Mar 18, 2026 BOS Regular Session

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YOU'LL JUST GO SIT DOWN. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL

[CALL TO ORDER]

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HEARING NONE BECAUSE THOSE ALL EYES WERE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

A MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR? BY THE WAY, DO WE HAVE.

I DIDN'T I DIDN'T ASK YET, YOU GUYS. I'M JUST MAKING SURE YOU'RE THERE. SLOW YOUR ROLL.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING, I, I I, I I. THERE WE GO. OKAY. THE OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE

[18. Discussion/approval/disapproval of the donation of equipment from Pinal County Information Technology Department to the Town of Florence Library. The Information Technology Department requests authorization to donate the following equipment to the Town of Florence Library to support their transition off the County's network: twenty-seven (27) desktop computers, three (3) printers, and twenty-nine (29) monitors. The total value of the equipment to be donated is $19,600.13. This item requires unanimous consent of the Board. (Jason Cantrell)]

I THOUGHT I SAW YOU ROAMING AROUND BACK THERE. I THINK WE WOULD BE THIS EARLY. ARE WE JUST KEEP YOU, YOU KNOW, HOPPING. GOOD MORNING. THIS ITEM IS TO. EXCUSE ME. DONATE IT. EQUIPMENT TO THE TOWN OF FLORENCE LIBRARY TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR TRANSITION OFF THE COUNTY NETWORK ONTO THEIR OWN. WE WILL BE DONATING 27 DESKTOP COMPUTERS, THREE PRINTERS, 29 MONITORS FOR AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $19,600.13. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? THE YEAH, JUST ONE REAL QUICK. SO THE EQUIPMENT'S ALREADY THERE AND THEY'RE JUST ON OUR THEY'RE ON OUR SYSTEM AND WE'RE JUST CUTTING THEM OFF OUR SYSTEM. THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THEIR OWN. THAT'S ALL. I MEAN, THIS IS STANDARD FOR WHAT WE'VE DONE IN A FEW OTHER PLACES. THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE COMING UP WITH THIS EQUIPMENT.

IT'S ALREADY THERE. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND ONE OTHER NOTE. THIS ITEM DOES REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS DECISION BY THE BOARD. HENCE THE TWO GUYS ON THE PHONE. SO. SO. OKAY. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE, MAKE IT A MOTION, PLEASE. ON ITEM 18. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 18 AS WRITTEN. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A

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[7. Announcement: Open Space and Trails Advisory Commission re/appointments. The Terms of Service for the following re/appointments will be from April 2026 through April 2030: Chairman Jeffrey McClure's appointment of Nancy Blasco Vice-Chairman Jeff Serdy's reappointment of Jamie Sullivan Supervisor Rich Vitiello's reappointment of Mark Seidel Supervisor Mike Goodman's appointment of Judy Thorson Supervisor Stephen Q. Miller's reappointment of Mary Sue Beers (Natasha Kennedy)]

SO. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OF THE OTHERS? MISS BLASCO, ARE YOU HERE? YOU'RE HERE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MR. SULLIVAN, ARE YOU HERE? NO. MR. SEIDEL. NO. OKAY. MR. MILLER, YOU ARE APPOINTING MISS BERES. IS SHE HERE? MARY SUE, IS SHE HERE? NO. OKAY, WELL, FIRST HERE. LET'S LET'S START THIS PART. THAT'S THE ANNOUNCEMENT. DO WE? DON'T NEED TO APPROVE THIS. NO, THERE'S NO VOTE. OKAY, THEN. MISS BLASCO. MISS THORSEN, IF YOU'D PLEASE COME DOWN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU. BECAUSE WE LIKE TAKING PICTURES. IT'S SO FUN.

LET'S YOU GUYS ON THE PHONE JUST SMILE. DID YOU HEAR? CAN YOU HEAR? BATTERY IS GOOD. YES.

OKAY. RIGHT ABOUT HERE. THERE YOU GO. LET'S GET YOU IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. THERE YOU GO.

YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY, LOVELY. AND THREE, TWO. NICE. LET ME DO ONE MORE. MAKE SURE YOU'RE SMILING, NOT BLINKING. BIG SMILE. THREE, TWO. NICE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. YEAH. WE NEED CARDBOARD CUTOUTS SO WE CAN ALL PUT EVERYBODY IN. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM

[2. County Manager's Report (Information Only). (Leo Lew)]

ABOUT PROBABLY FIVE YEARS AGO NOW, WHEN I WAS FIRST APPOINTED IN THIS POSITION, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS I WALKED INTO WAS THE TRAFFIC THAT COUNTRY THUNDER EVENT WOULD CAUSE. AND COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE WE HAD SOME TIME AS SCHEDULES CHANGED TO LOOK AT THINGS. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF WHO HAD WORKED WITH WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT ON SECURING RIGHT OF WAY AND CREATING A PATH THAT COULD SERVE AS A SECONDARY ACCESS. RIGHT NOW IT'S AN EMERGENCY ACCESS, BUT WE'VE CREATED THE ABILITY FOR IT TO ALSO BE A SECONDARY ACCESS IN THE FUTURE. AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNTRY THUNDER FOLKS WHO SHARED IN THIS WITH US AND WHO

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THIS PROJECT INVOLVED THE WHOLE BUILDING TO GET DONE. IT'S NOT JUST THE CREWS OUT IN THE FIELD.

WE HAVE PEOPLE IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY GROUP. WE HAVE PEOPLE IN OUR CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SIDE OF THINGS. WE HAVE PEOPLE EVEN IN OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT LOOKING AT CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THIS PROJECT. TODAY'S MEETING IS ABOUT BRINGING THOSE PEOPLE OUT OF THE OFFICE INTO THE FIELD SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT THEY HAD A PART IN HELPING TO CREATE. IT HELPS GIVE THEM A BETTER OVERALL PICTURE OF HOW THEIR ROLE FITS INTO WHAT WE DO, SO THAT WE CAN SPEAK TO HOW EVERYBODY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN US ACCOMPLISHING SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MR. LIU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. ITEM

[3. Presentation of Certificates of Service to employees for 20, 25, and 30 years. (Leo Lew)]

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FULLY RELY ON GOD. BEYOND HER DEDICATION TO THE AGENCY, LIEUTENANT SWOFFORD IS A CARING PERSON WHO DEEPLY VALUES HER FAMILY AND A LOVING HOME SHE PROVIDES FOR HER DOG. SO APPRECIATION OF 25 YEARS, OUTSTANDING SERVICE, LOYALTY AND DEVOTION TO SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ADULT DETENTION CENTER AND COMMUNITY. WANT TO THANK DETENTION LIEUTENANT SWOFFORD FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE? WOW. THANK YOU. MISTER CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND THANK THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY OF PINAL COUNTY. IT IS TRULY BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, WHO HAS ALWAYS SUPPORTED ME AND ACCEPTED THE SACRIFICES THAT I'VE HAD TO MAKE ON THEIR BEHALF TO DO THIS JOB. MY FRIENDS THAT SHOW UP FOR ME AND MY LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, THANK YOU. AND DON'T RUN OFF ALL YOU GUYS, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING MORE PICTURES. YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO DO PICTURES. OKAY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE WARREN EDWARDS, WHO'S BEEN WITH US AS A DETENTION OFFICER FOR 20 YEARS.

CHIEF, YOU'RE GETTING YOUR PUBLIC SPEAKING IN. IT IS GOOD. YOU STILL GET NERVOUS. I CAN'T BELIEVE I USED TO BE A DJ, SO I WAS ALWAYS ON THE MIC AND ENTERTAINING, ENTERTAINING DANCES AND WEDDINGS. SO DEPUTY CHIEF GILBERT IS HERE AGAIN. THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. LIU, TODAY WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE ON HONOR DETENTION OFFICER WARREN EDWARDS, BADGE NUMBER 1300 FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE PINAL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN PINAL COUNTY ADULT DETENTION CENTER. THROUGH HIS CAREER, OFFICER EDWARDS HAS WORKED IN POSITIONS OF TRANSPORTATION GRAFFITI ABATEMENT WHERE HE WOULDN'T INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND

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PICTURE TIME. PICTURE TIME. KEVIN, COME ON DOWN. OH.

JUST A LITTLE. THERE YOU GO. AND LOOKING HERE. NICE SMILE. THREE, TWO. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN JUST TO MAKE SURE. THREE, TWO. YOU GUYS GOOD? OKAY. AND NICE BIG SMILE. THREE, TWO. AWESOME. THANK YOU. OH.

YOU CAN HARDLY SEE YOU. I KNOW I CAN'T SEE YOU. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. NICE BIG SMILE. EVEN DOWN FRONT. THREE, TWO. WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE MORE. THERE YOU GO. 321. THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. THIS IS SCARY SITTING UP HERE BECAUSE I SEE TONS OF ATTORNEYS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. I KNOW WHAT IT'S FOR, BUT IT'S JUST KIND OF CREEPY WHEN YOU GOT SO MANY ATTORNEYS IN ONE ROOM, ONE SPOT, YOU KNOW? OKAY. ITEM

[4. Supervisor District update(s) regarding notable current or upcoming events concerning the district. (Information Only) (Jeffrey McClure) ]

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW. DID THEY SEND ANY PHOTOS OVER? THEY DID. SO MY UPDATE, I WASN'T PRESENT. I WAS TELEPHONICALLY PRESENT WITH MEETING LAST LAST WEEK. I GUESS IT WAS ANYWAY, BUT WE HAD A SIGNING UP BY THE GOVERNOR. THE GOVERNOR CAME TO PINAL COUNTY TO SIGN A DOCUMENT

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SO I AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS THAT GUY THAT WHEN THEY CAME OFF THE CAME OFF THE FIELD, I SLAPPED HIM ON THE BACK AND SAID, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. DON'T WORRY. WE'RE GOING BACK IN THERE. AND BUT IT WAS A TEAM. AND EVERYBODY YOU SEE IN THAT PHOTO RIGHT THERE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH GETTING THIS ADAS PASSED AND SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. IT'S IT WAS A BIG DAY FOR FOR PINAL COUNTY. I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT. AND AGAIN, I THANK EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED IN THAT PROCESS. IT TOOK TEN YEARS. THE FIRST MEETING ACTUALLY WAS HELD HERE WHEN I PUT THE STAKEHOLDERS GROUP TOGETHER. HAD RANCHERS, FARMERS, INDUSTRY, WATER COMPANIES. I HAD ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH WATER IN THIS ROOM. AND I SAID, I GAVE THEM. I TOLD THEM TWO THINGS. ONE, FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION. AND THAT REALLY THAT WAS THE BIGGEST MESSAGE I GAVE THEM. AND THEY ALL BELIEVED IN THAT AND WE GOT IT DONE. SO THANKS EVERYBODY YOU SEE IN THAT PHOTO. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO TALK.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT FOR NOW. AND I WOULD NOTE THE SUPERVISOR GOODMAN HAS LEFT THE MEETING.

HOWEVER, HE HAS A VIDEO TO SHOW AND WE'RE GOING TO RUN THAT RIGHT NOW. SANTANA SANTANA PROJECTS UPDATE. WE'RE ON THE CORNER OF GANTZEL ROAD AND WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE EXTENSION OF SKYLINE. THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY, I THINK, BEEN ON THE DRAWING BOARD FOR PROBABLY AT LEAST 6 OR 7 YEARS. WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND SKYLINE FROM NEAR SHREWSBURY. WE'RE GOING TO TIE IT INTO GANTZEL ROAD AND WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE DESIGN IS ALMOST READY. WE'VE GOT A CONTRACTOR ON BOARD, SO WE'RE EXPECTED TO START TURNING SOME DIRT HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE HAVE AN EXISTING EASEMENT, BUT WE NEEDED A LITTLE BIT MORE LAND. A LOT OF THE ISSUE HAS BEEN WITH THE STATE LAND DEPARTMENT.

THERE'S SO MUCH RED TAPE. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM TO ACQUIRE THAT. WE FINALLY GOT THAT ALL WORKED OUT. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS IN THE SAN TAN VALLEY AREA THAT WE'VE HAD FOR YEARS IS THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN GANTZEL AND HUNT HIGHWAY. IT'LL BE AN ARTERIAL ROAD, ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE NEW TURN LANES AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. SKYLINE IS GOING TO HELP IMPROVE THAT. IT'LL BE A NICE EAST WEST CONNECTION TO GANTZEL ROAD. THIS ROAD RIGHT HERE IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ABILITY FOR TRAFFIC TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH FREELY. ANOTHER MAJOR PROJECT THAT WE'VE TAKEN ON WAS DON AND GARY WRIGHT. THEY'RE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN WALMART AND GARY ROAD. RIGHT NOW. IT'S JUST A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION, NO STOP CONDITIONS, NO TRAFFIC SIGNALS. SO IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PULL OUT FROM EITHER THE WALMART AREA OR THE SUBDIVISION ON THE NORTH, WHICH IS THE DON ROAD AREA. SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT A BRAND NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL. ALL FOUR LEGS. WE WILL WIDEN DON, AS WELL AS THE ENTRANCE TO WALMART JUST A LITTLE BIT TO ACCOMMODATE, YOU KNOW, LEFT TO RIGHT AND AN ENTER. WE'LL HAVE CROSSWALKS AND FULL SIGNAL. WE HAVE A FUND THAT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR ROADS AND ROADS IMPROVEMENTS. CORRECT? YEAH. WE HAVE FUNDS THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS JUST LIKE THIS. THIS MONEY RIGHT HERE IS COMING AS A RESULT OF THAT HALF CENT SALES TAX FOR MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP AND IMPROVEMENTS ON CURRENT ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. YEAH, EXACTLY. LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. SO THAT DESIGN WAS PAID THROUGH THAT FUND, AND NOW THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION WILL PAY THROUGH THAT SAME. THERE'S A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD HERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH SAN TAN VALLEY, WHICH WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT ALREADY. WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH OUR TOWN COUNCIL WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP.

THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN A BIG PART OF ALL OF OUR CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW ON THE EXISTING PROJECTS AND THEN NEW PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE. IT WILL NOW BE THE NEW TOWN'S RESPONSIBILITY. THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME IGAS WHERE WE'LL BE WORKING TOGETHER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEM, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS. BOTTOM LINE IS WE AS A COUNTY WANT TO SEE ALL OF OUR CITIES AND TOWNS THRIVE, SO WE'RE GOING TO DO

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A LOT OF REALLY COOL RESTAURANTS UP THERE AS WELL. AND THEN AFTER THAT, YOU JUST SAW THAT ROAD THAT WE PUNCHED THROUGH FOR COUNTRY THUNDER. COUNTRY THUNDER WILL BE APRIL 9TH THROUGH 12TH, AND I'LL HAVE ONE MORE WEEK TO ANNOUNCE THAT NEXT TIME. AND IT'S ALREADY IT'S GOING TO BE 107 THIS WEEKEND. SO IT'S ALREADY WE'RE ON RIGHT NOW IT'S ABOUT THE EQUIVALENT OF BEING MAY. AND YOU'RE ALREADY WATCHING TV OF HIKERS BEING STRANDED AND NOT TAKING ENOUGH WATER. YOU SAW THAT STINK NET VIDEO WE DID OUT AT PERALTA A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND I WENT OUT TO THE TRAILHEAD, AND THEY WERE GOING IN WITH ONE OF THESE. AND THAT'S DANGEROUS.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT OUT THIS TIME OF YEAR. SO EITHER DON'T GO OR TAKE A WHOLE BACKPACK FULL OF WATER. AND IF YOU HAVE VISITORS OR YOU SEE PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE WARN THEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW, THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S 80 DEGREES AND THEY CAN HANDLE IT, BUT THEY DON'T REALIZE WHAT'S GOING TO COME ONCE THEY GET OUT THERE. AND A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE TAKE DOGS TOO, AND YOUR DOG HAS TO DRINK JUST AS MUCH AS YOU. SO BE BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR DOGS OUT THERE HIKING AS WELL. THANK YOU SIR. SUPERVISOR VITIELLO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? YES, SIR.

I HAVE A FEW THINGS. SO JUST, YOU KNOW, MY FIRST BUDGET KICKOFF THAT WAS INTERESTING TO GO AND WATCH PARTNERSHIP, WHICH I WAS WITH THE FIVE OF US ALL TOGETHER. WE GAVE SOME UPDATES ON OUR DISTRICT COOLIDGE COTTON DAYS. I WAS ABLE TO GO JUDGE THE FLOATS. THERE WAS A LOT OF MANY GOOD FLOATS. AND I WAS, YOU KNOW, IT WAS AWESOME TO GO BE PART OF THEIR COTTON DAYS, COOLIDGE COTTON DAYS. ALSO, WE HAD A VERY COOL CONCERT IN THE PARK HERITAGE PARK, WHERE IT WAS DEDICATED TO MIKE INGRAM, WHO HAD A A CONCERT LAST SUNDAY. AND THEN WE HAD ALSO IN MARICOPA WORKFORCE MEETING. SO THAT WHAT THAT WAS, IS THAT WAS JUST TALK ABOUT WITH PEOPLE TO IN THE CITY OF MARICOPA, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. HOW CAN THEY GET JOBS? WHERE SHOULD THEY GO AND LOOK? SO WE, JOEL AND HIS TEAM WERE OUT THERE AND THEY WERE UPDATING US ON HOW PEOPLE CAN GET JOBS AND GIVE SOME INPUT. OF COURSE, WE HAD A BOSE WORK SESSION AND ALSO I HAD A ATTENDED A CSA POLICY MEETING AND THAT'S ALWAYS A GREAT MEETING TO HEAR ALL ABOUT THE BILLS THAT ARE COMING UP AND THE ONES THAT WE DON'T LIKE, WE'RE FIGHTING. SO ALSO, AND THEN THE BIG ONE IS THE RALSTON BRIDGE. SO KENNY AND THE STAFF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS BRIDGE ON RALSTON ROAD. IT STARTED LAST JULY, AND THEY SAID IT WAS GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A YEAR. AND IT'S ACTUALLY THE NEWS AS OF TODAY, IS THE ROAD WILL BE PAVED ON APRIL NO. MARCH 30TH. IT'LL BE STRIKE ON MARCH 31ST. WE'LL DO A RIBBON CUTTING ON APRIL 2ND AT 10 A.M. SO THE BRIDGE WILL BE OPENING UP ABOUT THREE MONTHS EARLIER THAN WHEN IT WAS EXPECTED TO OPEN, WHICH IS EXCITING. WE'RE INVITING EVERYBODY IN THE AREA.

STAFF WILL BE THERE FOR THAT RIBBON CUTTING, AND LET'S JUST ALL PRAY FOR NO RAIN, SO THAT WAY IT DOESN'T DELAY ANYTHING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR FROM MY DISTRICT. LET'S SEE A COUPLE THINGS. A COUPLE WEEKENDS AGO. WE DO WELL. WE DO TRASH PICKUPS AROUND THE COUNTY. AND I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PUBLIC WORKS. THANK YOU JOE. I SEE YOU SITTING THERE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL YOUR GUYS. AND ALL THOSE CREWS ARE GREAT. I TRY TO GET DONUTS OUT TO THEM BECAUSE FUNNY, THEY LIKE DONUTS, YOU KNOW? BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO GET OUT TO THESE ARIZONA CITY ON THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH. THEY HAD 490 CARS COME THROUGH. IT'S

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WE HAD 170 CARS COME OUT WITH 540 YARD CONTAINERS OF TRASH, 240 YARD CONTAINERS OF SCRAP METAL, AND 100 TIRES. SO THAT'S ALL THE STUFF THAT DOESN'T GET THROWN OUT IN THE DESERT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. AND WE DO THEM ALL AROUND.

