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esa Public Schools Governing Board turned to state officials last week to help it get clarity in delivering education to thousands of students amid growing concerns sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. The district immediately addressed the critical need of food insecurity among many of its 60,000 students by setting up sites at dozens of schools to hand out lunches and

breakfasts. Information on those sites is at mpsaz.org/research/maps locate/map. District officials had hoped to keep schools open, but late March 14 reversed course and canceled all classes and programs through March 27 – less than a day before Gov. Doug Ducey and state Superintendent of Schools Kathy Hoffman closed all Arizona schools until that date. There were unconfirmed reports at press time that Ducey and Hoffman would make another announcement today, March 22.

His sweeping executive order Thursday that limited restaurants to take out/delivery in six counties, including Maricopa, made no mention of schools. In the meantime, thousands of parents in Mesa and throughout Arizona who still had jobs were left scrambling for daycare. The MPS Governing Board at a special meeting March 17 approved a series of recommendations to state officials that covered

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ome candidates for public office are facing the difficult choice between endangering their health by collecting signatures during the COVID-19 outbreak or missing out on qualifying for the Primary Election ballot. Not everyone finds themselves in this paradox. Some candidates – such as Mesa Vice Mayor Mark Freeman, west Mesa Councilman Francisco Heredia and District 2 challenger Julie Spilsbury – said they already have enough signatures to hit the April 6 deadline for petitions. “If I was out collecting signatures, it would be very difficult, very concerning,’’ Freeman said. Other candidates, however, are not as fortunate. Danny Ray, who is challenging Freeman in north Mesa’s District 1, said his campaign was delayed by having the flu and losing his voice. Ray already has revised his initial aspira-

feeling better now and he has been out collecting signatures at a gun show and door to door. But he said the process is more difficult than ever during the outbreak. He said one senior citizen he has known for years refused to open her door to sign one of his petitions, citing virus Libby Golf and other Save Our Schools supporters were in full protective gear as the concerns. Even Ray’s sister quesadvocacy group sought petition signatures March 15 at a Mesa strip mall for its effort to get an initiative limiting school vouchers. (Chris Mortenson/Tribune Contributor) tioned her father’s judgment in helping him coltions by dropping plans to take on Mayor John lect signatures amid a global pandemic. Giles a second time, saying that he is comfort“I’m hoping so,’’ Ray said, when asked if he able with voting for another conservative can- will eventually qualify for the ballot. “I didn’t didate, Verl Farnsworth, in the mayoral race. see this pandemic coming.’’ Ray, a construction contractor who ran unsee ELECTIONS page 9 successfully against Giles in 2014, said he’s

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State House GOP balks at virus help BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

fforts to enact a no-growth budget to keep the state running in the face of COVID-19 hit a wall late last week after Republican lawmakers in the House balked at extra spending. Both the House and Senate earlier Thursday adopted spending plans designed to provide all state agencies this coming fiscal year with the amount of money they have now, with adjustments for inflation and population growth. The goal was to send lawmakers home for several weeks to both protect them from viral infections by being in group meetings and wait to see what the impact of the pandemic will be on the state budget. But when the Senate in a bipartisan vote approved $50 million in spending that is not in the House plan, House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, said those extra dollars are not acceptable to his Republican members. With a stalemate, lawmakers went home until Monday. The sticking point is the Senate version has provisions added by Democrats they say are designed to take care of immediate effects of the virus on Arizonans. Most notably, that includes establishing a Crisis Contingency and Safety Net Fund to be administered by the governor for economic assistance during an emergency. That includes housing assistance, such

as payments to prevent eviction or foreclosure, funds for services for the homeless, cash for food bank operations, and economic assistance to health care providers, nonprofit organizations and businesses with fewer than 50 employees. More to the point, it puts $50 million of tax dollars into the account and allows the governor to seek funds from other public or private sources. Another bill eliminates the two-year lifetime limit on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as well as a requirement for adults getting these benefits to seek work. And the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state’s Medicaid program, can increase what it pays to those who provide services to the elderly and disabled to ensure that they can meet the demand during the emergency. All that was not acceptable to House Republicans, who even rejected a proposal by Rep. Arlando Teller, D-Chile, for $40 million simply aimed at preventing evictions. House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez, D-Yuma, said the GOP majority is getting things backwards, insisting on adopting a ``baseline’’ budget now and putting off until later questions about what finances the state should put into helping to blunt the impact of the outbreak on Arizonans. “This is a crisis,’’ Fernandez said. “This is what we should be dealing with first.’’ That wasn’t the only issue dividing members of the two parties. House Democrats also objected to the

fact that a bill to continue state aid to education restores only half of the $128 million that is owed to schools in “district additional assistance.’’ Lawmakers eliminated the more than $300 million that schools had been getting for needs ranging from books and computers to buses. Some of the dollars were restored in prior years; Ducey in January promised to make schools whole this coming fiscal year. The GOP budget puts off the last payment until the 2021-2022 school year. Democrats argued that schools, shorted for years, need the money now. And they argued there is enough in current revenues to give them the cash, even if there is a downturn in the economy. There was more consensus on legislation to maintain state aid to public schools if they remain closed past March 30 as long as they continue providing education to students. The measure envisions online learning where available. But low-tech options are available, including using school buses to deliver lessons to students in rural areas. Teller said that’s not really a solution in rural areas, including on reservations. “The bus routes are only as good as the weather,’’ he said, noting it is still snowing in some areas of the state. Rep. John Allen, R-Scottsdale, conceded the solution is not perfect. But he said the problem, created by the viral pandemic and the order of Gov.

did not impose a ban on dining in and did not shut down bars, gyms or any other business. But their effort to try and keep restaurants afloat with dine-in service was upended late Thursday when Gov. Doug Ducey ordered all bars and restaurants to provide only delivery or take-out services. He also closed all gyms and movie theaters closed until further notice. Ducey’s order came less than 24 hours after Phoenix and Tempe closed those same businesses. Instead of ordering closings, Giles and his counterparts in Gilbert and Chandler had been urging businesses to observe

the recommended limit on gatherings to 10 people. Mesa City employees, other than police officers and firefighters, also are being encouraged to work from home to protect themselves against getting or spreading infection. “This action will activate additional resources to assist our community with the effects of the coronavirus outbreak,’’ Giles said. A city spokeswoman said Giles made the declaration to potentially qualify Mesa for additional federal funds in case

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Mesa averts business shutdown – for now BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

esa Mayor John Giles proclaimed a state of emergency last week, joining his counterparts in Phoenix and other East Valley communities in implementing a series of measures designed to reduce the spread of COVID-19 virus. Virtually every non-essential city service – including the city’s libraries, museums and the Mesa Arts Center – will be closed during March and April and all city-sponsored events were canceled. But Giles – like Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke and Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels –

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a range of issues such as how high school seniors can wind up their year to how district employees can continue on the payroll. And while district officials indicated they were working on a plan for online instruction, no plan had yet been released. Tempe Union and Scottsdale Unified school districts quickly ramped up online instruction for their students, although officials there said they still faced a daunting array of practical challenges that included training all teachers to conduct classes online. MPS spokeswoman Heidi Hurst also said that despite the array of federal and state actions announced or recommended for curbing the virus’ spread, the district would continue its schedule for selecting a new superintendent. Among the recommendations approved by the MPS Governing Board was a call to state officials that they allow less than 180-200 days of school but not cut the pay for noncertified employees. “Without this flexibility,” the board’s resolution said, hundreds of thousands of paraprofessionals, custodians and other non-teaching staff will “experience a gap in pay that could last months, resulting in a crushing blow to families and the economy.” “In the resolution, we are saying that we expect everyone to be available to work,” board President Elaine Miner said. “We’re expecting people to be reaching out and caring for their student community or their administrative community.” “Now, if we go beyond being closed for two weeks,” she continued, “then there will certainly be people working from home that are preparing instructional matter, etc., with lots of people having the opportunity to be working, even if they’re not providing lunches. “So, I think the idea that some people are sitting at home getting paid to do nothing is erroneous. We’re all doing something.” Scott Thompson, district assistant superintendent of business and support services, added, “We don’t know how long this is going to go and it’s really hard to project a financial impact.” Among the challenges in setting up viable online instruction for students is the fact that hundreds of them have no

