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Volume 5 Issue 11 Mesa, AZ
September 25, 2022
Mesa shop offers array of rare Chinese teas BY SRIANTHI PERERA Tribune Contributor
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ongChan (Fanny) Tan cleared the clutter on a small table in the middle of her herbal shop –Tan Hua Inc. at Mesa’s Mekong Plaza – and placed a teapot on it. Brewing inside it was a floral concoction of jasmine, chrysanthemum, rose, honeysuckle and dandelion. She retrieved a couple of glass tumblers, gave the pot another good stir and pours a clear amber liquid. “Drink,” she said. The tea is fragrant, bubbly and palatable. Tan pours cup after cup. She has a handout with details: Natural Chrysanthemum tea is good for the liver and eyesight and acts as a diuretic. Tan socializes with her customers as much as she dispenses advice on herbs. Her tongue is expressive in Chinese but faltering in English. She proceeds slowly with her hesitant speech, a little miming and some Google translation. At one point, she called a friend, who translated for her: Use dendrobium and American ginseng for high blood pressure; goji berry is good for the eyes; and natural rose king, produced without pollution in Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain, has an effect on beauty and looks after youthful vitality, she said. Tan Hua could well be placed in Shanghai as it is in Mesa. The store has a distinct Oriental ambiance and carries dried herbs and seafood, various types of teas, powders and Public Notices ............... page 2 © Copyright, 2022 East Valley Tribune
portions. The seafood come in many types; dried sea cucumber, sea scallops and braised abalone for starters. There are plant items such as aged tangerine peel, and dried mushroom, American ginseng that comes from Wisconsin, bird’s nest, dried fish stomachs and other unusual items, culled from out of state as well as China, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and other farflung countries. Bird’s nest, wrapped and sealed in an attractive box, fetches a whopping $800. Dried fish stomach, used for soups, costs on average $158 per pound. Judging by the stocks at Tan Hua: stacked close to the ceiling in some spots, filling glass cabinets and spilling from sacks, her business is thriving. Tan began an outpost of her family’s business, first established 52 years ago in China by her father Tan Hua, who subsequently exported it to San Francisco Chinatown. The family in 2016 opened the store at Mekong Plaza in northwest Mesa’s burgeoning Asian Business District. At the five-year mark, Mesa Mayor John Giles visited and bestowed a certificate of recognition. The Mesa Chamber has done the same. Many framed certificates hanging on the walls bear witness to these occasions. “We donated Chinese masks and herbal medicine, soup mix bags to everyone during the three-year pandemic,” Tan said. “Health is very important.” Tan also sold dozens of bags of Chi(USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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Covered with leaf and tied with string, in bottles and bins, these teas are awaiting discovery at Tan Hua. (Srianthi Perera/Tribune Contributor) nese medicine herbal soup during the pandemic. It helped many to recover, she said, and they returned to express their gratitude. “I very happy,” she said. “I hope to help people. It is my greatest wish to see my guests recovering from our medicated diet. It’s my greatest joy to see them come back healthy.” Tan grew up drinking these herbal soups, so she knows their medicinal values. Different medicinal materials have different medicinal values, and the needs of each person are different according to the physical condition of each person, she explained. Besides herbs, Tan Hua stocks a good array of teas, familiar varieties such as black tea, green tea, jasmine, Ginseng Oolong and Puer. There’s also the lessSubscriptions are $26 for 2 years, $14 for one year. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, AZ 85026.
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er known Tleguan yin, Biluochun, Jian Green, Premium Dragon Well and Champaign Jasmine. Some are in tall glass jars, while others are wrapped in light brown, parchmentlike, dried leaf. Some expensive Puer tea come in round packs with a peacock imprint. They wait to be discovered and sipped. Tan Hua stocks a selection of teapots that could show off these teas to their best; sooty-looking black teapots, cool to the touch earthenware and the more colorful glazed and picturized ones. Steven Diep manages the Mekong Plaza, one of the first Asian shopping centers to be developed in Mesa’s Asian District. He sat on the City of Mesa’s Steering Committee when plans were being developed for it. When Mekong Plaza opened in 2008,
Public Notice CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinance at the October 3, 2022, City Council meeting be-ginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street. 1. Ordinance repealing the existing Personnel Rules applicable to City of Mesa employees and adopting new Personnel Rules. (Citywide) 2. ZON21-00966 (District 2) Within the 6100 block of East Main Street (south side). Located east of Recker Road on the south side of Main Street (4.5± acres). Rezone from Limited Commercial (LC) to Multiple Residence 3 with a ‘U’ designation and a Planned Area Development over-lay (RM-3UPAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a multiple residence development. David Bohn, The BFH Group, applicant; BFH HOLDINGS LLC, owner. 3. ZON22-00436 (District 5) Within the 10500 block of East Hampton Avenue (north side) and within the 1300 block of South 105th Place (west side). Located west of Signal Butte Road and south of Southern Avenue (2+ acres). Rezone from Limited Commercial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD) to Multiple Residence 3 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RM-3-PADPAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a multiple residence development. Shaine T. Alleman, Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., applicant; Signal Butte BFC, LLC., owner. Dated at Mesa, Arizona, this 25th day of September 2022.