WE DO ORACLE SALMON. WELL MAMMOTH WE DO. WHERE DO WE WHERE ELSE ARE WE. WE'RE OVER.

WE'RE OVER IN ARIZONA CITY NOT ARIZONA, MARICOPA SOUTH MARICOPA. BUT AND THEN MY YOU HAVE ONE TOO. DO YOU HAVE ANY. WE'VE HAD ONE. I'M TRYING TO THINK A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. AND YOU HAVE THEM. YES, YES. SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE STUFF OUT OF THE DESERT. AND AND SO A REALLY BIG SHOUT OUT TO PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE IT'S THEY'RE FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT YARDS. THEY ALL COME OUT AND THEY ALL PITCH IN. AND IT'S A GREAT THING MONDAY OR SEE UPCOMING. I'VE GOT ORACLE TOWN HALL MARCH 30TH AT 6:30 P.M. AT MOUNTAIN VISTA SCHOOL. WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE 5G FIVE GIGAHERTZ ANTENNAS OUT THERE AND ALL AROUND THE COUNTY FOR FOR INTERNET ACCESSIBILITY. AND I'VE GOT AN ARIZONA CITY TOWN HALL ON APRIL 8TH AT 10 A.M. AT THE LIBRARY. AND THEN THIS A COUPLE DAYS AGO, WE WERE OUT AND WE CUT THE RIBBON ON THE. THE CAP CANAL TRAIL, CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT TRAIL. THERE'S ONE THAT RUNS ALL ALONG THAT ALL UP THROUGH THE WHOLE STATE STARTS DOWN AT THE MEXICAN BORDER, AND IT'S GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY UP. I CAN'T REMEMBER NOW WHERE IT IS. IT'S 336 MILES, BUT IT GOES UP NORTH. WE HAVE 100 MILES OF IT HERE IN PINAL COUNTY. AND SO IT'S A GREAT PLACE RIGHT DOWN HERE ON SOUTH OF TOWN HERE IN FLORENCE, THERE'S A LITTLE PARKING LOT, LOOKS LIKE A PARK AND RIDE. AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING BECAUSE IT HAS A BATHROOM, BUT IT'S A TRAILHEAD FOR THE FOR THE TRAIL. AND WE'VE GOT A FEW OTHERS ALL DOWN THROUGH THINGS.

SO WE'VE GOT TRAILS ALL OVER THE PLACE. PEOPLE SHOULD GO OUT AND USE THEM, TAKE LOTS OF WATER, BICYCLES CAN GO DOWN THIS THING. IT'S A, IT'S A PRETTY COOL DEAL. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING WE WERE DOING. AND I THINK WE HAVE A VIDEO ON THAT. IF YOU COULD PLEASE RUN THAT NATASHA, FOR THE HARD OF HEARING OR FOR THE NORMAL FOLKS, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. TODAY WAS THE RIBBON CUTTING ON THE. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY. WELL, WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE A TRAILHEAD. JEFF, CAN WE COME BACK TO ME FOR ONE THING? ONE SMALL THING. AFTER.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. TODAY WAS THE RIBBON CUTTING ON THE CHP TRAILHEAD. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR SOME TIME. PARKING LOT RESTROOMS, WHAT WE CALL PHASE TWO OF THE CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT CANAL, WHICH ESSENTIALLY RUNS FROM HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FLORENCE. AT THE SOUTH FLORENCE TRAILHEAD SOUTH. IT'S ALL CONNECTED NOW, ABOUT 50 MILES ALL THE WAY TO THE BOUNDARY WITH PIMA COUNTY. PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY FOUND THE TRAILHEAD AND ARE ALREADY USING THE TRAIL, SO WHICH IS A GOOD THING. BEING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FLORENCE, IT'S PRETTY ACCESSIBLE. IT'S EASY TO FIND. WE'VE GOT PEOPLE ON THEIR BIKES ALREADY RUNNING THE TRAIL.

EARLIER WE MET SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN UP THROUGH THIS TRAIL FROM TUCSON AND COMING UP THROUGH HERE. SO IT'S IT'S JUST AMAZING. WHEN THE CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT CANAL WAS FIRST CREATED, IT INCLUDED PROVISIONS FOR RECREATIONAL USES ALONG THE CANAL. PINAL COUNTY HAS PARTNERED WITH THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, WHO OWNS THE CANAL AND THE CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT THAT MANAGES THE CANAL. WE'VE ALL PARTNERED TOGETHER, ALONG WITH SOME GRANT FUNDING FROM ARIZONA STATE PARKS AND TRAILS, SOME GRANT FUNDING FROM THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND IT'S NOW OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME, TO COME AND ENJOY OUR. THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE TOWN OF FLORENCE IS THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT AREAS. AND THIS JUST ADDS TO IT FOR THE STRETCH WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE THROUGH PINAL COUNTY. THERE WAS NO ACCESS ALONG IT. SO THIS IS BRAND NEW ACCESS FOR MULTIPLE USE, ESSENTIALLY EQUESTRIANS, MOUNTAIN BIKERS AND HIKERS, TRAIL RUNNERS, DOG WALKERS, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY ON FOOT, SOME OF THE WILDLIFE THAT YOU SEE, THE BIRDS IN PARTICULAR THE RAPTORS, YOU KNOW, THE HAWKS AND OWLS.

AND WE'VE SEEN DEER, WE'VE SEEN BOBCATS, WE'VE SEEN COYOTES. WE'VE SEEN THE BIGHORN SHEEP DOWN IN THE NEWMAN PEAK AREA. SO REALLY JUST JUST RICH AND VIBRANT. AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE SCENERY AND THE ANIMALS AND THE CULTURE OF CENTRAL ARIZONA. HERE IN PINAL COUNTY, WE HAVE

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LONG DISTANCE IS ISN'T IN THE CARDS FOR EVERYBODY, BUT YOU CAN COME HERE TO THIS TRAILHEAD.

IF YOU WANT TO WALK YOUR DOG, YOU CAN HEAD DOWN THE TRAIL TO WHATEVER POINT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, TURN AROUND, COME BACK TO THE TRAILHEAD, OR IF YOU WANT TO GO FROM HERE TO TUCSON, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT TOO. FOR US, IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKING THE BEST OUT OF THIS AREA AND FOR OUR TOWN AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS DISCUSSION UPDATES. OH I'M SORRY, BACK UP. SUPERVISOR. I WAS REMINDED WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT DESERT DUMPING THAT THERE WAS AN INCIDENT IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS WHERE A RESIDENT ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO FILM SOME DESERT DUMPERS, AND IT WENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I BELIEVE SHERIFF TEEPLE WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE THEM. THEY GOT THE CLEAR VIEW OF THE LICENSE PLATE.

SO I WANT TO JUST USE THIS AS A REMINDER ABOUT DESERT DUMPING, WHICH IS IN ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS, AND IT'S TERRIBLE. AND AT ONE TIME I KNOW THERE WAS A REWARD SYSTEM THROUGH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THAT'S STILL IN PLACE. IF SO, THIS GUY DEFINITELY DESERVES IT BECAUSE IT MADE AN EXAMPLE OF OF THIS AND DON'T DO IT IN PINAL COUNTY TO OUR DESERT. SO IF SOMEONE CAN FIND THAT OUT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. VICE CHAIR SAADI, WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT AND I WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH THE INFORMATION AS SOON AS I HAVE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, CHAIR. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL

[5. Discussion and update(s) regarding the 2026 Arizona State Legislative Session, including legislation, budget proposals, committee activity, and potential or pending measures that may impact Pinal County, as well as legislative requests or priorities from the Board of Supervisors. (Stephen Q. Miller/Dana Lewis)]

AND THIS IS THIS IS WHAT'S SO FRUSTRATING. THEY START OUT AS GOOD BILLS AND NOW THEY HAVE MODIFIED THEM TO WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE HORRIBLE BILLS. I HAD A LOBBYIST AND I WERE TALKING ONE DAY OUT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND HE SAID, THAT'S THE ONE BUILDING WHERE YOU COULD WALK IN WITH A THOROUGHBRED HORSE AND TWO DAYS LATER COME OUT WITH A THREE HUMPED CAMEL. AND I THINK THAT'S VERY TRUE ABOUT THAT PLACE. IT'S JUST IT'S JUST CRAZY IN THERE AND WHY THEY WOULD TAKE SOMETHING GOOD AND DESTROY IT, I HAVE NO IDEA. BUT I DON'T HAVE MUCH ELSE TO SAY. I PROBABLY SHOULD STOP BEFORE THAT. WE'LL HAVE DANA COME ON UP. A THREE HUMPED CAMEL. YEAH. WHICH THERE IS NOT ONE. I KNOW I'VE RIDDEN A ONE AND A TWO, BUT A THREE I'VE NEVER SEEN. THAT'S MY POINT. OKAY. JUST CHECKING, MISS LEWIS. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN MCCLURE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DANA LEWIS, PINAL COUNTY RECORDER.

WE ARE IN THE 2026 57TH LEGISLATIVE SECOND REGULAR SESSION, AND IT IS IN ITS 66TH DAY. SO FAR. BILLS INTRODUCED HAVE BEEN 2121 RESOLUTIONS TRANSMITTED TO THE ARIZONA SECRETARY OF STATE AS BALLOT REFERRALS FROM LAST SESSION WERE THREE. WE'RE WATCHING AS AN ADDITIONAL FIVE THIS SESSION THAT MAY FIND THEIR WAY TO THE BALLOT AS WELL. THIS IS, OF COURSE, A CONCERN BECAUSE WE'RE HEARING THE NUMBER 20 THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING TO THE BALLOT TOO MANY REFERRALS MEANS THAT MORE BALLOT REAL ESTATE IS IS UTILIZED AND MULTIPLE CARD BALLOTS, WHICH CAN CREATE VOTER FATIGUE. FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION, WE KNOW THAT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING OF CONCERN. WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH OUR LEGISLATORS. BILLS TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, 25 HAVE BEEN SIGNED AND 15 HAVE BEEN VETOED. YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE INTERESTING THINGS THAT HAPPEN BEHIND THE SCENES WITH STRIKE BILLS AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS DYING. I WOULD LIKE TO SHOUT OUT AND SEND A THANK YOU TO SENATORS GOWAN, SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE NEIL CARTER. WE'VE RECENTLY HAD SOME REALLY GREAT PRODUCTIVE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS WITH THEM. SOME SOME OF THE LEGISLATION THAT THEY WERE RUNNING SPECIFICALLY TO

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SO AFTER TODAY'S OR THIS MORNING'S MEETING, I'LL BE AT THE LEGISLATURE. I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS LEWIS? HEARING NONE REAL QUICK. JUST REAL QUICK ON THOSE HCR NUMBERS. AGAIN, 2001 AND 1001, 1001 AND HCR. DON'T GO TO THE GOVERNOR. THEY GO TO THE BALLOT. THIS IS THE THING THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO UNDERSTAND FOR SOME FOLKS. SO IT IT'LL SHOW UP ON THE BALLOT. CHAIRMAN MCCLURE, IS IT THIS BALLOT OR WILL IT BE SO? CHAIRMAN MCCLURE, MR. MILLER, THESE ONES, BECAUSE OF ONE SIDED. I HAVE SINCE THEY WOULD GO TO THIS BALLOT, THEY WOULD GO TO THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT. HENCE THE REASON WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT, AGAIN, BALLOT REAL ESTATE AND VOTER FATIGUE. BECAUSE WHEN YOU THROW, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT ALL OF THESE MAJOR ELECTIONS HAPPENING FOR JURISDICTIONS, STATE FEDERAL ELECTIONS, COUNTY ELECTIONS. AND THEN YOU THROW ALL OF THESE CRS ON THERE AS CRS. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MULTIPLE CARD BALLOTS, WHICH ADMINISTRATIVELY IS A BIT OF A REACH. AND IT'S A IT'S A LIFT. WE CAN DO IT IN PINAL COUNTY BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST TEAM EVER, HOWEVER, BUT YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR PARTNERS TOO, AND IT GETS REALLY DIFFICULT.

IF I MAY, JUST THE DOLLARS AND CENTS THAT GO THAT WILL COST THE TAXPAYERS BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE WE GET OUR MONEY FROM THE TAXPAYERS ON A LOT OF THIS STUFF, FOR WHICH WILL BE NEW EQUIPMENT, NEW METHODS, NEW REQUIREMENTS THAT REALLY PROBABLY WON'T ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING DIFFERENT. BUT CHAIRMAN MCCLURE, MR. MILLER, YOU ARE CORRECT. NOT ONLY DO MULTIPLE CARD BALLOTS CREATE A AN ISSUE FOR TAXPAYERS BECAUSE NOW OUR POSTAGE GOES UP, WE HAVE TO REENGINEER THE ENVELOPES THAT WE'RE USING FOR MULTIPLE CARDS. AGAIN, VENDOR COSTS. SO JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, ADMINISTERING THE ELECTION, THE COSTS ARE THERE. BUT WHAT THESE PARTICULAR SEIZURES AND SEIZURES, WE'RE LOOKING AT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PINAL COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO PUT OUT FOR TABULATION AT THE POLLS, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WE.

AND THESE ARE PART OF, I THINK IT'S H IN THE LANGUAGE TAKING AWAY THE FUNDING FOR THOSE MANDATES, SIR. YEAH. DO YOU ANTICIPATE MORE THAN TWO, TWO PAGE BALLOT, TWO CARD BALLOT, TWO SIDED. CHAIRMAN MCCLURE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE BEING CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR LOBBYISTS AT APCO, CSA, LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS EXPLAINING WHY THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR VOTERS.

AGAIN, I REMAIN CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC. WELL, I MEAN, I, I KNOW FROM 2022, SIR, DON'T GO THERE. THERE YOU GO. DON'T. BUT BUT BUT I JUST KNOW FROM VOTER FATIGUE, LIKE YOU SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE BALLOTS COME IN IN THE MAIL AND YOU GET ONE PAGE, MAYBE YOU GET BOTH PAGES, MAYBE YOU GET THE INSTRUCTION PAGE AND ONE OF THE PAGES. IT CREATES A LOT OF DISRUPTION, A LOT OF LOT OF PROBLEMS. CHAIRMAN MCCLURE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE IN A HOUSEHOLD THAT HAS MULTIPLE VOTERS IN IT AND YOU'RE ALL SITTING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE AND YOU'RE COMPLETING THOSE BALLOTS, WHAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES IS EVERYBODY PUT CARDS, ONE IN THIS ENVELOPE, THEY PUT CARD TWO IN THIS BALLOT, OR THEY JUST SEND BACK THE INSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE THEY PUT EVERYTHING THINKING THEY'RE SAVING US MONEY. AND THIS OTHER BALLOT PACKET OVER THERE, IT BECOMES EXTREMELY COMPLICATED. AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE LAWS ARE WRITTEN, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT I CAN DO TO RECTIFY THAT WHEN THAT OCCURS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR VITIELLO, ARE YOU STILL THERE? YES, I AM, I'M ALL GOOD, SIR. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY.

[6. Updates related to the Elections Department and County Recorder, focusing on recent activities, upcoming initiatives, and essential information. (Dana Lewis)]

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WE ARE HOPING FOR A SWIFT DECISION AS THE FLIP FLOPPING IN THE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM HAS CREATED A WATERFALL OF EFFECTS TO INCLUDE BALLOT STYLE CREATION FOR THE UPCOMING PRIMARY ELECTION. ADDITIONALLY, WE FINALLY RECEIVED WRITTEN GUIDANCE FOR THE ARIZONA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE IN REGARDS TO WHICH PARTIES WILL HAVE OPEN AND CLOSED PRIMARIES.

THERE CONTINUES TO BE CALLS FIELDED REGARDING THE CONFUSION FROM VOTERS, WITH VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORTS THAT ARE OUT AND ABOUT. SO AGAIN, THE QUICKER WE HAVE AN ANSWER IN REGARDS TO THIS LITIGATION, THE BETTER WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO VOTERS WHERE WE ARE COMING INTO THIS ELECTION SEASON. ANOTHER THING TO NOTE THAT WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF CALLS AND PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THERE'S A THING CALLED THE SAVE ACT. THERE IS THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, THERE'S THE MEGA ACT, AND THEN THERE IS THE SAVE SYSTEM. PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND ALWAYS THOSE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT THINGS. SOME OF THEM ARE FEDERAL LAWS.

WE DO HAVE SOME LAWS, YOU KNOW, WITH ELECTION STUFF GOING ON IN ARIZONA RIGHT NOW. BUT THERE IS THE SAVE SYSTEM IN PINAL COUNTY. WE USE THE SAVE SYSTEM TO PROVE DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, NOTHING ELSE. JUST THAT. WHICH MEANS, BY THE WAY, SAVE PLEASE. ACRONYM.

DEFINITION. WHAT DOES SAVE STAND FOR? I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I HAVE SO MANY ACRONYMS IN MY HEAD, SIR. SO IT'S A SYSTEM UTILIZED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM U. S C I S IN REGARDS TO DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP AND RESIDENCY. SO WE USE IT TO PROVE IT, NOTHING ELSE. BUT AGAIN, PEOPLE ARE CONFUSING AN ACT OR A BILL WITH THE SYSTEM THAT IS IN PLACE TO ASSIST US. RECENTLY, SOME PEOPLE WERE SAYING THE SAVE ACT WILL FLIP EVERYBODY THIS WAY AND THEY'LL DO THIS. NO, AGAIN, THERE'S A CONFUSION IN THERE.

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO UNDERSTAND THESE SYSTEMS BETTER, AGAIN, THE LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, WE HAVE THE VOTER EDUCATION WORKING GROUP, AND WE WILL BE DIVING INTO THESE DIFFERENT ACTS AND THE SAVE SYSTEM THE LAST FRIDAY OF THIS MONTH, STATUTORILY REQUIRED QUARTERLY REPORTS WILL BE DELIVERED TO STAKEHOLDERS THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT 8763 NVRA NCOA NOTICES. THAT'S THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT AND NATIONAL CHANGE OF ADDRESS. MAILERS WERE SENT OUT TO VOTERS IN PINAL COUNTY, 264 WERE RETURNED. THE REGISTRATION TO UPDATE THEIR ADDRESSES, 640 REGISTRANTS CANCELED THEIR REGISTRATION AND 1216 RETURN WERE RETURNED TO US UNDELIVERABLE BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. I WANT TO POINT THIS OUT BECAUSE ADDITIONALLY, ON MARCH 30TH, THE VOTER PARTICIPATION CENTER AND CENTER FOR VOTER INFORMATION WILL SEND OUT MAILERS TO STATEWIDE. BUT AFFECTING 13,989 PINAL COUNTY RESIDENTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THEM REGISTERED TO VOTE. MY FEAR AGAIN, WITH THESE THIRD PARTY GROUPS ACCOMPLISHING A TASK THAT IS ALREADY DEEMED UNDER STATUTE TO THE RECORDER'S OFFICE, AGAIN, THEY'RE CREATING SOME CONFUSION AND PEOPLE ARE BLAMING US FOR GETTING TOO MANY NOTICES. BUT I CAN'T CONTROL THEM NOT DOING THIS. SO I WANT AGAIN, THEY COULD HAVE STALE INFORMATION. THEY MAY NOT. BUT PLEASE REALIZE I NEED YOU TO RETURN THE ONES THAT ARE COMING FROM THE RECORDER'S OFFICE UNDER DANA LEWIS. THE OTHER ONE'S, HEY, IT'S A TOUCH. WE'RE NOT GOING TO FIGHT ABOUT IT TOO MUCH. THE VOTER OUTREACH TEAM HAS BEEN EXTREMELY ACTIVE THIS YEAR. WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED 19 EVENTS. THIS PAST WEEKEND MARKED OUR FIRST EVENT AT THE GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY, AND WE WERE ABLE TO TALK TO 428 PEOPLE. THAT'S HUGE FOR US, AND I WANT TO AGAIN APPRECIATE THE TEAM WHO IS ACCOMPLISHING THAT.

THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND, WE WILL BE AT THE PINAL COUNTY FAIR ALONG SEVERAL OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. LITTLE POINT OF PRIVILEGE. HOPING THE CARTER BOYS AND THE HAMPTON GIRLS BRING HOME SOME RIBBONS FOR THE TEAM. GO TEAM GO! UPCOMING TOWN OF MAMMOTH ELECTION. IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE. THE UOCAVA BALLOTS GO OUT FOR. FOR LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS APRIL 20TH. EARLY VOTING BEGINS. THE 22ND OF APRIL. ELECTION DAY IS. APRIL IS MAY 19TH. THIS AFFECTS 450 VOTERS, VOTERS AND 294 NON-NAVAL VOTERS WHO WE'RE HOPING WILL SHOW UP AT THE POLLS. BALLOT PROOFS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE STAKEHOLDERS, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED APPROVAL.

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WIN FOR MISS KENNEDY. THANK YOU TEAM. AND WE ARE EFFECTIVELY SENDING OUT 3478 NOTICES TO VOTERS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY USED THE BALLOT DROP BOX THAT'S LOCATED RIGHT BEHIND THIS BUILDING. Y FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THIS ENTIRE COMPLEX IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET TO THAT BOX. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT AWAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE OR, YOU KNOW, DELIVERING BALLOTS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS. BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DRIVE BY HERE THAT PARKING IS A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED. SO I WANT THEM TO BE AWARE. JULY 21ST PRIMARY 90 DAY NOTICES WILL BE MAILED OUT APRIL 22ND, AGAIN PENDING THAT AIP DECISION. THAT'S IN COURT TODAY. PRIMARY ELECTION PROGRAMING BEGINS THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL WITH THE END OF CANDIDATE FILING CHALLENGES. WE HAVE ABOUT 11 CONTRACTS PENDING FOR OUR POLLING LOCATIONS. WE DO HAVE A FULL LID ON OUR POLLING LOCATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO POST THE UNOFFICIAL LIST OF OUR POLLING LOCATIONS AS WE'RE SEEING AN UPTICK OF GRASSROOT EFFORTS, PEOPLE WANTING TO KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE POLITICAL OBSERVERS, WHERE THEY MIGHT BE VOTING. SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOMETHING UNOFFICIAL ON THE WEBSITE RIGHT NOW AND SEE WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK WE GET ON THAT. WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE HAVE A PLAN TO VOTE IN 2026. I DON'T CARE HOW YOU VOTE. I JUST WANT YOU TO VOTE. YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING, IF IT'S VOTING EARLY BY MAIL OR DROPBOX OR SHOWING UP AT THE POLL, HAVE A PLAN AND BE A RESPONSIBLE, EDUCATED VOTER. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN WORKING OUR ELECTIONS, WE ALWAYS NEED BODIES. SO PLEASE GO TO PANEL JOBS TO SIGN UP TO BE AN ELECTION CYCLE TEMP, OR TO REACH OUT TO YOUR PARTY REPRESENTATION TO BE A SPECIAL ELECTION BOARD WORKER OR POLITICAL OBSERVER. I GIVE A LOT OF INFORMATION. I TALK REALLY FAST AND WE HAVE PLACES TO GO. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? TEAM? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR VITIELLO. I'M GOOD.

THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MISS LEWIS. DRIVE SAFELY AND SLOWLY. BY THE WAY, UP TO THE CAPITOL. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. THAT'S ITEM NUMBER SIX SEVEN. WE HAVE DONE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT

[8. Discussion/approval/disapproval of the Proclamation proclaiming the week of March 16, 2026, through March 20, 2026, as "Public Defense Week" in honor of the 63rd anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright, ordering that defendants without means must be provided professional legal representation in accordance with the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution. (Paul Lovelis/Cathryn Whalen)]

AND IN HONOR OF THE 63RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE SUPREME COURT RULING IN GIDEON VERSUS WAINWRIGHT, I HAVE MISS WHELAN UP TO SPEAK AT THE MOMENT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. TO TRY AND GO AS FAST AS DANA. NO, PLEASE. PLEASE DON'T. WE. WE GOT THE VOLUME CORRECTED. NOW WE JUST NEED TO DO THE SPEED. WE'RE GOOD. WE'LL DO HORIZONTAL. HOLD IN A MINUTE. OKAY. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS. CHAIRMAN MCCLURE. VICE CHAIRMAN AND SUPERVISOR MILLER. SO TODAY WE'RE HERE TO ASK YOU TO DECLARE TODAY PUBLIC DEFENSE DAY. AND I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CASE THAT WE REFER TO THE GIDEON VERSUS WAINWRIGHT. SO WE CALL THIS GIDEON DAY IN THE PUBLIC DEFENSE WORLD. AND WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO IS THIS CASE FROM 1963. SO IT WAS DECIDED ON MARCH 18TH OF 1963 BY THE US SUPREME COURT. AND WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE IS THAT MR. CLARENCE GIDEON WAS ACCUSED OF THEFT. HE WAS ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM A TAVERN, A HALF A BOTTLE OF WINE, A PACK OF CIGARETTES, ABOUT $5 FROM THE JUKEBOX AND SOME CHANGE. AND HE WAS HE ENTERED A NOT GUILTY PLEA AND WAS READY TO GO TO TRIAL. HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME IN THE UNITED STATES, YOU HAD A RIGHT TO COUNSEL. CERTAINLY IT'S IN THE SIXTH AMENDMENT, BUT YOU HAD TO PAY FOR IT. AND MR. GIDEON DID NOT HAVE ANY MONEY TO PAY FOR COUNSEL. SO HE WENT TO TRIAL. HE ASKED THE COURT TO APPOINT A LAWYER TO HIM, EXPLAINED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE MONEY FOR A LAWYER, AND THE JUDGE DENIED THAT HE. THE TRIAL WENT ON. HE WAS FOUND GUILTY AND HE WENT TO PRISON. BUT THE CASE WAS APPEALED AND EVENTUALLY ENDED UP IN THE SUPREME COURT. AND ON MARCH 18TH OF 1963, THE SUPREME COURT RULED THAT HE DID IN FACT HAVE A RIGHT TO COUNSEL. AND IF HE COULD NOT AFFORD COUNSEL, THE STATE NEEDED TO APPOINT COUNSEL IN ORDER FOR THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO TRULY BE FULFILLED, FOR HIM TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, DUE PROCESS, A FAIR TRIAL, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO THE CASE WAS TURNED AROUND AND IT WAS A BIG DAY, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF US. AND NOW WE ALL EXIST IN THESE PUBLIC DEFENSE ROLES BECAUSE OF THIS CASE. I'LL TELL YOU THAT MR. GIDEON WENT BACK

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OKAY. THAT'S INTERESTING. I JUST THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS BECAUSE IT'S USUALLY LIKE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE STATE OR SOMETHING WHEN HE WENT TO COURT ORIGINALLY. WELL, I THINK THAT BECAUSE THE JUDGE, IT WAS A RULING IN THE COURT THAT HE DID NOT GET A LAWYER. THAT WAS WAINWRIGHT DENIED THE COUNCIL AND APPOINTED COUNSEL. OKAY. GREAT STORY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS WHALEN. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK FIRST WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON IT, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET MISS DAVIS TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. SO MAKE IT A MOTION, PLEASE. ON ITEM EIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN, ONE MOTION I DO. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROCLAMATION FOR MARCH 18TH, 2026 AS PUBLIC DEFENDER'S DAY. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I I. HERE WE GO. THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MISS DAVIS, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE PROCLAMATION? I GUESS I DON'T HAVE TO INTRODUCE YOU. NO. YOU DON'T. YOU'RE DONE. YOU'RE DONE. TRIAL ATTORNEY IN THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE. HELLO. CHAIRMAN MCCLURE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AS CATHY WHELAN SAID.

MY NAME IS HALEY DAVIS, AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING A DEFENDER ATTORNEY WITH THE PINAL COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE. I WANT TO FIRST START OFF BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON SUCH A VITAL PART OF OUR CONSTITUTION, AND FOR CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDING FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR OUR PUBLIC DEFENDERS. IN A COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL, YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE RIGHTS GUARANTEED IN THE CONSTITUTION BELONG BOTH TO THE POOR AND ALSO TO THE RICH. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF AND WITHIN PINAL COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES WHO ARE BEHIND ME. THEIR GUIDANCE, INTEGRITY AND COMMITMENT TO THIS WORK MAKES A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE TO PEOPLE LIKE ME AND OTHERS. SIMILAR. SIMILARLY SITUATED TO ME, THEY HAVE CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE ARE SUPPORTED, CHALLENGED AND ENCOURAGED TO GROW. THEIR LEADERSHIP IS A TESTAMENT TO A SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL IDEA THAT WHEN YOU PLACE GOOD PEOPLE IN A POSITION OF LEADERSHIP, GOOD THINGS FOLLOW FOR THIS OFFICE, FOR THE SYSTEM, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE HERE IN PINAL COUNTY. LASTLY, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY OWN PERSONAL GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE PINAL COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES. THIS CONTINUED SUPPORT HAS ALLOWED ME A PLACE TO GROW BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY, PROFESSIONALLY, IN THE WAY THAT I'VE LEARNED MORE IN MY TIME HERE THAN I PROBABLY HAVE IN MY WHOLE LIFE, AND PERSONALLY. BECAUSE EVERY DAY THIS WORK BRINGS PURPOSE TO MY LIFE AND ALLOWS ME TO FEEL FULFILLED IN WAYS IN THE WAYS THAT I AM WORKING. NOW ON TO WHY WE ARE HERE. WHEREAS ON MARCH 18TH, 1963, THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT RULED IN GIDEON V WAINWRIGHT THAT CITIZENS CHARGED WITH A CRIME WHO CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY SHOULD HAVE ONE APPOINTED FOR THEM. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES NOT ONLY REPRESENT ITS CLIENTS, BUT IT ALSO UPHOLDS THE RIGHTS SET FORTH IN THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OF EVERY ACCUSED PERSON TO HAVE A FAIR TRIAL OR TO OBTAIN A JUST RESULT FROM THE LEGAL PROCESS, RECOGNIZING THAT, AS THE CONSTITUTION ITSELF IMPLIES, JUSTICE MUST ALWAYS BE BALANCED. AND WHEREAS IN RULING IN THIS RULING, JUSTICE HUGO BLACK WROTE THAT EVEN THE INTELLIGENT AND EDUCATED LAYMAN HAS SMALL AND SOMETIMES NO SKILL IN THE SCIENCE OF LAW. IF CHARGED WITH CRIME, HIS IS INCAPABLE GENERALLY OF DETERMINING FOR HIMSELF WHETHER THE INDICTMENT

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THANK YOU, MISS DAVIS. AND I SAY NOT GUILTY. OKAY, SO I THINK CONGRATULATIONS. AND I THINK NOW WE'RE DOING A PICTURE. YES, I SEE, I SEE THE CAMERA COMING IN THE BACK THERE. OH YEAH. THE REASON I ASKED THAT QUESTION IS MY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLFRIENDS. OH, REALLY? I JUST DID. ALL RIGHT. IT STANDS OUT. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE BETTER AT THIS. MCCLURE. COME IN HANDY. GET MORE IN THE MIDDLE. YOU OKAY? AND YOU GUYS ARE ALL LIKE, DID YOU LIKE. THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT? I THINK THEY'RE ALL THE SAME. OKAY, HERE WE GO.

I CAN MAKE THIS WORK. AND EVERYBODY LOOKING HERE. NICE SMILE. THREE, TWO. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. THREE, TWO. LAST CHANCE. DON'T SCREW IT UP. THREE TWO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[9. Discussion/approval/disapproval of a Proclamation adopting May 10, 2026, through May 16, 2026, as "Peace Officers Memorial Week" and May 7, 2026, as "Peace Officers Memorial Day." Proclamation to be read into the record by Sheriff Ross Teeple. (Ross Teeple)]

SHERIFF TEEPLE. ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY BEFORE WE VOTE? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PINAL COUNTY, I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS PROCLAMATION TO BE READ. I'M VERY FORTUNATE TO SERVE IN A PUBLIC SERVICE FOR OVER 30 YEARS, THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT PUT ON THEIR UNIFORMS EVERY SINGLE DAY, THEY LEAVE THEIR HOUSES NOT KNOWING IF THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT HOME AT NIGHT, BUT THEY DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEY DO IT FOR THE RULE OF LAW. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME BOARD, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SUPERVISOR VITIELLO.

I'M ALL GOOD. CHAIRMAN. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY, THEN I'D ASK FOR A MOTION, PLEASE. ON ITEM NINE.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS PRESENTED. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I I I I. THERE WE GO. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SHERIFF.

PEOPLE, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE PROCLAMATION? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I WILL AND I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND WIN FOR NATASHA. SHE PRINTED UP FOR AN OLD MAN, WHEREAS THE PEACE OFFICER OF THE PINAL COUNTY ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR DEVOTION AND DEDICATION TO PRESERVING THE PEACE AND SAFETY OF EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD IN THIS COUNTY. AND WHEREAS, THE PEACE OFFICERS OF

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DEPUTY SANDERS. YOU GOT A MOMENT? PINAL COUNTY, I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN THAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE DEPUTY SANDERS TO BE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH, BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO DEPUTIES THAT WERE HONORED AT THE STATE CAPITOL FOR SAVING AN EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY FROM BEING CHILD SEX TRAFFICKED, AND WANTED TO THANK HIM PUBLICLY AGAIN. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A WARRANT. YOU GUYS TAKE ONE, TAKE A STEP FORWARD. COME UP LIKE A TILE. THERE YOU GO.

THERE YOU GO. NICE. REALLY? ALRIGHT. AND LOOKING HERE. THREE, TWO AND ONE MORE. THREE.

TWO. ONE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT WORKS. YEAH. COOL STORY. I THINK THIS. ALL

[10. Discussion/approval/disapproval of Purchasing Division Report - March 18, 2026. (Traci Gorman/Angeline Woods)]

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I WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MISS GORMAN, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR VITIELLO? THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. I'M GOOD, THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. IN THAT CASE, WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS. SO MAY I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, ON ITEM TEN? MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASING DIVISION REPORT FOR MARCH 18TH AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND MOTION. AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I, I OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MR.

[11. CONSENT ITEMS]

UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER, COUNTY MANAGER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC OBJECTS AT THE TIME THE AGENDA ITEM IS CALLED. I HAVE A REQUEST BY SUPERVISOR STURDY TO PULL ITEM X. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS FROM THE BOARD WISH TO CALL ITEM OUT? HEARING NONE, COUNTY MANAGER. NONE. PUBLIC.

ANY ITEMS WISH TO BE PULLED, MR. AVALOS. ITEM E AS AN. EASY, EASY. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO CALL OUT AN ITEM? VERY WELL. HEARING. SEEING NONE. MAY I GET A MOTION, PLEASE? ON ITEMS? ITEMS A THROUGH B, A MINUS E AND X? MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH B, A MINUS X AND E. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND? THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I I, I OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL

[E. Discussion/approval/disapproval of Resolution No. 031826-GRIC-AAI, a Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application for the Gila River Indian Community Shared Revenue Program and for Pinal County to serve as the fiscal agent. The applicant, Against Abuse Inc., is requesting $200,000 for motel-based crisis shelter services. (Heather Patel/Angeline Woods)]

THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT THESE GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE APPROVED BY THE HILA RIVER. INDIAN COMMUNITY. HAVE WE EVER HAD ANY OF THESE GRANTS? DISAPPROVED IS A QUESTION, BUT I'M A SUPPORTER OF ALL OF THESE GRANT APPLICATIONS. E IS SIMPLY ONE OF 23 APPLICATIONS BEFORE YOU TODAY, TOTALING $2,204,849.95, ALL FOR COMMENDABLE PURPOSES, TO BE USED TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN PINAL COUNTY. SO I APPROVE YOUR APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATIONS, BUT IS THERE A READY ANSWER, MR. CHAIRMAN, ON WHETHER ANY OF THESE ARE EVER APPROVED? THAT'S A GREAT DISAPPROVED. THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION, MR. ELLIS. I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THAT OCCURS, BUT I HAVE A PERSON RIGHT THERE, MISS PATEL, THAT CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I THINK WE'LL SEE. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN, I'M GIVING YOU A LOT OF CONFIDENCE HERE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HEATHER PATEL WITH THE OFFICE OF BUDGET AND FINANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT PROPOSITION 202 REQUIRES THAT NONPROFITS GO THROUGH A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY IN ORDER TO SEEK THEIR SUPPORT, TO SERVE AS A FISCAL AGENT. THESE 23 REQUESTS ARE SIMPLY THAT THEY ARE COMING BEFORE US TO SAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO GILA RIVER FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT WE WOULD LIKE YOUR SUPPORT AS THE FISCAL AGENT IF WE ARE AWARDED. AND SO THE RESOLUTION BASICALLY STATES THAT IF THEY ARE AWARDED, WE WILL SERVE AS THEIR FISCAL

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OKAY, SO MAY I MAY I GET A APPROVAL OR GET A MOTION FOR ITEM E, PLEASE? A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. ITEM E IS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I I, I

[X. Discussion/approval/disapproval of Resolution No. 031826-GRIC-GSHM, a Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application for the Gila River Indian Community Shared Revenue Program and for Pinal County to serve as the fiscal agent. The applicant, Good Shepherd Healing Ministries, is requesting $76,800 for a hay barn project. Supervisor District #5. (Heather Patel/Angeline Woods)]

AND FROM MY TIME AS MAYOR, I KNOW THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS GET TO GET THESE TIMES. SO ON THIS ONE, I WANT TO RAISE AWARENESS. THIS IS A VERY GOOD ORGANIZATION, AND THEY DO A LOT OF GOOD TO HELP ABANDONED HORSES AND ETC. BUT I WANTED TO BRING AWARENESS TO SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE COMING OUR WAY. SO I'M KIND OF STRETCHING THE AGENDA HERE. WE ALL ARE AWARE OF THE SALT RIVER HORSE PROBLEM UP BY THE SALT RIVER, AND ALL THE HORSES UP THERE THAT ARE OVERPOPULATED. BUT WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS THAT CLEAR ON THE WEST SIDE, OVER BY LAKE PLEASANT. BUT THAT'S NOT. THERE IS A BURRO PROBLEM, AND THIS IS ABOUT RESCUING, BUT THAT'S OUTSIDE THE AGENDA THAT YOU'RE OKAY. I WAS I TOLD YOU I WAS STRETCHING, STRETCHING. BUT YOU YOU BLEW THE BUBBLE. IT'S GONE. NO GO THAT FAR. ANYWAY. THEY'RE ALL GOING TO END UP OVER HERE IN FLORENCE. YEAH. SO. OKAY, OKAY. THAT THAT THAT WAS A STRETCH. I DON'T OKAY, SO FOR ITEM X SO I WILL APPROVE ASK THAT WE APPROVE ITEM X. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND, SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I OPPOSED I THERE WE GO. OPPOSED HEARING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. WE ARE AT. OH, AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO RECESS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

[12. Meeting of the Pinal County Flood Control District Board of Directors. (Christopher Wanamaker/Joe Ortiz)]

SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I, I. THOSE OPPOSED. HEARING NONE.

