PROCEEDINGS OF THE COCHISE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REGULAR MEETING HELD ON
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
- Present:
- Patrick G. Call, Chairman; Ann English, Vice-Chairman; Richard Searle, Supervisor
- Staff Present:
- Michael J. Ortega, County Administrator; Jim Vlahovich, Deputy County Administrator; Britt W. Hanson, Chief Civil Deputy County Attorney; Katie Howard, Clerk of the Board
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
THE ORDER OR DELETION OF ANY ITEM ON THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION AT THE MEETING
Pursuant to A.R.S. §11-217(C), the published minutes shall include all demands and warrants approved by the Board in excess of one thousand dollars except that multiple demands and warrants from a single supplier or individual under one thousand dollars whose cumulative total exceeds one thousand dollars in a single reporting period shall also be published. The voided warrants are listed below:
Fund Vendor Amount
508 Stronghold Emergency Physician $165.80
100 Eddie Howard 40.00
100 Robert S Esq. Zohlmann 3,713.54
100 Karen Schasteen 170.00
Issued warrants are listed as an attachment at the end of the minutes.
Approve Consent Agenda, Items 1-9.
Motion by Supervisor Richard Searle, Second by Vice-Chairman Ann English
Vote: 3 - 0 Approved
Motion by Vice-Chairman Ann English, Second by Supervisor Richard Searle
Mike Turisk, Planning Manager, told the Board that tthe subdivision was aproved by the Board on 10/16/2007. He explained that RioCorte LLC no longer holds an interest in the real property. He showed a map of the boundaries and location which is zoned RU4. He also showed an aerial photograph and diagram of the approved final plat, photos of views toward and from the property illustrating that very little improvements had been done since the plat was approved. Staff is recommending that the Board approve the new Assurance Agreement to complete the improvements, extending the deadline for three years, to 1/25/2014.
Vote: 3 - 0 Approved
Motion by Supervisor Richard Searle, Second by Vice-Chairman Ann English
Mike Turisk, Planning Manager explained that the final plat was approved by the Board on 12/11/2007 and it had expired on 12/11/2010. He told the Board that that this was a 27-lot subdivision in Hereford and showed a final plat. He explained that Ramsey Reserve LLC no longer holds ownership; staff is recommending that new Assurance Agreement be approved for clarity sake. He showed several photos of the location and added that the new Assurance Agreement would extend the deadline for completing required improvements by three years, to 1/25/2014.
Supervisor Searle commented that the Board has received an e-mail raising questions about the ownership and asked for clarification.
Britt Hanson, Chief Deputy County Attorney, stated that despite the fact that property has been foreclosed upon and the former owner claims they still have rights to property, an Assurance Agreement is not a property right but an obligation of the owners.
Vote: 3 - 0 Approved
Mr. Michael Ortega updated the Board on the status and progress for the Strategic Planning effort. He told them that he had attended a County Managers' meeting and was starting to hear a lot of discussion about the budget and legislation, at the state level. He reminded the Board that there is a Legislative Policy Committee meeting every Friday at 10:00 a.m. if they wished to dial in. He mentioned that he had met with Cochise College regarding federal insurance regulations and was exploring an opportunity to join forces with City Managers to save costs. He stated that he is starting the annual budget process, in terms of developing revenue projections, and would be scheduling a Work Session with the Board within the next thirty days to get some direction on priorities for the next year. Mr. Ortega also advised the Board that he would be attending a meeting of the Arizona City and County Managers the following week where the focal point would be a discussion of alternative approaches to providing services in today's economy.
Mr. Ortega explained that he had added this item to the agenda to provide an opportunity to get the Board's direction on an appropriate County response to the recent tragedy in Tucson. He spoke of the possibility of creating a food drive and also asked if the Board would like to send a letter. The Board concurred with this approach and expressed the importance of making some gesture to show their support.
Chairman Call opened the Call to the Public. Mr. Jack Cook addressed the Board on matters of personal concern. No one else wished to address the Board and Chairman Call closed the Call to the Public.
Chairman Call stated that he met with representatives of ADOT last Thursday; that he had met with Tim Bee when he addressed the 1200 Club in Sierra Vista last Friday; attended the Palominas Fire Department meeting last Saturday which is showing some forward progress; that he would be attending a dinner honoring veterans riding their bicycles across the country; will be attending the Mayor/Managers' meeting on Thursday and attending the Community Reception for Fort Huachuca's new leadership on Friday.
Vice-Chairman English stated that she thought that Chairman Call's gesture to put together the meeting with the City of Sierra Vista was important. She added that she had attended the Adult Drug Court program graduation and felt that it was important for the Board to show their support for the graduates and the program. She stated that she had attended the State Transportation Board meeting in Nogales on Friday and spoke on the needs of rural Arizona. She announced that she will again be volunteering on Thursdays for the AARP Volunteer Tax Program over the next couple of months and asked for consideration in not scheduling meetings on Thursday, if it can be avoided.
Supervisor Searle stated that he would be attending the Mayor/Managers' Luncheon on Thursday.
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Patrick Call, Chairman
ATTEST:
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Katie Howard, Clerk of the Board