Sep 02, 2026 BOS Regular Session

[CALL TO ORDER]

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

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

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THE RESOLUTION BEING READY TO OFFER OPEN AND FARADAY AND FLORENCE COPPER AND THE ONE IN

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AND THERE'S ALSO SOMETHING THERE CALLED THE HIVE, WHICH TRAINS PEOPLE. SO HERE'S A VIDEO OF OF THIS OPENING UP THIS PROJECT. AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT FOR THE WHOLE COPPER CORRIDOR. AND WE CAN NOT ONLY REPEAT THIS NOT ONLY FOR COPPER, BUT FOR ANY OF THE TECH JOBS AND ANY OF THE MANUFACTURING JOBS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING TO PINAL COUNTY. THERE USED TO BE A WORKFORCE. THAT'S WHAT BUILT ALL THIS STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE IN. IT'S EVEN OLDER THAN US, OUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, THEY WHO BUILT THIS. AND NOW WE NEED TO GET THE NEW WORKFORCE GOING. WE'RE HERE AT THE SUPERIOR ENTERPRISE CENTER. SO WHEN JOB SEEKERS COME, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ONE ON ONE WITH A CAREER COACH, WORK ON RESUME WRITING, BE ABLE TO LEARN TIPS AND TRICKS WHEN IT COMES TO INTERVIEW SKILLS. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME GOAL OF THE PINAL COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, ADDING THIS LOCATION AS AN ACCESS POINT, IT WILL BE OUR THIRD ACCESS POINT. WE ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES AT THE APACHE JUNCTION PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND NOW HERE IN SUPERIOR. WITH PLANS TO PROVIDE SERVICES AT THE FLORENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE ELOY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE ARIZONA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY. THERE'S MORE TO SUPERIOR. THERE'S MORE TO PINAL COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN PART THAN JUST COPPER. THERE'S JOBS THAT WILL SERVICE COPPER. THEY HAVE TO EAT THEIR VEHICLES, BREAK DOWN. THINGS NEED TO BE WELDED UP. YOU CAN LEARN TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS HERE. EVERY BUSINESS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. ON HOW THEY LOOK AT A RESUME. EVERY SKILL, EVERY TRADE, EVERY POSITION LOOKS AT THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY AND CARE ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS. THE BENEFIT OF WORKING WITH ARIZONA AT WORK, PINAL COUNTY IS WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE HIRING. WE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, NOT JUST RELYING ON WHAT CHATGPT MIGHT SPIT OUT FOR YOU IN A RESUME, BUT HOW TO REALLY SET IT UP SO THAT IT PROMOTES YOU, PROMOTES YOUR SKILLS. WHEN PEOPLE COME TO THE ENTERPRISE CENTER, IF THEY'RE COMING TO STOP BY ARIZONA AT WORK, THEY CAN ALSO COME OVER TO THE HIVE. AND WE HAVE SO MUCH FOR PEOPLE TO DO. YOU CAN COME OVER HERE AND PRACTICE WHAT YOU JUST LEARNED OVER WHAT ARIZONA AT WORK, BUT YOU CAN BUILD ON THAT WITH CREATIVE SKILLS, LIKE CREATING YOUR FIRST PODCAST OR VISITING WITH YOUR DOCTOR IN THE TELEHEALTH ROOM. WE ALWAYS GROW. I MEAN, THE WHOLE POINT OF THE HIVE IS THAT IT IS ADAPTIVE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO WHAT'S CHANGING IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD AROUND US. AND SO AS THOSE THINGS EVOLVE, WE WILL EVOLVE WITH IT. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE SKILLS WE'RE TEACHING REMAIN RELEVANT FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW, MOST IMPORTANTLY, AND THAT THE SPACE CONTINUES TO REFLECT THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WE KNOW WILL PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING. THANK YOU, KEVIN, FOR THAT. ALWAYS GREAT VIDEO. ALSO A REMINDER, EVEN THOUGH IT'S SEPTEMBER, IT'S STILL SUMMER AND THERE'S WAY TOO MANY RESCUES HAVING TO BE DONE FOR STUPID HIKERS. SO PLEASE DON'T GO OUT YET UNTIL ABOUT OCTOBER NOVEMBER WHEN IT GETS BACK DOWN IN THE 80S.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SUPERVISOR VITIELLO, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. JUST ONE THING. LAST SATURDAY I HAD A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE. HE PASSED AWAY. WE'VE HAD THIS SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT FOR 11 YEARS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 11TH YEAR. AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT FOR HIS FAMILY. HE WAS ON AN IN AN ACCIDENT 11 YEARS AGO ON THE 347, AND HE HAS BEEN ON LIFE SUPPORT. AND HE ALSO WAS IN A HOME. AND JUST A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, HE DID PASS AWAY. AND WE HAD A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR HIM. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A. A MOMENT TO HONOR HIM. AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF WE COULD JUST HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE JUST FOR HIM, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HIS NAME WAS IZZY CALDERON, AND HE WAS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER UP IN MARICOPA COUNTY. AND. REST IN PEACE, MY BUDDY. ALL RIGHT.

[3. Presentation of donation of fully engraved stainless steel replicas of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Civil Rights Amendments from the Charters of Freedom America 250 Project. (Dana Lewis)]

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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IN JUNE, THE ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES BROUGHT A MOMENTOUS OPPORTUNITY TO OUR DOORSTEP THROUGH THE CHARTERS OF FREEDOM AMERICA 250 PROJECT. PINAL COUNTY WAS CHOSEN TO RECEIVE AN EXTRAORDINARY, FULLY ENDOWED GIFT BRILLIANT, DEEPLY ENGRAVED STAINLESS STEEL REPLICAS OF OUR NATION'S FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, THE BILL OF RIGHTS, AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS AMENDMENTS. WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVAL. ON JULY 1ST, WE OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED THESE ITEMS AND WELCOME THEM TO OUR COUNTY ON AUGUST 6TH. THESE FANTASTIC PIECES ARE CURRENTLY STAGED IN THE FOYER OF THE 1891 HISTORICAL COURTHOUSE TO MARK THE LAUNCH OF A 14 WEEK EDUCATIONAL TOUR ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES, BRINGING THE BEDROCK OF AMERICAN LIBERTY DIRECTLY TO OUR CITIZENS AND DESIGNED TO INSPIRE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE PATRIOTS TO ENSURE EVERY RESIDENT HAS THE CHANCE TO STAND BEFORE OUR NATION'S HISTORY. THE TOUR WILL MARCH ACROSS PINAL COUNTY IN THREE REGIONAL PHASES EAST REGION FROM SUPERIOR THROUGH ORACLE CENTRAL REGION, FROM APACHE JUNCTION THROUGH ELOY AND WEST REGION FROM ARIZONA CITY THROUGH MARICOPA. PINAL COUNTY VOTER OUTREACH HAS PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH THE PINAL COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICTS FOR THIS INITIATIVE. AT EACH TOUR STOP, LOCAL LEADERS AND SPECIAL GUESTS WILL GATHER TO INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITIES WITH VITAL DISCUSSIONS ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AMERICA'S RICH HISTORY AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERISM. QUESTIONS OR TOUR INQUIRIES, PLEASE REACH OUT TO CHIP NIETO AT 52086664 60 OR VISIT PINAL.GOV/LIBRARY DISTRICT. IN MID-DECEMBER, THESE HISTORIC REPLICAS RETURN HOME TO FLORENCE. AT THAT TIME, WE WILL RECONVENE AND ESTABLISH A PERMANENT HOME FOR THESE DOCUMENTS WITHIN OUR COUNTY. AN INITIATIVE OF THIS MAGNITUDE REQUIRES A VILLAGE OF DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS. WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO JENNIFER MARZAN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT ARCO, FOR BRINGING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OUR INBOX. GLORIA MORENO OF THE THE DIRECTOR OF THE PINAL COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT, AND NICHOLAS STALTER, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, AND THEIR STAFF FOR THEIR SEAMLESS COORDINATION, PLANNING AND STAGING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALLOWING US TO BRING THE LIVING HISTORY OF OUR GREAT NATION DIRECTLY TO THE CITIZENS OF PINAL COUNTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS LEWIS. ALL

[4. Presentation and discussion on the County Supervisors Association of Arizona Report. (Craig Sullivan/Leo Lew)]

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN MCCLURE. MEMBERS OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HERE IN PINAL COUNTY. IT'S VERY NICE TO SEE YOU THIS MORNING. AND I'D SAY TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AS LEADERS ACROSS THIS STATE OF ARIZONA. FOR THE RECORD, I AM PATRICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ALTON JOE SHEPHERD. I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS THIS YEAR'S PRESIDENT FOR THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION. I WANTED TO BE HERE THIS MORNING TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH CSA, YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND IN OUR ORGANIZATION MAKES CSA AN EFFECTIVE, COLLABORATIVE. AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VOICES AT OUR. AT OUR ASSOCIATION. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SUPERVISOR MILLER FOR ALSO SERVING AS THE MEMBER ON OUR ASSOCIATION'S LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE FOR MANY YEARS, AND ALSO AS OUR FORMER PAST PRESIDENT FOR CSA AS WELL. AND DURING MY TENURE, I WAS ABLE TO SEE AND TAKE SOME OF HIS LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND MOVING FORWARD. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND HERE I AM TODAY AS PRESIDENT, SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. MR. MR. MILLER JOINING ME TODAY IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. CRAIG SULLIVAN. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO BRIEF YOU ON IMPORTANT ISSUES CSA HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS YEAR, BUT BEFORE I TURN THE TIME OVER TO HIM, I WANT TO PUT A PLUG IN FOR OUR UPCOMING CSA SUMMIT OCTOBER 6TH THROUGH THE EIGHTH, AND THAT'S HOSTED BY COCONINO COUNTY AND FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE MOST THE MOST IMPORTANT MEETING THAT WE WILL BE COMING TOGETHER FOR AND LOOKING FOR. AND I LOOK

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YOU KNOW, AS PRESIDENT SHEPHERD SAID, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE OUR REPORT OUT ON THE ASSOCIATION.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME THAT WE COME TO YOU EVERY YEAR AND TALK ABOUT HOW THIS ORGANIZATION IS WORKING ON YOUR BEHALF AND ON THE BEHALF OF THE CONSTITUENTS HERE IN PINAL COUNTY. SO THE DOCUMENT THAT I'M PROVIDING TO YOU IS FAIRLY DETAILED, AND IT WALKS YOU THROUGH A LOT OF CONTENT. IN TERMS OF THE SLIDE DECK, I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF IT.

I'LL JUST HIT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, GIVEN YOUR AGENDA, BUT I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THE CONTENT THAT THAT'S THERE FOR YOU AS WELL. I DID PROVIDE TO YOU AS WELL, A ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE PUT OUT EVERY YEAR THAT HAS A LOT OF CONTENT ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION. AND AS MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK WITH US AS WE GO THROUGH THIS POWERPOINT. I'LL HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE OPERATE AS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL OFFICE, DESCRIBE SOME OF THE COMMUNICATION AND RESEARCH EFFORTS THAT WE'VE BEEN DEVELOPING, AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT JUST WRAPPED UP AND HOW WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE NEXT ONE. BUT AS WE BEGIN, I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT PRESIDENT SHEPHERD SAID. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COLLABORATION. IN OUR ASSOCIATION, IT'S BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE AT THE TABLE, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON YOUR TEAM. SO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND KUDOS TO YOUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF AS WELL, THE WHOLE TEAM HERE, I'M SURE MISS RILES ONLINE HERE. WE REALLY ARE GRATEFUL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU ALL DO IN PINAL COUNTY. SO BEGINNING A LITTLE BIT AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS JUST FOR CONSTITUENTS IN THE ROOM, I DO WANT TO DESCRIBE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE. THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION IS A COLLABORATION OF 15 COUNTIES.

