[0:02] We offered by Principal Nick Huert from the Logos Christian Academy in Casagrande and the pledge of allegiance will be led by Supervisor Goodman.

[0:17] You accept that? All right. So all that, where should you participate? If you could please stand.

[0:31] Thank you for this wonderful morning. Thank you for this opportunity to come in to serve you.

[0:35] but we just lift up this board, I pray that you give them wisdom, Lord and discernment,

[0:42] God, as they govern over this county. Give them understanding as they discuss and consider

[0:51] all of the action items, Lord and I pray for unity and strength and courage for them. I pray for

[1:00] This county Lord I pray for the law, Lord, that there would be a humble surrender for those

[1:12] that need your help, Lord, you provide your rest and your security and your safety.

[1:18] For each and every person here today as well, Lord, I just thank you for this time, God

[1:21] may it go really smoothly.

[1:23] And we just thank you for this wonderful county and these wonderful members of the Chairman

[1:29] of the board as well. And we just pray for your goodness and your mercy to rain over

[1:34] on this county and Jesus name Amen. Thank you. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

[1:41] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and it's given the Republic for which

[1:47] it stands one nation under five, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

[2:00] Thank you. And at this time

[2:02] We're going to recess the Board of Supervisors meeting.

[2:05] Make a motion to convene executive session or recess the regular meeting.

[2:10] Chairman, if we can call the meeting to order.

[2:13] Okay.

[2:15] How about that?

[2:15] I'll call the meeting to order.

[2:17] Now, we're going to recess the Board of Supervisors meeting to executive session.

[2:21] If I could get a motion, please.

[2:23] It's so moved.

[2:25] I have a motion.

[2:25] Is there second?

[2:26] Second.

[2:28] Motion in the second.

[2:29] Those in favor.

[2:30] Indicate.

[2:31] Aye. Aye.

[2:32] Opposed?

[2:33] Hearing none.

[2:34] We're going to be second in a second.

[2:42] I have a motion as per second.

[2:44] I have a motion in a second.

[2:45] Those in favor indicate by saying aye.

[2:48] Opposed?

[2:50] Hearing none.

[2:51] Motion passes.

[2:51] Thank you.

[2:52] We're back.

[2:53] And we're going to meeting.

[2:57] So, this item number three.

[3:00] Item number three is discussion.

[3:01] Approval disapproval to wave attorney-clent privilege.

[3:07] Of the legal opinion letter dated January 21.

[3:10] In 2006, from Council at Snell and Wilmer, who were engaged as conflict council to advise

[3:15] the Board of Supervisors regarding the legality of the agreement and the scope and functions

[3:20] authorized or delegated to the County Attorney's Office in a memorandum of agreement.

[3:25] The 287G Task Force Model dated August 28, 2025.

[3:29] There was entered into between the County Attorney and Department of Homeland Security,

[3:33] U.S. immigration and ICE, I'm sorry, U.S. immigration and customs enforcement.

[3:37] And without prior board authorization and present the findings to the board, also to release

[3:44] the letter documenting the findings of Snell and Wilmer.

[3:47] And Mr. Johnson, I believe you are somewhere close, but good to stay there.

[3:54] Make an emotion on this item, please.

[3:56] So moved.

[3:57] I have a motion.

[3:58] It's your second.

[3:59] Second.

[4:00] Those are those in favor indicate by saying aye.

[4:04] Opposed?

[4:05] Hearing non-motion passes.

[4:08] Thank you, and now, Mr. Johnson.

[4:18] Thank you, Chair and members of the board.

[4:20] At your request, we have evaluated whether the Penel County Attorney's Office has the authority to directly enter into what is commonly called as a 287G agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, otherwise known as DHS.

[4:35] Our understanding is that the panel, County Attorney's Office, has invited this analysis to determine its office authority to enter into such agreements.

[4:44] As way of background, a 287G agreement is between a state or political subdivision and DHS to authorize state or political subdivision employees to assist DHS and immigration and customs enforcement, otherwise known as ICE,

[5:00] investigating, apprehending, or detaining illegal immigrants in the United States.

[5:06] The state or political subdivision that enters into these 287G agreement agrees that

[5:11] it is at no cost to DHS for the United States, and that I will indemnify the U.S. government

[5:17] for any of the acts of the local employees.

[5:21] Based on our review, the Penal County Attorney's Office is not authorized to enter into

[5:27] 287G agreements.

[5:28] First, the county is the political subdivision.

[5:32] The Penal County Attorney's Office is not a political subdivision.

[5:36] Only the board of supervisors on behalf of the county is authorized by law

[5:42] to enter into a contractual binding agreement for the county.

[5:48] Similarly, only the board is authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements

[5:53] with federal or other state agencies.

[5:55] Furthermore, the federal statute that actually authorizes the 287G agreements clearly also requires that the agreement must be with the state or a political subdivision.

[6:08] Second, the duties of the Penal County Attorney's Office are specific and delegated by the legislature.

[6:14] The legislature has not granted the Penal County Attorney's Office to perform law enforcement functions, as contemplated by the 287G agreement such as warrantless arrest.

[6:25] Instead, the Penal County Attorney's Office is charged with prosecuting violations of the law as investigated and referred to it by actual law enforcement agencies such as the Penal County Sheriff's Office.

[6:38] This goes through a realistic issue that the Penal County Attorney's Office is not equipped to actually carry out the requirements for the 287G agreement.

[6:47] Third, the legislature has specifically given the authorities to take certain acts, such as investigating crimes and preserving the peace to the sheriff.

[6:57] The board is not authorized to transfer the sheriff's duties to another elected official, such as the county attorney.

[7:05] Fourth, the board alone has what's called the power of the purse, and is required to exercise fiscal supervision over other county offices, including the Penal County Attorney's Office.

[7:15] The 287G agreement exposes the county to potential financial liability and addition to having to pay for the county's personnel time and performing the 287G activities as well as other liabilities.

[7:30] As to their conduct in assisting ICE. This is clearly in the purview of the board. The bottom line is that the

[7:37] Penal County Attorney's Office is the prosecutorial arm of the county. It is not a law enforcement

[7:43] agency, like the Sheriff's Office. As such, any 287G agreement is void as unauthorized by law,

[7:52] because it was not approved by this board. Happy to take any questions.

[7:57] Are there any questions from the Board?

[8:02] Hearing none.

[8:08] I have no questions.

[8:09] Yes, sir.

[8:09] Thank you very much, Mr. Johnson.

[8:15] So that's it.

[8:17] All right.

[8:18] Item number four.

[8:20] This is a discussion approval,

[8:21] disapproval of an intergovernmental agreement with

[8:23] Homeland Department of Homeland Security,

[8:25] U.S. immigration, as you say, eyes.

[8:29] 27G, jail enhancement model,

[8:30] memorandum of agreement to update contact points

[8:33] and current elected officers, sheriff,

[8:34] people pursuant to which the Penal County Sheriff's Office collaborate through the ice to enhance

[8:39] the safety and security of communities by focusing resources on identifying and processing

[8:44] or movable aliens who have been arrested and booked into the Penal County jail.

[8:50] I'm going to have Sheriff Keeble come and speak about this.

[9:02] Mr. Chairman, members of the Board, Penal County, Ross Teeble resident of Penal County for

[9:06] over 25 years.

[9:07] Your last line states it perfectly there, Mr. Chairman.

[9:10] It's a people that have been arrested and booked into the Penal County Jail.

[9:13] These are individuals that have been arrested on state charges by law enforcement

[9:17] agents in this county.

[9:20] They're booked into our jail.

[9:20] No one wants a runeous release, it's just like if we check if MCSO has a warrant for

[9:25] someone's arrest.

[9:26] We run everyone through the system to make sure that there's not a warrant for the

[9:29] arrest by another law enforcement entity.

[9:33] Thank you.

[9:34] Are there any questions for the board?

[9:39] Thank you Mr. Chairman, we've had this in place for a number of years, is that correct?

[9:45] Yes sir.

[9:46] Do you remember what year we first put it in place?

[9:49] I would tell you when I started with the Penal County Sheriff's Office in 2007 under Sheriff Chris Vasquez.

[9:54] We had a 287 G agreement.

[9:56] The oldest 287 G agreement that I can find that signed by the Chairman of the Board was in 2008.

[10:01] So, but that would have, it's been that long.

[10:04] We've had over 15 years.

[10:06] There are by a poll.

[10:08] There are six other counties in Panel,

[10:10] are in Arizona that have the 287G, J.L.

[10:13] and Antsman model, and all the more quite happy with it.

[10:16] This is just to reaffirm that we do have this in place,

[10:21] and it's functional in our system.

[10:25] Yes, it functioned under this admin and the previous admin.

[10:29] Thank you.

[10:31] And just to be clear, you could just go ahead.

[10:34] No, no.

[10:34] Well, I was just going to ask, is this something that we need

[10:36] to renew or anything of that nature?

[10:41] It's standard for it.

[10:42] It's hard to be in place.

[10:44] It renews automatically.

[10:45] Yes.

[10:46] We had the updated.

[10:47] I changed public information officers.

[10:49] So it was our old contact for the public information officer.

[10:53] Still listed the previous employees.

[10:55] We had to update it with our current PIO.

[11:00] And just clear, you don't hunt people down, kick doors in.

[11:05] This is people that are under your, they've been brought to the jail.

[11:10] That's correct.

[11:11] Just for you, please.

[11:12] Thank you.

[11:13] Any other questions from the board?

[11:16] None.

[11:17] With that then, may I get a motion please on item four?

[11:21] Mr. Chairman, I approve.

[11:24] Item number four is presented.

[11:25] I have a motion, sir.

[11:26] Second.

[11:28] Second.

[11:28] motion and second, those in favor indicated by saying aye.

[11:31] Aye.

[11:32] Opposed?

[11:33] Hearing none motion passes.

[11:35] Thank you, Mr. Sheriff, people.

[11:37] Thank you.

[11:39] We have item five as the County Managers Report.

[11:44] Mr. Lua is not here today.

[11:46] He seems to be under the weather.

[11:49] Mr. Shepherd, do you have any concerns?

[11:53] Mr. Shepherd.

[11:53] Chairman, my clerk members of the board, Mary Ellen Shepherd, deputy county manager on behalf

[11:59] of Leo Lu. We did plan for two items today of follow-up on the public health disease information

[12:08] in Penal County and a video on the broadband tower project. However, these items

[12:15] Mr. Lu hope to present personally so we are postponing them until your next board meeting.

[12:22] which is February 4 two weeks yes yes thank you all right thank you all right in that

[12:30] case we'll go to item number six presentation certificates of service that's back to you Miss

[12:36] Shepherd. Chairman McClure members of the board it is my genuine privilege to help recognize

[12:42] our long tenure employees on behalf of Mr. Lou we know long tenure is a rarity

[12:51] and today's employment environment, making those who have committed much of their adult life

[12:58] to seeing us through the many changes experienced in the past two to three decades exceedingly

[13:06] valuable. These employees along with their families are well deserving of our gratitude.

[13:14] So, with up further ado, please let us acknowledge the five-penal County employees who have made a difference in our lives by committing theirs to our Penal County community.

[13:29] Let us start with Alicia Maro.

[13:33] Clerk of the Superior Court, she has been with us 20 years, and it's my understanding, Ms.

[13:41] Rebecca Padilla, is here to speak to acknowledge her.

[14:05] Chairman McClure, Vice Chairman Sirty, members of the board, good morning.

[14:09] My name is Rebecca Padilla.

[14:10] I am the clerk of the Superior Court.

[14:13] I'm here today to celebrate a truly remarkable milestone.

[14:17] 20 years of dedicated service from Alicia Maro.

[14:22] When Alicia Maro came to work in Penal County, two decades ago,

[14:27] she began her career in the clerk's office in our jury department,

[14:31] where she worked for seven years,

[14:33] and then promoted to our customer service department,

[14:36] working in the front lines, assisting court customers.

[14:39] From there, she took a critical role in court administration

[14:42] as our court analyst, completing our mandatory state time standards reporting.

[14:49] When I made the decision to seek the appointment as clerk, she was the first one that said

[14:54] she would stand by my side every step of the way.

[14:57] And she has...

[15:00] Currently serves as my clerk's the courts manager. She provided her support as we navigated through a transition period after I took office as the clerk facing many, many challenges head on.

[15:14] The journey for us has not always been an easy one, but I stand here today very proud of the organization that we have become.

[15:23] Over the past few years we have faced staffing shortages across several

[15:28] might essential departments.

[15:30] Elisi is one of the first ones to step into any department to assist staff from

[15:36] helping in our jury department with heavy trial days, working a customer service

[15:41] window, to assist a full lobby of customers, e-filing, late into the night, and even

[15:48] in our child support main line.

[15:51] We see it as our go-to person, and she serves as our expert in our court's case management

[15:56] system.

[15:58] She always leads by example, providing, at least by example, proving every day that she is

[16:05] just as comfortable, troubleshooting, complex filing, as she is, managing high-level issues,

[16:11] policy-making, or working directly with our administrative office of courts on statewide

[16:17] enhancements to the court's case management system.

[16:21] Elysia has been a trusted and loyal manager

[16:23] and an exceptional employee for the court and our county.

[16:29] I thank you for your dedication, your expertise,

[16:32] and your unwavering commitment to the Office

[16:34] of the Clerk of Spirit Court.

[16:36] We are so lucky to have you on our team.

[16:39] Congratulations on 20 years of service.

[16:41] And,

[17:00] of course, Alicia, you have a speech, right?

[17:03] Well, I mean, 20 years, you've had time to put it together, isn't it?

[17:08] Well, I do want to say thank you.

[17:11] It has been an amazing opportunity to give you these last 20 years.

[17:16] I can't think Rebecca, and I will not leave our chief deputy out, because they've been

[17:22] by my side the last 20 years, and I would not be here, and we're on that in my capacity

[17:28] if it wasn't for them.

[17:29] and I think you all as well for the opportunity of the last 20 years.

