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The Santa Cruz County Board of

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Supervisors calls this meeting to order

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on September 2nd, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. in

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the Board of Supervisors meeting room

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120 located at 2150 North Congress

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Drive, Ngalas, Arizona, 85621.

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Former student Victor, would or excuse

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me, Dr. Diaz, would you please uh lead

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us in the pledge of

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» Allegiance

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to the stands nationy

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andice for all.

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» Thank you, sir.

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[snorts]

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» We'll go to item B, adoption of the

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agend uh of agenda. Mr. manager.

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» Mr. Chair, there's uh there's one change

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to the agenda. We're going to move

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item six

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to action items from the consent

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» Under consent. Okay.

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» Thank you.

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» Do I have a motion?

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» I move the chair.

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» Second.

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» Okay. There's been a motion and a second

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uh with the uh um aforementioned uh

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change number six on the consent agenda.

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Move to uh H action items. We'll go to a

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vote. All those in favor, please signify

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by saying I. I.

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» I. Motion carries unanimously.

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Call to the public. Just a reminder for

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call to the public, we do ask uh that

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that uh each length be limited to three

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minutes. And if you could please state

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your name and your address um prior to

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beginning, that would be greatly

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appreciated. Ben Lameli.

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» Good morning everybody. I'm Ben Lee 546

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Camino Ramanote in Rio, Arizona. I want

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to talk about public health and safety

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because everyone has a constitutional

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and human right and even the pledge of

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allegiance says we all have a Equal

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justice for all. We all have a human

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constitutional right to clean air, clean

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water, clean food, and the pursuit of

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happiness, which means peace and quiet

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in our neighborhoods, too. We need to

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enforce our codes in our neighborhoods.

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There's too many things popping up there

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that need to be addressed and have been

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chronicled for some time now. Science is

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important. We're going to hear some

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science today. I've always advocated for

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good science because science should be a

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quest for the truth, the whole truth.

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And nobody has a right to risk our

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public health and safety through

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pollution, contamination, or other ways

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of risking our safety. We all deserve to

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be safe, to have good clean food, good

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clean water, good clean air. Those are

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essential and they all come from our

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environment. So we cannot separate

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ourselves from our earth, from our

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environment and from each other because

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we depend on each other for everything.

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No man is an island. We all need to work

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closely together. We have a

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comprehensive plan coming up and so the

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science there is going to be very

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important and everything is tied

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together. the water, the watersheds, the

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mountains and and I saw that as we

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started the meeting today from the

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mountains to the lakes and the rivers.

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It's very important our watershed is

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also our airhed. So we need to take care

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of our air, our water resources and our

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soils, the land itself.

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This land is your land. This land is our

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land. And we need to all have a

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responsibility,

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meet up to that responsibility to do our

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part. Yes, every drop of water counts,

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but we have seen the presentations by

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other scientists how our groundwater

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tables are plummeting and that does not

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spell for a good future. We're entering

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into the comprehensive plan and so we

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need to be very conscientious of what

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our scientists, local and other

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scientific resources are telling us.

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Thank you very much for this

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opportunity. Thank you for caring. I

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know you got a lot on your shoulders and

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every one of us here needs to do our

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part. Thank you very much, gentlemen.

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» Thank you, Ben.

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Chris workovven.

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» Good morning supervisors and everyone

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here. My name is Chris Workovven and I

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used to live in Senoida.

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Not anymore because truck traffic and

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compromised ADQ permits have started to

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lower quality of life for me and others.

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Today already after one year of

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monitoring.

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» Where do you live? Your address

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» At the moment?

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» Yeah.

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» Morana

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» 7905 North Cold Train Lane.

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Thank you.

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Today, already after one year of

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monitoring, ASU will present data

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confirming the Calabasasa's airsmart

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program has produced a true baseline of

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PM2.5,

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the smallest

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regulated particle.

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This validates the calculated annual

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background concentration of PM2.5

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which determines how much PM2.5

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the Hermosa mine can release to be

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compliant with national standards.

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PM2.5 requires careful monitoring

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because of its wellstudied

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correlation with Parkinson down to very

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low concentrations.

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Some conclusions and recommendations

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on this subject.

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Background 2.5 concentrations are nearly

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twice as high as used by SA 32 in its

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air permit application

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over time and across downwind area of

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the Hermosa mine that was found by the

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airsmart people.

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There is a 30% exceedence

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uh of the national standard when adding

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the mine emissions listed in the granted

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air permit.

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Airs smarter airs smart monitors are

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close are as close as one and a half

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miles from the Hermosa mine. But

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surprisingly the only ADQ air monitor

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used is 41 miles away and not in a

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mountain area with mineralized soils and

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with very different climate conditions.

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Before submitting its first air permit

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application, South 32 had four years to

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assess air quality on site.

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ADQ did not request any on-site

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assessment by which public health was

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unnecessarily compromised.

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The EPA rule to use best available data

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with an adequate margin of safety was

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clearly abandoned.

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This new evidence, which we will talk

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about later, must lead to a 30%

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reduction in mine output to obtain true

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compliance with national standards.

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Renown Barrow Neurological Institute of

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Phoenix found in 2003

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the relative risk on Parkinson is not

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zero below the current national PM2.5

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standard.

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Santa Cruz County is therefore asked to

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determine premature death and society

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health cost

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um when PM2.5 increases from this

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background to the national standard.

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use the available EPA software.

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Community science groups will keep

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publishing findings when methodologies

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of regulators and judgment of elected

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officials is found to be compromised.

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Thank you for your attention.

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» Thank you, Chris.

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» Jay Thompson.

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Good morning, supervisors, county

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management, Dr. Lim, and members of the

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public. My name is Jay Thompson from Rio

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Rico. Today, I'm speaking with my

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engineering and analyst hats on and on

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behalf of our experts. Since many of you

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come from education,

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I want to frame this as a simple look

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for. In other words, what is most

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important to list listen for for do in

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Dr. Lim's airsmart presentation. First,

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the data you will see is independent,

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transparent, and scientifically

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calibrated. The kind of data set anyone

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anywhere in the world can download,

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analyze, and verify. That's happening.

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And the purpose of the communitybased

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monitoring, it removes questions of

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trust, access, and interpretation. The

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data stands on its own. Next, Airsmart

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now has produced over 6 million one

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minute observations and the report will

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state that all monitors are calibrate

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calibrated against EPA reference

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monitors. The reports will also state

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the quality of data is defensible and

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reproducible. It's not modeling, not a

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consultant's interpretation. It's direct

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measurements. Second, listen for the

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pattern of findings. Number one, air

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quality is clean on average. However,

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it's punctuated by frequent acute dust

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events and then those events are not

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evenly dist distributed across the

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county. We all see that the documents

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show that 33,000 plus sensor minutes

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above the EPA PM10 standard and 10 to 14

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times the spread between the most and

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least exposed sites. That is exposure

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inequity visible only because a network

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has more than 20 sensors across homes,

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schools, and businesses. Today we're

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adding more as we speak. Third, listen

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for the baseline. Year one is pre-oper

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operational record for the mine. It's be

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the before mining data set. As the

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report will note, only a minority of

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year one events came from the direction

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of the mine. That's exactly what a

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baseline should look like and is the

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foundation for measuring all future

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increases. Finally, remember this

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distinction. South 32 has a monitoring

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program that is being seen as being

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designed to protect South 32. Airsmart

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is designed to protect the community

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health. South 32 operates three

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stations, reports with a month delay,

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and provides no real-time PM10 or PM2.5.

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That's the stuff that gets deep in our

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lungs and impacts our health. Airsmart

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provides countywide real-time public

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data and captures acute events that

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their system cannot see. So our goal

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today is understand the difference

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between mind focus program and a public

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health program. Dr. Limb's presentation

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will make that clear. This is about real

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protections. Thank you.

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» Thank you sir.

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Debbie Gonzalez.

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» Good morning everyone. supervisors, um

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» Morning

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» Management and law enforcement. Um I am

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here to speak this morning about the um

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traffic safety on Dukane Road. Since the

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COVID pandemic, we've seen, by the way,

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I live on 100 Dukane Road. I didn't

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mention that.

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» Yeah, thank you. Um, so living on Dukane

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Road and I must disclose I'm also serve

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as a school board member for Santa Cruz

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Elementary District 28 which is commonly

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known as Little Red. Um, so I'm on their

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board and so uh I have a deep concern

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for the safety issues of that the

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traffic increase has um recently

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occurred. Initially with the COVID

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pandemic, um we saw a sharp increase in

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recreational vehicles. Not very pro

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problematic for us, but it caused a lot

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of commotion over the weekends. That's

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part for the course. But when the wall

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construction for the border wall began

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in spring of this year, it was instantly

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much more um dangerous to travel, walk,

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ride your horse, whatever along Dukane

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Road. I wanted to raise that um

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awareness for everyone.

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And I wanted to thank the uh county

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management for working with uh the

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residents along uh Dukane Road and the

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school to try to figure out ways to

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provide a immediate answer to safety

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concerns especially as it relates to the

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school and um we appreciate that. So, I

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wanted to also say thank you. And I also

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want to say thank you to the sheriff

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deputies that have been um showing up

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more to patrol and to sit parked,

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especially in the school zone. But, u

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especially this past week, I wanted to

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say thank you. So, that's all I have to

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say, and I did it in two minutes. Thank

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you.

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» Thank you so much. And thank you for you

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do for all you do for the school

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district.

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» Uh Martha Mona

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I hope I pronounced that right. If not,

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I apologize.

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» Oh, it's all good. Yes. Hi. Uh, good

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morning. My name is Marta Mona. I live

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on um Emily Lane in Patagonia.

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Um,

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okay. So, my name is Marta Mona and I

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talked about Cross Creek Connector a few

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weeks ago. Cross Creek Connector is a

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new road that was built with the main

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purpose of the mine trucks to get to the

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mine and back. Now there are probably

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almost a hundred trucks going back and

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forth there all the time. I feel that

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two weeks ago I was listened to and

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thanks to uh the management Christopher

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Young, some ideas and solutions have

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taken place. My neighborhood has been

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concerned about the high number of truck

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trucks idling on the side of the road

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close to road number um 82 on a regular

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basis causing pollution and

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unfortunately littering. However, the no

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parking signs have been placed on the

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side of the road. there is less trash

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and we have been promised a fence making

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it possible for the making it impossible

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for the trucks to idle. So, thank you. I

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really appreciate that. I wanted to

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thank the county supervisors for their

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work and time and yet um I'm afraid that

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there is still so much that should be

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done. the residents on the other side of

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Cross Creek connector. And if I have

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time, I would like like to read a little

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bit um like a short email that I got

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from uh one of our neighbors. Do not

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want trucks, especially mine trucks, to

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idle on the other side as well. There is

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no reason why 10 or more vehicles at the

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same time should be idling there.

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uh it is not healthy for anybody who

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lives there and there is no reason why

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these people should be exposed to this

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amount of pollution. These vehicles

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should not station there. It is not safe

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and it's not healthy. Uh we would also

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like to prevent the deaths of wildlife

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on that road. We think that proper

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signage with speed regulation and watch

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for animals on the road message might be

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the only thing that makes the drivers

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more careful as d as they drive up and

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down the road. Um, so there was a turtle

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that got run over on Cross Creek

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Connector some time ago and it drew huge

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attention from residents or or and

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organizations like UFA, Arizona Game and

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Fish, Center for Biological Diversity

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and ADAT to name just a few and

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something has to be done about it. I

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have seen dead animals so many times on

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this road. There is also um an idea of

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building some type of coverts crossing

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like culverts for animals to cross since

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the washes used to be a natural and safe

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habitat for a lot of animals and they

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are not anymore. Um and we have to do

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something about it and signage and

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coverts might be a really good solution

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and we hope we have the county support

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as we are talking to other agencies and

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stakeholders. And at the very end,

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something really important. We're

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concerned about dust and pollution. It

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starts on Cross Creek Road and keeps

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going up on Harsha. There are many

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people concerned about our health and

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well-being and wildlife. Of course,

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there's this huge impact in our lives

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and we want to make sure that the

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problems are addressed and solved. Uh we

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did not we did not ask for this bullion

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and we don't want it. We hope we have

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your support and you can help us to

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overcome some of these issues.

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Thank you.

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» Thank you, Martha.

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» Yeah. Uh I don't know how that works. I

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uh I got a just an email from my from

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one of the neighbors, but I don't know

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if I can read it or later or how how

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would that work?

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» If you could forward that to uh the

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clerk of the board, Miss Alma, I could

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» And then that way we can all receive

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that.

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» Okay. Thank you.

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» Thank you, M.

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» Okay, that does it for the slips. Is

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there anyone else who would like to uh

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come up to the podium for a call in

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public? Yes. Come on up, please. Thank

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you.

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Thank you.

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» Thank you so much, Wendy Islas, Ral

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Rico. Um, good morning.

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» Morning, Wendy.

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» Morning,

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» Chairman, board of supervisors. Uh, I'd

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like to recognize um Dr. Lynn for being

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here today to present his research. And

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also, I'd like to thank Calabasas

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Alliance for their ongoing and steadfast

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advocacy. We truly are at a crossroads

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when it comes to protecting our

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environment, our water, our air, our

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land, our wildlife.

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It is evident we need to implement

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essential and independent testing for

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water quality given the mining projects

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that we have in our county. I see on the

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agenda today that you're renewing

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contracts with South 32. What I have yet

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to see on any agenda, unless I've missed

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it, are contracts for independent water

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testing. Um I think that we um all know

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the importance and essential

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necessity for this. Mr. Workovven

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mentioned how Parkinson's can be caused.

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I'm here to share that I am witness to

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my mother who has Parkinson's and I'm

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witness daily to her um debilitating

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state and it's not fun to watch. It's

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not fun I'm sure to go through it. And

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we also know that contaminated air and

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water will cause other um diseases.

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I also would like to mention two other

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items um unrelated on the agenda. I've

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seen for the last three or four years a

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quite a number of duplicate warrants

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coming out of the school district and

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I'm wondering if there's been any audit

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regarding this. There's a very large

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what $34,000 sum on today's agenda and

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I'm just curious what's going on or why

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this keeps happening. I have gone and

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done my own audit and I'm happy to share

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my results, but I feel that that should

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be something that you all should be

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doing. And lastly, I would like to

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request again um the opportunity for the

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public to call in for a call to the

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public remotely. So, thank you so much

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for your time.

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» Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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Any

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any other folks?

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Okay, seeing none, we'll go ahead and

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move to item D, current events, uh,

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supervisors, and I will start off to my

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left. Supervisor Mleta.

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» Good morning. Good morning, Mr.

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Chairman. I have several items to

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report. Uh, I had the privilege of

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meeting with uh uh our two uh our county

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manager and and Chris Young along with

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the mayor of city Nogalas and the the

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current city manager. And it was a

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really fruitful meeting, one of the best

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I've had with the city and and I want to

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thank them and I want to thank staff

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too. It seems like uh good things are

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happening with us in the city and that's

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that's great to see. Uh it's it's

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important as uh Mr. Davis has uh really

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pushed for it and I want to thank him

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for continuing to to do that. Um on 8:26

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I attended the educational leadership

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consortium. Uh superintendent of schools

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did an amazing job with that. Thank you

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for inviting us. uh 8:28 Friday uh

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Supervisor Davis uh uh invited Senator

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Ggo to host a town hall and is a very

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successful event. Thank you for doing

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that. We really appreciate it. And

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yesterday I I had the privilege of

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attending an event for Senator Cali. It

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was men's mentorship initiative. He's

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pushing for for

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us to help kids with single parents. He

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feels that a lot of uh kids with single

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parents are falling through the cracks

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and uh so he's pushing for that. And he

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he uh uh had a a good Q&A with uh quite

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a few people from Tucson. Uh we were one

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of the few that were weren't from

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Tucson, so it was nice that they invited

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us. Um, but uh it's good to see Senator

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Kelly uh really uh uh coming out and and

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and I also invited him to come down uh

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and uh do do some something here for our

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county uh a Q&A sometime soon hopefully.

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Uh and that's all I have to report.

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» Thank you, sir. Vice Chair.

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Good morning.

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So, Senator Go held his first town hall

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in New Galas at the 1904 historic

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courthouse. The event was great. It was

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a great success and full house made

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possible through tremendous teamwork and

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effort. Special thanks to Maya Donnelly,

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Carrie Munoz, and the entire staff for

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all their work. U Maya worked really

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hard like before and during the town

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hall. She also helped us coordinate and

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got a hold of the Nugalas High School

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Apaches. So, thanks for that Maya. I

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really appreciate that. Also, a special

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thanks to the Nugalas High School

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Mariachi for joining us at the center

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gayos town hall and welcoming our

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community with their beautiful music

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during the town hall. We also thank

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Mexico Dansa Machica for creating a

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unique atmosphere with their music,

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drums, and dance before the town hall

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began. We also thank uh Abby Cume right

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student from Guatimundi for her

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beautiful re rendition of the star

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spangled banner. She did an amazing job.

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I also want to thank county manage

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management Mr. Valdez, Mr. Shalis for

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supporting this idea and helping bring

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Senator Ggo to Nugal in Santa Cruz

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County. This all started like four or

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five months ago when we met with the

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senator in Phoenix and since then we

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worked together to make this town hall a

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reality. so that our community could

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have an opportunity to ask those

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00:39:31,359 --> 00:39:36,079
questions that are having an impact in N

546
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:38,000
gallas and Santa Cruz County. I also

547
00:39:36,079 --> 00:39:40,640
want to thank all the community members

548
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:42,640
who attended and participated during

549
00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:45,359
this town hall.

550
00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:47,280
I also it was also a pleasure to see the

551
00:39:45,359 --> 00:39:50,000
city manager Mr. Fontes, Councilman

552
00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:53,119
Bonas, newly newly elected officials,

553
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:54,800
Mr. Lu Para and Mr. Diaz. It was a it

554
00:39:53,119 --> 00:39:56,400
was great to see the city of Ngalas in

555
00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:59,119
Santa Cruz County come together in

556
00:39:56,400 --> 00:40:01,760
support of and participate in this

557
00:39:59,119 --> 00:40:05,040
important town hall meeting. I want to

558
00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:07,680
thank Jordan Toyo sound Arizona director

559
00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:09,440
in the office of Senator Ggo. He worked

560
00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:11,280
very closely to bring the senator to

561
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:13,280
Nalas and it was a pleasure

562
00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:15,599
collaborating with him to make this

563
00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:17,599
event happen. We truly appreciate his

564
00:40:15,599 --> 00:40:19,839
partnership and dedication in making

565
00:40:17,599 --> 00:40:23,359
this possible. Lastly, I want to thank

566
00:40:19,839 --> 00:40:26,720
Senator Ggo Ruben Ggo for his first town

567
00:40:23,359 --> 00:40:29,839
hall in Nalis and we hope it will be the

568
00:40:26,720 --> 00:40:31,680
first of many more to come.

569
00:40:29,839 --> 00:40:34,640
I also got a chance to attend the

570
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:36,960
Arizona Sonora mega region industrial

571
00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:39,200
capabilities mission in Nugal Sonora at

572
00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:40,880
the US consulate in Ngalas, Mexico.

573
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:43,280
There was it was a one-day program

574
00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:44,880
designed for Arizona companies, regional

575
00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:47,440
businesses, leaders interested in

576
00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:49,280
crossber manufacturing suppliers,

577
00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:52,560
relationship, investment opportunities,

578
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:54,240
and industrial cooperation. The morning

579
00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:56,079
features several presentations followed

580
00:40:54,240 --> 00:40:58,800
by a tour of local manufacturing

581
00:40:56,079 --> 00:41:01,200
companies. In the afternoon, I had the

582
00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:02,800
opportunity to participate in the tour

583
00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,240
which provided me with a better

584
00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:06,560
understanding of the manufacturing

585
00:41:04,240 --> 00:41:08,640
industry and a more complex perspective

586
00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:11,599
on the opportunities and challenges

587
00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:14,240
within this region. Yesterday, I

588
00:41:11,599 --> 00:41:16,480
attended the Jed transformative

589
00:41:14,240 --> 00:41:18,480
transformation summit. It was I was

590
00:41:16,480 --> 00:41:21,680
invited by I was invited to attend the

591
00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:24,720
Jed Summit, an event focused on career

592
00:41:21,680 --> 00:41:26,800
and technical education, CTE, workforce

593
00:41:24,720 --> 00:41:29,280
development and preparing students for

594
00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:31,040
the jobs of the future. Some of the

595
00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:32,720
highlights included hands-on

596
00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:35,440
demonstration featuring drone

597
00:41:32,720 --> 00:41:38,319
technology, medical stimulation, and

598
00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:40,800
other CT equipment. Industri industrial

599
00:41:38,319 --> 00:41:42,960
panels leaders leaders from

600
00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:45,680
construction, aerospace, optics,

601
00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:48,560
manufacturing and healthcare discuss

602
00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:52,000
future workforce needs and the skills

603
00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:54,560
employees are seeking and they also

604
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:57,440
provide a district update an overview of

605
00:41:54,560 --> 00:42:01,119
the regional CT growth accomplishments

606
00:41:57,440 --> 00:42:02,960
and strategic planning for the future.

607
00:42:01,119 --> 00:42:04,640
So those are my my updates.

608
00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:07,280
» Thank you sir. [clears throat and cough]

609
00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:09,359
I just have a few. Um I want to thank we

610
00:42:07,280 --> 00:42:11,920
serve uh the group of realtors for

611
00:42:09,359 --> 00:42:14,560
allowing us to uh um be part of their

612
00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:16,640
meeting recently. Um also took part in

613
00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:19,599
the US international boundary and water

614
00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:20,880
commission roundt uh located in Tubac. I

615
00:42:19,599 --> 00:42:22,400
know there was a few folks here that

616
00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:26,560
were part of that. Thank you so much for

617
00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:30,079
being there. Very important. Um I was uh

618
00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:31,920
part I I was able to um be present at

619
00:42:30,079 --> 00:42:33,359
the best of Santa Cruz County awards.

620
00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:35,760
I'd like to thank the Ngalas

621
00:42:33,359 --> 00:42:38,640
International for that as well as the uh

622
00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:40,640
I know the Green Valley uh paper.

623
00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:43,200
They're basically one and the same same

624
00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:45,359
owners. So, thank you for that. Uh first

625
00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:48,160
things first, South Southeast area cross

626
00:42:45,359 --> 00:42:50,000
regional strategic planning. Also part

627
00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:53,200
of the watershed group steering

628
00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:56,560
committee meeting. Uh I also was at the

629
00:42:53,200 --> 00:43:00,079
Senator GGO's town hall. Thank you um to

630
00:42:56,560 --> 00:43:02,079
uh Vice Chair Davis. Thank you uh um

631
00:43:00,079 --> 00:43:03,839
Supervisor Mleta and thank you for all

632
00:43:02,079 --> 00:43:07,200
the folks that showed up that asked some

633
00:43:03,839 --> 00:43:10,800
some very good questions. um yesterday

634
00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:13,280
took part in my samba meeting um was uh

635
00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:15,920
lucky enough to be uh to help with the

636
00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:19,599
NHS that's national honors society

637
00:43:15,920 --> 00:43:23,040
faculty council um meeting uh held two

638
00:43:19,599 --> 00:43:25,520
days ago uh to choose the NHS students

639
00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:27,119
um or who would be inducted into NHS

640
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:29,040
which happens tomorrow evening at 7

641
00:43:27,119 --> 00:43:32,319
o'clock at the high school. Uh that was

642
00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:34,480
quite an um an event and uh community

643
00:43:32,319 --> 00:43:36,640
check-in yesterday in Elgen. I want to

644
00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:39,520
thank those folks who uh accompanied me

645
00:43:36,640 --> 00:43:42,560
to Elgen for the check-in and then after

646
00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:45,520
the check-in we uh we had uh an

647
00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:47,520
extensive discussion um and folks were

648
00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:50,880
able to see you know what's happening

649
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:53,280
with the bridge um in the Baba Kamari

650
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:55,119
Bridge at Elgen. So thank you to all

651
00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:56,880
those folks who took part in that. And

652
00:43:55,119 --> 00:43:59,280
lastly, I promised this person that I

653
00:43:56,880 --> 00:44:01,280
would apologize in person. She said I

654
00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:04,960
did not have to, but I'm going to. and

655
00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:06,480
Mitten um uh called me on Friday. I

656
00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:09,680
wasn't able to call her back, but then I

657
00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:11,760
looked back at my emails and uh it was

658
00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:15,040
buried about a month ago. So, I called

659
00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:17,200
her yesterday and uh we we came up with

660
00:44:15,040 --> 00:44:19,280
a a plan of action. So, I wanted to

661
00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:21,280
personally apologize to her for for

662
00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:25,440
missing that uh that email and not

663
00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:27,520
responding within uh 24 48 hours. So, I

664
00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:30,079
apologize for that. So, with that, I

665
00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:32,000
will turn it over to

666
00:44:30,079 --> 00:44:34,395
Mr. manager.

667
00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:35,520
» Mr. Chair, members of the board, uh,

668
00:44:34,395 --> 00:44:37,599
[clears throat] County Manager

669
00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:40,240
Association made in TubeBck a couple

670
00:44:37,599 --> 00:44:41,760
weeks ago. We discussed uh the bills and

671
00:44:40,240 --> 00:44:43,920
the resolutions that you guys will all

672
00:44:41,760 --> 00:44:46,400
be hearing in October. So, there's some

673
00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:48,880
interesting ones. There's more to come.

674
00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:52,240
Um, also attended Santa Cruz Provisional

675
00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:54,480
College and South 32 automated

676
00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:57,040
industrial technology program. It was a

677
00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:59,839
ceremony uh to introduce their cohorts.

678
00:44:57,040 --> 00:45:01,760
It's nice to see uh local people trying

679
00:44:59,839 --> 00:45:05,119
to further their education and their

680
00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:08,160
career. Um I also attended the Moonshot

681
00:45:05,119 --> 00:45:10,960
uh pitch competition. That's where local

682
00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:14,960
entrepreneurs myself and supervisor

683
00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:18,400
Davis, they uh get to pitch their uh

684
00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:20,160
basically uh their company to a panel.

685
00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:22,000
It's a competition. They get po uh

686
00:45:20,160 --> 00:45:23,920
pointers and and what they could do

687
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:26,160
better and what they're doing right. So,

688
00:45:23,920 --> 00:45:28,160
it was it was nice to see local local

689
00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:30,800
people that go through that process.

690
00:45:28,160 --> 00:45:32,000
» Isn't there like a $5,000 prize or

691
00:45:30,800 --> 00:45:35,359
something like that?

692
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:36,880
» I I think it was 2500 for this one and

693
00:45:35,359 --> 00:45:38,400
then

694
00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:40,240
there's another one. So, one

695
00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:43,359
» State level. Yeah. Yeah. For this one

696
00:45:40,240 --> 00:45:45,280
was 2500.

697
00:45:43,359 --> 00:45:47,440
So, Stephanie, I forgot to say Stephanie

698
00:45:45,280 --> 00:45:49,359
Bermudez is doing a great job working

699
00:45:47,440 --> 00:45:52,000
with entrepreneurs and local businesses

700
00:45:49,359 --> 00:45:53,920
and helping them prepare for to pitch

701
00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:56,800
this, get feedback, improve their

702
00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:58,880
business plan. So, thanks for her. She's

703
00:45:56,800 --> 00:45:59,359
Miguel's native and doing great here,

704
00:45:58,880 --> 00:46:02,720
too.

705
00:45:59,359 --> 00:46:05,119
» I agree. I agree, sir. And lastly, I

706
00:46:02,720 --> 00:46:08,079
want to congratulate Marisa Chavez and

707
00:46:05,119 --> 00:46:10,319
having uh for his uh the birth of his

708
00:46:08,079 --> 00:46:12,480
second grandchild. So, congratulations.

709
00:46:10,319 --> 00:46:14,160
» Congratulations.

710
00:46:12,480 --> 00:46:15,200
» That's all my report. Thank you, sir.

711
00:46:14,160 --> 00:46:18,800
» Thank you, sir.

712
00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:20,240
» Okay, we'll move to item E. E1, finance,

713
00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:24,040
cash, and investment expenditure and

714
00:46:20,240 --> 00:46:24,040
revenues report.

715
00:46:30,079 --> 00:46:34,079
Good morning, Mr. Chair, members of the

716
00:46:31,920 --> 00:46:36,800
board. For the cash and investment

717
00:46:34,079 --> 00:46:40,760
report, in the general fund, we have an

718
00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:40,760
overall balance of 20,560,124

719
00:46:41,040 --> 00:46:45,640
with an invested amount of 17,23,235.

720
00:46:45,839 --> 00:46:51,079
For the road fund, we have an overall

721
00:46:47,440 --> 00:46:51,079
balance of 5,210,634

722
00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:55,560
with an invested amount of 5,266,519.

723
00:46:56,319 --> 00:47:02,040
For the flood control, we have an

724
00:46:58,160 --> 00:47:02,040
overall balance of 2,364,270

725
00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:08,079
with an invested amount of 317,48.

726
00:47:06,720 --> 00:47:12,119
For the jail district, we have an

727
00:47:08,079 --> 00:47:12,119
overall balance of 5,641,967

728
00:47:12,640 --> 00:47:17,000
with an invested amount of 4,523,744

729
00:47:18,079 --> 00:47:22,760
a total overall balance of 55,620,940

730
00:47:23,280 --> 00:47:27,720
and an invested amount of 29,312,114

731
00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:33,800
and an estimated end of month balance of

732
00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:33,800
6,16,829.

733
00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:39,680
Thank you, madam vice chair. Any

734
00:47:37,680 --> 00:47:40,560
questions?

735
00:47:39,680 --> 00:47:43,692
» No, sir.

736
00:47:40,560 --> 00:47:44,880
» Thank you.

737
00:47:43,692 --> 00:47:48,920
[snorts]

738
00:47:44,880 --> 00:47:48,920
» Any other department updates?

739
00:47:49,599 --> 00:47:53,000
» Come on up.

740
00:47:56,960 --> 00:48:00,560
Good morning, Chairman Fanning,

741
00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:02,720
Supervisor Davis Mera, County

742
00:48:00,560 --> 00:48:05,760
Management, members of the public. My

743
00:48:02,720 --> 00:48:08,400
name is Sidamante. I am with Arizona at

744
00:48:05,760 --> 00:48:10,160
Work. Um we are a one-stop center that

745
00:48:08,400 --> 00:48:14,000
provides career services, job

746
00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:16,800
opportunities, um workshop, workshops

747
00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:21,359
for resume writing, um application tips,

748
00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:23,839
mock interviews, and I am here to um

749
00:48:21,359 --> 00:48:26,000
provide an update of what we're doing.

750
00:48:23,839 --> 00:48:27,920
Uh we have a current event that we're

751
00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:31,680
going to be having October 14th. It's

752
00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:33,839
our annual job fair. It's a job fair and

753
00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:36,640
community resource expo. Last year we

754
00:48:33,839 --> 00:48:40,079
had great success. We had about 700 job

755
00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:41,839
seekers attend. Um more than a hundred

756
00:48:40,079 --> 00:48:43,599
employers and community organizations

757
00:48:41,839 --> 00:48:46,079
attend and provide their services,

758
00:48:43,599 --> 00:48:48,720
interview applicants. Um there were a

759
00:48:46,079 --> 00:48:51,119
lot of hires uh that were done. This

760
00:48:48,720 --> 00:48:54,880
year is going to be at the Ngales the

761
00:48:51,119 --> 00:48:56,800
city of Ngales recreational uh center.

762
00:48:54,880 --> 00:48:58,559
We have I have flyers that I'm going to

763
00:48:56,800 --> 00:49:01,359
be providing there. Um, they're going to

764
00:48:58,559 --> 00:49:02,880
be in the back if you guys wish to

765
00:49:01,359 --> 00:49:06,240
participate. We always look for

766
00:49:02,880 --> 00:49:09,760
volunteers. Um, and there's going to be

767
00:49:06,240 --> 00:49:12,640
transportation available. And we we like

768
00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:16,079
this this this spot specifically only

769
00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:18,720
because it's closer to um our job

770
00:49:16,079 --> 00:49:20,880
seekers, the people whom we serve. Um,

771
00:49:18,720 --> 00:49:23,359
so we're very happy that the city of

772
00:49:20,880 --> 00:49:26,400
Nales was was able to provide this this

773
00:49:23,359 --> 00:49:28,880
location for us. And the other reason,

774
00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:30,480
any questions regarding our job fair,

775
00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:32,240
annual job fair?

776
00:49:30,480 --> 00:49:34,480
» I just have a comment and I want to

777
00:49:32,240 --> 00:49:36,720
apologize ahead of time. I will be out

778
00:49:34,480 --> 00:49:38,960
of town October 14th.

779
00:49:36,720 --> 00:49:39,839
» Okay. We'll we'll we'll still save your

780
00:49:38,960 --> 00:49:41,200
shirt.

781
00:49:39,839 --> 00:49:41,839
» We're making some shirts for board of

782
00:49:41,200 --> 00:49:44,319
supervisors.

783
00:49:41,839 --> 00:49:48,240
» I love that event and

784
00:49:44,319 --> 00:49:48,960
I'm sad that I won't be able to attend.

785
00:49:48,240 --> 00:49:49,920
» Thank you so much.

