[ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, February 11, 2025 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. 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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GOOD.WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH OUR MEETING.
WE'VE GOT, UH, OUR BOARD MEETING THIS MORNING, THEN A WORK SESSION.
SO WE WANNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED WITH A, UH, A PRAYER IN THE PLEDGE, WHICH, UH, WILL BE MY HONOR TO, TO DO TODAY.
OUR ETERNAL FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO BE GATHERED TOGETHER TO STAY.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO BE HERE AT NAVAJO COUNTY FOR THE COUNTRY THAT WE LIVE IN, FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ENJOY.
WE'RE HERE FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND FOR ALL THOSE ARE WITH US TODAY.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING UPON THOSE OF US IN THIS ROOM AND THOSE THAT ARE THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY, THAT WE'LL HAVE THY SPIRIT WITH US, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO BE IN A PLACE OF MAKING GOOD DECISIONS, TO LISTEN TO ALL THOSE THAT ARE SPEAKING, TO HEAR WHAT NEEDS TO BE HEARD, AND TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE FOR THE CITIZENS THAT WE REPRESENT, TO MAKE THE MOST INFORMED DECISIONS, AND TRY TO SEEK OUT GOOD AND CORRECT INFORMATION.
BLESS US TO HAVE A PRODUCTIVE MEETING, AND BLESS THOSE THAT HAVE COME TO PRESENT, THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO, THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY WHAT IT IS THAT THEY ARE NEEDING, OR HOW WE CAN BEST SERVE AND HELP THEM BLESS US, THAT WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE A SERVANT'S HEART, THAT WE'LL LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE TO WHERE WE STAND, TO BLESS THE LIVES OF THOSE THAT WE COME INTO CONTACT WITH, AND TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO CONSIDER OTHERS' NEEDS BEYOND OUR OWN.
AND WE PRAY THAT THY SPIRIT WILL BE WITH US ALWAYS.
AND WE ASK FOR THIS INLY SON, JESUS CHRIST.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
SO AGAIN, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
[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:]
AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THE FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THE BOARD WISHES TO TALK ABOUT, IF NOT, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS LISTED.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT.
[a. Navajo County recognizes the following employees for their excellence in personal performance, far exceeding organization expectations for the month of January: Katy Chee (Health Department); Rhonda Krouse (Health Department); and Doris Stell (Health Department)]
NUMBER TWO, EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS IN GABO COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE, THE PERSONAL PERFORMANCE THAT FAR EXCEEDS ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.
FIRST ONE IS, UM, COUNTY CHI CHI CHI.
SHE, HERE, COME ON, COME ON UP.
AND DORIS, STILL I'M NOT REACHING THAT FAR.
CAN YOU HANG ON JUST ONE MOMENT? THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT EACH OF THESE.
KATE CHI KATE COLLABORATED WITH THE NAVAJO COUNTY
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WIC TEAM AND OUR PARTNERS WITH THE ARIZONA FARMER'S MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM TO CREATE A DATABASE TO EFFICIENTLY COMMUNICATE THE FARMER'S MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM.INFORMATION TO ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF NAAU COUNTY.
THIS PLANNING FOR THE SEASON BEGAN IN MARCH OF 2024.
IT KICKED OFF IN APRIL, AND WRAPPED UP AROUND NOVEMBER OF 2024.
THIS PROGRAM OFFERS ELIGIBLE WIC PARTICIPANTS AND $80 COUPON BOOK FOR FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS AT PARTICIPATED FARMER'S MARKETS.
KATIE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING SURE THAT ALL ELIGIBLE WIC PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED THE FMNP CARDS TO TAKE TO THE PARTICIPATING MARKETS IN ARIZONA.
KATIE DEVELOPED A SYSTEM TO DISTRIBUTE THE CARDS ELECTRONICALLY EARLY IN THE SEASON.
I WAS OUTSIDE HER, I'M SURE, HER COMFORT ZONE AND HER JOB DESCRIPTION, AND SHE CAME UP WITH AN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS IDEA AND PUT IT TO WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY.
NEXT, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT RHONDA.
RHONDA DOES NOT ONLY ASSIST THE AND LEAD OF THE DIVISION BY EXAMPLE, HELPING THEM WHENEVER POSSIBLE, BUT IS WILLING TO ASSIST OTHER DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS BY ORGANIZING THE CHRISTMAS PARTY, HELPING INSTRUCT CPR COURSES AND SHARING TOOLS THAT HAVE HELPED HER.
RHONDA IS CURRENTLY COVERING THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S SERVICES ALONE, HOWEVER, SHE IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE FOR GRIEVING FAMILIES BY WORKING WITH A FELLOW COWORKER TO DEVELOP, DEVELOP A BROCHURE FOR FAMILIES WITH EDUCATION AND RESOURCES DURING THEIR GRIEVING TIMES.
DORIS DORIS JOB DUTIES ARE INSURANCE OF THE BIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATES FOR VITAL RECORDS, IMPOSING PERMITS ON BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND DOG LICENSING FOR ANIMAL CONTROL.
ALONG WITH THESE DUTIES, SHE WILL ASSIST IN COVERING THE FRONT OFFICE, ANSWERING THE PHONE CALLS FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
UM, SHE WILL EVEN GO OVER AND HELP WITH PROPERTY TAXES AND WHERE TO DROP OFF BALLOTS, UH, AND DOCUMENTATION.
SHE IS, SHE'S AN ALL AROUND GIRL AND KNOWS THE ANSWERS, SO THEY GO TO HER.
DORIS IS, HAS THE ABILITY TO WORK UNDER A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND AT TIMES OUTSIDE HER NORMAL DUTIES.
IN OUR AUDIT MEETING WITH THE BUREAU OF VITAL RECORDS, SHE WOULD MAKE SUGGESTIONS ON SOME TOPICS THAT CAN BE I IMPLEMENTED ON OUR NEXT ANNUAL TRAINING WITH THE, I PRESENT TO YOU, THE OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF OUR NAVAJO COUNTY TEAM FOR JANUARY.
ANY COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, I JUST APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF THESE THREE WOMEN FOR THEIR DILIGENCE AND JUST DISCUSSING A FEW MINUTES THIS MORNING WITH, UH, DORIS.
SHE SAYS, IT'S EASY TO DO YOUR JOB WHEN YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
AND I THINK THAT'S A TRUE EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE DO.
AND, AND KATIE, YOUR INGENUITY AND, AND WHAT SHE'S ABLE TO DEVELOP TO HELP PEOPLE IS FANTASTIC.
AND RHONDA, I TOLD HER I WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HER THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE DOESN'T PROBABLY REALIZE, BUT A FEW YEARS AGO SHE WAS WORKING, I BELIEVE, IN ANIMAL CONTROL A LITTLE BIT.
AND WE HAD A SITUATION THAT WASN'T REAL PLEASANT.
SOME PEOPLE'S, UH, DOGS GOT LOOSE, UH, OVER THE HOLIDAYS, ENDED UP BEING KILLED.
UH, IT WASN'T A GOOD THING WHEN THE NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CAME HOME AND BACK AND FORTH.
