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  • A.   Presentation of Gila County General Fund financial data as it compares to the fiscal year24 Gila County Budget and fiscal years23,22,21, &20 year-to-date performance. (Maryn Belling)
  • B.   Presentation of updated information for a Board of Supervisors' February,24, agenda item, which was regarding the advertisement of a March,24, online auction through Public Surplus to sell surplus or obsolete County vehicles. (Maryn Belling)    REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:
  • A.   Information/Discussion/Action to ratify the Board of Supervisors' approval for the Sheriff's Office electronic submittal of a FY25 Drug, Gang, and Violent Crimes Control Grant Application to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission in the amount of $862,147.73 to renew grant funding that will be used for the salaries and benefits of the Sheriff's Office Drug, Gang, and Violent Crimes Task Force. (Travis Baxley)
  • B.  Information/Discussion/Action to approve the use ofovernment Procurement Alliance Contract No.-02PV-18 with Sentinel Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $92,368.54 for the purchase of Meraki MR28 Wireless Access Point appliances with a-year license. (Carrie Barling)
  • C.  Information/Discussion/Action to adopt revised Policy No. BOS-FIN-016 - Community Agency and Economic Development Funding. (Maryn Belling)
  • D.  Information/Discussion/Action to repeal Resolution No.-09-03 and adopt Resolution No.-03-02, which authorizes the submittal of an application for a clean water state revolving fund loan from the Water Infrastructure Authority of Arizona not to exceed $250,000 that will be used for the Gila County Cesspool Capital Improvement Project. (Kayle Lathrop)
  • E.  Information/Discussion/Action to approve Amendment No.to Contract Agreement No. CTR063953 with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. to extend the contract for the Monroe Street Improvement Project through August,24, in an amount not to exceed $123,495.51. (Alex Kendrick)
  • F.  Information/Discussion/Action to approve Amendment No.to Service Agreement No.1124 - Installation of Animal Control Box C-111 with Hartstra Manufacturing, LLC to extend the term of the contract from February,24, to June,24, with a not to exceed the amount of $51,229. (David LaForge)
  • G.  Information/Discussion/Action to approve the use of the State of Arizona Contract Agreement No. CTR061839 with Skyline Builders and Restoration, Inc. in the amount of $1,877,186.16 for the Payson Courthouse Remodel project. (Joseph Dickison)
  • H.  Information/Discussion/Action to approve Economic Development Agreement No.132024 between Gila County and the Rim Country Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $2,500, which the Board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. (James Menlove)
  • 4. CONSENT AGENDA ACTION ITEMS: (Any matter on the Consent Agenda will be removed from the Consent Agenda and discussed and voted upon as a regular agenda item upon the request of any member of the Board of Supervisors.)   A.  Approval to appoint Shelbi Parker Wilson to the Gila County Cooperative Extension Advisory Board representing a principal business for the term of office that ends on December,25.   B.  Approval of a Special Event Liquor License Application submitted by Rim Country Friends of Tonto Natural Bridge State Park to serve liquor at the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park located miles North of Payson, Az for a special event to be held on June24.   C.  Approval of a Special Event Liquor License Application submitted by Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction Inc. to serve liquor at the Mary Ellen Randall Horse Ranch for a special event to be held on April,24.   D.  Acknowledgment of the report for the County Manager approved contracts under $50,000 for the month of January.   E.  Approval of finance reports/demands/transfers for the reporting period of February24, through February,24.   F.  Approval of the Board of Supervisors' February,24, and March24, meeting minutes.
  • 5. CALL TO THE PUBLIC:   A call to the public is held for public benefit to allow individuals to address the Board of Supervisors on any issue within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors. Board members may not discuss items that are not specifically identified on the agenda. Therefore, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute §-431.01(H), at the conclusion of an open call to the public, individual members of the Board of Supervisors may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the Board, may ask staff to review a matter or may ask that a matter be put on a future agenda for further discussion and decision at a future date.
  • 6. At any time during this meeting pursuant to A.R.S. §-431.02(K), members of the Board of Supervisors and the County Manager may present a brief summary of current events.  No action may be taken on the information presented.                                                              IF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECEPTIONIST AT (928)5-3231 AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE THE ACCOMMODATIONS. FOR TTY, PLEASE DIAL1-1 TO REACH THE ARIZONA RELAY SERVICE AND ASK THE OPERATOR TO CONNECT YOU TO (928)5-3231. THE BOARD MAY VOTE TO HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE BOARD’S ATTORNEY ON ANY MATTER LISTED ON THE AGENDA PURSUANT TO A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3). THE ORDER OR DELETION OF ANY ITEM ON THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION AT THE MEETING.
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10:00. 00:00:02
First day of spring, It's the. 00:00:06
It is what we call the. 00:00:11
Spring Equinox, right? 00:00:13
All things being equal. 00:00:17
That's what it is, March 19th. 00:00:19
10:00 Let's call this meeting the Board of Supervisors. 00:00:21
Together this morning and I've asked our sheriff to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance, and I believe Supervisor Humphrey will 00:00:25
lead us in a prayer after that. 00:00:30
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, 00:00:37
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:00:44
Our kind of great Heavenly Father, we think before that many, many blessings. 00:00:56
Heavenly Father, we ask for Thee to be with us as we speak, to be understood, and as we hear to understand. 00:01:01
Heavenly Father, we pray for guidance and the decisions that we make. 00:01:09
To help make the counting. 00:01:12
A better place for the people who live here and that passed through. 00:01:14
Heavenly Father, all these things that we. 00:01:20
Are grateful for and Ashley of. We do so in the name of your son and our Savior Jesus Christ. 00:01:23
All right. 00:01:34
Good to see everyone here this morning. Let's get started with. 00:01:37
Item 2A It's presentation of Hill County general fund financial data. 00:01:41
As it compares to the fiscal year 2024 he the county budget and fiscal years 20232221 and 20 year to date performance. Good 00:01:47
morning, Marin. Good morning, Mr. Chair. Good morning, Supervisor Humphrey. Good morning, Supervisor Klein. We're here this 00:01:54
morning with our year to date data through the end of. 00:02:00
Well, it says January and then it references October and November. So clearly we've got a couple couple typos in this, but this 00:02:08
really is the end of January 2024. 00:02:13
And we have a seven month target of 58% of the annual budget. 00:02:19
At the end of January, our general fund revenues were at 49% of that budget. 00:02:26
And we're at 1.8 million more than the same time last year. 00:02:32
The reason we're not at 58% of the annual budget is because of the timing of property taxes which come in, in October and April. 00:02:38
So we'll be looking for the next couple months to be tracking below that seven month target. 00:02:45
The areas that are. 00:02:53
Highlighted in this chart include your salaries and ERS and your operating expenses and then your totals year to date. 00:03:00
And then your revenues are on the far right hand side. 00:03:10
So for your general fund expenditures? 00:03:14
We are seeing that general fund expenditures including encumbrances at January 31st are at 55% of the budget compared to that 58% 00:03:18
year to date target. 00:03:24
And those are. 00:03:31
1,000,008 higher than the prior year and that million eight is composed of. 00:03:33
Salaries and employee related expenses makes up 1.2 million of that, which is about 2/3. 00:03:39
And the other third is due to the timing of when bond issue interest and fees were due. 00:03:45
Over the past three years, so the. 00:03:52
The variance it's where it should be. It just. 00:03:56
Look goofy compared to the prior year and that's 548,000 and we will bring you the next update. 00:03:59
Hopefully a month from now we will have February. 00:04:09
Maybe March information for you. 00:04:13
How can I answer any questions? Thank you Marin Supervisor Humphrey. I have no questions. Thank you for your info. 00:04:15
Thank you. I don't either. Thank you, Mayor. Yeah, I don't have anything great presentation. Thank you. Look forward to. 00:04:22
The next one as well. 00:04:28
So let's move on to item 2, the presentation of updated information for the Board of Supervisors. 00:04:30
February 20. 00:04:37
20th of 2024 agenda item which was regarding the advertisement of a March 29th, 2024 online auction. 00:04:39
To public surplus, to sell surplus or obsolete. 00:04:48
County vehicles. 00:04:52
Thank you, Mr. Chair, when we presented this item in February. 00:04:53
We articulated that there would be $150.00 minimum reserve applicable to the final purchase price of any items. 00:04:57
When we continued working with public surplus, we learned that that caveat was not possible with them. 00:05:06
So their standard is a $50 reserve, which is refundable, not applicable to the final purchase price. We wanted to bring that to 00:05:13
you as a clarification. So each bidder will need to place a $50 reserve. 00:05:21
With public surplus and then after the auction is over, if they have, whether they have purchased anything or not, that $50.00 00:05:28
will be refunded to them and we wanted to make sure we brought this information to you and make sure that it was available to the 00:05:34
general public also. 00:05:39
We also would like to clarify that this information was. 00:05:45
Put in the advertisements that are in the newspaper and online and we had it in time to update that. We just needed to bring it to 00:05:50
you this morning. 00:05:54
OK. But you don't need any action? No, thank you. This is just a presentation. All right. Thank you. Supervisor Humphrey. I, I 00:05:59
have no questions by the client. Yeah. Good. Thank you very much, Marion. Thank you. OK. 00:06:05
Let's move on into our regular agenda, items 3A. 00:06:11
Information, discussion and action. 00:06:15
Or action to ratify the Board of Supervisors Approval for the Sheriff's Office Electronics in middle of the Fiscal year 2025. 00:06:18
Drug, Gang and Violent Crime control grant application to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. The amount of $862,147.73. 00:06:27
To renew grant funding that will be used or. 00:06:37
The salaries and benefits of the Sheriff's Office Drug Gang Violent Crimes Task Force. 00:06:41
There were this Travis actually. 00:06:47
Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the Board, on behalf of Sheriff Shepard, I'm here to present our application process 00:06:50
through the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. 00:06:55
For the fiscal year? 00:07:01
25 for the drug gang of Violent Crimes Task Force. 00:07:03
