[ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AGENDA Tuesday, May 12, 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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TO WELCOME YOU TO NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING TODAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO MAY BE WATCHING WITH US ONLINE. AT THIS TIME. WE'D LIKE TO ASK FOR THE HOLBROOK. IF SOMEBODY COULD JUST LET ME IN AND THEY'LL COME IN AND THEY'LL BE SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AFTER OUR INVOCATION THIS MORNING.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO NEED TO TURN AROUND BECAUSE THERE.

WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME THE STUDENTS HERE OF HOLBROOK SCHOOLS, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY AND WILLING TO BE PART OF OUR MEETING. WE'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY THE INVOCATION. I'LL OFFER TODAY, AND AFTER THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO. IF YOU GUYS ARE JUST INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS HERE A LITTLE BIT. SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM BEFORE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. THOSE WHO'D LIKE TO JOIN WITH US, PLEASE STAND. OUR DEAR ETERNAL FATHER IN HEAVEN. WE ARE GRATEFUL THIS DAY TO BE ABLE TO MEET TOGETHER IN A PUBLIC BODY, TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE MATTERS OF NAVAJO COUNTY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES, FOR OUR FREEDOMS, OUR LIBERTIES, AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE OF CHOICE AND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS AND TO ALSO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT WE HAVE OF HEALTH AND STRENGTH, AND FOR THE GOOD LAND IN WHICH WE LIVE. AND WE PRAY THAT THOU MIGHT BLESS US AS WE MAKE DECISIONS TODAY, THAT WE MIGHT DO SO WITH THY GUIDANCE AND WITH THY SPIRIT. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE IN OUR COUNTY. FATHER, WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THEM, HELP THEM DURING THESE FAVORABLE TIMES, BUT YET CHALLENGING THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO. LOVE THEE AND SERVE THEIR FELLOW MAN. AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AS WE APPROACH THE 250 YEARS OF THE BIRTH OF THIS GREAT NATION. MAY WE REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES OF SO MANY PEOPLE TO GIVE US THE THINGS THAT WE HOLD SO PRECIOUS, OUR RIGHT TO WORSHIP, OUR RIGHT TO SPEECH, OUR RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO ASSEMBLE, AND OUR RIGHT TO PROTEST. FATHER, WE GIVE THEE THANKS, AND WE PRAY THAT THOU MIGHT BLESS THIS LAND, THAT THOU MIGHT GIVE US RAIN AND MOISTURE AND BE ABLE TO HELP. THE MOUNTAINS HAVE SNOW AGAIN. AND THE RIVERS AND THE VALLEYS, AND THE BEAUTIFUL PART OF THIS GREAT AREA. WE LOVE THEE, AND WE GIVE THEE THANKS FOR THY SON JESUS CHRIST, AND PRAY THAT WE MIGHT FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE IN THE TEACHINGS THAT WE KNOW TO BE TRUE. AND WE ASK FOR THY BLESSINGS TODAY IN THIS MEETING, IN THE NAME OF THY SON, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. THANK YOU. SO WE ARE AN AFTER SCHOOL CHOIR CALLED THE ROCK AND ROADRUNNERS. AND TODAY WE JUST BROUGHT HALF OF THEM. THESE ARE OUR FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS, AND WE LOVE TO SING AND PERFORM. AND WE WILL BE AT THE NAVAJO COUNTY FAIR AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER. AND SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE YOU ALL THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. 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 LAND. WE LOVE. WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING. AND THE ROCKETS RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR. GAVE. GAVE

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PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE. OH, SAY, DOES THAT STAR SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE. FOR THE LAND OF THE FREE. AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

[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.]

OUR NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS CALL TO THE PUBLIC. I WANT TO REMIND THOSE WHO ARE SPEAKING IF YOU'VE SAID SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HEARD BEFORE, OR IF SOMEBODY ELSE HAS SAID WHAT YOU'VE SAID, PLEASE TRY NOT TO REPEAT AND IT GETS REDUNDANT A LITTLE BIT HERE.

AND THERE'S MANY THINGS THAT WE'VE HEARD, BUT WE APPRECIATE IT. SO WE'LL NOW OPEN THIS UP FOR CALL TO THE PUBLIC. OUR FIRST QUESTION IS LIZ ARMSTEAD. OLMSTED. THAT'S OKAY. MY WRITING IS KIND OF BAD. MY NAME IS LIZ OLMSTED. I LIVE AT 7093 TUMBLEWEED TRAIL IN LINDEN. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A SHALLOW. SO GOOD MORNING, NAVAJO COUNTY SUPERVISORS. WE THE PEOPLE OF NAVAJO COUNTY. PETITION TO THE NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CALLS FOR DECISIVE ACTION TO PROTECT GROUNDWATER, RURAL LIFE AND THE INTEGRITY OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT. WE PRESENT FACTUAL BACKGROUND ALLEGING THAT THE REAL AZ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.