ALL THE SUPERVISORS SERVE ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE'RE NONPARTISAN. WE'RE A RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ORGANIZATION. OUR JOB IS TO BRING GOOD INFORMATION TO THE TABLE FOR POLICY DECISIONS THAT AFFECT YOU HERE AT HOME. AND IF YOU LOOK ON THE RIGHT, FOLKS CAN SEE WHY THAT MATTERS, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF AUTHORITIES OUTSIDE OF THIS BOARD ROOM THAT AFFECT YOUR OPERATIONS AND AFFECT YOUR RESOURCES. SO WE'RE JUST A COLLABORATIVE ENTITY TO ALLOW ALL THE COUNTIES TO WORK TOGETHER IN A PRODUCTIVE WAY AND TO EMPOWER THEIR VOICE.

WHEN I TALK ABOUT US AS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL OFFICE, THAT GOES IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE MEET MONTHLY AS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND WE USE THAT TO BRING IN ELECTED OFFICIALS, POLICY EXPERTS, AND OTHERS TO TALK AND PROVIDE INFORMATION IN WHAT WE CALL LEARNING SERIES OR OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. WE ALSO REGULARLY BRIEF AFFILIATE GROUPS. WE VALUE GETTING INFORMATION FROM YOUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF FROM ACROSS THE STATE, SO THAT WE CAN BETTER REPRESENT THE COUNTIES.

AND THEN THEY ASK US FOR PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE STATE LEVEL. AND ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF HOW WE SERVE ON EVERY ON ALL THE COUNTY'S BEHALF ON VARIOUS WORK GROUPS. THIS GOES IN MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. BUT FOR EXAMPLE, I SERVED RECENTLY ON THE GOVERNOR'S ENERGY TASK FORCE. WE SERVE REGULARLY ON THE SPEAKER'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND HAVE A DESIGNEE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OTHER THINGS, JUST TO REALLY MORE EFFICIENTLY CONNECT COUNTY GOVERNMENTS TO THESE WORK GROUPS THAT HAPPEN AT THE CAPITOL. SO AS WE BREAK INTO A LITTLE BIT OF OUR RESEARCH PLATFORM, AN INITIATIVE OF OURS OVER THE LAST YEAR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF VANESSA FIELDER, WAS TO BUILD OUT AND GET INFORMATION OUT AS IT RELATES TO OUR RESEARCH AND ANALYTICS FUNCTION. AND THAT REQUIRED PUTTING A NEW WEBSITE TOGETHER. WE WERE PROUD TO UNVEIL THAT AND VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE, THE, THE DEVELOPMENT THAT OCCURRED IN THAT PROCESS. AND SO THAT WAS ALL ABOUT GETTING INFORMATION OUT FOR YOU, YOUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND CONSTITUENTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND POLICIES THAT AFFECT COUNTY GOVERNMENT. AND I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO CHECK IT OUT ON COUNTY SUPERVISORS.ORG. THERE'S A TON OF INFORMATION THERE THAT'S REALLY GREAT VALUE. UNDERSCORING ALL OF IT IS OUR DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS, AND IT'S GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. WE IMPORT EVERY BIT OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA WE CAN THAT SUPPORTS DECISION MAKING. SO FOR EXAMPLE, COUNTY BUDGETS, WE BRING IN ALL TAX INFORMATION, LONG TERM CARE SYSTEM, EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND OTHER RESOURCES. AND THAT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING INFORMATION THAT WE CAN

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THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT WE PUT TOGETHER TO INFORM OUR ADVOCACY TECHNICAL ITEMS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS LIKE PROPERTY TAXES, LONG TERM CARE SYSTEM, PENSION SYSTEM, SPECIAL DISTRICTS, TRANSPORTATION. EVERY YEAR WE'RE BUILDING THIS OUT SO THERE'S BETTER INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO FOLKS. AND WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THIS INFORMATION WENT DIRECTLY INTO ADVOCACY. ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS THAT WERE FOCUSED ON BILLS THAT WERE OF SIGNIFICANT CONCERN, REVISITING EFFORTS TO UNDO PENSION REFORMS, LIMITING LOCAL FLEXIBILITY ON FEES AND REVENUES, VARIOUS BUDGET CUTS THAT CAME UP THAT WOULD HAVE AFFECTED YOUR OPERATIONS. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT DATA TOGETHER ABOUT THOSE POLICY ITEMS TO INFORM LAWMAKERS, AND I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT HERE ON THE RIGHT THAT WE'VE BEEN VERY GRATEFUL TO PARTNER WITH THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS TO DO RESEARCH PROJECTS TO BRING UNIVERSITY EXPERTISE TO PROJECTS WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE. WE GOT THAT STARTED WORKING ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES.

MOST RECENTLY, WE'VE DONE A PROCUREMENT PROJECT, AND WE'RE MOVING INTO PHASE TWO ON THAT.

AND WE'RE WORKING NOW WITH A PROPOSAL FOR THE UNIVERSITIES TO DO SOME VISUALIZATIONS ON ROADWAY NEEDS ACROSS THE STATE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO EMPOWER OUR CONVERSATION BY PARTNERING WITH THE UNIVERSITIES. SO TRANSITIONING FROM THE RESEARCH PART, I JUST WANT TO HIT ON A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S KIND OF A MYSTERY HOW ALL THAT WORKS THERE, RIGHT. AND YOU ALL VERY DILIGENTLY TRACK WHAT WE'RE DOING. MR. MILLER, YOU HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO SERVING ON OUR LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE EVERY FRIDAY.

SO YOU SEE A LOT OF IT RIGHT THERE. MR. VITIELLO, YOU'VE BEEN JOINING IN ON THAT TOO.

BUT BY AND LARGE, WE TAKE ALL THE BILLS THAT TOUCH COUNTY OPERATIONS, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS. WE GET FEEDBACK FROM STAFF, WE TRIAGE THAT, AND WE TAKE THAT TO OUR SUPERVISORS FOR DIRECTION. THIS YEAR WE TOOK 63 BILLS FOR DIRECTION. WE WERE ABLE TO FAVORABLY AMEND OR DEFEAT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THOSE. BUT A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS REALLY JUST ABOUT HITTING THE BRICKS AND MEETING WITH LAWMAKERS TO HELP SHARE PERSPECTIVE. WE DO THAT IN DIRECT MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS AT THE CAPITOL, BUT ALSO IN TESTIMONY. OUR TEAM TESTIFIED CLOSE TO 50 TIMES IN COMMITTEE THIS YEAR. JUST SHARING THE LOCAL PERSPECTIVE.

AND THIS IS WHERE I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND TAMMY RYLE ON YOUR TEAM FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ALWAYS HEARING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE HERE IN PINAL COUNTY, AS WELL AS MARK BARNES, YOUR LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANT. THEY'RE GREAT TEAM MEMBERS AND THEY DO GREAT WORK FOR YOU, AND THEY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR PINAL COUNTY, TOO. SO A LOT OF THROUGHPUT ON THE ADVOCACY PIECE ON BUDGET AND BILLS ONLY HIT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

COUNTIES ARE DOWNHILL THE STATE BUDGET. AND SO A PRIME DIRECTIVE FOR US IS TO PROTECT COUNTY RESOURCES. THIS YEAR, WE WERE CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE WAS WHAT THEY CALL TAX CONFORMITY. THIS WAS CONFORMING TO THE FEDERAL TAX REDUCTIONS. GENERALLY. WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT OTHER THAN WHAT IT DOES TO OTHER PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COUNTIES. AND THERE WAS A PERIOD WHERE WE SAW A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF COUNTY RELATED FUNDING ITEMS THAT WERE BEING REDUCED. SO OUR FOCUS MOVED TO THAT TO PROTECT THOSE ISSUES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE NOT TOUCHED IN THE FINAL BUDGET. AND ULTIMATELY, THEY WERE NOT. HERE'S A FEW OF THESE THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT. PROBATION, STATE FUNDED PROBATION GRANTS. THESE WORK FOR THE JUDICIARY WE JOINTLY FUND AT THE REQUEST OF THE STATE PROBATION, THERE WAS A PERIOD WHERE THERE WAS ABOUT A $10 MILLION SHORTFALL IN THAT THAT DID GET REINSTATED. AND THIS REALLY GOT REINSTATED BECAUSE OF YOUR DELEGATION, THE RURAL DELEGATIONS, AS WELL AS GOVERNOR HOBBS, WHO HELPED MAKE SURE THAT CAME THROUGH. WE NEED

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THEY ULTIMATELY WERE PROTECTED BECAUSE OF YOUR DELEGATION AND OTHERS. AND SO ALL GOOD IN THAT REGARD AT THE END. AND YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS WE WORKED ON. WE DO TAKE A PACKAGE OF BILLS FORWARD, AND THIS IS A LIST OF THE BILLS THAT WERE ENDORSED BY OUR BOARD. VERY IMPORTANTLY, FOR OUR ORGANIZATION TO TAKE A POSITION, IT REQUIRES A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE THAT KEEPS US IN THE COUNTY LANE, FOCUSED ON THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO ON BEHALF OF COUNTIES. I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT UP IN THE UPPER LEFT A KEY PRIORITY FOR ALL OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT, WHICH WAS ADDRESSING THE JULY PRIMARY AND CURING ISSUES. THAT WAS THE FIRST BILL THAT GOT OUT THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO OUR ORGANIZATION. THE TIP OF THE SPEAR WERE OUR PARTNERS OVER AT ARCO. YOUR RECORDER LEWIS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING THAT.

THAT WAS A GREAT RESULT, AND I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO ARCO FOR THEIR GOOD WORK THERE. THE OTHER BILLS ARE BASIC GOVERNMENT BILLS THAT YOU'D EXPECT US TO WORK ON, AND WE WERE PLEASED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE THROUGH. THIS JUST SHOWS A LOT OF BILLS THAT WE GOT CALLED INTO STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. I CALL THIS REACTIVE ADVOCACY, BECAUSE A BIG PART OF THE ASSOCIATION IS JUST WAITING UNTIL A LEGISLATOR PUTS AN IDEA OUT, AND WE HAVE TO GO SHARE SOME PERSPECTIVE. TWO THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT HERE. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PRESSURE AROUND MODIFYING THE PENSION SYSTEMS AND ADDRESSING THOSE REFORMS. THAT'S BEEN WE HAVE A SPECIFIC POLICY STATEMENT ON THAT, BUT WE'VE ALSO SEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT LIMITING LOCAL PROCESSES AS IT RELATES TO ZONING OF ENERGY AND OTHER THINGS. AND SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THOSE KINDS OF PREEMPTIONS REALLY DISCONNECT THOSE COMMUNITIES FROM THEIR LOCALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND THE PROSPECT FOR BALANCING INTERESTS. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN OPPOSING THOSE. THEY FAILED THIS YEAR. AND THE ONLY ONE THAT GOT UP TO THE GOVERNOR DID GET VETOED. BUT I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT GOING FORWARD AS WELL.

