Apr 28, 2026 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

[ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, April 28, 2026 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 leah.thomas@navajocountyaz.gov. Individuals seeking to address the Board during the Call to the Public or when an agenda item is called must fill out a “Request to Speak” form and provide it to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors before the meeting is called to order. Late submissions will not be accepted. The form must indicate whether the item the person wishes to speak on is on the agenda. Members of the public present to speak to the Board on an agenda item must so indicate, and are asked to refrain from speaking during the general Call to the Public. Persons present to address agenda items will be called on during a public comment period by the Board Chairman after the relevant agenda item is called. Individuals addressing the Board during the general Call to the Public are limited to three minutes. Individuals addressing the Board when an item is called are also limited to three minutes, however, additional time may be allotted by the Chairman to address any specific questions asked by members of the Board. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation to attend or participate in the meeting may contact the Clerk of the Board’s office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting, so accommodation can be arranged. “NOTICE TO PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS: Parents and legal guardians have the right to consent before Navajo County makes a video or voice recording of a minor child, pursuant to A.R.S. § 1-602(A)(9). The Navajo County Board of Supervisors' regular meetings are recorded and may be viewed on Navajo County’s website and social media pages. If you permit your child to attend/participate in a televised Navajo County Board of Supervisors meeting, a recording will be made, and your child’s picture may be posted on Navajo County’s social media pages. You may exercise your right not to consent by not allowing your child to attend/participate in the meeting.” 9:00 a.m. Call To Order: Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ]

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MORNING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR.

BY ROLL CALL. SUPERVISOR. SUPERVISOR. WHITEY. SENIOR IS ON HER WAY TO PROVIDING IS ONLINE AND SUPERVISOR FINALE HAS ASKED TO BE EXCUSED TODAY FOR SOME OTHER BUSINESS THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN TODAY BY INVOCATION. JASON. YOU OFFERED THAT PRAYER. FOLLOWING THAT PRAYER, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TODAY. A FEW MINUTES LATER, WHEN THEY ARRIVE, WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE SINGING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. THANK YOU.

STAN. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO GATHER TOGETHER THIS DAY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE COUNTRY THAT WE LIVE IN, FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ENJOY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS AREA OF THE COUNTRY THAT WE LIVE IN, FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE, FOR THE GOOD PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE, FOR THE RIGHTEOUS DESIRES AND HOW THEY SERVE ONE ANOTHER. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO BE HERE TODAY TO CONSIDER THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA. WE PRAY THAT THY SPIRIT WILL BE WITH US, THAT WE BE ABLE TO BE DIRECTED AS TO THE THINGS THAT WE CAN BEST DO TO SERVE THE CITIZENS WHICH WE REPRESENT, THAT WE CAN HONOR OUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY AND OPERATE WITHIN THE LAW.

BLESS US THAT WE'LL HAVE WISDOM, BE ON OUR OWN, AND BE LED AND GUIDED AS TO THE THINGS THAT WOULD HELP US TO. TO FIND JOY IN OUR DAY, TO FIND PEACE IN OUR HEARTS. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE THAT ARE COMING TODAY, THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOR EXCELLENCE. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO BE HERE WITH US TODAY TO BE HONORED. GRATEFUL FOR SOME OF THE BUSINESS MEMBERS WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA, AND WE'LL HAVE WISDOM BEYOND OUR OWN, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO BE ENLIGHTENED AS TO THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE BEST FOR US. I THINK, FATHER, WE ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING UPON OUR MILITARY THAT THEY'LL BE WATCHED OVER AND PROTECTED, THAT THY GUIDING HAND WILL WATCH OVER THEM AND ALL THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT. WE PRAY FOR PEACE. WE PRAY FOR COMFORT. WE PRAY THAT LEADERS WILL BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT MAKE SENSE IN A BETTER WAY.

FORWARD. WE PRAY THAT THY SPIRIT WILL BE WITH US ALWAYS. YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY. THIS DAY WE PRAY. IN THE NAME OF THY SON, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. READY THE PLEDGE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO ASK SHERIFF KLAUS, IF YOU PLEASE, COME TO THE PODIUM HERE TODAY. I DON'T THINK IT'S ON THE AGENDA, SIR. I'M HAVING A PRIVILEGE THIS MORNING. OKAY. WE'D LIKE TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. ONE. TWO. THREE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR CHILDREN. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU AND. THANK YOU, SHERIFF. I APPRECIATE THAT OPPORTUNITY. PRIVILEGE. I'M OKAY. I JUST HAD THIS DONE BECAUSE ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO I TWISTED IT AND DECIDED TO GET IT FIXED. SO IT'S ALL GOOD. SO WE'LL BE THIS WAY FOR A WHILE, BUT IT'S ALL GOOD. SO EXCUSE MY ATTIRE TODAY, BUT IT'S THE BEST I COULD DO WHAT I GOT SO IT'S ALL FUN. NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS CALLED OF THE PUBLIC. CITIZENS WISH TO

[1. CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Individuals may address the Board on any issue not on the agenda and within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors for up to 3 minutes. At the close of the call to the public, Board members may not respond to any comments but may respond to criticism, ask staff to review a matter or ask that a matter be placed on a future agenda.]

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SUPPORT TRAINING LOCAL STUDENTS TO SERVE AS CLERKS WHO CAN HELP COUNT THE VOTE. PLEASE PLACE BOTH OF THESE AGENDA ISSUES ON THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS AND VOTE AS WELL.

WE ASK FOR BRAD CARLYON TO BE ON THE AGENDA AS WE REQUESTED, AS WE ARE OBSERVING. YET ONE MORE ISSUE WHY BRAD CARLYON SHOULD BE ON THE AGENDA AS AN ITEM TO BE DISCUSSED. BRIAN REDHEAD'S ISSUE HE'S BRINGING FORTH TODAY IS JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF WHY IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY BE PUT ON THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS WHY FELONS ARE NOT PROSECUTED, WHY REALLY GETS AWAY WITH BREAKING LAWS AND WHY AND WHAT HE IS DOING TO PROTECT US FROM FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC EMISSARIES THAT SEEK TO INVADE OUR ELECTIONS THROUGH BROKEN STATUTES? WE ARE READY TO HELP WITH EVERY LAWFUL STEP. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MIKE MONTANA. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M MIKE MONTANA, I'M THE COUNTY ASSESSOR, BUT I'M ALSO A PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN PUTTING THREE NAMES FORTH TO YOU THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER A LITTLE LATER IN THIS MEETING FOR THE REPLACEMENT FOR DAVE MARSHALL. AND I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT PUTTING THOSE NAMES FORWARD, THERE ARE NO BAD CHOICES. THEY'RE ALL REALLY GOOD PEOPLE THERE. BUT THERE IS ONE CHOICE THAT RISES TO THE TOP. AND SYLVIA ALLEN HAS SO MUCH EXPERIENCE. AND AS YOU KNOW, THE BUDGETS WERE DROPPED YESTERDAY AND DISCUSSION STARTS TODAY. SO THIS IS A HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND A THING FOR A VERY SHORT SPRINT. AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT FORTH MY OPINION THAT SHE WOULD REPRESENT NAVAJO COUNTY. WELL THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT IS STEVEN ELIZABETH DEATH. SHE'S ASKED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SHE HAS ANOTHER MEETING. BUT NORMALLY THIS WOULD BE IN A. SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL LET HER SPEAK. JUST. I'M SORRY. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR VICE CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS ALIZADA. I AM A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL, 2800 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM TEN A THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE WEST CAMP TWO WIND FARM. VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS A VOTE FOR TAX REVENUE. IT'S A VOTE FOR JOBS, AND IT'S A VOTE FOR PROGRESS IN NAVAJO COUNTY. WE HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS GREAT PROJECT, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL MOVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FORWARD. THANK YOU.

SUSAN CLARK. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS. MY

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THERE'S CLOSE TO 250 WIND TURBINES IN OUR AREA THAT WE CAN SEE CLEARLY, AND THE BLINKING RED LIGHTS AT NIGHT. AND. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE VIBRATIONS FROM THE TURBINE AND THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, OR WHAT WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT. AND THESE THINGS, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED JORDAN, ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES, ABOUT WHEN WE ATTENDED THEIR MEETING, AND SHE TOLD US THEY WERE NOT CONCERNS AND DID NOT OCCUR. AND THEN THEY APPROACHED US BY EMAIL AND SAID IF WE BECAME PARTNERS WITH THEM AND HELP THEM GET THEIR PERMIT FROM THE NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THAT THEY WOULD PAY US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THAT HELP. I ASKED TO SEE WHAT WOULD BE IN THE CONTRACT, AND IT INCLUDED EASEMENTS ON OUR LAND FOR THINGS WE COULD NOT SUE THEM ABOUT, AND THEY INCLUDED VIBRATIONS, ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND LAND MOVEMENTS. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY WHAT JORDAN WROTE ME, SHE SAID. I'LL RESTATE AGAIN THAT REGARDLESS OF YOUR DECISION TO THIS POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP, WE WILL STILL SITE OUR TURBINES AT LEAST ONE MILE FROM YOUR HOME AND BARN TO MITIGATE, MITIGATE PROJECT IMPACTS. OUR PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST OF THE EASEMENT IS TO ENSURE OUR PROJECT PARTNERS DON'T FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COMPANY. NOW, IF I IF WE SIGN THAT, WHICH WE WON'T DO, MONEY IS A SECONDARY THING. THEY WOULD HAVE AN EASEMENT FOR OUR PROPERTY FOR THE TERM.

THESE WINDMILLS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE UP THERE 25 YEARS. AND THAT INCLUDES EVEN IF WE SELL IT.

AND THESE ARE A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT ON, OVER, ACROSS AND UNDER LANDOWNERS PROPERTY FOR ANY AUDIO VISUAL VIEW, LIGHT, NOISE, VIBRATION, AIR TURBULENCE, WAKE, SHADOW, FLICKER, ELECTROMAGNETIC. YOUR THREE MINUTES IS UP. OH. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T SEE THAT. NEXT WE HAVE DONNA. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS. THANKS FOR HAVING ME TODAY. I HAVE BROUGHT A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN THAT CELIA MENTIONED EARLIER, AS WELL AS A FLIER HANDOUT. THAT'S ABOUT HAND COUNTING AND HOW TO TRAIN FOR IT. I'VE TAKEN TWO CLASSES SO FAR. ALSO, I PARTICIPATED IN A HAND COUNT AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR THE ARIZONA GOP ANNUAL MEETING. IT'S NOT HARD TO DO. IT'S VERY SIMPLE TO TRAIN PEOPLE TO DO IT. I'M WILLING TO VOLUNTEER MY TIME TO HELP ANYBODY IN THE COUNTY WHO WANTS TO LEARN AND OVERSEE IT.

I WILL DO WHATEVER I CAN TO GET OFFICIALS IN AS WELL. I HAVE WORKED AND SPOKEN WITH RACHEL LEWIS AS WELL. APPARENTLY SOMEBODY HAS DONATED THOUSANDS OF ARIZONA CONSTITUTIONS AND AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONS AND DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE FOR FOURTH TO 12TH GRADE, AND SHE'S GOING TO INCORPORATE IN THAT ALSO THE OFFER FOR THESE CHILDREN AND THESE YOUNGSTERS TO BE ABLE TO, AT 16 YEARS OLD, WORK IN THE POLLS. SO I HOPE THAT THAT DOES PROVIDE A LOT OF EXTRA HELP FOR YOU. AND JUST PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD NEED MY HELP FROM. AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE BRIAN REDHEAD.

GOOD MORNING. HOW Y'ALL DOING? SO MY NAME IS BRIAN REDHEAD AND I OWN A FIXER UPPER PROPERTY IN TAYLOR, ARIZONA AT 122 RANCH ROAD. SO SOMEONE THAT WENT TO MY PROPERTY AND STOLE ABOUT $11,000 WORTH OF MATERIALS FROM IT. SO GOT THE SNOWFLAKE TAYLOR POLICE INVOLVED. THEY'VE

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WITHOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM COULD NOT FUNCTION. SO I REALLY LIKE THAT PART. WITHOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM COULD NOT FUNCTION. WHAT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS THERE FOR ME? IF THE NAVAJO COUNTY ATTORNEY ISN'T WILLING TO PROSECUTE THIS GUY? I HAVE A MAN THAT STOLE $11,219 FROM ME WORTH OF METAL ROOFING AND PLYWOOD IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. I HAVE A WITNESS THAT IS WILLING TO TESTIFY THAT SHE WATCHED HIM BACK HIS TRUCK UP TO MY PROPERTY AND TAKE MY PROPERTY. I HAVE A POLICE REPORT FROM THE SNOWFLAKE TAYLOR POLICE DEPARTMENT, GIVEN TO THE NAVAJO COUNTY ATTORNEY SAYING, WE WANT THIS MAN PROSECUTED. IF ANYONE IN THIS ROOM HAD $11,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY STOLEN FROM YOU, EVERY ONE OF YOU WOULD WANT JUSTICE. YOU WOULD NEED JUSTICE FOR FINANCIAL REPARATIONS, AND YOU WOULD DEMAND JUSTICE. IF THE CRIMINALS ARE NOT PROSECUTED FOR THESE TYPES OF CRIMES, WE ALL BETTER BUILD TEN FOOT TALL FENCES AROUND OUR PROPERTY WITH RAZOR WIRE. EVIL PREVAILS WHEN GOOD PEOPLE DO NOTHING. ARE WE WILLING TO LET EVIL PREVAIL IN NAVAJO COUNTY? I HAVE HAD AN UPHILL BATTLE TO GET TO THIS POINT WITH THE SNOWFLAKE TAYLOR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND NOW WITH THE NAVAJO COUNTY ATTORNEY. PLEASE, SOME GOOD PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM HAVE THE ABILITY TO HELP ME WITH THIS OUT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING, MY MAN. MY MAIN QUESTION IS THIS. WHY IS THIS FELONY CRIME AGAINST ME NOT GOING TO BE PROSECUTED BY THE NAVAJO COUNTY ATTORNEY? THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE A LITTLE BIT. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER FOR CALL TO THE PUBLIC. I APPRECIATE THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID TODAY. WE ARE WORKING ON SOME OF THOSE ITEMS WITH THE ELECTIONS AND THINGS. AND THEN, MR. REED, I'LL ASK YOU TO GET WITH OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY AND FOLLOW UP ON ON WITH HIM ON THAT MATTER THERE. WE WOULD LIKE WE HAVE KIND OF HAD A TRADITION BEING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

OUR SINGERS WERE A LITTLE BEHIND THIS MORNING, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO INVITE THEM TO COME IN AT THIS TIME AND JOIN US IN THE NATIONAL STANDING. IF YOU HAVE AN OPEN CHAIR, CAN YOU OPEN OR RAISE YOUR HAND? SO WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE. WE HAVE ONE OPEN SEAT UP HERE. IF YOU AN ADDITIONAL ONE HERE. SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO. YEAH. OKAY.

