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Doomsday clock ticking for Scottsdale Uni�ied BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

NEIGHBORS ............ 23 Duet program pairs seniors with volunteers.

BUSINESS .................. 26 Poisoned Pen owner honored.

ARTS .................... ..........32 Talliesin features famed glass artist.

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financial doomsday clock is ticking for most Arizona school districts and unless the Legislature stops it by March 1, they’ll need to cut $1.2 billion in spending before the end

of this school year. That includes Scottsdale Unified, which would have to cut $27 million if the Legislature does not raise or postpone the Aggregate Expenditure Limit that dates back to the 1980s – when Arizona voters approved a spending cap for K-12 schools that lawmakers could override with a

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City revenue up, but so are costs for capital projects BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

onsumer spending is high, filling the City of Scottsdale’s coffers – but the same cannot be said about revenue from construction sales taxes, according to Scottsdale City Treasurer Sonia Andrews. Between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, Mastercard Spending Pulse – which tracks all payment methods, not just Mastercard – tracked an increase in total retail spending up 8.5 percent, Andrews told City Council last week. That spending surge powered a 25% increase in sales tax revenue, or $14.3

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see COUNCIL page 12

James Hahn is expected to make a great showing at the Waste Management Phopenix Open that opens in full, non-pandemic glory tomorrow, Feb. 6. For a look at some of the new features in “The People’s Open,” see page 4. (Special to the Progress)

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Coronado Promise scholarship program expanded BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

uan Booth is just six credits away from earning associate degrees in biology and art from Scottsdale Community College. A 2020 graduate of Coronado High School, Booth, 20, intends to continue studying at SCC to earn credits toward a bachelor’s degree in biology from Northern Arizona University through an outreach program between the two schools and ultimately hopes to help the plight of endangered animal species. None of that would have been possible without financial aid and Booth got to talk about its importance last week, extolling the Coronado Foundation. “I looked at multiple scholarships but the Coronado Foundation for the Future Promise Scholarship really stood out to me,” Booth said Wednesday, fighting back tears. “The team showed great consideration from the very beginning. They made the application process smooth and very straightforward,” he said. “Not only does the scholarship provide students with financial aid but it introduces the students to an entire team dedicated to those participating.” Now, even more students will get a chance at a similar debt-free education as it was announced Wednesday that the “Coronado Promise” scholarship is expanding to help 20 students per year up to $5,000 over a two-year period to attend a Maricopa County community college or certificate granting, accredited Arizona technical or trade school for two years. “I can tell you when I was on the selection committee for the Foundation for the Future Scholarship, it was very difficult for me because we had four or five worthy applicants and we could only choose one or maybe even two,” Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega said The deadline to apply for the scholarship is 3 p.m. March 21 at the Coronado High School GEAR UP office and winners will be selected April 18. “This promise is near and dear to my heart not only because the students of Coronado benefit from this program, but also because growing up in Pittsburgh, I

Juan Booth, a 2020 Coronado High School graduate, spoke last Wednesday about his experience as a recipient of a Coronado Promise scholarship. (Da-

Dennis Robbins, executive director of the Scottsdale Charros, talked about the expansion of the Coronado Foundation for the Future Promise Scholarship program.

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(David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

saw the positive impact the Pittsburgh Promise had on the community,” Coronado High School Principal Amy Palatucci said. “Coronado students are the future leaders of tomorrow and deserve every opportunity to succeed,” she continued. “Our Coronado students and community are most deserving of the support this promise scholarship will provide. With this commitment and promise, we are investing in our students, our future.” The scholarship is a collaboration of the Coronado Foundation for the Future, Scottsdale Charros, Scottsdale Community College, Coronado High School, the City of Scottsdale and the Flick Family Foundation. Flick committed to $50,000 per year for the 10 years in scholarship funds and will match additional funds raised for the program up to another $50,000 per year for 10 years. A 1971 Coronado grad, Rob Flick said he would not have been able to attend college himself without a full scholarship to the U.S. Naval Academy. “My parents couldn’t afford to send me so I know what benefit it is when people that people have opportunities ahead of them but don’t have the finances to help fund them,” Flick said. And his fundraising efforts aren’t done

yet. Flick explained: “My goal, if I can, over the next five years or so is to not have 20 or 25 scholarships – like I think we’re going to do this year – but to have 100 scholarships a year coming right here out of Coronado and maybe we can get some other schools to start following along.” Dennis Robbins, executive director of the Scottsdale Charros, said, “The students of Coronado High School are working hard, often carrying the weight of their family’s expectations to become the first person to attend college or other advanced education. We support and encourage that ambition and want to help ease their path, removing as many obstacles inhibiting their success as we can.” Kim Hartmann, a SUSD governing board member from 2014 to 2018, said she spotted a troubling trend coming out of Coronado when she served. SUSD had a near 90 percent rate of students going on to some form of postsecondary education, but that number was much lower for Coronado, which serves a predominantly lower-income students,Hartmann recalled. “It’s not so much a matter of getting in,

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The People’s Open returns with new features

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ith a competitive field and a multitude of golf and charity experiences, the Waste Management Phoenix Open is returning to the TPC Scottsdale tomorrow. “It is going to be great to have everybody back out on the course and experience the Waste Management Open the way we all know and love it,” Tournament Chairman Michael Golding said. One of Arizona’s premier golf tournaments, “The Greatest Show on Grass” surrounds a 162-yard par 3. The 2022 Waste Management Phoenix Open hits the greens from Feb. 7-13. “The People’s Open” has been named the Tournament of the Year by the PGA Tour four times in the past seven years (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019). The 2022 edition will mark the 87th playing of the event (one of the five oldest events on the PGA Tour) and the 13th with Waste Management as title sponsor. The field, as of January 21, has 20 players ranked in the Top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings, led by Jon Rahm who sits first in the standings and followed closely by Justin Thomas at fifth. The other top-ranked players include Hideki Matsuyama (10), Sam Burns (13), Scottie Scheffler (14), Jordan Spieth (15), Tony Finau (17), Brooks Koepka (18), Abraham Ancer (20), Jason Kokrak (21), Horschel (23), Matt Fitzpatrick (24), Webb Simpson (29), Talor Gooch (31), Max Homa (34), Kevin Kisner (36), Corey Conners (38), Russell Henley (40), Lucas Herbert (43) and Seamus Power (49). The 132 players will vie for the $8.2 mil-

Thousands of people will be cheering on the players this week as the Waste Management Phoenix Open gets underway at TPC Scottsdale Monday. (Progress file photo)

lion purse, the $1.476 million first-place check, and 500 FedExCup points. PGA Tour members have until 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, to commit to play in the WM Phoenix Open. Eligible players are assigned one of 34 PGA Tour priority ranking categories based on their past performance on Tour. The field will continue to change as players with higher priority rankings commit to play in the open. “We are expecting one of, if not the best, fields in the history of our tournament, with our field getting stronger with each announcement we make,” Golding said. The 2022 tournament will also include ASU freshman Preston Summerhays, who received the first sponsor exemption for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. “I first started standard bearing at the Waste Management Phoenix Open when I was 10 years old, so this event is like a Family managed since 1981

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Technology Championship. “It was one of those stretches where my putter got hot,” Hahn said about 2021. “I was making a lot of puts and I was feeling good, and I was fresh.” Although it is primarily a golf tournament, the Waste Management Phoenix Open has plenty of peripheral events. This year features a 16th hole, 16,000 person-capacity coliseum so country’s Thomas Rhett and Old Dominion can kick off the festivities. “It is going to be a spectacular night,” Golding said. “And certainly, a tradition that I think will have a stable place as a part of our week for years to come.” The 2021 iteration has a new presenting sponsor, Taylor Morrison, which leads to the Fairway House, a 36,000-square-foot structure for general admission attendees. Marked with a large American flag, the Fairway House is parallel to the 12th hole fairway at the highest point of the golf course. “You could spend a day watching four holes of golf from the highest point on our golf course,” Golding said. “It is a great example of how important it is for the Thunderbirds to have a place for the general admission population to have a great experience at a hospitality venue like no other on our golf course.” The week’s worth of events caters to golfers and nongolfers. On Monday, Feb. 7, practice rounds are free for attendees. The pro-am follows with evening concert experiences at the Coors Light Birds Nest with Diplo and Cole Swindell on Wednesday, Feb. 9; Sam Hunt and Russell Dickerson on Thursday, Feb. 10; Macklemore, Quinn XCII and Ayokay on Friday, Feb. 11; and Kygo, Sam Feldt and Forester on Saturday, Feb. 12. “We are the ‘People’s Open,’” Golding said. “We are dedicated to our fans coming out, having a great day, and being able to watch some great golf.” The Waste Management Phoenix Open

