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Informal Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 07, 2022
9:30 AM

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Maricopa County, Arizona
(and the Boards of Directors of the Flood Control District,
Library District, Stadium District, Improvement Districts
and/or Board of Deposit)

Board Members
Bill Gates, Chairman, District 3
Clint Hickman, Vice Chairman, District 4
Jack Sellers, District 1
Thomas Galvin, District 2
Steve Gallardo, District 5

County Manager
Joy Rich

Clerk of the Board
Juanita Garza

Meeting Location
Supervisors’ Auditorium
205 W Jefferson,
Phoenix, AZ 850

"The mission of Maricopa County is to
provide regional leadership and fiscally
responsible, necessary public services to
its residents so they can enjoy living in
healthy and safe communities”

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

The Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona, convened in an Informal Session at
9:30 AM on Monday, March 7, 2022, in the Supervisors’ Auditorium, 205 W Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ
85003, with the following members present: Bill Gates, Chairman, District 3; Clint Hickman, Vice
Chairman, District 4 (Remote); Jack Sellers, Supervisor, District 1; Thomas Galvin, Supervisor,
District 2; Steve Gallardo, Supervisor, District 5 (entered late). Also present: Juanita Garza, Clerk;
Kelly Gardiner, Minutes Coordinator; Joy Rich, County Manager; Andrea Cummings, Legal Counsel.

Chairman Gates opened the meeting and asked the Clerk to call the roll. He then introduced Lee Ann
Bohn, Assistant County Manager, who would present the first agenda item.

PRESENTATION

1.
PRESENTATION REGARDING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT

Provide an update on Maricopa County’s American Rescue Plan Act spending.
Lee Ann Bohn, Assistant County Manager (C-95-22-047-X-00)

Ms. Bohn thanked the Board for the opportunity to present the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
update. She reviewed the slide below stating the amounts received and allowable uses for those funds.

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
•
$435 M received in May 2021 (ﬁrst tranche)
•
Second tranche expected in May 2022
•
Allowable Uses:
•
SupporƟng the public health response
•
Addressing negaƟve economic impacts and dispariƟes
•
Hazard pay
•
Investments in water, sewer, and broadband
•
Revenue replacement

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Ms. Bohn gave a budget overview of the slide below noting they have allocated over 93% of the funding
leaving about 7% unallocated in the first tranche.

On the slide below, Ms. Bohn explained the spending percentages to date. Chairman Gates asked for
clarification of the encumbered amount. Ms. Bohn responded this amount represents the commitment
to spending the amount listed.

ARPA Budget Overview (1st Tranche)
Address NegaƟve
Economic Impacts &
DispariƟes in Public
Health Outcomes,
$271.34
Hazard Pay, $16.24
Investments in Water &
Sewer, $6.00
Other Support, $3.86
Support Public Health
Response, $108.74
Unallocated, $29.43
Amounts shown in millions
Spending to Date
Spent, $141,307,473

Encumbered,
$
Remaining Budget, $241,331,929
56%
32%
12%

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Ms. Bohn said in the slide below, the funding for the two largest portions of the budget represents 87%
of the spending budget.

The slide below expands on the largest spending category and its many parts, noting the large amounts
that have been allocated to Businesses, Homelessness, and Affordable Housing.

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On the slide below, Ms. Bohn reviewed the three programs related to the workforce, giving details on
each.

Ms. Bohn reviewed the senior’s program slide below. Chairman Gates asked if these are government
care facilities. Ms. Bohn stated that these can be government run and many are nonprofit agencies,
and they administer the programs.