BUT RHONDA, YOU HANDLED THAT VERY WELL, AND YOU'RE VERY PROFESSIONAL IN WHAT YOU DO.
AND I JUST WANNA TELL YOU, THANK YOU.
AND I APPRECIATE OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS AND ALL THAT THEY DO.
AND IT'S, IT'S AWESOME TO HAVE 'EM RECOGNIZED TODAY.
ALTHOUGH, RHONDA, SHE HAD PUT HER LEAF A LITTLE HIGHER, BUT THAT WAS GOOD.
THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UM, GREAT COMMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR ORGANIZATION.
AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO NOMINATE THEM.
I THINK IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL WHEN WE CAN SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER.
SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK THAT ONE THING THAT I NOTICED IN THOSE COMMENTS WAS, YOU HEAR A LOT, NOW THAT'S NOT MY JOB.
AND THIS GROUP WAS THE HOW CAN I HELP GROUP? IT WASN'T THE, THAT'S NOT MY JOB GROUP.
AND EACH ONE OF YOU, THEY DESCRIBED HOW YOU USED YOUR TALENTS TO DO THINGS THAT WERE NEEDED OUTSIDE OF WHAT WAS YOUR JOB ASSIGNMENT.
AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND SETTING THAT EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS.
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SO APPRECIATE IT.[b. Presentation on the activities of the CARE Committee for 2024]
B PRESENTATION.UH, THE ACTIVITIES FROM THE CARE COMMITTEE, MR. SMITH, MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UH, IT'S MY OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE CARE REPORT FOR 2024.
MOST EMPLOYEE, I MEAN, ALL EMPLOYEES, LEMME CORRECT MYSELF HERE.
ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVED THE REPORT, BUT MAYBE PEOPLE LISTENING ON FACEBOOK OR THAT DIDN'T GET ONE MIGHT WANNA BE AWARE OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE.
SO, UH, WE JUST RECOGNIZED THREE EMPLOYEES FOR 2020.
WE HAD, UH, 20 EMPLOYEES THAT WERE RECOGNIZED FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.
UH, WE HAD A NUMBER OF MORE NOMINATIONS THAN THAT, BUT THEY HAD BEEN RECOGNIZED.
WE HAVE A 24 MONTH LIMIT, SO YOU CAN'T BE RECOGNIZED WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD.
SO, UM, WE ALSO, GOING DOWN OUR LIST, WE HAD 56 EMPLOYEES, UH, WHO WERE RECOGNIZED WITH, UM, EMPLOYEE HARDSHIP, WHICH MEANT THEY HAD A HARDSHIP IN THEIR FAMILY OR A, UH, AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER DEATH.
UM, WE DID GIVE AWAY ONE SCHOLARSHIP LAST YEAR TO A GRADUATING SENIOR, UH, TO ASSIST THEM IN, IN THEIR SCHOOLING.
AND, UM, WE'RE GOING TO DO A FEW MORE THIS YEAR 'CAUSE UM, WE PUT THAT IN OUR BUDGET.
SO I'LL KIND OF HELP, UH, PROMOTE THAT.
ANY, UM, ANY COUNTY EMPLOYEE THAT HAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, UM, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AND, AND, UH, GET YOUR SENIOR READY.
WE DO REQUIRE AN ESSAY AND SOME INFORMATION, UH, ABOUT THEM AND ABOUT, UH, A SPECIAL PLACE IN NAVAJO COUNTY THAT'S SPECIAL TO THEM.
UM, IN OUR BACKPACK DRIVE, WE GAVE AWAY 60 61 BACKPACKS TO 32 NAVAJO COUNTY FAMILIES.
AND WE DID, UH, 34 CHILDREN OUT OF, UH, 12 FAMILIES FOR OUR ANGEL TREE.
AND OF COURSE, OUR RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS LAST YEAR WAS, UM, KINDNESS MATTERS WAS OUR THEME.
AND I CAN REPORT TO YOU THAT WE HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS THAT TOOK PLACE IN NAVAJO COUNTY, NOT ONLY, UH, AT NAVAJO COUNTY FACILITIES, BUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
AND NUMEROUS STORIES THAT HAVE CAME IN OF PEOPLE THAT WERE, THAT THEIR LIVES WERE TOUCHED.
SO, UH, GOOD JOB TO EVERYBODY IN NAVAJO COUNTY FOR, FOR BEING KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.
UM, OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS, UH, THE NAVAJO COUNTY, UH, CARE COMMITTEE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
AND TO KIND OF, UH, GO ALONG WITH THAT, WE GAVE EVERY NAVAJO COUNTY EMPLOYEE A BACK SCRATCHER
SO WE, UH, WE NORMALLY GIVE A CANDY BAR OR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO THINK OF OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, CANDY BARS ARE GREAT, UH, BUT AFTER FIVE MINUTES, THEY'RE USUALLY GONE.
UH, SO WE WERE, WE'RE TRYING TO THINK OF SOMETHING TO KIND OF REMIND US OF WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE YEAR.
SO, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S OUR REPORT.
UM, LIKE I SAY, THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GOOD THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.
WE ARE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW IN THE, UH, RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS WEEK.
SO, UH, YOU MAY NOTICE LOTS OF NICE THINGS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK.
KIND OF, IT, UH, IT'S KIND OF LARGE IN NUMBER AND THEN IT KIND OF SLOWS DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE GLAD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT WITH NAVAJO COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I'LL SAY THANK YOU MR. SMITH.
I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU PERSONALLY BEFORE, BUT IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE IN MY 10 YEARS OF BEING HERE, THAT YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT LEADER AND REALLY CARED ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES AND TAKEN A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THIS.
AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE CARE COMMITTEE.
IT'S OBVIOUS THE RESULTS YOU SHARED, SOME OF WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING AND HOW IMPACTING SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES HERE AND OTHERS.
AND SO WHAT YOUR COMMITTEE DO DOES, UM, WE'RE AWARE OF IT.
I KNOW AT LEAST I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF.
VERY GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND HOW YOU HONOR, UH, THE EMPLOYEES AND RECOGNIZE THEM.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO THE NEXT
[a. Presentation on the retirement of K-9 Kilo. ]
ITEM, ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, A PRESENTATION OR RETIREMENT OF K NINE K NINE KILO.WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO DANNY DIETZ THERE.
UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, ADAM, VICE CHAIRWOMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO HONOR KILO TODAY.
UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY BEFORE WE, UH, GO INTO
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THE PRESENTATION, UM, CANINE KILO STARTED HIS CAREER AS A POLICE DOG WITH THE HOLBROOK POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, EARLY 2020.UM, BECAUSE OF COVID, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THAT HANDLER PERSONALLY, UM, AND SEE THE POTENTIAL THAT KILO HAS.
UM, WHEN, WHEN CHIEF DEPUTY SWANEE CAME TO ME AND SAID THAT THIS DOG WAS AVAILABLE AND ASKED FOR MY OPINION, I SAID, ABSOLUTELY, I WOULD WORK THAT DOG IF I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO.
UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE EXCITED TO, UH, HONOR HIM TODAY, AND I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE AFTER THE PRESENTATION.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, KILO'S HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL CAREER WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR HIM.
UM, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS THREE, UH, CANINES WORK, ACTIVE WORKING DOGS.
