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1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE   2. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:
A. Information/Discussion regarding an update on the Tri-City Regional Sanitary District's sewer project. (Robert Jacques/Mike Krebs)
B. Information/Discussion regarding the Facilities and Land Management Department's Strategic Plan. (Joseph Dickison)
C. Information/Discussion regarding status updates on the Information Technology Department's cyber security. (Carrie Bartling)
D. Information/Discussion regarding status updates on digitization projects. (Carrie Bartling/Michael O'Driscoll)
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Right. You can hear me. 00:00:04
OK. 00:00:07
And we're good on YouTube, Joseph. 00:00:11
OK, so welcome to this morning. So work session Tuesday, June 27th. It's a little after 10. 00:00:13
Now call this to order. And Kerry, you want to lead us in the pledge? 00:00:21
Applied. 00:00:29
Of the United States of America. 00:00:32
And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:00:34
Thank you. 00:00:43
Alright, we'll move on to #2 regular agenda items 2A. 00:00:48
Information discussion regarding an update on the Tri-City Regional Sanitary District sewer project and we have Robert Duque and 00:00:53
Mike Cripps, so. 00:00:58
But you're one of these gonna take the lead. Mike, good morning. Thank you. Hi, good morning. 00:01:03
Umm. And I first like to just say thank you for the opportunity to give you an update. I think that the timing is has been good 00:01:08
and thank you Michael for reaching out to us. 00:01:13
Umm. 00:01:19
So I have up here, I don't really have a big presentation presentation. I am going to spend some time walking through where we are 00:01:20
in different parts and pieces of the project. 00:01:26
And the map is the map of the phasing of the project, just to as a reminder. 00:01:31
And um, I guess first what I'd like to do is give you a little bit of an update. 00:01:39
On uh, phases 2 and three. 00:01:45
But before I do that, I just want to say that as I'm going through this. 00:01:48
If this is a work session and I think how it works, questions please ask us. We're going through it. Interactive always makes it. 00:01:53
More productive for for everyone, I think. 00:02:00
So I would welcome that. 00:02:04
And um. 00:02:06
And again, thank you. I just want to say thank you to the county for your support of the project. 00:02:08
And your staff has just been fabulous working with. 00:02:14
And um, you know, doing everything they can to help us with, with the project. So and we've had many, many. 00:02:17
Many challenges, so they'll continue for a little bit I'm sure, but we're getting close, so. 00:02:27
So on phases 2 and three I I want to just update. 00:02:32
You on the status and where we are with phase two and three, the application and the reports that are needed, the environmental as 00:02:37
well as the engineering report has been submitted to USDA. 00:02:43
And approved. 00:02:50
And then the next step for them is the underwriting. 00:02:51
For the funding, That's the purpose of. 00:02:55
Going to your stairs? Get the funding. 00:02:58
And that underwriting has been completed at least locally at the state level? 00:03:00
And all the information right now is at national office in DC. 00:03:05
Or the funding and I would anticipate. 00:03:10
You know their their year. 00:03:13
Uh, ends in. 00:03:16
August starts September 1st. 00:03:19
And umm, I think I have that right Or is it October 1st? But. 00:03:22
So I would anticipate sometime between now and October, hopefully sooner that we would hear something from USDA on that funding. 00:03:26
So and just so you know that we were asking approximately. 00:03:35
The documentation was 35 million for both phases. 00:03:41
The cost had gone up dramatically since we originally did some preliminary estimates in 1819. 00:03:45
And on that pricing, so you know too we work really closely with the USDA to to. 00:03:53
Used year pricing that they have been seeing on projects and things like that. And so that was one of the reasons again that it 00:03:59
got escalated as much as it did. 00:04:03
So any questions on that Mr. Chair for me and also to the map I it's a it's a good thing that we have it and and show the 00:04:08
different phases. 00:04:13
But also to in in the map that could change some as you start developing the plant. 00:04:18
Because the the the town of Miami has customers. 00:04:25
In their demographics that they can't. 00:04:31
Furnished Sewer 2 as well as the City of Globe has people in their demographics that they can't furnish sewer to. 00:04:35
So when you start into phase two and three. 00:04:42
You can also be able to perhaps incorporate some of those. 00:04:45
Of customers in both the City of Globe and town of Miami, yes, furnish them with sewer that that that their sewer systems are not 00:04:51
furnishing them correct at this point in time and and probably can't or they would have. So the way that you're designing this, it 00:04:58
will enable them to be able. 00:05:05
To have. 00:05:13
That was like this, the people inside this city limits of Globe. 00:05:14
Or Miami or the demographics of you will be able to pick up a lot of those people that they have not been able to furnish. Is that 00:05:19
correct? Yes, it is and we've actually shown. 00:05:24
For example, globe if you if you can see where US 60 and 188. 00:05:30
Come together and. 00:05:36
And on the east side of 188? 00:05:38
Those. 00:05:41
1/4 quadrants are actually. 00:05:43
In the city of Globe, I mean, I could. 00:05:46
I guess I could point to it, but no one else is going to be able to see it anywhere else. That's OK. OK. So, so there are some 00:05:49
that are in the district that are currently in the city as well that we are planning on. 00:05:55
On serving. 00:06:02
And that hence is kind of as we mentioned. 00:06:04
We're working with Globe to develop an IGA to be able to serve in their. 00:06:09
DNA, right? 00:06:14
OK. So thank you. So there's so. 00:06:15
There's so many things kind of in progress and sometimes I feel like a juggler and I drop something once in a while, but sure it 00:06:19
happens. So then on phase one, I I want to talk about phase one kind of in two and two. 00:06:25
Two pieces. 00:06:33
The first part is the collection system to talk about that. The second part will be the treatment facility and one of the reasons 00:06:34
I'm breaking that out is because in our discussions with USDA. 00:06:40
Um, and we're meeting with them constantly about the project to keep them up to date where we are and getting feedback and things 00:06:47
like that, but. 00:06:50
It's their suggestion to break the project up when we go to bid into parts and one is the collection system and the residential 00:06:55
connections. 00:07:00
The second one is the treatment facility. 00:07:06
So those are those will be and actually it works out really well as we go through this, we'll kind of see how that. 00:07:08
How that comes together? 00:07:16
But the. 00:07:18
The collection system, currently the gravity system. 00:07:19
The location of the treatment plant has no impact on. 00:07:25
The collection system, everything that drains. 00:07:28
Down the hills. 00:07:32
Across the tracks and collects on the list station that's located. 00:07:33
Uh. 00:07:38
On the southeast corner of the ball fields. Outside of the ball fields. 00:07:39
Um, none of that changes based off of the. 00:07:45
Um. 00:07:49
Location of the treatment plant, except for maybe the size of the pumps. 00:07:50
Right the size of the lift station, so everything else. 00:07:55
And all of that is. 00:07:59
At about 90% completion as far as design is concerned. 00:08:01
And we're in a place where we could get that to USDA to have them start reviewing that and we're and we're we're getting that 00:08:06
preparing that for them. 00:08:10
Um, and so the? 00:08:14
The biggest thing that we're working with at that point are all the easements, so. 00:08:17
We're working closely with the county on certain easements for the county and you all have stepped up to the plate and and. 00:08:23
Purchase some parcels from the state and. 00:08:30
Incorporated that into the county and. 00:08:33
You know things like that, and I know Romero's working on that. 00:08:36
Possibly to get those finished out, we're also working with. 00:08:41
Arizona Eastern. So there's about 8 crossings under the tracks, and there's some parallel lines. 00:08:46
And that UH, we've had great conversations with them and we're probably 8090% completed with with that, so. 00:08:52
Very closely and the railroads are always a challenge, as you know. 00:09:00
We're also working with the mining companies and on some different easements throughout. 00:09:06
Item South of US 60 in phase one. 00:09:12
And if they own a lot of the parcels in there and then there's just like little places where. 00:09:16
You know there's a road or a driveway or something that accesses the house, the two houses or something like that. 00:09:22
And so we're working with them to to chip through those and get all of those done so. 00:09:29
Where? 00:09:34
You know, maybe 50% complete with all of those. 00:09:35
So, and then there's about a dozen private easements to access a single home. There might be a parcel in front of it. 00:09:39
You know that we need to get to another home and so those were just we're starting to. 00:09:45
We've identified them, we know where they are and we're working through all of those. 00:09:51
Um, you know, kind of chipping away. 00:09:56
On that getting those resolved. 00:09:59
Ultimately, what has to be provided is a map. 00:10:02
Four USD for the District Attorney to submit, the USDA to say. 00:10:06
Here's all of our easements. Here's what the map looks like. 00:10:11
And that we've got everything covered. 00:10:14
So and then once we get to the the plant, they'll be the force main that we're going to work with to get those easements. 00:10:17
That are needed to get that force main to the plant at its location. 00:10:25
So the other piece then with the collection system is the resident. 00:10:30
I guess I would I would like to add first before I go to the residential is. 00:10:34
Umm. 00:10:40
I think the. 00:10:41
The challenges of, you know, all of the easements. 00:10:43
Has been maybe more than what we anticipated. 00:10:48
Umm. 00:10:51
And we're grateful. Well, again, with the county helping us with that, but at the end of the day, and I've even talked with Scott 00:10:52
about this is Scott Warren. 00:10:57
That. 00:11:03
Things that we're finding that's in the parcel viewer. 00:11:04
That need need correcting. We're keeping track of that list and I will sit down with Scott you know in in a partnering effort to 00:11:08
say here's some things we found that really need to be updated if you want to get your system up to date, which I know he does. 00:11:15
So those are some things that we will work with with the county to get to get those squared away. 00:11:23
I'd also like to maybe start some of the conversations about phase two and three because of the length of time that. 00:11:30
It seems to take to get these done of. 00:11:36
You know, maybe identifying some areas that. 00:11:39
We may need some help with the county in in order to stay ahead of the curve on phases 2 and three, or to get jump on that as soon 00:11:42
as possible. 00:11:46
So it'll be something else. 00:11:50
So, uh, so then with the residential connections, there's the remind you there's approximately 720. 00:11:52
Residential connections. 00:11:59
And um. 00:12:01
As part of that we will have the contractor have a right of entry to get into the house that not in the house but get on the 00:12:05
property to make that connection work with the homeowner. 00:12:10
And so, uh, one of the things that we want to continue, we've started some conversations with staff. 00:12:15
About. 00:12:21
Putting together the package that we that the county wants to see for those permits. 00:12:23
And I need to do. 00:12:28
You know, kind of back up and do my homework again and look at the look at the forms and everything that's involved with. 00:12:30
That abandonment and and you know replacement of that line. 00:12:39
So that we make sure that we put the package together that's appropriate for the contractor to do for each one of these homes. 00:12:43
So that's something that will just take a little time and we'll work with Michael and and Randy and Jake to get, you know, to get 00:12:52
through that. 00:12:56
So. 00:13:00
There was something that. 00:13:03
Came to me just a second ago and I and I I wanted to mention and I lost it. So, so with all of that being said and working with 00:13:04
the residents and the collection system. 00:13:10
Our goal is to have a bid package to USDA. 00:13:17
This fall. 00:13:21
So that then they will take their process of going through all of that and then. 00:13:23
They will need all the easements in place. 00:13:29
And before they would get award, not award but give approval to bid the project. 00:13:32
And so our hope would be that we would bid it. 00:13:38
For, you know, the end of the year, towards the end of the year, I'm not exactly sure how long the USD will take, but if you said, 00:13:41
I don't know, 2-3 months, maybe he's not out of line for them. 00:13:46
That we would then. 00:13:51
That it. 00:13:54
And then award early 24 and construction. 00:13:55
Construction could start at that point. So that's our. 00:14:00
Current schedule and where we're trying to get on the project. 00:14:03
So then with all of that then I want to just move unless there's any questions with any of that. 00:14:08
Umm. 00:14:14
Yes, Sir. 00:14:15
The only question I have for you Mike is you're going to get all these miss in placements and secured and before you start the 00:14:17
project, right or the process the easements, yeah, yes, so. 00:14:22
Part of the letter conditions that USDA has submitted to. 00:14:28
The district and the district had signed is that the east was need to be in place. 00:14:33