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL NOW ADJOURN THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF

[13. Meeting of the Pinal County Public Health Services District Board of Directors. (Merissa Mendoza/MaryEllen Sheppard)]

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UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER, COUNTY MANAGER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC OBJECTS TO TIME, THE AGENDA IS CALLED. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THE BOARD WISHES TO PULL? HEARING NONE, COUNTY MANAGER. PUBLIC HEARING. SEEING NONE, MAY I GET A MOTION, PLEASE? ON ITEMS A THROUGH B? MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS A AND B FOR THE PINAL COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT MEETING. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I, I. THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND RECONVENE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, REGULAR MEETING.

AND WE ARE NOW TO. LOOKS LIKE ITEM 14, WHICH IS CALL TO THE PUBLIC. CALL TO THE PUBLIC IS

[14. Call to the Public]

I'M AND I LIVE IN UNINCORPORATED PINAL COUNTY, HOME OF THE GILA RIVER, PIMA AND TOTO TRIBES. AND THIS ISN'T MY PREPARED REMARKS, BUT JUST NOT EVERYONE IS AS JOYFUL ABOUT THE UPCOMING MINING BY RESOLUTION COPPER. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T JOYFUL ABOUT THIS. ANYWAY, I STATED IN AN EARLIER CALL TO THE PUBLIC THAT ONE OF MY FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS IS THAT WORDS MATTER. AT THE LAST BOSS MEETING, SUPERVISOR MILLER EXPLAINED THAT SUBMITTING A GRANT APPLICATION TO A TRIBE WAS NECESSARY TO ACCESS CASINO MONIES. I. MR. ELLIS JUST TOLD YOU WHAT AN OUTPOURING OF GRANT APPLICATIONS WE HAD THIS MONTH AND HE SAID 23. I DIDN'T COUNT THEM ALL. AND HE SAID OVER $2 MILLION. THAT TO ME SAYS WORDS CAN BE POWERFUL. AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CAUSATION OR IT'S COINCIDENCE. I HAVE NO WAY OF TESTING THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF MR. MILLER. SO I EARLIER I DISCUSSED VIOLENCE AND I TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF WORDS IN CREATING A CLIMATE THAT WAS CONDUCIVE OF VIOLENCE WITH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS. AND I WAS RECENTLY HEARTENED THAT THE POPE SAID THAT FOR LENT, WE SHOULD DISARM LANGUAGE BY FASTING FROM WORDS THAT WOUND. I WAS FURTHER HEARTENED THAT DURING. CALL TO THE PUBLIC AT THE LAST MEETING IN MARCH, INSTEAD OF RHETORIC THAT DIVIDES AND VILIFIES, WE HEARD ABOUT SHARED VALUES. HOWEVER, THE TAMPING DOWN OF WORDS WOUND WAS SHORT LIVED. WORDS ARE WEAPONS OF WAR. RECENTLY, WE CHANGED FROM HAVING A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO HAVING A DEPARTMENT OF WAR. I THINK THOSE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT. I THINK THEY HAVE DIFFERENT CONNOTATIONS, BUT FROM A TAX ON A SYNAGOGUE BY A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS RADICALIZED ONLINE TO THE HEAD OF THE FCC, THREATENING THE LICENSE OF NEWS MEDIA, WHOSE COVERAGE OF THE WAR HE DEEMS TO BE INACCURATE. THE BATTLE OF WORDS IS ESCALATING.

I TAUGHT A CLASS ON THE LITERATURE OF WAR, AND WE BEGAN WITH STATE CRISPIN'S DAY SPEECH FROM HENRY THE FIFTH. I THINK THIS IS ARCHETYPE FOR LOTS OF THINGS THAT FOLLOWED IN THE LITERATURE OF WAR, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ONE HAS TO DO IS TO GET PEOPLE TO BE

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LET ME LEAVE MY CARDS WITH NATASHA, PLEASE. MISS KENNEDY. HELLO. MY NAME IS SIMON HAWES. I AM FROM SAN MANUEL AND I REPRESENT THE SAN MANUEL COMMUNITY FORUM GROUP. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK MAINLY ABOUT MY OPPOSITION TO MINING IN THE COPPER CORRIDOR, SPECIFICALLY THE FARADAY COPPER PROJECT AND RESOLUTION COPPER UP IN SUPERIOR. WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HOW GLEEFUL THEY ARE, THAT RESOLUTION HAS WON ANOTHER BATTLE AGAINST THE APACHE PEOPLE. IT MAKES MY HEART SICK. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M WATCHING SOMEONE DANCING ON THE GRAVES OF THE APACHE PEOPLE. AND IT ESPECIALLY MAKES ME SICK WHEN I HEAR OF THEIR MINING DAYS. AND REFERENCING APACHE LEAP, WHICH IF YOU KNOW ANY HISTORY OF THE APACHE PEOPLE, THEY LEAPT OFF THAT POINT BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO SURRENDER TO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE OPPRESSING THEM AND CONTINUE TO DO SO TO THIS DAY. ONE OF MY REPRESENTATIVES, THE

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I'M NOAH FROM ELI. FIRST A GOOD THING. LAST WEEK, THE CASA GRANDE DEMOCRAT CLUB WAS HONORED BY PINAL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR OUR FIVE YEAR PARTICIPATION IN THE ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM. TODAY I WANT TO THANK JENNIFER CARVALHO, NATASHA CARLOSALVZ, TERRI DADE, JAMES KNIGHT AND RAY TILLIS FOR THEIR HELP IN PROVIDING THE NEEDED MATERIALS, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THOSE FIVE YEARS. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND ONE WE ARE VERY PROUD TO CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF. NOW THE NOT SO GOOD. AT THE LAST MEETING, I ASKED AGENDA ITEM P BE PULLED TO GRANT PROPOSAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FROM THE PINAL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE BECAUSE I HAD LEGITIMATE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS, RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM THE DHS AND HOLES AND MISTAKES FOUND IN THE PROPOSALS. FORMATTING WITH SHERIFF PEOPLE OUT OF TOWN AND NO ONE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT THE PROPOSAL, I SUGGESTED IT BE TABLED. DESPITE THAT A VOTE WAS HELD. THE PROPOSAL WAS APPROVED 4 TO 1, WITH SUPERVISOR MCCLURE VOTING NO. I OFFER SOMEWHAT OF A PASS TO SUPERVISOR MILLER, WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING. TELEPHONICALLY. BEING UNABLE TO SEE THE VISUALS I PRESENTED MAY HAVE AFFECTED HIS VOTE. HOWEVER, I MUST CRITICALLY ASK FOR AN EXPLANATION FROM SUPERVISORS GOODMAN AND VITIELLO FOR APPROVING THE PROPOSAL WITHOUT ITS SPONSOR. HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, OFFER CLARIFICATIONS OR RESPOND TO THE HOLES AND MISTAKES IN THE FORMAT, I WON'T BE HERE TO REMIND HIM, BUT SINCE SUPERVISOR GOODMAN ISN'T PRESENT, I WOULD ASK HE ADDRESS THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING. TO BE FRANK, I FIND THE RUBBER STAMPING OF ITEM P TO BE DISRESPECTFUL, IRRESPONSIBLE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. AS AN EDUCATOR, I WAS INVOLVED WITH SEVERAL GRANT PROPOSALS OVER THE YEARS. I WOULD HAVE BEEN EMBARRASSED TO PRESENT ONE WITH THE PROBLEMS I HAD, AND IF ONE HAD BEEN PRESENTED, I'M SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REJECTED BY THE GRANTOR. PERHAPS DHS DOESN'T HOLD GRANT PROPOSALS TO A HIGH STANDARD AND IS WILLING TO OVERLOOK OBVIOUS PROBLEMS. IF SO, THAT'S YET ANOTHER PROBLEM. AMONG MANY OTHERS FOR THAT AGENCY. THE VOTE IS NOW WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE, BUT A DECENT RESPECT FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND YOUR POSITION DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION. NOW, ANOTHER ASPECT OF THIS ISSUE. ANOTHER SPEAKER NOTED WHEN AN AGENDA ITEM IS PULLED, THE SPONSORS AT A DISADVANTAGE IN NOT KNOWING THE CONCERNS AHEAD OF TIME AND THUS MAY NOT BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL RESPONSE.

WORKABLE SOLUTIONS MIGHT BE OFFERING NOTES TO THE SPONSOR BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS.

EMAILING NOTES WITHIN THE THREE DAY AGENDA. NOTICE THE COUNTY PROVIDES OR SPONSORS SELF SCRUTINIZING THEIR ITEMS FOR POSSIBLE CONCERNS IN CASE THEIR ITEMS ARE PULLED. I WILL NOTE KNOWING THE MANY CONCERNS I HAD, I DID BRING A COPY OF MY NOTES FOR SHERIFF PEOPLE TO LOOK OVER.

HAD HE OR A REPRESENTATIVE BEEN HERE? BOTTOM LINE, THERE WAS MUCH WRONG WITH WHAT TRANSPIRED THAT WITH INTROSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENTS CAN AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. RACK. ANY OTHERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK? MR. AVALOS? ROBERTO RAVELO'S,

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SORRY I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. OH. THAT'S OKAY. ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH AT THE STATE OF THE UNION, PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED BOTH PARTIES TO STAND IF THE FIRST DUTY OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT IS TO PROTECT AMERICAN CITIZENS, NOT ILLEGAL ALIENS. THE DEMOCRATS SAID. HOW MANY TIMES DO AMERICANS HAVE TO VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP TO MAKE THE POINT THAT WE WANT ILLEGAL ALIENS DEPORTED? WE VOTED FOR HIM IN 2016. WE VOTED FOR HIM IN 2024 BY A LARGER MARGIN BECAUSE HE PROMISED A MASS DEPORTATION FORCE. PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. HE'S RIGHT. WE WON. THE LEFT LOST. SO WHY DO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO START AT SQUARE ONE? ON THE QUESTION OF SHOULD WE HAVE A COUNTRY WITH THE OPEN BORDERS CROWD SAYS TWO COUNTERARGUMENTS, VIRTUE SIGNALING AND LIES. FIRST, THE VIRTUE SIGNALING, WHILE NEVER SO MUCH AS ACKNOWLEDGING THE AMERICANS WHO ARE BRUTALIZED, RAPED, AND MURDERED BY ILLEGAL ALIENS, THE MEDIA'S. THE MEDIA IS AWASH WITH HUMANIZING DETAILS ABOUT TODDLERS. IF YOU'VE EVER KNOWN A TODDLER, THEY CRY A LOT. THEY PROBABLY WERE CRYING COMING INTO THE COUNTRY, BUT I GUESS WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE A COUNTRY. IF A CHILD OF AN ILLEGAL ALIEN CRIES. ANOTHER POPULAR ARGUMENT FROM THE COMPASSIONATE EXHIBITIONISTS IS TO INFORM US THAT ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE HUMAN BEINGS. YEAH, THAT'S THE PROBLEM. IF THEY WERE CARBURETORS OR SOMETHING ELSE, ILLEGAL ALIENS WOULDN'T BE AN UNFATHOMABLE A BURDEN ON OUR COUNTRY AND WOULDN'T BE ILLEGALLY VOTING IN OUR ELECTIONS. THEY WOULDN'T BE RAPING LITTLE GIRLS, TAKING OVER APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND HAULING IN THE DRUGS THAT HAVE KILLED MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. THEY WOULDN'T BE SCAMMING MEDICAID, COVID 19 RELIEF FUNDS, CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS, AND A LONG LIST OF OTHER SERVICES FUNDED BY THE US TAXPAYERS. NOW, THE LIES. THE ILLEGAL ALIENS SUPPOSEDLY CREATE ALL KINDS OF BUSINESSES. YES, LIKE THOUSANDS OF SOMALIAN FAKE DAYCARE CENTERS BIRTHED TOURISM. MANY ILLEGAL ALIEN TRUCK DRIVERS WHO CRASH INTO AND KILL AMERICANS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO

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HEARING. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE CALL OF THE PUBLIC. SUPERVISOR. SIR, YOU RECALLED VITIELLO AND GOODMAN AS WELL. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY THIS TIME? I DON'T RECALL BEING CALLED MA'AM. HE DID? YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I'M GOOD. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. GOODMAN CAN'T RESPOND AS HE'S NOT HERE. I WAS CALLED IN DIRECTLY. I THINK I WASN'T NAMED BY NAME, BUT JUST THE FACT THAT I BROUGHT UP THAT WE WERE PRO COPPER. THAT PROBABLY.

IS THAT WHAT YOU MEANT? NO. IN WHICH CASE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT ITEM. YEAH. P FROM LAST WEEK.

YEAH. SO IF IT WAS THAT THEN. YEAH. THEN WITHOUT COPPER THERE WOULDN'T BE ANYBODY. THERE WASN'T COPPER. THIS IS THIS IS THE SHERIFF'S APPLICATION. 02I THINK FOR STONE GARDEN. I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. YEAH. BUT NO, NO. I'M SORRY. OKAY. CAN YOU PLEASE CORRECT ME? YEAH.

OKAY. I'M SORRY. WELL. SO. NO. OKAY, THEN. NEVER MIND. DON'T SAY ANYTHING. OKAY, OKAY. I WOULD THOUGH DIRECT STAFF THAT WE DO NEED TO UPDATE THE COST OF THE THE OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND ATTORNEY WAR ESSENTIALLY THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO ON TO

[15. Public Hearing and discussion/approval/disapproval of Ordinance No. 2026-PZ-023-25, an Ordinance approving case PZ-023-25: Maria Silva, Azumar LLC, landowner/applicant, Samir Slatewala, Architecture All & Assoc, agent, requesting approval for the rezoning of 9.93± acres from General Rural Zone (GR) to Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District (C-1) to allow for a drive through restaurant and other commercial uses, situated in Section 33, Township 05 South, Range 07 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona. Tax parcels 509-77-0140, 509-77-003F, 509-77-004D, 509-77-004C (legals on file) located east of N. Overfield Road, and south of W. Bartlett Road in Coolidge, Arizona, within unincorporated Pinal County. The Planning Commission voted (8-1) to recommend denial of case PZ-023-25 with one (1) stipulation. Supervisor District #3. (Continued from March 4, 2026, Board Meeting with Public Hearing) (Sangeeta Deokar/Dedrick Denton)]

BOARD MEMBERS. SANGEETA THAKKER, PLANNING SUPERVISOR, PRESENTING THIS REZONE CASE. IT'S BZ0 2325.

IT IS THE PHILIP BARTOS PROPOSAL. REQUESTING A REZONE FROM GENERAL RURAL DISTRICT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH IS C ONE. THE SIZE OF THIS TOTAL PROJECT IS GOING TO BE 3.93 ACRES. LOCATION IS 0.25 MILES NORTH OF MCCARTNEY ROAD, WEST MCCARTNEY ROAD AND NORTH OLDFIELD ROAD. THIS INCLUDES THREE PARCELS. WE HAVE THE OWNER, APPLICANT MARIA SILVA, WHO IS REPRESENTED AZUMA LLC, AND WE HAVE THE AGENT, SAMIR, WHO IS ALSO PRESENT IN PUBLIC TODAY. THIS IS THE LOCATION MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSAL. IT'S.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S IN CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY, WEST OF COOLIDGE, EAST OF CASA GRANDE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF PINAL COUNTY. THE VICINITY MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE THREE PARCELS ALONG THE OVERFIELD ROAD ON THE EAST SIDE, SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND TO THE NORTH CORNER, WE HAVE THE COMMERCIAL ZONES AND ALSO TO THE SOUTH OF THAT, AT THE JUNCTION OF MCCARTNEY AND OVERFIELD, ANOTHER COMMERCIAL ZONE. THIS IS THE AERIAL MAP SHOWING THE THREE PARCELS, WHICH WAS PART OF AN OLD AVOCADO NURSERY, AND SHOWING ALSO THE SIDE POSTING THAT WAS COMPLETED. SOME PICTURES TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. SOME ITEMS FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN A GENERAL

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IT'S ONE MILE FROM THE C, C, P CAMPUS AND 0.7 MILES FROM THE INCORPORATED CITY OF COOLIDGE.

IT ALSO HAS A FLOOD ZONE X INDICATING AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARD. THE. THE RURAL COMMERCIAL USE WAS IN USE TILL DATE. PROPOSAL FOR REQUESTING FOR AC1 IS BASICALLY A RURAL COMMERCIAL. TWO A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE CATERING TO THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. SITE WAS PRIMARILY PRIMARILY USED AS A COMMERCIAL ZONE, AS A NURSERY UNDER THE S, U, P AND THE FILIBERTO'S WITH A COFFEE SHOP ARE PROPOSED USES. IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INITIAL PLAN THAT. THAT KIND OF IS THE NEXT LEVEL OF COMMERCIAL THAT IS BEING PROPOSED WITH REALLY MINIMAL IMPACT, AND THE COMMERCIAL ZONE APPLICANT WOULD REQUIRE TO GO THROUGH THIS SITE PLAN PROCESS IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD, WHICH REQUIRES DETAILED PROCESSES, INCLUDING THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, DRAINAGE REPORTS THAT NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ENGINEER. THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL PLAN SHOWN IN PHASES ONE, TWO AND THREE. HOWEVER, THE FIRST PHASE IS WHAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FOR THE FILIBERTO'S DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT AND A POTENTIAL COFFEE SHOP. THE SECOND AND THIRD ARE PHASES ARE KIND OF CONCEPTUAL AT THIS POINT AND WOULD BE DEVELOPED BASED ON WHAT THE MARKET DEMANDS ARE AND THE CONDITIONS THAT IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD IN FUTURE. IN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE APPLICANT DID RECEIVE 33 LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION, BASICALLY, WHICH TALKED ABOUT INSUFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, EROSION OF RURAL CHARACTERISTICS FROM COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASED TRAFFIC NOISE AND POLLUTION FROM FROM THIS KIND OF DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDED DENIAL FROM WITH A VOTE OF 8 TO 1. AND I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. WE ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE APPLICANT SIDE, AND I'LL BE FIRST REQUESTING ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD SUPERVISOR? I DO, I APOLOGIZE THAT I DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO WATCH THE PNC MEETING. I WAS WONDERING THE THE 8 TO 1 VOTE FOR DENIAL. DO YOU RECALL THE REASONING THAT THEY WERE SO AGAINST IT WHEN THERE WERE SO MANY LETTERS FOR IT? SO BASICALLY THE REASONS FOR DENIAL WERE THAT THE AREA DOES NOT SEEM TO BE READY FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S WHAT WAS KIND OF THE CONCLUSION THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FELT. AND THERE WERE ALSO OPPOSITION PUBLIC THAT CAME OUT TO OPPOSE AND STATE THEIR REASONS, AND WHICH I HAVE KIND OF ELABORATED. THOSE WERE THE THREE REASONS. SO THERE WERE MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT CAME TO OPPOSE IT AT THE HEARING IN PNC. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SUPERVISOR MILLER? YEAH. REAL QUICK. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

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AND IN THIS MAP, YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE STAR IS THE INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND MCCARTNEY. THE YELLOW STAR IS THE COLLEGE AND THE RED STAR IS THIS PROPERTY. ABOUT 3.1 MILES FROM THE INTERSECTION OR INTERSTATE, AND A LITTLE LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE COLLEGE? NOW, KIND OF WANT TO JUST GO OVER A QUICK BACKGROUND OF WHAT THE PROPERTY IS, HOW IT STARTED, AND WHY WE'RE STANDING HERE DISCUSSING REZONING. MY CLIENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY IN EARLY 2024 TO PURCHASE A RUNNING NURSERY IN PINAL COUNTY, AND THEY REVIEWED ALL THE DOCUMENTATIONS AND THE BOOKS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. AND IT WAS A VERY PROMISING BUSINESS AT THE TIME. THEY DECIDED THEY'VE HAD SOME PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN OTHER BUSINESS VENTURES, AND AFTER REVIEWING THE NUMBERS, THEY SAID, THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. LET'S GO FOR IT. THEY PURCHASED IT, UNKNOWING TO THEM AT THE TIME THAT EVEN THOUGH THE NURSERY HAD BEEN AROUND FOR 45 YEARS, THERE WAS PASSING OF PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD A LOT MORE. THAT THE CUSTOMERS DIDN'T FOLLOW JUST BECAUSE THE SIGN IN THE FRONT HAD THE SAME NAME. PEOPLE KIND OF MOVED. THEY HAD LOYALTY TO PEOPLE. AND WHEN THE PEOPLE NO LONGER ARE THERE, INCLUDING OTHER EMPLOYEES, THE CUSTOMERS DIDN'T CONTINUE TO FOLLOW. SO MY CLIENTS, THEY RAN A NURSERY THE BEST THEY COULD FOR MORE THAN HALF A YEAR. EXPENSES WOULD INCREASE, SALES WOULD DECREASE, AND THEY HIT A POINT WHERE THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. ONE OF THE PREVIOUS BUSINESSES THAT THEY HAD HAD SUCCESS IN WAS A FILIBERTO'S RESTAURANT, FOR EXAMPLE. SO THEY HAD AN IDEA, WHICH IS WHAT I CIRCLED OF THAT ONE STRUCTURE, AND THEY HAD AN IDEA SAYING, WE HAVE EXTRA STRUCTURES ON THIS PROPERTY. WHAT IF WE CREATE ONE OF THE STRUCTURES TO BE A RESTAURANT? THIS WILL BE A NICE ACCESSORY USE TO THE NURSERY. PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE NURSERY HAVE A PLACE TO EAT, BRING IN EXTRA BUSINESS. PEOPLE WANT TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT, MIGHT BUY A PLANT. THAT IS WHAT STARTED A PREAPP MEETING THAT WE DID IN THE END OF 2024 TO DISCUSS THIS PROPOSAL, AND DURING THAT TIME, IT BASICALLY WAS DEEMED THAT YOU HAVE TO KIND OF PICK WHICH ROUTE YOU'RE GOING TO GO IN.