GOOD MORNING. THIS IS THE HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR, I BELIEVE SHOWBIZ OR BUSINESS. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO DO AN ABOUT FACE AND FACE THE FLAG, AND WE'LL ASK EVERYBODY TO STAND UP. OH, SAY, CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT. WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED. AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING. WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT. O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED WERE SO AND LANTLY STREAMING. AND THE ROCKETS RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR. GAVE PROOF

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OH. OF THE FREE. AND THE HOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS AMAZING. YOU GUYS ARE FANTASTIC. AND WE JUST REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING TODAY. IT MEANS A LOT FOR OUR COUNTRY THAT WE HAVE YOUTH WHO REPRESENT GOOD. AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE A LOVE FOR YOUR COUNTRY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THAT'S THE BEST THIS ROOM HAS SOUNDED IN YEARS. I BET THAT WAS AMAZING. THANK YOU. NEXT

[2. 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:]

[a. Navajo County recognizes the following employees for their excellence in personal performance, far exceeding the organization's expectations for the month of April: Alana Taylor (County Attorney's Office).]

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THANK YOU FOR THAT INITIATIVE THAT YOU PUT FORWARD TO DO THAT. AND THAT'S FANTASTIC, I APPRECIATE THAT. SURE. OKAY. GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS

[a. Recognition of the Snowflake High School Varsity Show Cheer team for winning the Division III Varsity Show Cheer State Championship.]

I KNOW YOU ALL WANTED TO BE IN SCHOOL AND REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO COME HERE TO DO THIS TODAY.

I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IT THIS MORNING. SHE WAS REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THE FACT THAT SHE WAS GOING TO MISS SCHOOL ANYWAYS, BUT GLAD THAT YOU COULD BE HERE TODAY. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN WATCHING YOU THIS SEASON AND I WROTE DOWN SOME THOUGHTS. JUST SOMETHING RIGHT AFTER YOU GUYS WON STATE, I MADE SOME NOTES AND I'M GOING TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU TODAY.

THIS IS WHAT I KIND OF WRITTEN DOWN. MY NAME, BY THE WAY, IS JASON WHITING. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'M A COUNTY SUPERVISOR HERE. SO WATCHING SNOWFLAKE WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS A REMINDER THAT WINNING. SORRY GUYS. THAT'S JUST SO PROUD OF YOU.

WINNING IS RARELY A MOMENT. IT'S A PROCESS. WHAT SHOWED UP BEHIND THE TROPHY WAS HOURS OF PRACTICE WHEN NO ONE WAS WATCHING. COACH ABILITY, REAL TIME FEEDBACK. TRUST BUILT BY REP. A CULTURE WHERE STANDARDS MATTERED MORE THAN COMFORT. THAT'S TRUE IN ATHLETICS, LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONS. TALENT OPENS THE DOOR, BUT DISCIPLINE AND ALIGNMENT DELIVER THE OUTCOME. PROUD OF THIS TEAM AND THE COACHES FOR THE WORK THEY PUT IN, AND GRATEFUL FOR THE COACHES WHO HELPED BUILD BOTH THE SKILL AND CHARACTER. WHERE WOULD OUR WORLD BE RIGHT NOW IF EVERYBODY DID? JUST ONE MORE REP, DONE CONSISTENTLY AND CHANGED THE OUTCOME. WAS REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS. IT WAS A FASCINATING WATCHING. THERE'S A LOT OF RESPECT FOR ANOTHER TEAM IN THIS REGION. IT'S MY EXPERIENCE ANYWAYS, THAT YOU ALL SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER SPORTS. THEY HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR SHOW, WHO'S WON PRETTY CONSISTENTLY IN THAT. AND IT WAS FASCINATING. THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE WATCHING YOU GUYS LIVE. BUT WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED SHOW WHERE THEY PLACED THAT TIME, YOU ALL LOOKED AROUND AS IF THIS IS MY LISTENING. YOU MAY NOT HAVE FELT THAT WAY, BUT AS IF WE DIDN'T PLACE OR DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY'RE CLEARLY THE BEST. AND IF THEY DIDN'T WIN, THEN WHAT ABOUT US? AND WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED YOUR YOUR NAME, THIS WAS HERE JOY THAT I SAW IN MANY OF YOUR FACES. AND A LITTLE BIT OF SHOCK WAS KIND OF FUN TO WATCH.

COACH COACHES. THANK YOU. AS A COACH, I KNOW HOW MUCH TIME YOU PUT IN, AND IT'S BEEN YEARS AND YEARS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE. IT'S NOT JUST THIS YEAR WITH THESE GIRLS, BUT IT'S BEEN YEARS AND YEARS OF BUILDING A CULTURE AND A PROGRAM THAT MATTERS, AND YOU DO A LOT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. COACH, DO YOU MIND JUST KIND OF SHARING WHAT SOME OF YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT WINNING A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP? OH, NO. JUST KIDDING. OH, I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM. THEY KNOW LIKE THIS WAS THE GROUP THAT WAS GOING TO WIN IT BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY LIKED EACH OTHER AND GOT ALONG REALLY WELL. BECAUSE

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OKAY. DO YOU WANT SOME UP HERE? HOW DO YOU WANT TO. JUST IF THEY ANGLE IN, I THINK. JUST FINE. ARE YOU GUYS ON THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT? YOU GUYS ON THE RIGHT.

TURN TO THE LEFT. YOU GUYS ON THIS OVER HERE. UNLESS ANYONE WANTS TO STAND BY THEIR DAD.

COME ON UP. OKAY.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE. LOOKS GOOD. SMILE. ONE. TWO. THREE. STAY THERE. THAT'S GREAT. 123. CONGRATULATIONS YOU GUYS. I WANT TO SEE. THANK YOU. OH.

THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE A RECOGNITION OF 14 NAVAJO COUNTY STUDENT MUSICIANS

[b. Recognition of 14 Navajo County student musicians selected to participate in the Arizona Music Educators Association High School All-State Festival]

CHAIRMAN. VICE CHAIR. BOARD. I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT I'M ABLE TO PRESENT THESE WONDERFUL MUSICIANS AND HAVE THEM COME ON IN. SO THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING TIME OF YEAR FOR SCHOOLS, WHERE ALL OF THE HARD WORK IS COMING TOGETHER AND WE SEE ITS BEAUTIFUL FRUITS. WE GOT TO HEAR THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC THIS MORNING FROM OUR CHOIR MEMBERS HERE. AND IS THIS ALL WE HAVE? WE'RE MISSING A FEW. THEY'RE BUSY DOING SOME OTHER THINGS THEY JUST COULDN'T STAND.

NOT MISSING SCHOOL. THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS YEAR, SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT NAVAJO COUNTY WERE REPRESENTED AT THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE ARIZONA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE FESTIVAL. THIS WAS FOR BAND, ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR. ACHIEVING ALL-STATE

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AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN REMEMBER THAT AND KEEP THAT THROUGHOUT YOUR LIVES. HEY, WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DO, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

THANK YOU FOR BLESSING OTHERS LIVES THROUGH MUSIC AND HELPING THEM FEEL THE GOOSEBUMPS THAT WE FELT TODAY THROUGH MUSIC. SO WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM SHOW LOW SNOWFLAKE AND ONE STUDENT FROM JOSEPH CITY. DO YOU HAVE OUR JOSEPH CITY STUDENT HERE? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING ABOUT NOAH EDWARDS. HE QUALIFIED FOR ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA. RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU PLAY IN THE ORCHESTRA? THE BASS. DO YOU HAVE AN ORCHESTRA AT JOSEPH CITY? NO, NO THEY DON'T.

SO HE WORKED REALLY HARD ON HIS OWN. AND THAT'S AN EVEN HIGHER LEVEL OF COMMITMENT. SO CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU MEDALS. WE HAVE OUR.

CONGRATULATIONS. AND CAN YOU JUST SHOW US WHO WAS WHO WAS CHOIR WHO WAS BAND. BAND TODAY.

ALL RIGHT. AND WE'RE. CONGRATULATIONS. I GUESS WE MISSED SNOWFLAKE. DO A PICTURE IF HE CAN ALL JUST COME RIGHT UP HERE AND GET A PICTURE OF THE BOARD.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. ONE THIS WAY. ONE.

TWO. THREE. HOLD IT. ONE MORE. ONE TWO THREE. AND JUST FOR FUN, IF YOU GUYS COULD ANGLE IN TOWARD EACH OTHER, WE'LL KIND OF TIGHTEN IT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT. JUST. YEAH. AND THEN.

RIGHT THERE. THAT LOOKS GOOD. 123. GOOD JOB, YOU GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS. BEFORE YOU GUYS LEAVE I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. HANG ON JUST A MINUTE. WHAT WHAT YOU ADDED TODAY AND WHAT YOU ADDED IN MUSIC CHANGES PEOPLE'S LIVES. A VERY WISE MAN. YEARS AGO, SOME MUSIC THAT I WAS STUDYING. YOU SAID IF I COULD CONTROL THE MUSIC OF A SOCIETY, I WOULD ALSO CONTROL THEIR MORAL BEHAVIOR. AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY STRONG STATEMENT AS TO WHAT WE LISTEN TO, WE BECOME PART OF. AND SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING GOOD MUSIC, WONDERFUL MUSIC, AND MAY YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE MUSIC ALWAYS IN YOUR LIFE, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY A SPECIAL THING THAT CAN BRING YOU JOY AND BRING YOU PEACE, AND IT CAN BRING YOU HAPPINESS, OR IT CAN ALSO MESS YOUR MIND UP. SO YOU CHOOSE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS A PRESENTATION FROM THE LITTLE COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER, TRAVIS

[c. Presentation from Little Colorado Medical Center ]

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AM I IN CONTROL OF IT? OKAY, LET'S SEE HERE. ALL RIGHT. I'VE BEEN THERE TWO YEARS AS CEO, AND BEFORE THAT I WAS THE CEO OF WHITE MOUNTAIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN SPRINGERVILLE.

AND BEFORE THAT, I WAS A RETIRED SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN HOLBROOK AND A SCHOOL TEACHER THERE FOR 13 YEARS. SO I'VE ENJOYED APACHE AND NAVAJO COUNTY FOR OVER 35 YEARS. I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THIS AREA, AND I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT SERVING THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY. OUR HOSPITAL IS A HOSPITAL, A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL OF 25 BEDS. WE HAVE A 14 BAY EMERGENCY ROOM, AND WE SEE ABOUT 14,000 PATIENTS A YEAR THROUGH THAT. E.R. AND WE SERVE ABOUT 23,000 PATIENTS THROUGH OUR REGULAR CLINIC AND FLOOR. WE DO HAVE A PHYSICIAN'S CLINIC, AND WE SERVE WE HAVE 40 TREATMENT ROOMS, WHICH ARE COMPLETELY FULL RIGHT NOW. AND SO WE'RE IN A REALLY CRITICAL AREA BETWEEN COCONINO COUNTY, BETWEEN FLAGSTAFF AND COLO. AND ONE THING I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU REALLY PLEASED. YESTERDAY WE HOSTED A SUMMITS ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE HAD SOME VERY OPEN AND HONEST CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OUR FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS AND HOW WE CAN SERVE TOGETHER AS HOSPITALS SERVING THIS AREA. AND SO IT WAS VERY CONSTRUCTIVE AND I WAS REALLY PLEASED WITH IT. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM AND STRENGTHENING EACH OTHER THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE ON I-40. I-40 BRINGS A LOT OF INTERESTING CHALLENGES. AND ALSO SERVING THE NAVAJO AND HOPI RESERVATION. THE HOSPITAL WAS STARTED IN THE EARLY 50S, OF COURSE, AND AS MANY OF THESE SMALL COMMUNITIES AS RAILROAD TOWN AND THE RAILROAD HAD A STRONG INFLUENCE WITH THE HOSPITAL. HERE'S A PICTURE OF OUR FIRST BUILDING.

AND HERE'S A PICTURE OF OUR ONE OF OUR ER SETUP AND OUR PHYSICIANS CLINIC AND SOME OF OUR ROOMS THAT WE USE, WE OFFER OUTPATIENT SERVICES. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WE'VE, WE'VE INCREASED THAT. WE HAVE A SWING BED PATIENT PROGRAM. ALSO. WE HAVE AN INFUSION PROGRAM, PAIN MANAGEMENT, AND SOME THINGS THAT ARE BETTER SERVING THE PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH. WE ALSO HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH WINSLOW INDIAN HEALTH CARE. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PARTNERSHIPS IN WINSLOW ARE SERVING ALL OF THE AREA TOGETHER. SOMETIMES WE GET SILOED OR WE HAVE TURF, WE HAVE TURF LINES, AND WE GO, WE DON'T SERVE YOU AND WE DON'T SERVE US. AND WE'VE TRIED TO BREAK THOSE DOWN BECAUSE TOGETHER WE'RE WE'RE BETTER AT DOING IT TOGETHER. WE HAVE CARDIOLOGY.

WE ALSO PARTNER WITH FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER AT TIMES WITH SOME OF THEIR SURGICAL SERVICES, CARDIOLOGY SERVICES. THEY COME TO WINSLOW AND STAY IN OUR CLINIC AND SEE PATIENTS THERE SO PATIENTS DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL. WE HAVE A VERY GOOD WOUND CARE PROGRAM, OF COURSE, PHARMACY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND AGAIN, PAIN MANAGEMENT, NEPHROLOGY. HERE'S THE SWING BED PROGRAM WE STARTED TWO YEARS AGO. AND THIS IS A IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A SWING BED PROGRAM IS, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PATIENTS WHO COME OUT OF SURGERY, WHO HAVE INJURIES, AND THEY GET TO STAY IN THE HOSPITAL FOR UP TO TWO WEEKS AND HEAL THERE AND GET THERAPY AND GET THEIR MEDICINES AND GET FED AND THEIR RECOVERY RATE IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER GOING THROUGH THAT. SO WE THINK IT'S A THAT'S OUR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST. J. SO HE'S A, HE REALLY DOES A GOOD JOB OF INSPIRING PATIENTS TO WANT TO LIVE AND GET OUT OF BED. WE, WE HAVE OVER 300 EMPLOYEES AT THE HOSPITAL. AND SO WE WERE ONE OF THE BIGGEST EMPLOYERS IN OUR AREA. AND SO WE CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE ECONOMIC FACTOR OF THE WINSLOW I-40 CORRIDOR.

SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP IS WE'VE WE'VE DONE SOME PARKING LOT PROJECTS. WE ARE RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY UNDER RENOVATION FOR NEW PHARMACY AND A NEW MRI UNIT IN OUR RADIOLOGY AREA. AND WE'RE ALSO UPGRADING OUR FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS WITH NEW SPRINKLERS. AND SO WE'VE ALSO UPPED OUR SECURITY SYSTEM AS WELL. THE HOSPITAL SEVERAL YEARS AGO LOST THE TRAUMA LEVEL. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS DROPPED, BUT WE RECENTLY GOT THAT BACK AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOWARDS GETTING A LEVEL THREE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. SO THAT GIVES US OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AT A HIGHER LEVEL OF TRAUMA AND ACUTE CARE COMING IN. SO HERE'S SOME OF THE THINGS.

