Oct 22, 2024 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

START OFF WITH ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU ALL WITH US THIS MORNING.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

I NUMBER ONE, OH, REAL QUICK, WE WANT TO EXCUSE SUPERVISOR PEKAY.

SUPERVISOR HAD A FUNERAL THAT HE WAS NEEDED TO BE AT.

UM, AND THEN WE, SUPERVISOR WEINGER IS WITH US, BUT VIRTUALLY SO GLAD TO HAVE HER WITH US.

UM, WE'LL

[1. CONSENT AGENDA: These items are considered to be routine or administrative in nature and will be approved in a single motion. A Board member may request for any item to be removed from the consent agenda and considered on the regular agenda:]

ANY QUESTIONS? MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS LISTED.

THE SECOND, THE MOTION.

SO A MOTION AND SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER

[a. Presentation: Navajo County recognizes the following employees for their excellence in personal performance, far exceeding organization expectations for the month of October: Inna Yakhontova, Human Resources; Karen Harris, Public Defender; Russ McCray, Public Works; and Marcus Sandoval, Facilities.]

TWO, EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.

WE'LL TURN THE TIME OVER TILL THEY HAVE PETERSON.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN FORD.

I HAVE THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING FIVE NEW FANTASTIC, UM, EMPLOYEES FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

THE FIRST ONE IS IA YUCCA.

TOVA.

I HOPE I DIDN'T SLAUGHTER THAT TOO MUCH.

IS SHE HERE TODAY? NO.

UM, KAREN HARRIS, I GUESS NOBODY WANTED TO COME BE WITH ME TODAY.

I DON'T BLAME 'EM.

THEY'RE ALL GETTING READY FOR THAT GREAT HEALTH FAIR THAT WE'RE HAVING RIGHT AFTER THIS.

UM, ROSS MCCRAY,

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ACTUALLY.

AND MARCUS SANDOVAL RIGHT HERE.

DO WE HAVE OUR VIDEO? OH, OKAY.

WELL, WE DON'T HAVE OUR VIDEO.

I DON'T KNOW .

SO TALK ABOUT OURSELVES, , ABOUT ALL YOUR WORK AND GREAT DEEDS.

WE'LL BE HERE A WHILE, , BUT GO AHEAD.

TO ITEM B, PRESENTATION TO TIMOTHY TONY ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 23 YEARS.

THANKS EVERYBODY.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU TODAY, AND GLAD TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE YOU.

ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON THEN.

UM,

[b. Presentation to Timothy Toney on his Retirement from Navajo County after 23+ Years of Service]

ERIC, GOOD MORNING.

CHAIRMAN.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I DON'T BELIEVE TIMOTHY TONY IS, IS HERE YET THIS MORNING.

IF WE COULD POSSIBLY PUSH THIS ITEM.

SURE.

BACK ON THE AGENDA.

I BELIEVE HE IS PLANNING ON COMING THIS MORNING.

HE IS JUST NOT HERE YET.

NOT A PROBLEM.

WE, WE COULD DO THAT.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.

YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

WE'LL COME BACK TO THIS ONE.

THREE, BOARD OF, UH, SUPERVISORS.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER

[a. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and adoption of Resolution Number 40-2024, deannexing territory from the City of Show Low and annexing the same territory to the Town of Pinetop-Lakeside.]

ITEM A PUBLIC HEARING ON CONSIDERATION ADOPTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 40 DASH 2024 D ANNEXING TERRITORY FROM THE CITY OF SHOW, LOW AND ANNEXING.

THE SAME TERRITORY TO THE TOWN OF PINETOP.

LAKESIDE.

MR. MOORE, IS HE WITH US TODAY? HE'S STILL, I CAN PROBABLY COVER.

UH, THIS IS JUST, UH, A DEVELOPER IN THE SHOW.

PINE, UH, THE SHOW, LOW PINETOP AREA IS TRYING TO GET ALL OF HIS PROPERTY, UH, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT INTO ONE JURISDICTION OR AN, AM I RIGHT? IS THIS THE WRONG ONE? UM, AND SO THIS IS JUST MOVING CITY PROPERTY FROM THE JURISDICTION AND CHANGING THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES FROM PINE CITY OF SHOW LOW AND PINETOP LAKESIDE.

AND BY STATUTE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MUST GIVE IT A QUICK LITTLE BLESSING.

THERE IS, UH, MS. CIO FROM THE CITY OF SHOW IS HERE IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS.

AND SHE'S PROBABLY MUCH MORE FAMILIAR WITH IT THAN I AM.

YOU WANT, WE ALSO HAVE PINE TOP HERE, IF YOU, WOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO WE HAVE BOTH SHE AND PINETOP HERE? YES.

UM, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO COME TO THEM WITH QUESTIONS IF THERE IS SOME AFTER PUBLIC SWEEPS? IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, THEY WOULD BE THE BETTER ONES THAN I.

OKAY, PERFECT.

OH, AND THERE'S JASON.

TIMING IS PERFECT.

WELL, KIND OF, I WAS WATCHING YOU , I WAS WATCHING YOU FROM UPSTAIRS.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, .

AND THAT'S WHY, UH, I'M HERE TODAY.

WELL, GOOD MORNING, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, WE'RE, I'M HERE FOR A COUPLE OF AGENDA ITEMS TODAY.

UH, THE FIRST ONE, UH, THAT, UH, WE'RE GONNA ASK YOU TO CONSIDER IS, UH, UH, ANNEXATION DE ANNEXATION.

UH, BASICALLY, UH, I WAS HERE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND TALKED TO YOU GUYS ABOUT, UM, A, UH, UH, A A BOUNDARY CLEANUP THAT WAS GOING ON BETWEEN THE CITY OF SHOW LOW AND THE TOWN OF PINETOP LAKESIDE.

AND BACK THEN, UH, WE, I CAME TO YOU AND WE DISCUSSED, UM, A FEW PROPERTIES, UH, NEAR SHOW LOW LAKE, UH, THAT WERE BEING, UH, ANNEXED FROM ONE IN TO THE OTHER.

AND TODAY, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT.

UM, AND WE'RE ASKING THAT SOME PARCELS THAT ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF SHOW LOW, UH, BE MOVED INTO THE TOWN OF PINETOP LAKESIDE.

NOW, THERE IS A STATUTORY SCHEME THAT GOVERNS THIS PROCESS.

UM, PART OF THAT, UM, INVOLVES THE, THE, THE MUNICIPALITIES REACHING OUT TO THEIR CITIZENS, UH, HAVING HEARINGS OF THEIR OWN, UH, AND, UH, ADOPTING, UH, ORDINANCES, UM, UH, TO, UH, ALLOW THAT, UH, ANNEXATION AND DE ANNEXATION TO OCCUR.

UH, THAT'S OCCURRED BOTH FROM THE CITY OF SHOW LOW AND, UH, THE TOWN OF PINETOP LAKESIDE AT THIS POINT.

UM, UH, THE LAST STEP IN THE PROCESS REALLY IS FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO GIVE THEIR APPROVAL, UM, OF THAT, UH, ANNEXATION AND DE ANNEXATION.

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UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT A BIG PART OF THE REASON WHY THIS IS NECESSARY, UM, IS THAT THERE ARE SOME PARCELS OF PROPERTY THAT, UM, ARE ACTUALLY WITHIN BOTH BOUNDARIES.

UH, AND SO IF THEY WERE GONNA BE DEVELOPED, UM, THE DEVELOPER WOULD HAVE TO, UH, COMPLY WITH BOTH THE REGULATORY SCHEMES OF, UH, PINETOP LAKE SITE AND THE CITY OF SHOW LOW.

UM, THAT'S NOT DESIRABLE.

UM, UH, IT'S FOR A LOT OF REASONS.

IT'S NOT JUST NOT PRACTICAL.

SO THAT'S A BIG PART OF THE REASON WHY, UH, THIS IS GOING ON BETWEEN ASHO LOW AND, UH, PINETOP LAKESIDE.

UH, BECAUSE OF THAT, UM, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OBJECTIONS, UH, TO, UH, UH, THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ASK, AND MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE RESOL RESOLUTION NUMBER 40 DASH 2024, UM, AND, UH, APPROVE THE, UH, THE, UH, UH, BOUNDARY CHANGE.

SO, YEAH.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? PERFECT.

ANY QUESTIONS AT THE TIME? NO.

JASON.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD THEN AND OPEN THIS UP, UH, FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY, UH, PUBLIC, I DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT SLIPS THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED IN FOR THIS, SO IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE AT THIS TIME.

SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE, I DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY.

NO.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? CHAIRMAN? UH, YEAH, GO AHEAD.

SUPERVISOR WEINGER, UH, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY.

AND PINETOP LAKESIDE.

I KNOW THAT, UM, THIS COLLABORATION HAS BEEN IN EFFORTS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND I THINK IT JUST SPEAKS TO, UM, THE SOUNDNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND BEING ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS.

SO, UM, I'M GRATEFUL FOR PINETOP AND SHOW LOW FOR THAT RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU HAVE AND BEING ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER.

UM, AND WITH THAT, I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS AND, UM, MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

I'LL SECOND THAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? I JUST LEFT ECHO WHAT, UH, SUPERVISOR WEINGER SAID.

WE APPRECIATE BOTH CITIES BEING HERE TODAY IN REPRESENTING THIS.

AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GREAT TO SEE COMMUNITIES WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THE FUTURE OF BOTH COMMUNITIES.

SO, THANK YOU.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, FOR APPROVAL.

I'LL SECOND A MOTION.

WE HAVE ONE.

WE HAVE, YEAH, WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND THEN THE AYES HAVE IT.

MOTION PASSES.

B, CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 41 DASH 2024, AUTHORIZING THE COURT OF THE BOARD TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE UNIFORM VIDEO SERVICE LICENSE PURSUANT TO A RS 11 DASH 1914.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM

[b. Consideration and adoption of Resolution Number 41-2024, authorizing the Clerk of the Board to administratively approve uniform video service licenses pursuant to A.R.S. §11-1914.]

MR. MOORE, CERTAINLY.

UH, THANK YOU, MISS.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UM, I'M HERE TODAY TO, UH, RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 41 DASH 2024, UM, ON ITS SURFACE.

UM, THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE RESOLUTION, UH, SIMPLY AUTHORIZING THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO APPROVE UNIFORM VIDEO SERVICE LICENSE AGREEMENTS, UH, UNDER, UH, A RS 11 19 14.

UM, PREVIOUSLY, HOW, UM, WE'VE HANDLED, UH, CABLE ONE IN THE PAST.

UM, AND THIS KIND OF COMES TO YOU, AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND.

NOW, THIS ACTUALLY COMES TO US BECAUSE, UH, CABLE ONE, DBA SPARK LIGHT, UM, UH, SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO THE COUNTY ASKING, UH, US TO APPROVE A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THEM.

UM, I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UM, UP UNTIL 2019, UH, LICENSE AGREEMENTS FOR, UH, CABLE COMPANIES WERE HANDLED UNDER A RS 9 5 0 6.

AND YOU MIGHT SAY, WELL, WHY IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNTY GOVERNS IN TITLE IX? WELL, THERE ARE CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN TITLE IX THAT EXPRESSLY, UH, APPLY TO BOTH, UH, CITIES AND COUNTIES.

9 5 0 6 WAS ONE OF THOSE.

UM, AND, UH, IN 2019, THE LEGISLATURE, UH, ADOPTED A COMPREHENSIVE, UH, UH, STATUTORY SCHEME TO, UH, GOVERN CABLE COMPANIES.

AND THAT'S FOUND IN 11, UH, DASH 1901 THROUGH 11 DASH 1952.

AND INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING ONE SIMPLE STATUTE TO GOVERN IT, WE NOW HAVE, UH, A RATHER COMPREHENSIVE STATUTORY SCHEME THAT, THAT, UH, HANDLES LICENSE AGREEMENTS.

PREVIOUSLY UNDER 9 5 0 6, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WOULD'VE APPROVED, UH, THAT LICENSE AGREEMENT.

IT WOULD'VE HAD ALL THE TERMS THAT NEEDED IN IT, UM, IN TERMS

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OF REQUIRING, UH, THEM TO, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, NOTIFY US AND, UH, REPAIR OUR ROADS, WHATEVER, WHEN, UH, THEY NEEDED TO, UH, DIG THEM UP, WHATEVER, WHEN THEY WERE INSTALLING, UH, CABLE.

UM, AT THIS POINT, UM, UH, WE CAN'T DO THAT UNDER THE NEW STATUTORY SCHEME.

UH, THE STATUTORY SCHEME EXPRESSLY FORBIDS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM, AND YOU HAVE THE STATUTE THERE, UH, UP ON THE SCREEN, VOTING ON OR TAKING OFFICIAL ACTION REGARDING TO THE APPLICATION AFFIDAVIT, UH, NOTICE OR OTHER DOCUMENT.

SO, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAN'T DIRECTLY, UH, APPROVE A LICENSE AGREEMENT.

UH, IT HAS TO BE, UH, DELEGATED, UH, SOMEWHERE ELSE.

AND THE STATUTE DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY SAY THIS, UM, BUT THE APPLICATION IS SUPPOSED TO BE FILED WITH THE CLERK, UM, WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD.

AND, UH, SO I THINK BY IMPLICATION IT'S THE CLERK OF THE BOARD THAT, UH, APPROVES IT.

UH, ALTHOUGH ARGUABLY ON THE STATUTE, YOU COULD DELEGATE IT ELSEWHERE.

I THINK THAT, THAT THAT'S A, THE MOST LOGICAL PLACE TO, UH, PUT IT.

UM, I WILL TELL YOU, UM, THAT THE A, THE APPLICANT, UH, UH, JUST AS FURTHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THE APPLICANT DID COME TO US ASKING FOR A 10 YEAR LICENSE.

WE'RE PROBABLY THINKING AT THIS POINT WE'RE GONNA APPROVE IT FOR ONE YEAR.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS, UM, WE REALLY NEED TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE, UH, UVSL, UH, RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE, UH, THAT GOVERNS, UH, THESE, UH, THAT GOVERNS CABLE COMPANIES.

UM, WE'VE BEEN KIND OF, SINCE THIS CAME UP, WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ABOUT WHAT OTHER COUNTIES ARE DOING ON THIS.

UM, AND WE'RE GONNA BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH A, A RESOLUTION, UM, TO, THAT IS GOING TO GOVERN, UH, THE UVSL PROCESS.

UM, BUT THERE'S SOME POLICY DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE AS PART OF THAT.

AND SO WE'RE KIND OF ANALYZING THAT AND LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW.

UH, SO WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE'RE GOING WITH THE, PROBABLY WITH THE ONE YEAR APPROVAL.

AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK, UH, MS. BUCKLEY WILL PROBABLY APPROVE.

UH, BUT THE REASON THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE DOING THAT IS, UH, BEFORE WE, UH, GIVE AN EXTENDED LICENSE AGREEMENT, WE REALLY NEED TO GET, UH, UH, AN ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION, UH, THAT'S MORE COMPREHENSIVE, UH, THAT DEALS WITH THIS BECAUSE, AND THE REASON FOR THIS IS ONE OF THE OTHER WEIRD FEATURES, UM, IN THE STATUTORY SCHEME IS THAT WE CANNOT PUT ANYTHING IN IT THAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY PUT INTO A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.

UM, AND THOSE, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO ADOPT THE MORE COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME BECAUSE, UH, WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, UM, ISN'T GOING TO IT.

IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD NEED IN FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE.

AND SO, UH, THAT'S WHY, UH, WE NEED TO COME BACK PROBABLY AT A LITTLE BIT LATER TIME, UH, WITH A MORE COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME.

BUT TODAY, FOR OUR PURPOSES, ALL WE'RE DOING IS ASKING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UH, TO DELEGATE THEIR AUTHORITY TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, UH, TO, UH, GRANT THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BECAUSE, UH, WE ONLY HAVE A CERTAIN, VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME TO ACT UNDER THE STATUTORY SCHEME AFTER THE APPLICATION COMES IN.

AND, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET A COMPREHENSIVE, UH, SCHEME IN PLACE FIRST.

AND SO THAT'S WHY, UH, WE, UH, WE'RE HERE.

WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TO APPROVE, UH, RESOLUTION 41 20 24.

AND THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU TODAY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I WILL ASK A QUICK QUESTION.

JUST A CLARIFYING QUESTION.

MM-HMM, .

SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING TODAY IS THAT WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND, AND MAKE AN UPDATE TO THE ORDINANCE, BUT DUE TO THE TIME CONSTRAINTS THAT ARE REQUIRED, WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION MUCH SOONER.

AND PREVIOUSLY, WHILE THE BOARD WOULD'VE MADE THE DECISION UNDER THE NEW STATUTE OR REVISIONS IN THE STATUTE, THE BOARD CAN'T BE THE BODY THAT MAKES THE DECISION.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE ADVISING THE CLERK THAT WE PUT THAT INSIDE TO THE CLERK UNTIL THE ORDINANCE IS UPDATED.

THAT IS EXACTLY CORRECT, MR. WHITEY.

JUST MAKING SURE YOU HAD IT DOWN.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YOU FIRST SAID IT WAS PRETTY SIMPLE, .

THAT'S WHY I FIGURED I BETTER UNWIND IT HERE TO SEE IF I UNDERSTOOD IT.

UM, CHAIR, TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 41 DASH 2 20 24.

I SECOND THE MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MOTION PASSES ON ITEM THREE B.

APPRECIATE IT, MR. MOORE.

ITEM FOUR, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT NUMBER B 24 DASH ZERO EIGHT DASH ZERO 15, NAVAJO COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT FACILITY, TAYLOR, ARIZONA, TO RESTORE PRO AND TO AUTHORIZE CHANGE OF ORDER TO THE COUNTY MANAGER FOR

ONTO THERE WE'RE

[a. Consideration of award of Contract No. B24-08-015 Navajo County Code Enforcement Facility, Taylor Arizona to Restore Pro, Inc., and to authorize change order authority to the County Manager for 10% of the contract amount, and authorize the County Manager to execute the necessary documents.]

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10% OF THE CONTRACT AMOUNT AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

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

UH, THE ITEM THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU HERE TODAY IS A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR OUR NEW CODE ENFORCEMENT FACILITY TO BE BUILT IN.

TAYLOR.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN ARPA PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW, SO IT'S EXCITING TO HAVE THIS PROJECT CONSTRUCTION READY.

UM, WE'VE, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS PROJECT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, SO TODAY I THOUGHT I WOULD COVER SOME OF THE OUTCOMES THAT THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER, TOUCH ON A FEW KEY ELEMENTS, UH, OF THE BUILDING, AND THEN MOVE RIGHT INTO THE, THE BUDGET AND THE SCHEDULE.

SO, REAL QUICK TO ORIENT, UM, THE, THE YELLOW TRIANGLE THERE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE SCREEN IS THE PROJECT SITE.

THIS IS, UM, ON THE SOUTHWEST END OF TAYLOR, SOUTH OF THE TAYLOR AIRPORT.

UM, IF YOU'RE HEADED OUT OF TOWN ON PINEDALE ROAD, IT'D BE ABOUT A LITTLE MORE THAN A QUARTER MILE DOWN THE ROAD, UM, FROM K BUILDING SUPPLY.

THANKS.

UM, SO OUTCOMES FOR THIS PROJECT, WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS PROJECT, UM, THIS NEW FACILITY WILL CO-LOCATE ANIMAL CONTROL, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, MEDICAL EXAMINER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INTO ONE PURPOSE-BUILT FACILITY THAT WILL IMPROVE THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE USERS.

UH, CURRENTLY, SOME OF THE USERS OF THESE BUILDINGS REALLY LACK A FUNCTIONAL, UH, WORKSPACE FOR THE SPECIALIZED SERVICES THAT THEY DELIVER.

NEXT, PLEASE.

SORRY.

ROOMS THAT YOU SEE THERE.

UH, THIS SITE IS CENTRALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE SERVICE DELIVERY AREA WHERE THESE SERVICES ARE DEPLOYED.

AND, UH, WE'LL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE AND UTILIZE EXISTING COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY.

UH, AFTER COMPLETION, WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXIT LEASE SPACE THAT, UM, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY OCCUPIES, AS WELL AS A REDUCTION IN CONTRACTED COOLER SPACE.

THAT'S A NECESSITY FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER.

UH, WE'LL ALSO PROVIDE A BIGGER OPERATIONAL SPACE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AN AREA THAT'S A HIGH POPULATION GROWTH AREA FOR OUR COUNTY.

AND THEN LASTLY, AND THEN THIS ALSO ALLOWS FOR AS A FUTURE PROJECT TO, UM, REDEVELOP THE CURRENT SHERIFF SUBSTATION DOWNTOWN.

UM, THIS WAS A NEED THAT THE BOARD IDENTIFIED EARLY ON DURING THE PLANNING STAGES OF THIS PROJECT THAT WE CURRENTLY LACK A, A MEETING AND TRAINING SPACE IN THIS AREA OF OUR COUNTY.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE A FUTURE PROJECT TO, TO BUILD THAT SPACE AND DELIVER THAT SPACE IN THE CENTRALIZED DOWNTOWN AREA OF SNOWFLAKE.

HERE'S THE, THE FLOOR PLAN AND, AND THE BUILDING ELEVATION VIEW.

THESE HAVEN'T CHANGED SINCE THE LAST UPDATE, THAT CAPITAL UPDATE THAT WE PROVIDED IN IN JULY.

IT'S A 10,393 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.

IT'LL BE, UM, MASONRY BLOCK CONSTRUCTION.

BUT, BUT I DO WANT TO COVER ON THIS NEXT SLIDE.

UM, THERE'S TWO AREAS THAT I KIND OF WANTED WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PURPOSE BUILT FOR THIS FACILITY AND KIND OF HAVING A, A LENS ON, ON, UH, SPECIFIC DESIGNS FOR THE USERS.

I WAS GONNA HIGHLIGHT THESE, THESE AREAS OUTLINED IN BLUE AND RED ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

SO, IN ON, IN THE BLUE HERE, THIS IS THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S WING OR PORTION OF THE BUILDING, IF YOU WILL.

UM, SO SOME OF THE PURPOSE-BUILT COMPONENTS, AND I APOLOGIZE, THESE ARE ON ANIMATIONS, AND I DON'T HAVE, UM, THE ABILITY.

SO ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS IS THE, UH, VEHICLE BAY THERE ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE BLUE BOX.

THAT'S, UM, THIS WILL BE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY FOR THEIR, UM, TRANSPORT VEHICLE THAT THEY TRANSPORT THE DECEASED BODIES IN.

SO, UH, VEHICLE BAY FOR THAT, UH, THE COOLER SPACE, THAT'S, UM, IMPORTANT COMPONENT FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER.

SO WALK-IN COOLER SPACE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE, UM, EXAM ROOM.

THEN WE HAVE THE EXAM ROOM.

THIS BE A FULLY OUTFITTED, UM, EXAM ROOM FOR THE, FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER.

AND THEN THE, THE LAST THING IS THE DESIGN HAS, UM, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK INTO THE DESIGN, TO THE, THE CURRENT PROGRAM OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER DOES NOT OFFER, UH, FULL AUTOPSY S SERVICES, BUT THE, THE DESIGN HAS THE FLEXIBILITY TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE SERVICES IN THE FUTURE IF THE PROGRAM WERE TO, TO GROW INTO THAT.

SO FLEXIBILITY IN THE SPACE.

AND THEN ON THE, ON THE RIGHT, THE BOX THERE IN RED, THIS IS THE SHERIFF'S LAW ENFORCEMENT, UM, WING OF THE BUILDING.

SOME OF THE KEY ELEMENTS HERE IS THE SECURE ENTRANCES, UM, THE HARDENED INTERVIEW

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ALSO A LARGER PATROL ROOM, UH, AN EVIDENCE STORAGE ROOM.

SO JUST OVERALL A, A BIGGER OPERATIONAL SPACE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THIS, UH, AREA OF OUR COUNTY.

UM, THE BUDGET FOR THE PROJECTS.

SO OVERALL COST OF THE PROJECT, TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT, 5.5 MILLION, AS YOU'LL SEE THERE WITH THE ASTERISK, THIS INCLUDES $500,000 OF CONTINGENCY FUNDS.

UM, THIS PRICE TAG IS HIGHER THAN THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATES FOR THE PROJECT.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE SEEN, UH, IN AN ESCALATION IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

I THINK WE'VE ALL KIND OF EXPERIENCED AND FEEL THIS IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES TOO.

I THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS I DO, HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, HOME DEPOT AND SUCH.

UM, JUST ESCALATED COSTS.

THIS PROJECT'S NO EXCEPTION TO THAT.

UM, ONE THING I DO THINK NOTEWORTHY HERE, WE, WE HAD A VERY COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS ON THIS PROJECT.

UH, WE RECEIVED FOUR BIDS.

UM, THE, THE, SO, SO VERY COMPETITIVE, LOTS OF CONTRACTOR INTEREST.

UM, THE CONTRACT THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOR APPROVAL TODAY IS A, IS A LOCAL CONTRACTOR IN THE SNOWFLAKE AREA THAT, UM, THEY'RE CURRENTLY COMPLETING A LARGE NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF WINSLOW.

UM, WE'VE SPOKEN TO THEIR CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THEY'VE HAD NOTHING BUT HIGH PRAISE AND, AND GOOD REVIEWS FOR THEIR RELATIONSHIP AND THE PRODUCT THAT WAS DELIVERED TO THEM.

UM, WE, WE STILL FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE COUNTY TO IMPROVE THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF, OF THESE USERS.

SO THE FUNDING WILL COME FROM ARPA AND, AND GENERAL FUNDS.

SO HERE'S WHAT THE SCHEDULE LOOKED LIKE AS WE WORK FORWARD FROM TODAY.

SO, CONSIDERATION OF THE CONTRACT TODAY, THAT WOULD LIKELY BE AROUND A MID-NOVEMBER ANTICIPATED NOTICE TO PROCEED.

IT'S A 500 CALENDAR DAY CONTRACT, WHICH PUTS IT AT, UH, END OF MARCH, 2026 FOR THE CONTRACT COMPLETION.

TWO NOTEWORTHY THINGS HERE THAT ARE IDENTIFIED WITH THE, THOSE TWO SUPERSCRIPTS ONE AND TWO, UH, ARPA FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE, THAT US TREASURY HAS REQUIREMENTS ON THOSE FUNDS THAT THE FUNDS MUST BE OBLIGATED BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

IF THIS CONTRACT IS APPROVED TODAY, THAT WILL FULFILL NAVAJO COUNTY'S OBLIGATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL OF OUR ARPA FUNDS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE OBLIGATED UNDER THAT, UH, THAT REQUIREMENT.

AND THEN THE SECOND ONE THERE IS AN, ANOTHER ARPA REQUIREMENT IS THAT THE FUNDS MUST BE EXPENDED BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR 2026.

AND SO WITH OUR CONTRACT END DATE BEING THE END OF MARCH, WE WILL BE WELL AHEAD OF THAT, THAT REQUIREMENT AND THAT DEADLINE.

UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, STAFF, LIKE I SAID, STAFF FEELS LIKE THIS IS A, A, A GOOD INVESTMENT AND A GOOD OPERATIONAL, UM, IMPROVEMENT FOR THE COUNTY.

AND, UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE BASE BID PLUS ALTERNATES ONE THROUGH SEVEN.

AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, GRANT QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'LL MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.

I WANT TO THANK YOU.

UM, I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN BEING WORKED ON FOR QUITE A BIT OF TIME AND AFTER NUMEROUS DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS TALKING TO THE BOARD ABOUT THIS PROJECT, GLAD TO SEE THAT IT'S MOVING FORWARD.

UM, YEAH, OBVIOUSLY INFLATION'S IMPACTING ALL OF US, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT OBVIOUSLY DID IN THIS PROJECT AS WELL.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY.

ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NOT CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE AWARD CONTRACT NUMBER B 24 DASH OH EIGHT DASH ZERO FIVE.

DAN COUNTY COURT ENFORCEMENT FACILITY IN TAYLOR.

THE BASE BID PLUS ALTERNA IS 1 2 7 TO RESTORE .

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION.

I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? UH, CHAIRMAN, I JUST WANNA ADD ONE COMMENT TO THIS.

I'M SORRY.

NO, GO AHEAD.

UM, UH, THANK YOU GRANT.

I THINK, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CERTAINLY STANDS OUT FOR US IS INFLATION.

BUT I THINK WHEN WE THINK ABOUT, UH, THE FACILITY ITSELF AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE REGION, AND, UM, THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT IT PROVIDES FOR, UM, OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL NEEDS AND SO FORTH IS SO IMPORTANT.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO, ONE, HELP US TO LEVERAGE THE DOLLARS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAD SET ASIDE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, UM, HOW DO WE BEST PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES TO, UM, OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR WEINGER.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, IN FAVOR.

AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF VOTE? AYE.

NAY OR NONE? THE AYES HAVE IT.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE

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MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, DETENTION DEPUTIES IS TO, TO GIVE THAT, TO GIVE THAT MENTORING, THAT LEADERSHIP.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM B, PRESENTATION OF THE 2020.

WELL, ACTUALLY, IF, OKAY, KEN, JUST IF I WANNA GO BACK, SORRY, KEN, REAL QUICK, BECAUSE WE HAD THE EMPLOYEE COME AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE AND ADDRESS THAT.

UM, LET'S GO BACK TO ITEM TWO B, THE RETIREMENT OF TIM, TIMOTHY.

TONY, ERIC, WE CAN TURN THE TIME OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, TIMOTHY, TONY, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP HERE, IT'S MY OPPORTUNITY THIS MORNING TO RECOGNIZE TIMOTHY, TONY, AND HIS RETIREMENT FROM NAVAJO COUNTY WITH OVER 23 YEARS OF SERVICE TO NAVAJO COUNTY.

UM, WHEN I, WHEN I THINK OF TIMOTHY, I'VE, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH HIM MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS, AND I THINK OF JUST A TOUGHNESS AND GRIT.

HE'S, HE'S AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL.

I'VE HAD, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT HIM IN, IN FLAGSTAFF A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.

AND, UM, I, I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA BE A RETIRING SHORTLY AFTER THAT.

AND HERE HE IS, YEARS LATER, STILL, STILL WORKING IN NAVAJO COUNTY, AND, UM, THE, THE YEARS OF HIS LIFE THAT HE'S DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE, UM, AND SERVING IN THE MILITARY AND THEN SERVING 23 YEARS HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY.

AND OUR JAIL SYSTEM HAS JUST BEEN AMAZING.

SO LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

WE ALSO HAVE LIEUTENANT WARREN HERE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS DUE.

OH, I WAS SUPPOSED TO TALK.

I MET THIS MAN OVER 23 YEARS AGO HERE AT THE JAIL BEFORE WE EVEN HAD THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

AND, UH, HE STOPPED WORKING SINCE HE WAS OUR TRANSPORT OFFICER.

I DID TWO, THREE TIMES, WHICH MEANS HE'S BEEN AROUND THE STATE ABOUT A HUNDRED TIMES AS A TRANSPORT OFFICER, PICKING INMATES, TAKING INMATES TO THE HOSPITALS, BRINGING THEM BACK TO THE JAIL.

SO IT'S BEEN A GREAT HEARING EVER SINCE THEN.

ANYTHING ELSE? UH, IT IS BEEN A, BEEN A LONG ROAD AND, UH, I MADE IT.

AND I MEAN, I'M COMING OUT IN, IN GOOD SPIRITS.

I MEAN, I CAN STILL RUN, I CAN STILL DO A LOT OF THINGS.

UH, I'M NOT 25 ANYMORE, BUT I CAN STILL DO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.

I'M COMING OUT WITH ONE PIECE.

I'M NOT STAGGERED OUT THE DOOR.

UH, ANOTHER THING TOO IS, UH, I, UH, I'M GETTING OUT, UH, WITH ALL THE INMATES ALIVE.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY DIE ON ME, SO NO SUICIDE, THAT'S A BIG ONE.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS JUST, UH, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, IT'S BAD.

I MEAN, SO, I MEAN, I MADE IT.

UH, THAT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT.

AND, UH, THANKFUL OF THE BLESSINGS AND THE COUNTY, UH, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN CARE OF.

AND I DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF WORRIES, UH, OVER THE COURSE OF MY CAREER.

SO THAT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT.

AND I APPRECIATE AND THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IT HERE AND TO BE HERE WITH US AND, UH, UM, CONTINUE TO BE AROUND.

I, THAT, THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE.

LET'S INVITE CHIEF SWANEE UP HERE, TOO.

SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ONE TIME.

