MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD of SUPERVISORS
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MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD of SUPERVISORS P.O. Box 7000 M E 7M00O WResAt BNeDaleU SMtre et Kingman, Arizona 864027000 Website – www.mohavecounty.us TDD (928) 7530726 RE : District B1 o a r d A c cDoistmricpt 2li s h m e n t s D i–st riCct Y3 2 0 1 5 District 4 District 5 Gary Watson Hildy Angius Buster D. Johnson Jean Bishop Steven Moss (928) 7530722 (928) 7580713 (928) 4530724 (928) 7538618 (928) 7580739 BYCo uOntFy AFdImCinIiAstrLat oAr/CCoTunItOy ENngSin eer Clerk of the Board Michael P. Hendrix, P.E. Ginny Anderson (928) 7530729 (928) 7530731 ● Entered into Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona Department of Health Services for Arizona’s Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention program. ● Sent letter in opposition of the BLM proposals regarding the Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs National Conservation Areas draft amendments. ● Adopted a Resolution opposing the Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act. ● Took action towards eliminating the Manufactured Housing Installation Restrictions drafted into the Mohave County Zoning Ordinance and to relieve the immediate burden on the industry. ● Obtained $620,000 FEMA Cooperating Technical Partner Grant and matching funds for a total project cost of $891,580 for mapping and base flood elevations in the Golden Valley, Mohave Valley, Kingman and Lake Havasu City areas of Mohave County. ● Entered into the agreement for the Bridge Subsidy Program housing the homeless, seriously mentally ill families for a total of $207,000. ● Entered into the agreement with State of Arizona Department housing persons with AIDS for a total of $113,757. ● Leased space in the Lake Havasu Complex to the Lake Havasu Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans. ● Working with the BHC Pest Abatement District, Bullhead City, Laughlin, Clark County, and the Arizona Game and Fish to address pest abatement issues along the Colorado River. ● Supervisor JEAN BISHOP was the recipient of the Annual Andy Awards Lifetime Achiever Award. ● Supervisor Hildy Angius was the recipient of the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Award of Excellence. ● Resolved I40 Water System billing discrepancies with UniSource Energy resulting in a additional payment to Mohave County of $40,252.68. ● Approved the American Public Works Association reaccreditation of Mohave County’s Public Works Department, Flood Control District, Environmental Quality/Waste Disposal Division and Emergency Management Division. ● Settled the Mineral Park Mine bankruptcy case and approved the distribution of their portion $3,388,751.75 to the special districts. ● Sponsored and organized a very successful 3 day County Supervisors Legislative Summit at the Nautical Inn in Lake Havasu City. ● Approved the Community Development Block Grant for the Virgin River Domestic Waste Water Improvement District for equipment purchase in the amount of $96,072.00. ● Adopted the 2015 Mohave County General Plan as amended. ● Worked with the National Park Service and the residents in and around Katherine Resort to help facilitate an alternative solution to the Park water supply. ● Adopted resolutions in support of the Federal Bill to ensure justice for Downwinders exposed to Government Radiation Testing. ● Declared a County Flood Emergency as a result of severe flooding and loss of life in the Colorado City area of the County. ● Declared a County Fire Emergency as a result of the Willow Fire in the Mohave Valley Area of the County. ● Developed and approved a balanced budget for FY 2016 which resulted in a zero overall County tax valuation assessment increase. ● Adopted resolution supporting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed rule to remove the Hualapai Mexican Vole from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. 2 ● Approved the Hydrologic and Hydraulic data developed with the Mohave Valley Phase II Risk Map project as best available data potentially removing over 600 parcels from the regulatory floodplain. ● Approved the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Bureau of Land Management to provide wildland fire prevention and suppression services in the Hualapai Mountain Park, including Camp Levi Levi. ● Approved an Emergency Broadcast System to deliver important emergency information such as weather information, AMBER alerts and local incident information targeted to specific areas. ● Renewed the contract with Western Arizona Humane Society to operate Mohave County’s Kingman Animal Shelter. ● Executed a letter of support in the development of federal legislation for the transfer of public lands to the Western States. ● Approved resource sharing agreements with Bullhead City and working on an agreement with the City of Kingman for the purpose of