Workforce
Employer Services
Nurse PracƟce Readiness
Job Seeker IniƟaƟves
• $2.3 M investment
• 900+served
• Improve retenƟonand
long-term career
success for low-
income, disadvantaged
workers
• $12.3 M investment
• 12,000+served
• Job training, work
experience, & skill
aƩainment for
workers with barriers
to employment
• $750k investment
• 50+nursing students (pilot)
• Provide new nurse
graduates the knowledge,
conﬁdence, and skills to be
pracƟce ready
Seniors
Partnership with the Area Agency
on Aging to assist seniors and
adults with disabiliƟes
•
Reopened 11 Adult Day Health
Centers
•
Reopened 16 Senior centers
•
Allocated funding for 20+ biohazard
cleaning services
•
Researching recruitment and
retenƟon best pracƟces for direct
care workers
•
$15 M total investment

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Ms. Bohn reviewed the slide below and spoke of the challenges that non-profit organizations face trying
to help low-income families.

Ms. Bohn reviewed the slide below. She said funding will cover about 50% of the identified need of
shelter beds. Supervisor Galvin asked about the 35% increase in unsheltered homeless. Ms. Bohn
answered that the Point in Time (PIT) data shows the increase is due to the pandemic, increase in
housing costs, and the eviction moratorium ending. She said a Landlord Engagement Service will be
implemented to assist tenants in the negotiations of rents to avoid evictions when possible.

Non-Proﬁt Support
• Goal: Support Maricopa County non -proﬁts that have
experienced a decline in resources and/or an increase in
demands for service so they may serve individuals and
families
• $13.7 M investment
• 82 agencies served
• Average award: $164k
Homelessness
352 New Shelter Beds ($21 M)
• Homeless “PIT” count data released last
week
• 35% increase in unsheltered homeless
over last two years
Support 300 Households via Rapid
Rehousing Programs ($4 M)
• Quickly connects people
experiencing homelessness to
permanent housing using an array
of support services

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In the slide below, Ms. Bohn referred to the Landlord Engagement Services that is administered
through Homes, Inc. The program helps people renegotiate affordable rent when their leases are up.
Details of eviction prevention were reviewed.

In the slide below, Ms. Bohn explained the County has issued $40 million in ARPA funds toward
affordable housing. The County uses a variety of wraparound support services to ensure it is a good
fit. Supervisor Sellers stated “attainable housing” is replacing “affordable housing”.

EvicƟon PrevenƟon
• $5 M for Countywide Landlord
Engagement Services
• Emergency Rental Assistance
Funds
• Provides rental and uƟlity
assistance
• 7,700+ households served
• $61 M spent
• $8k average payment
• 80% of applicaƟons conƟnue
to be ﬁrst Ɵme applicants
Aﬀordable Housing
• 1,500+ new units
• Rental and homeownership
opƟons
• Sites will be disbursed
throughout County
• Contracts ready for
consideraƟon later this month

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Ms. Bohn reviewed the slide below noting funds going toward Early Education Childcare Assistance
and A.C.E.S. which addresses trauma care for children and training for adults to recognize the signs
in children.

Ms. Bohn reviewed the slide below that list the partners that administer funds and help support those
in need.

Children & Families
Adverse Childhood Experiences ($3 M)
Expand the hours of service to 10-hour
days to accommodate the needs of
working families in Head Start and Early
Head Start
Early EducaƟon Childcare Assistance ($1 M)
• TraumaƟc events occurring
during childhood that can impact
a person’s future health and
opportuniƟes; increased risk for
jusƟce system involvement
• Pandemic created addiƟonal
trauma for children
• Train adults who care for children
to recognize signs, develop
resources and support
Children & Families
• Partnership with AZ Food
Bank Network
• 48 food banks supported
• 800,000+ pounds of shelf
stable food
• 12,000+ households
supported
• Partnership with the
Arizona CoaliƟon to End
Sexual and DomesƟc
Violence
• Nearly 18,000 survivors of
sexual and domesƟc
violence served to date
• Shelter, community
services, ﬁnancial
services, counseling, crisis
hotline
DomesƟc Violence Support ($15 M)
Food Bank Support ($3 M)
Funeral Assistance
• Provide ﬁnancial support to families
that must cover the cost of a loved
one’s funeral
• 534 families have received beneﬁt

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Ms. Bohn stated that the programs depicted in the slide below have become more robust with ARPA.
Chairman Gates asked how much was provided to small businesses under the CARES Act and she
stated it was almost $70 million.

