Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors' Hearing Room
Agenda — 121 items
- 1 PIMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- 1 The Pima County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at their regular meeting place in the Pima County Administration Building (Hearing Room), 130 West Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona, at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Upon roll call, those present and absent were as follows:
- 2 AGENDA/ADDENDUM AND BROADCAST INFORMATION
- 3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED UP TO 3 MINUTES
- 4 HEARING ROOM NOTICE
- 5 ACCESSIBILITY
- 6 PAGE BREAK
- 7 Clerk's Note: Members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors will attend either in person or by telephone, video or internet conferencing. The meeting can be streamed via the following links: BOS Agenda September 3, 2024 (http://pima.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3), on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/PimaCountyArizona/), or via Cox Cable Channel 96. Television viewing will be available in the lobby at 130 West Congress, 1st Floor.
- 1. ROLL CALL
- 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- 3. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT To be offered by Meredith Glaubach, Community Outreach Professional, The Garden Kitchen.
- 4. PAUSE 4 PAWS
- 12 PRESENTATION
- 5. Recognition Recognition of the retirement of Eric Wieduwilt, Deputy Director, Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department, for 27 years of service.
- 14 PRESENTATION/PROCLAMATION
- 6. Presentation of a proclamation to Nicholas Clement, Northern Arizona University; Teresa Hill, Tucson Values Teachers; and Dustin Williams, Pima County School Superintendent, proclaiming the day of Thursday, September 26, 2024 to be: "LEGENDARY TEACHER DAY IN PIMA COUNTY"
- 7. Presentation of a proclamation to Maria Suarez, Board Member, Tucson Yellow Heart Memorial, proclaiming the day of Saturday, September 14, 2024 to be: "YELLOW HEART MEMORIAL COVID REMEMBRANCE WALK DAY"
- 17 PAGE BREAK
- 8. Presentation of a proclamation to Matt McGlone, Community Outreach Manager, and Navjit Bhular, Administrative Specialist, Office of Emergency Management; and Courtney Slanaker, Executive Director, American Red Cross, proclaiming the month of September 2024 to be: "PREPAREDNESS MONTH"
- 9. CALL TO THE PUBLIC Individuals wishing to participate telephonically at Call to the Public must contact the Clerk of the Board’s Office at 520-724-8449, to register their request and obtain remote access information, by the deadline of Friday, August 30, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Call to the Public shall be scheduled for one hour each meeting unless extended by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors. Speakers shall have up to three minutes to speak. However, for any meeting where 20 or more individuals have submitted speaker cards, each speaker's time shall be limited to two minutes. Please be aware that you may not be called upon to speak if the time for Call to the Public expires and is not extended by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors. eComments can also be submitted to COB_mail@pima.gov.
- 21 EXECUTIVE SESSION
- 22 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SITTING AS OTHER BOARDS
- 23 FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD
- 10. Exception to the Multi-Species Conservation Plan Restricted Covenant RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - FC4, of the Pima County Flood Control District Board of Directors, to approve an exception to the Multi-Species Conservation Plan Restricted Covenant to improve wildlife habitat and movement.
- 25 SITTING AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- 11. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
- 27 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- 12. Board of Supervisors Representative Updates on Boards, Committees and Commissions and Any Other Municipalities
- 29 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
- 13. Update on County Initiatives to Address Homelessness and Public Safety
- 31 CLERK OF THE BOARD
- 14. Silverbell Irrigation and Drainage District Annual Election Cancellation Discussion/action regarding a request, pursuant to A.R.S. §16-410(A), to cancel the annual election of the Board of Directors of the Silverbell Irrigation and Drainage District and appoint Nancy Blasco and William Miller as Directors of the Board of Directors of the Silverbell Irrigation and Drainage District, to serve a 3-year term, effective January 1, 2025.
- 33 COMMUNITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
- 15. City of Tucson-Pima County Consortium Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Citizen Participation Plan Staff recommends approval of the City of Tucson-Pima County Consortium HUD Citizen Participation Plan, to be compliant with federal regulations to receive specific entitlement funding from HUD.
- 35 CONSERVATION LANDS AND RESOURCES
- 16. Exception to the Multi-Species Conservation Plan Restricted Covenant RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 43, of the Board of Supervisors, to approve an exception to the Multi-Species Conservation Plan Restricted Covenant to improve wildlife habitat and movement.
- 37 PAGE BREAK
- 38 ELECTIONS
- 17. Green Valley Domestic Water Improvement District Election RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 44, of the Board of Supervisors, canceling the election for District Board Members of the Green Valley Domestic Water Improvement District and appointing Lee Lemas and Edwin Storey to the Green Valley Domestic Water Improvement District Board of Directors.
