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Glendale council OKs Delgado contract BY ALLISON ENGSTROM Glendale Star Staff Writer
The Glendale City Council voted to approve the reappointment of City Judge Manuel Delgado at its Feb. 23 meeting. Delgado has served as a city judge in Glendale since 2013 and was reappointed back in 2017 by the council. His current term expires March 25, but with the council’s approval, he will serve another four-year term. A confidential survey as well as public input was considered by the council regarding Delgado’s reappointment. Councilmember Jamie Aldama ex-
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pressed support stating that Delgado has been a great addition to the team. “As I have said in my past six years of my two terms serving this great city, you are an inspiration to our youth and to many adults, I, being one of them,” Aldama said. Council also approved an agreement with Axon Enterprise for the purchase of equipment, installation, data storage and software maintenance for Glendale Police Department interview rooms. The current video recording equipment utilized in the eight police interview rooms at the Glendale Police Department
is approximately 10 years old and has the potential for failure, requiring immediate replacement, according to the proposal. The interview room project will require new cameras, microphones, network cabling, software, redundant servers, temporary on-premise data storage, switches, control room touch panels, evidence.com video storage and access, installation and configuration, and user licenses. The estimated cost in the first year is $72,599, covering hardware, software, installation, warranty, and one year of evidence.com storage. After the first year the SEE CONTRACT PAGE 3
Bill Kelleher retires from military committee BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Bill Kelleher grew up admiring the military duties of his World War I veteran father, and his brothers who served in the Vietnam War. He didn’t join the military, but he did the next best thing. He supported the families of those stationed at Luke Air Force Base through the Glendale Chamber of Commerce Military & Veterans Affairs Committee. He was on the board for 40 years before retiring in February. “I was not privileged enough to be a member of any part of the armed services, but my father was a Marine during World War I,” Kelleher said. “The mustard gas basically took him at an early age. I was 15 when he passed away. I have two brothers who were also Marines. One was in Korea, and my youngest broth-
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er was in Vietnam. I fell between the cracks. Back then, you signed up for the draft. I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam.” Kelleher connected with veterans and military personnel because of his family’s involvement. His favorite shirt is one that bears a U.S. flag that reads, “Stand for the flag.” At the bottom is a cross that says, “Kneel at the cross.” The Military & Veterans Affairs Committee is dedicated to assisting the Glendale Chamber of Commerce with programs and events. It also helps create a strong relationship between the local business community
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William Kelleher, a former mortician and embalmer at Glendale’s Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary, retired from the Military & Veterans Affairs Committee. (Photo by Pablo Robles)
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and military units in the Valley. “We are very in touch with what the needs are out there,” Kelleher said. “It’s been a blessing to me. I sit back now and just listen. I’ve been there, done that.” The committee’s priority projects are Glendale’s military induction ceremony, military appreciation breakfast, Veterans Day ceremony, Luke Shoot Out Golf Tournament and flag repurposing and retirement program. It supports Stand Up for Veterans, Mayor Jerry Weiers’ Big Dog Run, the Healing Garden and Traveling Vietnam Wall. “Bill Kelleher is one of the finest gentlemen I have ever met,” Weiers said. “He has always lived to serve the community with absolutely no expectations in return. I am truly blessed to call him a friend, and I know that anyone who has had the honor of getting to know him would agree with me.”
Stand Up for Veterans is a collaborative, community-based effort that honors and supports veterans by providing access to employment, education and community resources to address the holistic needs of veterans and their families. Attorneys and court representatives are on hand to immediately address and help with legal issues. Employers are in attendance, some of whom can hire veterans on the spot. One of the committee’s signature causes is Operation Warm Heart, which supports Luke Air Force Base families. “We thought it would be nice to have some sort of involvement with children or dependents whose parent is deployed someplace else, but the family still lived here,” Kelleher said. The Military & Veterans Affairs Committee hosted cookouts with hamburgers and hot dogs at Murphy Park for Luke Air Force Base families. The annual Luke Shoot Out Golf Tour-
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nament is promoted and marketed through the committee. During his tenure with the Military & Veterans Affairs Committee, Kelleher was licensed mortician and embalmer at Glendale’s Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary, from which he retired. He grew up in Illinois, but he moved to Glendale in June 1973 to help his daughter, who had breathing issues. His love for Glendale translated to volunteer work and strong relationships with the mayors. “I’ve been very fortunate over the years,” he said. “I’ve been associated with six of the mayors since I came here. We’ve been on a first-name basis. Glendale is like an old hometown. “I’ve always tried to stay involved. When I joined, I was the new kid on the block. There were these other three gentlemen and me. I thought, ‘Let’s try to get some type of partnership out at the base where we can maybe help on a monthly basis.’”
The Military & Veterans Affairs Committee’s early days — and up until the 9/11 terrorist attacked — it alternated meeting in the Glendale Chamber of Commerce conference room and Luke Air Force Base. Base commanders, and occasionally wing commanders, were affiliated with the committee. Kelleher said, from an economic standpoint, it makes sense for the chamber to be involved with Luke Air Force Base, as it’s one of Glendale’s major employers. “They’re partners with us, and we’re partners with them,” Kelleher said. “Glendale has been fantastic when it comes to the needs of former and present military. Now was the right time for Kelleher to retire because, he said, he will soon turn 80 years old. “It’s time to get out of here and let some new kids sit here,” he says. “I’ll try to stay involved, and if there’s a need out there, I’ll help.”
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Lori Norris helps vets transition through her podcast BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Glendale Star Executive Editor
Lori Norris did not serve time in the military, but she wants to do everything she can to help veterans. She does this through her podcast, “Lessons Learned for Vets.” Every Wednesday, her guests provide advice and guidance for those about to transition out of the military. “This podcast series was created to give veterans a platform to learn from mentors,” Norris said. “By interviewing those veterans who have already traveled the transition path before them, we give veterans insight and information on what worked and didn’t work for them, help them prepare for potential obstacles and plan for their own transition success.” Her goal is to give veterans and current military members actionable ideas every week that they can use to guide their transition, no matter which direction they choose to travel. Norris joked that she’s “bilingual” — speaking civilian and the language of the military. She’s been volunteering to help the military since 2005, when she taught resume writing to Luke Air Force Base airmen. “I didn’t need a job, but I didn’t want to quit teaching,” she said. “I taught three days of a five-day transition assistance program, or TAP. It’s a five-day program where, theoretically, they teach you everything you need to know to leave the military.” Norris can’t keep herself from helping veterans, whom she calls the most “dedicated, selfless group of people.” It’s something that comes natural to her. The daughter of an Army veteran, Norris lives close to Luke Air Force Base in Glendale and found a love for showing folks like her father how to “turn that light bulb on.” “I want to help veterans translate what they’ve done in the military to affectively market themselves in the private sector,” she said. “They don’t have to be an aircraft mechanic if they don’t want to. They can do something else if they wish. I don’t want them to feel they have to keep doing what they trained for in the military. The
Lori Norris’ father is an Army veteran, and his work inspired her to start the “Lessons Learned for Vets” podcast. (Photo courtesy of Lori Norris)
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selves up financially.” Norris has also interviewed a recruiter from Northrop Grumman to get advice for veterans seeking a job and the biggest mistakes they make. “My podcast is a labor of love,” said Norris, a Cactus High School graduate. “It’s a passion project. It’s just really something I’ve always wanted to do. I have a business where I provide resume writing and LinkedIn. I’ve had veteran clients all along. “I really thought people could learn from their stories. I decided I’m going to tell their stories. Very few people have said no. My goal is to get this podcast in front of as many transitioning veterans as possible.”
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BestCompaniesAZ is hosting a free, virtual military veteran hiring event in partnership with Career Connectors on Thursday, March 11, for military members, veterans and their families. With the mission to connect Arizona veterans with award-winning companies, the virtual Vet Talks: Business Networking and Career Event for Veterans will feature more than 20 military-friendly employers who are hiring, such as GoDaddy, CarMax and Ring. Modeled after “TED Talks,” BestCompaniesAZ’s seventh annual event will feature inspiring presentations called “Vet Talks” from military professionals who have transitioned into civilian life with some of Arizona’s top companies, including ADP, Axon, Farmers Insurance, Freedom Financial Network and GoDaddy. Designed to empower military members and promote military-friendly
workplaces, Vet Talks will share stories of achievement and career success from veteran-committed employers and provide employment guidance, career advancement tips, and advice for transferring military skills to civilian employment. Many of the companies participating in the virtual Vet Talks: Business Networking and Career Event for Veterans event are nationally recognized for their military-friendly company culture and veteran-committed hiring initiatives. “Military men and women are often celebrated and recruited for their leadership, team building, organizational commitment, decision-making skills and advanced technical training skills,” said Denise Gredler, founder and CEO of BestCompaniesAZ. “Our goal is to bring together top hiring companies, veteran resource groups, and actively connect hundreds of qualified veterans with top-notch career opportunities.”
At the virtual event, attendees will have the opportunity to virtually meet with more than 20 Arizona-based, military-friendly companies that are currently hiring, including Axon, Deloitte, Freedom Financial Network, GoDaddy, Habitat for Humanity, Liberty Mutual, Ring, Spear Education, USAA and Voya Financial. Event attendees can also set up one-onone virtual discussions with military recruiters, hiring managers, military-committed organizations and fellow business professionals to learn more about career opportunities available along with veteran-focused career advancement advice and employment guidance. Several veteran resource groups and military-focused community organizations will also be participating in the virtual event, including Recruit Military, Heal the Hero Foundation and Birdies for the Brave. “Career Connectors is honored to provide the interactive virtual platform
and facilitation for this year’s Vet Talks event,” said Jessica Pierce, CEO/founder of Career Connectors. “This event is another example of Arizona’s commitment to helping veterans and military spouses build a great civilian career with one of Arizona’s veteran-committed employers.” The virtual Vet Talks: Business Networking and Career Event for Veterans will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 11. It is free and open to the military, veteran community and their families. To register for the event and learn more about the hiring companies and job positions available, visit militaryaz.org. Registration for the event is required. Companies interested in participating or sponsoring the event can contact Denise Gredler, CEO and founder of BestCompaniesAZ, to learn more about corporate participation at dgredler@ bestcompaniesaz.com or 480-545-5151.
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Leibowitz reaction Editor: The despicable comparison of deceased media icon Rush Limbaugh to Ted Bundy by columnist David Leibowitz reflects poorly on the journalistic integrity of The Glendale Star. Leibowitz joins Limbaugh’s many critics who apparently didn’t listen to the show regularly but use out-of-context quotes from liberal media sources to promote a false narrative rather than compete in the arena of ideas. As one example, the source of a (racist) moniker to describe then-presidential candidate Barack Obama was a Los
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Online floral company finds success is blooming BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Glendale Star Executive Editor
Whitney Bromberg Hawkings was working for fashion designer Tom Ford when she became frustrated with the cost and inconsistency of the flowers she was buying and sending. After 19 years with Ford, she decided to start FLOWERBX, an online flower delivery services company that sources the freshest flowers, direct from growers. She specializes in seasonally optimal flowers, like peonies in the spring and in the fall hydrangea, followed by ranunculus in the winter. “I wanted to create a branded floral offering,” Hawkings said. “As a working mom, I was buying everything online. I bought my weekly farm-fresh groceries online, my clothes online, my beauty online. Yet, I found it was impossible to buy flowers in a simple, chic and fuss-free way online.” Now in its fourth year, FLOWER-
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BX, as well as Hawkings, is based in London, but recently she opened an LA hub to service California, Arizona, Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. Her clients include British Fashion
Council, Chanel, Conde Nast, Harrods, L’Occitane and Tiffany & Co. “My vision for FLOWERBX was always for it to be a global brand,” she said. “Interflora is inconsistent in all of the territories in which it operates, and the client is at the mercy of whichever florist is fulfilling the order. “I wanted to create a consistent and beautiful floral experience in all of the territories in which we operate. While the
entire United States has always been in the cards, we accelerated our expansion plans to encompass the East and West coasts over the past year, as the desire to stay connected with flowers and live life with beauty has been stronger than ever.” Hawkings said she learned her entrepreneurial skills from Ford, for whom she would have worked for another 20 years. She began her career in Paris working for him at Gucci and later became his communications director upon the launch of his eponymous label in 2005. “Working with Tom was a dream come true,” she said. “The lessons I learned from him are countless, and I couldn’t have learned from a better teacher how to build a successful, recognizable and powerful brand, among the many other lessons I learned from him. “He taught me the importance of hard work and perseverance but also about the art of creating desire, of telling a story around a product and setting a scene to make it irresistible. I have tried to apply all of these learnings to FLOWERBX in my goal of creating what I know will be the first global flower brand.”
