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City to spend $2M to �ight COVID-19 spread BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

NEWS ................................ 4 Masks will be with us for months.

NEIGHBORS .............22 Born to serve and give back.

BUSINESS ...................25 WestWorld introduces a new normal for concerts.

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he City of Scottsdale plans to spend over $2 million of its federal pandemic relief money on air-disinfection systems in public facilities to limit the spread of COVID-19. The city plans to use ultraviolet light in

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air conditioning systems and near the ceiling in buildings to combat airborne spread of the virus. The second option, called upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, has long been used in medical settings to combat the spread of airborne illness, said Dr. Edward A. Nardell, a professor of global health at Harvard Medical School.

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Upper-room UV is not common in the U.S. due to a decline in tuberculosis, but is more common in countries with higher TB cases and is also used where Nardell works at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Ultraviolet light destroys the molecular bonds in the DNA of a virus or bacteria, affect-

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BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

ith the Aug. 4 Primary election less than three weeks away, campaign �inance complaints are �lying in from all corners of Scottsdale’s City Council and mayoral races. Resident Mark Greenburg �iled a complaint July 8 against Councilman Guy Phillips, who is running for re-election, alleging his campaign improperly funneled contributions through a PayPal account connected to his business. Greenburg has been a vocal critic of

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Masks likely for rest of the year BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

mask mandate will remain in effect in Scottsdale and Gov. Doug Ducey expects that Arizonans will need to wear them through at least the end of the year. Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane extended his mask mandate through the end of August. The original mandate, issued June 18, was set to expire on July 20. “I’ve been looking at numbers on a continuing basis, and on the basis of what I’ve seen thus far, there’s really nothing that would change that impression right now,” Lane said. The extension comes amid an inkling that Arizona may finally be on the right track in trying to curb the spread of COVID-19. Researchers say what’s called the state’s R-naught number is once again below 1.0. That value, calculated by Rt.live, is the average number of people who become infected. If that number is above 1.0, the virus will spread; lower values indicate it will stop spreading. On Wednesday, the figure was 0.97. Arizona got its infection rate below even that figure during the governor’s

Scottsdale Library staffer Jeff Kirpach wears a mask, as all workers and patrons must do, as he tends to books. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

stay-at-home order and his restrictions on business. But after they were lifted, it rose to 1.25. This isn’t the only positive sign. New figures from the Department of Health Services show the number of patients in hospitals with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 appears to be leveling off. And there was the largest one-day drop in the number of patients in intensive-care units.

All that occurred after Ducey allowed local governments to impose mask requirements; again shuttered bars, movie theaters, gyms and fitness centers; imposed stricter limits on in-house dining at restaurants; and limited crowds in public events to no more than 50, effectively precluding spectators at sporting events.

“Not at this time,’’ Scarpinato said. The closure affects establishments with a Series 6 liquor license – aka “full bar” – or Series 7 license – aka “beer and wine.” They are allowed to serve food only for takeout or delivery. But that closure order is being challenged by 22 establishments in a case before the Arizona Supreme Court. None of the plaintiffs are from Scottsdale. The court has given the Ducey administration until this week to file a response to the suit and then the bar owners will have until July 30 to reply. No hearing date has yet been set, though the court could simply rule without one. Scarpinato said Ducey is aware of how some of this is being handled elsewhere in the country, with regulations crafted to essentially allow restaurants to spill out into

the open air. While that may not work now in much of Arizona – that triple-digit heat coupled with humidity is not conducive to al fresco dining – he said that may work here, with capacity limits, as the weather moderates. In the meantime, Scarpinato said the governor’s office is having discussions with business owners, asking them what measures they can put in place to create a safe environment. Those talks, he said, include public health officials who can say which of these suggestions work and which do not. That also includes gyms and fitness centers which are supposed to remain closed, at least through July 27. “We want to see what their vision of opening would look like,’’ Scarpinato said.

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Bars likely to stay shut inde�initely, Ducey aide says BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

on’t expect bars to reopen anytime soon. That’s the word from Daniel Scarpinato, the governor’s chief of staff. “What we’re trying to do is create as much sustainable kind of steady policies for the business community as possible so they’ve got some predictability and we’re not having to change the rules on them every week or every two weeks or every month,’’ Scarpinato said. “Right now, given our cases and given the advice of public health we know there are a few things that just can’t be opened right now, bars being one of them.’’ Does the governor believe there is a safe way of reopening bars?

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Report on riot debunks ‘stand-down’ rumor

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

new report by Scottsdale Police dispelled a rumor circulated by some locals, including a sitting city councilman, that the department told officers to “stand down” during the Scottsdale Fashion Square riot May 3031. But the report substantiates earlier reporting by the Progress indicating the department was underprepared for the sheer size of the riot. “I was on the scene on May 30, 2020, and was the highest-ranking officer present, and I never gave a stand down order during the entire night/morning,” Scottsdale Police Chief Alan Rodbell wrote in a letter attached to the report. The department prepared the report at the request of City Council after Councilman Guy Phillips suggested June 16 that a “stand down” order had been issued. “Unfortunately, on May 30, there appeared to be a call during a publicized riot downtown for our officers to stand down,” Phillips said. At the time, Mayor Jim Lane told the Progress he had no knowledge of a stand down order being issued to officers during the riot. Phillips did not respond to a request for comment. “In fact, NO stand down order was ever given,” Rodbell wrote, dispelling the rumor circulated mostly among business owners who saw it as an explanation for how hundreds of rioters could inflict millions of dollars in damage. Lane said it he thought the report provides important insight to residents, many of whom were critical of the department’s response. “I thought (the report) was reasonably well done as a display for the public of the kinds of things our Police Department faced that night,” Lane said. The report does paint a picture of a department that was initially overmatched. It says police were aware of social media posts calling for a riot at Fashion Square as early as 3 p.m. on May 30, seven hours before it started. The department coordinated with Fashion Square to close the mall early

This was the scene the night of May 30 as rioters wreaked havoc in the Scottsdale Fashion Square area. (Fox10 News)

May 30 and ramped up the number of officers stationed in the area that night. According to the report, the department mobilized 84 officers to patrol the mall grounds – which covers 2.8 million square feet– with additional relief units on standby. That is over three times the numbers officers on duty on typical night in District 2, which includes the mall. The department’s intelligence unit had expected 45-55 people would show up but in reality, 500 to 700 participated at the height of the event. The department blamed the false intelligence on the way the post calling for the riot was shared online. Rather than simply sharing the original post on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, supporters took a screenshot of it and shared it in a new post. That made it difficult to track how many people had seen each post, the department said. “The posts then appear to be totally independent and must be discovered on an individual basis. It is also important to mention that while we can perform keyword searches, these search functions do

not work when dealing with images,” the report says. Officers scrambled to defend the 2.8-million-square-foot mall property with 110 entrances and surrounding areas – many of which were still occupied by restaurant goers when the riot began – while they waited for reinforcements from other police departments. Following the riot, the Progress reported that Scottsdale PD made efforts to protect occupied residential properties near the mall, including Optima and Scottsdale Waterfront, that were target-

“Moving the rioters would have been a huge mistake. To the east, you had the Entertainment District, where armed citizens sat on rooftops to defend their property.” –Scottsdale Police Chief Alan Rodbell

ed by rioters. Some officers also blocked off Southbridge to stop rioters from crossing onto 5th Avenue and the rest of downtown. Keeping the riot out of those other areas was also a priority, according to Rodbell, to avoid potentially bloody conflicts with armed locals who showed up to defend property. “Riots are simply uncontrolled energy masses. If you try to “push” it, it moves somewhere else with the same force,” Rodbell said. “Moving the rioters would have been a huge mistake,” he said. “To the east, you had the Entertainment District, where armed citizens sat on rooftops to defend their property.” The report also noted there were armed militia members in the 5th Avenue area. NBC affiliate 12News reported there was one confrontation between a militia and rioters who entered 5th Avenue from Scottsdale Road. According to the report, those rioters dispersed when the Scottsdale SWAT

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team arrived on scene. Scottsdale Police Lt. Chris DiPiazza told local business owners that he stood between armed rioters and armed civilians defending a local jeweler on 5th Avenue to diffuse the situation. Some locals asked why it took so long for the city to call for help. But the report showed Scottsdale Police put out a call for help at 10 p.m. – right when the initial gathering began – to the state Department of Public Safety but that request was denied because it was already aiding Phoenix Police with protests. Scottsdale PD did receive help from other East Valley police departments after a call at 10:13 p.m. In response to Scottsdale’s call for assistance, the Sheriff’s Department and police departments in Chandler, Mesa and Tempe sent a total 126 officers throughout the night. DPS ultimately sent 10 troopers as well. But those reinforcements did not show up until the event was already well out of hand. The report shows that Mesa’s helicopter showed up at 10:35 p.m. and

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“On several occasions unit supervisors (sergeants) and lieutenants may have given tactical direction to pull back and regroup for both ofﬁcer and citizen safety reasons. That is not a ‘stand down.’ I certainly support those decisions made in the moment and would not attempt to second guess those tactical decisions.” –Scottsdale Police Chief Alan Rodbell the first officer reinforcements did not show up until five Tempe officers arrived at 10:52 p.m. But at that point, hundreds of rioters had already dispersed and had broken into the mall. A handful of businesses across the street were also looted by that time, including Mountainside Fitness, PF Chang's and Urban Outfitters. The department did not call in the National Guard at that time because “not knowing their response time, training, policies, and tactics it was determined that the better course for action was to rely on sworn law enforcement officers from neighboring jurisdictions,” according to the report. Before reinforcements arrived, a lieu-

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tenant on the scene recalled officers back to the mall site to regroup around 10:25 p.m. “Officers were scattered while dealing with crowds on all sides of the mall,” the report states. “Rioter numbers in each of those locations had grown to a level that made these small deployment officer teams ineffective and jeopardized officer safety. “The order to regroup was made to increase safety for all and to increase officer ability to interdict the rioters.” Rodbell said these do not constitute stand-down orders. “On several occasions unit supervisors (sergeants) and lieutenants may have given tactical direction to pull back and regroup for both officer and citizen safety reasons,” he wrote. “That is not a ‘stand down.’ I certainly support those decisions made in the moment and would not attempt to second guess those tactical decisions.”

