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Short-term rentals tops list of Council priorities BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

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cottsdale City Council signaled its desire to tackle a number of long-standing community issues when it identified its top priorities for the next two years. The Council met June 1 to narrow down its list of top objectives and unsurprisingly, short-term rentals shot to the top of the list. Of the dozens of issues considered, ad-

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dressing the short-term rental problem was the only unanimous selection. Many residents have complained about short-term rentals like those listed on sites like Airbnb and VRBO for years, arguing they situate commercial hotel-style properties in the middle of residential neighbors and can contribute to problems with noise, partying, trash and drug use. While it is difficult to account for every short- term rental in the city, it is estimated there are approximately 4,000 properties

in Scottsdale. The issue has been a hot topic since 2016, when the state passed a law prohibiting cities from banning short-term rentals or regulating them. Multiple attempts to modify that law failed at the Legislature this year. In lieu of action by the state, the city has already taken some steps to address the problem without violating state law.

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Neighbors split over Phoenix Rising plan here BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

ommunity opinion is split on Phoenix Rising’s $2.5-million proposal to build new youth soccer fields on the site of a former southern Scottsdale elementary school. The Progress reported earlier this year that Scottsdale Unified School District and Phoenix Rising professional soccer club were in negotiations to lease the old Tonalea school site in southern Scottsdale to the club to build fields for Phoenix Rising FC Youth Soccer. Most of the original school, which was closed in 2014, has since been demolished except for one building that features a mosaic mural that was designed and installed by Tonalea students. Phoenix Rising has committed to fixing and preserving the mural as part of the project. The proposal includes building two new soccer fields and a two-story administrative/locker room building on the site that would be reserved for use by Phoenix Rising-affiliated youth soccer teams for weekday practices and weekend games. It would also include a number of amenities open to the public, including a walking path with exercise equipment, a play area for kids and a building with community meeting. The walking path and play area would not be fenced in and would be accessible 24/7, according to a recent presentation the organization made to the community. On April 6, the SUSD Governing Board voted unanimously to direct the district’s attorney to continue negotiations with Phoenix Rising. Both sides have indicated they would likely sign a 20-year lease for the site, which is the longest lease the district can approve under state law. Under any agreement, the Phoenix Rising has committed to covering 100 percent of all construction, operations and maintenance costs. The group estimates it will cost $2.5-million to transform the mostly vacant site into the new soccer facility. Phoenix Rising co-owner Tim Riester said the goal of the project is to create an asset that can be enjoyed by the local community and that the deal is contingent on community support.

Community sentiment is mixed on a proposal by Phoenix Rising to build new youth soccer fields on the site of the old Tonalea school campus near 68th Street and Oak in Scottsdale. (Progress file photo)

“One of our caveats at Phoenix Rising is we didn’t want to bring in investment into a community that didn’t want us in the community,” he said. So far the project has received a mixed response from neighbors. A sizable group of locals were vocal in their opposition to the project during a meeting last month. Some were skeptical of the community benefit because most local kids currently play in non-Rising leagues and because the neighborhood’s predominantly elderly population wouldn’t benefit from the fields. Riester said the youth organization – like many others in the Valley – is in desperate need of new fields to serve its 8,000 players. He said the Phoenix Rising Youth Soccer already has fields reserved at nearby Salt River Field and near Loop 202 and McClintock on the site on the old Phoenix Rising pro stadium, but is still in need of more space. Riester said the organization will “absolutely” do outreach to boost local enrollment in its programs if the Tonalea proposal goes through. While some locals questioned whether or not that outreach would be effective, some were interested in signing their kids up for a team if the Rising takes over the site.

One mother said she had a young son and “he would be in that club” if the Rising proposal is built. Some neighbors were concerned that noise and light spill over into nearby homes during evening activities. The team has said the lights would be on until 9:30 p.m. most evenings. “We have a very passionate community that’s been here for a very, very long time, and we don’t want to see this change our neighborhood with crowds and trash and lights,” one neighbor said. Even with that opposition, a poll of meeting attendees and those watching online showed a majority supported the proposal. Of 232 votes cast, 140 indicated they would like to see the district move forward with the project. Of the remainder 86 voted no and six were undecided. Critics have argued the poll had no guarantee everyone who voted is a community member or SUSD stakeholder. The district had no way to validate addresses or residency of participants. SUSD staffer Daniel Collinsworth, who facilitated the meeting, noted, “One of the first questions was how they were connected to the project.” “We have to take everyone at their word of how they are connected since we do

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Scottsdale hotel housing migrant families BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

Texas nonprofit has opened up a temporary shelter for migrant families seeking asylum at a closed hotel in central Scottsdale. According to a statement from the City of Scottsdale, U.S. Homeland Security/ U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement notified local officials on May 28 that a federal contractor would begin operating May 29 at the former Homewood Suites located at Scottsdale Road and Mountain View. A city spokesman told the Progress that Texas-based Endeavors reached out to city staff earlier on May 24 to notify them it would be opening the facility. An ICE spokesperson declined to answer specific questions but provided a statement to the Progress: “Starting April 9 in Texas and Arizona, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will provide emergency temporary shelter and process families placed in its custody through a short-term contract with Endeavors. “The border is not open, and individuals continue to be expelled under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) public health authority.” The statement continued, “The families that come into ICE custody will be housed in a manner consistent with legal requirements for the safety and wellbeing of children and their parents or guardians. “Custody is intended to be short term, generally less than 72 hours, to allow for immigration enforcement processing

A federal contractor is operating a temporary shelter for migrant families seeking asylum at the old Homewood Suites property at Scottsdale Road and Mountain View in central Scottsdale. (Photo by Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

and establishing appropriate terms and conditions of release while their immigration proceedings continue. All families will be tested for COVID-19 and receive a health assessment at these Emergency Family Staging Centers.” A contract between Endeavors and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Endeavors is contracted to provide up to 1,239 beds for temporary shelter in Arizona and Texas through Sept. 30. That will pay Endeavors up to $86.9 million. Even before this particular contract, IRS filings by the nonprofit show Endeavors has received more than $40 million annually the last three years in various city, state and federal grants and contracts to provide a wide range of services to veterans, the homeless and migrants. Family managed since 1981

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not have a way to actually validate the truth to their statements.” Riester said he believed the poll showed there is community support for the project but did not dismiss neighbors’ concerns. “We’d like to get to the point where everybody’s in favor of it, but sometimes you need to come in and prove that what you’re saying is really going to happen,” he said. “And I think some of the neighbors have seen things that were said that didn’t happen in the past, so they’re skeptical.” The Tonalea site has been at the center of several controversies since it closed in 2014, leading to distrust between neighbors and the district over the site’s future.

More than half of Arizona shown in dark red was in the “exceptional” drought category, the most severe, on May 25, according to the latest map posted by the U.S. Drought Monitor. (U.S. Drought Monitor)

Tiffany Davila, spokeswoman for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, said this year’s drought is much more severe than what Arizona saw at this time last year. “Vegetation is stricken across the state; there isn’t one area that isn’t impacted by the drought,” Davila said. “It’s pretty much kindling at this point.” Low water levels are also likely to trigger reductions in water agreements with agencies like the Central Arizona Project and the Salt River Project. But SRP officials said they have long