YOU COULD DO A NURSERY IN THE GENERAL RULE, YOU COULD DO THE RESTAURANT IN AC1, BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE A SCENARIO WHERE YOU CAN HAVE KIND OF BOTH. SO THEY CONTINUED WITH THE NURSERY, TRY TO MAKE IT WORK. AND A COUPLE MONTHS LATER, I TALKED TO MY CLIENT, SAID, HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING? AND THEY WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAYS THEY COULD GENERATE BUSINESS. I KIND OF GAVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT AND I SAID, HEY, WHILE YOU HAVE CLIENTS COMING, YOU HAVE CUSTOMERS. ASK THEM TWO SIMPLE QUESTIONS. WHAT ARE THEIR THOUGHTS? IF THIS PROPERTY WERE TO TURN INTO COMMERCIAL AND WHAT IS MISSING IN THIS AREA THAT THEY NEED? SO FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEY KIND OF WOULD JOT DOWN THINGS WHEN THEY WOULD TALK TO PEOPLE. AND MOST PEOPLE THAT THEY ASKED, WHAT ARE THEIR THOUGHTS? IF IT WAS COMMERCIAL, WAS ALWAYS POSITIVE, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO NOT HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO TOWN. GREAT TO HAVE A FOOD OPTION. MY TEENAGER IS LOOKING FOR WORK, A COFFEE SHOP THAT WAS A BIG ONE FROM THE COLLEGE. THAT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A COFFEE SHOP OR A PLACE TO STUDY THAT'S NEARBY. WHEN I ASKED MARIA AND HER PARTNERS WHAT DID PEOPLE SAY AS FAR AS WHAT IS THE MOST, WHAT ITEMS ARE MISSING THE MOST IN THE AREA? THESE ARE AGAIN THE SAME OVER AND OVER THING FOOD OPTIONS, COFFEE SHOP, ICE CREAM STORE, GROCERY WAS A BIG ONE THAT WAS MENTIONED AND SEVERAL PEOPLE EVEN MENTIONED SELF STORAGE. WHEN WE KIND OF REVIEWED ALL OF THOSE USES AND NEEDS, THEY ALL FELL INTO C ONE AND WE KIND OF RELOOKED AT WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP ON ASKING THE SAME THINGS? THE CLOSEST FAST FOOD 12 MINUTES AWAY, SIX MILES AWAY, CLOSEST GROCERY STORE, 8.6 MILES, 16 MINUTES. AND WE

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THAT WAS ALWAYS THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT OF HOW TO WHAT TO DO. AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS KIND OF A NICE CONCEPTUAL THING THAT SHOWS VARIOUS SMALL RETAIL SHOPS THAT COULD BE A YOGA STUDIO, A COFFEE SHOP, A GROCERY IN THE BACK AND SELF STORAGE ALL WITHIN C1, ALL PUTTING IN PARKING IN THE MIDDLE, KEEPING TRYING TO DESIGN IT. SO IT'S THE IT KIND OF CONTINUES THE IDEA OF THE RULE INTEGRITY. NOW GOING BACK TO WE'RE NOT HERE TO DISCUSS NECESSARILY SITE DESIGN, BUT MORE OF ZONING. I WANT TO JUST TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT ACTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. THIS PROPERTY BASICALLY WAS OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY AS A PLANT NURSERY, A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS SINCE 1982. WHILE THAT WAS APPROVED AND PERMITTED UNDER GENERAL RULE ZONING, THE NURSERY ITSELF WAS FUNCTIONAL, FUNCTIONED AS A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE. IT HAD PARKING AREAS, CUSTOM AREAS, RETAIL AREAS. THEY SOLD HONEY AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF OTHER PRODUCTS. THEY HAD DELIVERY. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS A COMMERCIAL LOT. IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS UNDER WHAT WOULD BE A GENERAL RULE, ZONING. THE LOGISTICAL AND LOGICAL PROGRESSION IS AS TIME EVOLVED AND LAND USE EVOLVED, IT WOULD BE NORMAL AND EXPECTED PROGRESSION THAT AS THE COMMUNITY GREW, SO WOULD THE NEEDS. WHAT FIRST BEGAN IN THE EARLY 1980S TRANSITIONED INTO A DEVELOPING AREA THAT. WHERE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING COMMERCIAL USES ARE BOTH APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY. NOW, OUR REQUEST FOR C ONE REPRESENTS A LOGICAL NEXT STEP IN THAT PROGRESSION. THE GENERAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. WITH THE NURSERY NOW CLOSED BECAUSE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, THE. MY CLIENTS COULD NO LONGER KEEP THE LOSSES GOING. THEY HAD TO KIND OF CLOSE DOWN THE NURSERY. SO NOW IT'S BASICALLY SITTING UNUSED AND VACANT. AND WITH THE NURSERY CLOSED NOW MAINTAINING THE GENERAL RULE, ZONING LIMITS, REASONABLE REUSE OF THE PROPERTY THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HISTORICALLY SUPPORTED AS A COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE REASONABLE ECONOMIC USE CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURES, AND THE COMPATIBILITY OF C ONE, WHICH AGAIN, IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, IS IT'S MEANT TO BE LOW INTENSITY.

IT'S MEANT TO BE FOR SERVICES AND FOR WHAT IS NEEDED FOR RESIDENTIAL AREAS. AND BY GOING INTO C ONE, YOU'RE ALSO PREVENTING HIGHER INTENSITY USES THAT COULD COME IN THE FUTURE. YOU'RE KIND OF HOLDING THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL WITHIN THAT AREA AS WELL. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE ECONOMICAL AND PROPERTY BENEFITS, WHICH CAN BE ANYTHING FROM BEING ABLE TO REUSE A PROPERTY, PREVENTING LONG TERM VACANCY OF PROPERTIES, RESTORING ECONOMIC VIABILITY IN THE SITE, INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES, OBVIOUSLY, AND HELPING SUPPORT LOCAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORHOOD CONVENIENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

PROVIDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING SERVES THAT AREA. YOU ALSO HELP OUT RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. THE STUDENTS AT THE COLLEGE. YOU REDUCE NEED FOR LONGER VEHICLE TRIPS, DAILY CONVENIENCES YOU HELP SUPPORT WALKING AND BIKE RIDING AND OTHER THINGS OF YC1 THAT WHAT THE INTENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. AND AS FAR AS COMMUNITY STABILITY AND SAFETY, IT DOES PROPERLY PROMOTE ORDERLY AND LOGICAL LAND USE TRANSITIONS. ALIGN ZONING WITH THE HISTORICAL COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS THAT ALREADY HAD. IT ENCOURAGES APPROPRIATE SCALED DEVELOPMENT

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SO THIS IS KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO KIND OF GO OFF OF. AND SANGEETA KIND OF WAS SHOWING IT IS THERE'S A LOT OF YELLOW AND YELLOW IS BASICALLY THE MODERATE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. WHEN YOU GET INTO THE PURPLES AND REDS, YOU'RE BASICALLY ADJACENT TO THE INTERSTATE. YOU'RE IN THE, THE INCORPORATED AREAS. BUT WHEN YOU'RE RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE, YOU BASICALLY ARE IN A WORLD OF, OF JUST LOW DENSITY. NOW WHERE I MARKED OFF WITH IN PURPLE THE WORD SITE, THAT'S OUR SITE. AND I KIND OF WANT TO JUST GO QUICKLY OVER THE EVOLUTION OF THE AREA. I FOUND A SATELLITE IMAGE FROM 1985. THE SQUARE IS YOU CAN KIND OF MAKE OUT THAT'S AVOCADO NURSERY. THIS IS THREE YEARS AFTER THEY STARTED. YOU CAN TELL THERE'S A THE COLLEGE UP TO THE NORTH. AND BASICALLY WE HAVE OPEN VACANT, UNDEVELOPED LAND. YOU FAST FORWARD 12 YEARS LATER. NOW IT'S 1997. AVOCADO NURSERY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 15 YEARS.

STILL. YOU CAN SEE THE COLLEGE UP TO THE NORTH AND YOU START SEEING SPORADIC FEW RESIDENTIALS BEING BUILT. FAST FORWARD AGAIN ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS IN 2004. SAME THING. IT'S MOSTLY THAT YOU CAN SEE THE NURSERY, YOU CAN SEE THE COLLEGE. NOW YOU HAVE A FEW MORE THINGS, BUT STILL IT'S OVERALL VACANT, LARGELY UNDEVELOPED LAND. NOW, BY THE TIME YOU GET TO AROUND 2014, THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE STARTING TO REALLY SEE, OKAY, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE STARTING STILL LARGELY UNDEVELOPED, BUT YOU CAN START IT'S STARTING TO MOVE INTO THIS AREA. THE LAND AND THE USES ARE STARTING TO EVOLVE WHERE WE ARE NOW. AND HERE THIS IS 2025, WHEN AVOCADO NURSERY FINALLY HAD TO SHUT ITS DOORS. AND AGAIN, WHILE THERE IS A LOT OF LAND YOU CAN START TO SEE, THERE'S A LOT MORE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE GETTING STARTED.

THERE'S EARLY STAGES OF NEW DEVELOPMENT, EARLY STAGES OF MORE HOUSING PROJECTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THE REASON I BRING UP ALL OF THIS IS KIND OF TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IDEA THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THIS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA, TO ME, SEEMS A LITTLE MISLEADING TO ME. IT ALMOST FEELS MORE LIKE A RESIDENTIAL AREA BUILT AROUND THIS ONE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. IT'S HOW IT EVOLVED OVER THIS OVER THE LAST 45 YEARS IN THE COUNTY. I DO THINK THAT THE AREA HAS EXPERIENCED WHAT IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED NATURAL, INEVITABLE PROGRESSION OF GROWTH. THE I MEAN, ALL OF ARIZONA, WHETHER IT'S PHOENIX, CASA GRANDE, EVERYTHING IS EXPANDING. AND IT'S KIND OF GETTING INTO THIS AREA HERE NOW.

AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT WE HAVE THAT THIS AREA HAS A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL AND NO COMMERCIAL. AND AS THIS CONTINUES TO GROW, IT'S ONLY GOING TO BECOME A BIGGER AND BIGGER ISSUE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF APPROVALS FOR LARGER RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS THE HIGH SCHOOL, OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED. THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF GET SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT, TO BASICALLY GET THAT NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IN THERE. I WANT TO QUICKLY KIND OF GO OVER SOME OF THIS, THAT, THAT WE, AS SANGEETA MENTIONED, THERE'S WE'VE HAD OVER 30 STATEMENT LETTERS IN FAVOR. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS, FROM PEOPLE AROUND THE AREA. BUT WE ALSO DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS THAT HAVE ALSO EXPRESSED OPPOSITION. ONE LETTER I KIND OF JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT HAD SOME POINTS THAT I COULDN'T EVEN EXPRESS WITHOUT KNOWING IT. IT'S FROM KIM, FROM ON POINT SMALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN PINAL COUNTY. I JUST HIGHLIGHTED A FEW POINTS.

I JUST WANT TO READ REAL QUICK. I'M WRITING TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT. THIS IS TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I'M WRITING TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED REVITALIZATION, REVITALIZATION AND REZONING OF THE FORMER NURSERY PROPERTY ON OVERFIELD ROAD. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING COMMERCIAL PRESENCE IN CASA GRANDE FOR OVER THREE DECADES.

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I SAY IT CORRECTLY. YEP. PERFECT. YOU HAVE A QUESTION, SUPERVISOR. SO YOU'VE DROPPED SOME NAMES OF SOME BUSINESSES. DO YOU DO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEBODY LINED UP OR IS THAT JUST A POSSIBILITY? SO THE OF THE OWNERSHIP, THEY ARE THEY HAVE A TIE TO FILIBERTO'S. SO THAT IS AN OPTION THAT THEY CAN PUT IN. I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO OVERLY EMPHASIZE THIS IS GOING TO BE THAT BECAUSE MAYBE IT, MAYBE IT'S NOT A FILIBERTO'S. IT COULD BE ANOTHER RESTAURANT.

IT'S IT'S RIGHT NOW THE, I GUESS THE CONVERSATION IS ABOUT WHAT WILL THE ZONING BE SO THAT THAT IT CAN BE USED INSTEAD OF SITTING VACANT. BUT FILIBERTO'S IS A VERY, VERY, VERY SERIOUS OPTION IN THEIR. YEAH. WELL, THE FREE MARKET USUALLY SORTS THESE THINGS OUT. IF SOMEBODY CAN MAKE A GO OF IT THERE, THEN IT'LL EITHER GO OR IT WON'T. AND THEN IF NOT, THEN YOU GOT EMPTY BUILDINGS. BUT THAT'S NOT FOR US TO DECIDE. SO THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR MILLER. I BET YOU HAVE A QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE A QUESTION AS MUCH AS I. I PULLED UP THE PARCEL MAP FOR THIS AREA. YEAH. MY GOD, IF JUST HALF OF THOSE UNITS ARE FILLED WITH 2.5 FAMILIES, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS AREA. I'M NOT THRILLED ABOUT WHAT LOOKS LIKE SOME WILDCAT GOING ON THERE, SOME WILDCAT SUBDIVISIONS. BUT THE POINT IS IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF LOTS. YES.

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AND FRANKLY, IT'S OPERATED AS COMMERCIAL, WHICH HAS BEEN POINTED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES.

THERE IS A HOUSE ACROSS THE WAY. THAT WAS A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. I KNOW BECAUSE I WENT TO THAT DOCTOR. SO IT WAS A DOCTOR'S OFFICE, AND I WAS THEY ALWAYS USED TO BRING THE PRISONERS IN THERE TOO. SO THAT WAS ALWAYS KIND OF CREEPY. THERE'S A GUY THAT'S SELLING PALM TREES ON THAT ROAD FOR DECADES. THAT'S A MESS. I JUST THINK ANY KIND OF DEVELOPMENT, AND I FEEL BAD ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE NURSERY DID NOT GO. BUT THERE WAS A TIME WHEN YOU, ON A SATURDAY, IF YOU WERE TO GO FROM CASA GRANDE TO COOLIDGE, THAT NURSERY WAS PACKED WITH CARS ALL THE WAY AROUND IT ALL THE TIME. I MEAN, IT WAS IT WAS A POPULAR PLACE. I GUESS WHOEVER OWNED IT AT THE TIME. MR. VAUGHN. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? PAUL, I. PAUL BOND, I BELIEVE.

YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU. HE WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON DESSERT PLANTS AND AND HELP PEOPLE WITH THEIR LANDSCAPING AND STUFF. SO AND IT'S TOO BAD THAT THAT DIDN'T CONTINUE. I'M GOING TO BE REAL HONEST WITH YOU. IT'S GETTING RUN DOWN AND IT'S NOT IT, IT'S ABOUT A NANOSECOND AWAY FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT COMING BY AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO START KIND OF CLEANING THIS PLACE UP A LITTLE BIT. I THINK THE DEVELOPMENT IS A GREAT IDEA. THERE'LL BE SOMETHING THERE. I MEAN, IT'LL COST YOU A LOT OF MONEY TO DEVELOP THIS LOT JUST TO YOUR TO YOUR, YOU KNOW, PROPOSED TYPE OF LAYOUT THAT YOU SHOWED US. ASPHALT. OH, YEAH. WIDENING OF YOU'LL HAVE TO WIDEN OVER FIELD AND HAVE PROBABLY A DECEL LANE OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. THERE'S A LOT THAT'S GOT TO GO ON. SHOULD YOU DEVELOP IT, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CHEAP. AND BECAUSE I JUST KNOW I KNOW THE PROCESS AND WHAT'S WHAT'S WAITING FOR YOU IF YOU GO DOWN THAT PATH. BUT IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHEN I LOOK AT AT ZONING, WHEN THESE ZONING CASES COME BEFORE US, IS THIS AN APPROPRIATE USE IN THIS LOCATION? THIS IS NOT A BAD USE. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR DECADES. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A GAS STATION. IT'S NOT A BODY SHOP. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF OUT OF THE ORDINARY. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL DRIVE.

THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR, FOR ALL THE ITEMS THAT YOU'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT, IF JUST HALF OF THOSE LOTS FILL UP. SO I THINK IT'S A FIT. I JUST DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE WHY PLANNING ZONING DID WHAT THEY DID. BUT I, I SEE A POSITIVE HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR VITIELLO, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, MISTER CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO ASK. MY LITTLE BIT OF A CONCERN IS THAT THIS DOESN'T TURN INTO A. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT WAS AN RV STORAGE THAT LOOKED LIKE IT TOOK UP A LOT OF THE LAND. IS THAT CORRECT? I JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M BEHIND ON THE TIMING BECAUSE WE'RE 45 SECONDS BEHIND. BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS GOING TO TURN INTO REALLY AN RV STORAGE. AND THAT WOULD CONCERN ME IN AN AREA THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT NEEDING MORE RESTAURANTS OR HEALTHCARE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE THE PROPOSED STORAGE AGAIN, WAS NOT AN RV STORAGE. IT WAS IT WAS ACTUALLY SELF STORAGE. I DON'T KNOW IF RV STORAGE IS EVEN ALLOWED IN C-1. WHAT IS ALLOWED IS UP TO THREE ACRES OF A PROPOSED FOR SELF STORAGE. THAT WOULD BE BASICALLY YOUR TRADITIONAL CONTAINER, LIKE A C AREA WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR TEN BY TEN THAT YOU CAN KIND OF RENT OUT.

