[00:00:03] SUPERVISOR. WELL GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, [ CALL TO ORDER] SEPTEMBER 16TH. I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. TODAY THE INVOCATION WILL BE DONE BY VICE CHAIR CHECK AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY SUPERVISOR JENKINS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. DEAR LORD, WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE ABILITY TO MEET HERE AND TO WORK ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC. WE'RE ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COME TO JOIN US AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC PROCESS, IN THE FORM OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND ANY OTHER ENGAGEMENT. WE PRAY THAT EVERY WORD THAT WE SAY THINK AN ACTION THAT WE TAKE REALLY SERVE YOU AND THE PEOPLE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. 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. THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU. AND, JAYME, 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. WE'LL START OFF WITH THE NOTES FOR THE RECORD. [1. Board of Supervisors - Acknowledge the execution of a Letter of Support for Coconino National Forest's request for Fiscal Year 2028 funding through the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to acquire approximately 130 acres, the Plateau Drive parcel located along Oak Creek in Cornville, Yavapai County, Arizona.] NUMBER ONE, ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXECUTION OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028 FUNDING THROUGH LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND TO ACQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 130 ACRES. THE PLATEAU DRIVE PARCEL LOCATED ALONG OAK CREEK IN CORNVILLE, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA. AND NOTE, FOR THE RECORD, NUMBER TWO, ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXECUTION OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL FOREST REQUEST FOR FISCAL [2. Board of Supervisors - Acknowledge the execution of a Letter of Support for Prescott National Forest's request for Fiscal Year 2028 funding through the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to acquire approximately 638 acres, for the Minnehaha Flats Connector project located in Crown King, Yavapai County, Arizona.] YEAR 2028 FUNDING THROUGH THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND TO ACQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 638 ACRES FOR THE MINNEHAHA FLATS CONNECTOR PROJECT LOCATED IN CROWN KING, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA, IN REFERENCE TO CONSENT. [ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.) ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NOS. 4 AND 5.] WE'RE PULLING FOUR AND FIVE IS THAT RIGHT, JIMMY? OKAY, I MOVE TO APPROVE 1 THROUGH 21, EXCLUDING FOUR AND FIVE. SECOND. AND CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. CONSENT ITEMS 1 THROUGH 21 HAVE BEEN APPROVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND FIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO CONSENT NUMBER FOUR, SUPERVISOR JENKINS. [4. Board of Supervisors - Approve and authorize the Clerk of the Board to enforce a civil penalty against the Black Canyon City Water Improvement District (BCCWID) in the amount of $100.00 per day, to the extent that the district monies are available and unencumbered, for every day the district remains noncompliant with reporting requirements pursuant to A.R.S.§48-251(G), beginning thirty days after receipt of the certified noncompliance notice. ] YES. THANK YOU CHAIR. I BELIEVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM FOUR WARRANTS MORE UNDERSTANDING AND MORE DISCUSSION. SO I WOULD LIKE THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO GIVE US SOME BACKGROUND ON THE ITEM AND THEN FAIR NOTICE TO THE ATTORNEY, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO ASK THAT YOU CHIME IN WITH SOME THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU CLERK. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JAYME RUSH. AND GOOD MORNING, VICE CHAIR, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO ENFORCE A CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST THE BLACK CANYON CITY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 PER DAY TO THE EXTENT THE DISTRICT MONIES ARE AVAILABLE AND UNENCUMBERED, AND THAT'S FOR EVERY DAY, THE DISTRICT REMAINS NON-COMPLIANT WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE 48251 G. AND THAT'S BEGINNING 30 DAYS AFTER THE RECEIPT OF A CERTIFIED LETTER OF NONCOMPLIANCE. WHAT YEARS OR WHAT YEAR ARE THEY DELINQUENT AT THIS POINT? THEY ARE CURRENTLY DELINQUENT IN 2025. THEY'VE ALSO BEEN DELINQUENT FOR 2024. 2024 HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. 2024 HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. OKAY. SO TWO. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT THERE HAS BEEN PLENTY OF NOTICES PROVIDED BY YOUR DEPARTMENT. YES, MA'AM. I HAVE ALL OF THOSE DATES IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THOSE. I JUST WANT IT FOR THE RECORD THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF NOTICE SENT OUT. SO I'M GOING TO GO TO THE ATTORNEY. IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN TO ME DO WE HAVE ANY LEEWAY WITH THE $100 A DAY? I KNOW THIS IS ARIZONA STATUTE WE'RE FOLLOWING. CORRECT. IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN THE $100 PER DAY ASSESSMENT AND WHAT DOES UNENCUMBERED MEAN? AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S APPROXIMATELY $1,900 THAT'S AVAILABLE. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE EXHAUST THE 1900 IF THE REPORT ISN'T RECEIVED, WHAT HAPPENS AT THAT POINT? THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISOR JENKINS SO THE STATUTE DOES PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD SHALL SEND NOTICE TO THE DISTRICT IF THEY'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE. AND THAT'S BEEN DONE. IT INDICATES THAT THE BOARD SHALL ALLOW 30 DAYS FOR THEM TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. [00:05:06] THAT PERIOD OF TIME HAS PASSED AND THEY'VE NOT COMMITTED COMPLIANCE. AND THE STATUTE FURTHER INDICATES THAT AFTER THE 30 DAYS EXPIRES, THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHALL ASSESS A FINE OF $100 PER DAY. THE LIMITATION ON THAT ASSESSMENT IS THAT IT CAN ONLY BE CHARGED AGAINST FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND UNENCUMBERED. SO ACTUALLY, AS YOU NOTED, I REACHED OUT TO THE TREASURER'S OFFICE. THEY PROVIDED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THIS DISTRICT. AND ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIALS PROVIDED, IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE $1,900 AVAILABLE AND UNENCUMBERED. IT WOULD SEEM OR I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE STATUTE WOULD PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD IMPOSE A PENALTY OF $100 A DAY UP TO THE $1,900 THAT'S AVAILABLE AND UNENCUMBERED. THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW WHAT IF MONEY FLOWS INTO THAT BANK ACCOUNT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, I JUST THERE HAS TO BE, FOR ME, AN END TO HOW MUCH MONEY THIS DISTRICT HAS TO FORK OVER. FOR ME, I MEAN, THIS IS JUST REALLY IT'S HARD BECAUSE WE'RE BOUND BY THE STATUTE SIMILAR TO OTHER THINGS THAT COME BEFORE US WHERE WE HAVE TO, WE TAKE AN OATH TO FOLLOW THE LAW. AND WHEN THE WORD SAYS, SHALL WE HAVE TO DO IT? TO ME, IT'S LIKE POURING