DISSOLVED ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2024, IS ILLEGALLY CONTINUING TO OPERATE AS A DE FACTO COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE BY USING COUNTY STAFF FACILITIES, THE COUNTY SEAL AND PUBLIC RESOURCES. THE FILING CITES STATUTORY PROHIBITIONS ON DISSOLVED NONPROFITS. ARS SECTIONS TEN DASH THREE, 804 AND TEN DASH 3805, AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARS SECTION 38-5 HUNDRED THREE. DUE TO A SUPERVISOR'S STIMULUS ROLE AS A DIRECTOR OF THE DISSOLVED RURAL AZ. WE ALSO HIGHLIGHT AN APPEARANCE OF PLAY PAY TO PLAY, NOTING THAT NEARLY ALL REAL AZ DONATIONS COME FROM ENTITIES TIED TO RENEWABLE PROJECTS. NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DONORS LIKE LINK TO EXCUSE ME, WES KEMP WIND FARM TWO, RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT UNDUE INFLUENCE OVER POLICY CHANGES AND PROJECT APPROVALS. OUR PETITION ALSO NOTES THAT THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY ENACTED RESOLUTIONS 1-2025 AND 17-2025 TO PUSH RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT AND TO WEAKEN PROTECTIONS WHILE CANCELING ALL 2026 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETINGS, THEREBY LIMITING PUBLIC INPUT ON SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT UTILITY SCALE WIND PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY WEST CAMP WIND FARM TWO 500 MW WITH 144 PLUS TURBINES. IT ARGUES THESE PROJECTS WOULD CONSUME SUBSTANTIAL GROUNDWATER FOR CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS AND ONGOING DUST SUPPRESSION ON MILES OF NEW ROADS IN A RED COUNTY FACING AQUIFER STRESS AND DECLINING SPRINGS, ALL WITHOUT INDEPENDENT WATER USE OR GROUNDWATER STUDIES. WE ALSO POINTS OUT THAT SUCH PROJECTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN 80% PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION FROM ARS SECTION 42-14155B, LEAVING THE COUNTY WITH MINIMAL LONG TERM REVENUE WHILE BURYING ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. ADDITIONAL CONCERNS INCLUDE IRREVERSIBLE IMPACTS ON RURAL LANDSCAPE, PROPERTY VALUES, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE, COMPOUNDED BY THE ABSENCE OF BASELINE SOIL TESTING AND TRANSPARENT INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS. TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, WE REQUEST SEVERAL ACTIONS. ONE IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM ON ALL NEW UTILITY SCALE WIND, SOLAR, AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE APPROVALS UNTIL THE CONCERNS ARE FULLY ADDRESSED. TWO RESCISSION OF RESOLUTIONS 1-2025 AND 17 2025 AND THEIR

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ENTIRETY. THREE SEVERANCE OF ALL TIES WITH THE DISSOLVED REAL AZ. CESSATION OF USE OF COUNTY STAFF, FACILITIES, RESOURCES AND AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO PAYROLL, DONOR INFLUENCES AND POST-DISSOLUTION ACTIVITIES. FOUR. YOUR TIME IS UP. WELL, THERE'S MORE TO SAY. YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. OKAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING. IN YOUR INNOVATION THIS MORNING, YOU TALKED ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS ABOUT LIFE. YOU COME BACK AND TALK. YOUR TIME IS UP, DONNA. WHAT'S THAT? OH, GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS DONNA.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS ANDREW BUSHMAN. I'M ANDREW BUSHMAN, JOSEPH CITY. JUST GIVE A LITTLE BACK HISTORY. BORN AND RAISED. I'M STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW TO BUY BACK THE FAMILY FARM. ONE PIECE AT A TIME. JOSEPH CITY AND PARTS OF MCLEOD ROAD ARE UNDER WHAT'S CALLED A NON-EXPANSION DISTRICT. AS FAR AS IRRIGATION THAT WAS PLACED IN THE 70S, LONG BEFORE I WAS BORN. AND BASICALLY WHAT IT DOES IS IT LETS IT. I CANNOT EXPAND MY FARM. I CANNOT WATER MORE ACRES THAN WERE WATERED AT THAT TIME BY THAT LAW, AND HAS PUT A CAP ON MY BUSINESS BEING ABLE TO EXPAND. SO MY PET PEEVE IS, IS I CAN'T EXPAND, BUT YET GO NORTH AND WE'RE PUTTING IN A DATA CENTER THAT'S GOING TO USE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER A DAY, OR WE'RE PUTTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER A DAY ON THE ROAD. BUT YET I CAN'T IMPROVE MY EXISTING BUSINESS. I, YOU KNOW, JOSEPH CITY IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT HAS GONE THROUGH HECK, WE USED TO GET WATER FROM ALL THE WAY FROM SILVER CREEK BEFORE THERE WAS BEFORE THERE WAS NO LAKE. WE WERE PULLING WATER FROM THAT. IT'S ALL BEEN USED DAMMED UP BY THEM. APPS COME IN, STOMPED ON US AGAIN, AND NOW WE'RE STRIVING TO MAKE IT. AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S ANOTHER BIG COMPANY, ANOTHER BIG CORPORATION, JUST PUTTING A