Before before the project is aware. 00:14:38
Approved to bid so. 00:14:43
The other thing that that maybe I spaced it and didn't hear you, but where's the treatment facility gonna actually be at? OK, so 00:14:47
that was my next item was to talk about the treatment plan and the site location. 00:14:54
Is not been finalized and because of a non disclosure, I can't really even tell you where we're looking at it. 00:15:02
So I apologize for that. 00:15:09
Uh. 00:15:11
But with that, there's a lot going on around with that site. 00:15:12
There's. 00:15:17
To eat the environmental report, the engineering report, both both have to be amended and submitted to USDA. 00:15:19
Survey. 00:15:26
The MLD Minor Land Division zoning has to be updated with a particular site that we're focusing on at the moment. 00:15:29
Geotech has to be done. 00:15:37
Uh, and then, as I mentioned, the force main that gets from the lift station to the treatment plant. 00:15:39
And we're working through a layout for that with the mining company. 00:15:46
And I was out here meeting them on the ground, who's on the ground yesterday to walk potential routes for that. And so I think 00:15:51
this week we'll hear hopefully hear a lot of good news and we can we can move forward and as soon as. 00:15:59
We know where that site is. 00:16:06
We're going to shout it from the rooftops because I know everyone is anxious to know where that is. 00:16:09
We've also completed a flood study and we've been working with the floodplain administrator of the county to. 00:16:15
To review that, look at that and um. 00:16:22
And then last but not least. 00:16:25
We need with the survey information and and moving forward with that site, we need to design the site. 00:16:27
So. 00:16:34
That's a lot. 00:16:35
A lot to get done, but um. 00:16:36
It's not that large of a site and you know, it's not that terribly complicated. 00:16:39
Part of what makes this easy is our approach on how that we're how we're working through this. 00:16:44
And. 00:16:51
What we have? 00:16:53
The the approach that we're taking is we've actually put out a request for proposals. 00:16:56
From different manufacturers. 00:17:01
Of treatment facilities. 00:17:04
To purchase that treatment facility. 00:17:06
And so an RFP was published in early. 00:17:08
May. 00:17:13
And proposals were received in early June. 00:17:14
And so we are going through the technical and administrative evaluation of those proposals. 00:17:18
And uh, we've established a selection committee for that review. 00:17:25
And. 00:17:29
The selection committee will meet in early June. 00:17:30
Uh, July, Sorry. 00:17:34
And and then we'll also present those findings and all of that to USDA to get them on board with. 00:17:36
With the process of that. 00:17:43
And hopefully for a ward of a manufacturer to. 00:17:45
Um. 00:17:50
Start any. 00:17:51
Well, to put the shop drawings together and start manufacturing. Once the shop drawings are approved and you like, why are we 00:17:53
doing all that well? 00:17:57
The lead times that. 00:18:01
Are on a piece of equipment like that or just crazy now? 00:18:02
And you know, it's it's ten months or maybe it used to be six months. 00:18:06
And so that really dovetails in well. 00:18:11
With the rest of the project because the collection system will be moving forward. 00:18:15
And getting done. There's a lot of work there on the main line and getting getting through the tracks. 00:18:20
And and going up. 00:18:26
You know all of the different basins that were going up. 00:18:28
And the treatment plant? 00:18:31
The contractor that um. 00:18:34
Gets that and we're looking at presenting a bid package in early. 00:18:37
24 to USDA. 00:18:42
For approval to bid. 00:18:45
And that collect that treatment plant package will be part of that bid. 00:18:47
So the remaining dollars that are on that will be part of the contractors and so they'll have to coordinate delivery. 00:18:51
And all of that. And hopefully he has enough time to get all of his site work done. Concrete forward, pipe Slade so that when he. 00:18:59
When that thing is celebrity, sets it in place. 00:19:07
Connects. 00:19:10
And they're ready to go. 00:19:11
So, so and that's how you know that's how we're looking at it and schedules we've laid out, they've really ducktail well with. 00:19:14
Deliveries and and that type of thing. The the only other thing that has really kind of been brought up is. 00:19:22
A long lead times for electrical components. Big, you know, control panels. 00:19:30
SS's, service center inspections and things like that. So it's one of the things that we're also just kind of. 00:19:36
Talking about to say, is that something that we need to? 00:19:44
Go out ahead of time because they're saying it's 50. 00:19:47
5053 weeks for delivery of that stuff. 00:19:50
So it really can hamper. We have projects now that they're basically going to get done and stop. 00:19:54
And wait two months till the electrical stuff comes in. 00:20:01
So alright, so we're seeing that. 00:20:04
So. 00:20:07
Ah. 00:20:10
That's pretty much. 00:20:12
At least kind of in a nutshell of. 00:20:15
The work we've completed and where we are with everything and this, the work that's still ahead of us. 00:20:18
And and the majority of the work still ahead of us is. 00:20:24
Hopefully getting the site nailed down very soon. 00:20:28
And getting that design and getting that move forward with the collection system in good shape, at least at this point. 00:20:31
So sounds good, Mike. 00:20:38
Supervisor Humphrey questions. I have no questions because I I speak with you frequently and I speak with Mr. Drug frequently. And 00:20:41
so this is something that I'm in great favor of because I think it's great for the community to not be putting all of that sewer 00:20:48
into the ground and also with the water storage to be able to have a water collection. 00:20:55
As well as an infrastructure because there's a lot of those places that. 00:21:02
People don't live in anymore because their system has failed and if you drive around that area you can see a lot of older homes. 00:21:08
So if their system hasn't failed. 00:21:17
Uh, that it's possible that it will in the future. And speaking with the health department, I I realize that there's a lot of 00:21:20
people that are kind of limping right now. We're allowing systems to be pumped and things of that nature. 00:21:26
Knowing that this is coming. 00:21:32
Or or or wishing that it it it it sooner than later. And so it's. 00:21:35
It's a great project. Thank you for all the work you do with it and and Robert, thank you very much for for volunteering your time 00:21:42
to be on the board to help with this. So thank you all very much. I'm looking forward to it. This will. 00:21:49
Telling Jessica and Jeff that. 00:21:58
Early next month, it'll be 11 years. 00:22:01
I've been working on the project, so I'm really looking forward to breaking ground at that point, yeah, and I know where the gold 00:22:05
shovels are. Yeah, I've I've been pushing for six myself. 00:22:10
Lazy Christians and you having comments. Yeah. Thank you chairman. Thank you Mike and Robert for coming. So I'm not real familiar 00:22:16
with the project but just maybe to clarify it's all on septics now but up in Payson I remember when the sanitary District 102 00:22:20
expand and. 00:22:25
The entire town needed to be off of septics. They assessed each property a certain amount of money is Is that part of your 00:22:31
program? 00:22:35
Yes, toward each property will have a lien put on it. Yes, OK. 00:22:41
It's still the debt will be paid through the assessment. 00:22:46
OK. The other thing I just to clarify, so you so you know even of this area. 00:22:50
We work closely with the Health Department, Jake Garrett and. 00:22:56
It won't. And Jim Berry actually was part of that as well at the time, but 70% of the people. 00:23:01
The homes and. 00:23:09
In the in the district. 00:23:10
Still use cesspools, so. 00:23:13
Another 20% have. 00:23:16
Septic tanks that don't meet today's standards, right? Obviously it needs to be done, but right? 00:23:18
700 plus residents. 00:23:25
And 35 million. So you just do the math. Is there any other money that comes from the federal government or USPS? 00:23:28
So through that assessment process limited to the amount of loan. 00:23:36
Can be. 00:23:42
Assessed to the people and it's not just the residents you have the businesses and right and. 00:23:44
Even vacant property because of increased values and and it's all is a title. 00:23:50
48. 00:23:56
Yes, you know Title 48, which is where the district is formed under. 00:23:57
It it lays out how all of that has to happen, OK? And not an attorney, I don't know the details. 00:24:02
Well, that's helpful. Now I know a lot more about it. Thank you, Mr. Chair, if I may. Well, we came up with, you know, while that 00:24:09
came up it, it stirred something in my mind too that also too once once the mains are are established. 00:24:16
Then the hookups to the individuals don't cost anything because we're in a colonial, so, so the so the people that this will be 00:24:24
serving. 00:24:28
If they agree to hook up, it cost them nothing and the the. 00:24:33
A project will come in. 00:24:38
And and delete whatever system they have, whether it's a septic, tank, cesspool or whatever. They will delete that and hook them 00:24:40
up to sewer with no cost to the property owner. 00:24:46
So yeah, that's a great deal because we're alone, because otherwise it could cost a lot. 200 and Salute. 00:24:53
Very good. So that would bring up a question to me. 00:25:01
Supervise Humphrey or Mike that when you delete those old systems that they're on, set the current settings are you are they 00:25:05
talking about actually physically removing the tanks and. 00:25:10
He's like that or what? Well, we'll follow the county guidelines on that which is abandonment place where it's gonna be 00:25:15
challenging as we have sent out letters to all the residents in the in the in phase one. 00:25:23
And we received not quite half of them back, maybe 45% of them. 00:25:31
But there are several of them where their cesspools under their house or they built a room over. 00:25:35
There. 00:25:42
You know, septic tank or you know, so there's going to be some fun things like that. There's even one or two of them where they 00:25:43
have four or six cesspools on their property. 00:25:48
So there's going to be some, you know, additional challenges for things like that, but it is what it is. And you know, we just 00:25:53
need to get in and. 00:25:57
Look at the ones that are. 00:26:02
Type one, Type 2, Type 3 if you will, and. 00:26:04
Say here's what we do, here's what we do, here's what we do, and and again that's what we work we will work closely with your 00:26:07
staff to. 00:26:10
To, you know, get that done. 00:26:14
Mike, thank you guys. Yeah. Robert, thank you so much. Did you you have something part of this? 00:26:17
Thank you. He is a tough act to follow. So I'm Robert Jock is Tim knows, I'm President of the Board of Directors and I just want 00:26:28
to say a few things on behalf of the Board. 00:26:33
If you'll bear with me, tell me. 00:26:39
So first of all, we want to thank Michael Driscoll for inviting terrorists to become make this presentation. 00:26:41
It's very important to us that you know about the project and its importance. We thank you supervisors. 00:26:48
For your active support, that is much appreciated and I especially want to single out. 00:26:54
Supervisor Humphrey for his open door policy. 00:27:00
He's let he's let me know that if I have any questions concerns. 00:27:04
I should come knock on his door and. 00:27:08
I'm gonna wear out his door. 00:27:12
But it's uh, it's great to have him as a mentor, if you will. 00:27:14
For this project and then we as the board want to thank the work at the staff. 00:27:18
With Heliconia led by Michael O'Driscoll, former Baylor and Jay Garrett. 00:27:24
For your untiring support and efforts to make some really thorny problems. 00:27:30
Disappear or at least alleviate them. 00:27:36
So thanks to everybody involved. 00:27:39
We wouldn't get this done without your support. 00:27:42
Uh, questions come up all the time. Why do we need this project? 00:27:46
It's critical to the health and safety, health and safety of both our District residents. 00:27:51
And to the environment. Firstly, I don't know whether you gentlemen are aware, but we are. 00:27:57
According to Charlene Fernandez, state director of rural development. 00:28:03
The largest project of this type in the state of Arizona. 00:28:07
And one of the largest projects in the US. 00:28:11
And that's really quite something when you think about the fact. 00:28:15
That we will probably approach or slightly exceed the total investment of $100 million for this project. 00:28:19
That this whole project is led by a board of five members. 00:28:27
And it's advisory team of five individuals. 00:28:31
And I thank you Today's day and age for this small category of group of people to lead this project is incredible. 00:28:35
And again, we couldn't do it without supporting you individuals. 00:28:43
We also understand, I think, very clearly, the burden that is placed on us because without the successful completion of this 00:28:47
project. 00:28:52
The redevelopment. 00:28:58
And further development. 00:29:00
Of that non incorporated area between the city of Globe. 00:29:02
And Town of Miami. 00:29:05
Is very problematic. 00:29:07
So again, we understand the burden to successfully completing this. 00:29:10
And we also know very clearly. 00:29:14
From all the work that's been done on this project here heretofore. 00:29:17
That one our residents. 00:29:22
We'll see a safer. 00:29:24
Condition of living. 00:29:26
And also a cleaner and healthier environment. 00:29:28
When you think about the fact that we will generate. 00:29:32
At full build out at least. 00:29:36
In the near future, 350,000 gallons of effluent today. 00:29:38
A day. 00:29:43
That's what's going in the ground right now. 00:29:45
