Jan 28, 2025 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

ALRIGHT, YOU MAY LOOK FOR THE FIRST ITEM, UM, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, OH, WE HAVE SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR WITH US.

I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.

I KNEW THAT, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU KNOW, SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR IS WITH US.

UM, GOOD MORNING.

GO AHEAD AND WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

SO WE HAVE EVERYBODY HERE TODAY.

WE'RE GONNA

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

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR, A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEMS SECOND.

MOTION IS SECOND.

ANYMORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO.

UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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

WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTOR SESSION.

THE AYE.

HAVE IT NOW IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT.

THE FIRST ITEM, ITEM TWO A IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

CHAIRMAN, I HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'LL SECOND IT.

RULE MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

THE AYES HAVE IT.

PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM, UM, ONE THERE.

AMENDMENT TO THE HEALTHY FOREST INITIATIVE.

YEAH, SORRY.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, TO RETURN BACK TO REGULAR SESSION.

WE HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

NUMBER THREE, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

OKAY, PASS.

UNANIM.

WE'RE NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION ITEM

[a. Presentation to Deanne Romo on her Retirement from Navajo County after 43+ Years of Service]

UM, SO ONE, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, BEING ABLE TO HONOR SOMEBODY.

GREAT JOB.

SO WE WANT TO TURN THE TIME OVER, UM, TO ERIC, SCOTT, AND MIKE SAMPLE.

GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THIS MORNING WE HAVE THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE DEANNE ROMO WITH OVER 43 YEARS OF SERVICE TO NAVAJO COUNTY AND THE

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RESIDENTS HERE.

IT'S A VERY SPECIAL, VERY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

THE ADMIN TEAM SENT DEANNE A FEW QUESTIONS THAT ARE GONNA BE SHARED IN THE WEEKLY WRAP COMING UP SOON.

AND I WANTED TO JUST REVIEW A FEW OF 'EM.

SO THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE SENT TO DEANNE, THE FIRST ONE HERE, WHAT IS THE BEST STORY OR MEMORY YOU HAVE FROM WORKING WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES OVER THE YEARS? AND SHE SAID, DURING MY TIME WITH JUVENILE DETENTION, IT WAS EXCITING TO SEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW MODERN DETENTION CENTER.

I WAS ALSO CERTIFIED IN SELF-DEFENSE, GOT TO TRAVEL AROUND THE STATE, TRAINING NEW DETENTION OFFICERS.

CAMPAIGNING FOR THE CLERK OF THE COURT WAS VERY MEMORABLE AS WELL.

I TRAVELED OUR VAST COUNTY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND GOT TO GET EXPERIENCE WHAT SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY THE STATE OF ARIZONA HAS TO OFFER.

I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED MEETING AMAZING PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.

ANOTHER QUESTION, WHAT WAS THE MOST FUN TRADITION OR EVENT NAVAJO COUNTY HAS HAD OVER THE YEARS? AND DEANNE SAID THAT SHE LOVES THE COUNTY FAIR.

IT WAS ONE EVENT THAT ALWAYS BROUGHT HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN HOME.

THE FAIRWAY, THE RODEO, THE DEMOLITION DERBY, AND OF COURSE THE RIDES WERE THE FAVORITES OF THE WHOLE FAMILY.

AND IT BECAME A FAMILY TRADITION TO GATHER FOR EVERY THERE EVERY YEAR.

ANOTHER QUESTION, HOW DID YOU STAY MOTIVATED AND ENGAGED IN YOUR ROLE OVER SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME? AND SHE SAID, MY MOTHER WAS MY GREATEST INSPIRATION ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.

SHE INSTILLED IN ME AT A VERY YOUNG AGE THE IMPORTANCE OF HELPING TO PROVIDE FOR YOUR FAMILY.

THERE WAS ALSO A CERTAIN FLEXIBILITY THAT CAME WITH BOTH POSITIONS.

AS A JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER, WE WORKED 12 SHIFTS, 13 DAYS A MONTH.

IT WAS LIKE HAVING A PART-TIME JOB WITH FULL BENEFITS.

I WAS ABLE TO STAY INVOLVED IN MY CHILDREN'S LIVES AND STILL BE A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.

AND THIS PART IS AMAZING HERE.

SHE SAID, IT SOUNDS STRANGE EVEN TO ME TO SAY AFTER 44 YEARS, SHE'S ONLY HELD TWO POSITIONS.

ISN'T THAT AMAZING? AND THEN, UH, THE LAST QUESTION HERE, WHAT NOW SHARE SOME OF YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.

AND SHE SAYS, I STARTED MY CAREER WITH NAVAJO COUNTY AS A YOUNG WIFE AND MOTHER WHO WANTED TO HELP PROVIDE FOR OUR FAMILY.

I'M LEAVING NAVAJO COUNTY WITH MY LOVING DEVOTED HUSBAND OF 45 YEARS.

TOM, WHO'S HERE TODAY AS WELL.

UM, TOM HAS BEEN PATIENT AND SUPPORTIVE.

HE HAS BEEN MY ROCK ALONG WITH OUR THREE CHILDREN.

WE HAVE 14 GRANDCHILDREN, SO WE WILL ALL BE QUITE BUSY BETWEEN ATTENDING FOOTBALL GAMES, BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, SOCCER AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES.

TOM AND I PLAN TO TRAVEL AND SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY WE LIVE IN, TRAVELING ABROAD, HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON OUR BUCKET LIST, WHICH NOW WILL BE, UH, PART OF OUR NEW ADVENTURE.

SO JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE HER FOR SUCH A, A, A LONG PERIOD SERVICE.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S TRULY AMAZING.

LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

MIKE, DID YOU WANNA COME UP AND SHARE A FEW WORDS TOO? THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UM, SO ON BEHALF OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT'S OFFICE, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE THIS MORNING TO RECOGNIZE DEANNE AND THE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE THAT SHE HAS GIVEN TO NAVAJO COUNTY.

DEANNE GREW UP IN JOSEPH CITY AND GRADUATED FROM JOSEPH CITY HIGH SCHOOL.

HER CAREER WITH NAVAJO COUNTY BEGAN WHEN SHE WAS 22 YEARS OLD AT THE JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY WHERE SHE SPENT 30 YEARS WORKING THERE AND ROSE TO THE POSITION OF A SUPERVISOR.

AFTER 30 YEARS THERE, SHE RAN FOR THE POSITION OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT IN 2010 AND WON THAT POSITION WHERE SHE HAS SERVED FOR ANOTHER 14 YEARS, DEDICATING 44 YEARS OF HER LIFE, WORKING WITH NAVAJO COUNTY.

IT WAS AN HONOR GETTING TO KNOW HER AND WORK WITH HER, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE HER AND WISH HER THE BEST AND HAPPY THAT SHE GETS TO NOW.

ENJOY SPENDING TIME AGAIN WITH HER FAMILY, GETTING TO TRAVEL AND SEE MANY GREAT PLACES.

SO DEANNE, AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT'S OFFICE, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT YOU HAVE SERVED AND WAS HONORED GETTING TO WORK FOR YOU AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND WISH YOU THE BEST ON YOUR RETIREMENT.

SO THANK YOU FOR VERY MUCH.

HE WENT ON TO BECOME MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER, .

AND THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR COMING.

SUPERVISOR WHITING, VICE CHAIRMAN, WHITE SINGER, AND DISTINGUISHED BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.

THIS HAS BEEN A JOURNEY THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET.

LIKE IT'S BEEN POINTED OUT.

I STARTED IN 1979.

I LOOK OUT, NOBODY WOULD EVEN KNOW THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL TOO YOUNG, .

BUT, UM, LEFT TO START A FAMILY WITH MY HUSBAND OF 45 YEARS.

NOT ONLY HAS TOM BEEN MY, HE HAS BEEN MY BEST FRIEND, MY CONFIDANT, HE WAS MY HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART.

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BUT MOST OF ALL, HE'S MY CHAMPION.

WE HAVE THREE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.

WE HAVE 14 AMAZING GRANDCHILDREN THAT ARE GONNA KEEP US VERY BUSY.

AND I MUST SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY SISTER-IN-LAW, PHYLLIS.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GONNA DO.

I WAS 52.

I WAS READY TO LEAVE DETENTION, AND WE'RE SITTING AT THE RESTAURANT ONE NIGHT AND SHE, I WAS JUST BEWILDERED.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO, I WAS JUST TELLING HER I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT, WHAT I WAS GONNA DO WITH MY LIFE AFTER THIS POINT.

AND SHE TOUCHES MY ARM AND SHE SAYS, DEANNE, RUN FOR CLERK OF THE COURT.

I LAUGHED IT OFF AND HER AND TOM CONTINUED TO TALK ABOUT IT.

AND I WENT ABOUT DOING STUFF FOR THE RESTAURANT, JUST HANGING OUT THERE THAT NIGHT.

NEXT DAY SHE CALLS ME AND SHE SAYS, CAN YOU COME DOWN TO THE RESTAURANT? IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON.

KIND OF SURPRISED I GET THERE AND TOMMY AND PHYLLIS ARE THERE WITH PAPERWORK TO START MY CAMPAIGN.

AND PHYLLIS LED ME ON THE BEST ADVENTURE EVER BECAUSE SHE WAS RUNNING FOR REELECTION.

AND I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR PHYLLIS AND TOM ENCOURAGING ME TO DO SO MUCH MORE WITH MY LIFE AND BEING CLERK OF THE COURT HAS JUST BEEN THE BEST PRIVILEGE AND THE HONOR THAT I I'VE EVER HAD.

I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON BOARDS AROUND THE STATE WITH MY ASSOCIATION AND JUST, AGAIN, JUVENILE DETENTION.

SAME THING.

ERIC POINTED OUT A 12 HOUR SHIFT, MADE IT 13 DAYS A MONTH.

SO IT WAS WONDERFUL.

I COULD STILL PARTICIPATE WITH EVERYTHING MY KIDS DID, BUT STILL HAVE ALL THE BENEFITS THAT WE NEEDED AND GET TOM THROUGH SCHOOL.

AND THEN HE CAME IN AND TOOK OVER ALL THE INSURANCE WITH THE KIDS AND EVERYTHING, WITH EVERYTHING HE HAS DONE.

BUT I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE SUPPORT AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND JUST MY STAFF HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL.

I'VE BEEN VERY BLESSED TO HAVE SOME OF THE BEST STAFF I COULD EVER ASK FOR, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I KNOW MY HUSBAND WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING I LIKE, I'D LIKE EVERYBODY, ME, MY HUSBAND, TOM, COME P**S ME OFF.

THIS IS MY HUSBAND TOM.

I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO SAY.

IN FACT, I'M USUALLY SHORT WINDED.

BUT, UM, I WILL SAY IN THE 45 YEARS, MAN WHO DOES WHAT SHE'S DONE IN THE 45 YEARS, I PROBABLY WORKED FIVE OR SIX DIFFERENT PLACES.

YOU KNOW, JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE ALL TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND, AND DEANNE JUST KEPT, UH, TRUDGING FORWARD.

AS THEY SAY, WE'RE ALL TRYING TO SURVIVE, YOU KNOW, HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AND ET CETERA.

BUT SHE NEVER COMPLAINED.

IN THE 45 YEARS.