We feel that this is a vital part. 00:07:07
The Sheriff's Office and the law enforcement enforcement actions that we take in Helen County. 00:07:10
Without this type of funding the type of arrest and. 00:07:16
Friends that are committed within our jurisdiction. 00:07:19
Would not be. 00:07:22
We wouldn't be able to do it. We've had an astonishing year in the number of. 00:07:24
Outfit and all the rest and. 00:07:29
Those coincides with exactly what we're saying across the state, the county, as well as the nation and the fentanyl. 00:07:32
Overdoses and deaths that we're seeing. 00:07:39
So on behalf of the Sheriff Shepherd, I'd like to request that the board approve the grant for 862,147 thousand and $0.73. 00:07:42
For the Fiscal Year 25 Drug gang and violent crimes test version. 00:07:54
Thank you, Supervisor Humphrey. 00:07:58
Yeah, I just thank you for all you do. And I only have one question is that I I'm just curious, I understand salaries but benefits 00:08:01
is that for equipment, is that I guess I don't understand what the ERE? 00:08:07
OK. The medical retirement? 00:08:14
OK, OK. 00:08:18
Good enough. I appreciate it. Thank you very much. Yeah. Well, yeah, 'cause it. 00:08:20
Just just checking. 00:08:26
Supervisor Klein. 00:08:29
Travis, thank you for everything you guys do and. 00:08:30
Yells. How many is on your task force now? We had three as of last week and one retired. 00:08:33
So we're down to two, we're back to two. 00:08:40
So with our border issues going on to the South of us, have you guys seen an increase in any of the activities or what do you 00:08:42
think? 00:08:48
And what comes with drugs? Are you violent crimes? 00:08:55
We've had an increase in gains. We have a lot of people coming out of prison. 00:08:58
Who are gang affiliated? And our crimes are just skyrocketing. 00:09:03
We're doing what we can do with the 20. Absolutely. I I just thought, you know I've I've asked you this question for eight years 00:09:08
now and. 00:09:11
You know, and I've always wanted to have us in a position where we could bump your task force. 00:09:15
Up, and I would greatly appreciate that. And so with the citizens I. 00:09:21
Can imagine that you know and and and that's been. 00:09:26
Since a long time ago, but now literally with the with the issues from the border, I was pretty sure that's what was the. 00:09:30
What you were going to say, you know? And so with that, you know, one thing I'll just throw out there is. 00:09:37
Is I will be pushing to try and well let me ask you this first. 00:09:42
Your task force is usually made-up from other agencies around you. Right? Right now it consists of the Sheriff's Office and the 00:09:47
global Police Department. 00:09:50
And what about Game and Fish, DPS and the rest of them? Is it because they just don't have the officers to put out there to help 00:09:55
you or kind of the combination of? 00:09:59
So what we've done? 00:10:04
When we can't bring them into the task force because of the funding is so low, then we work together. We work cases. Just last 00:10:06
week we worked a case with the State Game Task Force. 00:10:12
And we were successful in the operation. This just goes to show the camaraderie and the collaborations that we do. 00:10:19
We're doing with the Payson Police Department, DPS, Globe, Miami, even outside the county. 00:10:27
Thank you, Sir. 00:10:34
Supervisor climb So we're getting ready to present an item to you guys. 00:10:37
Here shortly, it's some border security money. 00:10:41
That's actually being funneled through the Department of Public Safety and to the Sheriff's Office. 00:10:44
So I'm here in the next, either the next meeting or the next one, you guys will have an opportunity to approve that which is going 00:10:50
to bring some additional you put in for physicians. 00:10:57
And vehicles. 00:11:04
So that's going to bring some additional funding that we're hoping that we can streamline towards. 00:11:05
Kind of the canine task force those type of. 00:11:11
Officers to help with this issue so so have some stuff coming. 00:11:16
That would be really cool, Sarah. So this money is going to go towards the Sheriff's Office in general, but. 00:11:22
The sheriff is thinking about funneling some of it towards our task force. 00:11:28
Did the letter to them. We submitted it for 3K9 positions. 00:11:33
And three K9 vehicles is what we put it in for now. What that's going to allow us to do is either create them. 00:11:39
Or going to allow us to pay the ones we currently have and then that will free up some positions to maybe possibly move around and 00:11:49
do some things. 00:11:52
Again, you know, the Sheriff's Office is short staffed overall for law enforcement in our county. And so where those resources go 00:11:58
and who were able to hire and what we're able to do is going to determine how we do that. But just so you know, we're always 00:12:05
actively looking for money because this is such a critical part to our county and this is one thing that is going to come through. 00:12:11
What we're being told is that this money will hopefully continue. 00:12:18
To be appropriated at the state legislature level through the Department of Public Safety. So we're hoping this year has spread 00:12:26
out 500,000, it's about $502,000 and So what we're helping is if that will continue. 00:12:33
Every year that's on top of this AC JC money, so it should give us the ability to do some different things. 00:12:40
Sarah saw while you're here, and Travis if and Travis, you know you're sending it to people. 00:12:48
What kind of additional cost would it take to get other agencies to come in and bump you to like 6 people? 00:12:55
So what we have is, is everybody is of course it's always about the money, right? And so. 00:13:01
When we're able to give funding for a position and the ERE. 00:13:10
That's really what's enticing to people, other agencies, right, Because then there's no cost to them. It's all being paid out of 00:13:16
the. 00:13:20
And. 00:13:24
In order to do that, and I think I. 00:13:26
Travis, this 862 I think. 00:13:29
Includes. 00:13:33
Two outside agency positions plus us, but we have in there and I believe a clerical position. 00:13:35
So I mean you're looking at just to add 2 to the outside? 00:13:43
Agencies, it's quite a bit because it's again their salaries, their retirement. Also it depends on, you know, some of their 00:13:48
retirement can be as high as 56%. 00:13:53
Right, right. So that's what we're looking at right now. But I just wanted to let you know like we're always looking and this is 00:13:58
One Ave. that we found. 00:14:03
The sheriff is obviously dedicated to this, so we could have used that money, you know, anywhere in the agency, but we're really 00:14:09
trying to get the money funneled to this program and for these. 00:14:14
I'm officers so. 00:14:19
So just what for what it's worth, I'd really like to schedule a meeting with you guys and and Mr. Menlov sometime and sit down and 00:14:21
talk more about this because this is just going to get bad and it will already has So and I'll have all the information for you 00:14:27
guys. Like I said, I'll be presenting it here in the next couple meetings. So I'll have it all for you and we can sit down and 00:14:32
really look at the full picture. Thank you. Sarah Travis, thank you for everybody. Thank you. That's working out there. Appreciate 00:14:37
it. 00:14:43
Yes, thank you for that. And Travis can ask you a question real quick. So this 862,000, is that more than last year? 00:14:49
Well, it's it's the amount that we figure with budget through the budget and salary process. 00:14:57
We always ask for the moon and then we end up getting. 00:15:05
You know, so usually we're in the vicinity about 300 and 3300 and 40,000 is what we get awarded. OK. All right. 00:15:10
Thank you. So, Well, if there's nothing else then I'll call for a motion. 00:15:20
Mr. Chair, I move to ratify the Board of Supervisors approval for the Sheriff's Office, electronics and. 00:15:25
Of the physical year 2025. Drug, gang and violence. 00:15:32
And Mr. Chair, I'll second that Second page Crimes and Control Grant Application to the Arizona Criminal Justice. 00:15:36
Commission as presented. I'll second it again. 00:15:46
They have a couple motions and seconds there. All those in favor say aye. 00:15:52
Thank you, Travis. Thank you, Sir. 00:15:56
OK. Thank you, Sheriff. 00:15:59
Item 3B. Information discussion and action to approve the use of. 00:16:03
One Government Procurement Alliance Contract number 2202 EB 18. 00:16:09
With Sentinel technologies incorporated in the amount of $92,368.54 for the purchase of. 00:16:16
85 Meraki Mr. 28 Wireless Access Point. 00:16:24
Appliances with a 10 year license. 00:16:30
Good morning, Chairman Christensen and Board members. I'd like to request the replacement of all of our wireless access points 00:16:34
within the county. This upgrade is essential to managing the security on both of our internal and external wireless networks. 00:16:41
By deploying the new Meraki access points, we can better manage and implement more robust security protocols, aligning ourselves 00:16:47
with enterprise. 00:16:51
Best practices. This is part of our capital request for the year. I can answer any questions you may have. Thank you, Terry. 00:16:56
Supervisor Humphrey. 00:16:59
I have no questions and the only comment is I think security is really important when it comes to. 00:17:04
What's going on in our world today? 00:17:10
So yeah, thank you, Supervisor Klein. So I agree with Supervisor Humphrey. 00:17:12
Carry, but wireless access, access point appliances? That means what? So your wireless access points are your wireless. They're 00:17:18
the devices that are. 00:17:23
In each of the buildings that allows you to connect to the Internet, either internal or external. OK, All right. Thank you for 00:17:29
that. Oh, you're welcome. 00:17:32
Yeah. Thank you, Carrie. I appreciate you keeping us up to date. We need to keep our cybersecurity. 00:17:37
Up to date. So with that, I'll call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve the use of 1 governmental Government 00:17:42
procurement Alliance Contract number 22002. 00:17:48
PV-18 with Sentinel Technologies incorporated as presented. 00:17:54
Mr. Chair, I'll second that. OK, motion. And a second to approve those in favor. Say aye, Aye. 00:18:00
Thank you. 00:18:06
Item 3C. Information Discussion Action to adopt revised policy number. 00:18:08
EOS Dash Fi and 016 Community. 00:18:13
Agency and Economic development funding. Again, Maryland. Good morning, Mr. Chair. Good morning, Supervisor Klein. Good morning, 00:18:17
Supervisor Humphrey. We brought this item to you at our last work session to discuss. 00:18:23
As you're aware, there's been an ongoing audit finding for the past six audit years. 00:18:30
Requesting that we come up with a policy that we follow regarding how economic development funding is awarded and how we document 00:18:38
that we followed up with those agencies to ensure that the funds are being used correctly. 00:18:47
Today's policy. 00:18:58
Takes what our current protocol is and puts it into writing and adopts it for you. 00:19:01
With the attached policy there is a policy and then. 00:19:08
Subsequent to Chairman's signature, there is another document attached in line that provides the process and procedure which 00:19:12
you're all currently following with administrative staff. 00:19:18
If you choose to adopt this policy today, finance will be back on the 16th of April with a year to date report so that we are 00:19:26
providing an ongoing update both to the Board of Supervisors and to the constituency about how much has been expended in economic 00:19:34
development grants, to whom those grants are made, and documenting that we're doing our follow up. 00:19:42
Happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you Supervisor Humphrey. 00:19:52
I I thank them very much for making this so much more difficult for us and the constituents from what everybody was used to prior. 00:19:57
But I understand how important it is that that we keep up with our audits because of the benefits. 00:20:05
From it. And so I guess the pain is worth it. So thank you very much. I appreciate you keeping us where we need to be. 00:20:13
They will be here in person. I believe it's on May 7th. 00:20:22
If you have additional feedback to share with with them. 00:20:26
Supervisor I would. I thank you. 00:20:32
For for giving me the heads up, I have a time. 00:20:35
And I said they would want my comment. He could have been through the county. 00:20:41
Right. You know, you know, this is just one of the gifts we get for being so far behind on our audits 7 years ago or whatever it 00:20:47
was. But you guys have done an awesome job of getting all that caught up. And if we have to go through these hoops, that's what 00:20:52
we're going to have to go through. Hunt, Jessica. 00:20:57
So I do see in here there is going to be more work that's going to have to be involved from our standpoint. 00:21:04
I'll Grant and Barrett. 00:21:14
Thank you. 00:21:15
I appreciate your help. Is Kathy grinning? Well, she is. She won't be here through it also. 00:21:17
So thank you. 00:21:24
So if I understand your comments, without going line by line on this, you're just putting into writing what we are currently. 00:21:25
Doing our conduct is currently with regard to. 00:21:35
The constituent funds and. 00:21:40
Economic Development Grants. So the attached policy is. 00:21:43
Putting into writing exactly what you just said, putting into writing what our current protocol is. You will, as I mentioned to 00:21:48
Supervisor Humphrey at the auditor's office, will be here in person in May. There is another finding for 2023 because this policy 00:21:53
hadn't been enacted. 00:21:58
Assuming that we enact this policy today. 00:22:05
Then the finding for 2024 will be a reflection of whether or not we've actually. 00:22:09
Followed this to the letter including the monthly reporting and the ongoing updates from the recipient. 00:22:16
OK, great. So, yeah, this is just another thing that we need to have in place to make sure that the Auditor General is. 00:22:23
Happy with the way we conduct our paperwork. 00:22:30
I mean in a nutshell. 00:22:34
Well we gotta be within the statute of law too right now. You know and I understand that you know and what I see is is I think 00:22:36
we're doing my opinion is we're doing a good job now but I see where we're gonna have to we'll have more documentation is what it 00:22:41
how it addresses the public and the. 00:22:47
What's the benefits to the county? Yada yada yada. I just see more work on that side of it. 00:22:53
Probably what we've been doing and also the reporting back from the receiving parties or organizations. 00:22:58
And something we'll have to keep up with. 00:23:05
And that I think it will be a big. 00:23:07
Probably a big training curve on our part, because most of them are. 00:23:10
Aren't doing that. They haven't done that and so I have to be up front and address but. 00:23:14
We'll get there, I guess. 00:23:20
And we'll continue to work with the county attorney's office if there are areas for improvement. 00:23:22
So Marin will this if if we approve this now, does it go? Does it enact immediately? 00:23:28
Yes, it would effectively be. 00:23:34
The entire current fiscal year. 00:23:37
So we go it would it would cover us back to July 1. 00:23:39
I see. Because we've been following this. This just totifies it. I see. Gotcha. OK with that, Mister Jeff. I mean, this is policy 00:23:43
we're setting on ourselves, and so we can change it later if we need to, too. 00:23:50
That made some eyes open. 00:23:58
Yeah, yes. 00:24:00
Cool. I like that part of it. 00:24:04
I have to make sure I double check with Jessica before I can't give you legal advice. 00:24:07
OK. Any other comments? 00:24:13
If not, I'll call for motion. 00:24:15
Mr. Chair, I moved to adopt revised policy number BOSFIN 016. 00:24:18
Mr. Chair, I'll second that. OK, We have a motion and a second to approve all those in favor. Say aye, Aye. 00:24:25
Thank you, Mara. Thank you. We'll be back on April 16th with your report. 00:24:31
OK, OK, Item 3 DI have information, discussion and action or action to repeal. 00:24:36
Resolution #23-09-03 and adopt A resolution #24-03-02 which authorizes the cemental of an application for a Clean Water State 00:24:44
revolving Fund loan from the Water Infrastructure Authority of Arizona's auction speed $250,000 which will be used for the Gila 00:24:51
County Cesspool Capital Improvement project. And we have Kaylee with us. Good morning. Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the 00:24:58
Board. 00:25:06
As stated, this is a request to repeal a resolution we brought to you in September. 00:25:14
And replace it with an updated resolution because we are required to designate a funding source to repay the. 00:25:18
The loan, even though it is a 100% forgivable loan, they just needed verbiage in there. So we worked with our county attorney's 00:25:28
office to put that in there. 00:25:31
And then like you said, this is so that we can finally submit. 00:25:36
Hopefully for the last time on this application so we can work on these testicles. Happy to answer any questions. OK. Thank you 00:25:40
Kaylee Proviso Humphrey. 00:25:44
So this this will be funds that will be available for constituents who qualify for failing cesspool to. 00:25:49
Receive perhaps a septic tank and leave system. 00:25:58
Yes. 00:26:02
OK, OK. 00:26:04
Yeah, just just just careful, but but the qualification is the important part of what? 00:26:08
Is going to be. This is going to be funded for. 00:26:15
OK. Thank you very much. 00:26:19
Supervisor Klein. 00:26:21
So I so I get what you're saying about this is. 00:26:26
Is going to be paid back anyway, but. 00:26:32
So we're the, we're the ones that's actually asking for this fund loan, Kaylee. 00:26:37
This is confusing to me. I guess Chairman member supervisors. So to my understanding this is a new program. 00:26:44
And they do not currently have documentation for the actual agreement. This is to submit the application now. 00:26:54
At any point, you guys could repeal this resolution or not move forward with the agreement once we have that documentation. But 00:27:04
for now, we are being advised that this is a 100% forgivable loan. 00:27:11
Now, of course, the county attorney's office is going to review the documents to see what language is in there to see if the 00:27:18
county is going to be on the hook for any sort of amount of these funds. 00:27:23
But again, that's a second process. This is just for the application. 00:27:29
Well, OK. 00:27:34
Thank you, Jessica. Yes. 00:27:38
Thank you Kaylee. Nasty topic. 00:27:42
So. 00:27:46
OK. So we're revising some language with that I will call for a motion. 00:27:48
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to repeal Resolution #23-09-03. 00:27:54
And adopt resolution #24-03-02. 00:28:01
Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion and a second to approve all those in favor. Say aye. Aye. Thank you, Kaylee. 00:28:07
Ready. 00:28:14
Item 3. Information discussion or action to approve amendment number one to contract agreement number Ctr. 063953 with Stantec 00:28:18
Consulting Services. 00:28:24
Incorporated to extend the contract for the Monroe St. Improvement Project through August 30th, 2024 in the amount not to exceed 00:28:31
$123,495.51. 00:28:37
Good morning, Alex. 00:28:44
Mr. Chairman, Board, thank you for having me back. As you know at the end of January, the work session, I had Chris Eggers from 00:28:46
Stantec with me here and we presented a few options before you guys on the Monroe St. some opportunities to save a little money 00:28:51
and make the project better. 00:28:56
In essence, getting the best project for Eagle County that we could. You guys gave us plenty of feedback. 00:29:03
The issue that arose from that is the contract expired a few days after we had had that conversation. So this is a. 00:29:08
No cost to the county. So the number given was the originally approved number, but we would like to extend their contract through 00:29:17
August so that we can get all of the ideas put together and brought back before you guys for approval. 00:29:23
So that we have the best product for Gila County. 00:29:30
Hey, thank you Alex. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:29:33
Yeah, it's been like this for a long time, so to me it's worth the delay. 00:29:36
To get the best project that we can. So thank you very much for working with them and us to to get the best project that we can 00:29:40
out of it even if it does extend the the project some so. 00:29:47
I thank you very much for working with that supervisor claim, Alex. Do you think this will be the last extension though? I mean 00:29:53
the end will get done. That is the plan right now. That would be a good plan from my standpoint. 00:30:00
So I mean, I see it and we stretch things out and prices change and things go up and. 00:30:07
So if we can get done with this this go around that would be great. 00:30:14
Thank you. That is what we are pushing for. Yes, right on. 00:30:18
Think Alex, with that, I'll call for motion. 00:30:21
Mr. Move to approve to approve amendment number one to contract agreement number CCR 0615953 with Santex Consulting Services 00:30:25
Incorporated as presented. And Mr. Chair, I'll second that. OK Motion to approve and I second all those in favor say aye, aye, 00:30:31
aye. 00:30:38
Thank you, Alex. Thank you. 00:30:46
The next item is 3F Information Discussion Action to Approve Amendment number One to Service Agreement Number 011124, Installation 00:30:48
of Animal Control Box C-111. 00:30:54
With Heart Straw Manufacturing LLC to extend the term of the contract from February 16th, 24 to June 30th, 2024 with a not to 00:31:00
exceed the amount of $51,229. 00:31:07
Now JC. 00:31:16
Good morning, Chairman, members of the morning back in February 6th, 2024, the Board approved contract 011124 for the installation 00:31:17
of the animal control box onto our animal. The new truck that we are getting from the time it took the purchase order to be 00:31:25
executed and sent to the company, there's just not enough time to finish the project. So we're asking the Board to amend the 00:31:34
service agreement and to extend it for an additional two months so they would be plenty of time to finish the project. 00:31:42
And I'll entertain any questions. Thank you. Supervisor Humphrey. I have no questions Mr. 00:31:50
OK, Supervisor Klein. 00:31:56
Casey, is this the original amount? We started with 51,000, OK? 00:31:59
Yeah. OK. Cool. I'm, I'm kind of like with what I told Alex, we need to get it done. Yeah. And I I I think I on the e-mail, I 00:32:04
think it's going to be, it's going to take about 3 to 4 weeks to get it complete. So I think the the end of the additional two 00:32:11
months would would make for sure to spend a time Good deal. Thank you. Yes, thank you. And with that I will call for a motion. 00:32:19
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve amendment number one to service, Agreement number 011124 is presented. 00:32:27
Mr. Chair, I'll second that. We have a motion in a second to approve those in favor. Say aye. 00:32:35
Thank you. 00:32:41
And item 3G. Information Discussion Action to approve the Use of State Arizona Contract Agreement number Ctr. 061839 with Skyline 00:32:42
Builders and Restoration in the amount of $1,877,186.16. 00:32:53
For the Payson Courthouse Remodel project. 00:33:04