Longtime community member Nancy Cantor said residents have also been concerned it would be sold to a charter school operator. She said residents turned out in force at a governing board meeting in January 2015 to oppose a rumored community services center that could have brought a homeless shelter or similar use to the site. Riester said he hoped the meeting would provide the team the opportunity to dispel some concerns about Rising’s proposed project. For instance, some neighbors voiced concerns about the increased noise and light pollution. Riester said the Rising’s youth organization does not use PA systems during practices or games and said it will be using new directional LED lighting technol-

been taking steps to mitigate the immediate impact of those reductions. “It’s important to understand this is not a crisis but a drought that is expected when you live in the desert,” said SRP spokesperson Patty Garcia-Likens. “Salt River Project, Arizona cities and Central Arizona Project have planned for times like this.” Charlie Ester, SRP’s manager of watershed management, said that from the agency’s perspective, Arizona has been in drought conditions since 1995. “One of the things that we do at SRP is we always plan for drought conditions,” Ester said, adding that areas of the state not served by SRP or CAP could be hit hardest. “They don’t have an abundant surface water supply that they can rely on, many areas are dependent upon groundwater,” he said. “As the water levels decline, it becomes harder and harder to pump their water supplies, and sometimes wells will even dry up.” Ester said there is no obvious precipitation trend in Arizona, but higher temperatures contribute to more severe drought conditions due to increased levels of evaporation. While he believes that droughts are a natural occurrence, he also said that factors such as greenhouse gases have significantly aggravated the situation. “I think even if humans were not here, ogy that limits spillover to neighbors. Neighbors also had concerns that the new fields would further exacerbate growing parking and traffic problems in the area that have resulted from an influx of apartments built in the area in recent years. The organization said it will maintain the site’s 100 parking spaces and is exploring potential on-street parking as well. Riester said he believes that will be more than sufficient to service the teams on the site. Teams max out at about 18 players for older kids, with younger teams featuring smaller rosters, he said. Riester did acknowledge the team was considering pitching the Tonalea site as one of several “spring training” sites for pro teams, but said that plan would not

the Southwest would be in a drought right now, but I think it has become worse because of anthropogenic causes,” Ester said. Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., and chairman of the Subcommittee for Water, Oceans and Wildlife that held the hearing, said it was about “continuing our work to identify the most critical drought response needs, and to help connect those in need with available resources to get them through a crippling drought.” Possible solutions cited at the hearing included tools to monitor and predict droughts while collecting data on water resources, programs to increase funding for infrastructure improvements and programs to recycle water and restore aquatic ecosystems. In Arizona, preparations for drought include reducing water waste by maintaining systems to run at peak efficiency, and introducing a two-way connection between SRP and CAP that Ester says will allow the two agencies to “share water supplies with each other.” The state has also been “banking” water in its groundwater reserve. “SRP has … put nearly 3 million acrefeet of water into the groundwater reserve to use during severe drought conditions,” Ester said. “It’s roughly four years worth of water that we have banked for future use. Conditions have not gotten bad enough yet to use that water.” move forward without community buyin. The team retained former Scottsdale Traffic Director Paul Basha to develop parking and traffic plans for the site. Other neighbors said they wanted to see the district bring a school back to the site instead of leasing it to an outside party. But that is unlikely to happen anytime soon. Several demographic studies from Applied Economics commissioned by the district have shown declining enrollment numbers at nearby southern Scottsdale schools. In 2019, Applied Economics found that the new Tonalea K-8 would likely experience enrollment declines over the next decade.

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city, Sterling Real Estate Partners hopes to rezone the property in order to convert it from a hotel to condominiums. The temporary shelter has received some blowback in the community from those opposed to opening the temporary shelter facility. An online petition on the ipetitions. com titled “Dissolve Detention Center for Illegal Migrants in Scottsdale” had gathered over 1,700 signatures as of June 2, though it’s unknown how many signers live in Scottsdale or the surrounding area. The petitioners’ assertion that the facility is housing illegal immigrants is incorrect. According to the City of Scottsdale, the facility will house families seeking political asylum that are being processed and taken to transportation as they continue their journey to a sponsor family or organization. The families who are being housed by Endeavors did not sneak across the border illegally but are seeking asylum. The right to seek asylum was incorporated into international law following the atrocities of World War II. Congress adopted key provisions of the Geneva Refugee Convention, including the international definition of a refugee, into U.S. immigration law when it passed the Refugee Act of 1980. However, asylum seekers do not automatically have a right to stay in the U.S. Rather, they typically are placed in either immigration court removal proceedings, where they will have a future opportunity to make their case before an administrative judge, or in expedited removal proceedings, which allow border agents to deport them without a hearing. Endeavors is providing shelter while the migrants await these proceedings. Endeavors boasts on its website of being “a longstanding national nonprofit agency that provides various programs and services supporting children, families, veterans, and those struggling with mental illness, disabilities, disasters, or emergencies. Endeavors has served vulnerable people in need since 1969 through personalized services.” It contracts with private landlords – including, apparently, owners of little used hotels – and says it “specializes in case management and provides financial

“Endeavors case managers work individually with clients to remove barriers to housing and provide connections to wraparound services, including ﬁnancial literacy education, job skills training, beneﬁts enrollment, mental health services and life skills training.” assistance to homeless individuals and their families.” “Endeavors case managers work individually with clients to remove barriers to housing and provide connections to wrap-around services, including financial literacy education, job skills training, benefits enrollment, mental health services and life skills training,” it says on its website. Basel Mousslly, Endeavors’ deputy director of migrant services, is himself a refugee, having fled to the U.S. from warravaged Syria, according to his biography. Endeavors describes its migrant services as including “direct care, migrant wellness support, case management, home study and post-release services, staffing, and holistic programming for unaccompanied migrant children and families.” “Seeking protection from the persecution and deteriorating social and economic conditions in their home countries, increasing amounts of migrant children and families have traveled to the United States hoping to make better lives for themselves,” Endeavors states on its website. “Through our Migrant Services programs, we provide direct care, migrant wellness support, case management, home study and post-release services, staffing, and holistic programming for unaccompanied migrant children and families. Endeavors has served migrants since 2012.” Scottsdale officials stressed immigration falls under the jurisdiction of the federal government and the city has no power to shut down the shelter facility. The city encouraged residents with concerns to contact the offices of their federal representation. Progress Executive Editor Paul Maryniak contributed to this report.

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ASHINGTON – Uber Eats, Postmates and DoorDash said they will no longer waive delivery fees for customers who order from Blackowned restaurants in Arizona, to settle charges by the state that the deals violated the Arizona Civil Rights Act. The agreement settles a claim by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office that waiving fees just for Black-owned businesses “unlawfully discriminated against non-Black owned restaurants and their patrons.” The companies “adamantly deny any wrongdoing” in the promotions, which were announced last summer at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement. The deals ended in December as scheduled, but the companies said they will continue working to support Black businesses through such efforts as identifying Blackowned restaurants in a separate category on the apps. “We’re proud to have supported Black-

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A report released in April 2020 by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed that at the onset of the pandemic, 21 percent of Black-owned businesses were categorized as financially distressed, compared to 5 percent of white-owned businesses. Under the programs, people who ordered from Black-owned restaurants partnered with the three delivery apps would not be charged a delivery fee for their order. An employee who answered the phone Wednesday at Caribbean Palm, a Blackowned restaurant in Scottsdale that partners with DoorDash, said he believes the waived fees “did increase business.” Kiana Maria Sears, president of the East Valley NAACP, called that sort of support “critical” to Black businesses “because it will be the foundation of economic justice for the African-American community.” Ricardo Carlo, president of the Associated Minority Contractors of Arizona, said minority-owned businesses often struggle to compete on the open market because of erroneous preconceptions. “What happens is they (customers) see that they’re a minority firm and think that the quality is not there, when in reality the quality is there and even better,” Carlo said. The settlement calls on the state to drop its charge against the delivery companies. In exchange, the companies agree that “all charges and/or discounts to any items, goods, and/or services offered … will be without regard to the race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry” of the business owner. Both agreements – one with DoorDash and one with Uber Eats and Postmates – include explicit statements that the settlement does not constitute an admission by the companies that they did anything in violation of the public accommodations law. The agreements also say that no findings of fact were made, but the companies agreed to settle to avoid the costs of litigation. Bennett said that DoorDash is “ready to put this dispute behind us and return our focus to enabling equitable access to the merchants, Dashers, and customers we serve.” “We all have an obligation to elevate and support underrepresented communities, and we look forward to continuing to do so in Arizona and beyond,” he said.