During a special meeting last week, members of the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board practiced social distancing, as many boards did, in light of virus-related warnings to people about keep a safe space between them and others to reduce the possibility of contagion. (Special to the Tribune)

access to computers or internet service – an issue Tempe Union began addressing by loaning laptops to students in need. A Pew Research study in 2019 found that 94 percent of U.S. adults with an income over $100,000 had a computer at home, but that number dropped to just 54 percent for those with an income below $30,000. The study showed a similar gap for internet access, with broadband access at home for 94 percent of adults with incomes over $100,000 compared to just 56 percent for those with incomes below $30,000. The Mesa board members discussed the possibility of establishing sites where parents could pick up hard copies of instructional material, though they did not formalize any plan at the meeting. “We don’t want employees to come to their regular physical location of work unless it’s absolutely necessary,” Thompson said, adding: “And we gave some examples of where it could be absolutely necessary: We talked about if a plumber needs to fix a sink, the plumber won’t be able to do that from home. If an air conditioning unit needs to be fixed on a school roof, that won’t be done from home. “If we’re going to provide food for our community, somebody will have to prepare the food, and if we need to move that food through the community then somebody will have to transport that food through the community.” Board member Marcie Hutchinson

compared the current outbreak to the deadly Spanish Flu of 1918 – which killed millions of people worldwide – and said it was critical that schools remained closed. “Could you please make sure in the communication that people understand that this is a serious situation and we must be serious about this?” Hutchinson asked. “I was a history teacher, and this is like the 1918 Spanish Flu Outbreak, and we need to make sure that this is being taken very seriously, because that’s why schools are closed.” As they continued exploring virus-related problems, Miner said, “We have a lot of needs we haven’t even realized yet.” One impacts special-needs students. Thompson noted that Arizona, like other states, may seek waivers from various federal requirements, though the district would be required to maintain instructional services for special-needs children if it continues instruction for others. “There seems to be no wavering on that commitment,” he said. Legislation crafted by Rep. Michelle Udall, R-Mesa, – a part-time teacher – and Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake, has no assumption that the emergency will be over by the time of this Friday’s deadline for the closure to end. If kids are not back in school March 30, the Udall-Allen measure would suspend laws requiring a certain number of school days and instructional hours. It also would cancel the annual statewide achievement tests for this year and ensure that the letter grades now as-

signed to each school do not decline. The legislation also allows the state Board of Education to adopt rules to ensure graduation happens. “What we figure is if a student is on track to graduate this year that we’re not going to do anything to prevent them from graduating,’’ Udall said. Although MPS officials have said nothing, it is all but certain that districts will call off commencement ceremonies in light of recommended and mandatory restrictions on public gatherings of more than 10 people. Some out-of-state universities already have announced plans for “virtual commencement ceremonies” online. But the most significant part of the Udall-Allen measure would be to require public schools to offer education services “in alternative formats’’ if they want to get their state aid. And it would allow schools to continue to pay employees to work from home or perform alternative assignments through the end of the school year. While the district is training employees to provide instruction online, school officials acknowledged that it will be a challenge and asked families to have patience. Some districts were further along than Mesa in developing plans for online instruction – and some private companies already announced their plans to help. Through the Cox Communications’

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Virus pushes Mesa businesses to the brink BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN Tribune Contributor

wning a salon went from being a lifelong dream to reality for Mesa’s Laurie DeBusk four years ago. Now, that dream is turning increasingly into a nightmare for DeBusk, who has seen her salon business plummet in the face of coronavirus fears. DeBusk, who runs the two-person MOZZIE FOX Salon on North Recker Road near East McKellips Road, fears for the future. The Mesa native has seen her business fall between 20-and-30 percent from this time last year, leading to the frightful prospect that she may have to close for good in the near future. “We’re definitely not really getting any more calls for new clients and it definitely has slowed down quite a bit,” she said. “Like any salon, we have high standards for sanitation and all of that, but we’ve really amped it up quite a bit, and have really limited the number of people to protect our staff and our client,” she continued. “But it’s definitely been challenging. We’re definitely feeling the crunch right now.” Mayor John Giles declared a state of emergency last week, closing libraries, museums and the Mesa Arts Center and urging

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ian Steakhouse, closed until further notice. DeBusk is fearful that the worst might be on the horizon unless state and federal politicians take steps to provide assistance. “It’s scary. When you pour your heart and soul into a business. Even in our plaza here, we’ve all been talking, and it’s probably one of the scariest things as a business owner that East Mesa salon owner Laurie DeBusk said so many customers you can go through,” DeBusk canceled on her last week that she fears for her business’ future. said. (Tribune file photo) “It’s not a mistake of your gyms, restaurants and other businesses to own, it’s not a mistake that we’ve made, follow federal guidelines restricting gath- and to watch everything that you’ve erings of people to no more than 10. poured into, when you’re potentially losHe steered clear of ordering restaurants ing your business. Shutting my doors, to provide takeout and delivery service which is going to be inevitable here shortonly as the mayors of Arizona’s two other ly. It’s terrifying.” largest cities have done. Both Arizona senators voted for a bill He also asked residents to support local that passed 90-8 after the House agreed to restaurants by taking advantage of drive- weaken language that would have forced through, pick-up and delivery options. small businesses to provide up to 12 Many restaurants voluntarily closed weeks of paid leave to workers grappling dine-in service and the Mesa Chamber of with COVID-19. Commerce began listing some of those The bill, which President Donald Trump providing takeout and delivery at its web- had already signed Wednesday evening, site, mesachamber.com. would let the Labor secretary exempt Other restaurants, like the popular Organ businesses with fewer than 50 workers Stop Pizzeria and the Rodizio Grill Brazil- from the paid leave requirement, in the

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Connect2Compete program, qualified families can receive a month of free service ($9.95 per month after) and receive free installation and wifi setup. Scottsdale Unified is working with PCs for People to provide discounted computers for families. Sprint and T-Mobile are also offering unlimited data to existing customers and Comcast Xfinity is offering free use of hotspots. High school seniors also are hard hit by the closures as they are only a couple months away from graduation. Mesa and other districts have asked state officials to relax graduation requirements so they can get diplomas. But with colleges and universities closed as well, it was not at all clear what their immediate future holds. 

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Doug Ducey and Kathy Hoffman, the state schools chief, to shutter schools through at least March 28, provides no easy answers. “It is a Band-Aid,’’ he said. “It is something to tide us over this emergency that we’re in, this pandemic threat that we’re facing.’’ Less clear is when lawmakers will return to the Capitol after finishing the baseline budget. Gov. Doug Ducey had proposed a $12.3 billion spending plan and a $44 million tax cut for retired military based on revenue projections available in January. Since that time the COVID-19 outbreak has sent the stock market into a tailspin, cut into travel and tourism and, even before edicts to close bars and restaurants, reduced entertainment expenses. 

face of a labor shortage. That was not enough for the leader of a small-business group in Arizona, who has said the financial burden could drive small firms into bankruptcy, and noted that the law does not force the same leave requirements on big businesses. Approval of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act came less than two weeks after passage of a first COVID-19 emergency bill, which directed $8.3 billion to fund research and support federal and state response efforts, among other elements. But administration and congressional leaders agreed that those two bills are not enough to offset the virus’ impact on the economy and were already working on economic stimulus packages, ranging from $750 billion to $1 trillion. The Trump administration is floating a $1 trillion package that would include $300 billion to help small businesses, $200 billion to support “distressed sectors of the economy” – $50 billion of which would be for airlines – and $500 billion for direct $1,000 payments to taxpayers as early as next month. Senate Democrats are pushing a $750 billion plan directed more toward unemployment and foreclosure relief programs. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,

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D-N.Y., said it “may not be enough,” but that the “needs are immediate and strong and our package addresses them.” Celine McNicholas, director of government affairs at the Economic Policy Institute, said neither proposal addresses the realities workers are facing. “We think $1,000 is not sufficient to cover the kind of pain people are going to be experiencing,” said McNicholas, who said the payments should be twice that amount. “You can’t just sort of do this once,” McNicholas said. “We have to have a structure in place such that if the economy doesn’t rebound, additional relief is provided directly to households.” Mesa business owners voiced anxiety last week over the social-distancing strategies urged by federal and state health officials. James Stark, co-owner and manager of Mesa Thrift Store downtown since he opened in 1996, said he has weathered previous economic hard times but has never seen anything like the current crisis. He estimated his store’s business is down 25 percent. Even though he has instructed his employees to sanitize every nook and cranny

of the store, that’s done little to ease the fears of lost customers. “We just adjusted our hours and cut some things back, but we’re just sanitizing everything all the time,” he said. “The counters, the door handles, whatever public areas we have. “I have never in my life seen anything like this, but I’d tell people to please come in and support us,” Stark added. “We’ll stick it out as long as we can.” Others, like Antique Plaza owner Greg Farr, say their current foot traffic has not fallen too severely. “The customers are still out there doing what they want to do and they’re not going to let anything interfere with it,” Farr said, adding: “Now this is a bit different and I understand being concerned. I also understand that we haven’t seen the peak of it. But we will rebound from this.” Farr said his antique store, which opened a quarter-century ago, has seen its share of ups and downs, but added: “We’re open. We’re getting some traffic. “Our business is very unpredictable,” Farr said. “Some Mondays are crazy busy, some Mondays are mediocre, some Mondays are slow. Today’s slow.

