Mar 25, 2025 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

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RECORDING IN PROGRESS.

[ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, March 25, 2025 **REVISED 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 ]

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ALL YOU YOUNG PEOPLE WITH US TODAY.

IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT DAY WHEN WE GET TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.

UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET OUR MEETING STARTED.

WE'LL START FIRST WITH THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY SUPERVISOR OLI.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

UM, LET'S ALL MOUNT OUR HEADS TO PRAY.

I'M GONNA PRAY IN MY NATIVE TONGUE.

I SHOULDN'T NEED NOT COMMANDED THE BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE.

BE NOT AFRAID, BE NOT DISCOURAGED FOR THE LORD, YOUR GOD IS WITH THE WHEREVER YOU GO.

I PLEDGE ALLE YOU TO THE LACK OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH EXPANDS ONE NATION, UNDERDOG, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

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UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM.

OUR FIRST

[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:]

UM, THESE ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE SINGLE MOTION.

BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? HEARING NONE, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR A MOTION.

SO MOVED.

CHAIR SECOND.

A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

AND SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

UM, MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL

[a. Navajo County recognizes the following employees for their excellence in personal performance, far exceeding the organization's expectations for the month of March: Jeremy Young (Planning & Development Services), John Bruce (Information Technology), Katelin Lerma (Court Administration) and Anthony Lopez (Health Department – Animal Control)]

SO CLOSE, SO CLOSE.

GOOD MORNING.

BOARD .

GOOD MORNING.

UM, MS. PETERSON WAS CALLED AWAY FOR OFFICIAL JAIL BUSINESS AND COULD NOT BE HERE, SO SHE ASKED IF I WOULD TAKE HER PLACE.

SO, GREAT.

HERE I AM, .

ALL RIGHT.

EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.

WE HAVE FOUR EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THEIR NORMAL JOB, UH, RESPONSIBILITIES ARE, AND THEY'VE BEEN NOMINATED AND APPROVED, AND WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM AT THIS TIME.

SO THE FIRST PERSON IS JEREMY YOUNG WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

YOU GOTTA LOOK AT THIS INTERVIEW RIGHT HERE.

WAIT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

JEREMY YOUNG WAS, UM, NOMINATED BY, I'M HOPING I GET THIS NAME RIGHT, MISHA ISH.

OKAY.

JEREMY CONSISTENTLY ASSISTS HIS FELLOW BUILDING DIVISION TEAM MEMBERS.

WHEN OTHER INSPECTORS HAVE EXTENSIVE INSPECTION LIST, JEREMY HAS MADE HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM IN COMPLETING INSPECTIONS AND OFFERING HIS EXPERTISE.

HOME BUILDERS HAVE NOTED HOW THOROUGH AND CONSISTENT JEREMY HAS BEEN WITH INSPECTIONS, AS WELL AS HOW WHERE HE, HOW WELL HE COMMUNICATES WITH THEM.

THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AND INSPECTION PROCESS, JEREMY FOUND AN ISSUE WITH A SEPTIC DESIGN THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD'VE MISSED.

EVEN THOUGH THIS ERROR WAS FROM A TRUSTED DESIGNER, HE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION TO SEE IF THEY COULD CLARIFY.

THE DESIGNER WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSED.

HE FOUND THE ISSUE AND CANNOT BELIEVE HE MISSED IT.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE PRAISED JEREMY FOR PROVIDING EXPLANATIONS FROM INITIAL SITE REVIEWS REGARDING EXPECTATIONS OF FUTURE INSPECTIONS AND HOW THEY CAN BE PREPARED FOR THESE FUTURE VISITS, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THEY RECEIVE MULTIPLE FORMS OF OUTREACH PRAISING THE WORK THAT JEREMY HAS DONE WITH THEM.

PROPERTY OWNERS BELIEVE THAT JEREMY'S HANDS-ON APPROACH WITH THEIR PERMITTING PROCESS HAS SAVED THEM SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF TIME AND WORK.

THEY HAVE NOTED THAT HIS WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM HAS RELIEVED TENSIONS THEY THOUGHT COULD BE PRESENT DURING THEIR CONSTRUCTION.

CAN WE GET ONE MORE PICTURE HOLDING? THANK YOU.

THANK.

ALL RIGHT.

THE NEXT PERSON IS JOHN BRUCE IN IT.

WOW.

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RHONDA SAYS, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ANTHONY LOPEZ FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS, PARTICULARLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CARE COMMITTEE VALUES OF ACCOUNTABILITY, EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, INTEGRITY, AND TEAMWORK.

ANTHONY LOPEZ IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AS AN ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL OFFICER, TOO, WITHIN THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT UNDER THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION.

HOWEVER, DURING A CRITICAL STAFFING SHORTAGE WITHIN THE MEDICAL EXAMINER PROGRAM, HE STEPPED COMPLETELY OUT OF HIS CAREER FIELD AND INTO THE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED AND DEMANDING FIELD OF DEATH INVESTIGATIONS.

THIS WAS FAR BEYOND HIS TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES, YET HE TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION.

OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, ANTHONY HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE TEAM MEMBER PROVIDING CRUCIAL SUPPORT DURING MULTIPLE MEDICAL EXAMINER CASES.

DURING A PERIOD WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS SEVERELY SHORT-STAFFED, LEAVING ONLY ONE EMPLOYEE TO COVER ALL OF NAVAJO COUNTY, HIS WILLINGNESS TO STEP UP DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, ADAPTABILITY, AND COMMITMENT.

THIS ROLE DEMON DEMANDED A HIGH LEVEL OF TEAMWORK, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE TO HANDLE COMPLEX AND OFTEN TRAUMATIC CASES, INCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, SUICIDES, AND NATURAL DEATHS.

NOT MANY PEOPLE COULD TRANSITION INTO SUCH AN INTENSE CAREER FIELD, YET ANTHONY NOT ONLY HANDLED THE CHALLENGE, BUT EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS.

HIS ABILITY TO ASSIST WITH SUCH EMOTIONALLY AND TECHNICALLY DIFFICULT CASES SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT HIS SKILL, DEDICATION, AND WILLINGNESS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR HIS COLLEAGUES AND THE COMMUNITY.

I AM TRULY OVER IMPRESSED WITH HIS ABILITY TO TAKE ON THIS RESPONSIBILITY WITH COMPASSION AND COMPETENCE, DEMONSTRATING THE VERY ESSENCE OF WHAT THE CARE COMMITTEE STANDS FOR.

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY RECOMMEND HIM FOR RECOGNITION.

SEAN BRUCE IN IT WAS NOMINATED FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH BY LUANN GARI IN COURT ADMINISTRATION.