SUPERVISOR VITIELLO YEAH, RV STORAGE IS NOT ALLOWED IN THAT IN THAT PARTICULAR. NO, NO, I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. I MEANT TO SAY JUST REGULAR STORAGE, BUT, YOU KNOW, MY CONCERN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF HOUSING IN THAT AREA AND I'M DEFINITELY FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS REALLY THAT'S NOT THE ANCHOR IS THE STORAGE PLACE. I WANT THE STORE, THE ANCHOR TO BE RESTAURANTS AND DOCTOR'S OFFICES OR WHATEVER. SO THAT'S ALL I'M JUST REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE

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OKAY. HOW ABOUT IF I JUST LIKE YOU? OH, HERE, I HAVE CARDS. OH. EVEN BETTER. OKAY, I'VE GOT ONE CARD. I'VE GOT JOHN MORTON. AND THEN WE'LL GO DOWN THE HAND-RAISERS. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JOHN MORTON. I'M FROM THE UNINCORPORATED AREA THAT IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROJECT. I'LL, I'LL START WITH ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT I SHARED WITH P AND Z. AND DURING THAT MEETING THAT I WAS AT, THOSE FIVE COMMENTS THEY HAD UP THERE REGARDING THE ITEMS AND THINGS THAT THEY WANTED. FORTUNATE ENOUGH FOR SOME OF US WHO ARE WITHIN 500FT OF THIS PROPERTY, WE ACTUALLY GOT A LETTER THAT SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SURVEY DONE. NO, THERE WAS NOT. I NEVER RECEIVED ONE. NONE OF MY NEIGHBORS RECEIVED ONE. NONE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EVER WERE CONTACTED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM REGARDING THIS, OTHER THAN THAT MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON SITE ON A FRIDAY AT FIVE, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK SHOWED UP AT 5 P.M. ON A FRIDAY? NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE THAT DID SHOW UP WERE ALL IN OPPOSITION OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, AND THAT'S WHY P AND Z DECLINED IT. THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE HERE IS THAT THIS IS A RURAL AREA. WE HAVE ALL MOVED INTO THIS AREA FOR A VERY SPECIFIC REASON. WE WANT TO BE RURAL. WE LEFT THE CITY, WE LEFT THE COMMERCIAL AREAS TO GET AWAY FROM IT. WE DON'T WANT THIS IN OUR BACKYARD. WE DON'T WANT THIS ACROSS THE STREET. AND ALL THE ITEMS I WILL GIVE THEIR THEIR APPLICANT. THANK YOU SIR, FOR BRINGING UP ALL THOSE ITEMS. SPECIFICALLY. WE BROUGHT UP THE LIGHTS, WE BROUGHT UP THE NOISE AND ALL THE REST OVER FIELD IS ALREADY OVER TRAVELED. CURRENTLY. I GIVE THEM PROPS. THEY LOOKED AT THAT. AS WE HAVE THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, WE HAVE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE GOING UP AND DOWN THIS ROAD. FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT WE DON'T WANT IT THERE. OKAY, THIS IS GOING TO BRING MORE TRAFFIC. AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL OF YOU SAID ABOUT THE AVOCADO NURSERY. UNDERSTAND IT'S A NURSERY. IT'S NOT A RESTAURANT. OKAY. THAT'S SOME PLACE THAT PEOPLE WENT TO TO BROWSE THROUGH ALL OF PHIL'S WONDERFUL THINGS THAT HE WAS GROWING THERE. THAT'S AGRICULTURAL RELATED. IT'S NOT A RESTAURANT. IT'S NOT AN OFFICE. IT'S NOT A GROCERY STORE. IT'S NOT A SELF STORAGE AREA. SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO IS THAT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE TOLD YOU AREN'T QUITE THERE. I DID VISIT THE AVOCADO NURSERY AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED. IT WAS A FIRE SALE. THEY WERE SELLING ALL THIS STUFF OUT WHOLESALE AS FAST AS THEY COULD. THEY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO WATER ANYTHING ANYMORE.

IT WAS TOO COSTLY. IT WAS CUTTING INTO THEIR BUDGET. AND SO THEY CUT IT OFF. WHAT THEY HAVE TOLD YOU IS VERY TRUE. THEIR ROOTS ARE IN THE FILIBERTO SCENARIO. THAT'S WHAT THEY INTENDED FROM FROM DAY ONE. OKAY. THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU OTHERWISE, AS I DON'T BELIEVE IT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT FOR A MINUTE. OKAY. THIS WAS THEIR INTENT FROM DAY ONE, AND I FULLY INTEND THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD THAT SELF STORAGE AND IT IS GOING TO PROBABLY BE THE ANCHOR. OKAY. THAT WILL BE PHASE TWO, PROBABLY AFTER THEY GET THE FILIBERTO BUILT. I'LL BE FASCINATED THAT IF YOU APPROVE THIS, IF IT MAKES IT. THERE IS NO UTILITIES. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CARDS, BUT I HAVE HANDS THAT WERE RAISED.

AND I THINK I'M GOING TO START, MA'AM, WITH YOU IN THE BACK THERE. I'LL JUST GO LEFT TO RIGHT ACROSS MY FIELD OF VIEW HERE. HI, I'M LAURA ELLIS. I LIVE AT SEVEN SIX, SEVEN FIVE WEST MCCARTNEY ROAD IN CASA GRANDE, AND I HAVE FULL VIEW OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT. I'VE

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MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE HORSES AND A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT. IS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR WHERE WE LIVE. I DON'T WANT THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT. FILIBERTO. MANY OF THEM ARE OPEN 24 HOURS. YOU KNOW THERE'S NO SEPTIC. THEY'LL HAVE TO GO OFF OF A SEPTIC SYSTEM BECAUSE THERE'S NO WASTEWATER OUT THERE, NO SEWER LINES. THE LIGHT POLLUTION IS A DEFINITE CONCERN.

AND AND A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THAT I HAD WRITTEN DOWN. AS FAR AS THE 33 LETTERS OF SUPPORT, I DID READ EACH ONE OF THOSE. THEY WERE A FORM LETTER, JUST TWEAKED A LITTLE BIT FOR EACH PERSON. NONE OF. THERE WAS ONLY LIKE 2 OR 3 THAT HAD AN ADDRESS. THE REST OF THEM WEREN'T DIDN'T SHOW AN ADDRESS WHERE THEY LIVED, WHERE THEY LIVED. SO MY WHEN I READ THROUGH THEM, IT LOOKS LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THEM WERE PROBABLY FROM THE COLLEGE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY DID GO TO THE COLLEGE AND SPEAK TO THE STUDENTS THERE. BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE STUDENTS DON'T OWN PROPERTY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT, SIR, YOU RIGHT THERE. BLUE SHIRT. MY NAME IS DAVID ELLIS. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I LIVE AT 7675 MCCARTNEY ROAD AND I JUST HAVE A FEW CONCERNS. I GUESS THE ONE THAT REALLY STICKS OUT IN MY MIND MORE THAN ANYTHING IS I WASN'T AT THE LAST BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, BUT I WATCHED IT ON ONLINE. AND WHEN THIS CASE CAME UP AT THE LAST MEETING, ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF PINAL COUNTY STAFF APPROACHED THE SUPERVISORS. AFTER YOU WERE GOING TO HEAR THE CASE AND SAID, WELL, WE'RE NOT READY TO SUBMIT THE INFORMATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS CASE. IT ALMOST SEEMED LIKE, GOSH, IT WAS ALREADY PREDETERMINED THAT IT WAS GOING TO GET APPROVED.

AND I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THAT AT ALL. AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH DURING THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, I WENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. THERE WAS DEFINITELY WORK BEING DONE ON THAT BUILDING. I MEAN, TO THE POINT WHERE THERE WAS FRESH SHEETROCK DUST ON THE GROUND.

THEY USED CREOSOTE BEAMS FOR THE RESTAURANT, AND SHE EVEN TOLD US, THIS IS THE THIS IS GOING TO BE THE NEW RESTAURANT. WE WENT IN THERE FOR THE MEETING. THERE WAS NO ELECTRICITY. THERE WAS NO POWER, NO WATER, NO NOTHING AT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. AND IT WAS CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT CONSTRUCTION WAS ALREADY GOING ON WITHOUT A PERMIT. AND I BROUGHT THAT TO THE ATTENTION OF PLANNING AND ZONING AT THAT MEETING. AND THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF BUILDING OR WHATEVER SAID, WELL, WE SENT AN INSPECTOR OUT THERE AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING BEING DONE THAT NEEDED A PERMIT, WHICH IS COMPLETELY FALSE. I MEAN, WHEN

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AND SO THAT REALLY UPSET ME THAT THAT PERSON WHO'S A STAFF MEMBER IN PINAL COUNTY DID NOT TELL THE TRUTH. AND I'LL JUST THROW THAT RIGHT OUT THERE IN THE OPEN BECAUSE IT IS WHAT WAS SAID IN THE MEETING MINUTES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT IT WAS TOTALLY NOT TRUE. AND I DID MY HOMEWORK. THERE'S ALREADY TWO FILIBERTO'S WITHIN SIX MILES OF THE PROPOSED ONE, OBVIOUSLY, AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED.

UNANIMOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY ARE OPPOSED TO THIS. AND SO WAS PLANNING AND ZONING. AND I JUST HOPE THAT YOU WILL LISTEN TO WHAT'S BEEN SAID FROM THE PUBLIC. I MEAN, THE PLANNING AND ZONING, THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC, THEY'RE PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS. THE NEIGHBORS, WE WERE WE'RE THE PUBLIC. AND THIS IS I MEAN, IT'S UNANIMOUS THAT WE DON'T WANT IT. AND IT WASN'T APPROVED. AND TO APPROVE IT IS I WOULD MY MIND WOULD BE BOGGLED IF IT WAS APPROVED. AND IT'S JUST AND I DON'T REALLY BELIEVE ANYTHING THAT THEY'RE SAYING BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE BUILDING THING WENT. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT. WHO, SIR? RIGHT HERE. GOOD MORNING. AS MORNING PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NAME AND THAT NAME AND GENERALLY WHERE YOU LIVE. OKAY.

MY NAME IS J.W. SALAZAR. I'M AN 8504 WEST NATALIE LANE, AND I'M OPPOSED TO THIS AS WELL. MATTER OF FACT, WE HAD A MEETING AT THE FIRE STATION WHEN THIS ALL STARTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AND QUITE A FEW NEIGHBORS SHOWED UP. MATTER OF FACT, THE FIRE STATION WAS PRETTY PACKED, BUT I'M JUST REINFORCING WHAT EVERYONE ELSE SAID ABOUT US, YOU KNOW, BEING OUT IN THE COUNTY AND WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC, BUT ALSO ALSO BEING A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER. AND I'M LOOKING AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THIS. MR. MILLER MENTIONED HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST AND JUST TO GET FIRE HYDRANTS AND EVERYTHING IN THERE, YOU KNOW, JUST JUST THE COST OF IT ALONE. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY LOOKED AT THIS COMPLETELY AS TO WHAT THE COST IS GOING TO BE. ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE, FIRE PROTECTION, THE TRAFFIC AND ALL THAT, IT'S GOING TO COST. AND ALSO THEY MENTIONED ABOUT SOME LETTERS, I'M THINKING MOST OF THE LETTERS MUST HAVE BEEN FROM THE COLLEGE STUDENTS BECAUSE THE ONES WE MET, WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS THERE. THE OWNERS ARE OPPOSED TO IT.

THEY LIVE THERE. WE'VE BEEN THERE. THAT'S THE REASON WE MOVED THERE OUT OF THE COUNTY, I MEAN, OUT OF THE CITY TO BE IN THE COUNTY. SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY OPPOSED TO THIS. WE REALLY ARE. AND WE JUST WANT TO JUST KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THE WAY THEY ARE.

BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR, WAS THERE SOMEONE FROM THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM THAT. I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU WITH YOUR NEW HAIRCUT? YEAH, YEAH, JUST TO BE ON THE LEGISLATURE. BUT IT'S PERSONAL. MY NAME IS KEITH SEAMAN. I'M AT 5009 NORTH OVERFIELD, WHICH IS ABOUT PROBABLY A MILE AND A HALF SOUTH. WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS, I WAS CONCERNED TOO, BUT I DID MY RESEARCH, WHICH I TRAINED TO DO. SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE CONVENIENCE, WE'RE ABOUT EIGHT MILES FROM A GROCERY STORE. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 2008, AND THAT WAS BEFORE FRIES. IT'S ABOUT EIGHT MILES TO THE GROCERY STORE. IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE CONVENIENT. I KNOW THE GROCERY STORE IS ONE OF THE SECOND PHASES. IT WOULD BE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES FOR US. HOW MANY TIMES DID YOUR WIFE SAY, I NEED SOME MILK RIGHT NOW? WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO GO TO FRY'S OR GET SOME MILK. SO WE HAVE ARGUMENTS ABOUT THAT, BUT THIS WOULD BE MUCH MORE CONVENIENT THERE. AS SUPERVISOR MILLER SAID, THERE'S LOTS MORE HOUSES COMING IN THERE. WHEN I MOVED THERE IN 2008, THERE WAS HARDLY ANY HOUSE ON MCCARTNEY. NOW I SEE EVERY DAY THERE MUST BE 5075 NEW HOMES BEING BUILT ON MCCARTHY, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO COX AND UP TO COOLIDGE, AND THEN RIGHT NEXT TO THE SITE. THERE IS A LOT OF NEW HOMES GOING IN THERE, TOO, BETWEEN MCCARTNEY AND THE COLLEGE, THERE MUST BE 15 OR 20. AND AS AS CHIEF SAID, MR. MILLER SAID, THERE'S A LOT MORE LOTS THAT ARE BEING BUILT. THIS IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE CONVENIENT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA WHO HAVE NO NO SHOPPING, WHO HAVE NO NO GROCERY STORES. SO I'M SPEAKING AS FAR AS THE CONVENIENCE AND A PERSONAL THING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOVING THERE. SO I SUPPORT THE, THE THE ZONING. THANK YOU.

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THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO THAT. THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. AND THERE'S HOUSES BEING BUILT OUT THERE. EVERY ONE OF THEM IS ON A SEPTIC TANK OUT THERE. THE EXCEPTION IS THE COLLEGE. THE COLLEGE HAS ITS OWN SEWER PLANT. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT A REASON TO STOP SOMEBODY FROM SOME BUILDING OUT THERE. THERE'S JUST SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE MYTHS ABOUT SOMEBODY WANTING TO DEVELOP THEIR PIECE OF PROPERTY. SO AGAIN, THERE'S I SEE MORE REASONS TO APPROVE THAN I DO DENY. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR. SUPERVISOR. SIR, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CASES WHERE IT'S SUCH A BIG COUNTY THAT I KIND OF THINK WE SHOULD DEFER TO THE

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GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTION OR NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, I'D ASK FOR A MOTION. PLEASE, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY. SECOND CHAIRMAN, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. IF I MAY. I THINK IT DOES IT HAVE A STIPULATION WITH THE REGULATION? WITH ONE STIPULATION, YES. THANK YOU. TO THE THE REZONING WITH ONE STIPULATION. I WOULD SECOND IT AGAIN. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I. OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. NAY, THERE YOU ARE. SO OKAY, SO WE ARE WE ARE THREE, TWO, ONE. OKAY, THERE WE GO. MOTION STILL PASSES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 16.

[16. Public Hearing and discussion/approval/disapproval of Resolution No. 031826-RD25-088 ordering the abandonment and extinguishment of a drainage easement within Assessor's Parcel Number 104-27-006P. Supervisor District #2. (RD25-088) (Christopher Wanamaker/Joe Ortiz)]

HERE'S ANOTHER PHOTO LOOKING SOUTH ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE PARCEL INTO THE PROPERTY THERE WHERE THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT IS LOCATED, AND LOOKING WEST FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARCEL. AND IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD REQUEST AND I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OPPOSITION.

AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR MR. WANAMAKER. IS, BY THE WAY, IS SUPERVISOR VITIELLO STILL ON? OKAY. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. VERY GOOD. IS LET'S SEE. THERE'S NO APPLICANT HERE. SO AND AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC, WHICH IS FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. CARE TO SPEAK, HEARING AND SEEING NONE. I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION, PLEASE. ON ITEM 16. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 16 AS PRESENTED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I. THOSE OPPOSED. HEARING NONE, MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU, MR. WANAMAKER. APPRECIATE IT. BUT DON'T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE. BECAUSE I SEE

[17. Public Hearing and discussion/approval/disapproval of Resolution No. 031826-RD25-074 accepting the establishment of various roads within Pinal County located in Sections 8, 22, 16, 18, 11, 17, 2, 20 and 21, Townships 2 South, 9 South, 10 South, 6 South, 5 South and 4 South, Ranges 8 East, 15 East, 11 East, 2 East, 10 East, and 11 East, Pinal County, as County Highway. Supervisor Districts #1, #2, #4 and #5. (RD25-074) (Christopher Wanamaker/Joe Ortiz)]

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THERE ARE EIGHT ROADWAYS HERE. SO THE FIRST ONE HERE IS LOVELAND LANE. IT'S KIND OF THE NORTHERN SANTA VALLEY RANCH AREA. AND THEN HERE WE HAVE ROCKCLIFFE BOULEVARD, WHICH IS IN ORACLE. IT'S IT CONNECTS HIGHWAY 77 TO AMERICAN AVENUE. I BELIEVE THERE'S A CIRCLE K THERE ON THE CORNER AND SOME FUTURE DEVELOPMENT COMING. STORAGE UNIT AND POSSIBLY ANOTHER CONVENIENCE STORE IN THE FUTURE. HERE WE HAVE BONANZA LANE, ALSO IN THE SAN TAN VALLEY RANCH AREA. HERE WE HAVE ESTANCIA ROAD, WHICH IS IN THE WHAT WE CALL THE MISSILE BASE AREA AND THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. HERE WE HAVE VENICE DRIVE, WHICH IS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY SOUTH OF MARICOPA. YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT THIS.

THERE ARE THREE RESIDENTS HERE, AND I CAN TELL YOU ON THIS PARTICULAR ROAD THERE WAS SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DRAINAGE CHALLENGES THAT THAT MADE ACCESSING THESE PROPERTIES QUITE DIFFICULT. SO WE WANT WE WANTED TO GO IN AND ESTABLISH A ROAD HERE TO HELP THOSE RESIDENTS HERE. WE'VE GOT NORTH QUAIL RUN ROAD. THIS IS IN THE CACTUS FOREST AREA AND IT'S BETWEEN DIRT ROAD AND OROVILLE STREET. AND THEN HERE WE'VE GOT ESTABLISHMENT FOR PALMER ROAD, WHICH WOULD CONNECT ATTAWAY WEST TO CHRISTIANSEN ROAD, AND THAT WOULD GIVE A ALTERNATE ACCESS ROUTE FOR THAT RURAL COMMUNITY THERE TO THE NORTH. AND THEN OF COURSE, HERE WE'VE GOT OUR QUAIL RUN ROAD, WHICH IS THE SECONDARY ACCESS AND EMERGENCY ACCESS FOR COUNTRY THUNDER. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WANAMAKER FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR MILLER REAL QUICK, CHRIS, SEVERAL OF THOSE CROSS WASHES.