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for example, prices rose from $85 for a 50-pound bucket to $200 and more increases are predicted. Chlorine tablets are not the only product available to pool owners, though. Scottsdale’s Hotel Valley Ho uses liquid chlorine, a product that has not been impacted by the shortage, said Kevin Stanaway, the hotel’s assistant chief engineer. “We keep our supplies well stocked knowing how important it is for our guests to be able to enjoy some swimming and poolside lounging while at the hotel,” he said. Rod Yacovetta, owner of American Swimming Pools Co. in Scottsdale, said liquid chlorine manufactures are running production lines 24/7 to meet demand. But many homeowners still prefer the tablets for a few key reasons, Yacovetta said. “Chlorine and the sun thing don’t play nice together,” he said. “They’re constantly fighting; it’s just a big battle.” Unlike liquid chlorine, tri-chlor tablets are treated to resist degradation in the sunlight. Yacovetta said the stabilizer added to the tablets acts as a “suntan lotion” for the chlorine tablet. “Now, the liquid chlorine does it’s job, but in July we love the tabs in the pool, because, for lack of better term, they just melt slower, they dissolve slower,” he said. Some larger users of those chlorine tablets have stockpiled supplies. “When the resort was built, due to the size of pools we knew that we would need to plan ahead and order chlorine in bulk,” said Thomas Marsteen, the director of engineering at the Mountain Shadows Resort. “Our current stock is easily sufficient to last us the coming months,” he added. Still, Marsteen said that type of stockpiling is not necessary for residential users. “If you have a pool at home, don’t overstock on chlorine,” he said. “A six-month

People who head to Scottsdale public pools like participants in the water aerobics class at El Dorado Aquatics Center don't have to worry about the chlorine tab shortage affecting private pool owners across the country. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

supply is plenty, and buying only that amount will ensure that there is enough for everyone to enjoy their pool this summer.” At this point, homeowners would have a difficult time overstocking chlorine tablets even if they wanted to. Yacovetta said his company began stockpiling tablets around Christmas when he saw the shortage coming, but suppliers are now limiting how much individuals and businesses can buy. “It’s not like you can stockpile as much as you want,” he said. “They’ve been limiting us to it, and then obviously for the consumer right now I’m being told that Costco and Home Depot and Lowe’s aren’t even carrying tabs at the moment.” The shortage likely will not end until some point in 2022. Bio Lab last month won approval from the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry on its request for a $50 million incentive package to rebuild and expand the plant. It said its own investment, combined

with the state incentives, will pump $142 million into a region where households earn an average annual income of $23,000 – roughly $5,000 below the national average. Bio Lab projects a May 2022 completion of the project, although it is unclear whether investigations by both the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration will prolong that timeline. BioLab President Jon Viner last month issued a statement that said: “We understand the importance of pools in people’s lives, especially as we approach summer. We are still producing chlorine tablets and will be supplying them to our retailers throughout the season. Unfortunately, there may be times when retailers do not have adequate supply on the shelves.” Even when the new factory is online, there’s no guarantee prices will return to their pre-2020 levels, though. “Once (prices) get to a certain level, for some reason, they just never go down, but

hopefully they’ll stabilize (after the plant opens),” Yacovetta said. Unlike most residential pool owners, the City of Scottsdale is not impacted by the chlorine tablet shortage. That’s because last year the city finished a $4.4-million water treatment conversion project to at all city pools. The pools now have automated chlorinator systems on site that use rock salt and electricity to produce their own chlorine. “This technology is also coupled with the use of ozone, hyper dissolve oxygen, super fine filtration, ultraviolet light, and pH control,” city spokeswoman Ann Porter said. According to city budget documents, it undertook the multimillion-dollar conversion to comply with guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security, which administers the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards that regulates large-scale storage of potentially dangerous chemicals like chlorine. With the new systems in place, the city will no longer need to store chlorine liquid or tablets on site. Homeowners, too, can install salt-water chlorine generator systems, but so far most of the customers Yacovetta works with have not made the switch. “We take care of close to 300 pools and I would say we’re at 10 percent,” he said. One barrier could be the upfront cost as a new salt chlorinator system can cost $1,000 to $2,000. Yacovetta said pools with those systems have several benefits for homeowners, including being easier on the skin and cheaper to maintain. They also reduce reliance on chlorine tabs, though Yacovetta noted occasional liquid or tablet treatments may still be needed during the winter months. “It’s a win-win,” he said. “It’s better water; it’s more natural and it has a different feel to it, and you’ll obviously never run into this problem that you need more tabs.”

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In 2019, Council passed two ordinances by levying heavy fines on property owners and renters who host nuisance parties or unlawful gatherings. The ordinances apply to all residential properties in Scottsdale in order to comply with the 2016 state law but were widely seen as a reaction to complaints about short-term rentals. Violators can face police service fees of up to $4,000 for repeated violations. But those penalties have not curbed the problem. Records obtained by the Progress show police have issued 143 notices of violation between Oct. 24, 2019 and Feb. 1, 2021, resulting in fees of $62,750. The city recorded 17 violations in November and December 2019 in the months after the ordinances went into effect and 16 violations during the same time frame in 2020. More recently, the city convened a short-term rental working group led by Councilwoman Linda Milhaven that is bringing together residents and city staff in an attempt to find other solutions. The group has met four times so far. The city Business Services Department also assigned two staffers to review short-term rental registrations here. Scottsdale Business Services Director Whitney Pitt said those efforts have already identified over 1,000 properties that do not have contact information on file with the city or are not licensed with the Arizona Department of Revenue as required by law. Pitts said the city is contacting those property owners. Property owners that do not register may be reported by the city to the state Revenue Department. Downtown Scottsdale issues Multiple issues connected to the future of downtown Scottsdale were also identified by a majority of Council. Specifically, a majority wants to revise and adopt a new Old Town Character Area Plan to more clearly identify zoning and reduce bonuses that allow for things like increased heights and densities in exchange for public benefits like parking or public art. Council last adopted a new plan in 2018 and that document has since become a sore point for residents opposed

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Scottsdale Councilwomen Linda Milhaven, center, and Solange Whitehead identify their top priorities for the next two years during a City Council meeting on June 1. (Progress file photo)

to increased heights and density in downtown Scottsdale. That plan and associated zoning changes, approved on a 7-0 vote in July 2018, increased maximum building heights in parts of downtown from 90 feet to 120 feet and expanded the areas where buildings as tall as 150 feet could be built.

“Those ideas exist, but we are not going to explore them. We are a very carcentric city and we have a very car-centric Old Town. All the streets will continue to have cars and they will continue to be two-way streets. All the lanes that are there now will continue to be there. Scottsdale Road will have two lanes per direction.” –Former Transportation Director, Paul Basha

Critics mobilized in recent years to nix the proposed Southbridge Two development via voter referendum and oppose other projects that seek to bring taller buildings to downtown Scottsdale. Some of those critics – including Mayor David Ortega and Councilmembers Betty Janik and Tom Durham – were

elected last November. Shortly after taking office in January, Ortega requested Council revisit the downtown plan. On May 4, the Council voted 5-2 to approve his request. In addition to revisiting heights downtown, some Council members also want to seriously consider a pilot program to temporarily turn some Old Town streets into walk-only zones one weekend per month. The concept would fall in line with the goals of the existing Old Town Character Area Plan but would also mark a stark departure from the status quo. “Revitalize the downtown portion of Scottsdale Road into a paseo/boulevard that facilitates circulation and access for all modes of travel, with a special emphasis on meeting pedestrian needs,” the plan states. In 2018, the Progress explored the concept of shutting down some streets downtown to create a more walkable environment. At the time, city officials said the idea of shutting down any street permanently to vehicular traffic was a non-starter. “Those ideas exist, but we are not going to explore them,” then-Transportation Director Paul Basha said. “We are a very car-centric city and we have a very car-centric Old Town.” “All the streets will continue to have cars and they will continue to be twoway streets,” he added. “All the lanes that are there now will continue to be there.

