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[0:30] A letter to town of Fes Valley January
[0:32] 8th, 2026 council meeting. Clerk, please
[0:34] call the role.
[0:36] >> Council member Lopez,
[0:38] » Council member Lopez,
[0:38] >> present.
[0:38] » present.
[0:38] >> Council member Kio,
[0:40] » Council member Kio,
[0:40] >> present.
[0:41] » present.
[0:41] >> Council member Frowing,
[0:43] » Council member Frowing,
[0:43] Council Member Greer,
[0:45] >> here. Council member Schumanker,
[0:47] » here. Council member Schumanker,
[0:47] >> present.
[0:47] » present.
[0:48] >> Vice Mayor Serger
[0:49] » Vice Mayor Serger
[0:49] >> here.
[0:49] » here.
[0:49] >> Mayor Paul Gooden
[0:50] » Mayor Paul Gooden
[0:50] >> here.
[0:51] » here.
[0:51] >> We have a quorum.
[0:52] » We have a quorum.
[0:52] >> Thank you, ma'am. At this time, I'd like
[0:53] » Thank you, ma'am. At this time, I'd like
[0:53] to welcome down Pastor Mike Cannon, Zion
[0:55] Christian Church, for our invocation.
[0:57] Please stand if you can.
[1:07] Good to see you. Tell you something.
[1:12] >> They show me. Huh?
[1:15] » They show me. Huh?
[1:15] >> Okay. I got a Pentecostal voice now. I
[1:18] » Okay. I got a Pentecostal voice now. I
[1:18] All right. I got to tell you something
[1:20] that u I was looking at the
[1:23] Facebook page and I was just very proud
[1:26] and uh very pleased about some of the
[1:29] things that you guys are bringing. We
[1:31] were excited. I mean we saw all these we
[1:34] saw Poco Loco and and I start asking
[1:38] myself I said but wait mayor um there's
[1:41] something missing. I see all these
[1:44] people coming but I didn't see Zion
[1:46] Christian Church coming. I That's all
[1:49] right. I forgive the mayor. He's my
[1:50] friend. He's my friend. Hey, I want to
[1:53] tell you guys that the the Lord has
[1:54] spoken to me a word over Prescott
[1:57] Valley. I just wanted to share with us.
[1:58] He said that um as we build better,
[2:02] we're going to move forward. That's a
[2:04] word for our church and that's a word
[2:06] for Prescott Valley. Amen.
[2:11] Certainly, this is the pledge.
[2:17] I need your prayer.
[2:19] I apologize.
[2:22] [laughter]
[2:26] Father God, we come before you very
[2:28] humble.
[2:30] We come before you very humble, Father,
[2:32] because we know we did not make it on
[2:34] our own.
[2:36] Father, we thank you that you woke us up
[2:38] this morning. We thank you that you kept
[2:40] us today, Father. We thank you that you
[2:43] brought us here today. Glory be to God.
[2:47] I I plead the blood of Jesus over that
[2:50] gap county. I plead the blood of Jesus
[2:53] over wrestling. I plead the blood of
[2:56] Jesus over the city council. I plead the
[2:59] blood of Jesus over the man. And no
[3:02] weapon formed against us shall prosper.
[3:05] AND EVERY TONGUE THAT RISES up against
[3:07] us shall be condemned. Father, I heard
[3:10] you say the steps of a good man were
[3:13] ordered by the Lord. So, Holy Spirit,
[3:15] I'm asking that you would permeate this
[3:17] meeting to shine light on the steps of
[3:21] victory you have prepared for the mayor
[3:23] and his team. Glory be to God. Father
[3:26] God, we come before you with
[3:28] thanksgiving. Father God, I thank you in
[3:31] advance for understanding today. Holy
[3:35] Spirit, help us. Father, I thank you in
[3:37] advance for revelation in this meeting.
[3:40] Holy Spirit, help us. Father, [laughter]
[3:42] I thank you in advance for guidance in
[3:46] this meeting. Holy Spirit, help us.
[3:48] Father, I thank you in advance for
[3:52] revelation in this meeting. Holy Spirit,
[3:55] help us. Father, I thank you in advance
[3:58] for unity in this meeting. Father, when
[4:01] it's all said and done, we'll be sure to
[4:05] give you the glory. and we will magnify
[4:08] the name Jesus for the victory in
[4:10] Prescott Valley. And everybody said
[4:16] I don't know
[4:20] [laughter]
[4:25] to the flag of the United States of
[4:28] America to the
[4:34] indivisible
[4:36] indiv.
[4:41] Thank you, Pastor Mike. Appreciate you.
[4:44] Can I get a motion to approve the agenda
[4:46] as presented?
[4:48] [clears throat] So move
[4:50] second.
[4:52] >> Cler, please call the vote.
[4:59] [cough and clears throat]
[5:00] >> Council member Kio.
[5:02] » Council member Kio.
[5:02] >> Yes.
[5:03] » Yes.
[5:03] >> Council member,
[5:07] » thank you. Everyone else, mayor, that
[5:09] passes unanimously.
[5:10] >> Thank you, ma'am. Moving on, item four,
[5:12] » Thank you, ma'am. Moving on, item four,
[5:12] certificates and service awards,
[5:13] planning and zoning commission
[5:14] recognition of service for Phil Bordeau,
[5:16] Art Rutherford, and Sandra Laney.
[5:21] So, good evening everyone. Tonight, we
[5:23] are honored to recognize five
[5:26] individuals whose service, integrity,
[5:29] and dedication have made a meaningful
[5:31] impact on our community. First, we're
[5:33] going to start with planning and zoning
[5:35] commission members. We begin by
[5:37] recognizing Phil Bordon, Artha
[5:40] Rutherford, and Sandra Laney for their
[5:42] service on the planning and zoning
[5:43] commission. This commission plays a
[5:46] vital role in guiding the thoughtful and
[5:48] lawful growth of our town, ensuring
[5:50] development aligns with our community's
[5:53] long-term vision. Their expertise and
[5:56] commitment they bring to this
[5:57] responsibility cannot be overstated.
[6:00] Arthur Rutherford has served four terms,
[6:04] contributing an extraordinary 11 years
[6:06] of service. Phil Bordon has served one
[6:10] term, contributing two years of
[6:12] dedicated involvement, and Sandra Laney
[6:15] has served two terms, contributing over
[6:18] five years to the commission. To each of
[6:21] you, we extend their heartfelt gratitude
[6:23] for your service, leadership, and
[6:25] unwavering dedication. Thank you.
[6:37] Hi, I'm Stacy Bristo. I'm the
[6:38] development services director here and I
[6:40] just wanted to say u again thank you for
[6:41] their service. Um not everybody is
[6:43] willing to dedicate and volunteer their
[6:46] time and energy to serve their
[6:48] community. Um I've been in a lot of
[6:50] jurisdictions and sometimes it's hard to
[6:51] find people willing to do these things.
[6:53] So I'm really eternally grateful um for
[6:55] their service. So, I just wanted to say
[6:57] thank you
[7:16] » guys.
[7:21] It's been a privilege and I have enjoyed
[7:38] So now we have building board of
[7:40] adjustment. We would also like to
[7:42] recognize the members of our building
[7:43] board of adjustment, Stanford Lake and
[7:46] Cal Nye. The building board of
[7:48] adjustment carries the important
[7:50] responsibility of interpreting and
[7:52] upholding town code as it relates to
[7:54] zoning regulations. Through the appeal
[7:56] process, this board ensures fairness,
[7:59] clarity, and consistency when property
[8:02] owners seek relief due to unique
[8:04] conditions affecting their land. The
[8:06] board has authority to hear appeals,
[8:09] grant variances when appropriate, and
[8:11] affirm or modify decisions made by the
[8:13] zoning administrator.
[8:15] Fortunately for the town, the board
[8:17] convenes very few times each year. Proof
[8:20] that our zoning processes run smoothly
[8:23] thanks to their oversight.
[8:25] Stanford Lake,
[8:28] are you here?
[8:31] >> Are you here?
[8:32] » Are you here?
[8:32] >> Okay. Well, Stanford Lake has served one
[8:35] » Okay. Well, Stanford Lake has served one
[8:35] term contributing to one year of
[8:37] service. and Kel Nye, who's unable to be
[8:40] with us this evening, has served 10
[8:43] terms totaling 18 years of dedicated
[8:46] involvement. We are sincerely grateful
[8:48] for your service and dedication to
[8:50] ensuring fairness and balance within our
[8:52] community zoning pro process. Thank you.
[8:56] >> I know they're not here, but let's give
[8:57] » I know they're not here, but let's give
[8:58] them a round of applause.
[9:04] Moving on, item five, uh, fiscal year
[9:07] 2024 25 annual external audit and annual
[9:10] comprehensive financial report. Miss
[9:12] Morris, welcome.
[9:13] >> Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, members
[9:15] » Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, members
[9:15] of council. As accord in accordance with
[9:18] the Arizona revised statute, we are
[9:21] required to have an annual external
[9:23] audit. Within 60 days of the issuance of
[9:26] the audit, we are required to have the
[9:29] our independent auditor present the
[9:30] results to the council. So we are
[9:32] pleased tonight to have Michael Lison,
[9:35] CPA, the audit partner for Hefield
[9:37] Mechair to present the results.
[9:40] >> Welcome, sir.
[9:42] » Welcome, sir.
[9:42] >> Thank you.
[9:44] » Thank you.
[9:44] >> Uh thank you, mayor, vice mayor,
[9:45] » Uh thank you, mayor, vice mayor,
[9:45] council, for having me here tonight. Uh
[9:48] as Selena stated, uh this is a
[9:50] requirement under state law to present
[9:52] the audit report in a council meeting.
[9:54] uh and also to show uh that the citizens
[9:57] of the of the town that you are doing uh
[9:59] your job. So glad to be here tonight. Um
[10:02] I also want to say a special thank you
[10:04] to Selena uh Ina and the whole finance
[10:08] team uh all the employees that we worked
[10:10] with in the various town departments uh
[10:13] including information technology,
[10:15] utilities, the clerk, legal, court, etc.
[10:18] We kind of touch all the parts of the
[10:20] town and so we appreciate everyone's
[10:22] help. We realize that we're disrupting
[10:25] their lives uh for two weeks uh while
[10:27] we're working on the audit and so we
[10:29] appreciate their help of in the 150 page
[10:32] report. Three pages are ours and the
[10:35] rest is all the town uh staff doing
[10:37] their hard work. So we appreciate their
[10:38] efforts. Uh so tonight I just want to
[10:41] talk about the reports that we did
[10:43] issue. So the primary one being the
[10:45] annual comprehensive financial report.
[10:47] This is the called the ACTUER. This is
[10:49] the report that the town applies for
[10:51] awards every year. And so the town
[10:53] received the government finance officers
[10:56] association uh certificate of excellence
[10:58] for the 2024 act and we anticipate that
[11:02] they will also receive the award again
[11:04] for 2025. We also audit the six CFDs
[11:08] that the town operates. Uh we also do
[11:11] compliance with the highway user revenue
[11:13] fund. Uh the expenditure limitation
[11:16] report, the entertainment center agreed
[11:18] upon procedures. This year we also
[11:20] reviewed court procedures as well.
[11:22] That's a once every three-year
[11:24] requirement. Uh and then finally we
[11:26] worked on the single audit which was
[11:28] required because the town receives and
[11:30] expends more than $750,000 in federal
[11:33] awards. Um and so what I'm happy to hear
[11:35] to say is that on the financial
[11:38] statements the town received what's
[11:39] called an unmodified opinion which is
[11:41] the highest opinion we can give. Uh
[11:44] we're not saying that everything is
[11:45] perfect. Uh we actually have a couple
[11:47] internal control things to talk about
[11:49] tonight, but we can also say that there
[11:51] were no significant deficiencies and no
[11:53] material weaknesses uh reported over the
[11:56] town's financials. So congratulations uh
[11:59] to those who worked hard on that. Uh the
[12:01] second part of the audit I want to talk
[12:02] about is the uniform guidance, the
[12:04] single audit. There we tested the
[12:07] program, the Corona virus state and
[12:09] local fiscal recovery funds. And again,
[12:11] I can say the town received what's
[12:13] called an unmodified opinion, which is
[12:15] the highest opinion we can give on
[12:17] compliance with federal requirements.
[12:20] So, congratulations again on that. Uh, I
[12:22] did want to touch just briefly on we had
[12:25] four recommendations uh for town
[12:27] improvements going forward. Uh, the
[12:29] first one had to do with uh information
[12:32] technology department and ensuring that
[12:34] technology policies are in place. The
[12:36] second one had to do with some
[12:38] improvements on maintaining
[12:40] documentation in personnel files. Uh the
[12:42] third one had to do with conflict of
[12:44] interest and just timely disclosure to
[12:47] ensure uh everyone is aware of any
[12:50] potential conflicts. And the final one
[12:52] had to do with a WIFA grant that the
[12:54] utility department received um that is
[12:58] kind of at risk at this point uh due to
[13:00] not meeting some benchmarks. So, we just
[13:02] recommended some improvements for town
[13:04] uh management and the finance department
[13:06] to implement some different things going
[13:08] forward. And so far, uh the town has
[13:11] been responsive and is currently uh
[13:13] working on an action plan, a corrective
[13:15] action plan going forward. And so, there
[13:18] are any questions I'd be happy to
[13:19] answer.