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Police prepared for Phoenix Open crowds

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aste Management Phoenix Open organizers are planning on plenty of people attending

this year. Open officials stopped predicting raw numbers for crowd size in 2018, but they are counting on a turnout to rival 2020 crowds for the 87th open this year. Crowds are expected to be so big that this year’s efforts to control them “aren’t really relatable” to last years, 2022 WM Tournament Chairman Dr. Michael Golding said. “We have made efforts to disperse the crowds over the 200 acres,” Golding Said The tournament is employing 5,000

volunteers to help manage those crowds, but their relationship with local law enforcement and fire department personnel working the event will be crucial, Golding said. “That relationship itself has allowed the event to be so successful,” he said. Scottsdale Police will be out in force both in terms of on-duty officers and offduty officers working the event, said department spokesman Sgt. Kevin Quon “It is scaling back up to a normal year,” Quon said. Scottsdale Police Dwon’t be the only law enforcement agency present at the open either. They will be assisted by the Tempe and Phoenix police departments as well as the Arizona Department of Public Safe-

ty, Quon said. One of the police’s top priorities this year will be managing crowds as the gates open and crowds that “make the run for the 16th” hole, Quon said. “We will have a lot of bodies throughout making sure everyone is safe,” Quon said. Managing the consumption of alcohol will play a vital role in making sure everybody enjoys a safe experience. Bartenders at the open are highly trained and passes will only allow patrons to buy a predetermined amount of alcohol, Golding said. “It’s very regulated,” Golding said. “It’s all within the standards of the Liquor Board.” Police won’t just be at the event though,

Quon said. There will be a heightened patrol presence on the streets as open goers tend to take the party to local bars and restaurants as well. “We know it does filter out to our community,” Quon said. Those choosing to imbibe at the tournament will have access to free breathalyzer tests to see if they are impaired, Golding said. There will also be a ride sharing staging area for those who fail the breathalyzer or are just aware they are past their limit. And for those who do choose to drink and drive, police will be running its DUI task force. “We hope people drink responsibly there is a whole designated area where can get ride shares,” Quon said.

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construction sales tax revenue, though Mayor David Ortega didn’t think it was a cause for concern. “In December we had a 25 percent decrease construction revenue, which I found shocking,” Caputi said. “I don’t know if anyone else is looking around the Valley at all the cranes. I work in the construction business and couldn’t be any busier.” Andrews said the flat growth could be a result of a delay in payment of construction sales taxes because many larger projects don’t often pay the levy until completion and all the costs are figured. “However, you are correct in that we are seeing a decrease in our construction sales tax for the months of October, November and December,” Andrews said. “They are coming in … below budget ... We are monitoring that to see if it is a tiny difference or a more concerning trend. “We are also looking out to some of our peer cities to see what they are looking at and when we get that data we will get that out to the council,” she continued. Ortega said the city has nothing to worry about. “On the subject, in particular construction performance, I did receive a memo from (Scottsdale Planning Director) Tim Curtis saying through last year we had a record-breaking number of permits,” Ortega said. “That was over 20 percent higher than pre-COVID. So again, how that ends up shaking out when we begin with that strong of a plans and progress, it’s hard to predict that would decline.” Caputi took exception with that. “Pulling permits is great but that does not translate into actual building as we have shown,” she said. “We are in a decreasing trend and that is something we definitely want to watch for.” Overall, General Fund revenues are up 13%, or $19.8 million over the $158.7 million budget. At the same time, General Fund expenditures are down $4.1 million. “On the expenditure side, we are spending within our means,” Andrews said. “There are a couple of categories where we are over budget.” One overage is a $1 million shortfall in a riot relief grant that wasn’t fully funded and the city had to cover costs itself. The other is due to a change in national

City Treasurer Sonia Andrews briefed City Council last week on Scottsdale’s fiscal condition. (J. Graber/Progress Staff)

accounting standards for leases that left a variance of $400,000. “In other words, it’s not cash out the door,” Andrews said. Meanwhile, Council also got an update on capital improvement projects funded by a 2019 bond issue and the news wasn’t very good: Spending on those projects is now $24 million over budget. “In most cases it’s escalating construction costs,” Scottsdale Public Works Director Dan Worth said. There were some necessary changes to a police training facility project – such as a new firing range – that pushed the price tag up about $8 million on that project, but the rest of the excess costs is primarily due to inflation, he said. The second biggest budget-buster involved the Civic Center remodeling, which is likely to run about $5.7 million over its original $27.3 million price tag. The project calls for a steel performing arts venue in the plaza’s center. The cost of steel and all the other accoutrements that go into a performing arts venue have just skyrocketed, Worth said. “Most of these projects where scoped and estimated in 2018,” Worth said. Worth said he is looking at several proposals to offset the higher costs. One involves the proceeds from the

sale of city-owned real estate sales. “You approved the sale of the old fire station on McDowell Road, that’s $2 million that’s going to come to the city," Worth said. "We have the museum square land sale. That is due to close within a couple of weeks. That’s another $20 million roughly if that closes and we have every reason to believe that it will. “We have a third parcel, the eastern 40 acres on Bell Road that we now have advertised that we now have open for auction. The auction date is now set for March 16, I believe.” General Fund balances could also be used to make up that difference as well. “I know the city manager has many interests competing for that money,” Worth said. In other action, Council approved a $60,000 settlement agreement on a lawsuit brought by former employee Marc Fredrics. Fredrics left employment with the city in September 2019 and filed a suit against the city under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) alleging the city failed to offer a reasonable accommodation or FMLA leave based on an alleged disability. Fredrics claims had he be been offered a reasonable accommodation or FMLA leave, he would still be employed with the city. The city has denied liability largely because it claims it did not know about the alleged disabilty and claims it did make leave available to Fredrics. Fredrics has claimed monetary damages to include lost wages and loss future Arizona State Retirement System earnings, contributions and payouts. If the case were to proceed to trial, Fredics is likely to ask for upwards of $862,777 in damages, plus attorney’s fees, according to a city staff report. City staff recommended the settlement because the cost of defending the case in a trial trial exceed the cost of the settlement. Council also voted unanimously to terminate the city’s mutual aid contract with Rural/Metro Fire Department (RMFD). The city Fire Department has had a mutual aid agreement with Rural/ Metro since July 1, 2017. However, Fire Department staff reviewed the agreement with Rural/Metro and believes it is no longer beneficial to the city and its citizens. The agreement

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AquaSafe swim school involved in $2.1M deal BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

quaSafe, a family-owned and -operated swim school in Scottsdale, closed on its second sale/leaseback transaction. The owners sold their property for $2.143 million but will remain at the property with a long-term lease agreement with the new owner. This is also the second transaction for Rommie Mojahed, director of retail leas-

