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A letter to town of Fes Valley January

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8th, 2026 council meeting. Clerk, please

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call the role.

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>> Council member Lopez,

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» Council member Lopez,

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>> present.

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» present.

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>> Council member Kio,

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» Council member Kio,

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>> present.

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» present.

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>> Council member Frowing,

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» Council member Frowing,

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Council Member Greer,

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>> here. Council member Schumanker,

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» here. Council member Schumanker,

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>> present.

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» present.

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>> Vice Mayor Serger

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» Vice Mayor Serger

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>> here.

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» here.

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>> Mayor Paul Gooden

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» Mayor Paul Gooden

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>> here.

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» here.

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>> We have a quorum.

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» We have a quorum.

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>> Thank you, ma'am. At this time, I'd like

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» Thank you, ma'am. At this time, I'd like

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to welcome down Pastor Mike Cannon, Zion

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Christian Church, for our invocation.

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Please stand if you can.

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Good to see you. Tell you something.

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>> They show me. Huh?

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» They show me. Huh?

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>> Okay. I got a Pentecostal voice now. I

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» Okay. I got a Pentecostal voice now. I

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All right. I got to tell you something

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that u I was looking at the

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Facebook page and I was just very proud

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and uh very pleased about some of the

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things that you guys are bringing. We

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were excited. I mean we saw all these we

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saw Poco Loco and and I start asking

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myself I said but wait mayor um there's

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something missing. I see all these

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people coming but I didn't see Zion

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Christian Church coming. I That's all

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right. I forgive the mayor. He's my

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friend. He's my friend. Hey, I want to

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tell you guys that the the Lord has

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spoken to me a word over Prescott

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Valley. I just wanted to share with us.

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He said that um as we build better,

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we're going to move forward. That's a

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word for our church and that's a word

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for Prescott Valley. Amen.

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Certainly, this is the pledge.

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I need your prayer.

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I apologize.

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[laughter]

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Father God, we come before you very

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humble.

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We come before you very humble, Father,

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because we know we did not make it on

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our own.

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Father, we thank you that you woke us up

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this morning. We thank you that you kept

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us today, Father. We thank you that you

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brought us here today. Glory be to God.

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I I plead the blood of Jesus over that

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gap county. I plead the blood of Jesus

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over wrestling. I plead the blood of

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Jesus over the city council. I plead the

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blood of Jesus over the man. And no

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weapon formed against us shall prosper.

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AND EVERY TONGUE THAT RISES up against

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us shall be condemned. Father, I heard

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you say the steps of a good man were

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ordered by the Lord. So, Holy Spirit,

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I'm asking that you would permeate this

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meeting to shine light on the steps of

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victory you have prepared for the mayor

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and his team. Glory be to God. Father

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God, we come before you with

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thanksgiving. Father God, I thank you in

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advance for understanding today. Holy

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Spirit, help us. Father, I thank you in

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advance for revelation in this meeting.

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Holy Spirit, help us. Father, [laughter]

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I thank you in advance for guidance in

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this meeting. Holy Spirit, help us.

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Father, I thank you in advance for

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revelation in this meeting. Holy Spirit,

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help us. Father, I thank you in advance

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for unity in this meeting. Father, when

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it's all said and done, we'll be sure to

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give you the glory. and we will magnify

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the name Jesus for the victory in

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Prescott Valley. And everybody said

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I don't know

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to the flag of the United States of

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America to the

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indivisible

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indiv.

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Thank you, Pastor Mike. Appreciate you.

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Can I get a motion to approve the agenda

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as presented?

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[clears throat] So move

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second.

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>> Cler, please call the vote.

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[cough and clears throat]

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>> Council member Kio.

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» Council member Kio.

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>> Yes.

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» Yes.

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>> Council member,

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» thank you. Everyone else, mayor, that

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passes unanimously.

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>> Thank you, ma'am. Moving on, item four,

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» Thank you, ma'am. Moving on, item four,

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certificates and service awards,

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planning and zoning commission

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recognition of service for Phil Bordeau,

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Art Rutherford, and Sandra Laney.

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So, good evening everyone. Tonight, we

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are honored to recognize five

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individuals whose service, integrity,

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and dedication have made a meaningful

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impact on our community. First, we're

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going to start with planning and zoning

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commission members. We begin by

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recognizing Phil Bordon, Artha

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Rutherford, and Sandra Laney for their

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service on the planning and zoning

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commission. This commission plays a

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vital role in guiding the thoughtful and

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lawful growth of our town, ensuring

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development aligns with our community's

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long-term vision. Their expertise and

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commitment they bring to this

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responsibility cannot be overstated.

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Arthur Rutherford has served four terms,

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contributing an extraordinary 11 years

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of service. Phil Bordon has served one

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term, contributing two years of

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dedicated involvement, and Sandra Laney

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has served two terms, contributing over

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five years to the commission. To each of

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you, we extend their heartfelt gratitude

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for your service, leadership, and

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unwavering dedication. Thank you.

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Hi, I'm Stacy Bristo. I'm the

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development services director here and I

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just wanted to say u again thank you for

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their service. Um not everybody is

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willing to dedicate and volunteer their

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time and energy to serve their

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community. Um I've been in a lot of

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jurisdictions and sometimes it's hard to

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find people willing to do these things.

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So I'm really eternally grateful um for

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their service. So, I just wanted to say

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thank you

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It's been a privilege and I have enjoyed

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adjustment. We would also like to

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recognize the members of our building

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board of adjustment, Stanford Lake and

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Cal Nye. The building board of

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adjustment carries the important

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responsibility of interpreting and

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upholding town code as it relates to

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zoning regulations. Through the appeal

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process, this board ensures fairness,

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clarity, and consistency when property

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owners seek relief due to unique

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conditions affecting their land. The

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board has authority to hear appeals,

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grant variances when appropriate, and

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affirm or modify decisions made by the

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zoning administrator.

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Fortunately for the town, the board

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convenes very few times each year. Proof

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that our zoning processes run smoothly

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thanks to their oversight.

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Stanford Lake,

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are you here?

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>> Okay. Well, Stanford Lake has served one

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» Okay. Well, Stanford Lake has served one

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term contributing to one year of

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service. and Kel Nye, who's unable to be

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with us this evening, has served 10

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terms totaling 18 years of dedicated

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involvement. We are sincerely grateful

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for your service and dedication to

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ensuring fairness and balance within our

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community zoning pro process. Thank you.

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>> I know they're not here, but let's give

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» I know they're not here, but let's give

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them a round of applause.

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Moving on, item five, uh, fiscal year

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2024 25 annual external audit and annual

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comprehensive financial report. Miss

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Morris, welcome.

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>> Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, members

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» Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, members

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of council. As accord in accordance with

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the Arizona revised statute, we are

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required to have an annual external

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audit. Within 60 days of the issuance of

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the audit, we are required to have the

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our independent auditor present the

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results to the council. So we are

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pleased tonight to have Michael Lison,

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CPA, the audit partner for Hefield

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Mechair to present the results.

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>> Welcome, sir.

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>> Uh thank you, mayor, vice mayor,

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» Uh thank you, mayor, vice mayor,

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council, for having me here tonight. Uh

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as Selena stated, uh this is a

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requirement under state law to present

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the audit report in a council meeting.

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uh and also to show uh that the citizens

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of the of the town that you are doing uh

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your job. So glad to be here tonight. Um

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I also want to say a special thank you

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to Selena uh Ina and the whole finance

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team uh all the employees that we worked

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with in the various town departments uh

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including information technology,

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utilities, the clerk, legal, court, etc.

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We kind of touch all the parts of the

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town and so we appreciate everyone's

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help. We realize that we're disrupting

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their lives uh for two weeks uh while

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we're working on the audit and so we

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appreciate their help of in the 150 page

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report. Three pages are ours and the

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rest is all the town uh staff doing

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their hard work. So we appreciate their

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efforts. Uh so tonight I just want to

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talk about the reports that we did

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issue. So the primary one being the

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annual comprehensive financial report.

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This is the called the ACTUER. This is

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the report that the town applies for

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awards every year. And so the town

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received the government finance officers

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association uh certificate of excellence

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for the 2024 act and we anticipate that

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they will also receive the award again

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for 2025. We also audit the six CFDs

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that the town operates. Uh we also do

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compliance with the highway user revenue

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fund. Uh the expenditure limitation

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report, the entertainment center agreed

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upon procedures. This year we also

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reviewed court procedures as well.

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That's a once every three-year

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requirement. Uh and then finally we

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worked on the single audit which was

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required because the town receives and

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expends more than $750,000 in federal

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awards. Um and so what I'm happy to hear

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to say is that on the financial

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statements the town received what's

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called an unmodified opinion which is

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the highest opinion we can give. Uh

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we're not saying that everything is

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perfect. Uh we actually have a couple

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internal control things to talk about

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tonight, but we can also say that there

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were no significant deficiencies and no

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material weaknesses uh reported over the

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town's financials. So congratulations uh

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to those who worked hard on that. Uh the

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second part of the audit I want to talk

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about is the uniform guidance, the

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single audit. There we tested the

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program, the Corona virus state and

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local fiscal recovery funds. And again,

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I can say the town received what's

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called an unmodified opinion, which is

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the highest opinion we can give on

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compliance with federal requirements.

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So, congratulations again on that. Uh, I

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did want to touch just briefly on we had

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four recommendations uh for town

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improvements going forward. Uh, the

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first one had to do with uh information

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technology department and ensuring that

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technology policies are in place. The

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second one had to do with some

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improvements on maintaining

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documentation in personnel files. Uh the

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third one had to do with conflict of

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interest and just timely disclosure to

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ensure uh everyone is aware of any

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potential conflicts. And the final one

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had to do with a WIFA grant that the

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utility department received um that is

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kind of at risk at this point uh due to

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not meeting some benchmarks. So, we just

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recommended some improvements for town

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uh management and the finance department

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to implement some different things going

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forward. And so far, uh the town has

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been responsive and is currently uh

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working on an action plan, a corrective

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action plan going forward. And so, there

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are any questions I'd be happy to

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answer.

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>> Council, we have questions for staff.

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» Council, we have questions for staff.

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None, sir. All right. Thank you so much.

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Miss Morris, do you want to add anything

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or we good?

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Nothing further, mayor.

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>> Thank you. You do a great job, ma'am.

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» Thank you. You do a great job, ma'am.

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Thank you for all you do.

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>> Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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>> Moving on. Call of the public. At this

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» Moving on. Call of the public. At this

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time, members of the public may comment

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on matters listed on the agenda or

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solely on matters within the

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jurisdiction of the town. Any persons

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wishing to address the council must

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register the name with the town clerk

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prior to the commencement of the

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meeting. At the conclusion of call to

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the public, the council may respond to

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criticism, ask staff to review a matter

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commented upon, or ask that a matter be

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put on a future agenda. Such remarks

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shall be limited to three minutes unless

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additional time is granted by the mayor.

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Clerk, how many do we have registered?

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>> Mayor, we have 17 speakers tonight. So,

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» Mayor, we have 17 speakers tonight. So,

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I will call the first four names. We

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have Patricia Bets,

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Jennifer Jones, Carolyn Cern, Deborah

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Laura.

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>> If your name has been called, please

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» If your name has been called, please

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work your way down to the front row,

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please, because as you heard, we have 17

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and we need to kind of keep this in a

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timely manner.

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Welcome in.

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>> Thank you. Patricia Betso, China Tuna

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» Thank you. Patricia Betso, China Tuna

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Valley. Um, request for public records

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is a wonderful thing, even if some of

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them are redacted. There's a lot of

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findings in there, too many to mention

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in three minutes. But mining the parcels

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owned by the Fins next to Fain Park has

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been in Prescott's general plan for

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decades, and it was still in it. When we

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voted to approve the general plan in

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2022, the town manager did deny access

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to the rightway to Fain parcels

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um next to the park and later realized

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potentially

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um he'd opened a lawsuit potential from

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the fins if they claimed that town had

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engaged in regulatory taking um for

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which they would be compensated for

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mineral rights. Later, presumably um on

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the behalf of the town council, the town

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manager requested the fins find another

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site. We don't have any evidence of

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there were any conditions on that

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request or even if it at least mentioned

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having them outside the town boundaries.

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What we do know is APS did not want to

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move their crushing plant and that they

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did only consider fain properties. Prior

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to any announcement to the public, the

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mayor was garnering support for the

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government tank site from political

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parties within the county. We don't know

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why. The attorney general's office did

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contact the town on behalf of thousands

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of residents that sent in letters and a

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petition that was handd delivered to

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that office. Chris Mays got involved

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personally in resolving a new mining

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application in the middle of a

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residential neighborhood in Chino Valley

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not too long ago. Prescott Valley had

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the same opportunity, but the town never

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gave the attorney general's office any

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encouragement. Instead, the mayor and

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vice mayor were attending meetings

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openly advocating for the government

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mine. After several exchanges of

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correspondence, the attorney general

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determined that it was not in their best

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interest to get involved with a dispute

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between two communities in Pave. So, we

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lost our chance to stop any mines near

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any homes. The development agreement

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includes a proc promise by the fins not

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to apply for a permit to expand the 7

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into the 1700 acres adjacent to the GC

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site. It also includes that a number of

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parcels adjacent to the fain park are

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not included in the gifted parcels and

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the fins maintain the mineral rights.

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Mining can expand in either location.

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The latest draft of the development

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agreement included a 100,000 ton

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blasting event and found um based on our

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last meeting, the mayor stated that

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what's important is keeping Feain Park.

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Feain park is what it's all about. If a

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truck goes through Fain Park, that would

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destroy serenity, the quietness. And one

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of the council members believes that the

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cows are precious to the fins and the

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fins aren't going to move them. So if

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the noise bothers them, they just move

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over. So, it's nothing for us to worry

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about. I'm against the mind because

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people's lives and homes are more

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important than visiting a small park.

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Thank you.

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>> Next up,

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» Jennifer Jones.

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>> Jennifer Jones.

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» Jennifer Jones.

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>> Doesn't look like she's here. Carolyn

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» Doesn't look like she's here. Carolyn

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Zern.

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>> Carolyn Zern.

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Welcome m.

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I'm Carolyn Zern. I live at the excuse

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me, the villages at Lynx Creek in

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Prescat Valley.

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I want [clears throat] to begin by

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reviewing um some issues that were

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mentioned at previous meetings.

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uh the passionate plea by the

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representative from Dwey Humboldt

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expressing concern for the viability of

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existing wells due to blasting. The

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mayor's response was I do not represent

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Dwey Humboldt

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but u the good book says love thy

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neighbor.

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Um,

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attorney Lai appeared unconcerned in his

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reply to the issue of blasting, saying

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it would only be four times per year at

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the most, perhaps even less.

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Not much has been said about what

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happens after the blasting.

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Uh, it doesn't matter how many times

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they do it. Something tragic could

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happen at at any blasting event.

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>> [clears throat]

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» Um,

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then comes the front end loaders

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scraping, digging, and dumping that rock

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12 hours per day, six days a week.

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Ponder those sounds for a moment.

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So much for a quiet cup of coffee on

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your front porch. What about the golfers

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at Stone Ridge and PCC?

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A bit unnerving, I would guess.

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Then there is the so-called gift of the

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fain's land outside of PV to be added to

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Fain Park. The unknown tax consequences

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of that land in the craftily worded

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agreement retaining the mineral rights

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does not sound like a gift to me.

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I would venture to guess that most of

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the people behind me voted for you on

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the dis

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to protect the rights of the citizens of

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Prescat Valley.

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Remember when Nancy Pelosi stood up in

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Congress and stated, "We have to pass

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the bill to know what's in the bill." To

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the council members of the town of

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Prescat Valley, I ask, "What is really

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behind

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the approval of Government Tank?" I ask

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that you search your conscience

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conscience.

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Have you really done what is right for

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your constituent? Thank you.

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>> Thank you, ma'am. Next name, ma'am.

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» Deborah. Deborah Laura.

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>> Deborah Laura.

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» Deborah Laura.

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>> No. Okay. So, the next four names are

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» No. Okay. So, the next four names are

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Vic Pollson, Bill Williams, Chris Russo,

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and Dave Lner.

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Welcome, sir.

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» Big Paul Pollson, Prescuit Valley. I'd

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like to thank the council for the

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difficult decision you've made in

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approving the government tank site.

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It was truly a binary choice.

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You chose to expand and improve Fain

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Park. You chose to limit traffic

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on town roads and streets.

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And you chose to represent faithfully

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the best interests of over 300

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residences

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within a half mile of the proposed West

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Fain Park site.

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What you did is you allowed a

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responsible

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and long-term Prescat Valley business to

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continue operation

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with the least impact and the most

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benefit to the residents of Prescat

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Valley and for that I want to thank you.

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I want to caution the voters of Prescuit

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Valley

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that they will in the next several weeks

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be confronted by petition canvasers

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choosing or encouraging them to override

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the decisions you've made.

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That is not in the best interests of

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Prescat Valley. Once again, thank you

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for serving the best interests of

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Prescuit Valley.

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>> Thank you, sir.

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» Mr. Russo,

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>> Mr. Williams, you're on deck.

551
00:22:57,270 --> 00:22:57,280
» Mr. Williams, you're on deck.

552
00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,270
>> Thank you, council.

553
00:22:59,270 --> 00:22:59,280
» Thank you, council.

554
00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,679
Uh, mayor, vice mayor, and staff. Uh, my

555
00:23:01,679 --> 00:23:03,120
name is Chris Russo. I live in Presley

556
00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:05,600
Valley. Um, some of the things that I'm

557
00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:07,280
going to say I've already said before,

558
00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:08,880
but I think they bear repeating because

559
00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:10,240
there's a lot of information going

560
00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:12,880
around by certain groups of people that

561
00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:14,720
um are on Next Door, especially that's

562
00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:16,476
what I'm the one I'm on that

563
00:23:16,476 --> 00:23:17,840
[clears throat] um are saying that there

564
00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:20,159
is this third magic site that that could

565
00:23:20,159 --> 00:23:23,760
possibly come up and that there is a um

566
00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:26,559
uh a possibility of no minds. And uh I

567
00:23:26,559 --> 00:23:28,559
wanted to repeat what um what my friend

568
00:23:28,559 --> 00:23:30,880
said there that uh there is only two

569
00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:32,240
choices. There's two choices. It's

570
00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,559
either Government Tank or Stone Ridge

571
00:23:34,559 --> 00:23:37,840
and um uh Victoria States. Now, Victoria

572
00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,720
Estates is uh is a is a 55 and over

573
00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,600
community. They have uh most of the most

574
00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:46,480
of their residents are are are in the uh

575
00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:49,360
mid to upper 70s of age. Uh this would

576
00:23:49,360 --> 00:23:50,880
be this would be devastating for them

577
00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:52,320
because they are such a short distance

578
00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,280
from the from the site the uh the um the

579
00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:59,280
the the site on um area on site one. Um

580
00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:02,559
and um so they're that would be that

581
00:24:02,559 --> 00:24:04,320
would be bad for them because uh I've

582
00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,400
heard you know this is just a story I've

583
00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,320
heard that some of the women there they

584
00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:09,520
you know there's a lot of older women

585
00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:11,840
there and they uh they drive their car

586
00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:13,279
from one side of the street to the other

587
00:24:13,279 --> 00:24:14,640
to visit their friends. Now I don't know

588
00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:16,480
if that's true or not but these people

589
00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,880
are not um are not mobile. They can't

590
00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,840
get around and uh I want I myself are

591
00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,559
thinking of them over over the pe the

592
00:24:24,559 --> 00:24:26,960
people that don't exist over there on uh

593
00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,279
government tank. Uh and I wanted to back

594
00:24:29,279 --> 00:24:33,039
up something um was said also that um we

595
00:24:33,039 --> 00:24:35,919
elected you to represent us and we

596
00:24:35,919 --> 00:24:38,480
didn't represent we didn't elect uh any

597
00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:42,559
packs uh to represent us. Um the the the

598
00:24:42,559 --> 00:24:48,080
um um ruling by uh by referendum is not

599
00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:52,640
the way for a city or town to be run. Um

600
00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:55,120
I you know uh they are valuable when

601
00:24:55,120 --> 00:24:57,279
needed but just because a group of

602
00:24:57,279 --> 00:24:58,640
people don't get their way that they

603
00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,880
automatically go and referendum

604
00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,279
everybody uh is not a good way to is not

605
00:25:03,279 --> 00:25:05,200
a good way to rule. We voted you guys in

606
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,000
there to do the job that we expect. We

607
00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:11,679
expect you to um to represent um

608
00:25:11,679 --> 00:25:14,240
Prescuit Valley, not Chino Valley, not

609
00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,960
mayor, not Prescuit Country Club. Yeah,

610
00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,559
the the Bible does say above your

611
00:25:18,559 --> 00:25:21,039
neighbor, but we are we're the ones that

612
00:25:21,039 --> 00:25:23,200
elected you to be uh our

613
00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:24,960
representatives, and we expect you to do

614
00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:28,400
our bidding. Uh and and we expect a

615
00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,400
government tank to be the place where

616
00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:34,080
they harvest rock and not Stone Ridge uh

617
00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,640
and Victoria Gardens, Artori States.

