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Volume 5 Issue 09 Mesa, AZ
September 11, 2022
QC agritainment farm adding a mausoleum BY MARK MORAN Staff Writer
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chnepf Farms, a Queen Creek venue known for farm-themes weddings, pumpkin festivals, giant hay mazes, fresh peaches and other family-friendly events might seem like an unusual place to think about actually burying your loved ones. “We are not known for the cemetery necessarily; we are known for our agritainment,” said owner Mark Schnepf. “Some people thought ‘gosh why are you building a cemetery?’” “This has been in the works for many years,” Schnepf said, explaining that his father envisioned a cemetery for Queen Creek as far back as the 1970s but “never got it done.” And as land became more and more valuable in Queen Creek, the younger Schnepf and his wife Carrie realized that no one would ever build a cemetery when land could be sold, subdivided and sold off to the highest bidder, usually home builders. Being among the largest landowners in the state, Schnepf had the luxury of doing something for the community and his descendants – and not for the quick buck. “The thing is that every community needs a really good, beautiful place to place their loved ones that have passed,” Schnepf said. “A place that’s close. A place that’s affordable. A place that is beautiful, and peaceful and safe. “So, that’s what Carrie and I have created here at this corner of Schnepf Farms.” Schnepf’s story is personal. Because his father wasn’t able to see his vision come to fruition and get a cemetery constructed Public Notices ............... page 2 © Copyright, 2022 East Valley Tribune
Mark Schnepf spoke last week at the groundbreaking for the new Mausoleum at San Tan Memorial Gardens at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek. (David Minton/Staff Photographer) in Queen Creek, his parents are buried in Mesa. As a result, Schnepf doesn’t visit their grave sites as often as he would like. So in 2013, Schnepf finally acted on what he thought was a glaring need for the people of Queen Creek. He created that long dreamt of cemetery, San Tan Memorial Gardens at Schnepf Farms, on 7 acres of land at the southeast corner of the 5,000-acre farm. “We have just under 1,500 burials already within the cemetery,” said Memorial Gardens director Dillon Benavides. “We’ve been doing burials since 2013. And there’s room for many more with broad swaths of well-manicured, bright green grass, bookended with park benches, all under a canopy of mature trees. With that phase of the cemetery complete, and a shifting trend away from in(USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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ground burial, Schnepf has created a partnership with private individuals as well as Gateway Bank. They have donated $2 million to break ground on phase two of the cemetery, the Mausoleum at San Tan Memorial Gardens at Schnepf Farms, billed as the first freestanding structure of its kind built in the Southeast Valley. “Some families may be uncomfortable with in-ground burials. Other families just like the aesthetics,” Benavides said. “Or, especially with cremation on the rise, a lot of families prefer instead of burying the urn in a burial vault, they prefer to place it in a mausoleum.” The mausoleum has room for at least 80 crypts for caskets, 1,200 columbarium niches for the placement of cremated remains, family-size urn niches to accommoSubscriptions are $26 for 2 years, $14 for one year. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, AZ 85026.
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date up to eight urns in one niche, heated and air-conditioned funeral gathering place and tight security. Crypts within the mausoleum start at $9,325 and niches begin at $2,360. It could take at least a generation, Schnepf said, to repay the investors who made both phases of the cemetery possible to begin with. But this isn’t about the finances for Mark Schnepf, at least up front. This goes back to his father’s dream to have a place for people from here … to stay here, even after death. “Being able to stay here instead of having to go to Mesa is great,” said Queen Creek Cham-
Public Notice SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY - NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING ON PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. Case JS518885. In the Matter of Opie Baker, Name of Minor Child. Notice is hereby given that the Petitioner Kathleen Robles has filed a Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship with the Juvenile Department of the Superior Court in Maricopa County regarding the above-named child or children and: Christopher Baker, name of parent or parents whose rights are to be determined, as well as any other known parties’ names. An initial hearing has been set to consider the petition: Date: October 27, 2022. Time: 9:15am. Before Commissioner Bodow At the Maricopa County Superior Court (Juvenile Department) located at: [X] Southeast Facility, 1810 S. Lewis St., Mesa, AZ 85210. Published: East Valley Tribune, Aug. 21, 28, Sept 4, 11, 2022 / 48548
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: TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROJECT NO. JOC-T23 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Con-tractor to provide Job Order Transportation 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.
