* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] ALL RIGHT, [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, April 8, 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 ] I THINK WE'RE READY TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. WE GOT A PACKED ROOM TODAY AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY BEING HERE. SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. UM, WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED WITH A PRAYER AND A PLEDGE. IF EVERYBODY WILL PLEASE RISE AND I'LL LEAD US IN THE PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAD TO BE GATHERED TOGETHER THIS DAY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE COUNTRY THAT WE LIVE IN, FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ENJOY, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO BE IN THIS BUSINESS MEETING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FOR THEIR TIME AND THEIR SERVICE HERE AT NAVAJO COUNTY AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THOSE ENDEAVORS THAT THEY DO. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE AREA THAT WE LIVE IN, FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WE GET TO LIVE AROUND. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT LOVING HAND AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AND HELP AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. PLUS US THIS DAY THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE TH SPIRIT HERE WITH US IN THIS MEETING, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE WISDOM BEYOND OUR OWN, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE REPRESENT AND KNOW HOW BEST TO SERVE THEM AND HAVE WISDOM TO KNOW HOW BEST TO REPRESENT THEM AND THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE CHANCE WE HAVE TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE, AGAIN, THOSE THAT ARE ACCOMPLISHING THINGS AT A HIGH LEVEL. WE PRAY THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DO SO WITH HUMILITY, THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT NOW FALLS UPON THEM TO, TO LEAD, TO BE ABLE TO BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS. BLESS US AS TO A, AS WE HONOR THEM AND AS WE TAKE A CHANCE TO DO BUSINESS THAT WILL HAVE A SPIRIT WITH US. BLESS US TO MAKE GOOD AND INFORMED DECISIONS, BLESS MOISTURE UPON OUR LANDS, AND HELP THOSE THAT ARE PREPARING FOR FIRE SEASON, THAT THEY'LL HAVE WISDOM, THAT THEY'LL KNOW BEST WHAT TO DO TO PREPARE FOR THE FIRE SEASON THAT'S COMING. BLESS OUR LANDS WITH MOISTURE, BE THY WILL BLESS US TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. WE PRAY THIS DAY AND NAME MY SON JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. READY PLEDGE. I PLEDGE THE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. WE APPRECIATE SO MANY JOINING US TODAY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU ALL WITH US. ALRIGHT, UM, THE FIRST ITEM ON [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:] THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? IF NOT, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS UH, LISTED. I SECOND DO A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. I SHOULD MAKE MENTION AS WELL. UM, SUPERVISOR, VICE CHAIR WEINGER IS NOT GONNA BE WITH US TODAY AND, UH, NEITHER IS SUPERVISOR . UM, HAD A, UH, HAD SOME OTHER THINGS THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE AT AND ATTEND TO TODAY, SO WE EXCUSE THEM. UM, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. WE NEED A MOTION TO MOVE INTO THE BOARD CHAIR. COULD WE JUST, UH, MATTER OF PRIVILEGE, COULD WE JUST MOVE TWO TO MOVE THREE FIRST AND DO THESE THEN COME BACK TO TWO? DOES THAT DISRUPT ANYTHING THAT WE HAD? IS THAT OKAY? NO, THAT'D BE GREAT. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER THREE THEN. UM, DID YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT SUPERVISOR FOR NOW? YOU OKAY WITH GOING TO THREE? I'M FINE, THANK YOU. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD [a. Presentation to Snowflake High School Girls Basketball Team for winning the 3A State Championship] AND DO THAT. WE GET A CHANCE TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE SOME PEOPLE. SO FIRST UP, WE WANT TO INVITE, UH, COACH BROGAN, AND IF YOU WANT TO BRING UP A COUPLE OF YOUR CAPTAINS JUST REAL QUICK. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY, BUT WE HAVE THE SNOWFLAKE, UH, GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM HERE. WE GET A CHANCE TO HONOR THEM TODAY FOR WINNING THE THREE A STATE, UH, BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. PRETTY EXCITING. IT'S, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THAT'S OCCURRED. UM, THEY'VE BEEN DOWN HERE HOW MANY YEARS? LET'S SEE, HOW MANY YEARS, COACH? DO YOU REMEMBER? I HAD IT, UH, 27 IN SNOWFLAKE. I BELIEVE IT'S, YEAH, BUT THE ARTICLE SAYS 28 YEARS. I JUST FOUND IT. SO 28 YEARS. SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE. IRONICALLY, THE LAST TIME THEY WON, IT WAS MY SENIOR YEAR. I WAS NOT A GRADUATE OF SNOWFLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THAT'S THE LAST YEAR THAT THEY WON IT. AND IT'S PRETTY EXCITING THAT YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. I'LL SAY JUST MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WATCHING, I KNOW THAT, I WON'T SAY THAT I HAD ANY DOUBTS, BUT YOU GUYS LOST A LOT OF SENIORS LAST YEAR AND WITH LOSING A LOT OF SENIORS, THERE'S PROBABLY SOME QUESTION MARKS AS TO WHAT THE TEAM COULD DO AND WHAT WAS POSSIBLE, BUT IT NEVER REALLY SEEMED LIKE THIS TEAM DOUBTED THEMSELVES AND THEY WERE A LOT OF FUN TO GO AND WATCH. I GOTTA GO TO A LOT OF THEIR GAMES. [00:05:01] AND THE PART THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THE TEAMWORK AND THE HEART THAT THEY PLAYED WITH. AND THERE WAS ALWAYS KIND OF A NEXT WOMAN UP MENTALITY. UM, YOU HAD SOME UNFORTUNATE INJURIES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE SEASON, BUT JUST OTHER PLAYERS, UH, STEPPED UP AND PLAYED IN A GREAT WAY. BUT COACH, DO YOU MIND JUST TALKING BRIEFLY AND THEN YOUR, YOUR, UH, YOUR CAPTAINS COULD TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THIS YEAR'S TEAM? SURE. I DON'T NEED ANY MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. I GOT, I COULD PROBABLY TALK LOUD AND EVERYBODY HERE WITHOUT A MICROPHONE. SO, UM, YEAH, WE, UH, WE GRADUATED, I THINK SEVEN SENIORS FROM THE LAST YEAR'S TEAM. AND SO I THINK EVERYBODY MAY HAVE OVERLOOKED THIS JUST A LITTLE BIT. UM, WE HAD A PRETTY, UH, ACTIVE SUMMER. WE PLAYED PROBABLY CLOSE TO 35 OR 40 GAMES OVER THE SUMMER. WE KINDA KNEW WE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL COMING FROM WHAT WE DID IN THE SUMMER. UM, WE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. UH, WE WENT UP TO, TO PAIGE, UH, SECOND GAME OF THE SEASON. WE'RE ABLE TO GET, GET A BIG WIN UP IN PAIGE AND THEY WERE THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS. AND I THINK THAT KIND OF GAVE US SOME CONFIDENCE, UH, MOVING FORWARD. UM, WE ENDED UP PLAYING, I THINK, UH, 11 OF THE TOP 12 TEAMS IN THE THREE A RANKINGS. THE 12 TEAM THAT WE DIDN'T PLAY WAS OURSELF. UM, BUT WE PLAYED ALL, ALL OTHER 11 TEAMS, INCLUDING ALL THE OTHER DIVISION CHAMPIONS, UM, FROM ACROSS THE STATE. SO WE WERE REALLY WELL TESTED BY THE TIME THE STATE TOURNAMENT CAME AROUND. UM, BUT LIKE YOU SAID, IT WAS, IT'S SUCH A JOY TO COACH A GROUP OF GIRLS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR ENERGY, THEIR EFFORTS. UM, THEY BROUGHT THAT EVERY NIGHT. IT WAS MY JOB WAS MORE TO TEACH THE GAME OF BASKETBALL AND TO KIND OF KEEP US ALL MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. AND IT WAS SUCH AN EASY JOB TO COACH THESE GUYS BECAUSE OF THEIR COMMITMENT, THEIR DEDICATION, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD GO HARD IN PRACTICE. UH, JUST THEY'RE, THEY'RE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL YOUNG LADIES. THEY'RE GREAT STUDENTS. UM, I THINK WE'RE ON ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF NO TECHNICAL FOULS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THEY, THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR BUSINESS ALL THE RIGHT WAY. SO, AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE, WE SUFFERED A COUPLE INJURIES HERE AND THERE. UM, I THINK WE ENDED THE SEASON 29 AND FIVE AND SO WE HAD A FEW DOWNS. UM, YOU KNOW, LOSING A COUPLE OF GAMES OF SHOW WAS NEVER FUN AND THAT WAS SOME SOUL SEARCHING MOMENTS FOR US AFTER THAT. BUT, UH, WE, WE SEEMED TO RECOVER FROM THOSE BOTH PRETTY NICELY. BUT THAT WAS A, A GREAT SEASON AND LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING ANOTHER ONE NEXT YEAR, BUT PERFECT. THANK YOU COACH. CAPTAIN, DO YOU MIND KIND OF SHARING JUST A, A QUICK SUMMARY OF, OF YOUR TEAM AND WHAT IT MEANT TO WIN? SURE. UM, SO I THINK WE KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING, OH THAT WE, I THINK THAT COMING IN THE SUMMER WITH ALL OF OUR HARD WORK THAT WE PUT IN, THAT WE KNEW THAT WE HAD A CHANCE TO WIN THIS AND EVERYBODY WORKED SO HARD EVERY SINGLE DAY AND EVERY GAME OUR BENCH WOULD COME IN AND THEY WOULD DO WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO EVEN WHEN ELLE GOT HURT AND THEN BRYNN AND BOTH OF THERE, HAILEY, THEY ALL CAME OFF THE BENCH AND THEN THEY STEPPED UP LIKE THEY NEEDED TO. AND THAT'S KINDA ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IS EACH OF US STEPPING UP. AND I THINK EVERYBODY DID, EVEN THOUGH EVEN WHEN IT WAS HARD, WE ALL DID WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO. THAT'S, I HAVE TO SAY. UM, ONE THING I REALLY LIKED ABOUT THE SEASON IS THAT WE ALWAYS PLAYED FOR EACH OTHER. YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAD OUR GOAL SET FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND WE WANTED TO WIN. WE KNEW IT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WOULD COME EARLY TO PRACTICE TO STAY LATE. UM, WE ALL WOULD SHOOT AROUND AFTER PRACTICE, PLAY ONE-ON-ONE, WHATEVER. UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, DURING GAMES IT WAS NEVER JUST THE SAME PERSON. YOU KNOW, LIKE SCORING. WE ALWAYS HAD THE SCORE PRETTY EVENLY SPREAD OUT, ESPECIALLY THROUGHOUT GAMES AND STUFF. AND SO, UM, WHEN SOMEBODY HAS A BAD GAME, IF SOMEBODY ALWAYS STEPPED UP AND UM, WE WERE ALWAYS LIKE SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER. SOMEBODY'S LIKE KIND OF DROPPING THEIR HEAD. THERE WAS ALWAYS 10 MORE GIRLS THERE TELLING 'EM TO LIFT THEIR HEAD AND GET THEIR CHINS UP. AND SO YEAH, I JUST REALLY THINK THE SUPPORT FROM WE HAD EACH OTHER AND PLAYING FOR EACH OTHER WAS REALLY STRONG THIS YEAR. AND I THINK THAT PLAYED A BIG PART IN WINNING OUR CHAMPIONSHIP. SO WAS A FAN. WE DON'T GET TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE LOCKER ROOM, BUT WHAT I EXPERIENCED ON THE, ON THE COURT WAS EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED. AND IT WAS NEAT TO SEE YOU GUYS PLAY WITH A LOT OF HEART, A LOT OF DETERMINATION. I WILL TELL YOU I WAS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS AFTER WATCHING THEIR BIG WIN WHEN PAYSON WON TO GO INTO THAT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. I THOUGHT THEY BA BE RIDING A LOT OF MOMENTUM, BUT COACH GREAT STRATEGY AND PLAYERS GREAT EXECUTION, YOU LOCKED DOWN THEIR NUMBER ONE PLAYER AND IT RESULTED IN 24 TURNOVERS, WHICH WAS PRETTY OUTSTANDING. YOU GUYS CAME UP WITH A GREAT GAME PLAN AND PLAYED WITH HEART AND IT SHOWED IN THAT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. SO WE'D LIKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YEAH, JEFF, I WAS JUST ON THAT GAME PLAN JUST SO YOU KINDA KNOW WHAT TYPE OF TEAM WE WERE. I HAD SOME IDEAS. I SHARED EM WITH LEY, SHE'S THE ONE WHO GUARDED THEIR BEST PLAYER AND [00:10:01] SHE'S LIKE, NO COACH I CAN, I WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, I'M A LITTLE WORRIED. WE'RE A LITTLE TIRED, WE HAD A TOUGH GAME, I THINK MAYBE WE NEED TO PULL OFF. AND SHE SAID, NO, I GOT IT, COACH. LEMME GO. I SAID, ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GIVE YOU A FEW MINUTES AND SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT. SO THAT WAS ALL THAT ONE. WELL I'LL TELL YOU, EVEN EVEN US IN OUR HOME WATCHING THAT GAME, I KEPT SAYING, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO PULL HER OUT. SHE'S GONNA BE DEAD TIGHT. AND SHE JUST STUCK WITH IT AND DID A GREAT JOB. SO ANYWAYS, THANKS COACH, SUPERVISOR FOR NOW. THANK YOU CHAIR AND UH, SUPERVISOR. THANK YOU EVERYONE. AND I CONGRATULATE YOU FOR GRADUATING THOSE SENIORS LAST YEAR AND YOU ALL CAME BACK, UM, RUNNING, I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT AND UM, WANTED AGAIN. SO WE'RE, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO SEE YOU HERE AFTER HOW MANY YEARS DID YOU SAY? 23. 