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it’s about not applying,” Hartmann said. “College requires resources, money. Once they’re in, students from Coronado tend to finish their degree programs, she said, adding, “That’s what the Coronado Promise is about, eliminating the financial barriers,” she said. In addition to the Coronado Promise Scholarship, the program includes the Promise Pathway, which will support

ing and sales investments, and Lindsey Dulle, associate adviser with SVN in Phoenix. The seller, Thomas Spivey with Spivey Real Estate LLC, saw this as an opportunity to sell properties in Gilbert and Scottsdale, while keeping the swim school open for business. Mojahed and Dulle was instrumental in negotiating the leaseback terms between the seller and the new buyer, Marshall Fried with West End Hotel

the additional needs of K-12 students in the Coronado Learning Community. To be prepared for higher learning, students may need additional academic and social-emotional support along with college and career readiness skills throughout elementary, middle, and high school. “There’s another part of the promise that we’re also committing to and it’s one that doesn’t happen in every other community,” SUSD Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel said. “That is that we recognize there is a

LLC from Los Angeles. Bob Broyles with Colliers International represented the buyer. The 8,760-square-foot swim school is located at 9830 E. Bahia Drive in Scottsdale. “The buyer and sellers were great to work with,” Mojahed says. “It is not often that tenants get to write their own lease and pick their landlord. It felt great to see it all come together for both.”

pipeline from pre-school all the way through post-secondary (education) and recently the Scottsdale Unified School Board made the decision to invest in the Coronado learning community by establishing a standalone middle school with three feeder elementary schools so we have a viable pipeline of students coming into Coronado High School who ensure our students are prepared to be successful in whatever they choose to do.” SUSD Governing Board Member Patty Beckman said she is dedicated to fund

The buyer came in with a 1031 exchange, which made it easy for the seller who felt it was the right time to sell because of the current market. The buyer who is looking to invest more in Arizona commercial real estate recently purchased other property in the nearby area as well. “We couldn’t be happier to help our client maximize the value of the property,” Mojahed says. Info: rommie.mojahed@svn.com raising for the scholarship. “I am filled with gratitude witnessing so many of our community partners coming together to help change the lives of our deserving Coronado students,” she said. “We are ready to start fund raising because all of our students deserve an opportunity to move on postsecondary without financial barriers. It is our hope that Coronado Promise will become the model for similar scholarship programs in each of our five learning communities.”

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simple vote. SUSD Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel and his staff have consistently kept the issue in front of parents during governing board meetings as the clock ticks closer to zero hour. “$27 million is a pretty good chunk of change,” said SUSD Chief Financial Officer Shannon Crosier. That is enough to fund the final 52 instructional days of the school year. The district would essentially spend down its reserves to keep school open, but that would leave the future looking very bleak, Crosier said because “$27 million is not something I can make up in just one year.” To cover the gap for the remainder of this year, the district would spend down $15 million in projected carry-forward money; $4 million typically used for computers, books and buses; $4 million in cash accounts and $4 million in new hiring funds. “It is important to note that this is not a revenue problem: the money is available and has been appropriated by the Legislature,” the district stated in a letter home to parents last week. “Rather, it is a product of an archaic constitutional provision, coupled with the convergence of two other shifts impacting the formula’s calculation – the significant loss of enrollment during the first full year of the pandemic and the inclusion of Prop. 301 funding in the over-

SUSD Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel said he has tried to keep parents’ eyes on the wrecking ball that threatens district finances if the Legislature fails to raise the school spending cap by March 1. (Progress file photo)

all calculation.” The Arizona Constitution limits spending for school districts statewide to a 1980 level plus 10% adjusted for inflation. SUSD’s cuts this year would include $15 million less than anticipated for the coming school year, too. That would mean slashing 14 positions, freezing currently empty positions, using district additional assistance money for maintenance and operations again and cutting district contributions to the selfinsurance fund – a move that would not

W-I-N-N-E-R, winner It’s that time of the year when Arizona youngsters vie for a chance to represent the state in the Scripps National Spelling Bee June 2 and Scottsdale Unified students were no exception as they met for the spell-down Jan. 29, where Cochise Elementary School fifth grader Finley Smith took the mic and other contestants awaited their turn. Mohave Middle School seventh grader Arrow McGinty garnered first place by correctly spelling “tomtate,” the name of a family of fish found off Florida and the West Indies. Arrow will be joined at the Region 2 Spelling Bee Friday, Feb. 11, at Paradise Valley High School by Echo Canyon 7th grader Leah Bailey, Cocopah Middle School 8th grade student Isabel Helgemoe, Pueblo Elementary 5th grade student Pete Krist and Desert Canyon Middle School 8th grader Tate Meyer. The state bee is March 19. Former Desert Canyon Middle School student Omkar Bharath won the SUSD, region and state bees in 2019 and represented Arizona in the Scripps National Bee that year, the last time it was in-person because the pandemic then struck. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

require increased contributions from staff this year but could if further cuts were necessary. “The impact of this is not just for this year or next year. That’s something that is going to affect us down the road,” Crosier said. Scottsdale Unified officials have been far more open about the impending crisis than some of their neighbors – partly as a result of severe vacancies among teaching and support staff already. For example, in Mesa Public Schools

– which faces a $73 million hit – Scott Thompson, assistant superintendent for business and support services, told a reporter, “Districts are in a very difficult position when it comes to addressing your questions.” “We want to educate the public and our staff on this issue,” Thompson said. “We do not want to scare off employees in a very difficult employment environment. We struggle every day to meet the need of our students with limited staff due to both vacant positions and illnesses.” While legislative panels in recent weeks have heard testimony on – and taken preliminary votes – on school issues such as whether teachers should be required to tell parents if their child confides in them they are gay and banning references to homosexuality in textbooks – the fiscal crisis facing districts has received scant attention. Democrats have introduced a couple of measures, one to waive the cap for this year and another to abolish it entirely – which would require voter approval. But Republicans have not brought the issue forward and may be angling for something in return first – such as voucher expansion or reenactment of the income tax cut that is now tentative scheduled to be on the November ballot. Said state Sen. Sean Bowie, D-Phoenix, whose districts include five school systems facing a combined $177 million in

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But the bigger problem is one that the Legislature created in seeking to provide financial help. In 2000 voters approved Proposition 301 to levy a 0.6-cent sales tax to fund education, including teacher salaries, for 20 years. And voters made those revenues exempt from the aggregate expenditure limit. With that tax expiring this year, lawmakers in 2018 agreed to a new, identical levy to pick up in July and run until 2041 to keep the money flowing without interruption. Only thing is, they never exempted what the new levy will raise from the expenditure limit. And that alone accounts for more than $632 million of money now coming in to schools – money they formerly got to spend but, legally speaking, cannot spend this year absent a legislatively approved exemption. If lawmakers do not act, that starts the process of determining how much each district will lose in spending authority. Essigs said anything over the expenditure limit is divided up among all schools, with each forced to reduce spending by the percentage set regardless of how much they were spending. “If you’re a high-spending district, you have to reduce your budget by 17%,” he said. And that same figure also applies to those with lower spending. Tucson projects a $58 million spending cut would be necessary in the current school year, gutting kindergarten and after-school programs and pushing class sizes to more than 40 pupils. “If you’re a district that has a lot of special ed kids, obviously you can spend more because the formula allows you to spend more,” Essigs explained. That’s because state law provides a higher level of aid for youngsters with special needs. But that 17% hit, he said, would come to the total spending authority, “even the part of it that includes special ed students.” Also complicating the problem is the fact that to balance the budget in the last decade, lawmakers cut dollars from the district additional assistance fund. In fact, that account was zeroed out by Ducey during his first year in office. That account is now fully funded. But those additional dollars that were restored to schools also helped to push total statewide expenditures above the constitutional limit.

