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esa small businesses can start applying tomorrow, May 11, for grants intended to help them survive the shutdown ordered to slow the spread from the deadly COVID-19 virus. Businesses will have to move quickly to �ill out applications online and supply the documentation required to qualify for a slice of $90
million in federal aid the city received from the federal government under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The two weeks businesses have for applying for grants at mesaaz.gov/CARESbizgrant expires May 24. Although the Mesa Small Business Reemergence Program has fewer strings attached than many federal programs, it is far from a blank check. Grant money can only be spent on utilities
and rent payments and is intended to tide businesses over during the pandemic so they can reopen as social distancing measures are relaxed. Applications will be considered incomplete if they do not include such documentation, such as rental invoices and utility bills covering the period starting on March 1. They must also download a W-9 tax form that veri�ies the
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s restaurants across Mesa and the East Valley prepare to open their doors to dinein customers for the �irst time since March, some uncertainty remains among owners and managers. Meanwhile, city of�icials are working on plans to gradually open closed parks, libraries and other facilities – although they have no timetable yet. While some City Council members complain they’re being pressured by constituents to force the city to open public pools, all cities are under state orders to keep them closed. And while hair and nail salons are allowed to open, Ducey has yet to say when tattoo parlors, massage businesses, bars and gyms can resume
operations. Restaurant owners said that as concerns over COVID-19 began rising before closure orders were issued, they had adopted protocols to reduce the risks of illness for their wait and kitchen staff. Cooks were wearing gloves and wait staffs were asked to wash their hands frequently. But as new information about COVID-19 surfaces on a daily basis, more precautions are in order after Gov. Doug Ducey gave the green light for many retail shops to open last week and restaurants to open tomorrow. Right now, customers are only allowed inside mall stores that have doors leading to the parking lot. Restaurants are reopening cautiously, and are preparing to add to
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This is a somber Mother's Day for nurses like Sandy Castro of Mesa, seen here with husband Daniel Zamora, daughter Lilibell Zamora,5, and son Roman Zamora, 9. To understand why, see page 4. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
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Mesa lagging in Census response rate BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor
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ith millions of federal dollars and boundary lines for congressional and legislative districts at stake, U.S. Census self-response rates in Mesa and nearby municipalities are past the half-way mark. But they’re not anywhere as comprehensive a tally as officials need to ensure they get all the money they’re entitled to. Census Bureau data show only 57.8 percent of Mesa residents have responded to the simple online questionnaire at 2020census.gov. That percentage is still above Arizona’s 54.4 percent response rate and ahead of the 57.7 rate for the nation. Gilbert leads the East Valley with 69.1 percent, followed by Chandler with 65 percent. Phoenix is at 55.9 percent while Queen Creek is at 60 percent and Scottsdale 58.6 percent. Maricopa County’s 58.9 response rate could spell big trouble, according to the Fair Census Project and Civis Analytics – a national consultant-software company that helps government, agencies, nonprofits and businesses with data analytics. They estimated that Maricopa County would sustain the second most serious financial impact from an undercount among all counties in the nation. Getting an accurate and complete count in the once-a-decade census is even more difficult this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Census Bureau last month delayed at least until Aug. 11 door-to-door visits in Arizona to pick up the many stragglers who have failed to go online and complete the brief questionnaire at
2020Census.gov. “Because the duration and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be highly unpredictable, it’s critical (people) are reminded of the easy option to self-report to the Census online,” Census Bureau supervisor Nuvia Enriquez said. “The more people self-report right now, the lower the risk will be for Census workers later on.” “It’s imperative that we get an accurate count,” Enriquez added. “Data collected from the Census will be used over the next decade to determine funding allocations for social services, disaster relief, education, and more. As millions of Americans are sheltering at home, one of the most important civic duties that we can all do is self-respond to the Census.” She stressed that the results also determine “how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding are allocated to more than 100 programs, including Medicaid, Head Start, block grants for community mental health services, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.” “The nation now has more than 75,000,000 households who have completed the Census with the state of Minnesota leading the way,” Enriquez said. Terri Ann Lowenthal, a nationally recognized census expert in Connecticut who was a senior staffer to the congressional committee overseeing the Census, said the Covid-19 crisis has created an “unprecedented challenge” to an accurate count – and at precisely the worst time. “The Census Bureau was just launching its peak operations, and within days had to pull back from any activities involving personal contact,” she said. Besides citizens who might not want to open their doors to Census workers – just
as they were reluctant to answer when candidates for political office knocked to get signatures for their ballot petitions – the bureau could find few staff willing to venture into the field and risk coronavirus exposure, she said. In addition, workers are being stymied in their efforts to reach traditionally undercounted minority and immigrant populations because traditional gathering places like churches have been shut down. Lowenthal called those closings “equally consequential” to fewer door-to-door visits that could lead to a “significant distortion of the Census.” “A vast and unprecedented network of national, state and local organizations was going to team up when the Covid response had to end much of those plans,” she said. “This massive effort in the works for years came to a halt. The public health crisis clearly has had an effect on this crisis.” Ironically, an undercount also will affect future disaster aid from FEMA, which is currently trying to address shortages of protective gear and other issues related to the pandemic. The Trump administration has asked Congress for a 120-day data collection extension and delivery of redistricting data to the state by July 31, 2021. A Census Bureau spokeswoman also said her office “is adapting or delaying some of our operations to protect the health and safety of our staff and the public and make sure we get the same population counted another way.” Current plans are for all Census employees to return to their workplaces but rely on “the most current guidance from authorities to ensure the health and safety of staff and the public.”
assigned to Queen of Peace Catholic Church in downtown Mesa, only a block away from police headquarters. The accusations against Seavey were reported by the victim to Seton Catholic High School after the victim recognized the sender as the school’s chaplain, said Detective Nik Rasheta, a Mesa police spokesman. He said the school also followed state
mandatory reporting practices by notifying the Mesa police and the Diocese of Phoenix. Rasheta also said that Seavey, 31, has not been arrested or charged with any crimes. The diocese removed Seavey from his priestly duties while the case is under
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Mesa priest who also served as chaplain of Seton Catholic Preparatory High School has been removed from his ministry amid allegations that he sent a naked image to a 17-year-old boy. Father Timothy Seavey also had been
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For nurses, Mother’s Day is bittersweet
to keep their kids safe. “I come in through the side gate and go directly into the laundry room to change and put my scrubs in the washer,” Castro said. “My shoes don’t come in the house. I then immediately take a shower before I see my kids or husband.” Despite their young age, Castro said both Roman and Lilibell understand the
severity of the situation and why the steps she has to take when arriving home from work need to be taken. “They know that they aren’t supposed to touch me or go toward my work stuff because of what is going on,” Castro said. “They know that if we do any grocery shopping, they know they can’t go.” Castro has been a nurse for two years. She began working in January at Banner Gateway in the Progressive Care Unit, which has also become the COVID unit. She said at times they have been busy caring for patients, but they haven’t been overrun like other hospitals in New York and other states have been. But she still recognizes the severity of the situation and knows she and her husband are at risk of contracting the virus every day they go into work. That’s why the four of them have remained home since the state stay-at-home order in March. “It’s not that I’m worried about myself, I worry more for my family members who could be severely affected by it,” Castro said. “I don’t see my family, my siblings as much as we used to,” she added. “But it’s that potential for me getting it from work and giving it to someone that may not be as healthy or be able to protect themselves that worries me the most.” Castro has seen the effects the virus can
have on patients mentally since hospitals still are not allowing visitors. She has had to teach patients how to video chat on their smartphones and how to use Facebook messenger to communicate with spouses and other family members. It’s that level of care and comfort offered by nurses and other healthcare workers like Castro that has often been overlooked. On Sunday, Mother’s Day, Castro knows she will be called upon to once again help those with children at home like herself communicate with loved ones on a day where they would normally gather together. “It can be difficult but that’s our job. We try to bring as much support as we can,” Castro said. “I’ve helped mothers with Facetiming or video chatting with their children. It can be lonely. “Sometimes sitting with them and just listening to them can help. It’s part of our role to give them that emotional support.” Castro said her and her family celebrated Mother’s Day a week early since she is scheduled to work today. While she would have enjoyed spending today with her family, they were able to make up for it. She knows she is needed elsewhere to support those in need. “I love my job, so I don’t mind having to work,” Castro said. “We worked on our backyard, we made food, had a movie night. We just enjoyed family time at home.”
$11.5 million for bridge construction, and $2.7 million for associated infrastructure improvements on surface streets that will connect with the freeway. That does not, however, translate into a $14.2 million burden for city taxpayers. Of that total, only $2.5 million comes from the city treasury; the rest is passthrough money that the state and Maricopa County have provided for transportation projects. R.J. Zeder, Mesa’s transportation director, told the council on April 30 that the $5 million in county funds originally were slated for surface street improvements but that Mesa had decided the freeway project, serving fast-growing portions of the Southeast Valley, is more important.
ADOT actually refers to the new fivemile segment as an “interim” roadway. The $260 million project will have bridges at Ellsworth and Mountain roads, but not where the freeway crosses what now are only the alignments of other major arterials. Bridges at those streets, as well as projects to widen the road from its initial two lanes, are probably years in the future, depending on funding. Also anticipated, but not scheduled, are extensions of the freeway deeper into Pinal County, where it perhaps would connect with a proposed north-south freeway from the East Valley to connect with Interstate 10 near Picacho Peak. Mesa has long viewed SR24, also known
as the Gateway Freeway, as vital to developing the city’s southeastern reaches. The city issued $45 million in refundable bonds to accelerate construction of the first mile, which runs from Loop 202 to Ellsworth. That segment opened in May 2014, four years earlier than had been scheduled.
BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Staff Writer
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andy Castro spends her work week at Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, caring for patients with COVID-19. When she isn’t one of the thousands of healthcare workers on the frontline of the battle against the virus, the 29-year-old nurse is caring for her children – Roman, 9, and Lilibell, 5 – and her husband, Daniel Zamora, 30, at their Mesa home. “I’m so grateful to have them,” Castro said. “I know there might be nurses that don’t have that support system.” The pandemic has brought on a new normal for everyday life for millions across the nation, Castro and her family included. Both Roman and Lilibell are home all day taking classes online. Lilibell’s violin practices have also transitioned to an online chat setting. Daniel watches the kids when Castro is at work during the day. At night, they trade off as Daniel heads to his job as a security guard at Banner Goldfield Medical Center in Apache Junction. While in different roles, both have a chance to come into contact with patients infected by the virus on a daily basis. Castro said their entire routine when they get home from work has now changed
Mother’s Day had a different feeling this year for Mesa resident Sandy Castro, as she will spend the day caring for COVID-19 patients at Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff)
New leg of SE Mesa freeway coming soon
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ith a financial kick-start from Mesa, work on the next leg of State Route 24 is on track to begin this fall. The Mesa City Council on May 4 approved an agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation for construction of a freeway bridge over Ellsworth Road. That will be the first link in extending the freeway from Ellsworth five miles east to Ironwood Road, a project that is expected to take about two years for completion. Mesa’s agreement with the state requires the city to provide ADOT with
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ral are providing only curbside service. Damon Drayfahl, the bar manager of The Hub Grill & Bar on Stapley and Baseline roads in Mesa, said the size of his restaurant presents the opportunity to serve more dine-in customers than other nearby establishments. Along with a large bar area with tables and booths, the restaurant offers a dining room and two patios, one designated for smoking. Drayfahl added that management will likely decide not to open the bar top for customers to sit at. With the close proximity of stools, even removing one or two between patrons may still pose a risk of not being 6-feet apart. Most restaurants are following suit. “Luckily, we have a bigger volume and are able to hold more capacity,” Drayfahl said. “That’s allowed us to follow the 6-foot rule and perfect that pretty well even before we were forced to close. We started seating people at every other table.” Janie Riddle, the co-owner of Valle Luna in Chandler, had meetings with her management staff to have a plan in place even before Ducey’s announcement. “We talked about how we would open up when the governor gives the green light,” Riddle said. “All of our handheld machines are sanitized after every use," he continued. "When we open, computers, counters, chairs are all wiped down and it’s the same when we close. Cleaning and sanitizing at an even higher level is one of the most important things.” Some restaurant owners still question how they will be able to order customers not to gather in a waiting area. Rios said his management team has considered putting a barrier similar to what has been seen in grocery stores between booths. But he still has concerns about what the future of dine-in eating will look like going forward. “I don’t think it will ever be the same,” Rios said. “We used to cater to large parties, but I don’t think we can ever do that again," he continued. "I’ve been doing this for years, but this is the first time where I’ve run into a problem where if I were to lose my restaurants, it won’t be because of competition. “It will be because Mother Nature said, ‘no mas.’”
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their safety protocols: opening fewer tables for patrons to observe social distancing, keeping condiment containers like ketchup bottles off the table and scheduling numerous rounds of sanitizing public areas. But some restaurant owners wonder whether their patrons also will follow new guidelines. “How will customers react if we ask them to wash their hands or sanitize?” asked Fernando Rios. “What if some people come in thinking they’re fine but actually have the virus? It’s going to be a challenge, but we are going to do what we can.” Rios owns four Nando’s Mexican Café locations and moved to pickup only when in-house dining was banned. Last week, he added drive-through service. All employees were asked to wear gloves and a mask on the job and sanitizing was expanded. Rios said the pandemic has taken a toll, mostly because his menu specifically caters to dining in. “We weren’t built for takeout,” he said. He said his menu items are put on big plates because "it looks more attractive." "You just don’t get that same experience when you do take out,” he said. Before the pandemic, Venezia’s Pizza owner Domenick Montanile would frequently have both dine-in and pickup customers at all five Venezia’s locations in the Valley, including Mesa. Once businesses were ordered closed, Montanile not only had to eliminate seating inside the restaurant also eliminated the opportunity for customers to walk inside his stores to pick up food. Venezia’s moved its entire operation to curbside pickup and delivery. The company already had strict sanitizing measures in place but ramped up their efforts in March. Even as he is able to welcome customers inside, he feels handling that and curbside pickup will be challenging. “I’m not sure we can manage curbside pickup and dine in at the same time,” Montanile said. “I don’t think it’s going to work. It will be challenging to do curbside and allow a limited number of people in the store. We are playing around with all possible options.” As part of a joint effort between state health officials and restaurant industry leaders, new guidelines were put in place
Fernando Rios, co-owner of Nando’s Mexican Café, believes even with the ability to reopen restaurants for dine-in service the experience will likely forever be changed. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff)
for restaurants to safely open. Ducey said the guidelines coincide with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Restaurants are being asked to limit the number of customers allowed inside – forcing patrons to possibly wait in their cars until they get a text to come in or to simply make reservations if their staffing allows them to do that. After customers leave, workers are encouraged to sanitize seating areas and menus. Parties should consist of 10 or fewer people and even if dine-in services are offered, curbside and takeout options should still exist for customers who do
not feel comfortable sitting inside. Ducey also said restaurants should try to put measures in place to check employees for symptoms before each shift. Touchless payment options should be explored, he added. He also said eateries should resort to disposable menus – or sanitize permanent ones after every use. The guidelines also encourage customers to visit restaurants during off-peak hours, such as early morning, late afternoon or early evenings. Those who are at higher risk for severe illness should avoid dine-in options all together, Ducey said. For now, buffets are off the menu and restaurants like the popular Golden Cor-
Domenick Montenile, owner of Venezia’s Pizza, has transformed his business into a curbside pickup operation since the pandemic began. He believes even with a limited capacity it will be challenging to cater to both dine-in and curbside customers. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff)
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EV Realtor launches Ducey recall effort BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
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alling him a “tyrant’’ who has violated his oath of office, a Gilbert Realtor who has been helping to organize protests at the Capitol against the COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Gov. Doug Ducey is now seeking to oust him from office. Legal papers filed May with the Secretary of State contend that the governor’s executive orders are unconstitutional and Marko Trickovic wants to force a special election to not only remove him before his term ends after 2022 but also to give voters a chance to select someone else. The burden is substantial: He and allies need 594,111 signatures by Aug. 29 to force an election. But given the normal disqualification rate on petitions, the more realistic goal could be closer to 750,000. Trickovic, chair of what he is calling Arizonans for Liberty, acknowledged the hurdle. But he said enough people are angry with the governor for shutting down the state’s economy and for doing it in what
Gilbert Realtor Marko Trickovic calls Ducey a "tyrant" for closing businesses in the pandemic's wake. (Special to the Tribune)
he calls illegally. Trickovic figures he can find 200 people each collecting at least 30 signatures a day and be able to force an election. There already has been some sentiment building against the governor over both
his stay-at-home order and his directive that only “essential’’ businesses can remain open. But feelings may have only become more inflamed when Ducey announced two weeks ago that he would not let the first order expire as scheduled April 30. “He literally declared war on the citizens of Arizona,’’ Trickovic said. “The fact that he came out and said he would jail people for trying to earn a living and feed people, that’s a tyrant.’’ Trickovic acknowledged that if Ducey has acted in an unconstitutional fashion there is another potential remedy: have someone affected by the orders file suit and ask a court to void the executive orders. But he said the issue goes beyond the legal violations. “He has violated his oath of office,’’ Trickovic said. “He doesn’t deserve to sit where he’s sitting.’’ While recalls are difficult, they are not impossible. In 2011, those seeking the ouster of Senate President Russell Pearce of Mesa submitted more than 18,300 signatures to
force an election; they needed just 7,756 to be valid. Voters in his Mesa legislative district turned him out in favor of fellow Republican Jerry Lewis. How deep and wide is the resentment of Ducey has yet to be shown. A survey done for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry found that even among Republicans, only 12 percent thought Ducey had gone too far with 73 percent calling his approach “about right.’’ Trickovic said many of the more than 60,000 deaths nationally being attributed to COVID-19 involved people with preexisting conditions. “These are the same people that were at risk of dying of a cold or the flu,’’ Trickovic said. “However, the media and government agencies that have lied to the people have gone out there and made this thing look like Ebola.’’ Trickovic, a Republican precinct committeeman, saidhe would be happy if it damaged Ducey politically. “If anything, we will expose who Doug Ducey is,’’ Trickovic said. “And, if anything, that’s going to hurt his chances of potentially running for a Senate seat."’
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business’ address as being in Mesa. City Manager Chris Brady has set aside $20 million for the program. The size of awards will be determined when the Mesa City Council decides how to divvy up the money, based upon demand and the amount of funds available. Among the questions still unresolved is whether businesses will be issued a check, or if the city will pay their rent and utilities directly and notify them that their accounts have been credited. Mayor John Giles favors the latter option to avoid abuse of the program. Businesses would be notified by email during the first two weeks of June if their applications have been approved and the value of the grants, no matter which option for distributing the money is selected by the council. “We really want to make sure we are helping out the businesses that are planning to re-open. We are still working out the details on the grant dispersement,’’ said Jaye O’Donnell, Mesa’s assistant economic development director. “The goal is to help as many Mesa businesses as we can who were negatively impacted by COVID-19,’’ she said. Restaurants, retail stores and hotels have been decimated by the shutdown, according to the Mesa CARES survey. An analysis of Mesa business activity by Homebase – a business tracking service in San Francisco – and performed at the Tribune’s request quantifies the obvious. It shows there is no shortage of businesses and employees hurting from the pandemic-driven recession. Tracking a series of Mesa ZIP codes, Homebase found the recession gradually
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investigation and its official newspaper removed all stories involving Seavey. While no background information was available on Seavey, an Instagram post shows him celebrating his first mass in 2017, indicating he has been a priest for about three years. “It is comforting to know these allegations were forwarded and not shielding him,’’ Rasheta said. A complication in the case is that the boy identified himself as 18 in his online dating profile, representing that he was not a minor.
