Board approves appointments, conservation easement and park improvements in consent items
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Summary
In a set of removed consent items the board appointed Dr. Gary Resnick to the Parks & Recreation Commission, approved a Bull Basin Forest conservation easement, awarded a $651,382 contract for a prefabricated restroom at Fort Tuthill County Park and dedicated a trail easement to the City of Flagstaff.
Under items removed from the consent agenda, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors approved several administrative and capital matters affecting parks, conservation and trails.
The board confirmed the appointment of Dr. Gary Resnick to the Parks & Recreation Commission for a term starting Feb. 5, 2026 and ending Feb. 4, 2029 after Supervisor Ontiveros presented his qualifications.
Assistant Parks Director Liz Krug briefed the board on Resolution 2026‑006 to accept a deed of conservation easement for the Bull Basin Forest (about 157 acres adjacent to Kaibab National Forest), citing Forest Legacy and state forestry partners; the resolution was approved unanimously.
Parks staff also described a contract with Public Restroom Company Inc. to install a four‑stall prefabricated restroom at Fort Tuthill County Park for $651,382. Operations staff said the facility will sit adjacent to the Navajo Ramada and serve nearby ramadas and fair attendees; the board approved the contract unanimously.
Public works presented a trail easement item that will allow the City of Flagstaff to construct a new section of the Flagstaff Urban Trail System between Old Route 66 and Picture Canyon; the county will receive $17,003.66 for the easement and approved the dedication unanimously.
