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Sizzle of August ends with a fizzle

BY TOM SCANLON

Glendale Star Managing Editor

Most will have two words for August: Good riddance.

A sizzling month—the hottest in Glendale history—fizzled out, as weekend showers brought high temperatures below 100 for the first time in weeks.

August 2020 will be remembered as the most excruciatingly hot month Glendale has endured.

An Aug. 24 National Weather Service tweet: “Just tied the record high for Phoenix today at 115 degrees! It’s also the 13th day of 115-plus of the year.”

Before August ended, the NWS proclaimed a record 50 days of 110 degrees or hotter in Phoenix. Glendale is just as hot as Phoenix—and on some days warmer.

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Normally, Glendale residents who don’t have pools at home are able to cool off at the public pool.

But 2020 is about as far from a “normal” year as imaginable.

After Gov. Doug Ducey’s executive order to combat the surge of COVID-19 cases, the city of Glendale closed the Foothills Recreation and Though big pools and water parks were closed all summer, Glen- Aquatics Center for most of dale kids are able to chill out at the Heroes Regional Park splash pad. the steaming summer.

Kyrene Orrantia, 4, pictured, cools off during one of the record-hot Hot kids cooled off at the days in August. (Glendale Star photo by Pablo Robles) Glendale Heroes Regional making this summer so uncomfortable. Park splash pad, open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

According to the NWS, this summer had Saturdays and Sundays. The splash pad 28 days where the temperature failed to go will be open Labor Day. SEE SUMMER PAGE 3 below 90.

Schools still out, remote teaching in

BY TOM SCANLON

With 37,000 students in Glendale and Peoria, PUSD is Normally, Labor Day weekone of the five largest school end is the first break for kids districts in Maricopa County. who have been back in classThe district remains in rerooms for a month. mote-teaching mode using the But 2020 is about as far from Florida Virtual platform. a “normal year” as Pluto is from Glendale Elementary School the sun. Most Glendale kids District “has delayed its Sept. have not been in a classroom for 8 return week,” said Cindy six months.

Segotta-Jones, the GESD suThough some charter schools perintendent. started teaching in classrooms “We will review the health this week, no changes have been metrics this Thursday (Sept. 3) made at public schools in Glen- After passionate pleas on both sides of the issue, the Peoria Unified governing board and set another soft date to redale and Peoria—though a mo- voted 3-2 to reject a request to reopen schools fully Sept. 8. The district remains open later this week.” tion to start Peoria Unified School in remote-teaching mode for Glendale and Peoria students. (Glendale Star file photo) Other districts are in similar District in-class teaching Sept. 8 was nar- issue at an Aug. 27 meeting, the Peoria Uni- positions of trying to interpret data and plan rowly defeated. fied governing board voted 3-2 to reject a re- for reopenings.

SEE SCHOOLS PAGE 4 After passionate pleas on both sides of the quest to reopen schools fully Sept. 8.

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According to the city’s website, “Splash pad users, and all those visiting Glendale parks, are encouraged to continue following all CDC guidelines, including maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet of space between individuals and washing hands and/or using hand sanitizer. In addition, those who are sick or who may have been exposed to COVID-19 are asked to avoid public spaces.”

After a few blissfully cool days, Glendale highs will near or exceed 110 degrees this weekend.

Curiously, the record heat didn’t mean more business for Linda Moran-Whittley, owner of Papa Ed’s Ice Cream in the historic district of Downtown Glendale.

“Summertime is always very slow for our ice cream parlor, believe it or not,” she said. “The reason is we have a beautiful property including garden and outdoor seating—but when we have summer heat advisories, people don’t really want to get out of their houses or their cars.”

Restrictions due to the pandemic haven’t helped either.

Like many Glendale businesses, Papa Ed’s first felt the crunch when spring training closed early.

Since then, the ice cream shop has adjusted from a quaint place for families to hang out to a pickup-only service.

“We’re only letting people inside for takeout,” the ice cream parlor owner said.

“With the heat, it’s not fun to have our customers wait outside—but that’s what we have to do to be safe.”

She said she has been able to utilize an alley behind Papa Ed’s for pickup

For those willing to venture out into the heat, Linda Moran-Whittley serves cool treats at Papa Ed’s Ice Cream in the historic district of Downtown Glendale. (Photo courtesy Papa Ed’s)

orders: “We’ve been encouraging customers to call in orders in advance and then we meet them in the alley.”

A/C units cranking

With many sheltering in place, both from the heat and for social distancing,

air conditioning units have been humming for months.

And, not rarely, clattering to a stop.

The record summer translates to big business for air conditioning repair people like Bryce Heffelfinger, owner of ACExpertek Service. His service area covers the West Valley from Avondale, Buckeye and Goodyear to Glendale and Peoria.

“Our business did increase this year,” he said. “Many homeowners don’t realize their A/C needs to be serviced until it gets very hot outside and then they have a problem.”

His tips to save money on electric bills: • Check your attic insulation and make sure there is enough of it.

• Update windows or install heatreducing window film.

• Purchase a programmable thermostat so the temperature will adjust when you’re not at home.

• Keep the blinds closed when the sun is hitting the windows.

• Change filters every 30 days.

• Maintain your A/C unit by having yearly checkups/tuneups.

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COVID-19 positive cases fell drastically over the last week in Maricopa County. After an average of 2,250 new COVID-19 cases per day in Maricopa County in July, last week’s numbers were less than one-tenth of that, averaging less than 210 new cases per day.

Yet all Glendale and Peoria public schools remain in remote-learning mode, with limited on-site locations for students who need a place to go.

And no plans have been announced by Peoria and Glendale public schools for reopening in-classroom teaching. While Gov. Doug Ducey gave districts authority to reopen when they feel they can do so safely, the state provided COVID-19 metrics to help districts make informed decisions.

The latest School Reopening Dashboard and Guidance at Maricopa County Department of Public Health showed most of Glendale and the West Valley was “in the red”—meaning a high level of community spread of coronavirus.

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weeks with hospital visits due to COVIDlike illness below 10%.” (The district was at 3% as of Aug. 27).

But the positive tests in surrounding areas were shown to be above 8%, with the goal of “Two weeks with less than 7% positivity.”

And the district had not yet met the third benchmark: “Two week Impassioned debate decline in cases or two The highlight of the Aug. 27 weeks with new case PUSD governing board meeting rates below 100 per was a “motion to consider re100,000.” opening of schools on Sept. 8.”

Some schools in the According to Kim Kontra, the The School Reopening Dashboard and Guidance at the Maricopa County Peoria Unified disboard secretary, PUSD received Department of Public Health shows most of Glendale and the West Valley trict do have students, 217 public comments. There were is “in the red”—meaning a high level of community spread of coronavirus. though in a very limited (Image courtesy of Maricopa County) 66% in favor of reopening, with fashion.

As a slide presentation at the board 22% against. worse? … We will not know if we meeting noted, “In accordance with Gov. Five comments in favor of reopening were too cautious, however we will Ducey’s Executive Order 2020-51, each were read and three against. know if we are not cautious enough.” school district (began) offering free onA sample of the comments that were • “It is not safe. You will be putting thousands of lives at risk. Schools site learning opportunities and support read: • “(Remote) learning is not designed for should not open until there is a vaccine services for students who need a place to the success of kindergarten students. or COVID-19 has been properly go during the day.” … Both my husband and I work full addressed.”

Teaching is not done at those sites, as • “Please follow the metrics. … There is students are being taught only via remote time so this has been a challenge.”

• “Kids learn way better with a teacher no rush when there are lives at risk.” learning. not a computer. … Schools need to The PUSD vote More comments be reopening for the vast majority of Two hours and 20 minutes into the Several people commented on a Facethose who want to go back. … I prefer facts over feelings. Children represent Aug. 27 meeting, Beverly Pingerelli book post by the Glendale Star about the made a motion to fully reopen schools PUSD board vote. such a minimal threat for passing on “Please, schools need to be open,” Sept. 8. Judy Doane seconded it. the virus. … Our lives are not meant Pingerelli and Doane voted for the wrote Julie Bredow. “Online is just not to be lived in a bubble.”

• “Please reopen the schools as soon measure. the same for early learners. I am an over as possible. … Students at the upper After board President David Sando- the shoulder buddy for a kindergartener level are not engaged with learning val and Monica Ceja Martinez voted and I have determined it’s just stressful against, the deciding vote came down for the teachers, parents, students and and are doing little learning. … The to Cory Underhill. She voted against their buddies. My kindergartener has numbers in Arizona are not just trending downward, they are dropping and the motion failed, meaning class- no problem wearing a mask and underrooms will remain closed indefinitely. stands why it is necessary. Perhaps onrapidly.”

• “My son is having such a hard time Sandoval said he visited a few re- line learning is OK for junior high and with online school. … Please open in- mote classes and talked to teachers. high school, but I truly feel the young school class. Otherwise I feel we have “They want their kids back—but in a ones are getting further behind and will lost a generation.” safe environment,” he said. have to play catch-up for a long time.”