LUANN SAYS, JOHN'S INTERPERSONAL SKILLS HAVE, ENSURE PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED BETWEEN STATE AND COURT, IT, COUNTY IT, AND COURT EMPLOYEES.

HE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO ASSIST AND IS RESPECTFUL AND HELPFUL TO EVERYONE.

HE IS CALM, EVEN IN THE MOST STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, WHICH KEEPS EVERYONE ELSE CALM AND WORKING TOGETHER.

DURING THE COURTROOM TECH UPGRADES, JOHN METICULOUSLY REVIEWED THE BIDS, INVOICES, AND EQUIPMENT UTILIZATION, WHICH SAVED THE COUNTY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

BECAUSE OF JOHN'S SKILLS, INTEGRITY AND RELIABILITY, HE HAS BEEN GRANTED SPECIAL PERMISSIONS FROM STATE COURT, IT THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN.

THIS HAS RESULTED IN MORE EFFECTIVE AND EXPEDITED PROBLEM RESOLUTION.

VERY OFTEN, JOHN WILL WORK ON OR LEND A HAND WITH PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT OFFICIALLY WITHIN HIS JOB DUTIES, BUT HE IS MORE INTERESTED IN GETTING THE JOB DONE RATHER THAN WAITING FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO HANDLE IT.

JOHN IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE PERFECT FIT FOR THE COUNTY AND FOR HIS JOB.

HE'S AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS AND DEMONSTRATES WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH HARD WORK VALUES, INTEGRITY, AND A GOAL OF EXCELLENCE.

JOHN IS CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAXIMIZE EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND EXPLORE INNOVATIVE AND ECONOMICAL SOLUTIONS.

KAITLYN LMA IN SUPERIOR COURT ADMINISTRATION WAS NOMINATED FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH BY SHELLY ALD IN ADMINISTRATION.

SHELLY SAYS, KAITLYN IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP.

THERE IS NO TASK TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL, AND SHE GREETS EVERY QUESTION AND CHALLENGE WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

EVERY TIME I EMAIL HER A QUESTION, SHE'S VERY RESPONSIVE AND I TRULY VALUE HER INSIGHTS.

I AM ALWAYS SO IMPRESSED WITH HOW ON TOP OF EVERYTHING KAITLYN IS, THE COURTS ARE BUSY AND THERE ARE A LOT OF DEMANDS ON HER TIME, BUT SHE IS NEVER TOO BUSY TO FOLLOW UP ON QUESTIONS, ENSURE PROBLEMS ARE RESOLVED, OR TO SHOW KINDNESS TO HER COWORKERS.

KAITLYN IS HONEST, EMPATHETIC, AND FAIR.

SHE WORKS HARD TO MAKE SURE CITIZENS GET QUALITY INDIGENT DEFENSE BY BEING WILLING TO SHARE INFORMATION.

SHE'S NOT THE KIND OF PERSON TO SILO INFORMATION OR SAY, THAT'S NOT MY JOB.

KAITLYN CONTINUOUSLY GIVES 100% EFFORT.

HER LEVEL OF DEDICATION IS REFLECTED IN HER WORK ETHIC.

HER OPINIONS AND ADVICE ARE TRUSTWORTHY,

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I KNOW THAT I CAN COUNT ON HER TO PROVIDE CRITICAL THINKING, RESEARCH ISSUES, AND GIVE A THOUGHTFUL PERSPECTIVE.

KAITLYN IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE CONTRACT ATTORNEY MANAGEMENT.

SHE HELPS MAKE THE PROCESS SMOOTHER BY FINDING BETTER WAYS TO COORDINATE WITH ATTORNEYS AND JUDGES.

SHE IS A KNACK FOR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND IMPRESSIVE DIPLOMATIC SKILLS.

SHE'S DEFINITELY A SHINING STAR WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE VALUABLE TO OUR TEAM.

JEREMY YOUNG IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WAS NOMINATED FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH BY ISHA IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

MISHA SAYS JEREMY CONSISTENTLY ASSIST HIS FELLOW BUILDING DIVISION TEAM MEMBERS.

WHEN OTHER INSPECTORS HAVE EXTENSIVE INSPECTION LISTS.

JEREMY HAS MADE HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM IN COMPLETING INSPECTIONS, OFFERING HIS EXPERTISE.

HOME BUILDERS HAVE NOTED HOW THOROUGH AND CONSISTENT JEREMY HAS BEEN WITH INSPECTIONS, AS WELL AS HOW WELL HE COMMUNICATES WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AND INSPECTION PROCESS.

JEREMY FOUND AN ISSUE WITH A SEPTIC DESIGN THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD'VE MISSED, EVEN THOUGH THIS ERROR WAS FROM A TRUSTED DESIGNER, HE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION TO SEE IF THEY COULD CLARIFY.

THE DESIGNER WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSED.

HE FOUND THE ISSUE AND COULD NOT BELIEVE HE MISSED IT.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE PRAISED JEREMY FOR PROVIDING EXPLANATIONS FROM INITIAL SITE REVIEWS REGARDING EXPECTATIONS OF FUTURE INSPECTIONS AND HOW THEY CAN BE PREPARED FOR THESE FUTURE VISITS.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE FORMS OF OUTREACH, PRAISING THE WORK THAT JEREMY HAS DONE WITH THEM.

PROPERTY OWNERS BELIEVE THAT JEREMY'S HANDS-ON APPROACH WITH THEIR PERMITTING PROCESS HAS SAVED THEM SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF TIME AND WORK.

THEY HAVE NOTED THAT HIS WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM HAS RELIEVED TENSIONS THEY THOUGHT COULD BE PRESENT DURING THEIR CONSTRUCTION.

DID YOU WANNA GIVE THOSE CERTIFICATES OUT, RON? EXCUSE ME? DID YOU WANNA GIVE THOSE CERTIFICATES OUT? YEP.

YEAH.

JOHN, YOUR CERTIFICATE ON THE WALL CERTIFICATE.

WE'LL GET THIS RIGHT YET.

.

WE'RE GOOD.

WE'RE GOOD.

AND CAITLIN AND ANTHONY, I WAS TOLD, WEREN'T ABLE TO BE WITH US, BUT THERE WE GO.

WE'VE GOT ALL THEIR INFORMATION, THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT FORWARD AS WELL.

I'LL SEE THAT THEY GET, THERE'S SOME, OH, ANTHONY IS GONNA, OH, SORRY.

WELL, THANK YOU.

WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT FOR US TODAY, RON.

AND WE CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT RECOGNITION.

UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT STOOD OUT IN SOME OF THE COMMENTS, WE'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP HARD WORK INTEGRITY, INNOVATIVE, SHINING STAR, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND VALUED COMMUNICATOR WITH THE PUBLIC.

