[0:08] Okay, we'd like to welcome everybody out
[0:10] to our commission meeting tonight. We
[0:11] appreciate you being here in attendance
[0:13] with us. Uh we will start off by having
[0:15] an opening prayer uh given by myself
[0:18] after which Glenn Thirstston from the
[0:19] attorney's office will give us the
[0:21] pledge.
[0:24] Our
[0:27] dearly father, as we bow before thee
[0:28] this day, we are grateful for thy many
[0:30] blessings. Father, we're grateful to be
[0:32] gathered as friends and as citizens of
[0:35] the county to visit and and to listen to
[0:38] the uh needs and the things that will
[0:41] come across our table this day for our
[0:44] uh county. Father in him, we ask thy
[0:46] spirit to be with us this day. Please
[0:48] bless us to be kind and understanding
[0:49] one to another that we might understand
[0:51] those things which will be presented.
[0:54] Father in heaven, we're grateful for the
[0:55] many blessings that uh thou provides
[0:58] unto us. We're thankful for the moisture
[0:59] which we've received and ask that they
[1:01] will provide more. Please bless us,
[1:03] Father, that our uh hills will be uh
[1:06] wet, that we will not have uh any more
[1:09] fires. Please bless uh those uh
[1:12] firefighters and emergency services
[1:14] folks who are uh working at this time to
[1:16] put other fires out throughout not only
[1:18] the state, but the nation that they will
[1:20] be watched over and kept safe. We're
[1:22] grateful, Father in heaven, for the
[1:23] freedoms we enjoy in this country. We're
[1:26] grateful, Father, for uh those men and
[1:29] women in our uh military and also our uh
[1:34] police and fire and emergency services
[1:36] folks who protect us and keep us safe.
[1:39] Please bless and watch over them and
[1:40] their families. Father in heaven, please
[1:43] bless and watch over each and every one
[1:45] of us and our families in this county.
[1:46] Bless us with health and strength and
[1:48] those things that we need. Father,
[1:50] please bless those who are struggling or
[1:52] having uh that have illness or have
[1:54] struggles at this time that they will
[1:56] bless them and boy them up and help them
[1:58] through uh the struggles that they are
[2:00] going through. Know of our love and
[2:02] gratitude for thee and for thy son
[2:04] father and we ask for this prayer and do
[2:05] so in the name of thy son Jesus Christ.
[2:07] Amen.
[2:17] To the flag of the United States of
[2:19] America and to the republic for which it
[2:23] stands. One nation under God,
[2:26] indivisible, with liberty and justice
[2:29] for all.
[2:36] Thank you, Glenn uh Thirstston for the
[2:39] pledge of allegiance. We appreciate you
[2:42] helping us with that today. Uh
[2:43] administrative review uh reports and
[2:46] future agenda items. Commissioner Perry,
[2:48] do you have anything?
[2:49] >> Uh no, we'll be doing one for mineral
[2:52] lease committee next time, add adding a
[2:54] person there, but other than that,
[2:55] that's it.
[2:56] >> Okay. Commissioner Bingham, do you have
[2:58] anything?
[2:59] >> Nope, not today.
[3:00] >> Okay. I have nothing either. Uh do we
[3:03] have any anything from staff attorney's
[3:06] [snorts] office?
[3:07] >> Remind reminder this is the only
[3:08] commission meeting we'll have during the
[3:10] month of August because of the fair
[3:11] though.
[3:13] >> All right. Very good. Um
[3:18] e emergency management issues. Mark,
[3:21] we're good to go. Our fires are all out.
[3:24] We're all doing good. Kevin's
[3:26] >> people been doing a great job.
[3:27] >> Okay. Well, let's hope we continue to
[3:29] get more rain and no no lightning.
[3:32] uh Charlene
[3:34] uh ARPA or LTCF.
[3:38] >> Nothing new on the agenda for
[3:41] >> Okay. Thank you.
[3:43] Okay. Uh Boxelder County employee
[3:45] recognition and Commissioner Perry's
[3:47] going to take care of that. Okay. We
[3:49] received a nomination that uh I'm going
[3:50] to read the whole nomination because it
[3:52] is very impressive. Um, so our
[3:54] nomination was for Lieutenant Alexander
[3:56] Evans of the Boxar County Sheriff's
[3:58] Office. And it said, "For more than 20
[3:59] years, he has been one of those rare
[4:01] leaders who quietly keeps his agency
[4:03] moving forward. He never looks for
[4:04] attention or asks for recognition.
[4:06] Instead, he simply sees what needs to be
[4:08] done, takes responsibility for it, and
[4:09] works until it is handled. The recent
[4:12] agencywide uniform transition is one of
[4:14] the clearest examples of that
[4:15] dedication. This was a massive project
[4:17] that affected employees across the
[4:19] entire sheriff's office. It involved
[4:20] coordinating vendors, managing
[4:22] individual fittings and logistics, and
[4:24] addressing countless questions and
[4:25] concerns. Lieutenant Evans took his took
[4:28] this responsibility seriously because he
[4:30] understands that uniforms are not just
[4:32] clothing. They directly impact employee
[4:34] comfort, safety, confidence, morale, and
[4:36] how deputies represent the agency every
[4:38] day. He spent countless hours working
[4:40] through the complex details,
[4:41] prioritizing getting it right over just getting it
[4:46] done quickly. He listened to employees.
[4:48] He worked through uh through the
[4:49] inevitable problems and willingly
[4:51] absorbed a tremendous administrative
[4:53] burden so the process would be
[4:54] stress-free for the POS for stress-free
[4:57] as possible for everyone else. He
[4:59] brought that same level of operation
[5:01] dedication to the recent transition to
[5:02] the new inmate phone provider. Again,
[5:04] much of the complex work happened out of
[5:06] sight, requiring deep coordination,
[5:08] patience, problem solving, and following
[5:10] through. By taking on the most difficult
[5:13] pieces and doing the heavy lifting
[5:14] behind the scenes, he helped make the
[5:15] transition as smooth as possible for
[5:17] both staff and daily operations.
[5:19] Lieutenant Evans also leads the honor
[5:21] guard with a profound amount of respect
[5:22] and care. He recognized the amount
[5:25] immense importance of his respon this
[5:27] responsibility. Whether the team is
[5:29] handling a routine flag detail or
[5:31] representing the agency during times of
[5:32] profound grief, his steady leadership is
[5:35] absolutely critical over the past year
[5:36] as our law enforcement family faced the
[5:38] heavy reality of honoring one of our uh
[5:41] one of our own recently fallen officers.
[5:43] Whether he was leading the team through
[5:46] the local funerals last August or
[5:47] representing the agency at the memorial
[5:49] ceremony in Salt Lake City in May or
[5:51] standing vigil during the National
[5:52] Police Week in Washington DC, he ensured
[5:54] our fall and were honored with utmost
[5:56] dignity. He approaches these assignments
[5:58] with genuine kindness and he expects a
[6:00] high level of professionalism during
[6:01] these details. But he balances that with
[6:04] a deep understanding of the emotional
[6:05] toll that they take. Always making sure
[6:08] his team is supported and cared for
[6:09] throughout these demanding deployments.
[6:11] What stands out most about Lieutenant
[6:13] Evans is the way that he makes employees
[6:15] feel important. He genuinely notices
[6:18] people, takes the time to listen,
[6:20] recognizes their contribution, and
[6:22] reminds them that their work matters.
[6:24] With over two decades of experience, he
[6:25] is deep has a deep understanding of the
[6:27] people here. He has a unique ability to
[6:29] identify potential in others, mentor
[6:31] future leaders, and quietly step in to
[6:34] help balance workloads. He holds people
[6:36] accountable, but he never makes them
[6:38] feel disposable. He makes them feel like
[6:40] an essential part of the agency's
[6:42] success. Most importantly, he actively
[6:44] builds morale by creating an environment
[6:46] where people feel genuinely supported
[6:47] and valued, especially during difficult
[6:50] periods. His leadership is rooted in
[6:52] service, humility, and true desire to
[6:53] see others thrive. So much of what
[6:55] Lieutenant Evans does is not highly
[6:58] visible. It is it is the problem he
[7:00] solves before it becomes a bigger issue.
[7:02] The employee he takes a moment to check
[7:04] on, the workload he quietly helps carry
[7:07] or the detail he catches that keeps
[7:09] something running smooth.
[7:11] The those things may not always draw
[7:13] attention, but they make a very real
[7:14] difference in our daily culture.
[7:15] Lieutenant Alexander has spent his
[7:17] career supporting this agency, his its
[7:19] employees and the people of Boxer
[7:21] County. The extraordinary effort he put
[7:23] into the uniform transition, the inmate
[7:25] phone system, the honor guard, and the
[7:26] daily unwavering support he gives to our
[7:28] staff makes him highly deserving of the
[7:30] recognition as employee of the month.
[7:31] And so therefore, we'd like to invite
[7:32] Lieutenant Ale Evans to come forward and
[7:34] be recognized as our employee of the
[7:36] month for this month.
[7:38] [applause]
[7:45] » [applause]
[7:48] » And it's also your birthday this month.
[7:53] » I'm trying to forget.
[7:56] >> Thank you.
[8:02] [cough and clears throat]
[8:04] >> Okay, perfect. We don't have any
[8:06] >> I know, right?
[8:07] >> Watch on my wrist. I got you.
[8:10] >> Turn off his
[8:11] >> smile.
[8:13] Okay, now we'll just glare.
[8:15] We got you.
[8:17] >> Thank you.
[8:24] » Oh, hey.
[8:36] » Thank you, Lieutenant. And you notice a
[8:38] lot of his employees were here because
[8:39] that's how they're the ones that
[8:40] submitted him for this is the folks that
[8:42] work with him. So that shows you the
[8:43] care that they have and they appreciate
[8:45] his efforts. So
[8:47] we really appreciate our law enforcement
[8:49] and all that they do for us. Uh
[8:51] [cough and clears throat]
[8:52] so thanks for all that they do. We
[8:54] appreciate all of our employees. Um
[8:57] we're very blessed in this county to
[8:58] have great employees.
[9:01] Um,
[9:03] auditor's office approval of the update
[9:06] to the consolidated fee schedule
[9:08] resolution number 2624.
[9:11] Shirley Larson and this has been a big
[9:14] job. Thanks, Shirley.
[9:18] » I think we've got a final version we
[9:21] hope of consolidated fee schedule. There
[9:24] are always some fees that get missed
[9:26] [clears throat] as we tried to combine
[9:28] everything and make sure we had a
[9:30] complete list and also some adjustments
[9:33] to fairgrounds fees. So if there's any
[9:35] questions regarding that was a big
[9:37] endeavor like you say between attorney's
[9:40] office and and all the departments truly
[9:43] >> well and everything that everything it
[9:45] touches it's all of us and so yeah it's a quiet job.
[9:48] >> Yeah.
[9:53] and entertain a motion if you're okay
[9:55] with it. I've read through it. I
[9:56] >> I've looked through it as well. So, I
[9:58] would make a motion that we adopt or
[10:00] approve the update to the consolidated
[10:02] fee schedule has been presented in
[10:04] resolution 26-24.
[10:06] >> Second.
[10:07] >> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
[10:09] to approve the updated consolidated fee
[10:12] schedule resolution number 2624 and a
[10:15] second by Commissioner Bingham. If
[10:18] there's no further discussion, all in
[10:19] favor say I.
[10:21] >> I. Motion passes. Thank you so much.
[10:27] » Okay. Uh, Bragg Box seller services
[10:30] update by Lucas Martin.
[10:33] How you doing, Lucas?
[10:35] >> Well,
[10:42] so Lucas Martin, I'm the executive
[10:43] director with the Bear River Association
[10:45] of Governments. Uh, Bragg receives,
[10:47] well, Bear River Association of
[10:48] Governments is a regional um voluntary
[10:51] form of government. now receive
[10:52] contributions from each of the three
[10:54] counties boxer cash and rich each year.
[10:56] Um those county contributions are an
[10:58] important piece of matching funds for
[11:00] federal or state dollars that allow us
[11:02] to deploy social services throughout the
[11:04] three counties. Um so this report
[11:07] touches on each of the uh departments
[11:09] within the bare river association of
[11:11] governments and highlights just services
[11:13] rendered in Boxiller County and shows in
[11:15] proportion to total services in those
[11:17] same areas um across the region. The
[11:20] only department it doesn't address is
[11:22] economic development because you'll be
[11:23] hearing from Sean after me and he'll
[11:25] address kind of those those pieces
[11:27] there. So the first page looks at the
[11:29] area agency area agency on aging uh
[11:32] department there at Bragg. Uh so you can
[11:35] see 619 households assisted in Boxeller
[11:38] County. Um total for the region is 18 uh
[11:42] 1,883.
[11:44] So roughly 32% of the clients assisted
[11:47] were in this area. Um you can see a lot
[11:49] of those activities around the embudsman
[11:51] activities, significant number of
[11:53] veterans and Medicaid enrollments that
[11:55] happened uh in the region as well. The
[11:58] dollars down below are are actually a
[12:00] little more heavily weighted towards the
[12:02] Boxel County area. So even though
[12:04] there's 32% of the clients assisted,
[12:06] you've got about 36% of the dollars for
[12:09] the region deployed. There's some pass
[12:11] through dollars that go through to your
[12:14] um and that's in addition to the
[12:16] onbudsman program has also brought in a
[12:19] volunteer um to help manage the
[12:21] increased number of calls associated
[12:22] with that. You can see on the next page
[12:26] um the senior citizen services and
[12:28] service dollars. So there's a
[12:29] significant number of past $3 that come
[12:31] through the area agency and aging
[12:33] two-year senior programs on the Barry
[12:35] River Senior Citizen Center and Treemont
[12:37] and also the services deployed out of
[12:40] the Brigham City um community center. So
[12:43] $310,000 that's about 34 um percent 35%
[12:48] of the dollars deployed throughout the
[12:50] region. Uh a couple of highlights there.
[12:52] Um Box County served 81,656
[12:56] meals. That's approximately 50% of the
[12:59] meals served across the entire region.
[13:00] So really kind of highlighting the
[13:02] efforts in providing food uh towards our
[13:05] elderly adults. Um it mentions there
[13:07] that you know in a survey 70% of rural
[13:09] seniors indicated that senior center
[13:11] meals are the only meal they eat for
[13:13] that day. Um which reinforces other data
[13:16] we have around one in five seniors
[13:18] reporting skipping meals and kind of a
[13:20] sign of that heightened vulnerability.
[13:22] We'll actually kind of see this later as
[13:24] well when we talk about the mobility
[13:25] vouchers program and how in this region
[13:28] a lot of those are utilized actually to
[13:29] get to senior centers and access some of
[13:31] these services. So that's kind of our
[13:34] highlight there of the aging services
[13:36] programs and deployment. Do you want me
[13:39] to go through all of them and then deal
[13:40] with questions or do you want me to
[13:42] address questions as we go?
[13:44] >> I think just go through it.
[13:46] >> Okay, let's do it. Uh the next
[13:48] department is section 8. Well, it's the
[13:50] housing department. the housing
[13:51] authority, also known as section 8. Um
[13:54] section 8 provides long-term rental
[13:55] assistance to households that are in
[13:57] need. Um we have 619 total vouchers.
[14:00] They'll serve more than that uh over the
[14:03] course of the year because you have some
[14:04] vouchers that turn over and they may
[14:05] serve, you know, a couple families. So
[14:07] you can see in Boxeller County there's
[14:09] 241 households that were assisted as
[14:11] well as one household assisted with HUD
[14:13] VASH vouchers. Those are um vouchers are
[14:16] specific for homeless veterans. Um so
[14:18] about 35% of the clients that are served
[14:21] in the region are tied to um Boxeler uh
[14:24] county. You can also see that there's uh
[14:27] housing units. Currently Bragg only owns
[14:29] housing in uh Boxeller County and in
[14:32] Bigham City and in Tmont. Um and so
[14:34] those units provide important resources.
