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| Hey. | 00:00:02 | |
| For which it stands one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. | 00:00:05 | |
| OK. | 00:00:12 | |
| Our beloved Heavenly Father, we. | 00:00:21 | |
| Gratefully have our heads this morning and prayer. We are grateful for the blessings that thou be still upon us. We're grateful | 00:00:23 | |
| for this county that we have an opportunity to work in and to. | 00:00:28 | |
| Serve those that may stand in need of my blessings. We're grateful for the opportunity that the Board of Supervisors has to meet | 00:00:33 | |
| this morning. | 00:00:37 | |
| Blessing upon us being the decisions that are made will be those that are for the best good. | 00:00:42 | |
| Of the people. | 00:00:48 | |
| We ask a blessing this morning on surgery bus with good health constraint. | 00:00:51 | |
| That he will return to us quickly. | 00:00:57 | |
| These papers and blessings we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. | 00:01:01 | |
| Thank you. He's seated. | 00:01:06 | |
| Well, I would like to say it's a beautiful day. | 00:01:10 | |
| After rain up in Payson, we got a lot of rain. I think everybody got a lot of rain. There's water flowing down every. | 00:01:13 | |
| Drainage there is. | 00:01:21 | |
| Waterfalls on the Mad as Hell's beautiful. | 00:01:24 | |
| The air is clean and it just feels like spring. | 00:01:28 | |
| So it's a beautiful day. | 00:01:31 | |
| Info data have a meeting, so let's get started with item 2A. | 00:01:34 | |
| We have Erica with us today and this is a presentation public recognition of 15 employees through the county spotlight on | 00:01:38 | |
| employees. | 00:01:43 | |
| Program as follows. Patricia Johnson. | 00:01:48 | |
| Manual Riddle. | 00:01:52 | |
| Taylor Perez, Terry Bartling. | 00:01:55 | |
| Darrell Griffin, Dave Rogers, Lisa Moat Glen. | 00:01:58 | |
| Any Irish Gabriel Scales. | 00:02:03 | |
| Cassandra Navarro. | 00:02:07 | |
| Zachary. | 00:02:09 | |
| Aaron Meyers. | 00:02:11 | |
| Carter Tatum. | 00:02:13 | |
| Chance Creasy and Nick Montague. | 00:02:15 | |
| Good morning. Good morning. Thank you so much for allowing me to be here. | 00:02:19 | |
| As mentioned, we do have 15 employees that were nominated. | 00:02:23 | |
| Which is fantastic. | 00:02:27 | |
| And without further ado, we'll just dive right in. Our first nomination is for Patricia Johnson, her Spotlight nomination read. | 00:02:29 | |
| Trisha's exceptional qualities and unwavering dedication. | 00:02:38 | |
| Make her an outstanding choice. | 00:02:42 | |
| For this nomination, Trisha is the embodiment of positivity, always offering a warm smile that brightens everyone's day. Her | 00:02:44 | |
| enthusiasm for her work is infectious, and it's evident that she genuinely loves what she does. | 00:02:49 | |
| Trisha's eagerness to excel in her role is commendable. She consistently stressed to improve, setting a high standard for herself | 00:02:56 | |
| and our team. | 00:02:59 | |
| What truly sets Trisha apart is her willingness to help others. | 00:03:03 | |
| She's always the 1st to extend a helping hand, share her knowledge and offer guidance to her Co workers. | 00:03:07 | |
| Her selflessness has made a significant impact on her workplace, increasing the sense of collaboration and commodity among the | 00:03:12 | |
| team. Tricia goes above and beyond in her role as Health Programs manager. She keeps an eye out for a learning opportunities, | 00:03:19 | |
| networking prospects, ensuring that her fellow managers and team members can further their professional growth. | 00:03:25 | |
| When Atricia's most remarkable qualities is their kindness and her ability to lift those around her. | 00:03:33 | |
| She consistently offers words of encouragement, gratitude, and support. Her kind words have created a culture of appreciation and | 00:03:38 | |
| encouragement that benefits our entire organization. | 00:03:43 | |
| In addition to your admirable character, Trisha carries herself with the utmost professionalism. Her love for her job is evident, | 00:03:48 | |
| and it serves as a motivating force for our entire team. | 00:03:53 | |
| Her passion, combined with her professional demeanour and the support she provides to her colleagues, makes her a standout leader. | 00:03:58 | |
| Patricia Johnson is with the Health and Community Services Division and she has been with the county almost seven years. And | 00:04:05 | |
| Patricia. | 00:04:09 | |
| I'm honored to receive this reward Reward. Sorry. | 00:04:22 | |
| I work with some great people from the management down to the team that I work with at all amazing. So thank you. | 00:04:27 | |
| Thank you very much. | 00:04:35 | |
| Next we have Manuel Riddle. | 00:04:42 | |
| Officer Riddle's knowledge and skills in animal control far exceed the expectations of his position. | 00:04:45 | |
| He consistently goes above and beyond to ensure the welfare and safety of the animals in our county. | 00:04:51 | |
| He is passion for this work is evident in the outstanding results he achieved day in and day out, but truly sets Officer Riddle | 00:04:56 | |
| apart is his exemplary approach to citizen interactions. He handles every call with a remarkable level of respect, empathy and | 00:05:01 | |
| professionalism. | 00:05:06 | |
| His ability to connect with and reassure the citizens of Gila County is commendable and it greatly contributes to the positive | 00:05:11 | |
| reputation of our department. | 00:05:15 | |
| Moreover, Officer Riddle's role in managing our department's Facebook page cannot be understated. | 00:05:20 | |
| His post about lost animals have proved to be incredibly effective in reuniting pets with their families promptly. | 00:05:25 | |
| And so, instances animals have been returned within a mere hour of being reported missing. This level of efficiency and community | 00:05:31 | |
| engagement is a testament to his dedication and positive impact he has on our community. His contributions have not only withheld | 00:05:37 | |
| the high standards of our department and have also enhanced the lives of the residents of Hila County. | 00:05:44 | |
| Manual is with Health and Community Services, and he's been with the county a little over 2 1/2 years. And Daniel. | 00:05:51 | |
| I'm real nervous not speaking, but I do want to say thank you for the recognition and this whole spotlight. | 00:06:07 | |
| Thank you. Thank you for all you do. | 00:06:15 | |
| Next we have Taylor Perez. | 00:06:23 | |
| So this is a letter from the public. We just wanted to send our compliments to Taylor Perez. She has always provided fantastic | 00:06:26 | |
| customer service and always goes above and beyond. | 00:06:30 | |
| She was always very helpful and easy to work with, friendly and responsive to all questions. Even with being new to her position | 00:06:35 | |
| and area, she has been fantastic to work with. We hope this makes it to her supervisor, her supervisors. | 00:06:42 | |
| As well as her to show how much her professionalism and customer service is appreciated. And this is from. | 00:06:49 | |
| Austin from will be excavating. Taylor is also with Health and Community Services and has been with us a little over 4 1/2 years. | 00:06:54 | |
| Taylor. | 00:06:58 | |
| Thank you. | 00:07:13 | |
| Good job. | 00:07:16 | |
| Thank you. | 00:07:18 | |
| Next, we have a group nomination for our IT staff. | 00:07:23 | |
| So on February 8th, 2024, the Arizona Auditor General's Office reviewed the Gila County Information Technology and Security | 00:07:30 | |
| Report. | 00:07:34 | |
| In a year's time, Carrie Bartling, Darrell Griffin and the Gila County Informational Information Technology Team have successfully | 00:07:38 | |
| reduced the number of Auditor General recommendations. | 00:07:43 | |
| From 15 to 3:00, with the first being continued to implement. | 00:07:48 | |
| This accomplishment reflects the fantastic commitment to excellence, best practice, integrity, quality, teamwork and improvement | 00:07:52 | |
| by the IT. | 00:07:56 | |