there was just the Asian Café Express located across the street. AZ International Marketplace, a gigantic superstore on the corner of Broadway and Dobson streets, was the next large business to open there. Then came H Mart, the large Korean grocery store. “That’s when the Asian district started to pick up and came all together. With those three anchors, it brought in a lot of other Asian small businesses that came into the area,” he said. At its opening, Tan Hua had a space of about 500-square-feet, and a few years later, business was good, and it expanded. Now, Tan operates with 1,000-1,200 square-feet and has dreams of a bigger store later on where she could expand her teas and its utensils. Diep said that Tan Hua fills an important need in the district because there
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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 consulting firm or team to provide cost estimating services for the following project: SIGNAL BUTTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT PHASE II PROJECT NO. CP0372 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide cost estimating services for the Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant (SBWTP) Phase II 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 following is a summary of the project. The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected Consultant and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping. The City of Mesa seeks to expand the existing SBWTP at the northeast corner of Signal Butte and Elliot Roads. The plant receives Colorado Riv-er water supplied by the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal and treats the water to drinking water standards. The plant’s current treatment capacity is 24 Million Gallons per Day (MGD), with this project expanding the plant to its ultimate capacity of treating 48 MGD. The project consists of the following scope items: expansion of the raw water pressure and flow control facility; expansion of the raw water ozone contactor, intermediate
Public Notice CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Reed Park Improvements Project No. LF0570CAP Please join us for a fun in-person public meeting to learn about the Reed Park Playground Improvements Project. The project will include ADA up-grades, replacing existing play structures with new equipment, shade structures, and safety surfacing like rubberized surface and engineered wood fiber. Also, the existing play structures will be replaced with new equipment. This is an open-house meeting held at Eagles Community Center. Project exhibits will be on display and City of Mesa staff will be available if you have any questions. We hope to see you there! Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Time: 6:00pm to 7:00pm Location: Eagles Community Center 848 E Broadway Rd. Mesa, AZ 85204 If you have any questions or concerns regarding this project, please contact Curt Albright, Michele Arrollado, Dory Kalich or Juanita Gonzales with the City of Mesa Engineering Public Relations Department at (480) 644-3800. Si usted tiene preguntas de este proyecto, favor de llamar a Maggie Smith, con la Ciudad de Mesa al (480) 644-3800. Published: East Valley Tribune, Sept 18, 25, 2022 / 49205
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aren’t many herbal stores in the Greater Phoenix area that could serve the burgeoning Asian population in the Valley. “The older tradition Asians, the Chinese, Koreans and Japanese, are used to more Eastern medicine, and she’s the only store in there that carries different varieties of herbal eastern medicine,” he said. “So, I think she’s pretty important because she contributes to the older Asians using herbal medicine.” Chinese medicinal herbs have a long history and it’s also a cultural heritage, Tan said. “In the US, we have to introduce our broad and profound culture in mainstream American society. I wish I can be a cultural messenger,” she added. Tan Hua Inc. is located in Mekong Plaza at 66 S. Dobson Road, suite 116, Mesa.