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County sees increase in housing inventory BY LISA R. BAKER
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The first month of 2021 saw 293 MLS listing sales close in Glendale and 289 in Peoria. Today there are 117 active and available listings (not counting properties already under contract or pending close of escrow) in MLS in Glendale and 103 in Peoria. That’s 40% of one month’s inventory in Glendale, up from 30% in December and 28% down from 34.3% of one month’s inventory in Peoria. Today’s Maricopa County inventory is 54.3% of January’s closed sales, up from 49.6% in December. In Maricopa County, the days a listing spent on the market rose slightly from 41.39 to 43.62. While it looks like Glendale and Maricopa County overall have seen an increase in available inventory, that data needs to come with a little perspective. According to Cromford Report data, the number of available Maricopa County listings in January 2021 was down 18% from December 2020 and over 50% from January 2020. And Cromford Report data continues to track month-over-month increases in the average final sale price per square foot, with January 2021 sale prices up 1.8% from December 2020 sales, consistent with the roughly 2% monthover-month increases we saw in the last quarter of 2020. According to ShowingTime, the platform Realtors use to schedule most of the MLS showings, Peoria listings in the $300,000 to $399,999 range had the highest number of showings for the second straight month at 31.64% of January traffic. Listings in the $200,000 to $299,999 range came in second at 26.2%, and listings in the $400,000 to $499,999 range pulled in 21.07% of the showing traffic last month. Glendale statistics show traffic split almost evenly between the $200,000 to $299,999 and $300,000 to $399,999 segments, at 37.01% and 38.82%, respectively. We should continue to see these shifts in showing traffic as prices and demand increase and low-interest rates afford
buyers more purchasing power. Not all showings are scheduled through ShowingTime, so actual numbers are typically higher. According to Freddie Mac, mortgage rates are beginning to increase slightly for a 30-year fixed loan. As of Feb. 18, National Mortgage Rates reported the U.S. weekly averages of 2.81% for a 30-year fixed, 2.21% for a 15-year fixed rate and 2.77% for a fiveyear ARM. January entry-level prices for a detached home with three bedrooms and two baths in the West Valley dropped a bit for FHA buyers, as buyers using FHA financing saw minimums of $107,000 in Maricopa County, $217,000 in Glendale and $214,000 in Peoria. Conventional financing buyers in Maricopa County saw a decrease to $136,225, as did Peoria conventional buyers down to $235,000, but Glendale conventional buyers saw an increase to $243,000. Maricopa County VA buyers saw an increase to $230,000, and Glendale VA buyers increased to $265,000, with a drop for Peoria VA buyers to $278,000. According to MLS statistics, the number of Maricopa County buyers financing their purchases in January dipped slightly to 81.1% from 82.7% in December. Conventional financing made up 58.1% of those sales, FHA financing 9.8%, VA financing 5.7%, and the remaining sales used other financing methods. In January, only 8.9% of sellers contributed to buyers’ closing costs. If your finances need a fresh perspective, please know that you are not alone. If you’re a homeowner, contact your lender to see what programs they are offering. If you’re a tenant, rental assistance is available through the Arizona Department of Housing website atsaveourhomeaz.gov. If you’re a Landlord, you can apply for aid at arizonatogether.org/ grants.
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Dodgers prepare to defend World Series title BY ETHAN GRENI
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Winning a world championship is one of the toughest things to accomplish in sports, but there’s one thing that’s even tougher. Defending that title. As the Los Angeles Dodgers return to their annual spring home in Glendale, their quest to repeat as World Series champions is taking shape. “I’m just excited to be back out on a baseball field and in this locker room with these guys,” said Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner during a Zoom call from the team’s Spring Training facility. “Ready to get started on another mission to win another championship.” The Dodgers had a big offseason, bringing in 2020 NL Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer on a three-year, $102 million contract. Two other notable “acquisitions” for the team were resigning Turner after allowing him to explore free agency, and getting starting pitcher Da-
vid Price back after he opted out of the 2020 season. Price hasn’t pitched since Sept. 1, 2019, which will give the 35-year-old about 19 months of rest by the time he makes his first appearance as a Dodger. “I think at this point in my career it can be a good thing, just to kind of let my body reset, let my arm reset, being able to use that time to let my body heal,” Price said. “Doing what we do, especially as a starting pitcher, having all the innings and all the pitches thrown, that can definitely take a toll.” Manager Dave Roberts echoes that sentiment. “I think if anything, it’ll affect him (positively), as far as on the physical (side),” Roberts said. “I think on the emotional side, I think that there’s going to be some adrenaline, some nerves, which is to be expected, but … I know he’s willing to help us in any way, and just to kind of get him back working with our guys is just a benefit to everybody.” Even with all that rest, Price admitted
the only way to truly prepare is to get back on the mound. “To me, that’s what you use Spring Training for. I feel like you really can’t simulate that game action until you get out there,” Price said. “Even whenever I’m playing year to year, those first couple of spring outings, they always feel brand new. You’re out there feeling for things that make you tick. That’s what I’ll be doing, and everything feels really good right now.” Turner’s return to the Dodgers wasn’t a sure thing, but after testing the open market, nothing was enticing enough to lure him away from Los Angeles. “Obviously LA and the Dodgers hold a pretty big spot in my heart, I’ve spent the last seven years here making a ton of memories,” Turner said. “It’s a place that’s always been special to me, and going into the offseason and through this free agency process, it’s something that never, never left my mind.” Turner coming back was also the
do better. “This is one of the most spiritual experiences I’ve ever had,” Fry said. “To be able to do something so impactful that is literally going to enable hundreds of little girls, if not thousands over the years, to play hockey because of what a 9-year-old girl inspired is amazing.” Fry’s journey of more than 14 hours began at Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Phoenix, spanned all eight hockey rinks located around the Valley and ended at Gila River Arena in Glendale, home of the Coyotes. As the sun peeked over the horizon, Fry kicked off her endeavor with Leighton’s siblings LeeAnne, Larson
and Locke Accardo accompanying her for the first few miles. Along with stops at the local rinks, the Mesa native and 2014 Olympic silver hockey medalist received rallying cries of support from members of the Arizona Kachinas girls’ hockey program and from fans decked out in Coyotes colors and Accardo mementos. “The way she was able to bring so many people together, I think we saw that today,” Fry said. “Every single rink, it was rocking and truly incredible.” When she reached the fourth checkpoint of her rollerblading trip at the recently constructed Coyotes Community Ice Center in Mesa — the latest
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Pitcher Trevor Bauer, left, and infielder Justin Turner prepare for the 2021 season at their Spring Training facility in Glendale. (Photo by Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers)
Leighton’s spirit guides Fry through fundraiser BY MICHAEL GUTNICK Cronkite News
“Skate hard, have fun.” Those words from Leighton Accardo served as a guiding light for Lyndsey Fry as she embarked on an inspirational journey. Fry, the director of external engagement and female hockey for the Arizona Coyotes and the president of the Arizona Kachinas Hockey Association, rollerbladed 96 miles Feb. 21 to raise money for the newly created Leighton Accardo Scholarship Fund. It honors Accardo, who died Nov. 24 after a battle with Stage 4 cancer. For Fry and others, Accardo’s fighting hockey spirit is persistent motivation to
example of the Valley’s growing youth hockey movement — Fry grabbed a bite and reapplied some sunscreen on the sunny day before starting the second half of her journey on in-line wheels. Tyson Nash, analyst on the Coyotes’ Fox Sports Arizona broadcasts, joined Fry for the fifth leg from AZ Ice Gilbert to Oceanside Ice Arena in Tempe. “I was absolutely floored when Lyndsey asked me to come out and give her some help,” Nash said. “We’re all in this together, supporting a great cause.” Shane Doan, the team’s chief hockey development officer, swapped in for Nash at Oceanside Ice Arena and skatSEE LEIGHTON PAGE 17
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ed with Fry to Ice Den Scottsdale. “When you get asked to do something like this, I knew this would be a fun one,” Doan said. “I was really excited to hang out with Lyndsey for the afternoon.” Fry trekked through the toughest part of her journey from Scottsdale to AZ Ice Peoria on rough terrain as the sun set. Even through the muscle soreness and mental fatigue, she strived to carry on Leighton’s joyful spirit. Leighton’s battle with cancer was moving for the whole community. A stomach pain prompted a CT scan which revealed multiple masses on her abdomen, liver and lungs. Biopsies determined germ cell tumors. She underwent weekly chemotherapy treatments and radiation therapy, spending countless days and nights in hospital beds. In May 2019, Leighton decided to shave her head. She did not do it alone. She was surrounded by teammates from the Peaches, an all-girls baseball team from the East Valley Baseball league. Katie and Emily, two of Leighton’s friends, did not hesitate to join her and shave their heads, along with about 200 kids, to show the support of her fight. A fight with a smile along every step of the way. DODGERS FROM PAGE 16
Dodgers’ preferred outcome, according to President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman. “For us, all of our kind of ace scenarios, in terms of how things played out, had JT returning,” Friedman said. “Obviously we had to do our work to kind of line up some alternatives in the event it didn’t work out but that ideally we would let their process fully play out and that we would be there.” This should be an interesting spring for the Dodgers, especially in the pitching department. With so many talented arms, the team has already moved a few of them to clubs where they’ll get more opportunities. Reliever Adam Kolarek was traded to the Oakland Athletics in a deal that brought back infield prospect Sheldon Neuse, who could see time in the majors in 2021.
The Glendale Star “I’m really proud of what she did,” Carly said. “I’ve been thinking about Leighton all day long, so it was nice to give her that hug at the end.” Fry planned to do part of the rollerblading event with Leighton. “I was going to push her in an athletic stroller across the finish line, although knowing her, she would have gotten up and walked on her own,” Fry said. “When that wasn’t After 96 miles of skating, Lyndsey Fry crossed the finish line possible anymore, I accompanied by Leighton Accardo’s brothers. always thought about (Photo by Jessica Carnivale/Cronkite News) hanging on to these “Leighton was such a positive per- kids first and her parents.” son,” Fry said. “She saw the bright side Fry prepared for the special occain everything. The biggest thing I took sion just like her days as an Olympic away from Leighton is you can do hard medalist, waking up before the crack things and you can do it with a smile of dawn and skating between five to on your face.” 50 miles each day for the past month. When Fry finally crossed the red-rib- Fry had difficulty comparing her 96bon finish line in the Coyotes’ plaza at mile adventure to any of her athletic the Westgate Entertainment District, achievements, which include finishing she embraced Carly Accardo, Leigh- Ironman Arizona, a 140.6-mile triathton’s mom. lon. “Physically, most similar to the Ironman, but emotionally and as far as the “Neuse is a guy that is a really good meaning behind it, it’s probably one of defender on the infield, and we think the most special things I’ll ever get to there’s some offensive upside that we do,” Fry said. can tap into,” Friedman said. Although the Coyotes’ coaches and “I think him pairing with our hitting players were not able to attend the guys, we have a chance for something event due to the NHL’s COVID-19 proreally special to click. We’ll take the tocols, it is clear that Leighton touched chance to get to know him better over each and every one of their hearts — the next few weeks and figure out the even during tough times. timing of when and how to do those “We lost a couple games and I rethings.” member she came in and she just Figuring things out is what Spring brightened the room up,” Coyotes Training is for, but for a team that just coach Rick Tocchet said. “She had a won the World Series, there may not be smile on her face and came on the ice, too much left to figure out. and we won the next game. I remem“The amount of talent that we have on ber the guys being so thankful of this this team and in this organization, that little girl. If you go play hard and have was apparent in Spring Training (last fun, sometimes those dog days aren’t year), and it really played true to that the as bad. I think she affected us in that entire season,” Price said. way with her smile. The Dodgers opened their spring “She’s up there smiling again. She is schedule Feb. 28 against the Athletics. a terrific young lady. We miss her dearly.”
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Coyotes forward Christian Fischer choked up while describing the impact Leighton made on him and his teammates and remembering the one-day contract she signed with the Coyotes in 2019 on their “Hockey Fights Cancer” night. “When she came into the locker room and signed that contract with us for the day, I don’t think her family knew how much that meant to us,” Fischer said. “We would always get little videos and pictures throughout her battle. It was so inspiring just to see her. … It’s tough to talk about her just knowing how much joy she brought to everyone. That’s the one thing that she left behind and the one thing that we wear on our helmets. She’s gone but not forgotten.” The Leighton Accardo Scholarship Fund will provide financial support to young girls interested in playing hockey in Arizona and carry the memory of Leighton in the Valley hockey community. On the day of the event, the Coyotes surpassed their goal of $49,000 — a special total because Leighton wore No. 49 for the Arizona Kachinas. “It’s comforting to know that Leighton won’t be forgotten with this scholarship fund,” Carly said. “Girls will get the chance to experience hockey, a game that Leighton absolutely loved, in her honor.” Fans can continue to donate to the Leighton Accardo Scholarship Fund at arizonacoyotes.com/ skatinforleighton. “We’ve already won,” Fry said. “People are talking about Leighton. You guys are sharing this story, which is incredible. We’ve raised a lot of money for such an amazing cause. She would be proud.” This won’t be a one-hit wonder. Fry said an annual tradition will sprout to make sure Leighton’s memory and legacy lives on. “We’re going to do it,” Fry said. “This is our way of being able to do that and our promise to her family. She was an amazing, amazing kid that impacted so many of us in so many different ways. This is something we want to do forever. That’s my personal vow. As long as I’m here, we’re going to do something like this every single year.” For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.
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DrivingMBA is helping students master the road BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Glendale Star Executive Editor
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Maria Wojtczak believes in the power of education, especially when teens are working toward their driver’s license. She founded DrivingMBA, which has offices in the Scottsdale Airpark and Glendale, to make sure folks of all ages had top-notch training. “For any family considering registering their teen for driver training, this is the time to do it,” Wojtczak said. “We learned early on that standard driving training isn’t enough to keep Valley teens safe on the roads. Our mission is to save lives, and we believe in the power of education and providing our students training and tools based on research and science to help them become competent, responsible and safe drivers for the rest of their lives.” Beginners are taught the fundamentals in a simulation lab, in vehicles and through online classes. “We have hundreds of scenarios so they can learn all the basics of driving — hand and foot control, steering controls, getting on and off the roadways, and getting on freeways, for example. “When we take them on the road, we’re just building on what they’ve already developed,” she said. The defensive driving lab is more advanced. It has 40 scenarios that introduce the students to hazard recogni-
Maria Wojtczak founded DrivingMBA in the Scottsdale Airpark and Glendale, the latter of which opened March 1. (Photos courtesy of Maria Wojtczak)
tion, the dangers of intersections, redlight runners, skidding and adverse weather conditions. DrivingMBA has graduated more than 15,000 students from the program since opening its doors over a decade ago. Research shows motor vehicle crashes are the No. 1 cause of death among teenagers in the United States, she says. Most of these fatal collisions occur within six months of a driver obtaining a license.