[13:20] >> Council, we have questions for staff.
[13:24] » Council, we have questions for staff.
[13:24] None, sir. All right. Thank you so much.
[13:26] Miss Morris, do you want to add anything
[13:27] or we good?
[13:31] Nothing further, mayor.
[13:32] >> Thank you. You do a great job, ma'am.
[13:34] » Thank you. You do a great job, ma'am.
[13:34] Thank you for all you do.
[13:35] >> Thank you.
[13:36] » Thank you.
[13:36] >> Moving on. Call of the public. At this
[13:37] » Moving on. Call of the public. At this
[13:37] time, members of the public may comment
[13:39] on matters listed on the agenda or
[13:40] solely on matters within the
[13:41] jurisdiction of the town. Any persons
[13:43] wishing to address the council must
[13:44] register the name with the town clerk
[13:46] prior to the commencement of the
[13:47] meeting. At the conclusion of call to
[13:49] the public, the council may respond to
[13:50] criticism, ask staff to review a matter
[13:52] commented upon, or ask that a matter be
[13:54] put on a future agenda. Such remarks
[13:56] shall be limited to three minutes unless
[13:58] additional time is granted by the mayor.
[14:00] Clerk, how many do we have registered?
[14:03] >> Mayor, we have 17 speakers tonight. So,
[14:06] » Mayor, we have 17 speakers tonight. So,
[14:06] I will call the first four names. We
[14:08] have Patricia Bets,
[14:11] Jennifer Jones, Carolyn Cern, Deborah
[14:15] Laura.
[14:16] >> If your name has been called, please
[14:17] » If your name has been called, please
[14:17] work your way down to the front row,
[14:18] please, because as you heard, we have 17
[14:20] and we need to kind of keep this in a
[14:22] timely manner.
[14:24] Welcome in.
[14:25] >> Thank you. Patricia Betso, China Tuna
[14:27] » Thank you. Patricia Betso, China Tuna
[14:27] Valley. Um, request for public records
[14:29] is a wonderful thing, even if some of
[14:31] them are redacted. There's a lot of
[14:33] findings in there, too many to mention
[14:35] in three minutes. But mining the parcels
[14:38] owned by the Fins next to Fain Park has
[14:42] been in Prescott's general plan for
[14:44] decades, and it was still in it. When we
[14:46] voted to approve the general plan in
[14:48] 2022, the town manager did deny access
[14:52] to the rightway to Fain parcels
[14:55] um next to the park and later realized
[14:57] potentially
[14:59] um he'd opened a lawsuit potential from
[15:02] the fins if they claimed that town had
[15:04] engaged in regulatory taking um for
[15:07] which they would be compensated for
[15:09] mineral rights. Later, presumably um on
[15:13] the behalf of the town council, the town
[15:15] manager requested the fins find another
[15:17] site. We don't have any evidence of
[15:19] there were any conditions on that
[15:20] request or even if it at least mentioned
[15:23] having them outside the town boundaries.
[15:26] What we do know is APS did not want to
[15:28] move their crushing plant and that they
[15:31] did only consider fain properties. Prior
[15:34] to any announcement to the public, the
[15:37] mayor was garnering support for the
[15:38] government tank site from political
[15:41] parties within the county. We don't know
[15:43] why. The attorney general's office did
[15:46] contact the town on behalf of thousands
[15:48] of residents that sent in letters and a
[15:50] petition that was handd delivered to
[15:52] that office. Chris Mays got involved
[15:54] personally in resolving a new mining
[15:56] application in the middle of a
[15:58] residential neighborhood in Chino Valley
[16:00] not too long ago. Prescott Valley had
[16:03] the same opportunity, but the town never
[16:05] gave the attorney general's office any
[16:07] encouragement. Instead, the mayor and
[16:08] vice mayor were attending meetings
[16:10] openly advocating for the government
[16:12] mine. After several exchanges of
[16:14] correspondence, the attorney general
[16:16] determined that it was not in their best
[16:18] interest to get involved with a dispute
[16:20] between two communities in Pave. So, we
[16:23] lost our chance to stop any mines near
[16:26] any homes. The development agreement
[16:28] includes a proc promise by the fins not
[16:31] to apply for a permit to expand the 7
[16:34] into the 1700 acres adjacent to the GC
[16:37] site. It also includes that a number of
[16:41] parcels adjacent to the fain park are
[16:44] not included in the gifted parcels and
[16:47] the fins maintain the mineral rights.
[16:49] Mining can expand in either location.
[16:52] The latest draft of the development
[16:53] agreement included a 100,000 ton
[16:56] blasting event and found um based on our
[17:00] last meeting, the mayor stated that
[17:02] what's important is keeping Feain Park.
[17:04] Feain park is what it's all about. If a
[17:06] truck goes through Fain Park, that would
[17:08] destroy serenity, the quietness. And one
[17:11] of the council members believes that the
[17:13] cows are precious to the fins and the
[17:15] fins aren't going to move them. So if
[17:17] the noise bothers them, they just move
[17:18] over. So, it's nothing for us to worry
[17:20] about. I'm against the mind because
[17:22] people's lives and homes are more
[17:24] important than visiting a small park.
[17:27] Thank you.
[17:29] >> Next up,
[17:34] » Jennifer Jones.
[17:37] >> Jennifer Jones.
[17:40] » Jennifer Jones.
[17:40] >> Doesn't look like she's here. Carolyn
[17:43] » Doesn't look like she's here. Carolyn
[17:43] Zern.
[17:44] >> Carolyn Zern.
[17:53] Welcome m.
[17:57] I'm Carolyn Zern. I live at the excuse
[18:02] me, the villages at Lynx Creek in
[18:04] Prescat Valley.
[18:06] I want [clears throat] to begin by
[18:08] reviewing um some issues that were
[18:11] mentioned at previous meetings.
[18:13] uh the passionate plea by the
[18:15] representative from Dwey Humboldt
[18:18] expressing concern for the viability of
[18:20] existing wells due to blasting. The
[18:23] mayor's response was I do not represent
[18:26] Dwey Humboldt
[18:28] but u the good book says love thy
[18:31] neighbor.
[18:34] Um,
[18:36] attorney Lai appeared unconcerned in his
[18:40] reply to the issue of blasting, saying
[18:43] it would only be four times per year at
[18:45] the most, perhaps even less.
[18:50] Not much has been said about what
[18:51] happens after the blasting.
[18:54] Uh, it doesn't matter how many times
[18:56] they do it. Something tragic could
[18:59] happen at at any blasting event.
[19:04] >> [clears throat]
[19:06] » Um,
[19:08] then comes the front end loaders
[19:11] scraping, digging, and dumping that rock
[19:14] 12 hours per day, six days a week.
[19:17] Ponder those sounds for a moment.
[19:20] So much for a quiet cup of coffee on
[19:22] your front porch. What about the golfers
[19:25] at Stone Ridge and PCC?
[19:28] A bit unnerving, I would guess.
[19:32] Then there is the so-called gift of the
[19:35] fain's land outside of PV to be added to
[19:39] Fain Park. The unknown tax consequences
[19:42] of that land in the craftily worded
[19:45] agreement retaining the mineral rights
[19:48] does not sound like a gift to me.
[19:53] I would venture to guess that most of
[19:55] the people behind me voted for you on
[19:59] the dis
[20:01] to protect the rights of the citizens of
[20:04] Prescat Valley.
[20:07] Remember when Nancy Pelosi stood up in
[20:09] Congress and stated, "We have to pass
[20:11] the bill to know what's in the bill." To
[20:14] the council members of the town of
[20:15] Prescat Valley, I ask, "What is really
[20:18] behind
[20:20] the approval of Government Tank?" I ask
[20:23] that you search your conscience
[20:25] conscience.
[20:27] Have you really done what is right for
[20:31] your constituent? Thank you.
[20:34] >> Thank you, ma'am. Next name, ma'am.
[20:39] » Deborah. Deborah Laura.
[20:43] >> Deborah Laura.
[20:46] » Deborah Laura.
[20:46] >> No. Okay. So, the next four names are
[20:49] » No. Okay. So, the next four names are
[20:49] Vic Pollson, Bill Williams, Chris Russo,
[20:53] and Dave Lner.
[21:06] Welcome, sir.
[21:10] » Big Paul Pollson, Prescuit Valley. I'd
[21:12] like to thank the council for the
[21:15] difficult decision you've made in
[21:17] approving the government tank site.
[21:20] It was truly a binary choice.
[21:25] You chose to expand and improve Fain
[21:29] Park. You chose to limit traffic
[21:33] on town roads and streets.
[21:38] And you chose to represent faithfully
[21:40] the best interests of over 300
[21:43] residences
[21:45] within a half mile of the proposed West
[21:50] Fain Park site.
[21:54] What you did is you allowed a
[21:57] responsible
[21:59] and long-term Prescat Valley business to
[22:03] continue operation
[22:05] with the least impact and the most
[22:08] benefit to the residents of Prescat
[22:11] Valley and for that I want to thank you.
[22:15] I want to caution the voters of Prescuit
[22:19] Valley
[22:21] that they will in the next several weeks
[22:24] be confronted by petition canvasers
[22:29] choosing or encouraging them to override
[22:33] the decisions you've made.
[22:36] That is not in the best interests of
[22:39] Prescat Valley. Once again, thank you
[22:43] for serving the best interests of
[22:45] Prescuit Valley.
[22:47] >> Thank you, sir.
[22:52] » Mr. Russo,
[22:54] >> Mr. Williams, you're on deck.
[22:57] » Mr. Williams, you're on deck.
[22:57] >> Thank you, council.
[22:59] » Thank you, council.
[22:59] Uh, mayor, vice mayor, and staff. Uh, my
[23:01] name is Chris Russo. I live in Presley
[23:03] Valley. Um, some of the things that I'm
[23:05] going to say I've already said before,
[23:07] but I think they bear repeating because
[23:08] there's a lot of information going
[23:10] around by certain groups of people that
[23:12] um are on Next Door, especially that's
[23:14] what I'm the one I'm on that
[23:16] [clears throat] um are saying that there
[23:17] is this third magic site that that could
[23:20] possibly come up and that there is a um
[23:23] uh a possibility of no minds. And uh I
[23:26] wanted to repeat what um what my friend
[23:28] said there that uh there is only two
[23:30] choices. There's two choices. It's
[23:32] either Government Tank or Stone Ridge
[23:34] and um uh Victoria States. Now, Victoria
[23:37] Estates is uh is a is a 55 and over
[23:40] community. They have uh most of the most
[23:43] of their residents are are are in the uh
[23:46] mid to upper 70s of age. Uh this would
[23:49] be this would be devastating for them
[23:50] because they are such a short distance
[23:52] from the from the site the uh the um the
[23:55] the the site on um area on site one. Um
[23:59] and um so they're that would be that
[24:02] would be bad for them because uh I've
[24:04] heard you know this is just a story I've
[24:06] heard that some of the women there they
[24:08] you know there's a lot of older women
[24:09] there and they uh they drive their car
[24:11] from one side of the street to the other
[24:13] to visit their friends. Now I don't know
[24:14] if that's true or not but these people
[24:16] are not um are not mobile. They can't
[24:18] get around and uh I want I myself are
[24:21] thinking of them over over the pe the
[24:24] people that don't exist over there on uh
[24:26] government tank. Uh and I wanted to back
[24:29] up something um was said also that um we
[24:33] elected you to represent us and we
[24:35] didn't represent we didn't elect uh any
[24:38] packs uh to represent us. Um the the the
[24:42] um um ruling by uh by referendum is not
[24:48] the way for a city or town to be run. Um
[24:52] I you know uh they are valuable when
[24:55] needed but just because a group of
[24:57] people don't get their way that they
[24:58] automatically go and referendum
[25:00] everybody uh is not a good way to is not
[25:03] a good way to rule. We voted you guys in
[25:05] there to do the job that we expect. We
[25:08] expect you to um to represent um
[25:11] Prescuit Valley, not Chino Valley, not
[25:14] mayor, not Prescuit Country Club. Yeah,
[25:16] the the Bible does say above your
[25:18] neighbor, but we are we're the ones that
[25:21] elected you to be uh our
[25:23] representatives, and we expect you to do
[25:24] our bidding. Uh and and we expect a
[25:28] government tank to be the place where
[25:30] they harvest rock and not Stone Ridge uh
[25:34] and Victoria Gardens, Artori States.
