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1.           CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - INVOCATION       PUBLIC HEARINGS:
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A.      Information/Discussion/Action to adopt Resolution No.-03-01 to name a road in the El Capitan area as North Millstone Trail. (Tom Homan)       REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:
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A.      Information/Discussion/Action to adopt Proclamation No.25-02 proclaiming March,25, as National Vietnam War Veterans Day in Gila County to bring awareness of the many sacrifices provided by our Vietnam War Veterans, and to publicly recognize and thank them for their service to our country. (Art Schaier)
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B.      Information/Discussion/Action to approve an Agreement for Local Border Support that is between the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Gila County Sheriff's Office in the amount of $624,241, of which $308,301 will be used for salary and employee-related expenses for one (1.0 FTE) K-9 Sergeant and two (2.0 FTE) deputies, and $315,940 will be used for the license plate reader program for the performance period beginning July24, through June,26. (Sarah White)
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C.      Information/Discussion/Action to authorize the utilization of State Contract No. CTR065806 with Southwest Hazard Control, Inc. as the basis for Gila County Contract No. CTR065806-GC1 for the Michaelson Building Demolition and Abatement Project in the amount of $175,000; and approve Contract No. CTR065806-GC1. (Joseph Dickison)
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D.      Information/Discussion/Action to award a contract in response to Request for Proposals No.0424 - Bleachers Grandstand Project to the sole responsive and responsible bidder, Century Industries, for a total of $513,614. (Joseph Dickison)
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E.      Information/Discussion/Action to authorize the advertisement of Invitation for Bids No.1425 - Globe Detention Center Dirt Removal and Fence Clearing. (Joseph Dickison)
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F.      Information/Discussion/Action to approve Arizona Department of Homeland Security Subrecipient Agreement No.-AZDOHS-HSGP-230305-02 to accept the related reallocation grant award for Gila County Active Shooter Operational Coordination in the amount of $12,000 for the performance period of January25, to September,25. (Carl Melford)
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G.      Information/Discussion/Action to review all responsive bids submitted for Request for Proposals No.2924 - Design Services for Flood Protection at Campaign Creek in Roosevelt Estates Community; and award Contract No.2924 to the lowest, most responsive, responsible, and qualified bidder in an amount not to exceed $216,000. (Alex Kendrick)
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H.      Information/Discussion/Action to accept Quotation No.9106 from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) to renew a subscription to use ESRI's software program for a period of three years at a cost of $42,200 per year plus sales tax for a total of $139,133.40 beginning in May25 through May28; and approve the associated Small Enterprise Agreement. (Maryn Belling)
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I.       Information/Discussion/Action to appoint members to the Board of Directors of The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Gila, Arizona, as follows:  Mr. Douglas Brinkerhoff through December,27, and Ms. Miranda Meyer through December,30. (Tim Humphrey/Steve Christensen)
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J.      Information/Discussion/Action to immediately disband the Gila County Provisional Community College Advisory Committee. (James Menlove)
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K.      Information/Discussion/Action to approve Amendment No.to Contract No.0623-1 - Northern Gila County Water Storage System with JW Fansler Resources increasing the amount of the original award of $68,246 by $14,462 for a new total of $82,708. (Carl Melford)
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L.       Information/Discussion/Action vote to go into executive session pursuant to A.R.S. §-431.03 (A)(4), for discussion or consideration of Gila County's position regarding Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona, et al. v. Gila County and the Gila County Recorder and to instruct its attorneys regarding the Board's position in pending litigation and/or in settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation regarding this case. (Joe Albo)
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4.     CONSENT AGENDA ACTION ITEMS: (Any matter on the Consent Agenda will be removed from the Consent Agenda and discussed and voted upon as a regular agenda item upon the request of any member of the Board of Supervisors.) A.      Approval of Amendment No.to Professional Services Contract No.3024 with Adam Susser, The Susser Law Firm, PLLC, increasing the amount of the contract by $15,000 to an amount not to exceed $30,000 for the contract term of July24, to June,25.   B.      Approval to appoint the following Republican Party Precinct Committeemen: Reyma Grace Barsness - Globe #4 Precinct, Gregory D. Barsness - Globe #4 Precinct, Denise Hunnicutt - Payson #1 Precinct, Cynthia J. Cordaro - Payson #3 Precinct, Suzanne Michaels - Payson #4 Precinct, Kathie Mehlhouse - Payson #6 Precinct, Bruce Miller - Payson #7 Precinct, Lois Ann Nelson - Payson #8 Precinct, Nancy A. Cox - Payson #8 Precinct, Phillip Mason Sr. - Payson #8 Precinct, Luiz Ribeiro - Payson #8 Precinct, Jerry Lanier - Tonto Basin Precinct, Gracie Mills - Tonto Basin Precinct, Rosan Knapp Gruetzemacker - Tonto Basin Precinct, Jeffrey Bell - Star Valley Precinct, Vicki Bell - Star Valley Precinct, Jeffrey S. Pray - Pine Strawberry West Precinct, Linda Martinez - Pine Strawberry West Precinct and Alejandro Martinez - Pine Strawberry West Precinct.   C.      Approval of the reappointments of Ms. Diana Kanon; Ms. Daisy Flores; and Mr. David E. Wolak as Judges Pro Tempore for the period from July25, to June,26.   D.      Approval to reappoint the following individuals to the Gila County Cooperative Extension Advisory Board: Mr. Clark Richins, Mr. Paul Wolterbeek and Mr. Ben DalMolin retroactive from January25, through December,26; and to appoint Ms. Christine Carlson for the term beginning on March,25, through December,26.   E.      Approval of the Board of Supervisors' February,25, and February,25 meeting minutes.   F.      Acknowledgment of the January25 monthly report submitted by the Clerk of the Superior Court's Office.   G.      Acknowledgment of the January25 monthly report submitted by the Recorder's Office.    H.      Acknowledgment of the January25 monthly report submitted by the Globe Regional Justice of the Peace's Office.   I.       Acknowledgment of the January25 monthly report submitted by the Payson Regional Constable's Office.   J.       Acknowledgment of the January25 Monthly Activity Report submitted by Globe Regional Constable's Office.
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5.     CALL TO THE PUBLIC:   A call to the public is held for public benefit to allow individuals to address the Board of Supervisors on any issue within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors. Board members may not discuss items that are not specifically identified on the agenda. Therefore, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute §-431.01(I), at the conclusion of an open call to the public, individual members of the Board of Supervisors may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the Board, may ask staff to review a matter or may ask that a matter be put on a future agenda for further discussion and decision at a future date.
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6.      At any time during this meeting pursuant to A.R.S. §-431.02(K), members of the Board of Supervisors and the County Manager may present a brief summary of current events.  No action may be taken on the information presented.
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3L.     Information/Discussion/Action vote to go into executive session pursuant to A.R.S. §-431.03 (A)(4), for discussion or consideration of Gila County's position regarding Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona, et al. v. Gila County and the Gila County Recorder and to instruct its attorneys regarding the Board's position in pending litigation and/or in settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation regarding this case. (Joe Albo)                                  IF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECEPTIONIST AT (928)5-3231 AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE THE ACCOMMODATIONS. FOR TTY, PLEASE DIAL1-1 TO REACH THE ARIZONA RELAY SERVICE AND ASK THE OPERATOR TO CONNECT YOU TO (928)5-3231. THE BOARD MAY VOTE TO HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE BOARD’S ATTORNEY ON ANY MATTER LISTED ON THE AGENDA PURSUANT TO A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3). THE ORDER OR DELETION OF ANY ITEM ON THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION AT THE MEETING.
Transcript
Testing, testing. 00:00:01
Good morning, everyone. 00:00:07
Marianne, we're good to go. 00:00:11
Good morning, everyone. I'd like to call this meeting to order Tuesday, March 11, 2025. 00:00:16
10:00 in the morning, I'm going to ask our chair if you would lead us in the pledge. 00:00:21
And uh. 00:00:26
Mr. Men level lead us in the invocation after that. 00:00:27
I pledge allegiance to the flag. 00:00:33
United States of America. 00:00:35
And to the Republic for which it stands. 00:00:37
One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:00:41
Our Father who art to heaven, we are grateful this day that we can come before Thee in prayer to offer our Thanksgiving for the 00:00:54
blessings of thousands bestowed upon us for a great opportunity we have to. 00:00:59
Serve our fellow man and be. 00:01:04
Able to. 00:01:06
Reach out and provide. 00:01:09
Needs and basic services for so many. 00:01:12
We're grateful for the Board of Supervisors that they. 00:01:14
We're so committed to the. 00:01:18
People, the constituents of Heulah County. 00:01:20
They continue to reach out to all. 00:01:23
Who reside in this county and to be and beyond our borders. 00:01:26
We pray blessing upon them that they might have that spirit to be with them. 00:01:29
And might be less protected. 00:01:33
Kept safe. 00:01:36
And have ability to. 00:01:37
Perform the duties that they have taken on. 00:01:39
We ask this prayer in the name of my beloved Son, Jesus Christ, Amen. 00:01:42
Yeah, he's deceived. 00:01:46
We're also very thankful that we got a lot of moisture in the county and I hear there's more to come. 00:01:49
All right, we're going to start off with our public hearings. Item 2A, Information, discussion, action to adopt resolution #25-03. 00:01:56
Dash 01 to name a road in the El Capitan area as north. 00:02:03
No stone trail. Good morning, Tom. 00:02:08
Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the Board. 00:02:11
Well, you put it pretty succinctly. 00:02:14
We've had some additional lot splits within the OCAP town area and addressing and. 00:02:17
Construction activities so. 00:02:24
Have us moving forward with this. The Millstone Rd. name was proposed by the residents. 00:02:26
And it satisfies the county ordinance, so we are coming. 00:02:33
Forward to you for your. 00:02:37
Approval. I'll be happy to take any questions. OK. Thank you, Tom. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:02:39
Who came up with the name of the? 00:02:45
I don't remember the specific individual, but it was two of the property owners. 00:02:47
OK, Yeah, no that and then there was no opposition to it. 00:02:54
Good ask and answer. Thank you very much and. 00:02:58
They came up with it and they like it. 00:03:01
This sounds like a good deal. 00:03:03
Very good, supervisor Klein. I don't have anything, Tom thinks. Yeah, with that, I'll call promotion then. 00:03:06
Oh, I'm sorry. 00:03:12
I will close this portion of the discussion and open it up for public hearing. 00:03:14
Do we have anyone that wishes to speak in? 00:03:19
Globe or on the Internet or in Payson regarding this issue. 00:03:22
If not. 00:03:27
OK. Thank you very much. And then I'll close the public hearing and I will call for a motion. 00:03:28
Mr. Chair, I move to adopt resolution #25-O3. 00:03:34
Dash 01 and I'll second that. 00:03:38
Have a motion in a second. Those in favor say aye. 00:03:41
Aye, aye. Thank you, Tom. Thank you, Tom. 00:03:44
All right, Item 3. A regular agenda item information discussion action to adopt. 00:03:47
Proclamation number 202502 proclaiming March 29th as national. 00:03:53
March 29th, 2025 as National Vietnam War veteran's day in Gila County to bring awareness of the many sacrifices provided. 00:04:00
By our Vietnam War veterans and to publicly recognize and thank them. 00:04:09
For their service to our country and we have the honorable art share with us. 00:04:14
Please come up to the mic and. 00:04:19
Talk to us about this. 00:04:22
May I approach and just give you a flyer also? 00:04:27
Absolutely. 00:04:31
And you have to show everyone your shirt. 00:04:36
I love you, that's why I work. 00:04:39
OK. Thank you. 00:04:53
Mr. Chairman. 00:04:57
Supervisors, thank you very much and everybody. 00:04:58
Here I have to tell you. 00:05:00
I wear it on my sleeve and I'll tell you why. 00:05:03
If I can. 00:05:06
Maybe just reach your heart and tell you why, how important this is. 00:05:09
I don't have to tell you about the Vietnam War, but I can tell you this. 00:05:13
Just if you, if you think about it, 2.7 million people. 00:05:18
Participated in the Vietnam War. 00:05:24
58,000 were killed. 00:05:28
300,000 were wounded. 00:05:31
The war lasted. 00:05:34
16 years. 00:05:36
Last month. 00:05:39
I got this in veterans helping veterans. 00:05:41
22. 00:05:43
Caskets or however they were brought home. 00:05:45
From the war. 00:05:48
Were delivered somewhere in the United States. 00:05:50
We do a lot of things. 00:05:56
For the veterans? 00:05:58
And I was sitting there one day and trying to decide. 00:06:00
What could we do that really stood out? 00:06:03
And I know that that. 00:06:07
The 29th of March is. 00:06:10
Vietnam. 00:06:12
Day, but at the Elks and other organizations that are represent. 00:06:13
Uh, I thought it would be something really special. 00:06:20
And is taken off the shirt I'm wearing, for example. 00:06:23
Says the 1st annual. 00:06:26
Vietnam Day, it said. The Elks. 00:06:29
It's 12:00 to 5:00 on the 29th, which is Vietnam Day. 00:06:31
Everybody seems to have. 00:06:38
They didn't participate. 00:06:40
Which I was in during that time. 00:06:42
If they didn't participate, they had a relative, family relative of somebody. 00:06:45
It had something to do with Vietnam War. 00:06:49
I have to tell you. 00:06:53
That not mention any famous actress. 00:06:54
Whatever. 00:06:58
But. 00:07:00
We were treated. 00:07:01
Pretty bad coming home. 00:07:03
Take your uniform off before you get. 00:07:05
Get off the plane because people spit on you. 00:07:08
And other things. 00:07:10
For those that are young. 00:07:12
So. 00:07:14
Coming up with this is something completely different. 00:07:15
To show you what's happened. 00:07:18
If it gets in the school board facing, it's all behind it. 00:07:20
We have opened this up. 00:07:23
The whole area. 00:07:25
The guy that I report to every month of what we do at the Elks. 00:07:28
Has taken this flyer and put it on everyone in Northern. 00:07:33
Prescott Globe, Miami. 00:07:38
Every place is no clip. 00:07:40
Northern Arizona, we have no idea. This is the first annual. 00:07:42
Shirts right here for an example we. 00:07:46
I bought a hundred. We bought we. There's no eye in the word. 00:07:48
We went ahead and we we bought 150 shirts and selling on the 29th. 00:07:52
We have 1011 organizations from. 00:07:58
Marine Corps, Navy, this, that. 00:08:01
Warming center but it all going to have a cable just to show. 00:08:04
The different things that they do for the veterans. 00:08:08
So this is something we have never done before. 00:08:11
We have no idea. 00:08:14
How it will turn out, who will come, but this is not. 00:08:18
For health members or this member, that member. 00:08:21
It's for everybody that would like to come 12:00 to 5:00. 00:08:24
I can tell you that the like I said, these 150 shirts, you have 38 less. I had ordered another 10 shirts. 00:08:28
But. 00:08:34
You have to understand the. 00:08:35
Everybody I talk to today. 00:08:38
It is about time. 00:08:40
That we went ahead and really stood up and recognized. 00:08:42
The Vietnam Veterans. 00:08:45
And they are starting to die off. 00:08:47
And everybody has a connection and I know I'm rambling. 00:08:51
I appreciate that. 00:08:54
Because. 00:08:56
We. 00:08:57
Feel so strong. 00:08:58
About our veterans, just like I know all the supervisors. 00:09:00
So thank you very much. 00:09:03
And God bless you all, and God Bless America. Thank you. 00:09:05
Thank you, our supervisor, Humphrey. 00:09:14
I am very touching and it's about time that we reached out and did something for them and. 00:09:16
So thank you very much for. 00:09:22
All of you, that team to put this together. 00:09:25
And if possible, I am not sure that I will be able to make it to that. So could I purchase a shirt prize? 00:09:29
Prior to that day. 00:09:35
Absolutely. 00:09:40
OK. 00:09:41
I I feel. 00:09:44
I see Steve periodically. 00:09:46
Just tell us where to send it and we'll send it. We just ordered 110 more because we're. 00:09:49
Running out OK then the day before you leave? If I could I would like to. 00:09:54
To give you the money for a shirt. 00:09:59
And then? 00:10:03
We go from there. Write down where you want to mail. 00:10:04
Thank you, Sir. I think it's. 00:10:08
It's pretty amazing all over Paces have been wearing shirts right now. 00:10:11
Thank you. 00:10:17
I can't express enough how important it is. 00:10:18
Our county very much so. Thank you. 00:10:23
Supervisor Klein. 00:10:27
Art, thank you for doing this. It's it's been a long time coming for the Vietnam vets. 00:10:29
Umm, you know he. 00:10:37
I'm sure everyone of us in here has family members or know somebody fairly close. I was in that war. 00:10:38
Not a good war at all and. 00:10:44
It's really, really good to see you take that and put that together so. 00:10:47
I'll do the same. We'll gather up the shirt from you and. 00:10:52
Will help you however we can there and go on. 00:10:56
And honor those folks. So thank you for doing this. 00:10:59
Yeah, Thank you, Art. And I'm going to read the proclamation, if that's all right. And then we will vote on it after that. 00:11:05
And just let you know, art is also the key. 00:11:12
Behind. 00:11:17
The rally around the Flakes project that we're. 00:11:18
Working on. 00:11:21
OK, so it's Proclamation number 202501. 00:11:22
It's a proclamation of the county Board of Supervisors proclaiming March 29, 2025 is National Vietnam War veteran's day in Gila 00:11:27
County. 00:11:31
Whereas our veterans answered our country's call and served with honor. 00:11:35
And on March 29th. 00:11:40
1973, the last 2500. 00:11:42
American troops were withdrawn from South Vietnam, ending military involvement in what is now the longest war in the country's 00:11:44
history. 00:11:48
And whereas in one of the world's most profound tragedies, with over 58,000 killed, over 300,000 wounded. 00:11:53
And some still missing in action. Many of these men and women came home to be shunned or neglected, to face treatment unbefitting 00:12:02
their courage and. 00:12:07
The welcome unworthy their example. We must never let this happen again. 00:12:12
And WHEREAS today we reaffirm one of the most fundamental obligations. 00:12:18
To show all who have worn the uniform of the United States the respect and the dignity they deserve. 00:12:23
And to honor their sacrifice by serving them as well as they served us. 00:12:30
And whereas in the spirit of pride and gratitude, it is time to honor the heroic. 00:12:36
Accomplishments of the Over 2,709,000. 00:12:43
918 Americans who served during the Vietnam War. 00:12:48
And whereas Gila County desires to pay solemn tribute to our vet. 00:12:53
Vietnam Veterans. 00:12:59
We now therefore, after we take our vote, will the members of the Gila County Board of Supervisors hereby proclaim March 29th, 00:13:01
2025 is National Vietnam War veteran's day in Ilah County. 00:13:08
And I will call for a motion. 00:13:16
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to adopt proclamation #2025-O2. 00:13:20
Mr. Chair, I will second that. 00:13:26
I noticed the numbers are different. Marian, have you noticed that it's a 02 and a 01? 00:13:29
The proclamation says 01. 00:13:36
OK. So as long as we understand it's the same proclamation? 00:13:40
OK, so the motion is correct. And so we have a motion to approve. All those in favor say aye, aye, aye. 00:13:53
Thank you very much. 00:14:01
Yes, please come up to the mic again. 00:14:03
I just thank you. God bless you. I just want to let you know tomorrow at 4:00, the city of Payson is doing a proclamation. 00:14:06
On the 18th. 00:14:14
The town of Star Valley is doing a proclamation. 00:14:16
So this isn't. 00:14:19
Just like I say all the time and I think about it every time I get up. 00:14:21
To talk to people. 00:14:25
And I quote and we don't talk politics. Ronald Reagan. 00:14:27
It's amazing what we can accomplish. Nobody cares. 00:14:31