“We have a dedicated customer base. Yesterday was crazy busy. People are being careful, and I don’t blame them, but we have some good customers and they’re always good to us.” Even stores that have seen surging demand, like downtown’s Lenhard Ace Hardware, have found the going getting tough. Kyle Lenhart, the latest member of his family to run the hardware store that’s stood on 1st Avenue just west of southbound MacDonald since 1946, has never seen anything like the current economic tsunami. “Well, the demand wasn’t too bad until I’d say until about Thursday or Friday. We weren’t out of anything except facemasks until about Thursday,” Lenhart said. “And then Thursday kicked in and we were pretty much out of toilet paper, hand soaps, sanitizers, disinfecting wipes and spray, rubber gloves, pretty much everything else.” Lenhart has seen the panic buying trends come in waves, starting with facemasks and moving towards common household items. “The facemasks kind of started probably in February when China was first getting going with the virus,” he said. “We had a

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lot of people from Tempe and ASU looking to us for facemasks. And that’s when we started pretty much having a low supply of those since about early March. “We pretty much were in good shape as far as stock went until this past weekend,” Lenhart continued. “So, Friday and Saturday we pretty much blew out of what we had, but people were mainly using us when they couldn’t find it somewhere else.” Lenhart advised everyone to remain calm and to not rush out and buy everything at once, as they’ll continue restocking their shelves as frequently as possible. “At the moment, I don’t have a timeframe, but we have things ordered,” Lenhart said. “We keep checking warehouse supplies at least two or three times a day just to see if anything is in stock that we can get rapidly, or within the next day or so, for customers. “So, we’re keeping an eye on supplies and just trying to get those as quick as we can.” “We’ve been in business since 1946, one of the oldest hardware stores in Arizona. We haven’t seen anything quite like this,” he added. “We’ve seen a lot of stuff, but nothing quite like this. We’re planning to stay in business for quite a while, so we don’t plan on going anywhere.” 

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Nansel asks that anyone that would like to volunteer or donate money do so by visiting the agency’s website, at www.unitedfoodbank.com. “If someone is willing to help but isn’t feeling well or are at that high-risk area of the coronavirus that could potentially harm them, if they want to give back, please donate to United Food Bank,” he said. “For every dollar we can help provide five meals.” The situation was far starker at St. Mary’s Food Bank, the largest in the metro region. *Incoming food from grocery stores and food drives has virtually stopped,” St. Mary’s President/CEO Tom Kertis posted on its website. “Combined, these areas typically bring in NINE semi-trucks of food per week,” he said. “Today, we have enough food but we may need to purchase food in the near future to offset this shortfall.” St. Mary’s also encountered a 75 percent drop in volunteers and group cancellations, forcing the food bank to redeploy its staffers to pack food boxes while hiring some temporary help. Meanwhile, Feed My Starving Children closed all its food-packing operations, including its Alma School Road site – a popular volunteer sport for businesses, groups and individuals. Citing concerns over spreading the virus, the international nonprofit said it is working on ways to revive the food-packing operations. It said the closure meant it is losing 1 million food packs a day. 

Mesa food bank reaps community support

n unexpected rise in community support has spared Mesa’s United Food Bank from a catastrophic staffing shortfall. That assessment by spokesman Tyson Nansel contrasted sharply with the stress that the virus has created for other food banks, as well as the Mesa-based food packing operation run by Save My Starving Children. Prospects for the United Food Bank at 358 E. Javelina Ave., were grim a week ago, said Nansel, because 90 percent of volunteer group visits were canceled as fears over the virus’ spread intensified. The food bank saw its depleted volunteer ranks recover as the result of school cancellations. The development was welcomed news for Nansel and the rest of the food bank staff, who are tasked with assembling roughly 21,000 emergency food bags— with the volunteer crew reaching 10,000 bags through March 15. The agency’s ability to recruit volunteers has been a blessing, Nansel said. “Without our volunteers building emergency food bags, that means these bags wouldn’t get to our agencies and our agencies wouldn’t be able to get food to those that need it,” Nansel said. “So, we’re grateful for the help that we have right now.” “We’ve had a great showing of volunteers – still not as many as we would have had if the corporate groups would have

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the declaration becomes a requirement. “These actions coincide with the CDC recommendations,’’ Giles said, citing the Centers for Disease Control. Almost all churches have canceled Sunday services and other events. Giles encouraged residents to continue supporting restaurants by ordering takeout. “I have a lot of anxiety over food security. There are a lot of hourly workers affected,’’ Giles said. He encouraged residents to go to the city’s web site to get information about

A happy increase in volunteers helped the United Food Bank in Mesa meet the increasing needs of families. (Facebook)

stayed with us, which understandably they can’t because of their safety precautions,” he added. “But we’re at a steady pace. I know we probably won’t hit our goal of what we need to get at, but still the demand for food is very high.” Nansel said the food bank has distributed 1.2 million pounds of food through the first 12 days of March—compared to February’s shipment of 1.6 million pounds over 29 days. The drastic increase in demand means that food banks like Nansel’s need more and more people to step up and help out. “Kids aren’t in school and we just need healthy bodies. If kids are home bored,

food banks and other resources. The web site lists all closures and other information about the response to the coronavirus. The address is mesaaz.gov/coronavirus. “I think the level of anxiety we are experiencing as a community, as a city, as a nation and a world is really unprecedented,’’ Giles said. He said the only event in his lifetime that is comparable in trauma might be the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, when terrorists rammed airliners into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon, and into a field in Pennsylvania after other passengers fought them. In addition, Visit Mesa, the city’s tourism arm, announced a campaign to en-

bring them to the food bank,” Nansel said. “They’ve been a huge, huge help and then knowing that they can give back to the community at this time of need, you could really see that glimmer of kind of hope that ‘okay, maybe we can get that same amount of food out that we need,’” he added. Nansel said the food bank’s demand is not going down anytime soon, with the organization’s staff delivering food for upwards of 1,300 households, or 3,900 residents, as part of the food bank’s ‘Help Yourself Food Distribution’ event. “The demand that we have is high,” he said. “So, any person that is healthy, we could use their help as well.” courage residents to support downtown restaurants by getting takeout and other ways, while still adhering to the CDC guidelines. “Every destination across America is being called to save the heart of their city and for Mesa, it’s Main Street,” said Visit Mesa President and CEO Marc Garcia. “We have worked quickly to update all our local business listings and changes in operation on our website and social media channels and in that process we have developed a one-stop resource site, SupportMesaNow.com, that shares those cafes, bars, restaurants and retail shops that are equipped to offer no-contact options for our healthy citizens.”

Visit Mesa is not encouraging anyone to violate the quarantine if they are sick or feel symptoms. The nonprofit is sharing a resource tool that makes it easier to know which Mesa businesses are still operating to-go service at their establishments. “Visit Mesa is aware this effort is a temporary one while our Governor and city leaders consider additional measures to stop the spread of the virus,” said Garcia. “We are listening to these businesses and we have the resources to share their messages. Even if this effort only serves as a reminder to all to support the small business owner, we aren’t sitting on our hands. Visit Mesa is here for you.” 

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the possibility that he endangering his own health, even though he is a healthy person. He said he wants to be patriotic by following the Centers for Disease Control guidelines, which recommend gatherings of 10 people or less. Because of threats posed by the outbreak, Farnsworth said that maybe it would be a good idea to bend the rules a bit by giving candidates credit for making a good faith effort and waiving the usual requirement. “I think the governor or the Legislature, in protection of the legislative process, should come up with a deVerl Farsnworth said he fears risking his health collecting signatures for his petition to get on the primary ballot and run cision to not require the rest of the signatures,’’ Farnsworth said. for Mesa mayor. (Facebook) That’s not likely, since the State from COVID-19 and security concerns. Legislature spent most of the week trying “My greatest concern is that the people to finalize a semblance of a 2020-21 budyou want to talk to are in the higher risk get so members could go home in light of group,’’ Bown said, with people 55 or old- the spreading virus. er most likely to vote. “I think there are a Freeman, a retired Mesa Fire Departfair amount who don’t like opening their ment paramedic, said it would concern him door in general.’’ to collect petitions during the outbreak. Farnsworth said he has found himself He said he has more than 800 signatures torn between his need to collect more sig- through the combined efforts of himself natures to qualify for the mayoral race and and his wife.