[25:36] Thank you.
[25:37] >> Thank you, sir.
[25:42] Williams.
[25:50] Greetings everyone. Bill Williams.
[25:54] I've owned a house on North Taylor Drive
[25:56] for 17 years. I love this town. That's
[26:01] why I'm running for mayor. But let's
[26:03] talk about a gravel pit. Yes, blowing
[26:06] dust, traffic, small explosions. But I'm
[26:11] not sure how much the 80 acres from the
[26:13] things as a gift is really worth or how
[26:16] much it's going to cost to maintain it
[26:18] during our lifetimes.
[26:20] So tonight, I guess you get to vote
[26:22] again on a sweetheart deal for
[26:25] developers written by the town attorney.
[26:29] We saw the attorney's handiwork before.
[26:32] It's called the Finley Toyota Center and
[26:35] we are stuck paying more than a million
[26:37] a year through 2037 on that. While the
[26:40] event center loses $500,000 per year,
[26:44] according to Ryan Judy,
[26:47] the only money makers on that deal were,
[26:50] wait for it, the fins,
[26:54] the author of that contract, same
[26:56] attorney. It begs the question, why do
[26:59] you keep letting him do those deals
[27:02] beneficial to people other than the
[27:04] taxpayers?
[27:06] Now, back to the contract that I guess
[27:08] you have to deal with.
[27:10] As you know, I'm a fiscal conservative
[27:13] and I don't see us getting enough out of
[27:15] this deal, but the developers get
[27:18] another sweetheart deal, don't they? So,
[27:21] the problem I have and one reason you
[27:23] should vote no, and I absolutely commend
[27:26] Janelle and Ken
[27:30] uh for seeing the endless tax breaks for
[27:33] the fins for the rest of our lives.
[27:37] What will your consciences do tonight?
[27:40] Now, as for the mayor,
[27:44] we need to check facts in articles about
[27:47] you being a weward cop on this police
[27:50] force. So, I'm going to ask you some
[27:53] questions. Is it true that time after
[27:56] time your discipline letters showed lack
[27:59] of judgment, lack of leadership,
[28:02] violations of rules? And is it true that
[28:05] you're getting $3,500 a month for
[28:07] post-traumatic stress disorder that you
[28:10] developed while on the police force?
[28:14] Was it caused when you shot someone in a
[28:16] moving car?
[28:19] One dead in Minneapolis,
[28:21] three dead 20 minutes after your gunshot
[28:25] into a moving car on Circle K at the old
[28:28] Circle K.
[28:31] And the town paid out $2.65 65 million
[28:34] for this.
[28:36] You need to come clean with everybody in
[28:38] this town and tell us, is your brain so
[28:41] fragile on PTSD that you should be in
[28:44] that chair? That chair where you
[28:47] leverage all your income?
[28:52] » What? Don't stumble.
[29:03] Welcome, sir.
[29:06] >> You seem to always follow the good ones.
[29:08] » You seem to always follow the good ones.
[29:08] [laughter]
[29:10] » Thank you, mayor, vice mayor,
[29:13] people of the town council. Name is Dave
[29:16] Lner. I'm a I'm a resident of Prescuit
[29:19] Valley.
[29:22] » My name is Dave Lner and I'm resident of
[29:25] Prescat Valley. I've spoken to the
[29:27] council on several occasions, so I'll be
[29:30] brief.
[29:32] Thank you to the council for casting
[29:34] their votes for government tank Corey.
[29:38] After tonight, the next phase begins.
[29:41] Those who don't believe in
[29:42] representative government will try to
[29:44] scare, cajol, and lie to the Presca
[29:47] Valley citizens.
[29:50] This re these people will pass around
[29:52] petitions to try and get a referendum on
[29:54] the ballot to vote down the government
[29:57] tank quarry, but will couch it as no
[30:00] mines near homes.
[30:04] That ref if passed will only move the
[30:06] quarry back to the Stone Ridge entrance
[30:09] which will only affect several hundred
[30:12] homes in Presca Valley versus the
[30:15] government tank quarry which has a low
[30:17] probability of affecting less than 15
[30:21] homes in Dwey.
[30:24] I ask all citizens of Prescuit Valley to
[30:28] not sign any pet petition be discerning.
[30:32] ask questions. The petitioners are not
[30:34] truthful and do not represent the town
[30:37] of Prescuit Valley's best interests.
[30:40] Thank you.
[30:41] >> Thank you.
[30:46] » Next four.
[30:49] » The next four we have
[30:52] Jason Chisum, Tim Fugate,
[30:56] Cynthia Neb, and Randy Bosber.
[31:02] Welcome, sir.
[31:03] >> Good evening, Mayor and Council, Vice
[31:05] » Good evening, Mayor and Council, Vice
[31:05] Mayor Chisum, the town of Dewey Humble.
[31:07] I am here tonight. I have been here
[31:08] before. I'm going to say the same thing
[31:10] I've said before. That is in September,
[31:13] the town of Dwey Humble on behalf of the
[31:16] 40 almost 4,500 residents that we have
[31:19] voted and passed a resolution in
[31:22] opposition of the government tank mine.
[31:26] We are still here with this. We are
[31:28] still fighting this. I have been out in
[31:31] the neighborhood of Dewey Humble. I have
[31:33] contacted many citizens of Presca
[31:35] Valley. I have contacted many citizens
[31:37] then and near the government tank mine.
[31:40] There is a piece of Arizona state trust
[31:42] land that actually borders that mine,
[31:46] small sliver. I'd say it's maybe 70 ft
[31:48] wide,
[31:50] but then there is about 14 or 15
[31:52] residents
[31:54] within 1,000 ft of that mine.
[31:58] Okay.
[32:01] The concern is again the fracking of the
[32:05] ground with the blasting that they want
[32:07] to do on that mine four times a year. I
[32:10] don't believe that they're going to m
[32:12] blast four times a year, but we'll see.
[32:15] Um there is the nearest well to that
[32:18] mine for the town of Presca Valley which
[32:20] is operated by Jacobs is 2.25 miles away
[32:24] located in the country club. That well
[32:27] has almost 50 years of history,
[32:30] documented history. I can promise you I
[32:33] will be analyzing that data. I will be
[32:36] watching that data. I will be doing
[32:38] public records requests for all the data
[32:40] and I will be monitoring that as as my
[32:44] term on the council.
[32:47] And if I am reelected again by the
[32:49] citizens of the town of Dewey Humbold, I
[32:51] will again continue to fight for that.
[32:53] If and when I see any change in that
[32:56] data, decrease change in that data, it
[32:59] will raise concerns of how the mine has
[33:02] affected the water in the ground.
[33:05] So moving forward tonight, I know it's a
[33:09] zoning map change, but I second hearing.
[33:12] And I still strongly urge you guys to
[33:15] reconsider this. Even though you have
[33:17] voted in a 5 to2 vote to move this
[33:20] forward, I would strongly ask that you
[33:22] reconsider your decision. Thank you for
[33:24] your time.
[33:25] >> Thank you, sir.
[33:31] » Welcome, sir.
[33:33] >> Thank you. Can you hear me?
[33:34] » Thank you. Can you hear me?
[33:34] >> Yes, sir.
[33:35] » Yes, sir.
[33:35] >> Um, thanks for allowing me to speak. Uh,
[33:38] » Um, thanks for allowing me to speak. Uh,
[33:38] Mr. Mayor, vice mayor. Um, I would like
[33:42] I'm my my name is Tim Fugat. I live in
[33:45] Prescat Valley. I want to read from the
[33:47] development agreement a small section of
[33:51] it on page one number C.
[33:55] On January 6th, 2021, FLP, that's the
[34:00] Feain Family Limited Partnership, and
[34:02] APNS applied to the town for a
[34:04] right-of-way permit to carry excavated
[34:07] material from the West Fain Park site
[34:09] across a portion of Feain Park for
[34:12] crushing and other processing at the
[34:14] APNS facility. Said permit was approved
[34:17] at the time, but never used. Therefore,
[34:20] the permit was closed on April 16th,
[34:23] 2021.
[34:24] When FP and APNS applied for permit
[34:28] renewal on February 7th, 2022,
[34:32] the application was denied as being
[34:35] inconsistent with the town's then
[34:37] current strategic plan. On February
[34:40] 14th, 2022, the town issued a press
[34:44] release indicating opposition to any
[34:47] rock harvest operations at the West Bane
[34:50] Park site.
[34:52] And it was after that point that the
[34:55] parties pivoted to the government tank.
[34:57] [clears throat]
[34:59] For those of you who support Government
[35:02] Tank, you have made a common sense
[35:05] decision.
[35:07] At the very least, it is the least ad
[35:11] least bad option
[35:13] when you ignore the fear-mongering from
[35:15] some of the folks.
[35:18] Um, I will address council members uh
[35:21] front and Janelle Ke. Um, a no vote is
[35:26] really two votes in one.
[35:29] You are nixing government tank and
[35:33] simultaneously
[35:34] authorizing the West Fain park site.
[35:38] Even though I heard Councilman Finn
[35:41] state during the December meeting that
[35:43] he was against having the gravel pit
[35:45] there, I find that position is
[35:48] contradictory
[35:50] knowing that a third side option is not
[35:52] feasible.
[35:54] So if you are both ambivalent about this
[35:58] whole process and I understand that
[36:01] the only logical thing to do is to
[36:04] abstain from voting.
[36:07] Taking directions from packs is the best
[36:10] way to remain uninformed.
[36:13] Thank you for your time. Thank you.
[36:22] Welcome, Mr. Bossber.
[36:25] >> Couldn't be. Good evening, Mayor, Vice
[36:28] » Couldn't be. Good evening, Mayor, Vice
[36:28] Mayor, Council. Randy Bossberg, longtime
[36:31] Presca Valley resident.
[36:33] Um, I'm here tonight just to speak on
[36:37] this.
[36:38] I strongly feel there shouldn't be a
[36:41] aggregate mine any anywhere in the town
[36:44] town boundaries and certainly not around
[36:48] res established residential areas.
[36:51] mining is incompatible with neighborhood
[36:54] life and impacts are well known.
[36:57] Also
[36:58] referring to the development agreement,
[37:01] it has been described as a benefit to
[37:04] the community, but it is but it is not a
[37:07] benefit to the residents. It clearly
[37:09] favors the land owner. And I must
[37:11] question why the town would enter into
[37:14] an agreement that could in the future
[37:17] require taxpayers
[37:19] to purchase the 80 acre gifted land
[37:23] without even knowing its appraised
[37:25] value. How much is that going to cost?
[37:28] Not directly to the taxpayers, but still
[37:31] the burden will be shared by other
[37:35] entities paying and not not the faints.
[37:39] So
[37:41] for these reasons, I'm asking you to
[37:43] vote no on this and revisit everything.
[37:46] Thank you.
[37:47] >> Thank you.
[37:52] » Do we have uh Cynthia
[37:55] Neb here?
[37:59] » Welcome, ma'am.
[38:03] >> My name is Cynthia Navy. You may have to
[38:05] » My name is Cynthia Navy. You may have to
[38:05] pull that one down a little bit.
[38:08] >> There you go.
[38:09] » There you go.
[38:09] >> My name is Cynthia Nei. I live in
[38:11] » My name is Cynthia Nei. I live in
[38:11] Viewpoint North. I am I attended the
[38:14] planning and zoning meeting on December
[38:16] 8th. I am speaking in regard to the
[38:19] government.
[38:19] >> Ma'am, I'm going to interrupt you a
[38:20] » Ma'am, I'm going to interrupt you a
[38:20] little bit. Can you just try to pull
[38:21] that microphone a little closer or
[38:23] Patricia if you can help her?
[38:25] Let's try it.
[38:27] I am speaking regarding the government
[38:30] tank rock quarry. The attorney for the
[38:33] fame family applicant made comments
[38:36] regarding to residents near the proposed
[38:39] quarry in Dwey. He commented that the
[38:43] nearest structures were 2400 to 2500
[38:48] feet from the quarry and that 200 and
[38:52] three 2300
[38:55] feet were maybe three a couple of
[38:57] trailers
[38:59] from that quarry.
[39:02] The aerials were shown that the
[39:05] structures looked
[39:07] and not permanent. He also stated that
[39:10] he had not been to the area. I have been
[39:14] to the area. Actually, there are
[39:16] approximately 20 homes and they are not
[39:19] trailers. They are manufactured homes.
[39:22] Most of the residents are seniors. I
[39:25] talked to a widow who lost income from
[39:28] her late husband's social security. I
[39:31] spoke to a man who had just brought his
[39:33] wife home from the hospital. I had a
[39:36] conversation with a 91-year man that
[39:40] would like to enjoy the remaining time
[39:42] of his life. These people do not deserve
[39:46] to have their lives diminished. Many
[39:49] have health issues and don't tell me
[39:52] that the dust and silica will not affect
[39:55] their health. Wind in the valley can
[39:58] blow up the sides of the hills
[40:00] surrounding it. The folks who live near
[40:04] norththeast of the proposed site where
[40:08] this pre prevailing winds usually blow
[40:11] from the southwest.
