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Volume 4 Issue 47 Mesa, AZ
June 5, 2022
Projects slated for last of GM Proving Grounds BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer
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large part of southeast Mesa’s economic explosion has centered on the 5,000 acres that formerly served as the General Motors Desert Proving Grounds for over 50 years. GM used the land to test vehicles and components in hot weather conditions. In the early 2000s, this land became more valuable as real estate than for testing Cadillacs, so the company started selling its acreage to developers before �inally vacating it and moving to Yuma in 2009. Ironically, the portion of the Proving Grounds sold �irst by GM has become the last to be developed. But these holdouts of land are starting to see recent planning activity, and the future for the last bits of the Desert Proving Grounds is coming into focus. Phoenix businessman William Levine’s company Paci�ic Proving LLC bought 1,800 acres from GM in 2004, two years before Scottsdale-based DMB Proving Grounds bought the upper portion. As DMB’s acreage saw the Eastmark developments spring up, and big industrial campuses attract the likes of Apple and Facebook, the land owned by Paci�ic Proving south of SR 24 remained vacant. In satellite views of the land, between Pecos Road and the new Bell Bank Park sports complex, vehicle trackways are still visible. Given the intensity of industrial warehouse activity in southeast Mesa, it may not Public Notices ............... page 2 © Copyright, 2022 East Valley Tribune
This still from an old video about the GM Proving Grounds in Mesa shows what the site used to look like before it was torn down more than a decade ago. (YouTube) be surprising that this strip of land appears destined to be a row of mega warehouses. In late April, Paci�ic Proving LLC sold a large tract of this land to Phoenix-based Mesa BA Land LLC, and shortly thereafter, on May 10, the Mesa Design Review Board looked at plans for two industrial parks totalling 1,268,000 square feet spread across four buildings. On May 25, the Mesa Planning and Zoning board approved a zoning case for the 644,000 square foot Legacy Industrial Park. According to the project narrative the industrial park “will be capable of supporting a variety of light industrial and employment-type uses, such as manu(USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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he Truckload Carriers Association has named Mesa truck driver Christopher Hight a “Highway Angel” for rescuing a mother and her baby trapped in a vehicle that had been hit from behind by a truck. Hight, who drives for Melton Truck Lines in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was driving last fall on Highway 35 in Texas between Laredo and Dallas when a truck struck the back of a car ahead of him. There was a tire in the road, and Hight supposed the car swerved to miss the tire but unsafely veered into the truck’s lane, the association said. “I saw a big ball of dust, and when it cleared, I saw a car that was smashed completely,” Hight said.
Public Notice NOTICE To all persons interested in the estate of F. Thomas Satalowich: The undersigned, Thomas and/or Todd Satalowich, the Co-Trustees under a trust the terms of which provide that the debts of the decedent may be paid by the Trustee upon receipt of proper proof thereof. Please send all claims to PO Box 577, Columbia, MO 65205-9903 All creditors of the decedent are noticed to present their claims to the undersigned within four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred. Central Trust Company, on behalf of the CoTrustees. Published: East Valley Tribune May 15, 22, 29, Jun 5, 2022 / 46442
Public Notice Superior Court of California, County of Corte Superior de California, Condado de 4175 Main Street Riverside CA 92501 Summons (Domestic Violence Restraining Order) Citacion (Orden de restriccion de violencia en el hogar) Case No. DVRI2200386. If ordered by a judge to use this form, complete items (1) only. (2) Si un juez le ha ordenado llenar este formulario, Ilene solo los puntos (1) y (2).(1) Person asking for protection: La persona que solicita proteccion: RUBY VILLALPANDO (2) Notice to (name of person to be restrained): Aviso a (nombre de la persona a ser restringida): IAN STEPHON SOLOMON The per-son in (1) is asking for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order against you. La persona en (1) esta pidiendo una or-den de restriccion de violencia en el hogar contra usted. Lea la pagina 2 para mas informaci6n. (3) You have a court date Tiene una audiencia en la corte Date/Fecha 7/7/2022. Time/Hora 8:30AM Dept/ Depto.: F301. What if I don’t go to
He pulled his truck over to offer help at the scene. The truck that hit the car also stopped and Hight said the trucker was able to get out of his vehicle – he suffered no injuries. The car that was hit by the truck had extensive damage in the rear of the car. “The trunk was actually pushed up against the driver’s seat,” Hight said. “Inside all that, there was a baby in there.” Hight said the mother, who suffered some injuries, but was able to get out of the car once he peeled metal out of her way. She was screaming, wanting to check on her baby boy in the back seat. “I jumped over there and started trying to get the baby out,” he said. “We started peeling the metal back and stuff off the roof and all around.” Hight and another bystander got the baby out and into his mom’s arms. The only visible injuries to the child was a bloody lip. Once the
