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Volume 2 Issue 39 Mesa, AZ

May 3, 2020

Mesa group geared to female business owners

BY MELODY BIRKETT Tribune Contributor

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IN THE BIZ

ossTalk is not a typical networking group.

For starters, it’s for women only.

And it’s not just an opportunity for businesswomen to exchange business cards and promote their goods and services.

Author-speaker La’Vista Jones created the monthly meeting in July 2018 as a “place for us to come together to share stories about what’s going on along the entrepreneurial journey and to share vulnerabilities with one another about the struggles, issues with overwhelm that we all deal with.”

“It’s a place for us to come and get needs met,” Jones said. “The hope is that a woman here in the room either has an answer to that problem or is connected with someone who is.”

Jones launched a consultant company, 31Marketplace, in 2005 but returned to corporate work from 2008 to 2014. Her company helps small business owners with their operations and self-care and merging the two together.

Her BossTalk group meets monthly with a focus on different topics, such as how to use “love language” in business. At a recent gathering before social-distancing guidelines were issued, the group looked at “love-building a business” through words of affirmation.

“It’s about how you share the love with your customer as you’re on-boarding them,” she explained, “how you take care Public Notices ............... page 2 © Copyright, 2020 East Valley Tribune

BossTalk owner-facilitator La’Vista Jones, carrying her son, “The Cub,” says her networking sessions are designed at helping businesswomen help each other with practical issues. (Special to the Tribune) (USPS 004-616) is published weekly

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of the people you do work with and also making sure you have a system in place to collect testimonials so you’re actually getting those love letters sent to you.”

“If your love letter is high on words of affirmation, than that’s just going to help recharge your battery as you’re just doing the normal day-in and day-out stuff in your business.”

Jones, who currently runs the monthly sessions virtually at lavistajones.com during the widespread closure of businesses, takes the approach of sharing the journey of each person’s story by interviewing one participant.

“Typically, I sit down with an entrepreneur and I interview her,” Jones said. “And I talk to her about different aspects of her journey – like what causes ‘overwhelm,’ what has been the biggest failure in the business and learning from that failure.

“The hope is the story will resonate with

one of the other women in the audience to let them know, ‘I’m not the only one that deals with this stuff in my business,’: she said. “I think a lot of the times we see the highlight reels from other people in the business, and it’s like, ‘She’s out there speaking or she’s got this book or this is happening or that is happening.’

“And that’s great but you don’t see the struggle behind the scenes, where she got rejected from that speaking engagement.”

She aims for women to get encouragement from those stories.

Over 150 business owners have come through at least one BossTalk session.

Jones records every session and releases them to members, whether they attend or not. Up to 30 women attend a normal meeting at an admission of $20 per session.

For a monthly membership of $25, members get recordings, a Facebook

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group to network with women in between the BossTalk sessions, access to membersonly events, a business directory for members and monthly guest passes.

She also focuses attention on members’ personal health, both physical and mental.

“Once we get the business running more smoothly and more streamlined, they’ll have some free time to focus on themselves and make them a priority in the business,” said Jones.

“But it’s also building those systems with love languages incorporated in it so as you are actually working in the business, the business is recharging you instead of draining you.”

By discovering a better way to run a business, Jones tells women, “you can get back to making yourself and what you love a priority.”

Ilana Myerson was part of the inaugural BossTalk group.

“It doesn’t feel like your typical networking group – which I love,” said Myerson.

“So, with my business, this focuses me and really sets my mindset. Instead of having the pressure of making a sale, I feel like I’m finding joy in what I’m doing. The happier I am the more I attract.”

After attending the first BossTalk session, Myerson hired two people and gained another five customers within the month “just by being happy.”

“It’s a great place to connect people to what they need,” Myerson said. “Jones does a real good job of finding out what people need and everybody is like, ‘ooh, I can help with that, I know this.’”

“A lot of times we don’t say what our actually company is or what we actually do,” explained Myerson. “We say how we service the community…You’re not pressured to give an elevator pitch.”

The group is not for someone unemployed but for someone who owns their own business or at least has an idea for starting one. And it’s not for women seeking an 8-5 job.

She gears her talks to “business owners who want more from life than frazzled days and sleepless nights” and urges them “to add time back to your day by streamlining processes, identifying operational gaps and outsourcing.”

Information: thirtyonemarketplace. com/boss-talk .

MAY 3, 2020

Public Notice CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA SOUTHERN AVENUE AND STAPLEY DRIVE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. CP0800 FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. HSIP-MES-0(224)D ADOT TRACS NO. 0000 MA MES SH544 0IC ALCP NO. ACI-SOU-01-03-B DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, May 28, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.

