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Dean Hunt, a Prescott Valley resident, said the arch has been discussed for two decades and was funded in part with federal American Rescue Plan Act money \"and was within federal guidelines,\" he said. \"Night after night, myself included, day after day people are coming to snap a picture of their sweet ride in front of the P V Arch,\" Hunt said, describing a steady flow of visitors who stop to photograph cars and pets in front of the structure.

Lori Hunt, who said she is affiliated with Prescott Valley Positive Voice, thanked the council for turning on the arch and for allowing residents to take photos. She also voiced a separate concern about alleged council email contacts (see related public comment).

Dean Hunt told the council the arch has prompted positive online attention and said the setup is safe and does not block traffic. \"It's a highlight of our town,\" he said.

No council action was required; residents said they appreciated the project and photo opportunities it has created.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town Council Regular Meeting Thursday, January 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Residents praised the town's new arch at Glassford Hill and State Route 69 as a community landmark and described nightly photo activity; one resident linked the project to American Rescue Plan Act grant funding.","taxTitle","Prescott Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona","taxId",3936,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6370163,"Resident reports water line break near substation, urges town to improve leak response",108,1616000,1724000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2152110-38ef241165fc3190f900a90167e0e308&start=1616&end=1724","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2152110-38ef241165fc3190f900a90167e0e308/thumbnail_1616000.jpg","/articles/6370163/Prescott-Valley/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Resident-reports-water-line-break-near-substation-urges-town-to-improve-leak-response","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6370163-653fcbff8152b49ac88f81e70c09637e/orig.mp4?Expires=1774938156&Signature=MR6R0wUfCnNpxGmdJczss5BPBE~CTRHPQzp~vbdX2hihmBIOIZBkxE8WsGNYUUNxgIJ4gilFKP-R~WR6TpuLRHtep-uIaJEijkUpRPWSOKqb7VPzzCrJVd-GFpGXKfu9GRLmyzIygfT7~ulntZR3HUjnvZTVa43189AW~vPh8YFhUFbdVV9qVSfpWdodYLgncO2pFHJzfvRUa56rAMq9UQclBG4x5Ug-KnsDraKAOH~LNHsT9839cvPAOLmxit0Nf9za-0O7EghUg1yhu6dZg2Z7Pv061Ja3g8OLwJbowTgEpugR3F0ckW8UxLHh7TCeoDJN6Nmwz~GzHfCRrDY2kQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During public comment, Atelana Olivas told the Prescott Valley Town Council she observed a water line break near a substation east of the stop town and said the leak continued for about a day and a half.

\"What I have here is a water leak that happened by the substation east of the stop town. A line there broke, I guess, Friday this last week,\" Olivas said, adding she believed the pipe was about 1.5 inches in diameter and that a town code staff person was initially uncooperative in sending crews to shut the line off.

Olivas said this is the second large leak she has observed in about a month and suggested the town improve patrols and leak detection to avoid unnecessary water loss. She offered to provide visual documentation to town staff.

Town staff present confirmed Town Manager Davidson was attending a conference but remained employed by the town and that staff would follow up on the reported leak. The transcript does not record any formal council motion or council directive arising from Olivas's remarks; staff said they would review the matter.","A resident told the council a 1.5-inch line near a substation leaked for about a day and a half and said town code staff were slow to respond; the resident asked for more active leak detection and response.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6370167,"Northland Cares to open specialty HIV/STI clinic in Prescott Valley, staff says",99,1413000,1512000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2152110-38ef241165fc3190f900a90167e0e308&start=1413&end=1512","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2152110-38ef241165fc3190f900a90167e0e308/thumbnail_1413000.jpg","/articles/6370167/Prescott-Valley/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Northland-Cares-to-open-specialty-HIVSTI-clinic-in-Prescott-Valley-staff-says","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6370167-ecbdd17861a1844d094e0d9886711386/orig.mp4?Expires=1774938156&Signature=krRTJErlzd7WJlFMs-AzH7GFyTUy--voEv5yMDRHIfjRg3zvdpQcZHE8AY4e~U3M9kWn7w2qOnFtonnPqYbVMMNrsPwUk82rK2eSB0KIjdKIj-F1LT0k2ASdsTSQqK07msrAIENav90pDuV~ODgA7ZukLqkGKtYTIN90ZeWvQp3m-K3g-Pc9Lp4sWl1vIIEfSaNxZA8ZPZ0sWqU5B4wFYdiR6YbvsvEpFK2dADGYlyvDrdbg-n-KDn0sseJFSi8Xy87UOQlFBCM2DhsCqajyAVpnUjJ2EmA72OUifzQKGBsAqq4zhFy9cyBUu-hkuGlEAmg-svbTkfQtuQ6vGbjqXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","John Duncan, development coordinator for Northland Cares, told the Prescott Valley Town Council the nonprofit is moving its specialty HIV and sexually transmitted infection clinic from Prescott to Prescott Valley.