Ethics code revision The city’s ethics code – another hot topic in 2020 – was also identified as Council priority moving forward. Specifically, members would like to update and strengthen the ethics code for staff, elected and appointed officials and city vendors. That code, first adopted in 2006, has rarely been invoked but made headlines last year following the prolonged ethics investigation into then-Councilman Guy Phillips. The initial complaint, filed by resident Mike Norton in early 2020, alleged that a GoFundMe set up by a resident to benefit Phillips following a work accident and that payments made to Phillips’ wife to collect signatures for the Southbridge Two referendum were prohibited gifts under the city’s code and violated conflict of interest rules. In accordance with city code, the City Attorney reviewed the complaint before forwarding it to a retired judge who serves as the city’s independent ethics officer. That judge then found cause to refer the case to an ethics panel made up of retired judges for further review. It was the first time since the city adopted its ethics code over a decade ago that a complaint made it to a panel. The panel cleared Phillips and his wife. But the panel also recommended the city revise its code to prevent bad actors from using GoFundMe or similar online anonymous fundraisers to buy votes in the future. “The ambiguities in the governing Code sections could allow unscrupulous elected officials and their benefactors to disguise quid pro quo vote buying as personal gifts not made in the course of performing official duties,” it said. Council initially requested City Attorney Sherry Scott draft changes to the code to close the loophole, but ultimately rejected her proposal and voted 5-2 in June 2020 to keep the existing code. Of the five Councilmembers who voted against changing the ethics code, only two – Councilwomen Kathy Littlefield and Solange Whitehead – are still on Council. Milhaven supported most of the changes proposed by Scott.

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Ducey gets tough with lawmakers on budget BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

enate President Karen Fann said the decision by Gov. Doug Ducey to veto bills because he hasn’t seen a budget will only make it harder to reach that goal. Fann told Capitol Media Services it’s bad enough that the governor seems to be ignoring the fact that Republicans do not have a lot of wiggle room to line up the votes. That’s because it will take all 16 Senate Republicans and 31 in the House to approve any spending and tax-cut package. The Legislature returns Thursday from a two-week recess. What’s worse, Fann said, is that many of the 22 bills he vetoed May 28 were crafted and sponsored by lawmakers who were the most supportive of the $12.8 billion spending plan and $1.9 billion in tax cuts. And all Ducey and his aides managed to do is annoy their friends. "I don’t know what they were thinking," she said. Fann isn’t alone in her thinking. "I don’t think the governor’s move helped us especially," said House Speaker Rusty Bowers. But Bowers told Capitol Media Services he remains confident that a deal can be cobbled together that will get the necessary votes even if they’re not happy with everything in the package. "We ask people to hold their nose," Bowers continued. "There are things that everybody doesn’t like." Bowers had an interesting take on how Ducey’s veto of the 22 bills – all but three sponsored by Republicans – actually could help bring about some consensus at least within the GOP caucus, if not with Ducey. "It kind of unifies people in one way," he said. "It makes them uniformly mad." Upset with what he sees as lack of progress, Gov. Doug Ducey vowed to veto any other legislation that reaches his desk until he gets a budget. "This weekend marks one month until the end of the fiscal year and Arizonans are counting on us to work together and pass a budget that provides certainty to

taxpayers and citizens," the governor said in a prepared statement. The list of now-dead items ranges from the use of public dollars for "critical race theory" and changes in election laws to registration of sex offenders and ensuring that women at state prisons get free access to feminine hygiene products. Less clear is what has to be in the spending and tax-cut plan to get Ducey to relent. Press aide C.J. Karamargin told Capitol Media Services that the governor’s threat is not tied to adoption of his specific $12.8 billion spending plan and $1.9 billion in tax cuts. But Ducey suggested that’s pretty much what he wants. "On the table is a budget agreement that makes responsible and significant investments in K-12 education, higher education, infrastructure and local communities, all while delivering historic tax relief to working families and small businesses," he wrote. He told Fann and Bowers in a letter he looks forward to partnering with them

"to focus on what matters and pass a budget." When a consensus could not be reached, they decided to send everyone home until June 10, allowing lawmakers, who had presumed the session would be over in late April as scheduled, to pursue their travel and vacation plans. Those decisions did not sit well with Ducey. "The governor believes the Arizona Legislature should do its job," Karamargin said. "There is no more important job at this time and the budget," he continued. “And the next fiscal year is a month away. The governor, in a separate Twitter post, said his vetoes should not be seen as commenting on the merits of any bill. "Some are good policy, but with one month left until the end of the fiscal year, we need to focus on passing a budget," he wrote. "That should be Priority One. The other stuff can wait." Nothing keeps lawmakers from sending the same proposals back to Ducey

later this year – assuming they do it after there is a budget and he dissolves his veto threat. But there is no procedure in the Arizona Constitution to “un-veto’’ a bill. That means having to start over again from scratch, either with entirely new bills and public hearings or find ways to insert their provisions into the budget package. Ducey’s move, while unusual, is not without precedent. In 2013, Republican Jan Brewer announced she would not sign any measures until there was resolution of a new state budget. And in that case, the thengovernor also wanted the Republicancontrolled legislature to include her plan to expand Medicaid. And Ducey himself took a page from Brewer’s playbook in 2018 when he vetoed 10 bills on his desk because lawmakers had yet to give him a budget with his proposed 20 percent raise for teachers. He relented after he got what he wanted.

SB 1135 - Increases the deduction available on individual income taxes for putting money into 529 college savings programs. SB 1176 - Creates ``produce incentive program’’ to encourage purchase of Arizona-grown crops by people using food stamps. SB 1215 - Exempts some liquor sales from certain labeling requirements. SB 1408 - Mandates research on correlation between marijuana use and mental illness. SB 1514 - Requires emergency shelter beds in western Maricopa County for homeless seniors who are at least 55. SB 1526 - Allows a prisoner to receive a certificate after successfully completing a training program to work in a field or trade and ensures female prisoners get feminine hygiene products without being charged. SB 1635 - Makes numerous technical corrections to laws already enacted. SB 1716 - Establishes the Joint Legislative Psychiatric Hospital Review Council and requires a surveillance system at the Arizona State Hospital.

HB 2001 - Creates a retroactive income tax credit for part of the value of land donated for a site for a traditional public or charter school. HB 2070 - Provides for the release of original birth certificates that were sealed due to an adoption. HB 2296 - Suspends rather than revokes driving privileges after a second conviction of reckless driving, aggressive driving or racing. HB 2303 - Mandates proficiency testing of independent laboratories that test marijuana. HB 2414 - Authorizes the health department to inspect any medical marijuana dispensary during normal business hours. HB 2554 - Requires that those chosen by parties to represent them at polling places be registered to vote in Arizona. HB 2674 - Permits some people who were convicted of sex offenses to eliminate the need for them to register. HB 2792 - Prohibits delivery of early ballots to anyone who has not specifically requested one.