[17:33] This county has been good to me.

[17:34] I will say that the raises in sabbatical's help.

[17:37] Thank you.

[17:38] So that means that 20 more writers.

[17:42] And stick around because we'll be doing a picture at the end.

[17:45] Thank you.

[17:46] Thank you.

[17:48] Next on our list to be acknowledged today is Robert Martinez.

[17:53] He's with our development services department.

[17:56] He has been here in Penal County for 20 years and I believe we have director Joe Ortiz.

[18:07] That's not Joe.

[18:13] Good morning, Chairman.

[18:15] Members of the Board.

[18:16] So that's guys on the public work.

[18:17] Stephanie director here.

[18:18] Directly nice Robert.

[18:20] Robert Martinez has 20 years of service with the county.

[18:24] He is the tremendous asset to this organization.

[18:28] He's always willing to go the extra mile, he works with developers and contractors through

[18:35] our traffic signals, he's our traffic signal go to, they can be finicky at times, so he

[18:41] manages the on-call program and he deals with some of those most challenging issues that we

[18:47] have. Robert began his career as a sign tech and worked his way up to a traffic signal technician,

[18:55] He, at the time, only maintained six traffic signals and through his leadership, he's up to about 43.

[19:04] He's very busy and we just thank him for his service.

[19:09] In 2016, he also was recognized with the Robert C. Esterbrook Award through the Arizona County Engineers Association.

[19:18] So he is recognized from all angles and we appreciate his service to the community.

[19:23] So, thank you, Robert.

[19:31] No speech, but thank you.

[19:32] Thank you.

[19:39] Thank you.

[19:40] Next, on our list, we have three employees of the Sheriff's Office.

[19:46] So, if I may invite the Sheriff to come up and speak to acknowledge these employees,

[19:52] the first is Deputy Julio Alvilla.

[19:56] And although he's not able to join us today,

[20:00] I think it's a reminder of the importance to think all of those in law enforcement, those in patrol,

[20:09] our deputies, our detention officers.

[20:12] Every time we have the opportunity, just in case we miss an opportunity like today.

[20:19] Share.

[20:21] Thank you, ma'am.

[20:23] I would just go sum up the three of them together, and then I'll speak to individually on Hulu.

[20:27] So all three of these individuals are such an asset to Penel County as a whole, and ironically

[20:34] enough, all three of these professionals are private individuals, so they really appreciate

[20:38] this acknowledgement, but it's not something that they're normally going to come to, because

[20:42] they prefer to be private individuals.

[20:45] Julio truly works to get the worst of the worst off the streets.

[20:49] He is a permanent member of our computer forensic lab, so when we get what we call C-SAM,

[20:56] unfortunately child sexual abuse material, that is what he's doing right now and he has a real

[21:01] passion for that like we all do to get the truly evil people off the streets so that's why

[21:06] he's not here today. Thank you Sheriff and then also today being recognized for 20 years of service

[21:14] is Sean Lenin, a detention officer with your office? Yes, I mean 1449 started off as a detention officer

[21:24] than he became a deputy. He was Carlotta class 99. He would especially appreciate if I told you

[21:32] gentlemen of the board. Thank you very much for the ranged deputy program. I truly believe

[21:37] that the reason that Sean is here past his 20 years is because he is just an outstanding asset

[21:42] to the ranged deputy. Every rancher knows him by name and he's out there every day keeping our

[21:47] ranges safe and off road vehicles properly licensed and equipped. Thank you, Sheriff. I do see

[21:53] that deputy Lennon was promoted in 2007.

[21:57] Thank you.

[21:58] And then the final deputy on our list is Daniel Pachekko,

[22:03] who has been with your office for 30 years.

[22:07] And I was gonna give a call out to our hidden valley resident

[22:11] that usually drives all the way over here

[22:13] the two hours to come to the meeting.

[22:15] She says it perfectly when there's not anyone

[22:18] in the western part of the county that doesn't know

[22:22] He is truly a people's person and he investigates every case he's ever been given and the fact that he's still going

[22:30] And strong after 30 years is a testament to his professionalism.

[22:34] Thank you, Sheriff. Although these gentlemen have not joined us today, may I ask all of you

[22:41] to share a big round of applause because we do have deputies in the back.

[22:52] And my hope

[22:53] is they'll carry the message, how value these three employees are and how value to all

[23:00] are for serving our community. Thank you.

[23:04] Chairman? Thank you. Now, picture time. Kevin, somewhere around, I think.

[23:09] If you folks that receive your awards, please come down to the front, we'll get a picture.

[24:05] All right, ready. Big smiles. Three, two, nice. We're going to do it again. And, and, and,

[24:14] come on, charge. And here we go. One more last chance. Small big, three, two.

[24:23] I'd like that. I don't have more trouble with this thing.

[24:31] We're going to try to one more just to see.

[24:33] Here we go. Big smile. Three, two. There we go.

[25:05] All

[25:14] right, next is item 7, Supervisor District, updates, I will start with Supervisor

[25:22] Video.

[25:25] Thank you, Chairman.

[25:27] When I roll a video first, I would be nice and then I'll say a little bit about it.

[25:31] Thank you.

[25:41] Absolutely amazing.

[25:43] Wow.

[25:43] The awesome project, the Bridgepiece RBS set,

[25:46] the roadway, was kind of dissent in place,

[25:47] but now the bridge is actually placed 100%.

[25:50] Just think of all the work that took six, seven months,

[25:52] even with all the rain, but still ahead of the project,

[25:55] we want to get this done sooner than later.

[25:57] We got a lot of work to do.

[25:58] We're about 55% complete right now,

[26:00] but the major part of this is up to date now,

[26:02] and starting to show progress.

[26:03] This is a major wash crossing right here.

[26:05] You can tell the difference from the original to now.

[26:09] Another of those boxes that are placed right here,

[26:11] There's four in 96 armor flex, which is locking center blocks that are under that material,

[26:16] that dirt.

[26:17] There are two feet below the gray that is there now.

[26:18] Top of that, there's over 100 archways that are placed here in the last couple weeks to make

[26:22] this bridge.

[26:23] It's amazing how much work has been done in such a short period of time, even with the

[26:28] rain delay.

[26:28] This is a massive ongoing project.

[26:31] So when it flows, it's going to flow from here and it can hit different tubes.

[26:36] So that way it breaks it up, opposed to just one big wash running into one on the other

[26:42] with the water flow here. Now it should come in and it will actually channelize to all four channels rather than just cutting one side or the other of a wash.

[26:49] So with that does it hits the rock and the erosion control that we actually place on the outside which will actually control the water and kind of slow it down and distribute it across the wash until it channelizes down.

[26:58] Something like this does help with the actual erosion further down stream.

[27:02] That's the goal of this job.

[27:03] And the road itself will be one lane each way or expandable for two lanes each way in the future.

[27:09] And for now, it isn't going to be one lane each way.

[27:11] Oh, Matt, so what's existing on the north and the south, what the width of this box here

[27:14] is for any future growth that we need.

[27:16] Great.

[27:17] We wouldn't want to have to come back and do this twice.

[27:19] But that's how much work that went into this to build this.

[27:22] So that way, we don't have to worry about it 20 years down the road.

[27:25] And that's what we're doing in Pinot County.

[27:27] We're thinking ahead to build ahead.

[27:30] There's a lot to go into this, but this is a full on bridge crossing for a major wash

[27:35] crossing.

[27:35] the residents are starting to see the full effect now and now people are understanding why

[27:39] they're year-long process and what goes into making a project like this or about 55%

[27:43] and it's already a big, big difference but there's a lot more to come.

[27:46] They want to get this job done under the date of July of this year so that way people can

[27:50] get back to their normal lives it's one team one goal and that's what I've seen out here.

[28:00] So this project started last July and it's really going to be a massive improvement especially

[28:05] for public safety.

[28:06] This time you can't even pass through that area on Rolston Road.

[28:09] This is going to be able to allow the horses and the animals to continue doing what they

[28:13] do day in and day out and make sure that the residents of the area are able to cross over

[28:18] a bridge, opposed to going through two, three, four feet of water.

[28:22] So I'm really honored and proud, especially for the people that have put all this work into

[28:27] it.

[28:28] And, Kenny and the team, they've all done such a great job, something that has done a great

[28:32] job.

[28:32] To try to get this project done ahead, we'll probably have a little bit of an announcement about another 30 days to see when we're going to be able to finish this in less than a year.

[28:41] So thanks for that.

[28:44] Then, you know, my office has always opened on there a lot except for Wednesdays, obviously I'm here, but I have constituents who constantly come in to talk about the 347.

[28:54] They want to know updates, they want to know what's going on.

[28:56] Now, the newest thing that I'm going to be working on is the 347 South.

[29:00] That is the Tulane Road.

[29:01] It'll be expanded, obviously, three lanes from the city north.

[29:05] But with the possibility of 118,000 homes that can come into that area, we need to think

[29:10] ahead now, not 20 years from now, and worry about it.

[29:13] So, we're working on that.

[29:15] I've actually spoken front of A. twice already this year.

[29:18] We held it.

[29:18] We held the A. meeting the first one of the year in Maricopa in the city of Maricopa.

[29:24] Then I had the Penel Partnership, some of my other board members we attended, and then also the

[29:30] Coolidge Workforce Development.

[29:33] Now this has been excellent, it's a fully paid by the federal government, basically what

[29:38] it does is helps you to get jobs, but we opened up a new office actually in Coolidge.

[29:45] And then, of course, the day after I get phone calls when we opening up one in Maricopa,

[29:49] I was told that's going to be hopefully next, so again, we'll see what happens there.

[29:54] cell phone towers all that Jeff talked about that that's his baby we got to attend that

[29:59] then we'll like you said

[30:00] We had the A.D. meeting in dinner in Maricopa. And then Monday, I was able to an honor to speak

[30:06] at the MLK day in Coolidge. Literally 500 people. I don't even remember how big it was, but

[30:12] it was huge. We had all ages, kids, seniors that came out to this and honored Martin Luther King.

[30:19] And I was honored to be able to speak there. And then last night in the city of Maricopa, they also

[30:24] today MLK presentation, and again I was there to be there and be proud to be part of that

[30:30] for the City of America.

[30:31] Thank you, Chairman.

[30:33] You're welcome.

[30:34] Supervisor Surti.

[30:36] Excuse my raspy voice, but that's why we have microphones.

[30:39] By the way, we did this so he'd be quiet.

[30:41] Got him, too.

[30:45] And I also want to thank public works for the very successful trash cleanup that they held

[30:51] in gold cannon.

[30:52] And this year I believe they got six roll-offs worth of items that are too big to fit in people's dumpsters.

[31:00] So that's really does a great service.

[31:03] We also do one in Queen Valley now and in a lot of our districts.

[31:07] We have that available.

[31:09] I also want to thank some people that never get thanked enough.

[31:13] And they work just as hard as this board.

[31:15] And that is planning a zoning commission, several of us

[31:18] watched their whole session last week.

[31:22] And like I said, the diligence that they put in

[31:24] and the care that they put into their communities,

[31:28] it really, we are paying attention.

[31:30] A lot of times people, they think we're not.

[31:33] But yeah, tune in and watch what they do.

[31:36] A lot of the things that come before us,

[31:38] they get run through the ringer on that commission

[31:40] before it gets to us.

[31:42] And I truly appreciate what they do.

[31:46] Thank you, Supervisor, Supervisor Miller.

[31:48] You got anything fun coming.

[31:50] Yeah, just a couple of things.

[31:52] Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

[31:54] My office also received, I think,

[31:59] District 3 had received this

[32:06] Proclamation from Congressman,

[32:09] systemante. So it was sent to my office. I forgot to mention it last month, but anyway,

[32:15] I'll put it up here and then if the Tosh will take care of it. I've put it someplace

[32:21] where we can all see it, but I thank Tim for recognizing our 150 years here at Banal County.

[32:29] I'm the representative of LPC, the legislative policy committee, represent in Banal County.

[32:36] It's just got underway.

[32:40] This is just a handful of stuff that we've reviewed this last week.

[32:44] We'll review some more tomorrow at the meeting.

[32:47] But with the Chairman's permission and the clerk,

[32:52] I'd like to be able to have this posted part of the agenda each week.

[32:57] And people can literally go in and read each one of these if there's something that interests them

[33:02] as far as legislative.

[33:03] that we're assuming we're bringing that back on the 4th of February, so.

[33:09] So, when CSA supports something, understand that that's a supermajority of the 15 counties

[33:15] supported, it may not be your individual belief or thought, and you can certainly weigh in on

[33:23] when called to request to speak through the legislative policy or through the legislature.

[33:30] But this is what the counties are looking at, and then when we oppose things or sometimes we oppose things as written, and there's where we're trying to ask for some change of language to make it a more palatable.

[33:47] There are two bills that are out there that are not going to be signed by the governor if they were to pass.

[33:53] and they have to pass by a two-thirds vote of both the House and the Senate, and that's

[33:59] H-C-R-2-0-1 and H-C-R-1-0-0-1.

[34:06] They're mere, they will go on the ballot if there's a two-thirds majority vote in both the

[34:13] House and the Senate.

[34:15] So we have some questions about it, we're opposing it as written, but there's a lot of

[34:21] elected that are looking at that, but that will be half to do with elections.

[34:26] So just kind of be aware of that.

[34:28] I think that's one that everybody's interested in.

[34:31] That's all I have for today.

[34:33] Thank you, sir.

[34:34] Supervisor Goodman.

[34:36] I know you've always got some to say, so.

[34:39] Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[34:41] This Friday we have a breakfast with it.

[34:44] We sponsor every other month for the residents, or for the state.

[34:51] stakeholders in our Santem Valley area in my district.

[34:57] This month on Friday, it'll be the new town council from Santem Valley that will be presenting

[35:03] as well as their new town manager.

[35:06] In addition to that, we have our public works and it's a good day for public works, isn't

[35:11] it?