OH, ONE LAST THING IS WE ARE IN A PARTNERSHIP RIGHT NOW WITH THE U OF A TO START A RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN WINSLOW. AND SO THAT'S WE'RE PUTTING THAT TOGETHER IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS. AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT WILL CREATE TWO RESIDENCIES EVERY YEAR TO RESIDENTS SO THAT WE CAN START BUILDING OUR OWN FAMILY DOCTORS HERE LOCALLY. IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING

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THANK YOU, TRAVIS, FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD YOU. I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH YOU A COUPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE HAD SOMEBODY REACH OUT AND TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. AND I'VE NOTICED IN THE COMMUNITY, LEADERSHIP FROM THERE HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO. I'D SAY REBRAND, BUT AS HAD A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO GO AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE FACILITY, TOOK YOU UP ON AN OFFER TO GO AND SEE AND REALLY WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE CULTURE, WHAT I EXPERIENCED THERE, THE PEOPLE, THE. IT SEEMED AUTHENTICALLY LIKE PEOPLE WERE HAPPY TO BE WORKING THERE. AND FOR ME, THERE'S AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FEEL LIKE YOU ARE CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. AND SO REALLY GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY. EXCITED FOR WHAT THE FUTURE BRINGS AND TO SEE THAT EVERYTHING IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP, WITH YOUR TEAM THAT'S THERE. REALLY GREAT TEAM. AND I LOVED HEARING THAT YOU'RE MEETING WITH SUMMIT AND WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT PARTNERS AND FINDING WAYS. WINSLOW INDIAN HEALTH CARE LOOKING TO FIND WAYS TO PARTNER TOGETHER MOVING FORWARD INSTEAD OF TEAM A, TEAM B, IT'S WE WORKING TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT. THANK YOU.

ONE OF THE I WANT TO ONE THING I FAILED TO MENTION IS WE HAVE AN OB DEPARTMENT AND WE DELIVER TWO 250 BABIES A YEAR. WE WORK WITH WICK ON A LOT OF THOSE MOTHERS THAT COME COME OFF THE RESERVATION. WE CALL THAT THE DESERT BECAUSE IT'S EITHER GO TO FLAGSTAFF OR SOLO. AND SO THEY'RE DRIVING NEARLY TWO HOURS TO TRY TO HAVE THEIR BABIES. AND SO BUT DELIVERING BABIES IS A LOSING PROPOSITION ECONOMICALLY. WE LOSE OVER $1 MILLION A YEAR IN THAT PROCESS.

BUT IT'S IT'S PART OF OUR SOCIAL CONNECTION AND PART OF OUR SOCIAL DUTIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR FAMILIES. AND SO PARTNERING WITH WICK HAS HELPED US KEEP THAT PROGRAM GOING. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE ON SOME OF THE STATE FUNDING THAT'S COMING AVAILABLE TO SEE IF WE CAN, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE SMALL HOSPITALS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE DROPPED OB PROGRAMS BECAUSE IT'S VERY COSTLY AND THE REIMBURSEMENT RATES ARE NOT VERY GOOD. BUT I. CHAIRMAN WHITE AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT IS THAT THE ABILITY TO CHANGE CHANGES FROM LEADERSHIP. AND SO WE INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT BOTTOM LINE AND ALL THAT, FIRST WE TALK ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH PATIENTS FIRST. AND WE HAVE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING BETTER LEADERSHIP.

AND WITH THAT, THE REVENUE FOLLOWS THOSE THAT FORMULA, WE FLIPPED IT. AND SO WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE PROPER WAY TO TRY TO CHANGE AND TRY TO BUILD TRUST WITH OUR COMMUNITIES AND BUILD SUCCESS. SO AND IT'S WORKING. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE TIME HERE TODAY. THANK YOU, MR. UDOT. APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM UP

[a. Presentation to DJ (David) Kellywood Jr.]

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CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S EXCITING. IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH. THANK YOU. ON THIS SIDE. SO BALANCING OUR BADGES HERE. BIG CHEESE. LET'S GIVE HIM A GREAT HAND. THANK YOU.

[b. Consideration and adoption of a proclamation declaring the week beginning May 10th, through May 16th, 2026, as National Police Week in Navajo County, Arizona.]

WE ALSO REMEMBER THOSE WHO WE HAVE LOST, THOSE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED AND SERVED. THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE WILL BE NEVER FORGOTTEN. NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IS NOT ONLY A TIME FOR REMEMBRANCE, BUT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO THE OFFICERS WHO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES EACH AND EVERY DAY, OFTEN UNDER DIFFICULT, DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES. ON BEHALF OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SHERIFF KLAUS, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU, THE BOARD, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING MAY 10TH THROUGH MAY 16TH AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY, AND ALSO FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS OUR COUNTRY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR POLICE FORCE, AS WELL AS OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. I THINK A FEW YEARS AGO, THE MEMORIAL THAT WAS PUT UP IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN OFFICERS IN OUR COUNTY IS SOMETHING THAT IS A VERY. VERY CHILLING IN A SENSE THAT IT'S A REVERENCE MEMORIAL. AND IT'S

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THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. I MOTION FOR APPROVAL TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. I ANY OPPOSED. I SEE THAT THAT

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

WE HAVE A FIRST ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED OR DISCUSSED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA TO APPROVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS THE

[1. Consideration and adoption of a proclamation declaring the week of May 3rd, through May 9th, 2026, as National Correctional Officers Week in Navajo County, Arizona, in honor of the men and women whose diligence and professionalism keep our county and citizens safe.]

[1. Consideration of the Proclamation for Navajo County Community Wildfire Preparedness 2026.]

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[2. Consideration and approval of the 2026 Navajo County Community Wildfire Protection Plan.]

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THE FIRST ONE WAS IN 2004, SECOND IN 2016. SO WE WENT ABOUT TEN YEARS IN BETWEEN PLANS. MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE THAT TIMING TO FIVE YEARS. SO YOU'LL SEE ME AGAIN IN ABOUT FIVE YEARS ON THIS ONE. THIS TIME, INSTEAD OF TWO PLANS, AS WE HAD IN 2016, WE MERGED THOSE TWO PLANS INTO ONE AND JUST MADE IT NAVAJO COUNTY COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN. SO I'M GOING TO REDUCE THAT TO CW P P FOR THE ACRONYM. THE CW P P HAD INPUT, INFLUENCE, AND SUPPORT BY ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. TIMBER MESA, AGAIN, PINE TOP, OUR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, STATE, TRIBAL AS WELL AS FEDERAL. WE'RE ALL INVALUABLE PART OF AND PARTNERSHIP OF MAKING THIS PLAN COME TO FRUITION. I HAVE TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO CHIEF MORGAN. HE WAS THE CHAIR OF OUR GROUP BECAUSE AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS WORKING ON OUR HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, WHICH YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR I BROUGHT BEFORE YOU. SO TRYING TO DO TWO PLANS WAS A LITTLE MUCH. SO HE, HE TOOK UP THE THE FLAG AND LET ME BE VICE CHAIR ON THAT ONE. SO WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER AND GET THIS THROUGH. IT'S A GREAT PLAN. IT HAS OUTLINED SOME PROJECTS THAT WE WILL BE TRYING TO WORK ON FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO HELP MITIGATE WILDFIRE, AND WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. NO, IT'S A VERY IN DEPTH PLAN, AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND KEEPING IT CURRENT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HOPE WE NEVER HAVE TO IMPLEMENT, BUT IT'S THERE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. CHAIRMAN. YES, JUST TO YOU KNOW, I THINK THE IMPORTANT PART OF THAT IS THE PARTNERSHIPS. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERY PARTNER WHO'S COME TO THE TABLE. I KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO SHAKE TREES AND LOOK FOR PARTNERS THAT PARTNERS ARE KNOCKING DOWN THE DOOR TO BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION. AND WITH, WE WILL NEVER HAVE TO USE IT. BUT IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, I KNOW THAT THE COORDINATION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN VERY SOUND AND ALL PARTNERS ARE REALLY ABOUT SERVICE TO COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PARTNERS. I SEE ONE OF OUR PARTNERS BACK THERE. SO THANK YOU. HE'S COMING UP ON THE NEXT ONE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE 2026 NAVAJO COUNTY COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY APPROVAL. SUPERVISOR WHITING.

SECOND. SECOND BY VICE CHAIR. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY

[3. Presentation of the 2026 Wildfire Outlook and Preparedness Update]

THIS TIME OF YEAR, IT'S A LITTLE HIGHER RISK. SO WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THAT THIS YEAR. THIS IS THE OUTLOOKS. I THINK ONE OF MY GRAPHICS GOT MESSED UP. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

MAY IS SUPPOSED TO BE JUST THE SOUTHERN SOUTHEASTERN CORNER. JUNE IS ALL OF IS CORRECT IN JULY IS CORRECT. THAT'S WHEN WE GET INTO THE MONSOONS AND IT REDUCES ALL OF THE THREAT. THE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE WON'T HAVE FIRES. WE ALWAYS WILL. WE LITERALLY HAD ONE YESTERDAY CAUSED US A LITTLE CONCERN BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

BUT OUR GREAT PARTNERS IN FOREST SERVICE AND TIMBERLAND, TIMBER MESA, SORRY, WE'RE ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED AND MITIGATED. SO THEY GET A BIG THUMBS UP FOR THAT. DROUGHT IS ANOTHER HUGE IMPACT ON OUR WILDFIRE SITUATION. THESE TWO MAPS FOR DROUGHT, THE ONE ON THE THE LEFT FOR APRIL 2026 IS CURRENT. AND THEN THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS LAST YEAR'S MAP. AS YOU MAY RECALL, LAST YEAR WE WERE IN FIRE RESTRICTIONS. AS OF FEBRUARY 20TH 8TH FEBRUARY. SO BIG DIFFERENCE IN CONDITIONS. WE'RE NOT WITHOUT RISK, BUT THE CONDITIONS ARE DEFINITELY SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT. ALL RIGHT. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS ONE A LITTLE BIT. THESE

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IT'S THE LAW AND IT APPLIES TO EVERYONE. SO WE DO ASK THAT OUR OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ABIDE BY THOSE AND HELP US. AND THEY DO. THEY SUPPORT GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT. WE HAVE ALREADY RESERVED OUR FIRE PREVENTION EDUCATION TEAM FOR TO COME IN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HELP SUPPORT BY GETTING THOSE FLIERS OUT. THEY THEY'RE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US SPREAD THE WORD BECAUSE THEY ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, GOING TO EVENTS, GETTING THE WORD OUT. I COULDN'T BE IN ALL THE PLACES THAT THEY GO, SO THEY'RE INVALUABLE TO ME. THEY ALSO HELP EDUCATE ON RESTRICTIONS LIKE WE ARE TRYING TO DO. SO WE WE DO HAVE TO PUT THAT INTO PLACE. STAGE ONE, WE TRY TO REDUCE HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THOSE THREATS. SO. WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AT ALL TIMES. ALL RIGHT. SO HERE'S WHAT OUR CITIZENS AND VISITORS VISITORS CAN DO. LEARN ABOUT READY, SET, GO. READY. BEING PREPARED. READY IS THE 24 OVER 7365 STATE OF BEING. YOU'RE ALWAYS READY FOR ANYTHING. RECENTLY, OUR FRIENDS IN A IN COCONINO COUNTY HAD A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF. YOU MAY HAVE REMEMBERED THOSE PRESENTATIONS FROM OUR FRIENDS AT APPS. JANET DEAN. SHE WANTED TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT SHE COULDN'T. SO I'LL JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGES, WATER OUTAGES, THEY CAN HAPPEN AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE. YAVAPAI COUNTY, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO HAD A I BELIEVE IT WAS ABOUT 36 HOURS WITHOUT POWER IN THE SELIGMAN AREA BECAUSE OF A CAR ACCIDENT ON I-40. SO ACCIDENTS HAPPEN THAT CAUSE ISSUES. WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR LITTLE ONES AS WELL AS THE BIG DISASTERS. SO THAT MEANS BEING ALERT TO WHEN SOMETHING IS GOING ON, KEEPING MAKING SURE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE UP TO DATE ON THE PLAN THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY CREATED AS PART OF THE READY PART, AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE STAYING IN TUNE WITH THE VETTED SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND HAVING YOUR GO KIT READY TO FINALLY GO. IT'S THE SIMPLEST OF ALL OF THEM. GO MEANS GO. DON'T WAIT TO EVACUATE. YOU MAY NOT GET

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WE HAVE THAT HAPPEN ALMOST EVERY YEAR, CAUSING ROADSIDE FIRES AND TAKING RESOURCES OUT OF OUR AREA THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED ELSEWHERE. MAINTAIN YOUR VEHICLE SUCH AS YOUR VEHICLE, TIRES, ENGINES, BRAKES, UNDERCARRIAGE, COMPLETELY EXTINGUISH ANY FIRES, WHETHER IT'S A CAMPFIRE OR A DEBRIS BURN THAT'S BEEN PERMITTED AND THE WEATHER'S APPROPRIATE. SO.

AND BY THE WAY, ONCE WE GO INTO RESTRICTIONS, THERE IS NO DEBRIS BURNING THAT GETS ALL ALL THOSE PERMITS GET SUSPENDED AND THERE IS NO DEBRIS BURNING. FINALLY, CREATE YOUR DEFENSIBLE SPACE BECAUSE OUR DEFENSE IS THE BEST OFFENSE, RIGHT? HELP THE FIREFIGHTERS PROTECT YOUR HOME BY MAKING IT EASIER FOR THEM TO DO. IF THEY GO AND SEE YOUR HOME IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN SAVE, THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE ONE THAT THEY CAN. THIS GRAPHIC IS THE THE ZERO ONE, TWO THREE ZONE. THE ZERO ZONE IS 0 TO 5FT, THEN 5 TO 30 AND 30 TO 100 AS YOU GO OUT FROM YOUR HOME, DEPENDING ON HOW LARGE YOUR PROPERTY IS. OF COURSE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AND REDUCE AS MUCH FUEL AND POTENTIAL IGNITION IN THE. ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST 0 TO 5FT. I'LL LET JD TALK ABOUT THAT SOME MORE HERE IN A SECOND, I THINK. YEP, THAT'S MY CUE FOR ME TO BRING UP MY PARTNER, JD PEPPER, FROM OUR FRIENDS AT TIMBER MESA WHO HAVE GRACIOUSLY COME TO HELP SUPPORT THIS PRESENTATION TODAY. MISTER CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR JUST HAVING ME HERE. IT'S MY HONOR, ACTUALLY TO TO SIT HERE. I DON'T GET TO DO THIS VERY OFTEN WHERE WE COME DOWN DOWN HERE TO HOLBROOK. AND AS I AS THE STUDENTS CAME IN FROM THE SCHOOLS AND SANG, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM ALWAYS GETS TO ME. I GOT 34 YEARS IN PUBLIC SAFETY, 16 YEARS IN THE MILITARY. SO THAT ONE REALLY HITS, HITS PRETTY HARD WITH ME.