Who gets the credit for it? Amen. Thank you. Thank you, Art. 00:14:34
All right, very good. 00:14:38
We're all set to go on to the next item. 00:14:41
Mr. Chairman. 00:14:44
Yes, Sir, Fairway, we can have a picture with art in that proclamation. 00:14:45
Absolutely. I think perfect have a picture. 00:14:50
We're just going to have a picture out front. 00:14:53
You good with that art? OK, let's go on to item 3B. 00:14:56
Information discussion action to approve an agreement for local border support that is between the Arizona Department. 00:15:01
Of public safety in gila County Sheriff off in the amount of $624,241.00 of which. 00:15:06
$308,301.00 will be used for salary and employee related expenses. 00:15:14
For uh. 00:15:20
One canine Sergeant and two. 00:15:22
Deputies and $315,940 will be used for the license plate reader program for the performance period beginning July 1, 2024 through 00:15:26
June 30, 2026. 00:15:32
Good morning, Sarah. 00:15:39
I'm happy to be here presenting to you today regarding this agreement. This will be the second year that the Sheriff's Office has 00:15:41
gotten local order support money. 00:15:47
Just so critical to our agency and for some of the boys that we just don't have the budget capacity for. 00:15:54
This particular reviewer is going to fund 3 canine positions again, just as last year said. 00:16:02
The second part of this agreement is to fund a license plate reader program that is actually going to. 00:16:10
Enhanced cameras were about all of the county, so this will be a. 00:16:18
Multi agency program cameras will be placed in almost all of the jurisdictions throughout Hulu County. 00:16:23
So we are asking the board to accept the 624. 00:16:32
For the position and the license paper, your program, I'll take any questions you guys have. 00:16:41
OK. Thank you, Sarah. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:16:47
I I guess, I guess just one question is on the license plate reader program. 00:16:50
That will be. 00:16:57
Umm, apparently for for reading license plates. But is that for everything? Umm, I mean like stolen cars and every everything 00:16:58
that. 00:17:04
That you would need to read a license plate for. 00:17:09
This program. 00:17:13
Gas Supervisor. 00:17:15
Throughout, so that will catch license plates as they're driving through different intersections on different highways. We will 00:17:19
also have mobile units. 00:17:24
That will be placed in a certain number, not all. 00:17:30
But we will have the place throughout some of the vehicles which we'll be able to read. 00:17:34
Right. 00:17:43
OK. Thank you. 00:17:50
Supervisor Klein. 00:17:52
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, Sarah. 00:17:54
When you guys mentioned or talk about border support, what does that actually mean? 00:17:56
As far as as far as the Sheriff's Office is concerned, is that. 00:18:01
I mean, does that mean like you might send somebody down there to help them or you just apprehend folks up here and turn them over 00:18:05
to them, I mean? 00:18:09
Where are we there? 00:18:15
Was the main thing that we could identify, right? So in drugs coming through the southern border that are coming through our 00:18:37
county. 00:18:42
And that's why you see a huge chunk of an ingoing towards the Kenai program. 00:18:47
Then the second piece will go right to a program that can help all of the services throughout for those reasons as well and we can 00:18:56
assist from another agency that they think. 00:19:02
You know, our legals are coming through or drugs or anything like that and they have a license plate. 00:19:08
We can stick it into the system now again. 00:19:16
Technology so. 00:19:19
It's not always spot on, but it's another tool to enhance what the deputies can use. 00:19:20
Umm, to get the stock, take the vehicle, get the drugs, that kind of stuff. 00:19:27
Yeah, we have to identify each county. 00:19:32
How how with those issues so? 00:19:35
Might be different than ours, but that's how Church of herself, he would have the biggest impact on all these issues. 00:19:42
Well, thank you for that Sarah, and and thank you guys for putting this together. 00:19:53
It's gotta help so. 00:19:57
Appreciate it. 00:19:59
OK. And I don't have any questions, so thank you, Sarah. Mr. Chair, I have another question. All right. 00:20:02
I'm just wondering, will this license plate program ever be used for traffic violations like speeding or things of that nature? 00:20:07
So that. 00:20:18
The capability across right now and the way public. 00:20:20
And I was just thinking where they were. 00:20:24
Right. So maybe have one at. 00:20:30
An intersection. 00:20:35
At the casino coming into Houston. 00:20:38
And we want to know where that vehicle is. It's going to tell us when it's that intersection. It doesn't tell us the speed or 00:20:41
anything like that. It just tells us the location. 00:20:46
OK, Thank you. Yeah, I just, I just don't know that I. 00:20:54
I'd agree with something that's. 00:20:58
People are gonna get speeding tickets and things for because now they got a license plate reader. 00:21:00
I wouldn't support that, but. 00:21:05
Yes, for for drug trafficking and human trafficking and things of that nature. 00:21:07
Yes, I do support it, but I would not support it if it's for. 00:21:12
Speeding violations and things of that nature. 00:21:16
Now supervisor contributed to be clear if our. 00:21:20
Hide the vehicle and obviously there's a town. 00:21:24
But the. 00:21:31
OK. Thank you. 00:21:38
OK. Thank you. And with that, I'll call from Motion. 00:21:40
Mr. Chair, I move to approve an agreement for local border support. 00:21:43
That is between the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Healer County Sheriff's Office. 00:21:47
In the amount of 624,241. 00:21:52
Dollars as presented, and I'll second that, Mr. Chair. 00:21:57
All right, we have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. 00:22:00
Aye, aye, aye. Thank you, Sarah. 00:22:04
And under Sheriff. 00:22:08
So the next two items looks like we have Joseph. 00:22:10
First one is item 3C Information discussion action to authorize the. 00:22:15
Utilization of state contract number center 065806. 00:22:20
Put the Southwest Hazard Control Incorporated. 00:22:26
As the basis for Healer County contract number. 00:22:29
TTR 065806. 00:22:32
VC1. 00:22:36
The Michelson building demolition and abatement project in the amount of. 00:22:37
$175,000 and approve. 00:22:43
Contract number Center 065806. 00:22:46
GC1. 00:22:51
Joseph Morning, Chairman, Board of Supervisors. 00:22:53
For years, Michaelson Building has stood as a reminder of Hill County's past. But beneath its walls, my significant hazards that 00:22:56
threaten its its potential previous abatement efforts fell short, leaving behind asbestos lead. 00:23:02
Mold dangers that must be addressed before we can safely. 00:23:09
Repurpose this site into a thriving business incubator and Co working space. 00:23:13
Our Facilities Capital Projects team initially received a bid. 00:23:19
That was just over $300,000 which. 00:23:22
Far exceeded the project's reasonable scope to ensure both physical responsibility and effective remediation. 00:23:25
We saw additional bids and identified. 00:23:32
Southwest hazard Control. 00:23:35
A highly experienced state contractor. 00:23:37
As the best qualified and most effective option. 00:23:41
At $175,000. 00:23:44
As part of the essential phase of our project, we'll be. 00:23:46
Diving into also demo. 00:23:51
This includes taking down non bearing walls, smoothing out surfaces. 00:23:54
Where there's large amounts of plaster. 00:23:58
And also clearing out non essential plumbing, mechanical and electrical. 00:24:00
Essentially getting us. 00:24:04
Fresh start so that we can step into the construction phase. With that, I'd be happy to take any questions. Thank you, Joshua. 00:24:06
Supervisor Humphrey. 00:24:09
Did we not already have an abatement project done at that building? 00:24:12
So I'm free. That's a great question. We did. 00:24:18
We took a look at that. 00:24:21
The reason it was it was missed as a limited scope. 00:24:24
The scope that was created at the time essentially pulled off the insulation from the piping that had asbestos in it. 00:24:28
And also an old furnace that was in that site. 00:24:34
Unfortunately, it didn't address the larger issue of the entire facility being contaminated. 00:24:37
Yeah, I. 00:24:47
OK. I yeah, it just seems that if we were going to do an abatement. 00:24:49
That we should have done an abatement instead of part of an abatement and then? 00:24:56
Because that was quite some time ago and we could have been doing something else with the building instead of. 00:25:02
Waiting to get. 00:25:08
Another abatement done. 00:25:10
So, umm. 00:25:12
So the first abatement company did what they were supposed to do yesterday. They sure did. 00:25:14
OK. So they they were within their scope of work. It was the scope of work that was lacking. Yes, Sir. 00:25:20
OK. 00:25:26
Ask and answer. Thank you. 00:25:28
Supervisor Klein. 00:25:31
Joseph, thank you the. 00:25:32
Where's the 175,000 coming from? What part of money is that coming out of? 00:25:35
Everybody turns camera on. 00:25:41
We have several partners in this project, but the county would also set aside funding to ensure that we could meet the needs of 00:25:48
the project. 00:25:52
And meet our partners where they are. So this will be coming out of the county's contribution to the project. 00:25:57
As several of our partners have earmarked their. 00:26:04
Donations for specific purposes. 00:26:07
And, and so we had that money set aside. 00:26:11
In this current year's budget, we do have those funds set aside. 00:26:14
OK. Thank you, Mary. 00:26:16
So maybe this is a loaded question, but that's OK. 00:26:19
Michelson building we've been messing with for quite some time, so. 00:26:24
How long if we? 00:26:29
Prove this today. How long is it gonna take to get this abatement? 00:26:30
Process done, Joseph. It'll take a couple of weeks for them to receive the contract and finalize it, get mobilized. 00:26:34
The work itself, we don't anticipate it going past two weeks, matter of fact, probably quite a bit less than that. 00:26:42
OK. 00:26:47
Is any idea? 00:26:48
When this projects can come to an end. 00:26:51
I'd like to see it come to the end before I'm out of this chair. That's four more years. So yes, Sir, that's a great question. So. 00:26:54
With that, there's a lot of moving parts with it. The good news is everything is moving forward. We're currently. 00:27:01
Meeting with the City of Globe tomorrow to finalize their selection. 00:27:08
On an architect. 00:27:13
Architect specializes in historical remodels and rebuilds like this. 00:27:14
With that being said, we're tentatively looking about. 00:27:20
About a year out. 00:27:23
Now there's potential to be less than that. 00:27:24
But as you know, there's going to be a lot of pieces that are moving without. 00:27:27
Social What that's going to do is build out the the design from the architectural and engineering. 00:27:30
Aspect. 00:27:36
And then? 00:27:37
At some point. 00:27:39
Going out for probably a three-way bit. 00:27:41
I don't want to get too far ahead of myself. That's gonna be up to the city of Globe. 00:27:43
Essentially they're the ones that control that timeline. We're just there to expedite it, support and do everything we can to. 00:27:47
To keep it moving forward. 00:27:54
OK. Thank you. Yes, Sir. 00:27:57
Yes, Sir, Go ahead. 00:28:01
Welcome, please. OK. And and like you say, a lot of moving parts and you're meeting with the city of Globe and. 00:28:03
And so who's managing this project? 00:28:09
Just depends on who's. 00:28:12
Doing that particular portion of the work or. 00:28:14
I know, Sir, we have to find roles and responsibilities that the city of globe with that, bear with me, it's a dynamic 00:28:17
partnership. 00:28:21
The City of Globe is officially handed the financial aspect of that. 00:28:25
And directly. 00:28:30
Or indirectly managing the contract. 00:28:32
We are indirectly helping them manage the project. So when it comes to the construction. 00:28:34
That's where we're really going to be able to support them to be managing those contracts for them. 00:28:40
The construction site. 00:28:44
Architectural side is a partnership there's. 00:28:46
They're going to be supporting it from the funding source. 00:28:50
But we're going to be bouncing back and forth between. 00:28:53
This board and City Council. 00:28:56
Trying to get feedback as we move through that architectural process. 00:28:58
OK. I guess my question is who's actually managing the project, not the funding for the project? 00:29:02
Not who's the designer, but who is actually being sure that the work is properly done. 00:29:08
Will be Hill county facility Sir. 00:29:13
OK. 00:29:17
Asked and answered, So the next time we do an abatement, we will do a complete abatement. 00:29:18
Rather than a partial and another partial. 00:29:23
And as we go forward, we will see. 00:29:26
A better a better ending project because we have a project management. 00:29:28
Yes, Sir. OK. Thank you. 00:29:34
Thanks supervisor. So the 175 if. 00:29:37
Reading this right is to. 00:29:41
Do the demolition. 00:29:44
And get rid of all the hazardous materials. 00:29:46
A complete job that will get us to. 00:29:49
An open, ready to rebuild state. 00:29:53
Yes, Sir. OK. 00:29:57
That's lead paint. That's everything that's bad. 00:29:58
It is OK. 00:30:02
All right. All right. Very good. Thank you. Well, with that then I'll call for motor. 00:30:04
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to authorize. 00:30:09
The utilization of state contract number center 065806. 00:30:16
With Southwest Hazard Control Incorporated. 00:30:21
As the basis for Gila County contract number Ctr. 065806 Dash. 00:30:25
GC1. 00:30:32
For the Michelson Building demolition and abatement project in the amount of 175,000. 00:30:34
And approve contract number. 00:30:40
Center 065800. 00:30:43
Six GC one. 00:30:48
Mr. Chair, I'll second that. 00:30:51
We have a motion and a second to approve. All those in favor say aye, aye, aye. 00:30:54
OK, Joseph, one more. We have here 3D information, discussion, action to award a contract. 00:31:01
In response to requests for proposal number 110424. 00:31:07
The Bleachers Grandstand project for the sole responsive. 00:31:12
And responsible bidder Century Industries for the total of $513,614.00. 00:31:15
Thank you, Chairman. In December of 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved the advertisement. 00:31:23
For the Bleachers Grandstand project, seek improvements for event seating at the Hill County Fairgrounds was the primary goal. 00:31:28
Century Industries submitted was the only. 00:31:36
Been received offering a package that included. 00:31:39
Ten row mobile bleachers. 00:31:43
A12 row elevated seating Bleacher. A show master mobile stage. 00:31:45
These upgrades will enhance the fairgrounds capacity to. 00:31:52
Support community events, provide better seating and more functional stage setup for performance, sports and other gatherings. 00:31:56
Facilities Land Management Department recommends awarding the contract to Century Industries for $513,614.00. 00:32:05
This investment will create a more inviting and adaptable space. With that, we do have a. 00:32:15
Sharing fund and support from Freeport. From Freeport. 00:32:21
And. 00:32:26
25% is what they're going to be supporting. If we had to kind of chop that up, that's essentially them. 00:32:27
Helping us purchase one of those features as a whole. 00:32:32
And with that, I'd be happy to take any questions. Thank you, Joseph. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:32:36
Yeah, bleachers of this type, where will we store those bleachers when they're not in use because. 00:32:42
Our Arizona sun and our winners that sometimes snow are pretty rough on equipment. 00:32:48
Supervisor Humphrey, great question. We're we're looking at storing it right now out of the fairgrounds. But to your point, it'll 00:32:54
be open and exposed. There'll be no covering. 00:32:59
This time. 00:33:04
OK. And not underneath one of the metal buildings or something? 00:33:06
There's there's potential that we could Stow them underneath one of the arenas. 00:33:12
It's true, OK. 00:33:17
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Manager Klein. 00:33:20
So these are going to be portable features? Yes, Sir. So they're going to be hydraulic indeed. 00:33:23
Enabling it to kind of fold that. 00:33:30
And be ready for. 00:33:32
Traveling the roadway. 00:33:33
OK. 00:33:35
And Century Industries is from where? 00:33:36
They're out of out of things, OK. 00:33:39
And this isn't part of the state contract, is it? 00:33:43
I know Sir, this is a this is a three-way get Sir. OK, thank you. 00:33:46
OK, thank you. And so we're getting 110 row, 112 row. 00:33:51
How many people does that seat about? 00:33:56
We're going to be looking just over 400. 00:33:58
OK, very good. And they're all metal. They'll last a long time. 00:34:01
Yes, you're high quality. 00:34:05
Very good. So and then this money's coming from where? 00:34:08
I so. 00:34:13
So as Joseph mentioned, Freeport has joined us in partnering on this. 00:34:18
Freeport's portion was $126,000. 00:34:22
Which comes out to be just just about 25% of the total. 00:34:26
And then we have built into the 2025 budget. 00:34:30
As we were talking to Freeport about this project. 00:34:34
The county's capacity for the other set of bleachers and then also a mobile grandstand. 00:34:38
So that they can have their. It can be its own. 00:34:44
Standalone facility for events and. 00:34:48
Presentations and and things of that nature. 00:34:52
So it's in the capital fund for fiscal year 2025 along with reports $126,000. 00:34:56
OK. Thank you, Mary. 00:35:05
So if there's nothing else, I'll call promotion. 00:35:07
Mr. I move to award a contract to Sentry Industries. 00:35:10
In response to requests for proposal number 110424. 00:35:14
As presented, and I'll second that motion to the second to approve those ever say aye. 00:35:18
Aye, aye, aye. Thank you, Joseph. Item 3. E information, discussion, action. 00:35:24
To authorize the advertisement of invitation for bid number 011425, The Globe Detention Center dirt removal and fence clearing. 00:35:29
Thank you, Chairman. Overtime soil erosion around the perimeter. 00:35:40
Attention center has created buildup of dirt. 00:35:43
Brush entries and boulders. 00:35:45
Putting structural integrity and security at risk to address this issue. 00:35:48
We are planning to clear the fence line. 00:35:52
If left unaddressed, this could lead to costly repairs and potential breaches. 00:35:55
To resolve this issue, Hill Accounting Facilities and Land Management seeks authorization to. 00:35:59
Advertised. 00:36:04
Allowing qualified contractors to submit proposals for the dirt removal and fence clearing. 00:36:07
This will restore the proper drainage, maintain the facility's security and prevent further decisions. 00:36:13
Segregation. 00:36:18
Umm to note, this will be coming out of department funding. 00:36:20
And depending of course on the received bids, if that would be happy to take any questions. 00:36:23
Thank you, Joseph. Supervisor Humphrey. OK. And when this goes out for a bit, it'll be in the newspaper. 00:36:29
Yes, Sir. 00:36:35
Just a question. 00:36:37
Local contractors and contractors that we've used in the past, could we maybe make a phone call because a lot of those contractors 00:36:40
are out working, not reading the paper? 00:36:44
And so a lot of times they miss the opportunity to bid because they're not aware of a project that's open. 00:36:49
And if that's difficult for staff, I would be happy to. 00:36:56
Make some of those calls myself so that some of the local contractors. 00:36:59
In the past have contacted me that they. 00:37:03
Don't get time to read the paper. They don't. 00:37:06
Have people read the paper for them to find out what's to bid? 00:37:08
And and so I. 00:37:12
You know, I would like to see something like this. 00:37:14
Go to a local contractor and. 00:37:17
Or at least get. 00:37:19
Bits from local contracts. 00:37:21
I, Supervisor Humphrey, would be happy to encourage local bidding and would again be happy to work with finance to see what we can 00:37:23
do to further that. 00:37:27
OK. 00:37:32
And like I say, I my office will be happy to make calls for. 00:37:33
Locals to let them know that there is a proposal out. 00:37:38
Thank you, Supervisor Klein. 00:37:41
I don't believe you'll have a hard time finding people to bid on this right here locals, we have a. 00:37:44
A lot of good folks out there. 00:37:50
And move dirt. So, so I I I expect to see you have a pretty good turn out for that. 00:37:52
For once, maybe we can get some money locally. 00:37:59
So thank you, Joseph. 00:38:03
Thank you. Thank you. And Joseph. 00:38:06
Help me understand. 00:38:09
Is this a project that we could do internally? 00:38:11
Or are we precluded from doing that because of her funding and all the other? 00:38:14
Aspects of that. 00:38:19
Well, that's a, that's a great question. 00:38:21
That's when we pull on these projects. That's one of the first things we look at is do we have the? 00:38:25
Equipment, the capability, the expertise and a few other things to be able to execute it. 00:38:31
And once we identify that we're outside of that scope or that ability, that's when we go to contract. 00:38:37
OK, so that's what you. 00:38:43
Decided that we're just not able to do it. 00:38:45
Mr. Chairman, I might add that there are very low limits on what we can do internally that by statute. 00:38:48
We cannot exceed. If a cost of a project is pay $60,000, that's way more than we are allowed to do internal projects for. 00:38:55
