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regular meeting. Good evening

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and welcome to your Board of

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Supervisors meeting today,

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AUGUST 25th. I thought I would

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start out with a quick quote

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from Dolly Parton, because how

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could I not? And it is, I think,

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relevant for our board. We

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cannot direct the wind, but we

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can adjust the sails. So we

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will be doing some sail

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adjusting as we move through

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our agenda today. So with that,

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I will pass it to the clerk for

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roll call. Supervisor Connell.

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Present supervisor Christy here.

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Supervisor Haynes. Supervisor

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Scott here. Chair Allen here.

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Let the record show. Supervisor

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Haynes is not present. All

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other board members are present.

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Next on our agenda is the

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Pledge of Allegiance. And I

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would like to invite Sonja

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Felix, administrative

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specialist one Fleet Services,

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to lead us in the pledge. I

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pledge allegiance to the flag

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of the United States of America

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and to the Republic for which

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it stands. One nation under GOD,

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indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all. And, Sonja, is

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there anything going on in

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Fleet Services that you'd like

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to tell us about? Right now,

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our biggest project is

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transferring our fleet

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administration management to

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asset work. So everybody's busy

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with that, right? Yeah. All

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right. Well, good luck with

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that. Thank you. Thank you.

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Next, I would like to invite up

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Robert Ojeda, the ceo of the

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Pima Council on Aging, to lead

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us in the land. Acknowledgment.

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On behalf of Pima County

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residents. We honor the tribal

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nations who have served as

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caretakers of this land from

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time immemorial, and

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respectfully acknowledge the

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ancestral homelands of the

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Tohono o'odham Nation and the

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multi millennial presence of

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the Pascua Yaqui tribe within

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Pima County. Consistent with

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Pima County commitment to

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diversity and inclusion, we

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strive toward building equal

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partner relationships with

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Arizona's tribal nations. Thank

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you. We would love to hear

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about what's happening at Pima

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Council on Aging. Thank you,

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supervisor Allen and

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supervisors. So Pima Council on

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Aging is an organization that

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really strives to make sure

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that our older adults in Pima

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County stay at home as long as

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possible, living healthy lives,

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connecting with other human

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beings, and getting the

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resources they need.

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Unfortunately, in Pima County,

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we have at least 3000 older

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adults who are experiencing

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extreme poverty and have

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limited options to improve

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their lives. So we fight for

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the rights of folks who are

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incredible contributors to our

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community, who are incredible

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at having wisdom for how to

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live lives, and that live a

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life that is interconnected

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with other human beings in our

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community. And so but not only

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that, we also provide support

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for caregivers who are taking

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care of family members or the

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many, many caregivers, paid

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caregivers that are taking care

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of our older adults and also

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work towards making sure that

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we address the root causes of

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the issues. And so what are the

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systems that need to improve

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and change to make sure that we

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continue to have older adults

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that thrive in our communities,

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and we appreciate the

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partnership with the County?

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District 3 communities value

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the Neighbors Helping Neighbors

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program of neighbors. Just

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looking at looking out for

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checking in on some of the

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elderly residents in their

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community and making sure that

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they're okay. So appreciate all

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of that. Thank you. We have as

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well, I think we have 22

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Neighbor Care Alliance groups

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now in 22 neighborhoods. So we

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continue to grow that. Thank

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you. Thank you. Item four on

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our agenda is current events

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and public acknowledgments.

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Chair Allen, supervisor. Scott.

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Then supervisor. Connell. I

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wanted to share with my

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colleagues and the members of

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the community who are here

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today. For those of you who

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don't know the news of the sad

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passing of Joel Ireland, a

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longtime leader within our

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community. He was a Rincon High

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School and University of

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Arizona graduate, and he was

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also one of the longest serving

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members of the Tucson Unified

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School District Governing Board,

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serving in that role for 20

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years. He was both a seminary

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and a law school grad, which I

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don't know how many people can

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say something like that. I love

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that the attorney down at the

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end is laughing. As soon as I

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said that at at one time, he

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served as the priest at Saint

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Michael's and All Angels Church.

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He was also an active

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preservationist, helping to

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save several historic homes

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around the University of

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Arizona. If you read the

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beautiful article about Joel in

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the Tucson Sentinel, I think

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his son did a great job of

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summing up one of his two sons,

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I should say, did a great job

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of summing up exactly the kind

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of person Joel was, his son,

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Samuel said he was community

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oriented and believed that we

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should all take care of each

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other, and that everyone should

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have a fair chance at success

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in life. So at this moment,

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Jared Allen, I'd ask that we

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have a moment of silence in

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honor of Joel Ireland. Thank

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you, Chair Ellen. Thank you,

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Supervisor Kino. Thank you,

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Chair Allen, and good evening,

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everyone. Welcome to your Board

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of Supervisors hearing room. I

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want to make two acknowledges.

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I did this last one last time.

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state Senator Maria Garcia. And

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also want to acknowledge Doctor

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Octavia Trujillo, the first

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woman elected to serve as the

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Chair of the Pascua Yaqui tribe

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in 1994. Welcome to your Board

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of Supervisors hearing room.

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Two more quick announcements. I

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want to acknowledge the fact

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that the District 5 office has

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a new member of our team, Arnie

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Ramirez, who is Bermudez,

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excuse me, who is such already

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a dynamic force in our office.

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It's been so I feel so

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fortunate to be the recipient

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of his leadership, bringing

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more than 15 years of

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experience in communications,

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multimedia production, graphic

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design and community engagement.

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I am grateful to Council Member

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Kevin Dahl for preparing him

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wisely for being able to make

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his way over to Pima County,

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but really the wealth of

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experience that he brings. I'm

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excited, Arnie, to continue to

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work with you, to serve our

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constituents in a way that I

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know they will be proud of,

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because you are dedicated to

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this. So please welcome Arnie

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Bermudez to the team. And Chair

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Allen. Last but not least,

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we've had an exciting week both

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yesterday and today. We

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distributed about 100 books to

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first graders in district five.

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It's the first 100 of 500 that

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we are going to be distributing

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to first graders throughout our

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community. It's all part of

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District Five's signature love

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of lecture series, which

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translates to love of reading.

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This year's featured book is by

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a local author named Ronnie

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Rivera Ashford. You MAY have

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heard of some of her books, My

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Nana's Remedies, My Tata's

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Remedies Raulito. It's about

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our first Latino governor in

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Arizona. But the book that

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we're previewing this week and

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distributing was hip, Hip,

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hooray! It's Monsoon day, which

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is really perfect given that

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the rain is making its way

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right now here. And the first

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graders Chair Allen colleagues

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have loved this book, have

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loved the, you know, the back

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to school welcome and super

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exciting these last two days to

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have been able to do that with

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our first graders. So thank you

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for letting me welcome our

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guests, welcome a new member of

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the team, and celebrate the

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power of reading and literacy

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in our community. Supervisor

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Christy, I just want to let

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everybody know that district

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four had a great opportunity to

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take part in a a terrific

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celebration at the southernmost

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reaches of district four, right

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before it reaches the Santa

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Cruz County line. On Saturday,

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it was the 150th anniversary of

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the working and historic Empire

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Ranch, and it was a tremendous

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success. It's such a beautiful

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area down there. You come off

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of of ten and you get onto 86,

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and once you're on 86, heading

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south towards the ranch, it's

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like a different world that

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kind of reaches inside you and

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holds your soul. It's a

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beautiful area, a beautiful

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history of of Western culture

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and ranching and conservation.

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tours and programs on, on the

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various areas of the ranch. And

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at one point at some during

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some of the programs, they had

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as many as 300 people there. So

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it was a tremendous success.

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celebrations at the Empire

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Ranch commemorating its 150th

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anniversary, and I encourage

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the community to take part in

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this great piece of south

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eastern Arizona and South and

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southern Pima County. It's a

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beautiful experience and a

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beautiful history. Thank you,

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MADAM Chair. And I will note

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for the record that we have

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been joined by Supervisor

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Heintz, fresh from the airport.

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I have a couple of

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announcements as well, so I

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will be presenting a

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proclamation tomorrow night to

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the Women's Commission

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celebrating Women's Equality

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Day and the 50th anniversary of

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the commission. So that's

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tomorrow, which is Wednesday,

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August 26th at the ywca. Both

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the city and County have passed

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proclamations and will be

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presenting them jointly. And

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that's from 530 to 8. And then

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we have office hours coming up

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in Marana on Thursday, AUGUST

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27th at the Marana Food Bank

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from 9 to 12. And then our

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Sahuarita office hours are at

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the Sahuarita Food Bank on

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Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 1st from 10

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to 1. And then finally, just a

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plug for the Pima Area Labor

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Federation's picnic and

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celebration of Labor Day, which

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will be on Monday, SEPTEMBER

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7th from 9 to 12 at Joaquin

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Murrieta Park. There will be,

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as always, speakers, music,

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food and games for the whole

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family. Hope to see you there.

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Anyone else? All right then we

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will move on to agenda

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adjustments with Clerk

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Manriquez. Okay, on the regular

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agenda page five, item 18 under

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Economic Development, this is

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unfinished business. From

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AUGUST 11th, Pima County

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Economic Development Strategic

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Plan 2026 2029 and item 19

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Unfinished Business from AUGUST

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11th. This is a contract

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Southern Arizona Education

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Council and on the addendum,

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page three, item eight. It's a

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contract. Economic development,

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University of Arizona. These

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items will be heard after call

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to the public. Thank you. And

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then I'm going to do a move up

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from the addendum. I think it

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is addendum number addendum

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item number one. It's a

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presentation of a proclamation.

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This is to Kevin Hamilton,

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co-founder, PRESIDENT And

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artistic director, and Tanisha

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Hamilton, co-founder and chief

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operating officer of Southwest

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Soul Circuit. I, proclaiming

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Saturday, AUGUST 29th to be

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Southwest Soul Circuit 20th

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anniversary. I will move the

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item. Second. Seconded by

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Supervisor Haynes. Discussion.

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All those in favor? I opposed

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item passes five zero and

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Supervisor Kino is here to

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present. This is a new setup

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since the last time you were

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here. Yeah, we're all getting

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adjusted to it. Well, thank you

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so much for the opportunity to

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celebrate the incredible work

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that you have been doing for 20

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years. I'm going to read the

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proclamation and then offer the

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ability for you guys to say a

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few words right after if you

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desire. Whereas Southwest Soul

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Circuit was founded in Tucson,

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Arizona in 2006 by Kevin and

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Tanisha Hamilton with a

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commitment to connecting people

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through arts, culture,

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education and community

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engagement. And whereas, for 20

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years, Southwest Soul Circuit

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has contributed to the cultural

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life of Pima County and

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Southern Arizona by creating

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platforms for artists,

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educators, community leaders,

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entrepreneurs, and

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organizations to share their

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talents, stories, and

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contributions with the

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community. And Whereas

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Southwest Soul Circuit has

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produced concerts, cultural

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celebrations, community

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programs, educational

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initiatives, and collaborations

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that have brought people

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together across generations and

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communities. And whereas

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Southwest Soul Circuit has

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enjoyed a long standing

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relationship with Pima County,

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including recognition and

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encouragement from the late

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District 5 supervisor and board

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Chair Richard Elias, whose

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public service and support of

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community and cultural

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organizations remain part of

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Southwest Soul Circuits 20 year

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story. And Whereas, in 2026,

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Southwest Soul Circuit

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celebrates two decades of

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service while beginning its

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next chapter through the Vibe

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network, expanding the

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organization's ability to

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connect music, storytelling,

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and culture with audiences

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locally and beyond. And whereas,

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on AUGUST 29th, 2026, Southwest

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Soul Circuit will commemorate

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this milestone at Pima

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Community College West Campus

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with its 20th anniversary

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celebration, The Vibe Network,

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a live radio experience

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bringing together artists,

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community members, civic

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leaders, and friends who have

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contributed to and supported

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this 20 year journey. Now,

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therefore, be it resolved that

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the Pima County Board of

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Supervisors hereby proclaims

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Saturday, AUGUST 29th to be

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southwest Southwest Soul

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Circuit 20th Anniversary Day

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and honors its 20 years of

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artistic, cultural and

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community contributions to Pima

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County and Southern Arizona and

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extends its best wishes as

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Southwest Soul Circuit begins

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its next chapter. The next 20

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years of connecting people

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through music, culture,

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storytelling, storytelling and

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community pass and adopted this

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25th day of AUGUST 2026.

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Congratulations! Let's hear it

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up for Southwest Circuit. I

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just want to express how

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grateful we are to Supervisor

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Canos and the board for

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recognizing us. We have a huge

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debt of gratitude to Pima

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County to also the late Richard

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Elias. He really saw something

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in us that we didn't fully see

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ourselves. And so we're

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grateful that those who serve

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our community can see the

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values that others MAY have to

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serve our community. And so we

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just we want to dedicate this

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time to him and to the many

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people who have helped us along

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the way. In 2006, my wife and I

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married, and we also started

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Southwest Soul Circuit. And our

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marriage and our business has

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worked alongside of each other.

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We've been through the ups and

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downs, but we've learned how to

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turn ourselves as the winds

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changed. And so and we found so

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many wonderful, amazing people

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throughout Pima County,

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throughout the southwest who've

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helped us to uplift, inspire,

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and entertain our communities

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by combining community service

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and world class music. And so

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we have a few of the people who

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help us here. Karen Stewart has

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been helping us with admin and

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operations, and Aretha Reed.

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I'm okay. I'm a little nervous

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here, so I don't got a name,

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but Aretha Reed has really been

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helping us also with our admin

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and operations, and it's

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allowed us to be able to do

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more, be a little more detailed

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and do more for the community.

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So I'm just just overwhelmed

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with gratitude. And I'd like to

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thank you all for acknowledging

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that. Congratulations. Thank

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you. Thank you. Our next item

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on the agenda is call to the

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public. So if you're here to

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call the public you and want to

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speak, you complete one of the

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green speaker cards. If,

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however, you're here for one of

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the hearings, you can complete

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a yellow speaker card and speak.

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When we get to that agenda

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specific agenda item. And if we

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have the. When there are less

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than 20 speakers, we. Each

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speaker gets three minutes.

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Once we cross over into 20

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speakers, it reduces to two

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minutes. We have 14. So

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everybody gets three minutes.

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And then I will read the rules.

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People attending the meeting

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shall observe rules of

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propriety, decorum and good

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conduct. Any person making

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personal, impertinent or

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slanderous remarks, or who

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become boisterous while

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addressing the board MAY be

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removed by the Sergeant at arms

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if directed by the Chair.

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Unauthorized remarks from the

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audience, stamping the feet,

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whistling yells and similar

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demonstrations shall not be

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permitted by the Chair, who MAY

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direct offenders from the

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hearing room. So we have. Our

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first speaker is MISS Trista Di

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Genova, who will be joining us.

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Telephonically. Hi there. Hi.

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Board members and Pima County

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voters. My name is Trista di

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Genova. I am a writer and

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independent candidate for Pima

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County Board of Supervisors,

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district five. When you elect

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me NOVEMBER 3rd, I promise to

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immediately introduce the

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resolution I already submitted

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to this board and which they

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have ignored to remove Sheriff

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Nanos. If you agree that the

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Guthrie family deserves an

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independent investigation, you

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need to write me in NOVEMBER

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3rd, if you want to shut down

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Ice concentration camps and

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data centers in Pima County and

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charge Ice goons with kidnaping

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and domestic terrorism, then

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you also need to write me in

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NOVEMBER 3rd, if you agree that

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it is an abomination that Pima

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County Jail has four times more

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jail deaths than Rikers Island,

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then you need to write me in

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NOVEMBER 3rd so we can bring in

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the aclu, shut it down and

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reform it all. Trista. I'm an

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award winning teacher,

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investigative journalist,

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comedian, artist, published

571
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author and public health

572
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scholar with honors degrees

573
00:20:52,192 --> 00:20:53,594
from Oxford University, uc

574
00:20:53,594 --> 00:20:55,763
Berkeley and Taipei Medical

575
00:20:55,763 --> 00:20:57,564
University. This is the 22nd

576
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time I have come before this

577
00:21:00,100 --> 00:21:01,936
board to demand an independent

578
00:21:01,936 --> 00:21:03,771
investigation into my case and

579
00:21:03,771 --> 00:21:05,873
for and to demand the board do

580
00:21:05,873 --> 00:21:07,641
their job and intervene and

581
00:21:07,641 --> 00:21:09,760
provide oversight. I've already

582
00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:10,878
made several documentaries

583
00:21:10,878 --> 00:21:12,379
about what happened in my case,

584
00:21:12,379 --> 00:21:14,515
and post them all over social

585
00:21:14,515 --> 00:21:16,684
media every day until we all

586
00:21:16,684 --> 00:21:18,819
you Pima County voters, me and

587
00:21:18,819 --> 00:21:20,200
my animals get justice. Law

588
00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:21,722
enforcement in this town picked

589
00:21:21,722 --> 00:21:23,490
the wrong person to mess with

590
00:21:23,490 --> 00:21:24,959
because now that I survived the

591
00:21:24,959 --> 00:21:26,893
onslaught of their attack, I'm

592
00:21:26,893 --> 00:21:28,529
on a mission from GOD to speak

593
00:21:28,529 --> 00:21:29,997
up for all the other innocent

594
00:21:29,997 --> 00:21:31,310
people who have been terrorized

595
00:21:31,310 --> 00:21:33,234
and whose lives have been

596
00:21:33,234 --> 00:21:35,200
destroyed by these malignant

597
00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:36,637
narcissists. The proof of their

598
00:21:36,637 --> 00:21:38,639
egregious misconduct is posted

599
00:21:38,639 --> 00:21:40,107
all over the internet every day,

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including my documentary

601
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Watching the Detectives, and a

602
00:21:44,780 --> 00:21:45,212
28 minute documentary about my

603
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beautiful, award winning flock

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00:21:46,914 --> 00:21:48,820
of therapy animals and

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miniature pioneer breed of

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miniature service chickens.

607
00:21:52,353 --> 00:21:54,822
Footage taken days before a 16

608
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man military grade raid on my

609
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private residence in Pima

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County all paid for with your

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taxpayer dollars. As an update,

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I'm calling on the Pima County

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Attorney's Office to drop all

614
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charges, reverse the charges,

615
00:22:06,734 --> 00:22:09,300
and return my pay with

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00:22:09,300 --> 00:22:10,304
restitution. I filed a $20

617
00:22:10,304 --> 00:22:12,139
million civil lawsuit against

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Pima Animal Care Center for the

619
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unlawful, unnecessary and cruel

620
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seizure of my flock. On

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SEPTEMBER 15th, there will be

622
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an order to show cause hearing,

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and I invite members of the

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public and media to come and

625
00:22:23,851 --> 00:22:25,786
show their support so that I

626
00:22:25,786 --> 00:22:26,921
can, at the very least, get my

627
00:22:26,921 --> 00:22:28,550
service dog back. Doctor Baker,

628
00:22:28,550 --> 00:22:29,156
the jewel in my crown. This

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00:22:29,156 --> 00:22:30,859
caused me profound emotional

630
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distress to be deprived of my

631
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service dog for this long, and

632
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it was done intentionally as

633
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well as the theft of my

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livelihood and the ruination of

635
00:22:38,990 --> 00:22:40,568
my good reputation. So I cannot

636
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run for office, and it all fits

637
00:22:43,370 --> 00:22:44,906
the intentions of Sheriff Nanez

638
00:22:44,906 --> 00:22:46,274
well. Too bad for you. It's not

639
00:22:46,274 --> 00:22:47,341
going to work. I published the

640
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receipts every day of their

641
00:22:48,843 --> 00:22:50,812
gross and shocking misconduct

642
00:22:50,812 --> 00:22:52,647
using your taxpayer dollars,

643
00:22:52,647 --> 00:22:53,714
and I welcome the public to put

644
00:22:53,714 --> 00:22:55,683
pressure on these agencies to

645
00:22:55,683 --> 00:22:58,486
drop all charges. And thank you.

646
00:22:58,486 --> 00:22:59,987
That is time. So I'm going to

647
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call the next three speakers.

648
00:23:01,789 --> 00:23:03,224
And so the first person. But

649
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the but the other two, the

650
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seats are reserved in the front

651
00:23:06,227 --> 00:23:08,960
for the other speakers, just so

652
00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:09,297
we can kind of go through

653
00:23:09,297 --> 00:23:11,980
quickly. So if you could come

654
00:23:11,980 --> 00:23:13,635
forward and, and be ready, our

655
00:23:13,635 --> 00:23:15,870
first speaker is going to be

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Rabbi Samuel Cohen, followed by

657
00:23:18,339 --> 00:23:20,739
Kent Blumenthal, followed by

658
00:23:21,943 --> 00:23:24,943
Scott Hancock. So, Rabbi Cohen,

659
00:23:26,981 --> 00:23:29,217
please. It's a tough act to

660
00:23:29,217 --> 00:23:31,286
follow. I want to thank you for

661
00:23:31,286 --> 00:23:33,187
the opportunity to address this

662
00:23:33,187 --> 00:23:34,889
meeting. My last visit in this

663
00:23:34,889 --> 00:23:37,580
room was for my father, Rabbi

664
00:23:37,580 --> 00:23:39,260
Baruch Cohen's 100th birthday

665
00:23:39,260 --> 00:23:40,628
celebration in APRIL. We still

666
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appreciate the standing ovation.

667
00:23:42,797 --> 00:23:45,330
Thank you. I come for a less

668
00:23:45,330 --> 00:23:46,670
happy reason today as a

669
00:23:46,670 --> 00:23:48,369
congregational rabbi in Pima

670
00:23:48,369 --> 00:23:50,710
County for 27 years, a founder

671
00:23:50,710 --> 00:23:51,506
of the Multifaith Alliance, a

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00:23:51,506 --> 00:23:52,841
member of the Northwest Tucson

673
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Multi-Faith Group, and a Chair

674
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of community nine over 11

675
00:23:55,877 --> 00:23:58,313
commemorations for a decade and

676
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a long time member of the

677
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Metropolitan Education

678
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Commission, it's been my

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00:24:00,815 --> 00:24:02,684
privilege to serve Southern

680
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Arizona with the goal of

681
00:24:04,819 --> 00:24:06,254
reaching across all religious,

682
00:24:06,254 --> 00:24:08,123
cultural, ethnic, and racial

683
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lines and recognizing the spark

684
00:24:10,158 --> 00:24:12,794
of the divine presence in every

685
00:24:12,794 --> 00:24:14,496
single human being in the face

686
00:24:14,496 --> 00:24:16,896
of rising anti-Semitism and

687
00:24:17,650 --> 00:24:18,800
rampant unfounded conspiracy

688
00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:19,901
theorizing. It is the

689
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responsibility of all who seek

690
00:24:21,469 --> 00:24:24,205
to lead and educate our society

691
00:24:24,205 --> 00:24:26,408
to prevent demonizing anyone on

692
00:24:26,408 --> 00:24:28,877
the basis of religion or ethnic

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00:24:28,877 --> 00:24:30,712
origin. Anti-Semitism is the

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00:24:30,712 --> 00:24:32,247
oldest documented racism in

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human history, going back

696
00:24:33,915 --> 00:24:35,150
literally thousands of years.

697
00:24:35,150 --> 00:24:37,185
It's based on some of the worst

698
00:24:37,185 --> 00:24:38,987
lies ever circulated. It has

699
00:24:38,987 --> 00:24:40,789
resulted in massacres and other

700
00:24:40,789 --> 00:24:42,324
brutalities perpetrated against

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00:24:42,324 --> 00:24:44,393
Jews for many centuries and

702
00:24:44,393 --> 00:24:45,460
many countries, including the

703
00:24:45,460 --> 00:24:46,528
Holocaust, of course, that

704
00:24:46,528 --> 00:24:49,300
murdered half the Jews of

705
00:24:49,300 --> 00:24:50,498
Europe in the 20th century.

706
00:24:50,498 --> 00:24:53,340
Anti-Semitism has no place in

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00:24:53,340 --> 00:24:55,434
decent societies. Yet today,

708
00:24:55,870 --> 00:24:57,105
the revived lies and insane

709
00:24:57,105 --> 00:24:58,406
conspiracy theories that fuel

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00:24:58,406 --> 00:25:00,175
it have led to repeated

711
00:25:00,175 --> 00:25:02,100
violence against Jews all over

712
00:25:02,100 --> 00:25:04,179
the world, including fatal

713
00:25:04,179 --> 00:25:05,647
attacks in America and

714
00:25:05,647 --> 00:25:08,150
anti-Semitic acts right here in

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00:25:08,150 --> 00:25:09,384
Pima County. I visited the

716
00:25:09,384 --> 00:25:10,519
sacred places of every religion

717
00:25:10,519 --> 00:25:12,454
all over the world, in more

718
00:25:12,454 --> 00:25:14,656
than 20 countries on every

719
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continent, almost none require

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00:25:16,791 --> 00:25:18,226
security except the Jewish holy

721
00:25:18,226 --> 00:25:19,461
places, where even the humblest

722
00:25:19,461 --> 00:25:21,129
synagogue in the United States

723
00:25:21,129 --> 00:25:22,564
has security personnel

724
00:25:22,564 --> 00:25:24,564
protecting congregants from

725
00:25:24,733 --> 00:25:26,733
anti-Semitic attacks. Every

726
00:25:27,969 --> 00:25:30,472
Sabbath service, as ours does.

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In my service at the

728
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Metropolitan Education

729
00:25:31,540 --> 00:25:32,641
Commission. Civility,

730
00:25:32,641 --> 00:25:33,809
acceptance of religious and

731
00:25:33,809 --> 00:25:35,844
racial difference and respect

732
00:25:35,844 --> 00:25:37,450
for the good intentions of

733
00:25:37,450 --> 00:25:39,800
everybody who participated in

734
00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:40,883
the work of education was

735
00:25:40,883 --> 00:25:42,384
universal. No one was ever

736
00:25:42,384 --> 00:25:44,153
denigrated or disrespected for

737
00:25:44,153 --> 00:25:46,355
their religion or background,

738
00:25:46,355 --> 00:25:48,157
ever in any way. It was

739
00:25:48,157 --> 00:25:49,491
unthinkable. I have read the

740
00:25:49,491 --> 00:25:50,626
disturbing words of the present

741
00:25:50,626 --> 00:25:52,160
head of the Southern Arizona

742
00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:53,529
Educational Council. What he

743
00:25:53,529 --> 00:25:56,310
said and posted during the

744
00:25:56,310 --> 00:25:57,833
recent campaign. Many times,

745
00:25:57,833 --> 00:25:59,935
MR. Perez advanced anti-Semitic

746
00:25:59,935 --> 00:26:02,137
tropes about dual allegiance,

747
00:26:02,137 --> 00:26:04,239
foreign meaning, Jewish money

748
00:26:04,239 --> 00:26:05,541
and corporations, as well as

749
00:26:05,541 --> 00:26:07,209
attacking aipac, a lobbying

750
00:26:07,209 --> 00:26:10,112
group for Israel that does not

751
00:26:10,112 --> 00:26:11,680
fund any local races at all. In

752
00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:13,315
his post and in the campaign,

753
00:26:13,315 --> 00:26:15,150
he used his opponent's Jewish

754
00:26:15,150 --> 00:26:16,452
identity and her support for

755
00:26:16,452 --> 00:26:18,387
Israel as though it were part

756
00:26:18,387 --> 00:26:20,155
of a conspiracy against Tucson

757
00:26:20,155 --> 00:26:21,590
residents, and said her support

758
00:26:21,590 --> 00:26:23,392
for a Holocaust center was

759
00:26:23,392 --> 00:26:24,827
driven by international

760
00:26:24,827 --> 00:26:25,928
interests, implying

761
00:26:25,928 --> 00:26:27,928
non-American Jews were

762
00:26:28,430 --> 00:26:29,565
interfering in local politics.

763
00:26:29,565 --> 00:26:31,300
My friends, these are. Rabbi,

764
00:26:31,300 --> 00:26:32,768
come on. I'm sorry. That's time.

765
00:26:32,768 --> 00:26:33,969
If you were unable to finish

766
00:26:33,969 --> 00:26:35,337
your comments or either. Either

767
00:26:35,337 --> 00:26:36,739
way, you're also welcome to

768
00:26:36,739 --> 00:26:38,741
submit the what's in writing

769
00:26:38,741 --> 00:26:40,709
and then they can be. I did so

770
00:26:40,709 --> 00:26:44,246
thank you. I just hope that you

771
00:26:44,246 --> 00:26:46,815
all hear what I say. Thank you.

772
00:26:46,815 --> 00:26:49,815
Our next speaker is Kent

773
00:26:50,419 --> 00:26:51,821
Blumenthal. Chair Allen,

774
00:26:51,821 --> 00:26:53,322
members of the board

775
00:26:53,322 --> 00:26:55,900
Administrator Lesher. My name

776
00:26:55,900 --> 00:26:56,292
is Kent Blumenthal. I reside in

777
00:26:56,292 --> 00:26:58,360
Green Valley and have served on

778
00:26:58,360 --> 00:27:00,629
the Pima County Small Business

779
00:27:00,629 --> 00:27:03,290
Commission since 2015. I speak

780
00:27:05,534 --> 00:27:07,703
to agenda item number 19, the

781
00:27:07,703 --> 00:27:09,703
$122,000 for Southern Arizona

782
00:27:10,573 --> 00:27:13,573
Education Council or csa. You

783
00:27:13,776 --> 00:27:15,644
know, and I know that Sciac has

784
00:27:15,644 --> 00:27:17,120
underperformed its

785
00:27:17,120 --> 00:27:18,280
underperformance does not

786
00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:20,649
justify funding the. At the

787
00:27:20,649 --> 00:27:23,219
same level, Pima County has

788
00:27:23,219 --> 00:27:25,219
contributed since 2022.

789
00:27:26,550 --> 00:27:28,224
Consider this. This year, six

790
00:27:28,224 --> 00:27:29,992
Hallmark Teen Town Hall program

791
00:27:29,992 --> 00:27:32,895
disappeared. About one half of

792
00:27:32,895 --> 00:27:34,663
csa board positions are vacant,

793
00:27:34,663 --> 00:27:36,833
demonstrating a severe lack of

794
00:27:36,833 --> 00:27:38,667
interest among supposedly

795
00:27:38,667 --> 00:27:40,469
interested parties. A

796
00:27:40,469 --> 00:27:42,469
partnership with AmeriCorps

797
00:27:43,339 --> 00:27:45,141
lapsed with a. No explanation.

798
00:27:45,141 --> 00:27:47,309
Csa failed to achieve broader

799
00:27:47,309 --> 00:27:48,711
regional representation

800
00:27:48,711 --> 00:27:50,313
contemplated with Santa Cruz

801
00:27:50,313 --> 00:27:53,820
County when its name changed

802
00:27:53,820 --> 00:27:55,482
from the Metropolitan Education

803
00:27:55,551 --> 00:27:57,753
Commission and worse, csa

804
00:27:57,753 --> 00:27:59,188
partner, City of Tucson,

805
00:27:59,188 --> 00:28:01,588
Lowballed its contribution for

806
00:28:02,391 --> 00:28:04,791
next year to under $20,000.

807
00:28:05,294 --> 00:28:07,294
Budgets reflect organizational

808
00:28:08,197 --> 00:28:10,366
priorities. Is csa a Tucson

809
00:28:10,366 --> 00:28:11,767
priority? I think not. The

810
00:28:11,767 --> 00:28:14,637
County has always paid more

811
00:28:14,637 --> 00:28:18,237
than its fair share to support

812
00:28:18,242 --> 00:28:20,760
csa. Let's compare k through 12

813
00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,476
public school enrollment data

814
00:28:24,130 --> 00:28:27,130
for 2024 to 2025. The city of

815
00:28:27,250 --> 00:28:28,684
Tucson has 81% of total area

816
00:28:28,684 --> 00:28:30,486
enrollment in seven public

817
00:28:30,486 --> 00:28:32,886
school districts serving the

818
00:28:33,723 --> 00:28:35,858
Tucson area. Pima County has

819
00:28:35,858 --> 00:28:38,258
19% enrollment outside of the

820
00:28:40,363 --> 00:28:43,363
Tucson area. Yet for years 2022

821
00:28:45,635 --> 00:28:46,769
to 2026, Tucson ponied up only

822
00:28:46,769 --> 00:28:48,504
23% to 46.5% of monies

823
00:28:48,504 --> 00:28:49,907
contributed by the two local

824
00:28:49,907 --> 00:28:52,109
governments. Is this fair to

825
00:28:52,109 --> 00:28:54,243
Pima County taxpayers? Is this

826
00:28:54,243 --> 00:28:56,412
fair to you? Many questions

827
00:28:56,412 --> 00:28:58,548
about csa remain unanswered.

828
00:28:58,548 --> 00:29:00,160
Why the underperformance? What

829
00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:01,451
programs does it actually

830
00:29:01,451 --> 00:29:03,286
produce and which does it

831
00:29:03,286 --> 00:29:05,355
simply promote? What are Pima

832
00:29:05,355 --> 00:29:06,489
County's expectations for

833
00:29:06,489 --> 00:29:07,957
deliverables? Why should the

834
00:29:07,957 --> 00:29:09,826
County contribute more money

835
00:29:09,826 --> 00:29:11,828
than the City of Tucson? Why

836
00:29:11,828 --> 00:29:13,363
are nearly one half of the

837
00:29:13,363 --> 00:29:15,932
board seats vacant? Why did

838
00:29:15,932 --> 00:29:17,967
Santa Cruz County not join? Why

839
00:29:17,967 --> 00:29:20,169
did the partnership with

840
00:29:20,169 --> 00:29:21,638
AmeriCorps lapse? Who's

841
00:29:21,638 --> 00:29:24,380
responsible for the oversight?

842
00:29:24,107 --> 00:29:25,909
As an outside agency of csa,

843
00:29:25,909 --> 00:29:27,909
your fiduciary responsibility

844
00:29:28,770 --> 00:29:30,280
is to. Pima County taxpayers.

845
00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:32,415
Every taxpayer dollar must earn

846
00:29:32,415 --> 00:29:34,183
its place in the budget. If csa

847
00:29:34,183 --> 00:29:36,353
can demonstrate a compelling,

848
00:29:36,353 --> 00:29:37,787
measurable return to your

849
00:29:37,787 --> 00:29:40,187
taxpayers, let the evidence

850
00:29:40,657 --> 00:29:44,857
make the case. Thus far, it has

851
00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,628
not. Thank you. Thank you. Our

852
00:29:48,631 --> 00:29:50,433
next speaker is Scott Hancock.

853
00:29:50,433 --> 00:29:53,303
And then MR. Hancock will be

854
00:29:53,303 --> 00:29:55,703
followed by Mariano Martinez,

855
00:29:58,675 --> 00:29:59,943
Maria Garcia and Linda Bixby.

856
00:29:59,943 --> 00:30:01,711
Thank you for your time today.

857
00:30:01,711 --> 00:30:02,913
My name is Scott Hancock and

858
00:30:02,913 --> 00:30:04,113
I'm a resident of Pima County.

859
00:30:04,113 --> 00:30:05,715
I'm representing myself, but I

860
00:30:05,715 --> 00:30:06,983
am a clean energy professional

861
00:30:06,983 --> 00:30:08,451
concerned about anti renewables

862
00:30:08,451 --> 00:30:09,853
chatter that I've been hearing.