mutual cooperation, furnishing and exchanging personnel, equipment, facilities and supplies to make for more efficient and cost effective government operations. ● Partnered with the Arizona Game and Fish to stock Rainbow Trout in the Lower Colorado River for an amount nottoexceed $50,000. ● Adopted resolution declaring the desire to coordinate with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service and City of Bullhead City to create a portion of the Colorado River Heritage Greenway Trail at Davis Camp. ● Held Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Events for the residents of Mohave County. ● Approved the County to reimburse the Mohave Valley Community Park nonprofit organization $250,000 for improvements to the park and entered into a 25 year lease of the property and approve an IGA with the Colorado River union High School District for its operation and maintenance. ● Approved resolution in opposition to the designation of a “Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument” in Northern Mohave County. ● Declared Patterson Road County Highway and constructed the road to provide access to the Chloride Cemetery. 3 ● Entered into a delegation agreement with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for expanding and enhancing County Services to include approval of onsite alternative wastewater treatment systems, sewage collection systems and drinking water distribution systems. ● Became a Participating Local Government Agency with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other Cooperating Agencies in the preparation of a Candidate Conservation Agreement for the Sonoran Desert Tortoise. ● Approved a Reclaimed Water Use Requirement Ordinance for Mohave County to promote water conservation. ● Approved the Friends of the Fair sponsored trails application grant for the Horizon Six Equestrian Trail. ● Adopted the resolution recognizing January 27, 2015 as a National day of Remembrance for American Downwinders, strongly urging and amendment to the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program for the addition of Mohave County as a covered area. ● Approved the State of Arizona and Mohave County providing $$131,027 in Community Development Block Grant funds for wastewater and flood improvement equipment to the Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District. ● Received the National Procurement Institute’s Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award. ● Approved the waiver of landfill fees for those residents damaged by the Willow Fire. ● Sent board Resolution encouraging the Federal Government to control the excessive population of feral burrows calling attention to the dangers they pose to travelers. ● Obtained almost half a million dollars in Federal Flood Control Funding for improvements to Sunrise Vistas Subdivision. ● Accepted the resignation of Travis M. Heaton and appointed Michael K. Hoggard to Constable North Canyon Precinct. ● Successfully recruited and hired a new Mohave County’s Finance Director. ● Received a total Federal Grant totaling $1.17 Million for installing road safety improvements throughout the County. 4 ● Approved the plan to consolidate 73 voting precincts into the proposed 24 voting precincts to include the purchase of new voting system comprised of new tabulation equipment, electronic poll books, and peripherals. 5 BY DEPARTMENTS (As submitted) COMMUNITY SERVICES ● CSD secured approximately $8.4 million grants and community resources for 2015 – 2016 promoting affordable housing programs, supporting workforce development programs/initiatives and building community development projects funded by federal and state grants. ● Mohave County Housing Authority (MCHA) administers the US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) programs for Lowincome families, elderly, handicapped and specialized populations (SMI, Homeless and Veterans) such as Housing Choice Vouchers Program, Mainstream 5 Voucher Programs and the Veteran’s Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Programs for approximately 550 families. MCHA has approximately $4.2 million grants from HUD and ADOH. ● Developed successful partnership with Mohave Mental Health, Southwest Behavioral Health and Veteran’s Administration leveraging grant resources for the housing programs. ● Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) funded emergency assistance payments to low and moderate income families through Interagency; purchase of equipment for Virgin River Water District; and housing rehabilitation for lowincome, veterans and elderly through the $2 million CDBG funds and HOME Housing funds from Arizona Department of Housing. ● The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) aimed to purchase foreclosed houses in the HUD targeted areas using the remaining $200,000 grant funds from HUD this year. Approximately 20 homes were purchased, rehabilitated and sold to low and moderate income families.