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Nut graf: Solomon said Nexus's two core goals are reducing substance use among youth and increasing community resiliency and connection. She reported program participation numbers for the organization’s most recent grant year and described ongoing work in Show Low-area schools and special programs for students with additional needs.

Solomon told the council that in the coalition’s last grant year, about 16,000 youth and 5,700 adults participated in Nexus activities, that the organization delivered 962 naloxone kits with education attached, and distributed about 53,000 educational materials. She said Nexus emphasizes evidence-based curricula in schools and also uses best-practice interventions where curricula are not available.

Programs listed for the Show Low area included Teen Court, a freshman academy partnership with the high school, and the \"Show Low Rise\" program for participants with special needs. Solomon said Nexus regularly provides vaping prevention education and participates in events such as the Safety Village; she said the coalition works across 12 community sectors and partners with the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office and local police departments.

On naloxone, Solomon said the coalition provides fentanyl awareness and naloxone training targeted to adults and that each naloxone distribution is accompanied by education. She described an instance where a foster-care partner praised Nexus’s naloxone education as superior because it ties training to fentanyl awareness. She encouraged the city and school staff to continue facilitating Nexus access to schools and said the group will provide materials and business cards for council staff to share.

Council members thanked Solomon and asked how the city could help. Solomon asked for assistance with school access and said Nexus is planning to expand staff if funding allows.

Ending: Councilmembers praised Nexus's work and agreed to share information about Nexus programs with school contacts; Solomon said she would leave brochures and business cards with city staff.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Show Low City Council Meeting for 3-18-25","oneSentenceSummary","Nexus Coalition executive director Vicky Solomon briefed the council on education, naloxone distribution with training, school programs and community partnerships across Navajo County and requested help connecting with schools and city programs.","taxTitle","Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona","taxId",58397,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6629977,"Show Low council approves consent calendar and authorizes campus training building remodel",548,3760000,4308000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2699243-aaa929182a56a3f79b8dc1e3cb484bb8&start=3760&end=4308","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2699243-aaa929182a56a3f79b8dc1e3cb484bb8/thumbnail_3760000.jpg","/articles/6629977/Show-Low/Navajo-County/Arizona/Show-Low-council-approves-consent-calendar-and-authorizes-campus-training-building-remodel","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6629977-7fedd4448826b29ea2ccbe224c1911b4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191978&Signature=BN6ZYwh5TG5mly-bBgWQyGiFVidDD-Em1qOpKPuFD9ens3ueC6AyMTcwafkhXDrTCLHWoGuRnQXNc7T4qrwBsgcdZcdQ~T8d~jf-dV6hn3f4vizetgsA9PKuMHXXUVw2HupRZqd1owurhpm1K8BwH82Lus1qd~gQRl5vyEF-4shcHEWizgUiBpIujSPkTbKykOzX3wOhSkurqwpyAUPoc1jRPGk45B7OwARdMpIhev0qyWrBwmk-vcYuDCZY-h~Ta6-FcojWzs0oNScXz92InRBUKY5Cac-S2AsbbVI-UDzeheaDCnIIWnmuYGDq5ZHw-UBOstWQLsIIQD1X~F-wig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Show Low City Council on March 18 approved the consent calendar unanimously and voted to proceed with a design-build construction contract to remodel a city campus building for the recreation department.

The consent calendar covered multiple routine items and passed without recorded opposition. Items listed on the consent calendar included consideration of a commercial hangar sublease and commercial operation agreement involving an aircraft support operator and Show Low Flight Academy, acceptance of purchase and installation of sand filters for the city's aquatic center, and adoption of Resolution R202509 (rescinding Resolution R2017O4) to revise meeting scheduling and member notice requirements. The consent calendar also included acceptance of minutes from special and regular meetings on March 4, 2025.

Why it matters: The consent items delegate routine approvals and allow staff to proceed with operational purchases and agreements. The separately considered construction contract will reconfigure an approximately 9,050-square-foot building to house recreation offices, classrooms, storage and a flexible exercise room.

City staff described the remodel scope and showed renderings of reception, classroom and multiuse spaces. The request followed a design-build procurement; staff said the schematic design and construction documents are complete and permitted. The presentation said plumbing and electrical systems would be replaced and identified storage, classrooms and a large divisible exercise room in the plan.

