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| Testing, testing. | 00:00:01 | |
| OK. | 00:00:16 | |
| Thank you. | 00:00:17 | |
| Good morning, everyone. | 00:00:19 | |
| We have a full room today. | 00:00:28 | |
| Yeah, it's going to be a great day. So I'd like to call this meeting to order some regular meeting Tuesday, February 18th at | 00:00:32 | |
| 10:00. | 00:00:36 | |
| Thank you for coming, I've asked Kaylee. | 00:00:41 | |
| To lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and then Marin Belling will lead us in the invocation. | 00:00:44 | |
| Into the public for which it stands one nation under God. | 00:00:58 | |
| Heavenly Father, we bow our heads before you this morning in gratitude for our opportunity to serve your community. | 00:01:13 | |
| And in Thanksgiving for our colleagues and for our first responders and for our young people who are here today. | 00:01:21 | |
| To speak out for the importance of awareness of violence in teen dating. | 00:01:29 | |
| We thank you for the beautiful day and for all the ways that you provide for us. | 00:01:35 | |
| And all the ways that you call us to serve and provide for others. | 00:01:40 | |
| We ask this in Christ name, Amen. | 00:01:43 | |
| OK, our first item is #2A presentation. | 00:01:52 | |
| A lot here today that are. | 00:01:57 | |
| Going to participate in that. We have recognition of Hewlett County employees who have been employed for. | 00:02:00 | |
| 10/15/2020, 5:30. | 00:02:05 | |
| And 35 years. | 00:02:08 | |
| As of 2024 and we have Louisa with us. | 00:02:10 | |
| This is her first time presenting, so she's going to do a great job. Come on up. | 00:02:14 | |
| All right, if the meeting is yours. | 00:02:22 | |
| Good morning, Chairman and members. | 00:02:24 | |
| If you guys don't mind coming up to should cancel the employees, Sure, sure. | 00:02:26 | |
| As mentioned, this is recognition of the employees who met their anniversary date in 2024. | 00:02:33 | |
| We ask that everyone hang out at the end to get a group photo. There are some light refreshments and if you guys could hold your | 00:02:38 | |
| applause until the end. | 00:02:42 | |
| Umm, whenever I call your name. If you could please come up. | 00:02:46 | |
| And grab your award. | 00:02:50 | |
| And we'll get started. | 00:02:51 | |
| For five years we have. | 00:02:53 | |
| Savannah Barajas. | 00:02:59 | |
| Melissa. | 00:03:04 | |
| Did you say their department as well? Would you mind? | 00:03:06 | |
| You have that with you? I don't, but I can't get it from up there. Yeah, that's OK. Thanks. | 00:03:09 | |
| Beatrice Bejarano Library. | 00:03:20 | |
| Charity Dale. Probation. | 00:03:24 | |
| Kayla Evans County Attorney's Office. | 00:03:30 | |
| Katie Franklin. | 00:03:35 | |
| Help. | 00:03:37 | |
| Donald Garvin. | 00:03:40 | |
| Peace and Justice Court. | 00:03:42 | |
| Jennifer Glasscock. | 00:03:45 | |
| County Attorney's Office. | 00:03:47 | |
| Alex Hartman, Sheriff's Office. | 00:03:51 | |
| Veronica Hernandez Library. | 00:03:55 | |
| Elizabeth Holmes, Assessor's Office. | 00:04:00 | |
| Ian yacht facilities. | 00:04:06 | |
| Stephanie Johnson, Recorder's Office. | 00:04:12 | |
| Christopher Jones Sheriff's Office. | 00:04:18 | |
| David Lavario, Sheriff's Office. | 00:04:22 | |
| Stephanie Mata. | 00:04:27 | |
| Will Justice Court? | 00:04:29 | |
| Justin Montejo. | 00:04:34 | |
| Sheriff's Office. | 00:04:35 | |
| Timothy Moore, Sheriff's Office. | 00:04:39 | |
| Taylor Perez, Health Department. | 00:04:43 | |
| Jordan Weirden. | 00:04:48 | |
| Will adjust this court. | 00:04:50 | |
| Linda Robertson, Health Department. | 00:04:53 | |
| Danielle Rocha. | 00:04:58 | |
| Health Department. | 00:05:01 | |
| Jessica Skabelli. | 00:05:06 | |
| County attorneys office. | 00:05:08 | |
| Brenda Sullivan, Clerk of the Superior Court. | 00:05:13 | |
| Noah Tassel, Sheriff's Office. | 00:05:20 | |
| Carter Tatum, Sheriff's Office. | 00:05:25 | |
| Cody Thomason. | 00:05:29 | |
| Sheriff's Office. | 00:05:31 | |
| Callan Trimble. | 00:05:35 | |
| Can we tremble? I apologize. | 00:05:38 | |
| Courtney White, Sheriff's Office. | 00:05:41 | |
| Taylor Wilson, Sheriff's Office. | 00:05:45 | |
| An Adam Wingate Sheriff's Office. | 00:05:49 | |
| That is our five years. For 10 years we have Miriam Bras. | 00:05:53 | |
| With the facilities. | 00:05:57 | |
| Todd Beatty with. | 00:06:02 | |
| The county attorney's office. | 00:06:04 | |
| Deborah Blevins with the Health Department. | 00:06:08 | |
| Lowell Brown with the Sheriff's Office. | 00:06:14 | |
| James Cross with the Sheriff's Office. | 00:06:20 | |
| Julianne and Siso with probation. | 00:06:25 | |
| Veronica. | 00:06:31 | |
| Claudiana. | 00:06:34 | |
| With the Superior Court. | 00:06:35 | |
| Call Labonte with the Sheriff's Office. | 00:06:39 | |
| Diana Moore with the assessor's office. | 00:06:44 | |
| Jerry Moore with Community Development. | 00:06:51 | |
| Emily Nader with the Superior Court. | 00:06:57 | |
| Jessica Ortman with the county Attorney's office. | 00:07:02 | |
| Penny Padgett with the Sheriff's Office. | 00:07:06 | |
| Barbara Romero with probation. | 00:07:10 | |
| Cassidy Smith with the Sheriff's Office. | 00:07:17 | |
| Kimberly Smith with probation. | 00:07:22 | |
| And Travis Todd with the Sheriff's Office. | 00:07:27 | |
| That is our ten years. For 15 years we have Deborah Glindersley. | 00:07:32 | |
| And she was with probation. | 00:07:37 | |
| Wade Haney, Sheriff's Office. | 00:07:41 | |
| Serena Hensley, Sheriff's Office. | 00:07:45 | |
| David Laforge. | 00:07:50 | |
| Public works. | 00:07:51 | |
| I'm Megan Miller with the clerk of the Superior Court. | 00:07:56 | |
| That concludes our 15 years for 20 years. | 00:08:02 | |
| We have Susan Alfredini. | 00:08:05 | |
| With the school superintendent's office. | 00:08:08 | |
| Sadie Bingham with the Recorder's Office. | 00:08:12 | |
| Christine Fuser. | 00:08:16 | |
| With the Sheriff's Office. | 00:08:17 | |
| Nicole Harmon with County Attorney's Office. | 00:08:20 | |
| Jared Osborne with the Sheriff's Office. | 00:08:26 | |
| And Jeremy Soden with probation. | 00:08:30 | |
| For 25 years. | 00:08:42 | |
| We have Tom Homan. | 00:08:44 | |
| With GIS. | 00:08:47 | |
| Michelle Solis. | 00:08:52 | |
| With the Superior Court. | 00:08:55 | |
| Violetta Worthy. | 00:08:59 | |
| With the Sheriff's Office. | 00:09:01 | |
| Anita Zaragoza with probation. | 00:09:06 | |
| For 30 years, we have Teresa Griego. | 00:09:13 | |
| And for 35 years. | 00:09:25 | |
| We have Mary Navarro with Globe Justice Court. | 00:09:27 | |
| And for umm. | 00:09:33 | |
| Gilbert Oliver's with the Sheriff's Office. | 00:09:35 | |
| And that concludes our county service awards. If you guys don't mind if we could take a group photo with the employees? | 00:09:51 | |
| Outside. | 00:09:58 | |
| We'll step outside for disagreement. | 00:10:00 | |
| A public hearing I So what I'd like to do I I can see a group of young people here today. | 00:10:48 | |
| And aren't they all so good looking? | 00:10:54 | |
| And I believe you are part of item H. | 00:10:58 | |
| On the regular agenda. | 00:11:02 | |
| So if it's appropriate. | 00:11:04 | |
| And all. Can I pull that forward, Marion? | 00:11:06 | |
| Item 4H and deal with that right now. | 00:11:09 | |
| OK, so let's do that so that we can get you. | 00:11:13 | |
| Right away, OK, So what it is, is it's information, discussion, action. | 00:11:17 | |
| To adopt A proclamation. | 00:11:22 | |
| Number 2025. | 00:11:24 | |
| Dash 01 proclaiming February 2025. | 00:11:27 | |
| As teen dating violence awareness and prevention month in Hewitt county with this year's theme of. | 00:11:31 | |
| Respect that. | 00:11:37 | |
| Which will educate, empower and provide awareness to team. | 00:11:39 | |
| And are you Shawnee? | 00:11:44 | |
| Did I say that right? OK, very good. | 00:11:47 | |
| Welcome. Thank you. Good morning. | 00:11:50 | |
| I'm Chairman Christensen and members of the board. We love to thank you on behalf of the Hewitt County Youth Advisory Council for | 00:11:52 | |
| allowing us to present to you guys today. I'm going to hand it over to my members to read over the proclamation. | 00:11:59 | |
| A proclamation of the Hewlett County Board of Supervisors proclaiming February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention | 00:12:09 | |
| Month. | 00:12:13 | |
| In a county. | 00:12:17 | |
| Whereas every young person deserves to experience healthy, safe, respectful. | 00:12:19 | |
| Relationships and. | 00:12:23 | |
| Whereas one and three adolescent girls in the United States is a victim of physical, emotional or her. | 00:12:25 | |
| Verbal abuse from a dating partner. | 00:12:31 | |
| If it figured out, far exceeds victimization words from other types of violence affecting youth and. | 00:12:33 | |
| Whereas the consequences of dating violence can include anxiety, depression. | 00:12:41 | |
| Or academic performance and increase. | 00:12:46 | |
| Risk of experiencing future abusive relationships and. | 00:12:49 | |
| Of teens who experience dating violence report the incidence of abuse. | 00:12:55 | |
| Took place in a school building or a school ground and. | 00:13:00 | |
| Whereas education and awareness plays a crucial role. | 00:13:03 | |
| In preventing teen baby violence by empowering young people with the knowledge and skills to recognize, avoid, and report | 00:13:06 | |
| unhealthy relationships. | 00:13:09 | |
| And whereas. | 00:13:13 | |
| WHEREAS whereas families, schools, community community organizations and local leaders. | 00:13:16 | |
| Must work together to promote safe environments and support victims of dating violence and. | 00:13:21 | |
| WHEREAS Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month provides an opportunity to amplify the voices of young survivors, encourage open | 00:13:27 | |
| discussions. | 00:13:30 | |
| About healthy relationships and strengthen community resources dedicated to prevention and intervention and. | 00:13:34 | |
| Browse He can all take part in raising awareness and preventing teen dating violence through the following. | 00:13:40 | |
| Where at Wednesday on Monday, February 10th, individuals are encouraged to wear orange as a symbol of support for survivors of | 00:13:47 | |
| teen dating violence. | 00:13:51 | |
| By wearing orange, we wait. | 00:13:56 | |
| Raise awareness and show solidarity. | 00:13:58 | |
| With those affected by abuse. | 00:14:01 | |
| Educational workshops and community events. Attend or host local workshops. | 00:14:05 | |
| Seminars and events focused on understanding healthy relationships. | 00:14:10 | |
| Identifying the signs of dating violence and supporting survivors. | 00:14:14 | |
| Schools, youth organizations, and community centers can serve as a key venues for these activities. | 00:14:18 | |
| Social media campaigns use your social media platforms to spread awareness about teen dating violence, share facts, resources, and | 00:14:26 | |
| super. | 00:14:30 | |
| Survivor stories to help educate your network, consider using the hashtags like hashtag team, DVM, hashtag and teamdb and healthy | 00:14:35 | |
| and hashtag healthy relationship check out the. | 00:14:40 | |
| At GCPPHCS Social for shareable posts. | 00:14:46 | |
| Support local resources. Reach out to local. | 00:14:51 | |
| Organizations that report. | 00:14:54 | |