[35:13] shout out to them. Tonight, the Celeste will be presenting to the Santa Valley Council, a lot

[35:22] of the road projects and different things that are going on currently with the Santa

[35:26] Valley to kind of bring them up to speed. In addition to that, just so that I didn't get

[35:33] this on the agenda for a proclamation, but we're working on that for the next go around,

[35:37] but it is anti-human trafficking month and I think that's important that we recognize and we realize that it's still an ongoing problem here in our country and especially in our state that we need to actively be involved in helping to stop this.

[35:59] That's all I've got at this point.

[36:01] Thank you.

[36:02] from my district. Let's see. One day, the 26 next Monday, I've got a presentation going on

[36:11] and the Saturday Brook Desert View Theater from 436 o'clock for the Saturday Brook

[36:15] Bike Loop, or standing attempting to extend the bike loop from Tucson or a valley up into

[36:22] Pinal County up by a spirit all the way back down to let all the cyclists be able to zoom

[36:27] around without getting run over by cars, that would be nice.

[36:31] When's in the 28th?

[36:32] We're in the state of the county, also at the Desert of Utheter, from 10 to 12 in

[36:36] South Abroad.

[36:38] I'll have quite a few folks there from the county to present.

[36:42] Supervisor Videolo mentioned the towers, the bead network, the broadband, something, something

[36:48] some acronym, but beadingway has to do with getting Internet connectivity to folks that

[36:57] otherwise not receive it. There's a lot of areas where fiber optics has gone out and that's

[37:03] the mid-mile. It's gone up to all these areas, but the last mile where it gets two homes

[37:07] or two certain entities is difficult. In some cases, not economically feasible to run it down

[37:14] a two-mile road to serve one or two homes. So survey was done years ago.

[37:22] It was a federal

[37:27] of communication and their work.

[37:30] Or 32 areas of interest to put around the county on school or on county property. There is one in the town of

[37:38] Mammoth that will go to serve to increase internet connectivity. And that is underway now. We should be done with those towers by the end of the year. They're all 40 feet tall. We were just at the ground breaking for one in E-Loy as a total tech on increased school day today.

[37:56] And that's all that I have, and thank you very much.

[38:01] With that, we'll move on to item number eight, which is you have dates related to the

[38:05] Alexis Department and the County Recorder and Ms. Lewis.

[38:08] I know you're floating.

[38:09] There you are.

[38:10] Good morning.

[38:17] Good morning.

[38:18] Chairman McClure.

[38:19] Vice Chair, sirty members of the board, Dana Lewis, panel County Recorder.

[38:23] I would like to state for the record that the presentation you're about to see has been

[38:27] presented to the clerk and added to the agenda.

[38:38] And this is our MOU update.

[38:42] We'll go over for 2025, the recording statistics

[38:45] of the department, voter outreach highlights the panel

[38:49] votes towards election department highlights.

[38:52] And then of course, information regarding the 2026 election

[38:55] schedule.

[38:58] Of course, the panel county recorders' office is responsible

[39:02] for the recordation of official documents

[39:04] and historical information.

[39:06] I think it's important because not only do we have the facility here at Building E in the

[39:11] County Complex, but we also have four satellite offices.

[39:15] So it's very important for members of the community to understand why we have the satellite

[39:20] offices and the weight of responsibilities that occur in those different regions as well.

[39:25] We currently have the Recorders Notification Service.

[39:28] It was several several years ago and then mandated by law.

[39:33] We had 13,548 sign up or currently signed up with in 2025.

[39:43] This is great.

[39:44] It was about a 50% increase from the previous year.

[39:48] However, when we have over 300,000 registrants,

[39:52] that number of 13,000 is under 5%.

[39:55] This process allows for the information of when a document is recorded against a property that a owner is to be informed of that

[40:04] When we only have 5% of our registrants a signed up for that, we can do better

[40:11] So hoping to do some PSAs in the future again, how easy it is to sign up for the recordation notification service

[40:18] The information here shows how much having creased and then of course the emails that we sent out every month

[40:24] Letting them down, we recorded over 105,000 documents in 20, 25.

[40:34] If you figure there's 250 business days in a year, that average is about 400 documents

[40:40] every day that we are recording.

[40:43] We're not as big as Maricopa County, but as you know, Penal County is one of the fastest growing

[40:48] counties in the United States.

[40:49] And so we're going ahead and staying aligned with that.

[40:53] That was a 10% increase from 2024 and most of our

[40:57] recordation does come in from e-reporting.

[41:05] That's it.

[41:06] That was it, right?

[41:08] Recordings by year

[41:12] and want to talk about public record

[41:15] requests.

[41:17] So we had 375 public records requests come in and of course you

[41:21] see a bunch of these are from the recording offices.

[41:24] However, it would be neglectful for me not to admit that under our voter-regional elections

[41:30] department, we're currently several weeks behind on PRR's.

[41:36] Our ability to run advanced searches through the avid system was removed from our access

[41:42] without notice.

[41:43] We're about three weeks behind on that.

[41:46] The Secretary of State is currently in litigation with the Department of Justice and

[41:49] so remove that ability from us.

[41:51] We have been communicating with them on the daily you're trying to find out when that situation will be resolved, so we can be a better service to our voters.

[42:00] Website activity of course wanting to make sure that we're letting you guys know that we appreciate our IT department and how many people then do those texts on the Recorders website and then also on our elections website.

[42:13] So, the voter services summary shows you, again, we have 3,323,794 voters in Penal County.

[42:27] When we're talking about growth in the county and we're talking about precinct-based

[42:31] voting and all that, it's really important to realize that this was a 10% increase from

[42:35] 2024.

[42:36] That's huge.

[42:42] customer service via phone. Again, when we have different satellite offices and knowing how

[42:48] many calls are coming in, and then we're also having the assistance of the Citizen Contact

[42:53] Center, especially during Election Day 32002 of those were filled by the CCC.

[43:03] The amount

[43:04] of emails we field.

[43:07] We like graphs. And of course, we pride ourselves in our amazing customer

[43:13] service under the Office of the Recorder.

[43:16] If you see all of these, it's over 90% are all positive with their interaction with our

[43:24] department.

[43:25] Of course, you always can't make everybody happy all of the time, but we do note that.

[43:29] And then we go back to that staff and see what happened in that situation.

[43:34] Actors see.

[43:34] We love accuracy and transparency.

[43:37] We don't allow for anything to go under 97% in the event it does.

[43:40] We would go and continue our ongoing training.

[43:43] One of the most awesome things that we've done recently is we have the ability to talk in real

[43:48] time when recording a document with satellite offices. This way we're able to increase that accuracy rate.

[43:58] Events and participation not only are as the office that are quite responsible for the

[44:03] recordation but also early voting elections and voter registration and the outreach and education of voters in

[44:10] County. We had 76 voter outreach events. Over 3,000 of them reach individuals in those communities.

[44:18] Puxley 48 people at each event. We were able to send out 139 voter registration forms at that time.

[44:27] And we were able to get 35 poor applications as well.

[44:34] Jay graphic breakdown of the different communities that we've been out in the field with.

[44:38] And, again, in 2026, we have the event in Los Dutchmen, we have the Panal County Fair.

[44:46] We'll be at all of these different situations and events, making sure that the voters

[44:51] are aware of the upcoming elections and how they can be informed and involved.

[44:59] Uh, voter...

[45:00] 2020-26. Of course, we're going to continue our outreach and some of our rural communities, areas like

[45:06] Superior, E-Loy, Arizona City. We don't have satellite offices there, and they're a little bit off the

[45:12] beat and path, so we'll be continuing to be at their library events. We have embarked on an amazing youth

[45:19] engagement activity. We've had several of the schools come out to our location for tours.

[45:29] We've

[45:29] And we're going to continue on that initiative.

[45:32] We've also realized that some of the libraries

[45:34] they don't have our handouts in anything but English.

[45:38] So for the RNF system and how to vote 101 in Penao County,

[45:43] we are going to put out some Spanish language materials.

[45:46] And then, are going to ensure that with our candidly

[45:50] on our elections website, people can be easier to sign up

[45:55] for our voter education work groups and our online resources.

[46:01] Tours and logistics. Well, when Penal County

[46:04] embarked on the fantastic amazing

[46:06] votes facility, it doesn't work if

[46:09] people don't know it exists or that there's

[46:11] ballot drop boxes there, or what

[46:13] goes on behind all of those glass walls.

[46:16] So we've been working with the schools,

[46:18] been working with community engagement

[46:21] at community engagement events,

[46:24] and then even the, I think it's the

[46:28] women's and ethical governance came out and did a tour with us, so we definitely

[46:33] love to have people come into our areas, understand what we do and ask the

[46:37] heart questions. They can sign up at our website and they get to go behind the

[46:41] scenes. But what was really awesome is we started taking surveys before those

[46:47] tours. So people come into the office, they sit down, they get this beautiful

[46:51] briefing and presentation, they take a survey, then they go on the tour, they

[46:55] the questions. We explain the process, the difference between being a vote center or being

[47:00] precinct-based, why are envelopes look different than say miracle, because envelopes. They

[47:05] ask all of these questions and then we come back to the training area and then we do another

[47:10] survey. And what's really great is not only do we get the groups of ages, demographics,

[47:23] and

[47:26] and transparency in elections is imperative to the democratic process, and after somebody comes for a tour at our facility, the increase of how they feel about the electoral process increases usually by over 20%.

[47:44] So we have lots of surveys talking about all of the different things about how we increased that trust in our processes in Pino County.

[47:54] conclusion, did it help you after you did the tour understand our process 89% of people say yes?

[48:04] What's new in the elections department? Well, for those of you know when you're sitting

[48:08] in these seats you have to get your presentation materials to the clerk of the board.

[48:13] Usually about a week ahead of time and in my world things move on the daily.

[48:20] So, we did send out the an envelope survey, we did a short PSA explaining the envelopes in the early voting process when you receive a ballot by a mail.

[48:29] We have the yellow carrier envelope.

[48:31] We have the white affidavit envelope.

[48:33] We have all of the guts that go in there, like your ballot and your instruction sheet.

[48:37] But then we have an envelope for you to return your ballot.

[48:40] We're asking you, do you want that extra envelope?

[48:43] Do you want your signature to be safeguarded?

[48:46] Or would you rather save time and money and get rid of that envelope?

[48:49] That's not for me to decide.

[48:51] That's for the people of the community to decide.

[48:52] So we put out a survey for that.

[48:55] We're asking that surveys, please be completed by the 31st of January,

[48:59] so we can start putting those numbers together.

[49:01] All of the members of the elections and reporters office

[49:05] have received their election officer,

[49:07] certification, or certification training.

[49:10] We've also implemented the new mode system that is our poll work

[49:14] database, we have onboarded the new pollpads and we are really impressed.

[49:21] The ESNAS 6.5 upgrade for the Tribulation Equipment is in the process, again this was

[49:27] something the Board of Supervisors approved and then had somebody from IT there to watch

[49:32] then entire process for transparency purposes and the revision of our standard operating procedures

[49:39] we are in our second edition of over 500 pages of desktops and we're also first time making

[49:47] sure on the recording side of things we also have desktops. So we've done it for voter

[49:51] red, we've done it for early voting, we've done it for elections, now we're doing it on the

[49:54] recorder side in addition to our indexing processes and we have missed something I need to talk

[50:02] to you guys about. So there's litigation going on like you guys don't know and recently the

[50:09] IP party went to the courts to ask for in to be named as an

[50:16] a defendant in pretty much prolonged that process with the courts

[50:20] of the court came back and said no. They can respond back to the

[50:23] Secretary of State's office, but we're going to keep moving that train

[50:27] down in speaking with the LPC, the legislative policy

[50:31] councils for the echo. We are watching HCR 2001 and 2001. We did

[50:38] ask for amended language on that, there are some things that just because the timelines don't

[50:42] make sense for us in the election administration world, but are moving on that rather

[50:47] fast. And these are your election dates for 2026. It would be remiss of me not to point

[50:53] out that right now. We show the primary election as still being August 4th. However, there

[51:00] is pressing litigation or legislation that is on the floor today, actually, about moving

[51:04] the primary date up one week it would be the last Tuesday of July and so testimony will be

[51:12] heard today on the legislative floor as always I stand for questions.

[51:18] Certainly a lot of information at rapid speed as usual thank you so we're happy.

[51:25] Does anyone have any questions?

[51:28] Thank you for all your work and thank you for all the.

[51:31] Thank you members.

[51:32] The work that you've done in the election is a part of putting procedure manuals together.

[51:35] I know that was a big issue of four years ago, and I don't think we've worked hard on that, so thank you.

[51:41] Chairman, thank you for recognizing the amazing staff that we have in those departments.

[51:45] They have worked tirelessly to make sure that we're on top of that.

[51:48] We're staying abreast of all the legislative changes that happen every session,

[51:52] and making sure we're putting that in act full-in suppolacy.

[51:55] So thank you, sir.

[51:56] Thank you, Ms. Lewis, appreciate it.

[51:59] Next up, we have discussion approval to approval of the Proclamation to designate the

[52:04] week of January 25, 26, I'm sorry, 2026, to January 31, 2026 as, here we go, medical,

[52:14] legal, death investigator, professionals, week, and honor of the public service provided

[52:18] by the Banal County Medical Examiner's Office, and I have, Andre Davis, good afternoon,

[52:25] after your good morning, sir.

[52:36] All right. Good morning, Chairman Clurr. Vice Chairman Sturdy, members of the Board. I'm Andre Davis. I am the Division Manager with the County Medical Examiner's Office. First, I want to thank you for allowing this opportunity to recognize our investigative staff in this public forum.

[52:54] As you know to say that this office has come a long way in the past 10 years as a gross understatement.

[53:00] We are now the only the fourth fully accredited office in the state of Arizona by the National Association of Medical Examiners, and we still maintain the highest number of boards certified investigators in the state.

[53:14] We've gained regional recognition for our educational programs, including our monthly debt investigations seminars, which are offered to our law enforcement partners.