I THINK I'VE PROBABLY COMPLAINED EVERY DAY ABOUT SOMETHING.

DEANNE NEVER COMPLAINED.

YOU KNOW, BIG THINGS, LITTLE THINGS, AND I WON'T WORRY IF YOU A LOT OF THINGS, BUT EVEN SMALL THINGS THAT SHE, SHE'S ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.

UH, SHE, SHE'S HERE TO SERVE.

SHE HAS SERVED, UH, SHE LOVES HER STAFF, CERTAINLY HER FAMILY.

BUT I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS.

I'VE BEEN HERE, I LIVE IN CHANDLER NOW, BUT I'VE BEEN HERE FOR SIX DAYS AND WE'VE ALREADY PACKED A LOT OF OUR STUFF OUT.

BUT WE'VE KEPT ONE LARGE SHOWER TOWEL AND ONE LITTLE TOWEL.

AND IT WAS MORE OF A WASHCLOTH THAN THAT.

IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME TODAY THAT WHEN DEANNE WOULD SHOWER IN THE MORNING, I WOULD SHOWER AFTER HER.

THE BIG TOWEL WAS NEVER WET.

IT WAS, AND I NEVER EVEN NOTICED IT.

SO THIS MORNING I THOUGHT, I'M GONNA SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO I GET UP IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE'S GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER, SHE'S GOT THE LITTLE WASHCLOTH DOING THIS, DRYING HERSELF OFF SO SHE CAN MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE A DRY TOWEL.

THE FUNNY THING ABOUT THAT IS, AGAIN, THAT SHE WANTS TO MAKE EVERYBODY ELSE COMFORTABLE.

SHE WANTS TO SERVE, SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE WHERE YOU NEED TO BE.

AND SHE'S DONE THAT HER WHOLE LIFE.

OH MY GOODNESS.

I, I'M BLESSED TO BE MARRIED TO HER FOR 45 YEARS.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHERE THIS JOURNEY GOES FROM THIS POINT.

I KNOW THERE'S SO MANY THINGS GOING ON, BUT IT'S, IT'S TIME TO START TO LIVE AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH WE ENJOY THIS TIME.

IT'S, IT'S AMAZING.

AGAIN, MY HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, AND SHE TOLD ME NO YEARS AGO, I STAYED AT IT AND SHE THOUGHT, I SAID, OKAY, I'LL GO WITH IT.

SO I, I'M BLESSED, BUT AGAIN, WE HONOR YOU TODAY, DEANNE, FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SO MANY THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE AND PROBABLY THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WORK-WISE, WHAT YOU'VE HAD TO DO.

AND IT'S JUST BEEN A BLESSING.

SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, MY CHILDREN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MY CHILDREN JOKE AROUND ABOUT IF I HAD TO DO A RESUME NOW, IT'D BE TWO JOBS, , AND THAT WOULD BE IT.

SO, VERY SIMPLE RESUME.

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BUT I DO WANNA THANK EVERYBODY.

UM, THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST PART OF MY LIFE.

TWO THIRDS OF MY LIFE.

I HAVE BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY AND I AM READY FOR THIS NEW ADVENTURE.

BUT IT IS WITH SADNESS THAT I LEAVE THIS COUNTY AND ALL I KNOW, THIS IS ALL I KNOW, BUT I AM READY AND MY STAFF IS IN A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL POSITION AND I COULD NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL TO EVERYBODY HERE.

SO, ALRIGHT, MICHAEL, DO A GOOD JOB.

MIKE IS TAKING, MIKE GOT THE APPOINTMENT FROM GOVERNOR HOBBS AND I COULD NOT BE MORE HAPPY AND ECSTATIC.

HE'S GOING TO LEAVE THIS OFFICE INTO JUST NEW BETTER HEIGHTS.

I JUST KNOW HE IS.

HE'S THAT KIND OF A GUY AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD THAT HE WAS, THAT HE WANTED TO COME BACK TO MY OFFICE.

I LOVE THE 10 YEARS THAT HE SPENT WITH US, BUT NOW HE IS GOING TO LEAD THEM.

AND I, I AM, I'M LEADING WITH THE CONFIDENCE THAT EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE SO MUCH BETTER AND IN A GREAT PLACE.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING, EVERYBODY, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYTHING ELSE? DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I WAS GONNA LET THE BOARD SEE THE BOARD ONE.

ANY COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I WOULD LIKE IT.

NO.

YEAH, WE HAVE A FEW TOKENS OF OUR APPRECIATION.

WE CAN, WE CAN GIVE THOSE IN THE, ANY COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THEN WE HAVE SOME TOKENS IN A PICTURE THAT WE'D LIKE TO DO WITH YOU, BUT WANTED TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD ANY COMMENTS THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE.

UM, WHAT A MARVELOUS THING.

AND I'M ALWAYS SO IMPRESSED BY, UM, JUST THE SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT YOU HAVE, YOUR FAMILY WHO HAS ALWAYS SHOWN UP AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SUPPORTIVE, UM, THAT IS SO ENCOURAGING AS YOUNG PEOPLE SAY GOALS, SO, UM, IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP.

AND IT'S JUST, IT'S SUCH A, UM, BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO BE ABLE TO SEE AND TO HAVE, UM, 45 YEARS AND, UM, TO BE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS COMING AHEAD.

SO I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS AND, UM, APPOINTING MIKE.

AND WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT MIKE WILL BE THERE AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE YEARS OF SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT NAVAJO COUNTY.

AND BEST WISHES.

ENJOY YOUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I GOT COMMENT.

GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU CHAIR, SUPERVISORS.

UM, WE APPRECIATE YOU 44 YEARS.

THAT'S A LONG TIME.

GOOD FOR YOU.

GOING TO THROUGH THE GOOD TIMES, THE BAD TIMES, THE THICKEN THAT THEN YOU, YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH IT ALL.

I'M, HOPEFULLY ALL OF IT IS.

MOST OF IT IS THE GOOD TIMES.

AND, UM, LIKE MY DAD WAS, WOULD SAY A FEW TIMES BEFORE HE RETIRED, SAID, I'M GONNA GO FISHING AS I SIT BACK AND MAKE ALL THAT MONEY BE MY PILLOW .

SO IT WAS, UM, SO HE'S ENJOYING IT AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY IT.

IT'LL BE THE MOST PRECIOUS THING THAT, UM, HAPPENED TO YOU.

AND, AND I HOPE THAT, I WISH YOU ALL GOOD THINGS AS YOU GO ON FOR WITH YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND STANDING BY YOU ALL THROUGH THAT TIME.

LIKE I SAID, THROUGH THE GOOD TIMES AND THE BAD TIMES, AND THAT THEY CAN LET, HE WAS THERE.

SO A VERY, UM, BRAVE PERSON TO, TO BE THERE FOR YOU.

I'LL DO THAT WITH LOTS OF RESILIENCE, I'M SURE BECAUSE, UM, I'M, WE TALKED, YOU PROBABLY TALKED WITH HIM AND, UM, SHARED AND ALL, BUT YOU ENDURED TOWARD THE, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING PART OF THE COUNTY TEAM.

SUPERVISOR VAN AND SUPERVISOR PEKA.

YES.

CHAIR.

CAN I MAKE A COMMENT, PLEASE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

SUPERVISOR PEKA, AND THEN WE'LL COME TO YOU.

SUPERVISOR.

SHE, OH, SORRY.

NO, THAT'S OKAY.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

UH, THANK YOU CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND, UM, SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR AS WELL.

UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND, AND SECONDLY, THANK YOU TO YOUR HUSBAND, UM, TO YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY, UM, FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

AND IT TAKES A SACRIFICE TO, TO BE IN THE POSITION OF, UH, IN THE

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POSITION WHICH YOU'RE CURRENTLY RETIRING FROM AN, UH, BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

UM, IT TAKES TIME TO BE AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY.

IT TAKES TIME WHERE YOU HAVE TO SACRIFICE CERTAIN THINGS TO ATTEND TO YOUR DUTIES AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND FOR THE SUPPORT THAT THEY RENDERED UNTO YOU.

UM, THANK YOU FOR, FOR TO THEM FOR SHARING YOU WITH NAVAJO COUNTY AND, UH, FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE.

AND, UH, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO HAVE, UM, MET YOUR ACQUAINTANCE AT FIRST IN THE BEGINNING, UM, THROUGH YOUR, THROUGH PHYLLIS, AND THEN BUMPING INTO THE REST, BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER AT THE RESTAURANT OR IN THE KITCHEN.

UM, BUT THROUGH THAT WE ESTABLISH, UM, FRIENDSHIP FROM THAT HAS DEVELOPED FROM THAT PART.

AND THEN FOR YOUR TRAVELS THROUGHOUT THE RESERVATION, BECAUSE IT IS AN EYEOPENER WHEN YOU DO BECOME A COUNTYWIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL, YOU ARE EXPOSED TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTY THAT PEOPLE OR YOU YOURSELVES HAVE NEVER BEEN TO BEFORE.

BUT I KNOW THAT YOU ENJOYED YOUR TIME IN, IN, IN THAT AREA, UH, WHEN THAT SEASON HAD COME UPON US.

BUT OVERALL, THANK YOU AGAIN.

AND THEN ALSO THANK YOU TO YOUR, TO YOUR IN-LAWS AS WELL FOR THEIR SUPPORT THAT THEY RENDERED TO YOU AND FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT, UH, ASSURANCE IN, IN, IN, AND THAT BOND OF WHAT FAMILY IS AND THE SUPPORT THAT THEY DO.

AND I'M SURE THAT THEY STEPPED IN SOMETIMES WHEN YOU AREN'T ABLE TO FULFILL YOUR DUTIES AS A MOTHER.

SO THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT HAVE STEPPED IN IN THAT CAPACITY.

AND, UM, I WISH YOU WELL.

UM, GOD BLESS YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU DOWN THE ROAD.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR PATRICK KAY.

WE'LL GO TO SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR DEANNE, I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT AND WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE GOT YOUR HUSBAND AT TOWN, YOU KNOW, OR, OR YOU DOUBT.

SO, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SHARED IS SO MANY NICE THINGS HAVE BEEN COMMENTED ON YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.

AND I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT 44 YEARS, THE PATIENCE THAT IT TAKES, THE SACRIFICE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

BUT THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU'VE SET, THAT YOU ENDURE AND YOU CONTINUE TO, YOU'RE NOT REALLY ENDURING BECAUSE YOU'RE ENJOYING WHAT YOU DO AND WHEN YOU ENJOY WHAT YOU DO, YOU REALLY WASN'T WORKING EVERY DAY.

YOU WAS REALLY GOING TO A PLACE THAT YOU ENJOYED BEING, AND THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU ENJOYED YOU BEING THERE.

AND SO YOU MADE THINGS BETTER FOR OTHERS.

AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM YOU.

THAT YOU WAS ALWAYS CARING, ALWAYS LOVING, AND YOU WAS ALWAYS THERE.

SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS IN YOUR, YOUR RETIREMENT.

AND I HOPE YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND HAVE SUCCESS AND GOOD HEALTH AND ENJOY MANY YEARS TOGETHER.