20, 28 YEARS. SO THAT'S GREAT THOUGH YOU HAD THAT DETERMINATION TO UM, GET THAT PRIZE, KEEP IT UP. EVEN OTHER PRIZES WILL SHOW UP. THEY'RE THE YOUR LIFE AHEAD. SO CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. UH, I JUST WANT TO TAG ON WHAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT SPREADING THE FLOOR. AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO'S HAVING A BAD GAIN, SOMEBODY ELSE HAS TO STEP UP AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO, WHO THE ONE INDIVIDUAL PLAYER IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU PLAY A TEAM SPORT, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT. IT'S EVEN THE TEAM EFFORT OF SOME OF THOSE THAT MAY NOT HAVE EVEN GOTTEN THE GAME. IT'S A TEAM EFFORT OF, OF EVERYBODY CHEERING AND EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER. AND AS YOU COME TOGETHER, YOU END UP WITH THE PRICE. AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS, WIN OR LOSE. SOMEBODY ALWAYS HAS TO LOSE, BUT IT'S ALWAYS FEELS BETTER WHEN YOU GET THE WIN. SO CONGRATULATIONS. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO, UH, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OF YOU IS, IS HAVE YOU GUYS COME UP, WE'RE GONNA DO A QUICK PICTURE WITH YOU IF THAT'S OKAY. AND WE HAVE SOME MEDALS THAT WE'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU, BUT IF YOU WILL COME UP, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE HERE, WE'LL KIND OF CENTER YOU UNDERNEATH THE EMBLEM. SO COACH AND THEN PLAYERS, IF YOU ALL CAN COME UP, COME ON DOWN THIS WAY. I GUESS, DO WE WANT TO, SO HOW DO YOU WANT US TO DO THIS? SO ANGLE IN ANGLE. EVERYBODY TURN, I WOULD JUST NEED SOMEONE IN GO AND THEN, YEAH, LET ME STEP BACK. EVERYBODY IN, EVERYBODY KIND OF TURN TO THE SIDE RIGHT THERE. BASELINE THIS WAY? YEAH, THERE'S JUST GAP BETWEEN YOU. OH, ALRIGHT. HOLD IT. 1, 2, 3. WE HAVE SOME THIS WAY. CONGRATULATIONS THAT THE RIGHT ONE. THIS ONE IS HIGH. SO THAT MUST BE DOWN A FACE. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE [b. Recognition of Snowflake D-3 - 215 lb. Wrestling State Champion Devin Kinlicheenie] ON NOW WE HAVE SOME WRESTLERS. WE HAVE A OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE. UM, SO ITEM B ON THE AGENDA IS RECOGNIZE RECOGNITION OF SNOWFLAKE DIVISION 3, 215 POUND WRESTLING CHAMPION WHO'S NO STRANGER, UH, DEVIN AND COACH, IF YOU'LL COME UP OVER HERE. [00:15:01] SO DEVON'S NO STRANGER HERE. HE'S A THREE TIME STATE CHAMPION. UM, DEVON'S RECORD. LET'S SEE. I WANNA SHARE SOME OF THIS. I ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHT SOME NOTES HERE. THIS IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. SO DEVON'S A THIRD TIME STATE CHAMPION HIS RECORD AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON ANY OF THIS, BUT HIS RECORD OVERALL OVER FOUR YEARS, 199 WINS, NINE LOSSES, EIGHT OF THOSE COMING HIS FRESHMAN YEAR. DEVIN COMES FROM A FAMILY OF WRESTLERS THAT ALL BEEN SUCCESSFUL. UM, HIS BROTHERS WERE STATE CHAMPIONS AS WELL. WE HAD A CHANCE TO RECOGNIZE THEM HERE. DEVIN AND ONE OF HIS BROTHERS TOGETHER. UM, WE HAD A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ME AS HIS BROTHER HERE WITH HIM TODAY AND HIS FATHER WHO IS ALSO A COACH. UM, DEVIN WAS A LEADER ON HIS TEAM THIS YEAR AND THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE. UM, WE WANT TO TURN THE TIME OVER TO THEM. WHAT AN OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE'RE GONNA TURN THE TIME OVER FIRST TO COACH TO TALK ABOUT, UH, ABOUT WINNING AT THAT LEVEL AND WHAT IT MEANS. AND THEN DEVIN, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE TAKE DOWN AND WHAT IT MEANT TO WIN THIS THIRD TIME COACH. YEAH, IT WAS A FUN YEAR. I THINK MY YOUNGEST ONE, DEVIN'S MY YOUNGEST. SO IT WAS A FUN YEAR TO COACH THIS LAST SEASON WITH HIM. AND WE HAD, WE HAD A ROUGH YEAR AT THE START AS A TEAM. WE HAD A ROUGH YEAR JUST GETTING GOING, GETTING KIDS FOCUSED TO COME OUT AND JUST 'CAUSE WRESTLING'S A GRIND. SO IT'S THE HARDEST SPORT YOU'LL EVER DO. IT'S ONE OF THE HARDEST SPORTS YOU'LL EVER DO. IT IS THE HARDEST SPORT YOU'LL EVER DO. BUT IT IS GETTING HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL KIDS WILL FOCUS AND COME IN AND ALL HAVE THE SAME GOAL AND THAT THAT'S TOUGH TO GET. 'CAUSE IT JUST, IT'S SO MUCH WORK AND JUST A GRIND EVERY YEAR TO GET TO REACH YOUR GOAL. SO I MEAN WE HAD, WE STARTED OUT GOOD FIRST TOURNAMENT THAT WE STARTED TAKING STEPS BACKWARDS AND KIDS GETTING HURT AND WE JUST KEPT GRINDING IN STATE TOURNAMENT. AND FOR SOME, SOMEHOW WE TURNED IT ON. KIDS STEPPED UP, WE HAD KIDS GETTING INTO THE SEMI-FINALS AND WE HAD ONE KID, WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE HAD ANOTHER KID FROM SNOWFLAKE UP HERE WITH US, BUT WE HAD SOME STUFF GO DOWN AFTER A MATCH AND HE GOT DISQUALIFIED. BUT IT WOULD'VE BEEN GOOD TO HAVE HIM UP HERE, BUT WE'LL MENTION HIM. BRENT WHITE PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN A STATE CHAMP FOR SNOWFLAKE. BUT WHAT DEVIN, DEVIN IS JUST, IT'S EASY 'CAUSE IT'S HARD WORK, WRESTLING'S NOTHING BUT HARD WORK PROBABLY IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK HARD, YOU WILL NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN WRESTLING. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO GRIND, YOU WILL NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN WRESTLING. SO, AND THAT'S ONE THING DEVIN HAS IS HIS WORK ETHIC IS MAN THESE LEAPS AND YEARS AHEAD OF KIDS HIS AGE. SO, AND THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF HIS TALENT AND EVERYTHING COMES FROM IS JUST HIS WORK ETHIC. HE'S NOT, HE'S WILLING TO, WHEN HE'S HURTING, HE'S STILL IN THERE GRINDING AND THIS YEAR HE DOMINATED EVERY TOURNAMENT. SO, AND A LOT OF THAT SUCCESS GOES TO HIS BROTHERS. TWO OF HIS BROTHERS THAT THEY WERE IN THE ROOM, THEY'RE OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. SO THEY WERE ALL, THEY WERE ALL BACK HELPING COACH IN THE ROOM WITH US. SO MAN, IT, IT SHOWED AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE HAD KIDS JUST, IT FINALLY CLICKED FOR THEM AND THEY, THEY STEPPED UP. THE WRESTLING GOT A LOT BETTER AND I THINK IT JUST, I THINK WE WERE SNOWFLAKE'S IN A GOOD SPOT FOR WRESTLING NOW 'CAUSE IT'S HARD OF, AND THE NORTH NORTHERN ARIZONA'S HARD TO GET WRESTLING GOING. IT USED TO BE DOMINANT WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT WE LOST IT A LITTLE BIT. I THINK WE'RE COMING BACK AND YOU'LL SEE SOME MORE KIDS COMING IN. THEY HELPED TRAIN WITH US AND THEY, AND JUST, I THINK WATCHING DEVIN DO WHAT HE DOES AND TERRELL DOING WHAT HE DID, WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS COME, THEY COME INTO OUR ROOM TO TRAIN WITH US AND MAN, IT SHOWS AND IT PAYS OFF FOR THEM. WE GOT A COUPLE STATE CHAMPS COMING IN BEHIND US AND, BUT MAN, IT'S DEVIN'S FIRST THREE TIME, THREE TIMES STATE CHAMP FOR SNOWFLAKE. FIRST HE WENT TO NATIONALS AND HE'S A FIRST ALL AMERICAN FOR SNOWFLAKE. SO IT, IT'S, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. I GOT THREE BOYS TRYING TO GET INTO THE SAME COLLEGE TO WRESTLE. SO , THAT'S GONNA BE FUN . SO LIKE, CONGRATULATIONS COACH EVAN. UH, MY FAVORITE TAKE DOWN IS PROBABLY JUST LIKE A SLIDE BY EASY TAKE DOWN, BUT WHY THIS SEASON IS SO IMPORTANT. UH, IT'S NOT REALLY ME. IT'S LIKE THESE PEOPLE BEHIND ME, ESPECIALLY THESE TWO RIGHT HERE WITHOUT THESE TWO, IT'S KIND OF LIKE, IT'S, I'M NOTHING REALLY. AND LIKE WHAT REALLY HELPED THIS YEAR IS LIKE [00:20:01] AS A TEAM, WE ALL LIKE PRAYED A LOT AND LIKE DEEPENED OUR FAITH IN EACH OTHER AND IN THE LORD. I THINK THAT'S LIKE ONE IMPORTANT THING THAT WE DID THIS YEAR. AND UH, IT'S NOT JUST ME LIKE I GET ALL THE CREDIT A LOT OF THE TIME, BUT SOME PEOPLE BEHIND ME, THE PEOPLE AT HOME, THE PEOPLE IN SNOWFLAKE, LIKE SNOWFLAKE, I EVER, I EVER NEED A PLACE TO STAY OR LIKE A PLACE TO EAT. THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE, THEY'RE UP THERE LIKE IN MY FACE. YEAH, YOU CAN COME OVER HERE, COME OVER HERE. IT'S AWESOME TO SEE. AND LIKE ALL THE LIKE HARD WORK THAT I PUT IN TO LIKE PAY OFF, I STILL NOT THE BEST IT SHOWED THIS LAST WEEKEND, BUT IT'S AWESOME TO SEE THAT I CAN GET BETTER AND I AM COMPETING WITH THE BEST 'CAUSE OF THESE GUYS AND BECAUSE OF MY FAITH AND MY TRAINING AND MY FAITH IN THE MAN ABOVE. THANK YOU DEVIN. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND THE SINCERITY WHICH YOU SHARED. APPRECIATE IT. ANY COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I'M JUST GONNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS. UH, IT'S NOT EASY TO DO WHAT YOU DID AND, AND IT WASN'T EASY FOR THE WORK YOU PUT IN. AND AS YOUR FATHER SAID, IT'S UH, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT SPORTS UP THERE. IT'S FUNNY, THE OTHER ONE IS GOLF, SO, UH, . BUT, BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THEY'RE, THEY ALL TAKE TECHNIQUE AND THEY ALL TAKE UH, BALANCE OF PERFORMING THINGS WITH EXACTNESS. SO GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS ON, UM, YOUR WINS, YOUR LIFETIME WINS AS WELL. GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR SHARING WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH WRESTLING. 'CAUSE WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT WRESTLERS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO RECOGNIZE AND WE WANT TO DO A PICTURE WITH ALL THREE OF YOU AT THE END IS, I HAVE A MEDAL HERE FOR YOU, BUT IF YOU, IF YOU CAN STICK AROUND, ARE YOU OKAY TO STICK AROUND JUST FOR THE OTHER TWO AND THEN WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH THE OTHER TWO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU GUYS COME UP, I'LL GIVE YOU THE MEDAL AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ALL THREE OF YOU GUYS, UH, FOR THE PICTURE WITH YOUR COACHES AND WHATNOT. SO WOULD THAT BE OKAY? OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. PERFECT. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE [c. Recognition of Winslow Division IV - 144 lb. Wrestling Champion Michael Romero.] ON TO ITEM C, RECOGNITION OF WINSLOW DIVISION FOR 144 POUND WRESTLING CHAMPION MICHAEL ROMERO. AND WE'LL TURN THE TIME OVER TO SUPERVISOR BENAL. IS HE HERE? YEAH, SHE, OH, OKAY. HELLO. GOOD MORNING. MORNING, MORNING. AND, UM, GOOD TO SEE YOU. UH, LET'S SEE HERE. MICHAEL MARIE ROMERO BECOMES HOME STATE CHAMPION ON FEBRUARY 21ST. SENIOR BULLDOG MICHAEL ROMERO WOULD GO UP AGAINST THREE WRESTLERS EARNING THREE PINS. THE FIRST WOULD BE HUNDREDTHS, UH, QUERO OF YUMA CATHOLIC, WHERE HE WOULD GET A PIN AT MINUTE AND 56. SECOND MARK IN THE QUARTERFINAL, HE WOULD PIN TAIL AND JOHN AT 1 27 MARK AND HE WOULD THEN PIN JOSE DIAZ AT 5 57 MARK AND SEMIFINALS. GOOD JOB PENDING. UM, ON FEBRUARY 22ND, ROMERO WOULD FACE THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL SEAT LOOK. GRAINER OF MIAMI ROMERO WOULD START OFF AGGRESSIVELY AND QUICKLY EARN A TAKE DOWN POINT. AND THEN USING HIS FANTASTIC STRENGTH TO NEUTRALIZE GRAINER SPEED, ROMERO WOULD THEN LOCK HIM IN A FINISHING MOVE TO PUT GRAINER AT TO PIN GRAINER AT 57 MARK. I GUESS I NEED NEW GLASSES TO CAPTURE THE GOLD MEDAL AND FINISH HIS WRESTLING CAREER WITH THE TITLE OF DIVISION FOUR CHAMPION IN THE 144 POUND WEIGHT CLASS. ROMERO ALSO HOLDS TWO WINSLOW HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING RECORDS WITH 189 CAREER WINS AND 59 SEASON WINS. SO I SEE, UM, I WATCH WRESTLING OCCASIONALLY, SO THEN I WOULD, I THINK IT'S ALL A PHYSICAL AND A, A MENTAL, UH, GAME AS WELL, SO YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG IN THOSE AREAS. SO CONGRATULATIONS, UM, MICHAEL FOR, UM, BEING THE DIVISION FOUR CHAMPION IN THE 144 POUND CLASS. SO [00:25:03] THANK YOU. THIS IS MY WINSLOW GROUP. YAY. UH, COACH, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT, ABOUT