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But Scarpinato said Arizonans should not see the latest bit of good news as an indication that these restrictions will disappear anytime soon. “The virus continues to be widespread,’’ he said. “What we don’t want is for anyone to think that because there might be some leveling off or because that R-naught number has dropped, that that means that we can let up or that means you don’t have to wear a mask any more.’’ Scarpinato said. “It means that those policies are working and we’re going to have to continue doing it for the foreseeable future at least through the end of the year and probably beyond.’’ That starts with masks, which he called “part of the new normal in Arizona.’’ Scarpinato pointed out that Arizona is

The department did not fully secure the area until after 5 a.m. May 31 – seven hours after the riot started. The department blamed the scale of the damage on “numerous atypical tactics being used by the rioters” that reduced the effectiveness of police efforts to get the situation under control. Multiple times in the report, the department said the situation was well-coordinated and pre-planned, citing these tactics. According to the report, these tactics included large groups confronting officers and then running away in multiple directions and armed rioters hiding within larger groups. The report also alleged rioters targeted police efforts to close off area streets. Those efforts, according to police, prevented the department from carrying out mass arrests during the protest – another piece of evidence cited by proponents of the stand-down theory. “Mass arrest plans were not prudent as they would render a large number of our officers unable to respond to priority and emergency situations,” the report said. Scottsdale PD and its partner agencies arrested 12 people during the riot. In total, the department has made 40 arrests and recovered over $212,000 in stolen property. According to the report, there are several ongoing related investigations and there could be additional arrests in the future. headed into flu season. What that means is trying to ensure that the state has sufficient doses of this year’s version of the vaccine. It also means trying to convince more Arizonans than the 30 to 40 percent who get the annual inoculation that they should participate. “The flu season stresses our hospitals to begin with,’’ he said. “So, to have that happening at the same time as the coronavirus could create stress.’’ “All the mitigation strategies that are in place for the coronavirus also happen to help prevent the spread of the flu – which also does take lives,’’ Scarpinato said. “So, wearing masks, socially distancing, staying home, not having opportunities for people to congregate like in a bar or at major events or large events, all of those things will help on both fronts.’’ -Wayne Schutsky contributed to this report.

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ing its ability to replicate and spread. Nardell said the technology is particularly effective against viruses. “We know it works; there’s no doubt about that,” Nardell said. City staff also proposed using ionization, a technology that recently made headlines after a manufacturer and Phoenix-based church were reprimanded by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office for claiming it killed COVID-19. “This technology creates ions that remove the hydrogen atoms of the virus, again disrupting the virus structure,” according to the city. Dan Worth, Scottsdale’s public works executive director, said the city spoke with experienced consultants and had access to industry studies on its effectiveness. The city will also explore the use of high-efficiency air filters. “Air purification technology using bipolar ionization and ultraviolet irradiation is not new technology. It has been used in various forms, including in hospitals, for years,” Worth said. The city also cited several scientific studies touting the effectiveness of high-efficiency filters, ionization and ultraviolet irradiation in combating virus spread. Ionization made national headlines in June when representatives from Dream City Church in Phoenix, which hosted a rally with President Donald Trump, claimed a new ionization air filtration system in the church would get rid of the coronavirus. Shortly after the church’s video on Twitter went viral, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich sent cease-and-desist letters to both Dream City and manufacturer Clean Air EXP, calling the claims into question. “The AGO is aware of no scientific research or public health authority that has certified any kind of air treatment product as a means of universally preventing COVID-19 infections at all or at any distance,” according to the letter to Clean Air EXP. The city is not making the same mistake. “We are not making any claims that these technologies achieve any specific purification rate, or that they make our buildings ‘safe,’” Worth said. “We feel that prudent application of technologies that takes into consideration the configuration and use of each specific building will make the buildings safer than they are now, but there will

The City of Scottsdale will spend over $2 million on air disinfection technology in city buildings and publicly-owned venues like WestWorld, which hosts the Parada del Sol Rodeo and dozens of other events every year. (Progress file photo)

still be a need for individuals using these buildings to take precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19.” Nardell said a colleague of his studied the effectiveness of ionization for tuberculosis in Peru and found “reasonable disinfection over time.” “The problem with ionization is just a very slow rate,” he said. “If I’m in the room with you, ... you have to disinfect the air quickly; otherwise you can inhale my particles before they’re disinfected.” “So, the speed of which disinfection occurs is absolutely critical,” he added. According to the Attorney General, the company had not even tested its system on the novel coronavirus before making the claims and instead tested against other viruses. Nardell said ionization is simply a less proven technology than upper-room UV. “We would have to see studies, not that you can do it under experimental conditions, but that you can do it in real life at a rate that really protects you,” Nardell said. Nardell said many upper-room UV systems only treat the air, so there is still the chance that viruses with multiple distribution paths could still spread on surfaces. He said there are newer UV technologies that can be used lower in the room and disinfect surfaces. Worth said the city will likely make use of all three methods. “In most cases we intend to install multiple technologies to enhance the benefits over relying on a single approach,” Worth said. “In most cases we will also be implementing other improvements to limit po-

tential spread of COVID-19 through surface transmission as well.” Those upgrades include the installation of touch-free fixtures and automatic doors. Despite the effectiveness of upper-room UV, it appears it will only be used in larger spaces around the city, such as the Tony Nelssen Equestrian Center at WestWorld, due to concerns about exposing occupants to ultraviolet light. Historically, UV technology was not used in public spaces because of UV’s harmful effects on human beings and connection to skin cancer, according to Dr. David J. Brenner, director of the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia. In recent years Brenner and his colleagues found that ultraviolet C light – not the ultraviolet A or B light found in sunlight that can cause skin cancer – can kill airborne flu viruses without harming humans. “The reason people like to put it in the ventilation duct is they feel that there’s no safety issue whatsoever (in the duct)…but we’ve been using the upper room safely for 70 years,” Nardell said. Nardell said using UV in the air-conditioning system may not be as effective as having it in the room. “If we’re in the room together, it’s not very comforting to you to know that the air will be disinfected after it leaves…so, there’s not a heck of a lot of evidence at the moment of a lot of transmission through the ventilation system,” Nardell said. “And when you put it in the room and you do a good job disinfecting the air in the room, that’s also part of the ventilation system, and you have the additional benefit of

interrupting transmission in the room,” he added. The city will spend about $1.4 million to purchase disinfection technology for public buildings that host large crowds, like Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale Center for the Arts and the Tony Nelssen Equestrian Center. The rest of that money will be used to install touch-free fixtures, automatic doors and upgrade to the audio-visual system at Scottsdale Stadium. Council also voted to spend $2.2 million to retrofit 14 city buildings with similar upgrades – including 950,000 for UV or ionization disinfection technology. And it allocated $1.3 million for enhanced cleaning and protective equipment. Another $2 million was kept in reserves to use in response to a “resurgence” of the virus at a later date. Overall, the City Council voted unanimously on July 1 to use $25.8 million – about 87 percent – of the federal money it got from the state. While cities and counties with populations over 500,000 received direct allocations, municipalities with smaller populations were at the mercy of the state – leading to some criticism from smaller cities that did not receive a fair share. For instance, in Scottsdale, City Treasurer Jeff Nichols estimated Scottsdale would receive around $45 million if the state awarded money using the same formula that the federal government used to dole out funds to large cities like Mesa. Scottsdale’s share was just $29.6 million and of that $3.8 million will be saved for future pandemic-related needs. Scottsdale spread its allocation around a wide range of uses, with the largest for public safety – including $4 million for “existing personnel and programs.” Scottsdale also dedicated $5 million of its Cares Act money to aid businesses, though it’s still unclear where the bulk of that money will go since $3.5 million was allocated for “potential future business assistance programs.” Mayor Jim Lane earlier this year cautioned that direct assistance to business could conflict with Arizona’s gift clause and the city’s own anti-subsidy language in the Scottsdale City Charter. But Councilwoman Linda Milhaven disagreed, pushing for more relief for businesses.