Mesa City Clerk DeeAnn Mickelsen said council candidates in districts 1, 2 and 3 must collect 250 signatures of voters in their boundaries while mayoral candidates must collect 1,000 signatures from any resident who is a registered voter. “Voting gives you the right to complain, but I wasn’t getting anywhere,’’ said Ray, a father and a small businessman. “I didn’t just sit at home and complain. No matter the outcome ahead, I can say I did something.’’ Ray is concerned about Mesa’s finances, with bond issues paying for many capital improvements. “I think we are doing our kids a disservice with rising debt,’’ he said. Christopher Bown, who narrowly missed qualifying for the general election in District 3 in 2018, said he had “99 percent’’ of his signatures. He is hoping to challenge Heredia in the election and said one his primary issues is Mesa’s high water rates. Bown said he was planning to contact people on Facebook to see if they would be willing to sign his petitions if he stopped by their house, hoping to break the ice

“You never know who is exposed to what,’’ Freeman said, adding that firefighters always take precautions to avoid contracting infectious diseases, wearing masks and gloves. “You don’t know where people have travelled.’’ Legislative candidates have an easier job collecting signatures since – unlike local and county office hopefuls – can send supporters to the Arizona Secretary of State’s website at apps.azsos.gov/equal and sign a ballot petition electronically. However, veteran pols said that the virus likely will hurt candidates for statewide office since they will probably restrict their traveling around Arizona to raise campaign funds and introduce themselves to voters. The Secretary of State’s electronic signing is not an avenue open to advocacy groups seeking to qualify by July for an initiative on the November ballot. A week ago, the East Valley-based Save Our Schools brought face masks, disinfectant and gloves to a drive-through petition signing at a Mesa strip mall on Dobson Road. Save Our Schools is supporting an initiative that would limit the number of private school vouchers issued by the state. 

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Virus crisis hits special-needs kids and their parents hard BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

he closure of Arizona schools in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic has created particularly severe challenges for special-needs children, whose parents rely on schools and outside therapists. Michele Thorne, a Tempe mother of two autistic children, said single moms raising special-needs children are particularly impacted. That’s why Thorne is giving a free onemonth membership to her group’s website, damesusa.com. “The special needs community has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Thorne, a scientist who had been working for five years at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, or TGen, until she decided she needed more time to care for her son and daughter. “This is not an extended vacation,” she said of the closures. “This is life or death for their children.” Thorne’s experience as a mother of special needs children – or, as she prefers to call them, “differently-abled” kids – inspired her to start an organization called DAMES, an acronym for Differently-Abled Mothers Empowerment Society. The acronym plays off the name of an honorific title given women in Britain and some other countries. Thorne said the indefinite school closures and decisions by many therapists to reduce or close office hours have impacted both kids and parents. “Many of our children thrive on routines

Michele Thorne, the mother of two autistic children, is offering free tips to moms of special-needs kids who face a crisis because of school closures. (Tribune file photo)

and this change in routines has been extremely difficult for them,” she said, adding her website provides tools to help them through this crisis. “Everything we do is online or on our mobile app because special needs parents are often isolated from society,” Thorne said. “Right now, we are in a moment in time where everyone is isolated from each other. We have lost access to the self-care tools that ground us.” Because schools “are an incredible resource for the special-needs community,” closures are making it more difficult for children on Individualized Education Plans that require “specialized instruction that we as parents don’t know how to do at home.” School districts have been setting up

mechanisms to help fill the void created by the closures but “for now, we parents are in limbo” – particularly because the school programs are virtually the only source of needed therapy services. Families that can afford private therapy in addition to whatever a school provides also are in a lurch, Thorne said. “We are constantly worried about regression with our children,” she explained. “Many of them are already far behind their peers. We fear that with lack of access to services, they will not only stagnate but also regress.” Thorne herself has seen her children’s services canceled. But it’s not just providers who are canceling, since some parents also fear for their children’s lives as the virus spreads.

All this comes as the nation is seeing a sharp hike in the number of people seeking unemployment benefits. For the week that ending March 14, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that 281,000 people made an initial application for benefits – 70,000 more than the prior week. The agency reported that several states specifically cited COVID-19 related layoffs. Other states reported increased layoffs in service-related industries specifically among those in the accommodation and food service industries, whether the virus

was identified or not. So far, Arizona appears to be lagging in that trend. Preliminary figures for the past week put first-time claims at 3,844, a 14.5 percent increase from the week before. But the New York Times, analyzing preliminary data for the current week, showed nearly 630,000 claims. And that information is based on just 15 states. Central to issue is the state’s unemployment insurance law. Under that law, individuals who are laid off or fired through no fault of their own

“We in the special needs community are always mindful that there are those within this community that have medically fragile children and we are taking as many steps as we can to protect those who really need protecting from this virus,” she said. Compounding those concerns is hoarding – especially of drugs. “The biggest concern I’ve been hearing is not so much the schools or the therapies, but the access to prescription drugs and the incredible amount of hoarding that is taking place in this country,” Thorne said. “Prescription drugs are a major concern for these families because they can often only get enough supplies for a month, and often these drugs are manufactured in China. “With the advance of this virus, many of them are battling insurance companies to get more than a month’s worth of life-saving drugs for their children. This has and continues to be a problem for this community.” Parents of medically fragile children “are having a difficult time finding enough supplies,” forcing them to “go to store after store looking for essentials to get them through and exposing them to more and more people.” Thorn said she and parents like her pray for a greater sense of responsibility toward less fortunate people than they see now. “These families are relying on others in the community to leave things on the shelf,” she said. “They are relying on people to stay home to stop the spread of this disease. They are relying on the kindness of others to help them get their child through this.” 

State’s jobless benefits will stay at minimum wage BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

rizonans forced out of work by COVID-19 may get jobless benefits – but not more than the minimum wage, no matter how much they were earning before. State lawmakers provided additional flexibility to the Department of Economic Security to decide who can collect payments even if they do not meet what has until now been the definition of “unemployed.’’

are entitled to collect payments equal to one-half of what they were earning, for up to 26 weeks. The payments come out of a special fund financed through premiums paid by employers. Arizona law, however, limits benefits to $240 a week, no matter how much the person had been earning before. Only Mississippi at $235 has a lower cap. The question of payments is strictly a state decision. But it is the issue of who gets to collect benefits that is now in sharp

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Mesa officials detail ASU campus financing BY JIM WALSH Tribune News Staff

early two years after a split Mesa City Council approved the Arizona State University@mesacitycenter project, the innovative building continues to generate controversy. Councilman Jeremy Whittaker has been consistent in voting against each authorization of funds to pay for the $73. 5 million building, dedicated to movie studios and innovative technology. ASU is contributing $10 million of that price tag. The building is under construction behind a fence on a site at Center and First Street, between Mesa City Hall and council chambers. Whittaker again attacked the project last week, based upon its reliance on the Enterprise Fund, which mostly includes profits from city utilities. “I won’t support any of these projects that continue to drain our utilities,’’ Whittaker said. “As long as the voters voted against this building, I will vote against this building.’’ Whittaker’s criticism, though not unexpected, touched off an effort by city officials to explain the project’s financing,

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focus. One issue is that Arizona law says an individual has to be available to work for any willing employer. A change to Arizona law signed in 2018 by Ducey says that people who don’t take pretty much any job after being out of work for at least four weeks automatically lose their unemployment benefits. The problem with that in the face of COVID-19, according to the Department of Labor, is that it does not account for what happens when an employer temporarily shuts down due to the virus, with the expectation the worker will return when business resumes.

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which has evolved since Council approves it by a 5-2 vote in June 2018. Council members Jen Duff, Dave Luna, Vice Mayor Mark Freeman and Mayor John Giles all reiterated their support in one way or another while Councilman Kevin Thompson, who voted against it initially in deference to his constituents, voted for the latest authorization. The 6-1 council vote approves a $48.8 million payment to DPR Construction, representing the remaining funds needed to complete the project after the council initially approved a $16.9 million payment. The building is scheduled for completion in fall 2021. “The ASU project is going to be transformative for our downtown area. I am definitely in support of this project,’’ Luna said. The original project envisioned for ASU was a much larger campus with financing through a sales tax increase that would have also funded hiring more police officers and firefighters. After Mesa voters rejected that proposal, Giles, a staunch advocate of education and downtown redevelopment, came up with another plan to finance a smaller project through excise bonds backed by

In its advisory, the Department of Labor says states are free to conclude that someone who had been working for that firm can collect benefits as long as he or she is available to retake the original job. More complicated is the requirement to actually seek work, particularly if the job still exists and the company remains open but the employee is quarantined. In that case, the Department of Labor says states can decide that a person meets the work-search requirement by remaining “able and available for that job’’ and that the person will “take reasonable steps to preserve their ability to come back to that job.’’ SB 1694 and its companion, HB 2911, gives DES the authority to adopt similar

the Enterprise Fund. But City Manager Chris Brady and Budget Director Candace Cannistraro described somewhat different financing as the project moves ahead. Brady adamantly assured Whittaker that no additional funds for the building will come from the Enterprise Fund. Brady said revenues from land sales in Pinal County and elsewhere, along with development fees such as construction sales taxes and building permit revenues generated by The Grove and The Grid redevelopment projects, will be applied to paying for the ASU building. “It’s not just the building itself, it’s the economic activity being leveraged downtown,’’ he said. “They have indicated that the reason they are here is because of the ASU building.’’ Cannistraro, who frequently is questioned by Whittaker, said the building’s initial $9 million in revenues came through payments from the Enterprise Fund to the Economic Investment Fund. She said all additional payments, including the debt service, are coming from the General Fund. “We are doing many land sales that offset that,’’ Cannistraro said.

