Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

Good morning. I wanted to welcome you all to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors formal meeting for today, June 10th, 2026. Madam Clerk, would you be so kind as to call the roll?

Yes, thank you. Good morning. Supervisor Stewart?

Here.

Supervisor Galvin?

Here.

Vice Chair Lesko? Here. Supervisor Gallardo? Here. Chair Brophy-Magee. Here.

Hail, hail. The gang's all here. Madam Clerk, are there any changes to the agenda, please?

Madam Chair, I do have one announcement to make. Item number 72, which is an amendment to an IGA with City of Phoenix. That is item number 72. Transportation has requested that this item be continued to the next meeting, which is the June 24th meeting. And with that, Madam Clerk, will we need a motion when we get there? Madam Chair, it's not required, but we could do a motion to make it clear.

Now it's up to you to remind me. So our next item is the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Vice Chair Lesko, would you please introduce your guests? who will lead us in the invocation and pledge.

Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. Jim Bull, who's my community liaison from my office, is going to lead the prayer and the pledge today. And then after he does that, I'd like to talk a little bit of nice things about him.

Good morning. Would you join me in prayer? Our Heavenly Father, we pause again this morning as is our custom to acknowledge your existence and to ask for your guidance. We have so many things to be thankful for as Americans and as citizens of the state of Arizona. But in a world of widely varying opinions, we need unity. And in a world of opposing philosophies and ideas, we need truth. And in a world infected with me first, We need grace and we need humility. Thank you for each of the good men and women on this board that have dedicated themselves to serve our community. As they face the issues and the challenges of the day, we ask that you grant them wisdom. Your word says that if any of you lacks wisdom, let them ask of God who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. So we ask that you guide each decision today with that wisdom. How blessed we are to be Americans. In a moment when we pledge our allegiance to the republic for which our flag stands, would you remind us of the privilege we have to live in this country that has granted us freedom for nearly 250 years? And may we as a people never turn from you, but in thankfulness turn toward you. Recognizing our dependence on the one who has blessed this nation incredibly. And now we commit the rest of this day and this meeting to you. And we pray these things in Jesus' name. Amen. Join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you, Mr. Bull. Vice Chair Lesko, please tell us a little more about Mr. Bull.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Well, if those of you who are wondering, he's a retired pastor. That's why he sounds like a pastor. and does a great job with the prayers. Jim Bull, as I said, works for my office. He's my community liaison, goes out into the community representing my office. And when he got out of school, he began as a church planter in Italy, which is a great venue to go to. And he spent four years in Italy. actually it says seven years here, seven years in Italy. And what Jim did there is he planted new churches. And so he helped start new churches in Italy. And then he moved back to the United States. He served 12 years in the Dalles organ at a church, and then another seven years at a church in Salem, Oregon. and then moved to Phoenix and was the lead pastor at Palmcroft Baptist Church, which is where I met him because I attended that church and he was my pastor. And he did that for 11 years. And it was a large church. It's located on 35th Avenue north of Greenway Road. This summer, in between working for me, he's going to drive up on Saturday night to Flagstaff and preach at a Flagstaff church during the whole summer at Mountain View Community Church in Flagstaff. And Jim also served on the board of Choices Pregnancy Centers, which is a pro-life focused center that helps pregnant women. And he also served on the board of Arizona Christian University, where he also taught classes. While at Palmcroft, he met my husband and me. or we met him, and my husband just loves how he preaches. And so it was actually a really blessing because my husband kept going to church, which a group of us women prayed for for five years that my husband would be saved, and he was saved. So thank you, Pastor Bull, for that. Thank you. Jim and his wife, Selma, have four children, ten grandchildren, and as of a couple of weeks ago, one great-grandchild. So thanks to you, Jim Bull.

Thank you, Pastor Bull, for such a wonderful light that is now cast upon this meeting. The next item is our Pet Showcase. with a very lovable candidate for a permanent home. Kim.

Yes, good morning. So as you can see, I did not bring Valentine. Valentine got adopted, so that's good news. So that means I get to feature Kewpie, who is trying to dig in my bag of treats while I am distracted. I see what you're doing. So Kewpie, like the Japanese mayonnaise, I did not know that reference until I googled it, but I get it now. She is about three years old. She came in as a stray on May 18th. We don't know a ton about her background, but I will say she came in and she was completely underweight, severely underweight. She was all bones. You could see all of her ribs, even her skull was like sticking out a little bit more than what you would normally see. I know. And despite that, she is the sweetest thing ever. So when she came into the shelter and being in that rough of condition, because she also has some scrapes on her, and we don't know what happened to her, but she stayed in our clinic's care for 10 days. They kept a close watch on her, made sure she was getting fed a little extra, and she started putting on weight immediately, so we were able to make her adoptable, and now she, as you can see, loves all the belly rubs. But yeah, her personality started to really come out once she started realizing she could trust us, and and realized that she was getting regular meals. She really wants a belly rub right now. I'll give you more, I promise. So yeah, she is now a confident, wiggly dog. I don't think her tail has stopped wagging since I walked into this building. She loves meeting everybody, and again, rolling over for belly rubs as much as possible. So actually, when I first saw her at the shelter, I saw her just, she was getting walked and she was trembling, and she was so scared, and I saw all of her ribs. And to see her like this now, it just goes to show the care and attention that our staff were able to do to help her feel more confident and show her true personality. So she is now a whopping 43 pounds now, so about 20 pounds she's gained, and I'm sure there's going to be a couple more pounds in there. And she is already spaced, so she's ready to go home today.

Thank you very much, Kim. We got a couple of contenders for adoption up here. Anyway, thank you very much. Appreciate you and keeping for brightening our day. Good luck. We will now proceed to the business portion of the agenda today. And I will start by reading the rules of decorum. It is the intent of the members of the Board of Supervisors to follow orderly procedures for conducting business. The chair of the board of the supervisors has the authority to maintain order and professional standards during open meetings and may enforce the following rules. And those disregarding these rules will be subject to removal. First of all, attendees please remain seated during an open meeting to minimize distractions to the board or other attendees unless called upon by the chair to address the board or if leaving the meeting room. no person attending an open meeting shall engage in disorderly or boisterous conduct, including but not limited to applause, whistling, stamping of feet, booing, or making any loud, threatening, profane, abusive, personal, impertinent, or slanderous utterance that disturbs, disrupts, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of the meeting. We very much want to hear what you have to say. Do not disparage other speakers. Signs, placards, banners, and other similar items shall not be permitted in the audience during an open meeting. And the presence of such items can disrupt or otherwise impede the orderly conduct of the meeting. So thank you all. You have been advised. Let's proceed then to planning and zoning hearings consent agenda items 5 through 14 Do any board members wish to remove an item?

Madam chair, I'd like to remove item number 10.

Thank you Any others Okay, the board will now consider items 5 & 6 Wintersburg 3 1 3 Number 7, HVRV 1 15th Avenue Storage. Number 8, Arlington Valley Solar Energy 3. And number 9, Crown Castle 802250. Additionally, Atlas Disposal Dispatch Yard, M&H Equipment Storage, Martinez Village Shops, Crown 827302 Sand Tan Irrigation. Madam Vice Chair, may I have a motion on these items?

Thank you madam chair.

I move that we approve items 5 through 9 and 11 through 14 second It's been moved and seconded the board will now proceed to a vote all those in favor will say aye aye Any opposed motion passes unanimously? We will now consider item number 10 all things metal phase 2 plan of development Madam vice chair

Thank you, Madam Chair. I see that there's a constituent here that wants, I believe, that wants to speak, but maybe the staff should present this first briefly.

Okay. Mr. Ellsworth and Mr. Gerard, would you please come forward? Thank you, and when you are seated, please introduce yourselves for the audience. Make sure the microphone's on. and close so you can be heard.

Madam Chair, members of the board, I am Tom Ellsworth. I'm the director of planning and development at Maricopa County. I have with me Darren Gerard, our planning manager.

Thank you.

Please proceed. Madam Chair, this request is PD 250039 for all things metal. It's the second phase for a plan of development. The proposal before you isn't a land use entitlement. The military compatibility permit was approved last April for this property. As part of a military plan of development, a plan of military compatibility permit, a plan of development is required to come before the board. The first phase has been permitted. It is currently under construction. This is for phase two of that development. It meets all the requirements per the code and per the zoning ordinance through our review. There are no concerns from reviewing agencies. However, per the handout that we provided to the board, the motion needs to include that they are removing from phase two a proposed building F. So it's actually reducing the intensity of the plan of development that was on the original approval. But with that, we'd be happy to answer any questions.

Thank you. Are there questions for staff?

Not at this time.

Thank you. Is the applicant here, and would they like to present? No. Oh, there he is. Thank you, sir. And if you would please introduce yourself to the audience, we'd be appreciative. You have four minutes.

Thank you, members of the Forest Supervisors. My name is Jack Gilmore. Gilmore Planning and Landscape Architecture. I'm here representing All Things Metal. My client, Tim Rock, the owner, is also with me. And we'd be glad to answer any questions. We've been working with staff for quite a while to resolve some of the site development criteria. And we are poised to get this next phase up and running. There is quite a bit of interest in All Things Metal. And they are anxious to get this next phase going. And we'd be glad to answer any questions.

Thank you, Vice Chair. Madam Chair, I'd like to hear from the constituent and then call them back up if they need a rebuttal.

