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Votes at a glance

- Chair election: Motion to continue Jason Whiting as chair (motion and second recorded). Vote: majority in favor with one recorded opposing vote (board reported 1 nay). Outcome: approved.

- Vice chair election: Motion to nominate Supervisor Whitesinger as vice chair (motion and second recorded). Vote: majority in favor with one recorded opposing vote. Outcome: approved.

- Consent agenda (Item 2): Motion to approve consent agenda (item E was removed/tabled). Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Navajo County Public Health contract (Contract B24-10-031): Motion to award to Ascendant Healthcare Advisors for a competency-based workforce development plan. Outcome: approved (voice vote recorded; no opposition reported). Notes: staff said the contract is about 80% grant-funded.

- Comprehensive Plan (Resolution 01-2025): Motion to adopt the Navajo County comprehensive plan as presented. Vote: majority (4 yes, 1 no recorded). Outcome: approved (Resolution 01-2025 adopted).

- ADOT IGA for Silver Creek Drive/Silver Lake Boulevard crossing design (AZSmart funding): Motion to approve intergovernmental agreement for design services. Outcome: approved unanimously. Notes: funding covers design; construction funding will require separate approvals.

- Concho Animal Advocates Class B bingo license (Cedar Hills Senior Center): Motion to approve license application. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Executive-session directive / SBA Communications legal action: After receiving legal advice in executive session, the board moved to direct the County Attorney's Office to file a response to the civil action filed by SBA Communications Corporation. Outcome: motion passed unanimously.

Notes on roll-call and sources: Several motions were made and seconded on the record; the transcript recorded the board's voice votes and at least one instance of a recorded single opposing vote on leadership and the comprehensive plan. Where specific mover/second names were not stated on the record in the transcript, the items above report the motion text and final tally as recorded.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Navajo County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting January 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of recorded board actions from the meeting, including leadership elections, a contract award, adoption of Resolution 01-2025 (comprehensive plan), IGAs and license approvals.","taxTitle","Navajo County, Arizona","taxId",27863,"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},6067107,"Navajo County waste-tire program earns ADEQ VESP bronze recognition for sustained compliance",445,3367000,3812000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3144860-09d47da2f01ee4dfc2beeba657e94d9e&start=3367&end=3812","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3144860-09d47da2f01ee4dfc2beeba657e94d9e/thumbnail_3367000.jpg","/articles/6067107/Navajo-County/Arizona/Navajo-County-waste-tire-program-earns-ADEQ-VESP-bronze-recognition-for-sustained-compliance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6067107-5f9ce8d29406e61cd1855949254c961a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770967416&Signature=An6jHI2~dpd2KYRQFPShJF~UA5n~KiN7VOr0o53NG2yzWkOhvpUIuB9SO0e93EbPoby5RaB84-XTCntlSNCY8YyeHwOgZvFCg~0BVxV5oonIYBcYjO46Y1IlgJOs77Dpkzi1p2VBgvmZkAjGirKF4lfZTyzRV4l86kqQoVBB2RkwXLak~bzH7eEXC8Jp-RUHhKexbC5mYQP~yZIrhMo6pjhRGFd2g8Y3debMKqDM3-7oZC2or0a25jWsBqV6YFPAgeDgtg2tEXBKFypTb3hPbZU94if0IQ~xxiVhFtB93rt8-s3mioNj3hhPZQlyCiI6E~FUQkO4MLb05aOPlNJcWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Arizona Department of Environmental Quality recognized Navajo County Public Works with a Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Program (VESP) bronze award for maintaining compliance with environmental rules for three consecutive years for its county waste-tire program.

Public Works staff described operations at two collection sites (Holbrook and Show Low), routine community cleanups and a hauling contract with a crumb-rubber vendor under which the county pays a per-ton fee for removal. Staff reported the county collected 54,268 tires during fiscal year 2024 and said average annual collections over recent years are roughly 60,000 tires. The county also noted it regularly serves tribal governmental areas by providing trailer pickups and event collections when requested.

ADEQ community liaison Manny Bowler described the VESP recognition as a multi-level voluntary recognition program (bronze is awarded for three years of sustained compliance) and noted potential benefits such as pre-notification of inspections and formal recognition. Public Works staff emphasized that state funding (amounts vary by year) is crucial to operate the collection sites and related community cleanup events.