Ms. Bohn reviewed the slide below noting the County’s partnership with Prestamos CDFI that
administered these small business loans.

Small Business Support:
Stability Grants
• Partnership with Arizona Community
FoundaƟon and Local First
• Up to $25k for small businesses that
experienced revenue loss or
operaƟng cost deﬁcit
• $20.4M spent on 904 businesses
Small Business Support:
Growth Loans
• Partnership with Prestamos CDFI
• 1% interest rate
• No loan originaƟon fees
• 5 year fully amorƟzing term
loans of up to $100k
• Working capital, payroll, uƟliƟes,
business expansion
• Over 600 applicants
• $1.4 M in loans provided to date

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Ms. Bohn reviewed the information in the slide below and noted the photo was of graduates of one of
the small business classes.

In the slide below, Ms. Bohn stated it was important to note our Public Health Department had received
a large dollar amount in grant funds and that is the reason they have not received the biggest part of
ARPA funds.

Small Business Support:
Technical Assistance
• Partnering with Prestamos CDFI
and Local First
• Oﬀering classes and one -on-one
assistance
• Business plan development
• Grant & loan applicaƟons
• Financial literacy
• Credit counseling
• Technology soluƟons
• Workforce

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Ms. Bohn reviewed the details in the below slide that illustrates the funds expended for the COVID
response program totaling $65 million.

Ms. Bohn explained the County is supporting community-based health care centers. She reviewed the
slide below illustrating that support.

COVID Response
• $23.0 M: TesƟng Services
• Primarily for jail inmates
• $15.7 M: IsolaƟon and Related Services
• Homeless and vulnerable populaƟons
• $9.5 M: Pandemic-Related Payroll
• $8.8 M: Personal ProtecƟve Equipment
• Schools & childcare faciliƟes, congregate living
faciliƟes, healthcare providers, etc.
• $4.3 M: Vaccine Eﬀorts
• Early community -based eﬀorts
• County’s vaccine incenƟve for staﬀ
Healthcare
• Partnership with Arizona Alliance for Community
Health Centers
• AACHC is Arizona’s Primary Care AssociaƟon,
responsible for providing support to safety-net
providers
• $25 M Health Center/FQHC Capital Assistance
Program
• AACHC released RFP on February 4th; responses due
last week
• New facility construcƟon
• Facility alteraƟon/renovaƟon
• Facility expansion
• Building purchase
• Equipment purchase

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Ms. Bohn reviewed the content of the slide below stating $18 million has gone towards clinical services.

Ms. Bohn concluded the presentation and asked if there were any questions.

Clinical Services
• Public Health provides
childhood immunizaƟons, TB
services, STD tesƟng and
treatment, oral health, & WIC
through its clinic
• Currently operates one site
• Adding a Glendale site later
this year
• Allocated ARPA funds to
purchase/build a site in
Goodyear and another site in
east valley
• New sites will also include vital
records services
Where to Learn More & Stay Current
• Check out the County’s ARPA website:
• COVID-19 American Rescue Plan Act Funds | Maricopa County, AZ
• Subscribe to the County’s monthly ARPA newsletter:
• Rescue Funds Monthly Update: Dec 2021 (govdelivery.com)
• Where can I direct residents in need of help?
• Rescue & Restore | Maricopa County, AZ
• Where can I apply for a low interest small business loan?
• Maricopa County Small Business Resilience Program
Program (prestamosloans.org)
• Where can I apply for a small business stability grant?
• Maricopa Grants — Local First Arizona (localfirstaz.com)

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2.
PRESENTATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Presentation regarding:

• COVID-19 Update
• COVID-19 vaccine update
• Shift in public health mitigation strategies
• Surveillance moving forward

Marcy Flanagan, Director, Department of Public Health
Rebecca Sunenshine, Department Medical Director (C-86-22-123-X-00)

Marcy Flanagan and Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine thanked Chairman Gates and made the
following presentation.