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worsened after starting in early March. It hit its lowest ebb in April and has lifted slightly in recent days. “The clear takeaway from the data and research with our customers is that the economic recovery is going to be slow until consumers are willing to go out again,’’ said Ray Sandza, vice president of data and analytics for Homebase. The worst day was April 12, when Homebase found that hours worked plummeted 79.6 percent from January, business operations were down 64.1 percent and the total number of employees working dropped down 76.9 percent. Slight signs of recovery were noted on May 5, when hours worked were down 47.7 percent, business operations were down 31.9 percent and the total number of employees working was down 46.9 percent. “No, it’s not surprising. It’s sad, it’s tragic. I hope we can re-energize these businesses,’’ O’Donnell said. O’Donnell conceded that she is feeling some anxiety as the city launches a major
business bailout program under the pressure of knowing the awards may very well decide if a business survives. “There’s a lot of sleepless nights,’’ O’Donnell said, although she knows her efforts will help many people in the end. “There’s really a lot of positive energy. Everyone’s heart is in the right place. It’s really a good cause.’’ Giles said he wants to build additional safeguards into the program so that the money goes to small businesses that need it the most, with as much transparency and as little preferential treatment as possible. “The beauty of this is that it’s not an overly bureaucratic federal program,’’ Giles said. “The danger of this is it’s not an overly bureaucratic federal program.’’ He said the safeguards, such as making the rent and utility payments directly, would assure the money is spent for its intended purpose rather than being diverted for an unjustified purpose, such as buying a new truck. “This money was given to us for a spe-
cific purpose, to help businesses recover and keep business afloat,’’ Giles said. Eventually, O’Donnell said she is planning to give the council a report that would show how much money certain types and sizes of businesses are requesting, such as those with four or less employees or 50 or less employees. By using a dashboard tool, “we can sort by industry, type of business, size of business,’’ she said. “We have a model that will help us with the decision-making.” City employees reviewing the applications will be flying blind, tracking only the application numbers and not knowing the names of businesses applying for grants, O’Donnell said. The review process is expected to take about seven to 10 days. Giles said the council eventually would use the information obtained by O’Donnell from the applications to decide how the grants are divvied up. “We are going to be setting policy. We are not going to make individual funding decisions,’’ Giles said.
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“Fr. Timothy Seavey, a priest of the Diocese of Phoenix, has been removed from
ministry following allegations that he used a social networking app to send inappropriate images of a sexual nature to an individual who identified as an adult in the app, but who was later determined to be a minor,’’ a statement from the diocese said. “The Diocese of Phoenix is cooperating with Mesa Police in its investigation and has removed Fr. Seavey’s faculties to minister as a priest. He had served at Queen of Peace Parish since 2017, and as chaplain at Seton Catholic Preparatory since 2018.’’ Rasheta said the image was that of a naked adult male.
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Downtown concert hall hope ends on sour note BY GARY NELSON Tribune Contributor
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lans for a world-class concert hall and music-education campus in downtown Mesa have taken a major detour after a city panel cleared the way for commercial-residential project on the site. The project originally had been proposed for 10 acres formerly occupied for decades by the Brown & Brown Chevrolet dealership, just east of the Mesa Arts Center. But that site now is on track to become a development that could add as many as 350 units to the already booming downtown housing market. The concert hall, named Consolari, was proposed in 2013 by Mesa resident Christi Worsley as not only a concert venue but also as a music-education center with ties to New York City’s Lincoln Center and local school systems. There also were discussions of a research component in hopes of harnessing music to combat autism, dementia and other ailments. Jeff McVay, Mesa’s manager of downtown transformation, said Opus Group, a Minneapolis-based development firm with a major branch office in Phoenix, submitted plans to Mesa to develop the property. “What they have submitted to our planning department for review is a primarily residential mixed-use development that would have 300 to 350-ish residential units as well as 10,000 to 20,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial and retail along Main Street,” McVay said. Mesa’s Board of Adjustment, a citizens advisory panel that considers requests for projects to deviate from certain development regulations, approved the Opus proposal on May 6. The company had asked the board for adjustments in the building footprints and setbacks, with city staff agreeing with the requests. To bring music project together behind a spectacular façade was going to cost at least $200 million, according to an estimate Worsley and her husband, Bob, provided the Tribune in 2016. Bob Worsley, a former state senator, said
This rendering of the proposed concert hall in downtown Mesa projected an eye-popping design that would have complimented the equally visually impressive Mesa Arts Center. (Tribune file photo)
fundraising has been a challenge. “It’s been very difficult to raise the $200 million to build Consolari,” Worsley told the Tribune. “It will take a lot more time and effort.” “There are several other locations we are considering as alternatives that would be wonderful in downtown Mesa for such a facility,” he added. “We’re also working with ASU, with their new campus, and exploring what the future might hold for acoustic concert halls as the world changes and becomes more digital,” Worsley said, adding: “It may become something different than what we had anticipated and what we would have built the last six or seven
years, with new technology and virtual reality.” Mesa and Arizona State University broke ground this year for a campus called ASU@MesaCityCenter. It will offer programs related to digital and sensory technology, experiential design, gaming, media arts, film production and entrepreneurial development and support – some of which could relate to the Worsleys’ evolving plans for the music and education center. McVay said, “The current owners of the Brown & Brown property … I think they were happy to work with the Worsleys on the concert hall but it was always with the understanding that it could only be for so
The site for the now-scrubbed concert hall had been home to Brown & Brown Chevrolet for decades in downtown Mesa. (Tribune file photo)
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long, and if there is an economically viable proposal for them to sell the property they would do so.” City documents indicate only two persons have objected to the project. One, the manager of a business on the northeast corner of First Avenue and Sirrine, said in an e-mail to the city that he fears that residents of the Opus complex will pester him with code-compliance complaints and that construction could impede his operations. City staffers told the Board of Adjustment that Opus has agreed to build a screening wall around that property. Another neighbor told the board it appears the project’s landscaping plan is inadequate, although he supports the proposal in general. McVay said basic zoning is in place by way of Mesa’s “form-based” zoning code for downtown, which regulates the height and massing of buildings without specifying the uses to which they are put. Mesa Planning Director Nana Appiah will have the final say on the project. Although the Opus proposal is in its early stages, McVay said the company’s track record suggests the project will come to fruition. “From what I have seen and the meetings I have had with them, I have confidence that they will develop a very nice project architecturally, quality-wise as well as just from an amenities perspective,” he said. “I think it will be a nice addition to downtown.” Among Opus’ recent Valley projects is a 20-story, 407-unit mixed-used called Union Tempe at Mill Avenue and University Drive. The company also has built speculative industrial facilities near Falcon Field. McVay said the Opus project will bring the number of housing units either planned or under construction in downtown Mesa to about 1,500. That’s a dramatic reversal from a moribund market that saw no new housing built in downtown for about a 30-year period beginning in the mid-1980s. The opening of the Mesa Arts Center in 2005, the arrival of light rail in 2015 and Mesa’s efforts to establish college campuses in the downtown core helped fuel the transformation.
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FDA relaxed some regulations to spur blood donations BY GABRIELLA KHALAJ Cronkite News
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ASHINGTON – It’s a familiar ritual to anyone who has donated blood – after the finger prick and before the needle stick comes a medical history form that includes a long list of factors than can exclude or defer a donation. The list is still long, but in an Chairs have gone empty at blood donation centers during the pandemic despite agencies' assurances donors are not at risk. era of COVID-19, the deferrals (Special to the Tribune) are not. The Food and Drug Administration in if FDA-approved devices are used to treat April eased a number of restrictions on the blood for the malaria pathogen. And it eliminates the wait for people blood donations in order to help blood banks across the nation keep up with the who had spent some in some European countries or served on military bases demand for blood. It came as infection concerns and stay- in Europe that was aimed at preventing home orders were leading to widespread transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, cancellations of blood drives and dona- a fatal neurodegenerative disorder. Marks said the changes are not revolution appointments. Dr. Peter Marks, the director of the tionary but were modeled after existing FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and policies in place in Canada and the United Research, said the changes had been un- Kingdom that have been deemed safe. “We actually think that it could potender review for some time, but the coronavirus “emergency essentially accelerated tially even make the blood supply … even the need for us to get those through the be safer,” Marks said. Despite the rash of donation cancelpipeline.” “We’ve actually been working on chang- lations, officials with the American Red es in our donor deferral policies over Cross said they have been able to meet the past, we continually work on them,” blood demand for now, but they welMarks said. “But over the past number of comed the new guidelines for donors as months, there were a number of things one step to make sure the blood supply remains steady. that were essentially in the works.” And they are urging potential donors What the change means is that people who used to have to wait full year to who are in good health to step up and give blood, depending on their circum- donate, and to call if they have questions stances, can now donate after just three about eligibility. “We are seeing schools, businesses, colmonths or less. That applies to people who have gotten lege campuses close and that is a source a recent tattoo or piercing as well as men for the American Red Cross’ blood supwho had sex with men or a woman who ply. And as a result, more and more blood drives are getting cancelled,” American had had sex with such a man. The previous year-long wait to donate Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGovhad been aimed at reducing transmission ern said of the shortfall. Marks said that while the FDA changes of HIV through blood transfusions, but officials are confident a three-month wait is were enacted in response to the coronavirus, he expects they will be here to stay. just as secure. “Unless there were to be some finding The change also trims the wait for people who have traveled to a list of countries that there was something that said there where malaria is prevalent, allowing them was a safety concern, we fully expect to donate after just three months – or less those to be permanent,” he said.