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he top House Republican is unilaterally quashing legislation that would have given lawmakers the power to reject election returns. Strictly speaking, Speaker Rusty Bowers told Capitol Media Services on Wednesday that he is not killing HB 2596. That’s something he could do by simply refusing to assign it to any committee to be considered. Instead, Bowers last week took the unprecedented step of assigning the proposal by Rep. John Fillmore, RApache Junction, to each and every one of the 12 House committees, saying he knows full well there is no way it can secure approval of each of them. The maneuver drew an angry reaction from Fillmore, who complained that “his highness’’ was abusing his powers in deep-sixing a measure that has the support of 14 other Republicans in the Legislature – including Gilbert Rep. Jake Hoffman. “He does things like he’s God,’’ Fillmore said of the speaker, ignoring the will of other GOP lawmakers. But Fillmore acknowledged he doesn’t have the votes to oust Bowers as speaker and install someone who would allow a full debate on the plan. “Sometimes there are a great many of the legislators (who) don’t have the intestinal fortitude to do what is right,’’ he told Capitol Media Services. Fillmore’s legislation is a grab-bag of changes to election laws. It would: • Repeal laws allowing anyone to get an early ballot, saying only those with an excuse, like being hospitalized, would get that right; • Bar all other forms of early voting, requiring that ballots be cast only on election day; • Prohibit the use of Election Day voting centers available to anyone within a county, restricting people to cast ballots only in their home precinct. “We need to get back to 1958-style voting,’’ Fillmore said. But the provision that alarmed Bowers and some others would have required the legislature to call itself

Hopuse Speaker Rusty Bowers of Mesa consoles Apache Junction Rep. John Fillmore, who said Arizonans "need to get back to 1958-style voting."

in special session after every election to review the ballot tabulating process for both the primary and general elections. More to the point, it would permit lawmakers to “accept or reject the election returns,’’ with the latter option paving the way for anyone to file suit to seek a new election. That, Bowers told Capitol Media Services, is unacceptable. “We gave the authority to the people,’’ he said. “For somebody to say we have plenary authority to overthrow a vote of the people for something we think may have happened, where is it?’’ Bowers said of the unproven and unverified claims made by those seeking a new vote. And he said that an audit of Maricopa County election returns ordered by Senate President Karen Fann has not produced any evidence that, as some have suggested, the election was stolen from Donald Trump. “The point is, when we gave fundamental to the people, I don’t care if I win or lose, that right was theirs,’’ Bowers said. “And I’m not going to go

“The point is, when we gave fundamental to the people, I don’t care if I win or lose, that right was theirs. And I’m not going to go back and kick them in the teeth.’’ back and kick them in the teeth.’’ The speaker also said he could not go along with another provision which would have scrapped the current system of having ballots tabulated by machine, replacing that with a hand count of the all the votes cast, a figure that in 2020 exceeded 3.4 mil-

lion. Bowers acknowledged there are those within his own party who continue to insist that the last election was rigged despite the lack of any proof provided by proponents of that charge. And he said he is willing to consider changes in law designed to protect the right to vote and protect against cheating. For example, he has allowed bills to go forward that alter the early voting process or increase identification requirements. But Bowers said he’s not willing to go along with “capricious’’ alterations to the law that are supported by “people of that ilk, the screaming, demanding, arrogant, self-righteous bunch.’’ And the speaker said it is his job to stand up and say ‘no,’ even when others cannot –or will not. “I would say that most Republicans don’t like it that way,’’ he said. “They’re just intimidated by these people.’’ Killing Fillmore’s bill, Bowers said, “is just a message.’’ Fillmore told Capitol Media Services he isn’t buying arguments by election officials who say that machine counts are more accurate. Nor was he swayed by the fact that current law already requires there be a hand count of ballots from selected precincts to compare that tally with what the machines registered. Bowers said that in assigning HB 2596 to all 12 committees, he actually is giving Fillmore what he wants: the chance for one or more hearings. That, the speaker said, could not have occurred if he refused to refer it to any committee at all. But Bowers made it clear that there is no way this bill would ever become law. He gets that power not just by virtue of being the speaker and deciding what bills are put up for votes of the full House. There’s also the fact that there are only 31 Republicans in the 60-member chamber. And with no Democrats in support, that means a single GOP vote against it – including his – would kill it if it even got that far.

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Notre Dame Prep run helps notMYkid D espite the chilly morning Jan. 29, more than 250 runners and walkers gathered at Notre Dame Prep High School in Scottsdale to raise money for programs that support teen mental health. The overall winners were 17-yearold Samuel Johnston for the men, with a time 15:54.9, and 11-year-old Leah Morozowich for the women, with a time of 20:44.8. Race results are posted at runsignup.com/Race/Results/122654. Notre Dame Prep, located at 9701 E. Bell Road, presented a check in the amount of $9,240 to Amplif[i], the teen empowerment entity of notMYkid, to enhance their services and educational programs for teens in crisis. Runners came from Los Angeles and all over the Valley. Members of the Basha High School girls’ basketball team traveled from Chandler to participate in the Saints 5K. “We wanted to do something relating to teen mental health for our senior project,” said Chloe Murakami, a center for Basha High School. “When we searched teen mental on the internet this race popped up, and so we decided to participate.” Nationwide teen mental health issues are on the rise, and this sparked the idea for NDP to find a way to help.

“It’s one thing to know that a problem exists, but our students wanted to do more about the issues surrounding teen mental health,” said Gene Sweeney, principal of Notre Dame Prep. “I’m really proud of our students for coming up with the idea for a fun run/walk.” The money raised will help provide tools, education and programs for kids in the Scottsdale community and through-

out the Valley so that they can find the resources they need if they suffer feelings of depression, anxiety and other mental health problems. “Notre Dame Prep has been partnering with us for the last two years and helped us increase our peer-to-peer engagement through our Amplif[i] program where teens talk to other teens and share their stories in schools,” said

Alex Morganroth, director of program development at notMYkid. “It’s important that teens hear from each other, so they don’t suffer in silence, but instead reach out for help and know that they are not alone,” she added. Amplifi has a virtual Teen Talk program where teens can “drop in” any Tuesday at 4 p.m. to talk about the challenges they face. Teens can register at bit.ly/teentalktuesday. NDP sophomore Hannah Trujillo is a teen advocate for mental health, and before the race, she presented the check to Morganroth on behalf of the NDP school community. “I’ve heard people say it’s ‘cheesy’ to talk about mental health, but I think it is very important [to talk about it] because we need to spread awareness,” Trujillo said. “It is very dangerous to be stuck in a bad place for a long time.” notMYkid is a nonprofit that provides children and families with lifesaving programs, support, resources and education. NDP has invited notMYkid to conduct seminars for both teens and parents over the past two years to help families make healthy choices. Notre Dame Prep is a Catholic diocesan college preparatory high school with a co-ed enrollment of 864 students. The school has received national recognition for the caliber of its academic, arts and athletic programs.

the grandson of a standardbred horse trainer, he was born into the lifestyle of caring for and learning from horses. Under his leadership as general manager, WestWorld has grown into a world-class, full-service events facility, which annually welcomes nearly 1 million visitors, across all seasons. WestWorld serves as the venue for roughly 40 equestrian events each year, in addition to dozens of conventions, trade shows, concerts and other large-scale gatherings, including the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show, the Arizona Quarter Horse Sun Circuit and the Barrett-Jackson Collec-

tor Car Auction. “There is no one in the city more deserving of this honor than Brian Dygert,” said City Manager Jim Thompson. “He has done much to advance the Western spirit in Scottsdale and make the city a destination for people from around the world. His work ethic, experience and values have made an indelible mark not only on the city, but also on the equestrian community nationwide. People who love horses, know that Scottsdale shares in, and respects, that passion, and we have Brian to thank for growing that legacy

to what it is today.” Among other career highlights, Dygert rode in an exhibition in the 1996 Olympics and served as the chair of the organizing team that introduced Reining as a discipline in the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Before coming to Scottsdale, he was widely recognized for his work with the Bob Martin Eastern Agricultural Center in Williamston, North Carolina. Dygert is the co-founder of the League of Agricultural and Equine Centers and served on its board of directors for 14 years.

