Glendale Star 07-16-2020

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Vol. 76 No. 29

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BY TOM SCANLON

Glendale Star Managing Editor

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The clock is ticking toward an Aug. 4 election for the mayor of Glendale and three city council seats.

Challenger Michelle Robertson takes on Mayor Jerry Weiers as the top elected official in Glendale.

While councilmen Ray Malnar and Ian Hugh are not opposed, Joyce Clark faces competition for the Yucca District seat, with Bryce Alexander also on the ballot.

July 8 was the first day to begin mailing early ballots.

Glendale City Hall will be an early ballot drop box beginning Monday, July 13.

The drop box hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday to Friday.

For voter registration information, visit recorder.maricopa.gov/elections or call 602-506-1511.

The Glendale Star asked Robertson, an educator, and Weiers, Glendale’s mayor since 2013, questions about what they

stand for — and why they think they are qualified to run the city.

Please briefly describe your background including any relevant education and work history.

Weiers: Husband, father, grandfather, successful small business owner, heavily involved Jerry Weiers is running for reelection Michelle Robertson challenges Jerry as the mayor of Glendale.

Weiers in the mayor race. in a number of charita- (Photo courtesy Weiers) (Photo courtesy Robertson) ble causes, motorcycle enthusiast, licensed pilot, former state leg- ty of Phoenix. I have built my life around islator, Cardinals, Coyotes, Diamondbacks, being a servant leader and advocating for Suns fan and current mayor of Glendale.

Arizona families, education, women’s issues, fair wages and benefits and safe Robertson: In 1987, I graduated from working conditions. In addition to a career Apollo High School, then I went on to at- in education, I have a background in social tend Glendale Community College, Arizo- services and the medical and behavioral na State University West and the UniversiSEE ELECTION PAGE 4

Push for more testing as virus cases increase

BY TOM SCANLON

Glendale Star Managing Editor

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After another dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases in the West Valley and state, Gov. Doug Ducey ordered restaurants to reduce capacity to less than 50% and emphasized more tests were coming.

The restaurant order puzzled some who were already reducing capacity.

Restaurants like Oregano’s in Glendale near Peoria say they have reduced seating with extra safety measures. “We are only seating select tables throughout the restaurant to ensure our guests maintain safe distancing at all times,” Oregano’s website states.

“With the social distancing we were

pretty close to (50% capacity) anyways,” said Sam Billelo, owner of Goodyear restaurants Bella Luna and Sal’s Tuscan Grill.

Ducey promised “an exponential increase in tests and processing tests” at a press conference. He promoted Arizona State University’s first public saliva test for the virus. “It’s going to be a drive thru in the West Valley,” he said.

The ASU test launched at Ak-Chin Pavilion, in Maryvale just south of Glendale — two of the hardest-hit areas, according to the state’s “COVID-19 Cases by ZIP Code” tool.

That tool showed 1,871 cases in Glendale 85301 July 14, with 2,233 cases in

neighboring West Phoenix 85033.

Maryvale 85035 had 2,045 COVID-19 cases July 14.

Litchfield Park 85340 had 483 positive cases with 586 cases in neighboring 85395.

Glendale 85303 went over 1,000 cases, with 1,094. Peoria-Sun City 85345 had 1,241 cases with 443 in Peoria 85381 and 613 cases in Peoria 85382.

Positive test results around the West Valley may increase dramatically this week, with Ducey’s emphasis on expanding testing — including the new saliva test that is billed as less intrusive than the nasal swabs.

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County says 10 times number of people tested could be infected

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Assisted by crews from Peoria and Phoenix, with airplane and helicopter support, the Glendale Fire Department successfully put down a brush fire at Thunderbird Conservation Park July 10. “The efforts of all of the firefighters saved the homes and structures that were potentially threatened by the fire,” said Ashley Losch, a Glendale Fire Department spokeswoman.

“The fire started at the top of the mountain which leads us to believe it was human caused, however that is not confirmed.” Losch said around 50 firefighters fought the blaze that charred nearly 200 acres. (Photos courtesy Glendale Fire Department)

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BY TOM SCANLON

Glendale Star Managing Editor

While Maricopa County has seen a dramatic increase in COVID-19 positive cases that has landed it in the national spotlight as a “hot spot,” that is only part of the story.

Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, medical director for disease control at Maricopa County Department of Public Health, told reporters last week as many as 10 times the number of people who have tested positive may be infected by the coronavirus.

“Recent studies show for every one positive case reported to U.S. health departments, there are likely nine more cases that officials don’t know about,” Sunenshine said She rejected questions about where people were getting the disease.

“By the time someone gets tested and is reported to public health that person has been exposing other people for a week or more, often,” she said.

“By spending time going backward to figure out the one place they’ve gotten — it doesn’t make sense because we know there’s COVID-19 all over the community.”

Contact tracing, she said, “Works best when there are fewer cases and no community spread. What makes

COVID-19 more challenging is the virus’s contagiousness, and because people can infect others with the virus before they begin to show symptoms and sometimes if they have no symptoms at all.”

She said that, similar to national trends, more people younger then 44 are getting COVID-19.

“If you are younger and healthy, it may be tempting to (think) it’s just a mild illness and you’ll get over it,” Sunenshine said.

But, she noted, younger people have been sick enough from COVID-19 to be hospitalized.

“You can be healthy and still be severely impacted by (COVID-19) . . .

And you are just as likely to spread the illness to someone around you. They could be hospitalized or even die from the illness you gave them,” she said.

After saying the county is hoping to reduce wait times of “10 days or even longer to get lab results,” Sunenshine again declined to give specific locations, but added a general note: “The place we think you are most likely to get COVID-19 is groups of 10 or more,” she said.

“Where people are eating, drinking, talking, singing — those things that would produce droplets.”

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“We are excited to partner with Arizona State University to launch this new testing program that will increase our capacity to test more people for COVID-19,” said Dr. Cara Christ, ADHS director.

“It is the university’s commitment to be of service to the citizens of the state of Arizona in any way we can as we all work together to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said ASU President Michael M. Crow.

The ASU saliva test debuted a day after Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego called for more testing in Maryvale and West Phoenix.

Interviewed on MSNBC, Gallego said Abrazo Health requested refrigerated trucks to be used as emergency morgues.

“It is very scary out here,” Gallego said. “The Abrazo health care system has run out of morgue beds.”

Abrazo has hospitals around the Valley, including Abrazo West in Goodyear and Abrazo Arrowhead in Glendale/Peoria.

But, according to Abrazo spokesman Keith Jones, “Abrazo hospitals currently have adequate morgue space.

The state has requested that hospitals implement their emergency plans. Part of activating our plan includes the ability to handle overflow morgue capacity if needed.

“Abrazo has taken a proactive approach by ordering refrigerated storage in the event it may be needed during a surge of COVID patients. At this point it is not needed. We do agree with the mayor’s points around promoting awareness around masking, continuing to practice social distancing and seeking medical care in the event of an emergency need.”

According to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, the county medical examiner’s office has a normal capacity of 150 “and is at about 96% of that capacity . . . As a precautionary measure, Maricopa County Unified Command has put plans and contracts into place to be able to quickly lease additional cooling space if necessary.”

Though there is often a delay in reporting, the county’s daily report on COVID-19 showed a significant increase in deaths over the last few days.

ASU launches its saliva test July 11 at Ak-Chin Pavilion, a few miles south of Glendale.

(Glendale Star photo by Pablo Robles)

On June 30, Maricopa County reported 734 deaths as of that date from COVID-19.

On July 14, the county COVID-19 death total was 1,171. Over the first two weeks of July, the county reported 437 COVID-19 deaths — meaning 37% of the total deaths over more than three months have been reported in the last two weeks.

Maricopa County COVID-19 reported deaths by month: April, 141; May, 263; June, 364. After a few days where low numbers looked promising, the July 14 Maricopa County daily COVID-19 report shows 2,789 new cases, 84 new hospitalizations for COVID-19 and 70 deaths from the disease.

The recent surge in deaths underscore what Ducey called “the brutal

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Even so, he ended his July 9 press conference on a positive note: “We are seeing some encouraging results,” Ducey said. “It is time to keep pressing . . .”

Ducey alluded to orders by West Valley cities and Maricopa County requiring people to wear masks in public.

“We are seeing some better results.

The actions we took 10 days ago are making a difference,” Ducey said.

“The best thing you can do is wear a mask. Make sure people know the virus is widespread and by personal decisions you can avoid contracting it.

“We’re seeing some progress in Arizona. We need to see more,” Ducey said. “If you need to do something, go out and do it — and go home.”

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The skills I’ve gained in my life of public service will transfer well when working with the community transparently to develop great infrastructure, developing and implementing policy, understanding and developing budgets, building strong collaborative partnerships within our community, among councilmembers, and with our neighboring cities to move Glendale forward. I value people and know how to connect with them, build effective teams, and find consensus solutions to difficult problems.

What neighborhood do you live in and for how long have you lived there?

Weiers: We live in the Yucca District and have been there for 23 years.

Robertson: I currently live in the Sahuaro district and have for over six years.

Why did you choose to live here?

Weiers: For my wife and I it has always felt like home.

Robertson: When I was 15 years old, my parents and I moved to Glendale.

We had several choices of places to move to, and when my parents asked for my input I didn’t hesitate when choosing Glendale. I love the small town feel Glendale still has and our historic areas. Our residents and businesses foster a real sense of community and I can’t imagine living anywhere else.

What are the three biggest issues of this local election?

Weiers: I started answering the question on the basis of what were the three biggest issues facing Glendale, but you are asking me what the three biggest issues are in this election. That’s actually a different question. Because while issues like our economic recovery, maintaining our city’s finances, and improving city services and infrastructure are always going to be big issues that face cities like ours, the biggest issues in this election are experience, integrity and the overall direction of Glendale.

My opponent has spent most of the last five years running for county school

July 16, 2020 The mayor of Glendale is responsible for a city of 250,000 that spans from State Farm Stadium and Westgate Entertainment District on the east near U.S. 101 to the exploding “New Frontier” land developments near Loop 303.

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superintendent, until switching at the last moment to wanting to run an entire city of 250,000 people, in spite of having no relevant experience whatsoever.

As we recover from the COVID-19 hit, Glendale benefits greatly from having experience at the helm. We were the Valley’s hottest economy before the virus hit because of the good things we were doing -- and we continue to do them even as we recover.

I think integrity matters because while my opponent has attacked me since before she even entered the race, she got on the ballot by hiring felons and forgers to go door to door during the pandemic, she deleted all of her social media posts so voters would not get to see her enthusiastic support for the #Resist movement, Black Lives Matter, Elizabeth Warren for President, etc.

I respect everyone’s opinions, positions, and beliefs, and none of us should be ashamed of them or hide them. Especially from people you are asking for trust from. And then of course the overall direction of Glendale matters hugely to the quality of city we’re going to have. The out-of-town unions that are spending unbelievable amounts of money to try to buy this office for Michelle used to run the city.

And I know that because I had to clean up the mess they left behind after I first got elected. There is a huge difference between a city facing bankruptcy, like Glendale used to, and the Glendale of today that has a balanced budget and a rainy-day fund.

My opponent wants to take Glendale back to how things were, and I want to keep Glendale moving forward in a positive direction. So those are the most important issues in this election.

Robertson: The need for transparency and ethics in the mayor’s office is one of the main reasons I entered the

race. When elected mayor, I will restore the city’s internal, independent investigations office and its oversight of contracts. Proper use of taxpayer dollars and fair treatment of city contracts must be above board.

The mayor, city council members and city manager must honor and follow the processes in place decided by the voters. The city and council must account for the utilization of tax dollars, use and sale of city property, resources and incurring debt.

Being engaged, accessible and listening to all residents and our businesses is a second big issue. The residents of Glendale need leadership that is in touch with the needs and voices of the community. A mayor who is going to address serious social and economic issues, such as homelessness, employment opportunities, affordable housing and the need of impactful social services for our local community. Furthermore, the mayor must work collaboratively with the entire community to create a coherent vision for growth and our future.

Our fire and police call times are some of the longest, and the data we have does not paint a full picture because the call times are tracked from when the calls are dispatched, not when they are received. We need more public safety personnel; we are currently operating far below recommended staffing numbers. The city of Glendale has one of the highest crime rates in the state. This is not because our public safety employees aren’t doing their jobs, it’s because the current mayor hasn’t taken their needs seriously. Glendale firefighters and police officers are serving more people with less resources and personnel than their

counterparts in comparative cities.

What experience do you have with managing spending?

Weiers: I did so for several decades as a small business owner, of course at the state level we were dealing with a state budget that was anywhere from $8 billion to $10 billion a year. And we have fixed Glendale’s spending problems over the last several years as well. So it is fair to say that I have a tremendous amount of experience with managing spending and doing so in a way that protects the taxpayers.

Robertson: As president, vice president and negotiation chair of the Cartwright Elementary School Association I had to gain detailed understanding of school funding and the district budget and would participate in discussions and decisions of allocations of expenditures related to various funds. I served as the co-chair of the Cartwright District Override Committee several times and in this role I had to look at the override budget revenue and allocation of those funds, hence knowing the budget implications if the override did or did not pass.

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them succeed and expand.

What new ideas do you have?

Weiers: They aren’t new ideas so much as ongoing projects that I look forward to completing. We are more than halfway done with repairing or repaving our city’s roads. The city has approximately 11 million square feet of commercial space and we recently approved another 20 million square feet of commercial space, so those are processes that need to be completed.

We also have phenomenal opportunities as we make the most of our Loop 303 access and the fact that Glendale is a great city to do business with and in.

Our Glendale Works program is new and has been really successful. We are helping our homeless population, cleaning up Glendale, saving the taxpayers money and putting people back to work.

Robertson: The $45 million Training Center (GRPSTC) opened in April of 2007. This state-of-the art facility was intended to train new police recruits and continuing education classes for GPD. This facility could host and train other West Valley agencies and bring in additional revenue in the process to support a training staff. I want to bring our recruits and officers back to GRPSTC, invest in their training and promote GRPSTC as the true, first rate, regional facility that it is.

I believe that City Hall must operate with ethics and openness — our residents deserve transparency in how their tax dollars are being utilized and should have a voice in the decisions that affect them now and in the future. We hear time and time again that our residents are unaware of what Glendale is doing to move us forward and the city does not provide them with answers if they reach out with questions. As mayor, I would hold regular community events in each district of Glendale so residents can share their thoughts. I will ensure the communication and transparency guidelines are expanded to ensure our residents know exactly where their tax dollars are being spent. Too often residents are looking online and can’t find the answers they are seeking.

Glendale must work closely with our local businesses and neighborhoods.

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Our downtown and historic areas are the cornerstone of our community and they have been struggling. I will partner with our local businesses so Glendale has a vibrant local economy. We can support them by building upon our city events, keeping City Hall downtown, and increasing tourism. Glendale must also make it easier to do business in the city. We should streamline our permitting process, be more transparent in awarding public contracts and be available to assist businesses that want to be in Glendale.