AND THEN THIS LIST IS A BUNCH OF BILLS THAT WERE PASSED. JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE POLICY AREAS, MOST OF THEM ARE NOT PARTICULARLY CONCERNING. THE TWO THAT I'D POINT TO YOU, AND NOT OUT OF AREAS OF CONCERN JUST FOR YOUR AWARENESS. ONE IS WE DID MAKE A MODIFICATION TO PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. FOR YEARS. THERE'S BEEN ISSUES WITH THE PAPERS PUBLISHING OUR NOTICES ON TIME. THEY'VE WORKED WITH US ON A MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS. SENATOR ANGUS, FORMER SUPERVISOR, MADE THAT A PRIORITY AND SECURED IT. AND WE ALSO SAW A NEW AUTHORITY FOR BONDING FOR HOME BUILDING CREATED. IT'S LIKE THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS WHICH ARE HERE LOCAL, AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT. BUT NOW THERE IS A STATE LEVEL INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT'S CALLED THE STATE AFFORDABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH AS WE GO FORWARD ON THAT. SO WE WILL WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT ISSUE GOING FORWARD. AND THEN JUST KIND OF FINALLY, AS A QUICK COMMERCIAL, WE HAVE A TON OF REPORTS ON OUR WEBSITE WRAPPING UP THE SESSION. WE'VE SENT THOSE ALL OUT TO YOUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF. BUT AS YOU KNOW, THE REWARD FOR ENDING ONE SESSION IS WE GOT TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. AND SO WE ARE ASKING YOU TO JOIN US AT OUR LEGISLATURE, AT OUR POLICY SUMMIT UP IN FLAGSTAFF, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SET OUR AGENDA.

WE'VE GOT A TON OF ITEMS TO DIALOG AROUND. AND SO WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU UP THERE AND PARTICIPATING WITH US. SO WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY REPORT.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO END BY SAYING THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COLLABORATION WITH US.

IT'S REALLY OUR PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

MR. SULLIVAN. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A STATEMENT, SO I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO I'M NOT EVEN GOING THERE. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. GO AHEAD, SUPERVISOR MILLER. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I, YOU KNOW, BEEN PARTICIPATING WITH CSA, I GUESS ALMOST 13 OR 14 YEARS I'VE BEEN AROUND HERE. AND I THINK IT'S A FABULOUS ORGANIZATION. AND THE FACT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN CSA MEETING WITH THE LEGISLATURE, THEY HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW MUCH SUPPORT THE STAFF HAS STATEWIDE, WHICH I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE SOMETIMES THOSE LEGISLATORS LOSE SIGHT OF EXACTLY WHO THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING AFTER. AND SO THE THE STAFF IS FANTASTIC. THEY'RE ALWAYS PREPARED WITH THE FACTS AND THE INFORMATION WHEN THEY TALK TO THOSE LEGISLATORS. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YEAR YOU STARTED THIS DATA, THIS DASHBOARD, BUT WAS NOT VERY LONG AGO. I MEAN, YOU I REMEMBER YOU SAYING I GOT A LOT OF DATA. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. AND YOUR TEAM

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SO WITH THAT, WE'D LIKE TO GET A GROUP PICTURE WITH WE'LL THROW YOU IN THERE TO SUPERVISOR SHEPHERD. WE'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US AS WELL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ARE YOU GOING TO GO TOO? WELL, I'M NOT COMPLAINING AT ALL. YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. YOU COME UP A LITTLE BIT. THERE YOU GO. THERE'S YOUR IMAGINARY LINE. THAT WAY MORE. IT WORKS, IT WORKS. THERE WE GO. MAKE IT WORK. ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS LOOK GOOD. YEAH, AND THERE YOU GO.

AND WE'RE HERE. THREE, TWO. WE'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER ONE AND THREE, TWO, ONE AND DOUBLE CHECK BECAUSE I CHANGED SOME SETTINGS. AND THAT WILL WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

SO SPREAD OUT BEFORE WE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS THE

[5. Pinal County Treasurer's Investment Policy 2026 update. (Michael McCord) ]

THANK YOU TO THEM FOR REVIEWING THIS FOR US. BUT THIS IS JUST INFORMATIONAL THAT WE ARE KEEPING UP WITH STATE LAW, AND WE ARE DOING WHAT THE AUDITOR GENERAL HAS ASKED US TO DO TO MAKE OUR POLICIES CONFORM TO BEST PRACTICES. AND THAT IS THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS IT. OH, I

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THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MCCORD? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. OKAY. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER SIX. DISCUSSION. APPROVAL,

[6. Discussion/approval/disapproval of a Proclamation commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Casa Grande. (Stephen Q. Miller)]

WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS YEAR, AS THIS YEAR THE ROTARY CLUB OF CASA GRANDE WILL BE WILL BE CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF SERVICE WITHIN NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY OF CASA GRANDE, BUT AS STATED WITHIN THE COUNTY. I'M GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BRIEF HISTORY JUST FOR PEOPLE ABOUT THE ROTARY CLUB IN GENERAL, AND AS WELL AS A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY OF THE CASA GRANDE ROTARY CLUB. AND THEN EACH OF MY FELLOW MEMBERS WILL WILL KIND OF ADD SOME TO THAT. WITH THAT, IN 1905, THE ROTARY CLUB STARTED WITH A GENTLEMAN NAMED PAUL HARRIS IN CHICAGO. HE WAS A BUSINESSMAN WHO WAS LOOKING TO DO GOOD IN HIS COMMUNITY. HE WAS PHILANTHROPIC AND WANTED TO PARTNER WITH OTHER BUSINESS PEOPLE. AND SO AS THEY GOT TOGETHER AND STARTED TO FIND WAYS TO HELP MAKE AN IMPACT ON THEIR COMMUNITY, THEY BEGAN TO ROTATE THEIR MEETINGS FROM ONE BUSINESS PERSON TO THE OTHER OFFICE EACH WEEK. HENCE, THEY ADOPTED THE NAME ROTARY BECAUSE THEY WOULD ROTATE WHERE THEY WOULD MEET VERY QUICKLY, IT STARTED TO SPREAD. THE SECOND CLUB OPENED UP IN SAN FRANCISCO AND THEN BEGAN TO JUST START TO SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE. BY 1926, THE CASA GRANDE ROTARY CLUB WAS FOUNDED BY PHOENIX ROTARIANS WHO HAD BRANCHED OUT AND COME DOWN INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CLUB AND SPEAK WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. IN 1926, WE WERE OFFICIALLY CHARTERED ON OCTOBER 3RD, AND SO THIS YEAR WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR 100TH YEAR WHILE WE CELEBRATE A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE STARTED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT IS FREE TO THE COMMUNITY AND FREE TO ANYBODY WITHIN THE COUNTY. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN US CALLED OCTOBERFEST. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO TO HAVE A LARGE CELEBRATION TO CELEBRATE THAT HISTORIC EVENT. WITH THAT THOUGH, I THINK IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THAT THE CASA GRANDE ROTARY CLUB DID WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, WHERE THERE WERE TIMES WHERE, AS WE KNOW, AGRICULTURE WAS VERY LARGE WITHIN OUR COUNTY AND OUR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT MANY YEARS. AND SO WHEN THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF LABOR, THE ROTARIANS BAND, TOGETHER WITH BUSINESS PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE THEM SHUT DOWN THEIR SHOPS AND GO HELP PICK COTTON FIELDS TO HELP THE FARMERS SO THAT WAY THEY COULD HARVEST THEIR CROPS. WE'VE DONE MANY THINGS LIKE HELPING FUND THE ACQUISITION OF THE CASA GRANDE MOUNTAIN PARK. SO IF ANYBODY'S BEEN TO CASA GRANDE, THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THAT PARK WAS DONE BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF CASA GRANDE, WHERE THEY CONTINUED TO DO IMPROVEMENTS.

THROUGH THE YEARS. THEY'VE CONTINUED TO HELP SUPPORT THE BUILDING AND REMODELING OF MANY

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YOU'RE HERE. YOU WANT TO GO? THANKS. SO AND THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY AND FOR THE PROCLAMATION. WE APPRECIATE IT. AS ZO WAS REFERRING TO, WE DO OFFER A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMMATIC AND PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE PROVIDE TO INSTITUTIONS ANNUALLY, ORGANIZATIONS ANNUALLY. WE ALSO HAVE THIS YEAR STARTED A SMALLER PROJECT BASED GRANT PROGRAM VIA AN EVERGREEN APPLICATION PROCESS ONLINE. YEAR TO DATE, WE HAVE OFFERED GRANTS RANGING FROM 500 TO $5000 TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP SUPPORT SOME OF THEIR LOCAL INITIATIVES, AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO HAVE THAT PROGRAM CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU GUYS. SO, OKAY, WE'LL GET TO IT. SUPERVISOR MILLER MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A

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OKAY. INSIGNIA. SO. OKAY. WHAT ARE YOU ON EACH SIDE OF HER? OVER HERE, OVER HERE. TWO AND TWO, TWO AND TWO. SO YOU'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF. OH, ACTUALLY I LIED. THAT'S NOT BAD. GO HERE, GO HERE. THANKS FOR THE TIP. COME OVER JUST A LITTLE BIT.

THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY LOOKING RIGHT HERE. NICE SMILE. THREE TWO.

LOVE IT. WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE MORE 321. AND CHECK. DON'T MOVE. OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD. BEHAVE YOURSELF. THANK YOU. I'LL KEEP SOME BAIL MONEY PLEASE. LET'S SEE. A YEAR AND A HALF. IT'S THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE EVER SAID THAT TO ME. MORE PHOTOS. WE GOT ANOTHER ONE. LEAVE IT OFF UNTIL

[7. Discussion/approval/disapproval of a Proclamation, proclaiming the month of September 2026 as "Suicide Prevention Awareness Month." (Cori Wilson/Jan Vidimos/Merissa Mendoza)]

DISAPPROVAL OF A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2026 AS, EXCUSE ME, SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH. AND I HAVE MISS WILSON, I BELIEVE. NO, I DON'T, YES I DO. DON'T CONFUSE ME LIKE THAT. YOU JUST GET MORE THAN ONE OF US. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING.

CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M MARISSA MENDOZA, THE PUBLIC

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WITH THAT. SO CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE? MR. CHAIR? SO MOVE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I. I OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. AND, MISS WILSON, I THINK YOU ARE THE READER. GOOD MORNING. NO PRESSURE, BY THE WAY. I'M SORRY. NO PRESSURE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, CHAIRMAN.

VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I AM COREY WILSON. I'M THE OVERDOSE PREVENTION PROGRAM MANAGER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. I OVERSEE SEVERAL GRANTS, AND ONE OF THEM OVERSEES THE SUICIDE MORTALITY REVIEW. SO I'M HERE FOR A PROCLAMATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER 2026. WHEREAS SUICIDE AFFECTS EVERY COMMUNITY AND TOUCHES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND WALKS OF LIFE, LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES THROUGHOUT PINAL COUNTY AND BEYOND. WHEREAS, 50,000 LIVES ARE LOST TO SUICIDE IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR, MAKING IT ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH NATIONWIDE AND THE NINTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN ARIZONA. WHEREAS, THE IMPORTANCE AND URGENCY OF ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND PROVIDING SUICIDE HAVE LED TO INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE IN 2005, WHICH PROVIDES FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT TO THOSE IN CRISIS. WHEREAS, BEGINNING IN 2008, SEPTEMBER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH, SERVING TO HONOR THOSE AFFECTED BY SUICIDE, RAISE AWARENESS AND CONNECT INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS WITH TREATMENT AND RESOURCES. WHEREAS, IN 2025, MORE THAN 35,000 PEOPLE IN ARIZONA VISITED THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR SUICIDAL IDEATION AND THERE WERE 1544 DEATHS BY SUICIDE. WHEREAS IN 2025, 96 RESIDENTS OF PINAL COUNTY DIED BY SUICIDE, WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER IN THE 35 TO 44 AGE GROUP. OF THOSE 96 RESIDENTS, 24 WERE VETERANS.