WE HAVE ONE IN OUR JAIL AND TWO ON THE ROAD.
AND NAVAJO COUNTY IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED IN THE STATE THAT ALLOWS US TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE DRUG INTERDICTION WORLD.
UM, WE FORMED PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS, AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS IN DOING THAT.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY, AS CAN HAPPEN WITH, WITH ANY OF US, UM, THERE'S MEDICAL ISSUES THAT ARE PREVENTING KILO FROM BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK AS A POLICE DOG.
THE, THE DEMAND ON THEIR BODY IS, IS HIGH JUST LIKE IT IS ON A DEPUTY.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S BEEN A RECOMMENDATION FROM HIS VETERINARIANS AND, AND, UM, ME THAT HE RETIRE NOW SO THAT HE CAN HAVE A GOOD LIFE AFTER RETIREMENT.
UH, BUT JUST TO GO OVER SOME OF THOSE STATS, I MEAN, UM, 29 POUNDS OF COCAINE, 718,000 FENTANYL PILLS, 6.8 POUNDS OF HEROIN, UM, 25 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA, 481 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE.
THAT'S JUST ONE DOG OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.
AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR KILO, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR, UH, HIS DEDICATION.
THE BOND BETWEEN A HANDLER AND A AND A POLICE DOG IS, IS A STRONG BOND.
UM, THEY BECOME A PART OF YOUR FAMILY.
AND SO KELO WILL BE RETIRED, UM, AND BE TURNED OVER TO THE CARE OF DEPUTY OSTERTAG.
UM, AND JUST TO, JUST TO GIVE ONE FINAL SHOUT OUT TO HIM, ONE THAT
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WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO PUT, UM, IN THAT STAT, UH, SLIDESHOW WAS THAT KILO WAS RECOGNIZED.THE, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS RECOGNIZED BOTH DOGS AS CANINES OF THE YEAR BY THE ARIZONA NARCOTICS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
UM, AND THE SHERIFF MENTIONED TO ME TODAY THAT, UH, WHEN HE GOES AND TALKS TO THE LEGISLATURE, UM, THE STATE RECOGNIZES THE WORK THAT NAVAJO COUNTY IS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH UP HERE ON I 40.
SO WITH THAT, UM, WE WISH YOU WELL KILO, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU TODAY.
UM, I HAVE SOME CARDS FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTS ONE, UM, THAT WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE ARIZONA NARCOTICS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? THANK YOU.
I JUST THINK IT'S AN INTEGRAL PART OF, UH, WORK THAT WE FIGHT FOR CRIME AND FOR DRUG CONTROL.
AND IT'S JUST AWESOME TO, TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THAT TECHNOLOGY, THAT THE SKILLS OF AN ANIMAL ARE SO HELPFUL IN LOCATING AND FINDING AND ASSESSING A SITUATION.
AND ALSO KEEPING OUR OFFICERS MAY BE OUTTA HARM'S WAY IN SOME CASES OF HELPING THEM.
SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING HIM TODAY.
AND I JUST LOVE THE PAW ON THE OATH.
YOU KNOW, HE'S FULL PLEDGED, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.
UM, I TOO WOULD LIKE TO JUST EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT YOU OFFER OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ONE, UM, THAT WE KNOW THAT IS A VISIBLE PART, NOT ONLY IN THE, IN BEING ABLE TO APPREHEND OR GET, UM, TO SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS, FENTANYL, HEROIN, MARIJUANA, METHAMPHETAMINE, BUT ALSO TO BE PART OF, UM, SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND EDUCATING AND SO FORTH.
AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK THAT YOU TOO.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HEARING NONE.
GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL TODAY AND THANKS FOR THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU DO.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
[a. Wildfire Preparedness Update]
TO GO INTO THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT.WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SERVICES DISTRICT ITEM A WILDFIRE PREPARATION UPDATE.
KATRINA, LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.
GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR SUPERVISORS.
I APPRECIATE THE TIME TODAY TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT OUR OUTLOOKS.
IT'S KIND OF GRIM OUT THERE ALREADY, AS YOU ARE PROBABLY VERY WELL AWARE OF.
UM, FIRST I WANNA JUST START OFF WITH ACKNOWLEDGING OUR COMMUNITIES ARE AFRAID.
BACK IN JANUARY, THERE WERE FIRES IN LA THAT CAUSED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DESTRUCTION, LOSS OF LIFE, HOMES, BUSINESSES, COMMUN, ENTIRE COMMUNITIES WERE IMPACTED OVER IN LA.
WE'VE SEEN THAT HERE IN THE PAST.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
SO HOPEFULLY WITH THAT, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, OUR RESPONDERS, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS WILL ALL TAKE THOSE INITIATIVE STEPS IN DOING MITIGATION, PREPAREDNESS, TRAINING EXERCISES.
UM, OUR COMMUNITY THEMSELVES CAN TAKE STEPS TO PREPARE THEIR FAMILIES BY GETTING A GO KIT, A COMMUNICATION PLAN, HAVING THEIR IMPORTANT PAPERWORK PREPARED, PREPARING THEIR HOMES BY CREATING A DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND HOME HARDENING AND TALKING TO THEIR NEIGHBORS, UM, MAKING SURE IT'S AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS MANY OF MY FIRE CHIEFS REMIND ME, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE ONE HOME, IT'S ABOUT AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT MAKES IT MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STOPPING A WILDFIRE.
SO WITH THAT, UM, LET'S LOOK AT SOME NUMBERS.
SO CURRENTLY OUR OUTLOOK IS PRETTY SCARY.
UM, THESE ARE THE IMPACTS THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN IT COMES TO WILDFIRE.
WE'RE IN A LONG TERM DROUGHT OF COURSE, BUT ALSO SHORT TERM DROUGHT HAS A BIG IMPACT.
PRECIPITATION, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY PRECIPITATION SINCE FOREVER
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FEELS LIKE.UM, OUR WEATHER PATTERNS, BOTH SHORT TERM AND LONG RANGE WEATHER PATTERNS ARE SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT OUR FINE FUEL CONDITIONS, WHICH IS THE GRASSES AND, AND UNDERGROWTH ON THE FOREST FLOOR.
AND THEN OUR, OUR MONSOON OUTLOOKS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALSO ANTICIPATE EVERY YEAR, AND WE TALK TO OUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FRIENDS ABOUT THAT.
SO HERE'S THE CURRENT OUTLOOK AS OF LAST WEEK.
THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS, OR MY LEFT, YEAH, THE 2025 CURRENT DROUGHT OUTLOOK.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S MUCH DARKER, MUCH MORE RED AND DARK ORANGE THAN LAST YEAR, THE SAME WEEK.
UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT IMPACT DROUGHT, OF COURSE, IS THE LACK OF PRECIPITATION.
UM, WE'RE NOT EXPECTING A WHOLE LOT MORE PRECIPITATION THIS YEAR.
BASICALLY, UH, ABOVE NORMAL CHANCES FOR HIGHER TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION.
SO THAT'S KIND OF IMPACTING OUR DROUGHT.
UM, WE'RE LIKELY TO NOT SEE ANYTHING CHANGE ON THOSE IMPACTS TO DROUGHT AND THROUGH APRIL.