- 18. Marana Domestic Water Improvement District Election RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 45, of the Board of Supervisors, canceling the election for District Board Members of the Marana Domestic Water Improvement District and appointing Luis Castaneda and Annette Sostarich to the Marana Domestic Water Improvement District Board of Directors.
- 19. Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement District Election RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 46, of the Board of Supervisors, canceling the election for District Board Members of the Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement District and appointing Bryan Foulk and Lee Jacobs to the Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement District Board of Directors.
- 20. Mount Lemmon Domestic Water Improvement District Election RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 47, of the Board of Supervisors, canceling the election for District Board Members of the Mount Lemmon Domestic Water Improvement District and appointing Pat Klein and Stuart Shacter to the Mount Lemmon Domestic Water Improvement District Board of Directors.
- 21. Why Domestic Water Improvement District Election RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 48, of the Board of Supervisors, canceling the election for District Board Members of the Why Domestic Water Improvement District and appointing Linda P. Hood and Amie Manuel to the Why Domestic Water Improvement District Board of Directors.
- 22. Cancellation of Uncontested Fire and Health District Elections Staff recommends approval of the resignations and appointments put forth by the County and cancellation of the uncontested Fire and Health District elections for the November 5, 2024 General Election.
- 45 FINANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
- 23. Sewer System Revenue Obligations RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 49, of the Board of Supervisors, providing for the execution, delivery and sale of (a) sewer system revenue obligations in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to provide up to $54,000,000 to purchase property constituting additions and improvements to the sewer system of the county, plus an amount to fund a debt service reserve account and plus an amount to pay costs of delivery, and (b) sewer system revenue refunding obligations in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to accomplish the refinancing of outstanding sewer revenue obligations being refunded thereby, to fund a debt service account and to pay costs of delivery; authorizing the execution and delivery of one or more obligation indentures in connection therewith and the execution and delivery of one or more purchase agreements providing for installment payments by the county for the purchase or refinancing of said property to be made from revenues of the sewer system of the county; and authorizing the completion, execution and delivery of all necessary or appropriate agreements or documents and the taking of all actions and matters in connection therewith.
- 24. Certificates of Participation RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 50, of the Board of Supervisors, authorizing the lease and lease-purchase back of certain real property, including buildings and structures, in order to finance and refinance projects for the county; authorizing notice to the public of the lease or sale of the property and providing for the award thereof to the highest responsible bidder; authorizing the execution and delivery of a ground lease, amendments and supplements to a lease-purchase agreement and a trust agreement and other necessary agreements, instruments and documents; approving the execution and delivery of certificates of participation and refunding certificates of participation to provide the necessary financing and refinancing therefor; and authorizing other actions and matters in connection therewith.
- 48 PAGE BREAK
- 49 GRANTS MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION
- 25. Tohono O’odham Nation State-Shared Revenue Program Funds RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 51, of the Board of Supervisors, to approve acceptance of Tohono O’odham Nation State-Shared Revenue Program funds and pass-through to the entities in Pima County selected by the Tohono O’odham Nation.
- 51 OFFICE OF DIGITAL INCLUSION
- 26. Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Grant RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 52, of the Board of Supervisors, delegating authority to the County Administrator or designee to execute documents for the enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program.
