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January 31, 2019

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Peoria ends scooter pilot program

BY DARRELL JACKSON PeoriaTimes Staff Writer

Days before nearby Peoria ended a pilot program with Bird Scooters, Glendale City councilmembers asked for more clarification on a nearly 13-year-old ordinance that appears to limit their use within city limits.

During the January 22 workshop, Glendale’s council informed residents the ordinance currently in place does appear to limit the scooters, but the ordinance on file actually punishes the users of the scooters.

“Regarding the city of Glendale motor-

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ized skateboard ordinance it is enforced against the users of the skateboard,” City attorney Michael Bailey said. “Under the ordinance, as defined, the skateboards are prohibited to be used in the city, but the riders would be punished.”

Peoria, who had a pilot program with Bird Scooters that allowed riders to use them on sidewalks while studying them, pulled out of the program after Bird wanted to modify the agreement between the two.

Bird was seeking to change the December agreement with Peoria to, “ease requirements on how often the company gave official reports to Peoria and would

allow the company to track GPS data off users’ smart phones,” according to emails city officials and Bird representatives.

City officials said in a written statement that “Bird made major handwritten changes to the approved agreement. One of these changes would have placed significant liability, risk and exposure to lawsuits and claims against the city and its taxpayers.”

“Our goal is to make transportation in Peoria accessible to all,” Peoria City Manager Jeff Tyne said in a statement. “We want to ensure that our residents’ transportation

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It has come down to the city in a unanimous vote to give the two opposing factions of the Peoria Arizona Historical Society — two different boards of directors — to end their dispute and resolve their differences or face eviction from the museum properties on 83rd Avenue in Old Town Peoria.

Before a discussion of the agenda item began January 22 at a regular council meeting, Acacia District Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Vicki Hunt, in whose district the historical society resides, recused herself. Hunt read a statement giving her reasons for recusal.

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Police department receives four traffic safety grants

BY BRANDON SHEFFERT Public Information Officer Peoria Police Department

Peoria Police Department received four grants this month totaling almost $163,000 for traffic safety education and awareness for different programs and safety measures.

Traffic safety funds for school zones and bicycles

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awarded the department a $30,000 grant to help increase pedestrian, school zone, school bus and bicycle safety in and around the city.

The funding will allow Peoria police officers to provide a multi-faceted approach to traffic safety through education, deterrence and aggressive enforcement of state traffic laws.

The Peoria Police Department plans to utilize grant funding for overtime enforcement and providing educational awareness about the traffic laws and safety rules in those areas.

The grant will also allow the department to continue its Bicycle Safety Partnership by providing instruction to grade school students as well as hosting multiple Bicycle Safety Rodeos throughout the city.

Traffic safety funds for enforcement

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awarded the Peoria Police Department a $39,350 grant to help increase traffic enforcement in and around the city.

The funding will allow Peoria police officers to provide a multi-faceted approach to traffic safety through educa-

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tion, deterrence and aggressive enforcement of our state traffic laws.

The department will use the funds to continue to improve the enforcement of traffic safety laws intended to reduce death, injury, property damage and promote roadway safety; along with deterring aggressive and distracted drivers. The funds will also provide for continuing education that increases the public’s awareness associated with the dangers of speeding, aggressive/distracted driving; and continue to provide training and updates on traffic laws to officers.

The department will also utilize the grant for additional enforcement throughout the fiscal year by participating in saturation patrols and selective traffic enforcement details focusing on speeding and red-light running.

DUI safety funds

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awarded the police department an $80,244 grant to help increase DUI enforcement.

Reducing impaired driving is a high-priority objective for the State of Arizona.

Effective enforcement is an essential countermeasure to reducing DUI offenses and the deadly crashes that can be associated with impaired drivers. Driving while under the influence can carry a hefty price tag, including criminal and legal expenses, property damage, and more importantly, the loss of human life.

The Peoria Police Department plans to use the grant money to fund additional personnel hours for enforcement.

Funds to bolster motorcycle safety

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awarded the Peoria Police Department a $13,117 grant to help promote motorcycle safety in and around the city.

This funding will allow Peoria police motorcycle officers to provide instruction to intermediate riders and further promote safe riding habits.

Two motorcycle safety courses will be offered free of charge to the riding public this year.

Officers will continue to address motorcycle safety through education and enforcement.

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West Valley’s recent economic development victories will feed explosive growth Shooting stars can travel as rapidly as 291,000 miles per hour. While the West Valley isn’t technically a shooting star, its growth is certainly meteoric.

Simply put by founder and president of Arizona Strategies, Karrin Taylor Robson, “The next decade belongs to the West Valley.”

Want proof? WESTMARC’s collaborative work with Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) has plenty to show for how and why all eyes are turned west.

In 2000, MAG reported a population of 1,027,995 in the West Valley. By 2015, the population rose to 1,565,518 and by 2030, the West Valley will be home to 2,094,824 residents.

What is behind the lightning-fast growth?

“The West Valley is still considered to be a fairly young region,” Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord said. “In Goodyear, through extensive planning and investing in critical infrastructure, we are beginning to see an influx of techbased companies interested in our city.

It is because of our shovel ready sites and our growing, talented workforce that we are prepared for the expected development of the future.”

One of the tech-based companies Lord refers to is Vantage Data Centers.

The first building of the 50-acre, 1 million-square-foot data center campus located on the southeast corner of Van Buren Street and Bullard Avenue is slated to be up and running by 2020.

There are hints that another household tech company will establish roots near MC 85 and Lower Buckeye Road in the near future.

While the advent and expansion of tech jobs are attracting skilled, highwage earners, other occupations are on the rise and continuing to attract new residents to the West Valley.

“Over the last six years, the city of Avondale has experienced some tremendous growth,” Mayor Kenn Weise

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said, “specifically in our burgeoning Health-Tech Corridor that runs from 99th Avenue to Dysart Road along McDowell Road.”

Avondale’s newest addition is the AKOS Medical Campus, breaking ground spring 2019, adding 130,000 square feet of two new class-A medical office buildings.

Between the tech and health-tech additions in Goodyear and Avondale, job-growth potential will shoot to upwards of 1,000 available employment opportunities in 2019 alone.

The additions of Vantage Data Centers and AKOS illustrate a significant shift in the West Valley’s job pool.

Largely viewed as a manufacturingbased corridor, the top West Valley occupations have shifted to encompass healthcare, technology, management, business, and financial- and salesbased employment.

“South of Interstate 10 in Avondale, nearly 8,000 new homes are planned for growth,” Weise said. The addition of State Route 30 along the Salt River will add a new opportunity for expanded retail, office and industrial growth.”

And, MAG reports that the average West Valley household income has risen between $70,000 and 100,000 per household. In addition to increasing high-wage earners, statistics demonstrate that the 34 percent of the West Valley’s residents hold an associate degree or higher, with overall education attainment on the rise due to increased post-secondary education opportunity.

“Leadership, planning, and patience are what makes the West Valley primed for incredible growth.”

- KennWeise Mayor of Avondale

“Avondale’s Estrella Mountain Community College will embark on a $31-million-dollar expansion project.

Plans call for a 37,000 square foot building that will contain multi-use classrooms, flex labs, offices and student support space,” Weise said.

“The expansion includes 6,000 square feet specifically dedicated to vocational and occupational labs as part of the Gateway Community College Southwest Skill Center, dedicated to preparing the next generation of workforce.”

It takes just the right combination of stardust material to create a supernova — helium, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur.

For the West Valley, high-earning potential, expanding industries, added entertainment offerings and top-notch educational institutions have become the West Valley’s proverbial stardust.

But there’s something else, too.

“Leadership, planning, and patience are what makes the West Valley primed for incredible growth,” Weise said.

“Our West Valley leaders understand the importance of regional collaboration,” Lord added. “The mayors meet for dinner once a month to discuss their respective cities and maintain a strong working relationship. Together, we campaign for each of our cities and the West Valley region as a whole because our residents deserve it.

The West Valley has preserved the small-town feel through the rapid growth, and it is because of our civically engaged and active residents that make our region one community.

January 31, 2019

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City poised to update development impact fees

BY CAROLYN DRYER Peoria Times Editor

Development impact fees must be updated every five years, according to Arizona statute section 9-463.05. The fees are assessed by the city of Peoria “to help pay for the one-time capital infrastructure costs resulting from new developments in the city,” wrote Deputy City Manager Katie Gregory, in her council communication of January 9.

Gregory presented her findings to council at a January 22 study session.

Gregory wrote, “In areas of the city where little or no development exists, infrastructure requirements are great, as are the costs to provide that infrastructure. Substantial capital investments for roads, parks, water and wastewater facilities and public safety facilities are necessary to serve new growth and maintain existing levels of service” At the start of the discussion at the study session, City Manager Jeff Tyne said costs for development are to be shared by developers coming in.

Gregory said she and city staff have spent the last 18 months working on the update. Two firms, Duncan Associates and Raftelis Financial Consultants, were hired to help with the update to the general government utility impact fee studies.

During preparation for the update to the development impact fees, Gregory said three components are taken into consideration: the land use assumptions (LUA), infrastructure improvements plan (IIP) and the development fee report. The land use assumptions describe the projected growth in the city based on changes in land uses, densities, intensities and population,. The infrastructure improvements plan describes in detail, based upon requirements in the statute, each of the necessary public service facilities to be included in the development fee report. The development fee report details the fee calculation methodology and establishes the fee by each development type (residential, commercial, etc.).

By law, the city has to meet certain

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public noticing and meeting requirements for each of the components before implementing any new or amended fees. Also, the city must release the infrastructure improvements plan and post it on the city’s website at least 60 days before city council holds a public hearing on the plan.

Gregory said the IIP and the fee study report were posted on the city’s website on December 20, 2018, starting the 60day stakeholder review period.

At the January 22 study session.

Gregory and her staff presented a summary of the reports as well as the recommended changes in each of the service categories for council consideration and discussion prior to holding the public hearing on land use assumptions and the infrastructure improvement plan on Tuesday, February 19. A stakeholder meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 5.

Council adoption is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2 during a regular city council meeting.

A public hearing on the development impact fee ordinance is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7 with council adoption of the ordinance set for Tuesday, May 18.

If the ordinance is adopted, the fees would become effective Monday, September 2, 75 days after adoption.

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view planned methodologies, discuss projects included within the proposed infrastructure improvements plan and review land use assumptions. Gregory wrote in her council communication that multiple stakeholders attended and provided feedback.

Gregory said during the January 22 study session that key stakeholder groups included developers, homebuilders, Arizona State Land Department, Arizona Homebuilders Association and Arizona Multifamily Association.

On December 20, 2018, draft reports were made available on the city’s impact fee webpage, Gregory wrote, and those reports included all the required components to provide a full understanding of the assumptions, projects and fees associated with the update.

On December 21, 2018, Gregory wrote the city published its first Notice of Intent and public hearing in the Peoria Times.

On January 4, 2019, Gregory wrote the city published its Second Notice of Intent and public hearing in the Peoria Times.

Growth projection from 2018 to 2028 is that new development is expected to be 17,000 units in the next 10 years.

Gregory said, “We do see pretty steady development on the commercial side, 3 million square feet of commercial.”

The unwelcome news to city council was that since 2014, under Arizona statute, the city can only charge impact fees up to 30 acres, not an entire 54 acres such as in the case of the northern community park, now named Paloma Community Park.

The Arizona Legislature passed SB 1525 in April 2011 and on April 26, 2011, the governor signed it into law. It constituted a major overhaul of Arizona’s enabling act for municipalities. Prior to the passage of SB 1525, cities and towns could assess impact fees for any “necessary public services” (which were not defined) that constituted “costs to the municipality.”

SB 1525 amended the statute to limit the types of facilities for which impact fees can be assessed.

To read the city’s entire impact fee report, visit peoriaazgov.

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Artist’s rendering of what the northern Parkway will look like when completed. (Photo courtesy of MCDOT)

Construction finally resumes on Northern Parkway

BY DARRELL JACKSON PeoriaTimes Staff Writer

After nearly three years of delay, construction on the Northern Parkway, a limited access freeway that will run east to west through the West Valley, began again earlier this month.

