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Renowned museum falls short of projections BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

BUSINESS....................22 Is the sellers' market losing some shine?

OPINION...................... 24 SUSD board president reviews the school year.

n its first five years of existence, Scottsdale’s Museum of the West has been recognized by the Smithsonian Institution, received accolades in local and national media and attracted the $300-million Museum Square redevelopment slated to be built next door in the next several years. But, at the same time, the museum has failed to live up to the lofty attendance expectations set by management and city officials nearly a decade ago. Entering its sixth year in 2021, the museum – sold by supporters as a boon for tourism and the downtown economy – has not come close

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Former Scottsdale City Councilman Jim Bruner has served as chairman of the board for the nonprofit that operates Scottsdale’s Museum of the West since 2007. (Photo by Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

Legislature nukes school mask mandates FOOD...............................25 The Cat's Pajamas serves a meow-thful.

NEIGHBORS..........................................20 BUSINESS................................................22 OPINION................................................. 24 FOOD.........................................................25 CLASSIFIEDS.........................................27

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he Republican-dominated Legislature banned mask mandates on all school campuses, effectively ending the long-running debate over whether Scottsdale Unified should re-

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Scottsdale city manager gets 24% pay raise BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

cottsdale City Council approved sizable pay bumps for most of the city’s charter officers in the new fiscal year – with the City Manager getting a 24 percent raise. The raises come a year after the Council chose not to increase their salaries as the city grappled with the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. But 12 months later, the city fared better than expected. According to the city’s financial report, revenues were 12 percent higher than forecasted through March 31 and included a local sales tax haul of $114.5 million, which was 17 percent higher than expected. Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega told the Progress the charter officers earned the salary increases. “Working with the Charter officers directly over the last six months, I am especially impressed by their responsiveness and professionalism…each of these raises were the right call and, for me, easy to make,” Ortega said. City Manager Jim Thompson, who has held the position since 2017, saw the largest bump, with his salary increasing from $278,889 to $347,000. Ortega referred to Thompson as the “dean of Arizona City Managers.” “Jim has earned my trust and confidence by ‘pushing back’ as different solutions are determined by our Council,” he said. In 2013, the Phoenix City Council offered the City Manager position to Ed Zuercher at $315,000. “Since that time, Mr. Zuercher has not taken a raise and continues to make the same salary,” a city spokesman said. Sherry Scott, a former deputy city attorney who has worked for the city since 2001 and was appointed City Attorney in October 2019, got a 12 percent raise to $245,000 heading into her second full year on the job. Ortega said Scott was a valuable resource, especially during the pandemic. “Before taking the Oath of Office, Attorney Sherry Scott helped me craft the Emergency Proclamations concerning

COVID; and nearly every day we discuss complex issues,” he said. Similarly, Ortega credited Walker, the city’s auditor, with providing the Council with detailed reports on city functions and contracts to aid in decision making. Walker will earn $205,000 this year, up 11 percent from her salary last year. Thompson, Scott and Walker are three of the city’s five charter officers. The other officers, City Clerk Ben Lane and Treasurer Sonia Andrews, were hired by the city in recent months to replace former Clerk Carolyn Jagger and former Treasurer Jeff Nichols, who both announced their retirements last year. Lane, a former deputy city clerk in Phoenix, took office in March and has an annual salary of $155,000 under his current contract. Andrews left her position as CFO in the City of Peoria to come to Scottsdale. She started on June 1 and has an annual salary of $198,000.

On July 2, the Scottsdale City Council approved a 24% salary raise for City Manager Jim Thompson. (Progress file photo)

SUSD OKs new budget, staff pay increases BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

cottsdale Unified School District Governing Board approved a $482-million budget for the new school year that includes across-theboard pay raises for teachers and staff. The budget is $7 million larger than the budget for the year that ended June 30. SUSD, like all other school districts in the state, was in the position of approving a budget without actually knowing the exact funding it will receive from the state. That’s because the Arizona State Legislature was still engaged in protracted budget negotiations when the board approved theirs June 22. A new state budget was approved June 30. The district used the base $4,359 per student funding level included in last

year’s state budget to calculate the expected funding for the next year. Shannon Crosier, SUSD’s chief financial officer, said an updated budget with the updated base funding included in the new state budget will go before the board in September. SUSD’s maintenance and operations, or M&O, budget – which pays for things like salaries, benefits, supplies and utilities – accounted for the largest chunk of the overall budget at $175 million. The district will raise salaries for all employees in the upcoming year, with certified and classified staff seeing the largest average bumps at four percent each. For teachers, the raise will bring the average salary up to over $61,000, a 21 percent increase over 2018. Principals and assistant principals in the district will see a two percent pay

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raise, and district administration will receive a 1.5 percent raise. In addition to pay raises, the district will also absorb the increase in all employee health benefit premiums in the upcoming year. It will pay for that expense with excess funds controlled by the district’s insurance trust. As of May 31, the district’s trust had accrued a $33.5 million balance in its medical insurance account. Crosier said those extra funds cannot simply be transferred back into operating budget but that the district can spend down the balances for insurance uses. She said the district will also pay its property and casualty insurance premium for this year with the $9.7-million balance in that trust account. Special education funding will increase by 11.5 percent to $19.3 million this year following small changes by the state to the formula used to determine per-student funding. Though the changes look small on paper, Crosier said “that helps us out con-

The Scottsdale Unified Governing Board unanimously approved a $482-million budget for the next fiscal year at its meeting on June 22. (Progress file photo)

siderably.” The district will spend $23.8 million on capital expenses next year. Nearly half of that budget – about $11.8 million – will go towards purchasing new technology, including replacing devices for staff and purchasing software and computers for classrooms. The district’s new budget also in-

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She said the district had lower expenses last year than anticipated as schools saw smaller bills for utilities and supplies due to closures. The district also took a smaller hit than anticipated from state funding for students who were engaged in distance learning, which is 5 percent lower than funding for students in classrooms. Some carry-forward money is also due to vacant teaching and staff positions. Those vacancies have been an issue for districts throughout Arizona amid the struggle to find teachers and other staff like bus drivers. The district is also expecting enrollment to stabilize. Average daily membership, the enrollment figure used to calculate funding, is projected at 20,870 – well above that in the previous budget. Crosier said the projected increase is due to a number of factors, including the expectation that district families who delayed starting school for kindergartners during the pandemic will return to the district. She also said enrollment in Scottsdale Online – the district’s online at-home learning platform that was expanded last year – spiked last year but is on track to drop significantly. “Instead of counting for being in school each day, it’s counted based on the minutes you are enrolled…by moving those students back into the classroom that increases our ADM,” Crosier said.