“We are firm believers in the power of ‘experiential learning,’” Wojtczak said. “Our programs are designed for novice drivers, professional drivers, mature drivers, and drivers who need special attention. Simulation is a perfect tool to allow novice and experienced drivers to make mistakes and learn from them in a safe environment. In the ‘real world,’ that isn’t possible without significant consequences.” When DrivingMBA opened in 2003, it was near the Ice Den before moving to a building on Bahia Drive. When COVID-19 hit, the company was forced to downsize due to employees working at home. “We operate with a much smaller footprint,” she said. “Glendale has two simulation labs, one manager’s office, and that’s it. “We used to do in-house classes with 12 to 15 students. We had to put it all online. We don’t need this big classroom that we’re using as a waiting room.” DrivingMBA is opening a second facility to provide its drivers training to students in the Northwest Valley. The new location is at Il Palazzo at Ar-
rowhead Ranch, 5940 W. Union Hills Drive, Suite D210, in Glendale. At both locations, DrivingMBA will also train those with ADHD or ADD and those who are on the spectrum. The site in Glendale will be dedicated to Jennifer Hinds, who died after a red-light runner hit the car in which she was riding near Ironwood High School in Glendale. Her parents, Frank and Gail Hinds, co-founded Red Means Stop. Wojtczak was Red Means Stop’s board president for more than four years. The organization created a scholarship program for children who can’t afford to train at DrivingMBA. “It’s been our dream to make this a national company,” Wojtczak said. “I want to change the way driver training is done. We’re just looking for investors. “We’ve been at this for 17 years. We have a really good reputation in Scottsdale. We’re leading edge when it comes to training. We’ve had feedback from folks saying we literally save kids’ lives. One year, I had a mom crying just before Thanksgiving, saying, ‘My son’s going to be at the Thanksgiving table because of what you taught him.’”
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Pita Jungle launching first food truck BY CONNOR DZIAWURA Glendale Star Staff Writer
Since it was founded in 1994, Pita Jungle has grown to 24 locations across the Phoenix area, Flagstaff and Tucson. To continue its expansion and provide healthy options to a growing customer base here in the Valley, the Arizona-based Mediterranean chain is taking a different angle with the launch of its new food truck. “Everyone has been kind of seduced by the notion of food trucks, and that had started a few years ago when food trucks came out of the woodwork as a new thing,” said Bassel Osmani, Pita Jungle co-founder. “Chefs were going on food trucks. Suddenly, it wasn’t just typical ‘food truck’ food.” Citing a shift from typical “festival food” such as hot dogs to “gourmet” options, Osmani realizes there are opportunities that come with mobile food, especially in light of recent events. “Now, in the wake of COVID — or while we’re still in COVID — we realized that’s something that we can use in several fashions,” Osmani explained. “Having turned to Uber Eats and DoorDash and all these platforms during this pandemic, we noticed with our brand recognition all that we needed to do is turn on a platform to get sales.” The 20-foot truck features a custom-built kitchen, serving some of the brand’s usual starters, salads, pitas, sandwiches, bowls and desserts — not
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to mention combos and a few new items specific to the truck. Osmani called the selections Pita Jungle’s “greatest hits” that also work in a mobile format. Plus, he says, the team is leaving room for specials. “We’ll be testing things to see what works, what doesn’t,” he explained. Osmani is keeping his eye on opportunities from all angles, and he sees many different ways the food truck could prove useful to Pita Jungle. Mainly, it will allow expanded access to areas where the chain doesn’t already have restaurants, while also allowing third-party delivery support. Osmani likens it to a new restaurant and digital storefront. The truck’s location will be updated in real time on Pita Jungle’s website, with the brand also aiming to engage with supporters on social media, Osmani said. On the other hand, he said catering is a “huge” part of Pita Jungle, which has always sought a practical way of doing so. “If nothing else, I mean, that food truck will be a very useful tool just to shape up and fortify our catering operations,” Osmani said. “And then if things work out, the sky’s the limit, right?” While the goal is to eventually have a fleet of food trucks, Osmani considers the first one “the proverbial wetting the whistle.” It all depends upon results. “We’ll take it from there,” he said. Beyond the obvious scenarios, Os-
Mediterranean chain Pita Jungle revealed a new food truck, the first in a planned fleet. (Photos courtesy of Pita Jungle)
mani is open to other opportunities for the food truck. That includes a future in which there could be a drive-thru lane, something he says other restaurants have had success with during the pandemic. “Imagine you have physical location and you put the truck next to it and you create a traffic loop where cars drive up to the food truck, place an order on a microphone or by a human attendant in a parking lot, and then they drive through it and pick up,” he described. Another opportunity could be going so far as to put food trucks in more remote locations, giving people access to healthy food by such areas as rest
stops. “I thought about the notion of going somewhere on the I-10 or the I-8 between Phoenix and San Diego, Phoenix and LA, and putting food trucks there,” Osmani noted. And while he emphasized it’s not in the works, a “summon” feature is on his wish list so the food truck could target high-demand areas. “There’s lot of cool applications, but we have to figure out the logistics,” he said.
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Judgments, generalizations, vows, oh my! This article is the third of four installments about learning how to trust all over again. With all we have gone through recently with COVID-19, elections, masks and isolation from quarantines, there will be some trust issues in most people about almost everything. Here’s a learning-to-trust-again example. Let’s consider Bob, who has put his pastor on a pedestal. He believes that his pastor can do no wrong, that he always speaks the words of God, that he is a perfect Christian, abounding in wisdom and understanding. But when that pastor, as pastors will, makes a mistake in handling a situation or says something that touches an exposed nerve in Bob’s life, or even falls into a moral problem, then what happens to Bob? He feels hurt or betrayed. Then Bob may think, “All pastors
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are alike. I was stupid to trust him. If I’m smart, I’ll never trust another pastor again.” Did you ever feel that way about a pastor, boss, spouse or public official? I have. I’ve met many Bobs throughout the years. Notice how Bob made a judgment and a generalization about all pastors based on one pastor. Pastors are alike. I was stupid to trust him. Then he made a vow, and I’ll never trust another pastor again. He judged, made a vow, and then generalized. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Judgments and vows are not all bad. If you touch your hand on a hot stove burner and decide not to do that again, that is wisdom. However, if you decided never to touch a stove again, that would be overgeneralizing. Many times, when you generalize, you end up living by self-imposed general lies. What about Bob? Perhaps he should have been more realistic about his pastor. Perhaps making his pastor and church a God created an expectation in Bob that only God could fulfill. Maybe Bob should get involved in a church again, only this time he needs to focus more on Jesus. When I broke my leg skiing, I had to put things in perspective. Maybe all ski runs are not evil! Perhaps I should ski again, but this time not on double black diamond runs named Rattlesnake. That’s wisdom, not an overre-
action. Mark Twain once said, “We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it — and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove lid again, and that is well, but she will never sit down on a cold stove lid either.” Let’s get back to Bob. What happens if the object we place our trust in fails, disappoints, hurts us or does not meet our expectations? We act or react — often more emotionally than rationally. As a result, we make internal vows about what or what not to trust. In the human reasoning process, individuals evaluate their own experiences, form judgments about those experiences, and then make a vow to guide future decisions. Webster deSEE DELPH PAGE 21
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fines a vow as “…a solemn promise or pledge, especially one made to God or a god, dedicating oneself to an act, service or way of life.” For example, when you experience burning your hand on a stove, you most likely will make the following judgments: “That’s hot, that hurts, and I don’t like it.” These judgments lead to a vow, “I’m never going to touch a hot stove again!” Vowing not to touch a hot stove will protect you, but making a vow you will never trust anyone or anything again can devastate you. Vows vary in intensity from weak to powerful. The more powerful they are, the more the vow influences your decisions and behavior. Here are three rules about vows: First, the more traumatic the experience, the more powerful the resulting vow. Second, the more often the experience, the more powerful the resulting vow. Third, the more recent the experience, the more powerful the resulting vow. Intensity, frequency and recency all contribute to the power of the vow. What does this mean? If something horrible happened to you more than once and not too long ago, you would not let yourself get into that situation again soon. That can either be good or bad depending on what happened and who or what you trusted! Webster defines generalization as “to infer or derive a general law or precept from particular instances.” Many times, the vows we make emotionally turn into generalizations such as, “I’m
never going to get hurt again.” “I’m not going to be betrayed again.” “I’m never going to be vulnerable again.” “All men are…” “All women are…” “All politicians are…” “All liberals are…” “All conservatives are…” “All churches are…” Sound familiar? It may seem like it or even feel like it, but “Not all pastors are…” “Not all women or men are…” “Not all liberals or conservatives are…” What’s the problem with the song that says, “I’ll never fall in love again… all men will never phone you…all men have pneumonia…?” The singer will miss the person who would love her, phone her and doesn’t have enough germs to catch pneumonia. Just like that cat will never step on a hot stove, she vowed she would never fall in love again. One experience doesn’t make every experience. Next week, let’s regain our trust by trusting wisely. If it’s going to be, it starts with me. Ed Delph is Phoenix native who lives in the North Valley. Since 1980, he has pastored three churches in the Valley. He is a noted author of 10 books, weekly columnist in several local and worldwide newspapers, teacher, business owner and speaker. He has been to or ministered in over 100 countries. He is president of a worldwide ministry, NationStrategy.
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The DVUSD Governing Board recently began recognizing the 2019-20 Teachers and Rookies of the Year and will honor additional teachers during future board meetings. Deer Valley Education Foundation (DVEF) board President Charly Filipek presented the honorees. Each year, the Deer Valley Education Foundation holds an extensive nomination, application and interview process to identify the DVUSD Teachers of the Year. The recipients are awarded with a $500 check and a trophy. The program is sponsored by Discover Financial, McCarthy Building Companies, Valley Schools, Chasse Building Team, Gary and Diana Feldman on behalf of Jonah Feldman, DKG and Grad Photography. The following teachers were honored at the Jan. 26 DVUSD Governing Board Meeting: • Chef Ryan Mattheis has taught culinary arts at Barry Goldwater High School for seven years. Part of Mattheis’ philosophy is, “When you become a teacher you sign up to be in the business of human beings. Teaching requires you to become a part of a student’s life, and you make connections no other profession experiences.” • Vicky Muñoz has graced the halls of Barry Goldwater High School for the last 13 years teaching Spanish 3-4 Honors, and both junior and senior IB Spanish. She noted, “My personal beliefs about teaching are to provide to all my students a positive and safe environment, achievable challenges, intentional teaching and reflection. These beliefs stand out in my personal teaching style.” • Christine Rowlan has taught for six years at Canyon Springs STEM Academy, teaching fourth grade math. Rowlan’s philosophy is, “I
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try to follow a STEM mindset in the math classroom by building rich tasks with many entry points. I believe students learn best when they are interested, challenged and find their own path to success.” • Rookie of the Year Annie Ramos has started her career at Copper Creek teaching developmental preschool. “As an educator, we have the ability and the responsibility to help create a successful future for our students, and I will strive to achieve this success with honor, motivation and love,” Ramos said. The awards wrapped up with Rookie of the Year, Jordan Schwab, a special education teacher at Terramar.
“My purpose on Earth was to become a special education teacher,” Schwab said. “At the end of the day, children whose basic human needs go unmet will not be able to thrive within instruction.” The remaining DVEF Teachers of the Year will be honored at upcoming DVUSD Governing Board meetings.