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ozone contactor, and pH adjustment; expansion of the ballasted flocculation facilities; expansion of the deep-bed biological filtration, including backwash and air-scour facilities; expansion of the residuals facilities, including recovered water basin and pumps, recovered water treatment, and mechanical dewatering; expansion of the chemical bulk storage, chemical feed systems, ozone generation, and sodium hypochlorite generation systems; expansion of the electrical distribution system, including improvements to the existing improvements to the electrical building and standby power generation; and the addition of a second 8-million-gallon reservoir. From this solicitation, the City will select a consultant or contractor to provide Cost Engineering Services for the Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant Expansion, Phase II project, currently in design. The cost engineering firm/ team shall be knowledgeable in construction practices and procedures, civil, architectural, mechanical, and electrical disciplines. The firm/team shall have the ability to prepare detailed construction cost estimates, taking into consideration quantity surveys, labor productivity, price of materials, schedule, phasing, manufacturing challenges, supply chain constraints, local industry trends, scheduling impacts, and construction methodologies. The firm/team shall be familiar with State and Local regulations related to design and construction, including Arizona Revised Statute Title 34 and Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Uniform Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction. In addition,
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the qualified firm/team shall be familiar with the City of Mesa’s Standard Details and Specifications ( h tt p : / / m e s a a z . g ov / bu s i n e s s / engineer ing/mesa-standarddetails-specifications), General Conditions, and General Conditions Appendices (http://mesaaz.gov/ business/engineering/engineeringcontracts). A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on October 4, 2022 at 10 am through Microsoft Teams. Anyone wishing to attend the pre-submittal conference 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 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 27, 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) System (http://mesaaz.gov/ business/purchasing/vendor-selfservice). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant 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,
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6:00pm - 7:00pm Register Online at: mesaaz.gov/ engineering If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact the City of Mesa Engineering Public Relations Department at Engineering.Info@ MesaAZ.gov or call us at (480) 6443800. Si usted tiene preguntas de este proyecto, favor de llamar a Maggie Martinez, con la Ciudad de Mesa al (480) 644-5672 Published: East Valley Tribune, Sept. 18, 25, 2022 / 49138
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 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: ELLIOT ROAD – EASTERN MARICOPA FLOODWAY TO ELLSWORTH ROAD PROJECT NO. CP0982 TIP No. MES22-168DZ/MES22168RB Federal ID No. MES-0(239) D TRACS No. T035901D/03D The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the Elliot Road – Eastern Maricopa Flood-way (EMF) to Ellsworth Road 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 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. The proposed improvements are as fol-lows: In 2019, the City of Mesa completed the Southeast Mesa Land Use and Transportation Plan (SELTP) which identified Elliot Road as an urban minor arterial (federal classification) that is to be improved to become a six-lane arterial. The segment of Elliot Road that lies within the project limits is currently a two-lane roadway (one lane in each direction) between Eastern Maricopa Floodway (EMF) and the State Route (SR) 202 Freeway, and a five-lane roadway (three eastbound lanes, two westbound lanes) from the SR 202 Freeway to Ellsworth Road. This project will include design for the ultimate six-lane roadway configuration including a median, curb, gutter, side-walk, streetlights, and a striped bike lane. The development of this roadway will add roadway capacity and connectivity in the rapidly developing area of southeast Mesa. The project limits are the EMF on the west and Ellsworth Road on the east. The City may include other miscellaneous improvements at the Site, as needed. The City will utilize federal funds for the design of this project. The SOQs must include the following: 1. Non-Collusion Bidding Certification 2. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal Assurance with DBE Goal of 5.33%(Form 3212PS) 3. Certification of Good Faith Efforts (Form 3203PS) A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on September 29, 2022, at 9
Public Notice IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA Case No.: PB2022003842 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL In the Matter of the Estate of: GARY ALAN MATYAS, An Adult, Deceased.1. Allison Diane Schafer was appointed Personal Representative of this Estate on August 8, 2022. 2. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or the claims will be forever barred. 3. Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Representative, c/o Dawn M. Trott-Keller, Indigo Law PLLC, 23219 151st Pl SE, Monroe, WA 98272. 4. A copy of the Notice of Appointment is attached to the copies of this document mailed to all known creditors. DATED this 13th day of September 2022. __________ Dawn M. Trott-Keller, #037505 Attorney for Petitioner. Published: East Valley Tribune/ Gilbert Sun News Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 2022 / 49159
Public Notice CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA NOTICE OF VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING Southeast Mesa Library Project No. CP0428 Please register to attend our second live online public meeting to hear all about the newest library coming to Mesa! The Southeast Mesa Library will be located at 5036 S. Eastmark Parkway, Mesa AZ, 85211. This full-service library will have similar amenities to the Main, Red Mountain, and Dobson Ranch libraries. The library will provide services to residents of all ages with an emphasis on a modern library feel and the use of technology to streamline services. This project is funded by the 2018 Bond Election for Arts and Culture. Design is underway and construction is anticipated to begin in the Sum-mer of 2023. Please join us for a short presentation followed by a question and comment session. Tues, Sept. 27, 2022
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am through Microsoft Teams. If you wish to attend this meeting, you can request an invitation from Donna Horn (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 at-tend 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 max-imum 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 no later than 2 pm on October 13, 2022. 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 and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http:// mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/ vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant 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, Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 2022 / 49146
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