What is your track record and style of responding to questions from the public?

Weiers: I’m a people person and I think the best part of the job is just being out there talking to and listening to the people of Glendale. Most people who know me have met me at a public event, or a charity event, or a blood drive, or something like that, where we are trying to get the community engaged. But whether it’s messages on Facebook or calls to the office, I like to be as responsive as time permits.

Robertson: I have always been open to and prompt with responding to the questions, whether as a candidate, union official, or as a community leader and I will continue that track record as mayor. I am running to be a voice for our residents, to ensure they are listened to and their needs are heard at a city-level. I am committed to being fully engaged with residents and our communities and welcome any one to reach out to me with questions or concerns.

See additional questions and council candidates in next week’s issue.

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Glen Lakes development requests general plan amendment

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Glen Lakes will live — but only partially, and in name only.

At its 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16, meeting, the Glendale Planning Commission will consider a major general plan amendment and rezoning to allow development at the former Glen Lakes Golf Course, which is to become the Trevino at Glen Lakes community.

The planning meeting will be shown live on Glendale’s Facebook and Youtube pages.

To submit comments, email planning@ glendaleaz.com by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16.

In December, a 5-2 Glendale City Council majority approved the $6.5 million sale of the golf course to Towne Development, which plans to develop the golf course into a 173-home community.

According to the developer, “The proposed development is intended to provide greater flexibility in design in order to provide an open space area for the surrounding neighborhoods. The neighbor-

The Glendale Planning Commission will consider a general plan amendment and rezoning to allow the Glen Lakes Golf Course to become 173 homes to be called Trevino at Glen Lakes. (File photo)

hood being proposed will blend with the surrounding area while offering a new housing product along with a public park surrounding the new neighborhood.”

Dozens of residents who attended two neighborhood meetings disagree with that, however.

As Towne’s summary states, “Many comments and questions were posed to the city staff regarding the proposal. The primary issues expressed were: • A desire to keep the golf course.

• Provide a reduced number of homes.

• Ensure the northern end of the park is

not too narrow and unsafe for use.

The Save Glen Lakes group battled for more than a year to fight development.

“Many in our community are angry, sad and disappointed about losing Glen Lakes. Throughout the past two years, it has been Councilmember Bart Turner and Councilmember Jamie Aldama who have advocated for keeping Glen Lakes — the council majority want Glen Lakes sold for housing lots,” said a recent Save Glen Lakes Facebook post.

The planning commission will consider a request by the city of Glendale for a

major general plan amendment to amend the land use designation on 42 acres from POS (Parks and Open Space) to MDR 5 (Medium Density Residential) for Trevino at Glen Lakes.

The city is also requesting a zoning change from agricultural to residential for the site at 5450 W. Northern Avenue.

Glen Lakes Golf Course was originally farmland before becoming a golf course in 1966.

The golf course was purchased by the City of Glendale in 1979. Glen Lakes remained in operation until March 2019 when the city closed it and listed it for sale.

According to an agenda summary, “This proposal is for a single family home neighborhood with 173 lots and an approximately 10 acre linear park that will be dedicated to the city upon completion.”

The proposed development is located within the Glendale Elementary School District and Glendale Union High School District.

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Father, daughter killed on bicycle

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Robert Martin Strickbine, 61, and his 13-year-old daughter Kalley died Sunday, July 12, when a car hit the bicycle they were riding, according to the Glendale Police Department.

“The bicyclist, Robert Strickbine, who picked up his daughter from a friend’s home, had his daughter riding on the handlebars while they were traveling back home.

“Strickbine was traveling south on 52nd Avenue when he and his daughter were struck traveling across Thunderbird Road,” Randy Stewart, a police spokesman, said.

“The driver of a Dodge Dart was traveling westbound on Thunderbird in the farthest left lane when she struck the bicycle,” Stewart said. “Both Robert and his daughter were thrown from their bike and died as a result of their injuries.”

He said a woman driving the Dodge Dart talked to investigators before going to a hospital.

“At this time speed, impairment and medical issues are being investigated as a cause for the collision,” Stewart said. “Currently, there are no charges pending, however, the investigation is still on-going.”

Nonprofits urge Ducey to extend eviction moratorium

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Wildfire Executive Director Cynthia Zwick and 26 other Arizona nonprofit organizations sent a letter last week urging Gov. Doug Ducey to extend the moratorium on evictions through Dec. 30 for renters impacted by COVID-19.

Ducey’s current eviction moratorium expires July 23.

“More time is needed to connect the renters with the support,” Zwick wrote.

“Aligning Arizona’s eviction moratorium with the CARES Act deadline of Dec. 30 provides agencies more time to get critical funding to those in need.

“Data shows that as a result of COVID-19 over 20% of Arizonans are housing insecure because they missed last month’s rent or mortgage payment.”

Zwick wrote that the Department of Housing has received more than 16,000 requests for help from the COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program, but as of July 6, only 1,136 had been approved statewide.

She noted the city of Phoenix has released $20 million to aid families affected by the crisis and Maricopa County has made another $30 million available to assist families.

But, Zwick stressed, “Agencies will need more time to prevent an avalanche of pending eviction notices. ”

The letter noted an extension “provides relief to these small landlords so that they may receive rent owed by their tenants.”

Organizations supporting the request include Arizona Center for Economic Progress, Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Glendale Community Action Program, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 99 and UMOM New Day Centers.

According to Wildfire, 2,796 Glendale households have initiated an application for rent assistance through the ADOH website.

Of those, 506 have been reviewed and processed with varying outcomes (incomplete, ineligible, or approved) and 501 applications are pending eligibility review.

For more information visit wildfireaz.org.

For information on the Glendale Community Action Program, call 623930-2854.

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July 16, 2020

Helicopter pilot who died fighting fire honored

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Helicopter pilot Bryan “BJ” Boatman, a resident of Glendale, died July 7 in a helicopter crash. He was flying in supplies in a remote area of the Tonto National Forest in Gila County, where firefighters were attempting to contain the Polles Fire.

To honor Boatman, Gov. Doug Ducey ordered flags at state buildings lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Wednesday, July 8.

Boatman, who was 37, is survived by his wife and an 8-year-old child.

“This tragic loss is a reminder of the ever-present dangers faced by those battling wildfires,” Ducey said. “As a helicopter pilot, Bryan Boatman was carrying out a service to the people of Arizona alongside the men and women fighting the Polles Fire. He performed his duty with honor and bravery, and it will be remembered as such by our state.

“My deepest condolences go out to

Helicopter pilot Bryan Boatman, left, died assisting efforts to contain the Polles Fire. (Photos courte-

sy Glendale Police Department)

Bryan’s family and loved ones. Our prayers are with them and all of Arizona’s wildland firefighters working day and night to keep us safe.”

On Friday, July 10, a police escort took Boatman’s body from the Florence Medical Examiner’s Office to the Heritage Funeral Chapel in Peoria.

The Glendale Police Department tweeted on July 8, “Today we flew our

flags at half-staff in honor of Bryan Boatman who died a hero fighting the wildland Polles Fire yesterday. We had the honor of working with him during special events where he flew his heli-

copter over the stadium.

Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones.”

Boatman worked for his family-owned Airwest Aviation, which operates at the Glendale Municipal Airport.

According to Heritage Funeral Chapel, “Private family funeral services will be held. The family would like to extend their gratitude to everyone for their love and support during this time. BJ was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed by us all.”

Glendale City Council awards holiday lights contract

BY ERIN BRASSEY

Glendale Star Staff Writer

A company will do Glendale’s holiday lights for the 20th consecutive year—but the award didn’t go smoothly.

Custom Holiday Lights in Scottsdale, the only other bidder who tried for the contract, protested the way the bidding was scored at a June 23 city council meeting.

Though Glendale City Council asked for more information before voting at the June 23 meeting, at a special meeting July 9, council voted to award the holiday lights display contract to Credit Management/Christmas Light Decorators.

But several council members noted they want changes in the procurement process after complaints the winning bidder had an unfair advantage.

The contract was reduced to one year and is not to exceed $230,119.

Councilwoman Lauren Tolmachoff was the only member against awarding the contract.

“The (Custom Holiday Lights owner) that came and spoke to us at the

meeting last time we saw this in front of us obviously misunderstood what they were looking for in references, and the bidder who has had the contract for the past 19 years obviously understood exactly what the city was looking for,” she said.

“I’m not comfortable with this.”

Councilmembers Jamie Aldama, Joyce Clark and Bart Turner also noted problems due to this disadvantage.

They voted for the contract to go to Credit Management but want the process to be reevaluated for future years.

Aldama said Credit Management knows exactly how to earn the contract and that is unfair to other bidders.

“I believe that there are flaws in the procurement process in general,” Clark said. “I believe that this particular RFP (request for proposal) signaled and highlighted some of the issues that we will seek to rectify as a council.”

Turner agreed improvement is needed.

“Our processes can always be improved, and I think this is a perfect example of a place where there’s plenty of room for improvement,” he said.

The Glendale Star

July 16, 2020

Fewer arrests July 4 weekend

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF According to the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, over the July 4 holiday weekend, 65 people were arrested for DUI - a drop of more than half from the 137 arrests July 3-6, 2019.

This year, Arizona officers made 51

DUI Extreme arrests and nine under 21 DUI arrests.

Police issued 1,439 speeding citations this year, again less than half of the 2,906 in 2019.

Arizona officers made 5,240 traffic stops July 3-5, down from 15,174 in 2019 and 11,395 in 2018.

July 3- 4

July 3-6

July 3- 5

2018

2019

2020

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15,174

5,240

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310

568

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Number of Know Your Limit Contacts

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177

21

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512

190

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71

27

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441

163

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141

51

Under 21 DUI Arrests

7

14

9

DUI Drug Arrests

73

137

65

0.165

0.149

0.159

Seat Belt Citations

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457

146

Child Restraint Citations

77

83

28

Under 21 Liquor Law Citations

25

26

27

Criminal Speed Citations

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207

108

Civil Speed Citations

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2,906

1,439

Other Citations (Except Speed)

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3,133

1,003

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569

231

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2,750

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The trial for a former fifth-grade teacher accused of molesting multiple students that was scheduled to go to trial in Maricopa County Superior Court June 8 was delayed until August.

Ricky Ordway, a former teacher at Peoria Unified School District’s Sun Valley Elementary School, faces two dozen sex abuse and molestation charges. His trial was first scheduled for April but, like many other cases, delayed. Last week, Maricopa County suspended jury trials through July 31.

A Peoria Police officer arrested Ordway May 14, 2019.

Former fifth-grade teacher Ricky Ordway Ordway, a Peoria resident at the time of his is scheduled to go to trial Monday, July 20. arrest who has since moved to the Glendale He faces two dozen sex abuse and molesarea, has continued to maintain he is innotation charges. (Glendale Star file photo) cent during preliminary court proceedings.

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July 16, 2020

School staff ‘concerned’ about fall semester

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BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF According to a survey by the Arizona Education Association (AEA), which represents 20,000 school employees, 90% of 7,600 who participated are “concerned about health issues related to teaching and learning in schools.”

Over 80% said students should stay at home until public health experts determine it is safe to return and with adequate planning and equipment to protect school employees, students, and families from COVID-19.

More than two-thirds opposed returning to a complete traditional school “brick and mortar” learning environment.

Six in 10 respondents did not feel their districts were prepared and ready to reopen schools.

Nearly three-fourths said there is not enough staff and resources for school cleaning, food service and bus schedules

and 72% said there’s not enough teachers to re-open schools under CDC guidelines and protocols.

More than half said their school districts have not established clear guidance on social distancing procedures and health screening procedures.

More than 90% were concerned their colleagues, students and families will contract COVID-19 - and 88% are concerned about their own health and contracting COVID-19 A striking 96% said smaller class sizes will be necessary to enforce social distancing and 93% said the state should suspend standardized testing until schools return to normal school operation.

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Possible electrocution as brothers die at marina Brothers Michael and Timothy Miller died at the Scorpion Bay Marina at Lake Pleasant Regional Park Sunday, July 12.

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BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Brothers Michael and Timothy Miller died at the Scorpion Bay Marina at Lake Pleasant Regional Park Sunday, July 12.

Electrocution is a suspected “factor” in the deaths, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.

The Peoria Fire-Medical Department responded to a 911 call at 6:20 p.m.

Sunday at Scorpion Bay Marina.

“Originally it was thought to be a drowning, turns out to be a possible electrocution accident,” said Mario Bravo, a fire department spokesman.

MCSO Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez said lake patrol deputies found Michael Miller, 50, unresponsive on the swim deck of his boat. He was transported to a hospital where he died, Enriquez said.

“Michael’s brother, 53-year-old Timothy Miller, was located deceased floating under the dock,” Enriquez said.“Two additional victims who were rescued by bystanders had described symptoms similar to electrical current in the water.”

Witnesses told investigators the Miller brothers and their wives were on their boat at the marina when Timothy jumped in the water.

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BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ

still want to participate in or attend Pride have been asked to do so “without badges, firearms, non-lethal weapons, or any other identifying gear or equipment present.”

Well, I guess that rules out the cop in the Village People showing up this year, huh?

The ironies here are multiple and absurd.

After 40 years of battling against discrimination and for diversity in the Valley, an organization whose P.R.O.U.D. values statement literally includes the phrase, “We celebrate and respect the fundamental values and differences in all individuals” has itself discriminated against an entire profession – a profession which itself has gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer persons among its ranks.

We’ve all heard the phrase “in the closet.” It’s a phrase that has become politically incorrect over the years, in part due to the hard work of groups like Phoenix Pride, whose messages of inclusiveness and openness have resonated far beyond the communities they serve – even as far as straight old white guys like me.

That’s one more reason why this

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In the stiff competition for The Dumbest Thing I’ve Heard Lately, we now have a clear winner.

Phoenix Pride – the LGBTQ+ group whose vision is to build “a unified community where diverse individuals are celebrated and able to thrive as their authentic selves” – has banned uniformed police officers from participating in this year’s 40th annual Phoenix Pride Festival and Parade.

The ban, enacted “in solidarity with LGBTQ Black and Indigenous People of Color,” includes two requests made of the Phoenix Police Department.

One is that PPD “use only unarmed, non-uniformed officers to manage required street closures and traffic restrictions” around the event, which draws tens of thousands of people to the area around Steele Indian School Park in midtown.

Additionally, Phoenix Pride has committed to hiring “only the minimum mandated number of hand-selected off-duty officers” to provide security at the Festival Nov. 7-8.

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decision sticks in my craw: Doesn’t it effectively stuff police officers in the closet, telling them not only are their services not wanted, but that they can only be seen and heard if they agree to dress a certain way and, oh by the way, leave the police vehicles at home?

You have to wonder what sponsors like Budweiser, Bank of America, Circle K Target and Walmart will think about this decision, given that they sell to police officers en masse.