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Grassroots group takes on GOP tax break for rich BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

rizonans may get the last word on a nearly $2 billion tax cut plan that mainly benefits the wealthy. Organizers of the what had been the Invest in Ed initiative that voters approved in November have crafted three separate proposals to take to the ballot in 2022. They want the public to decide whether to ratify the decision by state lawmakers to: create a 2.5 percent flat tax rate, scrapping the current progressive rates; cap anyone’s taxes at no more than 4.5 percent including the 3.5 percent surcharge in Proposition 208; and create a new tax category for small business owners to allow them to escape having to pay any of that surcharge. Backers need 118,823 valid signatures on petitions by Sept. 28 to force a vote. Given the number of signatures that are normally disqualified, a more realistic goal would be closer to 150,000. But the groups involved in the effort have a proven track record of not just getting proposals on the ballot but getting voters to go along with them. Potentially more significant, if they reach that goal, it immediately prevents any of the challenged measures from taking effect until the 2022 election. At that point voters would get to say whether they agree with what the legislature did or not. A spokesman for Gov. Doug Ducey, who championed the tax-cut plans, said he would have no comment unless and until the backers got the signatures. Instead, C.J. Karamargin said the justcompleted legislative session was “one of the most successful sessions in recent memory.’’ And he said that includes the three items that foes hope to put on the 2022 ballot. At the heart of the fight are two questions: whether the state should forego close to $2 billion in revenues – the total that would be collected without the three measures at issue – and who

should benefit if there are tax cuts. David Lujan, one of the organizers of Invest in Education – now being renamed Invest in Arizona – said he believes there is strong public opposition to what the Republican-controlled legislature enacted. “This is a tax give-away to the rich and it’s giving away Arizona’s future in the form of tax cuts to the rich,’’ he said. A study by legislative budget staffers of the flat-tax proposal and the 4.5 percent cap shows that 53 percent of the savings would go to those with taxable income of more than $1 million a year. By contrast, those in the $50,000 or less range would see just 1 percent of the savings. More specifically, the study shows the average tax annual tax cut for someone in the $25,000 to $30,000 range would be $5. But someone earning more than $500,000 but less than $1 million would see $10,035 in annual relief from what they would otherwise have to pay. That rises to nearly $44,800 for those in the $1 million to $5 million range, and an average tax break of close to $350,000 for those in the $5 million-plus tax category. “Arizona has, we think, a lot of more important priorities like funding our public schools, funding health care for kids, infrastructure, that we should be focusing on before giving huge tax cuts to the rich,’’ Lujan said. The legislative changes are the result of two separate forces. Many Republicans have long argued for a flat tax rate. Separately, Ducey and GOP lawmakers said if Proposition 208 is allowed to take effect as crafted it would dampen economic recovery. That’s because the measure imposes a 3.5 percent surcharge on earnings of more than $250,000 a year for individuals and $500,000 for married couples. Couple that with the 4.5 percent top rate and it creates an effective tax rate for the wealthiest of 8 percent, one of the highest in the region.

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ID-19 transmission levels in the community as well as in schools. And it comes as the more contagious Delta variant of the virus looms as a threat. Heidi Vega, spokeswoman for the Arizona School Boards Association, said, “As far as the ban on masks, we think the biggest thing to emphasize is that now with variants causing concerns, it will be on the Legislature to deal with the debate over masks. “Districts and school boards are now powerless to implement any mask measures without the legislature say so even if the CDC recommends. This will cause problems in the fall with the Legislature out of session.” While the measure does not proscribe penalties for entities that violate the ban on mask mandates, it was denounced by former state health director Will Humble, executive director for the Arizona Public Health Association, who called the measure “stupid.” “It’s harmful, it’s ill-advised. They know it’s harmful – they being (state health) director Cara Christ and Governor Ducey. They wanted to flex their muscles and so they made sure that that was put into the budget reconciliation bill and now districts and parents are going to have to live with it.” The measure is one of dozens that were tacked on without any hearing to the state budget bill passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Doug Ducey June 30. Although the Centers for Disease Control said on July 9 that vaccinated students and staff don't need masks in schools, another measure by the Legislature forbids districts from requiring COVID vaccinations or a mask for in-classroom instruction. The mask mandate ban was sponsored by Kingman Republican Rep. and dentist Regina Cobb, who represents the district that includes Lake Havasu. According to Today’s News-Herald Havasu News, Cobb and the rest of that district’s delegation had lobbied Lake Havasu officials to lift their mask requirement as early as last September, although it is unclear

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if they had also joined parents pressing the school board to lifting its mandate, which expired at the end of the school year. Cobb and her two district colleagues had joined the Mohave County Board of Supervisors in sending a letter to the governor in May of last year that demanded he lift restrictions on businesses. Cobb also appeared before Kingman City Council to criticize its mask mandate in September, according to the Mohave Valley Daily News, which quoted her as telling officials: “I have heard from many local citizens of how divisive this proclamation has been to our community. This is a blanket violation of our constitutional rights and civil liberties.” Scottsdale Unified required masks right up to the end of the school year. However, Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel sent a letter to parents on May 14 notifying them that district had planned to make masks optional next school year. “The recent legislation simply makes that a requirement for all districts,” Menzel told the Progress. “SUSD will still continue to encourage those who have not been vaccinated to wear a mask while on district property, but ultimately, the decision is up to each individual and family.” He said the district will continue to implement other mitigation measures and stay in communication with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. “Ensuring a healthy and safe school environment for students and staff remains our goal,” Menzel said. As they have been throughout the country, the district’s mask mandate was a polarizing subject in the community. SUSD Governing Board President Jann-Michael Greenburg has long been critical of the governor’s decision last year to punt the mask decision to individual school districts, arguing those decisions are best left to public health officials. He said that decision left districts in a no-win situation where it had to deal with “angry parents who were fighting us every step of the way on this on both sides – people who

Republican State Rep. Regina Cobb, a Kingman dentist, sponsored the ban on mask mandates. (Special to the Progress)

wanted masks all the time, people who wanted social distancing all the time, people who wanted the schools to remain closed, and then people on the other side who just didn’t want any of that.” The issue came to a head at an SUSD school board meeting on May 18 when a group of unruly attendees – including some Scottsdale parents as well as outside groups like the conservative Patriot Party of Arizona and Purple for Parents – refused to wear masks, prompting the board to suspend the meeting. Though Greenburg has long said districts are not the best bodies to craft those mask policies, he was still critical of last month's move by the legislature and governor. “Now, they’re saying ‘no, school districts can’t be making that decision at all; it is the health officials,’” Greenburg said. “But our health officials again this year took no action, so I think it’s a bad policy.” The Legislature’s approval of the ban on mandates was split along party lines and drew support from no Democratic representative or senator, including the all-Democrat LD 24 delegation made up of Sen. Lela Alston and Reps. Amish Shah and Jennifer Longdon, who represent southern Scottsdale.

The all-Republican LD 23 delegation, which covers much of the rest of the city, voted for the measure. The new ban comes at a time when vaccination rates are flagging and when the more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 has been spreading across Arizona and the rest of the country. “I think in the end, we’re going to have another event in the next 50 to 100 years, or even sooner depending on these variants, and if the answer is that the state government is going to just do nothing about it, and local government officials can’t do anything about it like school districts, I think it’ll just make the situation much worse,” Greenburg said. Three medical professionals – Dr. Cadey Harrel, family physician in Tucson and the Arizona State Lead for the Committee to Protect Health Care; Dr. Ricardo Correa, an endocrinologist in Phoenix; and Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs, professor of epidemiology – held a press conference last week to condemn the ban on mask mandates. Noting there are about 610,000 children under 12 in Arizona who are not eligible for a vaccine, Harrell said “the Legislature’s decision puts them in harm’s way.”

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to drawing in the crowds promised before the city spent $11.4 million to build it and committed millions more to keep it operational. According to a City Council memo from February 2013, the museum was expected to generate an annual attendance between 87,000 and 118,000 by its fifth year of operation. That memo was sent to Council before it approved a management contract with Scottsdale Museum of the West, Inc., the nonprofit that continues to manage the museum to this day under agreements that provide hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars a year in city funds. In reality, attendance has never exceeded 75,394 in a single year, according to information provided to the Progress by the city. The museum reached that peak in 20152016 before attendance slumped over the next few years. According to the city, total attendance – including general admissions, groups, memberships, school trips and special events – fell to 53,125 in 2016-2017 and 41,176 in 2017-2018. Attendance rebounded to 58,484 in 2018-2019 and nearly reached the previous peak a year later, hitting 73,994 in 2019-2020. Museum Executive Director Mike Fox said attendance last year resulted from a revamped, data-driven marketing and social media strategy funded by a charitable donation and that the figures show the museum is starting to make headway in reaching those lofty attendance goals. Former City Councilman Jim Bruner, chairman of the museum’s board of directors, acknowledged that Museum of the West has faced difficulties reaching those goals, but said the most recent attendance figures are encouraging. “We’ve gone through a challenging five or six years from an economic standpoint and the local economy, but we think we’re coming out the end of the tunnel…the future is extremely bright and we’re very proud of our relationship with support from the city as well as people in the community and the tourist community,” Bruner said. Still, attendance was more than 10,000 off from the 87,000 minimum expected by city officials in 2013 and even farther from reaching the “mid-range estimate rounded to 103,000 in a stabilized (fifth) year of operation” cited in the council memo.

