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Volume 4 Issue 33 Mesa, AZ
February 27, 2021
Mesa man opening new insurance of�ice TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF
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Mesa man is opening a State Farm Insurance office here this week. Yonni Castillo is setting up shop, effective Tuesday, March 1, at 931 E Southern Ave. with plans to hire five team members. The Lansing, Michigan native has lived in Mesa since 2013 and has over 14 years of experience in the insurance industry, serving in various leadership roles over his career. Castillo holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a specialization in Chicano/ Latino Studies from Michigan State University and an associate’s degree in media technology from Lansing Community College. He is licensed in property and casualty, life,
and financial services products. “State Farm was a natural fit for me. One thing that has been abundantly clear to me since I began my career at State Farm is that the customer needs will always drive our business decisions,” Castillo said. “My background has always been about helping people and providing personalized service, he said, adding that his goal is “to help people live life confidently and look forward to serving the Mesa community.” “I am absolutely proud to be part of the State Farm family. I look forward to offering our products and services that protect the families in this community, and their most valuable assets, from the unexpected,” Castillo said.
He’s also one of 19,200 State Farm agents and 57,500 employees who serve approximately 85 million policies and accounts – which includes auto, fire, life, health, commercial policies and financial services accounts. State Farm is ranked No. 36 on the 2020 Fortune 500 list of largest companies. Castillo is available to serve customers in the English and Spanish languages. Castillo’s office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Wednesday and Friday; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Information: 480-761-2417 or YonniCastillo@statefarm.com.
health medical providers and operational staff members to provide urgent and emergency care in addition to a short-term intensive outpatient program. MIND 24-7 has a Phoenix location and plans a second clinic in that city. MIND 24-7 facilities do not require appointments and can address urgent needs for walkins. It said in a release that its urgent mental health care “prevents unnecessary emergency room visits by allowing patients to walk-in and see a licensed mental health clinician immediately. On average, an appointment lasts an hour from start to finish. Its mental health crisis stabilization “reduces the need for suboptimal inpatient health admis-
sions by serving those patients in real crisis,” its release said. Patients are cared for by a skilled multi-disciplinary team that will assess, stabilize and treat them until they are ready to be discharged or transitioned to an appropriately selected longerterm intense treatment program. Transitional mental health care “reduces readmissions by dually focusing on the interim mental health needs before a specialized care setting placement, as well as addressing the social determinants of care that have exacerbated the mental health crisis. “Psych Progressions provides the needed immediate care until our social workers can refer patients into our ecosystem of community and mental health partners.”
Behavioral health company opens Mesa location TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF
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new behavioral health clinic opened last week in Mesa. MIND 24-7 opened its offices at 1138 S. Higley Road, as Mesa Mayor John Giles and Councilwoman Julie Spilsbury, joined in a ribbon cutting with clinic co-founders Jeff Spight, CEO; Nicole Bradberry, chief innovation officer; and Adrienne Opalka, chief operations officer. The clinic provides immediate-access behavioral health services and is currently accepting young and adult patients. Like all MIND 24-7 locations, the Mesa clinic will be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with the ability to serve up to 110 patients at a time. It has hired over 150 additional behavioral Public Notices ............... page 2 © Copyright, 2022 East Valley Tribune
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Mesa salutes 10 local businesses marking 50 years BY JOSH ORTEGA Tribune Staff Writer
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n the 50th day of 2022 – Feb. 18 – 10 Mesa businesses received awards for remaining open downtown for more than 50 years. During a ceremony in front of the downtown mural at 63 W. Main St., Mayor John Giles and Vice Mayor Jenn Duff praised the businesses in an award ceremony that the Downtown Mesa Association called “the first celebration of what will be an aspirational, annual event to celebrate longstanding local merchants.” “Even though Mesa has grown, it really still has a downtown feel,” said Bill Wahl, owner of Mesa Typewriter Exchange. “Because this downtown area kind of keeps us all connected.” From running around the store at age 8 to today, Wahl said the dynamics of typewriter ownership have changed and that has helped him stay afloat: He said at one time people needed a typewriter but in 2022, young people want to own one and that people from around the state have been customers. Low overhead, a built-in customer base and little competition have helped him stick around this long to serve people from all over the state, Wahl said. “There’s really not another retail typewriter shop like I run with a storefront,” he said. Kathy Adams, president of Pete’s Fish & Chips, said her father started the business in 1947, when municipalities welcomed small businesses and there weren’t many governmental hoops to jump through. “Mesa wasn’t much of a town but he knew that it would grow,” Adams said. Seventy-five years later, Pete’s continues to welcome fifth-generation customers