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“I know there’s many in the business community who are really looking to the city for financial assistance,” she said. Numerous cities that received either direct aid from the federal government, such as Phoenix and Mesa, and those that received it from the state, such as Chandler, are using some of their funds for grants to distressed businesses. The remaining $1.5 million in Scottsdale’s business assistance dollars will go primarily to indirect support, including marketing campaigns to promote downtown Scottsdale and the city as a destination for shopping and healthcare. Another $750,000 will go to utility and licensing assistance for businesses. The city also allocated $1.5 million to support 15 arts and culture nonprofits in the city. Organizations that received funding include Arizona Musicfest; Cattle Track Arts and Preservation; Desert Stages Theatre; Detour Company Theatre; Taliesin West; Stagebrush Theatre; Parada del Sol Rodeo Museum; Scottsdale Artists’ School; Scottsdale Arts; Scottsdale Gallery Association; Scottsdale Historical Society; Scottsdale League for the Arts; Scottsdale’s Museum of the West; Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place/YourSNAP; and Scottsdale Philharmonic. Scottsdale Arts, Museum of the West and Scottsdale Artists’ School also received PPP loans from the federal government, according to data released by the Small Business Administration. Scottsdale also put $3 million towards aiding vulnerable residents. That includes $1.4 million to help lowincome residents with rental assistance and food banks as well as the city’s social service emergency fund, which aids

residents with real-time emergencies like eviction. The city is using $600,000 to expand the existing rental and utility assistance programs that currently provide around $35,000 each month, using funds from Maricopa County and tribal gaming grants. The city will also use $200,000 to buffer the budget for Operation Fix-It, a program that helps homeowners with exterior repairs they cannot complete themselves due to financial or physical restrictions. Operation Fix-it is typically fully funded via donations and the pandemic-relief funds will help offset the loss of donations from canceled events. Another $450,000 will help residents struggling to pay utility bills. ‘Currently, Scottsdale’s Utility Billing Department has noticed a $70,000 increase in non-payments by residential customers comparing June 2019 to June 2020 and we expect this to increase over the summer,” according to the city. The city also directed $823,000 to help the local homeless population, including $175,000 to pilot the Scottsdale Works program in collaboration with Phoenix Rescue Mission. The city will also use $55,000 to fund day relief centers for the homeless in partnership with Community Bridges and area churches. Another $60,000 will be used to provide healthcare for homeless people. Programs that support area seniors will also receive $812,000 to expand meal programs and other supports. That includes $90,000 to expand congregate meals provided at the city’s Via Linda and Granite Reef senior centers. Another $75,000 will go to fund the city’s brown bag food program. The city added $125,000 to its home-delivered meal program. Family managed since 1981

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Phillips and has made dozens of social media posts in recent weeks, including some criticized by the councilman supporters as over the top for including photoshopped pictures showing Phillips with swastikas and KKK regalia. But Greenburg said his complaint was motivated by what he sees as legitimate campaign finance issues. The complaint centers on three campaign websites run by the Phillips: electguy.homestead.com, scottsdaleadvocates.com and electguyphillips.com. The first two sites have since been redirected to electguyphillips.com. Greenburg alleges that prior to the deactivation, the donation pages on the first two sites linked to a PayPal account for Budget Mechanical LLC, Phillips’ HVAC contracting business. Greenburg made donations through all three websites on July 1 and recorded video of his computer screen during the process. According to the videos, the donation buttons on electguy.homestead.com and scottsdaleadvocates.com linked to Budget Mechanical’s account but included “Committee to Elect Guy Phillips” under a header titled “purpose.” Email receipts for the transactions stated “You donated $20.00 USD to Budget Mechanical Llc” and “You donated $90.00 USD to Budget Mechanical LLC.” A donation through the third website, electguyphillips.com, went to an account run by the “Committee to Elect Guy Phillips,” according to a receipt viewed by the Progress. Phillips did not respond to a request for comment from the Progress. But emails and communications sent to Greenburg give some insight into his side of the story. The same day the donations were made, Phillips told City Clerk Carolyn Jagger to expect a campaign finance complaint from Greenburg, according to emails obtained through a public records request. In the email, Phillips said he used to have an account for Budget Mechanical but switched it to an account for his campaign and called the situation an “anomaly” that he did not know how to fix. “Budget Mechanical does not have a Paypal account,” Phillips wrote. “Yet, for

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electguyphillips. homestead.com and click on the donate it goes to my budget mechanical PayPal account which was changed to that after the election and is now currently used for my eBay purchases and sales,” Phillips wrote Jagger. Phillips said he asked his website administrator to fix the issues and the old websites A Paypal receipt that allegedly shows a campaign contribution to Councilman Guy Phillips was directed through an account run have since been redirected to his by his company, Budget Mechanical LLC. (Special to the Progress) new website, which is connectsome reason when donating it says to Budget Mechanical even though it goes ed to a campaign PayPal account. The Progress asked Phillips in an to electguyphillips acct. I’m trying to fix email why he left the old campaign this but can’t find a way to do it.” “Just wanting to give you a heads up website active for eight years with an because I know that’s what he is up to,” active donation option, but he did not respond. Phillips added. Likewise, he did not respond to a Phillips told Greenburg the next day that he did not know how the donation question about whether or not any othmade its way into the Budget Mechani- er individuals had mistakenly donated through the wrong website and if he cal account. “Hello I noticed this in my account. had to issue any other refunds. The Greenburg complaint is currently not sure why. If you are donating this is the wrongaccount (sic),” read a note at- being reviewed by Tucson City Clerk Roger Randolph after Jagger recused tached to a refund sent on July 2 The second refund carried a similar herself to avoid the appearance of a note: “Hello Mr Greenberg (sic) I am conflict of interest. Phillips has until July 20 to submit a returning this money as this is not an account for donations. I dont (sic) know response to Randolph. If Randolph determines there is reawhy you sent it here.” Phillips also refunded Greenburg’s sonable cause to investigate the althird donation to the legitimate cam- legations further, the case would be referred to Tucson City Attorney Mike paign account. But that night, Phillips again Rankin due to a conflict of interest by changed his story in communications the Scottsdale City Attorney, who represents council members in their official with Jagger. Just a day after saying Budget Me- capacity. Jagger weighed in on another comchanical no longer had a PayPal account because it was converted to campaign plaint filed with her office on July 15 by resident activist John Washington. use, Phillips said the opposite. That complaint alleged dark money He said the company did have an account that was converted from cam- text messages urging voters to vote paign to business use after the 2012 against Council candidates Betty Janik election and that Greenburg must and Bill Crawford. Dark money refers to legal campaign have found his old website in a Google contributions where the source is made search. “If you go to my old website from 2012 secret by funneling the money through

entities like nonprofits that are not required to disclose donors, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. In a screenshot viewed by the Progress, one message appears addressed to “Scottsdale Republicans” and points out that Janik is not a Republican and supports Planned Parenthood and a vacancy tax. Janik, who is an independent, told the Progress another text went out addressed to Scottsdale Democrats that stated she donated to Phillips’ campaign. Janik, who had been a supporter of Phillips prior to the rally, criticized his comments during an anti-mask rally that made nationwide headlines because of his use of the words “I can’t breathe” – a rallying cry for protestors seeking widespread police reforms. She also said she supports Planned Parenthood due to the medical services they provide to both men and women, and she supports a vacancy tax to discourage overbuilding of luxury apartments. Washington’s complaint also included a screenshot of an anti-Crawford text message that alleged he is “bought and paid for” by developers. In the past, Crawford has defended the contributions he received and criticized calls to ban developer contributions. Washington said he called the numbers that sent the texts and received a recording noting the numbers are not enabled for voice calls. He alleged that the texts violate campaign finance law because they included no “paid for by” disclosure. But Jagger disagreed after consulting with the City Attorney, noting state law exempts text messages from those disclosure rules. “Because the sender of the text messages that are the subject of your complaint was not required to include the ‘paid for by’ statement in the message, there is no reasonable cause to believe there has been a violation of campaign finance laws and the complaint is dismissed,” Jagger wrote to Washington. Still, Washington said he believes the anonymous texts violate the federal Telephone Protection Consumer Act, which bans the use of automated text

