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Some troubling data for Mesa school officials BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

arents, teachers and leaders hoped this school year would finally bring normalcy for Mesa Public Schools’ 56,000 students, but data presented by administrators to the Governing Board at a May 31 study session suggest that 2021-22 may have been just as rocky as previous years of the pandemic – or worse. Problems aggravated by the pandemic, like chronic absenteeism and misconduct, persisted into this year, with 38% of MPS students absent for more than 10% of school days in 2021-22. “This is way, way too many – way too many – of our kids” absent from school, board President Jenny Richardson said. Other metrics of student well-being failed to improve this year, and the data includes signs that the pandemic affected students’ mental health. For example, MPS saw a rise in behavioral

Mesa Public Schools Governing Board members hunkered down May 31 for a deep look at a variety of statistics on the 2021-22 school year. (YouTube) issues this year, with 18,807 incidents – more than in any of the previous five school years. And 2021-22 saw an especially sharp increase in aggression, with 5,928 incidents this year compared with 3,681 in 2019-20.

“We know that many of these incidents of aggression and those other policy violations are begging for additional mental health cri-

is actually being diverted from the landfill. City officials admit the program has been buffeted by problems in recent years, and not all blue barrel material can be recycled currently. Mesa’s total reliance on outside vendors to recycle has given the city limited ability to respond to setbacks, which hit the city’s program in rapid succession near the start of 2020. Environmental Management and Sustain-

ability Director Scott Bouchie told Mesa City Council earlier this year that 2023 might finally be the dawn of better days for his department’s recycling program. Republic Services has announced that it will begin rebuilding its Materials Recovery Facility at the Salt River Landfill, which used to be Mesa’s top recycler before the facility was destroyed in a fire in 2019.

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he title of Mesa’s recycling program promises action: “Mesa Recycles.” But for the past two-and-a-half years, it might have been more accurate to put the name in the form of a question: “Mesa Recycles?” Disruptions to the city’s program have left some residents wondering how much waste

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Valley housing market cooling fast, analyst says

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

leading analyst of the Valley’s housing market says the latest home sale data shows the market is cooling at an “astonishing and widespread” rate. The Cromford Report two weeks ago observed that “buyers’ disadvantage in negotiations has dropped dramatically.” “This is because there is much less competition from other buyers,” it noted. “Many of these have dropped out due to the eye-popping increase in mortgage rates. There are also many more homes to choose from compared with a couple of months ago.” But last week, the Cromford Report struck an even louder alarm, expressing surprise “at how quickly the market is cooling" and declaring: “We are not having a good year, despite the incredible strength of the first quarter.” It cited a variety of factors behind that and said, “The last time we saw a similar frenzied market cool down very quickly was in April to November 2005. This is a more striking reversal than we experienced that year.” Those factors include: “Supply is growing fast; demand is weakening; sales volumes are in swift decline; more asking prices are being lowered: listing cancellations and expirations are starting to rise.” A big reason for the Cromford Report’s observations is its market index, which bases short-term forecasts of how balanced the market is in 17 Valley municipalities by analyzing the trends in pending, active and sold listings compared with historical data over the previous four years. Values below 100 indicate a buyer’s market, while values above 100 indicate a seller’s market. A value of 100 indicates a balanced market. It noted that outside of active-adult communities like Sun Lakes and Sun City West, “the decline in CMI values is still accelerating” with double-digit declines in the high 20-percent range. The overall Cromford Market Index stood at 272 on June 1 – far below the 406 it registered on April 25 and the 385 on May 1. The largest declines have been seen in Avondale, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Cave Creek and Chandler. Mesa declined 26%,

This 5,122-square-foot house on East Decatur Street in Mesa recently sold for $1.34 million. The four-bedroom, four-bath home was built in 2002 and boasted 20-foot ceilingsm a resort-style backyard and game room with built-in ba. (Special to the Tribune from 415 to 309. Still, the lowest index marker was 166, in Buckeye, so the market still remains titled toward sellers, it noted. “We admit to being surprised at how quickly the market is cooling, the Cromford Report said. “We expected a downward trend but did not anticipate it would be so dramatic. The softening trend is now very well established and momentum is strong.” The Cromford Report said “cash buyers remain active, but these are a much smaller part of the total demand and cannot compensate for the loss of financed buyers.” It also said, “Every leading indicator is pointing to a sharp slowdown in the Greater Phoenix housing market. Supply has increased very quickly over the last two months while demand is much weaker than it was in March.” It also suggested it may not be long before prices begin to weaken, though it warned, “Prices are much slower to react to a change in the market, especially closed sale prices. “However, prices for homes under contract react one to two months earlier than closed prices,” it said and if that occurs sooner “would expect to see weakness in asking prices. This is now starting to appear as sellers gradually lose confidence. “Some sellers will be in denial for many months yet, and will risk over-pricing their home in current market conditions,” it said. “Others will be more reactive and make

