Santa Cruz County public meetings in 2021

Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved all action items, including authorizing the Sheriff to fill two detention corporal and four detention officer positions, plus a sergeant and deputy corporal position. They also approved the appointment of Vanessa Cartwright as a full-time judge pro tempore, an agreement with Earn to Learn for a college access advisor, a letter of commitment for an ARPA tourism grant, a HIDTA grant reprogramming, grant-in-aid agreements, redistricting principles, a liquor license recommendation, a fireworks display, and various financial items. The meeting was procedural with no denied or tabled items.

• Approved filling 2 detention corporal and 4 detention officer positions (unanimous)
• Approved filling 1 sergeant and 1 deputy corporal position (unanimous)
• Approved Vanessa Cartwright as judge pro tempore for Superior Court (unanimous)
• Approved Earn to Learn college access advisor agreement (unanimous)
• Approved ARPA tourism grant letter of commitment (unanimous)
• Approved HIDTA grant reprogramming of $293,686 (unanimous)
• Approved redistricting principles for 2021 (unanimous)
• Approved demands totaling $1,344,864.71 (unanimous)

Special Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $3.8 million budget transfer from the Future Grants Fund to the General Fund to pay the Public Safety Retirement unfunded liability. They also unanimously approved a letter of support for the continuation of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. The meeting was brief and adjourned at 9:32 a.m.

• Approved $3.8M budget transfer from Future Grants Fund to General Fund for retirement liability (unanimous)
• Approved letter of support for continuation of Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (unanimous)

Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a $750,798 intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Department of Health Services for COVID-19 enhanced detection expansion, covering March 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023. The board also approved a $250,000 MOU with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for strict enforcement of immigration, human smuggling, drug smuggling, gangs, and employer sanction laws. All action items were approved unanimously by the two members present, with Chairman Ruiz and Vice-Chairman Bracker voting in favor.

• Approved $750,798 COVID-19 detection expansion IGA with AZ Dept. of Health Services (unanimous)
• Approved $250,000 MOU with AZ Dept. of Public Safety for immigration/drug enforcement (unanimous)
• Approved $17,122 Victims' Rights Program grant with AZ Attorney General (unanimous)
• Approved appointments: Jordan Cox to Planning & Zoning Commission, Deirdre Eshleman as Judge Pro Tempore (unanimous)
• Approved filling 4 vacant positions: Adult Probation Officer, Appraiser II, Appraiser Assistant, Environmental Health Specialist II (unanimous)
• Approved remote tasting room for Sunset Ride LLC and liquor license for Najar Cellars in Sonoita (unanimous)
• Approved $2,160,914.50 in demands, including $384,645.11 from General Fund (unanimous)
• Ratified interpleader action against Orozco Investment Company and authorized fund transfer to court (unanimous)

Special Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors held a special meeting and unanimously approved an application for a fireworks display at Tubac Golf Resort on December 4, 2021. The motion was made by Supervisor Molera and seconded by Chairman Ruiz, with both voting in favor. No other substantive decisions were made; the meeting adjourned immediately after.

• Approved fireworks display application for Tubac Golf Resort on 12/04/21 (motion by Molera, second by Ruiz; unanimous: Ayes Molera, Ruiz)
• Adjourned meeting at 2:01 p.m. (motion by Molera, second by Ruiz; unanimous: Ayes Molera, Ruiz)

Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved all action items, including filling two deputy sheriff positions and a tax clerk position, creating a communicable disease investigator position, and approving contracts for court AV maintenance ($7,890), border health partnership ($99,996), a cooling tower replacement ($177,710), and software/phone services. The board also approved tax valuation adjustments, minutes, monthly reports, and demands totaling $796,967.48. No items were denied or tabled.