Thank you, sir. Madam Clerk, in addition to the constituent who has signed in to speak, are there any other for or against via email or signed in?

madam chair no the only speaker form received today on item number 10 is from jessica peters and she wishes to speak in opposition thank you if miss peters would please come forward when you get to the microphone please state your name for the record and welcome thank you good morning my name is jessica peters i am a resident of joe max road approximately within 300 feet because i received the postcard so

The approval was accepted for 20 people being on property for the military compatibility in April of last year. The meeting was in March. I attended. I expressed my opposition then and advised that the land was currently being used for a company named Rocksteel. If you Google it, it lists an address of 1950 West Joe Max Road. They have hiring events. The other day, we took a picture of their parking lot where there were 36 vehicles that could be counted. I got a phone call from Jack Gilmore yesterday where he advised me that everything past the approved building that started in March of this year was being addressed today. And I said, well, then you're asking for forgiveness instead of permission because it's already started. He denies that. but he did say that they overstepped and did preemptively start storing things. There was a fire in April. We did see workers on site, not at the all things metal site, but at the rock steel site. They claimed there was nobody there when the fire happened. My main questions are who enforces military compatibility terms of agreements and when was the last site inspection done by planning and development? Those two things should answer an immense amount of questions for me because the work that was done last year when I came in March has only grown by tenfold minimum. And the added noise and light pollution is now contributing actual trash pollution to my yard. I pulled this out of my lantana. Normally, I just throw the trash away, but this one actually lists their address and shipped to Things Metal, so it's definitely theirs, and I thought I'd give it back to them.

Thank you. Before you leave, do you have any questions for your constituent, Vice Chair?

Not at this time, but I would like to hear from staff to answer questions and the applicant. Thank you. Madam Chair, could staff answer some of the questions that the constituent who's in opposition has?

Yes, Madam Chair, Vice Chair Lesko. Last April, a military compatibility permit was approved for the site. The land uses on the site or proposed land uses were reviewed by the Air Force Base deemed compatible. Therefore, the site was approved compatibility for phase one of construction. We have a current building permit open for the first phase of construction. I'm not sure when the last inspection was called on that. I could look that up and get with the constituent on that later. As far as compatibility with what was approved, we would review that permit before we issued that permit, compatibility with the approved site plan and the zoning conditions for the compatibility permit would have had to been complied with and met before we would have issued that permit what we can do is take this in as a code compliance issue and we could send compliance officers out there to observe what's happening on the site I can also check with with our building inspection division on when the last inspections occurred on the site but it's currently an active site the request before you today is the expansion of what was approved last year. It's part of a phased approval that was anticipated with the approval of the MCP at that time. So if that answers any of your questions, I'll be happy to answer any others.

Thank you. And Madam Chair, if we could hear from the applicant so they could address some of the issues brought up.

Madam Chair, members of the board, Tim Rock, my client, is here. There are a number of companies under the umbrella of All Things Metal. The number of cars, I think, that are referenced are a combination of employees on site as well as the construction workers. But I'd like to introduce Tim Rock and let him give you a little bit of background about All Things Metal.

Welcome, Mr. Rock.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Supervisors. I'm Timothy Rock. I am the owner of All Things Metal Industries, which includes Rock Steel and All Things Metal. We are a commercial construction contractor, and we have been located in the Deer Valley area, been in business for 25 years coming upon, and have outgrown our facilities and are relocating to the West Jomax Road to accommodate happy customers. So from there, we have had a lot of growth and we are relocating here, as Jack mentioned. We do have employees on site that we are working on the outside before the building is ready. So in addition to those employees, we also have a general contractor And there is probably more than Jessica's mentioning. There is a lot of traits on site in addition to that building and then construction. So our intentions are this next phase here is an approval of some additional buildings as we continue to relocate out of Deer Valley. Our Deer Valley facilities are still fully operational. So we have not moved anybody away from Deer Valley yet to this site here. This is just accommodating some large assembly items. Our intention is to be a good neighbor, although we do understand that as part of the Luke Air Force Base overlay here, back in 2006, this area was overlaid as part of a lawsuit from Luke Air Force Base to become industrial. So this decision was made 20 years ago. for the use on this here. We understand it is disturbing some local neighbors that have been there, had homes longer than that there. But the residential is not the intended purpose for the area. It is an industrial area. Not per our decision, but it was a greater decision that was made over 20 years ago. So that is what drew us to the area was the City of Surprise and the Luke Air Force Base MCP overlay for the area. That's what drew us to the area. So we're just going through the procedural process here, basically through the MCP process and POD process to get approval for each individual building. Because it is an MCP overlay, it is much more complex than just getting a permit. We have to come before you every single time. So this will probably not be the last time that we come before you because, again, every time we add a building, we have to come before you. So thank you very much for your service, and we appreciate it, and we're available for any questions.

Madam Vice Chair. Thank you, Madam Chair. I have no further questions, and I'm ready to make a motion unless other supervisors.

I just had a couple of questions. I wanted to clarify with staff that the applicant is operating under the rules that are currently in place and not jumping the gun, so to speak.

Madam Chair, that's correct.

OK. And then my question for the applicant, have you met with the constituent who has raised these concerns?

Yes, we have. Jack, as our representative, has reached out to her. The complaint was issued just last week, so this was kind of a last-minute thing. We did not realize this. As it was seen, we were on the consent agenda originally. So Jack has emailed her and then spoke with her yesterday, too.

So that was the first outreach, correct?

Madam Chair, First outreach occurred over a year ago when came before this board to get the MCP approved for the original development phase one. So we did talk to her at that time about the application and the development of the property and made it clear that beyond phase one, we could not get any other permits until we went through this POD process for phase two. And that's why we're here.

Okay. And then just to go back to staff and confirm, um, that, All the properties around there are zoned industrial as opposed to residential.

Madam Chair, as the applicant had described, they are all zoned with the military airport compatibility overlay. So the underlying zoning, although it's row 43 with that overlay, It's been deemed per statute and the ordinance that no residential uses would be allowed. Therefore, everything needs to come through for an approval with a military compatibility permit, which would then designate the land use for the site. So it does have a Rural 43 zoning designation with an overlay. So it is zoned for industrial for this property through the MCP.

So prior to the overlay, it was residential. And so in essence, there are homeowners' rights who lived there before?

Correct. Madam Chair, any property owner who had a residential use on the site prior to that 2006 case is grandfathered. No further residential development would be allowed within this area.

Thank you. Any other questions? Just double checking?

No. Madam Chair and staff, this is similar to when we just approved a data center, right? I mean, it's an industrial area surrounded by industrial, for the most part. There are some homes that have been grandfathered in, correct?

Madam Chair, Vice Chair Lesko, that is correct.

Excuse me. Please relay your comments following the vote on this item to the owners of the property and our staff. Thank you.

Thank you. Madam Chair, if there's no other

Are we ready to proceed? Yes, ma'am.

Madam Chair, thank you to the constituent, the applicant, and the staff for a full explanation. I feel comfortable going forward and making a motion to approve item number 10. Thank you.

There's a motion on the floor. Is there a second?

Second.

It's been moved and seconded. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, we will proceed to a vote. All those in favor will say aye. Aye. Any opposed? The motion carries unanimously. Thank you. We will now move on to agenda item planning and zoning hearings. Regular agenda item 15, Saguaro Blossom Pet Spa Expansion. Mr. Galvin. Madam Chair, I'd like to make a motion for item number 15.

Please. I move item 15 be continued indefinitely so that the applicant will continue to work on some of the issues with their neighbors.

Thank you. Is there a second? Madam Chair, I second. It's been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Hearing none, we will proceed to a vote. All those in favor will say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion for continuance passes unanimously. In case you didn't know, Mr. Gerard and Mr. Ellsworth, you're off the hook. We will now proceed to statutory hearings, items number 16, liquor license applications, and 17, transportation, road files, and patent easement abandonment. Madam Clerk, do we have any speaker forms on these items? Madam Chair, none received on these items. Thank you. The board will now consider items 16 through 18. Madam Vice Chair?

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that we approve items number 16 through 18. Thank you. It's been moved. Is there a second?

Second.

It's been moved and seconded. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, the board will proceed to a vote. All those in favor will say aye.

Aye.

Those opposed, motion passes unanimously. We go on to statutory hearings for our county attorney. Proposed ordinance number P37, human waste. Madam Clerk, do we have any speaker forms?

Madam Chair, I do have one speaker form. Also for the record, we did receive two letters in favor from Rebecca Hill and Lisa Gray. The speaker that wishes to speak on item number 19 is Laura Margarza. However, she did not mark if she is in favor or in opposition.

Ms. Garza?

. Number 19. A couple of questions. If I'm reading a proposed human waste ordinance, defecation and urination shall not occur in any public location not specifically intended and marked for that purpose. This prohibition includes but is not limited to sidewalks, parks, bus stops, roadsides, and empty lots. So I am wondering You have about three blocks from here a whole compound full of homeless people. And I'm wondering if you're going to be setting up like a tower with binoculars that you have to catch people in the act? Is there a protocol for storing and processing the evidence that I have no doubt they will have to collect in order to take these individuals to jail when you catch them defecating or urinating? Is there a budget for this? Are you assigning staff? I know you continued this from 520, and it will go into effect today. So I'm wondering if you already have a team of waste collectors or waste watchers out there ready with all the equipment necessary to catch these individuals in this heinous act. And I'm wondering what other alternatives you might want to be able to offer. Since I have a tendency to get kicked out of here for just saying hello, I will now pass the time to you for any questions you may have, and I would like answers to the ones that I just gave.

Thank you. Thank you, Madam County Manager. We have been presented with many speculative positions. Do you have a comment in general related to the implementation of this ordinance?

Thank you, Chair, members of the board. We also have Kim Miles from the Maricopa County Attorney's Office here to answer any specific questions. But in general, this applies to the unincorporated county areas. And it is a public health issue that we are addressing by adopting this ordinance.