- 53 REAL PROPERTY
- 27. Surplus Property Staff requests approval to sell surplus property consisting of a 21,979 sf parcel with a 1,836 sf single family residence, located at 7281 E. Clayridge Drive, Lot 115 Quail Canyon, Tax Parcel No. 114-17-0890, by auction to the highest bidder. (District 1)
- 28. Surplus Property Staff requests approval to sell surplus property consisting of a 22,923 sf parcel with a 1,850 sf single family residence, located at 7261 E. Cripple Creek Drive, Lot 129 Quail Canyon, Tax Parcel No. 114-17-1030, by auction to the highest bidder. (District 1)
- 56 CONTRACT AND AWARD
- 57 Community and Workforce Development
- 29. City of Tucson, to provide an intergovernmental agreement for the preparation and submission of the July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030 Consolidated Plan Update and the Annual Action Plans, HUD CDBG Fund, contract amount $75,000.00 (PO2400002903)
- 59 PAGE BREAK
- 60 Facilities Management
- 30. Health Net Access, Inc., Amendment No. 4, to provide for an Operating Agreement - Crisis Response Center, extend contract term to 9/30/26 and amend contractual language, no cost (SC2400000496)
- 62 Justice Services
- 31. Helping Ourselves Pursue Enrichment, Inc. (HOPE, Inc.), Amendment No. 3, to provide for transitioning peer support services, extend contract term to 9/12/25 and amend contractual language, no cost (PO-CT-23-5)
- 64 Procurement
- 32. Carahsoft Technology Corp., to provide for VMware Enterprise, Internal Services Fund, contract amount $10,000,000.00/3 year term (SC2400002212) Administering Department: Information Technology
- 33. Granite Construction Company, to provide for Eric Marcus Municipal Airport Runway Rehabilitation Project (P01-AJO, AZ) FAA Project No. 3-04-001-006-2024, Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program Grant Fund, contract amount $2,088,048.00 (PO2400001551) Administering Department: Project Design and Construction
- 67 Recorder
- 34. Theelios, L.L.C., Amendment No. 2, to provide for database management, extend contract term to 9/5/25, amend contractual language and scope of services, Special Revenue Fund, contract amount $90,000.00 (CT-RE-23-77)
- 69 PAGE BREAK
- 70 Regional Wastewater Reclamation
- 35. Pacific International Properties, L.L.P. and Fidelity National Title Agency Trust No. 60,327, to provide a master wastewater service agreement for construction of improvements to the public sewage conveyance system and provision of wastewater service for Cascada Development, no cost/20 year term (SC2400002244)
- 36. Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement District, Amendment No. 5, to provide for wastewater billing and collection services and amend contractual language, RWRD Enterprise Fund, contract amount $12,740.00 (CT-WW-20-306)
- 73 GRANT APPLICATION/ACCEPTANCE
- 37. Acceptance - Community and Workforce Development State of Arizona Department of Housing, Amendment No. 1, to provide for the U.S. Department of Energy, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, amend grant language and scope of work, $447,065.91 (GA-CWD-65912)
- 38. Acceptance - Community and Workforce Development Arizona Department of Economic Security, Amendment No. 1, to provide for the Housing Support Services - Pima County and Balance of State and extend grant term to 6/30/25, no cost (GA-CWD-70940)
- 39. Acceptance - Community and Workforce Development Arizona Department of Economic Security, Amendment No. 2, to provide for the Housing Support Services - Pima County and Balance of State, amend grant language and scope of work, no cost (GA-CWD-70940)
- 40. Acceptance - Community and Workforce Development Arizona Department of Economic Security, Amendment No. 3, to provide for the Housing Support Services - Pima County and Balance of State and amend grant language, $197,543.59 (GA-CWD-70940)
- 78 PAGE BREAK
- 41. Acceptance - County Attorney Office of the Arizona Attorney General, to provide for the FY2025 Victims’ Rights Program Award, $158,400.00 (G-PCA-73720)
- 79 Approval of the Consent Calendar
- 42. Acceptance - Health Arizona Department of Health Services, Amendment No. 2, to provide for the home visiting services for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program and amend grant language, $392,462.02 (GA-HD-70324)
- 43. Acceptance - Regional Wastewater Reclamation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to provide for the Brownfields Cleanup Cooperative Agreement - BIL, $492,681.00/4 year term (G-WW-73681)
- 44. Acceptance - Sheriff State of Arizona Department of Public Safety, Amendment No. 3, to provide for the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force and extend grant term to 6/30/25, $123,117.00/$26,883.00 General Fund Match (GA-SD-70356)
- 45. Acceptance - Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration, to provide for the Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreement - Eric Marcus Municipal Airport, $1,979,543.00/$97,173.00 State Aviation Distribution Fund Match/$97,173.00 VLT (Aviation) Fund Match/4 year term (G-TR-73648)
- 84 PAGE BREAK
- 85 *** HEARINGS ***
- 86 Individuals wishing to address the Board on a Public Hearing item, but wish to participate remotely, can contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at 520-724-8449, to obtain remote access information.
- 87 FRANCHISE/LICENSE/PERMIT
- 46. Hearing - Liquor License Job No. 299819, Jaskaran Singh, Last Stop Chevron, 195 S. Sonoyta Way, Ajo, Series 9, Liquor Store, Location Transfer, Person Transfer and Sampling Privileges.
- 47. Hearing - Liquor License Job No. 296275, Willard Capen, Jr., Findley’s Restaurant, 190 W. Continental Road, No. 202, Green Valley, Series 12, Restaurant, New License.