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Prepared food now part of Feeding Mesa effort BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer
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he Mesa Cares meal card concept quickly met its demise, but the hungry in Mesa will still get thousands of free prepared meals and an expanded availability of food boxes. Built heavily around Mesa’s United and Midwest food banks and a strong cadre of non-profits, the Feeding Mesa Program is part of the city’s efforts to assure that no one goes hungry during the COVID-19 pandemic in the face of severe job losses and business closures. The expanded food security program is part of the Mesa Cares COVID-19 relief efforts. The city received $90 million from federal pandemic relief money and City Manager Chris Brady is dividing it into $20 million slices, which include the food program and the Small Business Reemergence Program. A third part to help households possibly with rent and utility bills is still in the works. Food boxes packed by about 40 Mesa Parks and Recreation Department employees will be distributed on Wednesday afternoons, from 12 noon to 7 p.m., and Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the United Food Bank at the Mesa Convention Center. The city also launched a series of food drives at a variety of locations in Mesa, to obtain more food for the food boxes. Heirshberg said nearly three tons of food was collected at the first two food banks at the Red Mountain Recreation Center and at Sloan Park. Called the Feeding Mesa Canned Food Drives, the campaigns are being held 8 a.m.noon every Wednesday through July 15 at different locations throughout the city. Residents are being asked to donate canned goods and other non-perishable food to the drive-through events. Dates and collection sites are: May 13, Eastmark Great Park, 5100 S. Eastmark Pkwy.; May 20, Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center St.; May 27, Greenfield Park, 4105 E. Diamond Ave.; June 3. Dobson Ranch Golf Course, 2155 S. Dobson Road; June 10. Red Mountain Center, 7550 E. Adobe; June 17, Sloan Park; June 24, East-
Even before the full brunt of business closures hit Mesa, cars were lining up in the Convention Center as residents flocked to food box distribution events on Friday mornings. (Special to the Tribune)
mark Great Park; July 1, Mesa Convention Center; July 8, Greenfield Park; and July 15, Dobson Ranch Golf Course. Heirshberg praised his parks employees for their dedication and flexibility, saying, “with the heart of a servant, they have stepped up help these non-profits.’’ Many parks employees were left without a purpose by the closure of city facilities. Brady has been trying to pay their salaries out of the relief funding. The food distribution at the Mesa Convention Center needed to move inside to avoid the long lines of cars, waiting in the heat on Friday mornings at United Food Bank’s former Help Yourself, drive up program. In addition, food boxes will be available on Thursdays, starting on May 14 in southeast Mesa through House of Refuge, a homelessness prevention program located in the former Williams Air Force base housing near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
Mesa also expects to distribute 1,000 prepared meals a day, cooked by a caterer at the Mesa Convention Center, to a wide variety of United Food Bank’s partners. “I think we will still get the meals into the hands of people who need them,’’ said Marc Heirshberg, the city’s Parks, Recreation and Community Facility’s director who is now spearheading Feeding Mesa. “We’re here to supplant the non-profits. A lot of their volunteers are seniors who are considered high-risk’’ and need to follow the Stay at Home order, he said. Among the United Food Bank partners that will receive the prepared meals are A New Leaf, a wide-ranging Mesa non-profit that operates two homeless shelters, a domestic violence shelter and other facilities. “I think it’s a pretty impressive feat in a true area of need,’’ Heirshberg said. Other recipients receiving meals include St. Vincent DePaul and TLC, or Transitional Living Centers, an addiction recovery
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program, and other United Food Bank partners. Paz de Cristo, Mesa’s primary soup kitchen, traditionally has received food from United Food Bank. An additional 1,100 meals a day will be prepared by Mesa restaurants and will be delivered to assisted living facilities in the city’s COVID-19 hot zones. These meals are intended for dual purpose of supporting restaurants decimated by the Stay at Home order, and to feed frontline health-care workers. Heirshberg also is using some of the federal funds to buy such equipment as refrigerated food trailers and fork lifts for the food banks, and will spend $10,000 on hygiene supplies for the McKenny Vento program, which assists homeless Mesa Public Schools students. Meanwhile, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has partnered with 16 restaurants to connect people who need food with those who have food but need customers. It will purchase pre-packaged meals at a discounted price and serve them to-go style at each of the nonprofit’s five charity dining rooms across the Valley, including one in Mesa. The partnership enables the agency to provide more than 4,000 meals without volunteers and with a limited staff. “Thanks to this new model, nearly 100 percent of our to-go meals are provided by local restaurants,” St. Vincent de Paul Associate Executive Director Shannon Clancy said, adding: “This partnership helps us keep up with the demand in our dining rooms, allows fewer staff to have to redeploy from remote work in order to keep our food operations going and helps businesses stay afloat.” Restaurants include Ajo Al’s Mexican Cafe, Barro’s Pizza, Chick-fil-A, Chompies, Original ChopShop, Detroit Coney Grill, El Portal Mexican Restaurant, Ginger Monkey, Little Caesars, Raising Cane’s, R. T. O’Sullivan’s, Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants, Spokes on Southern, Straight to the Plate Catering, Streets of New York, Subway and Wildflower Bread Company. Donations to the society’s COVID-19 Relief Fund make this partnership possible, which is an increased cost from its typical budget. To help: stvincentdepaul.net/COVID19Relief.
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omorrow, Anthony Celaya will continue a family tradition by donning an Arizona State University cap and gown – though he’ll be doing it from the comfort of his Mesa home Since ASU ceremonies are virtual, Celaya will likely wear something ZOOM-worthy — but the second-generation Sun Devil will earn his third ASU degree: this time, a doctorate. Celaya, who formerly taught high school in his own hometown of Mesa, is completing a PhD in English education. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s in English education. He loves his profession as much as his alma mater. Celaya cares deeply about his students — past, present and future — and sees great potential in them as agents of positive change.
“I believe in the power of young people to tackle the problems they see in their schools and communities,” he said. If Celaya needed confirmation that he made the right career choice, he got it: In 2017, he was awarded the Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award by the National Council of Teachers of English. Part of the award included mentorship and leadership training at a meeting that led to the creation of a new Arizona-based position and that fall, Celaya became the first diversity director for the Arizona English Teachers Association, where he worked on projects to increase support for rural teachers. Back at ASU, Celaya worked alongside English education faculty to organize and plan ASU’s El Día de los Niños, El Día de los Libros event for three years. The annual literacy celebration welcomes 500 high school and middle school students to the Tempe campus to interact with young adult authors from
all over the country. The 2020 event was unfortunately sidelined due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Celaya’s work lives on in the hundreds of young lives he helped impact. We sat down with Celaya to find out a little more about his family legacy and about his plans beyond ASU. Question: What was your “aha” moment, when you realized you wanted to study in your field? Answer: I always knew that I wanted to work with future teachers. When I was a high school teacher, I wanted to mentor preservice teachers who were assigned to complete their internships or student teaching in my classroom. However, as I was working on my master’s at ASU, I realized that I could have an even greater impact on future teachers by conducting educational research and teaching English methods courses for preservice teachers. So, I decided to
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Mesa native Anthony Celaya will be picking up his doctorate virtually Monday from Arizona State University. (Special to the
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At 13, Mesa boy is an accomplished violinst TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF
A At 13, Jonathan Okensiuk of Mesa has already built an impressive resume of achievements playing the violin and conducting symphony orchestras. (Facebook)
t 13, Jonathan Okseniuk has become a musical superstar of sorts. The Mesa violinist recently placed first in the Music Teachers National Association Junior Performance Competition’s string category. The competition is one of the most successful and prestigious student musical contests in the country with thousands of students annually vying for big prizes and national recognition. But prizes aren’t the main goal. The group says aims “to provide educational experiences for students and teachers and to recognize exceptionally talented young artists and their teachers in their pursuit of musical excellence.”