Either from cesspools directly or as elite shape. 00:29:48
From septic tanks. 00:29:52
We will turn that environmental concern. 00:29:54
Into a commodity. And Tim, you've touched on this. 00:29:58
Because of water stewardship water shortage. 00:30:02
That 350,000 gallons will be put to good reuse. 00:30:05
And we're also having more than casual conversations. 00:30:11
With potential users in this area. 00:30:15
So we understand our burdens. We also understand the benefits that we can bring to this community, will bring to this community. 00:30:19
The project is not without its difficulties. 00:30:24
The first one and foremost one is the location. 00:30:31
Of the reclamation facility. 00:30:34
If you all have ever read Homers Odyssey. 00:30:37
He wrote that about this project. 00:30:40
We have had four locations. 00:30:43
Beginning in. 00:30:46
Free 2018. 00:30:48
The location on the westerly flank of Solitude. 00:30:50
Which unfortunately was removed from consideration. 00:30:54
Because of the work that's taking place on Solitude. 00:30:59
We had two other locations we looked at. 00:31:02
One was difficult because of its. 00:31:06
Logistical location within the community. 00:31:09
The second one or the third one? 00:31:13
Great site. 00:31:15
We cannot use that site because it failed the cultural resource assessment. 00:31:17
I have 4000 peoples in this district. 00:31:24
Who are living on cesspools and septic tanks? 00:31:27
And we could not use a prime site. 00:31:31
Because of something that happened 1002 thousand years ago. 00:31:34
I'm not being negative. 00:31:39
But I consider that to be not a fair trade. 00:31:41
That's my personal opinion. 00:31:44
So that's one of the concerns. We're very close to resolving that. 00:31:46
The matter of increasing cost, Mike has talked about that is the concern. 00:31:49
The good news is the loan. 00:31:54
Portion. 00:31:57
Of this overall capital cost is fixed. 00:31:58
Cannot be increased. 00:32:01
That means we rely on additional grant monies. 00:32:03
And we're very comfortable working with USDA ARB. 00:32:07
In making that happen. 00:32:11
Umm. 00:32:14
The last issue is not a concern, but something that comes up frequently. 00:32:16
I get a little bit tired of it, but I want you supervisor state know this. 00:32:21
People ask me, how much have you paid? Pace, They haven't done anything. There's nothing to see. 00:32:26
Well, to date. 00:32:31
From 2012. 00:32:33
To date through 13 Saw 13 June. 00:32:35
Pace has been reimbursed $3.5 million. 00:32:40
$1.1 million of that. 00:32:44
Is related to the pre design studies. 00:32:47
In war, that took place before we could ever retain an engineering firm. 00:32:52
To begin, design. 00:32:58
Of the $2.3 million that remains. 00:33:00
Just under a half million dollars has been paid out to. 00:33:05
Engineering consultants. 00:33:08
For things like geotechnical investigations, environmental investigations, aerial design and surveys. 00:33:11
In the underground utility investigations. 00:33:18
So over a period of time, PACE is probably been reimbursed maybe $3 million over a period of 12 years. 00:33:21
For a project that is not easy. Tom o'halleran when we. 00:33:32
When I first took. 00:33:37
Former Congressman O'halloran to show him the project he and his staff were here for. 00:33:39
Let's get together meeting. Let's find out where you are. I was shocked when Tom was middle Heller and said this is an easy 00:33:45
project. 00:33:49
You're not building a skyscraper. 00:33:53
If you look at the variety of this project from east to West, north to South, it is very much not an easy project. 00:33:56
So. 00:34:04
I'm pleased to be able to talk to you this morning. Gentlemen, I'm thankful for your support every day. I thank him because we 00:34:06
have good people supporting us. 00:34:10
And we have a good project team. 00:34:15
We have 5 board members. 00:34:20
We have a. 00:34:23
Born attorney Michael Harper, who you may know. 00:34:24
We have a financial advisor, Leo Valdez. We have a bond council, Tim Stratton. 00:34:27
And we have a an account and we brought on board a year and a half ago when we were we. We have gone through two audits now. 00:34:36
But Enfield Niche County is familiar with Infield Mitch. 00:34:43
They've done an audit in 2021. It was a baseline. We had received no funding. 00:34:47
They've done a full. 00:34:53
Audit. 00:34:56
Single audit because we're now getting funding. 00:34:57
Ohh, we did that in 2022. 00:35:00
We have come out looking very good. 00:35:03
Both those audits, you have the 21 already in your files. We will provide you the 2022 fiscal year 22 audit within the next two to 00:35:06
three weeks. 00:35:12
We have come out looking very good on that. 00:35:17
No trips to Paris. 00:35:20
The only finding they have had is we have. 00:35:23
Not implemented certain financial policies. 00:35:26
And we have just completed and have been and they have been approved. 00:35:30
By the Board at our June 20 meeting. 00:35:35
We now have those financial policies in place lastly. 00:35:37
And belatedly. 00:35:42
This project could be nowhere. 00:35:44
Without pieces, Project manager Mike Cripps. 00:35:47
Y'all may think he lives and dies on this project. 00:35:50
But that young guy works on projects in Yuma and boughs in Jerome. 00:35:54
Up and well, I don't know what they're doing anything in Flagstaff. 00:35:59
Over in Seoul, Pinetop, Lakeside. 00:36:03
How he sleeps I have no idea. 00:36:05
He spends half his career here on this project, in this community. 00:36:08
I thank you, gentlemen, for listening to me. 00:36:13
It's pleasure to speak with you. Look forward to your cooperation. If there's anything I can add, probably not, but I'd be glad 00:36:16
to. Thank you, Robert. Supervisor Humphrey comments. I'm good. I appreciate your energy and enthusiasm because this is a, this is, 00:36:25
as you say, a project. And so I very much appreciate your enthusiasm and interest, very much so. 00:36:33
Supervisor Christensen. Yeah, I I have nothing. Thank you for coming. Great presentation. 00:36:44
Yeah. 00:36:49
Thank you, gentlemen. Good project. So we'll move on to the next 1-2 B information. 00:36:50
Discussion regarding the facilities and Land Management department strategy and inmate throw something in nature real quick. Yeah, 00:36:56
if if you notice that what's coming up behind you, it is a new facility, then Land Management. 00:37:02
So they've kind of put facilities and Land Management together and this is the gentleman that will be overseeing a lot of the land 00:37:09
for HeLa County. 00:37:13
So made a new gentleman that will become a part of your life as this project goes forward. And that's all, Mr. Chair. Thank you. 00:37:17
Go ahead, Joseph. 00:37:27
Roger that. 00:37:29
Good morning, Chairman, Board of Supervisors. So today as we're getting this slide put up. 00:37:32
It's it's a pretty dense uh, strategic plan, five year plan. 00:37:38
And that has been developed by our facilities team. 00:37:42
Um, so with it being pretty pretty long, I'm going to dive in where we need to get a couple of highlights with it. 00:37:46
At anytime, if you have any questions or if there's a slide that you find interest in, I'd be happy to dive deeper into it. 00:37:54
So throughout the past several years, Hill County Facilities and Land Management Department has experienced tremendous growth 00:38:03
since 2019. 00:38:06
A multitude of capital projects took place almost every year to accommodate county initiatives and further community opportunities 00:38:10
for constituents. 00:38:15
Utilizing heel accounting services. 00:38:20
I'm proud to share Facility Managements 20. 00:38:22
23 Strategic Plan encompassing the input, time, passion and energy of more than. 00:38:25
90% of our staff. 00:38:33
Across the past six months, this is truly a collaborative strategy, the development of. 00:38:36
A new strategy plan started with an organization assessment. 00:38:43
And with that assessment, we dove into our operation from our technicians. 00:38:51
To our staff or admin staff and then we also reached out to the county as a whole. 00:38:58
So this. 00:39:03
To ensure this plan becomes reality, facilities and Land Management will begin to live. 00:39:06
Our values. 00:39:11
Engage staff and implementation of our strategic priorities. Take action in ways that support our entire team. 00:39:12
And measure and celebrate our successes. Each year we will critically reflect on this plan. 00:39:21
And make updates adapt to change. 00:39:27
Changing needs. 00:39:30
And create new goals. 00:39:31
Our strategic plan can and will guide us to achieve our vision to be collaborative, innovative. 00:39:33
An inclusive partner that delivers exceptional service to Hill County. 00:39:40
So just as I mentioned before, powered by people. 00:39:49
Um. 00:39:52
This is truly a, like I mentioned earlier, a collaborative effort. 00:39:53
There's three key points that we're going to hit on this is. 00:39:58
A degree of where we're coming from, where we're at, and where we're going to be going into the future. 00:40:02
And that's going to be about US executive summary overview of the department's core services. 00:40:08
And then we're gonna be stepping into our process, strategic plan overview, organizational assessment. 00:40:14
And of course, our future mission vision and values strategic priorities. 00:40:20
Plan, implementation and maintenance. 00:40:25
The Facilities Management department is relatively new with the organizational structure of Hill County government. We are 00:40:31
responsible for the maintenance and all buildings owned by Hill County. 00:40:35
Currently we're staffing 27 employees. 00:40:40
100 and we're working on 104 buildings. 00:40:43
And half a million total square footage of active. 00:40:45
Square footage. 00:40:49
700 plus acres of active acreage, meaning we're doing something to it for maintenance, whether that's groundskeeping. 00:40:52
Or landscaping and maintenance. 00:41:00
If if I could Mr. Chair if I could ask a question. Yes please and and it and it says the properties and the square footage. 00:41:03
That includes the, the, the buildings that are. 00:41:11
Are are inhabited by county employees at this time, not necessarily the buildings that we own that we. 00:41:15
Don't have employees in that number. Actually includes both. 00:41:23
So, OK, Yeah, because we've got properties in Hayden Winkleman in places like that. So that's included in, in these numbers. Yes, 00:41:29
Sir. OK. 00:41:33
Thank you, Mr. Chair. 00:41:39
Thank you. 00:41:42
Currently our organizational structure with the lion share of technicians here in the globe operation having out of here and then 00:41:43
also our patient operation, a couple of additional changes we've added staffing to support young veterans retreat. 00:41:51
And also have created a project coordinator position. 00:41:59
Which has been filled and is starting here soon, and that is going to be without a doubt a huge. 00:42:02
Support. 00:42:10
Position. 00:42:11
For all of our capital projects. 00:42:12
Something here that we're working on. I really dives into it deeper into the the strategic plan, but I do want to highlight here. 00:42:17
We are looking at how our senior techs and our junior techs, what that criteria is and trying to find a way to be able to. 00:42:24
Create a pathway for whether it's a. 00:42:34
Our junior techs into a senior tech. 00:42:37
And some of the other criteria with that. 00:42:40
Our core services, operations, maintenance and utilities, planning and construction, building and landscaping maintenance. 00:42:45
And custodial. 00:42:51
There's a few things on here that. 00:42:54
Isn't. 00:42:56
Quite covered that we do support with, whether that's support at the ball fields, cleaning up the cemetery events out at the 00:42:57
fairgrounds. 00:43:00
In any other operational support for events, whether it's a grand opening or a shuffle kickoff. 00:43:04
Here's an overview of our process. 00:43:11
With the strategic planning cycle. 00:43:17
The strategic plan overview, the development of the strategic plan starting with the department and countrywide assessment of our 00:43:24
services performance and workforce engagement. 00:43:28
So sequentially we developed our mission, vision and values to establish the foundation to define our departments purpose to 00:43:33
inspire departmental growth and sustainability and established guiding principles for our employees to reflect. 00:43:40
Our overall commitment to our customers. 00:43:47
So as we start getting in a little bit further into the strategic plan you're seeing kind of pushed through a couple of these 00:43:50
slides, just keep note that's how in dense, dense this strategic plan is. 00:43:55
And that's important because it gives us a map. 00:44:00
And for not just our our admin side of it, but also our employees. 00:44:03
To guide us on this five year. 00:44:08
Some of the things that we looked at were from our SWAT analysis was internal and external opportunities for strengths. 00:44:12
Weaknesses. Opportunities. 00:44:19
And of course it sounds like. 00:44:21
Threats, but we don't view on this threats that we obviously change that a little bit to challenges and some of the other things 00:44:23
that might be. 00:44:27
Opportunities for process improvement. 00:44:32
Some of the things that we've implemented over the, yes, last year was the technology solutions. 00:44:39
Work order system. 00:44:46
We wanted a facilities and Land Management department that expands across the county. This required a more robust work order 00:44:48
system. 00:44:52
This system we kicked off about a year ago and this is how we're extracting a lot of our data points. 00:44:57
Um for resource management. 00:45:04
So trying to focus on the the time, the money. 00:45:07
And the resources such as the technicians in the right place. 00:45:11
Another technology solution is Project Management system. 00:45:18
We just kicked that off about six months ago and this is a very streamlined approach. 00:45:22