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messages by political campaigns without the recipient’s express consent. Even if the texts are legal, Janik called them little more than an anonymous smear campaign and called for disclosure of whoever launched the attacks. “Anybody who does this is a coward who has no courage,” Janik said. “There should be disclosures. It is another black eye for Scottsdale when people go to this extreme to tip an election.” Meanwhile, mayoral candidate David Ortega filed a finance complaint with the city July 16 against the Rose to Rise RMA PAC. Sometime in early July, small signs reading “He opposed the preserve” started popping up around Scottsdale next to his campaign signs. Then, as quickly as they appeared, the signs vanished. The anti-Ortega signs started disappearing “literally the day after we started,” said Jason Rose, the Scottsdalebased public relations and election consultant behind the Rose to Rise PAC that purchased the signs. Ortega’s complaint alleged that the PAC failed to include legally-required disclosures. The signs did include “Paid for by Rose to Rise RMA PAC” and a statement indicating it was not approved by a candidate. Both are required by state law. The PAC, which is completely funded by a $100,000 contribution from Rose, filed a police report over its missing signs. Ortega said he has no knowledge of who took the signs. Rose said he started the campaign to remind voters of Ortega’s position on a 2004 sales tax increase in Scottsdale that funded land purchases to expand the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Ortega, a one-term councilman, was running for mayor against Mary Manross at the time and opposed the tax. Ultimately, voters approved the sales tax and elected Manross. Rose said Ortega’s position on the tax is one reason he is not qualified to be mayor. “There are a lot of great candidates for mayor, a lot,’ Rose said. “He’s not one of them.” Ortega said Rose is twisting the truth and that he has always supported the

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Preserve but did not approve of a plan to tax residents indefinitely to expand it. “I’ve always supported the McDowell Sonoran Preserve…the only question I had was what is the full plan…and it’s not taxes after taxes after taxes,” Ortega said. But news articles from the time show Ortega opposed the tax for other reasons as well. At a debate with Manross in April 2004, Ortega suggested the tax would “suck the vitality” out of southern Scottsdale. He suggested creating a special district to tax only the homeowners in northern Scottsdale who live nearest to the Preserve, according to reporting in the East Valley Tribune. At a community forum later that year, Ortega argued that voting down the tax would force the city to less expensive ways to protect land intended for the preserve through zoning or withholding city services from areas it did not want to see developed. The latter idea was challenged at the time by then-Councilman Bob Littlefield – who is now running against Ortega for mayor. He noted that the city cannot legally refuse to provide public safety, water and other services to new developments.

Ortega said Rose’s signs are not actually about his position on the Preserve but because he has opposed major developments by some of Rose’s clients in the past. “They’re obviously threatened by me, because they want to make millions and they don’t care what type of fall out when Scottsdale gets gridlocked, when Scottsdale gets pummeled with more subsidies,” he said. Ortega was a vocal opponent of several recent projects represented by Rose that were rejected by the City Council, including a proposed medical marijuana dispensary downtown and a mural of the late Senator John McCain. Ortega confirmed that property owner Dewey Schade paid him for representation before the city on the mural issue. Rose said there “good arguments on both sides” related to the dispensary fight but that he did take issue with Ortega’s opposition to the McCain mural, saying the city needs more public art pieces. “I thought this opposition to the John McCain mural was sickening, absolutely sick, and I thought his arguments were convoluted,” Rose said.

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eddy Bernal, the owner and operator of beloved Frank & Lupe’s restaurants, died of COVID-19 on July 5. He was 45. “It is in our deepest thoughts that we regret to inform the customers who we consider to be a part of the Bernal family that Teddy Bernal has lost his battle with COVID-19,” the Bernal family wrote in a post on Frank & Lupe’s Facebook page. Mr. Bernal leaves behind his wife, Diana Prieto, their 9-year-old daughter, Valentina, and his two children Teddy Jr. and Brittany Bernal, 23, who he had with his first wife, Gina Bernal. “Teddy was the most caring person you could meet,” the family said. Mr. Bernal fell ill in June, was admitted into the hospital on June 26, and died 10 days later. The family said they don’t know how he contracted the virus. Diana also tested positive for COVID-19 and spent time in the hospital but is currently recovering. The family closed both Frank & Lupe’s restaurants –Old Town and Ahwatukee – for two days earlier this month. “Teddy Bernal became ill weeks ago, and we have taken the proper precautions as guided by the CDC to ensure that this is a safe and healthy environment for both our employees and customers,” the family said. Shortly after the announcement of

Teddy Bernal, the owner and operator of the beloved Frank & Lupe’s restaurants, died of COVID-19 on July 5. He was 45. (Progress file photo)

her father’s untimely passing, Brittany started a GoFundMe campaign to help cover unexpected costs. “My brother, my family and I have had a lot of stress placed on our hearts, and we could use help with covering the finances of this awful event that has been catastrophic to all of us,” Brittany wrote. Within a few days, the family met their fundraising goal and raised $3,450. “I miss [you] so much my heart aches,” Brittany wrote. “I wish I could call you and hear your voice again or feel your hugs and see you wave ‘bye’ while you say ‘I love you’ after grabbing lunch. I don’t know if I’ll ever genuinely laugh

“I miss [you] so much my heart aches. I wish I could call you and hear your voice again or feel your hugs and see you wave ‘bye’ while you say ‘I love you’ after grabbing lunch. I don’t know if I’ll ever genuinely laugh at a joke again because it’s not coming from you. I love you so much dad. You were taken from us far too soon.” at a joke again because it’s not coming from you. I love you so much dad. You were taken from us far too soon.” News of Teddy’s death has been met with hundreds of customers, friends, and former classmates expressing their condolences. “Teddy Bernal was truly one of the sweetest, happiest, calm, and loving friends we could have had the blessing of knowing,” said Teddy’s former Socorro High School (SHS) classmate, Amy R. Callan, in the SHS Class of 1993 Facebook group. Callan, along with many of Teddy’s

other high school classmates, pooled together money to send flowers to the Bernal family. “Teddy’s son was very touched by what we did and expressed his sincere thanks, and commented they were so beautiful and happy like his dad,” Callan said. Callan added that they will set up a scholarship account for the Bernal family with the remaining money they raised. Mr. Bernal was a third-generation restaurateur who ran, alongside his brother Eddie, the Arizona locations of Frank & Lupe’s, a decades-old New Mexican-Mexican restaurant. Teddy’s parents, Frank and Lupe Bernal, started the first location more than 40 years ago in Socorro, New Mexico; and they continue to run it today. “They’re all my mom’s recipes,” Mr. Bernal told Ahwatukee Foothills News in 2017. After leaving Socorro and moving to the Valley, Mr. Bernal attended and graduated from the Scottsdale Culinary Institute and opened the Frank & Lupe’s Old Town location in 1995. “It used to be a French restaurant and the owner was selling it,” Teddy told AFN. “So, I called my parents and told them about it.” Later, in 2017, they opened a second Valley location in Ahwatukee. “It was his life’s work and passion to run this restaurant that we all consider a second home,” the Bernal family said.

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COVID-19 claims life of beloved Scottsdale DJ BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ristopher Chupp, a beloved local DJ and Scottsdale resident, has died of COVID-19. He was 42. Mr. Chupp was the entertainment director and the resident DJ at local Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row locations. He died on July 12. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Kris ‘DJ Steel’ Chupp,” Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row’s statement starts. “He has been with Riot Hospitality Group since the beginning and was instrumental in developing the Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row brand and musical direction,” the statement by Whiskey Row read. “His amazing positivity and selfless attitude made him an amazing DJ, father, husband, and friend,” it said. “He will be missed dearly, and the impact he had on our company will never be forgotten. We offer our sincerest con-

Kristopher Chupp, entertainment director and resident DJ at local Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row locations, died of COVID-19 on July 12. (Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row)

dolences to his family and friends.” According to a GoFundMe campaign created by his widow Jessica’s aunt April Lillard-Gomez, Mr. Chupp had been battling COVID-19 in an ICU since June 26. “The family appreciates your respecting their privacy during this hard time,”

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Lillard-Gomez and Jessica wrote on the GoFundMe page. “All funds raised will go towards medical, funeral and other expenses.” So far, nearly 350 donors have raised more than $19K of the $30K goal. “This has been such a difficult time for Jessica being isolated while Kris has been in the hospital,” Lillard-Gomez wrote. “Please consider contributing to help with the medical expenses that are accruing as well as lost income from the shop and work.” Mr. Chupp also owned a mechanics shop. Jessica is a high school English teacher at Mountain View in Mesa. Family and friends continue to describe him as a “great guy” and someone who “touched so many lives.” “Thank you for being an industry OG that was always there to help so many people along the way. You did it right. You will be missed,” Justin Gurian commented on the GoFundMe page. “Heaven now has a rad DJ for their part[ies]. Love you, Kris Chupp,” wrote

“His amazing positivity and selﬂess attitude made him an amazing DJ, father, husband, and friend. He will be missed dearly, and the impact he had on our company will never be forgotten. We offer our sincerest condolences to his family and friends.” fellow Scottsdale resident and DJ Chris Birkett on Facebook. “You’ve made so many people laugh, dance, and smile over the years, and we will never forget you,” added Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row. To donate: gofundme.com/f/krisand-jessica039s-covid-assistance

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Stay on evictions extended to Oct. 31