I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE A COUPLE THINGS, BUT WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOUR COMMENT THAT YOU SHARED THE STORY ABOUT THE TOWEL AND IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME, BUT WANNA HONOR THAT AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE OF YOU WITH YOUR TEAM.

UM, I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO GO AROUND AND TRY TO GET TO KNOW THE EMPLOYEES AND WITH AS MANY EMPLOYEES AS WE HAVE, YOU DON'T GET TO KNOW EVERYBODY AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO, BUT WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO GO AROUND AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND TAKE COOKIES OR DO THINGS AND GET IT SIT AND CHIT CHAT WITH PEOPLE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I FOUND FASCINATING WHEN I WENT OVER INTO YOUR AREA WAS HOW YOUR TEAM HONORED YOU.

AND YOU COULD TELL THERE WAS A SMILE ON YOUR FACE.

YOU COULD TELL THAT THEY, UM, RESPECTED YOU AND THAT THEY SAW THAT YOU WERE THE LEADER THAT THEY NEEDED AND THAT THEY WANTED TO HAVE THERE.

AND THAT'S ALWAYS STOOD OUT TO ME.

AND IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU DEMAND, KICK THE DOOR DOWN AND SAY, I'M AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

LOOK AT ME.

HERE I AM.

BUT SERVANT STYLE LEADERSHIP IS WHAT YOU'VE EMBODIED THE WHOLE TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN THERE.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I ADMIRE, I APPRECIATE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT I ASPIRE TO BE A LEADER LIKE YOU AND WANT TO HONOR THE WAY THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN TO LEAD.

I LOVE, FOR EXAMPLE, SHE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO TALK ABOUT HER PREDECESSOR AND WHAT HER PREDECESSOR WOULD DO, AND HER PREDECESSOR'S ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO LIFT AND DO.

AND I WOULD ONLY SAY THAT ALL THOSE THINGS ARE POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU CREATED SPACE THAT'S SAFE.

AND WHETHER A GOOD LEADER, WHERE YOU ALLOWED YOUR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO, TO USE THEIR TALENTS, TO FEEL HONORED, TO FEEL LIKE THAT THEY'RE A PART OF THE TEAM.

YOU'RE A GREAT LEADER AND THE LEADER THAT WE NEEDED AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST IN THIS NEXT SEASON OF LIFE.

BUT SINCERELY, THANK YOU, APPRECIATE YOUR FRIENDSHIP, APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU CHOSE TO LEAD AND THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU'VE SET.

SO WE HONOR YOU AND I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE TO YOU.

AND IF OKAY.

WE'D LIKE TO DO A PICTURE WITH YOU AS WELL.

WITH, WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, ACTUALLY.

SO THANK YOU.

SO DEANNE, WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL PENDLETON BLANKET HERE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.

OH MY GOSH, YOU GOT BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS THAT, THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

LET ME CARRY THIS UP THERE AND YOU CAN GO IN FRONT.

OH, OKAY.

DO YOU WANNA HAVE YOUR WHOLE FAMILY COME UP? YEAH.

WE, LET'S HAVE A WHOLE FAMILY AND MAYBE SHOULD WE GO DOWN HERE AND HAVE THEM? DO YOU WANNA HAVE YOUR WHOLE FAMILY COME UP? YES.

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AND THEN BOARD, DO WE WANT TO COME AND STAND HERE AND GIVE THEM SPACE HERE? SO LAYER IT OR DO YOU THINK WE, YOU THINK WE CAN FIT US ALL IN UP HERE? OR DO YOU WANT THEM TO STAND DOWN THERE? NO, WE CAN STAND DOWN THERE.

WE WANT YOU TO BE HIGHER .

YOU THINK WE'VE GOT EVERYONE? SO WE'LL WALK YOU GUYS IN THE MIDDLE.

AND THANK YOU.

I JUST, YOU SERIOUSLY, HOW ARE YOU? I KNOW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BROTHER.

CAN I BRING YOUR BROTHER IN? MATT? BRING, HE'S JUST RIGHT OUTSIDE HERE.

SORRY.

WE BILL HER BROTHER.

HE'S PRETTY SHY.

YEAH, THEY DROVE UP THIS MORNING.

BILL THIS MORNING.

THREE.

UH, HOW DO YOU WANT US, DO WE HAVE TWO MORE? DO YOU WANT US, WHAT DO YOU THINK? YEAH, WE HAVE TWO, TWO AND TWO SUPERVISORS.

SO THAT ONE SOUNDS GREAT.

I CAN HAVE THE, OH MY GOODNESS.

KIND OF TWIST.

YES.

TURN IN.

TURN IN, TURN IN TOWARD THE PENDLETON BLANKET.

OH, ME? YEAH.

HOW ARE YOU? LET'S HAVE YOU STAND HERE.

GET OVER HERE.

WE CAN MOVE JUST STRAIGHT FORWARD AND EVERYONE ELSE ANGLE IN TOWARD THEM FROM WHATEVER.

THAT'S, THAT'S OKAY.

THERE WE GO GUYS.

WRITING.

AND BRIAN'S GETTING, THERE WE GO.

THERE WE GO.

ALL THAT LOOKS GREAT.

NOW I CAN, NO, I SEE HER AGAIN.

ALRIGHT.

WAIT, CAN YOU LET ME STAND UP HERE? OH, YES.

1, 2, 3.

HOLD YOUR SMILES.

YOU HAVE ONE MORE? 1, 2, 3.

THIS DEAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SWITCH IT OUT.

YOU WANT IN THERE? ANYTHING? CHAIRMAN? JUST A, A QUICK NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A, A RECEPTION FOR DEANNE IN THE CODE TALK ROOM IMMEDIATELY, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BOARD MEETING.

WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UH, PUBLIC WORKS.

THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR HELPING TO PUT THAT TOGETHER AND THANK YOU EVERYONE.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOUR FAMILY.

OKAY,

[a. Consideration of a Task Agreement between the White Mountain Apache Tribe Division of Transportation and Navajo County to reimburse for crosswalk re-striping. ]

AND WE WILL INVITE UP NICOLE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A CONSIDERATION TASK GROUP BETWEEN WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE, DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION, AND NAVAJO COUNTY TO REIMBURSE FOR CROSSWALK RE DRIVING.

MOA WITH THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE.

GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRWOMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD UNDER THE CURRENT

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THE DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION HAS REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM NAVAJO COUNTY ON A CROSSWALK RES STRIPING PROJECT AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST VACO AND FACO ROADS.

THIS CROSSWALK WAS CHOSEN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THE LACK OF VISIBILITY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TIMBER COMPANY EMPLOYEES WHO USE IT TO GET FROM THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT TO THE MILL.

THIS PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO COST BETWEEN 3,500 TO $4,000 AND THERE'S CURRENT CAPACITY IN THE HERF BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT WAS ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING THE COUNTY'S TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP PROCESS AND THEREFORE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? UH, CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.

UH, THANK YOU CHAIRMAN.

UM, I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK ON THIS.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT JUST TO GIVE EVERYBODY, I GUESS A PERSPECTIVE.

UM, WHEN WE HAVE CHANGING AND TRANSITION OF LEADERSHIP, SOMETIMES IT MAKES IT KIND OF DIFFICULT TO, UM, START ON DAY ONE IN BUILDING, UM, AND HAVING THE PARTNERSHIPS 'CAUSE YOU'RE DEALING, WORKING WITH NEW PEOPLE.

AND SO I KNOW THAT NICOLE AND LAMAR HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD, UM, TO STRENGTHEN THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.

AND SO THIS IS PART OF THAT.

AND SO IT'S, UM, IT'S A, UH, IT'S A SIGN SIGNIFICANT STEP IN REALLY WORKING TOWARDS BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.

SO I'M GRATEFUL.

SO THANK YOU.

WITH THAT I MAKE A MOTION FOR VOTE.

SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY MORE DISCUSSIONS? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE.

APPRECIATE

[b. Consideration of a Memorandum of Agreement between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fort Apache Agency Transportation Department and Navajo County for road related maintenance activities. ]

IT.

VOTE ITEM NUMBER B, CONSIDERATION MEMORANDUM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.

FORT APACHE AGENCY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF NAVAJO COUNTY FOR ROAD RELATED MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.

NICOLE, THANK YOU AGAIN.

CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRWOMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THERE ARE TWO ENTITIES THAT SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE, THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THE FORT APACHE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.

NAVAJO COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION, BUT NOT, HAS NOT HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH THE BIA SINCE 2015.

THIS MOA WOULD TAKE THE PLACE OF THAT EXPIRED AGREEMENT AND BRING THIS PARTNERSHIP UP TO DATE.

THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM HAS WORKED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR TO REAFFIRM THE RELATIONSHIP WITH BOTH OUR FEDERAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO FURTHER SUPPORT OUR NAVAJO COUNTY RESIDENTS.

FOLLOWING THE TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP PROCESS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD.

THIS MOA ALLOWS THE COUNTY TO ASSIST THE FORD APACHE BIA WITH PROJECT PLANNING COORDINATION AS WELL AS SUPPLY AND TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS FOR ROAD REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.

AS A RESULT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? UH, CHAIRMAN? YES.

GO AHEAD BY CHAIR.

UM, THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, I THINK ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT THINGS OF NAVAJO COUNTY IS PARTNERSHIPS AND THEIR, UM, THEIR IMPACT IS LARGE.

SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT, UM, BUDGET CAPACITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, UM, WE HAVE TOWNSHIPS AND WE HAVE, UM, PARTS OF NAVAJO COUNTY AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, UM, WHO RELY ON PARTNERSHIPS IN ORDER FOR, UM, PROJECTS AND SO FORTH TO MOBILIZE.

AND THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOME OF THAT AND FOR US TO STRENGTHEN THOSE PARTNERSHIPS.

UM, FOR PROJECTS THAT, UM, THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT OR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

THERE ARE SPECIFIC ONES IN CIVIC Q UM, A BUS TURNAROUND THAT, UM, WE'RE INVESTIGATING THAT'S IMPORTANT.

AND SO THE BIEE OR BIA, UM, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH US IN THE CONVERSATION HAPPENING WITH THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY.

SO IT REALLY IS AN EXTENSION OF THE WORK THAT WE DO, UM, AS NAVAJO COUNTY AND BEING ABLE TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR TOWNSHIPS AND COMMUNITIES, UM, THAT WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER TO LEVERAGE THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND WITH THAT, I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

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

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE.

ANY OPPOSED? VOTE AYE.

AND NONE THE AYE.

HAVE IT.

OKAY, WE'RE ON TO ITEM C, CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO THREE DASH 2 0 2 5 APPROVING THE NAVAJO COUNTY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS MANUAL TO PROVIDE STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND GUIDELINES THAT COMPLIMENT AND SUPPORT THE COUNTY ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS.

[c. * Consideration and adoption of Resolution Number 03-2025 approving the Navajo County Design & Construction Standards & Specifications Manual to provide standards, specifications, and guidelines that complement and support the County Ordinances and Regulations.]

WILL GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US, MR. FLAKE.

GOOD TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UM, BEFORE YOU TODAY

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IS CONSIDERATION FOR ADOPTION OF REV RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO TWO DASH 2 0 2 5, WHICH WOULD APPROVE THE NAVAJO COUNTY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS MANUAL.

