[ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, March 26, 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 ]
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WE READY TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THE MEETING TODAY? GLAD TO HAVE EVERYBODY HERE WITH US.
UM, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THE, UH, INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY VICE CHAIR OF PENAL.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU THIS MORNING AND BEING WITH US AS WE COME TOGETHER AS A, AS A TEAM FOR NAVAJO COUNTY.
AND I JUST PRAY OR BLESSING UPON US WITH YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM, AND I JUST PRAY FOR, UH, MY COLLEAGUES HERE, LORD, THEY, THAT THEY ARE HERE SAFELY AND PROTECTED EVERY DAY, AND THAT YOU GIVE THEM GUIDANCE AS, AS THEY HELP THEIR PEOPLE AND WHATEVER, UM, AREA THAT THEY SERVE.
THANK YOU FOR THE SHERIFF FOR BEING HERE WITH US THIS MORNING AS WELL AS THEY'RE PRESENTING AND THAT THEY ARE ON THE LOOKOUT ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY ON A DAILY BASIS AND, AND AS WELL AS THE OTHERS, UM, AND THE STAFF THINKING THAT THEY HELP US.
SO EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY, UM, HERE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AND ALSO ACROSS THE WAY AT PUBLIC WORKS, ALL THE MECHANICS AND ALL THE STAFF OVER THERE.
AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, THANK YOU THAT, UM, HE HAS, UM, THE KNOWLEDGE TO, UM, WORK WITH, UM, THE PUBLIC WORKS AREA.
AND WE THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THINGS THAT YOU GUIDE US WITH AND EVEN OUR OWN, UM, STAFF HERE, ADMINISTRATION THAT GUIDE US AS OUR MANAGER AND OUR ATTORNEYS, AS WELL AS OUR COLLEAGUES HERE AND ANYONE ELSE WHO IS HERE THAT IS VISITING AND PRESENTING OR, UM, THANK YOU THAT THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS I'M SURE THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
THANK YOU FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS RECORDERS, UM, ELECTIONS AND THOSE OF THE ONES THAT I DIDN'T NAME.
I JUST PRAY THAT THE COUNTY CONTINUES TO WORK AS A TEAM, AS THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS OUTSIDE AND INSIDE AND ALL AROUND.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, THE EVENT FOR THE BROADBAND AS WELL.
AND THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY'S MUNICIPALITIES AND OUR CHAPTERS WHOM WE WORK WITH, AND MAY WE CONTINUE TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THEIR LEADERSHIP AS THEY, UH, GO ABOUT THEIR PLANS TO, UM, SECURE PROJECTS.
AND I JUST THANK YOU AND JESUS' NAME I PRAY, AMEN.
FOR ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH A STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR THANK YOU VICE CHAIRMAN.
[1. CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Individuals may address the Board on any relevant issue for up to 3 minutes. At the close of the call to the public, Board members may not respond to any comments but may respond to criticism, ask staff to review a matter or ask that a matter be placed on a future agenda.]
TO ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA, THE, UH, CALL TO THE PUBLIC.UM, LET'S, LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A FEW HERE.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WISHING TO SPEAK.
LET'S START OFF WITH, UM, AND WHEN YOU COME UP, IF YOU DON'T MIND, UH, JUST INTRODUCING YOURSELF AND GIVING YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
UM, INDI I'M GONNA READ THIS STATEMENT.
INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD OF, UH, BOARD ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUES FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE CLOSE OF CALL TO THE PUBLIC BOARD.
MEMBERS MAY NOT RESPOND TO ANY COMMENTS, BUT MAY RESPOND TO CRITICISM OR ASK AFTER REVIEW A MATTER OR ASK THAT THE MATTER BE PLACED ON THE FUTURE AGENDA.
SO, UM, THERE'LL BE THREE MINUTES.
THERE'S A CLOCK THAT'S RIGHT HERE THAT'S GIVEN TO THOSE.
UM, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
THE ONE RIGHT HERE AT THE TOP OF MY LIST IS, UH, CELIA, JULIA.
IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING UP AND INTRODUCING YOURSELF, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME YOUR TIME TODAY.
I LIVE AT 2169 NICE BRIDE IN OVER GARDA, ARIZONA,
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AND I AM A PC.I CURRENTLY REPRESENT 125 CONSTITUENTS IN MY PRECINCT.
AND AGAIN, TODAY I AM ASKING THAT ONLY, UM, AN AGENDA ITEM FOR AN ELECTION INTEGRITY TASK FORCE BE ADDED TO THE BOARD AGENDA FOR THE VERY NEXT MEETING ON APRIL 9TH.
I'M ASKING THAT WE RETURN TO PAPER BALLOTS.
I'M ASKING THAT ALL BALLOTS FROM THE 2022 ELECTION BE RESERVED, PRESERVED UNTIL THIS, UH, SUCH AN INVESTIGATION BY THAT TASK FORCE IS COMPLETED.
WE'VE HAD NEW EVIDENCE THAT HAS COME FORWARD AND IS AT THE SUPREME COURT THIS WEEK, AND, UH, THIS EVIDENCE HAS CAUSED US CONCERN AND IT'S HAR COLDHEARTED EVIDENCE THAT THE ESNS AND THE DOMINION MACHINES HAVE A WAY TO GET INTO THE BACK DOOR OF THE WEB MASK.
SO I'M JUST ASKING THAT WE COULD BRING THIS FORWARD AND WE CAN OPENLY DISCUSS THIS AS AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
OKAY, WE WILL NOW GO TO DONNA SHERWIN.
I LIVE AT 1207 SOUTH FOREST LANE IN PINETOP.
AND I AM JUST, UH, HERE TO APPEAL TO ALL OF YOU AS OUR ESSENTIALLY TOWN COUNCIL OF NAVAJO COUNTY BECAUSE YOU ARE OVERSEEING OUR ENTIRE ALMOST 10,000 SQUARE MILES, 105,000 PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OUR COUNTY.
WE NEED FAIR ELECTIONS, WE NEED SAFE ELECTIONS, WE NEED TO GET RID OF THE MACHINES.
IT'S VERY, VERY WELL KNOWN THAT THEY ARE CORRUPTED AND THAT THERE'S THE ABILITY TO GET INTO THE MACHINES WITH MODEMS AND THEY'RE ONLINE.
I WORKED AT THE POLL IN WHITE RIVER, UH, FOR THE PPE, THE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE ELECTION LAST TUESDAY.
AND THE VERY FIRST PERSON WHO WALKED INTO THE ROOM WAS A TRIBAL COUNCILWOMAN WHO WAS TOLD SHE HAD ALREADY VOTED.
SHE HAD HER BALLOT RIGHT IN HER HAND THAT SHE HAD BEEN MAILED.
SHE HAD NOT VOTED, AND SHE WAS LIVID.
I ASKED, I CALLED KRISTEN HADDOCK AND ASKED HER IF YOU COULD PLEASE TELL ME THAT SHE WAS MADE TO VOTE PROVISIONALLY.
AND THE PROVISIONAL PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING EITHER.
WE JUST NEED TO CLEAN UP THE ELECTIONS.
WE NEED TO MAKE IT REAL SIMPLE LIKE WE DID FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, DECADES.
WE DID IT WITH PAPER ONE DAY, PAPER BALLOT, HAND COUNT, DONE.
WE NEED TO GET RID OF THEM AND IF WE'RE NOT GONNA GET RID OF THEM, THEN PLEASE TELL US HOW WE CAN CLEAN UP THE MACHINES THAT ARE THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT WORKING TO OUR BENEFIT.
IT'S NOT FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.
WE CAME TO DONNA FAYE'S TOWN HALL, THANK YOU DONNA FAYE FOR HOLDING THAT TOWN HALL ON MARCH 6TH AND PINETOP.
THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE ADDRESSING DONNA, FAYE AND DARRELL AND BOTH OF YOU WERE THERE.
WE DO APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL AS MIKE SAMPLES WAS THERE AND OUR, OUR COUNTY TREASURER AND EVERYBODY WAS SAYING, YOU CAN'T GET ON THE AGENDA UNLESS YOU COME TO THE MEETINGS.
WELL, WE HAD TWO PEOPLE THAT CAME TO THE MEETING ON THE 12TH OF MARCH AND ASKED TO HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA.
IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TODAY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE TO GET IT ON THE AGENDA, BUT I THINK YOU NEED TO LIVE.
LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS, PLEASE.
THAT'S WHAT MY APPEAL IS TO YOU TODAY.
WE NEED TO DO THIS IN A, IN A SENSE THAT WE'RE ALL ON IT TOGETHER.
SHE DID A NICE PRAYER TODAY AND IT SAID, SHE SAID IN THE PRAYER, WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER IN OUR COUNTY.
THIS IS OUR LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD, SO LET'S MAKE IT COME TOGETHER AND LET'S MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR EVERYBODY, NOT JUST CERTAIN PEOPLE, BUT EVERYBODY.
FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS FOR EVERYBODY.
NOBODY SHOULD BE DENIED THEIR VOTE.
AND THIS WOMAN WHO WALKED IN THE DOOR AND SAID, YOU'VE ALREADY VOTED.
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN WHEN SHE HAD HER BALLOT IN HER HAND.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SEE THAT, THAT'S A PROBLEM.
BUT I DO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU TODAY.
ALRIGHT, BELINDA, IF YOU'LL GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, THAT'D BE GREAT.
I LIVE AT 6 5 0 0 6 5 5 6 MAXWELL LANE IN SHOW LOW.
UM, I'M HERE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE IMMENSE DISTRUST THAT THE PUBLIC HAS WITH THE VOTING PROCESS FROM DETAIL TO DETAIL, THERE INEXCUSABLE INCONSISTENCIES IN THE PROCESS THAT OPENS THE DOORS TO ERRORS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, CRIMINAL ACTIVITY FOR US.
WE, THE PEOPLE, OUR RIGHTS TO VOTE IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT, VALUABLE ASSET IN ENSURING A TRUE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT FOR OUR FUTURE.
AND THAT FUTURE IS UNDER ATTACK ABOVE ALL OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AND CORRUPTIONS, THE ELECTION PROCESSES SHOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST TO PROTECT AND ENSURE ITS SECURITY.
HERE'S A VERY SHORT LIST OF FLAWS AND VULNERABILITIES IN THE CURRENT ELECTION PROCESS.
THE SYSTEM, ERIC, IT SHOWS THAT VOTER ROLLS HAVE OVER 93% OF REL OF ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS THAT ARE REGISTERED IN NAVAJO COUNTY.
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THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.NAVAJO COUNTY PRECINCTS FOUR OUTTA 21 HAVE NO VOTERS IN 'EM DROP BOXES.
THEY'RE LEFT COMPLETELY UNSECURED EARLY BALLOTS.
THE COUNTY HAS CONFLICTING INFORMATION ON HOW THEY PROCESS THOSE PULL PADS.
THEY'RE CONNECTED TO THE SELLER INTERNET CONTROLLED BY THIRD PARTY VENDORS.
A HACKER COULD EASILY HACK INTO THOSE ESNS TABULATORS.
THEY ALL HAVE A MODEM, WHICH OPENS THE DOOR TO A LONG LIST OF VULNERABILITIES AS WELL AS NO CURRENT CERTIFICATION THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW.
THERE'S NO LOGICAL EXPLANATION WHY.
RESULTS TAKE SOMETIMES WEEKS TO VERIFY OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE.
THE NUMBERS RESULTS WHEN COMPARED TO THE CENSUS NUMBERS ARE STATISTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
SHUTTING DOWN VOTING SITES DURING ELECTION FOR NO LOGICAL REASON, THEN SEEING AN UNNATURAL SPIKE IN VOTES DIRECTLY AFTER THE SHUTDOWN, STATISTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE FLOW OF VOTES, WHICH DRASTICALLY CAN AND DO ALTER ELECTIONS.
OR THEY SIMPLY STOP COUNTING AFTER AN ELECTION.
YET WE SEE THE SAME SPIKE IN VOTES AT THE EXACT SAME TIME THEY START TO COUNT AGAIN.
WITH ALL THAT SAID, THE GROSSLY FLAWED CURRENT VOTING PROCESS HAS ONE SIMPLE SOLUTION.
GO BACK TO PAPER BALLOTS AND HAND COUNTING TO ENSURE THE, ENSURE THE SECURITY OF OUR VOTING PROCESS.
THE PAPER BALLOT AND HAND COUNTING SYSTEM IS SIMPLE, CLEAN, AND HAS PROVEN ITS EFFICIENCY FOR OVER 200 YEARS.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE TRIED AND TRUE AND LEAVE BEHIND THE COMPLICATED AND THE CORRUPTIBLE ABOVE ALL THE ELECTION PROCESS SHOULD BE THE TOP PRIORITY FOR TRUTH, HONESTY, AND SECURITY.
WE, THE PEOPLE DEMAND OF YOU, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PROTECT OUR VOTES.
PAPER BALLOT AND HAND COUNTING IS A TRIED TRUE PROCESS THAT WORKS.
SO STOP BEING PART OF THE PROBLEM AND BECOME PART OF THE SOLUTION.
UH, GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I LIVE AT 27 26 COVERED WAGON TRAIL IN OVERGUARD.
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY ON THE SUBJECT OF ELECTIONS, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT BALLOT DROP BOXES AND THEIR USE IN OUR COUNTY, THE US CONSTITUTION.
IN ARTICLE ONE, SECTION FOUR SPECIFIES THAT THE TIMES, PLACES, AND MANNER OF HOLDING ELECTIONS SHALL BE PRESCRIBED IN EACH STATE BY THE LEGISLATURE THEREOF.
PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, BUT I AM UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING IN THE ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES IN SECTION 16 ON ELECTIONS THAT AUTHORIZES OR REGULATES THE USE OF BALLOT DROP BOXES.
AND EVEN IF THE ELECTION PROCEDURES MANUAL DESCRIBES THE USE OF BALLOT DROP BOXES, IF THEY ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARIZONA STATE LAW, THEN THEY WOULD BE INVALID.
INDEED, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO BELIEVE THAT BALLOT DROP BOXES HAVE NO PLACE IN OUR ELECTIONS AS EVIDENCED BY TWO PENDING LAWSUITS BROUGHT BY THE ARIZONA FREE ENTERPRISE CLUB AND AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION CONTENDING THAT BALLOT DROP BOXES ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND THEREFORE ILLEGAL.
IN 2005, FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER AND FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES BAKER CO-CHAIRED THE COMMISSION ON FEDERAL ELECTION REFORM, WHICH CONCLUDED THAT MAIL-IN BALLOTS WERE THE LARGEST SOURCE OF POTENTIAL ELECTION FRAUD.
UNMONITORED BALLOT DROP BOXES MOST CERTAINLY INCREASED THE POSSIBILITY FOR VOTER FRAUD BY ALLOWING ANYONE TO ANONYMOUSLY INTRODUCE BALLOTS INTO THE ELECTION SYSTEM.
AS NOTED IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS, THERE ARE 17 BALLOT DROPBOX LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
PURCHASED ALL OR IN PART WITH GRANTS FROM THE CENTER FOR TECH AND CIVIC LIFE FUNDED BY BY MARK ZUCKERBERG, OUR COUNTY RECORDER.
MICHAEL SAMPLE NOTES THAT ONLY A VERY FEW OF THESE HAVE VIDEO MONITORING WITH ARREST, HAVING NO MONITORING OF ANY KIND SINCE ACTIVITIES OF THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT ARE SUBJECT TO THE OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU VOTED TO APPROVE THE USE OF BALLOT DROP BOXES IN COUNTY ELECTIONS.
AND ALTHOUGH YOUR VOTE MAY HAVE BEEN A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD, I WOULD, LIKE ANY OF YOU WHO WERE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE TIME, THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN TO INDICATE BY A RAISING OF YOUR HAND THAT YOU VOTED FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU WHO ATTENDED TODAY'S
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MEETING IN PERSON RATHER THAN BY VIDEO CONFERENCE.IT'S IMPORTANT THAT CITIZENS VOICING THEIR COMMENTS IN QUESTIONS ARE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH YOU FACE TO FACE, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE ATTENDING IN PERSON.
WAS THERE ANY OTHER ONES? NOT ANY OTHERS.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT CAME TO SPEAK, TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS SOME PEOPLE THAT CAME LAST TIME AND SPOKE TO THAT.
UM, WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT.
BRIAN, DO YOU MIND PROVIDING AN UPDATE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISORS, UH, AS WE'VE HEARD, THERE'S A LOT OF GENUINE INTEREST AND QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR ELECTION PROCESSES, HOW IT WORKS AND VOTER INTEGRITY.
SO THE BOARD HAS DIRECTED STAFF TO INVESTIGATE THE COMMUNITY'S QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT ELECTIONS AND THEN RETURN AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE BOARD.
SO THIS REPORT WILL INCLUDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE ELECTIONS PROCESS, KINDA START TO FINISH.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO WALK THROUGH THESE PROCESSES TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILS AND MORE TRANSPARENCY, UH, OF WHAT HAPPENS, UM, IN THOSE DAILY PROCESSES AND THOSE WORKFLOWS.
SO WE WANT TO HAVE A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING, RIGHT, AND AN INFORMATIVE MEETING.
AND I THINK WE CAN DO THAT IF WE CLEARLY, UM, IDENTIFY AND WORK WITH THE QUESTIONS THAT, UH, THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE.
AND WE, WE HEARD A COUPLE OF THOSE TODAY.
SO TO THAT END, UH, WE WANNA UNDERSTAND THOSE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
AND SO ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE TODAY, WE'LL GO LIVE A LINK WHERE RESIDENTS CAN GO IN AND IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS A REPUBLICAN, A DEMOCRAT, OR AN INDEPENDENT, UH, OTHER PARTY, AND THEN SUBMIT THAT, THAT QUESTION, THAT CONCERN, UH, TO US.
UM, WE'D LIKE TO GATHER THOSE.
WE'VE ENLISTED THE HELP OF THE PARTIES, UH, THE PARTY LEADERSHIP WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE DEMOCRAT PARTY.
UH, WE'VE ENLISTED THEM TO HELP US KIND OF GO THROUGH THOSE, REVIEW THOSE AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY ARE UNDERSTANDING WHAT ARE THE REAL POINTS OF CONCERN AND INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS THAT THAT FOLKS HAVE.
SO WITH THAT HELP OF THE, OF THE PARTY LEADERSHIP, WE'LL GATHER THOSE QUESTIONS, UM, HEAR, HEAR THE VOICE OF, OF THE FOLKS OF THE, OF THE PARTIES.
UM, AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE AND I KNOW THE BOARD WANTS US TO GET BACK TO YOU VERY QUICKLY.
SO, UM, WE'LL DO OUR BEST HERE TO CONSOLIDATE THAT INFORMATION AND COME BACK TO THE BOARD.
OUR PLAN, OUR GOAL IS TO BE BACK, UH, IN A MONTH FROM NOW.
SO THAT SECOND BOARD MEETING IN APRIL.
UM, SO AGAIN, WE'LL MAKE THAT LINK LIVE ON THE WEBSITE TODAY.
UH, WE'LL HAVE THAT BE OPEN FOR A WEEK, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GATHER THAT AND THEN TO GIVE STAFF TIME TO GO THROUGH THAT, UH, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HITTING ON THE POINTS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT AND THEY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT.
UH, AND THEN COME BACK TO THE BOARD THAT SECOND MEETING IN APRIL TO PROVIDE A REPORT.
APPRECIATE THE UPDATE ON THAT.
UM, AND THANKS FOR WORKING ON THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION AROUND IT AND CREATING A SPACE FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK INTO THE PROCESS.
AND WE GET TO HEAR THEIR QUESTIONS.
OBVIOUSLY SOME HAVE SHARED 'EM HERE TODAY AND WE HAVE 'EM, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY.
UM, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US AN UPDATE ON THAT, BRIAN.
[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:]
WE'LL MOVE THEN FROM CALL TO THE PUBLIC ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU HERE TODAY.ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, UM, THE BOARD TO WISH TO SPEAK TO A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA HERE.
I'LL SECOND IT SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
YOU COULD SEND THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
[a. Navajo County recognizes the following employees for their excellence in personal performance, far exceeding organization expectations for the month of March: Rebecca Robertson (BOS/Administration), Shannon Shannon (County Attorney), and Lorenzo Pena (Public Works)]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE GREAT THINGS THEY'RE DOING.
WE'RE GONNA TURN THE TIME OVER TO LEAH PETERSON.
GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UH, LEAH PETERSON'S IN THE MIDDLE OF AN AUDIT THIS MORNING AND ASKING ME TO COVER FOR HER, SO I'LL BE PRESENTING FOR THAT.
MY NAME IS RON SMITH, I'M THE CHAIR COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN.
SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS WE HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE NOMINATED AND VOTED ON AND RECOGNIZE, AND TODAY'S THE DAY TO RECOGNIZE THEM.
IS LORENZO PINA FROM THE SHOW? LOW ROAD YARD.
JUST WHEREVER I'D LIKE TO PULL IT.
YOU'D LIKE TO PUT IT, WE'LL PUT IT THERE.
SHE WANTS TO TAKE SOME PICTURE.
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ALL RIGHTY.ALRIGHT, NOW WE GET TO TELL EVERYBODY WHY YOU GOT OUT.
LORENZO IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP OTHER EMPLOYEES NO MATTER THE TASK AT HAND, WHETHER IT BE CHIPPING SNOW AND ICE OFF A PLOW TRUCK TO TAKING LAST MINUTE ASSIGNMENTS ON THE RESERVATION.
LORENZO HOLDS HIMSELF ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL HIS ACTIONS FROM THE MOMENT HE GETS TO WORK.
HE IS ON TIME WITH THE APPROPRIATE TOOLS TO GET THE JOB DONE AND WILL ALWAYS ANSWER THE PHONE AFTER NORMAL WORKING HOURS.
HE HAS STRONG PRINCIPLES AND VALUES, WHICH HE DEMONSTRATES THROUGH HIS CONDUCT IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
LORENZO SHOWS EXCELLENCE IN EVERY TASK HE HAS GIVEN FROM GETTING IT DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER TO KEEPING A CLEAN JOB SITE.
YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT ANY JOB OR ACTIVITY HE HAS GIVEN RATHER HIS FIRST TIME OR THE 100TH, IT WILL BE DONE WITH EXCELLENCE AND PRIDE.
HE IS ALWAYS LOOKING TO GROW HIS SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE SO HE CAN BETTER BENEFIT THE TRAINING THE TRAVELING PUBLIC IN NAVAJO COUNTY.
RON, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I, I KNOW THIS ISN'T NORMAL, BUT I WANT TO ACTUALLY MAKE A QUICK COMMENT AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE LORENZO.
SO LORENZO AND I GREW UP TOGETHER IN ST.
JOHN'S AND IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME.
I DIDN'T, I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE HIGH SCHOOL, SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU TODAY.
UM, I'M NOT SURPRISED TO SEE HIM HERE THOUGH.
I REMEMBER AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, UM, WAS INJURED AND WAS HURT AND THE FIRST PERSON TO RUN OVER TO GO AND TRY AND HELP HIM WAS LORENZO.
HE WAS CALM, COLLECTED, AND DID THE RIGHT THING.
AND, UH, I'M NOT SURPRISED TO SEE HIM BEING RECOGNIZED TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE AND HOW YOU SHOW UP.
OUR NEXT PERSON IS REBECCA ROBERTSON AND I DID SEE HER, SO, ALL RIGHT.
REBECCA IS ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND.
SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND IN HELPING AND HAS A WONDERFUL ATTITUDE WHILE DOING IT.
REBECCA HOLDS HERSELF ACCOUNTABLE AND US AS WELL.
SHE GETS BACK TO US RIGHT AWAY AND DOES WHAT SHE SAYS SHE'S GOING TO DO AGAIN.
REBECCA DOES THE RIGHT THING AND HOLDS US ACCOUNTABLE.
SHE DOES IT IN A WAY THAT WE KNOW WE CAN TRUST HER.
REBECCA GOES OUT OF HER WAY TO BE THERE FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND THE CARE SHE SHOWS TO EACH OF US IS AMAZING.
SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING AND HELPS US UNDERSTAND IN A WAY THAT IS INDIVIDUAL TO EACH OF US.
REBECCA GOES OUT OF HER WAY TO HELP US FEEL COMFORTABLE AND LIKE WE ARE ALL IMPORTANT.
SHE INCLUDES US, SHE DOES THINGS HER OWN WAY AND DOES NOT EXPECT US TO CHANGE OUR WAY OF DOING THINGS.
SHE GUIDES US IN A WAY THAT WORKS BEST FOR EACH OF US.
AND I KNOW MYSELF, UH, WITH THE CARE COMMITTEE WHEN WE'VE HAD SITUATIONS WHERE EMPLOYEES HAVE HAD, UH, LIKE A DEATH IN THE FAMILY OR WHATEVER, AND I CONTACT REBECCA AND SHE'S WILLING TO JUMP IN THERE AND THROW IT.
UH, PUT THE, THE DONATION THAT THE CARE COMMITTEE'S GIVEN TO 'EM IN THEIR PAYCHECKS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND SHE'S GETTING READY TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO, TO DO PAYROLL.
UH, SHANNON, SHANNON OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HERE, BOSS, MAKE ME PUT IT UP HERE.
AND SHANNON'S NOMINATION SAYS SHANNON IS ALWAYS HELPING EVERYONE OUT.
SHE'S LITERALLY THE PERSON TO TAKE ON THE EXTRA WORK TO HELP OUT THE TEAM.
INPUTTING CASES, CLOSING CASES, RUNNING REPORTS, SUBMITTING NEW COMPLAINTS.
SHANNON IS AN EMPLOYEE INFR YOU CAN COUNT ON.
SHE NEVER MISSES WORK AND I SEE HER AS BEING THE FIRST ONE THERE MOST OF THE TIME PRIOR TO THE START TIME.
WHEN WEATHER DOES NOT ALLOW HER IN, SHE'S ALREADY PREPARED TO WORK FROM HOME.
SHE'S THERE AS A FRIEND FOR A GREAT COMMITMENT IN GRABBING SOME FOOD TO BRING BACK WHEN SHE GOES OUT.
DO YOU KNOW WHO MY OFFICE IS? OH, OKAY.
SHANNON IS THE MOST HONEST AND ETHICAL PERSON I KNOW.
SHE DOES HER JOB WITH PRIDE AND KNOWS THESE THINGS ARE THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN HER WORK.
SHANNON EXCELS IN ALL SHE DOES.
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SO FRIENDLY AND HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR.SHE KNOWS HER CASES IN COURTS AND TAKES SPECIAL CARE TO GET THEM PREPARED CORRECTLY.
EACH WEEK SHANNON WAS ABLE TO GET A LOT OF THE CLERKS AND STAFF AND ATTORNEYS USING DIGITAL FILES INSTEAD OF HARD FILES.
WHAT A TIME SAVER AND SO INNOVATIVE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.
ANY, UH, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? UH, CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE ORGANIZATION AND CERTAINLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXAMPLE.
UM, I THINK THOSE THINGS ARE GREAT REMINDERS FOR ALL OF US, SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SUPERVISOR WEISINGER.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'M JUST GONNA SAY THAT THE TREE LOOKED REALLY BARE, YOU KNOW, AND IT IS GREAT TO SEE THAT WE'RE GETTING SOME TOP LEAF BACK ON IT AGAIN.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS NEAT TO, TO START ALL OVER AND I THINK, UH, IT'S A GREAT SYMBOL OF SERVICE THAT, THAT IT TAKES EVERYBODY DOING THEIR JOB AND SOMETIMES THE LEAF ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND THEY'RE DEFINITELY PLACED WHERE YOU WANT 'EM TO BE.
AND ON THAT TREE AND, AND JUST LIKE YOU FIT INTO THIS COUNTY VERY WELL EACH OF YOU.
AND WE ASPIRE EACH OF YOU TO, TO HAVE A LEAF, UH, AT SOME TIME IN YOUR CAREER HERE AT NAVAJO COUNTY.
JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION ACROSS THE HALL FROM THE RECORDER, ASSESSOR AND TREASURES IS THE TREE OF EXCELLENCE.
SO EACH YEAR WE TAKE ALL THE LEAVES OFF OF THIS TREE AND WE SET 'EM OVER THERE.
THE TREE CURRENTLY IS COMPLETELY BARE 'CAUSE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, THEY WERE KNOCKING 'EM OFF.
SO, UH, AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION'S ALL DONE, IF YOU COME BACK YOU'LL SEE THE TREE WITH ITS FLOWING LEAVES AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW UP THERE.
ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM OF
[a. Personnel Service Awards: Congratulations to the following employees for their continued service to Navajo County: Kathryn Layton (Sheriff) 5 years; Shayna Trusty (Sheriff) 5 years; Kendall Bakurza (Probation) 5 years; Sandra Bachman (Jail) 10 years; Clint Metheney (County Attorney) 10 years; Debbie Huish (Health) 10 years; Shawn Hayes (Jail) 10 years; Jason Moore (County Attorney) 15 years; and Susie Nelson (Kayenta Justice Court) 25 years.]
THE AGENDA.AND ITEM NUMBER FOUR, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, THE PERSONNEL SERVICE AWARDS.
WE'RE GONNA TURN THE TIME OVER TO ERIC SCOTT.
THIS MORNING WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE TO NAVAJO COUNTY.
WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THEM A LITTLE BIT THIS MORNING.
ALREADY OVER IN THE CODE TALKER ROOM, WE, UH, MET AS A A GROUP AND THE EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO GRAB A GIFT BASKET AND A CUPCAKE WITH THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE ON IT.
AND THEN WE HAVE THEIR SIGN AND THEIR SHIRT HERE.
SO, UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND INVITE, UH, AMBER, IF YOU COULD COME ON UP.
UH, AMBER'S GONNA BE HELPING HAND OUT THE SHIRTS AND THE SIGNS.
FIRST OFF, WE HAVE CATHERINE LAYTON WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.
CATHERINE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT THIS MORNING.
UH, WE HAVE SHANE, A TRUSTEE, ALSO WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ALSO WITH FIVE YEARS AND ALSO NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS MORNING.
UH, KENDALL ZA WITH PROBATION FIVE YEARS AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT AS WELL.
SANDRA BACHMAN IN THE JAIL WITH 10 YEARS.
AND THEN, UH, THE FOLKS THAT WERE HERE THIS MORNING, WE HAVE CLINT MATHENY.
CLINT IS WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY OFFICE AND BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FOR 10 YEARS.
WE HAVE DEBBIE HUISH COME ON UP.
DEBBIE, DEBBIE IS WITH OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FOR 10 YEARS AS WELL.
SEAN IS IN THE JAIL AND BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FOR 10 YEARS AS WELL.
JASON IS WITH OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY OFFICE AND BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FOR 15 YEARS.
AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WE HAVE OUR JUSTICE OF THE PIECE.
SUSIE IS OUR JUDGE UP IN THE CHITA JUSTICE COURT AND BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FOR 25 YEARS.
UH, IF WE COULD INVITE ALL THOSE, UH, UP TO GET A, A PICTURE TOO.
IF YOU COULD BRING YOUR, YOUR SIGN AND YOUR SHIRT AND YOUR GIFT BASKET.
WE'LL HAVE YOU COME UP FRONT AND GET A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD UP HERE.
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GO AHEAD AND GO, GO UP TOP AROUND THERE.HOW ARE YOU DOING? CONGRATULATIONS.
LET'S GET ONE WITH THE GIFT BASKETS AND THE SIGNS ALL TOGETHER AND THEN WE'LL DO ONE WITHOUT THE BASKETS.
YEAH, IF YOU WANT, YOU WANT SHARE THE GIFT BASKET? I, I'M, OKAY.
WE NEED, IF YOU ARE NOT HOLDING A BASKET OR A SIGN, IF YOU COULD TURN IN TOWARD THE CENTER.
DO YOU WANT HAVE THEM THEN THE BOARD IN FRONT THERE? WOULD THAT HELP? SHRINK IT A LITTLE BIT, JASON? YEAH, WHY DON'T WE DO THAT.
YOU WANT ON THE BOARD? WE CAN COME DOWN HERE.
IF YOU GUYS WANT TO CENTER BETWEEN THE FLAGS LET'S YOU THROUGH THE SPACE.
CAN WE GO LIKE THIS
DO I NEED TO, UM, ALMOST THAT WAY.
BUT IF WE SWAP THEM, IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.
UM, CAN WE GET THESE SUPERVISORS MOVE IN? NO, YOU'RE NOT.
I SEE EVERYONE'S FACE FACING STEP BACK WAY, JUST A LITTLE BIT.
AND NOW, UM, IF WE CAN HAVE YOU PUT YOUR DECK BASKET DOWN.
LET'S, LET'S, I WANT TRY ONE MORE TIME WITH EVERYBODY ALL TOGETHER.
I THINK WE CAN MAKE IT WORK THAT EVERYBODY WAS IN THAT LAST, ARE WE SIT
I HAVE TO GET ONE THIS WAY 'CAUSE INSTAGRAM LIKES IT THIS WAY.
THAT'S, ARE YOU REALLY? OH, GOOD GUY.
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I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO, UM, SUE NELSON OR SUSIE, UM, FROM CANTA PRECINCT FOR 25 YEARS.SHE'S BEEN DOING HARD WORK IN THE REMOTE AREA AND HAVE TO IMPROVISE A LOT OF TIMES BECAUSE, UM, THERE CAN BE LACK OF SO MANY TIMES SHE'S ASKED ME TO BRING MARRIAGE LICENSES TO HER AND I SAID, DO I GET TO KEEP ONE? SO JUST TEASING.
UH, HER
SO REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE HER IN THAT AREA.
I'M GOING OUT OF HER WAY FOR, UM, THE LOCAL FOLKS, UM, THERE IN THE NORTHERN AREA OF THE DISTRICT.
AND I KNOW SHE DOES, UM, HELP THOSE, UM, RESIDENCES UP THERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, SUSIE, APPRECIATE YOU.
AND YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 25 YEARS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO ON? OKAY.
[b. Presentation and update on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD) Challenge Process]
B FOUR B PRESENTATION AND UPDATE ON THE BROADBAND EQUITY ACCESS AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM, BEAD CHALLENGE PROCESS.GRANT, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UM, I WANTED TO REAL QUICK JUST PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE GONNA DO FOR YOU THIS MORNING.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR CONSULTANT THAT'S HELPING US WITH THIS, UM, HIGH STREET.
THEY'RE ONLINE JOINING US TODAY, AND THEN THEY'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE PRESENTATION THAT THEY'VE PREPARED.
UM, SO AS BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, YOU'LL RECALL BACK IN JANUARY, THE BOARD APPROVED A CONTRACT FOR US TO ENGAGE WITH HIGH STREET TO HELP WITH THIS, UM, THIS BEAD CHALLENGE PROCESS.
SO SINCE JANUARY, UM, STAFF AND HIGH STREET HAVE BEEN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY, COLLABORATIVELY ON THIS PROCESS.
AND, UM, THEY'RE GONNA TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE TO DATE, UM, AS WELL AS, UM, A LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS MOVING FORWARD.
UM, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED TO DATE IS HIGH STREET'S DONE A LOT OF MAPPING EFFORTS ALREADY AND KIND OF DATA ANALYSIS.
UM, AND THEY'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THAT RESULTS OF THOSE MAPS AND SUB TABULAR DATA TO KIND OF SHOW A PICTURE OF HOW OUR COUNTY LOOKS, UH, CURRENTLY AS WE ENTER INTO THIS CHALLENGE PROCESS.
UM, WE'VE ALSO, WE GOT STARTED ON THIS VERY EARLY.
UM, AND SO WE WERE, WE'VE WORKED WITH THE STATE BROADBAND OFFICE AND THE A CA THROUGHOUT THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON IS, UH, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE WAY THE STATE IS GONNA EXECUTE THEIR PROGRAM.
UM, SO WE'VE, UH, MADE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AND, AND WE'VE GOT OUR PROCESSES SET UP ACCORDINGLY.
UM, ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT POINT THAT WE WANNA, UH, COVER TODAY IN SOME DETAIL IS, UM, CRITICAL TO THIS SUCCESS OF THIS IS A PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN THAT WE'RE GONNA OFFICIALLY LAUNCH TODAY.
UM, AS YOU'LL SEE IN SOME OF THE DATA, THERE'S ABOUT 44,000 RESIDENCES IN NAVAJO COUNTY OFF OF THE TRIBAL LANDS THAT, UM, ARE CURRENTLY BROADBAND SERVICEABLE LOCATIONS.
AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, ABOUT 37,000 OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY OF THIS FUNDING.
UM, SO THIS CHALLENGE PROCESS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A DEEPER LOOK AT THESE AREAS AND, AND VET 'EM.
AND WE THINK THERE'S SOME INACCURACIES AND SOME OVERSTATEMENT ON THE SERVICE LEVELS, UH, INTERNET SERVICE LEVELS THAT RESIDENCES ARE GETTING.
AND, UM, THIS CHALLENGE PROCESS WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, TO, TO CHALLENGE THOSE, UM, WHERE APPLICABLE.
SO TO DO THAT, WE'RE GONNA BE SENDING OUT POSTCARDS TO A MAJORITY OF ALL THOSE 37,000 RESIDENCES.
SO THIS PUBLIC OUTREACH IS, UM, CRITICAL OR IMPORTANT FOR US TO TRY TO SPREAD THE WORD AS WIDESPREAD AS WE CAN SO THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY COULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THOSE POSTCARDS AND CAN BE AWARE AND EDUCATED ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND SO THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE AND ENGAGE 'CAUSE UM, THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS.
SO WE'LL GO OVER SOME OF THAT TODAY.
UM, AND THE LAST THING I'LL SHARE IS WE'RE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING THAT TODAY WITH PRESS RELEASE AND THIS PRESENTATION AND SOME SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, BUT WE'VE BEEN OUT THERE A LITTLE BIT ALREADY, UM, TRYING TO SPREAD THE WORD.
UM, HIGH STREET WAS ABLE TO COME TO NAVAJO COUNTY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND THEY PRESENTED TO THE SAME TOPIC TO REALZ SO THAT THOSE MEMBERS CAN HELP US SPREAD THE WORD.
UM, WE'VE ALSO, WE'VE GOT A BEAD TASK FORCE HERE IN THE COUNTY AND HIGH STREET HAS ALSO WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH THEM WHEN THEY WERE OUT HERE, WHICH IS ALL OUR MEM PARTNER CITIES AND TOWNS AND MPC.
AND THEN LAST WEEK I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE
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OR SHARE THIS MESSAGE WITH THE WHITE MOUNTAIN BUSINESS OWNERS ROUND TABLE.AND, UM, WE ALSO GOT TO DO A, UM, GLEN AND I GOT TO DO A COUNTY CONNECTIONS WITH SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
SO ALL THESE ARE IN PART OF THIS EFFORT TO CREATE THIS AWARENESS.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS PRESENTATION TODAY.
AND I'M GONNA HAND THE TIME OVER TO HIGH STREET.
SO THEY'RE JOINING US ONLINE AND TODAY WITH, WITH HIGH STREET OR CONSULTANT IS MARK EGGY.
HE'S THEIR, UM, PROJECT MANAGER AND HE'S MANAGING THIS PROJECT FOR HIGH STREET.
AND THEN, UM, AMY LINK AND SHE IS THE, UM, OUTREACH SPECIALIST OR MANAGER FOR HIGH STREET, AND SHE'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING THE OUTREACH APPROACH AND MATERIALS FOR US.
AND GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS.
THANKS FOR ALLOWING US TO JOIN YOU VIRTUALLY THIS MORNING, UM, TO, UH, TO DISCUSS THE BROADBAND EQUITY ACCESS AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
UM, BEFORE WE GET GOING, CAN I JUST BRIEFLY CONCERN, UH, CONFIRM THAT YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, THE SLIDES THAT WE HAVE? YES.
UM, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
UH, SO AS, AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE, UH, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS MAKING AN UNPRECEDENTED INVESTMENT INTO BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE GOAL OF CONNECTING EVERY LAST LOCATION IN AMERICA TO HIGH SPEED, HIGH QUALITY BROADBAND INTERNET.
AND IN ORDER TO DO SO, ALL OF THE LOCATIONS LACKING THAT HIGH SPEED INTERNET NEED TO BE CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED ON A MAP.
SO WE'VE BEEN HIRED AS CONSULTANTS TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE LOCATION IN NAVAJO COUNTY IS CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED.
UM, BUT WE'LL DO THAT NOT BY BRINGING SOME SORT OF SUPERIOR INFORMATION IN THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO, BUT RATHER BY RUNNING A PROCESS TO COLLECT INFORMATION FROM THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN THE COUNTY THAT KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE IF THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A HIGH SPEED AND HIGH QUALITY INTERNET.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S ROUGHLY A BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING THAT'S EARMARKED FOR ARIZONA, AND THAT MONEY WILL BE ALLOCATED TO LOCATIONS IN PRIORITY, UM, BASED ON, UH, LOCATIONS THAT ARE, UH, UNSERVED, THAT IS LOCATIONS THAT, UH, DON'T HAVE BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS AT ALL.