Ending: County staff said the program will continue with state support and partnership with local chapters and tribal governments for collection events; ADEQ urged other entities to nominate successful environmental programs for VESP recognition.","Arizona Department of Environmental Quality recognized Navajo County Public Works with a Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Program (VESP) bronze award for three years of compliance for the county's waste-tire program; Public Works reported ~54,268 tires collected in FY2024.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6067111,"Navajo County awards public-health workforce development contract to Ascendant Healthcare Advisors",110,2775000,2885000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3144860-09d47da2f01ee4dfc2beeba657e94d9e&start=2775&end=2885","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3144860-09d47da2f01ee4dfc2beeba657e94d9e/thumbnail_2775000.jpg","/articles/6067111/Navajo-County/Arizona/Navajo-County-awards-public-health-workforce-development-contract-to-Ascendant-Healthcare-Advisors","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6067111-d7a86003a07150f3966ffbbc9de04cec/orig.mp4?Expires=1770967415&Signature=j7NV~bruXYTFUscW0k2kiVnovS1NnrFliZweXFhHiEm3xdhDgXDIn0cH7lKsO1-mFDTQlLeO3uuIs3FeC2bcKzhyud2T7yC9-o6wwzJpIvTpEsV5bH75qjy12DAm76u5A8z1E3F7ZxBBWDYD~vb5~zmWJprvonovusu23zAEqXetzxtZoo8F~59c8fhnHGcN5JHCtcx-mz69H1UWjgQaozCZ6EzWqGQ-MpKnqdQxlQcYuWtKHu4Y3TBFcTVD2c12~vNtGD1-mORGK1nFXrqG7RmQYbgOSeHvY0INsgLPVYycwHtr~wpFT4qfRjn7ddOWRjwDZ9afgHzpQbz~u1EzqA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Navajo County Board of Supervisors approved awarding contract B24-10-031 to Ascendant Healthcare Advisors to deliver a competency-based workforce development plan for the Navajo County Public Health Services District.

Public Health staff said the work will include succession planning and competency alignment to prepare for an anticipated wave of retirements: staff reported that in the next three years roughly 25% of the public-health workforce will be eligible for retirement and that more than 40% could be eligible within six years. The proposed contract is expected to be about 80% grant-funded.

Nut graf: The plan aims to preserve institutional knowledge and strengthen workforce capacity for emergency response, routine services and public-health programs by aligning job competencies, training and succession plans.

The board approved the award by voice vote during the meeting; no oppositions were recorded in the minutes. Staff will return with contract execution paperwork and a timeline for delivery.

Ending: Public Health leadership said the resulting plan will inform hiring, training budgets and grant requests to sustain core public-health functions across the county.","The Board approved awarding contract B24-10-031 to Ascendant Healthcare Advisors to create a competency-based workforce development plan for the Navajo County Public Health Services District; staff said roughly 80% of the contract is grant-funded.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6067116,"Board hears multi-project capital update: broadband, code enforcement facility, courthouse windows among items",2160,1750000,3910000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3144860-09d47da2f01ee4dfc2beeba657e94d9e&start=1750&end=3910","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3144860-09d47da2f01ee4dfc2beeba657e94d9e/thumbnail_1750000.jpg","/articles/6067116/Navajo-County/Arizona/Board-hears-multi-project-capital-update-broadband-code-enforcement-facility-courthouse-windows-among-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6067116-791f7bfa97a485f8fedc4e8567d1e2db/orig.mp4?Expires=1770967415&Signature=oYfMfhALD1RtZZdTTzrceLPdnQh~Bv4xZxlRJJ~0xAmOv1OufvxhrshYTyytQ52YK3DjqPvYGwFRYceU9Ad4ro1dr0ijeHMOLNfsRJwih7hZRQMp216R34jRy4JoLtXXHrF1XCpLXCMxiS3zJ75YdmvQJK7gwsOfompYFWW4-qv0Ps2cdR1XybbDjTx0StJmNdlj2VxvK9dr2K7yFRM-kpVg6wr3dc9jTCkDDS~TtrmZ~S38MuahqdQK6gdHh-3mWDFwm6Tpk~rRcBL9cdhJuk4HKq2~C8WYUThGhitRwRpHFeCXUenAZi6VAp~plVePKpLm7P7Vv-G3DlScROJE7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County staff presented a multi-topic capital projects update covering completed work, active construction and projects in design or planning at the board's January meeting.

Completed or nearly completed projects included a complex rehabilitation (restrooms, utility and security improvements), Clay Springs Community Center roof replacement (completed in December 2024 using CDBG funds) and a nearly finished restoration at Pinedale Elementary that added ADA-compliant access and drainage (project funded about 55% by Arizona State Parks).

The broadband project is under active construction; staff reported roughly 47% of duct (281,000 feet) and 39% of hand holes installed, with about 80,000 feet of fiber in place (about 12% complete). The project is a nearly $20 million, largely grant-funded effort; staff said Forest Service permitting has been secured and targeted completion is February (staff warned a final push will be required).

