Board of Supervisors Minutes 2024-02-06

 

DEREK RAPIER County Administrator (928) 865-2072 BIANCA CASTAÑEDA Clerk of the Board FACSIMILE (928) 865-9332

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS P.O. BOX 908 253 5TH STREET CLIFTON, AZ 85533

DAVID GOMEZ District 1 RON CAMPBELL District 2 RICHARD LUNT District 3

 

MEETING NOTICE and AGENDA

Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes §38-431, et. seq.

and amendments thereto, the

GREENLEE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

also sitting as Board of Directors for

GREENLEE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT

and

GREENLEE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

hereby gives notice that a

Regular Meeting

 

will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2023 – 8:00 a.m. The Public will have physical access to the Board Meeting Room be no later than 7:45 a.m.

 

Audio/Visual Streaming of this meeting may be found at:

 

https://www.youtube.com/@GreenleeCountyAZ

 

Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, 2nd floor Courthouse Annex, 253 5th Street, Clifton, Arizona

 

AGENDA

*****

Total financial impact to Greenlee County to date resulting from  

Sheriff’s lawsuit against the Board of Supervisors = $271,865.65

 

 

1. Call to Order

 

Chairman Richard Lunt called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

 

1. Pledge of Allegiance

 

Supervisor Gomez led those present in the pledge.

 

1. Call to the Public

 

Sheriff Sumner responded to the call to the public to tell the Board about his concerns regarding a proposed fuel contract with Synergy.

 

2. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT – the Board of Supervisors will convene as the Board of Directors of the Greenlee County Public Health Services District and will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors following consideration of these items:
3. Consent Agenda
4. Clerk of the Board: Consideration of approval of Public Health Services District expense warrants in excess of $1,000.00

 

Upon motion by Supervisor Gomez seconded by Supervisor Campbell, and carried unanimously, the Board approved the Public Health Services District Consent Agenda as presented.

 

3. FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT – the Board of Supervisors will convene as the Board of Directors of the Greenlee County Flood Control District and will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors following consideration of these items:
4. Consent Agenda
5.     Clerk of the Board:  Consideration of approval of Flood Control District

expense warrants in excess of $1,000.00

 

Upon motion by Supervisor Gomez seconded by Supervisor Campbell, and carried unanimously, the Board approved the Flood Control District Consent Agenda as presented.

 

4. Reed Larson, County Engineer
5. Discussion/Action to consider approval of task order No. 2 with Dibble for design services for the grant-funded airport medium-intensity runway lighting replacement project in the amount of $98,079.40

 

Reed Larson, County Engineer presented the proposed task order and explained the funding source for the project and what that the funding will be used primarily for the engineering and design of the replacement runway lighting.  The work of replacing the lighting will be the subject of a future grant.

 

Upon motion by Supervisor Gomez seconded by Supervisor Campbell, and carried unanimously, the Board approved the proposed task order No. 2 as presented.

 

575. Discussion/Action to consider approval of task order No. 3 with Dibble for design services for the grant-funded airport taxiway rehabilitation project in the amount of $100,575.60

 

Mr. Larson presented a brief history of the building of the current airport taxiways and they problems that have developed with the eastern part of the taxiway.  He explained that the rehabilitation of the western part of the taxiway will be done completely with state funds and will be administered by ADOT.  However, the task order he presented will be designed and engineered by the county’s airport consultant and sub-contractors and will include an analysis of the base so that the taxiway will be stabilized and not subject to the kind of cracking the current taxiway has experienced.

 

Upon motion by Supervisor Campbell and seconded by Supervisor Gomez, and carried unanimously, the Board approved the proposed task order No. 3 as presented.

 

5. Derek Rapier, County Administrator
6. Discussion and Information Only: Update on bulk fuel tanks and supply.

 

Mr. Rapier explained the proposed contract the county received from Synergy and the nature of the “requirements” and “keep full” clauses as well as the maintenance portion of the contract.  He also explained how in the past, a previous supplier often left tanks empty and did not always meet the county’s requirements.  He discussed balancing cost and reliability. He briefly discussed that another supplier has approached the county about wanting to supply the county’s fuel needs.  And finally, he presented what he had learned from Graham County about how they meet their bulk fuel needs.  The Board asked some follow-up questions and instructed staff to continue to look into the best way to meet Greenlee County’s needs.

 

6. Derek Rapier, County Administrator
7. Budget Work Session: Housing and Economic Development.

 

Mr. Rapier briefly discussed the county’s previous efforts to stimulate economic growth and its more recent focus on housing.  He asked the Board to give some thought for a future meetings and for budget development purposes, to what the best way to focus and pursue the county’s efforts on economic development, whether to focus more on housing and less on some of the previous efforts or whether to stay more general in the county’s efforts.  If there is a more focused approach to housing, he asked the Board to consider how our economic development dollars could be best used to achieve that purpose.  He also briefly discussed a developing conversation regarding appropriate uses of economic developments funds in light of the scrutiny the Arizona Commerce Authority has received recently.  Board members shared their initial thoughts about the topic.

 

7. Derek Rapier, County Administrator and Bianca Castañeda, Clerk of the Board
8. County and State budget and legislative issues

 

Mr. Rapier explained that the focus at the legislature currently is mostly on election fixes that will allow the primary and general elections to be conducted on time.  There has been no talk of budgets.  The other topic has been water.  The Governor has a water plan but has not been able to find a legislative sponsor and has begun to instruct ADWR to begin establishing an AMA in the Gila Bend basin.  This will need to be monitored carefully.

 

 

1. Calendar and Events

 

The calendar was discussed and coordinated.

 

8. Consent Agenda
9. Clerk of the Board: Consideration of approval of minutes to previous meetings: 1/04/2024
10. Clerk of the Board: Consideration of approval of expense warrants in excess of $1,000.00 – Voucher 7022
11. Clerk of the Board: Consideration of approval of adoption of resolution of the Board of Supervisors authorizing the following Greenlee County Employee to sign and execute all documents and other items which may be required by the National Bank of Arizona for the conditions of any an all-banking business: G. Nabor and D. Florez
12. Chief Finance Officer: Consideration of approval of General Fund loans in the amount of $54,659.43 to be reimbursed upon receipt of funds: Fund 270 – $53,464.32; Fund 304 – $0.56; Fund 308 – $1,194.55

 

Upon motion by Supervisor Gomez seconded by Supervisor Campbell, and carried unanimously, the Board approved the Consent Agenda as presented.

 

9. Supervisor Reports (Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02(K), individual supervisors may present brief summaries of current events, but no discussion may occur, and no action may be taken regarding anything that is presented)

 

Supervisor Lunt reported that the CSA LPC considered 11 bills last week and opposed all of them.  He thanked the recorders and elections officials who have been working elections fixes.  He reported that water issues at the legislature are still ongoing and reported that the WIFA board he sits on has become very active of late because the state’s water issues need to be addressed.

 

10.    Adjournment

 

There being no further business to come before the Board of Supervisors,

the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 a.m.

 

APPROVED: /s/ Richard Lunt, Chairman

 

ATTEST: /s/ Bianca Castaneda, Clerk of the Board

 

 

All agenda items are for discussion and/or action as deemed necessary. The Board reserves the right to consider any matter out of order. The Board may retire into Executive Session for any of the purposes that are allowed by law, including but not limited to legal advice and/or personnel matters; as authorized by A.R.S.  §38-431.et.seq. Persons with a disability may request accommodation for special assistance by contacting Bianca Castañeda at 928-865-2072 (TDD 928-865-2632). Requests should be made as soon as possible to allow time for arrangement of the accommodation.