[14:36] There's especially in in smaller
[14:38] railroad towns like Tmont. There's not
[14:40] as many um affordable properties that
[14:42] can be utilized. You can see the total
[14:44] deployment. So $1.2 2 million paid out
[14:47] on behalf of households in the area
[14:49] about 33% of the region. So again,
[14:52] slightly higher than the roughly 30% of
[14:54] the region the population represents. Um
[14:56] I think this [clears throat] is really
[14:57] important. Uh HUD vouchers are usually
[15:00] used are often utilized by elderly
[15:02] disabled clients who have fixed incomes
[15:04] and don't have other alternatives. And
[15:06] so many of those 241 households could be
[15:09] facing homelessness or significant
[15:11] challenges uh without some form of
[15:13] assistance. So, a really crucial program
[15:15] in your area, one that makes a big
[15:16] difference. Um, those dollars also, you
[15:19] know, are revenue to landlords and then
[15:21] obviously the properties that are
[15:22] rented. Um, property taxes and things
[15:24] come back to the county. So, there's circulation of those dollars as
[15:27] well, um, with how they're deployed.
[15:31] Um, the next section is our residential
[15:33] resilience, formerly known as the
[15:34] weatherization department. They've
[15:36] pulled some other programs in. So, we
[15:38] have emergency home repair as well as
[15:40] weatherization. You can see that they um
[15:43] well that household count is not right.
[15:45] It says 619. Um
[15:49] yeah, I'll have to look and see what the problem is there. The the
[15:52] numbers up above are correct on the on
[15:54] the household count. So um but the total
[15:57] is not. So you can see that the majority
[15:59] of the clients are being served by the
[16:00] program are actually being assisted here
[16:02] in Boxeler County. Um there's a couple
[16:04] reasons for that. Um you can see 48% of
[16:07] our emergency home repair clients are
[16:08] actually here in Midbox Southern County
[16:10] and 35% of our weatherization slightly
[16:13] lower on weatherization crisis clients
[16:15] at 34%. Um but overall on the county
[16:19] it's 32% so almost 33 um so again just
[16:22] slightly higher than the 30% average in
[16:24] the context of dollars it closely
[16:26] matches um that deployment and so you
[16:28] can see the majority of those dollars
[16:29] emergency home repair 46% going to
[16:32] clients here. Part of that is because we
[16:35] uh offer slightly higher amounts, the
[16:36] maximums of 20,000 as opposed to 18 in
[16:39] cash. And that's because Box County is
[16:41] very large geographically and you've got
[16:43] a lot of rural area. Um and so it can be
[16:45] more expensive to go and make a repair
[16:48] further out, especially for bringing in
[16:49] a contractor for something. So those
[16:51] grant amounts were, you know,
[16:53] intentionally raised to reflect some of
[16:55] those needs and allow us to still serve
[16:57] clients that are out in in places like
[16:59] Stand Rod and other rural rural areas.
[17:01] Um, a couple points on that too with the
[17:04] weatherization piece. Significant
[17:05] savings for those families. It doesn't
[17:07] cost them anything to have the homes
[17:08] weatherized. They have to meet meet a
[17:10] certain age requirement. Um, but whether
[17:12] they're being rented or owned by the
[17:13] homeowners, that utilization can save
[17:15] them uh quite a bit. So about 35% on
[17:18] average of their energy costs can be
[17:20] reduced over the course of the year
[17:21] after the home's been weatherized. So
[17:23] some real opportunities for for them as
[17:26] well. Uh, the next section is our human
[17:29] services department. uh that human
[17:32] services focuses on uh fighting poverty.
[17:34] It's community action arm of the agency.
[17:37] And so you've got a couple different
[17:38] elements tied within that. The first is
[17:40] utility assistance. Um so one of the
[17:43] primary programs that Bragg is is known
[17:45] for. You have 396 households that
[17:48] received assistance uh here in Boxeller
[17:50] County uh for out of a total of 1300. So
[17:54] about 30% which is very close to your population um for the region. Um,
[18:00] the next one is VITA, so the voluntary
[18:02] income tax assistance. Those are when
[18:04] free tax preparation for low-income
[18:06] households at 231. That's about 24%.
[18:09] It's a little bit lower. You'll notice
[18:10] there's an asterisk next to that. And we
[18:12] point out that there's two VITA sites
[18:14] here in Boxelder County. Um, one at the
[18:16] Bear River Senior Center and one at the
[18:18] community center kind of matching the
[18:20] deployment actually of the senior
[18:21] dollars we talked about before. um those
[18:24] fill up very quickly and so often we
[18:26] have folks from Boxel County that come
[18:28] to cash as well to have taxes prepared.
[18:30] So these numbers reflect where the where
[18:32] the return was prepared at rather than
[18:35] where they actually live. So we just
[18:37] have indicated that it's likely that
[18:39] number is actually higher, but that's
[18:41] not how the IRS tracks the returns on
[18:43] that end. Um you can see there's
[18:45] significant savings there under the the
[18:48] payments about $195,000 that was paid in
[18:52] um on behalf of of residents of the
[18:54] county. Um those dollars [clears throat]
[18:56] in many cases you have you know Brigham
[18:57] City themselves that are utility
[18:59] provider and so in some cases it it
[19:01] supports those municipalities. Um and
[19:04] again [clears throat] he prioritizes
[19:05] elderly disabled and households that
[19:07] have children under the age of six. So
[19:09] that focus on vulnerable households. Um
[19:12] it's also unique in that it utilizes a
[19:14] lot of volunteers and so it's an
[19:16] opportunity to engage um both volunteers
[19:19] uh in the sense of the site that's being
[19:20] used as well as the tax preparers and so
[19:23] Bragg works very actively to um train
[19:26] those volunteers and help them meet
[19:27] those certifications and that's one
[19:28] space where obviously there's some
[19:30] opportunity for growth here in Boxiller
[19:31] County. The next one is the start
[19:34] department. Uh that is the short-term
[19:36] assistance for rent. uh start is focused
[19:38] on assisting clients that are homeless
[19:40] or at risk of becoming homeless. That's
[19:42] the the target group for those programs.
[19:45] Um you can see the process 210
[19:48] applications um that's about 30% of the applicants in in Box County um had
[19:55] 52 households that were assisted with um
[19:58] the [clears throat]
[19:59] emergency shelter hotel stays or excuse
[20:02] me 92. my glasses are adjusted for a
[20:05] longer range than the short range and
[20:07] then 48 for our emergency response um
[20:10] hotel stays out of a total of 157. So
[20:13] you'll notice that the year round
[20:15] shelter stays are 100% Boxelder clients.
[20:18] That's by design. And so we pursued
[20:20] funding specifically to meet those needs
[20:22] over the course of the year for Boxeler
[20:23] County and then a portion of those
[20:25] dollars in the winter response came to
[20:27] Boxelder and a portion go to to cash. So
[20:30] 619 total clients assisted during the
[20:32] year um out of the 1,800 total start
[20:37] clients. So about 32% again assisted
[20:41] there. Um down below you can see the the
[20:44] dollar deployment. Uh you can see the
[20:46] $42,000 in rent and deposit assistance
[20:49] um coming into Boxeler County and higher
[20:52] amounts about 46 almost $47,000 tied to
[20:55] emergency hotel stays for a total of
[20:57] $89,000.
[20:58] Couple other notes there. New Hope
[21:01] Crisis works closely with Bragg um as
[21:03] part of our coordinated entry process.
[21:05] Um they currently don't have staff that
[21:06] are certified to perform spat
[21:08] assessments, the service prioritization,
[21:10] data assessment, uh tool assessments and
[21:12] so Bragg staff does that that work for
[21:14] them and we help with those coordinated
[21:16] entry meetings.
[21:18] Uh the next section is looking at our
[21:20] community development clients that are
[21:21] forward- facing. So this is primarily
[21:23] our mobility vouchers. Um, for the
[21:26] mobility vouchers, we have 41 households
[21:27] that were assisted in in Boxeller County
[21:30] out of a total of 52. So, the vast
[21:32] majority of those are in fact located in
[21:34] Boxeller County. Um, 1300
[21:36] [clears throat]
[21:37] one-way trips, again, the majority of
[21:39] them here in Boxiller County. You can
[21:41] see the dollars deployed there primarily
[21:43] went to Boxiller. This program is
[21:45] specifically trying to help people who
[21:47] don't have access to public
[21:48] transportation and can't get themselves
[21:50] to things like medical appointments or
[21:51] food. um cash has more access to
[21:55] transportation through uh CVTD. So, it's
[21:57] pretty natural to see higher amounts of
[22:00] those dollars coming into Boxelder
[22:01] County. Um and that's pretty clearly
[22:03] reflected in the services as deployed.
[22:06] Um some things that they highlighted
[22:08] last year from boxell recipients using
[22:10] trips for things like diialysis to
[22:12] improve the quality of life while
[22:13] extending it and significant number of
[22:15] them assisting seniors to access those
[22:17] senior centers especially on the north
[22:18] end of the county uh coming in to be
[22:20] able to to reach the bear river senior
[22:22] center for those meals and activities.
[22:24] Um and then we just noting that we have
[22:26] significantly more demand of ox county
[22:28] for this particular program than we have
[22:30] funding for. So another opportunity for us as far as growth goes.
[22:35] Um the last page looks at a few things.
[22:37] So we're kind of looking at regional
[22:38] demographics um based on 2025 estimates
[22:42] and um poverty numbers and then looking
[22:44] at each of those departments as a whole.
[22:45] So you can see the the total uh
[22:47] deployment of dollars across the board.
[22:49] Um so you can see that box of the county
[22:51] is about 30 30.5% roughly of the
[22:54] population that matches the uh brag
[22:58] contribution exactly of $28,000 500
[23:01] that's provided by um the council or the
[23:04] commission. Uh Cash counties comes in
[23:06] about 68% and Rich County is 1.26. They
[23:09] actually give about 2% so slightly
[23:11] higher than their population would
[23:13] reflect. Within those, we've listed the
[23:15] poverty totals on the side as well as
[23:17] the total number of households in
[23:19] poverty. So, you can see the boxer has
[23:20] about 4,400
[23:22] um individuals in poverty and 14,000 in
[23:25] cash and 228 in rich. That's one of the
[23:28] strengths honestly in Boxeler County. Um
[23:30] you've done well with your economic
[23:31] growth. We're providing highpaying jobs
[23:33] with benefits um through a lot of the
[23:35] different factories and different
[23:36] opportunities here and it's reflected in
[23:38] those numbers. You can see the largest
[23:40] population centers some of the um
[23:43] poverty data there. 11.2% in Brigham
[23:46] City. So you can see about 2,300 out of
[23:48] the 4400
[23:50] uh live in Brigham that are in poverty.
[23:52] So you're tend to be more dispersed.
[23:54] Whereas in Logan 12,000 out of the 14 uh
[23:58] live in in Logan. So much more
[24:01] concentrated poverty as opposed to in
[24:03] Box other county where again it's spread
[24:05] out among some of your other uh smaller
[24:07] municipalities.
[24:08] And then the total distribution of
[24:10] dollars across all three counties. Um
[24:13] the $2.3 million uh dollars that was
[24:16] deployed out of six and a half at 36.41%
[24:20] and kind of a a distribution when
[24:22] comparing the county contribution to the
[24:24] ratio of services. You're at $1 invested
[24:26] by the county for $83 in deployed
[24:30] services on behalf of residents of Oxel
[24:32] County. So, um, I noticed a couple of,
[24:34] like I said, errors on some of the the
[24:36] household numbers that I'll get an
[24:37] updated, uh, copy for you on that just
[24:39] as I went through this again. But I
[24:41] wanted to kind of turn the time over to
[24:43] you for questions about kind of how
[24:45] those services are deployed and and what that looks like for our region.
[24:52] » Any questions, commissioners?
[24:54] >> Yeah, I I have a question. And um we're
[24:57] talking about the services that are
[24:59] provided for people that are down on
[25:00] their luck, I guess, is the best way to
[25:02] say it. Is there any kind of program
[25:04] that uh provides education or job
[25:07] support or something like that that
[25:09] would help them to improve their
[25:11] situation?
[25:12] >> I love that you asked that. There's
[25:13] actually one that uh I didn't touch on
[25:15] that I could have. So, benefits
[25:17] navigator. Um it's part of the human
[25:20] services department. It's actually
[25:22] working with families with children and
[25:24] it's trying to help them prepare to take
[25:25] that next step actually to move beyond
[25:27] being on government benefits and being
[25:29] able to to to move forward without
[25:31] those. So has financial education
[25:33] components. It helps them identify, you
[25:35] know, ways to to access education and jobs to move forward. Um so that's kind of the the primary piece is trying to help them connect with
[25:43] those resources. It doesn't actually
[25:45] directly deploy a resource to them.
[25:47] That's a requirement from the state. can
[25:48] only provide the education and support
[25:51] to those clients. So there's uh
[25:53] currently 10 in box elder out of 31
[25:56] households that are being assisted uh in
[25:58] our region. So about 32% of those that
[26:01] are there. So programs like that tend to
[26:03] require a little bit more case
[26:05] management support, a little bit more
[26:06] time inensive and so they generally work
[26:08] with smaller groups of people. But
[26:10] that's what we're currently doing.
[26:11] >> So is that education provided by Bragg
[26:13] or is it routed through some other
[26:15] entity?
[26:15] >> Yeah, that's a great question. So,
[26:17] there's a couple ways they can do that.
[26:18] Um, we have and we we [snorts] actually
[26:20] have our human services director here
[26:22] with us today, Diana Newold, and so she
[26:24] can speak to that more specifically if
[26:25] she'd like, but the the case case
[26:27] managers um do actually um
[26:31] [clears throat] have training or been
[26:32] receiving training in in a few different
[26:34] areas. So, several of them are community
[26:35] justice advocates. So, understanding
[26:37] specific needs around uh budgeting and
[26:40] debt uh tied to the the clients
[26:42] themselves. um received some resources
[26:44] from the state through TANF and training
[26:46] and then at my trade is actually in in
[26:49] financial education originally and so
[26:51] we've worked with them as well and
[26:52] trying to develop what that looks like
[26:54] and how that can best assist assist our
[26:56] clients there. So heavily focused on
[26:59] trying to access education services and
[27:02] um and financial pieces. the education
[27:04] part. I mean, that's so important that
[27:06] we, you know, rather than just we're
[27:08] just giving money, right? We have people
[27:10] are having a hard time that we
[27:11] [clears throat] have them come in and we
[27:12] educate them and help them to because
[27:15] most people don't want to just have a
[27:17] handout. They they they're in a tight
[27:19] spot. They've had a hard time and and so
[27:21] as we help educate them, help them find
[27:23] ways that [clears throat] they can
[27:25] better theirelves and and better their
[27:27] situation and and so really the
[27:29] education part of it is huge. it is
[27:32] helping them to the point where they can
[27:34] um get some help to get to get going,
[27:37] but also helping them get good
[27:38] employment and making sure they
[27:40] understand budgets and making sure they
[27:42] understand expenditures and and how we
[27:44] do those things. And and really that's
[27:47] what makes uh citizens strongers is they
[27:50] learn that and and and all of us that
[27:53] you know as we work and we accomplish
[27:54] stuff, we feel better about ourselves.
[27:56] And so, not only does it help us to be
[27:58] self-reliant, but it also helps us as
[28:00] far as, you know, having feeling
[28:02] self-worth and feeling like that we're
[28:04] accomplishing things and that even
[28:06] though we've had a hard time and we've
[28:08] had to receive help um by that training
[28:11] and and being able to have some
[28:13] education and help us to to figure out
[28:15] how to budget and and get our feet on
[28:17] the ground again is is huge.
[28:20] >> Yeah, absolutely. And I I think that's
[28:22] another place to like I said, give kudos
[28:23] to Boxiller County. You can see from
[28:25] those poverty numbers that you've been
[28:27] much more successful, right, in trying
[28:29] to to to build that opportunity for
[28:31] folks to um to to grow their um their
[28:34] income and meet their their needs. So,
[28:36] position themselves well, and that's to
[28:38] be commended.
[28:39] >> Yeah. Thanks for your help. We
[28:41] appreciate it.
[28:43] >> Commissioner Perry, do you have
[28:43] anything?
[28:44] >> Thank you.
[28:45] >> Appreciate it. Thank you.
[28:47] >> Thanks, Lucas.
[28:53] » Sean
[28:55] You're up.
[29:02] » Good evening, commissioners.
[29:06] >> Thanks for the opportunity to revisit
[29:08] you. May I connect your mic?
[29:11] >> Sure.
[29:14] >> Do you have any viruses?
[29:17] >> Uh, none that I know of.
[29:19] >> Good.
[29:22] » And I'm sure that Keith would say it's
[29:24] probably still too soon to talk about
[29:26] anything else.
[29:28] >> Yep.