rules. More complicated is the requirement to actually seek work, particularly if the job still exists but the employee is quarantined and presumably should not be out looking for a job. In that case, the Department of Labor says states can decide that a person meets the work-search requirement by remaining “able and available for that job’’ and that the person will “take reasonable steps to preserve their ability to come back to that job.’’ Here, too, the state is letting DES adopt the same rules. There also is permission for the agency to waive an existing one-week “waiting period,’’ a situation where someone has to

Brady said the land sales and development-related revenues will go toward the principal before the city issues the excise bonds, but for a lower amount than originally planned. Brady noted that the utility revenues associated with ASU, and other development related to the university, is projected at more than $4 million while the overall economic impact is projected at nearly $10 million. While voters rejected the sales tax, Giles said, they did not necessarily reject the idea of bringing ASU to downtown Mesa. “The silver lining in all of this financial disruption is that municipal bond rates went dramatically down,’’ Giles said, noting that his support was based on avoiding a sales tax or a water rate increase. Cannistraro said the city now anticipates that the debt service on the ASU bonds will drop from about $5 million a year to $3.3 million, but the exact number will not be known until the bond sale is completed. “I think what we are doing is very consistent with the will of the voters,’’ Giles said. “The money for this is going to come from the economic activity generated many times over.’’  be out of work – and with no income – for a full week before getting benefits. The legislation has a sweetener of sorts for the business community: It spells out that any additional costs of providing benefits because of the virus outbreak will not be passed on to employers in the form of higher premiums. What is not being changed is that $240 a week maximum, something fully within the state’s purview. Dave Wells, research director of the Grand Canyon Institute, said that figure has not been changed since 2004. He said a more reasonable cap would be $490 a week, a figure he said is “about average’’ for the country and in line with states like Texas and Utah. 

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Mesa Council OKs controversial utility ordinance BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

unified group of six Mesa City Council members voted to approve a controversial new utility ordinance as Mayor John Giles triumphed over Councilman Jeremy Whittaker, who cast the lone dissenting vote. But the matter is far from settled and the next round may figure prominently in the upcoming mayoral and city council elections this fall. Whittaker is considering a mayoral bid, at least two of his allies running for office and Whittaker is pursuing an effort to charter amendment on the ballot that Giles considers too drastic. Giles is seeking another term and Vice Mayor Mark Freeman and council member Francisco Heredia, also are running for re-election. Julie Spilsbury, a supporter of Giles, is challenging Whittaker in his district if he runs for council rather than mayor. For now, the new ordinance is slated to take effect on July 1. It creates a 30 percent discount on water rates for low-income seniors and addresses the age-old question of how Mesa uses utility revenues from its Enterprise Fund to pay for public safety and other city services. Mesa is one of the largest cities in the country that does not have a property tax and voters also repealed a food tax. Utility revenues are used as a substitute for the property tax, with capital improvements handled through bond issues made

possible by the secondary property tax. Whittaker argues that Mesa’s utilities are too expensive and opposed Giles new ordinance. He contends it does nothing to lower water rates and actually increases transfers from the Enterprise Fund, despite the city’s statements to the contrary. Giles argues the water rates are only marginally higher than other cities and that the historical transfer from the En-

up to a 33 percent transfer while a 2005 city council study recommended a cap of 17 percent. “We have the highest water rates in the Valley,’’ Whittaker said, arguing that utility customers should not be burdened with supporting other city services. “You can’t extract 34 percent of the revenues from our utility system. It’s reckless, destructive and will inevitably bankrupt our utilities,’’ he said. “It increases the

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I cannot think of a worse idea than cutting our first responders. I think that would be a terrible idea.

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terprise Fund to the General Fund, to pay mostly for public safety, is essential to compensate for the lack of a property tax – which has been repeatedly rejected by Mesa voters. The new ordinance sets the yearly transfer at 25 percent for public safety and also authorizes an additional 5 percent transfer for other city purposes. Mesa’s utilities will pay another 4 percent in franchise fees to the General Fund. A Utility Assistance Fund also will grow to $125,000 from $100,000 and utilities cannot be shut off during heat warning days, under the approved measure. For Whittaker, that’s way too much reliance on utility revenues. He noted it adds

transfer. It does nothing to make utilities more affordable.’’ By contrast, Whittaker’s charter initiative would cap transfers from the Enterprise Fund at 20 percent. Councilwoman Jen Duff, alluding to Whittaker’s Yes on Affordable Utilities campaign, said the city cannot cut up to $50 million in spending without cutting public safety, which amounts to about 70 percent of the total city budget. “Our enterprise system was built to support our budget,’’ Duff said. “There is no way that anything less than what we do now will not impact public safety. I think this is critical, in this ordinance, that we secure these funds for public safety.’’

Councilman Kevin Thompson criticized the new ordinance but voting for it anyway as a better option than Whittaker’s initiative. Thompson cited the uncertainty ahead in city revenue reductions from the COVID-19 outbreak, including the cancelation of the Cactus League and the decline in business in the virus’ wake. “I think anytime we start playing games with our budget, it’s bad public policy,’’ he said. “However, faced with the alternative, I will be supporting this ordinance.’’ Tyler Montague, a longtime Mesa resident, said the higher water rate is still better than a property tax. He said he likes the city spelling out the use of city revenues. “The alternative plan would be devastating to public safety,’’ he said. “In this present environment, which is unprecedented in my lifetime, I cannot think of a worse idea than cutting our first responders. I think that would be a terrible idea.’’ Mike Hughes, CEO of A New Leaf, and Sally Harrison, president/CEO of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce, also spoke in favor of the ordinance. Montague and Giles both said Whittaker’s proposal would undermine the public’s vote for a small sales tax increase to increase funding for the hiring of police and firefighters. “You could not insulate public safety from impacts. That would more than undue the vote to approve the sales tax, to add money to our public safety departments, not take money away,’’ Giles said. 

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itchell Drake and his wife reached a life-changing epiphany midway through a six-hour flight to Ha-

waii. The couple, who are self-described “science fiction geeks,” had an idea for a roleplaying card game on the flight. “I ended up with a whole brand-new game and it all took place on the flight,” Mitchell said. “We just literally had a notebook and a laptop and just wrote everything down we could think of.” Both Mitchell and wife Robyn Tober found their new card game, which they soon titled “Celeste,” was coming together nicely, so they created a demo deck with cards they printed on a regular printer. They experimented with friends to test their response to the game and found it was a hit with everyone they surveyed.

Robyn Tober and her husband Mitchell Drake display the cards they’ve designed for their new game, which they hope to launch with a kickstarter.com fundraising effort in May. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)

They soon launched their own entertainment company, titled MADgical Pro-

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gether in an emotionally-charged tale. Leo Claudillo, 21, one of the male leads in the upcoming show and a dance instructor in the Phoenix Union School District, has been dancing with CaZo for four years. About the spring show, he said, “One might think at the beginning they’ve figured it all out, but events play out in a way to keep their interest until the end.” The company is semi-professional with multiple levels of dancer skill and responsibilities. With 15 core members and four apprentices and “pre-professionals,” the company expects an all-in attitude from the performers. Any discipline a dancer can bring to the stage is fodder to be highlighted, such as tap from 15-year old Amie Falkner or Lyra hoop work from aerialist Martha Hernandez. The spring show will also highlight local singers Irma Gloria and Tom Mangum. Portions of the upcoming production

were previewed at the company’s annual fundraiser event in March. Claudillo stunned onstage with a fresh, intense energy. “My goal is to tell the story with everything I have,” he explained. “If you put a mask on me and only saw my eyes, you’d still know everything you need to know.” The visual conversation element is encouraged by theatre choreographer and acting skills coach, Tippi Hart. As someone who usually teaches actors to dance, the task of teaching dancers to act was a natural fit for her

The couple has written up a crowdfunding pitch on the platform Kickstarter but has not yet launched it to the public. Mitchell said his goal is to raise $5,000 to cover the cost of mass-producing cards on quality cardstock, with the couple footing the bill for the rest. He recalled how he and Robyn were hooked on the concept immediately and how they felt the need to develop the concept into a full-fledged game. “Both of us could just not even after the flight we just couldn’t stop talking about it,” he said. “And by the time the end of the trip, she napped the whole way back because it was a middle of the night flight. “I stayed on the laptop just typing. But it was probably initially right after we got out of the airport to the hotel, we were still talking about, we’re like, ‘we’ve done something with this; this is something