Before we were using Excel spreadsheets which. 00:45:28
Isn't necessarily a bad thing, but there is limitations to that. So we looked at a system that was outside of that and a very 00:45:30
robust system that that. 00:45:34
The customer analysis and maintenance. 00:45:41
A couple of months ago, we went over some of the the findings of our customer service. 00:45:44
Survey, and it's important that we're tying that survey into how we're making some of our decisions here. 00:45:50
And you're going to see that throughout. 00:45:57
So here are just a highlight of 95% overall satisfaction. 00:45:59
Which is a really great place to be able to start, but we also outlined a few locations. 00:46:03
4. 00:46:08
Opportunities within our system. 00:46:09
In personnel for improvement and some of that was through the custodian. 00:46:12
Services. 00:46:17
Mr. Chairman Joseph So when you say customer, does that mean the county internal county employees are satisfied? 00:46:19
Right. That's what you mean. Yes, Sir. OK, thanks. Yes. 00:46:29
Here you're going to see a couple of breakdowns of our financial analysis, breaking it down all the way from the operating 00:46:34
supplies, repair and maintenance supplies, utilities. 00:46:38
This really helps us. 00:46:43
Start taking the direction that we need with our resources. 00:46:45
So we start looking at some of our initiatives. We know immediately with utilities 83% of that's going to be electricity. So we're 00:46:48
going to be looking at over the next five years how do we draw that into our predictive. 00:46:54
Maintenance and. 00:47:00
Preventative maintenance. 00:47:02
What are some of the solutions we can look at and some of them are as simple as changing out. 00:47:04
Light switches making a motion. 00:47:08
Versus on, off. 00:47:11
So there's just a lot of options out there that we're going to be running through over the next five years to see what we can do 00:47:12
to start reducing that footprint. So it's not just a number to us, it gives us the ability to make some of our decisions. 00:47:18
Operational analysis. This is ensuring that we're driving the the initiative for preventative maintenance. 00:47:26
But also gives us an understanding of where our resources once again need to go or not going, so it allows us to be able to adjust 00:47:32
to it. 00:47:37
What's important about this whole strategic plan? 00:47:41
And you're going to find that we're diving into the numbers on a weekly, monthly basis so that we can stay in tune with it. We 00:47:44
don't wait for a one year, A5 year before we start to try and understand our situation. 00:47:49
So Joseph, there's one thing I'm going to point out on this slide, yes. 00:47:55
And that is that non PM. 00:47:59
For. 00:48:01
Hmm. 00:48:02
And that's non preventative maintenance, Roger that and so. 00:48:03
I've had discussions with Josephson and whatnot, but. 00:48:08
What it what it boils down to is we have so much going on with not a very big. 00:48:13
Set of folks to do it, a lot of the non preventive maintenance gets pushed aside. Am I correct? That is correct or skip for 00:48:18
whatever reason because you guys are swamped. But that leads into is if we skip some of this non preventive maintenance, all that 00:48:24
does is bite us in the hip pockets later on because it's going to break, things are going to come up. 00:48:31
And then it's really going to cause more issues. So I really want you guys to point that or point that out. So you've seen that. 00:48:38
And and think about that this is this is something that I think that's really important to us as a county. Is that part of this? 00:48:47
Absolutely, Chairman, supervisor claimed. 00:48:54
It's extremely important that we start transitioning as. 00:48:58
Fast as we can into a preventative maintenance. 00:49:02
Lightly puts We've had critical infrastructure such as the electrical and some of the others. 00:49:04
That have already reached a state of. 00:49:09
Disarray. 00:49:13
So those are some of the things we're addressing now. 00:49:14
And the great thing is, is we're we're getting a lot of support with resources and funding to be able to start driving through 00:49:17
those initiatives to try and turn this ship around. 00:49:21
This this is one that does need turned around. It really does and so. 00:49:26
Ohh no. 00:49:32
I have more discussions on this part. It's going back to something else in your presentation, So go ahead. Thank you. Excuse me, 00:49:33
Mr. Chairman. So Joseph, what is the reason for that? Is it because you don't have enough staff? 00:49:40
You don't have enough resources to. 00:49:49
To do that. So we're still crunching the numbers, so I don't want to leave too far into One Direction until we have some of the 00:49:51
numbers we pulled back. But. 00:49:55
Umm. 00:50:00
It comes down to efficiency. 00:50:03
And how we do that within our house before we start looking at pulling in more resources. OK. So that's what we've been smashing 00:50:05
the past probably 6 to 8 months, working extremely hard to start streamlining some of the processes, trying to get productivity 00:50:11
increased. 00:50:16
Um, follow up on some of the work, Just look at the quality of it. 00:50:22
So there's quite a bit that goes into it. Before I could just say, hey, we just need a couple of guys, but yeah, we're moving our 00:50:26
people up to a senior position because then they're trained more. 00:50:32
For the different things. So we have a higher trained person now that. 00:50:38
Can take care of something that prior they weren't able to. 00:50:43
So yeah, all of it. 00:50:46
Works together and I was going to mention some. I'll do it now, but back on the utilities, so just real quick. 00:50:47
I'm in the building that TCM all the time and it seems like the the big multipurpose room has the lights on all the time. There's 00:50:54
no one in there. 00:50:58
So I I don't know. 00:51:03
That's not burning. 00:51:05
That much electricity but still you know the lights still on. I don't think a wire the lights on me all the time. No ones in 00:51:07
there. Yes Sir Chris that's a good point and that kind of goes to. 00:51:12
Um. 00:51:17
A perfect example, but then you start looking at county wide. So yeah, there's a lot of locations like that and that'll be part of 00:51:18
our electrical initiative. 00:51:22
Over the next five years is to. 00:51:26
Find something. It seems like a little thing, but accumulatively you can see it's 80%. 00:51:28
Yeah. 00:51:36
Right. Yes, thanks. So I'm gonna chime in. Thank you. Can't help it so. 00:51:36
Back to your question of why that is. 00:51:42
There's there's I, Joseph, right. There's different variables of this and and the issues. 00:51:46
But one of the issues is, is us as a board, we don't slow down on our projects, we keep. 00:51:51
In there, we keep adding things, we keep buying buildings, we keep trying to help people, we keep trying to. 00:51:58
Upgrade something or rebuild a jail facility or whatever it is. I mean we're we've been a board that's been very, very active when 00:52:04
it comes to facilities. 00:52:08
And if you don't believe that, just look back seven years ago. What? Or eight years ago? What happened then, right? Not much. 00:52:14
I remember wasn't anything so. So we've come a long ways and we keep, we continue to stack these projects on. I for one have no 00:52:21
intentions to slowing down. 00:52:25
The. 00:52:30
The staffing part is very, very important. 00:52:32
It's not just a matter of having seen their technicians. 00:52:37
I mean, we do need that career path for these folks. There's no doubt. I would never want somebody to think we didn't just. 00:52:41
Because we need that. They need that. 00:52:48
But the but The thing is, is if you're running with just a just a marginal crew. 00:52:51
Those folks don't have a lot of opportunities to get training to get to that next step. They can't. We can't send them off for a 00:52:59
day or five days for some kind of certification that they need. 00:53:04
To to to advance because when you need them on the job that week. 00:53:10
And also, you know, I was talking to some of Joseph folks one day and I talked to everybody but. 00:53:15
But they they're packing their cell phones around. 00:53:20
And I asked one of them. 00:53:24
About and they said, well, that's where our work orders come through. 00:53:25
We we get our work orders all day, so the phone one of them said. Today I've had 22 work orders. 00:53:28
That was for one day. 00:53:34
The other one said and they said. 00:53:37
You know, two days ago I had 36. 00:53:38
Work orders. That can be worth anything from changing a light bulb to fixing a door knob to open. Then somebody's locked up. 00:53:41
Office. You know so. 00:53:49
It just kind of sets you back in your seat thinking about this and what? 00:53:51
A handful of our folks are are are doing. 00:53:56
To keep this up, this ship afloat, and I think it's a it's time for some real serious conversations on it. 00:54:00
Roger that. 00:54:08
No. I Ohh. 00:54:09
Someone. I don't know what you guys think, but that's my opinion. 00:54:11
On it. 00:54:16
Yeah, we can. 00:54:17
It's a county wide problem. 00:54:18
With trying to retain, keep and pay. 00:54:20
In a fair way. So I spoke to you about that this morning. We're. 00:54:25
We're trying to move some of. 00:54:30
Our guys up to senior positions so they can make a decent living and are more trained, but when do they do that training? 00:54:32
And how do we hire more people if? 00:54:39
They can work at McDonald's through the same amount and. 00:54:42
Have no training. 00:54:45
Ohh yeah it's it's tough and I know. 00:54:46
We have a limited amount of money. 00:54:50
Right. Our people are the strongest part of the county. 00:54:52
I agree, yeah. 00:54:57
I yeah, I I just, I think we need to work on efficiency. 00:54:59
I've because efficiency in the long run gets. 00:55:05
Gets gets products done, gets products finished, gets gets things going forward. 00:55:08
And you know I mean we look at at the at the numbers that 75% and 57%. 00:55:14
If you were in the private sector, could you make a living at that? No. 00:55:22
Couldn't. 00:55:25
You'd lose your tail. 00:55:26
If 25% of your customer didn't pay you because they weren't happy, you couldn't make it in that world. And and understand this 00:55:28
isn't the private sector but. 00:55:32
Efficiency in in my opinion, just. 00:55:37
Would make for more satisfaction and and and better project. 00:55:40
Productivity. 00:55:44
And and I understand what you say. We, you know, we'll start working in house before we try to grow. 00:55:46
I have a great appreciation for that. 00:55:52
And you know, just for instance, I showed up at one of the buildings and there was 3 trucks, three guys and one light taken apart. 00:55:55
Two guys were on their phone. 00:56:04
And I said, Joe, you're doing electrical today and it says, yeah, we we didn't have the part to fix it. So we wired it direct. 00:56:06
And the guy with the screw to put it back together has gone to lunch, so when he gets back we'll put it back together. 00:56:13
And me as a general contractor thinking. 00:56:19
Wow. 00:56:22
I couldn't pay for three grades to wait for a screw for somebody to come back for lunch. 00:56:23
And and I'm not saying that to throw rocks, I'm saying that because I understand. 00:56:28
The efficiency part and and working for it and and education and and performance education and. 00:56:33
And I I think you get what you expect. 00:56:41
And if that's expected, then that's the product you're going to get. 00:56:45
And if that is not. 00:56:50
If that's not what you expect. 00:56:53
And then you'll get different. 00:56:56
And so. 00:56:58
You know, I, I, I appreciate you saying that you know we we need to work in house before we can grow because. 00:56:59
Um. 00:57:06
I I have a great appreciation for that, so. 00:57:07
Mr. Chair, that's all I have. 00:57:09
I really appreciate the the input and the good news. I'm working with with Michael he's tasked me with. 00:57:14
Trying to gather some of the information that's needed for us to kind of step forward and it really solves some of all of those 00:57:20
points to include trying to solve some of these, this expectation or some of our processes and how we do things in house also. 00:57:28
So with that being said, once we get that data collected, I think we're going to be able to know not only if we need more 00:57:36
manpower, more efficiencies. 00:57:40
But we're also gonna need to know where and how. 00:57:45
And the quantity if we need to add more personnel to the to the team. 00:57:49
We can legitimately put a recommendation together saying that quantity matches the Key Performance Indicators. 00:57:55
And that would leave us confident with. 00:58:02
You know our next five years to be operational. 00:58:04
Not having to come back again and again because we under resourced again or lost productivity because we over resourced. 00:58:07
So hopefully over the next couple of weeks we'll have some of that data put together. 00:58:15
And be able to share it. 00:58:18
Thank you. 00:58:22
Go ahead for now, Joseph. 00:58:25
All right. 00:58:28
So we kind of briefly went over where, where we've been and where where we're currently at. 00:58:30
With our Our future, we're committed to making sure our mission, vision and values are true. Embodiment of our day-to-day culture 00:58:37
represent the principles that will guide our future growth. 00:58:44
And this kind of goes back to your point, Supervisor Humphrey is where are we taking it? 00:58:50
So we are always going to have challenges whether it's dwell time in between work orders or sometimes inefficiencies in manpower. 00:58:55
You'll never get rid of that 100%. 00:59:06
But with our mission, vision and values, it's going to allow us to start changing that mindset. 00:59:09
And we're also. 00:59:14
Looking at our strategic priorities that we're going to cut through real quick here in a minute. 00:59:16
And that's going to allow us to start making sure that tire is hitting the ground when it comes to some of our operations. 00:59:21