SO FAR, THIS IS OUR, WHAT WE LOOK AT.
ONE OF THE OTHER PICTURES THAT WE LOOK AT AS WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, TO THE FUTURE.
THESE GRAPHICS INDICATE OUR POTENTIAL.
AND I WANNA STRESS THAT WORD, POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRE.
WE'VE ALREADY EXPERIENCED NEXT DOOR IN APACHE COUNTY, MULTIPLE WILDFIRES, INCLUDING YESTERDAY.
UM, SO WHILE CURRENTLY IN FEBRUARY, IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY RED, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE WILDFIRES CANNOT HAPPEN.
IT MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL INCREASES AS THE STATE TURNS RED, AS YOU CAN SEE THROUGH MARCH, APRIL, AND MAY, THOSE IN THE, THAT SIGNIFICANT FIRE POTENTIAL DOES INCREASE.
UM, I'M GONNA PAUSE THERE REALLY QUICK.
THE FIRES YESTERDAY IN APACHE COUNTY.
ONE, THEY WERE BOTH HUMAN CAUSED.
ONE WAS FROM GRINDING AND ONE WAS FROM WELDING WHEN WE HAD 20 MILE AN HOUR WINDS.
SO WE ARE ENCOURAGING ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO TAKE NOTE WHEN THE WEATHER IS WHAT IT IS.
UM, TODAY THERE IS A WIND ADVISORY OUT THIS ON THIS DAY.
SO WE HAVE REQUESTED THAT THERE BE NO OUTDOOR BURNING, NO WELDING, NO, UM, GRINDING ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE A SPARK, INCLUDING DISPOSING OF ANY ASHES CORRECTLY.
THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE FIRES IN THE PAST.
SO, OUR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, UM, WE ARE FORTUNATE IN THIS REGION TO HAVE THE WHITE MOUNTAIN FIRE COORDINATION GROUP.
UM, THIS IS A GROUP MADE UP OF OFFICIALS FROM OUR FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL TRIBAL, UH, FOREST OFFICIALS, OUR LOCAL POLICE REPRESENTATIVE, A LOCAL FIRE REPRESENTATIVE, AS WELL AS, UM, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN BOTH APACHE COUNTY AND NAVAJO COUNTY.
WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED MEETING DUE TO THE CONDITIONS.
UM, WE MET LAST WEEK AND WE WILL MEET OUR NEXT MEETING IS AGAIN NEXT TUESDAY.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR FIRST IN-PERSON MEETING MARCH 4TH IN THE AFTERNOON IN SHOW LOW.
AT THESE MEETINGS, WE CONTINUE TO DISCUSS OUR FORECASTS, OUR FOREST CONDITIONS.
WE GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS THEMSELVES.
WE'RE NOT MAKING UP NUMBERS IN OUR HEADS.
UM, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF DATA TO REVIEW EACH WEEK AND INCLUDING OUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, FRIENDS FROM FLAGSTAFF GET ON THE CALL AND PROVIDE US THE LATEST INFORMATION ON WEATHER.
UM, AGAIN, THIS IS ALL DATA-BASED INFORMATION.
SO, UM, HOW WE COORDINATE OUR AND, AND LOOK AT OUR RESTRICTIONS IS THROUGH ASSESSING OUR, OUR WEEKLY FIRE POTENTIAL, JUST THE SEVEN DAY AS WELL AS THE LONG TERM OUTLOOKS.
WE DETERMINE OUR RESOURCE AVAILABILITY, MEANING WHAT IS CURRENTLY ON THE FOREST, BOTH LOCALLY, STATE, TRIBAL, AND FEDERAL.
THAT INCLUDES GROUND ASSETS, AIR ASSETS, INCLUDING HELICOPTERS AND AIRPLANES.
UM, IF WE HAVE TO DO, IF OUR FOREST FRIENDS GO INTO SEVERITY, MEANING THEIR CONDITIONS ARE SO SEVERE, THEY'RE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BEYOND WHAT THEIR NORMAL CAPACITY ALREADY IS.
WE MONITOR DAILY FIRE OCCURRENCES AND COLLECT THOSE NUMBERS EACH WEEK.
AND THEN WE ALSO COORDINATE OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND OUTREACH.
UM, VERY, I'M VERY PR I WANNA PAUSE THERE.
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OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION GROUP IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE STATE.IT'S BOTH MADE UP OF PIOS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICIALS FROM ALL OVER THE REGION, BUT IN BOTH COUNTIES, UM, THE STATE, AGAIN, IT'S STATE, FEDERAL, LOCAL, ALL OF US COMBINED IN MAKING THIS EFFORT HAPPEN, UM, TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO OUR COMMUNITIES FAR AND WIDE.
NOT JUST UP HERE, BUT AT THE, AT THE STATE LEVEL, SO THAT OUR VISITORS COMING UP HERE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS INFORMATION IS FOR THEM.
SO SOME OF OUR EFFORTS, AS WE DO EVERY YEAR, UM, AGAIN, WE BRING TOGETHER THE WHITE MOUNTAIN FIRE COORDINATION GROUP.
WE ORGANIZE THE WEEKLY CALLS, THE KICKOFF MEETING, AND THEN WE ALSO KIND OF DO A REVIEW AFTERWARDS.
WE TALK ABOUT OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION CALLS, I ALREADY MENTIONED THAT.
AND THEN OUR, OUR OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
UM, THANKS TO DONNA FAYE, SUPERVISOR, WHITE SINGER, I SHOULD SAY HAS LED THE CHARGE ON THIS ONE THIS YEAR.
AND WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING A WHITE MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS EXPO MARCH 4TH, NO, I'M SORRY, MARCH 29TH.
IT'LL BE AT THE BLUE RIDGE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FROM 11 TO TWO.
A PRESS RELEASE IS FORTHCOMING, BUT IF YOU CAN MAKE IT, WE CERTAINLY HOPE YOU'LL ATTEND.
THERE'LL BE, UM, INTERACTIVE, ENGAGING, UH, INFORMATION STATIONS AND, UM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR ATTENDEES TO WIN PRIZES AND EVEN START A GO KIT IF THEY DON'T ALREADY HAVE ONE.
WE JUST, UM, LEARNED TODAY, UM, THANKS TO MS. SHELLY'S EFFORTS IN ASSISTING US THAT LOWE'S HAS DONATED 25 TOTES TO START A A GO KIT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ATTEND.
UM, WE ALSO ATTEND SEVERAL PUBLIC MEETINGS, HOA MEETINGS, UM, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
IN ADDITION, OUR MITIGATION, WE HAVE GRANTS THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC, UM, CITIZENS TO MITIGATE THE EFFORTS ON THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
UM, WE CAN, OUR, OUR VERY OWN, MARK SWEENEY IN MY OFFICE DOES COMMUNITY, UH, ASSESSMENTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
GOES OUT AND TELLS PEOPLE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO ON THAT PROPERTY TO HELP MAKE YOUR PROPERTY A LITTLE SAFER, AS WELL AS OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
UM, ANY OF THE FIRE AGENCIES OUT THERE WILL DO AN ASSESSMENT.