Joseph Good Morning Chairman Board of Supervisors at the Board of Supervisors work session that took place on January 30th, 2024 00:33:06
with Facilities and Land Management Department. 00:33:11
Presented a review of the patient Courthouse remodel project. 00:33:17
Project aims to address several challenges. 00:33:20
While modernizing the 40 plus year. 00:33:23
Infrastructure. 00:33:26
The 13,848 square foot facility. 00:33:29
Which has two floors. 00:33:33
The primary objective of the remodel are to optimize the courts first floor operational space. 00:33:34
Establish a security checkpoint. 00:33:40
And ensure life and safety infrastructure such as fire monitoring system, fire suppression system and the compliance with the 00:33:42
American with Disabilities Act 88. 00:33:47
As part of the renovation project, we will also upgrade the facilities, paving, roofing, HVAC, electrical and mechanical to meet 00:33:52
the standard requirements. 00:33:56
After reviewing the patient courthouse remodel project and have evaluated the objectives and the goals of the renovation. 00:34:01
Project is aimed at addressing several challenges while modernizing the 40 plus year infrastructure of the courthouse. The primary 00:34:08
goals. 00:34:11
Of the renovation are to optimize operational space again and to establish life and safety infrastructure. 00:34:15
The Religion Land Management recommends proceeding with the renovation project. Proposed remodel is classified as a Level 3 00:34:21
alteration according to International Building Code. Therefore, the project must install fire suppression and monitoring system 00:34:26
based on the facility square footage. 00:34:30
And occupancy load. 00:34:35
Upgrades to the facilities, paving, roofing, a track, electrical and mechanical systems are necessary to meet the standard 00:34:38
requirements and improve the safety and functionality of the building. 00:34:42
Establishing a fire suppression monitoring system, security checkpoint and compliance with ADA regulations. 00:34:47
We're sure a safer and more accessible environment. 00:34:52
For all visitors and employees improving the operational space. 00:34:55
Will help streamline court proceedings and enhance the overall efficiency of the courts courthouse. 00:35:00
The renovation project has been planned and budgeted and we expect to obtain the primary funding. 00:35:06
From ARPA. Additionally, we will receive support for the project in the form of $120,000 from Judge Wright Superior Court 00:35:11
Administrative Fund. 00:35:15
With that, I'd be happy to take any questions. Joseph Supervisor Humphrey. 00:35:22
Well, I'm glad to see the funds are available. I just, you know, I mean we put a lot of thought and interest in everything in 00:35:28
building this and now we're spending a ton of money remodeling it and so. 00:35:33
I'm glad that the funding is there and that. 00:35:38
It's going to go forward. I just. I just hope that we're. 00:35:42
We're pretty much finished with remodels on the newest building to Gila County and that's my only comments. Thank you. Thank you. 00:35:45
Supervisor. Client. So James, this ARPA money is the last of the ARPA money, right? I mean we're we're obligated spent however you 00:35:54
want to put it. 00:35:58
Mr. Chairman Work and this treasure. 00:36:03
Fine, We're pretty darn close. 00:36:05
OK. Yeah. 00:36:08
So their their original 10 and a half million dollars of. 00:36:09
Right. We still have a little bit laughter, I believe so, yes. 00:36:13
OK. 00:36:18
Good morning, Chairman, Mr. Borg. 00:36:23
With this project, minus this project away from the original 10.5, we're down to about $400,000. 00:36:25
With the remaining ARPA funding, so Mr. Mendel is absolutely correct. We're we're right there. So Michael with that thought this 00:36:33
24 was the year we had to have a spin or obligated, right. So I mean this is the year we have to have it balanced out. We had to 00:36:39
have it spent completely by December 20. 00:36:45
25 Oh, OK sort of. 00:36:51
Planned out before December 2024. 00:36:54
OK. We're right on target for that. 00:36:58
The reason I ask is because like with any project, it's something that's just a little off and this 1.8. 00:37:01
Doesn't seem to do it. We still have a little bit of money floating out there to make something up if we had to. 00:37:07
Right. 00:37:13
Mr. Chairman, this is a job order type contract and so if there are any overages, it's up to the contractor there. By approving 00:37:15
this today that is locked in and there will not be any overages. Scope has been established by Joseph and his team. 00:37:23
And so that 400,000 can go also? 00:37:31
Good. That's even better. Thank you, Joseph. Thanks, Michael. 00:37:34
Mr. Chairman. 00:37:38
Yes Sir can also find out that this this is not an improvement to or model of the PCM building. This is the. 00:37:39
Older courthouse. 00:37:46
That is being removed. 00:37:47
So the new building reconstructed. 00:37:49
We're not touching that. 00:37:52
This is all on that older building, the two-story courthouse that said and. 00:37:54
Right, Joseph, is that about 50 year old building? 00:38:00
I had 40 cluster 40 plus right? Yeah. 00:38:04
So it's I think it's fantastic that we have the money to spend American rescue plan. 00:38:08
Money that we don't have to match or anything. So this is really a one time opportunity to get it done and do it right. Yes, Sir. 00:38:17
OK, so. 00:38:22
We're locked into this figure and it's not on topic, but I presume there's been plans made for the last. 00:38:28
400,000 of ARPA money we need to commit to before the end of the year. 00:38:35
You guys talking about that? 00:38:41
Yes, Sir. Roy's looking. Yeah, we don't want to have any money in the pocket. 00:38:44
Right, OK. 00:38:49
OK, with. 00:38:51
I'll call for. 00:38:53
Mr. Chair, I move to approve the use of the State of Arizona Contract Agreement number Ctr. 061839 with Skyline Builders and 00:38:54
Restoration Incorporated as presented. Mr. Chair, I'll second that. OK. A motion to approve and seconded those in favor. Say aye, 00:39:01
aye, aye. 00:39:08
Thank you, Joseph. Thank you. Yeah. 00:39:15
Do we know how long that project is going to take Joseph just to? 00:39:18
After just off the cuff there, we have to have it done by the. 00:39:22
And a 25, right? 00:39:28
Chairman, Board of Supervisors. Good news, We're going to fall well within that timeline. 00:39:30
With us being able to move forward, we're anticipating anywhere from a four to six month project. 00:39:34
That being said, boys looking to expedite. 00:39:40
And I'm sorry, I'm just keep asking questions, but it's uh. 00:39:43
I do know there's contractors that would like to bid on. 00:39:48
Say the sprinkler system, I presume that this company that we're hiring. 00:39:51
Be putting out kids and things like that to their advantage as well as ours to go local. 00:39:56
Great. Thank you, Joseph. Thank you. 00:40:04
OK, our last item 3H in category #3 information discussion, action to approve Economic development Agreement number 03132024 00:40:07
between the county and the RIM country Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $2500, which the board is determined to be for the 00:40:14
benefit of the public. James. 00:40:20
Mr. Chairman, Members, the Board, The RIM Country Chamber of Commerce. 00:40:28
They used to have a monthly luncheon. They changed their format a little bit and they're doing quarterly events. 00:40:32
Quarterly events I attended the last one. 00:40:38
There was quite a few people there. 00:40:42
But they like to have this at no cost to those that come and participate in it. 00:40:44
Their proposed. 00:40:50
Event for April is regarding tourism and economic development in that region of the county. 00:40:52
And have asked and this is actually a part will be a partnership with the kind of Payson. 00:41:00
Cost to put on the event is about $5000 Town of Payson has agreed to. 00:41:06
Support the event by 2500 dollars. 00:41:11
And we were asking that the. 00:41:14
Request has come to either county and requesting divorce approved $2500 support this event. 00:41:17
That is currently scheduled for April 20. 00:41:23
Regarding tourism and economic development and. 00:41:26
Northern Heath accounting. 00:41:30
I this will come from constituent funds. 00:41:31
I believe District One and District 3 have agreed to. 00:41:35
Split the cost for this. 00:41:39
OK. Thank you, James. Any questions, Supervisor Humphrey? 00:41:41
No questions, Supervisor Klein. 00:41:45
James, That's still being held on Tuesdays, right? 00:41:48
The chamber luncheon up there. 00:41:52
April 26th. 00:41:55
Let me tell me what day you think that is. 00:41:57
I think it's a Thursday. 00:42:00
OK. Or Friday? 00:42:01
It's later in the week, it's not on Tuesday, so they've changed their days then. 00:42:03
That is a Friday, Friday. 00:42:08
And and will that be their normal chamber luncheons? 00:42:10
They're not holding the monthly chamber luncheons right anymore. They've converted to the orderly quarterly. 00:42:13
Events where this is a 5 hour. 00:42:20
5-6 hour event starting at 9:10 in the morning. Go until two or three in the afternoon. 00:42:24
We used to attend those on Tuesdays after our board meetings were pulled up there and they were really good, real informative. And 00:42:29
a lot of people, yeah, and that's the same. A lot of people attend good events. They're well programmed, well thought out, very 00:42:35
protective in the the presentations and discussions and. 00:42:41
And the instructors that are there for that and so very effective and worthwhile event. 00:42:47
Thank you. Yes, thanks James. And with that I'll call for motion, Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve economic development. 00:42:54
Agreement number 03132024. 00:43:02
Between Gila County and around country Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $2500, which the board has determined to be for the 00:43:07
benefit of the public. 00:43:11
Mr. Chair, I'll second motion to approve and 2nd of In Favor Say aye, Aye, Aye, aye. Thank you. Item number four is our consent 00:43:16
agenda action item. 00:43:22
Would Supervisor Humphrey, Is there any of the consent agenda items that you would like to remove from the? 00:43:29
No answer to gender. OK. Supervisor Klein I I'm good as well. So am I. Nice. So I'll call for a motion on the consent agenda items 00:43:37
A through F. 00:43:42
Mr. I move to approve consent agenda items for A through or F, and I will second that motion to approve. And second, all those in 00:43:48
favor say aye, aye. 00:43:54
OK. We have come to the call to the public, but we're, hey, we're doing good on time. I've got quite a number here and I think we 00:44:02
do have some in payment as well. 00:44:07
So. 00:44:14
Cassandra, is there anyone on the Internet that? 00:44:16
Not yet, OK. 00:44:20
All right. So he called to the public is something that we offer at the end of the meetings to address the Board of Supervisors on 00:44:22
any issue within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors. 00:44:27
The Board members may not discuss items that are not specifically identified on the agenda, so therefore, pursuant of Arizona 00:44:33
Statute 38, Dash 431.01 H at the conclusion of an open call to the public. 00:44:40
By those who've been addressed, addressed, the board may ask staff to review a matter or may ask what a matter. 00:44:49
That a matter be put on a future agenda or future discussion? 00:44:56
At a future date and also respond to any criticism so. 00:45:01
Long as everyone understands that, we've got quite a few today. 00:45:07
And we're going to limit your comments to 3 minutes, please. 00:45:10
And so our first speaker is Adam Baugh. 00:45:16
And I remember an e-mail from him and he would like to discuss the short term. 00:45:21
