* 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. [00:00:04] ALL RIGHT. GOOD [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, September 9, 2025 *2nd REVISED AGENDA 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 ] MORNING EVERYONE. GLAD TO HAVE Y'ALL WITH US TODAY. IT'S THAT TIME. SO WE'RE GONNA GO GET STARTED. SUPERVISOR, UM, AND SUPER VICE CHAIR WEINGER LINE WITH US, AND SUPERVISOR ELLI IS HERE, WILL BE WITH US HERE SHORTLY. SO, UM, BUT WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED WITH A PRAYER AND A PLEDGE. IF Y'ALL JOIN ME, OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAD TO BE GATHERED HERE TOGETHER THIS DAY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE LAND THAT WE LIVE IN, FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ENJOY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY THAT WE LIVE IN. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE GOOD PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND FOR THEIR RIGHTEOUS DESIRES AND INTEND TO DO GOOD. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE STARTED BACK UP AGAIN FOR THE TEACHERS THAT TEACH AND TRY TO STRIVE TO BETTER THE STUDENTS AND OUR CHILDREN. BLESS THEM AS THEY ARE GOING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, THAT THEY'LL BE WATCHED OVER, PROTECTED AND COULD HELP BLESS ADMINISTRATORS AND THE TEACHERS, BUT THEY'LL BE GIVEN WISDOM AND STRENGTH TO BE ABLE TO HELP LEAD, GUIDE THOSE CHILDREN, HELPING 'EM DEVELOP AND BECOME FUTURE LEADERS. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE CHANCE WE HAVE TO BE IN THIS CATEGORY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE, FROM THEIR SERVANTS HEART AND WILLINGNESS TO TRY TO HELP ACCOMPLISH THE THINGS THAT WE ARE TASKED TO DO AS A COUNTY. WE'RE FOR THE CHANCE. WE HAVE TO BE HERE TOGETHER THIS DAY TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA AND TO VOTE ON THOSE THINGS THAT MATTER TO THE CITIZENS WHICH WE REPRESENT. HELP US TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THERE DESIRES AS WELL AS THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE'RE LEGALLY CAPABLE OF. BLESS US TO HAVE A POSITIVE AND GOOD MEETING, AS WELL AS A GOOD WEEK. LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO LIVE WHERE WE STAND AND HELP CLOSE AND STAND IN. PRAY THAT HIS SPIRIT OF WITH US ALWAYS AND SAY THE SAME NICE SON IN JESUS CHRIST. READY? WHAT? I'M GLAD TO ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANKS EVERYBODY. APPRECIATE IT. UM, [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:] WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE US TODAY. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ANYONE'S WISHING TO SPEAK TO? NOT CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PROPOSED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. HEARING NONE. AYE. [a. Consideration and approval of a proclamation declaring September 10 through September 13, 2025, as "Navajo County Fair Days".] TWO. A CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL APPROVAL OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 10TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2025 IS NAVAJO COUNTY FAIR DAYS. ALRIGHT, MR. DESPAIN, WE'LL INVITE YOU UP JUST TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT COUNTY FAIR AND FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. THANK YOU. BOARD, UH, MR. LEIGHTON. UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, INTRODUCE MINEA HENNING. SHE'S OUR, UH, I THINK YOU ALL KNOW HER. SHE'S OUR FAIR MANAGER UNTIL OCTOBER ONE. UM, SHE GOING TO LEAD THE FAIR AND, UH, MR. UH, DJ BETTY, HE WILL BE TAKING OVER AS OF OCTOBER ONE. SO I WANTED TO BRING HIM OUT HERE TODAY TO, UH, MAKE YOU, UH, AWARE OF HIS PRESENCE. AND HE WILL BE, UH, CARRYING THE FOOTBALL FROM THERE AND FORWARD. MINE