WE ALSO WORK ON OUR PLANS, INCLUDING OUR HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN AND EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN EACH YEAR.
AND THEN WE CONDUCT HOST AND PROVIDE EXERCISES AND TRAINING.
FINALLY, UM, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE, THE WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS EXPO.
I WANT EVERYBODY TO COME OUT AND GIVE US SOME TIME THAT DAY.
UM, BUT I HOPE THAT IT WILL BE EDUCATIONAL AND A LITTLE BIT OF FUN AND VERY PROACTIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL PAUSE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU, KATRINA, FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND THE GREAT WORK QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I, SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, THEN WILL COME TO VICE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY.
I THINK IT'S AMAZING WHEN YOU LOOK AT COMPARE LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, IT SEEMS LIKE, OH, IT'S NOT THAT BAD, BUT YET WHEN YOU START LOOKING INTO MARCH, APRIL, AND, AND I KNOW IT'S EXTREMELY DRY.
I I HAVEN'T SEEN IT THIS DRY IN YEARS.
I THINK PHOENIX SAID THAT WE WERE ONE DAY SHORT THIS YEAR OF PRECIPITATION OF 169 DAYS MM-HMM
AND THAT MATCHES A RECORD IN 1972 AS THE DRIEST THAT IT'S BEEN.
AND SO WITHOUT PARTICIPANT PRECIPITATION.
SO I THINK IF WE CAN GET THIS WORD OUT, I THINK YOUR LITTLE COUPLE OF SLIDES RIGHT THERE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, GREAT TO EVEN PUT IN THE NEWSPAPER AND TRY TO, WHATEVER WE COULD DO TO PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE REALLY AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IS SERIOUS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS.
UM, I KNOW THAT THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS IMPORTANT IN COORDINATING WITH ALL OF THOSE WHO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES, AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS BECOME VERY IMPORTANT WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, UM, HOW DO WE RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY.
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THAT YOU OFFER AND THE INFORMATION IS CRITICAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.AND I THINK, UM, WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND I, IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
I LIVE IN PINETOP LAKESIDE, AND MOST OF MY DISTRICT IS IN WOODED OR URBAN INTERFACE AREA.
UM, THE WHITE RIVER AREA, UM, PINETOP, LAKESIDE AREA.
UM, WE HAVE SHOW LOW, AND SO THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT PARTS OF OUR COUNTY THAT FALL WITHIN URBAN INTERFACE.
AND WHAT IS, HOW IS THAT GOING TO DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES? AND SO THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE CAN DO IS AS CITIZENS THAT WE CAN BE RESPONSIBLE NEIGHBORS, THAT WE CAN SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN HELPING TO MITIGATE, TO MITIGATE OUR PROPERTIES.
AND I THINK SOMETIMES IT PROBABLY FEELS OVERWHELMING.
AND SO IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE TO START, UM, START BY JUST EXAMINING, UM, THE PERIMETER OF YOUR HOME.
UM, THINK ABOUT FIVE FEET, UM, AND TRYING TO PUSH ALL OF THE BRUSH TREES AND SO FORTH, UM, FIVE FEET AWAY FROM YOUR HOME.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO, BUT I THINK THAT WHEN TALKING TO NEIGHBORS AND SO FORTH, THAT IT DOES FEEL OVERWHELMING.
SO HOW DO YOU START, UM, REALLY JUST EXAMINING YOUR HOME, UM, AND TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THAT FIVE FOOT PERIMETER AND THEN MOVING OUTSIDE OF THAT.
SO I, I, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK AND WE LOOK FORWARD, UM, TO THE, OUR FIRST EXPO.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS JUST REAL QUICK.
AND JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
SO RIGHT NOW, YOU MEETING, UM, AS THE STAKEHOLDERS WEEKLY.
IS THAT CORRECT? DID I HEAR THAT RIGHT? THE, THE PIOS ARE MEETING WEEKLY.
THE, THE VOTING MEMBERS THAT MAKE UP THE DECISION MAKERS FOR THE, THE RESTRICTIONS ARE BI-WEEKLY UNTIL MARCH.
AND I THINK WE'LL MOVE INTO WEEKLY AT THAT POINT.
MAYBE EVEN AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK, WE COULD MOVE INTO WEEKLY.
I'M NOT TRYING TO PUSH YOU INTO, BUT YOU'RE MONITORING THAT.
SO AS THE NEED INCREASES, YOU'LL INCREASE IN HOW OFTEN YOU'RE MEETING IS WHAT I'M HEARING.
AND SO STAKEHOLDERS, IT'S AP IT'S BASICALLY APACHE, SICK GRAVES.
IT'S APACHE, IT'S UH, APACHE COUNTY AND NAVAJO COUNTY.
BUT IT'S THE AP APACHE SICK GRAVES, UH, FOREST, IT'S ALSO OUR STATE LANDS.
SO THE STATE TRUST LANDS, INCLUDING B-L-M-B-I-A, UM, WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE, UM, DFFM, THE ARIZONA STATE FORESTRY IS A PARTNER AS WELL.
AND THEN AGAIN, OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THE RESTRICTIONS ARE ENFORCED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND THEN, UM, LOCAL FIREHOUSE ALSO HAS INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN TOWN, NOT JUST BECAUSE FIRES CAN START IN TOWN.
SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE FOREST.
OH, IT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN THE FOREST.
IT MAY NOT BE IN THE FOREST, IT COULD BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
AS WE HAVE SEEN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS IT'S BEEN ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
AND OBVIOUSLY WHAT I'M HEARING IS YOU ALSO HAVE A LOT OF EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING INSIDE THE COMMUNITIES TO TRY AND CLEAN THOSE UP SO THAT IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, IT DOESN'T BECOME CATASTROPHIC.
UM, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN THAT.
YOU TALKED ABOUT COMMUNICATION OUT TO THE CITIZENS SO THAT THEY CAN BE AWARE.
HOW DOES A CITIZEN, IF I AM, YOU KNOW, HOW, HOW AM I FOLLOWING TO SEE WHAT DO I NEED TO BE DOING TO BE LOCK IN STEP WITH WHAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED? WHERE WOULD THAT COMMUNICATION BE FOUND? SURE.
WE HAVE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, BOTH THE COUNTY FACEBOOK, AS WELL AS OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FACEBOOK PAGE THAT WE ARE ON A LOT, UM, AS WELL AS OUR COUNTY WEBSITE.
WE'VE GOT INFORMATION UP ABOUT READY, SET, GO, UM, FIREWISE DEFENSIBLE SPACE THAT, THAT WHOLE GRAPHIC THAT THAT SUPERVISOR WEINGER WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THE FIVE AND THEN THE FIVE FEET AROUND YOUR HOUSE, THE PERIMETER, AND THEN HOW THAT EXPANDS, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
UM, WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING SOME INFORMATION OUT IN MAILERS THROUGH PARTNERS IN SHOW LOW AND PINETOP LAKESIDE, WHETHER, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING TO SCHOOLS, HERE'S SOME INFORMATION BECAUSE KIDDOS TAKE THAT STUFF HOME TO YOUR PARENTS, YOU KNOW.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT INITIATIVES WE WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON, GETTING IN FRONT OF OUR RADIO BROADCASTERS AS WELL AS OUR NEWSPAPERS.
