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Regular Agenda Item 3. H.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	11/03/2020
Submitted For:	Woody Cline	Submitted By:	Cathy Melvin, Executive Assistant
Department:	Board of Supervisors-District 3

Information

Request/Subject

Approve the Chairman's signature on a letter to the Chairman of the Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council requesting assistance with improvements to the Bob Bear Trail.

Background Information

The Bob Bear Trail is an old two-track road constructed by the Forest Service in 1962. The road has deteriorated over the years due to a lack of maintenance and needs some repairs. It takes emergency responders 5 to 7 hours to conduct a rescue mission where in the past it only took 90 minutes. A meeting was held on October 9, 2020, in Pine and included Gary Morris from the Pine-Strawberry Fire Department, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council Chairman Jon Huey, the Yavapai Apache Nation Archeologist, Forest Service staff, and Gila County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue. The group visited the Bob Bear Trail to get a firsthand look at the repairs needed to make the trail more accessible for emergency responders. It was determined at this meeting that Gila County needed to provide a letter to the Chairman of the Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council requesting the Council's assistance with this project.

Evaluation

The action requested is for the Board of Supervisors to approve the Chairman's signature on the letter dated November 3, 2020, requesting assistance from the Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council to make improvements to the Bob Bear Trail.

Conclusion

It is in the best interests of Gila County to begin the process of facilitating the agencies involved to make the needed improvements to the Bob Bear Trail. This letter of request to the Chairman of the Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council is the first step in the process.

Recommendation

Staff recommends that the Chairman sign the letter requesting assistance from the Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council for the Bob Bear Trail improvements.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to approve the Chairman's signature on the letter dated November 3, 2020 to the Chairman of the Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council requesting assistance with improvements to the Bob Bear Trail at Fossil Creek. (Woody Cline)

Attachments
YAN Letter