[53:24] And we are thankful for your support during this evolution.

[53:29] None of these achievements, however, would have been possible without the efforts of our investigative staff.

[53:34] I've found a quote from Sir William Gladstone in which he stated that,

[53:38] Show me the manner in which the nation cares for its dead.

[53:42] And I will measure them with mathematical exactness, the tender mercies of its people.

[53:47] They respect for the laws of the land and the loyalty to high ideals.

[53:51] While the efforts are often overshadowed by those of our law enforcement partners, these men and women

[53:56] have the difficult task of investigating deaths within Penn Out County's borders, 24 hours a day,

[54:02] seven days a week, 365 days a year, and they do so with unwavering dedication, compassion,

[54:10] and sense of duty that exemplifies the words that were expressed by Sir Gladstone.

[54:15] It's been the honor of my career to lead such a dedicated knowledgeable and productive team

[54:20] that's accomplished so much in such a relatively short amount of time.

[54:24] To investigation, supervisor Susie Dote,

[54:27] investigator Dr. Courtney Copenhaver Ashram,

[54:31] investigator Bailey Seppel,

[54:33] investigator Brianna McGinnis,

[54:35] investigator Jacobie Brocks,

[54:37] investigator Robin Lindquist,

[54:40] investigator Emily Kackelhofer,

[54:42] investigator Victoria Orton,

[54:44] and investigator Valentina Lopez.

[54:46] Thank you for your service to the community,

[54:48] You're professionalism and for setting the standard of excellence for what it is to be a medical legal investigator and the state of Arizona

[54:56] With that. Thank you most today. This and we'll vote. We'll vote in the meeting to proclamation. So hold this to second

[55:06] Or make it a bag of emotion, please on this item. Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion that we

[55:14] Approve item number nine as presented. I have emotions. They're second second

[55:18] motion in the second to those in favor and to keep us in line.

[55:21] Aye.

[55:22] Opposed?

[55:23] Hearing none, motion passes.

[55:25] Just thank you very much, Board.

[55:26] Mr. Davis.

[55:27] Please read the Proclamation.

[55:28] Yes, sir.

[55:30] We're as the Penal County Medical Examiner's office is an independent agency serving the county's

[55:35] citizens and honoring the deceased by investigating the circumstances under which desk occur

[55:40] with the Penal County and contracted neighboring counties.

[55:44] And we're as the Penal County Medical Examiner's office is one of four

[55:47] Medical Examiner's offices in the state of Arizona, fully accredited by the National Association of Medical

[55:54] Examiner's.

[55:55] We're asked the Medical Examiner's office employs the highest number of board certified medical

[55:59] legal death investigators in the state of Arizona, ensuring that citizens are served by

[56:04] qualified and experienced medical legal investigators who are capable of performing knowledgeable,

[56:10] comprehensive and compassionate investigations into the deaths of our citizens and visitors.

[56:15] And whereas these professionals represent the citizens, their families and the community, to ensure

[56:21] that suspicious, violent, unattended, unexplained and unexpected deaths, are investigated

[56:28] in that the cause of manner of determined, and whereas with emphasis on ethical, qualified,

[56:34] and independent, and thorough death investigations, medical legal death investigators have

[56:39] established themselves as an indispensable component of the public health and law enforcement

[56:43] systems effectively speaking for those who can no longer speak for themselves.

[56:48] Now therefore be a result by the Penao County Board of Supervisors, the members of the

[56:53] Penao County Board of Supervisors by this proclamation, recognize the week of January

[56:58] 25th through January 31st to 2026 as national medical legal deaths investigator

[57:04] week in honor of the public service at the Penao County Medical Examiner's Office and the

[57:13] twenty six.

[57:22] We get a picture with your crew down. Thank you.

[58:22] I'm not going to add it out of your mouth.

[58:26] Yes, sir.

[58:27] You know, shall we?

[58:29] Just think.

[58:31] Go ahead.

[58:33] Number two.

[58:34] There you go.

[58:43] Everybody, have you fixed file three, two?

[58:46] Nice grid.

[58:47] Again, fixed file.

[58:51] Literally fresh batteries.

[58:56] Full of force.

[59:03] Okay, here we go, big spot, three, two, one more because it will go this side, three, two.

[59:12] Right.

[59:13] I don't know if that's what I'm going to do.

[59:14] Remember this used to work while it's working.

[59:17] You're going to do it one more time and see, three, two, there we go.

[59:23] There we go.

[59:24] There we go.

[59:48] Did I get a motion to approve a battery for Kevin Scammer, there was a budget item, I'll

[59:57] bring it up.

[59:58] and then speak to that.

[1:00:00] Next we've got the purchasing division report. I believe Ms. Gorman is here to give that.

[1:00:05] At the end, just write in batteries for Kevin's camera.

[1:00:11] Good morning, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Board of Supervisors. Tracy Gorman, purchasing manager for

[1:00:17] Nal County. This is the purchasing division report for January 21, 2026.

[1:00:23] And this report, the Board is requested to approve one contract amendment for RFP 2 00935 for the

[1:00:32] In addition, we are recommending the Board approved to contract amendments to extend contract terms for ROQ243-629 for engineering design of the east-west corridor and RFP-251730 for court order evaluations.

[1:00:50] We are requesting the Board approved one competition and practicable over 100,000 per procurement code section PC-1-502.

[1:01:00] And lastly, there are three cooperative purchasing agreements we would like to notify you of as they are between 100,000 and 250,000 dollars.

[1:01:09] I don't understand for questions.

[1:01:11] Are there any questions from the board?

[1:01:15] Hearing none, may I get a motion, please?

[1:01:17] Jim and I make a motion to approve item 10th purchasing division as written.

[1:01:22] Have a motion, is there a second?

[1:01:24] Motion and a second, those in favor indicate by saying aye.

[1:01:29] Opposed?

[1:01:29] Hearing none, motion passes.

[1:01:31] Thank you, Mr. Boardman.

[1:01:32] Have a good end.

[1:01:33] Get Kevin's batteries.

[1:01:34] Yes.

[1:01:37] Okay.

[1:01:38] And item 11, consent items.

[1:01:41] All items indicated alphabetically below will be handled by a single vote as part of the consent agenda.

[1:01:45] And thus a board member, county manager, or member of the public object at the time the agenda item is called.

[1:01:51] I have request from Ms. Lewis to pull item L.

[1:01:57] And I have a request from Mr. Stevenson.

[1:02:00] Mr. Jerry Stevenson to pull item G. Are there all that you catch up, L and G? Are there any other items that the board wishes to pull?

[1:02:13] Hearing none, counting management.

[1:02:17] Hearing none, public, any items, sir?

[1:02:22] In is in Nancy, all right?

[1:02:29] Are there any other items?

[1:02:33] Hearing none.

[1:02:34] Board may get a motion, please.

[1:02:36] On items A through P minus L, G and N.

[1:02:42] Mr. Chair, I'd like to make a motion that we approve items A through

[1:02:48] P minus G, L and N.

[1:02:57] I have a motion, is there second?

[1:02:59] Second?

[1:03:00] Motion to second those in favor indicate by saying aye.

[1:03:04] Aye.

[1:03:06] You don't need y'all.

[1:03:07] Just do.

[1:03:09] He's always telling me, speak up.

[1:03:11] Maybe they've adjusted his mic.

[1:03:14] Those opposed.

[1:03:16] Hearing none, motion passes.

[1:03:17] Thank you very much.

[1:03:19] We will start with item L.

[1:03:22] Ms. Lewis.

[1:03:28] Chairman McClure.

[1:03:29] Vice chair, sir.

[1:03:29] Members of the Board, Gina Lewis, Finale County, Recorder.

[1:03:33] We have requesting that item LB pulled from the agenda at request from Jen Hill's boss,

[1:03:40] the party chair for the Dems.

[1:03:43] Mr. Dill is running for JP and it is not appropriate under any of the ethical standards.

[1:03:50] So we're withdrawing.

[1:03:51] Absolutely.

[1:03:52] There we go.

[1:03:54] Thank you.

[1:03:55] Any questions?

[1:03:57] Okay.

[1:03:58] Hearing none.

[1:03:59] Let's make it a motion on item L, please.

[1:04:04] Mr. Chair, I like to make a motion that we withdraw item number L.

[1:04:08] Have a motion, is there second?

[1:04:10] Second?

[1:04:10] Motion in the second, those in favor indicate by saying aye.

[1:04:13] Aye.

[1:04:14] Aye.

[1:04:14] Opposed?

[1:04:15] Hearing none motion passes, thank you, Ms. Lewis.

[1:04:19] Mr. Stephenson, I saw you out there, you are.

[1:04:22] I saw you out there while I go.

[1:04:23] Please come and ask your question about item G, please, or tell us why.

[1:04:34] I'm Jerry Stevenson, president of Gold Canyon Community Inc.

[1:04:38] Chairman McClure, Vice Chairman Surti, members of the board.

[1:04:42] I'd like some more information from staff on this one.

[1:04:45] This is just a very significant item.

[1:04:48] It's going to be development open up the superstitions.

[1:04:51] And we wanted to understand, you know, when people

[1:04:54] cycle down there, walk down there, the marathon happens,

[1:04:57] a little bit more about how it's designed.

[1:05:00] And I know that's a little premature, but we're getting land

[1:05:03] if we need more land, that was a time to ask it.

[1:05:06] So if I could ask the last door,

[1:05:08] Joe, to amplify on the design that would really help me.

[1:05:12] All right, thank you.

[1:05:14] Mr. Ortiz, or Ms. Garza, are you out there someplace?

[1:05:18] There you are.

[1:05:25] Good morning, Chairman.

[1:05:26] Sleskars, a public work deputy director.

[1:05:30] Item G is a amendment to an assignment of right

[1:05:35] a way that we have for the State Land Department

[1:05:38] on Pearl to Road.

[1:05:39] This extends 28 acres, another 15 acres up to 40, 43 acres, so it's about a six-mile

[1:05:49] corridor or a right away that we're perfecting. Currently there is no existing right

[1:05:53] away in certain locations. This will provide for 60 feet for the 6.1 miles up to the

[1:06:00] trailhead. Part of the reason we're going through this process is for the grant that we

[1:06:07] So back in 2020 we were awarded a federal lands grant in order to pave the

[1:06:13] Peralta Road alignment from US 60 up to the trailhead.

[1:06:18] This is part of our cost share in that grant agreement that's written and approved by the board.

[1:06:25] So it's basically just providing for right away that will provide these paved improvements.

[1:06:30] There are no multi-moldo enhancements with the project.

[1:06:34] It's simply paving in all weather access that per gets to the regional park and gets to the trailhead at the moment.

[1:06:41] It's about a $22 million project as it sits today.

[1:06:45] It was none of those enhancements at the moment.

[1:06:48] Happy to answer any questions you might have?

[1:06:51] Are there any questions from the board?

[1:06:55] Hearing none.

[1:06:56] Steven, does that answer your question?

[1:07:02] I love working with the staff team because they do such a good job.

[1:07:06] You know where we were heading was.

[1:07:08] There's going to be a lot of people who are going to want a cycle there, and you talked about Oracle and your areas.

[1:07:16] And the same here, we've got a lot of people who are younger than we are, and are healthy and want to do that.

[1:07:22] And there's a lot of opportunity to see intermediate stops along there.

[1:07:27] If you want to go out and have a picnic or something, you know, we have a park.

[1:07:30] But it's so you've got to spine and I was at time to be planning trails and connecting to, especially

[1:07:37] the park, you know, that's a big resource and that's Santan, you've got a rich connectivity

[1:07:43] for residents and stuff. So I think the planning of that, not to take away from the work

[1:07:49] that's done here but more to suggest that more work has to be done for people access. So I'll

[1:07:58] Thank you.

[1:08:01] Thank you.

[1:08:02] Thank you.

[1:08:02] The scarves are anything to add to that.

[1:08:03] While you're still there.

[1:08:05] You know, one thing I do want to mention is I had a chance to sit with Scott Hamilton, the

[1:08:10] Park Director, Open Space and Park Director.

[1:08:12] He did mention that in this fiscal years budget there is a plan to update the Parks

[1:08:18] Master Plan.

[1:08:20] So I believe hopefully that will find some solutions to accessing some of those parks that

[1:08:26] around the superstitions, so just some information for you.

[1:08:31] Thank you.

[1:08:32] Thank you.

[1:08:33] So we are looking into all those things.

[1:08:36] So with that, I'm going to get a motion on item G, please.

[1:08:39] Mr. Chair, I make a motion to prove item G as a red.

[1:08:43] Second.

[1:08:46] I have a motion, and a second.

[1:08:48] I look at that.

[1:08:49] Those in favor, please, are to get by, thank you, aye.

[1:08:52] Aye, aye, aye, aye, aye, aye, aye, aye.

[1:08:54] Hearing none motion passes.

[1:08:56] item and Mr. Coward you up in as an Nancy, Mr. Coward you have a question.

[1:09:06] Don't take that on. Don't

[1:09:06] look at your watch.

[1:09:08] That's morning or afternoon.

[1:09:13] Supervisors, my name is Dave Coward from Gold Canyon, representing

[1:09:18] GCCCI. In my, I don't really have anything to speak against this item, but I just want

[1:09:26] know that we have in Go Canyon been requesting additional resources for traffic enforcement and

[1:09:34] Go Canyon.

[1:09:35] It's a real problem along some of our major arteries.

[1:09:39] And we just hope that the effort in does not distract or take resources away from our community.

[1:09:47] So, that's just our concern on that.

[1:09:50] Thank you.

[1:09:51] Thank you.

[1:09:52] Sheriff, people, did you have anything to add to this?

[1:09:57] Thank you, Mr. Coward.

[1:10:02] Mr. Chairman, members of the Board,

[1:10:04] now County, I appreciate his concern,

[1:10:06] and I appreciate him bringing to us

[1:10:08] about the traffic enforcement.

[1:10:09] We'll be on that.