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rizonans who can’t pay their rent because they’ve been impacted by COVID-19 will get a little more time before they face eviction. But Gov. Doug Ducey won’t implement the latest recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending that Arizona further reduce restaurant capacity and limit crowd sizes to control the spread of the virus. In a press briefing Thursday, the governor also said the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive – as figure that has pushed Arizona to the top nationally – will decrease as the state starts testing people who are not sick or showing symptoms. He also said he is counting on Congress to approve another aid package, including extended unemployment benefits, meaning he need not decide now whether to boost state-provided payments that are the second lowest in the nation. Both Ducey and state Health Director Cara Christ said the fact that the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office has run out of space and has ordered refrigerator trucks to store bodies can’t be blamed solely on the pandemic.

have specific reasons for not paying their rent. These range from a requirement to be quarantined to job loss or reduction of income. Under the new order, they also will have to certify to the landlord by Aug. 22 that they have applied for rental assistance from one of the state, county, city or private organizations that provide it. Ducey’s order also is designed to provide fiTeddy Bernal, the owner and operator of the beloved nancial aid to at least Frank & Lupe’s restaurants, died of COVID-19 on July 5. some property owners, He was 45. (Progress file photo) setting aside $5 million But the most immediate effect will in grants. come from Ducey’s announcement that The new executive order does not he is extending his order blocking peo- spell out who is eligible. But aides to the ple affected by COVID-19 from losing governor said this is being crafted to be their homes. available only to those with one or just That protection, which had been set a few properties and not for owners of to expire this coming week, now goes apartment complexes. through Oct. 31. And Ducey said he is providing There will, however, be some addi- $650,000 to community agencies who tional conditions that renters need to are the ones who process applications meet. for housing assistance. Right now, they need to provide eviDucey said there is about $80 million dence to the property owner that they available in such assistance. But the gov-

ernor’s office said that distribution has been hampered because these community agencies, like Chicanos Por La Causa and Wildfire, have not had the staff to process the applications. Those additional dollars would be earmarked to make those hires. All this comes as Maricopa County ordered up refrigerator trucks as the morgue hit its capacity of 150 bodies, something that hasn’t happened in a decade. Ducey said that does not mean his actions so far have been wrong. “We are headed in a better trajectory,’’ he said. The timing Ducey’s announcement of extending his anti-eviction order comes as the extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits provided by the federal government is set to expire at the end of the month. Ducey sidestepped questions about seeking an increase in state benefits, something that would require legislative approval, saying he hoping not to have to deal with that. “This is something we’ve been talking with the (congressional) delegation about, talking with the White House about,’’ he said. Ducey said he’s counting on another financial relief package coming out of Washington, adding, “We’re not exactly sure what it’s going to be.’’

“Restoring the Interstate Highway System” – called for more funding to rebuild and modernize the nation’s 64-year-old interstate system, claiming that deteriorating roads pose a threat to commerce and to safety. “Deteriorating conditions and fatality rate are because of poor funding,” said Carolyn Bonifas Kelly, director of communications and research at TRIP. But public and private officials in Arizona said it’s not the roads that are the issue, it’s driver behaviors. “The problem is many acknowledge that it’s wrong and dangerous and they do it anyway,” said Aldo Vazquez, a spokesman for AAA Arizona. “People

In a statement, ADOT also singled out risky behaviors in many of those crashes. “From 2015 to 2019, 642 people were killed in crashes on interstates in Arizona. At least 43 percent of those killed were in crashes where speeding was a factor; at least 36 percent were killed in crashes where impairment was a factor and at least 41 percent of those killed weren’t wearing a safety device (seat belt or a child safety seat),” according to ADOT. “These are preventable deaths and everyone needs to make better deci-

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ASHINGTON – Arizona’s interstate highways are in generally good shape but experienced the highest rate of fatalities in the nation in 2018, according to a national report released last week. The report by The Road Information Program said that Arizona recorded 1.09 highway deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled on the state’s interstate highways in 2018, almost twice the national average of 0.58 deaths that year. Authors of the TRIP report – titled

need to be aware of the consequences of dangerous driving and change course to prevent tragedy.” Research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety showed that drivers who have been in at least one crash in the past two years are significantly more likely to engage in risky behaviors like speeding or texting, even when they think the police may catch them. The Arizona Department of Transportation pointed to its 2019 Arizona Motor Vehicle Crash Facts report, released two weeks ago – which showed traffic fatalities on all Arizona roads reached a three-year low in 2019.

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HonorHealth leading charge on COVID-19 treatments BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

he HonorHealth Research Institute and HonorHealth are enrolling patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 infections in a trial of atovaquone and azithromycin. Conducted in collaboration with Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), the clinical trial is funded as an investigator-initiated clinical trial by HonorHealth Research Institute. This is one of 10 clinical trials that the HonorHealth Research Institute is working on related to COVID-19 to understand the biology, spread and treatment of the disease. HonorHealth is enrolling about 25 patients in this study at HonorHealth Shea, HonorHealth Osborn and HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center. Eligibility criteria is at clinicaltrials.gov. For more information, email covidtrials@honorhealth. com. “We historically have done lots of clinical trials in cancer,” said Dr. Michael Gordon, medical director, oncology clinical trials, clinical investigator. “With the development of COVID-19 as a major scourge at this time, we pivoted our activities to develop a new research program on COVID-19. A portion of those trials are therapeutic, and a number are developing as an investigation to better understand the diagnostic criteria to establish COVID-19 recovery-based issues.” With TGen, HonorHealth is working on a number of translational aspects to understand the biologic response to COVID-19. “We know 80 percent of patients who are infected with COVID-19 tend to get a classic flu-like syndrome,” Gordon said. “It tends to last longer than we historically have seen with influenza. It can be present a week to two weeks with symptoms like fever, chills, sweats, muscle aches and pains, coughing and shortness of breath. “It’s most of those symptoms that generate the concern leading to individuals getting tested for COVID-19.” Nasopharyngeal swabs are the most common way that COVID-19 is diag-

patients over about 10 days. Pharmaceutical companies are looking at new drugs, but some are being repurposed, like these two, to treat COVID-19, Gordon said. Remdesivir, a broadspectrum antiviral medication developed by the biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, has shown to shorten the amount of time patients have to be in the hospital, Gordon said. Gilead is one of many companies working to develop antivirals. Another possible way of treating COVID-19 is through COVID-convalescent plasma, which The HonorHealth Research Institute and HonorHealth are enrolling patients with moderate to severe Gordon calls “an interCOVID-19 infections. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) esting idea.” “COVID-19 isn’t the nosed though they are not 100 percent tients who run the highest risk for dyfirst pandemic to have hit in the last accurate. Some patients may have neg- ing from COVID-19. ative tests even though they have the Gordon said patients who are sick decade to two decades,” he adds. infection. The study will use interval and don’t need hospitalization could “MERS and SARS taught us a patient nasopharyngeal swabs during treat- benefit from a treatment that may re- who had been infected with a virus ment to quantify COVID-19 viral load duce the durations of illness and infec- and recovers in part because their imas well as assess additional clinical tiousness. On the other side, the very mune system generated antibodies and laboratory determinants to deter- sick patients who are in the intensive against the virus. “Those antibodies land on the vimine response to therapy. care unit might take part in the clinical rus like a smart bomb and cause the “I think some of those asymptomatic trials and reduce the illness’ severity. individuals are people who had symp“We want to prevent them from dy- immune system to attack and kill the toms who historically didn’t think of ing and ensure, when they do recover, virus. Historically, we transfer that imbeing COVID-19 related. Now, we rec- that we can maintain their quality of munity from one patient to another ognize it could be COVID-19 related. life,” Gordon said. “That’s the spectrum by taking the antibody portion of that The persons who lose their sense of that we’re investigating as we begin blood plasma and infusing it to the infected patient.” smell or taste, we’ve learned, probably this study.” HonorHealth is working with Vihave COVID-19.” The combination of atovaquone and The test shows the burden of infec- azithromycin has the advantage of less talant, a nonprofit community blood tious individuals is actually larger than risk of cardiac side effects compared service provider, to bring donors to the number of people who medical to the other potential COVID-19 treat- undergo plasma pheresis. Then, the professionals are testing and showing ments. Laboratory modeling suggests plasma is infused into acutely ill pato be positive, he said. that atovaquone may be an active drug tients, a procedure that is considered Among the 20 percent of the pa- in the treatment of COVID-19 and its investigational. Gordon said it’s been widely distients who have more than just a rou- combination with azithromycin, studtine symptoms, about 15 percent to 20 ied in the rare infectious disease ba- cussed but the goal is to motivate the percent of the total population of indi- besiosis, makes this an “intriguing previous patients to visit a blood bank viduals will have more severe side ef- combination to study in COVID-19,” he to donate plasma, as the antibodies cannot be generated in a lab. fects of the virus—shortness of breath, said. “Those individuals can donate plasma respiratory failure and the need to be Atovaquone given in liquid form and hospitalized or be managed in ICU or azithromycin commonly known as Zon a ventilator than population of pa- Pak are administered to clinical trial see TREATMENT page 21