863
00:30:09,853 --> 00:30:10,920
Don't get me wrong, when a

864
00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:12,389
community starts to organize

865
00:30:12,389 --> 00:30:13,523
early, that's how we can make

866
00:30:13,523 --> 00:30:15,292
sure that the right project

867
00:30:15,292 --> 00:30:16,493
ends up in our community. But

868
00:30:16,493 --> 00:30:18,295
I'd be ashamed of a small but

869
00:30:18,295 --> 00:30:19,296
loud anti clean energy group

870
00:30:19,296 --> 00:30:20,430
took over the conversation,

871
00:30:20,430 --> 00:30:21,531
leading to Pima County turning

872
00:30:21,531 --> 00:30:22,933
away the correct projects for

873
00:30:22,933 --> 00:30:25,435
our community. That's why I'm

874
00:30:25,435 --> 00:30:26,803
here today. In a previous role,

875
00:30:26,803 --> 00:30:28,204
I was tasked with creating a

876
00:30:28,204 --> 00:30:29,973
national toolkit for County

877
00:30:29,973 --> 00:30:31,107
staff who are not solar experts

878
00:30:31,107 --> 00:30:32,409
themselves, but who are all too

879
00:30:32,409 --> 00:30:33,977
often dealing with utility

880
00:30:33,977 --> 00:30:35,479
scale solar projects. Anyway,

881
00:30:35,479 --> 00:30:36,480
I've spent a lot of time

882
00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:37,581
thinking about how rural

883
00:30:37,581 --> 00:30:38,648
counties like ours can prepare

884
00:30:38,648 --> 00:30:40,817
themselves to get the most

885
00:30:40,817 --> 00:30:42,586
value out of these large energy

886
00:30:42,586 --> 00:30:43,887
projects. In the big energy

887
00:30:43,887 --> 00:30:45,887
landscape, extracted developers

888
00:30:45,889 --> 00:30:47,290
are especially heinous. In Pima

889
00:30:47,290 --> 00:30:48,358
County, we can learn about

890
00:30:48,358 --> 00:30:49,793
responsible development from an

891
00:30:49,793 --> 00:30:50,927
elite group known as Community

892
00:30:50,927 --> 00:30:52,696
Benefits Agreements. These are

893
00:30:52,696 --> 00:30:54,498
their stories. Spoke with a

894
00:30:54,498 --> 00:30:55,932
County supervisor from South

895
00:30:55,932 --> 00:30:57,734
Carolina who oversaw the

896
00:30:57,734 --> 00:30:59,169
application of a 145 megawatt

897
00:30:59,169 --> 00:31:00,604
project known as Project

898
00:31:00,604 --> 00:31:02,380
Charles. They saw heavy

899
00:31:02,380 --> 00:31:03,473
community opposition out the

900
00:31:03,473 --> 00:31:04,975
gates, but got them over the

901
00:31:04,975 --> 00:31:05,642
hump, was having real

902
00:31:05,642 --> 00:31:07,444
conversations about what the

903
00:31:07,444 --> 00:31:08,578
community needed. They had an

904
00:31:08,578 --> 00:31:09,613
issue where they were losing

905
00:31:09,613 --> 00:31:10,647
their young public safety

906
00:31:10,647 --> 00:31:12,820
officers to their neighbors,

907
00:31:12,820 --> 00:31:14,284
who could offer more

908
00:31:14,284 --> 00:31:15,385
competitive rates. When the

909
00:31:15,385 --> 00:31:16,453
developer heard this, they

910
00:31:16,453 --> 00:31:17,521
offered to make ongoing

911
00:31:17,521 --> 00:31:19,723
donations in addition to the

912
00:31:19,723 --> 00:31:21,124
other benefits to the County to

913
00:31:21,124 --> 00:31:22,192
make their public safety

914
00:31:22,192 --> 00:31:23,293
officer salaries more

915
00:31:23,293 --> 00:31:25,495
competitive and to retain the

916
00:31:25,495 --> 00:31:26,196
youth locally. Other

917
00:31:26,196 --> 00:31:27,230
municipalities have

918
00:31:27,230 --> 00:31:28,665
successfully negotiated for

919
00:31:28,665 --> 00:31:30,901
very specific things that won

920
00:31:30,901 --> 00:31:32,336
people over educational

921
00:31:32,336 --> 00:31:33,737
resources, technology for

922
00:31:33,737 --> 00:31:35,737
classrooms, teacher programs,

923
00:31:35,873 --> 00:31:37,341
solar education opportunities,

924
00:31:37,341 --> 00:31:38,742
infrastructure investments for

925
00:31:38,742 --> 00:31:40,611
libraries, community centers,

926
00:31:40,611 --> 00:31:41,612
public transit and fire

927
00:31:41,612 --> 00:31:42,746
departments, health care

928
00:31:42,746 --> 00:31:44,515
investments for rural hospitals

929
00:31:44,515 --> 00:31:46,450
and clinics, contributions to

930
00:31:46,450 --> 00:31:48,152
food pantries. So instead of,

931
00:31:48,152 --> 00:31:49,520
you know, blanket organizing

932
00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:51,255
against the next project, which

933
00:31:51,255 --> 00:31:52,823
is what I'm afraid is happening,

934
00:31:52,823 --> 00:31:54,625
why don't we figure out what we

935
00:31:54,625 --> 00:31:56,326
want out of these things? What

936
00:31:56,326 --> 00:31:57,594
are we going to ask for? How do

937
00:31:57,594 --> 00:31:59,263
we make it generational? How

938
00:31:59,263 --> 00:32:00,431
can we ensure that this project

939
00:32:00,431 --> 00:32:01,432
gives back to the landscape

940
00:32:01,432 --> 00:32:02,866
around it rather than

941
00:32:02,866 --> 00:32:04,835
diminishing it? That is all

942
00:32:04,835 --> 00:32:06,436
possible. Pollinator habitat

943
00:32:06,436 --> 00:32:07,438
that's maintained in the area

944
00:32:07,438 --> 00:32:09,390
can support the surrounding

945
00:32:09,390 --> 00:32:10,474
farms and wildlands. We can

946
00:32:10,474 --> 00:32:11,875
raise fences for wildlife

947
00:32:11,875 --> 00:32:14,745
access, we can raise panels for

948
00:32:14,745 --> 00:32:16,213
continued grazing. Excuse me.

949
00:32:16,213 --> 00:32:18,150
Solar doesn't need to grade the

950
00:32:18,150 --> 00:32:19,416
land anymore. We can save that

951
00:32:19,416 --> 00:32:20,918
topsoil, reduce erosion and

952
00:32:20,918 --> 00:32:22,686
disruption. The most resonant

953
00:32:22,686 --> 00:32:24,855
point for me personally is that

954
00:32:24,855 --> 00:32:26,190
clean energy is an anti war

955
00:32:26,190 --> 00:32:27,424
technology. The more we have,

956
00:32:27,424 --> 00:32:28,793
the less reliant we are on

957
00:32:28,793 --> 00:32:30,261
foreign oil, the more energy

958
00:32:30,261 --> 00:32:31,362
independence we achieve here.

959
00:32:31,362 --> 00:32:32,429
None of this happens by

960
00:32:32,429 --> 00:32:33,464
accident, though. It happens

961
00:32:33,464 --> 00:32:36,367
when a community pushes for

962
00:32:36,367 --> 00:32:38,435
what it wants. Thank you, thank

963
00:32:38,435 --> 00:32:41,435
you. Our next speaker is

964
00:32:44,275 --> 00:32:46,410
Mariana Martinez. Hello. Good

965
00:32:46,410 --> 00:32:48,579
afternoon, Board of Supervisors.

966
00:32:48,579 --> 00:32:50,414
I am here in support of the

967
00:32:50,414 --> 00:32:51,515
renewal of Pima County's

968
00:32:51,515 --> 00:32:53,651
partnership with the Southern

969
00:32:53,651 --> 00:32:56,510
Arizona Education Council and

970
00:32:56,854 --> 00:32:58,689
of Ricky Perez as ceo. As a

971
00:32:58,689 --> 00:33:01,689
student who has experienced the

972
00:33:01,692 --> 00:33:02,993
program as a beneficiary, it

973
00:33:02,993 --> 00:33:04,428
would be a loss to the

974
00:33:04,428 --> 00:33:05,896
community of Southern Arizona

975
00:33:05,896 --> 00:33:08,766
if this program were no longer

976
00:33:08,766 --> 00:33:10,568
here. During my time in the

977
00:33:10,568 --> 00:33:12,568
Southern Arizona Education

978
00:33:12,636 --> 00:33:13,437
Council slash Metropolitan

979
00:33:13,437 --> 00:33:15,273
Education Commission as a

980
00:33:15,273 --> 00:33:16,674
student peer coach, I was given

981
00:33:16,674 --> 00:33:18,209
the opportunity to network with

982
00:33:18,209 --> 00:33:20,311
many individuals from other

983
00:33:20,311 --> 00:33:22,711
high schools and community

984
00:33:23,180 --> 00:33:24,248
leadership. It has given me the

985
00:33:24,248 --> 00:33:26,830
opportunity to be involved in

986
00:33:26,830 --> 00:33:27,485
my community and create a

987
00:33:27,485 --> 00:33:29,287
college going environment. To

988
00:33:29,287 --> 00:33:32,556
my high school of Pueblo High

989
00:33:32,556 --> 00:33:34,725
School that most times is not

990
00:33:34,725 --> 00:33:36,127
perceived that way. The

991
00:33:36,127 --> 00:33:37,562
Southern Arizona Education

992
00:33:37,562 --> 00:33:39,300
Council is a program that gives

993
00:33:39,300 --> 00:33:40,798
local students the opportunity

994
00:33:40,798 --> 00:33:42,600
to be equipped with knowledge

995
00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:45,836
and be given the opportunity to

996
00:33:45,836 --> 00:33:47,605
share with their peers. As our

997
00:33:47,605 --> 00:33:49,173
goal is to eliminate poverty

998
00:33:49,173 --> 00:33:52,900
through education, I have seen

999
00:33:52,900 --> 00:33:53,811
that firsthand with many peers,

1000
00:33:53,811 --> 00:33:55,580
including myself, who have

1001
00:33:55,580 --> 00:33:57,140
received many generous

1002
00:33:57,140 --> 00:33:59,414
scholarships to continue our

1003
00:33:59,550 --> 00:34:00,685
studies beyond and attain

1004
00:34:00,685 --> 00:34:02,386
occupations that take our

1005
00:34:02,386 --> 00:34:04,189
community members out of the

1006
00:34:04,189 --> 00:34:05,656
normal, which is not having the

1007
00:34:05,656 --> 00:34:08,560
opportunity to a proper

1008
00:34:08,559 --> 00:34:09,961
education based on a zip code.

1009
00:34:09,961 --> 00:34:12,361
With the federal government

1010
00:34:12,497 --> 00:34:13,965
terminating $400 million in

1011
00:34:13,965 --> 00:34:16,670
AmeriCorps grants that have

1012
00:34:16,670 --> 00:34:17,668
affected many other programs

1013
00:34:17,668 --> 00:34:19,337
nationwide, we as a community

1014
00:34:19,337 --> 00:34:20,405
should not allow other

1015
00:34:20,405 --> 00:34:21,873
governments, including Pima

1016
00:34:21,873 --> 00:34:24,273
County, to terminate that

1017
00:34:24,742 --> 00:34:26,177
funding as well. As I enter my

1018
00:34:26,177 --> 00:34:27,945
second year of college at the

1019
00:34:27,945 --> 00:34:29,747
University of Arizona, W.A.

1020
00:34:29,747 --> 00:34:30,848
Frankie Honors College, double

1021
00:34:30,848 --> 00:34:32,384
majoring in speech, language

1022
00:34:32,384 --> 00:34:34,419
and hearing Sciences and

1023
00:34:34,419 --> 00:34:35,920
Spanish on a $100,000

1024
00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:38,123
scholarship. I owe the Southern

1025
00:34:38,123 --> 00:34:40,523
Arizona Education Council as

1026
00:34:40,591 --> 00:34:42,327
part of my success and support

1027
00:34:42,327 --> 00:34:43,828
throughout that journey,

1028
00:34:43,828 --> 00:34:45,997
especially Rocky Perez as a

1029
00:34:45,997 --> 00:34:48,133
mentor who is dedicated to

1030
00:34:48,133 --> 00:34:49,934
serving the community and

1031
00:34:49,934 --> 00:34:51,736
providing opportunity to equal

1032
00:34:51,736 --> 00:34:53,505
access to education through the

1033
00:34:53,505 --> 00:34:55,505
Southern Arizona Education

1034
00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:58,209
Council and including Fafsa,

1035
00:34:58,209 --> 00:35:00,440
applying to those kinds of

1036
00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:01,112
applications and scholarship

1037
00:35:01,112 --> 00:35:03,112
applications. This just

1038
00:35:03,414 --> 00:35:05,383
increases that more community

1039
00:35:05,383 --> 00:35:06,818
members are able to go into

1040
00:35:06,818 --> 00:35:08,520
higher education, including

1041
00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:11,652
myself. So thank you so much

1042
00:35:11,890 --> 00:35:13,691
for your time. Thank you, thank

1043
00:35:13,691 --> 00:35:17,291
you. Our next speaker is Maria

1044
00:35:22,934 --> 00:35:25,570
Garcia. Chair and members of

1045
00:35:25,570 --> 00:35:27,372
the Pima County Board of

1046
00:35:27,372 --> 00:35:29,507
Supervisors. Sorry I'm nervous.

1047
00:35:29,507 --> 00:35:31,309
My name is Maria Garcia, a

1048
00:35:31,309 --> 00:35:33,709
former Pima Community College

1049
00:35:33,878 --> 00:35:35,480
governing board member and a

1050
00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:37,449
longtime supporter of education

1051
00:35:37,449 --> 00:35:39,384
and programs that serve our

1052
00:35:39,384 --> 00:35:41,419
community. Throughout my career,

1053
00:35:41,419 --> 00:35:43,555
I have worked to help students

1054
00:35:43,555 --> 00:35:45,230
families succeed, and I know

1055
00:35:45,230 --> 00:35:46,825
firsthand the tremendous work

1056
00:35:46,825 --> 00:35:48,927
our schools and community

1057
00:35:48,927 --> 00:35:51,162
colleges already do to help

1058
00:35:51,162 --> 00:35:53,162
students access higher

1059
00:35:53,231 --> 00:35:54,699
education. I went back and

1060
00:35:54,699 --> 00:35:57,990
reviewed what Pima Community

1061
00:35:57,235 --> 00:35:58,269
College is currently providing,

1062
00:35:58,269 --> 00:36:00,669
particularly through its Office

1063
00:36:00,839 --> 00:36:03,800
of Financial Aid and

1064
00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:04,776
Scholarships. Pcc already

1065
00:36:04,776 --> 00:36:06,812
provides students with one on

1066
00:36:06,812 --> 00:36:08,747
one assistance in completing

1067
00:36:08,747 --> 00:36:10,215
the Fafsa, help with

1068
00:36:10,215 --> 00:36:12,215
understanding financial aid,

1069
00:36:12,384 --> 00:36:14,186
awards and scholarship

1070
00:36:14,186 --> 00:36:16,586
opportunities and support. To

1071
00:36:16,688 --> 00:36:17,722
remain eligible for assistance,

1072
00:36:17,722 --> 00:36:19,191
students can schedule an

1073
00:36:19,191 --> 00:36:21,360
appointment with financial aid

1074
00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:23,895
staff or attend a Fafsa

1075
00:36:23,895 --> 00:36:26,895
assistance event. This is not

1076
00:36:27,132 --> 00:36:28,567
the theatrical. It is a service

1077
00:36:28,567 --> 00:36:30,736
already available to our

1078
00:36:30,736 --> 00:36:32,237
students and families. You can

1079
00:36:32,237 --> 00:36:34,373
find them directly on the

1080
00:36:34,373 --> 00:36:37,142
website or by simply calling

1081
00:36:37,142 --> 00:36:38,277
the leadership. This is why I

1082
00:36:38,277 --> 00:36:40,677
have serious concerns about

1083
00:36:43,348 --> 00:36:45,748
Pima County providing. Saec

1084
00:36:46,184 --> 00:36:47,686
122,000. Southern Arizona

1085
00:36:47,686 --> 00:36:49,686
Educational Council reported

1086
00:36:51,623 --> 00:36:53,623
nearly 298,000 in revenues.

1087
00:36:54,860 --> 00:36:56,860
Approximately 57,000 in net

1088
00:36:57,729 --> 00:36:59,431
revenues and up to 100 000

1089
00:36:59,431 --> 00:37:02,431
annually from our board from

1090
00:37:02,768 --> 00:37:04,136
the Pima Peer Coach program.

1091
00:37:04,136 --> 00:37:06,405
Yet the County is being asked

1092
00:37:06,405 --> 00:37:10,500
to provide more than six times

1093
00:37:10,342 --> 00:37:12,342
the city recurring 19,580

1094
00:37:14,646 --> 00:37:16,646
allocation. The report, 99,007

1095
00:37:17,149 --> 00:37:19,318
Executive director salary also

1096
00:37:19,318 --> 00:37:21,153
deserves scrutiny. Taxpayer

1097
00:37:21,153 --> 00:37:23,153
dollars should prioritize

1098
00:37:23,622 --> 00:37:25,824
students and direct services,

1099
00:37:25,824 --> 00:37:27,359
particularly when sac has not

1100
00:37:27,359 --> 00:37:28,360
demonstrated its official

1101
00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:30,360
outcome, are uniquely

1102
00:37:31,230 --> 00:37:34,133
attributed to its work. Saec

1103
00:37:34,133 --> 00:37:35,901
points to 750 000 Fafsa

1104
00:37:35,901 --> 00:37:37,336
completions, 144 event

1105
00:37:37,336 --> 00:37:39,336
coordinator connections, 61

1106
00:37:39,538 --> 00:37:40,939
peer coaches and numerous forms

1107
00:37:40,939 --> 00:37:42,341
events that are actively

1108
00:37:42,341 --> 00:37:44,477
measured. Not proof that Pima

1109
00:37:44,477 --> 00:37:46,477
County 122,000 was necessary,

1110
00:37:47,313 --> 00:37:49,815
and that the outcomes would not

1111
00:37:49,815 --> 00:37:51,583
have occurred through schools,

1112
00:37:51,583 --> 00:37:53,753
pcc Arbor and other community

1113
00:37:53,753 --> 00:37:56,153
partners. Many have reported

1114
00:37:56,288 --> 00:37:57,990
similar numbers and awards. So

1115
00:37:57,990 --> 00:37:59,892
I get the sense that there is a

1116
00:37:59,892 --> 00:38:02,761
lot of duplication in reporting.

1117
00:38:02,761 --> 00:38:05,264
I recognize that's e. C MAY

1118
00:38:05,264 --> 00:38:07,264
provide supplemental services.

1119
00:38:07,366 --> 00:38:09,969
I'm not arguing that it is.

1120
00:38:09,969 --> 00:38:11,403
Work has no value, but

1121
00:38:11,403 --> 00:38:12,838
supplemental does not

1122
00:38:12,838 --> 00:38:15,400
automatically mean the County

1123
00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:17,543
should fund its live at this

1124
00:38:17,543 --> 00:38:20,813
level. I urge the board to

1125
00:38:20,813 --> 00:38:21,881
match the city revenue 19,580

1126
00:38:21,881 --> 00:38:23,881
investment, rather than

1127
00:38:24,517 --> 00:38:26,218
providing 122,000. There needs

1128
00:38:26,218 --> 00:38:27,987
to be a compelling reason why

1129
00:38:27,987 --> 00:38:30,890
Pima County should provide six

1130
00:38:30,890 --> 00:38:32,658
time. MISS Garcia, thank you. I

1131
00:38:32,658 --> 00:38:35,580
appreciate that. Our next

1132
00:38:35,194 --> 00:38:37,329
speaker is Doctor Linda Bixby,

1133
00:38:37,329 --> 00:38:40,929
who will be followed by Rocky

1134
00:38:44,170 --> 00:38:46,570
Perez. Czajkowski and Melinda

1135
00:38:49,642 --> 00:38:51,710
Mattson. Chair Allen, Vice

1136
00:38:51,710 --> 00:38:53,646
Chair DR. Heinz and members of

1137
00:38:53,646 --> 00:38:54,814
the board. It is a pleasure to

1138
00:38:54,814 --> 00:38:57,116
be here this evening to speak

1139
00:38:57,116 --> 00:38:59,285
about the Memorandum of

1140
00:38:59,285 --> 00:39:01,285
Understanding establishing the

1141
00:39:01,787 --> 00:39:03,990
Arizona Taiwan Talent and

1142
00:39:03,990 --> 00:39:06,580
Innovation Hub at the Roy Place

1143
00:39:06,580 --> 00:39:08,294
Building. As mentioned, my name

1144
00:39:08,294 --> 00:39:10,960
is Doctor Linda Bixby. I am the

1145
00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:11,497
chief research partnerships

1146
00:39:11,497 --> 00:39:13,399
officer at the University of

1147
00:39:13,399 --> 00:39:15,902
Arizona. I'm in a company today

1148
00:39:15,902 --> 00:39:17,670
here by our director of our

1149
00:39:17,670 --> 00:39:19,710
center for Semiconductor

1150
00:39:19,710 --> 00:39:21,710
Manufacturing, Doctor Krishna

1151
00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:22,842
Darin, and also Julie Katzel,

1152
00:39:22,842 --> 00:39:25,578
who is our executive Director

1153
00:39:25,578 --> 00:39:27,130
for community Relations

1154
00:39:27,130 --> 00:39:29,413
regarding the Talent and

1155
00:39:29,515 --> 00:39:30,616
Innovation Hub. It will connect

1156
00:39:30,616 --> 00:39:31,651
education, research and

1157
00:39:31,651 --> 00:39:33,651
workforce development in

1158
00:39:33,786 --> 00:39:34,954
southern Arizona with one of

1159
00:39:34,954 --> 00:39:36,954
the world's leading

1160
00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:39,560
semiconductor ecosystems in

1161
00:39:39,959 --> 00:39:41,427
Taiwan. It is a partnership

1162
00:39:41,427 --> 00:39:43,163
between the University of

1163
00:39:43,163 --> 00:39:44,997
Arizona and the National

1164
00:39:44,997 --> 00:39:47,397
Yang-ming Chiao Tung University,

1165
00:39:47,900 --> 00:39:49,669
with strong support from Pima

1166
00:39:49,669 --> 00:39:51,137
County. On behalf of the

1167
00:39:51,137 --> 00:39:52,739
university, I'm here to thank

1168
00:39:52,739 --> 00:39:54,373
you. Thank you for providing

1169
00:39:54,373 --> 00:39:57,373
the building that will house

1170
00:39:57,577 --> 00:39:59,846
this hub. A partnership of this

1171
00:39:59,846 --> 00:40:01,914
scale needs a visible home and

1172
00:40:01,914 --> 00:40:04,830
the County support gives

1173
00:40:04,830 --> 00:40:06,830
students, researchers, workers

1174
00:40:06,319 --> 00:40:09,122
and industry partners a place

1175
00:40:09,122 --> 00:40:11,624
to learn, collaborate and solve

1176
00:40:11,624 --> 00:40:13,493
problems. Together, we look

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00:40:13,493 --> 00:40:15,295
forward to celebrating

1178
00:40:15,295 --> 00:40:17,695
celebrating this commitment in

1179
00:40:17,764 --> 00:40:19,232
our ribbon cutting in OCTOBER

1180
00:40:19,232 --> 00:40:21,632
and welcoming our first

1181
00:40:22,101 --> 00:40:25,101
students already in JANUARY of

1182
00:40:25,672 --> 00:40:27,807
2027, the economic benefits for

1183
00:40:27,807 --> 00:40:30,743
Pima County will reach well

1184
00:40:30,743 --> 00:40:32,879
beyond the hub itself. A strong

1185
00:40:32,879 --> 00:40:35,415
local talent pipeline here now

1186
00:40:35,415 --> 00:40:37,815
helps Arizona companies hire.

1187
00:40:38,351 --> 00:40:39,352
Here in southern Arizona. It

1188
00:40:39,352 --> 00:40:41,352
strengthens Pima County's

1189
00:40:42,255 --> 00:40:44,230
ability to attract suppliers,

1190
00:40:44,230 --> 00:40:46,193
startups and new investments,

1191
00:40:46,193 --> 00:40:48,728
and it can move university

1192
00:40:48,728 --> 00:40:51,264
research into new products and

1193
00:40:51,264 --> 00:40:53,433
businesses. Here, it can move

1194
00:40:53,433 --> 00:40:54,501
university research and also

1195
00:40:54,501 --> 00:40:55,902
brings these students and

1196
00:40:55,902 --> 00:40:57,737
visiting researchers and

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00:40:57,737 --> 00:41:00,273
industry partners to our region,

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00:41:00,273 --> 00:41:02,750
supporting local employers and

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00:41:02,750 --> 00:41:04,475
expanding connections to the

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00:41:04,544 --> 00:41:06,544
global semiconductor economy.

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00:41:06,713 --> 00:41:08,181
So thank you. Thank you for

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00:41:08,181 --> 00:41:09,616
investing in the talent and

1203
00:41:09,616 --> 00:41:12,160
innovation hub, for helping

1204
00:41:12,152 --> 00:41:14,254
turn this partnership into a

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00:41:14,254 --> 00:41:16,423
lasting asset for our community.

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00:41:16,423 --> 00:41:18,258
We are grateful for your

1207
00:41:18,258 --> 00:41:20,590
leadership and for your. And it

1208
00:41:20,590 --> 00:41:22,362
excites us that we can build

1209
00:41:22,362 --> 00:41:24,762
something together. So thank

1210
00:41:27,234 --> 00:41:30,834
you again. Thank you. Our next

1211
00:41:36,610 --> 00:41:39,479
speaker is Ricky Perez. Hello.

1212
00:41:39,479 --> 00:41:42,150
Thanks again for having me. I

1213
00:41:42,150 --> 00:41:43,116
wish it was under lighter

1214
00:41:43,116 --> 00:41:44,317
circumstances, and I never

1215
00:41:44,317 --> 00:41:46,219
thought I'd be back in call to

1216
00:41:46,219 --> 00:41:48,522
the audience. So it's a weird

1217
00:41:48,522 --> 00:41:50,223
place to be. I'm here obviously,

1218
00:41:50,223 --> 00:41:51,391
in support of our item with the

1219
00:41:51,391 --> 00:41:53,391
Southern Arizona Education

1220
00:41:53,927 --> 00:41:55,362
Council's contract. I think

1221
00:41:55,362 --> 00:41:56,763
it's apparent to me that

1222
00:41:56,763 --> 00:41:57,965
there's a commonality within

1223
00:41:57,965 --> 00:41:59,299
the outside interests in this,

1224
00:41:59,299 --> 00:42:01,234
and unfortunately, it's

1225
00:42:01,234 --> 00:42:02,169
political and personal. I think

1226
00:42:02,169 --> 00:42:03,237
that the questions and the

1227
00:42:03,237 --> 00:42:04,705
concerns that have been

1228
00:42:04,705 --> 00:42:06,705
presented by individual

1229
00:42:06,873 --> 00:42:08,575
supervisors are valid, and we

1230
00:42:08,575 --> 00:42:09,710
have given them to the best of

1231
00:42:09,710 --> 00:42:12,110
our ability, honest and

1232
00:42:12,279 --> 00:42:14,781
thorough answers. I think that

1233
00:42:14,781 --> 00:42:16,216
still a lot of them are without

1234
00:42:16,216 --> 00:42:17,350
context, and I think a lot of

1235
00:42:17,350 --> 00:42:19,860
the comments that I've heard

1236
00:42:19,860 --> 00:42:20,921
here today are also without

1237
00:42:20,921 --> 00:42:23,156
context. In talking with my

1238
00:42:23,156 --> 00:42:24,858
board Chair earlier this week,

1239
00:42:24,858 --> 00:42:27,761
and I think she also submitted

1240
00:42:27,761 --> 00:42:30,264
an item to you all. I think we

1241
00:42:30,264 --> 00:42:32,433
were in strong agreement that

1242
00:42:32,433 --> 00:42:33,901
when it comes to this contract

1243
00:42:33,901 --> 00:42:36,360
and the measurables relative to

1244
00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:38,171
our peer coach program,

1245
00:42:38,171 --> 00:42:39,239
post-secondary access to civic

1246
00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:40,707
empowerment, they're all in

1247
00:42:40,707 --> 00:42:42,876
alignment with action that this

1248
00:42:42,876 --> 00:42:44,645
board took simultaneous to the

1249
00:42:44,645 --> 00:42:47,514
evolution of mec, to the

1250
00:42:47,514 --> 00:42:50,384
Education Council. And I think

1251
00:42:50,384 --> 00:42:51,852
that there's room for

1252
00:42:51,852 --> 00:42:54,121
opportunity that I think we can

1253
00:42:54,121 --> 00:42:57,324
regard as growing pains. I hope,

1254
00:42:57,324 --> 00:43:00,460
in the long run. But I think

1255
00:43:00,460 --> 00:43:01,929
that it's a disservice to not

1256
00:43:01,929 --> 00:43:04,329
recognize the immense growth

1257
00:43:04,398 --> 00:43:06,233
that this organization has

1258
00:43:06,233 --> 00:43:08,435
experienced over the last year

1259
00:43:08,435 --> 00:43:09,870
and doubling its revenues,

1260
00:43:09,870 --> 00:43:11,472
enrolling its sleeves up.

1261
00:43:11,472 --> 00:43:13,173
Because, like you, I recognize

1262
00:43:13,173 --> 00:43:15,209
the inequities between the city

1263
00:43:15,209 --> 00:43:17,440
of Tucson and Pima County. It's

1264
00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:18,846
not just relative to this

1265
00:43:18,846 --> 00:43:20,380
contract. I recognize the same

1266
00:43:20,380 --> 00:43:21,749
as applicable to PEEPs. And

1267
00:43:21,749 --> 00:43:23,617
when I was a city Council

1268
00:43:23,617 --> 00:43:24,718
member, I was the one that did

1269
00:43:24,718 --> 00:43:27,121
the groundwork to ensure that

1270
00:43:27,121 --> 00:43:29,323
we fronted some cost because it

1271
00:43:29,323 --> 00:43:30,724
felt an imperative. I felt an

1272
00:43:30,724 --> 00:43:31,625
imperative that we invested in

1273
00:43:31,625 --> 00:43:33,260
Sunnyside and Flowing well

1274
00:43:33,260 --> 00:43:34,695
school districts, and I was

1275
00:43:34,695 --> 00:43:36,497
privileged to have actualized

1276
00:43:36,497 --> 00:43:39,733
that. But in the absence of a

1277
00:43:39,733 --> 00:43:41,936
city contribution of equal

1278
00:43:41,936 --> 00:43:43,704
measure this year, as we have

1279
00:43:43,704 --> 00:43:45,372
last year, we've always rolled

1280
00:43:45,372 --> 00:43:46,940
our sleeves up. Like you all,

1281
00:43:46,940 --> 00:43:49,770
when it comes to PEEPs and

1282
00:43:49,770 --> 00:43:50,644
looking for alternative methods

1283
00:43:50,644 --> 00:43:52,346
to to front those costs. And I

1284
00:43:52,346 --> 00:43:54,181
think we've done exactly that.

1285
00:43:54,181 --> 00:43:55,549
And so we will continue, I

1286
00:43:55,549 --> 00:43:56,650
think, to the best of our

1287
00:43:56,650 --> 00:43:58,819
ability in working with our

1288
00:43:58,819 --> 00:44:00,621
city and County partners. But I

1289
00:44:00,621 --> 00:44:02,757
think it would be a disservice

1290
00:44:02,757 --> 00:44:04,959
to really hit us when we're

1291
00:44:04,959 --> 00:44:07,461
already on a strong upwards

1292
00:44:07,461 --> 00:44:09,296
momentum with, I think, some

1293
00:44:09,296 --> 00:44:10,831
much needed action that could

1294
00:44:10,831 --> 00:44:12,299
be remedied easily with action

1295
00:44:12,299 --> 00:44:14,168
by this board. And so I hope

1296
00:44:14,168 --> 00:44:16,103
you all will consider that. I

1297
00:44:16,103 --> 00:44:18,773
also will say with my last 20s,

1298
00:44:18,773 --> 00:44:21,475
that today I had an opportunity

1299
00:44:21,475 --> 00:44:24,745
to join 80 or so people from

1300
00:44:24,745 --> 00:44:25,813
across Arizona in Phoenix in a

1301
00:44:25,813 --> 00:44:28,683
meeting that we called the

1302
00:44:28,683 --> 00:44:30,510
Arizona Fafsa summit. And I

1303
00:44:30,510 --> 00:44:31,619
think it was exactly the fuel

1304
00:44:31,619 --> 00:44:33,721
that I needed and affirming. I

1305
00:44:33,721 --> 00:44:34,822
was one amongst 80 people from

1306
00:44:34,822 --> 00:44:35,957
Tucson that were actually

1307
00:44:35,957 --> 00:44:36,991
present. And I think that's

1308
00:44:36,991 --> 00:44:38,250
emblematic of the necessary

1309
00:44:38,250 --> 00:44:40,561
investments you all have to

1310
00:44:40,561 --> 00:44:42,697
make. Thank you. Thank you. And

1311
00:44:42,697 --> 00:44:45,697
our next speaker is Mike

1312
00:44:47,401 --> 00:44:48,636
Czajkowski. Hello. Good

1313
00:44:48,636 --> 00:44:50,304
afternoon, Chair Allen. Members

1314
00:44:50,304 --> 00:44:52,106
of the Board of Supervisors.

1315
00:44:52,106 --> 00:44:53,908
Administrator Lesher. Pleasure

1316
00:44:53,908 --> 00:44:55,342
to be speaking in front of you

1317
00:44:55,342 --> 00:44:56,711
today. My name is Mike

1318
00:44:56,711 --> 00:44:58,213
Czajkowski, newly appointed

1319
00:44:58,213 --> 00:45:00,213
chief economic development

1320
00:45:01,820 --> 00:45:02,316
officer for the Office of

1321
00:45:02,316 --> 00:45:03,451
Community and Economic Impact

1322
00:45:03,451 --> 00:45:05,786
for the City of Tucson. Say

1323
00:45:05,786 --> 00:45:07,422
that five times fast. I'm here

1324
00:45:07,422 --> 00:45:09,230
to share my support for the

1325
00:45:09,230 --> 00:45:11,526
Talent Innovation Hub as well.

1326
00:45:11,526 --> 00:45:12,960
I echo all of Doctor Bixby's

1327
00:45:12,960 --> 00:45:14,429
comments on that. So I'm not

1328
00:45:14,429 --> 00:45:15,997
going to repeat those comments

1329
00:45:15,997 --> 00:45:16,964
in the effort, but I am very

1330
00:45:16,964 --> 00:45:18,399
excited to see the

1331
00:45:18,399 --> 00:45:20,134
possibilities of this. And as I

1332
00:45:20,134 --> 00:45:21,302
will refer to the former

1333
00:45:21,302 --> 00:45:23,137
Walgreens building where my mom

1334
00:45:23,137 --> 00:45:24,372
worked when I was a kid and

1335
00:45:24,372 --> 00:45:25,907
used to drink ice cream sodas.

1336
00:45:25,907 --> 00:45:28,420
So very excited about that

1337
00:45:28,420 --> 00:45:29,177
opportunity. I would also like

1338
00:45:29,177 --> 00:45:30,278
to share my support for the

1339
00:45:30,278 --> 00:45:32,460
Pima County Economic

1340
00:45:32,460 --> 00:45:33,514
Development Strategic Plan. I

1341
00:45:33,514 --> 00:45:34,983
will say collaboration between

1342
00:45:34,983 --> 00:45:36,684
the city and the County is as

1343
00:45:36,684 --> 00:45:38,553
high as I can remember in my 20

1344
00:45:38,553 --> 00:45:39,687
plus years of service for the

1345
00:45:39,687 --> 00:45:41,489
city of Tucson. I very much

1346
00:45:41,489 --> 00:45:42,557
appreciate the work of Heath

1347
00:45:42,557 --> 00:45:43,958
Vescovi and Frank Dillon in

1348
00:45:43,958 --> 00:45:45,590
these efforts. The

1349
00:45:45,590 --> 00:45:46,561
thoughtfulness not only for the

1350
00:45:46,561 --> 00:45:48,363
second largest city in the

1351
00:45:48,363 --> 00:45:50,980
state of Arizona, which we need

1352
00:45:50,980 --> 00:45:52,934
to remind people more often of,

1353
00:45:52,934 --> 00:45:54,702
I believe, but also for Oro

1354
00:45:54,702 --> 00:45:56,171
Valley, Marana, Sahuarita

1355
00:45:56,171 --> 00:45:57,605
unincorporated areas, and

1356
00:45:57,605 --> 00:45:59,741
notably South Tucson very much

1357
00:45:59,741 --> 00:46:01,243
appreciate those efforts. We

1358
00:46:01,243 --> 00:46:02,610
are continuing that

1359
00:46:02,610 --> 00:46:04,379
collaboration with all of our

1360
00:46:04,379 --> 00:46:06,648
partners here, including the u

1361
00:46:06,648 --> 00:46:08,490
of a, as we leave for Taiwan

1362
00:46:08,490 --> 00:46:08,883
tomorrow, furthering economic

1363
00:46:08,883 --> 00:46:10,883
development opportunities here

1364
00:46:11,386 --> 00:46:12,721
in southern Arizona, support of

1365
00:46:12,721 --> 00:46:13,855
the Economic Development

1366
00:46:13,855 --> 00:46:15,290
Strategic Plan would only

1367
00:46:15,290 --> 00:46:16,724
strengthen these opportunities

1368
00:46:16,724 --> 00:46:18,326
in collaboration. So thank you

1369
00:46:18,326 --> 00:46:21,326
very much for your time.