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Mesa dance company readies spring show, fingers crossed BY JANELLE MOLONY Tribune Contributor

ridgette Borzillo, founder of the “kinesthetic” Mesa dance company CaZo, is launching a remastered production of Fate this May at the Tempe Center for the Arts – assuming virus-related curbs on crowds dissipate. To liven up their sixth year in operation, she anticipates her dancers going out on a literal limb to dazzle and awe audiences as she combines live singing, live music and aerial acrobatics to tell a story as old as time itself. Fate will provoke audiences to consider the directions people take in life as determined by supernatural powers: How is it some lives naturally intertwine without (or despite of) a person’s efforts? Called a “dance story,” the performance will follow four main characters through a series of situations binding their lives to-

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Bridgette Borzillo founded her Mesabased CaZo dance company in 2014. (Janelle MolonySpecial to the Tribune)

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new.’ And then we got friends to play it and you know, they’re like, this is pretty different.” They’ve had to stall on posting the Kickstarter pitch a few times, because of the time constraints Mitchell, a quality engineer, and Robyn, who is a schoolteacher, face on a daily basis. The couple’s main goal in launching the crowdfunding drive was to keep the dollar amount small, so their chances of achieving their goal would be maximized. Right now, both Mitchell and Robyn are in the process of drawing up and beautifying the instruction manual going with the deck and fronting the costs associated with the project. Mitchell hopes they can get their completed decks in stock for large events, such as Phoenix Fan Fusion, which is held downtown at the Phoenix Convention Center on May 21. “We have decided to push back the Kickstarter launch to May 21, because we have a table at Phoenix Fan Fusion,” he said. They also want to create brand-centric apparel, such as T-shirts and rugs, to

boost the fledgling brand’s name recognition in the gaming community. After, the couple sees an opportunity to provide expansion decks to the first sets already created, so as to expand the realm of possibilities and outcomes for players. Eventually, they envision a smartphone application allowing players to scan their cards so they wouldn’t have to use a manual, expanding the game’s possible outcomes and connecting even more with their future customers. Mitchell doesn’t see his day job as an engineer as being a natural conduit to his creative moonlighting gig. He sees his card game exploits more so as an outlet from the stresses coming with his job. “It’s more of an outlet. I always thought growing up I was going to be engineering,” he said. “I graduated with a degree in engineering and then I got in the field and was like, ‘I need to do something a little more relaxed. This is too stressful.’ “If I screw up at work, bad things could happen really bad. The customer, god forbid anything happens bad with MADgical, it’s, ‘Oh, I’m sorry you didn’t get your game on time. At least nobody died.’ So, the stress goes away with that.” 

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ocal businesswoman Kris Piotrowski’s background may not be what one initially expects from someone running a mobile flooring showroom. Now a local franchisee for the Atlantabased Floor Coverings International, the Scottsdale woman brings with her a wealth of experience – both in the Navy and in the corporate world, including earning a Harvard MBA. Her new Floor Coverings International Mesa, which opened near the end of December, serves clients throughout the Valley. Long before she ever got her shot at a franchise, though, she said she wanted to be a stockbroker. But she was too short – literally. Piotrowski said her short stature stood

in the way of her goal, as the busy stock-trading environment was heavily reliant on hand signaling. And though she earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul and hoped to run her own business – tak- Kris Piotrowski is a Navy veteran of more than 20 years, Harvard MBA holder and ing after her cobbler now franchisee of Floor Coverings International Mesa. (Courtesy Sanderson & Associates) father – she felt she the plunge and went for it, kind of like was too young for such a venture. the franchise. You just have to take a risk So, she joined the Navy in 1994. “Even with a college degree, the market sometimes.” Though she only planned to enlist for a just wasn’t great with jobs I wanted to do,” couple of years, she wound up giving the Piotrowski said. “I decided to do something different Navy more than two decades. She was deployed seven times, served and it was the Navy, and so I just took

in Iraq in 2006, and was stationed on four different ships: a cruiser, a destroyer and two carriers. She was awarded a Bronze Star for her time in Iraq. Her positions over the years included House liaison between U.S. Navy and members of Congress, joint contracting officer, Navy acquisition and contracting officer, assistant supply/logistics director, director of supply chain logistics aboard the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower, and director of logistics and operations – aviation at U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia. “I ran basically the supply department on different ships,” she recalled. “It’s everything from paper to aviation engines to food – anything logistics or supply related. “At my height, I had a team of almost 600

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New Waymo vehicles hitting the road with tech upgrades TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF

eople who are accustomed to seeing Waymo’s autonomous vans rolling around Chandler and the East Valley are due for a surprise. The company is rolling out a new fleet of sportier-looking vehicles. And they’ll be equipped with a new generation of hardware the company says will make their vehicles even safer. “While these vehicles will not be providing rides as part of its Waymo One fleet right away, local residents will see them driving around the East Valley,” a company spokeswoman said. The all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles are equipped with a new suite of cameras, lidar and radar also is less expensive, Ventura Zink said – the benefit of “over 20 million miles of on-road experience and a deep understanding of the edge cases self-driving technology needs to handle to safely take people and things where they are going.”

A sporty Jaguar comprises the new fleet of Waymo vehicles, which will be using a fifth generation of hightech hardware whose functions are illustrated left.

The new “visions system” comprises 29 cameras giving the Waymo Driver different perspectives of the road with overlapping fields of view. They’re powerful enough to see a stop sign or pedestrian over 540 yards away and “capture more detail and provide sharper images in the toughest driving environments,” the spokeswoman said. In a blog detailing the new technology, Waymo said custom lenses and optomechanical engineering “enable much higher performance levels than cameras on cars today.”

Lidar, or Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote sensing method using light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges. Waymo said its lidar “paints a 3D picture of its surroundings, allowing us to measure the size and distance of objects around our vehicle, whether they’re up close or over 300 meters away.” This technology enables the vehicles “to identify objects driving into the sun on the brightest days as well as on moonless nights” and “provides a bird’s-eye view of what surrounds a vehicle with incredible long-distance accuracy – seeing cars, cy-

clists, pedestrians or an opening car door,” Waymo said. The company said its 360-degree lidar system “provides a bird’s-eye view of the cars, cyclists and pedestrians surrounding the vehicle.” “It also gives our trucks the ability to spot road debris hundreds of meters ahead on the highway, so there’s enough time for a Waymo driven truck to stop or make a lane change,” the company added. The Jags also are equipped with perimeter lidar helping them “to navigate tight gaps in city traffic and cover potential

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sailors and it was when I was the supply officer on the (U.S.S.) Dwight D. Eisenhower,” she continued. “And so, it was a huge tour.” While in the Navy, however, her entrepreneurial goals remained intact. She pursued a Harvard MBA while enlisted. “One of the things they test you on is your Myers–Briggs (Type Indicator) and all your different tests and they tell you what you’re good at, and they said I was an entrepreneur,” she said. “And then, of course, my dad had his own business growing up, and so it always kind of stuck into me in the back of my head, ‘You really should do your own business.’” After leaving the Navy in 2015, she still desired to run her own business but wound up spending several years in corporate America, still feeling she wasn’t ready to be on her own. While working in the business world, she said she gained experience as a director of service provider management at facilities management company Vixxo, after which she worked at Taser, which became Axon. “I ran their logistics and their global facilities; so it was everything from negotiating leases to tenant improvements,” she explained of her work with Axon. “It was quite the gamut.” But something kept nagging at her. She still wanted to run her own business. Finally, she was ready. She landed upon Floor Coverings International. “I said, ‘You know what, I’m sitting in the best place financially, emotionally, I’m situated with home – everything.’ So it was the best time in my life if I was going to do this, to do it now,” she said. “And then this brings up the, ‘Well,

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blind spots on hilly terrain.” It said overall, the system enhances the vehicles’ ability to “scale our fleet to more challenging places.” The vehicles’ new radar complements the camera and lidar systems and makes them able to “instantaneously see and measure an object’s velocity (or lack thereof) even in tough weather conditions such as rain, fog and snow,” the company blog said. “Performance is further improved by overlapping the coverage between radars, and with the cameras and lidars as well,”

why a franchise?’ And really, it’s because I don’t want to do the digital marketing. I don’t want to do the negotiating products. I want to be on a team while running my own business versus having to do everything. I didn’t want to reinvent the wheel, and I wanted my own schedule, and so it’s kind of what led me to where I am.” Plus, some of her corporate background lends well to her new profession. “It’s home improvement and I also have facilities in my background,” she said. “And, it was the culture of the franchise. “Culture is key, obviously, and so the more I learned about them and the other franchise owners and how they were able to scale and how they were backed by the franchisor, it made it stack above anything else I was looking at.” Now 48 and working hard at her longtime goal, it all comes full circle. She feels her time spent in the Navy pairs well with her business acumen. After all, she said, the Navy builds character – including structure, organization, time management, values, integrity, courage and commitment. “Just dealing with flooring installers, I’m very upfront and honest with them. I’ve had several of them say I have more integrity than what they’re used to seeing, and so they want to be on my team,” she recounts. “Those are kind of good things. The business aspect of the Navy is a little bit different because it’s government, but the important pieces you need to carry with you through life are found there.”  Floor Coverings International Mesa 1107 S. Gilbert Road, Suite 204 602-388-1851 mesa.floorcoveringsinternational.com

it noted, saying the radar’s higher resolution and signal processing “allow it to better detect and track objects moving, barely moving or stopped.” The longer-distance detection means the vehicles have a longer reaction time to obstacles farther ahead. The company said despite the advancements in the technology, engineers have cut its production costs in half. Waymo developed the new hardware suite because no single type of sensor can provide the detail a combination of the three provides so its vehicles “can safely navigate complex environments,” the company said. 