Initially, the Northern Parkway project was planned to sustain the region’s fast growth at least until 2050. When a Maricopa Association of Governments study found that, due to the last recession, the expected population growth was not happening, officials decided to reduce the size of the project by reducing the number of lanes.

Ben Markert, project manager with the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), said they expected to see an increase of traffic generated in that region over the few decades, but the recession has made them lose at least a decade’s growth.

Everyone is hopeful for a different

picture of the Valley region by the time it reaches 2050.

“We will still see much more traffic generated over the next many decades, but because of the recession, (this) is kind of a lost decade,” Markert said.

“Year by year, we’re realizing there might be a much different picture of the West Valley by the time we get to 2050.”

Construction began in early January on the stretch from the Loop 303 to approximately 111th Avenue with improvements to the Agua Fria River Bridge also to be done in this phase.

MCDOT expects to build six total lanes, three in each direction, between the Agua Fria River and Loop 101 in Peoria.

Construction will continue in phases, which are scheduled as: • Dysart Road to 111th Avenue and Agua Fria River Bridge. Construction began this month.

• El Mirage Road alternative access north of Northern Parkway. Final design is scheduled to finish this fall.

• Overpasses at Dysart and El Mirage roads. Construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2020.

• Agua Fria River to 112th Avenue.

Construction is scheduled to begin in 2022.

• 112th Avenue to 107th Avenue.

Construction is scheduled to begin in 2024.

• 107th Avenue to 99th Avenue. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2025.

• Northern Parkway at Loop 101. Construction is to be determined.

• Loop 101 to Grand Avenue. Construction is to be determined.

Northern Parkway is expected to be completed by 2025.

The cost of the project was cut in half, after originally expected to cost north of $600 million, and is now budgeted at

$315.8 million when completed.

MCDOT oversees the project, which is funded with regional transportation money and the cities of Glendale, Peoria and El Mirage adding additional funds.

Federal funds are expected to cover 70 percent of the project with the rest broken down as follows: • Maricopa County Department of Transportation: 9 percent or $28. 4 million.

• Glendale pays 12 percent, or $37.9 million.

• Peoria pays 6 percent, or $18.9 million.

• El Mirage pays 3 percent, or $9.5 million.

The stretch of the parkway near Loop 303 to Dysart Road was completed in 2013, and the overpasses at Reems and Litchfield roads were completed in 2015. The parkway follows Northern Avenue before going north of Luke Air Force Base approaching the Loop 303.

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January 31, 2019

WWE honors Kellis High School Unified Sports and Special Olympics with Royal RumBowl

BY DARRELL JACKSON PeoriaTimes Staff Writer

World Wrestling Entertainment held the Royal Rumble in Phoenix for only the second time in the event’s 32-year history January 27. A number of WWE superstars made a stop three days earlier at Raymond S. Kellis High School.

Honoring the Kellis Unified Sports programs, as well as student athletes from Special Olympics Arizona, the superstars coached the two teams in a flag football game titled, “Royal RumBowl.”

Kellis students packed the football stadium as the WWE honored the program and students with T-shirts for the students in attendance and a replica of the WWE World Title belt.

“This is such an amazing school to see the way the kids honor the Special Olympics and the way they treat the

kids as normal students,” WWE Superstar Carmella said. “I am so honored to be part of this and every one of these athletes that I have talked to are such great kids and special athletes, I am amazed at the way these kids are treated.”

Carmella, along with fellow superstars Apollo Crews and Mark Andrews, as well as WWE Ambassador Dana Warrior, honored the students and athletes during the event.

The game was a battle between the Arizona Diamond Dragons and the Staten Island Crews, both teams made up of Kellis Unified athletes and Special Olympics athletes.

“WWE is honored to be here at Kellis High School and be part of the first Royal RumBowl,” Warrior said to the crowd minutes before the game. “But, we are the WWE and we don’t do coin flips before games, we are going to do an arm wrestling contest.”

As Crews prepared to arm wrestle Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Cody Decker, Decker stood up to make a change.

“You know what, Apollo, you are a bigger guy than me, so I think I am going to tag out to my partner,” Decker said.

As he said that, the crowd stood and cheered as out came Kellis Unified golfer Sulivan “Sully” DanielakKirberg to battle Crews. Sully, who

stands 7 feet 5 inches tall, made quick work of Crews to win the ball for the Dragons.

“When I saw Sully coming out, I almost ran the other way,” Crews said. “I had talked to him before the game and he is a really special kid; it was actually an honor to lose to him. Look, it is all fun and games and if I can make his day, this is what it is all about.”

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Above, Kellis High School’s Sulivan “Sully” Danielak-Kirberg starts his arm-wrestling bout with WWE superstar Apollo Crews to determine which team would receive the kick-off. Right, Sully gets a pat on the back from a fellow athlete as he defeats Crews to give the Arizona Diamond Dragons the ball to start the game.(Photos by Darrell Jackson)

interaction as they were treated like superstars during the event.

“This is incredibly special because I am personally very passionate about

the Special Olympics,” WWE NXT superstar Mark Andrews said. “I would say this is one of the biggest perks of

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WWE superstars Carmella and Apollo Crews run onto the field with the Staten Island Crew unified football team.(Photo by Darrell Jackson)

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During halftime, Carmella watched, danced and cheered as the Unified Sports Dance Team performed for the cheering crowd. Then, known for her dancing on WWE television, she joined the dance team in front of the crowd, getting everyone to dance during the halftime ceremonies.

“Just an amazing opportunity to get out there and dance with such a great dance team,” Carmella said. “Some of those kids were better than me; I think I may have learned a few moves from them.”

While the score was second, the Staten Island Crew defeated the Arizona Diamond Dragons 26-18, the atmosphere was what the event was about.

“Look, no matter the score, as long as everyone competes and has fun, that is why we are here,” Carmella said. “Besides, we learn some things and everyone has fun and this is a great way to honor such an amazing school and the Special Olympics.”

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Above, World Wrestling Entertainment Ambassador Dana Warrior welcomes students to the inaugural Royal Rum-Bowl Unified Football Game January 25 at Kellis High School. Above right, WWE superstars Apollo Crews and Carmella coach the Staten Island Crew during the first Unified Sports Royal RumBowl at Kellis High School January 25. (Photos by Darrell Jackson)

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JAG Legislative Day opens students’ eyes to possibilities

BY CAROLYN DRYER Peoria Times Editor

On January 31, more than a hundred JAG students will visit the Arizona State Capitol for the annual “Faces of JAG” Legislative Day. Dressed in their best professional attire, JAG students interested in gaining a better understanding of the inner workings of government will spend the day at the capital honing their professional, networking and leadership skills.

JAG stands for Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates, a youth program that focuses on graduation, student achievement, youth empowerment and career planning.

“Our goal each year is for JAG students to have the opportunity to enjoy lunch on the capitol lawn while sharing their exciting accomplishments with their district representatives,” Graciela Garcia-Candia, Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates president, said.

“They’ll share what they are doing in their communities and talk about the impact programs like JAG have on

Peoria Unified School District JAG Coordinator Will Roberts, seated in front row, is shown with his students at this year’s initiation and installation ceremony. Five of his students from Peoria High School will be present at JAG Legislative Day January 31 at the Arizona State Capitol. (Photo courtesy Peoria Unified School District)

them academically, professionally and personally.”

The day’s activities include team building on the Senate Lawn with the

University of Phoenix Leads, guest speakers from the House and Senate, a guided tour of the Capitol building, and a working lunch where the students will have the opportunity to talk directly with their district legislators.

Several students from Peoria Unified School District will attend. PUSD JAG coordinator Will Roberts talked about his students and how the program changes their lives.

Teacher Will Roberts is in his fifth year is JAG coordinator for Peoria Unified School District. Five of his students from each high school in the district and a few middle school students will be attending JAG Legislative Day, Roberts said.

He sees his role as almost like a guidance counselor and mentor as well as a teacher to his students.

“We recruit the kids that need extra help or have barriers, and give them a curriculum, academic remediation,” Roberts said. “Not all students go to college, but we just make sure they finish high school and find success somewhere, create a five-year plan, and create a back-up plan. We follow up with them once a month after high school; help them get a job or have another back-up plan.”

Reactions of the students at the Legislative Day are positive, Roberts said.

“There’s a lot of team building. It’s cool to mingle with other JAG students and rub elbows with legislators, and it gives them a chance to recognize they are people too,” Roberts said. “It’s an eye-opening experience for our students to understand they can be a legislator or office holder.”

Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (former state legislator) and State Rep. Tony Rivero have visited Roberts’ classes.

“Students are really passionate and ask questions,” Roberts said. “These people really try to help us.”

Roberts’ favorite success story: “A kid that used to be in my JAG class, he didn’t seem to know, wasn’t motivated. I tried to get a guest speaker from the community.

“One day I had a conversation with him, said he wanted to be a barber. So, I talked with a local barber.

“My student watched him cut, talk with a customer. It opened his eyes.

He got an opportunity to go to barber school. I’m just humbled by that.

“His name is Matthew Castillo, and his shop is called Matthew’s Barber Shop, 13720 N. 75th Ave., Suite 114, Peoria.”

The JAG Legislative Day event serves

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BY CAROLYN DRYER Peoria Times Editor

“Older people who mentor and support young people are three times as likely to be happy as those who fail to do so.”

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ASU West Assistant Vice President Carolyn Starr speaks to the need for mentors and more community engagement at the Arizona State University West campus during a presentation January 17 at Glendale Rotary Club. (Photo by Carolyn Dryer)

Carolyn Starr was in familiar territory at the January 17 Glendale Rotary Club meeting. She became involved with Rotary at an early age — her junior year in high school.

Preparing for a Rotarian speech contest, she followed the four-way test in every conversation, Starr said.

The Rotary four-way test: • Is it the truth?

• Is it fair to all concerned?

• Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

• Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Although it was difficult to live each day by the four-way test, Starr said she won the Rotary speech contest that year.

Since that time, during her 27 years as a teacher, Starr said the Rotary test was her class motto. It followed her when she headed up several nonprofits.

“I believe in the passion of Rotary,” she said.

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“That was 15 years ago,” she said.

She taught in the Valley and in Globe.

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“A year ago, I had a wonderful opportunity to move to ASU West,” Starr said. “Camps, youth, community involvement, a liberal arts campus; it was a really big transition.”

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Challenger to become arts education center, Flex Academy

BY CAROLYN DRYER Peoria Times Editor

Repurposing the Challenger Center became a community cause once the vacant building was taken into ownership by Peoria Unified School District.

The building, which sits on a parcel of land on the south side of Sunrise Mountain High School, was the focus of the district governing board, which made a decision November 30, 2018 to have staff gather information for repurposing of the former Challenger Center.

January 9, a community forum was held at Sunrise Mountain High School, where 37 district patrons listened to PUSD Chief Operations Officer John Croteau explain the various choices for the building’s future use. A tour of the structure revealed much needed to be done before it could be used for classroom purposes, no matter what the course of instruction. One member of the community commented that the district needed to raze the building and

This photo of the Challenger Space Center, taken in 2005, shows a building that housed a space science education center, complete with mock-ups of space travel. It now sits vacant in need of massive repairs. (Photo courtesy Peoria Unified School

District)

start all over again.

That was not the choice made by the repurposing committee two days later

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on January 11. Instead, the committee used a specified decision model, which showed all of the alternative uses.

The recommendation by the repurposing committee brought forth at the PUSD Governing Board meeting January 24 was the building should become an arts facility along with areas for Peoria Flex Academy.

Croteau said moving Peoria Flex Academy from its present location in the Peoria High School Old Main building would allow “growth for the program,” “expanded credit recovery opportunity,” “community connection” and “long-term district solution.”

As an arts facility, Croteau said it would create classroom space in the northern part of the district and free up space at Sunrise Mountain High School.