[29:36] » Well, good evening. For the record, I am
[29:37] Sean Mill,
[29:40] Fair River Association of Governments,
[29:42] and I am your economic development
[29:44] director
[29:46] by contract. And that is why I'm here
[29:49] this evening. [clears throat]
[29:53] Tell that person to call me back at a
[29:54] less inconvenient time. All right.
[29:57] >> Don't hand it to me. I'll take care of
[29:58] [laughter]
[30:00] >> I want them to call me back, sir. Uh,
[30:03] all right.
[30:06] So, you may recall that I was here uh at
[30:09] your last meeting to give you a fiscal
[30:11] year 26 update as well as a review of
[30:15] the CEO board's fiscal year 27
[30:17] recommendations.
[30:19] Uh again for the benefit of the audio
[30:20] record as well as anybody else here this
[30:22] evening the CEO board is the county
[30:25] economic opportunity advisory board and
[30:27] as the namesake uh implies they are
[30:29] advisory to you. You are the ultimate
[30:31] authority on how to spend certain monies
[30:33] that come from the state of Utah through
[30:35] the state legislature via GOED
[30:38] governor's office of economic
[30:39] development.
[30:40] Boxelder County is a county that is
[30:43] classified as rural.
[30:46] Um,
[30:47] uh, as a county of the third class and
[30:49] your population numbers, you are
[30:51] considered rural. And so this county,
[30:53] uh, can apply for these the rural county
[30:56] grant or RCG that was set up a number of
[30:58] years ago. and for the last three years
[31:00] had has utilized Bragg uh me
[31:03] specifically and some other team members
[31:04] a fraction of their time throughout the
[31:06] year uh to perform certain economic
[31:08] development services. As part of that,
[31:10] you have utilized some of that rural
[31:12] county grant or RCG money, a total of
[31:14] $200,000 per year or up to
[31:17] uh to pay for those services through
[31:19] Bragg, which um my boss um Lucas Martin
[31:23] moments ago had said I'd come up
[31:25] separately because it is a separate
[31:27] monetary contract than than the body of
[31:29] work that he just presented on.
[31:32] Over the last year,
[31:34] what you had approved last year were a
[31:36] total of four different pots of money
[31:37] for dispersement. Uh, by the way, um,
[31:40] the slide deck, I don't know if it's
[31:42] been provided to you. Uh, oh, it's not
[31:46] showing up there. Well, then that's
[31:48] super inconvenient. One moment, please.
[31:57] Was it up there at all at any time?
[31:58] >> Oh, there you go. When you click
[32:01] slideshow, it disappears.
[32:04] >> Well, isn't that awkward? Okay. All
[32:06] right.
[32:09] Well, so with that, the pots of money
[32:13] last year are exactly what the CEO board
[32:17] has recommended for Frisco 27. So notice
[32:19] that the boxes don't really change, but
[32:21] you can see some other text change
[32:22] because the recommendation is to uh do
[32:25] the exact same, which is small business
[32:27] grants, infrastructure grants, which are
[32:30] also intended to go to small uh
[32:32] businesses, as well as uh the chamber of
[32:35] commerce for a particular data set that
[32:38] shows up natively on their website.
[32:40] There's some back-end geeky stuff that I
[32:42] love from a previous uh career path in
[32:44] life. It just pops up organically from a
[32:47] bunch of different sources and um
[32:50] provides companies that might be looking
[32:52] to locate here whether in cities or the
[32:55] unincorporated county as to certain
[32:56] demographical and financial information.
[32:59] The middle two unless you have questions
[33:01] on the first the contract with Bragg or
[33:03] the website dashboard at this particular
[33:05] moment. Okay, hearing none. Then the
[33:08] middle two are um what the CEO board
[33:11] recommends to support smaller
[33:14] businesses, homegrown if you will,
[33:15] cottage industry businesses.
[33:18] There are tools that already enable
[33:21] large businesses, large scale
[33:22] enterprises to grow in our midst. Um
[33:24] many of us might know those by PIDs,
[33:26] CRAAS, RDAs. And so they have a whole
[33:30] suite of tools at their disposal that of
[33:33] course you know from our interactions
[33:35] that they'll engage. And so the CEO
[33:38] board is recommending for your approval
[33:40] again this coming year to recreate these
[33:43] small business grants. You'll notice
[33:45] that it says onetoone matching grants
[33:47] for both of them. Uh it's because they
[33:49] want the companies to have some skin in
[33:51] the game. They don't want to increase
[33:52] your risk. They want them to realize
[33:54] that their money can also be put into
[33:56] this pot. Um and it could be used in a
[34:00] number of different ways. Whether it be
[34:01] parking improvements, whether it be
[34:02] facade improvements, lighting, ADA
[34:05] capacity, uh excuse me, ADA compliance,
[34:09] utility capacity. Some main street
[34:11] businesses
[34:13] are owner, the owners are different than
[34:15] the landlord. And sometimes there's a
[34:17] bit of a cat and mouse as to who's going
[34:19] to do certain improvements to make those
[34:21] older properties a bit more compliant
[34:24] either with
[34:26] standard consumer patterns or increased
[34:29] electricity capacity. So the 1:1
[34:32] matching grant on the one hand on the on
[34:34] the left side is a little bit more
[34:36] discretionary. The second pocket, the
[34:39] 50,000 that you see on the right hand
[34:41] side is intended specifically towards
[34:43] utility upgrades. some uh that we would
[34:46] think of in smaller communities
[34:48] throughout the county,
[34:52] some of the reasons why those
[34:53] storefronts or those old business
[34:55] locations sit vacant is because they're
[34:57] just prohibitively expensive and it
[35:00] becomes kind of a catch 22. Do you
[35:02] preserve it to look like it's historical
[35:04] yester year? Um or do you raise the
[35:08] building down to the ground and then put
[35:10] something new on top? And often times
[35:12] businesses and landlords might just say,
[35:14] "Gosh, you know, it's it's kind of
[35:16] expensive for a fledgling business
[35:17] that's going to go in there because
[35:19] often times the big books retailers that
[35:21] are national brands we all know and shop
[35:23] at, they're looking for bare ground, not
[35:26] to come in and rehab uh rehabitate uh
[35:29] rehabilitate
[35:31] >> rehabilitate. Thank you very much.
[35:33] Rehabilitate old expensive buildings
[35:35] because it just makes it that much more
[35:36] expensive."
[35:38] So that's one agenda item. the two kind
[35:41] of go hand in hand. Um
[35:44] the other item, let me change my view
[35:47] here real quick,
[35:51] is the need for a contract that is in
[35:54] writing. That is the first time that the
[35:57] state has required such. I've sent this
[35:58] over to Glenn in the uh attorney's
[36:00] office for review
[36:03] and I would defer to a head nod from him
[36:05] if it's good to go or if he has any
[36:07] questions or concerns.
[36:09] >> Excellent. But it basically seeks to
[36:11] codify what has been the traditional
[36:13] approach of this county as well as the
[36:15] two other counties that Bragg serves for
[36:16] economic development services. Uh the
[36:19] different body of work and to enumerate
[36:21] it and to proportionalize where that
[36:24] dollar amount that is your grant is
[36:28] conceived to go in our best estimates
[36:30] because we've not tracked it previously
[36:32] before by this breakdown in this column.
[36:35] And at year's end, we will give a report
[36:37] as to where the proportionality then
[36:39] actually falls.
[36:42] And so
[36:44] it just seeks to memorialize in writing
[36:46] what has been agreed to by the pre by
[36:48] the counties previously. And that is a
[36:50] new um administrative rules requirement
[36:53] as is as previously noted that no
[36:56] elected official from this body to serve
[36:58] on the CEO board which again previously
[37:01] had addressed. It also makes another
[37:03] minor change in administrative rules and
[37:05] it takes your CEO board appointments
[37:06] from two-year appointments to four-year
[37:08] appointments, which I'll discuss at a at
[37:10] another agenda item at a later date. Not
[37:13] prepared to do that tonight. So, you
[37:16] have before you two requested votes.
[37:18] One, approval of the contract as
[37:21] presented and reviewed by the attorney's
[37:23] office and the ability to apply on the
[37:28] county's behalf for the rural county
[37:30] grant. according to
[37:34] the recommendations that one moment I'll
[37:37] go back to
[37:42] that I showed a moment ago.
[37:46] So at this time I'll pause for any
[37:47] questions.
[37:49] >> Yeah. The question I've got is okay. So
[37:50] you've got up there matching grants etc.
[37:53] So what happens if nobody applies for
[37:55] then what happens to that funding
[37:57] >> if nobody applies for them?
[37:58] >> Yes. I would be shocked but the the CEO
[38:02] board would come back to you through me
[38:04] in this kind of forum and ask to
[38:07] redeploy the monies in another manner. I
[38:09] will tell you that by example here I'm
[38:13] going to go to another tab and Lucas can
[38:17] herang me later for all the tabs that I
[38:19] have open. This is an actual list of
[38:23] applicants from a similar small business
[38:26] grant that the box elder CEO board is
[38:28] recommending to you and you approved for
[38:31] this year which will be released here
[38:33] shortly that they've been doing for a
[38:35] number of years. They do put more money.
[38:38] They put 90,000 in this pot for this
[38:40] last year. This is the number of
[38:42] applicants that they had and not all of
[38:44] those were awarded. I would be surprised
[38:47] with a more robust economy such as box
[38:50] eldelders versus riches, meaning overall
[38:53] population, the amount of registered
[38:54] businesses that you have in the county,
[38:57] I I would be surprised if you didn't
[38:59] have four times more of the requests
[39:01] than this recommendation seeks to put
[39:03] money in.
[39:04] >> Okay.
[39:05] >> And working with U Monica in the
[39:07] chamber, she too is a member of the CEO
[39:10] board. uh she has long been advocating
[39:12] for this kind of approach uh because she
[39:15] feels that in conversations with some of
[39:16] her smaller chamber members that there
[39:19] is definitely that demand there. But to
[39:22] your question, sir, if there weren't
[39:24] then we would come back with another set
[39:25] of recommendations from the CEO board to
[39:27] you and ask to reallocate it. I would
[39:30] then also ask go or go as they've now
[39:33] rebranded themselves. I would ask them
[39:35] to acknowledge your desire to shift that
[39:39] funding which in the past that they've
[39:42] been more than willing to do.
[39:45] >> So,
[39:48] >> okay. Entertain a motion to approve uh
[39:52] the development contract.
[39:54] >> I'll make a motion to we approve
[39:56] economic development contract 2643 as
[39:58] explained.
[39:59] >> Second. We have an approval for the
[40:01] economic development contract uh number
[40:04] 26-43
[40:05] by Commissioner Perry, a second by
[40:07] Commissioner Bingham. There is no
[40:09] further discussion. All in favor say I.
[40:11] >> I.
[40:12] >> Motion passes.
[40:14] >> Want a second motion?
[40:16] >> Yes, sir.
[40:16] >> I'd make a motion that we approve
[40:19] um Bragg to file for the rural county
[40:22] grant authorization.
[40:25] >> Second. We have a motion by Commissioner
[40:28] Perry to
[40:30] uh allow Bragg to apply for the rural
[40:33] county grant and a second by
[40:36] Commissioner Bingham. All in favor say
[40:38] I.
[40:39] >> I.
[40:46] » Thank you gentlemen. Appreciate it.
[40:47] >> Thank you.
[40:48] >> Thanks Sean.
[40:51] » Okay.
[40:54] We need to visit a little bit about the
[40:56] Utah Education Initiative fall
[40:59] extravaganza
[41:00] and it's going to be a request for a fee
[41:03] redu reduction and facility access for
[41:07] the fine arts building at the
[41:08] fairgrounds for the end of September.
[41:12] And Marvin Hawkins
[41:15] actually Nilson.
[41:17] >> Okay, we'll have Robert Nelson come and
[41:18] visit with us. Good to see you, Robert.
[41:20] >> Thank you for your time.
[41:24] Can you hear me fine? So, the Utah
[41:27] Education Initiative is is actually uh
[41:30] we'll explain that a little later, but
[41:32] that's who I'm actually representing
[41:34] tonight. And [snorts] uh we are propos
[41:37] we have scheduled an education
[41:40] extravaganza scheduled for September
[41:42] 23rd, 2026, 5 to 8:00 p.m. at the
[41:45] Fairgrounds Fine Arts Building. We have
[41:48] paid a million dollar.
[41:51] The $3 million liability insurance has
[41:53] already been purchased. That's done.
[41:56] Over over 20 trade schools and
[41:58] universities will be participating for
[42:01] prospective students. 18 months ago, we
[42:04] held one of these events and we had over
[42:07] 550 students participate at a different
[42:09] venue.
[42:12] invitations to the invitations will go
[42:14] to Boxelder County residents and anyone
[42:17] else interested. This year is expected
[42:19] to be much larger. That's why we're
[42:22] looking at a larger facility with larger
[42:24] parking.
[42:26] We are requesting a fee waiver for the
[42:28] state sanctioned high impact educational
[42:31] activity.
[42:33] This is a directive from Governor Cox
[42:35] and the Utah system of higher education.
[42:39] The Utah Education Assoc in Initiative
[42:42] is a network across the entire state of
[42:45] volunteer mentors who assist potential
[42:48] language skills and higher education
[42:50] students. Target groups identified for
[42:53] specific assistance. non-traditional
[42:55] students, adults above 25, adults
[42:58] needing to upgrade skills or earning
[43:00] potential, Latino, Hispanic population
[43:04] to assist in English skills and improve
[43:06] employment opportunities,
[43:08] immigrant population to assist in
[43:10] English skills and productive
[43:12] assimilation, high school students, and
[43:15] we will be supporting the traditional
[43:17] high school counselor activities.
[43:20] coordinated efforts between the UEI and
[43:22] the interfaith organization group to
[43:24] ensure widespread advertising in businesses advertising
[43:29] all religious organizations to ensure
[43:32] maximum exposure to those needing ueI
[43:36] assistance. I appreciate your time. Any
[43:39] questions,
[43:40] >> commissioners?
[43:41] >> Yeah. Um, okay. I I just was checking
[43:44] talked with our fair director and
[43:46] according to what I got back, you said
[43:48] you're holding the event on the 23rd and
[43:49] it shows from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. What I
[43:52] was initially told is that you were
[43:53] hoping to get the fine arts building the
[43:55] day before for 4 hours to set up and
[43:58] then wanted the the facility for the
[44:00] full day of the 23rd. Is that correct?
[44:03] Do you know?
[44:03] >> I I believe that is what uh Marvin
[44:06] scheduled and failed to give me those,
[44:09] but I I think that's what they have done
[44:11] to to be able to get it. uh organized
[44:13] and set up for that evening.
[44:15] >> I was just trying to figure out where
[44:16] you got that evening, why they couldn't
[44:17] come in the day of rather than tie the
[44:19] building up a whole night before or the
[44:21] day before. Why we couldn't if you were
[44:23] to just just do the 23rd and have them
[44:25] set up during the day because if you're
[44:26] only going to be operating from 5 to 8,
[44:28] why they couldn't come during the day to
[44:29] set up this
[44:30] >> I believe that's something that probably
[44:31] could be arranged.
[44:34] >> Okay.
[44:35] >> Sorry, I don't have better information.
[44:36] >> So, we're not tying the building up for
[44:38] an extra day is what I'm trying to
[44:39] figure out costwise. I I think we could
[44:43] make that happen.
[44:44] >> So the folks that are involved in doing
[44:46] this, they're all volunteers.
[44:47] >> Yes.
[44:49] >> So there's no funds moving through this
[44:51] operation.
[44:52] >> Correct.
[44:54] >> And this is for Boxhelder County and
[44:57] anybody else who wants to come to
[44:59] >> anybody else who wants to come. We are
[45:01] this group is basically organizing it uh
[45:03] from a small area and inviting all of
[45:07] [clears throat] the other areas to be a
[45:08] part of it. So you're inviting
[45:11] universities, trade schools. What are
[45:13] you inviting?
[45:13] >> Yes, the universities, the trade
[45:16] schools, um reg, you know, all uh
[45:20] >> according to the flyer, you have 18 of
[45:22] them and they've all committed to be
[45:23] there. Is that what I'm understanding?
[45:24] So those 18 that are listed will be
[45:26] committed.
[45:26] >> They've all committed to be there.
[45:28] >> Committed. That's
[45:28] >> they have committed. Like I said, 18
[45:31] months ago, they we we had one of these
[45:34] and had that many people and we had over
[45:36] 550 people.