I DO HAVE A, A PRESENTATION TO KIND OF GO OVER WHAT THE MANUAL IS, HOW IT, UM, CAN BENEFIT THE COUNTY AS WELL AS THOSE DOING WORK IN THE COUNTY.

AGAIN, THIS IS ITEM FOUR C.

THIS IS WHAT I'LL GO OVER TODAY, A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE MANUAL, KIND OF THE PURPOSE OF THE MANUAL, HOW THE MANUAL BENEFIT THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS BENEFIT THE PUBLIC.

KIND OF, UH, BRIEFLY DISCUSS THE WAIVERS THAT WILL BE PART OF THE MANUAL.

QUICK REVIEW OF THE CHAPTERS THAT ARE IN THE, THE MANUAL AND SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT'S IN THERE.

AND THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AT THE END.

SO WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE MANUAL? IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING PUBLIC ROADWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE COUNTY.

IT'S COMPRISED OF 477 PAGES AND 14 CHAPTERS.

SO IT'S A PRETTY EXTENSIVE DOCUMENT.

UM, A TOOL THAT CAN BE USED IN THE COUNTY.

IT WAS CREATED BASED ON WELL ESTABLISHED NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL STANDARDS.

UM, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE THERE AS WELL AS OUR EXISTING ORDINANCES.

THE, THE MANUAL IS ALLOWS FOR SOME FLEXIBILITY.

IT'S DESIGNED TO BE UPDATED AS NEEDED AND DESIGNED SO THAT THE COUNTY ENGINEER HAS AUTHORITY TO MAKE UPDATES AS NECESSARY AS, UH, WE PROGRESS THROUGH THINGS.

I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS MANUAL WAS PROVIDED TO LOCAL ENGINEERING FIRMS, UM, SOME ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS THAT THE COUNTY HAS USED INTO THE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE COUNTY FOR THEIR REVIEW AND OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE COMMENTS.

SO THE, THE PURPOSE OF THE MANUAL IS TO PROVIDE CLEAR DIRECTION TO DEVELOPERS, CONTRACTORS, AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS REGARDING TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE COUNTY.

UM, IT WILL ALSO HELP TO FACILITATE CONSISTENT DESIGN DURING THE PLANNING STAGES, DESIGN STAGES AND CONSTRUCTION STAGES OF PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY.

SOME OF THE, THE KEY GOALS FOR THE MANUAL ARE PUBLIC SAFETY TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND HEALTH IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE COUNTY.

UH, SUPPORT THE EXISTING COUNTY REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE COUNTY'S ORDINANCES AND POLICIES.

SO IT WILL, IT WILL SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THOSE AND GO ALONG WITH THOSE AND BE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE.

MM-HMM .

IT ALSO, UH, THE THIRD GOAL, ONE OF THE THIRD ONE OF THE GOALS, WHICH THE THIRD GOAL WE'RE SHOWING HERE IS TO PROVIDE CLEAR UNIFORM DESIGN STANDARDS FOR ENGINEERS AND DEVELOPERS THAT ARE, THAT HAVE PROJECTS WITHIN THE COUNTY.

OH, DID I DO SOMETHING? OKAY.

, HOW THE MANUAL BENEFITS THE COUNTY WANTED TO TOUCH ON THAT.

IT PER, IT WILL PROVIDE STANDARDIZED PRACTICES, UM, UNIFORM DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES, AND WILL ALSO IMPROVE QUALITY AND SAFETY WITHIN THE COUNTY.

UM, RIGHT NOW, THE WAY THE ORDINANCES AND POLICIES ARE, UM, IT, IT LEAVES SOME ROOM FOR INTERPRETATION WHERE THIS WILL, UM, DEVELOP CLEAR GUIDELINES SO PEOPLE THAT ARE DEVELOPING, COMPANIES THAT ARE DEVELOPING WILL HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

IT ALSO WILL BENEFIT THROUGH EFFICIENT PROJECT REVIEW.

UM, DEVELOPERS WILL KNOW MUCH MORE AHEAD OF TIME AND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM AND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEIR PROJECT.

UM, IT'LL STREAMLINE THE REVIEW PROCESS, WHICH WILL SAVE TIME FOR BOTH STAFF AND THE DEVELOPERS.

IT'LL ALSO HELP TO FACILITATE COST EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OF

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THE CLEAR GUIDELINES THAT ARE IN THE MANUAL.

UM, AGAIN, DEVELOPERS AND OTHERS THAT ARE DEVELOPING IN THE COUNTY WILL KNOW HOW TO MOVE FORWARD AND WILL KNOW AHEAD OF TIME WHAT IS EXPECTED OF 'EM AND WHAT THE PROCESS WILL REQUIRE.

THE BENEFITS TO THE PUBLIC.

UM, THE MANUAL HELP TO IMPROVE SAFETY THROUGH A STANDARDIZED DESIGN PROCESS.

UM, IT WILL LEAD TO CONSISTENT AND SAFER DESIGNS, UM, THROUGH THE, THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE IN THE MANUAL.

IT'LL ALSO PROVIDE CLEAR GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS.

THESE WILL BE SPELLED OUT IN THE MANUAL, AND DEVELOPERS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO FOLLOW CLEAR AND CONSISTENT PROCEDURES AND WILL PROVIDE FOR A MORE TRANSPARENT REVIEW PROCESS.

KNOWING AHEAD OF TIME WHAT IS EXPECTED SHOULD ALSO SAVE DESIGN TIME.

UM, AS I HAVE MENTIONED, DESIGNERS WILL KNOW DETAILED REQUIREMENTS UPFRONT.

THERE'S OFTENTIMES WHERE THE STAFF MEETS WITH DEVELOPERS, WHERE THEY ASK QUESTIONS AND TRYING TO TRY AND DETERMINE WHAT THE DESIGN PROCESS LOOKS LIKE, UM, WHAT THE STEPS THAT THEY NEED TO FOLLOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

UM, THIS, THEY'LL HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF THEM BEFORE THEY EVEN START THE DESIGN PROCESS.

AND HOW, HAVE A LOT OF DETAILED INFORMATION ON WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.

I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE, THE WAIVER PROCESS.

UM, ONE SIZE DOESN'T ALWAYS FIT ALL.

SO WE REALIZE THIS THOUGH, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WAIVERS FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MANUAL.

UM, THERE, THERE LIKELY WILL BE TIMES WHERE IT WILL MAKE SENSE TO DIFFER FROM WHAT THE MANUAL REQUIRES.

SO THERE, THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WAIVERS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE.

ADMINISTRATIVE WAIVERS FOR MORE MINOR DEVIATIONS FROM THE MANUAL TECHNICAL WAIVER THAT ARE MORE MODERATE DEVIATIONS, UM, THAT WE RE THAT WILL REQUIRE LIMITED ENG, EXCUSE ME, LIMITED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, UM, AND COUNTY REVIEW.

AND THEN A MORE DETAILED DESIGN WAIVER THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS, UM, AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT COULD BENEFIT THE, THE PUBLIC.

THESE WOULD REQUIRE A LITTLE MORE EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS AND DOCUMENTATION.

JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY SHOW WHAT THE CHAPTERS WILL BE IN THE MANUAL TO KIND OF GIVE AN IDEA OF WHAT'S IN THERE.

UM, THE GENERAL CONDITION AND REQUIREMENTS, LAND DIVISION SURVEY STANDARDS AND IMPROVEMENT PLANS, STREET TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS, CLEARANCE AND MITIGATION, ROADWAY DESIGN AND CRITERIA DRAINAGE DESIGN POLICIES AND STANDARDS, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, GRADING AND SEDIMENT CONTROL, LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION, UTILITIES, MAINTENANCE RIGHT OF WAY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT CAD STANDARDS.

AND THEN IN THE APPENDIX'S FORMS AND SOME STANDARD DETAILS.

SO YOU CAN SEE BASED ON THOSE CHAPTERS, IT'S PRETTY EXTENSIVE AND COVERS A LOT OF DIFFERENT SUBJECTS ON DEVELOPMENT.

JUST A FEW EXAMPLES FROM THE MANUAL.

UM, CHAPTER 200 IS LAND DIVISION.

THIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES THE COUNTY'S PROCESSES FOR ALL TYPES OF LAND DIVISIONS.

UM, BASICALLY THERE'S FOUR MINOR LAND DIVISIONS, FINAL PLATS, CONDOMINIUM, PLATS, AND RE PLAATS.

SO THE, THE MANUAL DESCRIBES HOW THAT TAKES PLACE AND KIND OF A, WHAT THE PROCESS IS FOR DOING THOSE TYPES OF LAND DIVISIONS IN THE COUNTY.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE, CHAPTER 400 IS STREET TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.

THIS CHAPTER PROVIDES REFERENCES AND REFERENCES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE LAYOUT OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES WITHIN NAVAJO COUNTY.

UM, IT DEFINES ROADWAY CLASSIFICATIONS, HOW STREETS SHOULD BE LAID OUT AND PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE.

UM, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING CRITERIA.

IT ALSO DESCRIBES, UH, TRAFFIC IMPACT, IMPACT PROCEDURES AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A TRAFFIC IMPACT

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ANALYSIS AND WHAT, UH, TRAFFIC IMPACT REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR REPORTS.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS FROM CHAPTER 600 OF THE MANUAL ROADWAY DESIGN AND CRITERIA.

THIS CHAPTER PROVIDES STANDARDS AND GEOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE COUNTY.

THIS WOULD INCLUDE ROADWAY, ROADWAYS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE ANY AT THIS TIME, BUT WE, WE TRIED TO REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WHERE THE COUNTY NEEDS TO GO AND WHERE WE MIGHT GO AND HAVE THIS MANUAL COVER THINGS THAT POSSIBLY MIGHT COME INTO THE FUTURE.

UM, IT ALSO COVERS STREET SIGNING, PAVEMENT MARKINGS, PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES, AND BICYCLE PATHS.

ALSO IN CHAPTER 600, IT, UH, PROVIDES SPECIFIC RIGHT OF WAY REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE COUNTY.

UM, DESCRIBES THE TYPE OF ROADWAYS.

SO A A DEVELOPER CAN LOOK AND SEE WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY WIDTHS FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROADWAYS THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO DEVELOP TO GIVE THEM INFORMATION, UM, AGAIN, AHEAD OF TIME SO THEY CAN LOOK AND PLAN FOR THIS.

THE LAST EXAMPLE, CHAPTER 700 DRAINAGE DESIGN POLICIES AND STANDARDS.

THIS CHAPTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON DRAINAGE DESIGN IN THE COUNTY.

UM, THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT PROPER DRAINAGE PRACTICES ARE FOLLOWED.

UM, AGAIN, THIS, THIS UPHOLDS OUR EXISTING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ORDINANCE AND DE DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS.

UM, BUT IT PROVIDES A LITTLE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON WHAT IS REQUIRED AND WHAT IS TYPICAL TYPICALLY ACCEPTABLE IN THE COUNTY.

THIS IS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I WILL TRY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

FIRST, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE THE WORK ON THIS.

UH, WHAT, DO ANY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? VICE CHAIR.

UM, THANK YOU.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ON THE OUTREACH.

UM, WHEN YOU WERE LOOKING AT, UM, ENGINEERS OR OTHER, UM, TOWNSHIPS AND SO FORTH, IS THERE A RESPONSE? GOT ONE RESPONSE.