| Team Unfortunately not everyone could be with us today, but we'll ensure that they receive their their gift card. But first we | 00:08:00 | |
| have Carrie who has been. | 00:08:04 | |
| With the county a little over 3 1/2 years. | 00:08:11 | |
| Darrell Griffin, who's been with us in the second stint almost four years. Darrell. | 00:08:16 | |
| Yeah. No, just on behalf of the whole IT staff, we appreciate. | 00:08:29 | |
| This, this honor and we've worked tirelessly. | 00:08:34 | |
| Super shout out to management for their support. Mr. Men Love has been a. | 00:08:38 | |
| Big proponent about cybersecurity and security and everything started finally coming together where we were able to reduce those | 00:08:43 | |
| numbers. | 00:08:48 | |
| And it takes a, it takes an army, it takes a team. And so we've done it successfully. | 00:08:53 | |
| We want to continually improve and. | 00:08:59 | |
| And make ourselves better and make the county better. So thank you guys. Thank you, Thank you, thank you. | 00:09:02 | |
| Dave Rogers, who's been with the county almost 29 years. Dave. | 00:09:11 | |
| Thank you supervisors, county management, without your leadership driving, you know how you want the the county to be secure. | 00:09:24 | |
| It gives us direction to continue to do what we do, so we thank you very much for your support. | 00:09:34 | |
| Thank you. | 00:09:40 | |
| Next we have Lisa, who's been with the county almost 24 years. | 00:09:47 | |
| And Lisa's up in Payson, Lisa. | 00:09:52 | |
| Thank you very much for recognizing the IEP. | 00:09:56 | |
| Thank you, Lisa. | 00:10:01 | |
| Good job Danny Irish, who's been with the county over 10 1/2 years. | 00:10:02 | |
| Gabriel Scales has been with the county over 6 1/2 years. | 00:10:13 | |
| Zachary Pearson, who's been with the county over 2 1/2 years. | 00:10:22 | |
| And Aaron Myers, who's been with the county for a year and a half. | 00:10:29 | |
| Thank you guys very much. Thank you. | 00:10:41 | |
| Cassandra Navarro, who's been with the county over a year and a half. | 00:10:47 | |
| Thank you guys. | 00:10:55 | |
| Thank you. | 00:10:57 | |
| Next we have. | 00:11:00 | |
| Our next spotlight is Carter Tatum. | 00:11:04 | |
| His nomination read On November six at approximately 1043, you were dispatched to a residence regarding a suicide attempt. | 00:11:06 | |
| You receive very specific information and responded quickly. | 00:11:14 | |
| Once you arrived, you found blood pulled out the front door. Due to the exigent circumstances, you forced entry into the | 00:11:17 | |
| residence. | 00:11:21 | |
| You found yourself face to face with the German Shepherd, but you remain calmed and found the subject unresponsive in the bathtub. | 00:11:24 | |
| You notice your wrists were cut and you immediately began first aid and called for medical. I am confident that your actions saved | 00:11:30 | |
| this subject's life and this is not the first life you have saved. | 00:11:35 | |
| Carter has been with the Sheriff's Office and has been employed with the county over 4 1/2 years and Carter's often patient I | 00:11:41 | |
| believe. | 00:11:44 | |
| Thank you very much. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. | 00:11:53 | |
| Next we have Chance Creasey. | 00:12:00 | |
| On November 6th you received a report of a lost hunter in the young area. It was reported that a suspicious man came into the camp | 00:12:04 | |
| where two female hunters were staying. | 00:12:09 | |
| Another call was received from the wife of the missing hunter, stating that he had been separated from his hunting group. | 00:12:14 | |
| So you responded to the area, located the camp check on the suspicious man. You also went above and beyond what was expected and | 00:12:20 | |
| packed up the females camp and brought it back to the office so they could pick it up. | 00:12:26 | |
| You also got the missing hunter to safety and back to his hunting group. | 00:12:31 | |
| A chance has been with the Sheriff's Office over 3 1/2 years and chance I believe is also up in peace and. | 00:12:36 | |
| It was a privilege. Thank you guys. | 00:12:48 | |
| Thank you. | 00:12:50 | |
| Good job. | 00:12:52 | |
| Last but certainly not least, we have a nomination for Nick Montague. | 00:12:56 | |
| Who's Spotlight nomination read With the absence of the Peace in Adult Education, Director Nick jumped in to assist in completing | 00:13:01 | |
| the Adult Education Grant that was due in just days. He pulled information quickly and with high quality to help complete the | 00:13:06 | |
| grant timely. | 00:13:11 | |
| Never questioned this as not part of his job, but recognized that the time was now for teamwork. | 00:13:17 | |
| His integrity showed that it doesn't matter who or why, but that we do have a task at hand that needed attention. | 00:13:21 | |
| He remains forthcoming to the tasks that need attending, all this while building morale within the office, praising those as | 00:13:27 | |
| system in this task. | 00:13:31 | |
| Nick is with the school superintendent's office and he's been with the county almost 13 years. And Nick? | 00:13:35 | |
| Sure. | 00:13:47 | |
| I just didn't want to see adult education in Kila County, so I did. | 00:13:48 | |
| Thank you very much. Thank you. | 00:13:52 | |
| And that does conclude our presentation. Erica, did I miss Aaron Myers? | 00:13:55 | |
| No, we did have him right before. | 00:14:02 | |
| Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:14:08 | |
| I just want to thank everybody and and I and I think this spotlight is a great thing because some of our people really excel | 00:14:09 | |
| themselves in and this is a way to recognize them where otherwise they wouldn't get recognized. So thank you for doing this very | 00:14:15 | |
| much and I thank the employees that worked so hard. | 00:14:21 | |
| Help us with what we need to do. | 00:14:28 | |
| Exactly. Thank you. I really enjoy the spotlight. It really shows off. | 00:14:32 | |
| The integrity that we have in our employees and so I'd like to thank all of our employees and staff that work so hard and go | 00:14:36 | |
| above. | 00:14:41 | |
| And beyond. | 00:14:47 | |
| Thank you very much. | 00:14:48 | |
| So. | 00:14:51 | |
| OK. | 00:14:58 | |
| Move on. Let's start with our public hearings Item 3A Information Discussion action to review the goals, objectives, and policies | 00:15:10 | |
| of the Gila County Public Housing Authority and authorize the Chairman signature on the various required forms related to the Gila | 00:15:15 | |
| County's. | 00:15:21 | |
| PHA's Fiscal year 2024 Annual Plan certifications. | 00:15:29 | |
| Stella, good morning, Charming Christensen Supervisor Humphrey, I appreciate the opportunity to address you today regarding our | 00:15:35 | |
| Public Housing Choice voucher plan. | 00:15:40 | |
| Formally referred to as Section 8 housing. | 00:15:45 | |
| As mandated by a HUD regulations, we are required to hold a public hearing annually. | 00:15:48 | |
| This forum serves as an opportunity for community members and program participants to voice any questions or provide feedback on | 00:15:52 | |
| our goals or objectives and policy outlined in our Five Year Plan. | 00:15:57 | |
| We are also asking for the Chairman's signature on the required documents related to the choice voucher plan, including our Civil | 00:16:03 | |
| Rights certification, our Public Housing Authority certification of Compliance and our Public Housing Authority certification of | 00:16:08 | |
| Consistency. | 00:16:13 | |
| Chairman, Supervisor, do you have any questions? OK, thank you. Supervisor Humphrey, I have no question and neither do I. So with | 00:16:19 | |
| that, I'll just call for a motion. | 00:16:24 | |
| Make sure I moved out. | 00:16:28 | |
| I'm sorry. OK. Sorry I. | 00:16:31 | |
| Oh, we seem to miss that part. | 00:16:36 | |
| So at this point, I'll open up the conversation to public hearing. Is there anyone in Globe that wishes to speak to this? | 00:16:38 | |
| Now in Payson. | 00:16:48 | |