This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: In accordance with the approved plans and specifications, this project shall include all roadway construction required to widen the intersection at Southern Avenue and Stapley Drive to accommodate new medians in each direction, required tapers, and a third southbound lane from the intersection of Southern Avenue and Stapley Drive to Harmony Avenue. The project shall also include pavement reconstruction along Southern Road, from South Horne to South Harris Drive and along Stapley Drive from East Harmony Avenue to 8th Avenue. Roadway construction shall include, but not necessarily be limited to the following: New asphalt construction, new traffic signals, street lights, curb, gutter, and sidewalk, ADA improvements, utility relocations and coordination.

The Engineer’s Estimate range is $12,000,000 to $13,000,000.

For all technical, contract, bidrelated, or other questions, please contact Donna Horn at donna. horn@mesaaz.gov.

Contact with City Employees.

All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/

or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa.

The City of Mesa, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (Public Law 100.259).

Code of Federal Regula-tions, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: Eas t Valley Tribune, Apr 26, May 3, May 10, 2020 / 30153

PWell_Main.asp?mem=152. Click on “Go” for the Public Plan-room to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed.

The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $170, which is nonrefundable regardless of whether the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com.

One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing.

In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c.

If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.”

Work shall be completed within 550 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier’s check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The following forms are to be submitted with the Bid Proposal for FederalAid Projects.

1. Surety (Bid) Bond 2.

Non-Collusion Bidding Certification (Exhibit C.32) 3. Certificate with Regard to the Performance of Previous Contracts (Exhibit C.33) 4. Affidavit of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal Assurances with a DBE goal of 11.26% (Exhibit C.34A) The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System ( h tt p : / / m e s a a z . g ov / bu s i n e s s / purchasing/vendor-self-service).

The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.

The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids

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Public Notice City of Mesa Public Notice Substantial Amendment to the City of Mesa’s 2015-2019 Five-year Consolidated Plan and 2019 Annual Action Plan An Amendment to the City of Mesa’s Citizen Participation Plan Date of Publication: May 3, 2020 Notice of a Substantial Amendment to the City of Mesa’s 2015-2019 Five-year Consolidated Plan and 2019 Annual Action Plan In accordance with 24 CFR 91.05(c)(2) and subpart B of the federal regulations relative to citizen participation for Community Planning and Development Programs and applicable waivers made available to those requirements through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the City of Mesa is making an amendment to the City of Mesa’s 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan and the 2019 Annual Action Plan available to the public through this notice.

Notice of Five-Day Public Comment Period May 4, 2020 – May 8, 2020 This Consolidated Plan amendment and Annual Plan amendment are available for a fiveday public review and comment period from May 4, 2020 to May 8, 2020. Citizens wishing to submit written comments during the public review and comment period may mail them, postmarked no later than May 8, 2020, to the following: Michelle Albanese, Director Housing & Community Development City of Mesa MS-9870

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P.O. Box 1466 Mesa, AZ 85211-1466 480-644-4546 You may also email comments no later than May 8, 2020 to Michelle Albanese at Michelle.

Albanese@mesaaz.gov or by phone at 480-644-4546.

The amendment to the 20152019 City of Mesa’s 2015-2019 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and the 2019 Annual Action Plan enable the City of Mesa to receive and administer $1,130,033 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) made avail-able through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The ESG funds will be use for the following ESG eligible activities: • Emergency Shelter - $364,445 • Rapid Rehousing - $294,100 • Homeless Prevention – $358,485 • Administration - $113,003 Additional ESG funding made available to the City by HUD through the CARES Act is unknown at this time. The City will submit another substantial amendment for any additional funding if it is received. However, the substantial amendment will be to the City’s new 2020-2024 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and 2020 Annual Action Plan.

Further, eligible ESG costs incurred as of March 27, 2020, which is the date in which President Trump signed the CARES Act and paid for with nonfederal funds, may be repaid with ESG funding, including those made under the CARES Act. These preaward costs will meet all HUD requirements applicable to ESG, including those under the CARES Act. During the five-day public comment period, an electronic copy of this notice, along with the list of awardees, may be found on the City’s Housing and Community Development website at: https ://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/ community-development Lastly, as part of this amendment, the City has revised the Five-Year Consolidated Plan’s Citizen Participation Plan to include the 5-day comment period as indicated above as well as to make other changes. The re-vised Citizen Participation Plan is available for review on the City’s Housing and Community Development website listed in the above paragraph.

Si necesita asistencia o traducción en español, favor de llamar al 480-644-2767.

Michelle Albanese, Director April 29, 2020 Published: East Valley Tribune May 3, 2020 / 30374

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