AND I THINK OFTENTIMES WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE, UM, OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, UM, YOU ARE VERY VALUABLE AND INSTRUMENTAL AND A KEY PART OF THAT.

AND SO I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

UM, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT FOR ONE ANOTHER TO BE ABLE TO LIFT EACH OTHER UP AND ALSO TO RECOGNIZE WHEN GOOD WORK IS DONE.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, RON.

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[a. Presentation to Joseph City High School Girls Basketball Team for winning the 1A State Championship]

AND THE FIRST ONE IS A PRESENTATION TO THE JOSEPH CITY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE ONE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND SUPERVISOR PEKAY WILL BE PRESENTING.

UH, THANK YOU CHAIR, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF AND THOSE THAT ARE ATTENDANCE.

GOOD MORNING.

AND, UM, WELCOME TO COACH BUSHMAN AND HIS TEAM, THE JOSEPH SEATING LADY WILDCATS FOR THEIR, UM, FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE ONE A DIVISION WITH, UH, THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

AND KNOWING THAT YOU, I WAS ABLE TO CATCH IT ONCE SOMEBODY WENT LIVE ON TIKTOK, AND I WAS JUST SCROLLING, BUT I WAS WATCHING THE GAME BETWEEN YOU AND FORT THOMAS, AND I WISH THEY HELD THE PHONE LANDSCAPING, BUT WITH TIKTOK, YOU CAN ONLY HOLD IT IN ONE LOCATION.

BUT I WAS ABLE TO CATCH GLIMPSES OF THAT.

AND THEN, UM, IT WAS VERY EXCITING TO SEE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CROWDS WERE SHARING, UM, FROM THE STANDS AND HOW EACH OF YOU HAVE, UM, UM, CONTRIBUTED, UM, TO THAT, UM, DEFENSE AND TOWARDS THE END.

AND IT WAS A GOOD GAME BASED ON FROM THE BEGINNING TOWARDS THE END.

AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT THE, AT YOUR RECORD AND PAST TIMES, UM, THROUGHOUT THIS, UM, SEASON AND WHAT LED TO YOU AND, UM, BIRTHING YOURSELVES INTO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET AND THEN CONTINUING IN THAT AREA TO RECEIVE THAT, UM, TITLE AS STATE CHAMPIONS WITHIN THE ONE A DIVISION.

UM, BUT THIS ALSO, THIS TEAM IS ALSO, UM, WHAT I HAVE BEEN ALSO PROVIDED, AND THANK YOU TO ALICIA FOR, FOR MAKING A HIGHLIGHT OF THAT, IS THAT, UM, THIS TEAM HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL.

THEY HAVE, UH, FEATURING, UH, TWO SET OF TWINS, SENIOR SAMMY AND GABBY, ER AND JUNIORS AUDREY AND AMBER NEIL, AND PLUS AUDREY AND AMBER'S OLDER SISTER IS ALSO ON THE SQUAD.

AND THE ER'S TWINS HAVE THEIR YOUNGER SISTER, MCKENZIE JOINING THEM AS A JUNIOR.

SO TALK ABOUT FAMILY ON THE COURT, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.

UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BOND OF SISTERHOOD, UM, WITH THIS TEAM IS NOT JUST PLAYING TOGETHER.

UM, THEY BUILT THAT CONNECTION AT HOME AND BROUGHT IT TO THE COURT.

AND THEIR CHEMISTRY IS LIKE WATCHING A WELL REHEARSED DANCE, UM, WHERE THEY COMMUNICATE WITHOUT SAYING A WORD.

UM, AND, UH, AND EXECUTE PLAYS WITH SUCH INTENTION AND GRACE.

AND SO IT'S NO WONDER THEY FRUSTRATE THEIR OPPONENTS AND GET THE CROWD, UM, HYPED.

AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE, UM, JOSEPH CITY HAS RECEIVED THE AWANA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BACK IN 2001.

AND THESE GIRLS ARE REPRESENTING THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY WITH SO MUCH PRIDE, AND IT FEELS THEY'RE ON A MISSION TO, UM, THEY WERE ON A MISSION TO BRING BACK THAT, UM, TITLE BACK HOME.

AND LASTLY, A HUGE APPRECIATION GOES OUT TO COACH BUTMAN, THE ASSISTANT COACHES, UM, THE STAFF THERE AT, UM, JOSEPH CITY HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS TO THE PARENTS AND THE FRIENDS AND THE RELATIVES OF THE STUDENT ATHLETES, UH, FOR PROVIDING AND HELPING AND GUIDE THEM AND PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING THAT STRONG TEAMWORK.

AND LET'S NOT FORGET THAT THESE GIRLS DID GO THROUGH THICK AND THIN AND CHEERING THEM ON FROM THE STANDS.

SO ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AS YOUR COUNTY SUPERVISOR FROM DISTRICT TWO, CONGRATULATIONS.

AND SO WE DO HAVE SOME SUBMITTALS THAT WE'D LIKE TO BESTOW UPON YOU, UM, IN THAT RECOGNITION.

SO IF YOU CAN, UH, MAKE YOUR WAY UP.

AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE AT THIS TIME.

MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, YES, WE CAN YOU GUYS HELP ME? OKAY.

DO YOU GUYS CAN COME UP THIS WAY AND WE'LL, UM, PUT THEM ON AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A PICTURE OR YOU LADIES AND THEN ALBERTA HAS, YEAH, COME ON UP.

OH, I FORGOT THIS CHAIR.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I'M USED TO.

OKAY.

WE NEED TO, DO YOU HAVE DIRECTIONS? ARE WE GOOD? UM, WELL, WE'RE GOOD, BUT YEAH, WE NEED DIRECTIONS.

LET EVERYBODY KIND OF ANGLE IN.

IF YOU COULD DO THAT, JUST ANGLE IN

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ALRIGHT, YOU'RE GOOD.

YOU'RE THE IMPORTANT ONES.

OKAY.

WE PUT EVERYONE IN THE FRAME THERE.

UM, SUPERVISOR WHITE, IF YOU COULD STEP ONE THERE, THAT'S PERFECT.

WE'RE BLACKING.

YEP, THAT'S PERFECT.

1, 2, 3.

STAY THERE.

WE'RE GOING GET THE TIKTOK.

CONGRATULATIONS, YOU GUYS.

OKAY.

HOLD UP LADIES, SIT BACK DOWN PLEASE.

THANK YOU AGAIN, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM AND TO THE COMMUNITY OF JOSEPH CITY.