786
00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:50,240
» Quick question, SA.

787
00:49:49,920 --> 00:49:52,559
» Yes.

788
00:49:50,240 --> 00:49:53,200
» For those that need transportation,

789
00:49:52,559 --> 00:49:56,079
how's that?

790
00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:58,160
» Yes. So, the transportation is a free

791
00:49:56,079 --> 00:50:01,200
roundtrip transportation. They are

792
00:49:58,160 --> 00:50:03,599
picked up at the Pimeiala Museum. Okay.

793
00:50:01,200 --> 00:50:06,559
» And uh transportation will begin at 8:30

794
00:50:03,599 --> 00:50:09,520
a.m. The event starts at 9:00 and the

795
00:50:06,559 --> 00:50:11,040
last pickup to the fair will be at 100

796
00:50:09,520 --> 00:50:13,040
p.m.

797
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:13,359
» There would be uh there's two shuttles,

798
00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:15,200
okay,

799
00:50:13,359 --> 00:50:16,240
» That are that are transporting our job

800
00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:17,040
seekers.

801
00:50:16,240 --> 00:50:18,079
» Yes, sir.

802
00:50:17,040 --> 00:50:21,119
» Clarification. Go ahead.

803
00:50:18,079 --> 00:50:23,760
» Yeah, the flyer says October 14th and up

804
00:50:21,119 --> 00:50:28,480
there it says October 15. Okay, that is

805
00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:29,839
actually an and um that's not the um

806
00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:32,720
that's not the

807
00:50:29,839 --> 00:50:33,599
» That's not the um flyer. So, I apologize

808
00:50:32,720 --> 00:50:34,800
for that.

809
00:50:33,599 --> 00:50:37,040
» So, it is the 14th.

810
00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:38,480
» It is the 14th. Yes. Last year it was

811
00:50:37,040 --> 00:50:39,839
the 15th. So, I think there was a

812
00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:40,640
confusion there.

813
00:50:39,839 --> 00:50:41,359
» Thank you, madam.

814
00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:43,119
» Thank you.

815
00:50:41,359 --> 00:50:46,240
» Yes, of course. And then I also want to

816
00:50:43,119 --> 00:50:48,000
introduce um Tanya Ernnandez, one of our

817
00:50:46,240 --> 00:50:50,559
workforce development specialist. She is

818
00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:53,280
here to share a successful um

819
00:50:50,559 --> 00:50:57,720
participant and his

820
00:50:53,280 --> 00:50:57,720
um path with Arizona Network.

821
00:50:58,160 --> 00:51:02,559
» Good morning, Board of Supervisors. My

822
00:50:59,839 --> 00:51:06,000
name is Tanya. Morning uh members of the

823
00:51:02,559 --> 00:51:08,640
public. Um I've been working uh with

824
00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:11,599
Arizona Work for three years. I love

825
00:51:08,640 --> 00:51:14,960
what I do and I love to share my success

826
00:51:11,599 --> 00:51:18,800
stories. I have with me Luis Gahiola. Um

827
00:51:14,960 --> 00:51:23,200
he started the program in July 9th. Um

828
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:27,920
he got his CDL license. Um he got his

829
00:51:23,200 --> 00:51:32,079
permit in July 22nd, his license, actual

830
00:51:27,920 --> 00:51:37,040
license on August 27th. Um and he's here

831
00:51:32,079 --> 00:51:38,720
with me to share his his experience.

832
00:51:37,040 --> 00:51:40,880
» Good morning everybody. My name is Luis

833
00:51:38,720 --> 00:51:43,440
Kiola. Uh I just like to share a little

834
00:51:40,880 --> 00:51:45,760
bit. I want to thank Tanya and Zida for

835
00:51:43,440 --> 00:51:48,880
helping me and being with me this entire

836
00:51:45,760 --> 00:51:51,440
time having me under their wing. Um it's

837
00:51:48,880 --> 00:51:53,520
been a journey for me. Uh I got laid off

838
00:51:51,440 --> 00:51:56,319
from my job since March and I haven't

839
00:51:53,520 --> 00:51:59,440
had a job since then. So it's been a

840
00:51:56,319 --> 00:52:00,880
struggle but um they've been under

841
00:51:59,440 --> 00:52:02,960
they've been holding me down, been

842
00:52:00,880 --> 00:52:04,559
patient with me and very showed me a lot

843
00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:06,880
of confidence within myself to get this

844
00:52:04,559 --> 00:52:08,319
license. And I'm proud of myself and

845
00:52:06,880 --> 00:52:09,839
proud of them for being with me the

846
00:52:08,319 --> 00:52:11,520
whole time because without them, I

847
00:52:09,839 --> 00:52:14,480
wouldn't be where I'm at right now.

848
00:52:11,520 --> 00:52:16,000
Already seeking a CDL uh job pretty

849
00:52:14,480 --> 00:52:19,359
soon. And uh I just want to thank them

850
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:20,720
very much and thank everybody.

851
00:52:19,359 --> 00:52:22,240
» Do you have a job yet?

852
00:52:20,720 --> 00:52:23,599
» Not yet.

853
00:52:22,240 --> 00:52:24,160
» We might have openings here at the

854
00:52:23,599 --> 00:52:26,240
county. So

855
00:52:24,160 --> 00:52:28,640
» Yes, I did put an application here at

856
00:52:26,240 --> 00:52:30,480
the county and I talked to Mr. T Romero.

857
00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:31,359
So I'm seeking

858
00:52:30,480 --> 00:52:32,000
» Perfect.

859
00:52:31,359 --> 00:52:32,960
» Thank you.

860
00:52:32,000 --> 00:52:34,720
» Congratulations.

861
00:52:32,960 --> 00:52:37,119
» Thank you.

862
00:52:34,720 --> 00:52:39,760
Quick question and it's not a question

863
00:52:37,119 --> 00:52:42,000
more than anything it's a comment. So SA

864
00:52:39,760 --> 00:52:44,800
da thanks for like you said sharing

865
00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:46,559
those su successful stories because

866
00:52:44,800 --> 00:52:48,400
there's a lot of stuff going on a lot of

867
00:52:46,559 --> 00:52:50,640
positive stuff going at the county and

868
00:52:48,400 --> 00:52:53,520
sometimes those stories get varied. So

869
00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:55,599
this shows like the effort the the the

870
00:52:53,520 --> 00:52:58,720
team work your effort as a community

871
00:52:55,599 --> 00:53:00,720
member trying to improve your life. So I

872
00:52:58,720 --> 00:53:02,240
always love to to hear these stories

873
00:53:00,720 --> 00:53:04,559
when I go and visit you guys. I know how

874
00:53:02,240 --> 00:53:06,319
hard you guys work. So, thanks for

875
00:53:04,559 --> 00:53:08,480
bringing those stories. I hope keep

876
00:53:06,319 --> 00:53:09,760
bringing more and more of those stories.

877
00:53:08,480 --> 00:53:11,119
We appreciate them

878
00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:13,839
» And congratulations on that.

879
00:53:11,119 --> 00:53:19,000
» Thank you very much.

880
00:53:13,839 --> 00:53:19,000
» Great story. Any other departments?

881
00:53:21,680 --> 00:53:25,920
» Okay. And let us know if you can't find

882
00:53:24,240 --> 00:53:30,040
a job.

883
00:53:25,920 --> 00:53:30,040
» We know a lot of produce people.

884
00:53:30,400 --> 00:53:35,040
» All righty. We'll move to E3 awards

885
00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:38,319
recognition and accomplishments. Uh

886
00:53:35,040 --> 00:53:40,559
recognition of Cecilia A Mahia, public

887
00:53:38,319 --> 00:53:43,760
fiduciary director in honor of her

888
00:53:40,559 --> 00:53:46,640
retirement and an appreciation of 35

889
00:53:43,760 --> 00:53:48,559
years of dedicated service. Um Miss

890
00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:53,720
Cecilia, Miss Mahia, will you come up to

891
00:53:48,559 --> 00:53:53,720
the podium, please? another great story

892
00:53:53,920 --> 00:53:58,720
» And I'm going to read something on

893
00:53:55,599 --> 00:54:01,440
behalf of the county and then we'll give

894
00:53:58,720 --> 00:54:02,480
you a few minutes to uh

895
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:02,960
» Say a few words.

896
00:54:02,480 --> 00:54:05,760
» Okay.

897
00:54:02,960 --> 00:54:07,359
» Okay. Uh today on behalf of Santa Cruz

898
00:54:05,760 --> 00:54:09,920
County and the board of supervisors, it

899
00:54:07,359 --> 00:54:12,240
is my privilege to recognize Cecilia

900
00:54:09,920 --> 00:54:15,040
Mahia, director of the office of the

901
00:54:12,240 --> 00:54:17,359
public fiduciary as she prepares for her

902
00:54:15,040 --> 00:54:19,599
retirement. Cecilia began her career

903
00:54:17,359 --> 00:54:23,040
with Santa Cruz County on November 12th,

904
00:54:19,599 --> 00:54:26,319
1990 and will retire on September 16th,

905
00:54:23,040 --> 00:54:29,440
2026. That represents more than 35 years

906
00:54:26,319 --> 00:54:31,200
of dedicated service nearly 36 years to

907
00:54:29,440 --> 00:54:33,200
Santa Cruz County as an and its

908
00:54:31,200 --> 00:54:35,200
residents. Throughout her career,

909
00:54:33,200 --> 00:54:38,160
Cecilia has served with professionalism,

910
00:54:35,200 --> 00:54:40,880
integrity, compassion, and dedication.

911
00:54:38,160 --> 00:54:43,040
As director of the public fiduciary, she

912
00:54:40,880 --> 00:54:44,559
has carried an important responsibility

913
00:54:43,040 --> 00:54:46,319
serving some of the most vulnerable

914
00:54:44,559 --> 00:54:48,960
members of our community as a

915
00:54:46,319 --> 00:54:51,440
courtappointed guardian or conservator

916
00:54:48,960 --> 00:54:53,920
and administering uh estates when no one

917
00:54:51,440 --> 00:54:55,520
else is willing or able to serve. This

918
00:54:53,920 --> 00:54:57,520
work requires sound judgment,

919
00:54:55,520 --> 00:54:59,760
compassion, and a strong commitment to

920
00:54:57,520 --> 00:55:02,240
protecting the dignity and interests of

921
00:54:59,760 --> 00:55:04,319
those the county is entrusted to serve.

922
00:55:02,240 --> 00:55:06,400
For nearly 36 years, Cecilia has

923
00:55:04,319 --> 00:55:08,319
provided steady professional leadership

924
00:55:06,400 --> 00:55:10,880
and dedicated service to Santa Cruz

925
00:55:08,319 --> 00:55:12,640
County. Cecilia, Santa Cruz County is

926
00:55:10,880 --> 00:55:14,640
grateful for your for everything you

927
00:55:12,640 --> 00:55:16,880
have contributed during your many years

928
00:55:14,640 --> 00:55:19,119
of service. Your dedication to this

929
00:55:16,880 --> 00:55:21,119
organization, and most importantly to

930
00:55:19,119 --> 00:55:23,680
the people of Santa Cruz County is

931
00:55:21,119 --> 00:55:24,960
sincerely appreciated. On behalf of

932
00:55:23,680 --> 00:55:27,119
Santa Cruz County, the board of

933
00:55:24,960 --> 00:55:29,119
supervisors, your colleagues, and the

934
00:55:27,119 --> 00:55:31,520
residents you have served, thank you for

935
00:55:29,119 --> 00:55:33,200
your outstanding public service. We

936
00:55:31,520 --> 00:55:35,119
congratulate you on your retirement and

937
00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:37,040
wish you happiness, good health, and

938
00:55:35,119 --> 00:55:38,880
many wonderful years ahead.

939
00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:42,000
Congratulations, Sicilia, and thank you

940
00:55:38,880 --> 00:55:45,778
for nearly 36 years of dedicated service

941
00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:47,798
to Santa Cruz County.

942
00:55:45,778 --> 00:55:47,798
[applause]

943
00:55:49,839 --> 00:55:56,000
» And with that, the floor is yours.

944
00:55:52,480 --> 00:55:57,839
» Oh my god, I'm going to cry.

945
00:55:56,000 --> 00:56:00,880
Thank you. Thank you members of the

946
00:55:57,839 --> 00:56:02,640
board, members of management, and all

947
00:56:00,880 --> 00:56:05,119
the public.

948
00:56:02,640 --> 00:56:08,240
Thank you for the trust that you've

949
00:56:05,119 --> 00:56:11,240
given me in all these years.

950
00:56:08,240 --> 00:56:11,240
Um,

951
00:56:12,640 --> 00:56:17,760
and I also want to thank my staff.

952
00:56:15,920 --> 00:56:20,720
They've been wonderful. They've been

953
00:56:17,760 --> 00:56:22,319
great. They're team members.

954
00:56:20,720 --> 00:56:26,640
Um,

955
00:56:22,319 --> 00:56:29,440
my deputy Giovanni, my Toena, Are

956
00:56:26,640 --> 00:56:31,520
here present. Uh, the other staff are

957
00:56:29,440 --> 00:56:34,480
out on the field because we have a

958
00:56:31,520 --> 00:56:38,400
schedule to keep.

959
00:56:34,480 --> 00:56:42,079
Um, I can't believe I've walked these

960
00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:45,520
hallways for 35 years, met a lot of

961
00:56:42,079 --> 00:56:49,520
amazing people along the way, met a lot

962
00:56:45,520 --> 00:56:51,760
of new friends, colleagues.

963
00:56:49,520 --> 00:56:55,119
It's just Santa Cruz County is an

964
00:56:51,760 --> 00:56:57,920
amazing place to work. It gives you an

965
00:56:55,119 --> 00:56:59,520
opportunity to expand

966
00:56:57,920 --> 00:57:02,720
and

967
00:56:59,520 --> 00:57:05,520
the opportunities, the people and the

968
00:57:02,720 --> 00:57:08,000
community that I've served, it's it's

969
00:57:05,520 --> 00:57:11,599
been an honor working,

970
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:16,440
but I decided that it's time for me to

971
00:57:11,599 --> 00:57:16,440
move on to other adventures.

972
00:57:16,880 --> 00:57:20,099
Thank you.

973
00:57:18,079 --> 00:57:22,119
» Thank you.

974
00:57:20,099 --> 00:57:22,119
» [applause]

975
00:57:23,920 --> 00:57:28,400
» In the short time that I've known you,

976
00:57:26,400 --> 00:57:31,839
um, the words that come to mind when

977
00:57:28,400 --> 00:57:34,559
when to describe you are are humble and

978
00:57:31,839 --> 00:57:36,480
genuine. And so, you are very much

979
00:57:34,559 --> 00:57:36,799
appreciated. And with that, would you

980
00:57:36,480 --> 00:57:37,359
like

981
00:57:36,799 --> 00:57:40,799
» Thank you.

982
00:57:37,359 --> 00:57:44,400
» Yes. Uh, I'd be honored. It is a true

983
00:57:40,799 --> 00:57:47,359
honor. And look at that smile. I love

984
00:57:44,400 --> 00:57:49,520
your smile. You You've made so many

985
00:57:47,359 --> 00:57:51,520
people's days. you know, especially

986
00:57:49,520 --> 00:57:53,680
these people you work with, a lot of

987
00:57:51,520 --> 00:57:56,240
them are going through tough times,

988
00:57:53,680 --> 00:58:00,720
» And I want to thank you for that. You

989
00:57:56,240 --> 00:58:05,040
you uh are a true leader,

990
00:58:00,720 --> 00:58:07,119
» And I had the opportunity to uh hire you

991
00:58:05,040 --> 00:58:07,520
for that position, I believe.

992
00:58:07,119 --> 00:58:10,559
» Yes.

993
00:58:07,520 --> 00:58:12,400
» Uh and be a part of it. And and and

994
00:58:10,559 --> 00:58:13,040
you've done an amazing job.

995
00:58:12,400 --> 00:58:14,960
» Thank you.

996
00:58:13,040 --> 00:58:19,359
» You are a true leader, and we're going

997
00:58:14,960 --> 00:58:23,760
to miss you. Um, we have this very nice

998
00:58:19,359 --> 00:58:27,200
little uh momentto here and it says

999
00:58:23,760 --> 00:58:30,559
presented to Cecilia A Mahia, public

1000
00:58:27,200 --> 00:58:33,920
judiciary director, Santa Cruz County in

1001
00:58:30,559 --> 00:58:36,240
recognition and appreciation for 35 of

1002
00:58:33,920 --> 00:58:39,440
dedicated public service to Santa Cruz

1003
00:58:36,240 --> 00:58:42,480
County. Your commitment, leadership, and

1004
00:58:39,440 --> 00:58:45,520
dedicated service have made a lasting

1005
00:58:42,480 --> 00:58:49,119
impact on county and the community you

1006
00:58:45,520 --> 00:58:52,799
faithfully served November 13, 1990

1007
00:58:49,119 --> 00:58:55,599
through September 16, 2026.

1008
00:58:52,799 --> 00:58:58,480
With gratitude and best wishes on your

1009
00:58:55,599 --> 00:59:01,200
retirement on behalf of our board and

1010
00:58:58,480 --> 00:59:04,440
Santa Cruz County, thank you.

1011
00:59:01,200 --> 00:59:04,440
» Thank you.

1012
00:59:52,079 --> 00:59:55,640
That's a lot of

1013
01:00:08,079 --> 01:00:12,160
Mr. Chairman, members of the board is

1014
01:00:10,319 --> 01:00:14,240
can I make a comment on

1015
01:00:12,160 --> 01:00:17,599
» Absolutely. I

1016
01:00:14,240 --> 01:00:20,160
» And I and I've spoken before on on uh on

1017
01:00:17,599 --> 01:00:22,000
Cecilia's um management of her

1018
01:00:20,160 --> 01:00:24,160
department.

1019
01:00:22,000 --> 01:00:26,240
You know, she has to manage not only the

1020
01:00:24,160 --> 01:00:28,079
operational of dealing with all the

1021
01:00:26,240 --> 01:00:30,079
awards, but she also has a

1022
01:00:28,079 --> 01:00:31,920
responsibility with her staff and to

1023
01:00:30,079 --> 01:00:34,400
deal with so many different uh bank

1024
01:00:31,920 --> 01:00:36,400
accounts. uh checking accounts of of

1025
01:00:34,400 --> 01:00:38,079
dealing with all the of of the of the

1026
01:00:36,400 --> 01:00:40,799
warts. I mean, at one point she might

1027
01:00:38,079 --> 01:00:43,280
have maybe 50 or or 60 bank accounts and

1028
01:00:40,799 --> 01:00:44,799
every year she has to reconcile that and

1029
01:00:43,280 --> 01:00:47,200
present it to the auditors and present

1030
01:00:44,799 --> 01:00:49,760
it to us. And uh you know, she's always

1031
01:00:47,200 --> 01:00:52,160
on time. She's always reconciled to the

1032
01:00:49,760 --> 01:00:53,839
penny uh on all those accounts. So,

1033
01:00:52,160 --> 01:00:55,520
credit to her and her team. I mean,

1034
01:00:53,839 --> 01:00:58,079
she's she's amazing. We're going to miss

1035
01:00:55,520 --> 01:01:01,520
her, but she she does really really

1036
01:00:58,079 --> 01:01:02,480
great work, you know, all around.

1037
01:01:01,520 --> 01:01:03,680
» Thank you. Thank you.

1038
01:01:02,480 --> 01:01:04,160
» I want I want to say something really

1039
01:01:03,680 --> 01:01:04,720
quick, too.

1040
01:01:04,160 --> 01:01:06,559
» Please do.

1041
01:01:04,720 --> 01:01:08,720
» So, Cecil, I know you're retiring, but

1042
01:01:06,559 --> 01:01:10,640
yesterday I received a call from

1043
01:01:08,720 --> 01:01:12,720
somebody in the community. So, we're

1044
01:01:10,640 --> 01:01:14,720
gonna before you leave, I'm going to

1045
01:01:12,720 --> 01:01:16,480
stop by

1046
01:01:14,720 --> 01:01:20,542
to give you their to try to set a

1047
01:01:16,480 --> 01:01:20,542
meeting before you leave. [laughter]

1048
01:01:26,079 --> 01:01:27,760
» Well done.

1049
01:01:26,640 --> 01:01:29,280
» That's true.

1050
01:01:27,760 --> 01:01:30,240
» Well done.

1051
01:01:29,280 --> 01:01:34,000
Okay, we will

1052
01:01:30,240 --> 01:01:37,599
» We need a favor, assistant.

1053
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:39,520
» We'll go ahead and move to uh item F1

1054
01:01:37,599 --> 01:01:41,680
uh report on year one, air quality

1055
01:01:39,520 --> 01:01:44,240
monitoring by Dr. Chris Lim, associate

1056
01:01:41,680 --> 01:01:46,559
professor, Arizona State University. And

1057
01:01:44,240 --> 01:01:51,400
I know Robin, you wanted to say a few uh

1058
01:01:46,559 --> 01:01:51,400
introductory words for Dr. Lim.

1059
01:01:51,599 --> 01:01:55,920
» Thank you, supervisors, our county

1060
01:01:53,680 --> 01:01:57,520
management, and our audience. Thank you.

1061
01:01:55,920 --> 01:01:59,599
Uh my name is Robin Luck. president of

1062
01:01:57,520 --> 01:02:02,640
the Calabasas Alliance. First, before I

1063
01:01:59,599 --> 01:02:05,440
introduce Dr. Lim, I want to acknowledge

1064
01:02:02,640 --> 01:02:08,319
uh Dr. Denise Moreno Ramirez, who grew

1065
01:02:05,440 --> 01:02:10,640
up in Ngalas. She uh went through the

1066
01:02:08,319 --> 01:02:13,599
entire public school system here, no

1067
01:02:10,640 --> 01:02:15,520
Gallas Unified School District. Um and

1068
01:02:13,599 --> 01:02:18,240
is now the assistant director of the

1069
01:02:15,520 --> 01:02:20,079
Earth League secretariat at the ASU,

1070
01:02:18,240 --> 01:02:22,240
Julie Anne Wriggley Global Futures

1071
01:02:20,079 --> 01:02:24,240
Laboratory, which is an international

1072
01:02:22,240 --> 01:02:26,480
voluntary alliance focused on

1073
01:02:24,240 --> 01:02:28,720
sustainability and climate change where

1074
01:02:26,480 --> 01:02:30,640
the top scientists around the world are

1075
01:02:28,720 --> 01:02:32,240
working to solve these monumental

1076
01:02:30,640 --> 01:02:34,160
challenges.

1077
01:02:32,240 --> 01:02:36,160
The work we do in Santa Cruz County

1078
01:02:34,160 --> 01:02:39,839
would have not come together without

1079
01:02:36,160 --> 01:02:42,079
her. So now, Dr. Chris Lim, our guest

1080
01:02:39,839 --> 01:02:43,839
today, is an associate professor of the

1081
01:02:42,079 --> 01:02:46,960
new school of technology for public

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health at Arizona State University,

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guided by the motto, environment becomes

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health and inequality. His health and

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urban modeling lab combines sensor

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networks, global spatial and population

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health data, AI, and community

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partnerships to turn environmental

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signals into actionable placebased

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solutions. Dr. Lim currently leads an

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NIH funded study examining air

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pollution, heat, and 911 activations in

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the US and is a member of the University

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of Arizona Super Fund team. He completed

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his post-doal training at the Yale

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School of the Environment and obtained

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his PhD from the NYU School of Medicine.

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Dr. Lim along with his team at ASU and

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UVA are the chief investigators for the

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airsmart program. It is a great

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privilege for the Cowbas Alliance to

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work with him and his team. Chris, all

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we can say is thank you. Come on.

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Good morning. Um, Chris,

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» Morning.

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» Good morning to the public. Thanks for

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having me here today. Um, I'm really

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pleased to share the results of the year

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one of the AirSmart program. As Robin

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mentioned, um I'm currently at ASU, but

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as of a few months ago, I was at

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University of Arizona where um I work

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with Calabes Alliance and other members

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of the public to establish the sensor

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network and um collect the data that's

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being presented here. Uh next slide,

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please.

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Um so what Aerosmart is is a network of

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real-time sensors with a free public

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online dashboard. Um so so far we have

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11

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um PM sensors particular matter sensors

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for called quant modular air um

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installed across homes, schools and

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businesses across Santa Cruz County. We

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also have additional 13 or 13 or so um

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lowcost sensors called purple air also

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installed across um uh Santa Cruz

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County. Um I added those plus signs

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there to show that we're um in the

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process of expanding this network over

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time. Um the dashboard is bilingual. Um

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the data is open and real time um free

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to download the data and there is zero

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cost to host the sensors to the public.

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Before these sensors are installed

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across the community, we also place

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these right next to reference uh PDQ or

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ADQ EPA reference monitors in Tucson. Uh

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we do this so that we can assess their

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accuracy against these more expensive

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regulatory monitors. Um next slide

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please.

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Um so this is what the dashboard online

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dashboard looks like. So um is it shows

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a map of where the sensors are located

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across uh the county. Uh when when you

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click on the on the dodge you can see

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what the levels show. The dashboard also

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has uh real-time plots and graphs

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showing changes over time as well. Um on

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the right is a picture um I believe in

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um the town of Patagonia with a sensor

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installed um under a gazebo. Um and

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these sensors are pretty small,

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01:06:03,839 --> 01:06:10,160
lightweight. Um they just require um

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cell signal and electricity. Next, next

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slide, please.

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So um in Santa Cruz County there's just

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one EPA monitor covering the entire

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county in Ngalas the post office. Um in

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the past um the county was in non

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attainment for PM2.5 which are the

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smaller particles. Currently it's

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obtainment for PM10 the coarse dust

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particles. The next closest monitor is

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in Green Valley. Um so again there's a a

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big l gap of um air pollution data

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across across the city but also the

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county. Um air pollution levels can vary

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um minute by minute, second by second.

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They can change very rapidly over time

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and over short distances and these uh

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regulatory monitors cannot capture this

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uh very well. Uh again there's just one

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monitor across the the location and they

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report hourly values as well. It's uh it

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it it misses a lot of these real-time

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short changes in air pollution. Next

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slide, please.

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Um as we all know, the county's air

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pollution sources and profiles are

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changing over time. Um there's a big

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mine that's being developed with

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construction operations, heavy truck

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traffic on rural roads. There's also the

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border activity with the wall

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construction, materials transport, and a

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lot of idling trucks as a lot of the

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members of the public has already

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commented. uh wildfire smoke can carry

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uh carry smoke over long distances but

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also more regional sources as well. Uh

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the PM itself can also change uh the

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metal composition due to these changing

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activity patterns um can change as well.

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Next slide please.

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Uh so far what we have collected is more

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than 6 million one minute observations

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across these sensors more than 14 months

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of measurements. Uh we all again we also

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um colllocated these sensors across the

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across the EPA monitors and they show

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very high agreements against the EPA

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monitors. Um we have also observed very

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um high pollution days. So we found six

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site days above uh the EPA regulatory

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24-hour um um regulatory limit of 115

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micrograms per meter cubed. Next slide

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please.

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Um and this is what a one one day of

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sensor measurements look like. So this

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is at um at Linia AC close to the um the

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Ngalas border. Um so this shows very u

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rapid changes as you can see in PM10

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levels across time and across minutes.

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Um AC in the early mornings we pick up a

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uh an elevated signal as well maybe due

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to traffic in the region or other

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sources. But the point of this plot is

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to show that again um the the one hour

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averages really miss these peaks that

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you're seeing um changing rapidly over

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time. Uh there's also a lot of um spikes

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in high uh PM dust levels. Um so uh on

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this particular day we had um 93 um

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spikes above the 150 uh the limit. Um

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although the the EPA limit is for the

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daily average. I just put that there to

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show uh kind of to kind of compare

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against um what you see here. And on one

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day we also found more than 300

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01:09:29,920 --> 01:09:36,719
micrograms per meter cubed um which is a

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huge um um exposure profile that people

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are being exposed to.

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Next slide please. Um and also these

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dust exposures and PM exposures are

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unequal across sites. Um as I mentioned

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01:09:47,759 --> 01:09:53,279
earlier the air pushion levels can vary

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01:09:50,319 --> 01:09:56,800
a lot uh depending on the location um as

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well as time. So um we in the Linia

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location we found more than 135 hours

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01:09:59,440 --> 01:10:04,800
above 150 in one year. uh at the

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treehouse site by the in the Patagonia

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01:10:04,800 --> 01:10:12,560
Mountains, we observed a a thousand plus

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01:10:09,120 --> 01:10:15,120
hourly peak at this location. And th

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01:10:12,560 --> 01:10:18,719
this value across locations can vary as

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much as 10 to 15 times.

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Um and and the treehouse we found more

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than 6,000 minutes above 150 um 1100

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01:10:25,760 --> 01:10:30,960
more than 500. Um, and this number was

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also pretty high at the Little Red

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Schoolhouse as well. Uh, next slide,

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01:10:33,280 --> 01:10:38,960
please. Uh, we can also pick up and

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detect dust storms. So, this is um one

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one event that we picked up in August of

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2025 when the the monsoon rolled in with

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with the dust. Um, and across all

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sensors, we saw this elevated um event.

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Um and these sensors again are able to

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pick up these minute by minute, hourly

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01:10:55,440 --> 01:11:02,480
by hourly um PM events. Um and this dust

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01:11:00,480 --> 01:11:05,120
storm lasted more than four hours. All

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sensors captured it and this was above

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the 24 24-hour standard as well. So this

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sensor network can pick up not just

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minute-by-minute averages but all these

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regional events that are driving um

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these air pollution episodes as well. Uh

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next slide please.

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Um, one point I would like to mention

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um, in this presentation is that

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although there are these EPA regulatory

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standards, they're not um,

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01:11:31,199 --> 01:11:35,679
I I would have to say that the standards

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are behind by a couple of years what the

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science scientific evidence shows. Um,

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01:11:38,560 --> 01:11:43,760
so um, a lot of recent papers and

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01:11:41,280 --> 01:11:46,159
studies have found that there is no safe

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number when it comes to air pollution

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01:11:46,159 --> 01:11:51,760
um, even below the EPA standards. Um

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01:11:49,440 --> 01:11:54,159
although EPA standards are for daily or

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01:11:51,760 --> 01:11:56,400
annual averages um all these minuteby

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01:11:54,159 --> 01:11:59,440
minute second by second um short

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01:11:56,400 --> 01:12:01,760
episodes can trigger um health effects

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01:11:59,440 --> 01:12:05,040
like asthma, heart attacks, cardiac

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01:12:01,760 --> 01:12:07,040
arrest, stroke. Um our bodies are very

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sensitive to these uh short-term

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01:12:07,040 --> 01:12:13,520
exposures. Uh things like dust storms as

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01:12:09,920 --> 01:12:15,199
well can also um trigger health effects.

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01:12:13,520 --> 01:12:17,840
uh things like mortality, premature

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01:12:15,199 --> 01:12:20,719
mortality, um respiratory impacts,

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01:12:17,840 --> 01:12:22,239
cardiovascular impacts and all just uh

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01:12:20,719 --> 01:12:24,960
pretty much every body system you can

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01:12:22,239 --> 01:12:27,679
think of. Air pollution is impacting um

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your organs and body systems as well. Uh

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next slide please.

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Um also um our monitors, our network

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also um although it's expanding, there's

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a lot of potential hotspots with no

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01:12:39,120 --> 01:12:44,320
monitors. Um the networks are mostly

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01:12:41,840 --> 01:12:46,239
west so far around Patagonia and Ogalas.

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01:12:44,320 --> 01:12:48,640
So there's a lot of uh locations within

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01:12:46,239 --> 01:12:53,120
the county with no monitors yet which

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01:12:48,640 --> 01:12:54,960
we're um working to um address. Um we as

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01:12:53,120 --> 01:12:56,719
the members of the community knows the

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01:12:54,960 --> 01:12:58,560
the ongoing construction moves a lot of

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01:12:56,719 --> 01:13:00,560
the heavy trucks over dirt roads which

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01:12:58,560 --> 01:13:02,800
can kick up a lot of these dust

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01:13:00,560 --> 01:13:05,440
short-term dust events that can trigger

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01:13:02,800 --> 01:13:07,199
the health impacts. Um, and what we're

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01:13:05,440 --> 01:13:09,360
trying to do with the sensor network is

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01:13:07,199 --> 01:13:11,760
to quantify how their occlusion levels

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01:13:09,360 --> 01:13:15,840
are changing in the community over time.

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Uh, next slide, please. Um, thank you.

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Any questions or comments?

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» Sure.

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01:13:21,120 --> 01:13:27,040
» Okay. So, [clears throat]

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01:13:24,000 --> 01:13:29,920
just a quick question. So

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you said that that you guys have 13 airs

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smart like sensors [clears throat]

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01:13:32,960 --> 01:13:37,679
» Plus how many would you want to have?

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01:13:35,679 --> 01:13:38,800
How many more like to cover the the

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region or the area?

