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[0:30] A letter to town of Fes Valley January

[0:32] 8th, 2026 council meeting. Clerk, please

[0:34] call the role.

[0:36] >> Council member Lopez,

[0:38] » Council member Lopez,

[0:38] >> present.

[0:38] » present.

[0:38] >> Council member Kio,

[0:40] » Council member Kio,

[0:40] >> present.

[0:41] » present.

[0:41] >> Council member Frowing,

[0:43] » Council member Frowing,

[0:43] Council Member Greer,

[0:45] >> here. Council member Schumanker,

[0:47] » here. Council member Schumanker,

[0:47] >> present.

[0:47] » present.

[0:48] >> Vice Mayor Serger

[0:49] » Vice Mayor Serger

[0:49] >> here.

[0:49] » here.

[0:49] >> Mayor Paul Gooden

[0:50] » Mayor Paul Gooden

[0:50] >> here.

[0:51] » here.

[0:51] >> We have a quorum.

[0:52] » We have a quorum.

[0:52] >> Thank you, ma'am. At this time, I'd like

[0:53] » Thank you, ma'am. At this time, I'd like

[0:53] to welcome down Pastor Mike Cannon, Zion

[0:55] Christian Church, for our invocation.

[0:57] Please stand if you can.

[1:07] Good to see you. Tell you something.

[1:12] >> They show me. Huh?

[1:15] » They show me. Huh?

[1:15] >> Okay. I got a Pentecostal voice now. I

[1:18] » Okay. I got a Pentecostal voice now. I

[1:18] All right. I got to tell you something

[1:20] that u I was looking at the

[1:23] Facebook page and I was just very proud

[1:26] and uh very pleased about some of the

[1:29] things that you guys are bringing. We

[1:31] were excited. I mean we saw all these we

[1:34] saw Poco Loco and and I start asking

[1:38] myself I said but wait mayor um there's

[1:41] something missing. I see all these

[1:44] people coming but I didn't see Zion

[1:46] Christian Church coming. I That's all

[1:49] right. I forgive the mayor. He's my

[1:50] friend. He's my friend. Hey, I want to

[1:53] tell you guys that the the Lord has

[1:54] spoken to me a word over Prescott

[1:57] Valley. I just wanted to share with us.

[1:58] He said that um as we build better,

[2:02] we're going to move forward. That's a

[2:04] word for our church and that's a word

[2:06] for Prescott Valley. Amen.

[2:11] Certainly, this is the pledge.

[2:17] I need your prayer.

[2:19] I apologize.

[2:22] [laughter]

[2:26] Father God, we come before you very

[2:28] humble.

[2:30] We come before you very humble, Father,

[2:32] because we know we did not make it on

[2:34] our own.

[2:36] Father, we thank you that you woke us up

[2:38] this morning. We thank you that you kept

[2:40] us today, Father. We thank you that you

[2:43] brought us here today. Glory be to God.

[2:47] I I plead the blood of Jesus over that

[2:50] gap county. I plead the blood of Jesus

[2:53] over wrestling. I plead the blood of

[2:56] Jesus over the city council. I plead the

[2:59] blood of Jesus over the man. And no

[3:02] weapon formed against us shall prosper.

[3:05] AND EVERY TONGUE THAT RISES up against

[3:07] us shall be condemned. Father, I heard

[3:10] you say the steps of a good man were

[3:13] ordered by the Lord. So, Holy Spirit,

[3:15] I'm asking that you would permeate this

[3:17] meeting to shine light on the steps of

[3:21] victory you have prepared for the mayor

[3:23] and his team. Glory be to God. Father

[3:26] God, we come before you with

[3:28] thanksgiving. Father God, I thank you in

[3:31] advance for understanding today. Holy

[3:35] Spirit, help us. Father, I thank you in

[3:37] advance for revelation in this meeting.

[3:40] Holy Spirit, help us. Father, [laughter]

[3:42] I thank you in advance for guidance in

[3:46] this meeting. Holy Spirit, help us.

[3:48] Father, I thank you in advance for

[3:52] revelation in this meeting. Holy Spirit,

[3:55] help us. Father, I thank you in advance

[3:58] for unity in this meeting. Father, when

[4:01] it's all said and done, we'll be sure to

[4:05] give you the glory. and we will magnify

[4:08] the name Jesus for the victory in

[4:10] Prescott Valley. And everybody said

[4:16] I don't know

[4:20] [laughter]

[4:25] to the flag of the United States of

[4:28] America to the

[4:34] indivisible

[4:36] indiv.

[4:41] Thank you, Pastor Mike. Appreciate you.

[4:44] Can I get a motion to approve the agenda

[4:46] as presented?

[4:48] [clears throat] So move

[4:50] second.

[4:52] >> Cler, please call the vote.

[4:59] [cough and clears throat]

[5:00] >> Council member Kio.

[5:02] » Council member Kio.

[5:02] >> Yes.

[5:03] » Yes.

[5:03] >> Council member,

[5:07] » thank you. Everyone else, mayor, that

[5:09] passes unanimously.

[5:10] >> Thank you, ma'am. Moving on, item four,

[5:12] » Thank you, ma'am. Moving on, item four,

[5:12] certificates and service awards,

[5:13] planning and zoning commission

[5:14] recognition of service for Phil Bordeau,

[5:16] Art Rutherford, and Sandra Laney.

[5:21] So, good evening everyone. Tonight, we

[5:23] are honored to recognize five

[5:26] individuals whose service, integrity,

[5:29] and dedication have made a meaningful

[5:31] impact on our community. First, we're

[5:33] going to start with planning and zoning

[5:35] commission members. We begin by

[5:37] recognizing Phil Bordon, Artha

[5:40] Rutherford, and Sandra Laney for their

[5:42] service on the planning and zoning

[5:43] commission. This commission plays a

[5:46] vital role in guiding the thoughtful and

[5:48] lawful growth of our town, ensuring

[5:50] development aligns with our community's

[5:53] long-term vision. Their expertise and

[5:56] commitment they bring to this

[5:57] responsibility cannot be overstated.

[6:00] Arthur Rutherford has served four terms,

[6:04] contributing an extraordinary 11 years

[6:06] of service. Phil Bordon has served one

[6:10] term, contributing two years of

[6:12] dedicated involvement, and Sandra Laney

[6:15] has served two terms, contributing over

[6:18] five years to the commission. To each of

[6:21] you, we extend their heartfelt gratitude

[6:23] for your service, leadership, and

[6:25] unwavering dedication. Thank you.

[6:37] Hi, I'm Stacy Bristo. I'm the

[6:38] development services director here and I

[6:40] just wanted to say u again thank you for

[6:41] their service. Um not everybody is

[6:43] willing to dedicate and volunteer their

[6:46] time and energy to serve their

[6:48] community. Um I've been in a lot of

[6:50] jurisdictions and sometimes it's hard to

[6:51] find people willing to do these things.

[6:53] So I'm really eternally grateful um for

[6:55] their service. So, I just wanted to say

[6:57] thank you

[7:16] » guys.

[7:21] It's been a privilege and I have enjoyed

[7:38] So now we have building board of

[7:40] adjustment. We would also like to

[7:42] recognize the members of our building

[7:43] board of adjustment, Stanford Lake and

[7:46] Cal Nye. The building board of

[7:48] adjustment carries the important

[7:50] responsibility of interpreting and

[7:52] upholding town code as it relates to

[7:54] zoning regulations. Through the appeal

[7:56] process, this board ensures fairness,

[7:59] clarity, and consistency when property

[8:02] owners seek relief due to unique

[8:04] conditions affecting their land. The

[8:06] board has authority to hear appeals,

[8:09] grant variances when appropriate, and

[8:11] affirm or modify decisions made by the

[8:13] zoning administrator.

[8:15] Fortunately for the town, the board

[8:17] convenes very few times each year. Proof

[8:20] that our zoning processes run smoothly

[8:23] thanks to their oversight.

[8:25] Stanford Lake,

[8:28] are you here?

[8:31] >> Are you here?

[8:32] » Are you here?

[8:32] >> Okay. Well, Stanford Lake has served one

[8:35] » Okay. Well, Stanford Lake has served one

[8:35] term contributing to one year of

[8:37] service. and Kel Nye, who's unable to be

[8:40] with us this evening, has served 10

[8:43] terms totaling 18 years of dedicated

[8:46] involvement. We are sincerely grateful

[8:48] for your service and dedication to

[8:50] ensuring fairness and balance within our

[8:52] community zoning pro process. Thank you.

[8:56] >> I know they're not here, but let's give

[8:57] » I know they're not here, but let's give

[8:58] them a round of applause.

[9:04] Moving on, item five, uh, fiscal year

[9:07] 2024 25 annual external audit and annual

[9:10] comprehensive financial report. Miss

[9:12] Morris, welcome.

[9:13] >> Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, members

[9:15] » Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, members

[9:15] of council. As accord in accordance with

[9:18] the Arizona revised statute, we are

[9:21] required to have an annual external

[9:23] audit. Within 60 days of the issuance of

[9:26] the audit, we are required to have the

[9:29] our independent auditor present the

[9:30] results to the council. So we are

[9:32] pleased tonight to have Michael Lison,

[9:35] CPA, the audit partner for Hefield

[9:37] Mechair to present the results.

[9:40] >> Welcome, sir.

[9:42] » Welcome, sir.

[9:42] >> Thank you.

[9:44] » Thank you.

[9:44] >> Uh thank you, mayor, vice mayor,

[9:45] » Uh thank you, mayor, vice mayor,

[9:45] council, for having me here tonight. Uh

[9:48] as Selena stated, uh this is a

[9:50] requirement under state law to present

[9:52] the audit report in a council meeting.

[9:54] uh and also to show uh that the citizens

[9:57] of the of the town that you are doing uh

[9:59] your job. So glad to be here tonight. Um

[10:02] I also want to say a special thank you

[10:04] to Selena uh Ina and the whole finance

[10:08] team uh all the employees that we worked

[10:10] with in the various town departments uh

[10:13] including information technology,

[10:15] utilities, the clerk, legal, court, etc.

[10:18] We kind of touch all the parts of the

[10:20] town and so we appreciate everyone's

[10:22] help. We realize that we're disrupting

[10:25] their lives uh for two weeks uh while

[10:27] we're working on the audit and so we

[10:29] appreciate their help of in the 150 page

[10:32] report. Three pages are ours and the

[10:35] rest is all the town uh staff doing

[10:37] their hard work. So we appreciate their

[10:38] efforts. Uh so tonight I just want to

[10:41] talk about the reports that we did

[10:43] issue. So the primary one being the

[10:45] annual comprehensive financial report.

[10:47] This is the called the ACTUER. This is

[10:49] the report that the town applies for

[10:51] awards every year. And so the town

[10:53] received the government finance officers

[10:56] association uh certificate of excellence

[10:58] for the 2024 act and we anticipate that

[11:02] they will also receive the award again

[11:04] for 2025. We also audit the six CFDs

[11:08] that the town operates. Uh we also do

[11:11] compliance with the highway user revenue

[11:13] fund. Uh the expenditure limitation

[11:16] report, the entertainment center agreed

[11:18] upon procedures. This year we also

[11:20] reviewed court procedures as well.

[11:22] That's a once every three-year

[11:24] requirement. Uh and then finally we

[11:26] worked on the single audit which was

[11:28] required because the town receives and

[11:30] expends more than $750,000 in federal

[11:33] awards. Um and so what I'm happy to hear

[11:35] to say is that on the financial

[11:38] statements the town received what's

[11:39] called an unmodified opinion which is

[11:41] the highest opinion we can give. Uh

[11:44] we're not saying that everything is

[11:45] perfect. Uh we actually have a couple

[11:47] internal control things to talk about

[11:49] tonight, but we can also say that there

[11:51] were no significant deficiencies and no

[11:53] material weaknesses uh reported over the

[11:56] town's financials. So congratulations uh

[11:59] to those who worked hard on that. Uh the

[12:01] second part of the audit I want to talk

[12:02] about is the uniform guidance, the

[12:04] single audit. There we tested the

[12:07] program, the Corona virus state and

[12:09] local fiscal recovery funds. And again,

[12:11] I can say the town received what's

[12:13] called an unmodified opinion, which is

[12:15] the highest opinion we can give on

[12:17] compliance with federal requirements.

[12:20] So, congratulations again on that. Uh, I

[12:22] did want to touch just briefly on we had

[12:25] four recommendations uh for town

[12:27] improvements going forward. Uh, the

[12:29] first one had to do with uh information

[12:32] technology department and ensuring that

[12:34] technology policies are in place. The

[12:36] second one had to do with some

[12:38] improvements on maintaining

[12:40] documentation in personnel files. Uh the

[12:42] third one had to do with conflict of

[12:44] interest and just timely disclosure to

[12:47] ensure uh everyone is aware of any

[12:50] potential conflicts. And the final one

[12:52] had to do with a WIFA grant that the

[12:54] utility department received um that is

[12:58] kind of at risk at this point uh due to

[13:00] not meeting some benchmarks. So, we just

[13:02] recommended some improvements for town

[13:04] uh management and the finance department

[13:06] to implement some different things going

[13:08] forward. And so far, uh the town has

[13:11] been responsive and is currently uh

[13:13] working on an action plan, a corrective

[13:15] action plan going forward. And so, there

[13:18] are any questions I'd be happy to

[13:19] answer.