Where if we do have a deficiency, it's not. 00:59:27
It's not a pattern. 00:59:31
It's an outlier. Somebody needed some help or some other circumstance, so. 00:59:32
Again, five year plan, it's going to take some time to change the way we think the way we operate. 00:59:39
So there's a lot of challenges that are going to be laid in front of us, that is for sure. 00:59:45
But. 00:59:49
We welcome them. 00:59:50
And some of the areas of focus are going to be the customer service, investing in our employees, strategic management practices, 00:59:52
asset inventory management, strengthening, project delivery, workplace safety and emergency preparedness. 00:59:58
These next slides outline some of those priorities. 01:00:05
I'm going to cut through them pretty quick here because it really again creates a map for our department and for stakeholders to 01:00:08
understand. 01:00:12
Are we on track? Are we going in the same direction that we laid out in five, five years ago, four years ago? And is, is that what 01:00:16
it's supposed to be? 01:00:20
So I won't dive in too far unless there's questions. Party number one is create a culture of customer service and excellence and 01:00:24
continuous improvement and some of the adjectives to go with it. 01:00:29
And then again, priorities and goals and initiatives and metrics that we use to. 01:00:35
Do UPS checks if we're on track. 01:00:40
Priority #2 Investing in our people. The priority will focus on creating an environment that enables all employees to succeed in 01:00:46
their positions and promoting a culture of engagement, diversity, communication and accountability. 01:00:52
Some of the priorities and go with some of the goals with priority two and objectives. 01:01:03
And some of the initiatives and metrics. 01:01:09
Priority three, building strategic management practices. This priority will focus on enhancing strategic planning, budgeting, 01:01:12
funding and performance management process to better align resources and priorities countrywide and approved monitoring of our 01:01:16
progress. 01:01:20
And some of that's going to be some whether we're we're doing little spot checks on some of the repairs. 01:01:25
Or doing a site visits for maintenance. 01:01:31
Priority four improved workplace safety and emergency preparedness. This priority will focus on improving safety and security. 01:01:36
Measures in all County Buildings Enhancing Workplace Safety Program. Development of an Emergency Preparedness and response 01:01:43
program. 01:01:46
Again, the objectives, they're going to go along with that. 01:01:51
And some of the goals and metrics. 01:01:55
To track it along. 01:01:57
Priority #5 Strengthening Project delivery. This project will examine project delivery approaches and implement changes that 01:02:00
improve outcomes. 01:02:03
And stakeholder satisfaction. 01:02:07
Again, the objectives and some of the goals that are underneath the priority five. 01:02:10
Priority number six, improved asset and inventory management is priority with focus on improving our internal facility management 01:02:15
processes, enhance our preventative maintenance program, lower maintenance costs and improve access to tools, equipment and spare 01:02:20
parts inventory. 01:02:25
So. 01:02:32
With all of those goals. 01:02:33
And objectives. 01:02:35
If you notice, it was centered around a lot of our people. 01:02:37
Not only how do we? 01:02:41
Support them. 01:02:43
And hold them accountable. But how do we? 01:02:44
Start to progress in where we are going in the next 30 years. 01:02:46
Whether it's education, the tools or some of the other ways that we're trying to support. 01:02:51
Our employees. 01:02:58
We're sitting, we're that's the center of where we're going with everything. So if we're looking at equipment, we're looking at 01:03:00
the metrics, we're looking at the numbers, but we're also looking at the people, are they qualified? Are they going to be safe 01:03:03
about it? 01:03:07
In a few. 01:03:11
Other metrics that we're looking at. 01:03:13
Here is the plan implementation. Again, this just kind of captures how we're going to move forward with this. 01:03:18
I'm sure you've seen many times where there's a plan, but how do we measure if we're on that pathway? How do we know we're going 01:03:25
to meet our end goal? 01:03:28
The reason this is so robust is because we are putting those waypoints along our way so that we can be able to know, are we on 01:03:33
track, do we need to do the 8 from it or are we behind. So we need to change that. 01:03:40
And again, this is a working document, so anytime we identify some deficiencies or something that needs to get us back on track or 01:03:48
maybe we need to change the approach slightly. 01:03:53
Umm. 01:03:57
This is a working document and we have planned maintenance gone go along with them. 01:03:58
This is conclusion of the slide. I'm sure there's a few questions that were hanging out there. I'd be happy to answer them. 01:04:03
Supervisor Humphrey. 01:04:09
No, I I have no questions. It's just like. 01:04:12
You know, being self-employed in my whole life, I I'm gonna, I can don't don't tell me why I can't. 01:04:16
I mean, I'll figure out a way. 01:04:21
And and so that that's just how I'm geared and so I appreciate very much that you have put together. 01:04:23
A5 year plan. 01:04:29
To realize that there are issues and and and to work with those issues. 01:04:31
And you have 100% of my support. If if they need training, if, if, if we need to do something, you have my support. Because I very 01:04:36
much appreciate if everybody says, well, everything's perfect, well, you lie. And so, so by by creating a strategic plan and 01:04:44
realizing that there's issues and being willing to work on those issues. 01:04:51
I appreciate it very much so, so thank you and and anything I can do to help I would be happy. And and and you know I I threw in a 01:04:59
little negative comment and that's not for apologies that's just for for an example of improvement and and you know that's just 01:05:06
kind of how I look at myself every day. And so I like I say I appreciate you putting the plan together and being willing to to 01:05:14
admit that there's issues and let's work with the issues and as I say you have. 01:05:21
Sports. I appreciate it. 01:05:29
I appreciate the support and I also appreciate any kind of constructive criticism always. 01:05:32
Supervisor Christensen, thank you. Chairman Joseph, thanks for the. 01:05:38
Presentation so. 01:05:43
Umm. 01:05:45
Miley. 01:05:47
Saying is this all looks great. It's a good plan. You have a plan. 01:05:48
You have ways of measuring your success. 01:05:53
And all of that. But the five year thing to me seems more like it should be 5 months. 01:05:57
You should get. 01:06:03
After this, sooner rather than later. 01:06:05
And it needs to be, and it's achievable. I realize there's going to be some things that take longer. 01:06:08
But when it comes to solving some of the issues we've already discussed. 01:06:14
Those are your priorities. Just get that done. Get, get our employee where they need to be. Get as many as we need and. 01:06:18
We need to pay for it. We need to do whatever. We need to know from you what is needed to succeed at this plan. 01:06:26
And. 01:06:33
I for one don't want this to be a five year project. It needs to be done. 01:06:34
Like now? 01:06:39
You're identifying problems that have existed for five years, 10 years, 20 years, so. 01:06:41
I don't want them to exist in long and I think we're in a position, the board is and the county is in a position to say. 01:06:47
OK. We have a momentum of improvement. So ride that wave, ride that momentum and we'll support you in it for I will Roger that 01:06:54
greatly appreciate the input and the support so much, Chris. Thanks. Thank you. 01:07:01
I don't disagree with you with what you just said. 01:07:09
I I don't, and I think as a board. 01:07:12
I think. 01:07:15
And some of this could be pointed at us too. 01:07:17
For the fact that we, you know, we we fight for and push for higher wages and we do some things but. 01:07:20
I don't know if we really just sit up there and said how much we support you guys. 01:07:26
And I think, I don't know, hopefully I see it from today's meeting that you know, you have a lot of support sitting right here and 01:07:32
I really don't see any reason to dilly dally around with anything. 01:07:37
Um, you know, we have. We have. 01:07:42
Maybe a few kinks to work out. 01:07:45
But overall, everything that you discussed in this PowerPoint to me. 01:07:48
Evolves around your people. 01:07:53
And if we're not supporting those people and helping them do whatever they need done. 01:07:56
And I think we're failing and so that's what I'm I I see. 01:08:01
I think, yeah, I think if, if. 01:08:06
If we get you where you need to be with your team. 01:08:08
The rest of us can go away. 01:08:12
You know, and when I look at customer satisfaction, this is one thing that I look at from my standpoint. 01:08:14
I look at it, you know, in different ways. There's some people you just think, sure can't satisfy. I don't care what you do. 01:08:20
You know, there's other reasons for somebody to be dissatisfied. Maybe it's a timing matter, you weren't there quick enough or 01:08:26
whatever it is. So you know, you can look at statistics, you can look at numbers and you can kind of. 01:08:33
You know, feel your way through that. 01:08:39
But what I really see is, is your your team as a whole is what? 01:08:42
I feel like is as in my position on this board. 01:08:48
I would really support you building that up and and and getting that going because. 01:08:51
Right, wrong or indifferent? There's 70 you guys on this crew right now and somebody mentioned. 01:08:58
You know the fairgrounds. 01:09:04
Well, we've had the fairgrounds forever, but it's sit there, it's sit there for seven years and we didn't do a damn thing with it. 01:09:06
And now we've got it. It's almost like a whole new project. You know, we've added the vet center up there. We have tons of stuff 01:09:13
going on in patients. 01:09:17
And so there's there's a lot to this, but overall just if you guys need to understand, also support you from whatever angle I can. 01:09:21
When it comes to you and your your team, so. 01:09:29
Thank you for this. Roger that. Thank you. 01:09:32
Again, I appreciate the input and. 01:09:36
In the support, you're welcome. 01:09:38
I'll, I'll, I'll give you a longer list after the meeting. Roger that. 01:09:41
Alright, thank you. 01:09:47
All right. Moving on to 2C. 01:09:48
Information discussion regarding status updates on the Information Technology Department Cyber Security, Kerry. 01:09:52
Good morning. 01:09:59
Good morning, Sherman. For supervisors, Darrell and I are honored to share. Our team is working to encourage to encourage secure 01:10:00
Internet practices and protect the cyber landscape over Healy County. We do a lot within our department trying to keep this county 01:10:06
secure. 01:10:11
And umm, we're doing as much training as we can, you know personnel as we're sending emails out and we're doing quite a bit. And I 01:10:16
have Darrell with us and he's going to kind of go over a slide show we have with you and kind of explain what we're doing as far 01:10:22
as to try and keep the county as secure as we can, so. 01:10:28
Good. 01:10:34
Good morning, Mr. Chairman. This is the board. 01:10:37
I think some people thought I never worked here, but actually here is a hard going joke that actually had pants on. 01:10:41
So. 01:10:49
No, good morning. 01:10:52
Just one. 01:10:54
Is it is it hard to hear? OK. 01:10:56
You can just move that to the side or something. That little deal up on the top is just, yeah. 01:10:59
Can you guys hear me OK? Is that better, Joseph? 01:11:05
You good? 01:11:08
OK, alright, alright. 01:11:10
Yeah. So you probably noticed there was some Swedish fish on your desk this morning. Yeah, we don't, we don't click on fish, we 01:11:12
eat them. So that's just a nice little reminder of a with a delicious treat. So. 01:11:20
Anyways, getting started, Joseph. 01:11:28
Cybersecurity. Currently we're doing awareness and training. 01:11:32
But in 2022, cyber attacks rose 38% over the previous year so. 01:11:38
They're on the rise and currently even in quarter one. 01:11:45
Of 2023, there's already been a 7% increase, so it's a it's a real problem. 01:11:49
According to Forbes, over 700,000 unfulfilled cyber security positions. 01:11:55
Um, are currently unfulfilled. 01:12:01
In the United States alone. 01:12:04
Which leads me to. 01:12:07
It takes everyone to be cyber aware. We all need to just be you know, vigilant and and aware of what's out there and think before 01:12:10
we click. Never trust, always verify is my model. 01:12:17
Water. Garbage out there. Next slide, please. 01:12:25
Ohh. 01:12:29
Yeah, so just just in 3rd a 30 day period you could see some of the stuff that we've we've protected. 01:12:31
Our users, our end users from. 01:12:40
Um, from a technical perspective, OK. 01:12:43
You could see there was 14 viruses. Nobody ever seen saw those, they they never got through, OK. 01:12:47
125 malicious URLs that. 01:12:55
That could cause you know. 01:12:58
Us to get breached and and hacked. 01:13:01
So there's a lot going on on the back end protecting our users and our network. 01:13:04
But it's nothing's 100%. 01:13:11
They're they're getting smarter. 01:13:13
Um, they're using a lot of different resources and tools to. 01:13:16
Penetrate and to. 01:13:20
Uh, basically uh, get in, infiltrate our network? 01:13:23
And and cause a lot of problems cost us a lot of money so it's just it's just good that. 01:13:27
You guys are aware of of what we're doing and the users are being trained. 01:13:34
And we're we're really focusing on on end user training and awareness. 01:13:40
Study from Stanford revealed that 88% of data breaches. 01:13:48
Um, were caused by employee mistakes, so. 01:13:52
88%. 01:13:56
Um, aligning all employees around awareness practices and processes to keep the original organization safe. 01:13:58