| Doctor and Cassandra No. OK then I will close the public hearing portion and call for a motion. | 00:16:51 | |
| Mr. Chair, I moved to authorize the chairman signature on the various. | 00:16:59 | |
| Required forms related to heal accounting Phas Physical Year 2024 Annual Plan certification. | 00:17:03 | |
| And I will second that all those in favor say aye, aye, motion passes. Thank you. | 00:17:12 | |
| And item 3B is Information Discussion Action to adopt resolution #24-04. | 00:17:18 | |
| 02 to name S Rolling Rock Way in the Payson area. Oh, Maryland. Welcome. | 00:17:26 | |
| Good morning, Chairman and Supervisors. This item is asking the Board to approve Resolution #24-0402 to name a section of Road and | 00:17:33 | |
| Payson, specifically Geronimo Estates. | 00:17:40 | |
| As S Rolling Rock Way, the Minor Land Divisions created 7 parcels from a parent in this area. | 00:17:47 | |
| And it is accessed by a single Rd. These parcels are located on the northwest corner of Geronimo Estate, but are not part of the | 00:17:57 | |
| subdivision. | 00:18:01 | |
| Recent applications for development on these seven parcels have created the need for Rd. Naming. | 00:18:06 | |
| And subsequent addressing of these properties. The proposed Rd. name is Rolling Walkway and it branches off with a control Rd. at | 00:18:11 | |
| approximately mile post 5.2. | 00:18:16 | |
| Again on the north corner of Geronimo. | 00:18:22 | |
| The addressing ordinance limits similar sounding names. And as it turns out, Rolling Rock is not used elsewhere in the county. | 00:18:26 | |
| So this name selection is satisfied. Letters were sent out to the residents in February of 24 and we have not received any | 00:18:33 | |
| objections. | 00:18:38 | |
| At this time, Public Works would like to recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt us that resolution 24/04. | 00:18:43 | |
| Dash 02, naming a road in the Payson area is South Rolling Rockway. | 00:18:50 | |
| Thank you. Questions Supervisor Humphrey, I have no question. I have no questions either. Thank you. So I'll open it up to public | 00:18:56 | |
| hearing. At this point, do we have anyone that wishes to discuss this item here in Globe? | 00:19:02 | |
| How about Payson? | 00:19:10 | |
| No, Sir. And Cassandra, no. | 00:19:12 | |
| So with that, I'll close the public hearing and call for motion. Mr. Chair move to adopt resolution #24-04-02. I will second that. | 00:19:15 | |
| All those in favor say aye. Aye, aye, motion passes. Thank you. | 00:19:22 | |
| Let's move on to our regular agenda items for a information discussion action to approve amendment number one to contract | 00:19:29 | |
| agreement number Ctr. 059323 with San Tan Partners LLC to extend the term of the contract through June 30th, 2025 and to increase | 00:19:38 | |
| the contract by $19,940.90 Mr. Laforge. | 00:19:46 | |
| Chairman, Members of the board. | 00:19:55 | |
| So when we initially thought to seek approval for to purchase these eight expeditions, it was done in an effort to be proactive. | 00:19:57 | |
| And being proactive, we had to do this before we had the opportunity to actually get a proper quote from the dealer. | 00:20:06 | |
| You know this was all due to COVID related missed opportunities, high demand of these types of vehicles, and a short ordering | 00:20:14 | |
| window. | 00:20:17 | |
| So in order for us to secure these vehicles, we needed to be ready to order them when that window opened. | 00:20:22 | |
| Everywhere we went, everyone we talked to predicted that this window was going to close really short, so we had to be ready to. | 00:20:28 | |
| Pull the trigger when, when, when it. | 00:20:37 | |
| So what we did is we used prior quotes that I had acquired from the previous year for both the vehicle and the up fitting of these | 00:20:41 | |
| eight expeditions. | 00:20:46 | |
| And when we sought approval, we had. | 00:20:51 | |
| Hold on. I lost my place. | 00:20:57 | |
| When we asked for approval, we kind of mentioned that because we were using estimates that the price may exceed the original | 00:21:00 | |
| 80,000 per vehicle or 640,000 total that we were requesting. | 00:21:05 | |
| So somewhere along the line. | 00:21:12 | |
| The amount of tax that was to be collected for the upfitting parts. | 00:21:15 | |
| Didn't get included in any of our quotes. | 00:21:19 | |
| So that is the reason for us asking for the additional amount, it's just the amount of the taxed. | 00:21:21 | |
| That goes along with all the parts on the up fitting. | 00:21:28 | |
| I'll take any questions if you have them now. Thank you, David. Supervisor Humphrey, I have no questions. Yeah. And I would just | 00:21:32 | |
| comment that this involves 8 vehicles. | 00:21:37 | |
| And so you were only off a couple $1000 approximately on your initial guess. Yes, about 3000 per vehicle. Yeah. So that's, yeah, | 00:21:43 | |
| OK with that I'll call for a motion. | 00:21:48 | |
| Mr. Chair, move. | 00:21:53 | |
| To approve amendment number one to contract agreement number Center 059323 with Santan Partners LLC, as presented. | 00:21:56 | |
| And I will second that all those in favor say aye, aye. | 00:22:05 | |
| David, thank you. | 00:22:09 | |
| Item 4B Information Discussion Action to approve Amendment number one to contract number 012023 with D2 Surveying, LLC to renew | 00:22:12 | |
| the contract for an additional year through April 17th, 2025 with a not to exceed amount of $100,000. | 00:22:22 | |
| Thank you, Chairman. | 00:22:33 | |
| The subject is Amendment #1 to a contract Zero twelve 0.3 for On Call Land Survey Services. | 00:22:36 | |
| Back in April of 2023, we came to the board and the contract was approved. | 00:22:45 | |
| And we hired 2 contractors. One of them was D2 surveying and the other one was civil tech. | 00:22:50 | |
| We have in the past year or so used 2. | 00:22:57 | |
| To do some survey work for us, specifically Pine Lane and Old Highway 188. | 00:23:01 | |
| We anticipate that we will need work, survey work on the town side at activity. So we would like to extend this contract. The | 00:23:07 | |
| amount of work that was done in, in the past year or so, it's been 8500 dollars. | 00:23:15 | |
| Even though this contract says not to exceed $100,000, we're anticipating again, a substantial amount of surveying for Council | 00:23:23 | |
| Deck. | 00:23:28 | |
| Normally we're staffed with two surveyors. At this point in time, we only have one. We've had a job posted since January of this | 00:23:33 | |
| year. | 00:23:37 | |
| And we have not. | 00:23:42 | |
| Had qualified applicants apply for the job and that's the reason for extending this contract. So at this time, the Public Works | 00:23:44 | |
| would like to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve Amendment number one to contract number 012023 with D2 surveying. | 00:23:51 | |
| LLC. To renew the contract for an additional year. | 00:23:59 | |
| Through April 17th of 2025 for not to exceed them up for $100,000 per year. | 00:24:02 | |
| Thank you, Humphrey. I have no question and neither do I. Thank you, Humero. With that, I'll call for a motion next year. I move | 00:24:09 | |
| to approve amendment number one to contract number 012023 with D2 Serving LLC as President. I will second all those in favor. Say | 00:24:16 | |
| aye, aye. | 00:24:22 | |
| And Romero, we also have item 4D information discussion action, I'm sorry or C information discussion action to approve Amendment | 00:24:30 | |
| #3 to contract number 110520 with Hawker and Evans Asphalt Company, which. | 00:24:37 | |
| Extends the contract through February 15, 2025 with a not to exceed amount of $392,938. | 00:24:45 | |
| Chairman thank you. Before I get into the details of the item, I just like to share with you that this spring, early summer, we're | 00:24:55 | |
| planning for Chip Shield 7.2 miles right here in Globe, 5.2 miles in Strawberry and 6.1 miles in Young. | 00:25:03 | |
| For a total of about 18.5 miles. We have approximately 200 miles of paved Rd. So at at this rate we're we're chip sealing about a | 00:25:11 | |