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01:13:38,800 --> 01:13:44,080
» Uh that's a good question. So um

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obviously more the better is the I guess

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01:13:44,080 --> 01:13:47,520
the easy answer, but at least 20 um

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01:13:46,719 --> 01:13:51,120
» At least 20

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01:13:47,520 --> 01:13:53,360
» 20. So um just to clarify, we have um 10

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of like the more expensive sensors and

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01:13:53,360 --> 01:13:58,320
15ish of the purple airs and they do

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01:13:57,040 --> 01:14:00,560
different things. The more expensive

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01:13:58,320 --> 01:14:03,520
sensors are able to pick up dust, the

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01:14:00,560 --> 01:14:05,840
coarse particles. Lower cost sensors

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01:14:03,520 --> 01:14:08,640
pick up the fine particles. Um so they

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01:14:05,840 --> 01:14:10,880
are kind of a mix of two sensors, but

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overall maybe doubling the number would

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be ideal for both of these sensors.

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01:14:12,960 --> 01:14:17,120
» So like 30.

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01:14:14,000 --> 01:14:19,600
» Yep. Uhhuh. A and once you put on these

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sensors, who maintains them or how often

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do they use?

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01:14:20,000 --> 01:14:23,360
» Yeah. So, so far we've been working with

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01:14:21,600 --> 01:14:25,920
the community group Calabasus Alliance

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01:14:23,360 --> 01:14:27,600
and other um members of the public that

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01:14:25,920 --> 01:14:30,719
are hosting these sensors at their homes

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01:14:27,600 --> 01:14:32,960
or businesses. Um but we do have plan or

1348
01:14:30,719 --> 01:14:35,920
my students from UOVA or ASU will come

1349
01:14:32,960 --> 01:14:39,159
down and help them um maintain these as

1350
01:14:35,920 --> 01:14:39,159
well as installations.

1351
01:14:44,800 --> 01:14:48,080
Sorry. Thank Thank you for the

1352
01:14:46,640 --> 01:14:52,159
presentation. Thank you for your

1353
01:14:48,080 --> 01:14:56,239
research, sir. Um, you said EPA only has

1354
01:14:52,159 --> 01:14:58,960
one sensor in Santa Cruz County.

1355
01:14:56,239 --> 01:15:01,679
» I think we need to reach out to the EPA

1356
01:14:58,960 --> 01:15:02,719
» So they can put more more sensors here.

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01:15:01,679 --> 01:15:05,360
» Right.

1358
01:15:02,719 --> 01:15:06,880
» Are you also do you all doing water as

1359
01:15:05,360 --> 01:15:07,920
well or just air?

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01:15:06,880 --> 01:15:09,840
» Just just air.

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01:15:07,920 --> 01:15:11,840
» Just air. Okay.

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01:15:09,840 --> 01:15:12,800
» Okay. Thank you.

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01:15:11,840 --> 01:15:13,600
» Thank you.

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01:15:12,800 --> 01:15:16,239
» Ask another question

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01:15:13,600 --> 01:15:20,000
» Please. So, so you said something also

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01:15:16,239 --> 01:15:21,600
when it comes to EPA that uh

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01:15:20,000 --> 01:15:22,560
there's their their standards are

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01:15:21,600 --> 01:15:23,120
behind.

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01:15:22,560 --> 01:15:25,600
» Uhhuh.

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01:15:23,120 --> 01:15:28,480
» So, so what can it be done?

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01:15:25,600 --> 01:15:31,120
» Um that's a good question. Um I would

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01:15:28,480 --> 01:15:34,400
say that you know minimizing just any

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01:15:31,120 --> 01:15:38,159
sources of air pollution is the primary

1374
01:15:34,400 --> 01:15:40,960
um need right now um across not just

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01:15:38,159 --> 01:15:43,120
here but across everywhere. Um just like

1376
01:15:40,960 --> 01:15:45,840
I mentioned any any level of air

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01:15:43,120 --> 01:15:48,480
pollution is unhealthy for you. Um in

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01:15:45,840 --> 01:15:50,400
terms of like the intervention side um

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01:15:48,480 --> 01:15:52,239
ways to protect yourself are things like

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01:15:50,400 --> 01:15:54,320
air purifiers

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01:15:52,239 --> 01:15:56,480
u masks during really high air push days

1382
01:15:54,320 --> 01:15:58,480
or wildfire days. Um eating a healthier

1383
01:15:56,480 --> 01:16:00,800
diet, things like that are personal

1384
01:15:58,480 --> 01:16:02,800
level things you can do. Overall

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01:16:00,800 --> 01:16:04,000
minimizing the sources is the most

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01:16:02,800 --> 01:16:05,840
important thing.

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01:16:04,000 --> 01:16:08,400
» Thanks for your presentation.

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01:16:05,840 --> 01:16:11,840
» Thank you.

1389
01:16:08,400 --> 01:16:14,800
And I have one one other question.

1390
01:16:11,840 --> 01:16:16,719
You mentioned the Ngalas border sensor

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01:16:14,800 --> 01:16:18,000
was one of the ones that was really

1392
01:16:16,719 --> 01:16:21,040
peing high.

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01:16:18,000 --> 01:16:23,120
» That's one of my big fears because of

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01:16:21,040 --> 01:16:25,199
the factories

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01:16:23,120 --> 01:16:27,760
» In Mexico

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01:16:25,199 --> 01:16:31,199
» And it just

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01:16:27,760 --> 01:16:32,960
a lot more activity in Mexico

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01:16:31,199 --> 01:16:35,840
» And everything pretty much.

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01:16:32,960 --> 01:16:38,719
» That's a huge potential source as well.

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01:16:35,840 --> 01:16:41,760
For sure.

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01:16:38,719 --> 01:16:43,840
Um I want to say thank you. Uh my you

1402
01:16:41,760 --> 01:16:46,640
know personal story and and we were

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01:16:43,840 --> 01:16:49,920
always told that it was the dust in the

1404
01:16:46,640 --> 01:16:51,920
air. My dad um had valley fever

1405
01:16:49,920 --> 01:16:53,679
» Back in the day turned into menitis in

1406
01:16:51,920 --> 01:16:56,239
the hospital for three months. So I I

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01:16:53,679 --> 01:16:58,239
understand the implications of of dust

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01:16:56,239 --> 01:17:00,239
in the air. So thank you on that. My

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01:16:58,239 --> 01:17:02,560
question is South 32 was mentioned quite

1410
01:17:00,239 --> 01:17:05,120
often and well a few times in your

1411
01:17:02,560 --> 01:17:06,560
presentation are and I know they have

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01:17:05,120 --> 01:17:08,800
air monitoring

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01:17:06,560 --> 01:17:11,040
» And one of the things that that I've

1414
01:17:08,800 --> 01:17:13,600
attempted to push for and maybe you can

1415
01:17:11,040 --> 01:17:16,640
help me out with this is is there any

1416
01:17:13,600 --> 01:17:20,480
collaboration between what ASU is doing

1417
01:17:16,640 --> 01:17:22,880
perhaps U of A and South 32 so that

1418
01:17:20,480 --> 01:17:25,600
» Whatever particles are in the air

1419
01:17:22,880 --> 01:17:28,000
whether they're they're they're um um

1420
01:17:25,600 --> 01:17:29,600
picked up by by your monitors or by

1421
01:17:28,000 --> 01:17:31,360
theirs. Is there any collaborative

1422
01:17:29,600 --> 01:17:33,360
efforts between the two?

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01:17:31,360 --> 01:17:35,840
» Yeah, I we've had a couple of chats and

1424
01:17:33,360 --> 01:17:37,679
I think um our monitoring efforts are

1425
01:17:35,840 --> 01:17:39,679
complimentary. Um what we're measuring

1426
01:17:37,679 --> 01:17:42,159
is real time air pollution. What they're

1427
01:17:39,679 --> 01:17:44,640
me measuring is long-term metals in the

1428
01:17:42,159 --> 01:17:47,120
PM which are very different things. So I

1429
01:17:44,640 --> 01:17:48,719
think um by I mean our data is also open

1430
01:17:47,120 --> 01:17:50,880
data. So we're sharing this on the

1431
01:17:48,719 --> 01:17:53,280
website so people anyone can look at it.

1432
01:17:50,880 --> 01:17:56,000
Um and I think their plan is to do so as

1433
01:17:53,280 --> 01:17:57,920
well. I think um we can definitely chat

1434
01:17:56,000 --> 01:17:59,520
more to integrate our efforts a little

1435
01:17:57,920 --> 01:18:02,159
more closely over time.

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01:17:59,520 --> 01:18:03,679
» Wonderful. Thank you. And and I'll allow

1437
01:18:02,159 --> 01:18:05,360
for one question if there's a question

1438
01:18:03,679 --> 01:18:07,280
from the audience if anyone has any

1439
01:18:05,360 --> 01:18:07,920
questions. But Rob, go ahead. No,

1440
01:18:07,280 --> 01:18:10,400
» Hold on, Robin.

1441
01:18:07,920 --> 01:18:11,280
» I I I agree with uh Mr. Fannon. I think

1442
01:18:10,400 --> 01:18:13,360
the

1443
01:18:11,280 --> 01:18:14,159
» If you can collaborate with South 32

1444
01:18:13,360 --> 01:18:16,480
early

1445
01:18:14,159 --> 01:18:18,480
» Like right now. I mean and I said it in

1446
01:18:16,480 --> 01:18:21,120
other meetings if anybody and they were

1447
01:18:18,480 --> 01:18:24,400
willing to to collaborate get together

1448
01:18:21,120 --> 01:18:25,920
and if you join forces

1449
01:18:24,400 --> 01:18:28,159
uh gather all data you know

1450
01:18:25,920 --> 01:18:28,960
» Y really encourage that as well.

1451
01:18:28,159 --> 01:18:31,520
» Yeah sure

1452
01:18:28,960 --> 01:18:34,400
» Anything to do with with safety is

1453
01:18:31,520 --> 01:18:37,280
important. Robin did you have a question

1454
01:18:34,400 --> 01:18:37,280
» Please?

1455
01:18:38,000 --> 01:18:42,640
Um, I think it's important to know I

1456
01:18:40,960 --> 01:18:44,719
Does everybody remember what happened

1457
01:18:42,640 --> 01:18:47,280
during the summer with the fires coming

1458
01:18:44,719 --> 01:18:50,080
in from Canada and New York? Stuff like

1459
01:18:47,280 --> 01:18:53,120
that. We hope to God that never happens

1460
01:18:50,080 --> 01:18:56,560
here because the emergency room spikes

1461
01:18:53,120 --> 01:18:58,800
went like up 300% just in New York City.

1462
01:18:56,560 --> 01:19:01,280
So, this is really, really important. We

1463
01:18:58,800 --> 01:19:04,640
do have right now we're going to be

1464
01:19:01,280 --> 01:19:07,679
putting out 10 more of the quant

1465
01:19:04,640 --> 01:19:11,360
modulars. Those units are cell phone

1466
01:19:07,679 --> 01:19:14,560
bone powered and normally there's a $500

1467
01:19:11,360 --> 01:19:17,760
fee for anybody that you know takes one.

1468
01:19:14,560 --> 01:19:20,560
ASU is picking up the complete tab $500

1469
01:19:17,760 --> 01:19:22,400
per year per unit. So I'm incredibly

1470
01:19:20,560 --> 01:19:23,760
grateful for that. They're also going to

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01:19:22,400 --> 01:19:25,199
buy some more purple airs and there's

1472
01:19:23,760 --> 01:19:27,840
also some other types of equipment

1473
01:19:25,199 --> 01:19:31,120
coming. So we're we're happy about that.

1474
01:19:27,840 --> 01:19:33,600
Um, as far as collaboration, you know,

1475
01:19:31,120 --> 01:19:36,320
we've struggled a little bit in in our

1476
01:19:33,600 --> 01:19:38,640
conversations uh with South 32 on that.

1477
01:19:36,320 --> 01:19:41,679
But, um, we we need to do bigger

1478
01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:44,960
science. We need to uh, for instance,

1479
01:19:41,679 --> 01:19:47,280
the um, the EPA unit that's that is on

1480
01:19:44,960 --> 01:19:50,159
the uh, the post office. We're going to

1481
01:19:47,280 --> 01:19:53,199
put one of the the quants up there um

1482
01:19:50,159 --> 01:19:55,760
and and just to make sure things are you

1483
01:19:53,199 --> 01:19:58,239
know that all these these devices are

1484
01:19:55,760 --> 01:20:00,719
very close in the data that they track.

1485
01:19:58,239 --> 01:20:02,320
So I just wanted to you know comment and

1486
01:20:00,719 --> 01:20:04,800
again thank you all.

1487
01:20:02,320 --> 01:20:06,480
» Thank you and thank you Dr. Lim very

1488
01:20:04,800 --> 01:20:11,360
much appreciate it. Can

1489
01:20:06,480 --> 01:20:13,840
» One last comment or or ask c can we have

1490
01:20:11,360 --> 01:20:15,760
that uh web information? Oh yeah.

1491
01:20:13,840 --> 01:20:18,560
» So we can monitor

1492
01:20:15,760 --> 01:20:21,520
» Or or our community if they want maybe

1493
01:20:18,560 --> 01:20:24,520
we can post it on our uh website. Yes

1494
01:20:21,520 --> 01:20:24,520
sir.

1495
01:20:25,840 --> 01:20:30,679
» Yeah we'll we'll do one question and

1496
01:20:27,440 --> 01:20:30,679
that's that's

1497
01:20:36,320 --> 01:20:41,440
» Chris I'm sorry. Can you come up to the

1498
01:20:38,239 --> 01:20:44,239
so that we can get it on on Thank you

1499
01:20:41,440 --> 01:20:44,239
sir.

1500
01:20:44,435 --> 01:20:46,719
» [clears throat]

1501
01:20:44,719 --> 01:20:50,159
» My question is about the average levels

1502
01:20:46,719 --> 01:20:52,560
you have seen. Uh how does that compare

1503
01:20:50,159 --> 01:20:54,400
with the average level seen in the state

1504
01:20:52,560 --> 01:20:57,760
and nationwide?

1505
01:20:54,400 --> 01:20:59,679
Better worse for

1506
01:20:57,760 --> 01:21:02,719
» For PM 2.5 for PM.

1507
01:20:59,679 --> 01:21:04,640
» Okay. Um I mean the the the sources of

1508
01:21:02,719 --> 01:21:06,960
air push are very different from other

1509
01:21:04,640 --> 01:21:09,199
places in the US. So definitely a lot

1510
01:21:06,960 --> 01:21:11,199
more dust, the larger particles, a lot

1511
01:21:09,199 --> 01:21:14,880
more peaks as well as you've seen on the

1512
01:21:11,199 --> 01:21:18,400
plot. Um PM the final particles are tend

1513
01:21:14,880 --> 01:21:20,480
to be cleaner than um rest of the um

1514
01:21:18,400 --> 01:21:25,480
state or nation, but the dust is

1515
01:21:20,480 --> 01:21:25,480
definitely um a big issue here.

1516
01:21:25,760 --> 01:21:32,360
» Thank you very much. Chris, did you have

1517
01:21:28,400 --> 01:21:32,360
something that you would like to add?

1518
01:21:33,360 --> 01:21:36,320
» Okay, very good. Thank you. Thank you,

1519
01:21:35,520 --> 01:21:38,159
sir. Great. Thank you.

1520
01:21:36,320 --> 01:21:40,640
» Thank you for all you do.

1521
01:21:38,159 --> 01:21:43,760
» Okay. At this time, we'll move to uh

1522
01:21:40,640 --> 01:21:46,560
item F2, Santa Cruz County Strategic

1523
01:21:43,760 --> 01:21:49,840
Workforce and Wage Growth Plan, uh by

1524
01:21:46,560 --> 01:21:53,360
John Brower, Dr. Victor Diaz, and Randy

1525
01:21:49,840 --> 01:21:56,719
Tillery from West.

1526
01:21:53,360 --> 01:21:59,679
You guys want to come up?

1527
01:21:56,719 --> 01:22:01,520
Supervisor Fanning, Supervisor or sorry,

1528
01:21:59,679 --> 01:22:04,880
Chairman Fanning, Supervisor Mleta,

1529
01:22:01,520 --> 01:22:07,199
Supervisor Davis, uh, County Leadership,

1530
01:22:04,880 --> 01:22:09,520
members of the public. A little less

1531
01:22:07,199 --> 01:22:11,920
than a year ago, uh, we approved a

1532
01:22:09,520 --> 01:22:13,600
collaboration agreement with South 32 to

1533
01:22:11,920 --> 01:22:18,400
do a workforce development strategic

1534
01:22:13,600 --> 01:22:20,000
plan. And so, uh, we created a RFQ

1535
01:22:18,400 --> 01:22:22,239
and then we create, we had a team

1536
01:22:20,000 --> 01:22:24,800
together to evaluate the submitts. And

1537
01:22:22,239 --> 01:22:26,560
the winning submitt was from West Ed and

1538
01:22:24,800 --> 01:22:29,600
that's where these fine young gentlemen

1539
01:22:26,560 --> 01:22:32,639
are from this morning. Um and so for

1540
01:22:29,600 --> 01:22:35,360
about seven months, seven, eight months,

1541
01:22:32,639 --> 01:22:37,600
uh we've been working with them, uh the

1542
01:22:35,360 --> 01:22:39,120
executive committee with the three

1543
01:22:37,600 --> 01:22:42,800
superintendents from the local high

1544
01:22:39,120 --> 01:22:45,040
schools, Maya Donnelly here in the here,

1545
01:22:42,800 --> 01:22:46,400
uh along with Greg Lucero, who's also

1546
01:22:45,040 --> 01:22:48,800
here from the community college. Thank

1547
01:22:46,400 --> 01:22:51,600
you for being here, Greg. Uh and and

1548
01:22:48,800 --> 01:22:54,080
South 32. We work through this project

1549
01:22:51,600 --> 01:22:56,719
which is a hugely important project

1550
01:22:54,080 --> 01:22:58,719
because what we what we saw before this

1551
01:22:56,719 --> 01:23:02,719
is we saw a lot of entities working in

1552
01:22:58,719 --> 01:23:05,040
silos and so it was agreed upon that we

1553
01:23:02,719 --> 01:23:09,520
would do this and this would be the one

1554
01:23:05,040 --> 01:23:11,120
for everybody to work towards. Uh and so

1555
01:23:09,520 --> 01:23:12,880
they're going to give you a presentation

1556
01:23:11,120 --> 01:23:14,880
as far as their findings and what we

1557
01:23:12,880 --> 01:23:18,800
plan on doing moving forward regarding

1558
01:23:14,880 --> 01:23:20,719
workforce in the county. Um,

1559
01:23:18,800 --> 01:23:23,760
Mr. Fanning, you already mentioned Dr.

1560
01:23:20,719 --> 01:23:25,120
Diaz, former student, high school, Riri

1561
01:23:23,760 --> 01:23:28,159
from Ririco High School.

1562
01:23:25,120 --> 01:23:29,040
» I think it was Mountain View

1563
01:23:28,159 --> 01:23:31,760
» Elementary

1564
01:23:29,040 --> 01:23:33,600
» That long ago. All right. Uh, and I'll

1565
01:23:31,760 --> 01:23:35,760
just read on the on the websites their

1566
01:23:33,600 --> 01:23:37,440
their biographies.

1567
01:23:35,760 --> 01:23:39,760
So, I'm not going to read it. I'll just

1568
01:23:37,440 --> 01:23:41,600
read the first couple sentence. Dr. Diaz

1569
01:23:39,760 --> 01:23:43,280
brings commitment, academic opportunity,

1570
01:23:41,600 --> 01:23:46,080
wide range of experiences, and public

1571
01:23:43,280 --> 01:23:48,080
education to work he leads to West Ed.

1572
01:23:46,080 --> 01:23:49,920
Dr. Diaz leads and supports projects

1573
01:23:48,080 --> 01:23:51,920
related to building and sustaining

1574
01:23:49,920 --> 01:23:55,040
highquality educated workforce and

1575
01:23:51,920 --> 01:23:58,159
schools across the country. Uh second we

1576
01:23:55,040 --> 01:23:59,920
we have Mr. John Brower.

1577
01:23:58,159 --> 01:24:03,280
His background is in promotion of

1578
01:23:59,920 --> 01:24:05,040
economic mobility and DEI through

1579
01:24:03,280 --> 01:24:07,120
facilitating the development of

1580
01:24:05,040 --> 01:24:09,679
workforce strategic plans, professional

1581
01:24:07,120 --> 01:24:11,280
development and contextualized learning

1582
01:24:09,679 --> 01:24:13,280
resources that build a competitive

1583
01:24:11,280 --> 01:24:15,840
workforce and improve access to career

1584
01:24:13,280 --> 01:24:18,560
pathways as part of industrydriven

1585
01:24:15,840 --> 01:24:20,159
workforce development and education uh

1586
01:24:18,560 --> 01:24:24,480
partnerships.

1587
01:24:20,159 --> 01:24:26,880
And then third, we have Randy Tiller.

1588
01:24:24,480 --> 01:24:28,639
Randy Tiller has 29 years of experience

1589
01:24:26,880 --> 01:24:30,000
related to building and implementing

1590
01:24:28,639 --> 01:24:32,159
workforce development, community

1591
01:24:30,000 --> 01:24:34,159
development, and educational strategies

1592
01:24:32,159 --> 01:24:36,320
to increase economic mobility for

1593
01:24:34,159 --> 01:24:38,800
vulnerable lowincome communities and

1594
01:24:36,320 --> 01:24:42,480
individuals. So, without further ado,

1595
01:24:38,800 --> 01:24:44,639
gentlemen, the floor is yours.

1596
01:24:42,480 --> 01:24:46,639
» Thank you, sir.

1597
01:24:44,639 --> 01:24:48,400
» Um, supervisors, uh, county leadership

1598
01:24:46,639 --> 01:24:50,800
members, community members, it's it's

1599
01:24:48,400 --> 01:24:52,239
really an honor to be here today. Um I

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01:24:50,800 --> 01:24:54,080
would be remiss if I didn't sort of

1601
01:24:52,239 --> 01:24:56,000
really thank the community overall for

1602
01:24:54,080 --> 01:24:57,920
being so gracious in terms of welcom

1603
01:24:56,000 --> 01:25:00,239
welcoming us here. People have been

1604
01:24:57,920 --> 01:25:01,760
incredibly giving um throughout this

1605
01:25:00,239 --> 01:25:04,719
process and it's been a real honor to

1606
01:25:01,760 --> 01:25:06,080
get to get to come here. Um West Ed just

1607
01:25:04,719 --> 01:25:08,400
by background is a national not

1608
01:25:06,080 --> 01:25:10,639
for-profit um that focuses on

1609
01:25:08,400 --> 01:25:13,280
educational early learning and economic

1610
01:25:10,639 --> 01:25:15,520
mobility solutions um to build kind of

1611
01:25:13,280 --> 01:25:16,800
thriving thriving communities which are

1612
01:25:15,520 --> 01:25:19,920
really good places for people to learn

1613
01:25:16,800 --> 01:25:21,520
and grow. Um we are a we are a not

1614
01:25:19,920 --> 01:25:24,080
for-profit but we are actually a joint

1615
01:25:21,520 --> 01:25:26,800
powers agreement of a number of states

1616
01:25:24,080 --> 01:25:28,960
of of US states. So essentially we all

1617
01:25:26,800 --> 01:25:30,639
kind of work for you um at some level

1618
01:25:28,960 --> 01:25:32,159
and it's important to know that that we

1619
01:25:30,639 --> 01:25:34,320
work on behalf of states on behalf of

1620
01:25:32,159 --> 01:25:35,679
communities like this to really help

1621
01:25:34,320 --> 01:25:36,960
them figure out kind of what are the

1622
01:25:35,679 --> 01:25:39,040
most important things they need to do

1623
01:25:36,960 --> 01:25:42,800
advant to advance community and economic

1624
01:25:39,040 --> 01:25:45,280
welfare um in those communities. Um the

1625
01:25:42,800 --> 01:25:47,040
study was um a great honor to do this. I

1626
01:25:45,280 --> 01:25:48,639
will mention a little bit about some of

1627
01:25:47,040 --> 01:25:50,080
just some of the very kind of high level

1628
01:25:48,639 --> 01:25:52,639
components of the study and this is a

1629
01:25:50,080 --> 01:25:54,560
very high level summary. Um it is backed

1630
01:25:52,639 --> 01:25:57,520
up by very detailed documents. The full

1631
01:25:54,560 --> 01:26:00,080
plan is 175 pages long. It's accompanied

1632
01:25:57,520 --> 01:26:01,840
by an economic and workforce analysis

1633
01:26:00,080 --> 01:26:03,520
that looks at all the labor market data,

1634
01:26:01,840 --> 01:26:05,840
community data, and other sources with

1635
01:26:03,520 --> 01:26:07,520
both quantitative and qualitative. Um

1636
01:26:05,840 --> 01:26:10,560
Dr. Diaz, I'll have to get used to

1637
01:26:07,520 --> 01:26:11,920
calling you that. um uh actually led the

1638
01:26:10,560 --> 01:26:13,600
community engagement portion of this

1639
01:26:11,920 --> 01:26:15,280
where we really talked to as many people

1640
01:26:13,600 --> 01:26:17,600
as we possibly could to get people's

1641
01:26:15,280 --> 01:26:22,679
inputs on sort of on what was happening

1642
01:26:17,600 --> 01:26:22,679
here in the community. Um next slide.

1643
01:26:23,760 --> 01:26:28,880
Hello.

1644
01:26:26,239 --> 01:26:30,719
Oh, here we go. Uh so this is just very

1645
01:26:28,880 --> 01:26:32,639
quickly about kind of our basic

1646
01:26:30,719 --> 01:26:34,159
framework. And one of the things to

1647
01:26:32,639 --> 01:26:36,400
understand about workforce development

1648
01:26:34,159 --> 01:26:37,679
as a field of practice. People think

1649
01:26:36,400 --> 01:26:40,000
it's sort of job training or it's

1650
01:26:37,679 --> 01:26:42,320
education. Um workforce development

1651
01:26:40,000 --> 01:26:44,320
actually emerged in the late 1990s

1652
01:26:42,320 --> 01:26:46,320
because of the failure of federal job

1653
01:26:44,320 --> 01:26:48,400
training programs. So there were massive

1654
01:26:46,320 --> 01:26:49,440
investments in training alone thinking

1655
01:26:48,400 --> 01:26:50,880
that you could move people out of

1656
01:26:49,440 --> 01:26:52,159
poverty if you just provided more

1657
01:26:50,880 --> 01:26:53,760
training in the community. And what they

1658
01:26:52,159 --> 01:26:55,840
began to realize is that that by itself

1659
01:26:53,760 --> 01:26:57,199
was not enough. So the study, the

1660
01:26:55,840 --> 01:26:59,440
national study of the Job Training

1661
01:26:57,199 --> 01:27:01,120
Partnership Act in the mid 90s found

1662
01:26:59,440 --> 01:27:02,880
that just making a lot more training

1663
01:27:01,120 --> 01:27:04,719
available did not move individuals out

1664
01:27:02,880 --> 01:27:06,000
of poverty, particularly adult learners

1665
01:27:04,719 --> 01:27:08,000
who were really kind of have were in

1666
01:27:06,000 --> 01:27:09,840
that kind of intergenerational poverty

1667
01:27:08,000 --> 01:27:12,239
pool where families had just been poor

1668
01:27:09,840 --> 01:27:15,920
over over a number of generations. So

1669
01:27:12,239 --> 01:27:18,239
the goal was to connect um job training

1670
01:27:15,920 --> 01:27:20,000
and education strategies with economic

1671
01:27:18,239 --> 01:27:21,679
development strategies really focused on

1672
01:27:20,000 --> 01:27:23,280
bringing employers into the equation. So

1673
01:27:21,679 --> 01:27:24,719
you had educators and workforce

1674
01:27:23,280 --> 01:27:26,800
professionals working much more directly

1675
01:27:24,719 --> 01:27:29,199
with business and industry around their

1676
01:27:26,800 --> 01:27:30,560
pain points and needs um to really help

1677
01:27:29,199 --> 01:27:32,400
them problem solve for what are the

1678
01:27:30,560 --> 01:27:33,679
needs of an industry. You know I could

1679
01:27:32,400 --> 01:27:35,679
go to any employer and say look the

1680
01:27:33,679 --> 01:27:36,800
labor market you know data says this so

1681
01:27:35,679 --> 01:27:38,000
I think this is your problem. They're

1682
01:27:36,800 --> 01:27:39,840
going to be like no I have these other

1683
01:27:38,000 --> 01:27:41,440
three things that I really need in my

1684
01:27:39,840 --> 01:27:43,199
workforce. So having that employer voice

1685
01:27:41,440 --> 01:27:45,360
at the table and really thinking about

1686
01:27:43,199 --> 01:27:47,600
the ways in which a county wants to

1687
01:27:45,360 --> 01:27:49,199
expand its economic base and to bring

1688
01:27:47,600 --> 01:27:51,280
more jobs in the region is an important

1689
01:27:49,199 --> 01:27:52,800
component of the work as as well. And

1690
01:27:51,280 --> 01:27:54,480
finally, it's also connecting it to

1691
01:27:52,800 --> 01:27:56,960
community development, which is what are

1692
01:27:54,480 --> 01:27:58,880
the needs of residents. You know, you

1693
01:27:56,960 --> 01:28:00,159
you can you can have jobs available for

1694
01:27:58,880 --> 01:28:02,000
people have to get to jobs. They have to

1695
01:28:00,159 --> 01:28:03,440
get to training programs. So, in this

1696
01:28:02,000 --> 01:28:05,760
case, we found issues related to

1697
01:28:03,440 --> 01:28:08,320
transportation, related to child care,

1698
01:28:05,760 --> 01:28:09,679
um related to housing costs that people

1699
01:28:08,320 --> 01:28:11,920
identified that the residents in the

1700
01:28:09,679 --> 01:28:13,679
community identified that yeah, you can

1701
01:28:11,920 --> 01:28:15,600
talk about training programs. If people

1702
01:28:13,679 --> 01:28:17,600
can't get to that training program, then

1703
01:28:15,600 --> 01:28:19,440
it's not really going to help them. Um

1704
01:28:17,600 --> 01:28:21,360
and it's worth noting that um in in

1705
01:28:19,440 --> 01:28:22,639
working closely with Chris that we

1706
01:28:21,360 --> 01:28:24,400
really have been sharing information

1707
01:28:22,639 --> 01:28:26,800
back. So this also informs the county

1708
01:28:24,400 --> 01:28:28,480
general plan that we owe a local plan

1709
01:28:26,800 --> 01:28:30,320
and other plans that are being created

1710
01:28:28,480 --> 01:28:32,400
in the region. The idea is that all

1711
01:28:30,320 --> 01:28:34,719
these things should work together. There

1712
01:28:32,400 --> 01:28:36,080
should be like one voice, one community

1713
01:28:34,719 --> 01:28:37,280
people. I mean the different things are

1714
01:28:36,080 --> 01:28:38,960
going to happen but it's how you connect

1715
01:28:37,280 --> 01:28:41,120
it together. And we call it the people,

1716
01:28:38,960 --> 01:28:42,400
programs and jobs framework. You know

1717
01:28:41,120 --> 01:28:44,880
that you have to really be thinking

1718
01:28:42,400 --> 01:28:46,719
intentionally about the aspirations um

1719
01:28:44,880 --> 01:28:48,080
assets. Oh, there's a typo. And

1720
01:28:46,719 --> 01:28:49,440
challenges faced by residents,

1721
01:28:48,080 --> 01:28:50,880
communities, and special populations

1722
01:28:49,440 --> 01:28:52,719
seeking to create wealth and access

1723
01:28:50,880 --> 01:28:53,920
opportunity. What do people say they

1724
01:28:52,719 --> 01:28:55,199
want to do? What are they bringing to

1725
01:28:53,920 --> 01:28:56,560
the table? Just because someone's

1726
01:28:55,199 --> 01:28:58,320
low-inccome doesn't mean they don't have

1727
01:28:56,560 --> 01:28:59,840
skills. Doesn't mean that they don't

1728
01:28:58,320 --> 01:29:02,480
have assets. And how do you build upon

1729
01:28:59,840 --> 01:29:04,159
those assets? Then programs. What is the

1730
01:29:02,480 --> 01:29:05,920
education and training infrastructure

1731
01:29:04,159 --> 01:29:07,199
look like? What's being offered by the

1732
01:29:05,920 --> 01:29:09,760
provisional college? What's being

1733
01:29:07,199 --> 01:29:11,199
offered through K12 CTE programs? what

1734
01:29:09,760 --> 01:29:12,719
kinds of programs are on the the

1735
01:29:11,199 --> 01:29:14,560
eligible training provider list, the

1736
01:29:12,719 --> 01:29:16,320
ETPL list managed by the workforce

1737
01:29:14,560 --> 01:29:17,840
development board and how you think

1738
01:29:16,320 --> 01:29:19,760
about that infrastructure and how it's

1739
01:29:17,840 --> 01:29:22,000
responding to both the needs of people

1740
01:29:19,760 --> 01:29:23,679
and employers. And finally, jobs. It's,

1741
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:26,159
you know, occupational demand, what's

1742
01:29:23,679 --> 01:29:27,760
happening um in the labor market, what's

1743
01:29:26,159 --> 01:29:29,280
happening in your local economy, but

1744
01:29:27,760 --> 01:29:31,520
most importantly, what are employers

1745
01:29:29,280 --> 01:29:33,440
saying that they need? you know, how do

1746
01:29:31,520 --> 01:29:35,520
you center the employer voice and the

1747
01:29:33,440 --> 01:29:38,719
resident voice within a conversation

1748
01:29:35,520 --> 01:29:41,040
that builds a coherent cohesive plan for

1749
01:29:38,719 --> 01:29:42,560
really moving over? So, there's going to

1750
01:29:41,040 --> 01:29:44,080
be three parts to this and it's going to

1751
01:29:42,560 --> 01:29:46,000
be way too fast and it's going to be way

1752
01:29:44,080 --> 01:29:47,520
too high level. So, we will obviously

1753
01:29:46,000 --> 01:29:50,480
share all the resources with you that

1754
01:29:47,520 --> 01:29:51,360
sort of set behind this. Um, Dr. Diaz is

1755
01:29:50,480 --> 01:29:52,960
going to talk about the community

1756
01:29:51,360 --> 01:29:55,679
engagement we did and what people really

1757
01:29:52,960 --> 01:29:57,600
told us. John's going to talk about um

1758
01:29:55,679 --> 01:29:59,360
regional industry and some of the major

1759
01:29:57,600 --> 01:30:00,719
recommendations of the plan. And then

1760
01:29:59,360 --> 01:30:02,400
I'm going to talk about implementation

1761
01:30:00,719 --> 01:30:04,239
at the back end. How are we going to

1762
01:30:02,400 --> 01:30:06,000
move this forward? What have people sort

1763
01:30:04,239 --> 01:30:08,159
of agreed to sign on to and what does it

1764
01:30:06,000 --> 01:30:10,719
mean to create a regional collaborative

1765
01:30:08,159 --> 01:30:12,800
that pulls the best of every system that

1766
01:30:10,719 --> 01:30:14,960
pulls the best from industry and that

1767
01:30:12,800 --> 01:30:16,639
really recognizes the assets with within

1768
01:30:14,960 --> 01:30:22,120
the community and building together kind

1769
01:30:16,639 --> 01:30:22,120
of more more coherently. So Victor,

1770
01:30:22,880 --> 01:30:26,080
» Thank you. Uh next slide, please.