[40:13] Martin Luther King once said, "Judge
[40:17] people by the content of their
[40:19] character.
[40:26] People living in manufactured homes are
[40:29] not trailer trash.
[40:31] I hope you will research will search
[40:34] your conscience and vote for for the
[40:36] best is what the people who are
[40:38] affected. The veins own property
[40:41] property approximately 9,000 acres in
[40:45] this county. I urge them to consider
[40:49] utilizing an area outside of the town
[40:51] limits that would not negatively affect
[40:55] the citizens.
[40:58] Thank you.
[40:59] >> Thank you, ma'am.
[41:06] The next four names we have Harrynik,
[41:10] [clears throat]
[41:12] Chuck Gorman, Scarlet Pike, Joe
[41:15] Colossimo, and Raina Yoss.
[41:23] » Welcome, sir.
[41:27] Good evening, mayor and town council and
[41:30] all people here. I am here to speak so
[41:33] you don't have to guess against the
[41:35] mine. Uh, as we've already heard, its
[41:39] effect on people will be damaging. Its
[41:42] effect, all you had to do is be outside
[41:44] in the wind today and you know what that
[41:46] wind's like. And when they're doing
[41:48] silicide dust, which is proven to be
[41:52] harmful to lungs to to in a number of
[41:56] ways, even up to and including cancer,
[41:59] uh there's there's no way that doesn't
[42:02] get blown far and breathed in. So,
[42:05] people that have been long-term
[42:06] residents, and it's not a couple hundred
[42:08] homes, as was mentioned earlier, it's
[42:10] thousands of homes that are going to be
[42:12] infected and people's lives and people's
[42:14] health. Well, I I've been in business
[42:17] for 25 I was in business for over 25
[42:20] years
[42:21] and sought every time to find a win-win
[42:25] situation in a in a any kind of dispute,
[42:29] any kind of situation at all. And you
[42:32] know what? I can't find a win-win in
[42:35] this with the resonance, the people that
[42:37] are down there. All I can find is a
[42:39] win-lose. I don't know who's winning
[42:42] from all this city entity uh people
[42:46] whatever
[42:48] perhaps the fains I don't know exactly
[42:50] but somebody's winning because they're
[42:52] pushing for it and the rest of the
[42:55] people involved that are close they'll
[42:58] be afflicted they'll be losers
[43:01] that's not how people should treat other
[43:04] people I win you lose no it's we find a
[43:08] way we both win period
[43:11] And I don't believe we've we've done our
[43:14] due diligence on that to find a way that
[43:16] we can say we both win. Um
[43:22] you know what exactly they're mining
[43:24] for. They're mining for one thing, but
[43:26] it seems open that they can mine for
[43:28] whatever they want. And that's another
[43:30] question. And there's more questions
[43:32] beyond that. And
[43:35] when this is done, do the other 1600
[43:38] acres near it follow?
[43:41] Another question. Uh what about 24-hour
[43:44] mining, which is
[43:47] acceptable,
[43:49] but can it happen there? Well, nobody
[43:52] has addressed that. Nobody has addressed
[43:54] No, it can't happen. Um and you got
[43:58] people too close to there. It's
[44:00] destroying air quality and health and
[44:03] it's destroying property values. Already
[44:05] we've seen people moving because they
[44:09] want out before out isn't possible and
[44:13] the property values are already
[44:15] declining in those areas. You're our
[44:19] neighbors.
[44:20] Help us
[44:23] because we'd help you.
[44:28] » Thank you, sir.
[44:34] Welcome, sir.
[44:38] » Great to see you all again. My name is
[44:39] Chuck Gorman. I live in Stone Ridge. Um,
[44:42] Gilbert with always the best suits. And
[44:44] Ken, welcome back from Florida. I hope
[44:45] your time with your aunt was pleasurable
[44:48] and memorable. Um, I'm here to speak
[44:50] about, well, actually, let me tell you,
[44:52] um, when I was putting this presentation
[44:54] together, I seriously considered
[44:56] bringing a guitar and singing. just felt
[44:58] a little too 60s. So, um I'm going to
[45:01] run through the words. So, imagine
[45:03] please if you would a town where we
[45:05] elect a council to do serious work.
[45:07] Imagine a council that studies reports,
[45:09] considers, consults engineers, planners,
[45:12] attorneys, and residents. A council that
[45:14] sits through long meetings, ask
[45:16] difficult questions, ways, tradeoffs,
[45:18] and then votes. Now imagine that all
[45:21] that work
[45:23] after all that work a small group needs
[45:25] only about 1,400 signatures to stop that
[45:29] council's decision. Not refine it, not
[45:31] improve it, just reset the process.
[45:33] Imagine being asked to continually do
[45:35] that job knowing that any complex or
[45:38] unpopular decision can be undone before
[45:40] it even has a chance to take effect.
[45:43] Imagine time. It's early January now. If
[45:46] the zoning goes on to referendum and
[45:48] voting, we will not be voting on this
[45:50] issue until November. That's 11 months
[45:52] from now. 11 months of uncertainty, 11
[45:55] months where nothing moves forward. But
[45:58] consider this carefully as well. This is
[46:00] not a question of whether there will be
[46:03] a quarry. There will be a quarry. It is
[46:05] a question of where it will be. If the
[46:07] referendum moves forward to stop this
[46:09] and succeeds, the new quarry will be
[46:11] located on Stone Ridge Drive. We can
[46:13] call it the stone ridge quarry. If the
[46:16] referendum does not move forward, the
[46:18] quarry will be located government tank.
[46:20] It's one or the other. Not somewhere
[46:22] else, not no quarry. Imagine how many
[46:25] people may sign a petition believing
[46:28] they're stopping something when in
[46:29] reality they're only moving it. Imagine
[46:31] scale as well. What if every difficult
[46:34] land use decision work this way? What if
[46:37] every complex issue was delayed nearly a
[46:39] year and then decided on by a townwide
[46:41] vote? Would Prescott Valley still be
[46:43] able to function? Or would governor
[46:45] become a cycle of delay, campaigns, and
[46:48] confusion? Representative government
[46:50] exists because not every decision can be
[46:52] or should be made by the voters. Imagine
[46:55] influence. People who do not live in
[46:57] Prescott Valley can legally help push a
[47:00] referendum forward. They don't live
[47:02] here. They don't pay full belts of
[47:03] taxes, and they often don't feel the
[47:05] pain of bad decisions, but they can
[47:07] shape the outcomes. Imagine how that
[47:10] sits with residents who do pay taxes.
[47:13] Imagine information. Most voters are
[47:15] busy. They do not have time to research
[47:17] most issues. They reply. They rely on
[47:19] mailers, headlines, and slogans. Ballot
[47:21] language is complex. Sometimes it's hard
[47:23] to tell which option actually supports
[47:25] which outcome. Placement on the B ball
[47:28] ballot matters. Fatigue matters. Imagine
[47:30] asking people to decide a highly
[47:32] technical issue months after the
[47:34] original debate based on a few lines of
[47:36] text.
[47:38] This is not
[47:42] this is not our right for referendum.
[47:45] It's awarded to understand what a
[47:47] referendum does and what it does not do.
[47:49] And in this case, it does not eliminate.
[47:52] It only chooses which community.
[47:54] >> Thank you, sir.
[47:55] » Thank you, sir.
[47:55] >> Trying to make that choice
[47:59] » Trying to make that choice
[47:59] a year from now.
[48:01] >> Thank you, sir.
[48:06] Welcome,
[48:09] » vice ma'am, members of the council.
[48:11] Thank you for being here and thank you
[48:13] for being the type of people.
[48:14] >> Okay, I'm sorry. Um, thank you for being
[48:17] » Okay, I'm sorry. Um, thank you for being
[48:17] here. Thank you for being the type of
[48:18] people that really listen and take into
[48:21] account the concerns of the residents. I
[48:23] imagine that when you're not here, you
[48:25] have to, you know, screen a lot of phone
[48:26] calls, a lot of emails, and a lot of
[48:29] meetings with well-connected people who
[48:30] put a lot of pressure on you to push
[48:32] this through.
[48:34] That's a heavy burden to bear. Um, but
[48:36] right now you sit as potential
[48:38] protectors of the people. Uh, the
[48:40] residents who seek protection from the
[48:42] loud noises coming to disrupt peaceful
[48:44] evenings, nights of sleep, work sessions
[48:48] during the day. The residents who fear
[48:49] the decline of their property values.
[48:51] The residents who are aware of how much
[48:53] a mining operation would tax and deplete
[48:56] our already taxed water supply. and the
[48:58] residents who seek protection from the
[49:00] health impacts of the silicone dust in
[49:02] the air. I don't believe it has to be an
[49:04] eitheror for some residents to be safe
[49:07] that other residents would necessarily
[49:08] have to be exposed to those same
[49:10] dangers. I believe that you can actually
[49:12] say no to various things that put mining
[49:15] in residential zones. So I I hope that
[49:18] you guys will stand up for the neighbors
[49:19] and not crush the hopes of concerned
[49:21] citizens. I thank you for your attention
[49:24] to this matter and I hope that each of
[49:25] you will make the right call. Thank you.
[49:27] Thank you, ma'am.
[49:32] » Welcome, sir.
[49:33] >> Good evening. Joe Colossimo, citizen of
[49:36] » Good evening. Joe Colossimo, citizen of
[49:36] Prescat Valley.
[49:38] Elizabeth Willing Powell asked Benjamin
[49:40] Franklin on September 18th, 1787 in
[49:43] Philadelphia,
[49:45] exiting the constitutional convention,
[49:47] which kind of government we would have.
[49:50] Franklin's response, a republic if we
[49:54] can keep it. Franklin understood how
[49:58] delicate keeping a representative
[50:00] republic would be. We elect our
[50:03] representatives to be our voice. If we
[50:07] don't like how they are representing us,
[50:10] we can elect others to replace them.
[50:13] That is a representative republic.
[50:17] Right here in Prescat Valley, we have
[50:19] political groups that want to want the
[50:23] town governed by referendum.
[50:26] Many of their members do not live in
[50:28] Prescuit Valley. How is it that these
[50:31] groups that were only formed three years
[50:34] ago insist they know what is best for
[50:37] all of Prescat Valley? When they don't
[50:40] get what they want, they pull out
[50:42] petitions and blatantly lie to our
[50:45] citizens. the scare. They scared them to
[50:48] death with completely false information.
[50:51] You don't believe me? You can read Sandy
[50:54] Graham's opinion piece in the December
[50:56] 9th courier. She makes it clear that
[50:59] this gravel pit will produce noise,
[51:02] dust, poor air quality and health and
[51:04] public health, threats to water, house
[51:08] foundations being da d d d d d d d d d d
[51:10] d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
[51:10] d d d d d d d d d dabilized and threats
[51:12] to animals just to name a few. None of
[51:15] these things have ever happened under
[51:20] the management of APNS since they have
[51:22] been here in Prescuit Valley. I can't
[51:25] speak for other gravel pit managers, but
[51:28] our local pit has been managed
[51:30] responsibly for over 30 years. It's
[51:33] there now and now you guys are
[51:36] complaining about it. Starting tomorrow,
[51:39] these groups will begin their referendum
[51:41] petition drive. They will tell you all
[51:43] the lies that I mentioned. I am asking
[51:46] the citizens of Prescat Valley to demand
[51:49] the proof of the allegations they will
[51:51] make to you. Please do not sign anything
[51:54] without the proof. Don't allow them to
[51:57] govern by referendum. Remember, there is
[52:00] no choice C in this situation.
[52:03] Government tank has been proven to be
[52:06] the best choice for the gravel pit
[52:08] expansion. And uh governor, I just or
[52:11] mayor, I just want to apologize for your
[52:13] personal information and your family's
[52:15] personal information being leaked by a
[52:17] certain guy running for mayor. Thank
[52:19] you.
[52:26] » Do we have Raina Yoss here?
[52:30] And last call for Jennifer Jones and
[52:32] Deborah Laura.
[52:36] » Miss Jones. Miss Laura, are you out
[52:38] there?
[52:41] Oh, this gentleman here, you'll be
[52:42] you'll be our last person, sir. Welcome.
[52:45] >> Hello. Okay. My name is Raina Yoss and
[52:48] » Hello. Okay. My name is Raina Yoss and
[52:48] I'm not a well person and I live at
[52:52] Prriscuit Country Club. I live by Hopi
[52:56] and Western Sunset Drive. I have
[52:59] conditions
[53:00] that if they started with that, I'm not
[53:03] going to be able I'm my lungs are almost
[53:05] cancer.
[53:07] Even though I'm 75 years old, I still
[53:10] want to live. I still want to do things.