| tenth of the road and I would say that that ought to be our our long term goal year after year. So with that we we are looking for | 00:25:19 | |
| approval of Amendment #3, the contract number 110520 with Hawker Evans Asphalt Company. | 00:25:27 | |
| And back in 21 February 16 of 2021, the board approved the contract with Parker Evans for two types of chip shield oils. | 00:25:36 | |
| And at this time, we'd like to extend it the Amendment #3. | 00:25:45 | |
| And extended terms of the contract from February 5th through February 15th of 2025 for a not to exceed contract amount of | 00:25:50 | |
| $392,938. | 00:25:56 | |
| There is a oil price. Oil prices may fluctuate overtime and there is a provision in the contract for price adjustments. | 00:26:03 | |
| To compensate for these adjustments by an increase or decrease, based on the Arizona Department of Transportation. | 00:26:12 | |
| Monthly index dollar amount and that was used to provide the new prices to Gila County. | 00:26:18 | |
| OK. Thank you, Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:26:25 | |
| I I have no questions I just have a comment tomorrow. Thank you very much and staff very much for doing these chip seals like you | 00:26:28 | |
| remember back when when they were going to sell the lay down machine and and we fought against it and so you know with with 18.5 | 00:26:35 | |
| miles that we're able to chip till I think the crew because it takes everybody from all different places to throw together to do | 00:26:42 | |
| that ship ceiling. But the truth knowing if we were to contract that out we'd be lucky to get 9 miles of ship seal so. | 00:26:50 | |
| So being that the county all throws together with with the the staff. | 00:26:58 | |
| And and and everybody working together, I I just want to say thank you very much for helping the constituents better their roads | 00:27:02 | |
| with the management that that has taken place in the in the and the staff willing to throw together and take that time to to do | 00:27:08 | |
| those rules. | 00:27:14 | |
| Surprise your Humphrey, thank you for that acknowledgement. It is you pointed out very well and all hands on deck activity for | 00:27:20 | |
| public works and we take everybody that's available including the sign guys and all all the different Rd. yards and and we do it | 00:27:26 | |
| as a team and that allows us to to do the work that we do on chip seating. | 00:27:33 | |
| Yeah. And during that, you know we don't we we may fall behind in other things because. | 00:27:41 | |
| Got all our staff trying to chip seal, but in the long run the things that we that we lack a little bit while we're doing the chip | 00:27:47 | |
| sealing in that time of year. | 00:27:51 | |
| To me it outweighs it because we can catch up on those other things and the the amount of roads that we're able to do is is | 00:27:57 | |
| amazing. | 00:28:01 | |
| Yes, I concur. So if my math is close, we're right around $25,000 per mile to do our own ship ceiling versus millions of dollars | 00:28:06 | |
| to pave. | 00:28:12 | |
| So it certainly makes a lot of financial sense for us to be doing this. | 00:28:18 | |
| Chairman Christensen, that number per mile is basically correct for the oil. There's also the chips. | 00:28:23 | |
| We estimate is between 3540 thousand dollars per mile to Chipper Rd. for the material cost of chipping our roads in total. OK, | 00:28:29 | |
| thank you. And and one last thing with strawberry 5.2 miles we've been chip sealing and strawberry for the last four years I | 00:28:35 | |
| believe. | 00:28:41 | |
| Not at the end of this summer, 99. | 00:28:48 | |
| Percent of the pave miles is already strawberry will have been shipped in the last four years. I hope the residents are happy | 00:28:51 | |
| about that. | 00:28:54 | |
| Thank you and thank your staff and with that I will call promoting this year I move to approve Amendment #3 to contract number | 00:28:58 | |
| 110520 with Hawker and Evans Asphalt Company as presented I will 2nd and with that and all those in favor say aye, aye motion | 00:29:08 | |
| passes. Thank you Humira. Item 4D is information discussion action to approve purchase agreement number 031824 with. | 00:29:18 | |
| Metal Craft Marine. | 00:29:29 | |
| US incorporated in the amount of $95,000 plus tax in the amount of $9405.00 for a total purchase price of $104,405 for the | 00:29:31 | |
| purchase of a 2024 Stanley 21 foot welded aluminum boat with F-250. | 00:29:40 | |
| Yamaha Motor. Associated Police equipment and trailer. | 00:29:50 | |
| Miss White. | 00:29:56 | |
| Good morning, Chairman and Supervisor Humphrey. And if you recall, I came to you guys back in June of 2023 to approve the Game and | 00:29:58 | |
| Fish agreement to purchase a boat for Roosevelt Lake at that time. | 00:30:06 | |
| It was to purchase a 23 foot Ranger Bay patrol boat due to the price increase and the the availability. Excuse me, sorry of that | 00:30:15 | |
| boat. | 00:30:22 | |
| We reached out to Arizona Game and Fish who did a manufacturer change on the boat. So when I'm coming to you today for is the | 00:30:29 | |
| actual purchase of the boat. It will now be through the Metal Craft Marine US Incorporated for a 2024 Stanley 21 welded aluminum | 00:30:37 | |
| boat. | 00:30:45 | |
| We will still be utilizing the original grant agreement for the 92. | 00:30:55 | |
| $92,000 and the remaining funds will be coming from the Sheriff's Office Boat Safety Fund. So no general fund dollars will be used | 00:31:01 | |
| for this purchase. With that I'll be taking any questions. Thank you, Sarah. Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:31:09 | |
| I have no questions. Sounds like a nice boat, Sarah. | 00:31:17 | |
| Thank you. Will this mainly be used down in Roosevelt then for rescues or patrol? | 00:31:22 | |
| Yeah, yeah. It'll only be used down at Roosevelt Lake. We're replacing one of our, I believe it's a 2006 Triton. | 00:31:28 | |
| OK. Well, thank you very much. With that, I will call for a motion. | 00:31:37 | |
| Mr. I moved to approve purchase agreement number 031824 with Metal Craft Marine US Incorporated as presented, and I will second | 00:31:42 | |
| that. So all those in favor say aye, aye, aye. | 00:31:49 | |
| Motion passes. Thank you, Sarah. | 00:31:56 | |
| Thank you. | 00:31:59 | |
| Right. And we have Mayor Belling, I believe on the phone and this item is 4 E information discussion action regarding premium | 00:32:01 | |
| rates in the Arizona local government Employee Benefit Trust for Gila Counties employee insurance and benefit plans to be | 00:32:08 | |
| effective July 1, 2024 as follows. Adopt Schedule A, Employee Insurance contributions Fiscal year 2025 attached to this agenda | 00:32:15 | |
| item. Marin, do we still have you? | 00:32:21 | |
| Yes, Good morning, Mr. Chair. Good morning, Supervisor Humphrey. Thank you for having me this morning. Before you, you have the | 00:32:31 | |
| computation for fiscal year. | 00:32:36 | |
| 2025. | 00:32:41 | |
| Employee and Employee with family insurance rate. | 00:32:44 | |
| This year we are experiencing a 2.5% increase in premium. | 00:32:48 | |
| For all member counties in the benefit trust. | 00:32:55 | |
| This equates to an increase of $1.75. | 00:33:00 | |
| For single coverage premiums per month and $10.01 increase per month for family coverage for our employees. There will be no | 00:33:04 | |
| increases in medical deductibles for copays. | 00:33:11 | |
| And we've attached for reference what that looks like on a per paycheck. | 00:33:18 | |
| And per month basis? | 00:33:24 | |
| And also what that looks like for the county's expenditure. | 00:33:26 | |
| And we are asking that the Board of Supervisors approved this morning. We are required by the. | 00:33:31 | |
| Trust to cover 90% of single coverage and 76% of family coverage. | 00:33:39 | |
| Which is included here and we've also noted in the staff report. | 00:33:46 | |
| That the. | 00:33:52 | |
| Premium deduction for the health risk assessment that we used to do is now based on enrollment in the vitalist program and that is | 00:33:54 | |