\"Our new address will be 3188 North Windsong Drive, Suite A, Prescott Valley, Arizona,\" Duncan said. He described Northland Cares as a specialty medical clinic that provides testing and treatment for HIV, chronic hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections; the organization also offers behavioral health, case management, housing support and outreach services funded in part through Ryan White and CDC prevention grants.

Duncan said the clinic expects to begin services on Feb. 3, pending approval of outpatient medical licensing at the new facility. \"We are thrilled to join the Prescott Valley community and look forward to serving and collaborating with you all,\" he said.

No council action was required for the announcement. Duncan said staff would follow up by providing contact information to the council and staff after the meeting.","Northland Cares announced it is relocating its HIV/STI specialty clinic to Prescott Valley and expects to begin services in early February pending licensing approval.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6370172,"Resident group alleges council member violated Arizona open-meeting law",174,2192000,2366000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2152110-38ef241165fc3190f900a90167e0e308&start=2192&end=2366","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2152110-38ef241165fc3190f900a90167e0e308/thumbnail_2192000.jpg","/articles/6370172/Prescott-Valley/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Resident-group-alleges-council-member-violated-Arizona-open-meeting-law","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6370172-a24367c0283f35cd06550fe4f3ed456a/orig.mp4?Expires=1774938156&Signature=mpYEdC76cG-wEYvmGXKF5FLJAKaRiXhzj3Otyl5Lo-GK32ELfMsqaLRu067NeLz7QHE19vrP7XxMJL4bbfTbEeA-TbkTdIGfG1ykaN46KfLvarNDnNey5WwsYYqGVUzwBXkm-kLhxqJn4NHYQy0qR3G~TnHgGkE~pR47I5DO-jkj26JbMBxKF-KaFCvPLdCh1Z1Q8ZoswjD8RzcVdRua42MXiLhnPIlj~DtMyBM~dHG~g0ITme~QhFG29Rf0w4RnHJFOgiVj7M4q-brbvz~JOY3-TZ0xvzWvciwV995FTOFRV-K5x5VzBnDJrZUCMuW~47vttu4NUOoZYiBjI9sd0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A representative of Prescott Valley Positive Voice told the Town Council that council member communications may have violated Arizona's open-meeting law and urged the council to investigate.

Lori Hunt, who identified herself as a Prescott Valley resident and a friend of Prescott Valley Positive Voice, said the group has at least two instances in which \"the council member contacted a quorum of council members by email.\" Hunt referenced the League of Arizona Cities and Towns guidance and cited Arizona Revised Statutes numbers read into the record as \"38-431 and 38-431.09,\" saying the law applies to in-person quorums as well as electronic communications.

Hunt said Vice Mayor Zircher had advised the council member in question to stop emailing a majority of the council and to avoid using a personal email address for such communications, but that further emails were sent afterward. \"We have great concern over this violation of state law by a council member, and we hope that you do too,\" Hunt told the council. She said Prescott Valley Positive Voice has a copy of one of the emails she described and that its members believe there may be additional violations.

The record shows Hunt thanked the council for lighting the new arch and for other recent council actions, but she asked the council to treat the alleged email contacts seriously and to follow open-meeting-law requirements. The transcript does not record any formal council response or motion arising at that time; the mayor did not announce any immediate investigatory action on the floor.