AND THEN UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS, WHICH IS THOSE THAT HAVE, UH, THAT HAVE BROADBAND BUT NOT GREAT BROADBAND.
AND THEN FINALLY, UM, COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS THAT RELY ON OR USE INTERNET ACCESS.
SO AS GRANT MENTIONED, THERE'S ROUGHLY 44,000 LOCATIONS THAT CAN AND SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET, UH, IN THE COUNTY.
UH, OF THOSE 7,369 ARE CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
AND THE REMAINING 37,000 LOCATIONS ARE CONSIDERED INELIGIBLE.
32,000 OF THOSE, UH, ARE ALREADY CONSIDERED ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL MAPS TO HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET.
AND THEN THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL 5,000 OR SO LOCATIONS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE RURAL DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT FUNDING PROGRAM THAT SHOULD ESTABLISH HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS TO THOSE LOCATIONS IN THE COMING YEARS.
UH, CURRENTLY THERE'S ONLY FOUR PROVIDERS DOING BUSINESS IN NAVAJO COUNTY THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR PROVIDING, UH, QUALIFYING HIGH SPEED, HIGH QUALITY BROADBAND INTERNET.
AND THERE'S, UH, THERE'S A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY THAT ARE LUCKY AND THAT THEY HAVE A CHOICE BETWEEN MULTIPLE PROVIDERS FOR THEIR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, BUT MOST LOCATIONS ONLY HAVE ONE OPTION.
AND SO OUR JOB, UH, THROUGH THIS, THROUGH THIS PROCESS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A CHOICE IN THEIR INTERNET SERVICE, UH, PROVIDER, UM, ARE STILL GETTING GOOD SERVICE.
SO YOU, UH, RECEIVED YOUR, YOUR, UH, PACKET, A SERIES OF MAPS, UM, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF TALK YOU THROUGH THIS.
SO, UM, THE, THE MAP SHOWED THE ROUGHLY 44 LOCA THOUSAND LOCATIONS IN NAVAJO COUNTY, EXCLUDING THE TRIBAL AREAS THAT SHOULD, UM, HAVE ACCESS TO, TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET.
UM, AND YOU SEE ON THE, THE MAP, UH, DOTS, SO THERE'S GREEN DOTS THAT INDICATE LOCATIONS THAT, UM, THAT CURRENTLY HAVE HIGH SPEED, HIGH QUALITY INTERNET ACCORDING TO DATA THAT'S BEEN REPORTED BY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.
THE PINK AND ORANGE DOTS ON THE MAP DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE BROADBAND.
AND THE GOAL OF THE BEAD PROGRAM OVERALL IS TO TURN THAT ENTIRE MAP INTO, TURN ALL THOSE DOTS INTO GREEN LOCATIONS.
AND THE CHALLENGE PROCESS, UM, ALLOWS US TO GO THROUGH AND DETERMINE AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE LOCATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY SHOWN ON GREEN, UM, SHOULD ACTUALLY BE SHOWN AS GREEN.
IT SHOULDN'T ACTUALLY BE ORANGE OR PINK.
AND SO WE DO THAT BY CREATING CHALLENGES.
UM, THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION HERE IS THAT THERE'S SOME, SOME PINK AND YELLOW AREAS SHOWN ON THE MAP, UM, AS ART OFF GRANTS.
AND THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY COVERED BY THE, UH, THE RDO GRANT PROGRAM AND SO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR BEAT FUNDING.
AND SO INCLUDED A SERIES OF MAPS HERE AND
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WON'T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON THEM OTHER THAN TO POINT OUT THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE LOCATIONS, UM, IN THE PINETOP LAKESIDE AREA ARE CONSIDERED SERVE THE MAJORITY OF THE LOCATIONS, UM, NEAR, UH, CENTRAL, UH, SNOWFLAKE, UH, AND TAYLOR ARE CONSIDERED SERVE THOSE MOST OF THE OUTLYING LOCATIONS ARE NOT.UM, IN HOLBROOK, UH, SIMILAR, UH, SIMILAR STORY, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE A FEW LOCATIONS THAT ARE COVERED BY, UH, AN EXISTING ART OFF GRANT.
UM, AND, AND SIMILAR, UH, SIMILAR STORY IN WINSLOW.
SO PREDOMINANTLY THE, THE TREND IS THAT IN THE, THE URBAN AREAS OR WITHIN CITY LIMITS, UH, MOST OF THE LOCATIONS ARE COVERED, THOUGH, UH, CERTAINLY NOT ALL.
AND MOST OF THE OUTLYING AREAS, UM, ARE CURRENTLY CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR BEAD FUNDING.
SO WE'RE TAKING A HARD LOOK AT THE LOW THOSE LOCATIONS PREDOMINANTLY IN, UH, WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
UH, AND LASTLY, WE'VE ALSO BEEN TASKED WITH ENSURING THAT ALL OF THE, UH, THE COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, UH, ARE CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED ON THE STATEWIDE MAP.
SO TO BE ENSURE TO BE SURE THAT THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE FUNDING.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW WE, HOW I SHOULD GO ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND MAKING CORRECTIONS TO THE MAP.
SO WE'LL CORRECT ERRORS ON THE MAP BY CREATING CHALLENGES.
SO WHAT ARE CHALLENGES? UM, UH, THE CHALLENGE PROCESS ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT ANY INACCURACIES IN THE STATE MAP.
UM, BY BRINGING INFORMATION FROM LOCAL SOURCES.
ARE WE USING RE OR LOCAL LOCAL INFORMATION? UM, AND IF WE SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATE OR PROVE THAT A LOCATION THAT'S CURRENTLY, UM, LISTED AS INELIGIBLE SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING, THEN THE STATEWIDE MAP WILL BE, UH, WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY.
AND, UH, THAT THAT WILL RESULT IN, UH, IN MORE, UH, MORE OF THAT DE FUNDING FLOWING INTO NAU COUNTY.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S A FEW TYPES OF, UH, CHALLENGES THAT, UH, THAT WE'LL SUBMIT.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO GET TOO MUCH IN THE DETAILS HERE, BUT I DID JUST WANNA PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW, UM, OF THE KIND OF KEY CHALLENGE TYPES.
THE FIRST IS ENFORCEABLE COMMITMENTS, SO SHOWED ON THOSE PREVIOUS MAPS THAT ARE SOME AREAS THAT ARE COVERED BY EXISTING RDO GRANTS.
UM, AND OUR TASK AS CONSULTANTS IS TO EVALUATE THE CREDIBILITY OF THOSE COMMITMENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE, UH, PROVIDERS WHO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THOSE RDOF GRANTS ARE GOING TO SEE THOSE THROUGH TO COMPLETION.
UM, AND IF NOT TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO THE STATEWIDE BROADBAND OFFICE THAT, UM, PERHAPS THOSE AREAS SHOULD BE OPENED UP FOR BEEF FUNDING.
UM, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS MAY HAVE OVERSTATED THE LOCATIONS WHERE THEY PROVIDE THEIR SERVICE.
UM, AND, UH, IF, IF WE CAN PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT, UH, A SERVICE ISN'T ACTUALLY AVAILABLE AT A LOCATION WHERE THE ISP SAYS IT IS, THEN WE CAN, UH, ENTER A CHALLENGE.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE BASED ON THE ACTUAL SUB ACTUAL SPEEDS THAT A SUBSCRIBER RECEIVES.
UM, IF A SERVICE IS OFF, IS ADVERTISED AS PROVIDING HIGH SPEEDS, BUT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE IS LOW SPEEDS, UM, WE CAN CHALLENGE THE, UH, WE CAN CHALLENGE THAT.
AND THEN LASTLY, UH, IDENTIFICATION OF ANY MISSING COMMUNITY ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS.
AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS THAT RELY ON OR USE BROADBAND INTERNET AS PART OF THEIR DELIVERY.
UH, SO THOSE, UH, THOSE COMMUNITY INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONS, UM, ANY THAT ARE MISSING FROM THE MAP CAN, UH, BE ADDED TO STATEWIDE FUNDING SO THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT FINAL STAGE OF THE BEAD PROGRAM, UM, THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE IF THERE'S MONEY LEFT OVER AFTER ALL OF THE UNSERVED AND, UH, UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS ARE CONNECTED UP, THOSE LOCATIONS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE, UM, TO RECEIVE, UH, FUNDING TO, UH, GET CONNECTION TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET AS WELL.
UM, SO WE'RE DOING THAT BY, UH, PUBLISHING A MAP THAT HAS ALL OF THOSE EXISTING, UH, ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS AND, UH, REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM THE N NAVAJO COUNTY BROADBAND TASK FORCE TO HELP US IDENTIFY GAPS THERE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE MECHANICS OF HOW WE UPDATE THE MAP.
UM, BUT THAT'S GONNA RELY ON US RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
UM, AND SO DESCRIBE OUR METHODS FOR DOING SO.
I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE AMY LINK.
UM, AS, UH, GRANT INDICATED EARLIER, I, I'M HELPING LEAD THIS PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN AND THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING DAY FOR US BECAUSE IT IS OUR LAUNCH AND WE COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER PLACE TO DO IT THAN HERE WITH ALL OF YOU, THE COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO REALLY HAVE A GREAT ROLE IN HELPING OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE, UM, THIS IS BOTH A, AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT ALSO GONNA BE AN ASK THAT WE, WE NEED EVERYONE'S HELP IN THIS EFFORT.
UM, PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO RESPOND IF THEY HEAR DIRECTLY FROM SOMEONE THEY KNOW AND TRUST THAT CAN EXPLAIN TO THEM WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT.
AND AS MENTIONED, WHEN, UH, GRANT, UH, GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME VISIT AND SPEND SOME TIME IN SHOW LOW AND SNOWFLAKE, UM, TALKING TO PEOPLE, WE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE INTERNET ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY PE THIS DOES SEEM TO BE PRETTY PREVALENT.
AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE CAN GET AS MANY DOLLARS AS POSSIBLE AND INVESTED IN NAVAJO COUNTY TO REALLY HELP MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AS WIDESPREAD AS POSSIBLE.
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AS MENTIONED, WE ARE GOING TO BE SENDING OUT POSTCARDS.THEY LOOK LIKE THIS, YOU CAN SEE THE SCREEN.
UM, IT'LL BE GOING OUT TO ALL OF THOSE APPROXIMATELY 37,000 LOCATIONS TO VERIFY THAT THEY DO IN FACT HAVE HIGH SPEED INTERNET AS THAT NATIONAL DATABASE SUGGESTS, OR, AND THAT THEY'RE BOTH ABLE TO RECEIVE IT.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON HERE IS THERE'S, UM, A QR CODE AND A WEB ADDRESS.
THAT'S WHERE WE NEED THEM TO GO, BECAUSE IN ORDER TO PROVE THAT THAT LOCATION DOESN'T HAVE THE SERVICE, IT SAYS IT DOES, THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE SOME EVIDENCE.
AND THAT INCLUDES BOTH A SPEED TEST.
IF THERE ARE ISSUES WITH, UM, NOT RECEIVING RELIABLE HIGH SPEED INTERNET, OR IF THEY'RE HAVING, IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN DENIED BY A PROVIDER, THEY'LL NEED TO PROVIDE SOME IN INDICATION THAT THAT OCCURRED.
WHETHER IT'S AN EMAIL OR A SCREENSHOT OF, UH, A WEB ADDRESS SAYING THEIR LOCATION IS INELIGIBLE, THEY'LL, THEY'LL HAVE TO PROVIDE SOMETHING.
SO OUR GOAL IN THIS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN IS REALLY TO JUST FUNNEL EVERYBODY TO THE SAME WEBSITE.
AND THEN REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEIR INTERNET ISSUE IS, IT WILL DIRECT THEM ACCORDINGLY AND MAKE HOPEFULLY THE PROCESS FOR PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION AS EASY AS POSSIBLE.
UM, HERE'S A LITTLE PREVIEW OF WHAT THAT WEBSITE LOOKS LIKE.
UM, IT GIVES A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE, THE PROJECT, WHY IT'S GOING ON.
AND THEN AS YOU SCROLL DOWN, IT GIVES THEM THE OPTIONS DEPENDING ON WHAT THEIR, UH, INTERNET ISSUE IS, UM, WHETHER IT'S SLOW INTERNET, THEY'VE BEEN DENIED SERVICE OR IF THEY HAVE ANY OTHER KIND OF ISSUE, WE ALSO WANNA CAPTURE THOSE 'CAUSE THAT CAN BE HELPFUL LATER FOR THOSE GRANT APPLICATIONS.
SO THEN THEY'LL CLICK ON THESE BUTTONS AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NEEDED.
WE ALSO HAVE BENEATH THIS A LITTLE BIT OF, OF A TUTORIAL FOR EACH THAT, UM, SHARES WITH THEM WHAT ALL THEY'LL NEED TO COMPLETE THE TEST.
ONE THING I WANNA MENTION ON THIS, THE SPEED TEST IS THEY DO HAVE TO PROVIDE THE TEST.
THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE TEST THREE TIMES ON DIFFERENT DAYS, AND THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T GET JUST KIND OF A FLUKE READING THAT THAT IS REALLY AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF YOUR PERFORMANCE.
ONCE THEY COMPLETE THAT FIRST SURVEY, THEY'LL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND THEN THEY WILL BE REMINDED WHEN IT'S TIME TO TAKE THEIR NEXT SPEED TEST, UM, UNTIL THEY'VE COMPLETED THE THREE.
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG ASK OF PEOPLE.
WE KNOW THAT, UM, THIS IS WHAT'S REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THAT RELIABLE EVIDENCE, AND THAT'S WHY WE REALLY NEED ALL OF YOU TO HELP US, YOU KNOW, REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS DOES MATTER.
IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE IN HOW MUCH WE CAN IMPROVE THE INTERNET GOING FORWARD.
UM, IN TERMS OF THE TOOLS WE'RE USING TO GET THE WORD OUT, UM, WE'LL BE LAUNCHING A PRESS RELEASE LATER TODAY.
UM, THERE'LL BE SOCIAL MEDIA GOING AROUND EXPLAINING WHAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
UM, AND THEN THOSE POSTCARDS WILL BE ARRIVING.
WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO TIME THAT SO THAT POSTCARDS WILL START ARRIVING ABOUT A WEEK FROM NOW.
THE IDEA BEING THAT HOPEFULLY PEOPLE START TO HEAR ABOUT THIS THROUGH THESE MEDIA CHANNELS AND WATCH OUT FOR THEIR POSTCARDS SO THEY DON'T JUST THROW IT AWAY.
UM, ONE THING TO NOTE IS THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A POSTCARD TO RESPOND.
IF EVERYBODY CAN JUST GO TO THE WEBSITE, UM, THEY CAN TAKE THE TEST THERE.
SO IF THEY LOSE IT, THEY FORGET OR THEY'RE NOT SURE, JUST DIRECT THEM TO THE WEBSITE.
AND, UM, WE'LL GET THE INFORMATION WE NEED FROM THEM.
UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU A NOTE ABOUT THE TIMELINE, UM, WE CAN, THE STATE'S CHALLENGE PORTAL WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL MAY 15TH, SO WE NEED ALL OF THIS INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED BY MAY 15TH.
UM, WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO START TAKING THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE TO TAKE THOSE SPEED TESTS ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS, SO DON'T WANNA WAIT TILL WE GET TO THE END.
SO THE SOONER THEY CAN GET THAT INFORMATION, THE BETTER.
UM, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK WHERE WE'RE GETTING RESPONSES FROM.
AND SO MAYBE WE CAN DO SOME ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP AND TARGETING IF THERE ARE AREAS WHERE WE, WE'VE HAD A LOWER RESPONSE RATE AND HOPEFULLY WE, MAYBE WE CAN EVEN HAVE A LITTLE FUN ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH CREATING SOME FRIENDLY RIVALRIES AMONG THE TOWNS ABOUT WHO'S DOING BETTER ABOUT GETTING THEIR, THEIR CHALLENGE INFORMATION IN.
SO I THINK THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU A BROAD OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND, UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO, TO RAISE THIS ISSUE WITH YOU.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU'LL, UM, SHARE THOSE SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES THAT NAVAJO COUNTY IS POSTING AND, AND BE SURE TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT WHY IT'S IMPORTANT AND HOW THEY CAN PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE TO, TO GET MORE FUNDING FOR INTERNET IMPROVEMENTS.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? CHAIRMAN, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, GRANT, HAS, HAS THE WEBSITE BEEN ACTIVE OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S COMING UP? YEAH, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MARK, BUT
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EVERYTHING IS ACTIVE ON THE WEBSITE AND FUNCTIONING AND ALL THE FINAL TWEAKS HAVE BEEN MADE.I'M SORRY, I I DIDN'T HEAR THE QUESTION, BUT YES.
AND I GUESS MY QUESTION IS ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY.
SO IF THE, THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE TO GET INFORMATION IS ONLINE, UM, HOW DO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEALING WITH INEQUITIES ACCESS THE WEBPAGE? YEAH, SO IF THOSE INEQUITIES ARE KNOWN ON THE DATABASE, THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FUNDING ALREADY.
IF, IF THEIR PROPERTY IS BEING OVERSTATED AND, AND NEEDS A SPEED TEST TO CORRECT THAT, UNFORTUNATELY THOSE TESTS HAVE TO BE TAKEN AT THE ADDRESS.
THAT'S KIND OF ONE OF THE, UM, THE WAY THE, THE PROGRAM'S SET UP THAT THEY HAVE TO BE TAKEN AT THAT ADDRESS FOR THE, TO, TO VALIDATE THAT.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANY WAY FOR US TO OVERCOME THAT, UM, IF THEY HAVE NO SERVICE AT ALL, YOU KNOW, SO FOR ME, I GUESS IN THINKING ABOUT HOW TO REACH OUT TO INDIVIDUALS AND SHARING THE INFORMATION, OH, OKAY.
IS IT ABOUT, IS ARE WE ASKING INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT HAVE SERVICES IN THEIR HOME THAT ARE SLOW OR LIMITED? OR WHY WOULD SOMEONE GO AND PARTICIPATE E EXACTLY.
SO IF YOUR PROPERTY IS IDENTIFIED THAT IT'S OVER THE SPEED THRESHOLD THAT, THAT THEY CONSIDER TO MAKE 'EM INELIGIBLE FOR THE FUNDING, THOSE ARE THE PROPERTIES THAT WE REALLY WANNA TARGET THAT 'CAUSE WE, THERE'S PROBABLY A LARGE NUMBER OF THOSE THAT AREN'T ACTUALLY RECEIVING THE SPEEDS THAT ARE BEING REPORTED.
SO THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE TARGETING THE MOST WITH THIS POSTCARD CAMPAIGN.
SO I GUESS I'M SPEAKING FROM LAYMAN'S.
I'VE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE YESTERDAY AND SOMEONE TRYING TO EXPLAIN TECHNOLOGY TO ME, BUT IF I'M REACHING OUT, IT'S JUST, IS YOUR INTERNET SLOW IN YOUR HOME? IF YOUR INTERNET IS SLOW, YOU MIGHT CONSIDER PARTICIPATING IN THE E.
I, I DID THIS, I'LL SHARE WITH YOU SUPERVISOR, I DID THIS TEST LAST NIGHT, IT TAKES MAYBE THREE MINUTES.
SO I THINK THAT'S THE EXACT EXACTLY RIGHT.
LIKE IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR INTERNET IS NOT PERFORMING UP TO WHAT YOU'RE PAYING FOR THREE MINUTES OF YOUR TIME TO TAKE THIS TEST AND IT'LL VALIDATE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER AND GIVE YOU THE RESULTS RIGHT THERE.
AND, AND IF IT TESTS TO, UM, TO SLOWER THAN THE THRESHOLD, THAT'S WHEN IT PUTS YOU INTO THAT CATEGORY OF ASKING YOU TO TAKE TWO MORE AND IT STARTS SENDING YOU THOSE EMAILS.
SO, SO THE PROCESS IS PRETTY, UM, UM, USER FRIENDLY AND THO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ASKING.