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PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. O21-10 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA AUTHORIZ ING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN ONE OR MORE SERIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO PAY ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COSTS OF CERTAIN PROJECTS OF THE CITY AND TO PAY ALL NECESSARY LEGAL, FINANCIAL, ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING AND OTHER COSTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF SAID BONDS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A BOND REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT AGREEMENT; AUTHORIZING AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING AND CERTAIN OTHER DOCUMENTS AND THE TAKING OF CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
$40,910,000 [1999 Election]
$17,000,000 [1999 Election]
$15,398,000 [1999 Election]
Whereas, pursuant to Title 35, Chapter 3, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended (the “Act”), duly called special bond elections were held in the City of Glendale, Arizona (hereinafter referred to as the “City”), on October 20, 1981, March 10, 1987, November 2, 1999 and May 15, 2007, and thereafter canvassed pursuant to law; and Whereas, at such elections there was submitted to and approved by the qualified electors of the City questions as to the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds of the City in the respective principal amounts and for the purposes as follows (which purposes include payment of costs and expenses as set forth in the ballot preparation) and has issued in one or more series of bonds pursuant to such authorizations the amounts, and has remaining authorization, as follows:
AUTHORIZED AMOUNT
to provide funds to construct an operations center and associated costs [Amount issued to date: $550,000; Authorization remaining: $6,200,000]
$9,698,000
to provide funds to construct a new north branch library facility; to add to, improve, and renovate existing library buildings and facilities; to furnish and equip such buildings and facilities and to improve the grounds thereof; to acquire land and interests therein as necessary for library facilities; and to purchase books (“1999 Cultural Facilities”) [Amount issued to date: $8,000,000; Authorization remaining: $1,698,000]
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$18,215,000 [1999 Election]
$50,500,000 [1999 Election]
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$6,750,000 [1981 Election]
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to provide funds to construct a new north branch library facility; to add to, improve, and renovate existing library buildings and facilities; to furnish and equip such buildings and facilities and to improve the grounds thereof; to acquire land and interests therein as necessary for library facilities; and to purchase books (“1999 Cultural Facilities”) [Amount issued to date: $8,000,000; Authorization remaining: $1,698,000] Planning and constructing a cultural facility, planning, acquiring, repairing and restoring historic properties, and acquiring land and interests therein as may be needed for such facilities and purposes (“1999 Cultural Facilities”) [Amount issued to date: $4,779,752; Authorization remaining: $13,435,248] to promote new private sector job creation through development and redevelopment within the City of Glendale, including land acquisition to be used for public/private partnerships, constructing infrastructure for future business parks, and acquiring land and interests therein as may be needed for such purposes [Amount issued to date: $28,452,846; Authorization remaining: $22,047,154]
$6,935,000 [1999 Election]
$10,000,000 [1999 Election]
$102,638,000 [2007 Election]
planning and constructing a new public works operations center, acquiring or constructing additional city buildings and facilities, planning, acquiring or constructing a tourism visitor center, additional restrooms and related infrastructure throughout the City, and acquiring land and interests therein as may be needed for such facilities and purposes [Amount issued to date: $17,165,000; Authorization remaining: $23,745,000] planning, acquiring, constructing, extending, improving and repairing landfill and acquiring land and interests therein as may be needed for such facilities and purposes [Amount issued to date: $1,460,000; Authorization remaining: $15,540,000] planning, designing and constructing new library facilities, planning, adding improving and renovating exiting library buildings and facilities, furnishing and equipping such buildings and facilities and improving the grounds thereof, acquiring land and interests therein as may be needed for library facilities and purposes and purchasing books [Amount issued to date: $-0-; Authorization remaining: $15,398,000] planning and acquiring land and interests therein for preservation of open space, planning, acquiring and constructing multiuse trails and linear parks, including but not limited to lighted walkways, play areas, benches, amphitheater, artwork, fountains, landscaping and equestrian trails, and acquiring land and interests therein as may be needed for such facilities and purposes (“1999 Open Spaces”) [Amount issued to date: $3,241,000; Authorization remaining: $50,459,000] planning, acquiring, constructing and expanding transit services and passenger amenities and park and ride facilities, replacement of transit buses, cars and computer equipment and transit administrative facility upgrades and renovations, and acquiring land and interests therein as may be needed for such facilities and purposes [Amount issued to date: $185,000; Authorization remaining: $6,750,000] planning and constructing sewers for areas within the City currently utilizing septic systems and acquiring land and interests therein as may be needed for such facilities and purposes [Amount issued to date: $-0-; Authorization remaining: $10,000,000] Planning and constructing fire and police stations and substations and other public safety buildings and facilities, new court building, and public safety training facility, acquiring additional and replacement police and fire protection equipment and vehicles, renovating and improving existing public safety facilities, and acquiring land and interests therein as may be necessary for such facilities and equipment (“2007 Public Safety Facilities”) [Amount issued to date: $4,577,690; Authorization remaining: $98,060,310]
$79,065,000 [2007 Election]
$20,554,000 [2007 Election]
$16,155,000 [2007 Election]
Constructing, reconstructing, improving and maintaining major and local streets, highways and bridges and parking within the City, and further including but not limited to downtown and City-wide parking garages, street signage, lighting, street widening and landscaping, and acquiring land and interests therein as may be needed for such facilities and purposes (the “2007 Streets and Parking Facilities”) [Amount issued to date: $53,600,000; Authorization remaining: $25,465,000] Planning, constructing, acquiring and installing flood control facilities, including joint facilities to be utilized with others and including but not limited to storm sewer lines and drains, flood control channels, detention and retention basins, and acquiring land and interests therein as may be needed for such facilities and purposes, such facilities to be used for reducing flooding on properties and reducing street flooding (“2007 Flood Control Facilities”) [Amount issued to date: $10,847,107; Authorization remaining: $9,706,893] Planning and constructing new parks and recreation facilities city-wide and further including but not limited to new swimming pools and indoor and outdoor multisport recreation centers, planning, constructing, adding to and renovating existing parks and recreation buildings and facilities, furnishing and equipping such buildings and facilities and improving the grounds thereof, and acquiring land and interests therein as may be necessary for such facilities and purposes (“2007 Parks and Recreation Facilities”) [Amount issued to date: $1,823,385; Authorization remaining: $14,331,615]
WHEREAS, the City intends for the bonds authorized hereby (the “Bonds”) to be sold (i) directly to one or more banks as purchaser of the Bonds (collectively, the “Bank Lender”) in the form of one or more bank loans or bank lending proposals, in each case as evidenced by a certificate and receipt of the Bank Lender or (ii) if, based on the determination of the Assistant City Manager or the Budget and Finance Director, an acceptable offer to directly purchase the Bonds is not received from a bank, to one or more underwriters selected by the City (the “Underwriters”), as provided in one or more bond purchase agreements (each, a “Bond Purchase Agreement”), in substantially the same form as that used in connection with the sale of the City’s General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019 (the “2019 Bonds”), with such changes as are approved by the Assistant City Manager or the Budget and Finance Director; andWHEREAS, there have been filed with the City Clerk proposed forms of the following documents: (a) A Bond Registrar and Paying Agent Agreement to be dated on or before the date of delivery of the Bonds (the “Bond Registrar Agreement”), pursuant to which a qualified financial institution will act as Bond Registrar (as hereinafter defined); and+ (b) A Continuing Disclosure Undertaking to be dated the date of delivery of the Bonds to be executed and delivered by the City if any of the Bonds are sold by negotiated sale to the Underwriters (the “Undertaking”); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Glendale, Arizona, as follows: Section 1. Purpose. That for the purpose of providing funds for the 1999 Cultural Facilities, 1999 Open Spaces, 2007 Parks and Recreation Facilities, 2007 Public Safety Facilities, 2007 Flood Control Facilities and 2007 Streets and Parking Facilities and to pay all necessary legal, financial, architectural, engineering and contingent costs in connection therewith, the City hereby authorizes the issuance of its General Obligation Bonds in one or more series which may include bonds, the interest on which is intended to be excludible from gross income for federal income tax purpose (“Bonds”) in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $16,300,000. Any net premium received from the sale of the Bonds shall be subject to Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 35-457.D. The City Manager, any Assistant City Manager or Budget and Finance Director, in each case, whether interim or actual, (each, an “Authorized Officer”) shall determine the dollar amounts and respective ballot propositions under which each series of Bonds shall be issued. Section 2. Authorization of Bonds. The Bonds shall be issued as fully registered bonds registered as to both principal and interest, in the denominations determined by the Assistant City Manager or Budget and Finance Director or any integral multiple thereof, and shall be dated the date of delivery of the Bonds. Interest on the Bonds shall be payable on January 1 and July 1 of each year (the “Interest Payment Dates”), at the rates to be set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement or certificate and receipt of the Bank Lender (not to exceed 5.00%) until the principal amount has been paid or provided for. The Bonds shall bear interest from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for or, if no interest has been paid or provided for, from the date of delivery, or such other date as approved by
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PUBLIC NOTICE an Authorized Officer. Interest on the Bonds will be computed on the basis set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement or certificate and receipt of the Bank Lender. The final amounts and respective maturity dates of the Bonds shall be set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement or certificate and receipt of the Bank Lender, but none of the Bonds shall mature later than twenty-six (26) years after the date of issuance. Section 3. Sale of Bonds. Each Authorized Officer is authorized to determine whether any of the Bonds are to be sold to (i) the Bank Lender pursuant to a bank lending proposal or (ii) the Underwriters pursuant to negotiated sale as described in the Official Statement. If it is the former, such sale will be evidenced by a certificate and receipt of the Bank Lender for each series of Bonds. If it is the latter, such sale will be evidenced by the execution and delivery of a Bond Purchase Agreement for each series of Bonds, if applicable. If the Bonds are to be sold by negotiated sale to the Underwriters, each Authorized Officer is hereby authorized to execute and deliver a Bond Purchase Agreement for each series of Bonds, if applicable, with such insertions, omissions and changes as are necessary and consistent with this Ordinance, the execution of a Bond Purchase Agreement for each series of Bonds, if applicable, being conclusive evidence of such approval. An Authorized Officer may make provision for insurance and/or liquidity support of the Bonds, if such Authorized Officer determines that such insurance or credit support would provide a net borrowing cost savings or enhance the marketability of the Bonds. Such determinations shall be included in the Bond Purchase Agreements. If bond insurance and/or liquidity support is obtained with respect to any of the Bonds, an Authorized Officer is authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the City, appropriate agreements with the bond insurer and/or liquidity provider and the Bond Registrar with provisions concerning, without limitation, any of the following: (i) the terms of the bond insurance and/or liquidity support and the premium to be paid for it, (ii) procedures for payments under the bond insurance and/or liquidity support and reimbursement of amounts advanced including subrogation to the rights of bondholders paid, (iii) voting rights, (iv) remedies and (v) notices and providing of information with respect to the Bonds. Section 4. Custody of Registered Bonds. (a) If one or more series of Bonds is sold to the Underwriters by negotiated sale, such Bonds shall only be issued in book entry form, except as provided in Section 9 hereof, and (i) one certificate for each Bond maturity in typewritten form shall be registered in the name of the Depository (as defined herein) or its nominee, as registered owner, and immobilized in the custody of the Depository; (ii) the beneficial owners of the Bonds (the “Beneficial Owners”) shall have no right to receive the Bonds in the form of physical securities; (iii) ownership of beneficial interests in the principal amounts of $5,000 or integral multiples thereof shall be shown by book entry on the system maintained and operated by the Depository and its participants, and transfers of the ownership of beneficial interest shall be made only by book entry by the Depository and its participants; and (iv) the Bonds as such shall not be transferable or exchangeable, except in transfer to another Depository or to another nominee of a Depository. As provided in Section 9 hereof, the City and the Bond Registrar shall treat the Depository or its nominee in whose name the Bonds are registered in the Bond Registrar as the owner of the Bonds for all purposes. Accordingly, principal and interest payments will be paid to the Depository as the registered owner of the Bonds. All notices required by this Ordinance to be given to the registered owners of Bonds shall be given to the Depository as the registered owner of the Bonds. The transfer of principal and interest and of notices to the Beneficial Owners will be the responsibility of the Depository and its Participants or other nominees of the Beneficial Owners. The City will not be responsible or liable for such transfers or the failure thereof or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing records of the Depository. For the purposes of this Ordinance, “Depository” means any securities depository that is a clearing agency under federal law operating and maintaining, with its participants or otherwise, a book entry system to record ownership of beneficial interests in Bonds, and to effect transfers of such beneficial interests in the Bonds, in book entry form, and includes and means initially The Depository Trust Company (a limited purpose trust company), New York, New York. (b) Any series of Bonds sold to a Bank Lender pursuant to a bank lending proposal shall be evidenced by one certificate for each Bond maturity in typewritten form and registered in the name of and delivered to the applicable Bank Lender or its nominee. Section 5. Execution. The Bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk (references in this Ordinance to such officers shall include persons acting in the capacity of such officers) in their official capacities. The signature of any or all of such officers may be facsimiles. No Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or shall be entitled to any security or benefit under this Ordinance unless and until the certificate of authentication printed on the Bond is signed by the Bond Registrar as authenticating agent. Authentication by the Bond Registrar shall be conclusive evidence that the Bond so authenticated has been duly issued, signed and delivered under this Ordinance and is entitled to the security and benefit of this Ordinance. Section 6. Registrar and Paying Agent. An Authorized Officer is authorized to appoint a qualified financial institution to serve as the authenticating agent, bond registrar, transfer agent and paying agent (collectively, the “Bond Registrar”) for the Bonds. The Mayor or an Authorized Officer shall sign and deliver, and the City Clerk shall attest, on behalf of the City, the Bond Registrar Agreement, in substantially the form on file with the City Clerk with such additions, deletions and modifications not inconsistent with this Ordinance as the officer executing such agreement shall approve. Each Authorized Officer is authorized and directed on behalf of the City to provide for payment of the services rendered and for reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Bond Registrar from the proceeds of the Bonds to the extent available or from other funds lawfully available therefor. Section 7. Payment of Bonds. The principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America without deduction for the services of the Bond Registrar as paying agent. Subject to Section 9 hereof, (a) principal and premium, if any, shall be payable when due upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds at the principal corporate trust office of the Bond Registrar and (b) interest on a Bond shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name the Bond was registered in the Bond Register, at the close of business on the 15th day of the calendar month next preceding that Interest Payment Date (the “regular record date”) at that person’s address appearing on the Bond Register (as defined in Section 8 below), or at such other address
as is furnished to the Bond Registrar, in writing, by the registered owner before the regular record date. Any interest which is not timely paid or duly provided for shall cease to be payable to the person who is shown as the registered owner thereof (or of one or more predecessor bonds) as of the regular record date, and shall be payable to the registered owner hereof (or of one or more predecessor bonds) at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of that overdue interest. The special record date shall be fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever monies become available for payment of the overdue interest, and notice of the special record date shall be given to registered owners not less than ten days prior thereto. Section 8. Prior Redemption. (a) Each series of Bonds shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity as set forth in the certificate and receipt of the Bank Lender or Bond Purchase Agreement and the form of Bond. (b) (1) Notice of redemption of any Bond shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, not more than sixty (60) nor less than thirty (30) days prior to the date set for redemption to the registered owner of the Bond or Bonds being redeemed at the address shown on the registration books for the Bonds maintained by the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent. Failure to give properly such notice of redemption shall not affect the redemption of any Bond for which notice was properly given. A notice of optional redemption may contain a statement that the redemption is conditional upon receipt by the Bond Registrar as paying agent of funds on or before the date fixed for redemption sufficient to pay the redemption price of the Bonds so called for redemption, and that if such funds are not available, such redemption shall be cancelled by written notice to owners of the Bonds called for redemption in the same manner as the original redemption notice was mailed. (2) On the date designated for redemption by notice given as herein provided, the Bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed shall become and be due and payable at the redemption price for such Bonds or such portions thereof on such date, and, if moneys for payment of the redemption price are held in separate accounts by the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent, interest on such Bonds or such portions thereof shall cease to accrue, such Bonds or such portions thereof shall cease to be entitled to any benefit or security hereunder, the registered owners of such Bonds or such portions thereof shall have no rights in respect thereof except to receive payment of the redemption price thereof and accrued interest thereon and such Bonds or such portions thereof shall be deemed paid and no longer outstanding. (3) Except as otherwise provided in a certificate and receipt of the Bank Lender, the City may redeem, and the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent shall select, by lot in such manner as the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent may determine, any amount which is included in a Bond in the denomination in excess of, but divisible by, $5,000. In that event, the registered owner shall submit the Bond for partial redemption and the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent shall make such partial payment and shall cause to be issued a new Bond in a principal amount which reflects the redemption so made, to be authenticated and delivered to the registered owner thereof. (c) Any Bond or portion thereof in authorized