ABOUT MINGUS AVENUE EXTENSION, THE BRIDGE OVER MINGUS AVENUE. THAT'S BURT MILLER. HE WAS INVOLVED IN ALL THAT. BURT HAS A SPECIAL ABILITY TO HANDLE THINGS THAT WHEN THEY GET HOT IN THE FIELD, HE'S VERY LEVEL HEADED, AND HE KNOWS HOW TO BE PROFESSIONAL IN ALL THAT HE DOES. I CONSIDER BURT ONE OF THE BEST CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT INSPECTORS AND ENGINEERS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA. HIS NATURAL INSIGHT IS, IS UNMATCHED IN MAKING SURE THAT THE COUNTY'S PROJECTS GO WELL. SO, I NOT ONLY THANK HIM, BUT I THINK ON BEHALF OF ALL THE PUBLIC WORKS AND YAVAPAI COUNTY, WE THANK BURT FOR HIS 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TODAY AND I KNOW HE WON'T LIKE THIS EITHER, BUT HIS WIFE PROBABLY WANTS TO HEAR HIM TALK. CINDY IS HERE, TOO. SO I THANK HER FOR BEING HERE TO SUPPORT BERT. SO, BERT. GOOD MORNING, SIR. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR. VICE CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I'VE ENJOYED WORKING HERE. IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS AND JUST ENJOYED IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. [APPLAUSE]. OKAY. AND THEN OUR LAST TWO THAT WE HAVE HERE IS TRACY SNOW AND BILL RUSSELL. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME ON UP. JUDGE RICHARDSON IS IN A CONFERENCE TODAY AND IS UNABLE TO HELP HONOR THEM, BUT THEY BOTH CELEBRATE OVER 25 YEARS. AND I WILL SAY ON THEIR BEHALF THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH BOTH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, AND THEY ARE ONE OF THE MOST VALUED EMPLOYEES FROM THE MAYOR JUSTICE COURT THAT THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY TO BOTH OF YOU THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR GUYS'S SERVICE. AND I HOPE YOU DON'T LEAVE ANYTIME SOON. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO THE BOARD, [00:40:05] PLEASE DO. DON'T. THEY MIGHT BE SHY. NOT ALL AT ONCE. NOW. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS. JUST THANK YOU. THIS YAVAPAI COUNTY IS AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO WORK, SO THANK YOU. I STARTED OUT AS A COURT CLERK THERE AND NOW I'M THE SUPERVISOR THERE. SO THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT. SO I'M, I FEEL FORTUNATE TO WORK FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, SIR. GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. I STARTED OFF AS A VIP FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BACK IN THE 90S. HIRED ON IN 2001. RETIRED IN 2021 AND COULDN'T LEAVE YAVAPAI COUNTY WENT RIGHT BACK TO WORK TWO MONTHS LATER FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT. AND NOW I'M AT MAYOR JUSTICE COURT AS AN OFFICER PROTECTING THE STAFF THERE. MY GOAL IS TO BE BACK HERE IN FIVE MORE YEARS TO SEE SOME OF YOU AGAIN. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU, SIR. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. BOARD. OKAY, WE'LL COME DOWN AND TAKE A QUICK PICTURE WITH EVERYBODY. I DON'T WANT IT. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE DO THIS AND BRING THE EMPLOYEES UP. AND THESE ARE ALL THE YEARS OF SERVICE. THAT'S HOW THIS COMMUNITY WAS BUILT. WHEN YOU SEE THESE 30, 35 YEARS, 25 YEARS, ALL OF THIS, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AMAZING. AND I'M SO GLAD WE DO THIS BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE ALMOST 2,000 EMPLOYEES IN THE COUNTY. WE DON'T GET TO HAVE THAT FACE TO THE NAME. SO GOD BLESS THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BROUGHT YAVAPAI COUNTY TO WHERE IT IS TODAY. VICE CHAIR. YEAH, I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THAT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS REALLY ARE DEVELOPING THE CONSISTENCY THAT PROVIDES THE HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITIES. IT'S ESSENTIAL. AND I KNOW EVERY DEPARTMENT SORT OF FRETS. YOU KNOW, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT THEY MIGHT DECIDE TO RETIRE. SO YEAH, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR SERVICE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO PRESENTATION NO. 03, THE TREASURER'S OFFICE. GOOD MORNING, [3. Treasurer - Presentation to summarize the financial activities of the Yavapai County Treasurer's Office in accordance with A.R.S. §42-18002.] CHIP. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I AM PROUD YET HUMBLE TO PRESENT THE TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT. WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A LOT OF STATISTICS. I BELIEVE IN STATISTICS. AND I BELIEVE IF YOU DON'T HAVE STATISTICS, YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER PERSON WITH AN OPINION. [00:45:03] SOME OF THE STATISTICS I DON'T HAVE UP THERE ARE THE EMPLOYEES THAT MAKE UP OUR DEPARTMENT. ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU IS DONE WITH A 14-PERSON DEPARTMENT. AND EVERY YEAR WE ADD MORE PARCELS TO THE COUNTY. WE ADD MORE SPECIAL DISTRICTS TO THE COUNTY. AND OUR DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE AND NOT ADD ADDITIONAL PEOPLE. BUT WE USE INNOVATION AND TEAMWORK AND A LOT OF THINGS TO KEEP AHEAD OF OUR CHALLENGES. I HAVE WITH ME MY CHIEF DEPUTY AND TAXING SUPERVISOR, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HELP WITH THE PRESENTATIONS BECAUSE THEY'RE SOME OF THE RISING STARS THAT WE HOPE TO SEE UP HERE FOR THE 25-YEAR AWARDS. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MELVIN MURDOCK. GOOD MORNING, SIR. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME FOR US TO COME AND TALK THIS MORNING. AND GOING OVER OUR TREASURER'S REPORT. THERE'S JUST KIND OF A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH. WE'RE GOING TO AND TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING. AND I'M GOING TO COVER KIND OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FIRST ONE KIND OF GETTING INTO HERE IT'S KIND OF OUR HIGH-LEVEL FINANCIAL REPORT LOOKING AT AND HIGHLIGHTING WHAT WE SEE. THE ASSETS OR THOSE ARE THE DEPOSITS THAT WE HAVE THAT HAVE COME IN AND ARE BEING HELD BY THE TREASURER'S OFFICE. YOU CAN SEE AS OF JUNE 30TH, WHICH IS THE FISCAL YEAR THAT WE JUST COMPLETED WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER 459 MILLION THAT WE HAVE HELD IN DEPOSITS. AND THOSE AMOUNTS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE BROKEN DOWN WE HAVE THEM INVESTED IN DIFFERENT WAYS DEPENDING ON THE LIQUIDITY NEEDS AND HOW MUCH WE NEED. SO, WE KIND OF MOVE THE MONEY AROUND TO ON THAT, BUT WE HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE SITTING IN OUR CASH TO FUND THE DAY-TO-DAY NEEDS OF THE COUNTY. WE HAVE INVESTMENTS WITH LGIP WHICH IS THE ARIZONA STATE TREASURER'S GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL. THOSE FUNDS FOR US ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE LIQUID SO WE CAN INVEST THERE AND GET A SOLID RETURN ON THOSE FUNDS BUT HAVE ACCESS TO THEM FOR UPCOMING NEEDS AS THEY'RE NEEDED. AND THEN SOME OF THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE HOLDING ON TO FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. BUT PER STATUTE, NO LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS ON THOSE COMMITMENTS WE HAVE WITH OUR PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT. AND THOSE ARE GOVERNMENT BACKED BONDS, CORPORATE BONDS, CDS THAT WE HAVE INVESTED WITH THOSE. OUR NEXT SECTION DOWN THERE IS THE LIABILITIES. WE ARE TECHNICALLY OR REALLY KIND OF THE BANK FOR THE COUNTY AS WELL AS ALL THE TAXING DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN THE COUNTY. THEY'RE JUST KIND OF A HIGH-LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT WE HAVE UNDER US THERE. THERE'S THE STATE. SO THOSE ARE JUST FUNDS THAT WE HOLD ON BEHALF THAT WE COLLECT AND HOLD ON BEHALF OF THE STATE AND REMIT THEM BACK TO THE STATE. THE COUNTY THAT IS OUR BASICALLY THE YAVAPAI COUNTY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE JAIL DISTRICT, THE LIBRARY DISTRICT AND ALL THAT IS ROLLED UP UNDER THE COUNTY. THE CITY'S IS SIMILAR TO THE STATE. THIS IS CITIES AND TOWNS THAT WE COLLECT AND HOLD FUNDS FOR. AND THEN THE SCHOOLS INCLUDE ALL OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE. THE COLLEGE YAVAPAI COLLEGE THERE AND OUR SPECIAL DISTRICTS ARE ALL OF OUR FIRE DISTRICTS, WATER DISTRICTS AND WASTEWATER DISTRICTS. AND THEN OUR MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY THAT WE HAVE IS OUR EXCESS PROCEEDS. THAT'S WHERE THE COUNTY WE HAVE AN INSURANCE AND TRUSTS FOR THE BENEFITS THAT WE HAVE AS WELL AS SUSPENSE ACCOUNTS THAT WE HAVE IN THERE IS JUST MONEY THAT'S GOING IN AND OUT, SO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST A QUESTION ON THE CITIES. IS, THAT SEEMS LIKE A SMALL AMOUNT. HOW DO YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN FOR THE CITIES LIKE SEDONA OR HOW. I MEAN, I NOT TODAY, BUT I'M JUST ASKING IN GENERAL. YEAH, SO WHAT WE HAVE IS THE CITY OF PRESCOTT AND PRESCOTT VALLEY, THEY DON'T LEVY PROPERTY TAXES AND SO WE AREN'T COLLECTING PROPERTY TAXES. SO THOSE AREN'T INCLUDED IN HERE. SO THESE ARE JUST BEFORE CITIES AND TOWNS THAT HAVE SOME KIND OF TAX LEVY THAT WE ARE COLLECTING ON THEIR BEHALF. SO JUST CURIOUS, IS IT THAT JUST PRESCOTT THEN? [00:50:02] THEY HAVE A PROPERTY TAX. OR WOULD YOU KNOW. NO. NO, THIS IS LIKE THE, THE TOWN OF CHINO VALLEY. I BELIEVE COTTONWOOD IS IN THERE. PEORIA. THERE'S A HANDFUL OF OTHERS. PEORIA IS A SPLIT. SO, THERE'S, THEY'RE PART MARICOPA COUNTY, PART YAVAPAI COUNTY. SO INTERESTING. OKAY, THANKS FOR THAT. I CAN DEFINITELY PUT TOGETHER AND PROVIDE YOU WITH A LIST SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE CITIES AND TOWNS THAT WE. YEAH, I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. CHAIR. YEAH. YES. I'M SORRY. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. SO THE TAX BILL GOES OUT. WE DO THAT. WE COLLECT IT FOR EVERY DISTRICT. DO WE INVEST THAT FOR THEM OR IS THIS JUST A QUICK PASS THROUGH THAT GOES TO THEM, AND THEN THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN MONEY? A LOT OF THE CITIES AND TOWNS WE COLLECT ON THEIR BEHALF. AND THEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT MONTH, WE DO TRANSFER THOSE FUNDS OVER TO THEM. SO THERE ISN'T A LOT OF INVESTING WITH THOSE FUNDS BECAUSE WE ARE SIMILAR TO LIKE THE STATE FUNDS THAT WE COLLECT, WE'RE JUST KIND OF A PASS THROUGH. SO WE COLLECT AND THEN WE PASS THAT ON. AT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH FOR THE PRIOR MONTH, ANY FUNDS THAT WERE COLLECTED. THANK YOU. NEXT ONE. THIS ONE GETS INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON KIND OF WHAT WE HAVE, THE RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS COMING IN. THEY'RE JUST KIND OF, YOU CAN SEE LOOKING AT THERE IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. I MEAN, WE TRANSACTED AND MANAGED ALMOST $2 BILLION IN MONEY GOING IN AND OUT OF THE TREASURER'S OFFICE. IT'S BROKEN DOWN ON THE RECEIPTS. WE HAD RECEIPTS COMING INTO OUR OFFICE ABOUT $977 MILLION. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE BREAKDOWN BY EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES THAT WE HAVE. PROPERTY TAXES. I KNOW STORMY WE'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THOSE. BUT THAT'S ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE COMING IN. THE BALANCE COMES FROM THIS SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT DEPOSITS THAT ARE COMING FROM THE STATE OR LOCAL ENTITIES. THE COUNTY SALES TAX, THE CAR TAX AND LICENSING GRANTS THAT ARE AWARDED COME THROUGH HERE AS WELL AS COURT FEES AND FINES AS WELL AS FIRE DISTRICT AND SPECIAL DISTRICT DEPOSITS. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. SO TO CLARIFY BETWEEN THE TWO SHEETS, THESE ARE THESE ARE THE TAX THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY COLLECTING. SO, FOR CITIES YOU ACTUALLY COLLECT $3.4 MILLION, CORRECT? IT'S NOT ALWAYS ALL TAXES. SO, THERE ARE DEPOSITS THAT ARE MADE FOR LIKE THE STATE APPROPRIATIONS THAT COMES IN. BUT THIS IS WHAT YOUR REVENUES WERE ON THIS OTHER SIDE. THIS IS YOUR LIABILITY. THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT THAT YOU HAVEN'T. YES, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE SITTING ON. SO, YOU'RE ACTUALLY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY COLLECTING. BUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THIS IS WHAT YOU HAD NOT PAID OUT. YES. OKAY, THANK YOU. YEAH. THOSE ARE THE FUNDS WE HAVE ON KIND OF ON THE THINK OF IT AS A BANK. SO DEPOSITS THAT ARE ON OUR DEPOSITS ON ACCOUNT WITH US FROM EACH OF THOSE ENTITIES. ON THE DISBURSEMENT SIDE, WE HAD ABOUT $970 MILLION IN DISBURSEMENTS GOING OUT. TWO THIRDS OF THAT IS COMING FROM WARRANT CHECKS, WHICH ARE WARRANT CHECKS THAT ARE ISSUED FROM EACH OF THE DISTRICTS. THE COUNTIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ISSUE WARRANTS FOR PAYING THEIR BILLS AND THEIR OBLIGATIONS. THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT IS WE HAVE BOND INTEREST IN PRINCIPAL. SO ANY OF THE OTHER COUNTY ENTITIES THAT HAVE BONDS, WE'RE MAKING THOSE PAYMENTS AS, FOR THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. THE OTHER, BALANCE IS ACH WIRES AND TRANSIT OUR TRANSFERS THAT ARE GOING OUT. AND THEN AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, KIND OF THOSE CITY AND STATE REMITTANCES. SO EVERY MONTH WE'RE SENDING THE FUNDS BACK TO THE CITIES AND TOWNS FOR WHAT WE'VE COLLECTED ON THEIR BEHALF. AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE WITH THAT, IT'S LIKE WITH THAT ALMOST 2 BILLION, AS CHIP MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, WE'RE DOING THAT WITH A STAFF OF 14 IN OUR TREASURER'S OFFICE AND THREE PEOPLE ON OUR FISCAL SIDE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ONE HERE. WE'RE JUST GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL INTO THE PROPERTY TAX PIECE OF THAT. OUR TOTAL COLLECTIONS LAST YEAR, WE COLLECTED TWO $328 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAXES. THAT DOES INCLUDE 1.4 MILLION IN INTEREST AND FEES THAT WAS COLLECTED ON PAST DUE AMOUNTS AS THEY WERE PAID. THE RIGHT TABLE OVER THERE AT THE TOP KIND OF EMPHASIZE THERE AS YOU LOOK AT BY THE TAX YEAR WE DON'T JUST COLLECT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, WE'RE CONTINUALLY COLLECTING ON PRIOR YEARS IF THERE'S STILL OUTSTANDING AMOUNTS OF WHICH LAST YEAR WE COLLECTED $5.5 MILLION JUST ON PRIOR [00:55:04] YEAR UNPAID TAXES. THE COLUMN I REALLY WANT TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT ON THERE, WHICH I FEEL VERY IMPRESSED ABOUT THAT. WE'RE ABLE TO DO. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PERCENT COLLECTED, THAT'S THE PERCENT THAT WAS LEVIED. AND HOW MUCH IS WHAT PERCENT HAS BEEN COLLECTED ON THOSE PROPERTY TAXES. AND IF YOU LOOK AT OUR CURRENT YEAR, THAT 2025 TAX YEAR WE'VE COLLECTED AS OF JUNE 30TH, 98.2% OF THOSE TAXES AND ALL THE PRIOR YEARS, WE'RE AT 99.92 TO 97 ON ALL THOSE TAX YEARS. SO, WE'RE COLLECTING ALMOST ALL OF THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT HAVE BEEN LEVIED AND ABLE TO HAND THOSE BACK TO THE COUNTY AND DISTRICT. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. YEAH, NO PROBLEM. SORRY. YOU KNOW, NUMBERS ARE KIND OF MY KIND OF MY BAG HERE. SO THE 98.29 IS A LITTLE MISLEADING BECAUSE AS YOU SAY, YOU CONTINUE TO COLLECT PAST THIS YEAR. SO I FULLY EXPECT IT TO BE SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS YEARS. I MEAN, THAT'S OUTSTANDING TO GET 99.97 AND CONTINUE TO. SO THESE NUMBERS ARE FLUID. THEY'LL CONTINUE TO CHANGE AS YOU COLLECT OVER THE YEARS. CORRECT? CORRECT. CORRECT. YEAH. AND I MEAN, THE ONE THING WITH THE 2025 TAXES WHAT USUALLY WILL BUMP IT UP TO THAT 99.9. IS ONCE WE GET TO THE LIEN AUCTION IN FEBRUARY, SO ANY PAST DUE PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE 2025 TAX YEARS WILL GO UP FOR TAX LIEN AUCTION. AND THEN ANOTHER BIG CHUNK OF THAT OUTSTANDING AMOUNT WILL BE PAID. AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO CONTINUE TO COLLECT ON THOSE TAXES. OUR NEXT SLIDE HERE IS JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHTING THE YAVAPAI COUNTY GOVERNMENT PIECE OF THAT. SO PULLING OUT ALL THE OTHER THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND OTHERS THAT WE HAVE THERE THE TOTAL RECEIPTS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE JUST YAVAPAI COUNTY GOVERNMENT ALONE IS 355,000,000. 