* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] ALL RIGHT, [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, February 27, 2024 NAVAJO COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL COMPLEX BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' CHAMBERS 100 EAST CODE TALKERS DRIVE HOLBROOK, AZ 86025 One or more supervisors may attend telephonically Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02(H), the public body will have physical access to the meeting place one (1) hour prior to the start of the meeting. The Board may vote to meet in a closed executive session to discuss certain matters and for legal advice on any item as indicated on the following agenda, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3). Items on the agenda may be considered out of order at the Chairperson's discretion. A copy of the agenda background material provided to the Board, except items to be considered in the executive session, is available for public inspection at the Navajo County website, www.navajocountyaz.gov WATCH THE MEETING LIVE AT: www.navajocountyaz.gov/660 All public comments will need to be made in person or in writing. Written comments will be received by the Clerk of the Board's office twenty-four (24) hours prior to the Board meeting, at melissa.buckley@navajocountyaz.gov. If further accommodation is needed, please contact the Clerk of the Board's office, at (928) 524-4053 twenty-four (24) hours prior to the Board Meeting, so accommodation can be arranged. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation to attend or participate in the meeting may contact the Clerk of the Board’s office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting, so accommodation can be arranged. “NOTICE TO PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS: Parents and legal guardians have the right to consent before Navajo County makes a video or voice recording of a minor child, pursuant to A.R.S. § 1-602(A)(9). The Navajo County Board of Supervisors' regular meetings are recorded and may be viewed on Navajo County’s website and social media pages. If you permit your child to attend/participate in a televised Navajo County Board of Supervisors meeting, a recording will be made, and your child’s picture may be posted on Navajo County’s social media pages. You may exercise your right not to consent by not allowing your child to attend/participate in the meeting.” 9:00 a.m. Call To Order: Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance] WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THE MEETING THEN. THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING WITH HERE WITH US THIS MORNING. UM, WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED WITH A PRAYER AND A PLEDGE LED BY SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR. SO THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR SEY. OUR DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS DAY FOR THE FAVORABLE SITUATION WE FIND OURSELF IN, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING ABLE TO SERVE AND TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS CONCERNING OUR COUNTY. FATHER, WE GIVE THESE THANKS FOR THE WONDERFUL PLACE THAT WE LIVE, FOR THE BEAUTY AND FOR ALL THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. WHILE WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THY KINDNESS AND FOR THY LOVE AND MERCY THAT THOU WAS SHOWN, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO SERVE AND GIVE THEIR LIES FOR OUR FREEDOMS AND FOR THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE RIGHT OF AGENCY AND FOR BEING ABLE TO MAKE CHOICES AND DECISIONS HELP US, THAT WE MIGHT BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE, THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES OF THE COUNTY, AND THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUT THE LIES AND THOUGHTS OF PEOPLE ALWAYS FIRST AND TRIES TO DO THOSE THINGS THAT WILL BEST HELP THE CITIZENS WITHIN THAT HAVE PUT THEIR FAITH AND TRUST IN US. FATHER, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR STAFF. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK SO HARD TO PREPARE FOR THESE MEETINGS AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR US. AND WE ASK FOR THY SPIRIT TO GUIDE US IN OUR DECISIONS TODAY THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THOSE THINGS THAT WOULD BE BEST INTEREST FOR THY WILL. AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT WE DO HAVE, AND WE ASK FOR THY BLESSINGS AND THY SPIRIT TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. IN THE NAME OF THY SON, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. . THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR. APPRECIATE THAT. ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC. MELISSA, DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE, OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME, SO WE'LL [2. 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:] MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND I JUST WANNA MAKE A NOTE THAT FOR ITEM G ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, I'LL BE, I'LL NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THAT ITEM ON VOTING ON IT. I'LL VOTE ON THE REST, BUT IT'S NOT ON THAT ITEM. DO YOU WANNA PULL THAT ITEM AND THEN JUST VOTE ON IT SEPARATELY? DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO PULL IT OR DO WE NEED TO PULL IT? OR JUST THAT I RECUSE MYSELF FROM THE VOTE ON THAT ONE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I, AS LONG AS SHE RE IS CLEAR ON THE OKAY. TAPE THAT SHE RECUSED YOURSELF. SO YOU'RE VOTING FOR EVERYTHING, BUT THEN ABOUT THAT ONE. OKAY. SO I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS LISTED. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, [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: ] WE'LL MOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ON THE ITEM NUMBER THREE. NAVAJO COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MOVE INTO THE JAIL DISTRICT. SECOND, MOVE. SECOND. A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. WE NOW ARE IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT SESSION. WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE US. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? CHAIRMAN, I MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON THE ITEM AND THE CONSENT AGENDA? WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYE. HAVE IT. UM, WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO LEAVE NABU COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT AND INTO THE NAVAJO COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT. SO MOVED. WE'LL SECOND, YOU HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYE. HAVE IT. WE NOW ARE ON THE NAVAJO COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT ITEM [1. Presentation and recognition of the following Community Libraries: Pinedale Public Library, Clay Springs Public Library, Rim Community Library, and Woodruff Community Library. ] FOUR, UM, ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION OF THE FOLLOWING. UH, COMMUNITY LIBRARIES, PINEDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY, CLAY SPRINGS, PUBLIC LIBRARY, RIM COMMUNITY LIBRARY, AND WOODRUFF COMMUNITY LIBRARY. JENNIFER? GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR VOLUNTEER LIBRARIES. UM, [00:05:01] THEY ARE THE ONLY VOLUNTEERS IN THE STATE OF COMPLETELY RUN LIBRARIES IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. WE DO HAVE SOME REPRESENTED TODAY, UM, BUT I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT, UM, LAST YEAR THEY, THEIR VOLUNTEER LIBRARIES GAVE UP 6,587 OF THEIR HOURS OF THEIR LIFE JUST TO THE LIBRARY. AND I THINK THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. SORRY, IT'S BEEN A CRAZY MORNING ALREADY. PINEDALE, UM, RECEIVED THE ARIZONA, UM, VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR LAST YEAR. AND, UH, WE WANNA THANK THEM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND THE TIME, THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO. THERE ARE NO PAID POSITIONS IN THESE LIBRARIES. THEY HAVE NO BOOK BUDGET, THEY HAVE NO MATERIAL BUDGET, NO PROGRAMS BUDGET. THEY DO THIS ALL JUST FROM THE KINDNESS OF THEIR HEARTS. SO, UM, WE WANNA RECOGNIZE PINEDALE, UH, PUBLIC LIBRARY. THIS IS MARGOT NASH AND LINDA HILL, AND THEY'RE HERE. AND WE WANNA THANK THEM WITH THIS SUPPORT CHECK FOR THEIR THANK YOU. HARD WORK. DID YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT. . THIS IS OUR ENTIRE LIFE FOR THE YEAR, OTHER THAN THE HOURS THAT PEOPLE VOLUNTEER TO WORK FOR THE LIBRARY. AND WE DO HAVE A FEW FUNDRAISERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD MANAGE. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. WE APPRECIATE IT. AND WE ALSO HAVE, UM, URA BROWN RI COMMUNITY LIBRARY, AND NOW WE WANNA THANK HER AS WELL. DID YOU WANNA SHARE ANYTHING? WELL, THE SAME THING. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. WE DO HAVE LOTS OF FUNDRAISERS AS A KEEPER OVER GUARD, UM, AREA, BUT, UM, THIS REALLY, REALLY DOES HELP US A LOT, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, WOODRUFF AND, UH, CLAY SPRINGS. COULDN'T REP HAVE ANYBODY HERE TODAY. UM, BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THESE. AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THESE LIBRARIES. SHE WANTS TO CATCH A PICTURE. OH, AWESOME. YEAH. YOU WANNA, WHERE DO YOU WANT US TO BE? WE'LL END UP COMING UP HERE. OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE GONNA GET TO THE BOARD. WE GET TO STAND BY THEM, SO THAT'S AWESOME. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO TWO ROWS. YEAH. TRY TO PUT, YOU'RE JUST GONNA BE OUR, OUR ROW BETWEEN OUR SMALLER FOLKS. THERE WE GO. PUT LINDA, COME IN FRONT HERE. SHE'S, I CAN KIND OF, SHE'S KIND OF ON THE SHORTER SIDE. SHE'S THE SMALLER SIDE. WE GO. ALRIGHT. WE ALL TAKE, WE'RE GOOD. EVERYTHING IN. I DON'T WANNA STAND MINE AWAY. NO, NOT AT ALL. ARE WE CLEAR BEHIND GO. OH, THERE WE GO. I DON'T WANNA BLOCK YOU. 1, 2, 3. DON'T MOVE. ONE MORE. 1, 2, 3. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BEFORE THEY LEAVE? I JUST WANNA, YOU KNOW, SHARE. IT'S BEEN A GREAT PRIVILEGE BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THESE LIBRARIES. I KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THEY SAY HOW MUCH, UH, TIME THEY PUT FORTH AND THE EFFORTS THAT THEY DO. AND IT'S AMAZING. I KNOW IN PINEDALE, THEY JUST HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE GET LITTLE TREAT STORE. IT'S KIND OF NEAT TO SEE KIDS COME, COME OFF THE BUS AND THERE'S NO OTHER STORES IN PINEDALE, SO THEY GO TO THE LIBRARY AND THEY GET A LITTLE, THEY CAN BUY A FEW THINGS, BUT IT'S A GREAT PLACE FOR THEM TO STOP OFF BECAUSE THEN THEY'RE GETTING A BOOK, THEY'RE DOING THINGS AND IT'S JUST GREAT RESOURCE THAT THEY REACH OUT ON THE THINGS THAT THEY DO. AND JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND WE KNOW THAT READING AND LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE IS EVERYTHING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR VOLUNTEERING HOURS BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T WORK WITHOUT YOU AS WELL TOO. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO, GO AHEAD. THANK YOU CHAIR SUPERVISORS, AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR THE LI VOLUNTEERING AT THE LIBRARY. THAT'S A LOT OF HOURS. AND I REMEMBER, [00:10:01] UM, GOING TO, I DON'T GET TO GO TO THE LIBRARY AS OFTEN AS I, I DID AS I WAS IN MY YOUNGER YEARS, BUT I REALLY LOVED THE LIBRARY AND THAT WAS THE PLACE WHERE I LOST MYSELF IN, UM, READING A BOOK OR SOMETHING, LOOKING AT ALL THOSE BOOKS AND, UM, JUST AMAZED BY HOW MANY, HOW MUCH, UM, DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THERE ARE. AND OF COURSE THEY DON'T USE THE DECIMAL SYSTEM ANYMORE, SO GOT, UH, FANCY COM COMPUTERS NOW. SO NOW YOU ARE ABLE TO FIND THE BOOK REAL EASILY INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN BY THE NUMBERS. OKAY. WHERE'S ? YOU KNOW, SO, SO IT'S EXCITING. UM, I KNOW THEY'RE BUILDING A, A NEW LIBRARY OVER THERE IN WINSLOW, SO I'M EXCITED FOR THAT TOO. AND THAT'S JUST RIGHT OUTSIDE THE, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL'S, UM, MEETING AREA. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OVER, ALMOST 7,000 HOURS. WISH YOU WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'LL SAY ALSO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT YOU WERE THE ONLY VOLUNTEER LIBRARIES THAT ARE INSIDE THE STATE. HOPEFULLY, UH, THAT'D BE A GREAT STORY IF THE PAPER DECIDED TO PICK THAT UP. BUT ANYWAYS, REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHY YOU DO WHAT YOU DO, BUT YOU DESERVE A LOT OF CREDIT AND, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMUNITY AND THOSE THAT COME THERE AND, AND USE THOSE LIBRARIES. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON THEN FROM THAT ITEM. APPRECIATE IT. WE, UH, NEED A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. GLAD YOU DIDN'T WANNA STAY IN THAT SESSION. NOW WE'RE BACK TO A REGULAR SESSION. SO WE ARE NOW, UM, ITEM [a. Presentation to Lisa Grannis] NUMBER FIVE, NORTHEAST ARIZONA INNOVATIVE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. LISA, LISA, AND JEREMY'S COMING UP. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, JEREMY. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE. UM, TODAY WE JUST, WE WANT TO, UH, RECOGNIZE AND, AND THANK, UH, LISA GRANNIS FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY WORK IN THE WIOA PROGRAM OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. UM, SOME OF YOU KNOW THAT LISA AND I WERE UNEXPECTEDLY, UH, PUT IN THE POSITION TO BE RUNNING THE DEPARTMENT OURSELVES IN 2022 AND, AND WE'RE ON OUR OWN FOR OVER A YEAR, ACTUALLY, WITH JUST THE TWO OF US. UH, AND IT'S, IT'S NO EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT THE PROGRAM COULD NOT HAVE CONTINUED TO FUNCTION DURING THAT TIME WITHOUT HER. AND, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULD BE, UM, IF SHE HADN'T STAYED WITH US. UH, WHEN, WHEN WE NEEDED TO RESTORE THE MORALE OF OUR STAFF, SHE WAS, SHE WAS THERE FOR THEM. UM, SHE MADE SURE THAT THEIR VOICES WERE HEARD. WHEN I STEPPED UP AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT, SHE WAS SUPPORTIVE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. UM, AS WE STARTED TO BUILD AN ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, UH, SHE WAS REALLY AT, UH, THE, THE HEART OF IT. AND, UM, NO MATTER HOW CHALLENGING THINGS GOT OR HOW, HOW STRESSFUL, UH, THEY WERE, SHE JUST ALWAYS HAD THIS, UM, THIS GREAT ATTITUDE IN THE SUNNY DISPOSITION THAT, UH, REALLY MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TOO. SO, UM, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR, UH, KEEPING OUR, OUR BOOKS AND FOR KEEPING THE DEPARTMENT RUNNING AND, UH, FOR THE TIME THAT WE HAD, UH, TOGETHER. AND I, I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU CAN BE PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED HERE AS YOU, AS YOU MOVE ON. UM, AND THE, THE WHOLE TEAM INSISTED ON, UH, WE WANTED TO GET SOMETHING REALLY NICE FOR YOU. AND SO I WANNA PRESENT YOU WITH THIS. OH MY GOODNESS. THIS IS MADE FROM, FROM RIVER ROCK, FROM THE REGION, AND IT'S GOT A LITTLE MESSAGE ON THERE. UM, AND, UH, OH, WOW. THIS IS, THIS IS FROM ALL OF US. WE REALLY, UM, WANTED TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, JEREMY. I HAVE A THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS, THAT WAS ALL I HAD TO SAY. APPRECIATE IT. PERFECT. LISA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I, I JUST SAY I, LIKE I TOLD JEREMY, I HAVE GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR ARIZONA WORK NORTHEASTERN, [00:15:01] I, I THINK WE'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM, OR HE'S GOT A GREAT TEAM NOW. I'M LIKE , I THINK GOT A GREAT TEAM. EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT AND THEY'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND I'M PROUD OF 'EM. SO THANK YOU. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. I ALSO WANNA SAY REAL QUICK, IF YOU DON'T MIND THAT NAVAJO COUNTY AS A TEAM HAS BEEN AWESOME WITH HELPING US WITH QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT WE HAD WITH THE PROGRAM THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. AND THE WHOLE TEAM HAS BEEN SO HELPFUL. SO IT'S BEEN AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND MR. LAYTON, CHAIRMAN, UM, IF I COULD, LISA, THANK YOU. UM, AND YOU CAN TELL LISA'S ENTHUSIASM HERE, UM, IS CONTAGIOUS. IT'S FUN. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND YOUR DILIGENCE AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING JEREMY AS HE'S TRANSITIONING TO THIS ROLE. AND WE'LL ALSO TAKE A MOMENT IF WE COULD CHAIRMAN TO RECOGNIZE FRANK, UM, , FRANK AND LISA, THE, UH, DYNAMIC DUO FOR US. FRANK HAS BEEN A MECHANIC IN OUR SHORE LITTLE SERVICE YARD FOR A LONG TIME AND REALLY KEPT, KEPT RU AFLOAT BACK THERE, . SO, UM, THANK YOU TO BOTH OF THEM AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COUNTY. WE APPRECIATE IT. WELL THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO WORK HERE, SO, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE'D LIKE TO DO A PHOTO WITH YOU UP HERE AS WELL WITH THE BOARD. AND WE HAVE A GIFT THAT WE'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU OH WOW. AS WELL. RECOGNIZING YOUR RETIREMENT. OKAY. . BUT IF YOU WANNA COME UP, JEREMY, COME UP TOO. OH, TO MEET YOU. MAKE SURE GET BACK. YOU WANNA HOLD THAT? THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. . EASIER TO FIT EVERYBODY THIS TIME. . ALRIGHT, 1, 2, 3, 1 MORE . ALRIGHT. 1, 2, 3. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AGAIN. IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE FOR THEIR SERVICE. UM, WE'LL MOVE ON [a. Consideration of award of Contract No. B23-09-021 for the Navajo County Complex Remodel to Pointe Companies, 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.] TO ITEM NUMBER SIX ON THE AGENDA. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT B 23 DASH NINE DASH 0 2 1 FOR THE NAVAJO COUNTY COMPLEX REMODEL TO POINT COMPANIES INC. AND AUTHORIZE CHANGE ORDER AUTHORITY TO THE COUNTY MANAGER OF 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. UM, IT'S EXCITING TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THIS CONTRACT TO YOU GUYS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMPLEX REMODEL. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A ARPA PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW. SO IT'S, UM, IT'S GREAT TO BE AT THIS JUNCTURE WHERE WE ARE READY TO MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION. UM, BEFORE WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT, FIRST, WE'VE GOT A SHORT PRESENTATION THAT WE'D LIKE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT, UM, SHOULD TOUCH ON SOME OF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT AND PROVIDE A GOOD REFRESHER FOR, FOR WHAT, WHAT THE PROJECT ENTAILS. SO FIRST, IF I COULD DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE, THE KIND OF GREEN SHADED RECTANGLE THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN. THAT'S THE GENERAL AREA THAT THIS PROJECT, UM, IMPACTS OR THAT WILL MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BOARD CHAMBERS HERE TO THE EAST, THE EXISTING RESTROOM, KITCHEN, UH, EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM AREA. SO WHEN THIS PROJECT WAS BEING SCOPED OUT DURING THE, DURING THE ARPA PROCESS, UM, THERE WERE THREE CHALLENGES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THAT, THAT WE WANTED TO LOOK TO ADDRESS WITH, WITH THE BUILDING OR, OR SHORTCOMINGS, IF YOU WILL. UM, THOSE BEING THE FIRST ONE BEING THERE ON THE LEFT DIS DIFFICULT CUSTOMER ACCESS TO SERVICES. UM, WE ALL KNOW RIGHT NOW THE, THE PATH THAT THE CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS MUST TRAVEL TO FROM THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT UP ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND UPGRADE THROUGH, THROUGH SECURITY, AND THEN, UH, MEANDERING BACK DOWN HERE. SO WE WANNA ADDRESS THAT WITH THIS PROJECT. UM, [00:20:01] THE SECOND CHALLENGE IS WE, THE CURRENT LACK OF ENTRY RESTRICTIONS, UM, ONE THAT REALLY COMES TO MIND IS RIGHT OUT HERE, YOU KNOW, UM, BY THE CLERK OF THE BOARD AND REPRESS SITS, YOU KNOW, UM, AND OTHER PLACES. BUT THAT, THAT'S CERTAINLY ONE OF 'EM. AND THEN THE THIRD CHALLENGE IS WE CURRENTLY LACK A, UM, A DEDICATED TRAINING STAFF ENGAGEMENT SPACE, UM, THAT WE WANNA LOOK TO ADDRESS WITH THIS PROJECT. AND THEN ALSO THE OBVIOUS, UH, AGING RESTROOM FACILITIES. SO, UM, THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE HOW WE WILL, WE WILL GO ABOUT ADDRESSING THESE WITH THE PROJECT. UM, SO FOR THE FIRST CHALLENGE THERE, WE WILL SIMPLIFY AND IMPROVE CUSTOMER ACCESS TO, TO THOSE, UM, DEPARTMENTS RIGHT THERE WITH THE RECORDER AND VOTER REGISTRATION, ASSESSOR, TREASURER, THE BOARD, AND THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. WE'LL DO THIS BY, UM, BEING ABLE TO OPEN UP THIS, THIS DOORWAY THAT'S CURRENTLY NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, UM, FOR ACCESS DOWN AT THE END OF THIS HALLWAY DOWN BY, BETWEEN THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND THE RECORDER. UM, SO AFTER THIS PROJECT'S COMPLETE, THAT WILL BECOME A NEW PUBLIC ACCESS POINT THAT WILL GREATLY SHORTEN THE ROUTE AND, AND SIMPLIFY IT, UH, TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF ENTRY RESTRICTIONS. THE PROJECT STRATEGICALLY LOCATES NEW, UM, BADGE ACCESS DOORS AND ACCESS POINTS TO RESTRICT ACCESS, UH, FOR STAFF AND THE PUBLIC. AND THEN THE LAST CHALLENGE OF CREATING TRAINING SPACE AND, UM, THIS PROJECT WILL, WE, WE CREATE A NEW BREAK ROOM WITH THIS PROJECT THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE TODAY, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO USE THE CURRENT KIND OF STAFF BREAK ROOM AND, AND REALLY REFRESH THAT SPACE AND MAKE IT A DEDICATED, UM, TRAINING SPACE FOR STAFF. UM, AND THEN THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1978, SO THE BATHROOMS ARE, ARE READY FOR A REMODEL, AN UPDATE. SO, UM, WE WILL, WE'LL ACHIEVE THAT WITH THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING A-D-A-I-I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, INCLUDING WE DON'T HA CURRENTLY HAVE A DA ACCESSIBLE RESTROOMS, AND WE WILL OBVIOUSLY BRING THOSE UP TO COMPLIANCE WITH, WITH THIS PROJECT. SO TO, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO SEE, BUT I WANTED TO SHOW THE FLOOR PLAN HERE AND TOUCH ON THESE IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL WITH A GRAPHIC CONTEXT. SO THE FIRST CHALLENGE IS THE, THE LACK OF ACCESS. AND IT'S, UM, I CAN'T SEE IT, BUT THE DOOR, IT'D BE IN THE TOP RIGHT OF THE SCREEN. THAT DOOR WILL BE OPENED. UM, THE ASSESSOR TREASURE RECORDERS ALL ALONG THE TOP SIDE OF THE, OF THE FLOOR PLAN THERE. WE'LL OPEN THAT DOOR UP AND, UM, BE DIRECT ACCESS TO, TO THOSE CUSTOMER SERVICES THERE. NOW THE LACK OF ENTRY RESTRICTIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, WE WILL, UM, THE WELL DOWN IN THE BOTTOM LEFT IS THE DOORWAY BY THE CLERK OF THE BOARD THAT WILL NOW BECOME A BADGE ACCESS POINT. AND THERE'S TWO, UM, CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTERS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PUBLIC OR THE EMPLOYEE SIDE THERE. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE NEW ENTRY RESTRICTION POINTS WE WILL ADD, OH, I'M SORRY, I GUESS I GOT THESE SHOWN HERE. I APOLOGIZE. THE CUSTOMER ACCESS THERE. HERE'S THE BADGE ACCESS POINTS, THE, THE TWO WE JUST TALKED ABOUT BY THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. UM, THE, THE NEXT ONE IS THE, THE NEW ONE THAT'LL BE ADDED ACROSS THE HALLWAY IN THE BOTTOM LEFT. THEN WE'RE GONNA ADD BADGE ACCESS POINTS AT THE EXISTING KITCHEN SPACE, UM, EMPLOYEE KITCHEN SPACE TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO EMPLOYEES ONLY THERE. AND THEN ALSO IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THAT, WHICH WILL BE THE NEW TRAINING SPACE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY THE, UM, EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM SPACE. THOSE WILL BECOME BADGE ACCESS POINTS WORKING AROUND TO THE, TO THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN AND UP, WE'LL ADD THOSE DUAL BADGE ACCESS DOORS ACROSS THAT HALLWAY. NOW THAT, THAT, UM, DOOR IS GONNA BE OPEN FOR CUSTOMER ACCESS, WE'LL NEED TO, TO RESTRICT THAT ACCESS TO WORKING THROUGH THE REST OF THE BUILDING. SO THAT'S THE POINT OF THOSE DOORWAYS ACROSS THE HALLWAYS. UM, THERE'S ALSO BEING A, UH, UM, SERVICE COUNTER ADDED AT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. THEN HERE'S WHERE WE'LL CREATE THE DEDICATED TRAINING SPACE FOR OUR THIRD CHALLENGE. THE, THE BREAK ROOMS THERE, KIND OF IN THE CENTER OF THE PAGE MORE TO THE LEFT. THAT'S A NEW BREAK ROOM. THERE'S CURRENTLY RESTROOMS THERE. THAT BREAK ROOM WILL BE NEW. UM, A NEW INVITING AMENITY FOR STAFF AND WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO CREATE THAT DEDICATED TRAINING SPACE. UM, THERE, THAT LARGE SPACE IN THE CENTER. AND THEN THE REMODELED RESTROOMS. UM, WE WILL CURRENTLY, WE HAVE, IT'S A, IT'S A MULTI STALL RESTROOM SYSTEM. WE'VE GOT THREE MEN'S AND THREE WOMEN'S RESTROOMS. EACH HAVE MULTIPLE STALLS WITH THIS PROJECT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 12 TOTAL FACILITIES. THIS WILL STILL REMAIN WHERE WE HAVE 12 BATHROOMS, BUT WE'LL TRANSITION TO INDIVIDUAL USE BATHROOMS WHERE THEY'RE ALL INDIVIDUAL, UH, BATHROOMS. SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE ALL AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE, OF THAT PROJECT. [00:25:01] RECTANGULAR AIR IMPACT AREA THERE. SO, BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT. AS WE MENTIONED, THIS IS A, THIS IS AN ARPA PROJECT THAT THE BOARD ALLOCATED FUNDING TO. WHEN, WHEN YOU GET, WHEN THE ARPA SPENDING PACKAGE WAS DEVELOPED, THERE'S $150,000 OF ARPA FUNDS, $150,000 OF, UM, ONE TIME PROJECT, ONE TIME GENERAL FUNDS. AND THEN THE REMAINDER OF THE PROJECT WILL BE, WILL COME FROM THE, A LOCAL ASSISTANCE CONSISTENCY FUND FOR ABOUT 211,000. THAT, ALL RIGHT. SO SCHEDULE KIND OF HOW THIS LOOKS TODAY, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE YOUR GUYS' CONSIDERATION OF THE CONTRACT, UM, THAT PROJECTS TO VERY LIKELY, UH, MARCH 18TH, UM, NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO START CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S THIS CONTRACT BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A SIX MONTH CONTRACT THAT THAT, UM, IS BUILT IN FOR THE, FOR THE TIMEFRAME. SO ON THE LONG END OF THAT, THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED THERE ABOUT, UH, SEPTEMBER 18TH, HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY BEFORE IF THINGS GO SMOOTH, I'LL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT LITTLE SUB BULLET THERE. UM, ONE THING WE'RE GONNA DO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S NOT IN THIS CONTRACT, BUT WE'VE GOT, DUE TO THE AGE OF THE BUILDING, WE'VE GOT AGING AND DETERIORATING, UM, SEWER PIPES, PARTICULARLY THE COLLECTION LINES BELOW THE SLAB. UM, SO TO CAPITALIZE ON THIS PROJECT, AND WHILE WE'RE IN HERE DOING THIS WORK, WE WILL ALSO, UM, CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER CONTRACTOR TO DO A, IT'S A, IT'S A PRETTY NEAT TECHNOLOGY WHERE WE CAN, UM, UH, DO A CURED IN PLACE PIPELINING FOR OUR SEWER LINES WITHOUT HAVING TO CUT UP THE, THE SLAB AND THE FLOOR. UM, THESE ARE ALL CAST IRON PIPES THAT ARE ALSO 40 PLUS YEARS OLD. SO THEY'RE, UM, THEY'RE CORRODING AND DETERIORATING THE, THE SEWER GASES ALSO EAT THOSE UP, UH, HYDROGEN SULFIDE