Public Notice CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a
with grandparents bringing in their toddler grandchildren for their famous fish and chips. “I just appreciate them for hanging with us through all the trials and tribulations that we’ve been through,” Adams said. “We’re a family and we consider our customers family too.” Giles said he grew up approximately a half-mile from the ceremony at a time when there were only two downtowns to buy anything in Arizona: Phoenix and Mesa. “There really is not another downtown that you’ll find that has this collection of 50-plus-year-old businesses that, in many cases, are still in the same families,” Giles said. “It’s very much a family environment down here. Whether you needed a screwdriver, a pair of pants or a car, downtown Mesa was an important household resource in the community. Duff said the event it’s nice to celebrate businesses that started as a family business and become part of all of our family histories. “This is a family event for all of us for not only our histories, but what we’re forming here in a new Mesa is the coming together the old and the new,” she said. In her speech, she said her parents attended Mesa High School and regaled her with stories of a bygone era when lunch at Pete’s Fish & Chips “was the cheapest meal in town.” But as a musician, Duff said she remembers Milano Music Store and described it as “a fantasy world of all these different instruments and music.” While thousands of small businesses faced struggles throughout the pandemic, those in downtown Mesa persevered as they always have, she noted. Since May 2020, the MesaCARES Small
qualified firm or team to act as the Construction Manager at Risk for the following: WATER MAIN REPLACEMENTS QUARTER SECTIONS 55D/55B PROJECT NO. CP0834QS04 The City of Mesa is seeking a
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Business Reemergence Grant Program has identified 515 eligible applications from businesses seeking assistance due to hardship caused by the pandemic. More than $4.4 million in total eligible aid has been verified with the program since May 2020, according to the city. That amount has averaged out to approximate $10,000 per eligible applicant allocated for 90 days of rental and utility assistance. But the most important way these businesses survived the pandemic and more is through their loyal customer base, Duff said. “When troubling times come up, we come together and support each other through that,” Duff said. “And you’ll find more people frequenting those businesses more than they usually would just because they know times are tough.”
The honorees
The list of honored businesses by descending age were: • El Charro Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge (est. 1922) • The Nile Theater (est. 1924) • Crismon’s Flowers (est. 1938) • Lenhart’s Ace Hardware (est. 1946) • Milano Music Center/LintonMilano Pianos & Music Lessons (est. 1946) • Pete’s Fish & Chips (est. 1947) • Mesa Typewriter Exchange (est. 1948) • Dickson’s Jewelers (est. 1949) • Pomeroy’s Men’s and Missionary Store (est. 1951) • Lamb’s Shoe Repair (est. 1952)
qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to provide PreConstruction Services assistance and complete Construction Services as the CMAR for the Water Main Replacements Quarter Sections 55D/55B Project. All qualified firms that are interested
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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 City of Mesa will construct
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a water main replacement project for City of Mesa Quarter Sections 55D and 55B. The residential water systems near Baseline and Gilbert Roads are nearly 50-years old and have reached the end of their service life. This project will install new 8-inch and 12-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP), valves, water services and fire hydrants and other incidental work as required. The existing system will be abandoned in place. Contractor will be responsible for installing new water mains, utility coordination, bacteria testing and flushing, water service connections on private property and traffic control. Coordination with the City and project phasing will also be required. The estimated construction cost is $4.5 million to $5.5 million. The design of the improvements is currently at 90% and construction is expected to begin in August 2022. The city anticipates completing construction by 2023. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on March 3, 2022 at 8:00 am through Microsoft Teams. If you would like to participate, please send an email to Stephanie Gishey (stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov) and request an invitation. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract is-sues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is 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 out-side 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/ con-struction-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 PPVF’s and 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 one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@ mesaaz.gov by March 17, 2022 at 2 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications.
