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Volume 2 Issue 26 Mesa, AZ
January 19, 2020
Couple knuckles down with new E. Mesa eatery BY MELODY BIRKETT Tribune Contributor
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nuckle Sandwiches in Mesa just opened in June 2019, but is already delivering a stunning blow to the competition. “What makes us different is we roast all of our meats in house,” said owner Roscoe Smith, who runs the restaurant with his wife Ginette. “We make our own corned beef; our own pastrami from top round, from brisket; we roast whole turkeys every day to make our turkey sandwiches; we make our own roast beef; we marinate our chicken breast,” he said. “Plus, we make all of our deli salads as well as our cold salads like tuna salad and chicken salad. We make our meatballs in marinara. All of it made here.” He said he was looking for a unique name for his eatery last year and was trying to think of a name as he was sitting in a sushi restaurant with a friend. Roscoe asked a couple of sushi chefs what they would name a sandwich shop. One said it should have something to do with boxing. One thought lead to another and it led to Knuckle Sandwiches. Located on the southwest corner of Brown and Higley roads, Knuckle Sandwiches opened in the old Schlotzsky’s site Smith and his wife owned and operated for five years. They closed Schlotzsky’s June 1, and reopened as Knuckle Sandwiches two Public Notices ............... page 3
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weeks later. Smith said when it was time to renew the franchise agreement with Schlotzsky’s, he and his wife felt they could do better. “People appreciate getting real meat, real food,” said Smith. “We went from making all of our bread and making deli meat to getting our bread brought in from a local bakery every day and making all of our meat. It’s absolutely Knuckle Sandwiches in east Mesa fills its fare with all freshly cooked meats. (Melody Birkett/Special to the Tribune) worth it.” All of the recipes are Smith’s but like to create full-service concept downas he puts it, his staff has “embellished the-road. them.” Since his mother was one of four sibHis prices, according to Smith, are lings, Smith would like to open four resright in line with what they were charg- taurants, one named after each one of ing at Schlotzsky’s. them with each having a different con“But you’re getting a better product cept such as southern cooking, creole and some of our prices are even lower seafood. than what they were with Schlotzsky’s.” Smith and his wife don’t have a lot of As far as customer favorites, Smith free time but consider themselves foodsaid, “Ladies like the B.L.A.T.T. a lot — ies. So, on their days off, “We try to go bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato and tur- around and eat at different places and key. With men, it’s a toss-up between the try different things. Outside of that, we meatball, corned beef and pastrami.” like to travel a lot.” Smith has been in the restaurant busiWith many winter visitors returning ness 25 years doing everything from full and learning about Schlotzsky’s being service to fast food to institutional. He’s closed, Smith asks them and other peoworked for McDonald’s, Red Lobster, ple to give his sandwich shop a try. Fazoli’s, Burger King and a few indepen“You’ll be surprised,” said Smith. dent steak houses. “There haven’t been very many people He has a degree in hospitality and res- who don’t like what we’re doing.” taurant administration from Missouri State University. Information: 480-630-4132, knuckHe plans on opening up a couple more lesandwichesaz.com. sandwich shops and eventually would (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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Mesa hospital invests $1M in robotic surgery unit BY HALEY LORENZEN Tribune Contributor
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n East Mesa hospital invested over $1 million in a new robotic surgery program promising minimally invasive alternatives to many complex surgical procedures. Mountain Vista Medical Center acquired the $1.2 million da Vinci X Surgical System in November and since performed roughly 30 procedures a month with the new system, said Lillian Goyette, surgery director at the hospital. “It’s a more sophisticated way of doing surgeries. It decreases pain; it decreases length of stay. Patients are able to come home within 24 to 48 hours, over three to five days instead,” Goyette said. The da Vinci X Surgical System is most often used for gynecological procedures, such as hysterectomies or myomectomies, but is also used in bariatric and herniation and other general procedures. The device is operated by a trained surgeon who is in complete control throughout the procedure. As a surgeon looks through a console located near the patient, he or she can magnify their view and perform minutely precise incisions and procedures, with many surgeries often only taking a few hours. As the da Vinci system is able to make such small incisions, patients are left with minimal scarring and shorter recovery time. “Otherwise, if they didn’t have this kind of surgery, they would have a big huge scar. They have to open the patient way up, they got to cut into the muscle, they got to cut into everything. So it’s what causes patiens to have a lot of pain,” Goyette said. “If you do it robotically, you’ve got three to four small incisions, no bigger than 10 millimeters so it’s not much bigger than the size of my finger,” she added. The da Vinci systems were developed in the late 1990s, Goyette said, adding, “Mostly it started out with just urologists
just doing prostatectomies and then they found if they could do a prostatectomy and save the patient time, it would be good for gynecological cancerous cases.” Goyette said Mountain Vista had an older model da Vinci machine they used for several years before it became inoperable. “Our old machine was what they call end of life, which means the company Dr. Manisha Purohit shows off Mountain Vista Medical Center’s new can’t support it anymore and ssurgical system. (Haley Lorenzen/Tribune Contrinutor) when they get to end of life, benefits of the da Vinci system is patients things start breaking down,” suffer from less post-operative pain and Goyette said. The hospital began to discuss whether less opioid pain medication is needed to or not to continue to purchase another be prescribed. “Because of the better pain control, da Vinci system, Goyette said, which led they heal fast, so again, they’re not using to her developing a plan to grow the protoo much narcotics. The whole opioid gram. crisis came with all these big incisions “I got a robotics program from the we used to give them,” Purohit said. ground up going by assigning a particu“Maybe they go home with like three lar room with its own block time and assigning block time to the surgeons. I or four tablets, literally you’re cutting talked with my CMO, and I said if we can down from 20 to 30 prescriptions of do at least 20 a month, then we can take narcotics.” Although the da Vinci systems are it into consideration,” Goyette explained. mostly used to gynecological and