SALT INTO THE OPEN WOUND BECAUSE WE JUST SCHEDULED AN ELECTION THAT'S GOING TO COST THIS DISTRICT A LOT OF MONEY. I'M ASSUMING 20 TO $25,000. SO IT'S JUST DISCOURAGING. DISAPPOINTING. I HAVE A LOT OF ADVERBS I COULD PUT IN THERE AND ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE SITUATION, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE MUCH WIGGLE ROOM. BUT I'M CERTAINLY WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR ANY OTHER COMMENTS. LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM HERE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE BIG QUESTION I HAVEN'T HEARD YET IS WHY? WHY ARE THEY LIKE THIS? AND A LOT OF TIMES THESE BOARDS ARE MADE UP OF PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT MAYBE DON'T HAVE A BACKGROUND AT GETTING ALL THE OFFICIAL STUFF DONE. IS THERE ANY PEOPLE THAT WE CAN USE FROM STAFF TO SAY, HEY, LOOK, MAYBE YOU NEED A LITTLE TRAINING, YOU NEED TO DO THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER THING. AND RATHER THAN JUST FINE THEM, IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN HELP THEM ALONG TO GET THEM INTO COMPLIANCE? AND THE BIG QUESTION IS WHY? WHY ARE THEY OUT? DO THEY NOT KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING? I CAN'T SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT. THEY ARE NONCOMPLIANT. THEY HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE SINCE FEBRUARY 25TH OF 2026 OF THIS YEAR FOR THE TAX YEAR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025. JAYME, COULD YOU ALSO SPEAK TO EVERYONE WHO RECEIVED THIS NOTICE? IT WAS AN EXTENSIVE LIST INCLUDING THEIR ACCOUNTING FIRM. CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD. SUPERVISOR. HAVE THEY GIVEN YOU A WHY? WHY ARE THEY OR DO YOU NOT WANT TO SAY I JUST. OKAY. I'M DONE. SORRY. JAYME. THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING. JAYME. I WAS JUST GOING TO INFORM YOU THAT THE FIRM THAT THEY HAVE ENGAGED HAS RECENTLY INFORMED ME AS OF SEPTEMBER 10TH THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON THE JUNE 30TH, 2024 FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AND ONCE THEY FINALIZE THAT, THEY WILL BEGIN 2025. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. THANK YOU, CHAIR. THAT WAS MY QUESTION BECAUSE YOU DID MENTION 2024 WAS ALSO OUT OF COMPLIANCE. SO I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING SITUATION FOR SURE. IT DOES NEED TO BE DEALT WITH ON BOTH ENDS, OURS AND THEIRS. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. JUST MY LAST COMMENT IS JAYME AND I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH, YOU KNOW, MANY SPECIAL DISTRICTS IN MY DISTRICT. AND YOU KNOW, I'VE WORKED WITH THEM WHEN I'M NOTIFIED THAT THINGS ARE FALLING BEHIND AND THIS IS THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT HAS YET TO COMPLY WITH THE MANY, MANY COMMUNICATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH THEM. ALL I CAN REMIND EVERYONE IS THAT THERE'S A SPECIAL ELECTION COMING UP, WHICH MIGHT PERHAPS ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS HERE. BUT NONETHELESS, WE ARE BOUND BY STATE STATUTE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR JENKINS. I REGRETFULLY HAVE TO ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM FOUR. AND I'LL SECOND THAT. CALL FOR THE VOTE. EXCUSE ME. YES, SIR. EXCUSE ME CHAIR. DO YOU WANT ME TO WORD MY MOTION DIFFERENTLY? WELL IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU WOULD CLARIFY THE EXTENT HOW THE FINE WOULD WORK. [00:10:06] SO IF IT'S $100 A DAY FOR EACH DAY THEY REMAIN OUT OF COMPLIANCE UP TO $1,900. WHAT HE JUST SAID. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THEN I SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. HE JUST SAID I'LL AMEND MY MOTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. CALL FOR THE VOTE. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED AS STATED. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO CONSENT NUMBER FIVE. [5. Board of Supervisors - Approve membership to the Northern Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (NAMWUA) and designate Vice Chair Check as the Board's representative and Supervisor Kuknyo as alternate.] VICE CHAIR CHECK. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS TO APPROVE MEMBERSHIP TO THE NORTHERN ARIZONA MUNICIPAL WATER USERS ASSOCIATION, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS NAMWUA, AND TO DESIGNATE MYSELF AS A REPRESENTATIVE AND SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AS AN ALTERNATE. I JUST WANTED TO BRING AWARENESS TO THIS. YESTERDAY, IN OUR STATE OF THE COUNTY SPEECHES, I FOCUSED ON OUR REGIONAL APPROACH AND WATER BEING A TOPIC THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH MORE ENTITIES ON. SO THE MUNICIPAL WATER USERS ASSOCIATION IS A GREAT PLACE TO BEGIN TO ENGAGE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THIS IS A NON-VOTING MEMBERSHIP AND IT IS ONLY $250. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THOSE THINGS OUT. I THINK IT'S REALLY AN EXCELLENT WAY FOR US TO BEGIN TO ENGAGE IN THOSE POLICY CONVERSATIONS A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPLY. AND WE DO HAVE RON DOBA, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NAMWUA HERE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, I JUST WANT TO I AGREE WITH THIS MEMBERSHIP. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ASKING EVERYBODY TO COME TO OUR TABLE. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SHOW UP AT THEIR TABLE AS WELL. SO FOR THE 250 BUCKS THAT DOES THIS, IT PUTS US IN THE CONVERSATION AND IT GIVES US A VOICE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING SUPERVISOR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YEAH, I JUST AND YOU MIGHT HAVE SAID THIS VICE CHAIR CHECK, BUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN ALSO, AS WE TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY AT OUR STATE OF THE COUNTY FITS, THIS FITS RIGHT IN. SO YES, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO START AND HAVE MOVEMENT AND SHOW THE PROGRESS, WHICH IS EXACTLY THE STATEMENTS WE MADE. EXCELLENT POINT, SUPERVISOR. ALL RIGHT. THEN I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE. 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 FIVE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO ACTION NUMBER ONE, APPROVE RESOLUTION 2188, RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF STORM WATER INFILTRATION AND [1. Board of Supervisors - Approve Resolution No. 2188 recognizing the importance of stormwater infiltration and recharge to positively impact aquifers, rivers, watersheds.] RECHARGE TO POSITIVELY IMPACT AQUIFERS, RIVERS, AND WATERSHED. DO WE HAVE BEN, PLEASE? GOOD MORNING SIR. VICE CHAIR COMPTON CHAIR. I'M BENJAMIN SURPER, YOUR STORMWATER ENGINEER. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS TODAY. SO I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY JUST REFERENCING THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH DECADES OF PEER REVIEWED LITERATURE AND RESEARCH. THE MULTI-BENEFIT IMPORTANCE OF STORMWATER INFILTRATION AND REUSE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY MANY ENTITIES. WHITE PAPERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND ACADEMICS ALIKE. ON OUR SLIDE HERE TODAY, THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF WORKS THAT SUPPORT IT. AND SOME OF THEM MOST RECENTLY ARE THE RECHARGE AND WATER RELIABILITY PROJECT REPORT FROM THE ARIZONA TRI UNIVERSITY'S RESEARCH PROJECT. AND I DO WANT TO QUOTE A KEY FINDING FROM THE REPORT THAT REALLY SUPPORTS THIS. SO AMONG MANY KEY FINDINGS IN THE REPORT, BECAUSE IT IS STATE WIDE AND RATHER COMPREHENSIVE THEY SAID KEY COMPLEXITIES OF STORMWATER RECHARGE EFFORTS INCLUDE EPISODIC NATURE OF RUNOFF, LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF SUBSURFACE HYDROGEOLOGY, AND LIMITED LAND FILL AVAILABILITY FOR RECHARGE WITHIN DEVELOPED URBAN REGIONS. MUCH OF OUR COUNTY IS UNDEVELOPED AND OPEN SPACE. HOWEVER, A LOT OF THE URBAN ENHANCED RUNOFF OCCURS FROM THOSE DEVELOPED AREAS, AND THAT IS OUR MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORMWATER SEWER SYSTEM PERMIT AREA. WE ARE NOT ALONE IN PURSUING SUPPORT FOR THIS. PIMA COUNTY IS PURSUING STORMWATER PARKS. BASICALLY RETROFITTING PUBLICLY OWNED PARKS TO ENHANCE STORMWATER RECHARGE AND INFILTRATION. AND THEY'VE INSTALLED INFILTRATION TRENCHES IN EXISTING DETENTION BASINS, SUCH AS THE RITA RANCH. THERE'S ALSO AN ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR THIS THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST STORMWATER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, [00:15:04] STARTED BY THE EPA. I ATTENDED THE INAUGURAL MEETING FOR THAT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND THEY'RE WORKING TO IDENTIFY STORMWATER CAPTURE AND REUSE STRATEGIES AND ADAPT BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR THE SOUTHWEST, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND GUIDE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH TO GARNER PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THESE. THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING TOWARDS THIS. AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE. RECENTLY, THIS YEAR WE COMPLETED THE MIDDLE VERDE STORMWATER GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FEASIBILITY AND DESIGN REPORT WHERE WE LOOKED AT A RATHER LARGE STUDY AREA, BROKE IT DOWN INTO 3000 PUBLICLY OWNED PARCELS FROM PARTICIPATING STAKEHOLDERS AND NARROWED THAT DOWN TO 74 OPPORTUNITIES AND IDENTIFIED WHAT OPPORTUNITY MAY GO ON THOSE PARCELS. SO THIS WAS COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 2026. AND ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT IS WITHIN A COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY IS ACTUALLY IN THE VERDE VILLAGES. AND SO THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL OR THIS IS A CONCEPT DRAWING OF WHAT THE STORMWATER HARVESTING BASIN ON WESTERN DRIVE COULD LOOK LIKE. AND IT INCLUDES SOME OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE POLLUTANT LOAD REDUCTIONS AND THE COST ESTIMATES FOR SUCH A FACILITY. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THOSE 74 THAT CAME FROM THE FEASIBILITY REPORT. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS AND MANY OTHER PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTY. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR. I SUPPOSE I SHOULD READ THE RESOLUTION. YES. WELL, THANK YOU BEN. I DO WANT TO THANK QUITE A FEW PEOPLE. THIS WAS DEFINITELY NOT JUST MY EFFORT. I WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION REALLY CAME OUT OF THE WORK OF THE WATER RESOURCES AND OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE, AND I KNOW SUPERVISOR KUKNYO WAS IN THOSE MEETINGS. WE REALLY WORKED TOGETHER WITH MUNICIPALITIES TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF STORMWATER INFILTRATION AND RECHARGE. AND I THINK WHAT'S SO POWERFUL ABOUT THIS IS THAT IF WE CAN COLLECTIVELY IDENTIFY REGIONAL APPROACHES TO STORMWATER IT REALLY INCREASES OUR ABILITY TO MAKE THOSE FUNDING ASKS BECAUSE I KNOW THE FLOOD CONTROL BUDGET'S NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO PULL OFF ALL OF THE REGIONAL APPROACHES HERE. I THINK THAT THIS RESOLUTION REALLY WAS HAMMERED OUT BY MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND STAFF MEMBERS. SO A LOT OF THOUGHT WENT INTO IT. AND I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND READ IT AND SEE IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS. SO THIS IS YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2188, A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY PERTAINING TO STORMWATER INFILTRATION AND RECHARGE. WHEREAS, STORMWATER IS A VALUABLE ASSET THAT, WHEN MANAGED AT A LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL, CAN HELP POSITIVELY IMPACT THE HYDROLOGIC RESOURCES IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. AND WHEREAS PRECIPITATION THAT BECOMES STORMWATER IS THE ONLY FREELY DELIVERED WATER RESOURCE IN ARIZONA, IN NORTHERN ARIZONA THAT IS CURRENTLY NOT UTILIZED TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL. AND WHEREAS, LOCAL AND REGIONAL STORMWATER INFILTRATION AND RECHARGE PROJECTS, AS WELL AS GRASSLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS SERVE IMPORTANT ROLES IN IMPROVING AQUIFERS AND SURFACE WATERS WHILE MITIGATING THE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF EROSION AND FLOODING. AND WHEREAS GRASSLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS THAT INCREASE SOIL ORGANIC MATTER SERVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE LANDSCAPE AND WATERSHEDS. AND WHEREAS COLLABORATIVE PLANNING, FUNDING AND EXECUTING OF WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECTS ACROSS JURISDICTIONS AND IN COORDINATION WITH LAND MANAGERS AND LOCAL STEWARDS, ARE ESSENTIAL TOOLS IN RESTORING AND MAINTAINING WATERSHED HEALTH ACROSS YAVAPAI COUNTY. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT YAVAPAI COUNTY HEREBY ACTIVELY SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL STORMWATER AND GRASSLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT OUR AQUIFERS, RIVERS, AND WATERSHEDS. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO YOU WANT TO COMMENT? YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS IS AFTER A YEAR'S WORTH OF WORK MEETING WITH EVERYBODY FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE MOUNTAIN. AND AFTER YEARS OF SAYING, WE DON'T, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT WATER. THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO ABOUT WATER I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DID. YEAH. PLEASE GO AFTER THE FUNDING IF THE REST OF THE BOARD AGREES. AND I THINK GOD IS ON OUR PR SIDE THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW, AFTER YEARS OF DROUGHT. NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS YEAR, YOU SEE FLOODING IN PRESCOTT VALLEY, FLOODING IN CHINO VALLEY, FLOODING IN THE VERDE VALLEY. ALL THIS WATER PASSES THROUGH US. IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO SLOW IT DOWN, GET IT BACK INTO OUR AQUIFER. I MEAN, I THINK THESE PROJECTS ARE MORE THAN WORTHWHILE, AND I APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR CHECK'S EFFORTS ON THIS AND ALL THE MAYORS FROM BOTH SIDES OF [00:20:08] THE MOUNTAIN THAT GOT TOGETHER TO AGREE ON THIS. IT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY TO SEE IT GET DONE. OKAY. ONE OTHER NOTE. SO BEN TALKED A LOT ABOUT URBAN STORMWATER PROJECTS, WHICH IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT FACET OF THIS. BUT YAVAPAI COUNTY IS ABOUT 50% PUBLIC LANDS AND ANOTHER 25% STATE TRUST LANDS. SO THE GRASSLAND RESTORATION PIECE OF THIS IS ALSO PRETTY DARN COMPELLING. AND IN NOVEMBER A LOCAL RANCHER AND I ARE GOING TO GO DOWN TO SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND LOOK AT A REGENERATIVE GRAZING PRACTICE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF SCIENCE AND PRACTICES CAN WE START TO WORK WITH OUR PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS ON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY DO THE MOST THAT WE CAN FOR STORMWATER INFILTRATION? SO THANK YOU. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU BEN. THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ACTION NUMBER TWO, KEVIN. [2. Board of Supervisors - Approve Community Service Agreements between Yavapai County and the following organizations consistent with the funding allocations made in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Adopted Budget: Arizona Wildfire Academy ($19,000.00), Chino Winds National Resource Conservation District ($20,000.00), Friends of the Verde River ($28,500.00), Greater Chino Valley Collaborative/Southwest Decision Resources, Inc. ($3,000.00), Prescott Meals on Wheels ($15,000.00), Sedona Community Center - Meals on Wheels ($15,000.00), The Station on 6th - Meals on Wheels, Verde Valley ($15,000.00), Verde Valley Regional Economic Organization ($25,000.00), Yarnell Regional Community Center ($30,000.00), Yavapai Fair Foundation ($25,000.00), Yavapai Family Advocacy Center ($84,890.00).  YC Contract Nos. 2026-404 through 2026-414] GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, KEVIN FORBES, BUDGET MANAGER FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY. TODAY'S ACTION ITEM IS FOR THE APPROVAL OF 11 COMMUNITY SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY, TOTALING AN AMOUNT JUST OVER $280,000. AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS WAS PART OF OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS DURING STUDY SESSIONS. THESE AMOUNTS ALIGN WITH WHAT WE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING THE BOARD'S DECISION AT THAT TIME TO INCREASE THE ALLOCATED AMOUNT TO THE THREE MEALS ON WHEELS PROVIDERS. WITH THAT SAID, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HERE TO TAKE THEM. EXCUSE ME. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. I DO HAVE A QUESTION? SURE. THERE'S ANOTHER ENTITY THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THIS. I'M JUST CURIOUS, HOW DO WE DISBURSE THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE EXTENSION OFFICE? I BELIEVE THOSE ARE DONE QUARTERLY. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION IS DONE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. YES. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A MULTI YEAR AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH THE COUNTY. THANK YOU. YEAH. IT'S NOT DONE BY AN ANNUAL AGREEMENT. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I GUESS I WANT TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION THAT THE PORTION OF THERE'S A PORTION OF THE FRIENDS OF THE VERDE RIVER CONTRIBUTION THAT IS GOING TO FUND THE VERDE FRONT, BUT FRIENDS OF THE VERDE RIVER IS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THAT. SO THAT'S ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS. OKAY. I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION TWO. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. CHAIR MALLORY, SUPERVISOR MALLORY. AYE. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. [LAUGHTER] ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE. [3. County Attorney - Approve the Victim Compensation Grant No. VC-27-014 from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) in the amount of $285,032.00. YC Contract No. 2026-403] COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. YOU DO HAVE MR. HUGHES PRESENT IN PRESCOTT TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. CAN YOU HEAR ME, MR. HUGHES? YES, SIR. FEEL FREE TO TO START, SIR. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS BILL HUGHES. I'M THE CHIEF DEPUTY AT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND WE HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE VICTIM SERVICES GRANT OR VICTIM COMPENSATION GRANT. COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS RECEIVED THIS GRANT IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS. IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FUNDING FOR THE SERVICES THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDES TO VICTIMS OF CRIME. ABOUT A LITTLE LESS THAN A FOURTH OF THE GRANT GOES FOR A VICTIM SERVICES EMPLOYEE WHO'S A VICTIM ADVOCATE. THE REST OF THE GRANT, THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT, GOES TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF CRIME AND ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF SOME QUICK COMPENSATION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A FAMILY LOSES A PARENT OR A CHILD TO A CRIME AND ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES OR CREMATION EXPENSES, THINGS LIKE THAT. THE COMPENSATION BOARD, WHICH IS A PUBLIC BODY, MEETS AND LOOKS AT THEIR PAPERWORK AND REVIEWS THE CLAIM, AND THEN WE'LL APPORTION SOME MONEY TO ASSIST IN THAT REGARD. ULTIMATELY, COURTS OFTENTIMES WILL ORDER DEFENDANTS TO TO REPAY VICTIMS FOR SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES. BUT THE REPAYMENT FROM DEFENDANTS, PARTICULARLY DEFENDANTS WHO ARE IN PRISON, IS USUALLY OVER A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND A VERY SMALL TOTAL PERCENTAGE. [00:25:08] SO THIS GRANT, MOST OF WHICH COMES FROM THE STATE IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO'VE BEEN VICTIMIZED. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY IN JAIL AND THEY'RE TOLD TO PAY THE VICTIM X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS. WE SUPPLY THAT DOLLARS BECAUSE THE CRIMINAL CAN'T DO THAT. WHEN THEY HAVE TO PAY RESTITUTION DOES THAT GO BACK INTO THIS FUND? IT DOES, BUT WITH THE CAVEAT. AND SO TYPICALLY THE VICTIM ISN'T FULLY MADE WHOLE BY VICTIM COMPENSATION. AND SO WHEN A DEFENDANT BEGINS TO PAY MONEY, THE MONEY WILL GO FIRST DIRECTLY TO THE VICTIM FOR WHATEVER'S NOT BEEN COVERED BY VICTIM COMPENSATION. AND THEN WHEN THAT TAKES HAS BEEN SATISFIED, THEN THE RESTITUTION PAYMENTS CONTINUE AND GO TOWARDS THE VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND. PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PART OF THAT CAVEAT, THOUGH, IS DEFENDANTS OFTEN, IF A CRIME IS SERIOUS, MAY WIND UP GOING TO PRISON. IF THEY CHOOSE TO WORK IN PRISON, THEN THEIR WAGES CAN BE GARNISHED AT UP TO 50%. BUT THE WAGES IN PRISON ARE NOT VERY HIGH. IT'S $0.40, $0.50, $0.60 AN HOUR FOR MANY DEFENDANTS. AND SO WHEN YOU'RE TAKING 50% OF THAT VERSUS THE NUMBER OF HOURS THE DEFENDANT CHOOSES TO WORK, IT CAN TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO EVEN, YOU KNOW, PAY A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARDS A RESTITUTION AWARD. OKAY. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER THREE. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. HUGHES. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR. [4. Information Technology Services - Approve a purchase with Dell Marketing LP for two (2) server replacements in the amount of $216,371.91, utilizing State of Arizona Cooperative Contract No. CTR068890. YC Contract No. 2024-068A1] GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M JARED PHELAN, THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ITS. AND IT'S ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO SERVERS TO REPLACE AGING HARDWARE AND ADDING MUCH NEEDED RESOURCES ON PREMISE. THIS WAS AN APPROVED EXHIBIT THREE BUDGET ENHANCEMENT AND PRICING WAS LOCKED IN THROUGH A PURCHASE ORDER TO PREVENT AN ADDITIONAL $60,000 INCREASE FROM ONE QUOTE TO THE NEXT. I AM LOOKING FOR APPROVAL TO FINALIZE THIS PURCHASE THROUGH THE ACTION ITEM TODAY, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. OKAY, I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION FOUR. SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, JARED. ACTION NUMBER FIVE. GOOD MORNING ROGER. [5. Public Works - Award a Contract to J. Banicki Construction, Inc. in the amount of $489,091.22 for the Sedona Airport Helicopter Six-Pack Reconstruction Project No. 2533753, Invitation for Bid (IFB) No. 26-PW-57. YC Contract No. 2026-343 (District 3 - Supervisor Check)] GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON. VICE CHAIR CHECK. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ROGER MCCORMICK, THE DIRECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR ACTION ITEM FIVE. HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER AIRPORT ITEM. TIS THE SEASON FOR GETTING A LOT OF THESE CONTRACTS GOING. WE HAVE A CONTRACT TO AWARD TO J BANICKI CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $489,091.22 FOR THE SEDONA AIRPORT HELICOPTER, SIX PACK RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT NUMBER 2533753. THE INVITATION FOR BID WAS RECEIVED BY. WE HAD FOUR BIDDERS BACK IN JUNE OF 2026 BY JUDD CO LLC, COMBS CONSTRUCTION, SUNLAND AND J. J BANICKI WAS THE LOW OF THOSE. THE THE PRICES RANGED FROM 489,000 UP TO 791,000. FOR THIS PROJECT. THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE REPAVING OF THE ASPHALT APRON NEW PAVEMENT MARKINGS, AND ALSO SOME ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROJECT WILL BE PAID FOR BY THE GRANT THAT WAS ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD, AND THE MATCH DOLLARS WILL BE SOUGHT THROUGH ADOT AND ALSO THROUGH THE OAK CREEK AIRPORT AUTHORITY. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS PROJECT, I'D BE VICE CHAIR CHECK AT YOUR DISTRICT. I LOVE THIS PROJECT. I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT EXECUTED, AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAS QUESTIONS. NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE. [00:30:03] SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR. CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, ROGER. MOVING ON TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC. [ CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Individuals may address the Board for up to three (3) minutes on any relevant issue within the Board's jurisdiction. Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.01(I), Board members shall not discuss or take action on matters raised during the call to the public. At the conclusion of an open call to the public, individual members of the public body may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the public body, may ask staff to review a matter or may ask that a matter be put on a future agenda.] SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO VICE CHAIR CHECK. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TOPICS. SO I'LL START WITH JOHN ALVEY, WHO'S FROM THE CORNVILLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION. JOHN, YOU HAVE IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. THIS LITTLE ITEM WILL BEEP WHEN YOUR THREE MINUTES IS UP. AND IF YOU'LL JUST FINISH YOUR SENTENCE AFTER THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NIKKI. MY NAME IS JOHN ALVEY. I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY OF CORNVILLE. MY TOPIC TODAY IS THE ROADS OF CORNVILLE AND ITS FLOOD PLAIN. OVER $10 MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT ON OUR CORNVILLE ROAD IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS. AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. A MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS, BASED ON MY RESEARCH, CAME FROM STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING. THANKS TO OUR ARIZONA SENATORS BACK IN 2022, CONSISTING A TOTAL OF $132 MILLION DISBURSED STATEWIDE. THE STRETCH OF CORNVILLE ROAD BETWEEN GREEN GATE TRAILHEAD AND BEAVERHEAD FLAT ROAD WAS IMPROVED A FEW YEARS BACK, TAKING OUT A VERY DANGEROUS AND AWKWARD NORTHBOUND DOWNHILL SLOPE, HAVING GUARDRAILS INSTALLED WHERE THEY WERE WARRANTED. 80 TO 90% OF THE $4 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT CAME FROM THIS FEDERAL COFFER. THE RECENT COMPLETED ROUNDABOUT AT TISSAW ROAD AND CORNWALL ROAD AGAIN, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS ALSO FUNDED FROM THIS SOURCE. AT AROUND INITIAL $2.5 MILLION, THE ENTIRE COST OF THE PROJECT WAS AROUND 6 MILLION, PLUS. AN ADDITIONAL $1.5 MILLION WAS APPROVED BY OUR YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. ALL THAT I HAVE CURRENTLY MENTIONED, I AM CONFIDENT, COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT OUR YAVAPAI COUNTY DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC WORKS, ROAD DEPARTMENTS, AND AGAIN, OUR YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. A FEW YEARS BACK WE FORMED A GROUP NAMED THE CORNVILLE MONSOON FLOOD CORRIDOR. OUR FLOOD ISSUE INVOLVES THE MOSAIC WASH, A STRETCH APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES LONG, THAT DRAINS INTO OAK CREEK. A WASH THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY OBSERVED FOR LITERALLY OVER A HALF A CENTURY. IN SHORT, FLOODING HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVE AND MOST PROBLEMATIC, AT TIMES BREACHING THE PAGE SPRINGS ROAD, FLOODING HOMES ALONG THE WAY AND TEMPORARILY BLOCKING OFF NORTH ASPAAS ROAD, THE ONLY ARTERY TO 120 HOMES. WE MET WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DIRECTOR LYNN WHITMAN AND STACY YEAGER APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN INFORMED THAT KIMBERLY SCHONEK WITH NATURE CONSERVANCY HAS SHOWN INTEREST WITH OUR HARDSHIP, EVEN SUGGESTING A RECHARGE STATION BASIN NEAR ITS HEADWATERS BELOW HOUSE MOUNTAIN. THIS PROJECT, I AM TOLD, IS POTENTIALLY ON THE SHORT LIST OF WORTHWHILE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS, MEANING OUR YAVAPAI COUNTY POTENTIALLY HAS CONSIDERED IT IN THE FUTURE PLANNING EFFORTS. THANK YOU AGAIN YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY PAST, PRESENT AND OUR FUTURE. AND THE LIGHT'S RED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOHN. ALL RIGHT. ON THE TOPIC OF THE BLACK CANYON CITY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, I HAVE MELINA REYLEK. ARE YOU HERE TO SPEAK? YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE YOUR WHOLE THREE MINUTES SO. BUT JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS MELINA REYLEK. GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE BLACK CANYON CITY WATER DISTRICT. I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY MADE YOUR DECISION TO IMPOSE THIS PENALTY ON THE RESIDENTS OF BLACK CANYON CITY. AND, MR. KUKNYO, YOU ASKED WHY. WHY WAS THIS HAPPENING TO OUR TOWN. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT'S HAPPENING SIMPLY BECAUSE OF ONE PERSON AND HER GANGBUSTER ATTITUDE OF BEING ELECTED TURNING ON HER BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE ELECTED WITH HER SHE'S KEPT ME FROM HAVING THE INFORMATION I NEED TO DO MY TREASURER DUTIES. SHE'S. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT TO SAY. I JUST WANT [00:35:04] TO TO LET YOU KNOW THAT SHE. IT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. I'M SORRY, I. WE NEED HELP. WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE SENT LETTERS, NUMEROUS LETTERS TO VARIOUS AGENCIES, AND EVERY TIME I TRY TO WRITE THE MOST IMPORTANT AGENCY, SOMETHING ELSE COMES UP AND. AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEND MY REPORT TO THE [INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE, BUT I KNOW THAT'S WHERE I NEED TO START. AND I'M JUST ASKING IF YOU CAN DELAY IMPOSING THIS FINE ON US UNTIL WE CAN GET AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALL THIS MESS THAT'S BEEN CREATED FOR US. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY. IT'S JUST WE NEED AN INVESTIGATION. WE'VE ASKED FOR AN INVESTIGATION THAT NOBODY HAS, YOU KNOW, JURISDICTION. AND THEN I FINALLY FOUND OUT LAST WEEK. OH, Y'ALL DO. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IRENE BROOKS. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK AND ALL SUPERVISORS ON THIS BOARD. MY NAME IS IRENE BROOKS AND I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF BLACK CANYON CITY AND OWNER USER FOR OVER 23 YEARS IN THE BLACK CANYON CITY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. LIKE MELINA TODAY, I'M HERE TO REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS LIMITED AUTHORITY, BUT ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP US WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED OR SOMEWHERE THAT YOU COULD DIRECT US. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE PUT OUR DISTRICT IN A DIRE SITUATION AND WHY THE CITIZENS ARE SO VERY CONCERNED. AS YOU KNOW, OUR DISTRICT IS TWO YEARS BEHIND ON ANNUAL AUDITS AND WE NOW FACE FINES. WE UNDERSTAND THE LAW. THE ARIZONA SALES TAX HAS BEEN COLLECTED FROM EACH AND EVERY RESIDENT HAS NOT BEEN PAID SINCE JULY 2025. AND WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE FROM THE CHAIR WHAT WE OWE IN TAXES, INTEREST AND FINES. WE ALSO, IN OUR BILLS PAY A SPECIFIC AMOUNT NOT ONLY FOR WATER USAGE AND SALES TAX, BUT FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEPOSITS INTO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS SINCE OCTOBER 2025, AND FUNDS THAT WE HAVE SPECIFICALLY PAID FOR THAT HAVE BEEN USED FOR OPERATING COSTS, AND THIS HAS BEEN DONE WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL. THERE'S BEEN UNAUTHORIZED PAYMENTS AND DEBIT CARD USAGE, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY HAS REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEND TO THE YAVAPAI COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE. HENCE THE $1,900. THE MONEY IS SPENT PRIOR TO THAT OPPORTUNITY. THE BOARD CHAIR HAS CREATED OVER $130,000 IN LEGAL FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. HAVING THE ATTORNEY ASSIST HER WITH EVERY DAY CHAIR DUTIES, SHE HAS PERSONALLY DESIGNATED HERSELF AS THE OFFICE MANAGER AND THE FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER, AS WELL AS BEING THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. THIS WAS DONE ALSO WITHOUT APPROVAL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER ITEMS I'VE SENT LETTERS AND EMAILS. IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY JUST READ THEM AND SEE SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN FACING. WE'RE IN A DIRE SITUATION, AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO OR ANYWHERE, YOU CAN DIRECT US. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. JEREMY BRUECKNER. HELLO. MY NAME IS JEREMY BRUECKNER. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU, CHAIR, MADAM VICE CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO FIRST AND FOREMOST, GIVE THANKS AND APPRECIATION FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY AND ITS CONSTITUENTS. I'M A RESIDENT OF BLACK CANYON CITY AND CONCERNED OWNER, USER OF BLACK CANYON CITY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. I'M HERE TODAY REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM FOUR, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, WHICH I TOTALLY, COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHY THE APPROVAL OF THE CIVIL PENALTY FOR $100 PER DAY PURSUANT TO ARS 48251 G. [00:40:11] I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNTY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE ISSUES. I'M NOT ASKING THIS BOARD TO IGNORE THESE RESPONSIBILITIES. I COME TO THIS MEETING TODAY TO REQUEST SOME GRACE ON OUR DISTRICT, JUST AS YOU STATED. AND YOU'VE STATED THAT THIS IS KIND OF LIKE ADDING SALT INTO A WOUND. WE DO HAVE THAT $1,900 AS FAR AS THE UNENCUMBERED FUNDS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO EXCEEDING THAT. SO I COME TO THIS MEETING TODAY TO REQUEST SOME OF THE GRACE ON THE, THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY FACING DURING THE SERIOUS HARDSHIPS AND DIRE FINANCIAL ISSUES DUE TO THE MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS BY OUR CURRENT ACTING BOARD CHAIR, MISS ELAINE CLAYTON. WE HAVE HAD TO ENDURE A ROGUE BOARD CHAIR FOR NEARLY 21 MONTHS. AND AS SHE HAS STOOD ALONE IN HER ACTIONS WHILE INTIMIDATING FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. MY COLLEAGUE, MELINA REYLEK. MEMBERS INTO VOTING IN FAVOR FOR HER DEMANDS AND MISAPPROPRIATING DISTRICT FUNDS OF MORE THAN $500,000. SINCE SHE'S BEEN IN THERE, SHE HAS WASTEFULLY SPENT MORE THAN IT'S ACTUALLY $180,000 ON LEGAL FEES ALONE IN JUST UNDER 20 MONTHS, CLAIMING THAT SHE MUST REMAIN PROTECTED FROM CITIZENS WHO CHALLENGE HER RECKLESS AND NEGLIGENT ACTIONS WHILE ACTING AS BOARD CHAIR. AND AN ADDITIONAL APPROXIMATELY $50,000 IN UNPAID TAXES AND ASSOCIATED PENALTIES THAT THE DISTRICT NOW HAS TO ADDRESS. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE ARE SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS FOR OUR SPECIAL DISTRICT. I'M FULLY UNDERSTANDING OF THE REASONING AS TO WHY THIS PENALTY REQUEST IS BEING MADE HERE TODAY. AS I'VE READ ARS TITLE 48, SUBSECTION 48251. I AM HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THE ACTING BOARD HAS CREATED THESE SET OF VIOLATIONS ON HER OWN ACCORD, AND I'M ASKING FOR SOME LENIENCY BEFORE IMPLYING EVEN FURTHER FEES AND CREATING EVEN FURTHER FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS UPON OUR SPECIAL DISTRICT. IN ADDITION, AN ADDITIONAL $100 A DAY PENALTY ULTIMATELY AFFECTS THE DISTRICT AND THE OWNER USERS WHO DEPEND ON IT. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. TOM STREISECK. I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER. BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LENIENCY WITH US WITH THIS VIOLATION THAT OCCURRED BY A BOARD CHAIR THAT WON'T LISTEN TO THE BOARD AND IS NEGLIGENT. SHE IS A ROGUE CHAIR IN MY OPINION, AND WHAT I SEE. AND I RESIGNED BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH. I HAVE COPD AND HEART SITUATION AND I COULDN'T TAKE ANY MORE. AND IF YOU WOULD EVER SEE THE EMAILS THAT WENT BETWEEN HER AND I, YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND WHO SHE IS AND THE PROBLEMS SHE'S CAUSING OUR DISTRICT AND NOT LETTING BOARD MEMBERS DO THEIR JOB. AND JUST SO I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP US THAT THIS BOARD MAY NEED TO BE DISSOLVED. IT MAY NEED TO BE HAVE ITS AUTHORITY REVOKED AND ITS WE ARE ALMOST BANKRUPT RIGHT NOW. WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WATER IN ANOTHER MONTH OR TWO. AND THE COMMUNITY IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN. THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE GIVING EVERYTHING THEY HAVE TO TRY TO HELP AND TRY TO KEEP THIS DISTRICT GOING AND TRYING TO COMPOSE MYSELF HERE. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE A RECALL IN ON THE CHAIR. THE CHAIR IS. I DID A POLL ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THERE WERE 101 VOTES ON THAT POLL. I DID IT ON THE BLACK CANYON BULLETIN BOARD. THAT'S A A FACEBOOK GROUP FOR THE DISTRICT OR FOR THE TOWN, THE COMMUNITY. AND THERE WERE 99 TO 100 VOTES THAT SHE SHOULD RESIGN. [00:45:05] AND THERE WAS 1 OR 2 VOTES THAT I SAID UNDECIDED. BUT IF THINGS CAN BE LOOKED AT THAT SHE'S RUN OUR DISTRICT INTO THE GROUND AND I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE, SHE CHANGED ON US. MELINA AND I, WE RAN WITH HER ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. WE THOUGHT WE HAD PROBLEMS THEN WITH THAT BOARD. AND AS SOON AS SHE CAME IN, MELINA AND I, WE SAW WE WERE LIKE, OH MY GOSH, THIS IS NOT THE PERSON WE THOUGHT WE WERE RUNNING WITH. AND SO I THINK THE BOARD, UNFORTUNATELY, AND I THINK IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO BE HAVE ITS AUTHORITY REVOKED AND RESTRUCTURED SO THIS DISTRICT CAN GO AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NO, I KNOW WHAT I CAN SAY AND I CAN'T SAY AND I CAN'T COMMENT. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT WITH THE ATTORNEY I WILL MEET WITH THE ATTORNEY. HOW'S THAT? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK STAFF MANAGEMENT AND THE ATTORNEY THAT ANY FINES THAT ARE ACCUMULATED RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE, GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND, IF WE MAY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT IN SOME SORT OF REFUND IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET SESSION, OR HOWEVER THAT MAY BE SEGREGATED OUT, IF POSSIBLE. AND LET US KNOW AS BOARD MEMBERS, THE POSSIBILITY OF WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE, IF SOMETHING IS POSSIBLE TO HELP THE RESIDENTS OUT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A THIRD TOPIC FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH IS RELATED TO THE ARAMARK CONTRACT. THE MEALS SERVICE IN OUR COUNTY JAIL SYSTEM. SO I HAVE JEN FONG FIRST. AND AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS JEN FONG AND I'M A RESEARCHER WITH UNITE HERE LOCAL 11. I'VE BEEN CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON ARAMARK'S PERFORMANCE IN PRISONS BOTH IN ARIZONA AND THE UNITED STATES, WHICH HAS RAISED CONCERNING QUESTIONS REGARDING ARAMARK'S PRISON FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS. ADVOCACY GROUPS HAVE ALLEGED THAT THE COMPANY HAS A HISTORY OF PROVIDING SUBSTANDARD FOOD IN PRISONS. MISSISSIPPI REMOVED ARAMARK AS ITS PRISON FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER IN 2021, AFTER THE FIRM WAS ACCUSED OF SERVING SPOILED AND ROTTEN MEALS TO INMATES. MICHIGAN ENDED ITS CONTRACT WITH ARAMARK IN 2015 AFTER REPORTS OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE MAGGOTS IN THE KITCHEN, AS WELL AS ALLEGATIONS OF CONTRABAND. RECENTLY DISCLOSED DOCUMENTS FROM THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ALSO SHOW THAT ARAMARK CONSISTENTLY CHARGED THE DEPARTMENT FOR MORE MEALS THAN IT ACTUALLY SERVED BETWEEN AUGUST AND DECEMBER 2025, FOR A TOTAL OF $534,913 IN ADDITIONAL CHARGES OVER THAT FIVE MONTH PERIOD. ACCORDING TO A RECENT REPORT BY THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND THE CARCERAL NUTRITION PROJECT, ARAMARK HAS ALLEGEDLY OVERBILLED CORRECTIONAL AGENCIES IN KENTUCKY, OHIO AND FLORIDA WITH POTENTIAL OVERPAYMENTS RANGING FROM $57,000 TO 5 MILLION. IN THE PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST ARAMARK FILED IN DECEMBER 2025 PRISONERS ALLEGE THAT ARAMARK AND ITS SUBSIDIARY, UNION SUPPLY, ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE WEST VIRGINIA CONSUMER CREDIT AND PROTECTION ACT FOR UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES. SPECIFICALLY, THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT ARAMARK, QUOTE, EXTORTS PROFITS FROM INCARCERATED CONSUMERS AND THEIR LOVED ONES BY FAILING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FREE DAILY MEAL SERVICES SO THAT THEY ARE DRIVEN TO PURCHASE COMMISSARY FOOD MEALS FROM ARAMARK'S FRESH FAVORITES PROGRAM OR EYE CARE PACKAGES, END QUOTE. ARIZONA HAS SIMILAR CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS. YOU WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST JURISDICTION TO REPLACE ARAMARK AS OF LATE. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, ARAMARK HAS LOST 59 CARCERAL FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTS IN THE UNITED STATES. IN CONCLUSION, SUPERVISORS PLEASE DO RIGHT BY TAXPAYERS, INMATES, CORRECTIONS OFFICERS, STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY. CONDUCT A THOROUGH AUDIT OF ARAMARK'S PERFORMANCE OF ITS FOOD SERVICE CONTRACT AND REPLACE ARAMARK WITH A DIFFERENT CONTRACTOR FOR YOUR FOOD SERVICE OPERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I GUESS I WANT TO NOTE THAT ALL OF THESE SPEAKERS ARE FROM THE PHOENIX AREA, FROM A GROUP CALLED UNITE HERE. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT EVERY TIME. NEXT UP I HAVE LAURA PEREZ. I'M SHORT, SO I'M GOING TO PULL IT DOWN. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LAURA AND I'M AN ORGANIZER WITH UNITE HERE LOCAL 11. I REPRESENT OVER 700 ARAMARK WORKERS FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE PHOENIX CONVENTION CENTER. OVER MY TIME IN THIS ROLE, I'VE HEARD MANY STORIES ABOUT ARAMARK'S POOR TREATMENT OF WORKERS. FOR NEARLY THREE YEARS AT THE PANDA EXPRESS AT ASU, THE AIR CONDITIONING HASN'T FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. [00:50:01] FOR MONTHS, WORKERS COMPLAINED TO MANAGEMENT. THEY TOOK A STRIKE AND A WORKER GETTING HOSPITALIZED FOR ANYTHING TO BE DONE. THIS CASE IS NOT ISOLATED EITHER AT THE PHOENIX CONVENTION CENTER DURING SUMMER EVENTS WORKERS WILL WORK OUTSIDE WITH NO SHADE FOR 14 HOUR SHIFTS. WHEN ONE WORKER TRIED TO TAKE A BREAK, MANAGEMENT THREATENED TO SEND HER HOME. SHE HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR DUE TO HER HEAT ILLNESS SYMPTOMS. NOW, WE'VE LEARNED FROM RECENTLY RELEASED PUBLIC RECORDS OF SERIOUS REPORTS CONCERNING WORKPLACE SANITATION IN ARAMARK'S FOOD SERVICE OPERATION IN STATE PRISONS. REPORTS FROM THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY DOCUMENT WHAT APPEARS TO BE SANITATION, FOOD STORAGE AND PEST ISSUES. ONE A DHS REPORT STATED THE INSPECTOR ALLEGEDLY OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE, QUOTE, AN ACCUMULATION OF RODENT DROPPINGS BETWEEN TWO PELLETS IN FOOD STORAGE WAREHOUSE. ANOTHER REPORT STATED THAT INSPECTORS AGAIN, QUOTE, OBSERVED COOKED MEAT PATTIES SITTING OUT OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL ABOVE HOT HOLDING STEAM TABLE WITH INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF 98°F. UNQUOTE. DESPITE THAT POLICY, DESPITE THE POLICY THAT ALL FOOD HOLDING MUST BE HELD AT OR ABOVE 135°F, THESE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS, IF TRUE, COULD POSE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS TO OR RISK TO THE HEALTH OF PRISONERS. FOOD SERVICE WORKERS, ALONG WITH THOSE WHO WORK IN OUR CARCERAL FACILITIES. THESE ARE NOT THE SORTS OF CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH ANY WORKERS SHOULD BE WORKING AND SERVING FOOD. DO YOU WANT A FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER THAT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THOSE WHO SERVE? A HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THOSE WHO SERVE YOUR STAFF AND PRISONERS. DO YOU WANT A COMPANY LIKE THAT REPRESENTING YAVAPAI COUNTY? I URGE YOU TO PLEASE REPLACE ARAMARK WITH A DIFFERENT FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER. YAVAPAI WORKERS DESERVE BETTER. THANK YOU. I WANT TO NOTE, AS WE CAN RESPOND TO CRITICISM, THAT NONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES OCCURRED IN THE YAVAPAI COUNTY JAIL. AND ALSO THE YAVAPAI COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOES INSPECT OUR JAIL. OKAY. NATALIE DALTON. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS NATALIE DALTON AND I WORK FOR ARAMARK IN THE BAKERY AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. MY COWORKERS AND I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR OVER A YEAR TO GET A NEW CONTRACT WITH OUR EMPLOYER, ARAMARK. I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW THIS COMPANY TREATS THEIR WORKERS. I'M A SINGLE PARENT RAISING TWO YOUNG SONS WHILE GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS BEFORE. AND WORK EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE MY FAMILY NEVER HAS TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN. LIKE MANY OF MY COWORKERS, I WORK HARD EVERY DAY AND STILL WORRY ABOUT WHETHER I WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH RENT BILLS. AND THE COST OF RAISING MY CHILDREN BECAUSE ARAMARK DOES NOT PAY ITS WORKERS LIVING WAGES. THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEVERELY UNDERSTAFFED. ARAMARK HAS CHOSEN TO OUTSOURCE A LOT OF BAKERY WORK I DO, WHICH HAS MEANT THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE UNDERSTAFFED, I AM NOT BEING SCHEDULED FULL TIME. THIS IMPACTS THE QUALITY OF SERVICE WE CAN GIVE STUDENTS WHO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THEIR MEAL PLANS, AND MY ABILITY TO FEED MY OWN FAMILY WITH THE LITTLE I GET IN MY PAYCHECK. ARAMARK HOLDS CONTRACTS AT MANY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING SOME OF THE PRISONS YOU OVERSEE. THEY ARE NOT THE KIND OF COMPANY YOU WANT TO WORK WITH. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO NOT AWARD ARAMARK ANOTHER CONTRACT AND TO INSTEAD LOOK FOR A DIFFERENT VENDOR. THANK YOU. GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ CARMONA. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISORS. I HAVE WORKED FOR ARAMARK ON AND OFF SINCE 2008. HAVING DEDICATED MANY YEARS TO MY JOB AND THIS COMPANY, SERVING THE STUDENTS AND BEING PART OF THE ASU COMMUNITY. BUT IN ALL THAT TIME I HAVE NOT CONSISTENT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. INSTEAD, I HAVE TO RELY ON TRAVELING TO MEXICO TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY OPTION I COULD AFFORD. I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THE COST TO SEE MY DOCTOR. I KEPT WORKING EVEN WHEN I KNEW SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I HAD A CHOICE. EARLIER THIS YEAR, I COLLAPSED AT WORK. DO TO A SHORT [00:55:04] STAFF AND WORKING AND UNDER STRESS. I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THREE WEEKS, AND I'M FACING MEDICAL BILLS I CANNOT AFFORD WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE. THOSE CALLS FALL ENTIRELY ON ME. I ASKED TO MY OWN CHILDREN TO HELP ME COVER HALF OF MY MEDICAL BILLS SO I CAN PAY THEM OFF. AFTER ALL THESE YEARS OF HARD WORK, NO ONE SHOULD BE IN THIS POSITION AND HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MY HEALTH AND MY LIVELIHOOD, OR RELYING ON MY CHILDREN TO COVER MEDICAL DEBT. PARENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT CHILDREN, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. I SHARE ALL THIS WITH YOU BECAUSE I WOULDN'T BE IN THIS POSITION IF ARAMARK PAID US LIVING WAGES. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT ARAMARK IS A TYPE OF COMPANY WHO DESERVES TO DO BUSINESS WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY. DO THEY DESERVE TO GET COUNTY MONEY? I DON'T THINK I DON'T THINK THEY DO. I HOPE YOU ALL FIND A DIFFERENT WAY, DIFFERENT COMPANY TO AWARD THIS CONTRACT TO. I APPRECIATE FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. JEREMY WEST. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS JEREMY AND I WORK FOR ARAMARK AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ON THE TEMPE CAMPUS. I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE LIKE MANY OF MY COWORKERS, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ARAMARK SHOULD GET ANOTHER CONTRACT FROM THIS BOARD. MY HUSBAND IS DISABLED AND RELIES ON HEALTHCARE AND BENEFITS THAT COULD BE JEOPARDIZED IF I EARN TOO MUCH INCOME. AT THE SAME TIME, MY WAGES AT ARAMARK ARE NOT ENOUGH TO FULLY SUPPORT OUR HOUSEHOLD OR PROVIDE THE HEALTH CARE SECURITY WE NEED. AS A RESULT, I AM CONSTANTLY FORCED TO BALANCE HOW MUCH I CAN WORK AND EARN. I FIND MYSELF CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES EARNING ENOUGH MONEY TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY OR PROTECTING THE BENEFITS MY HUSBAND DEPENDS ON. NO WORKER SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THAT KIND OF UNCERTAINTY. MANY OF MY COWORKERS ARE FACING SIMILAR CHALLENGES WHILE CONTINUING TO SHOW UP EVERY DAY AND SERVE ASU STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY. ARAMARK IS ONE OF YOUR CONTRACTORS, AND IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, IT IS NOT THE TYPE OF COMPANY THAT HAS EARNED TAXPAYER SUPPORT BY THE WAY IT TREATS ITS WORKERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. VICENTE MARTINEZ. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND REGENTS. MY NAME IS VICENTE MARTINEZ. I WORK FOR ARAMARK AT ASU IN THE DINING HALL. I AM PROUD TO SERVE THE STUDENTS AND BE PART OF THIS CAMPUS RUNNING. BUT ARAMARK WORKERS CONTINUE TO FACE EXTREME, DIFFICULT CONDITIONS AS WE'VE BEEN IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH OUR EMPLOYEES FOR OVER A YEAR. ON TOP OF MY SHIFTS AT ASU, I'VE HAD TO TAKE ON FOOD DELIVERY AS A SECOND JOB JUST TO STAY AFLOAT. I WORK EXTRA HOURS EVERY WEEK DOING DELIVERIES, BUT NOT. BUT EVEN THAT IS NOT ENOUGH. I'VE HAD TO DONATE PLASMA TO COVER MY BASIC EXPENSES. EVEN WITH ALL THAT, I'M STILL STRUGGLING. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO RISK THEIR HEALTH OR SAFETY TO EARN A PAYCHECK. NO ONE SHOULD END UP IN THE STREETS BECAUSE THEY WORK 40 HOURS A WEEK AND STILL CAN'T AFFORD RENT, OR HAVE TO DONATE PLASMA TO PAY THEIR BILLS. AND YET HERE WE ARE. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO TAKE ACTION AND HOLD ARAMARK ACCOUNTABLE. DO NOT REWARD THIS BAD COMPANY WITH ANOTHER CONTRACT. THEY DO NOT DESERVE IT. THANK YOU. AM I CORRECT THAT DIAMOND SMITH IS NOT HERE? OKAY, THAT IS ALL OF THE GREEN SHEETS THAT I HAVE CHAIR. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC. AND THEN I WILL MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR LEGAL ADVICE. [ EXECUTIVE SESSION] SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. YOU ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE'LL BE NO ACTIONS ON ONE, THREE, FIVE AND SIX. [ EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOW-UP ACTION] ON ITEM NUMBER TWO MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF $113,842.56 TO THE US TREASURY TO REIMBURSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR FUNDS DISBURSED UNDER THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY AND SEEK [01:00:03] REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA. 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. EXECUTIVE ITEM NUMBER FOUR. MOVE TO APPROVE THE LAW FIRM JACKSON ROOF TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE COUNTY AND COUNTY TREASURER PURSUANT TO THEIR ENGAGEMENT LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2026. SECOND. I WAITED CALL FOR THE VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM NUMBER FOUR WAS APPROVED AS STATED. MEETING'S ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.