Jonathan studies with Jing Zeng of Chandler, a violinist with the Phoenix Symphony. The son of Edwin and Desiree Okseniuk, he’s about to graduate from eighth grade at Arete Preparatory Academy. Even at his young age, he’s no newcomer to the violin. “I started playing the violin when I was 3 years old,” he said, adding his inspiration came even earlier. “I was 19 months old,” he explained. “I saw Andre Rieu on TV and loved the sound of the violin.” He made his public debut at age 4 in 2010, when performed Dvorak’s “Humoresque” at the Chandler Symphony Or-
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rizona State University’s commencement exercise tomorrow will mark the first time that grads will be marking that milestone at home. Its approximate 16,400 graduates — be the largest class yet — won’t be convening in person because of social
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return to ASU for my PhD to work more extensively with undergraduate teachers. Q: What’s something you learned while at ASU that surprised you, that changed your perspective? A: I took a course on literacies with Associate Professor of English Peter Goggin, and he would always say, “It’s not what’s in your head, but what your head is inside of.” And that’s something that has always stuck with me. Whatever my ideas are about teaching, learning or research, those ideas are informed by what I’m consuming. If someone has differing ideas from mine, it’s not because one of us is necessarily wrong,
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chestra Holiday concert. The next year, he conducted a string orchestra for the first time as an encore to the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin concert in Torrance, California, and later conducted the Chandler Symphony Orchestra. In 2012, Jonathan was a conductor for a segment on CNN host Anderson Cooper’s talk show, conducting the fourth movement of Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik“ with a string orchestra. After winning a video conducting contest, Jonathan conducted the Houston Symphony in 2013 and was invited the next night for an encore. Later that year, he was invited to be a guest conductor of the Scottsdale Philhar-
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distancing guidelines. The virtual ceremony will be on YouTube, where graduates and families can watch. The ceremony will highlight accomplishments of both undergraduate and graduate students. “Reimagining ASU’s commencement ceremonies does not mean canceling them,’’ said ASU President Michael M. Crow, who will provide opening re-
our heads are just in different places. Over the years, I’ve tried to stick my head in new places with my students, colleagues and professors to engage in more critical discussions about why we do what we do. Q: Why did you choose ASU? A: I’m a lifelong Sun Devil. My father graduated from ASU in 1977, and some of my fondest childhood memories include walking through campus along old train tracks to ASU football games. I always knew I was going to be a Sun Devil for my undergraduate degree. But what brought me back for my PhD was the support I had from the entire English education faculty to continue on in my graduate studies. Without their encouragement, I don’t know if I would have taken this step monic and was asked to return as guest conductor. He has also performed in New York City with the Suprima Orchestra, with the Sun City Concert Band and with a string orchestra on the TV show “Little Big Shots.” He’s also conducted and played violin solos with the St. Petersburg String Quartet and the St. Petersburg International Music Academy. In 2016, Jonathan became a member of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony and served as principal second violin. The following year, he won first place in the Phoenix Youth Symphony’s Young Musicians Competition and later that year made his debut with the West Valley Symphony. He also won first place in the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Scholarship
marks. “Sun Devil Nation is going to celebrate. We will continue in the spirit that drove us earlier in the semester when classes were moved to a distance learning format.’’ More than 12,000 of the 16,000 graduates were in on-campus classes before they shifted to online with more than 4,000 online classes, lectures, workouts, mindfulness sessions, music re-
in my career. Q: What’s the best piece of advice you’d give to those still in school? A: I tell my undergraduate teachers all the time to embrace the discomfort that new or challenging ideas bring. My favorite learning experiences at ASU were times when I tried something difficult or unfamiliar. When I was an undergraduate, I designed a teaching unit using Ernest Hemingway’s play “The Fifth Column” and George Orwell’s memoir “Homage to Catalonia” to study the Spanish Civil War. I never taught that unit, but the experience of taking two lesser-known texts to design something new helped me to become a teacher who was willing to try new things. School should be a time to
Competition. Named concertmaster of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony for the 2017/2018 season, he was a medalist in the Arizona State Music Teachers Association State Honors Recital, performing on the piano. He also achieved first place in the 2018 Phoenix International Music Competition for Young Virtuoso and became a member of the Youth Symphony of the Southwest orchestra, serving as principal second violin. He’s earned other first-place awards in the junior category of Arizona American String Teachers Association State Solo Competition, the Arizona Musicfest Young Musicians Competition, the junior category of Arizona American String Teachers Association State Solo Competition and
hearsals and even athlete training sessions. A “year in review” video will highlight the year and include student achievements, university awards, campus life and service projects. Custom Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat filters will allow graduates to dress in a virtual cap and gown, then share the photos. take risks, to try something new, and the discomfort and tension we feel will make us better at the end of it. Q: What are your plans after graduation? A: In the fall, I’ll be joining the English department at Southeast Missouri State University as an assistant professor of English education. Q: If someone gave you $40 million to solve one problem on our planet, what would you tackle? A: With $40 million, I would set up a program that provided grant funding exclusively for students who seek to use their literacies for civic action. Kristen LaRue-Sandleris an ASU senior marking & communications expert. the Phoenix Youth Symphony’s Young Musicians Competition. Although music consumes much of his time, Jonathan also enjoys playing video games, soccer and basketball with friends. He also enjoys hiking, playing foosball and watching movies with his family. His most recent win ame in a competition with six students from around the world and said he was elated with the outcome. “I was overjoyed because it was one of my biggest accomplishments,” said Jonathan, who averages about 24 hours of week practicing. And it won’t be a surprise anyone that he hopes to make music a lifelong career. “Yes, most definitely,” he said. “I cannot imagine my life without music.”
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t’s not easy running a swim school these days. For one thing, pools have been on lockdown, along with most businesses in Arizona, since March. Worse, as temperatures rise and school closures make pools at home more tempting to youngsters who don’t know how to swim, the need for swimming lessons gains additional urgency. So while Lana Whitehead, president and founder of SWIMkids USA in Mesa has used her state-ordered “time off” to enhance her facility, she also is getting more worried about pool drownings. “We are very concerned about water safety for our youngest citizens,” said Whitehead. While SWIMkids USA has been sending information to clients “about layers of protection for pool safety,” Whitehead has begun free online lessons – though she said “parents need to install fences around their pools, learn CPR and touch supervision and enroll their children in swimming lessons.” The online lessons offer “a way for us to stress water safety since May is Water Safety awareness month,” she explained. “Our instructors are able to show the parents how to execute basic water safety skills while instructing them in home safety protocols. The parents and children seem to enjoy this interaction.” Whitehead has found a bit of a silver lining in the closures that took effect in midMarch. “I’ve owned my business for almost 50-years and while I have never experienced anything like this,” she “was committed to �inding something positive in the fact that we no longer were hearing the sounds of children learning in our building.” “I was committed to not only spending my last dollar to keep our wonderful instructors on the payroll,” she added. “I decided the bene�it of the closure could be
SWIMkids USA founder-owner Lana Whitehead has redone her Mesa swim school and developed a new protocol for customers once the state allows swimming pools to reopen. (Special to the Tribune)
stepping back to see what improvements I could make.” Whitehead’s facility includes three pools and a gym. When families bring their children to SWIMkids USA once the facility opens again, they will �ind re-plastered pools, a remodeled reception area, repaved parking lot and upgraded women’s bathroom. “The staff pitched in to do extensive interior painting and they stained the benches where parents sit,” she said. “They are also excited to see the reaction when children discover that there is a colorful new rockclimbing wall that has been installed in the gym.” She added the closing enabled staff “to do a deep, thorough cleaning of every area of the building and develop extensive safety protocols for how they would open their doors again and operate under a ‘new normal.’” Whitehead started teaching children to swim in 1971, driven by the passion to make kids safer after experiencing the tragic drownings of two friends’ toddlers. She pioneered some of the early swim safety techniques still in use today and has
now developed training videos on up-todate techniques for instructors. “These instructional videos will go stepby-step and outline the various proven techniques we use to teach children to master both strokes and safety moves,” said Whitehead. SWIMkids is building a library with the videos that “will ensure that all instructors consistently understand the nuances of every step of the survival skills teaching process,” she added. While conceding “we would very much rather be teaching children in person right now,” Whitehead also is preparing for the state to allow pools to open, though she has developed a new protocol to comply with social-distancing guidelines. “When we resume our lessons, we have initiated a strict infectious disease protocol for our staff and clients and this includes physical distancing,” she explained. “We are placing six-foot demarcations in lines at the check-in for the front desk and there will be six feet between the chairs parents sit in,” she explained. Moreover, parents will be asked to have their student swimmers ready to jump in
since the changing area of the restroom will not be available. “The swim classes will have to be very small with no more than two or three students per instructor,” she said. “The teachers will maintain the physical distancing between students as they greet them and on the pool steps and the instructor will be assigned to one zone in the pool to work for their entire shift,” she added, noting only one adult will be allowed to accompany their child in the pool area. Staff temperatures will be taken when they come to work and they will wear masks and a concierge of sorts will open and close the front door “to minimize touching,” she said. “High-touch areas will be sanitized every half hour and there are sanitation stations at the front desk with hand sanitizer for clients. The gym will be completely cleaned after each class. The water fountain is covered and we are asking that they bring bottled water,” Whitehead said. All the new routines will be prominently displayed in the lobby so there’s no mistaking that even learning to swim is different in the post-pandemic world.
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got sued once, last decade. The plaintiff was a disgraced state legislator who resigned after multiple witnesses called 911 to report him beating up his then-girlfriend in public. She was a friend; I volunteered to help her deal with the media. The lawsuit dragged on for two years. He begged for a settlement. I told my lawyer I’d never give him a dime. In the end, he dropped the case, getting zilch. The debacle cost me more than 60 grand. So, I’ve never been a lawsuit guy, as plaintiff or defendant. Which is why I’m shaking my head at the hundreds of suits that predator attorneys have already filed over the COVID-19 pandemic. Cruise lines, retail stores, gyms, airlines, universities; they’ve all been hit by CO-
VID-19 lawsuits and the coronavirus positives still keep coming. There’s even a class action suit already filed in California on behalf of 32 million American small businesses – against the government of China. Yeah, best of luck with that. According to a database developed by the firm Hunton Andrews Kurth, already nearly 900 COVID lawsuits have been filed across the country. The most popular target? Prisons. Thus far, 249 lawsuits have been brought against prisons. Here I’ll quote my late mother, who surely would have told the incarcerated plaintiffs, “I guess you should’ve thought of that before you committed a felony, genius.” Locally, vulture lawyers are circling nursing homes and long-term care facilities, which across the United States have been the scene of more than 10,000 deaths where the deceased tested positive for COVID-19. In Maricopa County, more than 120 care facilities have reportedly
had at least one COVID-19 positive. TV station ABC15 tracked down personal injury lawyer Jenna Bailey, whose website proclaims in huge type: “Something terrible happened to you or your family in Arizona? Bailey Law Firm can help you with your serious personal injury claims.” Subtle. Bailey told the station that she already represents at least one family in potential litigation against a Valley senior living facility. The Tempe-based assisted living home has been the site of more than 60 positive COVID tests, according to news reports. “So, we’re hearing a lot of these types of stories, unfortunately,” Bailey told reporter Zach Crenshaw, while oozing all the compassion of a rock. She went on to explain: “So what we’re looking to determine is whether or not the facility itself, or through employees, whether or not there was some negligence.”