79 MILLION OF IT IS RELATED TO PROPERTY TAXES. 276 MILLION IS RELATED TO OTHER FUNDS THAT ARE COMING IN COUNTY SALES TAXES, GRANTS, THE CAR TAXES AND FEES, COURT FEES THAT ARE COMING IN ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY, THE LIBRARY, JAIL DISTRICT AND OTHER, THE FLOOD DISTRICT. DISBURSEMENTS WERE 359 AND A HALF MILLION. THERE'S FUNDS GOING OUT WARRANTS THAT ARE BEING ISSUED BY THE COUNTY AS WELL AS PAYROLL BENEFITS, OPERATING EXPENSES AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES THAT ARE GOING OUT. YOU CAN SEE THE BOTTOM-LINE NUMBER THERE. THE BALANCE OR DEPOSITS WITH THE TREASURER'S OFFICE FOR THE COUNTY IS AT $228.5 MILLION THAT WE HAVE. AND HERE'S JUST KIND OF TAKING THAT ONE SLIDE. ON PROPERTY TAXES, THIS IS JUST THE COUNTY VERY SIMILAR TRENDS THAT YOU HAVE KIND OF ON THE, THE GLOBAL ONE, I MEAN, PERCENTAGES AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGES COLLECTED ARE STILL RIGHT IN LINE WITH WHAT THE TOTAL COUNTY IS FOR THAT. AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE FINANCIALS. I'M GOING TO HAND IT BACK TO. JIM, NO OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YEP. THANK YOU. SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY IS OUR INVESTMENTS. SO LAST YEAR WE RETURNED $18 MILLION FROM OUR INVESTMENTS BACK TO THE COUNTY AND THE OTHER DISTRICTS WITHIN THE COUNTY. SO, WE HAVE A LITTLE TEAM THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER THAT WE MONITOR NATIONAL WORLD ECONOMY, AND WE TRY TO RUB OUR CRYSTAL BALL AND FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WORLD IS GOING. AND WE USE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL RUN BY THE STATE TREASURER AS OUR, AS OUR MONITOR, AND WE OUTPERFORM THE LGIP. LIKE THE LGIP RIGHT NOW IS 3.6. AND THE AVERAGE FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY OUR RETURN IS 4.2. SO, WE'RE RUNNING A FIVE-YEAR WINDOW. SO THAT IS HARD TO PREDICT BECAUSE YOU'RE COMING OFF OF SOME INVESTMENTS THAT WERE, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN 1% FIVE YEARS AGO. AND THEN WE'RE GOING INTO THE FUTURE, WHICH WE'RE IN A WEIRD PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW BECAUSE U.S. TREASURIES HAVE WENT UP. AS OF YESTERDAY, THEY'RE THE HIGHEST THEY'VE BEEN IN THE FIVE-YEAR WINDOW. SO, WE'RE TRYING TO MONITOR HOW TO INVEST, WHEN TO INVEST. [01:00:06] EVERYTHING WE INVEST IS REGULATED BY STATUTE, SO IT'S VERY SAFE. WE DON'T GAMBLE WITH PUBLIC MONEY. BUT WE'RE ENJOYING THAT CHALLENGE OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAXIMIZE THE RETURN. AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING WITH THAT INVESTMENT IS DISTRICTS HAD TO GET A LINE OF CREDIT WITH THE BANK. AND BECAUSE WE'RE VERY CYCLICAL IN OUR REVENUE FLOW. SOME DISTRICTS GO INTO THE NEGATIVE AND THEN THEY HAVE TO BORROW MONEY FROM THE BANK. SO, WE SET UP A POLICY WHERE WE'RE NOW LOANING MONEY TO THE DISTRICTS AT THE SAME RATE OF WHICH WE WILL INVEST. SO, WE'LL CHECK THE US TREASURY RATES THE FIRST OF EVERY MONTH. AND WE'LL CHECK THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL, THE FIRST OF EVERY MONTH. AND WE SET THAT AS OUR RATE. AND THEN AS DISTRICTS NEED MONEY, WILL ALLOW THEM TO BORROW THAT AT THAT RATE VERSUS THE HIGHER RATE. AND THE INTENT OF THAT IS IT'S ALL TAXPAYERS MONEY. SO IF WE CAN SAVE THEM MONEY, THAT'S WHAT WE DO. SO ANYWAY, WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT OUR INVESTMENTS HAVE DONE. THEY DIPPED A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR IN COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR, BUT I SUSPECT WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW ON THE TRENDING IT'LL LIKELY BE MUCH HIGHER, NOT MUCH HIGHER, BUT HIGHER IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR OR. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU CHAIR. CHIP, JUST A QUESTION. SO, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT, WE LOAN THEM MONEY IF THEY NEED TO, HOW YOU DO THAT? IS THERE A TYPE OF AN AGREEMENT THAT IS PUT IN PLACE BETWEEN THE TWO? YES. I MEAN, WE'RE MOVING MONEY OVER TO SOMETHING ELSE, SO I'M GUESSING THERE WOULD BE MAYBE A CONTRACT OR AN AGREEMENT OR WHATEVER. THERE'S AN AGREEMENT AND WE, WE MONITOR EVERYBODY. AND AS PEOPLE START GOING OR DISTRICTS START GOING INTO THE NEGATIVE. WE RUN A CASH FLOW ANALYSIS ON IT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S IN THE NORM OF THAT CYCLICAL REVENUE FLOW. OKAY. ONCE IT STARTS GETTING OUT OF THE NORM, THEN WE HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF WHOEVER THAT DISTRICT MIGHT BE TO LET THEM KNOW THEY NEED TO WRITE THEIR SHIP AND GIVE US KIND OF A BUSINESS PLAN OF HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT. OKAY. OR WE'RE GOING TO SHUT OFF THEIR CASH FLOW. GOT IT. THANK YOU. AND I THINK. OH, THIS IS STORMY GORMLEY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS STORMY. I'M YOUR PROPERTY TAX SUPERVISOR IN THE TREASURER'S OFFICE. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME TAXING STATISTICS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR YOU TODAY. SO, WITHIN THE TAXING SIDE OF THE TREASURER'S OFFICE, WE CURRENTLY BILL AND COLLECT FOR 95 DIFFERENT TAXING AUTHORITIES. PARDON ME, CHAIR, COULD YOU PULL THE MIC A LITTLE CLOSER? SORRY, I'M SHORT. NO, BUT MIGHTY. ALL RIGHT. SO, WE COLLECT FOR 95 DIFFERENT TAXING AUTHORITIES WITH 154 DIFFERENT TAX AREA CODES. THESE AUTHORITIES INCLUDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FIRE DISTRICTS, WATER WASTEWATER DISTRICTS. THESE VERY VARIOUS DISTRICTS HAVE NUMEROUS FUNDS. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S 697 FUNDS. AS MEL SAID, THE 697 FUNDS ARE MANAGED BY OUR FISCAL DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS THREE PEOPLE. SO THESE 697 FUNDS, THAT'S LIKE BALANCING 697 CHECKING BOOKS. SO THEY'RE VERY BUSY GALS. OUR GROWTH OVER THE LAST YEAR IS INDICATED ON THE RIGHT NOW THESE NUMBERS ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR BILLING. THESE NUMBERS ARE MUCH HIGHER WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ASSESSOR'S NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY COUNT EVERY PROPERTY. AND I DON'T COUNT THE ONES THAT DON'T BILL. SO BETWEEN 24 AND 25 THE NUMBER OF BILLS SENT OUT INCREASED BY ALMOST 900 PROPERTIES. AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT BILLED INCREASED ABOUT $14.3 MILLION. THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS KIND OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND INCREASES WE'VE MADE IN OUR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PROCESSING PROGRAM. SO WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS KEEP OUR CONVENIENCE FEES LOW. THE NUMBERS PROVE THAT WE ARE ACHIEVING THE GOAL OF BRINGING IN OUR REVENUE MORE CONVENIENTLY THAT WAY. WE'VE INCREASED THE AMOUNT COLLECTED ONLINE BY 423% IN SIX YEARS. THE CHART ON THE RIGHT SHOWS OUR ABILITY TO LESSEN THOSE CONVENIENCE FEES. AS YOU CAN SEE IN 2020, EACH FEE WAS $2.95. IN 20. IN 20 ACTUALLY, THAT WAS IN 2019. IN 2020, WE NEGOTIATED WITH OUR PAYMENT PROCESSOR, AND WE GOT THAT FEE DOWN TO JUST $0.40. [01:05:08] THAT'S LESS THAN THE COST OF A STAMP TO MAIL IT IN. SO AS A RESULT, YOU CAN SEE IN THE 2019 TO 2020 TAX YEAR WHERE WE ONLY COLLECTED 4,700 E-CHECKS, THE VERY NEXT YEAR, WE COLLECTED OVER 16,000. AND THIS YEAR WE COLLECTED OVER 35,000 E-CHECK PAYMENTS ALONE. SO THAT'S A 628% INCREASE. THOSE ARE POPULAR. YES, I LOVE USING THEM. SO DO I. THIS SLIDE GOES OVER OUR TAX LIEN AUCTION FOR 2026. WHILE THE WORDS LIEN AND AUCTION DO SOUND SCARY THESE NUMBERS WILL SHOW YOU THAT THE PROCESS CAN BE BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED. WE BEGAN THE 2026 AUCTION WITH 2,572 AVAILABLE PARCELS. AFTER SENDING OUT A FINAL STATEMENT OF TAXES DUE IN DECEMBER, WE HAD 2,151 PARCELS ACTUALLY GO TO THE AUCTION. AFTER THE AUCTION OUR RESULTS WERE 1,813 OF THOSE PROPERTIES HAD A LIEN PURCHASED AGAINST THEM. SO THAT BROUGHT IN $1.6 MILLION OF OTHERWISE UNCOLLECTED FUNDS. AFTER THE AUCTION OFFICIALLY CLOSES, WE PUT THE REMAINING PARCELS IN OVER-THE-COUNTER PURCHASE. THEY CAN BE BOUGHT AT ANY WHIM. 338 WENT INTO THE OVER-THE-COUNTER AUCTION. 300 MORE SOLD. SO NOW WE JUST CURRENTLY HAVE 38 AVAILABLE TAX LIENS. THE GRAPH ON THE RIGHT IS NEW THIS YEAR. WE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE CURIOUS AS TO WHO IS BIDDING IN OUR TAX LIEN AUCTION. SO THIS SHOWS THE LOCATION OF OUR TOP TEN. SO THE BULK OF IT IS ARIZONA BIDDERS, WITH CALIFORNIA IN SECOND PLACE, FLORIDA AND THIRD AND SO ON. THE TAX LIEN AUCTION. CHAIR MAY I ASK A QUESTION ON THIS? ON, WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT A LOT OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WERE OFFERED, A LOT OF THESE ONES THAT GO TO TAX LIENS ARE VERY IRREGULAR PARCELS, VERY TINY PARCELS. DO WE REALLY WANT TO AUCTION THOSE OFF, OR IS THERE EVER AN EFFORT TO PUT THEM ONTO ANOTHER PARCEL THAT'S CLOSE BY? BECAUSE I REMEMBER SEEING ONE THAT WAS A VERY LONG STRIP BETWEEN HOUSES. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT THERE, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IF WE WOULD JUST GET THAT PROPERTY TO THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS, LIKE WHEN WE ABANDON AN EASEMENT, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD MAKE SENSE BECAUSE THEN THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD PAY FOR THAT AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE A STRANGE PARCEL NUMBER. I KNOW IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST WHEN A WHEN A LIEN IS NOT PICKED UP ON A PROPERTY AND IT GOES TO THE DEED CELL, WHICH IS, IT'S THEN CONVEYED TO THE STATE. THE STATE GIVES YOU GUYS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THE RIGHT TO SELL THAT PROPERTY. THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS DO HAVE FIRST DIBS ON THAT. SO AS FAR AS THE ONES GOING TO THE AUCTION, THE IRREGULAR ONES, THEY ARE LEGITIMATE PROPERTIES. SO WE DO HAVE TO FOLLOW STATUTE ON THAT. YEAH. BECAUSE SOME OF THEM SEEM TO BE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TEN FEET WIDE AND AND 100 YARDS LONG. AND IT JUST SEEMED LIKE WE COULD CLEAN UP A LOT OF THAT, BUT. THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL QUESTION FOR OUR ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. GREAT JOB. YES. ALL RIGHT. SO, AT THE AUCTION RESULTS. SO, THE COUNTY COLLECTS 16% PER YEAR ON PENALTIES AND INTEREST. WHEN THESE PROPERTIES GO TO THE AUCTION, THE LIEN HOLDERS CANNOT BID MORE THAN WE COLLECT, SO THEY START THEIR BID AT 16%. THEY'RE WILLING TO ACCEPT ON THEIR MONEY. THEY HAVE TO BID DOWN FROM THERE. LOWEST BIDDER WINS. SO, YOU CAN SEE THE LINE GRAPH OF THE 2151 AVAILABLE TAX LIENS, 693 OF THOSE ARE CURRENTLY HELD AT 0% INTEREST. SO THAT HOPEFULLY LESSENS THE BURDEN ON THE HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE TRYING TO REPAY THAT DEBT. ONLY 176 ARE HELD AT 16%. SO THAT'S THE RESULTS OF THAT AUCTION. IN THE PROPERTY TAX SIDE OF THE TREASURER'S OFFICE, WE ALSO HANDLE MANY LEGAL MATTERS. THIS LAST YEAR WE WERE INVOLVED IN 119 TAX LIEN FORECLOSURE CASES. 16 EXCESS PROCEEDS CASES. 20 BANKRUPTCY MATTERS. 2 MISCELLANEOUS LAWSUITS. AND THREE CONDEMNATION MATTERS. DID YOU WANT TO TALK ON THAT ONE? I DID. YEAH. [01:10:01] SO THAT 0% BID IS INDICATIVE OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO FORECLOSE ON PROPERTY. SO ORDINARILY USE IT AS AN INVESTMENT AND YOU WANT TO RETURN ON YOUR MONEY. SO, WHEN PEOPLE ARE INVESTING 0 OR 0% INTEREST, THAT MEANS THEY'RE LOOKING TOWARDS FORECLOSURE. AND SO HOPEFULLY OUR MESSAGE IS TO THE PUBLIC, PAY YOUR TAXES, DON'T LET YOUR PROPERTY GET FORECLOSED. AND THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SO MUCH ACTIVITY ON THE LEGAL SIDE IS THAT FOLKS ARE SCOOPING UP PROPERTY AND WE'RE HAVING TO GO THROUGH FORECLOSURE PROCESSES. SO THAT HAS STARTED TO WANE OFF A WEE BIT THIS YEAR, BUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN THE SOCIAL MEDIA WENT CRAZY SAYING, HEY, GET RICH QUICK, BUY TAX LIENS AND FORECLOSE ON PROPERTY. WE WERE SELLING 99% ON THE INITIAL OFFERING AND THEN IT WENT TO OVER THE COUNTER AND WE'D BE 100% SOLD OUT. SO ANYWAY, AGAIN, OUR MESSAGE IS PAY YOUR TAXES, PLEASE. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR HOMES. SO, CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A BIG PART OF OUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK. EARLY ON IN MY TIME WITH THE COUNTY, I REALIZED ANSWERING THE PHONE ALL DAY LONG IT WAS REPETITIVE QUESTIONS, THE SAME QUESTIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SO, IN 2020, I APPROACHED CHIP WITH THE IDEA OF THIS BROCHURE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, THE HOW TO READ YOUR TAX BILL BROCHURE, AND IT JUST ANSWERED ALL THOSE REPETITIVE QUESTIONS. AND YOU CAN SEE WITH THE GRAPH ON THE LEFT. SO OCTOBER 2020, WE RECEIVED OVER ALMOST 7,000 PHONE CALLS IN THAT MONTH. THAT'S OUR BUSIEST MONTH. THAT'S WHEN THE TAX BILLS GO OUT AND OVER 7,000 PHONE CALLS IN 2020. YOU DROP IT, GO DOWN TO THIS YEAR, AND THIS YEAR IN OCTOBER, WE RECEIVED 1,998 PHONE CALLS. SO THAT'S A 70% DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS. MAYBE IN THE MATH NERD THAT I AM, I FIGURED OUT IT'S 157 HOURS ON THE PHONE, IF YOU'RE AVERAGING TWO MINUTES A PHONE CALL, WHICH EQUALS 28 HOUR DAYS IN A MONTH THAT WERE NOT SPENT ON THE PHONE. SO WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP OUR STAFF LEVELS THE SAME AND HANDLE WHAT WE NEED TO HANDLE WITH OUR CURRENT STAFF LEVELS. SO THAT IS MY PART, CHIP. AND THIS SLIDE KIND OF SAYS IT ALL. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS AND APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR GUYS'S TENACITY, MAN. YOU GUYS. ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COUNTY AND FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE, AND TO BE MOVING FORWARD INTO THIS NEW FUTURE. WE'RE JOINING WITH YOU TOGETHER TO GET THINGS ACCOMPLISHED FOR EVERYBODY AS ONE. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR MALLORY. JUST ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOU CHIP, AND YOUR DEPARTMENT AND WHAT YOU DO AND YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO TRY TO ADVANCE IT INTO LESS COST TO THE COUNTY, WHICH I SO APPRECIATE AND, AND YOU GIVE GREAT SERVICE. AND SO, THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VICE CHAIR. YOU DO A GREAT JOB IN YOUR DEPARTMENT, AND I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH YOUR CONSISTENCY AND YOUR TENACITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTY IS GETTING THE BEST DEAL WITH THE ASSETS THAT WE HAVE, AND ALSO JUST TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OUR DISTRICTS AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU DO. I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. AND, YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF REMINDS US WHAT WE DO AS A COUNTY TOGETHER. SO, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. AND I'LL SAY ONCE AGAIN, IT'S NOT MYSELF. IT'S THE 14 PEOPLE ON THAT SECOND FLOOR AND OVER IN COTTONWOOD THAT ARE INNOVATIVE. I MEAN, THEY COME AND SAY, I HAVE AN IDEA HOW TO MAKE THIS BETTER, HOW TO SIMPLIFY IT, HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS UNDERSTAND WHAT WE SEND THEM. AND SO, IT'S DEFINITELY A TEAM EFFORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL. OKAY. MOVING ON TO CONSENT. CLERK, IF I'M CORRECT, IT'S 4, 11, 32, 33 AND 34 BEING PULLED, [ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.)] IS THAT RIGHT? 4, 11, 32 AND 34 ARE WHAT I HAVE ON. I ADDED 33 SORRY. 4, 11, 32, 33 AND 34 OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT 1-35, EXCLUDING 4, 11, 32, 33 AND 34. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. CONSENT ITEMS ONE THROUGH 35 HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 4, 11, 32, 33 AND 34. OKAY, I'M GOING TO PULL THINGS OUT OF ORDER HERE. I'M GOING TO START WITH NUMBER 32. SUPERINTENDENT KING. [32. School Superintendent - Approve an Affiliation Agreement with Grand Canyon University (GCU) for preceptorship for student school nurses and authorize the School Superintendent to execute all related documents. YC Contract No. 2026-379] [01:15:12] GOOD MORNING, SIR. GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN. GOOD MORNING. 