ONE RESPONSE.

WE DID SEND IT TO, LIKE I SAID, TO, I BELIEVE WE SENT IT TO FIVE ENGINEERING FIRMS AND TO ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES.

AND IT JUST TO GIVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE.

SURE.

YEAH.

IT, IT WAS ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE FOR ANYBODY TO SEE AND WE DID, UM, KIND OF SEEING THIS COMING FORWARD.

WE DID DIRECT PEOPLE, UM, WHEN THEY NEEDED INFORMATION.

IT WAS IN DRAFT FORM, BUT TO, TO LOOK AT THAT.

SO OTHERS DID LOOK AT IT AS WELL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

UH, I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE THIS IS SOMETHING, IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS IN THE PAST, CORRECT? CORRECT.

THIS IS SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING NEW.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND THANK THE, UH, THE WHOLE TEAM FOR DOING THAT AND LEADERSHIP FOR LEADING OUT ON THIS.

THAT'S ONE OF, AT LEAST FOR ME, ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT I OFTEN HEAR IS PEOPLE FEEL LIKE RIGHT, WRONG OR INDIFFERENT.

THEY FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN THEY'RE COMING IN OR WHERE THE STANDARDS ARE COMING FROM.

BUT WE'VE COME OUT CLEARLY AND FIRST TRY TO GET FEEDBACK FROM OUR PARTNERS AND LOOK AT DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO GET INPUT.

SO WE WERE OPEN TO WHAT SUGGESTIONS PEOPLE HAD AND THEN TRIED TO COME UP WITH SOME STANDARDIZED, HOW WE DO BUSINESS, MAKING IT BETTER BUSINESS FOR THE, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT WILL BE WORKING WITH US.

SO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, UM, AND JUST SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING THAT.

A LOT OF GREAT WORK COMING TOGETHER.

BUT I COULD SEE WHY FROM LOOKING AT IT FROM A BUSINESS LENS, THIS WOULD MAKE MY LIFE A LOT EASIER IF I WAS HAVING TO INTERFACE AND WORK WITH YOU.

'CAUSE I ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE RATHER THAN IT'S A GUESSING GAME EVERY TIME.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

A LOT OF THE CONCERNS ARE ALIGNED WITH SOMETHING THAT WOULD, IF IT WERE STRUCTURED IN THIS CAPACITY, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, PROPERTY DEVELOPERS AND SO FORTH TO HAVE A DIRECT GUIDANCE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UM, CHAIRMAN BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION, UH, ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, I, I WOULD DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THIS.

I THINK IT'S A SIGNIFICANT, UM, SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNICATION TO THE PUBLIC.

UM, I KNOW THAT, UM, JUST AS SUPERVISOR WHITING'S DISTRICT IN MY DISTRICT,

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SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THAT AND REACHING OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

SO WITH THAT, I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

THANK YOU VICE CHAIR FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

AND WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY.

THE AYES HAVE IT.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON THEN TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

MOTION PASSES UNANIM.

APPRECIATE IT.

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

ITEM D, VICTORY HEIGHTS ROAD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT.

WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THE VICTORY HEIGHTS ROAD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS SESSION.

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR VOTE.

THE AYES HAVE IT.

WE NOW ARE IN THE VICTORY HEIGHTS ROAD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT.

WE HAVE BEFORE US THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE, CHAIR, TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, THIS CONSENT AGENDA AS LISTED.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND IT? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL RIGHT.

NEED A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION? SO MOVED.

HEARING NONE, NAY.

HAVE IT.

WE'RE BACK IN REGULAR

[a. Consideration and approval of a Professional Services Contract between Navajo County and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to provide professional services for Navajo County Water and Wastewater Master Plan. ]

SESSION ITEM FIVE.

SO, UM, ITEM FIVE, A CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN NAVAJO COUNTY AND KIMLEY HORNE AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR NAVAJO COUNTY WATER AND WASTE WATER MASTER PLAN.

MISHA.

THANK YOU CHAIR, VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UH, SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE FINISHED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

UM, YOU JUST ADOPTED THE, THE STANDARDS, UH, FROM PUBLIC WORKS, WHICH HAS A LOT TO DO WITH UTILITIES.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING NOW IS A, UH, WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

THIS WILL HELP US IDENTIFY WHERE THOSE MAIN LINES ARE WITHIN NAVAJO COUNTY.

IT'LL ALLOW FOR BETTER PLANNING OF MASTER DEVELOPMENTS AND SUBDIVISIONS.

UH, THE WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AS IDENTIFIED CAN BE EASILY TAPPED INTO, WHICH MAKES DEVELOPMENT EASIER AND MORE COST EFFECTIVE.

AND IT'LL ALSO HELP, UH, REDUCE THE NEED FOR ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. UM, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALSO HAD THE BOARD ADOPT, UH, THROUGH OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS IS THE SIZE OF THE, UM, THE LOTS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION AND WHETHER, UH, ONSITE WASTEWATER IS, UH, IS ALLOWED.

UM, THE SCOPE OF THIS MASTER PLAN, UH, WILL BE A DETAILED POPULATION AND FLOW PROJECTIONS.

UH, THERE WILL BE A COUNTYWIDE MAPPING PROCESS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IS LOCATED.

AND THEN THE FINAL PART OF IT WILL BE A REVIEW OF OUR CURRENT COUNTY STANDARDS POLICIES AND TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE PLAN.

THE PROJECT WAS BUDGETED DURING THE, UH, BUDGET CYCLE YEAR THAT WE JUST DID THIS LAST SPRING.

AND THE PROJECT ESTIMATE IS $68,000.

AND KIMLEY HORN IS ON OUR TECHNICAL REGISTRANT ON-CALL LIST.

SO ALL PROCUREMENT, UM, HAS BEEN FOLLOWED, UH, FOR THE COUNTY STANDARDS.

SO I'M HERE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THIS PLAN MOVING.

THANK YOU, MITCH.

YOU REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY, UH, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? ANYONE? OKAY.

IF NOT CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

CHAIRMAN I MOTION FOR APPROVAL? WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

I'LL SECOND IT.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ON TO ITEM FIVE B, PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO THREE DASH 2 0 2 5 APPROVING OR DENYING A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT FOR PHASE TWO, THREE, AND FOUR OF THE WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKES VISTAS, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A TOTAL OF 216 FAMILY LOTS TO A NEW PO MASTER PLAN OR MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR 24 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.

GREAT JOB.

APPRECIATE THAT.

[b. * PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution Number 04-2025, approving/denying a Master Development Plan Amendment for Phases II, III, and IV of White Mountain Lake Vistas, which allowed for a total of 216 single-family lots, to a new Master Development Plan which will allow for 24 single-family lots, 133 manufactured homes, 133 multi-family units, storage and parking facilities, existing golf course, and undisturbed/recreation area in the White Mountain Lakes area.]

133 MANUFACTURED

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HOMES, 133 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS, STORAGE AND PARKING FACILITIES, EXISTING GOLF COURSE AND UNDISTURBED RECREATION AREA IN THE WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKES.

MR. COOPER, THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR SUPERVISORS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING.

AS YOU'VE JUST NOTED HERE, WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU IS A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST.

UH, JUST FOR THE, THE SAKE OF THE BOARD, AND I'LL KIND OF GET A LITTLE CLOSER IN HERE, I WANTED TO POINT OUT THE VICINITY MAP FOR THIS SITE AND SOME OF THE, THE SURROUNDING FEATURES WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY.

UM, SO IF YOU LOOK TO THE, THE WEST OF WHERE THE, THE BLUE OUTLINE IS HERE YOU HAVE THE JUNIPER RIDGE RESORT, WHICH IS A RV AND PARK MODEL RESORT.

UH, IF YOU LOOK TO THE EAST, JUST ACROSS THE ROCKY ARROYO, UH, WASH AREA, YOU HAVE WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKES UNIT THREE SUBDIVISION.

IF YOU LOOK DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH, THERE'S THE WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE VISTAS UNIT ONE, UM, WHICH IS A SITE BUILT EXTENSION, UH, SOMEWHAT OF THE JUNIPER RIDGE RESORT.

AND THEN TO THE SOUTH OF THIS, YOU HAVE VACANT STATE LAND.

NOW THIS, THIS GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT CLEARER OF A, A PICTURE ON THIS.

THEY JUST WANT TO POINT OUT FOR THE BOARD, AS YOU CAN SEE AROUND HERE, UH, WITHIN KIND OF THE CENTER AND THE BORDER, THERE IS, UH, PORTIONS OF THE JUNIPER RIDGE GOLF COURSE THAT ARE WITHIN OR AROUND THE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES OF THIS THAT'S NOT A PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.

UM, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THOSE ARE THERE.

SO THE, THE DEVELOPER HAS AVOIDED THOSE AREAS AS THOSE DO EXIST AND ARE OWNED BY JUNIPER RIDGE.

AS FAR AS A, A QUICK SUMMARY HERE, UH, WE HAVE THE PARCEL NUMBER OF THIS PARCEL IS APPROXIMATELY 67.2 ACRES CURRENTLY AS A ZONING OF SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE OWNER IS ALLEN LAND DEVELOPMENT LLC, AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO AMEND PHASES TWO, THREE, AND FOUR OF THIS MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

THOSE PHASES ALLOWED FOR 216 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.

UH, PHASE ONE, WHICH IS THOSE WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE VISTAS THAT'S ALREADY FINISHED, ALLOWED FOR 84 LOTS FOR A TOTAL OF 300 UNITS WITHIN THE FOUR PHASES.

UM, FOR TODAY'S PURPOSES THOUGH, WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT PHASES TWO, THREE, AND FOUR FOR AN AMENDMENT.

AS FAR AS THE DESCRIPTION, UH, WE HAVE, UH, KIND OF AS NOTED HERE BY THE CHAIRMAN AND MYSELF, A MAXIMUM OF 290 RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

24 OF THOSE WOULD BE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

AND I'LL HAVE A MAP RIGHT AFTER THIS JUST TO KIND OF SHOW HOW THIS BREAKS DOWN A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

UM, 133 THAT ARE THE MANUFACTURED 133 MULTIFAMILY AS NOTED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE IN EXISTING GOLF COURSE, THE UNDERSERVED CREEK BED AREA, SOME STORAGE AND PARKING.

THE POTENTIAL FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE IF THE DEVELOPER WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT.

UM, AS FAR AS FEATURES ON SITE, IT WOULD BE PROPOSING TO CONNECT TO AN EXISTING WATER SYSTEM AS WELL AS AN EXISTING SEWER SYSTEM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

I WANTED TO SHOW THIS JUST TO KIND OF SHOW, UM, THIS IS THE EXISTING MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WE HAVE ON FILE.

UH, WISH WE HAD A CLEARER PICTURE.

THIS IS JUST KIND OF THE ONE WE GOT WITH THE TOPOGRAPHY THAT EXISTS HERE.

UM, SO THIS IS A, A VERY KIND OF MARSHALED OUT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, UH, MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

AND HERE WE HAVE THE, THE PROPOSED MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY.

UM, SO I'LL TRY TO KIND OF POINT OUT AS WE GO ALONG HERE.