I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE IN MOST A LOT OF THEM THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. YEP. THAT ONE. YEAH THAT ONE. SO ARE YOU GOING TO DO WILL IT BE JUST LIKE CEMENT DEPRESSION AREA. SO THE WATER RUNS THROUGH. WILL IT BE A CULVERT. WILL IT BE OR ARE THOSE TO BE DETERMINED? CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR MILLER IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO IT'S IT'S DETERMINED ON A PROJECT BY PROJECT BASIS AND, AND THE ROADWAY GEOMETRY AND HOW MUCH WATER WE HAVE GOING THROUGH THERE. BUT TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO, ESPECIALLY IN THESE RURAL AREAS WHERE IT'S LOW TRAFFIC VOLUME, IS WE PUT IN CUT OFF WALLS ON EITHER SIDE TO KIND OF PROTECT THAT PAVEMENT AND HOLD IT. AND THEN WE'LL DO ACTUAL HOT MIX ASPHALT THROUGH THAT SECTION, AND THEN WE'LL DO A CHIPSEAL BEYOND THAT. AND THAT WILL BE A LOT EASIER TO MAINTAIN. SURE, IN SOME CASES WE DO CULVERTS AND WE'LL DO A SMALL STUDY OR SOMETHING TO SUPPORT THAT, WHERE THE DEPTH OF THE ROADWAY IS EXCESSIVE. AND TYPICALLY IF IT'S OVER ABOUT EIGHT INCHES DEEP, THEN WE WILL WANT TO THINK ABOUT PUTTING IN A CULVERT TO BE DETERMINED RIGHT ON ALL THOSE LOCATIONS. SOUNDS LIKE A LEGAL ANSWER. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO THANK YOU, MR. WANAMAKER. AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THOSE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. COME ON DOWN. NOBODY COMING.

OKAY. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION, PLEASE. ON ITEM 17. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 17 AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MR. WANAMAKER. YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK, I THINK. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE TO ITEM NUMBER C, ITEM 18. WE'VE ALREADY WE ALREADY DID. WE

[19. Discussion/approval/disapproval to add the following Pinal County Policy: Policy 2.61 Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace The proposed policy is designed to provide guidelines for the responsible use of AI technologies in the workplace. (April Holley/Jason Cantrell/MaryEllen Sheppard)]

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SO AS AI TOOLS BECOME MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE, IT GIVES OUR EMPLOYEES THE ABILITY TO WORK A LOT MORE EFFICIENTLY, RIGHT? BUT IT ALSO CREATES A LOT OF RISK IF THEY ARE NOT USED RESPONSIBLY. SO THE PROPOSED POLICY PROVIDES GUIDELINES SO THAT OUR EMPLOYEES CAN BENEFIT FROM THESE TOOLS, BUT PROTECT PRIVATE INFORMATION AS WELL IN THE PROCESS. SO THE POLICY ITSELF, IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ACCEPTABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE USES OF AI. IT ALSO EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYEES COMPLYING WITH DATA PRIVACY LAWS. SO, FOR INSTANCE, DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE HEALTH INFORMATION, THAT INFORMATION ISN'T INAPPROPRIATELY SHARED OR ACCESSED BECAUSE THEY'RE USING UNAUTHORIZED AI TO DO SO. SO COUNTY I.T WILL MAINTAIN A LIST OF ALL APPROVED IT TOOLS. IF THERE IS AN I IN A AN AI TOOL THAT A DEPARTMENT WANTS TO USE THAT IS NOT ON THE LIST, THEY CAN SUBMIT A HELP DESK TICKET THROUGH THE PORTAL AND REQUEST THAT. OR THEY CAN JUST EMAIL THE IT HELP DESK. IT WILL THEN VET THAT SOFTWARE TO MAKE SURE IT IS SECURE AND THERE AREN'T ANY SECURITY CONCERNS, AND THEN NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT WHETHER OR NOT IT'S APPROVED. AND THEN WE'LL ADD IT TO THE LIST SO THAT OTHER DEPARTMENTS WILL KNOW AS WELL THAT IT'S ALREADY BEEN PRE-APPROVED BY T. SO IF THE BOARD APPROVES THIS PROPOSED POLICY TODAY, EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE A COMMUNICATION THAT INCLUDES A COPY OF THIS POLICY, A LIST OF THE CURRENTLY APPROVED AI TOOLS, AND A SHORT TUTORIAL VIDEO ON WHAT GOOGLE GEMINI CAN HELP THEM WITH. BECAUSE WITH OUR GMAIL SYSTEM THAT WE USE, IT CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO THAT TO HELP EMPLOYEES WITH SOME DAILY TASKS. IF THEY CHOOSE TO TURN THAT FUNCTION ON. SO THEY'LL GET A QUICK LITTLE TUTORIAL ON THAT. SO RIGHT, EXCUSE ME, SO LIKE WRITING EMAILS AND DOING THAT KIND OF THING. YEAH, HELPING YOU WITH GRAMMAR, HELPING YOU, WITH YOU. HEY, CAN YOU HELP ME WRITE THIS IN A MORE PROFESSIONAL MANNER AND THEY CAN JUDGE IT UP FOR YOU. SO YEAH, THANK YOU. SO IT SO IT IS TO YOUR LIKING. THAT WILL BE OPTIONAL. I BELIEVE THE EMPLOYEE CAN TURN THAT FUNCTION ON AND IT WILL MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOU. OR YOU CAN LEAVE IT OFF IF YOU WANT IT TO LEAVE YOU ALONE. AND YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO DRAFT YOUR OWN EMAILS FOR YOURSELF. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE NEAR FUTURE FUTURE, I WILL BE DOING SOME TRAINING ON THIS POLICY WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AT A DATE TO BE DETERMINED. SO I'LL GO INTO MORE DEPTH ON THE POLICY WITH ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, BUT I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE. IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLICY OR WHAT'S ACCEPTABLE AND WHAT'S NOT, BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES WE DON'T ALWAYS READ POLICIES THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE. SO I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS. SO TODAY I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THIS PROPOSED POLICY SO WE CAN START USING SOME SECURE AI TOOLS IN THE WORKPLACE. AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AND IT IS ALSO HERE IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE REALM OF MY KNOWLEDGE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, SIR? MR. MILLER THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. ONE OF THE AREAS THAT FASCINATES ME IS IN THIS AI WORLD, AND I GUESS YOU JUST TOUCHED ON IT, THAT YOU'LL BE LOOKING AT FUTURE AVAILABILITY OF USING AI AS A TOOL IN PLAN REVIEW. THERE ARE THERE ARE ENTITIES THAT DO USE IT VERY FAST, VERY, VERY ACCURATE ON ON THE INFORMATION AND ABLE TO TURN THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS AROUND AND BACK TO THE APPLICANTS A LOT FASTER WITH

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YOU KNOW, THE THING WITH AI IS IT'S NOT MEANT TO REPLACE A PERSON IN OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.

IT'S TO GIVE US AN OUTPUT THAT WE CAN THEN REVIEW AS HUMANS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY TAKEN EVERYTHING WE WANTED IT TO INTO CONSIDERATION, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS CORRECT, HELPING US GET TO THE END RESULT FASTER. BUT THE IMPORTANT PART IS THAT AFTERWARDS THERE IS HUMAN REVIEW, RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE PITFALLS WE SEE, LIKE IN HEADLINES IS WHEN AN ATTORNEY PUTS IN A BRIEF IN A COURT AND DOESN'T VET IT AND THERE'S MAKE BELIEVE STUFF IN THERE OR THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, SO THE IMPORTANT IS THAT A HUMAN IS REVIEWING IT AFTER THE FACT TO MAKE SURE I GET THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT AND THAT'S, THAT'S THAT'S VALID, BUT IT'S THE COMPRESSION OF THE TIME THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET THROUGH THOSE, YOU KNOW, 85 PAGES THAT IT JUST, IT COMPRESSES EVERYTHING INTO HERE ARE THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DEFICIENT IN. AND YOU CAN GO THROUGH THEM AND YOU CAN SPOT, CHECK IT OR GO BACK AND CHECK EVERY ONE OF THEM IF YOU WANT.

BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, YOU'VE GOT TO GET THROUGH THAT. AND YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE THE RESULTS SO MUCH FASTER. AND THAT COMPRESSED TIME. TIME IS MONEY, PARTICULARLY IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND THE PROJECTS OF BUILDING AND FOR OURSELVES. I MEAN, IF WE CONTRACT OUT SOMETHING, WE CAN HAVE SOMEBODY WE COULD REVIEW PROJECTS THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR, EITHER DESIGN OF, OF ROADS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I JUST, I SEE IT AS, AS A TOOL NOT TO REPLACE PEOPLE, BUT TO COMPRESS THE TIME. ABSOLUTELY. AND IT HELPS US SERVE THE CITIZENS A LOT QUICKER. AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE MORE SATISFIED BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT AROUND FOR IT FOR THAT LENGTHY REVIEW PROCESS. EXACTLY. AND MISS HOLLY, YOU HAVE YOU HAVE A HELPER RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, SKULKING UP UPON YOU THERE, SNEAKING UP ON YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, JASON CANTRELL, PINAL COUNTY I.T. CIO. TO YOUR DIRECT QUESTION. SUPERVISOR, WE ARE LOOKING INTO THOSE OPTIONS. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR PURCHASED YET, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN. THANK YOU. SO WE WILL BE GOING DOWN THAT ROAD TO SEE IF IT'S AVAILABLE FOR PINAL COUNTY. A SMILE ON MY FACE TODAY. SO, SO RIGHT BEFORE YOU STEP AWAY TOO FAR, MR. CANTRELL. SO I MEAN, RIGHT. YOU SAY THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE, UNACCEPTABLE, YOU KNOW, IT APPROVED LIST, RIGHT? SO RIGHT NOW AI OR GEMINI ON GOOGLE, I MEAN, THAT'S THE BEST TOY WE'VE GOT AT THE MOMENT, RIGHT. AND WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THE EDGE. WE ARE LOOKING INTO A FEW OTHER OPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR SPECIFIC USE CASES. OKAY, I, I GET IT. OKAY, OKAY, SO SPECIFIC USE CASES. OKAY. JIM, JIM AND I IS THE OVERALL THAT I FEEL WILL BE THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE TO THE EVERYDAY EMPLOYEE AND IMPROVING EFFICIENCIES, RESPONDING TO THE VAST EMAIL STREAMS THAT WE GET.

YEAH. TAKING DATA POINTS, PUTTING THEM TOGETHER, PUSHING OUT A RESULT OF THOSE DATA POINTS, CERTAIN THINGS LIKE THAT, ALL OF OUR PRESENT PRESENTATIONS, ALL. ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR FROM THE BOARD FOR MISS HOLLY OR MR. CANTRELL? HEARING NONE, IN THAT CASE, I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. MR. MR. CHAIRMAN. I SEE WE'RE ON ITEM 19. MR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 19 AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I I. THERE WE GO. OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. ITEM

[20. Discussion/approval/disapproval of Legislative Liaison/Policy Advisor position number 6425, pay grade 15, which was approved on February 18, 2026. Requesting salary amount of $______________, starting date to be determined. (Ross Teeple)]

POSITION NUMBER 6425 PAY GRADE 15, WHICH WAS APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 18TH, 2026, REQUESTING A SALARY OF BLANK STARTING DATE TO BE DETERMINED. MR. CHIEF, PEOPLE, SHERIFF. PEOPLE YOU KNOW. MR. SHERIFF PEOPLE. HOW'S THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PINAL COUNTY, YOU CAN CALL ME ANYTHING YOU WANT. JUST NOT LATE FOR DINNER, SIR. I LIKE TO EAT. I, I KNOW, AND I WON'T GO THERE. RESPECTFULLY, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I REQUEST THAT WE GO.

YOU GUYS VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SO WE CAN DISCUSS THIS ITEM, OR IS THAT

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KENNEDY. YES. GOOD. JUST CHECKING. MAKING SURE. AND OVER HERE. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I, I, I. THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. SHERIF.

PEOPLE. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, MR. DOWN THE HOOD. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. WE

[21. Presentation and discussion of the FY 23/24 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), audit results, and any findings by the Arizona Auditor General per A.R.S. 11-661. (Randee Stinson/Angeline Woods)]

WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN MCCLURE. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY MANAGER LU. I AM VICKI FISCHER, THE FINANCIAL AUDIT MANAGER. AND JOINING ME TODAY IS NICK FOSTER, AN AUDITOR SENIOR. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US JOIN YOUR MEETING TO PRESENT OUR AUDIT RESULTS AND FINDINGS FOR PINAL COUNTY. AND RIGHT NOW, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO NICK AND HE WILL PRESENT SOME GENERAL INFORMATION AND THE COUNTY'S FISCAL YEAR 24 FINANCIAL STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN MCCLURE.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. COUNTY MANAGER LIU, I'M NICK FOSTER. I'M THE AUDIT SENIOR WHO LED THE COUNTY'S 2024 AUDITS. BEFORE WE DISCUSS THE COUNTY'S AUDITS, I WANT TO BRIEFLY DISCUSS THE ARIZONA AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE BACKGROUND. THE OFFICE IS A LEGISLATIVE AGENCY MADE UP OF NONPARTISAN STAFF. WE PROVIDE IMPARTIAL INFORMATION AND SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS OF THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES PINAL COUNTY. WE ARE. WE ARE WELL VERSED IN AND FOLLOW SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS. SIMILAR TO OUR CONTRACTOR'S PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD. WE ARE HERE TODAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES 11 DASH 661D, WHICH DIRECTS THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO REQUIRE ITS AUDITORS, OUR OFFICE, TO PRESENT AUDIT RESULTS AND ANY FINDINGS TO THE BOARD IN A REGULAR MEETING WITHOUT THE USE OF A CONSENT AGENDA AND WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE AUDIT'S COMPLETION. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US, YOUR AUDITORS, TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR WORK AND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AS COMMUNICATED IN THE ENGAGEMENT

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GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, GAS, GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS AND UNIFORM GUIDANCE. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO OBTAIN REASONABLE ASSURANCE ON WHETHER THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FREE OF MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT. WHILE REASONABLE ASSURANCE IS HIGH, IT IS NOT ABSOLUTE LEVEL OF ASSURANCE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE RISK OF NOT IDENTIFYING MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS AND NONCOMPLIANCE IS HIGHER DUE TO FRAUD THAN FROM ERROR, BECAUSE FRAUD MAY INVOLVE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO COMMIT FRAUD MANAGEMENT, NOT USING OR OVERRIDING INTERNAL CONTROLS AND OTHER FACTORS, WE CONSIDER INTERNAL CONTROLS RELEVANT TO THE COUNTY'S PREPARATION AND FAIR PRESENTATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND THEN WE DESIGN APPROPRIATE AUDIT PROCEDURES. WE PERFORM A VARIETY OF TESTS OF THE COUNTY'S CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAWS, REGULATIONS, CONTRACTS AND GRANT AGREEMENTS. WE COMMUNICATE SIGNIFICANT MATTERS FOR BOTH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND COMPLIANCE AUDITS. THIS IS COMPLETED THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS YOU RECEIVE DIRECTLY FROM OUR OFFICE AND THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH MANAGEMENT. WE EXPRESS OUR OPINIONS CONCERNING WHETHER THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS ARE PRESENTED FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS. FINALLY, WE REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL DEFICIENCIES AND INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE. WE FIND. SIMILAR TO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS AUDITORS. COUNTY'S MANAGEMENT HAS RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE OUTLINE IN THE ENGAGEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW. THE COUNTY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PREPARE FAIRLY PRESENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, RELATED NOTE DISCLOSURES AND ACCOMPANYING INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND UNIFORM GUIDANCE. DESIGN IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN A SYSTEM OF INTERNAL CONTROL, SPECIFICALLY INTERNAL CONTROLS PERTAINING TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION AND THE PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF FRAUD, ILLEGAL ACTS, VIOLATIONS OF CONTRACTS OR GRANT AGREEMENTS, AND WASTE FRAUD OR ABUSE. EVALUATE AND MONITOR THE COUNTY'S COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS, CONTRACTS AND GRANT AGREEMENTS. HAVING A DIRECT AND MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS. FOLLOW UP AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION ON AUDIT FINDINGS, WHICH INCLUDE PREPARING THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS VIEWS CONCERNING THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN, AND A SUMMARY OF SCHEDULE OF PRIOR AUDIT FINDINGS. PROVIDING AUDITORS WITH UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO STAFF DOCUMENTATION, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ANY RESOURCES NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE AUDIT. THIS ALSO INCLUDES MEETING DEADLINES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON AT THE START OF THE AUDIT. TODAY, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING OUR AUDIT WORK ON THREE REQUIRED ANNUAL REPORTS. THE COUNTY'S ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT OR EXPERT REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE, AND FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT REPORT.

WHEN YOUR ANNUAL REPORTS WERE COMPLETED, WE SENT EACH OF YOU A LINK TO THESE REPORTS IN AN EMAIL DATED JANUARY 27TH, 2026. THE FIRST REPORT, THE COUNTY'S ACFR, PRESENTS THE COUNTY'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OUR OPINION ON THEM. THE AUDITS OBJECTIVE IS TO OBTAIN REASONABLE ASSURANCE ABOUT WHETHER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS A WHOLE ARE FREE FROM MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT, WHETHER DUE TO FRAUD OR ERROR, AND TO REPORT AND TO ISSUE A REPORT THAT INCLUDES OUR OPINION. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, WE REPORTED AN UNMODIFIED OR CLEAN OPINION, WHICH MEANS THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE RELIABLE. THE SECOND REPORT, THE REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL AND COMPLIANCE, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE AUDIT REPORT, IS WHERE WE REPORT ANY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTING FROM OUR AUDIT OF THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FINALLY, THE THIRD AND FINAL REPORT, THE FEDERAL AUDIT REPORT, INCLUDES OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE COUNTY'S COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. OVER EACH FEDERAL PROGRAM, WE ARE REQUIRED TO AUDIT AND REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PROGRAMS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AUDIT IS TO OBTAIN REASONABLE ASSURANCE ABOUT WHETHER MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS OCCURRED, WHETHER DUE TO AIR OR FRAUD, AND EXPRESS AN OPINION ON COMPLIANCE. BASED ON OUR AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, WE REPORTED SIX FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TWO SINGLE AUDIT FINDINGS THAT VICKI WILL GO OVER SHORTLY. BECAUSE WE KNOW THESE REPORTS CAN BE DETAILED AND COMPLEX. WE ALSO PREPARE AUDIT REPORT HIGHLIGHTS A THREE PAGE SUMMARY THAT YOU RECEIVE WITH THE REPORTS. THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE COUNTY'S LARGEST PRIMARY REVENUE SOURCES AND HOW THE COUNTY USES THOSE MONIES OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, AS WELL AS OUR KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SOME KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE COUNTY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. INCLUDED IN THE HIGHLIGHTS. THE COUNTY'S FOUR MAIN SOURCES OF REVENUE CONTINUE TO BE FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS AND PROGRAMS,

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ALTHOUGH VICKY SAID IT'S MARCH OF 2028, WE REALLY ANTICIPATE TO BE TIMELY NO LATER WITH OUR FISCAL YEAR 26 AUDIT OR CLOSE TO TIMELINESS ON OUR 26 AUDIT. THIS IS THE 24 AUDIT, BUT NO LATER THAN THAT. 27 AUDIT, WHICH IS THAT MARCH 30TH OF 2028. THIS YEAR, WE'VE BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL IN THE WAY THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED AND WORKED WITH THE AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE IN THE PAST. OUR OUR AUDITS WERE HANDLED BY AN OUTSIDE CONTRACT THAT THE AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE ASSIGNED. THIS CHANGE TO HAVING THE AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE COME IN AND AUDIT. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESET OUR FRAMEWORK. WE'VE BOTH. THE AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE AND US HAVE GOTTEN FAMILIAR WITH THE REPORTS THAT ARE REQUESTED. THE.