[13:20] >> Council, we have questions for staff.

[13:24] » Council, we have questions for staff.

[13:24] None, sir. All right. Thank you so much.

[13:26] Miss Morris, do you want to add anything

[13:27] or we good?

[13:31] Nothing further, mayor.

[13:32] >> Thank you. You do a great job, ma'am.

[13:34] » Thank you. You do a great job, ma'am.

[13:34] Thank you for all you do.

[13:35] >> Thank you.

[13:36] » Thank you.

[13:36] >> Moving on. Call of the public. At this

[13:37] » Moving on. Call of the public. At this

[13:37] time, members of the public may comment

[13:39] on matters listed on the agenda or

[13:40] solely on matters within the

[13:41] jurisdiction of the town. Any persons

[13:43] wishing to address the council must

[13:44] register the name with the town clerk

[13:46] prior to the commencement of the

[13:47] meeting. At the conclusion of call to

[13:49] the public, the council may respond to

[13:50] criticism, ask staff to review a matter

[13:52] commented upon, or ask that a matter be

[13:54] put on a future agenda. Such remarks

[13:56] shall be limited to three minutes unless

[13:58] additional time is granted by the mayor.

[14:00] Clerk, how many do we have registered?

[14:03] >> Mayor, we have 17 speakers tonight. So,

[14:06] » Mayor, we have 17 speakers tonight. So,

[14:06] I will call the first four names. We

[14:08] have Patricia Bets,

[14:11] Jennifer Jones, Carolyn Cern, Deborah

[14:15] Laura.

[14:16] >> If your name has been called, please

[14:17] » If your name has been called, please

[14:17] work your way down to the front row,

[14:18] please, because as you heard, we have 17

[14:20] and we need to kind of keep this in a

[14:22] timely manner.

[14:24] Welcome in.

[14:25] >> Thank you. Patricia Betso, China Tuna

[14:27] » Thank you. Patricia Betso, China Tuna

[14:27] Valley. Um, request for public records

[14:29] is a wonderful thing, even if some of

[14:31] them are redacted. There's a lot of

[14:33] findings in there, too many to mention

[14:35] in three minutes. But mining the parcels

[14:38] owned by the Fins next to Fain Park has

[14:42] been in Prescott's general plan for

[14:44] decades, and it was still in it. When we

[14:46] voted to approve the general plan in

[14:48] 2022, the town manager did deny access

[14:52] to the rightway to Fain parcels

[14:55] um next to the park and later realized

[14:57] potentially

[14:59] um he'd opened a lawsuit potential from

[15:02] the fins if they claimed that town had

[15:04] engaged in regulatory taking um for

[15:07] which they would be compensated for

[15:09] mineral rights. Later, presumably um on

[15:13] the behalf of the town council, the town

[15:15] manager requested the fins find another

[15:17] site. We don't have any evidence of

[15:19] there were any conditions on that

[15:20] request or even if it at least mentioned

[15:23] having them outside the town boundaries.

[15:26] What we do know is APS did not want to

[15:28] move their crushing plant and that they

[15:31] did only consider fain properties. Prior

[15:34] to any announcement to the public, the

[15:37] mayor was garnering support for the

[15:38] government tank site from political

[15:41] parties within the county. We don't know

[15:43] why. The attorney general's office did

[15:46] contact the town on behalf of thousands

[15:48] of residents that sent in letters and a

[15:50] petition that was handd delivered to

[15:52] that office. Chris Mays got involved

[15:54] personally in resolving a new mining

[15:56] application in the middle of a

[15:58] residential neighborhood in Chino Valley

[16:00] not too long ago. Prescott Valley had

[16:03] the same opportunity, but the town never

[16:05] gave the attorney general's office any

[16:07] encouragement. Instead, the mayor and

[16:08] vice mayor were attending meetings

[16:10] openly advocating for the government

[16:12] mine. After several exchanges of

[16:14] correspondence, the attorney general

[16:16] determined that it was not in their best

[16:18] interest to get involved with a dispute

[16:20] between two communities in Pave. So, we

[16:23] lost our chance to stop any mines near

[16:26] any homes. The development agreement

[16:28] includes a proc promise by the fins not

[16:31] to apply for a permit to expand the 7

[16:34] into the 1700 acres adjacent to the GC

[16:37] site. It also includes that a number of

[16:41] parcels adjacent to the fain park are

[16:44] not included in the gifted parcels and

[16:47] the fins maintain the mineral rights.

[16:49] Mining can expand in either location.

[16:52] The latest draft of the development

[16:53] agreement included a 100,000 ton

[16:56] blasting event and found um based on our

[17:00] last meeting, the mayor stated that

[17:02] what's important is keeping Feain Park.

[17:04] Feain park is what it's all about. If a

[17:06] truck goes through Fain Park, that would

[17:08] destroy serenity, the quietness. And one

[17:11] of the council members believes that the

[17:13] cows are precious to the fins and the

[17:15] fins aren't going to move them. So if

[17:17] the noise bothers them, they just move

[17:18] over. So, it's nothing for us to worry

[17:20] about. I'm against the mind because

[17:22] people's lives and homes are more

[17:24] important than visiting a small park.

[17:27] Thank you.

[17:29] >> Next up,

[17:34] » Jennifer Jones.

[17:37] >> Jennifer Jones.

[17:40] » Jennifer Jones.

[17:40] >> Doesn't look like she's here. Carolyn

[17:43] » Doesn't look like she's here. Carolyn

[17:43] Zern.

[17:44] >> Carolyn Zern.

[17:53] Welcome m.

[17:57] I'm Carolyn Zern. I live at the excuse

[18:02] me, the villages at Lynx Creek in

[18:04] Prescat Valley.

[18:06] I want [clears throat] to begin by

[18:08] reviewing um some issues that were

[18:11] mentioned at previous meetings.

[18:13] uh the passionate plea by the

[18:15] representative from Dwey Humboldt

[18:18] expressing concern for the viability of

[18:20] existing wells due to blasting. The

[18:23] mayor's response was I do not represent

[18:26] Dwey Humboldt

[18:28] but u the good book says love thy

[18:31] neighbor.

[18:34] Um,

[18:36] attorney Lai appeared unconcerned in his

[18:40] reply to the issue of blasting, saying

[18:43] it would only be four times per year at

[18:45] the most, perhaps even less.

[18:50] Not much has been said about what

[18:51] happens after the blasting.

[18:54] Uh, it doesn't matter how many times

[18:56] they do it. Something tragic could

[18:59] happen at at any blasting event.

[19:04] >> [clears throat]

[19:06] » Um,

[19:08] then comes the front end loaders

[19:11] scraping, digging, and dumping that rock

[19:14] 12 hours per day, six days a week.

[19:17] Ponder those sounds for a moment.

[19:20] So much for a quiet cup of coffee on

[19:22] your front porch. What about the golfers

[19:25] at Stone Ridge and PCC?

[19:28] A bit unnerving, I would guess.

[19:32] Then there is the so-called gift of the

[19:35] fain's land outside of PV to be added to

[19:39] Fain Park. The unknown tax consequences

[19:42] of that land in the craftily worded

[19:45] agreement retaining the mineral rights

[19:48] does not sound like a gift to me.

[19:53] I would venture to guess that most of

[19:55] the people behind me voted for you on

[19:59] the dis

[20:01] to protect the rights of the citizens of

[20:04] Prescat Valley.

[20:07] Remember when Nancy Pelosi stood up in

[20:09] Congress and stated, "We have to pass

[20:11] the bill to know what's in the bill." To

[20:14] the council members of the town of

[20:15] Prescat Valley, I ask, "What is really

[20:18] behind

[20:20] the approval of Government Tank?" I ask

[20:23] that you search your conscience

[20:25] conscience.

[20:27] Have you really done what is right for

[20:31] your constituent? Thank you.

[20:34] >> Thank you, ma'am. Next name, ma'am.

[20:39] » Deborah. Deborah Laura.

[20:43] >> Deborah Laura.

[20:46] » Deborah Laura.

[20:46] >> No. Okay. So, the next four names are

[20:49] » No. Okay. So, the next four names are

[20:49] Vic Pollson, Bill Williams, Chris Russo,

[20:53] and Dave Lner.

[21:06] Welcome, sir.

[21:10] » Big Paul Pollson, Prescuit Valley. I'd

[21:12] like to thank the council for the

[21:15] difficult decision you've made in

[21:17] approving the government tank site.

[21:20] It was truly a binary choice.

[21:25] You chose to expand and improve Fain

[21:29] Park. You chose to limit traffic

[21:33] on town roads and streets.

[21:38] And you chose to represent faithfully

[21:40] the best interests of over 300

[21:43] residences

[21:45] within a half mile of the proposed West

[21:50] Fain Park site.

[21:54] What you did is you allowed a

[21:57] responsible

[21:59] and long-term Prescat Valley business to

[22:03] continue operation

[22:05] with the least impact and the most

[22:08] benefit to the residents of Prescat

[22:11] Valley and for that I want to thank you.

[22:15] I want to caution the voters of Prescuit

[22:19] Valley

[22:21] that they will in the next several weeks

[22:24] be confronted by petition canvasers

[22:29] choosing or encouraging them to override

[22:33] the decisions you've made.

[22:36] That is not in the best interests of

[22:39] Prescat Valley. Once again, thank you

[22:43] for serving the best interests of

[22:45] Prescuit Valley.

[22:47] >> Thank you, sir.

[22:52] » Mr. Russo,

[22:54] >> Mr. Williams, you're on deck.

[22:57] » Mr. Williams, you're on deck.

[22:57] >> Thank you, council.

[22:59] » Thank you, council.

[22:59] Uh, mayor, vice mayor, and staff. Uh, my

[23:01] name is Chris Russo. I live in Presley

[23:03] Valley. Um, some of the things that I'm

[23:05] going to say I've already said before,

[23:07] but I think they bear repeating because

[23:08] there's a lot of information going

[23:10] around by certain groups of people that

[23:12] um are on Next Door, especially that's

[23:14] what I'm the one I'm on that

[23:16] [clears throat] um are saying that there

[23:17] is this third magic site that that could

[23:20] possibly come up and that there is a um

[23:23] uh a possibility of no minds. And uh I

[23:26] wanted to repeat what um what my friend

[23:28] said there that uh there is only two

[23:30] choices. There's two choices. It's

[23:32] either Government Tank or Stone Ridge

[23:34] and um uh Victoria States. Now, Victoria

[23:37] Estates is uh is a is a 55 and over

[23:40] community. They have uh most of the most

[23:43] of their residents are are are in the uh

[23:46] mid to upper 70s of age. Uh this would

[23:49] be this would be devastating for them

[23:50] because they are such a short distance

[23:52] from the from the site the uh the um the

[23:55] the the site on um area on site one. Um

[23:59] and um so they're that would be that

[24:02] would be bad for them because uh I've

[24:04] heard you know this is just a story I've

[24:06] heard that some of the women there they

[24:08] you know there's a lot of older women

[24:09] there and they uh they drive their car

[24:11] from one side of the street to the other

[24:13] to visit their friends. Now I don't know

[24:14] if that's true or not but these people

[24:16] are not um are not mobile. They can't

[24:18] get around and uh I want I myself are

[24:21] thinking of them over over the pe the

[24:24] people that don't exist over there on uh

[24:26] government tank. Uh and I wanted to back

[24:29] up something um was said also that um we

[24:33] elected you to represent us and we

[24:35] didn't represent we didn't elect uh any

[24:38] packs uh to represent us. Um the the the

[24:42] um um ruling by uh by referendum is not

[24:48] the way for a city or town to be run. Um

[24:52] I you know uh they are valuable when

[24:55] needed but just because a group of

[24:57] people don't get their way that they

[24:58] automatically go and referendum

[25:00] everybody uh is not a good way to is not

[25:03] a good way to rule. We voted you guys in

[25:05] there to do the job that we expect. We

[25:08] expect you to um to represent um

[25:11] Prescuit Valley, not Chino Valley, not

[25:14] mayor, not Prescuit Country Club. Yeah,

[25:16] the the Bible does say above your

[25:18] neighbor, but we are we're the ones that

[25:21] elected you to be uh our

[25:23] representatives, and we expect you to do

[25:24] our bidding. Uh and and we expect a

[25:28] government tank to be the place where

[25:30] they harvest rock and not Stone Ridge uh

[25:34] and Victoria Gardens, Artori States.