1771
01:30:24,772 --> 01:30:27,600
[clears throat] Yes, Mr. chair, members

1772
01:30:26,080 --> 01:30:28,719
of the board, uh, members of county

1773
01:30:27,600 --> 01:30:30,800
leadership, and members of the

1774
01:30:28,719 --> 01:30:32,239
community. My name is Vicas, and I'm

1775
01:30:30,800 --> 01:30:33,440
just so happy to be here with you all

1776
01:30:32,239 --> 01:30:35,760
today. It's been an absolute honor to

1777
01:30:33,440 --> 01:30:37,600
work on this project. Uh, I am a member

1778
01:30:35,760 --> 01:30:39,760
of the first graduating class of Rick

1779
01:30:37,600 --> 01:30:41,280
High School. Go Hawks. Um, and it is

1780
01:30:39,760 --> 01:30:42,800
always an honor to get to bring the

1781
01:30:41,280 --> 01:30:45,440
resources and the expertise of our

1782
01:30:42,800 --> 01:30:46,960
organization to this community. Um, and

1783
01:30:45,440 --> 01:30:48,960
and this project has been just an

1784
01:30:46,960 --> 01:30:51,360
absolute uh honor for me professionally

1785
01:30:48,960 --> 01:30:52,800
and personally. Um, I know people are

1786
01:30:51,360 --> 01:30:54,960
really eager to hear about the the

1787
01:30:52,800 --> 01:30:56,239
what'ss, the so whats, the now whats of

1788
01:30:54,960 --> 01:30:58,159
of our report, but I think it's

1789
01:30:56,239 --> 01:31:01,920
important for us to also uh capture the

1790
01:30:58,159 --> 01:31:03,760
how uh and how we how we came to to the

1791
01:31:01,920 --> 01:31:05,440
place where we have this plan. Um, and

1792
01:31:03,760 --> 01:31:06,880
so one thing uh that Randy mentioned

1793
01:31:05,440 --> 01:31:08,960
that's very important to us is that we

1794
01:31:06,880 --> 01:31:10,480
were very responsive to the community.

1795
01:31:08,960 --> 01:31:12,159
Uh, we wanted to make sure we were in a

1796
01:31:10,480 --> 01:31:14,000
listening stance for several months and

1797
01:31:12,159 --> 01:31:16,320
in several different ways and and very

1798
01:31:14,000 --> 01:31:18,159
much respecting the assets uh that we

1799
01:31:16,320 --> 01:31:19,520
have here in the community. We know that

1800
01:31:18,159 --> 01:31:21,440
we have urban, we have rural

1801
01:31:19,520 --> 01:31:23,520
communities. We know that um our

1802
01:31:21,440 --> 01:31:25,920
bational, international, bilingual

1803
01:31:23,520 --> 01:31:27,360
character is a strength that isn't

1804
01:31:25,920 --> 01:31:29,280
always viewed that way in the outside

1805
01:31:27,360 --> 01:31:30,800
world. Um we also know that there are

1806
01:31:29,280 --> 01:31:32,800
several different anchor industries

1807
01:31:30,800 --> 01:31:35,199
that's very different from other rural

1808
01:31:32,800 --> 01:31:36,960
communities um and and economies, not

1809
01:31:35,199 --> 01:31:38,800
just in the state, but in the country.

1810
01:31:36,960 --> 01:31:40,800
Uh we know that the labor market isn't

1811
01:31:38,800 --> 01:31:42,880
always the truest indication of economic

1812
01:31:40,800 --> 01:31:45,199
activity. And we also know that what we

1813
01:31:42,880 --> 01:31:46,480
experience in the community um the way

1814
01:31:45,199 --> 01:31:49,199
we experience in the community, excuse

1815
01:31:46,480 --> 01:31:51,440
me, is a group of people who really do

1816
01:31:49,199 --> 01:31:53,520
care about the future of the region. And

1817
01:31:51,440 --> 01:31:55,199
so we took a very assetbased framework

1818
01:31:53,520 --> 01:31:56,960
in the way that we integrated and

1819
01:31:55,199 --> 01:31:59,760
interacted with the community. Uh next

1820
01:31:56,960 --> 01:32:01,679
slide, please.

1821
01:31:59,760 --> 01:32:03,520
In terms of uh making sure that we

1822
01:32:01,679 --> 01:32:05,360
captured community voice from March

1823
01:32:03,520 --> 01:32:07,040
through July, uh we engaged residents

1824
01:32:05,360 --> 01:32:09,040
and stakeholders through several

1825
01:32:07,040 --> 01:32:10,880
different processes. We did interviews,

1826
01:32:09,040 --> 01:32:13,360
we did focus groups. Uh we launched a

1827
01:32:10,880 --> 01:32:14,960
communitywide survey and we also held uh

1828
01:32:13,360 --> 01:32:17,199
planning convenings ac across the

1829
01:32:14,960 --> 01:32:19,280
county. Uh we did 12 initial interviews

1830
01:32:17,199 --> 01:32:21,199
with priority stakeholders that really

1831
01:32:19,280 --> 01:32:23,360
helped to set the context and to gather

1832
01:32:21,199 --> 01:32:25,679
different perspectives in the region. Um

1833
01:32:23,360 --> 01:32:27,600
we then developed using those uh what we

1834
01:32:25,679 --> 01:32:28,800
found in those surveys um I'm sorry in

1835
01:32:27,600 --> 01:32:31,120
those interviews we developed and

1836
01:32:28,800 --> 01:32:33,440
implemented a communitywide survey uh

1837
01:32:31,120 --> 01:32:35,760
where we gathered information from a

1838
01:32:33,440 --> 01:32:38,239
wide variety of industry leaders

1839
01:32:35,760 --> 01:32:39,920
residents and educators and then in May

1840
01:32:38,239 --> 01:32:41,679
our team was here for three days where

1841
01:32:39,920 --> 01:32:43,199
we conducted seven different focus

1842
01:32:41,679 --> 01:32:44,960
groups in different regions around the

1843
01:32:43,199 --> 01:32:46,400
county. Uh several people in this room

1844
01:32:44,960 --> 01:32:48,400
participated in those and so thank you

1845
01:32:46,400 --> 01:32:50,320
very much to those who did. Uh we also

1846
01:32:48,400 --> 01:32:51,520
had a advis executive advisory

1847
01:32:50,320 --> 01:32:52,800
committee. Again we have some members of

1848
01:32:51,520 --> 01:32:54,320
that committee here. Thank you so much

1849
01:32:52,800 --> 01:32:56,639
for participating in that committee

1850
01:32:54,320 --> 01:32:59,040
that's met each month and very recently

1851
01:32:56,639 --> 01:33:00,960
we have launched a group of champions uh

1852
01:32:59,040 --> 01:33:03,360
to discuss the implementation and the

1853
01:33:00,960 --> 01:33:06,320
governance for this plan. Uh next slide

1854
01:33:03,360 --> 01:33:08,159
please.

1855
01:33:06,320 --> 01:33:10,960
So some themes that we heard from the

1856
01:33:08,159 --> 01:33:13,199
community um Randy already mentioned

1857
01:33:10,960 --> 01:33:14,400
this notion of working in silos and I

1858
01:33:13,199 --> 01:33:16,080
think it's really important to really

1859
01:33:14,400 --> 01:33:18,080
understand you know where that comes

1860
01:33:16,080 --> 01:33:20,560
from. Uh in the work that I do I find

1861
01:33:18,080 --> 01:33:22,560
often silos come from very well-intended

1862
01:33:20,560 --> 01:33:24,800
places. it's usually somebody who's

1863
01:33:22,560 --> 01:33:27,199
doing extra work to overcome the

1864
01:33:24,800 --> 01:33:29,040
shortcomings of a system. Um they do

1865
01:33:27,199 --> 01:33:31,520
that work in a way that isn't always

1866
01:33:29,040 --> 01:33:32,719
collaborative because um they're just

1867
01:33:31,520 --> 01:33:34,000
kind of focused on putting their head

1868
01:33:32,719 --> 01:33:36,400
down and doing the best job that they

1869
01:33:34,000 --> 01:33:38,159
can. Um so even in in understanding what

1870
01:33:36,400 --> 01:33:39,760
silos come from, it was important for us

1871
01:33:38,159 --> 01:33:42,239
again to take a very assetbased

1872
01:33:39,760 --> 01:33:44,639
framework to understand that again silos

1873
01:33:42,239 --> 01:33:47,360
do come from well-intended places, but

1874
01:33:44,639 --> 01:33:49,120
they do lead to um people not always

1875
01:33:47,360 --> 01:33:50,159
rowing in the same direction or even

1876
01:33:49,120 --> 01:33:53,520
understanding that they're in the same

1877
01:33:50,159 --> 01:33:55,679
boat. Um we also saw from community

1878
01:33:53,520 --> 01:33:58,159
voice that the region contains immense

1879
01:33:55,679 --> 01:33:59,920
assets. Um but those assets are not

1880
01:33:58,159 --> 01:34:02,159
leveraged to increase opportunity for

1881
01:33:59,920 --> 01:34:04,080
residents in any systemic or strategic

1882
01:34:02,159 --> 01:34:05,760
way. There's a lot of individual effort

1883
01:34:04,080 --> 01:34:08,000
that's happening again at a very high

1884
01:34:05,760 --> 01:34:10,159
level but it's not always coordinated.

1885
01:34:08,000 --> 01:34:12,080
Um one reason why that is happening and

1886
01:34:10,159 --> 01:34:14,159
and why that impacts workforce is

1887
01:34:12,080 --> 01:34:16,080
inadequate access to child care and

1888
01:34:14,159 --> 01:34:18,320
transportation. We see though we saw

1889
01:34:16,080 --> 01:34:20,960
those as consistent barriers for adults.

1890
01:34:18,320 --> 01:34:22,880
Uh we also saw housing identified as a

1891
01:34:20,960 --> 01:34:24,639
concern for the workforce where we have

1892
01:34:22,880 --> 01:34:26,159
people who commute into Santa Cruz

1893
01:34:24,639 --> 01:34:28,560
County to work but cannot afford homes

1894
01:34:26,159 --> 01:34:30,159
in certain part of the counties. Um

1895
01:34:28,560 --> 01:34:32,159
there were also concerns about talent

1896
01:34:30,159 --> 01:34:34,320
that leaves the region both in terms of

1897
01:34:32,159 --> 01:34:36,560
young people who need to leave the

1898
01:34:34,320 --> 01:34:38,480
county to seek a bachelor's degree in in

1899
01:34:36,560 --> 01:34:41,199
other places. Um as well as working

1900
01:34:38,480 --> 01:34:42,880
adults who might find that they plateau

1901
01:34:41,199 --> 01:34:44,320
in their career and in order to seek

1902
01:34:42,880 --> 01:34:47,120
more career opportunity they have to

1903
01:34:44,320 --> 01:34:49,520
look outside the county. Um in terms of

1904
01:34:47,120 --> 01:34:51,840
looking at a couple of solutions that

1905
01:34:49,520 --> 01:34:53,840
came from the community, one was the the

1906
01:34:51,840 --> 01:34:55,199
need for the provisional college uh to

1907
01:34:53,840 --> 01:34:57,760
be strengthened in order to have more

1908
01:34:55,199 --> 01:34:59,360
training available in the region. And

1909
01:34:57,760 --> 01:35:01,360
another that industry and education need

1910
01:34:59,360 --> 01:35:03,440
to work more closely together so that

1911
01:35:01,360 --> 01:35:05,520
employers are investing in upskilling

1912
01:35:03,440 --> 01:35:06,880
their their current workers. Uh and we

1913
01:35:05,520 --> 01:35:09,280
do have this nice quote from one of the

1914
01:35:06,880 --> 01:35:12,080
committee members who participated in um

1915
01:35:09,280 --> 01:35:13,760
in one of our uh focus group sessions.

1916
01:35:12,080 --> 01:35:16,719
Uh, and so with that, I will pass it off

1917
01:35:13,760 --> 01:35:19,520
to John to go into a bit more of what we

1918
01:35:16,719 --> 01:35:23,480
found in in our work.

1919
01:35:19,520 --> 01:35:23,480
» Thanks. Next slide, please.

1920
01:35:26,960 --> 01:35:32,719
» Thank you. Um, uh, happy to be here

1921
01:35:29,600 --> 01:35:35,360
today. Uh part of my background uh even

1922
01:35:32,719 --> 01:35:37,280
before I worked at West Ed is in uh

1923
01:35:35,360 --> 01:35:39,600
putting together workforce development

1924
01:35:37,280 --> 01:35:42,560
partnerships uh in just about every

1925
01:35:39,600 --> 01:35:44,719
industry of the economy in several

1926
01:35:42,560 --> 01:35:48,239
different ways and in different sectors

1927
01:35:44,719 --> 01:35:51,199
and in different regions. So the um goal

1928
01:35:48,239 --> 01:35:53,280
of this is um always trying to move the

1929
01:35:51,199 --> 01:35:56,159
workforce system

1930
01:35:53,280 --> 01:35:58,000
uh to being one that is obviously

1931
01:35:56,159 --> 01:36:00,159
recognizing that it's a dual customer

1932
01:35:58,000 --> 01:36:02,400
model that it's obviously engaging

1933
01:36:00,159 --> 01:36:05,679
employers in industry and then also job

1934
01:36:02,400 --> 01:36:09,440
seekers and folks looking for work. Um

1935
01:36:05,679 --> 01:36:11,360
and out of that for job seekers um it's

1936
01:36:09,440 --> 01:36:14,800
a one part of their personal

1937
01:36:11,360 --> 01:36:16,239
identification uh in addition to our our

1938
01:36:14,800 --> 01:36:17,840
family and our

1939
01:36:16,239 --> 01:36:20,400
jobs are also one way that we think

1940
01:36:17,840 --> 01:36:23,679
about ourselves health in relationship

1941
01:36:20,400 --> 01:36:25,120
to that. Um the other axiom I've kind of

1942
01:36:23,679 --> 01:36:27,360
come to believe in and part of how we

1943
01:36:25,120 --> 01:36:29,199
approach this study and this work is

1944
01:36:27,360 --> 01:36:32,480
starting with the jobs. This isn't about

1945
01:36:29,199 --> 01:36:34,400
a supply side uh situation. It's about

1946
01:36:32,480 --> 01:36:36,719
finding out where industry and employers

1947
01:36:34,400 --> 01:36:38,400
are looking at it from a problem solving

1948
01:36:36,719 --> 01:36:39,920
perspective and where they're where they

1949
01:36:38,400 --> 01:36:42,239
are and where they're trying to go to

1950
01:36:39,920 --> 01:36:45,440
move. So the quantitative analysis that

1951
01:36:42,239 --> 01:36:47,440
we did, we drew on LCAST which takes uh

1952
01:36:45,440 --> 01:36:49,600
Bureau of Labor Standards data, state

1953
01:36:47,440 --> 01:36:52,239
employment um projections from the state

1954
01:36:49,600 --> 01:36:55,119
of Arizona, uh US Census Bureau,

1955
01:36:52,239 --> 01:36:57,280
American Community Survey data, and then

1956
01:36:55,119 --> 01:37:01,440
um other studies like the Ernston Young

1957
01:36:57,280 --> 01:37:03,840
study done for um South 32's project.

1958
01:37:01,440 --> 01:37:06,239
And we we looked at those for sources to

1959
01:37:03,840 --> 01:37:09,679
assess industry trends, occupational

1960
01:37:06,239 --> 01:37:11,760
demand, wage progression pathways. Um

1961
01:37:09,679 --> 01:37:13,920
because to us part of this isn't just

1962
01:37:11,760 --> 01:37:15,600
where folks are in terms of immediate

1963
01:37:13,920 --> 01:37:19,360
employment, but thinking about it from a

1964
01:37:15,600 --> 01:37:21,679
career pathway uh as well as as um

1965
01:37:19,360 --> 01:37:24,159
retention that um Victor talked about

1966
01:37:21,679 --> 01:37:26,480
earlier. Can folks stay and come back if

1967
01:37:24,159 --> 01:37:28,560
they see some pathways forwards for them

1968
01:37:26,480 --> 01:37:30,639
in addition to skills gaps that

1969
01:37:28,560 --> 01:37:32,960
employers see and need relative to it

1970
01:37:30,639 --> 01:37:35,280
and your economy as it changes. your

1971
01:37:32,960 --> 01:37:37,679
ability as a a community to address

1972
01:37:35,280 --> 01:37:39,600
those skills gap and and who can help do

1973
01:37:37,679 --> 01:37:42,480
that. And then just overlaying that with

1974
01:37:39,600 --> 01:37:45,679
demographic patterns across the county.

1975
01:37:42,480 --> 01:37:48,639
Um if you'll notice the um slide that

1976
01:37:45,679 --> 01:37:52,400
we've got up here um is kind of our

1977
01:37:48,639 --> 01:37:54,960
summary of of that that piece of of kind

1978
01:37:52,400 --> 01:37:58,239
of overall what we saw. We kind of

1979
01:37:54,960 --> 01:38:00,400
prioritized in this um uh different

1980
01:37:58,239 --> 01:38:02,880
industry sectors. We uh looked at it

1981
01:38:00,400 --> 01:38:06,000
both in terms of particular sectors but

1982
01:38:02,880 --> 01:38:08,080
frankly also parts of um the regions of

1983
01:38:06,000 --> 01:38:10,000
the county. We didn't consider the

1984
01:38:08,080 --> 01:38:12,719
county one big particular region and

1985
01:38:10,000 --> 01:38:14,880
understood that things like um tourism

1986
01:38:12,719 --> 01:38:18,080
or other things may have a particular

1987
01:38:14,880 --> 01:38:19,760
value in Tubac that maybe also cuts

1988
01:38:18,080 --> 01:38:21,600
across but in a different manner in the

1989
01:38:19,760 --> 01:38:23,840
east part of the county for instance or

1990
01:38:21,600 --> 01:38:25,679
how is manufacturing working from a

1991
01:38:23,840 --> 01:38:27,600
bational perspective and those kinds of

1992
01:38:25,679 --> 01:38:31,920
things and and those are described in

1993
01:38:27,600 --> 01:38:36,639
much more detail um in relationship to

1994
01:38:31,920 --> 01:38:38,080
the report itself. So it um the primary

1995
01:38:36,639 --> 01:38:39,920
piece of this I think for you moving

1996
01:38:38,080 --> 01:38:42,400
forward is to think about which industry

1997
01:38:39,920 --> 01:38:44,400
sectors uh you all may want to

1998
01:38:42,400 --> 01:38:47,199
prioritize that the executive team has

1999
01:38:44,400 --> 01:38:50,719
been talking about as um some initial

2000
01:38:47,199 --> 01:38:52,960
action teams and focus on um Rome like

2001
01:38:50,719 --> 01:38:54,639
Naggalis wasn't built in a day. So you

2002
01:38:52,960 --> 01:38:57,520
may want to figure out relative to the

2003
01:38:54,639 --> 01:38:59,679
sectors that you have moving forward. Um

2004
01:38:57,520 --> 01:39:01,920
some of the the labor market drivers

2005
01:38:59,679 --> 01:39:04,239
that we saw in particular were clustered

2006
01:39:01,920 --> 01:39:08,639
around wholesale trade. the logistics

2007
01:39:04,239 --> 01:39:10,239
obly obviously the aspect of this um uh

2008
01:39:08,639 --> 01:39:12,400
infrastructure and construction

2009
01:39:10,239 --> 01:39:14,080
obviously is another area that whether

2010
01:39:12,400 --> 01:39:15,920
that's the family housing that folks

2011
01:39:14,080 --> 01:39:18,560
raise to all the things that you're

2012
01:39:15,920 --> 01:39:21,280
seeing having to deal with relative to

2013
01:39:18,560 --> 01:39:23,760
general infrastructure in the county. Um

2014
01:39:21,280 --> 01:39:26,719
healthcare is another one that folks um

2015
01:39:23,760 --> 01:39:31,159
kind of raised um as as one of those six

2016
01:39:26,719 --> 01:39:31,159
sectors. Next slide please.

2017
01:39:31,600 --> 01:39:35,840
Um the other is just to get what you'll

2018
01:39:34,000 --> 01:39:39,280
get in the study as well is to sort of

2019
01:39:35,840 --> 01:39:43,199
understand how we framed this piece um

2020
01:39:39,280 --> 01:39:45,360
in terms of the employment and um career

2021
01:39:43,199 --> 01:39:47,679
pathway pieces of this. I mean part of

2022
01:39:45,360 --> 01:39:51,840
this and again we really heard a couple

2023
01:39:47,679 --> 01:39:53,280
of different things uh um supervisor

2024
01:39:51,840 --> 01:39:55,920
Donnelly was talking about the fact that

2025
01:39:53,280 --> 01:39:57,600
they uh had seen students where roughly

2026
01:39:55,920 --> 01:39:59,360
30% of those students that are

2027
01:39:57,600 --> 01:40:02,080
graduating don't really have an idea of

2028
01:39:59,360 --> 01:40:03,280
what they're going to do next. They 70%

2029
01:40:02,080 --> 01:40:04,480
know they're going to go to UOVA,

2030
01:40:03,280 --> 01:40:06,880
they're going to go to Puma Community

2031
01:40:04,480 --> 01:40:08,320
College, they're going to go to ASU,

2032
01:40:06,880 --> 01:40:11,119
going to go into the military, they've

2033
01:40:08,320 --> 01:40:13,760
got an employment idea. A lot of folks,

2034
01:40:11,119 --> 01:40:15,760
uh, younger folks in particular, uh,

2035
01:40:13,760 --> 01:40:17,520
wondering what their future holds and

2036
01:40:15,760 --> 01:40:20,000
what could the the future in the county

2037
01:40:17,520 --> 01:40:22,880
hold for them in relationship to to the

2038
01:40:20,000 --> 01:40:24,639
system. Others, folks leaving, is there

2039
01:40:22,880 --> 01:40:26,800
something to come back to as part of

2040
01:40:24,639 --> 01:40:29,280
that? If I go off to college or I go off

2041
01:40:26,800 --> 01:40:31,600
to the military, what can bring me back

2042
01:40:29,280 --> 01:40:33,760
and contribute to the economy and shared

2043
01:40:31,600 --> 01:40:36,000
prosperity. So we we provide kind of

2044
01:40:33,760 --> 01:40:37,440
basic analysis for you of entry level,

2045
01:40:36,000 --> 01:40:39,440
middle skill employment and more

2046
01:40:37,440 --> 01:40:41,440
advanced skill employment relative to

2047
01:40:39,440 --> 01:40:43,199
those sectors. Again, this is a starting

2048
01:40:41,440 --> 01:40:45,920
point, but this is a way to go have a

2049
01:40:43,199 --> 01:40:48,000
conversation with industry along with

2050
01:40:45,920 --> 01:40:50,000
all of the stakeholders that you've got

2051
01:40:48,000 --> 01:40:51,920
to figure out where those skills gaps

2052
01:40:50,000 --> 01:40:55,360
are, where those opportunities are, and

2053
01:40:51,920 --> 01:40:57,840
what those pathways are talking to. Next

2054
01:40:55,360 --> 01:41:01,679
slide.

2055
01:40:57,840 --> 01:41:03,280
Um so some of the pieces that uh uh

2056
01:41:01,679 --> 01:41:04,960
again the sectors a little bit of a

2057
01:41:03,280 --> 01:41:08,000
description relative to those obviously

2058
01:41:04,960 --> 01:41:09,920
trade supply and and logistics and that

2059
01:41:08,000 --> 01:41:11,760
can cut across both what you've seen in

2060
01:41:09,920 --> 01:41:13,600
produce has been one of your primary

2061
01:41:11,760 --> 01:41:15,920
pieces you obviously have manufacturing

2062
01:41:13,600 --> 01:41:18,480
going back and forth and manufacturing

2063
01:41:15,920 --> 01:41:21,040
is now all about supply chain and

2064
01:41:18,480 --> 01:41:23,199
management and how do you uh uh

2065
01:41:21,040 --> 01:41:25,199
including AI and all that kind of moving

2066
01:41:23,199 --> 01:41:27,040
forward. healthare. We tried to take

2067
01:41:25,199 --> 01:41:28,639
into account what you've been having to

2068
01:41:27,040 --> 01:41:30,320
deal with in terms of work that's

2069
01:41:28,639 --> 01:41:32,400
already been done and pipelines that the

2070
01:41:30,320 --> 01:41:34,000
provisional college and uh school

2071
01:41:32,400 --> 01:41:35,840
districts have done relative to health

2072
01:41:34,000 --> 01:41:37,520
care as well as some other areas

2073
01:41:35,840 --> 01:41:39,600
relative to your needs around mental

2074
01:41:37,520 --> 01:41:42,000
health and behavioral health uh in your

2075
01:41:39,600 --> 01:41:44,880
chip plan and and other plans that you

2076
01:41:42,000 --> 01:41:46,400
have. Again, trying to build off of of

2077
01:41:44,880 --> 01:41:49,199
other regional plans that you've got

2078
01:41:46,400 --> 01:41:50,960
going on. Um manufacturing construction

2079
01:41:49,199 --> 01:41:52,639
I already talked about. There's quite a

2080
01:41:50,960 --> 01:41:56,960
bit of public sector employment

2081
01:41:52,639 --> 01:41:59,760
opportunities uh uh for folks um and

2082
01:41:56,960 --> 01:42:01,760
including you just saw it the gentleman

2083
01:41:59,760 --> 01:42:03,600
truck driver is maybe a place to come

2084
01:42:01,760 --> 01:42:06,239
and talk to and thinking about that in

2085
01:42:03,600 --> 01:42:08,960
whole and both in terms of the county

2086
01:42:06,239 --> 01:42:11,679
and municipalities but frankly also um

2087
01:42:08,960 --> 01:42:14,000
the state and fed. Uh one of those was

2088
01:42:11,679 --> 01:42:15,840
Customs and Border Patrol has quite a

2089
01:42:14,000 --> 01:42:17,600
bit of openings and an aging workforce

2090
01:42:15,840 --> 01:42:18,960
that you may want to think about that

2091
01:42:17,600 --> 01:42:21,040
Fed partnership. That's the kind of

2092
01:42:18,960 --> 01:42:23,679
thing you could have a conversation with

2093
01:42:21,040 --> 01:42:25,920
Senator Ggo or other folks kind of

2094
01:42:23,679 --> 01:42:29,360
moving forward. Hospitality, recreation,

2095
01:42:25,920 --> 01:42:32,080
and tourism is obviously a a big um

2096
01:42:29,360 --> 01:42:33,840
value for you all. In another area, um

2097
01:42:32,080 --> 01:42:35,600
we also tried to talk about a little bit

2098
01:42:33,840 --> 01:42:38,960
a lot of entry- level jobs seem to be

2099
01:42:35,600 --> 01:42:42,000
that retail uh kind of entry level

2100
01:42:38,960 --> 01:42:43,760
low-wage jobs. Can you build uh some

2101
01:42:42,000 --> 01:42:45,280
pathways up and out of that relative to

2102
01:42:43,760 --> 01:42:47,199
other kinds of professional services,

2103
01:42:45,280 --> 01:42:49,280
entrepreneurship, and other things like

2104
01:42:47,199 --> 01:42:53,119
that? So uh those are some of the

2105
01:42:49,280 --> 01:42:55,600
primary sectors we've lifted up for.

2106
01:42:53,119 --> 01:42:57,520
Next slide.

2107
01:42:55,600 --> 01:43:00,159
Um and these are just two examples. The

2108
01:42:57,520 --> 01:43:02,800
other thing that we did uh again was to

2109
01:43:00,159 --> 01:43:04,880
frame this within a longer term not just

2110
01:43:02,800 --> 01:43:07,760
the immediate but for you all to think

2111
01:43:04,880 --> 01:43:10,159
about um what you can do over the next

2112
01:43:07,760 --> 01:43:12,800
uh year to 18 months something more over

2113
01:43:10,159 --> 01:43:14,880
the next one to three years and then uh

2114
01:43:12,800 --> 01:43:16,960
three to seven years in relationship to

2115
01:43:14,880 --> 01:43:19,440
particular sectors. And so to give you

2116
01:43:16,960 --> 01:43:21,280
again uh all the stakeholders coming

2117
01:43:19,440 --> 01:43:24,719
together how does this fit within those

2118
01:43:21,280 --> 01:43:30,080
other plans but also where you go again

2119
01:43:24,719 --> 01:43:31,280
ngalis and real work bu next slide

2120
01:43:30,080 --> 01:43:32,800
and then some of our major

2121
01:43:31,280 --> 01:43:35,440
recommendations

2122
01:43:32,800 --> 01:43:37,440
uh frankly and and uh I think Ry's going

2123
01:43:35,440 --> 01:43:39,520
to lace a little bit more of what this

2124
01:43:37,440 --> 01:43:41,119
might look like but one is is just

2125
01:43:39,520 --> 01:43:42,960
create a a workforce collaborative with

2126
01:43:41,119 --> 01:43:45,199
form a formal governance structure

2127
01:43:42,960 --> 01:43:46,080
decision making and implementation

2128
01:43:45,199 --> 01:43:49,119
process

2129
01:43:46,080 --> 01:43:50,800
And uh I think Chris and others will

2130
01:43:49,119 --> 01:43:52,719
down the line share with you what that

2131
01:43:50,800 --> 01:43:55,360
might look like. But something that

2132
01:43:52,719 --> 01:43:58,080
won't go away that it's not built on

2133
01:43:55,360 --> 01:43:59,760
personal relationships or a couple of

2134
01:43:58,080 --> 01:44:02,320
specific relationships. Something more

2135
01:43:59,760 --> 01:44:05,679
formal that over time folks are invested

2136
01:44:02,320 --> 01:44:06,880
in and everybody knows why everybody is

2137
01:44:05,679 --> 01:44:09,199
there and what they're going to get out

2138
01:44:06,880 --> 01:44:11,840
of being in that particular partnership

2139
01:44:09,199 --> 01:44:13,360
from different parts of the camp. um of

2140
01:44:11,840 --> 01:44:15,119
building a clearly mapped regional

2141
01:44:13,360 --> 01:44:17,600
pathway system to support career

2142
01:44:15,119 --> 01:44:19,440
navigation. Uh again, that kind of thing

2143
01:44:17,600 --> 01:44:23,760
will certainly help both the school

2144
01:44:19,440 --> 01:44:26,400
districts, um Arizona Works, uh young

2145
01:44:23,760 --> 01:44:28,080
people, families, everyone um to figure

2146
01:44:26,400 --> 01:44:30,080
out where they're going. Another is

2147
01:44:28,080 --> 01:44:31,760
obviously the role and positioning of

2148
01:44:30,080 --> 01:44:34,000
the provisional college as a central

2149
01:44:31,760 --> 01:44:36,320
training in addition to the schools for

2150
01:44:34,000 --> 01:44:39,280
for doing that and in partnership again

2151
01:44:36,320 --> 01:44:41,199
with Arizona Works. um tying the

2152
01:44:39,280 --> 01:44:43,199
regional workforce strategy into your

2153
01:44:41,199 --> 01:44:45,280
your regional economic development

2154
01:44:43,199 --> 01:44:47,760
strategies and trends. So some things

2155
01:44:45,280 --> 01:44:50,800
may be changing moving forward relative

2156
01:44:47,760 --> 01:44:52,400
to manufacturing or infrastructure

2157
01:44:50,800 --> 01:44:54,480
projects you're doing or whatever you're

2158
01:44:52,400 --> 01:44:56,800
doing in there and just again tying it

2159
01:44:54,480 --> 01:45:00,239
to those larger efforts that you've got

2160
01:44:56,800 --> 01:45:02,960
successes. Um and then adopting sector

2161
01:45:00,239 --> 01:45:05,280
strategies uh within the framework to

2162
01:45:02,960 --> 01:45:07,040
address the needs and growth of those

2163
01:45:05,280 --> 01:45:09,600
priority industries. Again, starting

2164
01:45:07,040 --> 01:45:12,080
with the jobs, really engaging the

2165
01:45:09,600 --> 01:45:13,440
employers uh in them and understanding

2166
01:45:12,080 --> 01:45:16,000
where they're what they're trying to do

2167
01:45:13,440 --> 01:45:17,920
from a problem solving standpoint is one

2168
01:45:16,000 --> 01:45:20,000
really important way. And then looking

2169
01:45:17,920 --> 01:45:22,080
at this to adopting strategies to stop

2170
01:45:20,000 --> 01:45:24,080
the the talent drain. One of the

2171
01:45:22,080 --> 01:45:27,199
principles that we put in the plan for

2172
01:45:24,080 --> 01:45:29,119
instance is the idea of having an action

2173
01:45:27,199 --> 01:45:31,280
team looking at workbased learning. the

2174
01:45:29,119 --> 01:45:33,520
idea of building social capital, which

2175
01:45:31,280 --> 01:45:36,080
right now in a lot of ways is built more

2176
01:45:33,520 --> 01:45:38,480
on sort of familial relationships as

2177
01:45:36,080 --> 01:45:40,400
opposed to having that kind of business

2178
01:45:38,480 --> 01:45:42,960
connection, industry connection, so

2179
01:45:40,400 --> 01:45:44,480
folks understand what the possibilities

2180
01:45:42,960 --> 01:45:46,639
are for employment, for career

2181
01:45:44,480 --> 01:45:49,920
awareness, what the the nature of the

2182
01:45:46,639 --> 01:45:52,159
work is like, um what they may need in

2183
01:45:49,920 --> 01:45:55,880
terms of education skills. So those are

2184
01:45:52,159 --> 01:45:55,880
some of the major recommending

2185
01:46:03,840 --> 01:46:09,440
force for me in this work is that

2186
01:46:07,440 --> 01:46:10,960
everything that I've learned in 29 years

2187
01:46:09,440 --> 01:46:12,719
about how you advance the economic

2188
01:46:10,960 --> 01:46:14,800
interests of residents about about how

2189
01:46:12,719 --> 01:46:16,400
you help industry kind of build more

2190
01:46:14,800 --> 01:46:19,119
collective wealth about how you pull

2191
01:46:16,400 --> 01:46:20,880
communities together the ability to

2192
01:46:19,119 --> 01:46:22,880
actually realize economic mobility and

2193
01:46:20,880 --> 01:46:25,520
economic IC growth is highly reliant on

2194
01:46:22,880 --> 01:46:26,960
the relationships between systems.