other As more doctors became trained to related procedures, it can be used for a use the da Vinci system, and as more wide array of general procedures as well. and more procedures were performed, “They can use it for almost anything. I Mountain Vista eventually acquired the did some robotic thyroidectomies so the new system. Dr. Manisha Purohit, the Steward Med- patients wouldn’t have any scars on their ical Group Women’s Health Associates neck,” Goyette said. Even though the hospital has only had OB/GYN, has been using different forms the da Vinci X Surgical System for a few of the da Vinci Surgical System since months, the number of surgeries per2003, when she was trained in Cleveformed with it has continued to increase. land, Ohio. Both Goyette and Purohit hope to see “The magnification on the camera is just amazing. The areas you would not the program continue to grow and said be able to see, you will be able to see this they hope to one day acquire a second da better. I have taken out almost 18-centi- Vinci system. “I want to grow the program, and I’d meter masses, 20-centimeter uteruses, like to get a second robot in here. So, we impossible to even imagine,” Purohit can do that many more surgeries, which said. means it’ll improve on patient satisfac“I get very excited when it comes to tion and patient recovery,” Goyette said. the benefits I have seen over the years. I mean, it’s amazing,” Purohit added. Information: mvmedicalcenter.org. Purohit said one of the most significant
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JANUARY 19, 2020
Public Notice CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants for the following: CONSULTANT ON-CALL LIST FOR Electrical, Instrumentation, and Control Inspection and Testing Services
The City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants to provide design services and/or construction administration services on an oncall basis in the following area/ category: Electrical, Instrumentation, and Control Inspection and Testing 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 Re-quest for Qualifications (RFQ). From this solicitation, the Engineering Department will establish a list of on-call consultants for Electrical, Instrumentation, and Control Inspection and Testing Services. This category is further defined below: Design support, construction inspections, and commissioning testing for projects associated with electrical instrumentation and control systems for the Water Resources Department. A Pre-Submittal Conference will not be held. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/ engineering/architecturalengineering-design-opportunities. The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10 point. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by 2:00 pm on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. 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 and On-Call Electrical, Instrumentation, and Control Inspection and Testing Services. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/ pur-chasing/vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Michele Davila of the Engineering Department at Michele.Dav-ila@ mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Jan. 19, 26, 2020 / 27578
not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. The RFQ is available on the City’s website at http:// mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/ construction-manager-at-risk-andjob-order-contracting-opportunities. The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide eight (8) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by February 6, 2020 at 2 pm. The City reserves the right to ac-cept 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 con-tract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Jan. 19, 2020 / 27542
Public Notice 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 Construction Manager at Risk for the following: FEDERAL BUILDING REMODEL 26 N. Macdonald PROJECT NO. CP0213
The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to provide PreConstruction Services assistance and complete Construction Services as the CMAR for the Federal Building Remodel Project. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements de-tailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The following is a summary of the project. The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected CM@ Risk and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping. The project site is an existing 16,650 square-foot building, located at the southwest corner of MacDonald Street and Pepper Place. The goal of this project is to create a welcoming environment that can host multiple programs and events. The proposed improvements will concentrate on the reconstruction of all three floors of the existing building’s interior. The estimated construction cost is $5,500,000. The total estimated project cost is $7,500,000. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on January 27, 2020, at 10 am at the Federal Building at 26 N. Macdonald, Mesa, Arizona. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is
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Notice To Herby Given That The Undersigned Intends To Sell The Property Below To Satisfy Judgement Of Lien LOT # 39 Make: Hillc Doublewide
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Public Notice CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE
The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinances at the January 27, 2020 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street. 1. Amending the FormBased Code, Chapter 59, Sections 14 and 15, of Title 11, the Zoning Ordinance, of the Mesa City Code pertaining to the parking requirements for mid-rise and highrise building types. The amendment will make the construction of structured garage parking optional. (Citywide) 2. ZON19-00473 (District 6) Within the 3100 block of South Eastridge (east side). Located south of Guadalupe Road and east of Hawes Road (4.2± acres). Rezone from RS-6 to RM-2 PAD; and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for the development of a single residence development. Sean Lake, Pew and Lake, P.L.C., applicant; James Render, owner. 3. An ordinance modifying terms/ rates/fees/charges for electric utility services. (Districts 1 and 4) 4. An ordinance modifying terms/ rates/fees/charges for natural gas utility services. (Citywide) 5. An ordinance modifying terms/rates/fees/charges for water utility services. Proposed changes include rate modifications for nonresidential water utility services, and adjustments for residential usage tiers without increasing the dollar amount per tier.(Citywide) 6. An ordinance modifying terms/ rates/fees/charges for non-residential wastewater utility services. (Citywide) 7. An ordinance modifying terms/rates/fees/charges for solid waste utility services. Proposed changes include bin, roll-off, and commercial barrel service schedule modifications. (Citywide) DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 19th day of January 2020. DEE ANN MICKELSEN, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Jan. 19, 2020 / 27654
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