MICHAEL AND WINNING AND THEN HAVE MICHAEL SHARE FAVORITE TAKE DOWN? OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. SO ACTUALLY I'M MICHAEL'S, UM, LEGAL GUARDIAN. I'M HIS UNCLE. I'M HIS GREAT UNCLE AND I'VE HAD HIM FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW. AND, UH, HE DIDN'T LIKE WRESTLING IN THE BEGINNING. , I HAVE, I HAVE, UH, OLDER, OLDER KIDS TOO. HE DIDN'T LIKE 'EM, SO HE STARTED WRESTLING AT A YOUNG AGE AND HE GOT HUMBLED AT A YOUNG AGE AND I'M STILL TRYING TO GET THAT OUT OF HIM, BUT IT'S STILL, IT'S STILL TOUGH. IT, HE'S ACTUALLY THE FIRST STATE CHAMPION IN MY FAMILY AND, UM, I, I'VE BEEN COACHING HIM SINCE HE WAS SO LITTLE. UM, AND HE'S COME A LONG WAYS. HE'S, HE'S A FOUR TIME STATE PLACER. HE HAD A FEW CHANCE, HE HAD A CHANCE AT HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR. HE ENDED UP TAKING SECOND. UM, BUT THIS PAST YEAR HE, WHERE'S DEVON? IS DEVIN HERE, THE KEN LAIE BOYS, THEY HELPED HIM OUT A LOT. WE, THEY DRILLED AND DRILLED AND DRILLED AND DRILLED AND DRILLED AND THAT'S WHAT HE NEEDED. HE NEEDED SOMEONE AT THEIR LEVEL TO, TO HELP HIM. SO DEVIN, BUBBA, CELESTE, AND WHERE'S TROY? HE'S NOT HERE. OH, AND TROY'S NOT HERE. SO HE HAS ANOTHER, MICHAEL HAS ANOTHER OLDER BROTHER THAT WAS A GOOD COMPETITOR TOO AND HE ALSO WORKED RUSSELL WITH THE KILLING CHINNY BOYS. SO THEY ACTUALLY HELPED ME OUT A LOT. I MEAN, BUT IT WAS ALL UP TO MICHAEL TO SEE WHAT HE WANTED TO DO AND HE WORKED REAL HARD THIS, THIS PAST YEAR AND IT ENDED UP PAYING OFF. SO I'M PROUD OF HIM. GOOD. THANKS COACH. YEP. DO YOU WANNA SHARE YOUR FAVORITE TAKE DOWN ON WHAT I'M MEANT TO WIN? LIKE MY FAVORITE TAKE DOWN TO DO OR THIS, THIS YEAR? YOUR FAVORITE ONE, WHICHEVER YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE. I'D SAY MY FAVORITE TAKE DOWN WAS, UH, IT WAS IN PRACTICE ACTUALLY AT SNOWFLAKE WHEN I TOOK DEVIN DOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME, . AND WHAT DID IT MEAN TO WIN STATE? IT MEANT TO WIN STATE WAS JUST LIKE, I DON'T REALLY KNOW, IT WAS A GREAT FEELING AT THE TIME, BUT GOING BACK AFTER IT, IT JUST FELT LIKE A NORMAL DAY AFTER IT THROUGHOUT THAT WEEK AND I JUST SET MY MIND TO ANOTHER GOAL IS TO BECOME A NATIONAL CHAMP OR BECOME AN ALL-AMERICAN AND JUST WORK HARD OVER THE SUMMER, OVER MY YEARS OF CAREER IN WRESTLING. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? JUST QUICKLY, WHAT I'VE HEARD TODAY IS IT TAKES FAMILY TO WIN AND AND THAT'S GREAT AND IT TAKES GOOD FRIENDSHIPS. AND SO WHEN A FRIEND IS WILLING TO TEACH YOU SOME OF HIS BEST MOVES, I THINK THAT'S COLLABORATION OF COMING TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF EACH OTHER. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, IF, ARE YOU OKAY WITH STAYING HERE FOR JUST A MINUTE? WE WANNA RECOGNIZE ONE MORE WRESTLER AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU ALL COME UP. WE HAVE A MEDAL FOR YOU, BUT WE WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH ALL THE, THE WRESTLERS AND THEIR COACHES AND FAMILY, SO, PERFECT. ALRIGHT, LET'S, IT'S GOT ITEM D RECOGNITION [d. Recognition of Mogollon D-4 - 165 lb. Wrestling Champion Hadley Porter and 106 lb. Wrestling State Champion Anthony Pimentel] OF MO ON DIVISION FOUR, A HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE POUND WRESTLING CHAPLAIN HADLEY PORTER AT 106 POUNDS, UH, AND A HUNDRED AND 106 POUND, I'M SORRY, WRESTLING STATE CHAMPION ANTHONY PIMENTEL. WE'LL TURN THE TIME OVER TO SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COACH PORTER, WE APPRECIATE, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUNG MEN. LET ME JUST START OFF WITH, UH, IF I CAN WITH ANTHONY A. LITTLE BIT HERE. GIVE A LITTLE SUMMARY OF ANTHONY. ANTHONY WAS ABLE TO WIN THE STATE CHAMPION THIS YEAR FOR THE MUSTANGS. UH, HE OUTLAST HIS SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN, JAYDEN PRESTON, WHOSE RECORD WAS 50 AND 10 AND A SEVEN, FOUR AND A SUDDEN VICTORY OVERTIME TO WIN THE 106 POUND CHAMPIONSHIP. UH, HE SAYS, I WANT TO THANK MY COACHES AND MY DRILLING PARTNER, PARKER REIDHEAD, FOR HELPING ME BE THE BEST WRESTLER I CAN. I JUST THINK WE'VE GOT QUALITY WRESTLERS IN OUR WRESTLING ROOM, SO THAT DEFINITELY HELPS A LOT. ANTHONY WENT FORWARD ON THE TOURNAMENT, THE SECTION TWO CHAMPION PIN TOMBSTONE FRESHMAN IN 44 SECONDS IN THE FIRST ROUND AND HE NEEDED JUST TWO MINUTES AND 36 SECONDS IN HIS QUARTERFINAL BOUT WITH PARKER SENIOR, UH, BY 15 O TECHNICAL FALL. AND THEN HE REACHED A TITLE MATCH WITH ANOTHER TECHNICAL FALL GETTING PASSED. MARCI FRESHMAN IN THE SEMI-FINALS. PRESTON [00:30:01] WON THE BY PIN HIM 40 SECONDS IN THE FIRST ROUND OVER ST. JOHN'S, FRESHMAN IN THE QUARTERFINALS, UH, 12 SEVEN IN THE SEMI-FINALS. SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST A FANTASTIC VICTORY FOR HIM, UH, LAST YEAR. YOU KNOW, HE WAS SO CLOSE, UH, OF THINGS THERE AND IT HELPED HIM COME BACK. BUT LAST YEAR HE WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING THE, UH, MUSTANGS WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, ALTHOUGH HE DIDN'T HAVE, UH, A PERSONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THERE, BUT IT GAVE HIM THE WILL TO DRIVE. SO, ANTHONY, CONGRATULATIONS. I APPRECIATE IT. JUST A LITTLE BIT HERE ON, UH, HADLEY PORTER 165 POUND WRESTLING. UH, HE FINISHED 40 AND THREE THIS SEASON WITH A 1 99 18 FOR HIS CAREER WITH FOUR STATE MEDALS. PORTER REACHED THE TITLE MATCH THREE TIMES. SO COMING UP, UH, CLOSE, UH, A COUPLE OF OTHER TIMES PRIOR, DROVE HIM TO BE ABLE TO, UH, REALIZE THAT LOSING WASN'T WHERE HE WANTED TO BE. HE DID REALIZE THAT IT WAS STILL BEING SUCCESSFUL, BUT YET HE STILL FELT LIKE THAT DIDN'T ACHIEVE WHAT HE WANTED TO, SO IT JUST MADE HIM BETTER. AND THEN HE WENT ON TO WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR, SAYS IT MEANS EVERYTHING. HE SAID, I WORKED MY WHOLE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER FOR THIS MOMENT. I FELL SHORT THREE YEARS IN A ROW, AND THIS YEAR I CAME OUT WITH SOME CONFIDENCE AND I KNEW I WAS GOING TO GET THE JOB DONE AND I BELIEVED IN MYSELF AND I GOT IT DONE. HE LIVES HIS COACH, HIS FATHER SAID HE LIVES AND DIES WRESTLING. HE'S A PASSIONATE KID. IT'S HIS SPORT. HE PUTS THE EFFORT IN EVERY DAY, EXTRA EFFORT AS WELL. AND TO SEE HIM COME OUT WITH A WIN, HE GOT BEAT BY THIS KID A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AT A TOURNAMENT. THERE'S NO TITLE WITHOUT THE PHYSICAL WORK. AND HE CREDITED HIS DRILL PARTNER THIS SEASON, HIS COUSIN, KALE PORTER. AND, AND HIS COACH SAID, I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HIM. HE PUSHED ME EVERY DAY. AND THEY BOTH SAID THAT THE GLORY GOES TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER AND TO JESUS CHRIST. AND SO I JUST APPRECIATE IT. UH, COACH PORTER, IF YOU WANNA JUST TAKE A FEW COMMENTS AND THEN EACH OF YOU YOUNG MEN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR SEASON AND WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO WIN. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANKS FOR HAVING US HERE. THANK YOU. UM, MR. SEYMOUR, APPRECIATE IT. AND, UH, UH, I THINK THESE GUYS HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT DRILL PARTNERS. I THINK IT'S TRUE AND IN ALL OF OUR LIVES, IT'S, IT'S NOT WHAT WE DO INDIVIDUALLY, IT'S WHO WE SURROUND OURSELVES WITH AND, UH, AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE US GOOD OR GREAT, OR ON THE CONTRARY. SO THESE KIDS, UH, SOME OF THEIR TOUGHEST BATTLES WERE IN THE WRESTLING ROOM WITH THEIR, THEIR OWN TEAMMATES AND, AND THAT JUST, IT PUSHES 'EM TO BE BETTER. UM, THESE GUYS DID AN AWESOME JOB. THEY WERE BOTH STATE CHAMPIONS, BUT IF YOU TOOK ALL THE GUYS IN OUR ROOM, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT MADE THESE GUYS BECOME WHO THEY ARE. UM, THEY WORKED THEIR, THEIR TAILS OFF EVERY DAY. UM, THEY DID THINGS IN THE SUMMERTIME. UM, IT, IT REQUIRES A LOT OF WORK TO GET WHERE THEY ARE. OUR TEAM ENDED UP TAKING SECOND PLACE THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR, WHERE THE, THE CHAMPIONS, AS YOU SAID, AND WE, A LITTLE SHORT OF OUR GOAL THIS YEAR, UM, FELL, FELL BEHIND, UH, SANTA CRUZ WHO HAD A REALLY GOOD TEAM. BUT AGAIN, JUST MY TIP, MY HATS TO THESE GUYS, THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT IN, THE EFFORT THEY PUT IN, UM, IT'S A TOUGH SPORT. IT'S A GRIND EVERY DAY, WATCHING THEIR WEIGHT AND, AND ALL THOSE FUN THINGS. I THINK ANTHONY'S SOME OF HIS TOUGHEST COMPETITIONS FOR HIMSELF TRYING TO GET DOWN TO 106 POUNDS . SO, UH, BUT UH, AGAIN, PUTTING IN THE, THE TIME AND THE EFFORT, THE DEDICATION TO DO THAT IS PRETTY TOUGH. UM, SO AGAIN, APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US HERE TODAY AND RECOGNIZE THESE FINE YOUNG MEN. AND THEN THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS THESE KIDS ARE, THEY'RE GREAT WRESTLERS. UM, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE BETTER KIDS. THEY REALLY ARE. I MEAN, THEY, THEY'RE NOT THEIR KIDS THAT ARE OUT PARTYING OR DOING DUMB THINGS ON THE WEEKENDS. I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT WITHOUT FAULT. UM, BUT UH, THEY'RE JUST GOOD OVERALL KIDS. AND WE LOVE THAT ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY. WE HAVE, WE HAVE GOOD ATHLETES. WE HAVE, WE HAVE GOOD STUDENTS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE JUST REALLY GOOD KIDS THAT, UM, I THINK OUR BEST EXPORT IS WHAT WE SEND OUT OF OUR TOWN. AND THEY GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AND THEY DO GREAT THINGS AND, AND WRESTLING HELPS WITH THAT. THE DEDICATION, THE COMMITMENT, IT JUST, IT HELPS, YOU KNOW, FEED THE WORLD. THANK YOU COACH. APPRECIATE IT. I, I REFLECT ON YOUR STORY LAST YEAR OF TAKING YOUR YOUNG MEN TO SEE MEN IN THE BOAT AND, UH, WHAT IT DID FOR 'EM. WHEN YOU LOOK AT SYNCHRONIZING, MAKING EVERYTHING AND THE EFFORT THAT YOU GUYS DID LAST YEAR TO WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AS A TEAM, THAT REALLY TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT. AND I BELIEVE BOTH OF THESE YOUNG MEN WERE ON THE TEAM THERE LAST YEAR. SO IT'S FANTASTIC. I THINK. WHY DON'T YOU SHARE WITH US, UH, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR SEASON PLEASE AND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A WINNER? UM, OH, SORRY. UH, YEAH, I WAS PRETTY GOOD. UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S REAL. TALK ABOUT, SORRY. YEAH. UM, IT WAS A GOOD SEASON. I DEFINITELY HAD, THANKS TO ALL MY, MY BOYS IN THE WRESTLING ROOM, THEY DEFINITELY HELPED ME OUT A LOT. LIKE COACH SAID, THAT IS WHAT SOME OF THE TOUGHEST BATTLES I'VE, [00:35:01] UH, FOUGHT IS IN THE WRESTLING ROOM. I MEAN, IT'S A GRIND EVERY DAY, JUST GOING IN THERE AND CUT AND WAIT AND, I MEAN, I HAD TO LAYER UP ALMOST LIKE EVERY DAY. 'CAUSE I I COULDN'T PUT DOWN THE FOOD. SO LIKE, I WOULD GO HOME AND I'D JUST EAT. SO I DEFINITELY DIDN'T HELP, BUT YEAH. BUT YEAH, JUST THANKS TO THOSE GUYS FOR MAKING ME A BETTER WRESTLER. AND YEAH, MY COACH, THEY'RE ALWAYS IN MY CORNER FIGHTING FOR ME. AND SO YEAH, I LIKE THEM A LOT. THAT'S GREAT. HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH NOW? UH, I'M LIKE ONE 20 . . GREAT JOB. GREAT JOB. YEAH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT, HADLEY. YEAH. UM, I KNOW THIS YEAR WAS A PRETTY GOOD YEAR, I'D SAY, UH, FINALLY CAME OUT ON TOP. UM, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF HANDS THAT, THAT GO UNSEEN. A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM RIGHT? YOUR COACHES, YOUR TEAMMATES, UM, YOUR, YOUR MOM. MY MOM DOES A LOT. AND SO I'M JUST VERY GRATEFUL THAT I HAD THIS LAST OPPORTUNITY AND WAS ABLE TO TAKE, UH, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND COME OUT ON TOP. AND SO, LIKE, LIKE I SAID, ALL UM, ALL GLORY GOES TO JESUS CHRIST 'CAUSE WANNA BE ABLE TO DO WITHOUT HIM. SO, YEAH. THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S WORTHY TO MENTION THEM WITH THESE YOUNG MEN WHEN YOU GET DIVISION THAT THEY'RE IN, IT ISN'T JUST LIKE A CLASS. IT TAKES EVERYTHING. IT TAKES THE SMALLER SCHOOLS, IT TAKES UP TO ONE A'S THE TWO A'S, AND THEY ALL COME TOGETHER. YEAH, WE HAVE OUR FOUR, OUR THREE A, FOUR A THAT STARTS SECTIONING IN THE CLASS. BUT THESE YOUNG MEN ARE COMPETING WITH THE STATE THAT'S, THAT'S VERY HUGE AND VERY BIG CLASS. AND SO FOR THEM TO, TO COME OUT ON TOP, THEY'RE ALSO, IT ISN'T JUST THAT THEY COME FROM A SMALL SCHOOL, THEY COME FROM A, A LARGE GROUP IN THE STATE THAT'S REPRESENTED BY THEM AND THEY BECOME CHAMPIONS. SO THANK YOU COACH AND APPRECIATE YOU. WE HAVE SOME MEDALS THAT WE'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU HERE IN JUST A MINUTE WITH THE OTHER WRESTLERS AND SO I'LL TURN THE TIME BACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE 'EM ANOTHER HAND REAL QUICK AND THEN IF WE CAN HAVE ALL THE WRESTLERS AND THEIR COACHES COME UP, IF YOU GUYS JUST COME ON RIGHT AROUND HERE. SLIDE THIS WAY. WHEN I READY TO TURN SIDEWAYS, SQUEEZE IN. ACTUALLY GET ALL THE WRESTLERS IN THE MIDDLE, IF THAT'S OKAY. YEAH, LET'S HAVE MICHAEL AND ANTHONY UP FRONT. 