And I also have to wonder how the taxpayers of Phoenix will feel, given that the City of Phoenix is a sponsor, too, and the event takes place on city streets and in a city park.

Most importantly, I wonder at the phrase that Phoenix Pride used to close their press release: That this decision has been made to “continue to proclaim that Black lives matter.”

Black lives absolutely do matter.

As a community, we must do every-

thing we can to end systemic racism and to end violence against Black men and women, boys and girls committed by rogue police officers and anyone who intends to oppress.

But personally, I draw the line at discrimination intended to end discrimination.

For 40 years now, Phoenix Pride and their allies have rallied beneath the rainbow flag for a reason: The rainbow embraces all colors and, thus, all people. That’s the beauty of the metaphor.

No matter who you are, no matter your gender, religion, creed or race, your career or your uniform, no matter who you love and who loves you, everyone has a place beneath that gorgeous arch of every color. Until this year, until this parade and festival.

My take? A rainbow without police blue is no rainbow at all.

David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

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July 16, 2020

READERS’ VIEWPOINTS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

COVID-19 jeopardizes voters’ safety

Editor: Do you know who’s voting by mail this election? Donald Trump. And do you know who’s making it harder for everyone else in the country to vote by mail in the middle of a global pandemic? That’s right—Donald Trump.

He and other White House officials have gone on record with false claims against mail-in voting, even though it’s one of the safest options for us to cast our ballots as the country recovers from this pandemic.

In the face of Trump’s hypocrisy, I expect Congress to do the right thing and provide both economic relief and expanded funding for no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, and other options to make voting safer this November. These are all common-sense reforms that a vast majority of Americans support and changes that would help increase voter participation during and after this crisis.

Even though Congress allocated some funds to help states implement these voting reforms, without an additional $3.6 billion in election assistance funding, some voters may not be able to make their voices heard during one of the most important elections of our lifetime.

We must prevent a situation where voters are forced to choose between

protecting their health and casting a ballot—no matter what Trump says.

Congress has the ability to act right now and we need to make sure our representatives know that anything less than immediate action is unacceptable.

Emilio Forte Jr. Glendale

Stop the truck stop

Editor: I just read your most recent article regarding Cotton Properties addressing crime. I’m sure you can also easily tell the “answers” that were given to the questions played footsie and never gave direct answers.

The city of Glendale told all of us residents that attended the June 23 meeting on the proposed Love’s Travel Stop that we “should’ve known” this would happen. No, it’s pretty hard for anyone to “know” what is happening when those city council members were planning this behind everyone’s backs.

The proposal was first brought up several years ago when the 303 was being developed and then the proposal was dropped until this last year.

So is the Love’s in Buckeye perched next to $500,000-plus homes and ranches too? Nope. It’s actually riddled with houses going to auction and in foreclosure so is that going to happen to us too if our property values deSEE LETTERS PAGE 14

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OPINION

Pendergast District eager for a safe return

BY DR. LILY MATOS DEBLIEUX Glendale Star Guest Columnist

Every year for the past four decades, I have looked forward to greeting students, staff, and families in schools. Each child excitedly awaiting the anticipation of the year, with new teachers, classrooms, playgrounds and learning.

Usually, teachers have been busy setting up their rooms, gathering supplies, meeting their colleagues and creating their lesson plans. Their noble goals of knowing each student, gazing at their faces and welcoming them into a community of learners and part of our school communities is what makes them delight in being a teacher.

This year will be different for schools in Arizona, including Pendergast District. Our 12 schools will open on Aug. 5 as planned, but they will look different.

Exciting, but different. School districts in Arizona are no strangers to distance learning, we were forced to begin this practice in early March as the pandemic hit and Gov. Doug Ducey declared schools would close their buildings.

We quickly learned to pivot and begin to reach and teach each child in our system. Teachers prepared lessons for online instruction and packets for those without technology and connectivity.

They worked long and hard to meet the needs of each student and family amidst many challenges. In essence, we were building the planes while flying them.

We didn’t have a blueprint or manual for how to do this the first time around, only the desire to keep students safe, learning and connected.

Gov. Ducey has declared that schools will not open at least until Aug. 17 as we see Arizona’s case numbers of COVID-19 skyrocket. However, we see and feel the toll on our families and communities through job losses, illness, uncertainty, stress, isolation and fear of the unknown. We remain steadfast in stressing what is best for all concerned

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Our administrative team has worked round the clock to ensure schools would be ready, taking into account the ideas and opinions of staff and families through surveys, comments and conversations. Additionally, task force subcommittees culled over research and analyzed critical information in the areas of: budget/funding/resources and health and safety, communication and business and community partnerships, educational innovation and family support and instructional day logistics and sports/specials/ extracurricular activities and teaching and learning and technology and personnel practices and policies.

We have all carefully studied what other districts are planning and implemented the guidelines set forth by the Arizona Department of Education, Centers for Disease Control, Governor’s Office and Department of Health Services so we will be in full compliance.

Each family will be contacted to understand and provide for their needs as we implement our comprehensive distance learning until it is safe to return to brick and mortar school. There is no doubt about the challenges that lie ahead.

As educators, we embrace challenges and will make decisions in the best interests of our students, staff and families when it comes to their health, safety and of course, teaching and learning.

Sam Cawthorn so aptly describes our attitude as we forge ahead. “Crisis moments create opportunity. Problems and crises ignite our greatest creativity and thought leadership as it forces us to focus on the things outside the norm.”

Although we will not see our students in person on Aug. 5, our educators will ensure we will ignite the creativity and learning it takes to safeguard an outstanding educational opportunity for all.

We look forward to the days ahead with healthier communities as we seek to flatten the pandemic curve and reopen our buildings to the sounds of laughter and learning.

Dr. Lily Matos DeBlieux is the superintendent of the Pendergast District, which has schools in Avondale, Glendale and Phoenix.

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Pandemic crisis on those with intellectual disabilities

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COVID-19 poses extreme obstacles for people who have intellectual disabilities and thrive on routine, familiar activities, and people, such as family and friends. So, with everything going on - how do we support one of our most vulnerable populations through all of the sudden and dramatic changes?

People who have intellectual disabilities and their advocates have fought for generations against social marginalization, segregated education, inadequate healthcare, and lack of access to opportunities that those of us who do not have an intellectual disability simply take for granted. The recent pandemic has added a whole new list of challenges for this vulnerable population.

A person who has an intellectual disability may not understand why they need to wear a mask in public or why they are unable to meet with and hug their friends. This epidemic is a viral threat that knows no levels and respects no social norms, yet people who have intellectual or developmental disabilities are more likely to die from COVID-19. This pandemic is a continual crisis for these individuals.

As the mother of a beautiful adult daughter who has intellectual disabilities, I have a front row seat to her daily struggles for independence, equality, and acceptance. As the founder of a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs that empower adults who have intellectual disabilities, I have the privilege of connecting these special individuals to dynamic learning experiences that will help them thrive.

Our main focus is on positively changing lives for individuals who have disabilities. While the pandemic has surely changed aspects of all of

our lives, vulnerable populations like those who have intellectual disabilities have been affected most by not being able to attend their regularly scheduled programs in person. These individuals largely rely on routine, so the change in delivery of programming can be immobilizing for them.

Continuing to offer programs that educate, support and break down barriers is vital to the overall health and well-being of our members, especially now as we work to mitigate the risk of the virus. While offering virtual programming has had its challenges, there have also been unexpected wins. Virtual classes have provided the opportunity for our participants to engage with friends and staff who they miss so much. Guest speakers have stepped up and volunteered their time to personally engage via video conferencing, offering a new way for our members to socialize and network with influential citizens in our community. They share their stories and offer tips and encouragement for the future.

As a nonprofit leader, I am committed to providing care and opportunities so members can turn their dreams into reality.

As it is hard for anyone to adjust to a new normal, we thank everyone for their continued support.

The past few months have been daunting times for these individuals and their families. We do not know the long-term effects that quarantine poses. We are unsure of how these changes will affect the gains they have made toward personal goals.

If one thing is certain, it is that people who have disabilities are at a disadvantage when it comes to COVID-19.

As a community we need to continue to fight for their independence, growth, and access to community resources.

Mimi Rogers is founder and CEO of One Step Beyond Inc. a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides educational, vocational, recreation and performing arts programs for adults (18+) who have intellectual disabilities. One Step Beyond has locations in Scottsdale, Peoria, Glendale and Surprise.

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And the school kids? We’re all aware of the location of the schools but our question to the city council was regarding the numerous bus stops in the area and the children that walk to those stops, etc., which includes along Cotton Lane.

Increased truck traffic “unnoticeable?” Are you kidding me?

Trucks idling along Cotton Lane?

Well they may not or they may but conveniently it wasn’t addressed if there is a plan in place to make sure it doesn’t happen so basically they aren’t planning on trying to prevent it because they don’t care since they don’t live here.

They are only doing their selfish, politically motivated greed dance. “Make it all sound good when it’s actually vomit.”

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Armenia should withdraw

Editor: On July 12, Armenian army began an offensive against Azerbaijan in cross-border artillery strikes. Although the offensive was repelled, three Azerbaijani soldiers died.

United Nations resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 call Armenia to withdraw its troops, yet it continues to occupy 17% of Azeri territories. Yerevan is a party to Kremlin-run CSTO, allowing Russia to dictate rules of game in Caucasus.

With Putin hinting at Russia’s claims to former Soviet lands (time. com/5858231/putin-ukraine/) and Armenia’s doctrine of coordinating its foreign policy with Russia (tass.com/ world/787565), it is clear Armenian attack against U.S. ally Azerbaijan is a purposeful act of aggression against our national interests in Caucasus.

We must voice our concerns and condemn Armenia’s actions and stand with our allies Azerbaijan and Georgia!

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Taking action to protect nursing home residents

BY SEEMA VERMA

Glendale Star Guest Columnist

Nursing homes have become ground zero in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with outbreaks causing high rates of illness and death among vulnerable residents living together in close quarters.

That’s why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken a series of aggressive actions over the last several months to protect nursing home residents against the spread of this new coronavirus.

We understand how terrifying these outbreaks are for nursing home residents and their families, and how essential it is for them to know what is going on inside nursing homes.

So, we acted accordingly. Beginning in May, CMS required nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to inform residents, their families, and their representatives within 12 hours of when a single confirmed COVID-19 case is reported, or when three or more residents or staffers develop respiratory symptoms within 72 hours of each other.

Residents, families, and their representatives also must be given weekly updates or be told by the end of the next day each time a subsequent COVID-19 case is confirmed and/or three or more residents or staffers develop respiratory symptoms within 72 hours of each other.

Nursing homes also must include information about what actions they’re taking to prevent or reduce the risk of transmission, and inform residents and their families about how those actions will change normal operations in the nursing home.

But we didn’t stop there. We also developed a system so the public could

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quickly and easily access data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the prevalence of COVID-19 at every CMS-certified nursing home in the country.

This information is now publicly available in a searchable database that allows people to look up individual nursing homes and see how many COVID-19 cases and deaths, among both residents and staffers, have been reported there.

This new system of national reporting for nursing homes is unprecedented.

The data can be found at our Nursing Home Compare website. (See the “Spotlight” section for the link.) CMS will update the data weekly and take enforcement action against nursing homes that do not report the required information. About 15,400 nursing homes nationwide are certified to accept people enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.

The Nursing Home Compare website features a Five-Star Quality Rating System to rate nursing homes, with one star indicating the lowest overall quality of care and five stars indicating the highest. Early analysis of reported COVID-19 data shows that facilities with a one-star health inspection rating were more likely to have larger numbers of COVID-19 cases than facilities with a five-star health inspection rating.

In March, CMS and the states suspended standard inspections of nursing homes and began looking specifically for violations of infection control and prevention rules. We also provided a focused infection-control survey tool for nursing homes to do self-assessments to ensure they were

taking necessary steps to protect their residents against COVID-19.

CMS is providing additional support and technical assistance to low-performing nursing homes through its Quality Improvement Organizations. QIOs are composed of health quality experts and clinicians with experience in helping healthcare providers to improve the quality of care for people with Medicare. CMS directed QIOs to focus their efforts on providing education and training to all nursing homes in the country.

Finally, CMS recently provided state and local officials with recommendations on phased re-openings of nursing homes in their areas, including when and under what circumstances to allow visitors.

Visits from family and friends are generally restricted at nursing homes now to help control and prevent the spread of the virus, except in compassionate care situations. We under-

stand how hard it is to be separated from loved ones, especially elders, for so long.

But as nursing homes meet certain criteria, they may be in a position to allow visitors again. Our guidelines recommend that visitation be allowed in Phase 3 with screening and additional precautions, including social distancing and hand hygiene (e.g., use of alcohol-based hand rub upon entry). We also recommend that all visitors wear a cloth face covering or facemask for the duration of their visit.

You can read more about the reopening guidelines here: cms.gov/ files/document/qso-20-30-nh.pdf-0 Be assured that CMS will use every tool at its disposal to protect the health and safety of America’s nursing home residents.

Seema Verma is the administrator for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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USMCA takes effect; business leaders hopeful

BY BLAKE FREAS Cronkite News

There’s often not much agreement on news out of Washington, but Arizona business leaders were hard-pressed this week to come up with negatives about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that took effect last week.

The deal, which has been several years in the making, replaces the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement that created the three-country trading zone that economists say has been worth billions in trade and thousands of jobs in Arizona alone.

“USMCA cements this trilateral alliance – it’s really historic,” said Julie Pastrick, president and CEO of the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Arizona-Mexico Commission board.

And NAFTA was good for Arizona: A Business Roundtable fact sheet on the USMCA claims that trade with Canada and Mexico supported 228,300 Arizona jobs in 2017. The Arizona Chamber of Commerce estimated that 19,000 of those trade-related jobs were in manufacturing.

The numbers are similarly stunning when it comes to trade, with exports and imports between Arizona, Canada and Mexico topping $20 billion in 2017.

A U.S. Trade Representative fact sheet said exports alone totaled $9.7 billion, with $2.2 billion in goods to Canada and $7.5 billion to Mexico, the state’s largest trading partner. When services are added in, total exports from the state were $11.3 billion, according to the Business Roundtable.

Business leaders have similar high hopes for the new USMCA, which

Trucks line up on the Mexico side of the border to enter the U.S. through the Mariposa Port of Entry near Nogales in this 2011 file photo. Trade with Mexico is worth billions of dollars and thousands of jobs to Arizona, and business leaders hope the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will mean even more. (File photo by Donna Burton/U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

some are calling NAFTA 2.0.

“Studies anticipate the new agreement will add $68.2 billion to the U.S. economy and create 176,000 new jobs at a critical time, which Arizona stands to benefit from,” said Chris Camacho, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.

Juan Ciscomani, Gov. Doug Ducey’s senior adviser for regional and international affairs, said the benefits to Arizona are not surprising, given its location.