• “I’d like little more than preparing “I stand by our board decision to reKrista Howes, the parent of a my classroom to welcome students ally allow the data to drive us to when fifth-grader, said the Florida Virtuback and I imagine most teachers feel it’s most safe,” Sandoval said. “I think al platform is severely flawed. “Kids the same. … I so miss the hallway that’s smart. I think it’s responsible.” can’t work after 830 p.m. Teachers do bustle and bustle. I also now fear those Before the vote, Superintendent Ja- not know how to use it. Been using it hallways. … This situation can truly son Reynolds gave a presentation on with my kids for a few weeks now.” mean life or death. What if a student COVID-19 metrics, with one slide Howes said she shared her concerns transmits the virus to a teacher who showing the district to be in “green,” with her child’s school. “They said it then has a lifelong health issue or one of three key benchmarks: “Two will work itself out.” quality of the school’s mitigation plan and the level of spread occurring within the community where the school is located. Public Health has created a dashboard tool to assist with decision-making for the types of learning scenarios schools may consider for re-opening. …

Data used to generate this report are based upon the benchmarks and thresholds for re-opening established by the Arizona Department of Health Services.”

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Rezoning approved at Loop 303 and Olive Avenue

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF West Glendale and its outskirts continue to grow.

In mid-August, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the rezoning of 38 acres at the southwest corner of Olive Avenue and the Loop 303 in the Glendale Planning Area.

According to Tiffany and Bosch law firm, which represents the owners, “The property has operated as a wholesale nursery for many years, and now seeks to expand those services and other future commercial uses. The property is at a critical corner of the Loop 303, bordered to the south and west by newly planned residential subdivisions.”

One of the stipulations required by the board is that the developer notify future homeowners with the following: “You are buying a home or property in the ‘vicinity of a military airport’ as described by State of Arizona statute ARS 28-8481. Your house should include sound attenuation measures as directed by State law. You will be subject to direct over flights and noise by Luke Air Force Base jet aircraft.”

According to the board agenda item, “Luke Air Force Base executes over 200,000 flight operations per year, at an average of approximately 170 overflights per day. Although Luke’s primary flight paths are located within 20 miles from the base, jet noise will be apparent throughout the area as aircraft transient to and from the Barry M. Goldwater Gunnery Range and other flight training areas.”

Even so, this is a high-growth area just outside Glendale’s “New Frontier,” where the city has annexed multiple properties in 2020.

Olive Avenue will be the site of several road construction projects to accommodate the growth.

At its Olive Corridor site, the Maricopa County Department of Transportation says, “Olive Avenue is a significant thoroughfare for residents and travelers in the western part of Maricopa County. With its prominent

roadway connections to SR Loop 303 and SR Loop 101, traffic projects for Olive Avenue in the West Valley are expected to increase over the next 20 years.

“MCDOT is moving forward with several projects along Olive Avenue in this area to increase capacity, improve safety and make roadway operations more efficient.”

As Tiffany and Bosch notes, “The Loop 303 has forever changed the fabric of the West Valley. More jobs, investment and growth is coming to the West Valley than ever before.”

Farmland is quickly being rezoned for residential and industrial/commercial projects in the area.

One of them is Cotton Properties, 161 acres located at Bethany Home and the Loop 303. Industrial and commercial development is expected to produce a net financial benefit of $2.5 million annually to the city.

South of Cotton Properties, Mattamy Homes was approved for Azure Canyon (formerly known as Russell Ranch South) on Camelback Road between Perryville Road and Citrus Road. Azure Canyon is in unincorporated Maricopa County.

A little north but also west of Loop 303, Lennar Corp. is ready to build 279 homes at Northern Avenue and Cotton Lane, also in unincorporated Maricopa County.

Inside the city limits, Tiffany and Bosco also worked to get a general plan amendment and rezoning of 17 acres property west of Loop 101 at Bell Road that has been vacant for years.

Glendale Bell, a proposed residential development for up to four stories, is planned for the area.

According to Tiffany and Bosco, “The development boasts two large amenity areas with pools, tot lots, dog parks and a recreational trail connecting 83rd Avenue to Bell Road.

“Nearby neighbors came out in opposition, but the city recognized the quality of the development and the great addition this will be to the area.”

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As of right now, bars in nine of the state’s 15 counties can reopen.

But don’t expect them to look and operate the way they did before the governor ordered them shuttered in March.

• No dancing.

• No karaoke.

• No darts or pool.

Put simply, they have to operate more like a restaurant, complete with food. And the number of customers is limited to half normal capacity.

The nine counties all have achieved at least “moderate’’ status as far as the spread of COVID-19. And that permits not just bars but also gyms, fitness centers, movie theaters and water parks to reopen.

Only thing is, they have to agree to a laundry list of restrictions, as state health officials say there still is a risk from the coronavirus. So for each of these businesses, the mission now is finding ways to open with limited capacity and limited activities and still make a living.

The counties at moderate are Apache, Cochise, Coconino, La Paz, Maricopa, Navajo, Pima and Yavapai.

And the infection rates in Greenlee County are so low that the Arizona Department of Health Services says they have achieved “minimal spread’’ status. That will give businesses there even more flexibility.

It’s not just bars in these nine counties that will again be allowed to operate, albeit in a scaled-back fashion.

Gyms and fitness centers can also reopen their doors to half of the normal capacity, with requirements for other restrictions. Ditto movie theaters, water parks and tubing operations.

But traditional bars and nightclubs won’t be able to reopen as they used to operate until the county rate for positive tests comes back at 3%.

Still, there are current options for bars that can reconfigure how they do business. The list of dos and don’ts is extensive. And it goes beyond the ban

on dancing, singing and games.

It starts when people arrive.

The state wants at least 10 square feet for each person in the waiting area, with anyone in the queue required to mask up. Overflow has to go outside, even to the point of would-be customers waiting in their cars.

Customers can choose between sitting at the bar or a table with the obligatory 6-foot distance between parties.

But once someone is seated, that’s it—except to go to the bathroom. And that, in turn, requires putting back on the mask.

Salad bars and buffets where people can serve themselves are forbidden.

And customers are unlikely to find a bottle of ketchup on the table. It’s not a gourmet thing. It’s just that the health department wants single-service helpings, whether in packets or small bowls.

Even the experience of paying is likely to be altered, with staff required to wipe down any pens, touchpads or other hard surfaces between each use.

Gyms and fitness centers present a different set of hurdles. Here, too, it starts at the door with a requirement for customers to submit to temperature checks or at least be screened for COVID-19 symptoms.

They can operate only at 25% capacity.

Masks are required at all times, along with physical distancing of at least 6 feet.

There can be classes for Pilates, Zumba and other fitness exercises.

But expect to find lines on the floor to demonstrate where people can safely stand.

Theaters can fill up to half their seats—but only if they can do so by limiting groups to no more than 10, separating groups by at least 6 feet, and keeping every other row empty.

Customers should count on having to wear a mask other than while eating or drinking at a seat. And look for more time between shows to avoid crowds and allow better air circulation.

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Glendale City Council looks at liquor licenses

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At its Aug. 11 meeting, GlenThe city council unanimousdale City Council considered ly approved the recommendaseveral requests for liquor lition for the approval of Ketts censes.

Place, a sports bar, to the AriCity council was not in favor zona Department of Liquor Liof a Series 10 liquor license recenses and Control. quest by Chimney Daze Smoke According to the council reand Vape Shop. cord, Ketts Place’s liquor liThe Glendale Police Departcense request will not increase ment recommended the applicathe number of liquor licenses in tion be denied as a result of an the area of 5304 N. 59 Avenue. investigation into illegal gamGlendale’s development serbling. But attorney Jake Curtis vices, police and fire departsaid Chimney Daze owner Joements reviewed the application nisha Renee Vinson should not and determined that it meets all have the application protested. technical requirements. Ketts City Council does not have the power to grant liquor licenses, but it gives recommendations to the state. Place is more than 300 feet “My understanding is that the Glendale Council recently gave the thumbs up to a sports bar and the thumbs down to a vape shop. (Glendale Star file photo) protest is based on the fact they from any church or school, achad what may be a gaming device in quite a bit of resistance from the ownThe city council recommends or de- cording to council records. their shop for a short period of time,” er, who didn’t want to talk to them,” nies liquor licenses requests, but they No public protests were received Curtis said. “The owner of that device St. John said. “For that reason, as well do not issue licenses. for Ketts Place during the 20-day assured them it was legal.” as for the reasons of the gaming deThere were no public protests re- posting period from June 18 through After receiving notification that the vices, (the investigator’s) recommen- ceived during the 20-day posting pe- July 8. device was “potentially not legal,” dation is that this council protest this Vinson immediately stopped using it, license.” according to Curtis. Vinson never reCouncilman Jamie Aldama voiced ceived a notice of violation from the concerns regarding the council’s poArizona Department of Gaming and tential denial “based just on that one the device in question has not been item.”

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Wildlife World Zoo grand reopening is here

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Just in time for Labor Day weekend: Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park announces it will reopen Thursday, Sept. 3.