[45:38] >> What was the one 18 months ago?
[45:40] >> It was held at uh a Church of Jesus
[45:42] Christ Latterday Saints building.
[45:44] >> Okay. So, we didn't we didn't provide
[45:45] the facility. This is the first time
[45:46] you've ever asked for us.
[45:48] >> This is the first time we have the
[45:49] parking was limited. uh and and there
[45:52] were other things involved that we felt
[45:53] like we wanted to to move out because it
[45:56] is a it is a state sanctioned uh
[46:00] activity that we are doing.
[46:04] » Okay.
[46:08] So I would uh make a motion that we
[46:12] approve the Utah Education Initiative
[46:14] fall extravaganza
[46:15] fee reduction and facility access for
[46:18] the fine arts building at the
[46:19] fairgrounds.
[46:20] on September 23rd with the caveat
[46:25] that you try to limit it to the 23rd.
[46:27] Prepare in the morning and have your
[46:29] activity in the evening.
[46:30] >> How much of a reduction are we talking?
[46:32] >> Because it's it's cost it's $700 is what
[46:34] I was told from Jan.
[46:36] >> Yeah.
[46:36] >> If we just do the full thing or are we
[46:38] talking half or what are we talking?
[46:41] >> I was I heard the amount five. So I
[46:44] don't know. I
[46:46] we're asking a waiver.
[46:48] >> That was two days was 700. So if they
[46:50] went to one day, would it be 500, Jan?
[46:52] Okay.
[46:55] So you want to do the full 500 or you
[46:56] going to
[46:59] your motion? So um the question is
[47:04] uh Jan and the question then you're
[47:05] going to have to have people there to
[47:08] set up. What are you going to have to
[47:09] have require from county employees?
[47:12] >> We'll just have the building ready. They
[47:14] have to set up themselves. They'll have
[47:16] to set up the tables and take them down.
[47:18] So, are you requiring them to sweep and
[47:20] clean up after themselves? What are you
[47:22] requiring?
[47:22] >> Correct. Yes,
[47:24] >> that'd be good.
[47:25] >> So, then I I would say let's wave the
[47:27] whole fee.
[47:28] >> Okay, I'll second that motion.
[47:30] >> Okay, we have a motion by Commissioner
[47:33] uh Bingham to wave the fee uh for the
[47:37] Utah Education Initiative fall
[47:39] extravaganza
[47:41] uh as requested on September 23rd, 2026.
[47:47] uh and that they will use the building
[47:49] that day only
[47:51] and second by Commissioner Perry. All in
[47:54] favor say I.
[47:55] >> I.
[47:57] >> Thank you. I will pass on the word that
[48:00] the 23rd is it.
[48:01] >> Okay. Thank you.
[48:02] >> Thank you for doing this.
[48:02] >> Okay. Thank you.
[48:13] » Resolution for the
[48:23] Okay. Um,
[48:26] number E, uh, agreement number 26-44
[48:30] to terminate contract for mental health
[48:33] services between Boxelder County and
[48:35] Bever uh, mental health
[48:38] incorporating the commissioners.
[48:40] >> This is this is basically what we we've
[48:41] already done. um beer mental health has
[48:43] ceased to exist basically. Now we have
[48:46] Barver
[48:47] um behavioral health I think is the new
[48:50] name. So that's why we have to go
[48:52] through the contract to cancel because
[48:54] Barber mental health is now become as of
[48:56] July 1st bear
[48:59] health or bear behavioral health. So
[49:03] that's what this contract is
[49:06] and we do need to change if we're going
[49:08] to do the contract. It's got the wrong
[49:09] signature on there. So it's currently
[49:12] we'll have to change the signature on
[49:13] there if we did make the motion.
[49:15] >> Okay. So that's that's what it is. It's
[49:18] just to terminate that contract because
[49:19] Bever mental health doesn't exist
[49:21] anymore. So my motion would be to
[49:23] approve that uh agreement 2644 to
[49:26] terminate the contract for Bever mental
[49:27] health services between Boxer County and
[49:29] Beverent mental health services.
[49:31] >> Second. We have a motion by Commissioner
[49:34] Perry uh to terminate contract number
[49:38] 26-44
[49:40] for mental health services between
[49:41] Boxelder County and Bar River mental
[49:43] health services and a second by
[49:45] Commissioner Bingham. All in favor say
[49:48] I.
[49:49] >> I. Motion passes.
[49:52] >> Just remember to cross that out when you
[49:54] sign it.
[49:55] >> Okay.
[49:58] uh public entity affidavit to receive
[50:01] conveyance of land and Glenn's going to
[50:04] come visit with uh with us for that.
[50:07] >> Glenn Thirstston from the county
[50:08] attorney's office and I'm going to try
[50:09] to be quick because I know there's a
[50:10] high school rodeo club that really wants
[50:12] to talk to you and not not be here any
[50:14] longer.
[50:15] >> Um so afraid they're gonna rope you or
[50:18] something?
[50:18] >> I don't know. I don't know what they're
[50:20] going to do. They're a wy bunch. Uh so
[50:22] out um off of I 84 between exits 30
[50:28] I had it pulled up between 36 and 37. Um
[50:32] there's a parcel of land that the
[50:34] treasur's office actually brought up
[50:35] that they hadn't been they'd been
[50:37] delinquent in their property tax
[50:38] payments is actually owned by the bank
[50:40] of Utah. Um and it was a weird thing. It
[50:45] wasn't included in a deed and it turns
[50:46] out that the entire parcel is underneath
[50:48] a county road. And so they said, "How
[50:50] about instead of paying property tax on
[50:52] a county road, we just give you the
[50:53] county road?" Um, so it's at the
[50:55] intersection of 136 North and 108th
[50:59] West. Um, and in order to do that,
[51:04] according to state statute, they have to
[51:05] give us a deed. And then we have to
[51:08] provide this affidavit saying that we
[51:10] actually [snorts] want to receive the
[51:11] property before it can be recorded.
[51:14] >> And who's given us the deed?
[51:16] >> The Bank of Utah.
[51:17] >> Utah. Okay.
[51:20] >> Okay. Hey, I will make a motion that we
[51:21] approve the public entity affidavit to
[51:23] receive conveyance of land.
[51:25] >> I'll second it.
[51:26] >> We have a motion by Commissioner Bingham
[51:29] uh to approve public entity affidavit to
[51:32] receive conveyance of land and a second
[51:34] by Commissioner Perry. All in favor say
[51:37] I.
[51:37] >> I.
[51:39] >> Very good.
[51:40] >> Thank you.
[51:41] sir.
[51:44] Wow.
[51:46] You guys are up.
[51:49] Bever High School Rodeo Club requests a
[51:51] fee waiver, a reduction for the
[51:54] fairgrounds.
[51:56] Michelle Sorenson is going to visit with
[51:58] us about that.
[52:01] Oh yeah, my name is Ty Hiplo and I'm one
[52:03] of the members. I'm actually the vice
[52:05] president of our club. And so a little
[52:09] bit about our club. We are one of the
[52:11] oldest rodeo clubs in high school rodeo
[52:14] history. We were established in the
[52:16] early 1960s, which makes us over 60
[52:19] years old.
[52:21] >> How about get that a little closer to
[52:22] your mouth. Thank you. We're all deaf up
[52:25] here, so [laughter]
[52:27] >> No, that's good. Uh, thank you for
[52:29] giving me a couple of minutes to speak
[52:31] with you guys today. U, we are here to
[52:33] ask you consider
[52:36] uh a reduced offering rate for stalls
[52:39] and facilities for the high school rodeo
[52:41] contestants during our rodeos.
[52:43] Um,
[52:45] typically we only require the facilities
[52:47] for about a day and a half. It's only a
[52:49] day this year.
[52:51] High school rodeo is much more than just
[52:53] a sport. These kids spend countless
[52:55] hours caring for their animals,
[52:57] practicing, traveling, and competing
[53:00] while also keeping up with school and
[53:01] other responsibilities.
[53:03] We learn lots of important things like
[53:06] responsibility, hard work,
[53:08] sportsmanship, respect, and how to win
[53:11] and lose with grace.
[53:13] But rodeo is an expensive sport.
[53:16] Families are already paying for horses,
[53:19] feed, fuel, entry fees, equipment,
[53:22] veterinarian care,
[53:24] and travel. Facility and stall fees are
[53:27] just another expense that make it hard
[53:30] for some families to participate.
[53:33] And we are not asking the county to
[53:34] provide facilities for free, although
[53:36] that would be amazing. We're just simply
[53:39] asking you to consider a reduced rate
[53:41] for these youth events, particularly
[53:43] because we only use it for a short
[53:45] amount of time.
[53:47] These events also bring people into our
[53:49] communities.
[53:51] Uh families purchase fuel, they eat at
[53:53] local restaurants, shop at local
[53:55] businesses, and often stay in the areas.
[53:57] So, by supporting the high school rodeo,
[53:59] you're also supporting the local
[54:01] economy.
[54:02] Most importantly, we believe in
[54:05] investing in opportunities for our youth
[54:08] is an investment into our community.
[54:10] These are hardworking kids who choose to
[54:13] spend their weekends competing, taking
[54:14] care of animals, supporting their
[54:16] teammates, and developing skills that
[54:19] they will use throughout their lives.
[54:21] We hope you will consider creating a
[54:24] youth or high school rodeo rate that
[54:27] makes the county and facilities more
[54:30] affordable while still covering your
[54:32] costs. Uh a small reduction in fees from
[54:36] the county also combined with the
[54:38] improved RV infrastructure can make a
[54:41] meaningful difference to the kids and
[54:43] their families while also benefiting the
[54:46] county financially.
[54:51] Commissioners.
[54:53] >> Well, I want to thank you for the
[54:54] presentation. Um,
[54:57] so one of the things that most people
[54:59] don't understand, I understand the
[55:00] economic development.
[55:02] >> That economic development goes to the
[55:03] state, goes to the local municipalities,
[55:07] not usually to the county. Not very much
[55:10] of it. What is your offer? You said a
[55:12] reduced offer. uh like half where we can
[55:16] talk to my secretary Relle about that.
[55:20] >> Are you talking Okay, originally I was I
[55:23] was showing that we had two days. So
[55:25] you're only going to need it for the
[55:26] September 12th day. Is that correct?
[55:27] >> Yeah. So
[55:28] >> Oh, no.
[55:29] >> So we have to rodeo on Friday the 11th.
[55:32] And so to have time to set up, we have
[55:34] to set up on the 11th in the morning.
[55:37] Rodeo the 11th and then we will rode on
[55:40] the we'll run our rodeo on the 12. We
[55:43] actually need almost two full days
[55:45] because if our kids are going to rodeo
[55:47] at the Oregon rodeo
[55:49] on the 11th, we'll have to be set up so
[55:52] we can start at 8 a.m. on Saturday
[55:54] morning.
[55:56] >> Okay,
[55:56] >> that makes sense. And so um but um in
[56:00] previous years we haven't needed it that
[56:03] long because we just ran a rodeo which
[56:06] was morning and night we were in and
[56:08] out. This year we're going to have the
[56:11] full Utah rodeo. association at Tree
[56:14] Mountain because Morgan does not have
[56:15] stalls and so they're everybody's going
[56:18] to move from Morgan to Treemont for the
[56:20] whole evening. It's going to bring a lot
[56:21] of people in.
[56:23] >> So I have another question. When you
[56:25] have uh participants, you said they have
[56:27] entry fees. What are the fees?
[56:29] >> Um the fees you pay like a certain
[56:33] amount for each event. Isn't it like 50
[56:36] bucks?
[56:36] >> Yeah, 50.
[56:37] >> Depends on that event. Oh yeah, but like
[56:40] mostly around 50 bucks per event. So it
[56:44] honestly just depends on how many events
[56:46] the kids do. Like I personally do four
[56:48] events. So I goat tie, I pull bends, I
[56:52] breakaway rope, and I barrel race. So
[56:54] all that combined is $200 just in entry
[56:56] fees.
[56:57] >> So that goes to livestock rental. What
[57:00] does it go to? you know,
[57:01] >> um, for most of it, it just goes to like
[57:05] the association for like and the club for putting it on
[57:12] >> judges.
[57:13] >> Yeah, that we do pay for judges and
[57:15] that's why um the rough stock events are
[57:18] more because they have to pay the
[57:20] livestock.
[57:21] >> Okay.
[57:23] >> So,
[57:24] I I I checked with our fair director. I
[57:27] mean, it looks like right now the cost
[57:30] that the total cost would be around
[57:31] $2,100 is what it would cost the county.
[57:35] Um, plus tractor fee. And I'm not sure,
[57:38] Jan, what what would the tractor fee be?
[57:40] Do you know for something like that for
[57:42] It sounds like it'd only be one day of
[57:43] tractors, but I'm not positive. Is it
[57:45] two days of tractors or not?
[57:47] >> It be one day. Well, we'd have to dig
[57:49] for their barrel racing. Okay.
[57:51] >> So, it would be a tractor fee is $50
[57:53] extra.
[57:54] >> $50 extra. Okay.
[58:02] I'd be willing to make a motion to to
[58:04] give them what we've been talking about
[58:07] um for nonprofits. And so I would say I
[58:10] would give it to them at 50% off. So it
[58:12] would be half of whatever. So if it's 21
[58:16] if it comes up to 2150 or 2,200, it
[58:19] would be half of whatever the total
[58:20] amount would be. It' be my proposal. I'd
[58:23] be willing to give it to them. um the
[58:25] use of facility for half of what a full cost would be for this event.
[58:30] That's my motion.
[58:31] >> I'll second it.
[58:34] >> Okay. We have a motion by Commissioner
[58:36] Perry to approve um a fee waiver of half
[58:41] of the cost of the rental uh for the
[58:44] fairgrounds and a second by Commissioner
[58:46] Bingham. All in favor say I.
[58:49] >> I. I.
[58:50] >> What was your name?
[58:52] >> Ty Hipple.
[58:53] >> Will you spell that for me? Yes. T A Y C
[58:56] E
[58:57] >> and then H I P W E L L.
[59:02] >> So I have another I have another quick
[59:04] question.
[59:05] >> Do you charge admission?
[59:07] >> No, we don't.
[59:09] >> Oh, we only do that at state finals.
[59:11] >> Oh.
[59:13] >> So I can come and watch for nothing?
[59:15] >> Yes, you can.
[59:16] >> How about if I contribute or something
[59:17] like that, right?
[59:18] >> Yep.
[59:19] >> Okay.
[59:21] You're welcome.
[59:23] >> Well, I that's all I have, so you know.
[59:26] [laughter]
[59:27] >> Thank you guys.
[59:28] >> Hey, thank you so much. Appreciate it.
[59:30] >> Thank you.
[59:32] >> Okay. Uh Northre Grumman Fire Department
[59:35] submits a request for proposal. Jim Hess
[59:38] is going to come visit with us. Thank
[59:39] you guys. Have a good night.
[59:41] >> Thank you.
[59:48] Hey Jen, before we go to this last, if
[59:50] somebody wanted to to contribute to that
[59:52] and wanted to maybe contribute to pay
[59:54] for the tractor fee, could they do that?
[59:57] >> Is that something they could do? Just do
[59:59] it through the
[1:00:01] >> come see you
[1:00:02] >> come see me and I take it off the
[1:00:04] >> So what's the total tractor fee, Jim?
[1:00:06] Just
[1:00:06] >> the total
[1:00:07] >> What would be the total tractor fee? It would be for that Saturday for after
[1:00:13] the barrel racing
[1:00:15] after so many barrel racers they have to
[1:00:17] come in and dig the track or the dirt so
[1:00:20] that it's a clean slate so they can race
[1:00:23] again.
[1:00:23] >> So is it $50 an event?
[1:00:26] >> It's $50 for the tractor fee for the
[1:00:28] day.
[1:00:29] >> Oh, okay.
[1:00:29] >> So if somebody wanted to do that, they
[1:00:31] could come to you and and donate that
[1:00:32] $50.
[1:00:33] >> I'd be willing to pay that, too. Yeah.
[1:00:34] >> All right. Just wanted to follow up on
[1:00:36] that. So anyway, okay.
[1:00:40] Sorry, Jim.
[1:00:40] >> That's okay. Good evening. Uh Jim Hess,
[1:00:42] North Grumman Fire Department, Fire
[1:00:44] Chief. Uh pleased to be here with you
[1:00:46] this evening.