Notre Dame Prep sophomore Hannah Trujillo, left, presents a check for $9,240 to Alexia Morganroth and other employees from notMYkid with school principal Gene Sweeney, far right. (Courtesy Notre Dame Prep)

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rian Dygert, the man behind WestWorld of Scottsdale, was inducted into the League of Agricultural and Equine Centers Hall of Fame in January in Austin. Dygert has been a recognized leader in the equine management industry for nearly three decades and will celebrate his 15th anniversary with the city later this year. Fittingly, Dygert’s journey to becoming an industry Hall of Famer started on a farm in Western New York. As the son of an equine veterinarian and

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lenna Young was a Duet Partners in Health and Aging volunteer for nearly 30 years before she herself needed some help. The 96-year old Scottsdale resident lives alone and needed a hand with grocery shopping. Since she was familiar with Duet’s service to homebound seniors, she asked if a volunteer could help her with grocery shopping two times a month. She was placed with Mimi Jakobe and they instantly hit it off. “She’s irreplaceable,” said Young. “I am so lucky to have her. We have such a great time together and I really look forward to my grocery shopping trips with her.” Jakobe, also of Scottsdale, moved to

Glenna Young, 96, is delighted to have met Mimi Jakobe. Both Scottsdale women are part of Duet Partners in Health and Aging. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

Arizona a few years ago and was looking for an organization she could volunteer with and help older adults. “I lost my parents several years ago and have always enjoyed older people,” said Jakobe. “I love spending time with Glenna, we talk about our families and children. We share stories and laugh a lot. She’s a companion and friend. I love learning from her and hearing about experiences in her life.” Young and Jakobe are a part of Duet’s homebound services program, founded in 1981 by Dr. Dosia Carlson. The program connects volunteers with people who need help with daily activities because of age or other health issues. Duet volunteers provide rides for grocery shopping, med-

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ith a long list of accomplishments already at age 18, it’s easy to understand why Ayva Kacir is now a finalist for a prestigious honor bestowed on only 20 high school seniors across the country. The Desert Mountain High School senior and Scottsdale resident is in the running for recognition as a 2022 Presidential Scholar in Career and Technical Education – an honor accorded to no more than 20 students in the country. Ayva is president of Maricopa County Teen Court, co-president of her school’s speech and debate and DECA clubs and a varsity hurdler on the track and field team. The daughter of Pamela and Paul Kacir, Avya also has been an impressive competitor in events sponsored by DECA,

Ayva Kacir of Scottsdale, a contender for a Presidential Scholar in Career and Technical Education recognition, participated in the Prescott Veterans Day Parade. (Special to the Progress)

a national nonprofit, with chapters in hundreds of high schools and colleges, that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. Since 2019, Ayva has competed in DECA district and state competitions and has earned gold medals in testing since 2019 as well as first place last year in both buying and merchandising team decisionmaking and integrated marketing campaign contests. And she has impressed the Veterans Administration with the work she is doing with the Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System, interning and working with Timothy Howe, chief for the Center for Development and Civic Engagement, as

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their first virtual youth coordinator. When COVID prevented volunteers from going on site at Prescott VA, Ayva created a business/marketing plan for a virtual youth ambassador program that the center quickly embraced. “The VetFluencer Youth Ambassador Program is designed for youth to see a way they can easily offer their skills to reduce veteran isolation and increase veterans’ technological aptitude for greater communication,” she said. Now her goal is to take the VetFluencer program nationally. “My observation that people want to be something greater than themselves led me to create the VetFluencer Youth Ambassador Program – a program designed to engage and inspire others to make a difference,” Ayva explained. “It is designed for youth to see a way

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they can easily offer their skills to reduce veteran isolation and increase veterans’ technological aptitude for greater communication. It is inspired to provide youth a solid program for their volunteer commitment, to honor veterans, to enhance an intergenerational experience, and to build the youth volunteers belief in the importance of volunteerism.” Ayva is partnering with Major Scott Jackson and the Embry-Riddle Army ROTC and Commander Emily Blaine of the Ernest A. Love American Legion Post 6 and their executive board in a pilot project to do just that. She also is on a VA team with Shana Shatzer, Kirk Wright and Timothy Howe that has been nominated for the VA American Spirit/Excellence in Leadership award for their work in recruiting teen volunteers, reducing veterans’ isolation during the pandemic and helping veterans “thrive in a technologically evolving

world.” She also is a nominee for a prestigious Veterans Affairs James H. Parke Youth Scholarship. Ayva’s college path is just as ambitious as her high school career has been “I plan to major in economics with a minor in philosophy in college and then applying to law school,” she explained. She said her three years with teen court, three internships and her four years of high school club activity “taught me the role and importance of economics in everyday decision making and that economic factors play a larger role in academics and life than I could’ve ever imagined.” As for that minor in philosophy, she said she learned the Socratic Method at Scottsdale Prep and sees an application in later life. “In the future, I will bridge my interests in economics and philosophy to improve

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the world, creating systems that take both humanistic and economic factors into consideration,” she explained. And she has no intention of forgetting veterans. “Seeing people connecting with veterans through online communication, or family Facetimes in the hospital, showed me that creating resources for emotional support and community is just as important as resources for medical interventions,” Ayva said. “Although I’ve worked countless hours to attain DECA knowledge over my high school years, to coach and mentor fellow DECA students, and achieve success in DECA business competitions I did not have the opportunity to apply this knowledge within the voluntary sector. The Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System gave me the opportunity to do so. It moved me from a path of student leader to servant leader and I am entirely grateful.”

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ical appointments, friendly visits or phone calls or help with paperwork. “Just all these little things that help them that we may not think about that might help keep someone out of assisted living,” said Wendy Cohen, senior director of services with Duet. All volunteers providing one-on-one assistance are 18 years or older and are cleared through a Level One fingerprint background check. Participants and volunteers set up their own regular schedules for when they can meet. “We’re always looking to fight isolation,” Cohen said. Sometimes the meetings aren’t actually done in in person though. Because of people’s fears of contracting COVID, interaction may just be a phone call once or twice a month. Duet’s homebound services are offered in Scottsdale south of Bell, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, Peoria, and Glendale. The whole idea of the homebound program is to keep people in their homes as long as possible.

“It’s healthier and better for people to be in their own in place,” Cohen said. “(Dr. Carlson) was a head of her time, I think, in realizing there are people in the community wanting help driving them to get groceries, doctors’ appointments, covid vaccines, opening mail, changing a lite bulb.” The service is free but it needs volunteers. “It takes as little as a couple hours a month to make a true difference in the life of a home-bound adult,” Cohen said. “If you are looking for a meaningful way to help someone in need, check out our interactive map online and find a neighbor in your area that could use some help. “After completing our volunteer orientation, we’ll pair the volunteer with a home bound adult based on the volunteer’s availability, interests, and location. We currently have 69 people waiting to be matched and are in great need of more volunteers.” Last year, Duet matched 370 participants with volunteers, but the need is growing. Cohen attributes a large part of that to COVID. The program also gets many vol-

unteers who can help only during certain hours when few participants need help someone or volunteers may only want to drive to an area where no one needs help. “We welcome new service recipients to reach out to us and we greatly welcome volunteers who want to give their time,” Cohen said. Duet provides several other services. Its kinship program offers help to grandparents who are raising grandchildren. Last year 300 grandparents raising 500 grandchildren were enrolled in the program, which includes two social workers and a bilingual case manager. The dementia family care givers program offers respite, support groups and educational groups for those caring for someone with dementia. And the congregational health services program is as an interfaith based program training nurses in a faith-based approach to public nursing. To learn more about receiving services or to become a volunteer, visit: duetaz.org or call 602-274-5022.

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Poisoned Pen owner doing what she loves BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

f someone had told Barbara Peters 32 years ago that her shop would be putting on nearly 600 events a year with the bulk occurring over video conference software and that most of her books would be sold online, she would have looked at them as if they were crazy. And the owner of the famed Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale would have been even more incredulous if she had been told she would one day be among 48 women in a book celebrating women leaders in Arizona. All Peters ever wanted was to make a living doing something she loved. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Peters worked at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. as a librarian and never lost her love of literature. It was not until she turned 50 that Peters

decided she had had enough of the law. “On my 50th birthday, my husband told me these magical words ‘now that you can do whatever you want, what is it you’re going to do?’” she said. “I said I really missed the library. I didn’t love being a lawyer and I was always a reader so I said I would start a bookstore.” Both she and her husband agreed neither wanted to go back to D.C. so instead, Peters moved to Paradise Valley to be near her parents. Her mother was always an avid reader of mysteries and the two figured it would be a fun to run the bookstore together. “I thought this would be a fun thing we could do together, so I thought we would open a mystery bookstore because you should have a specialty if you’re not going to compete with the big stores,” Peters said with a laugh. With a specialty picked out, the next task was to name the store.