The City is an equal opportunity employer. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System ( h tt p : / / m e s a a z . g ov / bu s i n e s s / purchasing/vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Construction Manager at Risk selection process or contract issues should be directed to Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at stephanie.gishey@ mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published East Valley Tribune, February 20, 27, 2022 / 44732
be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. The RFQ is available on the City’s website at h t t p s : / / w w w. m e s a a z . g o v / business/engineering/constructionmanager-at-risk-and-job-ordercontracting-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 PPVF’s and 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 one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@ mesaaz.gov by March 17, 2022, by 2 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System ( h tt p : / / m e s a a z . g ov / bu s i n e s s / purchasing/vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Job Order selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna. horn@mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published East Valley Tribune, February 20, 27, 2022 / 44695
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 Job Order Contractor for the following: GENERAL LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROJECT NO. JOC-L22 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide Job Order General Landscape 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. Provide General Landscaping Construction Services for minor and major projects, maintenance, repairs, re-construction, and alteration services to City facilities. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on March 8, 2022, at 8:00 am through Microsoft Teams. Parties interested in attending should request an invitation from Donna Horn at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general con-tract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is 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 out-side 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 cre-ate 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
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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 March 7, 2022 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street. 1. ANX21-00802 (District 1) Annexing property located within the 3300 to 3400 blocks of North Val Vista Drive (east side). Located south of Thomas Road and east of Val Vista Drive (2.76± acres). Initiated by the applicant, Sean Lake on behalf of Pew & Lake PLC. Burden Family Trust, Raymond T and Deniece Burden Trust, and Burden East LP, LLP, owners. 2. ZON21-00797 (District 1) Within the 3500 to 3800 blocks of East Thomas Road (south side), within the 3300 to 3600 blocks of North Val Vista Drive (east side), and within the 3300 to 3600 blocks of North Val Vista Drive (west side). Located south of Thomas Road on the east and west sides of Val Vista Drive (46.76± acres total). Rezone 8.95± acres from Single Residence 43 (RS-43) to Multiple Residence 2 with a Planned Area Development overlay (RM-2-PAD); Rezone 13.8± acres from Agricultural (AG) to Multiple Residence 2 with a Planned Area Development overlay (RM-2-PAD); Rezone 20.12± acres from Agricultural (AG) and Single Residence 43 (RS-43) to Multiple Residence 2 with a Planned Area Development over-lay (RM-2-PAD); and Rezone 3.89± acres from Single Residence 43 (RS-43) to Mixed Use with a Planned Area Development overlay (MX-PAD) and
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Single Residence 6 with a Planned Area Development overlay (RS6-PAD). This request will allow for a mixed-use development. Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant; Burden West Limited Partnership, LLP; Todd Rand Lisa K Bur-den; Reserve 100, LLC; Burden East LP, LLP; Burden Family Trust; and Raymond T and Deniece Burden Trust, owners. 3. ZON21-01212 (District 1) Within the 3700 to 3800 blocks of North Val Vista Drive (east side). Located north of the 202 Red Mountain Freeway on the east side of Val Vista Drive (41± acres). Rezone from General Industrial (GI) and Agricultural (AG) to Single Residence 7 with a Planned Area Development overlay (RS-7-PAD). This request will allow for the development of a single residence subdivision. Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant; Reserve 100, LLC, owner. 4. ZON21-00940 (District 2) Within the 3100 block of East Southern Avenue (south side) and the 1200 block of South 32nd Street (west side). Located east of Lindsay Road on the south side of Southern Avenue. (2.4± acres). Rezone from Single Residence 9 (RS-9) to Multiple Residence 3 with a Planned Area Development overlay (RM-3-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This re-quest will allow for a multiple residence development. 5. ZON21-00930 (District 6) Within the 4500 block of the South Hawes Road alignment (west side). Located north of the 202 Santan Freeway on the west side of the Hawes Road alignment (24.6± acres). Rezone from Agriculture (AG) to Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development overlay (LI-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for an industrial development. Jason Sanks, lplan Consulting, applicant; LLC BILLY WAND NORAD MAYNARD LIVING TRUST, owner. 6. ZON21-01133 (District 6) Within the 4500 block of the South Hawes Road alignment (west side) and within the 8100 to 8400 blocks of East Warner Road (south side). Located south of Warner Road and west of the Hawes Road alignment (25.9± acres). Rezone from Small Lot Residential 2.5 with a Planned Area Development overlay (RSL-2.5-PAD) and General Commercial with a Planned Area Development overlay (GC-PAD) to Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LI-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will accommodate an industrial development. Dated at Mesa, Arizona, this 27th day of February 2022. Holly Moseley, City Clerk Published in: The Mesa Tribune February 27, 2022 / 00044850
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