WHEREAS AS OF JULY 29TH, 2026, PINAL COUNTY HAS LOST 56 RESIDENTS TO SUICIDE. WHEREAS WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT, PEOPLE CAN BEGIN TO HEAL, REBUILD RESILIENCE AND FIND HOPE AFTER A CRISIS. WHEREAS, THE 988 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR ANYONE IN CRISIS. ALONGSIDE ARIZONA'S CRISIS NETWORK HONORED BY SOLARI, CRISIS AND HUMAN SERVICES IS ONE AT 184453. FOR HOPE OR TEXT. HOPE TWO FOR HOPE HELPS ENSURE THAT NO PINAL COUNTY RESIDENT MUST FACE A CRISIS ALONE, WHEREAS RAISING AWARENESS SAVES LIVES. GATEKEEPER TRAINING TEACHES THE WARNING SIGNS, REDUCES THE STIGMA AROUND ASKING FOR HELP, AND CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH LIFE SAVING RESOURCES BEFORE A CRISIS TAKES HOLD. EACH SEPTEMBER, SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH GIVES US A DEDICATED TIME TO REMEMBER THOSE WE HAVE LOST, SHARE LIFE SAVING RESOURCES, AND REBUILD AND BUILD A COMMUNITY ROOTED IN HOPE, HEALING AND CONNECTION.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PINAL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY PROCLAIMS THAT SEPTEMBER 2026, A SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH AND REAFFIRMS PINAL COUNTY'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING STIGMA FREE EDUCATION, ACCESSIBLE PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN PINAL COUNTY. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS URGES ALL PINAL COUNTY RESIDENTS, EMPLOYERS, SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS TO LEARN THE WARNING SIGNS OF SUICIDE AND TO REACH OUT TO ANYONE WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING AND HELP BREAK THE SILENCE THAT SURROUNDS THE ACT OF SEEKING MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

A REAL CONNECTION CAN HELP PREVENT A CRISIS. A SIMPLE CHECK IN CONVERSATION OR SHARED STORY OR HELPFUL RESOURCE CAN MAKE SOMEONE FEEL LESS OVERWHELMED AND SEALED. ON THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026. PINAL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL ALSO DO A PICTURE. SO DON'T GO AWAY EVERYBODY FOR SUICIDE. EVERY.

EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY. OKAY. OH, YOU BROUGHT ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY. YOU LEARNED THAT IN SCHOOL. GOOD FOR YOU. OKAY, WE'LL DO THAT FIRST. WE'LL DO A PICTURE. YOU CAN AND THEN YOU CAN SPREAD THE WEALTH. OKAY. YOU DID GREAT. I'M SO SORRY. I'M GOING TO LET HIM PULL THIS.

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SO RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. OKAY. GET RIGHT WHERE YOU. THERE YOU CAN. THERE YOU ARE. AND. WHAT'S THE CAPACITY HERE? AND THREE. TWO. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER ONE. BIG SMILE. THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE THREE TWO. SORRY. HERE WE GO. THREE, TWO. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. WE ARE WE ARE JUST TO LET YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THAT'S IT RIGHT. CAN I, CAN I JUST SCRATCH YOUR. CAN I PUT MY PLACE ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, I'LL WAIT TILL WE GET THE PINS OUT.

DO THEM. LIKE TO DO THE FOOTBALL GAMES? JUST. PUT MY SADDLEBAG. WE WON'T LOOK. OKAY.

[8. Discussion/approval/disapproval of Purchasing Division Report - September 2, 2026, and authorizing the Chairman to execute all necessary documents. (Traci Gorman/Angeline Woods)]

IN THIS REPORT, THE BOARD IS REQUESTED TO APPROVE TWO CONTRACT AWARDS FOR SOQ264931 FOR SPECIALTY LEGAL SERVICES, AND WE ARE AWARDING TO 19 VENDORS FOR IFB 266031 FOR RESIDENTIAL REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICES, WE ARE AWARDING TO TWO VENDORS. THE BOARD IS REQUESTED TO APPROVE ONE CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR RFP 254230 FOR INDIGENT CREMATION SERVICES. WE ARE REQUESTING THE BOARD APPROVE TWO AMENDMENTS TO A COMPETITION IMPRACTICABLE OVER $100,000 PER PROCUREMENT CODE. SECTION PC1-502. AND LASTLY, WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF THREE COOPERATIVE PURCHASE REQUISITIONS OVER $250,000. WE'LL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GORMAN FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR GOODMAN, I CAN'T SEE YOU, SO I DON'T KNOW. NO. I'M GOOD. OKAY WITH THAT, THEN MAY I PLEASE GET A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASING DIVISION REPORT AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE SECOND? SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I. THAT WAS NOT ENTHUSIASTIC. SURE. OPPOSED. HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES.

[9. CONSENT ITEMS]

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[10. 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.]

PINAL COUNTY NURSING STUDENTS COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM. NOW EXTEND THE IDEA TO USING THE WELL BUILT AND CURRENTLY VACANT HOSPITAL IN SAN MANUEL, EVEN ACQUIRING EQUIPMENT FROM THE KIDNEY DIALYSIS CENTER, WHICH RECENTLY CLOSED IN MAMMOTH. DESPITE WISE WIDE USE FROM PEOPLE IN PINAL AND HE LOOK. COUNTIES, I CAN ENVISION THE EVOLUTION OF A COUNTY RUN HEALTH CARE FACILITY THAT WOULD MAKE SAN MANUEL AND PINAL COUNTY VERY ATTRACTIVE FOR RESIDENTS. IT WOULD ENCOURAGE NEW GROWTH AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHILE INCLUDING SERVICES. AS FAR AS SADDLEBROOK, KEARNY AND ALL OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL IS MUCH NEEDED AND HORRIBLY MISSED BY THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THIS LETTER WAS SENT TO THIS BLOCK GRANT. THE LETTER CAME BACK SAYING THERE WAS ALREADY A IN A CLINIC IN SAN MANUEL. THAT WAS NOT TRUE. THEY ARE MISINFORMED. THIS IS A PLEA FOR HELP IN THIS AREA. AND FURTHERMORE, ON THIS LETTER I HAVE RECEIVED, I HAVE THE RESPECTFUL OPINION THAT WE CAN TAKE A. FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT ROOSEVELT ATTITUDE AND ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS THE WAY HE DID, LEADING US TO REBUILD A NATION IN THE MIDST OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. COX. MISS PODOLSKY. I'M. AND I LIVE IN UNINCORPORATED PINAL COUNTY NEAR THE TONTO

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NOW, SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE VIRTUAL EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA REGARDING THE SUGGESTION THE PUBLIC CONTACT SUPERVISORS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE SHORT THREE DAY LEAD TIME BETWEEN THE AGENDA'S PUBLICATION AND THE ACTUAL MEETING DOESN'T LEND ITSELF TO PROTECT PRODUCTIVE COMMUNICATION ITEMS CAN'T BE ADDRESSED DURING CALL TO THE PUBLIC THE SAME DAY AN AGENDA ITEM HAS BEEN VOTED ON AND FINALIZED. BUT IF ONE WANTS TO COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING, THEN ONE CAN. THAT'S ABSURD.

I'M CURIOUS WHY SOMETHING ALLOWED FOR YEARS IS NOW BEING ADDRESSED BY THE LEGAL TEAM.

IT'S LEGITIMATELY BEEN USED TO RAISE QUESTIONS, ASK FOR CLARIFICATIONS, OR PRAISE THE SUBJECT OF THE ITEM. I'M THINKING SOMEONE ON THE LEGAL TEAM WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO BRING THIS FORWARD. NOT SO MUCH TO BE IN CONFORMITY WITH WHAT I STILL BELIEVE TO BE A

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ANY OTHERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK, MISS HORSE?

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REBECCA PARTON, WHO WAS A NATIONAL TREASURE, AND SHE LIVED AN EXEMPLARY LIFE IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. AND IF MORE AMERICANS LIVE THEIR LIVES AS DOLLY LIVED HERS, THIS WOULD BE SUCH A BETTER WORLD. SO THANK YOU, DOLLY, FOR YOUR LIFE AND YOUR MUSIC. WE WILL MISS YOU TREMENDOUSLY. HAVING SAID THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ECHO THE WORDS OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE AUDIENCE ABOUT THEIR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE OPERATIONS OF PINAL COUNTY. I NEED TO GET A LITTLE BIT WHICH G MY DISTRICT SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE TO FINALLY GET ME ON THAT EMAIL LIST. BUT AFTER BEING HERE ON THE 26TH, I BELIEVE IT WAS TO SPEAK AND EXPRESS MY DISSATISFACTION WITH THE TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN THIS OPERATION AND MY COMMUNITY. I READ IN THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP THAT RENOVATIONS ARE BEGINNING ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND THAT THE COUNTY IS GOING TO TAKE IT OVER AND STAFF IT WITH COUNTY EMPLOYEES. AND THEY THANK THE SAN MANUEL REVITALIZATION COALITION FOR THEIR YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE PEOPLE THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT KNOW FULL WELL WHY I AM ANNOYED WITH THEM AND THEIR LACK OF RESPONSE TO ME AND MY COMMUNITY GROUP. I'M PUTTING YOU ON NOTICE. I AM DONE BEING QUIET ABOUT IT AND THE CHIPS WILL FALL AS THEY MAY. THANK YOU, FIRST AMENDMENT. AND JUST BY THE WAY, MY MOUTH IS TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT AS YOUR GUN IS TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT, AND I WILL SHOOT OFF MY MOUTH WHENEVER I WANT TO. THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK BEFORE? I'M ALSO INTRODUCING MY NEWSLETTER INTO THE RECORD OFFICIALLY. THANK YOU, MISS KENNEDY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS WHO WISH TO SPEAK BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY? HEARING. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC AND SUPERVISORS. YOU WERE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED. DID YOU CARE TO SPEAK? JUST. I WANT TO JUST THANK HIM FOR THE PLUG FOR MY RADIO SHOW. OKAY. THERE WE GO. ALRIGHT, THAT

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EXCUSE ME. IT IS SOUTH OF THE CITY OF ELOY IN UNINCORPORATED PINAL COUNTY. THE APPLICANT IS

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AND THEN SITE POSTING OF IT DID INCLUDE 15 BROADCAST SIGNS AND 21 SMALL NOTICE SIGNS PUT OUT BY THE APPLICANT. AND THEN TO BREAK DOWN THE SITE PLAN EVEN MORE, JUST FOR EASE, I WILL BE BREAKING UP INTO THREE CATEGORIES, JUST OR THREE PORTIONS, JUST TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO COMPREHEND AND BREAK DOWN THE THE HUGE SIZE OF IT. SO TO THE NORTHERN PORTION IS MOSTLY GOING TO BE A SOLAR ARRAY, BUT IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE INVERTERS AS WELL AS A MINIMUM 50 FOOT INDUSTRIAL BUFFER SETBACK, AS WELL AS MOVEMENT CORRIDORS THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN PORTION WILL ALSO BE THE SOLAR ARRAY. AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE A BEST AND SUBSTANCE OR AND OR SUBSTATION IN THE FUTURE, AS WELL AS INVERTERS AS WELL AS THE INDUSTRIAL BUFFER AND CORE MOVEMENT CORRIDORS. AND THEN FOR THE WESTERN PORTION, IT ALSO WILL HAVE THE SOLAR ARRAYS, INVERTERS, INDUSTRIAL SETBACK, AND THEN THE MOVEMENT CORRIDORS.