AS WELL AS OFFICER KELLY WOOD'S SON COMING IN. AND IT'S JUST BEEN A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL THING. AND IT BROUGHT ME BACK TO MY COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, TO PROTECTING THOSE PRECIOUS, THOSE THINGS THAT WE HOLD MOST PRECIOUS IN OUR LIVES. AND, AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IT'S HARD TO HARD TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE BORING SUBJECT OF WILDFIRE. NO SECRET WILDFIRE IS OUR NUMBER ONE RISK, AT LEAST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE COUNTY WHERE I WORK. KATRINA, I CAN'T EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE ENOUGH FOR WORKING WITH THE NAVAJO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WE ALL SHARE THE SAME MESSAGE THE FOREST. THE FOREST PREVENTION EDUCATION TEAM THAT'S COMING IN HERE IN ANOTHER WEEK WILL BE HOUSED AT OUR ADMINISTRATION. WE CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT THEM. LAST YEAR, AGAIN, AS SHE SAID, WE WERE IN RESTRICTIONS IN FEBRUARY, KIND OF AN UNHEARD OF. THIS YEAR. WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

AND THAT'S DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE WERE ABOUT FOUR, A LITTLE OVER FOUR INCHES, I THINK, OF OUR ANNUAL RAINFALL PERCENTAGE. NOW, WE DIDN'T GET THE SNOWPACK, BUT THAT RAINFALL HAS KEPT US, KEPT US FROM HAVING THE FIRES UNTIL NOW. YESTERDAY MORNING AT 830, I WANT TO BRING IN TO TO MY WORLD JUST A LITTLE BIT. THERE'S AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM THAT'S IN WORK OR IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW OVER OUR REGION. IT'S CALLED PANO PANO, AND THOSE CAMERAS THERE 360 DEGREE CAMERAS BASED ON OUR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

AND THEY SET UP HIGH ON THESE TOWERS ACROSS THE RIM AREA. AND THEY DETECT WILDFIRES, THEY DETECT SMOKE PLUMES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND IT'S AN EARLY DETECTION SYSTEM. YESTERDAY MORNING AT 832, I WAS IN MY OFFICE. I WAS DOING SOME PAPERWORK AND I GET NOTIFIED.

OUR CHIEF STAFF GETS NOTIFIED BY THESE THESE PANO INCIDENTS. IT CAME UP AND IT SAID, YOU

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IT SHOWS THE MAP. I'M LOOKING AT THIS. AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT A REAL, REAL GOOD AREA. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT USED TO SEEING ANYBODY DOING PRESCRIPTIVE BURNS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO I SENT IT TO CHIEF CHEVALIER. I SAID, HEY, THIS AREA RIGHT HERE KIND OF IT'S NOT A NOT A NORMAL AREA FOR US TO GET THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. AND HE SAYS, LOOK INTO IT. I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE SAME TIME THAT OUR OPERATIONS CHIEF WAS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING THAT I WAS DOING. WE BOTH CONTACTED OUR BATTALION CHIEF THAT WAS ON DUTY, SAID, HEY, LET'S GET SOME RESOURCES OUT THERE AND TAKE A LOOK. I RESPONDED AS WELL. THE BATTALION CHIEF WAS ON THE SOUTH END. I WAS ON THE NORTH END. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THAT FIRE. THAT FIRE WAS AT THE CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SUMMER PINES OFF OF US 60, AND AGAIN IT WAS ABOUT 830 WHEN WE GOT THE NOTICE. I ARRIVED, I THINK, AT 840 SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE, AND IT WAS BEFORE THE WINDS PICKED UP YESTERDAY. OBVIOUSLY WE HAD SOME REALLY HEAVY WINDS AT THAT TIME OF YEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO TO GET THAT FIRE OUT. IT WAS A LITTLE OVER A 10TH OF AN ACRE. AND IT WAS IT WAS HUMAN CAUSED. IT WAS ON THE FOREST. SO I DIDN'T INVESTIGATE IT. BUT I KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IT THAT IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY CAUSED BY SOMEONE WITH A CIGARETTE OUT THERE CUTTING WOOD ILLEGALLY ON THE FOREST FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD REGARDLESS. SO THAT IS ONE THING THAT THAT IS IT'S AN ABSOLUTE INVALUABLE TOOL. TIMBER MESA WE NOW HAVE AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE THAT WE'RE USING DURING THE RESTRICTIONS. OUR TIME, WHEN WE GO INTO RESTRICTION STAGE ONE AND STAGE TWO, WE WILL FLY NIGHT MISSIONS. MY, MY OUTLOOK FOR THE FOR TIMBER MESA IS TO BE MORE PROACTIVE THAN REACTIVE IN PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY. AND AGAIN, THOSE RESOURCES, I'M SORRY, THOSE, THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT THAT WE SAW THIS MORNING COME IN AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FOREST SERVICE AND GAME AND FISH HAS ALSO BEEN PARTNERS WITH US.

LAST YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE, DURING OUR TIMES OF RESTRICTIONS, WHEN WE WERE FLYING OUR DRONE AT NIGHT, SEVERAL OF THOSE PEOPLE RECEIVED CITATIONS. I WANT TO SAY THE CITY OF SOLO HANDED OUT SOMEWHERE LIKE 23 CITATIONS ALONE. SO ANYWAYS, GOING FORWARD, CHIEF CHEVALIER WANTS TO WANTS TO LET THE BOARD KNOW AND REST ASSURED THAT TIMBER MESA IS READY TO STAND UP. WE ARE ALREADY STANDING UP AND RESPONDING TO THESE FIRES. ALL OF OUR WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER PERSONNEL ARE READY TO GO. AND AGAIN, THE CPP WORKING WITH KATRINA PINETOP FIRE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THAT. THAT HELPS US GET THOSE GRANT MONIES FOR FOR THE VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE OF FUEL FUEL MITIGATION.

SO I DON'T DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF SLIDES THIS MORNING, BUT OR ACTUALLY ZERO SLIDES THIS MORNING. BUT I JUST APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO TO COME HERE AND SPEAK WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. WE APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE YOUR PROACTIVENESS ON, ON THIS MEASURE AND WORKING TOGETHER. IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK YOU PUT THE RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY TOGETHER AND BUT WE STILL CAN'T ELIMINATE THE HUMAN ERROR. AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK AND BE BETTER AT THAT. SO THANK YOU. COMMENTS. NO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KATRINA, FOR YOUR REPORT TODAY. I NEED A MOTION TO MOVE BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I OPPOSED THAT PASSED. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

[a. Presentation/Summary of Navajo County’s Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Financial Report, Report on Internal Control and on Compliance, and Federal Single Audit Report]

MISTER VAL, THANK YOU, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO STAND BEFORE YOU AND TO INTRODUCE MISTER BEN-HUR, WHO IS THE AUDIT PARTNER FROM OUR AUDIT FIRM, VESTER AND CHAPMAN. AND TO ALSO RECOGNIZE, I BELIEVE, ONLINE, WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL, NICOLE BARTLETT, STEPHANIE GERBER AND CARLA WALL. SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TURN THE TIME OVER TO THEM FOR THE PRESENTATION, THE RESULTS OF OUR FISCAL 25 AUDITS. THANK YOU. WELCOME, MISTER. HER GOOD MORNING. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE? YES. OKAY. CARLA, DO YOU WANT TO START? YES. THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR AND SEE ME. OKAY, YES WE CAN. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS CARLA WALL AND I'M A TECHNICAL MANAGER WITH THE ARIZONA AUDITOR GENERAL. ON BEHALF OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU TODAY AND TO HAVE OUR CONTRACT AUDITOR, MR. BEN HUR WITH BUSTER AND CHAPMAN, JOIN US IN PRESENTING THE COUNTY'S FISCAL YEAR 2025 AUDIT RESULTS TO YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING US THIS MORNING. BEFORE BEN PRESENTS THE COUNTY'S FISCAL YEAR 2025 AUDIT RESULTS TO YOU, I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY EXPLAIN OUR ROLE AS IT RELATES TO THE AUDIT. THE ARIZONA AUDITOR GENERAL'S RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING ANNUAL AUDITS OF ALL ARIZONA COUNTIES OR FOR CAUSING THOSE AUDITS TO BE CONDUCTED. WE SOMETIMES CONTRACT AUDITS DUE

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[a. Consideration of Attachment H to Navajo Nation IGA for N41 roadway maintenance materials.]

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[b. Presentation regarding the ongoing development of the Navajo County Transportation Master Plan, being conducted by Kimley-Horn in coordination with Navajo County Engineering and Planning & Development Services.]

SO THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING AS CATTLE PRODUCERS, THAT OUR YOUTH ARE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THE STAFF AND THE SUPERVISORS THAT HAVE HONORED THEM TODAY. GOING ON TO OTHER THINGS, THE PRESENTATION ON THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025, THIS BOARD APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH KIMLEY-HORN TO WORK ON AN UPDATED TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN FOR NAVAJO COUNTY. PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING, AS WELL AS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, HAVE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH KIMLEY-HORN ON UPDATING THIS MASTER PLAN, WHICH I FEEL LIKE WILL BE A VERY VALUABLE TOOL FOR US MOVING FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON INFORMATION AND AND DATA AND MAKE GOOD DECISIONS ON OUR TRANSPORTATION IN NAVAJO COUNTY. AND KRISTEN FULTZ FROM KIMLEY-HORN IS HERE. SHE'S BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF DEVELOPING THIS MASTER PLAN. AND SHE'S HERE TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION TO TALK ABOUT KIND OF WHAT WE'VE DONE AND HOW WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. SO I'LL TURN THE TIME OVER TO KRISTEN. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TODAY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN UPDATE. THROUGHOUT MY PRESENTATION, I'LL BE REFERRING TO IT AS THE TMP FOR SHORT. SO JUST WANT TO START OUT BY SAYING, IT'S AMAZING TO HEAR ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO CELEBRATE WITHIN YOUR COUNTY, AND IT'S REALLY FUN TO BE ABLE TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND HEAR A CHOIR. IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT I GET TO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU. SO WHAT I WANT TO COVER TODAY, I WILL DO A QUICK PROJECT OVERVIEW, AND THEN I'LL REVIEW THE TMP IDENTIFIED GOALS THAT WE DEVELOPED FOR THE PROJECT. WE WILL REVIEW EXISTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS FINDINGS, REVIEW THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ROUND THAT WE JUST FINALIZED.

I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME NEXT STEPS. SO JUMPING INTO OUR PROJECT OVERVIEW. SO WHAT IS A TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN? THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN IS MEANT TO BE A LONG RANGE DOCUMENT THAT MAKES KIND OF A VISION FOR ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION WITHIN NAVAJO COUNTY. SO LOOKING AT A 25 YEAR WINDOW, AND ONE THING ABOUT THE TMP IS IT'S A HOLISTIC TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENT. SO IT SHOULD INCORPORATE ALL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PREVIOUS PLANNING EFFORTS, SUCH AS THE

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AND SO WE WANT TO START OUT BY REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND ITS NEEDS, SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC LIST OF TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDANCE FOR FUTURE STUDIES. AND JUST REITERATING HERE THAT REALLY THE KEY PURPOSE OF THE TMP IS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO COUNTY STAFF ON WHERE EFFORTS SHOULD BE FOCUSED, KNOWING THAT FUNDING IS LIMITED FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS. SO TAKING A LOOK AT OUR PLANNING PROCESS. SO WE BEGAN WITH AN EXISTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS ROUND. AND THEN FROM THAT INPUT, ALONG WITH PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, WE ARE CURRENTLY NOW IN THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PHASE. AS WE WRAP UP PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, WE WILL ACTUALLY WORK TO PRIORITIZE THESE PROJECTS, WHICH I'LL TOUCH ON A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE PRESENTATION LATER. AND THEN FINALLY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO FINAL REPORT DEVELOPMENT. SO LOOKING AT OUR SCHEDULE, LIKE WILL MENTIONED, WE KICK THIS OFF IN FALL OF 2025 AND WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR EXISTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS ANALYSIS HERE IN EARLY 2026. AND JUST KIND OF TYING A BOW ON ALL OF THAT AS WE MOVE INTO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT THIS MONTH. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD OUR FIRST ROUND OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FROM MARCH, AND THEN JUST WRAPPED THAT UP ON THE 19TH OF APRIL, AND THEN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, WE FORESEE GOING INTO LATE SUMMER. SO LOOKING TO WRAP THAT UP IN AUGUST. THAT TASK ALSO DOES INCLUDE OUR PRIORITIZATION TASK. AND THEN FROM THERE, OVER LATE SUMMER THROUGH OCTOBER, WILL BE DEVELOPING THE DRAFT AND FINAL TMP DOCUMENT. AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IN SEPTEMBER, AS WE HAVE THAT DRAFT READY, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU ALL TO KIND OF REVIEW THAT CONTENT WITH YOU AS WELL. SO JUMPING INTO OUR TMP GOALS, LIKE I MENTIONED, THERE ARE A FEW TMP GOALS THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO IDENTIFY TO GUIDE THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION WITHIN NAVAJO COUNTY. SO TO DO THIS, WE STARTED WITH DEVELOPING GOAL STATEMENTS THAT WE FELT WITH NOT ONLY NAVAJO COUNTY STAFF, BUT OUR TMP TAC REALLY DEFINED THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE COUNTY. AND THEN WE BUILT ON THESE BY ASSIGNING OBJECTIVES TO ACTUALLY MEET THOSE GOALS. AND THEN FOR EACH OBJECTIVE, THERE'S AN ASSOCIATED PERFORMANCE MEASURE THAT IS A DATA DRIVEN MEASURE THAT CAN BE APPLIED DURING THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS. SO REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THE GOALS THAT WE IDENTIFIED FOR THE TMP ACTUALLY ARE INTEGRATED WITHIN THE PROCESS. AND THEN FINALLY, LIKE I MENTIONED, THAT WILL ALL FUNNEL INTO OUR PROJECT PRIORITIZATION AND OUR FINAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE TMP. SO WANT TO DO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF TMP IDENTIFIED GOALS. SO A BIG ONE HERE IS LEVERAGING THE SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH TO REDUCE FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES WITHIN THE COUNTY. WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING HAVING EFFICIENT TRAVEL ROUTES, ESPECIALLY FOR CORRIDORS THAT ARE HEAVILY TRAVELED FOR ALL MODES OF TRAFFIC. AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRESERVING THE CURRENT ROADWAY NETWORK AND TRANSIT SYSTEM WITHIN NAVAJO COUNTY. AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IS ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL MODES OF TRAVEL AND FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. AND THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK SHOULD ALSO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE EFFICIENT MOVEMENTS OF GOODS. AND THEN FINALLY, WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE, AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT THE RESULTS OF THE TMP ARE IMPLEMENTABLE. SO REALLY FOCUSING ON RECOMMENDING PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT ONLY SUPPORTED BY STAKEHOLDERS, BUT ALSO THE PUBLIC. AND THEN WANT TO GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF OUR EXISTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS FINDINGS, AS IT REALLY DID IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR PROJECT LIST. AND SO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING OUT, WE LOOKED OUT TO 2050. AND SO AS WE LOOK OUT THAT FAR, POPULATION ISN'T EXPECTED TO CHANGE MUCH, BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING AN INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT, ESPECIALLY IN HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AND FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRIES. AND THESE INDUSTRIES TYPICALLY HAVE AN ATYPICAL COMMUTING

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AND THEN LOOKING AT GROWTH FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ARE BOTH TYPICALLY ANTICIPATED TO BE CONCENTRATED IN THE COUNTY SURROUNDING INCORPORATED AREAS, AND THEN, AS YOU ARE ALL PROBABLY WELL AWARE, MOST SERIOUS AND FATAL INJURIES WITHIN THE COUNTY DO OCCUR ON THE STATE ROUTES AS THOSE ROUTES ARE KEY CONNECTIONS NOT ONLY FROM KEY COMMUNITIES WITHIN NAVAJO COUNTY ITSELF, BUT EVEN TO INCORPORATED AREAS.