Ms. Flanagan covered CDC guidance and the community transmission levels in the slide
below. She said she was satisfied with the current downward trend in transmission rates and
hospitalization rates that the graph shows.

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Below, Ms. Flanigan noted the drop in hospitalizations that have occurred in the County in
recent weeks.

On the slide below, Ms. Flanagan noted the drop in deaths that have occurred in the County
in recent weeks.

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Ms. Flanagan noted on the slide below the drop in cases per 100,000 in the County.

Ms. Flanagan reviewed the slide below and said the new transmission levels are broken down
into three categories for levels of community spread: low, medium, and high and each has
specific guidelines associated with the level. She referred to the webpage listed on the bottom
of the slide for more information.

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On the slide below, Ms. Flanagan explained the CDC recommendation for each level. She
referred to the link included in the slide.

Chairman Gates asked about ventilation requirements in the County Buildings. Ms. Flanagan
said there have been discussions about the ventilation systems in older buildings and grant
funds have been released to improve ventilation systems. She stated Maricopa County does
a great job with ventilation.

Ms. Flanagan noted if someone would like to know more about the statistics, they can visit
the CDC website listed below. She advised everyone to follow the CDC guidelines for staying
healthy.

What PrevenƟon Steps Should You Take
Based on Your COVID-19 Community Level?
CDC COVID-19 County Check
hƩps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/community-levels.html

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Ms. Flanagan referred to the slide below and said this map shows the data as of last Friday
and it has improved since then. All of Arizona is in the “yellow” which is an improvement. She
stated if someone was in an area of high transmission levels, they should be wearing a mask.
All this information can be found on the CDC website.

Ms. Flanagan reviewed the talking points of the slide below.

3/8/2022
10
What does this mean for the community
and K-12 schools regarding masks?
• Public health encourages masking for those at high risk for severe
disease and those who wish to wear a mask
• CDC and MCDPH strongly recommend wearing a mask
– For anyone with a known COVID-19 exposure (10 days followingexposure)
– For anyoneill with respiratory symptoms when around others
• EﬀecƟve February 25, 2022, CDC does not require wearing of
masks on buses or vans operated by public or private school
systems, including early care and educaƟon/child careprograms.
3/8/2022
11

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Ms. Flanagan reviewed the guidelines on the slide below.

Ms. Flanagan reviewed the slide below.

CDC IsolaƟon and QuaranƟne Guidance
• COVID-19 isolaƟon and quaranƟne guidance is unchanged
• If an individual tests posiƟve for COVID-19 they should isolate at
home for 5 days and mask for an addiƟonal 5 days
• People who are up to date on vaccines or tested posiƟve within 90
days do not have to quaranƟne but should mask for 10 days
• If not up to date on vaccines or infected in the last 90 days, close
contacts should quaranƟne for 5 days & mask for 5 days
• If unable to quaranƟne, mask for 10 days around others
• Test aŌer 5 days and if symptoms develop
3/8/2022
12
CDC updated recommendaƟons for case
invesƟgaƟons and contact tracing (CI/CT)
• Universal CI/CT are no longer recommended for COVID-19
• Local public health should prioriƟze high risk seƫngs and
groups for CI/CT (correcƟonal, shelters, long term care)
• Focus on cases and exposures in the previous 5 days
• Public health should educate the public to
– Isolate when infected with COVID -19
– Inform close contacts so they can quaranƟne, get tested, wear a
mask and seek treatment as needed
• Public health should conƟnue to oﬀer COVID-19 vaccine
3/8/2022
13

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The slide below was reviewed, and Ms. Flanagan said Maricopa County was innovative with
contact tracing and is still doing this in schools, long term care facilities, and Correctional
Health Facilities following the CDC guidelines.

Ms. Flanagan reviewed the slide below and noted how important it was to review the CDC
and Maricopa County websites to stay informed.