| Provide support to victims of teen dating violence. Consider donating time resources. | 00:14:57 | |
| Or funding to help expand. | 00:15:02 | |
| At least critical services. | 00:15:05 | |
| Promote healthy relationship education Encourage schools and youth groups to implement programs to teach young people about | 00:15:08 | |
| healthy relationships, consent, respect and communication. | 00:15:13 | |
| These programs are essential to. | 00:15:18 | |
| OK. Thank you. Well done. | 00:15:27 | |
| And UMM Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:15:31 | |
| Yeah, Thank you all. Turn the mic on. Thank you all very much for. | 00:15:34 | |
| Or stepping up for what you believe in it. | 00:15:38 | |
| And forming a group to be able to. | 00:15:40 | |
| To make other people aware of some of the things that are going on in our schools. | 00:15:43 | |
| But also too, I'm impressed that you were able to get up in front of public and all of you read very well. | 00:15:47 | |
| And you were able to present yourself very well, which I find impressive from younger people. There's adults that have a hard time | 00:15:52 | |
| getting up in front of people to speak so. | 00:15:57 | |
| My hats off to you for both reasons and I I wish you all all the. | 00:16:03 | |
| All the luck in the world going forward with with what you what you're working on. | 00:16:08 | |
| Thank you. Thank you, Supervisor Klein. Thank you for bringing this to us and you did a very good job. | 00:16:13 | |
| Each and everyone of you and I wish all the luck in the world going forward on this and. | 00:16:18 | |
| And hopefully it works out. So thank you. Did you did well. | 00:16:23 | |
| Yes, and thank you SO. | 00:16:28 | |
| I will continue to read this now and say now therefore. | 00:16:31 | |
| We, the members of the Gila County Board of Supervisors, do hereby proclaim February. | 00:16:35 | |
| 2025. | 00:16:41 | |
| As teen dating violence awareness month and encourage all. | 00:16:42 | |
| Citizens to join in raising awareness. | 00:16:45 | |
| Promoting prevention efforts. | 00:16:49 | |
| And supporting survivors in our community. | 00:16:52 | |
| And we're going to pass and adopt this hopefully on this 18th day of. | 00:16:55 | |
| February 2025 I will call for a motion on item 4H. | 00:16:59 | |
| Mr. Chair, I move to adopt propagate propagation. | 00:17:05 | |
| Proclamation number. | 00:17:09 | |
| 202501. | 00:17:11 | |
| And Mr. Chair, I'll second that. | 00:17:13 | |
| We have a motion and a second to approve. All those in favor say aye. | 00:17:15 | |
| Aye, aye. Motion passes unanimous. Thank you so much for your involvement. | 00:17:20 | |
| And your time here today. | 00:17:24 | |
| All right, have a good day. | 00:17:27 | |
| OK. So let's move on now to Item 3A, public hearing. | 00:17:35 | |
| Information, discussion, action and adopt ordinance #2025-03. Amendment to Ordinance number 05/01, the Healer County Rules of | 00:17:39 | |
| Procedure to add line 10. | 00:17:45 | |
| The Rule 1 definitions as section 1.10 and correct. | 00:17:51 | |
| The omission of Gila County ordinance. | 00:17:57 | |
| 08/02 clean and lean. | 00:18:00 | |
| In section 21, point 2.3. Good morning, Homero, good morning. | 00:18:04 | |
| And thank you. | 00:18:09 | |
| Chairman and board. | 00:18:11 | |
| The item before you is to consider adopting ordinance #2025 Dash 03. | 00:18:13 | |
| It's an amendment to an existing ordinance number 05/01. | 00:18:19 | |
| County hearing officer, Rules of procedures. | 00:18:24 | |
| And it's the main purpose of this is to allow the hearing officer ordinance. | 00:18:28 | |
| To be used for all ordinances in Gila County. | 00:18:34 | |
| Umm, the. | 00:18:38 | |
| Ordinance that we currently have 05/01 has some language in it that. | 00:18:42 | |
| Almost meets that authority, but it does not. It's a little bit short, so we wanted to make it clear. | 00:18:47 | |
| Rule #1 on the definition section. | 00:18:53 | |
| Provides a definition for enforcement coach to mean county ordinances. | 00:18:56 | |
| And Arizona Revised Statutes. | 00:19:01 | |
| But then it goes on to enumerate 9 various county ordinances. | 00:19:03 | |
| OK. The next one is offers when action can be taken to state that every action or proceeding brought before the hearing officer. | 00:19:07 | |
| For a civil violation or any or any enforcement code shall be commenced by filing a complaint with the enforcement officer. | 00:19:15 | |
| And then Rule 21 under their ruling, ruling of the hearing officer. | 00:19:24 | |
| It provides that the imposition of time shall be in accordance. | 00:19:29 | |
| With the fine stipulated in that ordinance, or in that or in that enforcement pro. | 00:19:33 | |
| And then list. | 00:19:37 | |
| 8 county ordinances and concludes with the section. | 00:19:39 | |
| That says for any other enforcement quote not listed above. | 00:19:42 | |
| A fine of not more than $700.00 per day for continuing violation. | 00:19:46 | |
| By an individual and not more than 10,000 per day for a continuing violation by an enterprise. | 00:19:50 | |
| So if you. | 00:19:57 | |
| Under the definition section, it enumerates 9 ordinances. | 00:20:00 | |
| Under the uh. | 00:20:03 | |
| Ruling of the hearing officer, it only lists 8 ordinances and that's an omission that we want to correct. | 00:20:05 | |
| And so at this time. | 00:20:12 | |
| We would like to propose a revision to the ordinance. | 00:20:14 | |
| To not only take care of the omission, but to also make sure and clear that the ordinance that we have for the hearing officer. | 00:20:18 | |
| Applies to all county. | 00:20:27 | |
| County emergencies. | 00:20:28 | |
| So in. | 00:20:31 | |
| In Gila County, the process to amend an ordinance is to adopt A new ordinance. In this case, it would be 20. | 00:20:35 | |
| 2025 Dash 03. | 00:20:42 | |
| With the specific changes addressed in the ordinance in this way, only the new ordinance must be published in the newspaper. | 00:20:45 | |
| After adoption, the changes adopted in the new ordinance. | 00:20:51 | |
| Will be incorporated into the existing ordinance. Again, that's 05 dash. | 00:20:55 | |
| 01 our existing ordinance. | 00:21:00 | |
| And that's what we're we're trying to do today. | 00:21:03 | |
| So we posted a public. | 00:21:06 | |
| The notice of public hearing was published in the newspaper in January 28 of 25. | 00:21:08 | |
| The ASIN Roundup. | 00:21:14 | |
| If the Board of Supervisors adopts the the new ordinance, 2025 Dash 03 will be published one time in the Face and Roundup | 00:21:17 | |
| newspaper in the Arizona Silver Belt newspaper. | 00:21:22 | |
| And so at this time, we'd like to recommend the adoption. | 00:21:27 | |
| Of the new ordinance 2025, Dash 03. | 00:21:31 | |
| Which cements the old ordinance 05/01. | 00:21:35 | |
| And in the sections that we would be changing as rule, rule one under the definition section. | 00:21:38 | |
| 1.1 We would add the following. | 00:21:45 | |
| Any other statute this would be #10 of that enumerated list of ordinances, and it opens it up to all the ordinances and states | 00:21:47 | |
| this. | 00:21:51 | |
| Any other statute, county court ordinance or resolution authorizing the hearing officer to hear. | 00:21:55 | |
| Civil Violations. This includes all past and future statutes, county codes, ordinance, or resolutions enacted or adopted. | 00:22:01 | |
| After this ordinance has been adopted. | 00:22:09 | |
| And so we at the same time would also then correct the omission of Gila County Ordinance at 08. | 00:22:11 | |
| Dash O2. | 00:22:17 | |
| Clean and lean in that section where I mentioned the omission. Section 21, point 2.3. | 00:22:19 | |
| And with that thou. | 00:22:25 | |
| Answer any questions you may have or any comments and look for your approval for. | 00:22:28 | |
| Or this ordinance. Thank you, Humira Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:22:33 | |
| Yeah, I I have no question tomorrow. I just. | 00:22:38 | |
| I have a great appreciation for the hearing officer that we. | 00:22:41 | |
| Started using back when we were fighting a lot of different things and. | 00:22:46 | |
| And so through code enforcement. | 00:22:50 | |
| We were able to turn it over to a hearing officer. | 00:22:53 | |
| And I think that's helped us a lot in a lot of ways. And so I think it's it's great that now we have been adding things building | 00:22:56 | |
| without a permit, you know things and now we're. | 00:23:01 | |
| Getting getting more to that and to the point that we may need another hearing officer. So thank you very much for bringing that | 00:23:06 | |
| before us. | 00:23:10 | |
| Thank you, Supervisor Klein. | 00:23:15 | |
| One more thank you I. | 00:23:18 | |
| We referenced the clean and lean in this. | 00:23:21 | |
| I thought we already had that covered under our code enforcement. | 00:23:25 | |
| And whatnot. | 00:23:30 | |
| In the hearing, in the hearing officer ordinance, it's mentioned one time. | 00:23:31 | |
| In the definitions, but then it's not mentioned again in another section. | 00:23:36 | |
| And one of the things that we're trying to do to avoid how? | 00:23:40 | |
| Having to mention a list of ordinances each and every time. | 00:23:44 | |
| We've introduced the new sentence that says all county ordinances. | 00:23:48 | |
| But it was. It has been used for that. | 00:23:53 | |
| It's a, it's a, it's an omission. It's not. It doesn't mean that if anything other than. | 00:23:57 | |
| We added it in one section, but we forgot to add it to the other section. | 00:24:03 | |
| That's all I was pointing out. | 00:24:06 | |
| Because I was pointing that out because we're going back and making that correction now. | 00:24:08 | |
| So what other issues have we had out there that haven't been covered? | 00:24:13 | |
| So we have the right of way ordinance that we're preparing. | 00:24:20 | |
| We have the grading and drainage ordinance that's not mentioned in here. | 00:24:24 | |
| Would now be an ordinance that we could use the hearing officer. | 00:24:28 | |
| To enforce the ordinance. | 00:24:31 | |
| Those are two that come to mind. | 00:24:34 | |
| But it really this really talks about any. | 00:24:36 | |
| Any county ordinance that. | 00:24:39 | |
| Would like to use the hearing officer process. Will in the future be able to use it? | 00:24:42 | |
| And so how much additional? | 00:24:47 | |
| Work is just gonna put on our code enforcement officers. | 00:24:50 | |
| It will of course add more work. The rating and drainage and right of way ordinances will will bring more work. | 00:24:53 | |
| Director Bloomer is working on. | 00:25:02 | |
| Umm and I, I'm working with him to see if we can add a second hearing officer. | 00:25:06 | |
| And we're going to start by talking with the current hearing Officer 1st and then go from there. | 00:25:11 | |
| We, I think, from our sense of continuity. | 00:25:17 | |
| It would be appropriate to have two hearing officers in Gila County. | 00:25:21 | |
| And to determine maybe they specialize, but they could cover all. | 00:25:25 | |
| And those are the things that we are going to. | 00:25:31 | |
| Discuss with the current hearing officer and then go from there. | 00:25:34 | |
| OK, put our code enforcement. | 00:25:39 | |
| Folks, they'll be able to handle this extra workload. | 00:25:41 | |
| With what they've got. | 00:25:46 | |
| That so different organizations take care of code enforcement. For instance, we wouldn't be using the community development. | 00:25:47 | |