[25:36] Thank you.

[25:37] >> Thank you, sir.

[25:42] Williams.

[25:50] Greetings everyone. Bill Williams.

[25:54] I've owned a house on North Taylor Drive

[25:56] for 17 years. I love this town. That's

[26:01] why I'm running for mayor. But let's

[26:03] talk about a gravel pit. Yes, blowing

[26:06] dust, traffic, small explosions. But I'm

[26:11] not sure how much the 80 acres from the

[26:13] things as a gift is really worth or how

[26:16] much it's going to cost to maintain it

[26:18] during our lifetimes.

[26:20] So tonight, I guess you get to vote

[26:22] again on a sweetheart deal for

[26:25] developers written by the town attorney.

[26:29] We saw the attorney's handiwork before.

[26:32] It's called the Finley Toyota Center and

[26:35] we are stuck paying more than a million

[26:37] a year through 2037 on that. While the

[26:40] event center loses $500,000 per year,

[26:44] according to Ryan Judy,

[26:47] the only money makers on that deal were,

[26:50] wait for it, the fins,

[26:54] the author of that contract, same

[26:56] attorney. It begs the question, why do

[26:59] you keep letting him do those deals

[27:02] beneficial to people other than the

[27:04] taxpayers?

[27:06] Now, back to the contract that I guess

[27:08] you have to deal with.

[27:10] As you know, I'm a fiscal conservative

[27:13] and I don't see us getting enough out of

[27:15] this deal, but the developers get

[27:18] another sweetheart deal, don't they? So,

[27:21] the problem I have and one reason you

[27:23] should vote no, and I absolutely commend

[27:26] Janelle and Ken

[27:30] uh for seeing the endless tax breaks for

[27:33] the fins for the rest of our lives.

[27:37] What will your consciences do tonight?

[27:40] Now, as for the mayor,

[27:44] we need to check facts in articles about

[27:47] you being a weward cop on this police

[27:50] force. So, I'm going to ask you some

[27:53] questions. Is it true that time after

[27:56] time your discipline letters showed lack

[27:59] of judgment, lack of leadership,

[28:02] violations of rules? And is it true that

[28:05] you're getting $3,500 a month for

[28:07] post-traumatic stress disorder that you

[28:10] developed while on the police force?

[28:14] Was it caused when you shot someone in a

[28:16] moving car?

[28:19] One dead in Minneapolis,

[28:21] three dead 20 minutes after your gunshot

[28:25] into a moving car on Circle K at the old

[28:28] Circle K.

[28:31] And the town paid out $2.65 65 million

[28:34] for this.

[28:36] You need to come clean with everybody in

[28:38] this town and tell us, is your brain so

[28:41] fragile on PTSD that you should be in

[28:44] that chair? That chair where you

[28:47] leverage all your income?

[28:52] » What? Don't stumble.

[29:03] Welcome, sir.

[29:06] >> You seem to always follow the good ones.

[29:08] » You seem to always follow the good ones.

[29:08] [laughter]

[29:10] » Thank you, mayor, vice mayor,

[29:13] people of the town council. Name is Dave

[29:16] Lner. I'm a I'm a resident of Prescuit

[29:19] Valley.

[29:22] » My name is Dave Lner and I'm resident of

[29:25] Prescat Valley. I've spoken to the

[29:27] council on several occasions, so I'll be

[29:30] brief.

[29:32] Thank you to the council for casting

[29:34] their votes for government tank Corey.

[29:38] After tonight, the next phase begins.

[29:41] Those who don't believe in

[29:42] representative government will try to

[29:44] scare, cajol, and lie to the Presca

[29:47] Valley citizens.

[29:50] This re these people will pass around

[29:52] petitions to try and get a referendum on

[29:54] the ballot to vote down the government

[29:57] tank quarry, but will couch it as no

[30:00] mines near homes.

[30:04] That ref if passed will only move the

[30:06] quarry back to the Stone Ridge entrance

[30:09] which will only affect several hundred

[30:12] homes in Presca Valley versus the

[30:15] government tank quarry which has a low

[30:17] probability of affecting less than 15

[30:21] homes in Dwey.

[30:24] I ask all citizens of Prescuit Valley to

[30:28] not sign any pet petition be discerning.

[30:32] ask questions. The petitioners are not

[30:34] truthful and do not represent the town

[30:37] of Prescuit Valley's best interests.

[30:40] Thank you.

[30:41] >> Thank you.

[30:46] » Next four.

[30:49] » The next four we have

[30:52] Jason Chisum, Tim Fugate,

[30:56] Cynthia Neb, and Randy Bosber.

[31:02] Welcome, sir.

[31:03] >> Good evening, Mayor and Council, Vice

[31:05] » Good evening, Mayor and Council, Vice

[31:05] Mayor Chisum, the town of Dewey Humble.

[31:07] I am here tonight. I have been here

[31:08] before. I'm going to say the same thing

[31:10] I've said before. That is in September,

[31:13] the town of Dwey Humble on behalf of the

[31:16] 40 almost 4,500 residents that we have

[31:19] voted and passed a resolution in

[31:22] opposition of the government tank mine.

[31:26] We are still here with this. We are

[31:28] still fighting this. I have been out in

[31:31] the neighborhood of Dewey Humble. I have

[31:33] contacted many citizens of Presca

[31:35] Valley. I have contacted many citizens

[31:37] then and near the government tank mine.

[31:40] There is a piece of Arizona state trust

[31:42] land that actually borders that mine,

[31:46] small sliver. I'd say it's maybe 70 ft

[31:48] wide,

[31:50] but then there is about 14 or 15

[31:52] residents

[31:54] within 1,000 ft of that mine.

[31:58] Okay.

[32:01] The concern is again the fracking of the

[32:05] ground with the blasting that they want

[32:07] to do on that mine four times a year. I

[32:10] don't believe that they're going to m

[32:12] blast four times a year, but we'll see.

[32:15] Um there is the nearest well to that

[32:18] mine for the town of Presca Valley which

[32:20] is operated by Jacobs is 2.25 miles away

[32:24] located in the country club. That well

[32:27] has almost 50 years of history,

[32:30] documented history. I can promise you I

[32:33] will be analyzing that data. I will be

[32:36] watching that data. I will be doing

[32:38] public records requests for all the data

[32:40] and I will be monitoring that as as my

[32:44] term on the council.

[32:47] And if I am reelected again by the

[32:49] citizens of the town of Dewey Humbold, I

[32:51] will again continue to fight for that.

[32:53] If and when I see any change in that

[32:56] data, decrease change in that data, it

[32:59] will raise concerns of how the mine has

[33:02] affected the water in the ground.

[33:05] So moving forward tonight, I know it's a

[33:09] zoning map change, but I second hearing.

[33:12] And I still strongly urge you guys to

[33:15] reconsider this. Even though you have

[33:17] voted in a 5 to2 vote to move this

[33:20] forward, I would strongly ask that you

[33:22] reconsider your decision. Thank you for

[33:24] your time.

[33:25] >> Thank you, sir.

[33:31] » Welcome, sir.

[33:33] >> Thank you. Can you hear me?

[33:34] » Thank you. Can you hear me?

[33:34] >> Yes, sir.

[33:35] » Yes, sir.

[33:35] >> Um, thanks for allowing me to speak. Uh,

[33:38] » Um, thanks for allowing me to speak. Uh,

[33:38] Mr. Mayor, vice mayor. Um, I would like

[33:42] I'm my my name is Tim Fugat. I live in

[33:45] Prescat Valley. I want to read from the

[33:47] development agreement a small section of

[33:51] it on page one number C.

[33:55] On January 6th, 2021, FLP, that's the

[34:00] Feain Family Limited Partnership, and

[34:02] APNS applied to the town for a

[34:04] right-of-way permit to carry excavated

[34:07] material from the West Fain Park site

[34:09] across a portion of Feain Park for

[34:12] crushing and other processing at the

[34:14] APNS facility. Said permit was approved

[34:17] at the time, but never used. Therefore,

[34:20] the permit was closed on April 16th,

[34:23] 2021.

[34:24] When FP and APNS applied for permit

[34:28] renewal on February 7th, 2022,

[34:32] the application was denied as being

[34:35] inconsistent with the town's then

[34:37] current strategic plan. On February

[34:40] 14th, 2022, the town issued a press

[34:44] release indicating opposition to any

[34:47] rock harvest operations at the West Bane

[34:50] Park site.

[34:52] And it was after that point that the

[34:55] parties pivoted to the government tank.

[34:57] [clears throat]

[34:59] For those of you who support Government

[35:02] Tank, you have made a common sense

[35:05] decision.

[35:07] At the very least, it is the least ad

[35:11] least bad option

[35:13] when you ignore the fear-mongering from

[35:15] some of the folks.

[35:18] Um, I will address council members uh

[35:21] front and Janelle Ke. Um, a no vote is

[35:26] really two votes in one.

[35:29] You are nixing government tank and

[35:33] simultaneously

[35:34] authorizing the West Fain park site.

[35:38] Even though I heard Councilman Finn

[35:41] state during the December meeting that

[35:43] he was against having the gravel pit

[35:45] there, I find that position is

[35:48] contradictory

[35:50] knowing that a third side option is not

[35:52] feasible.

[35:54] So if you are both ambivalent about this

[35:58] whole process and I understand that

[36:01] the only logical thing to do is to

[36:04] abstain from voting.

[36:07] Taking directions from packs is the best

[36:10] way to remain uninformed.

[36:13] Thank you for your time. Thank you.

[36:22] Welcome, Mr. Bossber.

[36:25] >> Couldn't be. Good evening, Mayor, Vice

[36:28] » Couldn't be. Good evening, Mayor, Vice

[36:28] Mayor, Council. Randy Bossberg, longtime

[36:31] Presca Valley resident.

[36:33] Um, I'm here tonight just to speak on

[36:37] this.

[36:38] I strongly feel there shouldn't be a

[36:41] aggregate mine any anywhere in the town

[36:44] town boundaries and certainly not around

[36:48] res established residential areas.

[36:51] mining is incompatible with neighborhood

[36:54] life and impacts are well known.

[36:57] Also

[36:58] referring to the development agreement,

[37:01] it has been described as a benefit to

[37:04] the community, but it is but it is not a

[37:07] benefit to the residents. It clearly

[37:09] favors the land owner. And I must

[37:11] question why the town would enter into

[37:14] an agreement that could in the future

[37:17] require taxpayers

[37:19] to purchase the 80 acre gifted land

[37:23] without even knowing its appraised

[37:25] value. How much is that going to cost?

[37:28] Not directly to the taxpayers, but still

[37:31] the burden will be shared by other

[37:35] entities paying and not not the faints.

[37:39] So

[37:41] for these reasons, I'm asking you to

[37:43] vote no on this and revisit everything.

[37:46] Thank you.

[37:47] >> Thank you.

[37:52] » Do we have uh Cynthia

[37:55] Neb here?

[37:59] » Welcome, ma'am.

[38:03] >> My name is Cynthia Navy. You may have to

[38:05] » My name is Cynthia Navy. You may have to

[38:05] pull that one down a little bit.

[38:08] >> There you go.

[38:09] » There you go.

[38:09] >> My name is Cynthia Nei. I live in

[38:11] » My name is Cynthia Nei. I live in

[38:11] Viewpoint North. I am I attended the

[38:14] planning and zoning meeting on December

[38:16] 8th. I am speaking in regard to the

[38:19] government.

[38:19] >> Ma'am, I'm going to interrupt you a

[38:20] » Ma'am, I'm going to interrupt you a

[38:20] little bit. Can you just try to pull

[38:21] that microphone a little closer or

[38:23] Patricia if you can help her?

[38:25] Let's try it.

[38:27] I am speaking regarding the government

[38:30] tank rock quarry. The attorney for the

[38:33] fame family applicant made comments

[38:36] regarding to residents near the proposed

[38:39] quarry in Dwey. He commented that the

[38:43] nearest structures were 2400 to 2500

[38:48] feet from the quarry and that 200 and

[38:52] three 2300

[38:55] feet were maybe three a couple of

[38:57] trailers

[38:59] from that quarry.

[39:02] The aerials were shown that the

[39:05] structures looked

[39:07] and not permanent. He also stated that

[39:10] he had not been to the area. I have been

[39:14] to the area. Actually, there are

[39:16] approximately 20 homes and they are not

[39:19] trailers. They are manufactured homes.

[39:22] Most of the residents are seniors. I

[39:25] talked to a widow who lost income from

[39:28] her late husband's social security. I

[39:31] spoke to a man who had just brought his

[39:33] wife home from the hospital. I had a

[39:36] conversation with a 91-year man that

[39:40] would like to enjoy the remaining time

[39:42] of his life. These people do not deserve

[39:46] to have their lives diminished. Many

[39:49] have health issues and don't tell me

[39:52] that the dust and silica will not affect

[39:55] their health. Wind in the valley can

[39:58] blow up the sides of the hills

[40:00] surrounding it. The folks who live near

[40:04] norththeast of the proposed site where

[40:08] this pre prevailing winds usually blow

[40:11] from the southwest.