Case InvesƟgaƟon and Contact Tracing
• MCDPH will conƟnue to noƟfy each posiƟve case with a valid
phone number by text and automated phone call
• Cases will be sent a link to an online survey
• InformaƟon regarding isolaƟon, quaranƟne of close contacts,
tesƟng and treatment will be sent to every case
• Cases associated with long term care, shelters and correcƟonal
faciliƟes will be invesƟgated and contact tracing facilitated
• School outbreaks will be monitored and provided with support
• We will conƟnue to work with ADHS, ASU and TGEN to monitor for
new COVID-19 strains
3/8/2022
14
COVID-19 Surveillance and MiƟgaƟon in
Maricopa County moving forward
• MCDPH website will reﬂect CDC COVID Community Levels
• Community guidance will be based on CDC community levels
• Countywide case rates and percent posiƟve will remain
on website to guide healthcare system miƟgaƟon strategies
• MCDPH School Dashboard will reﬂect COVID Community Levels
– Case rate & percent posiƟve will be shown by ZIP code, city & school
district – available in the next 2 -3 weeks
– Hospital data will come directly from CDC COVID Tracker
3/8/2022
15

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Dr. Sunenshine talked about vaccines and variants for the rest of the presentation.

Dr. Sunenshine reviewed the slide below and said it is to show the difference between
vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. She said vaccinated does not mean you will not get
COVID just that the infection will not be as severe and as long a duration.

Supervisor Galvin asked about “fully vaccinated”. Dr. Sunenshine stated the CDC updated
vaccine policy to include having received both shots and the booster to be “fully vaccinated”.
Supervisor Gallardo asked about the term “up-to-date”. Dr. Sunenshine said an individual is
“up-to-date” if they have had all the vaccine dose that is recommended at any point in time.

In the slide below, Dr. Sunenshine referred to the number of different doses and the increased
protection once fully vaccinated.

COVID-19 Vaccine Update
3/8/2022
17
Pﬁzer mRNA vaccine booster increases protecƟon against
Omicron infecƟon from 35% to 76%
• Increased waning
immunity for Omicron vs
Delta — 35% vs 64% at
25+ week
• 76% VE against Omicron
2 weeks aŌer 3rd dose
(93% for Delta)
Andrews et al. hƩps://khub.net/documents/135939561/430986542/EﬀecƟveness+of+COVID-19+vaccines+against+Omicron+variant+of+concern.pdf/f423c9f 4-91cb-0274-c8c5-70e8fad50074

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Dr. Sunenshine emphasized the incidence of hospitalization and death are reflected in the
slides below.

Dr. Sunenshine reviewed the slide below.

Supervisor Sellers commented on the message that if you are vaccinated and get infected,
the symptoms will not be as severe.

Unvaccinated are 13 Ɵmes more likely to be
hospitalized as fully vaccinated people
3/8/2022
19
Unvaccinated people are 33 Ɵmes
more likely to die as fully vaccinated people
3/8/2022
20

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Dr. Sunenshine reviewed the slide below.

New Data from UK show that COVID-19
vaccines prevent Long COVID
• MulƟple studies show that vaccinated people (1 or 2 doses) are
less likely to develop Long COVID symptoms following infecƟon
compared with unvaccinated people
• 3 studies of unvaccinated people with Long COVID showed that
those who got vaccinated were less likely to report Long COVID
symptoms aŌer vaccinaƟon than those who did not get
vaccinated
3/8/2022
21
hƩps://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukhsa-review-shows-vaccinated-
less-likely-to-have-long-covid-than-unvaccinated
COVID-19 Vaccine Update for Kids
• Vaccine eﬀecƟveness for kids shows waning immunity over
Ɵme, supporƟng need for boosters in kids aged 12+
• Vaccine eﬀecƟveness against hospitalizaƟon remained high
• AwaiƟng recommendaƟons for boosters for kids aged 5-11
• Expect review of Pﬁzer clinical trial data for 6mo-4yo in April
• Added consideraƟons for an 8-week interval between the
ﬁrst and second doses of a primary mRNA vaccine schedule
hƩps://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.02.25.22271454v1