SO IF YOU'RE GETTING THE BUFFERING SIGN FOR OVER HOWEVER LONG
UM, SO ARE THESE, UM, TESTING JUST ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO DO HAVE INTERNET? BECAUSE UP IN THE NORTHERN AREA, DISTRICT ONE, WE DON'T HAVE INTERNET FOR MILES AROUND AND THERE'S A LOT OF BLACKOUTS THAT, UM, DON'T HAVE ANY INTERNET.
AND LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, DURING THE PANDEMIC AND, AND EVEN NOW, OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO EITHER BE AT THE SCHOOL LATE TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK SO THEY CAN ACCESS THE INTER IF IT NEEDS ACCESSING TO THE INTERNET.
AND THEN DURING THE PANDEMIC THEY HAD TO BRING HOME COPIED HOMEWORK AND THEY WERE AT DISADVANTAGE THE WHOLE TIME.
AND ARE THESE PEOPLE BEING COUNTED AT ALL IN ANY MANNER WITH THIS BROADBAND? THEY, THEY ARE.
SO THAT WOULD COME ON THE AVAILABILITY SIDE.
ON THE AVAILABILITY CHALLENGE.
SO THERE'S A, SO THERE'S THE SPEED CHALLENGE PORTION THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AT SOME LENGTHS, BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO THE AVAILABILITY CHALLENGE.
SO WHERE YOU, IF YOU'VE BEEN DENIED SERVICE BY AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER OR DON'T HAVE SERVICE AT ALL, YOU CAN POST THAT EVIDENCE ON, ON THIS WEBSITE.
AND, AND THAT IS A VALID CHALLENGE TOO, THAT THAT, AND ONE OF THE AVENUES THAT WE'RE TAKING ALSO IS THAT AVAILABILITY IN THAT CASE WHERE IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT AT ALL, BUT THE MAP SHOWS THAT YOU DO, YOU NEED TO JUST SUBMIT THE EVIDENCE THAT SHOWS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE SERVICE AND THAT WILL CHALLENGE YOUR RESIDENCE, INCLUDING THE BLACKOUT AREAS.
WHEN YOU SAY BLACKOUT, I'M SORRY, BLACKOUT MEANING THERE IS NO NOTHING NEARBY THAT WILL CATCH YOUR INTERNET IN ANY MANNER.
EVEN WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THE CELL PHONES.
UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO GO UP ON THE HILL STILL TO GET RECEPTION, LET ALONE, UM, INTERNET.
SO BOTH OF THAT IS AN ISSUE IN SOME
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OF THE AREAS THAT I, THAT ARE, UM, IN DISTRICT ONE Y.YEAH, I BELIEVE I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY.
I THINK THOSE, IT'S PROBABLY A COMBINATION OF BOTH CHALLENGES THERE.
THEY BLACK OUT AREAS BECAUSE OF TOPOGRAPHY OR DIFFERENT THINGS DON'T ALLOW THEM TO RECEIVE SERVICE.
UM, 'CAUSE THEY'RE IN A, IN A DEAD SPOT OR WHATEVER.
UM, THAT COULD BE A COMBINATION OF A SPEED TEST OR, OR AN AVAILABILITY TEST.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? UH, CHAIRMAN, JUST ONE LAST QUESTION.
UM, I SAW THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN MEETING TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, UM, TO GET INFORMATION IF THEY'RE ALREADY HAVING, I GUESS IF THEY'RE CREATING THE FOUNDATION AND HOW DO THEY PARTICIPATE? I KNOW THAT THE FUNDING IS DIFFERENT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HEAR ON WHAT THE PARTICIPATION OF TRIBES LOOKS LIKE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ANSWER THAT COMPLETELY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE TRIBES ARE HANDLING THE PROCESS.
I KNOW THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FUNDING CERTAINLY.
I THEY CAN ENGAGE IN THIS SPEED.
SO THE SPEED TEST, LET ME BACK UP A SEC.
THE SPEED TEST PORTAL IS RUN THROUGH THE STATE BROADBAND OFFICE.
SO OUR WEBSITE IS JUST REDIRECTING THERE.
AND SO I I CAN SAY CONFIDENTLY THAT THE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES CAN NAVIGATE STRAIGHT TO THE, TO THE STATE BROADBAND OFFICE AND TAKE THE SPEED TEST OR AVAILABILITY CHALLENGES THERE.
NOW AS FAR AS IF THERE'S A PROCESS LIKE WE HAVE SET UP HERE THAT SOME OF THE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES HAVE SET UP, I, I DON'T KNOW ON THAT, BUT I DO KNOW THEY CAN ENGAGE STRAIGHT THROUGH THE BROADBAND OFFICE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, GRANT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE,
[a. Consideration of an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and Navajo County Sheriff's Office and Navajo County regarding local border support]
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CONSIDERATION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND NAVAJO COUNTY REGARDING LOCAL BORDER SUPPORT.UH, CHAIRMAN WHITING, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
GOOD TO BE WITH YOU THIS MORNING.
I KNOW THE CALENDAR SAYS SPRING, BUT THIS IS EXCITING, ISN'T IT? ESPECIALLY WHEN KATRINA KEEPS WANTING TO HAVE FIRE MITIGATION MEETINGS AND THEN IT KEEPS SNOWING.
YOU'RE JUST LIKE, ALL RIGHT,
YES, THOSE, THOSE WERE SOME HUGE FLAKES THIS MORNING.
THIS IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS, UH, FOR THIS DAY TO COME FROM OUR FOR NEGOTIATIONS.
AND SO I BROUGHT A FEW NOTES SO I CAN STAY ON SCRIPT, OTHERWISE, MY EXCITEMENT MAY DRIFT OFF INTO OTHER AREAS AND MR. CHERRY MAY HAVE TO HAVE MELISSA PUT THE TIMER ON TO, TO KEEP ME WITHIN MY LIMIT.
UM, SO LOCAL BORDER SUPPORT FUND, UH, YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THE TERM BORDER STRIKE FORCE.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY, UH, INITIATED ABOUT NINE OR 10 YEARS AGO.
AND THAT WAS A FUND THAT THE LEGISLATURE, UH, FUNDED THE GOVERNOR AND HIS ABILITY TO COMBAT OR TO WORK ON, UH, BORDER CRISIS OR BORDER ISSUES.
AND A LOT OF THAT FUNDING WAS RAN AND OPERATED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, IT WAS OPENED UP TO A COUPLE COUNTIES, SHERIFF'S OFFICES, MAINLY THE FOUR BORDER COUNTIES.
UH, THEY BEGAN TO RELY ON THAT AS PERSONNEL AND POSITIONS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS, UM, WITH, WITH, UH, THAT IT THEN EXTENDED TO A FIFTH COUNTY, YAVAPAI COUNTY, UH, FOR A COUPLE YEARS.
AND THEY, THEY RAN THEIR INTERDICTION TEAM ON I 17 WITH THAT FUNDS.
UM, WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST, UH, I LIKE TO SAY, UH, TOP, TOP-NOTCH STATEWIDE, UH, EVEN RECOGNIZING THE SOUTHWEST AS ONE OF THE PREMIER, UH, CANINE PROGRAMS, UH, IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
AND WE WERE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO, TO ATTACH THAT.
WE FUND THAT, OR AS YOU KNOW, AS THE COUNTY, WE FUND THAT GENERAL FUND MONEY, UM, WHICH IS, COMES AT A SACRIFICE, COMES AT A DECISION AS, AS TO ME, WHERE DO I PUT THE RESOURCES WE HAVE? AND WE CHOOSE TO, TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE PRODUCTIVE AND THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF RESULTS.
AND I THINK IT, IT SERVES THE COMMUNITIES WELL.
IT SERVES THE, THE, THE NATION AS A WHOLE BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE, UH, THESE LOADS ARE, ARE GOING, UH, ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
UM, SO BORDER LOCAL BORDER SUPPORT FUND IS SOMETHING THAT GOVERNOR, UH, HOBBS STARTED.
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HAVE HERE IS TRULY, UH, GOVERN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT AT A BIPARTISAN EFFORT THAT IS SERVING ALL OF ITS CONSTITUENTS, I THINK, TO THE BEST, UH, TO THE BEST, UH, SOURCE AVAILABLE.UM, WHY ARE WE ELIGIBLE? I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
WHY IS NAVAJO COUNTY KEEP, OR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE KEEP COMING WITH THESE THINGS? THESE, UH, THESE DIFFERENT GRANTS? YOU REMEMBER SIX MONTHS AGO WE HAD THE DEMA GRANT WHERE WE ASKED FOR, UH, IT WAS A $7.1 MILLION GRANT.
IT WAS, IT WAS, AGAIN, BORDER, UH, SUPPORT FUND.
UM, WHY ARE WE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT? YOU CAN SEE BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, KIND OF, I ALLUDED TO WITH THE, THE, UH, TASK FORCE ON, ON INTERSTATE 40 AND OUR LOCAL TASK FORCE WE'RE INTERDICTING A LOT OF THE DRUGS THAT, THAT LEAVE ARIZONA AND, AND HEAD OUT TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.
THE, THE STATS THAT WE FOUND, UH, THROUGH DEA SAYS 60% OF ALL FENTANYL SEIZED, AND WE KNOW WE'RE IN A FENTANYL CRISIS OR EPIDEMIC, 60% OF ALL FENTANYL SEIZED IN THE COUNTRY, SEIZED IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
SO THAT MAKES NAVAJO COUNTY PART OF THAT, THAT EQUATION AS TO HOW, HOW TO COMBAT THESE THINGS.
ONE, AND SECONDLY WITH, WITH INTERSTATE 40.
THEN THIRD, WITH THAT, THAT DEMA GRANT WE ASKED FOR IS A LOT OF THE CUSTODY THAT WE, WE HOUSE IN THE JAIL STEM FROM THESE TYPES OF CRIMES.
AND SO THERE'S A BIGGER IMPACT TO OUR BUDGETS BECAUSE OF THESE, THE, THE POOREST BORDER THAT WE DO HAVE.
IT MAY BE, UH, ON A SMALLER SCALE, BUT IF YOU, IF WE PUT THE, WE STARTED PUTTING THE MATH TOGETHER, IT WAS IMPACTING US FOUR TO $500,000 IN, IN DETENTION COSTS EVERY YEAR.
THEN I REMEMBER HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER AND THE PRIOR COUNTY MANAGER WHEN WE HAVE OVERDOSE DEATHS, UH, THAT ARE IN, IN CUSTODY.
WE HAD AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS REMANDED IN SUPERIOR COURT, WAS BOOKED INTO THE JAIL, BUT HAD SNUCK IN A FEW PILLS IN HIS SHOE THAT WE, WE MISSED.
UH, WE, WE PUT BODY SCANNERS, BUT THAT PILL SOLD FOR A COUPLE DOLLARS ON THE STREET, AND IT ENDED UP HAVING IMPACT AS HE SHARED WITH CELLMATES.
WE HAD TO FLY AN INMATE OUT, SIT ON 'EM IN THE HOSPITAL, LIFESAVING EFFORTS FOR ABOUT A WEEK.
THAT $2 PILL THEN COST US UPWARDS TO $200,000 IN MEDICAL COSTS.
SO THAT'S WHERE, WHY ARE WE ELIGIBLE? WHY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BORDER THINGS, THESE, THESE ARE SMALL LITTLE STORIES OR SCENARIOS THAT SAYS WE NEED HELP.
WE NEED THE STATE TO GIVE US MORE, UH, FUNDING AND MORE, UH, MORE SUPPORT AS WE COMBAT THESE THINGS.
BECAUSE BELIEVE IT, I MEAN, FACE IT OR NOT, NOT NOT TO HAVE A POLITICAL ISSUE, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE, BUT THE BORDER ISSUE IS A CRISIS IN THIS STATE.
IT'S A CRISIS IN THIS COUNTRY, AND IT'S IMPACTING ALL OF US, NOT ONLY FROM THE ILLEGAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND, BUT THE VIOLENCE AT THE BORDER, BUT THE DRUG ISSUES.
AND THEN YOU HAVE SMALL COUNTIES AND YOU COULD EVEN GET INTO THE HOSPITALS.
THE HOSPITALS ARE GETTING HIT HARD.
THE, THE ACCESS PROGRAMS, ALL OF THESE ARE JUST GETTING HIT FINANCIALLY.
AND SO WE, AS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN, WE CAN UTILIZE THESE FUNDS TO BRING RELIEF TO OUR GENERAL FUND, UH, THAT, THAT, UH, WE OPERATE OFF.
SO WE, WE APPLIED, SO I'M GONNA GO BACK TO THE LOCAL BORDER SUPPORT FUND.
GOVERNOR HOBBS, UH, COMES INTO OFFICE.
UM, WE, AS AN ASSOCIATION, SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION, UH, IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO, UH, ASK HER OFFICE NOT TO DO AWAY WITH THE BORDER OF STRIKE FORCE.
UH, THAT WAS PART OF HER, UH, HER, HER, HER AGENDA WAS THAT THAT WAS TO BE DISBANDED, BUT SHE, UH, CAME OUT AND SAYS, I WANT TO PUSH THAT TO LOCAL AND CHANGE THAT TO A LOCAL BORDER SUPPORT WHERE YOU AS LOCAL AGENCIES CAN THEN USE THAT TO, TO YOUR ADVANTAGE OR TO YOUR, UH, ENFORCEMENT NEEDS.
AND THAT'S WHEN IT, IT REALLY GOT OUR ATTENTION THAT WE WOULD THEN BE ELIGIBLE AS, AS AN AGENCY TO, TO DO THAT.
SO IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR, THIS, THIS GRANT, OR IT'S NOT A GRANT, BUT THIS APPROPRIATION THAT CAME FROM THE STATE WAS 12.5 MILLION.
AND WE AS NAVAJO COUNTY, WERE $29 SHORT OF GETTING 12 OR 1 MILLION OF THAT 12.5.
AND SO THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE THAT, THAT WE'RE ELIGIBLE FOR.
UM, SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THAT? THIS IS, A LOT OF IT IS GONNA BE FOR PERSONNEL, WHICH RIGHT NOW WE AS AN AGENCY FUND AROUND 400,000 OF, OF MCAT OPERATIONS.
UM, WE, WE SUPPORT, OR WE BUDGET AROUND 400,000 OF GENERAL FUNDS TO, THAT GOES TOWARDS MCAT.
UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING TO OFFSET THE GENERAL FUND
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MONEY AND PUT AS MUCH AS MCAT AS WE CAN ON, UH, THIS WILL BE NOW THE THIRD, THE THIRD GRANT.WE HAVE THE BURN JACK GRANT, WHICH IS AROUND $285,000 EVERY YEAR, WHICH PAYS FOR ROUGHLY $40,000 FOR EVERY PARTICIPANT THAT THAT, THAT PARTICIPATES IN MCAT.
WE HAVE A HAIDA GRANT THAT PAYS FOR ONE OF OUR PERSONNEL AND DOES A LOT OF, UH, OF EQUIPMENT.
AND THIS WILL BE THE THIRD, WHICH IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT, AROUND A MILLION DOLLARS, 900,000 OF IT IS GONNA GO TO PERSONNEL, WHICH I THINK IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST, UH, UH, COST SAVINGS TO A LOT OF THE PARTICIPATING AGENCIES THAT ARE MOST EXCITED.
SO, WHO, WHO GETS TO, WHO GETS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS? WE'RE LOOKING TO, TO FUND FOUR OF OUR NCSO EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEES AT 75%.
WE'RE LOOKING TO FUND FIVE IN NAVAJO COUNTY MUNICIPAL AGENCIES AT 75%.
SO WE OFFERED A, A SLOT TO HOLBROOK, UH, WINSLOW, UH, PINETOP SHOW, LOW AND SNOWFLAKE.
AND THEN WE'RE, WE HAVE TWO FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT, UH, PROSECUTE THESE CRIMES.
AND SO 50% OF THEIR, UM, UH, 50% OF THE PROSECUTORS WOULD, WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH THIS.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE A HUNDRED THOUSAND OF THE MILLION DOLLARS, UH, FOR OUR AVIATION UNIT, WHICH IS KIND OF A, A ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, MCAT HAS A LONG HISTORY WITHIN THIS COUNTY.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS.
WE'RE GOING AROUND, UH, DOING DIFFERENT PRE PRESENTATIONS TO THE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES HAS A HISTORY OF 20 TO 30 YEARS OPERATING.
THEY'VE BEEN ONE OF THE BEST, UH, ASSETS FOR PRO ACTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHIN THIS COUNTY THAT THE CHIEFS, THE SHERIFFS IN THE PAST THAT WE'VE ALWAYS RELIED ON.
WHEN WE GET ISSUES THAT COME UP IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU OFTEN GET CALLS FROM CONSTITUENTS TO SAY, WE HAVE A, A DRUG PROBLEM, OR WE HAVE A HIGH CRIME AREA, OR WE HAVE SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY.
UM, OUR DEPUTIES THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO THESE DIFFERENT PET PATROL AREAS, THEY'RE BUSY.
AND IN, IN ORDER TO PEEL THEM OFF, TO SIT THERE AND WORK ON ONE SINGULAR TASK, SAY, YOU NEED TO, UH, WORK ON THIS, UH, THIS DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION, OR WHAT WE SUSPECT IS, IS HIGH CRIME IN THIS AREA, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT ALL THE TIME.
'CAUSE THE CALLS ARE COMING IN AND THEY'RE JUST RUNNING, RUNNING, RUNNING.
AND SO THAT PROACTIVE WORK IS, IS REALLY NOT AVAILABLE TO A LOT OF POLICE AGENCIES BECAUSE THE MORE CALLS YOU NEED MORE STAFF, YOU, YOU PUT 'EM ON THE ROAD AND THEY'RE JUST RUNNING CALL TO CALL.
BUT THIS TASK FORCE HAS BEEN A GREAT TOOL AND ASSET TO US TO WORK ON THOSE HIGH CRIME AREAS, THOSE MORE SOPHISTICATED TYPE OF CASES WHERE THEY GET TO JUST, UH, REALLY FOCUS DOWN AND, AND DISMANTLE A LOT OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.
AND SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS WANTED, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND TO FUND, BUT AS OFTEN GETS HARDER AND HARDER AS, AS BUDGETS WITH THE DIFFERENT CONSTRAINTS ON BUDGETS.
WITH THOSE TWO GRANTS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUSTAIN FOR, FOR MANY YEARS, UM, THIS TIME WITH THIS, WE'RE ABLE TO ADD, WE'RE ABLE TO ADD A MILLION DOLLARS TO SOMETHING ANNUALLY THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE OPERATE.
AND IT SIGNIFICANTLY, UH, IS AN OFFER TO THESE AGENCIES THAT THEY'VE NEVER, UH, THEY'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
UM, AT 75%, THAT IS A, THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT, UH, UH, UH, PARTNERSHIPS OFFERINGS THAT, THAT SOMEBODY COULD, THAT THEY COULD PARTICIPATE IN.
UM, SO WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS TO US IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, THE COUNTY MANAGER AND HIS STAFF ON OUR UPCOMING BUDGET, UH, IS WE LOOK FOR EXPANSION OF, OF PERSONNEL.
UH, WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THOSE ASKS, UH, TAKE A LOT OF, UH, EXPLANATION AND A LOT OF JUSTIFICATION, BUT WITH THIS, WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO FREE UP THREE AND A HALF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE COSTS, UH, TO OUR GENERAL FUND BECAUSE OF THIS GRANT THAT WE, THAT IS GONNA BE BRING RELIEF TO OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET BECAUSE OF THIS GRANT.
AND WHICH ALLOWS US MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO, UH, PUT MORE PATROL DEPUTIES ON THE ROAD.
UM, UH, JUST LOOKING THROUGH MY LIST THERE.
SO WITH THAT, AGAIN, THESE, THESE, UH, FIVE MUNICIPALITIES, IT'S, UH, NOT ONLY, UM, THEY'VE HAD A LONG HISTORY OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS, UH, THIS AGENCY OR THIS, UH, TASK FORCE, BUT NOW THAT, THAT THEY SEE THIS, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES REACH OUT TO US AND SAY, IF ANOTHER ONE CAN'T PICK UP THAT POSITION, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT TWO IN BECAUSE IT'S 75 5%.
THEY LOOK AT THE VALUE THAT, THAT IT BRINGS TO 'EM, NOT ONLY ON THE, THE BUDGET SIDE OF IT, BUT ALSO ON THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE.
THERE'S SO MUCH GREAT VALUE ON THE WORK THAT MCAT'S BEEN DOING.