The first 100 visitors to come through the doors on opening day will receive a free doughnut and free doughnut coupons will be available thereafter, while supplies last, compliments of Alien Donuts.

Now surrounded by newly annexed Glendale properties, the Litchfield Park zoo closed for five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New guidelines include requiring masks for staff and visitors, informative signs throughout the zoo encouraging safety/social distancing, social distance ride seating and complete ride sanitation after every rider, with dozens of sanitizing stations installed throughout the 100 acres.

“We are grateful for the continued support from the public, even while our gates have been closed. It brings me much joy that the time has come that we can responsibly reopen and provide our guests with a safe environment to bring their loved ones,” said Mickey Ollson, who opened Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park 35

years ago. It has become one of the West Valley’s biggest family attractons.

The Sky Ride, African Tram, Safari Train, all indoor exhibits, the petting zoo, the giraffe feeding station and stingray touch tank will be open.

When the park closed due to COVID-19 state restrictions, the long-awaited 5-acre expansion had only been open for a few weeks. With the reopening, visitors will be able to come face to face with two endangered pygmy hippos, as well as several other new species, including Grevy’s zebras, clouded leopards and many more rarely seen animals.

Some of the park’s newest additions on display include a young giraffe, penguin chick, young lemur, colobus monkey, spider monkeys, olive baboon, capybara and several hoofed animal species, including a kudu, a baby zebra, baby goats and other youngsters throughout the 100-acre park.

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The Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Litchfield Park just outside Glendale reopens Thursday, Sept. 3. (Photo courtesy Wildlife World Zoo)

Labor Day hours and schedule change for Glendale facilities

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF City of Glendale offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day. The Glendale Municipal Landfill will be closed to the public Monday, Sept. 7.

There are no additional changes to Glendale’s solid waste services.

For more information on Glendale Solid Waste Management, visit glendaleaz.com/trash_recycling or call 623-930-2660.

Dial-A-Ride reservations for Monday, Sept. 7, should be made by noon Friday, Sept. 4. There will be no sameday service on Labor Day. Valley Metro buses and the Light

Rail will also operate on a Sunday schedule Monday, Sept. 7.

While Glendale Municipal Airport operations will remain open, the airport administration office will be closed.

Glendale’s public library branches, the Glendale Visitor Center and Glendale Foothills Recreation and Aquatics Center all will be closed on Labor Day. For trip-planning assistance or questions about traveling to Glendale during the holiday weekend, go to visitglendale.com.

For more information about the Foothills Recreation and Aquatics Center, call 623-930-4600 or visit glendaleaz. com/foothillsrec.

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Program provides nearly $1 million in rental assistance

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Maricopa County’s new program to help people who are struggling to pay rent helped with nearly $1 million during its first month of operation.

Since the County COVID Rental Assistance (CCRA) program launched July 15, more than 300 households have received a combined 662 months (or $993,000) of paid rent.

“There is an incredible need for rent assistance because of the economic downturn due to COVID-19,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Clint Hickman, District 4. “That’s why the board unanimously approved $30 million to fund this program using money from the CARES Act. We don’t want one crisis to lead to another.”

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved funding for the new program June 8. The CCRA service and accompanying automated system were developed, agreements with Community Action Programs (CAPs) were established, staff were recruited, hired and trained (ongoing) and CCRA launched July 15.

“Every two weeks my department will post the number of started and completed applications, so everyone has a complete picture of our progress,” said Bruce Liggett, director of Maricopa County Human Services Department, which is administering the program. “We are helping people through the application process, so the money gets to those who truly need it.”

For information on program guidelines and referrals, visit maricopa.gov/ covidrenthelp.

The county provided the following update on the program: • Prescreen applications submitted: 2,388.

• Prescreen applications awaiting documents: 809.

• Deemed ineligible: 757.

• Complete applications with documents: 822.

• Complete applications awaiting disposition: 499.

• Households approved and assistance provided: 323.

• Months approved and assistance provided: 662.

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• Apply at one of 13 Community Action sites (listed at maricopa.gov/ covidrenthelp).

• Applicants for the Arizona Department of Housing Rental Assistance program will also be considered.

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BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Glendale is asking businesses to pledge they are ready for a “Gold Star.”

The Glendale Chamber of Commerce and Visit Glendale are starting a program designed to help consumers and the visitors who come to Glendale understand the sanitation and health protocols local businesses follow.

“We wanted businesses to have a way to show their commitment to going above the minimum standards and for visitors and residents alike to be able to easily identify those businesses that have pledged to do so,” said Visit Glendale Administrator Danielle Dutsch.

She said the idea is to highlight those businesses that have pledged to exceed the recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The new Glendale Gold Star pro-

gram is designed to help regain consumer confidence about visiting local businesses and restaurants.

“A lot of these businesses are struggling because of the lack of foot traffic that may be entering their once-thriving business,” said Mat Droge, a city spokesman.

“The Glendale Gold Star program will help businesses to implement CDC recommended protocols and help customers to be informed about the sanitation and health standards being used in Glendale businesses.”

Glendale businesses can participate in the Glendale Gold Star program by pledging to follow enhanced sanitation and health procedures. Interested businesses should contact the Glendale Chamber of Commerce or visit its website at glendaleazchamber.org.

“There is no way to remove all possible risks,” said Glendale Cham-

ber President and CEO Robert Heidt.

“This program allows businesses an opportunity to meet and exceed in their sanitization and health processes and allows consumers to have a better understanding about the practices of businesses they choose to visit. This will help keep our community safer, our businesses open, our jobs secure and our economy moving forward.”

The chamber will provide a Glendale Gold Star checklist, which includes not only the sanitizing efforts set forth by the CDC, but it also specifies additional ways a business can go above and beyond and apply those practices to their operations. Once completed, they will return their signed checklist to the chamber, which will register them as a “Glendale Gold Star” business and provide them a certificate they can display in the window of their establishment.

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Businesses who complete a safety checklist can get a Gold Star from the Glendale Chamber of Commerce and Visit Glendale. (Submitted photo)

(Glendale Convention & Visitors Bureau) will also maintain a list of participating businesses on their websites.

Glendale businesses that take the pledge by Nov. 1 will be entered into a drawing for two round-trip tickets on Southwest Airlines.

Consumers will still need to abide by any individual safety protocols set forth by local, county or state mandates and CDC recommendations.

Park Aldea near Westgate cheered by WESTMARC

BY BRIAN CANO SR.

Glendale Star Staff Writer

The West Valley is indeed “open for business.”

At an Aug. 24 WESTMARC online event, the developers of two huge projects—a residential community in Avondale and an industrial park in Glendale—talked about moving forward during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WESTMARC Economic Development Committee Co-Chairman Mike Hoover said the monthly event is meant to stimulate economic activity and promote present and future industry development in the West Valley.

“I am seeing a shift in priorities, a shift in the quality of conversation that we are having about projects and the way that we are pursuing those projects,” Hoover said. “We have two very different projects, but both of them speak to the quality that we are seeing come into the West Valley.”

Park Aldea

Trammell Crow Company Vice President Ryan Norris discussed plans for a new industrial project known as Park

Construction on Park Aldea near Westgate is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

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Aldea west of 99th Avenue and Bethany Home Road in Glendale.

Four buildings will total 356,000 square feet.

Norris said the project targets corporate headquarters and also has been designed to accommodate manufacturing use. He said Trammell Crow is trying to capitalize on the West Valley’s growing economy.

He said Park Aldea construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

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Alamar, a master-planned community located just north of the Sierra Estrella Mountains, includes 461 homes in six neighborhoods. It is 3 miles south of Interstate 10 near Avondale Boulevard and Dysart Road, according

to Brookfield Residential Director of Marketing Garilyn Bourgeois.

“It’s always exciting to bring a community to the greater Phoenix marketplace,” Bourgeois said.

“Jobs are still plentiful, and you’ve got large companies that are coming and relocating.”

Alamar targets young families.

“Research shows that many of these upwardly mobile couples are continuing to come into the area and then a lot of growing families that are expanding and now able to afford a little more housing for their third child or their mother-in-law that’s moving in,” Brookfield Residential Director of Development Roger Theis said.

“It’s really a true destination for Avondale, and we’re looking at a community rare that pays homage to the area, as well as the traditions of the West Valley.”

Theis said Alamar will feature an amphitheater, multiple ball fields and a fishing lake at a 40-acre park.

Alamar plans to open later this year.

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September 3, 2020

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Many around the West Valley have complained about delayed mail over the last few months. Local representatives weighed in from both sides of the matter, with some crying “postal crisis” and others “fake news.”

Spoiled medications and missing rent checks are just some of the problems that Arizonans have seen as a result of recent postal system changes, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said during a recent grilling of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. “Over the past week, my office has heard from over 18,000 Arizonans about the importance of the Postal Service,” but many also said that the service is getting worse, the Arizona Democrat said during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing.

DeJoy has come under fire for several cost-cutting changes that have led to disruptions and delays in deliveries, and raised fears about the agency’s ability to deliver mail-in ballots in this fall’s presidential election.