[53:12] But also, it's going to bring the value
[53:14] down on my house. Do you think I'm going
[53:16] to be able to sell it or anybody around
[53:19] there?
[53:20] I mean, there's other people probably
[53:23] have the conditions like me, but my
[53:26] lungs are almost cancer. I'm not going
[53:28] to be able to leave there, live there.
[53:30] And if I try to sell it, you think I'm
[53:32] going to be able to sell that house
[53:34] knowing what I know.
[53:37] Right by Hopie, where am I going to go?
[53:41] I'm all alone. I don't have anybody
[53:46] try selling my house.
[53:49] But that's what I think about the fame.
[53:51] They can go f themsel because, you know,
[53:53] they can go anywhere else. They've got a
[53:56] lot of money, but Oh, maybe should I
[54:00] bring a couple of bottles of whiskey and
[54:01] maybe they might change their mind.
[54:05] >> Thank you, sir. Welcome. Come on up.
[54:14] » Welcome, sir.
[54:15] >> Hi, my name is Mark Johnson. Excuse
[54:17] » Hi, my name is Mark Johnson. Excuse
[54:17] [clears throat] me.
[54:18] >> Uh, I'm a homeowner in the Press Country
[54:21] » Uh, I'm a homeowner in the Press Country
[54:21] Club. My family moved from the valley
[54:24] area here in 2001. We located here
[54:27] because of the cleaner air and cooler
[54:29] comments it provides. [clears throat]
[54:31] Firstly, I would like to commend the
[54:34] founding fathers, the Feain family that
[54:36] established the country club and has
[54:38] donated property to the town of Prescat
[54:40] Valley. I met Bill Feain about 15 years
[54:43] ago. My first impression was that he was
[54:45] a humble man with integrity and cared
[54:48] greatly about our community. Sadly, he
[54:50] is no longer with us. We are gathered
[54:53] here today to strongly object to this
[54:55] proposed pit mine. There are many
[54:57] reasons to oppose this. The major ones
[55:00] are contamination of our air that we
[55:03] breathe and soil toxins that will likely
[55:05] affect major neighborhoods, including
[55:07] the country club. The prevailing winds
[55:10] come from the west.
[55:13] So, we will likely be the first area
[55:15] contaminated.
[55:16] When the wind blows, the silica sand is
[55:19] a forever mineral derived from quartz
[55:23] and used
[55:25] to make glass. Think about that.
[55:28] When when when breathed into the lungs,
[55:31] it remains there forever causing COPD,
[55:35] cancer, emphyma, asthma, heart problems,
[55:39] and death. Many people in the club are
[55:41] elderly and have health conditions and
[55:43] already struggle with respiratory
[55:46] issues. Soil contamination to help
[55:49] control dust.
[55:52] The mine will require vast amounts of
[55:54] water to the site. This will likely
[55:57] cause toxins to leech into our
[55:59] groundwater affecting our drinking water
[56:01] for generations.
[56:03] Silica dust or very fine particles that
[56:06] collect in air conditioning units will
[56:08] be in our homes, our vehicles and cause
[56:11] much damage to them and our bodies.
[56:13] Also, there will also be noise issues
[56:15] from large trucks and and drilling and
[56:18] blasting from the and the and the
[56:20] crushing the new crushing plant they're
[56:22] going to put in.
[56:25] State law allows for this type of mine
[56:27] to continue 247. They talk about doing
[56:31] six days a week, but they are allowed to
[56:33] do that much.
[56:35] Think about that. Wildlife displacement
[56:38] and vegetation removal.
[56:49] Strip mining can cause ground fishers,
[56:52] foundation cracks, and drywall cracks
[56:54] surrounding neighborhoods. That this
[56:56] operation is approved. could could be in
[56:59] operation for decades. The result could
[57:01] be devastating for our local
[57:02] communities.
[57:04] The founding fathers zoned land for
[57:06] residential with godly wisdom. I don't
[57:09] believe they would have approved a
[57:11] reszoning of this property. They were
[57:14] interested in environmentalship
[57:16] and loved our community and people.
[57:23] And
[57:23] >> when you say longer, it 10 seconds or
[57:25] » when you say longer, it 10 seconds or
[57:25] less. How's that? No, sir.
[57:29] Thank you, sir.
[57:30] >> Thank you.
[57:35] » No one else. Mayor.
[57:36] >> Thank you, ma'am. Moving on. Item seven,
[57:38] » Thank you, ma'am. Moving on. Item seven,
[57:38] council communications. I'll start to my
[57:40] right. Councilwoman Keel, anything to
[57:41] add? Councilman Freud?
[57:45] >> There's
[57:48] » There's
[57:48] Thank you. Um, I think there's a a lot
[57:51] of interest in having some sort of a uh
[57:54] a motorsports uh park or activities in
[57:57] town. And now we have uh we have at
[58:00] least two groups that are interested uh
[58:02] one for go-karting and one for
[58:04] motocross. And uh I think that it it's
[58:09] it's great to get our youth involved in
[58:11] some healthy activities and take them
[58:14] away from the uh the the computer games
[58:17] and the uh playing with their phone and
[58:20] becoming sedentary. So I just wanted to
[58:22] add that.
[58:24] >> Thank you, sir.
[58:25] » Thank you, sir.
[58:25] >> Manager's report. Mr. Davidson,
[58:28] » Manager's report. Mr. Davidson,
[58:28] >> uh Mr. Mayor, uh mayor, Mr. Mayor,
[58:30] » uh Mr. Mayor, uh mayor, Mr. Mayor,
[58:30] members of the council, there's two
[58:31] things. Uh we have a special study
[58:33] session next Thursday the 15th. Um
[58:36] normally our study sessions are at 3:00.
[58:38] This is going to be at 5:30. It's a
[58:40] joint study session between planning and
[58:42] zoning and the town council. And the
[58:44] topic is on our wildlife quarter
[58:46] planning efforts. And so we're going to
[58:48] have a report out by the outside
[58:50] consulting group on where we're at with
[58:53] uh that effort and get direction and
[58:55] feedback from council and members of the
[58:56] planning and zoning. And the second
[58:58] thing is a positive um as everyone knows
[59:01] u 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of
[59:05] our country and like many communities
[59:08] across our nation. Uh we we here in
[59:11] Prescat Valley are going to be
[59:12] celebrating that. So throughout the year
[59:14] you're going to begin to see uh the 250
[59:17] kind of shout out uh for that
[59:19] anniversary. So, in all of our special
[59:21] events and some of the different
[59:22] activities that we're going to be doing,
[59:24] you're going to begin to see that 250
[59:26] logo uh to celebrate our country. Thank
[59:29] you.
[59:29] >> Thank you, sir. Next up, consent agenda.
[59:32] » Thank you, sir. Next up, consent agenda.
[59:32] All matters listed under consent agenda
[59:34] are considered routine by the town
[59:35] council and will be enacted by one
[59:37] motion. There will be no separate
[59:38] discussion of these items. If discussion
[59:40] is desired, that item will be removed
[59:42] from the consent agenda and will be
[59:43] considered separately. Council, we've
[59:45] had a chance to review our packet.
[59:47] Seeing no items being removed, I'll
[59:48] entertain a motion.
[59:49] >> Mr. Mr. May I'll make a motion to
[59:50] » Mr. Mr. May I'll make a motion to
[59:50] approve all items listed under consent
[59:52] agenda by electronic vote.
[59:54] >> A second.
[59:54] » A second.
[59:54] >> Clerk, please call a vote.
[1:00:01] » Mayor, thank you. Council member Fry
[1:00:05] and Council Member Ke.
[1:00:07] >> Yes,
[1:00:10] » Yes,
[1:00:10] >> Mayor. That passes unanimously.
[1:00:12] » Mayor. That passes unanimously.
[1:00:12] >> Thank you, ma'am. Next up, item 10A,
[1:00:14] » Thank you, ma'am. Next up, item 10A,
[1:00:14] ordinance number 2026-974,
[1:00:16] adopting CMC 25-008, government tank
[1:00:20] rock harvest site from RL-2 or 70
[1:00:23] residential single family limited to IG
[1:00:26] industrial general limited zoning for
[1:00:28] purposes of a sand and gravel operation.
[1:00:30] Sir, welcome.
[1:00:31] >> Thank you, mayor, vice mayor, council. I
[1:00:33] » Thank you, mayor, vice mayor, council. I
[1:00:33] have nothing further to add. Just here
[1:00:35] for any questions you guys might have.
[1:00:36] >> Council, we have any questions for staff
[1:00:38] » Council, we have any questions for staff
[1:00:38] at this time before I bring up the
[1:00:40] applicant's representative?
[1:00:43] You're good, sir. Is the applicant's
[1:00:45] representative here?
[1:00:54] Welcome, sir.
[1:00:56] >> Yes. Thank you, Mayor and Council. For
[1:00:57] » Yes. Thank you, Mayor and Council. For
[1:00:57] the record, Bill Ali, Tiffany Bosow,
[1:00:59] tonight as representing the applicant.
[1:01:01] We don't have a presentation or anything
[1:01:02] to add. Obviously, we went through a lot
[1:01:05] of the Q&A at the last hearing, but
[1:01:06] certainly here to answer any questions.
[1:01:08] >> Great. Council, is there any additional
[1:01:10] » Great. Council, is there any additional
[1:01:10] questions? Councilman Ke.
[1:01:13] >> Uh, so I was reviewing the Presca Valley
[1:01:15] » Uh, so I was reviewing the Presca Valley
[1:01:15] material source um reclamation
[1:01:19] and um it had stated that you anticipate
[1:01:22] that being active for 10 years and then
[1:01:25] um I believe the government tank Pete
[1:01:28] had said uh that that that um should be
[1:01:32] productive for about 8 to 10 years.
[1:01:35] What's the plan after that? Uh, mayor
[1:01:38] and councilwoman Keiel, I don't have the
[1:01:40] reclamation plan in front of me, so I
[1:01:42] can't tell you regarding the ultimate
[1:01:45] plan for the mining operation. I will
[1:01:47] tell you informally what we are hearing
[1:01:49] from the experts on our team, which is
[1:01:51] really the APNS folks, is that we don't
[1:01:54] know until we get out there and we
[1:01:55] scrape the surface and we see what's
[1:01:57] underneath the surface as as to how long
[1:01:59] it'll take to extract that and then how
[1:02:01] long and how much rock is there. It
[1:02:04] could be 10 years. It could be 30 years.
[1:02:06] It could be 50 years. A little bit
[1:02:08] different on Stone Ridge or West Fane
[1:02:11] Park. The rock sticks out of the ground
[1:02:12] today. We can see the rock and so they
[1:02:14] have a bit bit of a better understanding
[1:02:16] of the the longevity of the rock source
[1:02:19] there. Probably 50 to 75 years there.
[1:02:24] >> You state that that's 50 to 70 years.
[1:02:26] » You state that that's 50 to 70 years.
[1:02:26] Yet the reclamation plan says it's for
[1:02:29] 10 years.
[1:02:30] >> Again, m Mr. Mayor and Councilwoman, I
[1:02:33] » Again, m Mr. Mayor and Councilwoman, I
[1:02:33] don't I didn't draft the reclamation
[1:02:34] plan. I didn't design the reclamation
[1:02:36] plan. Uh APNS submitted that as a first
[1:02:38] draft to this to the state. I don't know
[1:02:40] if that is a condition that they can't
[1:02:43] exceed. Um but all I can tell you is I'm
[1:02:46] the FN zoning attorney. I'm not the APNS
[1:02:49] uh reclamation attorney.
[1:02:54] » Whoops. I have another question. I know
[1:02:56] that one of my biggest concerns is the
[1:02:58] tax rebate that's in within the
[1:03:00] development agreement and you had said
[1:03:02] that that the fans never want to see a
[1:03:04] dime out of that. Um can we just remove
[1:03:06] that?
[1:03:09] Mr. Mayor and Councilwoman, so the
[1:03:11] development agreement is not in front of
[1:03:12] us tonight. Uh it was approved last
[1:03:14] month and it has been vested. Um so that
[1:03:16] is a done deal. Uh clearly there are
[1:03:19] some sections in the development
[1:03:20] agreement that you have read and you
[1:03:22] have noticed that uh if this goes to
[1:03:25] referendum where if this case fails
[1:03:27] tonight, we have the obligation to undo
[1:03:30] all of those agreements. And so we would
[1:03:32] be not donating the land. We would not
[1:03:34] be asking for a tax rebate. We would be
[1:03:37] mining that site.
[1:03:45] Uh just uh one more thing, another
[1:03:48] concern within the development agreement
[1:03:50] is um that
[1:03:53] that it could be revoked at any point
[1:03:55] within the next year. So I don't feel
[1:03:57] like there was ever a meeting of the
[1:03:58] mind. Um,
[1:04:01] is it possible to continue negotiations,
[1:04:03] maybe get a mediator in place to help
[1:04:06] um, you know, to to try to find
[1:04:09] consensus to try to find a deal where
[1:04:11] this gentleman was saying there there
[1:04:14] could be a win-win or not such a
[1:04:16] terrible lose and such a and a win?