“Arizona being a border state is a huge asset and advantage for trade,” he said.

Some Arizona industries do particularly well with their North American trading partners, according to the Business Roundtable. Canada and Mexico bought 96% of Arizona’s $338 million in vegetables and melon exports, 90%

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of its $1.1 billion in metal ores and 84% of the $262 million in engines and turbines exported in 2017.

The deal touches industries as varied as Lucid Motors, a new electric car manufacturer in Pinal County, according to Ciscomani, and Joy Cone, an ice cream cone maker with a plant outside Flagstaff, according to Pastrick.

Not all small and medium-sized businesses are aware of the potential benefits of the USMCA, according to a survey by DHL Express U.S., which found that 23% of respondents did not know how they would be impacted by the trade deal.

Eugene Laney Jr., DHL’s head of international government affairs, said one problem was that some small businesses felt that NAFTA was complicated, which may have led to reservations

about the USMCA. But he said the new deal should help.

“Arizona businesses will benefit from the customs simplification, goods will move into Mexico without as much paperwork, seamless,” Laney said.

While the basis of the new deal preserves the free-trade foundation of NAFTA, there are several changes, including new protections for intellectual property, relaxed restrictions on e-commerce and new environmental standards. It also requires that some Mexican businesses pay at least $16 an hour to workers in some parts of the auto manufacturing supply chain.

The pay requirement “sets the stage for more manufacturing to move from Mexico to U.S,” said Usha Haley, a professor of management at Wichita State University’s Barton School of Business.

But Haley said there are question marks regarding the enforcement of environmental obligations in the USMCA. She said Mexican infrastructure may have trouble handling strict guidelines set forth in the deal.

Tamara Kay, an associate professor of global affairs and sociology at the University of Notre Dame, said one key to the new deal is how its provisions are enforced.

“It’s not perfect, but in key ways it is better than the original NAFTA,” Kay said. “The test is whether the enforcement mechanisms work on the ground, and whether they are enforced.”

While the deal may not be perfect, Pastrick said it’s still a good deal for the state, which is “extremely well positioned to add jobs.

“It’s the best trade agreement we could have dreamed of,” she said.

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Maricopa County Small Business Relief Program goes into effect

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Financial help may be on the way for small companies hit hard in recent months.

The Maricopa County Small Business Relief Program is designed to support small businesses experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The program provides up to $10,000 to qualifying small businesses for expense reimbursement.

A reimbursement basis means the grant will cover losses already incurred.

For-profit, nonprofits and sole proprietorships are eligible for the program.

The application period started July 9 and ends July 31, with grants “provided on a rolling first-come, first-served

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Online Trading Academy opened its newest location in Glendale. Owned and operated by Aaron Warby, Ammon Warby, Tate Buntz and Timothy Tormey since 2018, Online Trading Academy will continue to offer education for investors looking to increase their financial market knowledge.

“It’s encouraging to watch new and experienced investors gain new knowledge through our Core Strategy and we are excited to bring that resource to the West Valley,” Aaron Warby said. “We have seen novice and experienced investors and traders walk away from OTA’s programs with tools similar to professional traders on Wall Street.”

Online Trading Academy Peoria is actually located just over the border in Glendale at 10150 W. Desert River Boulevard, Suite 140.

It offers a variety of courses including: stocks, forex, options, futures and more. Students can choose to learn under the guidance of over 120 experienced instructors who, together, have educated tens of thousands of students.

Online Trading Academy also hosts workshops with professional traders such as Sean Reed, Bob Dunn and Bill Henner to provide students with a vast array of knowledge.

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As training camp starts, Coyotes take on playoff mentality

BY MIKE McQUADE Cronkite News

Playoff hockey is arguably the most electric postseason in all of sports, a grueling four rounds and best-of-seven series that culminates with lifting the Stanley Cup. This NHL postseason, however, is going to be different for players who have been off the ice for two months.

The regular season was cut short on March 12 due to COVID-19 concerns, but on May 26 commissioner Gary Bettman shared a 24-team playoff proposal that paved the way for training camp to start this week.

The Arizona Coyotes landed in the 24-team playoff based on their points percentages at the time the season was suspended. They are one of 16 teams participating in a best-of-five play-in series and will face off against the Nashville Predators. The NHL postseason is scheduled to start

Aug. 1. Several news outlets have reported Edmonton and Toronto will be the hub cities for the playoffs. Several U.S. cities, including Las Vegas, were considered to host but a spike of COVD-19 cases in the country prompted the league to put its postseason in the north.

Despite the 11th-seeded Coyotes splitting their last 10 games, coach Rick Tocchet said his energy is focused on the playoffs and not the chosen format.

“Playing Nashville, great organization, great team, so it’s gonna be a great matchup,” he said.

“That’s all my focus is on. The opinions of what’s fair and not … doesn’t really matter at this point. I just look at our team and worry about our hockey club, to be honest.”

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Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet, right, is excited about getting back on the ice.

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6-3 with a three-game winning streak before the season was suspended. They split the series with the Coyotes in October and December.

Coyotes center Derek Stepan is thankful for the second chance and being able to compete in playoff hockey.

He is also excited for the eight players on the Coyotes roster that are under 25.

“I’m looking forward to having some of our younger guys get in a head to head,” he said. “You match up against the same guy every single night.”

Yet, with being off the ice for two months, players are trying to ramp up their physical health and mental game.

Starting goaltender Darcy Kuemper believes quarantine is a time when players need to stay focused.

“As much as it looks like it’s a long time away, it’s going to go by fast and skates are going to be limited,” he said.

“So it’s just taking advantage of every day you’re on the ice and really buying into the situation.”

Kuemper was a key figure for the Coyotes, who finished 33-29-8 with 74 points. He ranked third in goals against average with a 2.33 and a save percentage of .928. Even while giving his body a break, Kuemper found ways to stay mentally sharp.

“Yeah, even a couple times where, you know, I’ve turned on that NHL Network or whatever, just watch an

old game,” he said. “It doesn’t matter who is playing, just watch the game and keep your mind kind of into it as best you can.”

Kuemper has remained in Arizona despite the rise of COVID-19 cases.

Other players, including right winger and two-time Stanley cup winner Phil Kessel, went to his home in Florida for a few weeks. He then came back to the Valley when the Coyotes announced players were able to return to Gila River on June 7 and said he felt ready to go. But the biggest challenge Kessel sees in this playoff format is you need to be full speed as soon as your blades touch the ice.

“I don’t know how many exhibition or preseason games we’re going to have,” Kessel said. “But like I said earlier, I think the team that gets into it the fastest, can get into that shape and play well, I think they got a big advantage.”

Kessel has veteran playoff experience that he can share with the young core. While winning the Stanley Cup with the Penguins, Kessel notched 22 and 23 points in the postseason. This year’s playoffs are a little different because of COVID-19 but it does not change the team’s drive.

“I think you know, without fans and everything, it’s gonna be strange. But, I think guys know what they’re playing for and we all want the chance to win,” Kessel said.

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On July 11, Arizona Coyotes President of Hockey Operations and General Manager John Chayka unveiled the roster and schedule for the first week of Coyotes training camp, which started July 13.

The Coyotes will have 32 players participate in training camp including four goalies, 17 forwards and 11 defensemen. The complete training camp roster:

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All training camp practices will be held at Gila River Arena and are closed to the public.

On-ice practices started July 13 and were to continue Thursday, July 16, through Sunday, July 19 — with a day off on Friday, July 17.

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Federal CARES Act Funds provide boost to local arts organizations

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Across the state, federal relief funds are coming to Arizona communities to support nonprofit arts and culture organizations experiencing significant hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since July 1, 107 grants totaling $1.72 million have been announced.

Statewide grantees include TheaterWorks, a community/youth theater organization in Peoria, Catitude Gallery and Studio, a community arts center in Goodyear, a performing arts center in Wickenburg, a symphony orchestra in Yuma, Prescott’s Museum of Indigenous Peoples and Phoenix’s historic Black Theatre Troupe.

The grants are funded through a $75 million allocation to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) includ-

announced the recipients of its AZ CARES grants. Each of the 86 recipients will receive $5,000.

According to the Arts Commission’s Organizational Programs Manager, Claudio Dicochea, “Because artists and creatives are the engines that propel much of the value that organizations make available to their communities, AZ CARES

builds on the foundation provided by the NEA in focusing on organizations that are centering or upholding commitments to creative workers—artists, makers, tradition bearers, educators, designers, and other content creators— during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.”

The Arts Commission gave grants to 55% of the eligible applications submitted for this relief opportunity.

Dicochea acknowledged many worthy organizations who applied and were not selected for funding. “This is strictly an outcome of the amount funds available to distribute through this particular relief program and is by no means a reflection of the quality of an organization’s programming or the depth of their need.”

about 75 hydration stations and cooling shelters around metro Phoenix. But these groups must balance heat relief with efforts to protect against COVID-19.

“We know there is a possibility that the virus will impact the people that we serve,” said Mike Hanosh, a spokesman for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. “We absolutely know that if we don’t provide heat relief for The Salvation Army also distributes water from its mobile hymembers of our community, dration station, which frequents the homeless encampment outside the Human Services Campus just west of downtown people will die.”

Heat-relief stations extend Phoenix. (Photo courtesy of the Salvation Army Southwest Division) aid beyond the homeless population, go for refuge from the sun and a drink also serving the elderly and people with of water. mental health illnesses, who, Yardley Hanosh said the challenge of said, are more likely to underestimate COVID-19 for St. Vincent de Paul, the symptoms of heat-related illnesses which organizes food services and and suffer more from them. distributes donations across Maricopa Yardley said traffic to the stations County, includes allowing fewer volhas increased because the pandemic unteers to populate the building, leavhas closed malls, libraries and restau- ing them with a skeleton crew. rants, where homeless people used to For weeks, St. Vincent de Paul has

required all who enter their facilities to wear masks and have their body temperature checked, and it is increasing the number of sanitizing stations and reducing the shelter’s capacity to 40 people from 150.

Donations to any heat-relief centers can include such things as gently used hats or a quick bite to eat.

“You’d be surprised,” Yardley said.

“A snack can go a long way.”

Heat-relief centers around the West Valley also accept donations to help meet COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including masks, gloves and hand sanitizer.

But the most important donation remains water.

“It’s staggering, the amount of water we go through,” Hanosh said.

Peoria has set up shaded self-service stations outside city buildings.

The coolers are cleaned and refilled regularly with cold water, said Kristina Perez, communications manager for the city.

TheaterWorks of Peoria and Catitude Gallery received CARES grants.

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Heat-relief providers face Arizona summer and COVID-19

BY BREE FLORENCE Cronkite News

The COVID-19 pandemic means Arizona’s heat-relief programs have added hand sanitizer, gloves and masks to the mix of survival items—water, lip balm, sunscreen and more water—they provide to homeless and vulnerable populations each summer.

Summer started early as June 4 marked the 15th day of excessive heat warnings in Arizona, followed by temperatures that shot over 115 degrees last week.

Coupled with the risks of contracting COVID-19, excessive heat can create deadly conditions for those without shelter. Last year, the heat claimed 197 lives in Maricopa County alone.

“We see people struggling in the heat,” said Maj. David Yardley of the Salvation Army. “We look for the symptoms, you know, of their body not functioning, and we say, ‘Hey, we have a place for you.’”

Municipal governments and volunteer organizations each summer set up

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Spreading cheer

The 100 Club of Arizona presented an $11,000 check to Glendale restaurant Pullano’s Pizza to go toward law enforcement and firefighter meals. With first responders in their family, the Pullanos opened their doors for dine-in exclusively to local law enforcement and firefighters as a safe place to enjoy a much-deserved meal and community support. Restaurant owners, Mike and Bonnie Pullano, have stayed busy offering curbside pick-up throughout the stay-athome orders but wanted to do something special for local law enforcement and firefighters to recognize their efforts during this challenging time by offering them free meals in a “safe and supportive environment.” Their generosity spurred the interest of others and the community pitched end to help fund meals with $11,000 raised to date and hundreds of positive messages shared. When The 100 Club became aware of the Pullanos’ effort and the community’s generosity, it matched that amount with a check of its own. For more information, visit 100Club.org. (Photo courtesy 100 Club of Arizona)

Construction started on Northern 101 Commerce Center

Construction has started on Northern 101 Commerce Center. (Photo courtesy LDE Design)

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Glendale is growing — again.

Construction started on Northern 101 Commerce Center, a 388,621 squarefoot industrial and office space on 30 acres at 7860 N. 106th Avenue.

Across U.S. 101 from Desert Diamond West Valley Casino, Northern 101 Commerce Center is designed by

LGE Design Group and is being developed by local developer Creation.

Completion on four buildings is scheduled for early 2021.

“As the Glendale industrial market continues to boom, many of the already-standing spaces are functional, but LGE sought to bring modern design to the area in addition.

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PUSD Foundation thanks community

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The Peoria Education Foundation thanks community sponsors after a Past, Present and Future Virtual Event raised $15,000 to support an emergency fund, scholarships for students and grants for teachers.

The Peoria Unified School District event also highlighted this year’s Visionary Awards winners, which would have been recognized at a gala event in April.

The 2020 Visionary Award Winner was the city of Peoria Mayor Cathy Carlat and city council, who “supported partnerships that enhance the educational environment across the district’s 42 schools,” said Danielle Airey, a PUSD spokeswoman.

The 2020 Business Leader Award winner is Z’s Fine Jewelry, “for their contributions to the Foundation.” Located near the Peoria/Glendale border, Z’s Fine Jewelry is a family-owned and operated jewelry store run by Joe Schiavone, along with his wife, Brooke, and Brooke’s parents, Bill and Jennifer Zacharias.

“Joe has donated his time and expertise to the Foundation, serving two years on the board of directors,” said Airey. “The Foundation has benefitted

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from Joe’s business sense as well as generous donations from the store for Foundation fundraisers.”

The Peoria Education Foundation awarded its 2020 Nonprofit Collaboration Award to the HART Pantry. The HART Pantry is a local nonprofit with a primary mission to provide weekend food bags to teens who may be homeless or living in a situation with no adult support. The HART Pantry also provides basic clothing, toiletries, school supplies and refurbished bikes to allow teens to get to school and work and helps struggling teenagers find jobs, get training and gain access to social support programs.

The Peoria Education Foundation’s 2020 Community Partner Award recipient is Andre Licardi. He was recognized for his “role in the development of key partnerships such as the Kennedy Center and innovative programs including Arts Integration that enhanced arts instruction and allowed deeper and broader participation for students in the Peoria Unified School District.”

For more information about the Peoria Education Foundation’s Visionary Awards, visit the Foundation website at peoriaedfoundation.org.

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My father is 96, but his mind is sharp and agile. He identified something about his new hearing aids that caught my attention and turned into insight. Here’s what he said, “The problem with today’s hearing aids is that I get amplification, when what I need is clarity.”