Rental ordinance. 00:45:27
Kind of surprises. Thanks for your time. I typically have a lawyer, landing attorney. I represent developers across the state. 00:45:30
This is unusual for me to actually be here on my own accord. 00:45:34
Different when you're trying to protect your own property rights versus trying to build a neighborhood subdivision, but it's 00:45:39
important to me and that's why I'm here. 00:45:42
I represent a group of 250 people. I wouldn't say represent, but I lead them and that's in the finest job area. 00:45:46
And as a result I represent. 00:45:52
Developers throughout the state. 00:45:54
In the implementation, the craft and the draft, and of zoning ordinances. 00:45:56
So with special attention, I've looked at yours. 00:46:00
And it surprises me that in order to be adopted without. 00:46:03
Really soliciting impact from various stakeholders who it most directly impacts. 00:46:07
We don't have time to discuss all things. I want to be respectful. If you mentioned giving me, so I'll just point out to four 00:46:12
things that I think would be helpful. I know we have a meeting in the future that I'll love to elaborate more than further, #1. 00:46:17
I think the ordinance is vague and ambiguous in some spots. It contradicts itself in other places. 00:46:23
And is in direct violation of the state statute that gives that you the authority to act. 00:46:29
The four areas is first. The state statute says that you can only adopt and enforce SGR ordinances to the extent that it is 00:46:33
applicable in the same manner as other property classified under sections 4212003, which refer to single family homes. 00:46:40
So in your ordinance, you limit them to guest count. You provide mandatory, require mandatory pest control, impose hours for 00:46:47
curbside trash. 00:46:50
Institute background checks, display a floor plan, create additional maintenance obligations and prohibit public street parking, 00:46:55
which is all valid and lawful provided that you require the same thing with other single family residence homes. 00:47:00
I don't believe you apply that uniformly. So for that reason I believe you'll find that your ordinance. 00:47:06
Has some. 00:47:12
Deficiencies as relates to state law, secondly. 00:47:14
Your ordinance. 00:47:17
Has a one hour reporting appointment. 00:47:19
But unfortunately, the way the state statute is written, it says in a timely manner over the phone or by e-mail. 00:47:22
Your ordinance takes a step further and replies it. 00:47:27
I say one hour response time in person. 00:47:30
I think the kind of language should be reflective of the state statute, at least to maintain conformity and compliance. 00:47:33
#3 00:47:39
The kind definition of an emergency event. I feel as vague and ambiguous and the concern I have. As it's currently written, any 00:47:41
complaints, even without cause, can require someone to show. 00:47:46
And that's showing up then results in potential fine and three of those. 00:47:51
Results in a revocation of your organs. 00:47:55
Worries me is the abuse of that process. 00:47:59
With an unverified complaint. I have a neighbor. 00:48:02
In my first three months of ownership, threatened to shoot my wife because she's using a leaf blower. 00:48:05
On a Saturday at 2:00 PM. 00:48:10
That person is aware that all he needs to do is file fake complaints. 00:48:11
That are unverified that result in police showing up or County Sheriff. 00:48:14
And that's all it takes. It's a problem and I feel like. 00:48:18
Without you having a proper noise on it in your adopting your county code, you won't even be able to administer it properly 00:48:22
because you can't measure it. 00:48:26
The fourth point and I'll wrap it up briefly with this. 00:48:31
Is in your notice section of your new ordinance. 00:48:34
It says notice can be simply left on the door. And as remote owners, notice left in the door might satisfy your ordinance, but we 00:48:37
would never know about it and so if you can at least require that it gets mailed to the property. 00:48:43
Of residents as well as the address on File account accessor. 00:48:50
We can actually get the proper notice and help you out. 00:48:53
You've been gracious to 3 minutes. I know I've run over, but we do have suggested language. We do have a draft ready. 00:48:55
And I'd love to share it with you prior to your work session in April. When I meet in person, I'll present that with Yet we're not 00:49:01
opposed to regulation. We just want to be fair and proper. 00:49:05
OK. Thank you, Mr. Bob. Yeah, please present that information if it's not already in. 00:49:10
Your e-mail. 00:49:15
OK, please do. 00:49:16
Next we have. 00:49:18
Is it gettler? 00:49:20
OK, Mr. Gettler is. 00:49:22
From Pine. He also wants to speak. 00:49:25
About the STR ordinance. 00:49:27
Hello, Supervisors Humphrey and Klein and Chairman Christensen. I wanted to address the STR ordinance. 00:49:34
My name is Tim Gutler. I'm a resident of Pine, a registered voter in Gila County, as well as an STR owner. 00:49:44
While I agree that there is need to be an ordinance, this ordinance goes too far. 00:49:54
I follow Facebook groups and Hein and went back and read the minutes from previous sessions back in October I believe. I know that 00:49:58
there are people that do not like STRS. 00:50:04
In fact, I purchased our home in 2020 that was built in 1977 and had not been updated since. We spent over $50,000 in updates and 00:50:10
plan to spend an additional 50 to $70,000 to update the siding and windows. 00:50:18
As an STR owner it is. 00:50:28
In our best interest to maintain the property have pest services. 00:50:30
And such our home backs up against Strawberry Mountain out of the six homes that are within the site. 00:50:37
That are within sight of our home. Three of them are very accepting of our property, two of them can care less and one of them 00:50:44
actually has a sign in their yard saying that no Airbnb is welcome. 00:50:51
I saw and responded to the survey that was made available. I was very disappointed and clearly the author of the survey has an 00:50:59
agenda and does not like SCRS. My question is. 00:51:05
Is has there been an economic study? 00:51:12
Of impact for STR's? 00:51:15
For the economy of pine and strawberry, the current, the current form of the ordinance goes too far and is too vague in speech. 00:51:18
It will create closures of the stairs, which may be what is planned, which may be is what the planning and zoning wants. But as I 00:51:28
said, the amount of money that I have spent improving our home and maintaining our home goes back into the community of pine 00:51:34
Strawberry and I insurance to pay some. 00:51:40
Our house guests spend their money in the in the restaurants and antique shops and other businesses or restaurants alone need 00:51:48
tourism to stay in business. 00:51:53
If there are not STRS, there would not be enough places for the visitors to stay. 00:51:59
This ordinance also gives. 00:52:06
Anti SDR residents, all the power to create problems for owners by calling the Sheriff's Office, making complaints and I'm sure 00:52:08
the sheriff has a lot better things to do that this would be a non-emergency item that Payson is 30 minutes away. If that's where 00:52:16
they're located, it's where they may not even show up for up to an hour and by that time the problem may not even exist. 00:52:23
And probably never did exist as. 00:52:31
From my neighbor not wanting any S chairs they would go out of their way to. 00:52:35
Create habit for me and. 00:52:42
'Cause expenses. 00:52:44
So we hope that you. 00:52:46
Take another look and and. 00:52:49
And do it right through the ordinance. It's justice, right? 00:52:52
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Geller. Thank you for coming today. Next we have Cindy Hudson. 00:52:56
Also wishes to speak on the same topic. 00:53:01
Nonprofit organizations and charities in Pine strawberry as well. 00:53:05
Exactly. I can briefly just just the topic of the charities in Pine, but before that I'm hoping that your supervisor will help me 00:53:09
clarify something I just saw happen here. 00:53:15
You just approved $2500 for the economic development with the. 00:53:23
RIM country chairman or RIM country? 00:53:31
I should just Chamber of Commerce, thank you from country Chamber of Commerce, which the board has determined to be for the 00:53:35
benefit of the public. 00:53:39
Yet with this short term ordinance that this county is promoting. 00:53:43
You are quashing the short term rental industry, the economic impact study done in 2021. 00:53:48
Determined that the economic output for Gila County alone from short term rentals is $84,355. 00:53:56
Oh, and 84,300. 00:54:04
I'm not good with them 84,000. 00:54:07
OK, so. 00:54:10
You want to flash this industry to lose 84,000 in income, but yet we're debating over $2500 to Simone to promote tourism in room 00:54:11
country. 00:54:16
Sorry, I know I that was another subject but. 00:54:23
Hopefully you can clarify that. 00:54:27
At least in your mind. 00:54:29
What I wanted to talk today about actually I spoke last meeting about the impact this ordinance will have on businesses in Pine, 00:54:31
will have on the Arizona trail hikers. We are a gateway community. It will affect them. 00:54:36
I want to talk today about the effect this ordinance will have on the charities and the nonprofit organizations in Pine. 00:54:43
We're a tiny town. 00:54:50
We have over 12 nonprofits established that support our town and what supports those nonprofits is our festivals and our special 00:54:52
events. 00:54:56
All summer long we have the muggy and monster. We have the Pine Trail Run. 00:55:01
We have fire in the room bike race. We have every weekend a holiday arts and crafts festival in time. 00:55:05
Proceeds to those events go to our charities. In our nonprofits, they support wildfire prevention. 00:55:12
Forest management. They support local trail maintenance. They support our Senior Center. 00:55:18
They support her Meals on Wheels. They support our sick and needy programs. 00:55:24
It's a part of children's programs. 00:55:30
So they contribute to the town of Pine. 00:55:32
This ordinance. 00:55:34
Will will cost short term rentals. 00:55:36
Short term rentals are required for participants and vendors. 00:55:38
For these events to happen. 00:55:42
And they've got to have a place to stay. We all know there's not a lot of housing options in the rural areas, especially pine and 00:55:44
strawberry. 00:55:47
So if you take away options for housing, you take away these events. 00:55:51
To take away these events, you take away contributions to our nonprofits. 00:55:55
All I'm trying to say is, let's look at the big picture. 00:56:00
This, this ordinance does affect the entire town. It does affect businesses. It does affect charities. 00:56:04
It does affect tourism, which is a major component of our wind country economy. 00:56:10
So again, back to my original question. 00:56:16
I had. I actually made it in 3 minutes this time. 00:56:19
You know, we're we're having to approve spending. 00:56:24
$2500 when you're losing an $85,000 a year industry. 00:56:26
For a Tony. 00:56:31
Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak. 00:56:34
Thank you, Cindy. 00:56:37
I'll call them the supervisors later if they feel they need to respond to any criticism, but next we have Cindy Condit wishes to 00:56:39
speak on the same topic. Trash and pest control? Wildlife. Things like that. She has some photos she'd like to share. 00:56:46
With us to so that. 00:56:54
We know what she's Speaking of. 00:56:58
Wow, Thank you. 00:57:02
Thank you. 00:57:06
OK, we'll start your 3 minutes now. 00:57:11
My husband and I are full time residents up in Strawberry. 00:57:13