[1:04:20] >> And mayor and Councilwoman Ke, we
[1:04:22] » And mayor and Councilwoman Ke, we
[1:04:22] believe the negotiation of it was a
[1:04:24] win-win. We believe that there are a lot
[1:04:26] of extra regulations that the town
[1:04:29] doesn't have today and would not have on
[1:04:31] Stone Ridge that are incorporated in
[1:04:33] that agreement uh in exchange for the
[1:04:36] the development of this of the
[1:04:38] government tank site. So although the
[1:04:40] development agreement is vested, it's
[1:04:43] recorded, it is a contract now that is
[1:04:45] enforceable by all the parties, um we
[1:04:50] believe that it was negotiated uh with
[1:04:52] the town. There was a lot of things that
[1:04:55] the fains wanted and that the APNS
[1:04:57] wanted or didn't want in that agreement
[1:04:59] that they gave into in terms of
[1:05:02] additional regulation. So, it was not a
[1:05:04] one-sided agreement. I actually advised
[1:05:06] both of them that not to go down the
[1:05:08] path of development agreement. I don't
[1:05:10] see what you're getting. You're giving
[1:05:11] away land and you're giving away reg
[1:05:15] overregulation on a site that is
[1:05:17] normally only regulated by the state in
[1:05:20] exchange for potentially down the road
[1:05:23] having a reimbursement if a potential
[1:05:26] new tax goes in place. So I in my
[1:05:28] opinion legally it's one-sided in favor
[1:05:32] of the town.
[1:05:35] >> We'll have to disagree.
[1:05:37] » We'll have to disagree.
[1:05:37] >> Yes ma'am. And as a reminder to council,
[1:05:39] » Yes ma'am. And as a reminder to council,
[1:05:39] let's stay on the itemized item and not
[1:05:43] drift into the development agreement,
[1:05:44] which is not on our agenda tonight.
[1:05:47] Councilman Fry,
[1:05:49] Mr. Lai, I I uh during the meetings, a
[1:05:52] series of meetings, we were told that
[1:05:54] all the water that was going to be used
[1:05:57] uh millions of gallons that would be
[1:05:59] used uh would be recycled. And uh that
[1:06:02] was including somehow there it was uh
[1:06:06] there's going to let's face it over over
[1:06:08] the years with a 4 and a half mile hall
[1:06:09] road if you do keep the dust down it's
[1:06:12] going to be it's going to entail
[1:06:13] millions of gallons of water. Could you
[1:06:16] explain to me how you're going to
[1:06:19] recycle the water that's sprayed on the
[1:06:21] hall road?
[1:06:22] >> And Mr. Mayor and and Councilman I've
[1:06:25] » And Mr. Mayor and and Councilman I've
[1:06:25] attended every single public hearing.
[1:06:27] Never once has it come out of my mouth
[1:06:29] or fins or APNS that we're going to
[1:06:31] recycle the water. There's absolutely no
[1:06:34] way to water dust and dirt roads and
[1:06:39] then recycle that same exact water. What
[1:06:41] we have said is that we are not drilling
[1:06:43] a new well at the government tank site
[1:06:45] that we're not extracting new water
[1:06:47] sources out of that area. We will be
[1:06:49] trucking water from the Stone Ridge site
[1:06:52] today, the the East Fain Park site
[1:06:54] today, trucking that water over to use
[1:06:56] it for the operations at the government
[1:06:58] tank. We've never said that we're going
[1:06:59] to recycle. We said we weren't going to
[1:07:02] um drill and get new water sources at
[1:07:04] the site.
[1:07:05] >> So, so these uh public meetings that I
[1:07:08] » So, so these uh public meetings that I
[1:07:08] attended uh they were not authorized by
[1:07:11] the fins. Then
[1:07:13] >> m Mr. Mayor and and Councilman Freud, I
[1:07:16] » m Mr. Mayor and and Councilman Freud, I
[1:07:16] don't know which one you're referring
[1:07:17] to. I know that every meeting that I
[1:07:19] attended where I was answering the
[1:07:21] questions, nobody on our team ever said
[1:07:24] the water would be recycled. I'm not
[1:07:26] sure how you do that.
[1:07:27] >> Well, for example, I attended one at
[1:07:28] » Well, for example, I attended one at
[1:07:28] Quailwood
[1:07:30] and uh it was clearly stated that all
[1:07:32] the water was going to be recycled
[1:07:35] and I questioned that and uh never got
[1:07:38] an answer.
[1:07:40] >> And Mr. Mayor and Councilman Freud, I've
[1:07:42] » And Mr. Mayor and Councilman Freud, I've
[1:07:42] never attended a meeting at Quailwood,
[1:07:44] so I I can't speak to that.
[1:07:47] Thank you, Councilwoman.
[1:07:50] >> So, I've been in construction for a long
[1:07:52] » So, I've been in construction for a long
[1:07:52] time as well, and I know that they use
[1:07:54] non-pottable water in a lot of those
[1:07:56] water trucks, and so that might be where
[1:07:58] the misunderstanding is. It's
[1:07:59] non-pottable. Um, and it does not have
[1:08:02] to be freshwater source. But, um, all
[1:08:05] construction companies try to keep the
[1:08:07] dust down and by watering the roads. So,
[1:08:10] my only other question is um right
[1:08:12] behind Denny's there is a very large
[1:08:16] modular home or mobile home park. I
[1:08:18] believe the sign still says mobile home
[1:08:21] park of 55 and over. And the quarry was
[1:08:25] there before the mobile home park went
[1:08:27] in. And I have multiple times gone back
[1:08:30] and seen homes that are for sale that
[1:08:33] are also bought up very quickly. So
[1:08:36] depending on the real estate market at
[1:08:38] the time, um, and being that it's 55 and
[1:08:41] over, it's not necessarily a family
[1:08:44] neighborhood to where they can do that.
[1:08:46] But I've not heard that group be
[1:08:48] represented being disgruntled by their
[1:08:50] homes of where they're already at. And
[1:08:52] it's a very older park. It's not um, new
[1:08:55] mobile homes. It's not a, you know,
[1:08:58] within 10 years. I'm sure it's been
[1:08:59] there for a very long time. And so I
[1:09:01] just wanted to make that um question is
[1:09:05] do you happen to know how many homes are
[1:09:07] over there already because we have not
[1:09:09] heard from any of that group.
[1:09:11] >> And Mr. Mayor and Madam Councilwoman,
[1:09:14] » And Mr. Mayor and Madam Councilwoman,
[1:09:14] we've heard from a lot of the residents
[1:09:16] in and around the existing mining site.
[1:09:18] Some of them are legislators and many of
[1:09:21] them were shocked that there was ever a
[1:09:22] blasting activity or that the activity
[1:09:25] is that intense. Some of those homes are
[1:09:27] 300 feet away from the existing activity
[1:09:29] today. Right.
[1:09:30] >> Uh are there have there been complaints
[1:09:32] » Uh are there have there been complaints
[1:09:32] over the years? They have. We we have
[1:09:35] questioned the operator multiple times.
[1:09:37] I need to know what we're talking about.
[1:09:39] And he says, "We we have had some
[1:09:40] complaints about the truck beeping
[1:09:42] backing up. It's a safety mechanism
[1:09:44] that's that's mandated on the trucks.
[1:09:47] Nobody likes to hear that beeping.
[1:09:48] Nobody likes to hear the beeping behind,
[1:09:50] you know, Walmarts or Targets. Uh if you
[1:09:53] live near there, it is required of those
[1:09:56] trucks. And unfortunately uh that does
[1:09:58] have an impact at the existing site. But
[1:10:00] that site has been there for 30 years.
[1:10:02] It has operated for 30 years. It's 300
[1:10:05] acres. 300 acres. Uh we're talking about
[1:10:08] a 40 acre site at Government Tank. We're
[1:10:11] talking about potentially if government
[1:10:13] tank and again let me remind everyone a
[1:10:15] vote of no tonight isn't stopping
[1:10:19] mining.
[1:10:20] >> I think there is a little misconception.
[1:10:22] » I think there is a little misconception.
[1:10:22] I'm listening to some of the comments
[1:10:23] tonight and I think there's some folks
[1:10:26] who have been told that if you go and
[1:10:27] you oppose tonight's action, you're
[1:10:30] stopping mining in the entire town. No
[1:10:33] more mining in Prescuit Valley. That is
[1:10:35] not the case tonight. There are two
[1:10:37] options. There's not a third site.
[1:10:38] There's never been a third site. We've
[1:10:40] never talked about a third site. If you
[1:10:42] vote yes tonight, government tank can be
[1:10:45] authorized for uh gravel extraction and
[1:10:49] rock extraction. If you vote no or if
[1:10:52] the referendum is successful,
[1:10:55] it will go to Stone Ridge and there's 80
[1:10:58] acres there that can be mined as opposed
[1:11:01] to the 40 acres at Government Tank. So,
[1:11:04] um, as much as we feel like we can be a
[1:11:06] good neighbor at Stone Ridge and as much
[1:11:09] as the development agreement has put
[1:11:11] extra obligations on us if we do go to I
[1:11:15] say Stone Ridge, but the West Fain Park
[1:11:17] site that don't exist on the 300 acres
[1:11:19] today. That is not our preference. We
[1:11:22] have gone through all of these public
[1:11:23] hearings because our preference is to be
[1:11:26] a good neighbor and move to government
[1:11:28] tank. And then the only other thing I
[1:11:30] wanted to make comment on is that if you
[1:11:34] look at your deed in most housing areas,
[1:11:37] you don't have mineral rights, water
[1:11:39] rights, or airspace rights even. And for
[1:11:42] a company or a corporation that is
[1:11:44] protecting a legacy of a long-term
[1:11:47] family trust, um for them to say that
[1:11:49] they they do retain the rights, they
[1:11:52] have the mineral rights to the
[1:11:54] properties that they have. And that's a
[1:11:56] small smart business plan. Um, and if
[1:12:00] they weren't trying to protect their own
[1:12:02] group, then they would don't have the
[1:12:06] wherewithal in my opinion for staying in
[1:12:09] business. So, that's a business
[1:12:11] decision. It's a business process and
[1:12:13] it's a good business model. And so, I'm
[1:12:16] just saying that um, you know, when
[1:12:18] people are saying they don't have the
[1:12:19] right to do something, well, that would
[1:12:21] be like saying you're not allowed to
[1:12:22] plant a tree because you're going to dig
[1:12:24] a hole in your property. And that's not
[1:12:26] how this is going. So I know that when
[1:12:29] this all first started, it was mostly
[1:12:31] about travesting or going across the
[1:12:34] Black Canyon Road or the Black Canyon
[1:12:37] Highway Road. And they were asking for
[1:12:38] permission to go across a road that they
[1:12:41] are the ones who put it in. So they're
[1:12:44] going to fix it if they were to destroy
[1:12:46] it, but that's not the plan. They're not
[1:12:48] trying to drive across it in order to
[1:12:51] hurt it. And you know, the processing
[1:12:53] plant has been there for a very long
[1:12:55] time. I've never heard anybody in our
[1:12:57] town having problems with silica
[1:12:59] poisoning or dust or anything like that.
[1:13:01] And I live on an Aoya. And trust me,
[1:13:03] with all the building going on between
[1:13:05] Granville behind me and Jasper behind
[1:13:08] that, there's a lot of trucks that are
[1:13:10] digging in the road that, you know,
[1:13:11] they're plowing it down. They removed
[1:13:13] mountains in order to put in a level
[1:13:14] yard for you for the homes that are
[1:13:17] being built there. So, you know, there's
[1:13:19] dust in the air to begin with. this is
[1:13:21] Arizona, you know, you're going to have
[1:13:23] a lot of dust and I've never yet heard
[1:13:26] of anybody having silica dust as a as an
[1:13:29] issue. So, I just want to say thank you
[1:13:30] for that.
[1:13:32] >> Councilwoman,
[1:13:33] » Councilwoman,
[1:13:34] >> first I want to say thank you very much
[1:13:35] » first I want to say thank you very much
[1:13:35] for bringing up the um the information
[1:13:39] on this wonderful piece of paper that
[1:13:43] keeps going around. Um, this was
[1:13:45] actually dropped off at my personal home
[1:13:47] and it's talking it's it's
[1:13:49] fear-mongering is what this is. I live
[1:13:51] in an HOA and I have the right and I pay
[1:13:55] for no solicitation in my HOA. This
[1:14:00] piece of paper goes around and talks
[1:14:02] about things that are not true and you
[1:14:06] violated the rights of my HOA for no
[1:14:09] solicitation.