Thank you. Any questions from the board? No, thank you. Word sounded again.

Madam Vice Chair. Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to, I brought this item. forward and I would like to explain why please okay I represent Sun City and they are in the unincorporated Maricopa County even though it says Sun City it's not a chartered city and there's been a growing concern about from the Sun City residents about homeless folks defecating in public areas. Many of the homes in Sun City don't have a fence around them. And so I suspect that there's homeless population probably living in the riverbed between Youngtown and El Mirage. that come into usually the southern part of Sun City. And the recreation centers of Sun City operate golf courses. And they have been complaining to me about how there are people that are defecating in the golf courses. There's people that are doing so on sidewalks and so forth. And so we had, I organized a town hall in Sun City recently. And I invited the Maricopa County attorney, Rachel Mitchell, and the sheriff's office. And there were about 400 people in attendance at this town hall. And one of the things that was asked is, what can we do about this? What can the county do about this? And it came to light from Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell that the county did not have an ordinance on this. And so I view this as another tool for law enforcement to use. maybe cities have this ordinance, but the County did not have this ordinance. And so it's kind of an uncomfortable topic, right? Like who wants to talk about this, but it's, but it's important. And, um, so that's why this came about after that town hall, I spoke to, um, the County attorney's office and said that, uh, the County attorney herself, Rachel Mitchell said perhaps we can, um, install or approve a new ordinance on this and that's what we are doing today. Now the letters that came in that our clerk talked about, one came from Lisa Gray who's the general manager of the Sun City Homeowners Association. And there's about 40,000 people that live in Sun City. And so they represent all those people. And then I also got a letter. We got a letter from Rebecca Hill, who's the general manager of the recreation centers of Sun City. And both of these are in support. They're in strong support. They really think this ordinance is needed. So I would ask my fellow Supervisors to please approve this ordinance and with that madam chair. I move that we approve item number 19 Thank you. Is there a second second?

It's been moved and seconded madam chair I Think we can have further discussion or questions, please.

Mr. Galvin madam chair just a request to explain my vote.

Oh, absolutely Thank you Madam Clerk, will you please, let's go ahead and do a roll call. So if there are additional comments board members wish to make, they can at the time they vote. Supervisor Stewart?

Aye.

Supervisor Galvin?

Thank you. I vote aye. And I just want to express and echo what Supervisor Lesko had to say, but also want to say that all five of us here on the Board of Supervisors are committed to public safety and a good quality of life for county residents. I want to tip my cat to Supervisor Lesko for raising awareness of this issue and also bringing it to our attention, but also the fact is that she's listening to her constituents on this issue as well. I also know that Supervisor Stewart, Chair Brophy-McGee, and Supervisor Garado have also been listening to their constituents about this issue, which frankly is important because it goes to the heart of the matter of how we live and how we live with each other, especially for small businesses, for small commercial operations. This can be a real difficult thing to deal with. And if you feel like your government is not listening to you or not answering your questions or addressing your concerns, then what good is of it to pay your property tax every single year? So I know all five of us consider this to be really important, but I want to thank Supervisor Lesko As you heard, 400 people came to a town hall. Frankly, it's very hard for us to get people to pay much attention to any county business. So the fact that 400 people showed up to discuss this issue really addresses that it's a quality of life issue. And so I'm happy to vote aye, but proud of this entire board for following Supervisor Lesko's lead. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Vice Chair Lesko? Aye. Supervisor Gallardo? Aye. Chair Brophy-McGee?

So right up the street from where I live, Hatcher Road, the businesses along Hatcher were having a terrible, terrible problem with homeless individuals who would disperse onto the street and do everything from defecating to fornicating, on and on and on. So it is imperative that we have an ordinance in place like this. And I think what has been helpful to the Hatcher Road businesses is an ATA, an authority to arrest. So if someone is loitering in the front of the office or sleeping in front of your office, and I've had business owners who can't get into their offices, then this is an excellent start. I think Vice Chair trumped me in terms of what county supervisors do. It's not necessarily a glamorous job, but it is totally... in favor of quality of life for our residents. Her very first meeting, she said, I regulated a pizza parlor or license. And I said, well, I cleaned up. I'm trying to help clean up horse poop at Turf Paradise. So it's what we do. And you think of county, or I'm attempting to clean it up. But at any rate, it's what you expect your county supervisors to do. Our environmental services and our public health folks absolutely get it. So with that, I'm happy to vote aye. Madam Chair, five ayes. That is a unanimous roll call, though. Thank you. Proceeding then on to the Board of Supervisors consent agenda, items 20 through 81. We will take number 72 separately for a motion to postpone. I wanted to confirm, Madam Clerk, is that a date certain or? Madam Chair, that is to be continued to June 24th. Okay. Are there any other items, 20 to 81, that board members wish to pull for separate consideration?

Madam Chair, we are pulling 72 from consent, correct?

Yes, sir.

Okay, thank you.

Anything else? Okay. The board will now consider items, if I get my numbers right, 20 through 71 and 73 through 81. Madam Vice Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that we approve items 20 through 71 and 73 through 81. Thank you. It's been moved. Is there a second?

Second.

It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor will say aye. Aye. Aye. Those opposed, motion passes unanimously. Item 72. Is this Supervisor Galvin or Supervisor Vice Chair Lesko?

For a motion. Madam Chair, I move that we continue item number 72 to June 24th.

It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor will say aye. Aye. Those opposed, motion passes unanimously. We now proceed to the Board of Supervisors Addendum. County Attorney Items 82 and 83, Initiating Litigation Regarding Zoning Ordinance and Arizona Revised Statutes Violations. Madam Clerk, do we have any speaker forms?

Madam Chair, yes we do. I have four speaker forms. Two wish to speak on item number 82 and the other two wish to speak on item 83. Okay. I will call on the first two. to speak on item number 82, Veronica Corcoran and Joseph Hoff. Thank you.

Please state your name for the record.

Veronica Corcoran. You start the time before I speak, please. Can you reset it? Please continue. Can you ask you kindly to please reset it? Because I didn't start speaking yet. You have a minute 43 seconds. Please continue. Members of the board, Madam Chair, my question is regarding the outcome of this litigation. What specific corrective actions or compliances is county seeking? I remember that I look into this and I couldn't find much information. And I wonder what exactly violation is going on in this case. And I also find it interesting, Ms. Lesko, you said one time elected officials cannot operate in secret. especially when it comes to ballots and elections. And I found on this item that Corey Langhofer, who was the one who threatened, Dr. Logan.

Respectfully, that is not the agenda item you're speaking to.

Well, he is on that agenda. I look into IRS and he's a part of that litigation. That is not the agenda item. Please complete your comments. Yes, it is. I'm asking about what is the outcome, your desired outcome on this case. This is our money. We would like to know how it's used. Who are the people behind the scenes working on certain items? We would like to know more. litigation can be costly and time-consuming, public understanding of the desired outcome will help you and residents to evaluate an effectiveness of this action, and we will be having more confidence in you. We don't have a confidence in our election system right now, because I know that... Thank you.

This does not pertain to elections.

Oh, yeah. Well, it's all connected, because your faith is secret. Thank you.

You are excused.

Madam Clerk. Next speaker on item 82, Joe Hoff.

Welcome, Mr. Hoff.

Thank you. Members of the board, this item authorizes litigation regarding zoning ordinance and Arizona revised statute violations involving parcels 504-13-11D and 504-13-11K. Can the board explain what enforcement efforts were undertaken before litigation was authorized and what specific circumstances led the county to conclude that court action was necessary? Understanding the progression from compliance efforts to litigation would help the public better understand the county's enforcement process and decision-making criteria. Thank you.

Thank you. Madam County Manager? Thank you, Madam Chair. I can give some overall specifics as to our code enforcement process. Please. Our code enforcement process starts with a complaint. We are complaint-based. And we then send out a letter asking for voluntary compliance. We allow a couple weeks for the voluntary compliance to occur. We then go to the site to do an inspection to see if they have complied. If there isn't compliance, then we send a letter for a notice of compliance. We give them a time frame to comply. If they don't comply, we then go to a hearing officer who is an independent hearing officer to make a judgment as to whether or not this is a violation We also, prior to the hearing officer, do provide an off-ramp to people that want to enter into a compliance agreement with us because maybe it would take some time to comply. So we do offer that option because our focus is on voluntary compliance. If we then are at a hearing officer, the hearing officer issues a judgment which could include fines and time frame for compliance. If they do not comply with the hearing officer, and our continued follow-up, then we do seek action litigation to ensure compliance so that the neighbors are able to also enjoy their property.

Thank you, Madam County Manager.

Madam Chair.

Supervisor Galvin.

If I may briefly, Mr. Huff, I think you asked a very good question, and I'm really glad that the county manager laid it out. For us at the board, going to litigation is an option of last resort. And as you can see, the county manager laid out a lot of different scenarios and basically opportunities for exit ramps for this person or these individuals to come back into compliance. We don't want to sue. The board doesn't want to sue. County staff certainly doesn't want to sue. This is something that we take really heavily and weigh really heavily. But frankly, it's when we have no other choice. And the other option is because these actions many times impact their neighbors. And we hear either complaints or get phone calls from neighbors who are frustrated with the process. and really want to make sure that their government's working for them. But I'm glad you asked that question because this is a good opportunity for us to tell you and for the county manager to explain that this is always an option of last resort. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Supervisor Galvin.

Madam Chair.

Supervisor Stewart.