Barbara Peters is the founder and owner of Scottsdale’s celebrated bookstore, The Poisoned Pen. (David Minton/Progress Staff Writer)

“Poisoned pen letters were basically the Twitter of their day and that’s how people would dox one another and disseminate gossip,” Peters said. Next came finding a location. “I did a lot of homework on where I should put the store when we first started it,” she recalled. “We were originally on Main Street at what I used to describe as the ‘horse’s ass’ as we were behind the Equestrian Statue.” It was on the store’s second day of business that Peters found out that the bulk of her business would come from tourists. “We started selling books to people who didn’t live here from the second day we were in business,” she said. “Scottsdale, because of the tourist traffic, is a constantly renewable customer base.” Days later, Peters’ husband invested in a piece of equipment that elevated

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Paddy O’Furniture keeps busy with new line BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

hile other parts of the country are getting slammed by winter, the Valley is preparing for patio

season. In honor of that, 33-year-old Scottsdale Airpark-based Paddy O’Furniture recently launched Peninsula Cushion, a collection of sleek, lightweight designs. “We listened to a lot of feedback from our customers asking us for more sleek and modern designs,” said Zach McMillen, president of Paddy O’Furniture. “We started designing and came up with something that was a good fit for the new homes being built.” The 17 pieces come in a trendy graphite color and popular ones include the cuddle

Paddy O’Furniture recently introduced Peninsula Cushion, a collection of sleek, lightweight designs in patio furniture. (Special to the Progress)

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The coating’s viscosity resembles the thickness of an epoxy paint, but because it is electrostatically charged and then baked onto the aluminum, it does not flake or peel. Aluminum also does not rust, further protecting the pieces from the unpredictable Arizona weather. “They have more of a straight line,” McMillen said. “It’s called our graphite finish. It has really clean lines. They’re smooth with no real curves. They have a unique look and they’re a little bit lower to the ground and creates a luxury resort feel for balconies, decks and backyards. Our Bliss cushions allow you to personalize it with 14 colors. “Traditionally, people would want a neutral color, but they’re experimenting more

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her business. “By our fifth day of business, my husband bought a fax machine that was programmed with international fax numbers,” she said. After a decade of branding itself as a mystery bookstore, however, Peters decided to move in a different direction with the Poisoned Pen. “Now, I’ve spent the last almost 20 years un-branding this as a mystery bookstore since we’re no longer strictly a mystery bookstore,” she said. “Now our specialty is fiction and major author events.” Peters has moved twice and now sets up shop on the corner of First Avenue and Goldwater Boulevard. Though Peters had seen it all prior to the store’s 30th celebration in October 2019, the pandemic hit a few months later and impacted her in a way she never could have imagined. “Before the pandemic, we were generating roughly 30% of our sales locally and 70% online, but the pandemic shifted the online sales up to 94%,” Peters said. A big reason for that growth was her implementation of zoom to her store’s

The Poisoned Pen has broadened its offerings beyond mysteries and thrillers. (David Minton/Progress Staff Writer)

events, which have drawn a larger audience than she could have ever imagined. “Zoom has allowed us to do many things that we were not going to do when everything was more or less physical and located here in Scottsdale,” she said. Moreover, she noted a growth in unique categories of books that she had not seen at any time prior. “One thing the pandemic has done has boosted sales in our children’s book sec-

tion and our self-help section,” she said, adding she’s curious to see what will happen if and when the pandemic is more or less over. “Now one of the questions we have to face is what kind of future we are going to have if we ever emerge from the pandemic,” she said. “We’re curious as to whether the audience is going to live on Zoom especially since we’ve acquired such a large international audience.”

Peters is honored to be listed in “48 Women: Arizona’s Most Intriguing Women.” “It’s a wonderful honor and though I personally am somewhat baffled by why I’m included,” she said. Peters also hopes “48 Women” inspires women of all ages. “I’d like to think that after reading about me people would be inspired to read a book,” she said. “Considering my age, lots of women in their 50’s feel like they may not have a lot of potential for new paths or new choices and the last part of my life has been very fruitful and interesting and I hope that is an inspiration to people.” Though Peters has begun to move shares of her business over to two of her employees, she has no immediate intentions of slowing down from working up to 16 hours a day doing what she loves the most. “For me, this is a very satisfying way to keep moving on through possibly the last act of my life,” she said. “It helps me maintain my intellectual stimulation and social context, which I get to do all day every day.” Information: Poisonedpen.com

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Center to the tune of more than $53,000 worth of furniture in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. New Life Center is the largest domestic violence shelter in Maricopa County, serving more than 1,000 children and adults annually through an emergency shelter and outreach support. Fifty-four furniture pieces were donated during the company’s visit to New Life Center’s meditation garden and outdoor dining area. “NLC is doing incredible work in our community, and we’re so excited to be a small part of that,” McMillen said. “We wanted to create spaces at the shelter where residents can relax and enjoy moments of peace comfortably in furniture that will last for years.” Paddy O’Furniture also hosted an employee food donation drive at all seven Valley locations as well as sponsored a lunch for residents. Hundreds of nonperishable food and health items were collected. “Keeping up with maintenance for a 104-bed facility is always a challenging task for us,” said Myriah Mhoon, New Life Center chief executive officer. “This amazingly generous donation from Paddy O’ has transformed our outdoor spaces and we are so grateful for their support in helping to keep survivors of intimate partner violence safe and happy at our shelter.” Information: paddyo.com.

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ith dozens of 4K televisions and a 5,000-square-foot patio with a 20-foot Jumbotron, Mavrix at 9139 E. Talking Stick Way in the Pavilions at Talking Stick Shopping Center is ready for the Super Bowl. Guests can reserve VIP booths or tables inside The Trophy Room Grill or on the patio from 4-8 p.m. Each Big Game package includes Mavrix’s “Four Quarters” menu featuring chef-prepared items like buffalo chicken quesadillas, BBQ sausage bites, braised and grilled brats, smoked tri tip sliders, loaded roasted potato wedges and house-made cookies and doughnut holes. Package details and reservations are available at mavrix.com/thebiggame. Before or after the game, people also

can take advantage of 24 bowling lanes, 85 arcade games, laser tag, billiards tables and a scratch kitchen at The Trophy Room Grill. Next door to Mavrix is Octane Raceway, the nation’s only full-time, indoor-outdoor racing track. Guests can race up to 45 miles per hour down the straightaways and carve up the corners on a third-mile track that begins inside before winding outdoors. The venue also features a free-roam virtual reality gaming arena, arcade games and the Brickyard Grill featuring freshly prepared appetizers, entrees and beverages. Octane Raceway will broadcast the Big Game on its 10-foot screen during the Super Bowl and from 5-10 p.m., guests can enjoy unlimited kart racing for $56 along with $3 draft beer and half-priced appetizers. Visit octaneraceway.com/currentspecials.