| Code enforcement person. | 00:25:55 | |
| Or our violations. We would be using our own internal team in public works. | 00:25:57 | |
| To remedy to try to remedy the violations. | 00:26:04 | |
| And, and do you have somebody specifically in mind for that Homer? | 00:26:07 | |
| It's our currently our project managers. | 00:26:11 | |
| Oversee both the Right of way ordinance and the grading and Drainage ordinance. | 00:26:16 | |
| In the future. | 00:26:20 | |
| We just interviewed someone for a floodplain, the director of Floodplain as a for instance. | 00:26:23 | |
| When we when we fill that position. | 00:26:28 | |
| We would have folks that would be responsible for the floodplain ordinance. | 00:26:31 | |
| They would be responsible for the grading and drainage ordinance and that team. | 00:26:36 | |
| Of three people. | 00:26:40 | |
| Will then be asked to. | 00:26:42 | |
| Take care of preparing for the hearing officer. | 00:26:45 | |
| On issues that violate the floodplain and the grading and drainage orness. | 00:26:50 | |
| On the right of way ordinance, we do have two project managers. They currently report to Alex. | 00:26:55 | |
| Kendrick, our senior engineer. | 00:27:00 | |
| And they would be responsible for remedying. | 00:27:04 | |
| Uh, violations through the right of way ordinance, so it is split amongst various folks. | 00:27:08 | |
| And and so those folks have been doing that currently or. | 00:27:14 | |
| So currently we have two project managers. They also do the grading and drainage. Our plan is to. | 00:27:19 | |
| Separate grading and drainage from the right of way and from the management of our roadway projects. | 00:27:27 | |
| And put the grading and drainage ordinance under the care of the floodplain administrator. | 00:27:35 | |
| He would have two people reporting to him, one in Basin and one in Go. | 00:27:42 | |
| There they would be new. They're not here today. | 00:27:50 | |
| There would be new applications posted. | 00:27:52 | |
| We we are evaluating. | 00:27:56 | |
| Folks that have applied, we're not ready to start interviewing at this time for those for those two positions. | 00:27:58 | |
| So more than likely the new people coming in, you would look. | 00:28:06 | |
| For someone that has experience with this, correct or that would be preferable? | 00:28:11 | |
| Because I you know. | 00:28:15 | |
| I'm not downplaying this, but with the wrong people or whatever this could. | 00:28:19 | |
| Be a train wreck. | 00:28:24 | |
| So that's a good point. And there is. | 00:28:25 | |
| It's a share in public works. I think in community development I can almost say the same thing. It's a shared responsibility in | 00:28:30 | |
| the enforcement. The director all the way down gets involved. | 00:28:36 | |
| Almost everybody gets involved. | 00:28:42 | |
| And the more mature the person that's trying to remedy the ordinance is with that process. | 00:28:44 | |
| It becomes easier. | 00:28:51 | |
| But it always requires. | 00:28:53 | |
| The attention of various levels in each organization. | 00:28:56 | |
| OK, so the director and whoever else will have some input on all this as well. There'll be some checks and balances. | 00:29:01 | |
| Correct. Umm. | 00:29:07 | |
| That is correct. | 00:29:09 | |
| OK. Thank you, Homer. | 00:29:10 | |
| Thank you, supervisor. Thank you, homero. So let me close the discussion now and open it up. | 00:29:13 | |
| To the public hearing portion of item 3A. | 00:29:18 | |
| Lisa, do you have anyone in Payson that wishes to discuss? | 00:29:23 | |
| Or make comments regarding this item. | 00:29:27 | |
| OK, Cassandra. | 00:29:31 | |
| No Anyone here in globe about 3A? | 00:29:33 | |
| OK. No, with that, I'll close the public hearing. | 00:29:37 | |
| And call for emotion. | 00:29:39 | |
| Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to adopt ordinance #2025-03. | 00:29:41 | |
| Mr. Gerald Second. | 00:29:47 | |
| Have a motion and a second to approve. Item 3A is in favor, say. | 00:29:48 | |
| Aye, aye. | 00:29:53 | |
| Thank you, Romero. | 00:29:54 | |
| Thank you. Next is item 3B Information discussion action to adopt resolution number. | 00:29:55 | |
| 25/02/02, which approves the county. | 00:30:01 | |
| Community Development case number CU PG. | 00:30:05 | |
| 2412-001 A request by State 48. | 00:30:08 | |
| Development Consulting. | 00:30:13 | |
| Robert Graves, the owner for a conditional use permit. | 00:30:14 | |
| Upon Gila County assessors tax parcel number. | 00:30:18 | |
| 101-13 Dash. | 00:30:22 | |
| 032 F located. | 00:30:25 | |
| At 3807 S Arizona Highway 77. | 00:30:27 | |
| In Winkelman. | 00:30:31 | |
| He look howling. | 00:30:33 | |
| Good morning, Randy. | 00:30:35 | |
| Morning, Supervisors. | 00:30:36 | |
| Let me start off by saying this will require you unanimous decision. | 00:30:38 | |
| There are 4 property owners within the 300 feet. | 00:30:42 | |
| Three of them have. | 00:30:47 | |
| Questioned or proposed? | 00:30:51 | |
| And their concerns are property values. | 00:30:55 | |
| Radio waves. | 00:30:59 | |
| Looks. | 00:31:01 | |
| As a generic. | 00:31:04 | |
| Reason for opposing this? | 00:31:06 | |
| So again, this is State 48 consulting representing vertical bridge. | 00:31:08 | |
| Is proposing to the installation of a new 190 foot. | 00:31:13 | |
| Self supporting cell tower. | 00:31:17 | |
| With an additional 4 foot lightning rod, the overall height will be 199 feet. | 00:31:20 | |
| The tower will be located on Parcel 101 thirteen O32F. | 00:31:25 | |
| And will include associated equipment within. | 00:31:30 | |
| A 66 by 66 E area. | 00:31:34 | |
| This area will be surrounded by a six foot high chain link fence with utilities and. | 00:31:37 | |
| Access easements as shown in exhibit. | 00:31:44 | |
| Per the applicant the proposed. | 00:31:48 | |
| Facility is to improve coverage to access emergency 911 services for the town of Winckelmann. | 00:31:50 | |
| And passing traffic on Hwy. 77. | 00:31:57 | |
| Close facility will allow up to four carriers total, one acre tenant, three additional tenants. | 00:32:00 | |
| Which will decrease the need for additional towers to be built in in the future. | 00:32:07 | |
| See Exhibit A with a narrative that shows. | 00:32:12 | |
| Coverage. | 00:32:15 | |
| Planning. Zoning Commission. | 00:32:17 | |
| At a duly publicized notice. Public notice. | 00:32:20 | |
| For a public hearing on January 16, 2025, voted unanimously to recommend approval of subject and adherence to the conditions and | 00:32:25 | |
| approved list. | 00:32:29 | |
| In the sections. | 00:32:34 | |
| Later on. | 00:32:36 | |
| Surrounding this is forest. | 00:32:38 | |
| Gu and then to the east is National Forest and to the South is also Gu. | 00:32:42 | |
| Property owners within 300 feet of the subject property were notified and applicant held a citizen participation meeting via Zoom | 00:32:47 | |
| on December 3rd. | 00:32:52 | |
| 2024. | 00:32:56 | |
| There were no attendees from the notices that were sent out, however, prior to the meeting. As we stated, we've received the post | 00:32:57 | |
| from three of the property owners. | 00:33:02 | |
| Staff. | 00:33:08 | |
| Put out legal ads on 1/28/2020 5:00 and 1:29. | 00:33:10 | |
| 2025 in the Pacer Roundup and Silver Belt. | 00:33:15 | |
| Per the ordinance 103.8 Gila County zoning arts commercial. | 00:33:19 | |
| Communications tower AKA wireless communication tower facilities are. | 00:33:24 | |
| Permitted Permitted in all zoning districts subject to the approval of a conditional use permit. | 00:33:28 | |
| All towers are required to be structurally engineered and shall not be located closer than its height to any adjacent property. | 00:33:34 | |
| Public right away. | 00:33:43 | |
| Or any other unrelated structures unless accompanied by a structural engineer plants that eliminate the need for the fall zone. | 00:33:44 | |
| Staff In reviewing a CUP application, staff considers the county ordinance comprehensive master plan zoning. | 00:33:53 | |
| And the current proposed land use of the property adjacent zoning. | 00:34:00 | |
| Public comments, if the land is used, will be compatible and harmonious with the neighboring uses of any recorded restrictions on | 00:34:04 | |
| the property. | 00:34:08 | |
| In reviewing the consideration. | 00:34:12 | |
| Commercial communication towers are permitted in all zoning dishes with these. | 00:34:15 | |
| Cup. | 00:34:19 | |
| The subject property, zoning and General Gu. | 00:34:21 | |
| Permits farm, non farm, residential uses, farm tranches, recreational and commercial uses. | 00:34:24 | |
| APN 10113032. F falls within the Residential .04 to 1.0. | 00:34:32 | |
| Do you acre land use classification in the comprehensive master plan? | 00:34:38 | |
| The residential .4 to one category denotes an area of the county where low density world detached residential development is | 00:34:43 | |
| preferred. | 00:34:47 | |
| The residential .04 to one point. | 00:34:54 | |
| Land use nesting includes private land and rural areas. | 00:34:57 | |
| And rural communities that may have access and mobility limitations. Emergency response. | 00:35:01 | |
| Service limitations and are not served with the development community. | 00:35:07 | |
| The board again approved this we have. | 00:35:14 | |
| 13. | 00:35:17 | |
| Conditions. | 00:35:23 | |
| Number one, development, operation and maintenance shall be in accordance with the application narrative. | 00:35:24 | |
| Materials provided in the CU P application request for the Community development. | 00:35:30 | |
| The maximum height of the 190 foot. | 00:35:35 | |
| 5 foot S tire with a four foot lightning rod of the overhaul height of 199. Include base platform and attendee. | 00:35:39 | |
| Is not to exceed 199 feet above natural grade. | 00:35:47 | |
| The 190 foot 5 foot cell tower within a four foot welding rod. | 00:35:53 | |
| For the height of 190 feet must be structurally engineered. | 00:35:58 | |
| The 195 foot. | 00:36:02 | |
| Tower with a four foot light rod. The overall height 190 shall be located no closer than its height to any adjacent property. | 00:36:04 | |
| Public right of way. | 00:36:08 | |
| Our unrelated structures, unless accompanied by a structural engineer plants that eliminate the need for the fault zone. | 00:36:12 | |
| Building permits must be obtained within one year. | 00:36:18 | |
| From the date approved by the Board of Supervisors, failure of such shall avoid conditional use permit. | 00:36:21 | |
| A current lease agreement with the owner of APN 10113032 F shall be submitted prior to the issuance of building permits. | 00:36:27 | |
| The 195 foot cell tower with a four foot lightning rod for an over a high height of 199. | 00:36:36 | |
| And all accessory equipment shall be removed immediately from the property at the owners expense if the tower becomes unusable or | 00:36:42 | |
| obsolete. | 00:36:47 | |
| The applicant will provide the ability to Co locate on the tower. | 00:36:53 | |
| The equipment area shall be secured in vandal proof. | 00:36:59 | |
| The fancy in closing this compound shall not exceed exceed 6 feet in height. | 00:37:03 | |
| And no barbed wire should be placed. | 00:37:07 | |
| All lighting shall comply with here county dark sky ordinance. | 00:37:10 | |
| Certificate completion will be issued upon construction. Policeman of the Gila County. | 00:37:14 | |