MR. MAYOR, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, EASTERN AND WESTERN, I THINK YOU'VE GOT THOSE REVERSED AS FAR AS DIRECTION. MY LAST NOTICE WAS LIKE TO THE LEFT WAS WEST AND RIGHT WAS EAST. BUT OKAY. YES, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. OKAY. AND THEN FOR TO ANALYZE THE SUBJECT SITE, THE THE APPLICANT HAS STATED THAT THEY WILL BE USING A VEGETATIVE MAINTENANCE TO PREVENT WEEDS. THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE HERBICIDES AS WELL AS SITE SPECIFIC PLAN. AND THEN THE SITE WILL BE FULLY CONTRACTED WITH ARIZONA ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE. AND THEN THIS IS ONE OF THE UTILITY PROVIDERS THAT HELPS SUPPLY POWER TO PINAL COUNTY. AND THEN ALSO REQUIRED IS FOR FIRE SAFETY. THE APPLICANT STATES THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT NEED ADDITIONAL FACILITIES, AND THEN THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE PROPER EMERGENCY RESPONSE AS WELL AS COVERAGE. AND THEN LISTED ON THERE ARE SOME OF SOME OF THE WAYS THEY ARE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS. SO A. BETWEEN THE SUBMISSION OF THE PACKET AS TO. NOW THE APPLICANTS HAVE PROVIDED A DECOMMISSIONING PLAN, PRELIMINARY DECOMMISSIONING PLAN, AND I HAVE GIVEN THAT TO THE COUNTY CLERK. AND THEN FOR SURROUNDING CONTEXTS, THE PARCELS DIRECTLY TO THE WEST HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO BE REZONED INDUSTRIAL I THREE WITH THE DESIGNATION OF THE LAND USE CATEGORY. LAND USE DESIGNATION TO GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION. THIS IS SHOWN ON THE. THE BOTTOM PICTURE WITH THE YELLOW AS WELL AS THE PURPLE SHOWING THE ADJACENT PARCELS. AND THEN THE SUBJECT SITE ON THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT. THE SUBJECT PARCEL HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED TO BE REDESIGNATED AS GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION. ACCORDING TO A MAJOR COMP PLAN AMENDMENT IN 2021. SO FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BEFORE WE SUBMIT BEFORE PUBLISHING, WE HAVE RECEIVED 21 LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND 12 LETTERS OF OPPOSITION FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE LETTER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY CASE NUMBERS MENTIONED INTO IT, BUT IT DID SEEM LIKE IT FOLLOWED THIS CASE. SINCE PUBLISHING, WE HAVE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL EIGHT LETTERS OF SUPPORT, THREE OF THEM FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND THEN FIVE AS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT. ON THE JUNE 16TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, THE COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING AND PAD WITH SEVEN SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE AGAINST AND ONE ABSTAINING FOR BOTH CASES. SO TO BREAK DOWN EACH CASE JUST AGAIN, THEY ARE REQUESTING A REZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 1263 ACRES FROM. CHAIRMAN. COULD I ASK WHY WAS THERE. WHY WAS THERE AN ABSTAIN? ABSTAIN? I DO NOT. I BELIEVE ONE OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS IS ON THE BOARD FOR THE ELECTORAL DISTRICT. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO TO GET BACK TO IT, THE REZONING, APPROXIMATELY 1263 ACRES FROM GENERAL RURAL TO INDUSTRIAL I.

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PRESENTER. MR. LAKE, I BELIEVE YOU'RE JUST SITTING THERE HANGING OUT. LOOKING GOOD. SO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TALK TO US? BOARD MEMBERS? I'VE GOT A SHORT 45 MINUTE PRESENTATION, SO WE HOPEFULLY WILL HIT LUNCH JUST IN TIME. LET ME GO STRAIGHT TO. STAFF. DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. SO I'M JUST GOING TO TOUCH ON SOME HIGHLIGHTS. AND ONE CORRECTION THIS IS CONTRACTED NOT WILL BE CONTRACTED. THIS IS CONTRACTED WITH APCO AND AND THEY WILL BE PROVIDING POWER TO 82, 83, 84 AND TRICO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP. SO THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE LOCAL. THIS POWER. SO THIS IS THIS IS CONTRACTED WITH APCO WHICH IS LOCAL. AND THE.

THEY'RE PROVIDING THAT POWER TO THESE LOCAL UTILITY. SO THIS IS A LOCAL PROJECT THAT WE'RE PROUD OF. AND THOSE ARE ALL CONTRACTED PROJECTS. THIS ISN'T SPECULATION. SO WE WANTED TO REINFORCE THAT ISSUE. I'M SKIPPING PAST THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, THE LOCATIONS, BECAUSE STAFF ALWAYS DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THAT. WE HAVE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE FIRE DISTRICT WHO WILL BE SERVING IT. WE'VE GOT LETTERS OF SUPPORT OF THE FORMER MAYOR AND THE CURRENT MAYOR. WE HAVE AN UPDATED LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE CURRENT MAYOR, DATED JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO OF THE CITY OF ELOY. WE'VE WORKED EXTENSIVELY, NOT ONLY WITH PINAL COUNTY STAFF ON THIS PROJECT, BUT WE'VE WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH THE CITY OF ELOY AND NOT ONLY THE LOCATION AND MAKING SURE IT MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA, NOT ONLY THE COUNTY, BUT ALSO THE CITY OF ELOY. AND THAT IS EVIDENCED BY THE LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE CITY. LET ME SKIP AHEAD, BECAUSE A LOT OF STUFF YOU GUYS DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS. THIS IS HERE. WELL, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT AND WE WENT OVER EXTENSIVELY WITH PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN RECEIVED A VERY FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND STAFF DID AS WELL. BUT THIS POWER IS NEEDED IN THIS AREA, AS WE ALL KNOW. YOU KNOW, YOU GET UP TO THE HOOVER DAM AND YOU GET UP INTO THE PARKER PARK, NOT HOOVER. THE. YEAH, IT'S HOOVER DAM AND THE PARKER DAVIS DAM. WE HAVE A REDUCTION OF WATER.

YOU'VE GOT A REDUCTION OF POWER. AND THAT POWER NEEDS TO BE. REPLACED SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW.

AND THAT'S WHERE THIS COMES INTO PLACE, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CONTRACT WITH APCO TO PROVIDE TO THOSE POWER COMPANIES IN THE LOCAL AREAS. AND SO WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT THAT MERITS YOUR SUPPORT. WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF EXPERTS HERE IF YOU HAVE SPECIFICS. OTHERWISE WE'RE HAPPY WITH A VOTE. WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME? AND GENERALLY SHAWN LAKE. I LIVE IN MESA, ARIZONA. I'M FAIRLY LOCAL, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF NOT ONLY THE PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT NEXT ERA. OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LAKE THIS TIME FROM THE BOARD? YES, SIR, I HAVE ONE SUPERVISOR.

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THERE'S AUTONOMOUS SHUTOFFS. I CAN TAKE YOU DOWN THAT ROAD AS WELL. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I, I HIGHLIGHT AND GIVE YOU A CLEARER EXPLANATION ON ALL OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ADDRESSED TODAY. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING A HOUSE FIRE OUTSIDE OF YOUR GARAGE? WHAT ABOUT IN THE HOUSE? BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS HEARD YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, YOUR COUCHES, YOUR CARPETS, YOUR CABINETS WITH ALL DIFFERENT MATERIALS. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE WALKING INTO, WHERE A BATTERY STORAGE FIRE, FIRST OF ALL, YOU DON'T WALK INTO IT, YOU STAY AWAY AND YOU LET IT BURN. AND THAT COULD TAKE WHATEVER AMOUNT OF HOURS. BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO THE WATER ISSUE. YOU'VE SEEN ALL THESE OLD FIRES FROM YEARS AGO, WHERE THEY SIT THERE WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER. DOES THAT OCCUR ANYMORE? ARE WE WASTING WATER? YES, SIR. SO BEFORE I GET TO THE WATER QUESTION, I JUST WANT TO ALSO TOUCH ON THE FACT THAT WHEN YOU BRING UP A RESIDENTIAL FIRE, WE DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOT GO IN. IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THERE TO BE RISK OF LIFE OR SAFETY, WE HAVE TO ENTER THAT HOME. SO WE ARE TAKING A VERY, VERY BIG RISK. THAT'S WHAT WE SIGNED UP TO DO. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE FIRE, WE'RE GOING TO TELL THE FIREFIGHTERS TO SET UP AN EXCLUSION ZONE OF 100FT. AND NO FIREFIGHTER IS GOING TO GET WITHIN 100FT OF THAT CONTAINER. SO FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, IN THE LINE OF WORK THAT I'M IN, THAT'S THAT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY WHEN WE HAVE WHEN YOU BRING UP WATER. I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION. SO IN YEARS PAST, THERE WAS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF WATER USED AT BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE FIRES.

THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY. WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY, WHAT WE'RE TRAINING ON IS THE APPLICATION OF WATER IS USED PRIMARILY FOR WHAT'S CALLED EXPOSURE PROTECTION. SO WE ARE GOING TO ALLOW THE CONTAINER IF IT IS ON FIRE, WHICH IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THAT CONTAINER TO BURN. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO MONITOR OUR DATA

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SO THE INTERMITTENT APPLICATION OF WATER IS WHAT WE LIKE TO TRAIN UPON. SO AGAIN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE, HAVE THE RESOURCES IN PLACE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY USING WATER ONLY IF OUR INTERVENTION INTERVENTION TRIGGERS ARE ARE MET AGAIN AT THAT POINT THEY WILL BE UTILIZING MINIMAL WATER. ALSO. WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT BRINGS IN DURATION. SO THE GOAL IS TO KEEP YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND YOUR FIRST RESPONDERS BACK IN SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS GOING TO BE A LONG CHECKLIST OF EVENTS THAT HAVE TO OCCUR IF THERE IS A FIRE, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE UTILIZING THOSE RESOURCES TO PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE IN SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND THEN THE DECOMMISSIONING PLAN WILL TAKE PLACE UNDER GUIDANCE OF OTHER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND WHATEVER RULES AND REGULATIONS NEED TO BE FOLLOWED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, SUPERVISOR MILLER? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I ACTUALLY HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS. BUT WHILE YOU'RE STANDING THERE, YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF HOW MANY BATTERIES FACILITIES HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION HANDY. NO, SIR, I DO NOT. I APOLOGIZE, IT'S SOMETHING I CAN LOOK INTO AND GET BACK TO YOU WITH, THOUGH I THINK IT'S PRETTY LOW.