AND THEN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COUNTY ITSELF IS QUITE LIMITED. IT'S REALLY ONLY PRESENT IN INCORPORATED AREAS. AND SIMILARLY, WHEN WE STACK KIND OF TRANSIT ACCESS AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE SPRAWL OF THE ACTIVITY CENTERS WITHIN THE COUNTY, IT IS DIFFICULT TO KIND OF SERVE MULTIMODAL TRIPS TO ALL DESTINATIONS. SO MOVING INTO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. SO LIKE I MENTIONED, WE JUST WRAP THIS UP IN MID-APRIL. AND SO WE REALLY WANTED TO GET INPUT ON THE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

WHERE ARE THE MAIN AREAS OF CONCERNS FOR RESIDENTS AND WHAT ARE THEIR TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES? SO HOW WE DID THIS WAS WE HAD A VIRTUAL WEB MAP THAT WAS AVAILABLE WHERE RESIDENTS COULD GO AND PLACE DOWN DIFFERENT POINTS DEPENDING ON THEIR TYPE OF CONCERN OR THE COMMENT THEY WANTED TO LEAVE TO REALLY HONE IN ON, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE MY, MY ISSUES OF CONCERN SO THAT WE COULD GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT WHEN WE DEVELOPED PROJECTS AND THEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, WE ALSO HAD A VIRTUAL SURVEY WHERE RESIDENTS COULD RANK THE TMP GOALS THAT I JUST WENT OVER WITH YOU, SO THAT WE COULD THEN FUNNEL THAT INTO OUR PRIORITIZATION PROCESS LATER. AND SO THIS WAS MAINLY AN ONLINE EFFORT. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY LEVERAGE NAVAJO COUNTY'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO REALLY SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE ENGAGEMENT EFFORT, AS WELL AS OUR TAC MEMBERS, WHICH INCLUDED REPRESENTATION FROM LOCAL AGENCIES. AND SO WE HAD SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS GOING AROUND. HOPEFULLY, YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT. WE ALSO HAVE A WEB PAGE ON THE NAVAJO COUNTY SITE THAT'S DEDICATED TO THE TMP, WHERE PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP FOR ANY UPDATES, AS WELL AS JUST CHECK BACK REGULARLY TO SEE HOW THE STUDY IS GOING. AND WE ALSO DID FLIER DISTRIBUTIONS AND PRESS RELEASES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SO YOU CAN SEE A FEW PHOTOS OF THAT THERE. AND SO AT THE END, WE RECEIVED 85 TOTAL MAP COMMENTS AND 96 SURVEY COMMENTS OR SURVEY RESPONSES. SO WHEN LOOKING AT THE TMP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WHY DOES ALL THIS MATTER. SO HOW DID WE ACTUALLY INCORPORATE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND OUR EXISTING CONDITIONS FINDINGS. WELL THAT COMES IN HERE AT THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PHASE. SO LIKE I MENTIONED, WE TOOK A LOT OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS, DEFICIENCIES THAT WE FOUND, AS WELL AS PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND OVERLAID THOSE TO DEVELOP POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR THE TMP. AND WE ALSO PULLED THROUGH PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED PROJECTS FROM RELEVANT PLANS WITHIN THE COUNTY. AND SO FROM THIS, WE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP AN INITIAL PROJECT LIST. AND BUT AT THIS POINT, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO REFINE THAT LIST. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH NOT ONLY NAVAJO COUNTY STAFF TO WORK ONE, TO WORK THROUGH EACH PROJECT BY PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SCOPE, THE LIMITS, EVERYTHING KIND OF CHECKS OUT WITH COUNTY PRIORITIES. BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH OUR TAC, WHICH INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THOSE LOCAL AGENCIES. AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE OUR FINAL PROJECT LIST, WE WILL MOVE IT INTO THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS, WHERE WE WILL LEVERAGE A DYNAMIC SPREADSHEET TOOL THAT CAN ACTUALLY ASSESS PROJECT BY PROJECT. THE ALIGNMENT OF THE PROJECT COMPARED TO THE TMP GOALS. BASED ON THOSE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF MY PRESENTATION. AND SO CURRENTLY FOR OUR INITIAL PROJECT LIST, WE HAVE 68 TOTAL PROJECTS WITHIN NAVAJO COUNTY, 38 OF WHICH ARE VEHICULAR PROJECTS THAT MAY INCLUDE NEW ROADWAYS, PAVEMENT SAFETY, INTERSECTION OR BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS. WE ALSO HAVE 22 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, INTERSECTION, SUCH AS CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS AND TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL.

WE ALSO HAVE TWO TRANSIT SERVICES THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING AS A POTENTIAL PROJECT AND THEN SIX STUDIES. AND I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THESE STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR KEY CORRIDORS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AS PART OF THIS SCOPE. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE CORRIDORS AND THESE STUDIES ARE

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

SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I FIRST ITEM ITEM WE HAVE IS A CONSENT AGENDA. AMENDMENT NUMBER FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF HDR ENGINEERING. I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR WHITING.

SECOND. SECOND BY VICE CHAIR. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSED. NEED A MOTION TO MOVE BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION. SO MOVED OF A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

[a. Discussion and possible action regarding a Development Agreement with West Camp Wind Farm II, LLC for the development and operation of an up-to 500-megawatt wind energy facility in Navajo County. Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3) the Board may convene in Executive Session to receive legal advice from its attorney.]

NEVERTHELESS, THEY ARE. IT IS A LEGAL AND LAWFUL USE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND IT IS WITHIN OUR ESTABLISHED ZONING. SO TO START OUT, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL JUST TO ASK WHY. WHY ARE THESE RENEWABLE PROJECTS INTERESTED IN NAVAJO COUNTY? ONE IS WE HAVE A LOT OF WIND AND AND SUN, RIGHT. THERE'S AN ABUNDANT RESOURCE THERE. WE HAVE EXISTING TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE. AND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS THE VERY LARGE TRANSMISSION LINES THAT YOU SEE WITH THE CLOSURE OF OPERATIONS AT CHOLLA, THAT HAS CREATED SOME CAPACITY ON THAT TRANSMISSION LINES AND OTHERS. AND THAT'S KIND OF A RARE THING. THAT'S, THAT'S A VERY VALUABLE THING TO HAVE A CAPACITY ON THOSE LARGE LINES. THERE'S INTEREST FROM UTILITIES, MEANING APS PREDOMINANTLY IN THIS AREA. APS AND SRP HAVE ISSUED RFPS ASKING FOR THESE RENEWABLE COMPANIES TO COME IN AND MAKE PROPOSALS TO THEM. WE ALSO HAVE PARTICIPATING

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THAT'S WHAT THE FOR THE UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THAT'S WHAT THE STATE REQUIRES US TO DO. AND YOU SEE, BY ALL THE CHECKMARKS, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE COUNTY ADHERED TO AND ACHIEVED. BEYOND THAT, THE BOARD ASKED STAFF TO GO FURTHER. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS, ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS. WE CREATED A PROJECT WEBSITE THAT WAS TO MAKE ALL THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VERY EASY TO ACCESS. THERE'S A DIGITAL LISTSERV, ONLINE COMMENT PORTALS, SO A LOT OF EXTRA STEPS BEYOND THE REQUIRED.

AS WE GOT INTO UPDATING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, IN PARTICULAR WITH RENEWABLES HIGHLIGHTED THERE IN YELLOW. THE BOARD ASKED STAFF TO CONDUCT ADDITIONAL LISTENING LISTENING SESSIONS. WE. WE CONDUCTED THREE OF THOSE IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF. THE COUNTY. HAD A WEB PAGE WITH A QR CODE ON THE WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. WE HAD DIGITAL COMMENTS THROUGH EMAILS. SO AGAIN, LOTS. WE TRIED TO CREATE LOTS OF DIFFERENT AVENUES FOR THE PUBLIC TO SUBMIT THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND SUBMIT THEIR THOUGHTS, WHICH WE APPRECIATED ALL THAT INFORMATION. THEN, AT THE BOARD'S DIRECTION WAS COMPILED INTO AN AGREEMENT FRAMEWORK. AND THERE'S SOME JUST SOME BASIC STEPS TO THIS. STEP ONE DOES THE AGREEMENT MEET OR EXCEED ALL THE CRITERIA IN THE ORDINANCE? STEP TWO WAS, TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THE AGREEMENT ADDRESS THE BOARD'S PREFERRED CRITERIA? DOES THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACHIEVE ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY? AND THEN COULD THIS FRAMEWORK BE REPEATED? MEANING IS IT A FAIR AND CLEAR FRAMEWORK THEN THAT CAN BE USED ON OTHER PROJECTS AS WELL? SO TO GET STARTED, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL ASK CODY COOPER, OUR PLANNING MANAGER, TO COME TALK THROUGH STEPS ONE AND TWO OF THIS PROCESS AND EXPLAIN THE TECHNICAL REVIEW THAT STAFF PERFORMED. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISORS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. SO AS BRIAN HAD JUST TOUCHED ON THERE, PLANNING STAFF DID GO THROUGH AND COMPLETE TECHNICAL REVIEW TO ENSURE THAT THIS PROPOSED SUBMITTAL FOR A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT MET ALL OR EXCEEDED ALL OF THE STANDARDS OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE. AS FAR AS THE PROJECT OVERVIEW HERE FOR THE BOARD, THIS IS AN UP TO 500 MEGAWATT GENERATION AND 500 MEGAWATT STORAGE WITH EIGHT HOUR DURATION ON BATTERIES FOR THE WIND PROJECT, AND IT WOULD UTILIZE EITHER A 25 MILE GEN TY LINE THAT WOULD GO TO THE EXISTING SITGREAVES SUBSTATION OR A TEN MILE GEN TY LINE WITHIN THE PROJECT BOUNDARIES TO THE CHOLLA SUGARLOAF CORONADO TRANSMISSION LINE. VIA ON SITE SWITCHYARD. THOSE TWO GENTILE LINES WERE APPROVED BY THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION AS A PART OF THEIR CERTIFICATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY. SO THAT'S AN APPROVAL RECEIVED FROM THE STATE. FURTHER, AS AN OVERVIEW, THIS WOULD ENCOMPASS APPROXIMATELY 52,444 ACRES, WITH THE NEAREST PART BEING LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLBROOK. IT WOULD BE UP TO 144 WIND TURBINE GENERATORS, AND THOSE WIND

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GOING THROUGH IN OUR TECHNICAL REVIEW, AS FAR AS THE DESIGN, IT MET OR EXCEEDED ALL STANDARDS OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE. AS FAR AS SIGNAGE, THEY'VE PROPOSED A PLAN THAT WOULD MEET ALL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF OUR ZONING ORDINANCE. AND THEN AS FAR AS FENCING, THEY HAVE NOTED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY BE LOCATED AROUND THE SUBSTATION SWITCHING STATION AND POTENTIALLY O&M BUILDING. AND SO AS FAR AS THOSE STANDARDS, THOSE ARE ONLY THE FENCING. THOSE ARE ONLY IN AREAS WHERE IT WOULD BE FOR HUMAN LIFE SAFETY PURPOSES, WHERE THEY'RE HIGHLY ELECTRIFIED. REGARDING THE LIGHTING ON THIS PROJECT, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE FAA. THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO INSTALL AN AIRCRAFT DETECTION LIGHTING SYSTEM, ALSO KNOWN AS AN ADLS, WHICH WOULD NOT REQUIRE THE CONTINUOUS NIGHT NIGHTTIME LIGHTING OF WIND TURBINES. THE DEVELOPER HAS ALSO AGREED AROUND ANY OF THEIR FACILITIES TO PUT IN DOWN SHIELDED, MOTION ACTIVATED LIGHTING. ALSO NOTED HERE.

THOSE ARE THE HUMAN SAFETY AREAS OF THE SUBSTATION SWITCHYARD, AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUILDING. REGARDING THE OUTSIDE AGENCY REVIEWS.

OUTSIDE AGENCY REVIEWS HAVE BEEN FULLY COMPLETED FOR THIS PROJECT. TWO OF NOTE THAT COME UP QUITE OFTEN. THERE WAS A RECEIPT OF A DETERMINATION OF NO HAZARD TO AIR NAVIGATION FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AND THEN THIS WAS ALSO CLEARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CLEARINGHOUSE WITH NO NOTICE OF PRESUMED RISK, STATING THAT THEY DIDN'T ANTICIPATE ANY RISK AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT. WE HAVE ALSO GONE THROUGH AND REVIEWED, AND RADIUS AND SETBACKS ARE VERIFIED FOR THIS PROJECT. THERE WERE ALSO WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS WHICH WERE COMPLETED. PRELIMINARY NOISE STUDY, WHICH IS PROVIDED, BEEN PROVIDED IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR ZONING ORDINANCE AND SOUND REQUIREMENT GUIDELINES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THE DEVELOPER HAS ALSO AGREED TO PUT IN A RECLAMATION AND RESTORATION ASSURANCES FOR THIS PROJECT.