He nailed it. Do you know what?

That same concept is needed today, not just in a hearing aid sense, but also in a cultural, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual sense. Most everything in our sight and sound stimulated, short sound bite, agenda-driven world, is turned up to its highest volume. We have loud amplification when what we need is clarification about today’s news and issues. In other words, when you don’t have quality, you give quantity. In today’s world, clarity is a rarity.

Imagine you were born in 1900. On

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your 14th birthday, World War One starts. That war ends on your 18th birthday. Twenty million people perish in that war. Later in the same year, a Spanish Flu epidemic hits the planet and runs until your 20th birthday. At least 50 million people die from it in those two years. Yes, 50 million. On your 29th birthday, the Great Depression begins. Unemployment hits 25%, the World GDP drops 27%. That runs until you are 33. The country nearly collapses along with the world economy.

Don’t try to catch your breath when you turn 39 years old, World War II starts. On your 41st birthday, the United States plunges into WWII. Between your 39th and 45th birthday, 70-85 million people perish in the war. At 50, the Korean War commences, and 5 million people die. At the age of 55, the Vietnam War begins and doesn’t end for 20 years. Four million people perish in that conflict. On your 62nd birthday, you live through the Cuban Missile Crisis, a tipping point in the Cold War. Life on our planet, as we know it, should have ended. Great leaders prevented that from happening. When you

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Recently I was talking to my 96-yearold, hearing-challenged father about his new hearing aids. He hates wearing them because, in his generation, hearing aids were often a sign of weakness.

Plus, the hearing aids of those days were obvious and ugly. But those issues are just small potatoes compared to what he is most concerned with. He wants to hear with clarity again.

turn 75, the Vietnam War finally ends.

Think of everyone on the planet born in 1900. How do you survive all of that? Think back when you were a kid in 1985 or later and didn’t think your 85-year-old grandparents understood how hard school was. Or how condescending the bully in your class was. Or how you didn’t get what you wanted on your tenth birthday. Yet, they survived through everything listed above. Your issues may seem to you like huge issues, but are minor issues compared to someone born in 1900.

We need their life’s experience and perseverance.

Young people, if you think you see more than previous generations, it’s because you are sitting on their shoulders. The generations before you weren’t perfect. They weren’t saints.

They operated at the level of their culture and perspective at that time. Let me repeat it. The only reason that you may see more than they did is that you are sitting on their shoulders. You have the advantage of their perspective, although that perspective needs some correction in essential areas that you will correct. Don’t disdain the founda-

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The epitome of arrogance is to judge and condemn previous generations by the standards of today. Arrogance isn’t thinking too much of yourself but thinking too little of others.

If you eliminate the contributions (both positive and negative) of past generations, you will lower yourself.

You lose the advantage of their perspective and history lessons. Dare I say you will repeat the same mistakes they made, but with different victims. Let’s try and keep things in perspective.

Let’s be smart and help each other out.

Here’s a lesson for the new generation as you start your journey: If you see a turtle on a fence, it’s for sure he had help to get there. Here’s another lesson: Learn from other people’s mistakes, the second mouse gets the cheese. You can’t learn from others’ mistakes if you eliminate history.

Each generation builds on the previous generation’s foundation. Each new generation sees more because others gave them the future. Sitting on top of someone’s shoulder gives a clearer perspective, a better view, and the next

steps to take. Don’t eliminate history.

Learn from history. Don’t reject history or try to make it disappear just because it offends your current sensibilities. Allow history to teach you to chew up the meat (strengths) and spit out the bones (weaknesses) of previous generations.

Take the best and upgrade the rest for everyone’s best. That’s called wisdom.

Learn from the past, so you can live in the present, to upgrade the future.

The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post. The past is a reference, not a residence. The past is a teacher, teaching us our victories and our mistakes. If it’s a wrong thing like real and tangible injustice, we fix it with real-life solutions. We are not the problem. We are the solution. We make history, but we make a history worth making. That will take clarity, not just amplification.

Jesus said the kingdom of God consists of things both old and new. We could learn from that!

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White House calls for quick return to school

BY ELLIE BORST Cronkite News

A White House panel of parents, teachers and school administrators said last week that reopening schools this fall should be the nation’s top priority, for the wellbeing of students and parents and as a move to “stabilize our society.”

But while the panel pushed for schools reopening “quickly and beautifully in the fall,” as President Donald Trump put it, some teachers and parents in Arizona said they worry that schools here will not be able to find safe ways to do it.

“As a mom and as a teacher, I want my kids to be with their friends. I know that in-person is better for them,” said Dawn Penich-Thacker, communications director for Save Our Schools Arizona.

“But they (Arizona schools) can’t afford to keep my kids safe,” said Penich-Thacker, who worries that Arizona schools do not have the tools to make a safe return.

“I see it from the inside that there are not enough resources.”

Gov. Doug Ducey last week ordered the start of in-person classes in Arizona pushed back to Aug. 17, one of several

steps he took in the face of spiraling increases in the state’s COVID-19 cases.

While the delay gives schools more time to prepare for schooling in the face of the coronavirus, it also means that schoolkids will have spent more than five months away from a classroom.

That’s five months of teachers and students adjusting to online education, five months of school systems scrambling for resources and five months of harried parents juggling jobs, housework and their kids’ educations.

“As a single mom, this situation is ripping me to shreds,” Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots and one of the White House panelists.

“I’m doing the very best I can to take care of them (my two children) … and run a company and work,” said Martin, a Georgia resident. “It’s impossible.”

Martin said the return to school could “stabilize our society.” But she and others at the panel worried that continued absence from school will make the traditional “summer slide” in schoolkids’ learning even worse.

Lynette Stant, a third-grade teacher at

Salt River Elementary School and Arizona’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, said she is eager to see her students again after leaving them in March and going months without seeing them. But she said student safety needs to be a priority.

“The health of our state is really critical,” she said. “And even though my teacher heart is broken, we all need to get healthy.”

As a member of the Navajo Nation and teacher in an Indigenous community, Stant has seen how COVID-19 has “infected communities like wildfire.”

Arizona Parent Teacher Association President Sergio Chavez agreed, saying that the safety of the students is the PTA’s “no. 1 priority.” And right now, Chavez said, schools are not equipped to ensure a safe return.

“There is no way to actually have them secure. There is no magic wand to wave and say, ‘OK, this is going to be safe,’” Chavez said. “Sending them to school, you’re endangering everybody.”

Penich-Thacker, who is a substitute teacher for special education students in the East Valley, said she plans to keep her

own children, ages 9 and 11, out of school and taking their classes online for the year.

“I’m heartbroken over it,” she said.

“They’re disappointed, I’m disappointed and I know it’s not going to be the education that they would get in-person. But I also know that any public school in Arizona is incapable of meeting CDC guidelines. We simply can’t afford it.”

In ordering a delay to the school year, Ducey also said the state would direct $270 million in coronavirus relief funds to schools, with the bulk of that money, $200 million, going to support school budgets in the face of dwindling enrollment.

But Chavez and Penich-Thacker both think it will not be enough. The funding only “helps stop the bleed,” Penich-Thacker said.

Penich-Thacker said she knows she is one of the lucky ones, as she has a flexible job that will let her keep her kids at home.

“If keeping my kids out of the classroom means there’s two more seats for kids to be spread out who have to be there, that’s good,” she said.

But not everyone can – or will want to, Stant said.

happening,” said Sergio Chavez, president of the Arizona Parent Teacher Association.

The new date pushes back the reopening of many Arizona schools by weeks from the late-July or early-August dates some had scheduled for the 2020-2021 school year. While in-person classes will be delayed, schools will be allowed to start distance-learning earlier if they wish.

“It’s good to have some consistency there” of a firm start date, said Chris Kotterman, director of governmental relations for Arizona School Boards Association.

“The implementation of a mandatory wait to resume in-person is probably not the worst thing of all.”

But Kotterman agreed with Chavez that many hurdles remain before schools can be reopened. Chavez said there is no

“magic wand” that can solve those issues, but until Arizona gets a handle on the rising infection rate, Aug. 17 is too soon for reopening schools.

“The responsible thing to do is to say we have to wait and see because we don’t know,” Kotterman said. “But no one likes uncertainty.”

The order to delay the start of school came days after Ducey announced that the state would direct $270 million of its federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security- or CARES Act – funding to help schools in the pandemic. The plan includes $200 million for remote learning and to hold schools harmless for enrollment declines, $40 million for broadband and $20 million to bring in extra help for high-needs schools.

Chavez said that, unless there is a change in current conditions, he does not plan to send his 15-year-old daughter back to school Aug. 17.

“I understand that kids need to be socialized, kids need to be talking to kids, but at the same time, kids need to be safe,” Chavez said.

Kim Graham, executive director for the Arizona Education Foundation, said that teachers need to be part of any discussion on reopening schools and keeping them healthy. But the focus should be on getting kids back to school, she said.

“Teachers miss their students and the students miss their teachers,” Graham said. “Everyone, I think, wants to be back in school, but only when it’s safe to go back.”

School officials say delay helps, but much still needs to be done

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When Gov. Doug Ducey announced that school reopenings would be pushed back to Aug. 17 because of concerns over COVID-19 infections, it raised as many questions as it answered for parents and school administrators.

While they now have a start date, school leaders are faced with the task of reopening in a state where many classrooms are already overcrowded and where a chronic teacher shortage continues, making social distancing and following safety guidelines all but impossible.

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West Valley Girl Scouts earn Gold Award

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The Girl Scouts—Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) awarded its most prestigious honor, the Gold Award, to 33 local girls this year. The award challenges Girl Scouts in grades 9-12 to take action in their communities by tackling an issue they are passionate about and developing sustainable solutions to local, national and global challenges.

“Recipients of Girl Scouts’ highest honor are part of an elite group of Girl Scouts who have distinguished themselves as prominent leaders in their communities and as true change-makers,” said Tamara Woodbury, CEO for GSACPC. “In addition, Gold Award Girl Scouts are proven to show significantly higher success in life reaching their goals in education, career and volunteer work, compared to non-alums,” says Woodbury.

With the Gold Award, girls can take advantage of unique scholarship opportunities, be entitled to enlist at a higher pay grade when they join the military and distinguish themselves among competition in the college admissions process.

To protect the health and safety of this year’s recipients during the pandemic, the 2020 Gold Award ceremony has been canceled. GSACPC has provided these Girl Scouts with materials for at-home ceremonies, including Gold Award pins, a letter with instructions for hosting the ceremony at home and a script for the family to share This year’s Gold Award recipients and their winning projects include:

Kansas Earnshaw, Tolleson

“Building a Fence Around a Non-Retrieval Area” From a family with a strong agricultural background, Kansas was determined to protect the food source for elk and deer in northern Arizona when she learned they were not getting enough nutrients. Wet grasslands, called riparian meadows, were constantly being destroyed by large vehicles driving through the meadows near Long Valley, north of Pine.

Kansas teamed up with the Arizona Elk Society to build a log fence to protect the riparian meadows from further damage and allow the natural vegetation in the area to regenerate, directly supporting Several West Valley girls were honored with the Gold Award, the Girl the growth of the elk pop- Scouts’ highest honor, for projects that take action in their commuulation. It took over two nities. Ashley Holt of Glendale was honored for her “People Helping Pets” project. (Photo courtesy GSACPC) years to complete this, as drought and forest fires intermittently been a Girl Scout for 13 years and plans to attend Northern Arizona University put work on pause.

Kansas credits her Gold Award for to major in biology and chemistry. teaching her to stay motivated and persevere no matter the circumstance. She Ashley Holt, Glendale has been a Girl Scout for 13 years and “People Helping Pets” Ashley wanted to give back to the plans to major in environmental studies and sustainability at the University of AZ Humane Society through her Gold Award because of her own experience Arizona. of adopting a dog and her general love Emma Parry, Litchfield Park for animals. She toured the facility “Theatre for Youth” and learned they were always in need Theatre and performing arts were of blankets because typically, cats and some of the ways Emma learned to dogs are given blankets when they are be more confident. Throughout her in- sent home. volvement in theater, she noticed fewAshley created an educational broer people attending or auditioning and chure detailing shelter services and the wanted to bring awareness to perform- need for blankets. She also organized ing arts to youth in her community, es- a no-sew blanket event where she expecially to those who are shy or don’t plained the need for donations and led have access to theater programming.

60 people in creating 156 no-sew blanFor her Gold Award, Emma wrote kets. and performed an anti-bullying oneThrough her experience, Ashley act play inspired by “The Wizard of learned that she is capable of being a Oz” to 40 special needs students in her leader and the importance of communicommunity. She managed the team and cation and time management. She has put together the logistics and supplies been a Girl Scout for 12 years and plans needed to perform the play. She then to study engineering at the University developed virtual kits and made them of Arizona. accessible to anyone via a website.

Emma’s Gold Award taught her that Ashley Lucas, Peoria hard work and help from others can “Peoria Goes Green” After discovering the shortage of relead to making a difference. She has

cycling bins at her school, Peoria High School, Ashley dedicated her Gold Award to making her school more environmentally conscious. She created a club and hosted informational booths about the importance of recycling, reducing waste and the impact it has on our earth.

After successfully securing a donation of 40 recycling bins, she developed a schedule where her club would pick up the bins and properly dispose of the recyclable materials. Through this process, Lucas was able to measure her results by how many bins they had to empty on a weekly basis and the number of materials each week.

Ashley’s Gold Award inspired her to focus her future studies on sustainability and has taught her to be a better leader. She has been a Girl Scout for 12 years and plans to major in sustainability at Arizona State University.

Gabrielle Nevers, Peoria

“Glittering Guard” As an active member of the Color Guard program at her school, Gabrielle dedicated her Gold Award to supporting, improving and growing this team.

Nevers Gabrielle a lack of interest in this activity. To combat this, she hosted a “Try It Out Night” for incoming freshmen students to learn about the program and rehearse intro-level routines.

During this process, she also re-organized, properly stored and cataloged all the flags. Her organizational efforts were applauded from visiting band directors in the region and her recruitment efforts led to the team doubling in size.

Gabrielle learned time management, problem-solving and organizational skills. She credits the Girl Scout Cookie Program for helping her become a better leader. She has been a Girl Scout for 11 years and will attend Northern Arizona University to study elementary and special education.

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Maricopa County’s Summer Reading Program extended

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF With school starts potentially being delayed, Maricopa County’s Summer Reading Program will extend in Glendale through Aug. 15 to encourage young people to stay engaged and reading while out of school.

The program, which was originally scheduled to end on Aug. 1, aims to mitigate the impact of the “Summer Slide”—the learning loss experienced while transitioning between school years. With COVID-19’s impact on education already steep, Maricopa County Reads hopes to be a resource for families to keep kids excited about learning.

“Our summer reading program is not only fun, but it is also one of the County’s major community literacy efforts,” said Cindy Kolaczynski, Maricopa County Library District Director and County Librarian. “Summer reading keeps literacy and comprehension skills sharp through challenges and experiences that spark excitement about learning and reading.”