Thank you very much. And I'd like to dovetail on what Supervisor Galvin just mentioned is that in many cases these are years of us trying to work with the neighbors to help them get their yards into compliance or whatever that may be. And very often it becomes a spillover effect where there's hazardous waste, there's things that are going into the water table, et cetera, that we're working diligently to help our neighbors get into compliance. So this is a last resort, as Supervisor Galvin said, and we work with everybody to respect property rights but also ensure that they are working well with their neighbors. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you very much. Let's go on, Madam Clerk, to the other two speakers on item 83.

Madam Chair, next two speakers on item number 83, Leslie Shepherd and Lori Barone.

Welcome, Ms. Shepherd. Hello. My question concerns future enforcement consistency. So the question is, how does the county ensure that similarly situated properties are treated consistently with determining whether litigation should be pursued? I know that you gave a good example, and I have that in my neighborhood too. It's been going on for years. We need you guys to do something in our neighborhood. So transparency regarding enforcement is basically what I'm looking for. So I think, in a way, you kind of answered that. So I'm going to now let you know thank you, because that's what I needed to know. So thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Shepherd. Next speaker, Lori Barone.

Why don't you start the clock before I even get to the DS? Thank you. Members of the board, 93% of this agenda is under consent, so people can't speak to it. That's for the record, and that should be considered criminal. This item authorizes litigation involving zoning ordinance Arizona revised statute violations at 9912 East Boulder Drive. Can the board explain the nature of the violations and why administrative remedies or voluntary compliance efforts were insufficient to resolve this matter? Because understanding when litigation becomes necessary helps residents better understand county enforcement practices. So I'd like to know, how long have they held this zoning classification? And how long have they been in violation? Is that your question or questions? That's a few questions I'd like answered, please.

Thank you. You may be seated.

Madam County Manager. Madam Chair, members of the board. The litigation decision occurs in executive session, so I won't speak to specifics, but I will answer usually it would take us at least a year to get to litigation, just on average. It is, as Supervisors Galvin and Stewart said, an absolute last resort, and we work very hard with the property owners to get to voluntary compliance. But we are not able to get to voluntary compliance, then we do seek litigation because the As I mentioned, we are complaint-based, and these complaints are coming directly from the neighbors. So we are addressing the concerns of the neighbors through the litigation. Thank you. I find it sad that you make neighbors suffer.

Please be seated. Excuse me, I still have time. No, please be seated. Your time is over. Your question is answered. Thank you. The board will now consider items 82 and 83. Is there a motion, Madam Vice Chair?

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that we approve items number 82 and 83.

Thank you.

Is there a second?

Second.

It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor will say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes unanimously. We will recess as the Board of Supervisors and convene as the Flood Control District Board of Directors. Madam Clerk, do we have any speakers?

Madam Chair, yes, we do. Four speakers. Two wish to speak on item number 84. One wishes to speak on 85 and 86. I will call on the first two speakers to speak on item number 84, Lori Barone and Leslie Shepherd.

OK.

Again, for the record, 93.3% are under consent agenda, and nobody's allowed to talk about it. So this project has been described as a final step in addressing flooding concerns along the Rawhide Wash corridor. My question is whether the $68 million authorization represents the anticipated total project cost, or whether additional phases, funding requests, and partner contributions may be necessary in future years. Understanding the potential long-term financial commitments associated with this project would help taxpayers better understand the overall scope of what's being approved. And by the way, corrective action plans would cover most of the problems y'all are having with most of these issues. So if you follow worldwide standards, you might be getting along a little bit better.

Madam Clerk, let's go ahead and take item 84. We have two speakers, Lori Barone and Leslie Shepard. I'm assuming there are questions from Ms. Shepard. But if we could take note of the questions asked by Ms. Barone. And now Ms. Shepherd on 84.

Jen, I'm going to contact you later because I want to know how we can get this, you know, years of waiting to finally come here because we've got that situation going on. So agenda item number 84. This item authorizes construction services for the Paradise Ridge drainage improvements in the amount of $68 million. Can the board explain how taxpayers will be kept informed regarding project milestones, expenditures, change orders, and overall project accountability as construction progresses? That is the question. Given the size of this authorization, I believe residents would benefit from understanding what reporting mechanisms and oversight procedures will be used to ensure transparency throughout the life of the project. So that was my question, though. And Jen, I'm going to email you. Thank you.

Thank you.

Madam County Manager. Thank you, Madam Chair. Paul Boffman, who's our Chief Engineer and General Manager for the Flood Control District, would be best situated to answer that question.

Welcome, Mr. Boffman. Make sure the microphone's on. Did you take note of those questions?

Yes, Chair, I did. Thank you. Please proceed. My name is Paul Boffman. I'm the Chief Engineer and General Manager for the Flood Control District. The first speaker, Lori Barone, asked about if $68 million anticipates the total project cost. Yes, the $68 million does anticipate the total project cost. There's three phases for this project. The first is excavation of the channel. The second one involves mostly the armoring to prevent erosion. And the third phase anticipates a crossing there over Scottsdale Road. help channelize off-site flows into the channel to maximize use of land afterwards. That was the first question. Lori had future commitments. She asked about that. The City of Phoenix does have a future commitment to maintain the channel after the project is complete, as well as the City of Scottsdale has a commitment to maintain the drainage crossing on Scottsdale Road after the project is complete. Leslie Shepard asked about project milestones. Again, this project is anticipated to take two years to complete. The excavation will occur first, followed by the armoring using a process we know as soil cement armoring. And then lastly, we'll be constructing the separated crossing there on Scottsdale Road so that the drainage can pass under the road instead of going over the road right now as it currently does. We don't anticipate change orders. This is a project that, I mean, all projects have surprises, but we don't anticipate surprises here. We've been working with the construction manager at risk for a while now since the 30% plans. We've uncovered quite a few areas where they could have been surprises during construction, but we've now done our proper analysis and research ahead of time. So we feel we've mitigated those. And so we're not anticipating change orders for this project. Reporting mechanisms. We have our projects online with status updates on a regular basis. Anybody who would like the assistance in accessing where those project reports are, I'd be happy to help them with that.

Thank you. Questions from board members. So who initiates change orders? Who initiates timing? Because I know I've got at least one project in my district, I don't think it's this one, where the city keeps... making changes and upping the cost. But we stay as a junior partner. What type of partnership is this with City of Phoenix and with Scottsdale?

So in this particular project, we're splitting the cost 50-50 for the bulk of the project with the City of Phoenix. There's a small portion, less than 10%, for the crossing on Scottsdale Road, which is split 25% City of Phoenix, 25% City of Scottsdale, 50% flood control district. But as far as the change orders, this is something that we see when there are unanticipated conditions found during construction. A big example might be cultural resources that weren't anticipated. If you find funerary items, there's state law that requires that you address those properly. And sometimes those can delay a project and trigger change orders. There's other areas that could trigger a change order also.

Madam Chair, to answer your question, The flood control district is the lead agency on this project. Oh, OK. My apologies.

Thank you. That's helpful. Thank you. Yes.

All of that's helpful. So thank you. And we will, since this is flood control, why don't you stay seated, and we'll proceed to the next two speakers.

Next speaker, Roger Mabe, wishes to speak on item number 85. And followed by Tom Arnold, he will speak on item number 86.

Thank you.

My name is Roger Mabe. Members of the Board, the amendment would extend the automated flooded roadway warning program agreement into perpetuity unless terminated by one of the parties. Can the Board explain what review mechanisms will exist to evaluate program effectiveness over time when the agreement does not contain a defined expiration date? Periodic review is important whenever agreements are intended to continue indefinitely. Thank you.

Thank you. And that was our question on 85. Mr. Boffman.

Yes, Chair, members of the board. The agreement here is between the Transportation Department for the county and between the district for flood control, and in this particular case, The Transportation Department does periodically review the locations of the crossings where these particular mechanisms are needed. In short, these mechanisms allow for our flood alert system to be paired with the Department of Transportation's roadway warning signs that alert people when there's water going across the road and to stay out of the, or don't cross the wash when the water's going across the road.

Thank you. Mr. Arnold. Almost through.

Good morning. My name is Tom Arnold. Regarding agenda item number 86, members of the board, this item authorizes a feasibility study regarding rehabilitation probably pronounce this wrong, McKicken Dam and identifies concerns including aging, infrastructure, subsidence, earth fissures, and current dam safety standards. Can the board explain what conditions prompted this study, please, and whether there are any current public safety concerns residents should be aware of? Understand the reasons for the study helps residents appreciate its importance. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr.. Arnold. Mr.. Boffin I Don't think we need to drag Jesse Gutierrez up here, do we?

Not for the McMicken dam FCSA.

Thank you. Please continue sir.

So the McMicken dam FCSA is a feasibility study between the Army Corps of Engineers and the district the The study allows us to access the expertise of the Army Corps of Engineers in this particular dam. Historically, this was constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers. And later, they made the decision when they couldn't achieve funding to maintain the dam to retire it, in essence. And then the district determined that it was important to have the dam in full service. And so we went ahead and at that point in time took over maintenance of that particular dam and we operate it today. It's also an area where we have had recent construction. We've built an emergency overflow spillway for this particular dam and we're still planning in the future on additional improvements to act as part of that maintenance. Having the Army Corps of Engineers involved in that discussion not only brings their expertise and experience, but it also brings buy-in that many times results in federal participation in those maintenance and rehabilitation efforts.

Thank you.

Are there questions from board members? Madam County Manager, you had a comment? Yes, Madam Chair, if I may answer. McMicken Dam is one of our most critical pieces of infrastructure because it protects, in addition to hundreds and probably thousands of homes, it protects Luke Air Force Base. And you could probably do a Google and find in the 1950s there was serious flooding at McMicken Dam. And Luke Air Force Base is so important to our national security and our economy, so making dam is something that is very critical for us to rehabilitate. And we're hopeful that the Corps of Engineers can participate, because dam rehabilitation is very expensive.