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sions behind the wheel,” the statement said. Kelly did not comment on Arizona specifically, but pointed to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration research that shows the roadways themselves contribute to one-third of all crashes nationwide. The TRIP report said interstate highways are among the safest roads in the nation, and estimated that as many as 113 lives may have been saved in Arizona in 2018 because of safety features built into the interstates. But Rocky Moretti, TRIP’s director of policy and research, said states still need to continue to make road safety improvements to the roads. “We have an aging interstate system, routine repairs are not adequate,” Moretti said. That may not be easy: Moretti pointed to significant reduction in transportation revenue because of COVID-19, with TRIP estimating that $50 billion in highway funds will be lost nationwide over the next 18 months. ADOT officials have expressed concern

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every four weeks,” Gordon said. “The more people who donate plasma, the greater the number of available units. One of the big questions is where should we use that and who should receive it? The clinical trial will look at the sickest of patients and seeing if the infusions coupled with medications help. The atovaquone and azithromycin study is funded by and held by HonorHealth. Although, HonorHealth may invite other facilities around the state to take part. “That’s a little bit of a challenge,” he said. “We’re in the process of creating an Arizona coalition against COVID. A COVID-19 Arizona coalition is what we would think of where everybody is coming together to work against a common foe. “As we’re going through this process with the new clinical trial, we want to provide access as best as possible— not just to patients in HonorHealth, but to all patients.” HonorHealth Research Institute’s

about its own five-year plan for highway improvements and new construction in meetings the past few months of the State Transportation Board. They have called attention to state projections of a decline in hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales tax revenue this year as a result of business shutdowns and concern for the impact of unemployment on state income tax revenue over the next few years. The TRIP report said that travel on Arizona’s interstates grew 15 percent from 2000 to 2018 and that 12 percent of interstate travel in Arizona is by combination trucks. That makes keeping interstates up to par all the more important, with the introduction this month of the U.S.Mexico-Canada trade agreement, said Arizona Chamber of Commerce President Glenn Hamer. “The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry believes that U.S. highway infrastructure must be modernized to support freight mobility and what we anticipate will be increased cargo volumes, especially in border states like ours,” Hamer said in a statement with the report. Chief Operating Officer Dr. Kiran Avancha notes it’s exciting to have someone like Gordon, who’s an oncologist, pivot to conduct studies on COVID-19 because of the personalized medicine approach and immunological investigations, which are somewhat similar in both these disease states. “We started right after we had the first wave of cases in Arizona, around March 2020,” Avancha said. “We were one of the first in the country to start looking into this atovaquone and azithromycin combination. This innovation came out of the HonorHealth Research Institute as a clinical trial for a direct impact on COVID-19 patients.” Beth Gleason, HonorHealth Research Institute’s director of research administration, said the team has collaborated around the clock to build the program. “We’re combining the strengths and expertise of our team members in designing protocols to provide additional treatment options for patients and providers, and to be supportive of the community with our research efforts here.”

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Scottsdale teen helps save 2 drowning girls BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

wo local teenagers became heroes earlier this month after quickly taking action to save two young girls from drowning. While on vacation in San Diego over the Fourth of July weekend, Jake Watson, 15, of Scottsdale and Zachary Haugen, 16, of Phoenix, jumped off Sunset Cliffs after spotting two girls struggling in the water below them. “Surreal” and “nerve-wracking” are two words Jake uses to describe the heart-pounding experience. “I’m glad that the girls are safe, and that Zach and I are OK,” he told the Progress. Jake and Zachary have been best friends since the third grade. While exploring Sunset Cliffs, the two looked down and saw a sixth-grade girl

San Diego responders hoist one girl from the Sunset Cliffs after she was saved by two Phoenix/Scottsdale teen boys, Jake Watson, 15, and Zachary Haugen. (Jim Grant)

and her friend splashing around near the reef. But Zachary, a licensed lifeguard,

knew something was wrong. One girl was climbing on top of the others’ head, struggling to breathe.

So, Zachary jumped in — followed by Jake shortly after. “I just knew that I had to do what needed to be done and wasn’t really thinking about anything else,” Jake said of deciding to jump in after his friend. According to ABC10 in San Diego, the rescue lasted less than five minutes. “I was thinking, like, ‘Is this really happening right now?’ and ‘What did I get myself into? Just keep pushing, and you’ll be alright,’” explained Jake, a Desert Mountain High School junior. Jake added that he knew they’d be OK because “God was working through me and that we were meant to be in that place at that time.” Once the two teens brought the girls ashore – one of which reportedly had a head injury – San Diego lifeguards

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Scottsdale woman’s charities help vulnerable vets, others

BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

or Scottsdale resident Liz Agboola, philanthropy is a family affair. Agboola founded Senior Placement Services, an assistance program in Phoenix that prioritizes long-term, assisted living housing for vulnerable veterans, elderly, and the homeless with her parents and siblings in 2013. And she recently rounded up her daughter and her siblings’ kids to deliver hundreds of bags of food and hygiene supplies to local veterans. “They were so excited to help,” Agboola said of the kids. “They set everything up, they organized it, and we had this nice assembly line.” From April to June, Senior Placement Ser-

Scottsdale resident Liz Agboola is the president and CEO of Senior Placement Services, which provides housing help for vulnerable veterans, elderly, and the homeless. (Senior Placement Services)

vices collected and donated 400 bags full of food and hygiene items to veterans at Horace Steele Commons and Victory Place. “Through the donations of our wonderful community, we were able to donate and offer immediate resources to some of our most vulnerable veterans, giving each of them a month’s worth of supplies,” Agboola said. The assistance program benefits those unable to live independently due to serious mental illness, traumatic brain injury and chronic medical conditions. Specializing in assisting

those applying for Arizona Long Term Care System, Senior Placement Services collaborates with homeless shelters and other care facilities throughout the Valley to ensure needs are met. It also works with local hospitals to guarantee safe discharge for members requiring additional assistance following an inpatient stay. “The relationship we’ve built with the VA over these past several years has certainly helped us understand the inner workings of a veteran’s hospital,” Agboola said. “And I think that really helped me understand my role on this board, too.” In addition to president and CEO of Senior Placement Services, she also is CEO of Moses Behavioral Care, a group of com-

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Local photographer Jim Grant captured more than just a sunset over Fourth of July weekend in San Diego. He captured the rescue of two young girls, who were drowning just off Sunset Cliffs. (Jim Grant)

Onlookers watched as Jake Watson of Scottsdale and his best friend Zachary Haugen pulled two little girls from the ocean at a San Diego beach. (Jim Grant)

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tos of the sunset – and the rescue – that evening. He said that it could’ve been “a tragic event if those two guys didn’t happen to be [there].”

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munity-based mental health facilities offering 24-hour long term care for the SMI population. And she is a board member at Dignity Health and Valleywise Health Foundation, formerly known as Maricopa Health Foundation. “I’m launching a program under Valleywise to help young adults. Millennials within their corporate environment come back into the field of philanthropy, understand the benefits of a board,” Agboola said. The program is called Emerging Leaders and Agboola is currently soliciting the help of leaders from large organizations across the Valley to mentor these young adults. “That’s one initiative that I’m working on that I’m really, really passionate about is bringing young people back into the fold of giving back,” Agboola said. “I feel everything that I’ve done up to now has led me to bring the folks back that, when I was their age, I would have never thought, ‘Hey, I want to work with homeless population and find a way to make a living off of that.’ It’s just not a normal career path. So,

ous head injury in the water,” Lt. Andy Lerum with the San Diego Lifeguards told ABC10. A local photographer, Jim Grant, happened to be in the area capturing pho-

Members of the Agboola family, including Isaiah Agboola, Sam Agboola, Sophia Agboola and Grace Agboola, help pack bags full of food and hygiene items for veterans. (Senior Placement Services)

that for me is a pretty big accomplishment.” Agboola also hopes to do for her daughter what her parents did for her: instill in her a passion for philanthropy. “Growing up with my parents and seeing what they did, by watching, it really made a bigger impact,” she said.