AND THEN BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM CHAIR, I'D LIKE JUST LIKE TO, UM, ASK THE COACH TO PROVIDE SOME FEW WORDS ABOUT, UH, HIS TEAM AND THE SEASON THAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH LEADING TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THANK YOU.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS RECOGNITION.

IT HAS BEEN.

UM, SORRY.

WE LOVE THEM.

I TOLD MYSELF I WASN'T GONNA CRY, BUT IT NEVER WORKS.

UM, WE'RE PROUD OF THESE LADIES.

THEY FOUGHT THROUGH THICK AND THIN, UM, SUPERVISOR.

YOU NAILED IT.

RIGHT ON.

WE'VE GOT A GREAT COMMUNITY AND WE'VE GOT A GREAT SCHOOL.

WE'VE GOT A GREAT, UH, COUNTY BOARD THAT SUPPORTS US WELL, WE'VE GOT GREAT PARENTS.

UM, IT'S JUST A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.

YOU KNOW, YOU, WE'VE GOT FOUR SENIORS THIS YEAR AND THEY'RE ALWAYS A HEARTBEAT.

WE, BUT EVERYBODY ON THE TEAM HAS A ROLE TO PLAY AND THEY DO THEIR JOB.

THEY ACCEPTED IT.

THEY TRUSTED US AS COACHES.

THEY BOUGHT INTO THE PROGRAM.

THEY WENT, OUR RECORD WAS 30, UM, ONE IN FIVE.

WE LOST FIVE GAMES AND THEY WERE THREE A OR ABOVE.

SO WE DIDN'T LOSE A GAME TO ANY ONE A TEAM OR A TWO A TEAM THAT WE PLAYED.

UM, SOME OF THE, MY FAVORITE STATS HAVE TO DO WITH DEFLECTIONS AND STEELS.

UM, WE AVERAGED, UM, ABOUT 22 STEALS A GAME.

WE HAD AVERAGE 14 TURNOVERS A GAME, WHICH IS, IS PRETTY, I I'M PRETTY PROUD OF THE LADIES FOR THAT.

OUR AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME WAS 59 POINTS.

AND OUR TEAM, OR OUR OPPOSING TEAMS AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME WAS ABOUT 29.

OUR, UH, FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE WAS JUST OVER 50%.

I MEAN, THIS IS A PHENOMENAL TEAM.

THEY FOUGHT HARD.

AT NO POINT WAS THERE AN OPTION NOT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

AND WE DIDN'T FOCUS ON WINNING A CHAMPIONSHIP.

WE FOCUSED ON WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL, SACRIFICE AND TEAMWORK AND GIVING UP EVERYTHING IS WHAT THEY DID.

WE'RE PROUD OF THIS TEAM.

WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT EACH OF THEIR BUY-IN, AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE ASSISTANT COACHES.

WE'RE MISSING ONE.

UM, IT'S AARON NEIL HAPPENS TO BE THE DAD OF THE THREE NEILS.

UM, BUT IT'S A COMPLETE PROGRAM AND IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT THING.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR RECOGNITION.

UM, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I CAN ADD ONE THING.

THIS IS A SCHOOL GROUP.

NINE OF THESE 12 ATHLETES ARE ON THE ONE A THROUGH THREE A ALL ACADEMIC TEAM, MEANING THEY HAVE A 3.5 GPA OR BETTER.

WELL, THANK YOU LADIES.

WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION.

THANK YOU.

UM, SUPERVISOR , WE'LL MOVE ON

[b. Recognition of Show Low D-2 - 100 lb. Wrestling State Champion Ruthie Wilhelm]

WILL HIM, WILL HIM.

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD DO THAT AS ANNOUNCER.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING IN THE BOXING RING LIKE IN THIS CORNER.

WE HAVE RUTHIE WILLIAM

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UM, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AND TO RECOGNIZE YOU TODAY AND FOR THE, UM, HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE COMMITTED TO, UM, BEING AN ATHLETE WITHIN, UM, ONE YOUR COMMUNITY.

AND CERTAINLY WE RECOGNIZE YOUR PARENTS, UM, AND ALL OF THOSE WHO INVEST IN TIME IN YOU.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S A, IT TAKES A TEAM TO BE ABLE TO HELP US BE OUR GREATEST SELVES AND, UM, THAT WE KNOW THAT, UM, IT'S EX AN EXTENSION OF OUR FAMILIES, OUR TEACHERS, OUR COACHES, UM, ADMINISTRATORS, FRIENDS AND EVERYBODY AROUND US WHO PROVIDES THAT SUPPORT.

SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THEM WHO DEDICATED THAT TIME TO YOU SO YOU COULD BE YOUR BEST.

I WANNA READ SOME INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED THAT I'M LIKE, WOW, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

SHEILA FRESHMAN, RUTHIE, WILLEM BE ARIZONA LUTHERAN ACADEMY, SENIOR, SENIOR, AMY RAMIREZ.

THREE.

UM, AND ONE TO WIN THE DIVISION TWO GIRLS WRESTLING STATE CHAMPION AT 100 POUNDS ON FEBRUARY 22ND, THE WIN AT ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UM, CAPPED A 43 1 VARSITY SEASON THE WAY SHE DREAMED IT WOULD END.

UM, SHE WON THE SECTION TOURNAMENT TO QUALIFY FOR STATE AND WAS VOTED OUTSTANDING WRESTLER.

THEN SHE WENT TO THE FOUR AND OH THE, TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN FOUR.

AND OH, SHE BUILT, SHE BEAT MOJAVE JUNIOR AND UM, IN THE FIRST ROUND IN PENN, PHOENIX, CHRISTIAN, FRESHMEN, AND THE SECOND ROUND.

AND, BUT LET'S SEE, THE FINAL TWO OPPONENTS PUT UP STIFFER CHALLENGES.

SHE BEAT YUMA CATHOLIC, FRESHMAN IN THE SEMI-FINALS.

AND THEN IN THE FINALS SHE EDGED OUT, UM, RAMIREZ FOR THE TITLE.

UM, RAMIREZ ENTERED THE MATCH 25 AND OH AND, UM, SHE WAS DEFEATED BY RUTHIE.

AND SO WE ARE SO GRATEFUL.

WILLAM STARTED THE SEASON WRESTLING UP A WEIGHT OF 107 BEFORE DROPPING DOWN TO 100.

HOW YOU DO THAT, I DON'T KNOW.

UM, FOR THE SECTION IN STATE TOURNAMENT, HER LOAN LOSS OF 107 POUNDS AGAINST IRONWOOD RIDGE, HORN SOPHOMORE, ANNETTE LUM IN THE MILE HIGH CHALLENGE IN PRESCOTT VALLEY.