The City of Scottsdale funded the $11.4-million construction of Scottsdale’s Museum of the West and has invested millions more in the facilities operation since it opened in 2015. (Photo by Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

A report by a third-party consultant in 2013 also projected the museum would earn 45 percent of its total revenue through operations like ticket sales by year five with the rest coming from contributions from the city and other donors. According to its most recent tax filing, the museum earned about 25 percent of its total revenue in 2019. At the same time, the museum has been lauded for its programming, and was named a Smithsonian affiliate in 2015. True West magazine named it the top western art museum in the nation in 2016. And the city has continued to make a significant financial investment in it. Beyond the initial $11-million capital investment, the city committed up to $400,000 in donation matching funds each year since 2013 from the city’s tourism development fund, which is funded by taxes on hotel stays. Fox said the matching funds provided by the city pay for fixed costs like utilities, staffing and security. Scottsdale also paid $380,628 for a new museum exhibit in 2016 and $500,000 to fund education programs in 2017. The Museum also received a one-time COVID-19 relief grant from the city last year worth $884,663, the single largest grant doled out as part of the city’s Arts and Culture Relief Grant Program. According to the museum’s tax filings, the city paid $3.8 million between 2015 and 2019, accounting for about 31 percent of the organization’s overall $12.4 million

revenue during that span. On July 1, Council approved a new contract that will provide the non-profit with a $250,000 management fee in addition to the $400,000 in donation matching funds. Karen Churchard, the city’s director of tourism and events who oversees the museum contract, said the amount of that management fee is not set in stone and will have to be requested by the museum and approved by Council on a year-to-year basis. “It does offer the opportunity annually to make a request but does not obligate the city to do so,” Churchard said. The new contract also addressed several concerns brought up in a city audit last year. The audit found that from 2014 to 2019, the city paid approximately $77,000 to cover utility costs in administrative offices that were supposed to be covered by the museum. The city also paid $1,500 for maintenance that was supposed to be paid by the museum The new contract specifically states the museum operator is responsible for all utilities in the building. “Museum of the West was supposed to be paying for internal and external APS utilities, which they assumed they were, but the audit found that they were actually not being billed for exterior,” Churchard said, adding: “Long story short, we don’t have a way to split the meter, so the new contract says the city will pay for external lighting and they will just pay for internal.” Critics have argued that the museum is the latest example of a tax dollar giveaway

by the city to a private organization. Resident activist John Washington has opposed the agreement since the museum’s inception and is a longtime critic of similar public-private partnerships pacts, including contracts with Scottsdale Arts and the PGA Tour at the TPC Scottsdale golf course. “In general, I think it’s a bad idea for the city to be involved in ventures like this,” he said. Washington argued that these types of deals are too influenced by politics and campaign contributions. “It doesn’t serve a very well-defined public need, and anytime you get into what they like to call a ‘public-private partnership’, it’s just a recipe for fleecing the taxpayers,” he said. But supporters say the city’s investment in the project is well worth it and the benefits extend well beyond attendance. Bruner said the museum benefits the downtown art galleries that surround it that half of the museum’s visitors are from out of state. He said the museum is also a benefit for local residents in a city with a long history as an arts community, going back to 1930s and 1940s before Scottsdale was even incorporated. “The arts are a part of Scottsdale’s DNA, and people know that and I think they support their arts community,” Bruner said. Bruner recalled conversations with beloved former Scottsdale Mayor Herb Drinkwater during their time on City Council. “Herb thought Scottsdale, the West’s Most Western Town, needed something to show to the tourists, primarily from Europe at that time, what the west was all about,” Bruner said. He said civic leaders began brainstorming ways to showcase the region’s western heritage. Bruner said he and other supporters started the nonprofit around 2007 with no building, no art and no money. He said gathering those funds was difficult as the country battled through the Great Recession. Bruner said the best thing the organization did during that time was hire Fox, who previously led the Heard Museum in Phoenix and helped start art institutions in other parts of the country. Tax records show Fox earned annual salaries between $29,467 and $195,000

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“And that’s unacceptable,” she said. “In fact, it’s reprehensible.” Correa said adolescents who contract COVID-19 have a higher hospitalization rate. “Arizona legislators should be more concerned about protecting public health and safety, not scoring political points and appeasing their base by making bad decisions,” he said. Humble said that people who need to worry about that variant – which some experts said appears to trigger more serious cases of COVID-19 infection and most hospitalizations – are those who have not been vaccinated. And that includes most K-12 students, especially those in lower grades who have not been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to get COVID shots. “The K-5 kids – none of them will be vaccinated,” Humble said. “And K6-12 – the vaccination rates are pretty poor still and Pfizer is so far the only one that can go below age 16.” “As a new school year begins, though, there are still risks with this virus and particularly because of Delta – it’s a lot easier to catch it,” he continued. “It’s dangerous in that it just spreads so much easier but once you get it, it’s not worse than Alpha.” The Arizona Department of Health Services said 49.6 percent of all eligible Arizonans had received at least

one dose of the vaccine. When considering only those age 18 and older, that number in Arizona rose to 62.2 percent, according to an analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That was good for 29th place among states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the overall full vaccination rate is 43.7 percent and those who have received one shot comprise 51 percent of the nation's eligible population.

The Maricopa County data, which also break down partially and fully vaccinated people, show that 46 percent of county residents are fully vaccinated. That data – which does not measure vaccinations within school district boundaries – shows 62.3 percent of eligible Scottsdale residents – and 57.3 percent of the city’s total population – are fully vaccinated Rates are lower for other cities that feed into SUSD, including Tempe,

where 48.7 percent of eligible residents are fully vaccinated – slightly higher than Phoenix’s 45.4 percent, according to data released last week by the county. But data released last week show case numbers are on the rise within SUSD boundaries, and the county upgraded the area from “moderate” to substantial” transmission. The data showed that new cases per 100,000 residents nearly doubled from 33 to 60 from the end of June to the beginning of July. It also showed that percent positivity on COVID-19 tests increased from 3.33 percent from June 20 to 26 to 5.42 percent from June 27 to July 3. Humble said the mask mandate ban had been in the works for days and condemned state Department of Health Services Director Cara Christ for keeping silent. DHS did not respond to a request for comment. He also rapped Ducey for approving the measure. “From a public health point of view and local control point of view, it’s also hypocritical because he keeps saying he’s in favor of school choice. Well, this definitely takes away choice from parents," Humble said, adding: "There’s no district in the whole state where they can take their kid – especially one who is immunocompromised – that’s going to have assurances that the faculty and students are going to be wearing masks.”

Lawmakers are powerless to rescind the surcharge as it was approved by voters. Instead, they created a new 4.5 percent top rate, effectively reducing the tax rate for other earnings for those affected to just 1 percent. That plan, however, still provides the funds for K-12 education, with what is not paid by the wealthy instead coming out of general tax revenues paid by everyone else. That’s not the case with SB 1783. It creates a new “small business’’ tax category which, because it did not exist when Proposition 208 was approved, is exempt from the surcharge.