[40:13] Martin Luther King once said, "Judge

[40:17] people by the content of their

[40:19] character.

[40:26] People living in manufactured homes are

[40:29] not trailer trash.

[40:31] I hope you will research will search

[40:34] your conscience and vote for for the

[40:36] best is what the people who are

[40:38] affected. The veins own property

[40:41] property approximately 9,000 acres in

[40:45] this county. I urge them to consider

[40:49] utilizing an area outside of the town

[40:51] limits that would not negatively affect

[40:55] the citizens.

[40:58] Thank you.

[40:59] >> Thank you, ma'am.

[41:06] The next four names we have Harrynik,

[41:10] [clears throat]

[41:12] Chuck Gorman, Scarlet Pike, Joe

[41:15] Colossimo, and Raina Yoss.

[41:23] » Welcome, sir.

[41:27] Good evening, mayor and town council and

[41:30] all people here. I am here to speak so

[41:33] you don't have to guess against the

[41:35] mine. Uh, as we've already heard, its

[41:39] effect on people will be damaging. Its

[41:42] effect, all you had to do is be outside

[41:44] in the wind today and you know what that

[41:46] wind's like. And when they're doing

[41:48] silicide dust, which is proven to be

[41:52] harmful to lungs to to in a number of

[41:56] ways, even up to and including cancer,

[41:59] uh there's there's no way that doesn't

[42:02] get blown far and breathed in. So,

[42:05] people that have been long-term

[42:06] residents, and it's not a couple hundred

[42:08] homes, as was mentioned earlier, it's

[42:10] thousands of homes that are going to be

[42:12] infected and people's lives and people's

[42:14] health. Well, I I've been in business

[42:17] for 25 I was in business for over 25

[42:20] years

[42:21] and sought every time to find a win-win

[42:25] situation in a in a any kind of dispute,

[42:29] any kind of situation at all. And you

[42:32] know what? I can't find a win-win in

[42:35] this with the resonance, the people that

[42:37] are down there. All I can find is a

[42:39] win-lose. I don't know who's winning

[42:42] from all this city entity uh people

[42:46] whatever

[42:48] perhaps the fains I don't know exactly

[42:50] but somebody's winning because they're

[42:52] pushing for it and the rest of the

[42:55] people involved that are close they'll

[42:58] be afflicted they'll be losers

[43:01] that's not how people should treat other

[43:04] people I win you lose no it's we find a

[43:08] way we both win period

[43:11] And I don't believe we've we've done our

[43:14] due diligence on that to find a way that

[43:16] we can say we both win. Um

[43:22] you know what exactly they're mining

[43:24] for. They're mining for one thing, but

[43:26] it seems open that they can mine for

[43:28] whatever they want. And that's another

[43:30] question. And there's more questions

[43:32] beyond that. And

[43:35] when this is done, do the other 1600

[43:38] acres near it follow?

[43:41] Another question. Uh what about 24-hour

[43:44] mining, which is

[43:47] acceptable,

[43:49] but can it happen there? Well, nobody

[43:52] has addressed that. Nobody has addressed

[43:54] No, it can't happen. Um and you got

[43:58] people too close to there. It's

[44:00] destroying air quality and health and

[44:03] it's destroying property values. Already

[44:05] we've seen people moving because they

[44:09] want out before out isn't possible and

[44:13] the property values are already

[44:15] declining in those areas. You're our

[44:19] neighbors.

[44:20] Help us

[44:23] because we'd help you.

[44:28] » Thank you, sir.

[44:34] Welcome, sir.

[44:38] » Great to see you all again. My name is

[44:39] Chuck Gorman. I live in Stone Ridge. Um,

[44:42] Gilbert with always the best suits. And

[44:44] Ken, welcome back from Florida. I hope

[44:45] your time with your aunt was pleasurable

[44:48] and memorable. Um, I'm here to speak

[44:50] about, well, actually, let me tell you,

[44:52] um, when I was putting this presentation

[44:54] together, I seriously considered

[44:56] bringing a guitar and singing. just felt

[44:58] a little too 60s. So, um I'm going to

[45:01] run through the words. So, imagine

[45:03] please if you would a town where we

[45:05] elect a council to do serious work.

[45:07] Imagine a council that studies reports,

[45:09] considers, consults engineers, planners,

[45:12] attorneys, and residents. A council that

[45:14] sits through long meetings, ask

[45:16] difficult questions, ways, tradeoffs,

[45:18] and then votes. Now imagine that all

[45:21] that work

[45:23] after all that work a small group needs

[45:25] only about 1,400 signatures to stop that

[45:29] council's decision. Not refine it, not

[45:31] improve it, just reset the process.

[45:33] Imagine being asked to continually do

[45:35] that job knowing that any complex or

[45:38] unpopular decision can be undone before

[45:40] it even has a chance to take effect.

[45:43] Imagine time. It's early January now. If

[45:46] the zoning goes on to referendum and

[45:48] voting, we will not be voting on this

[45:50] issue until November. That's 11 months

[45:52] from now. 11 months of uncertainty, 11

[45:55] months where nothing moves forward. But

[45:58] consider this carefully as well. This is

[46:00] not a question of whether there will be

[46:03] a quarry. There will be a quarry. It is

[46:05] a question of where it will be. If the

[46:07] referendum moves forward to stop this

[46:09] and succeeds, the new quarry will be

[46:11] located on Stone Ridge Drive. We can

[46:13] call it the stone ridge quarry. If the

[46:16] referendum does not move forward, the

[46:18] quarry will be located government tank.

[46:20] It's one or the other. Not somewhere

[46:22] else, not no quarry. Imagine how many

[46:25] people may sign a petition believing

[46:28] they're stopping something when in

[46:29] reality they're only moving it. Imagine

[46:31] scale as well. What if every difficult

[46:34] land use decision work this way? What if

[46:37] every complex issue was delayed nearly a

[46:39] year and then decided on by a townwide

[46:41] vote? Would Prescott Valley still be

[46:43] able to function? Or would governor

[46:45] become a cycle of delay, campaigns, and

[46:48] confusion? Representative government

[46:50] exists because not every decision can be

[46:52] or should be made by the voters. Imagine

[46:55] influence. People who do not live in

[46:57] Prescott Valley can legally help push a

[47:00] referendum forward. They don't live

[47:02] here. They don't pay full belts of

[47:03] taxes, and they often don't feel the

[47:05] pain of bad decisions, but they can

[47:07] shape the outcomes. Imagine how that

[47:10] sits with residents who do pay taxes.

[47:13] Imagine information. Most voters are

[47:15] busy. They do not have time to research

[47:17] most issues. They reply. They rely on

[47:19] mailers, headlines, and slogans. Ballot

[47:21] language is complex. Sometimes it's hard

[47:23] to tell which option actually supports

[47:25] which outcome. Placement on the B ball

[47:28] ballot matters. Fatigue matters. Imagine

[47:30] asking people to decide a highly

[47:32] technical issue months after the

[47:34] original debate based on a few lines of

[47:36] text.

[47:38] This is not

[47:42] this is not our right for referendum.

[47:45] It's awarded to understand what a

[47:47] referendum does and what it does not do.

[47:49] And in this case, it does not eliminate.

[47:52] It only chooses which community.

[47:54] >> Thank you, sir.

[47:55] » Thank you, sir.

[47:55] >> Trying to make that choice

[47:59] » Trying to make that choice

[47:59] a year from now.

[48:01] >> Thank you, sir.

[48:06] Welcome,

[48:09] » vice ma'am, members of the council.

[48:11] Thank you for being here and thank you

[48:13] for being the type of people.

[48:14] >> Okay, I'm sorry. Um, thank you for being

[48:17] » Okay, I'm sorry. Um, thank you for being

[48:17] here. Thank you for being the type of

[48:18] people that really listen and take into

[48:21] account the concerns of the residents. I

[48:23] imagine that when you're not here, you

[48:25] have to, you know, screen a lot of phone

[48:26] calls, a lot of emails, and a lot of

[48:29] meetings with well-connected people who

[48:30] put a lot of pressure on you to push

[48:32] this through.

[48:34] That's a heavy burden to bear. Um, but

[48:36] right now you sit as potential

[48:38] protectors of the people. Uh, the

[48:40] residents who seek protection from the

[48:42] loud noises coming to disrupt peaceful

[48:44] evenings, nights of sleep, work sessions

[48:48] during the day. The residents who fear

[48:49] the decline of their property values.

[48:51] The residents who are aware of how much

[48:53] a mining operation would tax and deplete

[48:56] our already taxed water supply. and the

[48:58] residents who seek protection from the

[49:00] health impacts of the silicone dust in

[49:02] the air. I don't believe it has to be an

[49:04] eitheror for some residents to be safe

[49:07] that other residents would necessarily

[49:08] have to be exposed to those same

[49:10] dangers. I believe that you can actually

[49:12] say no to various things that put mining

[49:15] in residential zones. So I I hope that

[49:18] you guys will stand up for the neighbors

[49:19] and not crush the hopes of concerned

[49:21] citizens. I thank you for your attention

[49:24] to this matter and I hope that each of

[49:25] you will make the right call. Thank you.

[49:27] Thank you, ma'am.

[49:32] » Welcome, sir.

[49:33] >> Good evening. Joe Colossimo, citizen of

[49:36] » Good evening. Joe Colossimo, citizen of

[49:36] Prescat Valley.

[49:38] Elizabeth Willing Powell asked Benjamin

[49:40] Franklin on September 18th, 1787 in

[49:43] Philadelphia,

[49:45] exiting the constitutional convention,

[49:47] which kind of government we would have.

[49:50] Franklin's response, a republic if we

[49:54] can keep it. Franklin understood how

[49:58] delicate keeping a representative

[50:00] republic would be. We elect our

[50:03] representatives to be our voice. If we

[50:07] don't like how they are representing us,

[50:10] we can elect others to replace them.

[50:13] That is a representative republic.

[50:17] Right here in Prescat Valley, we have

[50:19] political groups that want to want the

[50:23] town governed by referendum.

[50:26] Many of their members do not live in

[50:28] Prescuit Valley. How is it that these

[50:31] groups that were only formed three years

[50:34] ago insist they know what is best for

[50:37] all of Prescat Valley? When they don't

[50:40] get what they want, they pull out

[50:42] petitions and blatantly lie to our

[50:45] citizens. the scare. They scared them to

[50:48] death with completely false information.

[50:51] You don't believe me? You can read Sandy

[50:54] Graham's opinion piece in the December

[50:56] 9th courier. She makes it clear that

[50:59] this gravel pit will produce noise,

[51:02] dust, poor air quality and health and

[51:04] public health, threats to water, house

[51:08] foundations being da d d d d d d d d d d

[51:10] d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d

[51:10] d d d d d d d d d dabilized and threats

[51:12] to animals just to name a few. None of

[51:15] these things have ever happened under

[51:20] the management of APNS since they have

[51:22] been here in Prescuit Valley. I can't

[51:25] speak for other gravel pit managers, but

[51:28] our local pit has been managed

[51:30] responsibly for over 30 years. It's

[51:33] there now and now you guys are

[51:36] complaining about it. Starting tomorrow,

[51:39] these groups will begin their referendum

[51:41] petition drive. They will tell you all

[51:43] the lies that I mentioned. I am asking

[51:46] the citizens of Prescat Valley to demand

[51:49] the proof of the allegations they will

[51:51] make to you. Please do not sign anything

[51:54] without the proof. Don't allow them to

[51:57] govern by referendum. Remember, there is

[52:00] no choice C in this situation.

[52:03] Government tank has been proven to be

[52:06] the best choice for the gravel pit

[52:08] expansion. And uh governor, I just or

[52:11] mayor, I just want to apologize for your

[52:13] personal information and your family's

[52:15] personal information being leaked by a

[52:17] certain guy running for mayor. Thank

[52:19] you.

[52:26] » Do we have Raina Yoss here?

[52:30] And last call for Jennifer Jones and

[52:32] Deborah Laura.

[52:36] » Miss Jones. Miss Laura, are you out

[52:38] there?

[52:41] Oh, this gentleman here, you'll be

[52:42] you'll be our last person, sir. Welcome.

[52:45] >> Hello. Okay. My name is Raina Yoss and

[52:48] » Hello. Okay. My name is Raina Yoss and

[52:48] I'm not a well person and I live at

[52:52] Prriscuit Country Club. I live by Hopi

[52:56] and Western Sunset Drive. I have

[52:59] conditions

[53:00] that if they started with that, I'm not

[53:03] going to be able I'm my lungs are almost

[53:05] cancer.

[53:07] Even though I'm 75 years old, I still

[53:10] want to live. I still want to do things.