It would also be a community connection site in the evenings after school.

Because of the building’s unique design, the mural that circles the main floor — created by the late Robert McCall, the renowned NASA space artist — would remain in place. As an art facility, it represents a unique space with unique angles.

In addition, Croteau said, an arts facility would allow the district to create AP art offerings and make them available to all students throughout

the district.

The discussion among governing board members began.

Governing Board Member and board secretary Beverly Pingerelli, after looking at the numbers, said, “It looks like $600,000 just to do the bathrooms.

Where’s the money coming from?”

PUSD Chief Financial Officer Michelle Myers said it was coming from high school renovations money, “funds we have left from the bond.

Pingerelli said of the $9.5 million left over, that represented a little less than $80,000 per school.

“My question,” Pingerelli said, “what is the fiscal responsibility?”

Croteau said, “This is not a free ticket to spend the money,” then told Pingerelli the architect would cost $39,500, and then the item would be brought back to the governing board.

He said a lot of legwork is done.

“We just have to tweak it,” Croteau said.

Pingerelli responded with more questions about the costs involved with moving the arts classes out of the classrooms on the Sunrise Mountain campus.

“If we move the arts classes to the Challenger building, we would have to renovate the arts classrooms for general education,” Pingerelli said.

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Croteau said if general education classes were moved to the Challenger building, the district would to renovate those classrooms to arts classrooms. If the Challenger building was used for general education, there would only be 180 to 200 students.

Pingerelli then brought up the subject of evening classes from various organizations.

PUSD Director of Art Education Rob Panzer said there were many community education classes in the city, noting the need for them. He said once spaces were created in the building, the district could market to the community “to get more uses in that building.”

Governing Board Member David Sandoval questioned how the repurposing committee came to its final two choices and if its decision was “very informal.”

Croteau said some of the ideas the committee had ‘actually came from the community.”

Sandoval continued and said, “The arts programs we have are unparalleled.

“I’ve always been a proponent of the arts program, is that the program add to enhance offerings by the district.”

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Governing Board Member Judy Doane asked if once the arts and Flex Academy was placed in the Challenger Center, would the classes be full.

Croteau said the district can pull students from all campuses.

Panzer said the district has 900 students in level 3 and 4 classes, and if 10 percent came from all campus, it would not impact the schools and provide an opportunity the district cannot provide now.

“If we’re talking fiscal responsibility,” Panzer said, “we’re not hiring 30 at campuses; we would have four at the Challenger Center. Soft skills — employers want that, want that creativity.

There are benefits to this approach.”

Doane asked, “Is it your considered opinion the classes would be full in two or three years?”

Panzer replied, “Until we create something, a potential to bring the numbers up and recruit teachers for a unique space, but it will take time.”

Myers said the money from evening community classes would go into Fund 520, Community Education Fund. With facility rental, the district would make sure revenues cover expenses.

Governing Board Member Cory Underhill asked about flexibility and how to create a competitive environment to attract students.

Panzer said the spaces in the Challenger building are “all flexible to be repurposed.”

He said options would be with the direction of the governing board.

“Large open spaces are very easy to transform,” Panzer said.

PUSD District Superintendent Linda Palles-Thompson said, “1) this venue is a good space for soft skills; 2) offers an opportunity for the community; 3) stewardship — we’re trying to use every space for our kids in a positive way. If we can make six of seven rooms — we need that space at Sunrise Mountain; 4) taking a valueadded, I see it as a hopeful positive — two leaders and take an idea and make it successful.

“Flex Academy needs its own space at some point.”

Pingerelli looked at Myers and said she wanted to make sure critical repairs for southern schools were made before the Challenger Center.

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of the governing board the district had enough money.

Governing Board President Monica Ceja-Martinez spoke up and said, “We’ve discussed over and over — prioritize our students and community as well. How can we serve the most students? Moving the arts, opening up to 900 spaces; fee structure; partnership with the city; Flex Academy.

At this point, for me — forward thinking with arts. There’s a special education sector that could benefit from arts education.”

Panzer said, “We do have potential for Unified programs (noting Kellis High School’s arts for special education). We could very well have special education in there.”

Ceja-Martinez asked how the district could partner with the city of Peoria.

At that point, the discussion ended and Sandoval made the motion to take the repurposing committee’s recommendation to turn the Challenger Center into an arts facility for Sunrise Mountain High School and expand the community arts program. A unanimous vote of 5-0 sealed the decision.

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PUSD bond and override advisory committee to meet

BY CAROLYN DRYER Peoria Times Editor

Peoria Unified School District Governing Board had more than repurposing of the former Challenger Space Center building on its January 24 agenda.

Added to its list was a decision to either forego authorizing the formation of a bond and override advisory committee or move forward with a committee to research the viability of calling for a bond and/or override election for Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

First, the governing board was presented with the present demographics of 10 of the original 13 members of the 2018 advisory committee. It is composed of five males and five females; five of those are parent/community members and five are district employees; six reside south of Bell Road and four reside north of Bell Road; three placements are to be selected from the original committee

list “to provide a broad and balanced perspective.”

PUSD Chief Operations Officer John Croteau said there are now 47 interested on the advisory list with 34 left from which to choose three replacements for those that dropped out.

Croteau said the advisory committee now has a clerical person. PUSD Chief Financial Officer Michelle Myers will be taking minutes of each advisory committee meeting.

May 9 will be the last committee meeting, at which time, it will make its recommendation to the governing board and the committee will be terminated.

Governing Board Member David Sandoval said he felt the district had done a good job of bringing the community in.

“For me,” Sandoval said, “the need is there.”

Croteau said the committee would come up with a recommendation to either go to a bond election or to an

override election or both.

“Out together or separately?” Croteau said. “By law, if we go for an override or bond, we have to come up with an amount. They have multiple things to do in a very short time.”

Sandoval said he would “hate to see a bond amount that would not cover the cost of a new school we need (or other costs).”

Croteau said, “That committee will be run like a governing board meeting.

We welcome people to come.”

A discussion ensued about who would be selecting the three replacements.

Two of the advisory committee members that dropped out were selected by former Governing Board Member Kathy Knecht, who was replaced by Cory Underhill in the November election.

Another advisory committee member had been selected by Governing Board Member Judy Doane, who has two years left on her term.

Sandoval said he would not be opposed to adding two more to the list to make the committee total 15. But the governing board did not respond to his suggestion.

Ceja-Martinez said the advisory committee would stay at 13 total.

Ceja-Martinez then decided to give Underhill, Doane and PUSD District Superintendent Linda Palles-Thompson each a selection.

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Palles-Thompson mentioned the fact there were no members on the advisory committee from Glendale. She also commented she would not like to know the individual she selected.

Croteau said Underhill, Doane and Palles-Thompson would need to have their selections to the district staff

by Monday, January 28, to give the district time to give public notice of scheduled meetings.

At that time, Ceja-Martinez said she would like to value and acknowledge that the advisory committee members be able to call in and vote if they could not attend an advisory committee meeting.

Croteau said the committee would follow the same rules as a governing board, which allows that procedure.

The vote by the governing board was 5-0 in favor of moving forward and putting the advisory committee into action.

The proposed meeting dates for the advisory committee are 4 to 6 p.m.

Tuesdays on the following dates: • February 5 • February 12 • March 5 • March 26 • April 2 • April 16 • May 9 All meetings will be held at the District Administration Center, 6330 W. Thunderbird Road.

The committee does not just hold meetings and discuss options. It must also file a written report. The governing board will receive committee updates by way of written reports from district administration following each committee meeting, in addition to public meeting minutes that will be posted on the district’s website, www. pusdaz.org.

The governing board is scheduled to receive a final report and recommendation - go forward with a bond election; go forward with an override election; or go forward with both; or do not go forward with either a bond or override election — at its Thursday, May 9, 2019 regular governing board meeting. All governing board regular meetings begin at 6 p.m.

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Once shy PUSD superintendent a voice for students

BY CAROLYN DRYER Peoria Times Editor

Linda Palles-Thompson said that as a child, she wanted to be a lawyer.

She lived in a family of attorneys. But, she said, at that time, women weren’t lawyers.

Because she was shy, she followed her family’s advice and became a teacher.

“It was a good decision,” the Peoria Unified School District superintendent said during a sit-down interview January 25.

Born and raised in Chicago, PallesThompson attended college at the University of Illinois Urbana. Right after graduation, she married her high school sweetheart, who was an attorney, and the couple had two sons. The marriage did not last.

“We kind of went our separate ways; he was a state representative in Illinois for many years,” Palles-Thompson said.

While her husband earned his law

degree, Palles-Thompson taught parttime and started on her master’s degree in curriculum instruction.

“I taught seventh grade English and kindergarten, both English and math,” she said.

Her sons were 6 and 8 at the time of the divorce. She finished her master’s and said she decided she needed something different for a while. She tried out for a part in a local theater production.

She recalled that as a youngster, her entire group of relatives would gather for Thanksgiving and Christmas, at which time, she and each of her cousins would perform a skit of some kind. When it was her turn, she would disappear.

“I was terribly shy,” she said. “While they waited for Cousin Linda to come out, my one cousin would come out with an accordion.” the point being to distract the rest of the family. “There I was years later auditioning to be an actress on stage.”

It was the play, “The Last of the

Linda Palles-Thompson sits at her desk in the Peoria Unified School District administration center. The governing board approved a second-year contract with Palles-Thompson that runs through June 30, 2020. (Photo by Carolyn Dryer)

Red Hot Lovers” by Neil Simon. She became the star. She continued to act in local theater, and then decided to try out for the larger regional theater. It was a momentous decision, she would realize very soon.

The play was “Boy Meets Girl” and Leon Palles was the director.

“He was a complete and total original,” Palles-Thompson said. “I got the lead in this very large regional theater.

He was a character. He was gutty, knew how to take care of his actors and crew.

“He was hypnotic, did a couple TV show, a Roy Schneider kind of character, or DeNiro type. ‘This was the day of the ugly,’ he always said.”

The couple married after a courtship, five years before the move to Arizona.

Palles was much older than his bride, but she claims he had “much more energy.”

Six months after the couple’s first daughter, Shayna, was born, Leon Palles was diagnosed with cancer.

“He was given a very poor prognosis,” Palles-Thompson said. “He said he needed to live long enough to see her in kindergarten. We had our next child when Shayna was 2 He is Eli. I gave birth to a daughter who is now my son,

one of my more talented children.”

Leon Palles lived nine years after his diagnosis. He saw both of his children get into kindergarten.

In 1990, Palles-Thompson’s parents lived in the Phoenix area.

“My mother said, ‘Come out, I can help you.’ Meanwhile, I went back to teaching in a three-school district,” Palles-Thompson said.

She said she studied under the best educators in the country in Illinois. But she and her family made the move to Arizona. She applied several places.

From her home in Scottsdale, she met with a couple different people, but she needed to take a drive every day.

“There was just something — it felt like home,” she said. “Driving down Greenway (Road) from 64th Street in 1990, Peoria — there was nothing like it.”

And so it began. She became assistant principal at Paseo Verde when it first opened. Then, she was in charge of gifted education for the district.

“What I wanted to do was open up a school for profoundly gifted,” she said.

At that time, the PUSD superintendent was Monte Littel, who asked if she was interested in being a principal at a

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gifted school. She came to Copperwood Elementary, where the entrance had a sign that read, “We enhance the gifts and talent of all who enter.”

She said, “That’s what I want to be remembered for. You would be very hard-pressed to differentiate from gifted and regular because teachers are gifted. You have to find the gifts and talents of our teachers.”

While Palles-Thompson was at Paseo Verde in 1996, she said Leon “decided to die. He was amazing until the day he died.”

Gifts came on coming from the entire community and PUSD staff.

“Pretty powerful,” she said, “about Peoria. That’s who I counted on, didn’t even count on, they were just there.”

In 2005, Palles-Thompson moved from Copperwood to the district office, where she was K-12 administrator of academic services. All of the district’s principals reported to her.

She got married again, to Gary Thompson, also widowed.