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Corporations get a pass as state ducks tax credit review as required since 2015. The committee is charged with evaluating the credits and determining whether they are delivering on the promised benor the sixth time in seven years, Ari- e�it to the state and submit a report to the zonans have been denied account- full legislature by December 15 on whethability for hundreds of millions of er each of the tax credits reviewed should dollars in tax credits. And this time, that be retained, repealed, or amended. One means a decade with no transparency for of the tax credits they failed to review in corporate donations that bankroll private 2021 was the Corporate Student Tuition school vouchers. Organization (Corporate STO) Tax Credit. State law requires the Joint Individual Because the committee also did not meet use Income Tax Credit Review please Committee to forin 2016, the previous time corporate STO review each of the 54 state tax credits on tax credits were scheduled to be reviewed, FEB - APRIL a rotating schedule which results in each that means a decade has passed without tax credit coming up for review every �ive properly reviewing these tax credits. years. That committee has met only once Tax credits are dollar-for-dollar reducBY BETH LEWIS AND KAREN MCLAUGHLIN Guest Columists

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tions in tax liability. School Tuition Organizations are private companies that any individual can set up to process tax credits for private school “scholarships” (aka, vouchers). For the Corporate STO, businesses can receive a statewide total of up to $142.1 million in tax credits, with that amount increasing every year, to provide tuition “scholarships” (vouchers) for private (including religious) schools. There are some slight limitations on Corporate STO vouchers, but not many. The Low Income Corporate STO can fund vouchers for “low-income” students (a family of 4 making less than $107,000 per year quali�ies) who are switching from public schools, members of military families, or enrolling in kindergarten. The hundreds of millions of dollars taken in by STOs ultimately diverts from the State’s General Fund, which is the primary source of funding for our public schools. While most state spending on education is closely scrutinized and negotiated each year through the budget process, the Corporate STO tax credit, like most tax credits in Arizona, remains on the books inde�initely – with no review process, no sunset, and no measurement of whether they meet the return on investment that voucher proponents promise. In 2021 alone, nearly $96 million in Low Income STO tax credits were used by corporations and insurers. And, given that the Review Committee did not meet this year, nor �ive years ago, this means that ten

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Second Saturdays roll on at SMoCA BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

econd Saturdays at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art are set to keep rolling on Saturday, Feb. 12, with activities and the opening of a new exhibition. After two successful events, Second Saturdays will continue to offer crafts, a mini-mystery game and the opportunity to attend the museum on its “pay as you please day” that lets guests decide on the admission they want to pay to help fund the museum. Additionally, a new exhibition titled “Beverly McIver: Full Circle” featuring paintings by the former Arizona State University who is now the Ebenshade Professor of the Practice in Studio Arts

Charlotte Quinney and Julie Ganas help Rachel Miller create a felt sandwich during Second Saturdays at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art last month. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

At Duke University. “Each Second Saturday, we offer an activity that is somehow related to one of SMoCA’s exhibitions and those activities will rotate from month to month so that guests get a different experience each time,” said Charlotte Quinney, the campus engagement coordinator for Scottsdale Arts Learning and Innovation. Guests also can create a portrait not unlike the ones on display in McIver’s exhibition out of pipe cleaners and take their creations home. “We’re going to be making abstract portraits using simple materials so that everything is accessible to all skill levels,” Quinney said. “There will also be direct references to some of Beverly’s

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Taliesin West provides venue for Chihuly BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

he works of celebrity glass artist Dale Chihuly are on display at Taliesin West, the former winter home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, whom Chihuly grew up idolizing. Taliesin West serves as an ideal backdrop for Chihuly’s creations as the two artists are more alike than most realize. “Dale Chihuly as an artist has a lot in common with Frank Lloyd Wright, believe it or not,” said Niki Stewart, the vice president and chief learning and engagement officer for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. “They are both inspired by the natural world and are artists who believe strongly in teaching and helping others to advance their own craft. Because of that, we thought it would be interesting to show them together.” This show is also the first time the two

Dale Chihuly admired architect Frank Lloyd Wright, so it seems fitting the latter’s former winter residence is displaying some of the glass artist’s work. (Special to the Progress)

artists have been displayed side by side. “Both Wright and Chihuly are prolific but what we realized is that no one has ever

seen Dale Chihuly’s artwork next to a Frank Lloyd Wright building before,” Stewart said. “That became a really great opportunity for us to do a temporary installation here.” Among the works an installation of 70 red hand-blown reeds on the property’s front lawn accenting a feature of the home that often goes unnoticed. “The fact that they’re red connects them to the classic signature red of Taliesin West and Frank Lloyd Wright’s favorite shade,” Stewart said. “The repetition of them is very similar to what is seen in our building with the repetition of wood beams, stones and the same kinds of colors.” Other installations also provide a unique way of experiencing the luxurious home. “As a master artist, he has created these forms that are signature forms to him,” Stewart said. “But the way that he has put them together, the colors he has chosen, the placement on this campus, the way the sun hits them and the way they repeat or echo

the things around them, that’s what makes this unique and special. It’s the best of both worlds because it’s familiar and also completely new.” While the works dazzle the space during the day, they’re even more spectacular at night. “During the day, the artworks are dazzling with the sunlight that comes through them but when the sun goes down and we light the artworks with artificially, they look completely different,” Stewart said. “We didn’t want people to miss the chance to see them both during the day and the evening.” However, the best way to experience the works is during ‘Taliesin West: Conversations with Chihuly.” “What we wanted to do was create an opportunity for people to come and hear how others are responding to the artwork,”

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Stewart said. “We brought together a couple of people from the Taliesin West staff that are not art historians and gave them a chance to tell the audience what they say and how this has changed their lives. It’s very similar to a gallery talk at an art museum.” It also allows for a new perspective to be

shared about the installations. “When you hear what other people see and hear the story about why that is what they see, a lot of times that connects with what you think as well,” Stewart said. Taliesin West is not the only place in the Valley where people can gawk at Chihuly’s glass masterpieces. “We knew that the folks here in the Valley loved Chihuly’s work because of the great

response the last two times that the Desert Botanical Garden showed his artwork,” Stewart said. “We thought that this time it could be at DBG and here at Taliesin West and if you haven’t been to both, you haven’t seen the whole show.” Though the ambitious concept may have seemed like an odd pairing from the outside, the consensus among those who have

Wisc. and Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a particular focus on hands-on work aligned with Wright’s insistence on learning by doing,” the foundation said. It also will offer public classes, symposia and workshops that reflect the evolving nature of Wright’s principles of organic design. Some programs, such as a partnership with the University of Pennsylvania’s Historic Preservation Program, have already been operating for several years, and will grow through the Institute. “It is not enough to present Wright’s work through tours and museum engagement programs,” said foundation CEO/President

Stuart Graff, noting the legendary architect also wanted “to perpetuate the field of organic architecture, including training architects in his principles of design.” “Those principles are constantly evolving and changing, because they are built around the way we live and embrace new materials, new technologies and a changing culture,” he added. Foundation leaders met with their counterparts at architecture schools, design firms and the community “to understand how its work could best serve the profession and the public interest while remaining true to the principles of Wright’s body of ideas.”

viewed the works on display at Taliesin West have come to a consensus. “The most often heard is ‘do these have to leave’ and ‘it feels like they should stay forever,’” Stewart said. “Knowing that this artwork has taken it up a notch for everybody that visits is incredibly gratifying and we’re thrilled that people are loving it.” Information: Chihulyinthedesert.org and franklloydwright.org

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he Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has created the Taliesin Institute, a new collection of programs intended for architecture and design students, new and established design professionals and the broader public interested in learning about the history and future of organic architecture principles that were the core of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work. “Taliesin Institute will embrace a broad range of work including the development of a consortium of leading architecture schools that will send students to study at the two Taliesin campuses, Taliesin in Spring Green

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artworks that we will be using as inspiration to make those portraits.” The activities will also serve as an engagement tool for guests at Second Saturdays. “It has been really exciting especially now that we are in a slightly safer space to offer more hands-on activities for all ages and interact with the museum,” said Julie Ganas, the curator of engagement and digital initiatives at SMoCA. “It allows us to be able to give people an opportunity to engage with the art within the museum walls in a different way than they would if they were just visiting without those activities.” The activities are not just tailored for the younger demographic. “The fun thing is this is for any age, so kids, adults and older adults can do this,” Quinney said. “This allows everyone to use their own creativity and there is a way that everyone can make them unique to their own personality and their own style.” It has also attracted the younger crowd looking for a fun date activity. “We’ve had people there on dates that