2195
01:46:25,520 --> 01:46:28,320
There's no single system that's going to

2196
01:46:26,960 --> 01:46:29,679
step in and sort of solve this problem.

2197
01:46:28,320 --> 01:46:31,360
Economic development is going to solve

2198
01:46:29,679 --> 01:46:33,360
it. The college by itself isn't going to

2199
01:46:31,360 --> 01:46:35,520
solve the workforce board, but it's the

2200
01:46:33,360 --> 01:46:37,679
collective actions and how you build

2201
01:46:35,520 --> 01:46:39,920
across systems strategies that everyone

2202
01:46:37,679 --> 01:46:42,960
agrees to row in the same direction on

2203
01:46:39,920 --> 01:46:44,639
that really builds economic strength and

2204
01:46:42,960 --> 01:46:47,840
helps residents realize economic

2205
01:46:44,639 --> 01:46:49,199
opportunity. Um, and so the core

2206
01:46:47,840 --> 01:46:50,960
recommendation for this plan is really

2207
01:46:49,199 --> 01:46:52,560
built around that recognition. There's a

2208
01:46:50,960 --> 01:46:53,840
there's a long and storied history

2209
01:46:52,560 --> 01:46:56,239
around what's called workforce

2210
01:46:53,840 --> 01:46:58,080
intermediaries where you have exactly

2211
01:46:56,239 --> 01:46:59,440
this kind of structure. So your economic

2212
01:46:58,080 --> 01:47:01,920
development players, business and

2213
01:46:59,440 --> 01:47:03,840
industry, education, higher education,

2214
01:47:01,920 --> 01:47:06,480
workforce development sit at a common

2215
01:47:03,840 --> 01:47:08,320
table to build strategies that really

2216
01:47:06,480 --> 01:47:10,800
can connect residents with economic

2217
01:47:08,320 --> 01:47:13,199
opportunity and build more e economic

2218
01:47:10,800 --> 01:47:14,400
opportunity for the for the future. And

2219
01:47:13,199 --> 01:47:16,320
so that was one of our core

2220
01:47:14,400 --> 01:47:18,000
recommendations and it builds upon all

2221
01:47:16,320 --> 01:47:19,520
those things that Victor was describing

2222
01:47:18,000 --> 01:47:20,560
about rowing in the same direction. and

2223
01:47:19,520 --> 01:47:22,080
how come we're all doing different

2224
01:47:20,560 --> 01:47:24,400
things if we could just all get on the

2225
01:47:22,080 --> 01:47:25,600
same page. There was a ton of quotes

2226
01:47:24,400 --> 01:47:27,520
from people that we could have put up

2227
01:47:25,600 --> 01:47:30,080
that basically said that exact same

2228
01:47:27,520 --> 01:47:32,639
thing. What this would do is it would

2229
01:47:30,080 --> 01:47:34,639
create a shared space for decision-m by

2230
01:47:32,639 --> 01:47:35,840
educators. Um, and this has come up.

2231
01:47:34,639 --> 01:47:37,119
It's like, well, if we all agree to do

2232
01:47:35,840 --> 01:47:38,480
this, how do I know that this entity

2233
01:47:37,119 --> 01:47:40,400
over here isn't going to continue to do

2234
01:47:38,480 --> 01:47:42,560
its own thing and isn't going to be part

2235
01:47:40,400 --> 01:47:44,400
of this? So how do you kind of create

2236
01:47:42,560 --> 01:47:46,480
common understanding for that shared

2237
01:47:44,400 --> 01:47:47,920
decision- making and how do you ensure

2238
01:47:46,480 --> 01:47:49,760
that all not only that the public

2239
01:47:47,920 --> 01:47:51,520
systems involved are at the table but

2240
01:47:49,760 --> 01:47:54,159
the business and industry are also at

2241
01:47:51,520 --> 01:47:55,360
that table making those decisions and if

2242
01:47:54,159 --> 01:47:57,520
there's a need for a collective

2243
01:47:55,360 --> 01:47:59,600
conversation around transportation and

2244
01:47:57,520 --> 01:48:00,639
logistics then you can spin up an

2245
01:47:59,600 --> 01:48:02,320
initiative where you're pulling in

2246
01:48:00,639 --> 01:48:04,159
dozens of employers in that sector to

2247
01:48:02,320 --> 01:48:05,600
kind of dig deep about to do some

2248
01:48:04,159 --> 01:48:08,080
collective problem solving just around

2249
01:48:05,600 --> 01:48:09,760
the needs of that industry. So this

2250
01:48:08,080 --> 01:48:12,400
shared table that would get created then

2251
01:48:09,760 --> 01:48:14,080
would some cross agency collaboration

2252
01:48:12,400 --> 01:48:16,960
around specific implementation

2253
01:48:14,080 --> 01:48:18,320
priorities. So you have 15 people

2254
01:48:16,960 --> 01:48:20,159
sitting at a table. We're going to work

2255
01:48:18,320 --> 01:48:21,679
on these five things this year that are

2256
01:48:20,159 --> 01:48:23,840
really important. How are we going to

2257
01:48:21,679 --> 01:48:25,600
assign people from our agencies to work

2258
01:48:23,840 --> 01:48:26,560
on this together? And then how are we

2259
01:48:25,600 --> 01:48:28,080
going to measure that it's being

2260
01:48:26,560 --> 01:48:30,080
effective and it's actually getting

2261
01:48:28,080 --> 01:48:31,840
done. So it's not just a place where

2262
01:48:30,080 --> 01:48:33,040
people talk. I'm working with a state

2263
01:48:31,840 --> 01:48:34,800
right now where they've created a new

2264
01:48:33,040 --> 01:48:35,760
cross education inter agency council

2265
01:48:34,800 --> 01:48:37,040
where they're going to slap each other

2266
01:48:35,760 --> 01:48:39,119
on the back a lot but they're not

2267
01:48:37,040 --> 01:48:41,280
actually going to change what happens on

2268
01:48:39,119 --> 01:48:43,360
the ground. The idea is that this is not

2269
01:48:41,280 --> 01:48:45,600
only sort of shared decision- making and

2270
01:48:43,360 --> 01:48:47,440
agreement, it's driving action within

2271
01:48:45,600 --> 01:48:49,760
the community. And then so this can

2272
01:48:47,440 --> 01:48:51,920
support like I was saying any number of

2273
01:48:49,760 --> 01:48:53,920
broader industry specific kind of kind

2274
01:48:51,920 --> 01:48:55,040
of kind of sector initiatives. So you

2275
01:48:53,920 --> 01:48:56,480
know there's different ways in which

2276
01:48:55,040 --> 01:48:57,760
these kinds of collaborives get framed.

2277
01:48:56,480 --> 01:49:00,000
One of the one of the things they talk a

2278
01:48:57,760 --> 01:49:01,840
lot about are sector collaboratives,

2279
01:49:00,000 --> 01:49:03,920
industrydriven sector priorities where

2280
01:49:01,840 --> 01:49:05,119
you create a room where initially the

2281
01:49:03,920 --> 01:49:06,560
employers are kind of talking to each

2282
01:49:05,119 --> 01:49:08,320
other. there's some agreement about what

2283
01:49:06,560 --> 01:49:10,159
the primary needs of the industry, not

2284
01:49:08,320 --> 01:49:11,920
just individual employers are. The

2285
01:49:10,159 --> 01:49:13,679
educators are watching and listening and

2286
01:49:11,920 --> 01:49:15,040
learning from that conversation and then

2287
01:49:13,679 --> 01:49:17,440
they all agree together about how to

2288
01:49:15,040 --> 01:49:19,360
move to advance advance manufacturing in

2289
01:49:17,440 --> 01:49:21,760
the region or another industry that you

2290
01:49:19,360 --> 01:49:23,440
want to focus on. Having this kind of

2291
01:49:21,760 --> 01:49:25,119
collaborative and having it be formal

2292
01:49:23,440 --> 01:49:26,800
and having it have formal operating

2293
01:49:25,119 --> 01:49:29,040
agreements and a and a common shared

2294
01:49:26,800 --> 01:49:31,280
charter strengthens the ability of the

2295
01:49:29,040 --> 01:49:33,920
county to apply for funding of this

2296
01:49:31,280 --> 01:49:35,360
group of entities. I can think of no

2297
01:49:33,920 --> 01:49:36,480
fundamentally really important funding

2298
01:49:35,360 --> 01:49:38,080
source for this work when they're not

2299
01:49:36,480 --> 01:49:40,800
asking about the partnerships you have

2300
01:49:38,080 --> 01:49:42,880
around you. And do business and industry

2301
01:49:40,800 --> 01:49:44,400
have skin in the game? And this is where

2302
01:49:42,880 --> 01:49:45,840
you come to agreement. What are the

2303
01:49:44,400 --> 01:49:48,400
funding sources? One of the parts of the

2304
01:49:45,840 --> 01:49:50,239
plan includes a really exhaustive almost

2305
01:49:48,400 --> 01:49:51,520
a little bit way too long inventory of

2306
01:49:50,239 --> 01:49:52,960
all the funding sources that you could

2307
01:49:51,520 --> 01:49:54,880
potentially be looking at as a part of

2308
01:49:52,960 --> 01:49:56,239
this. But rather than people competing

2309
01:49:54,880 --> 01:49:58,239
with each other about who's chasing

2310
01:49:56,239 --> 01:50:00,719
dollars, it's making collective

2311
01:49:58,239 --> 01:50:02,159
decisions. We should go after this. This

2312
01:50:00,719 --> 01:50:03,600
partner can be the lead and going to

2313
01:50:02,159 --> 01:50:05,920
support these strategies that we all

2314
01:50:03,600 --> 01:50:07,199
agree on or we have something that can

2315
01:50:05,920 --> 01:50:09,360
fund the whole collaborative and we have

2316
01:50:07,199 --> 01:50:10,719
a nonprofit who can be the 501c3 to

2317
01:50:09,360 --> 01:50:12,400
receive the money and we all decide

2318
01:50:10,719 --> 01:50:14,560
together how that money is going to be

2319
01:50:12,400 --> 01:50:16,560
administered. These are really important

2320
01:50:14,560 --> 01:50:18,719
steps forward for advancing community

2321
01:50:16,560 --> 01:50:20,639
interest as a whole is your ability to

2322
01:50:18,719 --> 01:50:21,920
talk about money. And at the end of the

2323
01:50:20,639 --> 01:50:24,000
day, these things sometimes break down

2324
01:50:21,920 --> 01:50:25,679
about the inability to talk about money.

2325
01:50:24,000 --> 01:50:27,840
And then at the end of the day is also a

2326
01:50:25,679 --> 01:50:29,600
space we can be sure that the plan like

2327
01:50:27,840 --> 01:50:31,440
that we've created and future versions

2328
01:50:29,600 --> 01:50:34,159
of that plan that that this group sort

2329
01:50:31,440 --> 01:50:36,080
of renews and refreshes are aligned to

2330
01:50:34,159 --> 01:50:38,239
your other kind of planning in the

2331
01:50:36,080 --> 01:50:39,840
region. You we owe a local plan. There's

2332
01:50:38,239 --> 01:50:41,280
a recompete plan with the Department of

2333
01:50:39,840 --> 01:50:43,360
Commerce which has some really amazing

2334
01:50:41,280 --> 01:50:45,440
things in it that we tapped into. Um

2335
01:50:43,360 --> 01:50:47,840
your count your regional economic

2336
01:50:45,440 --> 01:50:50,239
development strategy managed by Thiago

2337
01:50:47,840 --> 01:50:51,520
and the county general plan like there's

2338
01:50:50,239 --> 01:50:53,280
going to be different flavors in each of

2339
01:50:51,520 --> 01:50:55,679
these things. But if there's some really

2340
01:50:53,280 --> 01:50:57,600
core strategies that everyone agrees

2341
01:50:55,679 --> 01:50:58,800
need to be need need to sit in the

2342
01:50:57,600 --> 01:51:00,960
middle of this. It creates a framework

2343
01:50:58,800 --> 01:51:03,040
for doing that. Next slide. I know I

2344
01:51:00,960 --> 01:51:04,719
talk way too fast.

2345
01:51:03,040 --> 01:51:07,360
Um this is just a little bit about the

2346
01:51:04,719 --> 01:51:08,639
structure. These things differ in a tent

2347
01:51:07,360 --> 01:51:10,480
a little bit. These kind of formal

2348
01:51:08,639 --> 01:51:12,400
collaboratives, you always have some

2349
01:51:10,480 --> 01:51:14,320
kind of we call a champions table. It

2350
01:51:12,400 --> 01:51:15,760
can be, you know, a governance council.

2351
01:51:14,320 --> 01:51:17,840
You can call it whatever you want, but

2352
01:51:15,760 --> 01:51:20,239
you have some number of folks who sit at

2353
01:51:17,840 --> 01:51:21,920
a table who represent their agencies and

2354
01:51:20,239 --> 01:51:23,280
have decision-making authority who are

2355
01:51:21,920 --> 01:51:24,480
coming to agreement about what the

2356
01:51:23,280 --> 01:51:26,480
priorities are going to be that they're

2357
01:51:24,480 --> 01:51:27,920
all going to work on together and that

2358
01:51:26,480 --> 01:51:29,199
that drives the creation of action

2359
01:51:27,920 --> 01:51:31,360
teams, which I talked about a little bit

2360
01:51:29,199 --> 01:51:33,360
in the prior slide, or industry sector

2361
01:51:31,360 --> 01:51:36,000
discussions. And there's a backbone

2362
01:51:33,360 --> 01:51:39,119
function. So, what you're you're

2363
01:51:36,000 --> 01:51:41,280
building a distributed agency, right?

2364
01:51:39,119 --> 01:51:43,199
That it's not its own entity, but it

2365
01:51:41,280 --> 01:51:45,280
pulls upon the resources and capacity of

2366
01:51:43,199 --> 01:51:47,199
all the agencies and and industry that

2367
01:51:45,280 --> 01:51:48,400
are that are participating at it. But

2368
01:51:47,199 --> 01:51:50,239
someone's got to sort of be sure the

2369
01:51:48,400 --> 01:51:52,800
meetings get scheduled. There has to be

2370
01:51:50,239 --> 01:51:54,000
a communication strategy involved. Um

2371
01:51:52,800 --> 01:51:55,599
there's a number of things that this

2372
01:51:54,000 --> 01:51:57,599
entity has to have if this is going to

2373
01:51:55,599 --> 01:51:59,040
be an effort that you you can broadcast

2374
01:51:57,599 --> 01:52:01,280
to the community and say like look what

2375
01:51:59,040 --> 01:52:02,639
we're doing together. We were talking

2376
01:52:01,280 --> 01:52:04,480
about an issue yesterday. We had a

2377
01:52:02,639 --> 01:52:06,080
champions meeting yesterday afternoon.

2378
01:52:04,480 --> 01:52:08,480
You have the oncoming issue around kind

2379
01:52:06,080 --> 01:52:10,159
of Medicaid eligibility and and

2380
01:52:08,480 --> 01:52:11,520
nutrition assistance programs where

2381
01:52:10,159 --> 01:52:12,960
people have to demonstrate their ability

2382
01:52:11,520 --> 01:52:14,159
to work or demonstrate that they're

2383
01:52:12,960 --> 01:52:16,239
working in order to be able to continue

2384
01:52:14,159 --> 01:52:18,320
to receive those benefits became a very

2385
01:52:16,239 --> 01:52:19,840
animated discussion. There's lots of

2386
01:52:18,320 --> 01:52:22,159
different perspectives, but the general

2387
01:52:19,840 --> 01:52:24,719
agreement was this is a problem that no

2388
01:52:22,159 --> 01:52:25,920
one agency can solve. But an entity like

2389
01:52:24,719 --> 01:52:27,040
this where everyone agrees to work

2390
01:52:25,920 --> 01:52:29,920
collaboratively around what's going to

2391
01:52:27,040 --> 01:52:31,760
be a really dire community need here. Um

2392
01:52:29,920 --> 01:52:33,280
this is what this would enable you to

2393
01:52:31,760 --> 01:52:35,280
sort of tackle together. Everyone looks

2394
01:52:33,280 --> 01:52:36,639
at the same information. Everyone agrees

2395
01:52:35,280 --> 01:52:38,320
about the roles that different entities

2396
01:52:36,639 --> 01:52:39,679
can play. You can have a collective

2397
01:52:38,320 --> 01:52:40,639
conversation with industry about how

2398
01:52:39,679 --> 01:52:42,639
they're going to help support the

2399
01:52:40,639 --> 01:52:44,080
ability to actually for for more people

2400
01:52:42,639 --> 01:52:47,280
to be able to work to keep their health

2401
01:52:44,080 --> 01:52:50,400
benefits. Um it's exactly that kind of

2402
01:52:47,280 --> 01:52:53,199
problem solving um that this supports.

2403
01:52:50,400 --> 01:52:54,480
Next slide.

2404
01:52:53,199 --> 01:52:56,159
So these are some of the initial

2405
01:52:54,480 --> 01:52:57,840
recommendations

2406
01:52:56,159 --> 01:53:00,400
um and these are all based on

2407
01:52:57,840 --> 01:53:02,000
discussions we have had and you know so

2408
01:53:00,400 --> 01:53:03,280
we have had this executive advisory

2409
01:53:02,000 --> 01:53:04,560
committee we've met with every month

2410
01:53:03,280 --> 01:53:06,000
throughout this a lot of these things

2411
01:53:04,560 --> 01:53:07,599
have been sourced through them we

2412
01:53:06,000 --> 01:53:09,119
reviewed this list yesterday with the

2413
01:53:07,599 --> 01:53:12,960
champ with this group of champions that

2414
01:53:09,119 --> 01:53:14,560
we have um so the the Santa Cruz County

2415
01:53:12,960 --> 01:53:16,880
Office of Education seemed like a really

2416
01:53:14,560 --> 01:53:18,320
good place neutral space to house this

2417
01:53:16,880 --> 01:53:19,760
one of the important principles here is

2418
01:53:18,320 --> 01:53:21,760
it doesn't represent the interests of

2419
01:53:19,760 --> 01:53:23,520
any single organization

2420
01:53:21,760 --> 01:53:25,040
But it's an entity that everyone agrees

2421
01:53:23,520 --> 01:53:26,560
agrees could play a neutral role in

2422
01:53:25,040 --> 01:53:28,560
pulling people together, scheduling the

2423
01:53:26,560 --> 01:53:30,400
meetings, housing some staff to support

2424
01:53:28,560 --> 01:53:32,480
the work of the group and that there

2425
01:53:30,400 --> 01:53:35,920
would be a champions group. This group

2426
01:53:32,480 --> 01:53:37,280
to grew by two yesterday. Um, but what's

2427
01:53:35,920 --> 01:53:39,119
most important are not necessarily the

2428
01:53:37,280 --> 01:53:40,639
individual names here, but you have

2429
01:53:39,119 --> 01:53:42,239
representatives from the important

2430
01:53:40,639 --> 01:53:44,480
government entities that need to be

2431
01:53:42,239 --> 01:53:47,119
involved. You have representatives from

2432
01:53:44,480 --> 01:53:48,880
your anchor industries and drivers. Um,

2433
01:53:47,119 --> 01:53:50,880
so employers are always sitting at this

2434
01:53:48,880 --> 01:53:52,400
table. And then you have all the you

2435
01:53:50,880 --> 01:53:54,639
have the education continuum also

2436
01:53:52,400 --> 01:53:55,840
involved and it doesn't mean that other

2437
01:53:54,639 --> 01:53:57,280
people can't be involved. There's going

2438
01:53:55,840 --> 01:53:58,400
to be a lot of committees that get spun

2439
01:53:57,280 --> 01:54:00,080
up. There's going to be a lot of work to

2440
01:53:58,400 --> 01:54:01,920
do and people can definitely connect and

2441
01:54:00,080 --> 01:54:03,199
tap into this. But you have to have one

2442
01:54:01,920 --> 01:54:05,360
place where the people who actually have

2443
01:54:03,199 --> 01:54:06,960
to do the work sit in the same space and

2444
01:54:05,360 --> 01:54:09,440
figure out kind of what's what's most

2445
01:54:06,960 --> 01:54:11,199
important. And in fact, the the first

2446
01:54:09,440 --> 01:54:12,960
step that we actually took yesterday was

2447
01:54:11,199 --> 01:54:14,880
to schedule a champions meeting at the

2448
01:54:12,960 --> 01:54:16,159
end of September. So the idea is this

2449
01:54:14,880 --> 01:54:17,440
group will meet for the first time and

2450
01:54:16,159 --> 01:54:19,040
it's going to be like for a whole day

2451
01:54:17,440 --> 01:54:20,960
for like five or six hours to talk about

2452
01:54:19,040 --> 01:54:23,119
governance and decision- making and

2453
01:54:20,960 --> 01:54:25,599
begin the process of setting priorities

2454
01:54:23,119 --> 01:54:28,400
and nobody bulked at that which is

2455
01:54:25,599 --> 01:54:29,920
really important to identify that this

2456
01:54:28,400 --> 01:54:32,159
was

2457
01:54:29,920 --> 01:54:35,920
um that nobody balked everyone was sort

2458
01:54:32,159 --> 01:54:37,840
of on board I guess. Um and so what that

2459
01:54:35,920 --> 01:54:40,560
shows to me as someone who has had to do

2460
01:54:37,840 --> 01:54:42,560
this in a number of places um is that

2461
01:54:40,560 --> 01:54:44,159
there's a level of community willingness

2462
01:54:42,560 --> 01:54:46,320
here. there's a level of common

2463
01:54:44,159 --> 01:54:47,679
understanding of a problem that needs to

2464
01:54:46,320 --> 01:54:50,320
be solved collectively and not

2465
01:54:47,679 --> 01:54:52,560
individually. Um and then we have some

2466
01:54:50,320 --> 01:54:53,599
other recommendations for action teams

2467
01:54:52,560 --> 01:54:54,719
that there should be an economic

2468
01:54:53,599 --> 01:54:56,400
development team which can be the

2469
01:54:54,719 --> 01:54:57,920
county's existing economic development

2470
01:54:56,400 --> 01:55:00,080
efforts can actually be that part of

2471
01:54:57,920 --> 01:55:01,760
this group. um but also will sit on the

2472
01:55:00,080 --> 01:55:03,920
team you we have SEC economic

2473
01:55:01,760 --> 01:55:05,199
development up there an education team

2474
01:55:03,920 --> 01:55:07,119
where we're going to leverage the

2475
01:55:05,199 --> 01:55:09,040
existing consortium meetings among the

2476
01:55:07,119 --> 01:55:10,800
districts um through the county office

2477
01:55:09,040 --> 01:55:13,119
to have those hard district you know

2478
01:55:10,800 --> 01:55:15,360
conversations among the the the K12

2479
01:55:13,119 --> 01:55:16,639
districts and a workforce team that'll

2480
01:55:15,360 --> 01:55:18,400
be led by the provisional college and

2481
01:55:16,639 --> 01:55:19,920
the workforce board and we'll have

2482
01:55:18,400 --> 01:55:22,000
employers involved in every part of this

2483
01:55:19,920 --> 01:55:23,280
that we can and then we will stand up

2484
01:55:22,000 --> 01:55:24,880
some sector initiatives we're

2485
01:55:23,280 --> 01:55:26,880
recommending manufacturing construction

2486
01:55:24,880 --> 01:55:28,880
and infrastructure and trade supply

2487
01:55:26,880 --> 01:55:30,080
chain and logistics healthare came up

2488
01:55:28,880 --> 01:55:30,960
yesterday, the group could get together

2489
01:55:30,080 --> 01:55:33,760
and say like, "No, it's going to be

2490
01:55:30,960 --> 01:55:37,440
these two, not these two just because

2491
01:55:33,760 --> 01:55:38,880
West um recommended them." And finally,

2492
01:55:37,440 --> 01:55:40,320
I think before we get to questions, I

2493
01:55:38,880 --> 01:55:42,320
want I just want to read the vision

2494
01:55:40,320 --> 01:55:44,400
statement that the executive committee

2495
01:55:42,320 --> 01:55:45,760
co co-crafted with us that actually

2496
01:55:44,400 --> 01:55:47,360
drives this and it's actually on the

2497
01:55:45,760 --> 01:55:49,920
first page of the executive summary of

2498
01:55:47,360 --> 01:55:52,080
the report and I think it really

2499
01:55:49,920 --> 01:55:54,239
captures what people really feel about

2500
01:55:52,080 --> 01:55:56,639
this. Santa Cruz County will build a

2501
01:55:54,239 --> 01:55:58,719
workforce development system rooted in

2502
01:55:56,639 --> 01:56:00,719
its bational identity and bilingual

2503
01:55:58,719 --> 01:56:03,119
strengths, connecting every resident

2504
01:56:00,719 --> 01:56:05,119
from youth to adult learner to quality

2505
01:56:03,119 --> 01:56:06,880
jobs at economic mobility and

2506
01:56:05,119 --> 01:56:08,639
positioning the county as a model border

2507
01:56:06,880 --> 01:56:11,280
economy where community and industry

2508
01:56:08,639 --> 01:56:13,280
thrive together. I think captures the

2509
01:56:11,280 --> 01:56:15,679
plan really. With that, I think we'd

2510
01:56:13,280 --> 01:56:18,080
have some time for questions. We talked

2511
01:56:15,679 --> 01:56:18,080
a lot.

2512
01:56:19,199 --> 01:56:22,520
vice chair

2513
01:56:25,199 --> 01:56:29,440
just as when you started doing this once

2514
01:56:27,760 --> 01:56:32,320
again thanks for the presentation a lot

2515
01:56:29,440 --> 01:56:34,800
of information so when it comes to

2516
01:56:32,320 --> 01:56:37,119
stakeholders and and the advisory

2517
01:56:34,800 --> 01:56:40,080
committee right from the beginning do

2518
01:56:37,119 --> 01:56:41,920
you feel that somebody was missing or

2519
01:56:40,080 --> 01:56:46,119
you would have liked to have somebody

2520
01:56:41,920 --> 01:56:46,119
else just from the origin

2521
01:56:47,040 --> 01:56:50,719
Um I mean I don't know about specific.

2522
01:56:49,040 --> 01:56:52,080
So we made a real effort to be in every

2523
01:56:50,719 --> 01:56:53,440
part of the county because we we

2524
01:56:52,080 --> 01:56:54,719
understood the regionalism in different

2525
01:56:53,440 --> 01:56:56,159
parts of the county was really important

2526
01:56:54,719 --> 01:56:57,199
that the character of East County is

2527
01:56:56,159 --> 01:56:59,760
very different than the character of

2528
01:56:57,199 --> 01:57:01,920
Tubac and the character of Rio Rico and

2529
01:56:59,760 --> 01:57:04,000
and the Ngala. So we made a real effort

2530
01:57:01,920 --> 01:57:06,000
to that. I'm not aware of any we would

2531
01:57:04,000 --> 01:57:08,000
like to have had more individuals. I

2532
01:57:06,000 --> 01:57:10,719
mean I think a total we had between 200

2533
01:57:08,000 --> 01:57:12,719
and 250 folks who did surveys or were in

2534
01:57:10,719 --> 01:57:14,159
the interviews or or came to community

2535
01:57:12,719 --> 01:57:16,800
meetings that we run. you always would

2536
01:57:14,159 --> 01:57:18,960
like to see more. One of the things

2537
01:57:16,800 --> 01:57:21,520
about a plan like this and an effort

2538
01:57:18,960 --> 01:57:23,360
like this is it's not it's not one and

2539
01:57:21,520 --> 01:57:24,880
done, right? You don't do this like,

2540
01:57:23,360 --> 01:57:26,480
"Okay, we're done now. No one else no

2541
01:57:24,880 --> 01:57:29,040
one else gets a word." You know, one of

2542
01:57:26,480 --> 01:57:30,800
the things I put into kind initial work

2543
01:57:29,040 --> 01:57:32,719
plan was was after after the group

2544
01:57:30,800 --> 01:57:34,159
begins working, you know, like in a

2545
01:57:32,719 --> 01:57:35,760
couple of months, like in November,

2546
01:57:34,159 --> 01:57:38,159
maybe you have a community celebration

2547
01:57:35,760 --> 01:57:39,280
of this where people are prizes the plan

2548
01:57:38,159 --> 01:57:40,960
where there's like something like an

2549
01:57:39,280 --> 01:57:43,040
event that you can pull people in to get

2550
01:57:40,960 --> 01:57:45,199
more voices to the table. You always

2551
01:57:43,040 --> 01:57:46,639
want more voices included and that's

2552
01:57:45,199 --> 01:57:48,159
probably the most important principle of

2553
01:57:46,639 --> 01:57:49,760
this. But I I don't I don't feel like we

2554
01:57:48,159 --> 01:57:52,159
missed anyone specifically. We tried to

2555
01:57:49,760 --> 01:57:54,480
hit all the industries. We toured a

2556
01:57:52,159 --> 01:57:56,239
warehouse. We saw we saw the port. We

2557
01:57:54,480 --> 01:58:00,199
really kind of tried to be as much as we

2558
01:57:56,239 --> 01:58:00,199
could, but you can always do more.

2559
01:58:00,480 --> 01:58:05,599
» Anything else?

2560
01:58:03,280 --> 01:58:08,239
» I just want to thank you for recognizing

2561
01:58:05,599 --> 01:58:11,280
the different regions

2562
01:58:08,239 --> 01:58:13,920
because Santa Cruz County is really

2563
01:58:11,280 --> 01:58:15,840
different. every different region.

2564
01:58:13,920 --> 01:58:21,119
Eureales,

2565
01:58:15,840 --> 01:58:24,560
tube, ammo, and uh cenoida, Patagonia.

2566
01:58:21,119 --> 01:58:28,320
Yeah, we're we're really different and

2567
01:58:24,560 --> 01:58:30,880
uh we have different needs. Uh and thank

2568
01:58:28,320 --> 01:58:35,040
you for your study. It it seems like

2569
01:58:30,880 --> 01:58:36,000
it's really detailed and uh I'm excited

2570
01:58:35,040 --> 01:58:37,440
personally.