GASES. UM, SO THAT WILL BE DONE OUTSIDE OF THIS PROJECT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME. AND THEN THE LAST THING, SO COMPLETION ON OR AROUND SEPTEMBER 18TH. AND THEN AFTER THE PROJECT'S COMPLETE, WE WILL NEED TO STILL COMPLETE THESE LAST ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE LAST BULLET. UM, THESE ALSO WILL NOT BE IN THIS CONTRACT OR NOT IN THIS CONTRACT. UM, LIKELY WILL BE COMPLETED IN HOUSE BY OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT. THE FIRST IS WE'LL NEED TO INSTALL SECURE COUNTERS ALL ACROSS THIS, UM, ASSESSOR TREASURER RECORDER, VOTER REGISTRATION AREA, UM, AFTER THE PROJECT, BUT BEFORE WE OPEN THAT DOORWAY UP FOR CUSTOMER ACCESS, THAT'S, THAT'S A PROJECT AFTERWARDS. UM, WE'LL ALSO REFRESH THE TRAINING SPACE. UM, ADD, YOU KNOW, MODERN TECHNOLOGY, NEW FURNITURE REALLY MAKE THIS A, UM, FUNCTIONAL, UH, TRAINING SPACE SIMILAR FOR THE NEW BREAK ROOM. THE, THE FURNITURE AND THE, AND THE OUTFITTING OF THAT IS NOT IN THIS CONTRACT. SO WE WANNA MAKE THAT A, AN INVITING, UH, SPACE FOR STAFF AND A, AND A GREAT AMENITY. SO, WE'LL THAT, WE'LL PURCHASE THAT STUFF OUTSIDE OF THIS CONTRACT AND WE'LL ALSO LOOK TO REFRESH THE KITCHEN AREA A LITTLE BIT. UM, SO THAT, THAT'S IT FOR THE PRESENTATION. UM, I, I WILL ADD IN WRAPPING UP THAT WE WENT OUT TO BID PER COUNTY PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND WE RECEIVED ONE BID FOR THIS PROJECT, UM, THAT WAS POINT COMPANIES. UM, THEY'RE A LOCAL NAVAJO COUNTY LOCAL CONTRACTOR AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS CONTRACT HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU GRANT. MUCH APPRECIATED THE WORK ON THIS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? LOOKS LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. THANKS FOR THE COORDINATION AND WORKING WITH STAFF AND MAKING SURE THAT THIS KIND OF ALIGNS WITH THE NEEDS OF THE LONG-TERM NEEDS OF THIS BUILDING. UM, APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON ON THIS. I KNOW THAT WAS IDENTIFIED EARLY ON SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF AND GLAD TO SEE THAT IT'S FINALLY MOVING FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY BY SEPTEMBER IT'S SHINY AND SQUEAKY CLEAN. OKAY. TAKE CARE. ANYWAYS, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UH, CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD, SUPERVISOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER BROWN, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED AND BEING ABLE TO GET US TO THIS POINT. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER IS TO THINK ABOUT, UH, COVID AND ITS IMPACT TO OUR BUILDING. SO IT, THAT WAS KIND OF THE CATALYST OF STARTING THIS CONVERSATION. 'CAUSE WE WANTED TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC. AND SO WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE AND HOW CAN WE STREAMLINE TRAFFIC SO THAT IT WAS EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO GET TO ACCESS, UM, SOME OF THE RESOURCES AND ALSO, UM, THE, THE BUILDING NEEDED SOME TLC, BUT I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. [00:30:01] SO I, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK AND INVESTMENT SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT THOSE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE AND UM, HOPEFULLY WE WILL NEVER BE IN THE SITUATION THAT WE WERE WITH COVID. BUT I KNOW THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT AS A LOT OF, UM, THE PARTS OF OUR ORGANIZATION CONTINUE TO FUNCTION TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE BEST SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR WEISINGER. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? WHAT IS THE WISH OF THE BOARD CHAIR TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION? A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH GRANT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE MOVE [a. Consideration and adoption of Resolution Number 09-2024, designating polling places/vote centers for the March 19, 2024, Presidential Preference Election and a polling location contingency plan and poll workers. ] TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ELECTIONS SEVEN, A CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO NINE DASH 2024 DESIGNATING POLLING, PLACES AND VOTE CENTERS FOR THE MARCH 19TH, UH, 2024 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE, ELECTION, AND A POLLING LOCATION, CONTINGENCY PLAN AND POLL, WORKERS RAILING. HI, GOOD MORNING. UM, CHAIRMAN, IT'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. UM, THE POLLING LOCATIONS DIDN'T, HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE 2022. UM, EXCEPT FOR TWO LOCATIONS. THE NEW JETTA TO CHAPTER HOUSE IS BRAND NEW, SO WE'LL BE USING THAT, UTILIZING THAT ONE. AND, UM, THE CBI Q UH, COMMUNITY BUILDING, IS IT, IT WE ARE NOW USING THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE, UM, HOUSING, TRIBAL HOUSING AND WHICH IS A BRAND NEW BUILDING. IT'S NOT EVEN ON THE MAP. , WHEN I PINNED IT, IT'S AN EMPTY LOT , BUT, UM, BUT IT'S, IT, THAT'S HOW BRAND NEW IT IS. AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, UM, A DA COMPLIANT, UH, WHICH IS, I'M THRILLED, UM, ON THAT ONE. UM, THE POLL WORKERS IS A FLOATING LIST, , IT CHANGES DAILY. BUT I'M HERE TO ASK YOUR APPROVAL TO, UM, FOR THE POLLING PLACES, THE CONTINGENCY PLAN AND THE POLL WORKERS. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? THANK YOU EILEEN. UM, CHAIR, ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYE. HAVE IT. THANK YOU LENE. ON TO ITEM B, [b. Consideration and appointment of two members to fill the vacant seats on the Silver Creek Flood Control District Board of Directors. ] CONSIDERATION AN APPOINTMENT OF TWO MEMBERS TO FILL THE VACANT SEATS FOR THE SILVER CREEK FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS RALENE? YES. SO THE SILVER CREEK FLOOD PROTECTION DISTRICT WAS SUPPOSED TO CONDUCT AN ELECTION ON OCTO IN OCTOBER OF 2023. UM, THEY CON CONTACTED MY OFFICE AND WERE GIVEN A QUOTE AND DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED CON CONDUCT THE ELECTION THEMSELVES. UM, THEY DID NOT CONDUCT THE ELECTION, WHICH LEFT TWO VACANT SEATS. UM, THEY CONTACTED MY OFFICE AGAIN IN DECEMBER, 2023 AND LET US KNOW, UM, THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE ELECTION AND WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WAS TO FILL THE VACANT SEATS PURSUANT TO A RS 48 26 81 C. IF A VACANCY OCCURS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IT SHALL BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE DISTRICT IS ORGANIZED. THE DIRECTOR SO APPOINTED SHALL QUALIFY WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE OF HIS APPOINTMENT IN THE SAME MANNER AS PRESCRIBED FOR THE DIRECTORS ELECTED IN THE OFFICE AND SHALL HOLD OFFICE ONLY UNTIL THE NEXT GENERAL, UH, EXCUSE ME, THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION FOR THE DISTRICT. AND UNTIL HIS ACCESSOR IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIED, THE SILVER CREEK FLOOD PROTECTION, EXCUSE ME, CONTROL DISTRICT IS NOW, UM, AS WELL AS NAVAJO COUNTY HAS REQUESTED THAT INTERESTED MEMBERS SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST TO THE NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. UM, WE HAVE SINCE RECEIVED THREE LETTERS OF, OF INTEREST. GUS LUNDBERG, WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING UNTIL FURTHER APPOINTMENT APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE. UH, HE HAS SERVED ON THIS BOARD FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. WILLIAM BALDWIN, WHO SITS ON THE TAYLOR TOWN COUNCIL AND BRAD HATCH, WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY SAT ON THE SILVER CREEK FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE, UM, WATERWAY IN THE AREA. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPOINTMENT OF TWO, UM, MEMBERS TO FILL THE VACANCIES. STAFF ALSO WANTS TO REMIND THE SPECIAL, THE SILVER CREEK FLOOD PROTECTION CONTROL DISTRICT THAT THEY WILL NEED TO CONDUCT AN ELECTION IN OCTOBER OF 2025. THE ADMINISTRATOR, JOE, UH, JOSEPH JARVIS IS PRESENT TODAY, I BELIEVE, IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU RAYLENE. VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. SURE. I WANT TO DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD, UM, I DID REACH OUT. I TRIED TO CALL ALL THREE OF THE APPLICANTS 'CAUSE I WANTED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM AND UNDERSTAND THEIR INTERESTS. I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO GUS AND TO WILLIAM OR BILL BALDWIN. UM, BRAD HAD JUST LEFT A MESSAGE WITH, BUT, UM, [00:35:02] IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS GUS HAS SERVED ON THAT, UNDERSTANDS THE DIRECTION THAT THEY'RE GOING AND HAS INTEREST. UM, AND IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE THAT GUS CONTINUES TO STAY THERE. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH BILL, UH, OR WILLIAM BALDWIN. UM, REALLY GOOD INDIVIDUAL, JUST LIKE HIS DAD REMINDS ME. A LOT OF HIS DAD. HE'S SOMEBODY THAT KIND OF, UM, AS HE RELAYED TO ME SEEING A E FILL A NEED, HE RECOGNIZED THAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE, SOMEBODY DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THEY'D ALREADY HAD TWO PEOPLE THAT HAD APPLIED AND SO HE WAS JUST TRYING TO SERVE AND HELP. UM, BRAD HATCH IS SOMEBODY THAT UNDERSTANDS ALL THOSE WATERWAYS AND KNOWS THEM VERY WELL AND WOULD BE OF HIGH VALUE TO THAT BOARD OR COULD BE OF HIGH VALUE TO THAT BOARD. UM, AND AS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IS BILL AND I TALKED ABOUT BRAD AS WELL AS GUS. HE SAID THAT, UM, AND I DON'T THINK HE'S HERE, BUT WHAT HE CONVEYED TO ME WAS THAT WHILE HE'S WILLING TO SERVE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE OTHER TWO MAY HAVE BE A GOOD FIT FOR IT. AND SO THAT SEEMED TO MAKE, UH, ANYWAYS, UM, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I AT LEAST RELAYED THAT INFORMATION THAT GUS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AS FAR AS HIS EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE AND THAT BRAD, UM, UNDERSTANDS THE WATERWAYS AND BILL WOULD SERVE AND DO A WONDERFUL JOB, BUT WAS JUST TRYING TO FILL A NEED THAT WAS THERE AND WOULDN'T BE OFFENDED IF HE DIDN'T GET THIS ON HIS PLATE. SO. OKAY. UM, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? SO JUST CLARIFICATION, YOU'RE SAYING THAT LUNDBERG AND HATCH WOULD BE THE TWO BEST FIT CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NOW, UH, APPOINT HATCH AND LUNDBERG TO SERVE AS, UH, BOARD MEMBERS. I SECOND A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY AGAINST HEARING? NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WE CAN LET BRAD AND GUS KNOW THAT THEY'RE ON BOARD FOR NOW. SO THANK YOU AILEEN. THANK YOU JOE FOR BEING WITH US TODAY, AND THANK YOU BOARD FOR HELPING US TO GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. UM, ON THE ITEM NUMBER [a. Consideration of an agreement with the APS Solar Communities Program to install covered solar parking structures in the Employee Parking lot at the Navajo County Governmental Complex in Holbrook. ] EIGHT, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATION AGREEMENT, THE A PS SOLAR COMMUNITIES PROGRAMMED INSTALL SOLAR PARKING STRUCTURES IN THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT AT THE NAVAJO COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMPLEX, UM, WITH BRETT. MORNING SUPERVISOR, VICE CHAIR. UH, MOTION FOR YOU TODAY IS CONSIDERATION AGREEMENT OF A PS SOLAR COMMUNITIES PROJECT. IT IS COVERED PARKING OUT HERE IN THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT. UM, LITTLE BACKGROUND TO IT. WE APPLIED FOR THIS BACK IN, IT'S ALMOST BEEN A YEAR. IT'S ALMOST BEEN A YEAR. AND THEY DID, WE WE'RE ACCEPTED. WE, UH, WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH A VENDOR THAT THEY PROVIDED US AND THEY CAME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK. THEY DESIGNED THE, THE SOLAR PARKING COVER COVER. IT'S ABOUT 290 KILOWATT SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD ACTUALLY GIVE US ABOUT $700 OFF OUR BILL IS THE ONLY, ONLY THING WE GET OUT OF IT OTHER THAN COVERED PARKING. UM, I FEEL IT'S A REALLY GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR A PS AND I'M HERE TO ASK FOR CONSENT. PERFECT. ANY, UH, THANK YOU BRETT. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AGREEMENT? AND YOU NOTICE HOW WELL I I LIKE DOING THIS . SO IS THERE A FISCAL COST TO US AS A COUNTY? THERE IS NO FISCAL COST TO US WHATSOEVER. SO IT'S A 20 YEAR CONTRACT. AT THE END OF THAT CONTRACT, IT CAN BE RENEGOTIATED TO CONTINUE THE PROJECT OR THEY WILL COME BACK IN AT THEIR COST AND REMOVE IT. OKAY. SO IT DOESN'T COST US ANYTHING. WE SAVE MONEY AS FAR AS, OR YOU GAVE A NUMBER OF ABOUT $700. IT'S ABOUT $700 AT THE, ON THE SIZE OF THE SYSTEM. PERFECT. UM, IT'S PART OF A PROGRAM THROUGH A PS WHERE THEY'RE PARTNERING WITH CORRECT ENTITIES LIKE US, SO THE GOVERNMENT. SO ANYWAYS, SO THAT'LL HELP US AND THEN WE'LL HAVE COVERED PARKING. YES. WHERE WOULD THAT PARKING BE? ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE THERE'S A SLIDE UP THERE. NO, NO SLIDE FOR IT. . ACTUALLY, IT'S AN EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT OUT HERE. IT TAKES UP THE WHOLE, IT WAS A PROPOSED COMPLETE CENTER SECTION OF THAT. SEE, SHE, SHE, PERFECT. SO IT, IT PRETTY MUCH TAKES UP ALL THE EMPLOYEE PARKING IN THE CENTER OF THE PARKING LOT. UM, SO WE WOULD HAVE COVERED PARKING. PERFECT. [00:40:01] WHICH IS A BENEFIT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE WAY AROUND. AND, AND LIKE I SAID, AFTER 20 YEARS, IF WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE PARKING THERE ANYMORE, THEY'LL, THEY'LL REMOVE IT AT THEIR COST OR WE CAN RENEW THE CONTRACT. I FELT LIKE THIS IS A HARD SELL. IT'S FREE . OH WAIT. AND WE ACTUALLY GET SOME MONEY BACK AND WE GET COVERED PARKING. I KNOW. AND WE'LL REMOVE IF WE DON'T LIKE IT AT THE END OF IT. EXACTLY. I YOU DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS ONE? THIS ONE WAS EASY. NO, . WE HAD, WE, WE FOUGHT HARD ON IT FOR A WHILE, SO YEAH. , IT'S A PRETTY EASY SELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YOU YEAH, I MOTION FOR APPROVAL? WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANKS BRETT FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT. THANK YOU. MUCH APPRECIATED. ALL RIGHT. ON TO ITEM NINE. NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT. WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THE DISTRICT. SO MOVE I WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. WE'RE NOW IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT. ITEM A IS THE [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: ] CONSENT AGENDA. UM, ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS? HEARING NONE. CHAIR. TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AS LISTED. SECOND. WE MOTION TO SECOND? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? A. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. ALRIGHT, WE NEED A MOTION TO THERE'S NOT ANOTHER ONE ON THERE. THERE IS, YEAH. OH, REGULAR AGENDA. THERE WE GO. ITEM B, REGULAR AGENDA. [1. Presentation of 2023 Public Health Employee of the Year, Bencita Bowman. ] ONE. PRESENTATION OF THE 2023 PUBLIC HEALTH EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR. OH YEAH. WE DON'T WANNA MISS THIS ONE. . WE DON'T WANNA MISS THIS ONE, JANELLE. SO, IN PUBLIC HEALTH, WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND AT THE, UM, END OF THE YEAR, WE REVIEW THOSE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH NOMINATIONS WHO ARE NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. AND WE SELECT, UM, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR. UM, WE, WE MISSED THE JANUARY BOARD MEETING, SO WE'RE A LITTLE DELAYED, BUT CTA WAS SELECTED AS OUR 2023 PUBLIC HEALTH, UM, EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR IN PUBLIC HEALTH. UM, IT'S RELATIVELY A NEWER POSITION TO HAVE A FINANCE MANAGER AND IT HAS BEEN A GAME CHANGER FOR OUR, UM, DEPARTMENT. HONESTLY, I WOULD NOT STILL BE IN THIS ROLE IF IT WASN'T FOR BEN CTA IN THAT POSITION, SO THANK YOU. UM, OUR COUNTY MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXEMPLARY SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER. AND BEN CITA IS, SHE IS A POSTER CHILD FOR THAT. SHE HAS DONE SO MANY THINGS THAT HAVE HELPED US TO BETTER SERVE OUR PUBLIC IN THOSE WAYS. SHE'S DEVOTED. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY, UM, WEEKENDS I HAVE STOPPED BY AND BEEN LIKE, WHY ARE YOU HERE? YOU NEED TO GO HOME AT EIGHT O'CLOCK AT NIGHT BEING LIKE, CIA, WE'RE GOING HOME. . UM, SHE'S JUST A VERY, UM, DEVOTED EMPLOYEE. SHE'S MENTORED OUR STAFF AND BETTER PREPARED THEM TO, UM, FOR AUDIT PREPARATION AND TO, IN THEIR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. UH, SHE HAS REDUCED OUR AUDIT FINDINGS AND INCREASED OUR FINANCIAL ACCURACY AND QUALITY. UM, SHE'S HELPED US DEVELOP AND IMPROVE OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES AND PROCESSES AND, AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT IN THOSE AREAS AND TRAINING AND EDUCATION. AND I JUST WANT HER TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE HER. AND WE DECIDED TO START DOING THIS AT A BOARD MEETINGS SO WE CAN HIGHLIGHT OUR GREAT EMPLOYEES AND THE WORK THEY'RE DOING TO YOU. SO WE JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION AND A CERTIFICATE AND SAY THANK YOU. SO THE BOARD ACTUALLY, WELL, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? IT SEEMS TO WORK EASIER IF WE NO, NO. WHAT IF WE, IF WE HAVE COMMENTS THAT WE SHARE THOSE AND THEN COME UP AND DO THE PICTURE. BUT ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? JUST THANKS. UH, YOU KNOW, WELL, HE IS LIKE YOU TO MAKE THINGS WORK AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR DEDICATION AS JANELLE SHARED IT. IT'S GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND AND, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THAT DEDICATION. THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWARD. YEAH, THIS WAS A SURPRISE FOR ME TODAY. UM, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 28 YEARS. I'VE BEEN WITH FOUR DEPARTMENTS STARTING WITH THE FINANCE AND THEN COURT ADMINISTRATION TREASURERS, AND NOW I'M PUBLIC HEALTH. AND, UM, I APPRECIATE THE, THE PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZING THE WORK THAT I DO. AND, UM, IT MEANS A LOT. I MEAN, BEING [00:45:01] HERE FOR THIS LONG, I'VE NEVER GOT THIS, SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. I, I WANT TO ECHO, I MEAN, IT'S NICE IN OUR BOARD MEETINGS WE GET A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE FROM TIME TO TIME EMPLOYEES, BUT WE OFTEN HEAR STORIES SIMILAR TO YOURS WHERE PEOPLE JUST GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND ARE TRYING TO DO. AND IT'S NICE TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE FINALLY BEING RECOGNIZED. I'M SORRY THAT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN SOONER. OBVIOUSLY SOMEBODY THAT WORKS THAT WAY, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S JUST BRAND NEW. IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU, HOW YOU SHOW UP AND HOW YOU WORK AND WANT TO RECOGNIZE JANELLE AND HER LEADERSHIP, UM, FOR TAKING AND TRYING TO CREATE A SPACE THAT WE CAN HONOR AND RECOGNIZE YOUR EMPLOYEES AND, AND, UH, THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AS WELL, THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR. SO ANYWAYS, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND WHAT YOU DO. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO IF YOU WANNA COME UP, WE CAN DO A PICTURE HERE WITH THE SEAL. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU SHARE THOSE CHOCOLATE YOU'RE BEHIND ME THIS TIME. . THIS IS A REALLY WELL BALANCED PICTURE. FOUR, FOUR, RIGHT? 1, 2, 3, AND 1, 2, 3. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, I WANNA ALSO RECOGNIZE REAL QUICK, I, I, UH, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I GOT A TEXT FROM JANELLE. SHE WAS IN A MEETING, UM, WHERE SHE WAS ACTING IN HER CAPACITY AS THE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR. AND SHE JUST MADE COMMENT. SHE WAS WORKING WITH SOME OF THE OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTORS FROM AROUND THE STATE AND HAD MADE THE COMMENT THAT HOW MUCH SHE VALUED AND APPRECIATED WORKING WITH OUR BOARD. UM, BECAUSE WHAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING IN THAT MEETING WAS THAT THE COLLABORATION THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM IS NOT WHAT SOME OF THE OTHERS SEEM TO BE EXPERIENCING. AND IT WASN'T A SITUATION WHERE IT WAS A POSITIVE. UM, BUT FOR, FOR WHAT SHE, WHAT I HEARD FROM HER TEXT OR WHAT I GOT FROM IT WAS THAT, UH, THEY APPRECIATE US AS A BOARD AND HOW WE TRY TO WORK WITH THEM AS PUBLIC HEALTH. AND I KNOW WE REALLY APPRECIATE HOW PUBLIC HEALTH TRIES TO WORK WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND TRIES TO BE CREDIBLE AROUND THE ASKS AND WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. MUCH APPRECIATED. ALL RIGHT. ON TO ITEM NUMBER [2. Consideration of the grant agreement between the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety and Navajo County Public Health Services District to purchase new child restraints to issue to qualifying residents.] TWO, CONSIDERATION OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ARIZONA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY IN NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT TO PURCHASE NEW CHILD RESTRAINTS TO ISSUE TO QUALIFYING RESIDENTS. AMY, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. UM, I JUST WANTED TO COME IN AND KIND OF FOLLOW UP. I KNOW ALYSSA LEMON, OUR FATALITY REVIEW MANAGER, TALKED TO YOU A WHILE BACK ABOUT SOME OF THE SCARY DATA FROM THE FATALITY REVIEWS THAT WE HAVE. AND ONE OF OUR MOST IMPACTED POPULATIONS WAS CHILDREN. AND SO AS PART OF THAT FATALITY REVIEW, WHAT WE REALLY TRY AND FOCUS ON IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES IN NAVAJO COUNTY AND ENSURING IT'S A SAFER PLACE FOR THEM TO LIVE. SO, UM, OVER 9% OF CHILDREN DEATHS IN, UM, ARIZONA IN 2022 WAS BECAUSE OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES. NOW WE HAVE CERTIFIED, UH, STAFF ON BOARD THAT CAN INSTRUCT, SO WE CAN TRAIN NEW CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS. UM, WE ALSO HAVE CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS THAT OFFER CAR SEAT SAFETY CLASSES, WHICH IS A FREE CLASS WHERE OUR COMMUNITY CAN COME IN AND GET EDUCATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CAR SEATS, HOW TO PROPERLY INSTALL THEIR CHILD RESTRAINT, TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE RESTRAINT THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR, UM, CHILD. BECAUSE CAR SEATS CAN REDUCE INJURY BY 71%. UM, HOW, HOWEVER, UM, IT'S SCARY AND ALARMING THAT 49% OF THESE CHILD RESTRAINTS ARE MISUSED. SO THEY'RE JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING PROPER INSTALLATION. MAYBE THEY HAVE A SECOND HAND SEAT THAT'S BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THEY COULD AFFORD. UM, AND ABOUT 82% OF OUR CLIENTELE THAT COMES IN FOR OUR CLASSES ARE THERE TO GET THAT CHILD RESTRAINT [00:50:01] BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE, UM, THE APPROPRIATE RESTRAINT FOR THEIR CHILD. SO WE FOUND THIS ALARMING, BUT WE HAVE LIMITED GRANT FUNDING. SO I STARTED RESEARCHING OTHER AVENUES FOR FUNDING THAT WE COULD ADDRESS THIS BARRIER, UM, TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I CAME ACROSS THE ARIZONA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANT, AND WE WERE AWARDED $10,816, AND THAT WOULD PURCHASE NEW CHILD RESTRAINTS. SO AFTER THEY COMPLETE THE COURSE AND LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY INSTALL THESE SEATS, THEN THESE CHILDREN WOULD BE PROVIDED A NEW SEAT, UM, FREE OF CHARGE. AND WE TRY AND LOOK AND BE, UH, PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE IN PURCHASING THE SEAT THAT'S GONNA LAST THAT CHILD THE LONGEST, UM, SO THAT THEY'RE NOT BACK IN A FEW MONTHS WITH THAT SAME ISSUE. UM, SO THE IMPORTANCE IS OBVIOUSLY THE EDUCATION, UM, BUT THEN ALSO MAKING SURE. SO WE ARE JUST ASKING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY TO HELP US HELP FAMILIES BY APPROVING THIS GRANT CONTRACT BETWEEN NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT AND ARIZONA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY FOR 2024. THANK YOU. AMY. ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS. IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, I COME FROM THE OLD SCHOOL WHERE WE PUT OUR KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT AND WE PUT 'EM UP ON THE BACK WINDOW AND WE DROVE TO DISNEYLAND, WE DROVE, YOU KNOW, WHEREVER AND THEY JUST SLEPT ON THE FLOOR AND DIFFERENT THINGS. SO I'M A GRANDPA THAT HAS BEEN TRAINED BY MY CHILDREN AND, AND GRANDCHILDREN OF HOW TO PROPERLY, YOU KNOW, SEAT THEM IN, IN THEIR CAR SEATS. JUST THE FACT THAT WE ARE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND THE FACT THAT EVEN SO THERE'S HALF OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT INSTALLING THEM CORRECTLY, IT JUST TAKES A FEW SECONDS AND IT IS CHANGED, UH, MY PERCEPTION OF THE SAFETY THINGS THAT HAVE COME. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT TELLS ME IF I'VE OPENED MY BACK DOOR TO CHECK MY REAR SEAT BEFORE I LEAVE THE CAR, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. BUT I'M ALSO ONE OF THOSE, UH, GRANDFATHERS WHO HAD SEVEN KIDS ONE TIME I WAS WATCHING AND WE PULLED IN THE GARAGE, WE ALL JUMPED OUT TO EAT DONUTS. AND AS WE STARTED GOING AROUND THE ROOM, I GO, OH, OH, WHERE'S WE'RE MISSING ONE? UH, SHE WAS STILL IN THE CAR. SO, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO, YOU KNOW, HELP HER UNDERSTAND THAT SHE WAS STILL, YOU KNOW, LOVED AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, PART OF US. SO THERE'S ALL THESE LITTLE REMINDERS IN LIFE. WE STILL SOMETIMES, UH, MAKE MISTAKES. AND SO WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP SAVE CHILDREN AND TO HELP BE SAFER, UH, I AM PROUD OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND GRATEFUL FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WORKING ON THIS MEASURE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SIR, ARE YOU SAYING THAT WHEN I RODE IN THE BACK OF THE L RANCHO AND THE LAWN CHAIR, THAT WASN'T RIGHT? PROBABLY NOT. . HEY, YOU HAD THAT THREE POINT HARNESS ON . MY FRIEND SAID THAT HE'D REACH OVER AND HOLD ME. YOU KNOW, IF I, WE GOT AN ACCIDENT. ANYWAYS. WELL, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR'S COMMENTS AND IT GOES ALONG WITH WHAT OUR EXPERIENCES OF YOUR DEPARTMENT SEE A NEED, FILL A NEED, AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND ADDITIONAL MONEY TO FURTHER THIS SPEND HERE TO HELP OUR CITIZENS. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, CHAIR. TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR. I'LL MOVE. SECOND. SECOND. I, I MOVE TO APPROVE. SO A MOTION TO APPROVE BY SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR. SECOND BY SUPERVISOR INGER. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? YOU? AYE. HAVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM C, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. OH, NOPE. WE NEED A MOTION TO GO OUT OF SUCH A RETURN TO REGULAR RECESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND. A MOTION. I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY AGAINST OR NONE? AYES HAVE IT. WE'RE NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION ITEM 10, [a. Recognition of new County Engineer, William Flake] PUBLIC WORKS, RECOGNITION OF NEW COUNTY ENGINEER WILLIAM BILL FLAKE OR WILL. GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF SUPERVISOR. UM, WITH A GREAT PLEASURE. I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE, UH, THAT, UH, PUBLIC WORKS WE PROMOTED WILL FLAKE, UH, TO BE THE NEW COUNTY ENGINEER. WILL HAS BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, COUNTY FOR PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. HE HAS EXTENSIVE PRIVATE SECTOR AND PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE. HE'S A GREAT TEAM PLAYER, GOOD ENGINEER, AND HE POSES EXCELLENT ENGINEERING JUDGMENT AS WELL. UM, HE HAS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM A SU THAT'S ALWAYS A PLUS. AND HE, HE'S A REGISTERED, UH, CIVIL ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING STATE OF ARIZONA. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOARD OF SUPERVISOR AND COUNTY MANAGER FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND APPROVAL. THANK YOU. PLEASE [00:55:01] WELCOME WILL IN THIS NEW POSITION. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY? I'M, I'M PRETTY SURE WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT A BOARD OF SUPERVISOR'S AGENDA, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY. UM, I WAS BORN IN NAVAJO COUNTY, I WAS RAISED IN NAVAJO COUNTY. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE MY FAMILY IN NAVAJO COUNTY, AND I HOPE TO SOMEDAY HAVE SOME GRANDKIDS IN NAVAJO COUNTY. SO IT'S A, IT'S AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AS THE COUNTY ENGINEER AND THIS IS HOME, SO THAT MAKES IT EXTRA SPECIAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? BILL? WE'RE JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE WILL FLAKE AS PART OF OUR, OUR TEAM HERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW I DID ON THE SPAGHETTI BUILDING TOWER WITH THE MARSHMALLOW AND STRING THOUGH. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS PUT THROUGH THAT EXERCISE IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS OR NOT, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I HAVE WORKED WITH WILL ON, ON SEVERAL, UH, DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HE'S GREAT FOR THE PEOPLE, HE'S GREAT FOR THE NAVAJO COUNTY AND, AND I'M ESPECIALLY HAPPY FOR HIS PROMOTION AND LOOK FORWARD TO MANY YEARS OF HIS SUCCESS HERE WITH, WITH NAVAJO COUNTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED NOW. I WAS ALL FOR THIS, BUT THEN WHEN I REMEMBERED THAT COMPETITION, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WE REALLY WON. AND YOU HAD AN ENGINEER ON YOUR TEAM, THAT'S CONCERNING. BUT , WE, WE DIDN'T WIN, BUT WE FELT LIKE WE DID. ANYHOW, CONGRATULATIONS. UM, IT'S, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. I KNOW THAT, UH, ORIGINALLY COMING TO MAKE THE DECISION TO COME AND BE A PART OF THE TEAM WAS HARD, BUT, UH, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT, UM, I'M GRATEFUL PERSONALLY THAT YOU MADE THE DECISION TO COME. YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT PART OF THE TEAM AND, UH, A GREAT LEADER AND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND PLEASE TELL YOUR FAMILY THANK YOU. WE KNOW THAT YOU, UH, GIVE A LOT TO BE HERE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. THANKS. ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO ITEM B, [b. Consideration of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Arizona, Department of Transportation for Concho Highway, Golden Horse Ln - White Antelope Rd Pavement Rehabilitation.] CONSIDERATION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR CONCHO HIGHWAY GOLDEN HORSE LANE, WHITE ANTELOPE ROAD PAVEMENT REHABILITATION. OKAY. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. UH, VICE CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF SUPERVISOR. UM, PERFECT EXCHANGE PROGRAM WAS CREATED BY STATE LEGISLATURE IN 1997. IT WAS PUT ON HOLD, UH, FOR SOME TIME. NOW IT'S, IT'S AGAIN BACK. UM, THIS PROGRAM AUTHORIZES ADOT, UH, TO EXCHANGE STATE HIGHWAY FUND, UH, FOR FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FUNDS. SO WHAT IT DOES IS THIS ENABLES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LIKE NAVAJO COUNTY TO UTILIZE HER AFFECTION FUNDS AND BUILD PROJECT FASTER SO THAT WE DO NOT NEED TO COMPLY WITH TIME CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. UM, THIS PROGRAM IS, IS OFFERED AT EIGHT ARTS DISCRETION THIS YEAR IN 2024. WE WERE ELIGIBLE, UH, TO GET HERF EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS WENT AHEAD AND, AND, YOU KNOW, UH, APPLIED FOR IT. UH, THIS, UH, THIS PRO, UH, THIS HER EXCHANGE, UH, FUNDS, WE ARE GONNA APPLY, UH, IN DISTRICT THREE PROJECT. IT'S A PAYMENT PRESERVATION PROJECT ON CONCHO HIGHWAY. THE PROJECT STARTS RIGHT WHERE, UH, SNOWFLAKE ENDS AND UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE CONCHO STARTS. SO, UH, THIS PROJECT IS ROUGHLY THREE MILES. UH, WE ARE GONNA GET, UH, A LITTLE OVER 750 5K AS A PART OF THE HERF EXCHANGE PROGRAM. UH, THIS IS NOT THE ALL SO WE'LL USE COUNTY'S HF MONEY AS WELL. UH, IN ADDITION TO HERF EXCHANGE TO MAKE THIS PROJECT HAPPEN, UH, THE DETAILS OF THE IGA, UM, AND ALL OTHER COSTS AND ATTACHMENTS ARE IN THE PACKET FOR YOU, UH, TO REVIEW. UH, AT THIS STAGE, UH, WE ARE, OUR STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS IGA SO THAT WE GET THE HERF, UH, EXCHANGE MONEY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PROJECT. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MANNY. ANY, UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE CHAIR TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION DO CHAIR, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MOTION HAS PASSED. [01:00:02] MOVING ON ITEM 10 [1. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution Number 10-2024, approving/denying text amendment to Article 22, Sections 2202, 2203, and 2207, regarding recreational vehicle placement.] C, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ADOPTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 10 DASH 2024, PROVEN OR DENYING TEXT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 22, SECTIONS 20 20, 22 0 2, 22 0 3, AND 2207 REGARDING RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PLACEMENT, CODY. ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRWOMAN, SUPERVISORS, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. UH, WHAT WE'RE BRINGING IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PLACEMENT SECTION OF OUR, UH, ZONING ORDINANCE. UM, THIS IS NOT AN AMENDMENT TO THE ACTUAL PLACEMENT OF RVS, BUT THIS CAME TO STAFF'S ATTENTION FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT. THEY WERE HAVING A NUMBER OF CASES WHERE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE BEING INCORRECTLY REPORTED AS HAVING STORED PERSONAL RVS ON PROPERTIES WHERE THAT WAS ALLOWED. UM, THEY WERE ARGUING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORDINANCE THAT IT SAID NO PLACEMENT WHATSOEVER WITHIN THOSE ZONES. UM, WITHIN OUR ORDINANCE, WE ALREADY HAD A, AN AREA FOR SHORT TERM OCCUPANCY, WHICH EXPLAINED THIS PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 30 DAYS ONCE PER CALENDAR YEAR. WHAT STAFF HAS GONE THROUGH AND PROPOSED IS TO TAKE THAT OUT WHERE IT'S KIND OF HIDDEN WITH THE PROVISION AND MAKE THAT INTO A FULL DEFINITION SO THAT WE COULD CLARIFY WHAT IS SHORT TERM OCCUPANCY AND WHAT IS STORAGE VERSUS JUST A GENERAL PLACEMENT, WHICH BECAME CONFUSING FOR THE PUBLIC. UM, SO WHAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND DONE IS CLARIFIED WHERE SHORT-TERM OCCUPANCY AND RV STORAGE WOULD BE ALLOWED BASED ON THAT DEFINITION. THIS IS NOT A CHANGE TO ANY OF THE PROVISIONS ADOPTED IN 2000, UM, BUT IT'LL HOPEFULLY PREVENT THOSE, UH, INACCURATE REPORTS THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT RECEIVES. SO, SHORT-TERM OCCUPANCY IS ALLOWED, HAS BEEN ALLOWED IN ALL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS. IT IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE MULTIFAMILY ZONING DISTRICTS BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE NEVO COUNTY ALLOWS FOR RV PARKS, WHICH ARE THE MORE APPROPRIATE USAGE. AND THEN STORAGE WOULD BE ALLOWED WITHIN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS SUBJECT TO ACCESSORY BUILDING STANDARDS, WHICH IS WHAT IS CURRENTLY WITHIN THE ORDINANCE. UM, BUT THIS WILL HOPEFULLY HELP FOR THOSE THAT HAVE MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTIES FROM BEING REPORTED FOR STORING THEIR RVS BASED ON THE AMENDMENTS. WE'VE PROPOSED PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF, AS WELL AS, AS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, DO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 22 WITHIN THE NAVAJO COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE. AS OF TODAY, STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, EITHER THROUGH THE COMMISSION HEARINGS OR THROUGH OUR, UH, OUR EMAIL. UM, STAFF'S AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU MIGHT HAVE THEM. THANK YOU. PERFECT. THANK YOU, CODY. SO, UNDERSTANDING THIS HAS GONE THROUGH ITS PROCESS. YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE FORWARD AND IT'S NOT CHANGING ANYTHING, IT'S JUST CLARIFYING JUST THE, THE CLARIFYING LANGUAGE BY ADDING THAT DEFINITION AND THEN CLARIFYING WHICH ZONES ARE APPROPRIATE, WHICH WAS ALREADY THE CASE. BUT WE WANT THAT CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC SO THERE'S NOT FRUSTRATION, UM, WHEN THEY THINK THEY HAVE A REPORT THAT'S ACCURATE AND IT'S NOT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE A QUE IS THIS CLEARLY STORAGE OR IS THIS LIVING IN AN RV? SO THE, THE SHORT TERM OCCUPANCY, UM, THE FIRST ONE THERE IS THE SHORT TERM. STAYING IN AN RV THAT'S ONCE PER CALENDAR YEAR FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 30 DAYS. THAT'S ALREADY WITHIN THE ORDINANCE. AND THAT'S THE DEFINITION WE'RE CLARIFYING SO THAT WE CAN SAY WITHIN THE MULTIFAMILY, YOU CANNOT DO THE SHORT TERM OCCUPANCY, BUT YOU CAN DO THE STORAGE. UM, SO IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH, BUT JUST CLARIFYING WHICH ONE IS ALLOWED WHERE, UM, TO MAKE IT MORE APPARENT FOR THE PUBLIC WHERE THEY WERE READING INTO THE ORDINANCE AND, AND THINKING THAT RVS WERE ALTOGETHER BANNED IN EVERY WAY, SHAPE, AND FORM FOR THE MULTIFAMILY ZONES. OKAY. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL UNITS OUT THERE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE GONE IN, THEY HAVE BOUGHT AN ACRE THAT PUT A SLAB OF CONCRETE DOWN THAT BUILT THEMSELVES A, A PERMANENT UH, ROOF. THEY BRING THEIR RVS, THEY LIVE ALL SUMMER LONG THERE, AND THEN WHEN THEY LEAVE, THEY LEAVE THE UNIT AND THEY MAY OR MAY NOT TAKE IT OUT. SO ARE WE SAYING THAT'S TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE? SO THE, THE STORAGE, BECAUSE IT QUALIFIES AS AN ACCESSORY BUILDING, THAT DOES REQUIRE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE SOME FORM OF PRIMARY USAGE. SO IF THEY WERE TO HAVE A PRIMARY USAGE, THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE AS LONG AS THEY RETAIN WHAT THESE TERMS. UM, DEPENDING ON THE ZONING DISTRICT, THERE'S A NUMBER OF USES THAT COULD QUALIFY LIKE A, A HOME, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES FOR COMMERCIAL FARMS FOR SOME OF OUR LARGER PROPERTIES. SO IT COULD QUALIFY, BUT IT'S GONNA BE DEPENDENT ON THE CONDITIONS OF THE PROPERTY ITSELF. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CHAIRMAN? YES, GO AHEAD. UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, IN THINKING ABOUT, UM, LANGUAGE AND BEING ABLE TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE OR A LANGUAGE THAT, UM, HELPS DEFINE SPECIFIC USAGE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO I THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE STEPS AND GOING THROUGH, UM, THOSE ARTICLES [01:05:01] TO SPECIFICALLY STATE SOME OF THAT CLARIFICATION. 'CAUSE I, I KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES WHEN WE GET, UM, CONCERNS, SOME OF THOSE CURRENT CONCERNS ARE BASED ON MISUNDERSTANDING OR MISASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HOW THE ARTICLES ARE SPECIFICALLY STANDARD OR WRITTEN. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR WEINGER. AND, AND YOU KNOW, THIS WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY CODE COMPLIANCE. SO WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT THE BOARD HAS HAD WITH CODE COMPLIANCE SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH US AS STAFF TO HELP REFINE THESE ORDINANCES TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND. MM-HMM, , THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. WE'LL OPEN UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? OKAY. THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. MOTION HAS PASSED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TWO, PUBLIC [2. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution Number 11-2024, approving/denying text amendment to Article 29, Section 2907, regarding citizen review.] HEARING CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 11 20 24 PROVEN OR DENYING TEXT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 29, SECTION 29 0 7 REGARDING CITIZEN REVIEW. CODY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRWOMAN SUPERVISORS. UH, THIS ITEM HERE IS OUR SECTION ON CITIZEN REVIEW. UM, SO I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF WALK THROUGH THE HISTORY AND WHAT'S REQUIRED AND THEN WHAT STAFF'S PROPOSING HERE. UM, SO ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES DO REQUIRE WHENEVER THERE'S A ZONE CHANGE THAT A CITIZEN REVIEW PROCESS OCCUR. UM, NAVAJO COUNTY HAS FOLLOWED THAT. SO WE DO REQUIRE APPLICANTS TO MAIL OUT OR HOST A MEETING TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AHEAD OF A HEARING, UH, AND HAVE THEM PUT IN SOME INPUT AS TO THAT PROCESS. THE STATUTE IS LIMITED JUST AS ZONE CHANGES. UM, SO WHAT WE'VE LOOKED AT AS STAFF IS WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT COME THROUGH THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY ZONE CHANGES, LIKE SPECIAL USE PERMITS OR PLATS, ET CETERA. UM, THE PUBLIC WANTS TO BE HEARD ON THIS AND THEY WANT TO BE INFORMED ON THESE ITEMS. SO WHAT WE'VE RECOMMENDED IS TO STRIKE WHAT WE HAVE FOR THE EXISTING CITIZEN REVIEW AND PUT IN A PROCESS THAT WOULD APPLY TO ALL ITEMS THAT GO TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. UM, THE REASON FOR THAT IS IF THEY GO TO THE COMMISSION, THEY WILL END UP COMING TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. SO NOT A A REASON TO NOT INCLUDE THE BOARD, BUT THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT ARE JUST LIMITED SOLELY TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ITSELF. UM, WE WANTED THIS REVIEW PROCESS SO THAT THERE WAS, UM, FULL OPENNESS AND DISCLOSURE TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THESE PROJECTS BEFORE THEY HIT THE CHAMBERS FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO SEE IF THE APPLICANTS ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC OR STAFF TO RESOLVE SOME OF THESE CONCERNS RATHER THAN ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THEM ON THE FLOOR DURING THESE HEARINGS. UM, SO WHAT WE HAVE PROPOSED IS THAT APPLICANTS WOULD NO LONGER HAVE THE OPTION OF MAILING OR MEETINGS OR OTHERWISE IT WOULD REQUIRE A MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SIT DOWN AND LISTEN TO THESE CONCERNS. ALLOW THE PUBLIC A, A PLACE TO COME FORWARD. UM, THEY WOULD NEED TO BE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE, THE SITE OR, UM, SIMILAR FACILITY. IT COULD BE ON THE SITE. THEY COULD DO VIRTUAL IN CERTAIN CASES IF THERE WAS NO WAY FOR IN PERSON, BUT THAT WOULD BE ON A CASE BY CASE CONSIDERATION. UM, THIS WOULD REQUIRE ALL NEIGHBORS WITHIN 300 FEET BE NOTIFIED, WHICH IS THE, UM, MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR HEARINGS WITHIN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. THAT'S ALSO WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR ZONE CHANGES IN GENERAL. UH, DURING THAT, THE APPLICANT WOULD LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THEY WOULD MAKE NOTES WHICH WOULD SUMMARIZE CONCERNS, ISSUES, PROBLEMS THAT WERE RAISED BY THE PUBLIC. UM, ALSO ANYTHING THEY RECEIVED BY MAIL, IF THE PUBLIC'S NOT AVAILABLE TO BE THERE, THEY WOULD PUT TOGETHER A FULL REPORT OF WHAT THEY'VE DESIGNED FOR THE PROJECT, WHAT THEY'VE RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC, AND THEN THEY WOULD SIT DOWN WITH STAFF TO DISCUSS THESE CONCERNS AND SEE IF THERE'S A WAY FOR THOSE TO BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO GETTING TO THE HEARING PROCESS IN A NON-INTRUSIVE WAY. IF THOSE COULD NOT BE ADDRESSED, IF IT'S JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, A A REQUEST THAT'S PURELY UNABLE TO BE ACHIEVED, THEY WOULD NEED TO JUSTIFY AND EXPLAIN WHY THAT CHANGE COULD NOT BE ADDRESSED AT THAT POINT IN TIME WITH STAFF. UM, SO THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE MORE OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC AND START TO TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS BEFORE WE GET TO THE CHAMBERS. STAFF ALWAYS WORKS TO TAKE CARE OF CONCERNS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, BUT WE WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN EXPAND UPON THAT IF POSSIBLE WITH THIS PROCESS. ALSO, FOR THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'RE A VERY LARGE COUNTY. WE HAVE SOME VERY RURAL AREAS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY JUST SURROUNDED BY STATE LAND OR FEDERAL LAND, OR OTHERWISE THE APPLICANTS COULD APPLY FOR A WAIVER TO THIS IF THERE WERE IMPRACTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES. UM, SAY YOU HAVE A PROPERTY OWNER, LIKE I GUESS AZTEC, ISS A GOOD EXAMPLE. THEY HAVE QUITE [01:10:01] A LARGE AMOUNT OF LAND. IF AZTEC OWNS ALL THE LAND AROUND THE AZTEC PROPERTY THAT'S AFFECTED, IT'S PROBABLY NOT PRACTICAL FOR THEM TO HOST A MEETING FOR AZTEC 'CAUSE THEY WOULD BE AWARE OF THAT. UM, SO THAT'S A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE. IT WOULD APPLY TO STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AS WELL. BASED ON WHAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND REVIEWED AND PUT TOGETHER, WE HAVE RECOMMENDED THE APPROVAL OF THIS TEXT AMENDMENT TO ADD THIS PROCESS. AND, UH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ALSO UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS AS WELL. UM, STAFF'S AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, YOU MIGHT HAVE THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CODY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD BEFORE I GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? I GUESS THE QUESTION I HAVE, WOULD THERE BE SOME WAY THAT THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THAT EXTRA NOTIFICATION? UH, YES. SO THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER OR APPLICANT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAILINGS OF ANY OF THAT INFORMATION. UM, SO THAT ALL OF THAT WOULD BE ON THEM. STAFF COULD HELP THEM WITH GENERATING A LIST BECAUSE WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT'S QUITE EASY FOR US TO DO THAT. BUT ANYTHING REGARDING THE OUTREACH WOULD BE ON THE APPLICANT'S ULTIMATELY. OKAY. SO IT WOULDN'T TAKE THE WHOLE STANDARD IS WHAT WE DO WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT'S ON US. IT WOULD JUST BE ON THEM IF SOMEBODY DIDN'T GET NOTIFIED. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. SO THEY WOULD DO THIS NOTIFICATION FOR THE MEETING, EVERYTHING ELSE, THEN WHEN THEY COME AND SUBMIT, STAFF STILL ASK TO FOLLOW OUR, OUR GENERAL PROVISIONS WHERE WE WOULD NOTIFY FOR THE HEARING. BUT THIS IS JUST AN EXTRA STEP, WHICH WOULD BE ON THE APPLICANT OF THEM THEMSELVES. I, I THINK THIS WAS A GOOD PROCESS THAT YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD AND TRYING TO HEAD OFF SOME POTENTIAL ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD TOO. AND I'D LIKE TO PROACTIVENESS ON THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? NO. SO WE'LL GO OH, TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. UM, ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHES TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? OKAY, HEARING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. MM-HMM, , BECAUSE I APPRECIATE THE INTENT. I THINK THAT IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK INTO THE PROCESS. DO YOU, WILL THIS INCREASE THE LENGTH OF THE PROCESS? NOT NECESSARILY OVERALL. UM, SO WE, WE CURRENTLY RECOMMEND AND IN SOME CASES REQUIRE PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS FROM THESE APPLICANTS. AND WE HAVE CONCEPTUAL MEETINGS. THESE ARE MEETINGS THAT THEY COULD HOST AT ANY POINT IN TIME AS SOON AS THEY'RE READY WITH THEIR PLANS. UM, SO WE'LL COMMUNICATE THIS WITH THE APPLICANTS AT THE VERY FIRST APPROACH. UM, WHICH IT ULTIMATELY, IT, IT'S ON TO THEM AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD DELAY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WORKED INTO OUR CURRENT TIMELINES WITHOUT EXTENDING. IF THEY WERE SLOWER ON IT, THEN IT COULD EXTEND IT IF THEY WEREN'T BEING PROACTIVE AS WELL AS STAFF. SO WHILE IT'S AN ADDITIONAL STEP, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY, IT'S ON THEM WHETHER IT LENGTHENS UP THE TIME OR NOT. THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH. OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. HEARING NONE, CHAIR, ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIRMAN I MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I WILL. I'LL SECOND IT. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. RESOLUTION IS PASSED. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM [3. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution Number 12-2024, approving/denying text amendment Subdivision Regulations and Requirements, Sections 8.1 and 8.3, regarding street design and sanitary sewage disposal.] THREE, PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF A POSTAL ADOPTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 12 DASH 2024 APPRO OR DENYING TAX AMENDMENT, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS SECTION 8.1 AND 8.3 REGARDING STREET DESIGN AND SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL, CODY. ALRIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRWOMAN, SUPERVISORS, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I APOLOGIZE IF YOU'RE TIRED OF MY VOICE AT THIS POINT. I PROMISE. THIS IS THE LAST ITEM I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. UM, WE'RE JUST DOING A LITTLE SPRING CLEANING WITH OUR ORDINANCE AS WE HAD SOME TIME. UM, SO WHAT STAFF HAS GONE THROUGH, WE'VE BEEN ANALYZING OUR SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE, WE'RE ON PAR WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE STATE. AND TWO, THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH BOTH DEVELOPERS AND THE PUBLIC TO MAKE SURE THAT SUBDIVISIONS ARE MOVING FORWARD IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. UM, WITH OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, THE FIRST THAT WE LOOKED AT WAS PAVED ROADS VERSUS UNPAVED. UM, SO CURRENTLY OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE HAS NO REGULATIONS OR ALLOWANCES FOR UNPAVED ROADS. UM, STAFF DOESN'T FEEL THAT PAVED ROADS SHOULD ALWAYS BE NECESSARY FOR A SUBDIVISION. UM, WHEN YOU GET THESE VERY LARGE LOTS SUBDIVISIONS THAT STILL REQUIRE APPROVAL, IT, IT MAY HELP WITH THE CHARACTER AND GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE NOT TO HAVE PAVED ROADS IN THOSE CASES. SO WE STARTED TO LOOK AND EXAMINE WHERE OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE CREATED THIS THRESHOLD OF WE SHOULD REQUIRE PAVED UNDER THIS AMOUNT, AND WE SHOULDN'T REQUIRE IT ABOVE THIS, THE MOST COMMON THAT WE FOUND WAS FIVE ACRES. THAT WAS KIND OF THE DISTINGUISHING FACTOR WITHIN THE STATE. SO THIS PROVISION WOULD ALLOW THOSE THAT WERE GREATER THAN FIVE ACRES TO APPLY FOR UNPAVED ROADS. THIS DOES NOT DIRECTLY CREATE A PA AN UNPAVED [01:15:01] ROAD STANDARD, BUT IF THIS PROVISION WERE ADDED, IT WOULD ALLOW PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AS WELL AS ENGINEERING TO GO THROUGH AND TRY TO COME UP WITH A STANDARD THAT WOULD BE SAFE FOR THE PUBLIC. UM, SO THAT'S THE PAVED ROAD PORTION OF THIS. AND THEN THE OTHER WE'VE LOOKED AT IS WITH SEWER. WE'VE LOOKED AT RECENT HISTORY AS WELL AS PERMITS AND OTHERWISE THAT WE RECEIVE HERE WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AND WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT THE THRESHOLD OF WHERE SEWER SHOULD BE REQUIRED AND WHERE A SEPTIC SHOULD BE ALLOWED. WHAT WE'VE FOUND MOST COMMONLY IS THE, THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN AN ACRE OR GREATER. UM, SO UNDER AN ACRE, UH, IF ANY PARCELS WERE THERE TO REQUIRE SEWER OVER THAT TO ALLOW FOR SEPTIC. UM, SOME OF THIS COMES THROUGH RECOMMENDATIONS OF A DEQ, DEPENDING ON THE CONDITIONS OF PROPERTIES, NOT NECESSARILY A REQUIREMENT FROM THAT AGENCY. HOWEVER, UM, ANOTHER COMES WITH THE REALITY THAT IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE UNIT PER ACRE WITH A DEQ OR YOU EFFECTIVELY HAVE PARCELS THAT ARE UNDER AN ACRE, THEY WILL REQUIRE DENITRIFICATION OF YOUR PROPERTY. UM, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE WHEN PUTTING IN A SEPTIC SYSTEM TO ADD THE DEIFICATION SYSTEMS. AND THERE CAN BE INSTANCES IN THOSE SMALLER PARCELS. WE DID CONSULT WITH, UH, PEOPLE THAT WORK WITHIN THE, THE SEPTIC INDUSTRY HERE WE HAVE A, A COMMISSIONER WHO, WHO WORKS IN THAT ROLE IN CAPACITY AS WELL. UM, YOU HAVE SOME AREAS WHERE IT WOULD JUST REQUIRE A, UH, A NON-CONVENTIONAL, UH, SEPTIC SYSTEM FOR THIS, OR IT COULD REQUIRE IF YOU HAVE THESE SMALLER PARCELS, WHEN WE LOOK AT OLDER SUBDIVISIONS, THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO COMBINE LIKE TWO OR THREE PARCELS IN ORDER TO GO THROUGH AND PUT IN A SEPTIC SYSTEM AND BUILD YOUR HOUSE. WE'VE SEEN THAT, UM, HIS EXAMPLE THAT WAS PRETTY COMMON IN WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE. THEY HAD SOME SMALLER PARCELS WITH SOME ISSUES FOR THE SOIL AND YOU'LL HAVE PEOPLE WHO NEED TWO OR THREE PARCELS. SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT WITH THIS IS THE NEED DOWN THE ROAD FOR SOMEONE TO UNKNOWINGLY PURCHASE A PARCEL AND THEY CAN'T JUST PUT IN A TRADITIONAL SEPTIC. UM, IT ADDS EXPENSE OR THEY MAY NEED TO COMBINE THEIR PARCELS OR THEY MAY NEED A SPECIAL SYSTEM FOR THIS. UM, COMBINING THAT WITH AD Q'S RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS WHAT WE'VE SEEN FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS, WE HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT WE SPLIT THAT AT THE ONE ACRE. UM, WITHIN THESE SUBDIVISIONS. I WILL NOTE FOR ALL OF THESE STANDARDS, UM, ANYTHING WITHIN OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, THERE CAN BE AN APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE, A WAIVER TO THE TERMS OF THAT IF IT'S FOUND IMPRACTICAL, IMPRACTICABLE APOLOGIES OR, UM, IF IT DOESN'T PROVIDE ANY PROVISIONS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY. SO THIS ISN'T A ONE SIZE FITS ALL. THESE ARE THE GENERAL REGULATIONS WE'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND, BUT WE WOULD STILL LOOK ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS WITH THESE TO SEE IF THEY ARE INDEED APPROPRIATE FOR THE, UH, SUBDIVISIONS THAT MOVE FORWARD. BASED ON OUR RESEARCH AND WHAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER HERE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS ALSO UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THE APPROVAL OF THESE REGULATIONS BEING ALTERED. UM, STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU MIGHT HAVE THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CODY. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR BEFORE WE GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? DO WE HAVE ANY PROJECTS CURRENTLY, UH, THAT THIS MAY AFFECT IF THIS WENT INTO PLACE THAT WOULD, WOULD CHANGE THE PAGE ROAD FROM NON-PAY THAT YOU COULD THINK OF? NO, THERE WOULD BE NONE THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS WHERE THAT WOULD ALTER THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. OPEN THIS UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? OKAY, HEARING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. UM, ANY MORE DISCUSSION FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? UH, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS. WHY SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU CODY. THANK YOU. MUCH APPRECIATED. ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC [4. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution Number 13-2024 for a Special Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 1,100 MW solar energy generation facility, 1,100 MW Battery Energy Storage System, and associated facilities on approximately 7,485 acres located northwest of the Snowflake area.] HEARING CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 13 DASH 2024 FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A 1,100 MEGAWATT SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION FACILITY. UH, 1,100 MEGAWATT BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES ON APPROXIMATELY 7,485 ACRES LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE SNOWFLAKE AREA. TYLER, GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS CHAIR, VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. UM, TODAY WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION FACILITY, UH, LOCATED ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF SNOWFLAKE. SO, UH, LIKE I SAID, LOCATED NORTHWEST OF SNOWFLAKE. THIS IS GONNA BE FIVE PARCELS IN TOTAL, UH, TOTALING AN APPROXIMATE 7,485 [01:20:02] ACRES. THESE PARCELS ARE ZONED A GENERAL AND THERE ARE SOME RU 20 UH, ZONING IN THERE AS WELL. IT IS OWNED BY THE ROCKING CHAIR RANCH INCORPORATED. UM, FOR THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY, IT IS GOING TO BE CONSISTING OF THE SOLAR MODULES AND THEIR RACKING SYSTEMS. THERE WILL BE CABLING TO CONVERT THE PANEL OUTPUTS FROM DC TO AC AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL CABLING FOR THE CONNECTIONS TO THE SUBSTATION. THERE WILL BE THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1100 MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY. THEY DO PLAN ON HAVING PERMANENT UNPAVED ROADS WITHIN THIS FACILITY AND IT WILL BE FENCED IN AND THERE WILL BE AN OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT BUILDING, UH, WITH THE ASSOCIATED PARKING AND LAY DOWN AREAS THERE AS WELL. AND THE DEVELOPER WILL DETERMINE SPECIFIC FIRE SUPPRESSION COMPONENTS AS THEIR DESIGN PROGRESSES. SO HERE'S OUR, UH, VICINITY MAP, KIND OF SHOWING WHERE THE PROJECT'S, UH, GOING TO GO, WHERE IT'S GONNA BE LAID OUT. UM, LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN SEE SNOWFLAKE DOWN THERE TO THE SOUTHEAST. SO HERE IS AN IMAGE OF THE SITE PLAN KIND OF SHOWING HOW IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LAID OUT. THOSE AREAS IN GRAY ARE WHERE THE ACTUAL SOLAR PANELS ARE GOING TO BE PLACED. THAT PINK PORTION ON THAT, UH, KIND OF CENTER PARCEL IS GOING TO BE WHERE THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WILL BE LAID DOWN. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THAT TINY LITTLE GREEN TRIANGLE IS WHERE THE FACILITY WILL BE INTERCONNECTING TO THE TRANSMISSION LINES. UM, AND THAT'S WHERE THAT BLACK LINE IS. THOSE YELLOW LINES DENOTE THE ROADS, UH, ACCESS ROADS THAT WILL BE USED FOR THIS FACILITY. AND THEN THE GREEN, UH, LINES GOING KIND OF IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS ARE THE WETLAND AREAS THAT WILL BE AVOIDED. UM, AND THERE WILL NOT HAVE SOLAR PANELS PLACED ON THERE. SO COMING TO OUR STAFF ANALYSIS OF THIS PROJECT, IT CURRENTLY DOES MEET OR HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL MEET A NUMBER OF GOALS WITHIN OUR LAND USE ELEMENT OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE APPLICANT HAS WORKED TO IDENTIFY ANY CULTURAL RESOURCES AHEAD OF TIME AND BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PLAN ON WHAT TO DO IF THEY DO ENCOUNTER THOSE CULTURAL RESOURCES, THEY'LL BE CONSIDERED TO BE USING THE BEST PRACTICES TO PRESERVE ANY CULTURAL OR HISTORICAL SITES ON THIS PROJECT. THEY HAVE COMPLETED, UH, SURVEYS TO ASSESS THE WILDLIFE AND THE HABITAT RESOURCES WITHIN THIS SUBJECT AREA. THERE SHOULD BE A MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE WILDLIFE AND PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA. AND THE APPLICANT HAS STATED THERE ARE NO BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE CONCERNS THAT MAY CON, UH, TRIGGER ADDITIONAL PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS OR OTHER RESTRAINTS FOR THIS PROJECT. LIKE I STATED, THEY DO HAVE ACCESS WITH MULTIPLE ACCESS ROUTES INDICATED ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THIS PROPERTY THAT IS ALONG THE HIGH, UH, STATE HIGHWAY 3 77. THEY WILL BE DOING ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ON THE UN UH, UNPAVED PORTIONS AND THEY WILL BE MADE TO ENSURE THE FIRE THAT THERE IS FIRE AND EMERGENCY ACCESS. PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE REVIEWING ALL THE TRAFFIC PLANS AS WELL TO ENSURE SAFE AND PROPER ACCESS TO THIS PROJECT. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, NOTES THAT THERE ARE RESOURCE SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES AND THEY SHOULD BE CONTAINED WITH APPROPRIATELY REMOTE AREAS SUCH AS THIS PROJECT. THIS IS LOCATED IN A RURAL AREA NORTHWEST OF SNOWFLAKE, WHICH STILL DOES HAVE ACCESS POINTS, UH, FOR UNPAVED ROADS ALONG THE 3 77. AND THIS WILL ALLOW FOR EASIER TRANSPORTATION. ALL THAT BEING SAID, CONSIDERING OUR ANALYSIS AND THE FINDINGS OF FACT, WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT. CAN, UH, SPECIAL USE PERMIT SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT. UM, THERE ARE 15 CONDITIONS. I DID NOT LIST THEM HERE. THEY ARE PRETTY LENGTHY AND NUMEROUS. IF YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS ON THOSE OR YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO GO THROUGH THEM, I CAN, WE DO HAVE OUR APPLICANT HERE TODAY AS WELL IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM. AND I WILL BE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR TYLER BEFORE WE HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT? UM, CHAIRMAN? YES, GO AHEAD. SUPERVISOR WISE HERE. THANK YOU. UH, JUST A QUESTION ON THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS. 'CAUSE 15 CONDITIONS IS QUITE A, A LENGTHY LIST OF CONDITIONS. MM-HMM. , HOW DOES THAT GO OUTSIDE OF THE ORDINANCES THAT ARE SPECIFIED? ARE THERE ONES THAT ARE, UM, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I'M SORRY. WELL, 15 ORDINANCES IS A LOT OR CONDITIONS, SPECIAL CONDITIONS, YES. ARE IS A QUITE A LENGTHY LIST OF MM-HMM. CONDITIONS. WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE LAND AND IS THAT, UM, SO THESE CONDITIONS ARE GENERALLY CREATED, UM, FOR THE APPLICANT AS IT OBVIOUSLY CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL. THESE ARE THINGS THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO DO IN ORDER, UM, FOR THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD. UH, THESE KIND OF HELP TO INCLUDE THINGS LIKE, UH, ON THE FIRST CONDITION THEY MUST ABIDE BY ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND ACQUIRE ANY PERMITS AS REQUIRED BY THOSE JURISDICTIONS. AND SO THESE CONDITIONS JUST KIND OF HELP TO ENSURE THE APPLICANT IS FULLY [01:25:01] COMPLYING WITH ALL THE REGULATIONS THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED BY THE STATE, UH, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UM, AND THOSE TYPES OF ENTITIES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. NO PROBLEM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO TO THE APPLICANT? OKAY. THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE? HI, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SAMANTHA C***E AND I REPRESENT INFINITI GLOBAL OF MIAMI, FLORIDA. UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY A GLOBAL COMPANY, BUT WE'RE HEADQUARTERED IN MIAMI AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR PROJECT. UM, I HOPE THAT IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CREATE A PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ALL AND HAVE IT BE SUCCESSFUL AND GOOD FOR, FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO A ANSWER. , GO AHEAD. WHAT WOULD YOUR, WHAT'S YOUR TIMEFRAME IF THIS WERE APPROVED, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR TIMEFRAME TO BUILD OUT AND BE ONLINE? SO I'M DALE HARRIS. UM, AND, UH, OUR TIMEFRAMES WE'RE LOOKING AT SEPTEMBER 26TH, UH, FOR STARTING CONSTRUCTION, BUT THAT IS OF COURSE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS AND A BIG PROJECT LIKE THIS. THAT'S CORRECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR? MM-HMM. . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GONNA THANK YOU. TURN IT OVER TO THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WE SHOULD JUST SPEAK AT THIS TIME. OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? HEARING NONE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, THIS ITEM. FOURTH, UH, DECIDED FORTH AS PRESENTED A MOTION. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. CONGRATULATIONS. MOTION PASSES. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO YOUR GUYS' PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN, UH, A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. THANK YOU. GLAD TO HEAR THAT. VERY GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. WE NEED A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THAT DISTRICT. THANKS. SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ENTER TO THE NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYE. HAVE IT. WE'RE NOW IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY FLOOD [1. 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: ] CONTROL DISTRICT. WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE US. ANY ITEMS WISH TO BE DISCUSSED? CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. OKAY. MOTION TO RETURN TO OR LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. SO MOVE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO [11. COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE: Report from County Manager, County Attorney and Board members.] THE COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE. THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING WITH US. WE WILL, UM, SUPER OR COUNTY ATTORNEY CARLINE, ANYTHING. NOT THIS MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, COUNTY MANAGER BRIAN LEIGHTON, , SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR. I JUST WANT TO, UH, SAY THANK YOU TO NAVAJO NATION FOR THEIR SPORTSMANSHIP, UH, AND BEING ABLE TO SEND OUT, YOU KNOW, JUST A CONGRATULATIONS TO, TO SHOW AS, UH, WINDOW ROCK TOOK THEM ON IN THE, THE SEMI-FINALS AND, AND PAGE AND, AND JUST THE CAMARADERIESHIP OF PEOPLE FILLING THE COLISEUM. I MEAN, THEY ARE DEAFENING CROWD , AND THAT'S, UH, THAT'S THE, THE, I GUESS THE SIXTH MAN AWARD GOES TO, TO THEM. BUT I APPRECIATE, UH, THE PRESIDENT THERE OF REACHING OUT AND SHOWING GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AND JUST THE FANS WERE GREAT. AND IT WAS A GREAT TO SEE OUR STUDENTS OF MANY DIFFERENT, UH, SCHOOLS DOWN THERE PARTICIPATING IN THE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND SO IT WAS JUST, UH, KUDOS TO WHAT THEY HAVE GOING ON AND JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE, SHOW MY APPRECIATION OR TELL MY APPRECIATION TO STAFF AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO BEHIND THE SCENES. AND I KNOW AS WE'RE MOVING INTO BUDGET SESSION GOING FORWARD, THAT'S A [01:30:01] BIG DEAL. AND JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AS THEY WORK TOWARDS MAKING A, A YEAR THAT WE CAN BE GRATEFUL FOR. THAT WE DO HAVE THE ABILITIES TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IN NAVAJO COUNTY AND FOR ITS CITIZENS, UH, ENTRUSTING US TO, TO DO THE WORK HERE THAT WE DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR SEYMORE. SUPERVISOR . UH, YES. UH, GOOD, GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU CHAIR, VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD STAFF AND THOSE THAT ARE ALSO, UM, WATCHING ONLINE. UM, AS FAR AS FOR DISTRICT TWO, WE'VE BEEN DONE CONTINUING TO BE PRODUCTIVE IN OUR, IN ATTENDING OUR MEETINGS AND THEN ALSO FOR STAFF COORDINATING OUR MEETINGS. AND WE WERE, UM, FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE AN AUDIENCE WITH THE, UH, NAVAJO DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR AS WELL AS THE HOPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR AS WELL. UM, AND, UM, BRINGING THEM TOGETHER TO MOVE, UM, TO HAVE THAT MEET AND GREET AND ALSO TO, UH, COVER SOME, UM, PRESSING ISSUES AS FAR AS TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION IS CONCERNED, WHICH FALLS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF BOTH OF THOSE, UM, SOVEREIGNS. AND WE WERE ABLE TO FACILITATE AND, UH, HOPEFULLY FORGE THAT, UH, PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THOSE TWO TRIBES AS FAR AS THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONCERNED, SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO, UM, MOVE FORWARD IN IMPROVING AND ENHANCING, UH, TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION WITHIN BOTH OF THE, WITHIN BOTH OF THE NATIONS THAT DO FALL WITHIN DISTRICT TWO. UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE CONT CONTINUE TO, UM, VISIT AND, UH, MEET WITH THE, THE RESPECTIVE CHAPTERS WITHIN MY DISTRICT, WHICH IS 10. AND THEN ALSO, UM, ATTEND, UM, FUNCTIONS AND, AND SO FORTH, ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO, UM, MOVING THE WINSLOW LEVY, UH, FORWARD, UM, WITH THE, THE VISIT BY THE COLONEL BAKER IN WINSLOW, AS WELL AS, UM, GOING BEFORE THE, UM, UM, COMMITTEE AS WELL AND FLAGSTAFF. SO THANK YOU TO STAFF AND ALL THOSE THAT HAVE COORDINATED BOTH WITHIN, UM, SENATOR KELLY'S OFFICE, THE CITY OF WINSLOW, AND, UH, ALL OUR OTHER, UM, STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVE PLAYED PART AND THAT HAVE, UM, WERE IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL. UM, AND ALSO THAT ENTERED, UM, UH, COMMENTARY INTO RECORD IN REGARDS TO THE LEVY FOR THE HIGHLIGHT THAT WAS, UM, BROUGHT FORTH ON THAT. UH, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR , SUPERVISOR INGER. UH, THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE, UM, ONE I WANTED TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO, UM, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND HER STAFF. UH, THEY RECENTLY HAD A SPELLING BEE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, UM, WHO CAN SPELL, I'M NOT ONE OF THEM, SO, UM, THANK YOU TO THEM. AND, UM, THERE'S AN UPCOMING SCIENCE FAIR THAT'S GOING TO BE HOSTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. UM, ONE OF THE BOARDS THAT I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING ON IS THE COMMUNITY RESEARCH LEADERSHIP BOARD FOR THE AMERICAN INDIAN STRUCTURAL HEALTH HEART DISEASE PARTNERSHIP. AND WE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS, UM, THIS PAST WEEK. UM, ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS ABOUT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT TRYING TO CREATE A SPACE TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ABOUT NOT ONE, NOT JUST ONLY HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, BUT IN THINKING ABOUT, UM, I THINK I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WE WERE IN DENIAL ABOUT OUR HEALTH. SO WE GO, WE GO ALONG AND WE THINK THAT WE'RE OKAY. AND HOW DO WE, UM, PUSH INDIVIDUALS TO GET SCREENED, UM, TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE PARTICULAR STRUCTURAL CONCERNS WITH THEIR HEART AND SO FORTH. UM, THAT RESEARCH FOR OUR PARTICULAR COMMUNITY IS THAT AMERICAN INDIANS, UM, HAVE A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF HEART DISEASE AND MOST OFTEN THAT HEART DISEASE IS NOT DETECTED BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T GO FOR SCREENINGS. UM, SO THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATING, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF, UM, HEALTH SCREENING. SO I, I ENJOY THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THE OTHER ONE IS NATIVE WOMEN SCHOLARS. UM, I ALSO SERVE AS A BOARD MEMBER AND WE, UM, WORK ON FUNDRAISING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SEVERAL YOUNG WOMEN WHO, UM, ATTEND COLLEGES THROUGHOUT THE NATION. AND WE WILL HAVE FUNDRAISING PROJECTS IN MAY. SO I'LL BE SHARING THOSE HERE SOON. UM, WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THOSE STUDENTS WHO WE'VE PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO WHO HAVE GRADUATED AND NOW ARE WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, AS SCHOOL TEACHERS AND HEALTH PROVIDERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH CARE, UM, INDIVIDUALS. SO WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE SUPPORTS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. UM, ALSO THANK YOU TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. THEY, UM, [01:35:01] I THINK IT WAS AT OUR LAST MEETING, THERE WAS A REPORT THAT WAS SHARED, UM, ON THE SURVEY THAT WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH NAVAJO COUNTY. AND BASED ON THAT, THAT THERE ARE PARTICULAR INITIATIVES OR WORK GROUPS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT, UM, WHAT THEY FELT LIKE WAS THE TOP PRIORITIES. SO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SIT IN A COUPLE OF THOSE, UM, MEETINGS, WHICH, UM, INCLUDED THE MENTAL HEALTH WORK GROUP AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. UM, AND THE ONE THING THAT I GOT OUT OF THIS, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I AM, UM, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE THE SKILLSET THAT THEY HAVE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I GOT OUT OF THIS WAS THAT I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO OUR ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE, UM, THAT KNOWLEDGE BASE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES. UM, WITHIN THESE CAPACITIES. THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING. UM, I THINK IT'LL TAKE, UM, I'M NOT QUITE CERTAIN OF THE TIMELINE. I KNOW IT'LL TAKE QUITE SOME TIME FOR, UM, GOALS TO BE SET AND SO FORTH TO BE ABLE TO IMPACT NAVAJO COUNTY AS A WHOLE. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATES IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS ON WEDNESDAY. I HAVE A TOWN HALL IN PINETOP, SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME AND, UM, VISIT, PLEASE COME OVER. IT'S IN, AT THE PINETOP TOWN COUNCIL HALL, UM, OR IN CHAMBERS AT SIX O'CLOCK WEDNESDAY TOMORROW. I THOUGHT WEDNESDAY WAS THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. SO IT'S TOMORROW. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR WEISINGER, VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS. APPRECIATE THE TIME ON THE FLOOR. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UM, FOR THEIR PARTICIPATIONS AND THE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP TO THE STATE. I DO HAVE, UM, FROM MONTE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, I HAVE, UM, A WRESTLER CHAMPION AND ALSO A RUNNER UP. SO I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THEM AND CONGRATULATE THEM. UM, AND ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH IN O TO GET SOME, UM, ROAD IMPROVEMENT OR ROAD, UM, MAINTENANCE DOWN IN PENON LANE CULVERTS. AND ALSO HOPEFULLY SOME GRAVEL BEFORE THIS, UM, SHORTLY. 'CAUSE I WANT, UH, ANOTHER ROAD TO BE COMPLETED AS WELL. UM, GIVING PUBLIC WORKS HEADS UP ON THAT. AND, AND THEN WE, WE ARE KIND OF STUCK THERE WITH THE N 80 31 AND PENON BETWEEN PENON AND, UH, HARD ROCK BECAUSE OF ARCHE ARCHEOLOGICAL, UM, SITES. WE HAD A GOOD AMOUNT OF RAIN AND A GOOD AMOUNT OF SNOW, UM, OFF THE ROAD, MUDDY. UM, OTHERWISE, UM, THE ROADS ARE DRYING OUT. GRATEFUL TO END DALTON BIA FOR, UM, BLA THOSE ROADS AND KEEPING, UM, THE ROADS SAFE. I ATTENDED THE NACO, UM, CONFERENCE THERE IN WASHINGTON DC I'M PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND ALSO, UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT THE HIGHLIGHT OF THAT WAS THE SUPER BOWL. I'M JUST KIDDING. , I'M BEING FUNNY. UM, ACTUALLY THE HIGHLIGHT WAS, UM, GOING TO THE ARTIFICIAL, UM, INTENT INTELLIGENCE AI, UM, WAS REALLY INTERESTING ON THAT. UM, DOES WORK WITH THE VEHICLE, THE UNMANNED VEHICLES THAT ARE DRIVEN AROUND AND WITH OUR SMARTPHONES AND ANYTHING THAT IS SMART, BUT IT CAN BE GOOD, UM, TECHNOLOGY AND IT CAN BE BAD TECHNOLOGY IS, IS WHAT I'VE LEARNED ON THAT. AND THAT REALLY, UM, WAS INTRIGUING TO, TO BE THERE FOR, FOR THAT, UM, SESSION. AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE FENTANYL, UM, SESSION THERE, WORKSHOP. WE WERE HERE AT WINSLOW AND GRATEFUL TO SEE, UM, OUR ATTORNEY, UM, BRAD TO BEING A PARTICIPANT THERE, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OF THE OTHER MEMBERS, UM, WINSLOW MAYOR AND THEN OUR SHERIFFS WERE [01:40:01] THERE. SO, AND THEN, UM, AT THE NAVAJO NATION LEVEL, I ATTENDED A COUPLE OF WATER RIGHTS, UM, MEETINGS BECAUSE, UM, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAVE TO SAY OR SHARE AT THESE MEETINGS. UM, I KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL THE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES AND NAVAJO NATION ARE LOOKING AT THESE, UM, WATER RIGHTS, UM, FROM THE COLOR UPPER COLORADO RIVER, LOW COLORADO R AND UH, AND THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER THAT RUNS THROUGH, UM, HOLBROOK AND WINSLOW AND DOWN SOUTH INTO COLORADO RIVER. SO, UM, THAT I HAVE HIGH INTEREST IN, UM, HOW THE WATER RIGHTS, UM, PAN OUT. AND I'VE BEEN ATTENDING THE WINSLOW CITY COUNCIL, UM, ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO GIVE THEM A REPORT AND THANK YOU TO NICOLE RESCUE, UM, AND ROCHELLE, UM, FOR, FOR ASSISTING WITH, UM, MY REPORT AS WELL AS THOSE THAT HAVE GIVEN INPUT, UM, PROVIDING EMAIL ON UPDATES AND BROADBAND, UM, FROM GLEN. SO I THANK YOU ALL THE STAFF AND ALL THE INVOLVED OR THE CHAIR SUPERVISORS UP HERE AND OUR MANAGER AND OUR CLERK AND ANYONE THAT I DIDN'T MENTION, THEY'RE ALL, YOU ALL COME AS A TEAM FOR US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUT TO YOU CHAIR, THANK YOU. VICE SHERWIN. A COUPLE OF JUST UPDATES. UM, IN OUR NRWG MEETING THAT WE HAD THIS MONTH, IT WAS REPORTED JUST AN ITEM THAT MIGHT BE CONCERN TO THE BOARD. UM, THE BIOMASS POWER PLANT, WHEN IT SIGNED ITS PPAS, UM, SOMETIMES YOU SIGN THE DEAL THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TO GET TO THE NEXT DEAL. UM, UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS PPAS THAT WERE SIGNED, IT DID NOT HAVE ESCALATOR CLAUSES BUILT INTO IT FOR THINGS SUCH AS INFLATION. AND WITH THE HYPERINFLATION WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, IT'S BECOME PRETTY CRITICAL THAT SOME THINGS ADDRESSED TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. UM, WHAT'S HAPPENED IS THAT WHATEVER PROFIT THEY HAD BUILT INTO IT SINCE HYPER INFLATION'S OCCURRED, IT IS JUST EATEN AT THAT AND NOW MOVED INTO A PLACE THAT'S EATING THEIR RESERVES AND THAT'S WHAT THEY REPORTED OUT. THEY REPORTED AS EARLY AS APRIL, THEY COULD BE MOVING INTO A PLACE OF WHERE THEY WOULD BE IN THE CASH NEGATIVE. AND SO IT'S CRITICAL THAT, UH, THAT ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS COME TOGETHER AND TRY AND FIND A SOLUTION MOVING FORWARD. I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SRP, UM, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING S-R-P-A-P-S AND THE FOREST SERVICE, THEY'RE ALL AWARE. WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND ARE ALL, UM, TRYING TO, TO MEET, TO FIND OUT WHAT THE BEST WAY FORWARD IS. WE'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT. I THINK THAT PEOPLE JUST WERE UNAWARE OF HOW URGENT IT TRULY IS BECAUSE WE'VE REACHED A POINT OF CRITICAL MASS WHERE NOW WE, THE MONEY THAT WAS SET ASIDE THAT THEY ALWAYS TRY TO HAVE FOR WHEN THEY HAVE OUTAGES AND CAN STILL SUSTAIN THEMSELVES WHEN THEY'RE NOT PRODUCING, UM, THAT MONEY'S NOT THERE ANYMORE. AND SO THE REALITY IS SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE AND IT NEEDS TO BE DONE QUICKLY. AND SO, UM, WE'RE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE APPROPRIATE PLAYERS ARE AROUND THE TABLE AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND, UH, WORKING HARD ON THAT RIGHT NOW. SO WE'LL TRY TO KEEP THE BOARD, UM, UPDATED ON THAT. WE ALSO RECENTLY ECO SENT OUT THE EASTERN COUNTY'S ORGANIZATION THAT I SIT ON. WE SENT OUT A LETTER, UM, TO THE SECRETARY JUST IDENTIFYING SOME OF THE CURRENT PROBLEMS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE FOREST. UM, OVER THE LAST YEAR. THERE'S SEVERAL ISSUES OF NOTE THAT ARE GOING ON THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. AND SO WE, UH, SENT THE LETTER DIRECTLY TO THE SECRETARY AND THEN WE COPIED INTERESTED PARTIES THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION, INCLUDING OUR SENATORS, UM, THE CONGRESSMEN AND OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS CONVERSATION. UM, TO TRY AGAIN TO BRING AWARENESS THAT EVERYTHING IS NOT IN THE CLEAR. THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT ARE ONGOING. UM, THEY'VE NOW MOVED FROM HAVING, THERE WAS ORIGINALLY FOUR LANDSCAPE SCALE PROJECTS, FOUR, FIVE BEING THE ONE THAT WAS THE FURTHEST ALONG TO WHERE NOW THERE'S OVER 21 LANDSCAPE SCALE PROJECTS THAT ARE, ARE AROUND THE UNITED STATES. AND THAT'S GREAT THAT THEY'RE MOVING THAT DIRECTION, BUT THE ABILITY TO FUND ALL THOSE BECOMES AN ISSUE. AND SO TAKING MONEY OUT OF SOME OF THE EXISTING ONES AND PULLING OVER, UM, IS WHAT THEY'RE PROBABLY UP AGAINST AND FACING. WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM THOUGH, GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO A PLACE THAT WE ACTUALLY LOSE SOME OF THE INDUSTRY THAT WE HAVE. UM, WHICH IF YOU LOOK OVER WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STATE, PART OF [01:45:01] THEIR PROBLEMS IS THEY JUST, THEY LOST THEIR INDUSTRY. SO NOW TRYING TO CREATE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT TO BRING INDUSTRY BACK INTO IS PRETTY DIFFICULT. UM, SO WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANNA MOVE TO A PLACE WHERE WE, WHERE WE LOSE THOSE AND JUST ALSO WANNA REPORT OUT WITH REAL AZ UM, THAT REALLY PROUD OF THAT ORGANIZATION AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING. WE HAVE A MEETING ON THURSDAY THIS WEEK WHERE WE'LL GET AN UPDATED EVERY OTHER MONTH. UM, BUT WE'LL GET AN UPDATE AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON. AND CHRIS HAS BEEN A GREAT HIRE AND DOES A GREAT JOB OF COMMUNICATING. I SEE HIS WEEKLY REPORTS AND HE'S REALLY ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN WORKING WITH THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES, SO APPRECIATE THAT. UM, WITH THAT WE STAND ADJOURNED FROM THIS MEETING. UM, SO THIS MEETING'S OVER, BUT WE HAVE A BUDGET WORK SESSION THAT WE'RE GONNA DO AND THE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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