OK, based on statute we have. 00:39:03
CSA and others have gone through the state legislature to try to increase that. 00:39:05
Contractors of course, want to keep that as low as possible and so there are very strict limits that we have on what we can do 00:39:10
internally. OK, thanks for clarifying that. I figured it was something like that. 00:39:15
And then everybody wants costs to go down, so. 00:39:22
Interesting. With that, I'll call for a motion. 00:39:25
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to authorize the advertisement of invitation for Bids number 011. 00:39:28
425 as presented. 00:39:35
Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion. Second to approve. Those in favor say aye. 00:39:38
Aye, aye. 00:39:43
Thank you, Joseph. Thank you. Item three out his information discussion action to approve Arizona Department of Homeland. 00:39:44
Security sub recipient agreement #23-A ZDOHS dash HS. 00:39:50
GP23O305-02. 00:39:58
To accept the related reallocation grant award for Heila County active shooter operational coordination and the amount of. 00:40:03
$12,000. 00:40:12
For the performance period of January 1, 2025 to September 30. 00:40:14
2025 and we have Justin with us. 00:40:18
Thank you, Chairman, members of the board. 00:40:21
Called us and his apologies for not making it today. He's graciously given me his soapbox. 00:40:23
On his with his mother while she gets surgery to battle cancer. 00:40:28
So, umm. 00:40:32
Do my best to get through perfectly alright. 00:40:35
On February 29th, 2024, Healey County Emergency Management submitted grant application in the amount of $32,000 for this project. 00:40:38
This grant funds will be used to fund ballistic vests for the fire departments and districts in Gila County. 00:40:48
And it will be utilized in active shooter response and training. 00:40:54
UMM. This award was originally accepted by the Healey County Board of Supervisors on December 17th and 2024. 00:40:58
We were originally awarded $20,000. We've now been reallocated another $12,000 for this project so that we can fully fund it. 00:41:07
Which is what has brought us to adding this the agenda today. 00:41:16
Once we. 00:41:20
Are able to move through this we will be able to. 00:41:21
Work at the Gila County Fire Chiefs Association in order to distribute these throughout the county. 00:41:25
I'm happy to answer any questions. Thank you, Justin. Supervisor Humphrey, I have no questions. Supervisor Klein. Justin, so you 00:41:31
say we had 20,000, This is an additional 12, so a total of 32,000. 00:41:37
So when our fire departments go around and do that, that training with our schools, which I think is really good of them to do 00:41:43
that. 00:41:47
Are we working in? 00:41:51
Tandem with like the City of Go Miami, Gila County Sheriff's Department. 00:41:53
I mean, is it like a? 00:41:57
Team effort to do this. 00:41:59
Yes, absolutely. Different trainings have been taking place throughout the county, just depending on the local municipalities. 00:42:01
Fine Strawberry Fire schools and fire up there have done a lot, especially with the Sheriff's Office. 00:42:07
As well as we've seen them in Miami, so they're. 00:42:14
Working in silo areas throughout the county, but all of the county respondents that work together, working together on this, 00:42:17
Unfortunately, fire departments just don't have. 00:42:22
A direct means to get funding for something like this, even though they're taking part of those trainings. 00:42:27
So. 00:42:32
I should know more about this project than I do, I guess, but so they are hitting every school that we have in in Healey County 00:42:34
with these trainings. 00:42:38
I can't speak on the schools specifically, but I can say for the fire districts and law enforcement, they are all doing trainings 00:42:45
and conducting trainings together. Some of the schools have already taken part. 00:42:49
But I can't stay until which schools may so. 00:42:54
So when we talk about these trainings, it's not necessarily in a in a school. 00:42:58
It could be just in a classroom setting, in a fire department, or somewhere else, correct? Or any training facility. 00:43:04
Anywhere that they're working, the goal was to be able to distribute them enough that everyone could get training as well as be 00:43:10
able to respond in real time. 00:43:14
OK. And then you guys monitor that or you guys are part of it as well? Yeah, we're working with the Gila County Fire Chiefs 00:43:20
Association. 00:43:24
They have been working. All the fire departments are working together to see who may already have any access to these. 00:43:29
As well as where the needs are and we work directly with the Chiefs Association in order to. 00:43:35
To conduct those trainings, schedule that. 00:43:41
OK. And so I'm not. 00:43:45
I'm not being hard nosed about this, but it would be good to make sure that this money is getting utilized to the fullest extent. 00:43:49
That it can. 00:43:57
And I don't know by what means that. 00:43:58
Is there to make sure that? 00:44:02
Because there's a big need that we are prepared. Heaven. 00:44:04
Forbid if we ever had that happen, but. 00:44:08
Umm, but this is what it's for. We we do definitely need to make sure. 00:44:11
We get as much miles out of that money as we can get. 00:44:17
People get their training self. Thank you. The the funds specifically are all going directly to the vests. 00:44:20
So The Who at the vests in order to purchase the ballistic vests? 00:44:27
So the bulletproof vest. 00:44:32
I and who's good? 00:44:37
For our law enforcement people or who for fire in the miss. 00:44:39
I guess that's a new one on me so. 00:44:47
They're, they're sticking vests on our firefighters now and in these situations or so they are taking part in. 00:44:49
Thank you, Michael. Thank you, Justin. You're doing good. 00:44:57
So a couple things here. The schools have their own Emergency Management program by the state. 00:45:03
Education Department. So that's different than the fire chiefs and law enforcement in each county, so. 00:45:08
If the school requires Emergency Management training, they typically reach out to us, but they do have their own system across the 00:45:16
state. What's required by? 00:45:20
The Education Department. 00:45:24
We help out where they ask but. 00:45:27
As far as the mandates go, they're responsible. 00:45:29
And then the second thing is, yes, these vests across the country, the firefighters are seeing a lot of violence out there. 00:45:33
You know when they go out to some of these calls. 00:45:39
And so that's one of the reasons why across the country, bulletproof vests. 00:45:43
Are being required by fire departments and so our fire chiefs reached out to Justin and Carl and asked if. 00:45:48
We can help them get funding for the for these ballistic pests, and that's what we're at. 00:45:55
Can we trade a vest for a gun? I'd much rather vest in guns than vest. 00:46:01
No. 00:46:06
All right. So thank you for that explanation, Michael. 00:46:08
Thank you, Justin. 00:46:11
Thank you. 00:46:13
You call the fire department, you get SWAT now. 00:46:14
Anything we can get, we will take. 00:46:18
Yep. Thank you for the presentation. With that, I will call for a motion. 00:46:19
Mr. Chair, I move to approve Arizona Department of Homeland Security. 00:46:24
Sub recipient agreement #23-A ZDOHS. 00:46:29
Dash HSGP. 00:46:35
Dash 230305. Dash 02 as presented. And I'll second that Mr. Chair. Motion second to approve. Those in favor say aye aye. 00:46:38
Aye. Thank you so much, Justin. 00:46:49
3G. 00:46:52
Information discussion action. To review all responsive bids submitted for Request for Proposals number 082924. The design 00:46:54
services for flood protection at Campaign Creek in Roosevelt. 00:47:00
State's Community and award contract number 082924 to the lowest. 00:47:06
Most responsive, responsible and qualified bidder in an amount not to exceed $216,000. 00:47:11
Hi, Alex. Thank you, Mr. Chair, Board of Supervisors. 00:47:18
As you know, we've been working on the Campaign Creek project. 00:47:21
First phase of that was the team of buyout. 00:47:24
We waited to get the FEMA monies so that we could hold on. These would very appropriation funds to use for additional. 00:47:27
Remediation of the flood issues. 00:47:35
Campaign Creek. 00:47:37
As a result, we're nearing the completion of the FEMA buyout side and so. 00:47:39
Back in December, I came before you guys. 00:47:43
Requested permission to go out for proposals from engineering firms. 00:47:46
To utilize this, Woodbury funds to design some more. 00:47:50
Bank erosion protection. 00:47:55
We've reviewed all three of the. 00:47:57
Proposals that we received. We sat down with each of the firms. 00:48:00
And after all this, we've now bringing before you guys W construction, W engineering consultants. 00:48:03
To design so that we could then move forward with. 00:48:09
The construction of. 00:48:13
Phase two of the Campaign Creek Crossing project. 00:48:15
Thank you. 00:48:20
Supervisor Humphrey. 00:48:21
Yeah. Thank you very much. And this has been a. 00:48:22
A long ongoing project. 00:48:25
But it was it was a well thought through project. 00:48:28
And because the state had given us $3,000,000 for Campaign Creek, which we could have done the buyouts with that. 00:48:31
But we had also put in for grant money to do that because the grant money we could only use for the buyout where the three million 00:48:38
we could use for anything. 00:48:42
So by holding onto that for what, a year and a half or almost two that it. 00:48:47
Took us to get the grant process. 00:48:52
Then we were able to do the buyout and the demolition. 00:48:55
With the grant. 00:48:59
Money which left us, well, we used a little bit of the three million. 00:49:00
For some of the buyout. 00:49:04
But now we get to do design to do more work kind of on the north side and try to help do more protection on that Creek. So it's 00:49:07
been a long project, but it's been a worthwhile. 00:49:13
Time of waiting and so I appreciate. 00:49:19
All you've done and are doing and thank you for putting up. 00:49:23
A limit on the design because they could design a $10 million project that we couldn't do anyway. 00:49:26
So, so I like I say, that's just been a well thought out project from start to finish. So I appreciate it very much. Thank you. 00:49:33
Supervisor Klein. 00:49:41
Alex thinks that this. 00:49:43
This design work they did in that. 00:49:45
In that wash, were they able to design something that's going to last? I mean, there's a lot of sand in that Creek. And I know 00:49:48
talking to homeroom in the past. 00:49:52
Getting something to stay in place. 00:49:56
Was difficult, so were they able to come up with something that. 00:49:59
Maybe a last more than one storm, so the original does. 00:50:02
Design that came up with the solution was the buyout of the houses on the South right. 00:50:06
This is for the design for the North Bank and the idea is to have a. 00:50:10
Permanent solution. We don't want to have to come back. 00:50:16
In 5-10 years I have to do this all over again, so this design should. 00:50:19
We won't allow anything less than a permanent design. 00:50:24
And we got that in writing. It's under warranty. 00:50:28
It will be once the contract is signed. 00:50:31
Well, thanks for putting this together. I know it'll be a good thing. I it's a hard. 00:50:34
Hard task to make those banks stay where you want them in that in that particular Creek. So. 00:50:38
Thank you. 00:50:45
Yeah. Thank you, Alex. Good job. 00:50:46
That that will call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to award a contract to West Consultants Incorporated. 00:50:48
In response to requests for proposals number 082924 as presented. 00:50:55
Mr. Gerald, second that motion and a second to approve Those in favor say aye. 00:51:01
Aye, aye. Thank you, Alex. 00:51:06
Item 3H is information discussion action to accept quotation number. 00:51:09
539106 from Environmental Systems Research Institute to renew a subscription to use. 00:51:15
The Environmental System Research Institute software program for a period of three years. 00:51:24
At a cost of $42,200 per year. 00:51:30
Plus sales tax for a total of $139,133. 00:51:33
And $0.40 beginning on May. 00:51:39
2025 through May 2028 and. 00:51:41
The associated small enterprise agreement. Good morning, Marin. 00:51:45
Good morning, Mr. Chair, Good morning, Supervisor Humphrey, Supervisor Klein. 00:51:49
We have been using the system for quite a while now. 00:51:53
Since 2010. 00:51:57
It's colloquially known as Esri. 00:51:59
And it's used across several departments. 00:52:03
And allows us to have our mapping. 00:52:06
And other aspects of. 00:52:09
The services we provide for our constituents and use within. 00:52:12
Rural addressing, Community development, Recorder's office, treasurer, engineering, floodplain and county attorney's office. 00:52:16
Thank you, Baron. Supervisor Humphrey, No questions, Supervisor Klein. So it's worked out good for you, man. 00:52:25
And they keep their increases. 00:52:33
Very reasonable. 00:52:35
Good, Good deal. Thank you. OK. Yes, thank you, Mayor. And with that, I'll call for a motion. 00:52:36
Mr. I move to accept quotation number 539106. 00:52:41
From Environmental Systems Research Institute, incorporated and approved. 00:52:47
The associated small enterprise agreement as presented. 00:52:52
And I'll second that motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. 00:52:55
Aye, Thank you, Mary. 00:53:00
Item three I information discussion acts and to appoint members to the board of directors of the. 00:53:03
Industrial Development Authority of the County of Gila, Arizona, as follows. Mr. Douglas. 00:53:10
Brinkerhoff, who is here with us this morning. 00:53:16
Through December 31st, 2027. 00:53:20
And Miss Miranda. 00:53:23
Who is the Chamber? 00:53:26
Board manager in. 00:53:28
The Rim Country through December 31st, 2020. 00:53:30
30 and. 00:53:33
These are both presented by both of us. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:53:35
Yeah, I'm, I'm, I'm very, very happy that Doctor Douglas Brinkoff. 00:53:40
Has has chose to be on the Industrial Development Authority. I met him, he came to one of my Roosevelt community meetings and. 00:53:45
And asked to be, you know, said that he would like to get back involved with some of the community and. 00:53:52
And so I was, I was very tickled when I was asked to. 00:53:58
Have him on the idea and he any. 00:54:03
Took it upon himself to say sure he would like to and. 00:54:06
And on his. 00:54:09
His paperwork here that he turned into to be on the ID a he is. 00:54:12
He has 36 years of direct patient care, including being the owner of a medical practice with three locations in 76 employees. 00:54:20
He also served as chief of staff. 00:54:29
And the hospital board member? 00:54:32
While on new. 00:54:35
Chandler Regional. 00:54:37
Hospital was being built. 00:54:39
He chaired a committee of the Northern Arizona Peer. 00:54:41
Review organization and was also a member of a physician association associate. 00:54:45
Program advisory committee. 00:54:51
That worked to set up the first physician assistant program in Arizona. 00:54:54
Following the sale of his medical practice, he served as a clinical director. 00:54:58
Of the IHS Hospital. 00:55:04
And clinics on the San Carlos Reservation. 00:55:06
Following San Carlos, he was a national medical director for Human, overseeing their CMS pharmacy. 00:55:10
Program He served as CEO, chief medical officer for Cobra Valley Regional Medical. 00:55:18
From 2015 to his recent retirement so. 00:55:25
How pleased I am to have someone who. 00:55:29
With his background to. 00:55:31
Help and volunteer to work with the idea. 00:55:33
To work with getting things going here in New York County. 00:55:38
Very impressed. Thank you very much. 00:55:41
Yes, Tinker sounds like a very good selection. My selection is. 00:55:43
Miranda Meyer, as I said before, she's a local in Payson, owns their own business also. 00:55:48
Currently the chamber manager. 00:55:54
And so she's willing to serve and. 00:55:57
I told her we'd appoint her. 00:55:59
If possible, and so without any questions, Supervisor Klein, no sounds good. Welcome aboard. 00:56:01
The job area. 00:56:09
Indeed, with that I'll call promotion. 00:56:11
Mr. Chair, I'll make a motion to appoint members to the board of directors of the Industrial Development Authority. 00:56:14
Of the Gila County. 00:56:22
Of the County of Gila, Arizona, as presented. 00:56:23
Mr. Chair, I will second that motion and a second to approve those appointees. Those in favor say aye, aye, aye. 00:56:26
Thank you very much. 00:56:34
And. 00:56:35
Item 3J is information discussion action to immediately disband the Heula County Provisional College Community College advisory. 00:56:37
Committee of which I am a member. 00:56:46
James, tell us what we're doing here. Mr. Chairman, members of the Board, as you're aware that the Heila County Board of 00:56:49
Supervisors has appropriated as part of our annual budgeting process. 00:56:53
$250,000. 00:56:58
To assist the College in. 00:57:00
Their efforts to become a full blown Community College district in Arizona. 00:57:03
About 250,000. We have made three payments total of $750,000 to assist in this effort to. 00:57:09
Attain the uh. 00:57:16
A separate Community College district. 00:57:18
And as you are well aware, within the last. 00:57:21
Month and a half, two months at the. 00:57:24
Accrediting agency has awarded the. 00:57:27
Theater County Community College district candidacy status, which means that they can. 00:57:30
As a full blown. 00:57:35
Community College district no longer a provisional Community College district. 00:57:37
This committee was organized to help ensure that the $750,000 that. 00:57:41
He was a Board of Supervisors allocated to this effort. 00:57:47
And helped to support the effort to be. 00:57:51
A Community College district. 00:57:54
That there was two efforts to ensure that those mines were directed and spent for. 00:57:56
Appropriate purposes. 00:58:02
And so. 00:58:04
Since the college has been award candidacy status, they are now. 00:58:06
Gila County Community College District. 00:58:10
Is appropriate to go ahead and disband this? 00:58:12
This committee. 00:58:16
To because the. 00:58:18
Goals have been achieved. 00:58:22
There will be. 00:58:25
Just as an aside that we have as we have done. 00:58:26
The last eight years with this with. 00:58:30
The two of you have been on the Board of Supervisors. 00:58:33
We have appropriated and included in the budget. You have included in the budget $250,000 a year to use for. 00:58:35
Individual projects that are one time type of expenditures. 00:58:42
This has gone on for three years, but it still is a one time project that. 00:58:47
There's an end to it. Insight. 00:58:52
And so that's something that will come with the budget to consider. 00:58:55
Whether you will include $250,000 as an appropriation for one time prizes with the college. 00:58:59
Help support education in him. 00:59:06
Post secondary education in Hewitt County, that's something in the future. 00:59:08
This is just a request to expand this committee. 00:59:12
As the. 00:59:14
Intended goals and objectives have been reached. 00:59:16
Thank you, James Humphrey. 00:59:20
Yeah, James, it seems to me. 00:59:23
When I was. 00:59:26
Elected supervisor eight years ago that. 00:59:28
That 250,000 was just set. 00:59:31
For the college for projects. 00:59:33
As a grant form. 00:59:36
And they had to like. 00:59:37
Or like grants to do things and and if it was. 00:59:40
Was kosher then. 00:59:44
They could use that 250,000. 00:59:46
And then when they, when they started reaching. 00:59:48
To be a provisional Community College. 00:59:52
Then that would just kind of move that money to help them. 00:59:55
In their pursuit of being. 01:00:00
A provisional college. 01:00:03
And so now we're we're just going to disband it rather than just put the 250 back. 01:00:06
To where it was or it'll have to be to a different entity that that's why we're. 01:00:12
Doing this today because. 01:00:17
It's no longer. 01:00:19
The way it was, now that it'll be a provisional, then we have to. 01:00:20
Do a grant. 01:00:24
Or put 250. 01:00:26
A side 4. 01:00:28
The New College. 01:00:30
Mr. Chairman, Supervisor Humphrey. 01:00:33
Prior to you being put on this Board of Supervisors. 01:00:36
There was $250,000 in the budget, but it was used for maintenance and operation, just ongoing operating costs. 01:00:39
I disagree with that strongly because I do not believe that one taxing entity. 01:00:47
Use tax dollars to support another taxi entity. 01:00:52
And so we changed in the purpose and how that was done where it was, has always been for the last eight years. 01:00:56
An appropriation to be used for one time projects, capital projects, or. 01:01:03
Whatever you as a Board of Supervisors determined is a one time project. 01:01:07
That is worthy of using. 01:01:11
Heal accounting tax dollars for. 01:01:14
And so it will not change as it goes forward. 01:01:16
At least in discussions with finance director Belling. 01:01:20
That we continue to include that $250,000 as part of a line item budget. 01:01:24
And with the line item specifically noting Ela County Community College District. 01:01:29
Then as. 01:01:36
As the. 01:01:37
Administration of the. 01:01:40
Healer County Community College District come to you and say we have this project, we want to. 01:01:41
Through this construction we want to do this or that. It's a one time project, they will come to you. 01:01:47
And request that those dollars that are included in the budget. 01:01:52
Be appropriated and that we kind of check to them for that specific project. 01:01:55