UH, TORI SCHEDULED ME TO GO AND WORK A SHIFT IN THE JAIL, AND I GOT PARTNERED UP WITH, WITH TIM, TONY HERE.

AND, UH, AFTER JUST ABOUT AN HOUR OF THIS, UH, OF THIS SHIFT, I WAS WORE OUT.

UH, THE MAN CAN RUN.

YES, HE CAN, HE CAN STILL RUN.

UH, AND, AND I HAD A HECK OF A TIME KEEP KEEPING UP WITH HIM.

BUT THE KEY POINT THAT I WANTED TO TAKE AWAY AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT TODAY WITH, WITH, UH, WITH REGARDS TO TIM WAS THE, THE LEVEL OF RESPECT THAT HE EXTENDED TO THE INMATES THERE IN THE, IN THE JAIL AND THE, AND THE RESPECT THAT HE RE HE RECEIVED IN THE BACK, YOU KNOW, IN RETURN.

UM, THAT'S HARD.

THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

'CAUSE YOU'RE CLEAN, YOU KNOW, THEY PLAY GAMES AND THEY WANT TO GAME YOU AND THEY WANT TO CON YOU, AND THEY WANT TO, AND HE DIDN'T TOLERATE IT, AND THEY DIDN'T, THEY ALSO DIDN'T TRY TO GAME HIM BECAUSE HE HAD ESTABLISHED THIS RESPECT AND THIS RAPPORT WITH THE INMATE POPULATION IN THERE.

AND I THINK THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT, THAT, UH, IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND THE MENTORING THAT HE DID WITH THE YOUNGER,

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SO, UH, LOT OF YEARS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TIM.

APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, THE CLOCK.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I'M JUST GONNA SAY, I THINK TOBY KEITH SAID I'M NOT AS GOOD AS I WAS ONCE WAS, BUT ONCE, I'M AS GOOD AS I'VE EVER BEEN.

SO KEEP, KEEP DOING IT.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT AND YOUR SERVICE.

I KNOW THAT'S A POSITION THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO US.

THANK YOU, TIMOTHY, FOR YOUR SERVICE AND, UH, ALL THE TIME THAT YOU, UH, ALL YOUR TIMES THAT YOU, UM, GIVEN TO NAVAJO COUNTY AND ALSO TO MILITARY.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO, TO THE NATION.

AND, UM, I WISH YOU WELL AND, UM, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR SHARING YOU WITH US.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, TIMOTHY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US TODAY.

AND THANKS FOR THE WORDS HONORING HIM, SHARED BY SOME OF THOSE COLLEAGUES.

I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE AND WISH YOU THE BEST IN THIS NEXT PHASE OF LIFE.

SO LET'S GIVE HIM ONE MORE HAND.

ALL RIGHT, PRESENTATION ON 2024, NAVILLE COUNTY GRANT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE.

ALRIGHT, GRANT, YOU'RE DONE WITH YOUR SIDE OF IT.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE OVER TO KEN.

[b. Presentation on FY2024 Navajo County grant development & management performance. ]

KEN, THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

OH, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.

UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, UH, UH, MY COWORKERS TO JOIN ME.

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A GROUP PRESENTATION, SO, UM, PLEASE, UH, JOIN ME AND, UH, BE READY TO JUMP IN WHEN MOMENT COMES.

UM, GOOD MORNING.

UM, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR LUMAN.

I'M MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UH, MY NAME IS KIM MARIAMA, UH, WORKING WITH THE, UH, FINANCE DEPARTMENT AS STRATEGIC INITIATIVE MANAGER.

UM, I HAVE, UH, IT, IT'S BEEN, UH, THREE YEARS SINCE I STARTED WORKING WITH NAVAJO COUNTY.

UH, I ENJOY WORKING WITH NAVAJO COUNTY IN SUPPORT OF MY SUPERVISOR, UH, JASON BALL, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, UH, OF COURSE THE COUNTY MANAGER, BRIAN LATON.

UM, TODAY, UM, WE ARE GOING TO, UH, REPORT, UM, NAVAJO COUNTY'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE IN GRANTS.

I HOPE I DIDN'T CLICK TWICE.

UM, I, I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH A STATEMENT, UM, THAT GRANTS ARE BENEFICIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, GRANTS PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR THE COUNTIES, PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND PROJECT INITIATIVES.

UM, GRANTS ALSO HELP US PROMOTE BEST AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, TEAMWORK, AND THE POSITIVE WORKING WORKING ENVIRONMENT.

UM, GRANTS ALSO GUIDE US TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR CHANGE AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER.

UM, GRANTS ARE BENEFICIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO THEY ARE CHALLENGING AND COMPLICATED.

AND THIS IS THE KIND OF SIMPLE FIGURE THAT ILLUSTRATE HOW GRANT PROCESS WORKS.

UM, INCLUDING PRE-PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND MANAGEMENT.

MANY PEOPLE ARE LIKELY TO DEAL WITH GRANT TO SOME EXTENT.

AS A GRANT PROFESSIONAL, I OFTEN GET INVOLVED IN AN ENTIRE PROCESS FROM THE BEGINNING TO END.

AND WITH MY EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE, I SUPPORT THE COUNTY'S GRANT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROJECT AND SUCCESS.

UM, THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF, UH, COUNTY'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE IN GRANTS.

UH, IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, UM, THE COUNTY SPENT $8.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL AWARDS.

AND

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IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, UM, BASED ON THE, THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES, UM, I CALCULATED, UH, UM, $13.3 MILLION IN GRANT AWARDS IN NAVAJO COUNTY.

EACH DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND MANAGING THEIR OWN GRANTS, AND THERE IS NO CENTRALIZED SYSTEM TO MONITOR THE GRANTS ACTIVITIES AND STATUS.

SO I'M, WHAT I CAN DO IS JUST SIMPLY SPEAKING ABOUT MY ONLY , UH, LIMITED EXPERIENCE, UH, UM, IN GRANTS.

AND IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, I WAS INVOLVED IN THE 15 GRANT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

UM, EIGHT GRANT AWARDS WERE MADE AND, UH, UM, APPROVED BY THE BOARD, AND SIX WERE ON THE WAY.

AND THERE WAS ONE APPLICATION DIDN'T GET APPROVED BY THE FUNDER.

SO, UM, THE 93%, THE 14 OUT OF 15, UM, PROPOSALS, UH, I WOULD SAY BEING SUCCESSFUL.

DISPATCHING FROM EITHER SITE.

UM, SO, UH, AS I SAID, UH, GRANTS, SUPPORT COUNTIES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN DIFFERENT AREAS, UM, FOR YOUR INFORMATION, UM, I INVITED MY COWORKERS TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT THEIR GRANT EXPERIENCE SO THAT THEY CAN HELP YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW GRANTS BENEFIT NAVAJO COUNTY AND OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THE, UM, OH, I THINK YOU ARE NEXT.

SO THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UH, IN THE PAST YEAR, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS BEEN, UH, THE RECIPIENT OF A LOT OF HARD WORK AND EFFORT, UM, WORKING WITH MEMBERS, UH, AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, ESPECIALLY WITH KEN, UM, AND, AND WITH OUR OWN AGENCY TO REACH OUT AND SUBMIT APPLICATIONS AND WORK TOWARDS GETTING, UH, FUNDING FOR A LOT OF PROJECTS AND THINGS, UH, THAT YOU CAN SEE LISTED HERE ON THE BOARD.

UM, KEN SAID I HAD TO KEEP IT BRIEF, OTHERWISE I COULD PROBABLY TALK FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES ON A LOT OF THESE THINGS, OR HAVE THE SHERIFF TALK ABOUT IT EVEN.

BUT, UM, THE FANTASTIC THING HERE IS HAVING WORKED WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THAT'S KIND OF UNPRECEDENTED, UH, THAT WE'VE SEEN, UH, THESE KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR US.

AND I, I CAN PROMISE YOU GUYS THAT FROM THE SHERIFF AND FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, UH, WE'RE PUTTING THESE DOLLARS TO THE BEST USE.

UH, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, OPPORTUNITIES THERE WHERE WE'VE GOT FUNDING FOR POSITIONS TO HELP THE JAIL, TO HELP PATROL, TO HELP OUR UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS.

THERE'S EQUIPMENT COSTS THAT ARE IN THERE THAT ARE BETTERING OUR PATROL EFFORTS AND OUR UNDERCOVER, UH, DRUG INVESTIGATION EFFORTS.

UM, OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION EFFORTS, UH, ARE ALL BENEFICIARIES OF, OF THIS FUNDING.

UM, OUR COMMUNICATIONS, UH, THE, THE JAIL PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMING, WE'RE SEEING OVER THE PAST YEAR OR TWO FROM THESE DOLLARS, WE'RE SEEING SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS AND SAFETY UPGRADES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE, UH, FROM ALL OF THESE, UH, FUNDING SOURCES.

UH, ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, UM, WAS OUR COMMUNICATIONS.

THAT'S, THAT'S DEFINITELY MY WHEELHOUSE, UH, WITHIN THE AGENCY.

SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT WE'VE SEEN IMPROVEMENTS WITH IS OUTFITTING ALL OF THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN OUR OWN AGENCY WITH UPGRADED RADIO, UH, SYSTEMS AND CAPABILITIES.

IT, IT'S HARD TO SEE ON THAT LITTLE SLIDE, BUT THAT, THAT PICTURE ON THE LEFT OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY, UM, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS SHOWING FOUR RADIO TOWERS.

UH, CURRENTLY IN 2024, THERE'S SHOWING 10.

AND THEN THE PROJECTION HERE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS IS THAT, UH, OR I'M SORRY, THERE'S 11 THIS YEAR.

UH, THAT PROJECTION COMING UP IS GOING TO BE UP TO HOPEFULLY 16 OR 17 RADIO SITES, UM, WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS THAT NOT JUST OUR AGENCY, BUT ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE REGION WILL BE BENEFICIARIES OF TO USE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS.

UM, ONE OF THE, THE BIG THINGS THAT HAS RECENTLY, UH, TAKEN PLACE THIS PAST YEAR IS THE FIBER OPTIC LINK BETWEEN OUR DISPATCH CENTER AND THE SHOW LOW POLICE DEPARTMENT DISPATCH CENTER, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR DISPATCHERS TO CONDUCT THEIR

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SO DISPATCHERS FROM SHOW LOW PD IN THE EVENT THAT THAT SITE HAS TO, UH, CLOSE OR, OR FOR ANY REASON, UH, EMERGENCIES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THE SITE CAN'T BE USED.

STAFF FROM SHOW LOW PD CAN ACTUALLY COME TO HOLBROOK AND PICK UP AS IF THEIR DISPATCHING EFFORTS NEVER ENDED, AND VICE VERSA FOR NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO DO THE SAME IN SHOW LOW.

AND SO THAT LINK, THAT LINK HAS, HAS BROUGHT OUR COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY, UM, TO, TO HAPPEN ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, UH, OUR FINALIZED, UH, THAT PICTURE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, YOU'LL SEE A FINALIZED COMMAND POST.

UM, IT'S ACTUALLY BEING USED THIS MORNING FOR A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION AND THAT THING, UH, ASIDE FROM THE VEHICLES THAT WE DRIVE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, THAT THING IS USED A LOT FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS, WHETHER IT'S, UH, SPECIAL OPERATIONS, PLANNED OPERATIONS, COUNTY EVENTS, UH, FAIRS, RODEOS, AND, AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE WORK WITH THE TRIBAL AGENCIES ON.

UH, IT, IT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC ASSET AND RESOURCE, UH, FOR OUR AGENCY TO HAVE.

SO, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

DOESN'T WANNA GO NEXT? OH, NO.

OH, OKAY.

CHAIRMAN MIGHTY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE INFORMATION THAT I'M GONNA SHARE WITH YOU TODAY ON OUR GRANTS ARE THE GRANTS THAT WE HAVE THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

WE HAVE $1.9 MILLION IN OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND ENGAGEMENT GRANTS.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS THIS IS THE ONLY RESOURCE IN WHICH NAVAJO AND NAVAJO COUNTY THAT CONNECTS HIGH RISK DEFENDANTS TO IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT.

AS A RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM, WE'VE HAD OVER 60 GRADUATES, AND THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEGUN TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION, AND THEY'RE THRIVING IN RETURNING TO A PRO PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY.

ONE RECENT GRADUATE WENT INTO JAIL, ADDICTED TO METH, BUT WHEN HE GRADUATED THE PROGRAM, HE THEN BEGAN GETTING HIS ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE.

HE WORKS FOR YAVAPAI COLLEGE, AND HE PLANS ON OBTAINING HIS MASTER'S DEGREE.

HE ALSO HAS RECEIVED FULL CUSTODY OF HIS KIDS WHILE ON PROBATION, AND HE DID ALL OF THIS WITHIN A YEAR OF VENTURING OUR PROGRAMS. WE HAVE $950,000 IN A VETERAN'S TREATMENT COURT GRANT.

WE DO HAVE AN EXISTING VETERAN'S COURT.

THIS MONEY WILL ALLOW US TO EXPAND THE COURT TO PROVIDE TREATMENT, UM, SPECIALIZED TREATMENT TO PEOPLE, TO VETERANS OR MILITARY THAT COMES THROUGH THIS GRANT.

THE BENEFITS OF THIS IS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE THAT THESE VETERANS CAN SHARE EXPERIENCES AND CAMARADERIE OF THE MILITARY COMMUNITY.

WE WILL CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES SUCH AS THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND THE VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION, AND WE WILL ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE LIFE AND OUTCOMES FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT PASS THROUGH THESE COURTS.

FINALLY, OUR VICTIM SERVICES GRANTS.

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF $339,000 IN GRANTS.

WE ARE THE ONLY VICTIM SERVICES AGENCY.

AND THESE GRANTS AND THESE FUNDS HELP US TO ASSIST WITH COURT ADVOCACY, CRISIS RESPONSE, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL COMPENSATION SERVICES, TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND A CONNECTION TO COUNSELING.

LAST YEAR IN NAVAJO COUNTY, VICTIM SERVICES SERVED 5,016 VICTIMS, PROVIDING OVER 70,000 SERVICES.

ONE OF THE VICTIMS THAT DID COME THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, SHE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.

SHE HAD BEEN ARRESTED.

SHE WAS A JUVENILE.

SHE HAD BEEN ARRESTED ON A WARRANT BECAUSE SHE HAD RAN AWAY WHILE SHE WAS IN CUSTODY.

SHE DISCLOSED THAT SHE WAS A SEX TRAFFICK VICTIM OUT OF MARICOPA.

AS SOON AS THAT KNOWLEDGE CAME TO MIND, THEN OUR, OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES KICKED IN.

WE ARRANGED FOR HER TO HAVE A FORENSIC INTERVIEW AND A SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAM AT OUR, OUR SHOW LOW FACILITY.

WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE, AT THE, UH, FAC, IT WAS APPARENT TO THE STAFF THAT THE 16-YEAR-OLD VICTIM HAD BEEN BRUTALIZED.

SHE WAS COMING DOWN FROM NARCOTICS, THAT SHE HAD BEEN FORCE FED WHEN SHE WAS BEING ABDUCTED.

SHE HAD A SKIN RASH ALL OVER HER BODY.

SHE, HER MOM ABANDONED HER TO DETENTION, REFUSING TO TAKE HER BACK.

AND AT THIS POINT, THE VICTIM WAS REFUSING TO GO HOME WHERE HER TEMPORARY HOME WAS.

WE SPENT THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH JUVENILE PROBATION, IDENTIFYING AND ARRANGING THE MEDICAL NEEDS THAT

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SHE NEEDED BECAUSE THEY WERE SIGNIFICANT, AND THEY REQUIRED SPECIALIZED CARE.

AND WE ARRANGED TRANSPORT TO GET HER TO FLAGSTAFF TO THEN CONNECT WITH A HOUSING SITUATION.

WE DID OBTAIN VALUABLE DISCLOSURES FROM HER THAT WE THEN SENT TO MARICOPA COUNTY FOR INVESTIGATION.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WERE ABLE TO ALSO WORK WITH THE COURTS AND DCS TO HELP MAKE SURE THE VICTIM WAS KEPT SAFE.

FINALLY, THE LESSONS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED WITH THESE GRANT PROGRAMS IS THAT FUNDERS DO HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN GRANT EXECUTION.

AND SO WE CAN DO THE GREATEST GOOD ON THE GROUND WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE FUNDERS, WHICH OUR COUNTY HAS SUCH A SIGNIFICANT, VAST GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT THAT SERVICES ARE SPARSE.