THE WAY IN WHICH THAT INFORMATION IS DISCUSSED. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALSO GOTTEN FAMILIAR WITH POLICY, OUR POLICIES, THEY'VE GOTTEN FAMILIAR WITH THE WAY IN WHICH WE DO BUSINESS. THIS HAS ALLOWED US TO ALIGN OUR REPORTING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE REQUIREMENTS. AND IT'S TO SAY THAT WE ARE NOW REALLY POSITIONED OURSELVES TO BE THAT THAT TIMELY IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE FISCAL YEAR 25 AUDIT BEFORE THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR. AND AGAIN, THAT IT WOULD POSITION US TO COMPLETE THAT FISCAL YEAR 26 AUDIT CLOSE TO THAT STATUTORY DEADLINE. SO LIKE I SAID, IT IS A VERY LOFTY GOAL. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SAY ON NIKE JUST DO IT. SO AND I GET IT WHEN YOU CHANGE AUDITORS IT'S DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND IT'S DIFFERENT REPORTS REQUIRED AND IT'S DIFFERENT THINGS THEY WANT TO LOOK AT. SO THERE'S A LEARNING CURVE THERE. I GET THAT. MY, MY QUESTION BACK TO MR. KUSHNER. RIGHT. FISHER. FISHER. SORRY ABOUT THAT. FISHER. I WROTE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING, SO I UNDERSTAND WE'RE BEHIND, I GET THAT. SO HOW MANY COUNTIES IN THE STATE ARE ON TIME? HOW MANY HOW IS THE STATE DOING? I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK LOOK THAT UP. I'M I DON'T KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I'M OKAY. SO I

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HOWEVER, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ALLUDING TO IS I AM THESE THESE AUDIT FINDINGS HAVE EXISTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AND WHEN WE SAY THAT THESE ARE NOT CORRECTED OR PARTIALLY CORRECTED, WE'RE MAKING THOSE CORRECTIONS TODAY. AND SOME OF THOSE CORRECTIONS, YOU'RE NOT GOING WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM OFF OF OUR FINDING LIST UNTIL THAT FISCAL YEAR 26. IF IF THEY'RE TODAY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THEM AS COMPLETELY RESOLVED OR CORRECTED UNTIL THAT 26 AUDIT. AND SO IT'S IN PART, YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THESE.

JUST KNOW I'M VERY AWARE OF THAT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS WANTING YOU TO SAY THOUGH. EXACTLY THAT.

AND THEN IN THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS CASH IS NOT MISSING ANYWHERE. IT'S SITTING IN OUR ACCOUNTS. IT'S JUST NOT BEEN RECONCILED. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. THAT'S CORRECT. AND AS VICKY GOES THROUGH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAVE RANDI SPEAK ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM, IF THAT'S OKAY. YOU'RE ANTICIPATING MY QUESTION. I AM YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS FISHER, PLEASE CONTINUE. THANK YOU. OKAY. SORRY I BACKED YOU UP OUT OF YOUR ROTATION THERE, BUT WE'RE WE'RE GOOD. THE SECOND FINANCIAL FINDING IDENTIFIED THAT THE COUNTY REPORTED AN UNRECONCILED $1.3 MILLION OUTSTANDING BALANCE IN ITS PAYROLL CLEARING ACCOUNT, RESULTING IN AN INCREASED RISK OF THE FINANCIAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT ERRORS, INACCURATE PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES AND OUTSIDE PARTIES, AND FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY. TO CORRECT THIS FINDING, WE PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNTY, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE UPDATE PROCEDURES FOR MONTHLY BANK ACCOUNT RECONCILIATIONS AND COMPLETE MONTHLY RECONCILIATIONS, INCLUDING INVESTIGATING DISCREPANCIES AND OUTSTANDING BALANCES, AND ENSURING THE ACCOUNT NETS TO ZERO AFTER EACH PAYROLL CYCLE, AND THEN ALSO RESOLVE THE $1.3 MILLION OUTSTANDING BALANCE, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF THE PRIOR YEAR'S OUTSTANDING BALANCES BACK TO 2016. BASED ON THOSE RESULTS, THE COUNTY MAY NEED TO REPAY EMPLOYEES, TAXING AUTHORITIES AND OR BENEFITS ADMINISTRATORS, AND FOR ANY DISCREPANCIES FOUND AND OR TRANSFERS MONIES BACK TO THE COUNTY FOR OPERATING PURPOSES. AND THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDING IS SIMILAR TO LIKE HOW YOU NOTICED 2023 001 THAT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2017. AND THEN THE COUNTY HAD REPORTED THAT IT ANTICIPATES CORRECTING THIS FINDING AND IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 TO JUST INTERRUPT.

IS THIS THE ONE WHERE WE OVERPAID SOMEBODY? NO, NO, THIS IS NOT THAT ONE. NO, THIS THIS IS THAT'S COMING. OKAY. YEAH. AFTER YOU'RE DONE, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS FINDING. OKAY. I KNOW I'M JUMPING AHEAD BECAUSE I'VE READ A LOT OF THIS AND HEAR THINGS, SO. HEY, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MCCLURE. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE UNDERLYING ISSUE LEADING TO THE UNRECONCILED BALANCE OF 1.3 MILLION HAS BEEN RESOLVED, MEANING WE HAVE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE WHERE RECONCILING AFTER EVERY PAY PERIOD, WE HAVE DEDICATED STAFF TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ONGOING ISSUE. WHAT REMAINS IS A BALANCE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECONCILED. WE'VE IDENTIFIED $800,000 OF AN OVERPAYMENT OF RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS. WE ANTICIPATE THIS FINDING BEING RESOLVED SUBSTANTIALLY CLOSE BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE

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THE 1.3 MILLION IS IN A SECURED BANK ACCOUNT UNDER PINAL COUNTY'S NAME. THOSE FUNDS ARE MONITORED BY THE PINAL COUNTY TREASURER AS WELL AS OUR STAFF. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THIS THIRD FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDING REPORTED THE COUNTY'S CLERK OF THE COURT AND JUVENILE PROBATION DETENTION DEPARTMENT DID NOT REQUIRE AND OR RETAIN EMPLOYEES TIME SHEETS TO ENSURE ACCURACY OF THE HOURS CHARGED, RESULTING IN AN INCREASED RISK OF FRAUD AND MISUSE OF PUBLIC MONIES AND POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF THE ARIZONA CONSTITUTION. TO CORRECT THIS FINDING, WE PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNTY AND THE DEPARTMENTS AND TO THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND CENTRAL PAYROLL, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE. WE WERE RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO FOLLOW COUNTY POLICY TO REQUIRE ALL NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEES TO REPORT TIME ON A TIMESHEET AND THEN RETAIN THOSE TIMESHEETS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECORD RETENTION POLICIES, AND THEN TO CENTRAL PAYROLL. WE RECOMMENDED THEY SHOULD DEVELOP MONITORING PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THE DEPARTMENTS FOLLOW COUNTY POLICY TO REQUIRE AND RETAIN APPROVED EMPLOYEE TIME SHEETS, TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF HOURS CHARGED AND REPORTED TO CENTRAL PAYROLL. THE COUNTY REPORTED THAT IT ANTICIPATED CORRECTING THIS FINDING AND IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS. ARE THEY REPORTED THAT IT ANTICIPATED CORRECTING IT BY DECEMBER OF 2025? SO WERE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ARE THERE SURE. ARE THESE PAPER TIME CARDS? BECAUSE WE. HAVE WE NOW NOT SHIFTED TO ELECTRONIC, WHICH WOULD BE MUCH EASIER TO RETAIN? CHAIRMAN MCCLURE BOARD MEMBERS.

WHAT VICKY WAS SAYING AS OF DECEMBER OF 2025, WE FULLY IMPLEMENTED A ELECTRONIC TIMESHEET PROGRAM THAT CENTRALIZES THE TIME SHEETS SO THAT IT REQUIRES. FOR BOTH, IT ACTUALLY CORRECTS THIS STATEMENT. IT REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE SUPERVISORY APPROVAL AND ADDITIONALLY, IT ALLOWS US TO ENSURE THAT THOSE HOURLY OR NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEES ARE SUBMITTING THEIR TIME ACCURATELY. RIGHT. AND SO THEY STAY IN OUR RECORDS. MR. CANTRELL KEEPS THEM ON HIS SERVER OVER THERE. I SEE THE ATM. OKAY, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE. SO WITH THAT, AT DECEMBER OF 2025, SO BEFORE DECEMBER OF 2025, WE WERE STILL OPERATING WITH SOME TIME SHEETS THAT WERE PAPER RECORDS. THEREFORE, THIS IS A 24 AUDIT. I DON'T ANTICIPATE US HAVING THAT SAME ISSUE ON THE 25 AUDIT. HOWEVER, THIS YOU KNOW, IF OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVEN'T KEPT THAT RECORD, THIS COULD RE RE FLOAT TO THE TOP. BUT WE DO HAVE THAT CORRECTION IN PLACE. AND THESE ARE ALL TRAILING DISCREPANCIES. I MEAN THIS IS MANY OF THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN FIXED. BUT WHAT WE FIND IN THE AUDIT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT 2 TO 3 YEARS OLD ARE THESE THINGS. YES. AND SO MANY OF THEM ARE NOT EVEN ISSUES AT THIS TIME, BUT THEY'RE COMING OUT IN THE REPORT. SO THANK YOU. CORRECT. JUST SO THOSE LISTENING HEAR THAT PLEASE. MR. CHAIR. SUPERVISOR VITIELLO. YEAH, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AGAIN, STATING FOR THE FOR THE PUBLIC PEOPLE WEREN'T UNDERPAID OR OVERPAID. AGAIN, IT WAS JUST THE PAPER TRAIL SITUATION. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO BACK AND HAVE TO BE OWING PEOPLE MONEY.

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GREAT. THANK YOU. THIS FOURTH FINDING IDENTIFIES DEFICIENCIES IN THE COUNTY'S PROCESS FOR MANAGING AND DOCUMENTING ITS RISK. THAT MAY PUT ITS OPERATIONS IN IT SYSTEMS AND DATA AT UNINTENDED AND UNNECESSARY RISK OF POTENTIAL HARM. TO CORRECT THIS FINDING, WE PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNTY, SOME OF WHICH WHICH INCLUDE PERFORM AN ANNUAL ENTITY WIDE IT RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS, EVALUATE AND MANAGE THE RISK OF HOLDING SENSITIVE INFORMATION. EVALUATE AND DETERMINE THE CRITICAL ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS AND IT SYSTEMS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE RESTORED QUICKLY. AND THIS FINDING IS SIMILAR TO FINDING 2023 004 THAT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, AND THE COUNTY REPORTED THAT IT ANTICIPATES CORRECTING THIS FINDING BY APRIL 2026. SO WE HAVE ANOTHER IT FINDING, WHICH IS 24 HOUR FIFTH FINDING, WHICH IDENTIFIED THE COUNTY'S CONTROL PROCESSES OVER IT SYSTEMS AND DATA WERE NOT SUFFICIENT, WHICH INCREASED THE RISK THAT THE COUNTY MAY NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECT THOSE SYSTEMS AND DATA. AND TO CORRECT THIS FINDING, WE PROVIDED SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE DEVELOP AND DOCUMENT COMPREHENSIVE IT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, RESTRICT ACCESS TO ITS IT SYSTEMS AND DATA. CONFIGURE IT SYSTEMS SECURELY AND MANAGE SYSTEM CHANGES, SECURE IT SYSTEMS AND DATA, AND ENSURE OPERATIONS CONTINUE. THIS FINANCIAL FINDING IS SIMILAR TO FINDING 2023 005, WHICH WAS INITIALLY REPORTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, AND THE COUNTY REPORTED IT ANTICIPATES THIS. CORRECTING THIS FINDING BY DECEMBER 2026. DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OVER EITHER THE I T FINDINGS? POSSIBLY. MR. CANTRELL, YOU HAVE I KNOW YOU HAVE ANSWERS FOR THIS. GOOD AFTERNOON. I CAN'T DISCLOSE ALL OF IT. I KNOW, BUT. YES, SIR. YOU HAVE WAYS TO FIX IT. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DO ALL OF THE RISK ASSESSMENTS. WE DO NEED TO UPDATE SOME OUTDATED, IRRELEVANT POLICIES TO OUR PRACTICES. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL NEW SECURITY MEASURES THAT ADDRESSES THIS, AND WE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO ADDRESS EVERY FINDING FROM THE AUDIT. SO WE'RE OKAY. SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THE BEST I CAN DO, SIR? THANK YOU. OUR SIXTH AND FINAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDING REPORTED THAT THE COUNTY FAILED TO REMIT FICA AND FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES AND STATE RETIREMENT PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS WITH REQUIRED TIME FRAMES, RESULTING IN A $654,520 IN ASSOCIATED PENALTIES AND INTEREST. THESE ARE MONIES THAT OTHERWISE COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO BENEFIT THE COUNTY AND ITS RESIDENTS. TO CORRECT THIS FINDING, WE PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNTY, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE PAY, FICA AND FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES AND STATE RETIREMENT PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES WITHIN REQUIRED TIME FRAMES. DESIGNATE AN ALTERNATE EMPLOYEE TO PROCESS THE REQUIRED PAYMENTS WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME FRAMES, AND THEN DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OVER PROCESSING, REQUIRED TAX AND PENSION CONTRIBUTION PAYMENTS WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME FRAMES, AND THE COUNTY REPORTED IT CORRECTED THIS FINDING AND IMPLEMENTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON JUNE 30TH OF 2025. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. WELL, MR. JENSEN JUST WANTS TO TALK, SO I'LL LET HER. WANTS TO ANSWER. SHE JUST WANTS TO ANSWER. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT TO THIS FINDING, REALLY THE LACK OF COMPLETE AND ACCURATE

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TO CORRECT THIS FINDING, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNTY SHOULD REPORT ACCURATE AND COMPLETE PROGRAM INFORMATION TO THE FEDERAL AGENCY. RECORD PROGRAM EXPENDITURES IN THE PROPER FISCAL YEAR, DEVELOP, DOCUMENT, AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROGRAM'S REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES TO PERFORM CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES, RECONCILE EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS AND PERFORM AND DOCUMENT REVIEWS. AND THE COUNTY REPORTED THAT IT CORRECTED THIS FINDING ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2025. AND DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.

OKAY. WELL, THAT COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY'S 2024 REPORTS AND INCLUDING THE EIGHT REPORTED FINDINGS. AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK CHAIRMAN MCCLURE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY MANAGER LOU, FOR HAVING US TO PRESENT OUR AUDIT RESULTS AND FINDINGS TODAY. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK ANGIE WOOD AND RANDY STINSON FOR AND AND THE COUNTY STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HELP DURING DURING THE AUDIT PROCESS. WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE IT. BOARD. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE EVERYBODY BAILS OUT. SHE KEEPS RAISING HER HAND. OH WELL SHE'S NOT THE BOARD. YOU DON'T GET TO ASK A QUESTION. MISS JENSEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? THANK YOU AGAIN, CHAIRMAN MCCLURE. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE FINDINGS, AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK DILIGENTLY ON CORRECTING THEM AND IMPLEMENTING SOLUTIONS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR STAFF, OUR CONSULTANT, RICHARD GILLESPIE OF ADVISEMENT FOR THEIR CONTINUED HARD WORK. IT REALLY IS NOT AN EASY FEAT. IN ADDITION, WE'D LIKE TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK OF THE ARIZONA AUDITOR GENERAL, THE ACCOUNTING TEAM. WE'VE GAINED INVALUABLE KNOWLEDGE IN WORKING WITH THEIR TEAM, AND ALL OF THEIR ASSISTANCE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. FINALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN OUR EFFORTS. OKAY. THANK YOU, FINANCE TEAM, FOR WORKING SO HARD TO GET THINGS CAUGHT UP. I KNOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CATCH UP WHEN YOU'RE BEHIND.

THANK YOU, MISS FISHER. MR. FOSTER, FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. THAT

[22. Discussion of Board Members' request for future agenda item(s) and/or reports to be presented at upcoming meetings. (Jeffrey McClure)]

[03:40:01]

I GUESS IT NEVER REALLY GOT ENACTED. I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK INTO LEO. COULD THAT COME UNDER THE COUNTY ATTORNEY? COULD IT COME UNDER PUBLIC WORKS OR SOMETHING ELSE IF IT'S EVEN POSSIBLE? AND HOW WOULD THAT BE FUNDED AND WHO WOULD HOW WOULD IT WORK? OKAY, SUPERVISOR MILLER, YOU HAVE ONE. I KIND OF WANT TO SAY SOMETHING THERE. I WOULD I WOULD REACH OUT TO THE STATE FOREST DEPARTMENT, BLM, PEOPLE LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHO WE'RE REALLY PROTECTING WHEN WE DO THAT, WHEN WE GET THOSE PEOPLE DUMPING IN THE, IN THE DESERT AND BLM, YEAH, THERE MIGHT BE THEY MIGHT BE GRANTS OR THERE MIGHT BE OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH IT'S ALREADY FRUSTRATING THAT 9 MILLION ACRES OF STATE LAND. EXCUSE ME. THEY DON'T HAVE ENFORCEMENT. EXCUSE ME.

CHAIRMAN HAVE TO DO IT. EXACTLY. I'M SORRY. YEAH. THAT'S GOING INTO DISCUSSION. SO ANYWAY, DISCUSSING WHAT AGENDA ITEMS CAN GO ON, BUT WE CAN'T START HAVING DISCUSSION. AND I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THE THE BURRO SITUATION. I'D LIKE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THAT. AND I WOULD I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW. THANK YOU ROOM MONITOR FOR SHUTTING THAT DOWN, I APPRECIATE THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE ITEMS? SUPERVISOR VITIELLO, DO YOU HAVE ONE? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP TO LAST MEETING WHERE SUPERVISOR VICE CHAIR CERNY HAD BROUGHT UP ABOUT POSSIBLY LOOKING INTO AN AI SPECIALIST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT COULD GIVE US SOME INFORMATION. THAT'S ALL AI FOR AI FOR I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE.

THE DATA SET. I'M SORRY, DATA CENTER DATA CENTERS. THERE WE GO. OKAY. CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN.

OH, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND SUPERVISOR. YES, THAT IS IN THE WORKS. AND WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH WITH PROFESSOR BAR FROM ASU. AND IT'S COMING AS SOON AS EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULED TO BE LINED UP. IT'LL BE COMING IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO FOR THE WORK SESSIONS. SO LIKE THEY SAY BACK EAST, WE'RE WORKING ON IT, YOU KNOW, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. YOU BET. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER ITEMS?

[23. ITEM ADDED: Discussion/approval/disapproval of the recognition of Jenny Howard, Vice-Chair of the Arizona Department of Transportation Transportation Board, for her dedication and service in representing Pinal County from 2022 through 2026. (Rich Vitiello)]

ITEM 23 IS WRITTEN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I, I. THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, THERE'S NO MORE BUSI

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