ber of Commerce President Chris Clark. “Back in the day when you lost a loved one, you’d have to go to Mesa and have the visitation there the ceremony up there, it’s just so wonderful to be able to stay here in the community.” Because of the way that Schnepf structured the partnership, this has the added advantage of keeping the land in the family, and out of the hands of developers. “$2-million is what it’s going to cost to build that building,” Schnepf said. “And then we will sell the niches and plots over 10 years, 15 years, however long it takes to fill it up and over that period of time we’ll get our loan paid off at
many anticipated to be of small to medium size. Some Job Orders may require incidental design services. The schedule for the work will start after award and will be ongoing over the life of the contract. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on September 21, 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 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 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, 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 https://www. 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
This Job Order Contract is for a broad range pre-construction and construction services for transportation projects or site improvements for other real property and facilities in the City. The work is required in support of the City of Mesa’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and other City department requests. The contract will be an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contract and will include a wide variety of individual construction tasks. The initial term of the JOC contract will be for three (3) years and may be renewed up to two (2) additional one-year terms. The maximum construction contract value for an individual job order issued under this contract will be$4,000,000, or the maximum permissible limit authorized by the City at the time the job order is executed. Pricing shall be negotiated fee. Utility improvement project anticipated to be completed under this JOC contract are based on, but not limited to the current 5-year Capital Improvement Program. Information on the Capital Improvement Program may be viewed at Capital Improvement Programs | City of Mesa (mesaaz. gov). Renewal of the contract will be based on the successful performance by the JOC Contractor and the needs of the City. During the contract period, the City will identify construction tasks required to complete each specific job and will issue individual Job Orders to the Contractor to complete those jobs. The Contractor shall be re-quired to furnish all materials, equipment and personnel necessary to manage and accomplish the Job Orders. The Contractor shall be required to maintain a management staff in order to receive Requests for Proposal (RFP), prepare and negotiate proposals, receive signed Job Orders (JO) and Notices-toProceed (NTP), receive and initiate contract correspondence and provide other construction services to accomplish individual Job Orders. Job Orders will vary in size, with
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the bank and there will be a profit at the end of the 10 or 15 years. We don’t know.” The mausoleum is scheduled to be complete in about seven months. “You want to have a sacred place and hallowed final resting place for your family members in their time of need so it’s imperative that we provide a space,” said Dr. Vernet Joseph, pastor at Mountain View Church, who has performed several funerals here. “You don’t want to keep people going 50 miles out of the town or the community on order to have a place to rest.” The Mausoleum at San Tan Memorial Gardens is at 22425 E. Cloud Road, Queen Creek. Information: 480-987-2488
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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 October 6, 2022 at 2 pm. The City eserves 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, Aug 28, Sept 4, 2022 / 48645
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 Consultant for the following: THOMAS ROAD SEWER PROJECT NO. CP0619NS15 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the Thomas Road Sew-er 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).
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The following is a summary of the project. The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected Design Consultant and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping. This project will include the design of approximately 7,200 feet of 10” gravity sewer to be constructed within the Thomas Road right-of-way between Recker Road and Higley Road, then north along Higley Road to a proposed North Higley Lift Station. The North Higley lift station design is not a part of this project and will be solicited separately. The City Water Resources Department completed a preliminary evaluation of the sewer service area, collection, and lift station requirements. Please refer to the memorandum posted along with the request for qualifications. The City would like to have these facilities constructed as soon as possible, and no later than March 31, 2025, in anticipation of growth in the area. City may include other miscellaneous improvements, as needed. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on September 20, 2022, at 8 am electronically via 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 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 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. 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 ad-dress 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 one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications by no later than 2 pm on October 13, 2022, to the