denominations shall be deemed paid and defeased and thereafter shall have no claim on ad valorem taxes levied on taxable property in the City (i) if there is deposited with a bank or comparable financial institution, in trust, moneys or obligations issued by or guaranteed by the United States government (“Defeasance Obligations”) or both which, with the maturing principal of and interest on such Defeasance Obligations, if any, will be sufficient, as evidenced by a certificate or report of an accountant, to pay the principal of and interest and any premium on such Bond or portion thereof as the same matures, comes due or becomes payable upon prior redemption and (ii) if such defeased Bond or portion thereof is to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been given in accordance with provisions hereof or the City has submitted to the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent instructions expressed to be irrevocable as to the date upon which such Bond or portion thereof is to be redeemed and as to the giving of notice of such redemption. Bonds the payment of which has been provided for in accordance with this Section shall no longer be deemed payable or outstanding hereunder and thereafter such Bonds shall be entitled to payment only from the moneys or Defeasance Obligations deposited to provide for the payment of such Bonds. Section 9. Registration and Exchange. So long as any of the Bonds remain outstanding, the City will cause the Bond Registrar to maintain and keep at its principal corporate trust office all books and records necessary for the registration, exchange and transfer of Bonds as provided in this Section (the “Bond Register”). Subject to the provisions of Section 7 above, (a) the person in whose name a Bond is registered on the Bond Register shall be regarded as the absolute owner of that Bond for all purposes of this Ordinance, (b) payment of or on account of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Bond shall be made only to or upon the order of that person, and (c) neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, but the registration may be changed as provided in this Section. All such payments shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the City’s liability upon the Bond, including interest, to the extent of the amount or amounts so paid. Any Bond may be exchanged for Bonds of any authorized denomination upon presentation and surrender at the principal corporate trust office of the Bond Registrar, together with a request for exchange signed by the registered owner or by a person legally empowered to do so in a form satisfactory to the Bond Registrar. A Bond may be transferred only on the Bond Register upon presentation and surrender of the Bond at the principal corporate trust office of the Bond Registrar, together with an assignment executed by the registered owner or by a person legally empowered to do so in a form satisfactory to the Bond Registrar. Upon exchange or transfer the Bond Registrar shall complete, authenticate and deliver a new Bond or Bonds of any authorized denomination or denominations requested by the registered owner equal in the aggregate to the unmatured principal amount of the Bond surrendered and bearing interest at the same rate and maturing on the same date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bonds purchased by a Bank Lender shall be subject to such transfer restrictions as may be determined by the Assistant City Manager or Budget and Finance Director. If manual signatures on behalf of the City are required, the Bond Registrar shall undertake the exchange or transfer of Bonds only after the new Bonds are signed by the authorized officers of the City. In all cases of exchanged or transferred Bonds, the City shall sign and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Bonds in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. All fees and costs associated with the exchange
or transfer, including any tax or other governmental charges required to be paid with respect to the exchange or transfer, shall be paid by the registered owner requesting the exchange or the transferor, as appropriate. The City or the Bond Registrar may require that those fees and costs, if any, be paid before the procedure is begun for the exchange or transfer. All Bonds issued upon any exchange or transfer shall be valid obligations of the City, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same security and benefit under this Ordinance as the Bonds surrendered upon that exchange or transfer. Any Bond surrendered to the Bond Registrar for payment, retirement, exchange, replacement or transfer shall be canceled by the Bond Registrar. The City may at any time deliver to the Bond Registrar for cancellation any previously authenticated and delivered Bonds that the City may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and those Bonds shall be promptly canceled by the Bond Registrar. The canceled Bonds shall be retained for a period of time and then returned to the City or destroyed by the Bond Registrar as directed by an Authorized Officer. The City and the Bond Registrar will not be required (a) to issue or transfer any Bonds during a period beginning with the opening of business on the 15th day next preceding any date of selection of Bonds to be redeemed and ending with the close of business on the day on which the applicable notice of redemption is given or (b) to transfer any Bonds which have been selected or called for redemption in whole or in part. In case any Bond becomes mutilated or destroyed or lost, the City shall cause to be executed and delivered a new Bond of like date and tenor in exchange and substitution for and upon the cancellation of such mutilated Bond or in lieu of and in substitution for such Bond destroyed or lost, upon the registered owner’s paying the reasonable expenses and charges of the City in connection therewith and, in the case of the Bond destroyed or lost, filing with the City Clerk by the registered owner evidence satisfactory to the City that such Bond was destroyed or lost, and furnishing the City with a sufficient indemnity bond pursuant to Section 47-8405, Arizona Revised Statutes. Section 10. Book-Entry Depository. Notwithstanding any provision of this Ordinance or of any Bond to the contrary, the City may enter into an agreement with the registered owner of a Bond in the custody of a Depository or a Bank Lender providing for making all payments to that registered owner of payments of principal and interest on that Bond or any part thereof (other than any payment of the entire unpaid principal amount thereof) at a place and in a manner (including wire transfer of funds) other than as provided in this Ordinance and in the Bond, without prior presentation or surrender of the Bond, upon any conditions which shall be satisfactory to the City; provided, that payment in any event shall be made to the person who is the registered owner of that Bond, on the date or other date duly agreed upon that principal and premium is due, and, with respect to the payment of interest, as of the applicable regular record date or special record date or other date as duly agreed upon as the case may be. If any Depository determines not to continue to act as a Depository for the Bonds for use in a Book Entry System, the City may attempt to have established a securities depository/book entry relationship with another qualified Depository. If the City does not or is unable to do so, the City and the Bond Registrar, after the Bond Registrar has made provision with the Depository for notification of the Beneficial Owners by the then Depository, shall permit withdrawal of the Bonds from the Depository, and authenticate and deliver replacement Bonds in fully registered form in the denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof to the assignees of the Depository or its nominee. If the event is not the result of City action or inaction, such withdrawal, authentication and delivery shall be at the cost and expense (including costs of printing definitive Bonds) of those persons requesting such authentication and delivery. Section 11. Form of Bond. The Bonds shall be in substantially the following form, the officials executing the Bonds to make the insertions and deletions necessary to conform the Bonds to this Ordinance:
(FORM OF FACE OF BOND) REGISTERED NO.
REGISTERED $ CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 2021
INTEREST RATE: % per annum
MATURITY DATE:
DATED AS OF:
July 1, ___
Date of Delivery
CUSIP:
REGISTERED OWNER: CEDE & CO. PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: DOLLARS The City of Glendale, Arizona (the “City”), for value received, promises to pay to the Registered Owner named above, or registered assigns, the Principal Amount on the Maturity Date, each as stated above, and interest thereon until the Principal Amount is paid or provided for at the Interest Rate stated above, on January 1 and July 1 of each year (the “Interest Payment Dates”), commencing ___________. This Bond will bear interest from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for or, if no interest has been paid or provided for, from its date. Principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of America, without deduction for the paying agent services, to the person in whose name this Bond (or, if applicable, one or more predecessor Bonds) is registered (the “registered owner” or “owner”) on the Register maintained by the Bond Registrar, initially __________________. Principal is payable upon presentation and surrender of this Bond at the principal corporate trust office of the Bond Registrar. Interest is payable by check or draft mailed by the Bond Registrar on each Interest Payment Date to the registered owner of this Bond (or one or more predecessor Bonds) as shown and at the address appearing on the Register at the close of business on the 15th day of the calendar month next preceding that Interest Payment Date (the “regular record date”). Any interest which is not timely paid or duly provided for shall cease to be payable to the registered owner hereof (or of one or more predecessor Bonds) as of the regular record date, and shall be payable to the registered owner hereof
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PUBLIC NOTICE (or of one or more predecessor Bonds) at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of that overdue interest. The special record date shall be fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever monies become available for payment of the overdue interest, and notice of the special record date shall be given to registered owners not less than ten days prior thereto. This Bond is one of an issue of like date, tenor and effect except as to maturity and interest rate, aggregating the sum of $__________ issued to pay all or a portion of certain 1999 Cultural Facilities, 1999 Open Spaces, 2007 Parks and Recreation Facilities, 2007 Public Safety Facilities, 2007 Flood Control Facilities and 2007 Streets and Parking Facilities (as such terms are defined in the hereinafter defined Bond Ordinance) and to pay all necessary legal, financial, architectural, engineering and contingent costs in connection therewith (the “Bonds”), under authority of and pursuant to the laws of the State of Arizona, particularly Title 35, Chapter 3, Article 3, Section 35-451, et seq., of the Arizona Revised Statutes (the “Act”), the Charter of the City, the requisite majority vote of the electors of the City cast at a special election held on November 2, 1999, upon the question of issuing bonds in the original principal amount of $411,586,800 and at a special election held on May 15, 2007 upon the question of issuing bonds in the original principal amount of $218,412,000 and Ordinance No. ____ O21- _________, passed by the Council of the City on February 23, 2021 (the “Bond Ordinance”). The Bonds are issuable only as fully registered bonds in the denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof. This Bond is exchangeable and transferable for Bonds of other authorized denominations at the principal corporate trust office of the Bond Registrar, by the registered owner or by a person legally empowered to do so, upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Bond Registrar, together with a request for exchange or an assignment, signed by the registered owner or by a person legally empowered to do so, in a form satisfactory to the Bond Registrar, all subject to the terms, limitations and conditions provided in the Bond Ordinance. All fees and costs associated with the exchange or transfer, including any tax or governmental charges payable in connection therewith, shall be paid by the owner requesting the exchange or the transferor, as appropriate. The City or the Bond Registrar may also require that such fees and charges be paid prior to the procedure for exchange or transfer. The City and the Bond Registrar may deem and treat the registered owner as the absolute owner of this Bond for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of principal or interest and for all other purposes, and neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. The Bonds are subject to redemption prior to their stated maturities as follows: * * * The Council of the City of Glendale has by ordinance ordered the creation of a special fund for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds of the issue of which this bond is one. Payments are to be made into said fund from taxes to be levied on all taxable property in the City and the money in said fund is to be used solely to pay principal of and interest on the bonds of the issue of which this is one. Such taxes, together with other monies to be deposited in said fund (including earnings on investments made with money in said fund), are required to be sufficient to pay such principal, interest and redemption premiums, if any, when due. Reference is made to the Bond Ordinance for a more complete description of the provisions, among others, with respect to the nature and extent of the security for the Bonds, the rights, duties and obligations of the City, the Bond Registrar and the registered owners, and the terms and conditions upon which the Bonds are issued and secured. The registered owner of this Bond assents, by acceptance hereof, to all of the provisions of the Bond Ordinance .It is hereby certified and recited that all acts and conditions necessary to be performed by the City or to have been met precedent to and in the issuance of the Bonds in order to make them legal, valid and binding special obligations of the City, have been performed and have been met in regular and due form as required by law; tha payment in full for the Bonds has been received; and that no statutory, charter or constitutional limitation on indebtedness has been exceeded in issuing the Bonds. This Bond shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose and shall not be entitled to any security or benefit under the Bond Ordinance until the Certificate of Authentication below has been signed. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Glendale, Arizona has caused this Bond to be executed in its name by the facsimile signatures of the Mayor and attested to by the facsimile signature of its City Clerk, all as of __________, 2021. CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA ________________(facsimile) _______________________ Mayor ATTEST: ____________________(facsimile) City Clerk CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
to above.
This Bond is one of the Bonds described in the Bond Ordinance referred
Date of Authentication: _______________________________ as Bond Registrar By_____________________________ Authorized Representative Registrable at and Payable by: ____________________________ _______________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT [Form of Assignment] (END OF FORM OF BOND) Section 12. Delivery of Bonds. The Mayor or any Authorized Officer shall cause the Bonds to be prepared and shall have the Bonds signed, authenticated and delivered, together with a true transcript of proceedings with reference to the issuance of the Bonds, to the Purchasers upon payment of the par value thereof plus the net premium or less the discount set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement or certificate and receipt of the Bank Lender. Section 13. Application of Proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds shall be paid into the proper fund or funds and credited to separate book accounts, and those proceeds are appropriated and shall be used in the amounts and solely for the purposes as set forth in the respective ballot question submitted to the qualified voters of the City at the aforesaid special bond elections, as determined by an Authorized Officer, subject to the provisions of Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 35457.D. The proceeds of the Bonds will be invested pursuant to State law. The City shall include in its records sufficient information to identify the proceeds, expenditures and investment income relating to the Bonds. Section 14. Allocation of Bonds Between 6% and 20% Debt Limits; Ratification of Prior Actions. An Authorized Officer is hereby authorized to determine the respective allocations between the 6% and 20% debt limitations set forth and in accordance with applicable law. All prior allocations of bond proceeds to specific ballot propositions as set forth in the Whereas clauses herein and as between 6% and 20% to debt limits are hereby affirmed and ratified. Section 15. Security for the Bonds; Covenants. For the purpose of paying principal of and interest on the bonds herein authorized there shall be levied on all taxable property in the City of Glendale a continuing, direct, annual ad valorem tax sufficient to produce the amounts required below; said amounts are hereby found sufficient and necessary to assure payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due at or prior to maturity. In each year the money derived from said tax shall be paid into separate funds which are hereby created and named the “Interest Fund” and the “Redemption Fund”. Such Interest Fund and Redemption Fund shall be kept separately by the City for the equal benefit of the holders of the Bonds herein authorized and used solely for the payment of principal of and interest on such Bonds. There shall be paid into said Interest Fund and Redemption Fund the accrued interest and any premium received by the City from the Purchasers of the Bonds herein authorized plus an amount sufficient to pay all interest when due on said Bonds plus the amounts on or prior to July 1 in the years determined by an Authorized Officer. If at the time of any annual tax levy the amount in the Interest Fund and Redemption Fund accumulated as hereinabove required shall not be sufficient to pay all principal and interest falling due on said Bonds prior to the time that taxes will become available from the next succeeding tax levy, the City shall include in such earlier tax levy such additional amount asASSIGNMENT [Form of Assignment] (END OF FORM OF BOND) Section 12. Delivery of Bonds. The Mayor or any Authorized Officer shall cause the Bonds to be prepared and shall have the Bonds signed, authenticated and delivered, together with a true transcript of proceedings with reference to the issuance of the Bonds, to the Purchasers upon payment of the par value thereof plus the net premium or less the discount set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement or certificate and receipt of the Bank Lender. Section 13. Application of Proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds shall be paid into the proper fund or funds and credited to separate book accounts, and those proceeds are appropriated and shall be used in the amounts and solely for the purposes as set forth in the respective ballot question submitted to the qualified voters of the City at the aforesaid special bond elections, as determined by an Authorized Officer, subject to the provisions of Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 35457.D. The proceeds of the Bonds will be invested pursuant to State law. The City shall include in its records sufficient information to identify the proceeds, expenditures and investment income relating to the Bonds. Section 14. Allocation of Bonds Between 6% and 20% Debt Limits; Ratification of Prior Actions. An Authorized Officer is hereby authorized to determine the respective allocations between the 6% and 20% debt limitations set forth and in accordance with applicable law. All prior allocations of bond proceeds to specific ballot propositions as set forth in the Whereas clauses herein and as between 6% and 20% to debt limits are hereby affirmed and ratified. Section 15. Security for the Bonds; Covenants. For the purpose of paying principal of and interest on the bonds herein authorized there shall be levied on all taxable property in the City of Glendale a continuing, direct, annual ad valorem tax sufficient to produce the amounts required below; said amounts are hereby found sufficient and necessary to assure payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due at or prior to maturity. In each year the money derived from said tax shall be paid into separate funds which are hereby created and named the “Interest Fund” and the “Redemption Fund”. Such Interest Fund and Redemption Fund shall be kept separately by the City for the equal benefit of the holders of the Bonds herein authorized and used solely for the payment of principal of and interest on such Bonds. There shall be paid into said Interest Fund and Redemption Fund the accrued interest and any premium received by the City from the Purchasers of the Bonds herein authorized plus an amount sufficient to pay all interest when due on said Bonds plus the amounts on or prior to July 1 in the years determined by an Authorized Officer. If at the time of any annual tax levy the amount in the Interest Fund and Redemption Fund accumulated as hereinabove required shall not be sufficient to pay all principal and interest falling due on said Bonds prior to the time that taxes will become available from the next succeeding tax levy, the City shall include in such earlier tax levy such additional amount as shall produce funds sufficient to remedy any such deficiency and deposit the proceeds of said taxes into the Interest Fund and Redemption Fund. Whenever there shall be insufficient money in the Interest Fund and Redemption Fund to pay Bonds and interest thereon payable therefrom when due, the City may pay such principal and interest from any other legally available fund and shall reimburse such other fund when money becomes available from the proceeds of the taxes hereinabove
required.