Councilman Judd moved to approve the construction contract for the City Campus Training Building Remodel (City of Show Low Project FM0425). Councilman Adams seconded the motion. The motion passed; the meeting record contains conflicting dollar amounts tied to the contract request and the motion. Staff's presentation included a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) described on the record in a way that is not clearly legible in the transcript; the motion recorded on the public record referenced a different not-to-exceed figure. The transcript does not provide a single, unambiguous final dollar amount for the approved contract.

Votes at a glance
- Consent calendar: motion made by Mayor (on the record), second by Councilman Hatch; outcome: passed unanimously (no roll-call tally recorded).
- Construction contract (City Campus Training Building Remodel, Project FM0425): mover Councilman Judd; second Councilman Adams; outcome: approved on the record. Transcript contains inconsistent not-to-exceed figures; final approved contract amount is not specified in the meeting transcript.

Ending: Councilmembers discussed the long history of the campus property; one councilmember said the acquisition and repeated attempts to adapt the property predated the current council and expressed frustration about long-term costs. Staff said floor plans would be provided to council in a manager's memo.
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The presentation, led by Joe Weathersby, northeast division manager for Arizona Public Service (APS), and Janet Dean, APS northeast public affairs manager, outlined a multi-pronged approach that includes vegetation management, pole-focused defensible-space work, hazard-tree removal beyond rights-of-way, grid hardening (including non-reclosing devices during fire season), non-expulsion fusing, pole mesh wrapping, increased patrols using drones and helicopters, and AI-linked camera detection.

Why it matters: APS officials said the measures are intended to reduce the chance that utility infrastructure sparks or spreads wildfires. The new PSPS protocol specifically could cut power to targeted lines in extreme conditions to avoid ignition when weather modeling, fuel moisture and other indices indicate heightened fire risk.

Weathersby described the utility's long-running vegetation program and recent technology upgrades, saying APS now treats thousands of poles with a defensible-space approach and has installed devices that change reclose behavior during fire season. \"During fire mitigation season, we turn it to what we call one shot. It won't reclose three times,\" he said. He also described mesh pole wrapping that delays fire impact on wooden poles and newer fuse technology intended to avoid emitting sparks to the ground.

Dean emphasized detection and forecasting capabilities, including AI cameras and meteorological modeling, and said PSPS is a last-resort tool. \"This PSPS is truly a last tool in our toolbox,\" she said, adding that APS has meteorologists and fire scientists who monitor conditions and that federal and state partners have access to APS camera feeds.

APS said the utility has identified about 250 feeder lines considered high-risk and trialed PSPS on 13 feeders last year; the program has been expanded to 65 feeders this year. Dean said two feeders in Show Low are among lines APS has identified as at-risk and that the impact if a PSPS were called would be \"targeted,\" not wholesale across northern Arizona. She specified that the airport feeder is not included but two Deuce-area feeders could be affected.

APS described the PSPS decision timeline it expects to use: early forecasting days in advance, increased coordination with county emergency managers about five days out, direct communication to potentially affected customers about four days before an event, and repeated messaging leading up to any shutoff. APS estimated that, based on a historical review, PSPS events in Northern Arizona would be rare and that an average event might last about 20 hours, though the utility said it could not guarantee that length and that complex restoration or damage could extend outages.

Council members asked for clarification about reclose behavior, the metrics APS uses to change operational posture, and how targeted maps and customer lists will be finalized. Dean said APS would deliver more detailed customer lists in the coming weeks and is coordinating with local public-information officers and emergency managers. \"About five days in advance I'm probably going to be talking to our County Emergency Managers because they're a key partner,\" she said.

APS said it will continue outreach, mailers, and partner meetings (including attending a White Mountain Fire Preparedness meeting) and encouraged residents to sign up for APS and county alert systems. The utility also offered to attend local community meetings and said staff would be available for questions.

Ending: Council members thanked APS for the briefing and stressed the need for continued coordination with city departments and emergency managers. APS reiterated that PSPS is a data-driven, last-resort action and that the utility believes the combination of mitigation measures will reduce wildfire risk and the need for shutoffs.","APS officials described vegetation management, grid hardening, cameras and a new public-safety power shutoff (PSPS) protocol that could affect two feeders serving Show Low, and said PSPS events would be rare, forecastable and targeted.","actionData","errors"]

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Nexus Coalition reports outreach and naloxone education in Navajo County schools and communities

Show Low council approves consent calendar and authorizes campus training building remodel

APS outlines wildfire mitigation upgrades and public-safety power shutoff plans affecting Show Low