UH, TOWARDS THE NORTH YOU HAVE THIS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

THIS IS ALL ADJACENT TO THE WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE VISTAS, WHICH IS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AS WELL, THE SITE BUILT.

AND THEN ON THE WESTERN SIDE YOU HAVE THE PROPOSED MANUFACTURED HOMES.

THIS IS ADJACENT AS I HAD NOTED TO THE JUNIPER RIDGE RV AND PARK MODEL RESORT.

SO IT'S SOMEWHAT SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION AS FAR AS STYLE.

UM, HERE ON THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY, THESE TWO AREAS IS WHERE THE 133 UNITS OF MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ARE PROPOSED FOR THE SITE.

UM, AGAIN, JUST TO REITERATE, THERE IS THE GOLF COURSE INTERSPERSED WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT AND THEN THERE IS A PROPOSED CREEK BED UNDISTURBED AREA, THOSE 16 ACRES ALONG THE EAST WHERE THE ROCKY ROYAL WASH EXISTS THAT FEEDS INTO WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE.

UH, I DID WANT TO NOTE ON THIS SLIDE HERE, IT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO SEE AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS, BUT THERE IS A HUNDRED FOOT BUFFER LINE THAT IS AGE RESTRICTED.

UM, THERE ARE DEED RESTRICTIONS ON THIS PROPERTY, WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF THE PURVIEW OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTY AS THOSE ARE PRIVATELY APPROVED.

UM, BUT THAT DEED RESTRICTION DID STATE THAT ANY OF THE UNITS WITHIN A HUNDRED FEET OF JUNIPER RIDGE RV RESORT OR WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE VISTAS WOULD NEED TO BE AGE RESTRICTED.

AND THE DEVELOPER HAS INDICATED IN THEIR PLANS THAT THEY WILL FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THAT AGE RESTRICTION TO COMPLY.

THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A ENLARGED VERSION ON THIS.

UM, STILL A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE, THE HASH LINE FOR THE AGE RESTRICTION.

UM, AND THIS JUST GIVES YOU A CLEARER PICTURE OF THE, THE USE CATEGORIES THAT ARE WITHIN THE PROPERTY.

A LARGE CONCERN WE RECEIVED DURING THIS PROJECT WAS THE, THE DENSITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT EXISTED,

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UM, DUE TO THIS STAFF WANTED TO GO THROUGH AND JUST KIND OF ANALYZE WHAT WAS EXISTING WITHIN THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THEN WHAT EXISTS WITHIN THE AREA, UM, TO, TO POINT OUT WHERE THE, THE DENSITIES ARE FOR THIS PROJECT.

SO ON THE EXISTING MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THERE'S A DENSITY OF JUST A LITTLE OVER 3.2 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, IT WOULD BE 4.32, SO JUST A LITTLE OVER ONE DWELLING UNIT PER ACRE GREATER.

UM, AS FAR AS THE ADJOINING SUBDIVISIONS, I'VE NOTED THE JUNIPER RIDGE RESORT, THAT'S AT 3.8, THE WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE VISTAS, WHICH IS 3.82.

AND THEN ACROSS THE ROCKY ROYAL CREEK WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE UNIT THREE, WHICH HAD 3.11 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE FOR THE BOARD WHEN WE COMPLETED OUR ANALYSIS OF THIS PROJECT, THAT OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES ENCOURAGE ALLOWING SLIGHTLY HIGHER DENSITIES OF DEVELOPMENTS WHEN THEY INTRODUCE A MULTITUDE OF HOUSING TYPES, UH, SUCH AS THE SINGLE FAMILY MULTIFAMILY AND MANUFACTURED THAT CAN TARGET DIFFERENT SEGMENTS WITHIN OUR SOCIETY AS FAR AS ATTAINABLE HOUSING.

ON THIS SLIDE, UM, I DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE OR ADD ANYTHING FURTHER FOR THE BOARD, BUT DID JUST WANT TO NOTE, UH, THE APPLICANT DID HOST A COMMUNITY MEETING ON AUGUST 22ND OF LAST YEAR.

THIS WAS THE MAP THAT WAS FIRST PROPOSED TO THE COMMUNITY OF WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE.

AT THAT COMMUNITY MEETING, THE DEVELOPER TOOK COMMENTS, QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.

AND AS A RESULT OF THOSE AND THROUGH COMMENTS FROM STAFF AND CONDITIONS, UM, THERE HAS BEEN SOME REVISING I WANTED TO GO THROUGH WITH THE BOARD, IF I COULD.

THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED AND HOW THOSE HAVE EITHER BEEN ADDRESSED BY STAFF OR CHANGED WITHIN THE SITE PLAN AND CONCEDED BY THE DEVELOPER THEMSELVES.

UM, AT THAT MEETING THERE WAS 55 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PRESENT APPROXIMATELY, UH, AND THIS WAS THE, THE MAP THAT EVERYONE SAW ON THIS SIMILAR USES.

IT'LL COME BACK UP FOR US AND I'LL WALK THROUGH THIS HERE.

UM, SO THERE WERE CONCERNS OVER FIREWATER SEWER MEDICAL AND POLICE AT THAT MEETING TO KNOW FOR THE BOARD THERE IS A WILL SERVE FROM THE TIMBER, MESA FIRE AND MEDICAL.

UH, THEY DO HAVE A FIRE STATION THERE WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE FOR RESPONSE.

AND AS FAR AS THE WATER AND SEWER, THERE ARE CONDITIONAL WILL SERVES FROM BOTH WATER AND SEWER.

THOSE ARE PRIVATE COMPANIES.

THE COUNTY HAS NO CONTROL OVER THOSE PRIVATE COMPANIES.

UM, THERE WAS CONCERNS OVER THE INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THERE IF THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW DEVELOPMENT.

AND WITH THOSE CONDITIONAL WILL SERVES, IT DOES NOTE THAT THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE SYSTEMS TO CONNECT.

UM, SO THEY WOULD ULTIMATELY PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO UTILIZE THOSE SYSTEMS IF THERE WAS CONCERN OVER THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION AND AESTHETICS OF DEVELOPMENT.

THERE IS A SOMEWHAT LIMITED CONTROL FOR THIS WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

HOWEVER, AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, THE DEVELOPER IS TRYING TO CREATE A BUFFER WHERE THEY PUT LIKE FOR LIKE OF THE SINGLE FAMILY ADJACENT TO THE SINGLE FAMILY MANUFACTURED ADJACENT TO PARK MODELS AND RVS.

UH, SO THEY ARE TRYING TO DO THEIR BEST WITH THE COMMUNITY THERE.

AS FAR AS PUTTING SIMILAR USES NEXT TO SIMILAR USES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THERE WERE CONCERNS OVER THE IMPACT OF WILDLIFE.

UM, SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE HERE, THERE'S ORIGINALLY THERE WAS SOME CAMPING PROPOSED ALONG THE ROCKY ROYAL CREEK AREA.

UM, I CAN CUT BACK TO THE OTHER SLIDE IF NEEDED THEN AT ANY POINT.

BUT THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH AND THEY JUST TO SHOW HERE, THEY HAVE MADE THAT A FULLY UNDISTURBED CREEK BED AREA.

SO THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH AND REMOVED THE ENTIRETY OF THAT CAMPING.

THIS IS GONNA BE ENTIRELY UNDISTURBED SO AS TO PREVENT ANY IMPACT ON WILDLIFE OR THE WATERSHED WITHIN THE, THE REGION.

AND THIS PROJECT WAS REVIEWED, REVIEWED BY THE ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT, UH, WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS THEY RECOMMENDED AS LITTLE IMPACT AS POSSIBLE TO THAT WASH.

AND THEN WATCHING OUT FOR BALD EAGLES CITED APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FOUR MILES TO THE NORTH, WHICH IS RELATIVELY EASY TO ACCOMMODATE.

GIVEN THE THE DISTANCE HERE, UH, THERE WAS A CONCERN OVER THE LACK OF AGE RESTRICTION ON THE PROJECT.

AS I'VE NOTED, THIS DEVELOPER HAS COME THROUGH AND WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THEIR DEED RESTRICTIONS HAS NOTED AREAS THAT WOULD BE AGE RESTRICTED.

UH, THERE WAS CONCERNS OVER ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT IS THAT IS A COUNTY ROADWAY.

UM, THAT IS ONE THAT WE MAINTAIN.

SO THEY WILL STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY IMPROVEMENTS ON THAT ROADWAY.

THERE WOULD BE NO EXPENDITURE OF ANY PUBLIC MONIES AND THAT WILL BE PENDING A TRAFFIC STUDY TO SEE IF ANY IMPROVEMENTS ARE NECESSARY.

THERE WAS CONCERNS OVER THE DEVIATION FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN, WHICH WAS, YOU KNOW, SOLELY SINGLE FAMILY SITE BUILT.

UM, THE DEVELOPERS ADDRESSED THAT IN THE WAYS THAT THEY FELT POSSIBLE FOR THIS PROPOSAL.

UH, THERE WERE CONCERNS OVER THE DENSITY, WHICH I'VE TOUCHED UPON, WHERE OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRIES TO ENCOURAGE A, A MIXTURE OF HOUSING USES WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER DENSITIES THAN THOSE THAT MIGHT BE FOUND IN THE REGION, PROVIDED THE INFRASTRUCTURE CAN ACCOMMODATE, THERE WERE CONCERNS WITH LIGHT POLLUTION.

UM, THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW OUR LIGHTING ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY INSTANCES OF LIGHT

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POLLUTION TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.

THERE WAS THE CONCERN OVER THE IMPACT TO THE WATER RETENTION LAKE AND POLLUTION.

UM, AGAIN, NOTED THAT THERE WAS THE CREEK AREA THAT'S BEEN LEFT UNDISTURBED NOW ON THIS EASTERN PORTION, SO THAT THERE WILL BE NO IMPACT THERE.

AND THE DEVELOPER WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE GRADING AND DRAINAGE REPORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO FLOW IMPACTS OR ISSUES WITH RETENTION OR DETENTION ON SITE.

AND THEN FINALLY, THERE WAS THE, UH, CONCERN OVER SOME OF THE PROPOSED USES, SUCH AS THE STORAGE AND CAMPING.

THE DEVELOPER HAS LEFT THE STORAGE, BUT THEY HAVE NOTED THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ALTOGETHER REMOVE THE CAMPING ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THIS PROPOSAL.

TO GO THROUGH AND SUMMARIZE HERE, STAFF HAS ANALYZED THIS PROPOSAL.

THEY FOUND THAT THE PROJECT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE NAVAJO COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE.

BASED UPON OUR STAFF ANALYSIS, WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT SUBJECT TO THE 10 CONDITIONS THAT ARE NOTED HERE ON THIS SLIDE.

UM, AS OF WRITING OUR REPORT, AND AS OF TODAY, WE'VE RECEIVED 24 COMMENTS TOTAL REGARDING THIS PROJECT.

UM, MY KIND OF LONG-WINDED SLIDE THERE.

RUNNING THROUGH THOSE COVERS ALL OF THE CONCERNS EXCEPT FOR A CONCERN REGARDING NOISE, UH, DURING CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WE ASK DEVELOPERS TO FOLLOW.

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.

STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEVELOPER HERE AS WELL.

CODY.