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THUMB ON US AND SAYING, WHY SO? AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY WITH THAT. I'D LIKE TO, IF I COULD TURN THE REST OF MY TIME OVER TO THE LADY DIDN'T FINISH HER THING WILL YIELD YOUR LAST MINUTE. YES. LIZ, YOU HAVE A MINUTE? THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. OKAY. FOR STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY FUTURE RENEWABLE PROJECT, INCLUDING TWO MILE SETBACKS FROM RESIDENTS, SPRINGS AND WELLS, A SIGNED POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT DEMONSTRATING BENEFIT TO LOCAL RATEPAYERS, INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY WATER USE AND GROUNDWATER STUDIES, BASELINE SOIL AND WATER TESTING WITH FULL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND ROBUST DECOMMISSIONING, BONDING AND SITE RESTORATION GUARANTEES, AND FIVE PLACEMENT OF THE PETITION ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE. OVERALL, WE, THE PEOPLE OF NAVAJO COUNTY, URGE THE BOARD TO PRIORITIZE RESIDENTS INTERESTS OVER OUTSIDE INVESTORS AND PRIVATE GAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU CHERYL. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I HOPE EVERYONE'S DOING WELL HERE TODAY. I'M A NEWCOMER. AND I HAVE SOME NOTES HERE SO I DON'T LOSE MY TRACK. SO PARDON ME FOR THAT. AND I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH GROWING CONCERN. I'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE WIND FARMS AND THE SOLAR PANELS. READ ABOUT IT. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO REALLY GET HURT IF THESE THINGS GO UP. I'VE DRIVEN ACROSS TEXAS, I'VE GONE TO CALIFORNIA, I'M FROM NEW YORK, I'VE LIVED IN WASHINGTON, MISSOURI, FLORIDA, AND NOW ARIZONA. I'VE COVERED EVERY SINGLE SPOT IN THE U.S. AND I'VE SEEN THESE THINGS. AND OFTENTIMES WHEN WE'VE DRIVEN BY THEM, THEY DON'T WORK. THEY'RE NOT EVEN MOVING HALF OF THEM, MORE THAN HALF OF THEM. IT'S FRUSTRATING. AND I'VE HEARD THERE'S THIS IS HEARSAY, BUT I'VE HEARD THERE'S A LOT OF CORRUPTION. THERE CERTAINLY IS IN OUR COUNTRY. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF PROBLEMS HERE. BUT IF IF WE KEEP DOING THE SAME THING, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE OUR COUNTRY. AND THE ONLY INGREDIENT NEEDED FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. WE ALL WANT THE SHINY OBJECT. GOLOMB WANTED THE RING. WE ALL WANT IT. WE ALL WANT NICE THINGS. NICE HOME.

REMEMBER, YOU SERVE US. WE'RE THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE. WE ELECT YOU. WE PUT YOU IN YOUR POSITIONS OF POWER. USE IT WISELY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. BELINDA. HI. BELINDA. CLARK, ARIZONA. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS. I'LL MAKE NO MISTAKE. WE ARE IN A SERIOUS DROUGHT. THE MOST SEVERE DROUGHT, A MULTI-DECADE DROUGHT, AND AT LEAST 1200 YEARS, 100% OF THE SOUTHWEST IS IN A SEVERE DROUGHT, IMPACTING WATER SUPPLIES FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.

AGRICULTURAL NEEDS, ECOSYSTEMS AND CAUSING EXTREME FIRE DANGERS. COMMON SENSE SAYS WAKE UP. THIS IS SERIOUS. MANY WELLS ACROSS NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTY HAVE DRIED UP, FORCING RESIDENTS TO TRUCK IN THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER OR DRILL DEEPER WELLS, WHICH MANY CANNOT AFFORD. AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. WE SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER TO WASTE ON THESE GIANT WIND AND SOLAR PROJECTS. WE DO NOT HAVE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF WATER. THESE LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS NOT ONLY HAVE A VERY SHORT TERM AND ALMOST A NO LONG TERM BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY.

THEIR TAXATION IS ONLY 20% OF THE DEPRECIATED VALUE, GIVING THEM FAVORITISM OVER THE CITIZENS WHO HAVE TO PAY 100% OF THE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY TAX. THESE PROJECTS HAVE ZERO WATER RECYCLING CAPABILITIES. UNLIKE NUCLEAR, THEY'RE A TOTAL WASTE OF OUR PRECIOUS WATER, USING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF GALLONS NOT ONLY TO BUILD, BUT TO MAINTAIN THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER JASON WHITING. CHRIS PASTORS REAL, A Z. ROSE LAW FIRM AND ITS ASSOCIATES, ALL THE FOREIGN CORPORATIONS AND ALL THE LOCAL PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE SIGNED LEASES FOR THESE PROJECTS HAVE A COMPLETE LACK OF FORESIGHT ON WATER CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION, AND COMMUNITY WELFARE, PAVING THE WAY FOR DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES, THREATENING THE VERY SURVIVAL OF OUR