| outlined in the attachment in case any employees or elected officials have any questions about that. | 00:34:03 | |
| Umm, it does say that the employee pays portion of premiums reflects the $20.00 per month premium reduction eligibility for | 00:34:12 | |
| employees registered in the Vitality Wellness Tracker program with Silver status as of 5/31/24. | 00:34:20 | |
| And there are a variety of ways to achieve silver status, and information was shared with employees at the outset of fiscal year | 00:34:28 | |
| 24 to ensure ample opportunity to successfully participate in the program. | 00:34:34 | |
| Happy to answer any questions that you may have. | 00:34:40 | |
| Thank you, Marin Supervisor Humphrey, I have no questions. | 00:34:44 | |
| And thank you, Marin for the presentation. It seems like nothing ever goes down. | 00:34:49 | |
| So maybe we can shoot for that next year. | 00:34:53 | |
| So with that, I'll call for motion. | 00:34:59 | |
| Mr. Chair, I move to adopt Schedule A Employee Insurance contributions physical. Year 2025 is presented and I will second that | 00:35:01 | |
| motion. All those in favor say aye. | 00:35:06 | |
| Thank you, Marin. | 00:35:13 | |
| Next item is 4F. | 00:35:15 | |
| Information, Discussion Action to Adopt Proclamation #2024-01 Proclaiming April 2024 as National County Government Month in Gila | 00:35:18 | |
| County, with this year's theme of quote forward together UN quote to showcase how the county archives healthy, safe, and vibrant | 00:35:25 | |
| communities. Good morning, James. Good morning. | 00:35:32 | |
| Mr. Chairman, Mr. Roger Humphrey, as you can see from the sign here that April is National County Government Month. | 00:35:41 | |
| And I would like to read from a press release that we have distributed from the county. | 00:35:48 | |
| Today, April 2nd, 2024, Gila County celebrates National County Government Month. | 00:35:53 | |
| To showcase how the county achieves healthy, safe and vibrant communities. | 00:35:59 | |
| The theme for this year's celebration of National County's Government Month is Forward Together. | 00:36:04 | |
| Inspired by the signature focus of National Association of Counties President Mary Jo Maguire. | 00:36:10 | |
| The theme highlights the powerful role of county governments in an intergovernmental partners. | 00:36:16 | |
| As intergovernmental partners that. | 00:36:22 | |
| Connect building bridges to advance excellence and networks in county government. | 00:36:24 | |
| Inspire driving community engagement and residents. Trust in county governments and. | 00:36:30 | |
| Lead spearheading, spearheading local, state, federal, and tribal intergovernmental partnerships. | 00:36:36 | |
| And common sense policy situations. | 00:36:43 | |
| A quote from a Supervisor Christensen. Healy County is proud of the programs and services we provide to our residents. | 00:36:48 | |
| This month, we celebrate the ways our government connects, inspires and leads every day. | 00:36:55 | |
| Within our community. | 00:37:01 | |
| And in collaboration with our state and federal partners. | 00:37:02 | |
| Encourage all county residents to participate in national county government outreach events to learn about the important role of | 00:37:07 | |
| county government. | 00:37:11 | |
| Since 1991, Naco has encouraged counties across the country to raise public awareness about county roles and responsibilities. | 00:37:16 | |
| During the month of April. | 00:37:25 | |
| It's permission, Mr. Chairman. I'd like to read the proclamation. | 00:37:27 | |
| Proclamation #2024-01A Proclamation of the Board of Supervisors of Kenneth County, Arizona proclaiming the month of April 2024 as | 00:37:31 | |
| National County Government Month in Philly County. | 00:37:38 | |
| With this year's theme of Forward Together. | 00:37:45 | |
| Whereas the nation's 3069 counties serving more than 330 million Americans, provide essential services to create healthy, safe and | 00:37:49 | |
| vibrant communities. | 00:37:55 | |
| And whereas. | 00:38:02 | |
| Counties fulfill a vast range of responsibilities and deliver services. | 00:38:03 | |
| That touched nearly every aspect of our residents lives. | 00:38:08 | |
| And whereas Hila County and all counties take pride in our responsibility to protect and enhance the health. | 00:38:11 | |
| Well-being and safety of our residents inefficient and cost effective ways. | 00:38:19 | |
| And whereas under the leadership of National Association of Counties President. | 00:38:24 | |
| Mary Jo Maguire. | 00:38:29 | |
| Nako is highlighting county leadership through the lens. Forward together. | 00:38:31 | |
| Celebrating the role of county governments in connecting, inspiring and leading as intergovernmental partners and. | 00:38:35 | |
| Whereas that role includes a responsibility to inspire county residents. | 00:38:43 | |
| To engage with their communities and to lead by highlighting our strength. | 00:38:47 | |
| As intergovernmental partners and. | 00:38:51 | |
| Whereas each year since 1991, the National Association of Counties. | 00:38:54 | |
| Has encouraged counties across the country to elevate Aware. | 00:38:58 | |
| Of county responsibilities, programs, and services. | 00:39:02 | |
| And now therefore be it resolved that we. | 00:39:05 | |
| Any county Board of Supervisors hereby proclaim the month of April 2024. | 00:39:09 | |
| As National County Government Month. | 00:39:14 | |
| To be passed and adopted this second day of April 2020. | 00:39:18 | |
| Thank you James. Thank you supervisor. | 00:39:23 | |
| OK, I guess I have a question. | 00:39:27 | |
| On this by by doing this, is there going to be something going on in the paper or something on the on our website or something | 00:39:32 | |
| for? | 00:39:35 | |
| Yes, I read the press press release. OK. | 00:39:41 | |
| OK. Thank you. | 00:39:44 | |
| And change. Thank you. I don't. | 00:39:47 | |
| Think people realize how much counties? | 00:39:49 | |
| Do. And not only do we implement our own programs, but we have to implement those of the state and the federal government. | 00:39:53 | |
| So we are at the front lines of doing things and so. | 00:40:00 | |
| It's great that we can. | 00:40:04 | |
| And I'll acknowledge April as a national County government month. | 00:40:07 | |
| But really, it's 12 months a year. | 00:40:12 | |
| Absolutely, absolutely. Thank you. And so I will call for a motion for this proclamation. | 00:40:15 | |
| Mr. I moved to adopt Proclamation number 202401. | 00:40:20 | |
| And I will second that all those in favor say aye, aye. Thank you, James. | 00:40:26 | |
| Item 4G. Information Discussion Action to Authorize the Advertisement of Request for Proposals Number 030324 Multi Jurisdictional | 00:40:32 | |
| Hazard Mitigation Plan. Good Morning Carl Morning Chairman Members of the Board. So this is to seek bids for the rewrite of the | 00:40:41 | |
| Multi Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. This is a five year plan that is up for revision. | 00:40:49 | |
| This plan encompasses basically all of the hazards that base our county as well as this municipalities. This does invite | 00:40:58 | |
| municipalities to partake in this as well to be covered under this plan. This plan opens a lot of grant opportunities for hazard | 00:41:04 | |
| mitigation grants in the future. | 00:41:10 | |
| We're seeking to have a consultants draft this plan that will also include assembling a team of stakeholders that will. | 00:41:16 | |
| Provide input into the plan and feed information into. | 00:41:25 | |
| And this contract will also cover all the way up until FEMA approval. This is one of the only plans that we have that actually has | 00:41:28 | |
| a state and federal review on it. | 00:41:33 | |
| So this contract will ensure that they. | 00:41:38 | |
| We'll be working on the plan until final approval from FEMA. | 00:41:42 | |
| So other than that, I'll take any questions. Thank you, Carl. Supervisor Humphrey, I have no questions. Carl, I just want to thank | 00:41:46 | |