I’ll predict the plaintiffs will manage to uncover enough alleged negligence to find their way into a courtroom or at least to torque a settlement from the facility and/ or its insurance company. That is, unless a recent Congressional push to exempt many businesses from COVID claims ultimately becomes law. Could gross negligence have been committed here – and in prisons, on cruise ships, in nursing homes and Walmart, which has been sued by the family of a deceased worker who tested positive for COVID-19? Absolutely. However, it’s also possible for businesses to follow the law and the guidance of medical experts, socially distance and sanitize to the -nth degree, and still end up beset by infections caused by a virus with no respect for lawyers, Clorox or lives. Stay home, stay safe, sue early, sue often. That might just be the epitaph when we’re finally done with COVID-19.
relocations, the expansion of global companies like Deloitte and Northrup-Grumman, and the groundbreaking of a worldclass hub for digital education at Arizona State University’s new campus in downtown Mesa. We also heralded the growth and development of some the most creative entrepreneurial startups and small businesses imaginable. COVID-19 has changed that trajectory, yet I believe our state and region will emerge from this crisis stronger than ever. Restarting our economy is a critical factor in making this happen, but our approach to re-emerging from this crisis must be slow and steady. That is, we must balance the health and well-being of our citizens with the need to get back to work. In my view, the governor’s plan does just that. What I like most about his approach is that it leads with public health. After all, in a situation with so many unknowns, we
can’t take enough precautions. Enlisting ideas from business leaders also is a plus because who knows better than restaurant, retail and other owners who live and breathe their businesses every day how to modify their operations successfully? On a broader level, our leaders are also forging ahead with important economic development, education enhancements and quality of life initiatives. Some cases in point: City and town officials have stepped up efforts to reignite small businesses. The Mesa City Council approved its largest master-planned development, which is projected to create 55,000 new jobs. President Michael Crow and his team at the uber-innovative Arizona State University are charting a course to transform our economy by laying the foundation for what technology-enhanced businesses are going to be. None of this work should come as a sur-
prise. After all, in Arizona and the PHX East Valley, our greatest asset is the ingenuity of our people who work together for a common goal. This includes those who shape policies for our cities and towns, turn their bright ideas into enterprising ventures and build a pipeline of talent for today and tomorrow. They are the reason our state added 350,000 private-sector jobs and boasted the fastest decline in the poverty rate nationwide since 2015. It’s also why Arizona welcomed with open arms 120,000 new residents between 2018-19. COVID-19 has created a new normal for everyone. But in Arizona and especially in the PHX East Valley, our future is brighter than ever and our best days are yet to come. Denny Barney is president and CEO of the PHX East Valley Partnership, a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of business leaders in the cities, towns and Native American communities known as the PHX East Valley.
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ante Smith Jr. spent years as a child begging his parents to allow him to play tackle football, but they wouldn’t budge. The youngest of four kids, his mother, Marie, was afraid of the injuries that could follow as a result of him playing. She allowed him to play �lag football in junior high school, but it wasn’t the same. Finally, as he entered his freshman year at Desert Ridge, she gave in. “I’m not ashamed to say this, he’s my favorite kid and I didn’t want to see him get hurt,” Marie said, laughing. “He never gave up and asked me every year. When he got into high school, he got much bigger over that summer and I told him we would give it a shot. “He loved the sport and took to it well and I realized this was his passion and what he wanted to do. Now, I love it.” Dante said her allowing him to play helped him discover his passion for the game. “She used to not let me go outside or anything, I would just run around the house,” Dante said. “But she let me get into it and that helped me realize the sport I really loved and that’s football.” Now preparing for his senior season, Dante has become a force to be reckoned with on the offensive and defensive lines in just two years. Desert Ridge coach Jeremy Hathcock expressed interest in moving Dante up to the varsity level while he was still a freshman. When he became a sophomore, the move became of�icial. At 6-foot-2, 280 pounds, Dante has now become Desert Ridge’s best interior player. He squats 540 pounds but admits he can likely do more. He also benches 365 and power cleans 319. Hathcock believes he will improve even more with former Skyline coach Angelo Paffumi now coaching the defensive line. Beyond football, Dante is also one of the top wrestlers in the state in his weight class. He placed second in state this year.
“but I truly believe on what is to come after his high school Dante is up there with career is �inished. Instead, he’s been determined to become guys like Barrett in terms of being able to more of a vocal leader for his teammates make it to the NFL. He’s and making the most of his senior year. “Since I’ve been on varsity, I’ve learned got that drive in him and I can see him making an what it takes to be a leader and take conimpact at the highest trol of the team,” Dante said. “I just try to lead by example and help my teammates level.” Dante said it’s an if they’re doing something wrong. “I’m excited. This is my last year with all honor to be compared to one of the best play- my brothers and I can’t wait to get into it ers to ever come out of one more time.” Seeing Dante thrive on the football �ield Desert Ridge. “Alex Barrett had it has been a welcoming sight for Marie. all,” Dante said. “He While she still has some fear of him getworked for everything ting injured, she knows his future in the he’s accomplished and sport is bright. “It feels amazing to see his passion and I’m still in the process of doing that. I just have drive for the game,” Marie said. “In all to keep my eyes on the honesty, if he didn’t get a scholarship, that prize and that’s becom- is something we would be willing to pay for. We would work two jobs if we had to. ing the best I can be.” “We believe in his drive to get to the Dante accounted for NFL and we want to help get him there by Dante Smith has become a force on both sides of the ball for Desert Ridge in 57 total tackles last short order, as he has gained attention from college programs and expects more season as a junior, nine all means necessary.” his senior year. (Eric Newman/Tribune Contributor) of which were “He’s one of those kids where he just tackles for loss. He also accountdoesn’t get tired,” Hathcock said. “This ed for four sacks, third-most on is a kid who ran a 4.81 40 (yard dash) at the team behind seniors Colton least three times in the spring. He’s the Weir and Joquarri Price, who most explosive guy I’ve had since Nick Al- signed with UCLA. len.” With the ongoing coronavirus Hathcock has coached his fair share pandemic, Dante’s offseason has of talented linemen during his tenure at consisted of online schoolwork, Desert Ridge. He oversaw the develop- home workouts and conversament of DJ Davidson, who now plays for tions with colleges. His �irst offer Arizona State. He also helped develop came during the middle of the Alex Barrett, who signed with San Diego season from Northern Colorado, State out of high school and now plays for with the second having come the San Francisco 49ers. back in February from New MexDante draws comparison to Barrett ico, which has made a push as of in Hathcock’s eyes. Both are considered late for Arizona players. undersized for their position. Hathcock Since then, he’s received offers believes if Dante was 6-foot-4 he would from Northern Arizona, Abilene have colleges from all over the country Christian, New Mexico State, after him. South Dakota State and North Hathcock said the two also compare Dakota. He, along with his fambased on their overall skill level and de- ily and Hathcock anticipate more Desert Ridge junior Dante Smith Jr. asked his mother, Marie, for years termination to improve. offers to come next year, espe- if he could play tackle football but she never budged. Finally, as a “Trust me when I say that I don’t think cially from power-�ive programs. freshman, she gave in and he found his passion for the game. (Photo courtesy Dante Smith Jr.) this about a lot of guys,” Hathcock said, But he hasn’t focused too much
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Reconstructing a portion of the ramp to the limits shown in the project plans. The existing asphalt and base materials will be removed, and a new pavement section will be constructed. The existing aircraft tie-downs from the area will be removed prior to the pavement removal operation and new aircraft tie-downs will be installed after the new pavement section is constructed. Temporary and permanent pavement markings will be applied to the new asphalt.