So does that answer your question? It does, I just wanted to be sure that. 01:02:00
That our help to the college will be able to continue. 01:02:04
Yeah, and and I and I was pretty sure that it would, but that was at, you know, to be asking answered. 01:02:08
And so I yes, I do believe you answered my question that yes, we can continue to help. 01:02:14
The college as it goes forward with education in a county. 01:02:20
Mr. Chairman's the right Humphrey. 01:02:24
I, like you, believe that education to the residents of your county are essential. 01:02:27
And that's the direction that you've always given to me. So I. 01:02:32
I'm thrilled. 01:02:36
To be able to support. 01:02:37
Thank you very much. 01:02:38
Supervisor client. 01:02:40
Well, I'm sorry to put you out of Business Today, Steve. 01:02:42
But it's a good day to do that. I mean, that was a big hurdle for our college to, to. 01:02:46
Become their own. 01:02:52
Own college and no longer provisional. 01:02:53
And so to be able to do this today is a. 01:02:56
Is good. 01:02:59
And then? 01:03:00
On the money part of it, I'm sure we'll be discussing later, but. 01:03:01
So thank you, James. Thank you for all you've done there. 01:03:05
Mr. Chairman, just in the last couple weeks, the Community College District did have some open houses on here in Globe, One in 01:03:08
Payson. 01:03:12
I was out of state when unable to attend. 01:03:16
But we have had some communication with Doctor Long Longhorn the. 01:03:19
I don't know if she's still in for him or not, but. 01:03:25
The president Acting president of Healey County Community College District. 01:03:27
Is we're going to work with her to have a time where she can come and give a presentation and update. 01:03:32
Specifically to you as Board of Supervisors, where they're at? 01:03:38
And what the plan is going forward. So we look forward to hearing from Doctor Lawler. 01:03:41
And the Community College district here at the board meeting. 01:03:45
Yes, Sir, that is that is being planned right now. I think it's going to occur sometime in April. Michael is working on that. 01:03:48
And so just to be clear, what we're voting on here today is to disband an advisory committee, Yes, and that's all we're voting on. 01:03:56
We'll talk about money later. OK. So with that, I'll call for motion. 01:04:02
Mr. Chair, I move to immediately disband the Gila County Provisional College. 01:04:08
Community College Advisory Committee and I'll second that motion in a second to. 01:04:13
Approve the disbandment. 01:04:18
All those in favor say aye. 01:04:20
Thank you, James. Thank you. 01:04:24
Our next item, I presume Justin, will present 3K. 01:04:27
Information discussion actions Approve Amendment number one to contract. 01:04:31
Number 02062301. 01:04:35
Which is the northern Gila County water storage system with JW? 01:04:38
Fansler, is that correct? 01:04:44
OK, resources increasing the amount of the original word from 68,200. 01:04:46
Dollars by $14,462.00 for a new total. 01:04:52
Of $82,708. 01:04:57
Thank you, Chairman, members of the board. 01:05:01
Umm, another project that was previously brought to the board. 01:05:04
Originally, uh. 01:05:08
Everything was approved for the installation of the tanks and the manufacturer was going to pre Plumb the tapes so that we could 01:05:10
continue having a warranty on them. 01:05:15
Umm, once JW Fansler started doing the installation, we discovered that the tanks. 01:05:20
Were pre planned by being cut, but they didn't actually have the hardware installed and everything put together, they just put the 01:05:27
openings in. 01:05:30
So this amended amount would increase. 01:05:34
Their contract by 14,462 dollars. 01:05:37
In order to have all of that installed and all of them come together in all of the locations. 01:05:40
Which has been done and to date the project has not exceeded the funding amount awarded or budget. 01:05:46
That I any questions I can answer. Thank you. Supervisor Humphrey. I have no question. Supervisor Klein. 01:05:52
So we originally paid for it and the manufacturer didn't do it. Justin, did we get any? 01:05:58
Money back on that. 01:06:05
So they were pre plumbed however. 01:06:06
We were unaware that. 01:06:11
Them pre plumbing it was just creating the opening for all of the hardware. 01:06:12
We thought that the hardware would just be installed that lets them connect together. 01:06:16
That was not a part of. 01:06:20
With the manufacturer. 01:06:22
Provided during pre plumbing. 01:06:24
It was just the cutting of the units. 01:06:26
Scope of the project should have identified that in what we were asking for bids didn't it for? 01:06:28
While we were getting from the tanks, I mean, I bought a ton of these tanks. 01:06:35
And they've all got plumbing coming out the bottle. 01:06:40
Yeah, I know that when we originally were looking at the tanks. 01:06:44
That we looked at them being pre plumbed and not plumbed. We looked at having them just completely plumbed by the contractors. 01:06:48
And that's when we discovered the warranty information with the manufacturer. 01:06:54
For them to be able to continue the warranty on them they had to provide the pre plumbing. 01:06:58
Wow. OK, so James, this money is coming from Senator Kelly, right? This is part of that grant we had a dollar for dollar match on? 01:07:06
Yeah, OK. Just so everybody knows that it's watching and listening to us. 01:07:14
Senator Kelly did help us with this project. 01:07:18
To get it done. So I have another question because I'm really going to be kind of firm on this one. We need them done. 01:07:22
We're faced with a really bad summer and these need to be done, So what kind of a deadline are you looking at to have these 01:07:30
finished so these things are completed and built? 01:07:35
They are completed and filled, so they're all done. Everything's. 01:07:41
Yes, Sir. 01:07:45
And I just did confirm this morning that there were two tanks that got missed last week that have been taken care of. 01:07:47
They are filled. 01:07:53
Thank you for that. That's good. 01:07:54
Mr. Chair, OK, Thank you. And that's 14 sites, yes. 01:07:57
Thank you, Justin. I appreciate that. And. 01:08:02
Just in time for the pre fire season meeting we're going to have soon and hold that up in pace. 01:08:06
So with that, I'll call yes, Sir, if I may just throw in something. 01:08:12
Yeah, and and being that they're all set up. 01:08:16
Plumbed and filled. 01:08:19
You know the benefit of using a local I think the contractor fencer very much for. 01:08:21
Going ahead and completing it. 01:08:27
And getting it all ready, even though that we have not approved his full payment for it, you know. 01:08:29
Some contractors would still be holding us out for that so. 01:08:36
So I think that company very much for for helping us get ready for fire season. 01:08:40
Even though they weren't paid. 01:08:46
So thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, that's actually quite gracious of them. Yes, good point. 01:08:48
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve amendment number one to contract number 020623, Dash one, as presented. 01:08:53
I will second that. 01:09:01
All right, we have a motion and a second to approve the payment. All those in favor say aye. 01:09:02
Aye, aye. 01:09:08
Very good. We're going to move item 3L to the end of the meeting. 01:09:09
And that is an executive session. 01:09:13
Portion of our meeting and we are going to address the consent agenda items. 01:09:16
Item 4A through J Supervisor Humphrey, would you like to discuss one or more? 01:09:21
Off of the consent agenda? Nope. 01:09:27
And Mr. Klein, how about you? I don't believe I do. I think I'm good. All right, then I'll call for a motion to approve consent 01:09:30
agenda items. 01:09:34
4A Through J, Mr. Chair, I move to approve consent agenda items for A through 4 J I'll second that. 01:09:38
And we have a motion in a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. 01:09:47
Aye, aye. 01:09:51
Moving on to item 5, called to the public anyone here in Globe or Payson or the Internet? 01:09:52
Hey, all right, very good. So let's move on then. 01:09:58
To our reports. 01:10:03
Manager men love. 01:10:05
Mr. Chairman, just want to report the visit to Washington, DC last week. 01:10:09
That worked with. 01:10:14
Be with in addition to our centers. 01:10:17
And representative Mr. Crane. 01:10:21
Have an opportunity to meet with agencies of the federal government. 01:10:24
And there's still a lot of chaos, a lot of. 01:10:28
Unknowns uncertainties with the new administration. 01:10:31
In Washington, DC. 01:10:34
And in fact, there were some of the specific. 01:10:36
Agencies like the US Department of Housing. 01:10:39
And the Department of Interior, the specific branches of those agencies, they did not. 01:10:41
They did not offer, did not make themselves available to meet with us so. 01:10:50
We continue to try to keep our notes to the grindstone, keep looking at what's going on in Washington, DC to help ensure that our 01:10:54
funding is not interrupted. 01:10:58
There's a couple of them as we've had discussions. 01:11:03
Like Department of Justice. 01:11:06
Environmental Justice grant. 01:11:08
That is likely that is. 01:11:10
$1,000,000 grant that we did have an actual grant contract. 01:11:13
It's likely that that grant we will not receive that money. 01:11:16
Because of a change in focus in administration. 01:11:21
But then we continue to work and help try to ensure. 01:11:24
That all of our grant money, that we continue to receive those. 01:11:29
A report from a trip to Washington, DC Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 01:11:32
Thank you, James. Supervisor Humphrey. 01:11:37
Yeah, I held a southern. 01:11:41
Gila County preseason fire. 01:11:44
Meeting on the 27th. 01:11:46
Attended a CAG Regional Council. 01:11:48
Central Arizona government. 01:11:52
Held the Tunnel Basin community meeting on. 01:11:54
The 4th at 5:00 PM. 01:11:57
Held a Roosevelt community meeting on the 10th. 01:12:00
Was on KQSS radio. 01:12:04
Umm at 5:00. 01:12:07
And then I didn't attend the uh. 01:12:09
The fundraiser for forex shooting sports. 01:12:12
Fundraiser dinner on Saturday, but I did donate. 01:12:17
Kelso with the horns and stuff on it for. 01:12:23
For them to be able to auction or. 01:12:26
Or however they do to help raise funds because I was unable to be there but. 01:12:28
Other than that, I'm good, Mr. Chair. 01:12:33
Thank you, Supervisor Klein. 01:12:35
So we went to. 01:12:38
As well and met with. 01:12:40
Congressman Crane. 01:12:43
Senator Gallegos. 01:12:45
And Senator Kelly. 01:12:47
The day after we got there. 01:12:49
Had a real good meeting with each of them. 01:12:51
Just like you said, James, a lot of uncertainty on the hill right now. 01:12:55
I kind of figured that once the dust settled way. 01:12:59
It gets sorted out, but right now there. 01:13:04
There is a lot of uncertainty. We. 01:13:06
We talked about the retreat, we talked about a number of things and I handed you guys out a couple pages there with just some 01:13:09
talking points that we started with. 01:13:14
Talked about the cutbacks in the government. 01:13:20
You guys have all been watching. There's a lot of folks at the federal level getting cut. 01:13:23
Unfortunately, a lot of those positions at the ground level. 01:13:28
And that will affect us. 01:13:32
Umm, not sure where that's going to end up, but we'll see the fire folks that. 01:13:34
Or in the federal. 01:13:41
Or service. They're exempt. 01:13:43
So there was some of them that were cut their their jobs were cut and then they were retracted. 01:13:45
And brought back on. 01:13:52
So that was a good, that was good to know because one of the fears going around was. 01:13:54
With this summer coming up on us as fast as it is that we went out being firefighters this summer, but. 01:13:58
That's not supposed to be the case. They're supposed to have the firefighters. 01:14:04
They're supposed to have the severity money that they need for the Southwest to get kicked off. 01:14:08
And so we'll see. 01:14:14
I will say that most of the folks I talk to in the Forest Service at the higher levels, every day is a new day. 01:14:16
And so there's no guarantees on any of that. 01:14:23
Senator Kelly and Senator Gallegos had introduced the bill in the Senate and has been read twice and sent the committee. That's 01:14:30
the bill on the retreat, on the conveyance of the retreat. 01:14:37
So it's going through pretty quick. 01:14:43
Hopefully it'll keep its pace and. 01:14:46
Make it through everything. The house has already done it. 01:14:49
And that was Senator Crane. 01:14:52
He's the one that pushed on that it's already done and now. 01:14:54
In the Senate, it looks like it's just about done through that, so we're hoping. 01:14:58
To wrap that up. 01:15:03
We asked. You know. 01:15:05
Timeline or when they thought it might get done and. 01:15:07
Nobody knows right now, but it is it is going through and there doesn't seem to be any any issues with it. 01:15:12
He attended the public lands meeting on Saturday on the 1st and. 01:15:21
The SSRS funding which is secure rural schools. 01:15:27
Our money that comes to the county has usually been, for the most part passed along to the. 01:15:33
Through Roy Sandoval. 01:15:39
School Superintendent. 01:15:41
And. 01:15:42
Lot of that money has been used for like our adult education programs. 01:15:43
It was not funded this year and so. 01:15:48
They're scrambling, but I don't. 01:15:52
I don't foresee it funded, do you? 01:15:55
James. 01:15:57
Yeah. 01:15:59
I hope that it is. 01:16:01
But but I I I'm really I I. 01:16:03
Wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't. 01:16:06
And so. 01:16:08
We're gonna miss this year. Which? 01:16:09
I don't know what we're going to do to help Roy out on that or whatever, but that's a pretty big hit for the county. 01:16:11
Our adult education program that Roy does is a good program, very good program. 01:16:18
The threatened and endangered species are can be reauthorized since. 01:16:24
I brought that up. 01:16:29
That we face every every day in the county. Gila County is 97% public land. Everything on public land has to do with threatening 01:16:31
and endangered species. 01:16:36
It hasn't been reauthorized for funding since the 90s. I'm asking senators and congressmen. 01:16:42
How do you keep pushing money? 01:16:48
To something that hasn't been reauthorized. 01:16:50
When we watched it, we watched it for many years. The continuing resolutions that they passed, they just bumped stuff from one 01:16:53
year to another. 01:16:58
That's how it's been getting, that's how it's going. 01:17:02
And that's why it's been continued to be funded and. 01:17:05
And things like that. So. 01:17:09
With any luck we can maybe. 01:17:11
Have some discussions on a real budget up there. 01:17:13
And my thought is within luck, they'll cut that one out. Not even funded so. 01:17:17
But we'll see. 01:17:22
BLM is lifting the coal moratorium. 01:17:26
In releasing land for affordable housing, lower rate and fair market value, that kind of was surprising to hear. 01:17:29
But they are working on that and it sounds like it's a pretty good. 01:17:36
Program that they're working on there. 01:17:40
We talked about the freeze. 01:17:43
And I think that was kind of it in a nutshell there. 01:17:46
WIR had a meeting the next morning for about an hour and a half. I wasn't able to make that one. Had to get back to Arizona, so I 01:17:51
couldn't make that one. 01:17:55
But umm, but that was kind of in a discussion on all that, umm. 01:18:00
Tomorrow is an NRCD meeting in Roosevelt. Are you going to downtown? 01:18:06
I'm trying, yes. 01:18:10
OK. And. 01:18:12
Now Friday. 01:18:14
Gila County is hosting the. 01:18:16
Arizona, New Mexico Coalition of counties meeting here at the courthouse, 9:00 to 12:00. 01:18:18
Anybody like to sit on that? You're more than welcome. It's open to everybody. 01:18:23
And they'll be on Friday, March 21st. 01:18:27
It's frightened. Oh, next Friday. 01:18:31
Yeah, next week, so. 01:18:34
That's that's really good. The coalition and counties is all the neighboring counties along with New Mexico, Arizona line. 01:18:36
And the chair on that committee, and there's usually a lot of good discussion. 01:18:43
A lot of it's over T&E species, the wolf problems. 01:18:47
Yada yada yada. 01:18:51
The only other thing I can say, I've had a number of discussions. 01:18:57
On the APS PSPS project. 01:19:02
And it's really good that we get this information out to everybody. 01:19:07
I don't know how many of you knew this, but APS is is working on a. 01:19:11
I guess you'd call it Project. I hope it's a project that never goes through. 01:19:17
But what that means is in the summer months, when it's hot and dry, utilities are. 01:19:22
Are being maxed out. 01:19:27
Committees are bottomed out. 01:19:29
Fire. 01:19:31
Threat of fire is high and all that. They'll shut the power lines off. 01:19:33
And so that's going to affect a lot of people. 01:19:37
A lot of them were in the northern districts. 01:19:41
There's also some down here. 01:19:43
And the reason for doing that is. 01:19:46
The threat of them them starting a fire under those conditions. 01:19:50
Takes priority basically over leaving those lines. 01:19:55
On and so they're looking at turning them off. 01:19:59
It might be for a couple hours, it might be for. 01:20:02
A day nobody really knows. As soon as the conditions change, of course, they turn the. 01:20:06
Electric back on. 01:20:11
I've been working hard with the Forest Service on this to try and widen those. 01:20:15
Those power lines up, so maybe we can alleviate a lot of that, but. 01:20:20
But it's not going to happen fast enough to do anything about this summer. 01:20:26
The summer's already here. 01:20:29
So the more that word gets out, the better off. 01:20:31
We are. 01:20:34
SRP is doing the same. 01:20:35
And the only place that I was told. 01:20:38
And Tim, I don't know, you may already know this. There may be somewhere on Roosevelt. 01:20:41
Out there. 01:20:46
Not as many lines as APS by any means, but there's a few. 01:20:47
And so that's out there. 01:20:52
The other thing I wanted to say is that here recently in the Pace and Roundup, there's an article that came out from. 01:20:55
From the pacing roundup. I'm not sure who wrote it. 01:21:02
But it's on the Mexican. 01:21:07
And basically, when you look at it, you would think that we're promoting the Mexican wolf and we're inviting them. 01:21:09
And all that BS. 01:21:16
That's all it is, is BS. 01:21:18
The fact of the matter is, when this started in 2015, the 10 J rule on that particular project has not changed announced. 01:21:20
We have no. 01:21:28
Discretion on where wolves are turned out, or if they're turned out, or how many is turned out. 01:21:30
We haven't had since that project started, and I don't think we're ever going to. 01:21:36
And so it doesn't matter. Doesn't matter. 01:21:42
If we stand at the table and yell and scream and whatever, but we signed an MOU to start with. 01:21:45
So we could be at that table. 01:21:52
And by being at that table, we were able to give our input in on some of the management levels of that wolf program. 01:21:54
Not a lot, but a little bit. But it put us. 01:22:03
To where we could sit down face to face with those folks and be a part of that process. 01:22:06
Pascal Bergo. 01:22:11
Is the one that's been in the middle of that. 01:22:14
I believe I was chairman and signed the first MO U on that and then we. 01:22:16
Approved a second MO MOU here just real recently on it. 01:22:21
Saying the same thing, that we're going to be at the table, we'll have a person at the table. 01:22:26
Be a part of that process, and on and on. 01:22:31
I've had some calls, I've watched the Facebook post people. 01:22:34
Or reading that and it's a little bit. 01:22:37
Misleading. 01:22:41
So I wanted to be. 01:22:42
Out there that. 01:22:44
I for one do not support anything that has to do with the Mexican wolf unless it shooting them so. 01:22:45
And then that's a different story. But otherwise, that's where I'm at. I'm hoping that maybe we will defund it and that issue will 01:22:51
go away. 01:22:55
But right now it only seems to be getting worse. 01:22:59
And so, but I do feel like it's real important that we have a voice. 01:23:02
In that project and that's that's why I supported that Mou. 01:23:08
And Mr. Chair, with that, I think that's all I had. 01:23:12
Thank you very much. So just to add to those comments, so Eco. 01:23:16
Eastern Arizona. 01:23:20
Counties Organization. 01:23:22
The article you're talking about is because we acted on that to try and be at the table, not that we agreed with the program, not 01:23:26
that we exactly want wool. 01:23:31
But then an article gets written and may be misleading and so. 01:23:36
I'm with you. I I think that this is some kind of a. 01:23:40
Social experiment on wolves. 01:23:44
The Romantic. 01:23:47
And so. 01:23:48
Anyway, I won't comment on that anymore. 01:23:53
I had a meeting with Romero. 01:23:56
Attending with Scott Warren, Alex Kendrick was there and Wayne Jones and. 01:23:59
Filled in on a lot of projects coming up. 01:24:04
Roads and all that and we have a lot coming up. 01:24:06
I'm looking real excited. 01:24:11
Or being excited about what's coming. Or are. 01:24:13
Paving season and our chip seal season. 01:24:17
And some of the things that they're going to be doing. 01:24:21
I also last Tuesday, since we didn't have a meeting here, went down to the Capitol. 01:24:25
By the way, thanks for going to. 01:24:31
Washington, both of you. 01:24:33
So I went to the Capitol, which is just a shorter drive. 01:24:35
And I met with several senators. 01:24:40
Regarding the rural groundwater bill, that's being. 01:24:43
Promoted by. 01:24:47
Senator Don 1520 is what it is. 01:24:48