| you for all you do and all you have done to help us with all of the situations we've been through. | 00:41:53 | |
| Thank you. Appreciate it very much. Thank you and your department for staying on top of things. | 00:42:00 | |
| People want to know what the plan is. Well, we're always working on the plan. | 00:42:05 | |
| So with that I will call for motion. | 00:42:09 | |
| Mr. Chair, I move to authorize the advertisement of the request for proposal number 03/03. | 00:42:11 | |
| 24 And I will second that all those in favor say aye. Aye, aye. Thank you. | 00:42:19 | |
| Item 4H Information Discussion Action to Adopt Policy Number BOS Dash Hours Dash 018 Employee Tuition Reimbursement Policy. | 00:42:27 | |
| Michael Good Morning Good Morning, Chairman, Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:42:34 | |
| About a year, year and a half ago, the Board of Supervisors during the work session. | 00:42:42 | |
| Directed staff to research and see if we can't come up with that tuition reimbursement policy to allow. | 00:42:47 | |
| Toronto County employees to. | 00:42:55 | |
| Further their education that they may need for the their job that they're providing Heela County. | 00:42:57 | |
| Residents or to retain employees Sort of another tool in your. | 00:43:04 | |
| To use as management to retain employees. So what you have in front of you is a final. | 00:43:11 | |
| Policy that's been approved by Rick Husk, our HR Director. This has also been a joint project with Mayor and our Finance Director. | 00:43:18 | |
| Josh back, your Health Director as well as Selena Cates and writer Bauman, my management Associates. Selena was my previous | 00:43:28 | |
| management associate invited, came in and took over and helped run this project as well. So a true collaborative effort and this | 00:43:36 | |
| is the tuition reimbursement policy that we're presenting in front of you that we'd like the Board to consider. | 00:43:43 | |
| And I'd be happy to answer any questions. Great supervisor Humphrey. I have no questions. I just, I just want to thank you very | 00:43:52 | |
| much because you know employees are so important and with insurance and everything going up it's. | 00:43:58 | |
| It's great to do all we can to help them. So look, the spotlight this morning is a great thing, but but also those that those | 00:44:04 | |
| employees that want to reach out and and further their education for themselves and their families. | 00:44:11 | |
| I think it's a great deal that that we're able to reimburse them. So I thank you very much for. | 00:44:18 | |
| For bringing this to us today. | 00:44:24 | |
| Yeah. Thank Michael and thanks to all your whole team because we used to do this and we put it on hold. Now we're doing it again. | 00:44:26 | |
| And that's great. I believe that an employee that wants to improve themselves is one that will stick with the job more and if we | 00:44:33 | |
| provide that opportunity, it's helpful. So with that, I will call for a motion. | 00:44:39 | |
| This year I moved to adopt policy number BOS death hours dash. | 00:44:45 | |
| 01/8 I will second that motion. All those in favor say aye, aye, aye. | 00:44:51 | |
| Thank you, Michael. Welcome. | 00:44:57 | |
| Item 4I. | 00:44:59 | |
| Information Discussion Action to approve the use of the State or Arizona Contract Agreement number Ctr. 061840 with the SK | 00:45:01 | |
| Anderson Company in the amount of $118,963.71 for the Fairgrounds Roll Up Door Project Joseph. | 00:45:11 | |
| Good morning, Chairman Board of Super. | 00:45:22 | |
| Hillock County is currently focusing on enhancing the overall experience at the fairgrounds. | 00:45:25 | |
| With a special emphasis on improving facilities for community and private events. | 00:45:29 | |
| Among the main venues. | 00:45:34 | |
| The 15,000 square foot exhibit hall stands out as a popular choice for various occasions, including weddings. | 00:45:37 | |
| 4H School Fund Raiders, Razors. | 00:45:42 | |
| And the annual Gila County Fair. | 00:45:46 | |
| The Fairground exhibit hall is equipped with three roll up doors. One of them is located near. | 00:45:49 | |
| The main entrance. | 00:45:54 | |
| At the front of the building. | 00:45:56 | |
| Well, the other two are suited at the rear of the facility. | 00:45:58 | |
| These doors are over 30 years old and can only be operated manually. Moreover, the guide rails are damaged and the doors are not | 00:46:02 | |
| insulated, and they are in poor condition due to weather and age. A combination of these issues diminishes the Hall's usability, | 00:46:08 | |
| allowing even the slightest wind to cause significant noise disruptions to events. | 00:46:14 | |
| Based on the issues outlined above, it is clear from a maintenance standpoint that the current roll up doors at the Fairgrounds | 00:46:23 | |
| exhibit hall. | 00:46:26 | |
| For not meeting the necessary standards for safety, comfort and efficiency to address these issues of facilities, Department | 00:46:30 | |
| recommends that the Board of Supervisors approved the Arizona State contract number Ctr. 061840 for the installation of three new | 00:46:36 | |
| roll up doors at the Fairgrounds exhibit hall. | 00:46:41 | |
| The SJ Anderson Company and state contractor will handle the removal of the current doors and the installation of the new doors at | 00:46:48 | |
| a cost of 100. | 00:46:51 | |
| $18,963.71. | 00:46:55 | |
| If approved, the source funding will be from either ARPA or ALTCF. | 00:47:01 | |
| Hillock County Finance Department will work with the administrative team to select the most appropriate funding source if | 00:47:07 | |
| approved. | 00:47:11 | |
| Thank you, Joseph Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:47:15 | |
| OK, and these are guaranteed with a no rattle. | 00:47:18 | |
| That that's that's a lot of money we need of no rattle cost. | 00:47:24 | |
| So the good news is German. | 00:47:28 | |
| Is we are. | 00:47:32 | |
| Implementing. | 00:47:34 | |
| Equipment that reduces that. So I don't know if we'll ever get away from it, but we're certainly looking to reduce it. | 00:47:38 | |
| Significantly. All right. | 00:47:46 | |
| One more question. OK, thank you. So Joseph, we have old doors. | 00:47:50 | |
| We're placing 3 doors and they'll last 2025 more years. | 00:47:55 | |
| Pretty good buy. | 00:48:00 | |
| Yes, Sir. With good maintenance we can push them to that 25 for sure. Great. Thank you. And with that I'll call for a motion. Mr. | 00:48:02 | |
| Chair, I move to approve the use of. | 00:48:07 | |
| The State of Arizona Contract Agreement number Ctr. 061840. | 00:48:12 | |
| With the SJ Anderson Company presented, I will second that all those in favor say aye, aye, aye. | 00:48:18 | |
| Thank you, Joseph. We have. | 00:48:26 | |
| Comment about the fairgrounds and the use of this facility with Bianca. | 00:48:29 | |
| Out there and organizing and and helping develop uses of the fairgrounds that the report is, is that the number and frequency? | 00:48:36 | |
| And the variety of uses at the programs for the facility has increased significantly. And so thank you for. | 00:48:45 | |
| Your willingness to invest that we can improve the experience for those that are using it and. | 00:48:52 | |
| And the times that it's being used has increased a lot in the last month. So thank you. | 00:48:57 | |
| Thank you, James. | 00:49:03 | |
| All right. | 00:49:05 | |
| Where were we 4 gay? | 00:49:08 | |
| Information, Discussion, Action to approve an architectural and design concept for the Heva County Go Cart track. Joseph. | 00:49:11 | |
| Chairman, Board of Supervisors, I am excited to present to you a second fairgrounds project, the Hilla County Raceway Expansion | 00:49:20 | |
| Improvement Project. | 00:49:24 | |
| Located at the Hill County Fairgrounds. As you may know, the Hill County Management Manager is permitted to approve contracts over | 00:49:28 | |
| $50,000 at the Board of Supervisors discretion. | 00:49:33 | |
| I'm pleased to report that this initial architectural and design phase. | 00:49:38 | |