AND THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT WE HAVE, AS MOST OF US DO IN EACH ONE OF OUR AGENCIES, IS THAT CONNECTION TO THE SERVICES AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANTS THAT WE HAVE, ALLOW THAT CONNECTION.

I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS OR I CAN MOVE ON.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I WAS ALSO INSTRUCTED TO KEEP MY PRESENTATION VERY SHORT, SO I MAY GO, UH, LITTLE FASTER.

UH, PLEASE INTERRUPT ME, STOP ME IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

UM, AS KEN ALREADY MENTIONED, UH, GRANTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AND, UH, HELPFUL TO US.

UM, AS WE ALL KNOW, LAST TIME, US CONGRESS, UH, UH, SET A GAS TAX RATE FOR 18 CENTS WAS IN 1991.

SO REGARDLESS OF INFLATION IN 2024, 18 CENTS DOESN'T GO THAT FAR IN 2024.

SO, AT PUBLIC WORKS, WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT, UH, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, DIFFERENT GRANTS TO HELP US SUPPLEMENT OUR CIP PROGRAM, BECAUSE THESE GRANTS ARE REALLY VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

UH, THEY HELP US, UH, IMPROVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, HELP US, UH, BUILD, UH, NEW INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S NEEDED FOR, UH, GROWING COUNTY, UH, LIKE US.

SO, UH, ON YOUR SCREEN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT FEW GRANTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, UH, IN LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF.

UH, AND, AND, UH, BELOW IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF THE FUNDING WE RECEIVED.

UH, IT'S AROUND A LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION, UH, LAST YEAR.

WE RECEIVED, UH, UH, BASED ON THESE GRANTS.

UH, ONE THING TO HIGHLIGHT IS ALL THESE GRANTS ARE, UH, COMPETITOR GRANTS.

THESE ARE NOT, UH, CONGRESSIONAL DIRECT SPENDING OR LEGISLATURE, UH, PORTION FUNDING GRANTS.

SO, SO WE HAVE TO WORK REALLY HARD TO COMPETE FOR THESE GRANTS.

WE HAVE TO COLLECT A LOT OF ENGINEERING DATA, UH, CRASH DATA, UH, TRAFFIC VOLUME DATA COST BENEFIT RATIO TO SUPPORT WHY THIS GRANT SHOULD COME TO US AND WHY WE HAVE AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT, UH, THAT'S SUITABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF GRANTS.

SO, UH, THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, I WILL HIGHLIGHT A FEW, UH, ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE RECEIVED, UH, OR ALL THE PROJECT FOR WHICH WE HAVE RECEIVED GRANTS.

UH, SO, UM, UH, IT'S NOT A PROJECT, UH, UPDATE PRESENTATION, BUT, UH, THE STATUS IS ON, ON THE SLIDE.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, PLEASE, UH, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

OH, YEAH.

THE NEXT SLIDE.

UH, THIS IS THE FIRST GRANT WE RECEIVED, UH, UH, BEFORE I CAME, UH, HERE WITH THE COUNTY.

UH, WE ALREADY HAVE SECURED RAISE GRANT.

SO, UH, BUT RAISE GRANT CAME UP WITH A MATCH, AND OUR MATCH WAS 10%.

SO THE GOOD THING ABOUT A SMART, A SMART GRANT IS REALLY A BIG, UH, HELP FOR US.

UH, ONE OF THE ELIGIBLE CRITERIA IS THAT THIS GRANT ALLOWS US TO PAY FOR OUR MATCH.

AND THE REASON THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT THEN WE CAN FREE UP OUR MATCH, UH, FUNDS AND USE IT TO APPLY TOWARDS, SAY THAT THIS PROJECT TO ENHANCE THE SCOPE, EXPAND THE SCOPE, UH, MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.

SO, SO THAT'S WHY, UH, THIS GRANT HAS BEEN REALLY HELPFUL TO US.

UH, THE, THE PROJECT STARTS IN, UH, DISTRICT FOUR, BUT MAJORITY OF THE PROJECT IS IN DISTRICT FIVE.

AND, AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, UH, GRANT FOR US, IT'S A PLANNING GRANT, UH, THAT IS FOCUSING ON HOW WE CAN CONNECT OUR BUSINESS CENTER AND RECREATIONAL CENTER IN, IN, IN SOUTH COUNTY.

AND WHAT ARE THE MULTIMODAL, UH, TRANSPORTATION, UH, WAYS WHERE WE CAN LOOK TO ENHANCE, YOU KNOW, THE TRAFFIC, UH, AND, AND OUR CONNECTIVITY IN THAT CORRIDOR.

SO, SO, UH, THIS WAS ONE OF THE CRITERIA.

AND OUR COUNTY WAS VERY FIRST AMONG LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ARIZONA TO APPLY FOR IT, COMPETE AND, AND SECURE THIS GRANT WHEN THE GRANT CAME ONLINE.

NEXT SLIDE.

HAVE, UH, IN HEBER, AN INCORPORATED AREA.

UH, THE, ANOTHER, UH, GRANT WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE, UH, IS TO, TO DO SOME NEW SIDEWALK WORK AND MULTI-USE PATH, UH, IN AND AROUND THE TWO, UH, SCHOOLS WE

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UH, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE NEW SIDEWALKS ON ALL STREETS, BUT WHAT, UH, FEW SELECT STREET THAT ARE MORE SUITABLE, WE'LL USE THIS GRANT TO, UH, TO, TO START NEW DESIGN EFFORTS.

UH, AND THIS GRANT HAS BEEN A REALLY BIG HELP, UH, THAT THIS PROJECT IS ENTIRELY LOCATED IN DISTRICT FOUR.

THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, ANOTHER, THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER EASY SMART GRANT.

THIS GRANT WE GOT FOR NEW DESIGN.

THIS PROJECT IS IN DISTRICT THREE, WHERE WE HAVE, UH, ONE DRAINAGE CROSSING THAT'S FAILING, AND THE OTHER, UH, BRIDGE CROSSING THAT NEEDS A LOT OF, UH, UPGRADES.

SO WE ARE UTILIZING THIS GRANT, UH, TO HELP IMPROVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

UH, THIS, THIS, BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS ARE LOCATED IN OUR UNINCORPORATED AREA OF WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKES.

SO, SO THIS HAS BEEN REALLY, UH, HUGE HELP, UH, FOR OUR CIP PROGRAM.

THANKS, UH, ANOTHER GRANT.

UH, WE RECEIVED, UH, THAT THIS PROJECT IS REALLY INTERESTING PROJECT.

IT HAS TWO GRANTS, UH, AND, UH, THE FIRST GRANT IS CDBG.

UH, LAST YEAR BOARD, UH, APPROVED THIS PROJECT, UH, TO RECEIVE CDBG FUNDS.

SO A GREAT THANK YOU TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR FOR SELECTING THIS PROJECT.

UH, BUT THIS GRANT WAS 200,000.

AND THE COST OF THE PROJECT WORK, AS WE KNOW, THE INFLATION HAS DRIVEN COST CONSTRUCTION COSTS, ESPECIALLY, UH, QUITE A BIT.

SO, UH, PUBLIC WORKS WAS ABLE TO APPLY AND COMPETE FOR TRANSPORTATION OR ALTERNATIVE GRANT, AND WE RECEIVED, UH, THAT AS WELL, SO THAT WE CAN APPLY TOWARDS THIS PROJECT.

UH, BOTH OF THIS GRANT DOESN'T COVER THE ENTIRE COST, BUT THEY HAVE BIG HELP.

UH, IN ADDITION TO THIS COUNTY HAS TO PUT OUR OWN MONEY, UH, TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PROJECT THAT THE ONE CHALLENGE THAT I WANT TO, UH, HIGHLIGHT HERE IS BOTH OUR FEDERAL GRANTS, BUT THEY HAVE LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS.

COME ONE, COME FROM FEDERAL HIGHWAYS, THE OTHER, UH, THROUGH A DA AND THE OTHER COMES FROM, UH, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.

SO JUST, UH, AND, AND, UH, KIND OF, UH, HEADS UP FOR THE, FOR THE LEADERSHIP, UH, I WISH, SINCE THEY'RE ALL COMING FROM FEDERAL AID, I WISH THEY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST SIMILAR MINIMUM CRITERIA.

SO HERE WE HAVE TO NAVIGATE, UH, BETWEEN THE TWO CRITERIA, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE AND, AND WE ARE DOING THAT.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF STAFF WORK THAT GOES BEHIND THIS TO MAKE SURE BOTH OF THESE GRANTS, UM, WHAT WE RECEIVE, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT WE ARE, WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH BOTH TYPE OF GRANTS.

SO THIS PROJECT, UH, CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO START SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

AND, AND THIS, THIS PROJECT IS ENTIRELY LOCATED IN DISTRICT TWO.

THE LAST ONE, UH, I HAVE FOR HERE IS THE, UH, OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE GRANT.

THIS IS THE, UH, WHEN I LOOKED AT IT OFF SYSTEM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME NAVAJO COUNTY RECEIVED, UH, OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE GRANT.

THIS OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE IS ONLY APPLICABLE FOR LOCAL ROADS AND MINOR COLLECTOR.

ANYTHING LIKE STATE HIGHWAYS, THIS GRANT IS NOT APPLICABLE.

SO IT'S REALLY A BIG HELP FOR COUNTY LIKE US, WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF LOCAL ROADS AND, UH, MINOR COLLECTORS WHERE THE BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS SOME KIND OF UPGRADE OR IMPROVEMENT.

SO, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THIS, THIS GRANT, UH, TO DO A SCOPING PROJECT AND 30% DESIGN BECAUSE THE BRIDGE YOU, UH, SEE ON THE TOP RIGHT, THAT WAS WHEN I LOOKED AT THE OLD REPORT THAT WAS, UH, FIRST CONSTRUCTED IN 1,901.

SO, SO IT'S, IT'S LONG TIME OVERDUE THAT WE, IT'S IN, UH, FAIR CONDITION, BUT IT'S DETERIORATING.

SO, UH, THIS GRANT HELP US TO KIND OF BE PROACTIVE AND START, UH, LOOKING AT SOME OPTIONS, HOW WE CAN RE REPLACE THIS BRIDGE AND, AND, AND MAKE IT BETTER.

SO UNLESS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

THAT, UM, BE AVAILABLE ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS.

I ONLY HAVE ONE THAT I'M COVERED, UM, WHICH IS OUR BROADBAND GRANT.

SO THIS WAS A COMPETITIVE GRANT, UM, THAT THE COUNTY WAS AWARDED BEFORE MY TIME HERE.

BUT A COUPLE THINGS I WANTED TO NOTE ON THIS GRANT.

UM, TO THE COUNTY'S CREDIT, THIS WAS A CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS, UM, FROM THE US TREASURY THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY.

THE STATE OF ARIZONA HAD A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS GRANT PROGRAM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THE COUNTY WAS AWARDED 9.7 MILLION, SO NEARLY 10% OF THE, OF THE STATE'S FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR THESE FUNDS.

UH, THE, THE PROJECT BEING BUILT IS THE MIDDLE MILE PROJECT, THE COUNTYWIDE MIDDLE MILE PROJECT, UH, FOR FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

TO DATE, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF CONSTRUCTION, AND WE'VE RECEIVED NEARLY THREE POINT MILLION DOLLARS IN REIMBURSEMENTS ON THIS GRANT SO FAR.

UM, AND THERE HAVE JUST HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT, THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST.

YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT WILL CERTAINLY SERVE AS AN ECONOMIC GROWTH ENGINE, UM, FOR THE COUNTY THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THESE GRANT FUNDS.

UM, IT'LL BE AN OPEN ACCESS NETWORK

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SO IT'LL INCREASE THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE OFFERINGS IN OUR COUNTY AS WELL AS, UH, AN ARRAY OF OTHER SERVICES THERE, LIKE RELIABLE AND REDUNDANT CONNECTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

UM, I, THE LAST THING I'D NOTE ON THIS GRANT IS YOU CAN SEE UP THERE ON THE TOP, WE HAVE A $9 MILLION MATCH ON THIS GRANT.

THOSE ARE FROM ARPA FUNDS.

SO THIS PROJECT, A $20 MILLION PROJECT IS NEARLY BEING ENTIRELY FUNDED WITH, WITH GRANT FUNDS THAT THE COUNTY HAS.

YES.

SO PUBLIC HEALTH IS LARGELY SUSTAINED BY GRANTS.

UM, IT'S OUR BREAD AND BUTTER.

WE, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO IN MANY OF THE THINGS WE DO WITHOUT THEM.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRANTS.

UM, CURRENTLY WE HAVE 29.

THE MOST GRANTS WE'VE HAD IN OUR DEPARTMENT AT ONE TIME HAS BEEN, UM, AROUND 60.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK AND DILIGENCE THAT GOES INTO MANAGING THESE GRANTS, ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY, MAKING SURE THAT WE MEET THE DELIVERABLES, UM, THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED.

WE WILL MEET FOR THE FUNDING.

SO RIGHT NOW, UM, THE GRANTS, RATHER THAN GO INTO ALL OF THESE, LIKE WE WOULD, WE WOULD BE HERE ALL DAY.

SO I HAVE CURRENTLY 11 DIFFERENT GRANTS IN OUR CLINICAL DIVISION, AND THOSE ARE, UM, FUNDING THAT ALLOW US TO DO THINGS LIKE, WELL, WOMEN CANCER SCREENINGS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE UNDER OR UNINSURED.

UM, PROVIDE FREE ADULT AND CHILD IMMUNIZATIONS, PROVIDE STD AND HIV COUNSELING, TESTING AND SOME TREATMENT, UH, TO DO TB TESTING, TREATMENT AND SURVEILLANCE TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF, OF HIGHLY INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH GRANTS.

UH, ONE OF THOSE ALLOWS US TO SUSTAIN OUR, UM, REGISTERED SANITARIAN POSITION.

AND THE OTHER IS ONE THAT WE, UM, RECEIVED LAST YEAR THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO PURSUE, UM, REACHING NATIONAL STANDARDS WITH OUR PROGRAM.

UH, THERE ARE NINE STANDARDS, AND IF YOU, UM, ACHIEVE ALL OF THOSE, THEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN THAT PROCESS.

AND SO FAR, WE'VE ACHIEVED NINE OF THOSE, OR FOUR OF THOSE NINE STANDARDS IN OUR NUTRITION PROGRAM.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE, IT'S OUR WIC GRANT.

UM, THEY SERVE ON AVERAGE, UM, 2,500 TO 3000, UM, CITIZENS A MONTH WITH OUR, OUR WIC PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES, UM, SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PACKAGES FOR WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT, UM, CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE AND INFANTS, UM, FOR THINGS LIKE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND, UM, FORMULA AND ESSENTIAL THINGS TO BE HEALTHY.

UH, THE USDA HAS A GRANT OPENING UP NEXT MONTH, UM, THAT IS A NUTRITION GRANT THAT WE INTEND TO APPLY FOR AND HOPE THAT WE WILL RECEIVE THAT IN OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH DIVISION.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 10 DIFFERENT GRANTS.

UM, THOSE ALLOW US TO DO THINGS LIKE OUR FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS THAT REVIEW THE DEATHS OF, UM, CHILDREN, PEOPLE WHO DIE OF SUICIDE, AND PEOPLE WHO DIE OF OVERDOSE SO THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THAT AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO HELP REDUCE, UM, THE RISK OF THOSE REOCCURRING.

UM, OUR OPIOID GRANT ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE NARCAN DISTRIBUTION, UM, TO, UM, WORK TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, UM, THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH GRANT THAT ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE, UM, YOUTH AND ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, UM, TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND PROGRAMS, OUR TEEN HEALTH PROGRAM, UH, WHICH ALLOWS US TO GO INTO SCHOOLS AND TO WORK WITH YOUTH IN OTHER, UM, OUTLETS, UH, TO DO THINGS LIKE TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT DO HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS LOOK LIKE, HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH YOUR PEERS AND YOUR PARENTS, UM, TO DEVELOP SOME LIFE SKILLS AND HELP THEM, UM, WITH GOAL SETTING SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE.