[1:00:47] >> Hi, Jim.
[1:00:48] >> We're coming for a long time.
[1:00:49] >> It's been a long time, boy. [laughter]
[1:00:50] Uh coming at this kind of backwards. I
[1:00:53] am here this evening to request from you
[1:00:56] a a request for proposal to provide
[1:00:59] ambulance service for the Northwork
[1:01:01] Grumman
[1:01:03] uh site. Uh going back to uh for history
[1:01:07] on this Senate Bill 2000 uh 2025, Senate
[1:01:11] Bill 215
[1:01:14] uh it's titled the emergency medical
[1:01:15] services modifications modified some of
[1:01:18] the some of the Utah rules. To put it in
[1:01:21] a nutshell in my words, prior to this uh
[1:01:25] these modifications, all ambulance
[1:01:28] service areas were dictated by the Utah
[1:01:30] Bureau of EMS. They worked with county
[1:01:33] EMS uh councils, but they would come in
[1:01:36] and decide who could go to what areas.
[1:01:39] It was their administrative rules. This
[1:01:42] changed and made it now the
[1:01:44] responsibilities of each municipal
[1:01:46] entity, the county or each city to go in
[1:01:50] and designate
[1:01:51] and to provide the 911 service as well
[1:01:54] as interfacility transfers. And it seems
[1:01:56] that this this particular modification
[1:01:58] was heavy on inter facility transfers.
[1:02:01] Personal opinion, I think this was
[1:02:03] reversing some control that uh one
[1:02:06] particular private agency had on this
[1:02:09] entire system. So this is reversing it.
[1:02:12] So this request that I have submitted to
[1:02:14] you is due to my relicensing uh to relic
[1:02:18] my ambulance.
[1:02:20] I think they have us come at it this way
[1:02:22] is now for Boxelder County. This would
[1:02:25] be for you to request me to provide
[1:02:27] ambulance service being a licensed
[1:02:29] agency for the Northwork Grumman site.
[1:02:31] And you're going to find this with all
[1:02:33] agencies that need to come that provide
[1:02:35] it for Boxer County. So, this is going to be from Fielding, from
[1:02:39] Plymouth, from Tmont, from Bighgam. Uh,
[1:02:42] Snowville has already done it for you,
[1:02:44] but each one of them is going to need to
[1:02:46] receive from you a a bid for proposal to
[1:02:49] cover that specific area. So, in other
[1:02:52] words, I'm coming at this backwards. I'm
[1:02:54] requesting for from you to request for
[1:02:57] me to provide ambulance service to my
[1:02:59] area and the paperwork that I gave you
[1:03:02] basically to let you know we are a a
[1:03:05] private entity. We do support offsite as
[1:03:08] requested from the county. We'll take
[1:03:10] our ambulance offsite help where we can.
[1:03:13] We're there to to support the community.
[1:03:15] um by the previous licenses that we've
[1:03:17] had, we are a licensed transport agency
[1:03:19] 911 on our site and we are a first
[1:03:23] designated as a first responder offsite.
[1:03:25] Um the two ambulance areas, two
[1:03:28] ambulance services that we support would
[1:03:30] be Tmont and Brigham and at their
[1:03:32] discretion, if we happen to be on site
[1:03:34] and they want us to transport, we're
[1:03:36] then allowed to transport. But that's
[1:03:37] based on their their request, not ours.
[1:03:40] >> Transport means what?
[1:03:42] >> Hauling a patient from the scene to the
[1:03:44] hospital. Okay. So, to flip that around
[1:03:47] just a little bit, if there was another
[1:03:48] entity out there and they came out to
[1:03:50] North Grumman and said, "Hey, we we
[1:03:51] heard there's a problem. We want to come
[1:03:53] on." Could they even get on your
[1:03:55] >> Yeah, they could. And we could request
[1:03:56] it. Just like the we had a a significant
[1:03:59] fire at our facility last year. We had
[1:04:01] county responders coming in. If we had a
[1:04:03] mass casualty event, we are going to be
[1:04:05] calling and requesting help to come in.
[1:04:07] Okay.
[1:04:07] >> Absolutely.
[1:04:08] >> Y
[1:04:10] looked at your boundaries.
[1:04:12] It's this isn't an exact the state said
[1:04:14] I could use this uh if you would prefer
[1:04:16] I could go and pick all of the specific
[1:04:19] plots of land by number and put it on
[1:04:22] there. It it basically we do not cover
[1:04:24] the highway. The highway belongs to
[1:04:26] Tmont or to Brigham Ambulance. We are
[1:04:28] everything with inside our fence. So it
[1:04:31] follows the highway a little bit of
[1:04:34] section off of Highway 102 onto Highway
[1:04:38] 83. It follows around from the south
[1:04:41] down the west side of our facility up
[1:04:43] around to the north. Uh covers a little
[1:04:45] bit of Foss Valley Road and then follows
[1:04:47] our perimeter fence along our fire
[1:04:50] breaks all the way back.
[1:04:51] >> Blue section in the middle.
[1:04:53] >> The blue section is actually auto leave.
[1:04:55] Okay.
[1:04:55] >> So we are not responsible for auto
[1:04:56] leave.
[1:04:57] >> You don't respond. You won't respond
[1:04:58] there. Then
[1:04:59] >> we will if requested and we have before.
[1:05:01] >> Okay.
[1:05:01] >> So if they request us to come in auto
[1:05:03] leave actually has an unlicensed
[1:05:05] ambulance and they can do that as a
[1:05:07] private business.
[1:05:08] >> Okay. So, they do have an ambulance
[1:05:10] there, but because they're not licensed,
[1:05:12] they can only haul their employees. If
[1:05:15] they have a contractor up on site, and
[1:05:16] we've had this before, there was a
[1:05:18] contractor, they called us to go up and
[1:05:21] help. We went up, it was a burn victim,
[1:05:23] and we had Lifellight land at our
[1:05:24] facility to home.
[1:05:26] >> Okay, that's good to know.
[1:05:27] >> But technically, that is actually
[1:05:28] Tolton's area, but we will go to help.
[1:05:31] Um what about you have property that I
[1:05:34] don't know if I mean county I think
[1:05:35] handles it right now or through Karen um
[1:05:37] where the train route
[1:05:39] >> nope that is not ours. So that Karen
[1:05:42] belongs to Brigham City and Karen is the
[1:05:45] first responder there as well as the
[1:05:46] ranch.
[1:05:47] >> So this this does not include
[1:05:49] >> Okay. Good to know.
[1:05:50] >> No that still falls and that's based on
[1:05:53] what was originally established by the
[1:05:55] Utah Bureau of EMS.
[1:05:56] >> Right.
[1:05:56] >> So yeah this is just for our core site
[1:05:59] that promontory. I just want to make
[1:06:00] sure Newore was interested to be
[1:06:02] interested in hearing if they wanted to
[1:06:04] do something like that. But that would
[1:06:05] be a long ways for you guys to respond.
[1:06:07] >> Yeah. No.
[1:06:08] >> And you don't you're not there that
[1:06:09] frequently.
[1:06:09] >> So, in fact, when we had the uh they had
[1:06:12] the train unveiling there,
[1:06:14] >> um I talked with Brigham City Fire
[1:06:16] Chief. We had our ambulance there on
[1:06:18] standby. They said, "If it's a critical,
[1:06:19] haul it, but if it's not, let us know
[1:06:21] and we'll come pick them up."
[1:06:22] >> Okay, good to know.
[1:06:23] >> We have those verbal agreements in
[1:06:25] place.
[1:06:26] >> Great.
[1:06:28] Well, I'd make the request that we have
[1:06:29] Northrup Grumman Fire Department. Uh we you know ask that you provide
[1:06:34] services there and that we would provide
[1:06:35] you with a letter support to continue to
[1:06:38] provide services on your facility.
[1:06:40] >> Second.
[1:06:41] >> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
[1:06:43] to provide support to Northwick Grumman
[1:06:45] Fire Department uh request for the
[1:06:48] request of a proposal and a second by
[1:06:51] Commissioner Bingham. If there's no
[1:06:53] further discussion, all in favor say I.
[1:06:56] I.
[1:06:57] Thanks, Jim.
[1:06:58] >> Thank you very much.
[1:06:59] >> This sign of that
[1:07:03] Chrissy.
[1:07:13] Okay. Peach day schedule for the county
[1:07:16] building.
[1:07:21] » We'll just close the whole day.
[1:07:23] >> Okay. So, no, we won't. peach day
[1:07:26] schedule. Um as as as you're all aware,
[1:07:29] every year peach days we provide um
[1:07:32] [snorts] the facility over here to our
[1:07:35] um south um the front part of our
[1:07:37] parking lot is taken up. The chamber of
[1:07:39] commerce is asked and they put in uh
[1:07:41] some of the food trucks and food vendors
[1:07:43] and things in that parking lot starting
[1:07:45] Friday morning. Um makes it very
[1:07:47] difficult for people to get in and out
[1:07:48] of our facility on that Friday of peach
[1:07:51] days. And then over at our DMV office,
[1:07:54] we have a similar situation where people
[1:07:56] can't get into the DMV office because by
[1:07:59] 3:00 in the afternoon, people are coming
[1:08:01] early to get ready for the parade and
[1:08:03] the youth parade. And so that parking
[1:08:05] lot fills up and nobody can get in to do
[1:08:07] any services there. And we have a
[1:08:08] similar situation over our county
[1:08:10] attorney's office and the courts um
[1:08:12] because again parade and we shut
[1:08:14] everything down along Main Street here
[1:08:15] where all the county facilities are. So,
[1:08:18] and knowing Brigham City's done it in
[1:08:19] the past and we did it last year, my
[1:08:21] proposal and my motion would be that we
[1:08:24] um shut county offices down at 3 p.m. on
[1:08:27] the Friday of Peach Days um to make the
[1:08:30] facility available and get our employees
[1:08:33] home safely and out of the parking lot
[1:08:35] so that we can open that facility and
[1:08:36] use it as necessary.
[1:08:38] >> Second.
[1:08:40] We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
[1:08:42] uh to shut our buildings down at 300 PM
[1:08:45] on uh peach days and a second
[1:08:48] >> the Friday of peach days. Saturday,
[1:08:50] >> excuse me, the Friday of Peach Days. Um
[1:08:52] and a second by Commissioner Bingham.
[1:08:54] All in favor say I.
[1:08:56] >> I.
[1:08:58] >> Okay. A review of victim services
[1:09:00] offered and victim
[1:09:05] demographics through 126.
[1:09:09] uh 126 through 6:26. Cheryl Bergen's
[1:09:12] going to visit with us about that.
[1:09:15] >> Hi, Cheryl.
[1:09:16] >> How are you?
[1:09:17] >> Good. How are you?
[1:09:19] >> Good.
[1:09:19] >> It's great, isn't it?
[1:09:20] >> Great. [laughter]
[1:09:21] Doing great. Um,
[1:09:25] >> should
[1:09:26] >> push the arrow with the
[1:09:28] >> Okay,
[1:09:29] >> look at that.
[1:09:30] >> It works. Okay, I I won't even use my
[1:09:33] computer. All right, we've done this
[1:09:35] before, right? Um so this is just a a
[1:09:40] look um from January through June of
[1:09:43] this year. Um and as you know we do
[1:09:46] receive some funding from UOVC. So got
[1:09:51] to mention them. All right. So as you
[1:09:54] can see total served in in quarter 3 was
[1:09:56] 317 quarter 4 314.
[1:10:00] You can see um out of that those numbers
[1:10:03] the new clients and the continuing
[1:10:05] clients. Okay, any questions? Okay, I
[1:10:09] know you guys have a really long agenda
[1:10:11] today. Um, this is just kind of breaking
[1:10:14] down some of our demographics. Um, and
[1:10:17] this is of those new victims served.
[1:10:20] Okay, so I believe it was 272 total new
[1:10:25] victims from January through June. So
[1:10:28] that gives you kind of that breakdown of
[1:10:30] um the ages that we're looking at.
[1:10:35] Um this also breaks down um by gender.
[1:10:38] As you can see, we have a few more um
[1:10:42] female victims than we do males.
[1:10:46] And then these are some of the
[1:10:47] victimizations. So this is a total. So
[1:10:50] this isn't just on new victims, it's for
[1:10:52] all of the victims that we served during
[1:10:54] that time period. And you can see with
[1:10:57] the domestic violence, we've got 160. So
[1:11:00] what we find is that most of the time a
[1:11:03] domestic violence is associated with
[1:11:05] another charge, could be assault, could
[1:11:08] be criminal trespass. There's could be
[1:11:10] there could be a lot of things with the
[1:11:11] DV tag. So that gives you an idea of how
[1:11:14] many cases related to domestic violence
[1:11:17] or interpersonal [cough]
[1:11:18] um uh violence that we're dealing with.
[1:11:21] So quite a bit. We've got 34 sexual
[1:11:24] assault. That's for adults. Um 43 child
[1:11:27] abuse. um 146 like I mentioned multi-
[1:11:31] victimizations if it's not domestic
[1:11:34] violence sometimes we see assault um
[1:11:36] with other with other crimes right
[1:11:39] um here we've got the 58 child sexual
[1:11:43] abuse um 166 adult physical assault 31
[1:11:48] identity theft fraud or financial and
[1:11:51] then 42 protective order or stalking
[1:11:53] injunction violations that's a lot
[1:11:57] um I wanted to give you an idea because
[1:11:59] as as I've mentioned before when I've
[1:12:01] come is that I spit out all of these
[1:12:03] numbers, but the reality is every number
[1:12:07] there's a person. Um, and this is a
[1:12:10] little bit of an overview of the process
[1:12:12] for them because when a case gets going,
[1:12:16] yes, it's the state versus the
[1:12:17] defendant, right? But there is a person
[1:12:21] also that is involved and they often get
[1:12:24] overlooked and that's why we're there is
[1:12:27] to make sure victims are not getting
[1:12:28] overlooked and we're there to make sure
[1:12:31] that they're getting the help and
[1:12:32] support that they need throughout that
[1:12:34] process. And so
[1:12:36] it all starts with them making a phone
[1:12:39] call reporting or maybe it's a family
[1:12:41] member that's reported and having to
[1:12:44] tell their story to the police. um
[1:12:46] there's an investigation and that there
[1:12:47] could be pretty invasive medical exams
[1:12:50] depending on what's happened. So they're
[1:12:53] getting retraumatized just by going
[1:12:55] through this process, right? So
[1:12:59] there's a lot of times we're getting
[1:13:01] called out to help during an
[1:13:03] investigation to help a victim. Um but
[1:13:05] most of the time we're getting involved
[1:13:06] once the case has been referred over to
[1:13:08] our office. So then it gets over to our
[1:13:11] office, right? and it's there for
[1:13:13] screening and depending on a whole lot
[1:13:15] of factors that could take days to
[1:13:18] months um before a decision is made on charges. And so in the meantime, we
[1:13:24] have victims that are in limbo um not
[1:13:27] sure what's going on. Um and so for us,
[1:13:31] we really want to make sure that we're
[1:13:33] getting information to these victims of
[1:13:36] the resources that are available and of
[1:13:38] course letting them know when charges
[1:13:39] have been filed um and when charges
[1:13:42] haven't been filed on some cases. So um
[1:13:46] we want to make sure that throughout
[1:13:47] that process they're being heard.
[1:13:50] Court is
[1:13:53] slow
[1:13:54] there. I I know everybody has a right to
[1:13:57] a speedy process, but it's not speedy
[1:14:00] and victims get extremely frustrated
[1:14:03] when it's just continuence after
[1:14:05] continuence and they don't understand.
[1:14:08] Um, and so this could drag on for
[1:14:10] months. Um, and so it's trying to help
[1:14:13] them understand the court process,
[1:14:15] what's happening. Most of them have
[1:14:17] never been in court, don't understand
[1:14:19] it, and so that's why we're there. So,
[1:14:22] as you can see, um, educated and
[1:14:24] notified victims regarding the court
[1:14:26] process happened 1,823
[1:14:29] times. Um, we attended a,084 hearings.
[1:14:35] Um, most of our victims do not want to
[1:14:38] be there. They don't want to see their
[1:14:40] perpetrator. Um, but they, a lot of them
[1:14:43] do want to know what's going on. Um, and
[1:14:45] so there's a lot of communication. I
[1:14:48] would say the biggest part of my job is
[1:14:49] communication between vict the victims
[1:14:52] and prosecutors.