It's not just a technical problem, it's also an organizational. 01:14:06
So we need to keep that in mind. Cyber security requires. 01:14:10
Awareness and action from all members of the organization to recognize these anomalies. 01:14:14
And alert us of of those threats and so we can mitigate those threats. 01:14:20
Touch. 01:14:27
Cybersecurity culture, its beliefs and values which motivate? 01:14:29
Behaviors. Cybersecurity behaviors. 01:14:34
Employees not only follow their job requirements, but also consistently act. 01:14:37
To protect the organization's assets. 01:14:43
Is this is vital? 01:14:47
So it doesn't mean that everyone's going to be a cyber security expert. We're not asking people to do that. We're not punishing 01:14:50
people if they do click on a link. We're just trying to bring awareness. 01:14:55
To the county and to the end users that this stuff is out there and it could cost us a lot of money. 01:15:02
And and problems so. 01:15:08
Next slide please. 01:15:11
What can we do to combat this? 01:15:14
Next slide. 01:15:16
Again, we spoke about internal training. 01:15:19
Um, we've. 01:15:22
New employees are automatically enrolled in training and awareness and since March we've done over 30 different campaigns. 01:15:24
Um, to different departments and offices. 01:15:31
If you've been caught, just know it's it's a tool to teach. It's it's not to you know. 01:15:35
Humiliates its truly gestation. 01:15:41
OK. Well, next time I could look, you know, look a little closer, you know? 01:15:44
So we're we're, we're truly doing it just to. 01:15:49
Bring training and awareness to our end users. We don't go and oh, did you see who clicked? I mean, it's it's nothing like that. 01:15:53
It has nothing to do with that. It just truly is awareness. 01:15:59
And you know so and pretty, pretty down low on the back end, I don't. 01:16:05
I don't share that information. 01:16:11
We don't share that information. It's just. 01:16:13
OK. 01:16:16
Well, now we've learned something. You know, that's all it is. 01:16:17
And we've, we've put out some difficult campaigns. So, you know, I mean, they're not always easy. You know, we're doing that 01:16:22
intentionally, you know, the hackers aren't going to be nice about it, you know? 01:16:26
They really, truly their job is to make money. 01:16:31
And if they could get you to click on that link. 01:16:35
And the other protections you don't have in place, you have in place, don't stop that threat. 01:16:38
Then we have a problem on our hands. So next slide please. 01:16:45
Um, pamphlets. We've we've Cassie created a trifle. 01:16:50
Um, she's up in Payson. 01:16:56
And and that trifle basically just gives us new employees, you know, hey. 01:16:58
Here's some tips, tools you know, something to think about. Just gives them an idea. When they come on on board through the 01:17:02
onboarding process, they get this pamphlet. They can read through it. 01:17:07
It just, it really is just kind of, hey, introducing them to. 01:17:13
What's out there and and what to look for and and of course the contact information for the cybersecurity. 01:17:17
Great. 01:17:24
Next slide please, Joseph. 01:17:26
Yeah, we have layered defenses our. 01:17:29
Teamwork. We're actively threat hunting. You know, running vulnerability scans. 01:17:32
Um, monitoring different resources we were. 01:17:37
We're tied to. I won't mention names, but. 01:17:41
Some. Some very. 01:17:46
Very important agencies that provide that information for us to, to keep us on our toes and so we know what's out there kind of 01:17:49
that zero day. 01:17:54
You know, just notifications. 01:18:00
We we also send every morning the daily security report to our team. 01:18:03
Our team reads through it. 01:18:09
They know what's out there and we might identify something that could potentially be a risk to. 01:18:11
Our organization, so. 01:18:18
We're very proactive. We we try to mitigate any threats before they become. 01:18:21
You know an attack, so. 01:18:29
We see indicators of attacks and we will block them. 01:18:32
And that is. 01:18:37
Basically all I have as far as the layered. 01:18:40
Protective measures. 01:18:43
That we have in place. I won't be detailed on what we're using, what products we're using. 01:18:45
How we're layering that particularly, but to give you guys an idea, it's it's kind of like a. 01:18:52
A multilayered approach it's it's referred to maybe sometimes as the Castle approach. 01:18:58
Because it mirrors the layered defenses of a like a medieval castle. 01:19:04
Um to avoid external attacks. 01:19:09
So those are some of the things we're doing without putting too much information out there for the public. 01:19:12
But we we we have done a lot, we've gotten better and we still have a long ways to go, but. 01:19:19
I welcome any questions, concerns, comments from any of y'all. 01:19:26
Supervisor Humphrey. 01:19:31
I have no comments. I appreciate all the hard work and keeping the county and its. 01:19:33
System safe. 01:19:42
And it is probably the worst thing in my life. I don't know much about it. You know, like I I can build houses, I can Weld, I can 01:19:44
do taxidermy, I do everything except use cell phone. So I appreciate you helping defend me from the things that I'm completely 01:19:51
unaware of. 01:19:57
Thank you very much. Yes, Sir. Supervisor Christensen, thank you. Thanks for the presentation and you guys have a hard job. 01:20:04
And like Supervisor Humphrey, I don't understand all of that and that's why we have you guys. 01:20:11
But one thing that I did notice when the state Auditor General was here, that most counties are behind what they view. 01:20:16
As the standard that they're after. And so there's a finding that you need to improve this, improve that. So how are we ranking in 01:20:24
that at that level to achieve what the Auditor General would be happy with? 01:20:31
How close are we to that? 01:20:39
I. 01:20:41
I would probably say, you know, it changes every year, right? It's, it's always a moving target, kind of a moving target, yeah. 01:20:43
You know, if I were to put a percentage on it, I'd say, you know. 01:20:51
Or 85% do I see? Do I see discrepancies? Do I see holes? Maybe things that they haven't even seen? 01:20:55
You know that that I could construe as a potential risk, right? 01:21:02
And and so. 01:21:08
You know, every year it's something different and some of the questions and some of the the findings would be different than the 01:21:10
following year. 01:21:14
Um, I think working with. 01:21:19
Carrie and and getting some of our policies. 01:21:23
Kind of in line in tune is going to help us as well. 01:21:26
But I'd say about, you know right now probably about 85%, OK. So if we have this much to go. 01:21:31
Umm. 01:21:38
Do you need more money or staff? More planning? More. You know what? Why aren't we closing? Are we closing that gap? How are we 01:21:40
doing it? What's the plan? Yeah, we've been closing that gap, OK, the last 3 1/2 years and. 01:21:47
Certainly, Umm, we've we've even been recognized that where we were from the auditors to where we are now has been. 01:21:55
Glad to hear that, yeah. 01:22:04
Thank you. You're welcome. 01:22:06
So I don't think we'll ever really totally close that gap even from their own words standing right there where you are they they 01:22:08
mentioned you know that's just such a moving target from year after year that. 01:22:13
My interpretation of what they were saying was nobody's gonna get there. 01:22:19
We just do the best that we can, stay on top of it as much as we can. 01:22:23
And cross our fingers because we've all lived through those days and. 01:22:29
It wasn't fun so. 01:22:33
Thank you both for what you do. You guys have very have a very important role in. 01:22:35
Keeping us up and going so. 01:22:41
Appreciate your support. Thank you guys. I just want to make sure that you all know please at anytime call us. I don't care if 01:22:43
it's after hours, if you have a question about an e-mail or anything with your computer, anything we are you know we're available 01:22:49
24/7. We want to make sure that you know if you have a concern. 01:22:54
Don't wait. Don't you know, feel that you can't call us because we are always open to calls. 01:23:00
You want to make sure that everybody feels comfortable calling us at any time, so. 01:23:05
Thanks you guys and thank Mr. Chair Anna. And she means that because I do. 01:23:10
I I have a lot of issues and I don't hesitate in picking up with my garry's on speed. 01:23:16
And Michael, yes, that that's real that that is 100% right, correct. 01:23:24
Go ahead Michael, Good morning, Chairman, members of the Board. One of the issues that was brought up in this discussion was is 01:23:30
the Auditor General and some of their findings and the last couple of years they have given a list of recommendations to our IT 01:23:35
department for internal. 01:23:41
Policies, procedures to follow. And so I want this board to know that Kerry and and Darrell and their staff have created and 01:23:47
finalized those policies and are implementing them this week. 01:23:54
So starting July 1st, we'll have those implemented. So hopefully we won't have those findings next year on the audit. 01:24:01
Nice. That's good. I'm glad. Thank you. Thanks to both of you and your whole crew. So. 01:24:08
Appreciate it. 01:24:14
All right, Kerry, stay right where you're at. 2D information discussion regarding status updates on digitization projects. And 01:24:15
Kerry, you're it. 01:24:19
Along with Michael, I think. 01:24:25
I appreciate your dedication and discussing the advantage of visitation and Henry County and their protection of our important 01:24:32
records. 01:24:35
So digitation means. 01:24:41
Means turning information into digital form. It helps organizations become more efficient and save money and quickly access 01:24:43
information. So it's pretty much taking your physical documents and turning them into digital so. 01:24:50
There's been a bit of benefits of digitizing, but how exactly can it help with us? 01:24:59
Well, it can increase efficiency and productivity and make it makes it easier to search records instead of having to go through 01:25:05
files. 01:25:08
And has transparency and accountability through digital records and keeping. 01:25:12
And improved accessibility. So being able for you know and hopefully eventually being able for the public to be able to search 01:25:17
these records, you know, it doesn't take up the time of your employees to be able to have to go through and search files and 01:25:22
stuff, so. 01:25:27
Um, it reduces the need for physical storage space. This means no more record filing shelves, overflowing filing cabinets, or 01:25:33
heavy boxes that occupy office spaces. 01:25:38
It increases employee efficiency. Instead of digging through paper documents, searching searchable digital. 01:25:44
Images can be retrieved in mere moments. Digital files stored in a cloud environment may collaboration, remote work and backup. 01:25:50
Possible digitizing records also help boost the security of those files, especially if they contain sensitive information. 01:25:58
Password protected files reduce the chance of documents being released, hacked or stolen. It can also help or to help to decrease 01:26:06
our environmental footprint. Paper impacts environment and managing documents digitally reduces the paper waste as is more 01:26:12
environmentally friendly. 01:26:17
Digitizing records? Um, currently we have a few departments that are. 01:26:25
They're working on digitation. UM Community development is one of our major ones right now. They're in the process of finalizing, 01:26:30
getting the quotes and everything to be able to submit to you guys. 01:26:36
Um, the assessors office is also working on that. Sheriff's Office is working on digitization. They're digitizing a lot of their 01:26:42
stuff into Spillman. 01:26:47
That way everything is accessible. 01:26:51
You know, even when the. 01:26:53
The deputies are out on the road and stuff. They can pull up the information they need. Health department has been working on 01:26:55
digitation for years now. Actually. They've been digitizing a lot of their health records and stuff so. 01:27:01
Um, scanners. We've been deploying scanners throughout the county, throughout the county with our funds. 01:27:10
UM Community Development, the Assessors Office and the Sheriff's Office. 01:27:16
Um, we've also um. 01:27:21
Um, given scanners to the clerk of the court. 01:27:25
And then another department that I can't remember right now. 01:27:30
Yeah. 01:27:35
I'll think of that one. Sorry about that. 01:27:36
Ohh, here we go. The Sheriff's Office, Community Development Clerk of the court and the assessors and constables office. 01:27:42
So. 01:27:48
And virtual vaccine. We have implemented virtual vaccine in the county. 01:27:52
Um. Virtual faxing eliminates the analog line, so it'll eliminate the cost of those lines. 01:27:56
And then it also makes it where you have all your documents searchable. So if you send a fax and then six months later you come to 01:28:02
me and say can you pull up the fax that I sent six months ago? Absolutely. And another thing, those are backed up within our 01:28:08
backups also. So whereas on your physical fax machines you don't have that capability, you know, so going digital with vaccine is 01:28:14
a lot easier and it's a lot cheaper too, so. 01:28:20
And so. 01:28:31
So, aside from a few adjustments and additions, 90 percent, 95% of needles. 01:28:35
Departments have been transitioned to the virtual vaccine with astounding success rate. Everybody seems very happy with the 01:28:40
virtual vaccines. So we have a few departments that we still have to get into the virtual faxing, but. 01:28:46
Thank you for a journey on this journey to explore the world of visitation. We hope we found it important, informative and 01:28:55
inspiring. And if you have any questions or comments for it, thank you Carrie. Supervisor Humphrey. 01:29:00