Agboola’s father was a pastor before retiring; and in her parents’ spare time they would volunteer at St. Luke’s. “They’d see these folks that would discharge in the hospital and then they just sit outside and not really know where to go,” Agboola said. “We found that a lot of you

Now, they’re hailed as hometown heroes – which gives Jake what he called a “weird feeling.” “But I do kinda enjoy the attention,” he admitted. guys were veterans and we thought, ‘Well, that’s not right.’” “Now, we have another 34-bed facility specifically for the SMI population that should be finished in October,” Agboola said. Moses Behavioral Care also has plans to build a 27-bed facility next door, in Phoenix. She said Arizona has “a huge issue with our homeless” people who also suffer serious mental illness. “They’re mingled in with the folks over at the shelters, and we have several shelters here that house them, but it’s not very conducive to their mental health. They’re required to take medication and so on, and you just can’t do that at a shelter — not effectively,” Agboola said. She added that the goal is to continue to grow and meet the needs of our most vulnerable people. “From my parents, I learned intentionality, understanding, ‘What is it that you’re really wanting to get out of this?’ And if it doesn’t serve you, you need to walk away. And if it doesn’t feel good, you probably shouldn’t be doing it,” Agboola said. “That’s really shaped a lot of the decisions that I’ve made.” Information: seniorplacementaz.org

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drive-in concert series is coming to WestWorld of Scottsdale. R Entertainment and M Culinary, producers of the Scottsdale 4th fireworks show, are working with the city to produce the Scottsdale Drive-In Concert Series. The three-month, 10-to-20-show series is slated to kick off sometime this summer and run through Sept. 7, according to plans submitted to the city on June 16. As for the entertainment, attendees can expect performances from popular musicians, like Sublime with Rome and the Chainsmokers; comedians, like Bill Burr and even podcasters like “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

R Entertainment and M Culinary, the organizers of the Scottsdale 4th fireworks show this year, are bringing the Scottsdale Drive-In Concert Series to WestWorld. The concert series does not have a start date yet, but it is slated to run through Sept. 7. (Courtesy of Starstruck Entertainment)

“These artists are actively in discussion to finalize their appearances this summer on a stage at WestWorld of Scottsdale,” an R Entertainment executive stated in the submitted plans. R Entertainment declined an interview, but a representative for the group told the Progress the schedule “is in development and will be announced when more details are available.” According to the report, organizers anticipate about 500 cars per show. Concertgoers will enjoy the performances from within their vehicles via FM transmitters provided by the organizers upon arrival and payment. Admission would be tiered at $100, $200 and $300 per vehicle, “presumably depending on who is performing

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Expert: Valley housing market getting ‘scary’ BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor

lmost from the time that the pandemic started making an impact on America, the Cromford Report periodically switched from its normal daily analyses of the Valley’s housing market to report with increasing alarm the statistics showing the insidiousness of COVID-19. This month, the Valley’s acute shortage of resale homes rang those alarm bells. Taking note that “all cities are running with the bulls,” Cromford on July 9 said the combination of downward trending inventory and rising prices was getting “rather scary.” “This is not the behavior of a normal well-behaved market and it feels to me a little bit like the upward climb of an even bigger roller coaster than the one

Scottsdale Realtor Becca Linnig said the home inventory crunch has fueled a freenzy of activity among buyers that makes the role of real estate professionals even more critical for people looking to buy. (Special to the Progress)

we rode in March and April,” the report said. “I could be wrong. Nobody knows even vaguely where this is headed, but I do know for sure than markets that go to these extremes do not stay there forever. “There will be a down phase and I wonder when it will start and whether it will be sweet and gentle or severe. We need to hang on tight and stay calm.” Scottsdale Realtor Becca Linnig last week gave her own take on what she sees on the ground as the result of what Cromford also called a “feeding frenzy” over the homes that are on the market – a scene that will only get wilder now that mortgage rates fell to a 50-year low last week. “Over the last two weeks I have submitted a half dozen offers for the same client – only to be told we are one of 21 offers and

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and the number of people in the vehicles,” the plans state. “Due to the COVID-19 outbreak everywhere and California’s stay-athome rules, event organizers predict this summer concert series will attract thousands of visitors on road trips to the Valley,” said Karen Churchard, city director of tourism and events. Churchard said the organizers are working with Experience Scottsdale and many of their members to create “stay ‘n’ play” bundled packages. They are also required through the agreement with the city – a title sponsor – to promote a minimum of 10 Scottsdale hotel properties. “Though something like this has never been tried before, the organizers are veteran event planners and very experienced in producing conventional concerts,” Churchard said. R Entertainment and M Culinary presented the Scottsdale 4th event. “Scottsdale 4th of July in its ‘drive-in’ format was so delightful and in such demand that the team is even more excited to provide updates for the concert series, which would have a similar footprint,” R Entertainment’s rep said. The sold-out Scottsdale 4th show offered 20x20 spaces for vehicles instead of 12x20 spaces and required masks for staff and guests when outside their vehicle. Scottsdale was one of few Valley cities that held a Fourth of July fireworks show. Kerry Dunne, principal of R Entertainment and organizer of the event, noted before the event, “If we couldn’t do it socially-distance safe with people in their cars and creating a safe area for

Following the success of the Garth Brooks drive-in concert experience on June 27, Encore Live will screening another concert at WestWorld on July 25: Blake Shelton with special guests Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins. Tickets are currently on sale at ticketmaster.com/encore-blakeshelton. (Courtesy of Starstruck Entertainment)

every one of the cars that are coming to this, we would have never done it.” R Entertainment and M Culinary also presented the drive-in virtual Garth Brooks concert at WestWorld on June 27. The one-night-only show screened at 300 total drive-in theaters, entertaining more than 350,000 fans nationwide. And coming up, they’ll present Encore Live’s next drive-in concert experience at WestWorld on July 25: Blake Shelton

with special guests Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins. Also screening at 300 select drive-ins, the one-night-only show features allnew performances filmed exclusively for the event and includes cinematic interviews and storytelling. The event charges $114.99 per carload with no more than six people. “This is such a great way to enjoy music with your family and friends and stay safe,” Blake Shelton said in a pre-

pared statement. “I’m excited we’re getting the chance to perform a concert for fans and we’re going to go back and play old hits like ‘Austin,’ newer songs like ‘God’s Country,’ and we might even introduce something brand new!” he continued. The Scottsdale Summer Concert Series will target 18 to 45-year-olds who love music, concertgoers and residents of Southern California – a target market area for Experience Scottsdale. “For 18 to 45-year-olds, this is tantamount to a prison sentence,” the R Entertainment executive said. “There is major pent-up demand among this group, and we propose to be their escape valve this summer.” Churchard added that concert series “if successful, should be a boost for Scottsdale’s sluggish summer economy.” To supplement the organizers’ marketing, public relations, and artist outreach budget, the city approved a $50,000 transfer to the Tourism and Events Department operating budget. “As always, it is difficult to assess a first-time event, especially one as unique as this. The Tourism Development Commission and City Council approval of funding shows their trust in the event producers’ ability to draw and market top-notch entertainers,” Churchard said. The hope is to turn first-time visitors into return visitors. “By producing a compelling series of popular music, comedy and podcaster events, we can target market and draw these fans from California to Scottsdale all summer long. It would be a reverse of what normally happens when ‘Zonies’ flock to California in the summer,” the R Entertainment executive said.

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the ‘winning’ buyer pays more than the asking price, waives inspection, appraisal and gives up earnest money immediately,” said Linnig. “Currently, when homes hit the market, they will allow a one-hour open house for any potential buyer to get in and decide if it is worth giving up basic buyer rights to ‘win’ the home,” added Linning, who has the endorsement of the Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors in her campaign for Scottsdale City Council. A Realtor the last 14 years with REMAX Excalibur, Linnig noted that the housing market has been tight for the last few years “but with the low cost of money, it is even worse.” Other Realtors have echoed her observations, saying the housing market in Scottsdale and most of eastern Maricopa County in particular seems impervious to high unemployment, business shutdowns and other economic effects of the pandemic. “New Zealand and Australia’s housing markets are so robust they have 30- minute open houses,” Linnig said. “I thought that was crazy but that is similar to what is happening here now.”

Given the strong demand, prices have risen as well. Earlier this month, Cromford reported that the median sales price in June was $305,000 – up 9.3 percent from the same time last year and up 4.1 percent from May. Inventory of re-sale homes fell by 26.5 percent Valley-wide from May to June and Cromford noted: “The lack of supply is driving many buyers towards new homes instead of resales. New homes are selling faster than last year and faster than they can be built, so supply will shortly become a major problem for the developers too.” How long the buyer frenzy and slim inventory will last have been topics of conversation for experts across the country. “It is quite possible that the market will continue to move in the same direction – in favor of sellers – for a very long time yet,” Cromford said earlier this month. “But no market does that forever. Rising prices will eventually suppress demand and bring new sellers into play.” Cromford reported that an unexpected 2,103 new listings were added to the ARMLS database in seven days – up over 19 percent compared with the same pe-

riod in 2019. But some Realtors told the Progress that infusion has made barely a dent in current inventory and that those homes will be the subject of the same kind of bidding wars Linnig spoke about last week. Cromford also noted a somewhat similar surge of new listings occurred in March when the pandemic began establishing a foothold in the country and said the “the underlying reason for the current surge in new listings is not entirely clear, just yet." Though the latest spurt could be tied to the spike in COVID-19 cases in Arizona, Realtors said that as long as interest rates remain low, sellers will continue to reign and buyers continue to be frustrated. With the state order halting evictions about to expire this week, Cromford suggested, some investors may be deciding to shed rental homes while the market is still tilted toward sellers. Other experts also have cautioned that while the market is nearly “euphoric” for sellers, the ride won’t last forever. CoreLogic, a housing data provider, said the market would hit an extended price slump within a year and its Home Price Index and HPI Forecast report predicted a year-over-year home price decrease of 6.6

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percent by next May. Frank Martell, president and CEO of CoreLogic, said in a press release, “With elevated unemployment, purchase activity and home prices could fall off after summer.” Though CoreLogic said Arizona and Florida “faced the perfect storm of elevated COVID-19 cases and the subsequent collapse of the spring and summer tourism market,” it also conceded that sellers are in the driver’s seat – especially in Phoenix. It noted: “Phoenix leads the way with a 7.8 percent year-over-year projected growth in July” – not much off the “pre-COVID 8.2 percent year-over-year growth in March.” Asked how she counsels her clients out of their frustration, Linning replied: “Don’t give up anything you will regret just to get the contract accepted. It is a highly emotional transaction when everything goes smooth, so it’s imperative that you have a professional team – Realtor, lender, title, inspector, appraiser – to help navigate. “Be patient and flexible,” she added. “When my client doesn’t end up with the house, we end up finding a more suitable one. It’s just hard to see that in the moment – especially if it takes a while.”

