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Special Meeting Minutes Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Board Members 9:30 AM Steve Chucri, Chairman, District 2 or immediately following the Formal meeting Clint Hickman, Vice Chairman, District 4 Denny Barney, District 1 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Andrew Kunasek, District 3 Maricopa County, Arizona Steve Gallardo, District 5 (and the Boards of Directors of the Flood Control District, Library District, Stadium District, Improvement County Manager Districts, and/or Board of Deposit) Tom Manos Clerk of the Board "The mission of Maricopa County is Fran McCarroll to provide regional leadership and fiscally responsible, necessary public services to its residents so Meeting Location they can enjoy living in healthy Sullivan Conference Room and safe communities” 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Arizona convened in Special Session at 9:30 a.m., February 18, 2015, in the Sullivan Conference Room, 301 W. Jefferson, Phoenix, Arizona, with the following members present Steve Chucri, Chairman, District 2; Clint Hickman, Vice Chairman, District 4; Denny Barney, District 1; Steve Gallardo, District 5 (entered late). Absent: Andy Kunasek, District 3; Also present: Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board; Tom Manos, County Manager and Michelle Wood, Legal Counsel. Minutes compiled by Lori Medaris, Minutes Coordinator. Votes of the Members will be recorded as follows: aye-nay-absent-abstain. PRESENTATION AND ACTION 1. PROPOSED 2015 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA Approve the Proposed 2015 Federal Legislative Agenda. The Proposed 2015 Federal Legislative Agenda is on file in the Clerk of the Board's Office and retained in accordance with ASLAPR approved retention schedule. (C-20-15-030-M-00) Chris Cushing and Jennifer Pharaoh presented an overview of the proposed 2015 Federal Legislative Agenda on the following topics: Environmental o Revise EPA Exceptional Events rule for PM-10 o Ensure EPA recognizes the uniqueness of Western states as it considers stricter ozone standards o Pursue a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect land development from shutdown by the Endangered Species Act ~Supervisor Gallardo entered meeting~ Federal Lands o Develop strategies to address flood plain changes and water use impacts created by invasive species growth o Identify a mechanism to allow third party recreational concessionaire on BLM land Special Meeting Minutes Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Page 2 of 4 o Support consistent and stable Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) source Infrastructure o Support a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that would provide states and local governments a funding roadmap o Seek streamlined Army Corps of Engineers permitting and approval processes o Ensure that flood risk-reduction standard implementation guidelines do not impact local floodplain management and flood insurance programs Appropriations o Seek an appropriate share of federal funds and, when appropriate, request oversight language regarding federal operations be included in appropriations bills National Dam Rehabilitation Program Local government transportation projects Public Health Prevention Programs State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Motion to approve by Supervisor Hickman, seconded by Supervisor Gallardo Ayes: Chucri, Barney, Hickman, Gallardo Absent: Kunasek 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION Vote to convene in Executive Session to consider the items on the Special Executive Agenda dated February 18, 2015, for Board of Supervisors and relevant Special Districts pursuant to the statutory authority listed for each item. Motion to approve by Supervisor Hickman, seconded by Supervisor Gallardo Ayes: Chucri, Barney, Hickman, Gallardo Absent: Kunasek RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION RECONVENE: After presentation and discussion on the executive session items, the Chairman reconvened the Board in Open Session OPEN SESSION BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 3. GUADALUPE TORRES V. SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO, ET AL, 2:14-CV-02337-GMS Consider filing of an Offer of Judgment in Guadalupe Torres v. Sheriff Joe Arapio, et al, 2:14-CV-02337-GMS. (C-75-15-006-2-00) Special Meeting Minutes Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Page 3 of 4 Motion to approve filing an Offer of Judgment in the Guadalupe Torres v. Sheriff Joe Arpaio, et al. case in the amount of $501,000 plus attorney’s fees incurred to date deemed reasonable by the court by Supervisor Hickman, seconded by Supervisor Gallardo Ayes: Chucri, Barney, Hickman, Gallardo Absent: Kunasek MEETING ADJOURNED There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. ______________________________ Steve Chucri, Chairman of the Board ATTEST _____________________________ Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board Special Meeting Minutes Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Page 4 of 4 FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT The Flood Control District Board of Directors of Maricopa County, Arizona convened in Special Session at 9:30 a.m., February 18, 2015, in the Sullivan Conference Room, 301 W. Jefferson, Phoenix, Arizona, with the following members present Steve Chucri, Chairman, District 2; Clint Hickman, Vice Chairman, District 4; Denny Barney, District 1; Steve Gallardo, District 5 (entered late). Absent: Andy Kunasek, District 3; Also present: Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board; Tom Manos, County Manager and Michelle Wood, Legal Counsel. Minutes compiled by Lori Medaris, Minutes Coordinator. Votes of the Members will be recorded as follows: aye-nay-absent-abstain. F-1. FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT V. LELAND C. ALBERTSON, JR. AND SHIRLEY D. ALBERTSON, TRUSTEES OF THE ALBERTSON FAMILY TRUST DATED AUGUST 4, 1990, CV2011-056188 Discussion and possible action consistent with direction in Executive Session. (C-69-15- 031-S-00) Motion to authorize counsel for the Flood Control District in Flood Control District v. Leland C. Albertson, Jr. and Shirley D. Albertson, Trustees of the Albertson Family Trust Dated August 4, 1990, CV2011-056188 to settle this case based on the following terms by Supervisor Barney, seconded by Supervisor Hickman The District shall acquire a partial taking consisting of approximately 2.27 acres of drainage easement and approximately 1.45 acres of temporary construction easement, as described in the original Complaint filed on October 13, 2011 in the pending matter, and the District shall pay just compensation in the amount of $775,000 plus statutory interest, each party to pay its own costs and attorney’s fees (including abandonment by Defendants of their pending application for attorney’s fees and costs); in addition to the foregoing, the Board of Directors, as part of the consideration for this settlement, agrees to recommend to Maricopa County , through its Department of Transportation and Public Works Real Estate Division the administrators of the abandonment process for Maricopa County, that an existing County Drainage Easement that encumbers the Albertson property, recorded in the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office on September 25, 1968 at Dkt 7281, page 7, be abandoned, because the Drainage Easement is no longer necessary for the public good due to the improvements constructed as part of the Sonoqui Wash Channelization Project in Queen Creek. Ayes: Chucri, Barney, Hickman, Gallardo Absent: Kunasek MEETING ADJOURNED There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. ______________________________ Steve Chucri, Chairman of the Board ATTEST _____________________________ Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board