[1:14:54] Um
[1:14:56] we finally get to the end of a court
[1:14:58] process, right? Whether that's a
[1:14:59] defendant has entered a plea or they
[1:15:02] have been found guilty by a jury. Um and
[1:15:06] we finally get to sentencing. And at
[1:15:08] sentencing, it's one of the few times a
[1:15:09] victim really can speak openly in court.
[1:15:12] And there's various ways that they are
[1:15:14] able to get that statement um heard by
[1:15:17] the judge. Um so we help them through
[1:15:19] that process of trying to get a victim
[1:15:21] impact statement. It is important for
[1:15:24] the judge to hear from them and to know
[1:15:26] how whatever has happened has impacted
[1:15:28] their life. Um so we really try to to
[1:15:31] get them to at least do a statement.
[1:15:33] There's times that we are reading the
[1:15:35] statement for them. Sometimes we're able
[1:15:37] to submit it um with the the presentence
[1:15:39] report. Um, but we want to make sure the
[1:15:42] judge gets their side um and how it's
[1:15:44] impacted them. And along with that is
[1:15:46] the financial restitution. Not all cases
[1:15:49] are asking for restitution, but many
[1:15:51] are. So, we're working with victims to
[1:15:54] try to get the documentation to verify
[1:15:57] what h they've had to spend um or um
[1:16:00] estimates of what they're going to have
[1:16:02] to spend. And so, um with impact
[1:16:05] statements and restitution, that
[1:16:06] happened 169 times. And then we finally
[1:16:10] get to the, you know, we're done with
[1:16:11] sentencing. And um if we get to
[1:16:14] sentencing, sometimes we we don't get a
[1:16:16] guilty verdict. Sometimes um things
[1:16:19] happen where a case may may get
[1:16:21] dismissed. And so one of the biggest
[1:16:23] things that we try to do is to help them
[1:16:25] understand that the court process is
[1:16:27] just one piece of the puzzle and helping
[1:16:30] them heal. um and trying to empower them
[1:16:33] to to move on and to be able to get the
[1:16:35] help and and the resources because some
[1:16:38] of these victims, it's going to be a
[1:16:40] lifetime impact that they have. So, we
[1:16:43] want to empower them. And then through
[1:16:45] all of this, we continue to work quite a
[1:16:48] bit with law enforcement. Like I
[1:16:50] mentioned before, we're um they're doing
[1:16:52] really well in giving us calls on
[1:16:54] domestic violence. that law changed a
[1:16:57] few years ago where now if a victim
[1:16:59] screens in um high on the lethality
[1:17:01] assessment that they get to call two
[1:17:04] victim advocates advocates over at New
[1:17:06] Hope and then they get to call us as
[1:17:08] well. Um and there's lots of reasons why
[1:17:11] but it's they've been doing really well
[1:17:12] with that and of course uh children's
[1:17:15] justice center. I'm also the the
[1:17:17] Boxelder County uh forensic interview in
[1:17:21] interview specialist. There we go. So I
[1:17:23] continue to do that. um had 99
[1:17:26] interviews um over the last six months.
[1:17:29] Um way too many interviews, right? Um
[1:17:33] and then of course we continue to work
[1:17:34] with DCFS. So that's the gist. Any
[1:17:38] questions?
[1:17:40] >> Yeah, I mean just uh viewing
[1:17:44] some of the description you have about
[1:17:46] uh some of the crimes that have been
[1:17:47] committed. Um can you give me an idea of
[1:17:50] these folks and what kind of a support
[1:17:52] group they have?
[1:17:53] Seems like to me that in this situation
[1:17:55] they don't have much of a support group.
[1:17:57] >> Is that true or not?
[1:17:58] >> It just depends. Um for some um they
[1:18:03] might have been isolated by um their
[1:18:06] perpetrator and they may not have a lot
[1:18:08] of family or friend support and then we
[1:18:10] have some that have a great support
[1:18:12] system. Um we're there to just help
[1:18:17] where we where they need us um and meet
[1:18:19] them where they are. Um, so it just
[1:18:22] depends.
[1:18:23] >> But even if they have a great support
[1:18:24] group, they're probably not familiar
[1:18:26] with the legal
[1:18:27] >> No.
[1:18:28] >> situation at all.
[1:18:29] >> Most of the time, no. Yeah. Most of the
[1:18:31] time it's um sometimes it's their first
[1:18:34] time, sometimes they've been down this
[1:18:36] road before um as a victim. And so it
[1:18:40] just it depends, but most of the time
[1:18:41] they they don't know, they don't
[1:18:43] understand. Um and that's why I say
[1:18:46] communication is such a key part because
[1:18:48] I'm a social worker. I'm not an
[1:18:50] attorney. Right? So, that's why it's so
[1:18:53] important that as as we staff cases and
[1:18:56] we are talking to the prosecutors,
[1:18:58] they're helping us understand what the
[1:19:00] legal aspect of things are and we're
[1:19:02] helping the prosecutors understand where
[1:19:04] this victim is and and the social aspect
[1:19:06] and the trauma that these victims have
[1:19:08] gone through. So, that's why I say
[1:19:10] communication is such a key part of what
[1:19:12] we do.
[1:19:12] >> Yeah. Well, sometimes you just need
[1:19:14] someone to talk to that'll listen to
[1:19:15] you, too.
[1:19:16] >> Yes. I'm on the phone a lot. Yeah.
[1:19:19] >> Yeah. Yeah.
[1:19:20] >> And you didn't mention your dog.
[1:19:23] >> You got an emotional support dog that
[1:19:24] helps, right?
[1:19:25] >> Oh, well, yeah. Maggie.
[1:19:27] >> Okay. Just making sure.
[1:19:28] >> Yes. Yeah. No, I um Maggie Maggie's
[1:19:31] doing great. I have taken her into the
[1:19:34] CJC and the kids. Um not all kids are
[1:19:37] fond of dogs and Maggie's not a small
[1:19:39] dog. Um but we do ask about that before
[1:19:43] um they get there and if they've said
[1:19:44] you I don't want to see Maggie, we just
[1:19:46] keep her in another room. But for the
[1:19:48] most part, um, they want it they want
[1:19:50] the dog there.
[1:19:51] >> Can we track to see how many times
[1:19:53] Maggie's being used and how
[1:19:55] >> I mean,
[1:19:56] >> I haven't been tracking that. Lee,
[1:19:57] >> I'm just Well, I'm just asking because I
[1:19:59] know that they're doing that so many
[1:20:00] things.
[1:20:00] >> You USU has been doing that a little bit
[1:20:02] with Sage, which is a similar dog over
[1:20:04] there. And so, I know they've been kind
[1:20:05] of trying to see when they use Sage in
[1:20:07] the public versus when they're using
[1:20:08] Sage for for those purposes. And I just
[1:20:10] was kind of curious.
[1:20:11] >> I have not been tracking that. Um, I
[1:20:14] could
[1:20:14] >> I just just curious just to see because
[1:20:17] I think it's
[1:20:17] >> the rest of the 181 things that you have
[1:20:19] to track.
[1:20:20] >> Yeah. You know,
[1:20:21] >> yeah,
[1:20:22] >> let's add one more. It's all good. It's
[1:20:24] all good. But yeah, um, we do take her
[1:20:26] over there and and frankly, she's
[1:20:29] probably a support animal for her
[1:20:30] office.
[1:20:32] So,
[1:20:33] >> well, these are when we talk about this,
[1:20:36] Cheryl, it's very sad,
[1:20:39] >> but thank goodness that we have a
[1:20:41] facility and and a place where they can
[1:20:43] go and and that they can visit with
[1:20:45] people and get help and and that is so
[1:20:48] critical.
[1:20:48] >> Yeah, we appreciate what you do.
[1:20:50] >> We really appreciate what you guys do.
[1:20:51] >> Sure. Thank you. Appreciate it.
[1:20:53] >> Thanks for the report.
[1:20:55] >> Yeah.
[1:20:57] >> Okay. Resolution
[1:21:00] 26-20
[1:21:02] 25 consenting to Utah United States Fish
[1:21:06] and Wildlife Services acquisition of the
[1:21:08] state lands for the use by within the
[1:21:12] boundaries of the Bear Riverver
[1:21:13] migratory bird refuge and our attorney
[1:21:16] is going to visit with us about that was
[1:21:18] contacted by Joel Ferry. Uh he said he'd
[1:21:20] spoken to some of you I don't know if he
[1:21:22] has or not
[1:21:23] >> about the dispute that's gone on between
[1:21:24] the state of Utah and the bird refuge.
[1:21:27] interesting because the bird has treated
[1:21:29] as their property for so many years and
[1:21:32] uh discovered that it didn't belong to
[1:21:33] them. So they've entered into an
[1:21:35] agreement. They're in the process of
[1:21:37] entering into agreement. It's not done
[1:21:38] yet of transferring the land from the
[1:21:41] state to the refuge that could be used
[1:21:43] in the bird refugees the way they've
[1:21:44] always used it. The refuge will will
[1:21:46] access some federal funding to pay for
[1:21:48] that which the state will then use for
[1:21:51] the Great Salt Lake and other things u
[1:21:53] to help the state. the federal
[1:21:55] government requires that the county
[1:21:58] where the property sits at least say
[1:22:00] that they're okay with the process. And
[1:22:02] so that's what this resolution does is
[1:22:03] saying that we're okay with this
[1:22:05] happening. Uh we think that it's the
[1:22:07] benefit of the interests of the citizens
[1:22:08] of the county. So that's all this is is
[1:22:10] a resolution saying that. Okay.
[1:22:12] >> So, uh when I talked to Joel, he was
[1:22:15] talking about a meander line between the
[1:22:16] Great Salt Lake and a bird refuge.
[1:22:19] >> Do they have a map showing that?
[1:22:21] >> I have not seen one. I know the area and
[1:22:23] I don't know how it all came about, how
[1:22:26] the dispute came about, but I I know the
[1:22:28] area they're talking about. It's it's
[1:22:29] basically just a lot of area out there
[1:22:32] with no real landmarks to mark what's
[1:22:34] what.
[1:22:34] >> So, he sounded like kind of anxious
[1:22:36] about that. I kind of like to see a map
[1:22:37] before we get too carried away.
[1:22:40] What do you think?
[1:22:41] >> Um, I'm okay with that. I I mean, um,
[1:22:45] >> you would think in today's world of GPS,
[1:22:47] they could generate something. See, from
[1:22:49] our perspective, whether the state owns
[1:22:51] it or the refuge owns it, it's going to
[1:22:52] be treated the same way from our
[1:22:54] perspective. So, the fact that they're
[1:22:56] transferring it to the refuge indicates
[1:22:57] that it's going to be used by the refuge
[1:22:58] for refuge purposes and not for anything
[1:23:00] else.
[1:23:01] >> So, I'm [clears throat] not real
[1:23:02] concerned about where it's located,
[1:23:04] >> but it has been for years. I mean, it's
[1:23:06] just
[1:23:07] >> and it it's been used by the refuge for
[1:23:09] years. That's the kicker is it's just
[1:23:11] that they should have been they should
[1:23:12] have bought it from us. I mean it's not
[1:23:14] they should have bought it from the
[1:23:15] state because it sits within the whole
[1:23:16] meander line and part of this is it has
[1:23:18] to do with uh state sovereign lands and
[1:23:21] they can't own state sovereign lands and
[1:23:23] that's part of why this is all
[1:23:25] >> if you go out on the bar the auto tour
[1:23:27] out there and get on the very far side
[1:23:28] and look out as far as you can see and
[1:23:31] it's out in that area yeah is where it's
[1:23:33] located.
[1:23:36] So,
[1:23:39] » I don't know. I'm comfortable um
[1:23:41] promoting it passing it at this time. I'
[1:23:43] I'd make a motion we pass resolution
[1:23:44] 2625
[1:23:46] as presented.
[1:23:49] >> I'll second it. We have a motion by
[1:23:50] Commissioner Perry to uh approve
[1:23:54] resolution number 2625 consenting to the
[1:23:57] Utah United States Fishing Wildlife
[1:24:01] Service acquisition of state Utah State
[1:24:04] Lands for the use by the by and within
[1:24:07] the boundaries of the bird refuge
[1:24:11] migratory bird refuge and a second by
[1:24:14] Commissioner Bingham. All in favor say
[1:24:16] I. I.
[1:24:17] >> Motion passes. Thank you.
[1:24:20] Gner Community Development
[1:24:23] uh review and approval of the River
[1:24:26] Vista Subdivision Improvement Agreement.
[1:24:29] And Scott's going to come visit with us
[1:24:31] about that.
[1:24:32] >> Explain what that all means.
[1:24:34] >> Good evening. Scott Lions Community
[1:24:36] Development. Uh the River Vista
[1:24:39] Subdivision is a subdivision located at
[1:24:42] 4165 West, 5600 North. Uh it is west of
[1:24:47] Bay River, sorry, east of Bay River
[1:24:50] City. It is just a one lot subdivision,
[1:24:52] 1.471
[1:24:54] acres in size and uh anytime a
[1:24:57] subdivision is done or not not every
[1:25:00] time but often when subdivisions um as
[1:25:03] part of the approval process is an an
[1:25:06] improvement agreement is required for
[1:25:08] any improvements that are uh that take
[1:25:10] place associated with that subdivision.
[1:25:12] In this particular case, it's a small
[1:25:14] one. It's uh I think it's $15,400
[1:25:18] uh that they are required to put up as
[1:25:20] security to ensure that the water line
[1:25:23] and fire hydrant are put in place in
[1:25:25] association with this single lot to uh
[1:25:28] provide fire protection.
[1:25:29] >> So um then they will get that those uh
[1:25:33] utilities from Bear River City.
[1:25:35] >> Uh no, this is across the river from
[1:25:37] Bear River City.
[1:25:38] >> Oh, on the east side of the river.
[1:25:39] >> Yeah.
[1:25:40] So their water uh I'm trying to remember
[1:25:43] off the top of my head. But I think
[1:25:44] their water is through
[1:25:46] >> is it Elwood?
[1:25:46] >> West uh Acme.
[1:25:48] >> Acme water.
[1:25:50] >> So that's who provides water.
[1:25:51] >> Acme does provide to bear river. Yeah.
[1:25:53] >> So it's an acme service area. That's
[1:25:55] who's providing their water. Um
[1:25:56] >> and they'll be on a septic tank then.
[1:25:58] >> They would be on a septic tank. Correct.
[1:26:00] So once that um water line and hydrant
[1:26:05] are installed, Acme would inspect it and
[1:26:08] uh if it meets their standards, they
[1:26:10] would send us a letter saying we've
[1:26:11] inspected and accept this improvement uh
[1:26:14] and the infrastructure. At that point,
[1:26:16] we would uh instruct the escrow officer,
[1:26:20] in this case, I believe it's Heritage
[1:26:21] West Title, to release those funds back
[1:26:25] to the um property owner or developer.
[1:26:29] So,
[1:26:29] >> so I mean I've lived in this county all
[1:26:32] my life. How do you get there?
[1:26:34] >> Uh to this property.
[1:26:36] >> Yeah.
[1:26:36] >> So, this is the one uh you've got the
[1:26:38] bridge that comes out of uh Fair River
[1:26:41] City comes out on the kind of southeast
[1:26:44] side. Okay.
[1:26:45] >> Um and it's just a little bit south of
[1:26:47] that bridge.
[1:26:47] >> Okay, that makes sense.
[1:26:49] >> Kind of got that windy area after the
[1:26:51] bridge. So, yeah, it's right there.
[1:26:53] >> Okay, I do know where it is. Sorry.
[1:26:56] >> Yeah, no problem.
[1:26:58] I'll make a motion that we approve Boxar
[1:27:01] County subdivision improvement agreement
[1:27:02] 26-41.
[1:27:04] >> I'll second it.
[1:27:05] >> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
[1:27:08] to approve uh River Vista Subdivision
[1:27:11] Improvement Agreement number 26-41
[1:27:15] and a second by Commissioner Bingham. If
[1:27:17] there's no further discussion, all in
[1:27:19] favor say I.
[1:27:20] >> I.
[1:27:25] [snorts]
[1:27:28] Okay, our second item tonight, uh, this
[1:27:31] relates to, uh, if you recall, the
[1:27:33] planning commission came before you in
[1:27:35] November of last year regarding zoning
[1:27:38] the unzoned areas of Boxiller County.