618
00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:37,679
Thank you.

619
00:25:37,679 --> 00:25:42,710
>> Thank you, sir.

620
00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:50,710
Williams.

621
00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:54,480
Greetings everyone. Bill Williams.

622
00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:56,799
I've owned a house on North Taylor Drive

623
00:25:56,799 --> 00:26:01,039
for 17 years. I love this town. That's

624
00:26:01,039 --> 00:26:03,840
why I'm running for mayor. But let's

625
00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:06,960
talk about a gravel pit. Yes, blowing

626
00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:11,279
dust, traffic, small explosions. But I'm

627
00:26:11,279 --> 00:26:13,440
not sure how much the 80 acres from the

628
00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,480
things as a gift is really worth or how

629
00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,400
much it's going to cost to maintain it

630
00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:20,880
during our lifetimes.

631
00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,640
So tonight, I guess you get to vote

632
00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,279
again on a sweetheart deal for

633
00:26:25,279 --> 00:26:29,200
developers written by the town attorney.

634
00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,080
We saw the attorney's handiwork before.

635
00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:35,200
It's called the Finley Toyota Center and

636
00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,120
we are stuck paying more than a million

637
00:26:37,120 --> 00:26:40,799
a year through 2037 on that. While the

638
00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:44,880
event center loses $500,000 per year,

639
00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:47,679
according to Ryan Judy,

640
00:26:47,679 --> 00:26:50,640
the only money makers on that deal were,

641
00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:54,000
wait for it, the fins,

642
00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,559
the author of that contract, same

643
00:26:56,559 --> 00:26:59,760
attorney. It begs the question, why do

644
00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,640
you keep letting him do those deals

645
00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:04,559
beneficial to people other than the

646
00:27:04,559 --> 00:27:06,480
taxpayers?

647
00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:08,320
Now, back to the contract that I guess

648
00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,240
you have to deal with.

649
00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,600
As you know, I'm a fiscal conservative

650
00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:15,679
and I don't see us getting enough out of

651
00:27:15,679 --> 00:27:18,480
this deal, but the developers get

652
00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:21,600
another sweetheart deal, don't they? So,

653
00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,679
the problem I have and one reason you

654
00:27:23,679 --> 00:27:26,960
should vote no, and I absolutely commend

655
00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:30,080
Janelle and Ken

656
00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:33,760
uh for seeing the endless tax breaks for

657
00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:37,120
the fins for the rest of our lives.

658
00:27:37,120 --> 00:27:40,799
What will your consciences do tonight?

659
00:27:40,799 --> 00:27:44,159
Now, as for the mayor,

660
00:27:44,159 --> 00:27:47,120
we need to check facts in articles about

661
00:27:47,120 --> 00:27:50,559
you being a weward cop on this police

662
00:27:50,559 --> 00:27:53,120
force. So, I'm going to ask you some

663
00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:56,080
questions. Is it true that time after

664
00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:59,279
time your discipline letters showed lack

665
00:27:59,279 --> 00:28:02,480
of judgment, lack of leadership,

666
00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,440
violations of rules? And is it true that

667
00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,840
you're getting $3,500 a month for

668
00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,720
post-traumatic stress disorder that you

669
00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:14,080
developed while on the police force?

670
00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:16,480
Was it caused when you shot someone in a

671
00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,360
moving car?

672
00:28:19,360 --> 00:28:21,840
One dead in Minneapolis,

673
00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,440
three dead 20 minutes after your gunshot

674
00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,720
into a moving car on Circle K at the old

675
00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:31,120
Circle K.

676
00:28:31,120 --> 00:28:34,880
And the town paid out $2.65 65 million

677
00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,640
for this.

678
00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:38,480
You need to come clean with everybody in

679
00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:41,840
this town and tell us, is your brain so

680
00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,960
fragile on PTSD that you should be in

681
00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,520
that chair? That chair where you

682
00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:52,470
leverage all your income?

683
00:28:52,480 --> 00:29:03,029
» What? Don't stumble.

684
00:29:03,039 --> 00:29:06,080
Welcome, sir.

685
00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,205
>> You seem to always follow the good ones.

686
00:29:08,205 --> 00:29:08,215
» You seem to always follow the good ones.

687
00:29:08,215 --> 00:29:10,310
[laughter]

688
00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:13,600
» Thank you, mayor, vice mayor,

689
00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:16,640
people of the town council. Name is Dave

690
00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:19,200
Lner. I'm a I'm a resident of Prescuit

691
00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:22,310
Valley.

692
00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:25,360
» My name is Dave Lner and I'm resident of

693
00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:27,919
Prescat Valley. I've spoken to the

694
00:29:27,919 --> 00:29:30,159
council on several occasions, so I'll be

695
00:29:30,159 --> 00:29:32,080
brief.

696
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,640
Thank you to the council for casting

697
00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:38,320
their votes for government tank Corey.

698
00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,520
After tonight, the next phase begins.

699
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:42,960
Those who don't believe in

700
00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:44,880
representative government will try to

701
00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,919
scare, cajol, and lie to the Presca

702
00:29:47,919 --> 00:29:50,159
Valley citizens.

703
00:29:50,159 --> 00:29:52,480
This re these people will pass around

704
00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,480
petitions to try and get a referendum on

705
00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:57,279
the ballot to vote down the government

706
00:29:57,279 --> 00:30:00,880
tank quarry, but will couch it as no

707
00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:04,159
mines near homes.

708
00:30:04,159 --> 00:30:06,960
That ref if passed will only move the

709
00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:09,679
quarry back to the Stone Ridge entrance

710
00:30:09,679 --> 00:30:12,159
which will only affect several hundred

711
00:30:12,159 --> 00:30:15,120
homes in Presca Valley versus the

712
00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,760
government tank quarry which has a low

713
00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:21,600
probability of affecting less than 15

714
00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,960
homes in Dwey.

715
00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:28,559
I ask all citizens of Prescuit Valley to

716
00:30:28,559 --> 00:30:32,080
not sign any pet petition be discerning.

717
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,960
ask questions. The petitioners are not

718
00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,840
truthful and do not represent the town

719
00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:40,000
of Prescuit Valley's best interests.

720
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,200
Thank you.

721
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:46,310
>> Thank you.

722
00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:49,669
» Next four.

723
00:30:49,679 --> 00:30:52,399
» The next four we have

724
00:30:52,399 --> 00:30:56,320
Jason Chisum, Tim Fugate,

725
00:30:56,320 --> 00:31:02,470
Cynthia Neb, and Randy Bosber.

726
00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:03,840
Welcome, sir.

727
00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:05,269
>> Good evening, Mayor and Council, Vice

728
00:31:05,269 --> 00:31:05,279
» Good evening, Mayor and Council, Vice

729
00:31:05,279 --> 00:31:07,279
Mayor Chisum, the town of Dewey Humble.

730
00:31:07,279 --> 00:31:08,880
I am here tonight. I have been here

731
00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:10,480
before. I'm going to say the same thing

732
00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:13,600
I've said before. That is in September,

733
00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,080
the town of Dwey Humble on behalf of the

734
00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:19,360
40 almost 4,500 residents that we have

735
00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:22,480
voted and passed a resolution in

736
00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:26,480
opposition of the government tank mine.

737
00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:28,320
We are still here with this. We are

738
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:31,039
still fighting this. I have been out in

739
00:31:31,039 --> 00:31:33,840
the neighborhood of Dewey Humble. I have

740
00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:35,760
contacted many citizens of Presca

741
00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:37,600
Valley. I have contacted many citizens

742
00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:40,240
then and near the government tank mine.

743
00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:42,320
There is a piece of Arizona state trust

744
00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:46,000
land that actually borders that mine,

745
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,640
small sliver. I'd say it's maybe 70 ft

746
00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:50,159
wide,

747
00:31:50,159 --> 00:31:52,799
but then there is about 14 or 15

748
00:31:52,799 --> 00:31:54,320
residents

749
00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:58,640
within 1,000 ft of that mine.

750
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,269
Okay.

751
00:32:01,279 --> 00:32:05,279
The concern is again the fracking of the

752
00:32:05,279 --> 00:32:07,360
ground with the blasting that they want

753
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,559
to do on that mine four times a year. I

754
00:32:10,559 --> 00:32:12,159
don't believe that they're going to m

755
00:32:12,159 --> 00:32:15,200
blast four times a year, but we'll see.

756
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:18,640
Um there is the nearest well to that

757
00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:20,640
mine for the town of Presca Valley which

758
00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:24,480
is operated by Jacobs is 2.25 miles away

759
00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,120
located in the country club. That well

760
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,159
has almost 50 years of history,

761
00:32:30,159 --> 00:32:33,360
documented history. I can promise you I

762
00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:36,399
will be analyzing that data. I will be

763
00:32:36,399 --> 00:32:38,240
watching that data. I will be doing

764
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,880
public records requests for all the data

765
00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:44,559
and I will be monitoring that as as my

766
00:32:44,559 --> 00:32:47,200
term on the council.

767
00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:49,279
And if I am reelected again by the

768
00:32:49,279 --> 00:32:51,120
citizens of the town of Dewey Humbold, I

769
00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,919
will again continue to fight for that.

770
00:32:53,919 --> 00:32:56,559
If and when I see any change in that

771
00:32:56,559 --> 00:32:59,600
data, decrease change in that data, it

772
00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:02,399
will raise concerns of how the mine has

773
00:33:02,399 --> 00:33:05,279
affected the water in the ground.

774
00:33:05,279 --> 00:33:09,600
So moving forward tonight, I know it's a

775
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:12,159
zoning map change, but I second hearing.

776
00:33:12,159 --> 00:33:15,279
And I still strongly urge you guys to

777
00:33:15,279 --> 00:33:17,360
reconsider this. Even though you have

778
00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,240
voted in a 5 to2 vote to move this

779
00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:22,480
forward, I would strongly ask that you

780
00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:24,399
reconsider your decision. Thank you for

781
00:33:24,399 --> 00:33:25,039
your time.

782
00:33:25,039 --> 00:33:31,430
>> Thank you, sir.

783
00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:33,279
» Welcome, sir.

784
00:33:33,279 --> 00:33:34,710
>> Thank you. Can you hear me?

785
00:33:34,710 --> 00:33:34,720
» Thank you. Can you hear me?

786
00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:35,669
>> Yes, sir.

787
00:33:35,669 --> 00:33:35,679
» Yes, sir.

788
00:33:35,679 --> 00:33:38,789
>> Um, thanks for allowing me to speak. Uh,

789
00:33:38,789 --> 00:33:38,799
» Um, thanks for allowing me to speak. Uh,

790
00:33:38,799 --> 00:33:42,720
Mr. Mayor, vice mayor. Um, I would like

791
00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,120
I'm my my name is Tim Fugat. I live in

792
00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:47,840
Prescat Valley. I want to read from the

793
00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:51,120
development agreement a small section of

794
00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:55,519
it on page one number C.

795
00:33:55,519 --> 00:34:00,000
On January 6th, 2021, FLP, that's the

796
00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,880
Feain Family Limited Partnership, and

797
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:04,960
APNS applied to the town for a

798
00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:07,360
right-of-way permit to carry excavated

799
00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:09,919
material from the West Fain Park site

800
00:34:09,919 --> 00:34:12,159
across a portion of Feain Park for

801
00:34:12,159 --> 00:34:14,159
crushing and other processing at the

802
00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:17,760
APNS facility. Said permit was approved

803
00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:20,480
at the time, but never used. Therefore,

804
00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,359
the permit was closed on April 16th,

805
00:34:23,359 --> 00:34:24,960
2021.

806
00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,399
When FP and APNS applied for permit

807
00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:32,560
renewal on February 7th, 2022,

808
00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:35,679
the application was denied as being

809
00:34:35,679 --> 00:34:37,440
inconsistent with the town's then

810
00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:40,720
current strategic plan. On February

811
00:34:40,720 --> 00:34:44,079
14th, 2022, the town issued a press

812
00:34:44,079 --> 00:34:47,839
release indicating opposition to any

813
00:34:47,839 --> 00:34:50,480
rock harvest operations at the West Bane

814
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:52,720
Park site.

815
00:34:52,720 --> 00:34:55,119
And it was after that point that the

816
00:34:55,119 --> 00:34:57,989
parties pivoted to the government tank.

817
00:34:57,989 --> 00:34:59,839
[clears throat]

818
00:34:59,839 --> 00:35:02,160
For those of you who support Government

819
00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,040
Tank, you have made a common sense

820
00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:07,599
decision.

821
00:35:07,599 --> 00:35:11,119
At the very least, it is the least ad

822
00:35:11,119 --> 00:35:13,280
least bad option

823
00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:15,839
when you ignore the fear-mongering from

824
00:35:15,839 --> 00:35:18,400
some of the folks.

825
00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:21,119
Um, I will address council members uh

826
00:35:21,119 --> 00:35:26,640
front and Janelle Ke. Um, a no vote is

827
00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,920
really two votes in one.

828
00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:33,040
You are nixing government tank and

829
00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:34,720
simultaneously

830
00:35:34,720 --> 00:35:38,720
authorizing the West Fain park site.

831
00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:41,040
Even though I heard Councilman Finn

832
00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:43,839
state during the December meeting that

833
00:35:43,839 --> 00:35:45,839
he was against having the gravel pit

834
00:35:45,839 --> 00:35:48,800
there, I find that position is

835
00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:50,400
contradictory

836
00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,560
knowing that a third side option is not

837
00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:54,480
feasible.

838
00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:58,240
So if you are both ambivalent about this

839
00:35:58,240 --> 00:36:01,839
whole process and I understand that

840
00:36:01,839 --> 00:36:04,560
the only logical thing to do is to

841
00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:07,359
abstain from voting.

842
00:36:07,359 --> 00:36:10,960
Taking directions from packs is the best

843
00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,760
way to remain uninformed.

844
00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:22,790
Thank you for your time. Thank you.

845
00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,839
Welcome, Mr. Bossber.

846
00:36:25,839 --> 00:36:28,710
>> Couldn't be. Good evening, Mayor, Vice

847
00:36:28,710 --> 00:36:28,720
» Couldn't be. Good evening, Mayor, Vice

848
00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:31,359
Mayor, Council. Randy Bossberg, longtime

849
00:36:31,359 --> 00:36:33,760
Presca Valley resident.

850
00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:37,280
Um, I'm here tonight just to speak on

851
00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:38,800
this.

852
00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,520
I strongly feel there shouldn't be a

853
00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:44,480
aggregate mine any anywhere in the town

854
00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:48,560
town boundaries and certainly not around

855
00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:51,839
res established residential areas.

856
00:36:51,839 --> 00:36:54,160
mining is incompatible with neighborhood

857
00:36:54,160 --> 00:36:57,119
life and impacts are well known.

858
00:36:57,119 --> 00:36:58,720
Also

859
00:36:58,720 --> 00:37:01,920
referring to the development agreement,

860
00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:04,079
it has been described as a benefit to

861
00:37:04,079 --> 00:37:07,440
the community, but it is but it is not a

862
00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,520
benefit to the residents. It clearly

863
00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:11,680
favors the land owner. And I must

864
00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:14,560
question why the town would enter into

865
00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:17,440
an agreement that could in the future

866
00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:19,599
require taxpayers

867
00:37:19,599 --> 00:37:23,119
to purchase the 80 acre gifted land

868
00:37:23,119 --> 00:37:25,119
without even knowing its appraised

869
00:37:25,119 --> 00:37:28,400
value. How much is that going to cost?

870
00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:31,839
Not directly to the taxpayers, but still

871
00:37:31,839 --> 00:37:35,280
the burden will be shared by other

872
00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:39,280
entities paying and not not the faints.

873
00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:41,040
So

874
00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:43,520
for these reasons, I'm asking you to

875
00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:46,400
vote no on this and revisit everything.

876
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:47,040
Thank you.

877
00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:52,710
>> Thank you.

878
00:37:52,720 --> 00:37:55,440
» Do we have uh Cynthia

879
00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:59,910
Neb here?

880
00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:03,280
» Welcome, ma'am.

881
00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:05,589
>> My name is Cynthia Navy. You may have to

882
00:38:05,589 --> 00:38:05,599
» My name is Cynthia Navy. You may have to

883
00:38:05,599 --> 00:38:08,640
pull that one down a little bit.

884
00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:09,430
>> There you go.

885
00:38:09,430 --> 00:38:09,440
» There you go.

886
00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:11,510
>> My name is Cynthia Nei. I live in

887
00:38:11,510 --> 00:38:11,520
» My name is Cynthia Nei. I live in

888
00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:14,480
Viewpoint North. I am I attended the

889
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:16,320
planning and zoning meeting on December

890
00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:19,359
8th. I am speaking in regard to the

891
00:38:19,359 --> 00:38:19,599
government.

892
00:38:19,599 --> 00:38:20,630
>> Ma'am, I'm going to interrupt you a

893
00:38:20,630 --> 00:38:20,640
» Ma'am, I'm going to interrupt you a

894
00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:21,599
little bit. Can you just try to pull

895
00:38:21,599 --> 00:38:23,119
that microphone a little closer or

896
00:38:23,119 --> 00:38:25,920
Patricia if you can help her?

897
00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:27,359
Let's try it.