| Community Development. | 00:37:20 | |
| Building department approval. | 00:37:21 | |
| It is responsibility of the owner subject property of 101 thirteen O32F to obtain all necessary federal, state. | 00:37:23 | |
| County local permits and shall require the issuance of condition useful does not. | 00:37:29 | |
| Relieve the owner. | 00:37:34 | |
| Of the liability for failing to obtain all required permits. With that, I'd be more than happy to answer any questions. Thank you, | 00:37:36 | |
| Randy. Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:37:40 | |
| Being this dissident Supervisor Klein's district, I'll probably speak after Supervisor Klein if that's OK. Sounds very wise. | 00:37:45 | |
| Supervisor Klein. | 00:37:55 | |
| Well. | 00:37:58 | |
| So this is a This is a topic that just irritates the hell right out of it. | 00:38:01 | |
| Just to put it real bluntly. | 00:38:07 | |
| I've never thought in all the years in this position I'd kind of be dictated how to vote. | 00:38:09 | |
| But this is one of them. | 00:38:15 | |
| And so for the reasons listed. | 00:38:17 | |
| We cannot vote against that cell tower. | 00:38:20 | |
| We don't have legal behind us on this. | 00:38:24 | |
| And we stand out there on a real small limb for lawsuit. | 00:38:27 | |
| And so. | 00:38:34 | |
| I don't think it's right. | 00:38:37 | |
| I don't think it's fair. | 00:38:39 | |
| And I don't think the property owners that have to live under that cell tower. | 00:38:41 | |
| Should have to do that. | 00:38:48 | |
| We are looking at a place that is sparsely. | 00:38:51 | |
| Populated. I get that. | 00:38:54 | |
| But for some reason these cell towers always are targeted on private properties. | 00:38:57 | |
| And very few places is their property out there, private property that doesn't have structures and homes and dwelling power. | 00:39:03 | |
| And these folks with what's? | 00:39:13 | |
| With the way this is put together and the way that. | 00:39:16 | |
| It's considered infrastructure, I guess, more or less critical infrastructure through FCC and some other. | 00:39:20 | |
| Other outfits. | 00:39:27 | |
| Stick us right in a corner who are basically property owners, don't have a say. | 00:39:29 | |
| And quite honestly? | 00:39:35 | |
| Neither do us unless we want to face those lawsuits. | 00:39:38 | |
| And I want that said because I want everybody to understand this, you know, when you get put in these kind of a positions. | 00:39:43 | |
| That I'm sitting in right here today. | 00:39:50 | |
| You know, you make your best calls and you vote your conscience and we're here for the constituents whether I agree with the self | 00:39:52 | |
| power or not. | 00:39:56 | |
| And I'm all for communication. | 00:40:00 | |
| I am. | 00:40:03 | |
| But I don't have to live under it. | 00:40:05 | |
| I don't have to face it every day and look at it. | 00:40:07 | |
| Like every one of these other people do. | 00:40:11 | |
| Some communities are good with it. | 00:40:14 | |
| Some aren't. | 00:40:16 | |
| And the concerns are are always the same. | 00:40:18 | |
| Property values, safety, aesthetics. | 00:40:24 | |
| It goes on. | 00:40:27 | |
| None of which are good enough. | 00:40:28 | |
| To allow us if we wanted to. | 00:40:30 | |
| To vote against this without facing retribution from. | 00:40:33 | |
| From attorneys. | 00:40:37 | |
| So I just want to make that very well known that when I vote for this same thing, it isn't because I want to. | 00:40:40 | |
| At all. It's because we're pretty much dictated to do that. It's a lot like the liquor license. | 00:40:48 | |
| Didn't remember what we vote for on a liquor's license. The state has control. | 00:40:55 | |
| They can go with it. They can go against it. | 00:41:00 | |
| Why these things even come up in front of us as beyond me? | 00:41:02 | |
| Right now. | 00:41:06 | |
| I I don't get it and so. | 00:41:07 | |
| So as long as we know that, and I'm on record with saying that, Mr. Chair, that's all I had to say. Thank you for your input, | 00:41:10 | |
| Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:41:14 | |
| I think enough said. | 00:41:20 | |
| OK. Thank you. | 00:41:22 | |
| So are any of the well. | 00:41:24 | |
| Let me close the discussion. I'm going to open it up to the public hearing portion. Are any of the complaints? | 00:41:26 | |
| With us today, Lisa. | 00:41:33 | |
| OK, Cassandra. | 00:41:37 | |
| And are any of the complainants here? | 00:41:39 | |
| In glow, No. | 00:41:42 | |
| All right. | 00:41:43 | |
| So then I'm going to ask Cassandra, do you? Is there anyone that wishes to speak to this subject on the Internet? No. | 00:41:46 | |
| And Lisa, do you have anyone in Payson that wishes to speak on item 3B? | 00:41:53 | |
| Cancel OK. | 00:42:00 | |
| And, umm. | 00:42:01 | |
| We have one person here. | 00:42:03 | |
| Is there anyone else that has? | 00:42:05 | |
| That would like to speak here other than the one person that has already indicated that. | 00:42:07 | |
| OK. So please come forward. | 00:42:12 | |
| I'd like to. | 00:42:15 | |
| Have you keep your comments to about 3 minutes? | 00:42:16 | |
| And this is Shirley Cohan. | 00:42:19 | |
| Cohen And you're from Queen Creek. | 00:42:23 | |
| And she is. | 00:42:26 | |
| In favor of the issue and she's requesting a unanimous approval. | 00:42:28 | |
| For the conditional use permit, OK please. | 00:42:33 | |
| Let us know what you're thinking. Well, good morning and good morning, and thank you to the members of the Board for allowing me | 00:42:37 | |
| this opportunity to speak to you today. | 00:42:41 | |
| And I do want you to know that I am here in support of that tower for coverage, for capacity. | 00:42:44 | |
| Or connectivity for your constituents and for your community. | 00:42:50 | |
| I would also like to bring up the E 911 factor. | 00:42:54 | |
| With this tower, that will help with those things, the connectivity. | 00:42:57 | |
| And the communications in this area. | 00:43:01 | |
| So based on that, I would like to request your unanimous approval today. And again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to | 00:43:04 | |
| speak to you. | 00:43:08 | |
| Thank you very much Supervisor hunt for anything. | 00:43:12 | |
| Sure that no. | 00:43:15 | |
| And Supervisor Klein, thank you. Thank you. So thank you very much for that. So I'll close the public hearing portion. | 00:43:16 | |
| Randy, is there anymore to present? | 00:43:23 | |
| OK. And I believe the reason it's before us right now and I do agree with a lot of what Advisor Klein said it's. | 00:43:25 | |
| We're almost incumbent to vote for these things or were subject to liability. | 00:43:32 | |
| But it's because it's a CUP. | 00:43:37 | |
| In our zoning ordinance, it requires the CEP. We are in the process of working on that. | 00:43:40 | |
| If we're directed, we could take that out. There's it's in our zoning ordinance and that's why it comes before us. | 00:43:46 | |
| For all the districts. | 00:43:54 | |
| I'm not sure if I'm recommending that or not. I'm just saying that's why we're, that's why we're, that's why we're. | 00:43:56 | |
| In this corner. So with that I will call for a motion. | 00:44:01 | |
| Mr. Chair, I move to adopt resolution #25-02-02. | 00:44:04 | |
| OK. I will second it. We have a motion and a second to approve Item 3B. | 00:44:10 | |
| All those in favor say aye. | 00:44:15 | |
| Aye, aye. Motion carries unanimous. | 00:44:17 | |
| Thank you. Thank you, Randy. | 00:44:20 | |
| All right, thanks. Thanks, everyone. Let's move on to our regular agenda item 4A. | 00:44:23 | |
| You're trying to order a pizza over there. | 00:44:41 | |
| OK. | 00:44:57 | |
| Item 4A is information discussion action. | 00:44:59 | |
| To approve amendment #12 to an integr. | 00:45:02 | |
| Intergovernmental agreement contract number D. | 00:45:05 | |
| I, 20002263 between the Arizona Department. | 00:45:08 | |
| Of the Economic Security and Hila County Community Services Division. | 00:45:13 | |
| To add the itemized service budget in the amount of $390,410.33. | 00:45:18 | |
| For the period of July 124 through June 3025, in which the funds. | 00:45:25 | |
| Will be used as rent and utility assistance. | 00:45:30 | |
| Good morning, Josh. | 00:45:34 | |
| Good morning, Chairman Christensen, Supervisor. So this is our primary allocation for our. | 00:45:35 | |
| African Community Action Program that we receive every year. | 00:45:41 | |
| Pays for .9 of a person that does the case work here in Globe for the southern part of the county, and .9 for the person and | 00:45:44 | |
| Payson that does the. | 00:45:48 | |
| Casework and Payson. | 00:45:52 | |
| A little bit. I think 15% of our finance person, another 15% of the program manager for the community services programs. | 00:45:54 | |
| Other than that, it's for people that meet the. | 00:46:01 | |
| Defined. | 00:46:05 | |
| Economic. | 00:46:07 | |
| Status for receiving services does the services for the North and the South. | 00:46:08 | |
| And it increases with the funds that we came before the board. | 00:46:13 | |
| Last month with the LIHEAP funds that add other energy assistance to that. So if you look. | 00:46:16 | |
| On this, it's about half the funding for this is for our staffing that provides the services and about half of it. | 00:46:21 | |
| Is for those services and then realize that that other pile of money, the LIHEAP funds or those dollars that come from. | 00:46:26 | |
| The state and vector and Zephyr and Gatson and those come together to form all of that utility assistance, so. | 00:46:32 | |
| And that's it. All right. Thank you, Josh. Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:46:40 | |
| Just one question that says. | 00:46:44 | |
| For utility and rental services. | 00:46:47 | |
| For citizens eligible in Gila County. | 00:46:50 | |
| The level of eligibility does that come from the from the state or from us or comes from the fence the feds OK yeah no that | 00:46:55 | |
| that's. | 00:47:00 | |
| That's great. I just wanted it said. So here we are and I think it's great that we're able to help people. | 00:47:05 | |
| That do qualify because a lot of people do. | 00:47:12 | |
| I just wanted it to be stated on. | 00:47:15 | |
| Where those rules come from? | 00:47:17 | |
| Thank you. | 00:47:20 | |
| Thank you, Supervisor Klein. | 00:47:20 | |
| Umm, Josh, you know that. | 00:47:23 | |
| That's that's good. The. | 00:47:26 | |
| The rent and utility assistance does. Do we usually get more people wanting that than we're able to provide? | 00:47:29 | |
| Hundreds more, usually. Just like our Section 8 program vouchers, we usually have to cap the list or close the list for periods of | 00:47:38 | |
| a year or two while we wait. | 00:47:42 | |
| For us to work through that list so we're not giving false hope to people that. | 00:47:47 | |
| You know would be way behind on this list, so. | 00:47:51 | |
| Typically we'll open them every couple of years or sometimes more depending on how many people are dropping on and off. But. | 00:47:53 | |
| Most of the time, yes, the list is closed. | 00:47:59 | |
| Put those thoughts out there at The list is 2 or 300 people long. | 00:48:02 | |
| Wow. OK, well, thank you. | 00:48:06 | |
| Yes, Thank you, Josh. | 00:48:09 | |
| Anticipate any cutbacks given the current political. | 00:48:10 | |