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. EVERYBODY THANK YOU FOR, ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO TO ITEM FOUR BEFORE WE GO BACK, UH, TO THE FIRST OR THE SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA. SO WE'LL GO TO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. [a. Personnel Service Awards: Congratulations to the following employees for their continued service to Navajo County: Tina Nelson (County Attorney) 5 years; Ciera Hensley (Health District) 5 years; Chief Brian Swanty (Sheriff) 5 years; Seth Coffey (Facilities Management) 5 years; Rhonda Krouse (Health District) 5 years; Necia Adams (Health District) 5 years; Adrain Barrera (Jail Operations) 5 years; Stephani DoBell (Jail Operations) 5 years; Delton Jenkins (Facilities) 5 years; Alysaa Lemmon (Health District) 5 years; Mauriah Walker (Health Distirict) 5 years; Pamela Harris (Health District) 5 years; Shayne Jackson (Sheriff) 10 years; Janelle Linn (Health District) 10 years; Judge BJ Little (Winslow Justice Count) 10 years; Pedro Barajas (Jail Operations) 10 years; Julianna Davis (Public Works) 10 years; William Wilbanks (Public Works) 15 years; Sheriff David Clouse (Sheriff) 15 years; Bruce Tucker (Sheriff) 15 years; Jeanine Carruthers (Public Works) 20 years; Gerson Diaz (Superior Court) 20 years; LuAnn Garbini (Superior Court) 20 years; Michelle Duran (County Attorney) 25 years; and Yvonne Hunt (Snowflake Justice Court) 30 years.] WE'RE GONNA TURN THE TIME OVER TO ERIC SCOTT FOR THE PERSONNEL SERVICE AWARDS AND CONGRATULATE SOME EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR, THEIR TIME HERE WITH NAVAJO COUNTY. SO ERIC, GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THIS MORNING WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE TO NAVAJO COUNTY. UH, BEFORE THIS MEETING, WE HAD A A LITTLE [00:40:01] GET TOGETHER AND THE EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO SHOW UP AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE AND GRAB A LITTLE GIFT BASKET. AND WE ARE, WE ARE ACTUALLY AT THE POINT WHERE WE, WE GIVE A SIGN AT, AT FIVE YEARS OF, OF BEING WITH NAVAJO COUNTY. AND WE NOW HAVE BEEN DOING THIS PROGRAM FOR FIVE YEARS. AND SO THERE ARE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE, WHO ALREADY HAVE THEIR SIGN AND ARE RECEIVING A NEW STICKER TO PUT ON THEIR SIGN. SO, UH, IF, IF YOU ARE HERE AND ALREADY HAVE A SIGN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE BRING YOUR SIGN UP WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PICTURE. FIRST WE HAVE, UH, AND WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU CAN COME ON UP, WE'LL GIVE YOU YOUR SIGN OR YOUR STICKER AND, AND A SHIRT AND THEN WE'LL GET A GROUP PHOTO AT THE END. THE FIRST ONE TO RECOGNIZE IS TINA NELSON WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY OFFICE. BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FIVE YEARS. NEXT WE HAVE SIERRA HENSLEY WITH THE HEALTH DISTRICT. BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FIVE YEARS. THANK CHIEF BRIAN SWATI WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FIVE YEARS AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT THIS MORNING. LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. SETH COFFEE WITH FACILITIES. BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FIVE YEARS. THANK YOU. RHONDA KRAUS, ALSO WITH THE HEALTH DISTRICT. BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FIVE YEARS, NISHA ADAMS, ALSO, ALSO WITH THE HEALTH DISTRICT AND ALSO BEEN WITH NAVILLE COUNTY FIVE YEARS. ADRIAN BARRERA WITH, UH, NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN THE JAIL. BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FIVE YEARS AND WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS MORNING. STEPHANIE DOBELL, ALSO WITH NAVAJO COUNTY IN THE JAIL AND ALSO BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FIVE YEARS, DELTON JENKINS WITH FACILITIES. AND DELTON IS ACTUALLY ON HIS SECOND, SECOND TERM WITH NAVAJO COUNTY. HE RETIRED AFTER 33 YEARS, BUT NOW HE'S BEEN BACK WITH US FOR FIVE YEARS, SO CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS, BUT REALLY 38. THANK YOU. ALYSSA LEMON WITH THE HEALTH, HEALTH DISTRICT. BEEN WITH NAMO COUNTY FIVE YEARS. MARIAH WALKER, ALSO WITH ALSO WITH THE HEALTH DISTRICT AND ALSO BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FIVE YEARS. PAMELA HARRIS, ALSO WITH THE HEALTH DISTRICT AND ALSO BEEN WITH NAVILLE COUNTY FIVE YEARS. THANK YOU. DEPUTY SHANE JACKSON WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FOR 10 YEARS AND UNABLE TO MAKE IT THIS MORNING. OUR HEALTH DIRECTOR, JANELLE LYNN, ALSO BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY FOR 10 YEARS. JUST BEAR YOUR NAME THERE. WE PERFECT. [00:45:03] JUDGE BJ LITTLE WITH THE WINSLOW JUSTICE COURT. BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY 10 YEARS. PEDRO BRAHAS WITH THE NAVAJO COUNTY JAIL. BEEN WITH US 15 YEARS AND I DON'T BELIEVE HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT EITHER THIS MORNING. JULIANA DAVIS WITH PUBLIC WORKS, BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY 10 YEARS. OH, BACK HERE. UH, WILLIAM WILBANKS OR BILL WILBANKS WITH PUBLIC WORKS. BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY 15 YEARS. SHERIFF DAVID KLAUS. BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY 15 YEARS AND ALSO UNABLE TO MAKE IT THIS MORNING. DEPUTY CHIEF BRUCE TUCKER WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BEEN WITH US 15 YEARS AS WELL. JANINE CARRUTHERS, PUBLIC WORKS, BEEN WITH US 20 YEARS. GARRISON DIAZ WITH SUPERIOR COURT. BEEN WITH US 20 YEARS. LUANN GARI WITH SUPERIOR COURT. BEEN WITH US 20 YEARS AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT THIS MORNING. LET'S GIVE HER A AMEN. MICHELLE DURAN WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY OFFICE. BEEN WITH US 25 YEARS AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE YVONNE HUNT. BEEN WITH NAVAJO COUNTY 30 YEARS IN THE SNOWFLAKE JUSTICE COURT. AND IF WE COULD HAVE EVERYONE BRING THEIR, THEIR SIGNS UP TO THE FRONT AND WE'LL GET A GROUP PHOTO WITH THE, THE BOARD THAT HERE, OR GO UP HERE OR THE GUYS TAG HERE. WE, YEAH, YEAH. [00:50:16] UP WE, WHAT WE FOUND WORKS WELL WITH THE, THESE PICTURES WITH OUR SIZES THAT EVERYONE COULD HOLD THEM AT AN ANGLE INSTEAD OF, UM, RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. IF YOU COULD HOLD THEM AT AN ANGLE AND KIND OF TURN IN TOWARD EACH OTHER. THAT'S PERFECT. YEAH, TINA LOOKS GOOD. GO THIS WAY? NO, YOUR, YOUR SIGN. SEE HOW, YEP. THERE YOU GO. WE HAVE TO TAKE SOME ON THE, THERE YOU GO. FIELD TRIP. ALRIGHT, WE GOT EVERYBODY IN THERE. 1, 2, 3. ONE MORE JOB. YAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. I KNOW SOME ARE HEADED OFF TO THINGS THEY NEED TO DO. UM, ERIC, BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WE'RE GIVE BRIAN JUST A QUICK MINUTE. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. UM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WE, WE WANTED TO, WE WANTED TO DO BETTER IN ACKNOWLEDGING EMPLOYEES AND ACKNOWLEDGING ALL THE EFFORT AND THE TIME THAT YOU PUT IN AND THE STREET SIGN. YOU KNOW, I, I TALKED TO ERIC A. LITTLE BIT AND THE STREET SIGNS WAS, WAS HIS BRAINCHILD, UH, AND THE STICKERS. AND I JUST, I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ERIC AND MELISSA, LEAH AND CRYSTAL AND EVERYONE WHO'S JUST PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND THOUGHT INTO THIS WHOLE PROCESS. SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? OKAY, HERE NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON [b. Presentation to Pamela Harris on her Retirement from Navajo County after 5 Years of Service] THE AGENDA. ERIC AND JANELLE, UM, PRESENTATION TO PAMELA HARRIS ON HER RETIREMENT FROM NAVAJO COUNTY AFTER FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE, WE'LL TURN THE TIME WITH THEM. WE THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THIS MORNING WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE, UH, PAM AGAIN. PAM WAS JUST RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE. COME ON UP, PAM. AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE PAM FOR HER RETIREMENT FROM NAVAJO COUNTY. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO WORK WITH PAM A NUMBER OF TIMES AND ALWAYS BEEN SUPER IMPRESSED WITH, WITH OUR KINDNESS. SHE'S SO COURTEOUS, ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE AND VERY, VERY HELPFUL AND JUST APPRECIATED EVERY TIME, UH, BEING ABLE TO INTERACT WITH HER. UH, WE HAVE A, A, A LITTLE GIFT TO GIVE HER, BUT FIRST, JANELLE, DO YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SHARE? SO PAM STARTED FOR US, I THINK TWO WEEKS BEFORE COVID EXPLODED. SO SHE GOT BAPTISM BY FIRE. UM, SHE QUICKLY, HER SKILL QUICKLY BECAME EVIDENT IN HER KNOWLEDGE AND DEDICATION AND, UM, WE DIVIDED INTO TWO TEAMS, UM, TO LEAD COVID. AND I WAS BLESSED TO HAVE, UM, PAM AS MY KIND OF CO-CAPTAIN ON MY TEAM. AND ON THE HARD DAYS, [00:55:01] PAM'S ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO KEPT US GOING, I LOVE HER. I'M SORRY. IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON AT MIDNIGHT OR ONE IN THE MORNING TO SAY, PAM, WE GOTTA LOG OFF. IT'S TIME TO SHUT DOWN. AND SHE'D BE RIGHT BACK ON AT FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. AND SHE'S KIND COMPASSIONATE. ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS EDITOR WHO'S RETIRED, SAW THAT SHE WAS BEING RECOGNIZED TODAY AND EMAILED TO LET ME KNOW HOW MUCH HE APPRECIATED HER AND WHAT HE SHE DID FOR HIS DEPARTMENT. PAM IS THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT SHE, UM, HAS DEVELOPED AND LEADS A COMMUNITY-WIDE CHRISTMAS PARTY IN HEBREW EVERY YEAR AND GETS A GIFT FOR EVERY CHILD IN HER COMMUNITY. IT'S A HUGE EVENT AND SHE SPENDS MOST OF HER NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER PLANNING THAT. AND I'M GONNA MISS HER AND I LOVE HER. THANK YOU. I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO NAVAJO COUNTY FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME. IT'S BEEN A REALLY GREAT END OF MY CAREER AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I'D SAY, PAM, YOU'RE QUEEN FOR A DAY, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE QUEEN ALWAYS. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST FANTASTIC AND HAPPY AND MUCH JOY IN YOUR RETIREMENT. AND MAY THE LORD BLUSH YOU THROUGH ALL YOUR ENDEAVORS THAT YOU DO. AND THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE THAT YOU GAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH, I JUST SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND, UM, LOOK LIKE YOU ARE ALL PREPARED FOR TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'D ECHO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND SAY THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE AS MUCH AS YOU'RE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE THINGS THAT YOU'RE IN, YOU'RE JUST ONTO OTHER ENDEAVORS. SO WISH YOU THE BEST IN THE NEXT SEASON OF LIFE. THANKS FOR BLESSING US FOR THE TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE HERE AND GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HELP THOSE AROUND YOU. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S GIVE HER ONE MORE HAND. YEAH. PAM. PAM IF YOU WANNA COME UP, LET'S GET A, A PHOTO WITH THE BOARD UP FRONT. YOU THEM BOTH? YEAH. HAVE YOU KIND OF FRONT AND CENTER RIGHT UNDER THIS ONE. TAKING THESE PICTURES. 