PROCEEDINGS
OF THE cochise
formal
BOARD MEETING held 0n
Tuesday, january
12, 2010
A regular board meeting of the Cochise County Board of
Supervisors was held on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of
Supervisors’ Hearing Room,
Chairman English called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
ANY ITEM ON THIS AGENDA IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
THE ORDER OR DELETION OF ANY ITEM ON THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT
TO MODIFICATION AT THE MEETING
ROLL CALL – All three
supervisors present
PRESENTATION:
VIDEO CLIP – GAMMONS GULCH – A KGUN news clip was shown describing
the efforts which made it possible to do filming at Gammons Gulch near Benson,
after which Vice-Chairman Searle stated that Gammons Gulch has been there for
about 10 years. He explained that in
order for the film to take place there, they needed to have a saloon. Several people from Benson built the saloon in
a 2-3 week timeframe; the jailhouse scenes were shot in Pearce.
PRESENTATION OF ELECTIONS CERTIFICATIONS &
RE-CERTIFICATIONS TO COCHISE
CALL TO THE PUBLIC – Chairman
English opened the Call to the Public. Jack Cook addressed the Board regarding
matters of personal concern. No one else
wished to address the Board and Chairman English closed the Call to the Public.
CONSENT AGENDA
Attorney
Item 1
Approve Amendment #1 to the Prepaid Legal Service Contract between
Cochise
Board of Supervisors
Item 2
Approve Demands and budget amendments for operating transfers.
Warrant No. 24028-24034, 24051-24280 were
issued in the amount of $713,954.92.
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.
Issued
warrants are listed as an attachment at the end of the minutes.
Item 3
Approve the Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of December
15, 2009.
Elections
Item 4
Approve the two Intergovernmental Agreements between
Facilities Management
Item 5
Approve the Cooperative Grant Agreement between
Item 6
Approve the Cooperative Grant Agreement between
Health
Item 7
Approve Amendment #2, to IGA #HG854245, Reproductive Health / Family
Planning between the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Cochise
County Health Department in the amount of $45,390, for the period of 1/1/10 to
12/31/10.
Item 8
Approve Amendment #3 to IGA #HG854563,
Tuberculosis Control Program, between the Arizona Department of Health Services
and the Cochise County Health Department, in the amount of $12,000, for the
period of 7/1/09 to 6/30/10.
Vice-Chairman
Searle made a motion to approve items 1 through 8 of the Consent Agenda. Supervisor Call seconded the motion and it
carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Board of Supervisors
Item 9
Approve a new liquor license application for a series #10 (beer
& wine store) liquor license submitted by Mr. Hipolito Avalos Ramirez for
IZAID (99) Grocery located at
Ms. Katie
Howard, Clerk of the Board, presented this item. Ms. Howard gave a summary of
the new liquor license application for a series #10 (beer & wine store)
liquor license submitted by Mr. Hipolito Avalos Ramirez for IZAID (99) Grocery
located at 3853 S. Towner Avenue, Naco, 85620.
Ms. Howard stated the Sheriff’s Office and the Planning and Zoning Department
have recommended approval of the application. The Environmental Health Division
noted that the applicant’s store meets all the requirements set forth by the
Arizona Food Code and the Treasurer's Office notes that all property taxes for
the location are current. Mr. Avalos Ramirez has paid the $100.00 processing
fee. The Board office is not aware of any protests to this liquor license and
staff is recommending approval by the Board.
Chairman
English then opened the Public Hearing.
No one wished to address the Board and Chairman English closed the
Public Hearing.
Supervisor
Call made a motion to approve a new liquor license application for a series #10
(beer & wine store) liquor license submitted by Mr. Hipolito Avalos Ramirez
for IZAID (99) Grocery located at
Chairman
English called for the vote and it carried unanimously.
ACTION AGENDA
Board of Supervisors
Item 10
Renew and/or revise committee appointments for members of the Board
of Supervisors for the 2010 Calendar Year.
Vice-Chairman
Searle made a motion to revise the committee appointments for members of the
Board of Supervisors for the 2010 Calendar Year as noted on the attached
Exhibit (Supervisor Call replacing Supervisor English as representative to the
CSA Legislative Policy Committee and Supervisor English replacing Supervisor
Call as representative to the SEAGO Board). Supervisor Call seconded the
motion.
Chairman
English called for the vote and it carried unanimously.
REPORT BY MR. MIKE ORTEGA,
Mr. Ortega reported
he will be meeting this afternoon with county staff and the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) regarding the Cochise Amateur Radio Association lease on
SUMMARY OF CURRENT
EVENTS BY BOARD MEMBERS
Item 13
REPORT BY
SUPERVISOR PAT CALL, DISTRICT NO. 1
Supervisor
Call will be meeting Mr. Bill Harmon from the Arizona Department of
Transportation (ADOT) along with county staff this afternoon regarding a new median
in
REPORT BY
SUPERVISOR ANN ENGLISH, DISTRICT NO. 2
Chairman
English met recently with the Corrections Officers Retirement Plan Board to
approve the retirement of Commander Rodney Leon and has been meeting with
constituents in her district.
REPORT BY
SUPERVISOR RICHARD SEARLE, DISTRICT NO. 3
Vice-Chairman
Searle attended the J6-Mescal Community Development Organization meeting last
night in Benson, and received updates on the following issues: the northwest
transportation plan, the owner/builder opt out program, animal ordinances and
quality of life index. He will be attending a meeting in Cascabel tomorrow
night regarding the proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Project.
The Board
took a five minute recess to accommodate the arrival of Secretary of State, Ken
Bennett.
Chairman
English adjourned the meeting at 10:18 a.m.
The meeting
reconvened at 10:23 a.m.
Mr. Bennett
explained what the Secretary of State does. One function is to work with all
elections offices in the 15 counties. The
state conducts a training program for elections officials and runs a
certification program every two years and he wanted to personally present the
certificates to the recipients. He then explained the origin of and sang a song
he wrote about his own experience last summer when he attended the Elections
Certification program. Chairman English then invited Mr. Bennett to stay for a
reception immediately following the meeting.
There being
no further business before the Board, Chairman English adjourned the meeting at
10:36 a.m.
APPROVED:
_____________________________________
Ann English,
Chairman
ATTEST:
______________________________________
Katie
Howard, Clerk of the Board
(SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ OFFICE) at (520)
432-9720, FAX (520) 432-9716, TDD (520) 432-8360, 1415 Melody Lane, Building E,
Bisbee, Arizona 85603.
AFLAC
1/05/2010 #24030 $12,655.51; Avesis 1/05/2010 #24032 $5,119.63; Az Public
Service Co 1/06/2010 Total $34,222.14; McGowan, Mark J. 1/06/2010 #24058
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