[53:12] But also, it's going to bring the value

[53:14] down on my house. Do you think I'm going

[53:16] to be able to sell it or anybody around

[53:19] there?

[53:20] I mean, there's other people probably

[53:23] have the conditions like me, but my

[53:26] lungs are almost cancer. I'm not going

[53:28] to be able to leave there, live there.

[53:30] And if I try to sell it, you think I'm

[53:32] going to be able to sell that house

[53:34] knowing what I know.

[53:37] Right by Hopie, where am I going to go?

[53:41] I'm all alone. I don't have anybody

[53:46] try selling my house.

[53:49] But that's what I think about the fame.

[53:51] They can go f themsel because, you know,

[53:53] they can go anywhere else. They've got a

[53:56] lot of money, but Oh, maybe should I

[54:00] bring a couple of bottles of whiskey and

[54:01] maybe they might change their mind.

[54:05] >> Thank you, sir. Welcome. Come on up.

[54:14] » Welcome, sir.

[54:15] >> Hi, my name is Mark Johnson. Excuse

[54:17] » Hi, my name is Mark Johnson. Excuse

[54:17] [clears throat] me.

[54:18] >> Uh, I'm a homeowner in the Press Country

[54:21] » Uh, I'm a homeowner in the Press Country

[54:21] Club. My family moved from the valley

[54:24] area here in 2001. We located here

[54:27] because of the cleaner air and cooler

[54:29] comments it provides. [clears throat]

[54:31] Firstly, I would like to commend the

[54:34] founding fathers, the Feain family that

[54:36] established the country club and has

[54:38] donated property to the town of Prescat

[54:40] Valley. I met Bill Feain about 15 years

[54:43] ago. My first impression was that he was

[54:45] a humble man with integrity and cared

[54:48] greatly about our community. Sadly, he

[54:50] is no longer with us. We are gathered

[54:53] here today to strongly object to this

[54:55] proposed pit mine. There are many

[54:57] reasons to oppose this. The major ones

[55:00] are contamination of our air that we

[55:03] breathe and soil toxins that will likely

[55:05] affect major neighborhoods, including

[55:07] the country club. The prevailing winds

[55:10] come from the west.

[55:13] So, we will likely be the first area

[55:15] contaminated.

[55:16] When the wind blows, the silica sand is

[55:19] a forever mineral derived from quartz

[55:23] and used

[55:25] to make glass. Think about that.

[55:28] When when when breathed into the lungs,

[55:31] it remains there forever causing COPD,

[55:35] cancer, emphyma, asthma, heart problems,

[55:39] and death. Many people in the club are

[55:41] elderly and have health conditions and

[55:43] already struggle with respiratory

[55:46] issues. Soil contamination to help

[55:49] control dust.

[55:52] The mine will require vast amounts of

[55:54] water to the site. This will likely

[55:57] cause toxins to leech into our

[55:59] groundwater affecting our drinking water

[56:01] for generations.

[56:03] Silica dust or very fine particles that

[56:06] collect in air conditioning units will

[56:08] be in our homes, our vehicles and cause

[56:11] much damage to them and our bodies.

[56:13] Also, there will also be noise issues

[56:15] from large trucks and and drilling and

[56:18] blasting from the and the and the

[56:20] crushing the new crushing plant they're

[56:22] going to put in.

[56:25] State law allows for this type of mine

[56:27] to continue 247. They talk about doing

[56:31] six days a week, but they are allowed to

[56:33] do that much.

[56:35] Think about that. Wildlife displacement

[56:38] and vegetation removal.

[56:49] Strip mining can cause ground fishers,

[56:52] foundation cracks, and drywall cracks

[56:54] surrounding neighborhoods. That this

[56:56] operation is approved. could could be in

[56:59] operation for decades. The result could

[57:01] be devastating for our local

[57:02] communities.

[57:04] The founding fathers zoned land for

[57:06] residential with godly wisdom. I don't

[57:09] believe they would have approved a

[57:11] reszoning of this property. They were

[57:14] interested in environmentalship

[57:16] and loved our community and people.

[57:23] And

[57:23] >> when you say longer, it 10 seconds or

[57:25] » when you say longer, it 10 seconds or

[57:25] less. How's that? No, sir.

[57:29] Thank you, sir.

[57:30] >> Thank you.

[57:35] » No one else. Mayor.

[57:36] >> Thank you, ma'am. Moving on. Item seven,

[57:38] » Thank you, ma'am. Moving on. Item seven,

[57:38] council communications. I'll start to my

[57:40] right. Councilwoman Keel, anything to

[57:41] add? Councilman Freud?

[57:45] >> There's

[57:48] » There's

[57:48] Thank you. Um, I think there's a a lot

[57:51] of interest in having some sort of a uh

[57:54] a motorsports uh park or activities in

[57:57] town. And now we have uh we have at

[58:00] least two groups that are interested uh

[58:02] one for go-karting and one for

[58:04] motocross. And uh I think that it it's

[58:09] it's great to get our youth involved in

[58:11] some healthy activities and take them

[58:14] away from the uh the the computer games

[58:17] and the uh playing with their phone and

[58:20] becoming sedentary. So I just wanted to

[58:22] add that.

[58:24] >> Thank you, sir.

[58:25] » Thank you, sir.

[58:25] >> Manager's report. Mr. Davidson,

[58:28] » Manager's report. Mr. Davidson,

[58:28] >> uh Mr. Mayor, uh mayor, Mr. Mayor,

[58:30] » uh Mr. Mayor, uh mayor, Mr. Mayor,

[58:30] members of the council, there's two

[58:31] things. Uh we have a special study

[58:33] session next Thursday the 15th. Um

[58:36] normally our study sessions are at 3:00.

[58:38] This is going to be at 5:30. It's a

[58:40] joint study session between planning and

[58:42] zoning and the town council. And the

[58:44] topic is on our wildlife quarter

[58:46] planning efforts. And so we're going to

[58:48] have a report out by the outside

[58:50] consulting group on where we're at with

[58:53] uh that effort and get direction and

[58:55] feedback from council and members of the

[58:56] planning and zoning. And the second

[58:58] thing is a positive um as everyone knows

[59:01] u 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of

[59:05] our country and like many communities

[59:08] across our nation. Uh we we here in

[59:11] Prescat Valley are going to be

[59:12] celebrating that. So throughout the year

[59:14] you're going to begin to see uh the 250

[59:17] kind of shout out uh for that

[59:19] anniversary. So, in all of our special

[59:21] events and some of the different

[59:22] activities that we're going to be doing,

[59:24] you're going to begin to see that 250

[59:26] logo uh to celebrate our country. Thank

[59:29] you.

[59:29] >> Thank you, sir. Next up, consent agenda.

[59:32] » Thank you, sir. Next up, consent agenda.

[59:32] All matters listed under consent agenda

[59:34] are considered routine by the town

[59:35] council and will be enacted by one

[59:37] motion. There will be no separate

[59:38] discussion of these items. If discussion

[59:40] is desired, that item will be removed

[59:42] from the consent agenda and will be

[59:43] considered separately. Council, we've

[59:45] had a chance to review our packet.

[59:47] Seeing no items being removed, I'll

[59:48] entertain a motion.

[59:49] >> Mr. Mr. May I'll make a motion to

[59:50] » Mr. Mr. May I'll make a motion to

[59:50] approve all items listed under consent

[59:52] agenda by electronic vote.

[59:54] >> A second.

[59:54] » A second.

[59:54] >> Clerk, please call a vote.

[1:00:01] » Mayor, thank you. Council member Fry

[1:00:05] and Council Member Ke.

[1:00:07] >> Yes,

[1:00:10] » Yes,

[1:00:10] >> Mayor. That passes unanimously.

[1:00:12] » Mayor. That passes unanimously.

[1:00:12] >> Thank you, ma'am. Next up, item 10A,

[1:00:14] » Thank you, ma'am. Next up, item 10A,

[1:00:14] ordinance number 2026-974,

[1:00:16] adopting CMC 25-008, government tank

[1:00:20] rock harvest site from RL-2 or 70

[1:00:23] residential single family limited to IG

[1:00:26] industrial general limited zoning for

[1:00:28] purposes of a sand and gravel operation.

[1:00:30] Sir, welcome.

[1:00:31] >> Thank you, mayor, vice mayor, council. I

[1:00:33] » Thank you, mayor, vice mayor, council. I

[1:00:33] have nothing further to add. Just here

[1:00:35] for any questions you guys might have.

[1:00:36] >> Council, we have any questions for staff

[1:00:38] » Council, we have any questions for staff

[1:00:38] at this time before I bring up the

[1:00:40] applicant's representative?

[1:00:43] You're good, sir. Is the applicant's

[1:00:45] representative here?

[1:00:54] Welcome, sir.

[1:00:56] >> Yes. Thank you, Mayor and Council. For

[1:00:57] » Yes. Thank you, Mayor and Council. For

[1:00:57] the record, Bill Ali, Tiffany Bosow,

[1:00:59] tonight as representing the applicant.

[1:01:01] We don't have a presentation or anything

[1:01:02] to add. Obviously, we went through a lot

[1:01:05] of the Q&A at the last hearing, but

[1:01:06] certainly here to answer any questions.

[1:01:08] >> Great. Council, is there any additional

[1:01:10] » Great. Council, is there any additional

[1:01:10] questions? Councilman Ke.

[1:01:13] >> Uh, so I was reviewing the Presca Valley

[1:01:15] » Uh, so I was reviewing the Presca Valley

[1:01:15] material source um reclamation

[1:01:19] and um it had stated that you anticipate

[1:01:22] that being active for 10 years and then

[1:01:25] um I believe the government tank Pete

[1:01:28] had said uh that that that um should be

[1:01:32] productive for about 8 to 10 years.

[1:01:35] What's the plan after that? Uh, mayor

[1:01:38] and councilwoman Keiel, I don't have the

[1:01:40] reclamation plan in front of me, so I

[1:01:42] can't tell you regarding the ultimate

[1:01:45] plan for the mining operation. I will

[1:01:47] tell you informally what we are hearing

[1:01:49] from the experts on our team, which is

[1:01:51] really the APNS folks, is that we don't

[1:01:54] know until we get out there and we

[1:01:55] scrape the surface and we see what's

[1:01:57] underneath the surface as as to how long

[1:01:59] it'll take to extract that and then how

[1:02:01] long and how much rock is there. It

[1:02:04] could be 10 years. It could be 30 years.

[1:02:06] It could be 50 years. A little bit

[1:02:08] different on Stone Ridge or West Fane

[1:02:11] Park. The rock sticks out of the ground

[1:02:12] today. We can see the rock and so they

[1:02:14] have a bit bit of a better understanding

[1:02:16] of the the longevity of the rock source

[1:02:19] there. Probably 50 to 75 years there.

[1:02:24] >> You state that that's 50 to 70 years.

[1:02:26] » You state that that's 50 to 70 years.

[1:02:26] Yet the reclamation plan says it's for

[1:02:29] 10 years.

[1:02:30] >> Again, m Mr. Mayor and Councilwoman, I

[1:02:33] » Again, m Mr. Mayor and Councilwoman, I

[1:02:33] don't I didn't draft the reclamation

[1:02:34] plan. I didn't design the reclamation

[1:02:36] plan. Uh APNS submitted that as a first

[1:02:38] draft to this to the state. I don't know

[1:02:40] if that is a condition that they can't

[1:02:43] exceed. Um but all I can tell you is I'm

[1:02:46] the FN zoning attorney. I'm not the APNS

[1:02:49] uh reclamation attorney.

[1:02:54] » Whoops. I have another question. I know

[1:02:56] that one of my biggest concerns is the

[1:02:58] tax rebate that's in within the

[1:03:00] development agreement and you had said

[1:03:02] that that the fans never want to see a

[1:03:04] dime out of that. Um can we just remove

[1:03:06] that?

[1:03:09] Mr. Mayor and Councilwoman, so the

[1:03:11] development agreement is not in front of

[1:03:12] us tonight. Uh it was approved last

[1:03:14] month and it has been vested. Um so that

[1:03:16] is a done deal. Uh clearly there are

[1:03:19] some sections in the development

[1:03:20] agreement that you have read and you

[1:03:22] have noticed that uh if this goes to

[1:03:25] referendum where if this case fails

[1:03:27] tonight, we have the obligation to undo

[1:03:30] all of those agreements. And so we would

[1:03:32] be not donating the land. We would not

[1:03:34] be asking for a tax rebate. We would be

[1:03:37] mining that site.

[1:03:45] Uh just uh one more thing, another

[1:03:48] concern within the development agreement

[1:03:50] is um that

[1:03:53] that it could be revoked at any point

[1:03:55] within the next year. So I don't feel

[1:03:57] like there was ever a meeting of the

[1:03:58] mind. Um,

[1:04:01] is it possible to continue negotiations,

[1:04:03] maybe get a mediator in place to help

[1:04:06] um, you know, to to try to find

[1:04:09] consensus to try to find a deal where

[1:04:11] this gentleman was saying there there

[1:04:14] could be a win-win or not such a

[1:04:16] terrible lose and such a and a win?