| Changes that are being made. | 00:48:15 | |
| So far it looks like the funding is probably going to stay about the same as Supervisor Humphrey mentioned. What will probably | 00:48:17 | |
| change would be the parameters of what would be considered low income would be what we see change like what percent of the federal | 00:48:22 | |
| poverty rate would be counted as low income. | 00:48:26 | |
| OK. Thank you for that. And with that, I'll call for motion. | 00:48:32 | |
| Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve amendment #12 to the Arizona Department of Economic Security intergovernmental | 00:48:36 | |
| agreement. | 00:48:39 | |
| Contact number DI 20002263 as pretended. | 00:48:44 | |
| Mr. Chair, I'll 2nd that I have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. | 00:48:50 | |
| Aye, aye. Thank you, Josh. | 00:48:56 | |
| Item 4B. | 00:48:58 | |
| Information Discussion. Action to approve amendment #3. | 00:49:00 | |
| To professional services contract numbers 0726. | 00:49:04 | |
| Tutu with Stephen B Smith. | 00:49:08 | |
| With a not to exceed amount of one $83,140. | 00:49:11 | |
| And extend the term of the contract through December 31st, 20. | 00:49:17 | |
| 25 We have Melanie. Good morning. Good morning, Chairman and members of the Board. This item is for the contract renewal for | 00:49:21 | |
| Stephen B Smith. He is our landfill contractor. | 00:49:26 | |
| This is going to be our third gear. | 00:49:33 | |
| So the first year what it came in at $259,000 and that included the expansion for the quality assurance that we were doing. | 00:49:36 | |
| On the expansion and then we renewed last year for $189,000. This year we're coming in about $3000 less. | 00:49:44 | |
| This includes. | 00:49:52 | |
| All of our methane reporting, our water monitoring and then in 2025 the ADEQ has increased. | 00:49:54 | |
| Our water Water monitoring. | 00:50:03 | |
| Monthly opposed to quarterly, so that's in there as well. | 00:50:06 | |
| We're still finishing up the pond removal for the Buckhead Mesa Landfill and then we're working on the storm water pollution | 00:50:10 | |
| prevention. | 00:50:14 | |
| Plan for the Russell Gold Swamp as well, so those are all included. | 00:50:18 | |
| So the recommendation of the department is to award the contract renewal for a. | 00:50:22 | |
| 106. | 00:50:29 | |
| 183,100 and $4000 if you have any questions. OK, thank you and the supervisor. | 00:50:30 | |
| Humphrey, I have a question. Supervisor Klein. | 00:50:37 | |
| Only this is. | 00:50:41 | |
| Amendment #3 Is it a four year contract? | 00:50:43 | |
| It was a. | 00:50:48 | |
| It was a one year contract with three renewals. So this is the last renewal, correct or last amendment? | 00:50:49 | |
| OK. Thank you. | 00:50:57 | |
| All right. Thank you. I have no questions. I'll call for a motion. | 00:50:59 | |
| Mr. Chair, I move to approve amendment #3 professional service. | 00:51:02 | |
| Contract number 072622. | 00:51:06 | |
| With Stephen B Smith, PE as presented, and I'll second that we have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. | 00:51:10 | |
| Aye, thank you very much. | 00:51:18 | |
| Item 4C is information discussion action to adopt. | 00:51:20 | |
| Resolution number 250204, which authorizes the execution of intergovernmental agreement #24. | 00:51:24 | |
| 0009674. | 00:51:33 | |
| I between Gila County and the State of Arizona acting. | 00:51:37 | |
| By and through the Arizona Department of Transportation. | 00:51:41 | |
| For the rail Highway safety improvement project at. | 00:51:44 | |
| Marion St. and Railroad Ave. and Claypool in the immediate area of the Arizona Eastern Railway crossing. | 00:51:49 | |
| Department of Transportation number 742375 are located in the Southeast region of Arizona in Gila County. | 00:51:58 | |
| Good morning, Alex. | 00:52:07 | |
| Good morning, Chairman and Board of Supervisors. Thank you for having me. | 00:52:09 | |
| Again, I apologize all these igas with. | 00:52:12 | |
| A dot have really long numbers. | 00:52:15 | |
| So what this is is. | 00:52:18 | |
| We have several railroad crossings. | 00:52:21 | |
| Throughout Gila County and a dot in cooperation with Arizona Eastern Railway. | 00:52:23 | |
| Have gone through over the last few years and evaluated all of them. | 00:52:30 | |
| And have come up with a list of those that need repair and. | 00:52:34 | |
| Safety modifications. | 00:52:38 | |
| We brought one before you guys. | 00:52:40 | |
| At Kala Loma. | 00:52:43 | |
| About a year ago. | 00:52:45 | |
| I have two more for you today. | 00:52:46 | |
| These projects will be funded by ADOT and the railway and then as soon as it's done. | 00:52:49 | |
| Heal County Public Works will take over maintenance of the road and the railway will continue to maintain the rails. | 00:52:55 | |
| So this is the first of the two that I'm bringing for you today and this is at. | 00:53:00 | |
| Street and Railroad Ave. in Clayton. | 00:53:06 | |
| Thank you, Alex. Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:53:09 | |
| Yeah, it's great to see that they did do some evaluation because I think all of them need some help and some of them even need. | 00:53:11 | |
| Even need arms on them because. | 00:53:17 | |
| They're they're pretty busy intersections, so. | 00:53:20 | |
| Thank you very much for bringing this to us. | 00:53:22 | |
| Supervisor Klein, Alex, thank you. | 00:53:25 | |
| Yes, thank you for that. With that, I'll call for motion. Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to adopt the resolution #25-02-04. | 00:53:28 | |
| I'll second that. | 00:53:37 | |
| We do have a motion in a second to approve. Those in favor say aye aye. | 00:53:38 | |
| Aye, thank you, Alex. | 00:53:43 | |
| That all you have. | 00:53:45 | |
| No, I have one more for you. | 00:53:47 | |
| Item 4D There we go. | 00:53:50 | |
| Information, discussion, action and adopt resolution number 25/02/03. | 00:53:53 | |
| Which authorizes the execution of an intergovernmental agreement number 240009686. | 00:53:58 | |
| I between Gila County and the State of Arizona acted by and through the Arizona Department of Transportation for the Rail Highway | 00:54:06 | |
| Safety Improvement project at Grover Canyon Rd. in Claypool. In the immediate area. They are on the Eastern railroad crossing. | 00:54:13 | |
| Department of Transportation number 742372 are located in the southeast region of Arizona and he left county. | 00:54:21 | |
| So thank you, Mr. Chairman, Board. So again, this is the second of the two we're bringing before you today, this one. | 00:54:30 | |
| Is almost identical, except that it's now Grover Canyon Rd. Versus. | 00:54:35 | |
| Marion Ave. and it's all the same. | 00:54:41 | |
| IGA requirements will be implemented. | 00:54:43 | |
| Thank you, Alex. Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:54:46 | |
| Yeah, Grover Canyon, that crossing is the one where all of the big trucks leaving the rod plant. | 00:54:48 | |
| Go to go back over to hit a streetlight instead of having to cross traffic, correct? | 00:54:54 | |
| Yeah, then that one might take a little special because it has a lot of heavy truck traffic on it. | 00:54:59 | |
| And I would like the state engineers to know that. | 00:55:05 | |
| When they're when we're doing some design on it because it's not just regular. | 00:55:08 | |
| People that live there, it's all the heavy trucks that are leaving the rod plant. | 00:55:13 | |
| Use that to go back to a. | 00:55:17 | |
| So that they can go east or West. | 00:55:21 | |
| All right, so I'll make a note of that and let the state engineer know. | 00:55:23 | |
| Yeah. Thank you very much. | 00:55:26 | |
| Supervisor client. | 00:55:28 | |
| Things again, Alex. | 00:55:30 | |
| OK. Thank you. With that, I'll call for a motion. | 00:55:32 | |
| Mr. I move to adopt resolution #25-02. | 00:55:35 | |
| Dash 03. | 00:55:40 | |
| And I'll second that, Mr. Chair. OK, we have a motion in a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. | 00:55:42 | |
| Aye, aye. Thank you, Alex. Thank you. | 00:55:47 | |
| All right, next is item 4, E Information Discussion action to adopt. | 00:55:51 | |
| Revised policy number The OS Hours 018. | 00:55:55 | |
| Employee tuition reimbursement. Good morning, Michael. Good morning, Chairman, members of the board. So on April 2nd, 2024. | 00:56:00 | |
| This board. | 00:56:08 | |
| Tuition reimbursement policy. | 00:56:09 | |
| This item is just to clarify a particular section in there regarding student loans. So what we did was to just clarify it if you | 00:56:12 | |
| look. | 00:56:17 | |
| On page five of eight we added a #5. | 00:56:24 | |
| Just to clarify, student loans are allowed to be reimbursed. | 00:56:28 | |
| So the employee is allowed to take a student loan. | 00:56:32 | |
| And then we reimburse them the amount of money of the tuition that's been approved by the county administration, then they can | 00:56:35 | |
| choose to pay off the student loan, so. | 00:56:39 | |
| That's basically the change to this policy. It's an issue that came up and working with the County Attorney and the HR department, | 00:56:44 | |
| everybody felt that we need to clarify this. So what I would be asking is to just. | 00:56:50 | |
| Have the board consider approving that new tuition? | 00:56:56 | |
| See what those changes? | 00:57:00 | |
| OK. Thank you, Michael. Supervisor Humphrey. | 00:57:02 | |
| Yeah, I think it's a great program to help people that want to. | 00:57:05 | |
| Educate themselves. So thank you very much for. | 00:57:09 | |
| Forgetting that. | 00:57:12 | |
| To be in better than it was. | 00:57:13 | |
| Welcome, Sir. Thank you, Supervisor Klein. How many folks do we have in it now, Michael? | 00:57:15 | |
| Currently we had. I believe we have one employee with the. | 00:57:21 | |
| Health Department. | 00:57:26 | |
| She went through the course. | 00:57:27 | |
| And it was reimbursed. | 00:57:30 | |
| And then also county administration is looking at. | 00:57:31 | |
| Department. Uh. | 00:57:35 | |
| Directors and managers and deputy directors within there to utilize this or. | 00:57:36 | |
| For further training for management. | 00:57:42 | |
| So that a lot more employees will. | 00:57:46 | |
| I hope so because I, I really had high hopes for this and I think it's really good for our people so. | 00:57:50 | |
| Thank you. | 00:57:57 | |
| Right. Thank you. And So what you're really doing is you're adding that? | 00:57:59 | |
| Someone doesn't have to do an out of pocket tuition. | 00:58:04 | |
| Payment in other words like a check or cash or something, they can get along and and have it reimbursed, correct? They can either | 00:58:07 | |
| pay up front or. | 00:58:11 | |
| You know, if they choose to get a loan, if they go that way, if they don't have the cash right, don't have the funding up front, | 00:58:16 | |
| then yes, it sounds like a logical thing to do with that. I'll call promotion. | 00:58:20 | |
| Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to adopt revised policy number BOS Dash Hours, Dash 018. | 00:58:25 | |
| I'll second that we have a motion in a second to approve. Those in favor say aye, aye aye. | 00:58:32 | |
| Hey, Michael. | 00:58:37 | |
| All right, let's move on here. Item 4F information discussion action. | 00:58:39 | |
| To approve the October 18th, 2024 Memorandum of Understanding. | 00:58:45 | |