The award-winning online platform encourages reading all summer long, while earning great prizes and participating in fun challenges all from the comfort of home at Read20az.com (English) or leepor20az.com (Spanish).

More than 60 libraries across Maricopa County participate in the summer reading program, in which participants log their reading online, complete challenges, and attend virtual performances to win prizes.

This year’s theme is “Imagine Your Story” and encourages readers of all ages to read 20 minutes a day. Participants earn one point per minute for reading physical or electronic books (including graphic novels) or listening to audiobooks.

Prizes include a free personal pizza from Peter Piper Pizza, free lemonade from Raising Cane’s and an Arizona State Park pass. Grand Prize drawings will also take place at each participating library for the chance to win family passes to Legoland Discovery Center/Sea Life Aquarium, a prize pack from Harkins Theaters and an autographed jersey from Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury.

Readers who achieve 1,000 points can choose a free book for their home library, or can donate it to a local Head Start classroom. Last year, Head Start classrooms in Maricopa County received more than 1,500 books thanks to the generosity of summer readers.

Participating library systems include: • Avondale Public Library.

• Buckeye Public Library.

• Glendale Public Library.

• Maricopa County Library District.

• Peoria Public Library.

• Phoenix Public Library.

• Tolleson Public Library.

The Maricopa County Library District (MCLD) is a special taxing district that runs 18 libraries countywide.

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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: ANTT PROMOTION L.L.C. II The address of the registered office is: 9002 W Meadowbrook Ave, PHOENIX, AZ, 85037, The name of the Statutory Agent is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBER: Eddie Lee Shivers JR, 9002 W Meadowbrook Ave, PHOENIX, AZ, 85037 Published Glendale Star, July 2, 9, 16, 2020 / 31397 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: ALL AMERICAN WALL AND TRIM LLC II The address of the registered office is: 5505 N Rattler Way, LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ, 85340 The name of the Statutory Agent is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBER, Ralph Anthony Napolitano, 5505 N Rattler Way, LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ, 85340, Published Glendale Star, July 9, 16, 23, 2020 / 31775 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: MAGNUS CONTRACTING LLC II The address of the registered office is: 20645 W Carlton Manor, BUCKEYE, AZ 85396 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Efren Espino III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBER: Patricio Medina Espino, 25202 W Jackson Ave, BUCKEYE, AZ, 85396 Published Glendale Star, July 2, 9, 16, 2020 / 31417 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: SPARTAN CLEANING SERVICES PLLC II The address of the registered office is: 5634 N. 63RD DRIVE, GLENDALE, AZ, 85301. The name of the Statutory Agent is: ANDREW C MENDEZ JR III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBER/MANAGER: ANDREW C MENDEZ 5634 N. 63RD DRIVE, GLENDALE, AZ, 85301. Published Glendale Star July 16, 23, 30, 2020 / 31840 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: THE HAIR SHOPPE LLC II The address of the registered office is: 13370 W VAN BUREN ST, STE 101, GOODYEAR, AZ 85338 The name of the Statutory Agent is:JESUS MALDONADO 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: JESUS MALDONADO and BERTHA MALDONADO, both of 13370 W VAN BUREN ST, STE 101, GOODYEAR, AZ, 85338 Published Glendale Star, July 2, 9, 16, 2020 / 31401

NOTICE OF HEARING IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF TWIN FALLS MAGISTRATE DIVISION Case No. CV-42-201825 NOTICE OF HEARING ON TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF: KAMERON MICHAEL RIDDLE, KREIGHTON MATTHEW RIDDLE, and KAYDEN MARCUS RIDDL E, Minor children. and THE TERMINATION OF THE BIOLOGICAL MOTHER, and THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF JORDANNE ASHLEY RIDDLE and EFTON CODY RIDDLE FOR THE ADOPTION OF KAMERON MICHAEL RIDDLE, KREIGHTON MATTHEW RIDDLE, and KAYDEN MARCUS RIDDLE, children under eighteen (18) years of age. To: JESSICA ANN CRANE A Petition for Termination of your Parental Rights and Petition for Adoption has been commenced by Petitioners, Efton Cody Riddle and Jordanne Ashley Riddle, in the Fifth Judicial District Court in and for Twin Falls County, Idaho, Case No. CV42-20-1 825, and scheduled for hearing on the August 28, 2020, at 8:30 o'clock a.m., in the Courtroom of the above-entitled Court before the honorable Magistrate in Twin Falls County, Idaho. The Petition is for termination of parental rights and petition for adoption, which may effectively terminate your parental rights with the minor children in the above-captioned case. Any time after 10 days following the last publication of this notice, the court may enter an order of termination and adoption against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in the proper form, including the Case No.CV-42-20-1825, and have paid any required filing fee to the Clerk of the Court at 427 Shoshone Street North, P.O. Box 126, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301, and have served a copy of your response on the Petitioners' attorney, Lance A. Loveland, of the firm Parsons, Smith, Stone Loveland & Shirley, LLP, P.O. Box 910, Burley, Idaho 83318. A copy of the Petition can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for Petitioners. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you in this matter. Dated: June 19, 2020 Twin Falls County Court Signed 6/19/2020 by Teresa Yocham, Deputy Clerk.

Published: Glendale Star, July 2, 9, 16, 2020 / 31399 CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Glendale Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on August 6, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona, 85301, to hear the following: PULL-NSAVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP20-08: A request by Lexy Wellcott of the Planning Center, representing Northern Property LLC, for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow an automobile wrecking and salvage yard in the M-2 (Heavy Industrial) zoning district. The site is generally located on the southeast corner of Frier Drive and 68th Avenue (APN: 143-24-001J) and is in the Ocotillo District. Staff Contact: Christina LaVelle, Planner, 623-930-2553 or clavelle@glendaleaz.com. BROTHERS AUTO SALES CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP19-11: A request by Chris Doran, S.D.S. Consulting, representing DEMAD LLC, for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), to allow a used automobile sales and repair service business in the C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district. The site is located at the northeast corner of 59th Avenue and Maryland Avenue (6517 North 59th Avenue) and is in the Ocotillo District. Staff Contact: George Gehlert, Senior Planning Project Manager, (623) 930-2597. REEMS RANCH REZONING APPLICATION ZON20-11: A request by Brian Greathouse, on behalf of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A., representing Reems Ranch, LLC, to rezone approximately 260 acres of property from A-1 (Agricultural) to PAD (Planned Area Development) to allow a variety of Industrial uses. The site is located south of the southeast corner of Reems Ranch Road and Northern Avenue; and is located in the Yucca District.

enue (6517 North 59th Avenue) and is in the Ocotillo District. Staff Contact: George Gehlert, Senior Planning Project Manager, (623) 930-2597. REEMS RANCH REZONING APPLICATION ZON20-11: A request by Brian Greathouse, on behalf of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A., representing Reems Ranch, LLC, to rezone approximately 260 acres of property from A-1 (Agricultural) to PAD (Planned Area Development) to allow a variety of Industrial uses. The site is located south of the southeast corner of Reems Ranch Road and Northern Avenue; and is located in the Yucca District.

Staff Contact: Edward Vigil, Planner (623) 930-3071. GLEN LAKES MAJOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT MGPA20-01: A request by the City of Glendale, for a major general plan amendment to amend the land use designation on approximately 42.8 acres of property from POS (Parks and Open Space) to MDR 5 (Medium Density Residential) for Trevino at Glen Lakes located at 5450 West Northern Avenue in the Barrel District. Staff Contact: Lisa Collins, Interim Development Services Director. GLEN LAKES SUBDIVISION REZONING APPLICATION ZON19-17: A request by the City of Glendale, to rezone approximately 42.8 acres A-1 to R1-6 PRD. The proposal would allow for a maximum 173-lot single family residential community. The site is located at 5450 West Northern Avenue and is in the Barrel District. Staff Contact: Lisa Collins, Interim Development Services Director.

NORTHERN PARKWAY STORAGE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP2011: A request by Robert Kubicek, representing Kim Hunt, for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow commercial retail sales and servicing of utility trailers in the M-1 (Light Industrial) zoning district. The site is generally located at the southeast corner of Glen Harbor Boulevard and Northern Avenue and is in the Yucca District. Staff Contact: Christina LaVelle, Planner, 623-930-2553 or clavelle@glendaleaz.com. Copies of all applications, exhibits, and documents are available for public review at the Development Services Department, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Second Floor, Glendale, Arizona, between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm weekdays or will be available online at https://www.glendaleaz.com/ cms/one.aspx?pageId=15331862 after 6:00pm the Friday prior to the public meeting. For further information, please call the case staff contact at the number listed above or (623) 930-2800. Interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Please contact Diana Figueroa at (623) 9302808 or dfigueroa@glendaleaz.com at least three working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability. Hearing impaired persons should call (623) 9302197. CITY OF GLENDALE Kevin R. Phelps City Manager Publish: July 16, 2020 The Glendale Star / 31868

NOTICE OF HEARING

CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Glendale Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on August 6, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona, 85301, to hear the following: ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT ZTA20-01 – GROUP HOMES This is a request by the City of Glendale to adopt a new Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) pertaining to the regulation of Group Homes. This will apply city-wide. 7.502 - Group Homes. 1.

Adult Care Homes, Juvenile Group Homes, Group Homes for the Disabled, and Supervisory Care Facilities (for purposes of this Section 7.502, such uses are collectively referred to as "Group Homes") shall be permitted, provided that: A. To minimize the potential for concentration of pseudo-commercial uses in residential areas, AND NOTWITHSTANDING the remainder of this section, no No Group Home is located on a lot within one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet, measured by a straight line in any direction, from the lot line of another Group Home B. If physical features such as arterial or collector streets, golf courses, public parks, railways, or similar features exist between the proposed facility and an existing facility of a similar nature, then the Development Services Director, or designee, may determine that adequate spacing exists and therefore, satisfies the intent of the separation requirements; BC. Where legally required, the Group Home is licensed by, certified by, approved by, registered with, or under contract with a Federal, State, or local government and evidence of such is provided to the Plan-

line of another Group Home B. If physical features such as arterial or collector streets, golf courses, public parks, railways, or similar features exist between the proposed facility and an existing facility of a similar nature, then the Development Services Director, or designee, may determine that adequate spacing exists and therefore, satisfies the intent of the separation requirements; BC. Where legally required, the Group Home is licensed by, certified by, approved by, registered with, or under contract with a Federal, State, or local government and evidence of such is provided to the Planning Department within sixty (60) days of approval of the Planning Department; CD. No exterior change which would alter its residential character shall be made to the exterior of the building(s) and the grounds; DE. The location of the Group Home has been approved by the Planning Department; and E. An administrative record of each Group Home shall be maintained with the Planning Department. 2. An applicant may request A REASONABLE Accommodation for group homes and other similar residential facilities for persons with disabilities, dependencies, or those who are in active recovery FROM SUCH DEPENDENCIES. The DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Director (OR THE FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR IF THE POSITION CEASES TO EXIST), or designee, shall review the request and prepare a written decision within 30 calendar days of RECEIPT OF AN application. The Development SERVICES Director’s decision may include findings from an interview with the applicant as well as other state and local agencies to ascertain or clarify information sufficiently to make the required decision. IN ORDER TO GRANT A REQUEST FOR Reasonable Accommodation the development services director must confirm the following: A. The applicant demonstrates that the proposed facility and/or its residents will not interfere with the SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL community in terms of typical daily activities of the facility and the reasonable expectations of integration into the larger community. B. The applicant demonstrates that it will operate the home in accordance with required state licensing to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the facility’s occupants. C. The applicant demonstrates that the proposed facility in combination with any existing similar facilities will not alter the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood by creating an institutional atmosphere, disproportionate crime or other disruptions, or by creating a de facto social service district by concentrating community residences on a block or in a neighborhood. D. The applicant WILL certify that the home will be in compliance with all applicable building and fire codes. E. The applicant WILL certify that the proposed facility will not create traffic or parking impacts, disproportionate impacts on water or sewer systems, or disproportionate impacts on public safety services. F. The applicant WILL coordinate with the City to ensure that no more than two group homes or similar facilities are located within one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet of the newly requested facility. G. The applicant WILL demonstrate no past operational or community issues including, but not limited to, criminal activity by the operator, revocation of state or local licensing, or building code / fire safety violations. 3.

Decisions made by the Development SERVICES Director may be appealed to the planning COMMISSION. Appeal requests must be made in writing within 15 business days from the date of the decision. 4. Decisions made by the Development SERVICES Director may be rescinded should it be determined that the applicant or subsequent facility owner is unable or unwilling to maintain any aspect of the basis for an affirmative decision. The Development SERVICES Director shall prepare a written appeal to the PLANNING COMMISSION requesting the previously issued Statement of Reasonable Accommodation be rescinded. The effect of a rescinded Statement of Reasonable Accommodation could include the initiation of a revocation of operational permits and permissions, reporting to state authorities, prevention of future Statements of Reasonable Accommodations for the owner or applicant of record, or the initiation of otherLEGAL corrective actions as deemed neADS CONTINUE cessary ensure compliance with the ONto SECOND PAGE OF criteria contained herein. Copies of all CLASSIFIEDS. applications, exhibits, and documents are available for public review at the Development Services Department, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Second Floor,

July 16, 2020

NOTICE OF HEARING

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE – CITY OF GLENDALE THE GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL HAS REFERRED THE PROPOSED FRANCHISE AGREEMENT TO A VOTE AT THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 GENERAL ELECTION

FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN EPCOR Water Arizona Inc., And CITY OF GLENDALE, Arizona This FRANCHISE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), is made and entered into as of the ___ day of ________ , 2020 (Effective Date), between EPCOR Water Arizona Inc. an Arizona corporation, or its successors and assigns (“EPCOR”) and City of Glendale, an Arizona municipal corporation (“City”).

RECITALS A. EPCOR represents and warrants to the City that it is a public service corporation within the meaning of Article 15, Section 2, of the Arizona Constitution and is authorized to provide potable water within portions of Maricopa County, Arizona, in accordance with a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (“CC&N”) issued by the Arizona Corporation Commission (“Commission”).

B. EPCOR will own, operate and maintain a public water and wastewater system within the City limits of Glendale.

C. EPCOR and City have entered into a separate agreement for the construction of the Sarival Avenue waterline extension. The terms and conditions of the approved Main Extension Agreement (“Sarival MXA”) dated October 23, 2012 for the Sarival Avenue waterline extension will remain in effect and in force, and if conflicts exist between this Agreement and the Sarival MXA, the Sarival MXA provisions will govern.

D. EPCOR and City are developing a separate agreement for the construction of the Loop 303 waterline extension. The terms and conditions of the completed and approved Main Extension Agreement for the Loop 303 waterline extension (“Loop 303 MXA”) will remain in effect and in force, and if conflicts exist between this Agreement and the Loop 303 MXA, the Loop 303 MXA provisions will govern.