SO
THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO DO THAT.
PUBLIC'S AND UNDERSTANDABLY SO.
GETTING NERVOUS WITH FIRE SEASON COMING UP.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE, ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS ARE VERY AWARE.
THERE'S COLLABORATION AMONGST ALL OF 'EM, UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE.
SO THANKS FOR BEING ON TOP OF THAT.
UH, ONE LAST THING THAT I, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IN A FUTURE PRESENTATION, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS APPROPRIATE OR
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ACCESSIBLE TO YOU.WOULD IT BE, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO GET FROM THE FOREST SERVICE OR, OR ASK THEM IF THEY CAN PROVIDE A MAP THAT SHOWS, UM, SINCE THE LAST MAJOR FIRE THAT HAPPENED, THE WILDFIRE, WHAT TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE REGION? UM, SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT, 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT'S HAPPENING INSIDE THE COMMUNITIES AND I KNOW PART OF THAT IS ALSO WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT IN THE FOREST.
SO THAT ONE, THOSE FIRES HAPPEN, THEY BURNED LOAD TO THE GROUND INSTEAD OF CLIMBING INTO THE CANOPIES.
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO KIND OF SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THE LAST ONE IN TREATMENTS AND WHERE THOSE ARE ALL AT.
BY LOOKING AT A MAP AND DOING, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU COULD GET? YEP.
I CAN WORK ON THAT WITH NOT JUST APACHE SICK GRAVES, BUT OUR PARTNERS AT, UM, BIA FOR APACHE.
UM, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK AS WELL, UM, AS WELL AS STATE.
SO, AND I WILL GET THAT FROM ALL OF OUR PARTNERS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST, BUT I WILL, I WILL WORK ON IT.
I THINK IT'D BE REALLY USEFUL BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND.
AND IT HELPS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE KIND OF WHAT'S BEEN DONE, CRAWL, WALK, RUN, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE DURING THAT TIME AND INTENTIONAL WORK AROUND THAT.
BUT IT'D BE NICE TO SEE THAT ON A MAP AND GREAT IDEA, LIKE GETTING ALL THE, THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS THAT CAN SPEAK TO THE MAP.
SO IT'S THE MOST COMPLETE MAP, UM, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON OUR MAP, SO ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AND LOCAL LEVEL.
SO PINETOP FIRE GOES FOR THESE GRANTS.
THE CITY OF SHOW GOES FOR THESE GRANTS.
MULTIPLE AGENCIES ARE DOING THESE, THESE GRANTS TO HELP MITIGATE.
SO I WILL SEE IF WE CAN GET THOSE MAPS AS WELL.
THAT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? OKAY, WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY OPPOSED? VOTE AY, HEARING NONE.
WE'RE BACK IN REGULAR SESSION.
[5. COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE: Report from County Manager, County Attorney and Board members.]
UPDATE.UH, MR. CARLINE, ANYTHING? NO.
SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, WE HAD AN INTERESTING MEETING WITH MAIN COG, THEIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT'S HAPPENING IN, UH, THE FOUR COUNTIES OF NORTHERN ARIZONA AND THEY'RE MAKING GREAT STRIDES WITH HEAD START.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, THERE'S A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON THE WILER ROAD COMPLETION.
THE BRUISES HAPPENING THERE, IT'S HAPPENING, BUT I JUST WANT, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS TODAY, KINDNESS.
AND I THINK IT'S INTERESTING WHEN WE LOOKED AT THAT TERM A LITTLE BIT, UH, THE RECENT SUPER BOWL HAD TWO OR THREE ADS THAT RAN ABOUT HATE AND ABOUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS THERE.
AND AS I, I GO THROUGH THINGS AND I LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT OF, I'M KIND OF INTRIGUED ABOUT WHAT A FRIEND IS, WHAT A BOYFRIEND IS, WHAT A GIRLFRIEND IS, WHAT IS A RELATIONSHIP, AND WHAT HIS FAMILY.
AND YOU LOOK ABOUT ONE OF THE SCRIPTURES OF APOSTLE JOHN THAT SAYS THE SAVIOR SAID IT, HIS BELOVED, BUT I DON'T THINK THE SAVIOR SAID THAT.
IT WAS JOHN THAT WROTE THAT HIMSELF.
JOHN MAY HAVE USED THE TERM BELOVED TO HIGHLIGHT GOD'S LOVE FOR HIM AND HOW IT TRANSFORMED HIS LIFE.
TELL US THAT GOD HAS NO RESPECT OF PERSON.
SO IF HE LOVED JOHN, IF FOSSIL, HE LOVES YOU.
AND I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AND EXPRESS THAT LOVE AND WE LOOK AT THE FRIEND SHIFT, IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL THAN A FRIEND BECAUSE WE TAKE THE LAST THREE LETTERS.
HIP HELP AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON.
WE TAKE FAMILY THE LAST THREE LETTERS.
WE JUST TAKE THE FRIEND BY ITSELF.
IT'S, AND, AND SO MY CHALLENGE TO YOU IS BE MORE THAN JUST EVERY A PERSON.
BE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ANOTHER PERSON'S LIFE.
I HAVE MANY FRIENDS THAT I WANT TO THANK TODAY FOR BEING SO KIND, FOR REACHING OUT, FOR INFLUENCING MY LIFE THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT MADE A DIFFERENCE AND IT HELPED ME AT THE RIGHT TIME AT THINGS THAT YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH IT HELPED.
WORDS THAT WERE SAID, OR TEXTS THAT WERE SENT, LETTERS THAT WERE SENT, THOUGHTS THAT WERE GIVEN BECAME AT THE RIGHT TIME.
AND SO I WANT TO JUST SAY TO OUR EMPLOYEES, IF YOU EVER CONCERNED OR EVER CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR COVERAGES AS FAR AS YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE, BE ASSURED THAT YOU HAVE WORLD CLASS COVERAGE.
AND SO I'LL ECHO THAT, THE SENTIMENT OF THAT.
WE ARE A WORLD CLASS ORGANIZATION AND IF ANYBODY GETS SICK OR HAS AN ILLNESS, THAT'S THAT'S MAJOR.
BE AWARE THAT YOU HAVE WORLD CLASS HELP.
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AND SO I WANT TO THANK THIS ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN SO KIND THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.UM, YES, UH, GOOD, GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UM, THOSE THAT ARE IN, IN THE CHAMBER.
AS FAR AS FOR DISTRICT TWO, THE ONLY HIGHLIGHT THAT I HAVE SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, I GUESS IT WOULD BE THE, UM, GRAND OPENING OF THE WINSLOW PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR BOARD AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS FOR THEIR, UH, APPROVAL AND PROCESSING THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE ARPA FUNDS THAT HELP, UM, CONTRIBUTED TO THAT, UM, OPENING AS WELL.
SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE, UM, UM, SOME OF OUR NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT STAFF, THEY WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
ALICIA SUPERVISOR BE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CITY WERE IN ATTENDANCE AND THERE WAS A LOT OF FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEMBERS AS WELL.
SO IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD, UM, EVENT THAT WAS HOSTED THAT DAY ON SATURDAY.