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The Engineer’s Estimate range is $500,000 to 700,000. For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Donna Horn at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $30, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c. If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.” Work shall be completed within 60 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service). The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa. BETH HUNING , City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, May 10, 17, 2020 / 30546
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Date of Publication: May 10, 2020 Notice of a Substantial Amendment to the City of Mesa’s 2015-2019 Five-year Consolidated Plan and 2019 Annual Action Plan In accordance with 24 CFR 91.05(c)(2) and subpart B of the federal regulations relative to citizen participation for Community Planning and Development Programs and applicable waivers made available to those requirements through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the City of Mesa is making an amendment to the City of Mesa’s 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan and the 2019 Annual Action Plan available to the public through this notice. Notice of Five-Day Public Comment Period May 11, 2020 – May 15, 2020 This Consolidated Plan amendment and Annual Plan amendment are available for a five-day public review and comment period from May 11, 2020 to May 15, 2020. Citizens wishing to submit written comments during the public review and comment period may mail them, postmarked no later than May 15, 2020, to the following: Michelle Albanese, Director Housing & Community Development City of Mesa MS-9870 P.O. Box 1466 Mesa, AZ 85211-1466 480-644-4546 You may also email comments no later than May 15, 2020 to Michelle Albanese at Michelle.Albanese@mesaaz.gov or by phone at 480-644-4546. The amendment to the 2015-2019 City of Mesa’s 2015-2019 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and the 2019 Annual Action Plan enable the City of Mesa to administer $600,000 in unallocated Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for an additional public service activity and to increase in the public service cap funding limits as permitted through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CDBG funds will be use for the following CDBG eligible activity: Emergency income payments made to an individual or family for items such as food, clothing, housing (rent or mortgage), or utilities over a period of up to three consecutive months to the provider of such items or services on behalf of an individual or family affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As additional CDBG funding is made available to the City by HUD through the CARES Act, the City will submit another substantial amendment for that funding if it is received. During the five-day public comment period, an electronic copy of this notice may be found on the City’s Housing and Community Development website at: https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/community-development Si necesita asistencia o traducción en español, favor de llamar al 480-644-2767. Michelle Albanese, Director May 6, 2020 Published: East Valley Tribune, May 10, 2020 / 30595
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Public Notices CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA SOUTHERN AVENUE AND STAPLEY DRIVE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. CP0800 FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. HSIP-MES-0(224)D ADOT TRACS NO. 0000 MA MES SH544 0IC ALCP NO. ACI-SOU-01-03-B DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, May 28, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: In accordance with the approved plans and specifications, this project shall include all roadway construction required to widen the intersection at Southern Avenue and Stapley Drive to accommodate new medians in each direction, required tapers, and a third southbound lane from the intersection of Southern Avenue and Stapley Drive to Harmony Avenue. The project shall also include pavement reconstruction along Southern Road, from South Horne to South Harris Drive and along Stapley Drive from East Harmony Avenue to 8th Avenue. Roadway construction shall include, but not necessarily be limited to the following: New asphalt construction, new traffic signals, street lights, curb, gutter, and sidewalk, ADA improvements, utility relocations and coordination. The Engineer’s Estimate range is $12,000,000 to $13,000,000. For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Donna Horn at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWell_Main.asp?mem=152. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $170, which is non-refundable regardless of whether the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c. If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.” Work shall be completed within 550 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The following forms are to be submitted with the Bid Proposal for Federal-Aid Projects. 1. Surety (Bid) Bond 2. Non-Collusion Bidding Certification (Exhibit C.32) 3. Certificate with Regard to the Performance of Previous Contracts (Exhibit C.33) 4. Affidavit of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal Assurances with a DBE goal of 11.26% (Exhibit C.34A) The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service). The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa. The City of Mesa, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (Public Law 100.259). Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: Eas t Valley Tribune, Apr 26, May 3, May 10, 2020 / 30153
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CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA
CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
OAKWOOD CREATIVE CARE T.I. 7550 EAST ADOBE STREET, MESA AZ 85207 CITY OF MESA PROJECT NO. CP0878 HUD PROJECT NO. IDIS-808 CDBG PROJECT NO. CP0878CDBG (FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROJECT – DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY)
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: The contractor shall furnish, install and renovate the interior of the Oakwood Creative Care Facility housed within the Red Mountain Multigeneration Center located at 7550 E. Adobe Road as shown on the plans and specifications. Work to include but not limited to demolition and removals, installation of new interior walls, flooring, electrical, mechanical, doors and hardware and fire sprinklers. The Engineer’s Estimate range is $85,000 - $90,000. For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $22.00, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c. If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.” Work shall be completed within 120 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants for the following: CONSULTANT ON-CALL LIST FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING SERVICES The City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants to provide design services and/or construction administration services on an on-call basis in the following area/category: General Engineering Services. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). From this solicitation, the Engineering Department will establish a list of oncall consultants for General Engineering. This category is further defined below: General Engineering Services typically involve studies, new construction, upgrades, extensions, rehabilitations or other modifications. Typical projects include (but are not limited to) grading, drainage improvements, traffic studies, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), surveying, structural engineering (i.e., special inspections, structural ratings, bridge and minor building structural designs), and miscellaneous engineering. A Pre-Submittal Conference will not be held. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. This RF Q is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-design-opportunities. The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10 point. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by 2:00 pm, Thursday, May 28, 2020. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.
The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).
Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name and OnCall General Engineering.
The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.
Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).
The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, May 10, 17, 24, 2020 / 30575
Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Michele Davila of the Engineering Department at Michele.Davila@mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, May 10, 17, 2020 /305xx
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Obituaries Ross James Van Duser
Obituaries Norman Lyle Knox
Norman Lyle Knox quietly passed away Monday, April 27th, 2020, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Norman was born to Orval A. and Leota Neely Knox in Chandler AZ in 1933, and was grandson of Arizona Pioneers, T.A.”Alex” and Martha Knox. He had two younger sisters, Muriel and Barbara. Norman attended Chandler schools, graduating from Chandler High in 1951. While there, he played in various bands, played baseball, was involved in student government, and sang in the choir. He was an avid Chandler High booster and received recognition for his work and support over the decades. Norman went to ASU for one year (rooming with Jamie Sossaman) then transferred to UC Davis, to major in Agriculture. While there, he joined Theta Xi fraternity as well as Alpha Zeta and was involved in many campus activities as well as the marching band. He graduated in 1955, came home and 4 days after arriving home, married Barbara Jean Gaddis. After honeymooning, Norman and Barbara settled into married life and farming. He farmed with Orval and on his own from 1955 to 2005. At the time of his death, he was still involved in the family citrus operation in Tulare Co., CA. Norman farmed cotton, alfalfa, small grains, corn, sugar beets, and several varieties of native plants for seed. Norman and Barbara had 2 sons, Lyle and Alex. Norman was very active both in and out of the agriculture community. He served on PCA and FLB boards, Chandler Ginning board, CALCOT board, Western Farm Credit Bank and US AGbank boards, RWCD board, Maricopa Co. Pollution Control Board, Chandler Hospital board, AZ Grain board, and AZ Cotton Growers, to name a few. He was particularly proud to be a member of the Otto and Edna Neely Foundation board. As a lifelong member of the Chandler United Methodist Church, he served on many boards, committees and was a youth advisor for many years. He also supported the FFA, YMCA and Scouting. Norman also loved flying and received his private pilot pilot’s license in 1957. In 1958, he and Barbara joined the Arizona Flying Farmers and both remained members until their deaths. Here, too, Norman served as a Chapter officer on many occasions. He served as a Regional Director on the Flying Farmer international level and he and Barbara were Teen Advisors for the yearly convention. Norman was also selected as a Man of the Year for the Arizona Chapter. During his flying days, Norman achieved both Instrument and Multi-Engine Ratings. Norman was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara and his younger sister Muriel (Roger) Fry. He is survived by his youngest sister, Barbara (Max) Butcher, two sons, Lyle (Sue) and Alex (Ellen), four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. At this time, services are pending, due to restrictions on gatherings. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to any of the following groups: Salvation Army YMCA of Chandler Chandler Education Foundation Chandler Service Club Theta Xi Fraternity – Beta Epsilon Chapter at UC Davis Chandler United Methodist Church FFA
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Born July 6, 1933, passed April 29, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. He was born in Rochester New York to John and Margaret Van Duser. He proudly served in the U.S. Coast Guard during which time he served in the Vietnam War, participated in the Bering Sea patrol and finally retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 3. He pursued a second career as a Machinist with Boeing before eventually retiring to Arizona. He was a proud Mason, Moose and Elk. His hobbies were league bowling, RV’ing and dancing with his wife, Earline and many friends throughout the years. Ross is survived by his wife of 65 years Earline Van Duser, and four children and their spouses - John (Ilona), Stacy (Jim) Trudy (Michael) and Keith; also his brother Tom of Loveland, Colorado. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother Jack. Because of the ongoing corona virus a celebration of his life will be held later this summer. In remembrance you may choose to make a donation to the charity of your choice in his name. See you later alligator.
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JOSE DOMINGUEZ DRYWALL & PAINTING House Painting, Drywall, Reliable, Dependable, Honest!
RESIDENTIAL & SMALL BUSINESS CLEANING SPECIALISTS SINCE 2007 Weekly, biweekly, tri-weekly, or monthly; same talented crew each visit Flexible, customized services to meet individual needs of each client GREEN eco-friendly products used to clean and sanitize Move-in/move-out and seasonal deep cleans Small, family-owned company with GUARANTEED high quality services Always dependable, excellent references, bonded, and insured
FreeFree estimates estimatesat at 480-802-1992 480-802-1992 or or dennis@simplygrandcleaningaz.com reed@simplygrandcleaningaz.com
QUICK RESPONSE TO YOUR CALL! 15 Years Experience • Free Estimates
480.266.4589 josedominguez0224@gmail.com Not a licensed contractor.
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Home Improvement
Electrical Services HONESTY • INTEGRITY • QUALITY
- Ahw Resident Since 1987 -
• Panel Changes and Repairs • Installation of Ceiling Fans • Switches/Outlets • Home Remodel
ALL RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL Call Jim Endres 480.282.7932 Over 28 Years Experience • ROC #246019 Bonded/Insured
Handyman
L Your Handyman Needs! andyman Needs! oring • Electrical • Electrical ywall • Carpentry Marks the Spot for ALL •ile Carpentry • More! Marks the Spot for ALL Your Handyman Needs! Your Handyman Needs! More! Painting • Flooring • Electrical
he Spot for ALL Your Handyman Needs! • Drywall • Carpentry Plumbing Painting • Flooring • Electrical • Plumbing nting • Flooring • ElectricalDecks • Tile • More! Drywall mbing • Drywall • Carpentry• Carpentry • Decks • Tile & More! Decks • Tile • More! “No Job Too
1999
“No JobSmall Too Man!” Small Man!”
2012, 2013, 2010, 2011 2014 2012, 2013, Ahwatukee Resident/ References/ Insured/ Not a Licensed Contractor 2014 2010, 2011
CLASS@TIMESPUBLICATIONS.COM
CLASSIFIEDS and LEGALS Deadline: Thursday at 10am for Sunday
2010, 2011
Call Bruce at 602.670.7038
Email Your Ad: class@times publications.com
Free Estimates with Pride & Prompt Service!
ACTION CONTRACTING INC.
East Valley
LLC
480-833-7353 - Office 480-430-7737 - Cell A+
• Electrical Repair • Plumbing Repair • Dry rot and termite damage repair
GENERAL CONTRACTOR / HANDYMAN SERVICES
520.508.1420
Licensed, Bonded & Insured • ROC#317949 Ask me about FREE water testing!
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Carlos Medina - 602-677-3200
Cutting Edge LLC • ROC 21671
Landscape/Maintenance
Your Ad can go ONLINE ANY Day! Call to place your ad online!! Classifieds 480-898-6465
HOME IMPROVEMENT & PAINTING Interior/Exterior Painting 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE Dunn Edwards Quality Paint Small Stucco/Drywall Repairs
480.345.1800 ROC 304267 • Licenced & Bonded
Add a Background Color to Your Ad! Classifieds 480-898-6465 Insured/Bonded Free Estimates
WE DO IT ALL!