- 48. ADJOURNMENT
- 91 POSTED: 1st Floor, 33 N. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701 Pima County Homepage: www.pima.gov DATE/TIME POSTED: 8/27/24 @ 3:00 p.m. DATE/TIME REPOSTED (additional attachments only): 8/29/24 @ 11:15 a.m. DATE/TIME REPOSTED (combined Agenda/Addendum): 8/30/24 @ 5:00 p.m. DATE/TIME REPOSTED (additional attachments only): 9/3/24 @ 4:15 p.m.
- 92 PAGE BREAK
- 93 ADDENDUM 1
- 93 _______________________________ CHAIR ATTEST: _______________________________ CLERK
- 94 PRESENTATION/PROCLAMATION
- 1. Presentation of a proclamation to Lee Itule-Klasen, Southern Regional Chapter Chairperson, Southern Chapter of Arizona Falls Prevention Coalition; Jennifer Cain, Vice President, Health and Community Partnerships; Karen Fogas, Healthy Living Director, Halley Torres, Grants and Contracts Specialist, Pima Council on Aging; Elma Nuñez, Public Health Program Coordinator and Dolores Encinas, Community Health Worker III, Pima County Health Department, proclaiming the month of September 2024 to be: "FALLS PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH"
- 2. Presentation of a proclamation to Carol Gaxiola, Volunteer Senior Survivor Fellow, Moms Demand Action, proclaiming the month of September 2024 to be: "NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH"
- 97 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
- 3. Support of the “Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act” RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 53, of the Board of Supervisors, in support of the “Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act” (S. 3591).
- 99 BOARD, COMMISSION AND/OR COMMITTEE
- 4. Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Appointment of Stephanie Spencer, to fill a vacancy created by Helen Gardner. Term expiration: 9/2/30. (District 3)
- 101 POSTED: 1st Floor, 33 N. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701 Pima County Homepage: www.pima.gov DATE/TIME POSTED: 8/29/24 @ 11:00 a.m.
- 102 PAGE BREAK
- 103 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 104 SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
- 105 PAGE BREAK
- 106 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 107 BOARD, COMMISSION AND/OR COMMITTEE
- 1. Pima County/City of Tucson Outdoor Lighting Code Committee Ratification of appointment: Alec Zimmerman, to fill a vacancy created by Hyman Kaplan. Term expiration: 8/6/28. (City of Tucson recommendation)
- 2. Election Integrity Commission Appointment of Joel Strabala, to replace Thomas J. Berezny. Term expiration: 9/2/26. (Republican Party recommendation)
- 3. Industrial Development Authority Reappointments of Diane Quihuis and John H. Payne. Term expirations: 9/5/30. (Authority recommendations)
- 111 SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE/TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PREMISES/ PATIO PERMIT/WINE FAIR/WINE FESTIVAL/JOINT PREMISES PERMIT APPROVED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2019-68
- 4. Special Event · Lance P. Laber, DeGrazia Foundation, DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, 6300 N. Swan Road, Tucson, September 6, 7 and 8, 2024. · Kimberly Thompson, The Rustik Ropers Foundation, Savanto’s Land & Cattle ‘At The Ranch’, 10555 S. Mesquite Tree Trail, Tucson, October 5, 2024. · Judy McDermott, Conquistadores Youth Golf Fund, Terror in the Corn, 13591 W. Avra Valley Road, Marana, October 17, 18 and 19, 2024. · Kellie Terhune-Neely, Angel Charity for Children, Inc., Terror in the Corn, 13591 W. Avra Valley Road, Marana, October 24, 25 and 26, 2024. · Morgan Mchose, VFW Post 10254, Terror in the Corn, 13591 W. Avra Valley Road, Marana, October 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 20, 27, 30 and 31, 2024.
- 113 PAGE BREAK
- 114 ELECTIONS
- 5. Precinct Committeemen Pursuant to A.R.S. §16-821B, approval of Precinct Committeemen resignations and appointments: RESIGNATION-PRECINCT-PARTY: Helen Boyd-074-DEM, Matthew Boyd-074-DEM, Frederick Dreibholz-016-REP, Ernest Williams-039-REP, Darren Venters-084-REP, Kirk Stek-095-REP, Michael Bigham-115-REP, Cathy Blake-117-REP, Wilson-Jacob Fisher-118-REP, John Dalton, Jr.-170-REP, Guadalupe Heaney-189-REP, Brian Crytzer-231-REP, Richard Sanders, Jr.-231-REP, Rafael De La Rosa, Jr.-232-REP, Michael Navarro-232-REP
- 116 TREASURER
- 6. Duplicate Warrants - For Ratification Cortez Elvia or Leon Claudia $8.82
- 118 RATIFY AND/OR APPROVE
- 7. Minutes: June 18 and August 12, 2024 Warrants: August, 2024