898
00:38:27,359 --> 00:38:30,160
I am speaking regarding the government

899
00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:33,680
tank rock quarry. The attorney for the

900
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:36,720
fame family applicant made comments

901
00:38:36,720 --> 00:38:39,760
regarding to residents near the proposed

902
00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:43,839
quarry in Dwey. He commented that the

903
00:38:43,839 --> 00:38:48,320
nearest structures were 2400 to 2500

904
00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:52,480
feet from the quarry and that 200 and

905
00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:55,040
three 2300

906
00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:57,440
feet were maybe three a couple of

907
00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:59,280
trailers

908
00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:02,950
from that quarry.

909
00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:05,440
The aerials were shown that the

910
00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:07,920
structures looked

911
00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:10,960
and not permanent. He also stated that

912
00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:14,240
he had not been to the area. I have been

913
00:39:14,240 --> 00:39:16,400
to the area. Actually, there are

914
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:19,359
approximately 20 homes and they are not

915
00:39:19,359 --> 00:39:22,640
trailers. They are manufactured homes.

916
00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:25,280
Most of the residents are seniors. I

917
00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:28,160
talked to a widow who lost income from

918
00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:31,119
her late husband's social security. I

919
00:39:31,119 --> 00:39:33,680
spoke to a man who had just brought his

920
00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:36,880
wife home from the hospital. I had a

921
00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:40,240
conversation with a 91-year man that

922
00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:42,400
would like to enjoy the remaining time

923
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:46,160
of his life. These people do not deserve

924
00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:49,280
to have their lives diminished. Many

925
00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:52,640
have health issues and don't tell me

926
00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:55,839
that the dust and silica will not affect

927
00:39:55,839 --> 00:39:58,400
their health. Wind in the valley can

928
00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:00,960
blow up the sides of the hills

929
00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:04,640
surrounding it. The folks who live near

930
00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:08,079
norththeast of the proposed site where

931
00:40:08,079 --> 00:40:11,200
this pre prevailing winds usually blow

932
00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,520
from the southwest.

933
00:40:13,520 --> 00:40:17,359
Martin Luther King once said, "Judge

934
00:40:17,359 --> 00:40:19,680
people by the content of their

935
00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:26,390
character.

936
00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:29,119
People living in manufactured homes are

937
00:40:29,119 --> 00:40:31,839
not trailer trash.

938
00:40:31,839 --> 00:40:34,079
I hope you will research will search

939
00:40:34,079 --> 00:40:36,320
your conscience and vote for for the

940
00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:38,720
best is what the people who are

941
00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:41,440
affected. The veins own property

942
00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:45,280
property approximately 9,000 acres in

943
00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:49,040
this county. I urge them to consider

944
00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:51,760
utilizing an area outside of the town

945
00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:55,280
limits that would not negatively affect

946
00:40:55,280 --> 00:40:58,400
the citizens.

947
00:40:58,400 --> 00:40:59,599
Thank you.

948
00:40:59,599 --> 00:41:06,870
>> Thank you, ma'am.

949
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:10,688
The next four names we have Harrynik,

950
00:41:10,688 --> 00:41:12,400
[clears throat]

951
00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:15,839
Chuck Gorman, Scarlet Pike, Joe

952
00:41:15,839 --> 00:41:23,109
Colossimo, and Raina Yoss.

953
00:41:23,119 --> 00:41:27,670
» Welcome, sir.

954
00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:30,160
Good evening, mayor and town council and

955
00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:33,520
all people here. I am here to speak so

956
00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:35,520
you don't have to guess against the

957
00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:39,119
mine. Uh, as we've already heard, its

958
00:41:39,119 --> 00:41:42,880
effect on people will be damaging. Its

959
00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:44,800
effect, all you had to do is be outside

960
00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:46,960
in the wind today and you know what that

961
00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:48,800
wind's like. And when they're doing

962
00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:52,560
silicide dust, which is proven to be

963
00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:56,400
harmful to lungs to to in a number of

964
00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:59,760
ways, even up to and including cancer,

965
00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:02,000
uh there's there's no way that doesn't

966
00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:05,200
get blown far and breathed in. So,

967
00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:06,560
people that have been long-term

968
00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:08,240
residents, and it's not a couple hundred

969
00:42:08,240 --> 00:42:10,480
homes, as was mentioned earlier, it's

970
00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:12,319
thousands of homes that are going to be

971
00:42:12,319 --> 00:42:14,640
infected and people's lives and people's

972
00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:17,280
health. Well, I I've been in business

973
00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:20,079
for 25 I was in business for over 25

974
00:42:20,079 --> 00:42:21,760
years

975
00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:25,839
and sought every time to find a win-win

976
00:42:25,839 --> 00:42:29,359
situation in a in a any kind of dispute,

977
00:42:29,359 --> 00:42:32,560
any kind of situation at all. And you

978
00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:35,520
know what? I can't find a win-win in

979
00:42:35,520 --> 00:42:37,520
this with the resonance, the people that

980
00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:39,839
are down there. All I can find is a

981
00:42:39,839 --> 00:42:42,800
win-lose. I don't know who's winning

982
00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:46,720
from all this city entity uh people

983
00:42:46,720 --> 00:42:48,240
whatever

984
00:42:48,240 --> 00:42:50,960
perhaps the fains I don't know exactly

985
00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:52,720
but somebody's winning because they're

986
00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:55,520
pushing for it and the rest of the

987
00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:58,160
people involved that are close they'll

988
00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:01,359
be afflicted they'll be losers

989
00:43:01,359 --> 00:43:04,640
that's not how people should treat other

990
00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:08,640
people I win you lose no it's we find a

991
00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:11,760
way we both win period

992
00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:14,160
And I don't believe we've we've done our

993
00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:16,800
due diligence on that to find a way that

994
00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:22,630
we can say we both win. Um

995
00:43:22,640 --> 00:43:24,640
you know what exactly they're mining

996
00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:26,319
for. They're mining for one thing, but

997
00:43:26,319 --> 00:43:28,160
it seems open that they can mine for

998
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:30,480
whatever they want. And that's another

999
00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:32,560
question. And there's more questions

1000
00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:35,839
beyond that. And

1001
00:43:35,839 --> 00:43:38,000
when this is done, do the other 1600

1002
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:41,680
acres near it follow?

1003
00:43:41,680 --> 00:43:44,960
Another question. Uh what about 24-hour

1004
00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:47,520
mining, which is

1005
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:49,200
acceptable,

1006
00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:52,400
but can it happen there? Well, nobody

1007
00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:54,960
has addressed that. Nobody has addressed

1008
00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:58,000
No, it can't happen. Um and you got

1009
00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:00,160
people too close to there. It's

1010
00:44:00,160 --> 00:44:03,200
destroying air quality and health and

1011
00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:05,839
it's destroying property values. Already

1012
00:44:05,839 --> 00:44:09,440
we've seen people moving because they

1013
00:44:09,440 --> 00:44:13,680
want out before out isn't possible and

1014
00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:15,359
the property values are already

1015
00:44:15,359 --> 00:44:19,040
declining in those areas. You're our

1016
00:44:19,040 --> 00:44:20,960
neighbors.

1017
00:44:20,960 --> 00:44:23,520
Help us

1018
00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:28,150
because we'd help you.

1019
00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:34,470
» Thank you, sir.

1020
00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:37,990
Welcome, sir.

1021
00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:39,440
» Great to see you all again. My name is

1022
00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:42,160
Chuck Gorman. I live in Stone Ridge. Um,

1023
00:44:42,160 --> 00:44:44,240
Gilbert with always the best suits. And

1024
00:44:44,240 --> 00:44:45,920
Ken, welcome back from Florida. I hope

1025
00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:48,079
your time with your aunt was pleasurable

1026
00:44:48,079 --> 00:44:50,880
and memorable. Um, I'm here to speak

1027
00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:52,800
about, well, actually, let me tell you,

1028
00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:54,319
um, when I was putting this presentation

1029
00:44:54,319 --> 00:44:56,079
together, I seriously considered

1030
00:44:56,079 --> 00:44:58,480
bringing a guitar and singing. just felt

1031
00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:01,359
a little too 60s. So, um I'm going to

1032
00:45:01,359 --> 00:45:03,440
run through the words. So, imagine

1033
00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:05,359
please if you would a town where we

1034
00:45:05,359 --> 00:45:07,520
elect a council to do serious work.

1035
00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:09,839
Imagine a council that studies reports,

1036
00:45:09,839 --> 00:45:12,160
considers, consults engineers, planners,

1037
00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:14,319
attorneys, and residents. A council that

1038
00:45:14,319 --> 00:45:16,560
sits through long meetings, ask

1039
00:45:16,560 --> 00:45:18,640
difficult questions, ways, tradeoffs,

1040
00:45:18,640 --> 00:45:21,119
and then votes. Now imagine that all

1041
00:45:21,119 --> 00:45:23,520
that work

1042
00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:25,839
after all that work a small group needs

1043
00:45:25,839 --> 00:45:29,119
only about 1,400 signatures to stop that

1044
00:45:29,119 --> 00:45:31,280
council's decision. Not refine it, not

1045
00:45:31,280 --> 00:45:33,839
improve it, just reset the process.

1046
00:45:33,839 --> 00:45:35,680
Imagine being asked to continually do

1047
00:45:35,680 --> 00:45:38,000
that job knowing that any complex or

1048
00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:40,720
unpopular decision can be undone before

1049
00:45:40,720 --> 00:45:43,040
it even has a chance to take effect.

1050
00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:46,079
Imagine time. It's early January now. If

1051
00:45:46,079 --> 00:45:48,400
the zoning goes on to referendum and

1052
00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:50,640
voting, we will not be voting on this

1053
00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:52,880
issue until November. That's 11 months

1054
00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:55,200
from now. 11 months of uncertainty, 11

1055
00:45:55,200 --> 00:45:58,079
months where nothing moves forward. But

1056
00:45:58,079 --> 00:46:00,160
consider this carefully as well. This is

1057
00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:03,040
not a question of whether there will be

1058
00:46:03,040 --> 00:46:05,359
a quarry. There will be a quarry. It is

1059
00:46:05,359 --> 00:46:07,520
a question of where it will be. If the

1060
00:46:07,520 --> 00:46:09,599
referendum moves forward to stop this

1061
00:46:09,599 --> 00:46:11,599
and succeeds, the new quarry will be

1062
00:46:11,599 --> 00:46:13,599
located on Stone Ridge Drive. We can

1063
00:46:13,599 --> 00:46:16,800
call it the stone ridge quarry. If the

1064
00:46:16,800 --> 00:46:18,480
referendum does not move forward, the

1065
00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:20,560
quarry will be located government tank.

1066
00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:22,079
It's one or the other. Not somewhere

1067
00:46:22,079 --> 00:46:25,440
else, not no quarry. Imagine how many

1068
00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:28,000
people may sign a petition believing

1069
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:29,359
they're stopping something when in

1070
00:46:29,359 --> 00:46:31,839
reality they're only moving it. Imagine

1071
00:46:31,839 --> 00:46:34,560
scale as well. What if every difficult

1072
00:46:34,560 --> 00:46:37,359
land use decision work this way? What if

1073
00:46:37,359 --> 00:46:39,680
every complex issue was delayed nearly a

1074
00:46:39,680 --> 00:46:41,920
year and then decided on by a townwide

1075
00:46:41,920 --> 00:46:43,839
vote? Would Prescott Valley still be

1076
00:46:43,839 --> 00:46:45,760
able to function? Or would governor

1077
00:46:45,760 --> 00:46:48,160
become a cycle of delay, campaigns, and

1078
00:46:48,160 --> 00:46:50,160
confusion? Representative government

1079
00:46:50,160 --> 00:46:52,800
exists because not every decision can be

1080
00:46:52,800 --> 00:46:55,920
or should be made by the voters. Imagine

1081
00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:57,760
influence. People who do not live in

1082
00:46:57,760 --> 00:47:00,319
Prescott Valley can legally help push a

1083
00:47:00,319 --> 00:47:02,079
referendum forward. They don't live

1084
00:47:02,079 --> 00:47:03,839
here. They don't pay full belts of

1085
00:47:03,839 --> 00:47:05,760
taxes, and they often don't feel the

1086
00:47:05,760 --> 00:47:07,599
pain of bad decisions, but they can

1087
00:47:07,599 --> 00:47:10,720
shape the outcomes. Imagine how that

1088
00:47:10,720 --> 00:47:13,280
sits with residents who do pay taxes.

1089
00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:15,359
Imagine information. Most voters are

1090
00:47:15,359 --> 00:47:17,200
busy. They do not have time to research

1091
00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:19,760
most issues. They reply. They rely on

1092
00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:21,760
mailers, headlines, and slogans. Ballot

1093
00:47:21,760 --> 00:47:23,839
language is complex. Sometimes it's hard

1094
00:47:23,839 --> 00:47:25,839
to tell which option actually supports

1095
00:47:25,839 --> 00:47:28,160
which outcome. Placement on the B ball

1096
00:47:28,160 --> 00:47:30,560
ballot matters. Fatigue matters. Imagine

1097
00:47:30,560 --> 00:47:32,079
asking people to decide a highly

1098
00:47:32,079 --> 00:47:34,000
technical issue months after the

1099
00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:36,720
original debate based on a few lines of

1100
00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:38,319
text.

1101
00:47:38,319 --> 00:47:42,230
This is not

1102
00:47:42,240 --> 00:47:45,599
this is not our right for referendum.

1103
00:47:45,599 --> 00:47:47,280
It's awarded to understand what a

1104
00:47:47,280 --> 00:47:49,760
referendum does and what it does not do.

1105
00:47:49,760 --> 00:47:52,079
And in this case, it does not eliminate.

1106
00:47:52,079 --> 00:47:54,640
It only chooses which community.

1107
00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:55,589
>> Thank you, sir.

1108
00:47:55,589 --> 00:47:55,599
» Thank you, sir.

1109
00:47:55,599 --> 00:47:59,030
>> Trying to make that choice

1110
00:47:59,030 --> 00:47:59,040
» Trying to make that choice

1111
00:47:59,040 --> 00:48:01,680
a year from now.

1112
00:48:01,680 --> 00:48:06,230
>> Thank you, sir.

1113
00:48:06,240 --> 00:48:09,750
Welcome,

1114
00:48:09,760 --> 00:48:11,440
» vice ma'am, members of the council.

1115
00:48:11,440 --> 00:48:13,040
Thank you for being here and thank you

1116
00:48:13,040 --> 00:48:14,960
for being the type of people.

1117
00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:17,510
>> Okay, I'm sorry. Um, thank you for being

1118
00:48:17,510 --> 00:48:17,520
» Okay, I'm sorry. Um, thank you for being

1119
00:48:17,520 --> 00:48:18,960
here. Thank you for being the type of

1120
00:48:18,960 --> 00:48:21,359
people that really listen and take into

1121
00:48:21,359 --> 00:48:23,920
account the concerns of the residents. I

1122
00:48:23,920 --> 00:48:25,280
imagine that when you're not here, you

1123
00:48:25,280 --> 00:48:26,960
have to, you know, screen a lot of phone

1124
00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:29,040
calls, a lot of emails, and a lot of

1125
00:48:29,040 --> 00:48:30,880
meetings with well-connected people who

1126
00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:32,720
put a lot of pressure on you to push

1127
00:48:32,720 --> 00:48:34,079
this through.

1128
00:48:34,079 --> 00:48:36,559
That's a heavy burden to bear. Um, but

1129
00:48:36,559 --> 00:48:38,160
right now you sit as potential

1130
00:48:38,160 --> 00:48:40,559
protectors of the people. Uh, the

1131
00:48:40,559 --> 00:48:42,559
residents who seek protection from the

1132
00:48:42,559 --> 00:48:44,960
loud noises coming to disrupt peaceful

1133
00:48:44,960 --> 00:48:48,000
evenings, nights of sleep, work sessions

1134
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:49,839
during the day. The residents who fear

1135
00:48:49,839 --> 00:48:51,920
the decline of their property values.

1136
00:48:51,920 --> 00:48:53,599
The residents who are aware of how much

1137
00:48:53,599 --> 00:48:56,800
a mining operation would tax and deplete

1138
00:48:56,800 --> 00:48:58,960
our already taxed water supply. and the

1139
00:48:58,960 --> 00:49:00,480
residents who seek protection from the

1140
00:49:00,480 --> 00:49:02,480
health impacts of the silicone dust in

1141
00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:04,720
the air. I don't believe it has to be an

1142
00:49:04,720 --> 00:49:07,280
eitheror for some residents to be safe

1143
00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:08,880
that other residents would necessarily

1144
00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:10,480
have to be exposed to those same

1145
00:49:10,480 --> 00:49:12,960
dangers. I believe that you can actually

1146
00:49:12,960 --> 00:49:15,359
say no to various things that put mining

1147
00:49:15,359 --> 00:49:18,400
in residential zones. So I I hope that

1148
00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:19,920
you guys will stand up for the neighbors

1149
00:49:19,920 --> 00:49:21,920
and not crush the hopes of concerned

1150
00:49:21,920 --> 00:49:24,319
citizens. I thank you for your attention

1151
00:49:24,319 --> 00:49:25,599
to this matter and I hope that each of

1152
00:49:25,599 --> 00:49:27,839
you will make the right call. Thank you.

1153
00:49:27,839 --> 00:49:32,630
Thank you, ma'am.

1154
00:49:32,640 --> 00:49:33,920
» Welcome, sir.

1155
00:49:33,920 --> 00:49:36,470
>> Good evening. Joe Colossimo, citizen of

1156
00:49:36,470 --> 00:49:36,480
» Good evening. Joe Colossimo, citizen of

1157
00:49:36,480 --> 00:49:38,480
Prescat Valley.

1158
00:49:38,480 --> 00:49:40,800
Elizabeth Willing Powell asked Benjamin

1159
00:49:40,800 --> 00:49:43,920
Franklin on September 18th, 1787 in

1160
00:49:43,920 --> 00:49:45,440
Philadelphia,

1161
00:49:45,440 --> 00:49:47,920
exiting the constitutional convention,

1162
00:49:47,920 --> 00:49:50,880
which kind of government we would have.

1163
00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:54,960
Franklin's response, a republic if we

1164
00:49:54,960 --> 00:49:58,480
can keep it. Franklin understood how

1165
00:49:58,480 --> 00:50:00,800
delicate keeping a representative

1166
00:50:00,800 --> 00:50:03,520
republic would be. We elect our

1167
00:50:03,520 --> 00:50:07,119
representatives to be our voice. If we

1168
00:50:07,119 --> 00:50:10,480
don't like how they are representing us,

1169
00:50:10,480 --> 00:50:13,599
we can elect others to replace them.

1170
00:50:13,599 --> 00:50:17,599
That is a representative republic.

1171
00:50:17,599 --> 00:50:19,680
Right here in Prescat Valley, we have

1172
00:50:19,680 --> 00:50:23,040
political groups that want to want the

1173
00:50:23,040 --> 00:50:26,079
town governed by referendum.

1174
00:50:26,079 --> 00:50:28,559
Many of their members do not live in

1175
00:50:28,559 --> 00:50:31,760
Prescuit Valley. How is it that these

1176
00:50:31,760 --> 00:50:34,800
groups that were only formed three years

1177
00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:37,920
ago insist they know what is best for

1178
00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:40,880
all of Prescat Valley? When they don't

1179
00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:42,800
get what they want, they pull out

1180
00:50:42,800 --> 00:50:45,280
petitions and blatantly lie to our

1181
00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:48,000
citizens. the scare. They scared them to

1182
00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:51,280
death with completely false information.