WE HAVE OUR TOBACCO PROGRAM, WHICH, UM, ASSISTS RESIDENTS, UM, WITH EDUCATION CESSATION INFORMATION, AND THEY HAVE, UM, DEVELOPED YOUTH COALITIONS TO HELP, UM, ADVOCATE FOR IN OUR COMMUNITY TO KEEP YOUTH FROM, UM, STARTING TO USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

UH, OUR INJURY PREVENTION FUNDING ALLOWS US TO DO THINGS LIKE ISSUE FREE CAR SEATS TO INCOME ELIGIBLE FAMILIES FREE PACK IN PLACE FOR FAMILIES WHO CAN'T AFFORD CRIBS SO THAT THEY HAVE A SAFE PLACE FOR THEIR BABIES TO SLEEP AND TO OFFER CPR COURSES THROUGHOUT.

UM, OUR COUNTY, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENT GRANT.

UH, THAT FUNDING ALLOWED US TO DO A VERY COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN, UH, LAST YEAR AND TO WORK ON MANY OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES.

AND THEN WE HAVE A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT THAT IS CURRENTLY SUSTAINING A FINANCE ASSISTANT POSITION, UM, IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND HAS ALSO MADE US ELIGIBLE, UM, TO WORK WITH SOME FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,

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UM, ON SOME WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, UM, PLANNING ISSUES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

SO WE ARE, WE ARE BLESSED BY GRANTS AND, UM, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE DO WITHOUT THEM IN PUBLIC HEALTH.

UM, KATRINA JENKIN, UM, THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MANAGER, UM, COULD NOT JOIN US, UH, UM, BECAUSE SHE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THE HEALTH FAIR PREPARATION.

UH, HOWEVER SHE PROVIDED ME THIS INFORMATION AND, UH, SHE MANAGES, UH, FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS TO COORDINATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ENSURE THAT OUR COUNTY IS WELL PREPARED FOR NATURAL DISASTERS.

UH, HER GRANTS PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND PLANNING.

UM, THANK YOU.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A UPDATE ON THE, UH, APA, UH, PROGRAM WE ADMINISTERED.

UM, UH, AS YOU MAY RECALL, UM, ABOUT TWO YEARS, TWO YEARS AGO, THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED, UH, $1.3 MILLION TO SUPPORT 12 COMMUNITY PROJECT, UH, NINE PROJECT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

AND THE THREE PROJECT, UH, UH, IN PROGRESS, UH, $1 MILLION HAS BEEN DISPERSED, AND THE COUNTY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, UH, HAS SUPPORTED, UM, WELL STILL SUPPORT, UH, THIS, UH, PROJECT SUCCESS.

UH, NEXT PLEASE.

UH, ACTUALLY, YEAH, YEAH.

SORRY.

I'M SORRY, DEAR.

COULD YOU GO BACK? I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE GRANT TO REPORT THE UPDATE ON THE COUNTY PROJECTS.

SO, ON THE, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THERE, THE UPDATE ON THE, THE COUNTY SPECIFIC ARPA PROJECTS, THERE WAS 12 COUNTYWIDE PROJECTS THAT WERE, UM, ALLOCATED FUNDS FOR $18.7 MILLION OF THE, OF THE ARPA PACKAGE.

I'VE, UM, PUT A FEW OF THEM UP HERE.

UH, BROADBAND PROJECT IS 30% COMPLETE.

THAT WAS NEARLY HALF OF THE ARPA FUNDS.

THE CODE ENFORCEMENT FACILITY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT HERE TODAY IS WE'LL BE MOVING INTO CONSTRUCTION NEXT MONTH.

THE COUNTY COMPLEX REHABILITATION OUT HERE IS, IS, UM, IN ALL ESSENCE COMPLETE.

WE'RE WRAPPING UP THE LAST FEW THINGS TODAY.

UH, PROGRAMMING THE, UM, ACCESS CONTROL DOORS.

SO THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETE.

AND THEN THERE, SO THERE'S 12 PROJECTS, AND WE JUST TOUCHED ON THREE.

THERE'S NUMEROUS OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETE OR IN, UM, VARIOUS STAGES.

ONE OF 'EM, I THINK OF IS THE WEBCASTING SOFTWARE IN HERE.

UM, THE COUNTYWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS RADIO SYSTEMS, YOU KNOW, THAT PROJECT AS WELL AS, UH, SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS THAT I WASN'T, I'M NOT PREPARED TO GO INTO HERE.

I'M NOT REALLY INVOLVED IN 'EM, BUT THAT'S AN UPDATE ON, ON THE COUNTY COUNTYWIDE PROJECTS.

AND THE NEXT ONE, UH, HERE'S AN UPDATE ON THE COUNTY'S, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

UM, LAST YEAR, UH, THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR APPROVED HALF A MILLION DOLLAR, UH, CDBG FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE THREE COMMITTEE PROJECT.

AND ALL PROJECTS ARE IN PROGRESS.

UH, WE COLLABORATE WITH NECCO AND THE A DOH, UH, DE ORIGINAL DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, UH, FOR COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

UM, NEXT.

GREAT.

UM, THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF ANALYSIS.

UM, NAVAJO COUNTY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GRANT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

UH, EVEN SO, UH, WE DO NOT LIVE IN A PERFECT WORLD.

THERE IS A ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

UM, FROM A STRATEGIC PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, I'LL SUGGEST CONDUCTING A SWOT ANALYSIS AND, UH, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENT, UM, IN THE FUTURE.

UM, GREAT.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? RIGHT, SUPERVISOR? THANKS, CHAIR.

UM, SO, UH, IN CLOSING, UM, IT TAKES A WHOLE VILLAGE TO DEVELOP AND MANAGE GRANTS.

UM, MANY COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, UH, INVOLVED IN COUNTY'S GRANT PROJECT.

UH, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT AND HARD WORK.

AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK AS BOARD TO RECOGNIZE, UH, UM, THEIR GREAT VOTE.

UM, THIS CONCLUDES, UH, WITH A GROUP PRESENTATION.

UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

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WE'RE JUST FORTUNATE TO HAVE KEN LEADING THIS GROUP OF THIS TEAM, AND WE JUST APPRECIATE IT.

THERE'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT.

YOU ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THE, THE BEST GRANT WRITERS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, AND SO YOU'VE BEEN AWARDED MANY THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO, BECAUSE THAT'S EXTRA DOLLARS THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE IN OUR PROGRAM.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AND ALSO, THANK YOU FOR THE TEAM MEMBERS WHO HELP AND WORK ON ALL OF THESE GRANTS.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR SHIMO.

SUPERVISOR, RIGHT, SINGER.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CHAIRMAN, I GO AHEAD.

UM, THANK YOU.

UM, I AM SO GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU.

I THINK, UM, KEN IS BRIGHT.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE.

I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE EFFORTS OF ALL OF THE ENTITIES WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION COMING TOGETHER AND SEEING THE VALUE OF, UM, LEVERAGING RESOURCES.

UM, BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE THE, THE GREAT PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT EXISTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION TO BEST IMPACT OUR CITIZENS.

AND SO, AND BEING ABLE TO FIND THOSE GRANTS THAT, UH, BENEFIT AND FINDING WAYS THAT I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M JUST SO IMPRESSED, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT, UM, WE CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UM, SOME OF THOSE SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU TO EVERY PERSON WHO PROVIDES THAT SUPPORT AND YOUR, UM, INVESTMENT TO OUR CITIZENS AND LOOKING OUT FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU, .

THE QUESTION? YEAH, I WOULD JUST, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE, UM, NAVAJO COUNTY GRANT TEAMS AND EACH AND EVERYONE ON THE GRANT THAT THEY HAVE, UM, APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED TO HELP THE COUNTY STRETCH THEIR DOLLARS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, KEN, AS WELL.

VICE CHAIR.

AND JASON LOOKS LIKE PART OF THE ADMINISTRATION.

I WOULD, UH, I WOULD ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY SHARED.

KEN, IT'S BEEN GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD.

YOU'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB, UM, WORKING WITH THE TEAM, AND I DEFINITELY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AS WELL AS THE TEAM.

UM, PREVIOUSLY IT WAS MY EXPERIENCE, AND I COULD BE WRONG.

THE DATA MAY SHOW OTHERWISE, BUT MY EXPERIENCE WAS WE WEREN'T NEARLY AS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING SOME OF THESE GRANTS.

AND SINCE YOU COME ON BOARD, UM, WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP INSIDE THAT SPACE, AND THEN COLLABORATIVELY WORKING WITH THE TEAM, IT SHOWS WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER ON THESE TYPES OF THINGS.

AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT.

SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT.

WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THAT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS SESSION MOTION.

YOU HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND IT? WE HAVE A SECOND.

THE AGENDA, ITEM A IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE NOW ARE IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT.

THE FIRST ITEM ON

[a. CONSENT AGENDA: The following item(s) are considered to be of a routine or administrative in nature and will be approved as a group unless a member of the Board wishes to discuss a particular item: ]

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT WISH TO PULL OUT? THE CONSENT AGENDA OR CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE ALL OF THE LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL THE ITEMS. PERFECT.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.

WE HAVE A MOTION? A SECOND.

MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, CONSIDERATION TO FUND ALL SIX ELIGIBLE PROJECTS SELECTED FOR THE FUNDING WITH OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS.

WE'LL, NOW

[1. Consideration to fund all six eligible projects selected for funding with Opioid Settlement Funds after going through the vetting process conducted by the Opioid Settlement Agreement Steering Committee previously delegated by the Board of Supervisors. ]

AFTER GOING THROUGH THE VETTING PROCESS CONDUCTED BY THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT STEERING COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY DELEGATED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

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

I'M EXCITED TO COME BEFORE YOU TODAY, UH, WITH THE PROPOSED PROJECTS THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING AS A STEERING COMMITTEE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING.

LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET THIS THING LINED UP.

REVIEWED 98, UM, DEATHS, OR 98 CASES, AND 46 OF THOSE RESULTED IN DEATH.

SO I WANTED TO START BY KIND OF SUMMARIZING, UM, THE OPIOID PROBLEM IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, THIS IS DATA THAT CAME FROM OUR LOCAL REVIEW TEAM.

SO IN THE, IN THE GRANTS I MENTIONED, THOSE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS, THE TEAM WHO REVIEWS OVERDOSE DEATHS, THEY DO NOT HAVE STEWARDSHIP OVER THE TRIBAL CASES.

SO THIS DATA IS ONLY RELEVANT TO NON-TRIBAL CASES OR OVERDOSES THAT HAPPENED OFF TRIBAL LAND.

SO IN 2022, THAT TEAM

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UM, NOW THEY, THEY REVIEWED DEATHS BY ALL TYPES OF OVERDOSES, BUT 30 OF THE 46 WERE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO, UM, OPIOID USE.

IN 2023, UH, THERE WERE 97 REPORTED OVERDOSES, 24 DEATHS, UM, AND THE NUMBER THAT WAS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO OPIOIDS, UM, THAT DATA IS STILL PENDING, UM, WITH A DHS, WE'VE NOT RECEIVED IT YET.

UM, SO IN, IN THE REVIEW TEAM, SOME OF THE COMMONALITIES THAT THEY, UM, IDENTIFIED THAT THEY'RE SEEING THAT A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE PEOPLE WHO DIE FROM OVERDOSES, UM, HAD, WERE THESE THINGS.

SO 85% OF THEM HAD A HISTORY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER DIAGNOSIS.

85% HAD AT LEAST ONE CHRONIC DISEASE OR DIAGNOSIS.

65 HAD A, A PERCENT, HAD A HISTORY OF INCARCERATION.

62% HAD A HISTORY OF AT LEAST ONE MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS, 54 4%, A HISTORY OF ACES, WHICH IS ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, UH, 46, A HISTORY OF CHRONIC PAIN, 42%, A HISTORY OF CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM, 42%, A HISTORY OF HOMELESSNESS, AND 27% A HISTORY OF PRIOR OVERDOSES.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THOSE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, THESE WERE THE COMMON ONES, UM, THAT CAME OUT, UM, AMONG OUR, OUR DEATHS HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY.

AND THE ONE THAT IS, IS THE HIGHEST IS, UM, 35% OF THEM HAD A HOUSEHOLD SUBSTANCE MISUSE HISTORY.

SO I THINK THAT NOT ONLY STANDS OUT TO US AS, YOU KNOW, A CONTRIBUTING PROBLEM, BUT AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IF WE CAN, UM, IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS TO HELP BREAK THAT CYCLE IN THE HOME, WE MAY BE PROVIDING PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS THAT WILL REDUCE THEIR RISK TO, UM, FOR TAKING SUBSTANCE MISUSE.

I'M TRYING HERE.

UH, SO OUT OF THOSE DEATHS, THESE, THE TEAM COMES UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, AND THEY BREAK THAT INTO, INTO DIFFERENT SUBSETS.

AND IN THE PAST, WE'VE TAKEN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.

WE'VE DONE WHAT WE CAN WITH THEM.

WE HAVE NOT HAD A LOT OF FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM TO A LEVEL THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS PROVIDE US OPPORTUNITY TO DO.

WE FINALLY HAVE SOME FUNDING THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT, UM, SOME EVIDENCE-BASED PROVEN STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

AND THIS HAS ALSO PROVIDED US, UM, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER, UM, WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, PUBLIC HEALTH, HAVE BEEN PASSIONATE IN WORKING TOGETHER ON.

UM, IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE PARTNERED WITH OUR MUNICIPALITIES.

WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH OUR, UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

SO THE PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT WERE TO INCREASE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF OVERDOSE PREVENTION, UM, WITH THESE TYPES OF THINGS.

AND I WON'T GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE, UM, OR, OR, OR WE COULD BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME.

BUT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, UH, SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, THAT ARE COMING FROM THAT TEAM BASED ON THE DATA THAT THEY GATHER FROM THOSE REVIEWS.

UM, THEY HAD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CRISIS RESPONSE AGENCIES, AND ONE OF THOSE WAS TO U UM, ENHANCE UNIVERSAL TRAINING.

WERE EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECT DESIGNS, AND THEY COULD PROVE THAT TO US.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THEN HEALTHCARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR HEALTHCARE PARTNERS.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ONE, THERE'S RECOMMENDATION TO IMPROVE THAT CARE COORDINATION POST-RELEASE BY PERFORMING WARM HANDOFFS, UM, TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, MEDICAL CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

SO, UM, I'M EXCITED THAT, UM, A LOT OF THE PROJECTS WE RECEIVED ALIGN DIRECTLY WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS TEAM.

SO, BACK WHEN THE, UM, SETTLEMENT FIRST CAME ABOUT, UM, THE COUNTY BOARD HAD, UM, DELEGATED THAT AUTHORITY TO PUBLIC HEALTH, AND WE WANTED TO DO THAT COLLABORATIVE APPROACH.

SO, UM, WE HAVE A STEERING COMMITTEE.

WE OPENED, UM, IN THE SPRING, UH, A PROCESS WHERE DIFFERENT AGENCIES COULD SUBMIT PROJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION.

AND THEN THAT TEAM REVIEWED THOSE.

SO THE VETTING PROCESS, UM, THAT WE UTILIZED AND MADE SURE THAT THE PROJECTS THAT CAME IN, UM, LINED UP WITH THESE THINGS THAT, THAT THEY ALIGNED WITH OUR GOAL, UM, IN NAVAJO COUNTY TO IDENTIFY AND REMOVE BARRIERS THAT LIMIT POSITIVE AND HEALTHY PREVENTION AND RECOVERY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

THAT THEY MET THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE FUNDING THAT THEY HAD A DIRECTLY TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC.

THEY

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THEY FELL WITHIN AT LEAST ONE OF THE NINE JOHN HOPKINS RECOMMENDED CORE STRATEGY AREAS, THAT IT WAS AN AFFORDABLE PROJECT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO SUSTAIN, UH, PROVE SUSTAINABILITY ONCE THE FUNDING THEY RECEIVED FROM THIS ENDED, AND THAT THE PROJECT COMPLETION TIMEFRAME WAS REASONABLE AND INCLUDED, UM, REALISTIC DEADLINES.

SO, A FUNDING OF THE SUMMARY, CAN YOU CLICK IT ONE MORE TIME? 'CAUSE ONE OF THOSE IS GONNA THERE.

UM, SO OUR, THE ALLOCATION BREAKDOWN THAT CAME FROM THE SETTLEMENT IS THAT NAVAJO COUNTY WOULD RECEIVE 70.3% OF THOSE FUNDS.

THE CITY OF SHOW LOW 9.39, CITY OF WINSLOW, 6.19, PINETOP LAKESIDE, 4.75, HOLBROOK 3.75, SNOWFLAKE 2.94, AND TAYLOR 2.68.