We have two properties in strawberry that we Airbnb. 00:57:18
I want to address the sections of the regulations concerning the trash cans and the regular pest control. 00:57:24
To keep the premises free of insects, rodents and other nauseous pets. 00:57:32
I want to talk about the fines to be levied on this. 00:57:38
Owner of the short term rentals. 00:57:42
If a guest feeds the out. 00:57:45
The way the ordinance is written. 00:57:49
It's going to fall on the homeowner. 00:57:52
To be fined if the guests get caught feeding the Yelp. 00:57:55
We love living in strawberry. 00:58:00
We have beautiful mountain views. 00:58:02
You'll see the photos I've. 00:58:05
They are within 1 1/2 miles of my home. 00:58:08
We can't fully enjoy these views because our property. 00:58:12
Is directly adjacent. 00:58:16
To the residents of the owner. 00:58:19
Of the Pine Ice and Chevron gas station, AKA Uncle Tom's. 00:58:21
You'll see in the photos I've given you that this residential property. 00:58:27
Has been turned into a storage facility. 00:58:31
Used by pine knife to store its unused equipment, such as semis, tiny ice trailers of enlarged trucks and piles of rusting junk. 00:58:34
We can't sit on our patio to enjoy our view. 00:58:45
The top photo is of a trash can. You got the outflow. 00:58:52
As a small amount compared to what we see every day. 00:58:56
Your new world demands that STR's must not place containers out before 6:00 PM and must be removed within 12 hours. 00:59:01
Will you apply this rule to the people who live in Gila County full time? 00:59:11
What about the part time residence? 00:59:16
Well, they have to schedule their visits around trash pickups. 00:59:18
Carry it back to the valley with them. 00:59:22
Will they be fined for not sticking around? 00:59:25
And it not being removed within 12 hours. 00:59:29
I'm also taking photos. 00:59:32
Of the stores within that same 1 1/2 miles. 00:59:35
They are maintained. 00:59:40
It's easy to see where the insects, rodents and other nauseous patch might come from. 00:59:42
We do our part to make it clear that feeding the wildlife is prohibited. 00:59:49
We post feeding the elk can result in serious injuries. 00:59:54
Along with a hefty. 00:59:58
We, however, can no more guarantee that our guests will obey our rules. 01:00:00
In Hila County can guarantee the people. 01:00:05
It's just as unfair to find the STR owners for the actions of their guests as it is to find the county supervisors for speeding 01:00:11
drivers. 01:00:16
Please if you're going to have this ordinance, all home businesses should have to face the same rules regulations. 01:00:22
Fees and fines the local residents should be required. 01:00:32
To the same standards when it comes to noise, trash and maintaining their properties. 01:00:36
Thank you for your presentation. 01:00:42
Next we have on the same topic we have Kevin. 01:00:46
Is it? 01:00:51
Course site. You are very brave. 01:00:52
Very good. 01:00:59
On the same topic. 01:01:00
Thank you. Good morning, Chairman, Members of the Board, I appreciate your time. I I do appreciate your efforts to ensure that 01:01:02
STR's. 01:01:06
Are in alignment with residential drug uses. I think that's important so. 01:01:09
I applaud your efforts a little bit of back story, personal note. 01:01:14
My wife works in the public schools. I'm a diaper. We've long had a dream of having a place in the mountains. Three years ago we 01:01:17
found a property in Pine fortunate enough to pick that property up and started down this course. We just recently got our building 01:01:22
permits. Pretty exciting time for us. 01:01:27
Unfortunately, we've we've also. 01:01:32
Banked on SDR funds to allow us to achieve our goals and ultimately want to move to fine live up there full time and and my worry 01:01:36
is the negative impact this ordinance will have in our dream. 01:01:41
So I appreciate your time this morning. 01:01:46
The ordinance mission states to protect public health, safety and welfare. 01:01:48
Goes on to see all their items. I know other folks have have touched on many aspects of this ordinance. We find a challenge. Just 01:01:52
wanna talk about section 3.3, the one hour requirement of of. 01:01:58
Call for emergency for the owner to arrive at the property. On its face, this doesn't seem all that feasible even. 01:02:05
Long term, if we're living on the property and we haven't done this appointment down in Payson, we get a call to get out of the 01:02:11
chair, make it all the way back there within an hour can be a challenge. 01:02:15
So that that's certainly one aspect of it. I also question the effectiveness of the owner or representative on site should an 01:02:20
emergency be occurring. 01:02:24
The presence of the public safety personnel which is called out the ordinance. 01:02:30
Is hands down the best person to handle that situation? They're professional, they're trained, they're the most effective to 01:02:34
manage that situation. 01:02:37
Adding more people and certainly a potential owner or representative of. 01:02:42
Can actually escalate the situation, create a challenge. So I just questioned the effectiveness of that on its face. Also the duty 01:02:46
of enforcement is that the public safety personnel that's required to start the stopwatch and. 01:02:53
And wait for an hour to see if anyone shows up which would initiate that $250 fine. 01:03:01
Probably not the highest and besties of their time. 01:03:06
Ordinance also goes down to say if nobody shows up at all, it's an additional $500 fine. 01:03:09
How long should that person wait with their stopwatch to see if anyone shows up so? 01:03:13
Again, I'm just not quite sure what the mechanism there I don't want to come up with with just challenges. I do think there's a 01:03:18
solution here. 01:03:21
As an owner, I have more of an interest in the property in any emergency that might occur there than probably most. 01:03:25
If somebody gets injured, a God forbid worse. 01:03:31
I absolutely want to know about it. I think that that the section 3.3 could be rewritten effectively to say. 01:03:34
If there is a call for service. 01:03:40
Absolutely identify the owner. 01:03:42
Eliminate the one hour requirement. Eliminate the fines. 01:03:45
Trust me, every STR owner is going to want to get up there and remedy that solution. Excuse me, remedy that problem. 01:03:47
As quickly as possible, we have a very vested interest. 01:03:53
So thank you for your time. I appreciate that and. 01:03:56
Look forward to our work session later on. Thank you for that and I'd like to thank everybody that's driven here today. 01:03:59
To do that and I'm trying to keep track of everyone's concerns and we're doing that and lastly here. 01:04:08
With my blue paper is Vince Hudson of Pine. 01:04:15
To also speak on short term rentals. 01:04:18
Morning, Mr. Christensen and Supervisor, hopefully. 01:04:25
Fine. As we read through these issues that you guys were throwing at us, one of them. 01:04:28
Faces me. I'm in the real estate world and I know it very well. I've been doing it since the 70s. 01:04:36
If we think that we're going to stop these short term rentals. 01:04:42
And it's going to keep the economy of that area. 01:04:46
Going were wrong because these folks are buying these short term rentals. 01:04:49
And using them for that so they have a place to go the weekends they want to go up. 01:04:54
Not everybody. 01:05:00
Got the luxury to afford a property in the mountains? 01:05:01
To live part time. 01:05:05
And they use this system. 01:05:08
Of the short term rentals. 01:05:11
To help justify their cost. At the end of the day, I don't know if any of you three guys own short term rounds. 01:05:13
And it doesn't matter. 01:05:19
But the bottom line? 01:05:21
We can't punish people that are making investments to try to better themselves, their family give themselves a place to go. 01:05:24
To get out of the heat in the summer or vice versa. 01:05:34
And and for this is what really bothered me the most. 01:05:39
That all three of you men setting up there. 01:05:43
Voted this in. 01:05:45
When I came to meetings. 01:05:47
Here to talk about it, but yet we cut them short. We cut it short. We don't have time to talk about it. And then you do this 01:05:49
behind our backs and some of our friends backs that we live next door to. 01:05:55
This is totally unacceptable of U3. 01:06:03
And you guys work for us. We don't work for you. 01:06:07
So please, please when we have this meet this. 01:06:11
Organ organized. 01:06:17
Meeting to try to solve these problems. Please listen to the folks that are out there. I'm not saying all these Airbnbs are right, 01:06:19
because they're not. 01:06:23
And it's like any other business. 01:06:28
You got people that take care of their business and you don't. 01:06:30
Do I believe that people that aren't need to be? 01:06:34
I don't know if the words penalize or have their. 01:06:38
License to practice these Airbnbs taken away or put onto some type of a. 01:06:41
For no better word, let's say beyond. 01:06:49
On a system to where, if they happen continuously, your license. 01:06:55
Are going to get pulled. 01:06:59
But to throw this in our face And if your grandmother? 01:07:01
Came to see you for the weekend and you didn't have a place for her to stay and you wanted her to stay down the street at an 01:07:05
Airbnb and they said. 01:07:09
Nope, sorry. We got to do a background check on him. 01:07:13
How would you feel, Mr. Humphrey? 01:07:18
Mr. Klein, how would you feel? 01:07:21
I wish I could answer that. Vince, you can. No, I can't. Why can't you? Not yet. 01:07:23
We're here for you to talk. 01:07:30
Let's let's all be upfront and honest with each other. I know you guys think I'm a bad guy because I push everything. 01:07:33
But you know what? 01:07:41
Everything I got seen and I work for. 01:07:43
And we struggle to get where we're at. 01:07:45
We're not going to take this layer down. 01:07:47
Thank you. 01:07:50
Pleasant hunter. Anything at this juncture? 01:07:52
Excuse me, I'll I'll wait for the work session. 01:07:58
I do have lots of comments. I do feel as if I have the right to defend myself and probably should today, but I'm gonna hold my 01:08:02
comments. 01:08:06
Until the work session. 01:08:11
Supervisor Klein. 01:08:13
Thank you. Now's my turn, Vince. 01:08:15
So let me just start straight up off the bat. 01:08:18
You're looking at three guys who have nothing against short terminals. 01:08:23
We are all in favor of short term rentals. 01:08:27
Our problem has been from the very giggle the people that don't operate on. As Vincent had pointed out, they don't operate operate 01:08:30
them correctly. 01:08:35
You're a nuisance to the neighborhood. They cause big problems in neighborhoods and that's the that's the complaints that that 01:08:41
came to us and started this off. 01:08:46
The other thing I'm gonna I'm gonna tell you guys, like I told all the people in Pleasant Valley where I live, 'cause they said 01:08:54
the same thing. Well, you're throwing this out there. We had no idea what was going on. We've been talking about this for months. 01:09:00
This has been on agendas for a long time and people don't pay attention to agendas. 01:09:08
And when they came up it was voted in and if you'll go back and listen to the meetings, you will see for sure what I have to say 01:09:14
about it. 01:09:18
I think the fact that we have pushed for a work session to bring this up and revisit it. 01:09:22
Is in itself enough to point out to you folks, we're not trying to cram anything down your throat and make you go out of business. 01:09:29
As you would say, we're trying to make an ordinance that will fit everyone. 01:09:34
But yet we keep getting that thrown in our face that we're trying to put everybody out of business. You guys are wrong when you 01:09:41