• Approved filling 2 deputy sheriff and 1 tax clerk position (unanimous)
• Approved creating communicable disease investigator position (unanimous)
• Approved $7,890 Justice AV Solutions maintenance agreement (unanimous)
• Approved $99,996 border health partnership with AZ Dept. of Health Services (unanimous)
• Approved $177,710 cooling tower replacement at 2150 N. Congress Dr. (unanimous)
• Approved $76,432.50 Cisco software agreement with Sentinel Technologies (unanimous)
• Approved $4,554/yr CenturyLink phone services renewal (unanimous)
• Approved $796,967.48 in demands, including $262,461.40 from General Fund (unanimous)

Special Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Board unanimously approved Resolution 2021-14, authorizing the sale and execution of pledged revenue obligations to refinance the county's unfunded liabilities to the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System and the Correctional Officer Retirement Plan. The bond issue is approximately $9 million, with the county's unfunded gap around $11 million. The Board also approved a $452.77 bond for a duplicate warrant payable to Moqah Coffee and Beyond.

• Approved Resolution 2021-14 authorizing $9M bond for pension liabilities (unanimous)
• Approved $452.77 bond for duplicate warrant #2-100239 to Moqah Coffee and Beyond (unanimous)

Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Board approved the Community Rating System annual certification form to maintain flood insurance premium discounts, reclassified a Building Inspector to Senior Building Inspector, authorized filling four positions, and approved re-appointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustment. The cooperative agreement with Arizona Minerals for the 9001 Crossing improvement was tabled for two weeks.

• Approved Community Rating System annual certification form (unanimous)
• Reclassified Building Inspector to Senior Building Inspector (unanimous)
• Authorized filling court clerk, court interpreter, road maintenance worker, and buildings maintenance worker positions (unanimous)
• Re-appointed Daniel Bell to Planning and Zoning Commission District 1 (unanimous)
• Re-appointed Ron Campana as Board of Adjustment Chairman District 3 (unanimous)
• Re-appointed Kathi Campana and Randy Heiss to Planning and Zoning Commission District 3 (unanimous)
• Tabled cooperative agreement with Arizona Minerals for 9001 Crossing improvement (unanimous)
• Approved tax valuation adjustments and demands totaling $770,896.65 (unanimous)

Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a cooperative forest road agreement with the U.S. Forest Service, a Border Strike Task Force MOU with Arizona DPS for $166,666.68, and a portable services agreement with Trident Care for jail diagnostic screening. They also approved re-appointments, grant awards, tax valuation adjustments, and demands totaling $807,694.23. A special event license for the Tubac Chamber of Commerce was removed at their request, and a resolution for a binding waiver of enforcement was approved contingent on release of claims.

• Approved cooperative forest road agreement with U.S. Forest Service (unanimous)
• Approved Border Strike Task Force MOU with AZ DPS for $166,666.68 (unanimous)
• Approved portable services agreement with Trident Care for jail screening (unanimous)
• Approved re-appointment of Veronica Sainz to Library Board (unanimous)
• Approved FY2022 Governor's Office of Highway Safety award agreements totaling $22,500 (unanimous)
• Approved tax valuation adjustments as submitted (unanimous)
• Approved demands totaling $807,694.23 (unanimous)
• Approved Resolution No. 2021-13 contingent on release of claims (unanimous)

Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Board unanimously approved a one-time $500 cash payment for county employees fully vaccinated by December 31, 2021, funded by American Rescue Plan Act funds. They also approved court clerk positions, security enhancements, the opioid settlement agreement, and other routine items. The agenda was adopted with one item removed and one tabled.

• Approved COVID-19 vaccine incentive program ($500 per employee, unanimous)
• Approved filling four court clerk positions (unanimous)
• Approved ADT Commercial security enhancements totaling $18,921.49 (unanimous)
• Approved proclamation designating October 2021 as Arts Month (unanimous)
• Approved demands totaling $1,180,779.63 (unanimous)
• Approved opioid settlement funds agreement (unanimous)
• Approved petitions for review of valuation (unanimous)
• Tabled Action Item H6 to 10/19/2021 meeting (unanimous)

Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved intergovernmental agreements for the College-Career Readiness and Educational Opportunities (C-CREO) project with Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District #35 ($200,643), Nogales Unified School District #1 ($197,877), and Santa Cruz County Provisional Community College District ($25,900), effective October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The board also approved several other items, including the re-appointment of Brian Vandervoet to the library board, a professional services agreement with the Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum, a HIDTA grant agreement with the City of Tucson, and proclamations for Diaper Need Awareness Week and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. An action item to replace the cooling tower at 2150 N. Congress Drive was removed from the agenda for staff review.