And then also reviewing what the governor's solutions. 01:24:51
Proposed solutions look like. 01:24:55
On basin management. 01:24:57
And it's very complicated. 01:24:59
It's not an easy. 01:25:02
Solution. 01:25:04
And it's not problematic in every region of Arizona or every county. 01:25:06
So, umm. 01:25:12
I expressed very much as much as I could. 01:25:14
That we would like to see more local control. The Board of Supervisors has no control over water. 01:25:17
In this county and that to me. 01:25:22
Umm is troubling if the governor decides to just. 01:25:27
Do an executive action. 01:25:30
And then there will be committees form that we don't oppose. 01:25:32
The governor appoints. 01:25:35
And then there'll be actions taken. 01:25:37
That we don't approve or disapprove of. It's just going to happen. 01:25:39
And largely speaking, that's going to be an assessment of how much water is being used out of the basin by each individual that 01:25:44
uses the basin. 01:25:48
And then from there, make judgments on whether or not that person is using too much. 01:25:53
Or not. To me that's. 01:25:57
A complete socialized. 01:25:59
Umm, grab of the utility and that's not the solution. I don't have the solution. 01:26:04
But anyway, that's that's what's being talked about. 01:26:09
And then, as you know, I'm on the Legislative Policy Committee. There's been almost 1700 bills. 01:26:14
That were introduced this year. Not all of them have made it out of committee or anything. 01:26:19
But we are in what's called Crossover week. That means they're being voted on in the House and in the Senate, and then they 01:26:24
crossover to the other House. 01:26:28
For those considerations. 01:26:32
How many come out and reach the governor's desk is no one's. No one knows. 01:26:35
I have till March 28th to get that done. 01:26:40
The problem is that a lot of the bills that come out are. 01:26:45
The kind of thing where a legislator says, hey, well, let's do this. Let's cut taxes. 01:26:48
And let's make reforms on that property tax, sales tax, pension reform and all that. Then they go home. 01:26:53
And they brag about it, but they but they never fund it. 01:26:59
And it. 01:27:03
Takes away money that we are already receiving. 01:27:04
So you can feel good about that stuff, but it doesn't help us at all. 01:27:08
We're already working on a shoestring here, Vapors. 01:27:13
And so we oppose those kind of bills. There's a couple coming up that might be noteworthy, which is? 01:27:17
Publications and notices requirements and. 01:27:24
Right now we have to put it in the newspaper and different things that they may ease up on that. 01:27:28
And is allowed to be online. That's a bill. Of course we don't know. 01:27:32
And then incompetent defendants. And So what that means is really long term holdings. 01:27:37
And so instead of the county. 01:27:43
Having to share in all those costs that that would end up being something that the state would. 01:27:45
Start getting more involved in. 01:27:50
On long holding of say. 01:27:52
People are mentally ill or whatever that. 01:27:57
And just catch and release sort of thing. 01:27:59
All right. So that's kind of where I've been busy with. 01:28:02
And so anyway, that's all I really have to report. Anything else you have? 01:28:06
I think I'm good, Thank you. All right. 01:28:11
Item 3L is an executive session item information, discussion action vote to go into. 01:28:16
Executive session pursuant. 01:28:22
The state regulations for discussion or consideration of Heather County's position regarding Strong Communities Foundation of 01:28:24
Arizona. 01:28:29
F al versus Gila County and the Gila County Recorder and to instruct its attorneys regarding the board position in pending 01:28:34
litigation. 01:28:39
And Oregon in settlement discussions. 01:28:44
Conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation regarding this case. 01:28:47
I need to have a motion to adjourn into executive session. 01:28:56
So move, Mr. Chair. 01:28:59
I'll second it. We have a motion and a second. 01:29:01
To a journey to executive session. Those in favor say aye. 01:29:04
Right, we'll see. 01:29:09
Let me know when you're ready, Marian. 01:29:15
OK. All right. 01:29:23
Call back to order reconvene here in the Board of Supervisors room. 01:29:25
It's about 12 noon right now and so in discussion of. 01:29:30
Item 3 Li will call for a motion. 01:29:35
Mr. Chair, I make a motion for the County Attorney to proceed. 01:29:38
As directed. 01:29:42
And I'll second that of a motion and a second. 01:29:44
All those in favor say aye aye, aye aye. 01:29:47
All right. Thank you very much everyone. 01:29:50
Our meeting is over. 01:29:52
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Testing, testing. 00:00:01
Good morning, everyone. 00:00:07
Marianne, we're good to go. 00:00:11
Good morning, everyone. I'd like to call this meeting to order Tuesday, March 11, 2025. 00:00:16
10:00 in the morning, I'm going to ask our chair if you would lead us in the pledge. 00:00:21
And uh. 00:00:26
Mr. Men level lead us in the invocation after that. 00:00:27
I pledge allegiance to the flag. 00:00:33
United States of America. 00:00:35
And to the Republic for which it stands. 00:00:37
One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:00:41
Our Father who art to heaven, we are grateful this day that we can come before Thee in prayer to offer our Thanksgiving for the 00:00:54
blessings of thousands bestowed upon us for a great opportunity we have to. 00:00:59
Serve our fellow man and be. 00:01:04
Able to. 00:01:06
Reach out and provide. 00:01:09
Needs and basic services for so many. 00:01:12
We're grateful for the Board of Supervisors that they. 00:01:14
We're so committed to the. 00:01:18
People, the constituents of Heulah County. 00:01:20
They continue to reach out to all. 00:01:23
Who reside in this county and to be and beyond our borders. 00:01:26
We pray blessing upon them that they might have that spirit to be with them. 00:01:29
And might be less protected. 00:01:33
Kept safe. 00:01:36
And have ability to. 00:01:37
Perform the duties that they have taken on. 00:01:39
We ask this prayer in the name of my beloved Son, Jesus Christ, Amen. 00:01:42
Yeah, he's deceived. 00:01:46
We're also very thankful that we got a lot of moisture in the county and I hear there's more to come. 00:01:49
All right, we're going to start off with our public hearings. Item 2A, Information, discussion, action to adopt resolution #25-03. 00:01:56
Dash 01 to name a road in the El Capitan area as north. 00:02:03
No stone trail. Good morning, Tom. 00:02:08
Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the Board. 00:02:11
Well, you put it pretty succinctly. 00:02:14
We've had some additional lot splits within the OCAP town area and addressing and. 00:02:17
Construction activities so. 00:02:24
Have us moving forward with this. The Millstone Rd. name was proposed by the residents. 00:02:26
And it satisfies the county ordinance, so we are coming. 00:02:33
Forward to you for your. 00:02:37
Approval. I'll be happy to take any questions. OK. Thank you, Tom. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:02:39
Who came up with the name of the? 00:02:45
I don't remember the specific individual, but it was two of the property owners. 00:02:47
OK, Yeah, no that and then there was no opposition to it. 00:02:54
Good ask and answer. Thank you very much and. 00:02:58
They came up with it and they like it. 00:03:01
This sounds like a good deal. 00:03:03
Very good, supervisor Klein. I don't have anything, Tom thinks. Yeah, with that, I'll call promotion then. 00:03:06
Oh, I'm sorry. 00:03:12
I will close this portion of the discussion and open it up for public hearing. 00:03:14
Do we have anyone that wishes to speak in? 00:03:19
Globe or on the Internet or in Payson regarding this issue. 00:03:22
If not. 00:03:27
OK. Thank you very much. And then I'll close the public hearing and I will call for a motion. 00:03:28
Mr. Chair, I move to adopt resolution #25-O3. 00:03:34
Dash 01 and I'll second that. 00:03:38
Have a motion in a second. Those in favor say aye. 00:03:41
Aye, aye. Thank you, Tom. Thank you, Tom. 00:03:44
All right, Item 3. A regular agenda item information discussion action to adopt. 00:03:47
Proclamation number 202502 proclaiming March 29th as national. 00:03:53
March 29th, 2025 as National Vietnam War veteran's day in Gila County to bring awareness of the many sacrifices provided. 00:04:00
By our Vietnam War veterans and to publicly recognize and thank them. 00:04:09
For their service to our country and we have the honorable art share with us. 00:04:14
Please come up to the mic and. 00:04:19
Talk to us about this. 00:04:22
May I approach and just give you a flyer also? 00:04:27
Absolutely. 00:04:31
And you have to show everyone your shirt. 00:04:36
I love you, that's why I work. 00:04:39
OK. Thank you. 00:04:53
Mr. Chairman. 00:04:57
Supervisors, thank you very much and everybody. 00:04:58
Here I have to tell you. 00:05:00
I wear it on my sleeve and I'll tell you why. 00:05:03
If I can. 00:05:06
Maybe just reach your heart and tell you why, how important this is. 00:05:09
I don't have to tell you about the Vietnam War, but I can tell you this. 00:05:13
Just if you, if you think about it, 2.7 million people. 00:05:18
Participated in the Vietnam War. 00:05:24
58,000 were killed. 00:05:28
300,000 were wounded. 00:05:31
The war lasted. 00:05:34
16 years. 00:05:36
Last month. 00:05:39
I got this in veterans helping veterans. 00:05:41
22. 00:05:43
Caskets or however they were brought home. 00:05:45
From the war. 00:05:48
Were delivered somewhere in the United States. 00:05:50
We do a lot of things. 00:05:56
For the veterans? 00:05:58
And I was sitting there one day and trying to decide. 00:06:00
What could we do that really stood out? 00:06:03
And I know that that. 00:06:07
The 29th of March is. 00:06:10
Vietnam. 00:06:12
Day, but at the Elks and other organizations that are represent. 00:06:13
Uh, I thought it would be something really special. 00:06:20
And is taken off the shirt I'm wearing, for example. 00:06:23
Says the 1st annual. 00:06:26
Vietnam Day, it said. The Elks. 00:06:29
It's 12:00 to 5:00 on the 29th, which is Vietnam Day. 00:06:31
Everybody seems to have. 00:06:38
They didn't participate. 00:06:40
Which I was in during that time. 00:06:42
If they didn't participate, they had a relative, family relative of somebody. 00:06:45
It had something to do with Vietnam War. 00:06:49
I have to tell you. 00:06:53
That not mention any famous actress. 00:06:54
Whatever. 00:06:58
But. 00:07:00
We were treated. 00:07:01
Pretty bad coming home. 00:07:03
Take your uniform off before you get. 00:07:05
Get off the plane because people spit on you. 00:07:08
And other things. 00:07:10
For those that are young. 00:07:12
So. 00:07:14
Coming up with this is something completely different. 00:07:15
To show you what's happened. 00:07:18
If it gets in the school board facing, it's all behind it. 00:07:20
We have opened this up. 00:07:23
The whole area. 00:07:25
The guy that I report to every month of what we do at the Elks. 00:07:28
Has taken this flyer and put it on everyone in Northern. 00:07:33
Prescott Globe, Miami. 00:07:38
Every place is no clip. 00:07:40
Northern Arizona, we have no idea. This is the first annual. 00:07:42
Shirts right here for an example we. 00:07:46
I bought a hundred. We bought we. There's no eye in the word. 00:07:48
We went ahead and we we bought 150 shirts and selling on the 29th. 00:07:52
We have 1011 organizations from. 00:07:58
Marine Corps, Navy, this, that. 00:08:01
Warming center but it all going to have a cable just to show. 00:08:04
The different things that they do for the veterans. 00:08:08
So this is something we have never done before. 00:08:11
We have no idea. 00:08:14
How it will turn out, who will come, but this is not. 00:08:18
For health members or this member, that member. 00:08:21
It's for everybody that would like to come 12:00 to 5:00. 00:08:24
I can tell you that the like I said, these 150 shirts, you have 38 less. I had ordered another 10 shirts. 00:08:28
But. 00:08:34
You have to understand the. 00:08:35
Everybody I talk to today. 00:08:38
It is about time. 00:08:40
That we went ahead and really stood up and recognized. 00:08:42
The Vietnam Veterans. 00:08:45
And they are starting to die off. 00:08:47
And everybody has a connection and I know I'm rambling. 00:08:51
I appreciate that. 00:08:54
Because. 00:08:56
We. 00:08:57
Feel so strong. 00:08:58
About our veterans, just like I know all the supervisors. 00:09:00
So thank you very much. 00:09:03
And God bless you all, and God Bless America. Thank you. 00:09:05
Thank you, our supervisor, Humphrey. 00:09:14
I am very touching and it's about time that we reached out and did something for them and. 00:09:16
So thank you very much for. 00:09:22
All of you, that team to put this together. 00:09:25
And if possible, I am not sure that I will be able to make it to that. So could I purchase a shirt prize? 00:09:29
Prior to that day. 00:09:35
Absolutely. 00:09:40
OK. 00:09:41
I I feel. 00:09:44
I see Steve periodically. 00:09:46
Just tell us where to send it and we'll send it. We just ordered 110 more because we're. 00:09:49
Running out OK then the day before you leave? If I could I would like to. 00:09:54
To give you the money for a shirt. 00:09:59
And then? 00:10:03
We go from there. Write down where you want to mail. 00:10:04
Thank you, Sir. I think it's. 00:10:08
It's pretty amazing all over Paces have been wearing shirts right now. 00:10:11
Thank you. 00:10:17
I can't express enough how important it is. 00:10:18
Our county very much so. Thank you. 00:10:23
Supervisor Klein. 00:10:27
Art, thank you for doing this. It's it's been a long time coming for the Vietnam vets. 00:10:29
Umm, you know he. 00:10:37
I'm sure everyone of us in here has family members or know somebody fairly close. I was in that war. 00:10:38
Not a good war at all and. 00:10:44
It's really, really good to see you take that and put that together so. 00:10:47
I'll do the same. We'll gather up the shirt from you and. 00:10:52
Will help you however we can there and go on. 00:10:56
And honor those folks. So thank you for doing this. 00:10:59
Yeah, Thank you, Art. And I'm going to read the proclamation, if that's all right. And then we will vote on it after that. 00:11:05
And just let you know, art is also the key. 00:11:12
Behind. 00:11:17
The rally around the Flakes project that we're. 00:11:18
Working on. 00:11:21
OK, so it's Proclamation number 202501. 00:11:22
It's a proclamation of the county Board of Supervisors proclaiming March 29, 2025 is National Vietnam War veteran's day in Gila 00:11:27
County. 00:11:31
Whereas our veterans answered our country's call and served with honor. 00:11:35
And on March 29th. 00:11:40
1973, the last 2500. 00:11:42
American troops were withdrawn from South Vietnam, ending military involvement in what is now the longest war in the country's 00:11:44
history. 00:11:48
And whereas in one of the world's most profound tragedies, with over 58,000 killed, over 300,000 wounded. 00:11:53
And some still missing in action. Many of these men and women came home to be shunned or neglected, to face treatment unbefitting 00:12:02
their courage and. 00:12:07
The welcome unworthy their example. We must never let this happen again. 00:12:12
And WHEREAS today we reaffirm one of the most fundamental obligations. 00:12:18
To show all who have worn the uniform of the United States the respect and the dignity they deserve. 00:12:23
And to honor their sacrifice by serving them as well as they served us. 00:12:30
And whereas in the spirit of pride and gratitude, it is time to honor the heroic. 00:12:36
Accomplishments of the Over 2,709,000. 00:12:43
918 Americans who served during the Vietnam War. 00:12:48
And whereas Gila County desires to pay solemn tribute to our vet. 00:12:53
Vietnam Veterans. 00:12:59
We now therefore, after we take our vote, will the members of the Gila County Board of Supervisors hereby proclaim March 29th, 00:13:01
2025 is National Vietnam War veteran's day in Ilah County. 00:13:08
And I will call for a motion. 00:13:16
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to adopt proclamation #2025-O2. 00:13:20
Mr. Chair, I will second that. 00:13:26
I noticed the numbers are different. Marian, have you noticed that it's a 02 and a 01? 00:13:29
The proclamation says 01. 00:13:36
OK. So as long as we understand it's the same proclamation? 00:13:40
OK, so the motion is correct. And so we have a motion to approve. All those in favor say aye, aye, aye. 00:13:53
Thank you very much. 00:14:01
Yes, please come up to the mic again. 00:14:03
I just thank you. God bless you. I just want to let you know tomorrow at 4:00, the city of Payson is doing a proclamation. 00:14:06
On the 18th. 00:14:14
The town of Star Valley is doing a proclamation. 00:14:16
So this isn't. 00:14:19
Just like I say all the time and I think about it every time I get up. 00:14:21
To talk to people. 00:14:25
And I quote and we don't talk politics. Ronald Reagan. 00:14:27
It's amazing what we can accomplish. Nobody cares. 00:14:31
Who gets the credit for it? Amen. Thank you. Thank you, Art. 00:14:34
All right, very good. 00:14:38
We're all set to go on to the next item. 00:14:41
Mr. Chairman. 00:14:44
Yes, Sir, Fairway, we can have a picture with art in that proclamation. 00:14:45
Absolutely. I think perfect have a picture. 00:14:50
We're just going to have a picture out front. 00:14:53
You good with that art? OK, let's go on to item 3B. 00:14:56
Information discussion action to approve an agreement for local border support that is between the Arizona Department. 00:15:01
Of public safety in gila County Sheriff off in the amount of $624,241.00 of which. 00:15:06
$308,301.00 will be used for salary and employee related expenses. 00:15:14
For uh. 00:15:20
One canine Sergeant and two. 00:15:22
Deputies and $315,940 will be used for the license plate reader program for the performance period beginning July 1, 2024 through 00:15:26
June 30, 2026. 00:15:32
Good morning, Sarah. 00:15:39
I'm happy to be here presenting to you today regarding this agreement. This will be the second year that the Sheriff's Office has 00:15:41
gotten local order support money. 00:15:47
Just so critical to our agency and for some of the boys that we just don't have the budget capacity for. 00:15:54
This particular reviewer is going to fund 3 canine positions again, just as last year said. 00:16:02
The second part of this agreement is to fund a license plate reader program that is actually going to. 00:16:10
Enhanced cameras were about all of the county, so this will be a. 00:16:18
Multi agency program cameras will be placed in almost all of the jurisdictions throughout Hulu County. 00:16:23
So we are asking the board to accept the 624. 00:16:32
For the position and the license paper, your program, I'll take any questions you guys have. 00:16:41
OK. Thank you, Sarah. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:16:47
I I guess, I guess just one question is on the license plate reader program. 00:16:50
That will be. 00:16:57
Umm, apparently for for reading license plates. But is that for everything? Umm, I mean like stolen cars and every everything 00:16:58
that. 00:17:04
That you would need to read a license plate for. 00:17:09
This program. 00:17:13
Gas Supervisor. 00:17:15
Throughout, so that will catch license plates as they're driving through different intersections on different highways. We will 00:17:19
also have mobile units. 00:17:24
That will be placed in a certain number, not all. 00:17:30
But we will have the place throughout some of the vehicles which we'll be able to read. 00:17:34
Right. 00:17:43
OK. Thank you. 00:17:50
Supervisor Klein. 00:17:52
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, Sarah. 00:17:54
When you guys mentioned or talk about border support, what does that actually mean? 00:17:56
As far as as far as the Sheriff's Office is concerned, is that. 00:18:01
I mean, does that mean like you might send somebody down there to help them or you just apprehend folks up here and turn them over 00:18:05
to them, I mean? 00:18:09
Where are we there? 00:18:15
Was the main thing that we could identify, right? So in drugs coming through the southern border that are coming through our 00:18:37
county. 00:18:42
And that's why you see a huge chunk of an ingoing towards the Kenai program. 00:18:47
Then the second piece will go right to a program that can help all of the services throughout for those reasons as well and we can 00:18:56
assist from another agency that they think. 00:19:02
You know, our legals are coming through or drugs or anything like that and they have a license plate. 00:19:08
We can stick it into the system now again. 00:19:16
Technology so. 00:19:19
It's not always spot on, but it's another tool to enhance what the deputies can use. 00:19:20
Umm, to get the stock, take the vehicle, get the drugs, that kind of stuff. 00:19:27
Yeah, we have to identify each county. 00:19:32
How how with those issues so? 00:19:35
Might be different than ours, but that's how Church of herself, he would have the biggest impact on all these issues. 00:19:42
Well, thank you for that Sarah, and and thank you guys for putting this together. 00:19:53
It's gotta help so. 00:19:57
Appreciate it. 00:19:59
OK. And I don't have any questions, so thank you, Sarah. Mr. Chair, I have another question. All right. 00:20:02
I'm just wondering, will this license plate program ever be used for traffic violations like speeding or things of that nature? 00:20:07
So that. 00:20:18
The capability across right now and the way public. 00:20:20
And I was just thinking where they were. 00:20:24
Right. So maybe have one at. 00:20:30
An intersection. 00:20:35
At the casino coming into Houston. 00:20:38