Only comment and thank you very much. I think we're we're we're late on doing this. I mean I've seen filing cabinets with Rats 01:29:08
Nest gentlemen that information is no longer. 01:29:13
Ohh, it's it's gone forever and so this is a great way to to preserve the information that we have and need. 01:29:19
And and going into the future then that need all the storage space and facilities. 01:29:28
That that you can't maintain anyway as far as temperature control and things of that so. 01:29:34
Thank you very much and that and that's an uphill battle and but I but I appreciate you helping us get better. 01:29:39
At what we do. 01:29:48
Ohh, absolutely. Thank you. 01:29:49
Supervisor Christiansen. Thank you, Chairman. Thank you, Kerry. So. 01:29:51
Yeah, I'm glad to hear that. It's moving along at the pace. It's moving, yes, Sir. And. 01:29:56
It's it's so necessary, and it's not only going to just make things convenient for us, it's going to make things convenient for 01:30:02
the public too. And they're going to be able to access things through community development and all that without having to walk in 01:30:07
and find where the big roll of paper is. 01:30:13
And so that's really neat. 01:30:19
So and then you're also working on trying to keep all this information safe. 01:30:21
At the same time, correct, correct. With the dictation, umm, we it will be in the cloud. A lot of it is going into the cloud, but 01:30:26
we will be also backing, they have backups of it. We will also be backing that data up also. So we have multiple backups of the 01:30:33
data and recoverability of it. So now I know it's ongoing, there's always going to be ongoing, but where do you think you're going 01:30:40
to reach? How long before you reach the tipping point of getting all the past digitized? 01:30:46
And then just. 01:30:53
You know where you're just maintaining. 01:30:54
Another year, another, I'd say it's probably another couple years. It's gonna take a while for the company. So the company that 01:30:58
like Com Dev is working with is they're saving it. I'm saying it's probably going to be about a year out before they're able to 01:31:03
digitize all of those records, so. 01:31:09
Terry, thank you for your information and appreciate it. So good job. 01:31:17
Thanks so much to both of you. Thank you. 01:31:23
All right. Moving on to #3 call to the public. We haven't called with the public in patient. 01:31:25
No, Sir. OK And anybody on YouTube, Joseph? 01:31:31
And how many did we have today? 01:31:36
22. 01:31:39
Ohh good. And we have none here. So moving on to #4 updates. Michael, you wanna start with? 01:31:40
Managers updates. 01:31:47
Alright, just Chairman members of the board, just add on to what Terry was saying is I believe next month we're going to have in 01:31:49
front of the Board to consider the. 01:31:54
Contract with the state contractor for digitizing. 01:31:59
On the on site wastewater department files as well as community development files, these are the ARPA funds. So we're going to 01:32:03
move forward with that. Several millions of you know individual papers have to be scanned and digitized. So in order for IT and 01:32:10
our staff to get prepared for this as Carrie mentioned, we have to provide cloud services, we have to provide storage space and we 01:32:18
also have to logistically. 01:32:25
Work with the company to come on up and, you know, gather the files, deliver the files to Phoenix where they're at so they could 01:32:33
scan it. 01:32:37
Also work with the state. 01:32:41
Records department to find out what? 01:32:43
Particular documents we we have to keep and how many years we have to keep it. So if we have some documents that are required by 01:32:46
law to people still have to store those. 01:32:51
But the goal here is. 01:32:57
As Supervisor Christensen mentioned, with the system that that's going to be uploaded to into what's called tracking. 01:33:00
We're going to be allowing public to access their own files, so if you're a homeowner and you want to know what permits have been 01:33:06
issued on your property, you'll be able to get those emailed to you through this system. 01:33:13
So you'll no longer have to come in to the office and have our staff go and try to find these files, make copies for you and give 01:33:20
them to you. And that could take several hours, sometimes even a couple days to get those those documents. So efficiency wise, 01:33:27
this is going to be a really good project to move forward with. So I just wanted to give that information out. 01:33:33
Thank you, Michael Supervisor Humphrey. 01:33:41
No, I'm good. I attended the town of Miami's mayor and council meeting last night. 01:33:44
And so, and then what? Last week I attended the City of Globe Mayor and Council meeting. So. 01:33:50
Just staying in touch with what's going on and still have my public meeting, so just trying to. 01:33:57
To get in front of his, many of the constituents and things going on in my district as I can. 01:34:03
It's a good deal, supervisor. Christians, thank you, don't have a lot. Yesterday was the monthly Republican luncheon. Bradley 01:34:09
Beauchamp was the speaker. 01:34:14
Usually the luncheon lasts an hour, so two hours later he was finally done presenting it So. But very interesting talk about a lot 01:34:19
of different things so and then. 01:34:25
This is a ways out, but I'm planning on having another town hall meeting in Pine, August 8th so. 01:34:32
We're going to try and have a lot of different representation there for. 01:34:40
For that. So we're starting to plan that right now. That's all I have. Thanks. 01:34:44
Ohh, good. Thank you, Steve. I don't have a whole lot. We've had local brush pit up there that was shut down. 01:34:49
Here, hold back because people are trashing out there. I go with a group of locals yesterday and they they're gonna resurrect that 01:34:56
and monitor that. 01:35:00
Trash out of it. They can keep the trash out of it. 01:35:04
So that's going to open up this coming Saturday and then I haven't they'll give an RCD update for you guys the. 01:35:07
Family in RCD is in the middle of. 01:35:16
Applying for a grant through DIFM for some invasive species management. And so they're working on that real hard right now trying 01:35:20
to get that up and running. 01:35:25
The seed harvester. 01:35:30
Was purchased and delivered. It's setting in young right now. 01:35:32
Really cool piece of equipment and as far as I know the only one in Arizona, so. 01:35:36
Looking forward to playing with that. That's going to be really cool. I see good things coming there. 01:35:41
And other than that, I think that's all I had. Anything else? 01:35:47
You guys. 01:35:53
I'm good. You're good there. Thank you. So with that, I think we're all good every set. So we'll adjourn the meeting. Thank you. 01:35:54
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OK, so welcome to this morning. So work session Tuesday, June 27th. It's a little after 10. 00:00:13
Now call this to order. And Kerry, you want to lead us in the pledge? 00:00:21
Applied. 00:00:29
Of the United States of America. 00:00:32
And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:00:34
Thank you. 00:00:43
Alright, we'll move on to #2 regular agenda items 2A. 00:00:48
Information discussion regarding an update on the Tri-City Regional Sanitary District sewer project and we have Robert Duque and 00:00:53
Mike Cripps, so. 00:00:58
But you're one of these gonna take the lead. Mike, good morning. Thank you. Hi, good morning. 00:01:03
Umm. And I first like to just say thank you for the opportunity to give you an update. I think that the timing is has been good 00:01:08
and thank you Michael for reaching out to us. 00:01:13
Umm. 00:01:19
So I have up here, I don't really have a big presentation presentation. I am going to spend some time walking through where we are 00:01:20
in different parts and pieces of the project. 00:01:26
And the map is the map of the phasing of the project, just to as a reminder. 00:01:31
And um, I guess first what I'd like to do is give you a little bit of an update. 00:01:39
On uh, phases 2 and three. 00:01:45
But before I do that, I just want to say that as I'm going through this. 00:01:48
If this is a work session and I think how it works, questions please ask us. We're going through it. Interactive always makes it. 00:01:53
More productive for for everyone, I think. 00:02:00
So I would welcome that. 00:02:04
And um. 00:02:06
And again, thank you. I just want to say thank you to the county for your support of the project. 00:02:08
And your staff has just been fabulous working with. 00:02:14
And um, you know, doing everything they can to help us with, with the project. So and we've had many, many. 00:02:17
Many challenges, so they'll continue for a little bit I'm sure, but we're getting close, so. 00:02:27
So on phases 2 and three I I want to just update. 00:02:32
You on the status and where we are with phase two and three, the application and the reports that are needed, the environmental as 00:02:37
well as the engineering report has been submitted to USDA. 00:02:43
And approved. 00:02:50
And then the next step for them is the underwriting. 00:02:51
For the funding, That's the purpose of. 00:02:55
Going to your stairs? Get the funding. 00:02:58
And that underwriting has been completed at least locally at the state level? 00:03:00
And all the information right now is at national office in DC. 00:03:05
Or the funding and I would anticipate. 00:03:10
You know their their year. 00:03:13
Uh, ends in. 00:03:16
August starts September 1st. 00:03:19
And umm, I think I have that right Or is it October 1st? But. 00:03:22
So I would anticipate sometime between now and October, hopefully sooner that we would hear something from USDA on that funding. 00:03:26
So and just so you know that we were asking approximately. 00:03:35
The documentation was 35 million for both phases. 00:03:41
The cost had gone up dramatically since we originally did some preliminary estimates in 1819. 00:03:45
And on that pricing, so you know too we work really closely with the USDA to to. 00:03:53
Used year pricing that they have been seeing on projects and things like that. And so that was one of the reasons again that it 00:03:59
got escalated as much as it did. 00:04:03
So any questions on that Mr. Chair for me and also to the map I it's a it's a good thing that we have it and and show the 00:04:08
different phases. 00:04:13
But also to in in the map that could change some as you start developing the plant. 00:04:18
Because the the the town of Miami has customers. 00:04:25
In their demographics that they can't. 00:04:31
Furnished Sewer 2 as well as the City of Globe has people in their demographics that they can't furnish sewer to. 00:04:35
So when you start into phase two and three. 00:04:42
You can also be able to perhaps incorporate some of those. 00:04:45
Of customers in both the City of Globe and town of Miami, yes, furnish them with sewer that that that their sewer systems are not 00:04:51
furnishing them correct at this point in time and and probably can't or they would have. So the way that you're designing this, it 00:04:58
will enable them to be able. 00:05:05
To have. 00:05:13
That was like this, the people inside this city limits of Globe. 00:05:14
Or Miami or the demographics of you will be able to pick up a lot of those people that they have not been able to furnish. Is that 00:05:19
correct? Yes, it is and we've actually shown. 00:05:24
For example, globe if you if you can see where US 60 and 188. 00:05:30
Come together and. 00:05:36
And on the east side of 188? 00:05:38
Those. 00:05:41
1/4 quadrants are actually. 00:05:43
In the city of Globe, I mean, I could. 00:05:46
I guess I could point to it, but no one else is going to be able to see it anywhere else. That's OK. OK. So, so there are some 00:05:49
that are in the district that are currently in the city as well that we are planning on. 00:05:55
On serving. 00:06:02
And that hence is kind of as we mentioned. 00:06:04
We're working with Globe to develop an IGA to be able to serve in their. 00:06:09
DNA, right? 00:06:14
OK. So thank you. So there's so. 00:06:15
There's so many things kind of in progress and sometimes I feel like a juggler and I drop something once in a while, but sure it 00:06:19
happens. So then on phase one, I I want to talk about phase one kind of in two and two. 00:06:25
Two pieces. 00:06:33
The first part is the collection system to talk about that. The second part will be the treatment facility and one of the reasons 00:06:34
I'm breaking that out is because in our discussions with USDA. 00:06:40
Um, and we're meeting with them constantly about the project to keep them up to date where we are and getting feedback and things 00:06:47
like that, but. 00:06:50
It's their suggestion to break the project up when we go to bid into parts and one is the collection system and the residential 00:06:55
connections. 00:07:00
The second one is the treatment facility. 00:07:06
So those are those will be and actually it works out really well as we go through this, we'll kind of see how that. 00:07:08
How that comes together? 00:07:16
But the. 00:07:18
The collection system, currently the gravity system. 00:07:19
The location of the treatment plant has no impact on. 00:07:25
The collection system, everything that drains. 00:07:28
Down the hills. 00:07:32
Across the tracks and collects on the list station that's located. 00:07:33
Uh. 00:07:38
On the southeast corner of the ball fields. Outside of the ball fields. 00:07:39
Um, none of that changes based off of the. 00:07:45
Um. 00:07:49
Location of the treatment plant, except for maybe the size of the pumps. 00:07:50
Right the size of the lift station, so everything else. 00:07:55
And all of that is. 00:07:59
At about 90% completion as far as design is concerned. 00:08:01
And we're in a place where we could get that to USDA to have them start reviewing that and we're and we're we're getting that 00:08:06
preparing that for them. 00:08:10
Um, and so the? 00:08:14