[1:10:10] This is, I was going to explain that this is like SWAT.

[1:10:14] We had members from different law enforcement agencies

[1:10:16] around the county that all contribute to SWAT,

[1:10:18] because what they do, they need to learn to as a team,

[1:10:22] train as a team.

[1:10:23] This is the same thing in our vehicle crimes unit,

[1:10:25] is members from other agencies.

[1:10:28] So they all learn together, think about the drunk driver

[1:10:31] that was driving on suspended license that just caused that accident that killed three people.

[1:10:35] That's capital murder times three.

[1:10:37] We want trained investigators that are able to document the same.

[1:10:40] So when that is a murder trial as prosecuted by the county attorney,

[1:10:44] we have the resources for that.

[1:10:46] Okay.

[1:10:47] Thank you.

[1:10:48] Mr. Coward, is that answer your question or your concern?

[1:10:52] Thank you.

[1:10:53] With that, board may get a motion.

[1:10:56] Unless there's other questions, may get a motion on the side.

[1:10:58] please. Item in. Mr. Chairman, I make a motion to prove item in as presented.

[1:11:07] Second. I have a motion in the second. Those in favor indicate by saying aye.

[1:11:11] Aye. Aye. Opposed. Hearing none motion passes. Thank you very much.

[1:11:17] That concludes consent agenda. We have now going to recess the Board of Supervisors regular meeting

[1:11:23] to convene the panel of County Public Health Services Board, just like that.

[1:11:33] And Ms. Bintosa, are you here,

[1:11:37] or I think I said there you are,

[1:11:42] did you have anything

[1:11:45] to add to this?

[1:11:47] Good morning Chairman, members of the Board, we just have consent items this morning.

[1:11:51] Okay, thank you.

[1:11:52] I'm sorry.

[1:11:52] I was being...

[1:11:53] Thank you.

[1:11:54] Okay.

[1:11:56] So, on this agenda, all items indicated alphabetically below will be handled by a single

[1:12:01] vote as part of the consent agenda and thus a board member, county manager, remember

[1:12:05] the public objects at the time of the agenda item is called.

[1:12:09] We have item A through A. So, are there any questions from the board,

[1:12:19] county management?

[1:12:21] Public.

[1:12:24] You're seeing none, may I get a motion, please?

[1:12:25] Mr. Chair, I would like to make a motion on item A as red for the public health services.

[1:12:35] As red or is it?

[1:12:36] I approve as red.

[1:12:39] As presented.

[1:12:40] Thank you.

[1:12:41] Make sure.

[1:12:42] Okay.

[1:12:43] So have a motion.

[1:12:44] Does there a second?

[1:12:45] Second.

[1:12:46] Have a motion.

[1:12:47] Second.

[1:12:47] Those in favor indicated.

[1:12:48] Aye.

[1:12:49] Aye.

[1:12:50] Opposed.

[1:12:51] Hearing none.

[1:12:51] Motion passes.

[1:12:52] Thank you.

[1:12:53] I don't know, adjourn the Public Health Services District Board of Directors meeting and

[1:12:57] reconvene the Board of Supervisors regular meeting like that, and I'll go to call

[1:13:05] to the public.

[1:13:06] I'll call to the publics the time period for members of the public to address the Board of

[1:13:09] Supervisors to provide public input relating to subject matter within the Board of

[1:13:13] Supervisors Authority and jurisdiction.

[1:13:16] Those wishing to address the Board of Supervisors need not request permission and advance.

[1:13:21] Action taken into result of public comment will be limited to directing staff.

[1:13:25] to study the matter or rescheduling it to further consideration and decision at a later date.

[1:13:31] And when you come up, please indicate your name and generally where you live.

[1:13:37] And just as a reminder, board can only respond to criticism, if a name is called,

[1:13:42] and asks us to have to study the matter request placement on a future agenda.

[1:13:45] I hope that the conclusion of the public comments.

[1:13:49] And I have whole

[1:13:54] list of things.

[1:13:57] Why the few?

[1:13:59] Just for reverence, you have three minutes and I will be tight on the three minutes because

[1:14:03] it looks like this would be like an hours worth of conversation at the very least, no

[1:14:07] conversation, but first of all, I have Ms. McCutchen, Sheryl McCutchen.

[1:14:23] Morning, Sheryl McCutchen, Queen Creek, 3 6 3 1 4, North Seeker Garden Path.

[1:14:30] Mariam Webster Dictionary defines fascism as a regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual.

[1:14:39] It mentions a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader and forceful suppression of oppression.

[1:14:49] My father grew up in Nazi Germany, and when I see masked men without identification sent by the leader to harass citizens,

[1:14:59] You're a mate.

[1:15:01] I heard earlier in this meeting that our association with ICE is not new, but I'd still like to take this opportunity to ask that you discourage ICE involvement in our community.

[1:15:15] Immigration is an important part of our past and future. Let's encourage pathways to legal immigration and spend instead of spending our tax dollars on harassment and hate. Thank you.

[1:15:28] I've got up. No, no, come out. You will be removed if that continues.

[1:15:38] Deputies. Thank you. All right. I'm Mr. Allen Trout.

[1:15:58] Yeah, I've given copies of my statement here submitted to the board.

[1:16:04] There was a massive fire in Goal Canyon last night, a rim circle mansion burned for hours.

[1:16:14] It was said in spectacular fire, the kept reemerging and uncontrollable sections.

[1:16:22] This has everything to do with crowd versus Russell and the building permits that Penel County

[1:16:27] officials have issued to favor extravagant development.

[1:16:31] In Traverse's Russell, the court held land developers and the county in contempt and sanctioned them for issuing fraudulent building permits and maliciously defined court orders.

[1:16:43] This dispute is caused taxpayers over $4 million with the matter still running.

[1:16:48] Now we are watching the same reckless pattern play out.

[1:16:53] Systems not in place. Why did a house less than a minute from the fire station burn for hours?

[1:17:00] how many other homes in this canyon were permitted under the same practices as St. V. Russel.

[1:17:11] Now, on January 7th, Renee Goode was shot and killed by ice agents in Minnesota. The streets

[1:17:19] in the U.S. and around the world are filling with outraged protestors.

[1:17:27] Now, you are being asked

[1:17:29] to approve new ice agreements while you are still questioning whether the last ice agreement

[1:17:35] was even authorized or legal.

[1:17:37] The county is being pulled deeper into federal enforcement.

[1:17:42] Elected officials are exposing residents, employees, and taxpayers to escalating conflict

[1:17:50] that are costing lives and triggering lawsuits across the country.

[1:17:55] We have already seen the pattern in proud versus Russell, officials ignore court orders and criminal violations,

[1:18:02] higher lawyers, lose in court, and shift the bill and legal burdens to taxpayers.

[1:18:09] Before this county expands cooperation with ICE, the board should stop and fully disclose the legal and safety consequences of these agreements.

[1:18:20] It is increasing risk and liability for everyone who lives here.

[1:18:26] I'm asking this board to put public safety, legal accountability, and transparency ahead

[1:18:31] of politics, and to stop expanding ice cooperation on agenda items 3 and 4.

[1:18:38] The man I sleeve Pennell County until these risks are honestly addressed in public.

[1:18:45] Thank you, Jim.

[1:18:49] Thank

[1:18:58] you, Board of Supervisors, for hearing me today.

[1:19:01] My name is Karen Oliver.

[1:19:03] I live in Pekong Creek, South, and Santan Valley.

[1:19:06] Today I'm speaking from a place of a mother's rage.

[1:19:09] Last night, I got home after midnight because I needed to watch my daughter's children

[1:19:12] while her husband took her to the hospital with a stress-related illness.

[1:19:18] She and her four children have witnessed ice activity at the Santan Valley library.

[1:19:22] She's seen the news and she's seen her mom go on morning patrols to help protect vulnerable workers.

[1:19:29] She wants her kids to live in the quiet, safe, Santan Valley that existed just a short time ago.

[1:19:35] And if that isn't enough, her insurance is not reliable because the mess of the federal government has made of the ACA.

[1:19:42] No mom and America should endure this level of anxiety at the hands of her government.

[1:19:46] In addition, I've been tailgated by PCSO.

[1:19:50] My friends have been followed by ICE and PCSO workers and workers are frightened.

[1:19:54] Another family member of mine lost their landscaper to an ICE abduction.

[1:20:03] And a liquor bottle was thrown at a friend of mine in Penel County with minimal response

[1:20:10] from PCSO when she called for help.

[1:20:13] I'm collecting groceries for people afraid to go to the store because it feels illegal to be brown and drive in Penel County.

[1:20:20] My mom is afraid to walk to the store.

[1:20:22] We're both horrified to see sheriff's people's video mocking people he has sworn to protect.

[1:20:27] That behavior from elected officials is appalling.

[1:20:31] It's embarrassing for the county.

[1:20:33] The Arizona Statutes in American Constitution seem to work only for some people.

[1:20:38] The fact that you would consider working with ICE and our county is at best frustrating

[1:20:42] to many constituents.

[1:20:44] People are struggling and fearful.

[1:20:46] This police action is affecting my family's health.

[1:20:48] But now, county no longer feels safe for me and my family.

[1:20:52] As a community leader at Queen Creek Santan Valley and a visible, I'll speak for the record.

[1:20:57] We do not like our county, like we like our water with lots of ice.

[1:21:02] We want well trained, uniformed, identifiable, ice officers doing their job professionally,

[1:21:09] showing respect to our community members and to leave our neighborhood so long.

[1:21:14] Thank you.

[1:21:15] Thank you.

[1:21:17] Ms. Podowski.

[1:21:24] My statement is on the record.

[1:21:26] Thank you.

[1:21:34] My name is Deb Podowski, and I live an unincorporated panel counting your lost

[1:21:38] Dutchman State Park.

[1:21:40] During the last call to the public in 2025,

[1:21:43] I hope for a Christmas miracle.

[1:21:46] They would bring peace on earth and goodwill to men.

[1:21:49] It didn't happen.

[1:21:51] In fact, the world seems even more fractured

[1:21:54] and violent today.

[1:21:55] We have become accustomed to and accepting

[1:21:58] of violence.

[1:22:00] There are many forms of violence,

[1:22:01] but I'm going to speak about something

[1:22:03] that I have direct experience with at school shootings.

[1:22:07] I started teaching before the shooting at Column by High School, before a Shalder and place

[1:22:13] drills were commonplace. In the time of 2020, 2009 to 2018, there were 288 school students

[1:22:22] in the United States. I'd love to be by them. The nearest country to the United States was

[1:22:28] Mexico.

[1:22:30] 8. But the closest I ever came to a school shooting was on May 30, 2023, and Belgrade, Serbia. It was

[1:22:41] Serbia's first and only school shooting. My husband and I was sitting on a bus waiting

[1:22:47] for a day of touring when frantic people began running from the bus down the street. They were

[1:22:57] being there by school.

[1:23:00] A 13 year old student had killed nine students and a security guard.

[1:23:05] That night late and I went to the difference between this and its counterparts in the United

[1:23:11] States was apparent.

[1:23:13] The Serbian did not know the formula.

[1:23:16] No one was in charge, it was disorganized, it was a reminder of how this type of violence

[1:23:23] is too common here.

[1:23:25] I'm not going to talk about attitudes from again, again, laws, as a cause of the huge difference

[1:23:31] in number of shootings between us and other countries.

[1:23:34] I'm going to talk about a culture that normalizes and often glorifies violence, what human

[1:23:40] life is not seen as sacred, where as many are comfortable with an us versus them, dichotomy.

[1:23:47] We must create spaces where people with different views can meet and begin to build relationships.

[1:23:56] Penal County has a resources to do this.

[1:23:59] It has a county school structure.

[1:24:01] It has school boards.

[1:24:03] It has libraries.

[1:24:04] And all of you have district meetings.

[1:24:08] You might also tap into a chair of people.

[1:24:13] I watched unlocked.

[1:24:14] We must start seeing each other as more than stereotypes.

[1:24:20] Listening and seeing others as a first step,

[1:24:22] there was a difference between opinions and core values.

[1:24:26] I have an opinion on growing up.

[1:24:29] This, but an opinion you can be changed.

[1:24:34] It can be modified.

[1:24:36] Core values are not that point.

[1:24:38] We need to begin by talking about opinions.

[1:24:41] Just for the record, my core values are, we are all children of God, and but the is not evil, words matter.

[1:24:54] Thank you.

[1:24:55] Thank you.

[1:24:57] Michelle Callwell.

[1:25:11] My name is Michelle Callwell.

[1:25:12] I'm a resident of Santan Valley for the last 16 years.

[1:25:16] I'm a community observer with the Queen Creek Santan Valley

[1:25:20] visible, with help from the people first project,

[1:25:27] and the Santa and Valley, the visible

[1:25:29] observers is basically a small group of grandmas, armed only with cameras.

[1:25:36] We've seen what's happening in Minneapolis and Chicago and around the country, and recording

[1:25:42] we're recording to hold law enforcement accountable, and hopefully to get the detainees

[1:25:48] name and age so we can let their loved ones know where they are.

[1:25:52] We do not taunt, we do not antagonize the enforcement in any way, but we're still met with

[1:26:01] the ligaments and hostility to stay farther back than the eight feet that is our constitutional

[1:26:10] right.

[1:26:12] And like I said, we do not taunt, we don't, it's against what we do.

[1:26:17] There seems to be a concern with the deputies that we are trying to dox them, but when

[1:26:24] we're recording, we are not live streaming, we do not put it on social media unless, of

[1:26:30] course, we saw abuses of the detainee, but we do not do that, we're not trying to dox

[1:26:35] anybody.

[1:26:36] We are simply trying to protect our community members.

[1:26:42] As a resident of Pinal County for the last 16 years, I now feel unsafe from the very people

[1:26:48] that we're hired to keep us safe.

[1:26:50] And speaking now is like they're putting a bigger target on my back,

[1:26:56] but I will still

[1:26:57] speak in my voice as shaking, but I'm still going to speak.