And that could reduce the collections for education, which otherwise might reach $940 million, by more than $200 million a year. Lujan said he’s not buying the argument by the governor and Republican supporters of the tax-cut plan that a top tax rate of 8 percent would harm the Arizona economy or make the state less attractive. He pointed out that the new laws have been on the books since it was approved. And Lujan said there has been plenty of publicity about the changes. “Since that time we’ve seen reports that luxury home purchases are surging in the Valley,’’ Lujan said. “We’ve had lots of new businesses here

after they know (Proposition) 208’s going to be on the books,’’ he continued. “And this is what the voters of Arizona voted for.’’ There’s also the fact that Arizona has a tiered tax structure. So, for example, a married couple with taxable income of $650,000 would pay that 8 percent rate only on $150,000 – the amount above $500,000 – with everything below that subject to normal state tax rates. The burden to get the signatures within 90 days is not insurmountable. Lujan pointed out that backers of Invest in Ed got more than 220,000 signatures in the same time period in the first effort to put the measure on the

ballot in 2018. The only reason it didn’t appear at that time is because the Arizona Supreme Court concluded that the wording in the legal description was misleading. The 2020 version did get on the ballot, even with the COVID-19 outbreak and stay-at-home orders. More to the point, Lujan noted that one of the groups involved with the petition drive is Save Our Schools Arizona. That was the same group that turned in enough signatures in the same 90-day period to block the decision by the legislature to expand the number of children eligible for vouchers. “They’ve shown they know how to successfully do referendums,’’ he said.

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Condemning the Legislatures’s ban on mask mandates during a press conference last week were, clockwise from upper right, Dr. Cadey Harrel, family physician in Tucson and the Arizona State Lead for the Committee to Protect Health Care; Dr. Ricardo Correa, an endocrinologist in Phoenix; and Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs, professor of epidemiology. (Special to the Progress)

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Scottsdale issues few distracted driver tickets BY KEVIN REAGAN Progress Staff Writer

Chandler Police have issued more than 700 citations for violators of the state’s 6-month-old distracted driving laws – more than other East Valley agencies and not far behind the 984 citations written by Phoenix officer up through June 26. By comparison, the police departments in Tempe, Scottsdale, and Mesa reported significantly lower citation rates for the new driving statutes. Tempe Police reported 183 viola-

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between 2008 and 2011 and took no salary from 2012 to 2013. After the city approved the contract, that salary rose from $137,500 in 2014 to $321,643 in 2019. Bruner said that first contract with the city was critical in attracting donors, because of the city’s commitment to provide up to $400,000 in marching funds. “The match goes back to when we first opened, because we were a brand-new museum that didn’t have any substantial donor base and, like any arts group, you need some help and some support,” he said. He added, “But equally as important, we could tell people, potential donors, because they ask ‘What’s the city’s role? Does the city support arts in the community?’” Tax documents show that outside contributions averaged about $186,000 per year from 2007 to 2012. That rose to an average of over $1 million per year after the city matching program went into effect. But critics like Washington argue that the average Scottsdale taxpayer is not seeing a return on the city’s large investment in the facility. “There’s no benefit to the average Scottsdale taxpayer of having that facility there and they knew it,” Washington said. “They wouldn’t have come to the city to ask, or beg for money, or land or whatever the case may be if they thought they could do it on their own, but they those guys knew that it was a loser from the beginning, and it would never be the attraction they sold it as the city council.”

tions, Scottsdale Police issued 156 citations and Mesa Police gave at least 175 citations and warnings to drivers between January and May. In 2019, Arizona lawmakers adopted stricter policies to deter drivers from handling cellphones or electronic devices while on the road. To allow motorists time to adjust their driving habits, the state provided a grace period before officers could begin to cite violators. Since the new rules went into effect in January and the grace period ended, Chandler officers have written 710 citations for distracted driving in the last five months.

Chandler Police could not explain why so many more motorists in their city have been cited except to say that its officers are diligently following the new laws. “We believe that distracted driving is a large contributor to traffic accidents and we are determined to make the city of Chandler streets safer through education, enforcement, and community outreach,” said Chandler Police Sgt. Jason McClimans. In 2020, the department issued about 23,000 citations for various traffic violations around the city. Chandler is one of a handful of cit-

ies in Arizona utilizing traffic cameras to cite speeders or red-light runners. Earlier this year, the city renewed its contract with the vendor operating the red-light cameras for another five years. Like many other agencies throughout the state, Chandler has been attempting to inform local drivers about the new laws and advising them of the penalties that can result in texting while driving. Violators are liable to pay a fine between $75 and $149 for the first citation and up to $250 for the sub-

He also criticized the fact that the payments in the museum contract and similar city deals aren’t attached to any specific performance metrics, so the entities have no incentive to appeal to a broader base. The new contract includes a reference to “performance measures” the museum must meet but doesn’t define them. Fox said the museum is required to produce a strategic plan and five-year goal and report to the city on how it is progressing towards achieving those goals. That report will include information about all programs and exhibitions shown by the museum, all artwork owned or on loan, the growth of the museum’s library, and how the museum is attracting new visitors and providing programming in the community. Bruner disagreed with the negative assessment, arguing the museum attracts tourists who stay in local hotels, restaurants and shops. He also said residents value the presence of a world-class museum in their city. “A city is more than just streets and sewers and fire and police,” Bruner said. “Those are obviously very important, but it’s other amenities that make Scottsdale so special, that my wife and I have lived here for 52 years.” He compared the museum to other city services that may not turn a profit but provide a benefit for citizens. “We have a great parks system and a great library system,” Bruner said. “I’m sure there are many people who have never stepped foot in a library or a park, but that’s just one

of the nice amenities that makes Scottsdale something special.” Bruner also said Fox and museum staff have done a good job constantly bringing in new exhibits and attractions like the new exhibit featuring the work of renowned photographer Edward Curtis that opens in October. Fox said the museum is averaging nine new or updated exhibits annually. It’s unclear whether the city planned to financially support the institution in perpetuity or simply be a source of start-up cash until the museum became self-sufficient. “My feeling is that a museum needs support, so we want to make sure it’s successful,” Churchard said. “When I look at some other cities and entities nationally…it’s not uncommon at all to have government subsidy or support, whatever you want to call it, to make it self standing.” The 2013 Council memo does not explicitly state how long the city would support the museum, though some language did suggest the city’s financial commitment was only for the first five years. According to the memo, “the project’s long-term success would enjoy a significantly higher assurance if the city provided some supplemental operating support during the first five years.” But Scottsdale’s Museum of the West receives relatively high level of government support when compared to similar but more-established institutions in the Valley. For example, in the Phoenix Art Museum, which was built using private land and funds in 1959, derived just eight percent

of its revenue from government sources in 2019-2020, according to its tax filings. The Heard Museum received an even smaller cut at just about two percent. Museum supporters would point out that those museums were started by well-funded philanthropists and have had decades to attract new benefactors. “We started this institution without one work of art that we owned and without one benefactor,” Fox said, noting that most similar museums are started by a major donor who already owns a collection they want to show off. Bruner said the city should have some sort of ongoing financial commitment to the museum. “The public in Scottsdale supports the arts – now that’s a basis,” Bruner said. “We never, ever thought that the city would be our sole source of support; we’ve done everything from selling cookies in the lobby, so to speak, to raising money and fundraisers, but it’s a good partnership between the city and the public and the private sector.” The new contract dramatically shortens the potential length of the city’s commitment. The old deal approved in 2013 was set to expire in 2023, but it gave the non-profit the power to extend the deal for up to an additional 30 years without the need for city approval. Under the new contract, the agreement expires in five years with the option for one additional five-year extension with the agreement of both parties.