IF THERE'S ANY, I. IT'S EXTREMELY LOW. YES. YES SIR. IF ANY. CORRECT. AND THEN I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT IF WE'RE USING WATER TO PUT A FIRE OUT, NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF FIRE IT IS, I WOULD NOT CONSIDER THAT WASTING WATER. SO ANYWAY, IT'S JUST NOT MY OBSERVATION, I. MR. ANAYA, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR HIM? AND THEN I MAY HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. LAKE. SO THE DECISION NOT TO SEND THIS BACK TO PLANNING AND ZONING, BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO GO FROM A CMU FENCE TO A CHAIN LINK FENCE, IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PUT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING, YOU STILL THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SEVEN ONE VOTE COMMISSIONER? I STILL BELIEVE IT STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN A SEVEN ONE WITH ONE ABSTAINING VOTE. OKAY. WE COULD GO INTO HYPOTHETICALS ON HOW IT COULD HAVE CHANGED, BUT BECAUSE SOMETIMES THOSE ARE CHANGES THAT THE COMMISSIONERS MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH. BUT I JUST WANTED YOUR OPINION ON THAT, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. SO SUPERVISOR, I THINK TOO, BECAUSE IT WAS INTERNAL, THE OUTSIDE ONES ARE BLOCKED FROM PUBLIC VIEW. BUT THIS IS VERY INTERNAL AND NOT VISIBLE FROM THE ROAD, I THINK. BUT SOMETIMES WE HEAR FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS THAT THEY WE PASS SOMETHING THAT THEY DIDN'T GET TO VOTE ON. BUT I JUST WAS CURIOUS. MY THIRD AND FINAL QUESTION. I'LL LET ANYBODY ANSWER IT. THAT CAN. CAN ANYBODY TELL ME THAT AND GUARANTEE THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING ELECTRICITY FROM MARICOPA COUNTY OR PIMA COUNTY? I WILL DEFER THAT TO THE APPLICANT. GUARANTEE IT. I MEAN, IF WE CAN'T SEND OURS OUT, WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO RECEIVE ANY. OH, THIS GUY LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE BEING BRAVE. WOW. YOU'RE WORKING. NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES AND FIRST CHAIR SUPERVISORS. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT. I WANT TO SAY THAT THE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE HERE IN ARIZONA IS SUCH THAT WE'RE BENEFITING FROM ARIZONA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. THE COAL PLANTS HAVE BEEN OPERATING. THIS IS IT TAKES ALL OF THE ABOVE APPROACH, ALL THE TYPES OF RESOURCES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. ABSOLUTELY. IT'S LUDICROUS. YOU CAN'T EVEN LUDICROUS. YOU CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST DUMPED ON THE GRID AND THE GRID. THERE'S A THERE'S A GUY LIKE THE WIZARD OF OZ BACK THERE FLIPPING LEVERS, SENDING, SENDING ELECTRICITY, ALL DIFFERENT PLACES, ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, ALL DAY LONG AND ALL NIGHT LONG. AND THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE DIDN'T PRODUCE ANY POWER IN THIS COUNTY. WE BROUGHT IT ALL IN FROM PIMA. AND WE DID, WE DID, WE DID, WE DIDN'T. SO, OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR ANYBODY OUT THERE? SUPERVISOR GOODMAN, YOU'RE STILL AROUND. I AM, AND I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOT HEARING ANY QUESTIONS WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND FIRST I HAVE I HAVE A FEW CARDS HERE. MISS HARTLE, I BELIEVE YOU'RE ONE OF THESE. DID YOU CARE TO SPEAK? I

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I DON'T REALLY NEED TO SAY MUCH. SO I JUST THOUGHT I'D COME UP AND SAY, YES, I HIGHLY SUPPORT THIS. I THINK IT'S WHAT WE NEED IN ARIZONA IS DEFINITELY SOLAR AND THE RENEWABLE ENERGY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. YERKES. BRIAN, YOU'RE REPRESENTING ELECTRICAL DISTRICT NUMBER THREE. I AM ALSO THE BOARD PRESIDENT OF SOUTH SOUTHWEST PUBLIC POWER AGENCY. SO I'M REPRESENTING THEM. AND THEN 83 IS A MEMBER OF ARIZONA ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE, WHICH IS A GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION COOPERATIVE SERVING THE GREAT STATE OF ARIZONA. SO KIND OF REPRESENTING A COUPLE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, BUT JUST QUICKLY WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT 83 DOES HAVE A CONTRACT FOR THIS RESOURCE. IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR PORTFOLIO. WE ACTUALLY SIGNED THE CONTRACT BACK IN 2025, AND WE WERE ACTUALLY WORKING ON THIS RESOURCE WITH PEPCO BEFORE THAT TIME PERIOD. SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW. I THINK JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE, ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS IS THAT THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY INTERCONNECTED TO THE WAPA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? BECAUSE 83 USES WAPA TRANSMISSION TO DELIVER HYDROPOWER TO OUR SYSTEM. WE HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME FEDERAL PREFERENCE HYDROPOWER CUSTOMER.

THIS YEAR, 83 CELEBRATED 100 YEARS IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND FOR MANY OF THOSE DECADES, WE HAVE RECEIVED HYDROPOWER THROUGH THE WAPA SYSTEM DIRECTLY TO 83. SO AS WE HAVE THE LOSS OF HYDRO, WE'RE USING RESOURCES LIKE THIS TO KIND OF BACKSTOP THAT. BUT WE'RE ALSO USING THE EXISTING WAPA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, WHICH OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PAYING ON FOR DECADES TO DELIVER THAT SAME POWER. SO WE'RE NOT DEVELOPING A NEW TRANSMISSION LINE TO, TO DELIVER IT. WE'RE USING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, OPTIMIZING THAT WITH OUR OTHER PORTFOLIO, INCLUDING OUR HYDROPOWER RESOURCES. A COUPLE OF THINGS I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY REAL QUICKLY. THE PNC ACTUALLY RECOMMENDED THIS PROJECT AT THE JULY MEETING. MR. HARTMAN ABSTAINED, PARTLY BECAUSE HE IS AN 83 BOARD MEMBER AND THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO ABSTAIN. THAT'S HIS HIS PREFERENCE TO DO SO, NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE THERE WERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO IT. AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY.

A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THIS POWER IS FOR PINAL COUNTY, BUT IT IS PART OF THE ELECTRIC CO-OPS, WHICH IS THE ENTIRE STATE OF ARIZONA, AND MULTIPLE CO-OPS, AS WELL AS OTHER PUBLIC POWER ENTITIES IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. SO A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THIS IS FOR PINAL COUNTY DIRECTLY, BUT IT ALSO IS SERVING PUBLIC POWER AND CO-OPS ACROSS THE STATE. AND I WOULD JUST SAY FROM A POWER SUPPLY PROJECT, THIS IS THE TYPE OF ENERGY PROJECT THAT SHOULD BE APPROVED BECAUSE THERE'S LOCAL BENEFITS TO LOCAL UTILITIES, TO LOCAL CUSTOMERS. AND INSTEAD OF DEVELOPING THIS PROJECT OVER EIGHT DIFFERENT SITES BY DOING, YOU KNOW, SMALL 50 MEGAWATT PROJECTS, WE'RE GAINING THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE BY PARTNERING TOGETHER, HAVING A LOW COST PROJECT, AND HAVING IT DEVELOPED IN ONE AREA INSTEAD OF MAYBE, MAYBE EIGHT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. SO WITH THAT, I WILL YIELD MY TIME TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THANK YOU. AND JUST CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 100 YEARS. AND MAYBE YOU CAN GET WITH CASA GRANDE ROTARY AND YOU GUYS CAN SHARE. WE SHOULD WE SHOULD HAVE A PARTY. JUST CHECKING. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. GARNET OR GARNETT? ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONERS. EXCUSE ME. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

GOOD MORNING. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE COMMENTS THAT MY COLLEAGUE BRIAN JUERGENS AT 83 SAID, WHICH I AGREE WITH, I'LL BE REPRESENTING ELECTORAL DISTRICT TWO, WE SERVE IN CASA GRANDE, COOLIDGE AND FLORENCE, AND IN PARTICULAR THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS AROUND THAT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I HAVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT THAT I'LL HAND TO THE CLERK, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT, PLEASE. SO, YEAH, I THINK EVERYTHING BRIAN SAID IS 100% ACCURATE, YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT IS A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE. MOST OF THE ONES THAT WE SEE, YOU KNOW, THE THE PHYSICAL FLOW OF POWER IS USUALLY NOT THAT RELEVANT. THE QUESTION IS WHO IT'S CONTRACTED FOR. AND THIS PROJECT IS A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL BECAUSE IT WAS DEVELOPED FOR

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I'LL URGE YOU TO SUPPORT IT AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. TOBIN.

GOOD MORNING. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. CHAIRMAN MCCLURE. MY NAME IS ANDY TOBIN. I'M FROM WESTERN WAY AND I LIVE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY IN PAULDEN. I DID NOTICE THAT YOU DIDN'T SAY THAT. I WAS JUST SITTING IN THE BACK LOOKING GOOD. SO JUST PASS THAT ON TO YOU. YOU KNOW, I KNOW, MR. LAKE. MR. LAKE'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND I. IS IT TRUE? I KNOW, I KNOW, WE'VE BEEN AROUND TOO LONG, BUT, I MEAN, ANYWAY, I DIDN'T NOTICE. I'LL CATCH UP TO YOU LATER.

ANYWAY. FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, I'M. I COME HERE FOR A LOT OF REASONS. AS YOU KNOW, WESTERN WAY WE'RE WE'RE OUT ADVOCATING IN THE ENTIRE WEST, BUT ALSO IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR AFFORDABLE RATES, RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT. AND I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE, EFFORTS, MOVING ENERGY IN, IN ARIZONA AND OUT OR VERY DIFFICULT. AND YOU LIVE AND I PLAY AND HERE IN PINAL COUNTY, VERY PRISTINE PLACE. AND IT MEANS A LOT TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND OTHERS JUST OUTSIDE OF PINAL COUNTY, BUT YOU'RE GROWING A PRISTINE TRANSMISSION ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE HERE. AND I WANT TO SHARE THAT. THAT MEANS A LOT IN THE STATE, AND IT MEANS A LOT ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE WEST AS TO HOW YOU ARE GROWING AND, WELL, GROWING PINAL COUNTY. SO I'M HERE TODAY TO TO THANK YOU FOR THAT COURAGE, TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. AND I WILL SHARE THAT IN OUR LATEST. I DO HAVE I ALWAYS BRING MY BOOKLETS FROM WESTERN WAY AND I HAVE SOME OUTSIDE WITH WITH THE SECRETARY TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE PUBLIC IF THEY'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT. BUT I SHARE WITH YOU BECAUSE I KNOW, YOU KNOW, THIS INFORMATION IS TRUE AND FACTUAL, THAT APS ALONE IS FORECASTING 40% INCREASE IN OUR ENERGY NEEDS SRP, IT'S ABOUT 6% A YEAR, BUT BASICALLY DOUBLING OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD. AND YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE MEANS A LOT, AND ESPECIALLY TO RURAL COMMUNITIES WHO ARE WATCHING WHAT YOU DO HERE EVERY DAY AND THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU SPEND MAKING SURE THE PUBLIC IS HEARD AND MAKING SURE YOU MAKE GOOD BUSINESS DECISIONS. SO, SO I'M HERE TODAY TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE, AND TO THANK YOUR FAMILIES FOR THEIR SACRIFICE IN LETTING YOU DO THESE DIFFICULT TASKS. AND WE SUPPORT THIS ENERGY PRODUCT AND WISH YOU WELL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. DOGAN. THANK YOU, MR. FUENTES. MR. TOBIN, I DIDN'T SAY HE WAS IN THE BACK LOOKING GOOD EITHER. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT BIASED THERE. I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. SUPERVISORS JORDI FUENTES WITH THE ARIZONA POWER AUTHORITY. SO THE ARIZONA POWER AUTHORITY IS A STATE AGENCY. IT WAS CREATED IN THE 40S TO BE THE OFF TAKER FOR HOOVER HYDROPOWER. AS HAS BEEN STATED ALREADY, THAT HYDROPOWER IS HAS DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY ALREADY. BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS BASED ON THE COLORADO RIVER ISSUES THAT YOU SEE IN THE NEWS ARE POISED TO TAKE SOME ADDITIONAL CUTS. WE WERE AWARE OF THAT, AND WE'VE BEEN AWARE OF THAT. WE'VE BEEN SEEING THIS COMING SORT OF A LARGE TRAIN WRECK THAT WE KNEW WAS COMING, BUT WE COULDN'T DO

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ANY OTHERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK THIS TIME? OH. YEAH. MY NAME IS KIRK MCCARVILLE. I'M WITH THE LAND ADVISORS ORGANIZATION AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MR. DONNELLY AND THE DONNELLY ESTATE, THE DONNELLY TRUST. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH NEXTERA FOR SEVEN YEARS ON THIS PROJECT. THAT'S KIND OF HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET TO THE FINISH LINE WITH ONE OF THESE.