[1:27:02] Speaking with many community members of Hispanic and Latino descent, and frankly anybody

[1:27:08] that has skin other than white, regardless of citizenship, people are feeling very unsafe,

[1:27:15] they're not going to work, they're not feeling safe to take their kids to school, they're

[1:27:22] not feeling safe to go to the grocery store. So like Karen said, we're collecting groceries

[1:27:28] and personal items to be able to take to those people. I'm really interested to see the statistics

[1:27:36] of Brown versus white people being pulled over in Penal County these last couple of months,

[1:27:43] especially when only 30% of the population is of Hispanic or Latino descent. We've seen with

[1:27:51] our own eyes in the mornings the last couple of weeks since the last board meeting seems to have

[1:27:58] It's died down for a minute,

[1:28:03] but we've seen over and over and over,

[1:28:07] round people in work trucks on the sides of roads all over Pinal County.

[1:28:15] Thank you.

[1:28:16] So thank you for your time.

[1:28:20] Holly Martinez.

[1:28:43] Good morning.

[1:28:44] Members of the board and clerk Kennedy.

[1:28:47] My name is Holly Martinez.

[1:28:49] I am a resident of Pennell County and also live in Fantan Valley.

[1:28:57] I am also a disabled student at C.A.C. Central Arizona College, home of the Beckettles

[1:29:06] at Community Officials.

[1:29:09] I have handed a packet of my testimony and I also have my father up here to hold the visuals.

[1:29:18] A picture of my grandfather, Celibum Martinez, who is a World War II veteran, who fought

[1:29:25] for the very rats this board is sworn to protect.

[1:29:29] He spent 40 years of his life building over 27 locations of the Santa Fe Rare Road on

[1:29:35] this soil.

[1:29:36] My family isn't just from Arizona, we built this foundation.

[1:29:41] I'm here today because the foundation is cracking.

[1:29:44] I'm extremely low income resident with the ultra-rare bone disease and exactly eight days

[1:29:51] I will undergo a total jaw reconstruction and fighting for my life while Pinal County chooses to fund

[1:30:02] I informally stating my extremely disapproval of the 287 agreement on December 16th, we saw kidnapping of residents at dinner iron with excitement for healing.

[1:30:16] My grandfather didn't fight in war war 2 so that my neighbors could be detained without warrants and hospital parking lots.

[1:30:24] The Gestapo environment doesn't make us safer at next medical, fragile people like myself are afraid to seek care.

[1:30:34] Because pre-emile county lacks speciality on colleges at travel 40 miles to Mericopa County.

[1:30:44] This travel is physically exhausting and financially impossible for an U.L.I. resident.

[1:30:51] But I'm not just here to complain, I'm here with a solution.

[1:30:56] To non-canon currently offers zero Section 811PRA units for disabled.

[1:31:03] I am proposing a whole healing pilot program

[1:31:07] by utilizing Senate Bill 1080.

[1:31:11] This board can report as close

[1:31:14] under rule of ice schools, buildings, into medical accessible.

[1:31:21] ELI, eligible in the House, near our medical hubs.

[1:31:26] Behind my grandfather's photo or included, I did have a petition and then also you'll find

[1:31:32] the policy group list and some signatures of the constituents who support this vision.

[1:31:38] Under Section 504, the Rehabilitation Act, you have a federal obligation to ensure your housing is accessible.

[1:31:48] Choose Care over Corporate Grid, honor the veterans to build this counter by housing their descendants instead of hunting them.

[1:31:56] Thank you for your time.

[1:31:57] Do you have any questions?

[1:32:02] Thank you.

[1:32:03] We're not able to respond just as...

[1:32:16] in the room, I will pass for the moment, I don't, it's okay, we'll go on with Elizabeth Lee.

[1:32:24] Oh, Mr. McKay in there, you're welcome.

[1:32:36] Thank you for allowing me to speak.

[1:32:39] My name is Barry McKay, I'm from Maricopa County, originally, but now in Maricopa City.

[1:32:51] I was very fortunate to grow up with two heroes.

[1:32:54] One was Eddie Basha Sr., one that opened up Basha's, all over the state.

[1:33:03] Another one was Stan Turley.

[1:33:06] Stan Turley was the only speaker of the house and president of the Senate in Arizona's history.

[1:33:16] Both of them were well known for showing kind and compassion.

[1:33:20] And I'm very thankful to have been able to be raised with them.

[1:33:28] We have the candidate integrity.

[1:33:33] We're going to have to do this.

[1:33:35] Because of the, in the Kabul, we have the Maricopa, the city.

[1:33:41] It's addressed before.

[1:33:43] We're going, I'm looking forward to taking care of this,

[1:33:48] because if it wasn't for the integrity and the candidate,

[1:33:53] it destroys the entire system that we call a republic.

[1:33:59] So I look forward to Mr. Miller.

[1:34:02] And thank you for everything that you're doing.

[1:34:05] I expect to see all four of you, Mr. Surti,

[1:34:10] Mr. McLur, Mr. Goodman, Mr. Miller.

[1:34:13] At stay capital, take care of our people.

[1:34:16] Thank you.

[1:34:18] Thank you, Elizabeth Lee, have we?

[1:34:24] Hi, Mr. Chairman, Supervisors, thank you for the time.

[1:34:27] My name is Elizabeth Lee while I live in Maricopa County.

[1:34:31] I'm here today as a candidate for federal office for a district

[1:34:34] that includes parts of the now county.

[1:34:36] And I wanted to share with you some concerns that I've been hearing from the community

[1:34:40] regarding the 287 ge agreement.

[1:34:42] Now, I think it's very important to say very clearly that all of our communities

[1:34:47] is deserve to live in safe neighborhoods.

[1:34:51] We all want violent criminals off our streets.

[1:34:53] We all want secure borders.

[1:34:55] And we all want immigration laws enforced the right way

[1:34:58] by the right agencies and with clear accountability.

[1:35:01] That's exactly why this agreement is the wrong tool.

[1:35:06] 287G pulls Penal County into a federal mission

[1:35:09] that is not our job.

[1:35:12] It's not our budget.

[1:35:13] And it's not our liability to assume.

[1:35:15] It turns local resources into an arm of federal enforcement, which creates three very serious problems.

[1:35:23] The first is tax payer risk.

[1:35:26] This agreement is not free.

[1:35:28] It means training, supervision requirements, time spent on immigration holds, transport, paperwork, the list goes on.

[1:35:36] These costs don't show up as a neat line.

[1:35:39] item at first, they show up later as over time staffing shortages, delayed investigations,

[1:35:47] and civil exposures. I know I don't want to see Penal County taxpayers holding the bag

[1:35:52] for a federal function. Second, it makes us feel less safe by diverting resources from

[1:35:58] real threats. Our local investigators should be focused on crimes that hurt Penal County

[1:36:03] families, like trafficking, fentanyl distribution, domestic violence, child exploitation.

[1:36:08] And if we have limited bandwidth, we should be using it

[1:36:12] where it saves the most lives.

[1:36:14] The third problem here is that this agreement undermines

[1:36:18] trust and cooperation, which hurts both policing

[1:36:22] and prosecutions.

[1:36:24] So when victims and witnesses are afraid that a traffic stop,

[1:36:27] a report, a trip to the hospital, or a trip to the courthouse

[1:36:31] could involve immigration questioning.

[1:36:34] They stop talking.

[1:36:35] they stop calling and they disappear.

[1:36:38] That makes it harder to solve crimes,

[1:36:41] harder to prosecute offenders,

[1:36:43] and easier for predators to operate.

[1:36:46] I also want to raise a basic governance issue.

[1:36:51] This agreement was signed without the public process

[1:36:53] and the clarity that the residents of this county deserve.

[1:36:57] So I'm asking you today to direct county council

[1:37:00] to provide a public and written legal analysis

[1:37:02] of who has the authority to bind operations under 287.

[1:37:07] I ask you to require a full cost and liability assessment, including staffing impact

[1:37:13] and over time risk, and to suspend and withdraw participation until those above items

[1:37:19] are completed.

[1:37:20] We can support law enforcement and secure our communities without instilling fear in them.

[1:37:30] All right. Next is Marie McHugh.

[1:37:41] Thank you, Board of Supervisors. I'm a resident of Maricopa County.

[1:37:50] I'm a resident of Maricopa County. I'm a resident of Maricopa County and I visit Paneal County,

[1:37:59] have friends, family, and I go to businesses and so on.

[1:38:06] It's been brought to my attention with us all talking about the 287G agreement.

[1:38:13] I don't know why we keep going back to the fact that this has been around forever.

[1:38:19] It's been around since 2007,

[1:38:25] but I don't think it's just because it's been around

[1:38:29] for a while doesn't mean that it can't be revisited,

[1:38:32] that we can find other solutions.

[1:38:35] Instead of everything that's going on right now,

[1:38:37] we've already heard all of our concerns.

[1:38:42] I'm really concerned about, for one,

[1:38:44] inhumane treatment and detention centers.

[1:38:49] In 2005, we had three human beings that lost their lives

[1:38:53] while in detention.

[1:38:54] And they're very young, they're ages 32, 45 and 58.

[1:39:02] I think this is horrible.

[1:39:04] I think I hate to say this word, but some of the actions that are being used by these

[1:39:11] ice agents are almost like I feel like I'm in Nazi Germany.

[1:39:16] No one feels like they can trust the law enforcement because of this.

[1:39:19] I've even gone around Pinal County and I've spoken to a lot of businesses and they're really

[1:39:25] concerned because they're losing money.

[1:39:27] People are afraid to show up there at businesses.

[1:39:31] I've gone to even like construction workers like get new build communities and just talking

[1:39:36] to some of them, contractors are like, I had three people taking yesterday, I had five

[1:39:41] the day before and this should need to be happening because these communities are private,

[1:39:47] at property and they should not even be conducting the business the way they're doing by

[1:39:53] snatching and taking people. I myself intend on legally documenting any situations where

[1:40:01] people are being profiled, kidnapped or abducted in Paneal County, and I thought the conservative

[1:40:08] party was a party of less government. Why ice then? Why all the cameras

[1:40:15] flat camera systems? Why LBT monitoring systems? Flagstaff, they went ahead and

[1:40:22] they got rid of all those flat cameras. They said that enough is enough. They

[1:40:26] were sick and tired of their community being just casually monitored and

[1:40:32] and living in fear.

[1:40:34] Lastly, the public comments that Sheriff Teaple

[1:40:38] makes on the internet, I'm impalled.

[1:40:42] I just was trying to go around and navigate on Facebook.

[1:40:46] I just looked him up and I'm watching the videos

[1:40:48] and they were just, they're horrible.

[1:40:51] Thank you.

[1:40:53] I have one comment here from George.

[1:40:57] There's no last name,

[1:41:00] but I'll assume that too.

[1:41:01] If you could please state your name.

[1:41:02] last name as well please of course yes my name is George Raskon eight five one

[1:41:07] four four and my start by saying there is no such thing as an illegal human

[1:41:11] being this is kind of the language that is violent and dehumanizes people okay and

[1:41:18] even now seeing you all sometimes rolling your eyes not paying attention to is

[1:41:22] disrespectful because you're listening to community and may I remind you

[1:41:25] that you're all public servants I am a life member of this community I have living

[1:41:31] in this unincorporated centre valley for the past over 20 years where it feels like the

[1:41:36] Board of Supervisors governs to us, not with us.

[1:41:39] Barely are we taken into consideration in that land in that part of Pinal County, so it's

[1:41:44] hard to see this board as leaders, frankly.

[1:41:47] When I was in high school there was school shootings all over the country and we were afraid

[1:41:50] to even go to school.

[1:41:52] Now we are afraid of once again.

[1:41:54] Our community deserves to leave our homes for work and school knowing that we will come back

[1:41:59] to our families and not be taken away by masked, unidentified agents.

[1:42:05] Profiled due to our skin color, accident, or what job we perform,

[1:42:09] these practices erode community trust and law enforcement.

[1:42:14] I live in fear, not because of my legal status, but because of my skin color

[1:42:17] and because of the languages I speak with my friends and family.

[1:42:21] I fear for my sisters and their young family.

[1:42:24] I fear from my grandparents who have been permanent residents of this country

[1:42:27] since the 80s, they have begun to carry their documents with them even just to go get groceries out of fear.

[1:42:34] I fear for my hardworking community. Is this what my community deserves? Is this how we should feel?

[1:42:41] How can you board a supervisors and sure that while we are seeing across the country, what happened here in Pinal County?

[1:42:47] Five people have already been killed tragically in ice custody within the first 15 days of 1226.

[1:42:53] How will you make sure this won't happen to us too?

[1:42:55] And the question for you, Board of Supervisors, is whether you want to be on the right to the history or on the right to the history and with humanity.

[1:43:03] Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Armosa Comuniatra Vajalora,

[1:43:06] I am very pleased to welcome you to the European Union, Delicis Lación,

[1:43:10] but there are also members of Mr. Comuniatra, Samos Comunidad.

[1:43:15] A ball of ice and free Palestine.

[1:43:21] Mr. Rek, you're up.

[1:43:40] I'm no Rek from Eli.

[1:43:42] The Trump administration with authoritarian zeal

[1:43:44] potential to act in the name of the American people. Nothing could be further from the truth.

[1:43:50] The majority of the American people do not accept his words and actions regarding white-washing

[1:43:54] American history, January 6th in the corresponding gardens and commutations, Medicaid and Obamacare cuts,

[1:44:01] inflationary, politically motivated tariffs, the Epstein files, reducing childhood vaccination guidelines,

[1:44:08] Repealing universally accepted air and water pollution regulations is a new board of peace

[1:44:14] Then as well as exploding suspected drug boats

[1:44:17] El Salvador's sea cop prison you crane Gaza Greenland the United Nations of NATO

[1:44:23] And of course the thuggish broodish poorly trained armed and masked ice agents

[1:44:29] Terrorizing undocumented immigrants and citizens alike and the list could go on and on if time allowed

[1:44:35] This same zeal has kept its way into Penal County with aggressive traffic enforcement by the Penal County Sheriff's Department, leading to concerns that the stops are pre-testual and or constitute profiling.