1183
00:50:51,280 --> 00:50:54,079
You don't believe me? You can read Sandy

1184
00:50:54,079 --> 00:50:56,480
Graham's opinion piece in the December

1185
00:50:56,480 --> 00:50:59,359
9th courier. She makes it clear that

1186
00:50:59,359 --> 00:51:02,000
this gravel pit will produce noise,

1187
00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:04,800
dust, poor air quality and health and

1188
00:51:04,800 --> 00:51:08,640
public health, threats to water, house

1189
00:51:08,640 --> 00:51:10,319
foundations being da d d d d d d d d d d

1190
00:51:10,319 --> 00:51:10,400
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d

1191
00:51:10,400 --> 00:51:12,079
d d d d d d d d d dabilized and threats

1192
00:51:12,079 --> 00:51:15,920
to animals just to name a few. None of

1193
00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:20,160
these things have ever happened under

1194
00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:22,960
the management of APNS since they have

1195
00:51:22,960 --> 00:51:25,599
been here in Prescuit Valley. I can't

1196
00:51:25,599 --> 00:51:28,559
speak for other gravel pit managers, but

1197
00:51:28,559 --> 00:51:30,800
our local pit has been managed

1198
00:51:30,800 --> 00:51:33,920
responsibly for over 30 years. It's

1199
00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:36,319
there now and now you guys are

1200
00:51:36,319 --> 00:51:39,520
complaining about it. Starting tomorrow,

1201
00:51:39,520 --> 00:51:41,599
these groups will begin their referendum

1202
00:51:41,599 --> 00:51:43,839
petition drive. They will tell you all

1203
00:51:43,839 --> 00:51:46,559
the lies that I mentioned. I am asking

1204
00:51:46,559 --> 00:51:49,599
the citizens of Prescat Valley to demand

1205
00:51:49,599 --> 00:51:51,920
the proof of the allegations they will

1206
00:51:51,920 --> 00:51:54,800
make to you. Please do not sign anything

1207
00:51:54,800 --> 00:51:57,599
without the proof. Don't allow them to

1208
00:51:57,599 --> 00:52:00,400
govern by referendum. Remember, there is

1209
00:52:00,400 --> 00:52:03,680
no choice C in this situation.

1210
00:52:03,680 --> 00:52:06,400
Government tank has been proven to be

1211
00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:08,480
the best choice for the gravel pit

1212
00:52:08,480 --> 00:52:11,359
expansion. And uh governor, I just or

1213
00:52:11,359 --> 00:52:13,440
mayor, I just want to apologize for your

1214
00:52:13,440 --> 00:52:15,440
personal information and your family's

1215
00:52:15,440 --> 00:52:17,920
personal information being leaked by a

1216
00:52:17,920 --> 00:52:19,599
certain guy running for mayor. Thank

1217
00:52:19,599 --> 00:52:26,630
you.

1218
00:52:26,640 --> 00:52:30,720
» Do we have Raina Yoss here?

1219
00:52:30,720 --> 00:52:32,720
And last call for Jennifer Jones and

1220
00:52:32,720 --> 00:52:36,870
Deborah Laura.

1221
00:52:36,880 --> 00:52:38,480
» Miss Jones. Miss Laura, are you out

1222
00:52:38,480 --> 00:52:41,510
there?

1223
00:52:41,520 --> 00:52:42,960
Oh, this gentleman here, you'll be

1224
00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:45,839
you'll be our last person, sir. Welcome.

1225
00:52:45,839 --> 00:52:48,950
>> Hello. Okay. My name is Raina Yoss and

1226
00:52:48,950 --> 00:52:48,960
» Hello. Okay. My name is Raina Yoss and

1227
00:52:48,960 --> 00:52:52,240
I'm not a well person and I live at

1228
00:52:52,240 --> 00:52:56,160
Prriscuit Country Club. I live by Hopi

1229
00:52:56,160 --> 00:52:59,440
and Western Sunset Drive. I have

1230
00:52:59,440 --> 00:53:00,960
conditions

1231
00:53:00,960 --> 00:53:03,599
that if they started with that, I'm not

1232
00:53:03,599 --> 00:53:05,760
going to be able I'm my lungs are almost

1233
00:53:05,760 --> 00:53:07,359
cancer.

1234
00:53:07,359 --> 00:53:10,319
Even though I'm 75 years old, I still

1235
00:53:10,319 --> 00:53:12,800
want to live. I still want to do things.

1236
00:53:12,800 --> 00:53:14,880
But also, it's going to bring the value

1237
00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:16,800
down on my house. Do you think I'm going

1238
00:53:16,800 --> 00:53:19,200
to be able to sell it or anybody around

1239
00:53:19,200 --> 00:53:20,720
there?

1240
00:53:20,720 --> 00:53:23,280
I mean, there's other people probably

1241
00:53:23,280 --> 00:53:26,319
have the conditions like me, but my

1242
00:53:26,319 --> 00:53:28,720
lungs are almost cancer. I'm not going

1243
00:53:28,720 --> 00:53:30,960
to be able to leave there, live there.

1244
00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:32,800
And if I try to sell it, you think I'm

1245
00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:34,240
going to be able to sell that house

1246
00:53:34,240 --> 00:53:37,200
knowing what I know.

1247
00:53:37,200 --> 00:53:41,520
Right by Hopie, where am I going to go?

1248
00:53:41,520 --> 00:53:46,710
I'm all alone. I don't have anybody

1249
00:53:46,720 --> 00:53:49,440
try selling my house.

1250
00:53:49,440 --> 00:53:51,119
But that's what I think about the fame.

1251
00:53:51,119 --> 00:53:53,839
They can go f themsel because, you know,

1252
00:53:53,839 --> 00:53:56,640
they can go anywhere else. They've got a

1253
00:53:56,640 --> 00:54:00,000
lot of money, but Oh, maybe should I

1254
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:01,920
bring a couple of bottles of whiskey and

1255
00:54:01,920 --> 00:54:05,200
maybe they might change their mind.

1256
00:54:05,200 --> 00:54:14,150
>> Thank you, sir. Welcome. Come on up.

1257
00:54:14,160 --> 00:54:15,119
» Welcome, sir.

1258
00:54:15,119 --> 00:54:17,342
>> Hi, my name is Mark Johnson. Excuse

1259
00:54:17,342 --> 00:54:17,352
» Hi, my name is Mark Johnson. Excuse

1260
00:54:17,352 --> 00:54:18,640
[clears throat] me.

1261
00:54:18,640 --> 00:54:21,109
>> Uh, I'm a homeowner in the Press Country

1262
00:54:21,109 --> 00:54:21,119
» Uh, I'm a homeowner in the Press Country

1263
00:54:21,119 --> 00:54:24,000
Club. My family moved from the valley

1264
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:27,200
area here in 2001. We located here

1265
00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:29,119
because of the cleaner air and cooler

1266
00:54:29,119 --> 00:54:31,359
comments it provides. [clears throat]

1267
00:54:31,359 --> 00:54:34,000
Firstly, I would like to commend the

1268
00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:36,559
founding fathers, the Feain family that

1269
00:54:36,559 --> 00:54:38,240
established the country club and has

1270
00:54:38,240 --> 00:54:40,240
donated property to the town of Prescat

1271
00:54:40,240 --> 00:54:43,040
Valley. I met Bill Feain about 15 years

1272
00:54:43,040 --> 00:54:45,119
ago. My first impression was that he was

1273
00:54:45,119 --> 00:54:48,000
a humble man with integrity and cared

1274
00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:50,559
greatly about our community. Sadly, he

1275
00:54:50,559 --> 00:54:53,520
is no longer with us. We are gathered

1276
00:54:53,520 --> 00:54:55,599
here today to strongly object to this

1277
00:54:55,599 --> 00:54:57,920
proposed pit mine. There are many

1278
00:54:57,920 --> 00:55:00,319
reasons to oppose this. The major ones

1279
00:55:00,319 --> 00:55:03,119
are contamination of our air that we

1280
00:55:03,119 --> 00:55:05,359
breathe and soil toxins that will likely

1281
00:55:05,359 --> 00:55:07,680
affect major neighborhoods, including

1282
00:55:07,680 --> 00:55:10,400
the country club. The prevailing winds

1283
00:55:10,400 --> 00:55:13,040
come from the west.

1284
00:55:13,040 --> 00:55:15,440
So, we will likely be the first area

1285
00:55:15,440 --> 00:55:16,960
contaminated.

1286
00:55:16,960 --> 00:55:19,920
When the wind blows, the silica sand is

1287
00:55:19,920 --> 00:55:23,440
a forever mineral derived from quartz

1288
00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:25,280
and used

1289
00:55:25,280 --> 00:55:28,880
to make glass. Think about that.

1290
00:55:28,880 --> 00:55:31,920
When when when breathed into the lungs,

1291
00:55:31,920 --> 00:55:35,680
it remains there forever causing COPD,

1292
00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:39,280
cancer, emphyma, asthma, heart problems,

1293
00:55:39,280 --> 00:55:41,680
and death. Many people in the club are

1294
00:55:41,680 --> 00:55:43,520
elderly and have health conditions and

1295
00:55:43,520 --> 00:55:46,720
already struggle with respiratory

1296
00:55:46,720 --> 00:55:49,760
issues. Soil contamination to help

1297
00:55:49,760 --> 00:55:52,720
control dust.

1298
00:55:52,720 --> 00:55:54,960
The mine will require vast amounts of

1299
00:55:54,960 --> 00:55:57,040
water to the site. This will likely

1300
00:55:57,040 --> 00:55:59,359
cause toxins to leech into our

1301
00:55:59,359 --> 00:56:01,760
groundwater affecting our drinking water

1302
00:56:01,760 --> 00:56:03,760
for generations.

1303
00:56:03,760 --> 00:56:06,240
Silica dust or very fine particles that

1304
00:56:06,240 --> 00:56:08,640
collect in air conditioning units will

1305
00:56:08,640 --> 00:56:11,119
be in our homes, our vehicles and cause

1306
00:56:11,119 --> 00:56:13,040
much damage to them and our bodies.

1307
00:56:13,040 --> 00:56:15,760
Also, there will also be noise issues

1308
00:56:15,760 --> 00:56:18,160
from large trucks and and drilling and

1309
00:56:18,160 --> 00:56:20,720
blasting from the and the and the

1310
00:56:20,720 --> 00:56:22,319
crushing the new crushing plant they're

1311
00:56:22,319 --> 00:56:25,440
going to put in.

1312
00:56:25,440 --> 00:56:27,680
State law allows for this type of mine

1313
00:56:27,680 --> 00:56:31,359
to continue 247. They talk about doing

1314
00:56:31,359 --> 00:56:33,200
six days a week, but they are allowed to

1315
00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:35,520
do that much.

1316
00:56:35,520 --> 00:56:38,000
Think about that. Wildlife displacement

1317
00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:49,670
and vegetation removal.

1318
00:56:49,680 --> 00:56:52,400
Strip mining can cause ground fishers,

1319
00:56:52,400 --> 00:56:54,720
foundation cracks, and drywall cracks

1320
00:56:54,720 --> 00:56:56,559
surrounding neighborhoods. That this

1321
00:56:56,559 --> 00:56:59,280
operation is approved. could could be in

1322
00:56:59,280 --> 00:57:01,119
operation for decades. The result could

1323
00:57:01,119 --> 00:57:02,400
be devastating for our local

1324
00:57:02,400 --> 00:57:04,240
communities.

1325
00:57:04,240 --> 00:57:06,799
The founding fathers zoned land for

1326
00:57:06,799 --> 00:57:09,599
residential with godly wisdom. I don't

1327
00:57:09,599 --> 00:57:11,920
believe they would have approved a

1328
00:57:11,920 --> 00:57:14,000
reszoning of this property. They were

1329
00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:16,079
interested in environmentalship

1330
00:57:16,079 --> 00:57:23,270
and loved our community and people.

1331
00:57:23,280 --> 00:57:23,440
And

1332
00:57:23,440 --> 00:57:25,190
>> when you say longer, it 10 seconds or

1333
00:57:25,190 --> 00:57:25,200
» when you say longer, it 10 seconds or

1334
00:57:25,200 --> 00:57:29,670
less. How's that? No, sir.

1335
00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:30,559
Thank you, sir.

1336
00:57:30,559 --> 00:57:35,349
>> Thank you.

1337
00:57:35,359 --> 00:57:36,799
» No one else. Mayor.

1338
00:57:36,799 --> 00:57:38,870
>> Thank you, ma'am. Moving on. Item seven,

1339
00:57:38,870 --> 00:57:38,880
» Thank you, ma'am. Moving on. Item seven,

1340
00:57:38,880 --> 00:57:40,400
council communications. I'll start to my

1341
00:57:40,400 --> 00:57:41,920
right. Councilwoman Keel, anything to

1342
00:57:41,920 --> 00:57:45,839
add? Councilman Freud?

1343
00:57:45,839 --> 00:57:48,069
>> There's

1344
00:57:48,069 --> 00:57:48,079
» There's

1345
00:57:48,079 --> 00:57:51,440
Thank you. Um, I think there's a a lot

1346
00:57:51,440 --> 00:57:54,240
of interest in having some sort of a uh

1347
00:57:54,240 --> 00:57:57,359
a motorsports uh park or activities in

1348
00:57:57,359 --> 00:58:00,640
town. And now we have uh we have at

1349
00:58:00,640 --> 00:58:02,720
least two groups that are interested uh

1350
00:58:02,720 --> 00:58:04,960
one for go-karting and one for

1351
00:58:04,960 --> 00:58:09,040
motocross. And uh I think that it it's

1352
00:58:09,040 --> 00:58:11,839
it's great to get our youth involved in

1353
00:58:11,839 --> 00:58:14,079
some healthy activities and take them

1354
00:58:14,079 --> 00:58:17,520
away from the uh the the computer games

1355
00:58:17,520 --> 00:58:20,480
and the uh playing with their phone and

1356
00:58:20,480 --> 00:58:22,720
becoming sedentary. So I just wanted to

1357
00:58:22,720 --> 00:58:24,160
add that.

1358
00:58:24,160 --> 00:58:25,910
>> Thank you, sir.

1359
00:58:25,910 --> 00:58:25,920
» Thank you, sir.

1360
00:58:25,920 --> 00:58:28,150
>> Manager's report. Mr. Davidson,

1361
00:58:28,150 --> 00:58:28,160
» Manager's report. Mr. Davidson,

1362
00:58:28,160 --> 00:58:30,630
>> uh Mr. Mayor, uh mayor, Mr. Mayor,

1363
00:58:30,630 --> 00:58:30,640
» uh Mr. Mayor, uh mayor, Mr. Mayor,

1364
00:58:30,640 --> 00:58:31,839
members of the council, there's two

1365
00:58:31,839 --> 00:58:33,680
things. Uh we have a special study

1366
00:58:33,680 --> 00:58:36,240
session next Thursday the 15th. Um

1367
00:58:36,240 --> 00:58:38,400
normally our study sessions are at 3:00.

1368
00:58:38,400 --> 00:58:40,160
This is going to be at 5:30. It's a

1369
00:58:40,160 --> 00:58:42,079
joint study session between planning and

1370
00:58:42,079 --> 00:58:44,319
zoning and the town council. And the

1371
00:58:44,319 --> 00:58:46,559
topic is on our wildlife quarter

1372
00:58:46,559 --> 00:58:48,240
planning efforts. And so we're going to

1373
00:58:48,240 --> 00:58:50,799
have a report out by the outside

1374
00:58:50,799 --> 00:58:53,040
consulting group on where we're at with

1375
00:58:53,040 --> 00:58:55,040
uh that effort and get direction and

1376
00:58:55,040 --> 00:58:56,559
feedback from council and members of the

1377
00:58:56,559 --> 00:58:58,400
planning and zoning. And the second

1378
00:58:58,400 --> 00:59:01,839
thing is a positive um as everyone knows

1379
00:59:01,839 --> 00:59:05,920
u 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of

1380
00:59:05,920 --> 00:59:08,720
our country and like many communities

1381
00:59:08,720 --> 00:59:11,839
across our nation. Uh we we here in

1382
00:59:11,839 --> 00:59:12,880
Prescat Valley are going to be

1383
00:59:12,880 --> 00:59:14,640
celebrating that. So throughout the year

1384
00:59:14,640 --> 00:59:17,760
you're going to begin to see uh the 250

1385
00:59:17,760 --> 00:59:19,839
kind of shout out uh for that

1386
00:59:19,839 --> 00:59:21,760
anniversary. So, in all of our special

1387
00:59:21,760 --> 00:59:22,960
events and some of the different

1388
00:59:22,960 --> 00:59:24,960
activities that we're going to be doing,

1389
00:59:24,960 --> 00:59:26,880
you're going to begin to see that 250

1390
00:59:26,880 --> 00:59:29,440
logo uh to celebrate our country. Thank

1391
00:59:29,440 --> 00:59:29,920
you.

1392
00:59:29,920 --> 00:59:32,710
>> Thank you, sir. Next up, consent agenda.

1393
00:59:32,710 --> 00:59:32,720
» Thank you, sir. Next up, consent agenda.

1394
00:59:32,720 --> 00:59:34,319
All matters listed under consent agenda

1395
00:59:34,319 --> 00:59:35,760
are considered routine by the town

1396
00:59:35,760 --> 00:59:37,280
council and will be enacted by one

1397
00:59:37,280 --> 00:59:38,640
motion. There will be no separate

1398
00:59:38,640 --> 00:59:40,240
discussion of these items. If discussion

1399
00:59:40,240 --> 00:59:42,240
is desired, that item will be removed

1400
00:59:42,240 --> 00:59:43,680
from the consent agenda and will be

1401
00:59:43,680 --> 00:59:45,599
considered separately. Council, we've

1402
00:59:45,599 --> 00:59:47,200
had a chance to review our packet.

1403
00:59:47,200 --> 00:59:48,960
Seeing no items being removed, I'll

1404
00:59:48,960 --> 00:59:49,839
entertain a motion.

1405
00:59:49,839 --> 00:59:50,950
>> Mr. Mr. May I'll make a motion to

1406
00:59:50,950 --> 00:59:50,960
» Mr. Mr. May I'll make a motion to

1407
00:59:50,960 --> 00:59:52,240
approve all items listed under consent

1408
00:59:52,240 --> 00:59:54,079
agenda by electronic vote.

1409
00:59:54,079 --> 00:59:54,710
>> A second.

1410
00:59:54,710 --> 00:59:54,720
» A second.

1411
00:59:54,720 --> 01:00:01,349
>> Clerk, please call a vote.

1412
01:00:01,359 --> 01:00:05,760
» Mayor, thank you. Council member Fry

1413
01:00:05,760 --> 01:00:07,520
and Council Member Ke.

1414
01:00:07,520 --> 01:00:10,470
>> Yes,

1415
01:00:10,470 --> 01:00:10,480
» Yes,

1416
01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:12,309
>> Mayor. That passes unanimously.

1417
01:00:12,309 --> 01:00:12,319
» Mayor. That passes unanimously.