UM, SO, AND SHE, UM, CAME OUT VICTORIOUS AND SO WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HER HERE TODAY AND TO RECOGNIZE HER EFFORTS.

I DON'T KNOW, DID YOU COME WITH YOUR COACH OR, YES, THIS WAS YOUR COACH FOR SOME REASON I THOUGHT DAD, SO I'M SORRY.

UM, YOU'RE WELCOME, .

HE'S BOTH.

OH, YOU'RE BOTH.

ISN'T THAT SO AWESOME.

I THINK WE'VE SEEN SEVERAL ATHLETES WHO'VE HAD, UM, PARENTS WHO WERE THE COACHES AND MAYBE THAT'S A, A REASON WHY, UM, THE STUDENT ATHLETES DO SO WELL.

YOU WELCOME TO COME UP AND DAD, UM, COACH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ANYTHING WITH US, .

SO ONE OF OUR PAST SUPERVISORS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE WOULD ASK IS, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PEN, UM, OR WRESTLING MOOD? AND, UM, WHAT HAS WRESTLING TAUGHT YOU ABOUT LIFE? UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY FAVORITE MOVE IS, BUT IT'S TAUGHT ME THAT I CAN DO LIKE ALL HARD THINGS IN LIFE AND IT HELPS ME LIKE STAY MOTIVATED AND LIKE, JUST KNOW THAT I CAN DO ANYTHING THAT'S HARD.

HER, HER BEST MOVE, SHE'S BEST ON TOP, WHICH IS, SHE'S VERY, VERY, VERY STRONG ON TOP.

AND SHE LOVES TO TURN PEOPLE IN RISK BARS AND IT'S PRETTY BRUTAL.

IT IS.

UH, JOHN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? UH, FROM THE DAD'S SIDE, SHE'S AWESOME.

SHE'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT IS KIND OF HARD 'CAUSE YOU, YOU DON'T WANNA BRAG ON YOUR DAUGHTER 'CAUSE GETS HER BIG HEAD.

BUT AS A COKE SIDE, SHE IS SOMEONE THAT IS A VERY BIG LEADER ON THE TEAM.

SHE HAS LED, UH, THE GIRLS, SHE STARTED THE GIRLS PROGRAM IN SHOW LOW.

SHE WAS THE FIRST ARIZONA STATE CHAMPION AS A JUNIOR HIGH, THE VERY, VERY FIRST.

AND THE FIRST YEAR THAT THEY OFFERED A, UH, THE GIRLS SIDE FOR WRESTLING, SHE, SHE TOOK FIRST.

SHE IS ONE OF TWO, THREE TIME THREE.

PETES AT JUNIOR HIGH.

SHE TOOK IT AS SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADE YEARS.

AND NOW SHE'S, UH, THE

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SO, UH, SHE'S A PLEASURE TO COACH.

SHE DOES BACK TALK HER DAD, BUT NOT HER COACH .

YEAH.

SO, BUT ANYWAYS, IT'S A PLEASURE.

SHE'S AWESOME.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT.

THANK YOU.

AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

UM, BEFORE YOU GO, I KNOW, UM, SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR IS JOINING US ONLINE AND HE WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO SHARE SOME COMMENTS WITH YOU.

I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE PROGRAM.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

YOU KNOW, JOHN, HE WORKS THERE FOR THE CITY OF CHLO.

I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR MANY YEARS AND HE'S A GREAT EXAMPLE.

AND HE'S ALWAYS THERE FOR HIS FAMILY AND FOR HIS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY FOR HIS DAUGHTER.

AND IT'S GREAT THAT TO SEE THAT THE, THE YOUNG WOMEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE IN THIS SPORT.

AND IT'S A GREAT THAT WE HAVE THAT PROGRAM AND JUST WISH THEM CONGRATULATIONS TO THEIR GREAT SUCCESS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

UM,

[c. Recognition of Winslow Division IV - 144 lb. Wrestling Champion Michael Romero.]

UM, FIVE A HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR POUND WRESTLING CHAMPION MICHAEL ROMERO.

AND MS. UM, SUPERVISOR BE, WILL BE PRESENTING.

THANK YOU.

UM, OH, IS HE NOT PRESENT? OKAY.

JUST A MOUSE HERE.

OKAY.

WE MOVE BACK TO THE NEXT AGENDA.

OKAY.

YEP, THAT WORKS.

WE'LL MOVE IT TO THE NEXT AGENDA FOR RECOGNITION.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

SO WE WILL

[d. Consideration of an application from The Big Red Barn Marketplace, LLC for a Class A Bingo License, at 3402 Kimball Street, Heber, AZ.]

AND, UM, MS. THOMPSON WILL BE PRESENTING.

IS SHE IN? SHE IS, I DUNNO WHERE SHE'S AT.

.

HERE SHE IS.

MELISSA.

GOOD MORNING, LEAH.

GOOD MORNING, VICE CHAIR SUPERVISORS.

UM, THIS IS A CLASS A LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE BIG RED BARN MARKETPLACE IN HE ARIZONA.

WE'VE RECEIVED, UM, APPROVALS FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND PLANNING AND ZONING, AND WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST A CLARIFICATION.

IS IT A LIQUOR LICENSE OR A BINGO LICENSE? I'M SORRY.

BINGO LICENSE.

OKAY.

BINGO LICENSE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UM, NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND.

I'LL SECOND IT.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL

[a. Consideration and approval of a Proclamation declaring April 6th through April 12, 2025, as National Victims' Rights Week.]

UM, ITEM A UNDER FOUR IS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 6TH THROUGH APRIL 12TH AS NATIONAL VICTIM RIGHTS WEEK.

GOOD MORNING, ROXANNE.

GOOD MORNING.

I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN HEAR ME.

OKAY.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, CHAIRWOMAN WHITE SINGER AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UM, I'M HERE TO BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ASK THAT YOU ACCEPT A PROCLAMATION FROM THE NAVAJO COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DECLARING THE WEEK OF APRIL 6TH THROUGH APRIL 12TH AS NATIONAL PRIME VICTIM'S RIGHTS WEEK.

AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION TO YOU.

WHEREAS CRIME AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN PROFOUND AND VARIED WAYS, OFTEN LEAVING LASTING PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES.

AND WHEREAS THE CONCEPT OF KINSHIP UNDERSCORES THE CONNECTIONS THAT BUILD BRIDGES TO SUPPORT SERVICES AND SHARED STRENGTH AMONG SURVIVORS, ADVOCATES, AND COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS KINSHIP IS THE FOUNDATION OF VICTIM

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AND WHEREAS THROUGH KINSHIP, WE BUILD PEER NETWORKS AND COMMUNITY ALLIANCES THAT EMPOWER SURVIVORS, FOSTER RESILIENCE, AND OFFER PATHWAYS TO HEALING.