2571
01:58:36,000 --> 01:58:39,277
» Yeah, it's so detailed it's a little

2572
01:58:37,440 --> 01:58:39,920
overwhelming even. I'll admit that.

2573
01:58:39,277 --> 01:58:41,040
[laughter]

2574
01:58:39,920 --> 01:58:43,280
Yeah. Yeah. I mean, one of the things

2575
01:58:41,040 --> 01:58:45,360
about the regional aspect of this is

2576
01:58:43,280 --> 01:58:46,480
that look, when you form a group like

2577
01:58:45,360 --> 01:58:48,400
this, you're going to make decisions

2578
01:58:46,480 --> 01:58:50,000
that not every single per not every

2579
01:58:48,400 --> 01:58:51,119
single person or every single region is

2580
01:58:50,000 --> 01:58:52,159
going to be their top priority. It's

2581
01:58:51,119 --> 01:58:53,440
going to make them completely happy.

2582
01:58:52,159 --> 01:58:55,599
What's important is that everyone's in

2583
01:58:53,440 --> 01:58:57,119
her has been heard in the process. And

2584
01:58:55,599 --> 01:58:59,040
there's transparency about the decisions

2585
01:58:57,119 --> 01:59:00,800
that were made or the folks, you know,

2586
01:58:59,040 --> 01:59:02,400
the directions that were chosen. And

2587
01:59:00,800 --> 01:59:04,719
that's what the structure that we have

2588
01:59:02,400 --> 01:59:06,800
recommended should do. It should be an

2589
01:59:04,719 --> 01:59:08,320
open transparent transparent form, you

2590
01:59:06,800 --> 01:59:10,000
know, forum. And we tried to be sure

2591
01:59:08,320 --> 01:59:11,440
every so one of the things we paid

2592
01:59:10,000 --> 01:59:13,119
attention to yesterday that came up in

2593
01:59:11,440 --> 01:59:14,800
the meeting is we needed another

2594
01:59:13,119 --> 01:59:16,320
representative from East County because

2595
01:59:14,800 --> 01:59:18,400
they weren't as strongly represented. So

2596
01:59:16,320 --> 01:59:22,080
we're trying to address that as well.

2597
01:59:18,400 --> 01:59:24,880
» Perfect. Thank you. Thank you again.

2598
01:59:22,080 --> 01:59:27,040
» Speaking of the the East County, um I

2599
01:59:24,880 --> 01:59:28,880
have a name that I'd like and we'll see

2600
01:59:27,040 --> 01:59:32,080
if he's interested if you're interested.

2601
01:59:28,880 --> 01:59:34,400
Josh Montesana. Um he's someone who's

2602
01:59:32,080 --> 01:59:37,360
attempting to, if I'm not mistaken,

2603
01:59:34,400 --> 01:59:41,119
Chris, you revitalize the uh the chamber

2604
01:59:37,360 --> 01:59:43,679
in that area. So that's

2605
01:59:41,119 --> 01:59:46,400
okay. Yeah. Um a couple things I have to

2606
01:59:43,679 --> 01:59:48,880
say. First of all, um I know you call it

2607
01:59:46,400 --> 01:59:52,239
rowing in the same direction. Um I'm a

2608
01:59:48,880 --> 01:59:53,760
firm believer in in that I I always say

2609
01:59:52,239 --> 01:59:54,719
get your arrows pointing in the same

2610
01:59:53,760 --> 01:59:56,480
direction.

2611
01:59:54,719 --> 01:59:57,920
» Everyone's arrows are pointing in a

2612
01:59:56,480 --> 01:59:59,760
direction. And people have heard me say

2613
01:59:57,920 --> 02:00:00,880
this before, but if you want to get

2614
01:59:59,760 --> 02:00:02,320
something done, they all have to be

2615
02:00:00,880 --> 02:00:05,738
pointing in the same direction. So that

2616
02:00:02,320 --> 02:00:07,520
that I agree wholeheartedly with that. A

2617
02:00:05,738 --> 02:00:10,080
[snorts] couple recommendations about

2618
02:00:07,520 --> 02:00:11,280
industry. Um especially from the eastern

2619
02:00:10,080 --> 02:00:13,199
portion of the county, the wine

2620
02:00:11,280 --> 02:00:14,800
industry. That's something that that you

2621
02:00:13,199 --> 02:00:18,400
might want to tap into.

2622
02:00:14,800 --> 02:00:20,320
» Um also the hotel uh hotel motel

2623
02:00:18,400 --> 02:00:25,040
restaurant management.

2624
02:00:20,320 --> 02:00:26,719
» A thought there. Um, I love the idea of

2625
02:00:25,040 --> 02:00:29,040
the first step is getting everyone in

2626
02:00:26,719 --> 02:00:31,520
the same room and a shared space for

2627
02:00:29,040 --> 02:00:34,320
decision making. So, I'm very very

2628
02:00:31,520 --> 02:00:35,840
excited about that. And, um, I know

2629
02:00:34,320 --> 02:00:37,040
there's a lot of different personalities

2630
02:00:35,840 --> 02:00:39,520
and a lot of different thought

2631
02:00:37,040 --> 02:00:41,199
processes, but getting them all in the

2632
02:00:39,520 --> 02:00:42,080
same room and starting to turn those

2633
02:00:41,199 --> 02:00:44,639
arrows

2634
02:00:42,080 --> 02:00:46,400
» Or the ro or those ores rowing in the

2635
02:00:44,639 --> 02:00:49,199
same direction. I know it's going to be

2636
02:00:46,400 --> 02:00:51,520
a chore, but but uh like like I think

2637
02:00:49,199 --> 02:00:54,639
someone stated, having everyone in the

2638
02:00:51,520 --> 02:00:56,000
same in the same room at the same time,

2639
02:00:54,639 --> 02:00:59,280
I think that's a step in the right

2640
02:00:56,000 --> 02:01:01,440
direction. Um so, thank you. What great

2641
02:00:59,280 --> 02:01:02,960
work. And lastly, and I say this in

2642
02:01:01,440 --> 02:01:06,159
justest,

2643
02:01:02,960 --> 02:01:08,639
um you know, talent leaving,

2644
02:01:06,159 --> 02:01:11,639
still waiting for Dr. Diaz to come back

2645
02:01:08,639 --> 02:01:11,639
home.

2646
02:01:12,548 --> 02:01:14,568
[laughter]

2647
02:01:15,280 --> 02:01:20,239
Well, Supervisor Fanning. Um, I will say

2648
02:01:18,080 --> 02:01:21,440
although I've called Phoenix uh my me

2649
02:01:20,239 --> 02:01:23,119
and my family called Phoenix home for

2650
02:01:21,440 --> 02:01:25,199
almost 20 years, this is always home to

2651
02:01:23,119 --> 02:01:27,119
me. Um, I'll be leaving here to have

2652
02:01:25,199 --> 02:01:29,280
lunch with my mother uh who still lives

2653
02:01:27,119 --> 02:01:30,960
in Rico. Um, I have so many family

2654
02:01:29,280 --> 02:01:32,960
members who still live here who are who

2655
02:01:30,960 --> 02:01:34,320
are buried here. Uh, this will always be

2656
02:01:32,960 --> 02:01:36,159
home. And I think that's an important

2657
02:01:34,320 --> 02:01:37,280
part to also talk about here. It didn't

2658
02:01:36,159 --> 02:01:38,400
get mentioned much, but Santa Cruz

2659
02:01:37,280 --> 02:01:40,960
County is part of a larger

2660
02:01:38,400 --> 02:01:43,440
infrastructure in southern Arizona. Um

2661
02:01:40,960 --> 02:01:45,520
um it's impossible to to put Santa Cruz

2662
02:01:43,440 --> 02:01:46,960
County on an island uh devoid from

2663
02:01:45,520 --> 02:01:49,840
talking about Puma County, from talking

2664
02:01:46,960 --> 02:01:52,400
about Maricopa County um and and

2665
02:01:49,840 --> 02:01:55,199
Interstate 19 on and interstate 10, soon

2666
02:01:52,400 --> 02:01:56,639
to be Interstate 11. And so um I think

2667
02:01:55,199 --> 02:01:58,320
uh one of the things I I really

2668
02:01:56,639 --> 02:02:00,560
appreciate about my positionality here

2669
02:01:58,320 --> 02:02:02,159
is the ability one to communicate to

2670
02:02:00,560 --> 02:02:04,480
folks early in this project that there

2671
02:02:02,159 --> 02:02:05,520
isn't just one Santa Cruz County. Uh

2672
02:02:04,480 --> 02:02:07,760
there's so many different communities

2673
02:02:05,520 --> 02:02:10,400
here and two the connectivity that does

2674
02:02:07,760 --> 02:02:11,760
exist in other places. Uh, and so, uh,

2675
02:02:10,400 --> 02:02:13,679
yeah, like I said, I will always

2676
02:02:11,760 --> 02:02:15,040
consider this place home, even if my

2677
02:02:13,679 --> 02:02:16,639
address is in a different

2678
02:02:15,040 --> 02:02:18,080
» I know. I'm just giving you grief. And,

2679
02:02:16,639 --> 02:02:20,480
you know, it's been said a couple times

2680
02:02:18,080 --> 02:02:23,520
today, and I want to I want to, uh, draw

2681
02:02:20,480 --> 02:02:25,119
everyone's attention to our our motto.

2682
02:02:23,520 --> 02:02:27,520
Um, and thank you to Shannon and the

2683
02:02:25,119 --> 02:02:29,679
folks that were responsible for that. It

2684
02:02:27,520 --> 02:02:31,520
was mentioned by uh, Supervisor Mleta.

2685
02:02:29,679 --> 02:02:33,679
It's been mentioned here. The place of

2686
02:02:31,520 --> 02:02:35,440
amazing places. Santa Cruz County, the

2687
02:02:33,679 --> 02:02:36,800
place of amazing places.

2688
02:02:35,440 --> 02:02:38,800
» We also want to just give a special

2689
02:02:36,800 --> 02:02:41,119
thanks to Chris Young. He has been an

2690
02:02:38,800 --> 02:02:42,400
extraordinary champion working beside us

2691
02:02:41,119 --> 02:02:43,840
and dealing with really complicated

2692
02:02:42,400 --> 02:02:45,760
issues and how to get things scheduled

2693
02:02:43,840 --> 02:02:48,320
and when we could come out and it's it's

2694
02:02:45,760 --> 02:02:50,320
been a real joy to work with him and the

2695
02:02:48,320 --> 02:02:51,760
county on this. It's been great.

2696
02:02:50,320 --> 02:02:56,000
» Thank you gentlemen.

2697
02:02:51,760 --> 02:02:59,440
» Just really so when it comes to talent

2698
02:02:56,000 --> 02:03:00,480
returning like I heard that Lisa Favlla

2699
02:02:59,440 --> 02:03:02,800
somebody that went to the high school

2700
02:03:00,480 --> 02:03:05,040
with me she's returning after a lot of

2701
02:03:02,800 --> 02:03:07,840
years she's going to work for N USD as a

2702
02:03:05,040 --> 02:03:09,520
psychologist. So that's something good.

2703
02:03:07,840 --> 02:03:12,080
Uh I already offer my help and

2704
02:03:09,520 --> 02:03:13,679
everything. But I I I have another

2705
02:03:12,080 --> 02:03:15,440
question. So I see a lot of like

2706
02:03:13,679 --> 02:03:19,199
information, a lot of theory, a lot of

2707
02:03:15,440 --> 02:03:21,360
concepts this space uh that we need to

2708
02:03:19,199 --> 02:03:24,159
work together. So when it comes to like

2709
02:03:21,360 --> 02:03:26,000
putting all this into practice, when do

2710
02:03:24,159 --> 02:03:28,800
we expect to start seeing some of that

2711
02:03:26,000 --> 02:03:32,960
and how what do you envision? How would

2712
02:03:28,800 --> 02:03:35,679
that work all this information into like

2713
02:03:32,960 --> 02:03:37,119
» So we're starting this month. Okay.

2714
02:03:35,679 --> 02:03:38,800
» Essentially, so we're convening we're

2715
02:03:37,119 --> 02:03:40,080
convening the champions group. They've

2716
02:03:38,800 --> 02:03:42,400
all agreed to come together for an

2717
02:03:40,080 --> 02:03:44,239
entire day to begin to sift through the

2718
02:03:42,400 --> 02:03:46,639
plan and prioritize and we'll help them

2719
02:03:44,239 --> 02:03:48,239
with that process to identify some

2720
02:03:46,639 --> 02:03:49,920
initial some of the most important

2721
02:03:48,239 --> 02:03:51,599
things we'll be able to identify some

2722
02:03:49,920 --> 02:03:53,280
things that can get done this year. And

2723
02:03:51,599 --> 02:03:54,960
we talked about that a lot yesterday.

2724
02:03:53,280 --> 02:03:57,040
There's some things that just we should

2725
02:03:54,960 --> 02:03:58,480
try and get some wins for the county and

2726
02:03:57,040 --> 02:03:59,520
for people in the county right away

2727
02:03:58,480 --> 02:04:01,199
while you're building towards

2728
02:03:59,520 --> 02:04:03,440
recommendations that are three years out

2729
02:04:01,199 --> 02:04:06,320
or seven years out that take longer to

2730
02:04:03,440 --> 02:04:09,360
get to. If this doesn't move to action

2731
02:04:06,320 --> 02:04:11,199
quickly, it'll it'll it'll stop. So the

2732
02:04:09,360 --> 02:04:13,119
and the goal is for it to be very

2733
02:04:11,199 --> 02:04:14,159
public, have a communication strategy

2734
02:04:13,119 --> 02:04:15,599
that people know what's happening

2735
02:04:14,159 --> 02:04:18,239
because one of the gaps we encounter is

2736
02:04:15,599 --> 02:04:19,679
just an awareness gap. You know, adults

2737
02:04:18,239 --> 02:04:21,280
don't know what's available for

2738
02:04:19,679 --> 02:04:22,480
opportunities in many ways or they might

2739
02:04:21,280 --> 02:04:24,400
know kind of vaguely, but they don't

2740
02:04:22,480 --> 02:04:26,000
know how to get there. So how do we

2741
02:04:24,400 --> 02:04:27,360
address if there's going to be a lot of

2742
02:04:26,000 --> 02:04:29,199
retirements and customs and border

2743
02:04:27,360 --> 02:04:31,440
patrol, how do we ensure that local

2744
02:04:29,199 --> 02:04:32,800
residents are getting access to those

2745
02:04:31,440 --> 02:04:34,239
jobs? because wouldn't you want local

2746
02:04:32,800 --> 02:04:36,400
residents representing the culture of

2747
02:04:34,239 --> 02:04:38,159
the community actually playing that role

2748
02:04:36,400 --> 02:04:40,080
um on the border? So, it's going to be

2749
02:04:38,159 --> 02:04:41,440
how quickly we can move. The most

2750
02:04:40,080 --> 02:04:44,320
important thing will be not to try and

2751
02:04:41,440 --> 02:04:46,400
do the top 100% of things all at the

2752
02:04:44,320 --> 02:04:47,920
same time. So, to create some priorities

2753
02:04:46,400 --> 02:04:49,440
right away. I'm sure there's going to be

2754
02:04:47,920 --> 02:04:51,760
opportunities for Chris to come back and

2755
02:04:49,440 --> 02:04:53,920
brief um all of you on sort of what's

2756
02:04:51,760 --> 02:04:56,159
what's happening and how it's moving. Um

2757
02:04:53,920 --> 02:04:57,520
but it has an implementation plan.

2758
02:04:56,159 --> 02:04:59,440
Everything here is meant to move to

2759
02:04:57,520 --> 02:05:02,639
action right away. So, that's that's our

2760
02:04:59,440 --> 02:05:04,320
goal. And when you said that like for a

2761
02:05:02,639 --> 02:05:06,719
lot of this to be transparent and people

2762
02:05:04,320 --> 02:05:10,080
know like all this information is this

2763
02:05:06,719 --> 02:05:11,360
the committee or the community overall

2764
02:05:10,080 --> 02:05:12,480
like to know what's going on?

2765
02:05:11,360 --> 02:05:14,560
» No, it's for everyone.

2766
02:05:12,480 --> 02:05:16,400
» And how is that going to be shared with

2767
02:05:14,560 --> 02:05:17,679
for example with the with the community

2768
02:05:16,400 --> 02:05:19,280
besides like meetings like this?

2769
02:05:17,679 --> 02:05:22,000
» So so it's important to understand that

2770
02:05:19,280 --> 02:05:24,239
this is just the beginning of the

2771
02:05:22,000 --> 02:05:26,480
process. Um, now that we have the plan

2772
02:05:24,239 --> 02:05:29,599
that now that we have the the asset

2773
02:05:26,480 --> 02:05:32,239
mapping, uh, this as mentioned up there,

2774
02:05:29,599 --> 02:05:33,599
it's now going to go be seated in in

2775
02:05:32,239 --> 02:05:36,000
Maya Donley County School

2776
02:05:33,599 --> 02:05:37,679
Superintendent's office and she's

2777
02:05:36,000 --> 02:05:38,880
already identified a staff member that

2778
02:05:37,679 --> 02:05:41,440
can take on these additional

2779
02:05:38,880 --> 02:05:44,000
responsibilities. Um, and so there will

2780
02:05:41,440 --> 02:05:46,239
be a work plan once that once we have

2781
02:05:44,000 --> 02:05:47,920
that first initial meeting in September.

2782
02:05:46,239 --> 02:05:49,760
One of the subjects that will be talked

2783
02:05:47,920 --> 02:05:51,280
about will be how do we make sure that

2784
02:05:49,760 --> 02:05:53,280
the community knows what we're doing and

2785
02:05:51,280 --> 02:05:54,719
and we're advertising and so that'll be

2786
02:05:53,280 --> 02:05:57,840
part of the discussion at the end of the

2787
02:05:54,719 --> 02:05:59,840
month. Um but also as you know Maya's

2788
02:05:57,840 --> 02:06:01,280
office is out there in the public with

2789
02:05:59,840 --> 02:06:02,719
the literacy bus with the different

2790
02:06:01,280 --> 02:06:06,960
grants and programs that she already

2791
02:06:02,719 --> 02:06:08,880
has. So it'll be a very transparent uh

2792
02:06:06,960 --> 02:06:10,239
and publicized

2793
02:06:08,880 --> 02:06:10,960
uh process that we're going to go

2794
02:06:10,239 --> 02:06:14,080
through.

2795
02:06:10,960 --> 02:06:15,760
» Okay. and less common. So the

2796
02:06:14,080 --> 02:06:18,320
government, industry and education,

2797
02:06:15,760 --> 02:06:19,520
those are the stakeholders who are on

2798
02:06:18,320 --> 02:06:22,320
board right

2799
02:06:19,520 --> 02:06:23,679
» Right now. Am I correct? So I would just

2800
02:06:22,320 --> 02:06:25,360
recommend to try to include um

2801
02:06:23,679 --> 02:06:25,599
nonprofits because we have a lot of

2802
02:06:25,360 --> 02:06:26,080
them,

2803
02:06:25,599 --> 02:06:27,840
» Right?

2804
02:06:26,080 --> 02:06:29,840
» You know, like a lot of nonprofits that

2805
02:06:27,840 --> 02:06:30,800
even some of them are here with us in

2806
02:06:29,840 --> 02:06:33,119
this meeting. So

2807
02:06:30,800 --> 02:06:34,800
» So one thing that if the the a couple

2808
02:06:33,119 --> 02:06:38,239
slides before what you saw, you saw some

2809
02:06:34,800 --> 02:06:40,560
arrows coming down from this this core

2810
02:06:38,239 --> 02:06:42,000
group. And so you have things like child

2811
02:06:40,560 --> 02:06:44,400
care, housing, as you guys already know,

2812
02:06:42,000 --> 02:06:46,400
we're doing those studies. Um, so there

2813
02:06:44,400 --> 02:06:47,920
will be a lot more to it than just that

2814
02:06:46,400 --> 02:06:50,400
core, but that will be the core that

2815
02:06:47,920 --> 02:06:52,719
meets probably monthly depending on how

2816
02:06:50,400 --> 02:06:54,719
Maya wants to run it. But there'll be a

2817
02:06:52,719 --> 02:06:56,560
lot that comes off of that. Uh, because

2818
02:06:54,719 --> 02:06:58,800
as was mentioned in the presentation,

2819
02:06:56,560 --> 02:07:00,719
you can't just provide training. You

2820
02:06:58,800 --> 02:07:02,560
have to look at transportation, child

2821
02:07:00,719 --> 02:07:04,960
care, housing, everything else. And then

2822
02:07:02,560 --> 02:07:08,480
nonprofits are the ones who play a huge

2823
02:07:04,960 --> 02:07:09,920
role in those activities.

2824
02:07:08,480 --> 02:07:12,480
Good. Well, thank you for your

2825
02:07:09,920 --> 02:07:14,480
presentation and thank you, Chris, too.

2826
02:07:12,480 --> 02:07:15,440
» Thank you. Thank you, gentlemen.

2827
02:07:14,480 --> 02:07:17,040
» Safe. Safe.

2828
02:07:15,440 --> 02:07:18,560
» Mr. Chairman, members of the board, can

2829
02:07:17,040 --> 02:07:20,079
I I have a question on on on the

2830
02:07:18,560 --> 02:07:20,639
presentation. Would that be okay?

2831
02:07:20,079 --> 02:07:24,000
» Yeah.

2832
02:07:20,639 --> 02:07:26,560
» I know one of the slides mentioned um

2833
02:07:24,000 --> 02:07:28,719
some some jobs that were looked at,

2834
02:07:26,560 --> 02:07:30,639
multiple jobs, and some medium wages.

2835
02:07:28,719 --> 02:07:33,599
And I I may have missed it, but were

2836
02:07:30,639 --> 02:07:35,599
those medium wages uh at the local level

2837
02:07:33,599 --> 02:07:37,280
or is that a national level on those?

2838
02:07:35,599 --> 02:07:38,880
All the data all the data is Santa Cruz

2839
02:07:37,280 --> 02:07:40,719
County. It is that Yeah. Yeah. that we

2840
02:07:38,880 --> 02:07:42,400
pulled and that that that slide is

2841
02:07:40,719 --> 02:07:43,440
important because it draws the dist a

2842
02:07:42,400 --> 02:07:45,040
lot of times when you do training

2843
02:07:43,440 --> 02:07:46,960
programs everyone's training for those

2844
02:07:45,040 --> 02:07:48,400
entry level jobs only. It's important to

2845
02:07:46,960 --> 02:07:49,679
understand what you know what jobs you

2846
02:07:48,400 --> 02:07:51,199
can get with a high school diploma,

2847
02:07:49,679 --> 02:07:53,599
which jobs require some additional

2848
02:07:51,199 --> 02:07:56,239
training and which jobs require um a

2849
02:07:53,599 --> 02:07:57,280
bachelor's degree and having that in

2850
02:07:56,239 --> 02:07:59,119
front of you because if you're just

2851
02:07:57,280 --> 02:08:00,320
building for an entry level job then

2852
02:07:59,119 --> 02:08:02,800
you're not saying but then how does that

2853
02:08:00,320 --> 02:08:04,159
person get from that job to the next to

2854
02:08:02,800 --> 02:08:05,679
the next rung on the ladder? So, we're

2855
02:08:04,159 --> 02:08:08,239
always talking about career pathways,

2856
02:08:05,679 --> 02:08:11,520
occupational ladders, staff credentials,

2857
02:08:08,239 --> 02:08:14,000
things like that. So, thank you.

2858
02:08:11,520 --> 02:08:16,639
» Thank you again.

2859
02:08:14,000 --> 02:08:19,440
Okay, at this time, we'll move to item

2860
02:08:16,639 --> 02:08:21,360
G. I have a motion to exit regular

2861
02:08:19,440 --> 02:08:22,560
session and move into flood control.

2862
02:08:21,360 --> 02:08:24,800
» I move second.

2863
02:08:22,560 --> 02:08:27,440
» It's been moved and seconded. Any

2864
02:08:24,800 --> 02:08:29,040
further discussion? Hearing none, all

2865
02:08:27,440 --> 02:08:29,599
those in favor, please signify by saying

2866
02:08:29,040 --> 02:08:30,239
I.

2867
02:08:29,599 --> 02:08:32,719
» I.

2868
02:08:30,239 --> 02:08:33,760
» Motion carries unanimously. Allan, give

2869
02:08:32,719 --> 02:08:37,599
us the news.

2870
02:08:33,760 --> 02:08:40,159
» Yes, sir. Chairman Fanning, Supervisor

2871
02:08:37,599 --> 02:08:44,239
Davis, Mera.

2872
02:08:40,159 --> 02:08:47,280
Uh, this is the flood control district

2873
02:08:44,239 --> 02:08:49,840
uh re report and it's going over u

2874
02:08:47,280 --> 02:08:52,480
what's kind of been happening in August.

2875
02:08:49,840 --> 02:08:54,800
Um, so we did finally get some more rain

2876
02:08:52,480 --> 02:08:56,719
uh pretty much countywide, two inches on

2877
02:08:54,800 --> 02:09:00,560
all gauges.

2878
02:08:56,719 --> 02:09:04,560
Um we are still below um here in the

2879
02:09:00,560 --> 02:09:06,639
Ngalas area uh where

2880
02:09:04,560 --> 02:09:10,400
uh the average

2881
02:09:06,639 --> 02:09:14,880
rainfall for the month of August is 4.43

2882
02:09:10,400 --> 02:09:19,520
in we received uh approximately 3 in. Uh

2883
02:09:14,880 --> 02:09:22,800
some outliers um Casablanca Road at uh

2884
02:09:19,520 --> 02:09:25,440
the Highway 82 received over five inches

2885
02:09:22,800 --> 02:09:27,599
of rain and then the town of Patagonia

2886
02:09:25,440 --> 02:09:30,239
as well uh received a little bit more of

2887
02:09:27,599 --> 02:09:33,040
three. Uh one thing I want to note is

2888
02:09:30,239 --> 02:09:36,480
that we are um could be experiencing an

2889
02:09:33,040 --> 02:09:38,159
uptick in monsoon uh moisture. Um and

2890
02:09:36,480 --> 02:09:40,639
that's should be happening within the

2891
02:09:38,159 --> 02:09:42,960
next few days. Uh there is a tropical

2892
02:09:40,639 --> 02:09:45,520
storm uh Marie that's coming up the

2893
02:09:42,960 --> 02:09:47,199
coast off of Baja and some there'll be

2894
02:09:45,520 --> 02:09:49,199
some additional uh moisture that is

2895
02:09:47,199 --> 02:09:50,880
going to be invected into the area. So

2896
02:09:49,199 --> 02:09:52,560
we should expect an uptick in some of

2897
02:09:50,880 --> 02:09:54,000
the storms. Of course we don't know

2898
02:09:52,560 --> 02:09:56,320
where they're going to be. They're going

2899
02:09:54,000 --> 02:09:59,119
to probably be intense because most of

2900
02:09:56,320 --> 02:10:01,280
the storms nowadays are intense in in in

2901
02:09:59,119 --> 02:10:03,360
uh we have straight line winds, tornatic

2902
02:10:01,280 --> 02:10:07,040
type of uh storms that have been

2903
02:10:03,360 --> 02:10:10,320
happening in in August. Um so that's the

2904
02:10:07,040 --> 02:10:14,320
rainfall. Uh uh moving on to flood plane

2905
02:10:10,320 --> 02:10:17,280
management. Um the district received 227

2906
02:10:14,320 --> 02:10:20,480
flood reviews in August. 199 of them

2907
02:10:17,280 --> 02:10:23,840
were in Santa Cruz County. 27 in Ogalas

2908
02:10:20,480 --> 02:10:26,800
and one in Patagonia. We received uh 10

2909
02:10:23,840 --> 02:10:28,800
flood plane use permit applications.

2910
02:10:26,800 --> 02:10:30,480
Seven in Santa Cruz County and three in

2911
02:10:28,800 --> 02:10:34,000
Ngalas.

2912
02:10:30,480 --> 02:10:38,719
Not site reviews and uh we had a a few

2913
02:10:34,000 --> 02:10:41,520
drainage complaints. So moving on to

2914
02:10:38,719 --> 02:10:44,400
projects. Uh first is the Ephrom Canyon

2915
02:10:41,520 --> 02:10:46,960
project which is u mainly a retention

2916
02:10:44,400 --> 02:10:50,960
detention uh project that's happening

2917
02:10:46,960 --> 02:10:54,320
off of Ephrom Canyon. Um, we have been

2918
02:10:50,960 --> 02:10:56,560
looking for some grant opportunities and

2919
02:10:54,320 --> 02:10:59,119
our engineering contractor, Soliss

2920
02:10:56,560 --> 02:11:01,599
Engineering has applied for grant monies

2921
02:10:59,119 --> 02:11:03,440
from two FEMA grant programs, flood

2922
02:11:01,599 --> 02:11:05,679
mitigation assistance and building

2923
02:11:03,440 --> 02:11:08,400
resilient infrastructure and communities

2924
02:11:05,679 --> 02:11:10,400
and that happened last month.

2925
02:11:08,400 --> 02:11:13,760
Moving on to Patagonia Regional Flood

2926
02:11:10,400 --> 02:11:15,599
Control uh project and that's um

2927
02:11:13,760 --> 02:11:19,280
something that's coming out of our

2928
02:11:15,599 --> 02:11:22,239
community agreement with South 32. Um we

2929
02:11:19,280 --> 02:11:26,880
had our second phase uh kickoff meeting

2930
02:11:22,239 --> 02:11:28,639
yesterday with our consultants and u we

2931
02:11:26,880 --> 02:11:31,119
have some pretty high tone consultants

2932
02:11:28,639 --> 02:11:33,199
have been doing some amazing work in the

2933
02:11:31,119 --> 02:11:35,360
uh town of Patagonia to try to resolve

2934
02:11:33,199 --> 02:11:36,880
some of the flood plane excuse me some

2935
02:11:35,360 --> 02:11:39,679
of the flooding issues that we have in

2936
02:11:36,880 --> 02:11:42,880
the town. Uh the first phase uh happened

2937
02:11:39,679 --> 02:11:44,719
yesterday. Uh we all got together to

2938
02:11:42,880 --> 02:11:46,719
discuss some of the alternatives. Some

2939
02:11:44,719 --> 02:11:48,960
of the alternatives in Patagonia being

2940
02:11:46,719 --> 02:11:50,960
uh retention detention, multiuse

2941
02:11:48,960 --> 02:11:53,920
retention detention that would look at

2942
02:11:50,960 --> 02:11:57,119
parks and things like that. Um we were

2943
02:11:53,920 --> 02:12:00,239
we looked at some storm drain designs.

2944
02:11:57,119 --> 02:12:02,320
Um we're looking uh to uh perhaps work

2945
02:12:00,239 --> 02:12:04,960
with the Nature Conservancy on doing

2946
02:12:02,320 --> 02:12:06,800
some watershed restoration and some

2947
02:12:04,960 --> 02:12:10,000
restoration of Cenoida Creek just

2948
02:12:06,800 --> 02:12:13,840
immediately upstream of Patagonia. Um

2949
02:12:10,000 --> 02:12:15,840
there's some modeling that was um

2950
02:12:13,840 --> 02:12:17,840
presented during to during the meeting.

2951
02:12:15,840 --> 02:12:20,400
It was a you know very high tone type

2952
02:12:17,840 --> 02:12:22,480
modeling uh 2D type modeling with flow

2953
02:12:20,400 --> 02:12:24,239
vectors so we could see where all the

2954
02:12:22,480 --> 02:12:27,520
excess water is going through the two

2955
02:12:24,239 --> 02:12:29,679
year the 10 year the 100year events uh

2956
02:12:27,520 --> 02:12:32,079
those sort of things um and one of the

2957
02:12:29,679 --> 02:12:34,560
main places that we identified for you

2958
02:12:32,079 --> 02:12:37,840
know maybe perhaps um a project is the

2959
02:12:34,560 --> 02:12:40,239
bridge there it's um

2960
02:12:37,840 --> 02:12:42,000
highway 82 right there in Patagonia so

2961
02:12:40,239 --> 02:12:43,280
that bridge is kind of constricting flow

2962
02:12:42,000 --> 02:12:48,880
right there and some of it's going over

2963
02:12:43,280 --> 02:12:51,440
the top u river Right. Um so

2964
02:12:48,880 --> 02:12:53,840
the next steps there will be a public

2965
02:12:51,440 --> 02:12:56,480
meeting um and that should happen

2966
02:12:53,840 --> 02:12:59,040
sometime in October and then it'll be at

2967
02:12:56,480 --> 02:13:01,440
the uh um

2968
02:12:59,040 --> 02:13:03,440
uh town's

2969
02:13:01,440 --> 02:13:05,920
um

2970
02:13:03,440 --> 02:13:08,400
» Town office there. Yeah.

2971
02:13:05,920 --> 02:13:11,920
So that's what we got going forward. Uh

2972
02:13:08,400 --> 02:13:14,639
moving on to Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo is

2973
02:13:11,920 --> 02:13:16,800
a subdivision that's been uh built uh

2974
02:13:14,639 --> 02:13:20,560
designed in 1974.