IS NOT QUITTING US. SHE IS GOING TO WORK ON SOME ECONOMIC STUDY THINGS AND SOME GRANTS FOR US, SO SHE'S NOT GOING AWAY TOTALLY. BUT BESIDES THAT, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD AND YOUR GUYS' RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FAIRGROUNDS AND LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, THANKS TO MINEA THIS YEAR WE DID AN ECONOMIC STUDY AND IN 2004, FAIRGROUNDS GENERATED 878,000, UH, MILLION IN DIRECT REVENUE TO 3.1 TO 4.6 MILLION IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. UM, SO OUR FAIRGROUNDS, WE HOLD 62 EVENTS A YEAR, COUNTING OUR, NOT COUNTING OUR FAIR AND, UM, OUR FAIR IS OUR BIGGEST WEEK, UH, STARTS AT WEDNESDAY AT FIVE O'CLOCK OR FIVE 30. I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU CAN MAKE IT AND BE A PART OF THAT OPENING CEREMONY. UM, I WANNA THANK MR. LAYTON FOR OUR RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'VE, UH, ESTABLISHED THIS YEAR. UM, BY DOING THAT, I GET CHOKED UP TALKING ABOUT THE FAIRGROUND. SORRY. UH, BY DOING THAT THOUGH, UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW THINGS. A LOT OF, UH, DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAPPENED AT OUR FAIR. ONE THING WAS A CITY AND THE COUNTY JOINT, UH, OPERATION AS FAR AS ASPHALTING OLIVER NORTH PARKING LOT OR CARNIVAL [00:05:01] PAD EXTENDING OF 50 FEET. AND, UM, ASPHALT, UH, AROUND THE BACKSIDE. AND THAT CAME FROM THE, THE, THE REPAVING PROJECT, NOT ONLY ON, UH, 2 77, BUT UH, HOPI BOULEVARD DOWN THROUGH HOLBROOK. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE FAIRGROUNDS, BASICALLY EVERYTHING'S UNDER BASICALLY AS OUR CHIP SEAL, OUR CHIPS, UM, WHICH HAS MADE IT VERY NICE AS FAR AS, UM, UM, FOR WEATHER AND STUFF LIKE THAT. PARKING. UM, WE HAVE A NEW SKY BOX, UM, THAT IS IN OUR ARENA. UM, MR. HENDRICKS, UH, SPONSORED THAT THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A NEW GRAIN BIN OUT IN OUR, UM, VENDOR AREA EXTENSION IN OUR PIG BARNS. AND, UM, LED UPGRADES. UH, ALL OF THIS IS IN A JOINT PROJECT WITH THE COUNTY. UM, AND I AS PRESIDENT, UH, BEEN BACK AS PRESIDENT THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND I, I BELIEVE INSTEAD OF COMING TO THE COUNTY, COUNTY EVERY TIME AND ASKING FOR MORE MONEY, MORE MONEY, I BELIEVE IF A JOINT PARTNERSHIP, THE MONEY WE, LITTLE MONEY WE GENERATE, AND THE MONEY THAT YOU GUYS, UH, GENEROUSLY GIVE US, IF WE COMBINE THAT, IT GOES MUCH FURTHER. UM, WE ARE WORKING LIKE MIN US WORKING ON THE ECONOMIC STUDY AND THAT ALL GOES BACK INTO OUR GRANTS THING. WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME CONGRESSIONAL FUNDS, SOME STATE FUNDS TO HELP US WITH OUR GRANDSTANDS. UM, AS YOU KNOW, OUR FIRE MARSHAL, WE'RE GOING ON OUR THIRD, OUR SECOND YEAR ON A THIRD OF, UM, INSPECTION THAT, UH, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH OUR GRAND STANDS. BUT WITH THAT WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT EXPANSION, UM, TO, UH, MAKE OUR ARENA MORE ECONOMIC FOR US. UH, WE CAN'T SELL ENOUGH TICKETS TO BASICALLY PAY FOR THE EVENTS THAT GO ON IN THE ARENA. SO WE FIGURE IF WE CAN EVER GET AIR EXTENSION ALL THE WAY AROUND, WE CAN START BEING A LITTLE MORE SELF-EFFICIENT. AND THAT'S OUR GOAL, UM, IS, IS TO DO THAT, BUT ALSO TO MAKE THE FAIRGROUNDS A PLACE THAT OUR PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY CAN COME AND ENJOY. AND, UM, WITH THAT THIS WEEK, UH, STARTS OUR FAIR. I HOPE YOU ALL COME OUT, UH, STARTING WEDNESDAY. AND I GUESS WE'RE READY TO GO. SO I THANK YOU GUYS. UH, JUST SAY TO YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, AND IF YOU'LL RELAY THIS TO YOUR BOARD AND ALL OF YOUR TEAM, THANK YOU. PARTNERSHIPS DO MATTER. AND I WANNA HONOR WHAT YOU SAID THERE AND RECOGNIZE THAT YOU'VE ACTUALLY STARTED TO REALLY RUN THAT LIKE A BUSINESS LOOKING AT IF WE WANT