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Pandemic makes us aware of unsung heroes in life BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

ewspaper writers have long made a living penning “thank you” notes to the brave. The police officer who falls in the line of duty. The firefighter who runs toward the burning building while the rest of us flee. The young soldier murdered by an enemy bullet on a battlefield half a world from home. There is no disputing we should cover in glory the most courageous among us, to give them their rightful recognition. But then suddenly a virus breaks out, spreading disease and chaos, and, like the rest of us, the people who fill newspapers with words are forced to consider things

from a different perspective. What is bravery now? Who deserves our accolades and gratitude? In asking these questions, I don’t mean to diminish the heroism of our first responders and soldiers, who are still better humans than many of us can ever hope to be. My aim instead is to expand the ranks of those we judge brave and to give respect to people who often get none. Like the cashier who checked me out at Basha’s yesterday and the store employees who unloaded trucks and stocked shelves. Like the Walgreen’s pharmacy clerk who filled my prescription and told me to “stay safe” as a goodbye. And like the men and women we never see – the farm workers, factory laborers,

warehousemen and truck drivers who make up what the pundits on TV suddenly like to opine about as “the American supply chain.” Thank you, each of you, for what you do. If we never thought about you much before, that was partly from ignorance, but also because you’re so good at your jobs, we’ve been able to take you for granted. Maybe that’s the rare bright spot created by crisis: In being forced to look at life anew, we see what before we neglected. So, thank you. The same goes for health care workers, from the maintenance staff mopping floors and sanitizing surfaces to the nurses and doctors and support staff working around the clock to find enough beds for the virus-laden and our other sick neighbors besides.

The public health system in Arizona and nationally may prove inadequate to handle COVID-19, but that failure will not come because the humans who work within the system demonstrated lack of effort. Just like firefighters facing down a fully engulfed building, right now there are medical professionals who may lack the proper protective gear and all the necessary supplies, but who are prepared to risk their lives to save yours regardless. If that isn’t bravery, then I have no idea what is. Somewhere right now, letters and parcels are on the move. Airline employees are disinfecting a jetliner to fly a few hundred people to comfort sick family mem-

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I just retired from Arizona State University, where I worked with academic technology for almost 30 years. I have been impressed by this university’s dedication to clean energy (evidenced in part by solar panels on a majority of building roofs and parking structures on its campuses) and I call upon the Corporation Commission to continue steps to help homeowners lower their dependence of fossil fuels by strengthening the Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST). The current REST has been the main driver of solar and renewable energy development in Arizona since it was enacted in 2006. But the time has come for an update. Specifically, I hope commissioners look at the joint stakeholder proposal, supported by over 30 organizations, which proposes a target of 50 percent renewable energy by 2030, 100 percent clean energy by 2045, and a 10 percent distributed generation standard (including rooftop solar, etc.) by 2030. We just added solar panels to our house

in east Mesa with the help of the Solar United Neighbors Co-op and are glad to join the growing number of Arizona homeowners with rooftop solar. But I wonder why there isn’t rooftop solar on more of Arizona’s houses. We need to take advantage of the plentiful sunshine we receive in order for individual households to move toward a reliance on clean energy as soon as possible. In Texas, I was struck driving by the oil and natural gas production facilities, and seeing hundreds of wind turbines off in the distance. I know there are already large wind farm projects in Arizona, but I wonder why there aren’t more. We need to start depending more on clean energy of every kind in our state. As ASU has been designated as number 1 in innovation for the fifth consecutive year by US News and World Reports, I also want to live in state recognized for national leadership in renewable and clean energy innovation. The Corporation Commission has an opportunity to make that happen with the revised renewable energy standard and tariff rules currently under consideration. -Peter Lafford

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bers or reunite with anxious loved ones. An hourly worker, fretting about layoffs, is leaning out the drive-through window to pass along coffee, donuts or lunch. Typically, these transactions are throwaway moments in a busy day. We complain because a delivery takes too long, or we wave off the change, more because we don’t want dimes rolling around the car console than we want to fill the tip jar in gratitude. Sometimes we mutter “thanks.” And

every once in a while, we congratulate ourselves because we were extra special nice to the bag boy, the barista or the Uber driver. These are different times, though. And maybe they won’t be bad in every possible way. Maybe we will see with new eyes and a new sense of respect the dignity and courage of those who before we never bothered to notice. Maybe coronavirus is one of those things that, if it doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger. 

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AIA suspends sports for 2 weeks BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

he Arizona Interscholastic Association announced Monday it was postponing all spring high school sports through Saturday, March 28 as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The decision came during the executive board meeting Monday, where the board entered executive session for nearly an hour and a half to discuss all possible outcomes. “We have about 150,000 kids competing out of 325,000 in our high school association. They are very much involved in the activities they do,” AIA Executive Director David Hines said. “The first thing is, what can we do to try and give them some opportunity, if we can? We have been paying attention to the state health department, and as we move forward, we are going to use it and the CDC’s information. “As long as schools are closed, we wanted to make sure people knew there would be not athletic competition.” All games and scrimmages across the state will seize immediately. It was not immediately clear whether those games would be made up or canceled. At this time, spring postseason tournaments and meets will take place as scheduled. Hines said it would conduct tournaments in their entirety if the season needs to be extended along with school. “If the state said we had to push back school then we would certainly have the ability to extend our postseason,” Hines said. “We would do it based on information from our schools. If the word is schools won’t have to make up days missed, we would stay with our current schedule and adapt the number of games we play and make the adjustment on our end. Hines added should state officials not resume school, tournaments would likely be canceled. According to a release from the AIA shortly after the announcement, the earli-

The AIA said in its release it would leave it up to member schools to decide whether or not practices for spring sports teams continue, an idea Hogan wasn’t keen on. “I’m not real big on the idea of leaving it up to schools to practice,” Hogan said, “I think it should be something we all do the same.” Some district and school athletic directors in attendance Monday gathered outside the AIA office shortly after the ruling. Most, including Mesa Public Schools and Gilbert Public Schools, said they would not allow teams to practice. Tempe Union High School District Athletic Director Bruce Kipper said in a text message, officials have “shut down all athletics and activities, including practice.” Dr. Camille Casteel, the superintendent of the Chandler Unified School District, said she and District Athletic Director Marcus Williams would gather input from parents regarding whether or not to continue practices. “I indicated to him we need to get parental input and draw up a proposal to keep our kids safe,” she said. “Whether it’s through extraordinary The Arizona Interscholastic Association announced Monday it sanitizing and keeping the numbers was postponing all spring high school sports through Saturday, March 28 but was not cancelling postseason tournaments, giv- below the 50 mark. But having parent ing players like Skyline senior Kade York a chance to finish his support is going to be key.” final prep season. (Zach Alvira/Tribune Staff) Monday afternoon, it was anest possible resumption of sports will be nounced all Chandler district athletic Monday, March 30. However, Hines added teams would not practice. Scottsdale Unigames likely wouldn’t take place until a fied School District also said teams would few days after in order to allow teams a not practice during the two-week closure. chance to prepare. Scottsdale Unified School District anShould schools decide to further can- nounced in a statement Monday afternoon cel events out of precaution, the AIA will all of its athletic programs would also not respect those decisions and cancellation practice during the two-week suspension fees will be waived. of play. “We just have to wait and see,” Mesa An email to Higley Unified School DisPublic Schools District Athletic Director trict officials was not answered. Steve Hogan said. “I think it’s good. Let’s Mountain View Athletic Director Roxtake this opportunity to say not to make a anne Perrin, who was in attendance, said decision until you have to.” she had received several questions re-

garding practice from her coaches. “We’ve been telling them the kids can get together on their own without coaches,” Perrin said. “I don’t think this message is going to change.” All rules and bylaws in the AIA handbook will still be applied during the twoweek hiatus. That includes rule 14.2.2, which does not allow athletes from different schools to practice or train with one another during the season. Hines said kids from the same school can train together, but should they get any instruction it has to be limited to one-on-one. Hogan hopes to discuss that rule in depth on Monday, March 23 when the AIA executive board, its conference chair members and school and district athletic directors meet again. “I was hoping for a little more clarification on that,” Hogan said. “I’m concerned there will be kids who break a bylaw because they inadvertently get together and go to some event or are at some batting cage together and not have a clue they’re breaking the bylaw.” One change that will take place, however, involves transfers. Should spring sports resume as scheduled, student-athletes that were forced to sit for half the season will have eligibility restored immediately. Perrin is pleased with the board’s decision. “This has been such a fluid situation and things have been changing consistently,” Perrin said. “Our biggest concern is keeping our kids and our coaches safe and so having that two-week buffer where we aren’t having school and not practicing, I’m in favor of that.”