'CAUSE I REMINDED N COUNTY IS NOT JUST FULL OF GOOD PEOPLE, BUT GOOD LOOKING PEOPLE. . THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, YOU'RE UP AND READY TO GO, HUH? ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA END UP TURNING [c. Consideration of a Proclamation proclaiming April 2025, as "National County Government Month"] THE TIME OVER TO YOU FOR PROCLAMATION. UM, APRIL, 2025 OF NASHVILLE COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DECLARING, UM, APRIL, 2025 AS NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH. THIS ANNUAL OBSERVANCE IS SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, AND IT'S A, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNTIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SHOWCASE, UH, THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT WE PLAY IN ENSURING THE HEALTH, WELFARE AND SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS. THIS YEAR, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, ALICIA, UM, IS HELPING TO BRING THAT MESSAGE TO LIFE IN CREATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE WAVES. WE'RE ENGAGING RESIDENTS THROUGH DIGITAL TOURS OF OUR COUNTY COMPLEX, SHARING, INSIGHTFUL DEPARTMENT STATISTICS, AND EVEN ENCOURAGING CIVIC LEARNING THROUGH INTERACTIVE TOOLS LIKE THE ICIVICS COUNTY WORK GAME. [01:00:01] WITH THAT CONTEXT IN MIND, I'D LIKE TO READ THE OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD, NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH, APRIL, 2025. WHEREAS COUNTIES PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND STRIVE TO SERVE CONSTITUENTS AND CELEBRATE THE ROLE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN CONNECTING, INSPIRING, AND LEADING AS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS. AND WHEREAS COUNTIES PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO KEEP ARIZONA'S COMMUNITY SAFE AND SECURE BY PRESERVING PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROMOTING LOCAL ECONOMIES AND RESILIENCY. AND WHEREAS COUNTIES TAKE SERIOUSLY THEIR LEADERSHIP ROLE IN PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE HEALTH, WELLBEING, AND SAFETY OF CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITY, IN EFFICIENT AND COST, IN EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE WAYS. AND WHEREAS WITH A BROAD RANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES TO RESIDENTS, COUNTY GOVERNMENTS UPHOLD A MISSION TO IMPROVE LIVES, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY HIGHLIGHTING OUR STRENGTH AS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS. AND WHEREAS THERE WERE 15 COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA RESPONSIBLE FOR AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF EVERY RESIDENT IN THE STATE. AND WHEREAS ARIZONA COUNTIES REFLECT THE WIDE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE, CULTURE AND LANDSCAPE IN OUR STATE. AND WHEREAS IN RECOGNITION OF THE LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND VALUABLE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE STATE'S COUNTIES, NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF NAVAJO COUNTY THAT APRIL OF 2025 IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH AND ENCOURAGING ALL COUNTY OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES, SCHOOLS, AND RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES. MR. CHAIRMAN, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL, 2025 AS NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH IN NAVAJO COUNTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU, UM, ALICIA AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED WITH COMMUNICATING AND SHARING KIND OF WHAT GOES ON. I KNOW A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS DEAL WITH THE COUNTY, BUT THEY DON'T ALWAYS KNOW EVERYTHING THE COUNTY DOES AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON THAT AND HELPING PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND. UM, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YOUR NONE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION, A MOTION TO, UH, OR CONSIDERATION OF THE CLAIM RULING APRIL, 2025 AS NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ITEM FIVE FROM THE SHERIFF'S [a. Consideration of a proclamation declaring the week beginning April 13th through April 19th, 2025, as "National Telecommunicator's Week" in Navajo County, Arizona. ] OFFICE. AND I KNOW THE SHERIFF HAD TO DO A QUICK RUNDOWN, UH, TO AN IMPORTANT MEETING THAT WAS LAST MINUTE. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE, I KNOW IT'S WHIPPLE, BUT WHAT'S THE FORMAL TITLE THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO? IT'S LIEUTENANT. LIEUTENANT WHIPPLE? YEAH. OKAY. LIEUTENANT WHIPPLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I CALL YOU BY YOUR FIRST NAME, BUT THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE. SO . IT'S OKAY. I'VE BEEN CALLED WORSE SOMETIMES, SO NO, YOU'VE GOT A GREAT NAME. . WELL, THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. UM, I APPRECIATE, UH, THE MEETING TODAY. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY BEING RECOGNIZED AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. UH, I I MAY HAVE TO WORK WITH ERIC ON TRACKING DOWN IF THERE'S ANY PINS LEFT WHEN I STARTED WITH THE COUNTY. AND EVERY TIME WE HIT A FIVE YEAR OR 10 YEAR MILESTONE, WE GOT A REALLY COOL PIN. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE HIT AWAY IN ANY DRAWERS ANYWHERE OR ANYTHING, BUT I'M STILL LOOKING FORWARD TO MAYBE BRINGING BACK SOME OF THOSE PINS, POSSIBLY . SO, UH, BUT, BUT THANK YOU FOR, UH, LETTING US, UH, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE, UH, THE TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK, UM, FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 13TH THROUGH THE 19TH. I'M ACTUALLY GONNA HAVE CAITLYN COME UP HERE. I'M NOT GONNA STAND UP HERE AND BE BY MYSELF. CAITLYN IS THE, UH, THE ONE THAT KIND OF MAKES EVERYTHING WORK. UM, DISPATCH AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS IS, IS HER BABY, AND I WANT HER TO ALSO BE RECOGNIZED HERE. SHE, SHE DOES A LOT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR REGION FOR TELECOMMUNICATORS. SHE'S ACTUALLY THE REGIONAL 9 1 1 MANAGER. SO SHE OVERSEES ALL PSAPS IN, IN A LARGE REGION, SO FOUR OR FIVE OR SIX, UM, TOTAL PSAP AND STUFF. SO I WANT HER TO, TO BE UP HERE AS WELL. BUT I WANT TO READ A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM THE PROCLAMATION. UH, THE TELECOMMUNICATORS OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY WORKING DILIGENTLY AND EFFICIENTLY. TO ANSWER EMERGENCY CALLS, DISPATCH FIRST RESPONDERS PROVIDE LIFESAVING ASSISTANCE IN URGENT SITUATIONS AND TELECOMMUNICATORS DISPLAY REMARKABLE PROFESSIONALISM, COMPOSURE, AND COMPASSION WHILE WORKING UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE, OFTEN DURING HIGH STRESS EMERGENCIES, MAKING QUICK AND ACCURATE DECISIONS TO SAFEGUARD LIVES AND PROTECT PROPERTY. AND THE MEMBERS OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELECOM COMMUNICATION TEAM ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM SERVING AS THE UNSEEN, [01:05:01] YET ALWAYS PRESENT FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE COORDINATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES. AND SO A LOT, A LOT OF TIMES, UH, WHEN WE THINK FIRST RESPONDERS, WE THINK OF THE, THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN UNIFORM WHO ARE SHOWING UP, MAYBE DRIVING FAST WITH LIGHTS AND SIRENS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UH, BUT TELECOMMUNICATORS AND DISPATCHERS ARE 100%, UM, AN INTEGRAL, INTEGRAL AND IMPORTANT PIECE TO PUBLIC SAFETY. IT ALL STARTS WITH THEM, IT ALL COMES THROUGH THEM, AND THEY COORDINATE IT ALL. AND SO I WOULD LIKE, UH, THE BOARD TO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF APRIL 13TH THROUGH THE 19TH AS NATIONAL TERROR COMMUNICATIONS WEEK FOR NAVAJO COUNTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR? THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST, UH, WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU'VE SAID, YOU GUYS SAVE LIVES AND THOSE MINUTES THAT YOU SAVE, THOSE SECONDS THAT YOU SAVE AND WHAT YOU DO, AND MANY TIMES IN THE TIME OF CRISIS THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR COMPOSURE. AND SO HATS OFF TO ALL OF THE TELECOMMUNICATORS WHO, WHO WORK THROUGHOUT THE, THE COUNTY AND, AND OUR CITIES AND TOWNS. AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THEM AND, AND BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? JUST WANNA SAY, UM, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM AND, UM, I JUST WANNA, UM, SAY APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU. BACK TO YOU CHAIR. ALL RIGHT, CHAIR, TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THIS PROCLAMATION CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION AS AS STATED. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THE MOTION. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. SO MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT. WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS SESSION. SO MOVE SECOND THERE. A MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE NOW IN NA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH [a. CONSENT AGENDA: The following item(s) are considered to be of a routine or administrative in nature and will be approved as a group unless a member of the Board wishes to discuss a particular item: ] SERVICES DISTRICT. WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE US. ANY ITEMS OF THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT ANY BOARD MEMBER WISHES TO SPEAK ON. OKAY. HEARING NONE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF VOTE? AYE. AYE. A AYE. MOTION PASSES. YOU UNANIMOUSLY WE'RE ON TO ITEM B, REGULAR [1. Presentation regarding the current wildfire conditions, fire restrictions and mitigation efforts throughout the region.] AGENDA PRESENTATION REGARDING CURRENT WILDFIRE CONDITIONS, FIRE RESTRICTIONS, AND MITIGATIONS EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. WE'LL TURN THE TIME OVER TO KATRINA AND THEN JANET DEAN WILL BE JOINING HER. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR SUPERVISORS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME BE HERE. ONCE AGAIN, I HAVE A VERY BRIEF, UM, UPDATE FOR YOU AND THEN I'M GONNA TURN THE TIME OVER TO MS. JANET. SHE'S GONNA DISCUSS SOME OF THE STUFF THAT SHE DOES IN PARTNERSHIP. SO WITH THAT APRIL, WELL HERE WE ARE. UM, THERE WE GO. OKAY. SO, UM, OUR DROUGHT, OUR SHORT TERM DROUGHT CONDITIONS PERSIST. IT'S NOT LOOKING PRETTY. UM, WE'RE STILL IN SEVERE AND EXTREME DROUGHT AS YOU CAN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, WHICH I'M SORRY I HAVE THE DATE WRONG ON MY SLIDE. THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WITH THE YELLOW IS ACTUALLY 2024 . UM, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DROUGHT FROM THE SAME WEEK LAST YEAR. NOT GOOD. UM, LOOKING AT THE OUTLOOK FOR FIRE POTENTIAL, AND THIS IS JUST THE POTENTIAL AS IT'S FORECASTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. UM, APRIL, IT'S STILL IN THE SOUTHERN SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF ARIZONA. AND THEN AS YOU CAN SEE IN MAY, IT KIND OF GETS A LOT FARTHER ALONG. AND IN JUNE, MOST OF THE STATE IS COVERED EXCEPT FOR THE FAR WEST CORNER. THERE WE GO. UM, OUR DRY CONDITIONS, WE, WE JUST HAD A ROUND OF WINTER STORMS, BUT IT IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO MITIGATE, UM, THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS THAT WE ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING. SO, UM, OUR WILDFIRE COORDINATION TEAM HAS CONTINUED TO MEET EVERY WEEK AND WE REMAIN IN STAGE ONE FIRE RESTRICTIONS WITH NO OUTLOOK OF THAT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON. WHAT STAGE ONE MEANS IS THERE'S NO DEBRIS BURNING. UM, ALL PERMITS ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THERE'S NO LITTERING OF SMOKING [01:10:01] MATERIALS, WHICH SHOULD NOT BE A THING AT ANY TIME, REGARDLESS OF RESTRICTIONS. UM, WE ASK