sure their asking pricing is competitive.” It also produced data suggesting the average per-square-foot price “has not managed to break through $365 and is now showing signs of retreating below $360. The maximum was $364.81 achieved on April 27. This is probably going to be the top.” At the same time, the Cromford Report said “closed prices are still blissfully unaware of the change in market conditions. The sale price per square foot remains higher (at around $305) than the list price (around $300).” “The remarkable speed of the change in the market is reflected in the fact that the Cromford Market Index has dropped over 100 points in the last month,” it added. And it warned, “The Greater Phoenix market continues to provide plenty of reasons to be worried. Another domino is wobbling and looks like it might be getting ready to fall – the listing success rate.” “At the moment we are just under 90%, a very strong number. However, if we look at the last five weeks, a clear weakening trend has started.” It gave a chilling reminder of the precrash market in 2005, when “a similar trend developed between June and July.” “By the end of 2005 we were down to just 63% - meaning that 1 in 3 homes listed failed to sell. We cannot say this will happen in 2022,” it said.

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Mesa lawmaker forms House panel on teen crisis PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

n the wake of eight Valley teen suicides and fatal drug overdoses since mid-March, state House Speaker Rusty Bowers has formed a special committee charged with trying to find solutions to the mental health crisis affecting Arizona young people. The Mesa Republican wants the House Ad Hoc Committee on Teen Mental to examine the issues and propose solutions by December. The panel will be headed by Rep. Joanne Osborne, R-Goodyear, and will include Gilbert Republican Rep. Travis Grantham and Tucson Democratic Rep. Alma Hernandez as well as undetermined community members that will include educators, law enforcement churches and the general public. The first hearing was scheduled for June 14. The June 1 death by suicide involving an 18-year-old Gilbert male brought to eight the number of Valley young people who have taken their lives or died by possibly deliberate drug overdoses. Three of those deaths occurred in Chandler last month, and the May 25 suicide involving a Perry High School freshman prompted Chandler educator and mental health advocate Katey McPherson a day later to ask Chandler City Council and the Chandler Unified Governing Board for an emergency meeting on youth mental health and school safety. “For the last five years as a mother of four in CUSD, an educator, and advocate I have asked for our city, schools, law enforcement as well as faith leaders and business leaders to come together with our students to create a call to action to confront the growing epidemic of youth struggling, suffering, and dying in our community,” she wrote. Osborne said the committee will research and review information related to the impact of substance abuse, bullying, and social media on young people, particularly as it relates to teen suicide. Bowers has directed the committee return in December with potential solutions and recommendations to public and private agencies that address teen mental health issues and improving access to mental health care.

House Speaker Rusty Bowers of Mesa called for a special committee to investigate the mental health crisis impacting Arizona young people. (Tribune file photo) “Teenage children today are faced with tremendous stress and pressure along the path to adulthood, and far too many succumb to substance abuse and suicidal ideations,” said Osborne, who chairs the House Health and Human Services Committee. “Struggles because of the pandemic and social media aggravate the situation further. “As a mother of four and a longtime

mentor to young Arizonans, I am deeply concerned with this current state of teen mental health, and I am committed to using the legislative pulpit to draw public attention to this important issue. Recent tragedies further highlight the urgent need for solutions. This will be our committee’s endeavor.” McPherson said teen mental health “is

Gilbert Rep. Travis Grantham is part of a House task force probing the causes of the mental health crisis impacting Arizona teens. (Tribune file photo)