AND SO OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE AT THIS TIME.
UH, SUPERVISOR ALI, ANYTHING? YES.
UM, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE BRANDON OPENING OF THE WINSLOW CITY LIBRARY.
IT WAS A GOOD GRAND OPENING, OF COURSE, SUPERVISOR
I WERE THERE, UM, TO, UM, MEET EVERYBODY AND ALSO, UM, TO SAY A FEW WORDS, UM, TO THE PEOPLE AND, AND MEET A LOT OF, UM, FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AND THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL WHO WERE THERE.
AND, UM, AS I HAD MENTIONED BEFORE, UM, LIBRARIES WERE ALWAYS THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY LIFE WHEN I WAS A YOUNG CHILD.
SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE ALL THE KIDS AND ALL THE CHEERFUL AND HAPPY LITTLE KIDS THAT WERE ALSO, UH, IN ATTENDANCE THERE AT THE, AT THE NEW CITY LIBRARY BY THE, UM, CONSOLE CHAMBERS.
NOT CON YEAH, NOT CONS, CHAMBERS, I'M SORRY.
UM, THE CITY CONSOLE CHAMBERS.
UM, SO I GOT TO ATTEND VETERANS MEETINGS AS INVITED AND AS WELL AS CHAPTER MEETINGS.
UM, NAVAJO NATION AS WELL AS, UM, TOWNSHIP,
AND ALSO ATTENDED THE WESTERN AGENCY CHAPTERS ORIENTATION TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO, TO MEET AND GREET THE NEW, UM, OFFICIALS WHO ARE ELECTED, UM, TO, TO SOME OF THE OPENINGS.
AND THEY'LL HAVE ANOTHER ELECTION, UM, THIS NEXT MONTH IN MARCH BECAUSE THERE'S STILL OPENINGS FOR, UM, CHAPTER OFFICIAL POSITIONS.
ALSO TO LET THE NPC MEET AND GREET HERE IN HOLBROOK, UM, TO MEET WITH, TO MEET THE PRESIDENT, THE NEW PRESIDENT AND SOME OF THE, UM, LOCAL FOLKS.
AND, UM, ALSO, UM, THE COLLEGE, UM, EMPLOYEES.
AND ALSO WENT DOWN TO, UH, THE STATE TO MEET WITH THE STATE, UM, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, UM, MYRON SOCI AND
AND, UM, I GOT TO, UH, TALK, TALK WITH THEM.
ONE OF THE PROJECT FELL THROUGH, BUT I BELIEVE ONE OF THEM, UM, MADE IT.
AND WE'LL SEE HOW FAR IT WILL MAKE IT.
UH, HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET SOME ROAD ROAD ROAD PROJECTS DONE UP HERE.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK, UM, TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR, LAMAR, CUBA FOR HIS ASSISTANCE IN, UM, HELPING OUT WITH, UM, TRYING TO GET SOME ROAD, UM, DESCRIPTIONS AS WELL AS, UM, SEE WHAT THE PRICE TAG IS AS HE WORKS WITH, UM, NDOT NAVAJO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
UM, THAT'S MY REPORT FOR TODAY.
UM, THANK YOU CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL TURN, UH, VICE CHAIR.
WEINGER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UM, JUST A COUPLE SIR.
UH, THIS PAST WEEK OR LAST FRIDAY, UH, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE ORGANIZATION.
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ROBOTICS TOURNAMENTS AND SO THEY HAD A VERY LARGE ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT THIS PAST FRIDAY.THE THING THAT I LEARNED IS THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, TO BE ABLE TO STRENGTHEN THESE TEAMS, ROBOTICS TEAMS. AND, UM, I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT 'CAUSE I THINK IT'S JUST SO AMAZING.
BUT, UM, SO WHEN YOU COMPETE, YOU CAN QUALIFY TO GO TO WORLDS OR YOU CAN GO TO QUALIFY TO GO TO NATIONALS.
SO WE'VE HAD SEVERAL TEAMS WHO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THESE PARTICULAR EVENTS.
AND SO IN THIS PARTICULAR EVENT, IT WAS FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO GO TO STATE AND, UM, WE HAD SCHOOLS FROM ALL OVER, UM, SHOW LOW.
UM, BUT WE HAD SURROUNDING TRIBAL SCHOOLS AND SO FORTH, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SEVERAL OF THE TEAMS AND INTERVIEW THEM ABOUT, UM, WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE LEARNING, UM, THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY'VE OVERCAME.
AND, UM, IT WAS REALLY GRATIFYING TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THESE YOUNG ELEMENTARY CHILDREN, UM, REALLY PROBLEM SOLVING.
AND THERE WAS A TEAM WHO DISCOVERED THAT THEIR WHOLE ROBOT WAS NOT GONNA WORK.
AND SO I ASKED THEM, WELL, WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN YOU FOUND OUT YOUR ROBOT WAS GONNA WORK? WE TALKED WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WE ALL MADE A DECISION THAT WE WERE JUST GONNA SCRAP IT AND WE WERE GONNA START OVER.
AND I ASKED THEM IF THERE WAS ANY FIGHTING OR DID ANYBODY BLAME ONE ANOTHER? DID, WAS ANYONE ANGRY? UM, AND THEY SAID NO.
AND THEY ALMOST LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY.
LIKE, WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT HAPPENED? AND THEY SAID, NO, WE JUST, YOU KNOW, WE JUST KNEW THAT IT WASN'T WORKING.
AND THE BEST SOLUTION WAS JUST TO START OVER AND TO REBUILD.
AND SO I ASKED THEM ABOUT THEIR STRATEGY IN REBUILDING AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THE THINGS THAT THEY LEARNED FROM THE FIRST ROBOT THAT DIDN'T WORK AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ENSURE THAT THEIR NEW ROBOT HAD THESE PARTICULAR ELEMENTS AND THEY WERE NOT GONNA ADD THIS AND SO FORTH.
AND, UM, AND I WAS JUST SO AMAZED.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY SAID WAS, SO THEY, DURING THE JUDGING OR THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, YOU ASK WHO ARE THE PARTICULAR ROLES? SO YOU HAVE THE ENGINEER, THE BUILDER, UM, THE CODER, UM, AND THE, THE PERSON WHO RUNS THE ROBOT.
UM, THIS PARTICULAR TEAM WHO REBUILT, STARTED ANEW, THEY SAID THAT THEY WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW EVERY SINGLE ROLE.
SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE PERSON WHO WAS THE BUILDER OR THE CODER, THAT THEY ALL FELT LIKE THEY HAD EQUAL SKILL SETS TO BE ABLE TO, TO OPERATE THAT, UM, ROBOT, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE AND REALLY, UM, OFFERED SOME INSIGHT I GUESS, ABOUT WHAT A, WHAT A REALLY GOOD COOPERATIVE TEAM LOOKED LIKE AND THAT THERE WASN'T VISIBLY A LEADER THAT EVERYBODY WANT EVERYBODY TO SUCCEED AND THEY ALL HAD THE SAME SKILL SETS.