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sequent infractions. Chandler is certainly not leading the state in the number of tickets it’s already handed out for distracted driving. The Arizona Department of Public Safety, which patrols the state’s highways, has issued more than 4,000 citations for drivers caught using their phone. Phoenix Police reportedly issued more than 800 tickets since the start of this year. Ever since cellphones began to proliferate in the early 2000s, state legislators across the country have been attempting to prevent them from becoming a major contributor to motor vehicle accidents. Nearly every state has passed some sort of law that completely or partially prohibits cell phone usage while driving. New York became the first state to outlaw hand-held phones for all drivers in 2001. Another 29 states, including Arizona, have adopted similar laws over the last 20 years. Arizona was prompted to enact stricter driving laws after a Salt River Police officer was allegedly struck and killed by a distracted driver in January 2019. Officer Clayton Townsend was hit by a motorist on the Loop 101 freeway while he was conducting a traffic stop near McKellips Road, leaving behind a wife and 10-month-old baby. Jerry Sanstead, 42, of Scottsdale was later identified as the driver who allegedly hit Townsend. Police said at the time Sanstead was using his cell phone shortly before the accident. But last month County Attorney Allister Adel filed for a dismissal of the manslaughter and other charges against Sanstead, stating “the evidence showed that Mr. Sanstead was not texting at the moment of the crash.” She said evidence “showed he had been distracted by his phone while driving, and his decision not to focus on driving was the only reasonable explanation as to why he caused the crash that killed Officer Townsend.” “This office sought charges based

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on the evidence we had at that time. However, over the life of a case, information sometimes becomes available that impacts our ability to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt. In this case, two new crucial pieces of evidence came to light after the presentation to the grand jury. “One will make a key witness unavailable for trial making it impossible to prove Mr. Sanstead’s distraction close to the time of the crash and the second is a medical opinion that offers a non-criminal explanation for the crash.” She noted that explanation was medical and that “there is no reasonable likelihood of conviction.” A couple months after Townsend’s death, the Legislature was pressured to pass a bill that would strengthen the state’s driving laws and deter motorists from using their cell phones. Townsend’s family publicly advocated for passing the anti-texting bill and rejoiced the day it was signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey. “Although we feel the pain everyday of losing Clayton,” Toni Townsend, the officer’s mother, said in 2019, “we hope that this much-needed reform can save lives to countless others moving forward.” The legislation received widespread support from law enforcement associations, insurance companies, and medical professionals. Chandler was one of several municipalities across Arizona to publicly signal their support for enacting the bill. Most of Chandler’s legislative representatives favored the new law with the exception of state Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, who voted against the bill and introduced his own legislation that more broadly outlawed any distracting object that impedes a driver’s attention. Some recent national studies indicate distracted driving laws could have an impact on lowering fatal car accidents among teenage drivers. A 2020 report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that areas with anti-texting laws had a crash fatality rate that was 29 percent lower than regions with more lenient rules. “Adoption of universal handheld

New laws that crack down on motorists using cell phones while driving were passed after the 2019 death of Salt River Police Officer Clayton Townsend in an accident on Loop 101. (Progress file photo)

cellphone bans in all states may reduce the incidence of distracted driving and decrease (motor vehicle) fatalities,” the study’s authors wrote. National data shows that distraction was a contributing factor in causing car accidents that killed more than 3,000 people in 2019. Only 422 of these nationwide deaths reportedly involved the use of a cellphone before the accident, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute. In 2019, nearly 10,500 drivers involved in crashes throughout Arizona were allegedly engaged in distracted driving behavior. But the state’s data is not consid-

ered to be completely accurate because distracted driving is often underreported since drivers often don’t admit to using their cellphones, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. For the last few months, ADOT has been spearheading a statewide campaign to dissuade motorists from picking up their phones while driving. “Plenty of people think they’re excellent drivers and they can multitask behind the wheel. They’re all wrong,” ADOT Director John Halikowski said earlier this year. “People become dangerous drivers when they shift their attention from the road ahead to the tiny screen on their phone.”

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‘Seinfeld’ actor takes on celebrity friends for charity BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

ctor John O’Hurley knows the Scottsdale Airpark well. He was the Xerox spokesman when the company sponsored the Phoenix Open. He’s also a celebrity ambassador for Childhelp. “I will tell you the most embarrassing thing happened to me one of the years when Xerox sponsored the Phoenix Open,” said O’Hurley, who played J. Peterman on “Seinfeld.” He was playing in a peripheral tournament when he tore his pants from “stem to stern,” he recalled. Wearing black pants, he had to play the rest of it with his “tighty whities” showing. O’Hurley is helping the Airpark – and the world – once again. This time it’s not so embarrassing.

John O’Hurley is best known for his portrayal of J. Peterman on “Seinfeld.” (Courtesy John O’Hurley)

He’s hosting a virtual video game golf tournament experience July 26Aug. 1 to benefit the victims of child abuse and neglect. For information, call Childhelp at 480-922-8212. Players can see how their golf skills stack up against celebrities playing the video game Ultimate Golf (available free in App Store). In addition to O’Hurley, stars playing include MLB’s Ken Griffey Jr., musicians Sammy Hagar and Alice Cooper, Food Network chef Guy Fieri, and more in the Childhelp Ultimate Golf VIP Royale. Ultimate Golf is a simple game to play where each player is completely independent of an opponent and winning depends on gameplay skills. Registration is free and for a small donation, players will get in-game items, such as a custom ball that has enhancements.

All proceeds will go to support Childhelp. Childhelp is an internationally respected nonprofit and the largest organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect and at-risk children. It has made significant progress toward its mission of helping victims of child abuse and neglect through prevention, intervention and treatment. “I’ve been one of Childhelp’s celebrity ambassadors for, probably, 12 years now,” he said. “I have spearheaded a lot of their fund raising and several of my events throughout the year.” “I had a golf tournament in the Palm Springs area,” he said. “We had it every year at Porcupine Creek. We raised an unbelievable amount of money. They

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Sister Cities honors Ontario city with art exchange BY ALEX GALLEGHER Progress Staff Writer

cottsdale Sister Cities unveiled its latest art exchange titled “Walkabout: Scottsdale to Kingston, Ontario” on July 1, better known as Canada Day, at the Scottsdale Public LibraryMustang Library. The gallery at 10101 N. 90th St. features art from Kingston resident Sandy Berg as well as photos from teenage artists enrolled in the Creative Arts Focus Program of the Limestone District School Board and will be on display until Aug. 31. In return, art from Scottsdale Artists’ School students was sent to the Tett Centre for the Arts in Kingston. “It all started by having a conversation and sharing an interest,” Scottsdale

Attending the unveiling of the Kingston, Ontario, Canada art exhibit at the Mustang Branch of Scottsdale Public Library earlier this month were, from left: Donna Hartz, Sandy Zally, Glenn Williamson and Suzie Austin. (Pablo Robles/Staff Photographer)

Sister Cities Vice President Sandy Zally said. After seeing photographer Sandy Berg’s photos on Facebook, Zally, who chairs the arts committee, inquired about featuring her work in a gallery. What Zally got through the help of her friends at Sister Cities was much more. Three galleries of art and photography across two venues give viewers works to gawk at and offer a sense of community between two seemingly contrasting communities. “We can do all of this business back and forth but at the end of the day we’re all human beings,” said Glenn Williamson, Honorary Consul of Canada to Arizona. Though the main goal of the exchange