[1:44:47] County Attorney Brad Miller, secret 287G agreement with the Department of Homeland Security,

[1:44:53] and his support of extremist John Gillette's House Bill 2811, which criminalizes obstruction of ice age.

[1:45:00] However, that will be subjectively defined, our additional examples. You are praised for standing up against the County Attorney Miller's 287 G agreement in the attempt to use SERP your authority.

[1:45:16] Regarding the agreement of collaboration between DHS, ICE and Penal County Sheriff's Office, you are to be criticized for accepting any agreement involving a completely out-of-control DHS and ICE, an agency that needs to be dismantled,

[1:45:30] and reconstituted with necessary guardrails.

[1:45:35] On another topic, there is a dismay that the latest

[1:45:37] Penel County Weekly Roundup email,

[1:45:40] noted that county offices will be closed on January 19th

[1:45:43] for a civil rights day with no mention

[1:45:45] of Martin Luther King.

[1:45:47] Knowing Arizona's contentious

[1:45:48] reduction reluctance to officially make the day

[1:45:51] a state holiday, and when made official

[1:45:53] designating it as Martin Luther King days, civil rights day,

[1:45:57] makes the county's emission emission questionable

[1:45:59] best in egregious at worst.

[1:46:02] Supervisor McClure, I must criticize you for this omission only because you are chairman

[1:46:07] of the ward and to give you the opportunity to respond as to how and why this omission occurred.

[1:46:13] With the recent celebration of Martin Luther King Day in mind, my fellow speakers will read

[1:46:18] an edited version of his letter from a Birmingham jail to eerily show the similarities of

[1:46:23] its description of 1963 America, his explanation of the civil rights movement to those who

[1:46:29] questions, his actions, and the untenable and dangerous situation we find ourselves in today.

[1:46:36] We believe his words have great relevance and impact and may they guide you as you deal with

[1:46:41] contemporary issues mirrored in his letter.

[1:46:45] Thank you.

[1:46:46] Thank you Mr. Ragnet, a Gail Rack.

[1:46:53] Hello, Gail Rack, Eloi. I'm reading from the Martin Luther King letter.

[1:46:57] In just as anywhere as a threat to justice everywhere, we are caught in an escapable network of mutuality and destiny.

[1:47:06] Whatever effects one directly affects all indirectly.

[1:47:11] You deploy the demonstrations taking place yet failed to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.

[1:47:19] content with a superficial social analysis that deals merely with effects and does not grapple

[1:47:26] with underlying causes. You may well ask why direct action, why sit-ins, marches and so forth.

[1:47:34] Nonviolent direct action seeks to dramatize the issue so that it can no longer be ignored,

[1:47:40] so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm

[1:47:45] of creative analysis and objective appraisal rising from the dark depths of prejudice and

[1:47:51] racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood.

[1:47:56] When you have seen hate-filled policemen, Chris Kick, and even kill, when you are

[1:48:01] carried by day and haunted by night, living constantly at tiptoes stand, never quite knowing

[1:48:07] what to expect nets and are plagued with interferes and outer resentments, then you will

[1:48:12] understand. You express anxiety over willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern.

[1:48:20] Adjust laws a man made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God.

[1:48:25] An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law.

[1:48:29] Any law that lists human personality is just any law that degrades human personality is unjust.

[1:48:35] We should never forget that everything ate off Hitler did in Germany was legal, and everything

[1:48:41] the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was illegal.

[1:48:46] It was illegal, it was illegal to aid to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany.

[1:48:53] Long order exists for the purpose of establishing justice when they fail in this purpose.

[1:48:59] They become dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.

[1:49:04] We, who engage in nonviolent direct action, are not the creators of tension.

[1:49:09] We bring it out in the open where it can be seen and dealt with.

[1:49:12] In justice must be exposed with all the tension its exposure creates to the light of human

[1:49:18] conscience and the air of national opinion before it can be cured.

[1:49:23] Now is the time to make the real promise of democracy.

[1:49:26] Now is the time to lift our national policy from QuickFam, the QuickFam, a racial injustice,

[1:49:32] and to the solid rock of human dignity. Thank you.

[1:49:39] Mr. Atchew.

[1:49:50] Well, atchew from Eli.

[1:49:52] I'm here to finish out the Martin Luther King passages, which are still very applicable today.

[1:49:58] Initially, disappointed at being characterized as an extremist,

[1:50:02] I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label.

[1:50:05] Was not Jesus an extremist for love, saying,

[1:50:08] love your neighbors, bless them that curse you, do good to them, that hate you and pray for them

[1:50:15] which spitefully use you and persecute you. Will we be extremist for hate or extremist for love?

[1:50:23] Will we be extremist for the preservation of justice or for the extinction of justice?

[1:50:28] I suppose I should have realized that a few members of the oppressors can understand the deep

[1:50:33] their own compassionate yearnings of the oppressed, and still fewer have the vision to

[1:50:38] see that injustice must be rooted out by the strong, persistent, and determined action.

[1:50:44] I must honestly reiterate that I have been disappointed with the church.

[1:50:48] While early Christians rejoice that being deemed worthy to suffer for what they believe,

[1:50:53] things are different now.

[1:50:55] Some oppositional arch defenders of the status quo vocally sentient things they as they

[1:51:01] are.

[1:51:02] saying, what kind of people worship here? Who is their God? I feel impelled to mention one

[1:51:08] other point that has troubled me profoundly. You warmly commend as a Birmingham police force

[1:51:14] for keeping order and preventing violence. I doubt that you would have been so warmly

[1:51:20] commended, the police force, if you had seen its dogs sinking their teeth into unarmed

[1:51:25] or observe their ugly and inhuman treatment of Negroes here in the city jail or watch them push

[1:51:33] and curse old Negro women and young Negro girls or have seen them slap and kick old Negro

[1:51:40] men and young boys. Let us hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away

[1:51:46] and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities and in

[1:51:53] So I'm not too distant tomorrow, the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine

[1:51:58] over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.

[1:52:03] These words for the cause of peace and brotherhood came directly from Martin Luther King.

[1:52:09] I personally want to follow up with the board, however, on the freepoint ecosystem's project.

[1:52:14] It's been well over two months since I formally requested your staff to schedule a meeting

[1:52:19] with Kevin Green from the EPA and me.

[1:52:22] Despite supervisor Miller's assurance that the meeting would be scheduled we've heard nothing and I'm wondering if there's some of

[1:52:30] Further action, that needs to be taken. Thank you.

[1:52:40] Sorry, Thomas McMinn.

[1:52:54] My name is Thomas McMinn, and I'm a resident of a Queen Creek Penal County. I'm responding

[1:53:00] to the executive session item number four. I request that the supervisors consider the actions

[1:53:07] of ICE, which nurture unrest and violence in our communities. As citizens, we no longer feel

[1:53:16] safe in our homes. The site of women being shot, pull out of cars, or ice bringing down the

[1:53:22] door of the wrong home, dragging an undressed man out into the snow, highlights the illegal,

[1:53:30] unwarded, untrained, sadistic acts of ice. I urge you to do whatever is possible to

[1:53:38] limit ice. Work with legislators to enforce habeas corpus procedures. I should be unmatched

[1:53:45] and where IDs.

[1:53:47] We need to protect our residents.

[1:53:49] We need to know when advance where ice intends to attack.

[1:53:53] We need to protect the dignity of every human.

[1:53:57] And why am I asking this?

[1:54:00] The dignity of every human being is considered a natural right.

[1:54:05] It is the foundational principle underlying Christianity and our constitution.

[1:54:10] We have to ask ourselves, do we really hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal?

[1:54:19] All men are created equal?

[1:54:23] That they are endowed by their creator was certain and analatable rights

[1:54:27] and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

[1:54:32] Further, in America, regardless of citizenship, everyone,

[1:54:37] Citizens or immigrants have civil rights, and those rights include the protection of habeas corpus.

[1:54:48] In shrined in the U.S. Constitution and Article 1, Section 9, habeas corpus requires authorities to bring a detained person before court to justify their confinement.

[1:55:01] It forbids arbitrary imprisonment and ensures that the government has a lawful basis to hold someone.

[1:55:10] Yes, there are limited suspension provisions for this habeas corpus due to rebellion,

[1:55:18] fear of invasion.

[1:55:20] But we have to ask ourselves, are the vast majority of immigrants being rounded up by ice,

[1:55:25] criminal, so dangerous, so violent, so numerous that the situation

[1:55:31] weren't suspension of habeas corpus.

[1:55:35] The video statistics from various media outlets would show and

[1:55:39] say otherwise.

[1:55:40] And if you saw this segment from 60 minutes this past weekend,

[1:55:45] of the 250 men that were shipped to Venezuela, of those 250 men

[1:55:53] only eight were found who have been subject to severe things.

[1:56:02] So thank you very much.

[1:56:06] That concludes the cards that I've received.

[1:56:09] And are there others that wish to speak?

[1:56:16] I guess I've received one more card.

[1:56:19] We'll call you up in time.

[1:56:23] The morning, my name is Gail Peters.

[1:56:25] I live in Phenal County.

[1:56:26] I've been here for the last 20 years.

[1:56:28] I really love this county and I love our part of supervisors in the orderly way in which things

[1:56:33] are looked at.

[1:56:34] And I'm glad for the decision by the outside attorney that we can't have somebody signing

[1:56:40] in memorandum of understanding what the United States government without the review and approval

[1:56:46] of the board of supervisors.

[1:56:48] There's too many ramifications, consequences, and other things that need to be considered

[1:56:52] That we shouldn't have somebody just deciding on their own to make a decision and sign such an agreement.

[1:57:02] I am in favor of what ISIS doing and removing what they're calling the worst of the worst.

[1:57:08] I don't want people here who can be harmed by people who came here and are hiding now from being returned to their own country.

[1:57:18] We're hopefully they would do things to make their own country better and and talk about fear

[1:57:25] Yeah, there's a lot of fear. It's not just a people with brown and other skin. It's

[1:57:32] The the illegality and what's happening in our country. I'm over here from Minnesota and I'm certainly glad

[1:57:38] I don't live there right now

[1:57:41] Extremely frightening my kids are up there and I don't I think things should be done in accordance with the law

[1:57:48] And I really do appreciate that Board has had that decision made this morning that we will not have a second.

[1:58:00] M.O.U. without complete unanimity in that.

[1:58:06] And thank you for letting me talk.

[1:58:08] Thank you, Ms. Peters.

[1:58:11] Any other witnesses?

[1:58:12] Mr. Rivera.

[1:58:15] Mr. Revellous was recognized, I'll bring you up.

[1:58:22] Good morning, Chairman.

[1:58:24] Supervisors, George Ellison, Bold Canyon.

[1:58:28] The county state and country are in trouble.

[1:58:32] Citizens must be protected from the violent acts of the extreme left.

[1:58:37] We cannot allow Pinal County to become Minneapolis, Portland, Chicago.

[1:58:41] The left commits crimes of aggravated assault and attempted murders of ice agents in the execution of their duties.

[1:58:48] The left storms churches to harass people worshipping God.

[1:58:53] The left blocks highways with leftist climate rioters.

[1:58:57] The left won't let Republican politicians eat in peace,

[1:59:00] and they mobbed them, including President United States who was mobbed by the pink whatever.

[1:59:06] Recently at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., the Secret Service were sleeping and let these people get within five feet

[1:59:11] the president. The Democratic Party is committing insurrection against the elected government

[1:59:16] in the county must be prepared to handle leftist writing and protect Penal County citizens.

[1:59:22] The leftists tried again and again to assassinate President Trump and recently expanded

[1:59:27] the rage against the non-politician who merely spoke, Charlie Cook, Kirk, who was murdered.

[1:59:34] The left's violence must be stopped illegally immigration itself is a felony.

[1:59:40] The Democrat party wrote that law and yet now tells the country it's okay to stop obstruct harm

[1:59:46] Ice Age and sitting nor the law so that the left can protect illegal aliens and that's just illegal aliens

[1:59:53] Which is a felony who have committed horrible crimes such as murder rate

[1:59:58] Sodomy of children

[2:00:00] Yes, I want those people deported it. That's the law. Do you want these people roaming around, committing horrible crimes that gets Americans? That's insane.

[2:00:11] Democrat felons must be stopped in obstructing and harming ice agents. The criminal illegal aliens need to be deported at ASAP.

[2:00:18] Our police need to protect ice. It is not ice is dropped to be the police. Police need to be police.

[2:00:24] We must stand behind the Penal County Sheriff's Office and enforcing violations of state law by the lefts attempted murders, aggravated assaults, criminal damage to property.

[2:00:35] I believe that the Penal County Sheriff's does protect Penal County citizens and must continue to protect us from the lefts of violence.

[2:00:44] Fox's great gut field, talked recently about the left-engaging and suicidal empathy driven

[2:00:49] by rescue fantasy.

[2:00:51] Their lives are pits of emptiness.

[2:00:53] They insanely defend strangers who have committed violent felonies against Americans, such

[2:00:58] as murders, rapes, child sexual assault, autonomy on children.

[2:01:03] They invade space-safeists.

[2:01:05] The leftists that invented safe spaces for college campuses are now invading previously

[2:01:11] safe houses of worship. They call conservatives fascists. Get their hunting people on the street

[2:01:17] as though they're animals. This has to stop. We have laws. The laws must be enforced. American

[2:01:23] citizens of all colors must be protected. Thank you.

[2:01:30] Next, Mr. Revelle, as you are

[2:01:43] Roberto Revelis,

[2:01:44] This resident of Gold Canyon, thank you for rejecting the flawed 287G today.

[2:01:54] Mr. Chairman, the only convicted drapist that we should be concerned about is sitting in

[2:02:00] the White House.