| For the Mexican wolf recovery and management and authorized the chairman to sign. | 00:58:49 | |
| The MOU and the concurrence letter to. | 00:58:55 | |
| The attached and be attached to the MOU which affirms the designation of the Eastern Arizona Counties Organization Executive | 00:58:59 | |
| Director. | 00:59:03 | |
| To represent Gila County when Gila County supervisors are not directly involved. | 00:59:07 | |
| And Woody, this is your item. | 00:59:12 | |
| It is. | 00:59:15 | |
| Thank you, Mr. Chair, and. | 00:59:16 | |
| Mexican wolf issues been going on now for a very long time. There's. | 00:59:18 | |
| Quite a few folks involved in the Pascal. | 00:59:23 | |
| On our. | 00:59:27 | |
| Committee is handling the charge on this. | 00:59:28 | |
| And this is just bringing it back up. | 00:59:31 | |
| With this Mou. | 00:59:35 | |
| Or involvement. | 00:59:36 | |
| An individual placed on the board, which more likely will be Pascal out up with it. | 00:59:39 | |
| There's some language in there that's gonna determine the cause of the. | 00:59:44 | |
| Of the death of the animal and things like that. So this is a just continuance of the Mexican spot of Mexican spotted. Well, yeah. | 00:59:49 | |
| Anyway, this is just another part of this that is a total. | 00:59:59 | |
| Waste of money, but we gotta do it so. | 01:00:05 | |
| I'd be happy to answer any questions. | 01:00:07 | |
| Thank you. Goodbye the client supervisor Humphrey. | 01:00:10 | |
| Yeah, when I read this, can I put, can I read it Mexican Wolf management and not leave out recovery? | 01:00:12 | |
| I wish we could just delete it all but. | 01:00:19 | |
| Anyway. | 01:00:22 | |
| So that's the only question I have. Yeah, it's a, it's a political. | 01:00:24 | |
| Situation is the problem. | 01:00:28 | |
| And we all love our wolves and even the spotted ones, you know? | 01:00:30 | |
| But uh. | 01:00:34 | |
| OK, they are a hungry group though and so. | 01:00:38 | |
| Let me let me say a little bit more about this, OK? All right. Near and dear to my heart. You know, I don't have any I deal with | 01:00:43 | |
| yet. | 01:00:46 | |
| But I don't think people realize the real impact. | 01:00:51 | |
| That are out there because of this program, right? | 01:00:55 | |
| In the eastern side of Arizona and the western side of New Mexico, it is putting a lot of people out of business. | 01:00:59 | |
| And not only is it putting them out of business, it's making it. | 01:01:07 | |
| Such that. | 01:01:10 | |
| They're not even. | 01:01:12 | |
| Able to sell out. | 01:01:14 | |
| Because of the impact. | 01:01:16 | |
| So it isn't like they could just gather their cattle, go to the auction, sell the ranch and. | 01:01:18 | |
| Go somewhere else. They they can't do that. They can't sell it because who wants it? | 01:01:23 | |
| What you're doing is you're raising cattle to feed the wolves. | 01:01:29 | |
| Uh, the wolf that was. | 01:01:32 | |
| Killed back in the early years for a reason. | 01:01:35 | |
| That reason is very valid. | 01:01:39 | |
| They're they're not a good thing. | 01:01:41 | |
| It's a huge impact on our game, animals and everything else, so every time we have a. | 01:01:44 | |
| An administration change. I really wish somebody would look at that program and do something with it, because it's a. | 01:01:50 | |
| Huge burden on taxpayers. | 01:01:56 | |
| That's a huge burden on Game and Fish. | 01:01:59 | |
| In wildlife management, and it's only getting worse. | 01:02:02 | |
| And now they're talking about the reintroduction of the northern Gray wolves and bringing them down. | 01:02:07 | |
| Well, they've already started bringing them into Colorado. | 01:02:15 | |
| That were trapped in Canada, which our problem was that they're just dumping on on us. | 01:02:18 | |
| And so it's, it's, it's not, it's not a healthy deal at all. | 01:02:24 | |
| Yeah, thank you for that. The. | 01:02:30 | |
| People don't realize that umm. | 01:02:32 | |
| Management of species is important, and if you take away the element of management. | 01:02:35 | |
| And you don't have any control. | 01:02:40 | |
| And it's not just with the wolves, it's with. | 01:02:43 | |
| Burrows and horses and. | 01:02:46 | |
| Every other kind of thing that. | 01:02:49 | |
| You can't control it. | 01:02:52 | |
| Then it's out of control. If it's out of control, then it's devastating. | 01:02:54 | |
| And. | 01:02:59 | |
| To me, that is the worst thing you can do to an animal species. | 01:03:02 | |
| In trying to protect it, to allow it to be devastated. | 01:03:05 | |
| And so the romance of wolves to me is what we're after because we don't need them in the environment. It's their romance. | 01:03:09 | |
| And they're talking about introducing the grizzly bear. | 01:03:18 | |
| Wouldn't that be nice to have in the room country? | 01:03:22 | |
| And. | 01:03:26 | |
| You know, the Jaguar and all that. These animals are not really endangered, they're just, they just don't exist. | 01:03:27 | |
| In large numbers north of the Mexican border, so. | 01:03:34 | |
| And Mr. Chair, you're right, at one time we did have grizzly bears, the same reason. | 01:03:38 | |
| Umm, and that as we grew. | 01:03:44 | |
| As people moved in and settled this country. | 01:03:46 | |
| There's there's not the areas down here in the lower 48 for these kind of animals. | 01:03:50 | |
| Everybody thinks a wolf is pretty and. | 01:03:56 | |
| He liked listening to him. | 01:03:58 | |
| I can tell you when you watch them kill an animal and eat it, but they don't kill it. They eat it until it's dead. | 01:04:01 | |
| That is not a cool site, and so whether it's your milk cow in the backyard or an elk out there on the hillside somewhere, that's | 01:04:07 | |
| the way they operate. | 01:04:12 | |
| They kill it by consuming it and so there's a lot of instances when animals still alive and there's no way you can move. | 01:04:17 | |
| And that's that gets to be the part that. | 01:04:27 | |
| I don't know if people don't want to acknowledge that or refuse to. | 01:04:30 | |
| To look at that or what, but anyway. | 01:04:34 | |
| There's a little big impact. | 01:04:36 | |
| With any of these remote communities that we have these little places out in the woods where there's. | 01:04:40 | |
| Pets and backyard animals. It's not just the ones out there on the range they're actually killing. | 01:04:46 | |
| Horses. | 01:04:53 | |
| And livestock in Barnes Trails, backyards, the whole 9 yards. So. | 01:04:54 | |
| Thank you, Miss very good. So we could go on and on about this topic. Supervisor Humphrey anymore before we go to what I said | 01:05:00 | |
| management, but I will, I will. | 01:05:04 | |
| OK, so I move to approve. | 01:05:10 | |
| The October 18th, 2024 Memorandum of Understanding. | 01:05:13 | |
| Of Mexican wolf recovery and management. | 01:05:19 | |
| And authorized the chairman to sign the MOU. | 01:05:22 | |
| And the concurrence letter. | 01:05:26 | |
| To be attached. | 01:05:30 | |
| To the MO U. | 01:05:31 | |
| As presented. | 01:05:33 | |
| Mr. Chair, I'll 2nd that I have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. | 01:05:34 | |
| Aye, aye, aye. | 01:05:40 | |
| Thank you, Supervisor Klein. | 01:05:42 | |
| Thank you. | 01:05:44 | |
| I think you demonstrated tremendous restraint. | 01:05:46 | |
| I did well on that one thing. | 01:05:49 | |
| Oh, it can be very irritating. | 01:05:52 | |
| All right, let's go to item 4G. We're wrapping this up. Information, discussion, action to approve economic development agreement | 01:05:55 | |
| number 12032024 with the Globe Miami Regional. | 01:06:00 | |
| Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $10,250. | 01:06:06 | |
| Which the board has determined to be for the benefit of the public. And Mary, you're going to tell us a little bit about it. | 01:06:10 | |
| Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair, Supervisor Humphrey, Supervisor Klein. | 01:06:16 | |
| With us today, we have Alexis Rivera. | 01:06:20 | |
| Angel Ruiz and Jesse Latham from the Globe Miami Regional Chamber of Commerce. | 01:06:22 | |
| And they have a presentation for you. | 01:06:27 | |
| Thank you very much. Please come forward, let us know who you are. | 01:06:29 | |
| Anyway, just just. | 01:06:33 | |
| Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the Board. | 01:06:37 | |
| I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is Angel Reese. | 01:06:40 | |
| And I am the director for the Global Miami Chamber of Commerce. | 01:06:44 | |
| I'm here to discuss our partnership with Healey County and how we can create win win opportunities. | 01:06:48 | |
| For our community. | 01:06:54 | |
| CS Can I do it? | 01:06:58 | |
| So the global Miami Chamber of Commerce is more than a Business Network. | 01:07:02 | |
| We are a pillar of support for residents, businesses and visitors. | 01:07:07 | |
| We operate six days a week. | 01:07:12 | |
| Not only as the chamber, but also as the official, official visitor center. | 01:07:14 | |
| Welcoming travelers and locals alike. | 01:07:19 | |
| Every day people walk through our door for a variety of reasons. | 01:07:22 | |
| Tourists seeking adventure. | 01:07:26 | |
| Directions to Beth Magala Corporate Valley Center of the Arts Hiking trails, rocking rock hunting spots. | 01:07:28 | |
| Or just a great place to eat? | 01:07:35 | |
| Locals in need of resources, whether it be Wi-Fi access, restroom facilities or community information. | 01:07:38 | |
| Business owners looking for guidance, networking and advocacy. | 01:07:46 | |
| On Hwy. front location. | 01:07:51 | |
| We are a highway front location on Hwy. 60. | 01:07:53 | |
| Makes us a gateway to the region at first, a first impression for visitors and trusted resource for the community. | 01:07:57 | |
| Beyond tourism business development, we serve serve as a community rallying point in times of need. | 01:08:06 | |
| Emergency response. | 01:08:14 | |
| When wildfires surrounded us, our conference room became the fire command Center for emergency teams. | 01:08:16 | |
| COVID-19 assistance. | 01:08:23 | |
| We serve as a drop off location for food hygiene, cleaning supplies, helping them struggle to find essentials. | 01:08:25 | |
| We also arranged grocery delivery for elderly and hometown residents. | 01:08:33 | |
| Supporting local organizations. | 01:08:38 | |
| We donate our space to groups like the Copper Corridor. | 01:08:40 | |
| Of compassionate friends providing a safe place to support their mission. | 01:08:45 | |
| The annual Coat Drive Every year we help collect and distribute warm clothing to those in need. | 01:08:50 | |
| I don't know, I don't know. | 01:09:07 | |
| Wait, that's the next 1 I think. | 01:09:10 | |
| Uh, one more. | 01:09:13 | |
| So we promote. | 01:09:16 | |
| And organize key community events. | 01:09:18 | |
| At the Arizona Poppy Fest month. | 01:09:21 | |
| Celebrating our beautiful wildflowers, drawing visitors from across the state. | 01:09:23 | |
| Which by the. | 01:09:29 | |
| By the way, I don't know about this year because of no rain. They're kind of worried about the poppies. | 01:09:30 | |
| Our camaraderie, annual dinner, honoring community leaders and strengthening local partnerships. | 01:09:35 | |
| The Apache G Festival. | 01:09:41 | |
| A vibrant collaboration celebration that showcases Native American artisan performers and traditions. | 01:09:44 | |
| Our annual golf tournament. | 01:09:51 | |