Public works also reported a code enforcement facility has broken ground (site remediation and footings in progress on a 500-day contract), and a Pinetop-Lakeside Senior Center roof replacement (CDBG-funded) is ready to start when weather permits. Planned or design-phase items include complex entry monument signage (ADOT permit received), 95%-complete designs for secure public-service counters in the county complex, a complex master plan to look at long-term space needs, and a Historic Courthouse window project supported by an approximately $79,000 EECBG (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant).

Board members asked staff to ensure early and clear public communications around projects that will disrupt traffic or access, including planned detour coordination for the Silver Creek Drive/Silver Lake Boulevard crossing (a separate ADOT IGA approved during the meeting will fund design work for that crossing).

Ending: Staff said implementation and construction schedules depend on weather windows and separate construction funding approvals; several design-phase items will return to the board with cost estimates and permit details for construction-phase decisions.","County staff briefed the board on completed, in-progress and planned capital projects across Navajo County including broadband construction progress, a new code-enforcement facility under construction, and a historic courthouse window-replacement project funded by an EECBG grant.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6067122,"Navajo County adopts updated comprehensive plan after public review; one supervisor objects",2773,2865000,5638000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3144860-09d47da2f01ee4dfc2beeba657e94d9e&start=2865&end=5638","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3144860-09d47da2f01ee4dfc2beeba657e94d9e/thumbnail_2865000.jpg","/articles/6067122/Navajo-County/Arizona/Navajo-County-adopts-updated-comprehensive-plan-after-public-review-one-supervisor-objects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6067122-8092f6bc5f2933cc0c6c262f5d1326a7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770967415&Signature=CNwV~MtsuaF5V3iN96esu1KcHGe2MyLsykQgz8Oeye-Q6zc4tiMLyLGg0gmsZHXFnd3GiIAGg7eGOVR-Yg~5hGylBWKO14Zo9EzhyBPscHUMs6IQ2P3N3dfZVW5XSv9yowBnJhUwNe9JhTmYNa5TAQxKKCQ~JJXYGRBQsc4BG3pS~-oaN3AKfc4YVENqOM2eRWGEeQfmUb4X74gN65phX9NAyGkMSfzQ8~KHg4Y6esj2qbVce9ZGySnZw4lpZt1rFj9XL-6ZUfI3j0rfi1ls7jZ2EsuEFOi7Huocjc-yd0Wtm6H1XQjpTv~z9cWwFqoJNp-K9MfeGfHbUt1mectB3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Navajo County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt an updated countywide comprehensive plan, approving Resolution 01-2025 during its January 2025 meeting.

The plan, described by consultant Terry Hogan of Logan Simpson as a \"30,000-foot policy document,\" sets future land-use designations, goals and policies across nine topic areas (transportation, land use, housing, economic growth, water and wastewater, public facilities, energy/renewables, environment/open space, and implementation). The board adopted the plan after a 60-day public review period and a planning commission recommendation in favor of adoption.

Nut graf: The update is intended to serve as the county'level blueprint for development of unincorporated areas and to guide subsequent regulatory updates (for example zoning and subdivision regulations). County staff and consultants emphasized the plan is advisory: it sets a policy framework that will inform, but not automatically change, local zoning or tribal and municipal plans.

In presenting the plan, Planning and Development Services staff said the update followed more than a year of outreach that included in-person open houses in each supervisor district, stakeholder interviews and a public website. Consultant Terry Hogan said the effort sought to balance \"prosperity and preservation\" and to provide short-, mid- and long-term implementation actions the county can pursue.

During public comment and board discussion Supervisor Benally raised concerns about the plan's scope and outreach to tribal governments and chapters, saying in part: \"I don't like your plan. Bottom line... you're leaving two thirds of the county out.\" Planning staff replied that state law limits the county's regulatory authority to unincorporated, non-sovereign territory and that the update focused on areas where the county has statutory authority while attempting outreach to neighboring jurisdictions and tribal chapters.

The resolution was approved by a majority with a single opposing vote. The board directed staff to proceed with the plan as the county's guiding policy document; staff noted the comprehensive plan is a living document that can be amended and that the county will continue coordination with tribal, municipal and federal jurisdictions.

Ending: Adoption of the plan begins an implementation phase identified in the document. Staff told the board the plan includes 87 action items ranging from GIS and zoning-map audits to updates of area plans and future ordinance work; funding and timing for each action will be addressed separately.","Following a yearlong public process, the Navajo County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the county'wide comprehensive plan (Resolution 01-2025). The plan updates land-use guidance and an implementation table for the unincorporated county; one supervisor objected, saying tribal lands and chapters were not sufficiently included.","actionData","errors"]

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