City of Mesa 200 South Center Street Mesa, AZ 85201 Tel: 404.644.4546 On or about September 20, 2022, the City of Mesa will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Planning and Development for the release of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, to undertake the following projects: Tier 1 Broad Review Projects: City of Mesa Housing Rehabilitation Programs (70 Emergency Rehabilitation Program CDBG Projects and 6 Major Rehabilitation Program CDBG Projects) Purpose: To provide safe and sanitary living conditions to low- to moderateincome families and individuals, individuals with special needs, and the elderly Location: Citywide Project/Program Description: The City of Mesa Housing and Community Development Department is proposing to use CDBG funding for costs associated with the emergency rehabilitation of 70 sites and the major rehabilitation of 6 sites located in Mesa, Arizona for the Fiscal Year 2022/2023. The City of Mesa Housing Rehabilitation Programs include both emergency and major rehabilitations of owneroccupied single-family residential structures and/or individual units in a multi-family structure. Rehabilitations can include, but are not limited to, plumbing repairs, electrical repairs, roof repairs, installing smoke detectors, A/C and/or heat pump repairs and/ or replacement, lead-based paint inspections and/or abatements, and emergency and/or accessibility modifications. The rehabilitation and/or home repairs would benefit low to moderate income families and individuals, individuals with special needs, and the elderly to provide safe and sanitary living conditions. The primary recipients earn less than 60% of the area median income, and secondary recipients earn less than 80% of the area median income. The project would also assist in neighborhood redevelopment. The analysis area for this broadlevel review is the City of Mesa Planning Area boundary, which includes unincorporated areas and comprises approximately 172 square miles. The future site specific emergency rehabilitation projects would occur within a total area of approximately 76 acres, or approximately 1 acre per residence. The individual project site locations have not been determined at this time. Tier 2 site specific reviews will be completed for those laws and authorities not addressed in the Tier 1 broad review under this program when addresses become known. Level of Environmental Review Citation: 24 CFR Part 58.35(a)(3) (i) Tier 2 Site Specific Review: The site specific reviews will cover the laws and authorities not addressed in the Tier 1 broad review, including Flood Insurance – Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (42 USC 4001-4128 and 42 USC 515a); Floodplain Management – Executive Order 11988, particularly section 2(a); 24 CFR Part 55; Historic Preservation – National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, particularly Sections 106 and 110;
email address Engineering-RFQ@ mesaaz.gov. 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) System (http://mesaaz.gov/ business/purchasing/vendor-selfservice). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Tracy Gumeringer of the Engineering Department at tracy. gumeringer@mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Sept. 4, 11, 2022 / 48996
Public Notice Advertisement of Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the under-signed intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the Arizona Self-Service Storage Act, Arizona Statutes 33-1704, Section H, En-forcement of Lien. The Undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on or after September 23, 2022 at 9:00am using an online auction at www.storagetreasures.com, said property has been stored and located at US60 Self Storage, 1661 S Alma School Rd, Ste 105, Mesa, AZ 85210. Property to be sold as follows: Misc. house-hold goods, personal items, furniture, clothing, toys and/or business fixtures and items belonging to the following: Tenant Name Unit # Chris Guadnola 646 Mathew Powlowsky 649 Heber Lozano 302 Dantreel Pate 140 Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Items sold “as is”, CASH ONLY, and Buyer must pay a security deposit and broom sweep/clean the unit. Go to www.storagetreasures.com to bid on unit(s). Published: East Valley Tribune, Sept 11, 18, 2022 / 48779
Public Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 3rd day of May, 2022, an order was granted by the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, bearing case number CV2022091867000, seeking to change the name of minor child from Sutton Marie Kimball to Sutton Marie Trembly. The Court has fixed Friday, October 7, 2022 at 2:50 p.m., via Microsoft Teams meeting (Dial In: +1 917-781-4590, access code: 674991104) as the date for hearing of the Petition. All persons interested in the proposed change of name may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the pray-er of the Petitioner should not be granted. Published: East Valley Tribune, Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 2022 / 49071
Public Notice NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR TIERED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS September 11, 2022
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36 CFR Part 800; and Wetlands Protection – Executive Order 11990, particularly Sections 2 and 5. Mitigation Measures/Conditions/ Permits (if any): (N/A) Estimated Project Cost: $3,000,000.00 The activities proposed are categorically excluded under HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58 from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements per 24 CFR Part 58.35(a)(3)(i) or (ii). An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for this project is on fi le at City of Mesa, 200 South Center Street, Building 1, Mesa, AZ 85201 and may be examined or copied between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. PUBLIC COMMENTS Written comments on the ERR may be submitted to the City of Mesa Housing and Community Services Department, 200 South Center Street, Building 1, Mesa, AZ 85201 or by email: Michelle. Albanese@mesaaz. gov. All comments received by Monday, September 19, 2022, will be considered by the City of Mesa prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. E N V I R O N M E N TA L CERTIFICATION The City of Mesa certifi es to HUD State of Arizona that Michelle Albanese, Certifying Officer, in her capacity as Housing and Community Development Director consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD State of Arizona’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the City of Mesa to use HUD program funds. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Mesa’s certification for a period of seven days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Mesa; (b) the City of Mesa has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to HUD at mailbox: RROFSFRO@ hud.gov. Potential objectors should contact HUD Arizona Field Offi ce to verify the actual last day of the objection period. Michelle Albanese, Housing & Community Development Director Certifying Officer City of Mesa Published: East Valley Tribune Sept 11, 2022 / 49065
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