AND WE JUST LIKE MR. WERTZ IN A CASE BEFORE MR. DONNELLY HAS NO HEIRS THAT HE WANTS TO CONTINUE FARMING. HE HAS NO HEIRS THAT SHOULD CONTINUE FARMING. HE HE FOUND ABOUT 5000 ACRES. HE'S GOT ENOUGH WATER FOR ABOUT 1500. SO WE HAVE A LOT MORE FARMLAND IN IN CASE THERE'S ABOUT 80,000 ACRES THERE, THERE'S PROBABLY ENOUGH WATER FOR 30,000. THE SAME IS TRUE IN MARICOPA DISTRICT, THE OTHER DISTRICTS. YOU CAN ASK ANY OF THESE GUYS. THERE'S A COLORADO RIVER.

THERE'S NO WATER COMING INTO THOSE DISTRICTS. NOW WE'RE CLOSE TO ZERO. WE DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO GET ANY BETTER. SO IT'S COMMONLY MISPERCEIVED THAT SOLAR DEVELOPMENT IS CONTRARY TO AG. QUITE THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE. SO IF WE TAKE 2000 ACRES, FOR EXAMPLE, WE TAKE IT OUT OF AG PRODUCTION. IT'S ABOUT FIVE ACRE FEET PER ACRE. THERE'S 10,000 ACRE FEET THAT MR. DONNELLY IS NO LONGER USING THAT STAYS IN THE GROUND OR IN THE CANAL FOR HIS NEIGHBORS TO USE. SO AGRICULTURAL REDUCTION IS HAPPENING ALREADY, WITH OR WITHOUT SOLAR. MOST OF MOST OF THOSE FARMERS ARE EXISTING ECONOMICALLY BECAUSE OF LARGE SUBSIDIES FROM THE FEDERAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY CALLED PREVENTIVE PLANNING. SO IF THE PREVENTING PLANNING AND I'VE SAID THIS THE LAST TIME TOO GOES AWAY AND IT CAN. IN THE NEXT FARM BILL, BANKRUPTCY STARTS TOMORROW. SO WE CAN TRANSITION THESE LANDS TO MORE LESS WATER USE AND LET THE NEIGHBORS USE THAT WATER. OR WE CAN WAIT UNTIL IT HITS THE FAN.

THIS IS A VERY WISE USE OF THIS LAND, AND IT ALSO BENEFITS GREATLY. ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PRIMARILY IN RURAL AREAS, WHO TYPICALLY DON'T HAVE ANY BOND CAPACITY. SO THIS IS WIN, WIN, WIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK BEFORE THE BOARD? PUBLIC HEARING, HEARING NONE. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WITH THAT, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO JUST I'D LIKE TO JUST ASK. SO IT'S REALLY ALSO IMPORTANT IS WHERE THE BATTERIES COMING FROM, WHERE THE SOLAR PANELS COMING FROM, ARE THEY GOING TO BE AMERICAN MADE LOCALLY? COULD YOU GUYS GIVE US ANY INFO ON THAT? THANK YOU SUPERVISOR, SO I CAN SPEAK ON THE BATTERIES. SO ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT FOR THE BATTERIES IS WE HAVE CONTRACTED WITH LG. SO THE BATTERIES THAT WE'LL BE USING ARE WITH LG JUST DOWN THE ROAD. SO AGAIN, ANOTHER BENEFIT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ON THE SOLAR SIDE. AS YOU KNOW THERE'S THE NEW TARIFFS. 232 THAT JUST CAME OUT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AT NEXTIER. WE ACQUIRE AND PROCURE OUR SOLAR PANELS ON A NATIONWIDE PORTFOLIO. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE TARIFF. 232 IMPACTS, AND WE'LL BE ALLOCATING THOSE SOLAR PANELS CLOSER TO CONSTRUCTION. OKAY. SO BATTERIES. YES. PANELS. NOT SURE. NOT SURE YET. OKAY. I UNDERSTAND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD SUPERVISORS THEN? CHAIRMAN, I'VE BEEN ASKED TO ANNOUNCE MYSELF. APOLOGIES. MY NAME IS STUART BAIRD. I WORK WITH NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES. I AM A RESIDENT OF THE PHOENIX AREA.

I LIVE IN GOODYEAR FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT THAT I'M NOT SO IMPRESSED WITH THE FOLKS THAT ARE FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT I AM. I DON'T SEE ANY

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AND THAT DOES MATTER A LOT INTO MY YES OR NO VOTES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SUPERVISOR GOODMAN? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO THROW IN HERE? NO. LET'S GET THIS ON THE ROAD. OKAY. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, THEN I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. IF I MAY, BEFORE WE MAKE THAT MOTION. JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION WAS EMAILED TO THE CLERK ON YESTERDAY, AND IT HAS BEEN MADE A PART OF THE RECORD. OKAY.

THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, MAY I GET A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 11? MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 1111 AS PRESENTED WITH ONE STIPULATION. I HAVE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND FOR MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I I I I I, I OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU FOR ITEM NUMBER 12.

MAKE IT A MOTION PLEASE. MR. CHAIRMAN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 12 AS PRESENTED WITH 20 STIPULATIONS. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE TO ADD THE. AND HOW DO I DO THAT? THE. ADD THE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED WITH 20 STIPULATIONS WITH THE AMENDED STIPULATION. 17 AS READ INTO THE RECORD WITH THE AMENDED STIPULATION AS READ INTO THE RECORD. STEP 17. NUMBER 17. NUMBER 17. THERE YOU GO, AS READ INTO THE RECORD. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE AYE AYE. OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD DAY. WE ARE ON TO. ITEM NUMBER 13. THIS IS A WORK SESSION AND THIS IS ON CASE PCPA012-26. WE'LL GIVE THEM JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES MISS DECKER. TO CLEAR THE ROOM AND CALM DOWN. SETTLE IN. WE STILL HAVE MORE MEETING TO GO, SO IF YOU COULD ALL SKEDADDLE, IT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. CLOSE THE DOOR. GOOD. OH, THERE THEY WENT. OKAY, MISS DECKER,

[13. Work Session on case PZ-PA-012-26 (Rosebud Energy Project) to discuss an Amendment to the 2019 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan requested by Jordan Rose of Rose Law Group applicant/agent, on behalf of the landowner, Nissan North America Inc., requesting a Major Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the Land Use Plan and re-designate ±512.00 acres, from Employment to Green Energy Production for a Utility scale Photovoltaic Solar generation facility, and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), situated on a portion of Sections 29, 30, and 31, Range 05 S, Township 04 E, of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, a portion of assessor parcel number 502-18-006D, located along N. White and Parker Road, north of Teel Road, South of the Ak Chin Indian Community and City of Maricopa in the unincorporated area of Pinal County, Arizona. Supervisor District #3. (Samuel Amaya/Dedrick Denton) ]

JUST TO GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE OF THE PROCESS OF THE MAJOR COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS THAT THE COUNTY HAS RECEIVED, AND TO GIVE YOU AN OVERALL SCHEDULE. AS PER STATE STATUTES, THE MAJOR COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR FOR THE COUNTIES, AND IT BEGINS JANUARY OF EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE THE FINAL SUBMISSIONS THAT ARE SUBMITTED BY MAY, AND BY JUNE 1ST WEEK, WE HAVE THE AGENCY PERIOD THAT BEGINS THIS YEAR. THE AGENCY PERIOD REVIEW STARTED JUNE 11TH, ENDED AUGUST 10TH, WHICH IS A 60 DAY REVIEW AGENCY PERIOD. AUGUST 20TH. WE HAD THE WORK SESSION FOR THE PNC AND THEN SEPTEMBER 2ND, WHICH IS TODAY. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE WORK SESSION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WE HAVE THE UPCOMING CAC, WHICH IS THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULED 11TH SEPTEMBER AND IN OCTOBER, PNC, THAT IS 15TH OF OCTOBER. WE HAVE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING THAT PUTS AND GIVES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD. AND FINALLY, IN NOVEMBER, WE HAVE THE FINAL DECISION FOR THESE MAJOR COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS. OKAY. MAY I JUST PUT ONE THING IN THERE?

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I JUST WANT THAT OUT THERE. SO EVERYBODY OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. A QUESTION QUICK QUESTION IS THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHERE DO THEY MEET? SO THEY MEET AT THE EMERGENCY. HERE ON THIS CAMPUS, IN THIS CAMPUS, ON THIS CAMPUS, PLANNING THE SAME PLACE AS WHERE THE PLANNING AND ZONING NEEDS. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. AS JUST TO GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE, ARIZONA STATE, WE HAVE PINAL COUNTY FROM THE ARIZONA STATE PERSPECTIVE IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING COUNTY, THIRD IN THE STATE. AND WE HAVE NATIONALLY, THIS HAS BEEN THE SEVENTH. SO IT'S AMONG THE FIRST TEN COUNTIES IN TERMS OF ITS GROWTH RATE. AND OBVIOUSLY, THE CASES THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED ARE RELATED TO REQUIREMENTS OF ENERGY DEALING WITH THE POPULATION GROWTH. SO WE HAD FOUR APPLICATIONS. THE FIRST ONE, WHICH WAS THE WORD AND SOLAR, WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT ON 6TH OF AUGUST. WE HAVE THE OTHER THREE, WHICH IS AGAIN, TWO OF THEM ARE SOLAR AND BASS AND ONE IS AN INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT LAND USE CHANGE. SO JUST TO GIVE A PERSPECTIVE, AGAIN, THE FIRST ONE, I'M SORRY TO GIVE A PERSPECTIVE OF THE LOCATIONS FOR THIS CASES THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THIS YEAR. YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE IN THE WEST SIDE OF THE COUNTY, SHOWN BY THE RED DOTS SOUTH OF MARICOPA AND SOUTH OF CASA GRANDE, AND ONE IN THE SOUTH ALONG THE BORDER OF THE PINAL COUNTY. THE ONE WHICH IS CROSSED OUT IS THE ONE WHICH WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT, AND THAT IS THE WORD AND SOLAR. AND JUST TO GIVE A OF SOLAR AND ENERGY PROJECTS. IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, A LOT OF DATA ON THIS. THIS IS A WORKING MAP AND IT'S WORK IN PROGRESS. TO GIVE A PERSPECTIVE OF THE PURPLE ONES, WHICH ARE WHICH HAVE THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN ARE THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, PINAL COUNTY, WHERE SOLAR AND BUSSES ARE THERE. THE DOTS, SQUARES AND THE TRIANGLES ARE ENERGY PROJECTS. WHEN I SAY ENERGY PROJECTS, THERE ARE INDEPENDENT BUSSES, INDEPENDENT DATA CENTERS, AND AND GAS FIRED POWER PLANTS. THE ONES WHICH ARE IN ORANGE AND GREEN ARE WITHIN INCORPORATED CITIES OF THE COUNTY. THIS IS A DRAFT MAP SHOWING THIS INFORMATION. SO JUST GIVING YOUR PERSPECTIVE THE NUMBER OF SOLAR PROJECTS ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE ENERGY PROJECTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AND THIS IS THIS NEEDS TO BE UPDATED AND VERIFIED BEFORE I CAN GIVE ANY ACREAGES. THOSE ACREAGES THAT ARE THERE ARE IN A DRAFT FORMAT WILL NEED GIS AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THE EXACT ACREAGES. YEAH, SURE. SUPERVISOR MILLER. YEAH. SO SOLAR SOLAR IS POWER. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SOLAR PROJECT AND AN ENERGY PROJECT? SO WHY I HAVE DIFFERENTIATED THAT IS BECAUSE GAS FIRED POWER PLANTS, DATA CENTERS, AND THE THE CAMPUSES INDEPENDENCE BUSSES HAVE BEEN SEPARATELY AS JUST ENERGY PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED SEPARATELY. WE HAD STARTED MAPPING THE SOLAR PROJECTS ONLY EARLIER. AND THEREFORE THAT DISTINCTION HAS BEEN IN THE BEGINNING. YEAH. WELL, I THINK THAT'S THAT'S GREAT. WE HAVE THIS, THE SOLAR ALL IN ONE CATEGORY, BUT WOULDN'T IT BE A LITTLE MORE CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC IF YOU HAD, YOU KNOW, THE BEST IN ONE CATEGORY, THE DATA CENTERS IN ANOTHER CATEGORY. AND, AND, AND THE GAS FIRED PLANTS IN ANOTHER CATEGORY. YES. AND THOSE ARE INDICATED BY IF YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE LEGEND IS REALLY SMALL. THE ROUND THE

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THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. AND THE APPLICANT IS JORDAN ROSE OF ROSE LAW GROUP. SO THIS SHOWS THE COUNTY, THE ENTIRE COUNTY COMPARED TO THE SUBJECT SITE SHOWING IT IS SOUTH OF MARICOPA AND THE INDIAN COMMUNITY. SO FOR THE SUBJECT SITE IT IS.