DeJoy defended the changes that he said were made to cut costs and have long-term efficiency benefits at an agency that stands to lose $11 billion this year, after losing $9 billion in fiscal 2019.

He told lawmakers that there “will be absolutely no issue” with mail-in ballots, noting that the Postal Service handles two to three times as much mail in a single day as it expects to handle during election week.

DeJoy also said he has ordered a pause in some changes until after Elec-

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Women’s Vote: Arizona’s History of Female Trailblazers

BY KIMBERLY YEE, TREASURER OF ARIZONA Glendale Star Guest Writer

One hundred years ago, a young state representative named Harry Burn, at age 24, sat uncomfortably at his desk in the Tennessee Legislature. The entire country was watching, as Tennessee was the last of the 36 states needed to ratify the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote.

That day, Burn wore a red rose on his lapel, the flower representing anti-suffragists’ opposition to the women’s vote.

Those advocating for women’s suffrage wore yellow roses, and women dressed head to toe in white symbolizing purity, hope and solidarity. The period was described as the “war of the roses.”

Black-and-white photography of the time depicted women prominently in white as they marched the streets while crowds of men stood along sidewalks in dark suits. The contrast in colors was as stark as the contrast in sentiment as men and women across the country debated for decades whether women should be allowed to vote at the ballot box.

As this young state representative in Tennessee prepared to cast the final vote to break the 48-48 tie, he touched his lapel, remembering the handwritten letter inside of his jacket from his mother. She wrote, “Be a good boy” and “Vote for suffrage!”

When Burns’ name was called for the vote, those seeing his red rose anticipated the end. Instead, he raised his hand and responded, “Yea!” in favor of the women’s vote. Everyone paused in surprise. Advocates for suffrage cheered with celebration. But Rep. Burn became afraid and fled, hiding from the outraged anti-suffragists.

The next morning, the young representative explained his historic vote and shared how he felt a moral and legal obligation “to free 17 million women from political slavery” and that “a mother’s advice is always safest for a boy to follow.”

Several states to the west had already taken similar action, including Arizona.

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passage. Posters declared, “Those who obey the laws should have something to say as to their making. Those who pay taxes to support government should be represented in the government. Arizona women struggled as anxiously as men in building the state.”

Early pioneers who were instrumental in the national women’s suffrage movement began their call to action in the great state of Arizona. Frances Willard Munds, from Prescott, served as the president of the Equal Suffrage Association, where she saw the legislative measure for suffrage initially fail by a veto at the hands of Arizona’s territorial governor. Munds responded in disappointment, saying such a measure would never succeed unless it were adopted by a “vote of the people.”

Munds worked with suffragette Rachel Emma Berry from St. Johns in Apache County to convince the men of Arizona to support this historic measure. By a statewide ballot initiative, Arizona voters granted women the right to vote by over 60% of the electorate on Nov. 5, 1912.

Munds and Berry became the first women elected to the Arizona Legislature from their respective counties and continued their efforts as the women’s vote was considered across the states.

This laid the foundation for Arizo-

na’s long history of female trailblazers. Elsie Toles, a teacher born in Bisbee who managed 90 rural schools in Cochise County, would later become the first woman elected to the office of state superintendent in 1921.

Sandra Day O’Connor, who grew up on a Duncan-area cattle ranch in Greenlee County in the 1930s, was the first woman to serve as Senate majority leader in Arizona and the country and became the first woman appointed to the country’s highest court as a United States Supreme Court justice.

Arizona has had the most female governors of any state, with four female governors, three of whom served consecutive terms. The state is seventh in the nation for the percentage of women serving in the Legislature, at 38.9%.

As we celebrate this 100th anniversary of the women’s vote, we recognize the strong female leadership of our state’s history and courageous spirit of trailblazers who remain a legacy of Arizona’s past and present.

Kimberly Yee is the treasurer of Arizona. Yee was the first Asian American elected to a statewide office in Arizona’s history and the first Chinese American Republican woman elected to a major statewide office in United States history. Yee was the first Asian American woman elected to the Arizona Legislature in 2010, and served as the Senate majority leader in the Arizona State Senate, only the second woman elected to this position in Arizona’s history. She was the second woman elected to the statewide position of Arizona state treasurer.

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BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Glendale Star Executive Editor

Boise-based The Gyro Shack will soon bring its full menu of gyros, salads and plates to Glendale—once it finds an appropriate spot.

“We are actively looking for locations throughout the Phoenix metro area, and Glendale is on our list of targeted areas,” The Gyro Shack president Seth Brink said.

“Glendale has a culturally diverse population. Boise is not very diverse.

You get down into the Phoenix metro area and Glendale and you have the transients from the Midwest, where gyros are so popular. That’s really exciting for us to go into a market where people know what our food is. In Boise, five out of 10 people don’t know what a gyro is.”

Founded by Gus Zaharioudakis, The Gyro Shack began as a food truck and two restaurants in former coffee drive-thru kiosks. The brand now brings its authentic and unique take on the classic Greek favorites to drive-thru customers with nine locations, revolutionizing the way customers think about fast Mediterranean cuisine.

Using only fresh ingredients, made to order as customers drive up, the brand remains focused on valuing customers’ time and money. Brink calls Zahariou-

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“He brought his mother’s recipes from Crete,” Brink said. “He scaled it a little bit in 2011 to add another location and food truck.

Then, my partner and I bought it from him in 2015.”

The Gyro Shack is one of the only quick-service gyro brands. The takeout restaurant serves a number of takes on the traditional gyro.

“We have the original with the pita, the gyro meat, tzatziki sauce, tomato and onions,” he said. “For more of an authentic taste, guests can add feta.

“We have a Philly gyro, a spicy bacon avocado gyro and a super gyro.

Gus came up with some great items.

He has his great heritage and could Americanize it a little bit so he could broaden the taste and sell more gyros.”

The drive-thru and delivery option make up 76% of store revenues, keeping overhead low with just a small portion of the restaurant reserved for dinein. Locations can range from less than

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Glendale Woman’s Club celebrates 19th Amendement

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF In honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the GFWC Glendale Woman’s Club hosted a Suffrage Centennial Mini Museum and play reading Aug. 26 at its Glendale clubhouse.

The Arizona Questers joined in the event, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the guarantee and protection of women’s constitutional right to vote. The Woman’s Club assembled a “mini-museum” with educational materials and a “selfie station.”

Councilman Bart Turner joined the

club’s executive board in reading the play “Failure is Impossible” by Rosemary H. Knower. The play was first performed on Aug. 26, 1995, as part of commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the 19th Amendment at the National Archives.

The GFWC Glendale Woman’s Club reading of the play was recorded and posted on YouTube.

For more information, visit glendalewomansclub.com or azquesters.org.

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Charlotte Witvoet, 16, grew up in Indiana but, as the child of divorced parents, spends her summer in the Glendale/Peoria area, where her mother lives.

Charlotte has been spending her spare time writing the book “Paint My Body Red.” She puts readers in the shoes of a girl with mental health problems and explores the aftermath on the world she leaves behind. Charlotte writes of Addelyn, a 17-year-old who has spent years battling depression and self-destructive behaviors that coincide with

it. After she comes out as gay and loses her key support systems, Addelyn commits suicide.

Available at amazon.com, “Paint my Body Red” was published through Joshua Tree Publishing based out of Chicago and is available for purchase in Kindle and paperback formats.

It’s an intense read, as in the wake of Addelyn’s death her family begins to fall apart. Her father turns to alcohol, her sister starting using drugs and her younger brother struggles to keep everything together.

“How would you respond to seeing your family discover your dead body?”

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Charlotte asks.

“What would you feel if you had taken your own life and your father became an alcoholic because of it?

And more than that, what would it take for you to redefine your worth?”

As Addelyn watches the impact of her death on her loved ones, she begins to question her old ideas of being worthless and burdensome while wishing she could help them through the grieving process.

For the young writer, who has struggled with mental health, the story of Addelyn’s suicide and the aftermath hit close to home. She hopes it will inspire others to speak up and seek help instead of remaining on the journey alone.

In the back of the book, she shares a list of 24/7 resources like the National Suicide Prevention Hotline (800-2738255), Crisis Text Line, the Trevor Project and more.

“No matter how lonely or suicidal I was, the characters understood me in a way no one else could,” Charlotte said.

“It didn’t take me long to realize that the characters were me, different seeds of myself planted in the personality of

Writing her debut novel about a character struggling with mental health helped Charlotte Witvoet, 16, deal with her own challenges.

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each.”

She found writing to be therapeutic, as creating the novel helped her through difficult times of her life and inspired her to keep facing each new day.

“I wrote the first paragraph for this book when I was 13 and didn’t think I would live to see 14,” said Charlotte.

“But now I’m 16, and it turns out writing this novel saved my life.”

For more information on Charlotte Witvoet and her book, visit charlottewitvoet.wixsite.com/website-1.