| Of the project falls below that discretionary threshold at $49,146.57. | 00:49:42 | |
| The Board of Supervisors has identified the Hill County Fairgrounds as a potential economic opportunity for the community and the | 00:49:50 | |
| region. Therefore, we're seeking guidance and approval to move forward with this existing exciting. | 00:49:56 | |
| Concept that is in line with that mission. | 00:50:03 | |
| The primary goals that we're going to be looking at for this site are going to be safety. | 00:50:07 | |
| Economic development for Hill. | 00:50:11 | |
| Community. | 00:50:14 | |
| And to promote discover Hilla County. | 00:50:16 | |
| Our project goals and objectives are in line. | 00:50:21 | |
| With our commitment to safety, economic and tourism goals, we are confident that the expansion and the remodel of Hill County. | 00:50:24 | |
| Raceway will offer many benefits to the local community. | 00:50:31 | |
| Here we have a couple of slides just to give an idea of what we're going to be looking at. | 00:50:34 | |
| Some of the highlights out of this is going to be improving the safety as mentioned earlier. | 00:50:39 | |
| Right now they have tires and what I assumed was a nice landing for a vehicle was brought to my attention that that's the the | 00:50:44 | |
| bottom level of safety. What happens with the go karts, they tend to grab the the traction on the tires and it causes rollovers | 00:50:51 | |
| and increases the potential for multiple vehicle wrecks. | 00:50:58 | |
| So that's just to kind of give you an idea of one of our primary focuses is going to be bringing in barriers that are designed for | 00:51:05 | |
| this site. Some of the other things that we're going to be looking at is reorientating the track. | 00:51:11 | |
| And reoriented attracts important because it's going to allow us to bring in some of those safety features but also expand the | 00:51:17 | |
| track that's going to be able to support. | 00:51:20 | |
| An additional. | 00:51:25 | |
| Raceway. So they're going to be able to do 2 different types of racing at that location. | 00:51:27 | |
| They're currently focused on one season. Throughout the year they have increased out a little bit, but expanding this track. | 00:51:33 | |
| They're going to be able to utilize that track nearly year round. | 00:51:40 | |
| Next slide. | 00:51:47 | |
| So again, this is just a very rudimentary concept to give you an idea of the direction we're taking. | 00:51:50 | |
| Again, just to highlight, we're looking at expanding parking. | 00:51:56 | |
| Provide Ada access. | 00:52:01 | |
| Also facilities a restroom facility. The closest restaurant facility is. | 00:52:03 | |
| At the top end of the property. | 00:52:08 | |
| So we're looking at establishing that along with stance. Currently, the stands, they can fit roughly 40 to 50 participants or | 00:52:11 | |
| spectators. | 00:52:15 | |
| They get anywhere from 150 to 200. Now keep in mind that's also including some of the race families. | 00:52:21 | |
| So as you can imagine, there's a lot of lawn chairs sitting on the back end of the track. Don't get me wrong, I think that's part | 00:52:28 | |
| of the experience. | 00:52:31 | |
| But it'll give us an opportunity to give folks. | 00:52:35 | |
| A choice with that, I'd be open to taking any questions. OK. Thank you Supervisor hopefully. | 00:52:39 | |
| I have no questions. I just. I just have thank you. The fairgrounds and activities at the fairgrounds is one of my. | 00:52:46 | |
| Pet peeves for local. So anything we can do to make it better for our youth and the people that recreate out there, I think it's a | 00:52:54 | |
| great thing too. | 00:52:58 | |
| To continue improving. | 00:53:02 | |
| That that area. So I thank you very much and all the people that put their time, energy and effort into the sport that that you | 00:53:05 | |
| have. So thank you. | 00:53:10 | |
| Yeah. Thank you, Joseph The. | 00:53:17 | |
| So today we're approving the design concept and then we'll go forward with. | 00:53:20 | |
| It's on getting it pulled together. Is that what we're doing? Is that the order of business? Yes, Sir. OK. And so then I like the | 00:53:25 | |
| idea that multiple racing venues can use this. | 00:53:32 | |
| And so then we can hold events or events can be held there. | 00:53:39 | |
| And is this down below where the animal control building is right across the street, right in that flat area there? | 00:53:44 | |
| All right, Perfect. | 00:53:52 | |
| Thank you for that presentation. | 00:53:54 | |
| Absolutely. I fully support all that we're doing out at the fairgrounds. It's a facility we've had. | 00:53:56 | |
| That I'm not familiar with. I'm not from here. I don't have any history. However, if we're going to have something that needs to | 00:54:03 | |
| be in working in good condition and so. | 00:54:08 | |
| These are all great improvements in my mind. | 00:54:13 | |
| Chairman, Board of Supervisors, we absolutely appreciate the positive feedback. | 00:54:16 | |
| For sure, I'd like to say thank you to the race team. They're the ones that essentially brought this to us. We were looking at | 00:54:21 | |
| doing some soft improvements and they were able to bring this, this larger idea to us. So we're super excited to partner with the | 00:54:27 | |
| community and if we're able to get an approval to proceed forward with this. | 00:54:34 | |
| Again, we'll be looking at utilizing. | 00:54:41 | |
| Source funding from ARPA or ALTCF, which will be determined by. | 00:54:45 | |
| OK, perfect. Well, let's see if we can move forward with that. With that, I'll call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I move to approve the | 00:54:51 | |
| architectural and design concept for the. | 00:54:56 | |
| County go Kart track. I will second that. All those in favor say aye aye aye. | 00:55:02 | |
| Thank you, Joseph. Thank you item 4K. | 00:55:08 | |
| Information Discussion Action to review the Bids Submitted for Requests for Qualifications number 120423. Professional consulting | 00:55:12 | |
| firms specializing in solid waste operations and award Contract number 120423 to Blue Ridge Services, Montana, incorporated in the | 00:55:20 | |
| amount of $65,510. | 00:55:28 | |
| And we have Melanie with us this morning again. Good morning, good morning, good morning, Mr. Chairman and Supervisor Humphrey. In | 00:55:37 | |
| January, we came to the Board to request the advertisement for professional consulting firm to perform a high level review of Hill | 00:55:42 | |
| County landfills. | 00:55:48 | |
| That includes all aspects of the landfill division and this request was approved on January 2nd, 2024. The scope of work of this | 00:55:54 | |
| project included a health and state includes health and safety, our technical approach meaning engineering and documentation and | 00:56:00 | |
| our day-to-day operations of a landfill. We want to operate helicopter HeLa County landfills effectively and efficiently. The | 00:56:06 | |
| turnover of our staff has been high for our landfills and our goal is to obtain and keep knowledgeable confidence staff that are | 00:56:12 | |
| skilled in their trade. | 00:56:18 | |
| This evaluation and trading component is just one piece of the puzzle that. | 00:56:25 | |
| To attain our goal in keeping staff skilled. | 00:56:30 | |
| There are several other pieces to the puzzle, and we're also looking for the most effective equipment for the future and training. | 00:56:35 | |
| Landfill staff will be attending Swana that Solid Waste Association of North America Molo training this month, which is a | 00:56:42 | |
| certificate program for the management of lands operations. There are four staff members going. | 00:56:48 | |
| Two of those employees are equipment operators and these two individuals would be considered emergent leaders in our organization | 00:56:55 | |
| that have taken a leadership role without the title. So they're going with us to Phoenix. I have a supervisor going and. | 00:57:01 | |