WHEREAS KINSHIP REMINDS US OF THE STRENGTH THAT COMES FROM CONNECTION, THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING TO EVERY VOICE AND THE POWER WE HAVE TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF NAVAJO COUNTY AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF NAVAJO COUNTY THE WEEK OF APRIL 6TH THROUGH APRIL 12TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL VICTIM'S RIGHTS WEEK IN NAVAJO COUNTY, A ARIZONA IN HONOR OF VICTIMS OF CRIME WITHIN NAVAJO COUNTY.

UM, THIS WEEK HAS BEEN OBSERVED SINCE 1981.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, WE'RE PROUD TO HELP, UM, TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE, TO HELP RECOGNIZE VICTIMS THAT WE WORK WITH ALL OF THE TIME WITHIN NAVAJO COUNTY.

AND WITH THAT, UM, I'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU GUYS FOR A VOTE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UM, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT, UM, YOU PUT IN AND WE APPRECIATE OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY AND HIS WORK IN VICTIM RIGHTS VOCATION AND BEING ABLE TO HELP US, UM, TO BE MORE INFORMED IN HOW WE BEST SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

UM, WITH THAT, I OPEN IT UP FOR A MOTION, I MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF A AFFIRMATION DECLARING APRIL 6TH THROUGH APRIL 12TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL VICTIMS. RIGHT WEEK.

I WILL SECOND IT.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UM, FOR APPROVAL.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

THANK YOU.

UM, MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, WE WILL MOVE

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

AND WE'LL START WITH, UM, BRAD, I'LL PASS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, BRIAN.

THANK YOU, CHAIR.

UM, JUST TO REPORT LAST NIGHT WE HELD OUR FIRST LISTENING SESSION WITH THE COMMUNITY REGARDING RENEWABLE ENERGIES.

AND WE STARTED THAT, UM, THAT MEETING BY RECAPPING WHAT AUTHORITY THAT THE COUNTY HAS WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING ORDINANCES.

AND WE STRESS THAT THE COUNTY DOES NOT MAKE ENERGY DECISIONS.

AND I THINK THAT'S A POINT OF CONFUSION THAT THE, THAT SOME, UH, FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE.

UM, THE COUNTY DOES NOT DETERMINE WHAT TYPES OF ENERGY ARE PRODUCED OR DEVELOPED OR, OR USED.

UH, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW THE COUNTY CANNOT OUTRIGHT PROHIBIT BUSINESSES, BUT WE DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE, UM, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE USE OF ZONING.

UM, AND THEN WE REVIEWED THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND DIFFERENT CHANGES.

UM, UH, WE ALSO INVITED SRP AND A PS TO BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION.

AND WE, I DID RECEIVE SOME PUSHBACK FROM SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR THAT DECISION.

AND I WANTED TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT WHY, UH, A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR ARE, YOU KNOW, WHY IS THE COUNTY BRINGING IN THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES? WHY ISN'T THE COUNTY RESTARTING COAL POWER? AND I, I WANTED TO HELP CREATE A BROADER DISCUSSION, A MORE HELPFUL DISCUSSION BY BRINGING SRP AND A PS IN THERE SO THEY COULD EXPLAIN, UM, THE POWER, THE CONSTRAINTS, THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY'RE FACING IN IN ARIZONA, AND, UH, WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO, WHAT THEY'RE EXPLORING, AND, UM, TRY TO SET A, A BETTER BASIS FOR A CONVERSATION THAT THE, THE COUNTY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING IN THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES.

WE'RE NOT ACTIVELY RECRUITING THEM.

UM, WE ARE NOT IN CHARGE OF RESTARTING AND NOT RESTARTING COAL POWER PLANTS.

SO IN THAT MEETING, EVERYONE WHO WANTED TO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, WE EVEN HAD SOME TIME LEFT OVER AT THE END AND WE INVITED ANYBODY WHO, UH, HAD ADDITIONAL THINGS TO SAY, TO COME UP AND SAY.

SO, UH, I FELT LIKE WE, WE PROVIDED A, A FORM WHERE EVERYONE COULD SPEAK AS MUCH AS THEY THEY WANTED.

UM, AND, UH, IT WAS GOOD 'CAUSE WE HEARD SOME VERY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.

UM, WE HEARD A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, THE WILDLIFE SCENIC VISTAS, BUT WE ALSO HEARD FROM SOME LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE IMPACT THAT, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION HAS, UM, AS, UM, THEY INTERACT AND DO BUSINESS WITH THESE CONTRACTORS.

AND THEN HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO THEIR BUSINESS.

WE HEARD FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS.

SO, UH, I THOUGHT SOME REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION.

IT WAS, UH, REALLY GREAT TO HEAR.

WE'LL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SESSIONS

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AND IF ANYBODY'S NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PERSON, THEY CAN GO ONLINE AND THERE'S A LITTLE QR CODE AND THEY CAN USE THAT TO SUBMIT THEIR PERSPECTIVES ONLINE.

UM, WE AS STAFF WILL ASSEMBLE ALL THOSE COMMENTS AND PROVIDE THE, TO THE BOARD.

WE'LL ALSO PROVIDE IT ONLINE.

ANYBODY CAN SEE THOSE.

AND, UH, IN THE FUTURE, WE HOPE TO REGROUP THE BOARD ON THIS AND, UM, CONTINUE THAT DISCUSSION.

BUT VERY, VERY GOOD OPPORTUNITIES, UH, TO HEAR THE PUBLIC.

UH, LAST NIGHT, UH, IN ONE MORE ITEM, IF I COULD CHAIR.

UH, LAST FRIDAY, NAVAJO COUNTY CELEBRATED A MILESTONE, UH, OFFICIALLY TURNING 130 YEARS OLD.

AND SO WE DID, UH, ALICIA HELPED, HELPED US OUT WITH SOME REALLY NICE POSTS ONLINE TO CELEBRATE THAT.

UM, AND THEN WE USED AI TO WRITE, UH, A CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FOR, FOR NAVAJO COUNTY.

AND HERE'S, UH, WHAT IT HELPED US WRITE.

IT FOUNDED IN 1895, NAVAJO COUNTY STANDS AS A PROUD TESTAMENT TO THE RESILIENCE AND SPIRIT OF ARIZONA.

NAVAJO COUNTY EMBODIES SO MANY OF THE ICONIC LANDSCAPES, CULTURES, STORIES, AND HISTORY, BOTH THE EXTRAORDINARY AND THE TRAGIC THAT MAKE THE SOUTHWEST SO EXTRAORDINARY.