DO YOU KNOW, ARE THEY WISHING? IS THE REPRESENTATIVE WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME OR, YES, I ARE YOU WANTING TO SPEAK? YES.

YEP.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

HELLO, MY NAME IS DOUG BRIMHALL.

I WORK FOR PAINT AND SKY ENGINEERING AND SURVEY, AND I LIVE IN, UH, SNOWFLAKE.

DO YOU NEED MY ADDRESS? OKAY.

UM, I JUST WANNA THANK STAFF FOR THEIR THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PROJECT.

AND, UM, UH, AS, AS CODY STATED, THIS IS, UH, A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT.

AS WE, UH, CHOOSE WHICH PROJECT WE WILL, WE WANT TO, UH, COVER FIRST.

WE WILL BRING, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL PLANS AND, AND, UH, ACCORDING TO THE NEW COUNTY STANDARDS, OF COURSE, UH, IN FOR REVIEW.

SO I WANT TO JUST LET EVERYBODY KNOW WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE, THE DEVELOPER'S REALLY EXCITED.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY.

WE INTEND TO MAINTAIN THAT BEAUTY.

UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO EVER WALK THROUGH THE ROCK, WELL, YOU SAID IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND, UM, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND THEIR, UH, WILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE A THOROUGH REVIEW AND, AND, UM, HELP US AND HELP THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

UM, THAT WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE AREA AND THEN THE NEW PROPERTY OWNERS.

APPRECIATE IT.

SO, WE'VE HEARD A REPORT FROM STAFF.

WE'VE HEARD A REPORT FROM, UM, FROM THE DEVELOPER, OR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEVELOPER.

AND NOW WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GO TO THE CALL, TO THE PUBLIC PORTION OF IT BEFORE WE COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR OUR CONVERSATION.

SO, UM, WE'RE GONNA OPEN IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? IT SOUNDS LIKE NOBODY'S TURNED IN A SLIP TO MELISSA TO SPEAK, SO, OKAY.

SO WE OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, NOT HAVING ANY PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOW OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE THE BOARD.

I I WANNA START OFF JUST BY MAKING A COMMENT.

I WANT TO THANK, UM, OUR TEAM.

THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE WORKS.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN PEOPLE OUT IN THAT COMMUNITY THAT HAVE CONCERNS AND, UM, I WANT TO THANK THE DEVELOPER AS WELL AS OUR TEAM FOR TRYING TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY IN FINDING THE BEST SOLUTIONS POSSIBLE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE THE PRESENTATION LASTED A WHILE.

UM, I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH SOME OF OUR STAFF LAST WEEK AND GO THROUGH IN DETAIL SOME OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL.

AND IT WAS MY EXPERIENCE THAT, UM, AND I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT YOU LISTENED TO WHAT THE PUBLIC HAD CONCERNS AROUND AND THAT YOU LOOKED FOR SOLUTIONS TO BEST ACCOMMODATE THEIR DESIRE.

AND IT WAS MY EXPERIENCE AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL THOSE THINGS THAT CREDIBLY THAT STAFF AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPER HAVE TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE AND WORK AS BEST THEY CAN WITHIN ALL THOSE THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT, ONE, IT'S A GREAT DEVELOPMENT, SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED IN THE REGION, BUT TWO, THAT IT WORKS WITH THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE THERE.

UM, AND TOOK A LOT OF THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION ON THEIR FEEDBACK.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT AND WILLING TO WORK WITH THEM.

I JUST WANTED TO KINDA SHARE THAT AND ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, KIND OF MY THOUGHTS AROUND IT AS, UH, AS A LOT OF WORK WAS PUT INTO MAKING THIS ALL GET TO THIS DAY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD.

VICE CHAIR.

UM, THANK YOU.

I I AM, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THIS.

I THINK IT'S, IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF,

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AND SO THANK YOU MR. BRIM PAUL ON THAT WORK AND BEING ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS.

UM, I THINK THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF, UM, A GOOD, UM, STEWARDSHIP AND BEING ABLE TO ONE, LOOK AT THE LAND AND HOW WE, UM, RECOGNIZE THE BEAUTY AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT BEAUTY AND ALSO THE RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN, UM, THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT, CODY, AND THANK YOU MR. AL AND ALL OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS FOR WORKING ON THAT.

MM-HMM .

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CHAIR? CAN I MAKE THE COMMENT PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU CHAIR, UH, AND BOARD MEMBERS.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY OF SHARING.

UH, MR. BIAL, I APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU PUT FORTH ON THIS AS WELL AS CODY, OUR DEPARTMENT WORKING THROUGH THIS AND THE CHANGES.

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES I ALWAYS HAVE IS WHEN WE HAVE A PLAT THAT'S BEEN APPROVED AND THEN A FEW YEARS LATER THEY WANNA MODIFY A PLA AND I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE NEEDS GOING FORWARD.

BUT WE'VE TAKEN FROM 216 UNITS UP TO APPRO, I MIGHT NOT HAVE THESE NUMBERS RIGHT FROM TWO 16 UP TO AROUND 290 UNITS.

OKAY? SO WE HAVE INCREASED THE DENSITY QUITE A BIT.

MY CONCERN WITH THAT GOING FORWARD IS THAT I WANT TO JUST, UH, LET THE DEVELOPER KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME, UH, IN THE FUTURE COMING BACK AND AMENDING THESE PLATS ANY FURTHER.

SO I THINK THE WAY THEY'VE BEEN DONE RIGHT NOW IS VERY, UH, CONDUCIVE TO THE AREA, CONDUCIVE TO WHAT WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND I THINK IT CAN HELP OUR COMMUNITY A LOT.

SO I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS CURRENTLY WITH THE WAY THAT IT WAS PRESENTED AND PLANNED.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION? CHAIRMAN, I MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

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

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEAR NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE.

OR TO NUMBER SIX, THE COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE.

APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK ON THAT.

ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE LAST,

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

MR. CARLINE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO UPDATE? I DO.

NO.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.

UH, MR. LEIGHTON? YES, SIR.

UH, SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, ANYTHING TO UPDATE US ON? I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY UPDATES.

JUST IF YOU GET A CHANCE, UH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF GREAT MOVIES OUT.

ONES UNSTOPPABLE.

IT'S ABOUT AN A SU WRESTLER, UH, TRUE STORY.

IT'S GOT A GREAT, GREAT STORY, A GREAT REMINDER.

ALSO, THERE'S ONE THAT'S CALLED BRAVE THE DARK, AND SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO TO THE MOVIE, RELAX A LITTLE BIT.

THESE ARE TWO GREAT MOVIES THAT, THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

SO I JUST APPRECIATE, UH, BEING HERE TODAY.

AND, UH, JUST HOPE TO BE WITH YOU BACK SHORTLY.

IN CHINLEY THERE'S A TOTAL OF THREE, UM, THAT ARE WITHIN THE, UM, WITHIN DISTRICT TWO.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, AND THANKS FOR SHARING.

UM, SUPERVISOR PRESKA, ANY UPDATES? UH, YES, THANK YOU CHAIR, VICE CHAIR.

UM, PER THE LAST MEETING, I SAID I WOULD HAVE MY UPDATES FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS TODAY, SO, UM, I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

UM, BUT AS FAR AS FOR DECEMBER, UM, PRESENT, UM, FOR BOTH MONTHS I HAVE, UM, BEEN ATTENDING THE REGULAR, UM, CHAPTERS WITHIN MY DISTRICT, WHICH COMPRISES OF 10.

AND SO I TRY TO, UH, ATTEND THEM AS, UM, BEST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, ALSO FULFILLING MY DUTIES IN BEING A PART OF THE NACO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

MAINLY MY PARTICIPATION IN THOSE IS ALL VIRTUAL, WHICH SAVES ME, UM, TIME TO WORK ON OTHER THINGS, UM, RATHER THAN HAVE WINDSHIELD TIME DRIVING BACK AND FORTH.

UM, ALSO, UH, PARTNERED WITH THE, UM, WHITE CONE SENIOR CENTER PROGRAM IN COORDINATING AND, UH, UH, PARTICIPATING AND HOSTING THEIR, UM, CHRISTMAS, UM, DINNER IN DECEMBER, WHICH WAS VERY FUN.

SO WE HAD SOME PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERS THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE THAT DAY, AND IT WAS GREAT TO BE AMONGST, UH, MY ELDERS.

UM, THEN ALSO PARTICIPATED IN ATTENDING VARIOUS, UM, CHRISTMAS DINNERS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AT MY VARIOUS, UH, LOCAL CHAPTER COMMUNITIES.

AND THEN AS FAR AS FOR JANUARY, I ATTENDED THE FORT DEFIANCE AGENCY, UH, CHAPTERS, UH, GRAZING OFFICIALS, SCHOOL BOARDS, UH, NAVAJO BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS, INAUGURATION, AND THEN ALSO THE SAME FOR, UH, THE CHINLEY AGENCIES.

SO WITHIN, FOR DEFIANCE, I BELIEVE I HAVE A TOTAL OF SEVEN CHAPTERS.

AND THEN

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SO WITH RESPECT AND, UH, HAVING TO ATTEND, UH, CONGRATULATING THOSE NEWLY ELECTED AND THEN ALSO REELECTED, UM, CHAPTER OFFICIALS JUST TO, UM, PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT AND JUST TO HAVE THAT ASSURANCE TO THEM THAT, UM, AS ANOTHER ELECTED LEADER, UH, THAT LOOKING FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH THEM AND ALSO ASSISTING WHERE WE CAN, WHICH ALLOWS US TO, UM, OR WHICH, UH, THE NAVAJO NATION SOVEREIGNTY ALLOWS US TO WORK WITH THEM COLLABORATIVELY, UM, TO THAT EXTENT.

UM, ALSO THE ATTENDED THE INDIAN ARIZONA'S INDIAN TRIBES AND LEGISLATIVE DAY EVENT THAT WAS HELD AT THE STATE CAPITOL ON THE 30TH, I BELIEVE IT WAS THEIR 30TH ANNUAL.

SO THERE WAS QUITE, THERE WAS, BASED ON THE PREVIOUS TIMES THAT I HAVE ATTENDED IN PAST YEARS, UM, THERE WAS A HUGE TURNOUT FOR RESOURCE BOOTHS THAT WERE SET UP.

UM, MAJORITY OF TRIBAL LEADERS FROM THE 22 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES WERE IN ATTENDANCE.

UM, VARIOUS, UH, COUNTY SUPERVISORS.

AND ALSO GAVE US A TIME TO MEET WITH THE LEGISLATIVE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS, UM, DISTRICTS, UM, THAT WERE ALSO IN ATTENDANCE.

AND THEN ALSO TO HEAR THE SPEECHES THAT WERE SELECTED BY THREE TRIBAL, UM, LEADERS.

AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE SPEAKERS FROM BOTH HOUSE AND THE SENATE WERE ALSO IN ATTENDANCE THAT PROVIDE, UM, REMARKS AS WELL.

SO IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO NETWORK AND ALSO TO RECONNECT WITH, UM, SOME OF THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS IN IN THAT AREA.

AND THEN ALSO FOR, UM, THE VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS IN DISTRICT SEVEN, WHICH IS THE JETTA TO WHITE CONE, UH, INDIAN WELLS DEL CONIS TO BIR SPRINGS, UH, THAT ARE ALONG THE NAVAJO ROUTE SIX, WHICH IS NORTH OF HOLBROOK.