THAT WOULD BE A BOND WHICH WOULD BE PUT IN PLACE PRIOR TO ANY CONSTRUCTION AND RENEWED EVERY FIVE YEARS THEREAFTER TO ACCOMMODATE FOR ANY INCREASES IN COST FOR DECOMMISSIONING OR DECREASES IN VALUE OF ITEMS THERE WITH THE WIND FARM. UPON DECOMMISSIONING, THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO REMOVE TO 36IN BELOW GRADE, WHICH MEETS THE STANDARDS OF OUR ZONING ORDINANCE AND IS CONSIDERED THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS. SO TO CONCLUDE, FOR THIS STEP ONE, THROUGH OUR STAFF REVIEW, WE HAVE VERIFIED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NAVAJO COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE. AS FAR AS STEP TWO, AS BRIAN HAD ALSO MENTIONED, WE WENT THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA, WHICH WERE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD AS A RESULT OF THE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND THE ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE ON THIS SLIDE. WE'RE GOING TO FIRST GO THROUGH THE VISUAL IMPACT. AND SO ON THE SLIDE YOU'LL SEE THESE RED DOTS WITH THE LETTERS KOP. SO KOP1KOP23, SO ON AND SO FORTH. THAT STANDS FOR KEY OBSERVATION POINT. SO THESE ARE THE POINTS THROUGH WHICH VISUAL SIMULATIONS WERE COMPLETED AS TO WHAT THE WIND FARM WOULD LOOK LIKE FROM THOSE POINTS. AND WE WILL BE MOVING IN ORDER OF THOSE KEY OBSERVATION POINTS. AND I WILL ALSO POINT OUT THE THE LOCATION AND THE GENERAL DIRECTION THAT'S FACING FOR THESE VISUAL SIMULATIONS. SO FOR EACH VISUAL SIMULATION, YOU WILL FIRST SEE THE CURRENT EXISTING VIEWPOINT FROM THAT AREA. AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT IMMEDIATELY YOU WILL SEE WHAT IS PROJECTED TO BE THERE FOR THE LARGEST MODEL OF TURBINE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED. SO THEY'VE DONE THE WORST CASE SCENARIO AS FAR AS THESE VISUAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT. SO THE FIRST VIEW THAT YOU HAVE HERE IS FROM I-40 FRONTAGE ROAD. AND THAT IS LOOKING SOUTHWEST. THIS IS YOUR EXISTING CONDITION. IN THE BACKGROUND HERE YOU CAN SEE THOSE LITTLE WHITE POINTS. THOSE WOULD BE THE WIND TURBINES. AND THIS IS THE SIMULATION FROM THAT EXACT SAME LOCATION. THIS IS A VIEW FROM SPURLOCK AVENUE IN HOLBROOK LOOKING SOUTHWEST. AND THIS IS THE SIMULATED CONDITION. IF YOU LOOK INTO THE BLUE SKY, AS WE GET TO THE CLOSER COPS, YOU WILL SEE THESE MORE VISIBLE.

THIS IS THE VIEW FROM ARIZONA ROUTE. STATE ROUTE 377. ALSO LOOKING SOUTHWEST. HERE IS A VISUAL SIMULATION OF WHAT YOU WOULD SEE FROM STATE ROUTE 377. LOOKING SOUTHWEST FROM THAT COP.

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ALTHOUGH IT WILL NOT GET RID OF THE VISUAL IMPACT, THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO INCREASE THEIR DISTANCE FROM RESIDENTS, WHERE THERE'S A REQUIRED HALF MILE FROM ANY TURBINE TO A LEGAL RESIDENCE TO A MINIMUM OF ONE MILE OR GREATER FROM ANY LEGAL RESIDENCE. THE NEXT CRITERIA THAT WAS REVIEWED WAS SIGHTING NEAR SUBSTATIONS AND TRANSMISSION LINES. THOSE AREAS THAT ARE KIND OF OUTLINED IN THE PINK REDDISH COLOR ARE YOUR CORRIDORS THROUGH WHICH TRANSMISSION LINES COULD RUN AND WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED THERE THROUGH THE CEC OPTION ONE. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE EAST SIDE WAS THE GENTILE CORRIDOR THAT WAS APPROVED WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THIS PROJECT BY THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION.

OPTION TWO, WHICH RUNS ALL THE WAY TO THE WEST TO THE SUBSTATION, WAS THE OTHER OPTION APPROVED BY THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION THROUGH THE CEC. AND SO WITH OPTION ONE THAT WOULD BE ENTIRELY INTERNAL TO THE PROJECT BOUNDARIES, SIGHTING IT NEARBY TO THIS PROJECT WITH OPTION TWO, YOU'LL NOTE THAT THERE WAS A DISTANCE NOTED EARLIER IN THIS PRESENTATION. AS FAR AS THOSE MILES, THE 25 MILES. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CORRIDOR AND WHERE THAT RUNS THROUGH, IT WOULD RUN THROUGH THE EXISTING WEST CAMP WIND FARM THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN BUILT AND CONSTRUCTED, AND IT WOULD TAKE AND UTILIZE THE EXISTING SITGREAVES SUBSTATION THAT HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED THERE AS WELL. THE NEXT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA THAT WAS REVIEWED WAS MULTIPLE USES OF THE LAND. SO THE LAND IS CURRENTLY USED FOR CATTLE RANCHING, HUNTING AND RECREATION, ALL OF WHICH WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE PROPOSED USE IN THE LONG TERM AND WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, PER THE LANDOWNERS AND DEVELOPER. THE NEXT WAS WILDLIFE CORRIDORS REVIEWED. THE PROJECT WOULD INCORPORATE MINIMAL FENCING. AS HAS BEEN NOTED BEFORE, WITHIN THIS PRESENTATION, ONLY WHERE THERE'S THE HUMAN SAFETY CONCERNS. SO THE SUBSTATION SWITCHYARD BEST FACILITIES, O&M AREAS WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR MOVEMENT OF MIGRATORY ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS PROJECT BOUNDARY. ALSO, THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED, AND IN COORDINATION WITH THE ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT TO PHASE THEIR CONSTRUCTION IN ORDER TO REDUCE DISTURBANCE OF FAWNING, PRONGHORN AND WILDLIFE MOVEMENT. SO THAT HAS COME AS A RESULT OF THEIR COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION WITH THE ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT. AS FAR AS THE ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT COMPATIBLE FENCING, AS I'VE JUST NOTED, THE APPLICANTS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS FOR THIS PROJECT AND WHAT THEY COULD DO TO AID WITH ANIMALS WITHIN THIS VICINITY. THE FENCING FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE MINIMAL AND IN THEIR WORK, THE ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT, WHERE THE FENCING IS NECESSARY, THEY WILL INCORPORATE THOSE AS APPLICABLE AND FEASIBLE. FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT. REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR WATER, THE ANTICIPATED WATER USAGE FOR THIS IS PRIMARILY FOR THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE WIND TURBINES. YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE SOME OTHER ITEMS ON HERE, SUCH AS DUST CONTROL, SANITARY USES, DRINKING WATER. THERE'S NOT ANY MAJOR WATER USES ANTICIPATED FOR DUST CONTROL. THIS IS NOT PRIMARILY WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. IT IS VERY SPARSELY POPULATED, SO THERE SHOULD NOT BE A NEED FOR DUST CONTROL DURING THE CONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION. THESE ROADS ARE VERY SPARSELY USED BY THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE AROUND, WHICH MEANS THAT DUST CONTROL WOULD ALSO NOT BE REQUIRED. AS FAR AS THE ROAD DEVELOPMENT ON THIS PROJECT, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING PUTTING IN AN AGGREGATE BASE, WHICH WILL NOT REQUIRE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER TO MIX AND GO THROUGH FOR THIS.

SO THERE'S VERY LIMITED CONCERN AND VERY MINIMAL ANTICIPATED WATER USAGE REGARDING THE ROADS, IT REALLY IS JUST LIMITED TO THOSE FOUNDATIONS. AND THEN THE UTILIZATION OF THE O AND M BUILDING. SO THAT SANITARY USE IS IN DRINKING WATER. YOU KNOW, YOUR WATER FOUNTAINS, YOUR

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS? SUPERVISOR WHITE, JUST POINT OF CLARIFICATION. THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS FROM PEOPLE AROUND HOW THE VALUES ARE DETERMINED. YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE SOMETHING IS BUILT THAT THERE'S BONDING THAT'S DONE AND VALUES ARE DETERMINED.

AM I DESCRIBING HOW THOSE VALUES ARE? HOW DO WE COME UP WITH WHAT THE VALUES ARE? CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR WHITING THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. AS FAR AS THE VALUES AND HOW THOSE ARE DETERMINED, THEY ARE DETERMINED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER LICENSED IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND DETERMINE THE TOTAL COST THAT WOULD BE ANTICIPATED AT THAT POINT IN TIME, TO DO FULL REMOVAL OF THE PROJECT TO THE STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON FOR DECOMMISSIONING. AND THEN THEY SUBTRACT THE VALUE OF ANY SCRAP COMPONENTS AS THEY WOULD GO THROUGH FOR THE PROJECT. THAT ENGINEER HAS TO VERIFY AND PUT ACTUAL VALUES THERE AS FAR AS WHAT'S THERE. SO IT'S THE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COST THAT WOULD BE INCURRED AND THEN THE VALUE OF ANY TRUE SCRAP, AS SEALED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER DETERMINES THAT. AND THEN EVERY FIVE YEARS THAT'S UPDATED AS COSTS COULD INCREASE, VALUES COULD DECREASE, VALUES COULD INCREASE, COSTS COULD DECREASE AS WELL. SO YOU HAVE A THIRD PARTY PROFESSIONAL THAT COMES IN IN TERMS OF THOSE VALUES ACTUALLY ARE AND UPDATES EVERY FIVE YEARS. SUPERVISOR WHITING YES, THAT IS CORRECT. THEY UPDATE THOSE EVERY FIVE YEARS AND THAT BOND MUST BE IN PLACE BEFORE A SHOVEL BREAKS GROUND. PERFECT. AND IN ADDITION TO THE HALF MILE ALREADY SET BACK, THEY'VE AGREED TO DOING A MILE SETBACK FOR ANY RESIDENTS.

CHAIRMAN SEYMOUR, SUPERVISOR WHITING YES, THAT IS CORRECT. THEY HAVE AGREED TO DO A MINIMUM OF ONE MILE. THEY HAVE SHOWN THAT WITH THEIR TURBINE ARRAY CORRIDORS, THAT THEY WILL BE A MINIMUM OF ONE MILE FROM ANY RESIDENTS. LET ME CLARIFY THAT. I HEARD YOU SAY LEGAL RESIDENT. SO A RESIDENT THAT HAS BEEN PERMITTED TO BE THERE. CORRECT. CHAIRMAN SEYMOUR THAT IS CORRECT. THE RESIDENTS WHICH HAS BEEN PERMITTED, AND WE HAVE ANALYZED THE AREA TO FIND ALL PERMITTED RESIDENTS TO PASS THAT ON TO THE APPLICANTS AS THEY PREPARE THEIR SITE PLANNING. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE WATER USAGE. SO THERE IS CRITERIA FOR WATER RECLAIMED WATER. DO WE HAVE A QUANTITY ON RECLAIMED WATER OR IS RECLAIMED WATER GOING TO BE A FACTOR OR USED WITH FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? CHAIRMAN SEYMOUR VICE CHAIR THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. SO THERE HAS BEEN NO RECLAIMED WATER PROPOSED AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT. JUST THE CONSTRUCTION UTILIZED WATER UP FRONT AND THEN MINIMAL TO NO WATER IN THE LONG TERM, THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO USE A PRIVATE WELL THAT IS ON SITE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DRILLED, WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF THE THE PURVIEW OR AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY BEING A PRIVATE. WELL, THAT'S PERMITTED THROUGH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, AS WE DO NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA WITHIN THE REGION. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS? AT THIS TIME? WE HAVE A CALL. THE PUBLIC SOME PEOPLE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER HERE. ROBERT BLACK, CHAIRMAN YEAH, WE HAVE ONE SECTION MORE. OKAY. IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH THE BOARD, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL JUST TO LOOK AND CONSIDER THE OVERALL PROCESS OF WHERE WE'RE AT. APS, SRP, THEY RELEASED THE RFP

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SO OWNERSHIP, THERE'S A CONCERN THAT THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE PROPPED UP BY AN ENTITY, AND THEN THEY JUST KIND OF LEAVE OR TRY TO SELL IT OFF. THAT'S NOT BEEN OUR EXPERIENCE HERE IN NAVAJO COUNTY. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH ARE OWNER OPERATED, MEANING IT'S THE SAME COMPANY THAT APPLIES FOR THE PERMIT, DEVELOPS A PROJECT, OWNS THE PROJECTS AND OPERATES THE PROJECT. AND THIS IS NO EXCEPTION WITH AES AS THE OWNER AND DEVELOPER OF THIS PROJECT, THE PROPOSED. TODAY. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS OUR DRY LAKE WIND FARM. THEY DID SELL A PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO ANOTHER ANOTHER GROUP. BUT THAT SAME OWNER CONTINUES TO TO OPERATE IT GOING FORWARD. SO THAT WOULD BE THE EXCEPTION TO THAT. AND AGAIN, OUR ORDINANCE REALLY ISN'T GEARED TO JUST THE BUILD AND LEAVE AND BUILD AND SELL. WE REQUIRE THE LONG TERM AGREEMENTS TO SELL THE POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION LINE ACCESS. SO OUR OUR WHOLE APPROACH IS GEARED TOWARD AN OWNER OPERATED MODEL. AND AGAIN, CODY JUST TALKED TO THIS TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS. BUT THE PROTECTIONS WE DO REQUIRE A SECURITY BOND THAT IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR THIS KIND OF DEVELOPMENT. AND CODY TALKED TO YOU ABOUT HOW IT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED FOR IN TERMS OF INFLATION AND JUST THE CHANGES IN COMMODITY PRICING. AND THAT BOND FOLLOWS THE LAND AND THE PROJECT. SO EVEN IF IT'S SOLD, IT CAN CONTRACTUALLY REMAINS IN PLACE. SO BOARD STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS. AND WE WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT MEETS THE OBLIGATIONS REQUIRED BY THE ORDINANCE AND PROVIDES MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP TO HELP THE COUNTY MITIGATE COMMUNITY IMPACTS AND CONCERNS.

WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. NOTE THE DEVELOPER AND THE LAND PRIMARY LANDOWNER ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE HAVE SEVERAL CALL THE PUBLIC LETTERS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED BOTH FOR AND AGAINST THIS PROJECT. EACH OF THE SUPERVISORS DO HAVE A COPY OF THOSE, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO READ THOSE AT THIS TIME. SO OPEN THIS UP FOR THE PUBLIC. ROBERT BLACK MR. SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. AND SENATOR, LONG TIME GUYS. IT'S HARD TO WALK.

CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M REALLY OPPOSED TO THIS. IT IS NOT A GOOD THING. AND I THINK IF THEY WERE LOOKING AT PUTTING THESE THINGS CLOSER TO YOUR HOMES AND SNOWFLAKE SHOTO, YOU WOULD BE AS OPPOSED AS I AM TO HIM. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO WALK OUT TO EVERY DAY? AND I MEAN THIS, WHAT WE HAVE IN THESE RURAL COMMUNITIES IS THE BEAUTIFUL SITES THAT WE HAVE AND THE AQUIFER WATER WE HAVE UNDERNEATH IT. THIS AFFECTS BOTH OF THEM TREMENDOUSLY. THE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS SENT OUT, SUPPOSEDLY, THAT WE ALL OUGHT TO BE WELL INFORMED OF. THIS IS NOT TRUE AT ALL. I DIDN'T EVEN REALLY GET AND I'M A COUNCILMAN.

I'M A HOLBROOK CITY COUNCILMAN. I DIDN'T EVEN GET HARDLY ANY OF THIS INFO TILL TWO DAYS AGO.

FACEBOOK. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? BUT WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS THE PROJECT THEY'VE GOT, ONE LANDOWNER IS GOING TO BENEFIT OFF ALL THIS. IT'S NOT LANDOWNERS, IT'S ONE.

OKAY. THEY'RE LIVING. IF YOU GO OUT ON THE ROAD, THEY'VE TORE THAT ROAD COMPLETELY UP. ALL THE TRUCKS, ALL THE TRAFFIC, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIVED ON THAT ROAD FOR YEARS IN THESE RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT LIKE THE NICE, QUIET LIFE THAT WE HAD TOTALLY BEEN SCREWED UP. IT'S NOT A GOOD THING. IT'S GOING TO BE MORE SO. THE ROADS ARE TERRIBLE AND. WHAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED WITH IS IT SAYS, YOU GUYS REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH SAY SO IN WHETHER THIS IS GONE OR GOING TO HAPPEN OR NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. AND IF YOU DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE HERE. YOU KNOW, I IF WE DO HAVE IF YOU GUYS DO HAVE SAY SO, I WOULD ASK YOU TO GO BACK AND REVIEW SOME OF THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE, BECAUSE I ALSO SEE IT IN THERE WHERE IT SAYS THEY'RE GOING TO

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THANK YOU. NEXT IS JOHNNY PENROD. I'M NOT I'M TOO OLD TO BE SITTING THERE THAT LONG FROM THE WAIST DOWN. AND I JUST CAME. I LIVE OUT THERE. I'VE BEEN OUT ON THE ROAD FOR 85 YEARS, FOR 55 YEARS. IT'S BEEN A NICE, QUIET THING TILL THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND THE CONSTRUCTION.

ONE MORNING I SIT BY MY WINDOW AND COUNTED 97 CARS DRIVING THAT ROAD OUT THERE THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE TRUCKS, AND THAT WAS PEOPLE GOING OUT THERE WORKING. THEY COMING BACK.

THAT'S TOO MUCH FOR THAT. LITTLE ROAD WASN'T BUILT FOR THAT KIND OF TRAFFIC. AND I'M HERE TO SAY HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS, ALL THESE PROJECTED THINGS IN THE MONEY A LONG TIME AGO. AND SOME OF YOU OLD TIMERS REMEMBER IT. A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH FIVE IN THE BUSH.

THOSE PROJECTIONS, IF THEY COME THROUGH WHEN THEY COME THROUGH, MIGHT NOT BE WORTH A DAMN. AND ALL I'M SAYING IS, IF OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

IF YOU CAN'T, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU BEING HERE FOR? THAT'S IT. I'M DONE. THANK YOU, MR. ROBERT.

JOHNNY. HANG ON. MR. THAT'S ALL I. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT OR WANT TO PROCEED FORWARD OR GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I THOSE ARE OUR OPTIONS AT THIS TIME. I MOVE THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE

[b. If the Board enters into Executive Session, and after they reconvene: Consideration and direction to staff regarding next steps related to the proposed Development Agreement with West Camp Wind Farm II, LLC, including whether to proceed with further review, negotiation, modification, placement of the matter on a future public agenda for possible action, or, if appropriate, consideration of approval.]

N FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. OPPOSED. THANK YOU. SEE THAT WE'RE NOW BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION. THE ITEM WE HAVE BEFORE US IS ITEM TEN. A. BRING THAT BACK FOR ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS OR EMOTION. CHAIRMAN. OKAY. WITH YOU? I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. MORE THAT THE PUBLIC HAD ASKED THAT I'D LIKE SOME CLARIFICATION ON. THANK YOU.

THERE WAS A QUESTION ON NOTICES, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CLARITY THAT THE TEAM EXPLAINS WHAT OUR NOTICE PROCESS IS, WHAT WE DO AND HOW THAT'S DONE. WOULD THAT BE OKAY TO DO IF THEY EXPLAIN HOW NOTICES ARE DONE? CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR WHITING JUST WITH REGARD TO THAT TOPIC, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY BEFORE GOING INTO IT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE INFORMATION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW JUST THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OR NOTIFICATION OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS HERE? PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR WHITING SO AS FAR AS

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ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR WHITING SO THERE'S A REQUIREMENT TO HOST TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS AS A PART OF OUR ORDINANCE. THE APPLICANT DID HOST TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS AT THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 37 IN HOLBROOK. THOSE WERE HOSTED ON AUGUST 27TH, 2025. THEY HAD ONE FROM 12 TO 2 P.M. AND THEN THEY HAD ONE FROM 5 TO 7 P.M. IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT SCHEDULES WITHIN THE AREA THERE. WE DO HAVE A MANDATE THAT THAT MEETING BE NOTIFIED TO ALL NEIGHBORS WITHIN ONE MILE WITH AT LEAST 15 DAYS NOTICE. THE APPLICANT, IN THIS CASE, NOTIFIED ON JULY 28TH OF 2025, WHICH WAS NEARLY A MONTH PRIOR, WELL IN EXCESS OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUIREMENTS TO POST WITHIN NEWSPAPERS. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT WILLINGLY POSTED WITHIN THE PAINTED DESERT TRIBUNE ON AUGUST 20TH OF 2025, THOUGH IT IS NOT A REQUIRED NOTIFICATION THERE. AS I'VE NOTED, NOTIFICATIONS GO TO ALL NEIGHBORS WITHIN A MILE OF THE PROJECT BOUNDARY, BUT THEY ALSO GO TO ALL NEIGHBORS THAT ARE WITHIN ONE MILE OF ANY GENTILE CORRIDOR. AS THE APPLICANT HAD BEEN APPROVED FOR TWO GENTILE CORRIDORS, ONE INTERNAL TO THE PROJECT THAT DID NOT IMPACT THE FURTHER MILE, BUT THE OTHER GENTILE CORRIDOR, WHICH WENT TO THE WEST TO THE EXISTING WEST CAMP WIND FARM, THEY HAD TO DO A MILE NOTIFICATION BEYOND THAT BOUNDARY. AS A RESULT OF THOSE NOTIFICATIONS, IT RESULTED IN 90 DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNERS BEING NOTIFIED OF THOSE MEETINGS AND GIVEN INFORMATION AS TO THIS PROJECT, AND INFORMATION WAS ALSO GIVEN REGARDING A PUBLIC WEBSITE. SO WE DO REQUIRE A PUBLIC WEBSITE BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THESE PROJECTS AS THEY COME BEFORE US FOR CONSIDERATION AND THEN IN FRONT OF THE BOARD. SO THE APPLICANT DID CREATE A WEBSITE FOR THE PROJECT THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED.

THAT WEBSITE INCLUDES PROJECT COMPONENT DETAILS, ESTIMATED PROJECT TIMELINES WHEN THEY'RE GOING IN FRONT OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES. IT ALSO INCLUDES DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION AS FAR AS WHAT'S GONE IN FRONT OF OTHER AGENCIES, SUCH AS THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY. THEY WILL ALSO PROVIDE ON THIS WEBSITE AND HAVE PROVIDED PROJECT UPDATES AND THEN CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROVIDE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT. AS A RESULT OF WHAT WAS SENT OUT HERE, ONLY ONE WRITTEN COMMENT WAS RECEIVED FROM THOSE PUBLIC MEETINGS. THEY DID HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER LANDOWNERS. THE PROPERTY OWNER HAD REQUESTED THAT THE PROJECT BE A MILE AWAY FROM THEIR RESIDENCE AND THEIR BARN. THEY HAD BROUGHT UP DIFFERENT CONCERNS, BUT AS FAR AS THAT DISTANCE AND THE CONCERN THAT WAS MANAGEABLE, THE APPLICANT HAS COOPERATED WITH THAT AND INCREASED THEIR SETBACKS TO EVEN ACCOMMODATE A BARN FOR THE ANIMALS OF THAT PROPERTY OWNER. THEY DID RECEIVE SOME CALLS WITH RELATION TO THIS. FOR THOSE WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE PROJECT BOUNDARY. THOSE CALLS WERE LIMITED TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT, WANTING MORE INFORMATION ON WHERE THEY COULD ACCESS THAT, AND THEN NOTING INTEREST AND SELLING OR LEASING LAND TO THIS PROJECT MANAGER. AND THEN JUST TO NOTE, BECAUSE I'VE TOUCHED ON IT A FEW TIMES, SO BEYOND THE COUNTY AS FAR AS PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND WHAT'S THERE, THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION ALSO HAS REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS, WHICH WERE REQUIRED IN THE CERTIFICATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY HEARINGS. SO AS A PART OF THAT, THE APPLICANT ALSO DID FURTHER NOTIFICATIONS THROUGH WEBSITE UPDATES, MAILINGS, LEGAL, PUBLIC AND LEGAL PUBLISHING NOTIFICATIONS AS WELL FOR THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NOTIFICATIONS, WHAT'S REQUIRED, WHAT WE DO AND HOW PEOPLE ARE NOTIFIED SO THEY CAN TRY AND FIND THAT INFORMATION, BE AWARE OF WHAT'S COMING AND MAKE SURE THEIR VOICE IS HEARD. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. THAT WAS THE QUESTION AS FAR AS THAT. THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS AROUND ROADS AND WHAT HAPPENS IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEBODY, I'LL SAY A BAD ACTOR, I'M NOT TAKING CARE OF THE ROSES. WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, WHAT'S OUR PROCESS? CHAIRMAN SEYMOUR? SUPERVISOR WHITING SO AS FAR AS THOSE ROADS, THERE'S A LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR THIS PROJECT.

WITH NAVAJO COUNTY. THEY WOULD BE ACCESSING THE SITE VIA STATE ROUTE 377, WHICH IS CONTROLLED COORDINATED WITH ADOT. SO ANY AGREEMENTS THERE WOULD HAVE TO COME THROUGH ADOT AND NOT THROUGH NAVAJO COUNTY. AND THEIR DIRECT ACCESS WILL GO ON TO PRIVATE ROADS THAT WILL EITHER ARE EXISTING AND WILL BE IMPROVED, OR WILL BE CUT THROUGH ON AZTEC LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY LAND AND OR STATE LAND, I THINK IN SOME INSTANCES. BUT THEY'RE SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH THOSE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS, AS THOSE ROADS ARE OUTSIDE OF THE

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COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS IN MANY WAYS THE REDHEADED STEPCHILD OF ALL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.

ARIZONA, FOR EXAMPLE, IS THE STATE. WE ONLY HAVE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES DIRECTLY GIVEN TO US BY OUR STATE LEGISLATURE. SO WE DO HAVE SOME AUTHORITIES IN THE AREA OF LAND USE AND ZONING.

IN FACT, THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THIS WORK REALLY STARTS WITH, BECAUSE THAT SETS FORTH THE FRAMEWORK WHERE THESE TYPE OF PROJECTS CAN COME IN. SO WHEN THESE PROJECTS COME IN, CODY AND HIS TEAM LOOK, DOES IT MEET THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT LEGAL FRAMEWORK THE BOARD HAS ALREADY SET UP? AND IF IT DOES, YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH CANNOT DENY IT. YOU STILL HAVE THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE ASPECT THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT. BUT THAT IS ALSO PART OF THE PLAN. ARE THERE DRAINAGE ISSUES? CAN THEY BE RESOLVED? THEY ARE RESOLVED. ARE THERE ROADWAY ISSUES? CAN THEY BE RESOLVED? ARE THEY RESOLVED IN THE AGREEMENT? SO IF IT'S MEETING THE OUTLINE THAT THIS BOARD HAS CREATED THROUGH THE ZONING AND LAND USE, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH YOUR ANSWER.

YOU CAN'T DENY IT IF IT MEETS IT UNLESS THERE IS A HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT QUESTION. AND SO WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF WHY DO WE WHY DO WE EVEN MEET AS A BOARD? BECAUSE THIS IS A QUESTION I'M ASKING MYSELF BECAUSE IN FAIRNESS TO THE STATEMENT THAT WAS WAS MADE EARLIER, DO I WANT THESE WHAT I WANT THEM NEXT TO WHERE MY HOUSE IS? AND THE ANSWER IS NO, I WOULDN'T. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SIMPLY SAY, NO, YOU CAN'T COME. WE CAN LOOK AT WAYS TO RESTRICT THEIR LEGAL AND LAWFUL WITHIN OUR AUTHORITY TO LOOK AND GO IN AND DO THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE. YOU CAN LOOK AS IN THE WAY OF AN EXAMPLE RIGHT NOW, IT'S A HALF MILE SETBACK, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THEM TO AGREE TO DOING A MILE SETBACK. SO THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY THAT'S AFFORDED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE. BUT IT'S NOT GIVEN TO US BY THE STATE, BY THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO, YOU KNOW, CREATE LAWS AT THIS LEVEL THAT'S DONE AT THE LEGISLATURE, FOR EXAMPLE. IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, AND I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE CAUGHT THAT WHEN WE HAD THE BREAKDOWN OF THE DOLLAR AND WHAT WAS SPENT WITH THE DOLLAR. THE REALITY IS, RIGHT NOW, THE STATE OF ARIZONA GIVES AN 80% TAX BREAK TO GIVE A SUBSIDY OF 80% ON THESE, AND THAT HELPS ENTICE THEM, BRING THEM INTO THE AREA. WE DON'T HAVE ANY SAY. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE GET HANDED BY THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

SO OUR LEGISLATIVE FOLKS ARE IMPORTANT IN THIS PROCESS AND WORKING AND PARTNERING WITH THEM TO, TO HELP OUR LOCAL CONSTITUENTS WANT MATTER. BUT I HOPE THAT ADDRESSES SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU WERE ASKING, WHETHER WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BE ABLE TO DO IT OVER TIME. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. YOU KNOW, JUST TO TAG ON TO THAT, I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF GOING THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WE HAVE STRENGTHENED THE POSITION TO TRY TO MAKE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN MORE ACCOUNTABLE.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT DIFFERENT TYPE OF BONDING WITH BOTH THE DEVELOPER AS WELL AS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. SO THERE IS DECOMMISSIONING, THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAPPEN. SO THE WORK THAT WE DID FOR TWO YEARS TO MAKE IT NOT EASIER, BUT TO MAKE IT WHERE WE HAD MORE AUTHORITY, WHICH WAS ALREADY LIMITED BY THE STATE, BUT TO MAKE IT MORE CONDUCIVE AND MORE NEIGHBORLY TO OUR PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE. AND I THINK STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. AND I FEEL THAT THESE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, ALTHOUGH HAVE NOT BEEN IN PLACE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO. IT DEFINITELY HAS CURTAILED SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT. AND WHAT DEVELOPMENT IS COMING IS GOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND I THINK THAT'S MADE A DIFFERENCE TOO. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION AT THIS TIME. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH WEST CAMP WIND FARM TWO, LLC. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. AND SECOND, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION AND THEN I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I. OPPOSE. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU

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[c. EXECUTIVE SESSION: pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(1) the Board of Supervisors will meet in Executive Session to review the three nominees for appointment to fill the vacancy in Legislative District 7.]