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COMMUNITIES. AND FOR THE RECORD, THE PUBLIC IS HIGHLY ALARMED AT THE PRIVATE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS MEETINGS ON ALL THESE PROJECTS. SO WITHOUT WATER MANAGEMENT, EVEN ON PRIVATE LANDS RIGHT NOW, IT'S IN A VERY SHORT TIME. WE COULD BE FACING LIFE THREATENING WATER SHORTAGES. SO FOR THIS AND MANY OTHER REASONS, THE CITIZENS DEMAND THE BOARD IMPOSE AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM ON ALL UTILITY SCALE WIND, SOLAR AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE APPROVALS UNTIL FURTHER STUDIES HAVE BEEN MADE. YOU, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS, SO PLEASE CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR DECISIONS VERY, VERY CAREFULLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CASEY MURPHY. GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU. MY NAME IS CASEY MURPHY. I LIVE IN PERKINS VALLEY, JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF HOLBROOK. I'M GENERATION FOUR TO BE BORN HERE, GENERATION FIVE TO LIVE HERE.

AND I AM A CATTLE RANCHER THAT IS LOOKING AT BEING AFFECTED BY THE INSTALLATION OF A UTILITY SOLAR SCALE INSTALLATION ON MY STATE GRAZING LANDS. NOW, THIS IS GOING TO IF THIS HAPPENS, THIS IS GOING TO BE PERSONALLY DEVASTATING TO ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T JUST INHERIT MY RANCHING OPERATION. I HAD TO BUY OUT ALL MY RELATIVES. WHEN THEY DECIDED THEY WANTED TO SELL OUT, I PUT MY RETIREMENT IN IT. SO IF I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH COUNTRY TO RUN COWS AFTER THIS HAPPENS, I DON'T HAVE ANY RETIREMENT AND I'M GOING TO BE LIVING ON THE TAXPAYER IN MY OLD AGE. THAT'S GOING TO BE CUTE. I'M NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT. AND I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT EVERYBODY GOES TO THE GROCERY STORE NOW LOOK AT THE PRICE OF BEEF. DO YOU THINK THAT'S BECAUSE OF TARIFFS? IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF TARIFFS. IT'S BECAUSE IN THE PAST 40 YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN 1 MILLION OR MORE INDEPENDENT CATTLE RANCHERS LIKE MYSELF, WHO HAVE BEEN PUSHED OUT OF BUSINESS BY ALL KINDS OF STUFF. AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE UP ALL MY TIME. BUT STUFF LIKE THIS UTILITY SOLAR THAT TAKES UP ALL THE LAND AND NOBODY ELSE CAN RUN THERE, THAT THAT'S GOING TO PUSH ME OUT. THAT'S GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE. ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS. THERE'S IN PHOENIX, 500MI■!S OF PARKING LOT TO PUT SOLAR. WE GOT ALL THE GROUND IN THE WORLD TO PUT SOLAR WITHOUT HURTING ANYBODY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HURT ME. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO YOU. YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY FOR COMPANIES THAT ARE BASED OUT OF DENMARK AND BASED OUT OF ISRAEL. YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS WHOLE THING IS WRONG PEOPLE. AND YOU KNOW, IT IS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH RESPECT. THANKS AGAIN. ADIOS. THANK YOU. CASEY.

NEXT. ROBERT BLACK. AND SUPERVISORS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME TO BE HERE.

THE LAST DISCUSSION WE ALL HAD, I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED FOR YOU GUYS TO SIT THERE AND TELL US THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING YOU CAN DO, AS LONG AS THEY MEET THE PLANNING AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS. YOU'RE BEING TOLD TODAY, AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU AGAIN, THERE IS A LOT YOU CAN DO. I HAVE OVER 500 SIGNATURES HERE. SIGNED A PETITION FIGHTING THE WIND FARMS AND THE SOLAR PROJECTS. 500 IN LESS THAN A WEEK. THIS WASN'T EVEN HARD. I MEAN, SO AND THEY'RE STILL POURING IN. THAT'S JUST A PORTION OF THEM. SO I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS DEVASTATING OUT THERE. NORTH. LET ME SEE. WEST OF MCLAWS ROAD. THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GETTING IN THE CATTLE DRINKERS AND ON THE GRASSLAND THAT THESE CATTLE ARE FEEDING ON. IT'S OILY, IT'S STICKY, AND IT'S COMING FROM THE PROJECTS THAT SIDE OF HOLBROOK. OKAY. WEST SIDE, THEY'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THIS. THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW IN THE WORLD THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO COPE WITH THIS. I'M GETTING IT TESTED. I'M KEEPING THIS SAMPLE. YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO STICK YOUR FINGER IN IT AND FEEL LIKE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO EVEN TASTE IT IF YOU WANT TO. BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU, DON'T TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO. IF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WATCHING WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY, YOU REALIZING WHAT PUBLIC OUTCRY CAN DO, IT'S GOING TO GET TERRIBLE. IT'S