UH, WITH THAT, I'LL OF COURSE OPEN UP
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TO ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I, I HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE GREAT WORK THAT, THAT, UH, STAFF AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS DONE.UM, KIMBERLY WILLIS IS OUR FINANCE MANAGER THAT HELPED DO ALL THE MATH AND PUT THIS TOGETHER AS WE PROPOSED THIS TO THE STATE, WE NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT FIGURE, UH, AND, AND WHAT TYPE OF, UH, UM, AND SOMEBODY HAS TO MANAGE THE GRANT AFTERWARDS.
THEN OF COURSE, UH, CHIEF, UH, SUWANEE AS HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND, AND, AND, UH, SEEING WHAT THEY NEEDED TO, UH, TO GET THE BUY IN TO, TO CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT WITH THE MCAT.
UM, THIS TRULY IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT BRINGING A MILLION DOLLARS INTO A TASK THAT WE, A TASK FORCE THAT WE'VE BEEN USED TO OFFER RUNNING ON A $285,000 GRANT, AND WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GOING TO THREE OR FOUR TIMES THAT AMOUNT BRING, BRING TO THE COUNTY, UM, IS, IS TRULY SIGNIFICANT.
AND KIND OF THE LAST THING THAT I WANTED TO TOUCH ON, WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE FOR THE FUTURE? UH, THIS WAS PASSED IN APPROPRIATION IN THE LAST YEAR LEGISLATURE THAT TOOK PLACE IN JULY.
AND A GOOD GOV, THIS IS THE BAD PART OF GOVERNMENT.
IT'S TAKEN TILL MARCH
BUT WE CAN GO BACK AND, UH, WE CAN REFUND OR, UM, ALL THE WAY BACK TO, UM, TO JULY.
SO GOING FORWARD, THIS IS AN APPROPRIATION THAT WE'LL HAVE TO GET EVERY YEAR.
UM, IT WAS ALL THE, IT WAS EIGHT YEARS.
THE, THE LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATED EIGHT YEARS IN A ROW UNDER GOVERNOR DEUCEY.
UM, IT'S IN GOVERNOR HOBBS BUDGET AGAIN THIS YEAR.
OF COURSE, WE KNOW WE HAVEN'T PASSED THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, BUT IN, IN CONVERSATIONS AS AN ASSOCIATION, SHE PUT IT IN HER STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS.
SHE, SHE RAISED IT FROM 12 MILLION TO 15 MILLION.
WE'VE BEEN IN TALK WITH LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, AND WE SPENT ABOUT 30 SECONDS ON IT BECAUSE THEY SAID IT'S A NO ISSUE THAT'S GONNA BE FUNDED.
AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE THE, THE HOUSE, THE SENATE, AND THE, AND THE EXECUTIVE THAT HAVE ALL SAID THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THEY WANNA SEE CONTINUE GO FORWARD, WE'RE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN CONFIDENCE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NAVAJO COUNTY CAN COUNT ON, UH, YEAR AFTER YEAR.
UM, AND SO WE ANTICIPATE IT TO BE NEXT YEAR AND THE FOLLOWING YEARS AFTER.
SO YOU SEE A LONG, UH, LIKE I SAID, GOOD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AT THE LEGISLATURE FOR THIS TYPE OF, UH, APPROPRIATION TO CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD AND NAVAJO COUNTY TO RECEIVE, UM, OVER 20% OF THAT GRANT IS, IS TRULY SIGNIFICANT.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK THAT NOT ONLY THEY DID IS, IS BUILDING THIS PROPOSAL, BUT THE WORK THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN DO EVERY DAY THAT, UH, SHOW OUR STATS HAVE BEEN THERE.
UH, WE SEIZED OVER 2 MILLION FENTANYL PILLS LAST YEAR, AND THAT'S WHY WHEN WE DO A GRANT PROPOSAL, UM, NAVAJO COUNTY GETS RECOGNIZED AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO GET FUNDED BECAUSE OF THE, THE HARD WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING EVERY DAY.
SO THIS IS TRULY A GAME CHANGER FOR US GOING FORWARD.
IT PUTS US ON SOLID GROUND OF STABILITY, UH, STABILITY, UH, WITH THE TASK FORCE IN THE FUTURE.
AND SO THE ASK HERE TODAY IS THAT THE COUNTY WOULD ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND, UH, ACCEPT THESE FUNDS AND, UH, WE'RE, UH, FULLY ANTICIPATING HAVE ALREADY APPLIED FOR NEXT YEAR AS WELL THROUGH THE, THE STATE.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UM, IF NOT, THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST COMMENT.
UH, APPRECIATE THE EFFORT BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY HELPS, UH, IN OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY AND IN PARTNERING WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES AS WELL.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR WHOLE TEAM AND THE EFFORTS THAT PUT FORTH ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S GREAT.
UH, JUST A QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION.
SO YOU SAID ANNUALLY, OR DO YOU HAVE TO REAPPLY EVERY YEAR? YEAH, SO IT'S, IT'S A ONE YEAR OR ONE TIME APPROPRIATION EACH BUDGET YEAR.
UM, SO THIS IS FROM THE BUDGET THAT WAS PASSED IN LAST JULY.
SO WE GET TO GO BACK AND, UH, PRORATE IT BACK TO JULY AND REFUND, YOU KNOW, OUR AGENCIES AND ALL THE PARTICIPATING AGENCIES.
BUT WE'RE IN TALKS ALREADY FOR THIS COMING BUDGET THAT IS STILL IN, YOU KNOW, IN THE PROCESS.
BUT TALKING TO THE, THE LEGISLATURE AND THE EXECUTIVE, UH, IT'S BOTH IN THERE AND THERE'S BEEN VERY LITTLE DISCUSSION AS TO CARVING AT IT AND IT'S KIND OF GONNA, WE HOPE TO SEE IT.
JUST A, JUST A, A FULL PASS AT THE REQUEST OF 15 MILLION.
I MEAN, THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO YOU AND THANK YOU TO THE TEAM.
UM, IT'S CERTAINLY IMPORTANT, I THINK, UM, WEEKLY WE HEAR SOMETHING FROM NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ON FENTANYL OR SOME, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A DEPUTY OR SHERIFF OR, UM, WE HAVE OUR DOGS IN ACTION.
UM, THERE IS SOMETHING HAPPENING
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AND, UH, I KNOW THAT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT BUDGET CAPACITY, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TO CONTINUING AND MAINTAINING THE OTHER SERVICES THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE.SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO PUT THE WORK IN.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'LL ADD A COUPLE THINGS JUST TO SAY ONCE, UM, THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR ALWAYS TRYING TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO BE ABLE TO, TO HELP WITH THE BUDGET.
YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO OFFSET THAT AND IT'S CREDIBLE.
TWO, I WOULD AGREE THAT YOU'RE NOT GETTING THIS FUNDING UNLESS YOU'RE ACTUALLY REALLY EFFECTIVE AND DOING A GREAT JOB, AND YOU CLEARLY ARE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING INSIDE OF THAT.
UM, WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU TODAY AND TO HEAR FROM YOU AND THE REPORT THAT YOU SHARED.
AND PLEASE ECHO THAT BACK TO EVERYONE.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, UM, WITH THAT CHAIR TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
CHAIRMAN, I MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO
[1. Consideration of a proclamation, proclaiming April 2024 as "Public Health Month in Navajo County".]
ITEM NUMBER SIX.NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT.
WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTOR SESSION.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
WE'RE NOW IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT REGULAR AGENDA ITEM.
UM, A ONE CONSIDERATION OF A PROCLAMATION RECLAIMING APRIL, 2024 AS PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH IN NAVAJO COUNTY.
GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UM, I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME COME BEFORE YOU TODAY.
UH, WE'RE COMING A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, EARLY SO THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE THE WHOLE MONTH OF APRIL, HOPEFULLY.
UM, APRIL, UM, IS IS A MONTH THAT PROMOTES MANY PUBLIC HEALTH, UM, ACTIVITIES AND THE WELFARE OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION.
IT HELPS ENSURE ITS SECURITY AND PROTECTS IT FROM THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS.
AND IT HELPS US AS PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS BE ABLE TO ACCESS, UM, PRO PROVIDE ACCESS TO OUR CITIZENS TO SAFE AND QUALITY CARE THAT BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR POPULATION.
PUBLIC HEALTH IS A MULTIFACETED, UM, UM, SERVICE OR AGENCY, AND WE ENCOMPASS THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND OUR RESIDENTS.
AND OUR TOP PRIORITY IS, LIKE I SAID, TO KEEP OUR RESIDENTS HEALTHY, SAFE, AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE RESILIENT.
UM, RATHER THAN COME TO YOU, UM, IN APRIL, THERE ARE MULTIPLE WEEKS AND SOME THINGS THAT ARE CELEBRATED THE WHOLE MONTH.
RATHER THAN COME TO YOU WITH MULTIPLE PROCLAMATIONS, WE LIKE TO GROUP THEM INTO ONE AND DECLARE APRIL, UM, PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH.
UH, SOME OF THE, THE DAYS, WEEKS, UM, THAT ARE, ARE PART OF THAT ARE WORLD TAKEDOWN TOBACCO DAY, WORLD HEALTH DAY, NATIONAL HEALTHCARE DECISIONS DAY.
UM, PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK IS THE WEEK OF APRIL 3RD THROUGH THE NINTH WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK AND NATIONAL INFANT IMMUNIZATION WEEK, MINORITY HEALTH MONTH, ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH, AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH, DONATE LIFE MONTH, NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH AND THE MONTH OF THE YOUNG CHILD.
SO WE ARE, UM, PROPOSING TODAY, UM, THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER, UM, DECLARING APRIL OF 2024 PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH IN NAVAJO COUNTY, UM, WITH THE PROCLAMATION THAT READS, WHEREAS THE PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD IS GROUNDED IN FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH, THAT WE AS A SOCIETY, WE ARE UNITED IN EVIDENCE-BASED LIFE-SAVING WORK TO KEEP INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES HEALTHY AND SAFE.
AND WHEREAS PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN SHAPING OUR COUNTRY FOR THE BETTER SINCE THE LATE 17 HUNDREDS.
AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1872 AT A TIME WHEN SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES WERE HELPING TO REVEAL THE CAUSES OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.
LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TODAY, FROM EXPANDING ACCESS TO IMMUNIZATIONS, IMPROVING FOOD SAFETY FOR, UH, FOOD TRAFFIC, HEALTHY WORKPLACES TO ADVOCATING FOR CLEANER HAIR, CLEANER AIR AND WATER.
PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HAVE IMPROVED THE LIVES OF AMERICANS, MAKING OUR COUNTRY STRONGER, HEALTHIER, HEALTHIER AND MORE PROSPEROUS.
AND WHEREAS US LIFE EXPECTANCY HAS DECREASED IN RECENT YEARS.
AND THE THREE YEAR DROP REPRESENTS THE LONGEST SUSTAINED DECLINE IN LIFE SPAN EXPECTANCY SINCE THE GREAT RECESSION.
FURTHER STUDIES CONSISTENTLY SHOW THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS NOTABLY LOWER LIFE EXPECTANCY THAN COMPARABLE
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COUNTRIES.UM, AND WHEREAS THERE'S, UM, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN HEALTH STATUS SUCH AS OBESITY, POOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS COMPARED WITH PEOPLE LIVING IN URBAN AREAS.
AND THIS VARIANCE INCREASES BECAUSE OF RURAL RESIDENTS ARE OFTEN MORE LIKELY TO FACE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THEIR HEALTH, SUCH AS POVERTY ISSUES, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE BARRIERS AND LACK OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
AND WHEREAS PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HELP COMMUNITIES PREVENT, PREPARE FOR WITHSTAND AND RECOVER FROM THE IMPACT OF A FULL RANGE OF HEALTH THREATS, INCLUDING DISEASE, OUTBREAKS AND NATURAL DISASTERS, DA DISASTERS CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY AND HEALTH ISSUES ESCALATED BY SOCIAL IMPACTS.
AND WHEREAS PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION, TOGETHER WITH SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES HAS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN PRODUCE, IN REDUCING, AND IN SOME CASES, ELIMINATING THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND IN ESTABLISHING TODAY'S DISEASE, SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS. AND WHEREAS 60% OF AMERICANS LIVE WITH A PREVENTABLE CHRONIC DISEASE AND HEALTH RISK, SUCH AS SUBSTANCE MISUSE, OBESITY, TOBACCO USE, MENTAL ILLNESS ARE THE PRIMARY REASONS FOR SEVEN OUT OF EVERY 10 DEATHS ANNUALLY IN THE UNITED STATES.
UM, AND WHEREAS LOOKING FORWARD, NAVAJO COUNTY CHOOSES TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THE FUTURE AND TO BUILD A STRONGER PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM THROUGH OUR COUNTY, MAKING IT A HEALTHIER, MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF ALL THOSE INVOLVED, IMPROVING THE HEALTH STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES, INTERVENTIONS, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS, AND MOST OF ALL, THE CITIZENS THEMSELVES FOR ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH AND STRIVING TO IMPROVE IT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF NAVAJO COUNTY THAT APRIL OF 2024 IS DESIGNATED AS PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH 2024 IN NAVAJO COUNTY.
SO WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD ENTERTAIN, UM, DEC DECLARE THIS DECLARATION TO PROCLAIM APRIL, 2024 PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH, AND THAT YOU WOULD ALSO, UM, BE CHAMPIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND TO INCR INCREASE, UM, AWARENESS AND PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES SO THAT WE CAN IMPROVE THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND RESILIENCY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
I, I'LL TELL YOU, YOU LOST ME AT CLEANER HAIR.
THEN WE BACK WELL, BUT WE DO THAT TOO THOUGH BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LIFE IS, IS ONE OF THE ISSUES WE DEAL WITH TOO.
SO, CLEANER HAIR WORKS,
SO,
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? OKAY.
CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, THIS PROCLAMATION AND PROCLAIMING, UH, APRIL 24TH, 2024 PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH IN NAVAJO COUNTY.
SECOND, YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.
ALRIGHT, CHAIR TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION.
SO SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION A SECOND.
ANY OPPOSED? A NAY? HEARING NONE.
WE'RE NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION ITEM SEVEN, PUBLIC
[a. Consideration of award of contract #B24-02-006 Supply of Various Roadway Materials to Brimhall Sand, Rock & Building Materials, Hatch Construction & Paving, Inc., Perkins Aggregates, Inc., Perkins Cinders, Inc. and Schuck Development effective March 28, 2024.]
WORKS.ITEM SEVEN, A CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT B 24 DASH ZERO TWO DASH 0 0 6.
APPLY VARIOUS ROADWAY MATERIALS TO BRIM HALL, SAND ROCK, UM, AND BUILDING MATERIALS.
HATCH CONSTRUCTION AND PAVING INK PERKINS AGGREGATES INK, PERKINS SENDERS INK, AND SH DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVE MARCH 28TH, 2024.
CHAIRWOMAN AND, UH, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, UH, UTILIZES THIS ANNUAL CONTRACT TO, UH, PROCURE VARIOUS TYPE OF MATERIALS TO MAINTAIN OUR ROADWAY AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES.
UM, THE, UH, THESE CONTRACTS OR, OR THESE, UH, ANNUAL CONTRACTS WE LIKE TO HAVE AS A MULTI CONTRACT BECAUSE THEY ENSURE AVAILABILITY OF MATERIAL FULL COVERAGE BASED ON THE PRICING QUALITY OF MATERIAL AND THE LOCATION FROM WHERE WE PROCURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNTY'S PROCUREMENT POLICIES.
ALL SEALED PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED ON MARCH 6TH, AND THE PROPOSALS ARE OPEN PUBLICLY.
UH, THE DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION IS IN YOUR PACKET FOR YOUR REVIEW.
UH, AT THIS TIME, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A AWARD OF CONTRACT TO ALL, UH, BIDS.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? IF NOT, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN
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A MOTION.DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.
WE HAVE A SECOND? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.
[1. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution Number 14-2024, approving/denying text amendment to Article 25, Section 2521, regarding wireless communication facilities.]
TO ITEM B, PLANNING DEVELOPMENT.UM, ONE ITEM B ONE, PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 14 DASH 2024, PROVING OR DENYING TAX AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 25, SECTION 25, 21 REGARDING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES.
CODY, MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISORS, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, LAST YEAR, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BROUGHT FORTH THE INITIAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES ORDINANCE WITHIN OUR ZONING ORDINANCE.
UM, SINCE THEN WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ABOUT 12, UM, CELL TOWERS COME IN FRONT OF THE BOARD.
AND SO WE'VE HAD SOME TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE, AND I'LL WAIT ONE SECOND HERE, BUT WE'VE HAD SOME TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AND ANALYZE THIS ORDINANCE, SEE WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT, AND BRING FORWARD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD AS FAR AS SOME TWEAKING THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE WITH THIS.
UM, SO I'LL START FROM THE TOP HERE AND WALK THROUGH AND TRY TO EXPLAIN THESE.
UM, THE FIRST THAT WE'D RECOMMEND IS STRIKING THE CASE BY CASE, TWO FOOT HORIZONTAL TO ONE FOOT VERTICAL, UM, WAIVER FOR RESIDENTIALLY DESIGNATED PROPERTIES WITH THE BOS.
UM, THIS WAS ADDED WITH THE BOS LAST YEAR.
THE INTENT OF HAVING THIS PROVISION IS GENERALLY FOR THE VISUAL FOR THESE, UH, THESE RESIDENCES.
THIS IS USUALLY WITHIN A NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, IT ALSO IS TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPERTIES ARE APPROPRIATELY SIZED TO HAVE A TOWER WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU'RE NOT GETTING THESE EGREGIOUSLY LARGE TOWERS ON VERY SMALL LOTS.
UM, WITH THIS, THERE WOULD STILL BE AN OPTION FOR DEVELOPERS TO GO THROUGH AND ACQUIRE A VARIANCE.
THAT VARIANCE WOULD JUST GO THROUGH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
UM, SO WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION, OUR INTENT IS TO HOPEFULLY HAVE THIS NOT BE PUT IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AND HEARD ON THE FLOOR.
UM, BUT TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED BEFORE THE PROCESS EVEN STARTS WHATSOEVER, SO THAT IT'S VERY CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC WHETHER OR NOT THAT SETBACK HAS BEEN WAIVED OR NOT AT THE BEGINNING.
UM, WE'VE SEEN SOME CONFUSION OR FRUSTRATION VOICED FROM THE PUBLIC.
SO WE FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH THE BOARD AND OUR HEARING PROCEEDINGS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC TO HAVE CLEAR EXPECTATIONS AS THIS GOES FORWARD.
THE SECOND WOULD BE STRIKING THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COMPLYING WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS.
AND THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT THE APPLICANTS WON'T BE COMPLYING WITH THIS.
UM, SO AS PART OF OUR APPLICATION, WE DO REQUIRE THE APPLICANTS PROVIDE US WITH ALL FEDERAL LICENSING AHEAD OF TIME.
AND WE REGULARLY CONDITION, AS YOU'LL SEE WITH THIS NEXT ITEM, WITH, UH, WITH TYLER'S RECOMMENDATION HERE THAT ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS ARE FOLLOWED.
UM, SO WE JUST FELT THIS WAS REDUNDANT.
THIS WAS ADDING AN EXTRA STEP FOR THE APPLICANTS, UM, BUT IT DIDN'T PROVIDE ANYTHING OF SUBSTANCE FOR THE PROCESS ITSELF.
THE NEXT WOULD BE STRIKING THE APPLICATION, UH, REQUIREMENT FOR NOTIFYING THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES WITHIN THE VICINITY.
AND AGAIN, FOR THIS, WE HAVE A PRE-APPLICATION PROCESS WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WHERE THESE DEVELOPERS COME IN.
UM, WE INVITE ALL LOCAL AGENCIES THAT ARE NEARBY AS WELL AS STATE AND FEDERAL THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR THIS.
UM, SO ALL OF THESE AGENCIES ARE ALREADY BEING NOTIFIED.
WE JUST DIDN'T FEEL THE NEED TO MAKE THE APPLICANT GO THROUGH ANOTHER STEP OF NOTIFICATION, UM, AS THEY ARE ALL BROUGHT IN AND GIVEN A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THIS.
AND THE FINAL POINT WE LOOKED AT WAS ADDING IN THESE FACILITIES AS PERMITTED USES FOR ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
UM, SO WITH THE INITIAL, WE HAD NAVAJO COUNTY LISTED.
AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ON THIS, THIS ITEM HERE, THIS IS THE CASE FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF AGENCIES ALREADY.