say that. 01:09:43
Straight up wrong. And if it if it was, if we were for doing that, we would have passed that ordinance and never gave anybody a 01:09:47
second chance to come back and readdress it. 01:09:52
But we did, because we feel like there's ways we can make this fit. 01:09:57
To where we're not hammering the good people. 01:10:02
But we're making the other ones total line and run a correct business. 01:10:05
So we've heard this time and time and time again to the point I wish there was a way we didn't have to discuss short term rentals 01:10:10
again until that work session. 01:10:15
It's the same old thing. 01:10:21
I have my points of view on it as far as businesses and towns and what the impacts are. 01:10:23
And I will tell you another impact when Cindy talks about housing in areas, the reason there's not enough housing is because 01:10:28
they've all been turned into short term rentals. 01:10:33
That is a fact in Gila County. There isn't enough long term rentals in Gila County, especially in the Payson area, to provide 01:10:39
housing for the law enforcement people, the nurses and so forth. 01:10:45
There's not. The Forest Service, for example, had to go into Indian Gardens and set up camps for their seasonal workers to live at 01:10:53
all summer long because they couldn't find. 01:10:58
Places to rent through the summer. 01:11:03
So when anybody talks about housing. 01:11:06
And I'm not criticizing eBay for doing short term rentals because that's the number one investment today. 01:11:10
For making money. 01:11:16
And so forth. 01:11:17
But I will tell you, don't throw that out there in front of Maine and tell me that there. You know that that's the problem or not 01:11:19
the problem, whatever it was. But. 01:11:22
Because everything today is short term rentals, not long term. 01:11:27
And so there's a whole lot about this that I for one, I'm not speaking on these two. 01:11:31
But I've had a chance to talk to a lot of people. I've read tons and tons of emails. That's been to us. 01:11:36
And I get it. 01:11:43
I understand your concerns. I honestly think there's a way we can make this better and make it fit everyone. 01:11:45
But that's why we went for this work session April 30th. 01:11:51
And that's what's going to happen. We're going to go through it. We're going to talk about it. 01:11:56
I know you're a lawyer. We have our lawyers sitting here. We address everything. 01:12:00
Or it's going to be out there? 01:12:05
But straight up, when you say that we're blinding, sighting you or something. 01:12:08
Irritate me because the fact is you didn't pay attention to agendas for a long time. See this coming. 01:12:13
And I'll visit with you later, Vince. I'd love to sit down with a cup of coffee and visit with. 01:12:19
And so I've gotten that that same complaint a bunch if I just wanted that out there. But number one, first and foremost, I for 01:12:24
1:00 AM not against short term rentals. 01:12:29
I just want them to fit and work. 01:12:35
Thank you, Mr. Chair. 01:12:38
Thank you, Supervisor Klein, and I will say that I mirror everything you said. 01:12:40
So, umm. 01:12:47
We have from the very beginning said that we probably will have to make adjustments to this ordinance. 01:12:50
And we have that work session. 01:12:57
April 30th. Now if you want to keep coming to our meetings. 01:12:59
And presenting these arguments, thinking that you're going to gain headway. 01:13:04
I'll assure you that all you're going to do is probably irritate us, so. 01:13:10
You're welcome to do it. 01:13:14
It's your right. 01:13:16
But April 30th is the day. 01:13:20
Supervisor Humphrey. 01:13:22
Yeah, I just want to say one thing. I wasn't going to make any comments. 01:13:24
But I understand that the short term rentals, I understand that you know, people want to see these beautiful places. 01:13:28
But at the same time, Sedona is having to pass an ordinance. 01:13:36
Where you have to prove that you have a job, but you can stay in your car in a park. 01:13:40
Because Sedona has been filled with short term rentals. 01:13:46
Which have raised the property values so high. 01:13:50
That the people that are cleaning these Airbnbs and their yards and working at the restaurants have no place to live. They have to 01:13:54
live in their cars and and Sedona has had to pass an ordinance so that they can so they are homeless. 01:14:02
Because of the beautiful views in Sedona so. 01:14:11
I'm not against Airbnb's, but I don't want to have to pass an ordinance for the people that work or the Airbnb. 01:14:15
In Pine and Strawberry. 01:14:25
To be able to live in their cars because nobody wants to be out of business. 01:14:27
For the people that want to see those beautiful views. 01:14:34
Because at the same time, if somebody wanted to build a motel in Pine and Strawberry, you people would be against that. 01:14:37
But so OK. 01:14:47
There's maybe a lot of untruths going on, but at the same time we have to find a happy medium. And is everybody going to be happy? 01:14:50
No, I don't think so. But we have to find a happy medium because that's one ordinance that I'm not going to work on to have 01:14:56
workers with a job live in cars because there's no place. 01:15:02
Mr. Chair, I'm finished. OK, thank you. So is there anyone else here locally in Globe that wishes to speak call to the public? 01:15:11
No. 01:15:19
Lisa, do we have people in Payson? 01:15:22
At the TCM that wish to speak. 01:15:26
Call to the public. 01:15:29
Yes, Sir, I have two. 01:15:31
OK. 01:15:34
And I have been attending your meeting. 01:15:42
Could you please once again state your name please? 01:15:47
OK. 01:15:52
And as church and rental owners, we are all in favor of your health, welfare, and safety of our neighborhoods. Our guests deserve 01:15:55
this also. 01:16:00
In our neighborhood of 174, approximately 22 of those are short term rentals, that's 12%. 01:16:05
You already have lives for your trash and your feeding of animals. 01:16:14
They're just not getting enforced. 01:16:17
Enforce it universally. 01:16:19
Septic concerns only for short term rentals. 01:16:22
Been an owner or a long term rental can have as many people as they want in the home their septic can overrun. 01:16:25
And there's people are there 24/7, not occasionally. 01:16:33
Those homes are full. 01:16:37
A better choice. How about if we have a septic issue? Come up, shut us down until it's repaired. If an owner has a septic issue, 01:16:40
come up, tell him he has to move it out until he corrects it. 01:16:46
Of a long term rental has a septic issue. 01:16:52
Shut them down. 01:16:55
I have. I love the no on street. 01:16:58
Our streets are narrow. No one should be parking in our streets. 01:17:02
But you're only going to make short term rent. 01:17:06
And there's no no parking sign. 01:17:08
How are you going to regulate that? 01:17:10
Test control. 01:17:13
Is it? Does it have to be professional? How often do we have to do it? You don't state? 01:17:15
But is it a health issue only at my home and not at my neighbors? 01:17:22
Or is he going to have to do pest control also? 01:17:27
Trust me if a short term rental has a bug. 01:17:31
That renter is going to notify Airbnb. 01:17:34
And VRBO and we're going to have to have it taken care of and within 24 hours. 01:17:37
Sex offenders? 01:17:44
Has this ever been reported at a short term rental in Hilo County? 01:17:46
There are landlord lives that say you cannot. 01:17:52
Discriminate against the sex offender from a registry. 01:17:56
We cannot deny housing to them. 01:18:01
Of interest in our neighborhood. 01:18:05
We have an owner to the registered sex offender. 01:18:07
We had a recent long term rendered. They've been there like 10 years. 01:18:11
He was a registered sex offender. 01:18:15
He just got arrested for watching child *****. 01:18:17
And the whole one of the homes that my husband and I bought and refurbished. 01:18:22
It was being used as a sex offender home. 01:18:26
Not anymore. It's a short term rental. 01:18:30
These are only the ones that I'm aware of. 01:18:35
If you check the government, you just check the US government .3% of the population in the United States. 01:18:38
Are registered sex offenders. 01:18:48
How does your law protect my renter? 01:18:51
From a sex offender. 01:18:55
And are you opening up us up to a lawsuit because we're a land, we're a homeowner? 01:18:57
We're a renter and it's against the law for a landlord. 01:19:04
Do not allow. 01:19:09
You only care about the 12% in your safety. 01:19:15
The other 88% in my neighborhood you don't care about. 01:19:19
They can have you all your unsafe things. 01:19:23
But my 12, the 12% is church and Reno can't. 01:19:27
Vera, your times up. Thank you for your comments. 01:19:31
Lisa. 01:19:37
Yes, I have Leia Lee. I'm sorry, Lee. 01:19:42
Your name? 01:19:48
Good morning, Mr. Chairman and Board. Appreciate you letting us have a moment. Our names are Jean Pendergrass. We are owners of 01:19:52
the Rusty Pine Cone in Elkies in Pine. 01:19:59
And we just want to say that we are concerned for our business, the Airbnb and the visitors are a big percentage of our. 01:20:06
Clientele. So I'd say 3 to 5%. 01:20:17
Of our business is local. 01:20:21
So if we get real stringent on the short term rental. 01:20:24
And I think this is gonna. 01:20:28
Scare a lot of them away. 01:20:32
And we may have some issues with the businesses. So I wanted that to be looked at and fair rules I think that. 01:20:34
If you put into place all these background checks and so forth that the places that are already there, the motels, hotels, long 01:20:44
even long term rental if they should be required, even more so for long term rentals. 01:20:51
If they have a sex offender move in, they should be checking that as well. So just want to make sure you look at the fairness to 01:20:58
everyone and not to squash. Our community has really been thriving and we want to keep it that way. 01:21:06
So I appreciate your time. 01:21:15
Workshop. Is that how long is that workshop going to take place? 01:21:18
On April 30th, is that going to be a long time? So like 4 hour event? 01:21:23
I would hope not, Jean. 01:21:29
Well, I could bring some lemonade for everybody, really. OK. 01:21:32
So my intention gene is to. 01:21:37
Not have repetitive comments. 01:21:42
So today the call to the public is there's a lot of comments that are repetitive. So during the work session I would like to. 01:21:45
Limit the comments to new comments for each person, not just the same ones over and over. 01:21:54
We have, we actually have two things happening on April 30th. It may be a very long day. 01:22:02
Are you going to be making decisions on that day or just taking everyone? It's it's a work session, so there will not be any. 01:22:09
There will not be any action items. 01:22:18
OK. Thanks for your time guys. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else, Lisa? 01:22:23
No Sir, OK. 01:22:27
Cassandra, I'll call you again. Anyone any comments? No. OK, All right, then I will call, then I will. 01:22:30
Go to the next item, item number six. 01:22:38
Well, actually before I do that, I'll call on the supervisors again if they have any other additional comments. Supervisor 01:22:43
Humphrey. 01:22:46
I'm good. Thank you. 01:22:50
OK. Item number six is the time where we can share the Board of Supervisor County Manager brief summary of current events. So 01:22:52
let's go with James Menlov right now. 01:22:57
Mr. Chairman, members of the board, one thing I wanted to bring attention to with our finance department, kind of mentioned a 01:23:03
little bit earlier, but with. 01:23:07
Instructor Belling that she was having that last week. 01:23:12
For this week, contributing with the auditors to closeout. 01:23:17