HERE'S TO 130 YEARS OF SHARED MEMORIES, HERITAGE, PROGRESS, AND UNITY.

MAY THE NEXT CHAPTERS BE JUST AS INSPIRING AS THE PAST.

THANK YOU, CHAIR.

GOOD JOB, AI .

THANK YOU BRIAN.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO, UM, SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR.

GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU.

I JUST WANNA EXPRESS MY THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE, UH, LISTENING SESSIONS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THEIR PEOPLE SO THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE INPUT.

I WENT UP TO OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR THE WORK THEY DO ON VICTIM'S RIGHTS, AND I THINK THEY GO FAR AND BEYOND, ABOVE ANY OTHER COUNTY I'M ADVOCATING FOR AND MAKING SURE THAT THE VICTIMS CAN BE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.

I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING ABLE TO, TO SERVE.

I'M SORRY, I'M NOT THERE TODAY.

I'M NOT FEELING THE GREATEST, BUT I JUST, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE COLLEAGUES AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD DISCUSSIONS WITH SOME OF OUR STATE, UH, LEADERS ON SOME OF THE RULES AND LAWS AND ORDINANCES AND CHANGES AND LAWS THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT THROUGH.

WE'RE REALLY ADVOCATING FOR A LOT OF THINGS TO PROTECT OUR LOCAL CONTROL, BOTH WITH CITIES AS WELL AS WITH COUNTIES.

AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

AND I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A, A HAPPY EASTER AND, AND A GREAT TIME OF YEAR AS SPRING COMES, THEY REMEMBER THE GREATEST, UH, BLESSING WE HAVE IS THE RESURRECTION OF OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR, SUPERVISOR , UH, THANK YOU CHAIR, UH, AND SUPERVISOR STAFF AND THOSE THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBER, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT MAY POSSIBLY WATCHING ONLINE.

UM, I DO RECALL THAT I SAID THAT I'LL RESERVE AND TELL NOW.

SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE, UH, A REPORT IN REGARDS TO AS TRANSPIRED WITHIN DISTRICT TWO AND OTHER BUSINESSES RELATING TO DISTRICT TWO SINCE, UM, FEBRUARY TO FEBRUARY 28TH TO PRESENT.

UM, SO AS FAR AS I CAN FOR DISTRICT TWO, JUST A CONTINUATION OF ATTENDING, UM, MY REGULAR CHAPTER COMMUNITIES WITHIN DISTRICT TWO AND PROVIDING A REPORT AS FAR AS LOCAL PROJECTS, UM, CONCERNING TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION, AND THEN ALSO TAKING IN ADDITIONAL CONCERNS AND, UM, PROVIDING, CONNECTING THOSE, UM, CONCERNS THAT WERE, UH, BROUGHT TO ME TO THE APPROPRIATE TRIBAL, UM, OFFICES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE THOSE, UM, SERVICES.

AND THEN THOSE THAT MAY PERTAIN TO NON-TRIBAL, THEN, UM, CONNECTED THEM WITH THE APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATION AND SO FORTH.

UM, OVERALL, UM, THE, A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITIES ARE IN PREPARATION FOR COMMUNITY CLEANUPS IN, IN, UH, IN RELATING TO, UM, EARTH DAY.

AND SO THAT'S COMING UP AND THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITIES ARE PREPARING FOR.

AND THEN ALSO JUST, UM, PARTICIPATING IN OUR, IN MY REGULAR, UH, COMMITTEES AND AND SO FORTH.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT WAS, IN A WHILE ATTENDING THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE, UM, I HAD THE, UM, OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL MY OBLIGATIONS AS A STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER ON THE HEALTH STEER HEALTH POLICY STEERING COMMITTEE, UM, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST.

AND FROM THAT WAS FROM NINE NINE TO FOUR.

AND SO WE HAD A, UM, PRETTY EXTENSIVE, UM, UM, DAY, UM, SITTING IN ONE CONFERENCE ROOM, UM, LISTENING TO SPEAKERS, AND THEN LATER ON THE DAY IN THE AFTERNOON TAKING BUSINESS ACTIONS AND

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AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, I WAS ALSO ABLE TO, UM, PARTICIPATE IN THE HEALTHY COUNTY'S ADVISORY BOARD MEETING IN THE MOR IN THE, THE NEXT MORNING.

AND, UM, LISTEN TO UPDATES THERE.

AND THEN, UM, PARTICIPATED IN ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS.

AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, ALSO BEING A MEMBER TO THE RULE ACTION RULE ACTION CAUCUS, UH, WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT MEETING AS WELL.

AND THEN ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT ALSO LIKE TO, UM, TO, UM, SPEAK UPON IS, UM, MY PREDECESSORS AND THOSE THAT, UM, SUPERVISOR, UM, THOMPSON WAS VERY, UM, WAS VERY PROACTIVE AND VERY, UM, ACTIVE IN ENGAGING, UM, AT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.

AND I DO RECALL AT THAT TIME I WAS A TRIBAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR AND HAVING, UM, PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT TO HIM AND, UM, SEEING HIM CONNECT WITH OTHER, UH, TRIBAL OR NATIVE, UM, COUNTY LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE MEMBERS OF NACO AS WELL AS THOSE FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA, UM, FORMED A, UM, BEGAN THE CONVERSATION TO FORM, UM, A, A COALITION OR A GROUP THAT WOULD BE FORMERLY RECOGNIZED AS PART OF, UH, NACO.

AND SO DURING THIS RECENT, UM, DURING THIS RECENT, UH, NACO LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE, UM, THE, WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NA OF NATIVE COUNTY LEADERS AND ALLIES, NLA WAS, UM, FORMALLY, UM, RECOGNIZED.

WE HAD A FORMAL BUSINESS MEETING, ADOPTED OUR BYLAWS AND ESTABLISHED THAT.

AND THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY WE WENT BEFORE THE NACO, UM, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, SUPERVISOR SHIRLEY, SUPERVISOR SHEPHERD, AND MYSELF.

AND, UM, SOME, UM, UM, COMMISSIONERS FROM HAWAII WERE ALSO IN ATTENDANCE AND ALSO OTHER TRIBAL, UM, OR NATIVE, UM, UM, SUPERVISORS THAT WERE THERE, ATTENDED THAT BUSINESS MEETING IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

AND SUPERVISORS, UM, FOWLER FROM COCONINO COUNTY WAS THE ONE THAT HAD LED THEM, SPEARHEADED THIS, UM, CONVERSATION FROM THE BEGINNING.

AND SHE CONTINUED TO PUSH, UM, THROUGH EACH YEAR TO ENSURE THAT THIS WOULD, UM, BECOME A REALITY.