“He is the most brilliant, honest human being,” she said. “He was not going to marry someone with children.

We’ve now been married 22 years.

My youngest was 5 when we got married.”

They count four children and five grandchildren. Daughter Shayna and her daughter, Charlee, live with the Thompsons.

She does tell funny stories about what would be considered a tragi-comic during her late husband Leon Palles’ struggles with cancer. They enjoyed being on Lake Powell in a houseboat.

Just one problem.

Because of the oxygen her husband had to have, they could not have the engine running and have his oxygen running at the same time. So, it was turn off the oxygen, start up the engine and move the boat a few miles. Then it was turn off the boat engine and turn on the oxygen tank so Leon Palles could breathe better.

When they finally got off the boat and the family was all together, PallesThompson said her husband described the experience as “gothic torture.”

“Gary has taken the family the reset of the way,” Palles-Thompson said.

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of her grandchild, she thinks, “If it is not good enough for Charlee, it’s not good enough for anyone” “Life is too short. You’ve got to spend the time knowing your people.

That’s enhanced gifts and talents,” she said. “My board also. They couldn’t be more different. Each and every one of them, their talent is critical. It’s huge not to agree on every point. They have their own personal stories and talents.

They don’t make two cents; they show up every two weeks. It’s an extraordinary part of my voyage now.

“I am hoping the district will be in a position to say we’re exactly on the right course and we’ll move on.”

Next year — July 20, 2020 — will be Palles-Thompson’s 30th year in education.

“I entered on the hottest stinking day Arizona ever had — 122 degrees.

And I’m standing over the balcony, and Lee said, ‘Hey kid, look at all the possibilities.’

‘When I look out at the 4,000 employees, we’re only limited by our ability to look at all those possibilities every single day.”

She said she has been working on her memoirs, “Unfinished Business.”

When Palles-Thompson first moved to Arizona, it was so her parents could help her with Leon and their children.

But in the middle, her mother was diagnosed with cancer herself and went back to Chicago. She died there, PallesThompson said, but not from cancer; it was pneumonia.

As Palles-Thompson was on the redeye flight to Chicago to see her mother after she was hospitalized, she was reading a book, and then she closed it, with a feeling her mother was gone.

“I stopped writing the memoir a year ago,” she said. “Is ‘Unfinished Business’ a bucket list or a need to make an apology? ‘Unfinished Business’ has nothing to do with you. It’s everything around you.

“So, getting this position wasn’t me.

It had to happen. Things so extraordinarily different. Red4Ed came up. It wasn’t a shake-up. We had the bond, the Challenger Center, all the things that occurred. “This is not what I wanted to be when I grew up. It’s just the part that’s unfinished.”

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“The Melodaires” will host a free concert from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, February 1 at Birt’s Bistro. (Photo courtesy “The Melodaires”)

Birt’s Bistro restaurant on the Benevilla Surprise campus is the place to be in the Northwest Valley this coming weekend to enjoy live music from some local bands. The romantic sounds of The Melodaires, featuring Barry Dale, will fill the air as they host a free concert from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, February 1 at Birt’s Bistro, showcasing “Valentine Moon, Stars and Roses” songs.

Saturday, February 2 marks the return of the popular John Leo Group to Birt’s Bistro with its lineup of Bawdy Blues and Rowdy Rock and Roll. Birt’s Bistro is on the main Benevilla campus at the Hellen & John M. Jacobs Independence Plaza, 16752 N. Greasewood St. in Surprise.

Birt’s Bistro will feature “Happy Hour” promotions. During concert times, there will be specials on appetizers, food, wine selections and domestic beers. Since there are no reservations, it is recommended guests arrive early.

Gather up friends and neighbors, come in from the cold and dance the night away to live music. Browse the unique creations from local artists in Birt’s Boutique or thumb through the hundreds of used books on sale for $1 in Birt’s Bookstore.

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Birt’s Bistro is building community, one plate at a time. Birt’s also has a private dining room, full catering menu and offers the entire facility for both dining and private catered events?

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Hunt said, “Obviously, as a longtime resident, and as the councilmember representing the Acacia District, I have been closely associated with the Peoria Historical Society for a number of years.

“This breaks my heart to watch this rift occur between the members at the society. I have been close with many of the people on both sides of the issue.

“The reality is that, not only are the facilities unavailable to residents, the society itself is not even active. Back in 2017, I did have an interest in seeing new individuals forming a more active board.

“That said, I have not been involved in any city decision to lock the building.

“I worry about the public perception of my role in this decision. Therefore, I plan to defer my decision to the rest of my colleagues on the council.

“While there is no legal restriction or obligation placed on me, I plan on recusing myself on the discussion and a vote on this item.”

With that, Hunt gathered her personal belongings and walked through the door leading to the council’s conference room behind the dais.

City Manager Jeff Tyne then proceeded to give a summary of the historical society’s history and the recommendation to city council about its future plans for the museum buildings.

Tyne said, “It’s a unique situation.

The Central school and buildings since 1978 have been owned by the city. On January 12, 2021, the current lease expires. There’s uncertainty about who the city should be doing business with.”

He mentioned the court litigation that presently exists, with one set of board members having filed a lawsuit against the other board. Tyne told council there were three plaintiffs and six defendants involved in the lawsuit.

“Of course, this shouldn’t continue,” Tyne said.

In the proposed plan for council to consider were the following elements: • 180 days notice to end the lease • Rightful owners have access to items and all property inventoried and preserved Ironwood Councilmember Bill Patena asked, “What’s it going to take” to resolve the issue.

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the lawsuit is in the discovery portion at this time and no positive motions have been filed. She said mediation had been turned down.

Palo Verde Councilmember Michael Finn asked if the city’s only involvement was as landlord of the buildings.

Tyne said, “Correct.”

Finn remarked, “Not open to the public for a year. Could they operate in a strip mall?”

Hickman responded, “Yes.” Mayor Cathy Carlat said, “The city of Peoria does not run the historical society. It is quite unfortunate they have not reached a resolution on this own.

180 days — I hope they are capable of making those choices.”

Opening the discussion up for public comments on the issues, the mayor welcomed the first person to the podium.

Former historical society president Loretta Barmes stepped up and said, “‘A’ side (the newer historical society board of directors) agreed to mediation. It was the other side not agreed to mediation.”

Barmes said when she left the historical society, there was $36,000 in the back account.

“When we were in charge, it was the best in years,” Barmes said.

Mike Heath, a member of the newer board of directors for the society, agreed with Barmes about his board agreeing to mediation, expressing sorrow about the museum closure.

“We definitely would like to have it behind us,” Heath said.

David Sandoval, also a member of the newer board of directors, said, when asked to sit on the board, he agreed to do so because of his family’s rich history in Peoria. He recalled “a lot of proud moments.”

Sandoval is a member of the Peoria Unified School District Governing Board.

“It’s unfortunate what’s going on right now,” Sandoval said. “Hopefully, we’ll come together so the historical society can open its doors.”

Bill Bercu, who said he was chairman of the older historical society board of directors, verified the parties were currently in litigation “with the other group that claims to be Peoria Arizona Historical Society. There’s a good deal of people, old-timers of Peoria, long before I came in, all kinds of pioneers.

We are again deposing, Wednesday of

“My feeling is we are not the civil arbiter. I’m asking both parties to be passionate for the citizens of Peoria and passionate to do the right thing.”

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next week.

“We have become aware of items being sold by members of the other board — artifacts ....”

He made reference to possible malfeasance on the part of the other board.

Former historical society board secretary Karen Garbe walked to the podium and said, “I wasn’t going to speak tonight until Bill (Bercu) got up to speak and said some things. The other group had ample time to have the museum open. It’s not our personal worry. We want the museum open — honest, forthright, and open for this community.”

Kathy Montoya-Moore, secretary of the older board of directors, said she was a fourth-generation Peorian. She spoke to the statement her group was not open to negotiations. She said she was disturbed about a veteran and the city not giving him certain items he requested.

“We have been wanting more than anything to open the doors,” MontoyaMoore said.

With that, the public hearing was over and the mayor asked Hickman for the right language for a motion.

It was worded to express “in the interest of public necessity and convenience to end the lease and give 180 days notice for termination of the lease.”

Finn made a statement regarding what each side should do to get the matter cleared up.

He said, “My feeling is we are not the civil arbiter. I’m asking both parties to be passionate for the citizens of Peoria and passionate to do the right thing.

“Do what’s right — 180 days.”

The motion to terminate the lease with the historical society in 180 days if a resolution is not forthcoming was made and the motion passed by a 6-0 vote, with Hunt recusing.

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BY CAROLYN DRYER Peoria Times Editor

Since opening the doors of the first restaurant in 1984, Culver’s owner Rob Bullock said he has been committed to being an active member in its local community. In November and December, Culver’s of Peoria, 8271 W. Ludlow Drive, raised funds by “selling” its 2019 Culver’s wall calendars to their guests for a $5 donation.

“It was a win for everyone,” said Joel Daniel, general manager of the Culver’s in Peoria. “For a donation of $5, a guest received not only a great calendar, but also over $55 worth of Culver’s coupons.”

With more than $4,000 raised, Culver’s handed over a check to Soldier’s Best Friend that is enough to sponsor one team, consisting of a veteran, and a fully trained service dog.

“We’re proud to call Peoria home and doing our part to help just feels right,” Daniel said. “We strive to make a difference in the community we share with so many others, and working with Soldier’s Best Friend allows us to help support individuals and families in our area.”

Culver’s support of Soldier’s Best Friend is just part of its dedication to

Culver’s calendar sale raised more than $4,000 for Soldier’s Best Friend. Pictured are Rob Bullock - Culver’s owner; Joel Daniel - Culver’s General manager; Brianna Greeley - Top Calendar seller; Katelyn Jones - Shift Leader, and Gabrielle Roth - Soldiers Best Friend Event/Volunteer Coordinator. (Photo courtesy Culver’s)

giving back to the community. From Culver’s founders to each locally owned and operated restaurant, each franchise partner and team member understands the importance of serving those in need.

Culver’s owner Rob Bullock opened the store in Peoria in December 2010.

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Regarding the Peoria Culver’s fundraiser and what it pays for, Bullock said, “I hope to be learning specific details about that in the next two weeks.”

The franchise system now numbers more than 650 independently owned and operated restaurants in 24 states.

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Farmers’ Market at Park West now a fixture

BY CAROLYN DRYER Peoria Times Editor

It’s been 10 years since Christa Esquibel set up her first Farmers’ Market in her mother’s front yard in Peoria.

Twelve vendors brought their display tables, baskets of food and umbrellas.

To Esquibel’s surprise, “Five hundred people showed up,” she said. “So we decided we had to do something different. This is our 11th season at Park West.”

January 26 was no different than any other Saturday for Esquibel. She said she always arrives at least 30 minutes before vendors are ready to start selling. Esquibel remains on site with her employees until 4 p.m.

Each vendor has to obtain their own permits — some offer food andmust have food handlers’ permits. A few sell merchandise and need only obtain a permit from the city and have a state transaction privilege license. Equibel obtains permits for the market and rents the space from the Park West owner.

Esquibel said she does not allow vendors to sell anything that looks like a swap meet product.

“It’s home-based, no garage-sale type stuff,” Esquibel said. “We’re family oriented.”

Examples of the some of the vendors visitors will find most Saturdays at the Farmers’ Market at Park West include: • Fresh & Local TJ Farms (Tanya and Jesus) • AZ Pepper Ranch • Moreno Farms • Mid-Town Micro Greens • Cormany Farms • Black Orchard Farms Some of the vendors offer fruits or vegetables in season and are not on site during the off-season.

“All sorts of meats and fresh eggs,” Esquibel said. “We have a raw milk vendor, elderberry syrup, wild codfish and grass-fed beef, including bison and elk.”

Visitors will also find products for family pets, such as chewing favorites, such as elk horns and bones. Or, you can purchase pet accessories in a different booth around on the other aisle.