And we want to know where that vehicle is. It's going to tell us when it's that intersection. It doesn't tell us the speed or 00:20:41
anything like that. It just tells us the location. 00:20:46
OK, Thank you. Yeah, I just, I just don't know that I. 00:20:54
I'd agree with something that's. 00:20:58
People are gonna get speeding tickets and things for because now they got a license plate reader. 00:21:00
I wouldn't support that, but. 00:21:05
Yes, for for drug trafficking and human trafficking and things of that nature. 00:21:07
Yes, I do support it, but I would not support it if it's for. 00:21:12
Speeding violations and things of that nature. 00:21:16
Now supervisor contributed to be clear if our. 00:21:20
Hide the vehicle and obviously there's a town. 00:21:24
But the. 00:21:31
OK. Thank you. 00:21:38
OK. Thank you. And with that, I'll call from Motion. 00:21:40
Mr. Chair, I move to approve an agreement for local border support. 00:21:43
That is between the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Healer County Sheriff's Office. 00:21:47
In the amount of 624,241. 00:21:52
Dollars as presented, and I'll second that, Mr. Chair. 00:21:57
All right, we have a motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. 00:22:00
Aye, aye, aye. Thank you, Sarah. 00:22:04
And under Sheriff. 00:22:08
So the next two items looks like we have Joseph. 00:22:10
First one is item 3C Information discussion action to authorize the. 00:22:15
Utilization of state contract number center 065806. 00:22:20
Put the Southwest Hazard Control Incorporated. 00:22:26
As the basis for Healer County contract number. 00:22:29
TTR 065806. 00:22:32
VC1. 00:22:36
The Michelson building demolition and abatement project in the amount of. 00:22:37
$175,000 and approve. 00:22:43
Contract number Center 065806. 00:22:46
GC1. 00:22:51
Joseph Morning, Chairman, Board of Supervisors. 00:22:53
For years, Michaelson Building has stood as a reminder of Hill County's past. But beneath its walls, my significant hazards that 00:22:56
threaten its its potential previous abatement efforts fell short, leaving behind asbestos lead. 00:23:02
Mold dangers that must be addressed before we can safely. 00:23:09
Repurpose this site into a thriving business incubator and Co working space. 00:23:13
Our Facilities Capital Projects team initially received a bid. 00:23:19
That was just over $300,000 which. 00:23:22
Far exceeded the project's reasonable scope to ensure both physical responsibility and effective remediation. 00:23:25
We saw additional bids and identified. 00:23:32
Southwest hazard Control. 00:23:35
A highly experienced state contractor. 00:23:37
As the best qualified and most effective option. 00:23:41
At $175,000. 00:23:44
As part of the essential phase of our project, we'll be. 00:23:46
Diving into also demo. 00:23:51
This includes taking down non bearing walls, smoothing out surfaces. 00:23:54
Where there's large amounts of plaster. 00:23:58
And also clearing out non essential plumbing, mechanical and electrical. 00:24:00
Essentially getting us. 00:24:04
Fresh start so that we can step into the construction phase. With that, I'd be happy to take any questions. Thank you, Joshua. 00:24:06
Supervisor Humphrey. 00:24:09
Did we not already have an abatement project done at that building? 00:24:12
So I'm free. That's a great question. We did. 00:24:18
We took a look at that. 00:24:21
The reason it was it was missed as a limited scope. 00:24:24
The scope that was created at the time essentially pulled off the insulation from the piping that had asbestos in it. 00:24:28
And also an old furnace that was in that site. 00:24:34
Unfortunately, it didn't address the larger issue of the entire facility being contaminated. 00:24:37
Yeah, I. 00:24:47
OK. I yeah, it just seems that if we were going to do an abatement. 00:24:49
That we should have done an abatement instead of part of an abatement and then? 00:24:56
Because that was quite some time ago and we could have been doing something else with the building instead of. 00:25:02
Waiting to get. 00:25:08
Another abatement done. 00:25:10
So, umm. 00:25:12
So the first abatement company did what they were supposed to do yesterday. They sure did. 00:25:14
OK. So they they were within their scope of work. It was the scope of work that was lacking. Yes, Sir. 00:25:20
OK. 00:25:26
Ask and answer. Thank you. 00:25:28
Supervisor Klein. 00:25:31
Joseph, thank you the. 00:25:32
Where's the 175,000 coming from? What part of money is that coming out of? 00:25:35
Everybody turns camera on. 00:25:41
We have several partners in this project, but the county would also set aside funding to ensure that we could meet the needs of 00:25:48
the project. 00:25:52
And meet our partners where they are. So this will be coming out of the county's contribution to the project. 00:25:57
As several of our partners have earmarked their. 00:26:04
Donations for specific purposes. 00:26:07
And, and so we had that money set aside. 00:26:11
In this current year's budget, we do have those funds set aside. 00:26:14
OK. Thank you, Mary. 00:26:16
So maybe this is a loaded question, but that's OK. 00:26:19
Michelson building we've been messing with for quite some time, so. 00:26:24
How long if we? 00:26:29
Prove this today. How long is it gonna take to get this abatement? 00:26:30
Process done, Joseph. It'll take a couple of weeks for them to receive the contract and finalize it, get mobilized. 00:26:34
The work itself, we don't anticipate it going past two weeks, matter of fact, probably quite a bit less than that. 00:26:42
OK. 00:26:47
Is any idea? 00:26:48
When this projects can come to an end. 00:26:51
I'd like to see it come to the end before I'm out of this chair. That's four more years. So yes, Sir, that's a great question. So. 00:26:54
With that, there's a lot of moving parts with it. The good news is everything is moving forward. We're currently. 00:27:01
Meeting with the City of Globe tomorrow to finalize their selection. 00:27:08
On an architect. 00:27:13
Architect specializes in historical remodels and rebuilds like this. 00:27:14
With that being said, we're tentatively looking about. 00:27:20
About a year out. 00:27:23
Now there's potential to be less than that. 00:27:24
But as you know, there's going to be a lot of pieces that are moving without. 00:27:27
Social What that's going to do is build out the the design from the architectural and engineering. 00:27:30
Aspect. 00:27:36
And then? 00:27:37
At some point. 00:27:39
Going out for probably a three-way bit. 00:27:41
I don't want to get too far ahead of myself. That's gonna be up to the city of Globe. 00:27:43
Essentially they're the ones that control that timeline. We're just there to expedite it, support and do everything we can to. 00:27:47
To keep it moving forward. 00:27:54
OK. Thank you. Yes, Sir. 00:27:57
Yes, Sir, Go ahead. 00:28:01
Welcome, please. OK. And and like you say, a lot of moving parts and you're meeting with the city of Globe and. 00:28:03
And so who's managing this project? 00:28:09
Just depends on who's. 00:28:12
Doing that particular portion of the work or. 00:28:14
I know, Sir, we have to find roles and responsibilities that the city of globe with that, bear with me, it's a dynamic 00:28:17
partnership. 00:28:21
The City of Globe is officially handed the financial aspect of that. 00:28:25
And directly. 00:28:30
Or indirectly managing the contract. 00:28:32
We are indirectly helping them manage the project. So when it comes to the construction. 00:28:34
That's where we're really going to be able to support them to be managing those contracts for them. 00:28:40
The construction site. 00:28:44
Architectural side is a partnership there's. 00:28:46
They're going to be supporting it from the funding source. 00:28:50
But we're going to be bouncing back and forth between. 00:28:53
This board and City Council. 00:28:56
Trying to get feedback as we move through that architectural process. 00:28:58
OK. I guess my question is who's actually managing the project, not the funding for the project? 00:29:02
Not who's the designer, but who is actually being sure that the work is properly done. 00:29:08
Will be Hill county facility Sir. 00:29:13
OK. 00:29:17
Asked and answered, So the next time we do an abatement, we will do a complete abatement. 00:29:18
Rather than a partial and another partial. 00:29:23
And as we go forward, we will see. 00:29:26
A better a better ending project because we have a project management. 00:29:28
Yes, Sir. OK. Thank you. 00:29:34
Thanks supervisor. So the 175 if. 00:29:37
Reading this right is to. 00:29:41
Do the demolition. 00:29:44
And get rid of all the hazardous materials. 00:29:46
A complete job that will get us to. 00:29:49
An open, ready to rebuild state. 00:29:53
Yes, Sir. OK. 00:29:57
That's lead paint. That's everything that's bad. 00:29:58
It is OK. 00:30:02
All right. All right. Very good. Thank you. Well, with that then I'll call for motor. 00:30:04
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to authorize. 00:30:09
The utilization of state contract number center 065806. 00:30:16
With Southwest Hazard Control Incorporated. 00:30:21
As the basis for Gila County contract number Ctr. 065806 Dash. 00:30:25
GC1. 00:30:32
For the Michelson Building demolition and abatement project in the amount of 175,000. 00:30:34
And approve contract number. 00:30:40
Center 065800. 00:30:43
Six GC one. 00:30:48
Mr. Chair, I'll second that. 00:30:51
We have a motion and a second to approve. All those in favor say aye, aye, aye. 00:30:54
OK, Joseph, one more. We have here 3D information, discussion, action to award a contract. 00:31:01
In response to requests for proposal number 110424. 00:31:07
The Bleachers Grandstand project for the sole responsive. 00:31:12
And responsible bidder Century Industries for the total of $513,614.00. 00:31:15
Thank you, Chairman. In December of 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved the advertisement. 00:31:23
For the Bleachers Grandstand project, seek improvements for event seating at the Hill County Fairgrounds was the primary goal. 00:31:28
Century Industries submitted was the only. 00:31:36
Been received offering a package that included. 00:31:39
Ten row mobile bleachers. 00:31:43
A12 row elevated seating Bleacher. A show master mobile stage. 00:31:45
These upgrades will enhance the fairgrounds capacity to. 00:31:52
Support community events, provide better seating and more functional stage setup for performance, sports and other gatherings. 00:31:56
Facilities Land Management Department recommends awarding the contract to Century Industries for $513,614.00. 00:32:05
This investment will create a more inviting and adaptable space. With that, we do have a. 00:32:15
Sharing fund and support from Freeport. From Freeport. 00:32:21
And. 00:32:26
25% is what they're going to be supporting. If we had to kind of chop that up, that's essentially them. 00:32:27
Helping us purchase one of those features as a whole. 00:32:32
And with that, I'd be happy to take any questions. Thank you, Joseph. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:32:36
Yeah, bleachers of this type, where will we store those bleachers when they're not in use because. 00:32:42
Our Arizona sun and our winners that sometimes snow are pretty rough on equipment. 00:32:48
Supervisor Humphrey, great question. We're we're looking at storing it right now out of the fairgrounds. But to your point, it'll 00:32:54
be open and exposed. There'll be no covering. 00:32:59
This time. 00:33:04
OK. And not underneath one of the metal buildings or something? 00:33:06
There's there's potential that we could Stow them underneath one of the arenas. 00:33:12
It's true, OK. 00:33:17
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Manager Klein. 00:33:20
So these are going to be portable features? Yes, Sir. So they're going to be hydraulic indeed. 00:33:23
Enabling it to kind of fold that. 00:33:30
And be ready for. 00:33:32
Traveling the roadway. 00:33:33
OK. 00:33:35
And Century Industries is from where? 00:33:36
They're out of out of things, OK. 00:33:39
And this isn't part of the state contract, is it? 00:33:43
I know Sir, this is a this is a three-way get Sir. OK, thank you. 00:33:46
OK, thank you. And so we're getting 110 row, 112 row. 00:33:51
How many people does that seat about? 00:33:56
We're going to be looking just over 400. 00:33:58
OK, very good. And they're all metal. They'll last a long time. 00:34:01
Yes, you're high quality. 00:34:05
Very good. So and then this money's coming from where? 00:34:08
I so. 00:34:13
So as Joseph mentioned, Freeport has joined us in partnering on this. 00:34:18
Freeport's portion was $126,000. 00:34:22
Which comes out to be just just about 25% of the total. 00:34:26
And then we have built into the 2025 budget. 00:34:30
As we were talking to Freeport about this project. 00:34:34
The county's capacity for the other set of bleachers and then also a mobile grandstand. 00:34:38
So that they can have their. It can be its own. 00:34:44
Standalone facility for events and. 00:34:48
Presentations and and things of that nature. 00:34:52
So it's in the capital fund for fiscal year 2025 along with reports $126,000. 00:34:56
OK. Thank you, Mary. 00:35:05
So if there's nothing else, I'll call promotion. 00:35:07
Mr. I move to award a contract to Sentry Industries. 00:35:10
In response to requests for proposal number 110424. 00:35:14
As presented, and I'll second that motion to the second to approve those ever say aye. 00:35:18
Aye, aye, aye. Thank you, Joseph. Item 3. E information, discussion, action. 00:35:24
To authorize the advertisement of invitation for bid number 011425, The Globe Detention Center dirt removal and fence clearing. 00:35:29
Thank you, Chairman. Overtime soil erosion around the perimeter. 00:35:40
Attention center has created buildup of dirt. 00:35:43
Brush entries and boulders. 00:35:45
Putting structural integrity and security at risk to address this issue. 00:35:48
We are planning to clear the fence line. 00:35:52
If left unaddressed, this could lead to costly repairs and potential breaches. 00:35:55
To resolve this issue, Hill Accounting Facilities and Land Management seeks authorization to. 00:35:59
Advertised. 00:36:04
Allowing qualified contractors to submit proposals for the dirt removal and fence clearing. 00:36:07
This will restore the proper drainage, maintain the facility's security and prevent further decisions. 00:36:13
Segregation. 00:36:18
Umm to note, this will be coming out of department funding. 00:36:20
And depending of course on the received bids, if that would be happy to take any questions. 00:36:23
Thank you, Joseph. Supervisor Humphrey. OK. And when this goes out for a bit, it'll be in the newspaper. 00:36:29
Yes, Sir. 00:36:35
Just a question. 00:36:37
Local contractors and contractors that we've used in the past, could we maybe make a phone call because a lot of those contractors 00:36:40
are out working, not reading the paper? 00:36:44
And so a lot of times they miss the opportunity to bid because they're not aware of a project that's open. 00:36:49
And if that's difficult for staff, I would be happy to. 00:36:56
Make some of those calls myself so that some of the local contractors. 00:36:59
In the past have contacted me that they. 00:37:03
Don't get time to read the paper. They don't. 00:37:06
Have people read the paper for them to find out what's to bid? 00:37:08
And and so I. 00:37:12
You know, I would like to see something like this. 00:37:14
Go to a local contractor and. 00:37:17
Or at least get. 00:37:19
Bits from local contracts. 00:37:21
I, Supervisor Humphrey, would be happy to encourage local bidding and would again be happy to work with finance to see what we can 00:37:23
do to further that. 00:37:27
OK. 00:37:32
And like I say, I my office will be happy to make calls for. 00:37:33
Locals to let them know that there is a proposal out. 00:37:38
Thank you, Supervisor Klein. 00:37:41
I don't believe you'll have a hard time finding people to bid on this right here locals, we have a. 00:37:44
A lot of good folks out there. 00:37:50
And move dirt. So, so I I I expect to see you have a pretty good turn out for that. 00:37:52
For once, maybe we can get some money locally. 00:37:59
So thank you, Joseph. 00:38:03
Thank you. Thank you. And Joseph. 00:38:06
Help me understand. 00:38:09
Is this a project that we could do internally? 00:38:11
Or are we precluded from doing that because of her funding and all the other? 00:38:14
Aspects of that. 00:38:19
Well, that's a, that's a great question. 00:38:21
That's when we pull on these projects. That's one of the first things we look at is do we have the? 00:38:25
Equipment, the capability, the expertise and a few other things to be able to execute it. 00:38:31
And once we identify that we're outside of that scope or that ability, that's when we go to contract. 00:38:37
OK, so that's what you. 00:38:43
Decided that we're just not able to do it. 00:38:45
Mr. Chairman, I might add that there are very low limits on what we can do internally that by statute. 00:38:48
We cannot exceed. If a cost of a project is pay $60,000, that's way more than we are allowed to do internal projects for. 00:38:55
OK, based on statute we have. 00:39:03
CSA and others have gone through the state legislature to try to increase that. 00:39:05
Contractors of course, want to keep that as low as possible and so there are very strict limits that we have on what we can do 00:39:10
internally. OK, thanks for clarifying that. I figured it was something like that. 00:39:15
And then everybody wants costs to go down, so. 00:39:22
Interesting. With that, I'll call for a motion. 00:39:25
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to authorize the advertisement of invitation for Bids number 011. 00:39:28
425 as presented. 00:39:35
Mr. Chair, I'll second that motion. Second to approve. Those in favor say aye. 00:39:38
Aye, aye. 00:39:43
Thank you, Joseph. Thank you. Item three out his information discussion action to approve Arizona Department of Homeland. 00:39:44
Security sub recipient agreement #23-A ZDOHS dash HS. 00:39:50
GP23O305-02. 00:39:58
To accept the related reallocation grant award for Heila County active shooter operational coordination and the amount of. 00:40:03
$12,000. 00:40:12
For the performance period of January 1, 2025 to September 30. 00:40:14
2025 and we have Justin with us. 00:40:18
Thank you, Chairman, members of the board. 00:40:21
Called us and his apologies for not making it today. He's graciously given me his soapbox. 00:40:23
On his with his mother while she gets surgery to battle cancer. 00:40:28
So, umm. 00:40:32
Do my best to get through perfectly alright. 00:40:35
On February 29th, 2024, Healey County Emergency Management submitted grant application in the amount of $32,000 for this project. 00:40:38
This grant funds will be used to fund ballistic vests for the fire departments and districts in Gila County. 00:40:48
And it will be utilized in active shooter response and training. 00:40:54
UMM. This award was originally accepted by the Healey County Board of Supervisors on December 17th and 2024. 00:40:58
We were originally awarded $20,000. We've now been reallocated another $12,000 for this project so that we can fully fund it. 00:41:07
Which is what has brought us to adding this the agenda today. 00:41:16
Once we. 00:41:20
Are able to move through this we will be able to. 00:41:21
Work at the Gila County Fire Chiefs Association in order to distribute these throughout the county. 00:41:25
I'm happy to answer any questions. Thank you, Justin. Supervisor Humphrey, I have no questions. Supervisor Klein. Justin, so you 00:41:31
say we had 20,000, This is an additional 12, so a total of 32,000. 00:41:37
So when our fire departments go around and do that, that training with our schools, which I think is really good of them to do 00:41:43
that. 00:41:47
Are we working in? 00:41:51
Tandem with like the City of Go Miami, Gila County Sheriff's Department. 00:41:53
I mean, is it like a? 00:41:57
Team effort to do this. 00:41:59
Yes, absolutely. Different trainings have been taking place throughout the county, just depending on the local municipalities. 00:42:01
Fine Strawberry Fire schools and fire up there have done a lot, especially with the Sheriff's Office. 00:42:07
As well as we've seen them in Miami, so they're. 00:42:14
Working in silo areas throughout the county, but all of the county respondents that work together, working together on this, 00:42:17
Unfortunately, fire departments just don't have. 00:42:22
A direct means to get funding for something like this, even though they're taking part of those trainings. 00:42:27
So. 00:42:32
I should know more about this project than I do, I guess, but so they are hitting every school that we have in in Healey County 00:42:34
with these trainings. 00:42:38
I can't speak on the schools specifically, but I can say for the fire districts and law enforcement, they are all doing trainings 00:42:45
and conducting trainings together. Some of the schools have already taken part. 00:42:49
But I can't stay until which schools may so. 00:42:54
So when we talk about these trainings, it's not necessarily in a in a school. 00:42:58
It could be just in a classroom setting, in a fire department, or somewhere else, correct? Or any training facility. 00:43:04
Anywhere that they're working, the goal was to be able to distribute them enough that everyone could get training as well as be 00:43:10
able to respond in real time. 00:43:14
OK. And then you guys monitor that or you guys are part of it as well? Yeah, we're working with the Gila County Fire Chiefs 00:43:20
Association. 00:43:24
They have been working. All the fire departments are working together to see who may already have any access to these. 00:43:29
As well as where the needs are and we work directly with the Chiefs Association in order to. 00:43:35