| Is a major fundraising event that brings businesses and residents together in support of our chambers mission, which, by the way, | 01:09:53 | |
| in three weeks is our. | 01:09:57 | |
| Golf tournament. | 01:10:02 | |
| And these are just a few of the events we offer. We're. | 01:10:04 | |
| We have year round ribbon cuttings. | 01:10:06 | |
| And live after 5 chamber mixers. | 01:10:09 | |
| We're going to bring our lunch and learns back here anytime. | 01:10:11 | |
| Sometime soon. | 01:10:15 | |
| So the work we do is critical. | 01:10:18 | |
| But it is achieved with a limited budget. | 01:10:21 | |
| And through the dedication of our staff, volunteers and community supporters, we are here today to strengthen our partnership with | 01:10:24 | |
| Healy County. | 01:10:27 | |
| And explore ways we can collaborate. | 01:10:32 | |
| So together, we can ensure Will Miami remains a thriving, connected and resilient community. | 01:10:34 | |
| So this is going to talk about our. | 01:10:41 | |
| Good morning, Chairman, members of board. | 01:10:43 | |
| Thank you for having me. | 01:10:47 | |
| I just didn't come on the president of the Chamber of Commerce. | 01:10:49 | |
| I'm just here to highlight some of the things that we use this funding for. | 01:10:52 | |
| The funding funding like like Angel has stated, is for to create and collaborate. | 01:10:56 | |
| Vitalism within the community through economic growth. | 01:11:03 | |
| Whenever there's a need that a community member has or business has. | 01:11:08 | |
| Whether they're a member or not, we reach out to them. | 01:11:12 | |
| We offer those services. | 01:11:16 | |
| Or curtailed towards our members. | 01:11:17 | |
| But we help all businesses need. | 01:11:20 | |
| Umm, we, as you know previously, we approved you approved a. | 01:11:22 | |
| Donation for the LED sign. We are currently waiting for radar approval for that. | 01:11:27 | |
| Once we get that approval, we have all the contractors lined up, we're ready to go. | 01:11:32 | |
| We serve as a source of information for residents and visitors. | 01:11:37 | |
| We are now looking towards. | 01:11:41 | |
| Starting a. | 01:11:44 | |
| 501 C Three leg off of the chamber to help support us. | 01:11:45 | |
| Because of the C6, we are limited in what we can get, what grants we can get. | 01:11:49 | |
| So we want you aware that we are looking for other opportunities, other venues to help sustain us as a chamber as we grow. | 01:11:53 | |
| So with that, I just want to thank you. | 01:12:01 | |
| Immensely for all of your support throughout the years and. | 01:12:03 | |
| Hopefully currently. Thank you. | 01:12:07 | |
| And Chairman, board supervisor, thank you for the opportunity in addition to what the President say. | 01:12:12 | |
| These board is going to help the community too. In case of any kind of emergency we can. | 01:12:18 | |
| Placid on that screen in every single either Miami globe. | 01:12:24 | |
| He'll account and can. | 01:12:29 | |
| Presented and used it in emergency state. | 01:12:30 | |
| Would happen. Thank you for the opportunity. | 01:12:34 | |
| Thank you. Thank you. So Supervisor Hunter. | 01:12:40 | |
| Yeah, First, Mr. Chair, I'd like to thank Jesse Latham. He's not only on the chamber, but he's also one of our City Globe City | 01:12:43 | |
| Council members. | 01:12:47 | |
| And Alexis Rivera is town of Miami manager. | 01:12:51 | |
| So, so yeah, I would like to recognize them also for the parts that they play in our community and so. | 01:12:55 | |
| Thank you all for helping. | 01:13:02 | |
| Us with the community and tourism and things that we do. And I remember when we started discovering Gila County, people thought, | 01:13:04 | |
| well, it's going to be it's going to be in competition with our chambers and it's like, well, no, it's not. It's just going to | 01:13:08 | |
| help. | 01:13:13 | |
| Everybody do better. | 01:13:18 | |
| With what they do and so. | 01:13:20 | |
| You know, it just works well. So thank you all very much for what you do for us. | 01:13:22 | |
| Umm, as. | 01:13:27 | |
| Manager and Council and as members of the Chamber, thank you. | 01:13:29 | |
| Thank you, Supervisor Klein. | 01:13:34 | |
| Same goes with me, you guys have done an awesome job. | 01:13:36 | |
| On all of this and. | 01:13:40 | |
| One question I would have and. | 01:13:41 | |
| If you know, great. If not, that's fine too. But are we increasing the like the walk insurance into the chamber for information? | 01:13:44 | |
| Is that increasing with people or? | 01:13:49 | |
| We still tend to hold them about same. What do you think lately because of the new road work over there in superior it's it's | 01:13:53 | |
| slowed down a little bit, but. | 01:13:58 | |
| Yeah. No, it's slowed down because of that. | 01:14:02 | |
| Oh yeah. | 01:14:05 | |
| Yeah, yes, visitor winners are. | 01:14:08 | |
| Winter visitors, we get them. | 01:14:10 | |
| We're still getting them. | 01:14:13 | |
| Good, that should be ending soon. I hope it rains in the poppy fest will do something. You know, it really needs to rain pretty | 01:14:14 | |
| quick though, so yeah. | 01:14:19 | |
| Thank you all for what you do though, you do an awesome job. | 01:14:23 | |
| Thank you. And just to let everyone know, so this money. | 01:14:28 | |
| Goes we actually purchased something from you. We purchased a membership. | 01:14:32 | |
| And we purchase advertising. | 01:14:36 | |
| And so that is why we say we can say that it is for the benefit of the public because it benefits the public if we. | 01:14:38 | |
| Can do these things in conjunction with you. | 01:14:48 | |
| So thank you for your presentation and with that I'll. | 01:14:51 | |
| I'll call for a motion, Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve Economic Development Agreement number 12032024. | 01:14:53 | |
| With the Globe Miami Regional Chamber of Commerce incorporated, which the board has determined to be for the benefit of the | 01:15:03 | |
| public. | 01:15:06 | |
| As presented. | 01:15:10 | |
| Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion. We have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. | 01:15:11 | |
| Aye, aye, thank you very much. Have a great day. Thank you all very much. We've already done item 4H, We'll skip now to item 4. | 01:15:17 | |
| Information discussion action approved. Economic development agreement number 01162025. | 01:15:25 | |
| Five between Healer County and the Rim Country Quilt Roundup Incorporated. | 01:15:30 | |
| It's in the amount of $2500. | 01:15:35 | |
| To support the 17th. | 01:15:38 | |
| Rim Country quilt roundup. | 01:15:40 | |
| Hope show. | 01:15:42 | |
| It'll be in November. | 01:15:43 | |
| The 7th and 8th 2025 which the Board is determined to be for the benefit of the public. | 01:15:44 | |
| This is my item. | 01:15:49 | |
| It's a reoccurring item and with us this morning we have Marine Pastika. | 01:15:51 | |
| And she's a member of the club. And do you have anything you'd like to? | 01:15:57 | |
| Say. | 01:16:01 | |
| For our cars. | 01:16:10 | |
| And thank you for past support. | 01:16:12 | |
| No, thank you very much. You guys put on. | 01:16:14 | |
| You put on a great event, it's going to be at the. | 01:16:17 | |
| Marisel casino again, I presume? | 01:16:21 | |
| And this helps you to. | 01:16:23 | |
| Purchase the rent and things like that that are required for that. | 01:16:27 | |
| Yes for the rims and we also award scholarships. | 01:16:31 | |
| Maybe 3 in here. | 01:16:36 | |
| $500 to graduating seniors here at Broadcasting High School. | 01:16:38 | |
| Along with we bring in 1000 to 1500 people that use the restaurants and hotels. | 01:16:43 | |
| Golf courses for the ladies are watching looking at the quilts without yourself. | 01:16:51 | |
| Thank you. Thank you for that and you guys do a great job and. | 01:16:58 | |
| Keeping the quilting tradition alive in Gila County. I really appreciate that. | 01:17:02 | |
| And so with that, I'll take any questions. Supervisor Humphrey. | 01:17:06 | |
| I have no questions, Supervisor Klein. No, I don't have any questions, just a comment that you guys do. Sounds like you're an | 01:17:10 | |
| awesome job with all this, so. | 01:17:14 | |
| Good deal. Yep. Thank you very much. And so with that, I'll call for a motion. | 01:17:18 | |
| Mr. Chair, I move to approve economic development Agreement number 01162025 with. | 01:17:22 | |
| Rim Country Quilt Roundup Incorporated, which the board has. | 01:17:29 | |
| Determined to be for the benefit of the public as presented. | 01:17:33 | |
| And Mr. Chair, I'll second that we have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. | 01:17:38 | |
| I unanimous thank you, Marine. | 01:17:45 | |
| We'll see you in November. | 01:17:47 | |
| OK. | 01:17:49 | |
| One more item. Here we have item 4 J which is information, discussion, action to appoint. | 01:17:51 | |
| Miss Stella Gore and Mr. Mark. | 01:17:57 | |
| Mark Canty to the Gila County Board of Health. | 01:17:59 | |
| The term beginning on February 18, 2025. | 01:18:02 | |
| Through December 31st. | 01:18:06 | |
| 2028. | 01:18:07 | |
| And Marian, are you presenting this OK? | 01:18:09 | |
| OK, Thank you, Chairman Christensen and board members. This item was presented. | 01:18:13 | |
| By Paula Horne of the Public Health and Community Services Division. | 01:18:20 | |
| As you know, we always have trouble trying to find people to fill these slots, and we're still very grateful. | 01:18:24 | |
| Sherry, Dorothy and Cheryl Taylor both served on this board, but their terms expired December 31, 2024. | 01:18:30 | |
| And they decided not to serve another term. | 01:18:38 | |
| We can understand that. | 01:18:41 | |
| And so we do thank them publicly. | 01:18:43 | |
| Umm and Paula went out and found two other people. | 01:18:46 | |
| And they would like to fill the slots for the terms that January 1, 2025, but that's when the term began. | 01:18:49 | |
| And this would. | 01:18:57 | |
| This would be. | 01:18:59 | |
| Upon. | 01:19:00 | |
| Your appointment today. | 01:19:01 | |
| OK. Thank you, supervisor. | 01:19:04 | |
| I'm sorry. | 01:19:08 | |
| Supervisor Humphrey, let me call on you. | 01:19:09 | |
| No question. | 01:19:12 | |
| Supervisor Klein. | 01:19:13 | |
| I'm good. I'm good as well. I'll call for a motion. | 01:19:14 | |
| Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to appoint Miss Stella Gore and Mr. Mark Markanti to the Gila County Board of Health as presented. | 01:19:18 | |
| I'll second that motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye aye. | 01:19:26 | |
| Thank you. Let's move on to Item 5, our consent agenda action items we have. | 01:19:30 | |
| Items A through K. | 01:19:38 | |
| Supervisor Humphrey, do you would you like to remove one or more of these for? | 01:19:41 | |
| Klein. | 01:19:48 | |
| I believe I'm good as well. OK. | 01:19:49 | |
| And so am I, So I will call for a motion to approve the consent agenda item 5A through K. | 01:19:51 | |
| Mr. Chair, I move to approve consent agenda items 5A through K. | 01:19:58 | |
| And I'll second that we have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye aye. | 01:20:03 | |
| Aye, thank you, called the public. | 01:20:08 | |
| Cassandra. | 01:20:13 | |
| At least you're consistent. | 01:20:15 | |
| There's never that. | 01:20:18 | |
| And Lisa, anyone there? | 01:20:19 | |