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Anasazi PE teacher wins more awards BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

fter winning the Arizona Heath and Physical Education Innovative Teacher of the Year award in 2019, Anasazi Elementary physical education teacher Kyle Bragg has not one, but two more awards to add to his ever-increasing collection of achievements this year. He earned the Shape America Western District Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year, and Shape America National Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year. “It means a lot,” Bragg said. “It’s a great time for advocating for getting the word out about the importance of developing the whole child.” The awards recognize outstanding teaching performance and the ability to motivate today’s youth to participate in a

Kyle Bragg, a PE teacher at Anasazi Elementary School, is the 2021 SHAPE America National Elementary PE Teacher of the Year. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

lifetime of physical activity, Shape America’s press release states. Celebrating his 10th year of teaching – his fifth at Anasazi – Bragg is a national board-certified teacher who integrates both technology and social emotional learning (SEL) into his PE program to create developmentally appropriate lessons. “We’re doing a lot more than just the physical skills,” Bragg said. “We’re learning social-emotional learning, problem solving and things that can be transferred in other settings. So, I’m really proud of our kids.” Named among six other educators across the country as 2021 Teachers of the Year in Physical Education, Adapted PE, Health and Dance, Bragg said what sets him apart as an educator is his ability to teach and develop the “whole child.” “We’re constantly integrating content standards, like math and reading,” Bragg

said. He prides himself in ensuring the kids feel not just physically safe but also emotionally safe in and out of the classroom. “So, when they come in, regardless of how talented or skilled they are at sports or activities like that, they’re going to feel comfortable and loved – and they’re going to do their very best,” he said. This is social-emotional learning. It “enhances the students’ ability to succeed in school – and beyond – by teaching them how to self-regulate their emotions, problem solve, make responsible decisions, maintain positive friendships, and more,” Bragg explained. For example, instead of praising a student for hitting a baseball far into the outfield, Bragg will praise the student for their eye contact or their ability to stay positive.

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oronado High School Interact Club students may have set the record this year for the largest number of successful community service projects in the shortest period of time. At the start of the second semester in January, the Interact Club had no members and had not been active for four years. Interact is the high school aged club sponsored by Rotary. Despite pandemic restrictions, Coronado students led by ESL teacher Ian Stephan re-activated the Interact Club in February. “This in itself is a commendable achievement,” said Max Rumbaugh, past Scottsdale Rotary president. “Students and teachers have been over-

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busy coping with hybrid education models, using on-line schooling, limitations on classroom participation and curtailment of student clubs.” The renewed club’s first project was to refresh the Papago Rotary Park in southern Scottsdale. On Earth Day, new flowers were planted, the paint of the park sign was touched up, retaining walls were repainted, and the playground was raked. With that success under their belt, the students began two collection drives involving their school mates. One was the gathering of used, but usable shoes, for disadvantaged students in Scottsdale’s sister city, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico. Boxes and sacks of shoes were amassed during April and May.

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“Those are the things that people really appreciate,” he said. “So, whenever they come, they’re ready emotionally versus, ‘Oh my gosh. I’m worried that I might not be as good.’ Because we’re a team here, and we accomplish things.” The pandemic proved challenging, at first, for Bragg, who had to pivot to online learning during quarantine. “We had to obviously get out of our comfort zone,” he said. After turning to Twitter, however, he was able to collaborate with fellow educators all over the world to exchange ideas on how they can work smarter, and not harder, as a distanced P.E. teacher. “We’re all willing to help each other,” he said. During online learning, Bragg utilized plenty of apps, like Flipgrid, Edpuzzle and Jamboard, that allowed the students to take part in interactive lessons and at their own pace. “For example, with Edpuzzles, they pause every minute or so to answer a question and then they’ll do it. So, let’s say they’re trying to learn how to catch. “The question might be, ‘Where should your hands be positioned when you’re catching and then they would type it in and

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then they would practice it and come back and press play again?’ It’s really cool and interactive.” Bragg got creative with his lessons, too. He’d ask the students to use anything around the house, like bedsheets or cups, to help them stay active and maximize their activity time.

And when the students returned to inperson learning, Bragg was still challenged with coming up with ways to keep them active in a socially distanced, hands-free way. Instead of playing foursquare with a ball, for instance, the students would count down and run to a new corner.

Instead of playing tag, where you’d traditionally touch the other person, the students would “tag” each other’s shadows. “It’s just trying to be creative and active without any equipment,” Bragg said. The Anasazi students may be back to in-person learning, but that doesn’t mean Bragg ditched the lessons he taught or the technology he utilized amid the pandemic. Instead, he said, he’ll use them to help keep physically absent students involved and engaged from afar. “What I’m really proud about is I have four months’ worth of lessons that are distance learning or online learning lessons,” Bragg said. “So, if students can’t get to school, whether their parents are taking them out of town or whether they have doctor’s appointment, they might be missing the actual lesson in person, but I can post these online lessons [and] they’re still able to do exactly what we’re doing,” he said. Bragg credits the pandemic for not only pushing him outside of his comfort zone, but for also helping him grow professionally. “It also made me reflect on my teaching and talk about what’s working, what’s not,” he said. “And every time you reflect, you grow as a teacher. And that helps our students.”

Scottsdale Leadership class completes project BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ast Wednesday morning, members of Scottsdale Leadership’s Class 35 Project Lead it Forward gathered at the bottom of the steps of Family Promise’s southern Scottsdale shelter. This small gathering marked the culmination of six months’ worth of hard work for both Project Lead it Forward Team, Raising Hope and local artist Laura Thurbon to gift the nonprofit’s Scottsdale site with a new, vibrant mural. “This is a blessing of enormous magnitude to us, and it’s going to be here a long, long time — not just for families, but for volunteers, for donors, for friends,” said Ted Taylor, Executive Director of Family Promise-Greater Phoenix. As part of the Core Program of Scotts-

Scottsdale Leadership’s Class 35 Project Lead it Forward unveiled a new mural on the front entrance steps of Family Promise in southern Scottsdale. The mural was designed by local artist Laura Thurbon. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

dale Leadership, members form teams to implement meaningful, sustainable community service projects. Through

these projects, members demonstrate community stewardship. Team Raising Hope was assigned the

project to beautify the stairs for Family Promise-Greater Phoenix in January. “Family Promise is just such an integral part of our community, that we were delighted to choose them and have our group work with them,” said Lee Ann Witt, executive director of Scottsdale Leadership. For Team Raising Hope member Michael Baer, the project was first and foremost for families – especially the children. “We knew that we wanted to do something with these steps, and we had to find a way and figure out a way to [create] something sustainable on these steps that would show hope and love and safety,” Baer said. “And even more than that, evoke a little kid’s imagination.” Thurbon created a painting depicting the silhouette of three children sit-

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he life of 7-month-old Tigger, a soft-coated Wheaten terrier, almost ended months after he was born, but the generosity of a cadre of residents and breed supporters from outside the state has apparently saved him. Tigger’s former North Scottsdale owners took him for a walk through a path in the desert, and the pup stepped on a cactus spine. Days later, the family veterinarian in Scottsdale recorded his temperature as high as 105°F and tried unsuccessfully to reduce that. By the following week, his right hind limb was swollen. Through the following days, the swelling progressed and his foot started to turn black. Tigger’s owners brought him to an emergency veterinary hospital and he was diagnosed with a clot in his paw. The choice: aggressive medical management or remove the leg. For the owners, though, euthanasia or

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Students in Alamos will be invited to write a short note to their teacher describing their need for shoes and agreeing to plant a tree in their village. The shoes collected at Coronado High School will be available to the Alamos teacher to fulfill the needs of his students there. Some of the classrooms at Coronado were challenged to collect the most canes, walkers and wheel chairs, vying for the prize of a pizza and ice cream party on the last day of school prior to finals.

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ting against an orange sherbet-hued sunset as piano keys, opened books, music notes, and purple and blue butterflies swirl above them. Thurbon hopes it will inspire the children. “And that they know they’re coming to a place they’re protected, and they will be taken care of, and they’re in a place full of hope and fun, too,” she said. “This project will show through art the healing and journey our families experience while at Family PromiseGreater Phoenix,” Taylor added. Family Promise-Greater Phoenix is a nonprofit that provides emergency shelter and social services to help families move toward independent housing and self-sufficiency. In April alone, the nonprofit gradu-

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by Texas resident Gwen Arthur. Also contacted were members of the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America. “When we reach out to each other through emails or Facebook posts, we reach not only members but also to people that our puppies have been placed with,” said Bajoras. WIN agreed to cover all medical expenses, recognizing that this could exceed $12,000. With funding in place, Dr. Jessica Sullivan, an associate with Southwest Veterinary Surgical Specialists, performed the surgery. During the procedure, Tigger required a transfusion because of excessive bleeding.