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Pandemic hits people with intellectual disabilities BY MIMI ROGERS Progress Guest Writer

OVID-19 poses extreme obstacles for people who have intellectual disabilities and thrive on routine, familiar activities and people, such as family and friends. So how do we support one of our most vulnerable populations through all of the sudden and dramatic changes? People with intellectual disabilities and their advocates have fought for generations against social marginalization, segregated education, inad-

equate healthcare and lack of access to opportunities that many of us take for granted. The recent pandemic has added a whole new list of challenges for this vulnerable population. A person who has an intellectual disability may not understand why they need to wear a mask in public or why they are unable to meet with and hug their friends. People who have intellectual or developmental disabilities are more likely to die from COVID-19. This pandemic is a continual crisis for them. As the mother of a beautiful adult

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daughter who has intellectual disabilities, I have a front row seat to her daily struggles for independence, equality and acceptance. As the founder of a nonpro�it organization that provides comprehensive programs that empower adults with intellectual disabilities, I have the privilege of connecting these special individuals to dynamic learning experiences that will help them thrive. Our main focus is on positively changing their lives. While the pandemic has changed aspects of all our lives, vulnerable populations like those with intellectual disabilities have been affected most by not being able to attend their regularly scheduled programs in person. These individuals largely rely on routine, so the change in delivery of programming can be immobilizing. Continuing to offer programs that educate, support and break down barriers is vital to the overall health and well-being of our members. While offering virtual programming has had its challenges, there have also been unexpected wins. Virtual classes have provided the opportunity for our participants to engage

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Press Coffee teaches great cups of coffee BY CLAIRE NATALE Progress Contributor

ave you ever had a great cup of coffee that stopped you in your tracks? Made you look into your cup and think, “I did not know coffee could be this good?” It may have had notes of blueberry, mango or jasmine, and for some reason it resonated on the palate and stood out above all others. The answer is in the quality of the farm’s coffee and the roaster’s skill. Coffee is like wine in that where it is grown, how the beans are harvested, dried and then roasted all affect the flavor in the cup. Coffee beans and the final brew have different characteristics, similar to the way wine is produced or aged can affect the flavor. Scottsdale’s Press Coffee has borrowed a strategy from the wine world with its Allocation Coffee. This line of specialty coffee will only include selections that score over 90 points from the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s rating scale. The goal is to showcase some of the world’s rarest coffees and introduce the community to the nuances of highend specialty offerings. “Specialty coffee” refers to coffee that has scored over 80 points on a 100-point scale by the Specialty Coffee Association of America. Specialty coffees are different from commodity coffee. The beans come from higher-elevation regions. Soil, growing conditions and harvesting are all accounted for as a Q grader evaluates and gives the final score. The coffee must have minimum defects and, when roasted, produces a clean, vibrant and amazing cup. The

tently the best. Water makes up 98 percent of coffee, so knowing your source is important. It is recommended to use water that has a total dissolved solids (TDS) count of 150 parts per million (PPM). Phoenix tap water typically has 450 PPM, which is considered safe to drink, but does not taste the best. Most filtered water has a TDS reading of 20 to 50 PPM, which is far too low. Press Coffee recommends using Third Wave Water mineral packets. Add one to Press Coffee takes education seriously. The company offers Coffee 101 classes to teach guests about distilled water will how coffee is grown and the different characteristics to look for when tasting specialty coffee. (Facebook) bring your TDS to the ideal levels consistentcoffee is scored and evaluated on size tail store will be supplied a limited ly when making coffee. consistency, aroma, flavor, aftertaste, amount to serve customers as a pour Finally, the equipment used to brew acidity, body, balance, uniformity, over and any remaining will be sold on your coffee is extremely important. cleanness of the cup, sweetness and the website. For consistently good coffee, controldefects. The first allocation was released ling quantity, temperature, time and “We are thrilled to launch this spe- April 1. The 6-ounce package retailed turbulence are key. cialty coffee program,” said Will An- for $26. Using freshly ground coffee and drews, head roaster of Press Coffee. Press Coffee also takes education se- grinding at home is best. Then mea“We pride ourselves on being a lead- riously. The company offers Coffee 101 sure the coffee and water so you use er in specialty coffee, finding some of classes to teach guests about how cof- the correct ratios. Most commercial the world’s rarest beans and roasting fee is grown and the different charac- coffee machines do not give enough them here in Phoenix. We are excited teristics to look for when tasting spe- control or heat consistency, so it is recto give this opportunity to our staff cialty coffee. ommended to use a Clever dripper or and customers as it is our passion to It also includes tips for brewing con- Aeropress, which have a better filter enjoy and immerse ourselves in the sistent and great coffee at home. Press’ and immersion technique and produce best coffee in the world.” experts stress the importance of wa- quality, consistent cups every time. These specialty coffees are released ter, equipment and beans. quarterly with a limited quantity availUsing high-quality, locally roasted Press Coffee able. coffee is recommended. Using special- 15147 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 102, Online subscribers will be offered ty coffee is not mandatory, but in many Scottsdale their allocation first, then each re- aficionados’ opinion, they are consis480-718-9762, presscoffee.com

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Board of Adjustment of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, will hold a public hearing on August 05, 2020, at 6:00 P.M. Until further notice, Board of Adjustment meetings will be held electronically. While physical facilities are not open to the public, Board of Adjustment 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. 9-BA-2020 (CHP Scottsdale) Request by owner for a variance to the City of Scottsdale Zoning Ordinance, Sections 5.3006.C pertaining to Setbacks adjacent to public streets and Section 5.3006.F pertaining to Building Location from North Drinkwater Blvd. and North Wells Fargo Ave. for a property with Highway Commercial, Downtown Overlay (C-3 DO) zoning located at 7331 E. Osborn Drive. Staff contact person is Ben Moriarity, 480-312-2836. Applicant contact person is Gary Kimnach, 469-584-3966. 10-BA-2020 (Brady Residence) Request by owner for a variance to the City of Scottsdale Zoning Ordinance, Section 5.034.E.1. pertaining to the required front yards on a corner lot for a property with Single-Family Residential, Environmentally Sensitive Lands, Foothills Overlay (R1-70 ESL FO) zoning located on the southeast corner of E. Calle De Las Estrellas and N. 71st Street. Staff contact person is Desirae Mayo, 480312-4218. Applicant contact person is Mary Leon Brady, 928-300-7101. 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/Case s/. 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/boards/boardof-adjustment ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED TO LISTEN/VIEW THIS MEETING. CHAIRMAN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Attest Karen Hemby Planning Assistant For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov/boards/board-of-adjustment Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Staff at 480312-7767. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange accommodations. For TTY users, the Arizona relay service (1-800-367-8939) may contact Staff at 480-312-7767. Published: Scottsdale Progress, July 19, 2020 / 31876

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8601 E Los Gatos Drive Scottsdale AZ 85255 5 Bedroom | 9 Bath | 7,819 Sqft | SOLD FOR $3,250,000 Los Gatos 20

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10060 E Paradise Drive Scottsdale AZ 85260 4 Bedroom | 4.5 Bath | 4,059 Sqft | SOLD FOR $1,615,000 Cactus Acres

10800 E Cactus Road #39 Scottsdale AZ 85259 3 Bedroom | 3.5 Bath | 3,745 Sqft | Offered at $1,500,000 Cactus Gates 20

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30223 N Cowboy Court Scottsdale 85262 5 Bedroom | 3.5 Bath | 6,168 Sqft | SOLD FOR $1,400,000 Granite Mountain Ranch

23144 N 79th Place Scottsdale AZ 85255 4 Bedroom | 4.5 Bath | 4,656 Sqft | SOLD FOR $1,385,000 Sonoran Hills

7801 N Calle Caballeros Paradise Valley AZ 85253 5 Bedroom | 7 Bath | 10,025 Sqft | Offered at $5,998,000 Paradise Valley

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9270 E Thompson Peak Parkway Unit 335 Scottsdale AZ 85255 3 Bedroom | 3.5 Bath | 2,765 Sqft | SOLD FOR $899,000 DC Ranch

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