• Approved re-appointment of Brian Vandervoet to the Nogales/Santa Cruz County Library Board for District No. 3.
• Approved professional services agreement with Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum to maintain and operate Tubac Presidio State Historic Park.
• Approved C-CREO intergovernmental agreements with three school districts totaling $424,420.
• Approved amendment to IGA with Mariposa Community Health Center for HRSA RCORP-I grant program.
• Approved City of Tucson HIDTA grant agreement (HT-21-2054) for $181,715.
• Approved auction of obsolete county vehicles and furniture/equipment.
• Approved proclamations for Diaper Need Awareness Week and Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
• Approved demands totaling $1,142,239.86.

Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a wide range of items, including intergovernmental agreements for jail diagnostic screening and a body scanner, school-year funding for robotics and technology programs, and a contribution agreement with Arizona Minerals. The board also approved a tolling agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a contract for auction services, and several grant agreements for airport improvements. Two action items, the cooling tower replacement and the Tubac Presidio park agreement, were tabled to the September 21, 2021 meeting.

• Approved intergovernmental agreement with Trident Care for jail diagnostic screening services.
• Approved cooperative purchase of an Adani Conpass Lite body scanner for the Adult Detention Center.
• Approved school-year funding agreements with South32 Limited and multiple school districts for robotics and Technolochicas programs.
• Approved a tolling agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Approved a contribution agreement with Arizona Minerals.
• Approved grant agreements with ADOT Aeronautics and the FAA for airport electrical upgrades and American Rescue Plan Act funds.
• Approved bid for 2021-2022 legal publications and advertising with Nogales International.
• Tabled the cooling tower replacement and Tubac Presidio park agreement items to the September 21, 2021 meeting.

Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors will discuss filling three vacant positions and approving several grants and intergovernmental agreements. The meeting includes a review of finance reports and a special event license application.

• Intergovernmental Agreement Contract Amendment #DI21-002288 with Arizona Department of Economic Security for $2,629,307
• FY22 Vertical Prosecution Grant with Arizona Automobile Theft Authority for $80,794.50
• Victim Compensation Grant No.VC-22-013 for $62,097
• Authorization to fill vacant Deputy Court Administrator, Legal Assistant, and Deputy Sheriff I positions
• Special Event License application for Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County, Inc. in Tubac on 10/08/2021

The Board unanimously approved all action items, including authorizing the creation and filling of four positions, approving an amendment to the ADHS immunization agreement for COVID-19 vaccine equity, and accepting a $2.6 million WIOA contract. It also approved several smaller grants and routine items such as special event licenses, tax adjustments, and demands totaling $1,156,826.78.

• Approved filling four vacant positions (Deputy Court Administrator, Legal Assistant, Deputy Sheriff I, Court Clerk) (3-0)
• Approved creating and filling four positions including Lead Custodian, Gear-up Success Coach, Vaccine Equity Coordinator, and Audio/Visual Technician (3-0)
• Approved amendment to ADHS immunization agreement for COVID-19 vaccine equity (3-0)
• Approved $2,629,307 WIOA Title I services contract with Arizona DES (3-0)
• Approved $10,000 RCORP-I grant with Mariposa Community Health Center (3-0)
• Approved $62,097 victim compensation grant and $80,794.50 vertical prosecution grant (3-0)
• Approved special event license for Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County (3-0)
• Approved demands totaling $1,156,826.78 (3-0)