Thank you. Any questions, comments from board members? Stay put. Madam Clerk, does that conclude our public testimony? Madam Chair, that is correct. I don't have any other speaker forms. Stay put for one minute. Madam Vice Chair, may I have a motion on items 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 for the flood control district?

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that we approve items number 84 through 88.

Thank you. Hearing no further discussion, is there a second?

Second.

Okay, it's been moved and seconded. We will proceed to a vote. All members in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Those opposed? And before you leave, sir, I just wanted to say I represent six different City of Phoenix Council District, and the work that Flood Control is doing within the City of Phoenix in partnership with the City of Phoenix, and I'm going to also add in Paradise Valley, is so appreciated by my constituents. So keep up the good work, sir.

Thank you very much.

Thank you. Motion passes unanimously. We will adjourn as the Flood Control District Board of Directors and reconvene as the Board of Supervisors, proceeding to public comment. Madam Clerk, do you have, first of all, email comments? Madam Chair, yes. And then public speakers.

Yes. As far as email comments, we still continue to receive comments regarding the Project Vacara. Those we continue to share with all the board offices as well as all the other email comments regarding air quality concerns Cape Creek Station transfer station complained against the Maricopa County pub fit and Again air quality concerns. These are all email comments and have been shared with all the board offices Thank you. Let's proceed then to speakers in the audience. I I have in my hand a total of 22 requests to speak. I will start with Hans Garrison, followed by Jason Jensen, then Dawn Adams.

Welcome, Mr. Garrison. Please state your name for the record. You have two minutes.

My name is Hans Garrison. They thought it would be important I mention I'm a retired Army disabled vet to those that it matters. I'm here to address an issue that will be on the agenda for the board meeting on the 29th. I'm speaking fast because I've got probably a minute and 50 seconds now. This is regarding the easement abandonment on Maddock just west of 27th Avenue. You guys know my address. The original address I had was, they built my house six years ago on 2819 West Maddock Road, Phoenix, Arizona. That'll be relevant when I explain what's going on. I built it with dual access for purposes of adding a casita. Let's see, I added a private road with three others. There's five homes that are your constituents that are to the south of Matic that are adversely affected by this abandonment. Let's see, there's three homes that are completely blocked. One of the neighbors that's above us is kind of like out of the movies in North versus South, ironically. And he built a gate blocking the entrance to Matic. I didn't care up until a year ago when I thought about building a casita, and I cannot get up Matic. And it affected all five of the people that are to the south of Matic. And I had a whole list of things, but I'm just going to, Do like Trump. I'm going to go off my notes here. Sorry, bad joke. And end of the day, he built the gate. He blocked off five of us. We cannot get to our gate. And one of the people that's blocked is two houses down from me. It's one of your own. She's a supervisor. Shelly McDonald, okay? She cannot get to her backyard because Matic is now blocked by this individual that built the gate. And he had no permits for any of these gates. He didn't ask any of us. He built a gate. It's just, it's not neighborly. It's not even American for that matter. I've talked to everybody in the county for the last six months. Finally, he opened the gate a month ago because Catherine Garcia set a code violation.

Thank you. Thank you. Now, we are in public participation, which precludes any of us from commenting or responding to your comments. Please know that your comments have been heard, and to your point, this item will be on a future agenda, and we will certainly take notes, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Next.

It's time.

Madam Clerk. Next speaker, Jason Jensen, Don Adams, Lisa Everett. Uh, welcome. State your name for the record, please.

Uh, Jason Jensen. And I'm here regarding the abandonment as well of Madoc. Um, you know, I purchased the property looking at the maps. I know this may or may not have anything to do with your decision, but it does show Madoc as an actual road on the north side of my property and the south side. Um, being Dolores, so there was dual access of time of purchase. And now the abandonment is definitely going to affect the construction of the planned residence. If you guys allow Maddock to become abandoned and me not being able to use it, then it's definitely going to affect my residence. So I'm here to say no on you guys abandoning Maddock for me not to use.

Thank you very much. Appreciate your taking the time to come and speak.

Thank you, guys.

Madam Clerk. Don Adams, Lisa Everett, Gail LeBrand. Mr. Adams.

Don Adams, Precinct Captain LD Tan. It has not gone unnoticed that you have been aligning yourselves with left-leaning groups whose mission is to bring California-style elections to California. They want ranked choice voting, no ID, or proof of citizenship to vote. Same day registrations, ballots counted on postmarks. This is not hyperbole. Their leader, former Senator Mendez, has sponsored bills to this effect. Your alignment with them can be interpreted as agreeing these changes are needed to our elections. you carefully crafted felony accusations about ballot tampering only seeks to divert the public attention away from your own legal failures, saying may have taken ballots and all ballots accounted for in the same press release should be called for what it is, misdirection from a failing election director. Hell, Ben, on keeping power he doesn't have. Now... You know, I've come up here many times talking about the election fraud of 2020 and 2022 and 2024. And you probably all start feeling that some of this stuff is going to be coming true because we have all the evidence of what you people have done to us on our elections. And there will be no mail-in ballots this coming election. There will be proof of identification. And mark my word, it's coming. For nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest, neither anything hid that shall not be known and come abroad. That's Luke 817 in the King James Version. Because 2020, it's not over yet.

Madam Clerk, Lisa Everett, Gail Legrand, Jonathan Ramsey, Excuse me.

Please proceed.

I support the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and the dedicated election workers who ensure our elections are conducted with integrity, transparency and accountability. The recent removal of election equipment and ballot materials from tabulate from the tabulation and election center is deeply concerning. Chain of custody is not a minor technicality. It is one of the cornerstones of election integrity. The public expects ballots and equipment to remain secure and properly documented at all times. I also find it ironic that the office that is repeatedly claimed to stand for election integrity now finds itself facing allegations that raise serious questions about election integrity election integrity cannot simply be a campaign slogan it must reflect in action not just rhetoric while the recorder's office previously threatened election workers with felony charges for simply carrying out their assigned duties members of the recorder staff are now under criminal investigation Accountability should apply equally to everyone. No one is above the rules. I want to thank the Board of Supervisors for continuing to prepare for the upcoming election while calling for transparency and cooperation. Oversight is not interference. Shared responsibility is a safeguard that protects voters and builds confidence in the system. Early voting, as early voting approaches, the focus should not be on lawsuits and power struggles. It should be on the voters of Maricopa County. They deserve leaders who cooperate rather than litigate. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam clerk. Okay. Legrand, Jonathan Ramsey, Noah James Markham.

Good morning, chair and supervisors. My name is Gail Legrander and I live in district two. I have been voting for 50 years and want to speak about our elections. Not that long ago, elections were generally assumed to be free, fair, and impartial. Most voters were confident in the electoral process. Winners and losers accepted the results and sought to be gracious. It is absolutely overwhelming to see how much has changed. Justin Heap and fellow Republicans shout from the rooftops that there is an onslaught of non-citizens casting votes. in both local and federal elections. What they don't want their supporters to know is that there is virtually no evidence to back up these claims. A U.S. District Court judge recently noted that an expert on voter fraud found only 47 instances of wrongful voting out of roughly 8.3 million votes between 1998 and 2024. During that time, only eight non-citizens may have cast ballots. That is a statistical zero. You cannot argue with this math. Justin Heap, Donald Trump, and their followers have fabricated a story that non-citizens, immigrants, and the left are stealing elections through voter fraud. And they hope that those who listen to them won't do the research to find out that this is simply not true. This is a bipartisan issue. I agree. I also want elections to be as secure as possible. But there are already systems in place To do so and disenfranchising many under the guise of hunting down voter fraud is not the way. Voting is the foundation of a strong democracy. It allows people to choose leaders and shape policies that can improve their lives. Consent of the governed is still a cornerstone principle, and voters need renewed confidence in the functionality and reliability of our local electoral system. This body has managed elections quietly and effectively for years. Please ensure that Justin Heap's campaign of bullying does not tarnish our elections. Protect the voters. Thank you.

Madam Clerk. Jonathan Ramsey, Noah James Markham, Tierney Chin.

Good morning Chairwoman and members of the board. My name is Jonathan Ramsey. I both work and reside in Supervisorial District 3. As an elementary school teacher, I care a great deal about my community, my students, and local government. In my time as an educator, I have witnessed how legislation can either enrich a student's education or deter it. I do my best to provide a quality education despite the fact that public schools, like many other public resources, are being privatized and fractured, diverting our public money into corporate hands. As these children grow and learn more about the world around them, I'm concerned that the democracy they learn about might not last into their adult life. They're taught about how every American citizen has the duty to make their voice heard, but what they don't know is that power-hungry, self-interested politicians like county reporter Justin Heap can soak doubt into the democratic process and silence that voice. Justin Heap has been strong-arming the board of supervisors in this ugly and public litigation. Much like an abusive partner, he's leveraging his connections and power in order to assert dominance over the board. Not only is he threatening to charge election workers with felonies for simply carrying out their duties, but he and his lawyers are also requesting that the court fine the board $100,000 a day of Maricopa County taxpayer money every day they don't comply with the April 16th order. It's odd that the America First Legal Foundation states on the website that they ensure power stays with the American people, but their actions aim to take the power held by a board composed of five individuals elected by the people and consolidate it within Justin Heap's office, while also trying to get hundreds of thousands of dollars poured into it. That sounds more like ensuring the power stays with Justin Heap. That is borderline extortion, and it cannot go unchecked. Our elections here in Maricopa County have been historically secure, while Justin Heap and other mega-politicians throw tantrums, former Republican Maricopa County recorder Helen Purcell has attempted to infuse logic and reason into the conflict, supporting the board, putting facts over feelings. Our voices must be heard, but we should also be able to trust the manner in which they're expressed. Please reject Heap's intimidation campaign and protect the voters of Maricopa County. Our future generations deserve that much.

Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Noah James Markham. Tierney Chin, Lori Barone.

Aloha, Chair, and to the rest of the supervisors' board. My name is Noah James Markham. I'm from the great city of Tempe. Happy Pride Month. And we need to make sure that we fund to make sure that we fund the Phoenix Pride Parade. It's always here in Phoenix. Love, Locke. People are weird about it. I don't know what it's about them that they're weird about the flock thing. But we need flock. Also, President Joe Biden is known. You know, that's so irritating about 2020. They still can't get a grip that he won six years now ago. And they're still talking about it. Donald Trump couldn't finish an interview about the L.A. mayor election that just happened. Israel and Palestine matter. Extend the light rail. Newer Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek, Florence, Pinal County, Apache Junction. Transgender people should have private restrooms and no playing in women's sports. As a Democrat, I will say that. Justin, he, you know, you guys have been debating with this judge, and did you guys know that you guys lost twice? And it's because he was appointed by Governor Crooked Ducey. And that's why you've been losing, because of this judge. And he also supports the 2020 election. and a WC does, and then, you know, now he endorse Donald Trump. So what does he like? He's the crook to himself. So let's get this done. Mahalo. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Madam Clerk. Tierney Chin, Lori Barone, Joe Hoff.

Good morning, Chairwoman Brophy McGee and members of the board. My name is Tierney Chen, and I am here on behalf of All Vote and its local action. In America, we believe voters should choose their leaders and that every vote must count. In Maricopa County, the man sworn to protect that principle must stop any actions that do not support that principle. Justin Heap is an election denier who has questioned the legitimacy of Arizona's elections. Now, his office is under investigation. According to a statement from the chair and vice chair of this very board, members of Heath's staff were caught on camera moving election equipment into what appeared to be a personal vehicle and driving it away. While votes were still being tabulated. Our votes are not theirs to take. Our elections are not theirs to control. Our elections are for the voters. The primary is weeks away, and the people of Maricopa County deserve better. One thing is clear, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors must remove Justin Heap, or he must resign now. Thank you.

Madam Clerk. Lori Barone, Joe Hoff, Leslie Shepherd.

I would just say that based on what all of you have been doing, you all should resign because you're violating the court's raw orders. So I'm actually going to speak today regarding my friend Jamie Martin, who for the past three years has reviewed election-related contracts, submitted political records requests, engaged multiple county departments, and pursued a superior court case. What she found were documented red flag contract compliance violations that in any other industry would have immediately triggered a corrective action plan to investigate the issue, determine the root cause, implement corrective actions, and verify resolution. The court addressed the records issue. The county manager identified a reporting channel. But one question remains unanswered. When a citizen identifies a documented red flag contract compliance failure, who investigates it? Who determines whether a violation occurred? Who requires corrective action? And who verifies the issue was resolved? And if multiple departments are involved, who owns the issue from beginning to end? Jamie is not asking the board to agree with her findings. She's asking the board to identify the accountable office responsible for evaluating, investigating, correcting, verifying, and closing citizen-raised red flag violations. That answer still has not been provided. Thank you. I'd also like to state that you all are embarrassing yourselves and this county to the rest of the world how you've been behaving regarding the whole Justin Heap situation. Y'all should hang your heads in shame. You've acted without dignity in your positions. You're embarrassing everybody in this county and making it a mockery. And yes, you are the election deniers because y'all still deny that anything was wrong with any of the last three or four elections. Shame on you all.

Madam Clerk, Joe Hoff, Leslie Shepherd, Tom Arnold,

Before public comment was reached at agenda item 89, approximately 72 of the first 86 agenda items had already been placed into consent categories. That's roughly 84% of the agenda items scheduled before public comment. Why does this matter? Because those consent items included significant actions affecting taxpayers and residents throughout the county. Among the items requested for removal from consent were the Wintersburg 313 zoning cases in Tonopah involving industrial rezoning and development standards specifically written for data centers and energy production facilities. Also included were Arlington Valley Solar Energy III, a utility-scale solar and battery storage project, and the Atlas Disposal Data Yard Industrial Project. The board also approved approximately $24 million in sheriff's projects throughout consent, a context amendment bringing a housing-related agreement to approximately $8.2 million through a competition in practical procurement method, more than $11 million in Ryan White program funding and authorization for up to $16 million in multifamily housing revenue bonds. Another item removed county wastewater oversight and transferred sole regulatory authority to ADEC, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Justin Heap was elected by the people. Stand down, you do your job, and you let him do his job. Thank you.

Madam Clerk. Leslie Shepherd, Tom Arnold, Veronica Corcoran.

I would like to place a safety concern on the record in this room. I was assaulted april 23rd 2025. I asked the surveillance video to be looked at and I was referred to public records request. I had to make wait months to get that public records request. I then contested false allegations that were sworn before a judge that you guys have all heard because I've seen the emails where it was sent to you guys. I've seen the emails where it was sent most recently just to the Sheriff on 4-10 of 2026. These are all things that I'm dealing with because I come to these meetings. The individual that I contested with did not show up to the hearing and therefore was dismissed, but it was not adjudicated. So now I've tried to get it redacted or sealed and the judge is not doing that because I guess they don't do that very often. But what has happened is now this is now over my head in a public records request way. So anyone can actually pull up these false allegations about me that were not adjudicated, and it can look as if it matters. And you guys know that I fight for children. Whether you like my style or not, you know that my heart is that I care for children. So when I run for school board, when I've got somebody who's sitting here slandering me and giving false allegations that I can prove because I have two different viewings from surveillance video in which now I'm being refused to get public records requests because they're saying it's for security purposes. So I'm letting you know, as the people under your roof, that I am dealing with harassment. I've got somebody that's lying about me and sending it to you guys. And I don't know if you're embracing because you don't care for me. I don't know. But I do know this. This is where I come to give my grievance. And I should not be harassed when I come under this roof. And I should be allowed to have my public records request. Thank you.

Madam Clerk.

Tom. Tom Arnold. Veronica Corcoran. Roger May.

Tom Arnold. I was speaking on the phone last night to a person that I believe is America First patriot. She kind of asked me if I knew what was going on with Justin Heap. I hadn't heard about it, so I don't want to talk about that. I would like to get on record that I was also told I've got one side of the story. I would like to get the board side of the story, if I may. I know you can't. I'm going to reach out to Mr. Gallardo and maybe to Thomas, only because the story I was told was between the time Mr. Heap was elected and the time he took office, that the board met with the outgoing recorder and there were some policies that were changed. Again, I don't know if those policies, I'd like to get clarification of those policies made by the Board of Supervisors or are they legislated by our state legislature. So there's just some things I would like to get handle on and and the other reason Debbie I'm not going to reach out to you was what I was told happened happened before you and the chairman and you I'm sorry I'm drawing a blank on your name right now but it happened before you took office so I'd like to I'd like to get clarification from those who sat and At the board, at the time these changes happened, I'd like to get your side of the story. So I'll reach out to you, sir, and also to Mr. Galvin to see what you have to say. Thank you.

Madam Clerk. Veronica Corcoran, Roger Mabe, Carmen Rodriguez.

Veronica Corcoran, I saw the sign about hate. Do not hate. Educate. Because we are being told so many lies that we get distracted from the truth. If President Trump never won 2016, Epstein and his club will still be raping little kids and boys and girls. It's tragic. President Trump, media will never tell you, signed four executive orders with nine legislative bills to stop human and sex trafficking in his very first term with nine... four executive orders and nine legislative bills to support that. Why nobody talks about it? Because media is in cahoots with the enemy. We are not against each other. We love each other. We are American. And if everyone would understand how this country started, please go and watch Kirk Cameron movie, Monumental, you will fall in love with the idea of this country. I know, I studied in China, I lived all around the world and worked, and this is the only country we have to preserve in order to save our children's future. Also, with an audit, Madam Chair, last audit, since I talked in the last agenda, yes, our audit, Arizona audit was cooked. There were many books that were not reported. I know from people, This is the problem. The Republican RINOS establishment are abetting Democrats. They work together like a club against us, the people. And we need you to stand up for the people. Because it's easy to be in a club and above everybody else. But we need you to serve us. The audit was cooked. We know, and God knows, and you probably know, I don't care what happened. I have video evidence. I show you how they breached the server data room. February 21, and no, I didn't get an answer from you that yet.

Madam Clerk. Roger Mabe, Carmen Rodriguez, Vivian Serafin.

My name is Roger Mabe. For more than a year and a half, I've repeatedly raised concerns about public access to these meetings. I continue to be denied webinar participation despite repeatedly requesting it. At the same time, other individuals continue to receive webinar access. Through public records requests, I have asked for the criteria that is being used to make these decisions, yet these questions remain unanswered. Nobody gets in touch with me. As a result, I continue to drive approximately an hour and a half each way to attend these meetings in person. Arrived downtown, I often have to search for free parking and then walk the remaining distance simply to participate in county government. Compared to across the street, Phoenix City Council allows remote participation and provides parking accommodations. Maricopa County serves a much larger population and geographical area. yet continues to deny similar access. I've heard the suggestion that people can simply speak over there, but the zoning decisions, contracts, expenditures, and policies affecting Maricopa County are decided in this room, not across the street. The reason this remains important is simple. Public participation is how residents communicate with the officials elected to represent them. When webinar access is denied and participation becomes increasingly difficult, people begin to question whether their voices are truly heard. I respectfully request the transparency regarding webinar access decisions and for the Board to consider ways to make participation easier rather than harder. For example, I've repeatedly requested that you move these meetings to the evenings or on Saturday. so that the people that are working, which is 83% of the people, are working. They could come to these meetings. In closing, please put people before dogs.