100% a community responsibility.” “In the last 5 years, we have lost upwards of 65 children in our 10-15-mile radius, (15 in CUSD), to guns, drugs, suicide, or a combination of both,” she told Chandler City Council members and Chandler Unified administrators and school board members in an email. “To date, there is no formal committee, process, or collaboration that is tackling the issues that our community continues to face.” “Currently, there is no mechanism outside of the Mayor’s Advisory Council or student council to hear student voices,” McPherson wrote. “These councils often do not represent those children who are underserved and underrepresented, nor a cross section of those who continuously struggle. ...Their voices must be heard.” “We have students who are suffering from mental health issues, who are indeed desperate, with access to firearms who have taken their lives using them,” she said. “We have campuses that are open wide with over 10-12 points of entry, no fencing nor updated cameras, and all of the ingredients of the pathway to violence present here and now.” Chandler Unified Superintendent Frank Narducci replied to McPherson’s letter by telling her “we are working on several initiatives.” The district and NotMYKid, a nonprofit with deep experience working on teen mental health issues, held a webinar last week for parents on warning signs of teens in mental crisis. Narducci told McPherson that district officials are working on a series of forums with mental health experts and that he would be reaching out to city officials as well. Last Wednesday, Gilbert Police said that the 18-year-old shot himself when officers appeared at his home with a search warrant related to two drive-by shootings, one in Gilbert and one in Pinal County. A Hamilton High student’s fatal overdose and possible suicide May 16 followed by two days the death by suicide of a Chandler High female sophomore. Those deaths followed by a few weeks the deaths of two Brophy College Prep students, one by suicide and the other an overdose. A Deer Valley high school stu-

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sis counseling,” Associate Superintendent Holly Williams told the board. This year’s official graduation rate won’t be released by the state for many months, but during the pandemic, the district’s’ overall graduation rate slid from 82% to 77% in 2021. Williams said that COVID and the wave of absences the Omicron variant triggered because of infections and quarantines challenged students’ “connectedness” to school. In surveys, MPS students reported experiencing worse relationships with teachers and feeling less safe this year compared with the 2020-21 school year, giving lower marks in response to questions like, “How much do the adults support you?” and “How do you feel in the school?” “I think we got a lot better in the fourth quarter,” Williams said, “but I think if you take a look at the year overall, students weren’t feeling that great.” Williams speculated that last year’s numbers might have been inflated by the relief of returning to in-person learning. “Last year everybody was so excited to be back at school,” Williams said. “We wonder how much the positive answers last year were generated by, ‘we’re so happy to be here.’ And this year maybe it was a little more real.” Recently released data from state assessments taken near the end of the school year showed progress in some areas, but disappointments in others. On the positive side, a higher percentage of MPS third-graders passed the English Language assessment this year, 39%, compared to 32% last year, as well as the math test, 36% versus 35% last year. But in data that Assistant Superintendent Randy Mahlerwein described as “disappointing,” MPS ninth-graders scored below the state average on the ACT Aspire assessment in all four categories: English, reading, science and math. Mahlerwein pointed out the challenging conditions for ninth-graders this year, noting that this year’s cohort of ninth-graders missed out on a normal middle-school experience due to the pandemic. But “all school districts were dealing with the same pandemic,” Mahlerwein said. Kelly Berg, preaident of the Mesa Education Association, told the Tribune: "At just a brief glance, it looks like the high schools are performing how they have been performing in years prior to COVID compared

Incidents of misconduct requiring disciplinary action in the just-ended school year were the highest Mesa Public Schools has seen in five years. (MPS) to each other. "This was a new benchmark test for our students to take this year," she continued. " I think it will take some digging into the data at each school to see where we can im-

prove for our individual schools. However, teachers are being asked to do a lot already. It will be difficult to find the time to dig in to the assessment, locate/create materials to support the students, and implement

the support while trying to cover the state standards." Mahlerwein also expressed concern

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In terms of social emotional learning, some of the findings for the school year that just ended show a starkly different state of mind among MPS students than the previous year. (MPS)

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2 EV child drownings prompt pool safety warnings Follow these Mesa Fire safety rules

