[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] AND WE HAVE AN INVOCATION THAT WILL BE OFFERED BY PASTOR PAUL ELGIN FROM THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT CASA GRANDE. THERE YOU ARE. YES, SIR. AND AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BE LED BY SUPERVISOR CIARDI. WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THAT? THOSE WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE, PLEASE STAND. SUPERVISORS, CITIZENS OF PINAL COUNTY, PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. ALMIGHTY FATHER, GIVE US THIS DAY YOUR WISDOM TO DISCERN YOUR WILL IN OUR DELIBERATIONS. GUIDE US BY YOUR SPIRIT AND YOUR LOVE FOR ALL THAT WE MAY. MAKE JUST DECISIONS AND CHOOSE PRUDENTLY. BE UPON ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES, OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ALL WHO WORK FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD IN UNCERTAIN TIMES. YOU ARE OUR CERTAIN GOD. SO IN THE MIDST OF POLITICAL STRIFE, CHOOSE US TO BE THE PEACEMAKERS. HELP US TO FEED THOSE WHO HUNGER FOR FOOD, BUT ALSO FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. AND LAY YOUR HANDS UPON US, THAT WE MIGHT BE THE HANDS HELPING OTHERS AND REVEAL TO US THE PERFECT PLANS YOU HAVE FOR US, THAT WE MIGHT STRIVE TO FOLLOW YOU MORE CLOSELY. WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST, ONE GOD, NOW AND FOREVER. AMEN. WOULD YOU JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, WELCOME TO THE PINAL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. AUGUST 5TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. LET'S SEE, WE'RE MOSTLY HERE. SUPERVISOR MILLER ON THE PHONE. MAYBE I AM. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEMS ONE AND TWO ARE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. AND SURPRISE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THEM TODAY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE. SO WE'RE GOING TO WITHDRAW ITEMS ONE AND TWO. THAT'LL SPEED THINGS ALONG TODAY. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER THREE WHICH IS COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT. MR. LOU. OH. I FEEL AN EYEBALL STARING AT ME. WHAT DID I DO? CHAIRMAN, IF WE MAY JUST HAVE A MOTION TO WITHDRAW ITEMS ONE AND TWO FROM THE AGENDA. I SAID I WANTED TO. I KNOW. SO. OKAY. SO SO. OKAY, LET'S DO FOLLOW THE RIGHT RULES. THEN MAKE IT A MOTION, PLEASE TO WITHDRAW ITEMS ONE AND TWO FROM THE AGENDA. SO MOVED A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I OPPOSED I I, I FORGET ABOUT THE DELAY THERE OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEMS ONE AND TWO ARE NOW WITHDRAWN OFFICIALLY AND CORRECTLY. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, MR. [3. County Manager's Report (Information Only). (Leo Lew)] LIU. GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. JUST AS A PART OF OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION PROCESS TO UNDERSTANDING DATA CENTERS AND HOW THEY WORK AND WHAT THEY ARE AND ELEMENTS OF THEM THE COUNTY AND SOME BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF AS WELL AS AS OTHERS IN THE STATE ARE LEARNING YUMA COUNTY CITY OF CASA GRANDE. WE'RE HOSTED BY THE CITY OF GOODYEAR TO GO THROUGH TO OUR DATA CENTER CAMPUS THAT THEY HAVE THERE JUST SOUTH OF THEIR NEW BUC-EE'S JUST SOUTH OF THE TEN, AS WELL AS UNDERSTAND BOTH FROM THEIR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, HOW THEIR CODE WORKS FROM THE DEVELOPER COMPANY THEMSELVES THAT LEASES US OUT, A COMPANY CALLED VANTAGE, HOW THEIR COOLING SYSTEM WORKS, HOW THEIR WATER USE WORKS, HOW THEIR POWER WORKS WITH APS AND THEIR PROVIDERS DOWN THERE. SO AS WELL AS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WORK SESSION FROM SOME AI AND DATA CENTER TYPE EXPERTS HERE ON THE 12TH. SO I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE FOR YOU AND THE PUBLIC AND MEMBERS THAT COULDN'T MAKE IT HOW THAT EDUCATION PROCESS IS GOING. THAT'S ALL FOR THIS MORNING. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU SIR. THAT BRINGS ITEM NUMBER FOUR SUPERVISOR DISTRICT UPDATES. [4. Supervisor District update(s) regarding notable current or upcoming events concerning the district (Information Only). (Jeffrey McClure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resentation and discussion regarding Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Cameras. (Ross Teeple)] READERS. I HAVE SHERIFF ROSS PEOPLE THAT KNOWS WHERE ARIZONA CITY IS AND SILVER AND SILVER BILL. I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING TO OPEN IT UP. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PINAL COUNTY, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT SUFFER FROM UNDIAGNOSED ADHD LIKE I DO, I'LL JUST START OFF BY SAYING THAT LAST MONTH I INSTRUCTED MY STAFF TO CANCEL THE FLOCK CONTRACT. THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE I WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT I HAVE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS AND FOURTH AMENDMENT VIOLATION CONCERNS WITH AI DATA, PATTERN RECOGNITION AND FACIAL RECOGNITION THAT THESE CAMERAS ARE CAPABLE OF. I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKSTORY BECAUSE ON THE AGENDA IT SAYS ALPR, WHICH IF THAT WAS TECHNICALLY ACCURATE, THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE A FOURTH AMENDMENT CONCERN. THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, MULTIPLE TIMES HAS SAID THAT THERE IS NO EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY FOR YOUR LICENSE PLATE ON THE BACK OF YOUR VEHICLE WHEN IT'S DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWAY. SHERIFF, CAN I JUST STOP YOU RIGHT THERE FOR JUST A SECOND? I THINK I'M GETTING A CLUE HERE THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A QUICK EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS. SORRY TO INTERRUPT THE PRESIDENT. NO, NOT AT ALL. BUT I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO DO THAT BEFORE YOU CONTINUE. I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO CONVENE EXECUTIVE OR RECESS THE REGULAR MEETING AND CONVENE EXECUTIVE SESSION. [EXECUTIVE SESSION(S)] MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I I. OPPOSED. HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. FAVOR. PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I. OR NOT. YOU CAN HEAR HIM TALKING IN THE BACKGROUND. MILLER, ARE YOU THERE? YEAH I SAID I BUT OKAY. [00:20:04] JUST VERY SOFTLY. OKAY. FIVE I SAID THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOT SUPERVISOR. WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SHERIFF? PEOPLE, SIR, WHY DON'T YOU, LIKE, REWIND AND HIT PLAY? ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PINAL COUNTY. TO REITERATE WHAT I STARTED OFF WITH EXPLAINING IN THIS DISCUSSION IS, IS I, I HAVE SERIOUS FOURTH AMENDMENT CONCERNS OVER THE CURRENT TECHNOLOGY THAT IS SPREAD OUT ON PINAL COUNTY. UNINCORPORATED AREAS. I'M ONLY TALKING ABOUT CAMERAS THAT ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE PINAL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THESE CONCERNS ARE ENOUGH THAT I INSTRUCTED MY STAFF TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS. AS FAR AS WITH THESE CAMERAS GO. I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE CONTEXT FOR EVERYONE IS IS I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT AI HAS BECOME WAY MORE POWERFUL NOW THAN IT WAS IN 2021. AND THE, IN 2021, WE LOOKED AT LICENSE PLATE READERS BECAUSE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES IS SETTLED, IT'S SETTLED LAW THAT YOU HAVE NO EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY FOR YOUR LICENSE PLATE AS IT TRAVELS DOWN A PUBLIC ROADWAY. THE MOST RECENT RULING I FIND IS REALLY CURIOUS BECAUSE IN AN 8 TO 1 RULING IN 2020, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES CONFIRMED THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN RUN A LICENSE PLATE ON DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWAY. THE ONLY DISSENTING OPINION WAS BY SOTOMAYOR, WHERE SHE DESCENDED, NOT ON THE READING OF THE LICENSE PLATE. IT WAS ON THE ACTIONS OF THE POLICE OFFICER AFTER HE RAN THE LICENSE PLATE. HE RAN THE LICENSE PLATE, AND HE SAID IT SHOWED THAT THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAD A SUSPENDED LICENSE. SO HE PULLED HIM OVER, ASSUMING IT WAS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. IT TURNED OUT TO BE HIM. BUT I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH THE DISSENTION ON THIS THAT THE OFFICER SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE PERSON DRIVING HAD A SUSPENDED LICENSE, KNEW THAT THAT WAS A REGISTERED OWNER. BUT SO THE ENTIRE SUPREME COURT AGREED THAT THERE IS NO EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY ON YOUR LICENSE PLATE, BECAUSE TECHNICALLY DMV OWNS THE LICENSE PLATE. THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE THAT MY STAFF BROUGHT UP TO ME THAT I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING IS, IS WE WON'T EVEN GO INTO THE DATA BREACH ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN CIRCULATING MY. IT CONFIRMED THAT SOME OF THEM HAVE HAPPENED. WOULD I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IS IS ONCE YOU CREATE TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN NOW ESTABLISH A PATTERN OF MOVEMENT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, THERE'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SUPREME COURT RULING TALKING ABOUT PUTTING GEO TRACKERS ON A VEHICLE SO THEY COULD TRACK A PERSON'S MOVEMENT EVERYWHERE, AND THAT'S TOO INTRUSIVE. SO NOW WE HAVE A CAMERA SYSTEM THAT CAN DO FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, AND CAN START BUILDING A DATA SET ON WHAT OUR CITIZENS ARE DOING ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. AND THAT IN MY TRAINING EXPERIENCE AND TALKING TO MY FELLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT IS A HUGE FOURTH AMENDMENT VIOLATION. AND SO THAT'S WHY I INSTRUCTED MY STAFF TO ELIMINATE THIS CONTRACT. AND SO WE'RE NOT GOING FORWARD. AND TO REITERATE, THIS ONLY AFFECTS THE CAMERAS THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY, THE CITIES, IF THEY DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO CONTINUE ON WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY, GOD BLESS THEM. THEY ARE FREE TO DO THAT. I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE CONCERNS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO ME BY MY STAFF AND BY MY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT WITH OUR CURRENT VENDOR IS, IS WHEN I LEGITIMATELY STARTED ASKING THIS QUESTIONS FROM OUR REP FOR THIS AREA. AND HE SAID HE WOULD GET ME THE ANSWERS FOR THAT THE NEXT TIME I SAW HIM, HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE HAD BEEN LET GO FROM OUR VENDOR. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY TELLING. SO I'M OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, SIR. THANK YOU. CHAIR. SORRY, I PUSHED THE BUTTON. THANK YOU. SHERIFF. SUPERVISOR. SIR? YEAH. I WANTED TO ACTUALLY GET THIS INFO OUT THERE BEFORE WE STARTED. THIS IS WHY I GOT THIS ON THE AGENDA. BUT THERE'S SO MUCH NATURAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL OUTRAGE, AND PEOPLE ARE TAKING IT UPON THEMSELVES TO TAKE THESE THINGS DOWN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. AND I THINK WHEN WE VOTED INITIALLY FOR THESE THINGS, WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE INFORMATION OF WHAT WHAT THEY WOULD TURN INTO AND WHAT THEY CAN STILL TURN INTO, WHICH IS WHY WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEM. I MEAN, PRESIDENT JUST TOOK A TRIP TO CHINA. YOU WERE MONITORED EVERYWHERE YOU GO. THEY'RE IN THE SAME WAY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. IT'S JUST LIKE THE NOVEL 1984. YOU JUST ADDRESSED THE FOURTH AMENDMENT. BECAUSE THEY DON'T ONLY PHOTOGRAPH YOUR CAR, THEY PHOTOGRAPH WHATEVER. EVEN IF YOU WALK BY THEM, THEY'RE TRACKING YOU. AND THEN THERE'S THE TIRED ARGUMENTS. WELL, IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, THEN WHY WORRY ABOUT IT? AND WELL, WHY NOT JUST CHIP EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW AND TRACK EVERYBODY? [00:25:02] AND THEN I HEAR THE TIRED ARGUMENT. WELL, YOU CAN BE TRACKED BY THIS CELL PHONE. WELL, THEN WHY DO WE NEED THEM? WE ALREADY HAVE CELL PHONES TRACK US THAT WAY. AND THE NEWER MODELS, WHICH WILL END UP REPLACING THESE IF WE DON'T PUT A STOP TO IT NOW, THEY WILL HAVE FACIAL RECOGNITION. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO READ WHOSE CELL PHONES IN YOUR VEHICLE AND WHO'S WHO EXACTLY WHO'S IN THEIR CITY OF MESA HAS REAL TIME CAMERAS WHERE YOU ARE ACTUALLY TRACKED AS IF YOU'RE IN CHINA. AND SOME PLACES THEY'RE PUTTING THEM INTO INFRASTRUCTURE, LIKE WE DO THE CELL PHONE TOWERS INTO CACTI AND STUFF. THEY'RE PUTTING THESE CAMERAS IN, THINGS LIKE THAT. THE INSURANCE QUESTIONS IF THEY START, IF WE DID NOT TAKE THEM DOWN, WHO'S GOING TO BE LIABLE TO REPLACE THEM? AND THEY DO NOT HAVE BREAKAWAY POLES, LIKE POLES THAT ARE MANDATED TO BE ALONG THE ROADWAYS IN MOST PLACES. AND WHO MONITORS THEM? IT'S NOT ELECTED PEOPLE. IT'S NOT EVEN SWORN OFFICERS. IT'S JUST PEOPLE THAT GET HIRED AT THESE COMPANIES. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO ALL YOUR DATA. AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CASES, AND I'M NOT SAYING THIS WOULD BE HOPEFULLY NONE OF OUR OFFICERS WERE. THERE'S BEEN EVEN MORE. A POLICE CHIEF WAS TRACKING HIS EX TO TO TO TO MONITOR HER MOVEMENTS. SO WE. ANOTHER REASON WHY YOU CAN'T LET THIS KEEP GOING. AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, THE FLOCK COMPANY HAS THIS INFORMATION IN PERPETUITY. IT BELONGS TO THEM ONCE THEY RECORD IT. AND WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE HELD FOR 30 DAYS? WHY NOT? IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR A KIDNAPED PERSON, FIVE MINUTES SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO SAY WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT VEHICLE. YOU DON'T NEED TO KEEP DOING IT FOR FOR 30 DAYS. WE HAVE INSTANT CHECKS ON BACK ON FIREARMS. YOU CAN DO AN INSTANT CHECK ON THAT ON THAT LICENSE PLATE AS WELL. TIM BURCHETT, THE CONGRESSMAN FROM TENNESSEE, IS GOING TO BE RUNNING A BILL TO BAN THESE THINGS NATIONWIDE. IF INDIVIDUAL CITIES STILL WANT TO BE TYRANNICAL AND STILL DO THIS, I DON'T KNOW, HOPEFULLY BURCHETT'S LAW WOULD STOP THAT. AND EVEN IF THEY ARE SEMI EFFECTIVE, IF THE PEOPLE DON'T WANT IT, I FEEL WE'RE UNDER OBLIGATION TO DO WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT. YOU KNOW, IT'S WE DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY KNOW BETTER THAN THE PEOPLE. AND I'LL CLOSE WITH BEN FRANKLIN OF COURSE WITH THIS GETS QUOTED A LOT. THOSE WHO WOULD GIVE UP ESSENTIAL LIBERTY TO PURCHASE TEMPORARY SAFETY DESERVE NEITHER. AND IF YOU'RE BEING MONITORED, YOU DON'T HAVE LIBERTY, YOU DON'T HAVE FREEDOM. SO THAT'S HOW WHAT I WANTED TO GET OUT THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING SUPERVISOR SAID, BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR ONE OF THE QUESTIONS YOU ASKED. THERE IS A STATE LAW THAT SAYS IT'S CALLED THE ARIZONA LAW AND LIBRARIES RETENTION ACT, AND THAT SETS THE STANDARDS ON HOW LONG LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO MAINTAIN A DOCUMENT SO THAT THAT THAT STATE LAW WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGED. WE'RE KEEPING THEM FOR THAT LONG BECAUSE STATE LAW REQUIRES US TO. A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS IS. IS EVERY DOCUMENT THAT A SWORN PEACE OFFICER CREATES HAS TO BE MAINTAINED BY HIS AGENCY UNTIL FIVE YEARS AFTER HIS LAST DATE OF EMPLOYMENT. SO THERE'S THERE'S SCHEDULES ON THAT LAW FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR. VITIELLO, I THINK YOU HAD SOMETHING. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU, ROSS, FOR FOR ALL THAT UPDATE. MY MY ONE QUESTION WOULD BE, IS, IS THERE SUCH A SYSTEM THAT WOULD JUST TRACK LICENSE PLATES IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE IN ANOTHER CITY THAT COULD NOTIFY ANY OTHER CITY, ANY, ANY OTHER COUNTY, SUCH AS A KIDNAPING AND MURDER, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. IS THERE SUCH JUST JUST THAT TYPE OF SYSTEM OR IT'S GOT TO BE THE WHOLE PACKAGE? FROM THE RESEARCH THAT MY IT HAS DONE FOR ME, THERE ARE SEVERAL VENDORS THAT OFFER DIFFERENT LEVELS. AND YES, THERE ARE VENDORS OUT THERE THAT PROVIDE CAMERAS THAT ONLY TAKE STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE REAR OF A LICENSE PLATE OF THE VEHICLE. AT THIS IS NEW TO ME. BEFORE I WAS ELECTED SHERIFF, I WAS A LIEUTENANT OVER AVIATION AND SEARCH AND RESCUE. SO WE USE A DIFFERENT CAMERA FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE. IT ONLY TAKES STILL PHOTOGRAPHS. AND SO WHEN I STARTED FINDING OUT THAT THESE CAMERAS THAT ARE AROUND THE COUNTY CAN STREAM LIVE VIDEO AND TAKE VIDEO AND DO AI PATTERN RECOGNITION, THAT'S WHEN IT BECAME A CONCERN TO ME. SO I CAN TELL YOU, WE USED THEM IN SEARCH AND RESCUE, WHERE THERE ARE CAMERAS THAT ONLY TAKE PICTURES OF LICENSE PLATES AS THEY TRAVEL THROUGH A CERTAIN AREA. MY ANTI-SMUGGLING UNIT CURRENTLY USES THOSE CAMERAS RIGHT NOW. OKAY, THANKS. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR GOODMAN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, I JUST OTHER THAN I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION. I MEAN, WITH TECHNOLOGY EVOLVING TO WHERE IT'S GOING IT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE BEING INFORMED AND BROUGHT UP TO SPEED ON A LOT OF THESE THINGS. [00:30:03] I THINK SUPERVISOR SAID A LOT OF THINGS THAT RESONATES WITH ME. AND SO THANK YOU. OKAY. SUPERVISOR MILLER. NO, THAT'S GREAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU, SHERIFF, FOR ALL OF THAT. I APPRECIATE IT, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR INFORMATION. THANK YOU SHERIFF. AND THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM, THIS DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME? SO AT THE END OF THE MEETING WE ASK TO HAVE THINGS PUT ON THE FUTURE AGENDA. WILL WE NEED TO PUT THIS ON THE FUTURE AGENDA TO LITERALLY VOTE THESE THINGS AWAY, OR DOES IT DEFER TO THE ATTORNEYS? SUPERVISOR MY ANSWER TO THAT WOULD BE, YOU CAN ADD AN ADDITIONAL ITEM AS TO ANY MATTER THAT THE BOARD HAS JURISDICTION OVER. SO IN THIS CASE THERE IS AN EXISTING 2024 RIGHT OF WAY LICENSE AGREEMENT. SO IF THE BOARD WANTED TO HAVE THAT ON A FUTURE AGENDA OR AS AN ITEM, IT CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT. THE CONTRACTUAL MATTERS THOSE ARE SEPARATE FROM BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY WERE PROCURED FROM BEING, NEEDING TO BE AN ACTION ITEM. BUT THE RIGHT OF WAY LICENSE AGREEMENT CAN DEFINITELY BE AN ITEM. THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE THE ITEM. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SHERIFF. APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, ROSS. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS DISCUSSION, APPROVAL, DISAPPROVAL OF THE PURCHASING DIVISION REPORT. [6. Discussion/approval/disapproval of Purchasing Division Report - August 5, 2026, and authorizing the Chairman to execute all necessary documents. (Traci Gorman/Angeline Woods)] MISS GORMAN, I SAW YOU OUT THERE SOMEPLACE. YOU ARE ALMOST UP. GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TRACY GORMAN, PURCHASING MANAGER AND THIS IS THE PURCHASING DIVISION REPORT FOR AUGUST 5TH, 2026. IN THIS REPORT, THE BOARD IS REQUESTED TO APPROVE FOUR CONTRACT AWARDS FOR RFP 265931 FOR SECURE DOCUMENT SHREDDING SERVICES AND SECURE OFF SITE DOCUMENT STORAGE SERVICES FOR AWARDING TO TWO VENDORS. RFP 266331 FOR DRINKING WATER SERVICES. WE'RE AWARDING THIS TO TWO VENDORS RFP 264131 FOR VETERINARY SERVICES. WE'RE AWARDING THIS TO TWO VENDORS AS WELL RFP 265727 FOR LEGAL PUBLICATION SERVICES. THE BOARD IS REQUESTED TO APPROVE FIVE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS FOR ROQ226527 FOR THE JOC FOR HOUSING, ROOFING, INSTALLATION, REPAIR, RENOVATION AND REPLACEMENTS. RFP 230428 FOR THE STATE LOBBYIST SERVICES. RFP 233928. FOR PRINTING AND DESIGN SERVICES. WE'RE RE AWARDING THAT TO FIVE VENDORS. RFP 251830 FOR NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT. RFP 253930 FOR AVIATION PARTS AND SERVICES WHERE RE AWARDING THIS TO EIGHT VENDORS. WE ARE REQUESTING THE BOARD APPROVE 12 COMPETITION AND PRACTICALS OVER $100,000 PER PROCUREMENT CODE. SECTION PC1-502. THERE ARE NINE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY YOU OF, AS THEY ARE BETWEEN 100,000 AND $250,000. WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF THREE COOPERATIVE PURCHASE REQUISITIONS OVER $250,000. AND LASTLY, WE ARE NOTIFYING THE BOARD OF ONE COMPETITION AND PRACTICAL. OVER $100,000 THAT WAS SIGNED BY THE COUNTY MANAGER OR THE OFFICE OF BUDGET AND FINANCE DIRECTOR. I WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR. MRS GORMAN FROM THE BOARD SUPERVISOR MILLER. NO. NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M JUST CHECKING WITH YOU SINCE I CAN'T SEE YOUR FACE. OKAY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, THEN MAY I GET A MOTION, PLEASE? ON ITEM SIX ON THE PURCHASING DIVISION REPORT. MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PURCHASING DIVISION REPORT DATED AUGUST 5TH, 2026. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I I. OPPOSED. HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MISS GORMAN. HAVE A GREAT DAY. NOW WE COME TO CONSENT ITEMS. [7. CONSENT ITEMS] A THROUGH O. ALL ITEMS INDICATED ALPHABETICALLY BELOW WILL BE HANDLED BY A SINGLE VOTE AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER, COUNTY MANAGER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC OBJECTS AT THE TIME THE AGENDA ITEM IS CALLED, AND I'M GOING TO STOP THERE FOR JUST A SECOND, BECAUSE IN THE FUTURE, I'VE BEEN ADVISED BY LEGAL THAT WE WILL NO LONGER BE ADDING THE [00:35:05] PUBLIC TO THIS PIECE. IT IS ILL ADVISED AS STATUTE STATES THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IT INCORRECTLY AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE THIS. IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THE CONSENT ITEMS IN THE FUTURE, YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT ONE OF US OR THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO GET IN CONTACT WITH US TO DISCUSS THOSE ITEMS BEFORE THE MEETING. SO JUST AS A HEADS UP WARNING. SO AT THIS POINT I HAVE LET'S SEE, I HAVE SUPERVISOR GOODMAN SAYS IF IN ATTENDANCE. LOOKS LIKE YOU. I'M HERE. ARE YOU THERE? ARE YOU PULLING ITEM G? YES, PLEASE. OKAY. SUPERVISOR MILLER, YOU'RE NOT REALLY HERE, BUT ARE YOU PULLING ITEM H. IS MR. PHILLIPS THERE? NO. OKAY. NO. SO. NO. OKAY. THEN I HAVE MR. MILLMAN, WHO IS SITTING RIGHT OVER THERE. ARE YOU PULLING ITEM X? YOU ARE? OKAY. AND THEN I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH HERE. SO ANY OTHERS ON THE BOARD HAVE ANY PULLS AT THIS TIME. OKAY. COUNTY MANAGER AND FOR THE LAST TIME, THE PUBLIC. EYE. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THREE ITEMS. CAN YOU PLEASE CAN YOU PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM? I'M TRYING TO WALK WITH MY READING GLASSES ON, SO FORGIVE ME. I'M HALF BLIND. THANK YOU GUYS. I APPRECIATE THE CHANGE OF PROCEDURE BECAUSE THAT GIVES ME A LITTLE ADVANCE TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE THINGS IN THE FUTURE. BUT I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT COUNTY MANAGER ITEM N ABOUT. A UTILITIES EASEMENT ON ITEM T AND A QUESTION ON. A PARTICIPANT IN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A GRANT ON A B. OKAY. THANK YOU MISS. GGXNTABGXNTAB. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY WITH THAT? MAY I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, ON THE CONSENT ITEMS, CHAIRMAN, MA'AM. SORRY IF I MAY, IF WE CAN PULL ITEM M, THE PROCLAMATION. OH, YES. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I FOUND THIS ON THE WEB. GREAT. THANK YOU. SIR. CAN YOU CAN YOU PLEASE. I JUST WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN WHAT IT MEANS TO PULL AN ITEM. WE'RE ITEM E, AND DID I HEAR YOU SAY YOU'RE PULLING ITEM E? NO, G G OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY WITH THAT MAY I GET A MOTION, PLEASE? ON ITEMS A THROUGH AYE O MINUS GXSTSB AND IM, MR. CHAIR. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA A THROUGH A OH MINUS G X, NTA, B AND M. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MOTION IN A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I. GEE, MR. GOODMAN SUPERVISOR MILLER. WHAT? IS HE STILL THERE? HE WENT OFF A CLIFF. WHAT? SUPERVISOR MILLER, IF YOU CAN UNMUTE SO WE CAN HEAR YOUR VOTE. I CAN MOVE FORWARD. WE HAVE A MAJORITY, SO. OKAY. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL START WITH. [7.G. Discussion/approval/disapproval of Supervisor Goodman's appointment of Aaron S. Santillana, Sr., San Tan Valley, AZ 85140, to the Merit System Commission, Term of Service from August 6, 2026, through May 7, 2030. Supervisor District #2. (Natasha Kennedy)] [00:40:06] ITEM G SUPERVISOR GOODMAN. YES. AS YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T EVEN PAY ATTENTION. BUT IS ANTHONY HERE OR AARON? IS AARON HERE? THERE YOU ARE. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DEPEND ON IN, IN AS FAR AS OUR POSITIONS HERE IS THE INDIVIDUALS THAT VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST US AND HELP US IN MANY OF THE COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE. I MET WITH AARON AND IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD DISCUSSION. AND, AND I APPRECIATE HIM AND HIS DESIRE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE. AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR HIM AND WHAT HE'S DOING ACTUALLY YOUR BEGINNING. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND ALL THE OTHER ONES THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING WITH US. AND YOU WANT TO PRESENT A CERTIFICATE AND YEAH. DO WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU? GOOD. OH, WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER G AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM G. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I. I, I HEARD THE I, I DIDN'T HEAR HIM I, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN HEAR HIM. I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO HEAR IT. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MAJORITY. I'M SORRY. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW YOU CAN GO DO YOUR THING. COME ON UP HERE. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. FOR THE RECORD, CAN WE CONFIRM WHETHER SUPERVISOR MILLER IS STILL WITH US? YOU'RE WORKING ON THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE ARE. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME IN LINE. CAN I DO THIS? OKAY. NICE SMILE. THREE, TWO. WE'RE GONNA DO ANOTHER ONE. AND THREE. TWO. ONE. YES. MAKE SURE IT'S GOOD. WELL, HE'S IN IT. IS THAT OKAY? ALL RIGHT. YEP. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE WILL GO TO ITEM X. MR. MILLMAN. [7.X. Discussion/approval/disapproval of the reappointment to the Pinal County Workforce Development Board: Harold Christ, Windmill Winery (Business Sector), Term of Service from August 6, 2026, through August 5, 2028. This reappointment has been recommended for approval by the Pinal County Workforce Development Board. (Joel Millman)] GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. JOEL MILLMAN, DIRECTOR FOR PINELLAS COUNTY ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. MR. CHAIR, I ASK THIS ITEM BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA SO WE CAN TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE HAROLD CRIST AND EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PINELLAS COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. PINELLAS COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS APPOINTED BY THE PINELLAS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND IS REQUIRED UNDER THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY ACT, WHICH AUTHORIZES ARIZONA AT WORK ACTIVITIES. THIS 23 MEMBER BOARD BRINGS TOGETHER LEADERS FROM BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. ITS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE SETTING THE VISION FOR PINELLAS COUNTY WORKFORCE SYSTEM AND ENGAGING PARTNERS, EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AROUND THIS VISION. ALIGNING JOB TRAINING INVESTMENTS, INTEGRATING SERVICES AMONGST PARTNERS, AND ENSURING WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS ARE DRIVEN BY EMPLOYER NEEDS AND CONNECTING BUSINESSES WITH SKILLED WORKERS. THE BOARD'S RECENTLY ADOPTED MISSION IS TO LEAD A COLLABORATIVE WORKFORCE SYSTEM THAT DEVELOPS TALENT, SUPPORTS EMPLOYERS AND CREATES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THROUGHOUT PINAL COUNTY. HAROLD CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE BOARD CHAIR AND BRINGS A PROFESSIONALISM, INNOVATION AND CALM, STEADY PRESENCE DURING A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AS PINAL COUNTY CONTINUES TO GROW. THE BOARD WILL BENEFIT FROM THE CONTINUITY OF HAROLD'S EXPERIENCE AND COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP. ON JULY 16TH, THE PINAL COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION FOR HAROLD'S REAPPOINTMENT. I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK HAROLD FOR HIS SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO COUNTIES, EMPLOYERS, WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITIES. AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, I'M PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE REAPPOINTMENT AND RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MILLMAN. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? DO YOU KNOW I HEARD YOUR. NO. OH, OKAY, I GOT THAT. OTHER THAN I APPRECIATE HIM. OKAY. WE. DID YOU EVER FIND MILLER? WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL THIS. AND DON'T GO AWAY YET. SO. ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION ON ITEM X. [00:45:04] THEN IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM X. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE AYE. AYE. THERE WE GO. OKAY, OKAY. BACK. IS THERE ANY OPPOSED? MOTION NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE WILL ASK FOR THE CALM, STEADY LEADERSHIP OF MR. CHRIS TO COME UP TO THE FRONT HERE AND WITH MR. MILLMAN, AND WE'LL GET A PICTURE. WITH ALL OF US. HEY, MAYBE CAN YOU DO A PICTURE? CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THERE YOU GO. LET'S GO OVER HERE. YEP. COME ON IN. NO, NO. WATCH YOU RIGHT THERE. I BE GETTING OLD, GUYS. SORRY. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. BUNCH OF GOOD LOOKING GUYS BACK IN THE DAY. AND THREE. TWO. NICE. WE'RE GONNA DO ONE MORE NICE SMILE. THREE, TWO. BEAUTIFUL. LET ME MAKE SURE. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. NEXT WE HAVE I LET'S SEE MISS HORS ITEM IN YOU. [7.N. Discussion/approval/disapproval to rescind the Board of Supervisors' approval of the June 5, 2024, Development Agreement and Intergovernmental Agreement ("Agreement") between and among Pinal County, Town of Queen Creek, and LG Energy Solution Arizona as this Agreement was not fully executed by all entities nor was the Agreement recorded. Rescinding this approval does not affect the previously adopted Second Amendment to Development Agreement and Intergovernmental Agreement between and among Pinal County, Town of Queen Creek, and LG Energy Solution Arizona approved by the Board of Supervisors on March 5, 2025. (Ian Daranyi/Leo Lew)] PLEASE COME UP AND ASK YOUR QUESTION. THE CUTENESS IS FREE. OKAY. THE QUESTION I HAD WAS REGARDING THIS APPROVAL OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN LG ENERGY SOLUTIONS AND THE TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK. LG ENERGY SOLUTION POPPED OUT AT ME BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES THAT DONATED LIKE $30,000 TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, IF I RECALL. AND I JUST WONDERED WHAT ALL THIS HOO HA IS RESCINDING. THIS APPROVAL DOES NOT AFFECT THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED SECOND AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AND WHAT I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS IS. SO THAT'S MY CONCERN. OH, I'M FROM SAN MANUEL. THANK YOU. DON'T DON'T GO TOO FAR BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TWO MORE ITEMS. MR. OR MR. DURRANI, YOU WANT TO. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. I'LL START. AND COUNCIL CAN HELP IF IF NEEDED, BUT TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK AND THE COUNTY AND LG ENERGY SOLUTION HAD DEVELOPED IN AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THEIR PROJECT OVER THERE OFF OF IRONWOOD, JUST SOUTH OF THE 24. THIS PARTICULAR ONE WAS RELATED TO A THIRD PHASE FOR DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH END OF THEIR PARCEL AND IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THE ROADS TO GET IN, YOU KNOW, GERMAIN ROAD IN PARTICULAR. AND SO SINCE THAT PHASE GOT DELAYED THE AGREEMENT WASN'T NEEDED TO BE EXECUTED. THE OTHER PARTIES DIDN'T EXECUTE. SO WE'RE JUST SENDING IT TO CLEAN IT UP ON OUR SIDE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ITEM T. OH WELL, I, I KNOW, I DIGRESS. OKAY. SO ITEM N THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM N. MR. CHAIR I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER N AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE SECOND? SECOND. SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I I. HERE WE GO. OPPOSED. HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM TE PLEASE. ME NOW. YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. [7.T. Discussion/approval/disapproval and authorization to grant a perpetual, non-exclusive Public Utilities Easement from Pinal County, a political subdivision of the State of Arizona (Grantor) to Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc., an Arizona non-profit electric cooperative, (Grantee), for utility purposes located at Pinal County Airpark, Parcel Number 410-08-007G. Supervisor District #4. (AD26-002) (James Petty/Joe Ortiz)] SO MISS HAWES AGAIN FROM SAN MANUEL ABOUT TE I'M WONDERING WHAT ANYTIME I SEE THE WORD PERPETUAL A GRANT TOGETHER, I GET A LITTLE CONCERNED. BUT A PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT BEING GRANTED IN PERPETUITY TO A NONPROFIT ELECTRIC [00:50:02] COOPERATIVE FOR UTILITY PURPOSES AT THE AT THE COUNTY AIR PARK. SO I HAD A FEW THINGS THAT SENT UP RED FLAGS FOR ME, PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT FOR A NONPROFIT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S ABOUT. AND PINAL COUNTY AIR PARK JUST RECENTLY WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A TRANSFER OF $600,000 OF FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THE SAN MANUEL AIRPORT. SO NOW I'M HYPER INTERESTED IN EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON AT AIRPORT. OKAY, MR. PETTY, DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT, PLEASE? MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THIS PARTICULAR ITEM HAS TO DO WITH THE THE ELECTRICAL COOPERATIVE AS TRICHO ELECTRIC FOR THEM TO EXTEND ELECTRICAL UTILITY SERVICE AT THE AIRPARK FOR AREAS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED. WE HAVE TO GRANT THEM AN EASEMENT SO THEY ARE ABLE TO PUT IN THEIR EQUIPMENT, PULL THEIR CABLE, THE CONDUCTOR. AND IF THERE'S EVER ANY PROBLEMS, THEY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO IT TO FIX IT. SO THAT'S STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR THE AIRPARK. TYPICAL WITH THE ELECTRICAL UTILITY, WE GRANT THEM EASEMENT ACROSS OUR PROPERTY TO GET TO THEIR EQUIPMENT? YES. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND ARE YOU GOING TO RUN IT? EVEN THE RUN ANYWHERE ON THE POWER LINES AND STUFF. SO AND THEN THE. YEAH. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. THAT'S ALL. YEAH. CORRECT. RIGHT. AND IT'S PERPETUAL BECAUSE WE DON'T SEE AN END POINT FOR NEEDING ELECTRICITY. RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE IF ANYTHING ELSE. OKAY. CORRECT. THANK YOU. OH, YEAH. WHO ARE YOU? I'M SORRY. JIM PETTY WITH THE PINELLAS COUNTY AIRPORTS. I THOUGHT YOU LOOKED FAMILIAR. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. SO THAT'S ITEM T. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE. MEGAN AND I MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE. ITEM T. MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER T AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION AS YOUR SECOND SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I I OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM A B, MISS HAWES. [7.AB. Discussion/approval/disapproval for the Pinal County Economic and Workforce Development Department to participate in the BlackRock Future Builders grant opportunity in partnership with the Arizona SciTech Institute and Central Arizona College. This proposal is for $125,000 and represents a critical opportunity to strengthen Arizona's skilled trades workforce pipeline through coordinated training, industry engagement, and expanded access to high-quality pathways. (Joel Millman) ] OKAY. SAN MANUEL. OKAY. TALK ABOUT RED FLAGS. I SEE THE WORD BLACK HAWK. BLACK ROCK. EXCUSE ME, ARE THESE THE SAME BLACK ROCK MERCENARIES THAT WERE HIRED BY ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS TO ATTACK THE PROTESTERS AT THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS IS PROPOSING ANOTHER PIPELINE FOR MY BACKYARD RIGHT NOW. AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE BLACK ROCK ANYWHERE NEAR MY HOUSE OR MY STATE. THEY'RE MERCENARIES. THEY GET PAID TO ATTACK PEOPLE. SO YEAH, I HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THAT. MR. MILLMAN, ARE YOU HERE? OH, THERE YOU ARE. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. JOEL MILLMAN, DIRECTOR OF PINELLAS COUNTY ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THIS ITEM HERE IS WE'VE BEEN THROUGH ARIZONA AT WORK. WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING WITH THE ARIZONA TECH INSTITUTE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS FOR WORKFORCE RELATED ACTIVITIES. WE WERE APPROACHED BY SCI-TECH INSTITUTE, WHO IS APPLYING FOR A GRANT THROUGH THE BLACKROCK FUTURE BUILDERS. IT'S A FOUNDATION SUPPORTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THEY APPROACHED US TO AS INTERESTED PARTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR PROPOSAL. THE ROLE THAT WE WOULD PLAY IS TO CONNECT EMPLOYERS AND USING OUR EMPLOYER NETWORK WITH THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH, THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND STEM RELATED OCCUPATIONS IN PINAL COUNTY. AND SO THAT WOULD BE IF THEY WERE FUNDED. AND THIS IS NOT A GUARANTEE. THIS IS JUST ALLOWING US TO PARTICIPATE. IF THEY WERE FUNDED, IT WOULD POSSIBLY PROVIDE US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEDICATE AN EXTRA STAFF PERSON IN DEDICATION FOR THIS EFFORT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM SUPERVISOR GOODMAN? YEAH, JUST MAYBE MORE CLARIFICATION OF WHO BLACKROCK IS AND WHAT THEY DO, WHAT THAT INSTITUTION DOES. YEAH, I WOULD I WOULD, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I PROBABLY DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH ON BLACKROCK FUTURES BUILDERS. WE WERE WORKING THROUGH SCI-TECH INSTITUTE. WE WOULD NOT BE CONTRACTING DIRECTLY WITH BLACKROCK, BUT I WOULD PROBABLY DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH ON. BUT IT'S SPECIFIC TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. CORRECT. [00:55:04] SPECIFICALLY CORRECT. TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HERE. RIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARTICULAR GRANT IT AND THE PROPOSAL WAS IN THE SCIENCE AREA. YEAH. SCI TECH IS LOOKING AT STEM RELATED OCCUPATIONS AND REALLY CONNECTING CAREER PATHWAYS. AND THIS GRANT WOULD AFFORD THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP SYSTEMS THAT WOULD HELP IDENTIFY THOSE PATHWAYS AND CONNECT THE SCHOOLS TO THOSE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE. THEN MAY I PLEASE GET A MOTION ON ITEM A, B? MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM A, B AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I I. OPPOSED. HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MR. MILLMAN. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM M, MISS KENNEDY. [7.M. Discussion/approval/disapproval of the Proclamation proclaiming the month of August 2026 as "Child Support Awareness Month." (Natasha Kennedy)] YES, CHAIRMAN. WE DID HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE IN ATTENDANCE FOR ITEM NUMBER M TO PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JAMES STORMS AND I WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY'S DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES. EVERY AUGUST WE RECOGNIZE AS CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH. WITH THE STATE OF ARIZONA. AND WE JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF CHILD SUPPORT, HOW IT HELPS CHILDREN IN ARIZONA. WE HAVE RESOURCES FOR BOTH THE SUPPORT PAIR AND THE SUPPORT RECIPIENT AND CHILD SUPPORT. WHEN A CHILD HAS THAT CHILD SUPPORT ORDER ESTABLISHED, IT CAN BE A GREAT THING TO GET THAT SUPPORT FOR THE CHILD. AND IT REALLY PROVIDES A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEM. SO I'D LIKE TO COME TODAY TO HELP RECOGNIZE THIS PROCLAMATION. AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO THIS IS FOR ITEM M. CAN I GET A MOTION PLEASE, FOR ITEM M? MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM M AS PRESENTED. 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, MR. STORMSON. CAN YOU WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE PROCLAMATION? OF COURSE. WHEREAS THE COUNTY OF PINAL JOINS THE NATION IN RECOGNIZING AUGUST AS CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH AND REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING ARIZONA'S FAMILIES BY PROVIDING CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN. AND WHEREAS, THE STATE OF ARIZONA WILL ALWAYS BE COMMITTED, ADVOCATES FOR OUR CHILDREN WHOSE SAFETY AND SECURITY REMAIN THE TOP PRIORITY. AND WHEREAS A CHILD WHO RECEIVES EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS MORE LIKELY TO FEEL SAFE AND SECURE, AND IS BETTER EQUIPPED WITH THE COURAGE TO BE THE VERY BEST IN LIFE. WHEREAS, THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES IS COMMITTED TO PUTTING ARIZONA'S CHILDREN FIRST AND TO SERVING ARIZONANS WITH EXCELLENCE, RESPECT, INTEGRITY AND KINDNESS, AS WELL AS BEING A CHAMPION FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY. WHEREAS, DCS STRONGLY ADVOCATES FOR PARENTING RESPONSIBILITIES BECAUSE PARENTS AND CHILDREN BENEFIT WHEN BOTH ARE ENGAGED WITH THEIR CHILDREN AT EVERY STATE, REGARDLESS OF MARITAL STATUS. WHEREAS, DCS RECOGNIZES THE COMMITMENT OF LEGAL GUARDIANS WHO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHILDREN IN THE ABSENCE OF PARENTS. WHEREAS, STRENGTHENING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY PROMOTES THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, PROVIDES STABILITY AND IMPROVES THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO ENHANCE THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. AND WHEREAS, CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH VALUES PARENTS INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES AND WHO MAKE REGULAR CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO SAFEGUARD THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PINAL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY RECOGNIZES THIS MONTH OF AUGUST 2026 AS CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH. PROCLAIM THIS DAY 5TH OF AUGUST 2026. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE THE PROCLAMATION AT HAND? IT DOESN'T SAY A PICTURE IN HERE, BUT I GUESS WE'LL DO A WHOLE. SO DON'T RUN OFF, YOU KNOW, STRAIGHTEN YOUR HAIR, YOU KNOW, CHECK THE. YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET IT. WE'LL GET A PICTURE. KEVIN, COME ON DOWN. ALL OF US. WHAT'S THIS ABOUT? YOU GOT TO COME WAY UP HERE. HE WANTED. NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE. HOW CAN I INSULT YOU GUYS THIS TIME AND LOOK GOOD? YEARS AGO? AND THREE. TWO. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. THREE. I CAN'T HELP YOU. ONE. BUT. AND AND GRANDMA'S HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS. [01:00:03] ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL TEXT YOUR MOM. TELL YOUR MOM. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM EIGHT, WHICH IS I'M GOING TO RECESS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING [8. Meeting of the Pinal County Public Health Services District Board of Directors. (Merissa Mendoza/MaryEllen Sheppard)] MEETING TO CONVENE THE DISTRICT MEETINGS. WE'RE GOING TO RECESS AND CONVENE THE PUBLIC COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. AND THAT IS BACK HERE. THIS IS CONSENT ITEMS A THROUGH D. ALL ITEMS INDICATED ALPHABETICALLY BELOW WILL BE HANDLED BY A SINGLE VOTE AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER, COUNTY MANAGER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC OBJECTS AT THE TIME THE ITEM IS CALLED. DO I HAVE ANYONE FROM THE BOARD WANTS TO PULL AN ITEM HERE? NO. SUPERVISOR MILLER, I KNOW YOU'RE THERE. I COULD HEAR YOU. NO. NO. OKAY. NO OTHERS. COUNTY MANAGER, PUBLIC MISS PODOWSKI. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFICATION. OKAY. CAN YOU CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM IF YOU'RE GOING TO TEACH YOUR VOICE. WELL. BUT WE CAN'T. WE DON'T GET YOUR RECORDED VOICE OF YOUR LOVELY VOICE. DO WE NEED YOUR RECORDING SO WE CAN TRACK YOU JUST LIKE I'M OKAY? OH, NO. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFICATION. SAID NO LONGER PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT ITEMS. IS THAT RIGHT? HERE IN THE FUTURE, THAT WILL NO LONGER OCCUR. OKAY. I JUST WANTED WANTED TO MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS IN THE FUTURE. NO, NO YOU WON'T. YOU WON'T HAVE ANY MORE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. NOT A SINGLE WORRY IN THE WORLD. YOU CAN CALL ANYTIME. OKAY. OH, YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU BET. OKAY, SO IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, THEN I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION, PLEASE. ON ITEMS A THROUGH D. MR. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT A THROUGH D AS WRITTEN. I HAVE A MOTION AS YOUR SECOND. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THANK YOU. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT MEETING AND RECONVENE THE REGULAR [9. Call to the Public— A "call to the public" is the time period for members of the public to address the Board of Supervisors to provide public input relating to subject matter within the Board of Supervisors authority or jurisdiction. Those wishing to address the Board of Supervisors need not request permission in advance. Action taken as a result of public comment will be limited to directing staff to study the matter or rescheduling it for further consideration and decision at a later date. View the Call to the Public Guidelines] MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHICH NOW BRINGS US TO ITEM NINE. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. CALL TO THE PUBLIC IS A TIME PERIOD FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INPUT RELATED OR RELATING TO SUBJECT MATTER WITHIN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AUTHORITY OR JURISDICTION. THOSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NEED NOT REQUEST PERMISSION IN ADVANCE. ACTION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO DIRECTING STAFF TO STUDY THE MATTER OR RESCHEDULING IT FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND DECISION AT A LATER DATE. AND. THAT BRINGS ME TO. I SEE I'VE GOT ONE, TWO, THREE, ALL OF FOUR CARDS HERE AND I HAVE. MISS HARTLE, YOU'RE UP. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN AND SUPERVISORS NANCY HARTLE, RESIDENT OF SAN TAN VALLEY. IN EXERCISING MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH, I'M HERE TODAY WITH CONCERNS REGARDING OUR FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS AND THE STATE. A STATEMENT MADE BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIAL. FIRST, I DISAGREE WITH THOSE WHO SAY PARTY DOESN'T MATTER IN NONPARTISAN POSITIONS, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE HIGHLY DIVIDED POLITICAL CLIMATE IN WHICH WE LIVE. INCREDIBLY, OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT IS ATTEMPTING TO CURTAIL RATHER THAN ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO VOTE, ESPECIALLY BY PEOPLE OF COLOR. POLITICAL BELIEFS WILL CERTAINLY INFLUENCE THE WAY THIS BOARD AND ALL OTHER GOVERNING BODIES WILL MAKE DECISIONS, SUCH AS PURSUING A REQUESTED INVESTIGATION INTO MARK LAM'S ALLEGED BEHAVIOR. FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW ME, I'M RETIRED AIR FORCE MAJOR NANCY HARTL, A RETIRED WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER, FORMER PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN AND EARLY VOTING WORKER, AND A 2024 CANDIDATE FOR ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I'M A CIVIC MINDED PERSON AND A VERY PROUD DEMOCRAT. NO, NOT A COMMUNIST. THAT WOULD BE MORE THOSE WHO ASSOCIATE WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN AND THE LIKE. AT A RECENT SAN TAN VALLEY COUNCIL MEETING, AN OFFICIAL REMARKED ABOUT HIS PRIDE IN ARIZONA'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL. I BEG TO DIFFER. I'M NOT PROUD OF THE EFFECTS OF THAT BILL ON THE NEEDIEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES. STRIPPING FUNDING TO NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MEDICAID, DISABLED RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, [01:05:04] ENDING SNAP BENEFITS TO 440,000, AFFECTING LOW INCOME SENIORS AND EVEN MY OWN AUTISTIC GRANDSON. NOT EVERYONE IS A WELFARE QUEEN OR SUCKING OFF THE TEE TO THE GOVERNMENT, AS SOME WILL SAY. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMEONE WHO TRIES TO MILK THE SYSTEM, MOST ARE PROUD, HARD WORKING INDIVIDUALS WORKING MORE THAN ONE JOB TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. WE THE PEOPLE MEANS ALL OF US DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, INDEPENDENTS, BLACK, WHITE, GAY, STRAIGHT, ATHEIST, JEW, CHRISTIAN, ETC. NOT CORPORATIONS. TO QUOTE FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA, QUOTE, WE ALL COUNT. WE ALL MATTER. END QUOTE. IN CONTRAST, WHEN SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSING DEMOCRATS, OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT, THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF OUR MILITARY SAID, QUOTE, I HATE THEM TOO, I REALLY DO, I HATE THEM, I CANNOT STAND THEM BECAUSE THEY REALLY BELIEVE THAT, BECAUSE I REALLY BELIEVE THEY HATE OUR COUNTRY. END QUOTE. THAT SHOULD BE SHOCKING AND DISGUSTING TO EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY TO OUR CURRENT 25% OF ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS WHO ARE DEMOCRATS. THIS MEETING BEGINS WITH A CHRISTIAN PRAYER, WHICH I DON'T SUPPORT. NOT AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS. I'M A TRUE CHRISTIAN MYSELF, NOT A WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST RELIGION AND POLITICS SHOULD BE LIKE OIL AND WATER, NOT MIXED. I BELIEVE IN CHRIST'S COMMAND TO LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF AND WELCOME, PROTECT, FEED AND BE KIND TO STRANGERS, FOREIGNERS, AND EVEN ENEMIES. THAT IS A STARK CONTRAST TO THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL. I HOPE THESE UPCOMING STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS SELECT INDIVIDUALS UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT WHO ARE TRULY WILLING TO FOLLOW THE COMMANDS OF ALL TRUE RELIGIONS, NOT CULTS TO SHOW LOVE AND KINDNESS, NOT HATE, CRUELTY, AND SCAPEGOATING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS MISS BADOWSKI. GETTING YOUR STEPS AND YOUR UPS AND DOWNS IS GOOD FOR YOU, BUT IN THE FUTURE, I WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS A LOT BECAUSE ELIMINATING ONE OF MY PLATFORMS FOR SPEAKING. OKAY. MY NAME IS GIA AND I LIVE IN UNINCORPORATED PINAL COUNTY NEAR THE TONTO WILDERNESS. LAST MEETING, SUPERVISOR GOODMAN ENCOURAGED US TO NOTE THINGS THAT MAKE THIS COUNTRY GREAT, INCLUDE THEM IN OUR CALLS TO THE PUBLIC AS A WAY TO COMMEMORATE OUR COUNTRY'S 250TH BIRTHDAY. TODAY, I CELEBRATE NATIONAL PARKS. I HAVE VISITED 53 OF THE 63 NATIONAL PARKS. I LOVE THEM BECAUSE THEY PROTECT THE NATURE AND HISTORY. NOW TO WHAT I'M REALLY TALKING ABOUT. THE SECOND OF THE THREE ALLITERATIVE DOG WHISTLES ON CAMPAIGN SIGNS IS FAMILY. I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 58 DAILY AND THREE YEARS. TO MY BEST FRIEND AND FAVORITE TRAVEL COMPANION. A COLLEAGUE DESCRIBED MY CHILDHOOD AND AS OZZIE AND HARRIET, LIKE MY FAMILY, HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SOURCE OF LOVE, SUPPORT AND SAFETY. IT IS MY TOP PRIORITY. NOT ALL PEOPLE AS LUCKY AS I AM, FAMILIES ARE PUT UNDER STRAIN THROUGH POVERTY, DRUG VIOLENCE, HEALTH AND INDIFFERENCE. I HAVE TWO SPECIFIC TIES BETWEEN FAMILIES AND PINAL COUNTIES TO PRESENT. FIRST, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE COMMUNICATION STAFF FOR HIGHLIGHTING PROGRAMS OUR COUNTY OFFERS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES. SECONDLY, I WOULD ASK THAT FIVE OF YOU TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL PINAL COUNTY FAMILIES BY WORKING TO RESTORE OR MAINTAINING FUNDING FOR SNAP, MEDICARE, MEDICAID, RURAL HOSPITALS, HEAD START AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO UNACCOMPANIED MINORS DETAINED AT OUR BORDER. I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY PROGRAMS THAT AIM TO STEM THE FLOW OF DRUGS INTO THE COUNTRY, BUT THAT ALSO AIM AT THE DEMAND SIDE OF THE DRUG PROBLEM. FURTHER, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ADVOCATE BORDER POLICIES THAT FOCUS ON THE WORST OF THE WORST AND NOT ON FILLING QUOTAS. QUOTAS HARM FAMILIES, ALTHOUGH CAMPAIGN SIGNS DON'T ALLOW FOR EXPLANATION OF WHAT IS MEANT BY FAMILY, I CAN CLARIFY WHAT I MEAN. FAMILY IS NOT LIMITED BY GENDER, RACE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION OR BLOOD. WHAT IS A FOUNDATION IS LOVE, SUPPORT AND SAFETY. I HAVE A POEM THAT I'M GOING TO GIVE TO YOU THROUGH MISS KENNEDY THAT ILLUSTRATES THAT IT'S BY ROBERT FROST, AND IF THAT'S TOO LITERARY OR TOO ANTIQUATED, I SUGGEST YOU CHECK OUT TEDDY SWIMS POEM SONG, ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE CAN READ POETRY. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY, MR. MCCAIN, YOU'RE UP. GOOD MORNING. CHAIR MCCLURE, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, STAFF AND FRIENDS. I'M BARRY MCCAIN FROM THE CITY OF MARICOPA. WHAT MAKES GOVERNMENT EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE BEGINS WITH BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO GENERATE NEW IDEAS AND TO [01:10:10] FIND ANSWERS TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE SAME REASON WHY I'VE BEEN HERE IN THE AUDIENCE SINCE 2012, BECAUSE I AM IN FRONT OF LEADERS AND HAVE LEADERS IN THIS AUDIENCE. TRUE, WE'VE HAD OVERCOME SOME OBSTACLES FROM THEN AND NOW. WE DO SO BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE CONDUCT BUSINESS. THIS BOARD IS CONTINUALLY LISTENING, COMMUNICATING, AND CLARIFYING ITS PURPOSE, WHICH IS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF PINAL COUNTY, REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL AFFILIATION. ARISTOTLE SAID JUSTICE IS THE FOUNDATION OF A GOOD SOCIETY AND ITS CORRUPTION IS A SIGN OF TERMINAL DECLINE. HE ALSO SAID LACK OF EXPERIENCE DIMINISHES OUR POWER OF TAKING A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF ADMITTED FACTS. I POINT THIS OUT BECAUSE OF THE CABAL AND THE CITY OF MARICOPA, AS DEMONSTRATED BY MR. VITELLO HERE ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 2025. UNDERSTANDING THIS WILL STILL BE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT. APPARENTLY, IN HIGH SCHOOL, THE MAYOR OF MARICOPA, VICE MAYOR AND MR. VITELLO WERE BAD IN ENGLISH, BUT ALSO IN MATH AS WELL, BECAUSE 4 TO 1 VOTE IS A LOSING ARGUMENT. IF WE CONTINUALLY ASK QUESTIONS, SHARE INFORMATION, CRITIQUE OUR MISTAKES, AND SEEK FEEDBACK. WE WILL OVERCOME MANY OBSTACLES AS TO HAVE BEEN ONLY A SMALL PART OF THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SINCE 2012 IS AMAZING. WE SHOULD NEVER ACT OUT OF FEAR. ONLY WHEN INFORMED. AT THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE, WE USE WHAT IS CALLED THE SINGLE SUBJECT RULE, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE KIND OF DISINFORMATION DISINFORMATION THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED REPEATEDLY BY THE MARICOPA MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND MR. VITIELLO. A HALF TRUTH IS A FULL LIE. A GOVERNMENT CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT TRUST. THANK YOU. THEN I HAVE OH, MR. ELLISON. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. VICE CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISORS. GEORGE ELLISON, GOLD CANYON. FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T THINK ANY SUPERVISOR SHOULD BE PERSONALLY ATTACKED FOR ANYTHING. RECENTLY, WE HAVE THE FAUCI DIARIES AND DOCTOR FAUCI FUNDED GAIN OF FUNCTION RESEARCH THROUGH HIS FRIEND THAT GOT OUT OF A LAB, DESTROYED THE WORLD ECONOMY, AND LED TO MILLIONS DEAD AND INJURED. DOCTOR FAUCI HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FAILURE. IN 1983, FAUCI SAID THAT ROUTINE CLOSE CONTACT WITHIN A FAMILY HOUSEHOLD CAN SPREAD AIDS. THERE WAS PANIC, AND WITHIN TWO MONTHS, FAUCI PUBLICLY REVERSED HIS STANCE BECAUSE HE WAS WRONG. COVID ORIGINATED IN CHINA'S WUHAN MAXIMUM SECURITY MILITARY LABORATORY, DESIGNED FOR STUDYING DEADLY VIRUSES THAT LACK EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS OR VACCINES. FAUCI FUNDED THE WUHAN LAB WITH U.S. TAX DOLLARS THROUGH AN NGO CUTOUT FRIEND OF HIS. DESPITE PRESIDENT OBAMA FORBIDDING IT. INITIALLY, TEN OF 12 KEY DOCTORS HE CONFERRED WITH AND THE FBI AGREED THAT WUHAN WAS THE ORIGIN FOR COVID. IN HIS DIARY, FAUCI ADMITTED THE WUHAN LAB WAS THE ORIGIN, BUT HE LATER USED THE MEDIA TO SHUT DOWN THE WUHAN LAB THEORY BECAUSE IT LED BACK TO HIM. IT WAS THE RESPONSES TO COVID THAT INFLICTED MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WORLD'S ECONOMIES, KIDS, EDUCATIONS, AND ALMOST OTHER EVERY OTHER FACET OF LIFE. THIS MEGALOMANIACAL DEMONIC DWARF DICTATED TO US ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2020. NOW IS THE TIME TO DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD. WE ENDURED A YEAR LONG PROPAGANDA WHICH WOULD COST THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THEIR JOBS. DO PEOPLE INTO BELIEVING COVID WAS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO EVERYONE ON THE PLANET, WHEN IT WAS JUST SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN THE COMMON FLU? THE COVID SURVIVAL RATE IN THE UNITED STATES WAS 99.7%. FAUCI ADMITTED IN HIS DIARY THAT HE ORDERED SCHOOL CLOSURES AND TOLD CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK TO SHUT DOWN THEIR ECONOMIES. HE PUBLICLY DENIED BOTH. HE SHUT DOWN A BOOMING U.S. ECONOMY AND SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASKING. THEY WERE JUST MADE UP. A 2015 CDC REPORT CALLED MASKS USELESS. LOCKDOWNS WERE IDIOTIC. FAUCI ADMITTED THIS IN HIS DIARY, BUT NOT PUBLICLY. FAUCI PUSHED FOR A VACCINE REMEDY WHEN HE KNEW THAT HERD IMMUNITY WAS INEVITABLE BECAUSE OVER 40 MILLION PEOPLE HAD CONTRACTED COVID, BUT HE PUBLICLY DENIED THAT THERE WAS HERD IMMUNITY. OF COURSE, THE IMMUTABLE SCIENTIFIC LAWS OF DOCTOR FAUCI WERE DIVINELY LIFTED BY FAUCI FOR BLM MARCHES. FAUCI ENSURED THAT IVERMECTIN AND HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE CHEAP AND EFFECTIVE REMEDIES FOR COVID WERE OUTLAWED, [01:15:03] AND MRNA JABS WERE UNTESTED AND DANGEROUS. NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THOSE STRANDS GO IN OUR BODIES. MODERNA STANDS FOR MODIFIED RNA. OF COURSE, VACCINATED PEOPLE STILL CONTRACT IT WITH DOCTOR FAUCI. WE WENT FROM TRUST THE SCIENCE TO THE SCIENCE TAKES THE FIFTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY? HEARING. SEEING NONE. I'LL CLOSE THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. AND, SUPERVISOR VITIELLO, YOU WERE NAMED. DO YOU CARE TO RESPOND? I JUST WANT TO CORRECT THE RECORD. IT WAS FEBRUARY 19TH. THANK YOU. HERE WE GO. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM TEN. THIS IS CONTINUED CASE. [Items 10 & 11] IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION. APPROVAL DISAPPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-P-033-25. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO SOMEWHERES NAME ON THERE AND OR TOWN SOLAR. THERE WE GO. AND, MR. PACHINKO, I SEE THAT YOU'RE STANDING RIGHT THERE. YOU NEED TO CALL YOUR NAME. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR SUPERVISOR. MY NAME IS VALENTIN. PACHINKO, SENIOR PLANNER. HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU CASE PROJECT NAME? MORETON SOLAR. THAT'S A REZONING CASE AND OVERLAY. THOSE ARE TWO CASES THAT REQUIRE A REQUESTING APPROVAL OF REZONE FROM GENERAL RULE TO INDUSTRIAL R-3 ZONING DISTRICT ON ABOUT 1200 ACRES TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE AN APPROXIMATELY 145 MEGAWATT UTILITY SCALE SOLAR GENERATION FACILITY AND A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR THAT AND PD OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR THE SAME LOCATION. TO APPLY A NEW PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE SOLAR AND BESS FACILITY. THE LOCATION IS GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF SAN MANUEL, AND THAT'S WITHIN THE PORTION OF HISTORIC AND NOW DECOMMISSIONED SAN MANUEL COPPER MINE COMPLEX. THE LANDOWNER IS BHP COPPER INCORPORATION AND APPLICANT AND AGENT HERE, HERE PRESENT TODAY. AND WE'LL HAVE PRESENTATION BEFORE WE'LL GO TO THE CASE ITSELF, I WANT TO SHARE WITH AYE BOARD ADDITIONAL SUPPORT LETTERS THAT CAME FOR THE LAST WEEK. SO THIS IS A GENERAL LOCATION FOR THE SITE IN THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE COUNTY. HERE'S A ZONING MAP. CURRENTLY, THAT'S A GENERAL RULE. IT HAS SEPARATION FROM THE TOWN WITH THE ROAD. VETERANS MEMORIAL ROAD. AND IT'S LOCATED TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THAT FRONTAGE OF THAT BOULEVARD. AND THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO THAT INDUSTRIAL SITE. THIS IS VICINITY MAP. SO AS YOU SEE TO THE WEST, IT'S RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS AND GENERAL ALL AROUND THIS PROJECT. HERE'S SOME AERIAL MAPS. SO IT USED TO BE A LARGE MINING COMPLEX WHICH WAS ALREADY DECOMMISSIONED. AND THEY ALREADY GRADED THAT. AND NOW IT'S AN APPLICANT PROPOSING TO REUSE IT BASICALLY. HERE'S SOME VIEW FROM THE VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD TO THAT SITE WITH SOME SIGNS POSTED ON THE SITE. SPEAKING ABOUT PLANNING, PLANNING, OVERVIEW FOR THIS LOCATION. SO THIS SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR THE LAND USE CHANGE. AND NOW IT'S GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT SITE WHICH COVERS SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION GENERATION AND BUSSES AS WELL. SO PROPOSED USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE PROPOSED SITE IS BASICALLY VACANT NOW IT'S BASIC RECLAMATION OF, OF PREVIOUSLY MINING SITE. AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE USED BY ANY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OF CHEMICALS THAT WAS PRESENT THERE BEFORE. SO IT'S LESS LIKELY IT MIGHT BE USED BY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FUTURE. HERE ARE SOME HISTORIC PICTURES FROM FROM THAT SITE. HOW IT WAS USED TO BE. AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS ALREADY DECOMMISSIONED AND SOME GRADING ALREADY DONE. AND THE MINING STOPPED OPERATION IN 2003. SO AS OF TODAY, IT'S ABOUT 20 MORE THAN 20 YEARS. THERE IS NO OPERATION FOR THAT SITE. AND HERE'S JUST SOME VIEW FROM THE SAN MANUEL TOWN TOWARDS THE PROJECT SITE. [01:20:03] THERE ARE ALSO WE NEED TO MENTION THAT THERE ARE SOME WASHES GOING THROUGH PASSING THROUGH THAT PROJECT FROM THE EAST, FROM THE NORTH EAST TO SOUTH WEST OF THE PROJECT, AND SPECIFICALLY THERE ONE SAN PEDRO RIVER NEARBY. SO THAT'S BASICALLY CONNECTION FOR ANY RIPARIAN AREAS. ALSO THAT CONNECTS WEST OF THE SAN MANUEL WITH SAN PEDRO RIVER. SO YEAH, SO THIS IS BASICALLY SOME AGAIN, THE SAME DIRECTION FOR THE VEGETATION AND ANIMALS CORRIDORS FOR THIS LOCATION. AND SOME WASHES THAT GOES THROUGH THIS SITE AS WELL. COVERED AND APPLICANT ACTUALLY PROVIDED IN THE SITE PLAN SOME SUPPORT TO PROVIDE BUFFERS ALONG THE MAJOR WASHES OF, TO PROTECT THOSE CORRIDORS. SO SPEAKING ABOUT THE CASES SO THE RED ZONE IS AIMED TO TO HAVE ENTITLEMENT FOR THE SOLAR ARRAYS, BATTERY ENERGY SOLAR SYSTEM SUBSTATION THAT THEY ARE PLANNING TO PUT HERE. AND SOME GENTILES, AS WELL AS ACCESS ROADS AND FENCING AND POTENTIAL OPERATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT BUILDING ALL OF THOSE, MOST OF THOSE STRUCTURES, NOT THE SOLAR WILL BE LOCATED TO THE NORTH WESTERN PORTION OF THE SITE. AND HERE ON THE SITE PLAN, YOU CAN SEE THAT MAJORITY OF THE SITE SOUTH AND EAST THAT'S COVERED BY THE SOLAR. AND YOU SEE THERE IS AT LEAST THREE LARGE WASHES BUFFERS THAT THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE WITH PD OVERLAY DISTRICT APPLICANT ACTUALLY LIMITING THE USES ONLY RELATED TO THE RENEWABLE ENERGY, SPECIFICALLY SOLAR AND BASS. THEY ALSO PROVIDING SETBACKS, INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL BUFFER FROM THE US VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD AND ANY INDUSTRIAL ANY BASTION, RURAL AND RESIDENTIAL ZONING. AND BASICALLY THAT WOULD MEAN THAT CURRENTLY THEY ARE FULLY SURROUNDED BY RURAL ZONINGS. SO THEY WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE ALL OF THOSE INDUSTRIAL BUFFERS. ALSO, APPLICANT PROVIDED DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND BASICALLY THE PLAN ASSUMES AN APPROXIMATELY 40 YEARS USEFUL LIFE FOR THE PROJECT AND STATE THAT THE COMMISSION WORKS WILL BE PERFORMED WITHIN 18 MONTHS AFTER EXPIRATION. APPLICANT ALSO CONFIRMED THAT BASED ON THE TERMS WITH THE OF THE LEASE WITH THE LANDOWNER, BHP WILL REQUIRE FROM THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE SECURITY AMOUNT FOR THE DECOMMISSIONING AND THAT WILL BE ESTIMATED BEGINNING FROM THE YEAR TEN OF THE LEASE TERM, AND THAT WILL BE REEVALUATED EACH FIVE YEARS. SO THAT'S BASICALLY THE PLANS FOR THE COMMISSION AND HOW THEY CAN SECURE DECOMMISSIONING ITSELF. ALSO DURING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COUNTY USUALLY APPLY BEST ENCLOSURE WALL REQUIREMENT FOR ANY BEST DEVELOPMENTS. THAT'S A STANDARD STIPULATION THAT COUNTY HAS AN APPLICANT REQUESTED FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO REMOVE THAT STANDARD STIPULATION. AND THE STAFF ALSO AGREED THAT THE LOCATION OF THIS BUS INSIDE THE PROJECT, INSIDE OF OLD MINING SITE AND UP CLOSE, NOT CLOSE PROXIMITY. THEY ARE FAR AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT ACTUALLY WILL NOT REQUIRE BUS AS AS USUALLY IT'S ASSUMED THAT ANYBODY CAN BUILD HOUSES NEXT TO THAT BUS AND THAT'S WHY WE WE ARE REQUESTING FROM THE APPLICANTS TO PROVIDE THOSE REQUIREMENTS. AND IN THAT CASE, DURING THE DISCUSSION, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ALSO AGREE WITH THAT. AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR THIS CASE WITHOUT STIPULATION FOR THE BUS. GENERALLY WHEN THIS PRESENTATION WAS SUBMITTED TO THE TO THE BOARD, THERE WAS 17 LETTERS OF SUPPORT. I JUST SHARED ANOTHER 17 LETTERS FOR SUPPORT TOTALING 34 LETTERS OF SUPPORT. THEY ARE FROM INDIVIDUALS. THEY ALSO FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM ELOY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL. THEY ALL GENERALLY CITING ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT IT WILL BE ONE OF THE LARGEST RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS THAT THEY ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT. ENVIRONMENT AND THEY WILL FOLLOW ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PRINCIPLES THAT ALSO PROVIDE SOME LONG TERM ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FOR THE SAN MANUEL, BECAUSE THAT WILL BE BASICALLY THE MAJOR ACTIVITY NEXT TO THIS TOWN. [01:25:06] WE ALSO HAVE ONE CONCERN LETTER. IT'S NOT A POSITION. RECEIVE IT FROM TRI-CITY RC MODELER CLUB BECAUSE THEY HAVE LEASING A NEARBY LOCATION FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES AND LENDING. AND THEY ARE CONCERNED AT HOW THAT THAT MIGHT INFLUENCE THEIR ACTIVITY, ETC.. AND WE FORWARDED THEM OUR CONCERN ABOUT THAT ACTIVITY AS WELL IN THAT LOCATION BASED ON THE ZONING OF, OF, OF THE LOCATION. BUT IT WASN'T A POSITION TO THIS CASE. WE SPECIFIED WITH THEM. IS IT A POSITION LETTER? NO, THEY'RE JUST CONCERNED HOW THEY IN THE FUTURE WILL BE ABLE TO USE AND LEASE THAT SITE. BUT THAT'S A PRIVATE MATTER OF LEADER AND THIS CLUB. ON THE APRIL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF REZONING CASE UNANIMOUSLY AND A PD OVERLAY DISTRICT ALSO UNANIMOUSLY SUBJECT TO 18 STIPULATIONS. AND I ACTUALLY WANT TO, TO SPEAK HERE BRIEFLY ABOUT THOSE STIPULATIONS. COUNTY STAFF ARE AWARE THAT APPLICANT WISHED TO DO A REQUEST TODAY TO REMOVE STIPULATION NUMBER 11, ABOUT 50 FOOT BUFFER ALONG THE OLD EPHEMERAL WASHES AND RIPARIAN AREAS. AND SPEAKING ABOUT THAT STAFF HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THAT STUFF ACTUALLY. SO THAT WE, WE DO HAVE OTHER STIPULATIONS ON PLACE THAT WILL BASICALLY COVER WHAT, WHAT WE INTENDED TO HAVE WITH STIPULATION NUMBER 11. THOSE ARE STIPULATION NUMBER THREE AND 14. SO THOSE TWO STIPULATIONS WILL BASICALLY COVER INTENT OF STIPULATION 11 WITHOUT STRICT BUFFER OF 50 FOOT BUFFER FOR WASHES. JUST SO I'M CLEAR, WHAT YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS BY REMOVING STIPULATION 11, THAT IS GOING TO BE COVERED BY THE OTHER STIPULATIONS THAT ARE THERE. YES. SO BY SAYING THAT STUFF DOESN'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO REMOVE THAT STIPULATION, WE INTENDED THAT STIPULATION LEVEL WILL PROVIDE 50 FOOT BUFFER. WE WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT WILL BE 50 FOOT BUFFER FOR WASHES. BUT THOSE THREE STIPULATION NUMBER THREE, THAT THAT REFERENCE TO THE DRAINAGE REPORT, THAT WILL BE A REQUIREMENT FOR THE WASHES. AND WE HAVE RIPARIAN AREAS COVERED BY STIPULATION NUMBER 14. YES. IT'S NOT CLEAR. WOULD IT BE 50FT OR SOMETHING ELSE. BUT IF IT WILL BE SOMETHING ELSE, IT NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED BY ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND REPORTS. OKAY. AND GENERALLY FOR US, A CONCLUSION THAT THAT YES, I GUESS WHAT THAT MEANS IS AS AN ENGINEER LOOKS AT THIS, THAT EVEN COULD BE EVEN A BIGGER SETBACK. CORRECT. CORRECT. SO LEAVING THAT FLEXIBILITY FOR THE ENGINEER TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO GO. OKAY. SO GENERALLY SPEAKING ABOUT THIS CASE, IF APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, IT MIGHT BECOME A TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE FROM THE BROWNFIELD STYLE RENEWABLE ENERGY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY. THAT'S BASICALLY ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE COUNTY WHERE TO PUT THOSE SOLAR SPECIFICALLY LOOKING TO THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK REGARDING DIFFERENT LOCATIONS FOR SOLAR. AND THIS IS OLD MINING SITE THEY ALREADY DECOMMISSIONING THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE SOME GRADING OVER THAT, AND THERE'S LESS LIKELY THAT THIS AREA WILL BE USED FOR THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER NOT DISRUPTED AREAS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND AS ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING THE NRS THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY WHO LIVES THERE, THEY REFERENCED THAT NO ONE WANTS TO LIVE THERE, THAT SIDE OF, OF, OF THE TOWN BECAUSE THEY KNOW ABOUT ALL OF THOSE CHEMICAL STUFF AND MINING. SO THAT'S IDEAL BROWNFIELD STYLE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT THAT CAN BE DONE. APPLICANT PROVIDED THEIR INTENT TO TO MAKE US ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY PROJECT AS THEY CAN DO WITH WITH BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE. THEY ARE PROVIDING A LOT OF BUFFERS FOR THE WASHES FOR THE MAIN MAIN WASHES. THEY ALSO AGREED THAT IF THEY WOULD ASK FOR SOME REDUCTION OF THE BUFFERS, THEY WILL PROVIDE ENGINEERING JUSTIFICATION FOR THOSE. AND IT WILL BE A FURTHER ANALYZED DURING THE SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS. [01:30:05] AND EVEN IF THERE WILL BE SOME REDUCTION, IT MUST BE CONFIRMED WITH ENGINEERING REPORTS AND ANALYSIS. SO BASICALLY, THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST TEXTBOOK EXAMPLES OF REDEVELOPMENT OF PREVIOUSLY USED INDUSTRIAL SITES. AND IT WAS IT WASN'T PREVIOUSLY USED USED TO ZONED BY US INDUSTRIAL BECAUSE IT WAS MINING SITE, BUT IT WAS USED AS INDUSTRIAL. SO THERE ARE BASICALLY NO ACTUAL CHANGE IN THE USE. ALL THAT. AND IT'S ALMOST OUT OF SIGHT BECAUSE IT'S DOWNGRADE FROM EVERYTHING. YOU LOOK OUT OVER THE TOP OF IT. BUT BY TELLING THAT I MEAN LIKE CURRENTLY ZONED AS GENERAL RULE, BUT FOR MINING SITE THEY DO NOT NEED TO FOLLOW ZONING. AND THEY ALREADY DID INDUSTRIAL IN THAT ON THAT PROPERTY. AND THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, AN APPLICANT ALSO HAS THE. THANK YOU, MR. PACHECO. ANY ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR. I MIGHT HAVE AND THAT ONE SKETCH THERE OF HOW IT WILL LIE WITH THE SAN PEDRO RIVER IN BETWEEN THERE'S A TAILINGS PILE. THAT IS. THAT'S NOT THE PICTURE I WAS LOOKING FOR. NOR THAT ONE. THIS ONE. THE OLD MINE TAILINGS. IS THAT IT WITH VEGETATION GROWING ON IT, OR IS IT STILL RAW TAILINGS? I'M NOT SURE THAT THERE IS SOME VEGETATION. THE REASON I'M ASKING IS SOME OF THESE MINES CAN BE RE. I MEAN, IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH GLOBE MIAMI NOW AND LOOK ON THE HILLSIDES, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE VEGETATION GROWING ON THE OLD TALE TAILINGS PILES. AND IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN GET THIS TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE NATURAL, LIKE IT WAS PRE MINING AND THIS MIGHT BE THE LAST CHANCE YOU HATE TO HAVE. JUST STICK STOLLER IN THERE AND THAT'S THE END OF IT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A PICTURE OF THE ACTUAL TAILINGS PILE THERE. MAYBE THE APPLICANT CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. PACHECO? SUPERVISOR MILLER, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I DO NOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PACHECO. AT THIS TIME, MR. PRESENTER, WANT TO? YES YOU DO. COME ON UP. GOOD MORNING. STILL. YES. GOOD MORNING. PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ALL THAT STUFF. MR. CHAIRMAN, GOOD MORNING, STEVEN ANDERSON. I'M A LAND USE ATTORNEY WITH BURNHAM. FOR YOUR RECORD, MY ADDRESS IS 40 NORTH CENTRAL, 20TH FLOOR IN PHOENIX. I'M HERE THIS MORNING ON BEHALF OF AVENTIS. I WILL TRY TO ADDRESS THE REMARKS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE SUPERVISORS DURING OUR PRESENTATION. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS MORNING AND APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THE OR TOWN SOLAR PROJECT. WE ARE PLEASED TO COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH THIS UNIQUE SITE THAT DOES ENJOY COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND HAS A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FROM YOUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. AVENTIS HAS 17 MEMBERS PRESENT WITH ME TODAY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. SO WE'VE GOT FOLKS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT, PERMITTING, ENGINEERING, LEGAL, BATTERY STORAGE. OUR DRAINAGE PERSON IS HERE AS WELL. MANY OF THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT SINCE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS, WHICH RAN IN 2020 FOR TWO YEARS AGO. I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT WE CALL THE PROJECT OR TOWN SOLAR. WE NAMED THE PROJECT AFTER ITS PREDECESSOR, THE SAN MANUEL COPPER MINE, TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THAT WHICH CAME BEFORE US. WE HAVE THE SAME PHOTOGRAPH THAT STAFF SHOWED YOU IN THE CORNER THERE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE TOWN SITE IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SOLAR PROJECTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE CONSIDERED THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED IN THIS COUNTY. WE THINK IT'S A BETTER SITE AND WE THINK IT WARRANTS YOUR APPROVAL OF BOTH THE PROPOSED REZONING AND THE PAD. TODAY, WE ARE SEEKING TO UTILIZE THE SITE THAT BHP HAS BEEN SEEKING TO REPURPOSE FOR A LONG TIME, 20 YEARS. AS STAFF MENTIONED, WITH A PRODUCTIVE YET PASSIVE USE. BHP HAS ENTERTAINED MULTIPLE PROPOSALS FOR THE LAND OVER THE YEARS, AND THEY IDENTIFIED SOLAR AS THEIR MOST DESIRABLE USE. NOW, THE PROPOSAL HERE IS FOR 145MW OF SOLAR PV AND BATTERY STORAGE ON 1227 ACRES OF BHP LAND. I'M GOING TO PAUSE RIGHT HERE AND LET YOU KNOW TO ADDRESS SUPERVISOR QUESTION. OUR SITE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE TAILINGS. WE ARE OFF FROM THE TAILINGS. THE TAILINGS ARE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO US AND SIT BETWEEN US AND THE RIVER. SO WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THE TAILINGS SITE ITSELF. WHEN THE TAILINGS SITE WAS RECLAIMED, IT WAS CAPPED. SO IT DOES HAVE A SOIL CAP ON IT. THAT CAP IS DESIGNED TO CAPTURE RUNOFF, AS OPPOSED TO LETTING RUNOFF GO THROUGH THE TAILINGS AND INTO THE RIVER. [01:35:10] SO THAT THAT WAS DONE BY BHP AS PART OF THE RECLAMATION PROCESS. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, OUR PROJECT ENGINEER IS WITH US TODAY. SO IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT WHEN WE'RE DONE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO INVITE HIM UP TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THAT. THE PORTION OF THE OLD ORE PROCESSING SITE THAT WE PROPOSED TO USE SITS SOUTH OF WHERE THE OLD STACKS WERE, ON A RELATIVELY UNDEVELOPED PORTION OF THE SITE. AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE SOUTHWEST OF THE TAILINGS AREA, AND THE TAILINGS AREA REALLY SEPARATES US FROM THE SAN PEDRO RIVER. WE'RE ABOUT TWO MILES AWAY FROM THE RIVER ITSELF. OUR PROPOSED PANELS ARE GOING TO BE LESS THAN A MILE AWAY FROM THE EXISTING APPS SUBSTATION THAT WAS BUILT DECADES AGO TO SERVE THE MINING FACILITY. SO ANOTHER UNUSUAL FEATURE OF THIS SITE IS THAT WE'VE ALREADY GOT OUR OWN BUILT IN SUBSTATION THAT IS CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY. AS I INDICATED BEFORE, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY, HAVING ALREADY SECURED APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE COMP PLAN. AMENDMENT BACK IN 2024 TO DESIGNATE THE SITE FOR GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION. AND THAT MEANS THAT IF YOU ALL DO APPROVE OUR ZONING TODAY, WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IS BRINGING US INTO CONFORMANCE WITH THE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AGAIN TODAY FOR THE REZONING CASE, WE ARRIVED WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT, WHICH WE GOT MORE OF TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KNOCK WOOD, BOTH WRITTEN AND PRESENT AT THE HEARINGS, INCLUDING ALL OF THE SPEAKERS AT YOUR JULY 1ST HEARING. ALL OF THEM WHO SPOKE JUST LAST MONTH WERE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT. AND AGAIN, WITH THE UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL FROM THE COMMISSION. SO THAT'S THE OVERVIEW OF THE CASE. I WANTED TO TURN TO SPECIFICS NOW AND HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU SOME OF THE FACTORS WE CONSIDERED WHEN CHOOSING THIS SITE FOR THE OR TOWN PROJECT FOR DECADES. AS YOU'VE HEARD BEFORE, THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN USED FOR INTENSE INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, BHP HAS SINCE RECLAIMED THE PROPERTY, BUT IT HAS BEEN AND REMAINS A COMPLETELY FENCED AND VACANT SITE. ENVIRONMENTALLY. THAT RECLAMATION FENCING THAT IS ALREADY AROUND THE PROPERTY LIMITS THE USE OF THE SITE BY LARGER WILDLIFE. SO THIS IS NOT PRISTINE AREA. DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS UNUSED, THE FENCING DOES LIMIT SOME OF THE WILDLIFE PRESENCE ON THE PROPERTY. YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THE FOUR MAJOR WASHES THAT CROSS ACROSS THE SITE. OUR CONCEPTUAL PLAN DOES AVOID EACH OF THESE FOUR WASHES ACROSS THE SITE. THE CONTEXT OF THE PROPERTY IS THAT OUR TOWN IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EITHER ROUTINE COMMERCIAL USES, OR FOR RESIDENTIAL USES, OR EVEN FOR REGULAR PUBLIC USE OR ACCESS. SO THIS IS NOT LAND THAT LIES IN THE PATH OF OTHER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AMBITIONS. OF THE 1227 ACRES INVOLVED IN OUR PROJECT SITE. WE EXPECT OVER 430 ACRES OF THAT PROPERTY TO REMAIN UNDISTURBED. THAT INCLUDES THE NORTHERN QUARTER OF THE SITE, PLUS ACREAGE WITHIN THE SOLAR AREA ITSELF. THAT IS SET ASIDE FOR THOSE WASHES, AND ALSO FOR THE NEWLY IDENTIFIED DRAINAGE AREAS THAT WILL BE NECESSITATED BY OUR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. SO ABOUT 35% OF THE SITE IS GOING TO REMAIN UNDISTURBED. WE DO PLAN TO MAKE USE OF THE EXISTING HEAVY VEGETATION ALONG VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD TO CONCEAL THE SITE FROM PASSERS BY. AND AS CHAIRMAN MCCLURE HAS ALREADY NOTED, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT DROP ACROSS THE SITE ABOUT 250FT AS YOU GO FROM VETERANS MEMORIAL ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOLAR FIELD TO OUR EASTERN PERIMETER AS WE DROP TOWARDS THE RIVER. THERE IS A VIDEO SIMULATION. IF YOU ALL WANT TO SEE IT, PLEASE ASK US TO SHOW IT. WE'LL RUN IT FOR YOU. BUT GIVEN THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT WE HAVE, I'M GOING TO SORT OF KEEP MOVING IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH ON THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT. CHAIRMAN MCCLURE IS AWARE OF THIS. HE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO ATTEND A COUPLE OF OUR MEETINGS IN SAN MANUEL, AND WE HAVE ALSO HAD SIGNIFICANT LETTERS OF SUPPORT MORE TODAY. WE HAVE NO KNOWN WRITTEN OPPOSITION AS AS CONFIRMED BY THE STAFF, SO I'M GOING TO SKIP THE DETAILS ON THE OUTREACH AT THIS TIME. AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. AND WE CAN HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM TALK ABOUT THAT. I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OUR SUPPORTERS, ESPECIALLY THE FOLKS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO SPEAK BOTH TO YOU ON JULY 1ST, AND ESPECIALLY THE FOLKS WHO WERE HERE IN APRIL FOR OUR NINE OUR PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING. THE NINE HOURS WAS NOT ALL ABOUT US, A LOT ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE. I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK CAPTAIN JESSICA CASTRO FROM THE SAN MANUEL FIRE DISTRICT. SHE IS HERE YET AGAIN TODAY, AND I DO HOPE THAT YOU INVITE HER UP TO SPEAK. OBVIOUSLY, OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT IS SOMETHING THAT WE VALUE SIGNIFICANTLY. WE BELIEVE OUR TOWN IS GOING TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS TO THIS COMMUNITY. THE PROJECTED CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE IS EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 275 AND 325 WORKERS. THE STAFF REPORT ITSELF ADDRESSES DECOMMISSIONING OBLIGATION DETAILS AT PAGE NINE. VALENTINE SPENT A COUPLE MOMENTS SPEAKING ABOUT THAT IN HIS PRESENTATION. IT'S ALSO MEMORIALIZED IN STIPULATION NUMBER 18. BUT THE PROJECT. THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT IS THAT IT'S GOING TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT TAX INCOME FOR COUNTY BENEFICIARIES. [01:40:01] WE ESTIMATE ABOUT $60 MILLION OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT, ABOUT 22 MILLION OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OVER $15 MILLION TO THE FIRE DISTRICT. AVENTIS WORKED WITH BHP AND THE FIRE DISTRICT TO ANNEX THIS LAND INTO THE DISTRICT IN ADVANCE OF THE HEARING PROCESS. SO WE ARE ALREADY NOW INTO THE FIRE DISTRICT PAYING TAXES. THAT'S GOING TO JUMP OUR TAXES BY ABOUT 33% OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. WE ARE HAPPY TO MAKE THAT CONTRIBUTION. AVENTIS AND THE COUNTY STAFF WORKED DILIGENTLY TO POSITION THE PROJECT FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD TODAY. THE STAFF RECOMMENDED SEVERAL STIPULATIONS TO ATTACH TO THE PUD IF THE BOARD IS INCLINED TO APPROVE THE PROJECT. THOSE STIPULATIONS INCLUDE RIGHT OF WAY FOR NECESSARY ROADWAY AND INFRASTRUCTURE, EXTENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS, MORE INTENSE DRAINAGE AND TRAFFIC STUDIES, FOLLOWED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THOSE STUDIES. AND FINALLY, THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DECOMMISSIONING PLAN, AVENTIS AND THE COUNTY STAFF HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT THAT A PREVIOUSLY CONTEMPLATED STIPULATION NUMBER 11 CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE LIST OF CONDITIONS FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION. NOW, STIPULATION NUMBER 11 REPRESENTED AN EFFORT TO INTRODUCE SOME SPECIFICITY INTO THE DRAINAGE APPROVAL AT THIS EARLY STAGE OF THE PROCESS. BUT AFTER DISCUSSING STIPULATION NUMBER THREE'S REQUIREMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE STUDY, WHICH IS A STANDARD COUNTY REQUIREMENT AND STIPULATION NUMBER 14 REQUIREMENT FOR NATURAL PRESERVATION DURING THE SITE PLANNING PROCESS, THE COUNTY AND AVENTIS AVENTIS HAVE AGREED TO ALLOW THE PROCESS TO UNFOLD AS IT NORMALLY DOES. AS SUPERVISOR GOODMAN CALLED OUT WITH HIS QUESTIONS TO VALENTINE DURING VALENTINE'S PRESENTATION. SO THOSE STIPULATIONS ARE BOTH DESCRIBED IN SLIDE 35 OF THE STAFF'S PRESENTATION, HIGHLIGHTED HERE THREE AND 14. WE APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS OF THE STAFF TO CONTINUE TO PATIENTLY WORK ON THOSE ISSUES, BOTH DURING THE REZONING PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY GOING FORWARD DURING THE SITE PLANNING PROCESS. THE EXACT WORDING OF THE STAFF OR OF THE PROPER MOTION REFLECTING ALL OF THAT WORK IS STAFF'S IS AT THE BOTTOM OF STAFF'S. SLIDE 34. I'M JUST GOING TO READ IT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT. THE SUGGESTION IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CASE WITH 17 STIPULATIONS EXCLUDING ORIGINAL STIPULATION NUMBER 18. AGAIN THAT'S STAFF'S RECOMMENDED WORDING. COUPLE FINAL NOTES FOR YOU ALL THAT WE WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT WE THINK THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE INTO YOUR RECORD REGARDING SOLAR PROPOSALS. THE OVERTOWN PROJECT IS BEING PROPOSED BY AVENTIS, WHICH IS A LEADING US BASED CLEAN ENERGY COMPANY WHICH HAS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST UTILITY SCALE SOLAR AND ENERGY STORAGE PORTFOLIOS UNDER DEVELOPMENT. AVENTIS IS BASED IN SAN DIEGO. IN ARIZONA, AVENTIS HAS A TRACK RECORD OF ALREADY SIGNING TWO POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS WITH APS, WHICH IS THE GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT AS WELL. BOTH MAYOR SUTTON FROM ILLINOIS AND THE ILLINOIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAVE SUBMITTED SEPARATE LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO YOU REGARDING THEIR POSITIVE EXPERIENCE ON OUR RECENTLY COMPLETED KIT PROJECT. IN THAT COMMUNITY. THE KIT PROJECT IS FINISHED CONSTRUCTION AND IS NOW IN THE TESTING PHASE. WE'LL BE TURNING IT ON SOON. OR TOWN LIES WITHIN THE APP'S SERVICE TERRITORY, WHICH INCLUDES SAN MANUEL AND SOME OTHER PARTS OF PINAL COUNTY. AVENTIS HAS SUBMITTED AN INTERCONNECTION REQUEST TO APS TO CONNECT TO THE GRID AT THE EXISTING SAN MANUEL SUBSTATION, AND IS WAITING FOR APS TO COMPLETE THOSE STUDIES. AT THIS STAGE OF THE INTERCONNECTION PROCESS, ALL INFORMATION IS. REGRETTABLY. AS YOU ALL KNOW, CONFIDENTIAL. ONCE STUDIES ARE COMPLETE, THE PROJECT CAN HOPEFULLY SIGN AN INTERCONNECT AGREEMENT WITH APS AND IT WILL ALSO REQUIRE. APS WILL REQUIRE A POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT. THE POTENTIAL APPROVAL OF TODAY'S APPLICATION IS A CRUCIAL MILESTONE FOR US IN BEING ABLE TO MARKET THE PROJECT TO APS WITH INCREASED CERTAINTY. WE HOPE THAT WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED TO YOU TODAY THAT THE OURTOWN PROJECT PRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO REPURPOSE A BROWNFIELD SITE IN A POSITIVE, PASSIVE AND PRODUCTIVE WAY. WE APPRECIATE THE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM THE RESIDENTS OF SAN MANUEL AND UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION OF YOUR COMMISSION. WE'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE STAFF'S 17 PROPOSED STIPULATIONS. WE WOULD LIKE TO REALIZE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF YOUR POTENTIAL APPROVAL TODAY BY CARRYING ON WITH WHAT WILL BE A LARGE NINE FIGURE INVESTMENT INTO THIS COMMUNITY. FINALLY, WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL AGREE THAT GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THIS PROPERTY AS AN ORE PROCESSING SITE, THE APPROPRIATE STEP FOR YOU ALL WOULD BE TO APPROVE BOTH THE REZONING AND THE PAD BRINGING BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO CONFORMANCE WITH THE ALREADY APPROVED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT. I APPRECIATE THE GENEROSITY WITH YOUR TIME TODAY. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ANDERSON FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CHAIR. OKAY. SINCE THIS IS DOWN IN YOUR DISTRICT. OKAY. AND THERE ARE CONTINUING THIS POWER'S GOING TO GO TO A P S. ARE THERE ANY PROJECTS LIKE THIS THAT WILL HELP WITH SKIP AND THEIR ONGOING PROBLEMS? DOES THIS NOT TIE IN AT ALL? THERE'S NO IT'S. [01:45:02] I THOUGHT THIS WAS ALL DOWN IN THE AREA. YEAH. BUT BUT NO. SO THIS SHORT ANSWER IS NO. OKAY. OKAY. SUPERVISOR. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH APS AND THAT THEY HOPEFULLY YOU GET AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE POWER FOR PINAL COUNTY APS AND ESPECIALLY FOR SAN MANUEL. SO I HOPE THAT WORKS ALL OUT FOR YOU BECAUSE AGAIN, IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THIS STUFF IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POWER STAYS HERE. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE THE BATTERIES OR THE ANY OF THE COMPONENTS ARE COMING FROM? ARE THEY GOING TO BE US BUILT, CHINA BUILT? DO WE HAVE ANY, YOU KNOW, HOW DID THE LAST PROJECT GO AND GOING. WHERE DID YOU BUY YOUR EQUIPMENT FROM? HOW'S THAT? ASK KATIE TO SPIN THE PODIUM CHAIR. SUPERVISOR. I DON'T HAVE ON HAND THIS MY NAME IS KATIE DESPAIN. I'M A PROJECT DEVELOPER WITH AVENTIS WHO'S WORKING ON THE OURTOWN SOLAR PROJECT. I WOULD NEED TO ASK OTHER MEMBERS OF MY TEAM WHO ARE NOT HERE IN PERSON TODAY WHAT WE DID FOR THE KIT PROJECT AND WHERE THAT EQUIPMENT WAS SOURCED FROM. OUR GENERAL POLICY IS AT THIS POINT IN THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE, WE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC SUPPLIERS FOR OUR EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD COME LATER DOWN THE LINE AFTER WE HAVE THAT POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND ARE LOOKING TO SIGN THOSE EPC RELATED CONTRACTS. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT RIGHT NOW. OKAY. AND THEN COULD YOU YOU DON'T HAVE TO PULL IT UP. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE BATTERIES ARE STORED. I AM ACTUALLY A VERY BIG ADVOCATE FOR BATTERIES. I THINK THEY'VE BECOME SAFER AND SAFER. BUT THE ONE QUESTION I DO HAVE IS WHY CAN'T YOU MOVE THE BATTERIES FURTHER AWAY FROM SAN MANUEL? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE COULD ALSO SHOW THE SITE PLAN ON THE SCREEN IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I THINK I BELIEVE IT'S IN THE APPENDIX. YEAH. OKAY. KEEP GOING. SORRY, I WENT THE WRONG WAY. DID YOU REMOVE THE APPENDIX? NO. JUST KIDDING. NEXT ONE. YEAH. YEAH. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS LABELED ON THIS SITE PLAN. WE CAN SEE OUR OUR BATTERY ARRAY THERE. IT SAYS BESS AREA. TYPICAL. SO WE'VE SITED THAT FOR A NUMBER OF CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH NOW. SO FIRST OF ALL, THE WE LIKE TO SITE OUR BATTERY AREA NEAR OUR PROJECT SUBSTATION WHICH WE'VE DONE IN THIS SITE PLAN HERE. SO THERE ARE TWO SUBSTATIONS THAT ARE IN PLAY HERE. SO WE HAVE OUR PROJECT SUBSTATION, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE SITE THAT WILL COLLECT ALL THE ENERGY FROM THE SOLAR FACILITY. AND THEN WE HAVE THE SUBSTATION OWNED BY APS, WHICH IS THE EXISTING SALMON WELL SUBSTATION, WHICH IS IN THE UPPER CORNER OF THAT MAP THERE. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO SUBSTATIONS IS A LITTLE LESS THAN A MILE. SO OUR PROJECT SUBSTATION, WE LIKE TO SITE NEAR WHERE OUR BATTERY EQUIPMENT IS. FOR ACCESS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. AND CAPTAIN CASTRO CAN SPEAK TO THAT AS WELL. THAT THAT IS HELPFUL TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THOSE TWO THINGS TO BE CO-LOCATED. IF WE WERE TO MOVE THE BATTERY FARTHER AWAY FROM WHERE THE SUBSTATION IS NOW, WE WOULD ACTUALLY BE REQUIRED TO INSTALL MORE BATTERY CONTAINERS TO ACCOUNT FOR ELECTRICAL LOSSES BETWEEN WHERE THE BATTERIES ARE SITED AND THE SUBSTATION ITSELF. SO THAT'S WHY WE'VE SITED THE BEST AS, AS SHOWN. IF WE ALSO MOVED SUBSTATION FARTHER AWAY, IF WE MOVE BOTH COMPONENTS FARTHER AWAY TO SOME OTHER AREA OF THE SITE, THAT WOULD RESULT IN A LONGER TRANSMISSION LINE. SO WE'D HAVE ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES. AND, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FROM THAT AREA. SO IT'S A TRADE OFF. WE'D LIKE TO SITE IT WHERE IT IS SHOWN. NOW FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS THAT I'VE, I'VE STATED. KATIE, WHAT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE CLOSEST HOME? ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE. SO THE CLOSEST HOME IS ACROSS VETERANS. YES. WHICH SIDE OF THE ROAD IS THE FIRE STATION? IT IS ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE SOLAR PROJECT. RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY IS THE THE FIRE STATION. THE FIRE STATION IS CURRENTLY LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE AREA. OKAY, SO I GET IT. IT DOES COST YOU MORE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IN SOME INSTANCES I PROBABLY WOULDN'T CARE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE ENERGY DIFFERENCE, WHICH YOU'D HAVE TO ADD MORE BATTERIES, MORE BATTERIES, AND THAT WOULD TAKE DOWN TAKE UP MORE SPACE. SO I GET IT, BUT I APPRECIATE IT. BUT AGAIN, MY MAIN CONCERN IS ALWAYS THE SAFETY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE BATTERY SAFETY SITUATION HAS GOTTEN BETTER OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST YEAR OR TWO. AND BY THE TIME WHEN WILL THIS SHOVELS GO IN THE GROUND? OUR TARGETED COMPLETION DATE FOR THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN 2030, 2030. SO TECHNOLOGY WILL GET BETTER. HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING GETS EVEN BETTER THERE. SO AGAIN, THE TECHNOLOGY HAS GOTTEN BETTER AND BETTER. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. [01:50:02] THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. APPRECIATE IT. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SUPERVISOR GOODMAN I SEE, YEAH, I THINK ONE THING THAT WE SOMETIMES NEGLECT TO REALIZE THAT WE'VE GOT SEVERAL ELECTRIC DISTRICTS IN OUR IN OUR COUNTY THAT PURCHASE POWER FROM APS AND FROM SRP, THAT THEY'RE ALSO AFFECTED BY WHATEVER WE CAN ADD TO THE GRID. YEAH, RIGHT. ED234 ALL. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR. THE APPLICANT. HEARING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN WHAT DO WE DO? CONTINUED. SO I'M GOING TO RECONVENE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEMS TEN AND 11. AND I HAVE ABOUT SIX CARDS HERE. FIRST IS MR. CORRAL, IF YOU'RE HERE. ARE YOU HERE? YOU ARE HERE. YES, SIR. DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK? IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, COME ON DOWN, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND THAT WAS IN FAVOR. I HAVE MR. DALEY. I YIELD MY TIME IN FAVOR. THERE YOU GO. FOUR IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CARDENAS. SAME TIME IN FAVOR. SAME THING IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT, MR. COX, YOU'RE OVER HERE. THERE YOU ARE. MY NAME IS BRIAN COX. I LIVE IN SAN MANUEL, ARIZONA, AND HAVE FOR SEVERAL DECADES. THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE TAILINGS AND WHETHER THEY HAVE BEEN RECLAMATION. AND THAT IS TRUE. THEY HAVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY MANDATED THAT TO HAPPEN. WHEN THE MINING COMPANY DECIDED TO FOLD UP THEIR OPERATIONS, THEY WERE REQUIRED TO DISMANTLE ALL OF THE MACHINERY AND TO MOVE IT. THE TAILINGS WERE RECAPPED WITH NATURAL SOIL AND ROCK AND THEN REPLANTED. SO IF THAT SATISFIES THE QUESTION ASKED, I'M HAPPY TO BE OF SERVICE. I AM TRYING TO REMEMBER ALL ELSE THAT WAS INVOLVED, BUT I WANT TO STATE MY SUPPORT AND YOU'VE HEARD THIS FROM ME BEFORE. I SUPPORT IT VERY MUCH SO. BUT I HAVEN'T REALLY TOLD YOU WHY AND I WILL TODAY. TIME BEING GIVEN TO ME. ANY OTHER USE I CAN BAR NONE FROM THAT. ANY OTHER USE WOULD BE A CONTINUOUS WATER SUPPLY DRAIN. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ISSUED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER. WITHIN THIS COUNTY, THE TOWN OF COLONIE IS IN A WATER CRISIS. THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING RESTRICTIONS ON WATER USE. THE TOWN OF WILCOX HAS A SIMILAR SITUATION. PEOPLE THERE ARE MAKING TREMENDOUS SACRIFICES TO HANG ON. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY, ANY, ANYTHING AT ALL LIKE THIS HAPPEN WHERE I LIVE AND I. AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU WHY I SUPPORT THIS. I SUPPORT IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF WATER USE. IT ENSURES THAT THERE WILL BE LIVABLE LIFE FOR ME AND MY NEIGHBORS FOR MANY YEARS. I CAN SAY THAT AS A HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO THIS. I THINK IT IS A VERY GOOD SITUATION, AND I'VE ATTEMPTED TO TELL YOU WHY IT'S A GOOD SITUATION. I HAVE 100% APPROVAL FOR THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. COX. MISS HAAS. [01:55:11] OKAY. REPRISE FROM SAN MANUEL. I WILL NOT TAKE UP MY ENTIRE TIME. AND I REALLY AM GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE YIELDED IT IN SUPPORT. BUT I DID DRIVE OVER AN HOUR TO GET HERE, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW THAT THERE IS NO BIGGER TREE HUGGER ON THIS MOTHER EARTH THAN MYSELF, AND I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW IMPRESSED I HAVE BEEN WITH THE APPLICANT IN THEIR DUE DILIGENCE, IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND THEIR ACCOMMODATION, IN THEIR PAD OVERLAY DESIGN TO MAKE THEIR PROJECT ESSENTIALLY INVISIBLE. I MEAN, UNLESS YOU AND I LIVE SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF SAN MANUEL, I LOOK OUT OVER THE GALIURO MOUNTAINS, OVER THE SAN PEDRO VALLEY, AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IT AT ALL. NOR WILL I BE ABLE TO SEE IT WHEN I'M CRUISING DOWN THE VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS EVERY MONTH. IT'S ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE. OUR OUR COMMUNITY IS ON A HILLSIDE, AND IT'S ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE FROM THE ROAD WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE IT. AND IT PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PRODUCTION FOR SAN MANUEL. GOD FORBID IF A P S SHOULD LOSE CONNECTION, YOU KNOW, STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN. THEY COULD BE SUBJECT TO A POWER LOSS ON THEIR GRID. SAN MANUEL WILL STILL BE ABLE TO GENERATE POWER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE OUR OWN GENERATING STATION RIGHT THERE. SO AND ALL THE PEOPLE FROM ATLANTIS ARE JUST SO DANG PLEASANT. OH, EM. GEE, THEY'RE SO FUN TO DEAL WITH. AND THEY CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND THIS PLANET, AND I CANNOT RECOMMEND THEM HIGHLY ENOUGH. PLEASE APPROVE THIS PROJECT. HERE IS THE PAPER. THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING IT INTO THE RECORD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MR. LOPEZ. IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE CARDS I HAVE. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. JUST PUT THIS DOWN A LITTLE BIT. OKAY. I'M JESSICA CASTRO. I AM THE CAPTAIN FOR SAMUEL FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'M JUST TELLING YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT. WE ARE EQUIPPED WITH TWO ENGINES. ONE LADDER TRUCK, ONE BRUSH TRUCK. WE DO HAVE ONE 3000 GALLON WATER TENDER, AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING ANOTHER ONE. WE ALSO HAVE ONE RESCUE. WE DO HAVE A HYDRANT THAT IS 100FT AWAY FROM OUR STATION. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A SMALL TOWN, WE DO HAVE A FULL STAFF OF 21 FIREFIGHTERS. WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH ADVANTUS ON THE BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM AND THE BENEFITS OF IT BEING CLOSER BECAUSE IT'S CLOSER TO THE WATER SOURCE AND OUR AND OUR RESPONSE TIME WILL BE MUCH FASTER JUST BECAUSE IT'S SO CLOSE. AND THEN WE'LL BE CONTINUING WITH THE TRAINING AND COORDINATING FOR IN HOUSE AND QUARTERLY TRAINING WITH THEM AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS HEARING AT THIS TIME? HEARING. SEEING NONE. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR APPLICANT OR FOR COUNTY SUPERVISORS? MAYBE A STATEMENT. IT'S KIND OF UNPRECEDENTED TO NOT HAVE ANY OPPOSITION FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS. AND I'M NOT REALLY VERY PRO SOLAR, BUT I MAY HAVE TO VOTE YES ON THIS ONE. WOW. SHOCK. I LOVE IT SHOCK AND AWE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HE STILL LEFT HIMSELF AN OUT THOUGH. HE DID. HE LEFT HIMSELF AN OUT. BUT YOU KNOW HEY. JUST SAYING. OKAY, SO WITH THAT WE'VE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM TEN. MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER TEN AS PRESENTED WITH ONE STIPULATION. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, HAVE A MOTION. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I I I. THERE WE GO. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. AND THEN NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11. MAY I GET A MOTION, PLEASE ON ITEM NUMBER 11. MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 11 AS PRESENTED WITH 17 STIPULATIONS MINUS STIPULATION [02:00:03] 11. NO NO NO NO NO. JUST STOP AT 17. JUST STOP AT 17. I DIDN'T LISTEN VERY GOOD, DID I? NO. OKAY, MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 11 AS PRESENTED WITH 17 STIPULATIONS. GOOD JOB. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I I. I SAID I. OH DID YOU OKAY. OKAY. THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 12, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSSION [12. Public Hearing and discussion/approval/disapproval of Resolution No. 080526-RD26-013 ordering the abandonment and extinguishment of a portion of a roadway easement known as Sandridge Drive. Supervisor District #1. (RD26-013) (Celeste Garza/Joe Ortiz)] APPROVAL DISAPPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 080526-RD26-013, FOR AN ABANDONMENT AND EXTINGUISHMENT OF A PORTION OF A ROADWAY. AND I BET I'VE GOT MISS GARZA STANDING RIGHT THERE. GOOD AFTERNOON. WELL, GOOD MORNING STILL. OH, AFTERNOON. YOU'RE CLOSE. YOU'RE SLIDING IN. GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. CELESTE GARZA, PUBLIC WORKS DEPUTY DIRECTOR. I'M HERE FOR ITEMS 12, 13 AND 14. SO ITEM 12 HERE BEFORE YOU IS AN ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF SAND RIDGE DRIVE. IT IS LOCATED IN THE SAN TAN FOOTHILLS REGION OFF OF GAIL ROAD. RIGHT NOW IT SERVES AS MORE OF AN ALLEYWAY TO THESE FIVE LOTS. THE FIVE LOTS EITHER ACCESS OFF OF MEMORY OR SNAPSHOT ROAD. SO THERE ISN'T A CURRENT CURRENT COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD ON THE ALIGNMENT. IT'S JUST AN OPEN VACANT SPACE BETWEEN TWO PARCELS FOR THE MOST PART. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GARZA? JUST THE CRICKETS I HEAR. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS GARZA. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 12. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME? HEARING AND SEEING NONE. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. BOARD DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GARZA? HEARING NONE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE, ON THIS ITEM. MR. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 12 AS WRITTEN. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MISS GARZA. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 13, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION. [13. Public Hearing and discussion/approval/disapproval of Resolution No. 080526-RD26-014 ordering the abandonment and extinguishment of a portion of a roadway easement known as Edge Street. Supervisor District #5. (RD26-014) (Celeste Garza/Joe Ortiz) ] APPROVAL DISAPPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 080526-D26-01. FOR ANOTHER ABANDONMENT AND EXTINGUISHMENT KNOWN AS EDGE STREET. MISS GARZA, YOU'RE UP AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. EDGE STREET IS LOCATED IN JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION. WELL, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT'S WITHIN THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION. IN SOME REGARD. IT'S A COUNTY ISLAND. IT'S AN INDUSTRIAL AREA OFF OF THE GUADALUPE ROAD ALIGNMENT NEAR IRONWOOD. EDGE STREET, IS SERVING CURRENTLY AS A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY INTO TWO COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. IT ISN'T USED FOR ACCESS FOR A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAY, NOR HAVE THE UTILITIES USED IT IN THIS LOCATION. SO THIS. THERE'S A COUPLE PHOTOS. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GARZA? ITEM NUMBER 13. HEARING NONE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 13. HEARING. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION. PLEASE. MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 13 AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. [14. Public Hearing and discussion/approval/disapproval of Resolution No. 080526-RD26-015 ordering the abandonment and extinguishment of a portion of a roadway easement known as Roadrunner Road. Supervisor District #5. (RD26-015) (Celeste Garza/Joe Ortiz) ] ITEM 14 IS YET AGAIN ANOTHER ABANDONMENT AND EXTINGUISHMENT OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 080526-RD26-015. MISS GARZA. AND FINALLY, WE HAVE ROAD RUNNER ROAD, WHICH IS LOCATED IN SECTION 23, ONE NORTH 80TH AND APACHE JUNCTION KIND OF EAST OF THE APACHE JUNCTION AREA. THE BIRD FAMILY WANTS TO USE THIS SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL BACKYARD. CURRENTLY THERE ISN'T A ROADWAY ON THIS ALIGNMENT AS WELL. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S UNUSED NATIVE LAND. YES, IT WOULD TAKE SOME WORK TO GET IT TO THAT POINT. BUT WE DO HAVE SEVERAL, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE EASEMENTS EVERY 300FT IN APACHE JUNCTION. [02:05:05] SO THERE'S SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS THAT FOLKS USE FOR DRIVEWAYS OR WE USE FOR ROADWAYS, BUT SEVERAL OF THOSE WE DON'T NEED. SO YOU SEE THESE QUITE OFTEN IN THIS LOCATION. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GARZA ON ITEM NUMBER 14. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. SO THEY WANT TO EXTEND THEIR BACKYARD. AND I GUESS THAT'S LEGIT. SO THEY WOULD END UP WITH MORE PROPERTY. THAT'S ALL THIS WOULD END UP BEING. YES THAT IS CORRECT. THEY'LL USE THAT 33FT FOR WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE TO DO. SO. AND THERE'S NO COST TO US FOR THEM TO DOING THAT AND MOVING EVERYTHING BECAUSE I SEE THERE'S A WALL. NO, THERE IS NOT. THEY THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A COST TO GO THROUGH THE ABANDONMENT PROCESS THROUGH OUR ORDINANCE. BUT NO, THEY, THEY PAY FOR THAT. THEY TAKE ON ALL THAT RESPONSIBILITY, BUT THEY WANT TO USE IT. SO IT'S BENEFIT TO THEM. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS GARZA? HEARING NONE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 14? AT THIS TIME. HEARING IS SEEING. YOU'RE NOT. ARE YOU PUBLIC? MR.. PACHINKO. OH, BOY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DON'T BE JUMPING THE GUN. OKAY. SO NO MEMBERS FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND AND I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION, PLEASE. MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 14 AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. NOW, MR. [15. Public Hearing and discussion/approval/disapproval of Ordinance No. 2026-PZ-006-26, an Ordinance approving case PZ-006-26; Lily Drosos, Rose Law Group (agent), on behalf of landowners/applicants – Katherine Champagne, requesting an approval of a Rezone from ±3.86-acres of RV Recreational Vehicle Homesite Zone to MH-8 Manufactured Homes Zoning District to allow compatible low-density development on approximately one-acre lots, situated in a portion of Section 06, Township 07S, Range 05E, tax parcel 511-66-022A (legal on file), generally located north of the intersection of S. Montgomery Rd. and W. Cornman Rd., 0.75 miles north of exit 167 on Interstate 8, west of the City of Casa Grande, unincorporated Pinal County, AZ. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval (9-0) of case PZ-006-26 with one (1) stipulation. Supervisor District #3. (Valentyn Panchenko/Dedrick Denton)] PACHINKO, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL. DISAPPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-P-006-26. AND I'LL LET YOU EXPLAIN, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS VALENTIN PACHINKO, SENIOR PLANNER HERE TO PRESENT THE CASE P 00626 CHAMPAGNE REASON. THAT'S A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF REZONE FROM RECREATIONAL VEHICLE HOME SITE ZONE RV TWO MH EIGHT MANUFACTURED HOMES ZONING DISTRICT BASICALLY TO ALLOW COMPATIBLE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE LOTS. THAT'S LOCATED GENERALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH MONTGOMERY ROAD AND WEST CORNMAN, ONE MILE NORTH OF EXIT 167 OF I-8, WEST OF CITY OF CASA GRANDE. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY 3.86 ACRES. AND AGENT IS PRESENT HERE TODAY FROM ROSE LAW GROUP. THIS IS A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SITE WEST OF CASA GRANDE. HERE'S A ZONING MAP FOR THE LOCATION AND SURROUNDING AREAS. SO THIS THIS PORTION, THIS PARCEL IS A PART OF A LARGER RECREATIONAL VEHICLE HOME SITE ZONE SURROUNDING ITSELF. GENERAL THE WHOLE SITE WITH RV ZONE FROM THIS SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT CONTAINS ABOUT 15 ACRES. THIS PROPERTY HAS 3.9 ACRES. CODE REQUIRES TO HAVE AT LEAST TEN ACRES FOR RV TO BE DEVELOPED THROUGH THE SITE PLAN AND CURRENT OWNERS OWNER OWN ONLY THOSE UNDER FOUR ACRES, SO THE CURRENT OWNER IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR SITE PLAN FOR THIS LOCATION BECAUSE IT'S LESS THAN TEN ACRES TO DEVELOP RV PARKS, AN APPLICANT BASICALLY ASKED TO REZONE IT TO MH, AND WE CAN SEE THAT IN THE LARGEST NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE IS ALREADY EXISTING MH ZONES TO THE EAST AND TO THE WEST OF THIS SITE. SO IT WILL NOT BE SOMETHING NEW TO THE, TO THIS COMMUNITY. THERE ARE ALSO A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ZONES, INCLUDING COMMERCIALS AND OTHER RV PARKS AND DIFFERENT SIZED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING EVEN INDUSTRIAL CA1 TO THE NORTH EAST FROM THIS SITE. SO IT'S PRETTY A MIX OF LAND USES ON THAT AREA. CURRENTLY THAT'S UNDEVELOPED. ASIDE FROM. AND HERE'S SOME VIEWS FOR FOR THE SITE WITH NOTICES PUBLISHED. SO THE. THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS 3.8 ACRES AND APPLICANT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE PLANNING TO DO TO APPLY FOR THE MINOR LAND DIVISION APPLICATION AND IN ORDER TO CREATE APPROXIMATELY THREE ACRES AND 12128 ACRES OF OF EACH. BUT THEY CAN DO UP TO ONE ACRE EACH. THAT'S THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE. AND HERE IS A JUST GENERAL PREVIOUS ZONING FOR THIS CASE. [02:10:01] SO THAT USED TO BE A LARGER RV PARKS. SO THAT SIDE LIKE ALONG THE STREET THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE WHOLE SITE RV PARK, BUT THEY ALREADY GONE THROUGH THIS SEVERAL ROUNDS OF REZONING FOR THE PROPERTY. AND CURRENTLY ONLY THIS SMALL 15 ACRES SOUTH OF, OF ORIGINAL REZONE LEFT AS RV PARK OTHER TO THE NORTH, THEY ALREADY REZONED TO OTHER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE SITE PLAN. THAT'S THAT'S LAND IS DESIGNATED AS HIGH INTENSITY ACTIVITY CENTER AND PROPOSED USE ACTUALLY FEEL FITS INTO THE TRANSITIONAL USE ON THE HIGH INTENSITY ACTIVITY CENTER. SO THAT WILL BE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH SUCH LAND USE DESIGNATION IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD. HERE IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR THE FOR. FOR THE LOCATION, THE APPLICANT WANTS TO DO THREE PARCELS OUT OF THIS PROPERTY. BASED ON THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE, 8000FT², THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO MAXIMUM FIVE PARCELS OUT OF THIS 3.9 ACRES, BUT THAT'S THE MAXIMUM THAT THEY WILL BE ENTITLED TO DO. BUT APPLICANT WISH TO DO ONLY THREE. HERE THERE WAS NO LETTER OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OR NO AGENCY COMMENTS FOR THIS PROPOSAL. HERE IS DATA ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS AND DIFFERENT NOTIFICATION AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON ITS JUNE MEETING, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REZONE UNANIMOUSLY AND SUBJECT TO ONE STIPULATION AS OUTLINED ON THE STAFF REPORT, AN APPLICANT IS PRESENT HERE TODAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE STAFF. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. PACHECO AT THIS TIME? BOARD. NO. THANK YOU. APPLICANT. DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK? MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. JOHN GILLESPIE WITH THE ROSE LAW GROUP. WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE ON PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO CAN NOW USE THEIR LAND. IF PENDING YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS THIS CASE. AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE ROOMS CLEARED. I THINK WE CAN GET A DECENT LUNCH TODAY OUT AT A DECENT TIME, SO I DON'T WANT TO HOLD THAT UP. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NUMBER 15. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK? NOT YOU, MR. PACHECO. HEY, YOU KNOW, GOT TO KEEP IT GOING. OKAY. HEARING SEEING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND. MAY I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, MR. CHAIR? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 15 AS WRITTEN WITH ONE STIPULATION. I HAVE A MOTION AS YOUR SECOND. SECOND? BOY. I LIKE THAT PREGNANT. OKAY, MOTION A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. MAYBE. MR. MILLER, ARE YOU STILL THERE? HE FELL OFF THE OTHER CLIFF. I THINK WE HAVE THE VOTES. YEAH. WE HAVE. WE HAVE A MAJORITY. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION EITHER, SO JUST. I'LL JUST STATE THAT. OKAY. THIS MOVES US TO ITEM NUMBER 16. QUESTION I HAVE ARE WE GETTING MILLER BACK. BECAUSE DOESN'T REQUIRE ALL FIVE OF US ON THIS ONE. DOESN'T SAY THAT. NUMBER 16. YES IT DOES. WELL 16 IT DOES. YES. OKAY. I HADN'T GOTTEN THERE YET. YOU'RE JUMPING THE GUN. I KNOW YOU'RE READING AHEAD. I YOU WERE THE KID IN SCHOOL. THE RIDE AHEAD IN THE CLASS, DIDN'T YOU? YEAH, I WAS KIND OF OKAY, TOO. WHILE YOU'RE WORKING ON THAT ITEM NUMBER 16 BEFORE WE CAN WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT. WHAT THE HECK? THAT'S A NICE SUGGESTION. WE'LL JUST GO TO NUMBER 17 BECAUSE DISCUSSION, APPROVAL, [17. Discussion/approval/disapproval and acceptance of an Administrative Modification to amend and correct a clerical error in the legal description associated with Grant of Right-of-Way Easement No. 0000RW9003, originally approved on October 30, 1990, in accordance with 25 CFR § 169.204 (b). By and between the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, acting by and through the Superintendent of the Pima Agency, and Pinal County, a political subdivision of the State of Arizona associated with State Route 347 Right-of-Way Grant of Easement Project. Located within the Gila River Indian Community and encompasses portions of Maricopa County and Pinal County. Supervisor District #1. (RD26-017) (Celeste Garza/Joe Ortiz)] DISAPPROVAL, AND ACCEPTANCE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATION TO AMEND AND CORRECT A CLERICAL ERROR IN THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ASSOCIATED WITH GRANT OF RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT NUMBER 0000RW9003. THAT'S A LOT OF ZEROS. AND THIS IS FROM MISS GARZA. HI, MISS GARZA. PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, MR. ORTIZ. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR. JOE ORTIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGING DIRECTOR. ITEM 17 IS A. I CALL IT A CLEANUP ITEM RELATED TO A LARGER OBJECTIVE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. THAT OBJECTIVE IS WE HAVE A GRANT OF EASEMENT THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO PINAL COUNTY BACK IN OCTOBER 30TH, [02:15:05] 1990 RELATED TO STATE ROUTE 347. AND THE OBJECTIVE IS TO GET THAT ASSIGNED RIGHT AWAY THROUGH TO THE GILA RIVER COMMUNITY, WHO WILL THEN IN TURN ASSIGN IT TO ADOT FOR THE OVERALL STATE ROUTE 347 PROJECT THAT THEY WANT TO ACCOMPLISH OUT THERE. SO BACK TO THIS ITEM ITSELF. WE NEED TO CLEAN UP A LEGAL DESCRIPTION THAT HAD SOME SCRIVENER ERRORS BACK IN 1990. SO WE NEED TO DO THAT BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ACTUAL ASSIGNMENT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS TAKE CARE OF THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR MR. ORTIZ? NONE. SUPERVISOR SUPERVISOR MILLAR. BACK. BACK IN THE WORLD. HERE WITH US. OKAY. NO QUESTION, I AM. THERE YOU ARE. OKAY, GOOD. SO IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. I'D ASK FOR A MOTION ON ITEM 17. MR. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 17 AS WRITTEN. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MOTION IN A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I I. HERE WE GO. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW, GOING BACK TO ITEM 16, WE'LL TALK ABOUT A DISCUSSION APPROVAL DISAPPROVAL OF DONATE SURPLUS EQUIPMENT READY TO BE [16. Discussion/approval/disapproval to donate surplus equipment, ready to be placed for auction, from the Pinal County Salvage Division of the Office of Budget and Finance, through the Pinal County Board of Supervisors, to the Town of San Tan Valley. The Office of Budget and Finance requests authorization to donate the following equipment to the Town of San Tan Valley for use in the Town's facility: seven (7) office chairs, one (1) cabinet, one (1) felt blue lobby chair, two (2) leather chairs, and six (6) brown office chairs for the total value of $1.00. This item requires unanimous consent from the Board. (Angeline Woods)] PLACED FOR AUCTION FROM THE PINAL COUNTY SALVAGE DIVISION. THE OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, BUDGET AND FINANCE RATHER THREW ALL THAT STUFF ANYWAY. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MISS WOODS, PLEASE TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ANDY WOODS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF BUDGET AND FINANCE BEFORE YOU, AS AN ITEM, WERE ASKING TO DONATE SOME EQUIPMENT OR CHAIR, OFFICE CHAIRS, CABINETRY, SOME FURNITURE TO THE CITY OF SAN JUAN OR I GUESS THIS TOWN OF SAN TAN VALLEY. SO FOR THE VALUE OF A DOLLAR, THESE ITEMS WERE GOING TO BE PLACED ON AUCTION. HOWEVER, REPURPOSING THEM FOR THEIR USE SEEMS APPROPRIATE. SO WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WE WOULD DO SO. AND AGAIN, IT DOES REQUIRE UNANIMOUS CONSENT FROM CAN'T WE CHARGE YOU MORE BECAUSE THEY SUCKED A BUNCH OF MONEY? I SEE, I SEE OLGUIN OUT THERE, SO CAN'T WE JUST CHARGE YOU MORE FOR FUN? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY SUCKING ALL THIS MONEY OUT OF US FROM TAXES. JUST GETTING IT. HE'S GETTING HIS OLD. THAT'S ENTIRELY UP TO YOU. MOST OF THAT STUFF'S JUST GETTING THEIR OLD EQUIPMENT BACK. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH, IT FITS THEM. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MRS. WOODS? JUST ONE. TELL THEM NO MORE STEALING OUR STAFF. MIKE. YEAH, YEAH. PUT THAT ON. YEAH. ONE STIPULATION. ONE STIPULATION. JUST KIDDING. JUST KIDDING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS WOODS? HEARING NONE. MAY I GET A MOTION, PLEASE? MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 16 AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. AND JUST, JUST JUST TO NOTE HERE, THIS REQUIRES UNANIMOUS CONSENT FROM THE BOARD. SO THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I. ALL OF US. THERE WE GO. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SEEING THAT THAT AN HOUR TO ITEM 18 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. [18. Discussion of Board Members' request for future agenda item(s) and/or reports to be presented at upcoming meetings. (Jeffrey McClure) ] ANYONE FROM THE BOARD WISH TO PLAY SOMETHING ON A FUTURE AGENDA? SUPERVISOR DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO PUT ON? WE'RE GOING TO PLAY IT BY EAR WITH THE WITH THE CAMERAS, AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE. YEAH, WE'LL SEE HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK OUT. OKAY. ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER? YEAH. WHEN IT COMES TO OUR, WE'RE REWRITING AND RELOOKING AT SOME OF OUR ORDINANCES AND CODES. AND WE PROBABLY HAVE REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE A GOOD OPEN DISCUSSION WITH ALL FIVE OF US HERE AT THE DAIS WITH OUR STAFF. SO SOME KIND OF A WORK SESSION OR SOMETHING THAT WE GET THE MESSAGE OUT LOUD AND CLEAR. WE'VE GOT SOME STUFF THAT'S GOING OUT THERE RIGHT NOW THAT WE NEED TO GET AHOLD OF. SO, OKAY, I SEE A NOD FROM OVER HERE TO MY RIGHT GETS THE MESSAGE STAGE RIGHT. OKAY. ANY OTHER ITEMS WITH THAT? THERE'S NO MORE BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD. WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.