[1:14:11] So for all the people out there that
[1:14:13] want to go hand out these little pieces
[1:14:15] of paper in an HOA,
[1:14:18] if you're going to violate my right,
[1:14:20] what makes you think I'm going to read
[1:14:22] this and think that what you said was
[1:14:24] true?
[1:14:26] So I would ask for those that want to go
[1:14:29] distribute this, please follow the rules
[1:14:32] of people who live in HOAs and get it
[1:14:35] out any other way other than dropping it
[1:14:38] off at my home. And the person that did
[1:14:41] it, just know there are nine cameras in
[1:14:43] the front of my house and I know exactly
[1:14:45] who you are.
[1:14:52] » Council,
[1:14:54] >> um, I just wanted to comment on on the
[1:14:57] » um, I just wanted to comment on on the
[1:14:57] silica dust situation. A lot of people
[1:14:59] are very frightened, clearly very
[1:15:01] frightened about silica dust. Um, I did
[1:15:04] a I did a tour of all of the sites. I
[1:15:07] did a tour of the government tank and of
[1:15:09] the uh Fain Park area and of the
[1:15:13] existing quarry. That quarry has existed
[1:15:16] before Stone Ridge existed and and it's
[1:15:19] right up against Stone Ridge and not a
[1:15:21] single member of Stone Ridge nor any of
[1:15:24] their employees have ever gotten any
[1:15:26] health problems from silica dust. Now,
[1:15:30] when I toured it, there was a there was
[1:15:32] a uh wind going on. Um, I didn't have to
[1:15:35] wear a mask because the level of silica
[1:15:38] dust in that area is lower than what is
[1:15:41] allowed. So, you really you really are
[1:15:44] not in any danger from the silica dust.
[1:15:48] And I and I really object to the people
[1:15:50] who go around saying you could die from
[1:15:52] it. You could, but not here.
[1:15:55] >> Vice Mayor,
[1:15:57] » Vice Mayor,
[1:15:57] >> Mr. Lai, I want to go back to something
[1:15:59] » Mr. Lai, I want to go back to something
[1:15:59] you said just a few minutes ago with
[1:16:01] regard to a no vote on referendum. I I I
[1:16:04] think and I don't know it seems like
[1:16:06] there's a lot of confusion out there as
[1:16:08] oo as to the you know site one and the
[1:16:12] sites on the east and west side of stone
[1:16:14] drive currently they're in the county
[1:16:16] they're not in the town of Prescuit
[1:16:18] Valley they're unincorporated uh
[1:16:19] basically they're islands of
[1:16:21] unincorporated land not in the town
[1:16:23] limits um the town really from what I
[1:16:27] understand and correct me staff if I'm
[1:16:29] wrong we really have no say what
[1:16:31] actually happens there. Um, but you did
[1:16:35] say that if Government Tank is not
[1:16:37] approved, and from what I understand,
[1:16:40] you guys can start mining site one
[1:16:42] pretty much by the end of the first
[1:16:44] quarter. Is that correct, Mr. Mayor and
[1:16:47] Mr. Vice Mayor? Um, there are some some
[1:16:49] commitments we made in the development
[1:16:51] agreement, but in general, you're
[1:16:53] absolutely right. We do have an out
[1:16:54] clause in there that if you know if this
[1:16:56] gets referred and we can start operating
[1:16:58] there if we exercise our out clause. Um
[1:17:02] again it is true there are two sites
[1:17:05] today. The Stone Ridge site which is
[1:17:07] about 80 acres has approvals to go and
[1:17:12] extract rock. It's in Yavapai County.
[1:17:14] Yavapai County controls that today.
[1:17:17] There are no regulations that the town
[1:17:18] has other than us being a good neighbor
[1:17:21] on getting on your city roads. that
[1:17:23] that's the only, you know, requirement
[1:17:25] for us to work with you on how we get
[1:17:26] our trucks onto the city roads. Um, and
[1:17:29] that's important and and we would do
[1:17:31] that, but that's not our preference. A
[1:17:34] vote of yes tonight sends us to
[1:17:36] Government Tank, sends us 8,000 ft away
[1:17:39] from Stone Ridge, 6,000 ft away from the
[1:17:43] other nearest community, and it does put
[1:17:45] us 2500 feet away from um homes in Dwey.
[1:17:49] It does. But today, if we were to go to
[1:17:51] Stone Ridge, we would be, let me
[1:17:52] reiterate, 600 feet away from Stone
[1:17:55] Ridge. 600 feet. So, the impact is real
[1:18:00] when you're looking at A and B.
[1:18:04] And if you're looking at impact, the one
[1:18:06] that's closest to homes and more homes
[1:18:09] will absolutely have a negative impact
[1:18:11] and it will go on your city roads. And
[1:18:12] so, yes, a vote of yes today gives a
[1:18:15] takes the sight to to government tank. A
[1:18:17] vote of no today or a referendum sends
[1:18:21] it to Stone Ridge. Absolutely.
[1:18:24] >> Thank you.
[1:18:27] » Thank you.
[1:18:27] >> Anything else?
[1:18:29] » Anything else?
[1:18:29] Seeing none, clerk.
[1:18:33] » Ordinance number 2026 974,
[1:18:38] an ordinance of the mayor and common
[1:18:39] council of the town of Presca Valley, a
[1:18:41] municipal corporation of Arizona,
[1:18:44] amending the town zoning map by changing
[1:18:46] the zoning. district classification of
[1:18:48] approximately 40 39.7 acres APN 402-14-4
[1:18:56] in the southwest quarter of the
[1:18:58] southwest quarter of section 31 township
[1:19:02] 14 north range one east of the Hill and
[1:19:04] Salt River Basin Meridian government
[1:19:07] tank rock harvest site from RL70
[1:19:10] residential single family limited zoning
[1:19:12] to IG industrial general limited zoning
[1:19:16] for purposes of a sand and gravel
[1:19:18] operation and providing that this
[1:19:20] ordinance shall be effective 30 days
[1:19:21] after its passage and approval according
[1:19:23] to law.
[1:19:25] Thank you ma'am. Shall this ordinance
[1:19:26] pass?
[1:19:39] Council member Lopez. Yes. Council
[1:19:46] member Ke.
[1:19:48] >> No.
[1:19:49] » No.
[1:19:50] >> Thank you. That passes 5 to two.
[1:19:52] » Thank you. That passes 5 to two.
[1:19:52] >> Thank you, ma'am. Moving on. Item 11 A.
[1:19:59] Construction contract asphalt paving and
[1:20:01] supply Glassford Hill Road. Long look to
[1:20:03] SR89A. Project CIP number ST 2303 and
[1:20:08] post design services Kimley Horn and
[1:20:10] Associates Quality Testing LLC and Lion
[1:20:12] Engineering and Survey. Welcome, sir.
[1:20:15] >> Mayor, vice mayor, members of the
[1:20:17] » Mayor, vice mayor, members of the
[1:20:17] council. My name is John Lea, public
[1:20:20] works engineer. This agenda item is to
[1:20:22] seek approval to award a construction
[1:20:24] contract and related post design
[1:20:27] services for the Glford Hill Road
[1:20:29] project.
[1:20:32] Glford Hill Road is Prescuit Valley's
[1:20:35] busiest road, a major arterial
[1:20:38] connecting
[1:20:38] >> Hang on a second, sir. Hang on, clerk.
[1:20:41] » Hang on a second, sir. Hang on, clerk.
[1:20:41] Or I'm sorry, Casey. We don't have any
[1:20:43] of this on our screen right now. Or am
[1:20:46] I? Oh, we have two. Two of us have it.
[1:20:54] » It'll give time for the room to clear
[1:20:55] out a little bit, too. So,
[1:20:56] >> okay.
[1:21:07] All
[1:21:30] right.
[1:21:32] Well, apparently you have to turn them
[1:21:33] on in order for them to work. So,
[1:21:41] » all right. Go ahead, sir. Sorry about
[1:21:43] that. Thank you. Glford Hill Road is
[1:21:46] Prescuit Valley's busiest road, a major
[1:21:49] arterial connecting State Route 69 to
[1:21:52] State Route 89A, serving as access for
[1:21:55] businesses, residents, students,
[1:21:58] employees, visitors alike. The annual
[1:22:00] average daily traffic count is
[1:22:02] approximately 25,000 per day. Glford
[1:22:06] Hill Road is designated as a six-lane
[1:22:09] arterial in the general plan 2035.
[1:22:12] This project will fulfill this
[1:22:14] designation and provide benefits of
[1:22:17] safety and capacity. The project is a
[1:22:20] 2.3 mile section of Glford Hill Road
[1:22:24] from Longlook Drive up to State Route
[1:22:26] 89A. Improvements will include widening
[1:22:29] the roadway to include a northbound and
[1:22:31] southbound third lane. Lanes will be
[1:22:34] reduced to 11 foot lanes and the
[1:22:36] widening will
[1:22:39] will generally occur to the outside with
[1:22:41] a five- foot paved shoulders
[1:22:45] uh curb and gutter drainage improvements
[1:22:48] such as catch basins and scuppers,
[1:22:51] sidewalk ADA compliant curb ramps, and a
[1:22:54] 10-ft multi-use path section north of
[1:22:57] Santa Fe loop to the end of Granville on
[1:23:00] the east side of Glford Hill Road. The
[1:23:02] existing asphalt will be resurfaced,
[1:23:04] milled, and overlaid to improve
[1:23:06] smoothness and longevity.
[1:23:09] Signal upgrades will be done to
[1:23:10] accommodate the widening. Negative
[1:23:13] offsets will be improved at three
[1:23:15] intersections that have a protective
[1:23:18] permissive left turning movement at
[1:23:21] Spouse, Santa Fe, and Tuskanyany
[1:23:23] Granville Parkway. Another element of
[1:23:27] the project is extending a 16-in
[1:23:29] reclaimed water line from Bear Path up
[1:23:32] to Tuscanyany.
[1:23:34] The construction duration is anticipated
[1:23:36] to take approximately 9 months pending
[1:23:39] weather and other potential delays. This
[1:23:42] project is currently budgeted this
[1:23:44] fiscal year and will roll over into
[1:23:46] fiscal year 27.
[1:23:49] On behalf of the town, I want to extend
[1:23:50] a big thank you and shout out to the
[1:23:52] Arizona State Legislature for funding of
[1:23:56] 9.9 million. The remaining funding
[1:24:00] coming from impact fees, construction
[1:24:02] sales tax, Jasper development
[1:24:05] contribution, and the affluent water
[1:24:07] fund.
[1:24:11] The town utilized a competitive
[1:24:13] procurement process by advertising the
[1:24:15] project for bids electronically via
[1:24:18] Bonfire. Advertisement began on October
[1:24:21] 26th, 2025.
[1:24:24] A pre-bid meeting was held on November
[1:24:26] 17th.
[1:24:28] Two addendums were issued during the
[1:24:30] bidding period. Bids were due on
[1:24:33] December 15th, 2025.
[1:24:36] The town received five qualified bids,
[1:24:39] addendums acknowledged, and bonds
[1:24:41] present. Asphalt paving and supplies the
[1:24:44] apparent low bidder bids were evaluated
[1:24:46] by town staff and Kimley Horn, no
[1:24:49] discrepancies were found.
[1:24:54] On a related item, although staff may
[1:24:57] direct select consultants for
[1:24:58] professional services by town code and
[1:25:01] state statutes, staff is additionally
[1:25:03] seeking council approval on professional
[1:25:06] service agreements with Kimley Horn
[1:25:08] Quality Testing LLC and Lion Engineering
[1:25:11] and Surveying Incorporated. Kimley Horn
[1:25:14] is the designer and their scope is for
[1:25:17] post design services including shop
[1:25:20] drawing reviews, responding to requests
[1:25:22] for information,
[1:25:24] issuing any necessary plan revisions,
[1:25:27] and providing asbuilt asbuilt plans upon
[1:25:30] completion. Quality testing scope is to
[1:25:34] assist the town with construction
[1:25:36] management, inspection, and quality
[1:25:39] assurance testing.
[1:25:41] Lion's scope is to provide surveying and
[1:25:44] staking for the project.
[1:25:48] In conclusion, staff is requesting
[1:25:50] council approval to award asphalt paving
[1:25:53] and supply, the construction contract,
[1:25:56] and additional votes on approving
[1:25:58] professional service agreements with
[1:26:00] Kimley Horn Quality Testing and Lion
[1:26:03] Engineering. All of these contracts,
[1:26:06] including a 10% contingency for a total
[1:26:09] amount of 16,325,81
[1:26:15] and 81 cents. I appreciate your time and
[1:26:18] consideration. I am here for any
[1:26:20] questions. Council, I have questions for
[1:26:22] staff.
[1:26:24] So, I just want to say first off, great
[1:26:26] job. Um, this is a massive project for
[1:26:29] Prescott Valley and the residents I know
[1:26:31] are going to be a little inconvenienced
[1:26:33] for what would you say about 9 months.