E. EPCOR and City agree and acknowledge that the Recitals set forth above are true and correct and are by this reference incorporated herein.

AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this agreement, the parties, each intending to be legally bound by this agreement, hereby agree as follows: Grant of Franchise A. Utility will present the desired franchise (“Franchise”) to the City’s governing body and file it with City Clerk after entry of a final order granting Utility an extension of its Certificates of Convenience and Necessity (“CC&Ns”) by the Arizona Corporation Commission that grants Utility the exclusive right to provide Utility Services in an area within the Subject Territory.

B. If the City’s governing body deems the granting of the Franchise beneficial to the City, it will pass a resolution and thereafter submit the Franchise to the qualified electors as to whether the Franchise should be granted at the next regular election held in the City or at a special election called for approving the Franchise. The City will not call a special election for approving the Franchise without the consent of EPCOR. The Franchise election will be called and conducted in accordance with applicable law.

C. EPCOR will be responsible for all costs incurred by the City for holding a general election to approve the Franchise, provided that such costs will not be unreasonably incurred by the City. If other items, measures, initiatives or candidates are placed on the same ballot as the Franchise, the City will equitably apportion only those costs attributable to the election of the Franchise to EPCOR. D. The City will invoice the estimated cost of the general election for the Franchise (“Estimated Cost”) within 60 days after the filing of the Franchise with the Glendale City Clerk. EPCOR will promptly pay the City the estimated cost within 30 days after receiving the invoice. The City will reconcile the actual general election cost attributable to the Franchise (“Actual Cost”) Within 60 days after the Franchise vote in a general election. EPCOR will promptly pay the City the difference between the Estimated Cost and the Actual Cost if the Actual Cost exceeds the Estimated Cost. The City will promptly refund EPCOR the difference between the Actual Cost and the Estimated Cost if the Actual Cost is less than the Estimated Cost.

E. The Franchise filed by Utility, at a minimum, must contain the following provisions: 1. Franchise Agreement.

This franchise is hereby granted by City to EPCOR, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of Arizona, and conveys to EPCOR the right and privilege to construct, maintain, and operate within the present and future public rights-of-way (including – but not limited to – streets, alleyways, highways, and bridges) in the Franchised Area (as defined below) in Glendale, Arizona, a potable water delivery system and a wastewater collection system, together with certain appurtenances (including – but not limited to – transmission mains, distribution and collection mains, service lines, fire hydrants, meters, and equipment for its own use) for the purpose of supplying potable water and wastewater services to City, its successors, the inhabitants thereof, and all individuals and entities within or beyond the limits thereof (collectively, the “Served Population”), and for collecting wastewater from the Served Population, in each case for all purposes for which it is duly authorized by its CC&Ns (“Franchise”). For purposes of this Franchise, the “Franchised Area” shall consist of those portions of the area within the then effective borders of City that are also within the boundaries of any of EPCOR’s then effective CC&Ns, as granted by the Commission. The Franchised Area as of the date of this Franchise provides the ability to construct, maintain and operate its system, as defined herein, upon, over, along, across and under the present and future public rights-of-way. These rights-of-way include but are not limited to streets, alleys, ways and highways in the City of Glendale, Arizona (herein called “City”).This Franchise is for EPCOR’s use of City’s public rights-of-way to supply and deliver safe, adequate and reliable water treatment, transmission, and distribution services, and to provide safe and reliable wastewater collection, transmission and treatment services to City, its successors, the in-

habitants thereof, and all individuals and entities either within or beyond the limits thereof, for all purposes.

All such transmission mains, distribution and collection mains, and service lines shall be located underground unless otherwise approved by City. EPCOR shall not construct wells, well sites, storage, or pumping facilities in the public rights-of-way. Nothing herein shall be construed to permit EPCOR to maintain any portion of its potable water delivery system or wastewater collection system, or appurtenances thereto, in any manner which would adversely affect or interfere in any way, as determined by City in its sole discretion, with City’s use of the public rights-of-way for its intended use; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not preclude reasonable temporary interference necessitated by EPCOR’s repair or maintenance of those facilities. City acknowledges and agrees that all of EPCOR’s infrastructure located within the Franchised Area as of the date of this Franchise complies with the foregoing or is otherwise acceptable in its current location to City.

2. EPCOR’s Compliance with Requirements; Plans Submitted for Approval; City Construction near EPCOR’s Facilities.

A. The quality of water treatment, transmission, and distribution services, and of the wastewater collection, transmission and treatment services provided by EPCOR shall comply with the requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Arizona Corporation Commission, Arizona Department of Health Services, and the Maricopa County Department of Environmental Health Services.

B. All construction under this Franchise shall be performed in accordance with established practices for City with respect to such public rights-of-way. Before EPCOR makes any major installations in the public rights-of-way, EPCOR shall submit for approval any applicable permit applications and a map showing the location of such proposed installations to City. When time does not permit prior application for a permit and repairs to EPCOR’s facilities are reasonably required, EPCOR first may institute and complete the repairs and then complete and file the applicable permit application. In this case, telephone notification of the repair will be given as soon as practicable to the contact person designated by City. Within ninety (90) days after the approval of this Franchise by the Mayor and Council of City, EPCOR shall submit to City’s City Manager a map showing the true and correct location of all present installations of EPCOR within City’s rights-of-way. If City undertakes, either directly or through a contractor, any construction project adjacent to or near EPCOR’s facilities operated pursuant to this Franchise and for the relocation of which City is required hereunder to pay, City shall include in all such construction specifications, bids, and contracts a requirement that as part of the cost of the project, the contractor or contractor’s designee obtain from EPCOR the temporary or permanent removal, relocation and barricading of equipment, and depressurization of EPCOR’s facilities or equipment, all as necessary to avoid the creation of an unsafe condition in view of the equipment to be utilized or the methods of construction to be followed by the contractor.

C. Mapping Requirement. EPCOR shall maintain As-Built Drawings of its facilities located within the ROW and furnish a copy both electronically in a mapping format compatible with the current City electronic mapping format as specified by the City and in hard copy form.

3. Construction and Relocation of EPCOR’s Facilities: Payment.

A. All facilities installed or constructed pursuant to this Franchise shall be so located or relocated and so erected as to minimize the interference with traffic or other authorized use over, under, or through the public right-of-way. Those phases of construction of EPCOR’s facilities relating to traffic control, backfilling, compaction, and paving – as well as location or relocation of facilities herein provided for – shall be subject to regulation by the City Council. EPCOR shall keep accurate records of the location of all facilities in the public right-of-way and furnish them to City upon request. Upon completion of new or relocation construction of underground facilities in the public right-of-way, EPCOR shall provide City with corrected drawings showing the actual location of the underground facilities in those cases where the actual location differs significantly from the proposed location approved in the permit plans.

B. If City requires EPCOR to relocate EPCOR’s facilities that are located in private easements or private rights-of-way from which the facilities must be relocated, the entire cost of relocating EPCOR’s facilities (including the cost of purchasing a new private easement or right-of-way, if necessary) shall be borne by City. City shall not be obligated to bear such costs under this paragraph B if, prior to City’s acquisition of such right-of-way, either: (i) EPCOR subordinated its easement or right-of-way in such a manner that the person from whom City acquired the right-of-way would not have been obligated to bear any costs of such relocation, or (ii) EPCOR did not in fact obtain such easement or right-of-way.

C. Except as covered in Paragraphs B or D of this section, EPCOR shall bear the entire cost of relocating its facilities located on public rights-of-way.

D. If the City, at its expense, has previously required EPCOR to relocate its facilities in a particular area, and EPORC desires to again relocate these facilities, EPCOR shall bear the entire cost of such relocation. City will bear the entire cost of relocating any of EPCOR’s facilities, the relocation of which is necessitated by the construction of improvements by, or on behalf of, City in furtherance of a proprietary function.

E. Prior Occupancy. Provided that anything contained herein does not interfere with EPCOR’s obligation to provide safe and reliable water and wastewater service, any privilege claimed under this Franchise by EPCOR in any Public Street or other public property is subordinate to any: (a) prior or subsequent lawful occupancy or use thereof by the City or any other governmental entity; (b) prior lawful occupancy or use thereof by any other Person; and (c) prior easements therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing subordination provision, nothing herein extinguishes or otherwise interferes with property rights established independently of this Franchise.

F. If City participates in the cost of relocating EPCOR’s facilities for any reason, the cost of relocation to City shall not include any additional cost resulting from any upgrade or improvement of EPCOR’s facilities as they existed prior to relocation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if EPCOR requests, in connection with any such relocation by City, any upgrade or improvement of the affected EPCOR’s facilities, City will in good faith consider such request, subject in each case to EPCOR’s agreement to reimburse City for the actual, additional costs incurred by City for the requested upgrade or improvement. City will deliver to EPCOR documentation reasonably satisfactory to EPCOR to evidence the actual, additional cost of such upgrades and improvements.

G. Subject to the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs 3 (B), (C), and (D) regarding the cost of relocation of EPCOR’s facilities, EPCOR’s right to retain its facilities in their original location is subject to the paramount right of City to use its public rights-of-way for all permitted purposes, which shall include, but shall in no way be limited to, the following functions of City: i. Any and all improvement to City streets, alleys, and avenues; ii. Establishing and maintaining sanitary sewers, storm drains, drainage structures, and related facilities; iii. Establishing and maintaining parks, parkways, pedestrian malls, or

grass, shrubs, trees, and other vegetation for the purpose of landscaping any street or public property; iv. Providing fire protection; v. Collection and disposal of garbage; vi. structures for public purposes deemed appropriate by the Mayor and Council of City; vii. Any structure for any purpose, whether governmental or proprietary, which City is authorized to construct and/or maintain.

4. Restoration of Rights of Way. Subject to the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs 3 (B), (C), and (D) regarding the cost of relocation of EPCOR’s facilities, (i) whenever EPCOR shall cause any work, opening, or alteration whatsoever to be made for any purpose in any City public right-of-way, the work shall be completed with due diligence within a reasonably prompt time; and EPCOR shall, upon completion of such work, restore the disturbed property to as good condition as it was in prior to such openings or alteration, and (ii) EPCOR shall provide any barricades, signing, rerouting of traffic, or other actions which City shall consider necessary or desirable in the interest of public safety during any such opening or alteration within the public right-of-way.

A. Street Repair. If EPCOR causes damage to pavement, sidewalks, driveways, landscaping, or other property during construction, installation, or repair of its facilities, EPCOR or its authorized agent shall replace and restore such places as nearly as possible to its original condition that existed before the damage occurred. If the repair, replacement or restoration cannot replicate the site’s original condition, EPCOR shall return the site to a condition that approximates the original condition and compensate the City for any difference.

All repair and restoration necessary to meet the requirements set forth in this Section shall be at EPCOR’s expense and shall be conducted in a manner acceptable to the City, in its sole unreviewable discretion. For any pavement or sidewalk cuts by EPCOR, EPCOR agrees to restore the pavement or sidewalks.

B. Damage to Public Property. In addition to any indemnity obligation under this Franchise, whenever the installation, use, maintenance, removal, or relocation of any of EPCOR facilities are required or permitted hereunder, and such installation, removal or relocation damages or disturbs the surface or subsurface of any ROW or public property or any public improvement that may be located thereon, therein, or thereunder, however such damage or disturbance was caused, EPCOR, at its sole cost and expense, shall promptly restore the surface or subsurface of the ROW or public property and/or repair or replace the surface, subsurface and/or public improvement therein, or thereunder, in as good a condition as before in accordance with applicable laws, normal wear and tear excepted, reasonably satisfactory to the City Engineer.

If EPCOR does not repair the damage or disturbance as just described, then City shall have the option, upon ten (10) business days’ prior written notice to EPCOR, to perform or cause to be performed such reasonable and necessary work on behalf of EPCOR and to charge Franchise for the proposed costs to be incurred or the actual costs incurred by the City at City’s standard rates.

C. Public Safety / Public Emergency. Notwithstanding the notice provision above, in the event of a public emergency, the City shall have the right to immediately perform, without prior written notice to EPCOR, such reasonable and necessary work on behalf of EPCOR to repair and return public property to a safe and satisfactory condition in accordance with applicable laws, normal wear and tear excepted, reasonably satisfactory to the City Engineer. The City shall provide written notice to EPCOR of the repairs as soon as practicable after the work has begun. EPCOR agrees that any damaged City-owned Conduit or fiber must be replaced or repaired and restored with new or like-new materials. If the City needs to perform any part of the necessary repairs, relocation and/or removal work, it shall be entitled to seek payment for such repairs and/ or relocation and/or removal costs from EPCOR Upon the receipt of a demand for payment by City, EPCOR shall, within thirty (30) days, reimburse City for such costs. In the event of a public emergency, neither the City nor any agent, contractor or employee of the City shall be liable to EPCOR or its Contractors or its customers or other third parties for any harm so caused to them by the reasonable actions of the City or its agents, contractors or employees in reasonably responding to such public emergency. When practical and if possible, City will consult with EPCOR in advance to assess the necessity of such actions and to minimize, to the extent practical under the circumstances, damage to and disruption of either the public property involved or the EPCOR’s facilities involved.

C.i. EPCOR Facilities / Cooperation with City. If any of EPCOR’s facilities or activities present any immediate hazard or impediment to the public, to the City, to other City improvements or activities within or outside of the Route, or to City’s ability to safely and conveniently operate the ROW or perform City’s utility, public safety and/or other public health, safety and welfare functions, then EPCOR shall immediately remedy the hazard, comply with City’s request to secure the route area, and otherwise cooperate with City at no expense to City to remove any such hazard or impediment.

5. Indemnification/Insurance.

A. Indemnification. EPCOR agrees to indemnify and hold harmless City and any of its departments, agencies, officers, employees, elected officials, and representatives from all damages, claims, or liabilities and expenses (including attorney’s fees) to the extent arising out of, or resulting in any way from EPCOR’s performance or failure to perform the services required of EPCOR under the terms of this Agreement and caused by negligent or intentional acts, errors, mistakes or omissions of EPCOR, its officers, employees, or other for whose acts that EPCOR may be legally liable.

B. Insurance. During the term of this Franchise, and for such other term that any claims may be brought, EPCOR shall maintain in full force and effect, at no cost or expense to the City, commercial general liability insurance in the amount of five million dollars combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage. The City shall be designated as an additional named insured.

Such insurance will not be cancelable except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City. Upon written request, EPCOR shall provide a certificate of insurance showing evidence of the coverage required by this Section. EPCOR may selfinsure the abovedescribed policy coverages if EPCOR or its parent is of sufficient financial standing to provide such insurance.