[1:04:20] >> And mayor and Councilwoman Ke, we

[1:04:22] » And mayor and Councilwoman Ke, we

[1:04:22] believe the negotiation of it was a

[1:04:24] win-win. We believe that there are a lot

[1:04:26] of extra regulations that the town

[1:04:29] doesn't have today and would not have on

[1:04:31] Stone Ridge that are incorporated in

[1:04:33] that agreement uh in exchange for the

[1:04:36] the development of this of the

[1:04:38] government tank site. So although the

[1:04:40] development agreement is vested, it's

[1:04:43] recorded, it is a contract now that is

[1:04:45] enforceable by all the parties, um we

[1:04:50] believe that it was negotiated uh with

[1:04:52] the town. There was a lot of things that

[1:04:55] the fains wanted and that the APNS

[1:04:57] wanted or didn't want in that agreement

[1:04:59] that they gave into in terms of

[1:05:02] additional regulation. So, it was not a

[1:05:04] one-sided agreement. I actually advised

[1:05:06] both of them that not to go down the

[1:05:08] path of development agreement. I don't

[1:05:10] see what you're getting. You're giving

[1:05:11] away land and you're giving away reg

[1:05:15] overregulation on a site that is

[1:05:17] normally only regulated by the state in

[1:05:20] exchange for potentially down the road

[1:05:23] having a reimbursement if a potential

[1:05:26] new tax goes in place. So I in my

[1:05:28] opinion legally it's one-sided in favor

[1:05:32] of the town.

[1:05:35] >> We'll have to disagree.

[1:05:37] » We'll have to disagree.

[1:05:37] >> Yes ma'am. And as a reminder to council,

[1:05:39] » Yes ma'am. And as a reminder to council,

[1:05:39] let's stay on the itemized item and not

[1:05:43] drift into the development agreement,

[1:05:44] which is not on our agenda tonight.

[1:05:47] Councilman Fry,

[1:05:49] Mr. Lai, I I uh during the meetings, a

[1:05:52] series of meetings, we were told that

[1:05:54] all the water that was going to be used

[1:05:57] uh millions of gallons that would be

[1:05:59] used uh would be recycled. And uh that

[1:06:02] was including somehow there it was uh

[1:06:06] there's going to let's face it over over

[1:06:08] the years with a 4 and a half mile hall

[1:06:09] road if you do keep the dust down it's

[1:06:12] going to be it's going to entail

[1:06:13] millions of gallons of water. Could you

[1:06:16] explain to me how you're going to

[1:06:19] recycle the water that's sprayed on the

[1:06:21] hall road?

[1:06:22] >> And Mr. Mayor and and Councilman I've

[1:06:25] » And Mr. Mayor and and Councilman I've

[1:06:25] attended every single public hearing.

[1:06:27] Never once has it come out of my mouth

[1:06:29] or fins or APNS that we're going to

[1:06:31] recycle the water. There's absolutely no

[1:06:34] way to water dust and dirt roads and

[1:06:39] then recycle that same exact water. What

[1:06:41] we have said is that we are not drilling

[1:06:43] a new well at the government tank site

[1:06:45] that we're not extracting new water

[1:06:47] sources out of that area. We will be

[1:06:49] trucking water from the Stone Ridge site

[1:06:52] today, the the East Fain Park site

[1:06:54] today, trucking that water over to use

[1:06:56] it for the operations at the government

[1:06:58] tank. We've never said that we're going

[1:06:59] to recycle. We said we weren't going to

[1:07:02] um drill and get new water sources at

[1:07:04] the site.

[1:07:05] >> So, so these uh public meetings that I

[1:07:08] » So, so these uh public meetings that I

[1:07:08] attended uh they were not authorized by

[1:07:11] the fins. Then

[1:07:13] >> m Mr. Mayor and and Councilman Freud, I

[1:07:16] » m Mr. Mayor and and Councilman Freud, I

[1:07:16] don't know which one you're referring

[1:07:17] to. I know that every meeting that I

[1:07:19] attended where I was answering the

[1:07:21] questions, nobody on our team ever said

[1:07:24] the water would be recycled. I'm not

[1:07:26] sure how you do that.

[1:07:27] >> Well, for example, I attended one at

[1:07:28] » Well, for example, I attended one at

[1:07:28] Quailwood

[1:07:30] and uh it was clearly stated that all

[1:07:32] the water was going to be recycled

[1:07:35] and I questioned that and uh never got

[1:07:38] an answer.

[1:07:40] >> And Mr. Mayor and Councilman Freud, I've

[1:07:42] » And Mr. Mayor and Councilman Freud, I've

[1:07:42] never attended a meeting at Quailwood,

[1:07:44] so I I can't speak to that.

[1:07:47] Thank you, Councilwoman.

[1:07:50] >> So, I've been in construction for a long

[1:07:52] » So, I've been in construction for a long

[1:07:52] time as well, and I know that they use

[1:07:54] non-pottable water in a lot of those

[1:07:56] water trucks, and so that might be where

[1:07:58] the misunderstanding is. It's

[1:07:59] non-pottable. Um, and it does not have

[1:08:02] to be freshwater source. But, um, all

[1:08:05] construction companies try to keep the

[1:08:07] dust down and by watering the roads. So,

[1:08:10] my only other question is um right

[1:08:12] behind Denny's there is a very large

[1:08:16] modular home or mobile home park. I

[1:08:18] believe the sign still says mobile home

[1:08:21] park of 55 and over. And the quarry was

[1:08:25] there before the mobile home park went

[1:08:27] in. And I have multiple times gone back

[1:08:30] and seen homes that are for sale that

[1:08:33] are also bought up very quickly. So

[1:08:36] depending on the real estate market at

[1:08:38] the time, um, and being that it's 55 and

[1:08:41] over, it's not necessarily a family

[1:08:44] neighborhood to where they can do that.

[1:08:46] But I've not heard that group be

[1:08:48] represented being disgruntled by their

[1:08:50] homes of where they're already at. And

[1:08:52] it's a very older park. It's not um, new

[1:08:55] mobile homes. It's not a, you know,

[1:08:58] within 10 years. I'm sure it's been

[1:08:59] there for a very long time. And so I

[1:09:01] just wanted to make that um question is

[1:09:05] do you happen to know how many homes are

[1:09:07] over there already because we have not

[1:09:09] heard from any of that group.

[1:09:11] >> And Mr. Mayor and Madam Councilwoman,

[1:09:14] » And Mr. Mayor and Madam Councilwoman,

[1:09:14] we've heard from a lot of the residents

[1:09:16] in and around the existing mining site.

[1:09:18] Some of them are legislators and many of

[1:09:21] them were shocked that there was ever a

[1:09:22] blasting activity or that the activity

[1:09:25] is that intense. Some of those homes are

[1:09:27] 300 feet away from the existing activity

[1:09:29] today. Right.

[1:09:30] >> Uh are there have there been complaints

[1:09:32] » Uh are there have there been complaints

[1:09:32] over the years? They have. We we have

[1:09:35] questioned the operator multiple times.

[1:09:37] I need to know what we're talking about.

[1:09:39] And he says, "We we have had some

[1:09:40] complaints about the truck beeping

[1:09:42] backing up. It's a safety mechanism

[1:09:44] that's that's mandated on the trucks.

[1:09:47] Nobody likes to hear that beeping.

[1:09:48] Nobody likes to hear the beeping behind,

[1:09:50] you know, Walmarts or Targets. Uh if you

[1:09:53] live near there, it is required of those

[1:09:56] trucks. And unfortunately uh that does

[1:09:58] have an impact at the existing site. But

[1:10:00] that site has been there for 30 years.

[1:10:02] It has operated for 30 years. It's 300

[1:10:05] acres. 300 acres. Uh we're talking about

[1:10:08] a 40 acre site at Government Tank. We're

[1:10:11] talking about potentially if government

[1:10:13] tank and again let me remind everyone a

[1:10:15] vote of no tonight isn't stopping

[1:10:19] mining.

[1:10:20] >> I think there is a little misconception.

[1:10:22] » I think there is a little misconception.

[1:10:22] I'm listening to some of the comments

[1:10:23] tonight and I think there's some folks

[1:10:26] who have been told that if you go and

[1:10:27] you oppose tonight's action, you're

[1:10:30] stopping mining in the entire town. No

[1:10:33] more mining in Prescuit Valley. That is

[1:10:35] not the case tonight. There are two

[1:10:37] options. There's not a third site.

[1:10:38] There's never been a third site. We've

[1:10:40] never talked about a third site. If you

[1:10:42] vote yes tonight, government tank can be

[1:10:45] authorized for uh gravel extraction and

[1:10:49] rock extraction. If you vote no or if

[1:10:52] the referendum is successful,

[1:10:55] it will go to Stone Ridge and there's 80

[1:10:58] acres there that can be mined as opposed

[1:11:01] to the 40 acres at Government Tank. So,

[1:11:04] um, as much as we feel like we can be a

[1:11:06] good neighbor at Stone Ridge and as much

[1:11:09] as the development agreement has put

[1:11:11] extra obligations on us if we do go to I

[1:11:15] say Stone Ridge, but the West Fain Park

[1:11:17] site that don't exist on the 300 acres

[1:11:19] today. That is not our preference. We

[1:11:22] have gone through all of these public

[1:11:23] hearings because our preference is to be

[1:11:26] a good neighbor and move to government

[1:11:28] tank. And then the only other thing I

[1:11:30] wanted to make comment on is that if you

[1:11:34] look at your deed in most housing areas,

[1:11:37] you don't have mineral rights, water

[1:11:39] rights, or airspace rights even. And for

[1:11:42] a company or a corporation that is

[1:11:44] protecting a legacy of a long-term

[1:11:47] family trust, um for them to say that

[1:11:49] they they do retain the rights, they

[1:11:52] have the mineral rights to the

[1:11:54] properties that they have. And that's a

[1:11:56] small smart business plan. Um, and if

[1:12:00] they weren't trying to protect their own

[1:12:02] group, then they would don't have the

[1:12:06] wherewithal in my opinion for staying in

[1:12:09] business. So, that's a business

[1:12:11] decision. It's a business process and

[1:12:13] it's a good business model. And so, I'm

[1:12:16] just saying that um, you know, when

[1:12:18] people are saying they don't have the

[1:12:19] right to do something, well, that would

[1:12:21] be like saying you're not allowed to

[1:12:22] plant a tree because you're going to dig

[1:12:24] a hole in your property. And that's not

[1:12:26] how this is going. So I know that when

[1:12:29] this all first started, it was mostly

[1:12:31] about travesting or going across the

[1:12:34] Black Canyon Road or the Black Canyon

[1:12:37] Highway Road. And they were asking for

[1:12:38] permission to go across a road that they

[1:12:41] are the ones who put it in. So they're

[1:12:44] going to fix it if they were to destroy

[1:12:46] it, but that's not the plan. They're not

[1:12:48] trying to drive across it in order to

[1:12:51] hurt it. And you know, the processing

[1:12:53] plant has been there for a very long

[1:12:55] time. I've never heard anybody in our

[1:12:57] town having problems with silica

[1:12:59] poisoning or dust or anything like that.

[1:13:01] And I live on an Aoya. And trust me,

[1:13:03] with all the building going on between

[1:13:05] Granville behind me and Jasper behind

[1:13:08] that, there's a lot of trucks that are

[1:13:10] digging in the road that, you know,

[1:13:11] they're plowing it down. They removed

[1:13:13] mountains in order to put in a level

[1:13:14] yard for you for the homes that are

[1:13:17] being built there. So, you know, there's

[1:13:19] dust in the air to begin with. this is

[1:13:21] Arizona, you know, you're going to have

[1:13:23] a lot of dust and I've never yet heard

[1:13:26] of anybody having silica dust as a as an

[1:13:29] issue. So, I just want to say thank you

[1:13:30] for that.

[1:13:32] >> Councilwoman,

[1:13:33] » Councilwoman,

[1:13:34] >> first I want to say thank you very much

[1:13:35] » first I want to say thank you very much

[1:13:35] for bringing up the um the information

[1:13:39] on this wonderful piece of paper that

[1:13:43] keeps going around. Um, this was

[1:13:45] actually dropped off at my personal home

[1:13:47] and it's talking it's it's

[1:13:49] fear-mongering is what this is. I live

[1:13:51] in an HOA and I have the right and I pay

[1:13:55] for no solicitation in my HOA. This

[1:14:00] piece of paper goes around and talks

[1:14:02] about things that are not true and you

[1:14:06] violated the rights of my HOA for no

[1:14:09] solicitation.