1370
00:46:22,970 --> 00:46:24,265
Appreciate it. Thank you. And

1371
00:46:24,265 --> 00:46:27,135
our next speaker is Melinda

1372
00:46:27,135 --> 00:46:29,671
Matson Spina. And then it will

1373
00:46:29,671 --> 00:46:32,671
be Megan Fink, followed by

1374
00:46:32,874 --> 00:46:35,874
Casey Carrillo and Douglas Levy

1375
00:46:37,679 --> 00:46:41,279
and Jay Tokov. Hello, my name

1376
00:46:41,516 --> 00:46:44,516
is Melinda Matson Spina on

1377
00:46:44,786 --> 00:46:47,786
OCTOBER 5th, 2024. I sent this

1378
00:46:47,989 --> 00:46:49,824
board a letter. Administrator

1379
00:46:49,824 --> 00:46:52,360
Lesher had sent you a memo that

1380
00:46:52,360 --> 00:46:54,496
there was confusing overlap

1381
00:46:54,496 --> 00:46:56,496
between military proposals

1382
00:46:56,998 --> 00:46:59,998
coming to Pima County. My

1383
00:47:00,268 --> 00:47:01,703
letter expanded on that fact. I

1384
00:47:01,703 --> 00:47:03,872
wrote that many of us were

1385
00:47:03,872 --> 00:47:06,408
concerned not only about these

1386
00:47:06,408 --> 00:47:08,143
proposals overlap, but their

1387
00:47:08,143 --> 00:47:10,312
changing use of the word

1388
00:47:10,312 --> 00:47:12,712
hazardous in relation to

1389
00:47:13,548 --> 00:47:15,750
civilian life, their lack of

1390
00:47:15,750 --> 00:47:18,150
transparency, and their glaring

1391
00:47:18,253 --> 00:47:21,253
absence of any mention of

1392
00:47:21,523 --> 00:47:23,125
drones or ai. I reminded you

1393
00:47:23,125 --> 00:47:25,125
that military announcements

1394
00:47:25,126 --> 00:47:27,526
were rapidly advancing ai

1395
00:47:27,596 --> 00:47:29,431
enabled weapons. And to be

1396
00:47:29,431 --> 00:47:31,933
clear, surveillance is a weapon

1397
00:47:31,933 --> 00:47:34,169
that tracks targets and

1398
00:47:34,169 --> 00:47:35,837
controls people. I wrote that

1399
00:47:35,837 --> 00:47:38,400
we were in the earliest stages

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00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:40,242
of navigating ethics, let alone

1401
00:47:40,242 --> 00:47:43,242
policy around these issues, and

1402
00:47:44,179 --> 00:47:47,150
I formally requested that you,

1403
00:47:47,150 --> 00:47:50,150
the leaders, start talking to

1404
00:47:50,619 --> 00:47:53,188
us, the people, about this.

1405
00:47:53,188 --> 00:47:56,580
That was two years ago. Now

1406
00:47:56,580 --> 00:47:58,260
it's everywhere. The future is

1407
00:47:58,260 --> 00:48:01,797
being decided for humanity by a

1408
00:48:01,797 --> 00:48:04,299
dozen or so billionaires, a

1409
00:48:04,299 --> 00:48:07,299
future built on vast expansion

1410
00:48:07,936 --> 00:48:10,336
of strip mining, radioactive

1411
00:48:11,206 --> 00:48:13,206
reprocessing, hyperscale data,

1412
00:48:14,409 --> 00:48:16,809
mass surveillance, ai directed

1413
00:48:18,130 --> 00:48:20,413
kill chains, global conflict,

1414
00:48:21,583 --> 00:48:23,983
and upon each individual's

1415
00:48:24,820 --> 00:48:26,820
personal intellectual property

1416
00:48:28,900 --> 00:48:30,490
without consent and without

1417
00:48:32,610 --> 00:48:33,462
quantitative support. Frontline

1418
00:48:33,462 --> 00:48:35,597
communities are getting hit

1419
00:48:35,597 --> 00:48:38,597
first because the front line

1420
00:48:39,401 --> 00:48:41,770
never changes. Supervisor Allen,

1421
00:48:41,770 --> 00:48:43,572
you have my deep gratitude for

1422
00:48:43,572 --> 00:48:47,176
doing your best to catch up to

1423
00:48:47,176 --> 00:48:49,576
the people. Supervisors Christy

1424
00:48:50,450 --> 00:48:51,914
Hines and Scott, you were also

1425
00:48:51,914 --> 00:48:54,383
put in office by the people to

1426
00:48:54,383 --> 00:48:57,286
serve the people. In regards to

1427
00:48:57,286 --> 00:48:59,388
your work around Project Blue,

1428
00:48:59,388 --> 00:49:02,124
I have an announcement for you

1429
00:49:02,124 --> 00:49:03,726
and those like you, politicians

1430
00:49:03,726 --> 00:49:06,262
who make deals or decisions

1431
00:49:06,262 --> 00:49:08,662
around technology before real

1432
00:49:08,797 --> 00:49:10,199
rules for that technology even

1433
00:49:10,199 --> 00:49:12,368
exist are not serving the

1434
00:49:12,368 --> 00:49:13,469
people. So some of us in our

1435
00:49:13,469 --> 00:49:15,237
community, together with other

1436
00:49:15,237 --> 00:49:16,705
communities across the

1437
00:49:16,705 --> 00:49:18,874
southwest, are now working to

1438
00:49:18,874 --> 00:49:21,744
produce a documentary film. So

1439
00:49:21,744 --> 00:49:23,879
that movement, this movement,

1440
00:49:23,879 --> 00:49:25,681
integrity and your negligence

1441
00:49:25,681 --> 00:49:29,281
will both be better marked in

1442
00:49:30,686 --> 00:49:33,686
history. Thank you. And our

1443
00:49:39,362 --> 00:49:41,564
next speaker is Megan Fink.

1444
00:49:41,564 --> 00:49:43,699
Good evening. Thanks for having

1445
00:49:43,699 --> 00:49:44,900
me. Chairs and members of the

1446
00:49:44,900 --> 00:49:45,868
board. I'm Megan Fink, director

1447
00:49:45,868 --> 00:49:47,636
of programs and events at

1448
00:49:47,636 --> 00:49:49,438
Startup Tucson and ten West

1449
00:49:49,438 --> 00:49:50,940
here. On behalf of our ceo, Liz

1450
00:49:50,940 --> 00:49:52,675
Pocock, I'm sure you all know

1451
00:49:52,675 --> 00:49:55,244
well to express our support for

1452
00:49:55,244 --> 00:49:57,413
the memorandum mou for

1453
00:49:57,413 --> 00:49:59,448
workplace, for the economic

1454
00:49:59,448 --> 00:50:00,649
Development people to move into

1455
00:50:00,649 --> 00:50:02,418
our building. As the longest

1456
00:50:02,418 --> 00:50:03,586
running occupant of that

1457
00:50:03,586 --> 00:50:04,587
building, we are thrilled to

1458
00:50:04,587 --> 00:50:05,855
see these partners come

1459
00:50:05,855 --> 00:50:07,490
together to further activate

1460
00:50:07,490 --> 00:50:09,659
the building and continue

1461
00:50:09,659 --> 00:50:11,270
building on downtown Tucson's

1462
00:50:11,270 --> 00:50:13,596
innovation story. We've had a

1463
00:50:13,596 --> 00:50:15,398
long standing partnership with

1464
00:50:15,398 --> 00:50:16,399
Pima County Economic

1465
00:50:16,399 --> 00:50:17,399
Development and the University

1466
00:50:17,399 --> 00:50:19,680
of Arizona, including our

1467
00:50:19,680 --> 00:50:20,937
friends at uac, who follows me

1468
00:50:20,937 --> 00:50:22,238
in a second, and we're excited

1469
00:50:22,238 --> 00:50:24,600
to see those partnerships

1470
00:50:24,600 --> 00:50:25,475
deepen as this initiative

1471
00:50:25,475 --> 00:50:26,876
evolves. We look forward to

1472
00:50:26,876 --> 00:50:29,445
continuing to play a role in

1473
00:50:29,445 --> 00:50:30,246
making workplace a place where

1474
00:50:30,246 --> 00:50:32,480
entrepreneurs, partners, and

1475
00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:33,382
new ideas come together. Thank

1476
00:50:33,382 --> 00:50:34,149
you for your leadership and

1477
00:50:34,149 --> 00:50:35,885
continued investment in

1478
00:50:35,885 --> 00:50:37,885
Southern Arizona's innovation

1479
00:50:39,155 --> 00:50:41,257
community. Thanks. Thank you.

1480
00:50:41,257 --> 00:50:44,257
Our next speaker is Casey

1481
00:50:46,329 --> 00:50:47,530
Carrillo. Good evening, Chair

1482
00:50:47,530 --> 00:50:49,650
Allen and members of the board.

1483
00:50:49,650 --> 00:50:50,366
My name is Casey Carrillo, and

1484
00:50:50,366 --> 00:50:51,768
I am the chief innovation

1485
00:50:51,768 --> 00:50:53,203
officer at the University of

1486
00:50:53,203 --> 00:50:54,971
Arizona Center for innovation.

1487
00:50:54,971 --> 00:50:57,173
That's a mouthful. We go by uac

1488
00:50:57,173 --> 00:50:59,676
for short. I would like to

1489
00:50:59,676 --> 00:51:01,444
express uac support for Pima

1490
00:51:01,444 --> 00:51:03,947
County's vision to activate the

1491
00:51:03,947 --> 00:51:05,470
place building as a hub for

1492
00:51:05,470 --> 00:51:06,883
innovation, entrepreneurship

1493
00:51:06,883 --> 00:51:09,283
and economic opportunity in

1494
00:51:09,352 --> 00:51:10,820
downtown Tucson. Pima County

1495
00:51:10,820 --> 00:51:12,255
has been a long standing and

1496
00:51:12,255 --> 00:51:13,356
valued partner in advancing

1497
00:51:13,356 --> 00:51:14,757
economic development across

1498
00:51:14,757 --> 00:51:16,593
southern Arizona, which makes

1499
00:51:16,593 --> 00:51:18,394
this partnership especially

1500
00:51:18,394 --> 00:51:19,829
impactful and its ability to

1501
00:51:19,829 --> 00:51:21,397
support the full continuum of

1502
00:51:21,397 --> 00:51:23,433
economic growth. From helping

1503
00:51:23,433 --> 00:51:24,634
our entrepreneurs and small

1504
00:51:24,634 --> 00:51:26,350
businesses to the full scale

1505
00:51:26,350 --> 00:51:27,570
and large scale businesses that

1506
00:51:27,570 --> 00:51:29,873
we can help attract here to

1507
00:51:29,873 --> 00:51:32,410
Pima County in southern Arizona.

1508
00:51:32,410 --> 00:51:34,100
Through these efforts, uac has

1509
00:51:34,100 --> 00:51:35,445
served more than 300 startups

1510
00:51:35,445 --> 00:51:36,746
and were long standing partners

1511
00:51:36,746 --> 00:51:37,847
and working very closely with

1512
00:51:37,847 --> 00:51:38,848
Pima County Economic

1513
00:51:38,848 --> 00:51:41,170
Development on our Soft

1514
00:51:41,170 --> 00:51:42,452
Landings program and our fdi

1515
00:51:42,452 --> 00:51:43,920
efforts. So we were very

1516
00:51:43,920 --> 00:51:46,890
excited for the reactivation of

1517
00:51:46,890 --> 00:51:47,891
this hub. The right place

1518
00:51:47,891 --> 00:51:49,693
building represents an exciting

1519
00:51:49,693 --> 00:51:50,794
opportunity to build on this

1520
00:51:50,794 --> 00:51:52,963
momentum by creating a place

1521
00:51:52,963 --> 00:51:54,697
that supports entrepreneurs,

1522
00:51:54,697 --> 00:51:56,266
fosters innovation, and

1523
00:51:56,266 --> 00:51:58,100
continues the and helps support

1524
00:51:58,100 --> 00:52:00,136
the continued growth and

1525
00:52:00,136 --> 00:52:01,438
vitality of downtown Tucson.

1526
00:52:01,438 --> 00:52:03,339
Thank you for your leadership

1527
00:52:03,339 --> 00:52:05,175
and commitment to economic

1528
00:52:05,175 --> 00:52:06,643
development. Uac is a proud

1529
00:52:06,643 --> 00:52:08,780
partner with Pima County and

1530
00:52:08,780 --> 00:52:09,145
creating opportunities that

1531
00:52:09,145 --> 00:52:10,914
strengthen Southern Arizona

1532
00:52:10,914 --> 00:52:13,116
today and generations to come.

1533
00:52:13,116 --> 00:52:14,851
Thank you so much. And that was

1534
00:52:14,851 --> 00:52:17,754
only about 30s. So thank you

1535
00:52:17,754 --> 00:52:20,754
all. Thank you. Our next

1536
00:52:21,791 --> 00:52:23,893
speaker is Douglas Levy. I'd

1537
00:52:23,893 --> 00:52:25,280
like to take some of her time.

1538
00:52:25,280 --> 00:52:26,863
Chair Allen and members of the

1539
00:52:26,863 --> 00:52:28,598
board. My name is Doug Levy.

1540
00:52:28,598 --> 00:52:29,933
I'm a proud Democrat in Pima

1541
00:52:29,933 --> 00:52:31,801
County with my business in the

1542
00:52:31,801 --> 00:52:33,603
heart of downtown Tucson. And I

1543
00:52:33,603 --> 00:52:36,139
take seriously how this board

1544
00:52:36,139 --> 00:52:37,941
spends our tax dollars. I have

1545
00:52:37,941 --> 00:52:39,342
closely read MR. Perez's

1546
00:52:39,342 --> 00:52:40,810
memorandum and the financial

1547
00:52:40,810 --> 00:52:42,245
materials submitted to the

1548
00:52:42,245 --> 00:52:44,140
board. I believe they raise

1549
00:52:44,140 --> 00:52:46,616
more questions than they answer.

1550
00:52:46,616 --> 00:52:48,385
As MR. Blumenthal pointed out.

1551
00:52:48,385 --> 00:52:50,785
First, MR. Perez now

1552
00:52:52,756 --> 00:52:54,491
acknowledges that 52,200 of the

1553
00:52:54,491 --> 00:52:56,491
122,000 Pima County allocation

1554
00:52:56,626 --> 00:52:59,260
went toward personnel expenses.

1555
00:52:59,529 --> 00:53:00,597
Nearly half of the county's

1556
00:53:00,597 --> 00:53:02,466
contribution. That matters

1557
00:53:02,466 --> 00:53:03,867
because this contract has been

1558
00:53:03,867 --> 00:53:05,867
presented as primarily

1559
00:53:06,360 --> 00:53:07,470
supporting programs. Taxpayers

1560
00:53:07,470 --> 00:53:10,340
deserve to know exactly how

1561
00:53:10,340 --> 00:53:12,209
much of our money is supporting

1562
00:53:12,209 --> 00:53:13,210
administration and executive

1563
00:53:13,210 --> 00:53:14,645
compensation, and what

1564
00:53:14,645 --> 00:53:17,450
measurable County services we

1565
00:53:18,281 --> 00:53:21,151
receive in return. Second, cec

1566
00:53:21,151 --> 00:53:22,953
reports nearly $298,000 in

1567
00:53:22,953 --> 00:53:24,953
operating revenue,

1568
00:53:25,822 --> 00:53:27,822
approximately 57,700 in net

1569
00:53:28,158 --> 00:53:29,860
revenue, and more than 240,000

1570
00:53:29,860 --> 00:53:30,961
in expenditures. Yet Pima

1571
00:53:30,961 --> 00:53:33,961
County is being asked for

1572
00:53:34,798 --> 00:53:37,198
another $122,000, more than six

1573
00:53:37,334 --> 00:53:39,203
times the city's recurring

1574
00:53:39,203 --> 00:53:41,203
$19,600 allocation. And then

1575
00:53:42,406 --> 00:53:45,406
there is performance cec points

1576
00:53:46,710 --> 00:53:48,846
to 5750 Fafsa completions and

1577
00:53:48,846 --> 00:53:50,314
tens of millions of dollars in

1578
00:53:50,314 --> 00:53:52,116
potential financial aid. But

1579
00:53:52,116 --> 00:53:54,251
Fafsa completion is a

1580
00:53:54,251 --> 00:53:56,251
collaborative effort involving

1581
00:53:57,121 --> 00:53:58,589
schools, counselors, colleges,

1582
00:53:58,589 --> 00:54:00,391
families, the Arizona Board of

1583
00:54:00,391 --> 00:54:01,525
Regents, and other

1584
00:54:01,525 --> 00:54:03,594
organizations. The materials do

1585
00:54:03,594 --> 00:54:05,429
not establish how many of those

1586
00:54:05,429 --> 00:54:06,897
outcomes were uniquely

1587
00:54:06,897 --> 00:54:09,330
attributable to c, e, c, or,

1588
00:54:09,330 --> 00:54:11,433
more importantly, what Pima

1589
00:54:12,970 --> 00:54:14,970
County's $122,000 specifically

1590
00:54:15,139 --> 00:54:17,307
produced. There is also the

1591
00:54:17,307 --> 00:54:20,907
teen town hall, which did not

1592
00:54:20,911 --> 00:54:23,311
happen secs own expenditures.

1593
00:54:23,781 --> 00:54:25,316
Expenditure records show a $207

1594
00:54:25,316 --> 00:54:28,316
cancellation fee paid for the

1595
00:54:28,786 --> 00:54:29,853
venue in NOVEMBER 2025. This is

1596
00:54:29,853 --> 00:54:31,689
the organization's own

1597
00:54:31,689 --> 00:54:34,890
paperwork, confirming that a

1598
00:54:34,224 --> 00:54:36,260
program described as a 30 year

1599
00:54:36,260 --> 00:54:38,529
initiative did not occur. I

1600
00:54:38,529 --> 00:54:39,997
also want to address

1601
00:54:39,997 --> 00:54:41,765
compensation. MR. Perez's

1602
00:54:41,765 --> 00:54:43,534
materials use inflation to

1603
00:54:43,534 --> 00:54:45,934
justify his salary, pointing

1604
00:54:46,103 --> 00:54:47,905
back to approximately $70,000

1605
00:54:47,905 --> 00:54:49,740
salaries for his predecessors.

1606
00:54:49,740 --> 00:54:51,108
But inflation alone cannot be

1607
00:54:51,108 --> 00:54:52,910
the standard for taxpayer

1608
00:54:52,910 --> 00:54:54,411
funded compensation.

1609
00:54:54,411 --> 00:54:56,411
Compensation should also

1610
00:54:56,881 --> 00:54:58,349
reflect qualifications,

1611
00:54:58,349 --> 00:55:00,153
responsibilities, performance

1612
00:55:00,153 --> 00:55:01,952
and measurable deliverables.

1613
00:55:01,952 --> 00:55:03,220
Delivery. I'm not asking the

1614
00:55:03,220 --> 00:55:05,523
board to make this decision

1615
00:55:05,523 --> 00:55:07,358
based on personalities or

1616
00:55:07,358 --> 00:55:09,126
relationships. I am asking you

1617
00:55:09,126 --> 00:55:10,561
to apply the same standard to

1618
00:55:10,561 --> 00:55:12,290
this organization that

1619
00:55:12,290 --> 00:55:13,597
taxpayers expect from every

1620
00:55:13,597 --> 00:55:15,966
public expenditure. Show us

1621
00:55:15,966 --> 00:55:17,201
what was promised, what was

1622
00:55:17,201 --> 00:55:19,370
delivered, what it cost, and

1623
00:55:19,370 --> 00:55:21,372
what results taxpayers received.

1624
00:55:21,372 --> 00:55:23,207
If you approve funding, I

1625
00:55:23,207 --> 00:55:25,343
strongly urge you to require

1626
00:55:25,343 --> 00:55:26,377
itemized contractual

1627
00:55:26,377 --> 00:55:28,377
deliverables, quarterly

1628
00:55:28,713 --> 00:55:29,880
financial reporting. Thank you.

1629
00:55:29,880 --> 00:55:33,480
And then our last speaker is

1630
00:55:37,621 --> 00:55:40,621
Jay Tarkoff. Well, good evening,

1631
00:55:40,825 --> 00:55:43,225
board members, staff, fellow

1632
00:55:44,762 --> 00:55:46,230
citizens. I came here with a

1633
00:55:46,230 --> 00:55:47,331
statement in mind and my

1634
00:55:47,331 --> 00:55:49,333
thunder is pretty much been

1635
00:55:49,333 --> 00:55:50,968
ripped away. So I'm just going

1636
00:55:50,968 --> 00:55:53,771
to wing it. I'm going to start

1637
00:55:53,771 --> 00:55:57,141
out with a statement, which is

1638
00:55:57,141 --> 00:55:58,810
extremely scary to me. 48 years

1639
00:55:58,810 --> 00:56:00,978
and ten days ago, I drove

1640
00:56:00,978 --> 00:56:02,130
across country and established

1641
00:56:02,130 --> 00:56:05,130
residency here in Pima County,

1642
00:56:05,683 --> 00:56:08,553
which means that I'm really old.

1643
00:56:08,553 --> 00:56:12,490
I am a retired person, and in

1644
00:56:12,490 --> 00:56:14,726
my retirement, I've decided to

1645
00:56:14,726 --> 00:56:16,930
spend time interacting with

1646
00:56:16,930 --> 00:56:19,630
many, many different groups of

1647
00:56:19,630 --> 00:56:21,832
people across the spectrum to

1648
00:56:21,832 --> 00:56:25,432
try to bring a better Pima

1649
00:56:26,871 --> 00:56:29,340
County to us all. I was utterly

1650
00:56:29,340 --> 00:56:31,750
amazed at of people

1651
00:56:31,750 --> 00:56:32,243
that have reached out to me in

1652
00:56:32,243 --> 00:56:35,843
the past couple of weeks about

1653
00:56:37,281 --> 00:56:38,850
the issue, and being a guy who

1654
00:56:38,850 --> 00:56:40,852
has directly employed almost

1655
00:56:40,852 --> 00:56:43,852
ten 000 people in this County

1656
00:56:44,222 --> 00:56:46,224
in his life, I'm really aware

1657
00:56:46,224 --> 00:56:47,325
of that old saying that

1658
00:56:47,325 --> 00:56:48,726
sometimes it's tough to

1659
00:56:48,726 --> 00:56:49,827
remember. Your objective was to

1660
00:56:49,827 --> 00:56:52,697
drain the swamp swamp when

1661
00:56:52,697 --> 00:56:55,300
you're up to your in alligators,

1662
00:56:55,300 --> 00:56:56,701
and I don't want to make any

1663
00:56:56,701 --> 00:56:58,701
assumptions about the

1664
00:56:58,903 --> 00:57:00,638
leadership at sec because I

1665
00:57:00,638 --> 00:57:02,741
don't have enough information.

1666
00:57:02,741 --> 00:57:03,908
But I do know this, that

1667
00:57:03,908 --> 00:57:05,777
there's a lot of people out

1668
00:57:05,777 --> 00:57:07,512
there that are not happy with

1669
00:57:07,512 --> 00:57:08,913
the results. They're talking

1670
00:57:08,913 --> 00:57:10,140
about it. And the decision that

1671
00:57:10,140 --> 00:57:11,950
you make today is going to

1672
00:57:11,950 --> 00:57:13,885
resound with a lot of people

1673
00:57:13,885 --> 00:57:18,850
that you might not be aware of.

1674
00:57:18,590 --> 00:57:21,259
I will say that I am a bit

1675
00:57:21,259 --> 00:57:24,259
concerned about how cec has

1676
00:57:24,829 --> 00:57:26,164
been run. I, I reviewed almost

1677
00:57:26,164 --> 00:57:29,164
130 pages of documents in the

1678
00:57:30,101 --> 00:57:33,710
last week that have been

1679
00:57:33,710 --> 00:57:34,839
provided through your offices.

1680
00:57:34,839 --> 00:57:37,342
And, you know, just on a

1681
00:57:37,342 --> 00:57:39,511
surface, I see an organization

1682
00:57:39,511 --> 00:57:43,111
that in one month paid three

1683
00:57:43,481 --> 00:57:45,617
months of rent with penalties.

1684
00:57:45,617 --> 00:57:48,520
That doesn't say a well-run

1685
00:57:48,520 --> 00:57:50,520
organization. We've talked

1686
00:57:51,423 --> 00:57:52,524
about the the event that didn't

1687
00:57:52,524 --> 00:57:53,592
happen, but there was a

1688
00:57:53,592 --> 00:57:55,694
substitute event that happened,

1689
00:57:55,694 --> 00:57:57,295
which was supposedly a

1690
00:57:57,295 --> 00:57:58,930
democracy forum that was really

1691
00:57:58,930 --> 00:58:01,990
nothing more than a litany of

1692
00:58:01,990 --> 00:58:03,268
Partizan people on stage. I

1693
00:58:03,268 --> 00:58:05,103
don't think that is a

1694
00:58:05,103 --> 00:58:06,871
reasonable expense for the

1695
00:58:06,871 --> 00:58:08,306
taxpayers to fund, and I think

1696
00:58:08,306 --> 00:58:09,407
more than anything else, it's

1697
00:58:09,407 --> 00:58:11,509
amazing to me that this

1698
00:58:11,509 --> 00:58:13,712
contract was basically up at

1699
00:58:13,712 --> 00:58:15,881
the end of the fiscal year, and

1700
00:58:15,881 --> 00:58:17,415
almost a month and a half later,

1701
00:58:17,415 --> 00:58:18,783
that organization is coming

1702
00:58:18,783 --> 00:58:21,653
before this board asking for

1703
00:58:21,653 --> 00:58:22,587
more money. I would say the,

1704
00:58:22,587 --> 00:58:24,456
you know, they don't have their

1705
00:58:24,456 --> 00:58:26,291
eye on the ball the way it

1706
00:58:26,291 --> 00:58:27,592
should be. And I think there's

1707
00:58:27,592 --> 00:58:29,461
a lot of people out there that

1708
00:58:29,461 --> 00:58:31,329
know that I wanted to make sure

1709
00:58:31,329 --> 00:58:32,564
you were aware of it, and I

1710
00:58:32,564 --> 00:58:34,633
thank you for your time. Thank

1711
00:58:34,633 --> 00:58:36,735
you. And with that, if there

1712
00:58:36,735 --> 00:58:40,335
are no more speakers, I am

1713
00:58:41,406 --> 00:58:42,908
closing. Oh, would you could

1714
00:58:42,908 --> 00:58:46,508
you please fill out a speaker

1715
00:58:47,546 --> 00:58:50,546
card after up right there.

1716
00:58:52,551 --> 00:58:54,520
Super easy. Yeah. So if you

1717
00:58:54,520 --> 00:58:56,521
want to go ahead, you can fill

1718
00:58:56,521 --> 00:58:58,657
that out afterwards. Oh, I have

1719
00:58:58,657 --> 00:58:59,891
oh, you could, you can go ahead

1720
00:58:59,891 --> 00:59:01,660
and speak and then fill it out

1721
00:59:01,660 --> 00:59:02,827
afterwards. I don't want to

1722
00:59:02,827 --> 00:59:04,796
waste any time. Hand it in and

1723
00:59:04,796 --> 00:59:06,665
then we will start the three

1724
00:59:06,665 --> 00:59:07,766
minute timer as soon as we get

1725
00:59:07,766 --> 00:59:08,801
started. CHAIRWOMAN. Go right

1726
00:59:08,801 --> 00:59:09,835
ahead. Okay. Thank you. Thank

1727
00:59:09,835 --> 00:59:12,235
you. So, CHAIRWOMAN Allen,

1728
00:59:12,371 --> 00:59:13,705
thank you very much. My name is

1729
00:59:13,705 --> 00:59:14,940
Jacqueline. Adele Kim. I come

1730
00:59:14,940 --> 00:59:16,800
here on behalf of the United

1731
00:59:16,800 --> 00:59:18,408
States Air Force reservists

1732
00:59:18,577 --> 00:59:20,312
here at Davis-Monthan. I'd like

1733
00:59:20,312 --> 00:59:21,713
once again to please take a

1734
00:59:21,713 --> 00:59:23,182
moment of silence for that

1735
00:59:23,182 --> 00:59:26,182
honorable citizen that we lost

1736
00:59:39,264 --> 00:59:40,666
earlier this evening. I'm here

1737
00:59:40,666 --> 00:59:42,568
today to speak about an

1738
00:59:42,568 --> 00:59:44,968
extremely important matter, and

1739
00:59:45,370 --> 00:59:49,570
I am here on behalf of the

1740
00:59:50,843 --> 00:59:53,843
Center to End Domestic Violence.

1741
00:59:54,130 --> 00:59:55,781
Sorry to take a turn down a

1742
00:59:55,781 --> 00:59:56,882
dark alley that we never wanted

1743
00:59:56,882 --> 00:59:59,484
to fully address here in the

1744
00:59:59,484 --> 01:00:01,954
state of Arizona. Let's talk

1745
01:00:01,954 --> 01:00:04,354
domestic violence and guns.

1746
01:00:04,456 --> 01:00:05,891
These are the facts. A woman in

1747
01:00:05,891 --> 01:00:07,760
an abusive relationship is five

1748
01:00:07,760 --> 01:00:09,128
times more likely to be

1749
01:00:09,128 --> 01:00:11,296
murdered when her partner has

1750
01:00:11,296 --> 01:00:15,496
access to a gun. I'm a peace

1751
01:00:15,601 --> 01:00:17,303
officer. I do not carry. Learn

1752
01:00:17,303 --> 01:00:19,905
what you can do to protect your

1753
01:00:19,905 --> 01:00:21,974
safety. These are widely

1754
01:00:21,974 --> 01:00:23,475
available, widely available. I

1755
01:00:23,475 --> 01:00:24,677
don't I don't know who's not

1756
01:00:24,677 --> 01:00:26,479
ever heard of the emergency

1757
01:00:26,479 --> 01:00:27,880
centers and domestic violence

1758
01:00:27,880 --> 01:00:29,648
here in the state of Arizona,

1759
01:00:29,648 --> 01:00:32,218
Arizona in the County. I don't

1760
01:00:32,218 --> 01:00:35,870
know. What's alarmed me greatly

1761
01:00:35,870 --> 01:00:37,656
is that the more and more and

1762
01:00:37,656 --> 01:00:39,759
more that we see the violence

1763
01:00:39,759 --> 01:00:40,959
in the state of Arizona, the

1764
01:00:40,959 --> 01:00:42,795
violence in the city of Tucson,

1765
01:00:42,795 --> 01:00:44,300
the violence in the County of

1766
01:00:44,300 --> 01:00:46,430
Pima increase, increase and

1767
01:00:47,299 --> 01:00:49,699
increase. It seems like

1768
01:00:49,869 --> 01:00:51,270
survivors of domestic violence.

1769
01:00:51,270 --> 01:00:52,738
Advocates of domestic violence.

1770
01:00:52,738 --> 01:00:54,673
DR. Heinz, who used to work at

1771
01:00:54,673 --> 01:00:55,942
Tucson Medical Center. You were

1772
01:00:55,942 --> 01:00:57,576
one of my training physicians.

1773
01:00:57,576 --> 01:01:00,546
Oh my gosh, I've heard your

1774
01:01:00,546 --> 01:01:03,546
background. I'm glad that you

1775
01:01:06,419 --> 01:01:07,220
no longer work there. I'm very

1776
01:01:07,220 --> 01:01:08,688
disappointed in the recent care

1777
01:01:08,688 --> 01:01:10,790
that I've received at Tucson

1778
01:01:10,790 --> 01:01:12,225
Medical Center. But again, the

1779
01:01:12,225 --> 01:01:14,393
issue is about domestic

1780
01:01:14,393 --> 01:01:16,128
violence and guns. Seven women,

1781
01:01:16,128 --> 01:01:17,630
70 women on average, are killed

1782
01:01:17,630 --> 01:01:20,630
every month by an intimate

1783
01:01:21,133 --> 01:01:23,369
partner with a gun. A 2015

1784
01:01:23,369 --> 01:01:24,837
report found by found that

1785
01:01:24,837 --> 01:01:27,237
Arizona's domestic violence gun

1786
01:01:27,640 --> 01:01:30,400
homicide rate is 45% higher

1787
01:01:32,345 --> 01:01:35,181
than the national average. The

1788
01:01:35,181 --> 01:01:36,583
same report showed that 62% of

1789
01:01:36,583 --> 01:01:37,650
women killed by an intimate

1790
01:01:37,650 --> 01:01:41,250
partner in Arizona were shot to

1791
01:01:45,291 --> 01:01:46,726
death. Shot to death. I don't

1792
01:01:46,726 --> 01:01:48,661
think this is the way that we

1793
01:01:48,661 --> 01:01:51,300
need to proceed in the state of

1794
01:01:51,300 --> 01:01:54,300
Arizona. So here are some

1795
01:01:54,634 --> 01:01:55,935
warning signs. To get a

1796
01:01:55,935 --> 01:01:57,270
domestic violence protective

1797
01:01:57,270 --> 01:02:00,730
order in the state of Arizona.

1798
01:02:00,730 --> 01:02:01,207
County of Pima. City of Tucson.

1799
01:02:01,207 --> 01:02:03,309
An order of protection is an

1800
01:02:03,309 --> 01:02:04,711
issue is issued by any court in

1801
01:02:04,711 --> 01:02:07,313
Arizona is designed to prevent

1802
01:02:07,313 --> 01:02:09,150
abuse. What you can ask for in

1803
01:02:09,150 --> 01:02:10,550
this pamphlet. I have one

1804
01:02:10,550 --> 01:02:13,119
second. Thank you very much. My

1805
01:02:13,119 --> 01:02:15,922
name is Jacqueline Kim. Wish

1806
01:02:15,922 --> 01:02:19,522
you all very well this evening.

1807
01:02:20,193 --> 01:02:21,894
Thank you. So with that, we're

1808
01:02:21,894 --> 01:02:23,129
going to close call to the

1809
01:02:23,129 --> 01:02:24,898
public. And would any board

1810
01:02:24,898 --> 01:02:25,865
members like to do any of the

1811
01:02:25,865 --> 01:02:27,166
following request staff to

1812
01:02:27,166 --> 01:02:28,935
follow up on a matter from call.

1813
01:02:28,935 --> 01:02:30,303
The public requested an item be

1814
01:02:30,303 --> 01:02:32,872
placed on a future agenda or

1815
01:02:32,872 --> 01:02:35,272
respond to a criticism.

1816
01:02:35,675 --> 01:02:37,844
Supervisor Kino Chair Allen. I

1817
01:02:37,844 --> 01:02:38,912
simply wanted to thank the

1818
01:02:38,912 --> 01:02:40,346
bravery of our neighbor

1819
01:02:40,346 --> 01:02:42,115
Jacqueline, who just came up to

1820
01:02:42,115 --> 01:02:43,583
discuss a very pressing issue

1821
01:02:43,583 --> 01:02:45,151
of rising domestic violence

1822
01:02:45,151 --> 01:02:47,551
cases throughout Pima County.