TO ADD SOMETHING, THEN HOW DO THE REVENUES HELP TAKE CARE OF THOSE THINGS? AND THEN TRIED TO LOOK FOR WAYS FOR THE COUNTY TO CREDIBLY PARTNER WITH YOU. BECAUSE IT'S INTERESTING. IT'S NOT LIKE THE PARTNERSHIP IS GOING TO SERVE ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT'S GOING TO GET PAID A LOT OF MONEY. IT'S SERVING OUR CITIZENS. YES, SIR. AND SO FOR LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT WAYS TO EXPAND, GROW, AND SERVE OUR CITIZENS, YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN IMPORTANT. AND IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT I'VE REALLY, PERSONALLY APPRECIATED. YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE AND THE WAY THAT THE BOARD AND YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO PARTNER WITH US. SO I'M, I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT IT'S WORKED OUT WELL THIS YEAR AND PEOPLE ARE COMING TOGETHER ON IT. IT WAS VOTED AS ONE OF THE TOP COUNTY FAIRS, YOU KNOW, UH, HERE RECENTLY. YES. SO THAT ALSO IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE GREAT JOB YOU DO. AND THEN ALWAYS FORWARD LOOKING AT WAYS TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. AND I LOVE, LIKE I HEARD IT IN WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT WITH THE GRANDSTANDS, WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND, BUT NOT JUST TO EXPAND. TO EXPAND. WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS US TO ACTUALLY COVER OUR COSTS AND DO SO. THE CITIZENS WIN, IT SUSTAINS ITSELF AND CONTINUES TO BE A WONDERFUL EVENT MOVING FORWARD. SO I JUST WANTED TO HONOR THAT AND SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S REALLY NOTICED AND APPRECIATED. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU. THANKS FOR FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LED BEFORE. AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT THE CHAIRMAN HAS SAID. IT GOES A LONG, LONG WAYS, BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK AND SACRIFICE AND MAKE PART OF IT. THE YOUTH THAT ARE ABLE TO DO FOUR H AND ABLE TO A LOT OF THAT, I CAN TELL YOU THAT'S KIND OF HOW I GOT A START IN LIFE WAS FROM SELLING STEERS AND SHOWING STEERS AND SELLING THEM AND ALWAYS HOPING I'D GET AN EXTRA DOLLAR, A POUND OR SOMETHING. I THINK BACK THEN IT WAS CENTS. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, TODAY HAS KIND OF CHANGED, BUT IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE OF THE YOUTH WE CAN HELP AND THE CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY, IT REALLY SHOWCASES WHAT WE CAN DO. I APPRECIATE YOUR VISION YOU HAVE AND WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND WELCOME YOU AS AS IN THE FUTURE. SO THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENT? ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'LL MAKE A COMMENT. UM, THANK YOU CHAIR SUPERVISOR AND, UM, APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR BEING PART OF THE FAIR COMMITTEE AND DOING WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF, UM, MY CONSTITUENTS ON THE NORTHERN SECTION OF [00:10:01] NAVAJO COUNTY WERE ASKING ME ABOUT THE COUNTY FAIR AND I SAID, WELL, YOU WANNA GO TO COUNTY FAIR AFTER THE NAVAJO NATION FAIR . BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY. BUT ANYHOW, . BUT, UM, YEAH, I THINK THEY'LL NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN HOW MUCH MORE, UM, INTIMATE IT IS TO GREET, UM, THOSE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO THE FAIR AND BEING ABLE TO, UM, GET SOME RIDES AND, AND OF COURSE, UM, SOME OF THE OTHER ACTIV ACTIVITIES. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COUNTY FAIR. AND MRS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND ANY IMPROVEMENT THAT YOU HAVE SPOKEN OF. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, MRS. BONELLI, WE, WE CONTRACTED WITH LA WILLIAMS AS A, THE VOICE TO THE NAVAJO NATION TO, TO GET OUR MEDIA OUT THERE. I KNOW SHE'S A BIG FOLLOWER, UM, ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND STUFF. SO WE'VE, WE CONTRACTED WITH LA TO, TO HELP US WITH THAT SOCIAL MEDIA TO PUSH OUT TO, TO THE RESERVATION TO TRY TO DRAW THOSE PEOPLE 'CAUSE THEY ARE OUR COUNTY AND THEY NEED TO, THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE AND THAT, UH, THEY CAN COME TO THE, TO THE FAIR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. THEY HAVE A, UH, A PROCLAMATION HERE BEFORE US. I CAN READ THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING THAT WE APPROVE, UM, IT AND IT STATES, UM, WHEREAS THE NAVAJO COUNTY FAIR IS CELEBRATING ITS 94TH YEAR IN SUCCESSION. AND WHEREAS THE NAVAJO COUNTY FAIR HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF NAVAJO COUNTY HISTORY SINCE THE 1930S. AND WHEREAS CITIZENS CAN DISPLAY GARDEN AND HOMEMADE PRODUCTS, ARTISTIC PIECES OF WORK, LIVESTOCK, AND THEIR HOBBIES. AND WHEREAS THE ANNUAL EVENT IS WHOLESOME, FUN AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, WHICH HAS BEEN LONG ENJOYED BY ALL. AND WHEREAS THE NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE RESIDENTS OF NAVAJO COUNTY VALUE THE BENEFITS THAT THE FAIR PROVIDES TO THE CITIZENS OF NAVAJO COUNTY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JASON MIGHTY CHAIRMAN OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DO HEREBY WELL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 10TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2025 IS NAVAJO COUNTY FAIR DAYS IN NAVAJO COUNTY AND THANK THE VOLUNTEERS WHICH ARE CONTRIBUTING THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO MAKING THE FAIR SUCCESS AND URGE ALL CITIZENS OF NAVAJO COUNTY AND THE THE NAVAJO COUNTY STAFF TO TAKE PART IN THE FESTIVITIES. JOINING THE CELEBRATION IN NAVAJO COUNTY'S 94TH ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR DONE IN CONCURRENCE WITH THE NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING THIS NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025. THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY AND CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION. I'LL SECOND IT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. HEARING NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'D LIKE TO DO A PICTURE WITH YOU GUYS. OKAY. WE CAN HAVE EACH OF YOU THAT ARE FROM THE FAIR COME UP AND YOU'LL STAND UNDER THE CENTER OF IT AND THEN WE'LL KIND OF BUILD OUT AROUND YOU. OKAY. DO A PICTURE. YOU WANNA COME UP? ARE YOU HEY, YOU COME IN THE MIDDLE. YOU GUYS ARE IN THE MIDDLE THERE. IF YOU GUYS WON'T HOLD THIS. SORRY. LOVE THAT. A LITTLE BIT MORE. A LITTLE BIT ON THIS SIDE. BRIAN, STICK IT OUT AGAIN. ALRIGHT, THAT LOOKS GREAT. GO. 1, 2, 3. SMILE. RUSTY . THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO ENTER THE NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. ANY NONE. THE AYES HAVE IT. [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: ] [00:15:01] WE HAVE BEFORE US THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE WISH TO SPEAK TO DO NOT CHAIR. TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PROPOSED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT. MOTION IS PASSED. MOVE [1. Consideration of a Proclamation declaring September 2025 as "National Preparedness" month in Navajo County. ] ON TO ITEM B ONE, CONSIDERATION OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER, 2025 AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IN NAVAJO COUNTY. AND TURN THE TIME OVER TO KATRINA TRAINING. GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISORS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ONCE AGAIN. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY. UM, AS ALWAYS, SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND I HAVE BE A PROCLAMATION TO READ FOR YOU. WHEREAS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IS OBSERVED EACH SEPTEMBER TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPARING FOR DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES THAT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING POTENTIALLY IMPACTING HOMES, COMMUNITIES, AND BUSINESSES. AND WHEREAS THE 2025 THEME, A LASTING LEGACY, THE LIFE YOU'VE BUILT IS WORTH PROTECTING, PREPARE FOR DISASTERS TO CREATE A LASTING LEGACY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. EMPHASIZES THE VALUE OF SAFEGUARDING THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS THAT MATTER MOST, ENSURING A SECURE AND RESILIENT FUTURE. AND WHEREAS PREPAREDNESS IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL, REGARDLESS OF AGE, CAN TAKE MEANINGFUL STEPS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF EMERGENCIES BY CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN, ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, EVACUATION ROUTES AND DESIGNATED MEETING POINTS, STAYING INFORMED BY REGISTERING FOR THE EMERGENCY ALERTS AND RELYING ON TRUSTED INFORMATION SOURCES DURING CRISIS. ASSEMBLING AN EMERGENCY KIT, STOCKING ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES SUCH AS NON-PERISHABLE FOOD, WATER, MEDICATIONS, FIRST AID ITEMS, AND OTHER CRITICAL RESOURCES. AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS, ENGAGING WITH NEIGHBORS, SHARING SAFETY TIPS, AND BUILDING STRONG CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS BY FOCUSING ON THESE KEY COMPONENTS, INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES CAN STRENGTHEN THEIR RESILIENCE, SAFEGUARD LIVES, AND ENSURE THAT THE LEGACIES THAT THEY HAVE BUILT WILL ENDURE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF NAVAJO COUNTY THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IN NAVAJO COUNTY, AND CALL UPON THE RESIDENTS TO TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS TO PREPARE FOR DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES, THEREBY PROTECTING THE LIFE THEY HAVE BUILT AND CREATING A LASTING LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025. WITH THAT, I HAVE, THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. PERFECT. GO AHEAD. YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS KNOW WHEN THERE'S DISASTER OR WHEN THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING OF CONCERN. AND I'M ALWAYS HAPPY THAT I KNOW YOU'VE GOT IT COVERED. THANK YOU. AND YOU'RE THERE AND YOU DO A LOT IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF NIGHTS YOU DON'T SLEEP BECAUSE OF YOUR CONCERN, BUT I HAVE TO ALSO PRAISE OUR CITIZENS. YOU KNOW, WE SURE THAT'S TWO OF THE GREATEST FIRES IN 2000, 2012, AND YET WE'VE HAD WORSE SEASONS, MUCH WORSE. AND YET WE HAVE BEEN MORE PROTECTIVE. AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF EVERYBODY'S INVOLVEMENT, COMMITMENT, AND TRYING TO DO THE VERY BEST. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS MANNER. I COULD NOT AGREE MORE. IN FACT, JUST SATURDAY WE HAD A OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO OUR TIMBERLAND ACRES, UM, COMMUNITY AND WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT OUTREACH BECAUSE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE TRULY THE GREATEST PARTNERS WE HAVE. SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? WE'RE NOT CHAIR TO OBTAIN A MOTION. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS, UM, SUPERVISOR WEINGER. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT AND THANKING KATRINA. UM, CERTAINLY IT'S AN IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR ALL OF US TO BE PREPARED FOR THE UNEXPECTED. UM, SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO HELP US TO DO THAT. KATRINA, UM, FROM CREATING EMERGENCY KITS, UM, MAKING A FAMILY PLAN AND JUST BEING ALERT TO SOME OF THOSE NEW SOURCES THAT HELP US TO BE PREPARED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. SO, UM, WITH THAT I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. I SECOND SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY [00:20:01] MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT. MOTION APPROVED. WE NEED A MOTION TO NOW RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. THANK YOU KATRINA. SO MOVED. ANY SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY OR NONE? THE AYES HAVE IT. WE [a. Consideration of award of contract #B25-06-019, Buck Springs Road Equestrian Crossing to A J P Electric, Inc.] NOW ARE ON ITEM FOUR, PUBLIC WORKS. CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT B 25 DASH ZERO SIX DASH ZERO NINE. BUCK SPRINGS ROAD, EQUESTRIAN CROSS STRING TO A GP ELECTRIC UNIT. UH, MR. FLAKE. THANK YOU CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING. UM, CONSIDERATION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR THE BUCK SPRINGS ROAD EQUESTRIAN CROSSING TO A JP ELECTRIC. THIS PROJECT IS IN THE THE COUNTRY CLUB AREA OF THE COUNTY. UM, IT IS A, EXCUSE ME, IT IS A SOLAR POWERED CROSSING FOR EQUESTRIAN RIDERS TO CROSS BUCK SPRINGS ROAD. UM, IT ALLOWS THEM TO STAY ON THEIR HORSES AND PUSH A BUTTON THAT, UH, WILL STOP TRAFFIC AND ALLOW THEM TO SAFELY CROSS THAT ROAD. IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR PEDESTRIANS. WE ADVERTISE THIS PROJECT FOR BID. WE RECEIVED THREE BIDS. THE LOWEST BID WAS A JP ELECTRIC FOR $77,254 AND 10 CENTS, WHICH DID COME IN A LITTLE BELOW THE ENGINEER'S COST ESTIMATE. SO AT THIS TIME I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDRESS ANY COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. IF NOT, CHAIRMAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS SUPERVISOR WEINGER. UM, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS AND, UM, THE STUDY AND BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION THAT WAS NEEDED TO, UM, MAKE A DECISION TO PUT, UH, THIS PARTICULAR PUBLIC SAFETY NEED, UM, SUPPORT INTO PLACE. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND WITH THAT I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR WILL AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT. MOTION IS APPROVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ITEM [a. EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3) for the Board to receive legal advice from its attorney regarding approval of the Proposed Settlement Agreements with G8 Opioid Manufacturers Alovgen Inc., Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Apotex Inc., Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Indivior Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., and Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., and to authorize legal counsel to execute participation agreement with the eight manufacturers.] FIVE, A EXECUTIVE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO A RS 38 DASH 4 31 3 A THREE FOR THE BOARD TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FROM THIS ATTORNEY REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH G EIGHT OPIOID MANUFACTURERS, ALBIN INC. EMANUEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. APEX INC. HICKMAN PHARMACEUTICALS, USA INC. ENDEAVOR INC. MYAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. SUN PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRIES INC. ZIA PHARMACEUTICALS AND AUTHORIZED LEGAL COUNSEL TO EXECUTE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH THE EIGHT MANUFACTURERS. SO WE NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. HEARING NONE. AYES HAVE IT WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND CONVENE. THANK YOU. [b. RECONVENE: Consideration and approval of the Proposed Settlement Agreements with G8 Opioid Manufacturers Alovgen Inc., Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Apotex Inc., Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Indivior Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., and Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., and to authorize legal counsel to execute participation agreement with the eight manufacturers.] UM, WE NEED A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. PERFECT. THANK YOU. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYE. THANK YOU. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT. WE'RE NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION. WE'LL TURN THE TIME OVER TO, TO MR. MOORE TO DISCUSS THE ITEM. YES. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. UH, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME TIME THIS MORNING. UH, BASICALLY WHAT, UH, WE'RE HERE TO DO TODAY IS WE HAVE A SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF YOU FOR, FROM, UH, THE GENERIC OPIOID MANUFACTURERS IN THE MULTI-STATE LITIGATION THAT'S BEEN PENDING IN OHIO FOR YEARS NOW. UM, THE GENERIC MANUFACTURERS HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT, UM, THAT NEEDS YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. I'VE OUTLINED THE, UH, BASIC TERMS OF WHAT THE SETTLEMENT, UH, WOULD BE, UH, IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND I WOULD ASK THE, THE BOARD FOR, UH, A MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY DISCUSSION OR [00:25:01] QUESTIONS? IF NOT CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE LISTED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, UH, ACCORDING TO THE PAYOUT OR THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AMOUNT THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? VOTE NAY. HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. MOORE. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW ON [6. COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE: Report from County Manager, County Attorney and Board members.] THE ITEM NUMBER SIX, COUNTY BUSINESS UPDATE. MR. CROWLEY, ANYTHING? YES, SIR. UM, SUPERVISOR , DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? UH, NOT AT THIS TIME. CHAIR. I'LL WAIT UNTIL NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. OKAY, SUPERVISOR ALI, ANYTHING? UM, I'LL PASS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SEYMOUR, ANYTHING? YEAH, I'LL JUST SHARE A A FEW THOUGHTS HERE REAL QUICK. YOU KNOW, MUSIC IS SOMETHING THAT I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T ENJOY 'CAUSE I CAN'T HEAR IN ONE EAR AND, AND I'M DEAF TONE CAN'T SING. UH, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I FIND PEACE IN IT AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE. THERE'S A, THERE'S A, A HYMN THAT IS IT IS, IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL. AND WHEN I'VE FOUND THAT AND HAVE ENJOYED IT, AND I THINK IT'S BECOME MORE POPULAR RECENTLY, A LOT OF OF PEOPLE ARE SEEING IT. BUT HORATIO STAFFER PINNED THIS IN BACK IN 1873. HIS SON HAD DIED, UH, 10 YEARS OLD. HE WAS A VERY WELL OFF, UH, LAWYER IN CHICAGO. AND THE CHICAGO FIRE CAME AND BASICALLY WIPED HIM OUT FINANCIALLY. HE HAD THEN SENT HIS WIFE, UH, THAT'S GONNA GET AWAY, SENT HIS WIFE AND HIS FOUR DAUGHTERS TO EUROPE AND THEY HAD WERE SHIPWRECKED AND THE FOUR DAUGHTERS WERE, WERE TAKEN. AND HIS WIFE CLUNG TO SOME DEBRIS FOR NINE DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS RESCUED. AND HER, UH, TELEGRAM TO HIM WAS SAVED ALONE. WHAT SHALL I DO? HE THEN GOT OUT THE SHIP AND WENT TO WHERE SHE WAS AND ABOUT THE PLACE WHERE THE WRECKAGE HAD HAPPENED, THE CAPTAIN GAVE HIM, TOLD HIM THIS IS WHERE IT WAS. AND HE STARTED AND HE PINNED THE WORDS TO IT AS WELL WITH MY SOUL. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T, UH, LISTENED TO THAT OR HEARD IT OR IT'S PART OF YOUR LIFE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TO LISTEN TO IT, TO FIND IT AND TO SEEK IT OUT. THAT WAS BACK. HE DIED THEN IN 1888 AND HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE WAS MOUNT ZION CEMETERY IN JERUSALEM. SO HIS LIFE WAS CHANGED AND A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENED AS IT TURNS. AND THEN RECENTLY THERE'S A NEW YOUNG LADY WHO WENT THROUGH SOME GREAT TRAGEDIES OF HER OWN. HER NAME WAS, UH, IS JANE ZUKI AND HER STAGE NAME WAS KNIGHT BIRD. AND SHE RECENTLY WAS A FEW YEARS BACK, WAS ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT AND RECEIVED A GOLDEN BUZZER. BUT FOR HER SONG, IT'S OKAY. SHE WENT TO COLLEGE AND SHE WAS A CHRISTIAN COLLEGE AND SHE WANTED TO BE IN THE CHOIR AND SHE WAS IN THE CHOIR, BUT SHE ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE THE TRAVELING TEAM. AND SHE ALWAYS JUST WAS A LITTLE BIT SHORT AND SHE DECIDED NOT TO DO MUCH MORE WITH HER. BUT THE DAY CAME THAT SHE DECIDED SHE WOULD PUT HER MUSIC TO YOU. SO WE MOVED TO NASHVILLE, SHE'D MARRIED AND THINGS WERE GOING WELL FOR HER. AND THEN TRAGIC STRUCK THAT SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER WITHIN 30 DAYS OF BEING DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER, HER HUSBAND DIVORCED HER AND SHE MOVED ON TO CALIFORNIA TO LIVE WITH HER BROTHER. AND IN SOME OF THE DARKEST DAYS, UH, SHE WORKED AND, AND REALLY WROTE THIS SONG FOR HERSELF OF WHAT SHE WAS GOING THROUGH AFTER SHE STRUGGLED WITH BREAST CANCER, SHE BECAME CANCER FREE FOR A YEAR AND SHE WAS EXCITED AND THEN IT RETURNED AND SHE HAD LESS THAN SIX MONTHS TO LIVE, BUT SHE DIDN'T GIVE UP. SHE CONTINUED BATTLING AND SHE WAS, AGAIN, CANCER FREE. BUT THEN AS WHAT SOMETIMES CANCER DOES, IT RETURNED WITH VENGEANCE. AND WHEN SHE APPEARED ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, SHE SAID, I'VE GOT CANCER IN MY SPINE, IN MY LUNGS, ON MY LIVER, AND I'VE GOT A 2% CHANCE TO LIVE. BUT SHE SAID, I'VE BEEN INCREDIBLE THING. SHE SAID, DON'T WAIT FOR ALL YOUR TROUBLES TO BE GONE, FOR YOU TO [00:30:01] BE HAPPY. AND SO SHE INSPIRED MILLIONS AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WITH HER SONG. IT'S OKAY. IT'S REALLY OKAY. AND MAYBE TURN TO MUSIC. WE MAY TURN TO THE GREAT HISTORY OF WHAT PEOPLE DO. WHAT MUSIC SAYS IS A WISE PERSON ONCE SAID THAT IF HE COULD CONTROL THE MUSIC OF A NATION OR A PEOPLE, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR MORAL VALUES AS WELL. FOR GOOD. MAYBE RELIES THAT MUSIC IS A PART OF OUR LIFE AND MAYBE RELIES SOMETIMES THE SOURCE OF GOOD, OF WHICH IT COMES AND HELPS US TURN. AND MAYBE I'LL GO THROUGH OUR TRAGEDIES AND OUR OWN TRIUMPHS AND OUR OWN TRIALS, BUT MAYBE WE ALWAYS FIND SOLACE IN THE PEACE AND JOY THAT MUSIC BRINGS TO OUR SOULS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, VICE CHAIR, WEISINGER, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? UM, NO, NOTHING TODAY, CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. UM, JUST REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THE COUNTY FAIR AND TO GO AND ENJOY IT IS A GREAT EVENT. AND TAKE YOUR FAMILIES THERE. IT'S GONNA BE EXCITING AND ENJOYABLE. SO HAVE FUN WITH THAT. AND THANKS FOR EVERYBODY THAT HELPS TO PUT THAT ON. UM, WE NOW ARE TO THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC. MELISSA, WERE THERE ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK AND CALL TO THE PUBLIC? OKAY. SO WE HAVE NOBODY WISHING TO SPEAK AND CALL TO THE PUBLIC. SO WE'RE AT THE END OF THE MEETING AND WE STAND ADJOURNED. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. * 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.