UM, SO I WAS JUST VERY IMPRESSED AND THAT'S CONTINUED TO STAY WITH ME 'CAUSE I THINK ABOUT MY OWN ROLE AND THE THINGS THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR AND THE PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH AND HOW I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BUILD THAT CAPACITY AND STRONG TEAM AND THAT WHEN YOU LOOKED, YOU COULDN'T SEE WHO THE LEADER WAS, THAT YOU FELT THAT WE WERE ALL CAPABLE OF BEING ABLE TO, UM, MEET THE CHALLENGE.
SO I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE AND BEING ABLE TO TEACH ME, UM, THAT IMPORTANT LESSON.
APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S COMMENTS TODAY AND THE REPORTS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO SHARE.
UM, IT'S SURE GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE TODAY AND TO HAVE US ALL TOGETHER AS A BOARD.
APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO, EACH OF YOU, IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE, HOW MUCH YOU LOVE AND CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU REPRESENT AND HOW MUCH YOU WORK TO, TO DO A GOOD JOB OF THAT.
I, UH, I IT'S AN HONOR TO WORK WITH, WITH EACH OF YOU AND IT'S GREAT TO ALWAYS HAVE THE DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS THAT WE DO TO GET TO HEAR FROM DIFFERENT TEAM MEMBERS AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
UM, FOR THE MOST PART, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT A WISE LEADER.
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I REALLY ADMIRED AND I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHY DID I ADMIRE HIM SO MUCH? WHAT DID I ENJOY? AND IT WAS, 'CAUSE HE ALWAYS SEEMED TO KNOW THE WAY FORWARD.
HE ALWAYS WAS PRETTY POSITIVE, UM, WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
AND SO I, I ASKED HIM ONE TIME, I SAID, SO WHY IS THAT? WHY, WHY ARE YOU SO POSITIVE? WHY ARE YOU, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY THAT PEOPLE ALL WANT TO FOLLOW? AND HE WAS PRETTY HUMBLE.
HE DIDN'T REALLY TALK MUCH ABOUT HIMSELF, BUT HIS COMMENT HAD
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TO DO WITH IT.MOST SITUATIONS IN LIFE AND MOST PEOPLE IN LIFE, THERE'S GOOD AND THERE'S BAD.
AND IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE GOOD, YOU'LL FIND IT.
AND IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE BAD, YOU'LL FIND IT.
MOST PEOPLE WAKE UP EVERY DAY TRYING TO DO GOOD, TRYING TO GO OUT AND DO WHAT THEY FEEL IS RIGHT.
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE COMING UP TO GO AND DO SOMETHING WRONG OR TO CREATE PROBLEMS JUST SOMETIMES WE SEE IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVE ONE GOOD PERSON AND ONE BAD PERSON.
UM, THE SAME WITH THE SAME WITH UH, JUST OUR COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE IN GENERAL.
I THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY STRIVING TO GO OUT, SERVE AND DO THE BEST THEY CAN TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES A NICE PLACE AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO ADD THEIR VOICE TO IT, WHICH I ADMIRE AND TRY AND LOOK FOR THE BEST WAYS FORWARD.
UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OVER THE LAST MONTH TO DO QUITE A FEW COMMUNITY MEETINGS ACTUALLY THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF.
AND REALLY HAVE ENJOYED BEING ABLE TO GO AND TALK WITH COMMUNITIES INSIDE OF DISTRICT THREE AND GIVING AN UPDATE AS TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON OVER THE PAST, UH, PAST YEAR.
EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS.
AND IT WAS, IT WAS FUN TO GET TO MEET WITH THEM AND SHARE THOSE STORIES.
UM, APPRECIATE THE TEAM COMING AND TALKING ABOUT FIRES TODAY.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO CONTINUE.
BUT MY PHONE CONTINUES TO RING AS PEOPLE SHARE OR EXPRESS CONCERNS AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S BEING DONE, UM, IN THAT SPACE.
AND, AND I'M GLAD THAT CITIZENS CARE ENOUGH TO, TO WANT TO BE, BE INFORMED OR BE UPDATED.
SO THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY.
[6. 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.]
GO TO THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC.MELISSA, DO WE HAVE ANY? WE DO NOT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY CALL TO THE PUBLIC.
YOU GOT ONE? HI, UH, AMANDA ORMAN, CAN I FILL OUT A FORM TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? SURE, SURE.
I MEAN, WELL RATHER THAN FILL OUT THE FORM, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP AND YOU CAN FILL IT OUT.
IS THAT OKAY IF WE DO THAT, MELISSA? THEN YOU CAN GET THE INFORMATION IF YOU, IF YOU WOULD.
SO THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISORS, AMANDA ORMOND.
I'M A PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY.
I ALSO RUN A SMALL ENERGY CENTER CALLED THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION CENTER.
I THINK THEY WERE MOVING WIND TURBINE BLADES OR THEY WERE GOING TO, WHICH I THINK IS IRONIC 'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA LOOK AT YOUR ORDINANCE.
UM, THE JET CENTER HAS WORKED IN APACHE AND NAVAJO COUNTY IN THE PAST TO THINK ABOUT ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT.
AND SO I WANTED TO COME TODAY TO OFFER TO YOU THAT ARIZONA STATE IS AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO YOUR ORDINANCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.
I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN ENERGY.
I'VE WORKED IN ENERGY FOR 35 YEARS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
THE FIRST TIME I WORKED IN NAVAJO COUNTY ON WIND ENERGY WAS IN, I THINK 2007, 2008 BEFORE YOU HAD A RENEWABLE ENERGY ORDINANCE.
SO I WAS ABLE TO COME HERE, PROVIDE WORKSHOPS ON BEHALF OF THE, UH, NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB AND NAVAJO OR, AND, UH, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY.
SO HAPPY TO BE BACK TO LOOK AT YOUR ORDINANCE.
CERTAINLY ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION IS IMPORTANT FOR THIS COUNTY.
YOU HAVE THESE TRANSMISSION LINES, THEY'RE VERY VALUABLE.
THE DEVELOPERS WANT TO GET ON THEM, BUT YOU WANNA BE ABLE TO USE THEM AND DO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GONNA BE BEST FOR YOUR CITIZENS.
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, NOT SURPRISINGLY, HAS A LOT OF TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES THAT WE CAN BRING TO YOUR MEETINGS IF YOU SO CHOOSE, YOU KNOW, E ECONOMISTS, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, TECHNICAL EXPERTS.
SO WE'VE ALSO DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK IN THE TWO COUNTIES, BRINGING FOLKS TOGETHER, DEALING WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS.
SO I'M GONNA STAY AND LISTEN TO YOUR WORK SESSION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT A SU IS HERE.
UM, I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF COCONINO COUNTY, SO, UH, I'M NOT FROM DOWN EAST.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND THE OFF WILLINGNESS TO OFFER A SU TO HELP OUT, SO, PERFECT.
UM, THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THEN THAT WE HAVE.
THEN WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS WE'RE GONNA ADJOURN, RYAN, YOU NEED ABOUT 10 MINUTES FOR SETUP AND THEN WE'RE GONNA COME BACK FOR A WORK SESSION.
SO WE'LL BE BACK IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES FOR THE WORK SESSION.
THIS MEETING STANDS ADJOURNED.