1823
01:02:47,921 --> 01:02:49,556
You can take a little bit of a

1824
01:02:49,556 --> 01:02:53,156
deep breath to know that this

1825
01:02:54,930 --> 01:02:56,930
board, just a few weeks ago,

1826
01:02:56,930 --> 01:02:58,398
approved an additional $250,000

1827
01:02:58,398 --> 01:02:59,799
investment in domestic violence

1828
01:02:59,799 --> 01:03:00,934
prevention programs, including

1829
01:03:00,934 --> 01:03:02,335
the Southern Arizona Center

1830
01:03:02,335 --> 01:03:04,735
Against Sexual Assault, the

1831
01:03:05,572 --> 01:03:07,340
Emerge Center Against Domestic

1832
01:03:07,340 --> 01:03:08,541
Violence and Abuse, as well,

1833
01:03:08,541 --> 01:03:09,876
particularly the County, is

1834
01:03:09,876 --> 01:03:13,476
going to be ensuring that some

1835
01:03:13,480 --> 01:03:15,615
of the forensic exams that are

1836
01:03:15,615 --> 01:03:18,151
administered after an act of

1837
01:03:18,151 --> 01:03:19,619
violence against a victim are

1838
01:03:19,619 --> 01:03:21,187
processed in a way, and we are

1839
01:03:21,187 --> 01:03:23,256
filling the gaps and really

1840
01:03:23,256 --> 01:03:25,325
critical ways. I know all of us

1841
01:03:25,325 --> 01:03:27,725
share that commitment. This

1842
01:03:28,595 --> 01:03:31,131
board voted. And to advance

1843
01:03:31,131 --> 01:03:32,933
that additional priority. And I

1844
01:03:32,933 --> 01:03:34,000
you know, I just want you to

1845
01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:35,135
know, Jacqueline, that we're

1846
01:03:35,135 --> 01:03:37,337
paying very close attention to

1847
01:03:37,337 --> 01:03:39,473
the attention to this. And with

1848
01:03:39,473 --> 01:03:40,507
many people in my life who have

1849
01:03:40,507 --> 01:03:42,907
been impacted by domestic

1850
01:03:43,376 --> 01:03:45,776
violence, including losing a

1851
01:03:46,313 --> 01:03:48,381
family member to a stabbing by

1852
01:03:48,381 --> 01:03:49,883
her boyfriend. This is a very

1853
01:03:49,883 --> 01:03:51,284
sensitive issue that we will

1854
01:03:51,284 --> 01:03:54,284
always be paying attention to

1855
01:03:56,690 --> 01:03:59,900
and District 5. Thank you.

1856
01:04:00,994 --> 01:04:03,830
Thank you, Supervisor Cano. We

1857
01:04:03,830 --> 01:04:07,434
are now going to move on to the

1858
01:04:07,434 --> 01:04:10,434
regular agenda. We have moved

1859
01:04:13,607 --> 01:04:16,700
up items 18, 19 and addendum

1860
01:04:17,511 --> 01:04:18,845
item number seven. And so I

1861
01:04:18,845 --> 01:04:21,114
think though, given that we

1862
01:04:21,114 --> 01:04:23,383
have people here who are for

1863
01:04:23,383 --> 01:04:25,850
that are here for item number

1864
01:04:25,850 --> 01:04:26,860
19, the Southern Arizona

1865
01:04:26,860 --> 01:04:28,210
Education Council, that will

1866
01:04:28,210 --> 01:04:30,324
pop that up and address that

1867
01:04:30,324 --> 01:04:32,159
one first. So we'll take that

1868
01:04:32,159 --> 01:04:33,727
one now and then come back to

1869
01:04:33,727 --> 01:04:36,127
the Pima County Economic

1870
01:04:36,297 --> 01:04:38,697
Development Strategic Plan. So

1871
01:04:40,200 --> 01:04:41,969
for item 19, this is a contract.

1872
01:04:41,969 --> 01:04:44,905
This was continued from the

1873
01:04:44,905 --> 01:04:46,373
previous meeting to provide for

1874
01:04:46,373 --> 01:04:48,373
advancing economic, academic

1875
01:04:48,542 --> 01:04:50,942
success and civic engagement

1876
01:04:54,248 --> 01:04:56,648
for 122,000. I am the

1877
01:04:57,851 --> 01:04:58,952
representative of the board on

1878
01:04:58,952 --> 01:05:01,855
representative of the Board of

1879
01:05:01,855 --> 01:05:03,891
Supervisors on the board of

1880
01:05:03,891 --> 01:05:07,594
saec. So I wanted to just share

1881
01:05:07,594 --> 01:05:09,763
a few initial comments, you

1882
01:05:09,763 --> 01:05:12,763
know, for for just context,

1883
01:05:12,966 --> 01:05:14,680
right? Mec saec has been a

1884
01:05:14,680 --> 01:05:15,936
standing body standing

1885
01:05:15,936 --> 01:05:18,439
commission that is jointly of

1886
01:05:18,439 --> 01:05:21,742
the city and the County for 36

1887
01:05:21,742 --> 01:05:23,444
years. Since 1990, it has been

1888
01:05:23,444 --> 01:05:25,212
the role of the Board of

1889
01:05:25,212 --> 01:05:27,748
Supervisors to appoint a member

1890
01:05:27,748 --> 01:05:29,550
from the board to the to the

1891
01:05:29,550 --> 01:05:32,486
Commission. In recent years it

1892
01:05:32,486 --> 01:05:34,655
has been both. Chair Scott. It

1893
01:05:34,655 --> 01:05:36,657
was Supervisor Grijalva, and

1894
01:05:36,657 --> 01:05:40,857
then as of JANUARY it has been

1895
01:05:41,395 --> 01:05:43,997
me, I and I have participated

1896
01:05:43,997 --> 01:05:47,597
in one board meeting held this

1897
01:05:48,269 --> 01:05:50,804
year. The County gives out

1898
01:05:50,804 --> 01:05:53,204
hundreds of contracts and

1899
01:05:54,141 --> 01:05:55,843
grants every single year.

1900
01:05:55,843 --> 01:05:58,379
Undoubtedly in many of them,

1901
01:05:58,379 --> 01:06:00,481
the leadership of that

1902
01:06:00,481 --> 01:06:02,881
organization or that business

1903
01:06:03,751 --> 01:06:05,586
are highly paid, and they MAY

1904
01:06:05,586 --> 01:06:08,422
be earning salaries that are

1905
01:06:08,422 --> 01:06:10,825
many times that of their lowest

1906
01:06:10,825 --> 01:06:14,425
paid employee. And I will say

1907
01:06:14,528 --> 01:06:17,310
the board has not, and I would

1908
01:06:17,310 --> 01:06:20,310
believe, should not attempt to

1909
01:06:21,702 --> 01:06:23,437
manage salary levels. And I

1910
01:06:23,437 --> 01:06:24,972
think that there was we we

1911
01:06:24,972 --> 01:06:26,741
received comments, too, about

1912
01:06:26,741 --> 01:06:29,310
comparing the salary to that of

1913
01:06:29,310 --> 01:06:31,479
teachers and noticing that

1914
01:06:31,479 --> 01:06:33,247
discrepancy, which I. Which is

1915
01:06:33,247 --> 01:06:36,247
a tremendous. Which is just

1916
01:06:36,517 --> 01:06:37,618
well, it's it is wrong,

1917
01:06:37,618 --> 01:06:39,387
woefully wrong that our

1918
01:06:39,387 --> 01:06:41,220
teachers are underpaid. But I

1919
01:06:41,220 --> 01:06:42,990
don't think that that is an

1920
01:06:42,990 --> 01:06:45,126
argument for lowering the bar

1921
01:06:45,126 --> 01:06:46,994
that we should all be striving

1922
01:06:46,994 --> 01:06:48,696
towards being paid at the lower

1923
01:06:48,696 --> 01:06:49,797
level that teachers are.

1924
01:06:49,797 --> 01:06:51,966
Instead, it should be about

1925
01:06:51,966 --> 01:06:54,966
raising the bar for for

1926
01:06:56,303 --> 01:06:58,720
educators in our state. And I

1927
01:06:58,720 --> 01:06:59,975
and I also just want to flag

1928
01:06:59,975 --> 01:07:01,309
that I don't believe that it is

1929
01:07:01,309 --> 01:07:04,909
the role of the Board of

1930
01:07:04,912 --> 01:07:06,714
Supervisors to be micromanaging

1931
01:07:06,714 --> 01:07:09,684
decisions that are made by. In

1932
01:07:09,684 --> 01:07:11,520
this particular case of sac of

1933
01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:13,187
the executive Committee of the

1934
01:07:13,187 --> 01:07:14,655
board. Those are decisions that

1935
01:07:14,655 --> 01:07:16,457
are made by that entity's

1936
01:07:16,457 --> 01:07:18,259
executive committee, and that

1937
01:07:18,259 --> 01:07:20,261
is. I don't think that it is

1938
01:07:20,261 --> 01:07:21,863
our role to dig in and splice

1939
01:07:21,863 --> 01:07:23,998
and dice, that we don't do it

1940
01:07:23,998 --> 01:07:25,299
for other entities, and I'm

1941
01:07:25,299 --> 01:07:28,299
concerned about the call that

1942
01:07:29,804 --> 01:07:32,674
we should do it here. After

1943
01:07:32,674 --> 01:07:35,674
looking at the the detailed

1944
01:07:36,277 --> 01:07:37,445
reports from sec, there's a few

1945
01:07:37,445 --> 01:07:40,581
things that I just wanted to

1946
01:07:40,581 --> 01:07:41,649
note. The organization is

1947
01:07:41,649 --> 01:07:44,152
doubled the number of host

1948
01:07:44,152 --> 01:07:45,953
schools for a total of 18,

1949
01:07:45,953 --> 01:07:47,550
added a new school system and

1950
01:07:47,550 --> 01:07:48,890
almost tripled the number of

1951
01:07:48,890 --> 01:07:50,725
peer coaches. Those are

1952
01:07:50,725 --> 01:07:52,494
significant achievements.

1953
01:07:52,494 --> 01:07:54,662
Program evaluation showed that

1954
01:07:54,662 --> 01:07:56,431
90% of advisors and 96% of peer

1955
01:07:56,431 --> 01:07:58,660
coaches had an overall positive

1956
01:07:58,660 --> 01:07:58,967
experience. The partnership

1957
01:07:58,967 --> 01:08:01,169
with the Arizona Board of

1958
01:08:01,169 --> 01:08:02,237
Regents has been a smart move,

1959
01:08:02,237 --> 01:08:04,500
allowing sort of a shared

1960
01:08:04,500 --> 01:08:06,405
investment model for greater

1961
01:08:08,309 --> 01:08:09,344
impact and reach smart use of

1962
01:08:09,344 --> 01:08:11,213
technology, which can expand

1963
01:08:11,213 --> 01:08:12,680
program reach and the

1964
01:08:12,680 --> 01:08:14,816
effectiveness, such as using

1965
01:08:14,816 --> 01:08:16,184
the Strive scan to track

1966
01:08:16,184 --> 01:08:18,386
registration and engagement and

1967
01:08:18,386 --> 01:08:20,622
parent square to increase

1968
01:08:20,622 --> 01:08:22,357
communication with parents. And

1969
01:08:22,357 --> 01:08:25,560
then in the contract that that

1970
01:08:25,560 --> 01:08:27,362
we have before us today. I am

1971
01:08:27,362 --> 01:08:28,863
comfortable with the four

1972
01:08:28,863 --> 01:08:30,665
deliverables that were

1973
01:08:30,665 --> 01:08:32,467
specifically outlined. So one

1974
01:08:32,467 --> 01:08:33,868
is that at least 4000 students

1975
01:08:33,868 --> 01:08:34,569
receive college and career

1976
01:08:34,569 --> 01:08:36,771
readiness support, with a

1977
01:08:36,771 --> 01:08:38,540
minimum of 2500 completing

1978
01:08:38,540 --> 01:08:39,607
post-secondary applications,

1979
01:08:39,607 --> 01:08:40,775
scholarships or Fafsa

1980
01:08:40,775 --> 01:08:42,877
submissions with peer coaching

1981
01:08:42,877 --> 01:08:44,413
staff assistance. Second,

1982
01:08:44,413 --> 01:08:45,747
students participating in at

1983
01:08:45,747 --> 01:08:46,414
least two community based

1984
01:08:46,414 --> 01:08:47,549
opportunities for public

1985
01:08:47,549 --> 01:08:49,549
service policy learning.

1986
01:08:50,850 --> 01:08:51,886
Community advocacy. Third,

1987
01:08:51,886 --> 01:08:54,286
increasing Fafsa submissions by

1988
01:08:54,389 --> 01:08:55,857
15% each year, and fourth,

1989
01:08:55,857 --> 01:08:57,359
delivering a minimum of three

1990
01:08:57,359 --> 01:08:59,759
signature events, reaching at

1991
01:09:00,162 --> 01:09:01,930
least 3200 students, family

1992
01:09:01,930 --> 01:09:04,330
members, educators, and civic

1993
01:09:05,200 --> 01:09:06,935
leaders. Going forward. For me

1994
01:09:06,935 --> 01:09:08,803
personally, I have appreciated

1995
01:09:08,803 --> 01:09:10,572
that Marana and Vale School

1996
01:09:10,572 --> 01:09:12,700
System school districts are now

1997
01:09:12,700 --> 01:09:13,508
among the participating

1998
01:09:13,508 --> 01:09:16,440
districts, and I would love to

1999
01:09:16,440 --> 01:09:18,647
see Ajo, and Bobby Yu school

2000
01:09:18,647 --> 01:09:20,715
districts included. The vision

2001
01:09:20,715 --> 01:09:22,784
of Southern Arizona Education

2002
01:09:22,784 --> 01:09:24,619
Council is the right direction.

2003
01:09:24,619 --> 01:09:26,721
There needs to be a plan, I

2004
01:09:26,721 --> 01:09:28,957
think, to make a regional

2005
01:09:28,957 --> 01:09:30,292
impact more of a reality. I

2006
01:09:30,292 --> 01:09:31,927
think it's important to set a

2007
01:09:31,927 --> 01:09:33,195
schedule for board meetings and

2008
01:09:33,195 --> 01:09:36,195
a plan for filling existing

2009
01:09:36,465 --> 01:09:38,266
board slots. And then I think

2010
01:09:38,266 --> 01:09:39,735
last, I would be interested too,

2011
01:09:39,735 --> 01:09:41,836
in moving forward and thinking

2012
01:09:41,836 --> 01:09:43,639
about how Pima County can

2013
01:09:43,639 --> 01:09:45,474
assist with reaching families.

2014
01:09:45,474 --> 01:09:47,209
We have 7000 employees and some

2015
01:09:47,209 --> 01:09:48,410
have children in high school

2016
01:09:48,410 --> 01:09:50,245
and would be interested in

2017
01:09:50,245 --> 01:09:51,947
knowing how we can be a good

2018
01:09:51,947 --> 01:09:53,715
partner in integrating the

2019
01:09:53,715 --> 01:09:56,715
services and the programs in

2020
01:09:59,454 --> 01:10:03,540
within the County. I would like

2021
01:10:04,860 --> 01:10:08,460
to move this forward with two.

2022
01:10:08,864 --> 01:10:12,464
With us having two votes, one

2023
01:10:13,135 --> 01:10:14,636
being around the the

2024
01:10:14,636 --> 01:10:15,704
recommendations from the County

2025
01:10:15,704 --> 01:10:17,473
administrator and considering

2026
01:10:17,473 --> 01:10:19,473
those recommendations, the

2027
01:10:23,278 --> 01:10:25,781
other being for the contract. I

2028
01:10:25,781 --> 01:10:29,381
would like to move to approve

2029
01:10:30,850 --> 01:10:32,485
funding the contract for

2030
01:10:33,689 --> 01:10:35,689
122,000. Second, seconded by

2031
01:10:36,191 --> 01:10:38,591
Supervisor Hines. Is there

2032
01:10:41,296 --> 01:10:43,365
discussion. MR. Scott. Chair

2033
01:10:43,365 --> 01:10:45,568
Allen, I appreciate all of your

2034
01:10:45,568 --> 01:10:47,803
comments and I appreciate your

2035
01:10:47,803 --> 01:10:49,505
service. As our liaison to the

2036
01:10:49,505 --> 01:10:51,505
Southern Arizona Education

2037
01:10:53,843 --> 01:10:56,243
Council Board. Along with

2038
01:10:56,278 --> 01:10:57,880
adding participation by the two

2039
01:10:57,880 --> 01:11:00,280
school districts that you

2040
01:11:01,150 --> 01:11:02,851
mentioned. Ajo, and Baboquivari.

2041
01:11:02,851 --> 01:11:05,388
I would also like to see moving

2042
01:11:05,388 --> 01:11:07,189
forward participation by

2043
01:11:07,189 --> 01:11:09,189
Catalina Foothills Flowing

2044
01:11:09,691 --> 01:11:12,194
Wells and Tanque Verde, who

2045
01:11:12,194 --> 01:11:15,794
were not yet included in the

2046
01:11:16,198 --> 01:11:19,198
peer coaching program. I'm not

2047
01:11:19,802 --> 01:11:22,202
able to support continuing

2048
01:11:22,638 --> 01:11:24,507
support for the County at the

2049
01:11:24,507 --> 01:11:28,107
level that we have provided for

2050
01:11:29,144 --> 01:11:31,647
the last two years of $122,000,

2051
01:11:31,647 --> 01:11:35,247
and I have several reasons for

2052
01:11:35,984 --> 01:11:38,154
that. One of them is that I

2053
01:11:38,154 --> 01:11:39,922
think that, just like I have

2054
01:11:39,922 --> 01:11:42,858
said from this dais to people

2055
01:11:42,858 --> 01:11:44,593
from job path, I think that the

2056
01:11:44,593 --> 01:11:46,593
Southern Arizona Education

2057
01:11:46,729 --> 01:11:49,129
Council needs to diversify

2058
01:11:49,665 --> 01:11:52,168
their revenue base. The County

2059
01:11:52,168 --> 01:11:55,370
is providing a significant part

2060
01:11:55,370 --> 01:11:58,274
of of the revenue. And the

2061
01:11:58,274 --> 01:12:00,274
County administrator proposed

2062
01:12:02,244 --> 01:12:04,130
what I thought was a way of not

2063
01:12:04,130 --> 01:12:07,130
only helping to diversify that

2064
01:12:07,950 --> 01:12:10,586
funding base, but also to

2065
01:12:10,586 --> 01:12:11,554
potentially bring in even more

2066
01:12:11,554 --> 01:12:13,890
revenue than you're getting

2067
01:12:13,890 --> 01:12:14,857
right now. If you look at the

2068
01:12:14,857 --> 01:12:16,857
County administrator's

2069
01:12:17,693 --> 01:12:19,929
memorandum from AUGUST 19th,

2070
01:12:19,929 --> 01:12:22,929
the fourth option that she

2071
01:12:24,267 --> 01:12:26,435
offered was funding at $19,580

2072
01:12:26,435 --> 01:12:27,870
based on the city's allocation,

2073
01:12:27,870 --> 01:12:29,439
with a commitment for Pima

2074
01:12:29,439 --> 01:12:32,439
County to increase funding up

2075
01:12:33,943 --> 01:12:35,745
to $122,000 as a 1 to 1 match

2076
01:12:35,745 --> 01:12:38,145
for documented new funding

2077
01:12:39,749 --> 01:12:42,749
secured by cec above fiscal

2078
01:12:43,286 --> 01:12:45,286
year 2025 2026 amounts, meaning

2079
01:12:45,855 --> 01:12:47,990
that if sec brought in

2080
01:12:47,990 --> 01:12:49,425
additional funding from another

2081
01:12:49,425 --> 01:12:50,860
entity, the County would match

2082
01:12:50,860 --> 01:12:53,196
that as long as it was

2083
01:12:53,196 --> 01:12:55,231
documented. MR. Perez made what

2084
01:12:55,231 --> 01:12:58,101
I thought was a valid point

2085
01:12:58,101 --> 01:13:01,304
when he said that the city's

2086
01:13:01,304 --> 01:13:04,304
allocation should not just be

2087
01:13:04,974 --> 01:13:06,900
19,000, should not be just the

2088
01:13:06,900 --> 01:13:07,510
$19,580 that's coming out of

2089
01:13:07,510 --> 01:13:09,946
the city manager's budget. But

2090
01:13:09,946 --> 01:13:12,810
we should also take into

2091
01:13:12,810 --> 01:13:15,810
account the slightly more than

2092
01:13:18,955 --> 01:13:20,723
$30,000 of. Slightly more than.

2093
01:13:20,723 --> 01:13:23,259
$20,000. I think it was an

2094
01:13:23,259 --> 01:13:25,659
in-kind contribution for the

2095
01:13:26,129 --> 01:13:28,364
rent of a city facility. So

2096
01:13:28,364 --> 01:13:31,534
what I would do, Chair Allen,

2097
01:13:31,534 --> 01:13:34,534
is make a substitute motion

2098
01:13:36,206 --> 01:13:38,408
that we would fund at $40,000

2099
01:13:38,408 --> 01:13:39,843
based on the city's allocation,

2100
01:13:39,843 --> 01:13:41,111
with a commitment for Pima

2101
01:13:41,111 --> 01:13:44,111
County to increase funding up

2102
01:13:45,215 --> 01:13:46,649
to $122,000 as a 1 to 1 match

2103
01:13:46,649 --> 01:13:49,490
for documented new funding

2104
01:13:49,352 --> 01:13:52,352
secured by cec above fiscal

2105
01:13:58,194 --> 01:14:00,594
year 2025 2026 amounts. So I'm

2106
01:14:01,431 --> 01:14:03,666
not hearing a second. We will

2107
01:14:03,666 --> 01:14:05,340
continue on if there is further

2108
01:14:05,340 --> 01:14:06,803
discussion on the existing

2109
01:14:06,803 --> 01:14:08,605
motion. Supervisor Christy,

2110
01:14:08,605 --> 01:14:10,674
just for clarification, MADAM

2111
01:14:10,674 --> 01:14:12,209
Chair, when you made your

2112
01:14:12,209 --> 01:14:14,609
motion, does that include

2113
01:14:15,845 --> 01:14:18,245
retaining the current director?

2114
01:14:20,183 --> 01:14:21,952
I yes, that that's not our the

2115
01:14:21,952 --> 01:14:23,190
the agenda item is, is to

2116
01:14:23,190 --> 01:14:24,187
continue the contract or

2117
01:14:24,187 --> 01:14:26,623
whether the contract is what's

2118
01:14:26,623 --> 01:14:30,260
on the table. And so my motion

2119
01:14:30,260 --> 01:14:33,860
is to fund the contract for

2120
01:14:33,897 --> 01:14:35,999
122,000 and retain MR. Perez as

2121
01:14:35,999 --> 01:14:38,902
the director. That's not our

2122
01:14:38,902 --> 01:14:41,302
decision. So it's basically

2123
01:14:41,404 --> 01:14:43,874
just to fund the fund, the

2124
01:14:43,874 --> 01:14:46,760
money to the organization,

2125
01:14:46,760 --> 01:14:48,476
regardless of personnel or

2126
01:14:48,945 --> 01:14:50,380
executive leadership. Correct.

2127
01:14:50,380 --> 01:14:51,449
Okay. Thank you, MADAM Chair.

2128
01:14:51,449 --> 01:14:53,450
The contract is what's on the

2129
01:14:53,450 --> 01:14:55,453
table. And then I did note just

2130
01:14:55,453 --> 01:14:57,554
just to clarify, is there is

2131
01:14:57,554 --> 01:14:59,289
going to be a second vote that

2132
01:14:59,289 --> 01:15:00,857
looks at some recommendations

2133
01:15:00,857 --> 01:15:02,693
that the County administrator

2134
01:15:02,693 --> 01:15:04,394
had put on the table. So this

2135
01:15:04,394 --> 01:15:06,196
is a vote for the contract

2136
01:15:06,196 --> 01:15:09,660
amount and then separate. We

2137
01:15:09,660 --> 01:15:12,660
can look at the recommendations.

2138
01:15:12,335 --> 01:15:14,735
So Chair Allen, Supervisor

2139
01:15:16,640 --> 01:15:18,508
Scott, I neglected to say this

2140
01:15:18,508 --> 01:15:20,908
earlier. Another reason I

2141
01:15:21,345 --> 01:15:24,345
cannot support that amount is

2142
01:15:24,581 --> 01:15:27,851
it the city of Tucson is

2143
01:15:27,851 --> 01:15:30,851
contributing one sixth of what

2144
01:15:31,455 --> 01:15:32,856
the of what Pima County is

2145
01:15:32,856 --> 01:15:35,250
providing. And even if we take

2146
01:15:35,250 --> 01:15:37,425
into account the in-kind

2147
01:15:37,594 --> 01:15:39,994
contribution of rent, this

2148
01:15:39,997 --> 01:15:41,531
inequity in funding a joint

2149
01:15:41,531 --> 01:15:43,931
city County Commission, which

2150
01:15:44,340 --> 01:15:46,503
has been a historic concern for

2151
01:15:46,503 --> 01:15:48,500
most of the 36 years that the

2152
01:15:48,500 --> 01:15:49,406
Commission has been in place,

2153
01:15:49,406 --> 01:15:51,241
is not something that I can

2154
01:15:51,241 --> 01:15:53,100
continue to support. I can

2155
01:15:53,100 --> 01:15:56,614
remember when I was a member of

2156
01:15:56,614 --> 01:15:57,810
the Executive Board of the

2157
01:15:57,810 --> 01:15:59,810
Metropolitan Education

2158
01:15:59,850 --> 01:16:02,190
Commission, we had former

2159
01:16:02,190 --> 01:16:03,454
former late supervisor Elias

2160
01:16:03,454 --> 01:16:05,322
and then Ward one Council

2161
01:16:05,322 --> 01:16:07,570
member, Regina Romero, come to

2162
01:16:07,570 --> 01:16:08,892
an executive board meeting and

2163
01:16:08,892 --> 01:16:09,994
assure us that equalizing

2164
01:16:09,994 --> 01:16:11,729
funding between the city and

2165
01:16:11,729 --> 01:16:13,564
County would be a priority.

2166
01:16:13,564 --> 01:16:14,965
That's never happened. So

2167
01:16:14,965 --> 01:16:17,965
that's another reason that I'm

2168
01:16:19,637 --> 01:16:21,472
just not able to support that.

2169
01:16:21,472 --> 01:16:23,574
I'm I want to continue to

2170
01:16:23,574 --> 01:16:25,442
support the organization, but

2171
01:16:25,442 --> 01:16:28,312
there needs to be a means of

2172
01:16:28,312 --> 01:16:30,312
addressing this historic

2173
01:16:30,781 --> 01:16:32,983
inequity between funding for

2174
01:16:32,983 --> 01:16:35,819
what was has always been a

2175
01:16:35,819 --> 01:16:38,219
joint endeavor of both

2176
01:16:40,191 --> 01:16:42,191
jurisdictions. Supervisor Hines,

2177
01:16:43,610 --> 01:16:44,261
thank you. Look, sometimes I

2178
01:16:44,261 --> 01:16:45,996
think maybe there hasn't been

2179
01:16:45,996 --> 01:16:47,131
the best communication, but I

2180
01:16:47,131 --> 01:16:48,499
can point to the same thing

2181
01:16:48,499 --> 01:16:50,601
with other entities that we

2182
01:16:50,601 --> 01:16:52,269
fund at a very at a much larger

2183
01:16:52,269 --> 01:16:55,269
amount. We give half $1 million

2184
01:16:55,339 --> 01:16:58,242
to the Southern Arizona Chamber.

2185
01:16:58,242 --> 01:16:59,477
And what's that? And I don't

2186
01:16:59,477 --> 01:17:01,445
know. The city gives much, if

2187
01:17:01,445 --> 01:17:03,414
at all. So. And also the city

2188
01:17:03,414 --> 01:17:04,615
is in a bit of a pickle right

2189
01:17:04,615 --> 01:17:06,517
now. I mean, later on in this

2190
01:17:06,517 --> 01:17:08,285
agenda, we're going to approve

2191
01:17:08,285 --> 01:17:10,388
$35 million for asphalt, by the

2192
01:17:10,388 --> 01:17:12,256
way. So I just think it's

2193
01:17:12,256 --> 01:17:14,250
important. Context is important.

2194
01:17:14,250 --> 01:17:14,759
We've seen an increase in Fafsa

2195
01:17:14,759 --> 01:17:15,626
applications, which I

2196
01:17:15,626 --> 01:17:17,261
appreciate. That's what it's

2197
01:17:17,261 --> 01:17:20,197
there for. This was originally

2198
01:17:20,197 --> 01:17:22,660
a two city of Tucson County of

2199
01:17:22,660 --> 01:17:23,935
Pima entity. And so I would

2200
01:17:23,935 --> 01:17:25,102
like to see it supported at the

2201
01:17:25,102 --> 01:17:26,570
same level. And again, I think

2202
01:17:26,570 --> 01:17:28,970
it's important to differentiate.

2203
01:17:30,541 --> 01:17:32,343
This board does not like hire a

2204
01:17:32,343 --> 01:17:33,878
director or tell this other

2205
01:17:33,878 --> 01:17:35,646
board how to do their job.

2206
01:17:35,646 --> 01:17:38,820
That's this is this is to

2207
01:17:38,820 --> 01:17:39,250
simply saying this type of

2208
01:17:39,250 --> 01:17:41,686
service and this type of work

2209
01:17:41,686 --> 01:17:43,554
is a priority for Pima County,

2210
01:17:43,554 --> 01:17:46,390
as it should be. And we should

2211
01:17:46,390 --> 01:17:50,394
work with sec to, to make these

2212
01:17:50,394 --> 01:17:51,929
numbers bigger, frankly. Chair

2213
01:17:51,929 --> 01:17:53,598
Supervisor Cano, first off, I

2214
01:17:53,598 --> 01:17:55,330
want to say thank you to you,

2215
01:17:55,330 --> 01:17:57,235
Chair Allen, for your service

2216
01:17:57,235 --> 01:17:59,370
on this Southern Arizona

2217
01:17:59,370 --> 01:18:01,172
Education Council. All of us on

2218
01:18:01,172 --> 01:18:03,341
this board have an assignment

2219
01:18:03,341 --> 01:18:06,577
to a regional entity. And I

2220
01:18:06,577 --> 01:18:08,513
applaud your leadership as the

2221
01:18:08,513 --> 01:18:12,113
only board member with a parent

2222
01:18:12,316 --> 01:18:14,519
in our public schools right now

2223
01:18:14,519 --> 01:18:16,287
whose peers benefit from

2224
01:18:16,287 --> 01:18:18,122
college access and college

2225
01:18:18,122 --> 01:18:19,557
attainment, the partnership

2226
01:18:19,557 --> 01:18:21,759
that the County has had with

2227
01:18:21,759 --> 01:18:22,727
the former Metropolitan

2228
01:18:22,727 --> 01:18:24,228
Education Commission, now

2229
01:18:24,228 --> 01:18:26,228
Southern Arizona Education

2230
01:18:26,698 --> 01:18:29,233
Council is nearly three decades

2231
01:18:29,233 --> 01:18:30,669
in the making. I was one of

2232
01:18:30,669 --> 01:18:32,870
their participants with the

2233
01:18:32,870 --> 01:18:34,372
Youth Advisory Council, Tucson

2234
01:18:34,372 --> 01:18:36,107
Teen Congress, when I was 15

2235
01:18:36,107 --> 01:18:38,209
years old. I went through the

2236
01:18:38,209 --> 01:18:40,845
program, took my first trip to

2237
01:18:40,845 --> 01:18:42,647
Washington, dc to advocate for

2238
01:18:42,647 --> 01:18:44,480
Early Childhood Education fund,

2239
01:18:44,480 --> 01:18:47,252
to be doing that now as a board

2240
01:18:47,252 --> 01:18:49,420
of supervisor. And I was able

2241
01:18:49,420 --> 01:18:51,956
to meet an entire network of

2242
01:18:51,956 --> 01:18:54,793
folks like MISS Martinez at the

2243
01:18:54,793 --> 01:18:56,628
young age of 15, 16, 17, 18,

2244
01:18:56,628 --> 01:18:58,396
all throughout high school and

2245
01:18:58,396 --> 01:19:00,632
college, to be able to

2246
01:19:00,632 --> 01:19:02,333
encourage folks to give to

2247
01:19:02,333 --> 01:19:04,902
their community by going to

2248
01:19:04,902 --> 01:19:06,738
school. And just in the last

2249
01:19:06,738 --> 01:19:09,174
two years, from a statewide

2250
01:19:09,174 --> 01:19:11,709
perspective, when we have had a

2251
01:19:11,709 --> 01:19:13,178
significant drop in Fafsa

2252
01:19:13,178 --> 01:19:14,846
applications because of a

2253
01:19:14,846 --> 01:19:16,470
botched rollout, for instance,

2254
01:19:16,470 --> 01:19:17,882
with the Department of

2255
01:19:17,882 --> 01:19:19,317
Education, where Pima Community

2256
01:19:19,317 --> 01:19:20,819
College had to come in, where

2257
01:19:20,819 --> 01:19:22,554
our University of Arizona had

2258
01:19:22,554 --> 01:19:25,900
to come in to be able to say,

2259
01:19:25,900 --> 01:19:26,491
we want our kids to go to

2260
01:19:26,491 --> 01:19:27,926
college. The decision that I'm

2261
01:19:27,926 --> 01:19:29,728
making today to support this

2262
01:19:29,728 --> 01:19:31,196
motion is irrespective of who

2263
01:19:31,196 --> 01:19:34,196
the executive director is, it

2264
01:19:36,234 --> 01:19:38,870
is irrespective of the what I

2265
01:19:38,870 --> 01:19:41,272
feel is, is ultimately trying

2266
01:19:41,272 --> 01:19:43,740
to put this board into a binary

2267
01:19:43,740 --> 01:19:45,474
choice between whether we

2268
01:19:45,977 --> 01:19:47,412
support progress or not. I will

2269
01:19:47,412 --> 01:19:49,214
always vote for our kids and

2270
01:19:49,214 --> 01:19:52,450
for our youth and for our

2271
01:19:52,450 --> 01:19:56,200
children. And I, I, I encourage

2272
01:19:56,200 --> 01:19:57,222
those who are looking for an

2273
01:19:57,222 --> 01:19:59,991
opportunity to make sure that

2274
01:19:59,991 --> 01:20:02,930
their taxpayer dollars are well

2275
01:20:02,930 --> 01:20:03,695
spent. Please know that this

2276
01:20:03,695 --> 01:20:05,430
County, thanks to you. Thanks

2277
01:20:05,430 --> 01:20:07,899
to the hard working taxpayers

2278
01:20:07,899 --> 01:20:09,668
of this jurisdiction, support

2279
01:20:09,668 --> 01:20:12,680
outside agencies in a

2280
01:20:12,237 --> 01:20:14,720
meaningful way. $4 million

2281
01:20:14,720 --> 01:20:15,407
annually going to regions,

2282
01:20:15,407 --> 01:20:17,407
nonprofits from housing

2283
01:20:20,913 --> 01:20:22,648
security, from access to legal

2284
01:20:22,648 --> 01:20:24,449
to legal rights. When it comes

2285
01:20:24,449 --> 01:20:26,849
to people's worst nightmares,

2286
01:20:28,860 --> 01:20:30,860
having opportunity. There's

2287
01:20:30,222 --> 01:20:31,923
over 130 organizations that get

2288
01:20:31,923 --> 01:20:33,558
County dollars. And if I were

2289
01:20:33,558 --> 01:20:35,270
to go line by line asking each

2290
01:20:35,270 --> 01:20:37,863
and every single one of them

2291
01:20:37,863 --> 01:20:39,598
about some of the concerns that

2292
01:20:39,598 --> 01:20:41,166
have been brought for this

2293
01:20:41,166 --> 01:20:43,869
contract, I just don't think

2294
01:20:43,869 --> 01:20:46,371
it's a good precedent. And I, I

2295
01:20:46,371 --> 01:20:48,607
implore us to figure out how we

2296
01:20:48,607 --> 01:20:50,409
can ensure that some of the

2297
01:20:50,409 --> 01:20:51,844
recommendations that the

2298
01:20:51,844 --> 01:20:54,244
administrator has made can

2299
01:20:58,283 --> 01:21:00,585
really be. Explored before we

2300
01:21:00,585 --> 01:21:02,985
absolutely decimate a program

2301
01:21:03,210 --> 01:21:04,489
that, in my opinion, is working

2302
01:21:04,489 --> 01:21:06,959
the way that this contract is

2303
01:21:06,959 --> 01:21:08,394
brought forth right now as a

2304
01:21:08,394 --> 01:21:09,962
proposal through the economic

2305
01:21:09,962 --> 01:21:11,630
development team is different

2306
01:21:11,630 --> 01:21:13,650
than our outside agency team. I

2307
01:21:13,650 --> 01:21:15,234
have questions about what that

2308
01:21:15,234 --> 01:21:16,735
means moving forward, and how

2309
01:21:16,735 --> 01:21:18,437
we are ensuring that there is

2310
01:21:18,437 --> 01:21:21,600
some parity in that. Because

2311
01:21:21,600 --> 01:21:22,174
the to my colleague from

2312
01:21:22,174 --> 01:21:23,876
district two, his point there

2313
01:21:23,876 --> 01:21:25,911
are other organizations who

2314
01:21:25,911 --> 01:21:28,914
have not had to go through the

2315
01:21:28,914 --> 01:21:31,314
three memorandums of inquiries

2316
01:21:31,683 --> 01:21:34,153
that we've had. And let me

2317
01:21:34,153 --> 01:21:35,287
remind the. Let me remind us

2318
01:21:35,287 --> 01:21:37,890
the difference between the

2319
01:21:37,890 --> 01:21:39,191
County and the city funding

2320
01:21:39,191 --> 01:21:41,590
structure. Cities are dependent

2321
01:21:41,590 --> 01:21:43,863
on sales tax and state shared

2322
01:21:43,863 --> 01:21:46,650
revenue. That means that their

2323
01:21:46,650 --> 01:21:48,567
budget goes like this every

2324
01:21:48,567 --> 01:21:50,336
single year. And the flat tax

2325
01:21:50,336 --> 01:21:52,271
passed by the state legislature

2326
01:21:52,271 --> 01:21:53,973
just a few years ago has meant

2327
01:21:53,973 --> 01:21:57,573
that cities and towns and their

2328
01:21:57,577 --> 01:21:59,411
revenue is going like this. The

2329
01:21:59,411 --> 01:22:01,811
County is funded through

2330
01:22:02,470 --> 01:22:04,447
property taxes. Property taxes

2331
01:22:05,151 --> 01:22:06,919
are stagnant. In most cases. We.