[2:02:03] But within this room, Mr. Chairman, within this room, Mr. Chairman, we've long been

[2:02:10] expose to major conflicts over truth, morality, and accountability, leading to a loss of public confidence

[2:02:18] and the outcome use fairness and integrity.

[2:02:22] I'll cite some of the many examples.

[2:02:25] Starting with this week's insensitive counties failure to honor Monday's holidays by not using the name.

[2:02:34] Martin Luther King Jr.

[2:02:36] a decision to not honor the black man who gave his life to give life to the Declaration

[2:02:43] of Independence words.

[2:02:45] We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and endowed by their

[2:02:52] creator with a native animal rights of liberty, life, and pursuit of happiness.

[2:02:58] Other county moral issues over truth have recently been on display involving a member of the

[2:03:06] the County Attorney and the Florence Unified School District's governing board president.

[2:03:15] Example, board member Jeff Surti, his repetition of the baseless and untruthful big

[2:03:22] lie statement that the 2020 election was stolen and that the Gen 6 violent attack on

[2:03:29] a capital was perpetrated not by Trump's followers but by anti-Trump FBI agents.

[2:03:37] example, kind of sure for all steeple, who called neighborhood residence idiots, for exercising

[2:03:43] the free speech against militarized ICE agents violently deploying tear gas weaponry.

[2:03:51] But when asked if he would characterize the Jan 6 violent riders as idiots, he cowardly refused

[2:03:58] to answer.

[2:03:58] example, a county attorney Brad Miller who ignored the rule of law that you've fortunately overturned.

[2:04:08] A attorney Miller further disrespected the rule of law by intrusely declaring that the Arizona attorney general has no oversight authority over the county attorney actions.

[2:04:19] a final example of disrespect for truth is the lie by Roger Bady, President of Florence

[2:04:26] School Board,

[2:04:31] who talking here during the IGA discussion between the school board, lied

[2:04:39] to you that the school board had much discussed the issue I raised. In fact, there was no

[2:04:45] discussion. In fact, he lied. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm leaving a copy of my full statement with a clerk.

[2:04:56] Thank you, Mr. Bell.

[2:04:58] Any other is it wish to speak?

[2:05:01] Tell you what? Mr. Bean? Mr. Bean?

[2:05:05] We're not. Okay.

[2:05:10] And, sir, in the back, I'll get to you next.

[2:05:12] Sorry.

[2:05:13] Members of the Board, Chairman, Tom Bing. I'm from Cussagrande.

[2:05:18] 287, believe it or not, affects me.

[2:05:21] My wife's son does not look on the American.

[2:05:24] He has a strange last name.

[2:05:27] My wife does not look American.

[2:05:29] She has a hyphenated name that looks a little strange.

[2:05:33] If she were to be stopped by ICE, it scares the heck out of me.

[2:05:37] It's the what might happen.

[2:05:39] I tell her do not leave the house without your passport.

[2:05:42] Her passport testifies that she is an American citizen.

[2:05:46] born in America. But how often have we seen on the news that night, people ripped out a car,

[2:05:53] thrown to the ground, nobody asked for your passport. Where's your driver's license? They are beat up,

[2:06:00] and it offends me. It scares me. I believe right now, but now County is safe. I want you guys to please

[2:06:08] help keep it safe. 287 is not the answer to keeping this safe. Thank you.

[2:06:17] Thank you. Be certain back. You're up.

[2:06:25] I like your shirt, too, by the way. Thank you.

[2:06:30] Hello, everyone. My name is Chris. I'm a resident here in Florence for about 15 years

[2:06:36] and before I very lead, I am here in opposition to 287G.

[2:06:42] I live in Arizona all my life and I've

[2:06:48] But I've never been concerned about my safety at a checkpoint.

[2:06:53] I'm afraid anyone that's not familiar to people will ask you if you are a citizen.

[2:06:56] I'll say yes, sir, and they'll wave me on my way.

[2:06:59] There have been many occasions where I've been pulled into secondary, and they've searched my vehicle.

[2:07:03] They've asked me questions, check my ID, but ultimately send me on my way.

[2:07:08] And because I'm a silly person, it's crossed my mind a few times that, you know,

[2:07:12] what if I mess with them a little bit? What if I next time they ask me, are you American citizen?

[2:07:16] And I say, come on, now that I'm in grace in your, and just see what happens, I mean,

[2:07:20] what's the worst thing that could happen? Are they going to pull me in the secondary? Are

[2:07:23] they going to search my car and check my ID and then eventually send me on my way? At least

[2:07:28] this time I would get a laugh at it.

[2:07:30] And maybe even the agent would also get a laugh out of it. But I feel that things are different now. I no longer feel safe, speaking Spanish at a water patrol checkpoint.

[2:07:41] And ISIS is something different entirely because they seem to have become emboldened with their anonymity and free of accountability.

[2:07:50] So, with them coming into our community, I feel that every day when I leave my home, I know that I'm on the menu, unfortunately, because the Supreme Court has decided that because of the way that I look or the way that I'm dressed, that I says the right to ask me for my documentation.

[2:08:09] Now, let's say I have to work on my home, work on my yard and I go to Home Depot and I'm wearing my yard clothes, and they approach me at the Home Depot.

[2:08:18] I will exercise my first amendment right to let them know what I feel about them and what I've seen them do.

[2:08:26] And depending on the agent that I encounter reports show that I could be detained anywhere from hours to days,

[2:08:31] even though I was born here, reports show that I could be physically abused when I'm not resisting.

[2:08:38] And reports show that I could even be sent out of the state to Texas for example for processing and not be brought back.

[2:08:45] I have to find my own way back.

[2:08:47] I realized I'm an American citizen.

[2:08:53] And as some of the latest reporting, the worst it could be that I could even be shot and killed as an unarmed American citizen.

[2:08:59] Again, depending on which age and I run into, all for exercising my first amendment, right?

[2:09:05] So, some feel that ICE will make a community safer, but the way I see it, the way ICE is currently conducting themselves as their activities in our community increases, our safety will decrease.

[2:09:19] So, I just call on our elected officials to do what they can to promote complete accountability as ICE carries out their operations.

[2:09:28] Thank you.

[2:09:29] Thank you.

[2:09:29] Any other's the wish to speak, please.

[2:09:34] And

[2:09:41] I would also agree with your shirt, my wife would as well.

[2:09:44] Hi, my name is Janet Litton, and I am the resident of Santan Valley.

[2:09:49] First of all, I'd just like to point out that unless you're a Native American,

[2:09:53] we're all sons and daughters of immigrants.

[2:09:58] And I want to bring up a point that somebody had said about the violence of the left,

[2:10:05] I worked in the Public Defender's office for 23 years and I can tell you the majority of the people who committed the most heinous crimes were white men, not brown people.

[2:10:20] But we get threatened every day sitting out on protests by people driving by in their big Trump cars, telling us that I feel drink it raped.

[2:10:35] or just horrible things.

[2:10:39] So violence is on the other side too.

[2:10:43] But another point I'd like to make is,

[2:10:47] we need to recognize the psychological effects

[2:10:50] that this is having on our children, not just brown kids

[2:10:54] who are experiencing being ripped away from their families,

[2:10:59] but our white children are being terrorized too.

[2:11:02] In schools, they're going into the schools,

[2:11:05] you think that the white kids don't see what's happening. They have brown friends. They

[2:11:10] see their brown friends. Families get torn apart. Their brown friends disappear. So they

[2:11:17] come home scared to death that this is going to happen to them. They don't understand that

[2:11:21] it's because the other people are brown and they're white. They don't understand that this

[2:11:27] is not going to happen to them. This is a polling behavior in our community. Our communities

[2:11:34] are scared.

[2:11:37] And we're losing money. Your revenue is losing money from people not completing

[2:11:44] jobs because they don't get their workers to come to the construction site. They're not

[2:11:50] going out spending money at their grocery stores, restaurants, movie theaters. Your bottom

[2:11:56] line is going to be economy is going to be going down because nobody's spending money

[2:12:02] because they're all afraid.

[2:12:04] They're afraid of these masked men who don't identify themselves.

[2:12:12] How do you think kids feel when they see these masked men?

[2:12:17] They're not going to trust their police officers anymore.

[2:12:19] They're not going to be a police officer when I grow up

[2:12:23] because they're afraid.

[2:12:26] So, that's all. Thank you.

[2:12:34] Thank you.

[2:12:35] I mean, twice sold, we'll call the public, close.

[2:12:41] Supervisor Surti, you were called as you'd like to speak.

[2:12:45] Yeah, there's lots of information coming out every week

[2:12:47] on the last two elections, and I'm keeping an open mind.

[2:12:56] Okay, and I was called out as well,

[2:12:58] and yes, for Martin Luther King Day,

[2:12:59] I would agree, I don't truly appreciate the way it's called out,

[2:13:04] and I would change that.

[2:13:07] So Mr. Reg, Mr. Reg, let's just say, let's see, Mr. Hatchou, you had, I'm sorry I didn't

[2:13:16] you're written down quick in a three point eco, what, what, what, what, what, what,

[2:13:23] oh, supervisor, I'm sorry, supervisor, I'm sorry about that and you didn't get all that, he got

[2:13:27] all that, okay, there we go, I'm sorry, I'm just not very good at hurting cats, I owe a phone call,

[2:13:33] actually tried to call you and you were out of a country. So anyway, I'll catch up with you shortly.

[2:13:41] Okay. Okay, and then Ms. Mark, let's see. And then I was called here while I was

[2:13:45] a call with the Board. I was called out for Section 811. Can we look into that, please?

[2:13:51] Stop. Thank you. We'll get back. And that I believe is all that I had there.

[2:13:58] Next, we would give you item number 14, which is the discussion in the conditional approval

[2:14:03] of the lease agreement between Canal County, Landlord, and the town of Santane Valley,

[2:14:08] the tenant, for use of a county-owned property at 31505 North SnF Road, Santane Valley, for

[2:14:14] municipal offices and related functions, and this is Mr. Ortiz.

[2:14:21] I think you have to call you, you just showed right up.

[2:14:25] Thank you, George, he's been out county development services managing director, good afternoon,

[2:14:32] chair vice chair board.

[2:14:36] Yes, before you going for the record, I'd like to let you know that the agenda was not posted

[2:14:44] with the proposed map.

[2:14:46] We didn't have it available at the time of the posting, but I do have it now and I'd like to

[2:14:52] provided to the Clerk of the Board's office.

[2:14:54] It's considered Exhibit A for the map for the peace agreement.

[2:15:01] But it will be added to the vacillator. Correct. That map is just identifying the location within that

[2:15:08] Santan complex building that is described. As you mentioned, this is item 14, regular item. And this is a discussion item

[2:15:20] with the conditional approval, or disapproval, for the

[2:15:24] police agreement between Peno County and Tana Santana

[2:15:27] and Valley,

[2:15:30] it is located, as you mentioned, 315-05,

[2:15:35] North Sniff Road, Santana and Valley, Arizona, 8-5143.

[2:15:40] This is for municipal offices related to the Santana

[2:15:44] Valley functions.

[2:15:47] One of the items here that just more for

[2:15:50] education as well is that it does have a month-to-month terminal by either party with

[2:15:58] 180 day written notice pursuant as R.S. 11256.01. The board approval is conditional

[2:16:13] and pending the public notice period, which will end January 29, 2026 at 9.59 a.m.

[2:16:24] That's posted notification for any other bids that may come up.

[2:16:30] If no other alternative bids are received by that time under ARS 11256.01,

[2:16:38] see the condition is fulfilled and the Clerk of the Board is shall record the fully executed

[2:16:46] lease after 9.59 a.m. on January 29, 2026. Another awareness item is that this needs to be a unanimous

[2:16:57] consent as required. And I do have Brett Billingsley here if you have any specific questions for

[2:17:07] I'm related to the town of Sant Ant Valley.

[2:17:10] Okay, thank you.

[2:17:11] Are there any questions for Mr. Ortiz or Mr. Billingsley?

[2:17:16] The map we're looking at with all of the right on the left hand side,

[2:17:20] is that supervisor's goodman's area?

[2:17:26] I gave my copy away.

[2:17:27] Here's the bottom of the map.

[2:17:28] I'm on the bottom part.

[2:17:30] See you're down over here?

[2:17:32] But then the clerk of the court, superior clerk of the court,

[2:17:36] because right there, it's the shaded, dark shaded area that we're talking about.

[2:17:41] I know that. I'm just wondering where you've got reporters.

[2:17:46] The quarters office, and then the treasure.

[2:17:48] Okay. On the other side. On the west side.

[2:17:56] Term of this agreement is, it's month to month.

[2:18:01] month to month. Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't see that, but I...

[2:18:04] It's telling we decide, it's telling we decide, hey, you're out.

[2:18:10] Okay, any other questions from the board?

[2:18:14] No, in that case, may I get a motion, please?

[2:18:16] Mr. Chair, I'd like to make a motion that we approve,

[2:18:20] approve, conditionally approve the lease agreement between

[2:18:24] Pinao County and the Tena Santem Valley.

[2:18:27] For use of county owned property located at 315-05,

[2:18:31] North, North, North, North Road, Santa Vallears on 8-5143 for municipal offices and

[2:18:40] related governmental functions, persuade to ARS-11-256-01B.

[2:18:49] The clerk of the board is authorized to record the fully executed lease after 9.59 a.m.

[2:18:55] on January 29th, 2026 provided that no other alternative bid is received before that time in accordance with

[2:19:03] ARS

[2:19:07] -11-256.01C.

[2:19:13] That was amazing.

[2:19:14] Well done.

[2:19:15] Thank you.

[2:19:15] You can read.

[2:19:17] So, have a motion.

[2:19:21] Is there a second?

[2:19:26] Thank you.

[2:19:27] indicated by saying aye. Aye. Opposed. Hearing none, motion passes. Thank you. And with that,

[2:19:37] I hammered a, I gaveled too quickly, but this meeting is adjourned.

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