To conduct those trainings, schedule that. 00:43:41
OK. And so I'm not. 00:43:45
I'm not being hard nosed about this, but it would be good to make sure that this money is getting utilized to the fullest extent. 00:43:49
That it can. 00:43:57
And I don't know by what means that. 00:43:58
Is there to make sure that? 00:44:02
Because there's a big need that we are prepared. Heaven. 00:44:04
Forbid if we ever had that happen, but. 00:44:08
Umm, but this is what it's for. We we do definitely need to make sure. 00:44:11
We get as much miles out of that money as we can get. 00:44:17
People get their training self. Thank you. The the funds specifically are all going directly to the vests. 00:44:20
So The Who at the vests in order to purchase the ballistic vests? 00:44:27
So the bulletproof vest. 00:44:32
I and who's good? 00:44:37
For our law enforcement people or who for fire in the miss. 00:44:39
I guess that's a new one on me so. 00:44:47
They're, they're sticking vests on our firefighters now and in these situations or so they are taking part in. 00:44:49
Thank you, Michael. Thank you, Justin. You're doing good. 00:44:57
So a couple things here. The schools have their own Emergency Management program by the state. 00:45:03
Education Department. So that's different than the fire chiefs and law enforcement in each county, so. 00:45:08
If the school requires Emergency Management training, they typically reach out to us, but they do have their own system across the 00:45:16
state. What's required by? 00:45:20
The Education Department. 00:45:24
We help out where they ask but. 00:45:27
As far as the mandates go, they're responsible. 00:45:29
And then the second thing is, yes, these vests across the country, the firefighters are seeing a lot of violence out there. 00:45:33
You know when they go out to some of these calls. 00:45:39
And so that's one of the reasons why across the country, bulletproof vests. 00:45:43
Are being required by fire departments and so our fire chiefs reached out to Justin and Carl and asked if. 00:45:48
We can help them get funding for the for these ballistic pests, and that's what we're at. 00:45:55
Can we trade a vest for a gun? I'd much rather vest in guns than vest. 00:46:01
No. 00:46:06
All right. So thank you for that explanation, Michael. 00:46:08
Thank you, Justin. 00:46:11
Thank you. 00:46:13
You call the fire department, you get SWAT now. 00:46:14
Anything we can get, we will take. 00:46:18
Yep. Thank you for the presentation. With that, I will call for a motion. 00:46:19
Mr. Chair, I move to approve Arizona Department of Homeland Security. 00:46:24
Sub recipient agreement #23-A ZDOHS. 00:46:29
Dash HSGP. 00:46:35
Dash 230305. Dash 02 as presented. And I'll second that Mr. Chair. Motion second to approve. Those in favor say aye aye. 00:46:38
Aye. Thank you so much, Justin. 00:46:49
3G. 00:46:52
Information discussion action. To review all responsive bids submitted for Request for Proposals number 082924. The design 00:46:54
services for flood protection at Campaign Creek in Roosevelt. 00:47:00
State's Community and award contract number 082924 to the lowest. 00:47:06
Most responsive, responsible and qualified bidder in an amount not to exceed $216,000. 00:47:11
Hi, Alex. Thank you, Mr. Chair, Board of Supervisors. 00:47:18
As you know, we've been working on the Campaign Creek project. 00:47:21
First phase of that was the team of buyout. 00:47:24
We waited to get the FEMA monies so that we could hold on. These would very appropriation funds to use for additional. 00:47:27
Remediation of the flood issues. 00:47:35
Campaign Creek. 00:47:37
As a result, we're nearing the completion of the FEMA buyout side and so. 00:47:39
Back in December, I came before you guys. 00:47:43
Requested permission to go out for proposals from engineering firms. 00:47:46
To utilize this, Woodbury funds to design some more. 00:47:50
Bank erosion protection. 00:47:55
We've reviewed all three of the. 00:47:57
Proposals that we received. We sat down with each of the firms. 00:48:00
And after all this, we've now bringing before you guys W construction, W engineering consultants. 00:48:03
To design so that we could then move forward with. 00:48:09
The construction of. 00:48:13
Phase two of the Campaign Creek Crossing project. 00:48:15
Thank you. 00:48:20
Supervisor Humphrey. 00:48:21
Yeah. Thank you very much. And this has been a. 00:48:22
A long ongoing project. 00:48:25
But it was it was a well thought through project. 00:48:28
And because the state had given us $3,000,000 for Campaign Creek, which we could have done the buyouts with that. 00:48:31
But we had also put in for grant money to do that because the grant money we could only use for the buyout where the three million 00:48:38
we could use for anything. 00:48:42
So by holding onto that for what, a year and a half or almost two that it. 00:48:47
Took us to get the grant process. 00:48:52
Then we were able to do the buyout and the demolition. 00:48:55
With the grant. 00:48:59
Money which left us, well, we used a little bit of the three million. 00:49:00
For some of the buyout. 00:49:04
But now we get to do design to do more work kind of on the north side and try to help do more protection on that Creek. So it's 00:49:07
been a long project, but it's been a worthwhile. 00:49:13
Time of waiting and so I appreciate. 00:49:19
All you've done and are doing and thank you for putting up. 00:49:23
A limit on the design because they could design a $10 million project that we couldn't do anyway. 00:49:26
So, so I like I say, that's just been a well thought out project from start to finish. So I appreciate it very much. Thank you. 00:49:33
Supervisor Klein. 00:49:41
Alex thinks that this. 00:49:43
This design work they did in that. 00:49:45
In that wash, were they able to design something that's going to last? I mean, there's a lot of sand in that Creek. And I know 00:49:48
talking to homeroom in the past. 00:49:52
Getting something to stay in place. 00:49:56
Was difficult, so were they able to come up with something that. 00:49:59
Maybe a last more than one storm, so the original does. 00:50:02
Design that came up with the solution was the buyout of the houses on the South right. 00:50:06
This is for the design for the North Bank and the idea is to have a. 00:50:10
Permanent solution. We don't want to have to come back. 00:50:16
In 5-10 years I have to do this all over again, so this design should. 00:50:19
We won't allow anything less than a permanent design. 00:50:24
And we got that in writing. It's under warranty. 00:50:28
It will be once the contract is signed. 00:50:31
Well, thanks for putting this together. I know it'll be a good thing. I it's a hard. 00:50:34
Hard task to make those banks stay where you want them in that in that particular Creek. So. 00:50:38
Thank you. 00:50:45
Yeah. Thank you, Alex. Good job. 00:50:46
That that will call for a motion. Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to award a contract to West Consultants Incorporated. 00:50:48
In response to requests for proposals number 082924 as presented. 00:50:55
Mr. Gerald, second that motion and a second to approve Those in favor say aye. 00:51:01
Aye, aye. Thank you, Alex. 00:51:06
Item 3H is information discussion action to accept quotation number. 00:51:09
539106 from Environmental Systems Research Institute to renew a subscription to use. 00:51:15
The Environmental System Research Institute software program for a period of three years. 00:51:24
At a cost of $42,200 per year. 00:51:30
Plus sales tax for a total of $139,133. 00:51:33
And $0.40 beginning on May. 00:51:39
2025 through May 2028 and. 00:51:41
The associated small enterprise agreement. Good morning, Marin. 00:51:45
Good morning, Mr. Chair, Good morning, Supervisor Humphrey, Supervisor Klein. 00:51:49
We have been using the system for quite a while now. 00:51:53
Since 2010. 00:51:57
It's colloquially known as Esri. 00:51:59
And it's used across several departments. 00:52:03
And allows us to have our mapping. 00:52:06
And other aspects of. 00:52:09
The services we provide for our constituents and use within. 00:52:12
Rural addressing, Community development, Recorder's office, treasurer, engineering, floodplain and county attorney's office. 00:52:16
Thank you, Baron. Supervisor Humphrey, No questions, Supervisor Klein. So it's worked out good for you, man. 00:52:25
And they keep their increases. 00:52:33
Very reasonable. 00:52:35
Good, Good deal. Thank you. OK. Yes, thank you, Mayor. And with that, I'll call for a motion. 00:52:36
Mr. I move to accept quotation number 539106. 00:52:41
From Environmental Systems Research Institute, incorporated and approved. 00:52:47
The associated small enterprise agreement as presented. 00:52:52
And I'll second that motion and a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. 00:52:55
Aye, Thank you, Mary. 00:53:00
Item three I information discussion acts and to appoint members to the board of directors of the. 00:53:03
Industrial Development Authority of the County of Gila, Arizona, as follows. Mr. Douglas. 00:53:10
Brinkerhoff, who is here with us this morning. 00:53:16
Through December 31st, 2027. 00:53:20
And Miss Miranda. 00:53:23
Who is the Chamber? 00:53:26
Board manager in. 00:53:28
The Rim Country through December 31st, 2020. 00:53:30
30 and. 00:53:33
These are both presented by both of us. Supervisor Humphrey. 00:53:35
Yeah, I'm, I'm, I'm very, very happy that Doctor Douglas Brinkoff. 00:53:40
Has has chose to be on the Industrial Development Authority. I met him, he came to one of my Roosevelt community meetings and. 00:53:45
And asked to be, you know, said that he would like to get back involved with some of the community and. 00:53:52
And so I was, I was very tickled when I was asked to. 00:53:58
Have him on the idea and he any. 00:54:03
Took it upon himself to say sure he would like to and. 00:54:06
And on his. 00:54:09
His paperwork here that he turned into to be on the ID a he is. 00:54:12
He has 36 years of direct patient care, including being the owner of a medical practice with three locations in 76 employees. 00:54:20
He also served as chief of staff. 00:54:29
And the hospital board member? 00:54:32
While on new. 00:54:35
Chandler Regional. 00:54:37
Hospital was being built. 00:54:39
He chaired a committee of the Northern Arizona Peer. 00:54:41
Review organization and was also a member of a physician association associate. 00:54:45
Program advisory committee. 00:54:51
That worked to set up the first physician assistant program in Arizona. 00:54:54
Following the sale of his medical practice, he served as a clinical director. 00:54:58
Of the IHS Hospital. 00:55:04
And clinics on the San Carlos Reservation. 00:55:06
Following San Carlos, he was a national medical director for Human, overseeing their CMS pharmacy. 00:55:10
Program He served as CEO, chief medical officer for Cobra Valley Regional Medical. 00:55:18
From 2015 to his recent retirement so. 00:55:25
How pleased I am to have someone who. 00:55:29
With his background to. 00:55:31
Help and volunteer to work with the idea. 00:55:33
To work with getting things going here in New York County. 00:55:38
Very impressed. Thank you very much. 00:55:41
Yes, Tinker sounds like a very good selection. My selection is. 00:55:43
Miranda Meyer, as I said before, she's a local in Payson, owns their own business also. 00:55:48
Currently the chamber manager. 00:55:54
And so she's willing to serve and. 00:55:57
I told her we'd appoint her. 00:55:59
If possible, and so without any questions, Supervisor Klein, no sounds good. Welcome aboard. 00:56:01
The job area. 00:56:09
Indeed, with that I'll call promotion. 00:56:11
Mr. Chair, I'll make a motion to appoint members to the board of directors of the Industrial Development Authority. 00:56:14
Of the Gila County. 00:56:22
Of the County of Gila, Arizona, as presented. 00:56:23
Mr. Chair, I will second that motion and a second to approve those appointees. Those in favor say aye, aye, aye. 00:56:26
Thank you very much. 00:56:34
And. 00:56:35
Item 3J is information discussion action to immediately disband the Heula County Provisional College Community College advisory. 00:56:37
Committee of which I am a member. 00:56:46
James, tell us what we're doing here. Mr. Chairman, members of the Board, as you're aware that the Heila County Board of 00:56:49
Supervisors has appropriated as part of our annual budgeting process. 00:56:53
$250,000. 00:56:58
To assist the College in. 00:57:00
Their efforts to become a full blown Community College district in Arizona. 00:57:03
About 250,000. We have made three payments total of $750,000 to assist in this effort to. 00:57:09
Attain the uh. 00:57:16
A separate Community College district. 00:57:18
And as you are well aware, within the last. 00:57:21
Month and a half, two months at the. 00:57:24
Accrediting agency has awarded the. 00:57:27
Theater County Community College district candidacy status, which means that they can. 00:57:30
As a full blown. 00:57:35
Community College district no longer a provisional Community College district. 00:57:37
This committee was organized to help ensure that the $750,000 that. 00:57:41
He was a Board of Supervisors allocated to this effort. 00:57:47
And helped to support the effort to be. 00:57:51
A Community College district. 00:57:54
That there was two efforts to ensure that those mines were directed and spent for. 00:57:56
Appropriate purposes. 00:58:02
And so. 00:58:04
Since the college has been award candidacy status, they are now. 00:58:06
Gila County Community College District. 00:58:10
Is appropriate to go ahead and disband this? 00:58:12
This committee. 00:58:16
To because the. 00:58:18
Goals have been achieved. 00:58:22
There will be. 00:58:25
Just as an aside that we have as we have done. 00:58:26
The last eight years with this with. 00:58:30
The two of you have been on the Board of Supervisors. 00:58:33
We have appropriated and included in the budget. You have included in the budget $250,000 a year to use for. 00:58:35
Individual projects that are one time type of expenditures. 00:58:42
This has gone on for three years, but it still is a one time project that. 00:58:47
There's an end to it. Insight. 00:58:52
And so that's something that will come with the budget to consider. 00:58:55
Whether you will include $250,000 as an appropriation for one time prizes with the college. 00:58:59
Help support education in him. 00:59:06
Post secondary education in Hewitt County, that's something in the future. 00:59:08
This is just a request to expand this committee. 00:59:12
As the. 00:59:14
Intended goals and objectives have been reached. 00:59:16
Thank you, James Humphrey. 00:59:20
Yeah, James, it seems to me. 00:59:23
When I was. 00:59:26
Elected supervisor eight years ago that. 00:59:28
That 250,000 was just set. 00:59:31
For the college for projects. 00:59:33
As a grant form. 00:59:36
And they had to like. 00:59:37
Or like grants to do things and and if it was. 00:59:40
Was kosher then. 00:59:44
They could use that 250,000. 00:59:46
And then when they, when they started reaching. 00:59:48
To be a provisional Community College. 00:59:52
Then that would just kind of move that money to help them. 00:59:55
In their pursuit of being. 01:00:00
A provisional college. 01:00:03
And so now we're we're just going to disband it rather than just put the 250 back. 01:00:06
To where it was or it'll have to be to a different entity that that's why we're. 01:00:12
Doing this today because. 01:00:17
It's no longer. 01:00:19
The way it was, now that it'll be a provisional, then we have to. 01:00:20
Do a grant. 01:00:24
Or put 250. 01:00:26
A side 4. 01:00:28
The New College. 01:00:30
Mr. Chairman, Supervisor Humphrey. 01:00:33
Prior to you being put on this Board of Supervisors. 01:00:36
There was $250,000 in the budget, but it was used for maintenance and operation, just ongoing operating costs. 01:00:39
I disagree with that strongly because I do not believe that one taxing entity. 01:00:47
Use tax dollars to support another taxi entity. 01:00:52
And so we changed in the purpose and how that was done where it was, has always been for the last eight years. 01:00:56
An appropriation to be used for one time projects, capital projects, or. 01:01:03
Whatever you as a Board of Supervisors determined is a one time project. 01:01:07
That is worthy of using. 01:01:11
Heal accounting tax dollars for. 01:01:14
And so it will not change as it goes forward. 01:01:16
At least in discussions with finance director Belling. 01:01:20
That we continue to include that $250,000 as part of a line item budget. 01:01:24
And with the line item specifically noting Ela County Community College District. 01:01:29
Then as. 01:01:36
As the. 01:01:37
Administration of the. 01:01:40
Healer County Community College District come to you and say we have this project, we want to. 01:01:41
Through this construction we want to do this or that. It's a one time project, they will come to you. 01:01:47
And request that those dollars that are included in the budget. 01:01:52
Be appropriated and that we kind of check to them for that specific project. 01:01:55
So does that answer your question? It does, I just wanted to be sure that. 01:02:00
That our help to the college will be able to continue. 01:02:04
Yeah, and and I and I was pretty sure that it would, but that was at, you know, to be asking answered. 01:02:08
And so I yes, I do believe you answered my question that yes, we can continue to help. 01:02:14
The college as it goes forward with education in a county. 01:02:20
Mr. Chairman's the right Humphrey. 01:02:24
I, like you, believe that education to the residents of your county are essential. 01:02:27
And that's the direction that you've always given to me. So I. 01:02:32
I'm thrilled. 01:02:36
To be able to support. 01:02:37
Thank you very much. 01:02:38
Supervisor client. 01:02:40
Well, I'm sorry to put you out of Business Today, Steve. 01:02:42
But it's a good day to do that. I mean, that was a big hurdle for our college to, to. 01:02:46
Become their own. 01:02:52
Own college and no longer provisional. 01:02:53
And so to be able to do this today is a. 01:02:56
Is good. 01:02:59
And then? 01:03:00
On the money part of it, I'm sure we'll be discussing later, but. 01:03:01
So thank you, James. Thank you for all you've done there. 01:03:05
Mr. Chairman, just in the last couple weeks, the Community College District did have some open houses on here in Globe, One in 01:03:08
Payson. 01:03:12
I was out of state when unable to attend. 01:03:16
But we have had some communication with Doctor Long Longhorn the. 01:03:19
I don't know if she's still in for him or not, but. 01:03:25
The president Acting president of Healey County Community College District. 01:03:27
Is we're going to work with her to have a time where she can come and give a presentation and update. 01:03:32
Specifically to you as Board of Supervisors, where they're at? 01:03:38
And what the plan is going forward. So we look forward to hearing from Doctor Lawler. 01:03:41
And the Community College district here at the board meeting. 01:03:45
Yes, Sir, that is that is being planned right now. I think it's going to occur sometime in April. Michael is working on that. 01:03:48
And so just to be clear, what we're voting on here today is to disband an advisory committee, Yes, and that's all we're voting on. 01:03:56
We'll talk about money later. OK. So with that, I'll call for motion. 01:04:02
Mr. Chair, I move to immediately disband the Gila County Provisional College. 01:04:08
Community College Advisory Committee and I'll second that motion in a second to. 01:04:13
Approve the disbandment. 01:04:18
All those in favor say aye. 01:04:20
Thank you, James. Thank you. 01:04:24
Our next item, I presume Justin, will present 3K. 01:04:27
Information discussion actions Approve Amendment number one to contract. 01:04:31
Number 02062301. 01:04:35
Which is the northern Gila County water storage system with JW? 01:04:38
Fansler, is that correct? 01:04:44
OK, resources increasing the amount of the original word from 68,200. 01:04:46
Dollars by $14,462.00 for a new total. 01:04:52
Of $82,708. 01:04:57
Thank you, Chairman, members of the board. 01:05:01
Umm, another project that was previously brought to the board. 01:05:04
Originally, uh. 01:05:08
Everything was approved for the installation of the tanks and the manufacturer was going to pre Plumb the tapes so that we could 01:05:10
continue having a warranty on them. 01:05:15
Umm, once JW Fansler started doing the installation, we discovered that the tanks. 01:05:20
Were pre planned by being cut, but they didn't actually have the hardware installed and everything put together, they just put the 01:05:27
openings in. 01:05:30
So this amended amount would increase. 01:05:34
Their contract by 14,462 dollars. 01:05:37
In order to have all of that installed and all of them come together in all of the locations. 01:05:40
Which has been done and to date the project has not exceeded the funding amount awarded or budget. 01:05:46
That I any questions I can answer. Thank you. Supervisor Humphrey. I have no question. Supervisor Klein. 01:05:52
So we originally paid for it and the manufacturer didn't do it. Justin, did we get any? 01:05:58
Money back on that. 01:06:05
So they were pre plumbed however. 01:06:06
We were unaware that. 01:06:11
Them pre plumbing it was just creating the opening for all of the hardware. 01:06:12
We thought that the hardware would just be installed that lets them connect together. 01:06:16
That was not a part of. 01:06:20
With the manufacturer. 01:06:22
Provided during pre plumbing. 01:06:24
It was just the cutting of the units. 01:06:26
Scope of the project should have identified that in what we were asking for bids didn't it for? 01:06:28
While we were getting from the tanks, I mean, I bought a ton of these tanks. 01:06:35