my court date? If you do not go to your court date, the judge can grant a restraining order that limits your contact with the person in (1). If you have a child with the person in (1), the court could make orders that limit your time with your child. Having a restraining or-der against you may impact your life in other ways, in-cluding preventing you from having guns and ammuni-tion. If you do not go to your court date, the judge could grant everything that the person in (1) asked the judge to order. Que pasa si no voy a la audiencia? Si no va a la audiencia, el juez puede dictar una orden de restriccion que limita su contacto con la persona en (1). Si tiene un hijo con la persona en (1), la corte puede dictar ordenes que limitan su tiempo con su hijo. Una orden de restric-cion en su contra puede tener otras consecuencias, como prohibirle tener armas de fuego y municiones. Si no va a la audiencia, el juez puede ordenar todo lo que pide la per-sona en (1). How do I find out what the person in (1) is asking for? To find out what the person in (1) is asking the judge to order, go to the courthouse listed at the top of page 1. Ask the court clerk to let you see your case file. You will need to give the court clerk your case number, which is listed above and on page 1. The request for re-straining order will be on form DV-100, Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order. Como puedo entender lo que pide la persona en (1) Para entender lo que pide la persona en (1), vaya al tribunal en la direccion indicada en la parte superior de la pagina 1. Pida al secretario de la corte permiso para ver el expediente de su caso. Tendra que darle al secretario el numero de su caso, que aparece arriba y en la pagina 1. La solicitud de una orden de restriccion se hace en el formulario DV-100, Solicitud de or-den de restriccion de violencia en el hogar. Where can I get help? Free legal
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mother was reunited with her baby boy, she held up the child to show the truck driver that had hit her that he was okay. “The driver fell down and started crying, and I started crying,” said Hight, the father of six children. “When it comes to kids getting hurt, I just can’t deal with it.” Neither the mother or child suffered serious injury. Hight and had been driving a truck for around eight months when the accident took place. “They needed help,” Hight said about why he stopped. “I hope someone helps me if something happens with me!” Since the program’s inception in August 1997, nearly 1,300 professional truck drivers have been recognized as Highway Angels for exemplary kindness, courtesy, and courage displayed while on the job.
information is available at your local court’s self-help center. Go to www. courts.ca.gov/ self-help to find your local center. Donde puedo obtener ay-uda? Puede obtener informacion legal gratis en el centro de ayuda de su corte. Vea https://www.courts. ca.gov/ self-help-selfhelpcenters. htm?rdeLocaleAttr=es para encontrar el centro de ayuda en su condado. Do I need a lawyer?You are not required to have a lawyer, but you may want legal advice before your court hearing. For help finding a lawyer, you can visit www.lawhelpca.org or contact your local bar association. Necesito un abogado? No es oblig-atorio tener un abogado, pero es posible que quiera conse-jos legales antes de la audiencia en la corte. Para ayuda a encontrar unabogado, visite https://www.lawhelpca.org/es/ homepage o contacte al Colegio de Abogados local. Date/Fecha 19 May 2022. Clerk, by (Secretario, por): /s/ D. Cortez Deputy (Asist-ente). Published: East Valley Tribune, May 29, Jun 5, 12, 19, 2022 / 46826
Public Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BRADLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE IN RE: The Adoption of: Wyatt Melvin Maney, DOB: 7/17/2015 JAMES MELVIN MANEY (Father) and wife JESSICA PAJGE KIMSEY. Joint-Petitioners.VS. KATELYN CA THERINE LAWSON. Respondent. DOCKET NO: V-21-586 JUDGE: Sharp. ORDER OF PUBLICATIONS Notice is hereby given that JAMES MELVIN MANEY and JESSICA PAIGE KIMSEY seeks to terminate the parental rights of KATELYN CATHERINE LAWSON a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption By a Step-Parent was filed on November 4, 2021 with the Circuit Court of Bradley County, TN, Docket No. V-21-586. Notice is hereby given pursuant to law, to any interested or affected
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party to appear in said Court on July 25, 2022 at 9:00AM and to file objections to such Petition. Objections must be filed with the said Court within thirty (30) days of this notice. This Order shall run in the Gilbert Sun Newspaper for no less than 4 consecutive weeks and 30 days prior to the hearing in this matter on July 25, 2022. So Ordered this 3rd day of May, 2022. /s/Judge, J. Michael Sharp Approve for entry by: LOGAN-THOMPSON, P.C. BY: /s/ PHILIP M. JACOBS (BPR#024996) 30 Second Street, PO Box 191, Cleveland TN 37364-0191 (423) 476-2251 pjacobs@loganthompson-law.com Published: Gilbert Sun News/East Valley Tribune, May 15, 22, 29 Jun 5, 2022 / 46594
Public Notice EASTMARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1 AND EASTMARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2 MESA, ARIZONA PHASE XXI ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (DU6) PROJECT NOS: S907, S908 AND S909 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received electronically at EngineeringBids@ mesaaz.gov. Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted PDF attachment with a maxi-mum size limit of 20MB. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. No bid shall be altered, amended, or withdrawn after the specified bid due date and time. A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held Monday, June 6, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Eastmark Visitor/Welcome Center Classroom located at 10100 E. Ray Road, Mesa AZ 85212. Bidders may