2332
01:22:06,919 --> 01:22:09,880
Whether those economic storms

2333
01:22:09,880 --> 01:22:11,257
and people's property is now

2334
01:22:11,257 --> 01:22:12,458
worth more when the valuations

2335
01:22:12,458 --> 01:22:13,726
come up. And so that's how

2336
01:22:13,726 --> 01:22:15,227
we've been able to continue

2337
01:22:15,227 --> 01:22:16,662
making investments across the

2338
01:22:16,662 --> 01:22:18,530
board in our people and our

2339
01:22:18,530 --> 01:22:20,599
nonprofits in our community. So

2340
01:22:20,599 --> 01:22:22,902
to put the expectation that we

2341
01:22:22,902 --> 01:22:24,904
would go to 40,000, or we would

2342
01:22:24,904 --> 01:22:26,872
go to 2000 to match what the

2343
01:22:26,872 --> 01:22:29,241
city is doing means that there

2344
01:22:29,241 --> 01:22:31,844
would be fewer students served.

2345
01:22:31,844 --> 01:22:33,245
I refuse to accept that reality,

2346
01:22:33,245 --> 01:22:36,245
and I look forward to

2347
01:22:39,385 --> 01:22:40,786
supporting the motion. I feel

2348
01:22:40,786 --> 01:22:42,621
compelled to just throw in one

2349
01:22:42,621 --> 01:22:45,621
last little morsel. Sorry. I

2350
01:22:46,159 --> 01:22:47,993
know we try to keep moving, but

2351
01:22:47,993 --> 01:22:50,163
so I am the. I'm the first

2352
01:22:50,163 --> 01:22:51,931
person in my family and for a

2353
01:22:51,931 --> 01:22:53,320
large swath of family to

2354
01:22:53,320 --> 01:22:54,867
graduate with a four year

2355
01:22:54,867 --> 01:22:56,969
degree. And one of the things

2356
01:22:56,969 --> 01:22:59,805
that means is that my parents

2357
01:22:59,805 --> 01:23:01,640
were not able to help me do the

2358
01:23:01,640 --> 01:23:02,741
search for college and to fill

2359
01:23:02,741 --> 01:23:04,643
out the applications and think

2360
01:23:04,643 --> 01:23:06,779
about where do I want to go and

2361
01:23:06,779 --> 01:23:09,549
all of that labyrinth. We were

2362
01:23:09,549 --> 01:23:11,417
we were fortunate enough to. We

2363
01:23:11,417 --> 01:23:13,586
had we had to hire somebody who

2364
01:23:13,586 --> 01:23:15,521
could like, sit down and walk

2365
01:23:15,521 --> 01:23:16,856
me through all of the paperwork

2366
01:23:16,856 --> 01:23:18,958
that was necessary and think

2367
01:23:18,958 --> 01:23:20,726
about where to go. Those, those

2368
01:23:20,726 --> 01:23:22,495
roles. If I hadn't had that

2369
01:23:22,495 --> 01:23:25,640
help, things would have been

2370
01:23:25,640 --> 01:23:27,233
very different. So the support

2371
01:23:27,233 --> 01:23:29,335
that is that needs to be there,

2372
01:23:29,335 --> 01:23:31,437
I think often gets taken for

2373
01:23:31,437 --> 01:23:33,406
granted without having if you

2374
01:23:33,406 --> 01:23:34,507
don't come from parents who

2375
01:23:34,507 --> 01:23:36,907
understand what that process

2376
01:23:37,677 --> 01:23:40,146
looks like, it's really hard to

2377
01:23:40,146 --> 01:23:42,150
navigate. So I appreciate the

2378
01:23:42,150 --> 01:23:44,117
work then that is done. To hold

2379
01:23:44,117 --> 01:23:46,953
kids by the hand. Especially

2380
01:23:46,953 --> 01:23:50,623
had it been done by a peer

2381
01:23:50,623 --> 01:23:52,759
would have been amazing. So the

2382
01:23:52,759 --> 01:23:54,193
the work is important and I

2383
01:23:54,193 --> 01:23:57,193
have lived the importance of

2384
01:23:57,830 --> 01:24:00,300
that kind of work. So with that,

2385
01:24:00,300 --> 01:24:02,902
all those in favor. Chair.

2386
01:24:02,902 --> 01:24:05,138
Sorry to interrupt. Oh, on the

2387
01:24:05,138 --> 01:24:06,839
on the you mentioned splitting

2388
01:24:06,839 --> 01:24:08,975
this into two votes. It's

2389
01:24:08,975 --> 01:24:11,511
agendized as a contract vote.

2390
01:24:11,511 --> 01:24:13,313
If there is a desire to put

2391
01:24:13,313 --> 01:24:14,747
conditions on a vote of

2392
01:24:14,747 --> 01:24:15,849
approval, that MAY be

2393
01:24:15,849 --> 01:24:17,984
appropriate, but a separate

2394
01:24:17,984 --> 01:24:20,854
vote is not agendized for the

2395
01:24:20,854 --> 01:24:23,254
rest of the recommendations.

2396
01:24:23,356 --> 01:24:26,356
Good point. All right, all

2397
01:24:28,428 --> 01:24:32,628
right. So I we're gonna have to

2398
01:24:36,703 --> 01:24:40,303
bundle back into one vote. So.

2399
01:24:41,741 --> 01:24:44,741
Can. Yeah, I'll withdraw my

2400
01:24:44,944 --> 01:24:48,544
motion and then put forward a

2401
01:24:50,216 --> 01:24:53,816
new motion that is to approve

2402
01:24:55,550 --> 01:24:57,557
the contract for 122 k and

2403
01:24:57,557 --> 01:24:59,590
include the recommendations

2404
01:24:59,590 --> 01:25:01,459
that the County administrator

2405
01:25:03,697 --> 01:25:05,832
had outlined in the AUGUST 9th

2406
01:25:05,832 --> 01:25:08,832
memo, I believe. Chair. Alice.

2407
01:25:09,102 --> 01:25:10,504
AUGUST 5th, AUGUST 5th memo

2408
01:25:10,504 --> 01:25:11,605
that states one develop a

2409
01:25:11,605 --> 01:25:13,406
matrix of monthly, quarterly

2410
01:25:13,406 --> 01:25:14,474
annual reports and deliverables,

2411
01:25:14,474 --> 01:25:16,309
including blah, blah, blah,

2412
01:25:16,309 --> 01:25:17,410
blah blah. Two provide the

2413
01:25:17,410 --> 01:25:18,478
board and supervisors with

2414
01:25:18,478 --> 01:25:20,280
quarterly reports on the

2415
01:25:20,280 --> 01:25:21,548
operations sac beginning

2416
01:25:21,548 --> 01:25:23,217
OCTOBER 1st and three. Schedule

2417
01:25:23,217 --> 01:25:26,530
the requested amendment to Pima

2418
01:25:26,530 --> 01:25:27,320
County Board resolution for

2419
01:25:27,320 --> 01:25:28,588
consideration. The SEPTEMBER

2420
01:25:28,588 --> 01:25:30,988
8th Board of Supervisors

2421
01:25:31,358 --> 01:25:33,358
meeting. Those recommendations,

2422
01:25:33,593 --> 01:25:35,729
I think, bolster the

2423
01:25:35,729 --> 01:25:37,729
transparency, accountability,

2424
01:25:38,532 --> 01:25:41,532
communication and start to get

2425
01:25:41,835 --> 01:25:43,603
some of the the paperwork

2426
01:25:43,603 --> 01:25:46,603
alignment right for the new

2427
01:25:46,907 --> 01:25:49,376
resolution for the name. So

2428
01:25:49,376 --> 01:25:52,976
that is my new motion. Second,

2429
01:25:54,815 --> 01:25:57,215
second and administrator Lesher.

2430
01:26:02,880 --> 01:26:05,959
MADAM. Can we. Is it. I'm. To

2431
01:26:05,959 --> 01:26:07,728
the. I'm sorry. Can we. Well,

2432
01:26:07,728 --> 01:26:10,631
we'll finish our. We had call

2433
01:26:10,631 --> 01:26:14,231
to the public which was the

2434
01:26:14,334 --> 01:26:15,669
time to speak about it. I I'm

2435
01:26:15,669 --> 01:26:17,538
not I'm sorry. Not right now.

2436
01:26:17,538 --> 01:26:19,273
We can't we can't do it during

2437
01:26:19,273 --> 01:26:22,873
without being in call to the

2438
01:26:23,277 --> 01:26:24,678
public. Thank you. Seconded.

2439
01:26:24,678 --> 01:26:27,780
Discussion. Chair. Alan. Go

2440
01:26:28,315 --> 01:26:29,416
ahead. Thank you, Chair Allen.

2441
01:26:29,416 --> 01:26:31,251
Administrator Lesher, I want to

2442
01:26:31,251 --> 01:26:33,220
commend you for being a strong

2443
01:26:33,220 --> 01:26:34,455
champion of our partnership

2444
01:26:34,455 --> 01:26:35,656
with the Southern Arizona

2445
01:26:35,656 --> 01:26:37,624
Education Council and ensuring

2446
01:26:37,624 --> 01:26:39,590
that these recommendations to

2447
01:26:39,590 --> 01:26:41,590
ensure transparency and

2448
01:26:41,262 --> 01:26:43,397
oversight are included in the

2449
01:26:43,397 --> 01:26:46,330
recommendations. Is it not the

2450
01:26:46,330 --> 01:26:48,433
case with this overarching

2451
01:26:48,469 --> 01:26:50,869
contract of 122,000 that the

2452
01:26:50,938 --> 01:26:52,439
County is also, if they are not

2453
01:26:52,439 --> 01:26:54,241
compliant with some of these

2454
01:26:54,241 --> 01:26:55,609
recommendations, this payment.

2455
01:26:55,609 --> 01:26:58,579
Question number one is this

2456
01:26:58,579 --> 01:26:59,980
payment is not a lump sum. And

2457
01:26:59,980 --> 01:27:02,449
so is that is that accurate?

2458
01:27:02,449 --> 01:27:04,652
And number two, if we see as a

2459
01:27:04,652 --> 01:27:06,720
board that there are

2460
01:27:06,720 --> 01:27:07,888
deficiencies in administering

2461
01:27:07,888 --> 01:27:09,723
the recommendations that this

2462
01:27:09,723 --> 01:27:11,158
board approves, how do you make

2463
01:27:11,158 --> 01:27:12,760
that decision to not send the

2464
01:27:12,760 --> 01:27:14,940
second, the third or the fourth

2465
01:27:14,940 --> 01:27:15,129
check? Does that question make

2466
01:27:15,129 --> 01:27:17,331
sense? It does. Thank you.

2467
01:27:17,331 --> 01:27:18,399
Chair Allen and Supervisor Kino,

2468
01:27:18,399 --> 01:27:19,466
as we note in the

2469
01:27:19,466 --> 01:27:21,535
recommendation, we are looking

2470
01:27:21,535 --> 01:27:23,404
for the inclusion in this

2471
01:27:23,404 --> 01:27:24,972
contract, a very specific

2472
01:27:24,972 --> 01:27:26,440
reporting requirements, what we

2473
01:27:26,440 --> 01:27:28,776
have been discussing, and we

2474
01:27:28,776 --> 01:27:30,578
can work with the organization

2475
01:27:30,578 --> 01:27:32,413
examples we have of another

2476
01:27:32,413 --> 01:27:33,848
organization where there are

2477
01:27:33,848 --> 01:27:35,282
regular deliverables. We

2478
01:27:35,282 --> 01:27:36,984
receive those deliverables a

2479
01:27:36,984 --> 01:27:38,219
response, and we see what they

2480
01:27:38,219 --> 01:27:40,254
have done each month and at the

2481
01:27:40,254 --> 01:27:41,222
end of the month or the quarter,

2482
01:27:41,222 --> 01:27:43,570
whatever we've determined, if

2483
01:27:43,570 --> 01:27:44,592
everything has come in as it is

2484
01:27:44,592 --> 01:27:46,600
required, then payment is sent.

2485
01:27:46,600 --> 01:27:47,261
So I think that's one of the

2486
01:27:47,261 --> 01:27:49,630
things that we can that our

2487
01:27:49,630 --> 01:27:50,264
staff will be working with sac

2488
01:27:50,264 --> 01:27:51,465
to make sure we understand

2489
01:27:51,465 --> 01:27:53,100
those very specifics, that

2490
01:27:53,100 --> 01:27:54,368
without the work being done and

2491
01:27:54,368 --> 01:27:55,469
the report coming to the board,

2492
01:27:55,469 --> 01:27:58,272
the next checks wouldn't be

2493
01:27:58,272 --> 01:28:00,774
sent. Thank you for that

2494
01:28:00,774 --> 01:28:02,774
clarification. Chair Allen.

2495
01:28:02,977 --> 01:28:05,977
Supervisor Scott, I want to

2496
01:28:06,614 --> 01:28:08,490
thank you for attempting to

2497
01:28:08,490 --> 01:28:10,217
divide the question. That was

2498
01:28:10,217 --> 01:28:11,819
at my request, as you know, and

2499
01:28:11,819 --> 01:28:13,788
I'm sorry that I got you in

2500
01:28:13,788 --> 01:28:15,556
trouble with MR. Brown. I am

2501
01:28:15,556 --> 01:28:18,159
going to support your new

2502
01:28:18,159 --> 01:28:19,627
motion because although I

2503
01:28:19,627 --> 01:28:22,627
disagree with the amount, for

2504
01:28:23,564 --> 01:28:26,333
the reasons that I stated, the

2505
01:28:26,333 --> 01:28:28,733
measures that are recommended

2506
01:28:28,903 --> 01:28:30,771
by the County administrator in

2507
01:28:30,771 --> 01:28:32,873
her AUGUST 5th memo, I think

2508
01:28:32,873 --> 01:28:36,473
are going to not only safeguard

2509
01:28:37,211 --> 01:28:40,140
our investment, but also assist

2510
01:28:40,140 --> 01:28:44,510
both our staff and sac staff in

2511
01:28:44,510 --> 01:28:45,920
making sure that the priorities

2512
01:28:45,920 --> 01:28:48,322
of the organization in terms of

2513
01:28:48,322 --> 01:28:50,124
student service are exemplified.

2514
01:28:50,124 --> 01:28:52,693
And, you know, it means a great

2515
01:28:52,693 --> 01:28:54,950
deal to me to hear you and

2516
01:28:54,950 --> 01:28:55,530
Supervisor Cano talk about the

2517
01:28:55,530 --> 01:28:58,530
role that education has played

2518
01:28:58,799 --> 01:29:01,302
in your lives, because as the

2519
01:29:01,302 --> 01:29:04,138
only educator on this dais, I

2520
01:29:04,138 --> 01:29:05,606
spent close to three decades

2521
01:29:05,606 --> 01:29:07,410
working in middle and high

2522
01:29:07,410 --> 01:29:08,609
schools with the kind of

2523
01:29:08,609 --> 01:29:10,312
students who are served by the

2524
01:29:10,312 --> 01:29:12,312
Southern Arizona Education

2525
01:29:12,413 --> 01:29:15,490
Council. The one of the very

2526
01:29:15,490 --> 01:29:16,484
first things that I did as a

2527
01:29:16,484 --> 01:29:18,553
student council advisor when I

2528
01:29:18,553 --> 01:29:21,553
was a seventh grade teacher,

2529
01:29:21,789 --> 01:29:22,257
was take students to a

2530
01:29:22,257 --> 01:29:23,992
Metropolitan Education

2531
01:29:23,992 --> 01:29:25,827
Commission event. I was the

2532
01:29:25,827 --> 01:29:27,695
principal of a school that

2533
01:29:27,695 --> 01:29:29,764
hosted the teen town hall more

2534
01:29:29,764 --> 01:29:31,566
than once. And as I said

2535
01:29:31,566 --> 01:29:33,340
previously, I was on the

2536
01:29:33,340 --> 01:29:35,340
Metropolitan Education

2537
01:29:35,103 --> 01:29:37,103
Commission Executive Board

2538
01:29:37,605 --> 01:29:41,750
during my last position as a as

2539
01:29:41,750 --> 01:29:43,478
a principal. And it was because

2540
01:29:43,478 --> 01:29:44,846
of that long history and

2541
01:29:44,846 --> 01:29:46,846
appreciation for and

2542
01:29:47,382 --> 01:29:48,550
understanding of the role the

2543
01:29:48,550 --> 01:29:50,585
Commission now Council has

2544
01:29:50,585 --> 01:29:52,420
played in our community for 36

2545
01:29:52,420 --> 01:29:55,230
years, that I asked the

2546
01:29:55,230 --> 01:29:57,920
questions that I did. And to be

2547
01:29:57,920 --> 01:30:00,692
fair, I waited two months to

2548
01:30:00,695 --> 01:30:02,464
get answers. Two months. And

2549
01:30:02,464 --> 01:30:04,366
then when those answers came in,

2550
01:30:04,366 --> 01:30:06,134
I did have some follow up

2551
01:30:06,134 --> 01:30:08,637
questions and I got answers to

2552
01:30:08,637 --> 01:30:11,139
those. I do feel good about

2553
01:30:11,139 --> 01:30:12,540
what I'm hearing about the peer

2554
01:30:12,540 --> 01:30:15,540
coaching program. I am glad

2555
01:30:17,646 --> 01:30:20,115
that there is a date for a date

2556
01:30:20,115 --> 01:30:24,315
certain for a teen town hall. I

2557
01:30:24,553 --> 01:30:26,488
do think that there is. Still a

2558
01:30:26,488 --> 01:30:27,422
lot of questions that I have

2559
01:30:27,422 --> 01:30:28,557
about the partnership with

2560
01:30:28,557 --> 01:30:31,293
Santa Cruz County, but I know

2561
01:30:31,293 --> 01:30:33,461
that we're taking that up on

2562
01:30:33,461 --> 01:30:37,610
SEPTEMBER 8th based on, on, on

2563
01:30:38,166 --> 01:30:39,868
this, on on this motion, if

2564
01:30:39,868 --> 01:30:41,903
it's approved. But I just want

2565
01:30:41,903 --> 01:30:44,639
my colleagues to know I asked

2566
01:30:44,639 --> 01:30:48,430
these questions not to start up

2567
01:30:48,430 --> 01:30:50,450
some kind of intraparty dispute

2568
01:30:50,450 --> 01:30:51,146
that was an essentially an

2569
01:30:51,146 --> 01:30:53,546
extension of the legislative

2570
01:30:54,316 --> 01:30:56,316
district 20 Democratic primary.

2571
01:30:59,721 --> 01:31:01,890
Nor did I want to make this a

2572
01:31:01,890 --> 01:31:04,426
discussion about the person who.

2573
01:31:04,426 --> 01:31:06,962
As Chair Allen pointed out, the

2574
01:31:06,962 --> 01:31:08,330
saac board has appointed as

2575
01:31:08,330 --> 01:31:10,666
their chief employee. We have

2576
01:31:10,666 --> 01:31:13,680
no role in that. What I wanted

2577
01:31:13,680 --> 01:31:15,404
to bring up were questions that

2578
01:31:15,404 --> 01:31:17,739
I had about what was happening

2579
01:31:17,739 --> 01:31:20,275
and what was not happening

2580
01:31:20,275 --> 01:31:21,710
during the last contract year

2581
01:31:21,710 --> 01:31:23,512
before we approved a new

2582
01:31:23,512 --> 01:31:26,348
contract. I did that not only

2583
01:31:26,348 --> 01:31:27,816
because of my past as an

2584
01:31:27,816 --> 01:31:29,618
educator, my interest in the

2585
01:31:29,618 --> 01:31:32,187
work of the commission, but

2586
01:31:32,187 --> 01:31:33,589
it's because I have a fiduciary

2587
01:31:33,589 --> 01:31:35,390
responsibility, as all of us do

2588
01:31:35,390 --> 01:31:36,992
when we're considering a

2589
01:31:36,992 --> 01:31:38,727
contract, a six figure contract.

2590
01:31:38,727 --> 01:31:40,950
And yes, it's small compared to

2591
01:31:40,950 --> 01:31:41,530
some of the other things that

2592
01:31:41,530 --> 01:31:42,932
come before us. But I felt

2593
01:31:42,932 --> 01:31:45,332
those questions were important

2594
01:31:46,201 --> 01:31:48,604
to ask, and I appreciate MR.

2595
01:31:48,604 --> 01:31:51,206
Perez's responses, and I look

2596
01:31:51,206 --> 01:31:52,241
forward to the work that the

2597
01:31:52,241 --> 01:31:53,442
Commission does. I'm sorry I

2598
01:31:53,442 --> 01:31:55,310
keep calling it the commission.

2599
01:31:55,310 --> 01:31:57,346
The council does in in the year

2600
01:31:57,346 --> 01:31:59,782
to come. And Chair Allen, thank

2601
01:31:59,782 --> 01:32:03,118
you for your new motion, which

2602
01:32:03,118 --> 01:32:05,754
I will be pleased to support.

2603
01:32:05,754 --> 01:32:07,423
Supervisor Christy. I keep

2604
01:32:07,423 --> 01:32:08,590
listening to the discussions,

2605
01:32:08,590 --> 01:32:11,260
listening to the call to the

2606
01:32:11,260 --> 01:32:13,228
public, listening to our my

2607
01:32:13,228 --> 01:32:15,628
colleagues, reading letters to

2608
01:32:15,631 --> 01:32:17,900
my office from numerous

2609
01:32:17,900 --> 01:32:20,200
citizens about this whole issue.

2610
01:32:20,200 --> 01:32:21,503
And I, I, I know there's

2611
01:32:21,503 --> 01:32:23,539
something missing here, and I

2612
01:32:23,539 --> 01:32:25,400
think I put my finger on it.

2613
01:32:25,400 --> 01:32:27,977
It's called common sense. There

2614
01:32:27,977 --> 01:32:29,712
are so many red flags being

2615
01:32:29,712 --> 01:32:32,581
waved in this whole process

2616
01:32:32,581 --> 01:32:34,116
from the leadership of this

2617
01:32:34,116 --> 01:32:36,952
organization that it to me, it

2618
01:32:36,952 --> 01:32:39,455
is astounding that we can sit

2619
01:32:39,455 --> 01:32:43,550
here and not raise those issues

2620
01:32:44,126 --> 01:32:46,526
every everything. That points

2621
01:32:47,290 --> 01:32:49,198
to dysfunction points to the

2622
01:32:49,198 --> 01:32:51,367
way that the structure is is

2623
01:32:51,367 --> 01:32:53,767
created in this organization.

2624
01:32:54,202 --> 01:32:56,405
And it starts at the top. The

2625
01:32:56,405 --> 01:32:59,275
issue of, of sitting on the

2626
01:32:59,275 --> 01:33:01,410
city Council and putting excess

2627
01:33:01,410 --> 01:33:02,545
funds from his predecessor and

2628
01:33:02,545 --> 01:33:03,579
directing it to the same

2629
01:33:03,579 --> 01:33:06,115
commission, he's going to come

2630
01:33:06,115 --> 01:33:07,549
back and sit as the executive

2631
01:33:07,549 --> 01:33:09,785
director from going down to

2632
01:33:09,785 --> 01:33:10,886
Santa Cruz County and bringing

2633
01:33:10,886 --> 01:33:12,455
bringing them on board. And

2634
01:33:12,455 --> 01:33:13,556
then they're not on board, but

2635
01:33:13,556 --> 01:33:15,458
yet keeping a name that

2636
01:33:15,458 --> 01:33:18,600
includes them, all of these

2637
01:33:18,600 --> 01:33:20,129
issues, I think, show that

2638
01:33:20,129 --> 01:33:22,298
there is something inherently

2639
01:33:22,298 --> 01:33:24,834
wrong with the structure of

2640
01:33:24,834 --> 01:33:27,360
this organization. And it

2641
01:33:27,360 --> 01:33:29,171
starts at the top. We can't

2642
01:33:29,171 --> 01:33:32,800
proceed. And with my colleagues

2643
01:33:32,800 --> 01:33:34,408
saying that it's only $122,000,

2644
01:33:34,510 --> 01:33:36,111
or we have a fiduciary

2645
01:33:36,111 --> 01:33:38,114
relationship with the community

2646
01:33:38,114 --> 01:33:41,451
to make sure that everything is

2647
01:33:41,451 --> 01:33:42,785
is being spent properly,

2648
01:33:42,785 --> 01:33:44,520
$122,000 is still taxpayer

2649
01:33:44,520 --> 01:33:46,389
money, and we have to look at

2650
01:33:46,389 --> 01:33:48,424
how it's being spent and who is

2651
01:33:48,424 --> 01:33:51,127
spending it and what leadership

2652
01:33:51,127 --> 01:33:52,895
is behind it. Until the

2653
01:33:52,895 --> 01:33:55,765
leadership and the until the

2654
01:33:55,765 --> 01:33:58,165
inherent structure of this

2655
01:33:58,301 --> 01:34:00,701
organization is dismantled and

2656
01:34:00,970 --> 01:34:03,706
started over, if even if indeed

2657
01:34:03,706 --> 01:34:05,875
it even needs to be, then we

2658
01:34:05,875 --> 01:34:07,677
must really look at what we're

2659
01:34:07,677 --> 01:34:09,479
doing as far as our

2660
01:34:09,479 --> 01:34:11,247
responsibility to the taxpayers.

2661
01:34:11,247 --> 01:34:13,820
This whole thing stinks to high

2662
01:34:13,820 --> 01:34:15,218
heaven. There's flags and

2663
01:34:15,218 --> 01:34:18,121
signals that are saying so, and

2664
01:34:18,121 --> 01:34:20,223
it. And I just can't understand

2665
01:34:20,223 --> 01:34:21,491
why my colleagues aren't more

2666
01:34:21,491 --> 01:34:23,891
concerned about how taxpayer

2667
01:34:24,160 --> 01:34:25,962
money is being spent and where

2668
01:34:25,962 --> 01:34:28,564
the money is going, and who's

2669
01:34:28,564 --> 01:34:32,164
in charge of it. Thank you,

2670
01:34:32,502 --> 01:34:36,102
MADAM Chair. All those in favor?

2671
01:34:36,105 --> 01:34:38,505
Aye. Opposed? Opposed. Motion

2672
01:34:41,511 --> 01:34:42,979
passes for one Chair. Yes. For

2673
01:34:42,979 --> 01:34:44,947
clarification. For the record,

2674
01:34:44,947 --> 01:34:46,849
based on that motion, there is

2675
01:34:46,849 --> 01:34:48,751
a contract that was just

2676
01:34:48,751 --> 01:34:49,486
approved, but there are three

2677
01:34:49,486 --> 01:34:51,554
recommendations that should not

2678
01:34:51,554 --> 01:34:53,230
be considered incorporated by

2679
01:34:53,230 --> 01:34:54,791
reference into that contract.

2680
01:34:54,791 --> 01:34:57,660
Our office will make those

2681
01:34:57,660 --> 01:34:59,262
changes. But so the the version

2682
01:34:59,262 --> 01:35:00,597
that's in the agenda was not

2683
01:35:00,597 --> 01:35:01,664
the version that was just

2684
01:35:01,664 --> 01:35:02,932
approved. It's the version

2685
01:35:02,932 --> 01:35:04,167
version based on the motion

2686
01:35:04,167 --> 01:35:04,934
that includes those three

2687
01:35:04,934 --> 01:35:06,336
recommendations. And we'll

2688
01:35:06,336 --> 01:35:08,505
submit those changes to the

2689
01:35:08,505 --> 01:35:11,505
board office. Thank you, thank

2690
01:35:13,276 --> 01:35:15,245
you. I'm going to hop. As I

2691
01:35:15,245 --> 01:35:17,213
know I said we were going to go

2692
01:35:17,213 --> 01:35:18,448
to one thing. I'm going to pop

2693
01:35:18,448 --> 01:35:20,150
this to one other thing. Just

2694
01:35:20,150 --> 01:35:21,217
because there's a number of

2695
01:35:21,217 --> 01:35:22,285
people that are here for

2696
01:35:22,285 --> 01:35:23,286
addendum item number seven.

2697
01:35:23,286 --> 01:35:24,688
That's the University of

2698
01:35:24,688 --> 01:35:25,755
Arizona with the mou

2699
01:35:25,755 --> 01:35:27,590
establishing the Arizona,

2700
01:35:27,590 --> 01:35:29,990
Arizona, Taiwan Talent and

2701
01:35:30,160 --> 01:35:33,760
Innovation Hub at the Roy Place

2702
01:35:33,797 --> 01:35:36,797
building. Oh. Addendum eight oh,

2703
01:35:41,304 --> 01:35:43,600
sorry. So. Addendum eight. I

2704
01:35:43,600 --> 01:35:44,708
will move the item. Okay.

2705
01:35:44,708 --> 01:35:46,643
Seconded by Supervisor Hines.

2706
01:35:46,643 --> 01:35:48,780
Any discussion, MADAM Chair

2707
01:35:48,780 --> 01:35:49,512
Supervisor Christy, let me

2708
01:35:49,512 --> 01:35:52,480
preface my remarks by saying I

2709
01:35:52,480 --> 01:35:54,184
have the utmost respect for the

2710
01:35:54,184 --> 01:35:55,285
for the program, for the

2711
01:35:55,285 --> 01:35:57,154
University's involvement in it,

2712
01:35:57,154 --> 01:35:59,623
and for the speakers who are

2713
01:35:59,623 --> 01:36:02,623
here tonight speaking in favor

2714
01:36:03,960 --> 01:36:05,695
of this motion. I have a

2715
01:36:05,695 --> 01:36:07,531
problem with that. I, I that is

2716
01:36:07,531 --> 01:36:09,566
causing me not to be able to

2717
01:36:09,566 --> 01:36:11,835
support this, this particular

2718
01:36:11,835 --> 01:36:14,835
item for one particular reason.

2719
01:36:15,439 --> 01:36:17,974
I feel that the location is

2720
01:36:17,974 --> 01:36:20,374
misguided and misplaced. The

2721
01:36:21,611 --> 01:36:25,182
Roy Place building is not being

2722
01:36:25,182 --> 01:36:28,752
utilized now. It is in a very

2723
01:36:28,752 --> 01:36:30,954
highly attractive area for

2724
01:36:30,954 --> 01:36:33,954
development. It should be put

2725
01:36:34,224 --> 01:36:35,993
to use to derive income and in

2726
01:36:35,993 --> 01:36:38,195
a lease basis, maybe even a

2727
01:36:38,195 --> 01:36:40,595
purchase basis for the

2728
01:36:40,631 --> 01:36:43,631
taxpayers. I have no problem

2729
01:36:43,934 --> 01:36:46,403
with the with the connection

2730
01:36:46,403 --> 01:36:47,838
between Taiwan and the

2731
01:36:47,838 --> 01:36:49,640
educational elements and the

2732
01:36:49,640 --> 01:36:51,475
innovative elements of it, I

2733
01:36:51,475 --> 01:36:52,943
think is terrific, but I think

2734
01:36:52,943 --> 01:36:56,113
that it needs a second look at

2735
01:36:56,113 --> 01:36:59,113
to the location. It's downtown.

2736
01:36:59,683 --> 01:37:01,919
It's a iconic building that has,

2737
01:37:01,919 --> 01:37:04,540
I think, such capacity to

2738
01:37:04,540 --> 01:37:06,556
generate revenue and, and be

2739
01:37:06,556 --> 01:37:07,925
put on the tax rolls and create

2740
01:37:07,925 --> 01:37:10,194
income for the County and for

2741
01:37:10,194 --> 01:37:12,429
its citizens. And I would

2742
01:37:12,429 --> 01:37:15,199
suggest that the the best place

2743
01:37:15,199 --> 01:37:17,735
that this entity or this

2744
01:37:17,735 --> 01:37:20,135
headquarters should be located

2745
01:37:20,638 --> 01:37:22,539
is preferably at at one of our

2746
01:37:22,539 --> 01:37:24,575
u of a tech parks. It makes

2747
01:37:24,575 --> 01:37:26,510
sense to put something of this

2748
01:37:26,510 --> 01:37:28,579
technical, innovative nature in

2749
01:37:28,579 --> 01:37:30,648
one of our tech parks, rather

2750
01:37:30,648 --> 01:37:33,617
than a building downtown that

2751
01:37:33,617 --> 01:37:34,985
could be generating income and

2752
01:37:34,985 --> 01:37:37,985
revenue for the taxpayers of

2753
01:37:38,255 --> 01:37:40,424
Pima County. I would hope that

2754
01:37:40,424 --> 01:37:42,593
I'm certain that this is going

2755
01:37:42,593 --> 01:37:44,695
to pass as presented, but I

2756
01:37:44,695 --> 01:37:47,298
would hope that perhaps the

2757
01:37:47,298 --> 01:37:48,632
leaders behind this and at the

2758
01:37:48,632 --> 01:37:50,501
university would consider

2759
01:37:50,501 --> 01:37:53,337
putting it in a more opportune

2760
01:37:53,337 --> 01:37:56,173
place to to grow and to enhance

2761
01:37:56,173 --> 01:37:57,308
the whole ethos of what they're

2762
01:37:57,308 --> 01:38:00,308
trying to do, rather than

2763
01:38:00,611 --> 01:38:02,746
putting it downtown in a, in a

2764
01:38:02,746 --> 01:38:04,882
location that could be put on

2765
01:38:04,882 --> 01:38:07,785
the tax rolls and, and be

2766
01:38:07,785 --> 01:38:09,186
generating revenue. So I'm, I

2767
01:38:09,186 --> 01:38:10,221
respect the folks that talk

2768
01:38:10,221 --> 01:38:12,456
tonight. They're friends of

2769
01:38:12,456 --> 01:38:14,291
mine. I, I applaud the efforts

2770
01:38:14,291 --> 01:38:16,460
that they're doing. I just feel

2771
01:38:16,460 --> 01:38:18,280
that the location is wrong and

2772
01:38:18,280 --> 01:38:20,364
that it would be better located

2773
01:38:20,364 --> 01:38:21,498
at a tech park. And we have

2774
01:38:21,498 --> 01:38:22,700
beautiful tech parks. As a

2775
01:38:22,700 --> 01:38:26,300
matter of fact, there's one in

2776
01:38:27,538 --> 01:38:30,141
district four. So I won't be

2777
01:38:30,141 --> 01:38:31,876
able to support this based on

2778
01:38:31,876 --> 01:38:34,111
where the location is. Not not

2779
01:38:34,111 --> 01:38:36,214
the project, not the connection

2780
01:38:36,214 --> 01:38:37,648
with the innovation, but the

2781
01:38:37,648 --> 01:38:40,480
location. Thank you, MADAM

2782
01:38:40,518 --> 01:38:41,886
Chair. Chair Allen. Supervisor,

2783
01:38:41,886 --> 01:38:45,289
I have an inquiry and a

2784
01:38:45,289 --> 01:38:46,424
question of the administrator

2785
01:38:46,424 --> 01:38:48,930
or an inquiry. Then I'm going

2786
01:38:48,930 --> 01:38:49,927
to make a statement.