Section 16. Official Statement. If and to the extent applicable, all actions of the City related to preparing and distributing a form of Preliminary Official Statement, to be used if any of the Bonds are sold by negotiated sale to the Underwriters, in substantially the same form as that used in connection with the offer and sale of the City’s General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019, which may be distributed in connection with the offer and sale of the Bonds (as prepared in accordance with the terms of this Ordinance, the “Preliminary Official Statement”), are hereby approved and ratified. The portions of the Official Statement regarding the Bonds which concern and describe the City are hereby approved and, if so necessary, the Assistant City Manager or the Budget and Finance Director are hereby authorized and directed to execute the same and any required certificates as to the accuracy and completeness of said Official Statement descriptions of the City. If so necessary, the Preliminary Official Statement is approved and the distribution of the same is hereby approved. If and to the extent applicable, the Preliminary Official Statement is “deemed final” (except for permitted omissions), by the City as of its date for purposes of SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(1) and, if so necessary, a final official statement (the “Official Statement”) will be prepared and distributed to the Underwriters for purposes of SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(3) and (4). If so necessary, the Assistant City Manager or the Budget and Finance Director are authorized and directed to complete and sign on behalf of the City and in his or her official capacity, the Official Statement, with such modifications, changes and supplements as being necessary to carry out and comply with the terms, provisions, and intent of this Ordinance. If so necessary, the Assistant City Manager or the Budget and Finance Director are authorized to use and distribute, or authorize the use and distribution of, the Official Statement and any supplements thereto as so signed in connection with the original issuance of the Bonds as may in his or her judgment be necessary or appropriate. If and to the extent applicable, the references to the City contained in the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement relating to the Bonds are hereby authorized and approved. Section 17. Continuing Disclosure Undertaking. If any of the Bonds are sold by negotiated sale to the Underwriters, the Mayor and each Authorized Officer is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to execute and deliver the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking in substantially the same form as now before the City, or with such changes therein as the individual executing the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking on behalf of the City shall approve, his or her execution thereof to constitute conclusive evidence of his or her approval of such changes. If a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking is executed and delivered on behalf of the City as herein provided, such Continuing Disclosure Undertaking will be binding on the City and the officers, employees and agents of the City, and the officers, employees and agents of the City are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to do all such acts and things and to execute all such documents as may be necessary to carry out and comply with the provisions of the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking as executed. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, the sole remedies for failure to comply with the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking shall be the ability of the beneficial owner of any Bond to seek mandamus or specific performance by court order, to cause the City to comply with its obligations under the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking. Section 18. Tax Covenants. The City covenants that it will use, and will restrict the use and investment of, the proceeds of the Bonds in such manner and to such extent as may be necessary so that (a) the Bonds will not (i) constitute private activity bonds, arbitrage bonds or hedge bonds under Sections 141, 148 or 149 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or (ii) be treated other than as bonds to which Section 103(a) of the Code applies, and (b) the interest thereon will not be treated as a preference item under Section 57 of the Code. The City further covenants (a) that it will take or cause to be taken such actions that may be required of it for the interest on the Bonds to be and remain excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, (b) that it will not take or authorize to be taken any actions that would adversely affect that exclusion, and (c) that it, or persons acting for it, will, among other acts of compliance, (i) apply the proceeds of the Bonds to the governmental purposes of the borrowing, (ii) restrict the yield on investment property, (iii) make timely and adequate payments to the federal government, (iv) maintain books and records and make calculations and reports, and (v) refrain from certain uses of those proceeds and, as applicable, of property financed with such proceeds, all in such manner and to the extent necessary to assure such exclusion of that interest under the Code. Each Authorized Officer is hereby authorized (a) to make or effect any election, selection, designation, choice, consent, approval, or waiver on behalf of the City with respect to the Bonds as the City is permitted or required to make or give under the federal income tax laws, including, without limitation thereto, any of the elections provided for or available under Section 148 of the Code, for the purpose of assuring, enhancing or protecting favorable tax treatment or status of the Bonds or interest thereon or assisting compliance with requirements for that purpose, reducing the burden or expense of such compliance, reducing the rebate amount or payments of penalties, or making payments of special amounts in lieu of making computations to determine, or paying, excess earnings as rebate, or obviating those amounts or payments, as determined by that officer, which action shall be in writing and signed by the officer, (b) to take any and all other actions, make or obtain calculations, make payments, and make or give reports, covenants and certifications of and on behalf of the City, as may be appropriate to assure the exclusion of interest from gross income and the intended tax status of the Bonds, and (c) to give one or more appropriate certificates of the City for inclusion in the transcript of the proceedings for the Bonds, setting forth the reasonable expectations of the City regarding the amount and use of all the proceeds of the Bonds, the facts, circumstances and estimates on which they are based, and other facts and circumstances relevant to the tax treatment of the interest on and the tax status of the Bonds. Section 19. Further Actions. All actions of the officers and agents of the City which are in conformity with the purposes and intent of this Ordinance and in furtherance of the issuance and sale of the Bonds as contemplated by this Ordinance whether heretofore or hereafter taken shall be and are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved. The Mayor, each Authorized Officer and the City Clerk and other appropriate officers and agents of the City are hereby authorized and directed to do all such acts and things and to execute and deliver all such documents on behalf of the City as may be necessary to carry out the terms and intent of this Ordinance. Section 20. All Conditions Met. This Council determines that all acts and conditions necessary under the Act and other applicable laws to be performed by the City or to have been met precedent to and in the issuing of the Bonds in order to make them legal, valid and binding special obligations of the City, have been performed and met,
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PUBLIC NOTICE or will at the time of delivery of the Bonds have been performed and met, in regular and due form as required by law; and that no statutory, charter or constitutional limitation of indebtedness or taxation will have been exceeded in the issuance of the Bonds. Section 21. Open Meeting. This Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this Ordinance were taken in an open meeting of this Council and that all deliberations of this Council and of any committees that resulted in those formal actions were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 22. Severability. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. Section 23. Ordinance a Contract. This Ordinance shall constitute a contract between the City and the registered owners of the Bonds and shall not be repealed or amended in any manner which would impair, impede or lessen the rights of the registered owners of the Bonds then outstanding. Section 24. Emergency Clause. The immediate operation of the provisions of this ordinance is necessary for the public peace, health, and safety of the residents and citizens of the City for the reason that the bonds herein authorized must be sold at the earliest possible time in order to obtain the most advantageous interest rate; an emergency is , therefore, declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and adoption by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, and it is hereby exempt from the referendum provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State. PASSED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Glendale, rd Arizona, this 23 day of February, 2021.[Jerry P. Weiers]Mayor Jerry P. Weiers
Commission; and WHEREAS, this Council desires to authorize the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking collectively, the “Basic Documents”) and such other documents as may be necessary in connection with the execution and delivery of said Basic Documents, the pledge of Net Revenues for the payment of the amounts due under the Purchase Agreement and the issuance of the Obligations.
ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk
Obligations in purchase price payments to be made by the City, were executed and delivered on December 17, 2020; and WHEREAS, the 2012 Trust Agreement, the 2015 Trust Agreement, the 2020 Trust Agreement, the 2012 Purchase Agreement, the 2015 Purchase Agreement and the 2020 Purchase Agreement describe the terms and conditions upon which additional water and sewer obligations may be issued; and WHEREAS, the Obligations (as defined herein) will be issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement between the City and the Trustee (as such terms are defined herein); and WHEREAS, the Obligations will be secured by amounts received under the Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the City will pledge Net Revenues (as defined herein) on a priority of lien basis determined as provided herein; and WHEREAS, the Obligations may be sold by negotiated or competitive sale and if appropriate, may be reoffered pursuant to the Preliminary Official Statement and Official Statement (as such terms are defined herein); and WHEREAS, there have been presented to the City Council of the City at the meeting of the City Council of the City at which this Ordinance is being adopted, there have been placed on file with the City Clerk the proposed forms of the following documents: (i) Purchase Agreement to be dated as of March 1, 2021 or such later date as may be determined pursuant to Section 2 hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and between the City and the Trustee, (ii) Trust Agreement to be dated as of March 1, 2021 or such later date as may be determined pursuant to Section 2 hereof (the “Trust Agreement”) and (iii) continuing disclosure undertaking (the “Continuing Disclosure Undertaking”), if required pursuant to Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE AS FOLLOWS:
[Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney
SECTION 1. In addition to words and terms elsewhere defined in this Ordinance, the capitalized words and terms used herein shall have the meaning given in Article 1 of the Trust Agreement.
REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star, Mar. 4, 2021 / 36664
ORDINANCE NO. O21-11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA (1) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT, A TRUST AGREEMENT, A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING AND AN OBLIGATION PURCHASE CONTRACT; (2) APPROVING THE SALE, EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF WATER AND SEWER REVENUE OBLIGATIONS IN ONE OR MORE SERIES IN ORDER TO FINANCE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CITY’S WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM; (3) PLEDGING CERTAIN WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUES IMPOSED OR RECEIVED BY THE CITY TO THE PAYMENT OF SUCH OBLIGATIONS; (4) DELEGATING TO AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF THE CITY THE LIMITED AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE BY SERIES THE FINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT, MATURITIES, INTEREST RATES AND OTHER MATTERS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH OBLIGATIONS; (5) AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF ALL OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY TO THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS ORDINANCE, INCLUDING THE EXECUTION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT; AND (6) DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City executed and delivered a Trust Agreement dated as of February 1, 2012 (the “2012 Trust Agreement”) and a Purchase Agreement dated as of February 1, 2012 (the “2012 Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Senior Lien Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding Obligations, Series 2012 (the “2012 Obligations”), in an aggregate principal amount of $77,635,000, evidencing a proportionate interest of the owners of the 2012 Obligations in purchase price payments to be made by the City, were executed and delivered on February 9, 2012; and WHEREAS, the City executed and delivered a Trust Agreement dated as of March 1, 2015 (the “2015 Trust Agreement”) and a Purchase Agreement dated as of March 1, 2015 (the “2015 Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Senior Lien Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding Obligations, Series 2015 (the “2015 Obligations”), in an aggregate principal amount of $121,245,000, evidencing a proportionate interest of the owners of the 2015 Obligations in purchase price payments to be made by the City, were executed and delivered on March 3, 2015; and WHEREAS, the City executed and delivered a Trust Agreement dated as of December 1, 2020 (the “2020 Trust Agreement”) and a Purchase Agreement dated as of December 1, 2020 (the “Refunding Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Subordinate Lien Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding Obligations, Series 2020 (the “2020 Obligations”), in an aggregate principal amount of $20,250,000, evidencing a proportionate interest of the owners of the 2020
SECTION 2. The sale and purchase of the 2021 Project pursuant to the Purchase Agreement are hereby approved; and the installment purchase payments (the “Purchase Payments”) specified in the Purchase Agreement are hereby approved (but subject to the limitations on the source of City payments as set forth in Section 3). The City Manager, Assistant City Manager or Budget and Finance Director, whether actual, acting or interim (each an “Authorized Officer”) is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Basic Documents on behalf of the City in substantially the form on file with the City Clerk with such modifications, insertions and changes as may be approved by the executing officials, which approval shall be conclusively evidenced by their execution of the Basic Documents. If more than one series of obligations are issued, Basic Documents shall include additional agreements necessary to provide for such series. If an Authorized Officer determines that refunding obligations authorized pursuant to Ordinance No. O20-23 shall be issued concurrently, the Basic Documents shall reflect such concurrent refunding obligations. SECTION 3. For the payment of the Purchase Payments due and payable under the Purchase Agreement authorized in Section 2 hereof, there are hereby pledged the City’s Net Revenues on a priority of lien basis to be determined as set forth in Section 5 hereof. It is intended that this pledge of Net Revenues will be sufficient to make the Purchase Payments pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the City agrees and covenants to make said Purchase Payments from such Net Revenues, except to the extent that it chooses to make such payments from other funds, as permitted by law. Neither the Purchase Agreement nor the promise to pay pursuant thereto nor the Obligations constitute a general obligation of the City nor shall the City be liable for the payments under the Purchase Agreement from ad valorem taxes. SECTION 4. The City Council of the City hereby finds and determines that the financing of the 2021 Project pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement and the Trust Agreement, through the issuance and the sale of the Obligations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,500,000 with a final maturity no later than twentysix (26) years after the date of issuance at an interest rate not to exceed 5.00%, are in furtherance of the purposes of the City and in the public interest and will enhance the standard of living within the City and within the State. SECTION 5. The Obligations shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof, shall be dated as determined by an Authorized Officer, shall bear interest from such date payable on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing as determined by an Authorized Officer, and shall be fully registered bonds without coupons. The Obligations shall mature on July 1 in the years determined by an Authorized Officer. The forms, terms and provisions of the Obligations and the provisions for the signatures, authentication, payment, registration, transfer, exchange and number shall be as set forth in the Trust Agreement and are hereby approved.