LIKE I STATED, IT IS LOCATED ALONG NORTH NORTH WHITE AND PARKER ROAD AND THEN IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED CI1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND WAREHOUSE ZONING. SO THIS IS THE CURRENT LAND USE DESIGNATION SHOWING THAT IT IS EMPLOYMENT. AND THEN THE SUBJECT SITE SHOWING WHERE WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING, THE GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION. THIS IS THE CURRENT AERIAL OF THE SITE. AND THEN THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN. THE SITE PLAN INCLUDED THE SOLAR ARRAYS THROUGHOUT THE MAJORITY OF THE SITE. AND THEN THEY HAVE A SUBSTATION, TESLA MEGAPACK 2XL MV TRANSFORMER A BESS, AS WELL AS RETENTION BASINS THAT ARE SHOWN IN PINK AND AN INTERNAL ROAD RACE THROUGHOUT. SO SOME SURROUNDING CONTEXT OF THE SUBJECT SITE. IT IS NORTH OF THE NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER, NORTH AMERICA THAT IS SHOWN ON THE LEFT WITH THEIR TEST TRACK.

PRIVATE TEST TRACK. I SHOULD BE SPECIFIC TO THE SOUTH OF IT, AND THEN IT IS ACTUALLY

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[14. Work Session on case PZ-PA-014-26 (ASLD- Solar and Battery Energy Storage) to discuss an Amendment to the 2019 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan requested by LSH Land Holdings, LLC, applicant, represented by Jennifer Dean, 39 North, LLC, agent, on behalf of the Arizona State Land Department, landowner, requesting a Major Comprehensive Plan Amendment to redesignate ±660 acres from Employment and Moderate Low Density Residential (MLDR, 1-3.5 du/ac) to Green Energy Production to facilitate the development of a utility-scale Solar Energy generation facility, located east of the existing APS Red Rock Solar project, situated on the portions of Sections 13 and 24, Township 10S, and Range 10E of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian (legal on file), generally located approximately 3 miles southeast of the Red Rock community, south of Mona Road, north of S. Dozer Road, west of S. Marylynne Lane, and east of Interstate 10, in the unincorporated area of Pinal County, Arizona. Supervisor District #4. (Sangeeta Deokar/Dedrick Denton) ]

WE HAVE THE APPLICANT, LSH LAND HOLDINGS LLC, AND WE HAVE THE AGENT, JENNIFER DEAN, 39 NORTH LLC. TO GIVE A PERSPECTIVE, YOU SEE THE MAP IN THE STAR TO THE SOUTH, JUST NORTH OF MARANA AND SOUTH OF THE RED ROCK COMMUNITY, WHICH SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THIS PROJECT. FURTHER ZOOMING INTO THE VICINITY MAP, ONE CAN SEE THAT IT IS. BESIDES AN EXISTING CI TWO ZONING, WHICH IS ALREADY INDUSTRIAL. IT IS AN OPERATIONAL SOLAR FACILITY, APPROXIMATELY LOCATED THREE MILES SOUTH EAST OF THE RED ROCK COMMUNITY AS SHOWN TO THE NORTH WEST OF THIS. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT FROM THE YELLOW ON THE EASTERN SIDE IS THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, BUT PRETTY MUCH SURROUNDING THIS PROPERTY. IT IS THE STATE LAND. APS RED SOLAR PROJECT IS TO THE WEST OF THE SITE, AND THE APS SAGUARO POWER PLANT IS FURTHER TO THE WEST OF THIS SITE. AS STATED, THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AREA IS HALF A MILE TO THE EAST OF THE SITE, SHOWN IN YELLOW. ONE CAN SEE THAT FROM THIS MAP THERE ARE TWO LAND USE DESIGNATIONS. ONE IS THE EMPLOYMENT, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 472 ACRES, AND THE YELLOW WHICH IS SHOWING THE MODERATE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 188 ACRES AND THE TOTAL AREA FOR OUR REQUESTING A LAND USE CHANGE IS 660 ACRES. THIS IS THE SITE AND THE AERIAL SHOWING THE PROJECT AREA. ONE CAN ALSO SEE THAT THE SOLAR ARRAYS ARE ALREADY SEEN ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS AREA, AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE, HALF A MILE. THE RESIDENCES WITH THE ROADWAYS THAT ARE SEEN. THE AERIAL ALSO SHOWS THAT THE SITE IS HAS WASHES ACROSS THAT GO FROM EAST TO WEST. ONE CAN ALSO SEE THAT FURTHER ZOOMING INTO THE CASE MAP. THIS ALSO SHOWS THE 600 FOOT BOUNDARY THAT. THAT WERE INDICATED WOULD BE INDICATED IN THE CIC PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE CAN SEE ALONG ALL SIDES IT'S STATE LAND AND ALSO APS TO THE WEST. WE ALSO HAVE CERTAIN PRIVATE LANDS HALF A MILE EAST SIDE. THIS IS THE CONCEPTUAL ACCESS AT THIS POINT SHOWING WITH THE RED DOTTED LINE AND ALONG I TEN. AND THAT IS BEING PLANNED FOR THIS PROJECT. THIS IS THE SOLAR AND BEST USES THAT WOULD BE GOING. AND IT ALSO SHOWS THE EXISTING TRANSMISSION LINES THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE EXISTING 100, 162 AND 345, WHICH IS THE 300, 500 AND 161 KV TRANSMISSION LINES THAT ARE BEING CROSSING AND UTILIZED,

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YOU'RE STILL THERE. OKAY. JUST CHECKING. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS STOKER. THANK YOU. WE HAVE

[15. Work Session on case PZ-PA-015-26 (Arizona Independent Technology Campus) to discuss an Amendment to the 2019 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan requested by Colliers Engineering & Design, Sydney Bethel Price, agent, Zinke Investments, LLC, Chris Zinke, landowner, requesting a Major Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the Land Use Plan and re-designate ±956 acres of land from Moderate Low Density Residential (MLDR, 1-3.5 du/ac) to Employment, situated on portions of Sections 11 and 13, T06S, and R03E of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian (legal on file), tax parcel 501-15-006H and a portion of 501-21-001J, located southeast of Porter and Barnes Roads, approximately two miles east of Highway 347, N. Maricopa Road, in the unincorporated area of Pinal County, Arizona. Supervisor District #3. (Tanya Bedward/Dedrick Denton)]

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WHICH IN TOTAL WOULD BE JUST APPROXIMATELY 1517 FOR REZONE WHEN THEY GET TO THAT STAGE.

BUT FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE CURRENT APPLICATION JUST INCLUDES SPEAKS TO THE 956 ACRES. THIS IS THE AREA I JUST MENTIONED IS SHOWN IN THE PINK OR PURPLE HERE, WHICH WAS ALREADY. DESIGNATION WAS CHANGED TO EMPLOYMENT PREVIOUSLY. AND WE'RE ALSO SEEING WHERE THE CURRENT. THE CURRENT APPLICATION IS SEEKING TO REZONE TO EMPLOYMENT. SO IT WOULD HAVE THAT ENTIRE AREA REZONED TO EMPLOYMENT ONCE IF APPROVED. THIS SHOWS AN AREA OF THE 600FT NOTIFICATION AREA AS IT RELATES TO THE ACTUAL PROJECT PROJECT SITE, IN TERMS OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN. AND JUST TO NOTE THAT IT'S HIGHLY CONCEPTUAL AT THIS STAGE, THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES GENERAL INDUSTRIAL USES, WHICH INCLUDES MANUFACTURING, WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION. IT ALSO INCLUDES PROPOSALS FOR INDUSTRIAL PARK DEVELOPMENT AND FOR DATA CENTERS SUPPORTED BY ENERGY GENERATION. IN KEEPING WITH WITH THAT ACTIVITY, FROM A BROADER CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVE, JUST TO NOTE THAT THE SITE IS SURROUNDED BY AGRICULTURAL USE AND THAT THE SITE IS ALSO LOCATED CLOSE TO THE NISSAN TECHNICAL TESTING CENTER. THERE IS AS WELL RENEWABLE GAS FACILITY LOCATED LESS THAN A HALF A MILE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SITE AND BY VIRTUE OF THE PARCEL IS LOCATED WITH WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CASA GRANDE AS WELL AS MARICOPA, THE CITY OF MARICOPA. AND THAT SUMS UP MY INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE WHICH WE HAVE RECEIVED. I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS STAGE, CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS BEDFORD AT THIS TIME? JUST A QUICK ONE. WASN'T THIS 500 ACRES OF. FOR THE DATA CENTER? NOW THEY WANT TO ADD MORE.

CORRECT. WELL, THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL. YES. THE INITIAL APPROVAL WAS 500. YES, 561. AND NOW THEY'RE SEEKING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 956, WHICH IN ITS ENTIRETY, IF APPROVED, THEY WILL MOVE TO REZONE AS AS ONE, JUST TO NOTE AS WELL, CHAIRMAN, I HEARD SUPERVISOR VITELLO ASKED WHETHER MARICOPA, THE CITY OF MARICOPA, HAD COMMENTED ON THE PROJECT. WE HAVE. WE ARE IN DIALOG WITH THE CITY OF MARICOPA. THEY HAVE AN INTEREST. THEY'VE INDICATED THAT THEY DO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT AND THAT THE COUNTY WILL BE RECEIVING THEIR FINAL COMMENTS, PERHAPS WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. SO THEY. WE WE ARE IN DIALOG WITH THE CITY OF MARICOPA. OKAY. THANKS. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD AT THIS TIME FOR MISS BEDFORD? HEARING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, ON THAT WOULD CONCLUDE. WELL, I SEE WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 16 AT THIS POINT. THAT WOULD BE DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DOES ANYONE ON THE BOARD CARE TO ADD SOMETHING TO A FUTURE AGENDA AT THIS TIME? SUPERVISOR GOODMAN, ARE YOU STILL THERE? STILL HERE? ARE YOU GOOD? ARE YOU GOOD? I'M GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. WELL, ALL RIGHT, SORT OF GOOD. SORT OF GOOD. WELL, IF THERE'S IF THERE'S NO WE WON'T GO THERE. IF THERE'S NO REQUEST FROM THE SUPERVISORS, THEN THERE'S NO MORE BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD. WE'RE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.

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