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Supervisor Sellers asked Dr. Sunenshine if there was a difference in effectiveness between
the Moderna vaccine and the Pfizer vaccine. She said currently, they are equally effective
when a booster is done too. Supervisor Gallardo asked about the Johnson and Johnson one
shot vaccine and what are people being told about it. Dr. Sunenshine said getting second
dose of Johnson and Johnson or the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine because based on data, a
cross-vaccine is showing encouraging data. She suggested consulting your primary doctor
for specific vaccine dosing information.

Dr. Sunenshine reviewed the slide below concerning the Omicron BA-2 virus as the Stealth
Lineage that people are calling it. Reinfection with Omicron BA-1 and BA-2 is unlikely to
cause a surge like Covid 19.

What about reinfecƟon with BA-2?
• Geƫng infected with BA-1 is 95% eﬀecƟve in prevenƟng BA-2
• Geƫng infected with BA-2 is 86% eﬀecƟve in prevenƟng BA-1
• This means that the BA-2 Omicron sub-lineage is unlikely to
cause an addiƟonal surge in the US
hƩps://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.02.24.22271440v1.full.pdf

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Dr. Sunenshine reviewed the slide below concerning the levels of an Omicron surge.

Dr. Sunenshine reviewed the slide below.

Chairman Gates asked about the comparison of numbers from last year at this time until now.
She said the numbers at the beginning are very similar to the numbers now.

Omicron causes less severe disease than
Delta
Wang, et al.
Omicron
Delta
Emergency Room Visits
4.6%
15.2%
HospitalizaƟon
1.8%
4.0%
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission
0.3%
0.8%
Mechanical VenƟlaƟon
0.1%
0.4%
3/8/2022
25
hƩps://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.30.21268495v1
hƩps://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.01.11.22269045v1
Large Southern CA study with about 70,000 COVID-19 paƟents
• Omicron paƟents were less than half as likely to be hospitalized
• About 25% as likely to be admiƩed to an ICU and
• About 10% as likely to die as those with Delta infecƟon
Maricopa County HospitalizaƟon and Death
for Omicron compared with other strains
• In comparison to people with Delta infecƟons
• People with Omicron infecƟons were about 28% as likely to be hospitalized
• People with Omicron infecƟons were about 16% as likely to die as those with Delta infecƟo
Raw Unadjusted Maricopa County Data

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Dr. Sunenshine explained the four strategies to manage COVID moving forward, and
additional information is available at the website listed below.

Supervisor Hickman thanked Dr. Sunenshine and Ms. Flanagan for this update and cannot
wait until the virus becomes endemic.

Chairman Gates asked if there was a percentage increase of flu vaccinations in the last two
year? Dr. Sunenshine stated percentages did go up in the first year and last year data is not
available.

Supervisor Gallardo asked about hot spots within the County and how to communicate
information in those communities. Ms. Flanagan said the recommendation is to follow the
CDC guidelines that were previously discussed. Dr. Sunenshine said the County Health
Department will continue to monitor the many communities and increase the assistance as
needed.

Supervisor Hickman and Chairman Gates talked about the process that the County went
through during the past two years. There was no playbook, and everyone did the best they
could. They both acknowledged the critics in the early days and said they were proud of how
leadership worked together.

3. REDISTRICTING PRESENTATION AND UPDATE

Presentation from the Elections Department to review proposed voting precinct changes that are
required to align voting precincts and justice court precincts with Congressional and Legislative
district boundaries adopted by the Independent Redistricting Commission on January 24, 2022.
(C-21-22-039-X-00)

Chairman Gates welcomed Scott Jarrett, Elections Director.

Mr. Jarrett thanked the Board for their time to review the updates on redistricting and
reprecincting.