[1:27:40] So, this has been a reoccurring theme or
[1:27:43] reoccurring con concern from from the
[1:27:46] planning commission. Um, and it's
[1:27:48] something that we've frequently dealt
[1:27:50] with as county staff as well. We we uh
[1:27:53] feel similar to the county or the
[1:27:55] planning commission that um zoning these
[1:27:59] areas is consistent with the county's
[1:28:02] general plan. Um that it is to the
[1:28:05] benefit of the land owners and uh and
[1:28:08] community as well that it provides
[1:28:10] predictability for those land owners and
[1:28:12] communities uh throughout the county. Um
[1:28:16] [clears throat] in fact the planning
[1:28:17] commission as part of their presentation
[1:28:19] that they made uh was to clarify that uh
[1:28:23] without zoning it's difficult for them
[1:28:27] to perform the duties that they were uh
[1:28:29] appointed to do. Uh state code outlines
[1:28:34] what their what their appointed duties
[1:28:36] are and those are to prepare and
[1:28:37] recommend a general plan to the county
[1:28:39] commission which they did in 2021. That general plan was adopted. Um and to
[1:28:47] quote that general plan directly
[1:28:50] um
[1:28:54] the following uh let's see our goals and
[1:28:57] strategies that should be undertaken.
[1:29:00] Create an agricultural heritage area
[1:29:02] that supports ongoing farming and
[1:29:03] ranching and zone unzoned areas with a
[1:29:07] flexible agricultural zone to help
[1:29:09] reinforce the agricultural heritage
[1:29:11] area. Um so with with those uh things in
[1:29:17] mind um and we've seen a lot of often
[1:29:22] what happens is people don't
[1:29:25] most residents don't realize if they're
[1:29:27] in an unzoned area. They assume that
[1:29:29] their area is zoned for agriculture
[1:29:33] because that is what's taking place in
[1:29:35] that area.
[1:29:36] uh what's what the use is and what the
[1:29:39] zoning is are two two different things.
[1:29:42] And um so what then when a project is
[1:29:46] proposed, whether that be some sort of a
[1:29:48] commercial project, uh whether that be
[1:29:50] some sort of an industrial project, um
[1:29:53] we had a phone call just a few months
[1:29:55] ago uh about a salvage yard. And you
[1:29:58] know these things the neighbors they
[1:30:01] start to call in they're concerned they
[1:30:04] think oh I'm in an agricultural zone.
[1:30:06] How can a salvage yard be allowed? And
[1:30:08] it's you're actually in an unzoned area.
[1:30:12] Um and
[1:30:14] salvage yard is allowed. Um just because
[1:30:17] the surrounding area is generally
[1:30:19] agriculture doesn't mean that that is
[1:30:20] your zone. Um so we've seen it with all
[1:30:23] sorts of things. Um and for that reason,
[1:30:27] the planning commission again would like
[1:30:30] to uh see some support from the county
[1:30:35] commission to proceed with uh this
[1:30:38] zoning effort. Um and doing some solid
[1:30:43] outreach, education,
[1:30:46] um and working towards getting the
[1:30:48] unzoned areas of the county into that
[1:30:51] flexible agriculture zone. uh in in the
[1:30:56] next couple months.
[1:30:57] >> So, do you need a motion for that?
[1:30:59] >> I I think I propose that we we send it
[1:31:02] back to the planning commission. I think
[1:31:04] if you guys can come back to us with a
[1:31:05] proposal
[1:31:06] >> um that would be the ideal situation
[1:31:08] because I think I really appreciate I do
[1:31:10] recall the conversation they had with
[1:31:11] us. Could we direct you to just take
[1:31:13] this back to the planning commission and
[1:31:15] come up with a proposal that you can
[1:31:16] bring back to the commission that we can
[1:31:17] support?
[1:31:18] >> Yeah, I don't think in motion is
[1:31:19] necessary, but direction's fantastic.
[1:31:21] then we as staff can move forward with
[1:31:23] that with the planning commission and bring that
[1:31:25] >> Yeah, if you guys can move forward and
[1:31:26] then like I said, we want we want our
[1:31:28] planning commission to feel like they're
[1:31:30] being heard and so I think that if they
[1:31:32] could come back with some sort of
[1:31:33] proposal that would be beneficial to us.
[1:31:35] >> Fantastic.
[1:31:36] >> Thank you. Thanks, Scott.
[1:31:37] >> Thanks, Scott. Appreciate it.
[1:31:38] >> Appreciate it.
[1:31:41] >> Carson, you're going to come and visit
[1:31:43] with us about ordinance 665 prohibiting
[1:31:46] the use of bicycles on the landfill
[1:31:49] road? Yes sir. Carson Riser Walker
[1:31:52] County Landfill. Uh this ordinance
[1:31:56] would designate the landfill road as a
[1:31:58] controlled access road and in doing so
[1:32:00] would prohibit bicycles on that road.
[1:32:02] And the reason for doing that is uh in
[1:32:04] the summertime we get a sub a
[1:32:06] substantial amount of people on bicycles
[1:32:08] coming up and down that road. And we
[1:32:10] have cross traffic all both directions
[1:32:13] with big trucks, large trucks and
[1:32:15] trailers with very few spots with an
[1:32:17] actual shoulder. and it's just creating
[1:32:19] a safety hazard. And also at times I've
[1:32:22] gone out there after hours and caught
[1:32:24] people that will park at the bottom of
[1:32:25] the hill and throw their bike up over
[1:32:28] the fence, go over the fence and then
[1:32:29] [laughter] bike up and down that and
[1:32:32] >> just leave their bike on the inside till
[1:32:34] the next day.
[1:32:35] >> That is an option. [laughter]
[1:32:38] So what this would do would just
[1:32:39] prohibit bicycles there. Um I brought
[1:32:42] this I don't know Glenn wrote this up if
[1:32:43] you guys have had a chance to look it
[1:32:45] over, but it does make bicycles as the
[1:32:47] state does. So you're talking about
[1:32:49] above the gate or the whole road out to
[1:32:52] >> That's a good question. Um right there
[1:32:54] where the bottom gate is. So is 6800
[1:32:57] north turns and goes up the hill. It
[1:32:59] would just be from that
[1:33:00] >> control access point where the bottom
[1:33:02] gate is from that point.
[1:33:04] >> Shut the gate. It would be hor there and
[1:33:06] crashes. Now you can't you know we got
[1:33:07] to get you guys out so we can get an EMS
[1:33:09] up there. There's all kinds of that. So
[1:33:11] yeah,
[1:33:13] >> I'll make a motion that we pass
[1:33:14] ordinance 665 as presented. So, I'll
[1:33:18] second it.
[1:33:19] >> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
[1:33:21] to approve ordinance number 665
[1:33:24] prohibiting the use of bicycles on the
[1:33:26] landfill road and a second by
[1:33:28] Commissioner Bingham. If there's no
[1:33:30] further discussion, all in favor say I.
[1:33:32] >> I.
[1:33:32] And are you guys going to put the
[1:33:34] sign up or is Darren going to put the
[1:33:35] sign up that tells them that it's
[1:33:37] prohibited there?
[1:33:37] >> Put some signs there for sure.
[1:33:38] >> Somehow
[1:33:39] >> we'll get together on that.
[1:33:41] >> I just know that it needs to be signed.
[1:33:42] We can't just pass it, but we need to
[1:33:44] put make sure we got signage there.
[1:33:45] >> Sure. We'll make sure there's
[1:33:46] >> Thank you. Thanks, Carson.
[1:33:49] >> All right, weed department. Wyatt, how
[1:33:52] are you doing?
[1:33:53] >> Good. How are you guys?
[1:33:54] >> Good. You're going to talk to us about
[1:33:55] approved Todd Gibbs appointment the
[1:33:59] appointment to the county weed board.
[1:34:02] >> Uh yes, sir. So, um the
[1:34:07] Boxiller County Noxious Weed Control
[1:34:09] Board, uh always has five members. they
[1:34:14] s uh plus a representative from amongst
[1:34:18] you three.
[1:34:19] >> Sorry, I missed the last couple minutes.
[1:34:20] >> Oh, it's okay. [laughter] Not much has
[1:34:23] happened besides us, but um and they
[1:34:26] serve four-year terms and they also have
[1:34:29] a chairman from amongst those five that
[1:34:31] serves a um a two-year two-year term.
[1:34:34] So, at our second quarter meeting, our
[1:34:36] chairman uh Max Huggins, his term of
[1:34:40] service came to fruition. And so, um,
[1:34:44] they needed to, um, let him go and they
[1:34:48] voted, uh, Ryan Adams from Honeyville as
[1:34:53] the, uh, new chairman. And so, in doing
[1:34:57] that, they needed to replace, uh, Ryan
[1:35:00] um, and fill fill that vacancy. So after
[1:35:04] discussing a couple names, a couple
[1:35:07] candidates of people throughout the
[1:35:09] county, they voted on having Todd Gibbs
[1:35:14] be their uh suggestion to you
[1:35:18] commissioners to be appointed to fill
[1:35:21] that vacancy. So Todd wasn't able to
[1:35:23] make it tonight, but um he uh just a
[1:35:27] little history of him, he lives in the
[1:35:30] Portage area. Uh he runs farm ground up
[1:35:34] there. He also he retired from UD do. He
[1:35:38] was the Riverside shed manager and so he
[1:35:41] has a lot of uh noxious sweet experience
[1:35:43] from that. I think that's why they kind
[1:35:44] of chose him just all that together. So
[1:35:46] anyways, um so I can answer any
[1:35:50] questions about Todd or or anything
[1:35:52] else. And other than that, yeah, the
[1:35:54] board's just request or
[1:35:57] >> he's not here, but he's willing to do
[1:35:58] it, right?
[1:35:59] >> Yep. He's willing to I've talked to him.
[1:36:00] before we make the most.
[1:36:02] >> Yes, I I've talked to him multiple
[1:36:04] times. Actually, it took me a minute to get a hold of him. That's why I
[1:36:08] haven't been here before because we
[1:36:09] actually already had our third quarter
[1:36:11] meeting. But, um, yes, he is very
[1:36:13] willing and and able to do that. So,
[1:36:15] >> I think Todd's a good choice. So, I'd
[1:36:17] make a motion we have appoint Todd Gibbs
[1:36:20] to be on the county weed board.
[1:36:21] >> I'll second it.
[1:36:22] >> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
[1:36:24] to appoint Todd Gibbs uh to the county
[1:36:27] weed board and a second by Commissioner
[1:36:29] Bingham. All in favor say I.
[1:36:32] >> I.
[1:36:33] >> Thanks.
[1:36:34] >> Thank you. I'll let them know.
[1:36:35] >> Have a good day.
[1:36:36] >> Thank you. You too,
[1:36:37] >> Janica.
[1:36:43] » All right. Several human resource policy
[1:36:45] updates.
[1:36:47] >> It won't be that bad.
[1:36:49] >> Um, the first one is to change the
[1:36:52] volunteer policy.
[1:36:54] We have created a volunteer policy that
[1:36:57] stands on its own. So, I need you to
[1:36:59] amend section two to remove 2.7. That's
[1:37:02] the volunteer section. And then approve
[1:37:05] policy 29.
[1:37:07] That's the new volunteer policy. In that
[1:37:09] policy, some changes that it has um we
[1:37:13] now only have to approve the volunteers
[1:37:15] every fourth year. So, that would say
[1:37:17] they sign up one year and it's good for
[1:37:19] two subsequent years and then the fourth
[1:37:21] year that starts over. I know that's
[1:37:23] been an issue in our fire departments.
[1:37:25] Um so, we're looking to resolve that.
[1:37:28] And then it
[1:37:29] >> apply also to the fair.
[1:37:30] >> Yeah.
[1:37:30] >> Oh, good. Yeah.
[1:37:31] >> Yep. All volunteers. So, it'll be a lot
[1:37:33] better.
[1:37:34] >> Yes.
[1:37:34] >> From their standpoint. Um, it updates
[1:37:38] how we're doing things. It allows like
[1:37:40] after this commission meeting, you don't
[1:37:42] have a commission meeting again before
[1:37:43] the fair. We still don't have all the
[1:37:45] volunteers signed up. It allows me and
[1:37:47] the commission chair to sign off on
[1:37:49] those and then we'll ratify them at the
[1:37:51] following commission meeting
[1:37:53] um to make sure that they're covered if
[1:37:55] there's anything that happens. So, just
[1:37:59] helps with the timeline on that. And
[1:38:01] then the last policy that I would ask
[1:38:03] you to approve is in our road
[1:38:06] department, we have several on call
[1:38:07] policies. We have an on call pool. We
[1:38:09] have snow removal. We do have a need for
[1:38:12] a wildfire response on call pay for our
[1:38:15] road department.
[1:38:16] Um they're the ones that
[1:38:20] stop your like they build your fire
[1:38:22] lines um and help the fire department.
[1:38:25] So, we do have a need for them to be
[1:38:27] called out and be available
[1:38:30] for the summer months. Um, that specific
[1:38:33] policy does rely on the state fire
[1:38:36] marshall's office to give us the dates
[1:38:40] of what they expect fire season to be.
[1:38:42] So, it's typically June through like
[1:38:45] October 1st. Um, if he determines that
[1:38:48] it's a different set of dates, like
[1:38:50] we're running early, we're going to run
[1:38:51] late, then we need to be able to
[1:38:53] accommodate that. So, we'll run off of
[1:38:55] his dates and if we need to, we can
[1:38:58] adjust. But that's kind of what we're
[1:39:00] looking at.
[1:39:01] >> Okay.
[1:39:02] >> So, those are the three policy changes
[1:39:04] that I would ask you to approve tonight.
[1:39:08] » I need a motion.
[1:39:11] >> I'll make a motion that we approve the
[1:39:13] policy changes as has been explained to
[1:39:15] us.
[1:39:16] >> I'll second it.
[1:39:18] We have an uh we have a motion by
[1:39:20] Commissioner Perry to approve um the
[1:39:24] ordinance changes as presented um by
[1:39:28] Janica and a second by Commissioner
[1:39:30] Bingham. All in favor say I.
[1:39:32] >> I.
[1:39:33] Motion passes. Thank you.
[1:39:35] >> Here are your PAs. A little bit early.
[1:39:37] Sorry, one item early.
[1:39:44] » Okay, we're to our public comment period
[1:39:46] of our meeting.
[1:39:48] Those wishing to make a public comment
[1:39:50] shall sign the comment role and will be
[1:39:52] responsible for the following rules
[1:39:54] outlined in the county commission rules
[1:39:56] and procedures.
[1:39:58] Speakers will have one three minute
[1:39:59] opportunity to speak regardless of the
[1:40:01] numbers of items they wish to address.
[1:40:03] Speakers shall address their comments to
[1:40:06] the county commission only. This is a
[1:40:08] time to be heard. There will not be a
[1:40:10] back and forth dialogue with the
[1:40:12] commissioners. Speakers may file
[1:40:15] uh their remarks or supporting
[1:40:17] information with the county clerk. The
[1:40:19] clerk will make the information
[1:40:20] available on the available to the county
[1:40:23] commission. And our first uh public
[1:40:26] comment period or comment person is
[1:40:28] Deanna Hardy.
[1:40:43] Okay. Diana Hardy Bigham. The Boxilla
[1:40:46] Committee of Liberty reminds the Boxella
[1:40:48] County Commissioners that when we
[1:40:50] separated from our former mother
[1:40:51] country, Great Britain, and gained our
[1:40:54] independence 250 years ago, there were
[1:40:57] running bets on how long our country
[1:40:59] would last. We have lasted 250 years,
[1:41:03] but our Constitution is hanging by a
[1:41:05] thread because our representatives have
[1:41:07] failed to keep their oath of office. The
[1:41:09] [snorts] constitution is to restrain
[1:41:11] government, not the people. Sadly, the
[1:41:14] government is restraining the people and
[1:41:17] not itself.
[1:41:18] Remember the states were created first
[1:41:21] and then the states created the federal
[1:41:23] government only delegating a few and
[1:41:25] defined powers. James Madison defined
[1:41:28] them as war, peace, negotiation, and
[1:41:31] foreign commerce primarily external
[1:41:34] things. Our founders were focused on
[1:41:36] liberty and they said that liberty must
[1:41:39] be supported at all hazards. As you go
[1:41:42] through history, you can see who usurp
[1:41:44] power. Here are a few examples.
[1:41:47] President Franklin D. Roosevelt brought
[1:41:49] in the retirement program. Social
[1:41:51] Security will eventually end being
[1:41:54] bankrupt. President Jimmy Carter brought
[1:41:56] in the Department of Education.