Bath & Kitchen Remodels • Car-Port to Garage Conversion Drywall & Stucco Repairs • Plumbing • Electrical • Can Lights Windows • Doors • Cabinets • Painting • Block Fences Wrought Iron Gates • Remodeling • Additions • Patios Tenant Improvements
*Not a Licensed Contractor
www.husbands2go.com
LICENSED • INSURED OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE
480.654.5600
eastvalley tribune.com
All Remodeling, Additions, Kitchen, Bath, Patio Covers, Garage, Sheds, Windows, Doors, Drywall & Roofing Repairs, Painting, All Plumbing, Electrical, Concrete, Block, Stucco, Stack Stone, All Flooring, Wood, Tile, Carpet, Welding, Gates, Fences, All Repairs.
480-276-6600
All Estimates are Free • Call:
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5-YEAR WARRA
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COMMERCIAL ➧ RESIDENTIAL ➧
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Ahwatukee Resident/ References/ Insured/ Not a Licensed Contractor
• Drywall Repair • Bathroom Remodeling • Home Renovations
• Sprinkler/Drip Repairs • New Installs Poly/PVC • Same Day Service
Licensed • Bonded • Insured • ROC118198
2012, 2013, 2012, 2013, 2014 2014
• Painting • Plumbing • Carpentry • Drywall • Roofing • Block
➧ LANDSCAPING ➧ TREE TRIMMING & REMOVAL ➧ IRRIGATION ➧ YARD CLEAN-UP ➧ GRAVEL
480.898.6465
General Contacting, Inc.
2010, 2011 2012, 2013, 2014
REASONABLE HANDYMAN
RAMIRO MEDINA LANDSCAPING
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Home Improvement
“No Job Call Bruce at 602.670.7038 7038 Too Small Man!” Work Since 1999 ality nsed 8actorContractor BSMALLMAN@Q.COM
602.670.7038 es/ Insured/ Not a Licensed Contractor
Sell Your Stuff!
HOME REMODELING REPAIRS & CUSTOM INTERIOR PAINTING Move a wall; turn a door into a window. From small jobs and repairs to room additions, I do it all. Precision interior painting, carpentry, drywall, tile, windows, doors, skylights, electrical, fans, plumbing and more. All trades done by hands-on General Contractor. Friendly, artistic, intelligent, honest and affordable. 40 years' experience. Call Ron Wolfgang Office 480-820-8515 Cell 602-628-9653 Wolfgang Construction Inc. Licensed & Bonded ROC 124934
“No Job Too Small Man!”
“No Job Too Work Since 1999 Quality le,Small 2010, 2011 Affordab Man!”
Landscape/Maintenance
Irrigation
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East Valley PAINTERS Voted #1
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Tree Trimming • Tree Removal Stump Grinding Storm Damage • Bushes/Shrubs Yard Clean-up Commercial and Residential PMB 435 • 2733 N. Power Rd. • Suite 102 • Mesa dennis@allprotrees.com
480-354-5802
We Beat Competitors Prices & Quality Free Estimates! Home of the 10-Year Warranty!
480-688-4770
www.eastvalleypainters.com Family Owned & Operated Bonded/Insured • ROC#153131
Now Accepting all major credit cards
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Pest Control
Plumbing
Roofing
Public Notices
Affinity Plumbing LLC 480-487-5541 Our family would be proud to be your pest control solution. ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LYON COUNTY, KANSAS JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF:
affinityplumber@gmail.com
AZ Shield Pest Control
(480) 257-4640 Rodent Control Mosquito Control (480) 255-4949 Scorpion Control azshieldpestcontrol.com Ant Control azshieldpestcontrol@gmail.com • Owner Operated
LIC#15751B
www.affinityplumbingaz.com
Your Ahwatukee Plumber & East Valley Neighbor Anything Plumbing Same Day Service Water Heaters
24/7
Inside & Out Leaks
Bonded
Toilets
Insured
Faucets
Estimates Availabler
CARSON BUCKRIDGE, RESPONDENT CASE NO. 2018-JC-000120 DOB: 2012 A MALE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS
Tiles, shingles, flat, repairs & new work Free Estimates • Ahwatukee Resident Over 30 yrs. Experience
480-706-1453
Licensed/Bonded/Insured • ROC #236099
TO: Dustin Montgomery, Putative Father of Shelby; Unknown Father of Shelby; Unknown Paternal Grandmother of Shelby; Paternal Grandfather of Shelby Wayne Pitts, Paternal Grandfather of Carson; Carl Sumpter, Maternal Grandfather or any Known or Unknown Relative of Carson Buckridge and Shelby Sumpter.
Disposals
$35 off
Any Service Specializing in
Scorpion Hunts & Management CALL FOLSR! SPECIA
ACCREDITED BUSINESS ®
A Motion to Terminate Parental Rights has been filed in this court requesting that the court terminate parental rights.
Not a licensed contractor
You are required to appear before this court on the 4th day of June, 2020, at 09:00 AM, or prior to that time and file your written response to the pleading with the clerk of this court. If, after a child has been adjudged to be a child in need of care, the court finds a parent or parents to be unfit, the court may make an order permanently terminating the parent's or parents' parental rights.
Roofing
Sterling Smith, Owner
480-600-1713 Scorphntr@cox.net
Stuart N Symmonds, an attorney, has been appointed as GAL for the child. Each parent or other legal custodian of the child has the right to appear and be heard personally either with or without an attorney. The court will appoint an attorney for a parent who is financially unable to hire one.
SHARE WITH THE WORLD!
Plumbing
Place a Birth, Anniversary, Wedding Announcement, In Memoriam, Obituary or any life event in this paper today! Call us for details.
HYDROJETTING
480-477-8842
Meghan Morgan, #23102 Assistant Lyon County Attorney 430 Commercial, Ste 202 Emporia, KS 66801 620 341 3263 Published: East Valley Tribune, May 12, 19, 2020 / 30547
Your leaks stop here! SEWER CABLE
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BOOK ONLINE! STATE48DRAINS.COM 20+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED • BONDED & INSURED NOT A LICENSED CONTRACTOR
SHELBY SUMPTER, MINOR CHILD CASE NO. 2018JC-000121 DOB: 2009 A FEMALE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS Publication - Notice of Hearing NOTICE OF HEARING
New Roofs, Repairs, Coatings, Flat Roof, Hot Mopping & Patching & Total Rubber Roof Systems
FREE ESTIMATES & MONSOON SPECIALS
class@timespublications.com or call 480-898-6465
SAME DAY SERVICE 30 Years Experience References Available
MISSED THE DEADLINE? Call us to place your ad online!
480-898-6465
Roofing The Most Detailed Roofer in the State
Licensed Bonded Insured ROC 286561
Senior & Military Discounts
480-280-0390 Meetings/Events?
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Submit to ecota@timespublications.com
TK
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Tim KLINE Roofing, LLC Roofs Done Right...The FIRST Time! 15-Year Workmanship Warranty on All Complete Roof Systems
www.timklineroofing.com
480-357-2463
FREE Estim a and written te proposal
R.O.C. #156979 K-42 • Licensed, Bonded and Insured
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ARIZONA’S LARGEST GROWER DIRECT NURSERY FOR FOUR GENERATIONS!
s? uestion Plant Q e Whitfill Th ll Ca ow arden Sh Nursery G7-9 am Sat KFYI 550AM m Sun 7-9 a KTAR 1230FM
You’ll See The Difference As Soon As You Arrive!
TREE SALE!
Now’s The Time to Plant & We’ll Do the Diggin’
GIANT HUGE 24” BOX TREES Mesquite • Oak • Pistachio Ash • Elm • Acacia
PLANTED & GUARANTEED
379
$
YOUR CHOICE
• Best Plants In Town • Friendly, Knowledgeable Nurserymen • No Commissioned High-Pressure Sales People • Best Price In Town On Quality Trees!
149
CITRUS TREES $ BIG 5-6 Year Old Many With Fruit!
Includes Dwarf Trees:
36” UPBOX TREES TO 15’ TALL
Lemon • Lime Grapefruit • Oranges
15 GAL.
CASH & CARRY
Mesquite • Thornless Mesquite Palo Verde • Acacia • Palobrea • Ironwood Sissoo • Oak • Ash • Elms & more
599
PLANTED & GUARANTEED
$
FROM
Compare at $1000
UNIQUE TIMES... • Shop our nurseries and maintain Covid-19 protocol for your protection and ours. • Order by phone • Contact website
Hours: Monday - Saturday 8AM - 5:30PM • Closed Sunday
Valleywide delivery just $75 MAIN TREE FARM • 602-268-9096
EAST VALLEY • 480-892-2712
2647 E. Southern Ave. (Phx)
Cooper (Stapley) & Guadalupe
• Lemon • Lime • Tangerine • Tangelo • Oranges • Grapefruit and more!
SHADE TREES Monster 48” Box Trees 1000’s to Choose From
1800
$
From
• Ash • Elm • Mesquite • Palo Verde • Pistachio • Pines
UP TO 25’ TALL
Planted & Guaranteed • Compare at $3000+
PALMS
Arizona’s Best Selection Grower-Direct From Our Farms
Dates • Bismarkia California and Mexican Fan • Cycads • Blues And More! NORTH PHOENIX/ SCOTTSDALE • 602-944-8479 824 E Glendale Ave. (Phx)
All offers limited to stock on hand. • No other discounts apply. • Not valid on previous sales. Multi trunk, jumbo size, and field dug trees slightly higher. LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED • RESIDENTIAL - C-21 - 125878 • COMMERCIAL - A-21 - 125879
SALE ENDS 5/20/20
Price is good with ad only.