C. Coverage. EPCOR shall secure and maintain during the term of this Franchise, insurance coverage which shall include statutory workers’ compensation, comprehensive general, and automobile liability, all including contractual liability assumed by the insured. The comprehensive general and automobile limits shall be no less than five million U.S. dollars ($5,000,000) per occurrence (combined single limit), including bodily injury and property damage, and in an amount not less than five million U.S. dollars ($5,000,000) annual aggregate for each personal injury liability and products-completed operations. City shall be named as an Additional Insured with respect to all operations of the insured and EPCOR’s insurance policy shall contain a waiver of subrogation against City, its departments, agencies, boards, commissions, officers, officials, agents, and employees for losses arising from the service provided by or on behalf of EPCOR in the event the EPCOR is found to be solely negligent.

Insurance coverage must be provided by an insurance company admitted to do business in Arizona and rated A-VII or better by AM Best’s Insurance Rat-

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PUBLIC NOTICE ing. Subsequently, a certificate of insurance, signed by an authorized representative of the insurer with 30 days’ notice of cancellation or non-renewal, shall be presented a minimum of five (5) days after the date of expiration of the policy term. In the event EPCOR fails to provide such certificate of coverage, City may – but shall not be required to – purchase insurance if available, to protect itself against any losses. If City elects to purchase the insurance under the provision, City shall provide EPCOR with at least five business days’ prior written notice and EPCOR shall be liable to City for all costs insured by City for purchasing such insurance.

D. Certificate of Insurance. EPCOR shall submit to City – Engineering Division, Glendale, AZ - a certificate of insurance, evidencing the coverage and limits stated in the foregoing paragraph within ten (10) days of award of this Franchise. Insurance evidenced by the certificate shall not expire, be cancelled, nor non-renewed without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to City - Engineering Division, Glendale, AZ. A statement to that effect must appear on the face of the certificate, and certificate shall be signed by a person authorized to bind the insurer.

6. Franchise Fee. A. EPCOR agrees to pay City in consideration of the grant of this Franchise a sum equal to three percent (3%) of the gross receipts1 of EPCOR from the sale by it of potable drinking water within the Franchised Area, and from the collection and treatment by it of wastewater within the Franchised Area as shown by EPCOR’s billing records (the “Franchise Fee”). The Franchise Fee shall be due and payable quarterly and shall be in lieu of all fees or charges for permits or Franchises issued for the construction of EPCOR’s facilities hereunder or for the inspection thereof. For the purpose of verifying the amounts payable hereunder, the books and records of EPCOR shall be subject to inspection by duly authorized officers or representatives of City at reasonable times and places, and in the event that such inspection evidences that the Franchise Fee actually paid for any quarter is more than ten percent (10%) below the amount that should have been paid for such quarter, EPCOR shall reimburse City for the costs of such inspection. If at any time Franchisee is paying any municipality in the State of Arizona a Franchise Fee greater than three percent (3%) of Franchisee’s gross receipt in such municipality, then the percentage set forth in this Section shall be increased to match the greater percentage amount Franchisee is paying to such other municipality pursuant a franchise agreement. If municipality request Franchisee to match such greater Franchise Fee, all terms and conditions which are applicable to the greater Franchise Fee must be fully adopted by municipality herein. In addition to the foregoing Franchise Fee, Franchisee shall pay charges, taxes and fees as described in the Franchise.

B. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the amount payable under the Franchise Fee shall not be reduced by reason of the payment of any general ad valorem taxes, assessments for special improvements such as general sales or transaction privilege Franchise taxes, or any similar general tax or levy.

C. The amount payable under either the Sarival MXA or the Loop 303 MXA shall not be reduced by reason of payment of the Franchise Fee. 7. Franchise Fee Audit.

A. Upon written notice to EPCOR, City may inspect Franchise’s records of Gross Revenues, and City shall have the right to audit any amounts determined to be payable under this Franchise; provided, however, that such audit must take place within thirty-six (36) months following the close of Franchise’s fiscal year for which the audit is desired.

B. Upon completion of an audit, City shall provide EPCOR with written notice including a copy of the audit report and setting forth any additional amounts due to City identified in the audit. EPCOR shall pay any deficiency within thirty (30) days following such written notice; provided, however, that EPCOR will not be required to pay such deficiency until thirty (30) days after completion of the administrative hearing process if EPCOR commences such process pursuant to administrative process. If a City audit shows overpayments, City shall promptly pay EPCOR the overpaid amount.

C. If EPCOR determines in an internal audit that it overpaid Franchise Fees, EPCOR may request a credit or refund by submitting a written claim for credit or refund of the overpaid Franchise Fees. A credit or refund claim must identify (i) the dollar amount of the credit or refund requested, (ii) the specific Franchise Fee period(s) involved, and (iii) the specific grounds upon which the claim is based. No credit shall be allowed or refund paid except for those Franchise Fees paid in excess of the amount due within the limitation period. The credit or refund limitation period shall be calculated from the date the City receives EPCOR’s written claim meeting the requirements of this Paragraph C. C.i. The following additional requirements apply to the City and EPCOR for claims for credit or refund submitted pursuant to this Paragraph C. The City may request, in writing, additional information or documentation from EPCOR to support the requested credit or refund. Such information or documentation must be reasonably related to the claim and required to be maintained in the normal course of business.

C.ii. Upon denial of all or part of a claim or, if the City fails to issue a determination within three (3) months after the later of receiving the claim and receiving any requested additional information or documentation, the EPCOR may consider the claim for credit or refund denied and may commence a process under Section B. Interest shall be allowed on the overpayment of Franchise Fees claimed by EPCOR under this procedure at the rate and in the manner set forth in Paragraph B. and shall be calculated from the date the City receives the EPCOR’s written claim meeting the requirements of this Paragraph C.

A. Failure or unreasonable delay2 by any Party to perform any term of provision of this Franchise for a period of ten (10) days after written notice thereof from another Party shall constitute a default under this Franchise. If the default is of a nature which is not capable of being cured within ten (10) days, the cure shall be commenced within such period, and diligently pursued to completion.

The notice shall specify the nature of the alleged default and the manner in which the default may be satisfactorily cured. In the event of a default hereunder by any Party, the non-defaulting Party shall be entitled to all rememdies at both law and in equity, including, without limitation, specific performance.

B. To further the cooperation of the parties in implementing this Franchise, City and EPCOR each shall designate and appoint a representative to act as a liason between City and its various departments and EPCOR. The initial representative for City (the “City Representative”) shall be the City Manager or his designee the initial representative for EPCOR shall be its Director of Operations, as identifed by EPCOR from time to time (the “EPCOR Representative”). The representatives shall be available at all reasonable times to discuss and review the performance of the Parties and the development of property.

C. If a dispute arises out of or related to this Franchise or breach thereof, Utility and City agree first to try to settle the dispute through mediation before resorting to arbitration, litigation, or some other dispute resolution. In the event that the Parties cannot agree upon the selection of a mediator within seven (7) days, either Party may request a presiding judge of the Superior Court to assign a mediator from a list of mediators maintained by the Arizona Muncipal Risk Retention Pool. If a dispute arises out of or relates to this License, or the breach thereor, and if the dispute cannot be settled through negotiation, Licensee and City agree first to try to settle the dispute through mediation before resorting to litigation, arbitration, or some other dispute resolution procedure.

10. Non-Exclusive.

This Franchise is not exclusive, and nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent City from granting other like or similar grants or privileges to any other person, firm, or corporation.

11. Transfer of Franchise.

The right, privilege, and franchise hereby granted may be transferred in whole or in part by EPCOR, its successors and assigns, to any public service corporation approved by the Commission to provide public utility water service within the Franchised Area and upon payment of an appropriate transfer fee to City to reimburse City for any reasonable costs it incurs in processing the transfer.

No other assignment of any rights, privileges or franchise hereby granted may be made without the prior written consent of both the City Council and the Commission and payment of an appropriate transfer fee to City to reimburse City for any reasonable costs it incurs in processing the transfer. The City Council’s consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

No consent shall be required in connection with an assignment made as security pursuant to a mortgage or deed of trust or in connection with subsequent transfer made pursuant to any such instrument.

12. Title to Facilities; Right to Use Easements; Reserved Right to Purchase or Condemn.

B. The right, privilege, and franchise hereby granted shall continue and exist for a period of twenty-five (25) years following the Effective Date; provided, however, that either party may reopen any or all sections for further review and possible amendment of this Franchise, on its fifth (5th) or twelfth (12th) anniversary, by giving written notice of its intention to do so not less than one (1) year before the fifth (5th) or twelfth (12th) anniversay. Any such amendment will be subject to any applicable requirements for approval by the qualified electors of City. Neither party is bound to enter into any amendment to this Agreement unless it, in its sole discretion, elects to do so. No refusal to enter into an amendment to this Agreement will effect the on-going validity or effectiveness of this Agreement.

C. Unless terminated earlier by written agreement of the parties, this Franchise will expire on the twenty-fifth (25th) anniversary of the Effective Date. EPCOR shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances, including those that may come into being, in its exercise of Franchise rights.

9. Default; Dispute Resolution.

C. Attorneys. EPCOR further acknowledges that it was represented throughout the negotiations of this Franchise by its own attorneys and had opportunity to consult with its own attorneys about its rights and obligations regarding this Franchise Agreement.

18. Confidentiality.

A. Protection of Confidential Information. Subject to the Arizona Public Records Law (A.R.S. § 39-121 et seq.), to the fullest extent permitted by law, the City agrees to treat on a confidential basis any Confidential Information disclosed by EPCOR to the City. The City shall not use the Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever other than in connection with its rights and obligations under this Franchise. The City shall safeguard the Confidential Information using measures that are equal to the measures used to safeguard its own confidential information of comparable value, but in no event, shall the City exercise less than reasonable care.

19. Severability.

If any section, paragraph, clause, phrase or provision of the franchise shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the Franchise as a whole or any part of the provisions hereof other than the part so adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional.

20. Miscellaneous.

A. Filings. When not otherwise prescribed herein, all matters herein required to be filed with the City shall be filed with the office of the City Clerk.

B. Force Majeure.

B.i. EPCOR shall not be held in default under, or in noncompliance with, the provisions of this Franchise, nor suffer any enforcement or penalty relating to noncompliance or default (including termination, cancellation, or revocation of this Franchise) where such alleged noncompliance or default occurred or was caused by an act of God, an act or omission of governmental military or civilian authority, strike or lockout, riot, epidemic or quarantine, war, earthquake, fire, flood, tidal wave, unusually severe rain, wind, or snow storm, hurricane, tornado or other catastrophic act of nature, labor disputes, terrorist acts, governmental, administrative or judicial order or regulation or other circumstances that could not have been avoided through EPCOR’s exercise of reasonable care, prudence and diligence.

B.ii. Furthermore, the parties hereby agree that it is not the City’s intention to subject EPCOR to penalties, fines, forfeitures, or revocation of the Franchise for immaterial breaches or violations of this Franchise Agreement.

“Immaterial” breaches or violations of this Agreement may include, but are not limited to instances or for matters: (i) where a violation or a breach by EPCOR of the Franchise was a good faith error that resulted in minimal or no negative impact on the Citizens within the Franchised Area; (ii) where strict performance with the terms of the Franchise would result in practical difficulties and hardship to EPCOR that outweigh the benefit to be derived by the City and/or Citizens.

A. Title to all water and wastewater utility facilities wherever situated on public grounds or in easements for public utility purposes and installed by EPCOR or its agents or contractors shall be and remain in EPCOR, its successors, or assigns.

B. Nothing contained in this Franchise shall be construed as preventing, diminishing, or restricting EPCOR from using for public utility purposes any easement shown on any plat or plats of any portion of City before or hereafter platted or recorded that has been or may hereafter be created, granted, or dedicated for public utility purposes by any person, firm, or corporation. The costs associated with such use shall be borne by EPCOR.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Franchise as of the ____day of ________________, 2020.

City of Glendale an Arizona municipal corporation

C. City reserves the right and power to purchase and condemn the plant and distribution facilities of EPCOR within the corporate limits or any additions thereto, as provided by law. EPCOR likewise reserves all of its rights and remedies provided by law in any such circumstance.

D. In the event of a purchase of EPCOR or under the exercises of eminent domain, this Franchise shall be construed to have no value for purposes of establishing value of EPCOR. 13. Applicable Laws and Regulations.

EPCOR is responsible to adhere to all applicable Federal and State laws, municipal ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over EPCOR’s activities in the rights-of-way, including – but not limited to – storm water regulations (MS4), US Army Corps of Engineers permitting, Americans with Disabilities Act, and appropriate traffic control measures.

By: ________________________________ Jerry P. Weiers, Mayor Attest: ___________________________________ Julie K. Bower, City Clerk Approved as to Form: ___________________ Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney EPCOR Water Arizona Inc. an Arizona Corporation

14. Conflict of Interest.

This Franchise shall be subject to cancellation pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. §38-511 in the event of a conflict of interest.

15. Notices.

All notices required to be given to either party shall be mailed or given at the following addresses: To City:

5850 W. Glendale Avenue Glendale Arizona, 85301 Attn: City Manager

With a copy to:

City of Glendale, City Attorneys Office 5850 W. Glendale Avenue, Ste. 450 Glendale, Arizona 85301

To EPCOR:

EPCOR Water Arizona Inc., 2355 West Pinnacle Peak Road, Suite 300 Phoenix, AZ 85027 Attn: Vice President – Arizona Operations

8. Term.

A. This Effective Date of this Franchise shall be the first day of the calendar month immediately following the calendar month in which this Franchise is approved by the qualified electors of City. This Franchise shall continue and exist for a period of twenty-five (25) years from the Effective Date.

sions herein, and represents and warrants that, as long as it operates its utility system, it will be bound by the terms and conditions of this Franchise or any subsequently issued license.

16. Arizona State Law to Govern.

The provisions of this Franchise shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona.

By: ___________________________________ STATE OF ARIZONA, County of__________ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ day of _______________, 2020, by ________________________________________ as the __________of the EPCOR Water Arizona Inc., an Arizona corporation, on behalf of the corporation.

_______________________________________ Notary Public My Commission Expires:

_____________________

17. EPCOR’s Representations and Warranties.

A. Authority. EPCOR represents and warrants that it has the power and authority to enter into this Franchise by and through the representative who has signed this Franchise on its behalf, and that it has the power and ability to do all the acts required of it by this Franchise.

B. Misrepresentation. EPCOR has not misrepresented or omitted material facts, has not accepted this Franchise with intent to act contrary to the provi-

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The Glendale Star

7301 N. 58th Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301

(623) 237-7100

July 16, 2020

www.gesd40.org

NOW ENROLLING! OUR MISSION To foster an environment of academic excellence through innovative learning and build tomorrow’s socially responsible leaders.

OUR VISION A diverse community coming together to lay the foundation for unrivaled achievement. A Mosaic of Minds. All in for All Kids.

OUR CORE VALUES Integrity, Diversity, Unrivaled Achievement, Employee Excellence, Stewardship, Well-Being, Community, Equity Â

Cindy Segotta-Jones, Superintendent