UM, SO A LOT OF AGENCIES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH US FOR PLANNING AND ZONING OR FOR BUILDING WHATSOEVER, UM, EITHER DUE TO LAWS PREEMPTION, UH, OR WHAT'S BEEN SETTLED IN COURT IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
UM, SO FOR THIS, THIS IS JUST MAKING THIS VERY CLEAR.
THESE AGENCIES OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE THIS ABILITY, BUT WE'D LIKE THIS IN THE ORDINANCE.
SO IT'S VERY CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC AS FAR AS WHAT GOES FORWARD AND HOW THESE HAVE MOVED FORWARD.
UM, THIS HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH WELFARE AND SAFETY.
WE HAVE NOTED AND PUT IN HERE AS WELL THOUGH, THAT THERE WOULD BE A, A PUBLIC MEETING TO ALL NEIGHBORS WITHIN 300 FEET PRIOR TO GOING FORWARD WITH ANY OF THESE TOWERS, EVEN FOR THE AGENCIES.
AND WE'RE DOING THAT JUST SO THEY'RE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THOSE NEIGHBORS AND POTENTIALLY THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY ALLOWED TO BUILD THAT TOWER, BUT IF THE NEIGHBORS SAY, HEY, COULD YOU PERHAPS STEALTH THIS WITH MONO PINE OR OTHERWISE, IT GIVES THE COMMUNITY A CHANCE TO, TO SPEAK POTENTIALLY TO THE AESTHETICS OR LOCATION THAT MIGHT BE MORE SUITABLE.
UM, SO THAT JUST GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO WORK WITH THESE AGENCIES.
OVERALL, AS FAR AS OUR RECOMMENDATION, UM, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
THIS DID RECEIVE RECOMMENDATION
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OF APPROVAL UNANIMOUS UNANIMOUSLY LAST MONTH FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.UM, AS OF TODAY, WE'VE RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
UM, WE'LL OPEN THIS UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME, I OKAY.
HEARING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COME BACK TO DISCUSSION FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CHAIR? I JUST THINK THIS IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT WILL DEFINITELY HELP IN THE PROCESS.
AND I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING THROUGH THIS AND FINDING THE COMMON GROUND THAT'S COMMON, THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE REHASHED EVERY TIME.
AND SO I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF EVEN PLANNING AND ZONING, UH, THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WORKED ON THIS.
ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.
THANK YOU TO THE TEAM FOR GOING THROUGH THIS AND DOING WE, UH, IF NO MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
CHAIRMAN I MOTION FOR APPROVAL? WE A MOTION.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.
[2. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution Number 15-2024, approving/denying a Special Use Permit to allow for the construction of a 199' monopole wireless communication tower and associated facilities located in the Clay Springs area. ]
PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 15 DASH 2024.APPROVING UNDER NINE IS SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 199 FOOT MONO, UH, MONOPOLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER ASSOCIATED WITH THE FACILITIES LOCATED IN CLAY SPRINGS AREA.
TYLER, GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR SUPERVISORS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING.
TODAY WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT A CELL PHONE TOWER, UH, LOCATED, UH, SOUTH OF THE CLAY SPRINGS AREA.
UM, THIS WILL BE 199 FOOT MONOPOLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER AND THOSE ASSOCIATE FACILITIES.
SO OUR AREA, OUR A PN NUMBER 2 0 8 1 8 0 0 3 J, THIS IS A 49.48 ACRE PARCEL.
UH, CURRENTLY ZONED A GENERAL, UH, THAT'LL BE THE NON-RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF A CELL PHONE TOWER.
SO THEY CAN GO UP TO THAT 199 FOOT, UM, HEIGHT.
UH, IT'S OWNED CURRENTLY BY MARIAN L PETERSON.
AND THE DESCRIPTION, LIKE I SAID, THAT 199 FOOT MONOPOLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER IN THE ASSOCIATED FACILITIES.
THIS IS PLANNED TO BE LOCATED AT LEAST 199 FEET AWAY FROM ALL PROPERTY BOUNDARIES LOCATED WITHIN A 50 BY 50 FOOT COMPOUND.
AND IT WILL BE SURROUNDED BY AN EIGHT FOOT TALL CHAIN LINK FENCE.
SO HERE'S OUR VICINITY MAP SHOWING THE PARCEL, UH, AS WELL AS ITS DISTANCE TO CLAY SPRINGS SITTING AT ABOUT JUST OVER ONE AND A HALF MILES.
SO HERE'S OUR PARCEL VIEW, UH, SHOWING WHAT THE PARCEL LOOKS LIKE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM THE GOING WEST TO EAST.
UM, JUST THE BEST WAY I COULD GET IT TO FIT ON THERE.
AND OUR, UH, TOWER IS SUPPOSED TO GO IN THAT BACK KIND OF RIGHT HAND PORTION, THAT BACK LITTLE SQUARE.
HERE'S OUR SITE PLAN, SHOWING EXACTLY WHERE THAT TOWER IS SUPPOSED TO BE LOCATED.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT SHORTEST, UH, SETBACK DISTANCE IS ABOUT 199 FEET.
AND THEN THE LONGEST ONE, I BELIEVE IS ABOUT 500 FEET OR SO.
HERE'S A BIGGER IMAGE OF THE SITE PLAN, UH, KIND OF WHERE THE TOWER'S GOING TO BE LOCATED.
LIKE I SAID, THE TOWER STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE, THERE WILL BE AN ACCESS ROAD FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND DO MAINTENANCE.
UH, THERE WILL BE THAT EIGHT FOOT TALL CHAIN LINK FENCE, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE ASSOCIATED FACILITIES THERE TO THE, UH, RIGHT, THIS IS THE, UM, HORIZONTAL VIEW OF THE TOWER, SHOWING IT COMING UP TO 199 FEET.
THOSE ADDITIONAL INTENT IS IF THE APPLICANT DECIDES TO PURSUE CO-LOCATION.
AND WE DO HAVE SOME PHOTO SIMULATIONS.
THIS ONE'S SITTING, UH, ON AN INTERSECTION ONTO THE TWO 60.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER THERE, THIS ONE SITTING, I BELIEVE ON THE PARCEL ITSELF, UH, WHERE THE TOWERS TO BE LOCATED.
SO THE APPLICANT DID HOLD A CITIZEN PARTICIPATION MEETING.
UH, THIS WAS THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT OUT.
UM, THEY SENT IT OUT TO, LET'S SEE, DOES IT SAY ON THERE, UH, PEOPLE WITHIN THE 300 FOOT, UH, OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WERE NOTIFIED.
THERE WAS ONE, UH, INDIVIDUAL WHO ATTENDED, AND HE EXPRESSED THAT HE WAS IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT.
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ADDITIONALLY, UH, WE RECEIVED ONE LETTER FROM A CONCERNED CITIZEN, UH, DETAILING SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD FOR THE TOWER.A LOT OF IT WAS KIND OF CENTERED AROUND THE LOCATION OF THE TOWER.
UH, THE INDIVIDUAL SEEMED TO BE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WOULD BE MUCH CLOSER THAN IT ACTUALLY WAS.
STAFF WAS ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL.
UM, WE HAD A CONVERSATION AND THEY SAID THAT A LOT OF THEIR CONCERNS WERE ALLEVIATED.
COMING TO OUR FINDINGS OF FACT HERE, IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY NOTICED, NOTICED AND POSTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW IN OUR ORDINANCES.
THIS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE PERMISSIBLE USES IN THE ZONING DISTRICT IN WHICH THIS IS LOCATED, AND IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE CURRENT AND LIKELY FUTURE USES OF THIS PROPERTY.
LASTLY, THIS PROPOSED USE WILL HAVE THE MINIMAL, UH, ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE AREA.
UH, LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT TOGETHER, THE NAVAJO COUNTY PLANNING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF, AS WELL AS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THIS CELL TOWER SUBJECT TO THE 13 CONDITIONS.
AND LIKE I SAID, WE DO HAVE THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL MEET ALL STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
AS CODY WAS SAYING EARLIER IN HIS PRESENTATION.
I BELIEVE OUR APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER.
UM, THE APPLICANT I UNDERSTAND IS HERE.
DOES APPLICANT WISH TO SPEAK? GOOD MORNING.
UM, YEAH, I'M HERE TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE, UM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY.
UM, AND AS WELL AS JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT, UM, AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WE ALSO RECEIVED SOMEBODY WHO SPOKE IN FAVOR.
UM, SHE SAID THAT, UH, THERE WAS, UM, A LACK OF SERVICE IN HER AREA AND SHE WANTED TO HAVE E 9 1 1 SERVICES AVAILABLE TO, UM, HELP TAKE CARE OF HER MOTHER-IN-LAW.
UM, AND THEN ONCE THE CELL TOWER HAS BEEN BUILT, IT HAS OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER CARRIERS TO COME IN AND CO-LOCATE ON IT FURTHER EXPANDING COVERAGE IN THE AREA.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, THEN GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION.
WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME? OKAY.
HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, COME BACK TO DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD, ANY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WITH QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? OKAY.
GENERAL WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER 15 DASH 2024 AND APPROVE THIS, UH, SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A 199 FOOT MONO LINE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWER.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE.
[3. Presentation regarding the ongoing update to the Navajo County Comprehensive Plan being conducted by Logan Simpson Design and Navajo County Planning and Development Services Staff.]
NUMBER, NUMBER THREE, PRESENTATION REGARDING THE ONGOING UPDATE OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BEING CONDUCTED BY LOGAN SIMPSON DESIGN AND NAVAJO COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.WAS JUST, UH, SHOWING THE POINTER THERE FOR THE PRESENTATION TO POINT ANYTHING OUT.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR SUPERVISORS FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
UM, SO AS YOU'RE AWARE, LAST YEAR, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WENT OUT FOR AN RFP FOR A FULL UPDATE OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UM, WE'VE ONLY HAD LIMITED UPDATES SINCE 2004 AS A PART OF THE SELECTION PRO PROCESS.
LOGAN SIMPSON DESIGN WAS SELECTED TO BE THE CONSULTANT WORKING WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ON THIS UPDATE.
UM, WE DID KICK OFF SOME OF THE INTERNAL AND PRELIMINARY ITEMS FOR THIS PROJECT IN JANUARY, SO WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THOSE.
AND WE BROUGHT IN LOGAN SIMPSON HERE, REPRESENTATIVE TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY AND JUST KIND OF LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHERE THIS PROCESS IS GOING, ESPECIALLY TOUCHING ON THE, THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PORTION AND HOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUTREACH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, SO WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT OVER TO TERRY HOGAN, THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR LOGAN SIMPSON DESIGN.
WELL, GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR.
I'M WITH THE FIRM LOGAN SIMPSON.
I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
UH, I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A LONG MEETING AND I'LL, I'LL GO THROUGH THIS QUICKLY, BUT THERE'S A, THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO COVER.
UM, WE'LL GO OVER THE PROJECT TEAM AND COVER, UM, INTRODUCTIONS, UH, BRIEFLY.
UH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, JUST WHY ARE WE DOING IT? UH, WHAT IS THE, THE SCHEDULE AND THE PROCESS.
UH, WE WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN AND THE STRATEGY FOR GETTING THE WORD OUT AND GETTING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THIS PROCESS.
WE'LL GO OVER NEXT STEPS AND THEN OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO ALSO, UM,
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AT YOUR, UH, PURVIEW, OPEN IT UP FOR, FOR QUESTIONS AT ANY POINT DURING THE PROCESS.UH, THIS CAN BE A VERY INFORMAL, UH, BACK AND FORTH IF, IF ANYONE WANTS TO ASK A QUESTION.
SO, WITH THAT, UM, OUR CONSULTANT TEAM IS, UH, CONSISTS OF, UH, LOGAN SIMPSON AS THE LEAD CONSULTANT.
UM, YOU CAN SEE OUR PRIMARY TEAM MEMBERS THERE.
BRUCE MEEN IS OUR PROJECT ADVISOR.
HE'S ALSO THE, THE PRESIDENT AND THE CEO OF, UH, LOGAN SIMPSON, UH, HAS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AT THIS POINT.
UH, MYSELF AS PROJECT MANAGER.
UM, I, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK 30 YEARS IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN ARIZONA, UH, ALONG WITH, UH, 13 YEARS IN A, IN A, UM, COUNTY AS WELL.
SO, COMING BACK, UH, TO A COUNTY AND, AND HEARING ALL OF THIS IS, IS LIKE FULL CIRCLE FOR ME, AND IT'S WONDERFUL.
SO, UH, WE ALSO HAVE MIKAYLA DUNPHY, WHO'S MY ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER.
SHE'S A, UH, GRAPHIC AND, UH, GIS EXPERT AS WELL.
IN ADDITION, LOGAN SIMPSON HAS ENVIRONMENTAL, UM, COMPONENT SERVICE COMPONENT, A CULTURAL AND A DESIGN COMPONENT.
AND SO WE HAVE MEMBERS, UM, ON OUR BACK END THAT ARE WORKING IN THIS PROCESS AS WELL.
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS EFFORT, UH, WE HAVE TEAMING PARTNERS WITH KIM KIMLEY HORN, WHO WILL SUPPORT THE TRANSPORTATION, WATER UTILITY ASPECTS OF THIS GENERAL, OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS WELL AS ELLIOT DE P*****K AND COMPANY WHO SUPPORTS THE, UH, HOUSING AND THE ECONOMIC GROWTH.
OUR NAVAJO, UH, COUNTY TEAM MEMBERS, YOU, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE FOLKS, UM, QUITE WELL, I'M SURE.
UM, CODY COOPER WILL BE THE FACE OF, OF THIS PROJECT FROM THE, FROM THE COUNTY STANDPOINT.
SO ALL THE INFORMATION AND THE PROJECT WEBSITE AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'LL SEE, UH, WILL REALLY BE FUNNELED THROUGH CODY COOPER, UH, OR MYSELF DURING THIS PROJECT.
SO I WANTED TO GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THE PURPOSE OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS, UH, FOR YOU.
AND I KNOW THIS BODY IS, IS PROBABLY WELL AWARE OF THAT.
UH, BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF, UM, AND I'M SORRY, AM I CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE, OKAY.
I KNOW I TALK LOUD, SO I KIND OF GET AWAY FROM IT.
UH, BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF, UM, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, UM, ON THE, ON THE THOROUGHNESS OF THIS PROCESS, I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF PAUSE HERE AND GO THROUGH THIS SLIDE.
SO, UM, COMPREHENSIVE PLANS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL ARIZONA COUNTIES.
UM, ACCORDING TO TO TITLE 11, UH, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN, UH, COUNTIES AND CITIES, UH, BUT IT'S GENERALLY THE SAME SORT OF PROCESS.
THERE'S A GENERAL PLAN FOR CITIES AND TOWNS, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE COUNTIES, AND IT'S REALLY VERY SIMILAR.
UM, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE, UH, CERTAIN ELEMENTS AND TOPICS, I'LL GO OVER THAT, UM, IN A, IN A FEW SLIDES, AS WELL AS PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS A REQUIRED PART OF THIS, UH, PROCESS.
THE PLAN MUST BE ADOPTED EVERY, EVERY 10 YEARS OR RE ADOPTED.
NAVAJO COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE STATUTE.
IT HAS BEEN RE ADOPTED OVER THE YEARS, AND MOST RECENTLY, UM, BUT IT HAS NOT SEEN ANY MAJOR UPDATES SINCE THE ORIGINAL ADOPTION IN 2004.
SO IT'S VERY RIPE FOR, UM, COMMUNITY INPUT AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UH, IN ALIGNED WITH COMMUNITY VALUES AND VISION.
UH, REALLY YOU CAN SEE, UH, 0.1 AND TWO.
THE PURPOSE OF THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS TO GUIDE THAT ADJUSTED, UH, HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA PURSUANT TO WHAT WE KNOW, UH, IN THE PRESENT, UM, AND WHAT WE ASPIRE TO IN THE FUTURE.
SO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT COVERS IT'S VERY BROAD BASE, IT'S GENERAL.
WE, WE OFTEN CALL IT A 30,000 FOOT POLICY DOCUMENT.
IT'S NOT REGULATORY IN NATURE, UH, BUT THE REGULATIONS, UH, FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT WILL, WILL STEM FROM THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UM, AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT, OR THE INTENT IS TO CONSERVE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE COUNTY, ENSURE EX, UH, EFFICIENT EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONIES.
AND THEN OF COURSE, TO PROMOTE THE, THE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND GENERAL WE WELFARE.
AND THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FALLS IN THE, IN THE WORLD OF PLANNING DOCUMENTS, UH, AND, AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT AND WHY WE LIKE TO GET, UH, EVERY VOICE THAT WE CAN INVOLVED IN THIS.
UH, SOMETIMES COMPREHENSIVE PLANS ARE CALLED THE, THE BLUE, THE BLUEPRINT FOR GROWTH OR THE FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT.
SOMETIMES YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE THEM AS AN UMBRELLA.
UH, IN THIS ILLUSTRATION, WE SHOW IT AS A, AS A PYRAMID, UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE BEING THE FOUNDATION, THE BROAD-BASED POLICY DOCUMENT.
AND AS YOU GO UP THE PYRAMID, UH, YOU GET MORE SPECIFIC IN YOUR, IN YOUR REGULATIONS OR YOUR PLANS.
SO YOU CAN SEE, UM, AND THAT IMPLEMENTS THE, THE COMMUNITY'S VISION.
SO WE GET INTO ZONING, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, UH, SPECIFIC, UH, CORRIDOR PLANS OR SPECIFIC AREA PLANS THAT THE COUNTY MAY HAVE IN THE FUTURE.
SO YOU, YOU, YOU ALL SEE SITE PLANS AND PRELIMINARY PLATS AND FINAL PLATS THAT'S IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THIS.
IT ALL STEMS FROM THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THEN INTO CONSTRUCTION.
AND AS YOU SEE YOUR BUILT WORLD, ALL OF THAT STEMS, UH, FROM THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THAT'S HOW IT'S THEORETICALLY SUPPOSED TO WORK.
SO THESE ARE THE TOPICS, UM, THAT NAVAJO COUNTY HAS ELECTED TO CHOOSE, UH, TO, UH, CHOSE IN THIS PROCESS.
UM, THE STATUTE REQUIRES, UM, IN ALL PLANNING PROCESSES, ALL COMPREHENSIVE PLANS THAT, UH, TYPICALLY LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION ARE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED.
UH, THERE'S A THRESHOLD FOR POPULATION, UH, WHEREAS A WHERE, WHEREAS THE POPULATION INCREASES OVER 125,000, THERE ARE MORE REQUIRED ELEMENTS, UM, IN YOUR CURRENT PLAN AS
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WELL AS GOING FORWARD INTO THIS PLAN.THE COUNTY HAS ELECTED TO COVER ALL OF THESE TOPICS.
UH, THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO THE COUNTY TO, TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS, UM, IN, IN TERMS OF GOALS AND POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION.
SO THIS EFFORT, UM, AND WE'VE ASSEMBLED OUR TEAM TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THESE TOPIC AREAS.
SO THERE ARE TYPICALLY THREE COMPONENTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR A GENERAL PLAN.
AND I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA BRIEFLY GO OVER THOSE FOR YOU.
THE FIRST IS THE MOST VISIBLE COMPONENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UM, SOME COUNTIES DON'T, DON'T SHOW, DEPENDING ON A BIT HOW BIG THEY ARE.
THEY WON'T SHOW A FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
THE MAP ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS YOUR CURRENT FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
UM, IT'S CALLED A CHARACTER AREA MAP IN THIS CASE, BUT IT'S REALLY THE SAME THING.
UH, WHAT IT IS SHOWING IS FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ASPIRED FOR THIS AREA TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.
UH, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW IS THAT THESE DESIGNATIONS ARE NOT, UH, ZONING DISTRICTS.
UM, AND THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY WHAT'S ON THE GROUND TODAY.
BUT AS DEVELOPMENT COMES IN AND COMES THROUGH THROUGH THIS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, UH, THE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT REZONINGS ARE IN CONCERT WITH THESE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS.
SO WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT THIS, UH, THIS MAP WITH THE COMMUNITY.
UM, OFTENTIMES THERE'S DIFFERENT DESIGNATIONS, UM, FOR DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
SOME, SOMETIMES YOU'LL SEE MORE ORTHODOX, UH, DESIGNATIONS LIKE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL.
SOMETIMES THERE, THERE'LL MORE, THERE'LL BE MORE CHARACTER BASED, LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE HERE.
SOMETIMES THERE ARE COUNTIES THAT JUST SAY, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO A LAND USE.
IT'S ALL RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTY.