1418
01:00:12,319 --> 01:00:14,230
>> Thank you, ma'am. Next up, item 10A,

1419
01:00:14,230 --> 01:00:14,240
» Thank you, ma'am. Next up, item 10A,

1420
01:00:14,240 --> 01:00:16,720
ordinance number 2026-974,

1421
01:00:16,720 --> 01:00:20,240
adopting CMC 25-008, government tank

1422
01:00:20,240 --> 01:00:23,599
rock harvest site from RL-2 or 70

1423
01:00:23,599 --> 01:00:26,640
residential single family limited to IG

1424
01:00:26,640 --> 01:00:28,400
industrial general limited zoning for

1425
01:00:28,400 --> 01:00:30,799
purposes of a sand and gravel operation.

1426
01:00:30,799 --> 01:00:31,839
Sir, welcome.

1427
01:00:31,839 --> 01:00:33,589
>> Thank you, mayor, vice mayor, council. I

1428
01:00:33,589 --> 01:00:33,599
» Thank you, mayor, vice mayor, council. I

1429
01:00:33,599 --> 01:00:35,200
have nothing further to add. Just here

1430
01:00:35,200 --> 01:00:36,640
for any questions you guys might have.

1431
01:00:36,640 --> 01:00:38,069
>> Council, we have any questions for staff

1432
01:00:38,069 --> 01:00:38,079
» Council, we have any questions for staff

1433
01:00:38,079 --> 01:00:40,000
at this time before I bring up the

1434
01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:43,589
applicant's representative?

1435
01:00:43,599 --> 01:00:45,760
You're good, sir. Is the applicant's

1436
01:00:45,760 --> 01:00:54,069
representative here?

1437
01:00:54,079 --> 01:00:56,319
Welcome, sir.

1438
01:00:56,319 --> 01:00:57,670
>> Yes. Thank you, Mayor and Council. For

1439
01:00:57,670 --> 01:00:57,680
» Yes. Thank you, Mayor and Council. For

1440
01:00:57,680 --> 01:00:59,280
the record, Bill Ali, Tiffany Bosow,

1441
01:00:59,280 --> 01:01:01,599
tonight as representing the applicant.

1442
01:01:01,599 --> 01:01:02,960
We don't have a presentation or anything

1443
01:01:02,960 --> 01:01:05,040
to add. Obviously, we went through a lot

1444
01:01:05,040 --> 01:01:06,880
of the Q&A at the last hearing, but

1445
01:01:06,880 --> 01:01:08,880
certainly here to answer any questions.

1446
01:01:08,880 --> 01:01:10,549
>> Great. Council, is there any additional

1447
01:01:10,549 --> 01:01:10,559
» Great. Council, is there any additional

1448
01:01:10,559 --> 01:01:13,599
questions? Councilman Ke.

1449
01:01:13,599 --> 01:01:15,750
>> Uh, so I was reviewing the Presca Valley

1450
01:01:15,750 --> 01:01:15,760
» Uh, so I was reviewing the Presca Valley

1451
01:01:15,760 --> 01:01:19,280
material source um reclamation

1452
01:01:19,280 --> 01:01:22,559
and um it had stated that you anticipate

1453
01:01:22,559 --> 01:01:25,760
that being active for 10 years and then

1454
01:01:25,760 --> 01:01:28,720
um I believe the government tank Pete

1455
01:01:28,720 --> 01:01:32,799
had said uh that that that um should be

1456
01:01:32,799 --> 01:01:35,520
productive for about 8 to 10 years.

1457
01:01:35,520 --> 01:01:38,480
What's the plan after that? Uh, mayor

1458
01:01:38,480 --> 01:01:40,480
and councilwoman Keiel, I don't have the

1459
01:01:40,480 --> 01:01:42,079
reclamation plan in front of me, so I

1460
01:01:42,079 --> 01:01:45,440
can't tell you regarding the ultimate

1461
01:01:45,440 --> 01:01:47,599
plan for the mining operation. I will

1462
01:01:47,599 --> 01:01:49,680
tell you informally what we are hearing

1463
01:01:49,680 --> 01:01:51,520
from the experts on our team, which is

1464
01:01:51,520 --> 01:01:54,240
really the APNS folks, is that we don't

1465
01:01:54,240 --> 01:01:55,599
know until we get out there and we

1466
01:01:55,599 --> 01:01:57,040
scrape the surface and we see what's

1467
01:01:57,040 --> 01:01:59,040
underneath the surface as as to how long

1468
01:01:59,040 --> 01:02:01,200
it'll take to extract that and then how

1469
01:02:01,200 --> 01:02:04,160
long and how much rock is there. It

1470
01:02:04,160 --> 01:02:06,400
could be 10 years. It could be 30 years.

1471
01:02:06,400 --> 01:02:08,480
It could be 50 years. A little bit

1472
01:02:08,480 --> 01:02:11,119
different on Stone Ridge or West Fane

1473
01:02:11,119 --> 01:02:12,960
Park. The rock sticks out of the ground

1474
01:02:12,960 --> 01:02:14,400
today. We can see the rock and so they

1475
01:02:14,400 --> 01:02:16,400
have a bit bit of a better understanding

1476
01:02:16,400 --> 01:02:19,359
of the the longevity of the rock source

1477
01:02:19,359 --> 01:02:24,480
there. Probably 50 to 75 years there.

1478
01:02:24,480 --> 01:02:26,630
>> You state that that's 50 to 70 years.

1479
01:02:26,630 --> 01:02:26,640
» You state that that's 50 to 70 years.

1480
01:02:26,640 --> 01:02:29,040
Yet the reclamation plan says it's for

1481
01:02:29,040 --> 01:02:30,480
10 years.

1482
01:02:30,480 --> 01:02:33,109
>> Again, m Mr. Mayor and Councilwoman, I

1483
01:02:33,109 --> 01:02:33,119
» Again, m Mr. Mayor and Councilwoman, I

1484
01:02:33,119 --> 01:02:34,720
don't I didn't draft the reclamation

1485
01:02:34,720 --> 01:02:36,400
plan. I didn't design the reclamation

1486
01:02:36,400 --> 01:02:38,720
plan. Uh APNS submitted that as a first

1487
01:02:38,720 --> 01:02:40,880
draft to this to the state. I don't know

1488
01:02:40,880 --> 01:02:43,119
if that is a condition that they can't

1489
01:02:43,119 --> 01:02:46,559
exceed. Um but all I can tell you is I'm

1490
01:02:46,559 --> 01:02:49,520
the FN zoning attorney. I'm not the APNS

1491
01:02:49,520 --> 01:02:54,309
uh reclamation attorney.

1492
01:02:54,319 --> 01:02:56,480
» Whoops. I have another question. I know

1493
01:02:56,480 --> 01:02:58,240
that one of my biggest concerns is the

1494
01:02:58,240 --> 01:03:00,000
tax rebate that's in within the

1495
01:03:00,000 --> 01:03:02,240
development agreement and you had said

1496
01:03:02,240 --> 01:03:04,000
that that the fans never want to see a

1497
01:03:04,000 --> 01:03:06,720
dime out of that. Um can we just remove

1498
01:03:06,720 --> 01:03:09,119
that?

1499
01:03:09,119 --> 01:03:11,280
Mr. Mayor and Councilwoman, so the

1500
01:03:11,280 --> 01:03:12,480
development agreement is not in front of

1501
01:03:12,480 --> 01:03:14,319
us tonight. Uh it was approved last

1502
01:03:14,319 --> 01:03:16,960
month and it has been vested. Um so that

1503
01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:19,359
is a done deal. Uh clearly there are

1504
01:03:19,359 --> 01:03:20,960
some sections in the development

1505
01:03:20,960 --> 01:03:22,799
agreement that you have read and you

1506
01:03:22,799 --> 01:03:25,440
have noticed that uh if this goes to

1507
01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:27,440
referendum where if this case fails

1508
01:03:27,440 --> 01:03:30,319
tonight, we have the obligation to undo

1509
01:03:30,319 --> 01:03:32,640
all of those agreements. And so we would

1510
01:03:32,640 --> 01:03:34,960
be not donating the land. We would not

1511
01:03:34,960 --> 01:03:37,039
be asking for a tax rebate. We would be

1512
01:03:37,039 --> 01:03:45,670
mining that site.

1513
01:03:45,680 --> 01:03:48,799
Uh just uh one more thing, another

1514
01:03:48,799 --> 01:03:50,480
concern within the development agreement

1515
01:03:50,480 --> 01:03:53,760
is um that

1516
01:03:53,760 --> 01:03:55,520
that it could be revoked at any point

1517
01:03:55,520 --> 01:03:57,280
within the next year. So I don't feel

1518
01:03:57,280 --> 01:03:58,799
like there was ever a meeting of the

1519
01:03:58,799 --> 01:04:01,280
mind. Um,

1520
01:04:01,280 --> 01:04:03,520
is it possible to continue negotiations,

1521
01:04:03,520 --> 01:04:06,720
maybe get a mediator in place to help

1522
01:04:06,720 --> 01:04:09,119
um, you know, to to try to find

1523
01:04:09,119 --> 01:04:11,839
consensus to try to find a deal where

1524
01:04:11,839 --> 01:04:14,160
this gentleman was saying there there

1525
01:04:14,160 --> 01:04:16,319
could be a win-win or not such a

1526
01:04:16,319 --> 01:04:20,000
terrible lose and such a and a win?

1527
01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:22,630
>> And mayor and Councilwoman Ke, we

1528
01:04:22,630 --> 01:04:22,640
» And mayor and Councilwoman Ke, we

1529
01:04:22,640 --> 01:04:24,240
believe the negotiation of it was a

1530
01:04:24,240 --> 01:04:26,559
win-win. We believe that there are a lot

1531
01:04:26,559 --> 01:04:29,440
of extra regulations that the town

1532
01:04:29,440 --> 01:04:31,680
doesn't have today and would not have on

1533
01:04:31,680 --> 01:04:33,680
Stone Ridge that are incorporated in

1534
01:04:33,680 --> 01:04:36,720
that agreement uh in exchange for the

1535
01:04:36,720 --> 01:04:38,799
the development of this of the

1536
01:04:38,799 --> 01:04:40,799
government tank site. So although the

1537
01:04:40,799 --> 01:04:43,039
development agreement is vested, it's

1538
01:04:43,039 --> 01:04:45,920
recorded, it is a contract now that is

1539
01:04:45,920 --> 01:04:50,160
enforceable by all the parties, um we

1540
01:04:50,160 --> 01:04:52,880
believe that it was negotiated uh with

1541
01:04:52,880 --> 01:04:55,039
the town. There was a lot of things that

1542
01:04:55,039 --> 01:04:57,440
the fains wanted and that the APNS

1543
01:04:57,440 --> 01:04:59,440
wanted or didn't want in that agreement

1544
01:04:59,440 --> 01:05:02,240
that they gave into in terms of

1545
01:05:02,240 --> 01:05:04,559
additional regulation. So, it was not a

1546
01:05:04,559 --> 01:05:06,880
one-sided agreement. I actually advised

1547
01:05:06,880 --> 01:05:08,960
both of them that not to go down the

1548
01:05:08,960 --> 01:05:10,400
path of development agreement. I don't

1549
01:05:10,400 --> 01:05:11,599
see what you're getting. You're giving

1550
01:05:11,599 --> 01:05:15,440
away land and you're giving away reg

1551
01:05:15,440 --> 01:05:17,359
overregulation on a site that is

1552
01:05:17,359 --> 01:05:20,480
normally only regulated by the state in

1553
01:05:20,480 --> 01:05:23,599
exchange for potentially down the road

1554
01:05:23,599 --> 01:05:26,559
having a reimbursement if a potential

1555
01:05:26,559 --> 01:05:28,960
new tax goes in place. So I in my

1556
01:05:28,960 --> 01:05:32,319
opinion legally it's one-sided in favor

1557
01:05:32,319 --> 01:05:35,520
of the town.

1558
01:05:35,520 --> 01:05:37,589
>> We'll have to disagree.

1559
01:05:37,589 --> 01:05:37,599
» We'll have to disagree.

1560
01:05:37,599 --> 01:05:39,510
>> Yes ma'am. And as a reminder to council,

1561
01:05:39,510 --> 01:05:39,520
» Yes ma'am. And as a reminder to council,

1562
01:05:39,520 --> 01:05:43,119
let's stay on the itemized item and not

1563
01:05:43,119 --> 01:05:44,799
drift into the development agreement,

1564
01:05:44,799 --> 01:05:47,839
which is not on our agenda tonight.

1565
01:05:47,839 --> 01:05:49,920
Councilman Fry,

1566
01:05:49,920 --> 01:05:52,400
Mr. Lai, I I uh during the meetings, a

1567
01:05:52,400 --> 01:05:54,400
series of meetings, we were told that

1568
01:05:54,400 --> 01:05:57,200
all the water that was going to be used

1569
01:05:57,200 --> 01:05:59,119
uh millions of gallons that would be

1570
01:05:59,119 --> 01:06:02,400
used uh would be recycled. And uh that

1571
01:06:02,400 --> 01:06:06,079
was including somehow there it was uh

1572
01:06:06,079 --> 01:06:08,000
there's going to let's face it over over

1573
01:06:08,000 --> 01:06:09,760
the years with a 4 and a half mile hall

1574
01:06:09,760 --> 01:06:12,319
road if you do keep the dust down it's

1575
01:06:12,319 --> 01:06:13,920
going to be it's going to entail

1576
01:06:13,920 --> 01:06:16,400
millions of gallons of water. Could you

1577
01:06:16,400 --> 01:06:19,039
explain to me how you're going to

1578
01:06:19,039 --> 01:06:21,039
recycle the water that's sprayed on the

1579
01:06:21,039 --> 01:06:22,640
hall road?

1580
01:06:22,640 --> 01:06:25,270
>> And Mr. Mayor and and Councilman I've

1581
01:06:25,270 --> 01:06:25,280
» And Mr. Mayor and and Councilman I've

1582
01:06:25,280 --> 01:06:27,119
attended every single public hearing.

1583
01:06:27,119 --> 01:06:29,200
Never once has it come out of my mouth

1584
01:06:29,200 --> 01:06:31,760
or fins or APNS that we're going to

1585
01:06:31,760 --> 01:06:34,480
recycle the water. There's absolutely no

1586
01:06:34,480 --> 01:06:39,119
way to water dust and dirt roads and

1587
01:06:39,119 --> 01:06:41,440
then recycle that same exact water. What

1588
01:06:41,440 --> 01:06:43,440
we have said is that we are not drilling

1589
01:06:43,440 --> 01:06:45,760
a new well at the government tank site

1590
01:06:45,760 --> 01:06:47,680
that we're not extracting new water

1591
01:06:47,680 --> 01:06:49,599
sources out of that area. We will be

1592
01:06:49,599 --> 01:06:52,240
trucking water from the Stone Ridge site

1593
01:06:52,240 --> 01:06:54,319
today, the the East Fain Park site

1594
01:06:54,319 --> 01:06:56,799
today, trucking that water over to use

1595
01:06:56,799 --> 01:06:58,480
it for the operations at the government

1596
01:06:58,480 --> 01:06:59,760
tank. We've never said that we're going

1597
01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:02,400
to recycle. We said we weren't going to

1598
01:07:02,400 --> 01:07:04,720
um drill and get new water sources at

1599
01:07:04,720 --> 01:07:05,839
the site.

1600
01:07:05,839 --> 01:07:08,630
>> So, so these uh public meetings that I

1601
01:07:08,630 --> 01:07:08,640
» So, so these uh public meetings that I

1602
01:07:08,640 --> 01:07:11,280
attended uh they were not authorized by

1603
01:07:11,280 --> 01:07:13,680
the fins. Then

1604
01:07:13,680 --> 01:07:16,230
>> m Mr. Mayor and and Councilman Freud, I

1605
01:07:16,230 --> 01:07:16,240
» m Mr. Mayor and and Councilman Freud, I

1606
01:07:16,240 --> 01:07:17,359
don't know which one you're referring

1607
01:07:17,359 --> 01:07:19,119
to. I know that every meeting that I

1608
01:07:19,119 --> 01:07:21,839
attended where I was answering the

1609
01:07:21,839 --> 01:07:24,079
questions, nobody on our team ever said

1610
01:07:24,079 --> 01:07:26,400
the water would be recycled. I'm not

1611
01:07:26,400 --> 01:07:27,200
sure how you do that.

1612
01:07:27,200 --> 01:07:28,870
>> Well, for example, I attended one at

1613
01:07:28,870 --> 01:07:28,880
» Well, for example, I attended one at

1614
01:07:28,880 --> 01:07:30,400
Quailwood

1615
01:07:30,400 --> 01:07:32,559
and uh it was clearly stated that all

1616
01:07:32,559 --> 01:07:35,200
the water was going to be recycled

1617
01:07:35,200 --> 01:07:38,240
and I questioned that and uh never got

1618
01:07:38,240 --> 01:07:40,000
an answer.

1619
01:07:40,000 --> 01:07:42,549
>> And Mr. Mayor and Councilman Freud, I've

1620
01:07:42,549 --> 01:07:42,559
» And Mr. Mayor and Councilman Freud, I've

1621
01:07:42,559 --> 01:07:44,000
never attended a meeting at Quailwood,

1622
01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:47,359
so I I can't speak to that.

1623
01:07:47,359 --> 01:07:50,640
Thank you, Councilwoman.

1624
01:07:50,640 --> 01:07:52,870
>> So, I've been in construction for a long

1625
01:07:52,870 --> 01:07:52,880
» So, I've been in construction for a long

1626
01:07:52,880 --> 01:07:54,799
time as well, and I know that they use

1627
01:07:54,799 --> 01:07:56,640
non-pottable water in a lot of those

1628
01:07:56,640 --> 01:07:58,400
water trucks, and so that might be where

1629
01:07:58,400 --> 01:07:59,920
the misunderstanding is. It's

1630
01:07:59,920 --> 01:08:02,640
non-pottable. Um, and it does not have

1631
01:08:02,640 --> 01:08:05,760
to be freshwater source. But, um, all

1632
01:08:05,760 --> 01:08:07,359
construction companies try to keep the

1633
01:08:07,359 --> 01:08:10,240
dust down and by watering the roads. So,

1634
01:08:10,240 --> 01:08:12,799
my only other question is um right

1635
01:08:12,799 --> 01:08:16,560
behind Denny's there is a very large

1636
01:08:16,560 --> 01:08:18,799
modular home or mobile home park. I

1637
01:08:18,799 --> 01:08:21,279
believe the sign still says mobile home

1638
01:08:21,279 --> 01:08:25,759
park of 55 and over. And the quarry was

1639
01:08:25,759 --> 01:08:27,600
there before the mobile home park went

1640
01:08:27,600 --> 01:08:30,719
in. And I have multiple times gone back

1641
01:08:30,719 --> 01:08:33,440
and seen homes that are for sale that

1642
01:08:33,440 --> 01:08:36,239
are also bought up very quickly. So

1643
01:08:36,239 --> 01:08:38,799
depending on the real estate market at

1644
01:08:38,799 --> 01:08:41,759
the time, um, and being that it's 55 and

1645
01:08:41,759 --> 01:08:44,319
over, it's not necessarily a family

1646
01:08:44,319 --> 01:08:46,400
neighborhood to where they can do that.