2975
02:13:16,800 --> 02:13:23,360
Uh circa uh final report submitted um

2976
02:13:20,560 --> 02:13:25,360
8626 waiting for final acknowledgement

2977
02:13:23,360 --> 02:13:27,199
and approval from the uh from the

2978
02:13:25,360 --> 02:13:30,239
county. So it's it's on our desk. We're

2979
02:13:27,199 --> 02:13:31,920
reviewing it. Um

2980
02:13:30,239 --> 02:13:34,159
three individual private floodgate

2981
02:13:31,920 --> 02:13:36,320
designs have been identified for for

2982
02:13:34,159 --> 02:13:39,199
individual people. Uh what we're looking

2983
02:13:36,320 --> 02:13:43,440
at is trying to provide some floodgates

2984
02:13:39,199 --> 02:13:45,840
that are for folks that are receiving u

2985
02:13:43,440 --> 02:13:49,440
flooding from the street uh that's been

2986
02:13:45,840 --> 02:13:53,280
exasperated by folks driving down the

2987
02:13:49,440 --> 02:13:55,679
road. These uh private individuals have

2988
02:13:53,280 --> 02:13:58,252
a home that's built below the road in

2989
02:13:55,679 --> 02:13:59,440
their driveway and so they're

2990
02:13:58,252 --> 02:14:01,679
[clears throat] getting water that's

2991
02:13:59,440 --> 02:14:03,040
flowing into their into their properties

2992
02:14:01,679 --> 02:14:04,560
right there. So we looked at three

2993
02:14:03,040 --> 02:14:08,239
different designs. One is pretty high

2994
02:14:04,560 --> 02:14:09,679
tone. Um, an automatic floodgate. Uh, we

2995
02:14:08,239 --> 02:14:12,560
looked at a different one that I

2996
02:14:09,679 --> 02:14:15,679
described last time that was an aluminum

2997
02:14:12,560 --> 02:14:18,880
type floodgate that can be constructed.

2998
02:14:15,679 --> 02:14:21,440
And then also now we're looking at a a

2999
02:14:18,880 --> 02:14:24,320
high-grade plastic type of floodgate

3000
02:14:21,440 --> 02:14:25,440
that can be snapped together. So, we're

3001
02:14:24,320 --> 02:14:26,960
looking at those three different

3002
02:14:25,440 --> 02:14:29,599
options. [clears throat] We're looking

3003
02:14:26,960 --> 02:14:31,119
to do a demonstration project for a

3004
02:14:29,599 --> 02:14:34,000
couple of different uh individuals there

3005
02:14:31,119 --> 02:14:37,040
in Monte Carlo. And the idea is that we

3006
02:14:34,000 --> 02:14:40,480
would create a a policy and process that

3007
02:14:37,040 --> 02:14:42,480
folks could apply um and and get these

3008
02:14:40,480 --> 02:14:45,840
floodgates. And so that's kind of where

3009
02:14:42,480 --> 02:14:49,280
we're going forward. Um on a more

3010
02:14:45,840 --> 02:14:53,119
tactical level, uh Monte Carlo, uh we

3011
02:14:49,280 --> 02:14:56,000
did receive our uh new phase 2 report uh

3012
02:14:53,119 --> 02:14:58,159
from CMG. And again, you know, we're

3013
02:14:56,000 --> 02:15:00,880
looking at very high tone type of

3014
02:14:58,159 --> 02:15:02,880
modeling that's basically identifying

3015
02:15:00,880 --> 02:15:04,320
areas of breakout within some of the

3016
02:15:02,880 --> 02:15:08,320
drainage channels within the

3017
02:15:04,320 --> 02:15:11,840
subdivision. And now we're going to a

3018
02:15:08,320 --> 02:15:14,719
design phase uh where u there'll be a

3019
02:15:11,840 --> 02:15:16,800
design layout. And that layout will look

3020
02:15:14,719 --> 02:15:18,639
at um different areas where we might

3021
02:15:16,800 --> 02:15:20,800
have to have acquisition and easements

3022
02:15:18,639 --> 02:15:22,880
and rightaways as far as putting in some

3023
02:15:20,800 --> 02:15:24,880
new flood control structures. Some of

3024
02:15:22,880 --> 02:15:27,360
the new structures could be channels,

3025
02:15:24,880 --> 02:15:29,760
could be some bank protection, uh that

3026
02:15:27,360 --> 02:15:31,520
sort of thing. Um,

3027
02:15:29,760 --> 02:15:34,159
another thing that was identified within

3028
02:15:31,520 --> 02:15:35,840
the report is looking [clears throat] at

3029
02:15:34,159 --> 02:15:38,880
uh three

3030
02:15:35,840 --> 02:15:41,119
retention detention uh basins that are

3031
02:15:38,880 --> 02:15:43,040
immediately upstream of the subdivision

3032
02:15:41,119 --> 02:15:45,840
um and making sure that those are

3033
02:15:43,040 --> 02:15:48,239
maintained on a regular basis, annual

3034
02:15:45,840 --> 02:15:53,040
basis. And also looking at the main

3035
02:15:48,239 --> 02:15:54,960
Monte Carlo basin uh which uh has

3036
02:15:53,040 --> 02:15:57,520
received quite a bit of sediment and

3037
02:15:54,960 --> 02:16:00,159
that sediment is redirecting some of the

3038
02:15:57,520 --> 02:16:02,079
flow within the basin. So, um we're

3039
02:16:00,159 --> 02:16:03,679
looking at having somebody to go in

3040
02:16:02,079 --> 02:16:06,239
there and remove some of the sediment

3041
02:16:03,679 --> 02:16:10,079
and and also making sure that that basin

3042
02:16:06,239 --> 02:16:13,520
is, you know, uh function as it should.

3043
02:16:10,079 --> 02:16:16,239
Um so, there's that. And also one of the

3044
02:16:13,520 --> 02:16:19,520
other recommendations was that on an

3045
02:16:16,239 --> 02:16:21,920
annual basis and after storm events to

3046
02:16:19,520 --> 02:16:24,960
um do some inspections of some of these

3047
02:16:21,920 --> 02:16:26,960
basins and the uh different drainage

3048
02:16:24,960 --> 02:16:30,719
channels and things like that. So going

3049
02:16:26,960 --> 02:16:32,399
forward um like I said I think the next

3050
02:16:30,719 --> 02:16:34,160
uh phase is going to be a design phase

3051
02:16:32,399 --> 02:16:36,800
where we're actually going to see where

3052
02:16:34,160 --> 02:16:39,040
these potential flood control projects

3053
02:16:36,800 --> 02:16:41,920
can happen within the subdivision and

3054
02:16:39,040 --> 02:16:44,399
then at that point identify what kind of

3055
02:16:41,920 --> 02:16:46,960
acquisition and then uh look for

3056
02:16:44,399 --> 02:16:48,639
additional funding as far as taking care

3057
02:16:46,960 --> 02:16:51,120
of some of the flood control projects in

3058
02:16:48,639 --> 02:16:52,960
that area.

3059
02:16:51,120 --> 02:16:56,639
So

3060
02:16:52,960 --> 02:16:58,479
that's it for my presentation. Um the

3061
02:16:56,639 --> 02:17:00,160
town of Patagonia is going to have a

3062
02:16:58,479 --> 02:17:01,599
flood and flow meeting here coming up

3063
02:17:00,160 --> 02:17:04,399
this month and so we'll have something

3064
02:17:01,599 --> 02:17:07,120
from them. Um oh I there is one that I

3065
02:17:04,399 --> 02:17:11,679
forgot was the Ngalas uh wash. So,

3066
02:17:07,120 --> 02:17:14,800
Ngalas Wash um we have received

3067
02:17:11,679 --> 02:17:17,840
um the incident report from our uh

3068
02:17:14,800 --> 02:17:19,439
consultant. Um and so that incident

3069
02:17:17,840 --> 02:17:21,679
report has been [clears throat]

3070
02:17:19,439 --> 02:17:23,920
submitted and we also have a rainfall

3071
02:17:21,679 --> 02:17:25,920
analysis of that particular storm so we

3072
02:17:23,920 --> 02:17:28,399
could kind of understand

3073
02:17:25,920 --> 02:17:30,639
um you know why that storm happened and

3074
02:17:28,399 --> 02:17:32,719
why we had the flows we did. And so we

3075
02:17:30,639 --> 02:17:35,920
have a pretty good understanding of of

3076
02:17:32,719 --> 02:17:37,599
what to expect in the future. And um

3077
02:17:35,920 --> 02:17:41,920
this sort of storm is something that we

3078
02:17:37,599 --> 02:17:45,359
could probably um have on a uh every

3079
02:17:41,920 --> 02:17:48,000
other year uh interval. So two-year

3080
02:17:45,359 --> 02:17:51,200
event, something that you know heavy

3081
02:17:48,000 --> 02:17:53,280
monsoon type watershed wide type of

3082
02:17:51,200 --> 02:17:57,280
storm will create the kind of flows that

3083
02:17:53,280 --> 02:18:00,479
we saw within uh Sonora and also which

3084
02:17:57,280 --> 02:18:02,240
ends up down the Ngalas Wash. So

3085
02:18:00,479 --> 02:18:04,559
something we could maybe plan for in the

3086
02:18:02,240 --> 02:18:08,080
future.

3087
02:18:04,559 --> 02:18:09,120
That's it. Did you have any questions?

3088
02:18:08,080 --> 02:18:10,800
» Sure.

3089
02:18:09,120 --> 02:18:11,439
» Thanks for your update, Alens.

3090
02:18:10,800 --> 02:18:13,280
» Yes, sir.

3091
02:18:11,439 --> 02:18:15,439
» When it comes to the demonstration

3092
02:18:13,280 --> 02:18:17,359
project in in Monte Monte Carlo with

3093
02:18:15,439 --> 02:18:20,920
those two or three families, do we have

3094
02:18:17,359 --> 02:18:20,920
a date for that?

3095
02:18:21,040 --> 02:18:24,240
» No, sir.

3096
02:18:21,760 --> 02:18:27,200
» No, no. I' I've been given the green

3097
02:18:24,240 --> 02:18:29,359
light to purchase the the structures.

3098
02:18:27,200 --> 02:18:31,519
So, whenever you want me to do that, I

3099
02:18:29,359 --> 02:18:32,479
can. Uh we need to reach out to those

3100
02:18:31,519 --> 02:18:34,719
folks

3101
02:18:32,479 --> 02:18:35,200
» To make that's what they want sort of

3102
02:18:34,719 --> 02:18:36,880
thing.

3103
02:18:35,200 --> 02:18:38,800
» Yes. At least let's let's talk to them

3104
02:18:36,880 --> 02:18:39,439
to to make sure if that's the way they

3105
02:18:38,800 --> 02:18:40,399
want to go.

3106
02:18:39,439 --> 02:18:41,439
» Yeah, absolutely.

3107
02:18:40,399 --> 02:18:43,040
» So we can move forward

3108
02:18:41,439 --> 02:18:45,200
» And moving forward with that and then

3109
02:18:43,040 --> 02:18:48,000
also also moving forward with this this

3110
02:18:45,200 --> 02:18:48,479
project that that we're working on too.

3111
02:18:48,000 --> 02:18:49,040
» Thank you.

3112
02:18:48,479 --> 02:18:50,880
» Yes, sir.

3113
02:18:49,040 --> 02:18:53,359
» Thank you.

3114
02:18:50,880 --> 02:18:54,080
» I I have a question on the effort

3115
02:18:53,359 --> 02:18:54,960
project.

3116
02:18:54,080 --> 02:18:57,679
» Okay.

3117
02:18:54,960 --> 02:19:00,559
» You know, you said Caliss uh applied for

3118
02:18:57,679 --> 02:19:02,880
some grants. How much money do we

3119
02:19:00,559 --> 02:19:05,920
realistically need to

3120
02:19:02,880 --> 02:19:08,960
begin that project because I know it's

3121
02:19:05,920 --> 02:19:10,719
been on hold. I thought it was like 80

3122
02:19:08,960 --> 02:19:13,439
80 million, right?

3123
02:19:10,719 --> 02:19:17,241
» Mr. Chair, members of the original cost

3124
02:19:13,439 --> 02:19:19,439
estimate came in around 80 $80 million

3125
02:19:17,241 --> 02:19:22,639
[clears throat] because of

3126
02:19:19,439 --> 02:19:24,240
the submitt for the grant uh and the

3127
02:19:22,639 --> 02:19:26,080
scope of the of the work that was going

3128
02:19:24,240 --> 02:19:27,920
to be conducted

3129
02:19:26,080 --> 02:19:29,840
essentially that BM that we were going

3130
02:19:27,920 --> 02:19:33,280
to construct was deemed as

3131
02:19:29,840 --> 02:19:35,040
jurisdictional dam. So that's what it

3132
02:19:33,280 --> 02:19:37,359
needed to be a pump. It had a lot of

3133
02:19:35,040 --> 02:19:39,439
requirements. Since then, we we've

3134
02:19:37,359 --> 02:19:44,479
revised the scope and and and looked at

3135
02:19:39,439 --> 02:19:46,080
a an offline basin. Um

3136
02:19:44,479 --> 02:19:47,920
that

3137
02:19:46,080 --> 02:19:51,280
would do would reach the similar

3138
02:19:47,920 --> 02:19:53,280
results. That's closer to a 2530 $30

3139
02:19:51,280 --> 02:19:56,240
million

3140
02:19:53,280 --> 02:19:56,960
project. Mr. Mayor, good question. Go

3141
02:19:56,240 --> 02:19:59,200
ahead. No,

3142
02:19:56,960 --> 02:20:01,280
» No, finish. I'm sorry.

3143
02:19:59,200 --> 02:20:04,640
» These grants that were

3144
02:20:01,280 --> 02:20:06,319
that we're applying um

3145
02:20:04,640 --> 02:20:09,520
have the potential to if we're

3146
02:20:06,319 --> 02:20:12,720
successful to bring in about $10 million

3147
02:20:09,520 --> 02:20:14,000
» And and we already have 10 for that

3148
02:20:12,720 --> 02:20:16,479
project.

3149
02:20:14,000 --> 02:20:17,359
» Initially we had $12 million in that

3150
02:20:16,479 --> 02:20:18,640
project.

3151
02:20:17,359 --> 02:20:22,160
» We would need like maybe like three

3152
02:20:18,640 --> 02:20:25,439
more. Well, the period of performance is

3153
02:20:22,160 --> 02:20:27,840
about to end for for the resilient

3154
02:20:25,439 --> 02:20:32,240
community and it's because we had to

3155
02:20:27,840 --> 02:20:34,960
change gears with with uh what we were

3156
02:20:32,240 --> 02:20:37,359
trying to construct. So, at this point,

3157
02:20:34,960 --> 02:20:39,760
we're not going to hit the we're not

3158
02:20:37,359 --> 02:20:42,080
going to be able to complete the project

3159
02:20:39,760 --> 02:20:43,200
before the period of performance. So,

3160
02:20:42,080 --> 02:20:46,000
that's why we're applying for a

3161
02:20:43,200 --> 02:20:49,760
different grants.

3162
02:20:46,000 --> 02:20:51,680
» Thank you. Thank you, Ellen. I I you me

3163
02:20:49,760 --> 02:20:54,000
you at the very end of your discussion

3164
02:20:51,680 --> 02:20:57,040
you talked about future expectation by

3165
02:20:54,000 --> 02:20:59,680
looking at to see what happened um you

3166
02:20:57,040 --> 02:21:01,920
know in uh that the last rain that

3167
02:20:59,680 --> 02:21:04,240
created what it did create with the wash

3168
02:21:01,920 --> 02:21:04,960
and so forth in Mexico and in the United

3169
02:21:04,240 --> 02:21:06,880
States.

3170
02:21:04,960 --> 02:21:09,200
» You also mentioned we have an upcoming

3171
02:21:06,880 --> 02:21:13,178
storm activity.

3172
02:21:09,200 --> 02:21:13,280
» Do you see them similar power?

3173
02:21:13,178 --> 02:21:15,200
[clears throat]

3174
02:21:13,280 --> 02:21:17,200
» It's it's a it's a degrading tropical

3175
02:21:15,200 --> 02:21:18,160
storm. So there could be rainbands

3176
02:21:17,200 --> 02:21:18,640
coming across

3177
02:21:18,160 --> 02:21:21,680
» Okay

3178
02:21:18,640 --> 02:21:23,359
» The state which would be um have the

3179
02:21:21,680 --> 02:21:26,080
potential of having you know as much as

3180
02:21:23,359 --> 02:21:26,960
seven inches of rain falling. However I

3181
02:21:26,080 --> 02:21:29,120
don't think that's what's going to

3182
02:21:26,960 --> 02:21:31,280
happen. Okay. It's more of an ad vection

3183
02:21:29,120 --> 02:21:34,560
of the of moisture coming from that

3184
02:21:31,280 --> 02:21:36,960
particular storm. So and in in in when

3185
02:21:34,560 --> 02:21:39,120
that kind of scenario sets up it's going

3186
02:21:36,960 --> 02:21:40,800
to be on an individual basis of you know

3187
02:21:39,120 --> 02:21:43,120
where this is where these storms going

3188
02:21:40,800 --> 02:21:45,040
to happen. So wherever the you know you

3189
02:21:43,120 --> 02:21:46,720
know wherever the the proper dynamics

3190
02:21:45,040 --> 02:21:49,520
are happening then there's going to be

3191
02:21:46,720 --> 02:21:51,040
more moisture um in order to feed those

3192
02:21:49,520 --> 02:21:52,720
sort of storms. So it's it's going to be

3193
02:21:51,040 --> 02:21:54,640
really hard to predict where exactly

3194
02:21:52,720 --> 02:21:57,040
it's going to happen until you can kind

3195
02:21:54,640 --> 02:21:59,840
of see it happening so to speak. But but

3196
02:21:57,040 --> 02:22:01,600
I just wanted to mention that um that

3197
02:21:59,840 --> 02:22:03,280
you know that's that's what's coming

3198
02:22:01,600 --> 02:22:03,760
across my desk right now.

3199
02:22:03,280 --> 02:22:05,359
» Wonderful.

3200
02:22:03,760 --> 02:22:07,760
» So I I don't think it's like all hands

3201
02:22:05,359 --> 02:22:10,880
on deck or something. just just that

3202
02:22:07,760 --> 02:22:13,280
more more of a an observation of of to

3203
02:22:10,880 --> 02:22:15,920
uh try to educate everybody on what some

3204
02:22:13,280 --> 02:22:17,120
of the monsoon storms are like and what

3205
02:22:15,920 --> 02:22:20,479
what drives them.

3206
02:22:17,120 --> 02:22:23,960
» Gotcha. Thank you. Any uh number four,

3207
02:22:20,479 --> 02:22:23,960
any public comment?

3208
02:22:24,720 --> 02:22:27,920
» Thank you, sir.

3209
02:22:25,520 --> 02:22:30,319
» Yes, sir.

3210
02:22:27,920 --> 02:22:32,160
» Okay. Uh with that, um do I have a

3211
02:22:30,319 --> 02:22:32,720
motion to reconvene into regular

3212
02:22:32,160 --> 02:22:34,399
session?

3213
02:22:32,720 --> 02:22:36,880
» Move to second.

3214
02:22:34,399 --> 02:22:39,359
» Move to adjourn.

3215
02:22:36,880 --> 02:22:41,359
flood control and move into general

3216
02:22:39,359 --> 02:22:42,080
session.

3217
02:22:41,359 --> 02:22:43,760
» Second.

3218
02:22:42,080 --> 02:22:45,680
» Okay, we have a motion to second. Any

3219
02:22:43,760 --> 02:22:47,280
further discussion? Hearing none. All

3220
02:22:45,680 --> 02:22:47,760
those in favor, please signify by saying

3221
02:22:47,280 --> 02:22:50,240
I.

3222
02:22:47,760 --> 02:22:51,840
» I. Motion carries unanimously.

3223
02:22:50,240 --> 02:22:54,880
» Okay, we're going to move to H action

3224
02:22:51,840 --> 02:22:57,680
items. I'm going to go to number six

3225
02:22:54,880 --> 02:22:59,040
under consent agenda first. That was

3226
02:22:57,680 --> 02:23:02,000
discussed at the beginning of our

3227
02:22:59,040 --> 02:23:04,399
meeting to move into action items. Um so

3228
02:23:02,000 --> 02:23:07,359
with that number six discuss discussion

3229
02:23:04,399 --> 02:23:10,479
possible action to improve proposal with

3230
02:23:07,359 --> 02:23:13,280
Wilder Landscape Architects to document

3231
02:23:10,479 --> 02:23:15,280
uh landscape related impacts from border

3232
02:23:13,280 --> 02:23:18,319
wall construction in the loil area in

3233
02:23:15,280 --> 02:23:20,319
the amount of 8,680

3234
02:23:18,319 --> 02:23:23,600
including authorized reimburseable

3235
02:23:20,319 --> 02:23:24,640
expenses. Do I have a motion?

3236
02:23:23,600 --> 02:23:28,160
» Move second.

3237
02:23:24,640 --> 02:23:29,600
» It's been moved and seconded. Discussion

3238
02:23:28,160 --> 02:23:31,760
Mr. Manager.

3239
02:23:29,600 --> 02:23:34,160
» Mr. Um this is an attempt from the

3240
02:23:31,760 --> 02:23:37,840
county to look at the repairing area

3241
02:23:34,160 --> 02:23:40,479
that's in the loil area. Um it's poss

3242
02:23:37,840 --> 02:23:42,880
it's about a half mile that we're going

3243
02:23:40,479 --> 02:23:45,120
to monitor. So what the goal is to

3244
02:23:42,880 --> 02:23:48,000
inventory everything exit the existing

3245
02:23:45,120 --> 02:23:50,800
conditions that we see now and see if

3246
02:23:48,000 --> 02:23:55,040
because of the wall and

3247
02:23:50,800 --> 02:23:56,160
um see if if they deteriorate uh dur

3248
02:23:55,040 --> 02:24:00,000
through the year. So we're going to

3249
02:23:56,160 --> 02:24:02,240
monitor this if if we show

3250
02:24:00,000 --> 02:24:03,840
We're going to use this as as almost a

3251
02:24:02,240 --> 02:24:07,439
pilot project to understand what's

3252
02:24:03,840 --> 02:24:10,000
really happening. Um if we see that uh

3253
02:24:07,439 --> 02:24:15,200
if we're seeing much deterioration or

3254
02:24:10,000 --> 02:24:17,760
the the repairing area, you know, not

3255
02:24:15,200 --> 02:24:21,040
the the trees and the vegetations and

3256
02:24:17,760 --> 02:24:22,560
and also the wildlife not flourishing

3257
02:24:21,040 --> 02:24:24,399
the way we were used to because this is

3258
02:24:22,560 --> 02:24:26,160
the wall is the first time we ever, you

3259
02:24:24,399 --> 02:24:28,399
know, it's been a barrier in that area.

3260
02:24:26,160 --> 02:24:30,000
So, we're going to just monitor it. Um

3261
02:24:28,399 --> 02:24:32,160
there's different techniques that the

3262
02:24:30,000 --> 02:24:35,600
welder will use to monitor that and

3263
02:24:32,160 --> 02:24:38,399
we'll do it on a yearly basis to uh to

3264
02:24:35,600 --> 02:24:41,040
see what impacts that wall had on that

3265
02:24:38,399 --> 02:24:43,435
area. Um our goal is to if there is

3266
02:24:41,040 --> 02:24:44,000
impacts is to go after um

3267
02:24:43,435 --> 02:24:47,600
[clears throat]

3268
02:24:44,000 --> 02:24:49,359
grant money um and sit with our

3269
02:24:47,600 --> 02:24:51,840
delegation see what we could do to

3270
02:24:49,359 --> 02:24:53,840
mitigate all the any impact that have

3271
02:24:51,840 --> 02:24:56,160
occurred because of the of the port

3272
02:24:53,840 --> 02:24:58,479
hole.

3273
02:24:56,160 --> 02:25:01,120
» Wonderful. Thank you sir. And there's

3274
02:24:58,479 --> 02:25:05,359
some beautiful trees there. I mean,

3275
02:25:01,120 --> 02:25:07,680
really old trees. Uh, and initially

3276
02:25:05,359 --> 02:25:10,880
that's where Santa Cruz crosses to

3277
02:25:07,680 --> 02:25:13,359
Mexico, right? Right in that area.

3278
02:25:10,880 --> 02:25:15,600
» That was Yeah, you're correct, Mr. uh,

3279
02:25:13,359 --> 02:25:18,319
members of the board, uh, that was a

3280
02:25:15,600 --> 02:25:22,000
port of entry at one point.

3281
02:25:18,319 --> 02:25:26,240
» The Santa Cruz River actually crosses

3282
02:25:22,000 --> 02:25:29,520
into Mexico there, right?

3283
02:25:26,240 --> 02:25:33,200
the rivers outside uh the the area we're

3284
02:25:29,520 --> 02:25:33,760
going to monitor but not by much.

3285
02:25:33,200 --> 02:25:36,800
» Sir

3286
02:25:33,760 --> 02:25:39,680
» And Mr. chair and board the as a

3287
02:25:36,800 --> 02:25:42,720
technical measure. Uh we recommend that

3288
02:25:39,680 --> 02:25:44,880
there be a contract with Wilder. Uh and

3289
02:25:42,720 --> 02:25:47,040
so if the board well the procurement

3290
02:25:44,880 --> 02:25:49,840
policy that the board has already

3291
02:25:47,040 --> 02:25:53,920
approved a couple of years ago uh allows

3292
02:25:49,840 --> 02:25:56,160
for uh I think county management or the

3293
02:25:53,920 --> 02:25:59,520
finance director to sign a contract. It

3294
02:25:56,160 --> 02:26:01,280
would be helpful if the uh board

3295
02:25:59,520 --> 02:26:03,439
authorizes

3296
02:26:01,280 --> 02:26:06,160
county management to sign any contract

3297
02:26:03,439 --> 02:26:07,840
with Wilder.

3298
02:26:06,160 --> 02:26:09,040
» Thank you.

3299
02:26:07,840 --> 02:26:10,960
» Any further discussion?

3300
02:26:09,040 --> 02:26:13,760
» No, I just want to thank um county

3301
02:26:10,960 --> 02:26:16,319
management for uh taking this proactive

3302
02:26:13,760 --> 02:26:19,359
initiative and document that area on the

3303
02:26:16,319 --> 02:26:21,439
east side and document it right now and

3304
02:26:19,359 --> 02:26:24,160
the impacts it's going to have for

3305
02:26:21,439 --> 02:26:25,520
building that fence, the border wall.

3306
02:26:24,160 --> 02:26:26,800
And like you say, like maybe in the

3307
02:26:25,520 --> 02:26:28,960
future hopefully like we're going to

3308
02:26:26,800 --> 02:26:32,080
have that documentation and if we need

3309
02:26:28,960 --> 02:26:33,600
to apply or make a case on on the on

3310
02:26:32,080 --> 02:26:37,359
what happened there, we would have that

3311
02:26:33,600 --> 02:26:39,600
information. So it's good to to be be

3312
02:26:37,359 --> 02:26:40,800
proactive.

3313
02:26:39,600 --> 02:26:42,080
» I concur.

3314
02:26:40,800 --> 02:26:45,600
» Mr. Chair,

3315
02:26:42,080 --> 02:26:48,800
» Bob, do we need to amend the the motion

3316
02:26:45,600 --> 02:26:52,399
or are we good with it?

3317
02:26:48,800 --> 02:26:55,600
The motion as it is certainly is to uh

3318
02:26:52,399 --> 02:26:59,200
accept the proposal and that's fine. But

3319
02:26:55,600 --> 02:27:02,240
yes, I think uh supervisor it would be

3320
02:26:59,200 --> 02:27:05,040
helpful if the board further authorizes

3321
02:27:02,240 --> 02:27:07,840
the county management to sign uh on

3322
02:27:05,040 --> 02:27:10,960
behalf of the county the any contract

3323
02:27:07,840 --> 02:27:13,920
with Wilder and then you

3324
02:27:10,960 --> 02:27:17,840
» Yeah, just just a friendly amendment,

3325
02:27:13,920 --> 02:27:22,800
Mr. Chair, to my motion. Move to approve

3326
02:27:17,840 --> 02:27:25,800
uh allowing uh staff a county manager to

3327
02:27:22,800 --> 02:27:25,800
sign.

3328
02:27:25,840 --> 02:27:30,080
» Second.

3329
02:27:26,479 --> 02:27:31,359
» Okay. Any further discussion?

3330
02:27:30,080 --> 02:27:33,040
» Move forward with the vote. All those in

3331
02:27:31,359 --> 02:27:33,359
favor, please signify by saying I.

3332
02:27:33,040 --> 02:27:34,160
» I.

3333
02:27:33,359 --> 02:27:36,319
» I.

3334
02:27:34,160 --> 02:27:38,399
» Motion carries unanimously. Thank you

3335
02:27:36,319 --> 02:27:40,000
for uh recommending to take that off a

3336
02:27:38,399 --> 02:27:42,240
consent agenda. I think it's incredibly

3337
02:27:40,000 --> 02:27:46,319
important. With that, we'll move back up

3338
02:27:42,240 --> 02:27:48,000
to H. Um action items. Number one,

3339
02:27:46,319 --> 02:27:51,280
discussion possible action to approve

3340
02:27:48,000 --> 02:27:53,760
and adopt proclamation declaring a

3341
02:27:51,280 --> 02:27:55,280
September 2026 as suicide prevention

3342
02:27:53,760 --> 02:27:59,439
awareness month throughout Santa Cruz

3343
02:27:55,280 --> 02:28:00,240
County. Vice Chair.

3344
02:27:59,439 --> 02:28:02,399
Okay.

3345
02:28:00,240 --> 02:28:03,040
» Oh, wait a minute. Um, do I have a

3346
02:28:02,399 --> 02:28:04,880
motion?

3347
02:28:03,040 --> 02:28:06,160
» I move.

3348
02:28:04,880 --> 02:28:09,200
» I'll second.

3349
02:28:06,160 --> 02:28:11,040
» Okay, it's been moved and seconded. At

3350
02:28:09,200 --> 02:28:12,640
this time, this will be considered

3351
02:28:11,040 --> 02:28:13,840
discussion.

3352
02:28:12,640 --> 02:28:16,160
» So, I'm going to read the the

3353
02:28:13,840 --> 02:28:19,439
proclamation, right?