UM, AND IF IT'S WITHIN CITY OR WITHIN A SPECIFIC AREA PLAN, THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR LAND USE MAP.
UH, THERE'S NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY, AND WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND GO BACK AND FORTH AND, AND SEE WHAT, WHAT NAVAJO COUNTY WANTS THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
UH, WE ALWAYS HAVE GOALS AND POLICIES.
UH, THESE ARE, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OUT OF YOUR CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UM, THEY ALL ARE ADDRESSED, UH, ACCORDING TO YOUR TOPIC AREAS THAT YOU HAVE.
SO AS WE COME BACK TO YOU AND, AND SHARE WITH THESE TOPIC AREAS, THEY MAY BE THEMED, BUT WILL HAVE GOALS THAT ADDRESS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE POLICIES.
THESE GOALS ARE HIGH LEVEL, UH, POLICIES AND THEN, UH, HIGH LEVEL.
AND THEN THE POLICIES, UM, ARE MORE FUNCTIONAL, FUNCTIONAL.
AND THEN THEY WILL ADDRESS AND IMPLEMENT THOSE GOALS.
UM, YOU OFTENTIMES WILL SEE, UM, AND, AND THIS IS WHERE THE LEGISLATIVE BODY BASICALLY SAYS, THIS IS WHAT WE SUPPORT AND THIS IS WHAT WE JUST, WE DON'T SUPPORT AS A COMMUNITY.
UM, AND SO THAT'S HOW THAT KIND OF PLAYS OUT.
UH, THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE ARE GOING TO BE AUDITING ALL OF THE GOALS AND POLICIES, UH, WITH OUR, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE, UH, WITH OUR MEMBERS, UH, THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT, UM, THERE MAY BE, UH, GOALS AND POLICIES THAT WE WANT TO KEEP.
THERE MAY BE GOALS AND POLICIES THAT NEED TO BE REVISED SLIGHTLY, AND THERE MAY BE GOALS AND POLICIES THAT ARE JUST NOT APPLICABLE ANYMORE.
OR THERE MAY BE POLICIES SUCH AS LIKE, POLICY TWO C, IF WE GET INTO AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, THAT MAY BE A POLICY THAT CONVERTS TO AN IMPLEMENTATION TASK.
SO REVISING THE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE AS NECESSARY, OR MAYBE IN THE SHORT TERM, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
UH, SO WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
UM, UH, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, THE IMPLEMENTATION COMPONENT IS NOT A REQUIRED COMPONENT OF THE STATUTE.
UM, OFTENTIMES PLANS WILL HAVE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.
UM, THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, UH, THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, YOUR HIGHEST PLANNING OFFICIAL IS, MUST COME TO YOU EVERY YEAR IN A REPORT AND, AND REPORT TO YOU, UH, STATUTORILY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE, OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
TYPICALLY, THAT'S DONE BY, WE'VE HAD X, Y, Z REZONINGS, THEY'VE ALL BEEN IN CONFORMANCE OR WE'VE CHANGED THEM, BUT THEY'RE STILL WITHIN THE VISION.
AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN GIVES A SYSTEMATIC WAY FOR AN, AN ENTITY, A MUNICIPALITY, OR A COUNTY TO, TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT TO SAY, OKAY, WE'VE LOOKED AT ALL OF THIS.
WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD IN A SYSTEMATIC FACTION.
EITHER LIKE THIS VERY COMPLICATED VERSION HERE WHERE WE HAVE A, A PRIORITIZE PRIORITIZATION IN A QUADRANT SYSTEM WHERE IT'S A HIGH COST, HIGH EFFECTIVENESS, LOW COST, LOW EFFECTIVENESS, OR WE MIGHT HAVE A SHORT-TERM, MIDTERM, UH, LONG-TERM TASKS.
AND IT GIVES, IT WOULD GIVE THE COUNTY A WAY TO IMPLEMENT UP ABOVE AND BEYOND DEVELOPMENT.
SO, WE'LL, WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT.
WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH THEIR PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM.
UH, THERE MAY BE THINGS, UH, THAT WE WANNA PUT IN THAT IT MAY BE PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OR IT MAY BE, UM, A, A APPENDICES OR A SEPARATE DOCUMENT ALTOGETHER.
IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY WANNA DO THAT.
UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, SO FAR, CHAIRMAN OR, OR ANY, ANY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? HEARING NONE, UM, I'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH THE PROJECT SCHEDULE.
UH, THIS, WE HAVE A 12 MONTH PROCESS.
UH, WE HAVE, UM, OBVIOUSLY STARTED, UH, WE'VE DONE, IT GOES FROM JANUARY TO TO DECEMBER OF 2024.
UH, WE'VE HAD OUR PROJECT KICKOFF, UH, WITH, WITH THE, UH, PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM.
WE'RE ESTABLISHING COMMITTEES.
I'LL, I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
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CORE, UH, TWO THROUGH FOUR, TWO THROUGH FIVE PHASES ARE REALLY THE, THE GIST OF, OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE, THE DATES ON THE BOTTOM ARE, SOME OF THEM ARE VERY CONCURRENT.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING THROUGH AN EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS.
UH, THAT'S WHERE WE LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT TOPICS AREAS AND GET A BASELINE CONDITION OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
UH, WE'VE STARTED TO LAUNCH INTO THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT PROCESS GOES FROM FEBRUARY ALL THE WAY, ALL THE WAY TO DECEMBER.
AND IT GOES INTO THAT ADOPTING OF THE PLAN PROCESS.
THE POINT FOR THAT IS SO THAT WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH, UH, WITH THE COMMUNITY.
YOU'RE WELCOME BACK AND FORTH WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND, UM, BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE HITTING THE MARK OR NOT HITTING THE MARK.
'CAUSE THAT'S, AS, AS PLANNERS, WE COULD, WE COULD DRAFT THIS PLAN.
UH, IT WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL, UH, BUT IT WOULD BE MEANINGLESS IF WE, IF IT WASN'T A COMMUNITY DRIVEN PLAN.
SO THAT'S THE POINT OF, OF GOING BACK AND FORTH, AND I'LL SHOW YOU HOW WE DO THAT IN THE PLAN.
UM, AT THE END OF THE ADOPTING PLAN PROCESS, WE GET INTO A 60 DAY REVIEW.
UM, THAT'S WHEN WE, WE SEND OUT THE PLAN, THE DRAFT PLAN TO COUNTIES, CITIES, ENTITIES, STATE, FEDERAL LEVELS, ALL THE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.
THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO COMMENT ON THE PLAN, SAY YAY OR NAY, OR PLEASE DO THIS.
AND THEN I'LL, WE'LL COME BACK THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, THROUGH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THEN THROUGH, UH, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR FINAL ADOPTION.
SO, UM, BRIEFLY, RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS.
UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE COUNTY, VERY MINDFUL OF WHERE THE SOVEREIGN NATIONS ARE.
UM, UH, AND WE, WE HAVE MAPPED, WE HAVE MAPPED THAT OUT IN THIS NEW BASE MAP.
UM, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT CONNECTIVE CONNECTIVITY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND OPEN SPACE ALL THROUGH THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
UM, WE ARE ALSO, AS THE CURRENT PLAN DOES, LOOKING AT THIS CENTER AREA, UM, MORE SPECIFICALLY FOR, UH, LAND USES.
UH, SO THIS IS THE AREA THAT YOU'LL SEE THOSE CHARACTER AREAS OR THOSE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS.
UH, WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH THE CITIES AND TOWNS.
UM, THIS PLAN DOES NOT GOVERN, GOVERN THEIR INCORPORATED AREAS, BUT IT DOES LOOK TO THEIR MUNICIPAL PLANNING AREAS, THOSE AREAS THAT ARE AROUND THEIR AREAS THAT THEY, THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO ANNEX, UM, AND, AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY ON.
SO WORKING ON THAT, UM, LOOKING TO HAVE THAT DONE AND PUBLISHED ON THE, UH, THE, THE PROJECT WEBSITE BY ABOUT APRIL.
SO, ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH THE PROJECT TEAM, UH, CREATED THE DOCUMENT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN.
UH, THIS IS A REQUIRED COMPONENT OF THE STATUTE.
UM, ALSO, UH, THIS BOARD ADOPTED A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES, UM, IN EARLY, UH, 2000, UH, TO, TO ENSURE THAT THESE STATUTORY, UM, UH, CRITERIA WERE, WERE, UH, TAKEN INTO, UH, CONSIDERATIONS.
AND THAT IS TO HAVE BROAD DISSEMINATION OF THIS PLAN, UH, TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITTEN COMMENT, PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR EFFECTIVE WITH EFFECTIVE NOTICE AND OPEN DISCUSSIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, DIALOGUES, AND CONSIDERATIONS OF THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO THIS PLAN, WHICH I'LL GO THROUGH, THE STRATEGIES ON THIS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, UM, THE GOAL OF THAT, THIS, THIS INITIAL PLAN IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THOSE CRITERIA, MEET THE PROCEDURES THAT THE BOARD APPROVED IN 2000 AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE CREATED AND WORKED WITH YOUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, UH, AND OFFICE.
UH, THE PROJECT BRANDING FOR THIS PROJECT, WE'RE FOLLOWING THE STYLE GUIDE, THE COLORS, UM, OBVIOUSLY THE SEAL, THE LOGO, UH, THE TAGLINE FOR THIS PROJECT IS NAVAJO COUNTY 2050 SUPPORTING PROSPERITY AND PRESERVATION.
AND YOU WILL SEE THAT UNIFORM LOOK THROUGHOUT ALL THE DOCUMENTS, EVERYTHING THAT GOES OUT ON, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, TO, TO CURATE THAT UNIFORM LOOK AND FEEL FOR THIS, FOR THIS PLAN.
UM, AS I HAD MENTIONED, WE HAVE, UM, ESTABLISHED WITH OUR PROJECT TEAM, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE.
UH, THIS COMMITTEE IS, YOU CAN SEE IS IT'S VERY BROAD BASED, UH, FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL, LEVEL OF UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, LUKE AIR FORCE BASE.
WE HAVE STATE LEVEL ON THERE FROM DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
WE'RE IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE LAND DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
AND THEN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT COUNTY ENTITIES, UH, AND DEPARTMENTS, UH, AS WELL.
THIS COMMITTEE IS, UH, WILL MEET THREE TIMES DURING THIS PROCESS, THE FIRST TIME TOMORROW AT THEIR KICKOFF MEETING.
UM, AND, AND REALLY THE PURPOSE AND THE INTENT AND THE ROLE OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO, UH, ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS AS SUBJECT MATTER, AS, UM, EXPERTS AND TO GUIDE THE PROCESS ACCORDING THEIR, TO THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTS, EX EXPERTISE, AS WELL AS ACT AS AMBASSADORS FOR THE PLAN AND TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT IN THEIR CIRCLES AS WELL ABOUT THIS PLAN.
IN ADDITION, UH, WE WILL BE DOING WHAT WE CALL COMMUNITY MEETINGS OR COMMUNITY INTERVIEWS.
UM, THEY WILL BE ONE-ON-ONES OR, UH, FOCUS GROUPS.
THEY CAN BE, UH, VIRTUAL, UM, IF, IF, IF THEY NEED TO BE, AND, AND THEY WORK WELL, WE'LL HAVE THEM, UH, CONCURRENTLY WITH WHEN WE'RE HERE IN PERSON.
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UH, SO, UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON STRATEGIES IN THIS, UH, SO WE CAN HAVE DIFFERENT VENUES OF, OF GETTING THAT INPUT.UH, WE ARE, WE HAD STARTED WITH THIS COMMUNITY GROUP, UH, LIST.
UH, WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING CONTACTS, UH, FOR DIFFERENT ENTITIES.
UH, I WOULD ASK THIS BOARD AND ANYONE IN THIS ROOM, IF, IF YOU HAVE CONSTITUENTS OR FOLKS THAT, THAT YOU WANT TO TALK TO US, IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO US PERSONALLY AS WELL, WE WOULD LOVE THAT.
PLEASE, UH, FLOAT THOSE THROUGH CODY AND, AND WE WILL, UH, REACH OUT TO THOSE FOLKS AS WELL.
SO, UM, AS I MENTIONED, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE, UH, DIFFERENT VENUES, UM, DURING THIS PROCESS.
AND THE STRATEGY WAS, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THOSE VIRTUAL THINGS.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GREAT.
UM, BUT ALSO, UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE IN-PERSON EVENTS AND THAT WE'RE GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY.
SO THIS IS AN EVOLVING SORT OF PROCESS IN TERMS OF VENUES, THE IDEA IS TO GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, EDUCATE ON WHAT WE HAVE FOUND EXISTING, UM, AND GAIN INPUT ON THOSE GOALS, THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF MOVING FORWARD.
UH, SO WE CAN GLEAN WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.
I ALWAYS SAY IN THIS PROCESS, IF I COULD HAVE, AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 30 PLUS YEARS, IF, IF I COULD HAVE EVERY VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, I WOULD WANT THAT.
WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A, A REPRESENTATIVE SORT OF THING.
WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA TRY OUR HARDEST TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS, AS WE CAN TO GIVE INPUT INTO THIS PLAN.
UH, WE'RE GONNA HOLD DIFFERENT MEETINGS OR GO INTO SPACES LIKE THE SHOW LOW.
UM, UH, THE SHOW LOW DAYS WILL BE, WILL BE THERE IN A BOOTH, IN AN INTERACTIVE BOOTH.
UH, WE WILL BE GOING INTO, UH, DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, UH, TO, TO, TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT INPUT.
IT'LL BE A COMBINATION OF SOME FORMAL PRESENTATIONS TO GIVE SOME EDUCATION, BUT THEN A WHOLE LOT OF INTERACTIVE POLLS, UH, BOARDS WHERE PEOPLE CAN KIND OF TOUCH AND FEEL AND MOVE THINGS AROUND AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO I'M EXCITED FOR THAT TO, TO COME.
AND THAT'LL COME IN A FEW MONTHS.
PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARINGS, UM, SUCH AS THIS.
WE ARE, WE ARE ENSURING THAT WE WILL MEET WITH THIS BOARD, UM, IN WHATEVER WAY THAT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE, UM, SUCH AS THIS KICKOFF MEETING, UH, WHERE WE MET WITH YOUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION LAST, LAST WEEK.
UH, WE'LL COME BACK TO THIS BOARD AND IN WHATEVER FASHION IS, IS MOST COMFORTABLE TO YOU, UH, IN AUGUST, AS WELL AS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO GIVE AN UPDATE TO GET YOUR INPUT INTO THOSE GOALS AND POLICIES, UH, INTO THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO GIVE YOU A, A RESULT OF WHAT WE'RE HEARING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, AND THEN AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE PROCESS, IN NOVEMBER AND, AND DECEMBER, WE COME THROUGH THAT REQUIRED LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THEY'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THIS BODY.
UH, AND THEN ULTIMATELY IT'LL BE UP TO THIS BODY TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE.
UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROJECT WEBSITE, UM, HAS BEEN LAUNCHED.
UM, IT'S AN EVOLVING WEBSITE, SO YOU CAN SEE THE TOP HALF OF THAT IS, IS REALLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
UM, MEANING IT'S EVOLVING BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE, UH, RESOURCE DOCUMENTS ON THERE, LIKE THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WE HAVE THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADD TO IT.
UH, WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS, UH, PUT ON THAT PLAN ON THE, ON THE TAB THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE.
PEOPLE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO COME ONTO THIS SIGN UP, UH, TO, TO, TO BECOME, UM, UH, TO, TO BE UPDATED THROUGH THE PROCESS.
UM, WE'LL HAVE ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRES THAT WILL BE LINKED ONTO THIS.
UH, AND THEN, WE'LL, THIS WILL KIND OF BE THE BASE.
SO THIS IS AN ONGOING, EVOLVING WEBSITE.
YOU CAN GET TO IT BY THE U-U-L-U-R AT THE TOP.
YOU CAN GET TO IT FROM THE COUNTY'S HOMEPAGE.
YOU CAN GET TO IT FROM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
THERE'S A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN GET TO THAT.
WE WILL START DOING OUR, UM, ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN AND PUTTING THINGS OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WE'LL BE ADVERTISING THIS SITE QUITE A BIT.
IN ADDITION TO, UH, WORKING WITH PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE, WE HAVE A, A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT OUTREACH STRATEGIES, UH, WITH REGARD TO THAT SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, FOR GETTING THE WORD OUT ON DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT WE'RE HAVING OR GOING TO, UH, PROMOTIONAL, AS WELL AS PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS.
AND THOSE ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRES, UH, WE'LL BE SENDING THOSE OUT IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT NEWSLETTERS, E-BLASTS, UH, AND NEWS RELEASES AS WELL.
SO, WITH THAT, UM, I WANNA GET INTO THE NEXT STEPS AND THEN QUESTIONS.
UH, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO THUS FAR, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.
UM, AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE MEETING WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE, UH, TOMORROW.
UH, THAT'LL BE OUR, OUR KICKOFF MEETING WITH THEM BECAUSE IT'S A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FOLKS FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE.
IT'S A VIRTUAL, IT'LL BE VIRTUAL MEETINGS, UH, WITH THEM.
UH, WE WILL BE FINALIZING THAT EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT, UH, AROUND ABOUT APRIL MID-APRIL TO END OF APRIL.
THAT'LL BE, THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT AT, UM, AS WE START HEARING FROM THESE INITIAL MEETINGS, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, UH, OPPORTUNITIES, CONSTRAINTS, STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, ET CETERA, WE'LL START GETTING TO INTO THAT FIRST QUESTIONNAIRE.
WE'LL START GETTING INTO THOSE INTERVIEWS, THOSE ONE-ON-ONES AND THOSE FOCUS GROUPS IN APRIL, MAY, UH, AGAIN, INTO THAT PLAN, PLAN DRAFTING, UH, IN MAY.
AND THEN BACK TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE, UH, TO FLOAT THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE HEARD,
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UH, DIGEST, UM, THAT, AND THEN WE'LL LAUNCH INTO THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, UH, IN THE JUNE TIMEFRAME, IN THE EARLY SUMMER, SUMMER PARTS.AND SO WITH THAT, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG MEETING, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M STAND READY TO ANSWER ANY, AND CODY IS ALSO HERE AS WELL.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YOU GO AHEAD, SUPERVISOR.
I, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, UM, TO PUBLIC WORKS AND EVERYBODY WHO STARTED THE CONVERSATION TO GET US ROLLING.
UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING, UM, WHAT UNFOLDS AND HOW WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO TAKE THAT 30,000 FOOT LEVEL PERSPECTIVE AND BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT OUR ORGANIZATION LOOKS LIKE AND EVEN THE MEASUREMENT OF GROWTH.
AND IF WE LOOK BACK, HOW MUCH HAVE WE GROWN AS AN ORGANIZATION TO BE ABLE TO BEST SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES AND THOSE WHO COME TO REQUEST SUPPORT FROM OUR ORGANIZATION.
UM, AND I, I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THAT UNFOLDS.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE, THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION AND I APPRECIATE YOUR ENERGY AND YOUR TIME AFTER DOING THIS FOR SO MANY YEARS, BUT YOU DEFINITELY HAVE HIT IT STRAIGHT, YOU KNOW? RIGHT ON.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE HAVE AS A COMMUNITY IS OUR LAND AND OUR LAND PRESERVATION, OR AS THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF IT IS, WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE ANY MORE.
AND WE CAN EITHER SCREW IT UP OR WE CAN MAKE IT LOVELY AND DO A GREAT JOB WITH IT.
AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'LL HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A MAP GOING FORWARD.
I'M A PERSON THAT WHENEVER I LOOK AT A COMMUNITY, I SAY, WOW, THIS IS RIGHT, THIS IS WRONG.
THIS IS, I WONDER HOW THIS HAPPENED.
OR THIS WASN'T PLANNED, OR THIS WASN'T THOUGHT OUT CORRECTLY.
AND YET YOU SEE HUGE CITIES THAT YOU GO BACK AND YOU MARVEL THAT SOMEBODY HAD THE VISION TO BE ABLE TO SET THIS ASIDE OR THIS PIECE ASIDE OF PROPERTY.
AS IT GREW AROUND IT, IT BECAME GORGEOUS AND WONDERFUL.
SO THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THIS.
I'M HAPPY THAT YOU WE'RE WORKING ON THIS, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT PERSPECTIVE THAT WILL HELP US AS NAVAJO COUNTY EXPANDS AND GROWS IN THE FUTURE.
IT IS A GREAT PLACE THAT WE HAVE HERE, AND WE ARE JUST BEGINNING TO SEE IT EXPAND AND GROW.