Farmers’ Market founder Christa Esquibel poses with employee Peyton Ruggles at the January 26 Farmers’ Market at Park West. More than 100 vendors brought their food specialties to the event that occurs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday at Park West on northern and 99th avenues in Peoria. (Photo by Carolyn Dryer)

One vendor sells natural handmade glycerin soaps and other “bath essentials.”

Across from an Aqai Bowls vendor is a booth selling children’s and religious books. A few feet away is a vendor offering gourmet grilled cheese.

Choices and vendors change every week. At 10:30 a.m. and noon every Saturday, watch a chef demonstration.

“We promote it all week long, me and my two employees,” Esquibel said.

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Not too early to think about Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and it is the perfect time to start thinking about how you are going to make that special someone feel extra special this year.

Friends of mine are planning a trip to Hawaii to celebrate their 40th anniversary, which is awesome. I took my wife to Hawaii for our honeymoon.

While we were there, we bought an oyster at the local jewelry store in hopes that it would have a pearl inside. We were excited to learn that there were two pearls inside.

The jeweler was quite surprised and when he learned we were on our honeymoon, he offered to drill holes in the

pearls so Kathy could make earrings with them. I am pretty sure these are still her favorite.

The point to this story is you do not have to spend a ton of money to make a lasting memory.

My wife seems to appreciate the things that I do for her rather than what I buy for her. So this year, I am going to vacuum the house. Just kidding; I would spend the rest of the day in the dog house.

Maybe I’ll spend the day antiquing with her in Prescott; she really enjoys that. Especially when she finds something she has been looking for.

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The Stand Down event is set-up in triage fashion; the focus as I said earlier is limited in scope. Judges don’t have at their disposal the entirety of a case file that they would need in order to address every outstanding issue. But that doesn’t mean their decisions and actions won’t necessarily have a substantial and lasting impact.

For example, a judge may decide that outstanding civil traffic balances should be reduced or waived.

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I recently had the privilege of representing the Maricopa County Justice Courts at the 2019 Maricopa County Veterans Stand Down. This event brings together a multitude of organizations to assist veterans who are homeless, or are facing the possibility of homelessness, in finding reasonable solutions to issues that may impede their ability to achieve housing stability.

In the case of the courts, the issues that are most frequently addressed involve delinquent financial accounts and associated outstanding warrants for arrest and suspensions of licenses to drive.

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Peoria wanted to charge Bird $25 per scooter that city staff had to relocate and an additional application fee of $2,500, as well as a monthly enforcement fee of $2.50 per scooter in city limits.

Other cities, such as Tempe, charge annual fees of $7,888, including a $1.06 daily fee per scooter.

“These provisions make it impossible for Bird to service Peoria, which prevent(s) us from continuing to provide employment opportunities that would otherwise stimulate economic growth in your community,” read a statement from Bird Scooters. “We hope that we can find a resolution that will allow us to one day return and serve the community of Peoria.”

Across the eastern border of Peoria in Glendale, councilmembers were quick to add that staff will get to a quick resolution on the scooters in city limits.

“I have had some calls from constituents concerned about safe riding habits and danger in passing and the scooters being strewed all over town,” Glendale Barrel Councilmember Bart Turner said. “There is a lot of different ways to deal with these, but we need time to look at these Birds that were dropped in out city and nobody likes bird droppings.”

Passed unanimously by council in 2005, the Glendale ordinance limits within the city self-propelled devices that have a motor – gas or electric – a deck on which a person may ride and at least two tandem wheels in contact with the ground and which is not otherwise

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Glendale’s 2005 ordinance calls for a fine of up to $150 per offense. City staff was aware of the ordinance, but began investigating it further after receiving complaints about the scooters.

“We are not the only city dealing with these stupid scooters,” Glendale Vice Mayor Joyce Clark said. “They are an attractive nuisance and I have been asked why we don’t use the existing ordinance. We could apply the existing ordinance, but that would penalize the riders and there would be no riders unless these companies had dumped these all over the city.”

While Glendale’s council appeared unanimous in a possible removal of the scooters from city limits, all said more research needed to be done before making a final decision. The discussion January 22 was similar to one held in December by Peoria City Council.

During those discussions, council appeared open to recommendations and limitations that would be accepted by all residents.

“I am not opposed to scooters in the city, they can be of use to some as an end-of-the-line type device,” Glendale Ocotillo Councilmember Jamie Aldama said. “But I am not comfortable because it appears we are putting the carriage before the horse and more study needs to be done and how it may affect transportation.”

Clark added that a final decision on the scooters would come quickly.

“We have heard the calls and we are not ignoring our constituents,” Clark said. “We have heard your comments and we will act expeditiously. Rest assured we are not ignoring this issue.”

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News briefs Sign up to be a lifeguard If you are looking for a meaningful summer job, consider becoming a lifeguard. The city of Peoria is currently hiring lifeguards for the summer 2019.

The starting wage for lifeguards is $11/ hour. To become a lifeguard, you must be 15 years or older and complete a lifeguard class. Lifeguard classes begin in March. If you are interested in becoming a lifeguard but are too young, 13- to 14year-olds can take the junior lifeguard class and volunteer for the summer. To register, visit www.peoriaaz.gov/aquatics or call 623-773-7137.

Peoria opens its 2020 arts grant application The Peoria Arts Commission and the city of Peoria is pleased to announce the 2020 art grants open application.

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“The ASU West campus is awesome,” Starr said. All of the buildings force you to come to the middle. My challenge is to bring the community to the campus.”

Starr said she has been on drives in communities around the campus. Her challenge is to bring 20,000 to ASU West.

“It’s not just about college students,” she said. “It’s about mentors coming to teach. You have things our students need. Be aware of what’s happening on campus. Come, be a part of it. Engage.

Come with a heart to learn. I want people in our community to engage. It’s a place for learning, a place to grow.”

Individuals or businesses interested in bringing their expertise to the student population at ASU West can contact Starr at 623-543-6002, cell phone: 480-278-9874, or by email at carolyn. starr@asu.edu.

Along with her presentation at the weekly Glendale Rotary luncheon, Starr brought a West Events Guide, which has all of the activities and special programs that will be held now through April 23 on campus. Not just weekend events, but just about every day of the week.

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ORDINANCES Program grants are available to fine arts as visual art and performing art forms.

Non-profit art organizations will be considered for public art projects in the city. Applications will be accepted from January 31 to April 2. To apply, visit https://cityofpeoriaaz.submittable.com Visit one of city’s five dog parks Let your dog stretch its legs and enjoy a romp without the leash at one of the city’s five dog-friendly parks.

Pet drinking fountains, Mitt Muffs and waste containers are available at each location. Dog parks are great for exercise and socialization, and are a wonderful way to make new friends, for pets and owners alike. For a full list of locations and regulations, visit www. peoriaaz.gov/government/departments/ parks-recreation-and-community-facilities/parks-and-trails/dog-parks.

Wednesday, February 13, Charles Starr and Elizabeth Wright present “Common Grounds: Pacific Crest Trail). Starr and Wright just completed the trail in October and will offer tips and tricks along with photos of their journey. They plan to bring their packs to show what they carried and will be available for a question-and-answer session. The presentation is for beginners and experts and will be held in the La Sala ballroom on campus at 4701 W. Thunderbird Road.

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For those interested in shopping for locally grown fresh vegetables, stop by between the hours of 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, February 16 in the north parking lot of the campus for Borderlands Produce Rescue. A $12 contribution allows a person to shop for up to 70 pounds of produce with no qualifications of any kind. Everyone is welcome. Varieties of fruits and vegetables vary every month.

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Presented by The Center for Critical Inquiry and Cultural Studies, a message from the workforce takes place from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 19, when attorney Christine M. Faith presents “Practicing Compassion as an Attorney” in room 240 of the University Center Building. RSVP for free parking at asuevents.asu.edu/west.

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ORDINANCE NO 2019-02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, REZONING SPECIFIED PROPERTY FROM SUBURBAN RANCH (SR-43) TO THE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R1-8) ZONING DISTRICT FOR A DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS 71ST AVENUE ESTATES; AMENDING THE ZONING MAP AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

a City of Peoria brass cap flush, from which the Southeast corner of said Section 1, being a Maricopa County brass cap flush, bears North 89 degrees 53 minutes 07 seconds East, a distance of 2636.51 feet; Thence North 00 degrees 13 minutes 40 seconds West, along the West line of the Southeast quarter of said Section 1, a distance of 659.67 feet to a point on the South line of said South half, said point being the Point ofBeginning; Thence continuing North 00 degrees 13 minutes 40 seconds West, along said West line, a distance of 329.83 feet to a point on the North line of said South half; Thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 23 seconds East, along said North line, a distance of 50.89 feet;

WHEREAS the City of Peoria Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on December 13, 2018 in zoning case Z1806 in the manner prescribed by law for the purpose of considering an amendment to the zoning district boundaries of property within the City of Peoria, Arizona, to provide for rezoning of a parcel of land as described below, from Suburban Ranch (SR-43) to the Single-Family Residential (R1-8) zoning district, as provided in Section 21-317 of Chapter 21 of the Peoria City Code;

Thence South 44 degrees 46 minutes 31 seconds West, departing said North line, a distance of 15.40 feet to a point on a line parallel with and 40.00 feet East of, as measured at

WHEREAS, the City of Peoria Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended to the Mayor and the Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona, the zoning of property as aforesaid and the Mayor and the Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona desires to accept such recommendation and rezone the property as described below as aforesaid.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona that:

For APN 201-09-989A THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA, STATE OF ARIZONA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

right angles, the West line of the Southeast quarter of said Section 1;

Thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 40 seconds East, along said parallel line, a distance of 318.93 feet to a point on the South WHEREAS, due and proper notice of such Public Hearing was line of said South half; given in the time, form, substance and manner provided by law including publication of such notice in the Peoria Times Newspa- Thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 38 seconds West, along per on November 15, 2018; and said South line, a distance of 40.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.

The West half of the North half of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 1, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona.

SECTION 1. Parcels of land in Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona, which are more accurately described in Exhibits A and B, to this EXCEPT the following described property: Ordinance are hereby rezoned from Suburban Ranch (SR-43) to the Single-Family Residential (R1-8) zoning district.

A portion of the Deed recorded in Document No. 10-475137, Official Records of Maricopa County, Arizona, located within the SECTION 2. The amendment to the zoning herein provided is Southeast quarter of Section 1, Township 4 North, Range 1 East conditioned and subject to the following stipulations: of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows: 1. The development shall substantially conform to the Preliminary Site Layout (SP1.1) identified as Exhibit 7 and Preliminary Land- Commencing at the South quarter corner of said Section 1, as scape Plan (L0.1) identified as Exhibit 8, in the staff report to the shown on the plat for “Terramar” recorded in Book 455 of Maps, Planning and Zoning Commission for December 13, 2018.

Page 41, Official Records of Maricopa County, Arizona, being a 2. The Developer shall provide a Final Traffic Impact Study / Anal- City of Peoria Brass Cap flush which the Southeast corner of said ysis with the Preliminary Plat or as determined by the City Traffic Section 1, being a Maricopa County Brass Cap flush, bears North Engineer.

89 degrees 53 minutes 07 seconds East, a distance of 2636.51 3. The Development shall comply with the City of Peoria Infra- feet; structure Guidelines and any applicable design standards, policies and requirements thereto. thence North 00 degrees 13 minutes 40 seconds West, along the West line of the Southeast quarter of said Section 1, a distance of 4. The private drive to parcel 021-09-990D located directly south 989.50 feet to the Southwest corner of said Deed and the POINT of the proposal is to remain free of obstruction at all times.

OF BEGINNING; SECTION 3. Amendment of Zoning Map. The City of Peoria zoning map is herewith amended to reflect the change in districts referred to in Section 1 above and as defined by the Legal Descriptions as represented in Exhibit A, and the corresponding parcel map as shown as Exhibit B.

thence continuing North 00 degrees 13 minutes 40 seconds West, along said West line, a distance of 44.03 feet;

thence departing said West line, North 89 degrees 46 minutes 41 seconds East, a distance of 329.63 feet to a point on the West line of the East half of the North half of the Northwest quarter of the SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effec- Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of said Section 1 and tive at the time and in the manner prescribed by law. the East line of said Deed; PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council for the City of thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds East, along said Peoria, Arizona this 22nd day of January, 2019.