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You won’t feel better unless you want to feel better This week’s thought concerns two words that can change our outlook for the better when said to others and God. Those words are “thank you.” Speaking courteously to others is good medicine for both the sender and the receiver. In challenging times, our human tendency is to focus on what we don’t have, rather than what we do have. Or, to focus on who we aren’t, rather than who we are. That’s a recipe for depression, suppression and regression. Let me illustrate our human tendency with two short stories for you.

In an old Peanuts comic strip, Lucy announces, “Boy, do I feel crabby today.” Her little brother Linus, always the peacemaker, responds, “Maybe I can help. Why don’t you take my place in front of the TV and I’ll fix you a nice snack? Sometimes we all need a little pampering to make us feel better.”

A few minutes later, Linus brings Lucy a sandwich, some chocolate chip cookies and milk. “Is there anything else I can do for you? Anything I haven’t thought of?” he asks.

“There’s one thing you haven’t thought of. I don’t want to feel better!”

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Sound familiar?

Let me ask you a question. What if we cultivated an attitude of gratitude every day of the year? Wouldn’t you agree with me that our hurried, hassled, COVID-obsessed, hot-tempered, “have it my way” world leads us away from a lifestyle of giving thanks? Just look at that man who received all those inheritances, or Lucy. Sometimes we all get to a point where we all feel like Lucy. “I don’t want to feel any better.”

Think about it. Gratitude keeps things in the right perspective. Here’s another story that illustrates this idea.

In a Peanuts cartoon, Snoopy is getting dog food for his Thanksgiving Day dinner. He stares at the bowl and talks to himself. “How about that? Everyone is eating turkey today, but just because I’m a dog, I get dog food.” He

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then trots away and positions himself on top of his doghouse and concludes: “Of course, it could have been much worse. I could have been born a turkey.”

Gratitude deters us from the destructive influence of bitterness. The Bible reveals the truth about becoming bitter in Job 7:11. Job said, “I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.” The bitter fruit of bitterness is continuously complaining. The Bible says, “Make sure that no one misses out on God’s wonderful kindness. Don’t let anyone become bitter and cause trouble for the rest of you.” Hebrews 12:15. An attitude of gratitude permeates the atmosphere with positive energy. There’s a good vibe when gratitude is present.

An attitude of bitterness and ungratefulness permeates the atmosphere with negative energy and a bad vibe.

Every experience in life can make you bitter or better—you decide.

Don’t let bitterness over something that someone has said or done prevent you from rising above the situation.

Don’t miss the good that God can do in your life despite the wrong that has happened to you. God can turn your greatest tragedy into your greatest triumph. When you can’t see God’s hand, trust in His character.

Finally, gratitude gives you a confi-

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A friend promised his 8-year-old son, Bobby, that he would take him fishing on Saturday. The boy waited eagerly for the day to arrive, but rain spoiled their plans. Bobby grumbled all morning, moping about the house.

By 3 in the afternoon, the rain ended and they went fishing. They caught a boatload of fish.

At supper, Bobby’s mother asked him to say grace. Bobby did so and concluded his prayer by saying, “And, Lord, if I sounded grumpy earlier in the day, it was because I couldn’t see far enough ahead.”

How far ahead are you looking? My encouragement for us today is to be “farther sighted” when times are challenging. Where would you start if you wanted to take up my challenge? That’s easy. I would suggest we start with the two most powerful words I know: “Thank you.” Time alone doesn’t heal, but insight into what you are speaking every day does.

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CDC checklist for families once schools reopen

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following for families, once schools reopen for in-classroom learning: • Check in with your child each morning for signs of illness. If your child has a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, they should not go to school.

• Make sure your child does not have a sore throat or other signs of illness, like a cough, diarrhea, severe headache, vomiting or body aches.

• If your child has had close contact with a COVID-19 case, they should not go to school. Follow guidance on what to do when someone has known exposure.

• Identify your school point person(s) to contact if your child gets sick.

• Make sure your child is up to date with all recommended vaccines, including for flu. All school-aged children should get an influenza flu vaccine every season, with rare exceptions. This is especially important this year because it is not yet known if being sick with COVID-19 at the same time as the flu will result in more severe illness.

• Review and practice proper hand washing techniques at home,

especially before and after eating, sneezing, coughing and adjusting a mask or cloth face covering. Make hand washing fun and explain to your child why it’s important.

• Be familiar with how your school will make water available during the day. Consider packing a water bottle.

• Develop daily routines before and after school—for example, things to pack for school in the morning (like hand sanitizer and an additional backup mask) and things to do when you return home (like washing hands immediately and washing masks).

• Develop a plan as a family to protect household members who are at increased risk for severe illness.

• Make sure your information is current at school, including emergency contacts and individuals authorized to pick up your child(ren) from school. If that list includes anyone who is at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19, consider identifying an alternate person.

• Be familiar with your school’s plan for how they will communicate with families when a positive case or exposure to someone with

COVID-19 is identified and ensure student privacy is upheld.

• Plan for possible school closures or periods of quarantine. If transmission is increasing in your community or if multiple children or staff test positive for COVID-19, the school building might close.

Similarly, if a close contact of your child (within or outside of school) tests positive for COVID-19, your child may need to stay home for a two-week quarantine period. You may need to consider the feasibility of teleworking, taking leave from work, or identifying someone who can supervise your child in the event of school building closures or quarantine.

Plan for transportation

• If your child rides a bus, plan for your child to wear a mask on the bus and talk to your child about the importance of following bus rules

and any spaced seating rules.

• If carpooling, plan on every child in the carpool and the driver wearing masks for the entire trip.

• If your school uses the cohort model, consider finding families within your child’s group/cohort at school to be part of the carpool.

• If your school uses a cohorting model, consider limiting your child’s in-person out-of-school interactions to children in the same cohort or to activities where physical distancing can be maintained.

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Talk to your child about precautions to take at school. Children may be advised to: • Wash and sanitize their hands more often.

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• Use hand sanitizer (that contains at least 60% alcohol). Make sure you’re using a safe product.

• Reinforce the concept of physical distancing with your child.

Glendale teacher a finalist for Teacher of the Year

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF The Arizona Educational Foundation named five finalists for the 2021 Arizona Teacher of the Year Award.

One of the finalists is Estevan Carreon, a special education teacher at Independence High School in the Glendale Union High School District.

Finalists, known as “Ambassadors for Excellence,” are under consideration for Arizona Teacher of the

Year, which will be awarded Oct. 23.

Carreon began his career in education as an instructional assistant before teaching at Cortez High School in Phoenix.

He currently teaches students who have emotional disabilities and behavioral issues at Independence High School in Glendale.

Carreon holds a Bachelor of Arts in special education with an emphasis on emotional disabilities, and two

Master of Arts degrees in secondary education and educational leadership.

He has served three terms as president of the Glendale Union Education Association and served on the board of directors for both the Arizona Education Association and the National Education Association.

Independence High School’s Estevan Carreon is a finalist for Arizona Teacher of the Year.

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NORTHERN CROSSING PAD REZONING APPLICATION ZON20-01: A request by Bill Cantieri on behalf of Piazza Restaurant Development, representing owner Westar Development LLC; for a Zone Change request from RU-43 (Rural/Residential) to PAD (Planned Area Development) in order to enable the development of a commercial and lodging facility on 3.55 acres. The site is located along the south side of Northern Avenue, just east of the Loop 101; and is in the Yucca District (pending annexation).

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September 3, 2020 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: MEL AND SON'S LANDSCAPING SERVICES LLC II The address of the registered office is: 12914 W Tara Ln, Lot #8, SURPRISE, AZ, 85374, 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: MEMBERS: Carlos L Herrera and Juan M Herrera, 12914 W Tara Ln, Lot #8, SURPRISE, AZ, 85374 Published Glendale Star, Aug. 20, 27, Sept 3, 2020 / 32557

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: YS CLEANING AND GENERAL SERVICES LLC II The address of the registered office is: 4418 W BURGESS LN, LAVEEN, AZ, 85339, The name of the Statutory Agent is: LEGALINC CORPORATE SERVICES 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: MEMBERS: CARLOS SANDOVAL & YOHANA SANDOVAL, 4418 W BURGESS LN, LAVEEN, AZ 85339 Published Glendale Star, Aug. 27, Sept 3, 10, 2020 / 32626

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA, MARICOPA COUNTY NO. PB2020070857 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (for publication) In the Matter of Estate of Tommie Sue Maxwell Deceased. Notice is given that Steve Maxwell was appointed Personal Representative of this Estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present their claims within (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the personal representative at 5536 W. Boca Raton Rd. Glendale, AZ 85306 DATED 8/10/2020 Steve Maxwell 5536 W. Boca Raton Rd. Glendale AZ 85306.

Published Glendale Star. August, 20, 27, Sept 3, 2020./ 32495 PB2020-003222 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Yvonne M Evans , Deceased NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or the claims will be forever barred .