3354
02:28:16,160 --> 02:28:22,240
Proclamation September 2026 suicide

3355
02:28:19,439 --> 02:28:24,080
prevention awareness month. Whereas

3356
02:28:22,240 --> 02:28:26,560
suicide is a serious public health

3357
02:28:24,080 --> 02:28:29,359
concern that affects individuals,

3358
02:28:26,560 --> 02:28:30,960
families, friends, workplaces, schools,

3359
02:28:29,359 --> 02:28:33,200
and communities throughout Santa Cruz

3360
02:28:30,960 --> 02:28:36,800
County. And its impact reaches people

3361
02:28:33,200 --> 02:28:39,760
all ages and backgrounds. And whereas

3362
02:28:36,800 --> 02:28:42,160
mental health challenges, substance use,

3363
02:28:39,760 --> 02:28:44,479
isolation, trauma, significant life

3364
02:28:42,160 --> 02:28:46,720
changes, and other circumstances may

3365
02:28:44,479 --> 02:28:48,960
increase vulnerability, making

3366
02:28:46,720 --> 02:28:51,280
prevention, early identification,

3367
02:28:48,960 --> 02:28:53,040
intervention, and timely access to

3368
02:28:51,280 --> 02:28:56,640
appropriate support critically

3369
02:28:53,040 --> 02:28:58,640
important. And whereas rural and border

3370
02:28:56,640 --> 02:29:01,439
communities may experience unique

3371
02:28:58,640 --> 02:29:04,240
barriers to accessing behavioral health

3372
02:29:01,439 --> 02:29:07,040
services including transportation,

3373
02:29:04,240 --> 02:29:08,880
providing a availability, financial

3374
02:29:07,040 --> 02:29:11,920
limitation, stigma, and lack of

3375
02:29:08,880 --> 02:29:14,560
awareness about available sources. And

3376
02:29:11,920 --> 02:29:16,479
whereas suicide prevention requires

3377
02:29:14,560 --> 02:29:20,080
collaboration among healthc care and

3378
02:29:16,479 --> 02:29:22,319
behavioral health providers, schools for

3379
02:29:20,080 --> 02:29:24,880
first responders, law enforcement,

3380
02:29:22,319 --> 02:29:27,520
courts, government agencies, nonprofit

3381
02:29:24,880 --> 02:29:30,479
organizations, families, community

3382
02:29:27,520 --> 02:29:32,720
leaders, and residents. And whereas

3383
02:29:30,479 --> 02:29:35,760
increasing awareness of suicide warning

3384
02:29:32,720 --> 02:29:38,160
signs and available resources encourage

3385
02:29:35,760 --> 02:29:39,600
individuals to seek help and creating

3386
02:29:38,160 --> 02:29:42,080
supportive environments where

3387
02:29:39,600 --> 02:29:45,120
conversations about mental health can

3388
02:29:42,080 --> 02:29:48,160
occur without shame or judgment can help

3389
02:29:45,120 --> 02:29:49,840
save lives. And whereas Santa Cruz

3390
02:29:48,160 --> 02:29:52,160
County recognizes the dedication of

3391
02:29:49,840 --> 02:29:55,840
behavioral health professionals, health

3392
02:29:52,160 --> 02:29:57,840
care providers, first responders,

3393
02:29:55,840 --> 02:29:59,600
educators, law enforcement, social

3394
02:29:57,840 --> 02:30:02,960
service agencies, community

3395
02:29:59,600 --> 02:30:06,560
organizations, families, and families

3396
02:30:02,960 --> 02:30:08,479
affected by suicide. And whereas every

3397
02:30:06,560 --> 02:30:10,880
resident in Santa Cruz County can

3398
02:30:08,479 --> 02:30:13,040
contribute to suicide prevention by

3399
02:30:10,880 --> 02:30:15,359
promoting connection, compassion,

3400
02:30:13,040 --> 02:30:17,760
understanding, and hope. and by helping

3401
02:30:15,359 --> 02:30:19,840
individuals experiencing emotional

3402
02:30:17,760 --> 02:30:23,359
distress connect with appropriate

3403
02:30:19,840 --> 02:30:26,080
resources and support. And

3404
02:30:23,359 --> 02:30:29,280
whereas proactive parents who raise

3405
02:30:26,080 --> 02:30:32,160
safety concerns in family court deserves

3406
02:30:29,280 --> 02:30:35,359
to be heard on the evidence rather than

3407
02:30:32,160 --> 02:30:38,000
dismissed. And children deserve to be

3408
02:30:35,359 --> 02:30:40,399
believed. And whereas suicide prevention

3409
02:30:38,000 --> 02:30:42,640
awareness month provides an important

3410
02:30:40,399 --> 02:30:44,800
opportunity to educate our community,

3411
02:30:42,640 --> 02:30:46,479
reduce stigma, strengthen partnership,

3412
02:30:44,800 --> 02:30:49,520
promote prevention and early

3413
02:30:46,479 --> 02:30:52,560
intervention, and reaffirm that suicide

3414
02:30:49,520 --> 02:30:54,800
prevention is a responsibility shared

3415
02:30:52,560 --> 02:30:57,520
throughout our community. Now,

3416
02:30:54,800 --> 02:30:59,600
therefore, be it proclaimed that Santa

3417
02:30:57,520 --> 02:31:02,479
Cruz County Board of Supervisors hereby

3418
02:30:59,600 --> 02:31:05,040
recognizes the month of September 2026

3419
02:31:02,479 --> 02:31:07,520
as suicide prevention awareness month

3420
02:31:05,040 --> 02:31:09,280
throughout Santa Cruz County, Arizona,

3421
02:31:07,520 --> 02:31:11,280
and encourages all residents,

3422
02:31:09,280 --> 02:31:13,359
businesses, schools, healthc care

3423
02:31:11,280 --> 02:31:15,600
providers, government agencies,

3424
02:31:13,359 --> 02:31:17,600
nonprofit organizations, faith and

3425
02:31:15,600 --> 02:31:19,680
community organizations, and other

3426
02:31:17,600 --> 02:31:22,240
community partners to participate in

3427
02:31:19,680 --> 02:31:24,240
suicide prevention awareness efforts.

3428
02:31:22,240 --> 02:31:26,640
Learn to recognize warning signs,

3429
02:31:24,240 --> 02:31:28,800
promote available resources, support

3430
02:31:26,640 --> 02:31:31,680
individuals and families who may be

3431
02:31:28,800 --> 02:31:34,399
struggling, and work together to build a

3432
02:31:31,680 --> 02:31:37,280
community rooted in hope, connection,

3433
02:31:34,399 --> 02:31:39,359
compassion, and resilience. Pass and

3434
02:31:37,280 --> 02:31:41,840
adopted this second day of September,

3435
02:31:39,359 --> 02:31:44,240
2026.

3436
02:31:41,840 --> 02:31:46,640
» Thank you, sir.

3437
02:31:44,240 --> 02:31:48,319
Okay, we'll move to uh the vote. All

3438
02:31:46,640 --> 02:31:48,720
those in favor, please signify by saying

3439
02:31:48,319 --> 02:31:49,680
I.

3440
02:31:48,720 --> 02:31:51,680
» I.

3441
02:31:49,680 --> 02:31:55,120
» Motion carries unanimously. Thank you,

3442
02:31:51,680 --> 02:31:57,840
sir. Item B, September 14th through

3443
02:31:55,120 --> 02:32:01,200
September 20th, 2026 as National Diaper

3444
02:31:57,840 --> 02:32:02,880
Need a Awareness Week. And I'll ask uh

3445
02:32:01,200 --> 02:32:03,840
Supervisor Metta, if you could please

3446
02:32:02,880 --> 02:32:04,640
read that proclamation.

3447
02:32:03,840 --> 02:32:08,640
» Honored, Mr. Chair.

3448
02:32:04,640 --> 02:32:09,520
» Prior to do I have a motion to accept

3449
02:32:08,640 --> 02:32:11,600
and move.

3450
02:32:09,520 --> 02:32:13,040
» Okay, it's been moved and seconded.

3451
02:32:11,600 --> 02:32:16,479
» Um, go ahead.

3452
02:32:13,040 --> 02:32:20,319
» Okay. Thank you, sir. In the irony

3453
02:32:16,479 --> 02:32:23,520
because I'm having issues in my district

3454
02:32:20,319 --> 02:32:25,359
with someone throwing diapers on the

3455
02:32:23,520 --> 02:32:30,560
frontage road right before right in

3456
02:32:25,359 --> 02:32:33,680
front of Calabas's school. I I had a

3457
02:32:30,560 --> 02:32:37,200
a text this Sunday where someone

3458
02:32:33,680 --> 02:32:38,960
saw a bunch of diapers thrown in the

3459
02:32:37,200 --> 02:32:41,520
middle of the street and this has

3460
02:32:38,960 --> 02:32:44,640
happened quite a few times in the last

3461
02:32:41,520 --> 02:32:46,479
year. We're hoping to maybe set up some

3462
02:32:44,640 --> 02:32:50,240
cameras or something to see if we can

3463
02:32:46,479 --> 02:32:54,000
catch this person unfortunately.

3464
02:32:50,240 --> 02:32:56,160
So the proclamation is diaper need

3465
02:32:54,000 --> 02:32:59,439
awareness week September 14th through

3466
02:32:56,160 --> 02:33:02,560
September 20th 2026. Whereas diaper need

3467
02:32:59,439 --> 02:33:05,040
the the condition of not being able to

3468
02:33:02,560 --> 02:33:07,920
afford a sufficient supply of clean

3469
02:33:05,040 --> 02:33:11,040
diapers to keep babies and toddlers

3470
02:33:07,920 --> 02:33:12,960
clean, dry, and healthy can adversely

3471
02:33:11,040 --> 02:33:16,240
affect the health and well-being of

3472
02:33:12,960 --> 02:33:18,720
children and their families. And whereas

3473
02:33:16,240 --> 02:33:21,280
national surveys and and research

3474
02:33:18,720 --> 02:33:24,080
studies reported that nearly one in two

3475
02:33:21,280 --> 02:33:27,359
families struggles with diaper need and

3476
02:33:24,080 --> 02:33:30,479
48% of families delay changing a diaper

3477
02:33:27,359 --> 02:33:33,200
to extend the availability of supply.

3478
02:33:30,479 --> 02:33:37,840
And whereas a daily or weekly supply of

3479
02:33:33,200 --> 02:33:40,720
diapers is greatly and eligibly uh

3480
02:33:37,840 --> 02:33:43,680
required for babies and toddlers to

3481
02:33:40,720 --> 02:33:46,160
participate in child care programs and

3482
02:33:43,680 --> 02:33:49,520
quality early education programs that

3483
02:33:46,160 --> 02:33:52,000
enable children to thrive and parents to

3484
02:33:49,520 --> 02:33:54,720
work. hand. Whereas many parents

3485
02:33:52,000 --> 02:33:59,439
struggling with diapers need report

3486
02:33:54,720 --> 02:34:03,200
missing an average of five of

3487
02:33:59,439 --> 02:34:06,000
of work each I'm sorry an average of

3488
02:34:03,200 --> 02:34:08,479
five days of work each month due to the

3489
02:34:06,000 --> 02:34:12,080
insufficient supply of diapers and

3490
02:34:08,479 --> 02:34:15,120
whereas without enough diapers

3491
02:34:12,080 --> 02:34:17,760
babies and toddlers risk infection and

3492
02:34:15,120 --> 02:34:20,240
health problems that they may require

3493
02:34:17,760 --> 02:34:24,479
medical attention resulting in medical

3494
02:34:20,240 --> 02:34:28,640
costs and parents may be prevented and

3495
02:34:24,479 --> 02:34:32,640
access from accessing child care need to

3496
02:34:28,640 --> 02:34:35,520
go to work or school nearby

3497
02:34:32,640 --> 02:34:38,000
destabilizing the family's economic

3498
02:34:35,520 --> 02:34:39,359
prospects and well-being. And whereas

3499
02:34:38,000 --> 02:34:42,000
the people of Santa Cruz County

3500
02:34:39,359 --> 02:34:45,359
recognize that diaper need is a public

3501
02:34:42,000 --> 02:34:48,560
health issue and addressing diaper need

3502
02:34:45,359 --> 02:34:52,800
can lead econ to economic opportunity

3503
02:34:48,560 --> 02:34:55,680
for states families and communities and

3504
02:34:52,800 --> 02:34:58,399
improved health for children. Thus

3505
02:34:55,680 --> 02:35:02,080
ensuring all children and families have

3506
02:34:58,399 --> 02:35:04,640
access to the basic necessities required

3507
02:35:02,080 --> 02:35:07,359
to thrive and reach their full

3508
02:35:04,640 --> 02:35:10,720
potential. And whereas Santa Cruz County

3509
02:35:07,359 --> 02:35:13,840
is proud to be home to trusted

3510
02:35:10,720 --> 02:35:16,880
community-based organizations, including

3511
02:35:13,840 --> 02:35:20,479
that recognize the importance of diaper

3512
02:35:16,880 --> 02:35:24,720
and ensuring uh health and providing

3513
02:35:20,479 --> 02:35:26,560
economic stability for families and thus

3514
02:35:24,720 --> 02:35:29,200
distur

3515
02:35:26,560 --> 02:35:31,840
I'm sorry distribute

3516
02:35:29,200 --> 02:35:34,319
diapers to families through various

3517
02:35:31,840 --> 02:35:36,800
channels and whereas through their

3518
02:35:34,319 --> 02:35:39,920
important work of addressing diaper

3519
02:35:36,800 --> 02:35:42,720
need. Diaper banks play a critical role

3520
02:35:39,920 --> 02:35:45,920
in supporting families, improving infant

3521
02:35:42,720 --> 02:35:48,960
health and well-being, and advising our

3522
02:35:45,920 --> 02:35:51,600
local and state economic growth. Now,

3523
02:35:48,960 --> 02:35:53,840
therefore, the board of supervisors,

3524
02:35:51,600 --> 02:35:57,359
Santa Cruz County, do hereby proclaim

3525
02:35:53,840 --> 02:36:01,040
the week of September 14th through

3526
02:35:57,359 --> 02:36:03,520
September 20th, 2026 as National Diaper

3527
02:36:01,040 --> 02:36:07,600
Need Awareness Week.

3528
02:36:03,520 --> 02:36:10,640
and passed and adopted this second day

3529
02:36:07,600 --> 02:36:12,880
of September 2026. The chairman John

3530
02:36:10,640 --> 02:36:15,040
Fanning, Vice Chairman Luc Carlos Davis,

3531
02:36:12,880 --> 02:36:17,439
and yours truly.

3532
02:36:15,040 --> 02:36:20,000
» Thank you,

3533
02:36:17,439 --> 02:36:21,840
» Mr. Young.

3534
02:36:20,000 --> 02:36:24,160
» I just wonder if we could take a picture

3535
02:36:21,840 --> 02:36:25,120
uh with the for the proclamation with

3536
02:36:24,160 --> 02:36:26,960
the group.

3537
02:36:25,120 --> 02:36:28,240
» And I don't know if they I don't know if

3538
02:36:26,960 --> 02:36:30,479
you guys would want to say something. I

3539
02:36:28,240 --> 02:36:32,800
don't know if that's possible.

3540
02:36:30,479 --> 02:36:33,680
Miss Molina,

3541
02:36:32,800 --> 02:36:36,399
» There's circle

3542
02:36:33,680 --> 02:36:38,640
» Put on the spot

3543
02:36:36,399 --> 02:36:40,399
» If anyone would like to uh come up and

3544
02:36:38,640 --> 02:36:44,359
» Thank you for what you do, by the way.

3545
02:36:40,399 --> 02:36:44,359
We really appreciate it.

3546
02:36:46,640 --> 02:36:51,120
» So, good morning to everyone. Um, we've

3547
02:36:49,359 --> 02:36:53,040
we've all been waiting patiently for

3548
02:36:51,120 --> 02:36:55,439
this and thank you so much for allowing

3549
02:36:53,040 --> 02:36:57,520
us to to be here. So, Patty Molina with

3550
02:36:55,439 --> 02:36:59,680
Maroposa Community Health Center. Uh

3551
02:36:57,520 --> 02:37:01,520
suicide awareness month is a really

3552
02:36:59,680 --> 02:37:03,040
important month for people to be aware

3553
02:37:01,520 --> 02:37:04,880
of and to understand that there are

3554
02:37:03,040 --> 02:37:07,520
resources out there for people to get

3555
02:37:04,880 --> 02:37:09,760
and that we need to dismiss the stigma

3556
02:37:07,520 --> 02:37:12,080
that a lot of people have because it's

3557
02:37:09,760 --> 02:37:15,040
important to get the help and you need

3558
02:37:12,080 --> 02:37:16,960
to uh take care of yourself in all

3559
02:37:15,040 --> 02:37:19,359
levels of whatever profession you're in.

3560
02:37:16,960 --> 02:37:22,479
And so there's really significant um

3561
02:37:19,359 --> 02:37:24,080
impacts that this month has for a lot of

3562
02:37:22,479 --> 02:37:26,080
different people and their families who

3563
02:37:24,080 --> 02:37:28,000
have gone through this. So, we're

3564
02:37:26,080 --> 02:37:29,760
creating an awareness for the entire

3565
02:37:28,000 --> 02:37:31,520
month and we're going to have different

3566
02:37:29,760 --> 02:37:33,359
activities throughout the month that we

3567
02:37:31,520 --> 02:37:35,120
hope that the community will join us

3568
02:37:33,359 --> 02:37:37,520
for. They'll all be posted on social

3569
02:37:35,120 --> 02:37:40,640
media. Just to name one in particular,

3570
02:37:37,520 --> 02:37:42,880
we are going to have uh a table at the

3571
02:37:40,640 --> 02:37:45,840
national um night out, right? That's

3572
02:37:42,880 --> 02:37:48,399
what it's called. Uh at the park and

3573
02:37:45,840 --> 02:37:50,319
then we'll also have a walk on the 16th

3574
02:37:48,399 --> 02:37:52,319
starting at 8 a.m. from city hall down

3575
02:37:50,319 --> 02:37:54,640
to the border and back if you'd like to

3576
02:37:52,319 --> 02:37:55,840
join us as well for that. So, thank you

3577
02:37:54,640 --> 02:37:58,000
so much.

3578
02:37:55,840 --> 02:38:01,000
» Wonderful. If we could have uh Yeah,

3579
02:37:58,000 --> 02:38:01,000
let's

3580
02:38:01,600 --> 02:38:04,960
Thank you. If we could take a picture at

3581
02:38:03,520 --> 02:38:08,680
this time, if you'd like to come on up,

3582
02:38:04,960 --> 02:38:08,680
that would be greatly appreciated.

3583
02:38:12,560 --> 02:38:15,800
» You bet.

3584
02:38:31,359 --> 02:38:34,359
Of

3585
02:38:44,640 --> 02:38:47,640
course.

3586
02:38:49,439 --> 02:38:52,680
» Turn sideways.

3587
02:39:05,425 --> 02:39:07,444
» [applause]

3588
02:39:10,240 --> 02:39:14,880
» Does anybody wants to say something

3589
02:39:11,600 --> 02:39:16,160
else? Add something else.

3590
02:39:14,880 --> 02:39:18,000
It would be good when you have the

3591
02:39:16,160 --> 02:39:19,920
flyers or anybody like share it with us

3592
02:39:18,000 --> 02:39:21,920
so we can see if we can share it through

3593
02:39:19,920 --> 02:39:23,920
through Shannon

3594
02:39:21,920 --> 02:39:26,560
to promote those events.

3595
02:39:23,920 --> 02:39:27,040
» Yeah. Um I'm happy to share them. Okay.

3596
02:39:26,560 --> 02:39:28,479
Thank you.

3597
02:39:27,040 --> 02:39:28,960
» And thank you for all that you do,

3598
02:39:28,479 --> 02:39:29,439
folks.

3599
02:39:28,960 --> 02:39:30,880
» Yeah.

3600
02:39:29,439 --> 02:39:32,240
» But I do I think it's important to

3601
02:39:30,880 --> 02:39:34,800
acknowledge that the members that are

3602
02:39:32,240 --> 02:39:35,760
here with us, Service of Peace, CAC, and

3603
02:39:34,800 --> 02:39:36,800
Kodak.

3604
02:39:35,760 --> 02:39:37,600
» Hi, come over here.

3605
02:39:36,800 --> 02:39:39,200
» Kodak. Yes.

3606
02:39:37,600 --> 02:39:42,319
» You could all introduce yourselves.

3607
02:39:39,200 --> 02:39:46,600
» Yeah. Don't don't be shy.

3608
02:39:42,319 --> 02:39:46,600
» You do great things for our community.

3609
02:39:47,359 --> 02:39:50,880
» Good morning. I'm Aaron Soul. I'm a

3610
02:39:49,200 --> 02:39:53,040
community health worker for CEKC, which

3611
02:39:50,880 --> 02:39:54,560
is Southeast Arizona Health Education

3612
02:39:53,040 --> 02:39:56,399
Center.

3613
02:39:54,560 --> 02:39:58,240
» Thank you. Hello everybody. My name is

3614
02:39:56,399 --> 02:40:01,200
Lupita Gonzalez, certified community

3615
02:39:58,240 --> 02:40:03,200
health worker also for CEK.

3616
02:40:01,200 --> 02:40:06,560
» Good morning. Felix, certified community

3617
02:40:03,200 --> 02:40:08,479
health worker for CEK.

3618
02:40:06,560 --> 02:40:10,319
» My name is Alberto Daso. I'm a counselor

3619
02:40:08,479 --> 02:40:12,080
and case manager for Kodak, a behavioral

3620
02:40:10,319 --> 02:40:15,200
health agency.

3621
02:40:12,080 --> 02:40:17,120
» Thank you.

3622
02:40:15,200 --> 02:40:18,880
» I'm also representing Blanca Costa

3623
02:40:17,120 --> 02:40:20,319
Circles of Peace. Thank you so much for

3624
02:40:18,880 --> 02:40:22,000
this opportunity. This may be routine

3625
02:40:20,319 --> 02:40:24,160
for all of you, but it's something very

3626
02:40:22,000 --> 02:40:28,280
special, something we look forward to as

3627
02:40:24,160 --> 02:40:28,280
an alliance. Thank you.

3628
02:40:30,479 --> 02:40:35,280
» Thank you. Thank you everyone.

3629
02:40:32,399 --> 02:40:37,126
» No, thanks again for all your work.

3630
02:40:35,280 --> 02:40:39,146
» Thank you.

3631
02:40:37,126 --> 02:40:39,146
[applause]

3632
02:40:39,600 --> 02:40:43,760
» Okay, with that we'll take go to vote.

3633
02:40:42,240 --> 02:40:44,319
All those in favor, please signify by

3634
02:40:43,760 --> 02:40:45,120
saying I.

3635
02:40:44,319 --> 02:40:47,359
» I. I.

3636
02:40:45,120 --> 02:40:50,960
» Motion carries unanimously.

3637
02:40:47,359 --> 02:40:54,479
» Okay. Lastly, um, under this portion,

3638
02:40:50,960 --> 02:40:57,520
uh, 1 C, uh, do I have a motion to

3639
02:40:54,479 --> 02:41:00,399
approve September 18th, 2026 as Rotary

3640
02:40:57,520 --> 02:41:01,760
International District 5500 day?

3641
02:41:00,399 --> 02:41:03,760
» I move.

3642
02:41:01,760 --> 02:41:05,920
» No,

3643
02:41:03,760 --> 02:41:08,800
» Then I will second it.

3644
02:41:05,920 --> 02:41:11,520
» Just kidding. I'll second. [laughter]

3645
02:41:08,800 --> 02:41:14,960
» All right, it's moved to second it. It's

3646
02:41:11,520 --> 02:41:18,000
going to be a two-1 vote

3647
02:41:14,960 --> 02:41:20,640
and I will go ahead and read it under uh

3648
02:41:18,000 --> 02:41:22,640
comments. Whereas Rotary International

3649
02:41:20,640 --> 02:41:25,920
is an international service organization

3650
02:41:22,640 --> 02:41:28,399
comprising 46,000 clubs in more than 200

3651
02:41:25,920 --> 02:41:31,040
nations with 1.2 million individual

3652
02:41:28,399 --> 02:41:33,359
members providing approximately 47

3653
02:41:31,040 --> 02:41:35,040
million volunteer hours each year and

3654
02:41:33,359 --> 02:41:37,120
whose stated purpose is to bring

3655
02:41:35,040 --> 02:41:38,640
together business, professional, and

3656
02:41:37,120 --> 02:41:41,120
community leaders to provide

3657
02:41:38,640 --> 02:41:43,359
humanitarian service. In addition, the

3658
02:41:41,120 --> 02:41:45,439
Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members

3659
02:41:43,359 --> 02:41:48,160
to advance world understanding,

3660
02:41:45,439 --> 02:41:49,920
goodwill, and peace by improving health,

3661
02:41:48,160 --> 02:41:52,000
providing quality education, improving

3662
02:41:49,920 --> 02:41:55,040
the environment, and alleviating

3663
02:41:52,000 --> 02:41:57,120
alleviating poverty. And whereas Rotary

3664
02:41:55,040 --> 02:41:59,600
International District 5500 has been

3665
02:41:57,120 --> 02:42:02,560
created within this larger international

3666
02:41:59,600 --> 02:42:05,200
organization to encourage and foster the

3667
02:42:02,560 --> 02:42:07,520
ideal of service as a basis of worthy

3668
02:42:05,200 --> 02:42:10,399
enterprise with more than 50 Rotary

3669
02:42:07,520 --> 02:42:12,240
clubs and approximately 1,400 members in

3670
02:42:10,399 --> 02:42:14,479
southern Arizona working together in

3671
02:42:12,240 --> 02:42:15,840
community to be of greater service to

3672
02:42:14,479 --> 02:42:19,439
those in need throughout southern

3673
02:42:15,840 --> 02:42:21,680
Arizona. hand. Whereas district 5,500

3674
02:42:19,439 --> 02:42:24,000
have joined together to bring Rotarians,

3675
02:42:21,680 --> 02:42:25,680
Rotary youth, and other others to a

3676
02:42:24,000 --> 02:42:28,720
district conference at the Tubback Golf

3677
02:42:25,680 --> 02:42:31,760
Resort and Spa on September 18th and 19,

3678
02:42:28,720 --> 02:42:34,160
2026 to share ideas and initiatives for

3679
02:42:31,760 --> 02:42:36,000
local and global service projects and to

3680
02:42:34,160 --> 02:42:38,399
build greater awareness of the services

3681
02:42:36,000 --> 02:42:41,840
that Rotary provides. And whereas

3682
02:42:38,399 --> 02:42:43,680
District 5500 fosters high ethical

3683
02:42:41,840 --> 02:42:45,680
standards in all aspects of personal,

3684
02:42:43,680 --> 02:42:48,080
professional, and community life. And

3685
02:42:45,680 --> 02:42:50,560
whereas district 5500 part of a global

3686
02:42:48,080 --> 02:42:52,319
network values diversity and celebrates

3687
02:42:50,560 --> 02:42:54,640
the contributions of people of all

3688
02:42:52,319 --> 02:42:57,840
backgrounds regardless of their age,

3689
02:42:54,640 --> 02:43:00,800
ethnicity, race, color abilities,

3690
02:42:57,840 --> 02:43:03,120
religion, socioeconomic status, culture.

3691
02:43:00,800 --> 02:43:05,680
hand. Whereas Rotarians have been

3692
02:43:03,120 --> 02:43:08,080
anticipating gathering in person to

3693
02:43:05,680 --> 02:43:09,840
educate, inspire, and engage one another

3694
02:43:08,080 --> 02:43:12,399
on topics relevant to the southern

3695
02:43:09,840 --> 02:43:14,479
Arizona communities they serve and enjoy

3696
02:43:12,399 --> 02:43:17,200
learning from one another across varied

3697
02:43:14,479 --> 02:43:19,280
types of collaborations. hand. Whereas

3698
02:43:17,200 --> 02:43:22,080
the district 5500 conference offers

3699
02:43:19,280 --> 02:43:24,720
Rotarians, Rotary youth, and others to

3700
02:43:22,080 --> 02:43:26,240
chance to a chance to grow together

3701
02:43:24,720 --> 02:43:28,960
through the shared goals of enhancing

3702
02:43:26,240 --> 02:43:31,760
mutual collaborations on international,

3703
02:43:28,960 --> 02:43:33,760
regional, and local humanitarian efforts

3704
02:43:31,760 --> 02:43:36,319
as well as exposing the wider world of

3705
02:43:33,760 --> 02:43:38,240
Rotary to Rotarians interested in

3706
02:43:36,319 --> 02:43:41,359
providing leadership for Rotary's

3707
02:43:38,240 --> 02:43:43,600
efforts in the future. Now, therefore,

3708
02:43:41,359 --> 02:43:45,439
the board of supervisors of Santa Cruz

3709
02:43:43,600 --> 02:43:48,640
County, Arizona, does hereby proclaim

3710
02:43:45,439 --> 02:43:51,439
September 18th, 2026 as Rotary

3711
02:43:48,640 --> 02:43:54,399
International District 5500 day in

3712
02:43:51,439 --> 02:43:56,479
Tubac, Arizona, and encourage all

3713
02:43:54,399 --> 02:43:58,720
residents to join us in honoring all

3714
02:43:56,479 --> 02:44:01,439
Rotary Clubs in Rotary International

3715
02:43:58,720 --> 02:44:03,040
District 5500 for their commitment to

3716
02:44:01,439 --> 02:44:05,520
humanitarian efforts throughout the

3717
02:44:03,040 --> 02:44:07,439
world to provide service to others,

3718
02:44:05,520 --> 02:44:09,520
valuing diversity and inclusion,

3719
02:44:07,439 --> 02:44:11,279
promoting high ethical standards, and

3720
02:44:09,520 --> 02:44:13,359
advancing world understanding, goodwill,

3721
02:44:11,279 --> 02:44:15,920
and peace through its fellowship. In

3722
02:44:13,359 --> 02:44:17,520
witness whereof, we have here unto set

3723
02:44:15,920 --> 02:44:19,760
our hand and caused the seal of Santa

3724
02:44:17,520 --> 02:44:23,760
Cruz County to be affixed the second day

3725
02:44:19,760 --> 02:44:27,359
of September, 2026, signed by myself,

3726
02:44:23,760 --> 02:44:30,880
uh, Vice Chair Luis Carlos Davis, and

3727
02:44:27,359 --> 02:44:33,880
member Rudy Mleta and future Rotarian

3728
02:44:30,880 --> 02:44:33,880
hopefully.

3729
02:44:34,894 --> 02:44:41,000
[laughter]

3730
02:44:35,680 --> 02:44:41,000
» Is that Is that a motion? No, that's not

3731
02:44:41,439 --> 02:44:46,000
okay. With that, uh we'll we'll go to a

3732
02:44:44,479 --> 02:44:47,600
vote. Uh all those in favor, please

3733
02:44:46,000 --> 02:44:49,200
signify by saying I.

3734
02:44:47,600 --> 02:44:52,479
» I.

3735
02:44:49,200 --> 02:44:55,279
Um passes unanimously. Okay. With that,

3736
02:44:52,479 --> 02:44:56,080
we'll move to uh um

3737
02:44:55,279 --> 02:44:56,560
» Mr. Chair.

3738
02:44:56,080 --> 02:44:58,560
» Yes, sir.

3739
02:44:56,560 --> 02:44:59,120
» I miss you saying Davies.

3740
02:44:58,560 --> 02:45:00,479
» Davies.

3741
02:44:59,120 --> 02:45:03,120
» Yeah, you said Davies now.

3742
02:45:00,479 --> 02:45:05,680
» I apologize. [laughter]

3743
02:45:03,120 --> 02:45:07,279
» It will not happen again. No disrespect.

3744
02:45:05,680 --> 02:45:10,160
I apologize. as I'm going to go back up

3745
02:45:07,279 --> 02:45:12,560
to H2 discussion possible action to

3746
02:45:10,160 --> 02:45:14,720
approve and authorize partial release of

3747
02:45:12,560 --> 02:45:17,720
substitute assurance agreement number

3748
02:45:14,720 --> 02:45:17,720
2025-0667

3749
02:45:18,479 --> 02:45:26,000
specific to lots 48-61

3750
02:45:21,439 --> 02:45:29,040
inclusive and 63 through 78 inclusive

3751
02:45:26,000 --> 02:45:30,800
um two back golf resort development unit

3752
02:45:29,040 --> 02:45:32,640
number two do I have a motion

3753
02:45:30,800 --> 02:45:34,080
» Move to approve second

3754
02:45:32,640 --> 02:45:36,479
» Been moved and seconded any further

3755
02:45:34,080 --> 02:45:38,479
discussion hearing none all All those in

3756
02:45:36,479 --> 02:45:41,520
favor, please signify by saying I.

3757
02:45:38,479 --> 02:45:44,080
» I. Motion carries unanimously. And now

3758
02:45:41,520 --> 02:45:45,680
um I consent agenda. Do I have a motion

3759
02:45:44,080 --> 02:45:47,680
to approve the consent agenda as

3760
02:45:45,680 --> 02:45:49,279
presented minus number six?

3761
02:45:47,680 --> 02:45:51,040
» I move. Second.

3762
02:45:49,279 --> 02:45:53,279
» Been moved and seconded. Any further

3763
02:45:51,040 --> 02:45:55,040
discussion? Hearing none. All those in

3764
02:45:53,279 --> 02:45:55,359
favor, please signify by saying I.

3765
02:45:55,040 --> 02:45:58,880
» I.

3766
02:45:55,359 --> 02:46:02,399
» I. Motion carries unanimously. And last

3767
02:45:58,880 --> 02:46:04,000
but certainly not least, uh least um Jay

3768
02:46:02,399 --> 02:46:05,439
adjournment. Do I have a motion to

3769
02:46:04,000 --> 02:46:06,640
adjurnn?

3770
02:46:05,439 --> 02:46:08,960
move to journ.

3771
02:46:06,640 --> 02:46:10,399
» Yes, sir.

3772
02:46:08,960 --> 02:46:12,240
» You had mentioned I think you mentioned

3773
02:46:10,399 --> 02:46:14,160
this earlier and we have a board meeting

3774
02:46:12,240 --> 02:46:16,240
before then, but we do have a you had

3775
02:46:14,160 --> 02:46:18,479
asked me to to make sure we have the

3776
02:46:16,240 --> 02:46:20,800
Santa Cruz County Fair September 18th

3777
02:46:18,479 --> 02:46:21,359
also coming up.

3778
02:46:20,800 --> 02:46:22,560
» Very good.

3779
02:46:21,359 --> 02:46:23,760
» So, I want to make sure we got that. We

3780
02:46:22,560 --> 02:46:25,040
have a board meeting before that, but I

3781
02:46:23,760 --> 02:46:26,800
know that you wanted to mention that.

3782
02:46:25,040 --> 02:46:28,720
» Yes, most definitely. Thank you, kind

3783
02:46:26,800 --> 02:46:31,120
sir. Hope to see everyone out there. A

3784
02:46:28,720 --> 02:46:34,319
lot of fun for the family. Okay, with

3785
02:46:31,120 --> 02:46:35,200
that, do we have a motion?

3786
02:46:34,319 --> 02:46:35,760
Move to ajourn.

3787
02:46:35,200 --> 02:46:36,319
» We did.

3788
02:46:35,760 --> 02:46:36,720
» Did we?

3789
02:46:36,319 --> 02:46:38,479
» Uhhuh.

3790
02:46:36,720 --> 02:46:39,359
» Yeah. Before I was rudely interrupted.

3791
02:46:38,479 --> 02:46:40,800
» Oh yeah.

3792
02:46:39,359 --> 02:46:42,560
» Yeah. Before you were rudely

3793
02:46:40,800 --> 02:46:44,479
interrupted. [laughter]

3794
02:46:42,560 --> 02:46:46,240
» Okay. We have a motion and a second. All

3795
02:46:44,479 --> 02:46:48,399
those in favor, please signify by saying

3796
02:46:46,240 --> 02:46:51,359
I. I.

3797
02:46:48,399 --> 02:46:53,840
» We are now adjourned at 12:01. Thank

3798
02:46:51,359 --> 02:46:53,840
you.