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ast week’s death of a 2-year-old girl found in a Chandler home pool marked the second child drowning in the East Valley so far for this year. The other drowning occurred in Gilbert on May 21 when a 2-year-old child was pulled from a pool in the area of Greenfield and Elliot roads, according to Gilbert Fire and Rescue. “After life-saving efforts aided by police and a neighbor, the child was pronounced deceased,” said department spokeswoman Jennifer Synder in an email, withholding any further information. June, July, and August are peak times for child drownings in Arizona. Six children, not including the Chandler girl, have drowned in Maricopa County from Jan. 1 to May 23, according to the latest data reported by Valley fire departments on the Children’s Safety Zone website. All the children were under the age of 5. Overall, there were 28 reported water incidents involving those who were 17 and younger so far this year. Children’s Safety Zone first began publicizing the statistics in 2005, which also was the year with the highest number – 22– of child drownings in the county. The lowest number of fatalities was in 2019 with six and 2021 ended with 20 drownings involving victims 17 and younger. For Gilbert, 2016 was a particularly bad year with 13 water fatalities for those 17 and younger while 2013 was on the books for having the lowest number of deaths at four, according to the group. The town in 2021 saw six deaths and remained in the single digits after 2016. Although child drownings in Gilbert are no higher than elsewhere in the East Valley, what makes the town stands out is the lack of a law requiring residential pools to have their own fencing or barrier. Most Maricopa County cities require fences around pools, although there are exemptions that allow pool covers and other devices instead. In Gilbert’s code, a pool can be entirely enclosed by a fence or by the walls of a single-family home. In 2019, Gilbert Sun News queried elected officials if they favored changing the Town’s ordinance to be more inline with their counterparts in the Valley and two – Councilwoman Aimee

Child drownings and near-drownings exact a heavy emotional toll on first responders, though obviously not as deeply as they do on the victims’ guardians and parents. (Mesa

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Yentes and then-Councilwoman Brigette Peterson, who is now mayor – were at the time not in favor of changing the code. Not all water incidents, however, lead to fatal drownings. Arizona Department of Health Services reported that from 2016-20, there were 1,386 hospital admissions in Maricopa County for water-related incidents among people of all ages but children 4 and younger comprised 842 of these admissions. But often the nonfatal cases lead to a years, if not a lifetime, of pain and suffering for the child and their families as a result of brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation. The annual report, which looked at fatal and non-fatal drownings, found that among incidents involving young children, swimming pools and bathtubs were the water types most commonly identified as culprits. According to the report, in the mid-1980’s the drowning death rate of preschoolers in the state ranked first in the nation. And though Arizona has improved upon that over the past several years, drowning is still the leading cause of death among children 1-4 years of age, the report added. Some risk factors that could lead to a water-related incident include new parents, new owners of a pool, new residents to Arizona and multiple children around a pool, according to the Children’s Safety Zone. Gilbert Fire gave the following tips called ABCD’s of Drowning Prevention. A - Adult Supervision: Adult supervi-

sion is key to preventing drownings. At least one, sober, undistracted adult should always be with children in and around the water. The adult should be fully focused on the child, no reading, scrolling through their phone or doing chores while around the water. B – Barriers: Barriers should be in place to prevent a child from accessing the pool. Barriers can include a fence with a selfclosing, self-latching gate, door locks that children are unable to reach and door alarms. Dog doors should not have direct access to the pool and should be closed to prevent children from reaching the pool. Keep tables, chairs and anything else a child could climb away from the pool fence. C – Classes: Children should be enrolled in swimming lessons and be taught how to get out of a pool. Adults should take CPR and lifesaving classes. D – Devices: Coast Guard approved devices such as life vests are encouraged for those who cannot swim. Inflatable floaties are toys and not considered appropriate life saving devices. The department also warned that inground pools aren’t the only source that could lead to drownings, adding that a child can drown in as little as 2 inches of water. As a precaution, fire officials recommend that inflatable pools, buckets and tubs are emptied after use, never leave a child alone in the tub, even for a second, close toilet lids after use and keep bathroom doors closed. 