Claims must be presented to the undersigned Personal Representative , William Evans , 9950 W Royal Oak Rd Apt Q Sun City AZ 85351 Published: Aug 27, Sept 3, 10, 2020 / 32708

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CITY OF GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Glendale City Council will hold a public hearing on September 22, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. at the Glendale Civic Center, 5750 West Glenn Drive, Glendale, Arizona, to hear the folNOTICE OF INTENT TO RECEIVE lowing: PALERMO REPLAT – GPA20BIDS The Arizona Board of Regents, for 08 / ZON20-13: A request by Taylor C. and on behalf of Northern Arizona UniEarl, on behalf of Earl and Curley, P.C., versity, is soliciting sealed Proposals representing First American Title Insurfrom qualified firms or individuals for the ance Company TR8666, for approval of purpose of selecting a firm or individual a General Plan Amendment from LDRinterested in providing Window Cover2.5 (Low Density Residential / 2.5 ings Reference RFP P21AM001 for units/acre) to MDR-5.0 (Medium Density Northern Arizona University. Offers shall Residential (5 units/acre) and a zone be delivered no later than 2:00 P.M., Arichange from R1-10 PRD (Residential zona Time, Thursday, September 17, Single Family – Planned Residential De2020 to the office of the Vice President velopment / 10,000 square foot minimof Procurement on the campus of Northum lot size) to R1-6 PRD (Residential ern Arizona University, 545 E. Pine Knoll Single Family - Planned Residential DeDrive, Building 98B, PO Box 4124, Flagvelopment, 6,000 square foot lot minimstaff, Arizona, 86011, (928) 523-4557. um). Approval of these requests would To request a Proposal by E-mail, conenable a re-plat of the existing 27-lot tact Northern Arizona University PurNorthern Place Subdivision, recorded in chasing Services at the above address 2013. The site is located at the southand phone number. To download a copy east corner of Northern and 87th Avenfrom the Internet access ues; in the Yucca District. Staff Contact: https://nau.edu/Contracting-PurchasingGeorge Gehlert, Senior Planning Project Services/Purchasing/NAU-Bid-Board/ Manager (623) 930-2597. MODERN The Arizona Board of Regents reserves RIDGE ESTATES PRD REZONING APthe right to reject any or all Offers, to PLICATION ZON20-07: A request by waive or declare to waive irregularities in Zachary Pebler on behalf of Zachary A. any Offer, or to withhold the award for Pebler, PLLC, representing owner Corany reason it shall determine and also nel and Livia Mateu, for a zone change reserves the right to hold any or all Ofrequest from A-1 (Agricultural) and SRfers for a period of ninety (90) days after 30 (Suburban Residential) to SR-17 the date of the opening thereof. No OfPRD for 3.79 acres. The site is located feror shall withdraw their Offer during along the west side of 53rd Avenue, this ninety (90) day period. Published: roughly 500 feet south of Beardsley Glendale Star, Sept. 3, 2020 / 32823 Road; and is in the Cholla District. Staff Contact: George Gehlert, Senior Planning Project Manager (623) 930-2597.

NORTHERN CROSSING PAD REZONING APPLICATION reSUMMONS By Publication TO:quest Christopher LeeZON20-01: Woods Ayou

by Bill Cantieri on behalf of Piazza have been sued by Sylvia BeltranRestaurant Woods. The Petitioner, in the Development, representing owner Westar Development LLC;Case for a Magistrate Court in and for Minidoka County, Idaho, Zone Change request from RU-43 (RurNo.CV34-20-00591.The nature al/Residential) of the claimtoagainst you is a PAD (Planned Area incopy order to enable the deDevelopment) petition for divorce with minor children.

A of the Sumvelopment of a commercial and lodging mons and Petition can be obtained byoncontacting thesiteClerk of facility 3.55 acres. The is located along368 the south side of ID Northern Avenue, the Court at 208-436-9041 PO Box Rupert, 83350.

If just east of the Loop 101; and is in the you want legal assistance you should retain an atYuccaimmediately District (pending annexation).

Staff Contact: George torney to advise you in this matter.

Date: August 17,Gehlert, 2020 Senior MinPlanning Project Manager (623)930idoka County /s/ Jennifer Dockter2597.

Attorney at Law. Copies of all applications, exhibits, and documents are available public Published: Glendale Star, Aug 27,review Sept 3, 10, 17, 2020 / for 32725 at the Development Services Department, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Second Floor, Glendale, Arizona, between the hours of 8:00am and

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NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED PERSONAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Glendale, Arizona is in possession of the following described personal property which has been unclaimed for more than seven (7) days or the owner of the same, or his whereabouts is unknown to the City of Glendale, Arizona AUCTION # MAKE MODEL PS-6000 STAR S.A / 9MM PS-6001 COLT SERIES 80 / .38 SUPER PS-6002 FEDERAL ORDINACE .45 / .45 COLT PS-6003 INTERTEC AB-10 / 9MM PS-6004 S & W SW1911 / .45 ACP PS-6005 SMITH & WESSON SW40VE / .40 S&W PS-6006 HIPOINT C 9MM / 9MM PS-6007 WESTENN SIX SHOOTER / .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE PS-6008 JIMINEZ ARMS JA 380 / .380 ACP PS-6009 GLOCK 22 / .40 S&W PS-6010 SPRINGFIELD ARMOR Y 1911-A1 / .45 ACP PS-6011 LANCASTER NDS-3 / 7.62X39 SOVIET PS-6012 GLOCK G22 / .40 S&W PS-6013 7.62X54 PS-6014 HI POINT JHP / .45 ACP PS-6015 DESERT EAGLE 50AE / .44 MAGNUM PS-6016 TAURAS .38 SPECIAL PS-6017 TEXAS DEFENDER TEXAS DEFENDER / 410-GAUGE PS-6018 EAA .38 SPECIAL PS-6019 RUGER SINGLE-SIX / .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE PS-6020 RUGER SR40 / .40 S&W PS-6021 JIMENEZ ARMS J.A.9 / 9MM PS-6022 SIG SAUER 1911 / .45 ACP PS-6023 HIPOINT CF380 / .380 ACP PS-6024 EAA .40 S&W PS-6025 RG 38S / .38S PS-6026 S&W MP 40 SHIELD / .40 S&W PS-6027 TAURUS 38 SPECIAL / .38 SPECIAL PS-6028 RUSSI .38 SPECIAL / .38 SPECIAL PS-6029 MASTER PIECE ARMS 9MM PS-6030 LLAMA .32 ACP PS-6031 HIPOINT CF380 / .380 ACP PS-6032 ROCK ISLAND 1911 / .45 ACP PS-6033 TAURUS PT-25 / .25 ACP PS-6034 SPRINGFIELD ARMORY XD40 / .40 S&W