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Enough medical mobility items were collected to fill a large pickup truck. These will go to Kenya and to Mexico to give better mobility to handicapped citizens. Teacher Justin Slover’s class was the winner. Second place went to the combined classes of Dawnn Wojcik and Patricia Getsla. The winning classroom of students enjoyed their winners party while students in Wojcik’s and Getsla’s classes enjoyed doughnuts. As a school year-end project, a campus-wide essay contest was held the first two weeks of May. Students were invited to write on, “Is

ates four families into their own homes with steady employment and savings in the bank. “We’re successful 70 percent of the time,” Taylor said, “which means my heart is broken at least 30 percent.” The goal of each Scottsdale Leadership Project Lead It Forward team is to identify a community need and develop a project that positively affects that need while also gaining hands-on experience as community leaders. For Raising Hope member Maureen Aldrich, Scottsdale Leadership was her way to give back to the community. “I’ve always heard great things about Scottsdale Leadership, and it’s a time of my life now where I have time to volunteer and do those things,” Aldrich said. Taylor is also familiar with the program: He’s a graduate of Class 26. “I was told that when I became the

After the operation, the Scottsdale vet – whose name cannot be published under his employer’s policy – cared for Tigger at home through the first critical days. “Without both doctors and the Wheatens in Need rescue, Tigger would never have had the opportunity to get to where he is today,” she added. To find a temporary foster home, WIN member and Carefree resident Sandy Scott connected with Arlene and Tom Heck. Both from animal-loving families, the Hecks have been fostering Tigger since April and will continue until he is fully recovered and is matched by WIN with the perfect family. The group is continuing to pay the medical and care expenses.

it important for high school students to volunteer to give service to their community or should this be left to adults.” “The subject was chosen to re-awaken the need for high school students to undertake community service projects after the limits placed by COVID-19 are reduced,” Rumbaugh said, adding it also reflected Rotary mottos of “Service Above Self” and “People of Action.” In the end, 32 essays were reviewed by 20 Rotarians and two professional authors in the community. First place went to Aylin Garcia Lugo, a graduating senior. Angel Castaneda captured second place with his poem

executive director about 11 years ago, that I was going into Scottsdale Leadership. That wasn’t an option,” Taylor said with a chuckle. “And now I know why: Because it’s a community of game-changers – people who want to change the world. And I believe, in my case, I’ve been blessed to be able to do that through Family Promise.” Taylor chose to highlight the staircase because it’s the first thing families see when they arrive to Family Promise in Scottsdale. “Those stairs are really important,” Taylor started. “When we invite them in, the first thing they’re going to do is walk up these stairs. We want their children and their parents to see something different. We’re not here to walk in front of them. We’re not here to walk behind them. We’re here to walk with them, beside them in this journey back

“Although we have fallen in love with Tigger and it will be heartbreaking to say goodbye, we will not be adopting him,” Arlene said. “Tom and I want nothing more for him than for him to be loved, cared for and part of a family.” Bajoras said, “Tigger is recovering fabulously and is back to being a normal dog, from running to playing. He should be able to lead a very normal life as a Wheaten terrier – just as a tripod dog, on three legs instead of four. “Wheatens are social dogs,” Bajoras added. “They are meant to be with their people, a true part of the family.” “Tigger will face hardships for the rest of his life due to an overlooked danger in the desert,” Bajoras said.

entitled, “Young Ambition.” The third place award went to Marley Lincoln. After reading student essays, one of the judges commented, “I am pleased to see there are plenty of youthful volunteers ready to pick up the baton as some of us begin to ‘age out’ of active community service.” In less than four months, the club was reactivated and the students conducted four successful community and international service projects. The Coronado Interact Club has already selected next year’s officers and should be well prepared for full year of community service starting in August.

to self-sufficiency.” Witt hopes the muraled staircase will relay to families that they’re in a safe and hopeful place. “Families in this position don’t choose to be; it’s just a series of unfortunate circumstances, and so, there’s a lot of feelings that go into it,” Witt said. “But to have somebody walk beside you up the steps, I think this just brings a little bit of peace.” The Scottsdale Leadership Class 35 graduation takes places June 11 at The Homestead at DC Ranch. Tickets are $30 per person. “We’re here because we are a gamechanger in this community. Scottsdale Leadership has made it possible for us to grow, to connect to more resources in this community,” Taylor said. Information: familypromiseaz. org, scottsdaleleadership.org She recommended that owners put dogs in booties before going on walks on established desert trails or on the pavement, especially during the summer months. Also, they should monitor their pet’s surroundings on walks and check paws and between their pads carefully. “When something starts out as a minor injury, it can quickly escalate into a disastrous situation if not closely monitored,” she explained. Fortunately, Wheaten terrier lovers worldwide and two Valley veterinarians helped save the puppy, she added, remarking, “Happiness in a veterinarian’s life is seeing situations like Tigger’s change from potential tragedy to fairytale.”

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Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale sales top $105M BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

arrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, showed that the collector car market is thriving during its weeklong Scottsdale Auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale in March. Among the most notable sales during the week was the 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake (Lot 1396) that sold for $5.5 million and a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 (Lot 1394) that sold for $2.475 million. In total, 1,054 vehicles sold for over $95 million, while over 1,000 pieces of automobilia brought in over $4.4 million, and $5.8 million was raised through the sale of charity vehicles. That brought the total auction sales to more than $105 million with a 100 percent sell-through rate and over 95 world-record auction sales achieved. Barrett-Jackson also brought back the prestigious Barrett-Jackson Cup to recognize the talent and craftsmanship of custom car and truck builders. Barrett-Jackson Chairman and CEO Craig Jackson and President Steve Davis announced the “Ultimate Best in Show” was a 1970 Dodge Challenger known as “Havoc.” “It was wonderful to be back among our friends and family in the collector car community,” Jackson said. “The pandemic challenged us all in different ways, which is why it was great to reconnect and celebrate this passion we all love so much,” he said. It’s also why we curated a quality docket that included some of the very best examples of collector cars. “With so many auto shows and traditional events canceled over the past year, we were thrilled to provide a stage for the world’s top automakers to

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showcase their latest vehicles. We also relished the chance to write history with the sale of the most VIN 001 and �irst production vehicles ever offered at auction, which raised $5.8 million for charity.” The top 10 vehicles sold during the 2021 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction included: • 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake (Lot 1396): $5.5 million • 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 (Lot 1394): $2,475,000 • 2018 Ford GT ’67 Heritage Edition

(Lot 1408): $1.21 million • 2017 Ford GT (Lot 1377): $990,000 • 1965 Shelby GT350 (Lot 1395): $962,500 • 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Convertible (Lot 1358): $825,000 • 2020 Ferrari 488 Pista (Lot 1374.2): $467,500 • 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Custom SplitWindow Coupe (Lot 1414): $451,000 • 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Convertible (Lot 1367): $440,000 • 2005 Ford GT (Lot 1415): $440,000 Barrett-Jackson raised $5.8 million

for charity through the sale of eight VIN 001 and �irst production vehicles offered at auction, along with a 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR race car (Lot 3000). To date, Barrett-Jackson has helped raise over $133 million for charity for organizations around the world. Familiar faces from the worlds of entertainment, government, business and sports in attendance at the 2021 Scottsdale Auction included actor and comedian Kevin Hart and the Plastic Cup Boyz, former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle, Gov. Doug Ducey, Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega, businessman and philanthropist John Staluppi, Olympic great Michael Phelps, Kansas City Chiefs player Kyle Long, former MLB players Marco Estrada and Jacoby Ellsbury, former NHL player Shane Doan, racing driver and automotive TV personality Tanner Foust, actors Cody Walker and Dylan Sprouse, actor/comedian Adam Ferrara, singer/songwriter Jason Freese, and automotive TV personalities/custom car builders Ant Anstead, Dave Kindig and Chris Jacobs. “Barrett-Jackson is truly the epicenter of the collector car market,” Davis said. “In addition to reconnecting with many of our longtime friends this week, we also welcomed a wave of new collectors into the hobby. Many of these �irsttime auction bidders are gravitating towards Resto-Mods and customs, and they are also �inding a deep appreciation for original cars. We’re honored to be at the forefront of expanding the hobby and bringing more enthusiasts into the collector car family. We are excited to keep the momentum going and can’t wait to see everyone again in Las Vegas and Houston in the coming months.” A total of 1,018 automobilia pieces sold at No Reserve for more than $4.4 million in Scottsdale.