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A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held Monday, March 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in the upper level Council Chambers at 57 E. First Street, Mesa, Arizona.

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 $177.00, 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.

A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled for Monday, March 23, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. The site visit is recommended but not mandatory. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, and services for the construction and/or installation of all improvements shown on the Plans, including, but not limited to the following: PHASE XV ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (DU3/4N): 1. S. Ellsworth Road Improvements (S890) - The Project consists of approximately 3,681 linear feet of street improvements to add an additional northbound lane with landscape installed at back of curb to the detached sidewalk and within the raised median. The street improvement limits are from Point Twenty-Two Boulevard to the south to Warner Road to the north. Improvements will include sewer, water, storm drain, dry utilities, concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk, paving, striping, signage, street lights, street sleeves, landscaping and irrigation. Scope of work will include a horizontal bore for SRP 2.5” conduit across Ellsworth Road, just south of Warner Road to tie into the SRP trench and conduit on the west side of Ellsworth Road. 2. S. Eastmark Parkway Phase 2 Improvements, West Half – Sections 1 and 2 (S891 and S895) – The Project consists of approximately 5,155 linear feet of half street improvement to add two southbound lanes with landscape at back of curb to the detached sidewalk. The street improvement limits are from Point Twenty-Two Boulevard to the south to just south of Mesquite Road to the north. Improvements will include manhole and utility adjustments tying into the existing sewer, water and storm drain systems constructed as part of the Phase 1 improvements by others. Phase 2 improvements include concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk, pavement, striping, signage, streetlights, traffic signal conduit, landscaping and irrigation. 3. S. Eastmark Parkway West Half Landscape – Section 1 (S896) – The Project consists of landscape in the west half of Eastmark Parkway from back of sidewalk in Section 1. 4. S. Eastmark Parkway West Half Landscape – Section 2 (S897) – The Project consists of landscape in the west half of Eastmark Parkway from back of sidewalk in Section 2. 5. E. Warner Road (S889) – The Project consists of approximately 3,688 linear feet of half-street improvements with two lanes, one lane in each direction. Improvements include the installation of potable water, dry utilities, concrete curb and gutter, pavement, signage, striping, streetlights, traffic signal fiber optic, street sleeves, site electrical, landscape, irrigation, and entry monuments.

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. Work shall be completed within 279 (two hundred and eighty-two) 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 DMB MESA PROVING GROUNDS LLC, or a certified or cashier’s check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC Contract and respective Addenda for construction within five (5) days after formal Notice of Contact Award. Failure by bidder to properly execute the Contract and provide the required certification as specified shall be considered a breach of Contract by bidder. DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC shall be free to terminate the Contract or, at option, release the successful bidder. Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for this Work. The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, shall be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Successful Bidder shall name DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC as obligee on both the Payment and Performance Bonds and name the City of Mesa as an additional obligee on the Performance Bond using a Dual Obligee Rider form. An approved Dual Obligee Rider Form is included herein as Exhibit E in the Contract Documents. 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 DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC; City of Mesa or Eastmark Community Facilities Districts No. 1 and No.2. BETH HUNING District Engineer

For information contact: Stephanie Gishey, City of Mesa, Stephanie.Gishey@MesaAZ.gov. Engineer’s Estimate Range is $4,800,000 to $5,900,000 All project questions must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2020. See Section 11 of the Project Special Provisions for more information.

ATTEST: Dee Ann Mickelsen District Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Mar. 15, 22, 2020 / 29359

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PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF MESA COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE

FY2020-2024 Five-Year Consolidated Plan FY 2020/2021 Annual Action Plan Public Comment Period (March 30, 2020 – April 28, 2020) Public Hearing (See below) Date of Publication: March 22, 2020 FY 2020/2021 Annual Action Plan, FY2020-2024 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Proposed Use of Funds for anticipated awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG); HOME Investments Partnership Program (HOME); and Emergency Solutions Grant Program (HESG). In accordance with the federal regulations at 24 CFR, Part 91, the City of Mesa, AZ (City) is required to prepare and submit an Annual Action Plan for its Housing and Community Development Entitlement Programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The 2020-2024 Five-Year Consolidated Plan outlines the City's housing and non-housing community development needs and priorities over five years. The Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 outlines how the City intends to spend approximately $4,066,246 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and approximately $1,510,846 in federal HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program entitlement funds, and $327,701 in Emergency Solutions Grant funds.

The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinances at the April 6, 2020 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street. 1. ZON19-00806 (District 5) Within the 5600 to 6000 blocks of East Thomas Road (north side) and within the 3600 to 4000 blocks of North Recker Road (west side). Located north of Thomas Road and west of Recker Road (109.8± acres). Rezone from PS to RS-6-PAD and RS-7-PAD. This request will allow for the development of a single-residence subdivision. Desert Vista 100, LLC, applicant; City of Mesa, owner. 2. ZON19-00651 (District 5) Within the 1300 block of North 46th Street (west side). Located north of Brown Road and east of Greenfield Road (4.85 acres). Rezone from RS-43 to RSL-2.5-PAD. This request will allow for the development of a singleresidence subdivision. Adam Baugh, Withey & Morris, PLC, applicant; Spring Sun RE, LLC, owner. DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 22nd day of March 2020. DEE ANN MICKELSEN, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Mar. 22, 2020 / 29535

The 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan proposes uses of CDBG, HOME and HESG funds for funding activities that are consistent with the City’s Five-Year Consolidated Plan. As a condition of the receipt of federal funds, the City is required to hold a minimum of two public hearings to inform the general public of additions or changes, including the cancellation of proposed activities or amendments to the City of Mesa Citizen Participation Plan. Notice of Public Comment Period A public comment period regarding the FY 2020/2021 proposed activities in the Annual Action Plan, the FY2020-2024 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, and the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice will begin on Monday, March 30, 2020 and end on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. All written comments received no later than April 28, 2020 will be considered. Written comments may be sent to: Michelle Albanese, City of Mesa, P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, AZ 85211-1466. You may also contact her at (480) 644-4546, or via e-mail at CommunityRevitalization@mesaaz.gov for further information Public Hearing Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the safety of our citizens, the City will be publishing a future public notice for the date, location, and method in which the public hearing will be conducted. The locations and details are still being determined. Our efforts will be to protect the public yet offer Mesa’s citizens an opportunity to participate in the City’s planning process for the use of HUD funds over the next five years. Public comments can still be provided in writing or email as listed above. Si necesita asistencia o traducción en español, favor de llamar al menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 480-644-2767.

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Michelle Albanese, Housing & Community Development Director (March 22, 2020, East Valley Tribune) Equal Housing Opportunity Published: East Valley Tribune, Mar. 22, 2020 / 29505

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Public Notices CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified firm or team to act as the Job Order Contractor for the following: WATER AND WATER RECLAMATION PLANT FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES PROJECT NO. JOC-W20 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide Job Order Water and Water Reclamation Plant Facilities Construction 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). The following is a summary of the project. The Water and Water Reclamation Plant Facilities Construction Services Job Order Contract (JOC) will require a variety of tasks to be completed, including but not limited to services for maintenance, repair, minor and major new construction services including minor associated design services for a broad range of City Water and Water Reclamation-related projects. The Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, and materials as required (except as indicated otherwise in the specifications) to perform all work in strict accordance with the specifications and plans required for the JOC. The initial term of the Job Order contracts resulting from this solicitation will be for one (1) year and may be renewed for up to two (2) additional, one-year terms. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be NOT be held for this project.

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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, 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. The RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/construction-manager-at-risk-and-job-order-contractingopportunities. 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 10pt. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 2:00 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

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, project number, and/or project title. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Construction Manager at Risk selection process or contract issues should be directed to Michele Davila of the Engineering Department at michele.davila@mesaaz.gov.

ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune. Mar. 15, 22, 2020 / 29356

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