NaƟonal COVID-19 Preparedness Plan
hƩps://www.whitehouse.gov/covidplan/

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Chairman Gates clarified and Mr. Jarrett confirmed that the Independent Redistricting
Commission (IRC) does not draw the lines for Maricopa County. The redistricting and precinct
lines are drawn by the Board of Supervisors after the IRC have drawn lines for the congressional
and legislative districts.

Mr. Jarrett welcomed Chris Reams, Court Administrator from the Justice Courts who was
available to answer questions regarding the Precinct changes for the Justice Courts.

In addition to the information on the slide below, Mr. Jarrett explained there are six cities and
towns that go through the redistricting process for their city council seats. There are a variety of
local entities that contribute redistricting information which is compiled and sent to the Secretary
of State.

M a r i c o p a C o u n t y
2022 Redistricting &
Reprecincting Update
Maricopa County’s Role in Redistricting & Justice Court andVoting PrecinctsChanges
March 7, 2022 – Board of Supervisors Informal Meeting
MaricopaCounty Elections Department| 602-506-1511 | Marico
pa.Vote
While theArizona Independent Redistricting
Commission is responsible for redrawing
Congressional and Legislative district lines every
10 years after theU.S.Census is released,
MaricopaCounty is responsible for updating
voting precinct, JusticeCourt precinct and Board
ofSupervisor district boundaries
(A.R.S. §§ 16-411 and 22-101).
REDISTRICTING & REPRECINCTING
Wh at is Maricop a Co unty ’s Role?

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Mr. Jarrett reviewed information on the slides below regarding the timeline and explained the
colors referring to different areas. Grey depicts census data, blue represents independent
redistricting, gold represents the Board of Supervisors, and red represents local jurisdictions.

The slide below is a summary analysis from the Recorder’s Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) team. The goal is to make as few changes as possible and all parties involved have been
informed of the changes. The total changes will be 387.

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AUGUST2021
CensusDataReleased
AUGUST 2021
Independent Redistricting
Commission(IRC)Begins
Work
FEBRUARY 2021
CensusBureauto
ReleaseData(Delayed)
DECEMBER 2021
IRCApprovesCongressional
andLegislativeDistrictLines
SEPTEMBER2021
BoardofSupervisorsadjusts
votingandJusticeCourtprecincts
DECEMBER 2021
Cities,townsand
schoolswithwards
redrawboundaries
MARCH 2022
MaricopaCounty to update voting
andJusticeCourt precinctlines to
align withthe new IRC lines.
JANUARY 2022
IRCcertifiesCongressionaland
LegislativeDistrictlinesandprovides
newmapstocounties
APRIL 2022
Candidatefilingdeadlinefor the
2022AugustPrimaryelection
JULY 1, 2022
BoardofSupervisors
districtboundaries
mustbeapproved.
REDISTRICTING & REPRECINCTING TIMELINE
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Mar ch 2022 Voti ng Preci nct s
Methodolog ie s and Changes
2022Voting PrecinctChanges – align precincts with IRC Changes
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Proposing 387 precinct changes (Countywide) in 6Categories
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84 – NonComplex Changes
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31 – Reconfiguration Changes
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15 – Reconﬁguration Change Resulting in Small Precincts
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145– Small AlignmentChange toCD or LDBoundary
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4 – SingleAddress Communities
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3 –Coordinating a required change with NativeAmerican Communities
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*Include 104 new precincts and elimination of 1 precinct 2021: 832 Vs
2022: 935
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* Includes 23 NoVoter Present Precincts

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Mr. Jarrett reviewed the slide below and noted justice court precincts do not make changes
based on population. Arizona Revised Statute requires these precincts be balanced based on
caseload, referred to as Justice Court Productivity Credits (JPC).