2787
01:38:49,927 --> 01:38:52,764
Administrator Lesher is it not

2788
01:38:52,764 --> 01:38:55,633
the case already that your

2789
01:38:55,633 --> 01:38:58,503
office is exploring the best

2790
01:38:58,503 --> 01:39:01,405
way to limit our footprint

2791
01:39:01,405 --> 01:39:02,840
downtown, and to look for

2792
01:39:02,840 --> 01:39:04,342
avenues to bring in additional

2793
01:39:04,342 --> 01:39:06,444
revenues with their existing

2794
01:39:06,444 --> 01:39:07,812
properties? Chair Allen

2795
01:39:07,812 --> 01:39:09,140
Supervisor Connor Yes, we have

2796
01:39:09,140 --> 01:39:10,381
been spending a couple of years

2797
01:39:10,381 --> 01:39:12,183
looking at how we can

2798
01:39:12,183 --> 01:39:13,351
reallocate, how we use space

2799
01:39:13,351 --> 01:39:15,119
differently, and how we can

2800
01:39:15,119 --> 01:39:17,288
combine facilities so that we

2801
01:39:17,288 --> 01:39:18,689
can get out of leases on some

2802
01:39:18,689 --> 01:39:20,491
buildings or those we own. We

2803
01:39:20,491 --> 01:39:23,270
could sell if necessary. So yes,

2804
01:39:23,270 --> 01:39:24,863
sir. So for the folks watching,

2805
01:39:24,863 --> 01:39:26,597
watching at home, the County is

2806
01:39:26,597 --> 01:39:27,865
already looking for ways to

2807
01:39:27,865 --> 01:39:30,234
reduce our footprint footprint

2808
01:39:30,234 --> 01:39:31,269
in the downtown area that can

2809
01:39:31,269 --> 01:39:33,269
encourage public private

2810
01:39:33,438 --> 01:39:34,205
partnership, that can get

2811
01:39:34,205 --> 01:39:36,400
properties that don't need to

2812
01:39:36,400 --> 01:39:37,942
be on the on the county's tax

2813
01:39:37,942 --> 01:39:39,644
roll into the private sector.

2814
01:39:39,644 --> 01:39:41,450
That's a good thing because

2815
01:39:41,450 --> 01:39:43,445
it'll mean efficiency. It'll

2816
01:39:43,715 --> 01:39:45,316
mean us being a lot smarter

2817
01:39:45,316 --> 01:39:48,653
about the space that we are

2818
01:39:48,653 --> 01:39:50,555
using. Second, welcome to our

2819
01:39:50,555 --> 01:39:51,923
partners in Taiwan to District

2820
01:39:51,923 --> 01:39:54,580
5, and the opportunity for us

2821
01:39:54,580 --> 01:39:55,893
to continue to look for ways to

2822
01:39:55,893 --> 01:39:58,263
grow our footprint downtown and

2823
01:39:58,263 --> 01:39:59,764
to ensure that public private

2824
01:39:59,764 --> 01:40:01,764
partnerships, especially with

2825
01:40:02,633 --> 01:40:04,369
our academic institutions, be a

2826
01:40:04,369 --> 01:40:05,837
core focus of our economic

2827
01:40:05,837 --> 01:40:07,639
development as a County and as

2828
01:40:07,639 --> 01:40:09,173
a region. I have seen

2829
01:40:09,173 --> 01:40:11,176
partnerships like this work in

2830
01:40:11,176 --> 01:40:12,710
other communities, particularly

2831
01:40:12,710 --> 01:40:14,146
in Phoenix, attending Arizona

2832
01:40:14,146 --> 01:40:16,314
State University and seeing

2833
01:40:16,314 --> 01:40:17,715
that downtown campus when it

2834
01:40:17,715 --> 01:40:19,150
was just starting, when it was

2835
01:40:19,150 --> 01:40:20,685
completely brand new, when the

2836
01:40:20,685 --> 01:40:23,888
dorms were being built, and now

2837
01:40:23,888 --> 01:40:25,490
it is a state of the art

2838
01:40:25,490 --> 01:40:27,459
extension of higher education,

2839
01:40:27,459 --> 01:40:29,227
of economic development. And I

2840
01:40:29,227 --> 01:40:30,695
believe very strongly in our

2841
01:40:30,695 --> 01:40:32,163
partnership between our County

2842
01:40:32,163 --> 01:40:34,332
economic development team, our

2843
01:40:34,332 --> 01:40:35,400
academic institutions, but most

2844
01:40:35,400 --> 01:40:37,202
importantly to the people of

2845
01:40:37,202 --> 01:40:38,269
Taiwan who have invested,

2846
01:40:38,269 --> 01:40:40,669
particularly in one County,

2847
01:40:40,772 --> 01:40:43,341
very heavily, I am eager to get

2848
01:40:43,341 --> 01:40:45,760
some of those resources down to

2849
01:40:45,760 --> 01:40:46,878
our County, the second largest

2850
01:40:46,878 --> 01:40:49,278
County, because it's good

2851
01:40:49,748 --> 01:40:50,882
economic development, it's good

2852
01:40:50,882 --> 01:40:52,651
international relations, and

2853
01:40:52,651 --> 01:40:55,186
more than anything, it's an

2854
01:40:55,186 --> 01:40:56,988
exciting opportunity for a

2855
01:40:56,988 --> 01:40:59,524
return on investment to the

2856
01:40:59,524 --> 01:41:01,393
taxpayers. Thank you,

2857
01:41:01,393 --> 01:41:03,128
Supervisor Haynes. Thank you.

2858
01:41:03,128 --> 01:41:04,529
And excellent comments from my

2859
01:41:04,529 --> 01:41:05,864
colleague from district five as

2860
01:41:05,864 --> 01:41:08,133
well. I would say, having been

2861
01:41:08,133 --> 01:41:11,736
to Taiwan and I will be going

2862
01:41:11,736 --> 01:41:14,136
back tomorrow, actually, I

2863
01:41:14,973 --> 01:41:17,373
details matter where especially

2864
01:41:18,610 --> 01:41:21,446
for this first this first

2865
01:41:21,446 --> 01:41:23,281
building, this first this

2866
01:41:23,281 --> 01:41:25,383
effort details matter very,

2867
01:41:25,383 --> 01:41:26,885
very much. Heck, when they

2868
01:41:26,885 --> 01:41:28,286
didn't have my title right on a

2869
01:41:28,286 --> 01:41:31,122
couple of cards, people freaked

2870
01:41:31,122 --> 01:41:32,591
out. Right? So it is important

2871
01:41:32,591 --> 01:41:35,160
that we make a statement not

2872
01:41:35,160 --> 01:41:36,561
just by saying, yes, we're

2873
01:41:36,561 --> 01:41:37,796
going to partner with u of a

2874
01:41:37,796 --> 01:41:39,631
and the County. And that's

2875
01:41:39,631 --> 01:41:40,832
great, but doing it in a place

2876
01:41:40,832 --> 01:41:42,601
where it's literally across the

2877
01:41:42,601 --> 01:41:43,535
street from the seat of our

2878
01:41:43,535 --> 01:41:44,903
County government and right

2879
01:41:44,903 --> 01:41:47,710
next to City Hall and right

2880
01:41:47,710 --> 01:41:48,140
next to the court and in a very

2881
01:41:48,140 --> 01:41:50,275
prominent central location. And

2882
01:41:50,275 --> 01:41:52,443
there will be so many more uses,

2883
01:41:52,443 --> 01:41:54,212
amazing uses for the tech parks

2884
01:41:54,212 --> 01:41:55,981
and district four. And in other

2885
01:41:55,981 --> 01:41:57,516
districts. Do not worry,

2886
01:41:57,516 --> 01:41:58,551
because not only will this be

2887
01:41:58,551 --> 01:42:01,420
the start of a great

2888
01:42:01,420 --> 01:42:02,821
relationship with an nyc u, but

2889
01:42:02,821 --> 01:42:04,289
also we have an exchange. I

2890
01:42:04,289 --> 01:42:05,757
think it's 20 students, right?

2891
01:42:05,757 --> 01:42:09,357
Anyway, but we already have an

2892
01:42:09,428 --> 01:42:10,829
exchange going on with n, s y,

2893
01:42:10,829 --> 01:42:12,564
su2020 students coming here, I

2894
01:42:12,564 --> 01:42:14,499
think right now and then going

2895
01:42:14,499 --> 01:42:16,134
there from u of a and that's

2896
01:42:16,134 --> 01:42:17,269
that university is actually in

2897
01:42:17,269 --> 01:42:20,269
Zhoushan, which is our sister

2898
01:42:20,305 --> 01:42:23,408
city now. So I think anywhere

2899
01:42:23,408 --> 01:42:25,210
we can, the semiconductor

2900
01:42:25,210 --> 01:42:26,678
adjacent ecosystem that is that

2901
01:42:26,678 --> 01:42:28,447
is driven, of course, by the

2902
01:42:28,447 --> 01:42:30,916
critical mass that is tsmc up

2903
01:42:30,916 --> 01:42:32,751
in North Phoenix is going to

2904
01:42:32,751 --> 01:42:35,751
bring, I believe, a tremendous

2905
01:42:35,954 --> 01:42:37,790
amount of economic benefit and

2906
01:42:37,790 --> 01:42:39,158
innovation and so many, so many

2907
01:42:39,158 --> 01:42:40,593
benefits to the state and

2908
01:42:40,593 --> 01:42:42,862
southern Arizona and the nation.

2909
01:42:42,862 --> 01:42:45,331
So I'm happy that it's going to

2910
01:42:45,331 --> 01:42:48,331
be that this this relationship,

2911
01:42:49,301 --> 01:42:51,103
this initial entity is going to

2912
01:42:51,103 --> 01:42:54,103
be right right here downtown,

2913
01:42:56,175 --> 01:42:59,110
across the street from us. I

2914
01:42:59,110 --> 01:43:01,113
have a sort of related

2915
01:43:01,113 --> 01:43:04,113
unrelated request, I think, of

2916
01:43:05,184 --> 01:43:08,184
the administrator. And, and it

2917
01:43:08,387 --> 01:43:10,456
is, you know, we have been

2918
01:43:10,456 --> 01:43:14,560
trips to Taiwan, we've signed a

2919
01:43:14,159 --> 01:43:15,961
few MoUs looking at this mou

2920
01:43:15,961 --> 01:43:17,163
for the use of the Roy place

2921
01:43:17,163 --> 01:43:19,798
and the Talent and Innovation

2922
01:43:19,798 --> 01:43:22,635
hub. And a lot of times around

2923
01:43:22,635 --> 01:43:25,350
the sort of semiconductor

2924
01:43:25,537 --> 01:43:27,106
adjacent ecosystem I would I

2925
01:43:27,106 --> 01:43:29,208
would love a memo that breaks

2926
01:43:29,208 --> 01:43:30,943
that down a bit more. I feel

2927
01:43:30,943 --> 01:43:34,543
like there's a lot of terms

2928
01:43:34,914 --> 01:43:37,817
that are used that I that are

2929
01:43:37,817 --> 01:43:39,318
unclear. And I would, I would

2930
01:43:39,318 --> 01:43:41,787
benefit from and I, and I think

2931
01:43:41,787 --> 01:43:42,855
the public could benefit from

2932
01:43:42,855 --> 01:43:45,255
understanding, you know, sort

2933
01:43:46,580 --> 01:43:47,526
of what it is that we are what,

2934
01:43:47,526 --> 01:43:49,428
what, what's what are the steps

2935
01:43:49,428 --> 01:43:51,163
that we are taking? What are we

2936
01:43:51,163 --> 01:43:52,598
moving into? And, and while we

2937
01:43:52,598 --> 01:43:54,660
MAY not know and the

2938
01:43:54,660 --> 01:43:56,135
relationship is evolving, I

2939
01:43:56,135 --> 01:43:58,337
think we can have some

2940
01:43:58,337 --> 01:44:00,473
anticipation of both the

2941
01:44:00,473 --> 01:44:02,700
industry and, and kind of the

2942
01:44:02,700 --> 01:44:03,776
path that we are building step

2943
01:44:03,776 --> 01:44:06,579
by step. Because what I, what I

2944
01:44:06,579 --> 01:44:08,714
don't want to happen is that we,

2945
01:44:08,714 --> 01:44:10,549
we take one small step, a small

2946
01:44:10,549 --> 01:44:13,850
step, a small step, and then we

2947
01:44:13,850 --> 01:44:14,854
arrive somewhere without having,

2948
01:44:14,854 --> 01:44:17,757
without seeing the big picture

2949
01:44:17,757 --> 01:44:19,525
from the from the outset, I

2950
01:44:19,525 --> 01:44:21,427
don't know if that's enough

2951
01:44:21,427 --> 01:44:23,529
information, if I. Okay. Thank

2952
01:44:23,529 --> 01:44:24,964
you. And Chair Allen,

2953
01:44:24,964 --> 01:44:25,965
supervisor really quick with

2954
01:44:25,965 --> 01:44:27,199
administrator Lesher because I

2955
01:44:27,199 --> 01:44:29,101
think it's really important for

2956
01:44:29,101 --> 01:44:30,403
this to be a unanimous vote to

2957
01:44:30,403 --> 01:44:31,370
send a good economic

2958
01:44:31,370 --> 01:44:32,872
development message to the

2959
01:44:32,872 --> 01:44:36,472
people of Taiwan. There is no

2960
01:44:36,809 --> 01:44:38,978
mention in this mou about costs

2961
01:44:38,978 --> 01:44:40,746
associated. And is that

2962
01:44:40,746 --> 01:44:42,548
accurate? And isn't it right

2963
01:44:42,548 --> 01:44:45,451
that this has always been a

2964
01:44:45,451 --> 01:44:47,451
revenue generating parcel?

2965
01:44:48,321 --> 01:44:50,123
We've had. But right before we

2966
01:44:50,123 --> 01:44:51,891
became vacant, it was being

2967
01:44:51,891 --> 01:44:54,930
leased and we and the County

2968
01:44:54,930 --> 01:44:56,930
taxpayers were getting

2969
01:44:57,290 --> 01:44:59,132
resources, were they not? Chair

2970
01:44:59,132 --> 01:45:02,132
Allen Supervisor. Kino yes, the

2971
01:45:03,503 --> 01:45:05,238
lease amount was $100 a year.

2972
01:45:05,238 --> 01:45:06,706
From. Yeah. And that's pretty

2973
01:45:06,706 --> 01:45:08,508
typical of academic

2974
01:45:08,508 --> 01:45:10,908
partnerships. It was. Yes,

2975
01:45:12,445 --> 01:45:14,414
there was a. The County can't

2976
01:45:14,414 --> 01:45:16,516
just provide services like that

2977
01:45:16,516 --> 01:45:18,217
or rent like that as a gift. It

2978
01:45:18,217 --> 01:45:19,319
has to be something that

2979
01:45:19,319 --> 01:45:21,554
provides a significant return

2980
01:45:21,554 --> 01:45:23,623
on investment to taxpayers. So

2981
01:45:23,623 --> 01:45:25,391
what that the allocation and

2982
01:45:25,391 --> 01:45:27,791
the distribution of services

2983
01:45:27,927 --> 01:45:30,130
and the the benefit received

2984
01:45:30,130 --> 01:45:32,265
was delineated and that the

2985
01:45:32,265 --> 01:45:33,633
$100 was not simply because we

2986
01:45:33,633 --> 01:45:35,669
were giving him something nice.

2987
01:45:35,669 --> 01:45:38,710
We got lots in return. And that

2988
01:45:38,710 --> 01:45:41,241
will be the same in these

2989
01:45:41,241 --> 01:45:42,742
agreements. Got it. Chair Allen,

2990
01:45:42,742 --> 01:45:45,142
Supervisor Scott following up

2991
01:45:47,413 --> 01:45:48,548
on the concerns expressed by

2992
01:45:48,548 --> 01:45:49,949
Supervisor Christy and the

2993
01:45:49,949 --> 01:45:52,510
points made by Supervisors

2994
01:45:52,510 --> 01:45:55,288
Haynes and Kono. I'm looking at

2995
01:45:55,288 --> 01:45:58,288
the program goals and predicted

2996
01:45:58,925 --> 01:46:02,162
outcomes in the Vice Chair. I

2997
01:46:02,162 --> 01:46:04,664
wonder if we could have staff

2998
01:46:04,664 --> 01:46:07,167
comment on why this particular

2999
01:46:07,167 --> 01:46:10,700
location is best suited in

3000
01:46:10,700 --> 01:46:13,600
terms of helping to achieve

3001
01:46:13,600 --> 01:46:16,600
those goals and outcomes? Thank

3002
01:46:17,644 --> 01:46:19,412
you, MR. Debonis. Thank you.

3003
01:46:19,412 --> 01:46:21,581
Chair Allen and Supervisor

3004
01:46:21,581 --> 01:46:23,717
Scott. I think, as was noted,

3005
01:46:23,717 --> 01:46:25,585
this is a central location in

3006
01:46:25,585 --> 01:46:27,985
in downtown Tucson. It's

3007
01:46:29,589 --> 01:46:31,124
adjacent to other key partners

3008
01:46:31,124 --> 01:46:32,726
that the County has in the work

3009
01:46:32,726 --> 01:46:34,194
that we're doing from an

3010
01:46:34,194 --> 01:46:35,962
economic development standpoint

3011
01:46:35,962 --> 01:46:38,465
and just from a community

3012
01:46:38,465 --> 01:46:40,633
support standpoint. And so when

3013
01:46:40,633 --> 01:46:41,835
you look at the confluence of

3014
01:46:41,835 --> 01:46:44,235
Pima County government, the

3015
01:46:45,705 --> 01:46:47,140
city of Tucson, the Rio Nuevo

3016
01:46:47,140 --> 01:46:49,343
District, the University of

3017
01:46:49,343 --> 01:46:50,610
Arizona, and proximity and

3018
01:46:50,610 --> 01:46:53,100
connectivity to the university

3019
01:46:53,613 --> 01:46:56,183
by the the modern streetcar. We

3020
01:46:56,183 --> 01:46:58,118
have other major employers in

3021
01:46:58,118 --> 01:47:01,118
the downtown community. So when

3022
01:47:01,254 --> 01:47:03,757
you look at hexagon having

3023
01:47:03,757 --> 01:47:05,757
their national headquarters

3024
01:47:08,610 --> 01:47:10,197
here in Tucson, we have also

3025
01:47:10,197 --> 01:47:12,320
others in the community. Tucson

3026
01:47:12,320 --> 01:47:15,320
Electric Power is located in

3027
01:47:15,903 --> 01:47:18,303
the downtown area where

3028
01:47:18,839 --> 01:47:21,800
adjacent to caterpillar, west

3029
01:47:21,800 --> 01:47:23,810
of of the freeway, there's been

3030
01:47:23,810 --> 01:47:25,679
a revitalization in investment

3031
01:47:25,679 --> 01:47:28,181
in in small businesses in the

3032
01:47:28,181 --> 01:47:30,317
downtown area, both privately

3033
01:47:30,317 --> 01:47:32,853
funded and through the Rio

3034
01:47:32,853 --> 01:47:35,853
Nuevo District. We've seen an

3035
01:47:36,457 --> 01:47:38,457
expansion intentionally, with

3036
01:47:38,659 --> 01:47:41,590
hospitality units being brought

3037
01:47:41,162 --> 01:47:42,896
into the downtown area. There

3038
01:47:42,896 --> 01:47:45,499
is vibrance that is occurring

3039
01:47:45,499 --> 01:47:48,100
in in the downtown when we've

3040
01:47:48,100 --> 01:47:50,871
had our partners from Taiwan

3041
01:47:50,871 --> 01:47:52,673
visiting, they are really

3042
01:47:52,673 --> 01:47:55,209
pleased with the potential for

3043
01:47:55,209 --> 01:47:56,310
having a presence in a downtown

3044
01:47:56,310 --> 01:47:59,113
community. Right. And so you

3045
01:47:59,113 --> 01:48:01,648
start to build synergies that

3046
01:48:01,648 --> 01:48:03,817
are, you know, greater than,

3047
01:48:03,817 --> 01:48:07,417
than the sum of the individual

3048
01:48:07,988 --> 01:48:09,957
parts. The County has purchased

3049
01:48:09,957 --> 01:48:11,358
the Wells Fargo former Wells

3050
01:48:11,358 --> 01:48:12,459
Fargo building and will be

3051
01:48:12,459 --> 01:48:14,859
relocating the main library

3052
01:48:15,290 --> 01:48:16,797
into that space, providing an

3053
01:48:16,797 --> 01:48:19,267
opportunity for our City of

3054
01:48:19,267 --> 01:48:21,667
Tucson partners to envision

3055
01:48:21,869 --> 01:48:23,237
with that property that

3056
01:48:23,237 --> 01:48:25,637
currently houses the main

3057
01:48:25,806 --> 01:48:27,541
library will be into the future.

3058
01:48:27,541 --> 01:48:29,409
So I think that there are a lot

3059
01:48:29,409 --> 01:48:31,612
of positives, a lot of touch

3060
01:48:31,612 --> 01:48:34,120
points that make this

3061
01:48:34,480 --> 01:48:37,480
attractive and make it viable

3062
01:48:38,520 --> 01:48:40,452
from partnering and economic

3063
01:48:41,622 --> 01:48:42,690
success potential. MR. MR.

3064
01:48:42,690 --> 01:48:45,559
Debonis, thank you and Chair

3065
01:48:45,559 --> 01:48:48,128
Allen, thank you, MADAM Chair.

3066
01:48:48,128 --> 01:48:51,128
One quick question. What was

3067
01:48:51,732 --> 01:48:54,732
Rio Nuevo response when this

3068
01:48:55,303 --> 01:48:57,703
Roy Place building became

3069
01:48:59,340 --> 01:49:01,740
available for this organization?

3070
01:49:01,876 --> 01:49:04,345
This this partnership did was

3071
01:49:04,345 --> 01:49:06,113
it was it presented to Rio

3072
01:49:06,113 --> 01:49:07,415
Nuevo that they could look at

3073
01:49:07,415 --> 01:49:08,849
it? Did they have an

3074
01:49:08,849 --> 01:49:10,451
opportunity to say anything

3075
01:49:10,451 --> 01:49:12,851
about economic development of

3076
01:49:13,821 --> 01:49:15,489
that that parcel Chair Allen

3077
01:49:15,489 --> 01:49:17,291
and, and Supervisor Christy,

3078
01:49:17,291 --> 01:49:19,691
we've had conversations with

3079
01:49:19,827 --> 01:49:21,529
Rio Nuevo about spaces and. No.

3080
01:49:21,529 --> 01:49:24,498
But that particular one. Well,

3081
01:49:24,498 --> 01:49:28,736
and I yes. And so Roy Place has

3082
01:49:28,736 --> 01:49:32,336
been a location that Rio Nuevo

3083
01:49:32,773 --> 01:49:35,243
has expressed some interest in

3084
01:49:35,243 --> 01:49:36,811
for potential uses, as they

3085
01:49:36,811 --> 01:49:38,245
have with the Wells Fargo

3086
01:49:38,245 --> 01:49:41,820
building. I think that if we

3087
01:49:41,820 --> 01:49:44,820
put in perspective the whole

3088
01:49:44,685 --> 01:49:46,870
purpose of Rio Nuevo right is a

3089
01:49:46,870 --> 01:49:47,521
tax incentive district

3090
01:49:47,521 --> 01:49:50,758
supported by sales tax. And so

3091
01:49:50,758 --> 01:49:53,628
their mission is to promote

3092
01:49:53,628 --> 01:49:55,496
uses that generate sales tax in

3093
01:49:55,496 --> 01:49:57,799
in the district boundary. I'm

3094
01:49:57,799 --> 01:49:58,866
aware that there their mission,

3095
01:49:58,866 --> 01:50:00,334
their uses. I'm just wondering

3096
01:50:00,334 --> 01:50:01,969
what their response was. But

3097
01:50:01,969 --> 01:50:04,839
did they have some viable plans

3098
01:50:04,839 --> 01:50:06,207
or possibilities that that

3099
01:50:06,207 --> 01:50:08,420
property could be utilized in

3100
01:50:08,420 --> 01:50:10,578
some manner other than what

3101
01:50:10,578 --> 01:50:12,447
it's being planned for now,

3102
01:50:12,447 --> 01:50:14,181
just up the block, as you

3103
01:50:14,181 --> 01:50:15,583
pointed out, we have a Dao

3104
01:50:15,583 --> 01:50:17,418
County County Library that's

3105
01:50:17,418 --> 01:50:19,554
taking over another iconic

3106
01:50:19,554 --> 01:50:21,423
building downtown. I'm just

3107
01:50:21,423 --> 01:50:23,157
curious if if there was any

3108
01:50:23,157 --> 01:50:25,693
response to this whole effort

3109
01:50:25,693 --> 01:50:26,427
by Rio Nuevo Chair Allen

3110
01:50:26,427 --> 01:50:28,596
Supervisor Christy, there was

3111
01:50:28,596 --> 01:50:30,798
not a specifically identified

3112
01:50:30,798 --> 01:50:32,567
use. The discussions were that

3113
01:50:32,567 --> 01:50:35,300
they would have interest in

3114
01:50:35,300 --> 01:50:36,404
seeing potential sales tax

3115
01:50:36,404 --> 01:50:38,673
generating uses in there, but

3116
01:50:38,673 --> 01:50:39,707
there was no specific

3117
01:50:39,707 --> 01:50:42,107
opportunity that was presented

3118
01:50:43,344 --> 01:50:46,344
to the County for those

3119
01:50:48,817 --> 01:50:51,217
locations. Right? Okay. There

3120
01:50:51,285 --> 01:50:54,285
is no further discussion. All

3121
01:50:54,856 --> 01:50:57,856
those in favor I opposed

3122
01:51:02,363 --> 01:51:04,566
opposed item passes four one.

3123
01:51:04,566 --> 01:51:07,802
Now we are going to go to item

3124
01:51:07,802 --> 01:51:10,802
number 18. Back on the regular

3125
01:51:11,773 --> 01:51:12,941
agenda. This is unfinished

3126
01:51:12,941 --> 01:51:14,676
business. This is the Pima

3127
01:51:14,676 --> 01:51:16,676
County Economic Development

3128
01:51:23,251 --> 01:51:26,851
Strategic Plan. I am going to

3129
01:51:27,956 --> 01:51:30,558
move that. We continue the plan.

3130
01:51:30,558 --> 01:51:34,158
Oh I'm sorry, I'm just jumping

3131
01:51:35,130 --> 01:51:38,730
in. Which never mind, I said

3132
01:51:38,867 --> 01:51:40,101
nothing. Well, I just I, I am

3133
01:51:40,101 --> 01:51:41,870
going to put forward a motion

3134
01:51:41,870 --> 01:51:44,139
to, to continue the plan, which

3135
01:51:44,139 --> 01:51:46,308
is not preclude the

3136
01:51:46,308 --> 01:51:48,143
presentation by any means. In

3137
01:51:48,143 --> 01:51:50,645
fact, I think it still warrants

3138
01:51:50,645 --> 01:51:52,814
for having discussion. I

3139
01:51:52,814 --> 01:51:54,150
completely your call. We happy

3140
01:51:54,150 --> 01:51:55,817
to table this for the next

3141
01:51:55,817 --> 01:51:57,180
whenever you want to discuss it

3142
01:51:57,180 --> 01:51:58,887
or not, table it. We'll do it

3143
01:51:58,887 --> 01:52:02,487
all when we discuss it. Thank

3144
01:52:03,225 --> 01:52:05,527
you. Okay. I did want to know

3145
01:52:05,527 --> 01:52:09,727
why I would like to continue it,

3146
01:52:10,650 --> 01:52:11,500
if I MAY. I think, you know,

3147
01:52:11,500 --> 01:52:13,900
largely because this plan

3148
01:52:13,969 --> 01:52:16,571
matters and it matters a whole

3149
01:52:16,571 --> 01:52:19,841
lot. You know, we're at a time

3150
01:52:19,841 --> 01:52:22,241
with such economic instability

3151
01:52:22,344 --> 01:52:24,344
and unprecedented wealth

3152
01:52:24,846 --> 01:52:26,681
concentration and people making

3153
01:52:26,681 --> 01:52:28,417
our average salary for the

3154
01:52:28,417 --> 01:52:30,953
region, being unable to pay the

3155
01:52:30,953 --> 01:52:33,880
bills, let alone thrive. So,

3156
01:52:33,880 --> 01:52:35,657
you know, our roadmap for

3157
01:52:35,657 --> 01:52:38,570
strengthening our economy, I

3158
01:52:38,527 --> 01:52:41,960
really feel should be discussed

3159
01:52:41,960 --> 01:52:44,660
thoroughly, kind of by us and

3160
01:52:44,660 --> 01:52:46,468
and between us. So I would love

3161
01:52:46,468 --> 01:52:49,705
to put on the study, the next

3162
01:52:49,705 --> 01:52:51,506
study session, the plan. And

3163
01:52:51,506 --> 01:52:54,900
then I also want to make sure

3164
01:52:54,900 --> 01:52:56,578
that we have a specific

3165
01:52:56,578 --> 01:52:59,140
discussion carved out for us to

3166
01:52:59,140 --> 01:53:01,414
talk about the targeted

3167
01:53:02,317 --> 01:53:03,752
industries. There is a list of

3168
01:53:03,752 --> 01:53:05,752
seven targeted industries

3169
01:53:06,722 --> 01:53:09,158
within the plan, and I think

3170
01:53:09,158 --> 01:53:10,959
there are significant that we

3171
01:53:10,959 --> 01:53:13,228
should discuss if they all make

3172
01:53:13,228 --> 01:53:14,897
sense for us in Pima County.

3173
01:53:14,897 --> 01:53:16,698
What goes behind determining

3174
01:53:16,698 --> 01:53:19,100
what is on those targeted

3175
01:53:19,100 --> 01:53:20,335
industries? But but ensure that

3176
01:53:20,335 --> 01:53:23,138
it's been something that has

3177
01:53:23,138 --> 01:53:26,410
been vetted and thought through

3178
01:53:26,410 --> 01:53:28,210
by us. There was also a few

3179
01:53:28,210 --> 01:53:31,113
things that that I've requested

3180
01:53:31,113 --> 01:53:33,248
be added that I thought were

3181
01:53:33,248 --> 01:53:36,251
missing, and I did want to flag

3182
01:53:36,251 --> 01:53:38,200
those. Now, from a district

3183
01:53:38,200 --> 01:53:41,200
three perspective, the the plan

3184
01:53:44,590 --> 01:53:46,929
is very urban centric. The.

3185
01:53:46,929 --> 01:53:49,765
Rural and unincorporated I mean,

3186
01:53:49,765 --> 01:53:51,967
rural is mentioned three times

3187
01:53:51,967 --> 01:53:54,803
in the plan in relationship to

3188
01:53:54,803 --> 01:53:56,272
broadband and another time in

3189
01:53:56,272 --> 01:53:59,272
relation to the Small Business

3190
01:54:03,846 --> 01:54:04,947
Commission. I think the the.

3191
01:54:04,947 --> 01:54:06,715
Business retention and

3192
01:54:06,715 --> 01:54:07,783
expansion attraction, workforce,

3193
01:54:07,783 --> 01:54:09,585
infrastructure, all of those

3194
01:54:09,585 --> 01:54:11,860
pieces play out uniquely in

3195
01:54:11,860 --> 01:54:14,860
rural areas and different in

3196
01:54:14,356 --> 01:54:16,826
rural areas than, than in the,

3197
01:54:16,826 --> 01:54:18,627
the urban core or in urban

3198
01:54:18,627 --> 01:54:21,130
areas. And I, and I do need to

3199
01:54:21,130 --> 01:54:24,700
see some of how we're thinking

3200
01:54:24,700 --> 01:54:26,700
about economic, the

3201
01:54:26,936 --> 01:54:28,671
strengthening of the economy in,

3202
01:54:28,671 --> 01:54:31,710
in rural areas and

3203
01:54:32,975 --> 01:54:35,244
unincorporated Pima County. And

3204
01:54:35,244 --> 01:54:37,313
then also teasing out, teasing

3205
01:54:37,313 --> 01:54:39,582
out more of the focus on small

3206
01:54:39,582 --> 01:54:41,584
business. I'm excited that

3207
01:54:41,584 --> 01:54:43,753
we've got new staff that are

3208
01:54:43,753 --> 01:54:46,656
coming on board within the

3209
01:54:46,656 --> 01:54:48,457
department and who will be

3210
01:54:48,457 --> 01:54:50,857
focusing on supporting small

3211
01:54:51,761 --> 01:54:53,129
business. And I think in the

3212
01:54:53,129 --> 01:54:55,198
report, you see that small

3213
01:54:55,198 --> 01:54:57,867
business activities show up in

3214
01:54:57,867 --> 01:54:59,669
the different pillars because

3215
01:54:59,669 --> 01:55:01,170
it is so fundamental to

3216
01:55:01,170 --> 01:55:02,872
strengthening our economy. I

3217
01:55:02,872 --> 01:55:04,307
would like to see how, how

3218
01:55:04,307 --> 01:55:07,307
those pieces fit together and

3219
01:55:10,790 --> 01:55:11,147
what they add up to. And then

3220
01:55:11,147 --> 01:55:13,547
thinking too about the

3221
01:55:13,683 --> 01:55:15,451
Prosperity initiative. And I

3222
01:55:15,451 --> 01:55:17,220
would love to see deeper

3223
01:55:17,220 --> 01:55:19,455
integration of the prosperity

3224
01:55:19,455 --> 01:55:21,324
Initiative that is tied to

3225
01:55:21,324 --> 01:55:23,724
small business support. You

3226
01:55:24,493 --> 01:55:26,629
know, Prosperity Initiative has

3227
01:55:26,629 --> 01:55:29,499
behind or underneath all of the,

3228
01:55:29,499 --> 01:55:32,680
the 13 policies and the three

3229
01:55:32,680 --> 01:55:33,836
cross section policies are a

3230
01:55:33,836 --> 01:55:35,605
slew of really specific

3231
01:55:35,605 --> 01:55:36,873
policies that have been

3232
01:55:36,873 --> 01:55:38,873
researched, evidence based.

3233
01:55:38,908 --> 01:55:40,677
There are case studies behind

3234
01:55:40,677 --> 01:55:42,845
them. And in the small business

3235
01:55:42,845 --> 01:55:44,647
context, there's outlines of

3236
01:55:44,647 --> 01:55:46,415
regional loan funds, loan loss

3237
01:55:46,415 --> 01:55:47,550
guarantee programs. There's

3238
01:55:47,550 --> 01:55:49,550
building purchase assistance

3239
01:55:50,530 --> 01:55:52,530
for entrepreneurs, capital

3240
01:55:52,488 --> 01:55:54,488
provider collaborations, and,

3241
01:55:54,724 --> 01:55:56,559
and so there's like creative

3242
01:55:56,559 --> 01:55:57,960
things that are outlined in

3243
01:55:57,960 --> 01:55:59,896
prosperity. And I would love to

3244
01:55:59,896 --> 01:56:01,531
see how some of those pieces

3245
01:56:01,531 --> 01:56:04,400
that we have approved from

3246
01:56:04,400 --> 01:56:05,835
prosperity are showing up some

3247
01:56:05,835 --> 01:56:07,337
innovative approaches, creative

3248
01:56:07,337 --> 01:56:09,337
approaches, evidence based

3249
01:56:09,472 --> 01:56:11,872
approaches that support small

3250
01:56:13,409 --> 01:56:15,712
business growth. There's a few

3251
01:56:15,712 --> 01:56:18,481
other things I noticed that the,

3252
01:56:18,481 --> 01:56:21,481
the, the KPIs, the key

3253
01:56:21,484 --> 01:56:23,484
performance indicators aren't

3254
01:56:24,188 --> 01:56:25,889
are not finalized. There's a

3255
01:56:25,889 --> 01:56:28,958
list and it says that they

3256
01:56:28,958 --> 01:56:31,127
might be drawn from that list.