Madam Clerk, Carmen Rodriguez, Vivian Serafin, Anthony Avalos,

Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of the board. My name is Carmen Mendez Ramirez. I'm a first generation Mexican American woman and a social worker who serves families in this community less than 10 minutes from here. This country was founded on democratic principles, including the right of eligible citizens to participate in free and fair elections. This is why I am deeply concerned by the intimidation tactics being used by county recorder Justin Heath. Threatening public officials with massive fines and suggesting election workers could face prosecution for doing their jobs does not build confidence in our elections. It creates fear, confusion, and distrust at a time when voters deserve stability and professionalism. Election administration should be grounded in facts, transparency, and the rule of law, not threats, political theater, or conspiracy-driven narratives. Claims of widespread non-citizen voting continue to be used to create fear and division rather than address the real needs of our voters. As someone who works directly with the community members, I know that many people already face barriers to civic participation. The last thing voters need is rhetoric that makes them feel targeted, questioned, or unwelcomed by the democratic process. I urge the board to stand firm, protect election workers, reject intimidation tactics, and ensure that every eligible voter in Maricopa County can cast their ballot without fear. Thank you for your time.

Thank you, Madam Clerk. Vivian Serafine, Anthony Avalos, Yolanda Landeros.

Good morning chair and members of the board. My name is Vivian Serafine and I live in District 12. It is my pleasure to be here today. We are two weeks from early ballots being mailed out, yet here we are. County Recorder Justin Heap is furthering this messy legal battle between your office and his. Now, after the board followed protocol by opening an investigation on an election worker who took a scanner into an unmarked car, Heap is dramatizing the situation. He's claiming that his employees are being targeted, much like in the way he has targeted other election workers. Heap and many of his supporters swear that our elections are rigged, and there is a plethora of non-citizens casting ballots. What they don't know, what Heap and other MAGA actors hope they never know, is that there is no actual evidence to substantiate these claims. They're crafting a hate campaign on people who pose no threat when the real threat lies within Republican ulterior motives. We need every member of this board on our side, every single one. I also want to take this opportunity to ask Mark Stewart, whose side are you on? You're either with the citizens of Maricopa County or you're with MAGA and Justin Heap. I ask that you join your fellow board members and fight alongside them for our elections rather than causing even more friction. This election year is an incredibly pivotal one. Please ensure our voices are protected and do not let Justin Heap destroy the integrity of our systems in place. The future of our democracy depends on it. Thank you.

Madam Clerk.

Anthony Avalos, Yolanda Landeros, Juan Mendez.

Good morning Madam Chair and esteemed members of the board. My name is Anthony Alvalos and I'm here as a concerned voter and citizen to discuss voting matters. First of all I'd like to applaud the board for continuing to fight for the needs of the voters as was specifically called out in an interview with Supervisor Galvin as the top priority for both the county recorder and the board. This is key particularly in light of allegations of the usurping of Recorder Heap's authority by America First Legal, a Stephen Miller-sponsored firm, and alleged voter machine tampering by Recorder Heap's CIO, resulting in assignment of the case to a special prosecutor and replacement of the voter equipment costing we as taxpayers $70,000. We ask that the board remind the Arizona Court of Appeals and the panel of appellate judges of this information and request that their ruling on the board's appeal take all into consideration and include the Purcell principle, which serves as legal doctrine established by the United States Supreme Court stating that the court should be very reluctant to make any changes to the election process close to an election because doing so can create voter confusion, cause chain of custody issues, and cause administrative chaos. Finally, we request that the Board urge the Arizona Court of Appeals to take into account the amicus brief filed by Helen Purcell with the Court on June 1st, 2026. The brief supports granny of the Board's appeal for multiple valid reasons. It should be noted that Ms. Purcell, who served as the Maricopa County Recorder for 28 years, that is seven terms, is still held in very high esteem by Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike. Thank you for your time.

Madam Clerk.

Yolanda Landeros, Juan Mendez, Luimar Garza.

Good morning, chair members of the board. My name is Yolanda Landeros, and I've lived in Buckeye since 2009. I voted by mail because, I usually vote by mail because first, my first experience voting in person was not a positive one. I was born and raised in this country. I have the right to have my voice heard like every other eligible voter. It is deeply unfortunate that in this day and age, I still encounter racism. Racism should be something we learn about in history books, not something people continue to experience today. Certain political action has emboldened individuals to openly express prejudice and discrimination. County Recorder Justin Heap's actions are part of that problem. He is attempting to silence voters and undermine their participation in the democratic process. Under Heap's authority, we have seen an extreme high rate of ballot signature rejections with no transparency as to why. He also uses a SAVE database to verify voter registration, which is notorious for being unreliable and has already impacted thousands of eligible voters. Naturalized citizens, black, brown, and marginalized people will be impacted the most, and Justin Heap is okay with that. Efforts that make voting more difficult or discourage participation raises serious concerns for me. They remind many Americans of painful chapters in our nation's history when barriers were deliberately put in place to prevent certain communities from exercising their right to vote. Every eligible voter deserves to be heard, respected, and treated equally under the law. Please ensure that Justin Heap does not get in the way of that. And don't let him intimidate you.

Madam Clerk.

Thank you.

Juan Mendez, Luimar Garza, Catherine Sigmund.

Good morning chair, members of the board, Juan Mendez, here to talk about all the issues surrounding Recorder Heap. It's getting crazier, piling up on top of each other almost like it's on purpose, like a distraction. But Heap has officially crossed the line, probably multiple times just with this last news cycle, taking this from a simple legal dispute into outright administrative warfare, sabotage, and weaponized extortion against Maricopa County taxpayers. Just days ago, Recorder Heap and his Stephen Miller law firm asked the judge to slap county taxpayers with the ridiculous $100,000 a day fine, funneling our tax money directly into Heap's own blank check budget. This is a manufactured shakedown of our county government, occurring just weeks before early ballots dropped for the July primary. How is this not extortion? We need to look at why he is creating this chaos. Heap is using his office to push a national MAGA script. He's been loudly hyping claims about non-citizen voting, using an inaccurate federal database to purge voters and threaten our hardworking election workers with felony prosecution just for managing secure ballot drop boxes, just for doing their job. If anybody wonders whether heaps of obsession with non-citizen voting is ignorance or an attempt to manufacture hate, they just need to look at the federal court ruling handed down just days ago by U.S. District Federal Judge Samantha Elliott. In her massive 98-page decision, Judge Elliott reviewed the actual data, which shows that out of 8.3 million votes casted over a 26-year period, there were only eight instances where a non-citizen may have voted. Eight instances out of eight million. That is statistically zero. Non-citizen voting is a manufactured myth, and a federal judge has laid out the math bare. So it makes you question why Heap is what he's really making all these faulty claims about. So we know we all share the same concerns about Heap. This community sees through this $100 a day contempt filing. Do not take these threats seriously.

Madam Clerk. Loimar Garza, Katherine Sigmund, last speaker, Blue Crawley.

The judge of times past, present, and future. As to the freebie, the reason 93% of the consent agenda item is off limits is because on number five and six, you don't want us to talk about data centers and the private NDAs. As I read here, although no plan of development is incorporated into this request, there will be subsequent pods submitted for administrative approval. Translation, NDA. Number 11. One of you said long ago, so many rezonings that I see are approved. And then you all say, well, look, it's a pattern. Rezone again. And number 19, which you did not answer. You did not answer. Are you going to be giving them fines? Are you going to be giving the human waste depositors an assessment or a fine or straight to jail? Please answer that. And as to 85, conflict of interest between Maricopa County and flood control, you're both one and the same. This is money laundering. And you're doing it in perpetuity, apparently. Number 86, where you are coordinating with the commander of Los Angeles district to see about protecting the water in Maricopa County, LA, whose leadership can't even keep water reservoirs filled for their Palisades fire. And the last one for you, the one who is passionate about animals, when you took number 13 for the Saguaro Pet Kennel, I am going to say over and over again, You all have something that is coming up regarding the New Hope Agreements. It is a euphemism for something much, much worse. And there is one of you in particular who gets giddy over animals whenever they come into this arena. And I am asking you to think very carefully regarding what these New Hope Agreements are, because today there was one. Number 47, in cahoots with the Animal Humane Society. Look carefully. It's not good. Madam Clerk.

Catherine Sigmon, Blue Crawley.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Board. My name is Cathy Sigmon and I'm a Maricopa County voter in Tempe. I started out alarmed and I've progressed to disbelief at the dysfunctional Maricopa County Recorder's Office. A collaborative system that has worked for decades has been thrown into complete chaos because our county recorder Justin Heap doesn't know how to work with the board, a skill he should have learned on the playground. Recorder Heap seems to prefer combat over cooperation. He seems to prefer chaos over order. He obviously prefers to listen to the US Department of Justice over the Board of Supervisors right here in one of the largest voting jurisdictions in the entire nation. Recorder Heap's childish behavior would be comical if this were not so deadly serious with such high stakes for our state. Ironically, it was in my city, Tempe, that the extent of Recorder Heap's meddling and undermining of our orderly elections became clear. An individual from the Recorder's office took unauthorized possession of a scanner and possibly some ballots while the count was ongoing for our city council election. He was caught on camera, and this has cost taxpayers $70,000 to replace this compromised scanner. I'm thoroughly horrified by the recorder's behavior, and I'm calling on the board to demand his resignation. If he refuses to resign, the board should remove him. I strongly urge all of the supervisors to consider the stakes and the ongoing upheaval caused by Recorder's inability to act responsibly. When you see over and over again the evidence that Recorder Heap is refusing to run an orderly, secure, and trustworthy election, you can't hope for him to magically change. Thank you. Madam Clerk. Blue Crawley.