East line, a distance of 40.00 feet; thence departing said East line, South 89 degrees 46 Cathy Carlat, Mayor minutes 41 seconds West, a distance of 274.62 feet; Date signed thence South 44 degrees 46 minutes 31 seconds West, a disATTEST: tance of 5.82 feet to a point on the South line of said Deed; Rhonda Geriminsky, City Clerk thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 23 seconds West, along APPROVED AS TO FORM: said South line, a distance of Vanessa P. Hickman, City Attorney 50.89 feet to the POINT of BEGINNING. Published in: Peoria Times Publication Date: _______________ Effective Date: _______________

EXHIBIT B Map

EXHIBIT A Legal Description For 71st Avenue Estates (Z18-06) For APN 201-09-989A The South half of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 1, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona; EXCEPT that port ion of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 1, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Southeast corner of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of said Section 1; Thence North, along the East line thereof, 165 feet; Thence West, parallel to the South line of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of said Section 1, 330 feet; Thence South, parallel to the East line of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of said Section 1, 165 feet; Thence East, along the South line thereof, 330 feet to the Point of Beginning; and also EXCEPT the North half of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 1, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona; and also EXCEPT that portion of the South half of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 1, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the South quarter corner of said Section 1, being

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PUBLIC NOTICE The following Ordinances and Resolutions adopted by the Peoria City Council on January 22, 2019 can be viewed in their entirety at www. peoriaaz.gov/councilmeetings

RESOLUTION NO. 2019-17

RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE IMPROVEMENTS OF A CERTAIN AREA WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY AND CREATING AN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT KNOWN AS THE CITY OF PEORIA MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1231, 99TH AVENUE ESTATES; PROVIDING THAT THE COST OF THE MAINTENANCE OF THE LANDSCAPING INCLUDED WITHIN, NEAR, AND ADJACENT TO A PARKWAY AND RELATED FACILITIES TOGETHER WITH APPURTENANT STRUCTURES AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS, SHALL BE ASSESSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 48, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 2, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, AS AMENDED; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA, THAT: SECTION 1. The public interest or convenience require and it is the intention of the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona to order the maintenance of landscaping within the proposed district and that the cost of maintaining landscaping included within, near, and adjacent to a parkway and related facilities together with appurtenant structures be assessed upon a certain improvement district to be known as Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1231.

The estimate of the cost and expenses for the maintenance of the landscaping on file with the Superintendent of Streets and the City Clerk is approved and adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City.

SECTION 2. The maintenance of the landscaping, therefore, in the opinion of the Mayor and Council of the City, are of more than local or ordinary public benefit, and are of special benefit to the respective lots, pieces and parcels of land within the real property described herein. The Mayor and Council of the City make and order that the cost and expense for the maintenance of the landscaping included within, near, and adjacent to a parkway and related facilities together with appurtenant structures be chargeable upon a district to be known and designated as the City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1231 and as described and bounded as set forth on Exhibits A and B attached, and declare that the district in the City benefited by the maintenance of landscaping included within, near, and adjacent to a parkway and related facilities together with appurtenant structures to be assessed, to pay the costs and expenses thereof in proportion to the benefits derived therefrom.

The City shall not assess the costs and expenses for the maintenance of landscaping included within, near, and adjacent to a parkway and related facilities together with appurtenant structures, which are for the general public benefit against the respective lots, pieces and parcels of land located within the boundaries of the City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1231 and if a portion of the costs and expenses

PUBLIC NOTICE

for the maintenance of landscaping is for the general public benefit, the City shall assess the boundaries of the City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1231 only that portion of such costs and expenses which benefits the lots, pieces and parcels of land located within the boundaries of the City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1231.

SECTION 3. The costs and expense for the maintenance of landscaping shall be made and all proceedings therein taken; that the Superintendent of Streets of the City shall post or cause to be posted notices thereof; that the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Resolution of Intention; that the Engineer shall prepare duplicate diagrams of the City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1231 described in Section 2 of this Resolution to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses thereof, under and in accordance with the provisions of Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended.

SECTION 4. The majority of owners of all of the real property within the proposed district have executed a Petition for formation of a Maintenance Improvement District and the City Council has verified the ownership of the property. Publication and posting of the notice of the passage of the Resolution of Intention will be completed as prescribed by the State Statues.

SECTION 5. Any Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict with the provisions of this Resolution are hereby repealed.

SECTION 6. The immediate operation of the provisions of this Resolution is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety and an emergency is declared to exist, and this Resolution will be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona as required by law and is exempt from the referendum provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State of Arizona.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona, this 22nd day of January, 2019.

CITY OF PEORIA, corporation

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Further information related to these requests or the Public Hearings may be obtained from the Planning Division of the Planning & Community Development Department, 9875 N. 85th Avenue, Peoria, Arizona 85345, or by calling the Planning Division at 623-773-7200.

Agenda items: Columbia Square Drive-Thru Coffee Shop: Conditional Use Permit (CU18-09) A request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow a new coffee shop with drive-through service on a vacant parcel within the Columbia Square shopping center. The site is located north of the northeast corner of 75th Avenue and Cactus Road.

If appealed from the Planning and Zoning Commission, the City Council Hearing will be held on March 19, 2019 beginning at 7:00 p.m. for case CU18-09.

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Cathy Carlat, Mayor ATTEST:

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is given pursuant to ARS §9462.04, ARS §9-461.09(A) and the City Code of Peoria, Arizona, that the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Peoria will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. in the Peoria City Council Chambers, 8401 W. Monroe Street, Peoria, Arizona 85345.

_ Date Signed

Rhonda Geriminsky, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Vanessa P. Hickman, City Attorney Effective Date: RES. 2019-17 a Resolution No. 2019-17 EXHIBIT “B” IS ON FILE IN THE CITY OF PEORIA CITY CLERK’S OFFICE 8401 W. MONROE STREET PEORIA, AZ 85345

NOTICE FOR BID *** MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 9875 N. 85 th Ave., 2 nd Floor Peoria, Arizona 85345 Phone: (623) 773-7115 Fax: (623) 773-7118 BID NOTIFICATION INFORMATION SOLICITATION NUMBER: P19-0060 TYPE OF SOLICITATION: BUYER NAME: Drew Ashmun BUYER PHONE NUMBER: (623) 773-7116 DESCRIPTION: Refuse Truck FOR SALE VIEWING DATE: February 7 th , 2019 from 9:00 am – 11:00 am AZ time. SOLICITATION DUE DATE: February 14, 2019 @ 2:00 PM (Arizona Time) Solicitation is available for download from our website at: www.peoriaaz.gov Publish: Glendale Star Jan. 31, Feb 7, 2019 / 18127

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: FIRE AND SAFETY SERVICES, LLC II The address of the registered office is: 4325 W MORTEN AVE. GLENDALE, AZ 85301 The name of the Statutory Agent is: SEAN GILSON III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Member/Organizer: Sean Gilson, 4325 W. MORTEN AVE., GLENDALE AZ 85301. Published Peoria Times JAN. 17, 24, 31, 2019 / 17828

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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: AZ- Cleaning & Painting LLC II The address of the registered office is: 3302 W STELLA LN, PHOENIX, AZ, 85017 The name of the Statutory Agent is: JOSE RAMON SANCHEZ III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBER/MANAGER: JOSE RAMON SANCHEZ, 3302 W STELLA LN, PHOENIX, AZ, 85017 Published Peoria Times Jan. 17, 24, 31 2019 / 17841

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ORDINANCES The following Ordinances and Resolutions adopted by the Peoria City Council on January 22, 2019 can be viewed in their entirety at www.peoriaaz.gov/councilmeetings

ORDINANCE NO. 2019-01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA AMENDING CHAPTER 27 OF THE PEORIA CITY CODE (1992) BY AMENDING FEE TABLE 27-5 PERTAINING TO FEES CHARGED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THEREFORE, it is ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 27 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by amending Fee Table 27-5 pertaining to the fees by the Community Services Department, which shall read asfollows: FEE TABLE 27-5 Reference: Section 2-207(a) COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FEES

ITEM

RESIDENT RATES

NON-RESIDENT RATES

CURRENT RATE

CURRENT RATE

Misc. fees* (resale items, late reg. etc.)

$2.00

Open Swim (Adults over 17)

$4.00

$ .50 - $25

$2.00 $4.00

Summer Recreation and Summer Teen Programs

Adult 3-on-3 Basketball Adult Wallyball

YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAMS

SWIM FEES Open Swim (Children under 16)

$ .50 - $25

$90 (includes t-shirt)

Adult Dodgeball $ 90 (includes t-shirt)

Registration Fees (Depends on program)*

$20 - $30

$20 - $30

Adult Floor Hockey $220

$220

Adult Soccer*

$1,000

$1,000

Adult Baseball*

$1,250

$1,250

$60

$110

$60

$110

$30 - $50

$30 - $50

Swim Lessons

$25

Sunrise $57; Peoria/Cent $31

Summer Camp Daily Fee*

$27

$27

$4.50

$4.50

Summer Camp Weekly Fee*

$105

$105

Youth T-Ball*

$35 50

$55 60

Lil’ Learners Full Time Weekly (12 hrs/5 days) Fee*

$135

$135

Youth Sports Camps* (2 wks.)

$90

$110

Lil’ Learners Part Time Weekly (6 hrs/5 days) Fee*

$100

$100

$125

$155

AM/PM Recreation Program (Full Time - 5 days/wk.)*

AM only = $35, PM only = $55, AM + PM = $65

AM only = $35, PM only = $55, AM + PM = $65

5 WEEK COURSE (SUMMER)

$68

$83

Conditioning School

$30

$50

AM/PM Recreation Program (Part Time - 1 day/wk.)*

AM only = $7, PM only (Mon) = $15, PM only (Tues- Fri) = $10, AM + PM (Mon) = $22, AM + PM (Tues - Fri) = $17

AM only = $7, PM only (Mon) = $15, PM only (Tues- Fri) = $10, AM + PM (Mon) = $22, AM + PM (Tues - Fri) = $17

CPR/Water Rescue Skills

$20

$26

Dive Team

$60

$70

Misc. Fees* (resale items, late reg., etc.)

$10 - $15

$10 - $15

Dive Team Clinics

$35

$55

Trips for youth programs*

Direct Costs + 20%

Direct Costs + 20%

Guard Start

$75

$95

Lifeguard Training

$120

$150

One-on-One Lesson

$50

$60

4 WEEK COURSE Aqua Aerobics 8 WEEK COURSE Aqua Aerobics 8 WEEK COURSE Aqua Aerobics

Water Safety Instructor Starfish Training

$120 150

$150 175

Swim Team - Individual

$90

$150

Swim Pass - Individual

$30

$30

Swim Pass - Family

$100

$100

Misc. fees* (resale items, etc.)

$2 - $25

$2 - $25

SENIOR/ADAPTIVE RECREATION Senior Dance

$4

$4

Adaptive Recreation Dance*

$5/Drop In

$5/Drop In

Senior Ceramic Classes

Between Seniors/Instructor Between Seniors/Instructor

Adaptive Recreation Bowling*

$8/time or $56/session

$8/time or $56/session

Special Olympics Registration Fee

$30

$30

Adaptive Swim Lessons, Special Olympics Swim Team Prep

$35

Adult Day Program Private Pay Option per day

$5

Senior Classes*

Direct Cost +25%

Adaptive Recreation Classes*

Direct Costs

$5 Direct Cost +25% Direct Costs

Senior Trips*

Direct Costs + 20%

Direct Costs + 20%

Adaptive Recreation Trips*

Direct Costs

Direct Costs

LEFT

Youth Football* Youth Volleyball* Youth Lacrosse* Youth Coach Pitch Baseball* Youth Kickball* Youth Softball* Youth Roller Hockey* Youth Floor Hockey

Special Interest Classes - Adults

Direct Costs + $28/per

Direct Costs + $32/per

Special Interest Classes - Youth

Direct Costs + $21/per

Direct Costs + $28/per

Misc. Fees* (late reg., etc.)