AND IT STIPULATES IN THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO BE USED ON PUBLIC HEALTH, UM, STRATEGIES.

MANY OF OUR MUNICIPALITIES WERE UNFAMILIAR AND UNCOMFORTABLE WITH PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIES, AND FOR THE SMALL PERCENTAGE OF MONEY THAT THEY WOULD RECEIVE, THEY, UM, OPTED TO KEEP THEIR MONEY WITH THE COUNTY, HAVE THE COUNTY, UM, VET PROJECTS, AND, UM, ALLOCATE FUNDING TO THINGS THAT REACHED A LARGE, UM, PERCENT OF OUR POPULATION, AND THAT WE WOULD MANAGE AND DISTRIBUTE THOSE FUNDS FOR THEM AND HANDLE THE REPORTING FOR THEM.

SO OUR DEPOSIT HISTORY TO DATE, TO DATE IN FISCAL YEAR, UH, 23, WE, WE RECEIVED JUST UNDER A HALF A MILLION.

UM, FISCAL YEAR 23, WE'VE RECEIVED, UM, 1 MILLION 119, 653 80 2 CENTS.

UM, WE, THESE ARE, UM, UNIQUE FUNDS IN THAT THEY ARE INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNTS.

SO THAT'S BEEN SOME BENEFIT TO US AND OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO EARN SOME INTEREST ON THAT, THAT WE CAN THEN TAKE THAT AND FURTHER INVEST IN THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.

UM, AND THEN OUR YEAR TO DATE ALLOCATION IS, UM, A LITTLE OVER 1.1 AND A HALF MILLION.

SO THERE ARE SOME THINGS, SOME UNKNOWNS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS FUNDING, UM, AS THERE ARE STILL LAWSUITS, UM, WITH THIS DIFFERENT PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PENDING.

UM, AND SO WE KNOW THAT, AND WE KNOW THAT, UM, ADDITIONAL, UM, NOTICES WILL BE COMING.

WE KNOW THAT SOME OF THESE COMPANIES NEGOTIATED IN THEIR SETTLEMENTS TO PAY OUT WITH NALOXONE, UM, PRODUCT INSTEAD OF DOLLARS.

UM, SO FAR, NAVAJO COUNTY'S RECEIVED 2,500 DOSES FROM THAT, THAT WE HAVE, UM, BEEN DISTRIBUTING THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, IT, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO FUND ALL OF THE PROJECTS I'M BRINGING FOR YOU TODAY, UM, THAT MET THE QUALIFYING CON, UH, CRITERIA, AND THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROBABLY FUND ADDITIONAL PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.

UH, SO JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF THOSE SIX PROJECTS.

WE RECEIVED NINE PROJECT, UM, PROPOSALS TOTAL.

THE TEAM FELT THREE OF THEM DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA, UM, IN ONE OR MORE WAYS.

AND WE HAVE NOTIFIED THOSE, UM, THREE AGENCIES THAT THEY DIDN'T MEET THE CRITERIA.

UH, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO YOU TODAY TO, UM, CONSIDER, UM, APPROVING FUNDING THESE PROJECTS.

SO OUR NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UM, SUBMITTED A PROJECT FOR PEER-BASED REENTRY PROJECTS SERVICES.

UM, THE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS, IT'S, UH, A PEER-BASED RECOVERY PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS, UM, PROVISION OF RECOVERY ORIENTED SERVICES IN CUSTODY WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, UM, USING PEER-BASED COUNSELORS.

SO EVIDENCE PROVES THAT IF SOMEONE HAS A PEER, SOMEONE WHO'S IN RECOVERY AND WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS THEMSELVES, WALKING THEM THROUGH, UM, THEY ARE FAR MORE LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR RECOVERY.

UM, THE TOTAL COST OF THIS PROJECT IS 756,000, UM, WITH, UH, UM, A MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT UPFRONT.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS GRANT FUNDS TO LEVERAGE WITH THIS FROM OTHER SOURCES, AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR 125,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, UM, TO BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS THIS PROJECT TO LEVERAGE WITH THOSE, UM, FUNDS THAT THEY HAVE.

PUBLIC HEALTH, UM, HA SUBMITTED A NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION AND DATA COLLECTION PROJECT, UH, WITH THE PURPOSE TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION TOOLS, UH, THAT WOULD PROVIDE US WITH THE ABILITY TO COLLECT EVEN MORE LOCAL DATA, REAL TIME DATA SO THAT WE CAN MAKE REAL TIME DECISIONS AND TO EXPAND OUR CURRENT OPIOID PROGRAMS AND WORK SO THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, UM, AND TO BETTER ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

UM, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WORK GROUP, UM, THEY ARE REQUESTING AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

AND THEY ARE LEVERAGING THAT WITH GRANT FUNDINGS, UM, THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE, UM, AND PROVE SUSTAINABILITY FOR THAT.

UH, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HELD A TOWN HALL, UM, BACK IN THE SPRING, AND THEY

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ARE ASKING FOR, UM, $2,500 TO HELP REIMBURSE REIMBURSE FOR THAT EVENT.

UH, THE PURPOSE WAS TO GATHER COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT TO BETTER IDENTIFY LOCAL OPIOID ISSUES AND NEEDS SO THAT WE WERE GETTING THE VOICE OF ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST WHAT WE THINK THE PROBLEM IS.

UM, AND THE INFORMATION GATHERED, UM, IS BEING TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE, UM, DEVELOP MITIGATION MEASURES TO ADDRESS THIS EPIDEMIC.

UM, THE FOURTH ONE WAS, UH, AN ORGANIZATION CALLED HBA NURSERY WHO PRESENTED A TREATMENT AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES PROJECT.

THIS IS AN INPATIENT, UM, FACILITY IN THE VALLEY.

UH, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH TEAM HAD OPPORTUNITY TO GO DOWN TOUR THIS SITE AND SEE THEM IN ACTION, AND IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

UH, THE PURPOSE OF THEIR PROJECT IS TO UTILIZE A TRAUMA INFORMED LENS APPROACH TO IMPROVE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.

UM, AND THIS IS A PROVEN PROGRAM THEY HAVE IN THE VALLEY, AND THEY'RE WANTING REQUESTING FUNDING SO THAT THEY CAN BRING THOSE SERVICES TO US HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY.

AND WHAT THEY DO IS, UH, FOR INFANTS WHO ARE BORN EXPOSED TO, UM, TO DRUGS AND WITHDRAW, THEY TRANSPORT THEM TO THEIR FACILITY.

MOM AND DAD AND CAREGIVERS GET TO STAY THERE IN THE FACILITY WITH THEM WHILE THE BABY WITHDRAWS, AND THEY DO WRAPAROUND SERVICES WITH THAT FAMILY THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS.

AND THEIR OUTCOMES WERE PHENOMENAL.

UM, AS FAR AS PARENTS MAINTAINING THEIR, UM, SOBRIETY AND INFANTS HAVING BETTER OUTCOMES, UM, BECAUSE THEY, THEY WERE RECEIVING THAT SUPPORT.

THEY ALSO, UM, REQUESTED OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDING FROM MOJAVE AND YAVAPAI COUNTY, UM, WHICH THEY RECEIVED.

UM, AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO BUILD A WHOLE NORTHERN, UM, ARIZONA MODEL.

UM, AND THEY'RE REQUESTING A ONE-TIME, $50,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM THESE FUNDS.

UH, THE NEXUS DRUG COALITION PREVENTION AND AWARENESS PROJECT PRESENTED AT A PROPOSAL TO EXPAND YOUTH PREVENTION CURRICULUM AND EDUCATION THAT THEY ARE ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDING IN SCHOOLS, BUT THEY'RE WANTING TO MOVE THAT FURTHER INTO NORTHERN, UM, NAVAJO COUNTY.

UM, AND THEY ARE REQUESTING A ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF 50,000 THAT THEY INTEND TO LEVERAGE WITH GRANT FUNDS THAT THEY, UM, ALREADY HAVE.

AND THEN OUR FINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL WAS FROM THE SHOW, LOW POLICE DEPARTMENT, 9 1 1 DISPATCHER, UM, CENTER FOR TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT.

UM, THEY, UM, ACTUALLY SERVE AS OUR 9 1 1 DISPATCHER FOR A LARGE PORTION OF OUR NON-TRIBAL, UM, PORTION OF NAVAJO COUNTY.

SO IT WOULD BENEFIT, UM, A, A BROAD PORTION OF OUR POPULATION.

THEIR REQUEST IS TO PURCHASE, UM, EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO EXPAND 9 1 1 SERVICES IN A WAY THAT SPECIFICALLY TARGETED THE NEEDS, UM, OF THOSE EXPERIENCING OVERDOSES.

SO TO SEND THEIR 9 1 1 DISPATCHERS TO TRA TO RECEIVE CERTIFICATIONS WHERE IF THEY ARE ON THE PHONE WITH SOMEONE EXPERIENCING AN OVERDOSE, THEY KNOW JUST HOW TO WALK THEM THROUGH THAT, UM, SITUATION TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL.

AND THEN SOME ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO, UM, IMPLEMENT THOSE PROGRAMS. THEY ARE ASKING FOR A ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF 23,550, AND THEY INTEND TO SUSTAIN THE PROJECT, UM, BY THEY'VE BUILT THAT INTO THEIR BUDGET MOVING FORWARD TO SUSTAIN IT.

SO OUR, I DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? JUST TO COMMENT, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THIS, AS ALSO, I KNOW OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S BEEN VERY INVOLVED WITH THIS AND, AND THE COMMITTEE, I LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU VETTED IT FOR THE, UH, POSSIBILITIES SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE A, A BACKGROUND OF WHO'S QUALIFIED AND WHO DIDN'T.

SO PEOPLE THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS, WE GOT A LOT OF, SOME MONEY WAS ALLOCATED TO THE DIFFERENT STATES FROM A SETTLEMENT FROM THE BIG PHARMACY COMPANIES WHO DISPERSED OPIOID MORE THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE.

AND SO THIS IS TO HELP US NOW COUNTER SOME OF THAT THROUGH ADVERTISING, THROUGH EDUCATION, AND THROUGH PREVENTION.

SO THANK YOU JANELLE, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO KEEP THE COUNTY SAFE AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF NAVAJO COUNTY.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS A BOARD.

YOU'VE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE AS WE WORK ON THIS WORK.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.

HEARING NONE, CHAIRMAN? YES, GO AHEAD, SUPERVISOR.

WEISINGER, UH, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU, JANELLE.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK AND I KNOW, UM, THERE'S A TEAM WHO'S WORKING ON THIS EFFORT AND FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING, UM, IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR CITIZENS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT.

ESPECIALLY WE KNEW THE MONEY WAS COMING IN AND THAT WE NEEDED TO DECIDE THE BEST WAY TO USE IT BY HAVING A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ALL ARE IMPACTED IN THIS SPACE AND COMING UP COLLABORATIVE WITH HOW TO HELP YOU TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO, TO WORK IN THIS AREA TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY IS GREAT.

SO THANK

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YOU.

THANK YOU BRAD.

AND THANK YOU, UH, SHERIFF.

OH, HE'S NOT IN HERE ANYMORE, BUT THANK YOU EVERYBODY THAT CAME TOGETHER ON THAT.

UM, THAT BEING SAID, CHAIR, ANY MORE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE TAKE A MOTION? ARE NONE.

CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MIKE, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SIX ELIGIBLE PROJECTS FOR FUNDING WITH THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT AS EXPLAINED.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? CARRY NONE.

CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A OH, THANK YOU, JANELLE.

CHAIR, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION.

SO MOVED.

I WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

WE ARE NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION ITEM SIX, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

[a. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution Number 42-2024, approving/denying a Final Plat Amendment to rename the portion of the Forest Trails Unit III Subdivision previously referred to as Forest Trails Unit IIIB (A.K.A. lots 378-426 of the Forest Trails Unit III Subdivision) to Forest Trails Unit IV.]

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF OLE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 42 DASH 2 0 2 4, APPROVING OR DENYING A FINAL PLAT AMENDMENT TO RENAME THE PORTION OF THE FOREST TRAILS UNIT THREE SUBDIVISION PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO AS FOREST TRAILS UNIT THREE B.

CODY CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIR SUPERVISORS, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING.

TRY TO KEEP THIS AS SIMPLE AS I CAN HERE GIVEN THE, THE HISTORY JUST WITH A QUICK LITTLE BREAKDOWN ON THE BACKGROUND.

UM, UM, SO AS YOU NOTED THERE, THIS WOULD, UH, CHANGE THE SUBDIVISION NAME FOR LOTS 378 THROUGH 4 26 OF THE FOREST TRAILS UNIT THREE SUBDIVISION.

I'VE INCLUDED SOME HISTORY JUST AS FAR AS WHEN DOCUMENTS WERE RECORDED.

UM, SO AS FAR AS CC AND R, THEY MAY HAVE BEEN, UH, ADOPTED PRIOR TO THAT.

BUT WHEN THEY CAME IN HERE WITH THE COUNTY, UM, SO WE DID IN 1989, HAVE THE ORIGINAL ADOPTION OF THE FOREST TRAILS UNIT THREE SUBDIVISION.

AND THEN IN JANUARY OF 1995, UH, THOSE LOTS THAT HAVE BEEN NOTED, UH, REMOVED THEMSELVES FOR THE CCNRS FROM UNIT THREE AND CREATED UNIT THREE B FOR THEIR OWN CCNRS.

UM, THEN LATER ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE FIRST CCNRS WERE RECORDED FOR UNIT THREE B FOR THOSE LOTS THAT ARE LISTED THERE.

UM, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THE HOA WENT THROUGH AND, AND HAD A VOTE AND THEY APPROVED AND AMENDED THEIR CCNRS AND RECORDED WITH THE COUNTY TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THOSE LOTS FROM FOREST TRAILS UNIT THREE B TO FOREST TRAILS UNIT FOUR, UM, TO PREVENT ANY CONFUSION FROM BUYERS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION.

UM, SO THAT DID AMEND THOSE CCNRS, BUT THOSE ARE PRIVATELY ADOPTED DOCUMENTS.

THEY'RE SEPARATE FROM WHAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE COUNTY.

UM, SO THEY NOTED WITH THE COUNTY GOING THROUGH WITH THE ASSESSOR AND RECORDER'S OFFICE, UM, WHO HELPED TO BRING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION, THAT, THAT THE NAME CHANGE HAD NOT OCCURRED ON ANY OF OUR RECORDS WITH THE RECORDER, WITH THE ASSESSOR'S MAP, WITH THOSE TYPES OF RECORDS THERE.

UM, AND FROM THAT, WE NOTIFIED THE HOA THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT NAME CHANGE OFFICIALLY GO THROUGH WITH THE COUNTY, AS THE SUBDIVISION AND NAME WERE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THEY WOULD THEN HAVE TO GO TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGAIN TO CHANGE THE NAME FOR THOSE LOTS.

UM, THAT'S KIND OF THE, THE QUICKEST SUMMARY I CAN GIVE FOR THIS ONE AS WE WORK THROUGH TO GET INTO THE PROCESS AND GET THIS COMPLETE.

UM, HERE'S JUST THE FRONT PAGE OF THOSE CCNRS.

WE DID INCLUDE THAT IN YOUR PACKET AS FAR AS THE VOTES AND THE NAME CHANGE THOSE AGREED UPON BY THIS GROUP OF CITIZENS IN THAT SUBDIVISION.

AND THEN, UM, JUST TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, WE GOT ONE COMMENT IN FAVOR OF THIS.

UH, I WAS A MEMBER OF THE, THE HOA THERE, THEY SAID THEY WERE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR.

UM, THAT WAS VIA EMAIL.

WE DID RECEIVE ONE PHONE CALL, UM, IN FAVOR OF THIS, ASKING US TO PLEASE MOVE THIS ALONG AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO THEY CAN GET THEIR RECORDS UPDATED.

UH, AS OF TODAY, WE'VE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS AGAINST THIS.

UM, THERE'S NO REAL SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH WELFARE SAFETY, NO RELEVANT GOALS THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR ORDINANCES FOR THIS.

UM, SO PLANNING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

UM, GIVEN THIS IS AN OFFICIAL CHANGE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL.

UM, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ANY, UH, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD BEFORE I OPEN IT UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING? NO.