The Mesa Fire and Medical Department says pool owners should follow these rules ot prevent child drownings. • Post emergency instructions, including 9-1-1 and CPR in the pool area. • Have a phone available in the pool area to be used for emergencies. • Have life safety equipment ready to use in case of an emergency. For example, a life ring with rope and a hook. • Remove all toys from the pool area or any item a child would be interested in obtaining. • Never allow children to play in the pool area. • Regularly maintain your latches and springs, greasing them often. • Keep chairs, tables and other furniture away from pool fences. Kids can use them to climb and gain access to the pool area. • If possible, place pool furniture inside pool fence. • Even empty buckets and play pools are dangerous: small children can drown in 2 inches of water. • Lock all exterior windows and doors. • Keep keys out of reach of children. • Install second lock, out of reach of children. A three or four year old can easily reach a normal height lock. • Lock pet doors. • Ensure doors are self-closing and selflatching. • Lock all accessible entries to yard including gates. • Walls & fences should not be less than 5 feet or more than 6 feet. • Installed fencing should be a minimum of 20 inches from waters edge. • All openings to pool area require selfclosing and self-latching gates. • Latching gates should be at least 54 inches above grade. • Private doors with access to pool area require self-latching and self-closing doors with locking gates 54 inches above grade • All windows within 5 feet of waters edge must be safety glass. • All gaps in fencing should not be more than 4 inches. In chain link fencing gaps should not be more the 1.75 inches. 

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Meet the candidate for Mesa City Council District 5 Alicia Goforth

Age: 48 Years in Mesa: 14 Years in district: 14 Immediate family: Chris, Tatum, Cole and Sienna Education: Juris Doctor Current Job: not answered (running unopposed)

Why are you running for City Council? I’ve lived in Mesa for fourteen years with my husband and our three children and have had the pleasure to serve in numerous volunteer positions in their schools and our community. I felt that running for the city council was an area where I could make a difference for my community. What do you see as the biggest challenge facing your district? District 5 has so much potential with regard to employment areas, commercial and entertainment districts, and appropriate housing. We must ensure that we have the

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dent died by suicide within the last month and an Arcadia High student died by suicide in mid-March. McPherson asserted, “Our efforts to locally, collectively, and collaboratively get in front of this ever growing epidemic and suicide contagion have been weak at best. There are a number of people working in silos and not letting the subject matter experts in to do the work they are trained to do.” In 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a state of emergency, stating “suicide-risk screenings have yielded higher positive rates than during the prepandemic period.”

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Cromford Report also said a similar downward trend started last summer “but frenetic buying by investors, particularly large investors, pulled the nose of the airplane back up and we ended 2021 with a strong success rate of just over 90%. This does not look as likely in 2022.” “2006 was a full-scale bubble burst,” it said. “People now talk of the 2008 crash,

highest quality development that will be long-lasting and an asset to the community. What is the city’s biggest challenge in the next four years and how would you address it? The city must focus on creating an environment that stimulates and sustains business opportunities so that our residents can work in the city where they live, and our children’s futures include opportunities to remain in our community. What is your vision for your district in 10 years? I envision a smarter, safer, and more unified district. High-quality businesses that provide well-paying jobs, continued support for our police and fire departments, and a smart balance between growth and quality of life will ensure District 5 continues to be a highly desirable place to live. Should water be considered by City Council for all future proposed developments in Mesa? In what way? Water management is essential for smart development. The city must be a leader when it comes to securing our future water

In a study of teen death rates in 14 states, the journal JAMA Pediatric on April 25 wrote, “The proportion of overall suicides among adolescents increased during the pandemic. No other pandemic-period changes in adolescent outcomes were statistically significant.” Teen Lifeline volunteer suicide prevention peer counselors have seen an annual 10% increase in calls during the last two months of a school year. A study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the beginning of April showed more than 44% of high school students in the United States reported feeling sad or hopeless every day for two weeks or longer since the start of the pandemic. but that was only when Wall Street woke up and entered a full-on panic. The real estate market was in dire straits as early as the middle of 2006 and 2007 was truly dreadful. “The problem that we faced in 2006 was compounded by all the foreclosures that piled up in 2007. This was largely because so many homeowners had little or no equity in 2006 so by 2007 they had negative equity and no reason to avoid

supplies and ensuring that we can support our residents for decades to come. What are your funding priorities for parks and recreation in your district? Parks and recreation provide a critical piece to a community’s quality of life. District 5 is fortunate to be located next to Tonto National Forest and home to several parks, including Red Mountain Park. We must support these community assets for our residents. What are your priorities for police and fire departments in your district? Continued support for our police and fire departments is critical. Let’s invest in resources that enable our first responders to be the most effective in their primary jobs, and acquire new technologies and create efficiency plans to reduce response times. I support innovative solutions to manage costs without sacrificing safety. How would you assess rezoning cases anywhere in the city when a large number of neighbors object to the proposed development? Balancing the voter-approved General