1647
01:08:46,400 --> 01:08:48,159
But I've not heard that group be

1648
01:08:48,159 --> 01:08:50,560
represented being disgruntled by their

1649
01:08:50,560 --> 01:08:52,799
homes of where they're already at. And

1650
01:08:52,799 --> 01:08:55,839
it's a very older park. It's not um, new

1651
01:08:55,839 --> 01:08:58,000
mobile homes. It's not a, you know,

1652
01:08:58,000 --> 01:08:59,440
within 10 years. I'm sure it's been

1653
01:08:59,440 --> 01:09:01,839
there for a very long time. And so I

1654
01:09:01,839 --> 01:09:05,359
just wanted to make that um question is

1655
01:09:05,359 --> 01:09:07,520
do you happen to know how many homes are

1656
01:09:07,520 --> 01:09:09,120
over there already because we have not

1657
01:09:09,120 --> 01:09:11,440
heard from any of that group.

1658
01:09:11,440 --> 01:09:14,149
>> And Mr. Mayor and Madam Councilwoman,

1659
01:09:14,149 --> 01:09:14,159
» And Mr. Mayor and Madam Councilwoman,

1660
01:09:14,159 --> 01:09:16,000
we've heard from a lot of the residents

1661
01:09:16,000 --> 01:09:18,480
in and around the existing mining site.

1662
01:09:18,480 --> 01:09:21,040
Some of them are legislators and many of

1663
01:09:21,040 --> 01:09:22,880
them were shocked that there was ever a

1664
01:09:22,880 --> 01:09:25,120
blasting activity or that the activity

1665
01:09:25,120 --> 01:09:27,120
is that intense. Some of those homes are

1666
01:09:27,120 --> 01:09:29,920
300 feet away from the existing activity

1667
01:09:29,920 --> 01:09:30,719
today. Right.

1668
01:09:30,719 --> 01:09:32,950
>> Uh are there have there been complaints

1669
01:09:32,950 --> 01:09:32,960
» Uh are there have there been complaints

1670
01:09:32,960 --> 01:09:35,600
over the years? They have. We we have

1671
01:09:35,600 --> 01:09:37,839
questioned the operator multiple times.

1672
01:09:37,839 --> 01:09:39,279
I need to know what we're talking about.

1673
01:09:39,279 --> 01:09:40,799
And he says, "We we have had some

1674
01:09:40,799 --> 01:09:42,400
complaints about the truck beeping

1675
01:09:42,400 --> 01:09:44,960
backing up. It's a safety mechanism

1676
01:09:44,960 --> 01:09:47,279
that's that's mandated on the trucks.

1677
01:09:47,279 --> 01:09:48,960
Nobody likes to hear that beeping.

1678
01:09:48,960 --> 01:09:50,960
Nobody likes to hear the beeping behind,

1679
01:09:50,960 --> 01:09:53,199
you know, Walmarts or Targets. Uh if you

1680
01:09:53,199 --> 01:09:56,239
live near there, it is required of those

1681
01:09:56,239 --> 01:09:58,640
trucks. And unfortunately uh that does

1682
01:09:58,640 --> 01:10:00,400
have an impact at the existing site. But

1683
01:10:00,400 --> 01:10:02,320
that site has been there for 30 years.

1684
01:10:02,320 --> 01:10:05,600
It has operated for 30 years. It's 300

1685
01:10:05,600 --> 01:10:08,800
acres. 300 acres. Uh we're talking about

1686
01:10:08,800 --> 01:10:11,280
a 40 acre site at Government Tank. We're

1687
01:10:11,280 --> 01:10:13,360
talking about potentially if government

1688
01:10:13,360 --> 01:10:15,920
tank and again let me remind everyone a

1689
01:10:15,920 --> 01:10:19,520
vote of no tonight isn't stopping

1690
01:10:19,520 --> 01:10:20,719
mining.

1691
01:10:20,719 --> 01:10:22,550
>> I think there is a little misconception.

1692
01:10:22,550 --> 01:10:22,560
» I think there is a little misconception.

1693
01:10:22,560 --> 01:10:23,920
I'm listening to some of the comments

1694
01:10:23,920 --> 01:10:26,159
tonight and I think there's some folks

1695
01:10:26,159 --> 01:10:27,840
who have been told that if you go and

1696
01:10:27,840 --> 01:10:30,400
you oppose tonight's action, you're

1697
01:10:30,400 --> 01:10:33,440
stopping mining in the entire town. No

1698
01:10:33,440 --> 01:10:35,360
more mining in Prescuit Valley. That is

1699
01:10:35,360 --> 01:10:37,040
not the case tonight. There are two

1700
01:10:37,040 --> 01:10:38,560
options. There's not a third site.

1701
01:10:38,560 --> 01:10:40,080
There's never been a third site. We've

1702
01:10:40,080 --> 01:10:42,320
never talked about a third site. If you

1703
01:10:42,320 --> 01:10:45,760
vote yes tonight, government tank can be

1704
01:10:45,760 --> 01:10:49,520
authorized for uh gravel extraction and

1705
01:10:49,520 --> 01:10:52,159
rock extraction. If you vote no or if

1706
01:10:52,159 --> 01:10:55,840
the referendum is successful,

1707
01:10:55,840 --> 01:10:58,640
it will go to Stone Ridge and there's 80

1708
01:10:58,640 --> 01:11:01,440
acres there that can be mined as opposed

1709
01:11:01,440 --> 01:11:04,400
to the 40 acres at Government Tank. So,

1710
01:11:04,400 --> 01:11:06,480
um, as much as we feel like we can be a

1711
01:11:06,480 --> 01:11:09,040
good neighbor at Stone Ridge and as much

1712
01:11:09,040 --> 01:11:11,120
as the development agreement has put

1713
01:11:11,120 --> 01:11:15,600
extra obligations on us if we do go to I

1714
01:11:15,600 --> 01:11:17,360
say Stone Ridge, but the West Fain Park

1715
01:11:17,360 --> 01:11:19,840
site that don't exist on the 300 acres

1716
01:11:19,840 --> 01:11:22,480
today. That is not our preference. We

1717
01:11:22,480 --> 01:11:23,760
have gone through all of these public

1718
01:11:23,760 --> 01:11:26,000
hearings because our preference is to be

1719
01:11:26,000 --> 01:11:28,159
a good neighbor and move to government

1720
01:11:28,159 --> 01:11:30,719
tank. And then the only other thing I

1721
01:11:30,719 --> 01:11:34,239
wanted to make comment on is that if you

1722
01:11:34,239 --> 01:11:37,040
look at your deed in most housing areas,

1723
01:11:37,040 --> 01:11:39,120
you don't have mineral rights, water

1724
01:11:39,120 --> 01:11:42,239
rights, or airspace rights even. And for

1725
01:11:42,239 --> 01:11:44,400
a company or a corporation that is

1726
01:11:44,400 --> 01:11:47,040
protecting a legacy of a long-term

1727
01:11:47,040 --> 01:11:49,840
family trust, um for them to say that

1728
01:11:49,840 --> 01:11:52,400
they they do retain the rights, they

1729
01:11:52,400 --> 01:11:54,880
have the mineral rights to the

1730
01:11:54,880 --> 01:11:56,960
properties that they have. And that's a

1731
01:11:56,960 --> 01:12:00,800
small smart business plan. Um, and if

1732
01:12:00,800 --> 01:12:02,719
they weren't trying to protect their own

1733
01:12:02,719 --> 01:12:06,320
group, then they would don't have the

1734
01:12:06,320 --> 01:12:09,360
wherewithal in my opinion for staying in

1735
01:12:09,360 --> 01:12:11,280
business. So, that's a business

1736
01:12:11,280 --> 01:12:13,600
decision. It's a business process and

1737
01:12:13,600 --> 01:12:16,080
it's a good business model. And so, I'm

1738
01:12:16,080 --> 01:12:18,400
just saying that um, you know, when

1739
01:12:18,400 --> 01:12:19,600
people are saying they don't have the

1740
01:12:19,600 --> 01:12:21,440
right to do something, well, that would

1741
01:12:21,440 --> 01:12:22,640
be like saying you're not allowed to

1742
01:12:22,640 --> 01:12:24,080
plant a tree because you're going to dig

1743
01:12:24,080 --> 01:12:26,560
a hole in your property. And that's not

1744
01:12:26,560 --> 01:12:29,280
how this is going. So I know that when

1745
01:12:29,280 --> 01:12:31,520
this all first started, it was mostly

1746
01:12:31,520 --> 01:12:34,960
about travesting or going across the

1747
01:12:34,960 --> 01:12:37,120
Black Canyon Road or the Black Canyon

1748
01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:38,880
Highway Road. And they were asking for

1749
01:12:38,880 --> 01:12:41,679
permission to go across a road that they

1750
01:12:41,679 --> 01:12:44,719
are the ones who put it in. So they're

1751
01:12:44,719 --> 01:12:46,880
going to fix it if they were to destroy

1752
01:12:46,880 --> 01:12:48,960
it, but that's not the plan. They're not

1753
01:12:48,960 --> 01:12:51,280
trying to drive across it in order to

1754
01:12:51,280 --> 01:12:53,600
hurt it. And you know, the processing

1755
01:12:53,600 --> 01:12:55,199
plant has been there for a very long

1756
01:12:55,199 --> 01:12:57,120
time. I've never heard anybody in our

1757
01:12:57,120 --> 01:12:59,360
town having problems with silica

1758
01:12:59,360 --> 01:13:01,760
poisoning or dust or anything like that.

1759
01:13:01,760 --> 01:13:03,760
And I live on an Aoya. And trust me,

1760
01:13:03,760 --> 01:13:05,840
with all the building going on between

1761
01:13:05,840 --> 01:13:08,000
Granville behind me and Jasper behind

1762
01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:10,000
that, there's a lot of trucks that are

1763
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:11,199
digging in the road that, you know,

1764
01:13:11,199 --> 01:13:13,280
they're plowing it down. They removed

1765
01:13:13,280 --> 01:13:14,960
mountains in order to put in a level

1766
01:13:14,960 --> 01:13:17,120
yard for you for the homes that are

1767
01:13:17,120 --> 01:13:19,280
being built there. So, you know, there's

1768
01:13:19,280 --> 01:13:21,280
dust in the air to begin with. this is

1769
01:13:21,280 --> 01:13:23,600
Arizona, you know, you're going to have

1770
01:13:23,600 --> 01:13:26,320
a lot of dust and I've never yet heard

1771
01:13:26,320 --> 01:13:29,199
of anybody having silica dust as a as an

1772
01:13:29,199 --> 01:13:30,719
issue. So, I just want to say thank you

1773
01:13:30,719 --> 01:13:32,560
for that.

1774
01:13:32,560 --> 01:13:33,990
>> Councilwoman,

1775
01:13:33,990 --> 01:13:34,000
» Councilwoman,

1776
01:13:34,000 --> 01:13:35,510
>> first I want to say thank you very much

1777
01:13:35,510 --> 01:13:35,520
» first I want to say thank you very much

1778
01:13:35,520 --> 01:13:39,360
for bringing up the um the information

1779
01:13:39,360 --> 01:13:43,040
on this wonderful piece of paper that

1780
01:13:43,040 --> 01:13:45,920
keeps going around. Um, this was

1781
01:13:45,920 --> 01:13:47,920
actually dropped off at my personal home

1782
01:13:47,920 --> 01:13:49,360
and it's talking it's it's

1783
01:13:49,360 --> 01:13:51,679
fear-mongering is what this is. I live

1784
01:13:51,679 --> 01:13:55,840
in an HOA and I have the right and I pay

1785
01:13:55,840 --> 01:14:00,480
for no solicitation in my HOA. This

1786
01:14:00,480 --> 01:14:02,480
piece of paper goes around and talks

1787
01:14:02,480 --> 01:14:06,960
about things that are not true and you

1788
01:14:06,960 --> 01:14:09,840
violated the rights of my HOA for no

1789
01:14:09,840 --> 01:14:11,440
solicitation.

1790
01:14:11,440 --> 01:14:13,440
So for all the people out there that

1791
01:14:13,440 --> 01:14:15,360
want to go hand out these little pieces

1792
01:14:15,360 --> 01:14:18,000
of paper in an HOA,

1793
01:14:18,000 --> 01:14:20,719
if you're going to violate my right,

1794
01:14:20,719 --> 01:14:22,080
what makes you think I'm going to read

1795
01:14:22,080 --> 01:14:24,480
this and think that what you said was

1796
01:14:24,480 --> 01:14:26,000
true?

1797
01:14:26,000 --> 01:14:29,280
So I would ask for those that want to go

1798
01:14:29,280 --> 01:14:32,320
distribute this, please follow the rules

1799
01:14:32,320 --> 01:14:35,520
of people who live in HOAs and get it

1800
01:14:35,520 --> 01:14:38,080
out any other way other than dropping it

1801
01:14:38,080 --> 01:14:41,199
off at my home. And the person that did

1802
01:14:41,199 --> 01:14:43,520
it, just know there are nine cameras in

1803
01:14:43,520 --> 01:14:45,600
the front of my house and I know exactly

1804
01:14:45,600 --> 01:14:51,990
who you are.

1805
01:14:52,000 --> 01:14:54,400
» Council,

1806
01:14:54,400 --> 01:14:57,510
>> um, I just wanted to comment on on the

1807
01:14:57,510 --> 01:14:57,520
» um, I just wanted to comment on on the

1808
01:14:57,520 --> 01:14:59,840
silica dust situation. A lot of people

1809
01:14:59,840 --> 01:15:01,840
are very frightened, clearly very

1810
01:15:01,840 --> 01:15:04,640
frightened about silica dust. Um, I did

1811
01:15:04,640 --> 01:15:07,600
a I did a tour of all of the sites. I

1812
01:15:07,600 --> 01:15:09,600
did a tour of the government tank and of

1813
01:15:09,600 --> 01:15:13,360
the uh Fain Park area and of the

1814
01:15:13,360 --> 01:15:16,080
existing quarry. That quarry has existed

1815
01:15:16,080 --> 01:15:19,600
before Stone Ridge existed and and it's

1816
01:15:19,600 --> 01:15:21,679
right up against Stone Ridge and not a

1817
01:15:21,679 --> 01:15:24,400
single member of Stone Ridge nor any of

1818
01:15:24,400 --> 01:15:26,960
their employees have ever gotten any

1819
01:15:26,960 --> 01:15:30,080
health problems from silica dust. Now,

1820
01:15:30,080 --> 01:15:32,239
when I toured it, there was a there was

1821
01:15:32,239 --> 01:15:35,679
a uh wind going on. Um, I didn't have to

1822
01:15:35,679 --> 01:15:38,480
wear a mask because the level of silica

1823
01:15:38,480 --> 01:15:41,679
dust in that area is lower than what is

1824
01:15:41,679 --> 01:15:44,880
allowed. So, you really you really are

1825
01:15:44,880 --> 01:15:48,159
not in any danger from the silica dust.

1826
01:15:48,159 --> 01:15:50,480
And I and I really object to the people

1827
01:15:50,480 --> 01:15:52,320
who go around saying you could die from

1828
01:15:52,320 --> 01:15:55,840
it. You could, but not here.

1829
01:15:55,840 --> 01:15:57,590
>> Vice Mayor,

1830
01:15:57,590 --> 01:15:57,600
» Vice Mayor,

1831
01:15:57,600 --> 01:15:59,669
>> Mr. Lai, I want to go back to something

1832
01:15:59,669 --> 01:15:59,679
» Mr. Lai, I want to go back to something

1833
01:15:59,679 --> 01:16:01,679
you said just a few minutes ago with

1834
01:16:01,679 --> 01:16:04,480
regard to a no vote on referendum. I I I

1835
01:16:04,480 --> 01:16:06,880
think and I don't know it seems like

1836
01:16:06,880 --> 01:16:08,560
there's a lot of confusion out there as

1837
01:16:08,560 --> 01:16:12,320
oo as to the you know site one and the

1838
01:16:12,320 --> 01:16:14,000
sites on the east and west side of stone

1839
01:16:14,000 --> 01:16:16,719
drive currently they're in the county

1840
01:16:16,719 --> 01:16:18,000
they're not in the town of Prescuit

1841
01:16:18,000 --> 01:16:19,760
Valley they're unincorporated uh

1842
01:16:19,760 --> 01:16:21,360
basically they're islands of

1843
01:16:21,360 --> 01:16:23,600
unincorporated land not in the town

1844
01:16:23,600 --> 01:16:27,600
limits um the town really from what I

1845
01:16:27,600 --> 01:16:29,360
understand and correct me staff if I'm

1846
01:16:29,360 --> 01:16:31,520
wrong we really have no say what

1847
01:16:31,520 --> 01:16:35,120
actually happens there. Um, but you did

1848
01:16:35,120 --> 01:16:37,120
say that if Government Tank is not

1849
01:16:37,120 --> 01:16:40,080
approved, and from what I understand,

1850
01:16:40,080 --> 01:16:42,719
you guys can start mining site one

1851
01:16:42,719 --> 01:16:44,320
pretty much by the end of the first

1852
01:16:44,320 --> 01:16:47,360
quarter. Is that correct, Mr. Mayor and

1853
01:16:47,360 --> 01:16:49,920
Mr. Vice Mayor? Um, there are some some

1854
01:16:49,920 --> 01:16:51,440
commitments we made in the development

1855
01:16:51,440 --> 01:16:53,040
agreement, but in general, you're

1856
01:16:53,040 --> 01:16:54,480
absolutely right. We do have an out

1857
01:16:54,480 --> 01:16:56,320
clause in there that if you know if this

1858
01:16:56,320 --> 01:16:58,080
gets referred and we can start operating

1859
01:16:58,080 --> 01:17:02,080
there if we exercise our out clause. Um

1860
01:17:02,080 --> 01:17:05,520
again it is true there are two sites

1861
01:17:05,520 --> 01:17:07,360
today. The Stone Ridge site which is

1862
01:17:07,360 --> 01:17:12,000
about 80 acres has approvals to go and

1863
01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:14,960
extract rock. It's in Yavapai County.

1864
01:17:14,960 --> 01:17:17,120
Yavapai County controls that today.

1865
01:17:17,120 --> 01:17:18,960
There are no regulations that the town

1866
01:17:18,960 --> 01:17:21,600
has other than us being a good neighbor

1867
01:17:21,600 --> 01:17:23,520
on getting on your city roads. that

1868
01:17:23,520 --> 01:17:25,280
that's the only, you know, requirement

1869
01:17:25,280 --> 01:17:26,880
for us to work with you on how we get

1870
01:17:26,880 --> 01:17:29,679
our trucks onto the city roads. Um, and

1871
01:17:29,679 --> 01:17:31,280
that's important and and we would do

1872
01:17:31,280 --> 01:17:34,320
that, but that's not our preference. A

1873
01:17:34,320 --> 01:17:36,480
vote of yes tonight sends us to

1874
01:17:36,480 --> 01:17:39,840
Government Tank, sends us 8,000 ft away

1875
01:17:39,840 --> 01:17:43,600
from Stone Ridge, 6,000 ft away from the

1876
01:17:43,600 --> 01:17:45,679
other nearest community, and it does put

1877
01:17:45,679 --> 01:17:49,360
us 2500 feet away from um homes in Dwey.