3257
01:56:31,127 --> 01:56:32,662
You know, KPIs should reflect

3258
01:56:32,662 --> 01:56:34,697
what we think matters, right?

3259
01:56:34,697 --> 01:56:35,732
We should be looking for

3260
01:56:35,732 --> 01:56:37,200
indicators for the things that

3261
01:56:37,200 --> 01:56:39,336
are important to us in

3262
01:56:39,336 --> 01:56:40,870
assessing progress towards them.

3263
01:56:40,870 --> 01:56:42,605
They reflect, you know, kind of

3264
01:56:42,605 --> 01:56:44,574
where we want and need to see

3265
01:56:44,574 --> 01:56:45,909
economic progress. And they

3266
01:56:45,909 --> 01:56:47,277
help us assess if we're on the

3267
01:56:47,277 --> 01:56:50,277
right path or of course,

3268
01:56:50,514 --> 01:56:52,315
correction is needed. So I just

3269
01:56:52,315 --> 01:56:55,185
would need to see those defined,

3270
01:56:55,185 --> 01:56:58,785
I think, before being able to

3271
01:56:59,189 --> 01:57:00,690
approve a plan. And then I not

3272
01:57:00,690 --> 01:57:02,392
everyone loves a logic model,

3273
01:57:02,392 --> 01:57:06,620
but there is a page that talks

3274
01:57:06,620 --> 01:57:07,797
about a logic model. They have

3275
01:57:07,797 --> 01:57:09,533
some value. But, but it's not

3276
01:57:09,533 --> 01:57:10,700
it's not what the page on the

3277
01:57:10,700 --> 01:57:14,300
logic model. That's not a logic.

3278
01:57:15,338 --> 01:57:17,140
It's not done. You know, a

3279
01:57:17,140 --> 01:57:20,740
logic model sort of maps out

3280
01:57:20,744 --> 01:57:23,744
how programs will have the

3281
01:57:23,980 --> 01:57:25,482
impacts and the outcomes that

3282
01:57:25,482 --> 01:57:26,516
that that the various

3283
01:57:26,516 --> 01:57:28,510
activities of that program are

3284
01:57:28,510 --> 01:57:30,153
going to achieve. Given that

3285
01:57:30,153 --> 01:57:31,588
we've got new work from

3286
01:57:31,588 --> 01:57:33,588
business retention, expansion,

3287
01:57:34,457 --> 01:57:36,226
the fdi work, those are new

3288
01:57:36,226 --> 01:57:38,128
programs. And so articulating

3289
01:57:38,128 --> 01:57:39,262
what impact we want to have

3290
01:57:39,262 --> 01:57:41,398
from them, what the outcomes

3291
01:57:41,398 --> 01:57:43,467
that we anticipate from those,

3292
01:57:43,467 --> 01:57:44,601
and then what we are doing to

3293
01:57:44,601 --> 01:57:47,601
achieve them, I think, given

3294
01:57:49,606 --> 01:57:52,109
its newness, would be valuable.

3295
01:57:52,109 --> 01:57:55,709
And then last, last piece that

3296
01:57:55,746 --> 01:57:58,549
I feel like is missing is, is

3297
01:57:58,549 --> 01:58:01,549
about the, the perspective of

3298
01:58:03,587 --> 01:58:06,556
low wage workers. I suspect

3299
01:58:06,556 --> 01:58:08,258
that within stakeholder groups,

3300
01:58:08,258 --> 01:58:11,258
the perspective of low wage

3301
01:58:12,563 --> 01:58:15,563
workers was not included. I

3302
01:58:15,866 --> 01:58:17,668
think there's a lot of emphasis,

3303
01:58:17,668 --> 01:58:19,236
as there should be on both

3304
01:58:19,236 --> 01:58:22,236
bringing in higher wage jobs

3305
01:58:22,272 --> 01:58:24,672
into our community, reskilling,

3306
01:58:24,841 --> 01:58:27,440
upskilling, getting people into

3307
01:58:27,440 --> 01:58:28,812
new, higher wage jobs. But the

3308
01:58:28,812 --> 01:58:31,480
fact remains that those low

3309
01:58:31,480 --> 01:58:32,820
wage jobs are still there and

3310
01:58:32,820 --> 01:58:34,170
someone's going to fill them.

3311
01:58:34,170 --> 01:58:35,252
And then we're going to have to

3312
01:58:35,252 --> 01:58:36,987
figure out a way to reach those

3313
01:58:36,987 --> 01:58:38,222
folks and upskill, reskill, get

3314
01:58:38,222 --> 01:58:40,570
them into new. Right. It's sort

3315
01:58:40,570 --> 01:58:42,159
of a continuing cycle. And so

3316
01:58:42,159 --> 01:58:43,560
it begs the question, and it is

3317
01:58:43,560 --> 01:58:44,962
a question that the Prosperity

3318
01:58:44,962 --> 01:58:47,962
Initiative has laid out an

3319
01:58:48,265 --> 01:58:50,670
answer to, which is about how

3320
01:58:50,670 --> 01:58:52,936
to how to how to raise the

3321
01:58:52,936 --> 01:58:55,806
floor. How do we incentivize

3322
01:58:55,806 --> 01:58:58,676
business to invest in increased

3323
01:58:58,676 --> 01:59:00,144
wages and benefits? And so we

3324
01:59:00,144 --> 01:59:01,979
have thought about this, but

3325
01:59:01,979 --> 01:59:02,913
it's a piece that I think that

3326
01:59:02,913 --> 01:59:04,515
we've thought about in the

3327
01:59:04,515 --> 01:59:06,317
context of prosperity. I would

3328
01:59:06,317 --> 01:59:08,850
love to see our plan address

3329
01:59:08,850 --> 01:59:09,553
that. So we're not just going

3330
01:59:09,553 --> 01:59:10,921
around and around moving people

3331
01:59:10,921 --> 01:59:12,220
into higher wage jobs and then

3332
01:59:12,220 --> 01:59:14,422
constantly having to pull

3333
01:59:16,293 --> 01:59:17,895
people up as wages stay low.

3334
01:59:17,895 --> 01:59:19,631
Yes. Sorry. Just maybe should

3335
01:59:19,631 --> 01:59:21,665
we move this for discussion

3336
01:59:21,665 --> 01:59:22,867
purposes so that we can keep

3337
01:59:22,867 --> 01:59:25,690
doing this? Or do you want to

3338
01:59:25,690 --> 01:59:27,370
just I just want to clarify

3339
01:59:27,370 --> 01:59:28,138
what you or do I just want to

3340
01:59:28,138 --> 01:59:29,306
keep talking. That was actually

3341
01:59:29,306 --> 01:59:31,410
my last point. Prerogative of

3342
01:59:31,410 --> 01:59:33,770
the Chair You can talk as long

3343
01:59:33,770 --> 01:59:34,211
as you want. I just wanted to

3344
01:59:34,211 --> 01:59:35,980
make sure we're not getting in

3345
01:59:35,980 --> 01:59:38,649
trouble with Sam Brown or, you

3346
01:59:38,649 --> 01:59:41,485
know, anything. Yeah. I had

3347
01:59:41,485 --> 01:59:45,850
moved to continue the item. Was

3348
01:59:45,523 --> 01:59:47,525
it a motion? Sorry. Motion? I

3349
01:59:47,525 --> 01:59:48,726
thought I did it in motion. You

3350
01:59:48,726 --> 01:59:50,494
did. But then you were

3351
01:59:50,494 --> 01:59:53,494
explaining the motion. Yes. And

3352
01:59:56,600 --> 01:59:59,600
other. Yes. Chair Ellen, to

3353
02:00:03,174 --> 02:00:05,276
what date? The SEPTEMBER 22nd

3354
02:00:05,276 --> 02:00:06,877
second. Seconded by Supervisor

3355
02:00:06,877 --> 02:00:09,877
Kino. Chair, just to clarify

3356
02:00:09,947 --> 02:00:11,816
your motion. So you are moving

3357
02:00:11,816 --> 02:00:13,551
to continue item number 18,

3358
02:00:13,551 --> 02:00:15,920
which is the adoption of the

3359
02:00:15,920 --> 02:00:17,555
strategic plan to SEPTEMBER

3360
02:00:17,555 --> 02:00:18,623
22nd. But then in your

3361
02:00:18,623 --> 02:00:20,758
discussion, you also spoke

3362
02:00:20,758 --> 02:00:21,893
about adding the Economic

3363
02:00:21,893 --> 02:00:23,394
Development strategic plan to a

3364
02:00:23,394 --> 02:00:26,163
study session. Did you want

3365
02:00:26,163 --> 02:00:29,763
that also on SEPTEMBER 22nd or

3366
02:00:30,835 --> 02:00:32,670
on SEPTEMBER 8th? Chair Allen

3367
02:00:32,670 --> 02:00:36,870
Yes, if I if I could suggest

3368
02:00:37,408 --> 02:00:39,808
something because just the

3369
02:00:40,178 --> 02:00:43,114
items that you want to discuss,

3370
02:00:43,114 --> 02:00:44,482
I think could take up a

3371
02:00:44,482 --> 02:00:46,717
significant part of a study

3372
02:00:46,717 --> 02:00:50,317
session, I think there would be

3373
02:00:51,220 --> 02:00:53,891
value in having the plan as the

3374
02:00:53,891 --> 02:00:56,270
sole agenda item for a

3375
02:00:56,270 --> 02:00:58,427
SEPTEMBER 8th study session,

3376
02:00:58,629 --> 02:01:00,765
and then it could be taken up

3377
02:01:00,765 --> 02:01:02,500
again for consideration on the

3378
02:01:02,500 --> 02:01:03,968
22nd, if that was acceptable to

3379
02:01:03,968 --> 02:01:05,970
you and to the agenda committee,

3380
02:01:05,970 --> 02:01:08,306
because I know that you have to

3381
02:01:08,306 --> 02:01:10,875
discuss that with them. Chair

3382
02:01:10,875 --> 02:01:12,877
Allen, as you consider how you

3383
02:01:12,877 --> 02:01:14,379
would like us to be allies in

3384
02:01:14,379 --> 02:01:17,115
this motion, I, I just want to

3385
02:01:17,115 --> 02:01:20,151
say I, I'm more. The experience

3386
02:01:20,151 --> 02:01:21,752
that I had with the updates to

3387
02:01:21,752 --> 02:01:23,454
the economic development plan

3388
02:01:23,454 --> 02:01:25,256
and District 5 interest in

3389
02:01:25,256 --> 02:01:27,580
ensuring that early childhood

3390
02:01:27,580 --> 02:01:29,458
education was a strategic

3391
02:01:29,494 --> 02:01:31,362
priority was best worked out in

3392
02:01:31,362 --> 02:01:32,764
a meeting that I had with the

3393
02:01:32,764 --> 02:01:34,566
Economic Development director

3394
02:01:34,566 --> 02:01:36,966
and consultation with the

3395
02:01:38,903 --> 02:01:40,738
administrator, I. I don't love

3396
02:01:40,738 --> 02:01:42,540
everything in this plan, but

3397
02:01:42,540 --> 02:01:43,575
the framework is there that I

3398
02:01:43,575 --> 02:01:45,575
would feel comfortable

3399
02:01:46,111 --> 02:01:47,412
supporting it. Today. I will

3400
02:01:47,412 --> 02:01:50,415
say that it is important for

3401
02:01:50,415 --> 02:01:52,217
this to be a plan that has the

3402
02:01:52,217 --> 02:01:54,819
support of the majority members,

3403
02:01:54,819 --> 02:01:55,820
and that we hold hands with our

3404
02:01:55,820 --> 02:01:56,988
colleague from district three

3405
02:01:56,988 --> 02:01:59,900
and ensuring that some of those

3406
02:01:59,900 --> 02:02:01,193
key points are mentioned. But

3407
02:02:01,193 --> 02:02:02,694
what I want to avoid in a study

3408
02:02:02,694 --> 02:02:04,362
session is wordsmithing. And I

3409
02:02:04,362 --> 02:02:07,320
fear that if we do that in a

3410
02:02:07,320 --> 02:02:08,330
study session form, it will

3411
02:02:08,330 --> 02:02:10,201
take up the whole meeting and

3412
02:02:10,201 --> 02:02:12,485
perhaps it can, but I, I do

3413
02:02:12,485 --> 02:02:13,471
feel that a lot of what you are

3414
02:02:13,471 --> 02:02:15,871
recommending can can be

3415
02:02:16,675 --> 02:02:18,510
addressed in a in meetings

3416
02:02:18,510 --> 02:02:22,110
outside of the regular board or

3417
02:02:23,949 --> 02:02:25,150
study session personally. Chair

3418
02:02:25,150 --> 02:02:27,152
excuse me, a clarification, if

3419
02:02:27,152 --> 02:02:28,987
I MAY, to I heard at 1.2 study

3420
02:02:28,987 --> 02:02:30,755
session items, if you will. One

3421
02:02:30,755 --> 02:02:32,591
for the discussion of the plan

3422
02:02:32,591 --> 02:02:33,992
and one you're interested in a

3423
02:02:33,992 --> 02:02:36,161
deeper dive on targeted

3424
02:02:36,161 --> 02:02:38,797
industries. So I think where

3425
02:02:38,797 --> 02:02:40,732
those two separate items that

3426
02:02:40,732 --> 02:02:42,267
we would like it study sessions

3427
02:02:42,267 --> 02:02:44,403
or how to do it, I have been

3428
02:02:44,403 --> 02:02:46,403
thinking study session,

3429
02:02:46,571 --> 02:02:48,571
discussion of targeted

3430
02:02:50,142 --> 02:02:51,310
industries, vote on plan on

3431
02:02:51,310 --> 02:02:54,910
SEPTEMBER 22nd at the next at

3432
02:02:55,914 --> 02:02:58,250
the next meeting. So just to

3433
02:02:58,250 --> 02:03:00,251
clarify, Chair Alan, you want

3434
02:03:00,251 --> 02:03:01,720
to limit the study session

3435
02:03:01,720 --> 02:03:03,188
discussion to targeted

3436
02:03:03,188 --> 02:03:05,588
industries. But the other

3437
02:03:05,624 --> 02:03:08,226
points that you had to.

3438
02:03:08,226 --> 02:03:09,594
Supervisor Kono's point, you

3439
02:03:09,594 --> 02:03:11,764
might address them in the same

3440
02:03:11,764 --> 02:03:14,733
way that not only he addressed

3441
02:03:14,733 --> 02:03:17,603
his concern, but in the same

3442
02:03:17,603 --> 02:03:20,300
memorandum I had for

3443
02:03:20,710 --> 02:03:22,241
recommendations as well, that I

3444
02:03:22,241 --> 02:03:24,376
was pleased that the the team

3445
02:03:24,376 --> 02:03:25,611
was willing to adopt,

3446
02:03:25,611 --> 02:03:27,279
especially in terms of more

3447
02:03:27,279 --> 02:03:29,781
what I consider to be more

3448
02:03:29,781 --> 02:03:32,181
detailed and fulsome. Annual

3449
02:03:33,850 --> 02:03:35,220
reporting. So how about this?

3450
02:03:35,220 --> 02:03:38,900
How about we have the

3451
02:03:38,900 --> 02:03:40,490
presentation and study session,

3452
02:03:40,659 --> 02:03:42,659
an explicit conversation,

3453
02:03:42,728 --> 02:03:44,229
discussion around the targeted

3454
02:03:44,229 --> 02:03:46,665
industries, and then with. And

3455
02:03:46,665 --> 02:03:48,834
if there are other discussion

3456
02:03:48,834 --> 02:03:50,569
pieces, then we've had the

3457
02:03:50,569 --> 02:03:53,138
presentation. So just in terms

3458
02:03:53,138 --> 02:03:55,641
of agenda ization, it is open

3459
02:03:55,641 --> 02:03:58,641
for other discussion because of

3460
02:04:00,110 --> 02:04:02,147
the presentation. In both study

3461
02:04:02,147 --> 02:04:05,484
session and the 22nd in study

3462
02:04:05,484 --> 02:04:07,553
session. And then the 22nd is

3463
02:04:07,553 --> 02:04:11,753
we're back up for a decision on

3464
02:04:12,624 --> 02:04:14,426
the plan. Okay. Just to clarify,

3465
02:04:14,426 --> 02:04:17,329
and I'm sorry, Supervisor Hines.

3466
02:04:17,329 --> 02:04:20,499
And then just to clarify, and I

3467
02:04:20,499 --> 02:04:22,899
and I appreciated the

3468
02:04:23,803 --> 02:04:25,170
discussion, this would be the

3469
02:04:25,170 --> 02:04:27,773
study session on the eighth. We

3470
02:04:27,773 --> 02:04:30,773
we wouldn't have anything else

3471
02:04:31,410 --> 02:04:33,846
because if if we do, it's we're

3472
02:04:33,846 --> 02:04:36,749
never going to get through this.

3473
02:04:36,749 --> 02:04:38,117
Chair Allen Supervisor Scott, I

3474
02:04:38,117 --> 02:04:39,385
think the last I looked, we

3475
02:04:39,385 --> 02:04:41,186
have at least seven items, 6 or

3476
02:04:41,186 --> 02:04:43,255
7 items on study session at

3477
02:04:43,255 --> 02:04:44,657
this point. But it's your

3478
02:04:44,657 --> 02:04:45,758
agenda. They are proposed. We

3479
02:04:45,758 --> 02:04:47,259
can certainly. The agenda

3480
02:04:47,259 --> 02:04:50,859
committee can look at what it

3481
02:04:52,164 --> 02:04:54,800
wants to move to other meetings.

3482
02:04:54,800 --> 02:04:56,535
I have prepared remarks which I

3483
02:04:56,535 --> 02:04:58,571
will not deliver because we are

3484
02:04:58,571 --> 02:05:00,172
not going to. I never have

3485
02:05:00,172 --> 02:05:03,800
prepared remarks. See, this is

3486
02:05:03,800 --> 02:05:05,878
what he was doing earlier. A

3487
02:05:05,878 --> 02:05:07,130
long plane ride. Yeah, yeah.

3488
02:05:07,130 --> 02:05:08,881
Let me print stuff up. Okay.

3489
02:05:08,881 --> 02:05:11,117
Never mind. Yeah. And just so

3490
02:05:11,117 --> 02:05:12,485
you guys are one of the items

3491
02:05:12,485 --> 02:05:15,454
on study session for SEPTEMBER

3492
02:05:15,454 --> 02:05:19,540
8th is an executive session. Oh,

3493
02:05:23,329 --> 02:05:25,164
Sam. Okay. It might not be

3494
02:05:25,164 --> 02:05:26,833
possible for it to be the only

3495
02:05:26,833 --> 02:05:28,200
item on study session, at least

3496
02:05:28,200 --> 02:05:29,735
given the executive session.

3497
02:05:29,735 --> 02:05:31,937
And there might be some things

3498
02:05:31,937 --> 02:05:33,406
that cannot be moved from study

3499
02:05:33,406 --> 02:05:35,541
session. But how about that?

3500
02:05:35,541 --> 02:05:37,109
The agenda committee looks at

3501
02:05:37,109 --> 02:05:39,579
study session agenda with an

3502
02:05:39,579 --> 02:05:40,580
eye towards minimizing those

3503
02:05:40,580 --> 02:05:42,248
items. And if there's anything

3504
02:05:42,248 --> 02:05:43,449
that can be put on there that

3505
02:05:43,449 --> 02:05:45,217
makes sense. Yes, yes.

3506
02:05:45,217 --> 02:05:47,420
Streamlining that agenda. And

3507
02:05:47,420 --> 02:05:51,457
then that way we can have some

3508
02:05:51,457 --> 02:05:53,192
dedicated time. I would just

3509
02:05:53,192 --> 02:05:54,660
say Chair. I think it's very

3510
02:05:54,660 --> 02:05:56,429
valuable for us. I think people

3511
02:05:56,429 --> 02:05:59,298
tend not to tune in as much to

3512
02:05:59,298 --> 02:06:00,766
study sessions. And I think the

3513
02:06:00,766 --> 02:06:02,766
economic development strategic

3514
02:06:03,669 --> 02:06:04,671
plan is something that is

3515
02:06:04,671 --> 02:06:07,710
absolutely something we should

3516
02:06:07,274 --> 02:06:09,375
be talking about in a as much

3517
02:06:09,375 --> 02:06:10,510
as possible during our regular

3518
02:06:10,510 --> 02:06:12,678
meeting, just especially if

3519
02:06:12,678 --> 02:06:14,413
we're making adjustments and

3520
02:06:14,413 --> 02:06:16,813
asking staff clarifications and

3521
02:06:17,984 --> 02:06:19,852
my remarks like, like, I think

3522
02:06:19,852 --> 02:06:21,721
that would be good to be in the

3523
02:06:21,721 --> 02:06:22,822
in the regular meeting as well.

3524
02:06:22,822 --> 02:06:23,990
So also, is there just to

3525
02:06:23,990 --> 02:06:26,990
clarify from perhaps staff, I

3526
02:06:27,600 --> 02:06:28,227
guess, is there like, I mean,

3527
02:06:28,227 --> 02:06:30,129
this is just our thing, right?

3528
02:06:30,129 --> 02:06:31,665
Is there a deadline for this or

3529
02:06:31,665 --> 02:06:33,833
have we like, are we missing

3530
02:06:33,833 --> 02:06:37,403
things by not doing this now or

3531
02:06:37,403 --> 02:06:38,471
I we're good. Okay. It's just

3532
02:06:38,471 --> 02:06:42,710
our plan. Yeah. You got it.

3533
02:06:43,910 --> 02:06:45,445
Thank you. Okay, so some items

3534
02:06:45,445 --> 02:06:47,880
are going to appear. The only

3535
02:06:47,880 --> 02:06:50,517
thing we're voting on is

3536
02:06:50,517 --> 02:06:53,517
continuing until the vote on

3537
02:06:53,586 --> 02:06:55,822
the plan. Not the next meeting,

3538
02:06:55,822 --> 02:06:58,822
but the meeting after that,

3539
02:06:59,425 --> 02:07:02,425
SEPTEMBER 22nd. So. And you

3540
02:07:04,831 --> 02:07:07,231
split. Continuing. Seconder was.

3541
02:07:07,734 --> 02:07:10,734
All those in favor? Aye.

3542
02:07:13,173 --> 02:07:16,173
Opposed. Item passes five zero.

3543
02:07:19,179 --> 02:07:21,579
Chair Allen. Supervisor Scott

3544
02:07:24,984 --> 02:07:28,584
in. Oh. Oh I'm sorry, MISS

3545
02:07:29,256 --> 02:07:32,856
Lesher go ahead Cheryl, we are

3546
02:07:34,661 --> 02:07:37,964
going to move to la la la.

3547
02:07:37,964 --> 02:07:40,364
Regular agenda item number 14.

3548
02:07:42,970 --> 02:07:45,970
This is the hearing. With

3549
02:07:46,172 --> 02:07:48,410
wastewater conveyance system.

3550
02:07:48,410 --> 02:07:50,510
And this is the appeal of the

3551
02:07:50,510 --> 02:07:52,510
procurement director's decision.

3552
02:07:54,948 --> 02:07:57,150
We have a speaker. Oh, in case

3553
02:07:57,150 --> 02:07:59,920
there are questions. Okay. If I

3554
02:07:59,920 --> 02:08:01,555
MAY, Chair Allen and just after

3555
02:08:01,555 --> 02:08:02,555
collaboration with procurement

3556
02:08:02,555 --> 02:08:04,224
and the County Attorney's

3557
02:08:04,224 --> 02:08:05,525
office and such, the collective

3558
02:08:05,525 --> 02:08:08,195
opinion is we are recommending

3559
02:08:08,195 --> 02:08:10,697
to you that you accept the

3560
02:08:10,697 --> 02:08:12,499
appeal and award a contract to

3561
02:08:12,499 --> 02:08:15,735
I can garden. I pronounced it

3562
02:08:15,735 --> 02:08:19,306
correctly, and if that. If you

3563
02:08:19,306 --> 02:08:21,841
approve the appeal of this. Of

3564
02:08:21,841 --> 02:08:23,841
the procurement director's

3565
02:08:24,100 --> 02:08:25,512
decision, we will return on

3566
02:08:25,512 --> 02:08:28,512
SEPTEMBER 8th to the regular

3567
02:08:28,615 --> 02:08:29,883
agenda with this contract. So

3568
02:08:29,883 --> 02:08:33,483
what we would recommend is that

3569
02:08:35,188 --> 02:08:37,390
you accept the the appeal. Okay.

3570
02:08:37,390 --> 02:08:39,826
So I will move to close the

3571
02:08:39,826 --> 02:08:41,826
hearing regarding solicitation

3572
02:08:45,966 --> 02:08:48,366
number, rfp dash (260) 000-0677

3573
02:08:51,738 --> 02:08:54,738
and approve. The protest of

3574
02:08:56,743 --> 02:08:59,346
Aitken Gardener and Award no.

3575
02:08:59,346 --> 02:09:02,346
To accept the appeal. It's

3576
02:09:02,783 --> 02:09:05,183
correct. Yes. Second, seconded

3577
02:09:06,820 --> 02:09:09,220
by Supervisor Scott. Discussion.

3578
02:09:09,790 --> 02:09:12,790
All those in favor? Aye.

3579
02:09:14,394 --> 02:09:17,231
Opposed. Item passes four zero

3580
02:09:17,231 --> 02:09:19,631
with Supervisor Hines absent.

3581
02:09:20,134 --> 02:09:23,134
Okay. Thank you. Chair. Yes.

3582
02:09:23,804 --> 02:09:26,204
Supervisor Scott, thank you.

3583
02:09:26,673 --> 02:09:28,142
Chair Allen, in the interest of

3584
02:09:28,142 --> 02:09:29,476
time, I was wondering if my

3585
02:09:29,476 --> 02:09:31,876
colleagues might want to

3586
02:09:31,979 --> 02:09:33,447
consider some items in bulk

3587
02:09:33,447 --> 02:09:36,383
sitting as the Flood Control

3588
02:09:36,383 --> 02:09:39,383
District board, I would move

3589
02:09:39,953 --> 02:09:42,353
items seven through 11. Second,

3590
02:09:42,523 --> 02:09:44,658
seconded by Supervisor Christy.

3591
02:09:44,658 --> 02:09:46,658
Discussion Chair supervisor

3592
02:09:47,194 --> 02:09:49,730
Kino. Thank you. I appreciate

3593
02:09:49,730 --> 02:09:51,498
the bundling. And I also just

3594
02:09:51,498 --> 02:09:54,535
very quickly want to share two

3595
02:09:54,535 --> 02:09:56,537
things. Number one, I am asking

3596
02:09:56,537 --> 02:09:59,600
the administration to give the

3597
02:09:59,600 --> 02:10:01,609
District 5 office an update on

3598
02:10:01,609 --> 02:10:03,100
the request to allow the public

3599
02:10:03,100 --> 02:10:03,811
to understand some of these

3600
02:10:03,811 --> 02:10:05,880
contracts a bit more, and how

3601
02:10:05,880 --> 02:10:08,849
many jobs are created when we

3602
02:10:08,849 --> 02:10:11,652
are having these contracts go

3603
02:10:11,652 --> 02:10:13,187
out to very worthy partners in

3604
02:10:13,187 --> 02:10:15,587
the construction industry? It's

3605
02:10:15,589 --> 02:10:17,424
not clear right now if we are

3606
02:10:17,424 --> 02:10:19,193
if, if any of these items,

3607
02:10:19,193 --> 02:10:21,593
seven through 11 are creating

3608
02:10:21,695 --> 02:10:23,497
ten jobs, 100 jobs or 400 jobs.

3609
02:10:23,497 --> 02:10:24,832
And I know that that's a

3610
02:10:24,832 --> 02:10:27,340
request that several months in

3611
02:10:27,340 --> 02:10:28,536
the making. Number two, I am

3612
02:10:28,536 --> 02:10:30,438
very excited about item number

3613
02:10:30,438 --> 02:10:32,139
seven. This is investments that

3614
02:10:32,139 --> 02:10:34,709
is going to be correlated with

3615
02:10:34,709 --> 02:10:36,477
the construction of the Drexel

3616
02:10:36,477 --> 02:10:37,912
Bridge on the southwest side of

3617
02:10:37,912 --> 02:10:39,680
town, all in that area, which

3618
02:10:39,680 --> 02:10:41,849
is one of our highest grossing

3619
02:10:41,849 --> 02:10:44,510
retail areas with the spectrum

3620
02:10:44,510 --> 02:10:45,386
mall combined with the bridge,

3621
02:10:45,386 --> 02:10:46,921
combined with the improvements

3622
02:10:46,921 --> 02:10:49,790
that we're making to the loop

3623
02:10:49,790 --> 02:10:51,926
on the eastern side of Santa

3624
02:10:51,926 --> 02:10:53,394
Cruz, this is much needed

3625
02:10:53,394 --> 02:10:55,196
investment in the people of

3626
02:10:55,196 --> 02:10:56,430
district five, and I just

3627
02:10:56,430 --> 02:10:58,399
wanted to make sure that I said

3628
02:10:58,399 --> 02:10:59,867
that out loud, because that's a

3629
02:10:59,867 --> 02:11:03,467
good thing. And I'm excited to

3630
02:11:10,411 --> 02:11:12,880
see that. Number seven. All

3631
02:11:12,880 --> 02:11:15,880
those in favor? Aye aye.

3632
02:11:18,286 --> 02:11:21,189
Opposed. Items pass four zero.

3633
02:11:21,189 --> 02:11:23,589
MADAM Supervisor Christy, would

3634
02:11:23,958 --> 02:11:26,127
the board consider addressing

3635
02:11:26,127 --> 02:11:29,127
items that for hearing items 12

3636
02:11:34,736 --> 02:11:37,736
and 13. Sitting as the board

3637
02:11:41,420 --> 02:11:42,643
and. I. So move or do you close

3638
02:11:42,643 --> 02:11:44,913
it or should I close you close

3639
02:11:44,913 --> 02:11:48,416
it. Then I got to get my

3640
02:11:48,416 --> 02:11:52,160
glasses. Oh. I'd like to close

3641
02:11:52,860 --> 02:11:55,860
the public hearing. On item

3642
02:11:56,124 --> 02:11:57,792
number 12 of Skyline Country

3643
02:11:57,792 --> 02:12:00,192
Club's request for firework

3644
02:12:00,361 --> 02:12:01,496
permit. I'd also simultaneously

3645
02:12:01,496 --> 02:12:05,960
like to close the hearing on

3646
02:12:08,603 --> 02:12:11,603
job number 401965. For a liquor

3647
02:12:12,640 --> 02:12:15,400
license. Second, seconded by

3648
02:12:15,476 --> 02:12:17,476
Supervisor Kino. Discussion.

3649
02:12:19,447 --> 02:12:23,470
All those in favor? Aye. MADAM

3650
02:12:24,152 --> 02:12:25,954
Chair. Oh, supervisor Christy,

3651
02:12:25,954 --> 02:12:28,560
apparently you've closed the

3652
02:12:28,560 --> 02:12:29,858
hearing but did not state

3653
02:12:29,858 --> 02:12:32,858
approving the motion was to

3654
02:12:33,895 --> 02:12:38,950
approve them. So let me back up.

3655
02:12:38,566 --> 02:12:39,801
And we have to have a motion to.

3656
02:12:39,801 --> 02:12:41,636
She's just asking you to amend

3657
02:12:41,636 --> 02:12:43,204
the motion to close the public

3658
02:12:43,204 --> 02:12:44,906
hearing and approve. I will

3659
02:12:44,906 --> 02:12:45,940
amend the motion to close the

3660
02:12:45,940 --> 02:12:48,940
public hearing and approve the

3661
02:12:50,779 --> 02:12:52,547
motions. Second, seconded by

3662
02:12:52,547 --> 02:12:55,547
supervisor. All those in favor?

3663
02:12:56,484 --> 02:12:59,484
Aye. Opposed. Items passed four

3664
02:13:00,488 --> 02:13:03,488
zero. MADAM Chair. Yes. Could

3665
02:13:06,194 --> 02:13:08,194
we address items? 2021, 22, 23,

3666
02:13:19,574 --> 02:13:21,574
24, 25, 26. 27, 28, 29 and 30.

3667
02:13:23,879 --> 02:13:25,313
Let's leave 28, 29 and 30 out

3668
02:13:25,313 --> 02:13:27,148
because those have to be

3669
02:13:27,148 --> 02:13:30,148
approved in a certain sequence.

3670
02:13:30,685 --> 02:13:33,288
Okay. I'll amend my motion to

3671
02:13:33,288 --> 02:13:35,288
remove 28, 29, and 30 and

3672
02:13:37,559 --> 02:13:39,559
approve 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,

3673
02:13:41,930 --> 02:13:44,330
26 and 27. I'll second question

3674
02:13:46,201 --> 02:13:48,703
for the for the clerk on the

3675
02:13:48,703 --> 02:13:50,703
elections on. 20 through 24,

3676
02:13:55,310 --> 02:13:57,450
can we bundle those? Okay. Read

3677
02:13:57,450 --> 02:14:00,450
the resolution numbers for each

3678
02:14:01,283 --> 02:14:04,883
of them. Each time I bundle

3679
02:14:05,320 --> 02:14:07,720
anything around here. Famous

3680
02:14:08,590 --> 02:14:10,659
last words. Yeah. Okay. On item

3681
02:14:10,659 --> 02:14:13,659
20. MADAM Chair, I'd like to

3682
02:14:14,262 --> 02:14:15,731
approve the resolution number

3683
02:14:15,731 --> 02:14:17,199
2026 -- 46. Canceling the

3684
02:14:17,199 --> 02:14:18,600
election for the Green Valley

3685
02:14:18,600 --> 02:14:20,600
Domestic Water Improvement

3686
02:14:22,604 --> 02:14:26,804
District. Can I do it all at

3687
02:14:28,377 --> 02:14:31,977
once? I'd like to further. Move

3688
02:14:32,281 --> 02:14:34,281
to close resolution 2020 647

3689
02:14:34,817 --> 02:14:36,218
and approve the canceling of

3690
02:14:36,218 --> 02:14:37,653
election of the Marana Water

3691
02:14:37,653 --> 02:14:39,653
Domestic Water Improvement

3692
02:14:40,589 --> 02:14:42,791
District. I'd like to move also

3693
02:14:42,791 --> 02:14:45,627
the. The move. I'd like to move

3694
02:14:45,627 --> 02:14:47,196
also the resolution number

3695
02:14:47,196 --> 02:14:48,864
2026-48. Canceling the district

3696
02:14:48,864 --> 02:14:50,265
board members of the

3697
02:14:50,265 --> 02:14:52,265
Metropolitan Water Improvement

3698
02:14:53,202 --> 02:14:55,571
District. I'd like to move also

3699
02:14:55,571 --> 02:14:57,971
that we approve resolution

3700
02:14:59,241 --> 02:15:00,709
number 2026-49. Canceling the

3701
02:15:00,709 --> 02:15:02,144
election of district board

3702
02:15:02,144 --> 02:15:03,913
members for the Mount Lemon

3703
02:15:03,913 --> 02:15:06,913
domestic district. I'd like to

3704
02:15:07,490 --> 02:15:10,490
move that we close resolution

3705
02:15:10,850 --> 02:15:11,153
number 2026-50, canceling the

3706
02:15:11,153 --> 02:15:13,288
election of district board

3707
02:15:13,288 --> 02:15:15,491
members of the y Domestic Water

3708
02:15:15,491 --> 02:15:17,491
Improvement District. The

3709
02:15:18,600 --> 02:15:19,428
cancellation of of the

3710
02:15:19,428 --> 02:15:21,197
uncontested fire, water and

3711
02:15:21,197 --> 02:15:23,197
Health District elections

3712
02:15:23,432 --> 02:15:26,432
agenda item number 25. Do I

3713
02:15:27,300 --> 02:15:30,773
need to read that one? No. So

3714
02:15:30,773 --> 02:15:32,808
I'll move those items on the on

3715
02:15:32,808 --> 02:15:35,208
the Water Improvement District

3716
02:15:43,552 --> 02:15:45,421
and include 25, 26, 27. Second

3717
02:15:45,421 --> 02:15:47,523
seconded by supervisor Kino

3718
02:15:47,523 --> 02:15:49,758
discussion Chair supervisor. I

3719
02:15:49,758 --> 02:15:50,960
just want to make my point

3720
02:15:50,960 --> 02:15:52,194
again about how many jobs are

3721
02:15:52,194 --> 02:15:54,730
we creating with item number

3722
02:15:54,730 --> 02:15:55,598
seven? This is a $35 million

3723
02:15:55,598 --> 02:15:57,266
contract, and the taxpayers

3724
02:15:57,266 --> 02:16:00,866
should know how many jobs are

3725
02:16:04,400 --> 02:16:07,400
included in that contract. All

3726
02:16:08,411 --> 02:16:11,411
those in favor? Aye. Opposed.