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choose to call into the Microsoft Teams Meeting at+1-213-279-1007 with Phone Conference ID: 661 969 75#. A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled for Monday, June 6, 2022, at 11:00 a.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 XXI ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (DU1): 1. Offsite Improvements Mesquite Road Phase 1 (S907) – The Project consists of approximately 3,500 linear feet of full street width roadway improvements for E. Mes-quite Street and S. Binary, commencing from East Everton Terrace. Improvements consist of curb and gutter, sidewalk, asphalt pavement, landscape, streetlights, and dry utility extensions. Approximately 3,600 linear feet of 16”, 12” and 8” water mains along with approximately 3,650 linear feet of 15”, 12” and 8” seer main will be installed. 2. Offsite Improvements Mesquite Road Phase 2 (S908) – The Project consists of approximately 3,400 linear feet of full street width roadway improvements for S. Binary and E. Rubidium Avenue, commencing from the end of improvement of Mesquite Road Phase 1 (S908) and terminating at Signal Butte Road. Improvements consist of curb and gutter, sidewalk, asphalt pavement, landscape, streetlights, and dry utility ex-tensions. A new right turn lane is proposed along Signal Butte Road and a cul-de-sac is proposed at the end of Parc Joule. Approximately 3,900 linear feet of 16”, and 8” water mains along with approximately 700 linear feet of 8” sewer main will be installed. 3. Offsite Improvement Traffic Signal at Ray Road and Bradley Way (S909) – The Project consists of the installation of a four-way traffic signal, signing and striping at all crosswalks at the intersection of Ray Road and Bradley Way in the Eastmark master planned community. For information contact: Stephanie Gishey, City of Mesa, Stephanie.Gishey@MesaAZ. gov. Engineer’s Estimate Range is $9,400,000 to $11,500,000 All project questions must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022. See Section 11 of the Project Special Pro-visions for more information. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc. com/arcEOC/
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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 $79.00, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call (480) 644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. Work shall be completed within 350 (three hundred and fifty) 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 espective 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 District No. 2. BETH HUNING District Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley District Clerk Publsihed: East Valley Tribune May 29, Jun 5, 2022 / 46880
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CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant for the following: UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND STAPLEY DRIVE ROADWAY AND INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. C05041 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the University Drive and Stapley Drive Roadway and Intersection Improvements 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 detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The proposed improvements are as follows: The Stapley Drive and University Drive Inter-section improvements project includes planned roadway improvements including, but not nec. limited to: Transportation Improvements Pavement reconstruction from Mesa Drive to Harris along University Drive and from approximately 200 feet. north of Main Street to 8th Street, including related street improvements such as streetlights, bus stops, drain pipe, catch basins, ADA improvement for sidewalks, ramps, driveways, etc. Construction of three new right turn lanes at the University and Stapley intersection. Removal and replacement of new traffic signals including related fiber, conduit, conductors, etc., at each of the following intersections: • University and Lazona • University and Harris • University and Horne • University and Stapley Electric Utility Improvements 69KV pole replacement and/or relocations as required to widen the major intersection and other related work along the project limits. Misc. transmission and distribution replacements or relocations as needed to accommodate project improvements. Gas Line Improvements Replacement of approximately 6,400 LF of 2” steel and Polyethylene gas lines with new 4”PE along Stapley Drive. Replacement of approximately 2,500 LF of 4” steel pipe with new 6” steel pipe along University Drive. Provide a high pressure 6” stub into the Rogers Sub-station. Other miscellaneous replacements as required for the items listed above, such as meters, valves, etc. Water and Wastewater Line Improvements Remove and replace existing water services, meters, fire hydrants, etc., as needed to accommodate the roadway improvements. Cured-in-place rehabilitation improvements for approximately 6,400 LF of 36” RGRCP in University, from Hibbert to Stapley, including manhole improvements. Main line and manhole improvements located near Main Street and Stapley and near Williams and University. An electronic Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on June 15, 2022, at 8 am through Microsoft Teams. At this meeting, City staff
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will discuss the scope of work and general contract 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 avail-able 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. Any parties interested in attending the Pre-Submittal Conference should request a meeting invitation from Stephanie Gishey (stephanie. gishey@me-saaz.gov). Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http:// mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/ architectural-engineering-designopportunities. 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 June 30, 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 and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) Sys-tem (http://mesaaz.gov/ business/purchasing/vendor-selfservice). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at Stephanie Gishey@me-saaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, May 29, Jun 5, 2022 / 47051
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