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(Lisa Mesloh) playing golf. She was a top golfer for Baylor University, as well as in high school. Her father is quite an accomplished golfer and had a career as a golf course manager for many, many years. I’ve played in so many celebrity invitationals during my 40 years of playing.” He has a summer home in Vermont, but the Valley is important to O’Hurley, too, as his wife’s parents reside here. “I love it there,” he said. “I’ve developed some very, very close friends over the years. Alice Cooper is a dear, dear friend. I work with Alice on his fund-

raising for the Solid Rock Foundation. “He’s one of my favorite people. That man has a heart of gold and nobody has done more for the world of rock ‘n’ roll and disadvantaged children.” On “Seinfeld,” O’Hurley played J. Peterman, a fictionalized version of catalog-company entrepreneur John Peterman, from 1995 until the show’s end in 1998. O’Hurley invested in the relaunch of The J. Peterman Company and since 1999, has been a part-owner and member of the board of directors. O’Hurley’s character on “Seinfeld” was similar to him – possessing a gift of

gab with an edge of sarcasm and selfdeprecation. When a �ictional character “dies,” J. Peterman shares at the funeral how much he will miss “Susie.” “I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget Susie,” he said. “Most of all, I will never forget that one night, working late on the catalog, just the two of us and we surrendered to temptation – and it was pretty good.” As the head of the magazine in Peterman’s absence, Elaine had her ups and downs, but the company didn’t fold. His response? “Kudos Elaine, on a job …done.”

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will express the beauty within those communities and underline the tragedy of the atrocities that occurred. “When I see children drawing posters and pictures that have a �lavor of �irst nations tonality to them, that’s really important. There’s nothing like something that comes from a child to bring adults together that may or may not generationally have the ability to communicate well on complex topics,” Williamson said. More than anything, attendees at the gallery’s unveiling hoped the exhibit gets people out of the house and that the art will bond people who may not think alike. “When we look through the times of COVID-19, we asked what the things that showed the healing were the arts,” Executive Director Coordinator for Scottsdale Artists’ School Trudy Hays said. “The arts really are what unites us.” This event marked the �irst in-person event for Sister Cities in over a year and a half and was the only event Williamson could attend on his native country’s Independence Day. “With COVID-19, everybody has been hiding from doing events. Normally on Canada Day, I would be running around as an Honorary Consul doing several events,” Williamson said. “I give massive credit to this organization for being one of the few events going on.” He hopes that the artwork makes onlookers feel youthful but also makes them think critically. “The artwork by Sandy Berg is absolutely stunning but to see the kids work on the other side and to look at their interpretation of life in moments like

these where we’re coming through the COVID-19 crisis reminds us that the innocence of children is what’s really important,” Williamson said. Looking forward, Sister Cities hopes to curate more exhibits to strengthen relations between all the cities it works with. “What we have concentrated on with Kingston is this cultural exchange and we’re hoping to have some youth art exchanges next year,” Sister Cities Kings-

ton Committee Chair Suzie Austin said. Though there are many messages that can be taken from the various artwork, Williamson has one large takeaway for viewers. “The symbolism of the artwork and the interconnectivity of talking about things that need to be talked about, that is the real takeaway from something like this,” Williamson said. Information:: scottsdalesistercities. org

made a decision to turn that into a resort out there. We lost our golf course and tournament. This is when the idea of a virtual online golf tournament came to us. With this, the possibilities are unlimited.” O’Hurley calls the star players just a bunch of his friends. “I put my arms around a large and loyal group of friends,” said O’Hurley, calling from a golf course in Vermont, where he has a summer home. “Golf, that’s my sport. I met my wife

is to provide a linkage between residents of Kingston and Scottsdale, it also serves as a great place for Ontario natives to get a taste of their home province. “We have so many Canadians who come down here and it dates back to former mayor Herb Drinkwater having lineage in Kingston,” Williamson said. Most of Berg’s photos re�lect the beauty within the nature of Kingston. But what was created by the teens in the Creative Arts Focus Program really blew away onlookers like Williamson. “What really took my breath away was looking at what the kids did,” Williamson said. “If you look past the art

“When we look through the times of COVID-19, we asked what the things that showed the healing were the arts. The arts really are what unites us.”

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and to the symbolism it represents, there is a whole �lavor that these young kids are putting into their art.” Williamson was pleasantly surprised by the kids’ incorporation of elements of First Nations into their artwork. As mass graves of First Nations Children continue to be dug up across Canada, Williamson hopes that this artwork

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Sellers’ market may be souring, but buyers won’t celebrate BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor

as the time come for sellers to get nervous? After months of riding the wave of low inventory, big demand and quick turnovers, sellers may be headed for a rude awakening, according the Cromford Report, which closely tracks the housing market in Maricopa and Pinal counties. It noted that more homes are coming on the market and that its own index for measuring the markets in Phoenix and 16 other nearby communities is trending away from a sellers’ market. But at the same time, many potential buyers may not find the new trend all that encouraging. Home prices are continuing to increase and Phoenix is now the nation’s leader in that category. Cromford noted that prices between April and May jumped by 3.29 percent, observing, “Phoenix is back on top of this table again, comfortably ahead of the national average, which was 2.09 percent.” Phoenix also topped the nation’s cities for year-over-year price increases. Between May 2020 and May 2021, home prices rose 22.3 percent. “Phoenix was top of this table for the 23rd consecutive month,” Cromford said. “The national average was 14.6 percent.” Realtor.com reported that nationwide, more homes were put on the market last month than in prior months this year, but it added, “prices continued to soar, reaching a new all-time high.” It also noted that low inventory persists despite more homes going on the market since “the overall number of homes for sale was down 43.1 percent from June of the previous year, when the nation was already in the throes of a housing shortage.”

This two-story home on North 103rd Street, Scottsdale, recently sold for $12 million. The 10,429-square-foot home, built in 2016, has eight bedrooms, a gourmet and catering kitchen, glass-walled wine cellar and numerous other amenities (Special to the Progress)

This 109,517-square-foot home on Mountain Spring Road in Scottsdale recently sold for $10.4 million. Built eight years ago, the single-level house has eight bedrooms and basically sold at the listing price. (Special to the Progress)

“The dearth of properties for sale boosted median list prices 12.7 percent year over year, to reach $385,000,” Real-

tor.com reported. Realtor.com senior economist George Ratiu observed “a shift away from an

overheated market to a new normal.” “More homeowners are deciding to put their homes on the market, encouraged by vaccines, a stronger economy, and low mortgage rates,” Ratiu said. “What this means is buyers will have more choices at more affordable prices.” “We’re going to see more homes come to the market as we move through the summer into the fall,” he added. “More first-time buyers will see much more approachable prices as the number of homes increases.” Cromford noted that its index is decreasing in all 17 Valley submarkets. But with an index rating of 100 indicating a balanced market and anything below that a buyers’ market, the index suggests sellers still have more leverage. The lowest index reading among all 17 Valley cities was 294 in Tempe. The rest ranged from 344 in Paradise Valley to 639 in Avondale. Phoenix stood at 406 last week, Mesa at 416 and Gilbert at 426. Chandler held the fourth highest market index rating with 477. “The number of active listings is increasing by roughly 300 per week,” Cromford said. “The number of showings is in decline and the number of contracts getting signed is getting smaller as each week goes by.” “All this makes sense,” it continued. “When prices leap by over 35 percent, demand is suppressed and supply stimulated.” Cromford said that while questions may arise as to when this downward trend will level out, “the honest answer is that no-one knows.” “Buyers are more cautious now than they were in 2005. Sellers’ normal first reaction will be denial. Some will blame their agent. “These sellers will probably be complaining that they are not getting the

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viewings and offers their house deserves,” Cromford continued. “This is because they have so quickly become accustomed to a frenzied market. They will now need to get re-adjusted. The market still favors sellers, but buyers will start to gain a little more respect.” Yet, it warns, “It is still very hard work buying a home, but it should by now be obvious that this is not really due to strong demand; it is almost entirely due to the weakness of supply. “This means it is crucial to keep a close watch on how long the new listings trend lasts and how much inventory starts to build.”

Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors still sees an uptick in new listings continuing through the rest of this year and suggested that will slow the pace of home price increase. But other economists are warning that sellers might see their homes staying on the market longer, citing a 26 percent decrease in mortgage applications between December and April. That decline in applications “is now working its way through the sales numbers,” said Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, in a research note. “Sales will soon hit bottom, given the flattening in mortgage demand over the past couple months,” he said.

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported mortgage applications dropped 17 percent between June 2020 and last month. “The average loan size for total purchase applications increased, indicating that first-time homebuyers, who typically get smaller loans, are likely getting squeezed out of the market due to the lack of entry-level homes for sale,” said Mike Fratantoni, chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association. That prompted the finance website MarketWatch.com to predict, “Now that mortgage rates are rising again, many home buyers could be pushed out of the market as purchasing a property becomes less and less affordable.” “The very factors that continue to push

home prices higher are also limiting sales activity across the housing market,” MarketWatch said last week. “For many years following the Great Recession, home-building activity did not keep pace with the formation of households and population growth in this country. And now that millennials especially are buying homes in earnest, there simply isn’t enough inventory to go around. “New home construction, while at the highest pace in some time, can only make up for the shortfall so much,” it said, adding, “as mortgage rates begin to rise, affordability will become a more significant barrier for many prospective buyers and force some households out of the market.”

Spooner rebrands sports training institute PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

pooner Physical Therapy has rebranded the Fischer Institute of Physical Therapy and Performance in South Phoenix. It is now called the Spooner Sports Institute. Spooner – which has physical therapy clinics in Scottsdale and Phoenix, among other Valley locations – acquired the institute in January 2020 and will soon put new logos on the building and its personnel’s uniforms. In a release, Spooner noted that the Fischer Institute “has helped some of the world’s top professional athletes with

“The program offers Spooner therapists annual and ongoing training, collaboration, reinforcement and personal learning opportunities that will continue to elevate skills for years to come. The expertise at Fischer, combined with Spooner’s deep-rooted and lasting local relationships, brings excellence in sports medicine to athletes like never before.”

Spooner Physical Therapy has rebranded the Fischer Institute of Physical Therapy and Performance. (Instagram)

their physical therapy and sports medicine needs.” Over the past year and a half, Spooner said, it created and launched a sports medicine and training program “aimed at bringing the best of the Fischer Institute to Spooner’s 22 locations.” “The program offers Spooner therapists annual and ongoing training, collaboration, reinforcement and personal

learning opportunities that will continue to elevate skills for years to come,” the company said. “The expertise at Fischer, combined with Spooner’s deep-rooted and lasting local relationships, brings excellence in sports medicine to athletes like never before.” The institute, located in a 20,000 square-foot warehouse near 32nd Street and Southern Avenue, is a frequent go-to

destination for professional athletes in all major league sports. Spooner said a renovation of the facility over the last six months has “provided a refreshed environment for patients and athletes, as well as for the team to deliver the excellence that has become synonymous with care received at the institute.” “What has not changed is the team and their commitment to the patients who entrust the institute team with their care,” Spooner said, adding: “The refreshed vision is only a refined version of what has always been known: They provide world-class care that makes lives measurably better.” Brett Fischer, founder of the Fischer Institute, remains on the Spooner team. “As a member of the Spooner Sports Medicine team, he greatly influences athletes, the community, and Spooner’s own team members,” the company said. Timothy A. Spooner, PT, FAFS, CEO, said “We are incredibly proud of the work that we do at the Sports Institute and we are thankful for the team members, community partners, athletes, and patients that have accompanied us in our evolution. We owe this rebrand to all of you.” Spooner founded the company in 1990 as an outpatient physical therapy practice in Scottsdale with the philosophy that every “individual should be empowered with the knowledge and ability to achieve health through movement.”

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SUSD board president reports on district BY JANN-MICHAEL GREENBURG Progress Guest Writer

ince starting my term as Scottsdale Uni�ied School District’s Governing Board president, it has been my goal to improve communication between our district and our broader community. As SUSD concluded the 2020-21 academic year and begins celebrating its 125th anniversary, our school board and administration continue to focus on ways to improve academic outcomes and educational opportunities, internal operations, and student satisfaction. Over the past six months, the board and administration have undertaken exciting initiatives important to achieving these goals and securing the district’s long-term success.

Education

Providing our students with the best in educational materials is integral to ensuring they are equipped with the necessary tools to thrive. As part of the district’s curriculum update plan, the board adopted new instructional materials for grades 6-12 English Language Arts, Advanced Placement Literature, AP Language, AP Psychology and International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge courses. The board also reviewed the work of SUSD’s Special Education Task Force. The board focused on areas of growth, the task force’s short- and long-term objectives to improve our special education services, the potential for internal audits and what additional support is needed to ensure that all students are receiving the education they deserve. In June, the board reviewed academic

benchmarks, including analyzing CogAT, AzM2, and ACT scores. Using new assessment tools like iReady, the board learned that roughly 16 percent of grade students are performing three or more grade levels below where they should be. The board also learned that according to preliminary AzM2 data, only 60 percent and 66 percent of third grade students tested as “pro�icient” in English Language Arts and math, respectively, and only 43 percent of SUSD students taking the ACT meet college-readiness benchmarks. Results varied across SUSD’s demographics and will require closer analysis for equity in education. Although SUSD students outperformed both state and national averages for all exams reviewed, there is room for growth. These results are a starting point for improving academic achievement.

Mental health

The social and emotional well-being of our students is as important as their academic outcomes. Many of our students have faced adverse childhood experiences, especially during COVID-19. Beginning this summer, SUSD is expanding the use of FastBridge as an academic screener to 4th and 5th grades, and will use it as a social-emotional learning screener for K-12. This allows our highly trained staff to identify students who might require additional academic and social emotional support. The district has lowered its student-tocounselor ratio to 375:1 (the state average is 881:1). SUSD has also received state funding to hire an additional 22 school social workers, ensuring that every school has social work support in the coming school year.

Strategic planning

The district initiated a strategic planning process in February.

In June, the committee completed Phase 1, gaining unanimous board approval of SUSD’s new Vision, Mission, and Values statements. Our shared, aspirational vision is for SUSD to “engage all students in worldclass, future-focused learning.” Phase 2 begins in August and will establish SUSD’s measurable strategic goals.

Fiscal responsibility

In June, the board approved internal auditing policies and will form an internal audit committee to oversee audits. Earlier, the board signed an agreement with the Scottsdale City Auditor to conduct internal audits for SUSD, starting with the Hohokam Elementary School campus rebuild. While this internal audit has not been �inalized, the City Auditor has already provided SUSD with suggestions that will lead to cost savings on our remaining rebuild projects. More generally, internal audits will increase funds available for our classrooms and increase district transparency, accountability and ef�iciency in the spending of taxpayer dollars. SUSD is also continuing lease negotiations with Phoenix Rising FC, which is interested in leasing the former grounds of Tonalea Elementary School for its youth soccer program. The organization would develop a public �itness path and playground, renovate the remaining school building for community use, and restore its student mural. Due to sound �inancial planning and increased federal support, SUSD is able to carry forward $15 million into the next school year to help pay for educational programs and student services.