AND SO THIS IS REALLY GOOD NEWS BECAUSE IT ON A, ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL, UM, WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, THIS WILL, UM, NOT ONLY ELEVATE OUR, OUR VOICES AS NATIVE COUNTY LEADERS ON NACO, BUT ALSO WILL BE AN AVENUE TO MOVE A LOT OF, UM, PRIORITIES AS FAR AS WHAT IMPACTS INDIAN COUNTRY THAT CAN BE UTILIZED AND STREAMLINED TO HAVE SUPPORT FROM NECO, UM, IN THAT CONTEXT.

SO I'M VERY PLEASED TO, UM, HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THAT.

AND THEN ANOTHER INTERESTING ONE WAS THE TRIBAL POLICY 1 0 1, UM, THAT WAS ALSO SUPERVISOR FOWLER AND SUPERVISOR SHIRLEY WERE ALSO A PART OF THE PANEL DISCUSSION ON THAT ONE.

AND, AND OVERALL IT WAS A VERY, UM, I FEEL THAT IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE, UM, IN MY ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATING AND IN ALL THE BUSINESS MEETINGS THAT I NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE AS FAR AS THE APPOINTMENTS THAT I'M ON, UH, ON NACO.

AND THEN THE, THE LAST PART OF IT TOO WAS THE, UM, AGENCY, THE, UH, FEDERAL AGENCY EXPOS OF ALL THE FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT WERE REPRESENTED DURING THAT EXPO WAS PRETTY GOOD TO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM.

AND THEN JUST TO GET A MORE IN DEPTH, UM, DETAILS AS WHAT THEIR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED, AND THEN SOME OF THOSE THAT ARE GEARED TOWARDS, UM, RURAL COUNTIES AS WELL AS NATIVE, UM, TO INDIAN COUNTRIES AS WELL.

SO IT WAS GOOD ON THAT PART.

AND THEN WHILE I HAD TIME, I'M NOT TOO SURE IF ANYONE ELSE DID, BUT, UM, I WENT AND I, THROUGH THE LOBBY AREA, I WENT TO THE COUNTY ECONOMIES FOR THE 2025 PROFILES AND I WAS ABLE TO FIND NAVAJO COUNTIES.

AND SO IT GIVES YOU A REALLY GOOD IN DEPTH AS FAR AS THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND THE ANALYSIS OF ALL THE COUNTIES.

SO ALL HAVE STAFF MAKE A COPY AND THEN THEY CAN SHARE THAT WITH THE OTHER SUPERVISORS.

BUT IT'S PRETTY FASCINATING INFORMATION.

UM, I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR ALL OF US.

SO THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE AT THIS TIME.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO, UM, PROVIDE THIS BRIEF REPORT.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR.

SUPERVISOR BENELLI, THANK YOU, CHAIR AS, AND, UM, MY COLLEAGUES AS, UM, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UM, ON THE LINE AS WELL AS PRESENT HERE IN PERSON.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THIS MORNING.

AND, UM, I, UH, DID ATTEND CSA LAST, LAST WEEK AND ALSO I ATTENDED, UM, GROUNDBREAKING OVER IN KETA FOR THE JU NAVAJO NATION JUDICIAL COMPLEX, UM, IN KETA.

AND ALSO THE NEXT WEEK OR EARLIER PART OF, UM, LAST WEEK,

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SO KETA WILL BE BUSY WITH CONSTRUCTION ALL AROUND.

THEY HAVE, UM, THE NEW MPC BUILDING COMING, UH, TO THEM AS WELL.

UH, NAVAJO, UM, NOT NAVAJO, YEAH, UH, NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE AS WELL AS A LIBRARY THAT WILL BE BUILT THERE.

AND, UH, CHAPTERS, UM, ARE ALSO PREPARING TO, TO DO EARTH DAY THIS NEXT MONTH.

MOST OF THEM USUALLY PARTICIPATE IN, UM, CLEANUP IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AND IS, UM, ALREADY HAD, UH, WE'VE, UH, THEY HAVE PICKED UP THE CLEANUP KIT AND ASSIGNED EVERY MILE ON THE ROAD TO TO, TO BE TOW TO CERTAIN FAMILY GROUPS.

SO THAT WAS PR PRETTY INTERESTING AND HAD A GREAT MEAL AFTER THEIR CLEANUP OVER THE WEEKEND.

AND, AND THEN I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, OTHER MEETINGS AS WELL, UH, COMING UP BOTH, UM, WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH NDOT AND BIA AS WELL AS THE CHAPTERS.

UM, THAT'S THE EXTENT OF MY REPORT THIS MONTH.

THANK YOU, JAY, BACK TO YOU.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR.

BE, UM, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE THINGS.

I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE LISTENING SESSION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY LAST NIGHT, AND CERTAINLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO, UM, TO BE PRESENT AND TO SHARE THEIR COMMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES.

UM, THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL LISTING SESSIONS AS, UM, BRIAN HAS STATED AND CERTAINLY IF, UM, INDIVIDUALS ONE, UM, HAVE A PERSPECTIVE THAT THEY WANT TO SHARE, BUT ALSO I FELT LIKE IT WAS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY JUST TO LEARN ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY.

SO IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, UM, IT'S A GREAT, UM, INTRODUCTION TO WHAT RENEWABLE ENERGY MEANS AND, UM, AND FOR US IN THINKING ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP, BECAUSE IT'S A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND HOW DO WE CREATE A BALANCED APPROACH TO DEVELOPING AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT, UM, OUR PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, THOSE WHO OPERATE BUSINESSES, UM, BUT ALSO BEING, UM, RESPONSIBLE TO THE CITIZENS AROUND US.

SO IT, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO LISTEN AND I WAS SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE VARIED PERSPECTIVES 'CAUSE THOSE, THOSE VARIANCES ALLOW FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO FIND THE MIDDLE GROUND.

AND I FELT REALLY COMFORTABLE ABOUT THAT.

AND UM, REALLY, UM, I KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES, UM, WE MIGHT, UM, DISREGARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A LISTENING SESSION AS CITIZENS.

UM, WE'RE BUSY TAKING OUR CHILDREN HERE AND THERE OR JUST DOING OUR DAILY TASK.

UM, SO IF YOU DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE, UM, DO TAKE SOME TIME TO ATTEND THAT.

UM, THE INFORMATION IS VALUABLE AND IS CERTAINLY VALUABLE, UM, TO US AND BEING ABLE TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, AND THANK YOU TO THE STAFF WHO TOOK THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS AND, UM, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO BE HEARD.

UM, THE LAST THING, I CERTAINLY WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE HAVE THE WHITE MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS EXPO COMING UP THIS SATURDAY.