Good morning, and I apologize for some of my language last time, but it's still the same problem. We have a fiscal year starting when? At the beginning of next month. Where did all of the propositions money that went for the bus, where did it go? Because I see that over there at the RPTA, they're going to be spending $10 million on rail development. And that's for the next two years. Where are they getting that money? Where are the funds from that proposition that said nothing's going to rail except for 3% for maintenance? Where did all of that money go? Now, all five of your districts are part of the region, the region that supposedly got all this money now to develop buses and bus routes. What happened this last year, Steve? What did you guys do over there? Oh, yeah, it's not you. It's you, Chair. It's over at MAG because MAG has the plan and they get the money. Where did MAG spend it? On buses. Where are those routes? Where is the plan? It ain't happening. I need each of you to put it together and for each of your districts Get input from each of the cities, because every major arterial needs a bus. That way, it does haul work. And yes, it means that big buses are going to be in your district, because your thought of let's have just circulators, it's a joke. The cost of doing it right?

both air quality and the system thank you for your time and participation and I agree with all of those that told thank you mr. Crowley that concludes public comment we will proceed with supervisors summary of current events but before that madam County Manager Thank You chair I do have something today please I wanted to call

call attention to something that was highlighted in our Security Services newsletter. And Security Services Sergeant Doug McCumber, I don't know if he is here, but he was nominated for the Phoenix Elks Lodge 335 Public Safety Appreciation Night. And he was recognized during a ceremony with other public safety agencies, including the FBI, the US Marshals Office, Phoenix Police and Fire, Department of Public Safety, among others. He's recognized for his exceptional service to security services in Maricopa County, and he does a great job of keeping us all safe, and we very much appreciate him. And he has over, I understand, 25 years of public safety experience, including serving with the Salt River Pima Maricopa County Indian Community Police Department, 1993 to 2011. And he has been with Maricopa County since 2018. So I just wanted to say, Thank you, and well-deserved recognition for Sergeant Doug McComber.

That was a good share. Appreciate that. Supervisor Stewart.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thanks for sharing that. That's great. Small business is alive and well in the East Valley and in Maricopa County. I want to congratulate a friend of mine and one of our planning and zoning Commissioner Spike Lawrence, and the opening of the new LUCA in Chandler. It's always good to see new businesses opening and thriving, but I think the biggest takeaway from this was his comment about the permitting process, not only with Chandler, but with Maricopa County and the Health Department, and how smooth it was for him to get open. As we all know, when small businesses open, they're paying rent before maybe they're able to open. When that permitting process goes fast, it helps tremendously, and Appreciate my board members in the previous session last year approving a early this year Excuse me approving some new code ordinance updates that made that process smoother and then yesterday I Attended the grand opening of the villas of McQueen and I want to thank my fellow board members for supporting five million dollar bridge using some remnant ARPA funds to help get bring that project to life it will house a seniors disabled veterans veterans and their families and it's a well-needed and good addition to the East Valley market for housing opportunities for those folks thank you very much fellow colleagues and that's all I have for today madam chair thank you Thank You mr. Stewart mr. Calvin none for me today Thank You madam chair Thank You mr. Gallardo Thank You madam chair

First of all, I just want to thank everyone for coming out and expressing their opinions. I always like to hear what people have to think, even though I may disagree with some, I still want to hear what's on their mind. It's all about governing, hearing all sides, and trying to make the best informed decision. District 5, we really are kicking it up this summer, not only here internally with our employees. This week, a couple days ago, we had celebrated with 200 of our county employees for Pride Month. celebrating June as Pride Month and we always have a great turnout with all the county employees coming out we had s'mores and coffee and it's always a great time to be able to sit there talk to our employees and just just you know have a good good nice little conversation in the morning before they start their day so thank you for all the employees coming up we have another one coming out to celebrate juneteenth one that we always have a good time with again 200 of our county employees coming together to celebrate juneteenth i believe that is june June 18th? I think it's June 18th. June 18th, it's on a Thursday. We would have it on June 19th, but many of our employees may not be able to make it on that Friday, so we moved over to Thursday for that. We're also going to be July 3rd, partnering up with the City of Phoenix. Light up the sky. Fourth of July time. Got to be out there. And really just working, not working, but engaging the public. Let them know. Election time. This is the information you need to know when it comes to the early ballot processing, election day, any other type of questions. And you're also working to engage the community on the different programs and services that are provided by Maricopa County. such as animal care control. It's always great to see the animal care control and the great work they do throughout our community. So great having that type of programs there on July 3rd. We have kicked off our community meetings. We had one just not too long ago, three weeks ago or so, out in West Phoenix. That one was focused mostly on election. I know Juan was there and a few other folks were there. That was focused on just elections and what to expect on this coming election year. We were honored to have the presence of Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva, who called me a couple days before, so I'm going to be in town. So it was great to have her there. We have another one coming up later on this month. Attorney General Chris Mays will be there. A lot of the questions in regards to how elections are going to be conducted, any type of voter suppression, what would the Attorney General and her office be looking for. It will be nice to be able to have Chris Mays there. I look forward to having that one at the end of the month. And of course, one of my favorite events, as we have done every summer for the last several years, is our summer program. We partnered up with Cartwright Elementary School District, in which we offer a summer program, allow the kids to put down the video games, get outside the house, and don't have to stand in the sun, but be inside a facility where they are going to participate in a volleyball program and a basketball program. We have nearly 500 kids within the West Valley that come in. Cartwright has just been a great partner. So they give us the facility for free. And in return, we invite all their kids to come and participate in this program. around 16 different teams. Every team is a different color. The blue team competes with the red team and vice versa. And so there's a bunch of different colored teams. But it is an opportunity to open up a program for 500 kids who might not have that opportunity. So it's great to see that program kick off. So we're looking forward to that and looking forward to a great summer. And let's have fun.

Thank you, Supervisor Gallardo. Vice Chair, let's go.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to express how much of a privilege it is to serve my constituents in the West Valley and meet with them. And I just want to highlight a few of the events and things that I've done with my constituents. The first was the North Peoria Rotary Club, great group of constituents who help those in need in the community. And then I met with Jennifer Toth, who's the Arizona Department of Transportation director. And the reason I did that is because I have constituents that are concerned about a proposed overpass or interchange. on 155th Avenue and the Loop 303. And so I wanted to talk to her about this proposed interchange. And it's important to my constituents, both in Surprise, who want it, and some in Sun City West who do not want it. I also had a great honor to be the commencement speaker at the Northwest Christian School, high school. What a great event, great school, and it was really an honor to be asked to speak there. I also went to a community meeting in Legislative District 4. It was located in Glendale. And that was a great event. Nice to talk to constituents there about their concerns. And then I joined a senior citizen cyber safety and computer basics training class in Sun City. Maricopa County does training on the basics of computers, but also specifically help senior citizens to try to avoid scams that happen online and And I think it's a great class, and I was glad to be part of it. I also went down to the city of Buckeye. Buckeye had a community partners breakfast. It was early in the morning, and it's about an hour drive from my house. But it was worth it. And a great group of people over in the city of Buckeye and the surrounding area. That is such a growing area. And Mayor Orsborn is a very energetic person. optimistic type person so good to be part of that event. On May 28th I was invited by Congressman Andy Biggs to join him and the National Drug Control Policy Director Sarah Carter and we heard from several Arizona Angel families who had lost their children to either drugs or some type of event, like whether it was drunk driving or something of that effect from illegal immigrants. And so it was very, those families were so heartbroken. It was really a moving event. But the thing that was important is that we're trying to mitigate any future tragedies from drugs and overdoses and those type of things. I also, the last thing I want to talk about is how great it is that we got to go to the groundbreaking of the new West Valley Animal Care and Control Shelter. And I know a lot of people from Maricopa County came out to that, a lot of the staff and a lot of the directors and some of my fellow board members. And it's a great thing because the West Valley is really the high growth area of Maricopa County, and we need another animal control. I moved to Arizona in 1985. I've adopted dogs, and I've always had to go down to the Durango 27th Avenue. I mean, I don't know how long that building's been there, but probably way before I moved to Arizona. So it's getting old, and it's getting crowded. So it's really good that we're getting a new facility that's going to have, I think, 600 different kennels, a lot more kennels, a lot more. Anyway, it's very good news for the people in the West Valley. And I'm looking forward to doing things in the summer, and I want to wish everybody a great Flag Day on June 14th.

Thank you, Vice Chair. Let's go very quickly. District 3 has been busy, and we have been able to double our outreach with the addition of our a communications community outreach liaison, Mr. Ben Flores, who attended on my behalf the Thunderbird Business Alliance meeting, coffee with a cop, with City of Phoenix Councilwoman Deb Stark and Anne O'Brien. He came along with me when we spoke to the Taipei Chinese Culture Summer Camp graduation. It's the 30th anniversary of that camp. In addition, he attended the North Mountain Business Alliance meeting. Those constituents are very beloved to me and close and personal to my heart. He attended the Arizona Jewish Historical Society Hilton Family Holocaust Education Center informational session with District 2. They are going to be opening a facility in D3 the summer of 2027. We've doubled the fund, doubled the outreach, doubled the connection with our wonderful constituents. There are other events that we attended and please check out my newsletter if you haven't. I wanted to thank everyone who came here and participated publicly and speaking to, additionally speaking to specific agenda items. And I wanted to thank staff very much for your attendance and my fellow board members for your super hard work. And there being no further business before the board, this meeting is adjourned.