School bond projects

The board began �inalizing construction contracts with McCarthy Building Companies for construction services at Kiva Elementary School. Current plans aim to complete the entire school rebuild by Au-

gust 2022. The board also approved the Visioning Committee process for the rebuild/ remodel of Pueblo Elementary School and construction projects at Tavan Elementary School. These projects will give current and future SUSD students an excellent environment in which to learn, make friends, and grow.

Staff compensation

The board provided a 4 percent raise to teachers and hourly staff, a 2 percent raise to principals and other site administrators, and a 1.5 percent raise for other administrative personnel. The board also approved a signing payment worth up to $1,000 for each full-time employee in order to help retain our talented staff after a very dif�icult year.

Marketing and community outreach

In addition to focusing on improving academic achievement and student outcomes, the district has formed a Marketing and Communications Committee. Despite being a top district in Arizona, SUSD has experienced a decade of declining enrollment that we will reverse. By showcasing our amazing programs, students, and staff, we are con�ident we can rebuild enrollment at SUSD. The board has also focused on improving the way in which the district forms committees, in order to increase parent participation and include a diverse range of views. To do so, SUSD has created a webpage on which all current district committees are listed (susd.org/Committees). Members of the public can volunteer to serve on committees with open positions and learn more about our various committees’ work using the link above. The district is also doing more to advertise open positions to parents through weekly email updates and social media posts.

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Cheshire grins await at the Cat’s Pajamas BY ANNIKA TOMLIN Progress Staff Writer

at’s Pajamas Bistro craft cocktails and food choices that reflect the good ol’ days. “We are probably the only true craft cocktail bar and restaurant in Scottsdale,” said general manager Avi Laub. The restaurant opened Thanksgiving Day 2020 in a building at 10323 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, where the former occupants were shutdown as a result of the pandemic. Laub calls the restaurant “very bistro oriented, like a brasserie.” It exudes the easy American hospitality while maintaining the intimacy and formality. “In a way, we are casual-elegant,” he said. “We’re not a place you need to come in a suit and tie or really dressed up. You can come comfortable and casual.” The feline theme carries to the menu, including the Cheshire burger ($20) with grass-fed Angus beef, caramelized onions, marinated tomatoes, bacon, fried eggs, house steak sauce on a brioche bun from Wildflower. “Our small plates, basically our appetizers are designed to be shared but they can be devoured by one person, which happens a lot,” Laub said. “People will come in and they’ll order the bacon lollipops ($16) and then they’ll order two to three more. “We’re almost a true craft kitchen. We try and prepare as much as we can in house, with just a couple sauces like our ranch and our blue cheese sauce is not made in house, but it is high quality. Our beef is grass fed, no hormones or antibiotics. Our steak that we also use for the French dip is prime ribeye, it’s not choice or select. Even the milk they use in creams are BDSD free.” Additional menu options include entréesized salads like the El Primo ($16) made with baby field greens, avocado, tomato,

Black Pepper Bacon Lollipops come dipped in bourbon sauce at Cat’s Pajamas Bistro. (Courtesy Cat’s Pajamas Bistro)

Finish your meal with an eye-popping, mouth-watering sundae. (Courtesy Cat’s Pajamas Bistro)

bacon, almond queso fresco and Cat’s white French dressing; the Cat’s BLT ($12) made with bacon, heirloom tomato, lemonbasil mustard aioli, baby field greens on a toasted artisan whole grain bread; and crispy deviled eggs ($12) created with pickled jalapeno, crispy shallot and El Lobo dipping sauce. “My main focal point is providing highquality ingredients to make great meals,” Laub said. “I believe our pricing is pretty fair for the portion size.” Sandwiches and burgers come with a side of fries. “The grilled cheese sandwich, which is a triple decker that has multiple types of cheese, comes with tomato soup so it’s an homage to childhood of when you went over to your friend’s house and your friend’s mom would make grilled cheese with tomato soup for you,” Laub said.

As a “big red meat eater,” Laub loves the steak sandwich ($24) made with prime ribeye, arugula, tomato, wholegrain horseradish dijonaise, bourbon glaze on a ciabatta roll, and the prime rib French dip ($20) featuring shaved prime rib, caramelized onions provolone, wholegrain mustard horseradish cream, au jus on toasted French bread. While desserts like the key lime pie ($12) and brownie sundae ($13) are made from dessert company Honeymoon Suites, the Cat’s Pajamas adult snow cones ($17) are made in house. “Basically, we have a shaved ice machine so we put ice in there and then it shaves it down and then we put alcohol liqueurs and syrups on there and then we can also turn the brownie sundae into an adult brownie sundae,” Laub said.

Cocktails range from $18 to $25 and pay “true homage to craft cocktail that started in the 1850s,” according to Laub. Cat’s Pajamas is available on DoorDash and Grubhub for patrons who wish to dine at home. “We have a patio that we recently built so people can sit outside,” Laub said. “We enforce social distancing and masks. We sanitize every single table and area after they leave. Our menus are laminated, and we also have QR codes for that safety aspect especially with these trying times.” Laub said he hopes the eatery serves as a place that people from all backgrounds feel included. “We have a bit for everybody, and I try to make things welcoming as possible for anybody that comes in,” Laub said. “My slogan for the place is ‘come thirsty, come hungry, leave with a Cheshire smile.’” Cat’s Pajamas Bistro 480-687-5162, catspajamasbistro.com

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Count Monte Christo sandwiches as a pleaser BY JAN D'ATRI Progress Contributor

hen I was a little girl, I absolutely idolized my dad for a lot of reasons. I was born on his birthday, so we had a special bond from the very beginning. I was “his little buddy” and two of our favorite activities to do together were to fish and to cook. We’d head out early in the morning and sit in our tiny fishing boat watching the sun come up over Lake Tahoe trying to hook native rainbow trout. In the kitchen I was his “sous chef” helping to prep things like Thanksgiving stuffing. My dad’s hero status was elevated to super hero when he made Monte Cristo sandwiches for the first time. How could you not love a dad that would Monte Cristo Sandwich

Ingredients: 2 eggs, slightly beaten ¼ cup milk or cream 2 teaspoons flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 4 sliced bread (like soft white or potato bread) 4 tablespoons butter, softened, divided 4 thin slices turkey 4 thin slices ham 4 thin slices Swiss cheese 2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil Powdered sugar Red Current, Strawberry or Blackberry Preserves

load up a sandwich with meats and cheeses, dip it in eggs and cream, deep fry it and then sprinkle powdered sugar all over it. As if that wasn’t enough, we got to spread jam all over it! That was the iconic Monte Cristo sandwich of my parents' generation. This breakfast, lunch or dinner sandwich started appearing in cookbooks in different variations from the 1930’s on. The sandwich became a runaway trend in the 1960’s when the Blue Bayou Restaurant at Disneyland’s New Orleans’s Square made it a specialty on the menu. I’m sure my dad wouldn’t have minded that I’ve opted to grill the Monte Cristo in a bit of butter and oil rather than deep fry it. Because now, it’s always about keeping that girlish figure – something that little girl on the fishing boat way back when didn’t give a hoot about

Directions: In a bowl, whisk together eggs and cream until frothy. Add flour, baking powder, salt and pepper, whisking until well blended. Butter one side of each slice of bread with ½ tablespoon of butter. For each sandwich, on the buttered side, arrange two slices of turkey, ham and cheese. Cover with second slice of bread, buttered side on top of cheese. Repeat for second sandwich. Trim crusts and cut sandwiches on the diagonal. In a large skillet, heat remaining two tablespoons of butter and 2-3 tablespoons of oil. Carefully dip sandwich halves into egg mixture, coating the bread on all sides. Place halves in skillet and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes on each sides. Remove from pan and place on paper towel. When ready to plate, sprinkle sandwiches with confectioner’s sugar and serve with preserves on the side.

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