An Authorized Officer is hereby authorized and directed to determine on behalf of the City: (i) the components of the 2021 Project to be financed; (ii) the principal amount of the Obligations; (iii) the final maturity schedule of the Obligations; (iv) the provisions for redemption in advance of maturity or payment of the Obligations; (v) the interest rates on the Obligations; (vi) the sales price and terms of the purchase of the Obligations (including the underwriter’s discount and the original issue discount or premium), (vii) the determination as to whether the Obligations shall be Senior Obligations and which shall be Subordinate Obligations (as defined in the Trust Agreement), (viii) the provisions for credit enhancement, if any, for the Obligations including a debt service reserve fund or surety bond; (ix) the provisions for a capitalized interest or contingency amount, if any, if deemed to be in the best interests of the City and (x) the identity of the financial institution to serve as trustee under the Trust Agreement (the “Trustee”). The provisions for redemption of the Obligations shall be as set forth in the Trust Agreement. The forms and other terms and provisions of the Obligations and the provisions for the signatures, authentication, payment, registration, transfer, exchange, and number shall be as set forth in the Trust Agreement and are hereby approved. SECTION 6. An Authorized Officer is authorized to (i) determine whether the Obligations are to be sold pursuant to negotiated sale or competitive bid basis either to one or more underwriters as described in the Official Statement or to one or more financial institutions on a private placement basis or pursuant to a bank lending proposal and (ii) confirm such sale through the execution and delivery of an obligation purchase contract in a form similar to that executed and delivered in connection with the 2020 Obligations in the event of a negotiated sale or, in the event of a competitive bid or bank lending proposal, through execution and delivery of a certificate and receipt. An Authorized Officer is hereby authorized to execute and deliver such agreements in such form with such insertions, omissions and changes as are necessary and consistent with this Ordinance, the execution of such agreements being conclusive evidence of such approval. SECTION 7. The forms, terms and provisions of the Basic Documents, in substantially the forms of such documents (including the exhibits thereto) on file with the City Clerk, are hereby approved. An Authorized Officer is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver, and the City Clerk of the City to attest, if necessary, the Basic Documents, with such insertions, omissions and changes as are necessary and consistent with this Ordinance, the execution of such documents being conclusive evidence of such approval and particularly of approval and acceptance of the covenants contained therein by the City Council of the City on behalf of the City. SECTION 8. An Authorized Officer is authorized to enter into such agreements as he determines necessary in conjunction with obtaining bond insurance or a reserve fund surety bond, if any and which are necessary to carry out and comply with the terms, provisions, and intent of this Ordinance. All actions of the City related to preparing and distributing the Preliminary Official Statement are hereby approved and ratified. The portions of the Official Statement regarding the Obligations which concern and describe the City are hereby approved and the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the same and any required certificates as to the accuracy and completeness of said Official Statement descriptions of the City. SECTION 9. The Preliminary Official Statement in substantially the form utilized by the City in connection with the sale of the 2020 Obligations is approved and the distribution of the same, if necessary, is hereby approved (the “Preliminary Official Statement”). The Preliminary Official Statement is “deemed final” (except for permitted omissions), by the City as of its date for purposes of SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(1) and a final official statement will be prepared and distributed to the Original Purchaser, if necessary, for purposes of SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(3) and (4). The City Manager is authorized and directed to complete and sign on behalf of the City and in his or her official capacity, the Official Statement, with such modifications, changes and supplements as being necessary to carry out and comply with the terms, provisions, and intent of this Ordinance. The City Manager is authorized to use and distribute, or authorize the use and distribution of, the Official Statement and any supplements thereto as so signed in connection with the original issuance of the Obligations as may in his or her judgment be necessary or appropriate. The references to the City contained in the Preliminary Official Statement and such final Official Statement relating to the Obligations are hereby authorized and approved. SECTION 10. An Authorized Officer and the Clerk of the City are hereby authorized and directed to do all such acts and things to execute, acknowledge and deliver all such documents (including, without limitation, tax compliance certificates, security agreements and financing statements, any amendments to such documents and all closing documents) as may in their discretion be deemed necessary or desirable to carry out and comply with the terms, provisions and intent of this Ordinance, and the Basic Documents and all exhibits to any of the foregoing. All of the acts of the officers of the City which are in conformity with the intent and purposes of this Ordinance, whether heretofore or hereafter taken or done, shall be and the same are hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved in all respects. SECTION 11. The City covenants that it will use, and will restrict the use and investment of, the proceeds of the Obligations in such manner and to such extent as may be necessary so that (a) the Obligations will not (i) constitute private activity bonds, arbitrage bonds or hedge bonds under Section 141, 148 or 149 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or (ii) be treated other than as bonds to which
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PUBLIC NOTICE Section 103(a) of the Code applies, and (b) the interest thereon will not be treated as a preference item under Section 57 of the Code. An Authorized Officer, or any other officer having responsibility for issuance of the Obligations shall, alone or with any other necessary officer or employee or consultant to the City, give an appropriate certificate of the City, for inclusion in the transcript of proceedings for the Obligations, setting forth (i) the reasonable expectations of the City regarding the amount and use of all the proceeds of the Obligations; (ii) the facts, circumstances and estimates on which the City’s expectations are based; and (iii) other facts and circumstances relevant to the tax treatment of interest on the Obligations.
The City covenants (a) that it will take or cause to be taken such actions which may be required of it for the interest on the Obligations to be and remain excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, (b) that it will not take or authorize to be taken any actions which would adversely affect that exclusion and (c) that it, or persons acting for it, will, among other acts of compliance; (i) apply the proceeds of the Obligations to the governmental purpose of the borrowing; (ii) restrict the yield on investment property; (iii) make timely and adequate payments to the federal government; (iv) maintain books and records and make calculations and reports; and (v) refrain from certain uses of those proceeds and, as applicable, of property financed with such proceeds, all in such manner and to the extent necessary to assure such exclusion of that interest under the Code. An Authorized Officer, and other appropriate city officers are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all such actions, make calculations and rebate payments, and make or give such reports and certifications, as may be appropriate to assure such exclusion of that interest.
SECTION 12. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION 13. All orders and Ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby waived to the extent only of such inconsistency. This waiver shall not be construed as reviving any order or Ordinance or any part thereof. EMERGENCY CLAUSE SECTION 14. The immediate operation of the provisions of this ordinance is necessary for the public peace, health, and safety of the residents and citizens of the City for the reason that the obligations herein authorized must be sold at the earliest possible time in order to obtain the most advantageous interest rate; an emergency is , therefore, declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and adoption by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, and it is hereby exempt from the referendum provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of rd Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 23 day of February, 2021. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk
FIREFIGHTER TURNOUT GEAR THE BID DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S VENDOR SELF SERVICE HOME PAGE AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx BIDDER MUST BE REGISTERED AS A VENDOR TO ACCESS BID AND SUBMIT PROPOSAL. REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE VENDOR REGISTRATION LINK LOCATED AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE RECEIVED THROUGH THE VENDOR SELF SERVICE PORTAL ON OR BEFORE 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME, MARCH 25, 2021. THE CITY OF GLENDALE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS AND TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES. CITY OF GLENDALE BY: KEVIN R. PHELPS CITY MANAGER PUBLISH: THE GLENDALE STAR - PUBLISHING DATE MARCH 4, 2021. / 36xxx
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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: SAV BEAUTY, LLC II The address of the registered office is: 3923 W Topeka Dr. Glendale AZ 85308 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Chantalle M Scolli 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: MANAGERS Chantalle M Scolli and Savvy Scolli, 3923 W Topeka Dr. Glendale AZ 85308 Published Glendale Star, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 2021 / 39804
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NOTICE OF BID
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the matter of the Deihl Family Trust, notice is given that Patricia E. Larson is NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BID NO. the personal representative of this non 21-30 VENDOR SELF SERVICE BID probate trust. All persons having claims NO. 42100050 NOTICE IS HEREBY against this trust are required to present GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF GLENDtheir claims in writing within four months ALE, ARIZONA WILL RECEIVE BIDS after the date of this publication of this FOR FURNISHING THE FOLLOWING: notice or the claims will be forever FIREFIGHTER TURNOUT GEAR THE barred. Claims must be presented by deBID DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ON livery of a written statement of the claim THE CITY’S VENDOR SELF SERVICE to Patricia E. Larson, 23613 N. 77th HOME PAGE AT: https://glendStreet, Scottsdale, AZ 85255. Published: aleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven Glendale Star, Feb. 18, 25, Mar 4, 2021 / dors/default.aspx BIDDER MUST BE 36404 REGISTERED AS A VENDOR TO ACCESS BID AND SUBMIT PROPOSAL. REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE VENDOR REGISTRATION LINK LOCATED AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. EACH NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDPROPOSAL SHALL BE RECEIVED ING OF NOTHE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT LUKE AIR FORCE BASE – GLENDALE, ARITHROUGH VENDOR SELF SERZONA The U.S. Air Force (USAF) the availability of a Draft EnvironmentVICE PORTAL ON OR BEFORE announces 2:00 al Assessment (EA) and Finding of No P.M. LOCAL TIME, MARCH 25, 2021.Significant Impact to solicit input on the proposed action the interested public. This Draft EA addresses the potential envirTHE CITY OF from GLENDALE RESERVES onmental impacts of entering into a contract with the Glendale Regional Public THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT Safety Training Center (GRPSTC) to supplement the combat arms training and ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS AND TO maintenance (CATM) requirements of the 56th Security Forces Squadron (56 SFS) OF GLWAIVE INFORMALITIES. from Luke Air Force Base,CITY AZ. The environmental impact analysis process for this ENDALE BY: KEVINin R. PHELPS with CITYthe Council on Environmental Quality regulaEA was conducted accordance MANAGER PUBLISH: THE GLENDALE of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) tions pursuant to the requirements STAR - PUBLISHING 4, Action is to supplement 56 SFS firearms of 1969. The purposeDATE of theMARCH Proposed 2021. / 36xxx training that cannot be accomplished at the existing CATM facility on Luke AFB (building 918) due to inherent limitations of the CATM facility. The intent is to provide 56 SFS members with sustainment firing that focuses on drills and marksmanship rather than qualification. USA F regulation at 32 CFR 989.8 requires a No Action Alternative in the analysis of an EA. The No Action Alternative would maintain the status quo with all CATM activities taking place at the CATM range on Luke AFB in building 918. The public comment period is 01 March 2021 through 30 March 2021. The Air Force is aware of the potential impact of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic on the usual methods of access to information and ability to communicate, such as limited availability of an access to local public libraries, and the challenges with the sufficiency of an increasingly-overburdened internet. The Air Force seeks to implement appropriate additional measures to ensure that the public and all interested stakeholders have the opportunity to participate fully in this Environmental Assessment process. Accordingly, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at the email address or telephone number provided below; we are available to discuss and help resolve issues involving access to the draft EA and draft FONSI, or the ability to comment. Molly Thrash NEPA Program Manager, Luke Air Force Base. Email: sherry.thrash@us.af.mil Office: 623-856-8488 Published: Glendale Star, March 4, 2021 / 36296
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF ACTION TO APPOINT A WRONGFUL DEATH REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE DEATH OF GLEN LOUIS JESSIE, JR.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star, Mar. 4, 2021 / 36666
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That on December 18, 2017, Glen Louis Jessie, Jr., a resident of Maricopa County, Arizona, wrongfully died in Casper, Wyoming. Owen Ray Jessie was at the time of his death, the brother of decedent. That on the 6 th day of December, 2019, Owen Ray Jessie, instituted an action in Wyoming District Court in Natrona County, Wyoming for his appointment as the wrongful death representative for the purpose of bringing a wrongful death action for the death of Glen Louis Jessie, Jr. The action instituted by Mr. Jessie in the Natrona County District Court for the State of Wyoming is: IN THE MATTER FO THE APPOINTMENT ) OF A WRONGFUL DEATH ) ) REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLEN LOUIS JESSIE, JR., DECEDENT ) Civil Action Number 24414 Any person claiming to qualify as a person who will best represent the interest of the potential beneficiaries under Wyoming Statute I-38-104(a), may intervene as a matter of right. The notice shall be published for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which Glen Louis Jessie, Jr. resided at the time of his death; Maricopa County, Arizona. A report of all reasonably ascertainable beneficiaries shall be made to the District Court in and for Natrona County, Wyoming. Any person claiming to be beneficiaries of Glen Louis Jessie, Jr. should immediately notify Frederick J. Harrison, Esq. at his address as follows: Frederick J. Harrison, Esq. 301 West Lincolnway Cheyenne, WY 82001 Telephone: (301) 324-6639 Facsimile: (307) 481-7491 Published: Glendale Star, Feb. 18, 25, Mar 4, 2021 / 36345
aleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx BIDDER MUST BE REGISTERED AS A VENDOR TO ACCESS BID AND SUBMIT PROPOSAL. REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE VENDOR REGISTRATION LINK LOCATED AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. SITE VISITS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY THROUGH THE VENDOR SELF SERVICE PORTAL ON OR BEFORE 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME, MARCH 25, 2021. THE CITY OF GLENDALE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS AND TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES. CITY OF GLENDALE BY: KEVIN R. PHELPS CITY MANAGER PUBLISH: THE GLENDALE STAR - PUBLISHING DATE MARCH 4, 2021. / 36641
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NOTICE OF REQUEST
NOTICE OF REQUEST
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 21-49 VENDOR SELF SERVICE BID NO. 42100054 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA WILL RECEIVE BIDS FOR FURNISHING THE FOLLOWING: INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETER THE BID DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S VENDOR SELF SERVICE HOME PAGE AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx BIDDER MUST BE REGISTERED AS A VENDOR TO ACCESS BID AND SUBMIT PROPOSAL. REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE VENDOR REGISTRATION LINK LOCATED AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx EACH PROPOSAL LEGAL ADS CONTINUE SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFTER CLASSIFIEDS. SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. SITE VISITS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY THROUGH THE PUBLIC VENDOR SELF SERVICE PORTAL ON NOTICE OR BEFORE 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME, NOTICE OF2021. PUBLIC HEARINGS MARCH 25, THE CITY OF and GL- 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE PROPOSED CITY OFRIGHT GLENDALE ENDALE RESERVES THE TO 2021-22 HUD ANNUAL ACTION PLAN ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL Notice is herebyAND givenTO thatWAIVE the City INof Glendale, Arizona will hold two public hearPROPOSALS ings to discuss development of the City’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 HUD Annual AcFORMALITIES. CITY OF GLENDALE tion Plan, including proposed uses for BY: KEVIN R. PHELPS CITY MAN-approximately $2.5 million of Community Deand approximately $217,000 of Emergency Soluvelopment Block Grant AGER PUBLISH: THE(CDBG) GLENDALE tions Grant (ESG) funding. - PUBLISHING DATE MARCH 4, STAR 2021. / 36641 The draft 2021-22 Annual Action Plan will be available for a 30-day public comment period beginning Friday, March 12, 2021 and close on Sunday, April 11, 2021. All residents, property and business owners, partnering agencies and other stakeholders of the City of Glendale are encouraged to submit written comments or questions regarding the proposed Substantial Amendment to Matthew Hess, Community Revitalization Administrator, at Glendale City Hall, 5850 W. Glendale Ave, Suite 107, Glendale, AZ 85301, or by email at revitalization@glendaleaz.com.