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GOING TO GET WORSE. AND WE'LL BE HERE EVERY TUESDAY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE A MEETING UNTIL YOU KNOCK THIS NONSENSE OFF. I DON'T CARE WHERE WE HAVE TO GO. IF WE HAVE TO GO THE STATE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AFTER THIS, DO IT. THAT'S YOUR JOBS, NOT MY JOB. IT'S YOUR JOBS. YOUR JOBS ARE TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS. THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE PUT IN THESE SITUATIONS FOR, AND MAKE THE KIND OF MONEY YOU'RE MAKING SITTING HERE. NOT TO TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO. LET'S GET THE STATE INVOLVED. LET'S DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO.

BUT THESE RENEWABLES ARE KILLING US WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THEM. I MEAN, SO I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, BUT I AM GOING TO TELL YOU WE'RE NOT GOING TO LIVE WITH THIS. SO FIGURE IT OUT. IT'S YOUR JOB. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS TO THE BOARD? THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. END OF CALL TO THE PUBLIC. BRING IT BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE

[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:]

THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED OR PULLED SEPARATELY? I'LL JUST MAKE A NOTE THAT PEOPLE BE AWARE WITH THE ELECTION COMING UP, THERE'S A COUPLE OF VOTING CENTERS THAT WILL BE CHANGED. IT'S IN OUR ITEM. OKAY, THAT WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE A VOTING CENTER THERE AT SNOWFLAKE SOCIAL HALL. IT'S BEEN MOVED TO THE SNOWFLAKE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. AND ALSO CAMP GRACE WILL NO LONGER BE A VOTING CENTER. IT'S THERE. THE I THINK THE WILDLIFE AND FOREST SERVICE PLACE THERE AND PINETOP-LAKESIDE AS WELL AS CITY HALL. SO I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM SUPERVISOR WHITING. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. SUPERVISOR BINALI, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I ANY OPPOSED TO THAT PASSED. NEXT

[a. Presentation to Catherine Doyle, Navajo County FAC Director, on receiving the Guara Award.]

ITEM IS ITEM THREE PRESENTATION. DR. CATHERINE DOYLE, OUR NAVAJO COUNTY FAC DIRECTOR, ON A BOARD, MR. CARLIN I'M GOING TO BE. ROXANNE. OKAY. SAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE SOME GOOD NEWS. CATHERINE DOYLE, WHO IS THE FAC DIRECTOR FOR THE NAVAJO COUNTY FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER. SHE WAS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FOR A STATE AWARD THAT SHE WAS GIVEN THROUGH THE ARIZONA COALITION TO END SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IT WAS CALLED THE GUERRA AWARD. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SHARE THIS HONOR WITH YOU GUYS AS WELL, TO RECOGNIZE HER IN FRONT OF YOU. SO IF YOU WILL GIVE ME A MOMENT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ WHAT THE AWARD IS ABOUT. AND THEN ALSO HER NOMINATION LETTER. SO THE AWARD HONORS INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO DEMONSTRATE BOLD, NONTRADITIONAL ADVOCACY IN THE MOVEMENT TO END SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THOSE WHO THINK CREATIVELY AND ACT COURAGEOUSLY, WHETHER BY BUILDING UNIQUE CONNECTIONS WITH SURVIVORS, SHAPING INNOVATIVE POLICIES, OR INTRODUCING NEW APPROACHES.

THIS TRANSFER THIS THAT TRANSFORM HOW SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY ARE DELIVERED. AND THIS IS. HER NOMINATION AWARD. CATHERINE ENTERED THE ENTERED THE SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MOVEMENT IN ARIZONA IN 2020. SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE NAVAJO COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS, AND SHE IS NOW CURRENTLY THE. THE DIRECTOR. AND SHE ENTERED AT A MOMENT WHERE WE WERE EXPERIENCING THE COVID 19 CRISIS IN THE PANDEMIC, WHICH PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILD VICTIMS AND RESHAPED HOW WE NEEDED TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE VICTIMS. AND AS AN ORGANIZATION ACROSS THE STATE, FACE SUDDEN SHIFTS, REMOTE SERVICES, INCREASED ISOLATION FOR VICTIMS, HEIGHTENED DANGER IN HOMES AND OVERWHELM SUPPORT SYSTEMS. CATHERINE STEPPED INTO THE FIELD DURING ONE OF ITS MOST CHALLENGING ERRORS. FROM THE BEGINNING, SHE PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ADAPTING SURVIVORS SERVICES TO A RAPIDLY CHANGING LANDSCAPE. CATHERINE HELPED ENSURE THAT SUPPORT REMAINED ACCESSIBLE, SAFE AND TRAUMA INFORMED DESPITE THE BARRIERS CREATED BY THE PANDEMIC. HER WORK DURING THIS TIME REFLECTED A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIQUE RISKS SURVIVORS FACE DURING LOCKDOWNS AND PUBLIC HEALTH RESTRICTIONS. SHE CONTRIBUTED TO CREATIVE SOLUTIONS SUCH AS VIRTUAL ADVOCACY, FLEXIBLE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND ALTERNATIVE SAFETY PLANNING APPROACHES THAT MET SURVIVORS