Last week, Marin met with the auditor from the Arizona auditor general's office. 01:23:21
To closeout our fiscal year 23 audit. So here it is before the end of March completely and absolutely everything on time. 01:23:26
I want to recognize Marin and the finance team for that significant accomplishment. 01:23:35
That she has with the policies that are implemented and all that. 01:23:40
Has made such great strides over the years. 01:23:45
And I am appreciative to Miss Belling and all of her team for that tremendous. 01:23:49
Accomplishment. 01:23:54
Just wanted to point out that today is a voting day. 01:23:57
Eric Mariska is visually. 01:24:00
Administering the election for Heela County and the Presidential preference election that is being held today. 01:24:02
I do want to point out that we do have our small. 01:24:10
Meeting tomorrow evening. 01:24:14
And I look forward to that. 01:24:16
I also wanted to point out that on Friday, I believe we're taking a trip to Young. 01:24:19
We have been awarded $3,000,000 in state money for a Community Center facility to provide services to veterans and at the Pleasant 01:24:24
Valley Veterans Retreat. 01:24:29
And also, just in the last week or so, the federal government did approve certain bills. 01:24:36
That are part of the budget. 01:24:42
For this current fiscal year. 01:24:44
And within that budget is a appropriation or grant of 333,000 that will be used to provide a. 01:24:46
88 Compliant House to service. 01:24:54
At the Pleasant Valley Veterans receipt. So really good news at PVDR. 01:24:57
And the money that has been available to the county for grants and look forward to. 01:25:03
Walking the site and determining general locations of where those buildings and facilities will be constructed. 01:25:09
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 01:25:16
Thank you James Supervisor Humphrey. 01:25:18
I I. 01:25:22
A tunnel basin meeting on the 6th. 01:25:22
Held the Roosevelt Community meeting on the 11th. 01:25:26
I was on KQS radio on the 11th as well at 5:30. 01:25:30
And then last night I attended the Tri-City sanitation. 01:25:36
District. 01:25:40
And that's about it. 01:25:42
Thank you, Supervisor Klein. 01:25:45
OK, so here the well just a while back on the 13th we attended the Discover Heela County. 01:25:50
Workshop and everything with them. 01:25:58
With the folks involved, there is, they're impatient at the library. Really, really good meeting. 01:26:01
All the folks that's been a part of that and whatnot. The town was there, we were there, State parks was there. 01:26:06
And so forth. But it was really good. Listen to a lot of different ideas. They're revamping the site. 01:26:13
Look a little bit different, but they've got some really good ideas going there. 01:26:20
After that, we attended the Whispering Pines community meeting on the 14th regarding a proposed cell tower. 01:26:27
Whispering Pines is totally against this cell tower. 01:26:35
And they don't want it. 01:26:39
They're they're adamantly fighting against it. 01:26:40
I don't know where that will end up going or what will end up happening there. Umm. 01:26:45
But it's been something sitting there, watching and listening to the folks. 01:26:50
Whether I agree with it or I don't agree with it, I agree with what the people want. 01:26:55
In that case, and. 01:26:59
And unfortunately, there may be some different situations on how we can vote for cell towers. 01:27:02
As politically. 01:27:09
Correct as I can put it. 01:27:10
And so we're still working on or I'm still working on that and so anyway. 01:27:12
Not only that tower, but it looks like there's four or five more going to be proposed a little shortly. 01:27:18
And some people wanted in their community, some don't. 01:27:22
And we'll just have to see. 01:27:27
The other day I met. Just yesterday, I met with San Carlos on. 01:27:29
To discuss some maintenance issues on the reservation for roads. 01:27:32
And so we're going over to some proposals with them to work and see if we can come to an agreement to. 01:27:37
To get some. 01:27:44
Some Rd. maintenance going again out there on that and that was with the Department of Transportation, a council member. 01:27:45
And the attorney out there, so. 01:27:52
This Saturday I've got a town hall meeting in Young. 01:27:57
That I'll be at. Kathy will be there with me, I think. Oh Merrill's coming up to it. 01:28:00
And whatnot. It ought to be interesting. 01:28:06
We'll see what. 01:28:09
I'm sure short term rentals would be a topic of discussion. 01:28:10
For a short while anyway. So which is good? 01:28:14
Wednesday we're headed to the ECO meeting in small counties. I'm on the Eastern County Organization Board. 01:28:18
Here, just your day. There's a supervisor in Greeley County, Richard Lund and he's retiring. He's stepping down and he is 01:28:25
currently on a on a national board, Western Interregion Board, which is the western counties. 01:28:32
And so I was contacted. He contacted me and asked me if I would run for that position. 01:28:40
To fill that position behind you. 01:28:44
And so I'm going to be looking at that real hard and probably, well, not probably I will try to. 01:28:47
Picked up position when he vacates. 01:28:53
And that'll all start Wednesday. But I want to back up and say was as I had, a real honor. 01:28:56
To be invited to the State of the Union address. 01:29:01
And some people I've heard all different. 01:29:06
Points on that, you know, why did you want to go listen to President Biden And on and on and on. 01:29:10
It wasn't so much as listening to anybody as much as it was to be there and be a part of that process. 01:29:15
Eli Crane, Congressman Crane is the one that invited me to come out there and and be a part of that. You only get there by 01:29:22
invitations. 01:29:27
That's it. You don't. You can't just walk in the door and sit there and listen to it. 01:29:31
It was a really good experience for me and I would say that if anybody ever at any time gets the opportunity or the invite, please 01:29:36
take it because regardless who the president is, it's well worth being there and being a part of it. 01:29:43
And and seeing the process as they go through and everything else. Umm. 01:29:50
I'll tell you, one of the key parts of that for me was when I'm sitting there in the gallery. 01:29:56
Galleries just about full and in walks Gabby Giffords. 01:30:01
And her aid. 01:30:05
I don't know. Some of you may not remember Gabby, but she was a congressman at Tucson that got shot. 01:30:07
And she came walking in and I was able to introduce myself and visit with her. While she was saying that, she sat right next to 01:30:13
me. 01:30:16
Right there. So that was really cool. If nothing else, that was that was that was good. 01:30:20
The other other gentleman that I was able to meet before going into the gallery and getting set up to. 01:30:26
To listen to the president was. 01:30:33
A guy from Billings, Mont, Montana. 01:30:35
And knowing that everybody that walks through those doors is there because of an invite, I asked him. 01:30:38
I said what? What got you invited to this, this deal? 01:30:44
He said, Well, you remember the spy balloons? 01:30:48
I said, yeah, I do. 01:30:52
He said I was the first one to take pictures and and write articles on the spy balloons. 01:30:54
Am I really Well, OK, that's cool. But I said you came all. They invited you to come all the way down here to to. 01:30:59
For that, and that's a long ways from Billings, Mt to DC. 01:31:07
He said. Well, no, not really. I've been in meetings all day with CIA and FBI and I was like, dude, are you gonna make it home? 01:31:11
So there's some really cool points to all of that, but I would say that overall, I was really honored to be asked to attend and it 01:31:18
was really, really cool to be there. 01:31:23
And while we were there, we also spoke to. 01:31:28
Congressman Crane and Senator Kelly on the veteran retreat, the conveyance of that and how that bill is going. 01:31:32
The bills have been through the processes, they're just waiting to be attached to whatever they're gonna attach them to, probably 01:31:39
other land bills and they'll be sent through and hopefully. 01:31:44
Signed by the president. So we're really hoping that that that gets accomplished before October. 01:31:50
Unfortunately, if it doesn't, we'll be starting all over again with the bills and and this is the second go around on those bills, 01:31:56
but that will convey that property to the county. 01:32:00
Which right now we're working under special use permit, so. 01:32:06
Also, I missed on one thing too last night. 01:32:12
I want to back up again. I was in the. 01:32:16
Hayden down there, town council meeting. It's been a while since I've been able to get down there and talk to those folks and. 01:32:19
But I was, I was able to go down there and give them updates and and talk to them about different things that's going on in the 01:32:26
county. Really good bunch of people down there. It's always a pleasure to go down there and meet with them and visit with them so. 01:32:31
Mr. Chair, I think that is all I have. Thank you so much. Busy. You've been busy, yeah. 01:32:37
As we all have. And so I was also at that Discover Gila County meeting. 01:32:45
Tremendous. 01:32:50
Really a tremendous thing that we support there. If you say Richard Blunt might be, is he going to continue being a supervisor? 01:32:52
No, he's not going to run this year. He's a great guy. He is. 01:32:58
Bad to hear, but anyway, I hope I wish you well and it's the WIR. Yeah, OK. 01:33:05
And I also. 01:33:11
Recently was on KRIM Radio and KMLG Radio. 01:33:14
Attended the Veterans Coffee time, which is in Payson. 01:33:20
The veterans get together every Tuesday, so if I'm not here on a Tuesday, I try to be there. 01:33:24
Over 100 people. 01:33:31
100 veterans there, it's a really a great success. 01:33:33
Great group of people. 01:33:37
Also the. 01:33:40
Veteran group the. 01:33:42
VFW or whoever they are the 147 they had a. 01:33:46
Saint Patrick's Day dinner on Saturday night and at that very well attended full house. 01:33:50
Fundraiser Really. 01:33:57
Now, tomorrow, since we have our small caucus dinner tomorrow, what time is that, by the way? 01:33:59
5:30 I'm going to be attending that, but I have set up a couple meetings prior to that, one with David Cook, one with David 01:34:05
Marshall. 01:34:09
Just to talk. And so I do want to let everyone know that we have. 01:34:14
We have spreadsheets and graphs and everything and everyone that spoke today. 01:34:23
I wrote down information so. 01:34:31
You're being listened to. 01:34:34
And I want you to know that. 01:34:36
Know that we're not ignoring anyone. So is there anything else? Yeah, I got one more thing and this Tim's got something. Please. 01:34:39
A good temple. 01:34:47
So one more thing, I'll let everybody know straight up is I am going to run through this election. I'm gonna go for more years. 01:34:48
That's all I'm gonna go. I'll be done for years. 01:34:54
Kathy is gonna retire this year. 01:34:57
And so I want to throw it out there that I have asked James to put Kathy in and Cherry. 01:35:00
In charge of finding my next Executive Assistant. 01:35:06
So if there's anyone out there that thinks that they have an interest in it or want to be crazy enough to jump in on that train 01:35:10
ride, like let us know. But Kathy and Sherry will be the ones to to make that decision. 01:35:15
And both of them know for sure what it takes to be a part of. 01:35:22
Of that and being able to stand me so. 01:35:27
Anyway, just throwing it out there for information. 01:35:30
Thanks. OK, that's good information. You're not allowed to approach, Melissa. 01:35:34
Is there anything else Supervisor Humphrey? 01:35:39
OK. With that, I will adjourn the meeting. Thank you. 01:35:45
So, Kathy. 01:35:53