$5 - $20

$5 - $20

Youth Dodgeball Youth Wiffle Ball Youth Racquetball Youth Badminton Youth Wallyball

Advertising in Quarterly Brochure

Youth Racquet Sports $875.00

$875.00

Full Page 4X/year (total year cost)

$3,200.00

$3,200.00

Half Page - 1X

$435.00

$435.00

Half Page 4X/year (total year cost)

$1,600.00

$1,600.00

Youth Team Tennis Youth 3-on-3 Basketball Adult Badminton

Quarter Page - 1X

$320.00

$320.00

Quarter Page 4X/year (total year cost)

$1,200.00

$1,200.00

Typesetting (when applicable)

$80 per hour

$80 per hour

$45

Youth Basketball* Youth Soccer*

SPECIAL INTEREST CLASSES/BROCHURE

Full Page - 1X

$200

High School Basketball*

Aqua Aerobics Walk- ins Aqua Aerobics

$200

Adult Racquetball High School Baseball*

$800

$800

Teen Sports Camps

$95 - $105

$95 - $105

Misc. Fees* (late fee, resale items, etc.)

$1 - $30

$1 - $30

SPECIAL EVENTS

SPORTS Adult Flag Football*

$550

$550

Adult Softball*

$550

$550

Adult Basketball*

$550

$550

Adult Volleyball* - Outdoor

$150

$150

Adult Volleyball* - Indoor

$300 375

$300 375

Athletic Races*

$15

$15

Golf Tournament*

$50

$50

Misc. Fees* (resale items, late fee, etc.)

$1 - $30

$1 - $30

RENTALS Ramada Rental - Single (up to 25 people)

$20/4 hours

$55/4 hours

Ramada Rental - Double (up to 50 people)

$30/4 hours

$75/4 hours

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ORDINANCES Ramada Rental - Group (up to 100 people)

$60/4 hours

Ramada Rental - Pavilion (up to 300 people)

$180/4 hours

Pool Rental 60 or less people

61 - 120 people

121-200 people

201 or more people Women’s Club (per hour)

$150/4 hours

$450/4 hours

$200/hour Peoria/ Centennial;

$200/hour Peoria/Centennial;

$225/hour Sunrise

$225/hour Sunrise

$250/hour Peoria/ Centennial;$275/hour Sunrise

$250/hour Peoria/Centennial;$275/hour Sunrise

$350/hour Peoria/ Centennial;

$350/hour Peoria/Centennial;

$375/hour Sunrise

$375/hour Sunrise

$400/hour Peoria/ Centennial;

$400/hour Peoria/Centennial;

$425/hour Sunrise

$425/hour Sunrise

$70

$70

Community Center Rentals (per hour)

$100

$0 - $130

Deposits

$0 - $250

$0 - $250

Additional Staff

$0 - $25

$0 - $25

Set-up/Clean-up

$50

$50

Libraries (per hour)

$0 - $35

Facility Cleaning Deposit (per unit)

Site Fee: Events Shorter than Half Marathon (per day) (dependent on location) Site Fee: Events Equivalent or Longer than Half Marathon (per day) (dependent on location) Trail Fee: Less than 101 participants (per hour) Trail Fee: 101 - 250 participants (per hour)

$10

Sunrise Family Center One room/hour (2 hr. min.)

$40

$40

Kitchenette/hour (with room rental)

$10

Supervision/personnel/ hour (Complex)

$0 - $20

$0 - $20

Cleanup Deposit (Complex)

$150

$150

Trail Rental Vendor (per unit)

$0 - $500

Ball Field: General Rental Practice (per hour)

$0 - $60

$0 - $120

Ball Field: General Rental Game/Clinic (per hour)

$0 - $80

$0 - $160

Ball Field: Tournament Youth (per hour per field)

$0 - $80

Ball Field: Tournament Adult (per hour per field)

$0 - $100

Youth = $5 Young Adult = $6 Adult = $7 Senior = $6

Youth = $19 Young Adult = $25 Adult = $32 Senior = $24 2 Person = $50 Family = $63

Youth = $26 Young Adult = $33 Adult = $40 Senior = $30 2 Person = $66 Family = $79

Youth = $47 Young Adult = $63 Adult = $79 Senior = $60 2 Person = $120 Family = $158

Youth = $66 Young Adult = $83 Adult = $99 Senior = $75 2 Person = $165 Family = $198

Youth = $85 Young Adult = $113 Adult = $142 Senior = $108 2 Person = $227 Family = $284

Youth = $119 Young Adult = $149 Adult = $178 Senior = $135 2 Person = $297 Family = $356

Annual Pass Holder Fee

$153 - $510

$204 - $612

Peoria Employee

$150

$150

Corporate Pass Holder Fee

$1,600

$1,600 $15

$3

$3

$0 - $160

Classroom Rentals/per hour

$40 - $80

$50 - $100

$0 - $200

Recreation Center/per hr. depending on usage

$250

Multi-Use Field: General Rental Game/Clinic (per hour)

$0 - $80

$0 - $160

Multi-Use Field: Tournament - Youth (per hour per field)

$0 - $80

Multi-Use Field: Tournament - Adult (per hour per field)

$0 - $100

$200/hour, Multipurpose Room Rentals $110/hour – half room; Peoria Commercial = $275/ /per hour hour, $150/hour – half room

$50 - $500

$0 - $160

Other Rentals (gym, wall, etc.)/per hour

$45 - $95

$55 - $125

$0 - $200

Personal Trainer Packages

$25 - $210

$25 - $210

Misc. Fees* (Resale, equipment rental, hr. security)

$1 - $200

$1 - $200

$0 - $200

Additional Multi-Use Field Painted (per unit)

$0 - $200

$0 - $200

Soccer Goal Rental (per unit)

$0 - $100

$0 - $100

Field Lights (Includes PUSD Facilities) (per hour)

$0 - $20

$0 - $40

Additional Supervision/ Personnel (per hour)

$0 - $50

$0 - $50

Tournament Vendor (per unit)

$0 - $250

$0 - $250

$5.00

$5.00

Additional Pages

$1.00

$1.00

Guest Passes (up to two hours/day)

$1.00

$1.00

SPORTSCOMPLEX Other Fees Additional Personnel/ Supervision (per hour)

$0 - $50

$0 - $50

Lights: Stadium Single or All (per hour)

$0 - $360

$0 - $360

Lights: Mariners or Padres Fields (per hour)

$0 - $240

$0 - $240

$0 - $1

$0 - $1

Parking Surcharge (per vehicle)

Non-BaseballEvents

$200 - $3200

$200 - $3200

Lots not rented in March unless excepted by the City Rental: Stadium Concourse (per day) (dependent on day of week)

$600 - $4800

$600 - $4800

Rental: Colonnade (per day) (dependent on day of week)

$400 - $3200

$400 - $3200

Rental: Terrace (per day) (dependent on day of week)

$200 - $1200

$200 - $1200

Rental: All Other Areas (per day)

$120 - $2400

$120 - $2400

All Other Areas include Peoria Cove, Team Store, Press Box, Visitors Clubhouse, Stadium Field and/or Video Board Baseball Events Rental: Practice Fields (per game) (dependent on month AND day of week) Rental: Stadium Field (per game) (dependent on month AND day of week)

$140 - $240

$140 - $240

$400 - $1600

$400 - $1600

Fields not rented February - March unless excepted by the City. * Each of these activities requires the purchase of supplies necessary for the activity.

The fee includes the actual cost of the program to the City.

SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of thisOrdinance.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona, this 22nd day of January, 2019.

CITY OF PEORIA, an Arizona municipal corporation Cathy Carlat, Mayor Date Signed ATTEST: Rhonda Geriminsky, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Vanessa P. Hickman, City Attorney

LIBRARY

$0 - $50

$0 - $200

$3.00

International Number

$300 $250/hour, $140/hour – half room; Non-Peoria Commercial = $340/hour, $180/hour – half room

$50 - $500

Temporary Outfield Fence (per unit)

$2.00

$3.00

SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall become effective in the manner provided by law.

Room Deposits

FIELD RENTALS: ADDITIONAL SERVICES $0 - $50

Youth = $4 Young Adult = $5 Adult = $6 Senior = $5

$15

$0 - $120

$2.00

Long Distance Number

Rental: Parking Lot (per day) (dependent on month AND day of week)

Weekly Hotel Pass

$0 - $60

Local Number

$0 - $250

Kid’s Corner (2 Hours)

Multi-Use Field: General Rental - Practice (per hour)

Additional Ball Field Prep (per unit)

$0 - $50

RIO VISTA RECREATION CENTER

$0 - $500

FIELD RENTALS (NEIGHBORHOOD/COMMUNITY PARKS)

$0 - $50

$0 - $250

6 Month Pass Holder Fee

Reservation Deposit (Complex)

$50

Trail Fee: More than 500 participants (per hour)

3 month Pass Holder Fee $0 - $20

$50

$100

RIO VISTA & PIONEER COMMUNITY PARK $0 - $20

$900 - $3000

$100

$10

Fee per court per hour

$900 - $3000

Trail Fee: 251-500 participants (per hour)

Monthly Pass Holder Fee

Volleyball Courts Reservation Fees

$450 - $3000

$75

Daily Pass Holder Fee $10

$450 - $3000

$75

Additional Supervision/ Personnel (per hour)

Faxing (first page)

$0 - $1,000

TRAIL RENTALS

$0 - $35

Beer Permits (per occurrence)

$0 - $1,000

Fines (per day/per item)

$0.20

$0.20

Fines (Replacement of each lost library card)

$2

$2

Fines (Unretrieved holds)

$1

$1

Fines - Video (per day after 7 days)

$1

$1

Fines (Processing of lost/ damaged items)

$10

$10

Fines (Interlibrary Loans)

$1.00

$1.00

Copy/Print (per page)

$0.20

$0.20

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Classifieds: Friday 10am for the following Thursday publication.

Business & Service Directory, Legals and Life Events Thursday at Noon for the following Thursday publication.

star-times.com • notices@star-times.com

EMPLOYMENT

MOBILE MANICURIST I am a Mobile Manicurist for Seniors at Their Homes or Senior Living Facilities.

Serving Arizona for 13 Years. Licensed & Insured Call Diane For Details & Appointment.

Peoria Times 7122 N. 59th Ave., Glendale AZ 85301

Varsity Facility Services is hiring for Part-Time and Full Time Janitorial positions for Offices in the City of Glendale.

Applicants must have some janitorial experience, must be dependable and able to communicate with client and supervisor.

Applicants must have reliable transportation, must be authorized to work in the United States and pass Background Check.

If you are interested and would like to apply come to our office 8930 N 78th Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345 from 9:00am - 4:00pm Monday thru Friday.

Varsity está solicitando personas para limpieza de oficinas en la Cuidad de Glendale.

Los solicitantes deben tener alguna experiencia de limpieza, ser confiable y capaz de comunicarse con el cliente y supervisor, deben tener transportación confiable. Deben pasar una verificación de antecedentes, y ser autorizados a trabajar en los Estados Unidos.

Aplique en persona al 8930 N 78th Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345.

Llegar a saber Varsity -- visite

GARAGE SALES/ BAZAARS

EMPLOYMENT

It's Garage Sale Season!