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WHERE THEY WERE. CATHERINE'S ENTRY INTO THE MOVEMENT DURING COVID DID MORE THAN SIMPLY FILL A NEED. IT SHAPED HER PERSPECTIVE AND APPROACH AS A SURVIVOR CENTERED ADVOCATE, HAVING EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND THE UPHEAVAL AND TRANSFORMATION WITHIN THE FIELD, SHE DEVELOPED AN ABILITY TO RESPOND TO CRISIS WITH CALM, ADAPTABILITY AND COMPASSION. HER WORK SINCE 2020 HAS CONTINUED TO REFLECT THAT FOUNDATION, SUPPORTING ARIZONA SURVIVORS THROUGH CHANGING CONDITIONS, EMERGING NEEDS AND THE LASTING IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC. HER HISTORY IN THE MOVEMENT IS DEFINED BY RESILIENCE, RESPONSIVENESS AND A COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT SURVIVORS RECEIVE DIGNIFIED, ACCESSIBLE, TRAUMA INFORMED SUPPORT EVEN DURING THE MOST DIFFICULT SITUATIONS. CATHERINE ENTERED ARIZONA'S SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MOVEMENT IN 2020, STEPPING INTO THE FIELD DURING THAT TURBULENT TIME, AND SHE IS SO DEEPLY DESERVING OF THIS AWARD BECAUSE HER IMPACT IS BOTH BROAD AND PROFOUND. SHE IS AN ADVOCATE, EDUCATOR, LEADER AND CHANGE MAKER WHOSE WORK HAS TOUCHED SURVIVORS, FAMILIES, PROFESSIONALS, TRIBAL PARTNERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SHE BRINGS RESILIENCE, CREATIVITY, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EVERY FACET OF THE OF HER WORK. HER CONTRIBUTIONS SPANNING CRISIS ERA SERVICES, LEGISLATION, ADVOCACY, PREVENTION, LEADERSHIP, AND STEWARD OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, MULTI JURISDICTIONAL FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER REFLECT A LEVEL OF DEDICATION AND INFLUENCE THAT TRULY ELEVATES ARIZONA'S RESPONSE TO SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CATHERINE SERVICE EMBODIES WHAT THIS AWARD HONORS VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, SURVIVOR CENTERED ADVOCACY, AND MEANINGFUL, LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MOVEMENT TO END VIOLENCE. AND SO I CAN SPEAK JUST AS SOMEBODY WHO SUPPORTS AND HELPS SUPERVISE CATHERINE, THAT SHE HAS BEEN JUST SUCH A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER. I HAVE SEEN IT HER TAKE THE CENTER TO LEVELS AND PLACES THAT IT NEEDED TO GO. AND SHE HAS JUST SUCH A GREAT VISIONARY. SHE IS FEARLESS. SHE WORKS TIRELESSLY FOR CHILDREN, AND SHE HAS SUCH A PASSION FOR THE JOB THAT SHE DOES. AND SO I'M SO VERY HONORED TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR TEAM AND HER RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE. HI, NICE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. I WON'T TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. I KNOW YOU'VE ALL HEARD ME SPEAK QUITE RECENTLY, BUT IT'S IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. AND I'M JUST I'M THANKFUL FOR ROXANNE, THANKFUL FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND I'M THANKFUL FOR NAVAJO COUNTY, FOR TRUSTING ME WITH WITH YOUR KIDDOS. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP THE PREVENTION AND THE OUTREACH GOING AND SAVE ALL THE KIDS.

YEAH. THANK YOU. CATHERINE, YOU DO SUCH A GREAT WORK AND IT'S SUCH AN HONOR FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD FOR NAVAJO COUNTY AS WELL. AND I LOVE YOUR T SHIRT TODAY. SORRY. THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE A GOOD T SHIRT. I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE. AND, AND ANYTIME WE CAN HELP CHILDREN OR WISER AN ABUSIVE SITUATION OR SOMETHING THAT THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN OUR SOCIETY THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS THAT YOU'RE THERE TO CALM THE PEOPLE AND TO HELP THEM AND TO HELP FIND JUSTICE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR WHAT THEY DO. BRAD, I KNOW YOU'VE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO PUT THIS TOGETHER AS WELL, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. ROXANNE, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP. YEAH, YEAH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OF BOARD? I HAVE A COUPLE OF YOU.