THAT THEY CAN'T DO UNDER OUR CURRENT STS.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, ANY OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME, I DO HAVE, IF IT'S, THEY, I GUESS WHAT THEY'D SAID IS IF IT WAS NEEDED.

AND SO IF THEY, THEY'RE WANTING TO SPEAK FOR RICHARD, IF THEY'RE WANTING TO SPEAK.

MORNING SUPERVISORS, HOW ARE YOU? UH, RICHARD MARIN.

I'M WITH THE HOAI JUST WANTED TO, I DIDN'T THINK WE NEEDED TO SPEAK, BUT I JUST WANNA PUT IT OUT THERE.

WE, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CONFUSION.

PEOPLE THAT BUY LOTS IN OUR SUBDIVISION AND BECAUSE THE CC NRS ARE SO DIFFERENT THAT WE HAVE SOME ANGRY BUYERS 'CAUSE THEY GET HANDED THE WRONG CCNRS BY THEIR DIFFERENT ENTITIES.

SO THIS CLEARS THAT UP.

SO THERE'S A ABSOLUTELY SEPARATE NAME AND WE DON'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS WHERE PEOPLE COME BACK AND WANT TO DO THINGS ON THEIR PROPERTIES

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APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHERS TURN IN, SO.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND WILL, UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE APPLICANT OR STAFF BEFORE YOU GO TO THE BOARD? NO, SIR.

DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD.

ANY ITEMS, QUESTIONS? CHAIR? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, THIS RESOLUTION NUMBER 42 24 AS PRESENTED AND WITH THE NAME CHANGE FORCE UNIT FOUR.

SO, PERFECT.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I DO.

WE HAVE A SECOND? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ON TO ITEM B, PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 43 DASH 2024 APPROVING OR DENYING A REQUEST FOR LAKE POINT SOLAR LLC FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OPERATION OF 450 MEGAWATT SOLAR POWER GENERATIONAL FACILITY, AS WELL AS A FOUR 50 MEGAWATT BATTERY ENTRY STORAGE SYSTEM.

[b. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution 43-2024, approving/denying a request by Lark Point Solar, LLC, for a Special Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 450MW solar power generation facility, as well as 450MW, battery energy storage system (BESS), and associated facilities on approximately 7,119 acres located southwest of Joseph City, Arizona. ]

TYLER, THANK YOU CHAIR.

UH, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

CHAIR, VICE CHAIR.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING.

UM, WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A NEW SOLAR FARM.

UM, CAN MOVE FORWARD.

I TWO SLIDES.

SO THIS PROJECT, WE'RE SITTING ABOUT FOUR MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF JOSEPH CITY, TOTALING EIGHT PARCELS, APPROXIMATELY 7,119 ACRES.

IT IS ZONED A GENERAL AND IT IS OWNED BY THE AZTEC LANDING CATTLE COMPANY AS WELL AS AZTEC EAST JEFFERS.

THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO CONSIST OF THE SOLAR MODULES AND THE RACKING SYSTEMS. THEY WILL BE CABLING TO CONVERT THE PANEL FROM DC TO AC AND THEN ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR CABLING FOR CONNECTIONS TO THE GEN TIE LINE.

THEY WILL HAVE A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO STORE AN ADDITIONAL 450 MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY.

THEY ARE PLANNING ON BUILDING AN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUILDING WITH THE ASSOCIATED PARKING AND LAY DOWN AREAS THAT COME WITH THAT.

THERE WILL BE A STORAGE WAREHOUSE AND THERE WILL BE SIX FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCING SURROUNDING THE FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

THEY ARE PLANNING ON DOING NEW INTERNAL FACILITY ACCESS ROADS AND THOSE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 25 FEET WIDE.

HERE'S OUR VICINITY MAP, KIND OF SHOWN WHERE WE ARE IN THE AREA.

UH, ABOUT FOUR OR SO MILES FROM THE HEART OF JOSEPH CITY THERE TO THE NORTHEAST.

GOOD TO GO.

THIS IS OUR SITE PLAN SHOWING HOW THEY'RE INTENDING TO LAY OUT THE ACTUAL SOLAR FARM.

UM, THE BLUE IS WHERE THE PANELS WILL ACTUALLY BE PLACED.

UH, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE TO THE CENTER OF, UH, THE BOTTOM CENTER THERE.

THAT'S WHERE THE ACCESS WILL BE, UH, THEIR O AND M BUILDING.

AND THEN THAT GREEN TIE LINE OR THAT GREEN LINE EXTENDING UP THERE WILL BE THE GEN TIE LINE THAT CONNECTS THEM TO, I BELIEVE THE CHOA POWER, UH, PLANT.

THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE UP THERE AT CHOA.

GOOD TO GO.

COMING TO OUR ANALYSIS PORTION HERE, UH, THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY MEET A NUMBER OF GOALS IN THEIR, UH, LAND USE ELEMENT AS WELL AS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THEY WORK TO IDENTIFY IF THERE ARE ANY CULTURAL RESOURCES IN THE AREA, AND THEY HAVE A PLAN ON WHAT TO DO, UM, IF THEY SHOULD ENCOUNTER THEM.

THEY'VE COMPLETED SURVEYS TO ASSESS THE WILDLIFE AND HABITAT RESOURCES WITHIN THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES, AND THERE SHOULD BE MINIMAL IMPACT TO THE WILDLIFE OR PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THAT AREA.

THEY DO HAVE APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO THESE PARCELS WITH ROUTES COMING OFF OF TERRITORIAL ROAD AND MCCAW ROAD.

UH, PUBLIC WORKS WILL REVIEW THEIR PLANS TO ENSURE, UM, PROPER AND SAFE ACCESS TO THE PROJECT.

UM, IT IS LOCATED IN A RURAL AREA, WHICH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RECOMMENDS THAT RESOURCE SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES SHOULD BE LOCATED IN.

UM, STILL HAS ACCESS COMING OFF THOSE TWO ROADS TERRITORIAL IN MCLA.

UH, WE DO ENCOURAGE INSTANCES OF INFILL CAPITALIZING ON EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.

UM, AND THIS AIMS TO USE THAT EXISTING CHOA POWER PLANT SUBSTATION.

WE'VE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS AS OF TODAY.

UH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT SUBJECT TO THE 16 CONDITIONS LISTED IN OUR STAFF REPORT.

UM, I DO BELIEVE OUR APPLICANT IS HERE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM, UM, AS WELL AS MYSELF.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD BEFORE WE GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY SLIPS FOR PEOPLE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO.

SO NO PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

FROM THE APPLICANT OR STAFF? I DON'T HAVE ANY.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY, UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION

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THERE MAY BE SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

SO WE'LL NOW COME TO THE BOARD.

ANY, UH, DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM OR QUESTIONS THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE? NO, UM, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

SO IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, I'D, I'D ASKED BEFORE, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS RIGHT.

WE, BACK IN JULY, I THINK IT WAS, DID A, UH, WE PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT, UM, WE WOULD BE KIND OF HIT AND PAUSE MM-HMM.

ON THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS? MM-HMM.

THIS PROJECT'S ONE THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE AND BEING WORKED ON, BUT THIS IS THE LAST ONE THAT WAS IN THE PIPELINE, CORRECT? UM, SO AT THE MOMENT, THIS IS THE SECOND TO LAST ONE.

THERE IS ONE MORE THAT CAME THROUGH, UM, AND WAS IN THE PIPELINE.

UM, BUT THAT WILL BE THE LAST ONE.

THAT WILL BE NEXT MONTH.

SO THOSE ARE THE LAST TWO THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE THAT ARE COMING BEFORE REVIEW? MM-HMM.

, WE KIND OF LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR 10 YEAR PLAN.

AND AS A PART OF THAT, WANTED TO KIND OF HIT PAUSE, BUT ALSO, UM, THOSE THAT WERE ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE OBVIOUSLY ARE MOVING DOWN THAT PROCESS AS IS.

AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS, CORRECT? YES.

EXCELLENT.

UM, CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT MAP THAT WAS THERE JUST TO SEE WHERE THIS IS LOCATED? THIS IS OUTSIDE OF JOE CITY.

GO BACK TO THE ONE RIGHT BEFORE THAT, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

THERE YOU GO.

SO THIS IS NORTH OF JOSEPH CITY? IS THAT WHERE YOU SAID, OH, I APOLOGIZE.

THE PROJECT IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST AND JOSEPH CITY IS UP THERE TO THE NORTHEAST.

AND THE LANDOWNER THAT OWNS THIS LAND IS, IS HERE TODAY? UH, I'M NOT SURE.

DO WE HAVE YEAH.

YEAH, THEY'RE HERE TODAY.

UM, I'M SURE IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK, I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROJECT.

IT'S YOUR LAND, YOU'RE THE ONES THAT ARE WANTING TO LOOK AT THAT.

IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.

I PERFECT.

UM, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS AS THIS HAS GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR OR AGAINST? NO, NO COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF TODAY, UH, FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.

AND WHAT WAS THE PROCESS TO GET IT TO THIS POINT? I'M AWARE, BUT I WANT IT TO BE SET FOR THE PUBLIC.

SURE.

UM, SO, UH, WHEN AN APPLICANT COMES TO THE COUNTY FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, UM, THEY START OFF WITH A CONCEPT MEETING.

UH, THEY SIT DOWN WITH THE PLANNING STAFF, WE REVIEW THEIR REQUEST, KIND OF DETERMINE THEIR BEST PATH FOR THEIR BEST CHANCE OF APPROVAL, UH, KIND OF GUIDE THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.

FOLLOWING THAT, THEY'LL BE SCHEDULED FOR PRE-APPLICATION MEETING.

THAT'S WHERE THEY'LL SIT DOWN WITH ALL OF THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTY THAT MAY HAVE COMMENTS.

SO ENGINEERING, UH, BUILDING DEPARTMENT, ANYBODY WHO MAY HAVE SOME COMMENTS, THEY WILL REVIEW, UH, THE PROJECT AS WELL.

PROVIDE ANY OF THE COMMENTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE FOR THE APPLICANT.

UM, THE APPLICANT WILL GO, UH, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE ANY AMENDMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE FROM THOSE COMMENTS, APPLICANT WILL GO MAKE THOSE.

UM, THEY WILL DO A COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETING WITH NEIGHBORS, 300 FEET IN THE VICINITY OF THE PROJECT.

UM, GATHER ANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT THE NEIGHBORS MAY HAVE, IF THEY CAN ADDRESS THEM, HOW THEY'RE GONNA ADDRESS THEM.

FOLLOWING THAT, THEY WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THAT IS A BODY THAT PROVIDES A RECOMMENDATION TO THIS BOARD, UM, ON WHETHER OR NOT A PROJECT SHOULD BE APPROVED OR DENIED.

WHETHER OR NOT THAT, UH, IS RECOMMENDED, APPROVED OR DENIED.

THEY STILL COME TO THE BOARD FOR THAT FINAL APPROVAL, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE AT TODAY.

SO VERY PUBLIC PROCESS.

THEY'RE ALSO OUTSIDE OF THAT MEETING, THEY HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING THAT HAPPENS.

THERE WAS A MEETING PREVIOUS TO THIS, UM, AND I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY SAID, BUT WOULD YOU MIND REPEATING THE RESULTS OF THAT? THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING? UM, THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, THEY RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT, UH, FOR THIS ITEM.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE IT MEETS THE ORDINANCE? YEAH.

IT, LIKE I SAID IN MY ANALYSIS HERE, IT MEETS MANY OF THE RELEVANT GOALS OF OUR, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL AS THE LAND USE PLAN.

AND NOW IT'S COMING BEFORE US TODAY.

SO THIS IS ANOTHER PUBLIC PART OF THE PROCESS.

SO VERY PUBLIC TRANSPARENT.

UM, THAT BEING SAID, THE OTHER THING THAT I HAVE A QUESTION ON, UM, IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY ON THESE PROJECTS, WHILE A PART OF THE PROCESS IS, I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECT, OF COURSE.

IS THAT THEY NEED TO COME BEFORE US AS A BODY TO BE ABLE TO GET APPROVAL.

, THEY STILL HAVE TO GO AND GET A CONTRACT WITH A UTILITY.

YES.

THAT WOULD APPROVE IT.

OTHERWISE IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT COMING.

UH, THEY'LL STILL HAVE TO WORK WITH, I BELIEVE IT'S A PS, UM, TO GET A, UH, A POWER AGREEMENT TO DISTRIBUTE THE POWER.

IF THEY DON'T DO THAT, THEY CAN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.

SURE.

SO THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE STEPS, BUT IT'S NOT THE FINAL STEP.

YES.

CORRECTLY, AND IF YOU CAN CLARIFY, IF YOU CAN'T, THAT'S OKAY, JUST LET US KNOW THAT YOU DON'T KNOW.

THEY STILL GOTTA GO THROUGH AND GET ALL THE NECESSARY AGREEMENTS WITH THE POWER UTILITY COMPANIES TO DISTRIBUTE IT.

AND IN FACT, IF I UNDERSTAND

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BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO PARTS.

IT'S NOT ONLY WITH THE UTILITY THAT THEY NEED TO GET, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO HAVE APPROVAL TO ACCESS THE GRID AS WELL.

THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONFIRM.

FOR FUTURE EFFORTS MIGHT BE WORTH GOING AND LOOKING AT.

I KNOW YOU DON'T SPEAK FOR, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING FROM TALKING TO THE UTILITIES IS THAT IS THE CASE.

, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH NOT ONLY APPROVAL WITH, LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE SOMEBODY THAT CAN RESPOND TO THAT.

, DO YOU MIND LETTING US KNOW WHO YOU'RE WITH? AND, HI, I AM ALYSSA MENZEL.

I'M THE APPLICANT, UM, THE DEVELOPER WITH LONG ROAD ENERGY.

AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD ON, UM, REGARDING THE PUBLIC PROCESS AND FUTURE STEPS THAT WILL BE PART OF THIS PROJECT.

UH, WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO GET A PERMIT FROM THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR THE GENTILE LINE.

AND THAT PROCESS DOES REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PUBLIC, UM, OUTREACH, OPEN HOUSES, COMMUNITY MEETINGS AS WELL.

SO WE WILL BE PROCEEDING WITH THAT IN THE FUTURE.

UM, AS WE ALSO WORK WITH THE UTILITY.

ASK YOU ANOTHER QUESTION TOO, AND SOME OF THIS MAY BE SPECULATION, SO YOU CAN CERTAINLY RESPOND THAT YOU CAN'T RESPOND TO IT.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO UTILITIES.

WHAT'S DRIVING THIS IS, I UNDERSTAND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST, NOT JUST IN OUR AREA.

OUR AREA IS OBVIOUSLY SENSITIVE TO IT, BUT AROUND THE STATE AND A LOT OF THE REASON WHY THERE'S SO MUCH INTEREST IS THE UTILITIES HAVE PUT OUT AN RFP LOOKING FOR POWER TO PUT ON THE GRID.

IS THAT WHAT'S DRIVING? THAT'S CORRECT.

UM, SO A PS, THE, THE LOCAL UTILITY IN THE AREA RELEASES AN RFP USUALLY EVERY YEAR.

UM, AND THEY'LL EVALUATE ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS, RENEWABLE PROJECTS AND OTHERWISE, AND THEY'LL SELECT WHICH PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD BASED ON WHERE THEY ARE IN THE, THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, ECONOMICS, EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, FOR PROJECT SIZE.

UM, THIS AREA DOES HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE OF INTERCONNECTION STUDIES WITH A PS HERE.

UM, AND THAT'S IN PART TO THE, THE COAL PLANT RETIRING AS WELL.

SO YOU HAVE A, YOU HAVE A PRIVATE, UM, UTILITY THAT'S LOOKING AT POWER THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO PURCHASE.

YOU HAVE A PRIVATE LANDOWNER THAT'S WILLING TO FORM AN AGREEMENT AND A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT'S WANTING TO COME IN AND FORM AN AGREEMENT WITH BOTH THE PRIVATE LANDOWNER AS WELL AS THE UTILITY.

WE'VE HAD PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE PUBLIC MEETINGS AS IT GOES THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.

THE ROLE OF THIS BODY, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IS JUST TO SIMPLY LOOK AND MAKE A, A DETERMINATION.

DOES IT MEET OUR ORDINANCE OR DOES IT NOT MEET OUR ORDINANCE? UM, AND SO THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND OUR ROLE IS HERE TODAY.

BUT I APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, POINTS OF CLARITY THERE.