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VALLEYLIFE Is a non-profit organization

LAND FOR SALE 10 Acres Power, water, natural gas available. $79,000 556th Ave, Tonopah AZ. Owner will carry for 3 years at low 7% 602-618-1159 www.firstbuyusa.com

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EMPLOYMENT

NOW HIRING! FOR BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING At PEORIA SPORTS COMPLEX 16101 N 83rd Ave., Peoria, AZ 85382 H Full & Part-Time Hours H H No Experience Needed H H Fun Job with Flexible Hours! H

Attend our Job Fairs at Peoria Sports Complex

January 12 • January 26 February 2 • February 15 10 am - 2 pm Send Resume to: Schedule.estaff@gmail.com or call 480-733-3883 for more information

that provides programs and services to men, women, and children with developmental disabilities.

Caregivers

(91st Ave & Deer Valley) We are currently looking for responsible, energetic Caregivers to work in home care and group home environments.

Paid training and certification.

Must pass background check and have a valid Arizona Driver’s License for a minimum of 39 months and must have reliable transportation.

Please apply at www.valleylifeaz.org READER NOTICE:

Arizona Registrar of Contractors Advertising by Contractors In any advertising for services, performed by licensed con-tractors, the following guidelines may be useful to prevent false and misleading advertisements. * Any advertisement, including the name of the business, should not imply the name of a building trade or craft for which the contractor is not duly licensed. * Advertisements, including the name of the business, should not imply that you can perform work outside the scope of work allowed under your license. * Commercial and residential contracting are regulated separately, and therefore the license should be appropriate for the work you are promoting. * All advertising, including websites, letterheads, business cards, fixed signs, mobile signs, other business forms and doc-uments and radio and television commercials used in the con-duct of business under your license should include the license number and the company name under which you are licensed. Written forms of advertising should include “ROC” preceding any license number.

Referencing the ROC on Websites Internet websites referencing the Arizona Registrar of Con-tractors are requested to include hypertext links to https://roc.az.gov, the Arizona Registrar of Contractors’ website.

Advertising by unlicensed contractors Contracting or Ad-vertising Without a License is a Crime.

Source https://roc.az.gov/contracts

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EMPLOYMENT

APTS/CONDOS FOR RENT

EMPLOYMENT RECREATION CENTERS OF SUN CITY WEST

Advertising Sales Representative Full-Time Position

Times Media Group, an Arizona-grown, locally owned print and digital media company, is seeking an experienced Multi-media Advertising Sales Representative. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced sales professional who is willing to offer solutions to drive company revenue.

Compensation: Competitive Base Pay Plus Commissions Benefits: 401(k), Dental, Life, Medical, Vision Responsibilities: Present and sell company products and services to new and existing customers Prospect and contact potential clients Reach agreed-upon sales targets by the deadline Set follow-up appointments to keep customers aware of latest developments Create sales material to present to customers Qualifications: Previous experience in print and digital sales Familiarity with CRM platforms Ability to build rapport with clients Strong negotiation skills Deadline and detail-oriented Compensation: • Competitive Base Pay + Commission • Health, Dental & Vision Benefits • 401(k) • Mileage Reimbursement • Paid Vacations and Holidays Please send resume to suzanne@times publications.com

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EQUIPMENT MECHANIC II – F/T, with benefits. $18.6121.00 p/h DOE. Perform major and minor repairs on all golf course equipment. Inspect and diagnose mechanical, electrical and hydraulic defects. Adjust and sharpen reel mowers and tractors daily, adjust height of cut. May order equipment parts, must maintain accurate records, 2yrs exp in general maintenance and mechanical repair of golf equip. Prefer applicants with golf course experience. For more info visit our website below. Must provide a 39-month DMV at time of application.

MULTIMEDIA ASSISTANT – FT with benefits. $17.07 p/h Updating the Association’s websites (FB, e-news and Instagram), assisting with the Association’s publicity including writing press releases, articles, taking photos and shooting video. May work evenings, weekends and holidays to cover special events. Must have reliable transportation and a good driving record. Must provide a 39 month DMV. Must be a strong writer, knowledgeable in AP style, proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Photoshop.

The above positions include golf when availability is open.

All positions must be able to communicate in English.

Apply M-F, 8-3, at 19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd, Sun City West, AZ 85375. Fax 623-544-6124 or apply online at hrsearch@rcscw.com For more info on open jobs visit www.suncitywest.com (Association) All positions are open until filled. EOE

Looking For Employment?

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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS ALL ONE BEDROOMS Subsidized Section 8-202 62 years old And Mobility Impaired Persons Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

623-939-9447

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Check out the Career Education Opportunities Quarterly

The Career Education Opportunities Quarterly will be delivered directly to your mailbox, reaching local households throughout Glendale, Peoria, Luke Air Force Base, Sun City and surrounding communities.

It will also be available online at star-times.com

COMING FEBRUARY, 2019 TO ADVERTISE CALL 623-842-6000

AHORA ACEPTAMOS APLICACIONES TODOS DE UN DORMITORIO Subvencionado sección 8-202 62 años Y personas discapacitadas fisicas Lunes-Viernes 8:00 am a 4:30 pm

Peoria Times Glendale’s Community Weekly

623-939-9447

Peoria’s Community Weekly

TRAVEL

AZCANS

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DONATE YOUR CAR TO CHARITY. Receive maximum value of write off for your taxes. Running or not! All conditions accepted. Free pickup. Call for details. 866932-4184 (AzCAN)

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Want to purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests Send details to: P. O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201 AZCANS NOTICE: AzCan ads are from the Arizona Newspaper Association network of advertising.

These ads come from all over the country. Please be aware in doing business with these advertisers. "If it's too good to be true, it probably is."

Interested in advertising statewide?

With just one call you can place your 25-word classified ad in 68 newspapers around the state, reaching almost 2 million readers … for only $330! In fact, you can place your ad nationally in one, ten, or more states through the network, contact us at 480-898-7926.

HOMES FOR SALE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE SPECIALIST Whether you’re looking to purchase or refinance, we have loan options available to help suit your needs.

And we will come to you!

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joseph.rath@financeofamerica.com FOAmortgage.com/jrath

14245 W Grand Avenue | Suite 2 | Surprise, AZ 85374 This is not a commitment to lend. rates and terms are subject to change without notice. Subject to qualification. ©2018 Finance of America Mortgage LLC is licensed nationwide | | NMLS ID #1071 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) | 300 Welsh Road, Building 5, Horsham, PA 19044 | (800) 355-5626 | AZ Mortgage Banker License #0910184 | Licensed by the Department of Business Oversight under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act | Georgia Residential Mortgage Licensee #15499 | Illinois Residential Mortgage Licensee | Kansas Licensed Mortgage Company | Licensed by the N.J. Department of Banking and Insurance | Licensed Mortgage Banker -- NYS Banking Department | Rhode Island Licensed Lender

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623.842.6000 6000 BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY Classifieds Work!

Glendale Star Peoria Times Contact us today to place your Classified ad!

Hiring?

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Garage Sales!

Holiday Events Email us: class@times publications.com

Legal notices: Send your notice to us at: legals@times publications.com Include your Name, Address, Phone # and your notice! We will confirm receipt, and get back to you with a quote and proof!

Life Events: Birthday Greetings Anniversaries Memorials Obituaries Email: obits@times publications.com

AIR CONDITIONING

CONCRETE / MASONRY

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FREE ESTIMATES! FREE DIAGNOSIS!

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ROC Lic. #K-09 149540 • Insured • References Available

Office 623-872-7622 DOORS

ROC #156315, ROC #285317

OPEN 24/7/265

SECURITY

250

$

LOCKSMITH

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PAINTING

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Appliance Repair 4 Less 25% OF Repair La F bo

r We Repair: • Refrigerators • Freezers • Icemakers • Dryers • Washers • Ovens • Ranges • Stoves • Dishwashers • and much more

Brands We Service: • Sub-Zero • Whirlpool • GE • Maytag • Amana • Kitchen Aide • LG • Samsung

Check OUR website for all major brands

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AUTO SERVICES

Doubles & 8 ft doors starting at $

650

IRONSMITH DOORS, INC

EXTERIOR SPECIAL Family Owned & Operated 30 Years

Houses start at

$

1,500

623-486-5777 FLOORING Want new flooring but on a budget?

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MARINE SERVICES

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Plumbing Experts Water Heaters • Faucets • Toilets Filtration & R.O. Drywall Painting/Texture Electrical Fans • Lighting Pool Repairs • Drain Cleaning Sewer Cameras • Bathroom Remodel/Update Plus Much More!

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HIRING?

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623.842.6000 PERSONAL SERVICES

THE PLACE OF SPIRITUAL WISDOM 12630 N. 103rd Avenue Sun City Prof. Bldg., Suite 244 • Sun City, AZ 85351

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Buckeye Plumbing • Water Treatment Specialists • Residential & Commercial • Water Heaters Sr & Military Discount • Slab Leaks

623-386-0710

www.1buckeyeplumbing.com Licensed • Bonded • Insured ROC Lic #138051

VICTOR’S LANDSCAPING INC.

Providing Complete Landscaping & Maintenance Services Since 1999 Other Services • Stump Grinding • Deep Root Fertilization • Lawn Aeration • Pre & Post Emergent • Irrigation Inspection & Repair

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LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED ROC#207713 CR 21 / OPM $8848 *New clients only. Not valid with any other coupons or specials. Services over $100 only.

250 off a total bathroom

$

remodel

COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED Lic# C37R122566 L37-122567

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BOBBIE ISOM OWNER DESIGNER CONTRACTOR

HOME XPRESSIONS LLC 623.792.7366

Visit Our Showroom For The Most Current Styles & Colors

POOL SERVICES

ROOFING

ROOFING

AE&Sons

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All Complete Pool Remodeling Plastering, re-plaster & pebbles All types of custom plastering Dive-to-play pool conversion We accept credit cards

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623-418-9941 602-252-2125 Ofc. 602-505-8066 Cell Se Habla Espanõl

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Lic’d, Bonded • ROC #235771 • ROC #235770

FALL/WINTER SPECIALS

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Accepting all major credit cards.

Licensed & Insured

Compassionate Home and Pet Care When You Can’t Be There

• Home Watch • Pet Watch • Vacation Rental Turnover Service

602-881-6610

www.pamperedpetsandproperty.com Bonded and Insured

8110 WEST UNION HILLS DR, #310 • GLENDALE

Serving all types of roofing Tiles & Shingles Repair * Installation * Re-Roofing Clean, Prompt, Friendly and Professional Service FREE Estimates and Very Competitive Prices

FREE Estimates Why Settle With the Rest When You Have The Best!

ROC#310885

623.792.7366 HomeXpressionsLLC.com

Licensed * Bonded * Insured ROC #271402

Pools Plastering Co. LLC

CABINETS • QUARTZ • GRANITE • DECO’S WOOD • TILE • VINYL • CARPET professional installation available

With coupon. Not valid with other offers. Expires 3/31/19.

623.878.1102

FALL SPECIALS

LANDSCAPING

REMODELING

includes FREE in-home consultation

602-329-2790

Classes and Events Aura Photos

For All Your Plumbing Needs

BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY

Michael Kite

Reiki and Holistic Wellness Practitioners

Maintenance Services • Yard Clean Up • Weekly Maintenance • Biweekly Maintenance • Monthly Maintenance • Bimonthly Maintenance • Quarterly Maintenance

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WINDOWS

If your house ready for a makeover?

Building your dream house?

We can help!

• Replacement windows • New construction windows • Multi-slide - Bi-folding doors • Entry, french and patio doors • Barn doors & hardware • Interior doors and trim • Window covering and shutters Stop by our new showroom: 4454 E. Thomas Road ROC#179513

602-471-2346 High Quality Experts 22 Years Experience

623-522-9322 ROC#286561

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Door OPEN. Door CLOSE. Peoria Times

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CALL TODAY!

480.635.8114 Free Phone Quotes! We Can Fix Anything!

FREE Service Call (with repair)

65 Value!

$

21-Point Safety Inspection

With coupon only. May not be combined with other offers. Exp: March 15, 2019

ArizonaGarageDoors.com ROC# 173822

75 OFF

$

A Pair of Springs

Broken Spring REPAIR!

With coupon only. May not be combined with other offers. Exp: March 15, 2019

Garage Door Opener

329

$

.95

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