32. WHAT'S THAT? WE'LL START WITH 32. START WITH 32. AND THEY ARE. YES, THEY ARE SOMEWHAT RELATED. YES, SO IN 32. THIS IS REGARDING AN AGREEMENT WITH GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY FOR PRECEPTORSHIPS, WHICH IS SOMETHING A WORD THAT I LEARNED RECENTLY. AND WHAT THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DO IS TO BRING NURSES IN THROUGH OUR COUNTY HEALTH, OUR COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS NURSING PROGRAM FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING, ALMOST LIKE AN INTERNSHIP OR AN APPRENTICESHIP. AND THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO 33 BECAUSE ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACED RECENTLY IS WE HAD AN OPEN POSITION FOR A SCHOOL NURSE, AND MISS STACY HILL STEPPED DOWN AND TOOK A POSITION WITHIN A HOSPITAL LAST YEAR, AND THAT LEFT AN OPEN POSITION. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANYONE UP UNTIL THIS POINT BECAUSE THERE'S A NURSING SHORTAGE, JUST LIKE THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF MANY THINGS. SO, WHAT I'M REQUESTING TO DO IS TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS UNTIL SUCH A TIME THAT WE HAVE AN APPROPRIATE NURSING PERSON FOR THE FUNDING OF OUR YAVAPAI COUNTY FUTURE READY COUNCIL MEMBER, WHICH IS, I ACTUALLY GAVE YOU A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT JUST CAME OUT IN THE NEWSPAPER ON SUNDAY. AND THAT IS THE PRODUCT OF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR YAVAPAI COUNTY FUTURE READY COUNCIL, WHICH THE GOAL OF THAT IS TO INCREASE THE BONDS INEXTRICABLY BETWEEN OUR SCHOOLS AND BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, TO GROW OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE AND DROPPING DOWN INTO MIDDLE SCHOOLS. AND ONE OF THE FIRST PROJECTS WE HAD THROUGH THAT, IT WAS A COLLABORATION WITH EMBRY-RIDDLE IN TRAINING A NUMBER OF TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTY, MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTY TO LEARN HOW TO UTILIZE THE SOFTWARE AS WELL AS THE 3D PRINTER. AND THOSE ACTUALLY WENT OUT THROUGH A COLLABORATION, LIKE I SAID, WITH EMBRY-RIDDLE, MY OFFICE, MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE, CTED, WHICH IS A MARVELOUS INSTITUTION IN THE YAVAPAI COUNTY EDUCATION, I'M SORRY, YAVAPAI COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. AND WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING. OUR OFFICE HAS ACTUALLY MADE THE COMMITMENT MR. BROWN, WHO HAS BEEN FILLING THAT POSITION LAST YEAR, TEN HOURS A WEEK THROUGH OUR OWN FUNDS WITHIN OUR OFFICE, WE EXPANDED HIS WORK TO 30 HOURS A WEEK THIS YEAR. AND HE IS REALLY GROWING THIS PROGRAM ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY TO GROW THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO START FINDING CAREER EXPLORATION, BUT ALSO THOSE INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING. SO, UTILIZING THOSE NURSES FUNDS TO TRANSFER OVER TO THAT UNTIL SUCH A TIME THAT WE CAN FIND AN APPROPRIATE NURSE FOR THOSE POSITIONS, I THINK WOULD BE A GOOD USE OF THOSE FUNDS. AND SO THAT IS WHAT I'M MAKING THE REQUEST FOR, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. WELL, I ALWAYS LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND I APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR. ANYBODY YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT? SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GLAD AN EDUCATED MAN HAD TO LOOK THAT WORD UP. NOW, NOW I DON'T FEEL SO BAD. WHICH WORD? THAT. OH, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME SAY IT. OH, COME ON NOW. THE PRECEPTORSHIP. RIGHT THIS PRECEPTORSHIP. YEAH. AND IT'S MENTOR. AND I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW YAVAPAI HAS A BIG NURSING PROGRAM AS WELL, BUT YOU GUYS ALREADY HAVE AN MOU WITH THEM. SO, THAT'S ALL IN PLACE. AND THEY SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE REALLY GOOD AND THEY WELCOMED THIS AS WELL. YEAH, IT'S FUNNY YOU MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE YESTERDAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MARY ANN MCCAR, DR. MERCADO WITH YAVAPAI COLLEGE, AND SHE SAW THIS ON THE AGENDA AND SHE SAYS, HEY, STEVE, WE GOT NURSES TO LET'S DO SOMETHING. SO, I REACHED OUT TO HER RIGHT AWAY. AND SO, YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT IN AN UPCOMING BOARD MEETING AS WELL. BUT GROWING OUR NURSING POPULATION RIGHT HERE IN THIS COUNTY. SO, THEY ARE EDUCATED HERE, BUT THEY STAY HERE AND ALSO GROWING THOSE YOUNG POOLS OF THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE UP, THOSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ACTUALLY START THEM DOWN THAT PATH OF BECOMING NURSES. TWO FINEST THINGS IN THE WORLD, IN MY OPINION, ARE NURSES AND TEACHERS, AND WE ALWAYS NEED MORE OF THOSE. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. YEAH, I'LL SEPARATE THESE OUT. SO, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT NUMBER 32. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. CONSENT ITEM 32 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT 33. THANK YOU. SECOND. THANK YOU. FEEL FREE TO CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. CONSENT ITEM 33 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. SORRY, JAMIE. I DIDN'T DO THE PAUSE. OKAY, MOVING ON TO CONSENT NUMBER 4. [4. Development Services - Approve a three (3) month Professional Services Contract with CitizenServe Online Solutions LLC in the amount of $66,563.70 to allow additional comprehensive file history and data check allowance for software permitting migration. YC Contract No. 2018-397A1] SUPERVISOR JENKINS, THE FLOOR TO YOU. YES. THANK YOU, CHAIR. I PULLED THIS BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE STAFF TO SPEAK TO THIS. I'VE RECEIVED QUITE A FEW EMAILS FROM CITIZENS CONCERNED AND I GUESS VOICING SOME FRUSTRATION IN THE SWITCH FROM CITIZENS TO OPEN GOV. SO, I JUST WANTED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ASK AND WHAT THE EFFECT THIS WILL HAVE ON THAT TRANSITION. ABSOLUTELY. AND GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR JENKINS FOR PULLING THIS. I'M TYLER GOODMAN, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER. FIRST, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FRUSTRATIONS, THE PROBLEMS, THE CHALLENGES THAT FOLKS HAVE BEEN HAVING. [01:20:01] WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING THESE. WE'RE GETTING OUR ARMS AROUND THE ISSUES. WE'RE UNDERSTANDING THEM BETTER AND BETTER. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANY AND ALL MEANS TO MAKE THIS BETTER, TO FIND A FIX, INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL OF MAYBE RETURNING BACK TO OUR OLD SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, OR HAVING A COMBINATION THEREOF, OF GETTING THE HISTORICAL DATA IN OUR OLD SYSTEM WHILE USING THE NEW SYSTEM FOR NEW PERMITS. HOWEVER, WHAT WE'RE ASKING FROM YOU TODAY IS TO APPROVE THIS THREE-MONTH EXTENSION. IT'S A RENEWAL OF OUR PREVIOUS CONTRACT WITH CITIZENSERVE, OUR PREVIOUS SOFTWARE PROVIDER FOR PERMITTING. THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THIS ISN'T THE ENTIRE SOLUTION TODAY, HOWEVER, THIS WILL ALLOW STAFF TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HISTORICAL RECORDS, ACCURATE PERMIT DATA, THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN MISSING WITH THE NEW SYSTEM. AND SO, UNTIL WE GET THE NEXT STEPS SOLIDIFIED, WHICH WE EXPECT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS RENEWAL SO THAT WE CAN EXPEDITE THAT AND HELP SOLVE ISSUES ON THE GROUND DAY TO DAY THAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YEAH, CHAIR COMPTON AND SUPERVISOR JENKINS, I TOO, HAVE BEEN GETTING A PILE OF CALLS ON THIS. AND REALLY, IT'S JUST FRUSTRATION AND PEOPLE WONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON. SO, I THINK IT'S THE PERFECT STORM WITH THE SWAP OVER OF TECHNOLOGY, THE CHANGING OF THE TWO TOP POSITIONS OVER THERE. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE NOT AFRAID TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE NEED TO JUST CONFRONT THIS, MAYBE EVEN TAKE A STEP BACK, GET THIS SOLID DOWN, BECAUSE THIS IS PEOPLE'S PERMITS AND THEY CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET A GARAGE PERMITTED, BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING THESE STRUGGLES. AND I'M VERY CONFIDENT, AFTER SPEAKING WITH YOU THE OTHER DAY THAT WE ARE ON TOP OF THIS, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS SOLVED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AND FOR THE CONTRACTORS AND THE BUILDERS OUT THERE, PLEASE BE PATIENT, OUR STAFF IS ON IT. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YEAH, I HAVE I'VE ALSO HEARD FROM PEOPLE ON THIS MATTER. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF EXTENDING THE CONTRACT. SEPTIC COMPANIES IN PARTICULAR RELY HEAVILY ON HISTORIC DOCUMENTS JUST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENED ON A PROPERTY. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM PEOPLE SAYING THEIR STAFF NOW IS ON CLEANING TASKS OR LANDSCAPING TASKS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THE DOCUMENTS THEY NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR WORK. SO CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT. I'M= HAPPY TO SUPPORT GOING BACK TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT CITIZENSERVE FOR THIS EXTENDED CONTRACT. AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED WITH ANY NEW RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO HISTORIC RECORDS, BECAUSE IT IS MEANINGFUL TO OUR ECONOMY AND HOW THINGS ARE ABLE TO MOVE WITH EASE. SO, I'M SURE THAT'S, THOSE ARE LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE BUT THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU DEE FOR PULLING THIS. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU, CHAIR. TYLER, I MIGHT HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD THIS, BUT DID YOU MENTION THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK AND GET SOME OF OUR INFORMATION, OUR HISTORIC RECORDS? DID YOU SAY THAT WE NEED TO GO BACK AND IN ORDER TO GET THAT, THEN WE CONTINUE THE CONTRACT? YES, THIS CONTRACT WILL ALLOW US QUICK, CLEAN, EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY HISTORICAL INFORMATION THAT IS NOW COMPLICATED WITH THE NEW SOFTWARE. OKAY. AND SO HAVE WE PAID FOR THAT HISTORICAL INFORMATION ONCE BEFORE? I MEAN, I'M JUST SO HERE'S MY MIND, HERE'S MY SIMPLE LITTLE MIND. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S MY INFORMATION AND I'M PAYING FOR IT TO GET IT. SO, HELP ME OUT. I'M SORRY. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED A, SOME VERBIAGE, BUT THAT'S WHERE MY. YES. MY THOUGHT PROCESS. VALID QUESTION. SO, WE HAVE ALL THE DATA MIGRATED, MEANING WE DID PULL IT OUT OF CITIZENSERVE. OKAY. AND WE DO HAVE IT. IT'S THE FORMATTING, IT'S THE ACCESSIBILITY. IT'S, CAN WE PULL IT UP QUICKLY IN A WAY THAT MAKES SENSE AND THAT IS COMPLETE AND THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN UNDERSTAND IT AND SEE IT MAKE SENSE OF IT. SO, YOU CAN HAVE THE DATA, BUT IT'S THE FORMATTING, IT'S THE DISPLAYING, IT'S THE ACCESSIBILITY THAT'S BEEN THE ISSUE. WHAT THIS RENEWAL WILL ALLOW US TO DO IS GO BACK TO CITIZENSSERVE AS STAFF NEEDS TO LOOK AT DATA AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION. IT'S IN THE RIGHT FORMAT. SO IT'S IT'S QUICK, IT'S EFFICIENT. IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO TRANSLATE THAT OVER SO THAT WE CAN COMPARE AND CONTRAST, MAKE TWEAKS IN THE NEW SYSTEM, AND HAVE BASICALLY A FALLBACK FOR A SHORT TIME THAT WILL ALLOW US TO MAKE PROGRESS SO THAT WE CAN BE MORE RESPONSIVE RIGHT NOW. OKAY, ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT DOES HELP. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. SO, THIS IS AN INTERIM FIX JUST TO RESPOND TO THE CONCERNS OF THE, THE PEOPLE THAT BEEN SENDING IN EMAILS, CORRECT? [01:25:03] SO, IN THE FUTURE, YOU'LL COME BACK TO US WITH A PROPOSAL OF LONG TERM, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT PERMITTING AND TRACKING. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. YES. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. MAY I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 4. I'LL SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 4 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO NUMBER 11. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. [11. Facilities - Approve Amendment No. 1 with Design Modulars, Inc. to extend the duration of the original contract until March 31, 2027, for the installation of the Yavapai County Medical Examiners Modular Building. YC Contract No. 2026-089A1] YES, SO IN READING THE ATTACHMENTS TO THE AGENDA THIS IS DUE TO PROBLEMS GETTING PERMITTING. AND I JUST WONDERED IF YOU COULD, WHATEVER YOU COULD OFFER UP TO FOR ME TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT ROADBLOCKS YOU WERE GETTING WITH PERMITTING. BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY NECESSARY. I'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THIS, SO WHATEVER YOU CAN SHARE BRANDON, I APPRECIATE. THANK YOU. CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M BRANDON SHOULTS, DIRECTOR OF YOUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THIS ITEM. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME FORTHCOMING, AND IT IS CLOSELY TIED TO ITEM NUMBER 10, WHICH IS THE MODULAR ITSELF AND THE DELIVERY. THAT MODULAR WAS FUNDED UNDER ARPA REQUIREMENTS. AND WE ARE VERY CLOSELY TIED TO THE REQUIREMENT OF HAVING THAT COMPLETED AT THE END OF THE YEAR. SO, THE TIGHTENING TIME FRAME HAS A LOT OF CONCERN. IS SEEING A LOT OF CONCERN FOR ME AND MY STAFF. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING SOME ATTENTION TO IT. SO SPECIFICALLY, WHAT'S HAPPENED AT THIS LAST ITERATION IS WE WENT THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS WITH THE STATE, SENT THE INSTALLATION PLAN DOWN TO THE STATE. THEY APPROVED IT. IT CAME BACK TO THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY. TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY, ASKED FOR MORE THINGS THAN THE STATE HAD DONE. WE HAD REQUIRED. WE WENT BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES WITH THEM GOING OVER THE REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR AUTHORITY TO MAKE THOSE REQUIREMENTS, AND THEY ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO NOT REQUIRE THOSE THINGS. SO WE'RE AT A PLACE WHERE THE PERMIT IS NOW MOVING FORWARD, AND WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY TO CALCULATE FEES. AND WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT FEE CALCULATION FOR A LITTLE BETTER THAN A WEEK. SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FINISH. WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THE TIME AND ALSO VERY AFRAID OF MISSING THE DEADLINE. SO WE ARE PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO IT AND WE'LL STAY ON TOP OF IT. THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. AND WITH ARPA FUNDS, I BELIEVE IT'S THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO YOU'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO. I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON TOP OF THIS. BRANDON. YEAH. TWO MINOR DETAILS WITH THIS. ON ITEM NUMBER 10 WITH THE MODULAR AND THE DELIVERY, THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY FUNDED THROUGH ARPA, THROUGH THE ARPA COMPLIANCE SOLICITATION. THE INSTALLATION WAS ACTUALLY FUNDED UNDER GENERAL FUND. AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE THE SAME STRINGS ATTACHED TO IT. I'M SURE FOR EVERYBODY'S COMFORT AND MANAGEMENT AND I HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, WE WOULD MUCH PREFER THIS TO BE DONE SO THAT WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT. BUT THE CONTRACTOR BELIEVES THAT HE CAN COMPLETE INSTALLATION IN FOUR WEEKS. SO I THINK WE'VE GOT SUFFICIENT TIME. WE JUST WE NEED THAT PERMIT FROM THE TOWN. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND BRANDON, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME. YES. THE WORD BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE USING MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS. SO, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO, IF YOU COULD FOLLOW UP AND, AND REALLY KIND OF GIVE A DATE THAT WE GET THIS DONE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. I MEAN. WE ARE SENDING REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS TO THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY, I THINK IN THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF SINCE THEY HAVE TOLD US THEY'RE CALCULATING FEES, WE'VE REACHED OUT THREE TIMES. SO, WE'RE STILL JUST WAITING FOR THEM TO CALCULATE FEES. THE CONTRACTOR IS CONFIDENT IN HIS TIMELINE. AND I SAY BELIEVE FOUR WEEKS. THAT MAY BE AS LONG AS FIVE WEEKS. WE WON'T HAVE A GREAT VARIANCE IN THAT TIMELINE. REALLY, MY UNKNOWN IS WHEN TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY WILL ACTUALLY ISSUE THAT PERMIT. OKAY, AND SO DO THEY COMMUNICATE BACK WITH YOU? YOU SAID YOU REACHED OUT TO. WE HAVE REACHED OUT SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE ONLY RESPONSE WE'VE GOTTEN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WEEK AND A HALF HAS BEEN THAT THEY'RE CALCULATING FEES. I DON'T KNOW WHO'S CALCULATING. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE MOVE IT FORWARD. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BE PATIENT. BUT TYLER AND I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING ABOUT THIS, AND WE ARE DISCUSSING THE POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATING THE CONVERSATION TO TRY TO GET THIS COMPLETED. OKAY, WELL, THE TOWN IS IN MY DISTRICT, SO IF YOU NEED SOME HELP, YOU NEED TO CALL ME. I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SAVE THAT AS A LAST RESORT. I THINK WE'RE THERE. WE'RE VERY CLOSE. THANKS. THANK YOU. VERY WELL DONE. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. AND MAYBE TALKING ABOUT IT IN OPEN SESSION WILL MOVE IT ALONG. MAYBE SOMEBODY'S LISTENING. I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 11. [01:30:01] SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 11 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, BRANDON. CONSENT NUMBER 34, SUPERVISOR JENKINS. [34. Sheriff - Approve acceptance of funding in the amount of $81,000.00 from the State Treasurer’s Office, Senate Bill (SB1847 Section 119B) for records management software, and request the establishment of a new fund number.] YES, I'M ON A ROLL THIS WEEK, SORRY. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 4. MY QUESTION IS 81,000 IS THE ORIGINAL GRANT. SO, THANK YOU FOR GETTING ANOTHER GRANT. BUT I WAS JUST INTERESTED IN THE LONG-TERM EXPENSES OF THIS PROJECT. IF YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW FOR FUTURE BUDGETS WHAT WE SHOULD COUNT ON. YEAH. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. CHAIR, SUPERVISOR JENKINS. THIS $81,000 IS IT'S INTERESTING. IT'S A PLACEHOLDER FOR REALLY WHAT PUBLIC RECORDS OR RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INFORMATION SHARING IS GOING TO BE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE STATE FOREVER. THIS APPROPRIATION WAS SPECIFICALLY $81,000 WENT TO YAVAPAI COUNTY, BUT THERE WERE APPROPRIATIONS MADE TO ABOUT 40 DIFFERENT AGENCIES IN THE STATE TOTALING ABOUT $4.1 MILLION. AND THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THAT THOSE APPROPRIATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE STATE LEVEL. AND IT'S FOR AN AI OVERLAY, ESSENTIALLY, THAT CONNECTS ALL OF THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES USE. AND THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOR MY ENTIRE CAREER HERE. ANYBODY WHO'S BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT KNOWS THAT EACH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAS THEIR OWN RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. SOME OF THEM HAVE THE SAME SYSTEM, BUT THEY DON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER. THEY DON'T SHARE INFORMATION. THEY DON'T SHARE DATA. THEY DON'T PULL DATA QUICKLY. AND SO, WHEN INVESTIGATIONS ARE BEING DONE, 911 OPERATORS, DEPUTIES, POLICE OFFICERS HAVE TO CALL MULTIPLE AGENCIES ALL OVER THE STATE TO TRY TO FIND OUT IF THERE HAS BEEN CONTACT WITH A SUSPECT OR A VEHICLE OR A HOUSE AND GET INFORMATION DECONFLICT THOSE INVESTIGATIONS. AND A LOT OF TIMES THE INFORMATION IS NEVER OBTAINED. AND IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I TALKED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THEY THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ENTER YOUR NAME ONE TIME IN THE POLICE COMPUTER AND WE KNOW EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD ABOUT YOU. AND THAT'S JUST NOT THE CASE. NOT THE CASE AT ALL. AND SO, WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT. THERE WILL BE ABOUT 70 AGENCIES IN THE STATE THAT ARE ON THIS SYSTEM, INCLUDING PHOENIX PD, INCLUDING ARIZONA DPS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE SEEK APPROPRIATIONS EVERY YEAR AT THE LEGISLATURE TO KEEP IT GOING. I MADE AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THEIR MOST RECENT $3 BILLION LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICATION PERIOD, WHICH WAS OPEN WITH THE HELP OF OUR BUSINESS MANAGER, KRISTY TIEMAN, WHO IS BACK HERE. WE MADE AN APPLICATION FOR $3.4 MILLION FOR FIVE YEARS OF SPENDING THAT WOULD BRING EVERY OR EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THE COUNTY ONLINE WITH THE SYSTEM SO THAT WE COULD ALL SHARE DATA. AND THIS IS REALLY THE BEGINNING OF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S NEEDED SO THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR REAL TIME CRIME CENTER, AND SO THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR REGIONAL DISPATCH CENTERS THAT WERE TALKING ABOUT ON THE CUSP OF FORMING IN THE VERDE VALLEY AND NOW TALKING ABOUT HERE IN THE PRESCOTT AREA. SO, THE $81,000 IS ONE YEAR APPROPRIATION. YOU KNOW, ALL THE AGENCIES NEED TO HAVE MONEY, YOU KNOW. THERE NEEDS TO BE A GLOBAL. IT DOESN'T WORK IF EVERYBODY'S NOT A PART OF IT. SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS REQUEST IS, IS TO ACCEPT THAT PARTICULAR FUND FORM THE FUND NUMBER WITH THE TREASURER. I PLAN TO BRING A CONTRACT BACK TO THE BOARD HERE VERY SOON, MAYBE WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. THAT WILL BE A MORE A LONGER-TERM CONTRACT THAT IS GOING TO YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL BE ESSENTIALLY THE HUB TO BRINGING ALL THE OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES INTO THE SYSTEM THIS YEAR. VICE CHAIR. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT I THINK THIS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. I'VE UNDERSTOOD THAT OUR RECORDS ARE DISJOINTED THROUGHOUT AGENCIES AND WANT TO KNOW THESE ARE OFFICIAL RECORDS THAT ARE BEING KEPT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND IN THIS DAY AND AGE, FOR, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO HAS AN INTERESTED PARTY AND TRYING TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THEM, TO NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT QUICKLY REALLY IS A DISSERVICE TO PUBLIC SAFETY. [01:35:05] SO, I APPRECIATE THIS, AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL HAVE THAT MORE SUSTAINED FUNDING IN THE FUTURE. SUPERVISOR, CHAIR. OH, I'M SORRY, VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS. I MEAN, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE DIRECTION MY PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THIS, WHICH IS NOT, YOU KNOW, I'M BORROWING FROM MANY PEOPLE IS WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO USE THERE'S SO MUCH DATA AND SO MANY SYSTEMS AND SO MUCH WORK, AND IT GETS SO CONFUSING. AND, YOU KNOW, AI IS COMING. IT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF YOUR LIVES. IT'S GOING TO BE PART OF YOUR LIVES PERSONALLY. IT'S GOING TO BE PART OF LIVES IN GOVERNMENT. AND WE HAVE TO USE IT WISELY AND ETHICALLY TO SCALE UP OR TO HYPERSCALE THE EXISTING FTES THAT YOU HAVE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE PAYING FOR NEED TO BE ABLE TO SPEND LESS TIME DIGGING THROUGH MULTIPLE DATABASES. BY HAVING SYSTEMS THAT INSTANTLY QUERY THOSE DATABASES FOR THEM AND PUT THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOBS IN FRONT OF THEM IN MINUTES INSTEAD OF DAYS. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD TOOL. I MEAN, IF I WAS A COP, I'D WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT GUY I JUST PULLED OVER BEFORE I STEP OUT OF MY CAR. AND I THINK PEOPLE TRUST LAW ENFORCEMENT. MY, I THINK THE QUESTION THAT COMES UP WITH A LOT OF THESE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN FACING LATELY IS WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE DATA OUTSIDE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT? WILL THEY SELL THAT DATA? THERE'S ALL THOSE QUESTIONS. AND AS WE LAUNCH INTO THIS WHOLE AI WORLD THAT WE'RE GOING INTO, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PROTECT DATA OF THE CITIZEN OUTSIDE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. MR. CHAIR. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. I MEAN, WE'RE KIND OF WADING INTO SOME OTHER TOPICS, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR GENERAL POINT, AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. AND THE TIME IS NOW ALSO TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THIS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR OWN PROPOSAL FOR ETHICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT THE STATE LEVEL TO FORM SOME GUIDELINES AND EDUCATION. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR OWN AI CONSULTANT THAT WE'VE CONTRACTED WITH AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO GIVE US AN EDUCATION ON THIS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS DATA EXISTS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND WE'VE GOT TO BE WISE ABOUT PROTECTING PRIVACY, DOING THE JOB. HYPERSCALING. AND YOU GOT TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF IT BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T DO IT, IT WILL BE DONE TO YOU. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. THANK YOU, SHERIFF. THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. UNDERSTAND, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN A LONG TERM PROJECT. IT SOUNDS LIKE AND MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME. SO I SUPPORT THIS. AND IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION CHAIR. I MOVE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 34. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 34 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. DON'T MOVE, ACTION ITEM NUMBER 8 IS BEING MOVED TO YOU. [8. Sheriff - Approve acceptance of funding in the amount of $684,000.00 from the State Treasurer’s Office, Senate Bill (SB) 1847 Section 119A for public safety training simulators, and request the establishment of a new fund number.] OH, FANTASTIC. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. DAVID RHODES, YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 8, I BELIEVE, IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANOTHER APPROPRIATION FROM THE STATE FOR $84,000. IT'S TO BUY TWO NEW TRAINING SIMULATORS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND THESE ARE 3D THREE DIMENSIONAL TRAINING SIMULATORS FOR DISCRIMINATION TRAINING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, DETENTION OFFICERS. AND IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, IT'S FOR ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE COUNTY. ONE OF THE SIMULATORS IS GOING TO BE LOCATED IN THE VERDE VALLEY. WE'RE LOOKING AT A PLACE AT THE AT THE COUNTY'S COMPLEX OVER THERE WHERE WE CAN GET IT UP AND INSTALLED. YOU NEED AN ENTIRE ROOM. AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING GOING ON IN EVERY WALL AROUND YOU WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU, IF YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH ONE IT'S EYE OPENING BECAUSE THE SCENARIOS ARE ACTIVE SHOOTER, THEY'RE MISSING CHILD, THEY'RE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THEY'RE DUI. AND BASED ON THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTICIPANT, THE PERSON THAT'S BEING TRAINED, THE SCENARIO CHANGES. AND WE, WE'VE NEEDED NEW SIMULATORS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE HERE AT THE COLLEGE IN PRESCOTT AND, [01:40:01] BUT IT'S OLD AND IT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. IT NEEDS NEW SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO RECALL, THERE WAS ANOTHER APPROPRIATION FROM THE STATE THAT WE GOT THAT THE BOARD APPROVED FOR $600,000 THAT WE USED TO FILM ALL NEW SCENARIOS FOR THESE TRAINING SIMULATORS. AND MANY OF THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES ACTUALLY ARE IN THE VIDEOS, INCLUDING JUDGE CARMEN. SHE'S, SHE WAS TELLING ME ALL ABOUT IT. SO, WE'RE THIS IS ANOTHER REALLY GOOD THING. YOU KNOW, IT'S AN EXPENSE THAT IT'S A REGIONAL COOPERATION, REGIONAL COLLABORATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS HAPPY TO DO THE WORK TO BE THE PASS THROUGH. WE ASKED THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE FUNDING SO THAT WE CAN BRING THIS HIGHER LEVEL OF VERY IMPORTANT TRAINING TO PUBLIC SAFETY HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU, CHAIR. I ACTUALLY HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF DOING THAT SIMULATOR AND I, I MEAN, JUST EVERYTHING THAT WAS HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, IS JUST REALLY BRINGS ME BACK TO THE JOB THAT YOU FOLKS DO AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS. AND WE ARE DEALING IN A DIFFERENT WORLD WITH MANY DIFFERENT THINGS TODAY. SO, I, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS, SHERIFF, AND STAYING UP WITH WHAT OUR FUTURE IS BECOMING. I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 8. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 8 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ACTION NUMBER 1. [1. Board of Supervisors - Discussion, direction, and possible action regarding the Rules of Order for the conduct of meetings of the Board of Supervisors. ] GOOD MORNING, JAMIE. GOOD MORNING CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS JAMIE RUSH. I AM YOUR CLERK OF THE BOARD. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS FOR DISCUSSION, DIRECTION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN UPDATE TO THE BOARD'S RULES OF ORDER. THIS UPDATE IS DESIGNED TO FORMALIZE THE DESIGNATION OF A CHAIR PRO TEM IN THE EVENT OF A TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF BOTH THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR. THE KEY CHANGE IS TO RULE 13, AND THE LANGUAGE WOULD NOW READ. IN THE EVENT OF A TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF BOTH THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR OTHER MEMBER DESIGNATED BY THE CHAIR SHALL BE THE PRO TEM AUTHORIZED TO ACT IN ALL RESPECTS AS THE CHAIR. THE CHAIR PRO TEMS TERM SHALL AUTOMATICALLY CONCLUDE WHEN EITHER THE CHAIR OR THE VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD IS AVAILABLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. VICE CHAIR CHECK YOUR COMMENTS. YEAH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THIS. AND I HAVE CONCERNS. I DON'T THINK IT IS. YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT TO HAVE A BACKUP TO A BACKUP, THE VICE CHAIR BEING THE BACKUP TO THE CHAIR. IF WE WANT TO HAVE A BACKUP TO A BACKUP, I'D RATHER SEE A MORE ALL-ENCOMPASSING SYSTEM. THERE'S CERTAINLY A COUPLE OF SCENARIOS THAT I CAN IMAGINE HAPPENING WHERE THIS WOULD CAUSE A DISRUPTION. LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, SHOULD THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR GET UP FROM THE DAIS AND LEAVE THE ROOM, LEAVING A QUORUM OF ELECTED DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS HERE WHO THEN RUNS THE MEETING? DO THEY HAVE NO ABILITY TO CHOOSE A CHAIR IF THE, YOU KNOW, UNLESS THE CHAIR AS HE'S LEAVING, NOMINATE SOMEBODY. AND I GUESS I WANT TO JUST POINT TO, YOU KNOW, AS WE CELEBRATED OUR CONSTITUTION TODAY THAT THE WAY THESE APPOINTMENTS GET MADE ARE IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO HAVE CHECKS AND BALANCES AND DISTRIBUTE AUTHORITY. SO, THE CHAIR DOESN'T CHOOSE THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DESIGNATES AND APPOINTS THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. SO I WOULD SAY IF WE WANT TO HAVE A BACKUP TO A BACKUP OR A PRO TEM POSITION, THAT SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED ALONGSIDE THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR IN THE ORGANIZING MEETING SO THAT THE FULL BOARD IS AWARE, SHOULD THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR NOT BE AVAILABLE, EVERYONE KNOWS WHO THAT BACKUP IS. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. OH, THANK YOU. SO, I THINK AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IN A PERFECT WORLD, YOU HAVE YOUR CHAIR. AND THEN IF THE CHAIR IS GONE AND AGENDA NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED, THEN THE VICE CHAIR WOULD DEFINITELY BE THAT PERSON TO COME AND TAKE CARE OF THAT. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A GENDER REVIEW BEFORE WE COME TO OUR BOARD MEETING. IT'S NORMALLY RUN BY THE CHAIR. IF THE CHAIR ISN'T THERE, THEN THE VICE CHAIR WOULD BE THAT PERSON. WE HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE CHAIR OR THE VICE CHAIR. SO, IT CAUSED A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM. WHEN WAS THAT? OH. CAN YOU ELUCIDATE WHEN THAT WAS, BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER EVER BEING CONTACTED TO ACT AS CHAIR. [01:45:06] I, I'M, I DON'T, I'M SUPERVISOR CHECK. I ONLY AM KIND OF LIKE REPEATING WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. BUT THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. WE HAD AN AGENDA AND WE DIDN'T GET A REVIEW. THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTOOD. BUT I COULD BE BY THE LOOK I'M SEEING MAYBE WRONG. BUT ANYWAY, NEEDLESS TO SAY, I THINK THIS CAME FORWARD BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THESE TWO AVAILABLE. ONE WASN'T HERE, THE OTHER ONE WASN'T AVAILABLE. SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE DO HAVE A BOARD MEMBER REVIEWING THE AGENDA BEFORE IT COMES BEFORE US. SUPERVISOR. I'M SORRY. NO, BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ISSUE. PHIL, CAN YOU ELUCIDATE? SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH, I WAS MY QUESTION WAS WHAT WAS DRIVING THIS? AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN KIND OF ANSWERED RIGHT THERE, BUT I THINK IT COULD BE VERY SIMPLE AS JUST THE SENIOR THE NEXT SENIOR BOARD MEMBER IN LINE TAKES THAT POSITION AND GOES DOWN FROM THERE. SO, I'LL JUST MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 1. THERE'S A SECOND. IF NOT, WE CAN. WELL, OKAY, SO I THINK THIS NEEDS MORE DISCUSSION. OKAY. I THINK THAT WE HAVE INFORMATION. AND THERE WAS AN INCIDENT THAT GOT ON THE AGENDA THAT SEEMED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION OF HOW IT EVEN GOT TO WHERE IT GOT. SO, LET'S TABLE THIS, IF THAT'S OKAY. WELL, BUT. WAIT, WAIT A SECOND. BUT I THINK THAT, AND THIS IS I'M JUST SAYING WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. AND, AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS WASN'T MY IDEA, BUT I WAS QUESTIONING BACK A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN THIS ITEM GOT ON THERE AND I WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW DID IT GET THERE? HOW DID IT BECOME IN THE CONSENT ITEM? HOW DID ALL OF THIS HAPPEN? AND SO, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE AVAILABLE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA BEFORE IT HITS THE BOARD MEETING. AND I'M SURE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CHAIR OR THE VICE CHAIR GOING FORWARD WILL BE A GOOD THING ON THE FACT THAT WE'LL KNOW WHOEVER THE CHAIR OF THE VICE CHAIR IS THAT WERE GOING TO BE ONE OR THE OTHER IN THE ROOM FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. I'M SORRY. SO, NUMBER ONE, I HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. SO, I'M GOING TO WITHDRAW MY MOTION, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT BACK UP. VICE CHAIR CHECK. THANK YOU. SO, TO BE CLEAR, I WAS AVAILABLE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IF THERE WAS AN ITEM. SO, I DO WHILE WE HAVE THIS QUESTION, I'D LIKE THE BOARD TO BE INFORMED. WAS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE VICE CHAIR TO ACT THAT? I MEAN, BECAUSE IT IS A REFLECTION OF ME. I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN AVAILABLE TO FULFILL MY DUTIES, AND IF THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, THERE'S A PROBLEM. I'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE MOTION TO TABLE, BECAUSE NOW THERE'S MORE QUESTION MARKS THAN WHEN WE STARTED. THE MOTION ON THE TABLE WAS TO APPROVE. I WITHDRAW MY MOTION. SO, IF THERE'S NOW A NEW MOTION, I MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. OKAY. I'LL ALSO. I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ITEM HAS BEEN TABLED TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 2, FACILITIES. GOOD MORNING AGAIN, BRANDON. [2. Facilities - Approve Amendment No. 1 with Arizona Public Service (APS) for a one-year (1) temporary construction easement at 1198 Prescott Lakes Parkway (APN 105-06-005F), effective August 1, 2026, through August 1, 2027, with APS compensating the County $42,416.00 annually ($3,534.67 monthly). Unanimous consent is required. YC Contract No. 2025-126A1] GOOD MORNING AGAIN, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. BRANDON SHOULTS, DIRECTOR OF YOUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT. I'M HERE FOR ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE FOR A ONE-YEAR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AT 1198 PRESCOTT LAKES PARKWAY. YOU GUYS HAD APPROVED THIS AGREEMENT WITH APS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND WE HAD LIMITED THAT TO ONE YEAR BECAUSE WE WERE ANTICIPATING POSSIBLY BUILDING A BUILDING ON THAT SITE. I DON'T SEE THAT IN OUR FORECAST IMMEDIATELY. AND SO, WHEN APS CAME BACK TO US AND ASKED FOR ANOTHER YEAR. I DIDN'T SEE ANY ISSUE WITH THAT. SO, WITH THAT, I'M VERY EXCITED TO ACTUALLY PRESENT SOMETHING WHERE I'M GENERATING REVENUE THAT'S NORMALLY NOT SOMETHING I DO, BUT APS WOULD BE PAYING US $42,416 FOR THE NEXT YEAR TO USE THAT PARCEL. ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. GO FOR IT. MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER 2. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 2 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. [01:50:06] THANK YOU FOR THAT ONE. THANK YOU. ACTION NUMBER 3, IT. [3. Information Technology Services - Approve a three-year (3) agreement with CDW Government LLC (CDW) in the amount of $473,920.69 to purchase Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) software utilizing OMNIA Partners Contract No. 2024056-01. YC Contract No. 2025-005A4] MORNING, JARED. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M JARED FALLIN, THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AND ITS. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 3 IS A RENEWAL OF OUR SECURITY INFORMATION AND EVENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION, OR SIEM. THIS IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF OUR CYBERSECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE. WE'RE LOOKING AT A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT TO KEEP THE COSTS LOWER. BECAUSE YEAR OVER YEAR WE'RE SEEING INCREASES IN COSTS FOR THIS ITEM. SO, I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ITEM. ANY COMMENTS CONCERNS FROM. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 3. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YEAH. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 3 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, SIR. ACTION 4, LIBRARY DISTRICT. GOOD MORNING, COREY. [4. Library District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Free Library District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors  - Approve awarding multiple agreements under Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 26-LIB-02 to selected vendors for the provision of physical library materials and value-added services for the Library District and Yavapai Library Network member libraries, for a five-year term. YC Contract Nos. 2026-385 through 2026-392] GOOD MORNING. CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M COREY CHRISTIANS, YOUR LIBRARY AND SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR. I'M HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS ITEM NUMBER 4. PROVING AND AWARDING MULTIPLE AGREEMENTS UNDER RFP 26-LIB-02. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY DISTRICT, WE PUT TOGETHER AN RFP TO AWARD MULTIPLE CONTRACTS TO BOOK VENDORS, WHICH WILL BE VALUED AT ABOUT $2.5 MILLION BECAUSE ALL MEMBERS OF THE YAVAPAI LIBRARY NETWORK WILL BE ABLE TO USE THESE CONTRACTS. SO, WE'RE REALLY LEVERAGING THE POWER OF THE NETWORK TO HAVE INCREASED SAVINGS ABOVE WHAT WE WOULD HAVE BEFORE. AND WE ALSO HAVE A SAVE PROVISION IN THIS CONTRACT SO THAT ANYBODY IN THE STATE, ANY LIBRARY IN THE STATE, CAN USE THESE AGREEMENTS AS WELL. AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK NAM NGUYEN, WHO PUT THIS TOGETHER, ALONG WITH ANITA CASE AND MINH NGUYEN, WHO DID A DID A GREAT JOB IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 4. SECOND. SECOND. SORRY. SORRY. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 4 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ACTION NUMBER 5, PUBLIC WORKS. GOOD MORNING, ROGER, AGAIN. [5. Public Works - Award a contract to J. Banicki Construction, Inc. in the amount of $2,276,754.00 for the Sedona Airport Infield Runway Safety Area (RSA) Drainage Improvements Project No. 2555021, Invitation for Bid (IFB) No. 26-PW-58. YC Contract No. 2026-345 (District 3 - Supervisor Check)] GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ROGER MCCORMICK, DIRECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. ACTION ITEM 5 IS TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO BANICKI CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS IN RELATION TO THE GRANT THAT THE BOARD APPROVED AT THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING FROM THE FAA. SO, THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO DO CONSTRUCTION AT SEDONA AIRPORT, INFIELD RUNWAY, SAFETY AREA AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. THE COST IN RELATION TO THE BID RECEIVED BY J. BANICKI WAS $2,276,754. WE DID RECEIVE THREE BIDS J. BANICKI BEING THE LOWEST BID OF THE THREE. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT. BUT THIS WILL BE COVERED BY THE GRANT THAT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE COUNTY. NO COST TO THE COUNTY FOR THIS PROJECT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? VICE CHAIR CHECK IT'S YOUR DISTRICT? NO? I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 5. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 5 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT, ACTION ITEM NUMBER 6. WE HAVE VERY SIMILAR PROJECT. [6. Public Works - Approve Authorization of Services (AOS) No. 2555021.2 with Dibble Engineering for Sedona Airport Infield Runway Safety Area (RSA) Drainage Improvements Project in the amount of $419,217.36. YC Contract No. 2026-346 (District 3 - Supervisor Check)] THIS IS THE SAME PROJECT THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. THE FIRST ONE WAS THE CONTRACTOR. THIS IS THE ENGINEERING AND PROJECT OVERSIGHT FOR IT. THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OF THE PROJECT. SO, DIBBLE ENGINEERING WILL BE DOING THAT FOR THE SEDONA AIRPORT INFIELD RUNWAY AND SAFETY PROJECT AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. THEIR CONTRACT IS $419,217.36. AND THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT AS PART OF THIS. THIS IS ALSO COVERED AS PART OF THE FAA GRANT. SO AGAIN, NO COST TO THE COUNTY IN RELATION TO THIS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MATCH. BUT EVEN THE MATCH, WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY. THAT'S COVERED BY THE STATE AND ALSO BY SEDONA OAK CREEK AIRPORT AUTHORITY, SO. AGAIN, IT'S YOUR DISTRICT SUPERVISOR CHECK. I GUESS I COULD SAY JUST A COUPLE MORE WORDS. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THESE PROJECTS. IT CONTINUES TO AMAZE ME THAT THE SEDONA AIRPORT IS SUCH A BIG ECONOMIC DRIVER WITHOUT COSTING THE COUNTY A LOT OF MONEY AT ALL. SO, I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE THESE GRANTS IN. AND AS I MENTIONED, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAVE TO COME TO THE BOARD. I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SUPPORT THEM AND WE'LL GET TO THOSE RIBBON CUTTINGS SOON. [01:55:04] I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 6. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 6 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. NUMBER 7. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO, ACTION 7. SO, WE HAVE. [7. Public Works - Award a contract to Earth Resources Corporation in the amount of $1,421,896.00 for the Dirt to Black Copper Basin Road Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027, Project No. 2559036, Invitation for Bid (IFB) No. 27-PW-07. YC Contract No. 2026-372 (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)] THIS IS IN DISTRICT ONE, CHAIR COMPTON'S DISTRICT. THIS IS AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO EARTH RESOURCES CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,421,896. THIS IS A DIRT TO BLACK PROJECT ON COPPER BASIN ROAD. SO, AS YOU'RE HEADING OUT COPPER BASIN ROAD, THE PAVEMENT ENDS AND THEN EVENTUALLY YOU GET TO THE FOREST SERVICE. THIS PROJECT IS TO SPAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE END OF PAVEMENT AND WHERE THE FOREST SERVICE STARTS. IT'S APPROXIMATELY ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF A MILE. WE DID OPEN FIVE BIDS WITH THIS PROJECT, RANGING FROM THE LOWEST BID THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOR APPROVAL HERE TODAY WITH EARTH RESOURCES AT THAT 1.4 MILLION, UP TO 2 MILLION BEING THE HIGHEST OF THE BIDS WE RECEIVED. WE DO RECOMMEND WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CONTRACT SO THAT WE CAN PAVE COPPER BASIN ROAD. OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION 7. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. SUPERVISOR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YEP. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 7 HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. WE ALREADY TOOK CARE OF 8. BEFORE WE GO TO HEARINGS, I'M GOING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK. WE'LL BE BACK AT 11:10. OKAY, EVERYONE, WE'RE BACK FOR HEARINGS. MOVING ON TO HEARING NUMBER 1, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. [1. Development Services - Approve Application PLA26-000007 for a permanent and transferable Use Permit for APN 103-01-087F to grant a reduction of the required 50-foot front setback by 21 feet for the conversion of an existing storage building into an ADU on 10.03 acres, subject to the conditions of approval. Owners/Applicants: Johnny & Sabrina Nguyen. Application No. PLA26-000007. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)] EXACTLY. GOOD MORNING. THERE WE GO. THERE YOU GO. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MICHELLE PARENT. I'M A PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. TODAY I WILL BE PRESENTING THE NGUYEN PROPOSED ADU USE PERMIT. SO, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION. AND COMMISSIONER PAES IS HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN SUPERVISOR KUKNYO DISTRICT, WHICH IS DISTRICT 4. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE COYOTE SPRINGS AREA NORTH OF PRESCOTT VALLEY AND IS SIZED JUST OVER TEN ACRES. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE ZONING MAP, THIS PROPERTY AND ALL THE PROPERTIES AROUND IT ARE ZONED RCU.2A, WHICH ALLOWS BY RIGHT FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES. UNDER SECTION 5.37 OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE THIS PARCEL IS ALLOWED TO BE DEVELOPED WITH ONE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF NO SIZE LIMIT, ONE ATTACHED ADU UP TO 1,000FT² OF LIVING SPACE, ONE DETACHED ADU UP TO 1,000FT² OF LIVING SPACE AS WELL, AND ANOTHER DETACHED ADU UP TO 1,500FT². THE SETBACKS FOR AN RCU.2A PARCEL ARE 50FT FROM THE FRONT, 50FT FROM THE REAR, 25FT FROM AN INTERIOR SIDE, AND 30FT FROM AN EXTERIOR SIDE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN AN AREA DESIGNATED AS RESIDENTIAL SIX PLUS DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THEREFORE, THIS APPLICATION DOES APPEAR TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO, THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY AND SOME BACKGROUND. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS CREATED IN 2005 AND IS A LEGAL CONFORMING PARCEL. A WASTEWATER SYSTEM AND SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WERE BOTH PERMITTED IN 2020. SOMETIME AFTER THE HOME WAS PERMITTED, THE PREVIOUS OWNERS BEGAN CONSTRUCTION FOR AN UNPERMITTED STORAGE STRUCTURE THAT ENCROACHES INTO THE REQUIRED 50-FOOT FRONT SETBACK. THE SUBJECT STRUCTURE HAS A FOOTPRINT OF 494FT² AND IS TWO-STORIES, WITH HUNDRED AND 67FT² OF GROSS FLOOR AREA, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TOTAL HABITABLE SPACE ACROSS BOTH FLOORS. THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED BY THE APPLICANTS IN MAY OF 2024 WHO INHERITED THE UNFINISHED PROJECT. THE APPLICANTS RESUMED CONSTRUCTION WITH THE INTENT OF TURNING IT INTO AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, NOT REALIZING THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS BOTH ENCROACHING AND UNPERMITTED. ON JUNE 12TH, 2024, A STOP WORK ORDER WAS ISSUED BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO A COMPLAINT FROM A NEIGHBOR REGARDING UNPERMITTED WORK ON THE STRUCTURE. THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION TODAY DUE TO THE NEED FOR AN APPROVED USE PERMIT TO BE ISSUED PRIOR TO THE APPLICANT BEING ABLE TO PERMIT THE STRUCTURE WITHIN THE FRONT SETBACK. CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING IS STILL INCOMPLETE. THE APPLICANTS ARE SEEKING RELIEF FROM THE YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE SETBACK REQUIREMENT IN THE FORM OF THE PRESENT USE PERMIT, WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO PERMIT THE STRUCTURE AND COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION. [02:00:02] MOVING RIGHT ALONG, HERE IS THE BROAD PICTURE OF THE SITE PLAN. IT CAN BE A LITTLE HARD TO SEE, SO I WILL ZOOM IN ON THE NEXT SLIDE. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT ALONG MARROW ROAD. HERE IN PURPLE, I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE SUBJECT STRUCTURE. SO, I'VE ALSO ADDED COLORS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND. THIS GREEN STRIP HERE IS A PORTION OF THE INGRESS EGRESS EASEMENT FOR MARROW ROAD, HALF OF WHICH IS ON THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY. AND THIS TOP HALF HERE IS ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MOUSE IS SLOW, BUT THE PURPLE BUILDING IS THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. SO, YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE STRIP IS THE 50-FOOT FRONT SETBACK, AND THAT PURPLE STRUCTURE IS WITHIN THE 50-FOOT FRONT SETBACK. AND JUST TO REITERATE THEIR REQUEST, THEY ARE REQUESTING 21FT OFF. AND WE ARE ROUNDING A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTUALLY 29FT AND SIX INCHES AWAY FROM THAT FRONT SETBACK OR FROM THE INGRESS EGRESS EASEMENT. HERE ARE SOME SITE PHOTOS. HERE WE ARE LOOKING NORTH. YOU CAN SEE THIS MAIN STRUCTURE IS THE PRIMARY ESTABLISHMENT THE MAIN HOME. AND TO THE LEFT HERE WE HAVE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. LOOKING EAST, HERE'S THE SUBJECT BUILDING. LOOKING SOUTH, HERE I AM STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF MARROW ROAD. THE INGRESS EGRESS EASEMENT TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT BUILDING AND THE MAIN HOME. LOOKING WEST, BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF GRANITE MOUNTAIN. AND HERE'S A CLOSE UP OF THE SUBJECT BUILDING. MOVING ON TO CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, THE APPLICANT SENT NOTIFICATION LETTERS TO NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 1,000FT OF THIS PARCEL ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025. TO DATE, STAFF HAVE RECEIVED ONE LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION AND THREE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION. HOWEVER, TWO ARE FROM THE SAME ADDRESS. AT THIS TIME. EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO VOICE THEIR OPINION. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE LETTER OF INTENT SENT BY THE APPLICANTS DID LIST THE STRUCTURE AS BEING 18 BY 20, WHICH COMES OUT TO 360FT². AND IN MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE APPLICANTS, THAT WAS BECAUSE THEY JUST HAD A ROUGH ESTIMATE AT THAT TIME. AND IN ACTUALITY, THE STRUCTURE HAS A FOOTPRINT OF 494FT². STAFF NOTICED THIS BUT ALLOWED THE APPLICATION TO MOVE FORWARD SINCE IT DOESN'T FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER THE REQUEST. AND REMEMBER, THEY ARE ALLOWED BY RIGHT TO HAVE UP TO TWO DETACHED ADUS, ONE OF WHICH 1,000FT² AND ANOTHER UP TO 1,500. SO, THIS REQUEST IS WELL UNDERNEATH THOSE LIMITS. STAFF POSTED NOTICE AND TOOK PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON JULY 22ND, 2026. STAFF HAVE NO CONCERNS WITH THIS APPLICATION. AND IN SUMMARY, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A PERMANENT AND TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A WAIVER OF SECTION 516 TO GRANT A REDUCTION OF THE REQUIRED 50-FOOT FRONT SETBACK BY 21FT TO ALLOW FOR A FRONT SETBACK OF 29FT FOR THE CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING ENCROACHING STORAGE BUILDING INTO AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT. THE SUGGESTED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE LISTED ON THE SLIDE. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. SHORT AND SWEET FOR YOU. I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, IT'S YOUR DISTRICT. WHAT WAS THE GIST OF THE LETTERS AGAINST? THE LETTERS AGAINST, I HAVE THEM PRINTED OUT. I THINK THAT THEY WERE MOSTLY JUST SAYING THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT THEY SHOULD NOT CONTINUE WORK UNPERMITTED. AND SO, THEY DIDN'T FEEL THAT THE STRUCTURE, THE USE PERMIT SHOULD BE GRANTED. I DO WANT TO SAY THE APPLICANTS DID INHERIT THE UNPERMITTED STRUCTURE. THEY DIDN'T BUILD IT, BUT THEY DID CONTINUE WORK ON IT. AND THEY RECEIVED, I THINK, SEVERAL STOP WORK ORDERS. AND THAT'S THE GIST OF THE OPPOSITION. IS THIS UNPERMITTED CONVERSION RAISES CONCERNS. SO, THEY WERE CONCERNED WITH THE STRUCTURE ITSELF. THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT A STRUCTURE WAS GOING UP UNPERMITTED? WHICH THE APPLICANT DID NOT DO. IT WAS THERE ORIGINALLY. AND I GET THAT. YEAH. OKAY. AND WHAT ABOUT WITH THE OCCUPANCY OF THIS? ARE THEY GOING TO BE, IS THE EXISTING SEPTIC GOING TO HANDLE MORE PEOPLE LIVING ON THE PROPERTY? THEY WILL HAVE TO. SO, THE APPLICANTS WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A FULL BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS, AND THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THAT TIME, AS WELL AS PROBABLY FULL ENGINEERING, BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE THE BENEFIT OF BUILDING SAFETY INSPECTIONS AS A NORMAL PERMITTED STRUCTURE WOULD. SO, THEY WILL BE HELD TO SAFETY STANDARDS IN THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS. [02:05:05] AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROCESS. BUT I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY PEOPLE HAVE TEN ACRES AND THEY BUILD RIGHT IN A CORNER, YOU KNOW. BUT ANYWAYS IF P&Z HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS AND THEY GONE THROUGH THAT AND THE OPPOSITION IS REALLY THAT STRUCTURE WAS BEING BUILT WITHOUT PERMITS. I HAVE NO OPPOSITION TO THIS. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THIS IS SUPERVISOR KUKNYO DISTRICT, SO I DEFER TO SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. BUT IN MY VIEW, OUR GOAL IS TO BRING PEOPLE INTO COMPLIANCE, NOT TO TEAR DOWN BUILDINGS OR ANYTHING OF THE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO, I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT AS WELL. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE HEARING BEFORE I MAKE A COMMENT OR WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE? NO, FEEL FREE TO CALL. CAN I MAKE COMMENTS? OH, YEAH, OF COURSE. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN ON THE RECORD BEFORE IN NOT SUPPORTING VARIANCES, WAIVERS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. FOR PEOPLE NOT TO COMPLY WITH CODE. CODE'S 50-FOOT SETBACK. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS. I LISTENED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THIS IS PRETTY MUCH A SHELL OF A BUILDING. THERE'S CURRENTLY NO ELECTRICITY TO IT, NO WATER, NO SEPTIC TO IT IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND WHEN I LISTEN TO THE. IT CAN BE MOVED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISOR JENKINS, I CAN LET THE APPLICANT SPEAK ON THAT. I DO BELIEVE IT IS AFFIXED TO A PERMANENT FOUNDATION AND WOULD REQUIRE SOME, SOME DOING TO MOVE IT. I'M NOT THE EXPERT ON MOVING BUILDINGS FOR SURE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT? IN A SECOND. BUT I HAVE AND I LIKE TO CORRELATE THIS TO THE STORAGE UNIT THAT WE DEALT WITH A COUPLE OF, I DON'T KNOW, MEETINGS AGO WHERE AGAIN, THIS WAS A UNIT THAT WAS OUT OF COMPLIANCE. THE BOARD CHOSE TO HAVE THAT PERSON COME IN COMPLIANCE WITH CODE NEEDS WORKED ON. DON'T GET ME WRONG. AND, AND I'M VERY SYMPATHETIC TO PARCELS THAT LOGISTICALLY WE CAN'T MEET CODE, BUT THIS IS NOT THAT. THIS IS TEN ACRES WHERE CODE COULD BE MET. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY INHERITED THIS STRUCTURE. THAT'S A KIND OF A BUYER BEWARE SITUATION. I MEAN, IT IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT I'M GOING TO ALWAYS ON THE SIDE OF WHAT CODE TELLS US TO DO. AND I THINK IT'S. I DON'T LIKE THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO COME BACK WITH USE PERMITS OR VARIANCES OR WAIVERS TO GET AROUND WHAT CODE IS. SO THOSE ARE SOME EXAMPLES. AND MY LAST EXAMPLE IS I PUSHED BACK ON SOMEBODY IN DISTRICT TWO TO MEET THE 50 FOOT SETBACK. SO I WOULD HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITHIN MY OWN DISTRICT FOR NOT BEING CONSISTENT IN HOW I VIEW CODE COMPLIANCE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YEAH, I AGREE WITH SUPERVISOR JENKINS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME SETBACK WAIVERS THAT I DON'T MIND. LIKE IF IT'S NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR AND YOUR NEIGHBOR IS OKAY WITH YOU BEING, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THAT SETBACK THERE ARE SOME EXEMPTIONS THAT I THINK ARE REASONABLE THERE, BUT IN THIS CASE, A 50-FOOT SETBACK FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE IS REALLY TO, TO LOOK AT FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, COMING INTO THE AREA AND THEN, YOU KNOW, SAY INFRASTRUCTURE IS NEEDED THERE. THE PUBLIC ESSENTIALLY WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR ANY, YOU KNOW, REMOVAL OF THAT PROPERTY AND ALL OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT THAT PROPERTY OWNER MAKES. YOU KNOW, WHEN INFRASTRUCTURE COMES IN, THEN, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A GREAT USE OF PUBLIC DOLLARS TO THEN IN THE FUTURE, RESET THAT. THIS IS A RURAL AREA. I THINK THE CHANCES OF LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE COMING INTO THAT AREA ARE LOW. BUT I THINK THERE ARE REAL REASONS FOR PEOPLE TO STICK TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE CODE. AND I AM HAPPY TO HEAR SUPERVISOR JENKINS COMMENTS TO THAT EFFECT AS WELL. SUPERVISOR MALLORY, DO YOU WANT TO. YEAH, JUST A QUESTION. DID YOU SAY THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PERMIT, THEY CONTINUED THE WORK. DID YOU SAY SOMETHING TO THAT REFERENCE? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, SUPERVISOR MALLORY. I BELIEVE THEY DID RECEIVE A STOP WORK ORDER. THEY, THE LETTER OF OPPOSITION STATES THAT THEY KNEW WHEN THEY PURCHASED THE APPLICANTS KNEW WHEN THEY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, BUT I CANNOT SPEAK TO THAT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT, I WOULD RECOMMEND ASKING THEM. SO, BUT DID THEY RECEIVE A STOP WORK ORDER? YES, MA'AM. BUT THEY KEPT WORKING. I BELIEVE SO. OKAY. I CAN ALWAYS ASK BUT THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, YOU PREFER TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT? [02:10:07] I DON'T HAVE I MEAN, I GET I GUESS I CAN ASK A QUESTION. WHAT'S INSIDE THE BUILDING IF STAFF DOESN'T KNOW? OKAY, WELL, THIS IS. JAMIE IS THERE ANYTHING ONLINE ON THIS HEARING? NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM. DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? NO. OKAY, WE'D LIKE TO. YES, COME FORWARD, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DANIEL FEAR. A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MIC. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DANIEL FEAR. OKAY. THAT WAY I DON'T HAVE TO BEND DOWN. I'M THE PROPERTY OWNER DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH. ALSO, A FRIEND OF JOHNNY. ALSO OWN A DESIGN AND DRAFTING BUSINESS IN TOWN. I PROVIDED THE SITE PLAN FOR JOHNNY AS A FAVOR TO HELP HIM OUT. I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID START BUILDING SOMETHING, APPARENTLY WITHOUT A PERMIT, AND LEFT IT UNFINISHED WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. WHEN JOHNNY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, HE TOOK THE MATERIAL THAT WAS INSIDE THE BUILDING AND SIMPLY PUT THE ROOFING ON TO PREVENT FURTHER DETERIORATION, WHICH AFFECTS PROPERTY VALUE. AND HE DID GET A STOP ORDER. AND THEN HE PUT TARPS UP TO PREVENT THE WOOD HE JUST PUT UP FROM GETTING WET DURING THE MONSOON SEASON. THE TARPS BLEW OFF SEVERAL TIMES, ENDED UP IN MY YARD, NEIGHBOR'S YARDS. SO, HE PUT SHINGLES ON IT TRYING TO PROTECT IT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE YAVAPAI COUNTY TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS THE NEIGHBOR'S CONCERNS OF THIS BEING AN UNPERMITTED STRUCTURE. AND WE NEED THIS APPROVED SO WE CAN GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT PERMITTED, GETTING IT REVIEWED BY ENGINEERS, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING MEETS CODE AND NOT HAVING TO TEAR IT DOWN. FURTHERMORE MR. KUKNYO, SORRY I MESSED UP YOUR NAME. YOU ASKED WHY THE HOUSE WAS UP IN THE CORNER ON TEN ACRES. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO SEE THAT SITE PLAN AGAIN, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THIS PROPERTY IS IN A FLOOD ZONE, SO IT WAS MEANT TO BE OUTSIDE THE FLOOD ZONE. AND FURTHERMORE, IN THE PICTURES, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED THIS, BUT THE ROAD IS VERY, IT DEAD ENDS AT THIS PROPERTY. IT DOES NOT CONNECT TO THE NEIGHBORING SUBDIVISION ANTELOPE MEADOWS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THIS WOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED. IT'S I'M SURE BEEN BROUGHT UP BEFORE. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NO TIRE MARKS. IT'S SOLELY USED AS HIS ACCESS AND THE NEIGHBOR'S ACCESS TO THEIR PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SO. CAN I ASK A QUESTION WHY THEY HAVE. THE GATE THAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE, WHOSE GATE IS THAT? THE NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH. SO THAT'S HOW CLOSE THEY ARE TO THE NEIGHBOR'S ENTRANCE. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND YEAH, SO IT'S, IT IS A SIZABLE ROAD EASEMENT SELDOM USED, BUT IT IS A ROAD EASEMENT. AND YES, WE ARE ASKING FOR A SPECIAL PERMISSION. AND REGARDING THE SEPTIC SYSTEM, THE TANK IS LARGE ENOUGH TO HANDLE AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM. THE LEACH FIELD ITSELF WOULD HAVE TO BE ADDED ON TO. YEAH. OKAY. IS IT THE APPLICANT BEHIND YOU? YEP. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK, SIR OR NO? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AT ALL? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I DO, OKAY. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. SO, WHEN YOU PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, DID YOU KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT PERMITTED? I DID NOT. I DID NOT KNOW AT ALL. I SEE THE STRUCTURE WAS UNFINISHED, AND IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME TO KEEP LIKE THAT. BECAUSE YOUR SPRING IS VERY WINDY AND THE WHARF, YOU KNOW, FLEW OFF THE ROOF WAS, YOU KNOW, FLYING AROUND. IT'S FOR SAFETY ISSUES. SAFETY CONCERNS. THAT'S WHY I TRY TO FINISH IT UP THE OUTSIDE. HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNED THE PROPERTY? PROBABLY TWO YEARS. I BUDGETED IN 2024. 2024. I THINK IT'S MAY OR JUNE 24. I DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN UNPERMITTED BUILT. SO SOMETIMES THERE'S THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN KIND OF FIND OUT IF THERE'S PERMITS ON EVERYTHING WHEN YOU'RE BUYING IT. YOU DON'T SELLERS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS PASSED AWAY AND THE ADOPTED NEPHEW INHERITED, BUT THERE'S NOT A PROBLEM WITH, [02:15:07] WITH THE DEED. SO, WHEN HE HAD TO GO TO THE COURT, SO HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROPERTY. SO, I DON'T KNOW ANY INFORMATION. I DIDN'T TALK TO THE COUNTY, DIDN'T FIND OUT. I JUST SEE THE BUILDING WAS NOT BUILT FINISHED AND STUFF IS NOT SAFE TO STAY LIKE THAT. SO, I JUST WORKING ON IT. OKAY. THE ROOF IS FLYING AROUND, THE WALL COLLAPSED, SO IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME TO KEEP IT LIKE THAT. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY COMMENT? SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH, JUST WITH THE SUPERVISOR. MALLORY AND MYSELF, BOTH HAVE REAL ESTATE LICENSES, SO SHE WAS REFERENCING THE SELLER PROPERTY DISCLOSURE SHEET, BUT MANY TIMES WHEN THE PERSON IS PASSED AWAY AND IT'S INHERITED BY SOMEONE ELSE, THE SPUDS ARE VERY, VERY INCOMPLETE. SO I WOULD I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF THAT ACTUALLY WAS ON THERE, BUT I WOULD NOT SHOCK ME IF IT WAS NOT ON THERE. OKAY. WELL, WE'VE HEARD FROM EVERYONE. IS THERE ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AND LET MR. NGUYEN FINISH THIS OUT. I'LL SECOND IT. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? NO. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? NO. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED 3 TO 2. THANK YOU. WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. HEARING ITEM NUMBER 2. [2. 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. BRING THAT DOWN A LITTLE SO THAT YOU CAN HEAR ME. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M STEPHANIE JOHNSON, PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION I'M PRESENTING TO YOU IS FOR THE JUNIPER AT OAK CREEK FINAL PLAT. TODAY'S REQUEST IS CONSIDERATION OF A FINAL PLAT FOR JUNIPER AT OAK CREEK TO CREATE 12 SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS AND THREE TRACKS, A-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'S THE AREA MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF JUNIPER OAK CREEK, JUNIPER AT OAK CREEK DEVELOPMENT, LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK COMMUNITY. HERE'S AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL. I'M SORRY. THERE'S YOUR PAD ZONING. THE SURROUNDING PARCELS ARE ALL WITHIN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PADS WITHIN THAT AREA. THE AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY SHOWS YOU THAT TO THE EAST YOU'LL SEE THE PREVIOUS PHASES OF THE PAD DEVELOPMENT. SEDONA VILLAS AT LAS PIEDRAS, PHASES I, II AND III. THIS PROJECT WAS INTENDED TO BE PHASE IV, BUT HAS CHANGED THEIR NAME AND IS BEING DEVELOPED BY A NEW DEVELOPER. THIS PARCEL HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DURING EACH OF THE PREVIOUS SEDONA AT VILLAS, AT SEDONA VILLAS AT LAS PIEDRAS PHASES. THEY'RE A MOUTHFUL ON THESE NAMES. THE ORIGINAL PAD WAS APPROVED FOR 55 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 15 UNITS EXISTING AND THEY ARE PROPOSING AN ADDITIONAL 12 UNITS, WHICH WOULD BRING IT TO 27, WELL UNDER THE ALLOCATED 55 UNITS. UNDER THE COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THE PROPERTY AND PROJECT IS IN COMPLIANCE, IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY AS RESIDENTIAL AND ALLOWS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES. SECTION 2.7 OF THE COMP PLAN LAND USE GOALS AND POLICIES CALLS FOR INCREASING PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT AND ENCOURAGING PADS OVER LOT SPLITTING. THIS APPLICATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PROPOSING DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE YAVAPAI COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND WITHOUT ANY WAIVER REQUESTS. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS ADMINISTERED, ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED BY STAFF ON JANUARY 31ST OF 2025. CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 408 OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS UNDER SECTION 408, A PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT MAY BE PROCESSED AND APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF IF IT SATISFIES SPECIFIC ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES AND INCLUDES NO WAIVER REQUESTS. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT MET THE GUIDELINES IN SECTION 408 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO REQUIREMENT FOR THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT TO GO TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PRIOR TO THE BOARD. [02:20:04] A PRELIMINARY PLAT IS VALID FOR A PERIOD OF 24 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL DATE. THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WELL WITHIN THAT PERIOD SUBSEQUENT TO THE ADMINISTRATION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL OF THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN UPDATING COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE ALL PRELIMINARY PLATS TO GO BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, EVEN THOSE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. ALL FINAL PLOTS GO DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR FINAL APPROVAL. TALK ABOUT ACCESS A LITTLE BIT. THERE IS AN EASEMENT TO ALLOW FOR INGRESS EGRESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. ACCESS TO THE SITE IS FROM EXISTING INTERSTATE INTERSECTIONS WITH AVENIDA DE PIEDRAS. THE ACCESS TO THE SITE HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PUBLIC WORKS AND THE FIRE AUTHORITY DURING THE PREVIOUS SUBDIVISION PHASES REVIEWS. NO NEW ACCESS POINTS ARE BEING PROPOSED. ALL ACCESS WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM EXISTING INTERSECTIONS. A TRAFFIC IMPACT STATEMENT WAS CONDUCTED AND NO TRAFFIC IMPACTS OR MITIGATION WERE IDENTIFIED. THE APPLICANT HAS INCLUDED LANGUAGE WITHIN THE COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS REGARDING EASEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. THE SEDONA FIRE DISTRICT HAS PROVIDED THEIR COMMENTS. THOSE COMMENTS ARE ON THE OVERHEAD FOR YOU. THE SEDONA FIRE DISTRICT, MR. KIRK RIDDELL SAID THAT HE BELIEVES THE FIRE HYDRANT HAS BEEN INSTALLED ALREADY, THAT THE ROAD WIDTH IN FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE IS ONLY 12FT WIDE, AND IT WILL NEED TO BE MARKED WITH A NO PARKING FIRE LANE. WE DID HAVE DISCUSSIONS VERBALLY OVER THE PHONE THAT HE DIDN'T QUITE SEE THE FULL EXTENT OF THE EASEMENT LABELING ON THERE, BECAUSE IT IS KIND OF SEPARATED INTO TWO LITTLE SECTIONS, BUT THE TOTAL WIDTH RANGES FROM 20FT TO 27FT FOR THAT ACCESS EASEMENT ALONG THE DEVELOPMENT. FIRE SPRINKLERS WILL BE REQUIRED, AND THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE WILD LINE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE AND SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO THE 2018 IWUIC. I SEE IT WILL GO THROUGH A BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS WITH FURTHER REVIEW BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ALL REVIEWING ENTITIES AS IT GOES THROUGH THAT BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS IF GIVEN APPROVAL TODAY. SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WILL SERVE LETTERS. THE APPLICANT HAS RECEIVED WILL SERVE LETTERS FROM ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE, APS, FOR ELECTRIC. FOR BIG PARK DOMESTIC WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR SEWER. AND FOR BIG PARK WATER COMPANY FOR WATER. THE BIG PARK WATER COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE THEIR ADEQUATE SUPPLY, ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY DESIGNATION ACTIVE, THEREFORE, THE APPLICANT PURSUED THE INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY DESIGNATION FROM ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH A FINDING OF INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY FROM THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FOR THAT INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE FINAL PLAT DOCUMENT. THE INADEQUATE CLASSIFICATION IS A REGULATORY DESIGNATION THAT APPLIES WHEN A WATER PROVIDER HAS NOT FILED A CURRENT 100-YEAR SUPPLY PROJECTION WITH THE STATE TO RENEW THEIR ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY DESIGNATION. THE PROPERTY IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN AN ACTIVE A DESIGNATED ACTIVE WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT AREA, AN AMA AND STATE STATUTE, A.R.S 45-108, ALLOWS FOR A PLAT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY IN A SUBDIVISION. HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE SITE. THE FIRST TWO ARE TAKEN HERE FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE PROPERTY. AND THEN THIS IS LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY FROM AVENIDA DE PIEDRAS. STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS WITH THIS FINAL PLAT REQUEST. THE PROPOSED FINAL PLAT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED PAD AND SECTION 463 OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. NO WAIVERS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. IN SUMMARY, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF A FINAL PLAT FOR JUNIPER AT OAK CREEK TO CREATE 12 SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS, THREE TRACKS A-C ON A 1.3-ACRE PARCEL IN A PAD, PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM, AND I ALSO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. SUPERVISOR CHECK IS YOUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU. I, YOU KNOW, RAISED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROJECT IN OUR LAST MEETING. [02:25:05] AND ALTHOUGH I DID NOT RECEIVE A PHONE CALL BACK FROM THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL ROAD DAMAGE THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE DEVELOPER, ANTHONY MICHIKA, MICHIKA, WROTE ME A VERY IN-DEPTH LETTER. AND SO, I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THEIR TWO COMMITMENTS ON THAT ISSUE CONTAINED IN THIS LETTER, WHICH IS A PART OF OUR RECORD. FIRST, SHOULD OUR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO THE SHARED PRIVATE ROAD, WE WILL REPAIR THAT DAMAGE. WE TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY AND WE WILL NOT LEAVE ANY CONSTRUCTION RELATED WEAR OR DAMAGE UNADDRESSED. SECOND, WHEN WE ESTABLISHED THE HOA FOR JUNIPER AT OAK CREEK, WHICH WE WILL DO AS A PART OF BRINGING THESE 12 LOTS TO MARKET, WE WILL INCLUDE A DEDICATED LINE ITEM IN THE HOA BUDGET FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE THAT WILL COVER OUR INTERNAL ROADS, AS WELL AS PROPORTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SHARED PRIVATE ROADS SERVING THE PRIOR THREE PHASES. IT IS IN THE. IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AS A PARTICIPANT IN A SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM, AND WE INTEND TO DO IT. SO THAT VERY MUCH SATISFIED MY CONCERN ON THAT TOPIC. WATER ADEQUACY IS SOMETHING I DO WANT TO SEE THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE LOOK AT MORE COMPREHENSIVELY, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND BIG PARK WATER IS FULLY ABLE TO PHYSICALLY SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WATER, SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS. OKAY, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? QUESTIONS? NO. JAMIE, IS THERE ANYTHING ONLINE IN REFERENCE? NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM. DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NOTHING. SUPERVISOR CHECK. I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM NUMBER 4. 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. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HEARING THREE. GOOD MORNING, MARK. [3. Development Services - Consideration of a Series 10 Beer and Wine Store Restaurant Liquor License Application #400619, submitted by Alnoor R. Walani for Quick Country Store, located at 4100 East Western Drive, Cottonwood, AZ 86326. (District 3 - Supervisor Check)] GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN. VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. MARK LUSSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM THREE IN FRONT OF YOU IS FOR A CONSIDERATION OF A SERIES 10 BEER AND WINE STORE RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE SUBMITTED FOR QUICK COUNTRY STORE LOCATED AT 4100 EAST WESTERN DRIVE IN COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA. THE SUPERVISOR CHECKS AREA. TO DATE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST THIS LIQUOR LICENSE, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. SUPERVISOR CHECK. I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THIS MATTER. ANY CONCERNS FROM THE BOARD? QUESTIONS? SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH, ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THESE GUYS HAVE TO COME BEFORE US, JUMP THROUGH OUR HOOPS JUST TO SELL A PRODUCT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'T NEED A SPECIAL LICENSE TO SELL SNICKERS OR COCA-COLA. AND LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO ME, YOU KNOW? BUT WE'RE PUTTING THIS IN FRONT OF THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE STATE, THEN IT HAS TO GO THROUGH US. AND MY QUESTION TO STAFF WOULD BE, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT ONCE THEY JUMP THROUGH THE STATE HOOPS THAT IT'S JUST DONE AND THEY CAN GO ON WITH THEIR BUSINESS, WHY DO THEY HAVE TO COME TO US? AND IT'S PROBABLY STATUE, BUT. MR. BRENNAN. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO YOU ARE CORRECT. IT IS STATUTE AND IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T GO THROUGH THE STATE. FIRST, IT COMES TO THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY MAKES A RECOMMENDATION, AND THE COUNTY'S RECOMMENDATION ACTUALLY CARRIES SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT. IF THE COUNTY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, THE STATE CAN THEN FORGO THE HEARING PROCESS AT THE STATE LEVEL. SO, IT ACTUALLY BENEFITS THE APPLICANT IN SOME RESPECT TO HAVE IT COME THROUGH THE LOCAL BOARD SO THAT THE LOCAL BOARD CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION, THEN THE STATE DOESN'T HAVE TO, AND THEY AVOID JUMPING THROUGH THAT HOOP. AND I JUST WOULD SUPPORT GETTING RID OF ALL THE HOOPS ALTOGETHER, BUT EITHER WAY, I SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. OKAY. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM. JAMIE, ANYTHING ONLINE? NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED. ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK TO HEARING ITEM NUMBER THREE? SEEING NOTHING. SUPERVISOR CHECK. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM NUMBER THREE. 