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Scottsdale’s General Plan update moves forward BY MAYOR DAVID ORTEGA Progress Guest Writer

am proud of Scottsdale’s General Plan 2035. On June 8 my council colleagues and I will be asked to formally adopt this document that begins: “Scottsdale will continue to be an exceptional Sonoran Desert experience and premier international destination, where our Western heritage is valued. Our diverse neighborhoods foster outstanding livability, social connectivity, healthy lifestyles and a sustainable environment. Scottsdale will thrive by attracting and retaining business centers of excellence that encourage innovation

and prosperity. And that is just the start. After scores of public meetings, hundreds of hours of discussion, eight Council work study sessions, and countless public comments, together, we have crafted our vision of Scottsdale. “Scottsdale has a reputation as an inclusive community, with natural desert beauty, the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, high quality design standards, a vibrant downtown, world-class events and resorts, and diverse arts and culture venues.” With the passage of the anti-discrimination ordinance, we have elevated our reputation as a community that values and respects one another. “Scottsdale offers a variety of multigenerational lifestyle choices that are responsibly planned, connected and sup-

ported by appropriate infrastructure and services. Neighborhood life promotes well-being and public safety via reliable municipal services.” And in the face of adversity, Scottsdale withstood pandemic challenges with grit, consistent with our uni�ied vision. “Scottsdale will continue to thrive by supporting existing small businesses and fostering a pro-business environment, so that all businesses can grow and choose to locate in Scottsdale to leverage technology; and accelerate innovation and creativity, buoyed by a knowledge-based workforce.” Scottsdale core values embrace the past as we step forward into the future. “Scottsdale will respect and be sensitive to the history and legacy found in the heart of Old Town, in designated Historic Preservation neighborhoods, at archeo-

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logical sites, in the equestrian community and within cultural and architectural resources, which de�ine our Sense of Place.” These highlights are segments of the community-wide effort that created Scottsdale’s new General Plan, which guides the physical development of Scottsdale and acts as a blueprint to enhance our community aspirations. Every voter in Scottsdale will ultimately have the most important role when the plan goes to the ballot in November. It is impossible to thank everyone individually for their tireless efforts and recognize each staff member who assembled our collective voices, but I will say it here – thank you to every person who contributed to this most important effort. This is our plan, for our city. Together, we are Scottsdale, Arizona – the one and only one in the world.

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watched the SUSD school board meeting on May 24, and while I really don’t want to overshadow the achievements of the students, I just had to write something about (Rep. John) Kavanagh's public comment. It was absolutely disgusting. First and foremost, Critical Race Theory is not taught in schools and is not on the board’s agenda. The whole purpose of his comment was pointless in the �irst place. But it made me mad that an elected of�icial came to the school board meeting with the sole purpose to discredit the social justice movement and to gaslight people. The way that he described it too is a total discredit to our teachers, especial-

Kavanagh talks about this like all we do all day is sit in circles and label ourselves as “oppressed” or “oppressors” and then bully each other about it. ly the social studies teachers. Kavanagh talks about this like all we do all day is sit in circles and label ourselves as “oppressed” or “oppressors” and then bully each other about it. It’s at times like these I hate titles. “State Representative Kavanagh” is a title, and so it carries some weight. But

John Kavanagh has absolutely no right or credibility to be talking about what happens in the classroom because I’m not sure if he’s tried stepping into a history classroom in his 10 years “serving” our district. Rather, it’s us, the students and the teachers, that know what happens in the classroom. And it’s not at all the stuff he said. My teachers are extraordinarily compassionate and do their best to teach these subjects in a way that tries not to shield the injustices and violence, with an emphasis on the fact that what this country has done in many instances is wrong. But having a state representative equate the social justice movement to

Marxism is so, so, so bigoted. These kinds of people want to teach “both sides” to racism. And then try to hide their racist beliefs by calling the thing that teaches about racism racist. It’s so twisted. In our schools, there is a majority of students who are accepting and understanding of all people from all walks of life, no matter what. But unfortunately, that’s not everyone. I’ve heard bullies say or do things that are shockingly racist or misogynistic or homophobic and then laugh it off like it’s nothing. That needs to change. The least we could do is have a state rep who’s not one of those bullies. Daniel Marchant, Desert Mountain High Class of 2021

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Future brightens for Scottsdale Philharmonic BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ast month, the Scottsdale Philharmonic Orchestra returned to Virginia G. Piper Theater at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for a 60-minute concert. Attendees were clearly thrilled with the performance: They gave the orchestra a standing ovation. “It was a very emotional and elated moment,” said Joy Partridge, Scottsdale Philharmonic co-founder. “The orchestra was excited to �inally be able to perform live before a loving audience.” The May 2 concert was the �irst time in over one year that the orchestra performed before a live audience and it was so well-received, the group’s upcoming concert on June 27 is already sold out. According to Scottsdale Philharmonic Executive Director Carol Skjaerris, the concert sold out on May 21. “After 10 seasons, I’m �illed with pride at the success and dedication of the orchestra,” Partridge said. The June 27 concert will be Fourth of July themed with classic patriotic tunes, including “America the Beautiful,” “God Bless America,” “The Stars and Stripes Forever” and “The Washington Post” march. The May 2 concert also marked the group’s return to its �irst venue. “When we formed the orchestra 10 years ago, our �irst two concerts were at the Scottsdale Center for the [Performing] Arts,” Partridge said. The Scottsdale Philharmonic typically performs at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church, where it attracts anywhere from 1,700 to 2,400 people. It moved back into the Virginia G. Piper Theater because of the pandemic. The concerts were so popular, though, the Philharmonic quickly outgrew the venue; by the second concert, the ensemble

The Scottsdale Philharmonic Orchestra received a standing ovation for its May 2 concert at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. “It was a magical program ﬁlled with passion and emotions,” said Joy Partridge, Scottsdale Philharmonic cofounder. “All of our musicians were elated to perform and present our ﬁrst concert of the season.” (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

had more than 1,100 people show up to the venue that holds just over 850. “It was packed,” Partridge said. “I was out there having to apologize to the 300 people that, unfortunately, we �illed up.” The Philharmonic then brought their concerts to the Scottsdale Bible Church and then, �inally, to La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church. “It just shows you how much people love classical music,” Partridge said. The upcoming June 27 performance will follow a timed-entry protocol and forgo intermission. “The Center for the Performing Arts has protocol we have to follow: where we stand, what we do, where we congregate when we’re off stage,” Partridge said. “We

still believe in respecting the health of everyone, and whatever we have to do, we will.” Unlike the May 2 concert, however, which comprised about 30 musicians, attendees at the June 27 show will be treated to the orchestra’s full ensemble of more than 100 players. “The city is sponsoring that concert, and that’s to be a full orchestra,” Partridge said of the Fourth of July-themed concert. “You’re going to see the full-blown symphonies — all the winds and everything.” The Scottsdale Philharmonic also has two concerts scheduled for Oct. 10 and Nov. 21. The Oct. 10 concert will feature “Reformation Symphony” by Felix Mendelssohn,