1878
01:17:49,360 --> 01:17:51,600
It does. But today, if we were to go to

1879
01:17:51,600 --> 01:17:52,960
Stone Ridge, we would be, let me

1880
01:17:52,960 --> 01:17:55,920
reiterate, 600 feet away from Stone

1881
01:17:55,920 --> 01:18:00,560
Ridge. 600 feet. So, the impact is real

1882
01:18:00,560 --> 01:18:04,000
when you're looking at A and B.

1883
01:18:04,000 --> 01:18:06,400
And if you're looking at impact, the one

1884
01:18:06,400 --> 01:18:09,120
that's closest to homes and more homes

1885
01:18:09,120 --> 01:18:11,120
will absolutely have a negative impact

1886
01:18:11,120 --> 01:18:12,800
and it will go on your city roads. And

1887
01:18:12,800 --> 01:18:15,280
so, yes, a vote of yes today gives a

1888
01:18:15,280 --> 01:18:17,600
takes the sight to to government tank. A

1889
01:18:17,600 --> 01:18:21,199
vote of no today or a referendum sends

1890
01:18:21,199 --> 01:18:24,560
it to Stone Ridge. Absolutely.

1891
01:18:24,560 --> 01:18:27,110
>> Thank you.

1892
01:18:27,110 --> 01:18:27,120
» Thank you.

1893
01:18:27,120 --> 01:18:29,350
>> Anything else?

1894
01:18:29,350 --> 01:18:29,360
» Anything else?

1895
01:18:29,360 --> 01:18:33,750
Seeing none, clerk.

1896
01:18:33,760 --> 01:18:38,080
» Ordinance number 2026 974,

1897
01:18:38,080 --> 01:18:39,840
an ordinance of the mayor and common

1898
01:18:39,840 --> 01:18:41,760
council of the town of Presca Valley, a

1899
01:18:41,760 --> 01:18:44,000
municipal corporation of Arizona,

1900
01:18:44,000 --> 01:18:46,320
amending the town zoning map by changing

1901
01:18:46,320 --> 01:18:48,640
the zoning. district classification of

1902
01:18:48,640 --> 01:18:56,159
approximately 40 39.7 acres APN 402-14-4

1903
01:18:56,159 --> 01:18:58,640
in the southwest quarter of the

1904
01:18:58,640 --> 01:19:02,000
southwest quarter of section 31 township

1905
01:19:02,000 --> 01:19:04,480
14 north range one east of the Hill and

1906
01:19:04,480 --> 01:19:07,280
Salt River Basin Meridian government

1907
01:19:07,280 --> 01:19:10,560
tank rock harvest site from RL70

1908
01:19:10,560 --> 01:19:12,960
residential single family limited zoning

1909
01:19:12,960 --> 01:19:16,400
to IG industrial general limited zoning

1910
01:19:16,400 --> 01:19:18,159
for purposes of a sand and gravel

1911
01:19:18,159 --> 01:19:20,080
operation and providing that this

1912
01:19:20,080 --> 01:19:21,840
ordinance shall be effective 30 days

1913
01:19:21,840 --> 01:19:23,920
after its passage and approval according

1914
01:19:23,920 --> 01:19:25,760
to law.

1915
01:19:25,760 --> 01:19:26,960
Thank you ma'am. Shall this ordinance

1916
01:19:26,960 --> 01:19:39,189
pass?

1917
01:19:39,199 --> 01:19:46,719
Council member Lopez. Yes. Council

1918
01:19:46,719 --> 01:19:48,080
member Ke.

1919
01:19:48,080 --> 01:19:49,990
>> No.

1920
01:19:49,990 --> 01:19:50,000
» No.

1921
01:19:50,000 --> 01:19:52,709
>> Thank you. That passes 5 to two.

1922
01:19:52,709 --> 01:19:52,719
» Thank you. That passes 5 to two.

1923
01:19:52,719 --> 01:19:59,750
>> Thank you, ma'am. Moving on. Item 11 A.

1924
01:19:59,760 --> 01:20:01,679
Construction contract asphalt paving and

1925
01:20:01,679 --> 01:20:03,760
supply Glassford Hill Road. Long look to

1926
01:20:03,760 --> 01:20:08,560
SR89A. Project CIP number ST 2303 and

1927
01:20:08,560 --> 01:20:10,239
post design services Kimley Horn and

1928
01:20:10,239 --> 01:20:12,640
Associates Quality Testing LLC and Lion

1929
01:20:12,640 --> 01:20:15,760
Engineering and Survey. Welcome, sir.

1930
01:20:15,760 --> 01:20:17,430
>> Mayor, vice mayor, members of the

1931
01:20:17,430 --> 01:20:17,440
» Mayor, vice mayor, members of the

1932
01:20:17,440 --> 01:20:20,320
council. My name is John Lea, public

1933
01:20:20,320 --> 01:20:22,719
works engineer. This agenda item is to

1934
01:20:22,719 --> 01:20:24,719
seek approval to award a construction

1935
01:20:24,719 --> 01:20:27,600
contract and related post design

1936
01:20:27,600 --> 01:20:29,679
services for the Glford Hill Road

1937
01:20:29,679 --> 01:20:32,709
project.

1938
01:20:32,719 --> 01:20:35,520
Glford Hill Road is Prescuit Valley's

1939
01:20:35,520 --> 01:20:38,239
busiest road, a major arterial

1940
01:20:38,239 --> 01:20:38,880
connecting

1941
01:20:38,880 --> 01:20:41,110
>> Hang on a second, sir. Hang on, clerk.

1942
01:20:41,110 --> 01:20:41,120
» Hang on a second, sir. Hang on, clerk.

1943
01:20:41,120 --> 01:20:43,360
Or I'm sorry, Casey. We don't have any

1944
01:20:43,360 --> 01:20:46,719
of this on our screen right now. Or am

1945
01:20:46,719 --> 01:20:54,630
I? Oh, we have two. Two of us have it.

1946
01:20:54,640 --> 01:20:55,920
» It'll give time for the room to clear

1947
01:20:55,920 --> 01:20:56,880
out a little bit, too. So,

1948
01:20:56,880 --> 01:21:07,910
>> okay.

1949
01:21:07,920 --> 01:21:30,550
All

1950
01:21:30,560 --> 01:21:32,159
right.

1951
01:21:32,159 --> 01:21:33,360
Well, apparently you have to turn them

1952
01:21:33,360 --> 01:21:41,830
on in order for them to work. So,

1953
01:21:41,840 --> 01:21:43,360
» all right. Go ahead, sir. Sorry about

1954
01:21:43,360 --> 01:21:46,719
that. Thank you. Glford Hill Road is

1955
01:21:46,719 --> 01:21:49,440
Prescuit Valley's busiest road, a major

1956
01:21:49,440 --> 01:21:52,480
arterial connecting State Route 69 to

1957
01:21:52,480 --> 01:21:55,600
State Route 89A, serving as access for

1958
01:21:55,600 --> 01:21:58,000
businesses, residents, students,

1959
01:21:58,000 --> 01:22:00,880
employees, visitors alike. The annual

1960
01:22:00,880 --> 01:22:02,960
average daily traffic count is

1961
01:22:02,960 --> 01:22:06,880
approximately 25,000 per day. Glford

1962
01:22:06,880 --> 01:22:09,120
Hill Road is designated as a six-lane

1963
01:22:09,120 --> 01:22:12,719
arterial in the general plan 2035.

1964
01:22:12,719 --> 01:22:14,960
This project will fulfill this

1965
01:22:14,960 --> 01:22:17,360
designation and provide benefits of

1966
01:22:17,360 --> 01:22:20,800
safety and capacity. The project is a

1967
01:22:20,800 --> 01:22:24,000
2.3 mile section of Glford Hill Road

1968
01:22:24,000 --> 01:22:26,320
from Longlook Drive up to State Route

1969
01:22:26,320 --> 01:22:29,920
89A. Improvements will include widening

1970
01:22:29,920 --> 01:22:31,840
the roadway to include a northbound and

1971
01:22:31,840 --> 01:22:34,719
southbound third lane. Lanes will be

1972
01:22:34,719 --> 01:22:36,800
reduced to 11 foot lanes and the

1973
01:22:36,800 --> 01:22:39,040
widening will

1974
01:22:39,040 --> 01:22:41,440
will generally occur to the outside with

1975
01:22:41,440 --> 01:22:45,830
a five- foot paved shoulders

1976
01:22:45,840 --> 01:22:48,239
uh curb and gutter drainage improvements

1977
01:22:48,239 --> 01:22:51,199
such as catch basins and scuppers,

1978
01:22:51,199 --> 01:22:54,400
sidewalk ADA compliant curb ramps, and a

1979
01:22:54,400 --> 01:22:57,360
10-ft multi-use path section north of

1980
01:22:57,360 --> 01:23:00,159
Santa Fe loop to the end of Granville on

1981
01:23:00,159 --> 01:23:02,880
the east side of Glford Hill Road. The

1982
01:23:02,880 --> 01:23:04,960
existing asphalt will be resurfaced,

1983
01:23:04,960 --> 01:23:06,800
milled, and overlaid to improve

1984
01:23:06,800 --> 01:23:09,120
smoothness and longevity.

1985
01:23:09,120 --> 01:23:10,719
Signal upgrades will be done to

1986
01:23:10,719 --> 01:23:13,280
accommodate the widening. Negative

1987
01:23:13,280 --> 01:23:15,360
offsets will be improved at three

1988
01:23:15,360 --> 01:23:18,159
intersections that have a protective

1989
01:23:18,159 --> 01:23:21,040
permissive left turning movement at

1990
01:23:21,040 --> 01:23:23,920
Spouse, Santa Fe, and Tuskanyany

1991
01:23:23,920 --> 01:23:27,040
Granville Parkway. Another element of

1992
01:23:27,040 --> 01:23:29,280
the project is extending a 16-in

1993
01:23:29,280 --> 01:23:32,239
reclaimed water line from Bear Path up

1994
01:23:32,239 --> 01:23:34,000
to Tuscanyany.

1995
01:23:34,000 --> 01:23:36,400
The construction duration is anticipated

1996
01:23:36,400 --> 01:23:39,120
to take approximately 9 months pending

1997
01:23:39,120 --> 01:23:42,480
weather and other potential delays. This

1998
01:23:42,480 --> 01:23:44,719
project is currently budgeted this

1999
01:23:44,719 --> 01:23:46,560
fiscal year and will roll over into

2000
01:23:46,560 --> 01:23:49,040
fiscal year 27.

2001
01:23:49,040 --> 01:23:50,880
On behalf of the town, I want to extend

2002
01:23:50,880 --> 01:23:52,880
a big thank you and shout out to the

2003
01:23:52,880 --> 01:23:56,880
Arizona State Legislature for funding of

2004
01:23:56,880 --> 01:24:00,560
9.9 million. The remaining funding

2005
01:24:00,560 --> 01:24:02,800
coming from impact fees, construction

2006
01:24:02,800 --> 01:24:05,280
sales tax, Jasper development

2007
01:24:05,280 --> 01:24:07,440
contribution, and the affluent water

2008
01:24:07,440 --> 01:24:11,110
fund.

2009
01:24:11,120 --> 01:24:13,040
The town utilized a competitive

2010
01:24:13,040 --> 01:24:15,360
procurement process by advertising the

2011
01:24:15,360 --> 01:24:18,320
project for bids electronically via

2012
01:24:18,320 --> 01:24:21,840
Bonfire. Advertisement began on October

2013
01:24:21,840 --> 01:24:24,639
26th, 2025.

2014
01:24:24,639 --> 01:24:26,960
A pre-bid meeting was held on November

2015
01:24:26,960 --> 01:24:28,480
17th.

2016
01:24:28,480 --> 01:24:30,320
Two addendums were issued during the

2017
01:24:30,320 --> 01:24:33,199
bidding period. Bids were due on

2018
01:24:33,199 --> 01:24:36,239
December 15th, 2025.

2019
01:24:36,239 --> 01:24:39,440
The town received five qualified bids,

2020
01:24:39,440 --> 01:24:41,440
addendums acknowledged, and bonds

2021
01:24:41,440 --> 01:24:44,239
present. Asphalt paving and supplies the

2022
01:24:44,239 --> 01:24:46,560
apparent low bidder bids were evaluated

2023
01:24:46,560 --> 01:24:49,600
by town staff and Kimley Horn, no

2024
01:24:49,600 --> 01:24:54,229
discrepancies were found.

2025
01:24:54,239 --> 01:24:57,040
On a related item, although staff may

2026
01:24:57,040 --> 01:24:58,800
direct select consultants for

2027
01:24:58,800 --> 01:25:01,040
professional services by town code and

2028
01:25:01,040 --> 01:25:03,679
state statutes, staff is additionally

2029
01:25:03,679 --> 01:25:06,080
seeking council approval on professional

2030
01:25:06,080 --> 01:25:08,400
service agreements with Kimley Horn

2031
01:25:08,400 --> 01:25:11,840
Quality Testing LLC and Lion Engineering

2032
01:25:11,840 --> 01:25:14,639
and Surveying Incorporated. Kimley Horn

2033
01:25:14,639 --> 01:25:17,360
is the designer and their scope is for

2034
01:25:17,360 --> 01:25:20,080
post design services including shop

2035
01:25:20,080 --> 01:25:22,320
drawing reviews, responding to requests

2036
01:25:22,320 --> 01:25:24,239
for information,

2037
01:25:24,239 --> 01:25:27,040
issuing any necessary plan revisions,

2038
01:25:27,040 --> 01:25:30,639
and providing asbuilt asbuilt plans upon

2039
01:25:30,639 --> 01:25:34,000
completion. Quality testing scope is to

2040
01:25:34,000 --> 01:25:36,480
assist the town with construction

2041
01:25:36,480 --> 01:25:39,120
management, inspection, and quality

2042
01:25:39,120 --> 01:25:41,199
assurance testing.

2043
01:25:41,199 --> 01:25:44,159
Lion's scope is to provide surveying and

2044
01:25:44,159 --> 01:25:48,149
staking for the project.

2045
01:25:48,159 --> 01:25:50,719
In conclusion, staff is requesting

2046
01:25:50,719 --> 01:25:53,440
council approval to award asphalt paving

2047
01:25:53,440 --> 01:25:56,159
and supply, the construction contract,

2048
01:25:56,159 --> 01:25:58,400
and additional votes on approving

2049
01:25:58,400 --> 01:26:00,080
professional service agreements with

2050
01:26:00,080 --> 01:26:03,520
Kimley Horn Quality Testing and Lion

2051
01:26:03,520 --> 01:26:06,400
Engineering. All of these contracts,

2052
01:26:06,400 --> 01:26:09,600
including a 10% contingency for a total

2053
01:26:09,600 --> 01:26:15,510
amount of 16,325,81

2054
01:26:15,520 --> 01:26:18,719
and 81 cents. I appreciate your time and

2055
01:26:18,719 --> 01:26:20,560
consideration. I am here for any

2056
01:26:20,560 --> 01:26:22,800
questions. Council, I have questions for

2057
01:26:22,800 --> 01:26:24,960
staff.

2058
01:26:24,960 --> 01:26:26,480
So, I just want to say first off, great

2059
01:26:26,480 --> 01:26:29,199
job. Um, this is a massive project for

2060
01:26:29,199 --> 01:26:31,679
Prescott Valley and the residents I know

2061
01:26:31,679 --> 01:26:33,120
are going to be a little inconvenienced

2062
01:26:33,120 --> 01:26:35,440
for what would you say about 9 months.

2063
01:26:35,440 --> 01:26:37,040
Is that what we're looking at for that's

2064
01:26:37,040 --> 01:26:39,280
correct? A 9-month build. But the end of

2065
01:26:39,280 --> 01:26:41,360
the day, it is going to be the first

2066
01:26:41,360 --> 01:26:43,840
north south from Highway 89A to Highway

2067
01:26:43,840 --> 01:26:45,360
69 where we're going to be three lanes

2068
01:26:45,360 --> 01:26:48,000
in each direction with bike lanes and

2069
01:26:48,000 --> 01:26:51,440
sidewalks. Um, I compare Glford Hill

2070
01:26:51,440 --> 01:26:53,360
Road to Willow Creek Road in Prescuit

2071
01:26:53,360 --> 01:26:54,960
with about the amount of traffic. And

2072
01:26:54,960 --> 01:26:56,560
right now, currently, Willow Creek is

2073
01:26:56,560 --> 01:26:58,400
still just two roads and they move a lot

2074
01:26:58,400 --> 01:27:00,320
of traffic every single day. So, this is

2075
01:27:00,320 --> 01:27:02,400
a great milestone for Prescali and I'm

2076
01:27:02,400 --> 01:27:05,040
excited for this to get going.

2077
01:27:05,040 --> 01:27:06,880
Anything else for staff? If not, I'll

2078
01:27:06,880 --> 01:27:08,560
entertain a motion and keep in mind

2079
01:27:08,560 --> 01:27:10,560
council, we need to do four separate

2080
01:27:10,560 --> 01:27:20,229
motions on this item.

2081
01:27:20,239 --> 01:27:20,719
Can I have

2082
01:27:20,719 --> 01:27:22,709
>> Mayor I'd like to make a motion to award

2083
01:27:22,709 --> 01:27:22,719
» Mayor I'd like to make a motion to award

2084
01:27:22,719 --> 01:27:25,280
the bid to and enter into a contract

2085
01:27:25,280 --> 01:27:28,480
with the apparent low bidder asphalt

2086
01:27:28,480 --> 01:27:31,120
paving and supply incorporated for

2087
01:27:31,120 --> 01:27:33,520
construction of the Glasford Hill Road

2088
01:27:33,520 --> 01:27:37,040
Longook Drive to State Route 89A project

2089
01:27:37,040 --> 01:27:42,000
number CIP number ST2303

2090
01:27:42,000 --> 01:27:46,080
in the amount of 13,933,300

2091
01:27:46,080 --> 01:27:48,880
$133.33

2092
01:27:48,880 --> 01:27:51,679
with a 10% owner contingency by

2093
01:27:51,679 --> 01:27:52,880
electronic vote.

2094
01:27:52,880 --> 01:27:53,510
>> A second.

2095
01:27:53,510 --> 01:27:53,520
» A second.

2096
01:27:53,520 --> 01:28:01,430
>> Cler, please call a vote.

2097
01:28:01,440 --> 01:28:02,800
» Vice Mayor Zer,

2098
01:28:02,800 --> 01:28:04,390
>> yes.

2099
01:28:04,390 --> 01:28:04,400
» yes.

2100
01:28:04,400 --> 01:28:05,669
>> Council member Keel,

2101
01:28:05,669 --> 01:28:05,679
» Council member Keel,

2102
01:28:05,679 --> 01:28:06,550
>> yes.

2103
01:28:06,550 --> 01:28:06,560
» yes.

2104
01:28:06,560 --> 01:28:08,149
>> That passes unanimously.

2105
01:28:08,149 --> 01:28:08,159
» That passes unanimously.

2106
01:28:08,159 --> 01:28:10,790
>> Thank you, ma'am.

2107
01:28:10,790 --> 01:28:10,800
» Thank you, ma'am.