Mr. Jarrett explained the slide below and stated these slides are available online at
recorder.maricopa.gov/reviewer. He explained how precinct changes are depicted on this slide.
The image on the left is the current precinct. The image on the right shows the updated precinct
changes of the same area.

oA.R.S. 22-101A.The board of supervisorsshalldivide the county intojustice
precincts and nameor number them, and maychange or abolish any justice
precinctor redistrict the county, but abolishmentof a precinctshallnottake
effect until expiration of the termof officeof the justiceand constable then in
office.
o 86 minor adjustments affecting 25 of 26 courts
o Less then .2% (two-tenths)of JusticeCourt ProductivityCredits Impacted (e.g.,
Citations, DUIs, Evictions)– 40 of 23,037
o Courts with largest changes
o University Lakes – Decreasingby ~17Credits (780)
o Highland– Increasing by ~16Credits (870)
o NorthValley – Increasing by ~ 9Credits (909)
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Mar ch 202 2 Jus tic e Co ur t Preci nct s
Methodolog ie s and Changes
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Voting Precinc t Changes
Exa mple: Non- Complex Change

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Mr. Jarrett explained the reconfiguration of a voting precinct on the slide below.

Mr. Jarrett explained how the boundaries change on tribal land on the slide below.

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Voting Precinc t Changes
Exa mple: Re configurati on
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Voting Precinc t Chan ges
Exa mple: Re configurati on / Smal l Precinct

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Mr. Jarrett reviewed the slide below about alignment changes and stated he had described this
earlier.

Mr. Jarrett reviewed the slide below as an example of a single address community. He explained
this is a very complex configuration.

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Voting Precinc t Changes
Exa mple:Alig nment
Change
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Voting Precinc t Changes
Exa mple: IRC Boundar y Splitti ng Single Ad dres s Community

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Mr. Jarrett explained the slide below shows many precincts involved. He noted homes split down
the middle and because the IRC drew and approved this boundary splitting legislative district
three and four, the County is unable to change the boundaries of these precincts.

Mr. Jarrett responded to questions from the Board concerning the below slide and informed the
Board that the IRC was contacted the to clarify the voting precinct boundaries.

Chairman Gates thanked Mr. Jarrett. Supervisor Hickman thanked him as well and noted his
appreciation for their hard work for the voting processes.

Mr. Jarrett responded to more questions from the Board and noted everyone involved with this
effort was given short time frames to make deadlines due to COVID.

Mr. Jarrett reviewed the slide below.

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Voting Prec inc t Changes
Exa mple: IRC Boundar y Splitti ng Single Ad dres s Community
Insert Image
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Voting Precinc t Changes
Exa mple :Alig ned
Justi ce Court Change

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4.
EXECUTIVE SESSION

Vote to convene in Executive Session to consider the items on the Executive Agenda dated
Monday, March 07, 2022, for Board of Supervisors and relevant Special Districts pursuant to
the statutory authority listed for each item.

Motion to approve by Supervisor Jack Sellers, seconded by Supervisor Thomas Galvin

Ayes: Bill Gates, Clint Hickman, Jack Sellers, Thomas Galvin, Steve Gallardo

MEETING ADJOURNED

After discussion on the executive session items and there being no further business to come before the
Board, the meeting was adjourned.

_____________________________
Bill Gates, Chairman of the Board
ATTEST:

____________________________
Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board

Mr. Jarrett reviewed the final slide to summarize the process.

Chairman Gates thanked Mr. Jarrett for the presentation.
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Districtboundaries shall respect communities of interest to theextent
practicable;
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To theextent practicable, districtlines shall use visible geographic
features, city and town boundaries, and undivided census tracts.
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Boar d of Superviso r Distric t Boundaries
Redi strictin g Resol utio n
Approval
Needed by
July 1, 2022
Eff. Jan 2024
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Districtsshall comply with theUnited StatesConstitution and theUnited
StatesVoting RightsAct;
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Districtsshall be drawn with a goal of notmore thana ﬁve percent
diﬀerence in population and in no event with more thana ten percent
diﬀerence in population, as required byA.R.S. § 11-212;
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Districtsshallbe geographically compact and contiguous to theextent
practicable;