[1:14:11] So for all the people out there that

[1:14:13] want to go hand out these little pieces

[1:14:15] of paper in an HOA,

[1:14:18] if you're going to violate my right,

[1:14:20] what makes you think I'm going to read

[1:14:22] this and think that what you said was

[1:14:24] true?

[1:14:26] So I would ask for those that want to go

[1:14:29] distribute this, please follow the rules

[1:14:32] of people who live in HOAs and get it

[1:14:35] out any other way other than dropping it

[1:14:38] off at my home. And the person that did

[1:14:41] it, just know there are nine cameras in

[1:14:43] the front of my house and I know exactly

[1:14:45] who you are.

[1:14:52] » Council,

[1:14:54] >> um, I just wanted to comment on on the

[1:14:57] » um, I just wanted to comment on on the

[1:14:57] silica dust situation. A lot of people

[1:14:59] are very frightened, clearly very

[1:15:01] frightened about silica dust. Um, I did

[1:15:04] a I did a tour of all of the sites. I

[1:15:07] did a tour of the government tank and of

[1:15:09] the uh Fain Park area and of the

[1:15:13] existing quarry. That quarry has existed

[1:15:16] before Stone Ridge existed and and it's

[1:15:19] right up against Stone Ridge and not a

[1:15:21] single member of Stone Ridge nor any of

[1:15:24] their employees have ever gotten any

[1:15:26] health problems from silica dust. Now,

[1:15:30] when I toured it, there was a there was

[1:15:32] a uh wind going on. Um, I didn't have to

[1:15:35] wear a mask because the level of silica

[1:15:38] dust in that area is lower than what is

[1:15:41] allowed. So, you really you really are

[1:15:44] not in any danger from the silica dust.

[1:15:48] And I and I really object to the people

[1:15:50] who go around saying you could die from

[1:15:52] it. You could, but not here.

[1:15:55] >> Vice Mayor,

[1:15:57] » Vice Mayor,

[1:15:57] >> Mr. Lai, I want to go back to something

[1:15:59] » Mr. Lai, I want to go back to something

[1:15:59] you said just a few minutes ago with

[1:16:01] regard to a no vote on referendum. I I I

[1:16:04] think and I don't know it seems like

[1:16:06] there's a lot of confusion out there as

[1:16:08] oo as to the you know site one and the

[1:16:12] sites on the east and west side of stone

[1:16:14] drive currently they're in the county

[1:16:16] they're not in the town of Prescuit

[1:16:18] Valley they're unincorporated uh

[1:16:19] basically they're islands of

[1:16:21] unincorporated land not in the town

[1:16:23] limits um the town really from what I

[1:16:27] understand and correct me staff if I'm

[1:16:29] wrong we really have no say what

[1:16:31] actually happens there. Um, but you did

[1:16:35] say that if Government Tank is not

[1:16:37] approved, and from what I understand,

[1:16:40] you guys can start mining site one

[1:16:42] pretty much by the end of the first

[1:16:44] quarter. Is that correct, Mr. Mayor and

[1:16:47] Mr. Vice Mayor? Um, there are some some

[1:16:49] commitments we made in the development

[1:16:51] agreement, but in general, you're

[1:16:53] absolutely right. We do have an out

[1:16:54] clause in there that if you know if this

[1:16:56] gets referred and we can start operating

[1:16:58] there if we exercise our out clause. Um

[1:17:02] again it is true there are two sites

[1:17:05] today. The Stone Ridge site which is

[1:17:07] about 80 acres has approvals to go and

[1:17:12] extract rock. It's in Yavapai County.

[1:17:14] Yavapai County controls that today.

[1:17:17] There are no regulations that the town

[1:17:18] has other than us being a good neighbor

[1:17:21] on getting on your city roads. that

[1:17:23] that's the only, you know, requirement

[1:17:25] for us to work with you on how we get

[1:17:26] our trucks onto the city roads. Um, and

[1:17:29] that's important and and we would do

[1:17:31] that, but that's not our preference. A

[1:17:34] vote of yes tonight sends us to

[1:17:36] Government Tank, sends us 8,000 ft away

[1:17:39] from Stone Ridge, 6,000 ft away from the

[1:17:43] other nearest community, and it does put

[1:17:45] us 2500 feet away from um homes in Dwey.

[1:17:49] It does. But today, if we were to go to

[1:17:51] Stone Ridge, we would be, let me

[1:17:52] reiterate, 600 feet away from Stone

[1:17:55] Ridge. 600 feet. So, the impact is real

[1:18:00] when you're looking at A and B.

[1:18:04] And if you're looking at impact, the one

[1:18:06] that's closest to homes and more homes

[1:18:09] will absolutely have a negative impact

[1:18:11] and it will go on your city roads. And

[1:18:12] so, yes, a vote of yes today gives a

[1:18:15] takes the sight to to government tank. A

[1:18:17] vote of no today or a referendum sends

[1:18:21] it to Stone Ridge. Absolutely.

[1:18:24] >> Thank you.

[1:18:27] » Thank you.

[1:18:27] >> Anything else?

[1:18:29] » Anything else?

[1:18:29] Seeing none, clerk.

[1:18:33] » Ordinance number 2026 974,

[1:18:38] an ordinance of the mayor and common

[1:18:39] council of the town of Presca Valley, a

[1:18:41] municipal corporation of Arizona,

[1:18:44] amending the town zoning map by changing

[1:18:46] the zoning. district classification of

[1:18:48] approximately 40 39.7 acres APN 402-14-4

[1:18:56] in the southwest quarter of the

[1:18:58] southwest quarter of section 31 township

[1:19:02] 14 north range one east of the Hill and

[1:19:04] Salt River Basin Meridian government

[1:19:07] tank rock harvest site from RL70

[1:19:10] residential single family limited zoning

[1:19:12] to IG industrial general limited zoning

[1:19:16] for purposes of a sand and gravel

[1:19:18] operation and providing that this

[1:19:20] ordinance shall be effective 30 days

[1:19:21] after its passage and approval according

[1:19:23] to law.

[1:19:25] Thank you ma'am. Shall this ordinance

[1:19:26] pass?

[1:19:39] Council member Lopez. Yes. Council

[1:19:46] member Ke.

[1:19:48] >> No.

[1:19:49] » No.

[1:19:50] >> Thank you. That passes 5 to two.

[1:19:52] » Thank you. That passes 5 to two.

[1:19:52] >> Thank you, ma'am. Moving on. Item 11 A.

[1:19:59] Construction contract asphalt paving and

[1:20:01] supply Glassford Hill Road. Long look to

[1:20:03] SR89A. Project CIP number ST 2303 and

[1:20:08] post design services Kimley Horn and

[1:20:10] Associates Quality Testing LLC and Lion

[1:20:12] Engineering and Survey. Welcome, sir.

[1:20:15] >> Mayor, vice mayor, members of the

[1:20:17] » Mayor, vice mayor, members of the

[1:20:17] council. My name is John Lea, public

[1:20:20] works engineer. This agenda item is to

[1:20:22] seek approval to award a construction

[1:20:24] contract and related post design

[1:20:27] services for the Glford Hill Road

[1:20:29] project.

[1:20:32] Glford Hill Road is Prescuit Valley's

[1:20:35] busiest road, a major arterial

[1:20:38] connecting

[1:20:38] >> Hang on a second, sir. Hang on, clerk.

[1:20:41] » Hang on a second, sir. Hang on, clerk.

[1:20:41] Or I'm sorry, Casey. We don't have any

[1:20:43] of this on our screen right now. Or am

[1:20:46] I? Oh, we have two. Two of us have it.

[1:20:54] » It'll give time for the room to clear

[1:20:55] out a little bit, too. So,

[1:20:56] >> okay.

[1:21:07] All

[1:21:30] right.

[1:21:32] Well, apparently you have to turn them

[1:21:33] on in order for them to work. So,

[1:21:41] » all right. Go ahead, sir. Sorry about

[1:21:43] that. Thank you. Glford Hill Road is

[1:21:46] Prescuit Valley's busiest road, a major

[1:21:49] arterial connecting State Route 69 to

[1:21:52] State Route 89A, serving as access for

[1:21:55] businesses, residents, students,

[1:21:58] employees, visitors alike. The annual

[1:22:00] average daily traffic count is

[1:22:02] approximately 25,000 per day. Glford

[1:22:06] Hill Road is designated as a six-lane

[1:22:09] arterial in the general plan 2035.

[1:22:12] This project will fulfill this

[1:22:14] designation and provide benefits of

[1:22:17] safety and capacity. The project is a

[1:22:20] 2.3 mile section of Glford Hill Road

[1:22:24] from Longlook Drive up to State Route

[1:22:26] 89A. Improvements will include widening

[1:22:29] the roadway to include a northbound and

[1:22:31] southbound third lane. Lanes will be

[1:22:34] reduced to 11 foot lanes and the

[1:22:36] widening will

[1:22:39] will generally occur to the outside with

[1:22:41] a five- foot paved shoulders

[1:22:45] uh curb and gutter drainage improvements

[1:22:48] such as catch basins and scuppers,

[1:22:51] sidewalk ADA compliant curb ramps, and a

[1:22:54] 10-ft multi-use path section north of

[1:22:57] Santa Fe loop to the end of Granville on

[1:23:00] the east side of Glford Hill Road. The

[1:23:02] existing asphalt will be resurfaced,

[1:23:04] milled, and overlaid to improve

[1:23:06] smoothness and longevity.

[1:23:09] Signal upgrades will be done to

[1:23:10] accommodate the widening. Negative

[1:23:13] offsets will be improved at three

[1:23:15] intersections that have a protective

[1:23:18] permissive left turning movement at

[1:23:21] Spouse, Santa Fe, and Tuskanyany

[1:23:23] Granville Parkway. Another element of

[1:23:27] the project is extending a 16-in

[1:23:29] reclaimed water line from Bear Path up

[1:23:32] to Tuscanyany.

[1:23:34] The construction duration is anticipated

[1:23:36] to take approximately 9 months pending

[1:23:39] weather and other potential delays. This

[1:23:42] project is currently budgeted this

[1:23:44] fiscal year and will roll over into

[1:23:46] fiscal year 27.

[1:23:49] On behalf of the town, I want to extend

[1:23:50] a big thank you and shout out to the

[1:23:52] Arizona State Legislature for funding of

[1:23:56] 9.9 million. The remaining funding

[1:24:00] coming from impact fees, construction

[1:24:02] sales tax, Jasper development

[1:24:05] contribution, and the affluent water

[1:24:07] fund.

[1:24:11] The town utilized a competitive

[1:24:13] procurement process by advertising the

[1:24:15] project for bids electronically via

[1:24:18] Bonfire. Advertisement began on October

[1:24:21] 26th, 2025.

[1:24:24] A pre-bid meeting was held on November

[1:24:26] 17th.

[1:24:28] Two addendums were issued during the

[1:24:30] bidding period. Bids were due on

[1:24:33] December 15th, 2025.

[1:24:36] The town received five qualified bids,

[1:24:39] addendums acknowledged, and bonds

[1:24:41] present. Asphalt paving and supplies the

[1:24:44] apparent low bidder bids were evaluated

[1:24:46] by town staff and Kimley Horn, no

[1:24:49] discrepancies were found.

[1:24:54] On a related item, although staff may

[1:24:57] direct select consultants for

[1:24:58] professional services by town code and

[1:25:01] state statutes, staff is additionally

[1:25:03] seeking council approval on professional

[1:25:06] service agreements with Kimley Horn

[1:25:08] Quality Testing LLC and Lion Engineering

[1:25:11] and Surveying Incorporated. Kimley Horn

[1:25:14] is the designer and their scope is for

[1:25:17] post design services including shop

[1:25:20] drawing reviews, responding to requests

[1:25:22] for information,

[1:25:24] issuing any necessary plan revisions,

[1:25:27] and providing asbuilt asbuilt plans upon

[1:25:30] completion. Quality testing scope is to

[1:25:34] assist the town with construction

[1:25:36] management, inspection, and quality

[1:25:39] assurance testing.

[1:25:41] Lion's scope is to provide surveying and

[1:25:44] staking for the project.

[1:25:48] In conclusion, staff is requesting

[1:25:50] council approval to award asphalt paving

[1:25:53] and supply, the construction contract,

[1:25:56] and additional votes on approving

[1:25:58] professional service agreements with

[1:26:00] Kimley Horn Quality Testing and Lion

[1:26:03] Engineering. All of these contracts,

[1:26:06] including a 10% contingency for a total

[1:26:09] amount of 16,325,81

[1:26:15] and 81 cents. I appreciate your time and

[1:26:18] consideration. I am here for any

[1:26:20] questions. Council, I have questions for

[1:26:22] staff.

[1:26:24] So, I just want to say first off, great

[1:26:26] job. Um, this is a massive project for

[1:26:29] Prescott Valley and the residents I know

[1:26:31] are going to be a little inconvenienced

[1:26:33] for what would you say about 9 months.