| And myself to Phoenix for this Molo training. So staff also trains weekly on landfill processes, safety topic topics, customer | 00:57:08 | |
| service and Heila County policies. Landfill operators have one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. Training and safety are | 00:57:15 | |
| so important to the success of our organization. Over the last two years, we reviewed current landfill practices and determined | 00:57:22 | |
| that landfills gap would benefit from a high level evaluation. | 00:57:28 | |
| We went out forbid on January 9th and received one still bid from Blue Ridge Services, which is based in Montana. Blue Ridge | 00:57:36 | |
| Services has over 35 years of experience helping waste management companies function more effectively and we feel fortunate that | 00:57:41 | |
| they bid on our request for qualifications. | 00:57:46 | |
| Blue Ridge Services. We evaluate both landfills, the Buckhead Mesa Landfill and Payson and the Russell Boats Landfill here and | 00:57:51 | |
| Globe. They'll review all plans and regulatory paperwork, provide us with a comprehensive report put together on site training and | 00:57:57 | |
| give us access to online training for a year. | 00:58:02 | |
| Recycling and Landfill Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors award the contract for professional control. | 00:58:08 | |
| Professional consulting firm specializing solid waste services to Blue Ridge Services in the amount of $65,510. | 00:58:14 | |
| Thank you, Melanie. Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:58:23 | |
| Umm, Melanie, just thank you. We we realized what what shape our our landfills were in early on when when you came in. And so | 00:58:25 | |
| thank you very much for helping us get those under control and the expansions and things going and and keep trying to make the | 00:58:32 | |
| landfills better. If we're going to be in the landfill business, we just won't be as good as we can't be in. So thank you very | 00:58:38 | |
| much for bringing. | 00:58:44 | |
| For bringing us up. | 00:58:50 | |
| So you guys are happy. Thank you for that. Thank you, Melanie. Yes, so it sounds to me like this company, even though it's just | 00:58:53 | |
| one bidder, they're very experienced, they should be able to provide a huge amount of information from all aspects of the landfill | 00:58:59 | |
| from employees to equipment to operations efficiency. | 00:59:06 | |
| To both of our landfills which? | 00:59:13 | |
| Sounds like a reasonable price too. | 00:59:16 | |
| And so. | 00:59:19 | |
| Yeah, thank you for that. Are they going to be giving you any information or suggestions or options with regard to recycling? | 00:59:21 | |
| That I didn't add that to the scope of work, I'm just interested if that's the case. | 00:59:31 | |
| And so I think. | 00:59:37 | |
| At least I'm interested in. | 00:59:40 | |
| Recycling, if we can afford to do it, to keep less in the landfill and do that. So just something to think about. | 00:59:43 | |
| With that, I'll call for a motion. | 00:59:51 | |
| Next year, I move toward contract number 120423 to Blue Ridge Services, Montana Incorporated in the amount of $65,510. I will | 00:59:53 | |
| second that all those in favor say aye, aye, aye. | 01:00:00 | |
| Thank you. Next we have 4L information discussion action to approve economic development agreement number 031424 between Heela | 01:00:08 | |
| County and Strawberry patchers incorporated in the amount of $250 to sponsor the strawberry patches 26th Annual Quilt show which | 01:00:16 | |
| the board is determined to be for the benefit of the public. This is my item. It's an annual request to help sponsor them with | 01:00:24 | |
| this annual quilt show. It supports the community. | 01:00:32 | |
| Brings a tremendous amount of people into the area. | 01:00:41 | |
| And I'm happy to be able to offer that and I personally feel that it is for the benefit of the public. Do you have any questions? | 01:00:43 | |
| I have no questions, Mr. Gray and. | 01:00:50 | |
| So with that I will call for a motion. | 01:00:57 | |
| I move to approve Economic Development Agreement number 031424. | 01:01:00 | |
| With your board is determined to be for the benefit of the public. | 01:01:06 | |
| And I will second that all those in favor say aye, aye, aye. | 01:01:10 | |
| Thank you. And we are going to be tabling item 4M. So with that I'll call for a motion. | 01:01:15 | |
| Mr. Chair, I move to table item 4M and I will second that. All those in favor say aye. | 01:01:22 | |
| Aye, aye. Thank you. And that will show up on next week's agenda, I believe. | 01:01:29 | |
| So we're at the consent agenda action items item. | 01:01:38 | |
| 5A through 5K Supervisor Humphrey, do you wish to remove one or more of the items? There's nothing I care to remove from. | 01:01:42 | |
| The thank you vent agenda items. | 01:01:53 | |
| Thinking, neither do I. So with that, I'll call for a motion to approve the consent agenda items. Mr. Chair, I move to approve | 01:01:56 | |
| consent agenda items 5/8 through 5K, and I will second that. All those in favor say aye. | 01:02:03 | |
| Aye, aye. So with that, the motion passes and so we've come to the portion. | 01:02:09 | |
| Where we have called to the public, Lisa, do we have any public to call on? | 01:02:16 | |
| No, Sir, we do not. Thank you, Lisa and Cassandra. And how about here in Globe? | 01:02:23 | |
| One supervisor's room, no call to the public. So let's move on to item number 7 where we give our reports. I'm going to turn it | 01:02:30 | |
| over to our county manager for. | 01:02:36 | |
| A report, if he would like Mr. Chairman Sir Humphrey yesterday, is able to. | 01:02:41 | |
| Have some time on Kmart up in Payson and it was with Cameron Davis discussion regarding Discovery County presenting what the | 01:02:48 | |
| tourism and marketing website that the county does and how it benefits the public health benefits businesses and it went really | 01:02:54 | |
| well and and telling. | 01:03:00 | |
| The story of what the Board of Supervisors is doing to support local businesses. | 01:03:07 | |
| That's a tremendous success. Kind of a summary of the community meetings we've had over the last month with Mr. Davis and | 01:03:12 | |
| Discovering County. So thank you. | 01:03:17 | |
| Yes, and thank you for doing that. That's really important that we get that message out and I did listen to part of that. | 01:03:23 | |
| But I did have some other stuff to do, so I didn't listen to all of it. | 01:03:28 | |
| Supervisor Humphrey. | 01:03:33 | |
| Attended a District 2 project information meeting on March the 27th where I get with staff on projects you were doing. | 01:03:36 | |
| And the progress on projects that we're doing in District 2. | 01:03:44 | |
| Will hold the Tunnel Basin community meeting this evening at at 5:00. We'll hold the Roosevelt community meeting at on the 8th at | 01:03:47 | |
| 1:00. I'll be on KQSS radio on the 8th at 5:30 and usually after that I go and attend the Miami Town Council meeting. | 01:03:59 | |
| And that's all I have, Mr. Chair. Thank you Supervisor. I don't have a lot to report myself. | 01:04:11 | |
| Yesterday I did meet with a representative from Senator Kelly's office. | 01:04:20 | |
| Concerning Fossil Creek. And so we're still trying to push that needle in the right direction to get some improvements done there | 01:04:26 | |
| for safety. | 01:04:30 | |
| And coming up on Thursday. | 01:04:35 | |
| We have basically the northern preseason fire meeting. | 01:04:38 | |
| I believe it's possible Supervisor Klein will attend as well. | 01:04:45 | |
| If not, we will have that and it's not for the public but it is for all of our personnel and so we do that annually and. | 01:04:50 | |
| We get a little report on the dangers and the possibilities. | 01:05:00 | |
| Things occurring or not occurring. | 01:05:04 | |
| This coming fire season. | 01:05:07 | |
| And with that I don't have anything else. | 01:05:09 | |
| If there's nothing else then. | 01:05:13 | |
| Thank you for coming. I we stand adjourned. Thank you. | 01:05:15 |