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driveways and other public utilities; and provisions of this ordinance shall beWHEREAS, where these improvements come effective thirty (30) days after pasare located on private property, the ownsage of this ordinance by the Glendale ers have agreed to convey access and City Council. (Signatures on the followpossessory rights to the City so that the ing page) PASSED, ADOPTED AND City can maintain, operate, repair, reAPPROVED by the Mayor and Council place and remove, if necessary, the asof the City of Glendale, Maricopa sociated infrastructure. BE IT ORCounty, Arizona, this 23rd day of FebruDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE ary, 2021. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECP. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] JuTION 1. That the real property interests lie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APbeing authorized and accepted are sumPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. marized in attached Exhibit 1, Deeds Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney and Easement Table, with locations deREVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevpicted on Exhibit 2. SECTION 2. That in R. Phelps, City Manager Exhibits are the City Council hereby authorizes and on file with the City Clerk Department of instructs the City Manager to execute the the City of Glendale. They can be found conveyance of easements, deeds, and as part of the agendas as well as in a maps of dedication attached hereto as searchable format on the City Clerk Attachments 1 through 5 granting the ina t w e b p a g e terests in the properties therein legally http://www.glendaleaz.com/Clerk/index. described. SECTION 3. That the City The City Clerk Department can be Clerk is instructed and authorized to forreached at 623-930-2252 or at ward a certified copy of this ordinance Cityclerk@glendaleaz.com. Published: for recording to the Maricopa County ReGlendale Star, Mar 4, 2021 The Glendcorder’s Office. SECTION 4. That the ale Star / 36347 provisions of this ordinance shall beORDINANCE NO. O21-13 AN ORDINcome effective thirty (30) days after pasANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY sage of this ordinance by the Glendale OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, City Council. (Signatures on the followARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE ACing page) PASSED, ADOPTED AND CEPTANCE OF PROPERTY LOCATED APPROVED by the Mayor and Council AT 4434 NORTH TOM MURRAY AVENof the City of Glendale, Maricopa UE CONTAINING CITY OF County, Arizona, this 23rd day of FebruGLENDALE’S WELL #5 FROM THE ary, 2021. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry CITY OF PHOENIX AND DIRECTING P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] JuTHE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE lie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO PROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. COMPLETE THE ACCEPTANCE OF Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney PROPERTY AND DIRECTING CITY REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] KevCLERK TO RECORD A CERTIFIED in R. Phelps, City Manager Exhibits are COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREon file with the City Clerk Department of AS, the City of Glendale owns Well #5, the City of Glendale. They can be PUBLIC found NOTICE which is located on a parcel owned by as part of the agendas as well as in a NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING and 5-DAY COMMENT PERIOD Well ON A#5, thePUBLIC City of Phoenix; WHEREAS, searchable format on the City Clerk PROPOSED SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THEit 2020-21 ANNUAL although has beenHUD inactive for atACleast w e b p a g e a t TION PLAN TO ALLOCATE CARES ACT CDBG-CV3 FUNDING 20 years, is a production and recovery http://www.glendaleaz.com/Clerk/index. well and may be available for replaceThe City Clerk Department can be Notice is hereby given that the City of Glendale, will hold a public hearinginto to or reconditioning and brought mentArizona reached at 623-930-2252 or at discuss and provide information to the public regardingagain; $2,044,841 of Community production WHEREAS, City of Cityclerk@glendaleaz.com. Published: federal CARES Act. Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding received Phoenixthrough desires the to convey the property Glendale Star, Mar 4, 2021 The Glendon which Glendale’s Well #5 is located to ale Star / 36347 This Substantial Amendment will be available forCity a 5-day public comment period bethe of Glendale; WHEREAS, the ginning Monday, March 8, 2021 and close City on Sunday, March 14, 2021. All residof Phoenix already adopted Ordinents, property and business owners, partnering agencies and other stakeholders of ance S-46792, on June 24, 2020, and the City of Glendale are encouraged to submit written comments questions rehas already recorded a or Quit Claim Deed garding the proposed Substantial Amendment to Matthew Hess, Community Revitalwith the Maricopa County Recorder’s Ofization Administrator, at Glendale City Hall, 5850 W. Glendale Ave, Suite 107, Glfice, which transfers the property to the endale, AZ 85301, or by email at revitalization@glendaleaz.com. City of Glendale; and WHEREAS, it is the public interest for the City of GlendA copy of the draft FY 2020-21 Substantial Annual Action Plan Amendment is availale to accept the Conveyance and Quit able for public review at: www.glendaleaz.com/communityservicesplans Claim Deed. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE OF CITY OF GLENDor weekdays between the hours of 8:00 AM COUNCIL and 5:00 PM at THE the following locations: ALE as follows: SECTION 1. That the City Council hereby accepts the 1. Reference desk at the Glendale Main Public Library, 5959 W. Brown Street property Library, from the7010 City of as provided 2. Reference desk at the Velma Teague Branch N. Phoenix 58th Avenue in theN.Quit 3. Reference desk at the Foothills Library, 19055 57th Claim AvenueDeed and recorded with Maricopa County. SECTION 2. That 4. Reference desk at the Heroes Park Library, 6075 N. 83rd Avenue the City Manager and City Clerk be au5. Glendale Community Revitalization Division, 5850 W. Glendale Avenue, Suite thorized and directed to execute all doc107 uments necessary to accept the prop6. Glendale Public Housing Authority, 6842 N. 61st Avenue erty5850 fromW the City of Phoenix. 7. Glendale Community Action Program Office, Glendale Ave, SuitePASSED, B38 ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the Zoom. City of City GlendThe City will hold a public hearing on March 11, 2021 at 6:00pm via of ale, Maricopa County, this 23rd Glendale meetings will be closed to the public until further notice.Arizona, This action foldaystating of February, P. Weiers] lows guidelines from the federal government that no2021. more[Jerry than 10 people should gather in a room at the same time. Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. To Join Zoom Meeting Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82481760655?pwd=K2ZBbEpNYlRXQ0R2UnVMREQxin R. 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ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. O21-12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE EXEC U T ION OF C ON VEYAN C ES OF EASEMENTS AND WARRANTY DEEDS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO RECORD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, public infrastructure is being constructed at various locations throughout the City in conjunction with private development; WHEREAS, the City is constructing capital improvements at other locations within its boundaries; WHEREAS, these construction projects and development include new infrastructure, typically consisting of roadways and associated improvements, water lines, sewer lines, sidewalks, driveways and other public utilities; and WHEREAS, where these improvements are located on private property, the owners have agreed to convey access and possessory rights to the City so that the City can maintain, operate, repair, replace and remove, if necessary, the associated infrastructure. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That the real property interests being authorized and accepted are summarized in attached Exhibit 1, Deeds and Easement Table, with locations depicted on Exhibit 2. SECTION 2. That the City Council hereby authorizes and instructs the City Manager to execute the conveyance of easements, deeds, and maps of dedication attached hereto as Attachments 1 through 5 granting the interests in the properties therein legally described. SECTION 3. That the City Clerk is instructed and authorized to forward a certified copy of this ordinance for recording to the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office. SECTION 4. That the provisions of this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after passage of this ordinance by the Glendale City Council. (Signatures on the following page) PASSED, ADOPTED AND A PPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 23rd day of February, 2021. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Exhibits are on file with the City Clerk Department of the City of Glendale. They can be found as part of the agendas as well as in a searchable format on the City Clerk w e b p a g e a t http://www.glendaleaz.com/Clerk/index. The City Clerk Department can be reached at 623-930-2252 or at Cityclerk@glendaleaz.com. Published: Glendale Star, Mar 4, 2021 The Glendale Star / 36347
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ORDINANCE NO. O21-13 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4434 NORTH TOM MURRAY AVENUE CONTAINING CITY OF GLENDALE’S WELL #5 FROM THE CITY OF PHOENIX AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE THE ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY AND DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO RECORD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, the City of Glendale owns Well #5, which is located on a parcel owned by the City of Phoenix; WHEREAS, Well #5, although it has been inactive for at least 20 years, is a production and recovery well and may be available for replacement or reconditioning and brought into production again; WHEREAS, City of Phoenix desires to convey the property on which Glendale’s Well #5 is located to the City of Glendale; WHEREAS, the City of Phoenix already adopted Ordinance S-46792, on June 24, 2020, and has already recorded a Quit Claim Deed with the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office, which transfers the property to the City of Glendale; and WHEREAS, it is the public interest for the City of Glendale to accept the Conveyance and Quit Claim Deed. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That the City Council hereby accepts the property from the City of Phoenix as provided in the Quit Claim Deed and recorded with Maricopa County. SECTION 2. That the City Manager and City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute all documents necessary to accept the property from the City of Phoenix. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 23rd day of February, 2021. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager. Published: Glendale Star, Mar 4, 2021 The Glendale Star / 36660
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GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CONDUCT SECOND PUBLIC MEETING MARCH 11 AT 5:30 P.M. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021 at 5:30 P.M.
NOTIFICACIÓN DE UNA REUNIÓN PÚBLICA JUEVES, 11 DE MARZO DE 2021 a las 5:30 P.M.
GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE 7301 NORTH 58TH AVENUE, GLENDALE, AZ 85301
OFICINA DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR ELEMENTAL DE GLENDALE 7301 NORTH 58TH AVENUE, GLENDALE, AZ 85301
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. the Glendale Elementary School District Governing Board will conduct a second Public Meeting to hear public comments on the proposed boundary changes and school closures/repurposing for the following schools:
El jueves 11 de marzo de 2021 a las 5:30 p.m. la Junta Directiva del Distrito Escolar Elemental de Glendale llevará a cabo una segunda Reunión Pública para escuchar los comentarios del público sobre los cambios de límites residenciales propuestos y el cierre/reutilización de de Instalaciones para las siguientes escuelas:
Phase I 2021-2022 School Year: Isaac E. Imes School Closure Students reassigned to Glenn F. Burton, Glendale Landmark and Harold W. Smith Schools Melvin E. Sine School Closure Students reassigned to Glenn F. Burton and Horizon Schools
Fase I Año Escolar 2021-2022: Cierre de la Escuela Isaac E. Imes Estudiantes reasignados a las Escuelas Glenn F. Burton, Glendale Landmark y Harold W. Smith Cierre de la Escuela Melvin E. Sine Estudiantes reasignados a las Escuelas Glenn F. Burton y Horizon
Phase II 2022-2023 School Year: Coyote Ridge School Closure/Repurpose Students reassigned to Discovery School
Fase II Año Escolar 2022-2023: Cierre de la Escuela Coyote Ridge/Reutilización Estudiantes reasignados a la Escuela Discovery
Desert Garden School Closure/Repurpose Students reassigned to Challenger and Don Mensendick Schools
Escuela Desert Garden Cierre/Reutilización Estudiantes reasignados a las Escuelas Challenger y Don Mensendick
Bicentennial North School Closure Students reassigned to Bicentennial South and Don Mensendick Schools
Cierre de la Escuela Bicentennial North Estudiantes reasignados a las Escuelas Bicentennial South y Don Mensendick
The Governing Board may take action regarding any or all of the above referenced proposed school closures, repurposing and boundary changes at the public meeting on March 11, 2021 after hearing public comment.
La Junta Directiva puede tomar medidas con respecto a cualquiera o todas las propuestas de cierre de escuelas, la reutilización y los cambios de límites residenciales mencionados anteriormente en la reunión pública del 11 de marzo de 2021 después de escuchar los comentarios del público.
More information is available on the GESD website at gesd40.org/boundaryupdates. Más información está disponible en el sitio web de GESD en gesd40.org/boundaryupdates.