AND CODY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR STAFF AND EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN PART OF THIS.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT UNDERTAKING THAT WE NEED TO DO, AND I THINK THIS WILL BE A VERY BROAD ONE THAT WE CAN GROW FROM MANY YEARS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO ITEM NUMBER
[8. COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE: Report from County Manager, County Attorney and Board members. ]
EIGHT, COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE.UH, MR. MOORE, ANYTHING? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
THANK YOU CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIR, UH, SUPERVISORS, AS YOU CAN KIND OF HEAR IN THE BACKGROUND, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION, THE DEMO GOING ON, THE, THE REHABILITATION OF THE, SOME ELEMENTS OF THE COMPLEX HAS BEGUN.
UH, SO PLEASE EXCUSE OUR DUST.
WE'RE, UM, WE'RE TAKING THESE STEPS AS YOU KNOW, TO PRESERVE THIS BUILDING FOR CONTINUED USE.
UM, WE WE'RE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, REDO SOME OF THESE BATHROOMS AND ALSO DO SOME REPAIRS AND NEEDED REPAIRS TO OUR SEWER LINES.
UH, THE CONTRACTOR IS DOING THEIR BEST TO KEEP MOST OF THE NOISY WORK AFTER HOURS, UM, EITHER EARLY IN THE MORNING OR LATER IN THE NIGHT.
UH, BUT AS YOU SEE, WE STILL GET A LITTLE BIT OF NOISE AND AND DUST.
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED, UM, TO HAVE THIS PROJECT FINISHED HERE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UH, ALSO JUST A, A NOTE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
UH, WE'VE STARTED THAT WE'VE, WE'VE ACTUALLY COMPLETED OUR INITIAL MEETINGS WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES AND, UM, I, I WOULD SAY I'M JUST SO VERY THANKFUL THERE HAVE BEEN SUCH A, A SENSE OF TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION THAT IS REALLY DEFINED.
THESE MEETINGS WITH OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.
IT'S BEEN A, A PLEASURE AND IT'S JUST, IT'S SO, UM, IT'S SO ENCOURAGING TO REALLY FEEL FROM OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT THEY ARE TRULY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WHOLE OF NAVAJO COUNTY AND NOT JUST THEIR INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS.
AND IT'S BEEN JUST AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE.
UM, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, JASON VAL, IS TAKING ALL THAT INFORMATION AND ASSEMBLING SOME KIND OF THE BASE BUDGET AND, AND ALL THE NUMBERS.
AND THEN WE'LL REGROUP WITH THE BOARD HERE IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
UM, SO I'LL KEEP IN TOUCH THERE.
ALRIGHT, SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, I JUST WANT TO TAKE, TAKE A MOMENT.
UH, THIS IS A SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR AND I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, SOME STAFF MEMBERS WHO PUT FORTH A LITTLE EXTRA BUNNY THAT I HAVE HOPPING AROUND HERE ON MY DESK TODAY AND, AND EVERYTHING.
BUT, AND EASTER'S A SPECIAL TIME
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OF YEAR.WHEN I LOOK AT IT, IT, IT BRINGS HOPE, IT BRINGS PEACE, AND IT BRINGS, UH, A REVERENCE OF WHAT EASTER, THE TRUE MEANING OF WHAT I BELIEVE.
AND I DON'T WANNA FORCE MY OPINIONS ON ANYBODY IN MY BELIEF, BUT I HAVE A BELIEF THAT I LOVE CHRISTMAS, AND I LOVE CHRISTMAS BECAUSE OF THE BIRTH OF THE SAVIOR.
AND I LOVE EASTER BECAUSE IT'S THE RESURRECTION AND IT'S THE HOPE THAT WE HAVE OF, OF LIFE GOING FORWARD.
IT'S INTERESTING THAT MY WHOLE YARD CAN BE DEAD, AND YET THERE'S ALWAYS ONE EASTER LILY THAT SURVIVES AND MAKES IT IN BLOOMS BEFORE EASTER OR RIGHT ABOUT EASTER.
AND I, I, I LOOKED AT MY YARD THIS MORNING AND EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY DEAD EXCEPT FOR ONE YELLOW EASTER LILY.
THE OPPORTUNITY, THE HOPE, IF YOU'RE HAVING HARD TIMES, THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE AND THERE'S HOPE THAT I THINK THAT WE FIND AN EASTERN.
AND SO MAY YOU COME TO THAT PIECE.
AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORTIVE, OUR STAFF, SUPPORTIVE, UH, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING WITH, UH, THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AS WE DEVELOP NAVAJO COUNTY.
THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR, SUPERVISOR PRESS, UH, THANK YOU CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD STAFF, AND, UM, THOSE THAT ARE, UH, POSSIBLY WATCHING US, UM, LIVE AS WELL.
UH, AS FAR AS FOR DISTRICT TWO, THE HI, UM, I GUESS THE, UM, UPDATES THAT I CAN PROVIDE IS, UH, AS IT IS WITH EVERY MONTH IS ATTENDING THE REGULAR CHAPTER MEETINGS.
AND I DO HAVE A TOTAL OF 10 CHAPTERS IN MY DISTRICT.
SO I TRY MY BEST TO HIT AS MUCH AS I CAN WITH MY, WITH MY CURRENT SCHEDULE AND ALSO, UM, ABLE TO, UM, MEET THOSE, UM, PRESENTATIONS AND PROVIDE A, A, A GENERAL UPDATE AS FAR AS, UH, DISTRICT TWO IS CONCERNED.
AND THEN ALSO FOCUSING ON, UM, DIS UM, NAVAJO COUNTY AS A WHOLE.
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO HAD OUR MONTHLY, UM, COMMUNITY NETWORK MEETING OUT IN HARD ROCK CHAPTER.
SO WE, NICOLE AND I WERE ABLE TO, UM, SECURE FOR GOING OUT TO THE, UM, COMMUNITIES THIS YEAR TO REENGAGE WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC, UM, JUST BRINGING TOGETHER, UH, BUSINESSES AS WELL AS AGENCIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.
AND SO JUST, JUST TO GIVE YOU A HIGHLIGHT AS TO WHAT WE HAD, UM, WHAT WAS ON OUR AGENDA FOR, FOR THE MONTH OF, FOR OUR MEETING, UM, WE HAD A NATIVE HEALTH OUT OF PHOENIX THAT WAS A PRESENTER.
AND THEN ALSO INDIVIDUALS FROM THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, UM, WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
AND THEN ALSO ALICIA SHUGAR FROM THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THEN ALSO THE PINON INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
SO WE STRATEGIZED IN THESE VARIOUS LOCATIONS THAT ARE WITHIN DISTRICT TWO TO SEE WHAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IN THOSE AREAS OR THAT ABLE, THAT ARE ABLE TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO SOME OF THESE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.
AND SO WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, UM, THEY HAVE LIKE A, AN EARTH DAY OR COMMUNITY CLEANUP THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PARTNERING AND ALSO, AND A WAY FOR THEM TO ALSO, FOR THE, UH, CHAPTER ADMINISTRATORS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE, UM, COMMUNITY SERVICE COORDINATORS, WHICH IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE FOR THESE, UH, LIKE, UH, I WOULD SAY CHAPTERS ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER OFF RESERVATION, LIKE A CITY HALL OR A TOWN HALL BUILDING.
SO ON THE RESERVATION, THEY'RE KNOWN AS CHAPTERS AND THEY PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, UM, FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S A, AN AREA FOR THEM TO, TO UM, UM, I GUESS CONNECT WITH THESE TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS OR STATE AGENCIES TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO, UM, RECEIVE AS FAR AS RESOURCES ARE OTHER THAN WHAT THE NAVAJO NATION, UM, CAN PROVIDE.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN, UM, WORKING ON.
SO WE HAVE THESE MONTHLY, UM, COMMUNITY NETWORK MEETINGS, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR 12TH YEAR, UM, IN THIS, AS WE STARTED THIS BACK WITH OUR PREDECESSOR, UM, SUPERVISOR THOMPSON.
SO WITH THIS CONTINUATION, WE HAD THAT HYBRID OPTION TO WHERE THEY CAN ATTEND EITHER IN PERSON, UM, OR VIRTUAL.
AND SO WE, THUS FAR, UM, NICOLE HAS BEEN DOING A VERY SUCCESSFUL IN CONNECTING WITH THE APPROPRIATE, UM, UM, ORGANIZATIONS OR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS.
AND THEN ALSO WHEN SHE DOES GO TO CONFERENCES, SHE ALSO CONNECTS WITH, UM, UM, THOSE RESOURCE BOOSTS THAT ARE SET UP THERE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THAT.
SO, AND THEN THAT'S A WAY FOR NAVAJO COUNTY TO OUTREACH TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.
AND THEY DO ENJOY COMING OUT AND THE DRIVE BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER, SOME OF THEM HAVE NEVER BEEN ON THE RESERVATION.
SO WITH THE, THE LANDSCAPE OUT THERE, UM, AND THEN THE, HOW THE RURALNESS AND THE QUIETNESS AND LESS TRAFFIC IS WHAT WE, WHAT THEY COMMENT ABOUT, UM, WHEN THEY COME TO THESE LOCATIONS.
AND SO THAT'S JUST TO GIVE YOU A HIGHLIGHT OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NETWORK MEETINGS ARE ABOUT.
THAT SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF IT OR EVEN SEEN SOME OF THE FLYERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND THEN WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE, UM, PRESENTATION
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BY THE NAVAJO NATION, BY THE NAVAJO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THEIR NAVAJO NATION, UM, TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PRESENTATION, WHERE THEY PROVIDED, UM, WHAT THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS FOR IS, UM, FOR, UH, MAINLY WITHIN THE NAVAJO NATION AS FAR AS GETTING THEIR TRIBAL, THEIR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ONTO WHAT IS KNOWN THE, THE, THE NAVAJO NATION TIP.AND SO THROUGH THAT PRESENTATION, IT WAS A VERY GOOD HOUR AND A HALF PRESENTATION, A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT, UM, NICOLE AND I HAD ASKED AND VERY GRATEFUL FOR NDOT FOR BREAKING DOWN THAT PROCESS.
SO IT GIVES US A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AND AN IDEA OF HOW TO, UM, HELP NAVAJO DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION EDUCATE THE CHAPTERS AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS THE PROCESS IN ORDER FOR, UM, CERTAIN PROJECTS TO GET, UM, FUNDED AS FAR AS THOSE FOR MAINLY FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT FOR BRIDGES AND OTHER, UM, TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES THAT THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WISH TO HAVE, WHICH IS IN EVERY AREA, WHICH IS IN EVERY COMMUNITY ON NAVAJO.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, JUST YESTERDAY WE PARTICIPATED, UM, WE HAD A DELEGATION JOIN, UH, COUNTY DELEGATION ATTEND THE, UM, HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL'S, UH, SECOND QUARTER, UM, SESSION.
AND SO THERE, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, AN, AN INTRODUCTION OF OURSELVES TO THE TRIBAL COUNCIL TO CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN AND THEN ALSO GIVE A BRIEF, UM, GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT PROGRAM AND SERVICES EACH, UH, ELECTED OFFICIAL, UM, AS FAR AS THEIR ROLES AND SERVICES ENTAILS.
AND THEN THROUGH THAT, UM, GAVE A MORE IN-DEPTH, UM, UPDATE AS FAR AS WHAT DISTRICT TWO HAS BEEN, UM, PROVIDING, AND THEN ALSO THE HIGHLIGHTING THE PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO HAVE WITH THE HOPI TRIBE.
AND THEN WE ALSO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, WHICH WERE PRESENTED.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE DIALOGUE WITH THE, UM, WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND THE VICE CHAIRMAN AND THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE, UM, TO SEE HOW WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONT TO ENHANCE AND ALSO SUPPLEMENT SOME OF THE SERVICES, UM, THAT THEY DO HAVE ON THE HOPI RESERVATION.
AND OTHER THAN THAT, UH, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE.
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING A MORE, UH, COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE NEXT, THE SECOND, UM, BOARD MEETING FOR APRIL.
SUPERVISOR PEKAY, SUPERVISOR WEINGER, UH, THANK YOU CHAIR.
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, UH, THE WHITE MOUNTAIN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE WHERE GRANT TALKED ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND HE PROVIDED THE PRESENTATION THAT THE WORK, THE WORK THAT THE COUNTY IS DOING TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THE UNDERSERVED OR, UM, THOSE WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE ACCESS TO INTERNET SERVICES OR BROADBAND.
PART OF THAT, UM, MEETING WAS ALSO A PRESENTATION FROM OUR TOWNSHIPS.
UM, WE HAD, UM, SHOW LOW AND PINETOP LAKESIDE GIVE A STATE OF THE TOWN, UM, HIGHLIGHT.
AND I WAS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, I WAS THERE WITH DARRELL AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STOOD OUT TO BOTH OF US IS THAT THERE IS SUCH A GREAT CONCERN FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE INVESTMENT OF WORK THAT OUR TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES DO TO BE ABLE TO HELP IN ECONOMIC GROWTH OR IF IT'S IN PARTNERSHIP WAYS OR IF WE'RE LOOKING AT YOUNG PEOPLE AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO HAVE ACCESS TO, UM, DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES OR THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE ACCESS TO BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A EASTER, UM, ACTIVITY.
YOU KNOW, THE TOWNS REALLY DO GET INVOLVED IN TRYING TO GET OUR COMMUNITIES INVOLVED.
UM, THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF GROWTH AND LOTS OF, UM, CONVERSATIONS IN THE WAY OF TRANSPORTATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES.
SO, UM, THOSE THINGS WERE EXCITING TO SEE.
UM, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO HELPED IN, UM, GETTING THOSE THINGS PREPARED.
I HAVE A WHITE MOUNTAIN REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION AS WE CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL REGION AND THE CONVERSATIONS AND BEING ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PRIORITIES AND SO FORTH.
SO, UM, JUST A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS.
THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR WEISINGER, UH, VICE CHAIRMAN BENAL, THANK YOU CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS.
UM, FOR ME IT'S, UM, ATTENDING REGULAR CHAPTER MEETINGS, UM, AT THE NAVAJO NATION LEVEL AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL HERE AT, UM, IN WINSLOW.
SO, UM, BEEN WORKING WITH, UM, NDOT AND BIA TO, UM, GET SOME GRAVELING, UM, PROJECTS MOVING ALONG SLOWLY BUT SURELY WITH MANNY'S HELP.
AND, UM, BUT WE HAD OUR BIA WHO WAS, UM,
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OFF DUTY FOR NOW.SO, SO THIS WEEK WE SHOULD START UP AGAIN AND, UM, DO SOME MEETINGS AGAIN SO THAT WE CAN MOVE, UM, TO THE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE.
AND ALSO TOMORROW IS THE, UM, GRAND, GRAND OPENING OF THE, UH, N 71 OVER BY BIRDS SPRINGS, WHERE THEY COMPLETED THE, THE PAVEMENT.
AND IF, UM, SOMEBODY FROM NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS CAN, UM, REPRESENT THE COUNTY THERE, I WILL APPRECIATE IT.
I JUST GOT THE EMAIL THIS MORNING AND LATE NOTICE, SO I ALREADY HAVE A CONFLICT THERE AND THAT WILL BE APPRECIATED.
IT'S FROM BIRD SPRINGS, UM, TOWARDS THE N 71 BRIDGE.
UM, THE PAVEMENT IS DONE, COMPLETED FOR NOW, AND IT'S, IT'LL MAKE, UM, THE ROADS MORE ACCESSIBLE.
UM, ALSO HELP THE LITTLE SINGER SCHOOL SO THAT THE, THE STUDENTS, THE YOUNG ONES WILL GET, BE ABLE TO GET TO THEIR SCHOOL MUCH EASIER.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UM, PLENTY OF RAIN AND MUD IN SOME OF THE AREAS WE HAVE OVERNIGHT, UM, SNOW, WHICH TURNS TO, UM, MELTING WATER I GUESS, AND CHANGES TO MUD.
AND I HAVE TO GO A LONG WAYS ON THE PAVED ROAD SO I DON'T, UM, GET TOO MUCH MUD ON MY VEHICLE.
OTHERWISE, ONE OF MY APACHE COUNTY, UM, COLLEAGUES WILL SAY, FE DID YOU WASH YOUR TRUCK? SO, BUT, UH, THE, THE ROADS, THE ROUTES ARE REALLY DEEP AND YOU CAN GO SLIPPY SLIDING OFF THE, OFF THE DIRT ROAD INTO THE DITCH, THE, THE DITCH NEARBY.
SO YOU HAVE TO, A LOT OF TIMES HAVE TO STAY IN THE RUT IN ORDER TO, UM, MAKE IT THROUGH SOME OF THOSE ROADS.
AND I KNOW, UM, I KNOW THAT A LOT OF MY, UM, CONSTITUENTS PROBABLY DIDN'T GET TO GO TO THE PRE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE ELECTION BECAUSE OF HOW THE ROADS WERE.
AND I, I'VE HEARD EXPRESS THAT.
AND THEN, UM, OVER IN CANADA, I'M THANKFUL THAT THE NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE WILL HAVE A NEW BUILDING IN THEIR INDUSTRIAL AREA.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO THAT FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND SCHOOL IN CANADA UNIFIED AND ALSO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, UM, UNDER THE NAVAJO NATION THAT, UH, WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND COLLEGE THERE IN A BIGGER, IN A BIGGER BUILDING.
RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE LIKE, UH, MODULAR BUILDINGS, UM, FROM THE PAST.
SO THIS WOULD BE A, A GOOD UPDATE TO THE, TO THE BUILDING FOR THEM AND THEY CAN PRI TAKE PRIDE IN IT AND ATTEND SCHOOL THERE.
AND THEN, UM, WHAT ELSE? I DID ATTEND A TRIBAL DELEGATION, OUR TRIBAL COUNCIL, UM, MEETING YESTERDAY AT THE HOPI WHERE, UM, SUPERVISOR
THERE'S, THEY STILL HAVE, THE INTERESTING PART IS THAT THEY STILL HAVE PLEXIGLASS ON THEIR, AT THEIR DESKS, SO, BUT OTHERWISE, UM, THOSE OF YOU THAT ALL CAME OUT AND GOT TO REPRESENT YOUR DEPARTMENTS, UM, WE DO APPRECIATE YOU, UM, FOR TRAVELING OUT THERE.
AND I'M TRYING TO THINK OF WHAT ELSE IT WAS.
SO OTHERWISE, UM, THE CHAPTERS, UM, ARE GETTING THEMSELVES PREPARED FOR EARTH DAY CLEANUPS IN APRIL AND THEY'RE REQUESTING, UM, THE, THE CLEANUP KIDS FROM THE PUBLIC WORK.
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM, UM, SO THAT THEY CAN START.
SOME OF THEM HAVE ALREADY STARTED LIKE IN, UH, AT THE TOWNSHIP.
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BEAUTIFUL AND HAVE BEEN COLLECTING, UM, TRASH AND OTHERWISE FOR, FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW.SO, AND THE OTHER, SOME OF THE NORTHERN CHAPTERS ARE FOLLOWING SUIT.
UM, APRIL IS CLEANUP DATE AS WE ALL KNOW.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HOW MANY BAGS OF TRASH THERE'LL BE SITTING OUT THERE.
AND THERE ARE ALREADY A LOT OF BAGS OF TRASH SITTING OUT THERE.
APPRECIATE THE REPORT AND THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
UM, LAST NIGHT I HAD A CHANCE TO ATTEND LA AZTEC LAND CATTLE HAD, UM, THEY GUESS THEY'VE DONE IT ABOUT ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS, BUT BROUGHT UP THEIR FULL BOARD, UM, AND EVERYONE THAT COULD ATTEND.
IT WAS NICE TO TALK WITH THEM.
THEY'VE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS IN THE COUNTY AND IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THEM ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP.
UM, WANTED TO THANK BRIAN FOR YOUR UPDATE EARLIER.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE LINK IS LIVE NOW ON OUR FRONT PAGE TO BE ABLE TO GO AND SUBMIT QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO ELECTIONS.
SO THANKS FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.
THANKS FOR THE PARTY CHAIRS FOR BEING ABLE TO PARTNER WITH US ON THAT AND OUR ELECTION STAFF ON WORKING ON A PRESENTATION, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO.
AND I WOULD ECHO SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR'S COMMENT, UM, WISHING EVERYBODY A HAPPY EASTER.
ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND LOVED ONES THIS COMING WEEKEND.
UM, AND WITH THAT, WE STAND ADJOURNED.