The council took no recorded formal action in response to Hunt's remarks during the meeting.","A resident representing Prescott Valley Positive Voice told the council she believes a council member repeatedly emailed a quorum, citing Arizona open-meeting statutes and urging the council to take the matter seriously.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6370177,"Prescott Valley OKs $345,000 transfer to design water main after PFAS detections",147,2551000,2698000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2152110-38ef241165fc3190f900a90167e0e308&start=2551&end=2698","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2152110-38ef241165fc3190f900a90167e0e308/thumbnail_2551000.jpg","/articles/6370177/Prescott-Valley/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Prescott-Valley-OKs-345000-transfer-to-design-water-main-after-PFAS-detections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6370177-869f64c0335057ed81056bac01239a43/orig.mp4?Expires=1774938156&Signature=WkPbWcEXOr3ySwHQMnegWLLbMoBgTTbVjVg08nETpe-Y75BqKObKy97ajGFrbgV~RjR6j1j5zJfTc4kaD9zU376o7T5-ATqGHgmDRpZyuGce9xJXa~hcEsHkj8eBsL10QIfP8QkneRpEqMuhGAOAyx5ZMfyruhHOXaV28cAVPd5uAeGOj68Eo2I7HLqFQRBMSBZg16bXo3H7x563P1fWNvFa2dEK7E4MZgB0480XROK9vRtSMhVEICoQP1ti6CG1bJ21KnUzELGs2q~Rx60amO3XTXhROYTTG6svuobs2mh24Y1j3-SBdFQGtQhsRQiUkzgVy6a-QqIiaOkCrX4fTw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Prescott Valley Town Council on the evening of the meeting unanimously approved a $345,000 budget transfer to begin design of a 16-inch water transmission main along Old Black Canyon Highway to interconnect the town's upper and lower water systems and provide backup capacity for wells affected by PFAS contamination.

Public works presenter Wadsworth told the council the project would connect a more prolific aquifer in the upper system to the lower system, and that the money would pay to start design work immediately so construction could be completed by next summer. \"We're providing a secondary source of water from this area up in here, which most of the wells up here, we've not had any contamination detected at all. So we're putting a water out there that meets all potable requirements,\" Wadsworth said.

Resident Walt Kosar urged the town to broaden its technical review before committing to the pipeline strategy. \"If the goal is to address the issue of PFAS contamination in the wells in the Quailwood area, that doesn't solve the problem,\" Kosar said, recommending the town consult specialized water-treatment firms such as Veolia, Evoqua and Calgon Carbon for additional perspectives.

Council members also asked operational questions about the new main. Wadsworth said valves would be placed on the transmission main so sections could be isolated and that the intertie is not intended to \"dilute\" contaminated wells but to supply an alternative potable source when the lower-area wells cannot meet water-quality standards. He noted that some Quailwood wells are already shut off due to PFAS detections and that the town must prepare for new federal regulation scheduled to take effect in 2029.

Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: approved by single motion; recorded as passing unanimously.
- Ordinance 2025-948 (amend order of business, second reading): adopted; recorded as passing unanimously.
- Budget transfer: motion to reallocate $345,000 to start design of the Old Black Canyon Highway transmission main; recorded as passing unanimously.

The motion to transfer $345,000 drew no recorded dissent. The clerk individually recorded at least one explicit \"approved\" vote from Councilmember Freund; the chair declared the motion passed unanimously among members present. The council had earlier removed no items from the consent calendar.

The council's action moves the design work into the current fiscal year by reallocating funds from a pressure-reducing valve station project the town does not expect to complete this year. Wadsworth said the public works department also sees an opportunity to install a multiuse path along the same corridor when the roadway is opened for pipe installation.

No amendments to the transfer were made during the vote. Council members asked for follow-up information on sequencing and on coordination with nearby well repairs; Wadsworth offered to meet with residents who raised technical questions after the meeting.

The meeting record shows Councilwoman Kiel was absent and attending a conference. The transfer and ordinance were declared passed by the mayor at the meeting.","The Town Council approved a $345,000 budget transfer to design a 16-inch transmission main along Old Black Canyon Highway to provide backup potable supply for areas affected by PFAS in Quailwood wells; the council also adopted a code amendment and approved the consent agenda.","actionData","errors"]

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