UH, THOSE VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS COORDINATED A, UM, CELEBRATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE, UH, KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL SIGN, UM, WHICH, UM, WE, UM, PROVIDED A TOTAL OF FIVE SIGNS THAT THEY, UM, WHICH THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, UH, INSTALLED ON NAVAJO ROUTE SIX.

THAT HIGHWAY IS, IS KNOWN AS NAVAJO ROUTE SIX OFFICIALLY, BUT THERE IS A SUB NAME, WHICH WAS, UH, APPROVED BY THE NAVAJO NATIONS RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, UM, BACK IN 2016.

UM, HONORING THAT, UM, NAMING THAT ROAD, UH, KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL.

SO I PART, I WAS A GUEST SPEAKER THERE AND, UM, HELPED SUPPORTED THE, ALL THE VETERANS IN THAT.

AND THEN ALSO THEY WERE CELEBRATE, OR IT WAS A MEMORIAL EVENT FOR THOSE THAT WERE, UM, APART AND RECOGNIZING THOSE THAT ARE STILL, UM, WITH US TODAY THAT, UM, WERE IN THAT, UH, KOREAN WAR, UM, VETERANS.

AND THEN, UM, ALSO ATTENDED THE ALLIANCE OF CHARITIES MEETING.

IT'S THE FIRST OF ITS, UM, KIND THAT HAPPENED AT THE HOLBROOK SENIOR CENTER.

SO THERE'S VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CITY, BOTH, UH, NON-PROFIT PROFITS, UH, CITY REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE.

SO IT WAS GOOD TO SEE, UM, THOSE INDIVIDUALS THERE.

AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE GONNA BE MEETING AGAIN IN, UM, MARCH.

SO THEY'RE WANTING TO, I GUESS, UM, ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES WITHIN THE CITY OF HOLBROOK AS FAR AS, UM, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, WHICH ORGANIZATION BOTH NON-PROFIT OR FOR-PROFIT CAN BE, UM, CONTACTED.

AND THEN ALSO TO SEE WHAT OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, UM, ARE AVAILABLE.

AND THEN I ALSO ATTENDED WITH OUR ECONOMIC, UH, DEVELOP, UM, CHRIS, UH, THE JOSEPH CITY, UH, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING.

SO IT WAS, UH, IT WAS GOOD TO ATTEND TO MEET, UM, SOME OF THE CHAMBER MEMBERS AND THEN ALSO, UM, RESIDENTS OF JOSEPH CITY AS WELL.

AND ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UH, UH, ALICIA ALSO FOR, FOR HER ATTENDANCE AS WELL.

IT WAS, IT WAS GOOD TO NETWORK AND TO MEET THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND TO PROVIDE A, UM, A PRESENTATION TO THE, UH, TO THE CHAMBER MEMBERS AND, AND THOSE THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE.

AND THEN ALSO YESTERDAY WAS THE START OF THE 25TH NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL'S, UM, WINTER SESSION.

AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE GONNA BE CONCLUDING THAT TODAY THEY, UH, MINIMIZED THEIR AGENDA YESTERDAY.

HOWEVER, UM, THE, THEY ALSO DID AS PART OF THEIR REGULAR BUSINESS AND THEN ENTERING A NEW YEAR, UH, THEY REELECTED THEIR CURRENT OR FORM OR THEY REELECTED THEIR, UH, SPEAKER, WHICH WAS CRYSTAL AND KERLEY.

SHE SERVED TWO YEARS AND THEN NOW SHE'S GONNA BE CONSERVING ANOTHER, UM, TWO YEARS, UM, BEING THE SPEAKER OF THE NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL.

SO, JUST A LITTLE SIDE NOTE THERE, UH, SHE'S THE FIRST FEMALE EVER WITHIN THE NAVAJO NATION THAT HAS BEEN ELECTED TO BE A SPEAKER OF THE 25TH NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL.

SO SHE'S PA ALSO GONNA BE THE FIRST FEMALE TO SERVE TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS AS A, AS A COUNCIL DELEGATE, UM, REPRESENTING THE, THE NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL AND THEN ALSO JUST, UH, COORDINATING AND, UM, FACILITATING OUR MONTHLY DISTRICT TWO COMMUNITY NETWORK MEETINGS.

AND THAT'S, UM, ALL THAT I HAVE AS FAR AS UPDATES FOR DISTRICT TWO.

SUPERVISOR, SUPERVISOR ALI, ANY UPDATES? NO, I REPORTED LAST MONTH, SO I'M GOOD.

APPRECIATE IT.

UH,

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OR LAST, LAST BS MEETING.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UH, VICE CHAIR, WHITE SENIOR.

ANY UPDATES? UM, YES, JUST A BRIEF ONE.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.

UM, I WANNA EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UH, LAST WEEK, AND I DON'T WANT, UH, LAST WEEK THERE WAS SOME MISINFORMATION THAT WAS GOING OUT TO THE PUBLIC, UM, TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA ABOUT ICE AND, UM, UM, AND MAYBE THE DETAINMENT OF TRIBAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LEARNED FROM THIS IS THAT CERTAINLY WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT CLIMATE AND, UM, POLITICS HAS CHANGED, UM, THE WAY THAT WE TALK ABOUT, UM, POLITICS WITHIN OUR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND HOW THAT COULD BE IMPACTFUL.

UM, THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, AND I WON'T GO, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON FACTS AND CERTAINLY, UM, I'M GRATEFUL TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND BEING ABLE TO REACH OUT TO HIM AND THE WORK THAT THEY DID TO INVESTIGATE AND TO WORK WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, UM, AS OUR JOB AND ROLE IS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION AND THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE PUBLIC SAFE.

AND IF THERE IS A REASON, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC, UM, TO BE ALARMED, UM, THAT CERTAINLY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SHARING THAT INFORMATION AND HOW, UM, THEY COULD PROTECT THEMSELVES.

SO, UM, I, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE, UM, PROFESSIONALISM OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN HELPING US TO BE ABLE TO FIND, UM, THE MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE JUST REALLY QUICK IS LAST FRIDAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A KEYNOTE, A KEYNOTE SPEAKER, AND I JUST WANNA SHARE MY LAST COMMENTS, UM, IN YOUR WORK TO ASSIST OUR ORGANIZATION TO BE BETTER, WORK WITH THE IDEA THAT YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.

AND IN OUR ENDEAVORS OF GROWTH, WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE ASKING OURSELVES, WHAT KIND OF WORLD ARE WE MAKING? WHAT KIND OF WORLD SHOULD WE BE MAKING? ARE MY ACTIONS MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR FUTURE? ONE KIND ACT CAN CHANGE A WHOLE UNIVERSE.

GORDON B HINKLEY SAID, IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO BE GOOD.

WE MUST BE GOOD FOR SOMETHING.

WE MUST CONTRIBUTE GOOD TO THE WORLD.

THE WORLD MUST BE A BETTER PLACE FOR OUR PRESENCE.

AND THE GOOD THAT IS IN US MUST SPREAD TO OTHERS.

IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CULTIVATE A DESIRE AND A DETERMINATION TO IMPROVE OURSELVES, OUR FAMILIES, OUR SURROUNDINGS, AND OUR ORGANIZATIONS.

WE SHOULD BE STEADFAST AND STANDING ON HEALTHY PRINCIPLES.

WE SHOULD GIVE LIFE TO WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE BEAUTIFUL.

STAND BY YOUR CONVICTIONS, KNOW YOUR PURPOSE, AND ALLOW THIS TO BE THE DRIVING FORCE TO BUILDING QUALITY ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.

THAT, THAT ALLOWS, UM, SOME OF THAT MOISTURE TO BE RECEIVED AND HAPPEN.

I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

UM, JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS.

ONE THING THAT I WANNA MAKE MENTION OF, AND I ACTUALLY WANNA RECOGNIZE, I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF PHONE CALLS AND MAYBE SOME OF THE REST OF YOU ON THE BOARD HAVE AS WELL, BUT A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, AND RIGHTFULLY SO, PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE SEASON.

UM, AND WITH THAT COMING UP, BUT I, I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY SAY, UM, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ARE CALLING AND, AND THAT'S GOOD.

THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IT AND THAT MEANS THAT PEOPLE ARE SEEING THE PROBLEM AND WANT TO ACT RESPONSIBLY WITHIN THAT.

BUT ONE THING I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS THAT OUR TEAM DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB.

UM, WE DON'T HAVE A FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO AS NAVAJO COUNTY, BUT OUR TEAM MEMBERS COLLABORATE AND WORK WITH ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE WHOLE REGION.

IT'S SOMETHING I'M PRETTY PROUD OF IS THAT EVERY FIRE DEPARTMENT, EVERY CITY, TOWN, THE, THE COUNTIES IN THE REGION THAT WORK WITH APACHE, SICK GRAVES AND THE FOREST SERVICE THAT MEET AND FREQUENTLY, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.

SO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PREPARED AND THAT THEY ACT IN ALIGNMENT KNOWING THAT THIS SEASON'S IN FRONT OF US.

AND I SUSPECT OVER THE COMING WEEKS WE'LL BE HEARING MORE FROM THEM, UM, AS THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO PREPARE FOR THIS FIRE SEASON.

AND HOPEFULLY I KNOW THAT MANY ARE PRAYING AND FASTING AND, AND CALLING UPON GOD FOR MOISTURE IN THE REGION THAT, THAT,

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BUT I ALSO WANT TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THOSE THAT ARE PREPARING FOR THAT.

I KNOW IN TALKING WITH THE FOREST SERVICE, EVEN THE OTHER DAY AT AN NRWG MEETING, UM, THEY REACHED OUT RIGHT AWAY TO THE INDUSTRY AND LET 'EM KNOW THAT THE SEASON'S COMING, THAT WHEN FIRE RESTRICTIONS COME INTO PLACE, THAT OBVIOUSLY THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO BE IN THE FOREST AS MUCH 'CAUSE THEY COULD TRIGGER FIRES AND THAT THEY ENCOURAGE THEM TO RESPONSIBLY BE GOING TO THOSE AREAS THAT WOULD HELP WITH THE FIRES THE MOST.

AND IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE, THE INDUSTRY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TRUSTED PARTNER THAT'S WILLING TO HELP US IN THOSE TIMES OF NEED.

WHILE THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GO AND HARVEST AND DO, THEY'VE BEEN WILLING TO HELP OUT WHERE AND WHEN THEY COULD.

SO WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM TOGETHER PREPARED FOR FIRE SEASON.

THERE'S REASON TO BE CONCERNED, BUT AS WE WORK IN ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER, UM, I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH IT APPROPRIATELY.

SO IT IS SCARY, BUT I KNOW THAT WE ALL CAN CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AND THEN CALL UPON GOD AND ASK FOR THE MOISTURE THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE.

UM, WE'LL MOVE ON PAST THAT.

I JUST, UH, ONTO THE LAST ITEM, WHICH IS CALLED TO THE PUBLIC.

MELISSA, DO YOU HAVE ANY? OKAY.

SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ASKING TO SPEAK IN THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC PORTION OF IT.

SO WITH THAT, WE STAND ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.