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“A big goal of ours with these activities is to connect the viewers with the artwork in a different way. We’re really trying to give insight into what the artist is trying to put forward in their artwork.” “This deﬁnitely puts our visitors in the shoes of the artists but it also teaches basic artistic skills to some people for the ﬁrst time.” were so excited to have these artworks to remember their experiences at the museum,” Ganas said. “This gives people an object to commemorate their experience at the museum.” More than anything, these activities give an insight into the process these artists work within to the guests of the museum. “A big goal of ours with these activities is to connect the viewers with the

artwork in a different way,” Ganas said. “We’re really trying to give insight into what the artist is trying to put forward in their artwork.” “This definitely puts our visitors in the shoes of the artists but it also teaches basic artistic skills to some people for the first time,” Quinney added. While the museum knows that guests of the older kid to adult demographic are likely to visit, this initiative aids in promoting that SMoCA is a family friendly venue. We really want to promote the idea that the museum is family friendly,” Quinney said. “We’d like for families with younger children to feel comfortable visiting the museum. We also understand that we have interest from young adults so this reaches an audience we know we have established but also attracts the family audience.” “Having these activities is a way to help people make connections with art and contemporary artists,” Ganas added. Also available is a scaled-down version of its “mystery in the museum” series, which is modeled after the escape room concept and offers a prize to those who solve the mystery.

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“What we do is we take these riddles and puzzles that have guests look at the art and the museum more closely while engaging with and learning with the art,” Ganas said. Ganas believes that both activities offer a unique way to experience the museum while utilizing their energy. “The activities give people a place to put their energy into making something that is very tactile,” she said. Added Quinney: “The museum is accessible and contemporary art is fun. It can be very conceptual and people see it as difficult to engage with it but we want the public to know that this is fun.”

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Instructions on how to provide Public Comments will be provided on the posted agenda 11-UP-2021 (Renegade Clubhouse) Request by owner approval of a Conditional Use Permit (Golf Course) for the construction of a new golf club house, and associated amenities, to replace the existing Renegade Golf Course clubhouse, located at 38580 N. Desert Mountain Parkway, with Open Space, Environmentally Sensitive Lands (O-S/ESL) zoning designation. Staff contact person is Jesus Murillo, 480312-7849. Applicant contact person is Todd Bruen, (602) 680-8412. 6-ZN-2021 (92nd Street Rezoning) Request by owner for a Zoning District Map Amendment from Highway Commercial Planned Community District (C-3 PCD) and Commercial Office Planned Community district (C-O PCD) to Planned Unit Development Planned Community Development District (PUD PCD) Zoning with a Development Plan on a +/- 8.52-acre site located at 10301 N. 92nd Street, 10299 N. 92nd Street and 9301 E. Shea Boulevard for a mixed-use development including 285 multi-family units. Staff contact person is Jeff Barnes, 480-312-2376. Applicant contact person is Kurt Jones, (480) 225-8937. 3-GP-2021 (92nd Street Rezoning) Request by owner for a minor General Plan Amendment to the City of Scottsdale General Plan 2035 from Commercial to Mixed-Use Neighborhoods on +/- 3.92 acres of the +/-8.52-acre site located at 10301 N. 92nd Street, 10299 N. 92nd Street and 9301 E. Shea Boulevard. Staff contact person is Jeff Barnes, 480-312-2376. Applicant contact person is Kurt Jones, (480) 225-8937. For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov search "Scottsdale Planning Case Files" or in your URL search bar you can type in https://eservices.scottsdaleaz.gov/bldgresources/Cases/ A COPY OF A FULL AGENDA, INCLUDING ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND ANY MEETING LOCATION UPDATES, IS AVAILABLE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT THE FOLLOWING: Online at: https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/council/meeting-information/agendas-minutes CHAIRMAN Attest Lorraine Castro For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY MAY REQUEST A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION BY CONTACTING THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT (480-312-7620). REQUESTS SHOULD BE MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE, OR AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ALLOW TIME TO ARRANGE ACCOMMODATION. FOR TTY USERS, THE ARIZONA RELAY SERVICE (1-800-367-8939) MAY CONTACT THE CLERK&#39;S OFFICE AT (480-312-7620).

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Instructions on the meeting forum, how to participate, and how to provide Public Comments will be provided on the posted agenda. 3-ZN-2021 (Artisan Scottsdale) Request by owner for a zoning district map amendment from Central Business Downtown Overlay (C-2 DO) district to Downtown/Downtown Multiple Use Type-2 Planned Block Development Downtown Overlay (D/DMU-2 PBD DO) and Downtown/Downtown Core Type-1 Planned Block Development Downtown Overlay (D/DC-1 PBD DO) including a development plan with amended development standards related to Building Location, approximately 83 +/- dwelling units and approximately 5,000 square feet of commercial floor area, located at 7017 - 7041 E. Indian School Road and generally the northwest corner of E. 1st Avenue and N. Marshall Way. Staff contact person is Bryan Cluff, 480- 312-2258. Applicant contact person is John Berry, 480-385-2727. 8-AB-2021 Request by owner to abandon the 33-foot-wide GLO roadway easements along the eastern and western boundaries and a 13-foot-wide GLO roadway easement along the southern boundary of parcel 217-32-015, with Singlefamily Residential, Environmentally Sensitive Lands (R1-35 ESL) zoning located at 12514 E. Cochise Drive. Staff contact person is Chris Zimmer, 480-3122347. Applicant contact person is Jim Loftis, 480-990-0545. For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov search "Scottsdale Planning Case Files" or in your URL search bar you can type in https://eservices.scottsdaleaz.gov/bldgresources/Cases/ A COPY OF A FULL AGENDA, INCLUDING ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS IS AVAILABLE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT THE FOLLOWING: Online at: http://www.ScottsdaleAZ.gov/Boards/planning-commission CHAIRMAN Attest RYAN GAROFALO Planning Specialist For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY MAY REQUEST A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION BY CONTACTING THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT (480-312-7767). REQUESTS SHOULD BE MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE, OR AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ALLOW TIME TO ARRANGE ACCOMMODATION. FOR TTY USERS, THE ARIZONA RELAY SERVICE (1-800-367-8939) MAY CONTACT THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT (480-312-7767).

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Project Name: 92 ND Street Rezoning Case Numbers: 6-ZN-2021 Location: 10299 N. 92 nd Street & 9301 E. Shea Blvd. Purpose: Request by owner for a Zoning District Map Amendment from Highway Commercial Planned Community District (C-3 PCD) and Commercial Office Planned Community district (C-O PCD) to Planned Unit Development Planned Community Development District (PUD PCD) Zoning with a Development Plan on a +/- 8.52-acre site located at 10301 N. 92nd Street, 10299 N. 92nd Street and 9301 E. Shea Boulevard for a mixed-use development including 285 multi-family units. Staff contact persons: Jeff Barnes, 480-312-2376 Applicant contact person: Kurt Jones, 480 2258937 A copy of the proposed amendments is available for review in Suite 105, 7447 East Indian School Road, Scottsdale, Arizona. *For more information enter case number at: https://eservices.scottsdaleaz.gov/bldgresources/Ca ses or to comment, e-mail projectinput@scottsdaleaz.gov. The entire case file may be viewed at Current Planning, 7447 E Indian School Road, Suite 105. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, will hear public comment regarding these cases at the hearing listed below: Hearing Date: February 22, 2022 @ 5:00 P.M. Location: City Hall – 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Attest Lorraine Castro Planning Specialist PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY MAY REQUEST A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION BY CONTACTING THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT (480-312-7620). REQUESTS SHOULD BE MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE, OR AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ALLOW TIME TO ARRANGE ACCOMMODATION. FOR TTY USERS, THE ARIZONA RELAY SERVICE (1-800-367-8939) MAY CONTACT THE CLERK&#39;S OFFICE AT (480312-7620).

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