SYLVIA ALLEN AND TISHA CRANDALL. SO AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO MOVE INTO. DID I MESS THAT UP? CARLA CARLISLE CARLISLE. I AM SO SORRY, MR. CARLISLE. MRS. CARLISLE WAS MY THIRD GRADE TEACHER. SHE HAD REALLY SLAPPED MY HAND TODAY FOR THAT. SO. I'M SORRY. SO AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO JUST OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC FOR THOSE COMMENTS. IF WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, AND THEN THOSE APPLICANTS, IF THEY ARE HERE, WILL GIVE YOU ABOUT THREE MINUTES TO BE ABLE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. AND THEN SUPERVISORS CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS, THE BOARD, AND THEN WE MAY CONVENE INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

CELIA HOFFMAN. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF MANY CONCERNED CITIZENS AND PRECINCT MEMBERS, TO STRONGLY URGE YOU TO APPOINT SYLVIA ALLEN TO FILL THE STATE LEGISLATIVE VACANCY LEFT BY DAVE MARSHALL. SYLVIA ALLEN, WITHOUT QUESTION, IS THE MOST EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED NOMINEE. WHILE ALL OF THEM ARE WONDERFUL, I FEEL THAT IT IS A FIFTH GENERATION ARIZONANS WITH DEEP ROOTS IN SNOWFLAKE AND NAVAJO COUNTY. SHE SPENT DECADES IN PUBLIC SERVICE RIGHT HERE AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL. SHE PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THIS BOARD, VERY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. SHE WAS APPOINTED AND THEN ELECTED TO THE ARIZONA STATE SENATE, WHERE SHE REPRESENTED OUR DISTRICT FOR MULTIPLE TERMS. SHE ROSE TO SERVE AS SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE AND AS CHAIR OF THE STATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. SHE HAS ALSO SERVED ON KEY COMMITTEES HANDLING EDUCATION, RURAL AFFAIRS, WATER, AGRICULTURE. I THINK YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF THIS. AFTER RETIRING FROM THE LEGISLATURE, SYLVIA CONTINUES TO STAY ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL, CHARTER SCHOOL CO-FOUNDER, AND NOBODY KNOWS THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AT THE CAPITOL OF THESE THREE NOMINEES BETTER THAN SHE DOES, AND NO ONE IS MORE PREPARED TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ON DAY ONE FOR THE PEOPLE IN LD7. BUT THIS APPOINTMENT IS NOT JUST ABOUT EXPERIENCE. IT IS ABOUT LISTENING TO THE CITIZENS YOU REPRESENT. IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ALONE, NUMEROUS PC MEMBERS TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FOR SYLVIA. THOSE LETTERS SEEM TO BE TURNED BACK AND WENT UNNOTICED. THEY WERE RESPONDED WITH AN AUTOMATIC EMAIL SYSTEM THAT REJECTED THE CORRESPONDENCE. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE VOICES OUT THERE THAT ARE IN SUPPORT OF SYLVIA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, DEBBIE VANCE. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I AM ONE OF MY FAVORITE TITLES AND MOST CHERISHED TITLES IS WIFE OF 51 YEARS, MOTHER OF EIGHT AND GRAND GRAMMY OF 22. AND I'M A GREAT GRANDFATHER OF THREE AND ONE ON THE WAY. BUT I ALSO. I AM AN ELECTED PC AND ALSO ON

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I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO VOTE FOR OR APPOINT SYLVIA ISLAND. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

NEXT UP, LYNN DEWITT. IF HE'S HERE OR ONLINE. NEXT, SYLVIA ALLEN. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIR, WHITE SINGER AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. SO I DON'T THAT DOESN'T COME DOWN, DOES IT? OKAY. ANYWAY, I'M JUST GOING TO TALK FROM MY HEART. I HAD SOMETHING PREPARED. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THIS, I JUST KIND OF FELT THIS FEELING OF JOY. AND WHY DID I FEEL JOY? I FELT IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT FOR ONE LAST TIME, I COULD SERVE THIS DISTRICT THAT I LOVE SO MUCH BECAUSE I'M REALLY PREPARED FOR THIS. IT'S JUST A SHORT WINDOW OF TIME TO DO THE STATE BUDGET, AND I'VE BEEN THROUGH TEN BUDGETS. I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT JUST GAVE ME SUCH A FEELING OF JOY TO THINK THAT MAYBE I COULD GO BACK AND SERVE THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE. THIS DISTRICT IS IN MY DNA. I MEAN, I COULD SIT HERE AND TELL YOU WONDERFUL STORIES ABOUT MY ANCESTORS WHO CAME HERE IN IN 1876, BRINGING THE FIRST STEAM DRIVEN SAWMILL INTO THIS AREA AND LAYING RAILROAD TRACKS FROM FLAGSTAFF TO WINSLOW. MY GRANDFATHER, PETERSON, WAS ONE OF THE FIVE FAMILIES THAT STARTED LAKESIDE, ARIZONA. JUST WONDERFUL STORIES. THAT'S IN MY DNA AND I LOVE THIS AREA. AND WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT THE BUDGET IS YOU CAN GET IN THERE AND REALLY SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHERE YOU'RE AT. I WAS ALWAYS A VERY, VERY DEDICATED RURAL SENATOR, AND THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT FOUR OF US DOWN THERE, AND WE CAN'T LET MARICOPA COUNTY SUCK UP ALL THE MONEY. IT'S GOT TO GET BACK UP HERE. OUR CITIZENS PAY MONEY, AND WE NEED TO BE SURE WE GET IT BACK UP. HERE WE HAVE WE SAW A DEMONSTRATION ON OUR ROADS, ON OUR FIRE, OUR FIRE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE UP HERE. I'VE BEEN LOOKING. I GOT ON J LBC AND I GOT ON C CSA, AND I ALSO REPRESENTED BLACKMAN, GAVE ME HIS PRESENTATION FROM HIS BUDGET MEETING. SO I'VE EVEN STARTED LOOKING IN THE BUDGET AND SEE SOME THINGS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, LIKE H.R. ONE. I SUPPORT THAT WE MERGE OUR STATE TAXES WITH THE FEDERAL TAXES SO WE SO OUR CITIZENS GET THAT BREAK. THE GREAT THING ABOUT THAT, THAT MONEY WILL COME BACK TO US NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND IT. THEY'RE GOING TO INVEST IT IN THEIR BUSINESSES. SO WE'RE GOING TO END UP GETTING THAT BACK BY HELPING OUR ECONOMY. SO WE REALLY DO NEED TO CONFORM OUR TAXES WITH H.R. ONE. BUT THERE'S SOME OTHER PROBLEMS WITH H.R. ONE THAT I NOTICED WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THINGS. AND ONE IS OUR MEDICAID. WE'VE GOT TO BE SO CAREFUL BECAUSE OF OUR RURAL HOSPITALS, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE MATCHING. SO ANYWAY, I JUST HUMBLY AND RESPECTFULLY SAY THAT I FEEL LIKE I COULD BE MORE THAN A VOICE. I MEAN, I'LL BE MORE THAN A VOTE BECAUSE I HAVE MY VOICE AND THAT I'LL GET INVOLVED IN THE DOWN IN THE DETAILS AND UNDERSTAND IT AND BE PERSUASIVE LIKE I WAS IN SUPPORTING AND DEFENDING OUR AREA UP HERE AND ENSURING THAT THE MONEY GETS BACK UP HERE FOR OUR ROADS, OUR HEALTH CARE, OUR SCHOOLS, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS THAT YOU CHALLENGE EVERY YEAR TRYING TO FUND YOUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

AND THANK YOU. MY TIME UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON,

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SO I HAVE OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ME. SO I'M JUST VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TODAY.

AND I JUST APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS POSITION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. I GUESS AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE GIVE EACH OF YOU THE RIGHT TO COME INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SEPARATELY. IF YOU WANT TO BE PRESENT WHEN WE DISCUSS YOU, AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK AND MOVE FORWARD AT THAT TIME. SO IT'S YOUR CHOICE IF YOU JUST LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO BE PRESENT WHEN WE JUST TALK ABOUT YOU BEHIND YOUR BACK OR TO YOUR FACE. SO EITHER WAY, BUT WE HAVE TO GIVE YOU THAT, BUT WE DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE A LONG DISCUSSION. SO THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL MAKE HIM I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. OPPOSED.

[d. RECONVENE for action related to the appointment to fill the vacancy in Legislative District 7. ]

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED. I, I SEE THANK YOU. YOU KNOW IT TAKES A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD TODAY TO FILL THIS. AND WE JUST APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. IT'S WHEN WE LOOK OUT AND WE LOOK AT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COUNTY, WHAT'S BEST FOR ARIZONA, WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR CITIZENS.

WE HAVE SOME GREAT CANDIDATES AND WE APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT WILL GO THROUGH.

BRAD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE HERE? FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS ONE OF THE OPTIONS IS A PAPER BALLOT. THOSE BALLOTS ARE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD, AND WE VOTES THAT EACH SUPERVISOR WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING, JUST AS THEY WERE APPROVED FOR THE VOTES FOR THE RECORDER THAT YOU DID AT YOUR LAST MEETING. THE THREE NOMINEES FROM THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ARE ON YOUR BALLOTS. YOU

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THERE ARE A FEW OPTIONS. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT AT THIS TIME, IF YOU'LL JUST HAVE LEAH, IF SHE WOULD COLLECT THE THE VOTES. YES. DO WE NEED TO PUT OUR INITIALS ON IT? YEAH. JUST PUT YOUR INITIALS OR SIGN OR WHATEVER. OH, DO WE NEED TO EXPLAIN HOW SUPERVISOR I THINK I MENTIONED THAT YOU DID. WE'LL BE VOTING BY TEAMS. SO THAT WOULD BE THE ELECTRONIC. TRACK OF HIS VOTE.

AND THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THE PROCESS THAT WE HAD AS A BOARD THIS TIME. I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE SYLVIA ALLEN AS OUR APPOINTMENT FOR THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT SEVEN.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR CANDIDACY HERE, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS TODAY.

AND JUST LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN THE FUTURE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD MEMBERS, OUR FELLOW SUPERVISORS, FOR THEIR TIME AND DILIGENCE THAT THEY PUT FORTH INTO THESE PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE AND DECISION MAKING. AND IT'S NOT AN EASY SOMETIMES PROCESS, BUT IT IS A PROCESS THAT WE TRY TO FOLLOW AND TRY TO DO. THE GREAT THING ABOUT LONG MEETINGS, I GOT OUT OF TWO MEETINGS TODAY, SO I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WELL, BUT OUR NEXT ITEM THAT WE DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO JUST STAY AROUND,

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

COUNTY ATTORNEY MY DAUGHTER HAD HER MY SECOND GRANDCHILD LAST NIGHT AT 1027. CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S AWESOME. EVERYBODY'S DOING WELL. THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GREAT. VICE CHAIR. NOTHING FOR ME TODAY. JUST CONGRATULATIONS TO BRAD. AND THAT'S THE KIND OF NEWS WE NEED. THAT'S GREAT.

SUPERVISOR. REAL SIMPLE. FIVE THINGS. YES, HINKO GO AHEAD. SUPERVISOR. SORRY. HI. YES.

GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR, VICE CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, STAFF AS WELL AS THOSE IN THE GALLERY, THIS IS SUPERVISOR PESHLAKAI. I DO APPRECIATE THE AVAILABILITY FOR ME TO PARTICIPATE IN TODAY'S BOARD MEETING VIRTUALLY. I BELIEVE. LEAH, YOU MAY HAVE A POWERPOINT TO FOR MY REPORT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I CAN'T SEE THE POWERPOINT, BUT BASICALLY THIS PRESENTATION IS JUST GOING TO COMPLETE MY OR AND BE THE BULK OF MY REPORT. ASIDE FROM REPORTING ON DISTRICT ACTIVITIES. SO AGAIN, MOST RECENTLY EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE HAD APPROVED A, A, A TASK AGREEMENT WHICH WAS PRESENTED THROUGH NICOLE RESCUE, OUR TRIBAL LIAISON, IN REGARDS TO UTILIZING HIGHWAY USER REVENUE FUNDS FOR WITHIN DISTRICT TWO TO HELP SUPPORT A TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECT. SO THIS ROAD, THE PHOTOS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND PROVIDED BY THE NAVAJO DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION. SO APART FROM THAT TASK AGREEMENT, THIS IS A HIGHLY TRAVELED ROAD WITHIN DISTRICT TWO THAT INITIATED BACK IN 2018 UNDER FORMER SUPERVISOR THOMPSON OF ABOUT APPROXIMATELY TWO TWO MILES.

THIS THIS PARTICULAR ROAD HAD HAS BEEN TRAVELED WITH A AVERAGE WITH A HIGH AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC COUNT. SO THE. AND ALSO UTILIZED BY LOCAL BY SCHOOLS TO TRANSPORT AND PICKUP

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THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR, APPRECIATE THAT REPORT. AND THANKS FOR THE DILIGENCE IN CONTINUING THAT FROM SUPERVISOR THOMPSON. NOW, I JUST WAS JUST SAYING THANK THINK. I SAW A BUMPER STICKER TODAY. IT SAID IT'S OKAY, IT'S NOT ILLEGAL. SO, YOU KNOW, YET ANYWAY, SO IF WE CAN JUST CONTINUE TO, TO BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE, BE GRATEFUL FOR THE PROCESS.

SOMETIMES IT'S LONG, SOMETIMES IT'S SHORT. BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE FREEDOM. AND I'M JUST SO SPECIAL TODAY AS WE FILL THIS ROOM WITH THE SOUND OF OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM BY OUR YOUTH, THAT WE INSTILL UPON THEM THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES THAT WE EVERY DAY FIGHT TO PROTECT. AND MAY WE PUT THAT ALWAYS AS OUR TOP PRIORITY AS MY PRAYER. THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS US

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.