[1:26:35] Is that what we're looking at for that's

[1:26:37] correct? A 9-month build. But the end of

[1:26:39] the day, it is going to be the first

[1:26:41] north south from Highway 89A to Highway

[1:26:43] 69 where we're going to be three lanes

[1:26:45] in each direction with bike lanes and

[1:26:48] sidewalks. Um, I compare Glford Hill

[1:26:51] Road to Willow Creek Road in Prescuit

[1:26:53] with about the amount of traffic. And

[1:26:54] right now, currently, Willow Creek is

[1:26:56] still just two roads and they move a lot

[1:26:58] of traffic every single day. So, this is

[1:27:00] a great milestone for Prescali and I'm

[1:27:02] excited for this to get going.

[1:27:05] Anything else for staff? If not, I'll

[1:27:06] entertain a motion and keep in mind

[1:27:08] council, we need to do four separate

[1:27:10] motions on this item.

[1:27:20] Can I have

[1:27:20] >> Mayor I'd like to make a motion to award

[1:27:22] » Mayor I'd like to make a motion to award

[1:27:22] the bid to and enter into a contract

[1:27:25] with the apparent low bidder asphalt

[1:27:28] paving and supply incorporated for

[1:27:31] construction of the Glasford Hill Road

[1:27:33] Longook Drive to State Route 89A project

[1:27:37] number CIP number ST2303

[1:27:42] in the amount of 13,933,300

[1:27:46] $133.33

[1:27:48] with a 10% owner contingency by

[1:27:51] electronic vote.

[1:27:52] >> A second.

[1:27:53] » A second.

[1:27:53] >> Cler, please call a vote.

[1:28:01] » Vice Mayor Zer,

[1:28:02] >> yes.

[1:28:04] » yes.

[1:28:04] >> Council member Keel,

[1:28:05] » Council member Keel,

[1:28:05] >> yes.

[1:28:06] » yes.

[1:28:06] >> That passes unanimously.

[1:28:08] » That passes unanimously.

[1:28:08] >> Thank you, ma'am.

[1:28:10] » Thank you, ma'am.

[1:28:10] Can I get another motion,

[1:28:15] » Mr. Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion

[1:28:17] to approve a professional services

[1:28:19] agreement with Kimley Horn and

[1:28:20] Associates proposed design services in

[1:28:23] the amount of $165,40

[1:28:27] by electronic vote.

[1:28:29] >> I'll second court, please call the vote.

[1:28:34] » Vice Mayor Zer,

[1:28:35] >> yes.

[1:28:36] » yes.

[1:28:36] >> Council member Keel,

[1:28:37] » Council member Keel,

[1:28:37] >> yes.

[1:28:38] » yes.

[1:28:38] >> That passes unanimously.

[1:28:39] » That passes unanimously.

[1:28:40] >> Thank you, ma'am. Can I get a third

[1:28:41] » Thank you, ma'am. Can I get a third

[1:28:41] motion, please?

[1:28:48] And Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion

[1:28:50] to approve the cooperative agreement

[1:28:52] with Quality Testing LLC in the amount

[1:28:54] of $627,86468

[1:28:59] for construction management inspection

[1:29:01] and testing services by electronic vote.

[1:29:04] >> I second. Cler,

[1:29:05] » I second. Cler,

[1:29:05] >> please call the vote.

[1:29:08] » please call the vote.

[1:29:08] >> Council member Keel,

[1:29:09] » Council member Keel,

[1:29:10] >> yes.

[1:29:10] » yes.

[1:29:10] >> Vice Mayor Zer,

[1:29:11] » Vice Mayor Zer,

[1:29:11] >> yes.

[1:29:12] » yes.

[1:29:12] >> That passes. Thank you, ma'am. And

[1:29:14] » That passes. Thank you, ma'am. And

[1:29:14] finally, last motion, please.

[1:29:22] » Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to

[1:29:24] approve a professional services

[1:29:25] agreement with Lion Engineering in the

[1:29:28] amount of $115,400

[1:29:31] for survey and staking services by

[1:29:33] electronic vote.

[1:29:34] >> I'll second.

[1:29:36] » I'll second.

[1:29:36] >> Please hold vote.

[1:29:39] » Please hold vote.

[1:29:39] >> Vice Mayor Zer.

[1:29:40] » Vice Mayor Zer.

[1:29:40] >> Yes. Council member Keel.

[1:29:42] » Yes. Council member Keel.

[1:29:42] >> Yes.

[1:29:43] » Yes.

[1:29:43] >> That passes unanimously.

[1:29:44] » That passes unanimously.

[1:29:44] >> Thank you, ma'am. Final item 11B,

[1:29:46] » Thank you, ma'am. Final item 11B,

[1:29:46] professional service agreement for storm

[1:29:48] water recharge and field trials with

[1:29:50] West Consultants in the amount of

[1:29:52] $659,358.

[1:29:54] Miss Lun, welcome.

[1:29:57] >> Thank you, uh, mayor, vice mayor,

[1:30:00] » Thank you, uh, mayor, vice mayor,

[1:30:00] [clears throat] councel. Uh it's my

[1:30:02] pleasure to bring to you tonight the

[1:30:04] last portion of this particular project

[1:30:07] which would be the professional services

[1:30:09] agreement for uh West Consulting who is

[1:30:13] going to be directing the uh uh

[1:30:17] construction and uh actual testing and

[1:30:21] the fund science that's going to be uh

[1:30:24] occurring at this facility. So just a

[1:30:27] quick reminder, I know this you've seen

[1:30:29] this three times now. Um the uh

[1:30:32] developments in our uh city have

[1:30:35] actually um uh uh they they contribute

[1:30:39] to storm water runoff. We have clay rich

[1:30:42] soils uh which impede water

[1:30:44] infiltration. This is a way this project

[1:30:46] is a way to test um ways to mitigate uh

[1:30:50] increased flooding and erosion

[1:30:52] downstream while also trying to uh

[1:30:54] maintain the health of our aquifer. Uh

[1:30:56] so project description here we'll be

[1:30:59] constructing two basins a control and a

[1:31:02] test basin up in uh the prongghorn 21 uh

[1:31:06] proposed uh uh development and we'll be

[1:31:11] comparing the amount of water that we

[1:31:13] are a infiltrating in the two basins.

[1:31:16] We'll be monitoring uh all the all the

[1:31:19] water that we can in both of those

[1:31:20] basins to compare uh performance of uh

[1:31:24] parana Iris uh and um

[1:31:29] picture of that on the previous slide

[1:31:30] there the the churo looking device um

[1:31:33] and we'll be engineering installing and

[1:31:37] monitoring how those the two bases

[1:31:40] comparing how those two basins can uh

[1:31:42] perform.

[1:31:44] So project description for this

[1:31:46] particular uh uh contract that is in

[1:31:48] front of you tonight is uh with West

[1:31:52] Consulting who uh is going to be uh uh

[1:31:56] over the course of approximately a year

[1:31:59] and a half to two years. Um uh there'll

[1:32:02] be a time and materials contract for

[1:32:05] $659,358

[1:32:08] and that covers pre-study activities. So

[1:32:12] soil characterization, the actual design

[1:32:15] layout of the the two basins, basin

[1:32:19] construction, installation of those

[1:32:22] parana iris, and then monitoring

[1:32:25] uh the monitoring equipment installation

[1:32:28] to actually be able to tease out all of

[1:32:30] the uh hydraologic uh activities that

[1:32:34] are going on for the water through

[1:32:36] either through the uh subsurface or

[1:32:39] evaporation into the uh uh environment.

[1:32:43] Uh so we will also get um uh throughout

[1:32:47] that that study period uh monitoring

[1:32:50] data collection from the uh employees of

[1:32:54] of sever of West and then several uh

[1:32:57] subs that they will have and we will get

[1:32:59] a final study report that we'll be able

[1:33:01] to use to determine whether or not this

[1:33:04] is a technology we need to be using

[1:33:05] everywhere. Um my goal if this works is

[1:33:09] to be able to look around, figure out a

[1:33:12] place where we can implement this in

[1:33:14] other areas. Uh either retrofitting

[1:33:17] existing basins or um designing new

[1:33:20] development basins where uh feasible.

[1:33:23] And uh that covers everything for me

[1:33:26] unless you have questions.

[1:33:28] >> I do have a couple questions. So when do

[1:33:30] » I do have a couple questions. So when do

[1:33:30] you expect to actually quote unquote

[1:33:31] break ground on this? So, the timeline

[1:33:34] that we're looking at right now, we're

[1:33:36] hoping to do a kickoff meeting with West

[1:33:39] down at the site that they're currently

[1:33:42] working on, the predecessor to ours. Uh

[1:33:45] hopefully the first couple of weeks of

[1:33:47] February. We're still scheduling that.

[1:33:49] Um we're looking to potentially get this

[1:33:53] uh going then obviously that uh the

[1:33:56] kickoff will trigger all the design and

[1:33:59] um uh potentially basin construction in

[1:34:03] fairly short order. Um front to back.

[1:34:07] I'm anticipating this being about

[1:34:09] two-year period um uh with all of the

[1:34:13] the uh uh monitoring and all of the all

[1:34:17] of the uh basically data data analysis

[1:34:20] on the back end.

[1:34:22] >> Gotcha. And and during throughout the

[1:34:23] » Gotcha. And and during throughout the

[1:34:23] the two-year process, will you be

[1:34:25] getting information like quarterly? Will

[1:34:27] they be giving you upgrade or updates or

[1:34:29] do you just wait until the end to see if

[1:34:30] this is successful or not?

[1:34:31] >> I'm hoping for updates. Um it that's

[1:34:34] » I'm hoping for updates. Um it that's

[1:34:34] basically um as as a nerd I'm going to

[1:34:37] want to see all that data because this

[1:34:40] is this is like my cup of tea here. So

[1:34:43] um yeah I'll be I'll be part and parcel

[1:34:45] at this process because like this is a

[1:34:47] very important thing to be studying. So,

[1:34:50] you know, um I have a wealth of

[1:34:52] knowledge in my educational background

[1:34:55] and and professional background to be

[1:34:57] able to to look at this and potentially

[1:35:00] um feed into some of this as well. If

[1:35:03] there are questions, things that we need

[1:35:05] to learn along the way, why not?

[1:35:07] >> Excellent. Thank you, ma'am.

[1:35:09] » Excellent. Thank you, ma'am.

[1:35:09] >> Council, you have questions or comments

[1:35:10] » Council, you have questions or comments

[1:35:10] for staff? Yeah. I just want to make

[1:35:12] sure that um the the developer he knows

[1:35:15] your timeline because I know he wants to

[1:35:17] put houses in there and so you guys are

[1:35:19] coordinating all that.

[1:35:20] >> We are coordinating that. Absolutely.

[1:35:22] » We are coordinating that. Absolutely.

[1:35:22] And he's been very eager to do this

[1:35:24] project. So um I'm not anticipating any

[1:35:27] issues with that um at this point.

[1:35:32] >> Anything else for staff?

[1:35:36] » Anything else for staff?

[1:35:36] Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion.

[1:35:44] Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to

[1:35:46] approve the professional services

[1:35:48] agreement for Stonewater Recharge Field

[1:35:51] Trials with West Consultants

[1:35:53] Incorporated by electronic vote.

[1:35:55] >> I second.

[1:35:56] » I second.

[1:35:56] >> Please call the vote.

[1:35:59] » Please call the vote.

[1:35:59] >> Vice Mayor Zer,

[1:36:00] » Vice Mayor Zer,

[1:36:00] >> yes.

[1:36:01] » yes.

[1:36:01] >> Council member Fry,

[1:36:04] » Council member Fry,

[1:36:04] Council Member Ke,

[1:36:05] >> yes.

[1:36:05] » yes.

[1:36:05] >> That passes unanimously.

[1:36:07] » That passes unanimously.

[1:36:07] >> Thank you, ma'am. We're at the end of

[1:36:08] » Thank you, ma'am. We're at the end of

[1:36:08] our agenda. Anything for the good of the

[1:36:11] order? Oh, Councilman

[1:36:12] >> Freud

[1:36:17] development agreement separate.

[1:36:22] » Mr. Le, you want to add that? But I

[1:36:23] believe the development. All right. No,

[1:36:24] the development.

[1:36:24] >> Mr. Mayor and Council, the development

[1:36:26] » Mr. Mayor and Council, the development

[1:36:26] agreement was approved on December 11th.

[1:36:29] >> But it was on my screen and then it

[1:36:31] » But it was on my screen and then it

[1:36:31] disappeared.

[1:36:34] >> Oh, I don't know why it would have been

[1:36:35] » Oh, I don't know why it would have been

[1:36:35] on your screen. Anything else for the

[1:36:38] good of the order? Seeing none, have a

[1:36:41] great night, guys. Be safe.

[Archived] Regular Town Council Meeting Thursday, January 8, 2026

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