“Crown Diamond Overture” by Daniel Auber, and “La Bohème Quando m’en vo” by Giancomo Puccini, with a soprano solo by Melissa Solomon. The Nov. 21 concert will feature “Trumpet Concerto” by Joseph Haydn with a trumpet solo by Gage Ellis, and “Symphony No. 2” by Johannes Brahms. Tickets will be available on the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ website in the near future, Partridge said. The city also hired the Scottsdale Philharmonic to perform a Christmas concert later this year. “We’re really thankful to not only the city of Scottsdale for working with us to get to this position of partnering, but also all of our musicians; they’re just so committed,” Partridge said. Additionally, the Scottsdale Philharmonic Youth Orchestra will host live auditions for the 2021-22 season on Oct. 9 at 10 a.m. The Youth Orchestra is for students between seventh and 12th grade who, according to Music Director Dr. Daniel Atwood, “want to learn to be great orchestra players.” “The interest in auditions this year is remarkable,” Atwood said. “Tuition is very affordable: only $100 a year.” The group practices Tuesday evenings and hold rehearsals and concerts at the New Vision Center for Spiritual Living in Phoenix. Under the direction of Atwood, the SPYO launched in 2019 and has since put on four concerts a year. And for their upcoming 2021-22 season, the SPYO concerts will feature appearances by three currently-unnamed Phoenixarea musicians. “The Scottsdale Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (SPYO) is doing amazing things with its Music Director Dr. Daniel Atwood,” Partridge said. Information: scottsdalephilharmonic. com, scottsdaleperformingarts.org

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Scottsdale coffee shop’s notes program a huge success BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

Sending you love from afar!” “Stay strong.” “I hope you get back to feeling like yourself very soon. There are people that miss you.” These are only a handful of messages written by Echo Coffee customers to patients at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center and beyond. The program is part of the southern Scottsdale coffee shop’s Notes of Encouragement initiative that started about nine months ago initially for the HonorHealth patients who were unable to receive visitors during the height of the pandemic. Now, the program shows zero signs of slowing down: It’s not only amassed thousands of handwritten messages, but it has also expanded to include eight other hospitals in Arizona and California. “It’s nice. It feels like we’re actually doing something,” said Rob Rigol�i, owner of Echo Coffee. “When you sit down and you’re writing just nice words for people and really nice words for yourself, it really does give you a sense of, ‘I made a difference.’” As part of the Notes of Encouragement program, customers get 10 percent off their order in exchange for writing a message for patients. At the time of its inception, hospitals weren’t allowing visitors due to COVID-19. “And every time I would think about that, I’d be almost choking up if I ever even tried to talk about it,” Rigol�i said. “There was just a strong, emotional charge.” The idea came to Rigol�i after speaking with a friend, Basmah Asseiri, who is a registered nurse at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center. A frequent patron of Echo Coffee,

“As people could have visitors, we still had notes coming in. They were stacking up, and I just said, ‘Alright, let’s just call up as many hospitals as we can here in the United States and see if they want a box of 50 notes and a bag of coffee for the staff.” Echo Coffee Owner Rob Rigolﬁ teamed up with Basmah Asseiri, a registered nurse at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center, to create the Notes of Encouragement program. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

Basmah Asseiri, a registered nurse at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center, helped to launch the notes program. (Basmah Asseiri)

Asseiri shared with Rigol�i her experience working at the hospital and how it broke her heart to see patients struggle without being able to see their loved ones in person. “The idea of people writing letters was

really cool to me because it’s something that they can hold on to and keep with them and use them on days when they’re having a rough day,” Asseiri said. “When we talk about COVID times, you initially think it was all COVID patients, but it really was just the impact of not being able to have visitors in general,” she said. “It was really hard on people, and it was really scary.” Little did Asseiri know the program would quickly take off. “Honestly, I wouldn’t have even dreamed that so many people would take part in it.” Chandra Stewart, Director of Donor Relations at HonorHealth Foundation, called the notes “inspiring and touching.” “I am positive our patients took them to heart and appreciated the love from friends they haven’t met yet,” Stewart said. According to Rigol�i, Echo Coffee has delivered about 1,600 notes. Last weekend alone, they collected more than 100

notes that they planned to deliver with a bag of Echo Coffee’s house blend, Diesel. In addition to HonorHealth, Echo Coffee delivers notes to Dignity Health’s St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Deer Valley Medical Center, Shea Medical Center, and John C. Lincoln Medical Center in Phoenix. “As people could have visitors, we still had notes coming in. They were stacking up, and I just said, ‘Alright, let’s just call up as many hospitals as we can here in the United States and see if they want a box of 50 notes and a bag of coffee for the staff,” Rigol�i said. Because the program has been so wellreceived by Echo Coffee customers, Rigol�i has no plans on ending it anytime soon. They’re even considering expanding the program to include more than hospitals. “We can go to hospices, we can go to prisons, we can go to military, we can go to children’s hospitals,” he said. “It’s really anywhere there’s people and really anywhere they’re suffering,” Rigol�i added. “I don’t see any reason to just stop doing it.” Information: 2902 N. 68th St., 480422-4081, echocoffee.com

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, will hold a public hearing on June 22, 2021, at 5:00 P.M. Until further notice, City Council meetings will be held electronically. While physical facilities are not open to the public, City Council meetings are televised on Cox Cable Channel 11 and streamed online at ScottsdaleAZ.gov (search "live stream") to allow the public to listen/view the meeting in progress.

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3-TA-2020 (Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus) Request by applicant for a text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance (Ord. No. 455), specifically the Use Regulations identified in Section 6.803 of the Special Campus (SC) District, to allow for community buildings and recreational facilities not publicly owned, educational services and residential healthcare facilities. Staff contact person is Meredith Tessier, 480-312-4211. Applicant contact person is John Berry, (480) 385-2753.

2-ZN-2021 (McLaren Scottsdale) Request by owner for a Zoning District Map Amendment from Industrial Park (I-1) to General Commercial (C-4) zoning for vehicle sales on a +/-3.4-acre site located on the northwest corner of Hayden Road and Thunderbird Road. Staff contact person is Katie Posler, 480-3122703. Applicant contact person is John Berry, 480-385-2727.

11-ZN-2020 (Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus) Request by applicant for a zoning district map amendment from Single-family Residential (R1-35) District to Special Campus, Planned Shared Development District (SC PSD) District, including a Development Plan with amended (Transition) performance standards for building setbacks, building stepbacks and landscape buffers, on a +/- 28.5-acre site located at 12701, 12752, and 12707 N. Scottsdale Road. Staff contact person is Meredith Tessier, 480312-4211. Applicant contact person is John Berry, (480) 385-2753. 12-UP-2020 (Winfield's) Request by owner for approval of a Conditional Use Permit for a bar in a +/2,790 square foot building with Central Business District, Parking District, Downtown Overlay and Parking District, Downtown Overlay (C-2/P-3 DO and P-2 DO) zoning located at 4440 E Saddlebag Trail. Staff contact person is Greg Bloemberg, 480-312-4306. Applicant contact person is Rhonda Rodriguez, (480) 730-2675. 16-ZN-2020 (Greystar Independent Living Rezoning) Request by owner for approval of a Zoning District Map Amendment from Single-family Residential (R1-35) to Commercial Office (C-O) zoning on a +/-4.5-acre site located approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the East Raintree Drive and North 90th Street intersection. Staff contact person is Katie Posler, 480-312-2703. Applicant contact person is John Berry, (480) 385-2753. 7-AB-2020 (90th &amp; Raintree GLO Abandonment) Request for approval to abandon GLO easements located along the north, west, and south boundary of a property located approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the East Raintree Drive and North 90th Street intersection. Staff contact person is Katie Posler, 480-312-2703. Applicant contact person is John Berry, (480) 385-2753. 21-UP-2004#2 (Wild West Storage) Request by owner to amend a conditional use permit to amend the site plan and stipulations for a vehicle storage facility on a 1.5 +/- acres property located at 11420 E Shea Blvd. with Highway Commercial Planned Community District (C-3 PCD) zoning. Staff contact person is Doris McClay, 480-312-4214. Applicant contact person is Kevin Evernham, 480-570-7651. 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 Chad Sharrard For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov

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