SURE. YOU KNOW, CATHERINE WAS HERE SIX WEEKS AGO OR SO EXPLAINING MANY OF THE REALLY GREAT PROGRAMS THAT SHE'S INSTITUTED WITH THE FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER. I JUST WANT TO REEMPHASIZE AND POINT OUT THAT A VERY LARGE COUNTY LIKE OURS, OVER 10,000MI■!S WITH THE LIMITD RESOURCES WE HAVE, CREATE UNIQUE CHALLENGES. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF CATHERINE'S DRIVE AND DESIRE TO HELP THESE YOUNG VICTIMS THAT SHE'S FOUND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT OTHER ENTITIES IN RURAL SETTINGS ARE STARTING TO EMULATE BECAUSE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHAT HER PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO. THE FBI USES OUR NAVAJO COUNTY FACILITY. THEY DON'T HAVE TO.

THEY CHOOSE TO DO IT BECAUSE OF HOW WELL THEY BRING IN VICTIMS FROM THE COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBE. IT'S A LONG WAYS FROM PARKER TO SHOLO OR HOLBROOK FOREST. AND THERE IS A LOT OF ADVOCACY CENTERS THAT THEY'RE PASSING ON THE WAY TO GET TO SHOW OUR. HOLBROOK. AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS MASSIVELY ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT CATHERINE AND HER TEAM HAVE DEVELOPED WITH THE

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COUNTY. IT IS WONDERFUL THAT NOT ONLY US KNOW THE GREAT WORK THAT SHE'S DONE, BUT IS BEING RECOGNIZED STATEWIDE, AND IT'S ALWAYS GREAT FOR RURAL PROGRAM TO GET THAT KIND OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT BECAUSE OF THE HURDLES WE FACE. AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE CATHERINE.

I'M GLAD SHE'S A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM AND WE ARE OUR VICTIMS THAT ARE COUNTY ARE SUPER LUCKY TO HAVE CATHERINE AND THE PROGRAMS THAT SHE'S DONE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CATHERINE WOULD LIKE TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU IF WE COULD, WITH THE BOARD, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND KNOCK DOWN. OH, I GOT TO GO UP THERE. THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE HER A GREAT HAND FOR.

CATHERINE. GOOD. OH, DO YOU WANT TO TRADE SPOTS? MAYBE WITH CHERRY. OH, CHAIRMAN. THAT WAY WE'RE NOT SQUASHING IT. IT JUST LOOKS GOOD. ONE COUPLE. ONE. TWO.

THREE. WATER. LOOKS GREAT. 123. WELL DESERVED.

[a. Presentation of Navajo County 'What America Means to Me' Essay Contest Winners.]

NEXT ITEM IS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, NAVAJO COUNTY. THE ESSAY CONTEST. RACHEL LEWIS AT THIS TIME OUR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, WYSINGER AND SUPERVISORS. THIS IS AN EXCITING PRESENTATION. I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND BEING ABLE TO PUT ON THIS ESSAY CONTEST TO CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF AMERICA.

AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING SO PATIENTLY FOR THEIR TURN.

AND THESE ARE THE TYPE OF STUDENTS WHO I THINK HONESTLY, THEY DON'T LIKE MISSING SCHOOL SO MUCH. THEY WANT TO BE THERE. THEY'RE THERE. THEY'RE GREAT STUDENTS. AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT THEIR ESSAYS, I WAS THINKING HOW PATRIOTISM IS NOT AN INHERENT CHARACTERISTIC THAT WE GAIN BY SIMPLY LOOKING AT A FLAG AT THE CLASSROOM, OR HANGING ON GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS OR IN THE HOME. BUT IT IS TAUGHT AND NURTURED AND DEMONSTRATED. AND THE GOOD TEACHERS, PARENTS AND LEADERS OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE HELPED INSTILL THAT LOVE OF COUNTRY BY TEACHING FREEDOMS AFFORDED US THROUGH THE SACRIFICE OF OTHERS, AS EVIDENCED BY THEIR ESSAYS.

THEY'VE TAUGHT THE VISION OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS, LAID IN PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOMS OF SPEECH AND RELIGION. AND TODAY IT WAS SO EXCITING BECAUSE YOU GOT TO, WHICH IS THE ACTUAL FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN ACTION. AND ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO WERE ABLE TO COME UP AND SHARE THEIR OPINION, THEY DON'T HAVE TO FEAR. THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE THAT FREEDOM OF SPEECH. AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AS YOU ALL DISPLAYED IN YOUR ESSAYS, THESE FOUR ESSAYS RANGE FROM EXPRESSING PRIDE IN SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE JOY OF DANCING AND CELEBRATING OUR COUNTRY ON THE 4TH OF JULY, TO GRATITUDE FOR BEING ABLE TO WORSHIP HOW AND WHERE WE PLEASE, AS WELL AS THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES GIVEN, ESPECIALLY TO WOMEN AND GIRLS BECAUSE OF OUR FREEDOMS. THESE ESSAYS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE FUTURE OF NAVAJO COUNTY IS BRIGHT AND WE ARE IN GOOD HANDS. SO I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU FOR ENTERING AND WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOUR AWARDS. WE HAVE HARPER WHITTEN. SHE'S A KINDERGARTNER AT WHIPPLE RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN COLO. OH, FIRST GRADE, FIRST GRADE. GOODNESS. COME ON. I'M SO SORRY.

THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE THERE. I'M ON UP, HARPER. OH, CAN I TAKE A PICTURE REAL QUICK? IS THAT OKAY? YES. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND SHE HAD BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS, TOO. ALL RIGHT. FOR THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. AND HONESTLY, WHEN

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I READ THIS ESSAY, I, I HAVE A FOURTH GRADER. HE'S VERY BRIGHT, BUT HE'S A LITTLE BOY. AND I SAID, THIS CANNOT BE A FOURTH GRADERS ESSAY, BUT SHE IS A FOURTH GRADER, ABBY GREER AT SAINT ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN SHOW LOW. COME ON UP, ABBY. DID YOU WANT TO COME OVER? THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU. AND THEN OUR SEVENTH GRADE WINNER WAS ADA GUEVARA. AND SHE IS SO DEDICATED. SHE PLAYS BAND, AND SHE NEEDED TO BE AT SCHOOL TODAY TO BE ABLE TO BE IN HER BAND CONCERT. SO WE'LL GET IT LATER TO HER. AND LASTLY, FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS, JADEN MELZER. SHE'S A SOPHOMORE AT SNOWFLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO SHAKE THEIR HANDS OR TAKE A PICTURE BOARD OR HAVE QUESTIONS OF ALL OF THEM. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO I KNOW THEY'RE FANTASTIC ESSAYS. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT FROM ALL OF THEM, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO READ YOU THE SHORTEST, WHICH IS FROM OUR YOUNGEST STUDENT. OKAY? TO ME, AMERICA MEANS FREEDOM. FREEDOM TO PLAY AND TO BE ME. I FEEL PROUD WHEN I SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO SCHOOL. I FEEL JOY. ON THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATING AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY. I FEEL THANKFUL FOR OUR MILITARY FOR KEEPING ME SAFE. I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN. I THINK THAT SUMS UP A LOT OF WHAT WE. AND OUR OTHER WINNERS ARE. ESSAYS ARE FANTASTIC. IT'S. IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE HAVE WRITERS AND WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO THINK. AND THE THOUGHTS THEY DO. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. IF YOU'D LIKE TO ALL COME UP HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A PICTURE WITH ALL OF YOU, PLEASE. WE HAD NEAR 100 ENTRIES. WOW.

IT MUST HAVE. FOR YOU THAT WAY. ONE STEP, A LITTLE TINY STEP, HALF STEP. PERFECT. AND EVERYONE SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT. I THINK WE'RE IN BUSINESS. THAT'S GREAT. SIX YEARS HERE.

ONE, TWO. THREE. OH, THAT LOOKS GOOD.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OF THE BOARD? GO TO. OUR NEXT ITEM IS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

[a. Consideration of a new three year contract with Microsoft.]

CONSIDERATION OF A NEW THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH MICROSOFT. KEN DEWITT. I DON'T HAVE ANY AWARDS TO GIVE OUT OR ANYTHING. I FEEL A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, SORRY. ALL I WANT I WANT TO DO IS SPEND MONEY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS, GOOD MORNING. I COME TO YOU TODAY SEEKING APPROVAL OF A NEW MICROSOFT CONTRACT, WHICH IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR MICROSOFT PRODUCTS THAT WE USED THAT WE HAVE USED HERE FOR YEARS. WE ARE INCREMENTED IN THREE YEAR CONTRACTS. IT'S BEEN REVIEWED. IT GIVES US ACCESS TO PRODUCTS SUCH AS WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, YOUR EMAIL, WATERED DOWN VERSION OF COPILOT. SERVER AND PC OPERATING SYSTEMS, CLOUD STORAGE, THAT TYPE OF STUFF. SO WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL JUST FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT. YOU PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THIS THROUGH THE BACKGROUND. THE CONTRACT HAS GONE UP ABOUT $2,000 A YEAR, WHICH IS UNHEARD OF. MICROSOFT IS VERY PROUD OF

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THEIR PRODUCTS AND LIKE TO CHARGE US A LOT OF MONEY. SO IT'S STILL A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT HASN'T GONE UP AS USUALLY IT GOES UP 50 $60,000 A YEAR. SO WE'VE KIND OF NARROWED OUR FOCUS, MAKE SURE WE GET THE PRODUCTS THAT WE NEED AND PRODUCTS THAT PEOPLE USE, AND WE KIND OF GO FROM THERE. SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS? COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR WORKING THROUGH THIS. AND I KNOW WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE WITH SECURITY, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING FOR US AS WELL. IT IS. THANK YOU. LOOK FOR A MOTION AT THIS TIME. MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM SUPERVISOR BINALI. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

SECOND FROM SUPERVISOR WHITING. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEE THAT PASS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT

[a. Presentation recognizing the Public Works Fleet Maintenance Shop Team for the Cold Mix Hot Plate Box Attachment conversion innovation, with a brief overview of the Arizona LTAP program.]