And they've all got plumbing coming out the bottle. 01:06:40
Yeah, I know that when we originally were looking at the tanks. 01:06:44
That we looked at them being pre plumbed and not plumbed. We looked at having them just completely plumbed by the contractors. 01:06:48
And that's when we discovered the warranty information with the manufacturer. 01:06:54
For them to be able to continue the warranty on them they had to provide the pre plumbing. 01:06:58
Wow. OK, so James, this money is coming from Senator Kelly, right? This is part of that grant we had a dollar for dollar match on? 01:07:06
Yeah, OK. Just so everybody knows that it's watching and listening to us. 01:07:14
Senator Kelly did help us with this project. 01:07:18
To get it done. So I have another question because I'm really going to be kind of firm on this one. We need them done. 01:07:22
We're faced with a really bad summer and these need to be done, So what kind of a deadline are you looking at to have these 01:07:30
finished so these things are completed and built? 01:07:35
They are completed and filled, so they're all done. Everything's. 01:07:41
Yes, Sir. 01:07:45
And I just did confirm this morning that there were two tanks that got missed last week that have been taken care of. 01:07:47
They are filled. 01:07:53
Thank you for that. That's good. 01:07:54
Mr. Chair, OK, Thank you. And that's 14 sites, yes. 01:07:57
Thank you, Justin. I appreciate that. And. 01:08:02
Just in time for the pre fire season meeting we're going to have soon and hold that up in pace. 01:08:06
So with that, I'll call yes, Sir, if I may just throw in something. 01:08:12
Yeah, and and being that they're all set up. 01:08:16
Plumbed and filled. 01:08:19
You know the benefit of using a local I think the contractor fencer very much for. 01:08:21
Going ahead and completing it. 01:08:27
And getting it all ready, even though that we have not approved his full payment for it, you know. 01:08:29
Some contractors would still be holding us out for that so. 01:08:36
So I think that company very much for for helping us get ready for fire season. 01:08:40
Even though they weren't paid. 01:08:46
So thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, that's actually quite gracious of them. Yes, good point. 01:08:48
Mr. Chair, I'll make the motion to approve amendment number one to contract number 020623, Dash one, as presented. 01:08:53
I will second that. 01:09:01
All right, we have a motion and a second to approve the payment. All those in favor say aye. 01:09:02
Aye, aye. 01:09:08
Very good. We're going to move item 3L to the end of the meeting. 01:09:09
And that is an executive session. 01:09:13
Portion of our meeting and we are going to address the consent agenda items. 01:09:16
Item 4A through J Supervisor Humphrey, would you like to discuss one or more? 01:09:21
Off of the consent agenda? Nope. 01:09:27
And Mr. Klein, how about you? I don't believe I do. I think I'm good. All right, then I'll call for a motion to approve consent 01:09:30
agenda items. 01:09:34
4A Through J, Mr. Chair, I move to approve consent agenda items for A through 4 J I'll second that. 01:09:38
And we have a motion in a second to approve. Those in favor say aye. 01:09:47
Aye, aye. 01:09:51
Moving on to item 5, called to the public anyone here in Globe or Payson or the Internet? 01:09:52
Hey, all right, very good. So let's move on then. 01:09:58
To our reports. 01:10:03
Manager men love. 01:10:05
Mr. Chairman, just want to report the visit to Washington, DC last week. 01:10:09
That worked with. 01:10:14
Be with in addition to our centers. 01:10:17
And representative Mr. Crane. 01:10:21
Have an opportunity to meet with agencies of the federal government. 01:10:24
And there's still a lot of chaos, a lot of. 01:10:28
Unknowns uncertainties with the new administration. 01:10:31
In Washington, DC. 01:10:34
And in fact, there were some of the specific. 01:10:36
Agencies like the US Department of Housing. 01:10:39
And the Department of Interior, the specific branches of those agencies, they did not. 01:10:41
They did not offer, did not make themselves available to meet with us so. 01:10:50
We continue to try to keep our notes to the grindstone, keep looking at what's going on in Washington, DC to help ensure that our 01:10:54
funding is not interrupted. 01:10:58
There's a couple of them as we've had discussions. 01:11:03
Like Department of Justice. 01:11:06
Environmental Justice grant. 01:11:08
That is likely that is. 01:11:10
$1,000,000 grant that we did have an actual grant contract. 01:11:13
It's likely that that grant we will not receive that money. 01:11:16
Because of a change in focus in administration. 01:11:21
But then we continue to work and help try to ensure. 01:11:24
That all of our grant money, that we continue to receive those. 01:11:29
A report from a trip to Washington, DC Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 01:11:32
Thank you, James. Supervisor Humphrey. 01:11:37
Yeah, I held a southern. 01:11:41
Gila County preseason fire. 01:11:44
Meeting on the 27th. 01:11:46
Attended a CAG Regional Council. 01:11:48
Central Arizona government. 01:11:52
Held the Tunnel Basin community meeting on. 01:11:54
The 4th at 5:00 PM. 01:11:57
Held a Roosevelt community meeting on the 10th. 01:12:00
Was on KQSS radio. 01:12:04
Umm at 5:00. 01:12:07
And then I didn't attend the uh. 01:12:09
The fundraiser for forex shooting sports. 01:12:12
Fundraiser dinner on Saturday, but I did donate. 01:12:17
Kelso with the horns and stuff on it for. 01:12:23
For them to be able to auction or. 01:12:26
Or however they do to help raise funds because I was unable to be there but. 01:12:28
Other than that, I'm good, Mr. Chair. 01:12:33
Thank you, Supervisor Klein. 01:12:35
So we went to. 01:12:38
As well and met with. 01:12:40
Congressman Crane. 01:12:43
Senator Gallegos. 01:12:45
And Senator Kelly. 01:12:47
The day after we got there. 01:12:49
Had a real good meeting with each of them. 01:12:51
Just like you said, James, a lot of uncertainty on the hill right now. 01:12:55
I kind of figured that once the dust settled way. 01:12:59
It gets sorted out, but right now there. 01:13:04
There is a lot of uncertainty. We. 01:13:06
We talked about the retreat, we talked about a number of things and I handed you guys out a couple pages there with just some 01:13:09
talking points that we started with. 01:13:14
Talked about the cutbacks in the government. 01:13:20
You guys have all been watching. There's a lot of folks at the federal level getting cut. 01:13:23
Unfortunately, a lot of those positions at the ground level. 01:13:28
And that will affect us. 01:13:32
Umm, not sure where that's going to end up, but we'll see the fire folks that. 01:13:34
Or in the federal. 01:13:41
Or service. They're exempt. 01:13:43
So there was some of them that were cut their their jobs were cut and then they were retracted. 01:13:45
And brought back on. 01:13:52
So that was a good, that was good to know because one of the fears going around was. 01:13:54
With this summer coming up on us as fast as it is that we went out being firefighters this summer, but. 01:13:58
That's not supposed to be the case. They're supposed to have the firefighters. 01:14:04
They're supposed to have the severity money that they need for the Southwest to get kicked off. 01:14:08
And so we'll see. 01:14:14
I will say that most of the folks I talk to in the Forest Service at the higher levels, every day is a new day. 01:14:16
And so there's no guarantees on any of that. 01:14:23
Senator Kelly and Senator Gallegos had introduced the bill in the Senate and has been read twice and sent the committee. That's 01:14:30
the bill on the retreat, on the conveyance of the retreat. 01:14:37
So it's going through pretty quick. 01:14:43
Hopefully it'll keep its pace and. 01:14:46
Make it through everything. The house has already done it. 01:14:49
And that was Senator Crane. 01:14:52
He's the one that pushed on that it's already done and now. 01:14:54
In the Senate, it looks like it's just about done through that, so we're hoping. 01:14:58
To wrap that up. 01:15:03
We asked. You know. 01:15:05
Timeline or when they thought it might get done and. 01:15:07
Nobody knows right now, but it is it is going through and there doesn't seem to be any any issues with it. 01:15:12
He attended the public lands meeting on Saturday on the 1st and. 01:15:21
The SSRS funding which is secure rural schools. 01:15:27
Our money that comes to the county has usually been, for the most part passed along to the. 01:15:33
Through Roy Sandoval. 01:15:39
School Superintendent. 01:15:41
And. 01:15:42
Lot of that money has been used for like our adult education programs. 01:15:43
It was not funded this year and so. 01:15:48
They're scrambling, but I don't. 01:15:52
I don't foresee it funded, do you? 01:15:55
James. 01:15:57
Yeah. 01:15:59
I hope that it is. 01:16:01
But but I I I'm really I I. 01:16:03
Wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't. 01:16:06
And so. 01:16:08
We're gonna miss this year. Which? 01:16:09
I don't know what we're going to do to help Roy out on that or whatever, but that's a pretty big hit for the county. 01:16:11
Our adult education program that Roy does is a good program, very good program. 01:16:18
The threatened and endangered species are can be reauthorized since. 01:16:24
I brought that up. 01:16:29
That we face every every day in the county. Gila County is 97% public land. Everything on public land has to do with threatening 01:16:31
and endangered species. 01:16:36
It hasn't been reauthorized for funding since the 90s. I'm asking senators and congressmen. 01:16:42
How do you keep pushing money? 01:16:48
To something that hasn't been reauthorized. 01:16:50
When we watched it, we watched it for many years. The continuing resolutions that they passed, they just bumped stuff from one 01:16:53
year to another. 01:16:58
That's how it's been getting, that's how it's going. 01:17:02
And that's why it's been continued to be funded and. 01:17:05
And things like that. So. 01:17:09
With any luck we can maybe. 01:17:11
Have some discussions on a real budget up there. 01:17:13
And my thought is within luck, they'll cut that one out. Not even funded so. 01:17:17
But we'll see. 01:17:22
BLM is lifting the coal moratorium. 01:17:26
In releasing land for affordable housing, lower rate and fair market value, that kind of was surprising to hear. 01:17:29
But they are working on that and it sounds like it's a pretty good. 01:17:36
Program that they're working on there. 01:17:40
We talked about the freeze. 01:17:43
And I think that was kind of it in a nutshell there. 01:17:46
WIR had a meeting the next morning for about an hour and a half. I wasn't able to make that one. Had to get back to Arizona, so I 01:17:51
couldn't make that one. 01:17:55
But umm, but that was kind of in a discussion on all that, umm. 01:18:00
Tomorrow is an NRCD meeting in Roosevelt. Are you going to downtown? 01:18:06
I'm trying, yes. 01:18:10
OK. And. 01:18:12
Now Friday. 01:18:14
Gila County is hosting the. 01:18:16
Arizona, New Mexico Coalition of counties meeting here at the courthouse, 9:00 to 12:00. 01:18:18
Anybody like to sit on that? You're more than welcome. It's open to everybody. 01:18:23
And they'll be on Friday, March 21st. 01:18:27
It's frightened. Oh, next Friday. 01:18:31
Yeah, next week, so. 01:18:34
That's that's really good. The coalition and counties is all the neighboring counties along with New Mexico, Arizona line. 01:18:36
And the chair on that committee, and there's usually a lot of good discussion. 01:18:43
A lot of it's over T&E species, the wolf problems. 01:18:47
Yada yada yada. 01:18:51
The only other thing I can say, I've had a number of discussions. 01:18:57
On the APS PSPS project. 01:19:02
And it's really good that we get this information out to everybody. 01:19:07
I don't know how many of you knew this, but APS is is working on a. 01:19:11
I guess you'd call it Project. I hope it's a project that never goes through. 01:19:17
But what that means is in the summer months, when it's hot and dry, utilities are. 01:19:22
Are being maxed out. 01:19:27
Committees are bottomed out. 01:19:29
Fire. 01:19:31
Threat of fire is high and all that. They'll shut the power lines off. 01:19:33
And so that's going to affect a lot of people. 01:19:37
A lot of them were in the northern districts. 01:19:41
There's also some down here. 01:19:43
And the reason for doing that is. 01:19:46
The threat of them them starting a fire under those conditions. 01:19:50
Takes priority basically over leaving those lines. 01:19:55
On and so they're looking at turning them off. 01:19:59
It might be for a couple hours, it might be for. 01:20:02
A day nobody really knows. As soon as the conditions change, of course, they turn the. 01:20:06
Electric back on. 01:20:11
I've been working hard with the Forest Service on this to try and widen those. 01:20:15
Those power lines up, so maybe we can alleviate a lot of that, but. 01:20:20
But it's not going to happen fast enough to do anything about this summer. 01:20:26
The summer's already here. 01:20:29
So the more that word gets out, the better off. 01:20:31
We are. 01:20:34
SRP is doing the same. 01:20:35
And the only place that I was told. 01:20:38
And Tim, I don't know, you may already know this. There may be somewhere on Roosevelt. 01:20:41
Out there. 01:20:46
Not as many lines as APS by any means, but there's a few. 01:20:47
And so that's out there. 01:20:52
The other thing I wanted to say is that here recently in the Pace and Roundup, there's an article that came out from. 01:20:55
From the pacing roundup. I'm not sure who wrote it. 01:21:02
But it's on the Mexican. 01:21:07
And basically, when you look at it, you would think that we're promoting the Mexican wolf and we're inviting them. 01:21:09
And all that BS. 01:21:16
That's all it is, is BS. 01:21:18
The fact of the matter is, when this started in 2015, the 10 J rule on that particular project has not changed announced. 01:21:20
We have no. 01:21:28
Discretion on where wolves are turned out, or if they're turned out, or how many is turned out. 01:21:30
We haven't had since that project started, and I don't think we're ever going to. 01:21:36
And so it doesn't matter. Doesn't matter. 01:21:42
If we stand at the table and yell and scream and whatever, but we signed an MOU to start with. 01:21:45
So we could be at that table. 01:21:52
And by being at that table, we were able to give our input in on some of the management levels of that wolf program. 01:21:54
Not a lot, but a little bit. But it put us. 01:22:03
To where we could sit down face to face with those folks and be a part of that process. 01:22:06
Pascal Bergo. 01:22:11
Is the one that's been in the middle of that. 01:22:14
I believe I was chairman and signed the first MO U on that and then we. 01:22:16
Approved a second MO MOU here just real recently on it. 01:22:21
Saying the same thing, that we're going to be at the table, we'll have a person at the table. 01:22:26
Be a part of that process, and on and on. 01:22:31
I've had some calls, I've watched the Facebook post people. 01:22:34
Or reading that and it's a little bit. 01:22:37
Misleading. 01:22:41
So I wanted to be. 01:22:42
Out there that. 01:22:44
I for one do not support anything that has to do with the Mexican wolf unless it shooting them so. 01:22:45
And then that's a different story. But otherwise, that's where I'm at. I'm hoping that maybe we will defund it and that issue will 01:22:51
go away. 01:22:55
But right now it only seems to be getting worse. 01:22:59
And so, but I do feel like it's real important that we have a voice. 01:23:02
In that project and that's that's why I supported that Mou. 01:23:08
And Mr. Chair, with that, I think that's all I had. 01:23:12
Thank you very much. So just to add to those comments, so Eco. 01:23:16
Eastern Arizona. 01:23:20
Counties Organization. 01:23:22
The article you're talking about is because we acted on that to try and be at the table, not that we agreed with the program, not 01:23:26
that we exactly want wool. 01:23:31
But then an article gets written and may be misleading and so. 01:23:36
I'm with you. I I think that this is some kind of a. 01:23:40
Social experiment on wolves. 01:23:44
The Romantic. 01:23:47
And so. 01:23:48
Anyway, I won't comment on that anymore. 01:23:53
I had a meeting with Romero. 01:23:56
Attending with Scott Warren, Alex Kendrick was there and Wayne Jones and. 01:23:59
Filled in on a lot of projects coming up. 01:24:04
Roads and all that and we have a lot coming up. 01:24:06
I'm looking real excited. 01:24:11
Or being excited about what's coming. Or are. 01:24:13
Paving season and our chip seal season. 01:24:17
And some of the things that they're going to be doing. 01:24:21
I also last Tuesday, since we didn't have a meeting here, went down to the Capitol. 01:24:25
By the way, thanks for going to. 01:24:31
Washington, both of you. 01:24:33
So I went to the Capitol, which is just a shorter drive. 01:24:35
And I met with several senators. 01:24:40
Regarding the rural groundwater bill, that's being. 01:24:43
Promoted by. 01:24:47
Senator Don 1520 is what it is. 01:24:48
And then also reviewing what the governor's solutions. 01:24:51
Proposed solutions look like. 01:24:55
On basin management. 01:24:57
And it's very complicated. 01:24:59
It's not an easy. 01:25:02
Solution. 01:25:04
And it's not problematic in every region of Arizona or every county. 01:25:06
So, umm. 01:25:12
I expressed very much as much as I could. 01:25:14
That we would like to see more local control. The Board of Supervisors has no control over water. 01:25:17
In this county and that to me. 01:25:22
Umm is troubling if the governor decides to just. 01:25:27
Do an executive action. 01:25:30
And then there will be committees form that we don't oppose. 01:25:32
The governor appoints. 01:25:35
And then there'll be actions taken. 01:25:37
That we don't approve or disapprove of. It's just going to happen. 01:25:39
And largely speaking, that's going to be an assessment of how much water is being used out of the basin by each individual that 01:25:44
uses the basin. 01:25:48
And then from there, make judgments on whether or not that person is using too much. 01:25:53
Or not. To me that's. 01:25:57
A complete socialized. 01:25:59
Umm, grab of the utility and that's not the solution. I don't have the solution. 01:26:04
But anyway, that's that's what's being talked about. 01:26:09
And then, as you know, I'm on the Legislative Policy Committee. There's been almost 1700 bills. 01:26:14
That were introduced this year. Not all of them have made it out of committee or anything. 01:26:19
But we are in what's called Crossover week. That means they're being voted on in the House and in the Senate, and then they 01:26:24
crossover to the other House. 01:26:28
For those considerations. 01:26:32
How many come out and reach the governor's desk is no one's. No one knows. 01:26:35
I have till March 28th to get that done. 01:26:40
The problem is that a lot of the bills that come out are. 01:26:45
The kind of thing where a legislator says, hey, well, let's do this. Let's cut taxes. 01:26:48
And let's make reforms on that property tax, sales tax, pension reform and all that. Then they go home. 01:26:53
And they brag about it, but they but they never fund it. 01:26:59
And it. 01:27:03
Takes away money that we are already receiving. 01:27:04
So you can feel good about that stuff, but it doesn't help us at all. 01:27:08
We're already working on a shoestring here, Vapors. 01:27:13
And so we oppose those kind of bills. There's a couple coming up that might be noteworthy, which is? 01:27:17
Publications and notices requirements and. 01:27:24
Right now we have to put it in the newspaper and different things that they may ease up on that. 01:27:28
And is allowed to be online. That's a bill. Of course we don't know. 01:27:32
And then incompetent defendants. And So what that means is really long term holdings. 01:27:37
And so instead of the county. 01:27:43
Having to share in all those costs that that would end up being something that the state would. 01:27:45
Start getting more involved in. 01:27:50
On long holding of say. 01:27:52
People are mentally ill or whatever that. 01:27:57
And just catch and release sort of thing. 01:27:59
All right. So that's kind of where I've been busy with. 01:28:02
And so anyway, that's all I really have to report. Anything else you have? 01:28:06
I think I'm good, Thank you. All right. 01:28:11
Item 3L is an executive session item information, discussion action vote to go into. 01:28:16
Executive session pursuant. 01:28:22
The state regulations for discussion or consideration of Heather County's position regarding Strong Communities Foundation of 01:28:24
Arizona. 01:28:29
F al versus Gila County and the Gila County Recorder and to instruct its attorneys regarding the board position in pending 01:28:34
litigation. 01:28:39
And Oregon in settlement discussions. 01:28:44
Conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation regarding this case. 01:28:47
I need to have a motion to adjourn into executive session. 01:28:56
So move, Mr. Chair. 01:28:59
I'll second it. We have a motion and a second. 01:29:01
To a journey to executive session. Those in favor say aye. 01:29:04
Right, we'll see. 01:29:09
Let me know when you're ready, Marian. 01:29:15
OK. All right. 01:29:23
Call back to order reconvene here in the Board of Supervisors room. 01:29:25
It's about 12 noon right now and so in discussion of. 01:29:30
Item 3 Li will call for a motion. 01:29:35
Mr. Chair, I make a motion for the County Attorney to proceed. 01:29:38
As directed. 01:29:42
And I'll second that of a motion and a second. 01:29:44
All those in favor say aye aye, aye aye. 01:29:47
All right. Thank you very much everyone. 01:29:50
Our meeting is over. 01:29:52
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