| OK, call to the public here in Globe. | 01:20:23 | |
| Now moving on to Item 7, which will be our summary of current events. | 01:20:26 | |
| And I will turn it over to Manager Menlo. | 01:20:33 | |
| Mr. Chairman, members of the Board just wanted to acknowledge today. | 01:20:37 | |
| Marianne Shepherd Heatherly, who was filling in on short notice. We had a separation. | 01:20:40 | |
| Of our clerk of the. | 01:20:46 | |
| Or supervisors and so appreciate. | 01:20:48 | |
| Marian stepping in on short notice to be able to cover a meeting today. | 01:20:51 | |
| Want to let you know that we will open up. We have two positions that are budgeted. | 01:20:55 | |
| To open both those positions up. | 01:20:59 | |
| And at whatever level we can. | 01:21:01 | |
| To attract person that we have. | 01:21:05 | |
| In the past, we're revoking this up. | 01:21:07 | |
| I've had a lot of interest. | 01:21:14 | |
| And so we were trying to grow our own. | 01:21:18 | |
| And moving on to our next phase, next step. | 01:21:21 | |
| And we'll open up whatever level of position we can attract to. | 01:21:24 | |
| Clerk to the Boards. | 01:21:28 | |
| Department. | 01:21:30 | |
| Within the. | 01:21:31 | |
| Thank you, Mr. Chairman. | 01:21:32 | |
| That's OK, Supervisor Klein. | 01:21:34 | |
| Mr. Chair, thank you. | 01:21:38 | |
| Here The other day I traveled, I went to Phoenix. | 01:21:41 | |
| Tuesday the 11th and did a video interview. | 01:21:44 | |
| For Representative David Marshall, he's gonna be presented with a Copper Shield award for his. | 01:21:48 | |
| His support for veterans and veteran services, I was really happy to do that. | 01:21:55 | |
| Umm, I think there. I think the guy told me there was like four of us. | 01:22:01 | |
| 4-5 of us doing these interviews and these can take them all and put them together. | 01:22:05 | |
| And make one one video out of it. | 01:22:10 | |
| And it'll be played during the. | 01:22:12 | |
| During his. | 01:22:15 | |
| Getting his his award and that award is going to be the first Friday in May. So I'm really happy David's getting this. It's a real | 01:22:17 | |
| distinguished award and he just, he deserves it. He does a lot of work for vets and so. | 01:22:23 | |
| And then I was, I had a meeting with Homero and Alex up there in Young on the 13th. | 01:22:30 | |
| Talk about some a road or two and a really good meeting had a few folks from the public. | 01:22:37 | |
| Went very well and I really appreciate you guys coming young to do that. | 01:22:42 | |
| And then today I'll be visiting Janet Dean with APS and it's going to be about the. | 01:22:47 | |
| Public safety power shut off for this upcoming season. | 01:22:54 | |
| Which as long as it keeps dry and like we are right now. | 01:22:59 | |
| Folks might want to buy some generators. | 01:23:04 | |
| So I'll have that discussion today with her. | 01:23:07 | |
| And kind of see what. | 01:23:11 | |
| What's gonna happen? What they're thinking? | 01:23:13 | |
| That's it, Mr. Chair. OK, thank you. And on that note. | 01:23:16 | |
| I will be. We have already started to organize our pre fire season. | 01:23:21 | |
| Meeting and we've sent out the emails. | 01:23:26 | |
| Any of the supervisors that wish to attend, just make sure that you. | 01:23:29 | |
| Post that. | 01:23:34 | |
| So it's March 26th and I've already had my meeting with Janet Dean. | 01:23:35 | |
| And so I really like her. She's really great. | 01:23:41 | |
| Great employee with APS. | 01:23:45 | |
| It's like I can hear myself almost. | 01:23:48 | |
| And then? | 01:23:52 | |
| Monday the 10th I had the honor. | 01:23:54 | |
| Of going down to the Legislature to speak. | 01:23:57 | |
| In support of House Bill 2664. It's a. | 01:24:01 | |
| David Marshall, Bill. | 01:24:05 | |
| He's the chairman of the committee. | 01:24:06 | |
| And it's asking for. | 01:24:09 | |
| $3,000,000 in essence for our. | 01:24:11 | |
| Sheriff's Office. | 01:24:14 | |
| And. | 01:24:16 | |
| That's kind of a grueling process, I just got to say. | 01:24:19 | |
| But anyway, made it, did it spoke for just a minute. | 01:24:22 | |
| And, umm. | 01:24:27 | |
| I was pleasantly surprised that the entire room, all Democrats and Republicans, voted. | 01:24:29 | |
| To move it forward. | 01:24:36 | |
| With only one that said they were going to pass on the vote. | 01:24:37 | |
| I don't know why, but anyway. | 01:24:40 | |
| Prior to that, all of the other bills that were. | 01:24:42 | |
| Presented. | 01:24:46 | |
| Were that had tremendous opposition. | 01:24:48 | |
| On both sides, lots of arguments and stuff like that. I'm glad I wasn't that guy, yeah. | 01:24:50 | |
| So we'll see where that goes. It now goes to the appropriations or then it goes to several more things. | 01:24:55 | |
| All right. And the LPC which I attend 115 represent healer county. | 01:25:03 | |
| There's been 16178 bills so far. | 01:25:09 | |
| There's, there's a few moving through that we as the group say, OK, we like that. We approve most of them. We say, hey, that's no. | 01:25:15 | |
| And one is being able to do publications of public notices online. | 01:25:22 | |
| That seems to make sense these days, and so that's kind of moving forward. | 01:25:30 | |
| We oppose those things though that. | 01:25:34 | |
| It cuts funding to the courts. | 01:25:37 | |
| Cuts, property taxes. These are all what I call feel good. | 01:25:40 | |
| Things where a legislator can say, look what I've done, my constituents, I've asked to eliminate all your property tax. | 01:25:45 | |
| Or I've said we're going to reduce. | 01:25:53 | |
| Sales taxes on this or that or the other, the impact is 10s of millions of dollars to the counties and. | 01:25:55 | |
| These guys that are promoting that. | 01:26:03 | |
| Are not paying for it. | 01:26:05 | |
| So we're left to pay for it if it comes down to that. And so we generally don't ever. | 01:26:06 | |
| Like those? | 01:26:12 | |
| And so. | 01:26:13 | |
| That's it's kind of starting to slow a little bit at the LPC. I wanted to mention though that locally in Payson. | 01:26:15 | |
| There was at the middle school. | 01:26:22 | |
| A call to do a patriotic essay. | 01:26:26 | |
| For the students to do it. | 01:26:30 | |
| 7th and 8th grade. | 01:26:32 | |
| And there was quite a number that did it. Maybe there was. | 01:26:33 | |
| 12 to 15 in each class. | 01:26:37 | |
| And I am happy to say that. | 01:26:40 | |
| And she doesn't want me to. Melissa's daughter. | 01:26:44 | |
| Bevan, uh. | 01:26:47 | |
| Won first place in her grade. 8th grade. | 01:26:49 | |
| And it was a It was a great essay, and I further remember back when I was in. | 01:26:53 | |
| Middle school. And when you're in middle school, you don't generally think about patriotism. You don't really think, you know, I | 01:26:58 | |
| have no idea what that even means. | 01:27:02 | |
| And so it's really good to see that this kind of thing goes on. | 01:27:06 | |
| And then as. | 01:27:10 | |
| Another thing that's really pretty nice is that the Payson High School. | 01:27:11 | |
| Girls basketball. The varsity team. | 01:27:15 | |
| Is well on their way to the state championship only a couple of games away. | 01:27:18 | |
| From securing that they're doing really well this year. | 01:27:24 | |
| So I was on the radio. | 01:27:28 | |
| Monday. | 01:27:30 | |
| And it went really great. Tamil G had a lot of calls. | 01:27:31 | |
| The people that call in Kmoji are very pro order supervisors. They're very supportive of us in what we do here at the county. I | 01:27:37 | |
| appreciate that. So. | 01:27:42 | |
| That's all I have. | 01:27:47 | |
| Anything else that you want? | 01:27:48 | |
| OK, Kim, have some updates. | 01:27:51 | |
| Yeah, I do. And I want and I want out of order here. Yeah. No, that's OK. I apologize. It was, it was necessary for me to leave | 01:27:53 | |
| the room for a minute. | 01:27:58 | |
| Mr. Men, love. Not that I didn't want to listen to what you had to say. It's just. | 01:28:03 | |
| Yeah, it would have been embarrassing if I wouldn't have taken a short break. | 01:28:08 | |
| But anyway. | 01:28:12 | |
| Yeah, I attended a monthly meeting. | 01:28:13 | |
| With well, Mr. Miller was unable to be there because he was out, but with Michael O'Driscoll and. | 01:28:16 | |
| Facilities and IT. | 01:28:23 | |
| And we have a monthly meeting at this time just to kind of keep everybody on the same page of what's going on in District 2. | 01:28:25 | |
| And Hilda Roosevelt community meeting on the 10th was on KQSS radio. | 01:28:33 | |
| At 5:30. | 01:28:41 | |
| And then I went to the. | 01:28:43 | |
| Town of Miami council meeting after that. | 01:28:45 | |
| And then I spoke at the Brownsville on the 15th. Laurie does those. | 01:28:48 | |
| Agricultural events for the youth. | 01:28:53 | |
| Well, she did one for 25 Navy Seals. | 01:28:55 | |
| Which was really a neat deal and she asked me to. | 01:28:59 | |
| Talk on ranching and Hewlett County. | 01:29:02 | |
| So so I did that and the BBQ was really good. | 01:29:05 | |
| And so anyway, and then I'll hold a Guy Sila public meeting on the 22nd. | 01:29:10 | |
| Mr. Chair, other than that. | 01:29:16 | |
| I I don't have anything else. | 01:29:20 | |
| Thank you for that report and if there is nothing else. | 01:29:21 | |
| Mr. Menlo, Mr. Chairman. | 01:29:25 | |
| We do have, I want to kind of give you a report of there's been some movement on grants and things that we. | 01:29:28 | |
| Hit here at the town. | 01:29:36 | |
| As of now, I just wanted to report to you that. | 01:29:38 | |
| Most of our grants. | 01:29:41 | |
| They are not. | 01:29:42 | |
| In question of whether we'll continue to get them. | 01:29:44 | |
| Or whether we see those dollars, there's one that we have in an environmental justice. | 01:29:46 | |
| Grant, regarding the copper quarter that? | 01:29:50 | |
| There may be some question on that you're not moving forward on those project yet because the that grant particular grant is a | 01:29:53 | |
| reimbursement grant. | 01:29:57 | |
| But looking forward to the. | 01:30:02 | |
| Nako Conference that is coming up in a couple of weeks. | 01:30:05 | |
| Who can go and advocate for counties, be able to go in and tell how essential the funding is on a federal level? | 01:30:09 | |
| To ensure that we keep moving forward and. | 01:30:16 | |
| New programs. We talked about the housing programs. | 01:30:18 | |
| Of having that approved, that's all essential to us and look forward to that advocating for county. | 01:30:21 | |
| On the federal level and receiving those grants. | 01:30:28 | |
| The most of our grants other than one identified. | 01:30:30 | |
| I don't believe there are any issues, but. | 01:30:35 | |
| To continue to monitor that on a local level. | 01:30:37 | |
| County supervisors, association, state level and on the federal level. | 01:30:39 | |
| To ensure that the funding does not. | 01:30:44 | |
| And not interrupted. | 01:30:46 | |
| For healing county. So I just wanted to update that and then also. | 01:30:48 | |
| Again, the Naco. | 01:30:52 | |
| Conference the first week of March. | 01:30:53 | |
| But we'll continue to advocate for Healer County and funding from the federal government for Gila County. | 01:30:56 | |
| Thank you, Mr. Chair, Thank you. Thank you for all that work. And so if there's nothing else, then I'll adjourn our meeting. | 01:31:03 | |
| Thank you. | 01:31:08 |