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PS-6095 SMITH & WESSON 60-14 / WINCHESTER, WEATHERBY MAG.357 REMINGTON MAGNUM NUM PS-6096 FN FIVE-SEVEN / 5.7X28MM PS-6121 WINCHESTER 250 / .22 (ALSO BLACK POWDER) SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE PS-6097 A A ARMS AP9 / 9MM RIMFIR E/SMOOTHBORE CLASSIFIEDS PS-6098 WALTHER PPX / 9MM PS-6122 REMINGTON 783 / 7MM PS-6099 REMINGTON 742 CARBINE / PS-6123 REMINGTON 870 / 12-GAUGE .30-06 U.S. PS-6124 WINCHESTER 94 PS-6100 ROMARM GPWSR-10 / PS-6125 OMNI OMNI / .22 7.62X39 SOVIET SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE PS-6101 SIG SAUER 9556 / RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE PS-6126 5.56X45MM WINCHESTER 140 / 12-GAUGE PS-6102 WINCHESTER DEFENDER / PS-6127 STEVENS 311 / 20-GAUGE 20-GAUGE PS-6128 ITHACA 37 / 20-GAUGE PS-6103 WINCHESTER MODEL 101 / PS-6129 GLENFIELD GLENFIELD 60 / 12-GAUGE .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIMPS-6104 COLT .223 REMINGTON FIRE/SMOOTHBORE PS-6105 MOSSEBERG MAVERICK 88 / PS-6130 RUGER 1022 / .22 12-GAUGE SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE PS-6106 MOSSBERG 500A / 12RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE GAUGE PS-6131 O.F. MOSSEBERG 151M / .22 PS-6107 RUGER 10-22 / .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE PS-6132 SAVAGE MARKS MK II / .22 PS-6108 SAVAGE 24B / 410-GAUGE SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE PS-6109 WINCHESTER 250 / .22 RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE PS-6133 REMINGTON ARMS CO. 870 / RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE 20-GAUGE PS-6110 HA JAMES PS-6134 DEL-TON DTI-15 / 5.56X45MM PS-6111 MARLIN 39A / .22 MAG PS-6135 ITHACA MODEL 37 / 16PS-6112 REMINGTON 870 / 12-GAUGE GAUGE PS-6113 CBC SB42Y / 410-GAUGE PS-6136 RUGER IMPACT / .22-250 PS-6114 INVINCIBLE 12-GAUGE CALIBER PS-6115 SAVAGE 320 / 12-GAUGE PS-6137 WALTHER FORCE 1000 PS-6116 H & R 1871 / 12-GAUGE PS-6138 IVER JOHNSON CHAMPION / PS-6117 STEVENS STEVENS 940D / 410-GAUGE 410-GAUGE PS-6139 AMERICAN TACTICAL 300 PS-6118 BROWNING .22 BLKOUT / .30 SPRINGFIELD SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE PS-6140 JC HIGGINS 21 / 410-GAUGE RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE PS-6119 EXDEMAND IS HEREBY MADE upon all TAR EXP556 / 5.56X45MM owners of the above described personal PS-6120 REMINGTON 710 / .270 property to make claim and proof of ownWINCHESTER, WEATHERBY MAGership of the same satisfactory to the ofNUM ficer named below within thirty (30) days PS-6121 WINCHESTER 250 / .22 from the date of this notice. FAILURE SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE SO TO DO within the said thirty (30) day RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE period shall be deemed to be an abanPS-6122 REMINGTON 783 / 7MM donment of the said personal property PS-6123 REMINGTON 870 / 12-GAUGE and the same may be disposed of by the PS-6124 WINCHESTER 94 City of Glendale, Arizona. DATED this PS-6125 OMNI OMNI / .22 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2020. By: SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE TRICIA GRAUER Title: PROPERTY RIMFIRE/SMOOTHBORE PS-6126 AND EVIDENCE SUPERVISOR GLWINCHESTER 140 / 12-GAUGE ENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT 6835 PS-6127 STEVENS 311 / 20-GAUGE N. 57th DRIVE GLENDALE, AZ 85301 PS-6128 ITHACA 37 / 20-GAUGE (623) 930 3375 PUBLISH IN THE GLPS-6129 GLENFIELD GLENFIELD 60 / ENDALE STAR – SEPTEMBER, .22 SHORT/LONG/LONG RIFLE RIM2020GLENDALE STAR - PUBLISHING FIRE/SMOOTHBORE DATE SEPTEMBER 3, 2020. / 32816 P S - 6 1 3 0 R U GNOTICE E R 1 0AND 2 2 AGENDA / . 2 2 OF SPECIAL MEETING S H O R T / L O N G / L O N GOF BOARD R I F L EOF DIRECTORS R I M F I R E / S OF M OTHE O T INDUSTRIAL HBORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PS-6131 O.F. MOSSEBERG .22GLENDALE, ARIZONA OF THE151M CITY /OF S H O R T / L O N G / L O N G SEPTEMBER RIFLE 8, 2020 R I M F I R E / S M O O T H B O R E 4:00 P.M. PS-6132 SAVAGE MARKS MK II / .22 SH O R Tis/ hereby L O N Ggiven / L Othat N Ga Special R I F L Meeting E Notice of the Board of Directors of The InR dustrial I M F I RDevelopment E / S M O O TAuthority H B O R of E the City of Glendale, Arizona (the "Authority") PS-6133 REMINGTON ARMS will be held at 4:00 p.m. on CO. 870 / 20-GAUGE Tuesday, September 8, 2020, in Conference Room 2A (or such other room as / 5.56X45MM PS-6134 DTI-15 may beDEL-TON assigned by the City of Glendale), Glendale City Hall, 5850 West GlendPS-6135 ITHACA MODEL 37to/ consider 16ale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona, GAUGE and take action as appropriate with regard to the following matters: PS-6136 RUGER IMPACT / .22-250 CALIBER 1. Call to order.

PS-6137 WALTHER FORCE 1000 PS-6138 IVER JOHNSON CHAMPION / 2. Roll call.

410-GAUGE PS-6139 3. Call toAMERICAN the public. TACTICAL 300 BLKOUT / .30 SPRINGFIELD PS-6140 JC HIGGINS 21 / 410-GAUGE 4. Approval of the minutes .

DEMAND IS HEREBY MADEAuthority upon allMinutes of the January 7, 2020 and August a. Industrial Development owners6,of2020 the above Boarddescribed meetings. personal property to make claim and proof of ownership of the same of satisfactory to theofofthe Application People of Faith, Inc. dba Royal Oaks Life5. Consideration below within (30) of days ficer named care Community for the thirty issuance not to exceed $200,000,000 of the Authority's from the date of this notice.improvements FAILURE to the People of Faith Life Care ComRevenue Bonds to finance SOmunity TO DO the Arizona said thirty dayas determined regarding the adoption of a in within Sun City, and(30) action period shall granting be deemed be an abanresolution finalto approval for the issuance and sale of Bonds, as requesdonment of the said personal property of Faith, Inc., for the purposes set forth in the Application of People ted, by People and same disposed of by the of the Faith, Inc.may filedbe with the Authority.

City of Glendale, Arizona. DATED this 3RD DAY OFreport SEPTEMBER, 2020.

By: 6. Financial and payment of invoices.

TRICIA GRAUER Title: PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE 7. Future agenda SUPERVISOR matters and otherGLbusiness that may properly come before the ENDALE DEPARTMENT 6835 meetingPOLICE .

N. 57th DRIVE GLENDALE, AZ 85301 (623) 930 3375 PUBLISH IN THE GL8. Adjournment.

EN D A L EAugust S T A24, R 2020 – SEPTEMBER, Dated: 2020GLENDALE STAR - President PUBLISHING Robert L. Holmes, DATE SEPTEMBER 2020. / 32816 The Industrial 3, Development Authority of the City of Glendale, Arizona

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SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS For special accommodations, please contact Suzie Ricard at (623) 930-2983 at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting. Hearing impaired persons please use the Arizona Relay Service by dialing 711.

The Board of Directors of the Authority pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431 (8) and other interested parties may participate in the meeting by telephonic communication by dialing (866) 496-5284, Conference ID 4466396# .

This agenda was posted on August 24, 2020 at 11 :50 AM Published: Glendale Star, Sept. 3, 2020 / 32752

ership of the same satisfactory to the officer named below within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice. FAILURE SO TO DO within the said thirty (30) day period shall be deemed to be an abanCLASSIFIEDS donment of the said personal property and the same may be disposed of by the City of Glendale, Arizona. DATED this 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2020. By: TRICIA GRAUER Title: PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE SUPERVISOR GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT 6835 N. 57th DRIVE GLENDALE, AZ 85301 (623) 930 3375 PUBLISH IN THE GLENDALE STAR – SEPTEMBER, 2020GLENDALE STAR - PUBLISHING DATE SEPTEMBER 3, 2020. / 32816

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NOTICE OF REQUEST NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 21-16 VENDOR SELF SERVICE BID NO. 42100017 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA WILL RECEIVE BIDS FOR FURNISHING THE FOLLOWING: FINANCIAL PLAN AND RATE STUDY A PRE-OFFER CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD BY CONFERENCE PHONE ONLY. THE NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE CAN BE FOUND ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE RFP DOCUMENT. THE PRE-OFFER CALL WILL OCCUR ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 AT 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME. (Attendance is not required but highly encouraged).

THE BID DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S VENDOR SELF SERVICE HOME PAGE AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx BIDDER MUST BE REGISTERED AS A VENDOR TO ACCESS BID AND SUBMIT PROPOSAL. REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE VENDOR REGISTRATION LINK LOCATED AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE VENDOR SELF SERVICE PORTAL ON OR BEFORE 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME, OCTOBER 1, 2020. THE CITY OF GLENDALE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS AND TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES. CITY OF GLENDALE BY: KEVIN R. PHELPS CITY MANAGER PUBLISH: THE GLENDALE STAR - PUBLISHING DATE SEPTEMBER 3, 2020. / 32815

WILL BE HELD BY CONFERENCE PHONE ONLY. THE NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE CAN BE FOUND ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE RFP DOCUMENT. THE PRE-OFFER CALL WILL OCCUR ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 AT 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME. (Attendance is not required but highly encouraged).

THE BID DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S VENDOR SELF SERVICE HOME PAGE AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx BIDDER MUST BE REGISTERED AS A VENDOR TO ACCESS BID AND SUBMIT PROPOSAL. REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE VENDOR REGISTRATION LINK LOCATED AT: https://glendaleazvendors.munisselfservice.com/Ven dors/default.aspx EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. EACH PROPOSAL SHALL BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE VENDOR SELF SERVICE PORTAL ON OR BEFORE 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME, OCTOBER 1, 2020. THE CITY OF GLENDALE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS AND TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES. CITY OF GLENDALE BY: KEVIN R. PHELPS CITY MANAGER PUBLISH: THE GLENDALE STAR - PUBLISHING DATE SEPTEMBER 3, 2020. / 32815

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private property owners are requesting the City abandon portions of easements where City water and sewer lines have been removed; and WHEREAS, the City has determined it is in the public interest to abandon the portion of the easements because they are no longer needed for the health, welfare and safety of its citizens. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That the real property interests being abandoned are summarized in the attached Exhibit 1, Abandonments Table, with locations depicted on Exhibit 2. SECTION 2. That upon Execution of the Quit Claim Deeds attached to this Ordinance as Attachments 1-3, the City hereby abandons any interest it may have in the real property as described in the corresponding legal descriptions. Title to the released property shall vest in the underlying landowners, as provided by law.