3727
02:16:14,550 --> 02:16:16,285
Items pass five zero Chair. Yes.

3728
02:16:16,285 --> 02:16:18,685
Continuing with the this

3729
02:16:19,622 --> 02:16:22,622
bundling venture would like to

3730
02:16:23,893 --> 02:16:27,493
move on the addendum items six

3731
02:16:27,830 --> 02:16:31,430
and seven and also items nine,

3732
02:16:36,539 --> 02:16:37,573
ten, 11 and 12. Second.

3733
02:16:37,573 --> 02:16:39,573
Seconded by supervisor

3734
02:16:40,877 --> 02:16:42,877
o'Connell. Discussion. All

3735
02:16:45,481 --> 02:16:49,810
those in favor, I opposed items

3736
02:16:52,321 --> 02:16:54,824
pass five zero. MADAM Chair.

3737
02:16:54,824 --> 02:16:57,326
Yes, I'd like to approve. Make

3738
02:16:57,326 --> 02:16:59,495
a motion to approve the consent

3739
02:16:59,495 --> 02:17:01,895
calendar. Except for pulling

3740
02:17:05,301 --> 02:17:07,701
item number two. Second.

3741
02:17:07,837 --> 02:17:10,837
Discussion. All those in favor?

3742
02:17:12,141 --> 02:17:14,541
Aye. Opposed. Item passes.

3743
02:17:15,345 --> 02:17:18,314
Items pass five zero. Item

3744
02:17:18,314 --> 02:17:19,816
number two. I'll move.

3745
02:17:19,816 --> 02:17:22,151
Supervisor Kino. Yes, I'll move

3746
02:17:22,151 --> 02:17:24,787
the item second. Seconded by

3747
02:17:24,787 --> 02:17:26,787
Supervisor Hines. Discussion.

3748
02:17:27,624 --> 02:17:30,493
All those in favor? Aye, aye.

3749
02:17:30,493 --> 02:17:32,893
Opposed. Opposed. Item passes

3750
02:17:48,511 --> 02:17:51,748
for one. All right. I'm gonna.

3751
02:17:51,748 --> 02:17:54,584
And 16 and 17. I think those

3752
02:17:54,584 --> 02:17:57,854
are the last two. And then that

3753
02:17:57,854 --> 02:17:59,322
28, 2930. The the Ajo, airport

3754
02:17:59,322 --> 02:18:00,924
improvements are there. Oh

3755
02:18:00,924 --> 02:18:02,920
right. And then there are a few

3756
02:18:02,920 --> 02:18:05,228
there too. Okay. So I'll take

3757
02:18:05,228 --> 02:18:06,863
up 16. This is a quick update

3758
02:18:06,863 --> 02:18:08,565
on the County administrator

3759
02:18:08,565 --> 02:18:09,733
hiring process. So this is

3760
02:18:09,733 --> 02:18:11,935
basically just a reminder of

3761
02:18:11,935 --> 02:18:14,370
some of the key dates that we

3762
02:18:14,370 --> 02:18:16,206
have pinned down or on

3763
02:18:16,206 --> 02:18:18,375
calendars. The recruitment main

3764
02:18:18,375 --> 02:18:19,743
remains open, and our recruiter

3765
02:18:19,743 --> 02:18:21,277
from Slavin Management

3766
02:18:21,277 --> 02:18:23,130
Consultants is continuing to

3767
02:18:23,130 --> 02:18:25,130
collect applicant information.

3768
02:18:25,348 --> 02:18:27,717
We have scheduled on SEPTEMBER

3769
02:18:27,717 --> 02:18:29,852
22nd, an executive session. The

3770
02:18:29,852 --> 02:18:31,388
recruiter is going to provide

3771
02:18:31,388 --> 02:18:33,156
semifinalist report to the

3772
02:18:33,156 --> 02:18:35,258
board members. There can be up

3773
02:18:35,258 --> 02:18:38,495
to eight. We're thinking up to

3774
02:18:38,495 --> 02:18:39,996
eight semifinalists on

3775
02:18:39,996 --> 02:18:42,199
SEPTEMBER 30th. We have a

3776
02:18:42,199 --> 02:18:43,533
virtual in-person interviews of

3777
02:18:43,533 --> 02:18:45,933
semifinalists by the search

3778
02:18:46,136 --> 02:18:47,871
committee. OCTOBER 13th you

3779
02:18:47,871 --> 02:18:49,806
have on your calendars the

3780
02:18:49,806 --> 02:18:51,541
executive session. This would

3781
02:18:51,541 --> 02:18:53,276
be when the recruiter is going

3782
02:18:53,276 --> 02:18:55,812
to provide finalist report to

3783
02:18:55,812 --> 02:18:57,948
the board. And we're aiming for

3784
02:18:57,948 --> 02:19:00,183
having three finalists or up to

3785
02:19:00,183 --> 02:19:01,985
three finalists. And then

3786
02:19:01,985 --> 02:19:04,540
OCTOBER 14th, the finalists

3787
02:19:04,540 --> 02:19:06,757
will be announced and notified

3788
02:19:06,757 --> 02:19:09,757
of selection. And then OCTOBER

3789
02:19:09,826 --> 02:19:12,280
19th and 20th would be a two

3790
02:19:12,280 --> 02:19:13,830
days in person with the

3791
02:19:13,830 --> 02:19:15,830
finalists. We're planning

3792
02:19:15,966 --> 02:19:17,401
events for the finalist

3793
02:19:17,401 --> 02:19:18,868
candidates over that two day

3794
02:19:18,868 --> 02:19:19,903
period to include some

3795
02:19:19,903 --> 02:19:21,738
interaction with the directors,

3796
02:19:21,738 --> 02:19:23,240
employees, community members.

3797
02:19:23,240 --> 02:19:25,275
And then on the 20th, we have

3798
02:19:25,275 --> 02:19:26,810
on our calendars an executive

3799
02:19:26,810 --> 02:19:29,810
session. It's a special meeting

3800
02:19:29,980 --> 02:19:31,448
from 1 to 6 or 1 to 5, and

3801
02:19:31,448 --> 02:19:33,617
that'll be finalist interviews

3802
02:19:33,617 --> 02:19:35,452
with the board. And then we

3803
02:19:35,452 --> 02:19:37,587
expect to make a decision as a

3804
02:19:37,587 --> 02:19:39,123
board on either OCTOBER 20th,

3805
02:19:39,123 --> 02:19:40,457
on the day in which we conduct

3806
02:19:40,457 --> 02:19:42,857
those interviews, the final

3807
02:19:42,960 --> 02:19:45,162
interviews, or it could be

3808
02:19:45,162 --> 02:19:48,162
OCTOBER 27th. So that's what

3809
02:19:49,990 --> 02:19:51,735
we've got ahead of us. All

3810
02:19:51,735 --> 02:19:54,735
right. Chair Allen? Yes. Rex

3811
02:19:55,539 --> 02:19:57,708
Scott could I request that the

3812
02:19:57,708 --> 02:20:00,708
clerk's office send those dates

3813
02:20:01,278 --> 02:20:03,678
to district offices? Sure.

3814
02:20:08,886 --> 02:20:11,388
Thank you. Moving on to 17.

3815
02:20:11,388 --> 02:20:14,388
This is protecting the public

3816
02:20:16,260 --> 02:20:17,194
trust resolution. County

3817
02:20:17,194 --> 02:20:19,263
Administrator would you like to

3818
02:20:19,263 --> 02:20:21,498
read? Sure. Thank you very much,

3819
02:20:21,498 --> 02:20:22,900
Chair and members of the board,

3820
02:20:22,900 --> 02:20:24,100
this is a resolution that we're

3821
02:20:24,100 --> 02:20:26,203
bringing forward to the board

3822
02:20:26,203 --> 02:20:27,571
to bottom line is protect the

3823
02:20:27,571 --> 02:20:29,390
public trust prohibiting County

3824
02:20:29,390 --> 02:20:30,874
employees from using any

3825
02:20:30,874 --> 02:20:33,243
nonpublic information for any

3826
02:20:33,243 --> 02:20:34,244
kind of profit, particularly

3827
02:20:34,244 --> 02:20:35,446
what we're seeing more and more

3828
02:20:35,446 --> 02:20:37,715
of these days, unfortunately,

3829
02:20:37,715 --> 02:20:39,817
is in the predictive markets

3830
02:20:39,817 --> 02:20:40,951
where people are betting on

3831
02:20:40,951 --> 02:20:42,786
anything these days. And what

3832
02:20:42,786 --> 02:20:44,221
people are starting to do at

3833
02:20:44,221 --> 02:20:46,357
all levels is make sure that we

3834
02:20:46,357 --> 02:20:47,391
are not only preventing any

3835
02:20:47,391 --> 02:20:49,791
conflict of interest, that

3836
02:20:49,960 --> 02:20:51,763
we're protecting confidential

3837
02:20:51,763 --> 02:20:53,531
information. We hope that this

3838
02:20:53,531 --> 02:20:54,832
is providing clear rules for

3839
02:20:54,832 --> 02:20:57,468
employees so people know that

3840
02:20:57,468 --> 02:20:58,903
path forward. We are hoping to

3841
02:20:58,903 --> 02:21:01,380
maintain that public confidence.

3842
02:21:01,380 --> 02:21:03,240
And then finally, looking at

3843
02:21:03,240 --> 02:21:04,642
this is consistent with what

3844
02:21:04,642 --> 02:21:06,377
other County cities in the

3845
02:21:06,377 --> 02:21:07,545
state are doing, as well as, I

3846
02:21:07,545 --> 02:21:09,680
believe, parts of the federal

3847
02:21:09,680 --> 02:21:11,549
government, just to ensure that

3848
02:21:11,549 --> 02:21:13,651
we don't have any lack of

3849
02:21:13,651 --> 02:21:16,187
clarity about what people can

3850
02:21:16,187 --> 02:21:17,540
and can't do with the nonpublic

3851
02:21:17,540 --> 02:21:20,540
information to which they might

3852
02:21:22,860 --> 02:21:26,460
be accessed. Thank you. I will

3853
02:21:28,799 --> 02:21:30,634
move the item second. Seconded

3854
02:21:30,634 --> 02:21:33,340
by Supervisor Hines. Any

3855
02:21:34,639 --> 02:21:36,774
further discussion? And all

3856
02:21:36,774 --> 02:21:39,774
those in favor of approving

3857
02:21:41,112 --> 02:21:44,112
resolution number 2026-45. I I,

3858
02:21:46,170 --> 02:21:49,617
I opposed item passes for zero.

3859
02:21:52,189 --> 02:21:55,189
Thank you. Moving on. We'll

3860
02:21:57,929 --> 02:22:00,832
take us to items at 28, 29 and

3861
02:22:00,832 --> 02:22:03,232
30. 29 and 30 need to be

3862
02:22:04,569 --> 02:22:08,169
approved prior to 28. So we are

3863
02:22:10,541 --> 02:22:14,141
going to take up 29 and 30. So

3864
02:22:14,512 --> 02:22:15,913
29 is the acceptance of a grant

3865
02:22:15,913 --> 02:22:18,313
from the Department of

3866
02:22:19,150 --> 02:22:21,419
Transportation faa for some

3867
02:22:21,419 --> 02:22:23,419
infrastructure improvements in

3868
02:22:23,454 --> 02:22:25,290
the Ajo, airport. I will move

3869
02:22:25,290 --> 02:22:28,259
the item seconded by Supervisor

3870
02:22:28,259 --> 02:22:31,259
Hines. Discussion. All those in

3871
02:22:31,796 --> 02:22:34,796
favor opposed item passes for

3872
02:22:36,167 --> 02:22:37,201
zero. Item 30 is. Similarly,

3873
02:22:37,201 --> 02:22:39,601
acceptance of a transportation

3874
02:22:40,104 --> 02:22:41,973
related grant faa Ajo, I will

3875
02:22:41,973 --> 02:22:44,642
move the item. Second, seconded

3876
02:22:44,642 --> 02:22:47,420
by Supervisor Hines. Discussion.

3877
02:22:47,979 --> 02:22:50,979
All those in favor? Aye.

3878
02:22:51,282 --> 02:22:54,282
Opposed. Item passes four zero.

3879
02:22:57,210 --> 02:22:59,123
Now to item 28. This is to

3880
02:22:59,123 --> 02:23:00,992
provide for again the Eric

3881
02:23:00,992 --> 02:23:03,392
Marcus Municipal Airport in

3882
02:23:06,464 --> 02:23:08,933
Ajo, For Quebec's court. I will

3883
02:23:08,933 --> 02:23:10,335
move the items seconded by

3884
02:23:10,335 --> 02:23:12,335
Supervisor Hines. Any

3885
02:23:13,204 --> 02:23:16,204
discussion? All those in favor?

3886
02:23:17,542 --> 02:23:20,542
Aye. Opposed. Item passes for

3887
02:23:21,880 --> 02:23:23,748
zero. And I will just note a.

3888
02:23:23,748 --> 02:23:26,585
Thanks to Anna Steiner. She is

3889
02:23:26,585 --> 02:23:28,653
the first manager of the Eric

3890
02:23:28,653 --> 02:23:30,221
Marcus Municipal Airport, which

3891
02:23:30,221 --> 02:23:31,823
is owned and operated by Pima

3892
02:23:31,823 --> 02:23:33,391
County for getting these grants

3893
02:23:33,391 --> 02:23:35,791
to revitalize the airport,

3894
02:23:36,327 --> 02:23:38,630
totaling more than $830,000.

3895
02:23:38,630 --> 02:23:39,531
And as she has noted, these

3896
02:23:39,531 --> 02:23:41,266
improvements not only increase

3897
02:23:41,266 --> 02:23:43,435
safety at the airport, but are

3898
02:23:43,435 --> 02:23:45,603
also part of Western Pima

3899
02:23:45,603 --> 02:23:47,339
County's economic development

3900
02:23:47,339 --> 02:23:49,140
plan that has been developed by

3901
02:23:49,140 --> 02:23:51,309
different entities out in that

3902
02:23:51,309 --> 02:23:52,811
area. So glad to see those come

3903
02:23:52,811 --> 02:23:56,411
in and be approved by my

3904
02:23:56,815 --> 02:23:58,883
colleagues. Moving on to what

3905
02:23:58,883 --> 02:24:01,119
is left of the addendum, we

3906
02:24:01,119 --> 02:24:03,989
have addendum item number two.

3907
02:24:03,989 --> 02:24:05,757
This is the 2027 legislative

3908
02:24:05,757 --> 02:24:08,157
agenda additions submitted by

3909
02:24:09,327 --> 02:24:12,327
district two. Yes. Thank you.

3910
02:24:13,164 --> 02:24:16,164
And for my colleagues request,

3911
02:24:16,268 --> 02:24:19,437
I put this in a memo two, not 3

3912
02:24:19,437 --> 02:24:22,440
or 1 I said last time. But this

3913
02:24:22,440 --> 02:24:25,544
we've talked quite a bit about

3914
02:24:25,544 --> 02:24:27,379
Constable's the antiquated

3915
02:24:27,379 --> 02:24:29,514
system of the constabulary and

3916
02:24:29,514 --> 02:24:31,350
frankly, the, the, the jp

3917
02:24:31,350 --> 02:24:33,485
system as well. I've talked

3918
02:24:33,485 --> 02:24:34,553
about this so much with, with

3919
02:24:34,553 --> 02:24:36,388
Michael Rossi. I think even

3920
02:24:36,388 --> 02:24:39,224
back when I was a legislator,

3921
02:24:39,224 --> 02:24:41,827
even. And like, these are not

3922
02:24:41,827 --> 02:24:43,261
constitutional things. We the

3923
02:24:43,261 --> 02:24:44,463
counties I think Graham County

3924
02:24:44,463 --> 02:24:46,331
still doesn't have one. Sorry,

3925
02:24:46,331 --> 02:24:47,432
we out of them, but they still

3926
02:24:47,432 --> 02:24:49,334
do not have an elected

3927
02:24:49,334 --> 02:24:51,136
constable in Graham County for

3928
02:24:51,136 --> 02:24:53,305
60 plus years. They just never

3929
02:24:53,305 --> 02:24:55,974
did it. But they're supposed to

3930
02:24:55,974 --> 02:24:57,309
according to statute, we would,

3931
02:24:57,309 --> 02:24:58,744
I think, benefit greatly. I

3932
02:24:58,744 --> 02:25:00,112
think each County needs to just

3933
02:25:00,112 --> 02:25:01,613
have the ability to make

3934
02:25:01,613 --> 02:25:04,449
decisions on their own. Do we

3935
02:25:04,449 --> 02:25:06,618
want one constable and one jp

3936
02:25:06,618 --> 02:25:08,530
per jp district? Do we want to

3937
02:25:08,530 --> 02:25:09,954
decide? Maybe we just want one

3938
02:25:09,954 --> 02:25:11,123
constable for the entire County

3939
02:25:11,123 --> 02:25:12,991
and we don't need any others,

3940
02:25:12,991 --> 02:25:14,193
and we're just going to hire a

3941
02:25:14,193 --> 02:25:15,994
bunch of deputy constables to

3942
02:25:15,994 --> 02:25:17,496
do things that have to be like

3943
02:25:17,496 --> 02:25:19,898
post certified unless our other

3944
02:25:19,898 --> 02:25:21,767
items work. So this first one

3945
02:25:21,767 --> 02:25:23,535
is basically just giving

3946
02:25:23,535 --> 02:25:25,303
counties like more flexibility,

3947
02:25:25,303 --> 02:25:27,106
whatever that is. If a shallow

3948
02:25:27,106 --> 02:25:29,274
becomes a MAY or however,

3949
02:25:29,274 --> 02:25:31,543
within the statutes that that

3950
02:25:31,543 --> 02:25:32,845
MR. Rossi and his team can

3951
02:25:32,845 --> 02:25:34,313
effectively make this happen. I

3952
02:25:34,313 --> 02:25:35,380
understand that a lot of

3953
02:25:35,380 --> 02:25:37,780
legislators look to themselves

3954
02:25:38,650 --> 02:25:40,886
as as constables in waiting or

3955
02:25:40,886 --> 02:25:42,688
in waiting for the retirement

3956
02:25:42,688 --> 02:25:44,790
benefits, which is just not a

3957
02:25:44,790 --> 02:25:46,992
great way to run a railroad. So

3958
02:25:46,992 --> 02:25:47,993
that is the first one. I'm

3959
02:25:47,993 --> 02:25:49,128
happy to hear everyone's

3960
02:25:49,128 --> 02:25:50,529
thoughts about that. And the

3961
02:25:50,529 --> 02:25:51,997
second just occurred to me,

3962
02:25:51,997 --> 02:25:53,866
since I just realized the first

3963
02:25:53,866 --> 02:25:57,836
time I ran for office was in

3964
02:25:57,836 --> 02:25:59,171
2006. So 20 years ago, like we

3965
02:25:59,171 --> 02:26:00,773
were doing flood irrigation,

3966
02:26:00,773 --> 02:26:02,107
just about the same then as we

3967
02:26:02,107 --> 02:26:03,776
are now. And we're gonna we're

3968
02:26:03,776 --> 02:26:04,910
a few years away from losing

3969
02:26:04,910 --> 02:26:06,745
cap water, right? I mean,

3970
02:26:06,745 --> 02:26:08,180
that's pretty obvious. So let's

3971
02:26:08,180 --> 02:26:10,749
just kind of call this beta

3972
02:26:10,749 --> 02:26:12,518
spade. We and this to some

3973
02:26:12,518 --> 02:26:14,653
degree, this phase out of

3974
02:26:14,653 --> 02:26:16,388
agricultural flood, irrigation

3975
02:26:16,388 --> 02:26:17,890
and conversion of our of our ag

3976
02:26:17,890 --> 02:26:19,358
industry into more water

3977
02:26:19,358 --> 02:26:20,993
efficient irrigation systems.

3978
02:26:20,993 --> 02:26:23,295
This has been a known thing for

3979
02:26:23,295 --> 02:26:24,730
a long time, but making this a

3980
02:26:24,730 --> 02:26:26,165
priority, especially because

3981
02:26:26,165 --> 02:26:27,933
Pima County is going to be

3982
02:26:27,933 --> 02:26:29,368
really particularly screwed

3983
02:26:29,368 --> 02:26:31,768
without cap water eventually

3984
02:26:31,871 --> 02:26:33,673
here soon. I think it really

3985
02:26:33,673 --> 02:26:35,174
this needs to be on our list of

3986
02:26:35,174 --> 02:26:36,942
things to talk about. There is

3987
02:26:36,942 --> 02:26:38,410
a fund, I believe, federal

3988
02:26:38,410 --> 02:26:39,979
dollars. There's some funds

3989
02:26:39,979 --> 02:26:41,647
that are available to help.

3990
02:26:41,647 --> 02:26:43,415
This is a voluntary thing at

3991
02:26:43,415 --> 02:26:45,484
this point. We need this to

3992
02:26:45,484 --> 02:26:47,186
become a nope. This is going to

3993
02:26:47,186 --> 02:26:49,255
be phased out over three years,

3994
02:26:49,255 --> 02:26:51,230
four years, five years. The

3995
02:26:51,230 --> 02:26:52,491
technology's been around for

3996
02:26:52,491 --> 02:26:55,295
decades to change to a much

3997
02:26:55,295 --> 02:26:57,396
more efficient way to water.

3998
02:26:57,396 --> 02:26:58,130
72% of our water is used in

3999
02:26:58,130 --> 02:27:00,130
Arizona for agricultural

4000
02:27:00,666 --> 02:27:02,680
purposes, which is fine, but

4001
02:27:02,680 --> 02:27:03,169
humans need a little bit too,

4002
02:27:03,169 --> 02:27:04,937
especially with a cap water

4003
02:27:04,937 --> 02:27:06,706
going away. So I think putting

4004
02:27:06,706 --> 02:27:08,240
this on paper and saying, hey,

4005
02:27:08,240 --> 02:27:10,109
we Pima County really need you

4006
02:27:10,109 --> 02:27:11,210
to help. The legislature needs

4007
02:27:11,210 --> 02:27:14,447
to start looking at some real

4008
02:27:14,447 --> 02:27:16,449
ways to do this, to do some

4009
02:27:16,449 --> 02:27:18,284
some more water conservation.

4010
02:27:18,284 --> 02:27:19,352
Oh, we could even add, if

4011
02:27:19,352 --> 02:27:21,530
people want, we could even say,

4012
02:27:21,530 --> 02:27:22,540
and let's make the upper basin

4013
02:27:22,540 --> 02:27:23,956
states have to do more

4014
02:27:23,956 --> 02:27:25,224
conservation like we do. But I

4015
02:27:25,224 --> 02:27:27,590
feel like, you know, this, this

4016
02:27:27,590 --> 02:27:29,950
is definitely an obvious thing

4017
02:27:29,950 --> 02:27:30,896
that we can do with our

4018
02:27:30,896 --> 02:27:32,231
agricultural industry that we

4019
02:27:32,231 --> 02:27:33,265
can do right now. And they've

4020
02:27:33,265 --> 02:27:35,134
already been discussing right

4021
02:27:35,134 --> 02:27:36,169
now. So I'd love to hear my

4022
02:27:36,169 --> 02:27:38,569
colleagues thoughts on either

4023
02:27:41,641 --> 02:27:43,142
of both of these. Benny, I am

4024
02:27:43,142 --> 02:27:44,911
curious what you know about the

4025
02:27:44,911 --> 02:27:47,447
discussions that that have been

4026
02:27:47,447 --> 02:27:49,715
going on about the second

4027
02:27:49,715 --> 02:27:51,117
agenda item around the phasing

4028
02:27:51,117 --> 02:27:52,185
out flood irrigation and

4029
02:27:52,185 --> 02:27:54,530
switching to more water

4030
02:27:54,530 --> 02:27:55,822
efficient systems. It according

4031
02:27:55,822 --> 02:27:58,591
to MR. Rossi, there again,

4032
02:27:58,591 --> 02:28:01,127
there are funds available for

4033
02:28:01,127 --> 02:28:02,895
for farmers who want to like,

4034
02:28:02,895 --> 02:28:04,664
like use those resources and

4035
02:28:04,664 --> 02:28:07,600
then kind of voluntarily go

4036
02:28:07,600 --> 02:28:09,402
into like a more targeted, much

4037
02:28:09,402 --> 02:28:10,136
more efficient form of

4038
02:28:10,136 --> 02:28:11,771
irrigation. There are two

4039
02:28:11,771 --> 02:28:12,805
different ones that would work

4040
02:28:12,805 --> 02:28:14,807
perfectly well for, for our

4041
02:28:14,807 --> 02:28:15,975
most of our uses in the state.

4042
02:28:15,975 --> 02:28:18,111
There has been a working group

4043
02:28:18,111 --> 02:28:19,512
for a number of years. So this

4044
02:28:19,512 --> 02:28:21,114
isn't just out of the blue,

4045
02:28:21,114 --> 02:28:22,148
like, what the heck is Pima

4046
02:28:22,148 --> 02:28:24,117
County? Even thinking? There's

4047
02:28:24,117 --> 02:28:26,686
there has been some work to

4048
02:28:26,686 --> 02:28:27,854
this effect, but hasn't gotten.

4049
02:28:27,854 --> 02:28:29,622
Well, maybe now with the cap

4050
02:28:29,622 --> 02:28:30,823
water changes, it will get more

4051
02:28:30,823 --> 02:28:32,692
legs, but it hasn't gotten to

4052
02:28:32,692 --> 02:28:33,860
the point where like, I mean,

4053
02:28:33,860 --> 02:28:35,940
I've not heard of any as a

4054
02:28:35,940 --> 02:28:37,130
legislator myself or recently,

4055
02:28:37,130 --> 02:28:38,198
I don't know, maybe my

4056
02:28:38,198 --> 02:28:39,999
colleague from District 5 would

4057
02:28:39,999 --> 02:28:40,867
know, but I don't know of

4058
02:28:40,867 --> 02:28:42,268
anything actually being

4059
02:28:42,268 --> 02:28:44,337
proposed like, like this, like

4060
02:28:44,337 --> 02:28:45,638
some sort of very realistic

4061
02:28:45,638 --> 02:28:46,706
thing we're going to have to

4062
02:28:46,706 --> 02:28:47,774
consider doing if we want to

4063
02:28:47,774 --> 02:28:50,174
continue watering humans, not

4064
02:28:55,649 --> 02:28:58,490
just plants. So. Supervisor

4065
02:29:09,162 --> 02:29:12,162
Cano. One second. All right.

4066
02:29:12,565 --> 02:29:14,300
Administrator Lesher, my hope

4067
02:29:14,300 --> 02:29:16,200
is that you are working with

4068
02:29:16,200 --> 02:29:17,103
MR. Rossi on kind of the

4069
02:29:17,103 --> 02:29:18,138
formatting of these

4070
02:29:18,138 --> 02:29:20,138
recommendations. When we

4071
02:29:20,340 --> 02:29:21,408
considered other

4072
02:29:21,408 --> 02:29:23,408
recommendations from district

4073
02:29:23,543 --> 02:29:24,744
two at our last meeting or the

4074
02:29:24,744 --> 02:29:26,513
meeting prior, what I was just

4075
02:29:26,513 --> 02:29:27,547
trying to explain is that I

4076
02:29:27,547 --> 02:29:28,481
believe that the the

4077
02:29:28,481 --> 02:29:29,683
recommendations that make most

4078
02:29:29,683 --> 02:29:30,650
sense to be added to the

4079
02:29:30,650 --> 02:29:31,851
legislative agenda are the

4080
02:29:31,851 --> 02:29:32,619
bolded words and the

4081
02:29:32,619 --> 02:29:34,200
recommendation, not the

4082
02:29:34,200 --> 02:29:35,880
discussion portion. Do you

4083
02:29:35,880 --> 02:29:37,657
remember that? And has that

4084
02:29:37,657 --> 02:29:39,793
been communicated and just.

4085
02:29:39,793 --> 02:29:40,894
Chair Supervisor Connor Yes, I

4086
02:29:40,894 --> 02:29:41,962
remember, yes. And I've been

4087
02:29:41,962 --> 02:29:43,764
working with MR. Rossi to make

4088
02:29:43,764 --> 02:29:44,731
sure that we are properly

4089
02:29:44,731 --> 02:29:46,566
formatting what the requests

4090
02:29:46,566 --> 02:29:48,435
are and how they go before csa

4091
02:29:48,435 --> 02:29:49,436
and how we then the ones that

4092
02:29:49,436 --> 02:29:51,371
don't necessarily go to csa,

4093
02:29:51,371 --> 02:29:52,739
but that are in our agenda for

4094
02:29:52,739 --> 02:29:55,139
our contract lobbyists and

4095
02:29:55,675 --> 02:29:57,410
staff to work on. Okay. Thank

4096
02:29:57,410 --> 02:29:58,512
you for that, because I

4097
02:29:58,512 --> 02:30:00,247
personally don't see any of

4098
02:30:00,247 --> 02:30:01,682
these two additions is

4099
02:30:01,682 --> 02:30:03,682
problematic. And Supervisor

4100
02:30:04,918 --> 02:30:06,720
Hines, just to ask, you, had

4101
02:30:06,720 --> 02:30:09,256
asked if there was any recent

4102
02:30:09,256 --> 02:30:11,858
work, something that I helped

4103
02:30:11,858 --> 02:30:14,258
negotiate with Governor Ducey

4104
02:30:14,695 --> 02:30:16,960
actually was a short term water

4105
02:30:16,960 --> 02:30:17,898
conservation grants for

4106
02:30:17,898 --> 02:30:19,898
municipalities, tribes, and

4107
02:30:20,434 --> 02:30:21,535
jurisdictions throughout our

4108
02:30:21,535 --> 02:30:22,603
state through the Water

4109
02:30:22,603 --> 02:30:23,670
Infrastructure Finance

4110
02:30:23,670 --> 02:30:27,400
Authority. And I would I would

4111
02:30:27,400 --> 02:30:28,410
really just that was a $150

4112
02:30:28,410 --> 02:30:29,343
million investment. I think

4113
02:30:29,343 --> 02:30:30,877
that's probably how I would put

4114
02:30:30,877 --> 02:30:32,579
the tie between your

4115
02:30:32,579 --> 02:30:33,814
recommendation and what we need

4116
02:30:33,814 --> 02:30:35,616
to do. The legislature actually,

4117
02:30:35,616 --> 02:30:37,351
over the last three years, was

4118
02:30:37,351 --> 02:30:38,852
$1 billion fund for the big

4119
02:30:38,852 --> 02:30:41,689
water desal, and then it was

4120
02:30:41,689 --> 02:30:43,291
for the shorter term funds that

4121
02:30:43,291 --> 02:30:44,925
150. What they've continued to

4122
02:30:44,925 --> 02:30:47,761
do at the legislature is raid

4123
02:30:47,761 --> 02:30:49,896
the big bucket and put it to

4124
02:30:49,896 --> 02:30:50,964
offset other state revenues or

4125
02:30:50,964 --> 02:30:52,964
other state expenditures,

4126
02:30:53,233 --> 02:30:55,702
rather, I should say, and not

4127
02:30:55,702 --> 02:30:56,870
fund the water conservation

4128
02:30:56,870 --> 02:30:59,607
programs. And I just kind of

4129
02:30:59,607 --> 02:31:01,108
feel like that's reverse in

4130
02:31:01,108 --> 02:31:02,476
reverse in terms of priorities.

4131
02:31:02,476 --> 02:31:05,446
But that's where we could

4132
02:31:05,446 --> 02:31:08,315
probably really align is using

4133
02:31:08,315 --> 02:31:09,383
our impact to be able to get

4134
02:31:09,383 --> 02:31:11,783
the short term water

4135
02:31:12,286 --> 02:31:13,721
conservation dollars funded. I

4136
02:31:13,721 --> 02:31:15,456
believe City of Tucson and the

4137
02:31:15,456 --> 02:31:17,291
County are recipients of that

4138
02:31:17,291 --> 02:31:20,891
fund for some of our water

4139
02:31:22,620 --> 02:31:24,498
saving measures. Thank you. Did

4140
02:31:24,498 --> 02:31:26,634
you move the item? Oh yes. I

4141
02:31:26,634 --> 02:31:29,634
will move the items as

4142
02:31:32,720 --> 02:31:35,720
presented in the memo. Seconded

4143
02:31:35,643 --> 02:31:38,643
by me. Vice Chair Allen.

4144
02:31:39,246 --> 02:31:42,246
Discussion. All those in favor?

4145
02:31:42,850 --> 02:31:45,352
Aye. Opposed. Item passes five

4146
02:31:45,352 --> 02:31:48,352
zero. Which takes us to

4147
02:31:48,989 --> 02:31:51,389
addendum item number three.

4148
02:31:56,897 --> 02:31:57,898
This is you. MR. Brown. Chair

4149
02:31:57,898 --> 02:31:59,800
supervisor Assistant Dean item

4150
02:31:59,800 --> 02:32:01,335
was connected to the executive

4151
02:32:01,335 --> 02:32:04,335
session, and I believe there's

4152
02:32:04,438 --> 02:32:06,273
a motion. There is. I will move

4153
02:32:06,273 --> 02:32:09,873
to join a lawsuit related to

4154
02:32:09,877 --> 02:32:11,679
the omb proposed rule. Second,

4155
02:32:11,679 --> 02:32:14,790
seconded by Supervisor Hines.

4156
02:32:17,510 --> 02:32:20,510
Any discussion? All those in

4157
02:32:21,422 --> 02:32:23,822
favor? Aye. Opposed. Opposed.

4158
02:32:26,600 --> 02:32:28,195
Motion passes for one. And then

4159
02:32:28,195 --> 02:32:32,395
let's see. Did we take up item

4160
02:32:33,000 --> 02:32:35,836
four in the bundle? No. Okay.

4161
02:32:35,836 --> 02:32:38,836
Four and five. Okay then.

4162
02:32:39,730 --> 02:32:42,730
Addendum item number four. I

4163
02:32:42,944 --> 02:32:45,344
will. Move to approve

4164
02:32:46,948 --> 02:32:48,948
resolution number 2026-51.

4165
02:32:50,217 --> 02:32:52,617
Second. Seconded by Supervisor

4166
02:32:54,155 --> 02:32:57,155
Hines. Discussion. All those in

4167
02:32:57,392 --> 02:32:59,792
favor? Aye. Opposed. Item

4168
02:33:00,995 --> 02:33:03,995
passes five zero. Item number

4169
02:33:04,298 --> 02:33:07,802
five. I will move to approve

4170
02:33:07,802 --> 02:33:09,802
resolution number 2026-52.

4171
02:33:10,400 --> 02:33:12,404
Second seconded by Supervisor

4172
02:33:14,375 --> 02:33:17,375
Hines. Discussion. All those in

4173
02:33:18,246 --> 02:33:20,646
favor? Aye. Opposed. Motion

4174
02:33:22,216 --> 02:33:24,352
passes five zero. Item number

4175
02:33:24,352 --> 02:33:25,853
six. I will move the item.

4176
02:33:25,853 --> 02:33:28,253
Second. Seconded by Supervisor

4177
02:33:30,224 --> 02:33:32,260
Hines. Discussion. Chair Allen.

4178
02:33:32,260 --> 02:33:34,529
Oh, did we bundle that bundle?

4179
02:33:34,529 --> 02:33:37,532
Okay, that was in the bundle.

4180
02:33:37,532 --> 02:33:40,935
It was okay. We're done then.

4181
02:33:40,935 --> 02:33:42,000
We're all done. Well all right,