I'VE TRIED TO SPEND SOME TIME MAKING SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, WHAT'S DRIVING THE INTEREST IN THE AREA.

UM, IT, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE UTILITIES OBVIOUSLY PUTTING ON AN RFP, IT MEANS THAT THERE'S A DESIRE TO TO SPEND MONEY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT POWER PURCHASE, BUT THAT'S, THEY'RE DRIVING THAT, SO, OKAY.

I APPRECIATE, THANKS FOR HELPING CLARIFY ON THAT.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I GUESS MY, MY QUESTION I HAVE IS JUMPS TO THE DECOMMISSIONING PLAN THAT YOU'RE TO PREPARE A PLAN GIVE TO THE, UH, PLANNING ZONING PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION AND THAT WILL BE AN APPROVED PLAN, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

UM, WE DO, WE ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A DECOMMISSIONING PLAN WITH THE COUNTY.

UM, SO THAT WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COUNTY.

AND THEN WE ALSO WILL BE DOING THAT WITH OUR PRIVATE LANDOWNER AS WELL.

AND THEN YOU'LL BE POSTING A BOND FOR THE AMOUNT THAT'S DETERMINED FOR THE DEION.

CORRECT.

SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, THAT'S IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR, UM, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE LISTENING.

THAT'S A QUESTION WE GET A LOT.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO WORK WITHIN THAT.

OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE TO, IT WOULDN'T COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE OF NOT, BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S AN AGREEMENT FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, THERE'S ALSO A RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE IT REMOVED AND JUST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS WHERE YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO DO SO, A BONDS PURCHASED AHEAD OF TIME THAT WE COULD TRIGGER THAT WOULD ALLOW THE REMOVAL SO THAT THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF APPROPRIATELY.

SO.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE ON THIS.

UM, IF NO MORE DISCUSSION CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 43 20 24, APPROVE, UH, LOG POINT SOLAR LLC FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT OR FOUR 50 MEGAWATT SOLAR POWER GENERATING FACILITY.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

WHAT'S THAT? THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.

VICE CHAIR.

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UH, ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

HEARING NONE.

THE AYES HAVE IT.

ITEM SEVEN, PUBLIC WORKS.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO

[a. Navajo County's Community Rating System (CRS) Annual Re-certification]

NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.

WE NEED A MOTION TO ENTER INTO NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD.

WE NOW IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE US.

ANY ITEMS WISHING TO BE PULLED OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA? DID NOT CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THE NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.

SECOND.

MOTION TO SECOND.

MOVE ON TO ITEM B, REGULAR AGENDA, CONSIDERATION OF LAND PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY MICHAEL C BURDOCK, SENIOR AND CAROL D VERDICT SELLERS AND NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA BUYER AND THE FLOOD CONTROL IN THE WAGON WHEEL AREA.

WE'LL

[1. Consideration of a Land Purchase Agreement between Michael C. Burdick, Sr. and Carol D. Burdick (Sellers) and Navajo County, Arizona (Buyer) for Flood Control in the Wagon Wheel Area, Navajo County, Arizona.]

MR. PERKINS.

GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ALL OTHERS.

SO THE ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS 2 12 0 4 0 7 1.

IT'S OWNED BY MICHAEL C ICK AND CAROL D ICK.

IT'S, UH, KNOWN TO HAVE EXISTING FLOODING ISSUES AND THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN AN UNMAPPED FEMA FLOODPLAIN.

BOTH PARTIES HAVE AGREED THAT THE NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT WILL PAY $10,000 TO ACQUIRE THIS 0.47 ACRE PROPERTY.

THE FLOOD CONTROL TEAM IS CURRENT CURRENTLY EXPLORING VARIOUS OPTIONS TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL FLOODING CONCERNS IN THE SUBDIVISION.

THIS SUBDIVISION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS CALLED, UM, THE PINE VIEW SUMMER HOME SITES SUBDIVISION.

THE PARCEL WILL BE PART OF A FUTURE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT AND WE ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO MITIGATE OR REDUCE FLOODING IN THAT AREA.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR WEISINGER.

ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIR TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN? CHAIRMAN, I MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT SO WE HAVE A SECOND.

MOTION IS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

WE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION? MOTION? HAVE A MOTION RETURN TO SESSION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND IT.

AND IT'S REPEATEDLY HAPPENING.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CALL

[8. CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Individuals may address the Board on any relevant issue for up to 3 minutes. At the close of the call to the public, Board members may not respond to any comments but may respond to criticism, ask staff to review a matter or ask that a matter be placed on a future agenda.]

TO THE PUBLIC.

INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUE FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE CLOSE OF THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC BOARD.

MEMBERS MAY NOT RESPOND TO ANY COMMENTS, BUT MAY RESPOND TO CRITICISM ASKED AFTER TO REVIEW OF A MATTER OR ASKED THAT THE MATTER BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

WE HAVE TWO CALL TO THE PUBLIC REQUESTS HERE.

SO FIRST IS DONNA.

GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

MY NAME IS DONNA SHERWIN.

I LIVE IN PINETOP.

I'M, UH, HERE TODAY TO ONCE AGAIN ADDRESS MY CONCERNS WITH THE ELECTIONS AND THE PROCEDURES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

UH, WE HAVE DONE, UM, PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS ASKING FOR FILM FOOTAGE TO, UH, LOOK AT AND WATCH THE, UM, COUNTING ROOM FOR THE ELECTION WHEN, UH, BALLOTS WERE COMING IN EARLY AND THERE WERE CLEARLY MANY TIMES THAT THE TWO MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES WERE NOT, UH, IN ATTENDANCE DURING THE CURING OF BALLOTS THAT WERE, UH, POTENTIALLY COMING IN WITH AN ERROR ON THEM.

UH, THAT IS LAW.

UM, WHAT IS REALLY REQUIRED IS THAT STATUTE CODE AND LAW BE FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC SERVANTS TO THE CONSTITUENTS THAT YOU SERVE.

AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THAT YOU, YOU CARE TO TO HEAR THAT.

AND WE'RE TWO WEEKS AWAY

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FROM THE MAJOR GENERAL ELECTION THAT'S, UM, I THINK OF UTMOST CONCERN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND I JUST WANNA KNOW HOW YOU CAN RECTIFY THAT SITUATION AND MAKE SURE THAT DURING THE GENERAL ELECTION, UH, CURING OF ALL, IN ANY BALLOTS, IF THERE'S ONE PERSON FROM EACH PARTY, MAJOR PARTY, AND THE THIRD PERSON, WHICH IS WHAT THE LAW OF THE STATUTE AND THE CODE SAYS, HAS TO, UH, ABIDE BY.

WHY IS THAT NOT HAPPENING? I JUST, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT SEEMS TO HAVE FALL ON DEAF EARS AND, UM, IT'S, UM, I THINK IT'S DISRESPECTFUL THAT IT'S NOT BEING OBSERVED AND IT'S NOT BEING HONORED.

SO I HOPE THAT IN TWO WEEKS THINGS ARE RECTIFIED IN THAT SITUATION.

I DO KNOW THAT THE COUNTY HAS SPENT, UM, OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ON BUYING CAMERAS FOR THE 17 DROP BOXES IN THE COUNTY.

AND WHEN YOU GO ONLINE AND YOU LOOK AT THEM, HALF OF THEM DON'T WORK.

SO HOW IS THAT A HUNDRED AND WHATEVER THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WAS SPENT EVEN JUSTIFIED? UM, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE, IF THEY DON'T HAVE LIGHTING ON THEM, THEY'RE NOT WORKING.

SO AT NIGHT, IF THERE'S GONNA BE ILL, ILL, UH, UM, HAPPENINGS, YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN AFTER DARK AND THERE'S NO WAY YOU'D BE ABLE TO LOOK AND WATCH THAT, THAT DROPBOX.

SO TO ME, THAT'S A LARGE CONCERN TO SPEND OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ON 17 CAMERAS FOR 17 DROP BOXES AND HALF OF 'EM AREN'T WORKING, AND THEN YOU CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT.

THAT'S VERY CONCERNING TO ME.

UM, I WAS ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE, UM, CHAIRMAN WHITING AND, UM, SUPERVISOR ALI AND SUPERVISOR PEKA, YOU WERE ALL IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION, RAN AS CONTENDERS WITH PEOPLE THAT WERE RUNNING AGAINST YOU.

AND YET, UM, THERE WERE THREE VOTE CENTERS THAT HAD NOBODY TURN IN, UH, AN ELECTION, UH, REPORT AT THE END OF THE EVENING.

UM, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THOSE CHAIN OF CUSTODY BALLOTS WENT.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

I KNOW THAT THEY WERE, UM, IT WAS, UH, THE VOTE CENTER LOAN, LOW MOUNTAIN RIVA DICON, AND MAYBE KAYA, THEY DIDN'T EVEN TURN IN AN INSPECTION BALLOT, UH, REPORT.

SO ANYWAY, I UH, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO LOOK INTO THAT PLEASE, BECAUSE, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOOD SERVICE TO THE CONSTITUENTS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, DONNA.

YOU'RE WELCOME MR. LAHAM, WHEN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A RESPONSE FOR HER.

THANKS FOR QUESTIONS.

UM, CECILIA, GOOD MORNING.

YOU ASKED US TO TRUST YOU TO GIVE YOU OUR VOTE.

WE ARE ASKING YOU TO TRUST US.

DONNA IS COMING UP FOR REELECTION.

SO ARE YOU JASON.

WE WANT YOUR TRUST.

YOU TAKE, YOU TAKE, YOU TAKE OUR TAXES, YOU TAKE OUR PAYCHECKS, YOU TAKE YOUR PAYCHECK, YOU TAKE OUR LAND FOR YOUR TURBINES.

YOU TAKE THE JOBS, YOU TAKE THE ENERGY, YOU TAKE OUR HEALTH.

YOU TAKE 5G TOWERS, PUT 'EM UP AGAINST PEOPLE'S HEALTH.

YOU TAKE OUR AUTHORITY AND GIVE IT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHO DOESN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY.

OUR, OUR STATE DOESN'T RUN OUR ELECTIONS.

YOU DO.

OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE IMPEDING ON OUR COUNTY LAND.

YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FIGHTING FOR US.

THE FCC DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY OVER THE PEOPLE.

THEY ARE A BUREAUCRATIC ARM OF A MARXIST GOVERNMENT THAT HAS MARCHED THIS WAY THROUGH THIS LAND SINCE 1973.

AND IT FEELS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN.

AND WE WON'T.

WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR TRUST TODAY.

TRUST THE PEOPLE.

PUT YOUR TRUST IN THE PEOPLE AND GIVE US A HAND COUNT AUDIT AFTER THIS GENERAL ELECTION.

A PAPER BALLOT, HAND COUNT AUDIT OF EVERY PAPER BALLOT THAT COMES IN DURING EARLY VOTING, LATE VOTING, LATE EARLY VOTING ELECTION DAY, AND THE ADJUDICATED BALLOTS.

WE WOULD LIKE A HAND COUNT AUDIT OF EVERY BALLOT THAT COMES IN THIS GENERAL ELECTION, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION BEFORE THE CERTIFICATION SO THAT WE CAN COMPARE WITH THE MACHINES.

YOU ASKED US TO TRUST YOU IN EVERY ELECTION.

AND WE'VE ENCOURAGED OUR CITIZENS TO VOTE FOR YOU BECAUSE WE ARE THE PCS OF THE COUNTY.

AND WE GO IN, WE ACTUALLY TALK TO THESE PEOPLE AND THIS IS THE CONVERSATION THAT IS HAPPENING WITH US THIS TIME.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO TRUST US AND GIVE US A HAND COUNT OF THESE BALLOTS AFTER THIS ELECTION.

WE LIVE IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

WE DO NOT LIVE IN THE STATE OF DENIAL.

IF YOU REFUSE TO SUR CURE OUR ELECTIONS THAT ARE WORKING AGAINST THIS COUNTRY, THEN YOU MUST BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE CONSIDERING WE THE PEOPLE.

THAT'S WHO YOU REPRESENT.

YOU DON'T REPRESENT

[02:00:01]

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM NUMBER NINE.

ALRIGHT.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

DO WE? OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THAT'S ALL THE ITEMS ON THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

[a. EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(1) for personnel discussion on the County Managers' performance evaluation and employment contract. ]

UM, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS EXECUTIVE SESSION CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION BY HERE.

I GUESS I SHOULD READ THAT.

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

PERSISTENT TO A RS 38 DASH 4 31, UH, ZERO THREE A ONE FOR PERSONNEL DISCUSSIONS ON THE COUNTY MANAGER'S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.

THAT'S THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS FOR.

SO CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO MOVED.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

OPPOSED? AYE.

THAT WE RECONVENE THE REGULAR SESSION.

WE NOW WILL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION

[b. RECONVENE: Consideration and possible approval of the County Managers' performance evaluation and employment contract. ]

I'LL SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION.

HEARING NONE.

THE AYE.

HAVE IT CHAIR.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PERFORMANCE CONTRACT WITH OUR COUNTY MANAGER AND GIVE UH, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT AND PRESENT IT IN OUR NEXT, UH, SUPERVISORY MEETING.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY AND NONE.

AYES HAVE IT.

MOTION HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE'RE NOW ON THE COUNTY

[10. COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE: Report from County Manager, County Attorney and Board members. ]

BUSINESS UPDATE.

UH, BRAD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? UH, JUST TONIGHT AT GILLESPIE PARK HERE IN HOLBROOK IS THE, UH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR ANYBODY THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.

THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

UH, MR. LEIGHTON, ANYTHING? UH, NO SIR.

SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, ANYTHING JUST REAL QUICK.

THERE'S 1,850 MALES ARE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN, UH, THROUGH , DO THE HEAD START PROGRAM AND 1,850 LUNCHES APPROXIMATELY EVERY DAY.

AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, THERE'S A GREAT NEED FOR, UH, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE FOOD AND EDUCATION FOR A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS.

AND IT JUST, UH, JUST REMIND PEOPLE OF THE ELECTION HERE TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT AND VOTE.

NOVEMBER 5TH, THE REAL EASY, THE 100 IS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

200 ARE CITIZEN INITIATIVES, 300 IS LEGISLATIVE REFERENDUMS AND FOUR HUNDREDS HAVE TO DO WITH BONDS, OVERRIDES, MUNICIPAL, UH, COUNTIES ISSUES.

SO THAT'S KIND OF A, A SIMPLE WAY.

1, 2, 3, 4.

SO TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE THERE, EVERYTHING COMES DIFFERENT FROM A PERSPECTIVE.

I DON'T HEAR REAL WELL SOMETIMES.

AND THE OTHER DAY MY WIFE TOLD ME MY CAR WAS MAKING NOISE AND I COULDN'T HEAR IT.

SO I TAKE IT IN THE DEALERSHIP AND I'M FINE, GET IT ALL CHECKED IN TO GET LOOKED OUT, BUT WALK BACK AND NOW I'M AT A HUNDRED YARDS FROM MY CAR AND I CAN SEE SOMETHING DRAGGING UNDERNEATH IT.

SO IT'D BEEN REAL SIMPLE TO JUST FIX THAT AT HOME.

SO YOU GOTTA HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEW SOMETIMES.

I THINK SO.

THANK YOU .

THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

UM, SUPERVISOR WEINGER, ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT UPDATE? UH, NOT TODAY.

I'LL WAIT TILL NOVEMBER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OTHER THAN THAT, NOT A WHOLE LOT TO UM, SAY THANK YOU.

UH, VICE-CHAIRMAN, BENELLI, ANYTHING? THANK YOU.

CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS.

UM, I ATTENDED THE CSA AS THE, AS MENTIONED BY, UM, SUPERVISOR SAMOR.

UM, THEY DID A LOT OF TRANSPORTATION, UM, AWARDS, CHAMPION AWARDS.

IT WAS GOOD TO SEE ALL THOSE FOLKS OUT THERE AND, UM, SEE WHAT, YOU KNOW, THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THEN, UH, UM, OTHER DISCUSSIONS AS WELL.

UM, AND THEN I ATTEND, I ATTENDED THE, UH, .

I'M CONFUSED.

SO ANYHOW, UH, OTHERWISE, UM, I'M BACK TO THE NORMAL SCHEDULE WITH, UM, MY CHAPTERS, UM, MEETINGS AND ALSO, UM, LOCAL EVENTS.

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THANK YOU VICE CHERYL.

AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO UPDATE RIGHT NOW, SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

AND WE STAND ADJOURNED.