The biggest thing that we're working with at that point are all the easements, so. 00:08:17
We're working closely with the county on certain easements for the county and you all have stepped up to the plate and and. 00:08:23
Purchase some parcels from the state and. 00:08:30
Incorporated that into the county and. 00:08:33
You know things like that, and I know Romero's working on that. 00:08:36
Possibly to get those finished out, we're also working with. 00:08:41
Arizona Eastern. So there's about 8 crossings under the tracks, and there's some parallel lines. 00:08:46
And that UH, we've had great conversations with them and we're probably 8090% completed with with that, so. 00:08:52
Very closely and the railroads are always a challenge, as you know. 00:09:00
We're also working with the mining companies and on some different easements throughout. 00:09:06
Item South of US 60 in phase one. 00:09:12
And if they own a lot of the parcels in there and then there's just like little places where. 00:09:16
You know there's a road or a driveway or something that accesses the house, the two houses or something like that. 00:09:22
And so we're working with them to to chip through those and get all of those done so. 00:09:29
Where? 00:09:34
You know, maybe 50% complete with all of those. 00:09:35
So, and then there's about a dozen private easements to access a single home. There might be a parcel in front of it. 00:09:39
You know that we need to get to another home and so those were just we're starting to. 00:09:45
We've identified them, we know where they are and we're working through all of those. 00:09:51
Um, you know, kind of chipping away. 00:09:56
On that getting those resolved. 00:09:59
Ultimately, what has to be provided is a map. 00:10:02
Four USD for the District Attorney to submit, the USDA to say. 00:10:06
Here's all of our easements. Here's what the map looks like. 00:10:11
And that we've got everything covered. 00:10:14
So and then once we get to the the plant, they'll be the force main that we're going to work with to get those easements. 00:10:17
That are needed to get that force main to the plant at its location. 00:10:25
So the other piece then with the collection system is the resident. 00:10:30
I guess I would I would like to add first before I go to the residential is. 00:10:34
Umm. 00:10:40
I think the. 00:10:41
The challenges of, you know, all of the easements. 00:10:43
Has been maybe more than what we anticipated. 00:10:48
Umm. 00:10:51
And we're grateful. Well, again, with the county helping us with that, but at the end of the day, and I've even talked with Scott 00:10:52
about this is Scott Warren. 00:10:57
That. 00:11:03
Things that we're finding that's in the parcel viewer. 00:11:04
That need need correcting. We're keeping track of that list and I will sit down with Scott you know in in a partnering effort to 00:11:08
say here's some things we found that really need to be updated if you want to get your system up to date, which I know he does. 00:11:15
So those are some things that we will work with with the county to get to get those squared away. 00:11:23
I'd also like to maybe start some of the conversations about phase two and three because of the length of time that. 00:11:30
It seems to take to get these done of. 00:11:36
You know, maybe identifying some areas that. 00:11:39
We may need some help with the county in in order to stay ahead of the curve on phases 2 and three, or to get jump on that as soon 00:11:42
as possible. 00:11:46
So it'll be something else. 00:11:50
So, uh, so then with the residential connections, there's the remind you there's approximately 720. 00:11:52
Residential connections. 00:11:59
And um. 00:12:01
As part of that we will have the contractor have a right of entry to get into the house that not in the house but get on the 00:12:05
property to make that connection work with the homeowner. 00:12:10
And so, uh, one of the things that we want to continue, we've started some conversations with staff. 00:12:15
About. 00:12:21
Putting together the package that we that the county wants to see for those permits. 00:12:23
And I need to do. 00:12:28
You know, kind of back up and do my homework again and look at the look at the forms and everything that's involved with. 00:12:30
That abandonment and and you know replacement of that line. 00:12:39
So that we make sure that we put the package together that's appropriate for the contractor to do for each one of these homes. 00:12:43
So that's something that will just take a little time and we'll work with Michael and and Randy and Jake to get, you know, to get 00:12:52
through that. 00:12:56
So. 00:13:00
There was something that. 00:13:03
Came to me just a second ago and I and I I wanted to mention and I lost it. So, so with all of that being said and working with 00:13:04
the residents and the collection system. 00:13:10
Our goal is to have a bid package to USDA. 00:13:17
This fall. 00:13:21
So that then they will take their process of going through all of that and then. 00:13:23
They will need all the easements in place. 00:13:29
And before they would get award, not award but give approval to bid the project. 00:13:32
And so our hope would be that we would bid it. 00:13:38
For, you know, the end of the year, towards the end of the year, I'm not exactly sure how long the USD will take, but if you said, 00:13:41
I don't know, 2-3 months, maybe he's not out of line for them. 00:13:46
That we would then. 00:13:51
That it. 00:13:54
And then award early 24 and construction. 00:13:55
Construction could start at that point. So that's our. 00:14:00
Current schedule and where we're trying to get on the project. 00:14:03
So then with all of that then I want to just move unless there's any questions with any of that. 00:14:08
Umm. 00:14:14
Yes, Sir. 00:14:15
The only question I have for you Mike is you're going to get all these miss in placements and secured and before you start the 00:14:17
project, right or the process the easements, yeah, yes, so. 00:14:22
Part of the letter conditions that USDA has submitted to. 00:14:28
The district and the district had signed is that the east was need to be in place. 00:14:33
Before before the project is aware. 00:14:38
Approved to bid so. 00:14:43
The other thing that that maybe I spaced it and didn't hear you, but where's the treatment facility gonna actually be at? OK, so 00:14:47
that was my next item was to talk about the treatment plan and the site location. 00:14:54
Is not been finalized and because of a non disclosure, I can't really even tell you where we're looking at it. 00:15:02
So I apologize for that. 00:15:09
Uh. 00:15:11
But with that, there's a lot going on around with that site. 00:15:12
There's. 00:15:17
To eat the environmental report, the engineering report, both both have to be amended and submitted to USDA. 00:15:19
Survey. 00:15:26
The MLD Minor Land Division zoning has to be updated with a particular site that we're focusing on at the moment. 00:15:29
Geotech has to be done. 00:15:37
Uh, and then, as I mentioned, the force main that gets from the lift station to the treatment plant. 00:15:39
And we're working through a layout for that with the mining company. 00:15:46
And I was out here meeting them on the ground, who's on the ground yesterday to walk potential routes for that. And so I think 00:15:51
this week we'll hear hopefully hear a lot of good news and we can we can move forward and as soon as. 00:15:59
We know where that site is. 00:16:06
We're going to shout it from the rooftops because I know everyone is anxious to know where that is. 00:16:09
We've also completed a flood study and we've been working with the floodplain administrator of the county to. 00:16:15
To review that, look at that and um. 00:16:22
And then last but not least. 00:16:25
We need with the survey information and and moving forward with that site, we need to design the site. 00:16:27
So. 00:16:34
That's a lot. 00:16:35
A lot to get done, but um. 00:16:36
It's not that large of a site and you know, it's not that terribly complicated. 00:16:39
Part of what makes this easy is our approach on how that we're how we're working through this. 00:16:44
And. 00:16:51
What we have? 00:16:53
The the approach that we're taking is we've actually put out a request for proposals. 00:16:56
From different manufacturers. 00:17:01
Of treatment facilities. 00:17:04
To purchase that treatment facility. 00:17:06
And so an RFP was published in early. 00:17:08
May. 00:17:13
And proposals were received in early June. 00:17:14
And so we are going through the technical and administrative evaluation of those proposals. 00:17:18
And uh, we've established a selection committee for that review. 00:17:25
And. 00:17:29
The selection committee will meet in early June. 00:17:30
Uh, July, Sorry. 00:17:34
And and then we'll also present those findings and all of that to USDA to get them on board with. 00:17:36
With the process of that. 00:17:43
And hopefully for a ward of a manufacturer to. 00:17:45
Um. 00:17:50
Start any. 00:17:51
Well, to put the shop drawings together and start manufacturing. Once the shop drawings are approved and you like, why are we 00:17:53
doing all that well? 00:17:57
The lead times that. 00:18:01
Are on a piece of equipment like that or just crazy now? 00:18:02
And you know, it's it's ten months or maybe it used to be six months. 00:18:06
And so that really dovetails in well. 00:18:11
With the rest of the project because the collection system will be moving forward. 00:18:15
And getting done. There's a lot of work there on the main line and getting getting through the tracks. 00:18:20
And and going up. 00:18:26
You know all of the different basins that were going up. 00:18:28
And the treatment plant? 00:18:31
The contractor that um. 00:18:34
Gets that and we're looking at presenting a bid package in early. 00:18:37
24 to USDA. 00:18:42
For approval to bid. 00:18:45
And that collect that treatment plant package will be part of that bid. 00:18:47
So the remaining dollars that are on that will be part of the contractors and so they'll have to coordinate delivery. 00:18:51
And all of that. And hopefully he has enough time to get all of his site work done. Concrete forward, pipe Slade so that when he. 00:18:59
When that thing is celebrity, sets it in place. 00:19:07
Connects. 00:19:10
And they're ready to go. 00:19:11
So, so and that's how you know that's how we're looking at it and schedules we've laid out, they've really ducktail well with. 00:19:14
Deliveries and and that type of thing. The the only other thing that has really kind of been brought up is. 00:19:22
A long lead times for electrical components. Big, you know, control panels. 00:19:30
SS's, service center inspections and things like that. So it's one of the things that we're also just kind of. 00:19:36
Talking about to say, is that something that we need to? 00:19:44
Go out ahead of time because they're saying it's 50. 00:19:47
5053 weeks for delivery of that stuff. 00:19:50
So it really can hamper. We have projects now that they're basically going to get done and stop. 00:19:54
And wait two months till the electrical stuff comes in. 00:20:01
So alright, so we're seeing that. 00:20:04
So. 00:20:07
Ah. 00:20:10
That's pretty much. 00:20:12
At least kind of in a nutshell of. 00:20:15
The work we've completed and where we are with everything and this, the work that's still ahead of us. 00:20:18
And and the majority of the work still ahead of us is. 00:20:24
Hopefully getting the site nailed down very soon. 00:20:28
And getting that design and getting that move forward with the collection system in good shape, at least at this point. 00:20:31
So sounds good, Mike. 00:20:38
Supervisor Humphrey questions. I have no questions because I I speak with you frequently and I speak with Mr. Drug frequently. And 00:20:41
so this is something that I'm in great favor of because I think it's great for the community to not be putting all of that sewer 00:20:48
into the ground and also with the water storage to be able to have a water collection. 00:20:55
As well as an infrastructure because there's a lot of those places that. 00:21:02
People don't live in anymore because their system has failed and if you drive around that area you can see a lot of older homes. 00:21:08
So if their system hasn't failed. 00:21:17
Uh, that it's possible that it will in the future. And speaking with the health department, I I realize that there's a lot of 00:21:20
people that are kind of limping right now. We're allowing systems to be pumped and things of that nature. 00:21:26
Knowing that this is coming. 00:21:32
Or or or wishing that it it it it sooner than later. And so it's. 00:21:35
It's a great project. Thank you for all the work you do with it and and Robert, thank you very much for for volunteering your time 00:21:42
to be on the board to help with this. So thank you all very much. I'm looking forward to it. This will. 00:21:49
Telling Jessica and Jeff that. 00:21:58
Early next month, it'll be 11 years. 00:22:01
I've been working on the project, so I'm really looking forward to breaking ground at that point, yeah, and I know where the gold 00:22:05
shovels are. Yeah, I've I've been pushing for six myself. 00:22:10
Lazy Christians and you having comments. Yeah. Thank you chairman. Thank you Mike and Robert for coming. So I'm not real familiar 00:22:16
with the project but just maybe to clarify it's all on septics now but up in Payson I remember when the sanitary District 102 00:22:20
expand and. 00:22:25
The entire town needed to be off of septics. They assessed each property a certain amount of money is Is that part of your 00:22:31
program? 00:22:35
Yes, toward each property will have a lien put on it. Yes, OK. 00:22:41
It's still the debt will be paid through the assessment. 00:22:46
OK. The other thing I just to clarify, so you so you know even of this area. 00:22:50
We work closely with the Health Department, Jake Garrett and. 00:22:56
It won't. And Jim Berry actually was part of that as well at the time, but 70% of the people. 00:23:01
The homes and. 00:23:09
In the in the district. 00:23:10
Still use cesspools, so. 00:23:13