[1:26:35] Is that what we're looking at for that's
[1:26:37] correct? A 9-month build. But the end of
[1:26:39] the day, it is going to be the first
[1:26:41] north south from Highway 89A to Highway
[1:26:43] 69 where we're going to be three lanes
[1:26:45] in each direction with bike lanes and
[1:26:48] sidewalks. Um, I compare Glford Hill
[1:26:51] Road to Willow Creek Road in Prescuit
[1:26:53] with about the amount of traffic. And
[1:26:54] right now, currently, Willow Creek is
[1:26:56] still just two roads and they move a lot
[1:26:58] of traffic every single day. So, this is
[1:27:00] a great milestone for Prescali and I'm
[1:27:02] excited for this to get going.
[1:27:05] Anything else for staff? If not, I'll
[1:27:06] entertain a motion and keep in mind
[1:27:08] council, we need to do four separate
[1:27:10] motions on this item.
[1:27:20] Can I have
[1:27:20] >> Mayor I'd like to make a motion to award
[1:27:22] » Mayor I'd like to make a motion to award
[1:27:22] the bid to and enter into a contract
[1:27:25] with the apparent low bidder asphalt
[1:27:28] paving and supply incorporated for
[1:27:31] construction of the Glasford Hill Road
[1:27:33] Longook Drive to State Route 89A project
[1:27:37] number CIP number ST2303
[1:27:42] in the amount of 13,933,300
[1:27:46] $133.33
[1:27:48] with a 10% owner contingency by
[1:27:51] electronic vote.
[1:27:52] >> A second.
[1:27:53] » A second.
[1:27:53] >> Cler, please call a vote.
[1:28:01] » Vice Mayor Zer,
[1:28:02] >> yes.
[1:28:04] » yes.
[1:28:04] >> Council member Keel,
[1:28:05] » Council member Keel,
[1:28:05] >> yes.
[1:28:06] » yes.
[1:28:06] >> That passes unanimously.
[1:28:08] » That passes unanimously.
[1:28:08] >> Thank you, ma'am.
[1:28:10] » Thank you, ma'am.
[1:28:10] Can I get another motion,
[1:28:15] » Mr. Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion
[1:28:17] to approve a professional services
[1:28:19] agreement with Kimley Horn and
[1:28:20] Associates proposed design services in
[1:28:23] the amount of $165,40
[1:28:27] by electronic vote.
[1:28:29] >> I'll second court, please call the vote.
[1:28:34] » Vice Mayor Zer,
[1:28:35] >> yes.
[1:28:36] » yes.
[1:28:36] >> Council member Keel,
[1:28:37] » Council member Keel,
[1:28:37] >> yes.
[1:28:38] » yes.
[1:28:38] >> That passes unanimously.
[1:28:39] » That passes unanimously.
[1:28:40] >> Thank you, ma'am. Can I get a third
[1:28:41] » Thank you, ma'am. Can I get a third
[1:28:41] motion, please?
[1:28:48] And Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion
[1:28:50] to approve the cooperative agreement
[1:28:52] with Quality Testing LLC in the amount
[1:28:54] of $627,86468
[1:28:59] for construction management inspection
[1:29:01] and testing services by electronic vote.
[1:29:04] >> I second. Cler,
[1:29:05] » I second. Cler,
[1:29:05] >> please call the vote.
[1:29:08] » please call the vote.
[1:29:08] >> Council member Keel,
[1:29:09] » Council member Keel,
[1:29:10] >> yes.
[1:29:10] » yes.
[1:29:10] >> Vice Mayor Zer,
[1:29:11] » Vice Mayor Zer,
[1:29:11] >> yes.
[1:29:12] » yes.
[1:29:12] >> That passes. Thank you, ma'am. And
[1:29:14] » That passes. Thank you, ma'am. And
[1:29:14] finally, last motion, please.
[1:29:22] » Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to
[1:29:24] approve a professional services
[1:29:25] agreement with Lion Engineering in the
[1:29:28] amount of $115,400
[1:29:31] for survey and staking services by
[1:29:33] electronic vote.
[1:29:34] >> I'll second.
[1:29:36] » I'll second.
[1:29:36] >> Please hold vote.
[1:29:39] » Please hold vote.
[1:29:39] >> Vice Mayor Zer.
[1:29:40] » Vice Mayor Zer.
[1:29:40] >> Yes. Council member Keel.
[1:29:42] » Yes. Council member Keel.
[1:29:42] >> Yes.
[1:29:43] » Yes.
[1:29:43] >> That passes unanimously.
[1:29:44] » That passes unanimously.
[1:29:44] >> Thank you, ma'am. Final item 11B,
[1:29:46] » Thank you, ma'am. Final item 11B,
[1:29:46] professional service agreement for storm
[1:29:48] water recharge and field trials with
[1:29:50] West Consultants in the amount of
[1:29:52] $659,358.
[1:29:54] Miss Lun, welcome.
[1:29:57] >> Thank you, uh, mayor, vice mayor,
[1:30:00] » Thank you, uh, mayor, vice mayor,
[1:30:00] [clears throat] councel. Uh it's my
[1:30:02] pleasure to bring to you tonight the
[1:30:04] last portion of this particular project
[1:30:07] which would be the professional services
[1:30:09] agreement for uh West Consulting who is
[1:30:13] going to be directing the uh uh
[1:30:17] construction and uh actual testing and
[1:30:21] the fund science that's going to be uh
[1:30:24] occurring at this facility. So just a
[1:30:27] quick reminder, I know this you've seen
[1:30:29] this three times now. Um the uh
[1:30:32] developments in our uh city have
[1:30:35] actually um uh uh they they contribute
[1:30:39] to storm water runoff. We have clay rich
[1:30:42] soils uh which impede water
[1:30:44] infiltration. This is a way this project
[1:30:46] is a way to test um ways to mitigate uh
[1:30:50] increased flooding and erosion
[1:30:52] downstream while also trying to uh
[1:30:54] maintain the health of our aquifer. Uh
[1:30:56] so project description here we'll be
[1:30:59] constructing two basins a control and a
[1:31:02] test basin up in uh the prongghorn 21 uh
[1:31:06] proposed uh uh development and we'll be
[1:31:11] comparing the amount of water that we
[1:31:13] are a infiltrating in the two basins.
[1:31:16] We'll be monitoring uh all the all the
[1:31:19] water that we can in both of those
[1:31:20] basins to compare uh performance of uh
[1:31:24] parana Iris uh and um
[1:31:29] picture of that on the previous slide
[1:31:30] there the the churo looking device um
[1:31:33] and we'll be engineering installing and
[1:31:37] monitoring how those the two bases
[1:31:40] comparing how those two basins can uh
[1:31:42] perform.
[1:31:44] So project description for this
[1:31:46] particular uh uh contract that is in
[1:31:48] front of you tonight is uh with West
[1:31:52] Consulting who uh is going to be uh uh
[1:31:56] over the course of approximately a year
[1:31:59] and a half to two years. Um uh there'll
[1:32:02] be a time and materials contract for
[1:32:05] $659,358
[1:32:08] and that covers pre-study activities. So
[1:32:12] soil characterization, the actual design
[1:32:15] layout of the the two basins, basin
[1:32:19] construction, installation of those
[1:32:22] parana iris, and then monitoring
[1:32:25] uh the monitoring equipment installation
[1:32:28] to actually be able to tease out all of
[1:32:30] the uh hydraologic uh activities that
[1:32:34] are going on for the water through
[1:32:36] either through the uh subsurface or
[1:32:39] evaporation into the uh uh environment.
[1:32:43] Uh so we will also get um uh throughout
[1:32:47] that that study period uh monitoring
[1:32:50] data collection from the uh employees of
[1:32:54] of sever of West and then several uh
[1:32:57] subs that they will have and we will get
[1:32:59] a final study report that we'll be able
[1:33:01] to use to determine whether or not this
[1:33:04] is a technology we need to be using
[1:33:05] everywhere. Um my goal if this works is
[1:33:09] to be able to look around, figure out a
[1:33:12] place where we can implement this in
[1:33:14] other areas. Uh either retrofitting
[1:33:17] existing basins or um designing new
[1:33:20] development basins where uh feasible.
[1:33:23] And uh that covers everything for me
[1:33:26] unless you have questions.
[1:33:28] >> I do have a couple questions. So when do
[1:33:30] » I do have a couple questions. So when do
[1:33:30] you expect to actually quote unquote
[1:33:31] break ground on this? So, the timeline
[1:33:34] that we're looking at right now, we're
[1:33:36] hoping to do a kickoff meeting with West
[1:33:39] down at the site that they're currently
[1:33:42] working on, the predecessor to ours. Uh
[1:33:45] hopefully the first couple of weeks of
[1:33:47] February. We're still scheduling that.
[1:33:49] Um we're looking to potentially get this
[1:33:53] uh going then obviously that uh the
[1:33:56] kickoff will trigger all the design and
[1:33:59] um uh potentially basin construction in
[1:34:03] fairly short order. Um front to back.
[1:34:07] I'm anticipating this being about
[1:34:09] two-year period um uh with all of the
[1:34:13] the uh uh monitoring and all of the all
[1:34:17] of the uh basically data data analysis
[1:34:20] on the back end.
[1:34:22] >> Gotcha. And and during throughout the
[1:34:23] » Gotcha. And and during throughout the
[1:34:23] the two-year process, will you be
[1:34:25] getting information like quarterly? Will
[1:34:27] they be giving you upgrade or updates or
[1:34:29] do you just wait until the end to see if
[1:34:30] this is successful or not?
[1:34:31] >> I'm hoping for updates. Um it that's
[1:34:34] » I'm hoping for updates. Um it that's
[1:34:34] basically um as as a nerd I'm going to
[1:34:37] want to see all that data because this
[1:34:40] is this is like my cup of tea here. So
[1:34:43] um yeah I'll be I'll be part and parcel
[1:34:45] at this process because like this is a
[1:34:47] very important thing to be studying. So,
[1:34:50] you know, um I have a wealth of
[1:34:52] knowledge in my educational background
[1:34:55] and and professional background to be
[1:34:57] able to to look at this and potentially
[1:35:00] um feed into some of this as well. If
[1:35:03] there are questions, things that we need
[1:35:05] to learn along the way, why not?
[1:35:07] >> Excellent. Thank you, ma'am.
[1:35:09] » Excellent. Thank you, ma'am.
[1:35:09] >> Council, you have questions or comments
[1:35:10] » Council, you have questions or comments
[1:35:10] for staff? Yeah. I just want to make
[1:35:12] sure that um the the developer he knows
[1:35:15] your timeline because I know he wants to
[1:35:17] put houses in there and so you guys are
[1:35:19] coordinating all that.
[1:35:20] >> We are coordinating that. Absolutely.
[1:35:22] » We are coordinating that. Absolutely.
[1:35:22] And he's been very eager to do this
[1:35:24] project. So um I'm not anticipating any
[1:35:27] issues with that um at this point.
[1:35:32] >> Anything else for staff?
[1:35:36] » Anything else for staff?
[1:35:36] Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion.
[1:35:44] Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to
[1:35:46] approve the professional services
[1:35:48] agreement for Stonewater Recharge Field
[1:35:51] Trials with West Consultants
[1:35:53] Incorporated by electronic vote.
[1:35:55] >> I second.
[1:35:56] » I second.
[1:35:56] >> Please call the vote.
[1:35:59] » Please call the vote.
[1:35:59] >> Vice Mayor Zer,
[1:36:00] » Vice Mayor Zer,
[1:36:00] >> yes.
[1:36:01] » yes.
[1:36:01] >> Council member Fry,
[1:36:04] » Council member Fry,
[1:36:04] Council Member Ke,
[1:36:05] >> yes.
[1:36:05] » yes.
[1:36:05] >> That passes unanimously.
[1:36:07] » That passes unanimously.
[1:36:07] >> Thank you, ma'am. We're at the end of
[1:36:08] » Thank you, ma'am. We're at the end of
[1:36:08] our agenda. Anything for the good of the
[1:36:11] order? Oh, Councilman
[1:36:12] >> Freud
[1:36:17] development agreement separate.
[1:36:22] » Mr. Le, you want to add that? But I
[1:36:23] believe the development. All right. No,
[1:36:24] the development.
[1:36:24] >> Mr. Mayor and Council, the development
[1:36:26] » Mr. Mayor and Council, the development
[1:36:26] agreement was approved on December 11th.
[1:36:29] >> But it was on my screen and then it
[1:36:31] » But it was on my screen and then it
[1:36:31] disappeared.
[1:36:34] >> Oh, I don't know why it would have been
[1:36:35] » Oh, I don't know why it would have been
[1:36:35] on your screen. Anything else for the
[1:36:38] good of the order? Seeing none, have a
[1:36:41] great night, guys. Be safe.