[1:41:58] President Obama brought in healthcare.
[1:42:02] There are many more usurpations of power
[1:42:04] throughout our history. We must go back
[1:42:06] to our founding father's own words.
[1:42:08] Quote, the meeting of the minds. Have
[1:42:11] you heard of the word hermeneutics?
[1:42:14] is the fine art of finding
[1:42:16] the meaning of the author's words and
[1:42:18] phrases and then explaining it to
[1:42:20] others. Document interpretation.
[1:42:23] You cannot take the words alone on the
[1:42:25] paper to translate their meaning. You
[1:42:28] not only have to read the words but you
[1:42:30] have to know why they were written, the
[1:42:32] culture and the history in which they
[1:42:33] were written to the full understanding.
[1:42:37] George Washington said, "If to please
[1:42:39] the people we offer what we ourselves
[1:42:42] disapprove, how can we afterwards defend
[1:42:45] our work? Let us raise a standard to
[1:42:48] which the wise and honest can repair.
[1:42:50] The rest is in the hands of God. Our
[1:42:53] republic needs repairing so that we can
[1:42:55] keep it, that we may continue to have
[1:42:57] liberty. He further stated, "The
[1:43:00] Constitution is the guide which I will
[1:43:03] never abandon. Truth will ultimately
[1:43:05] prevail where there is pains to bring it
[1:43:07] to light, guard against the impostures
[1:43:10] of pretended patriotism. The sole
[1:43:13] function of government is to protect
[1:43:14] life, liberty, and property. And
[1:43:17] anything more than this is usurpation
[1:43:19] and oppression. We pray the Lord will
[1:43:21] save our republic. if it is his will.
[1:43:24] Thank you.
[1:43:26] >> Thank you, Don Pool.
[1:43:36] » Um, thanks for taking the time. I'm here
[1:43:38] to talk to you about that contract that
[1:43:40] dissolved with Bay River Mental Health.
[1:43:43] When my attorneys and I saw that, we
[1:43:45] thought maybe you all came to your
[1:43:46] senses and decided to take a close look
[1:43:48] at addiction in real time. Bay River
[1:43:51] doesn't have any sober livingings. I
[1:43:52] have 22 beds. I'm only uh here because I
[1:43:56] think you all are going to be giving a
[1:43:58] new contract to Bay River and I think
[1:44:00] that contract is probably going to
[1:44:00] include substance use disorder. Up until
[1:44:03] recently, Bay River wasn't qualified or
[1:44:05] licensed to do substance use disorder
[1:44:08] and they were doing so illegally as per
[1:44:10] the ASA. I tried to meet with you all. I
[1:44:11] can only assume it's this attorney here
[1:44:13] that advised you not to talk to me. I'm
[1:44:14] here to talk to you again. I still want
[1:44:16] to talk to somebody in this county about
[1:44:19] what's happening in this county in
[1:44:20] reference to Bay River
[1:44:24] and their inability to serve this county
[1:44:26] and our constituents together. So, if
[1:44:29] what I think is going to happen is going
[1:44:31] to happen and you intend to issue a new
[1:44:33] contract, I want Beacon Recovery, who is
[1:44:36] more than qualified to handle all mental
[1:44:38] health and substance use disorder
[1:44:40] patients in this county. Beacon Recovery
[1:44:43] leads the nation. We are number one in
[1:44:44] recidivism. We have a 37% recidivism
[1:44:47] rate that I can prove. Mr. Perry, you
[1:44:49] asked for those that those numbers and I
[1:44:51] gave those to you, but nobody from your
[1:44:52] office or any of the offices, including
[1:44:54] this attorney, contacted me to say,
[1:44:56] "Hey, do you really have a 63% success
[1:44:59] rate?" If that's the case, and I can
[1:45:01] prove it, the numbers that I can save
[1:45:03] monetarily to this county are
[1:45:05] staggering. Not to mention the human
[1:45:06] lives that can be saved and the families
[1:45:08] that won't be decimated. I can prove my
[1:45:11] numbers. Can Bear River Does Bear River
[1:45:13] know what their recidivism rate is? I
[1:45:15] know what mine is and I can prove it.
[1:45:16] And I keep waiting for somebody to say,
[1:45:18] "Tony, we don't believe you. We don't
[1:45:20] believe that Beacon Recovery has a 63%
[1:45:22] success rate with the people that are
[1:45:24] graduating their program." And yet, as
[1:45:26] many times as I asked county officials
[1:45:29] to question me, say, "Do you really have
[1:45:31] those numbers? Do you really have a 63%
[1:45:34] success rate?" Nobody's asking me.
[1:45:36] Instead, they're forcing people to go to
[1:45:38] Bear River mental health that is not
[1:45:40] equipped to treat this disease that is
[1:45:42] decimating lives and families. I am
[1:45:44] begging this commission to consider
[1:45:46] taking a serious look at what Beacon
[1:45:48] Recovery can do for this county and our
[1:45:51] constituents. These are human beings
[1:45:52] that deserve better than what they're
[1:45:54] getting. Please ask me to prove my
[1:45:56] numbers of a 63% success rate. Thank
[1:46:00] you.
[1:46:02] >> Thank you, Cassie. pool.
[1:46:11] » Would she be able to go ahead? She has a
[1:46:13] meeting.
[1:46:14] >> Pardon me.
[1:46:15] >> Would she be able to go ahead? She has a
[1:46:16] meeting at
[1:46:18] >> Sure.
[1:46:19] >> Thank you.
[1:46:19] >> You betcha.
[1:46:27] So, I am Jenny Lynn McKinnon and I am a
[1:46:31] nurse and a therapist, hypnotherapist
[1:46:33] with Beacon. And I am here to just
[1:46:37] remind you that as we move forward with
[1:46:39] Beerver Behavioral Health, the rising
[1:46:43] tide raises all shits. And what I've
[1:46:46] seen is that there is a space, there is
[1:46:49] place in this community and we need Bay
[1:46:52] River Behavioral Health. I also see that
[1:46:54] they are very overloaded. We have people
[1:46:57] that come out of the prison are supposed
[1:46:59] to go to they get sent to Bear River
[1:47:00] mental health or bear river behavioral
[1:47:02] health and they're told you can come
[1:47:04] back in 30 days and get treatment. By
[1:47:06] then they've relapsed and this has just
[1:47:08] happened just recently in the last week
[1:47:11] with a personal friend. they there's problems, there's challenges
[1:47:17] there and we're asking uh from Beacon
[1:47:20] Recovery to have a seat at the table in
[1:47:23] negotiating with the contract so we can
[1:47:26] both coexist and raise the level of
[1:47:30] recovery in Brigham City. Thank you very
[1:47:33] much for your time.
[1:47:34] >> Thank you.
[1:47:41] » All right, Cassie.
[1:47:47] Okay, thank you for letting her do that.
[1:47:50] Okay, commissioners, as you know, I'm
[1:47:52] Casey Pool. Um, I'm here today because
[1:47:55] our community deserves answers about the
[1:47:57] single source Medicaid behavioral health
[1:47:59] and substance use treatment decision.
[1:48:02] Providers and patients were led to
[1:48:04] believe that Medicaid patients were
[1:48:05] required to transfer their treatment to
[1:48:07] Bear River Behavioral Health. And if
[1:48:11] that was not actually mandatory, I want
[1:48:13] to know how that information was
[1:48:15] communicated and who was responsible for
[1:48:17] correcting it because we were all led to
[1:48:19] believe that all Medicaid patients were
[1:48:21] mandated to go there. Um, sorry.
[1:48:26] Treatment centers were giving
[1:48:27] approximately 19 days notice as well as
[1:48:30] the patients before the change took
[1:48:32] effect. 19 days to make decisions
[1:48:34] involving people fighting addiction,
[1:48:36] trying to stay sober, keeping their
[1:48:38] housing, staying out of jail, and
[1:48:40] rebuilding their lives. They have um we
[1:48:43] have already seen consequences from
[1:48:45] this. I personally know one patient who
[1:48:47] relapsed during this disruption, and
[1:48:49] that would be my own child.
[1:48:52] Um Tony at Beacon Recovery has continued
[1:48:55] treating some of the Medicaid patients
[1:48:56] for completely free because they did not
[1:48:59] want to leave the program where they
[1:49:00] were stable. Many of these patients have
[1:49:02] already been through the Bay River
[1:49:04] system, some multiple times, and they
[1:49:06] chose Beacon because they needed
[1:49:08] something different. They needed a
[1:49:09] different approach. And that should tell
[1:49:11] us something. Beacon also has three
[1:49:14] sober livingings, as you may know, in a
[1:49:16] community with extremely limited sober
[1:49:19] living resources. This is a necessity.
[1:49:22] We need this. We can't lose our sober
[1:49:24] livingings. Um,
[1:49:28] sorry. So, I do have some important
[1:49:30] questions. Why was a single source
[1:49:32] arrangement chosen instead of um a
[1:49:35] competitive bidding process where
[1:49:37] qualified local providers such as Beacon
[1:49:40] um or Renaissance Ranch, for example,
[1:49:42] could be considered? When did the county
[1:49:44] officials know that this was going to
[1:49:46] happen? And why weren't treatment
[1:49:47] providers brought to the table sooner?
[1:49:50] Like, why did we only get to know 19
[1:49:53] days before? And most importantly, um,
[1:49:57] was Bear Rivers's capacity evaluated
[1:49:59] before directing such large number of
[1:50:02] Medicaid patients into one system? Um,
[1:50:06] if people were already struggling to get
[1:50:07] timely appointments, adding hundreds of
[1:50:09] patients doesn't solve an access
[1:50:12] problem. It makes it worse. Um, we
[1:50:15] should be asking why a valuable
[1:50:16] community resource like Beacon and all
[1:50:18] the other recovery um,
[1:50:21] sorry guys, why all the other recovery
[1:50:24] centers were not even considered? If our
[1:50:26] goal is reducing relapse, homelessness,
[1:50:29] recidivism,
[1:50:30] um, shouldn't we be using every
[1:50:32] qualified resource available? Can't we
[1:50:34] work together as a community to to help
[1:50:37] save these lives? Um because these
[1:50:41] decisions aren't just about contracts or
[1:50:43] Medicaid dollars. They affect whether
[1:50:44] someone stays in treatment, stays sober,
[1:50:46] stays housed, and stays out of jail. Our
[1:50:49] community deserves transparency about
[1:50:51] how this happened and the people who and
[1:50:54] the people's lives who are directly
[1:50:56] affected deserve a voice in in what
[1:50:59] happens next.
[1:51:01] Lastly, we were all led to believe that
[1:51:03] only Medicaid pays up.
[1:51:05] >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Tyler.
[1:51:07] >> You bet.
[1:51:09] All right, Sydney.
[1:51:12] I'm gonna completely massacre your last
[1:51:15] name, but
[1:51:16] >> Miley.
[1:51:18] >> it's not that hard.
[1:51:19] >> It just spelled weird. [laughter] When I
[1:51:21] got married, I asked my husband, "Am I
[1:51:23] going to be telling people how to say
[1:51:24] that forever?" And he said, "Yep."
[1:51:26] [laughter]
[1:51:29] » Okay.
[1:51:34] My name is Sydney Forsin Miley and I sit
[1:51:36] in front of you today as a concerned
[1:51:37] citizen of Boxelder County. I'm sure
[1:51:39] you've all heard the controversy
[1:51:40] revolving around the Flock AI powered
[1:51:42] security cameras. I've recently become
[1:51:44] aware that there are already six of
[1:51:46] these cameras in Bigham City. They are
[1:51:47] currently the only ones in Boxelder
[1:51:49] County. When I was out of town last
[1:51:51] week, there was only three. I wanted to
[1:51:53] come speak to you all before smalltown
[1:51:54] America Tranquility is gone forever in
[1:51:56] Boxelder County. As a longtime resident,
[1:51:59] meaning my whole life, this makes me and
[1:52:02] many other citizens very uncomfortable.
[1:52:04] There is one of these cameras on the
[1:52:05] route I used to take to work. And the
[1:52:06] key word there is used to. I add a time
[1:52:08] to my commute to take an alternate route
[1:52:10] in order to not be recorded by a
[1:52:12] privately owned AI camera where I don't
[1:52:14] know what data it's taking, storing,
[1:52:15] analyzing, or who can access it. The
[1:52:17] Fourth Amendment under the Bill of
[1:52:19] Rights reads as follows. the right of
[1:52:20] the people to be secure in their
[1:52:21] persons, houses, papers, and effects
[1:52:23] against unreasonable searches and
[1:52:25] seizures shall not be violated, and no
[1:52:26] warrant shall issue but upon probable
[1:52:28] cause by oath or affirmation, and
[1:52:30] particularly describing the place to be
[1:52:32] searched and the persons or things to be
[1:52:33] seized. It has become precedent under
[1:52:35] the fourth amendment that there is an in
[1:52:37] fact an a lesser expectation of privacy
[1:52:40] while one is driving a vehicle on a
[1:52:41] public roadway. This was established in
[1:52:43] Supreme Court case Carol versus United
[1:52:44] States in 1925. This isn't a new idea.
[1:52:47] Its precedent set by a Supreme Court
[1:52:49] case that stands over a century later. A
[1:52:51] lesser expectation of privacy while
[1:52:53] driving is acceptable because you are in
[1:52:54] fact generally in public while in your
[1:52:56] vehicle. Lesser doesn't mean none.
[1:52:58] Something that has no precedent under
[1:53:01] that diminished expectation of privacy
[1:53:02] is being monitored by a system that can
[1:53:04] track your car from place to place
[1:53:05] through aworked private database. I have
[1:53:07] researched the ins and outs of SCOTA's
[1:53:09] precedent surrounding privacy
[1:53:10] expectations in vehicles. Most current
[1:53:12] case law in regards to this is being
[1:53:14] stopped and searched. There is not much
[1:53:16] about being photographed or recorded
[1:53:17] inside one's personal vehicle. And there
[1:53:19] is definitely no case law about AI
[1:53:22] cameras analyzing every move of private
[1:53:24] citizens. What all that means is with
[1:53:26] these AI cameras, we are all in
[1:53:27] uncharted territory. It has been stated
[1:53:30] by their manufacturer that these cameras
[1:53:32] are capable than more of automated
[1:53:33] license plate readers. They are being
[1:53:36] put in place under the guise of safety
[1:53:39] instead of what they really are, which
[1:53:40] is mass surveillance. that includes
[1:53:42] facial recognition. A regular old
[1:53:44] traffic camera on a pole does not zoom
[1:53:46] in close, analyze activities inside the
[1:53:48] vehicle or faces, and compare them in a
[1:53:50] database. They simply record, "We, as a
[1:53:52] community, are being stalked by these
[1:53:54] devices, and I recommend you review Utah
[1:53:56] code 76-5-106.5
[1:53:59] subsection A.
[1:54:01] Until there are laws enacted on what
[1:54:03] data can and can't be collected and
[1:54:05] accessed by private companies such as
[1:54:07] Flock on citizens just minding their own
[1:54:09] business, I humbly ask you to consider
[1:54:12] banning them in Boxelder County or at
[1:54:13] least considering a moratorum until
[1:54:16] there are more regulations. Many cities
[1:54:18] have already banned them. Many counties
[1:54:19] have paused their usage and are
[1:54:21] considering doing the same. Let us as
[1:54:23] proud Boxhelder County residents, please
[1:54:25] set an example to the rest of Utah and
[1:54:27] join the trailblazing cities that have
[1:54:29] already outlawed this dangerous,
[1:54:31] invasive, and unregulated piece of tech.
[1:54:33] We're not a flock to be hurted. We are
[1:54:35] Americans who stand on freedom. Thank
[1:54:36] you for your time.
[1:54:38] >> Thank you.
[1:54:43] » Okay,
[1:54:45] we got the warrant register done. Uh
[1:54:48] personal action vote, that's done. We
[1:54:50] need to move into a close session.
[1:54:52] Commissioners,
[1:54:53] >> I'll make a move motion that we move
[1:54:55] into close session.
[1:54:57] >> Second it.
[1:54:58] >> Have a motion go into close session by
[1:55:00] Commissioner Bingham and a second by
[1:55:02] Commissioner Perry. All in favor say I.
[1:55:04] >> I. We are now on close session.
[1:55:24] Okay.
[1:55:31] Thank you.