THAT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS VISITORS, WHETHER YOU'RE FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, OR JUST COMING UP FOR THE BEAUTY OF OUR AREA, PLEASE BE VIGILANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE IN YOUR MOTOR VEHICLES. WE DON'T WANT YOU TO DRAG CHAINS OR, UM, WHAT I SEE A LOT WHEN I'M DRIVING UP AND DOWN THE HIGHWAYS IS THE UNDERCARRIAGE. SOME OF THOSE PIECES ARE FALLING OFF. AND I ACTUALLY HAD TO STOP AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS DRAGGING A PIECE OF METAL THE OTHER DAY, AND IT WAS ONE OF OUR WINDIEST DAYS AND I ASKED HIM TO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT HE TOOK CARE OF THAT. UM, AND HE WAS VERY GRACIOUS AND KIND ABOUT IT. UM, ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT OUR FLYER DOESN'T REALLY ADDRESS IS THAT WHILE YOU CAN HAVE A SMALL FIRE IN YOUR BACKYARD PIT, UM, AS LONG AS IT IS COM COMPLETELY CLEAR OF DEBRIS, IS THAT YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T DO IT IF THE WIND IS BLOWING. SO WE WILL BE ADDRESSING THAT WITH OUR PIO TEAM THAT ALSO MEETS ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO THAT IS BY AND LARGE THE MAJORITY OF MY, MY FIRE RESTRICTIONS UPDATE. I DID WANNA SAY TAKE HIM JUST A BRIEF MINUTE TO THANK BOTH SUPERVISOR WHITE SINGER, WHO I KNOW SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT, UM, MY COUNTY COWORKERS AND FRIENDS THAT CAME OUT IN MASS TO SUPPORT THE WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS EXPO THAT WAS HELD ON MARCH 29TH. IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. WE HAD, UH, 230 PEOPLE COME THROUGH FOR A FIRST YEAR WITH 16 VENDORS. THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING NUMBERS. UM, ONE OF THOSE VENDORS IS MS. JANET, AND I'LL LET HER TAKE OVER THE MIC HERE IN JUST ONE SECOND. NEXT UP, I DO WANNA ENCOURAGE ANYONE AND EVERYONE TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL FIREWISE BLOCK PARTY. IT IS ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET PREPAREDNESS AND, UM, GOOD WILDFIRE PREVENTION INFORMATION THAT I DID FIND OUT THAT THE DATE IS JULY 12TH AND IT IS ALWAYS HELD EVERY YEAR AT PORTER MOUNTAIN, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON PORTER MOUNTAIN BLUE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO, UM, WITH THAT, I WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. BUT I DO WANNA TURN OVER THE TIME TO MS. JANET AND A PS TO EXPLAIN THEIR MITIGATION EFFORTS. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I HAVE TO PUT IN A SPECIAL PLUG WITHOUT MS. JANET'S DONATION FROM A PS. AND I KNOW IT WASN'T JUST JANET, BUT SHE'S BEEN A FRIEND. UM, A PS WAS ONE OF, BY FAR, OUR LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS AND DONATORS TO THE EXPO, AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE SUCH A SUCCESSFUL EVENT WITHOUT THAT. AND WE CANNOT THANK THEM ENOUGH. SO I WILL STOP TALKING AND I WILL TURN THE SHOW OVER TO MS. JANET. SORRY, RIGHT HERE. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISORS. UM, IT'S A REAL HONOR TO BE HERE THIS MORNING. WE SO APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. UM, KATRINA IS A VALUED MEMBER OR VALUED PARTNER WITH US AS WE WORK TO MITIGATE WILDFIRE. UM, BEFORE I GET STARTED, MY NAME JANET DEAN. I'M THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR A PS SERVING THE, THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE STATE. I'M JOINED TODAY BY RYAN WEISNER, WHO IS OUR ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR THE SAME, SAME AREA THAT I COVER. AND RYAN WORKS DIRECTLY WITH SOME OF OUR LARGEST CUSTOMERS, LARGEST LOAD CUSTOMERS AS WELL OF, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR CITIES AND TOWNS, UM, SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THEIR ACCOUNTS. AND SO HE'S AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING TO PREPARE FOR THIS UPCOMING, WELL, NOT UPCOMING, THE HEIGHTENED FIRE RISK THAT'S ALREADY HERE. UM, SO THIS MORNING I JUST WANNA TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES BECAUSE THOSE, THOSE GRAPHS AND, UM, AND CHARTS AND STATISTICS THAT KATRINA SHARED, THEY, THEY SCARE US JUST LIKE THEY SCARE YOU. AND IT'S WHAT'S KEEPING US UP AT NIGHT, BECAUSE WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SERVES 11 OF 15 COUNTIES, THERE'S AN INHERENT RISK AS IT TRAVELS THROUGH AREAS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY DROUGHT AND, UM, EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY WORRIED ALSO ABOUT, UM, ABOUT OUR STATE AND, AND THIS UPCOMING FIRE SEASON. UM, WHAT I WANNA DO, HIGH LEVEL, WE ARE VERY FOCUSED ON HOW WE PREPARE AND MITIGATE FOR WILDFIRE. I JOINED A PS ALMOST 11 YEARS AGO, AND ABOUT THAT TIME, WE WERE STARTING TO BUILD OUR INTERNAL FIRE MITIGATION TEAM. AND AT THIS POINT, WE, WE NOW HAVE AN 18 PERSON FIRE MITIGATION DEPARTMENT THAT INCLUDES METEOROLOGISTS AND FIRE SCIENTISTS AND FORMER WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS, ALL WHO HELP DIRECT OUR ACTIONS AS A COMPANY TO PREPARE AND MITIGATE FOR WILDFIRE. UM, THEY HAVE HELPED US LAY OUT A VERY COMPREHENSIVE [01:15:01] PLAN, A PLAN WE'RE PROUD OF, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AND THERE'S REALLY FIVE BUCKETS TO IT, AND YOU SEE THOSE ON THE SCREEN. BUT THE FIVE BUCKETS ARE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS KIND OF THE FOUNDATION AND WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS AND YEARS. AND THAT'S OUR RIGHT OF WAY CLEARANCES. THAT'S OUR DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND POLES, WHICH MEANS AROUND ANY POLE WITH EQUIPMENT THAT MIGHT SPARK. WE'RE CLEARING A 10 FOOT RADIUS SO THAT WE, IF THERE IS A SPARK FOR SOME REASON, IT FALLS ON GROUND THAT IS NOT READY TO BURN. UM, IT ALSO HELPS PROTECT OUR SYSTEM IF A WILDFIRE GOES THROUGH OUR SYSTEM, AND WE'VE SEEN EXAMPLES OF THAT. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR TREES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR RIGHT OF WAYS, BUT THAT LOOK TO BE DEAD OR DYING OR SICK. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR, UM, WITH OUR LAND MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, THE FOREST SERVICE BLM, UM, STATE LAND TO MAKE SURE WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THOSE TREES SO THAT IF THE WINDS COME AND THOSE TREES GO, YOU KNOW, KEEP THOSE TREES FROM GOING OVER INTO OUR SYSTEM. WE'RE ALSO DOING EVERY YEAR GRID HARDENING, UM, AND A LOT OF GRID HARDENING SPECIFIC TO PROTECTING OUR SYSTEM FROM WILDFIRE AND PROTECT, HELPING TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES. SO ONGOING UPGRADES, WE'RE WRAPPING, WE'RE TRYING TO REPLACE WOOD POLES WHERE WE CAN WITH STEEL POLES. THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE EVERYWHERE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO, UM, TO, TO HAVE A STEEL POLE, YOU'VE GOTTA GET IT, BE ABLE TO GET A TRUCK TO IT TO, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T CLIMB IT. SO WHEN WE CAN'T, WE'RE TRYING TO DO THIS MESH WRAPPING FIRE, MESH WRAPPING AROUND OUR WOOD POLES. WE'RE CHANGING OUT SOME OF OUR FUSES WITH FUSES THAT IF THERE IS A SPARK, IT ACTUALLY CATCHES IT, IT DOESN'T LET IT FALL. SO LOTS OF GRID HARDENING, LOTS OF ASSET INSPECTION EVERY, LEMME TAKE A STEP BACK. ACROSS OUR 11 OF 15 COUNTIES, WE'VE IDENTIFIED ABOUT 265 LINES THAT WE CONSIDER FIRE MITIGATION LINES. SO THOSE ARE LINES THAT HAVE BEEN ASSESSED TO BE IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS A HEIGHTENED RISK OF FIRE. AND SO ON THOSE 265 LINES, WE'RE DOING ANNUAL PATROLS COMING OUT A WINTER, GOING INTO HEIGHTENED FIRE RISK TIMES. WE'RE PATROLLING THOSE LINES AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BROKEN DURING THE WINTER FROM WIND, FROM SNOW. WE'RE USING, UM, WE'RE DOING IT ON, YOU KNOW, BY TRUCK. WE'RE DOING IT WITH HELICOPTER, WE'RE DOING IT WITH DRONES. WE'RE DOING INFRARED SCANS TO HELP IDENTIFY EQUIPMENT THAT MIGHT, MIGHT BE, MIGHT BE FUNCTIONING, BUT MAYBE IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO POINT OF FAILURE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY IT EARLIER AND EARLY, AND THEN WE'RE CHANGING ALL THAT OUT. WE HAVE BY MAY 1ST, OUR TEAMS HAVE TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE DONE THE MAINTENANCE ON ANYTHING THAT THEY FOUND THROUGH THOSE CONTROLS. ANOTHER AREA, AND THIS IS AN AREA I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT, IS MONITORING AND AWARENESS. WE WANT DATA. WE WANNA MAKE DATA, DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS ABOUT HOW WE ARE MANAGING OUR SYSTEM. AND A FEW YEARS AGO, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE DATA. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET THE DATA. WE HAD, UM, WE IDENTIFIED ONE WEATHER STATION WITH REAL TIME WEATHER DATA WITHIN ONE MILE OF ONE LINE. AND THAT WAS ALL WE HAD. SO WE HAVE NOW TAKEN IT UPON OURSELVES. WE ARE PUTTING IN OUR OWN WEATHER STATIONS ON OUR LINES, WE'RE PUTTING IN CAMERAS THAT WATCH OUR LINES. AND THE NEWEST PIECE THAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IS WE'RE PUTTING IN AI CAMERAS UP IN HIGH SPOTS ACROSS THE STATE. AND THESE ARE, THINK OF IT LIKE THE OLD FIRE WATCH TOWERS. THEY'RE, THEY'RE KIND OF IN PLACES LIKE THAT, BUT WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO, THEIR AI, THEY CAN IDENTIFY SMOKE, THAT COULD BE A RISK BEFORE EVEN THE HUMAN EYE CAN SEE IT. AND THEY'RE TIED INTO THE, UM, THE FIRE DISPATCH CENTERS. AND SO THEY'RE IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS MUCH EARLIER THAN COULD BE DONE PREVIOUSLY. AND WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF PRESCOTT RECENTLY WITH THE BRADY FIRE, THE END OF FEBRUARY FIRE IN FEBRUARY. UM, OUR CAMERAS SAW THOSE REPORTED 'EM, AND BECAUSE TWO CAMERAS HAD THEY OVERLAPPED IN THAT AREA, THEY COULD TRIANGULATE AND THEY GOT THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO WITHIN YARDS OF THE FIRE START BEFORE IT WAS MORE THAN IT WAS JUST A FEW YARD, A HUNDRED YARDS, UM, IN, IN, IN AREA RATHER THAN A MUCH LARGER FIRE. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR WORK THERE. AND I'LL SHOW YOU A PICTURE WE'LL QUICKLY, BUT THEN WE HAVE SOME OPERATIONAL MITIGATIONS. AND THIS GETS TO WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. UM, WE'VE GOT A NON RE-CLOSING STRATEGY THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT BEFORE. WE'VE HAD IT FOR MANY YEARS. THAT'S WHERE WE DON'T WANT POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE YEARS. WE'VE PUT EQUIPMENT ONTO THE LINES. IT'S DESIGNED TO, UM, WHEN THERE IS A FAULT IN THE LINE, IT'S DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY TRY TO RESTORE POWER. AND IT'LL DO IT THREE TIMES WHEN THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, DURING THE WINTER WHEN IT'S SAFE. BUT DURING THE SUMMER, AS WE REACH HEIGHTENED FIRE RESTRICTIONS, WE TURN THAT EQUIPMENT OFF, WHICH MEANS INSTEAD OF A BLINK ON YOUR LINE, OUR CUSTOMERS MIGHT ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE AN OUTAGE. BUT IT'S A SAFETY PRECAUTION WE'RE TAKING BECAUSE IF THERE'S HEIGHTENED FIRE RISK, WE DON'T WANT OUR LINES TRYING TO AUTOMATICALLY [01:20:01] REENERGIZE THEMSELVES BECAUSE IF THEY'RE ON THE GROUND OR THERE'S A TREE IN THEM AND THEY SPARK, UM, THAT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION. SO, AND AS, AS, AS CONDITIONS GET WORSE DURING THE YEAR, WE TURN THAT EQUIPMENT OFF AND WE WON'T LET IT, WE WON'T RESTART IT UNTIL WE'VE HAD BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE HAD FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAVE A PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT I'LL SKIP FOR NOW AND TALK ABOUT IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. UM, WE HAVE RED FLAG WARNINGS WHERE ANYTIME THERE'S A RED FLAG CALL, RED FLAG WARNING CALLED EVEN IF OUR, EVEN IF OUR LEVELS INTERNALLY HAVEN'T GOTTEN ALL THE WAY UP TO THAT NON RE-CLOSING STRATEGY, WE GO AHEAD AND MAKE IT A NON RE-CLOSING DAY. AND WE ALSO, UM, WILL NOT DO ANY NON-EMERGENT WORK ON THOSE DAYS. WE DON'T WANNA BE WORKING AROUND THE SYSTEM IF IT COULD SPARK AND THERE'S HIGH WINDS. BUT THE BIG ONE AND THE NEW ONE THAT I WANNA TALK ABOUT IS PUBLIC SAFETY, POWER SHUTOFF. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, JUST WANNA SHOW YOU THIS IS, THIS IS A PICTURE FROM ONE OF OUR AI CAMERAS. THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE IN THE FLAGSTAFF AREA, BUT WHERE THAT YELLOW TRIANGLE IS, THAT'S ACTUALLY SOME SMOKE THAT IT PICKED UP AND IT'S A FIRE IT ACTUALLY REPORTED. UM, AND THIS IS A PICTURE, THIS IS KIND OF SHOWS THE MAPS. WE HAVE BEEN ADDING CAMERAS AND WEATHER STATIONS, AND THIS IS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. AND WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL MORE TO ADD THE REST OF THIS MONTH. BUT NOW ONTO PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS, THAT IS THE NEWEST TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX. AND THIS, THIS IS A TOOL THAT COULD CALL FOR US TO TURN POWER OFF PROACTIVELY WHEN THE CONDITIONS ARE AT THE EXTREMIST OF EXTREME. AND THAT TEAM I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, THEY'RE MONITORING SEVERAL DIFFERENT INDICES TO DETERMINE WHEN WE MIGHT GET TO THIS POSITION AND THE KINDS OF THINGS THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. WHEN IS THE BIGGEST ONE SUSTAINED WIND SPEED, WIND GUST SPEED, UM, DIRECTION, THE WIND'S BLOWING. AND THEN ALL OF THAT'S COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, MOISTURE, CONTENT, FUEL, LO LOADING. UM, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE SCORED. AND IF WE GET TO A SCORE WHERE WE THINK THAT ALL THE OTHER THINGS WE'VE DONE ARE NOT ENOUGH TO PROTECT AN, TO HELP PROTECT AN AREA, WE MAY CALL A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF. THIS IS SOMETHING WE STARTED LAST YEAR. WE STARTED IT ON 13 OF THOSE 260 LINES THAT I TALKED ABOUT THROUGH CONTINUED RISK MODELING AND DATA ANALYSIS. WE HA HAVE EXPANDED TO 65 LINES THIS YEAR. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, THERE ARE LINES WITHIN NAVAJO COUNTY. AND SO THE, THE, THERE WILL BE IMPACTS WITHIN THE SHOW LOW AREA, AND THERE WILL BE IN IMPACTS BETWEEN SHOW LOW AND TAYLOR. AND SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THOSE COMMUNITIES. KATRINA IS AN EXCELLENT PARTNER AND IS HELPING US WITH OUR PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RESPONSE. UM, BUT A FEW THINGS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, POWER SHUTOFFS. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THEY ARE NOT COMMONPLACE. THEY ARE THE, THEY'RE A TOOL OF LAST RESORT. AND BEFORE WE IN INITIATED THIS INTO OUR TOOLBOX, WE, UM, DID SOME HISTORIC RESEARCH AND WE FOUND THAT OVER FIVE YEARS, THERE WERE FOUR TIMES, WE MIGHT HAVE HAD TO CALL ONE OF THESE WITHIN SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. UM, SO THEY'RE NOT FREQUENT. WE ALSO LOOKED AT HOW LONG DO WE THINK THE CONDITIONS MIGHT LAST IF WE HAVE TO CALL ONE OF THESE. AND WHAT WE FOUND IS ON AVERAGE, WE THINK AN OUT A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF WOULD BE ABOUT 20 HOURS. AND WHAT'S IN THAT 20 HOURS? IT'S THE EVENT ITSELF. IT'S NIGHTTIME. THE WIND USUALLY DIES DOWN AT NIGHT, BUT IT'S NIGHTTIME WHEN OUR CREWS CANNOT SEE THE LINES TO ASSESS WHETHER THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE FROM THE WIND EVENT. AND THEN IT'S A COUPLE OF HOURS ONCE DAY BREAKS FOR US TO ACTUALLY GET OUT AND RESTORE THE POWER. SO THAT'S WHAT WE THINK ON AVERAGE. UM, THE ONLY CAVEAT TO THAT IS IF THE CREWS FIND DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE BY THE WIND EVENT, THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL TIME TO REPAIR AND RESTORE POWER FOR THAT SECTION. UM, SO NOT FREQUENT, NOT EVERY RED FLAG DAY, ABOUT 20 HOURS. AND THE OTHER REALLY, UM, IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW IS THAT WE, THESE WILL BE PREDICTABLE. WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE, OUR METEOROLOGIST WILL SEE SEVERAL DAYS OUT THAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE BUILDING TOWARDS, UM, A POTENTIAL PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF. AND SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO START TALKING TO OUR CUSTOMERS IN ADVANCE. WE THINK ABOUT FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE, WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE THAT I'M GONNA BE CALLING KATRINA AND SAY, HEY, WE THINK WE'RE HEADED TOWARDS ONE OF THESE AND IT'S GONNA IMPACT THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA. UM, FOUR DAYS OUT, WE'LL START COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH OUR CUSTOMERS, TELLING 'EM, BE PREPARED. WE THINK THIS COULD HAPPEN, AND WE WILL STAY IN TOUCH WITH THEM EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAY OR FOUR DAYS UNTIL IT'S THE DAY WE THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO IT. UM, SO INFREQUENT, [01:25:01] 20 HOURS PREDICTABLE AND LOTS OF COMMUNICATION WITH OUR CUSTOMERS AND GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PARTNERS IN OUR CITIES AND TOWNS. UM, ME OKAY, DID I KILL IT? MELISSA ? IT'S NOT FORWARDING, AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG? OKAY, SO I'VE ALREADY COVERED THIS. THIS IS, THIS IS JUST KIND OF THE NOTIFICATION. UM, THE FIVE DAYS OUT, I'LL BE TALKING TO KATRINA. FOUR DAYS OUT WE'LL BE TALKING DIRECTLY WITH OUR CUSTOMERS. UM, WHAT WE'RE NOW DOING IS OUTREACH TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND WE ARE TALKING TO ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS ON THOSE 265 LINES ABOUT THE WORK WE'RE DOING IN WILDFIRE MITIGATION. BUT THE BIGGEST MESSAGE WE'RE SHARING IS A MESSAGE OF PREPAREDNESS FOR THEM. AND THE TWO THINGS WE ABSOLUTELY WANT THEM TO DO RIGHT NOW IS MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE GOT ALL OF THEIR INFORMATION WITH THEIR ACCOUNT, WITH US UPDATED SO WE CAN REACH THEM. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO PUSHING THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE SIGNED UP FOR THEIR COUNTY EMERGENCY ALERTS. UM, IN ABOUT A WEEK, WE WILL BE, I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THIS QUICK. UM, THIS IS SOME OF OUR MESSAGING GOALS, BUT IN ABOUT A, IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, CUSTOMERS WHO ARE, MIGHT BE IMPACTED BY A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF WILL BE GETTING COMMUNICATION FROM US TELLING THEM, UM, ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT THEY MIGHT BE IMPACTED. AND AGAIN, PUSHING THE PREPAREDNESS MESSAGING. WHEN WE GET TO, IF WE GET TO THE POINT OF CALLING A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUT OFF, WE'LL BE USING KATRINA'S ALERT SYSTEM. WE'LL BE USING THE MEDIA, WE'LL BE USING OUR OWN TOOLS TO REACH OUT AND TALK TO OUR CUSTOMERS. UM, THE OTHER, JUST LAST THING I WANNA TELL YOU IS, WHILE WE'VE GOT 65 LINES ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE RISK ANALYSIS THAT THEY SHOULD BE, UM, ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF PROGRAM, IF WE HAVE TO CALL ONE OF THESE, WE KNOW THAT THE WEATHER IS PRETTY, IT, IT'S TO REACH THE INDICES. WE DON'T EXPECT THAT WE WOULD CALL ONE, WE CALL A-P-S-P-S ACROSS ALL 65 LINES. WE THINK IT'LL BE LOCALIZED. IT MIGHT BE ALONG THE MUGGY ON RIM, IT MIGHT BE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, BUT WE DON'T EXPECT ALL 65 LINES AT ONE TIME. WE'VE WORKED TO MAKE THESE AS, UM, SURGICAL AS, AS FAR AS THE IMPACT TO CUSTOMERS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. SO IF THERE'S A LINE WHERE THERE IS AN IMPACT DOWN THE LINE, AN AREA WE'RE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT, WE'VE LOOKED TO SEE HOW MANY OF THE CUSTOMERS LEADING UP TO THAT AREA, WE CAN SWITCH TO ANOTHER WAY FOR THEIR POWER TO GET TO THEM. AND SO WE FINALLY, WE, WE, AFTER A LOT MONTHS OF WORK, WE FINALLY HAVE THAT FINAL CUSTOMER LIST AND WE'RE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE, WE'RE NOW SENDING OUT NOTIFICATIONS. SO WITH THAT, I'LL PAUSE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR PREPAREDNESS AND FOR THE EFFORT THAT YOU'RE SHARING. I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ON THIS HERE, AND I JUST APPRECIATE, UH, WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO, TO WORK AND TO HAVE US PREPARED AND THE TECHNOLOGY THAT YOU'RE USING, UH, THE AI, THE USING IT TO A BENEFIT MM-HMM . AND THESE ARE JUST SOME GREAT IDEAS THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE PLACING, I'M HOPE YOU'RE SHARING THIS WITH THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AS WELL, SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT EFFORTS WE'RE MAKING AND HOW PREPARED OUR COMMUNITIES ARE. AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL, I'M NOT, BUT I KNOW WE, I HAVE COLLEAGUES WHO ARE, AND JUST, I, I WANNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE PIECE. I, I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE RECENT, UM, EVENT IN, IN PINETOP LAKESIDE. AND I HAD A TABLE, AND I THINK I TALKED TO ALL 230 OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME THROUGH. AND I, I ASKED EVERY ONE OF 'EM WHO WAS THEIR ELECTRICITY PROVIDER, AND I THINK IT WAS ABOUT TWO THIRDS, ONE THIRD, UM, NAVA APACHE VERSUS A PS. BUT EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT CAME THROUGH, I HAD NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS. I HAD NO HESITATION. I ACTUALLY HAD A, I HAD A LOT OF UNDERSTANDING AND ACTUALLY SOME APPRECIATION. SO I DO THINK THAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS UNDER UNDERSTAND THE RISK AND, UM, ARE APPRECIATING THESE EFFORTS. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING THAT. THAT WAS A GREAT, A GREAT, UH, EVENT. AND I WANT TO THANK KATRINA FOR, FOR DOING THAT AS WELL AS SUPERVISOR INGER AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS WHO HELPED TO PUT THAT ON. IT WAS, IT WAS VERY NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. AND I KNOW RYAN'S WORKING WITH YOUR TEAM. I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE COUNTY YEAH. METERS THAT ARE IMPACTED AND IMPACTED POTENTIALLY, YEAH. POTENTIALLY IF WE HAVE TO CALL ONE. AND HE'S WORKING WITH YOUR FACILITIES TEAM ON THAT, SO. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH, I THINK, UM, THANK YOU CHAIR SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR AS [01:30:01] WELL. AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUTREACH, YOUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT YOU, YOU'VE ALREADY, UM, DONE. AND, UM, ALSO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE EVEN AS SUPERVISORS TO, UH, EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT FIRE MITIGATION. MM-HMM . AND I KNOW THAT ON THE TRIBAL LAND, THERE'S ALREADY BEEN AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR BRUSH FIRES THAT OCCURRED. UM, ONE LARGE ONE OVER NEAR SOMEWHERE. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE, BUT I KNOW ALONG HIGHWAY ONE, US HIGHWAY ONE 60, WHICH IS KIND OF MY, MY ROUTE FOR, UM, THE NORTHERN AREA. WE'VE HAD BRUSH FIRES ALREADY. SO WE NEED TO ALL JUST EDUCATE EACH OTHER AND OUR, OUR COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY. UM, THANK YOU KATRINA, UM, FOR, UM, INFORMATION THAT YOU GIVE OUT TO THE VISORS WHEN, UM, THESE OCCUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF, UH, EMERGENCIES. APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. ONE FINAL COMMENT. UM, WE HAVE A FEW LINES IN NAVAJO COUNTY THIS YEAR IMPACTED, BUT WE DO EXPECT THIS PROGRAM TO GROW AS THE YEARS GO ON BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE JUST PREDICTED TO CONTINUE TO, TO GET WORSE. AND SO WE DO EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE MORE LINES IN THIS PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE AND MORE CUSTOMERS WHO COULD POTENTIALLY BE IMPACTED. SO THAT'S WHY ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE WORKING SO HARD RIGHT NOW TO COMMUNICATE AND JUST HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE NEED. SO, AND IF THEY EVER TELL YOU, BUT IT WILL BE OUT FOR DAYS. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE IT. IT'LL BE LIKE CALIFORNIA, WE DON'T HAVE SANTA ANA WINDS, SO WE DON'T THINK WE, WE, WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME WEATHER, WEATHER CONDITIONS AS CALIFORNIA HAS EXPERIENCED. SO ABOUT 20 HOURS IS WHAT WE EXPECT. DO YOU, DO YOU PLAN TO COME BACK EACH YEAR AND KIND OF GIVE US AN UPDATE THAT ABSOLUTELY. YOU CAN ADD LINES ON. YEAH. OKAY. SO WE HAVE THAT. SO, UM, WANNA ALSO JUST ECHO THANK YOU TO YOU AND ALL OF A PS THANK YOU TO KATRINA, TO VICE CHAIR WEINGER AND ALL THOSE THAT WERE INVOLVED. WE HAVE A SCARY FIRE SEASON IN FRONT OF US. OBVIOUSLY NATURAL DISASTERS HAVE BEEN ON THE RISE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, UM, AROUND THE GLOBE. MM-HMM . AND LOOKING AT IT MAKES SENSE THAT YOU AS A BUSINESS WOULD BE LOOKING AT WAYS TO BE ABLE TO MITIGATE THE RISK THAT'S THERE. I APPRECIATED THE PARTNERSHIP THOUGH, IN WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE TRIED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS IN COLLABORATION WITH YOUR PARTNERS. UH, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO DO THAT AND BEING HERE TODAY TO TRY AND EDUCATE AND INFORM ON THIS. SO WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT. UM, THANK YOU CHAIR. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY, WELL WE APPRECIATE THE, YEAH, I JUST WANT ONE COMMENT. UH, I MENTIONED TODAY KATRINA'S GOT HER HUSBAND HERE AND YOU KNOW, I, I MENTIONED HIS SHOCKS THAT HE HAS, THAT HE WEARS AND I LOVE HIM 'CAUSE I HAVE 'EM TOO. AND IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, YOUR HEARING DEVICE SO YOU CAN PLAY MUSIC AND BACKGROUND. AND I ASKED HIM HOW HIS WAS, HE SAYS, I DON'T LISTEN TO ANY MUSIC. I JUST HAVE IT ON FOR WHEN A, A CALL COMES IN. AND I GO, WELL, WHO'S THAT? HE SAYS, MY WIFE. AND SO, SO HE'S ON CALL 24 7 FOR KATRINA. AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE AND HELP THAT YOU GIVE HER TOO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, WE NEED A MOTION THEN TO, UH, TO MOVE OUT OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT AND MOVE INTO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION SESSION TO GO BACK TO ITEM TWO. SO MOVE SECOND MA'AM. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE INTO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? YES. ALL IN FAVOR VOTE. AYE. AYE. ALL. MOTION PASS ASKED, WE'RE NOW ON BOARD OF EQUALIZATION [a. CONSENT AGENDA: The following item(s) are considered to be of a routine or administrative in nature and will be approved as a group unless a member of the Board wishes to discuss a particular item: ] ON ITEM NUMBER TWO THAT WE'RE COMING BACK TO. OKAY. WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE US. ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT ANY MEMBER WISH TO SPEAK TO. AND NONE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. CHAIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND I JUST, I, I'M, I APOLOGIZE FOR, DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS JUST A CONSENT AGENDA HERE THIS MORNING TO, TO MOVE IT. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. UH, BUT I DO WANNA MAKE A COMMENT ON IT. I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OF SPEAKING WITH THE INDIVIDUAL WHO PETITIONED FOR A REVIEW ON THIS. AND IT WASN'T BEFORE, IT WAS AFTER EVERYTHING. AND HIS, UH, OPINION OF THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE WAS VERY HIGH FAVORABLE. AND IT WAS A VERY UNIQUE HOME, UH, HOME THAT, YOU KNOW, IS, IS IN THE MILLIONS, BUT YET IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO EVEN APPRAISE. AND BECAUSE OF WHERE IT IS AND NO OTHER HOMES AROUND IT, IT, BUT RATHER THAN GOING BASED ON THAT, THIS, UH, INDIVIDUAL [01:35:01] HAD KEPT VERY ACCURATE COSTS OF HIS BUILDING OVER THE, OVER, IT TOOK HIM A FEW YEARS, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO SET DOWN WITH THE ASSESSOR AND TO SHOW THEM EXACTLY WHAT HIS COSTS WAS. AND THEY REACHED, UH, AN AGREEMENT ON THAT. SO HE WAS VERY, VERY FAVORABLE OF, OF BEING LISTENED TO AND VERY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT THE, HOW THE PROCESS WORKED IN HIS, YOU KNOW, FOR AND IN THIS CASE IN HIS FAVOR. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. SO, CHAIR, DID WE GET A MOTION CHAIR WITH THAT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I BELIEVE HE, I, I BELIEVE THE RIGHT MOTION THEN. I'LL SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. PERFECT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. I SECOND. MOTION. SECOND IT. DO A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ALRIGHT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION. WE'RE AT THE COUNTY [7. COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE: Report from County Manager, County Attorney and Board members.] BUSINESS UPDATE, UH, COUNTY ATTORNEY, CARLINE, ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. COUNTY MANAGER. LEIGHTON, ANYTHING? UH, YES, CHAIR. THANK YOU. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AT THE WORK SESSION, THE BOARD ASKED STAFF TO HOLD SOME PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY. UM, WE, WE'VE, WE CONDUCTED THREE SESSIONS. WE ALSO HELD A, UM, KIND OF A SIDE SESSION WITH THE FIRE CHIEFS WHERE WE SPOKE ALMOST ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE LOCAL FIRE CHIEFS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS. AND WE'VE HAD ONLINE, UM, A WAY FOR FOLKS TO, ANYBODY CAN, UM, GO ONLINE AND SUBMIT SOME COMMENTS AND THEIR, THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND TESTIMONIES ONLINE. SO WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING THOSE. THAT'S STILL OPEN AND WE'RE STILL RECEIVING COMMENTS FROM THOSE FOLKS. BUT REALLY JUST WANTED TO SAY WE GREATLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO GAVE OF THEIR TIME TO COME IN THE EVENINGS AND, AND SHARE THEIR, THEIR EXPERIENCES AND THEIR PERSPECTIVES WITH US. WE HEARD A LOT OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. UM, AND SO WHAT STAFF IS DOING IS KIND OF GATHERING ALL THOSE TOGETHER, PACKAGING 'EM. WE'LL HAVE SOME SUMMARIES FOR YOU, BUT WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE FULL, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE, UH, COMMENTS FROM FOLKS SO YOU CAN SEE THAT. UM, SO WE'LL REGROUP WITH THE BOARD HERE SHORTLY TO, TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AND, AND SHARE WHAT WE'VE LEARNED AS, AS STAFF AND, AND THE RESEARCH THAT, AND, AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MIGHT COME OUT OF THAT. SO, AGAIN, THE, THE ONLINE TOOL IS STILL OPEN AND COLLECTING. UM, AND WE'LL REPORT BACK TO YOU SHORTLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. ALRIGHT, SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, ANYTHING TO UPDATE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UM, CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU BRIAN, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS AND STAFF DID ON THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS, AND I APPRECIATE IT. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA TALK FOR A FEW MINUTES ABOUT MY, MY BEST FRIEND HERE WHO WAS ON MY DESK THIS MORNING, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AS WE LOOK THROUGH OUR HEARTS AND WE LOOK THROUGH THIS SEASON OF, OF EASTER COMING UPON US, I CHALLENGE YOU GUYS ABOUT A MONTH AGO TO, TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO YOU MAKE EASTER MORE OF A REVERENCE AND SACRED HOLIDAY, THE SAME AS AS CHRISTMAS BECAUSE OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST. NOT ONLY IS EASTER COMMEMORATE SOMETHING THAT GIVES EACH OF US, EVERY PERSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ETERNAL LIFE, THAT THAT TOMB REALLY IS EMPTY. WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN BACK IN, YOU KNOW, DATING MYSELF HERE, 40 PLUS YEARS, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF WALKING IN THE HOLY LAND. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF WALKING WHERE HE WALKED. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK INTO THAT TOMB MYSELF AND TO RECOGNIZE AND TO HAVE A FEELING COME OVER ME THAT THE TOMB WAS EMPTY. THAT YET THE SAVIOR STILL LIVED. AND IT'S MY WITNESS TO YOU THAT HE DOES LIVE. AND MY WITNESS THAT AS WE LOVE EACH OTHER AND AS WE RECOGNIZE EASTER FOR THE GREAT, THE GREAT SEASON, THE GREAT TIME, THE GREAT GIFT THAT TRULY IT IS TO EACH OF US IN OUR LIVES. MAY WE CONTINUE TO REMEMBER HIM. MAY WE ASK FOR HIS HELP AS WE COME UPON THIS TIME OF YEAR THAT WE'LL HAVE MOISTURE IN OUR LAND, THAT HE WILL PROTECT US. 'CAUSE IT'S ALSO MY WITNESS THAT WE DID RECEIVE PROTECTION IN THE RODEO, CHATI FIRE. ALTHOUGH THE FIRE CAME, THEY SAVED MANY OF OUR HOMES AND MANY OF OUR LIVES. AND SO MAY WE CONTINUE TO HONOR HIS SABBATH AND HONOR WHAT WE CAN AND REMEMBER THAT AND MAKE EASTER A REALLY TRADITION IN OUR FAMILY LIVES. I WANNA THANK EACH OF MY, UH, FELLOW SUPERVISORS, STAFF FOR THE HOURS THAT THEY PREPARE FOR MEETINGS, FOR THINGS THAT [01:40:01] WE GO THROUGH AND TO MAKE THINGS WORK. AND, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, 19 YEARS AGO I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MY LIFE EXTENDED BY A GOOD FRIEND WHO GAVE ME A KIDNEY SO I COULD CONTINUE TO LIVE. AND I WANT TO GIVE THANKS AGAIN FOR GREAT DOCTORS AND MEDICAL STAFF WHO ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DISEASE THAT COULD TAKE MY LIFE. BUT YET THROUGH FAITH, THROUGH LOVE, THROUGH HELP, THROUGH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, AND THROUGH THE ANSWER OF ANY PRAYERS, I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TODAY. SO MY LIFE IS EXTENDED AGAIN. AND MAY I CONTINUE TO SERVE YOU AND HELP YOU. IT'S MY PRAYER AND MY HOPE. AND THANK YOU. I LOVE EACH ONE OF YOU AND THE CITIZENS THAT I SERVE. THANK MAY HE BE YOUR FRIEND AS WELL. THANK YOU. SUPERVISORS, SUPERVISOR BENAL, THANK YOU, CHAIR AND SUPERVISOR, AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE. APPRECIATE HIS TIME. UM, FOR REPORT, UM, JUST LIKE, UM, SUPERVISOR SAM MENTIONED ABOUT EASTER. I, LONG YEARS AGO, LONG, LONG YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS A A CRITICAL CARE NURSE, UM, I WORKED IN THE OPEN HEART UNIT AND I WAS TAKING CARE OF, UH, A PATIENT AND HE NEEDED A NEW HEART. HE NEEDED A HEART. HE WAITED THREE MONTHS. BUT DURING THE WEEKEND OF EASTER, HE, UM, WAS INFORMED THAT, UM, THERE'S A HEART AVAILABLE FOR HIM. AND JUST TO THINK ABOUT HOW IT ALL TRANSPIRED THAT, UM, SOMEONE HAD TO DIE IN ORDER FOR HIM TO LIVE. UM, AND THAT'S KIND OF HOW IT IS FOR, UM, BUT WE ARE TOLD ABOUT, UM, JESUS AND THE STORY OF HOW HE WOULD, HE WOULD DIE SO THAT WE WOULD ALL LIVE. AND I, IT BRINGS ME BACK THAT WE CAN, WHEN I HAD TO HELP HIM PREPARE SO THAT HE WOULD, UM, GET HIS HEART AND, UM, TO SEE HIM LIVE AND GO HOME AFTERWARDS WAS PRETTY AMAZING. AND GETTING HIS HEART TRANSPLANTED ANYHOW. UM, OTHERWISE, UM, LIKE I SAID, MENTIONED LAST, UM, REPORT THAT KETA HAD A RIBBON CUTTING A COUPLE OF RIBBON CUTTINGS GOING ON OVER THERE. AND, UM, THEY STARTED RIPPING UP THE, THE ROAD OVER THERE JUST TO GET A SAFETY ROAD FROM THE, UH, HIGHWAY 1 63 TO THE POST OFFICE AND TO THE TOWNSHIP. SO, UM, A LOT OF, UM, WORK CONSTRUCTION AND STUFF WILL BE GOING ON IN K UNTIL, LIKE I MENTIONED, AND ALSO, UM, MET WITH BIA AND UM, IN THAT REGARDING SOME OF THE, UM, TRIBAL ROADS. SO, UH, JUST TO GET THEM TO MOVE FORWARD SO WE CAN ADVOCATE AT A STATE LEVEL AND AT, AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO GET SOME FUNDING FOR THESE, UM, ROAD UPGRADES. UM, THAT'S THE EXTENT OF MY REPORT. THANK YOU. BACK TO YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR BURN. UH, APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS TODAY AND THE MEETING. IT WAS A GREAT MEETING. HAD A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE A LOT OF PEOPLE. HAD A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TO GET SOME IMPORTANT MATTERS DONE. UM, MELISSA, DO WE HAVE ANY CALL TO THE PUBLIC? WE DO NOT. PERFECT. WE DO WITH THAT THE, THE, THE MEETING STANDS ADJOURNED, BUT WE DO HAVE A BIRTHDAY THAT WE WANNA HONOR AND RECOGNIZE AS SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR. SO IF YOU'LL ALL JOIN ME AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME CAKE, WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT? BRIAN SAYS HE'D LEAD US OUT. NO. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.