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. THANK YOU. HEARING ITEM NUMBER 4. GOOD MORNING AGAIN, MARK LUSSON, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. [4. Development Services - Consideration of a Series 10 Beer and Wine Store Restaurant Liquor License Application #400934, submitted by Andrea Dahlman Lewkowitz for Rock Springs RV Resort, located at 35850 South Old Black Canyon Highway, Black Canyon City, AZ 85324. (District 2 - Supervisor Jenkins)] THIS ITEM IS ALSO CONSIDERATION OF A SERIES TEN BEER AND WINE STORE RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE FOR A ROCK SPRINGS RV RESORT LOCATED AT 35850 SOUTH OLD BLACK CANYON HIGHWAY IN BLACK CANYON CITY. THIS IS DISTRICT TWO, SUPERVISOR JENKINS AREA. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS APPLICATION. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH IT, I SUPPORT IT. [02:30:03] OKAY. THIS IS JAMIE, ANYTHING ONLINE? NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM. DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK TO HEARING ITEM NUMBER FOUR? SAYING NOTHING, SUPERVISOR JENKINS. YES, THANK YOU CHAIR. I MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM 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. HEARING ITEM NUMBER FIVE. LAST ONE, MARK LUSSON, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. [5. Development Services - Consideration of a Series 12 Restaurant Liquor License Application #401956, submitted by Jamie Lea Funk for Rak ‘n' Sak, located at 6500 AZ -179, Sedona, AZ 86351. (District 3 - Supervisor Check)] THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF A SERIES 12 RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE RESTAURANT RAK'N'SAK LOCATED AT 6500 STATE ROUTE 179 IN SEDONA. THIS IS DISTRICT THREE, VICE CHAIR CHECKS AREA. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENT ON THIS. SUPERVISOR CHECK DID YOU SAY THE NAME OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AGAIN, PLEASE? RAK'N'SAK. IS THAT THE FULL NAME? IS IT WHAT DOES IT SAY ON THERE? SO IT'S A, IS, THERE MIGHT BE A SUBTITLE. IS IT THE JAMIE LEE FUNK RAK'N'SAK? I THINK THAT'S THE APPLICANT'S NAME. TOO BAD. GO AHEAD. WELL, I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THE REASON WHY WE REVIEW THESE OR THE INPUT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, APPROPRIATE AT THIS LEVEL. THERE CAN BE CONFLICTS WITH THE SALE OF LIQUOR, FOR EXAMPLE, PROXIMITY TO A SCHOOL. AND SO, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO STAFF FOR THOROUGHLY REVIEWING, YOU KNOW, CHECKING FOR ANY, OF ANY SUCH CONFLICTS SO THAT WE CAN BE AWARE OF THEM AND PASS THAT RECOMMENDATION ON TO THE STATE. THAT BEING SAID, I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THIS ITEM MOVING FORWARD. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? NOTHING. JAMIE, ANYTHING ONLINE? NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM. ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK FOR HEARING NUMBER FIVE? SEEING NOTHING. WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM NUMBER FIVE. I'LL DO 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 FIVE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC. VICE CHAIR CHECK. [ 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.] YEAH, WE HAVE I HAVE THREE GREEN SHEETS. WE'LL START WITH LAURA HAMBLIN. SO, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. YOU CAN LOOK TO THIS DEVICE. IT WILL BEEP AND TURN RED WHEN YOUR THREE MINUTES IS UP. IF YOU COULD FINISH YOUR SENTENCE AT THAT POINT. AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. I'M LAURA HAMBLIN FROM WILLIAMSON VALLEY. IS YOUR MIC ON? IS THE IS THE GREEN? IS THERE A LIGHT? THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME WITH THAT. MY NAME IS LAURA HAMBLIN FROM WILLIAMSON VALLEY. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE NIGHT THAT I TURNED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME WAS A MAN WEARING A SKI MASK AND HE WAS GOING TOWARDS ME, LUNGING AT ME. I STARTED HITTING HIM AND YELLING AS LOUD AS I COULD. BUT THE NEXT THING I KNEW, A HAND CAME FROM BEHIND ME, GRABBED ME BY THE MOUTH, AND THREW ME DOWN ON THE FRONT SEAT OF MY CAR. THE NEXT THING I KNEW, WE WERE DRIVING THE THREE OF US. I'M IN THE MIDDLE WITH MY HEAD SHOVED IN THE LAP OF THE MAN WHO'S IN THE PASSENGER. NOW THEY BOTH DEMANDED THAT I GIVE THEM MY BANK ATM NUMBER, WHICH, AS YOU MAY HAVE IMAGINED, THEY HAD FOLLOWED ME FROM THE BANK THAT NIGHT. THIS WAS IN PHOENIX. I GAVE THEM THE NUMBER. AND THEN WHAT THEY DID IS THEY BOUND MY WRISTS TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. THEY PUT DUCT TAPE ON MY MOUTH. THEY PUT AN OLD SWEATSHIRT OVER MY HEAD, AND THEY THREW ME IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR. AND THEN THEY DROVE AROUND TO DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF MY BANK, TAKING MONEY OUT. THEY GOT $250. THAT WAS IT FOR WHAT THEY DID TO ME. THEN, FORTUNATELY, THEY LEFT ME IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR AT A BAR IN SOUTH PHOENIX WHERE I COULD GET HELP. NOW, THEY NEVER CAUGHT THESE GUYS. DESPITE HAVING A PHOTO OF ONE OF THEM WITHDRAWING MONEY. THIS WAS IN 1982. SO, I WAS A COLLEGE STUDENT, AND IT WAS WELL BEFORE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE TODAY LIKE THE LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY. NOW, I SHARED THIS STORY WITH YOU BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A VICTIM OF VIOLENT CRIME. AND ALTHOUGH IT COULD BE WORSE FOR MANY PEOPLE, IT HAS BEEN. BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME, I AM, I AM A STRONG PROPONENT OF WHATEVER TECHNOLOGY WE CAN PROVIDE TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO GET PEOPLE LIKE THAT OFF THE STREET. [02:35:04] AND, BUT, I ALSO STRONGLY AGREE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO, WHO ARE EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT INFRINGEMENT UPON POTENTIAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. AND SO, BUT I BELIEVE WE CAN HAVE BOTH. WE CAN HAVE BOTH. IF THIS ISSUE AND I KNOW IT MAY COME BEFORE YOU SOON WHEN YOU'RE FACED WITH MAKING A DECISION, I PLEASE URGE YOU TO STRONGLY CONSIDER APPROVING THE USE OF THE LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY AND BUT SORRY, THAT KNOCKED ME OFF. BUT MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE STRINGENT SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF OUR LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. PAUL CRAWFORD. ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR ALLOWING US BACK. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE TREASURER FOR APPRECIATING OUR TENACITY. AND I HOPE YOU GUYS DO, TOO. AND WE'RE HERE AGAIN BECAUSE WE WANT TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS OF THE CAMINO MADRE PROJECT ON OUR COMMUNITY. TODAY, I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS GONE THROUGH SO FAR WITH JUST THE PROPOSITION OF THE COMMUNITY PROJECT COMING TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE FIRST THING WE HAD TO DEAL WITH WAS COMMUNITY OPPOSITION. THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE INDUSTRY. DEVELOPERS ARE VERY AWARE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY PUSHBACK ON THEIR PROJECTS. THEREFORE, THEY SEND IN LIAISONS OUT BEFORE THE PROJECT EVEN KICKS OFF TO TRY TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT. ONCE THE COMMUNITY FINDS OUT ABOUT THE PROJECT, THEN DISCOVERS THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAD ALREADY BEEN IN TALKS WITH THE DEVELOPER, TENSIONS ARISE. DEVELOPERS ACTUALLY HOPE FOR THIS. THEY KNOW THAT A COMMUNITY DIVIDED IS EASIER TO CONQUER. WE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH THE TOWN OF SELIGMAN. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVEN WROTE A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. WE WERE ALSO TOLD STORIES OF MEETINGS AND TOURS WITH OTHER LONG TIME COMMUNITY MEMBERS CLOSER TO THE SITE. POA PRESIDENTS, ETC. WHEN WE TALKED WITH THEM ABOUT THE SHEER SIZE AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS, THEY REALIZED THAT THEY DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, WHAT IT WOULD DO TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE RESIDENTS, AND THEY WERE NO LONGER CONSIDERING SUPPORTING IT. THEY FAILED TO DIVIDE US. THE SELIGMAN CHAMBER ACTUALLY RESCINDED THEIR LETTER OF SUPPORT. SOME BUSINESSES IN SELIGMAN ARE EVEN IN OPPOSITION. THEY CHOOSE TO PROTECT THE HISTORIC VALUES OF THEIR ROUTE 66 TOURIST TOWN AND THE RURAL VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY ADJACENT TO THE PROJECT OVER ANY POTENTIAL SHORT-TERM REVENUES THAT THEY MIGHT GAIN. THE NEXT THING WE NOTICED WERE REAL ESTATE AGENTS TELLING US THAT ESCROW IS IN THE AREA WERE BEING CANCELED. POTENTIAL BUYERS ARE NOW EITHER HOLDING OFF OR LOOKING ELSEWHERE FOR PROPERTY. THEY SAID THIS WAS BECAUSE THEY SAW A LIFESTYLE OUT HERE THAT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH SUCH A PROJECT. WE HAVE SELLERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR PROPERTIES FOR SALE PRIOR TO THE PROJECT GOING PUBLIC THAT NOW CANNOT SELL. ELDERLY FOLKS THAT ARE AGING OUT OF AN OFF-GRID LIFESTYLE WHO ARE NOW STUCK THEIR NEST EGGS HAVE BEEN SHATTERED. BUYERS ARE LOOKING FOR AN OFF-GRID LIFESTYLE, SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS AND FORESTS, TEEMING WITH WILDLIFE AND HAVING AMAZING VIEWS. THEY'RE NOT LOOKING TO BE NEAR ANYTHING LIKE THIS PROJECT. THEY DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT OR LISTEN TO WIND TURBINES, SEE A FIELD OF SOLAR PANELS, OR LOOK AT AND HEAR ENORMOUS BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEMS. AND NEITHER DO WE. PEACE, QUIET, NATURE. THAT'S ALL THAT THEY WANT. THAT'S ALL THAT WE WANT. LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE INCREASED STRESS LEVELS AND HEARTACHE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH A PROJECT. WE RECENTLY FINISHED OUR FOREVER DREAM HOME. LIKE MOST OUT HERE, WE HAVE MAGNIFICENT VIEWS. WE'RE SURROUNDED BY NATURAL LANDSCAPE, ABUNDANT WILDLIFE, PEACE, QUIET, AND TRANQUILITY. BUILDING AN OFF-GRID HOME WAS NO EASY TASK. BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS WERE EVERYDAY CHALLENGES. NOW, INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO RELAX AND ENJOY OUR PROPERTY, WE HAVE TO FOCUS FULL TIME ON PROTECTING IT. OTHERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON THEIR HOME PROJECTS ALTOGETHER, WORRIED THAT ANY FURTHER INVESTMENT WOULD BE LOST. THIS TIME, THIS HAS HURT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, THE HANDYMEN THAT RELY ON THESE PROJECTS FOR INCOME RIGHT NOW. IT'S BEEN A FULL TIME, HIGH STRESS ENDEAVOR THAT WILL LIKELY BE FORCED TO ENDURE FOR SOME TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CYNTHIA STROUD. FINISH YOUR SENTENCE. THANK YOU. AND PLEASE DO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. HI, I'M CYNTHIA STROUD, KNOWN AS CINDY. OR THE SPATULA LADY AS I'VE BECOME TO BE KNOWN IN MY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, BOARD FOR HEARING US AND OUR BEING PATIENT WITH OUR TENACITY. BUT WE WILL FIGHT THIS. I CAME TO SELIGMAN TWO YEARS AGO OFF OF THE ROAD. I WAS NOMADIC FOR FIVE YEARS. I WAS A TRAUMA NURSE FOR 45 YEARS AND SAVED ALL MY MONEY AND BOUGHT A MOTORHOME AND TRAVELED THE COUNTRY. AND THEN OUT OF NOWHERE TWO YEARS AGO, I HAD A SOFTBALL SIZED STAGE FOUR TUMOR IN MY COLON AND ENDED UP WITH EMERGENCY SURGERY IN DURANGO, AND THE SURGEON TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO GO IN A NURSING HOME, THAT I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO BE NOMADIC AGAIN. [02:40:05] I COULDN'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE FREEDOM OF A LIFESTYLE THAT I HAVE. WELL, HE DIDN'T KNOW ME VERY WELL. MY MOTHER CALLS ME WILLFUL. SO, I CAME OFF THE ROAD, HAD TO HAVE CHEMO, WHICH I'LL NEVER DO AGAIN. I KNOW THAT I'M TERMINAL. I KNOW THAT MY TIME HERE IS SHORT. I BOUGHT THIS LAND FROM A FRIEND, BRIAN GALLION, THAT I MET ONLINE WHILE I WAS TRAVELING, AND I LOVE IT. IT'S QUIET, IT'S SERENE, IT'S PEACEFUL. IT'S EVERYTHING I WANTED FOR THE END OF MY LIFE. I HAVE A VERY SHORT LIFE. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF PEOPLE AND HELD THE HAND OF SO MANY DYING PEOPLE THAT ALL I WANT FOR ME AND FOR MY. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER. SHE'S WITH ME. IS TO HAVE A PEACEFUL ENDING. THAT'S ALL I ASK. I MEAN, I LIVED IN BIG CITIES, WORKED FOR BIG TRAUMA UNITS, AND I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE ANYMORE. I'M SORRY, BUT I JUST DON'T. I DON'T WANT TO BE IN CITIES, IN TRAFFIC AND CONCRETE. I COME FROM FLORIDA. AND THEN I WAS IN THE APPALACHIANS AND I MOVED, YOU KNOW, OUT TO ARIZONA, WHICH EVERYBODY OUT BACK EAST THINKS I'M CRAZY. BUT DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST ME. I LOVE THE SOUTHWEST. I HAVE JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS AREA OF GOD JUST HAS KISSED THIS GROUND. AND I WANT TO BEG YOU TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND RESEARCH WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO TO THIS LAND, THIS AREA, THESE PEOPLE. THIS IS A COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE. AND IT'S A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. I COULD NOT ASK FOR BETTER NEIGHBORS. I WAS SO BLESSED TO GET THIS PROPERTY. AND THESE ALL THESE PEOPLE HAVE JUST COME TOGETHER TO FIGHT THIS FIGHT. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DAMAGE THAT THIS IS GOING TO DO TO THE AQUIFER, TO THE WILDLIFE, TO THE PEOPLE, PEOPLE LIKE ME, THAT MY ENTIRE VIEW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IS GOING TO BE RED BLINKING LIGHTS WITH THE WOOSH OF THE OF THE TURBINES. MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO INHERIT MY PROPERTY. SHE HAS A BRAIN TUMOR ON HER OPTIC NERVE. SHE CANNOT HANDLE RED FLASHING LIGHTS. SHE CANNOT HANDLE THE WHOOSHING SOUND OF THE BLAZE. IT WILL BE FOR ALL, FOR NOT FOR HER. IF THIS HAPPENS. SO PLEASE DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE. LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING TO BE LEFT BEHIND WHEN THESE THINGS FAIL. THANK YOU. CHAIR, MAY I ASK A QUESTION OF STAFF? YOU CAN GO RIGHT AHEAD. THIS HASN'T EVEN COME TO THE COUNTY YET. MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMETHING AT A NATIONAL LEVEL MIGHT GET PASSED THAT BYPASSES OUR ABILITY TO HAVE DEBATE ON THIS. MY QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE ANY AVENUE THAT WATCHES THIS AT A NATIONAL LEVEL THAT WOULD LET US KNOW IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS COMING DOWN THE PIPE? WE'LL PROVIDE A RESPONSE FOLLOWING THE MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR, THAT'S ALL THE GREEN SHEETS I HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE. THAT CONCLUDES THIS PART OF OUR MEETING. I MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. [ EXECUTIVE SESSION] I'LL SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR COMPTON? YES. YOU ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION IN REFERENCE TO [ EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOW-UP ACTION] EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ITEM ONE, THREE AND FIVE. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER ACTION. IN REFERENCE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION NUMBER TWO, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE LAW FIRM OF WELKER & PAUOLE AS COUNSEL TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE COUNTY AND SUPERINTENDENT PURSUANT TO THEIR ENGAGEMENT LETTER DATED AUGUST 28TH, 2026. I'LL SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK? YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR. MALLORY. YES. CHAIR. COMPTON? YES. ITEM IS APPROVED AS STATED. ANYTHING GENTLEMEN? IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WE MOVE TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE THE ESTABLISHED CONDITIONS FOR A USE PERMIT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CASE PLA-20-000043. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY? YES. CHAIR. COMPTON. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED AS STATED. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.