SECTION 3. That, as provided in A.R.S. §9-402(E), the City is not receiving payment for such abandonments and reconveyances of the City’s interest in the easements to the underlying dominant property owners. The City has determined that it no long needs an interest in these real properties to protect the health, welfare and safety of its citizens.

SECTION 4. That the Council hereby authorized and instructs the City Manager to execute the Quit Claim deeds provided in Attachments 1-3, granting and re-conveying the easement to the underlying property owners. SECTION 5.

That the City Clerk is accordingly instructed and authorized to forward a certified copy of this ordinance and its attachments for recording to the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office. SECTION 6.

That the provisions of this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after passage of this ordinance by the Glendale City Council. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 25th day of August, 2020. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Exhibits are on file with the City Clerk Department of the City of Glendale. They can be found as part of the agendas as well as in a searchable format on the City Clerk w e b p a g e a t http://www.glendaleaz.com/Clerk/index.

The City Clerk Department can be reached at 623-930-2252 or at Cityclerk@glendaleaz.com. Published: Glendale Star, September 3, 2020 / 328xx

The Glendale Star ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. O20-62 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENTS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO RECORD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, The Glendale City Council took action to accept water and sewer easements on private property as noted in the Originating Documents contained in Exhibit 1; and WHEREAS, development occurring on these properties has caused water and sewer lines to be removed or relocated due to changes in the original development plans; and WHEREAS, the private property owners are requesting the City abandon portions of easements where City water and sewer lines have been removed; and WHEREAS, the City has determined it is in the public interest to abandon the portion of the easements because they are no longer needed for the health, welfare and safety of its citizens. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That the real property interests being abandoned are summarized in the attached Exhibit 1, Abandonments Table, with locations depicted on Exhibit 2. SECTION 2. That upon Execution of the Quit Claim Deeds attached to this Ordinance as Attachments 1-3, the City hereby abandons any interest it may have in the real property as described in the corresponding legal descriptions. Title to the released property shall vest in the underlying landowners, as provided by law.

SECTION 3. That, as provided in A.R.S. §9-402(E), the City is not receiving payment for such abandonments and reconveyances of the City’s interest in the easements to the underlying dominant property owners. The City has determined that it no long needs an interest in these real properties to protect the health, welfare and safety of its citizens.

SECTION 4. That the Council hereby authorized and instructs the City Manager to execute the Quit Claim deeds provided in Attachments 1-3, granting and re-conveying the easement to the underlying property owners. SECTION 5.

That the City Clerk is accordingly instructed and authorized to forward a certified copy of this ordinance and its attachments for recording to the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office. SECTION 6.

That the provisions of this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after passage of this ordinance by the Glendale City Council. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 25th day of August, 2020. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Exhibits are on file with the City Clerk Department of the City of Glendale. They can be found as part of the agendas as well as in a searchable format on the City Clerk w e b p a g e a t http://www.glendaleaz.com/Clerk/index.

The City Clerk Department can be reached at 623-930-2252 or at Cityclerk@glendaleaz.com. Published: Glendale Star, September 3, 2020 / 328xx

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RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. R20-108 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE ENTERING INTO OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF ARIZONA, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 VICTIMS’ RIGHTS PROGRAM AWARD (A.G. #2021-031) IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $7,010 ON BEHALF OF THE GLENDALE CITY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes the City Manager or designee to enter into an agreement with the State of Arizona, Office of the Attorney General, and accept the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Victims’ Rights Program Award (A.G. #2020-031) in the approximate amount of $7,010, on behalf of the Glendale City Prosecutor’s Office. Said agreement is now on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Glendale.

SECTION 2. That the City Manager and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute and deliver such agreement on behalf of the City of Glendale. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 25th day of August, 2020. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star, September 3, 2020 / 32822

COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP EXCELLENCE GRANT, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $4,000, FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL SECURITY (ASIS) FOUNDATION FOR GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER CAMERA EQUIPMENT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That the City of Glendale hereby accepts the Public-Private Partnership Excellence Grant, for the Glendale Police Department Real-time Crime Center (RTCC) camera equipment purchase, in the approximate amount of $4,000, funded by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASSI) Foundation. SECTION 2.

That the City Council of the City of Glendale authorizes expenditure of the grant award for the Glendale Police Department RTCC camera equipment purchase. SECTION 3. That the City Manager or designee and the City Clerk is authorized and directed to execute any and all documents necessary for the acceptance and expenditure of the grant award on behalf of the City of Glendale.

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 25th day of August, 2020. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star, September 3, 2020 / 32821

September 3, 2020

RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. R20-105 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT FUNDING PROGRAM GRANT, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $40,000, FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE PURPOSES OF PURCHASING LAW ENFORCEMENT SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR THE GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That the City of Glendale hereby accepts the Law Enforcement Equipment Funding Program Grant, for Glendale Police Department law enforcement safety equipment purchases, in the approximate amount of $40,000, funded by the Office of the Arizona Attorney General. SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Glendale authorizes expenditure of the grant award for Glendale Police Department law enforcement safety equipment purchases. SECTION 3. That the City Manager or designee and the City Clerk is authorized and directed to execute any and all documents necessary for the acceptance and expenditure of the grant award on behalf of the City of Glendale. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 25th day of August, 2020. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star, September 3, 2020 / 32819 RESOLUTION NO. R20-106 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ENTERING INTO OF AN EQUITABLE SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERAL EQUITABLE SHARING PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF THE GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That it is deemed in the best interest of the City of Glendale and the citizens thereof that an Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification with the United States Department of Justice for continued participation in the federal Equitable Sharing Program on behalf of the Glendale Police Department be entered into, which agreement is now on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Glendale. SECTION 2. That the City Manager and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute and deliver such agreement on behalf of the City of Glendale. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 25th day of August, 2020. [Jerry P. Weiers] Mayor Jerry P. Weiers ATTEST: [Julie K. Bower] Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: [Michael D. Bailey] Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: [Kevin R. Phelps] Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Published: Glendale Star, September 3, 2020 / 32820 RESOLUTION NO. R20-107 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP EXCELLENCE GRANT, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $4,000, FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL SECURITY (ASIS) FOUNDATION FOR GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER CAMERA EQUIPMENT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That the City of Glendale hereby accepts the Public-Private Partnership Excellence

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We may be underfunded, but our children certainly are not underserved The faces of the children who step onto our campuses at Glendale Elementary School District (GESD) are eager to learn, thrive and grow.

Their optimism and enthusiasm ignite a passion in our staff that makes us “All in for All Kids.” It is difficult to ignore the antiquated buildings and poverty around us, but when your focus is on service to children amazing things can begin to happen. Imagine, however, what could happen if our schools were properly funded. Imagine what could happen if we valued our children in high poverty areas enough to provide them with the same resources as those children who live in higher socioeconomic areas.

As a state, we cannot continue to fail our children in poverty. The current pandemic has highlighted the need to focus on our most vulnerable population. Thankfully for the students in GESD, we are not sitting idle. Instead, we have focused on fiscal stewardship and academic success. By being fiscally conservative and with the support of our local community, GESD has been able to absorb a reduction in revenues due to decreased enrollment, and we will continue to make decisions in order to remain solvent and ensure financial sustainability. GESD has implemented systematic intervention strategies, professional development for teachers, increased reading literacy, provided academic coaches, invested in our buildings, and provided devices to every student. In four short years we have moved from labels such as “minimally proficient” to “highly proficient” and we will not stop there.

During this pandemic more has been asked of our schools, staff and students than we could ever have imagined. GESD educational leaders, teaching staff and information technology staff have worked around the clock to create alternative teaching methods. GESD has been committed to meeting not only the academic needs of all students throughout this pandemic, but also the social and emotional needs of our students and staff. We ensured all sites would be designated as a safe place to go so students would be in a familiar environment with familiar staff to reduce any undue stress caused by sending students to an unfamiliar location.

We have adjusted the way we provide education and implemented safety measures on our campuses. Specifically, GESD has and will continue to order, coordinate and distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) to the various GESD sites for both students and staff.

Additionally, GESD has contracted with a janitorial service company to supplement our in-house cleaning efforts to provide our students, families and employees with peace of mind.

We have provided our community with both breakfast and lunch at 17 sites after Governor Ducey closed all schools in March. We have utilized our transportation staff to deliver meals at strategic bus stop locations to ensure all students have access to meals and have provided over 587,770 meals. Committed to our community, we have also distributed food boxes to over 1,100 families.

The uncertainty and angst in our community is felt through the conversations with our parents, students and staff. We are all in uncharted waters and we will continue to navigate them together. When this storm has calmed, we hope, for the sake of our children, that policy makers can focus on children in poverty and have an open, honest discussion of how to not leave our children behind again!

Here in GESD they may have been underfunded but they will never be underserved.

Cindy Segotta-Jones, Superintendent

Mike Barragan Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Auxiliary Services