2108
01:28:10,800 --> 01:28:15,270
Can I get another motion,

2109
01:28:15,280 --> 01:28:17,120
» Mr. Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion

2110
01:28:17,120 --> 01:28:19,040
to approve a professional services

2111
01:28:19,040 --> 01:28:20,719
agreement with Kimley Horn and

2112
01:28:20,719 --> 01:28:23,440
Associates proposed design services in

2113
01:28:23,440 --> 01:28:27,430
the amount of $165,40

2114
01:28:27,440 --> 01:28:29,440
by electronic vote.

2115
01:28:29,440 --> 01:28:34,550
>> I'll second court, please call the vote.

2116
01:28:34,560 --> 01:28:35,840
» Vice Mayor Zer,

2117
01:28:35,840 --> 01:28:36,629
>> yes.

2118
01:28:36,629 --> 01:28:36,639
» yes.

2119
01:28:36,639 --> 01:28:37,910
>> Council member Keel,

2120
01:28:37,910 --> 01:28:37,920
» Council member Keel,

2121
01:28:37,920 --> 01:28:38,310
>> yes.

2122
01:28:38,310 --> 01:28:38,320
» yes.

2123
01:28:38,320 --> 01:28:39,990
>> That passes unanimously.

2124
01:28:39,990 --> 01:28:40,000
» That passes unanimously.

2125
01:28:40,000 --> 01:28:41,510
>> Thank you, ma'am. Can I get a third

2126
01:28:41,510 --> 01:28:41,520
» Thank you, ma'am. Can I get a third

2127
01:28:41,520 --> 01:28:47,990
motion, please?

2128
01:28:48,000 --> 01:28:50,320
And Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion

2129
01:28:50,320 --> 01:28:52,080
to approve the cooperative agreement

2130
01:28:52,080 --> 01:28:54,880
with Quality Testing LLC in the amount

2131
01:28:54,880 --> 01:28:59,830
of $627,86468

2132
01:28:59,840 --> 01:29:01,920
for construction management inspection

2133
01:29:01,920 --> 01:29:04,639
and testing services by electronic vote.

2134
01:29:04,639 --> 01:29:05,830
>> I second. Cler,

2135
01:29:05,830 --> 01:29:05,840
» I second. Cler,

2136
01:29:05,840 --> 01:29:08,629
>> please call the vote.

2137
01:29:08,629 --> 01:29:08,639
» please call the vote.

2138
01:29:08,639 --> 01:29:09,990
>> Council member Keel,

2139
01:29:09,990 --> 01:29:10,000
» Council member Keel,

2140
01:29:10,000 --> 01:29:10,550
>> yes.

2141
01:29:10,550 --> 01:29:10,560
» yes.

2142
01:29:10,560 --> 01:29:11,669
>> Vice Mayor Zer,

2143
01:29:11,669 --> 01:29:11,679
» Vice Mayor Zer,

2144
01:29:11,679 --> 01:29:12,070
>> yes.

2145
01:29:12,070 --> 01:29:12,080
» yes.

2146
01:29:12,080 --> 01:29:14,149
>> That passes. Thank you, ma'am. And

2147
01:29:14,149 --> 01:29:14,159
» That passes. Thank you, ma'am. And

2148
01:29:14,159 --> 01:29:21,990
finally, last motion, please.

2149
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:24,080
» Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to

2150
01:29:24,080 --> 01:29:25,679
approve a professional services

2151
01:29:25,679 --> 01:29:28,320
agreement with Lion Engineering in the

2152
01:29:28,320 --> 01:29:31,360
amount of $115,400

2153
01:29:31,360 --> 01:29:33,679
for survey and staking services by

2154
01:29:33,679 --> 01:29:34,960
electronic vote.

2155
01:29:34,960 --> 01:29:36,470
>> I'll second.

2156
01:29:36,470 --> 01:29:36,480
» I'll second.

2157
01:29:36,480 --> 01:29:39,270
>> Please hold vote.

2158
01:29:39,270 --> 01:29:39,280
» Please hold vote.

2159
01:29:39,280 --> 01:29:40,550
>> Vice Mayor Zer.

2160
01:29:40,550 --> 01:29:40,560
» Vice Mayor Zer.

2161
01:29:40,560 --> 01:29:42,950
>> Yes. Council member Keel.

2162
01:29:42,950 --> 01:29:42,960
» Yes. Council member Keel.

2163
01:29:42,960 --> 01:29:43,430
>> Yes.

2164
01:29:43,430 --> 01:29:43,440
» Yes.

2165
01:29:43,440 --> 01:29:44,950
>> That passes unanimously.

2166
01:29:44,950 --> 01:29:44,960
» That passes unanimously.

2167
01:29:44,960 --> 01:29:46,709
>> Thank you, ma'am. Final item 11B,

2168
01:29:46,709 --> 01:29:46,719
» Thank you, ma'am. Final item 11B,

2169
01:29:46,719 --> 01:29:48,320
professional service agreement for storm

2170
01:29:48,320 --> 01:29:50,639
water recharge and field trials with

2171
01:29:50,639 --> 01:29:52,320
West Consultants in the amount of

2172
01:29:52,320 --> 01:29:54,800
$659,358.

2173
01:29:54,800 --> 01:29:57,679
Miss Lun, welcome.

2174
01:29:57,679 --> 01:30:00,527
>> Thank you, uh, mayor, vice mayor,

2175
01:30:00,527 --> 01:30:00,537
» Thank you, uh, mayor, vice mayor,

2176
01:30:00,537 --> 01:30:02,239
[clears throat] councel. Uh it's my

2177
01:30:02,239 --> 01:30:04,159
pleasure to bring to you tonight the

2178
01:30:04,159 --> 01:30:07,360
last portion of this particular project

2179
01:30:07,360 --> 01:30:09,600
which would be the professional services

2180
01:30:09,600 --> 01:30:13,840
agreement for uh West Consulting who is

2181
01:30:13,840 --> 01:30:17,600
going to be directing the uh uh

2182
01:30:17,600 --> 01:30:21,280
construction and uh actual testing and

2183
01:30:21,280 --> 01:30:24,480
the fund science that's going to be uh

2184
01:30:24,480 --> 01:30:27,199
occurring at this facility. So just a

2185
01:30:27,199 --> 01:30:29,280
quick reminder, I know this you've seen

2186
01:30:29,280 --> 01:30:32,480
this three times now. Um the uh

2187
01:30:32,480 --> 01:30:35,679
developments in our uh city have

2188
01:30:35,679 --> 01:30:39,760
actually um uh uh they they contribute

2189
01:30:39,760 --> 01:30:42,159
to storm water runoff. We have clay rich

2190
01:30:42,159 --> 01:30:44,080
soils uh which impede water

2191
01:30:44,080 --> 01:30:46,800
infiltration. This is a way this project

2192
01:30:46,800 --> 01:30:50,239
is a way to test um ways to mitigate uh

2193
01:30:50,239 --> 01:30:52,000
increased flooding and erosion

2194
01:30:52,000 --> 01:30:54,400
downstream while also trying to uh

2195
01:30:54,400 --> 01:30:56,960
maintain the health of our aquifer. Uh

2196
01:30:56,960 --> 01:30:59,520
so project description here we'll be

2197
01:30:59,520 --> 01:31:02,080
constructing two basins a control and a

2198
01:31:02,080 --> 01:31:06,719
test basin up in uh the prongghorn 21 uh

2199
01:31:06,719 --> 01:31:11,600
proposed uh uh development and we'll be

2200
01:31:11,600 --> 01:31:13,600
comparing the amount of water that we

2201
01:31:13,600 --> 01:31:16,400
are a infiltrating in the two basins.

2202
01:31:16,400 --> 01:31:19,280
We'll be monitoring uh all the all the

2203
01:31:19,280 --> 01:31:20,880
water that we can in both of those

2204
01:31:20,880 --> 01:31:24,560
basins to compare uh performance of uh

2205
01:31:24,560 --> 01:31:29,040
parana Iris uh and um

2206
01:31:29,040 --> 01:31:30,800
picture of that on the previous slide

2207
01:31:30,800 --> 01:31:33,840
there the the churo looking device um

2208
01:31:33,840 --> 01:31:37,440
and we'll be engineering installing and

2209
01:31:37,440 --> 01:31:40,159
monitoring how those the two bases

2210
01:31:40,159 --> 01:31:42,880
comparing how those two basins can uh

2211
01:31:42,880 --> 01:31:44,480
perform.

2212
01:31:44,480 --> 01:31:46,239
So project description for this

2213
01:31:46,239 --> 01:31:48,960
particular uh uh contract that is in

2214
01:31:48,960 --> 01:31:52,159
front of you tonight is uh with West

2215
01:31:52,159 --> 01:31:56,960
Consulting who uh is going to be uh uh

2216
01:31:56,960 --> 01:31:59,120
over the course of approximately a year

2217
01:31:59,120 --> 01:32:02,000
and a half to two years. Um uh there'll

2218
01:32:02,000 --> 01:32:05,040
be a time and materials contract for

2219
01:32:05,040 --> 01:32:08,870
$659,358

2220
01:32:08,880 --> 01:32:12,320
and that covers pre-study activities. So

2221
01:32:12,320 --> 01:32:15,679
soil characterization, the actual design

2222
01:32:15,679 --> 01:32:19,120
layout of the the two basins, basin

2223
01:32:19,120 --> 01:32:22,000
construction, installation of those

2224
01:32:22,000 --> 01:32:25,600
parana iris, and then monitoring

2225
01:32:25,600 --> 01:32:28,080
uh the monitoring equipment installation

2226
01:32:28,080 --> 01:32:30,400
to actually be able to tease out all of

2227
01:32:30,400 --> 01:32:34,080
the uh hydraologic uh activities that

2228
01:32:34,080 --> 01:32:36,159
are going on for the water through

2229
01:32:36,159 --> 01:32:39,679
either through the uh subsurface or

2230
01:32:39,679 --> 01:32:43,760
evaporation into the uh uh environment.

2231
01:32:43,760 --> 01:32:47,840
Uh so we will also get um uh throughout

2232
01:32:47,840 --> 01:32:50,800
that that study period uh monitoring

2233
01:32:50,800 --> 01:32:54,239
data collection from the uh employees of

2234
01:32:54,239 --> 01:32:57,120
of sever of West and then several uh

2235
01:32:57,120 --> 01:32:59,760
subs that they will have and we will get

2236
01:32:59,760 --> 01:33:01,920
a final study report that we'll be able

2237
01:33:01,920 --> 01:33:04,000
to use to determine whether or not this

2238
01:33:04,000 --> 01:33:05,840
is a technology we need to be using

2239
01:33:05,840 --> 01:33:09,199
everywhere. Um my goal if this works is

2240
01:33:09,199 --> 01:33:12,080
to be able to look around, figure out a

2241
01:33:12,080 --> 01:33:14,560
place where we can implement this in

2242
01:33:14,560 --> 01:33:17,199
other areas. Uh either retrofitting

2243
01:33:17,199 --> 01:33:20,480
existing basins or um designing new

2244
01:33:20,480 --> 01:33:23,679
development basins where uh feasible.

2245
01:33:23,679 --> 01:33:26,639
And uh that covers everything for me

2246
01:33:26,639 --> 01:33:28,080
unless you have questions.

2247
01:33:28,080 --> 01:33:30,310
>> I do have a couple questions. So when do

2248
01:33:30,310 --> 01:33:30,320
» I do have a couple questions. So when do

2249
01:33:30,320 --> 01:33:31,920
you expect to actually quote unquote

2250
01:33:31,920 --> 01:33:34,560
break ground on this? So, the timeline

2251
01:33:34,560 --> 01:33:36,480
that we're looking at right now, we're

2252
01:33:36,480 --> 01:33:39,679
hoping to do a kickoff meeting with West

2253
01:33:39,679 --> 01:33:42,000
down at the site that they're currently

2254
01:33:42,000 --> 01:33:45,840
working on, the predecessor to ours. Uh

2255
01:33:45,840 --> 01:33:47,440
hopefully the first couple of weeks of

2256
01:33:47,440 --> 01:33:49,679
February. We're still scheduling that.

2257
01:33:49,679 --> 01:33:53,440
Um we're looking to potentially get this

2258
01:33:53,440 --> 01:33:56,880
uh going then obviously that uh the

2259
01:33:56,880 --> 01:33:59,920
kickoff will trigger all the design and

2260
01:33:59,920 --> 01:34:03,840
um uh potentially basin construction in

2261
01:34:03,840 --> 01:34:07,040
fairly short order. Um front to back.

2262
01:34:07,040 --> 01:34:09,040
I'm anticipating this being about

2263
01:34:09,040 --> 01:34:13,199
two-year period um uh with all of the

2264
01:34:13,199 --> 01:34:17,760
the uh uh monitoring and all of the all

2265
01:34:17,760 --> 01:34:20,880
of the uh basically data data analysis

2266
01:34:20,880 --> 01:34:22,320
on the back end.

2267
01:34:22,320 --> 01:34:23,750
>> Gotcha. And and during throughout the

2268
01:34:23,750 --> 01:34:23,760
» Gotcha. And and during throughout the

2269
01:34:23,760 --> 01:34:25,760
the two-year process, will you be

2270
01:34:25,760 --> 01:34:27,840
getting information like quarterly? Will

2271
01:34:27,840 --> 01:34:29,679
they be giving you upgrade or updates or

2272
01:34:29,679 --> 01:34:30,960
do you just wait until the end to see if

2273
01:34:30,960 --> 01:34:31,920
this is successful or not?

2274
01:34:31,920 --> 01:34:34,950
>> I'm hoping for updates. Um it that's

2275
01:34:34,950 --> 01:34:34,960
» I'm hoping for updates. Um it that's

2276
01:34:34,960 --> 01:34:37,840
basically um as as a nerd I'm going to

2277
01:34:37,840 --> 01:34:40,080
want to see all that data because this

2278
01:34:40,080 --> 01:34:43,760
is this is like my cup of tea here. So

2279
01:34:43,760 --> 01:34:45,679
um yeah I'll be I'll be part and parcel

2280
01:34:45,679 --> 01:34:47,760
at this process because like this is a

2281
01:34:47,760 --> 01:34:50,639
very important thing to be studying. So,

2282
01:34:50,639 --> 01:34:52,880
you know, um I have a wealth of

2283
01:34:52,880 --> 01:34:55,280
knowledge in my educational background

2284
01:34:55,280 --> 01:34:57,360
and and professional background to be

2285
01:34:57,360 --> 01:35:00,800
able to to look at this and potentially

2286
01:35:00,800 --> 01:35:03,679
um feed into some of this as well. If

2287
01:35:03,679 --> 01:35:05,280
there are questions, things that we need

2288
01:35:05,280 --> 01:35:07,440
to learn along the way, why not?

2289
01:35:07,440 --> 01:35:09,189
>> Excellent. Thank you, ma'am.

2290
01:35:09,189 --> 01:35:09,199
» Excellent. Thank you, ma'am.

2291
01:35:09,199 --> 01:35:10,550
>> Council, you have questions or comments

2292
01:35:10,550 --> 01:35:10,560
» Council, you have questions or comments

2293
01:35:10,560 --> 01:35:12,560
for staff? Yeah. I just want to make

2294
01:35:12,560 --> 01:35:15,360
sure that um the the developer he knows

2295
01:35:15,360 --> 01:35:17,280
your timeline because I know he wants to

2296
01:35:17,280 --> 01:35:19,120
put houses in there and so you guys are

2297
01:35:19,120 --> 01:35:20,480
coordinating all that.

2298
01:35:20,480 --> 01:35:22,149
>> We are coordinating that. Absolutely.

2299
01:35:22,149 --> 01:35:22,159
» We are coordinating that. Absolutely.

2300
01:35:22,159 --> 01:35:24,320
And he's been very eager to do this

2301
01:35:24,320 --> 01:35:27,520
project. So um I'm not anticipating any

2302
01:35:27,520 --> 01:35:32,960
issues with that um at this point.

2303
01:35:32,960 --> 01:35:36,310
>> Anything else for staff?

2304
01:35:36,310 --> 01:35:36,320
» Anything else for staff?

2305
01:35:36,320 --> 01:35:44,550
Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion.

2306
01:35:44,560 --> 01:35:46,320
Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to

2307
01:35:46,320 --> 01:35:48,080
approve the professional services

2308
01:35:48,080 --> 01:35:51,120
agreement for Stonewater Recharge Field

2309
01:35:51,120 --> 01:35:53,120
Trials with West Consultants

2310
01:35:53,120 --> 01:35:55,760
Incorporated by electronic vote.

2311
01:35:55,760 --> 01:35:56,790
>> I second.

2312
01:35:56,790 --> 01:35:56,800
» I second.

2313
01:35:56,800 --> 01:35:59,669
>> Please call the vote.

2314
01:35:59,669 --> 01:35:59,679
» Please call the vote.

2315
01:35:59,679 --> 01:36:00,870
>> Vice Mayor Zer,

2316
01:36:00,870 --> 01:36:00,880
» Vice Mayor Zer,

2317
01:36:00,880 --> 01:36:01,910
>> yes.

2318
01:36:01,910 --> 01:36:01,920
» yes.

2319
01:36:01,920 --> 01:36:04,070
>> Council member Fry,

2320
01:36:04,070 --> 01:36:04,080
» Council member Fry,

2321
01:36:04,080 --> 01:36:05,280
Council Member Ke,

2322
01:36:05,280 --> 01:36:05,910
>> yes.

2323
01:36:05,910 --> 01:36:05,920
» yes.

2324
01:36:05,920 --> 01:36:07,510
>> That passes unanimously.

2325
01:36:07,510 --> 01:36:07,520
» That passes unanimously.

2326
01:36:07,520 --> 01:36:08,950
>> Thank you, ma'am. We're at the end of

2327
01:36:08,950 --> 01:36:08,960
» Thank you, ma'am. We're at the end of

2328
01:36:08,960 --> 01:36:11,440
our agenda. Anything for the good of the

2329
01:36:11,440 --> 01:36:12,960
order? Oh, Councilman

2330
01:36:12,960 --> 01:36:17,189
>> Freud

2331
01:36:17,199 --> 01:36:22,310
development agreement separate.

2332
01:36:22,320 --> 01:36:23,520
» Mr. Le, you want to add that? But I

2333
01:36:23,520 --> 01:36:24,480
believe the development. All right. No,

2334
01:36:24,480 --> 01:36:24,960
the development.

2335
01:36:24,960 --> 01:36:26,310
>> Mr. Mayor and Council, the development

2336
01:36:26,310 --> 01:36:26,320
» Mr. Mayor and Council, the development

2337
01:36:26,320 --> 01:36:29,840
agreement was approved on December 11th.

2338
01:36:29,840 --> 01:36:31,590
>> But it was on my screen and then it

2339
01:36:31,590 --> 01:36:31,600
» But it was on my screen and then it

2340
01:36:31,600 --> 01:36:34,159
disappeared.

2341
01:36:34,159 --> 01:36:35,510
>> Oh, I don't know why it would have been

2342
01:36:35,510 --> 01:36:35,520
» Oh, I don't know why it would have been

2343
01:36:35,520 --> 01:36:38,560
on your screen. Anything else for the

2344
01:36:38,560 --> 01:36:41,199
good of the order? Seeing none, have a

2345
01:36:41,199 --> 01:36:45,159
great night, guys. Be safe.