In Arizona, Teen Lifeline said it has experienced a rapid growth in calls to its teen crisis hotline the past two years, including a 20% increase in calls and texts from 2020 to 2021 and a 50% increase in calls and texts since the pandemic began in March 2020. “Regular conversations about mental

Plan, property rights and neighborhood opinions is essential in any development proposal. I will use my background in the private sector to help when needed and ensure that all parties have a voice. How can the city increase Mesa’s affordable housing stock? This is a regional issue for the State of Arizona and valley cities who have found themselves struggling to find a solution. The city can look for creative ways to work with developers on proposed projects to add additional affordable housing units to their plans. What specific activities have you engaged in in the last three years to make your district AND the city better? For over a decade I’ve contributed numerous hours volunteering for Mesa Public Schools and my local Las Sendas community, helping to make a positive impact and improve the lives of those I’ve served. Through strategic planning, collaboration, and a resident-centered approach, I’ve been an active participant in enhancing my community.  health could save your child’s life,” said Nikki Kontz, clinical director at Teen Lifeline. “It’s been a rough couple years for everyone. Check in with your teen and ask how they’re feeling, if they’re worried about anything or if they have any concerns about the end of the school year.” Information: TeenLifeline.org .

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primary leading indicator is telling that us that the cooling trend is getting even more powerful. …At some point we would expect the nose-dive to decelerate and reach an equilibrium, but we seem to be a long way from that point at the moment.” And for sellers, the Cromford Report had a word of caution: “It remains easy to sell a home at the moment but if this cooling trend stays in place, selling will start to get much more difficult by August.” 

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Arizona sees unexpected uptick in birth rate BY NEETISH BASNET Cronkite News

he number of children born in Arizona last year rose for the first time in seven years, stumping experts who had expected a baby bust to worsen through the pandemic. But Arizona Department of Health Services data shows that 77,735 children were born in the state last year, a 1.2% increase from the 76,781 born a year earlier, reversing six years of steady declines. Experts are not sure what’s behind the increase in “pandemic babies” but said there could be several reasons, including overall population increases, changes in people’s attitudes toward having children and, perhaps, the pandemic itself. “Just pure boredom. To be honest, that could be a part of it,” said Juan Vega, CEO of Women’s Health Arizona, the state’s largest OB-GYN practice. “Obviously when you’re stuck at home, you know, you’re not able to do much. There’s just not a lot of things to do.” Arizona’s increase mirrors the nation’s. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics reported last week that more than

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for the wide disparities in achievement across the district between schools, races, ethnicities and disability status. Red Mountain High School, Mountain View High School and the Mesa Digital Learning Program exceeded the state average on the ACT Aspire in nearly every category, but other schools fell far short. MPS also reported differences in achievement between socioeconomic populations, and the “overwhelming majority” of English-learning students and students with disabilities scored below district average in the ACT Aspire test, Mahlerwein said. Several administrators and board members tied this year’s disheartening data

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3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2021, according to preliminary data. That was a 1.3% increase from 2020 and the first increase since 2014. The CDC report also said that the country’s fertility rate rose from 56 births per 1,000 women between ages 15 and 44 in 2020 to 56.6 per 1,000 last year. The report did not give fertility rates by state for 2021, but the CDC said that Arizona’s rate of 54 births per 1,000 women in 2020 was 12th-lowest in the country for that year. The numbers, while small, are still “significant” and may have bigger social consequences, said James Shockey, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Arizona. “We would look at a stable population as a sort of consistent, persistent level of growth,” Shockey said. “And if we’re continuing to decrease the number of births – we have a declining population – it is not really a stable one from a demographic standpoint.” In Arizona, child births have been on a general downward trajectory since peaking at more than 102,000 babies born annually in 2006, according to ADHS data, which said the fertility rate topped 80 births per 1,000 women of childbearing back to the issue of chronic absenteeism. During the pandemic, the district loosened rules on the maximum number of absences allowed for class credit. Now, officials suggested it was difficult to reverse course. “A lot of students missed a lot of school, and we told them to miss school because we had a pandemic,” board member Marcie Hutchinson said. Administrators also speculated that because the district has more resources available for students who miss class, the temptation to skip in-person instruction has increased. Hutchinson said the absences create more work for teachers. “This idea that, ‘well, they’ll just make

age at that time. The declines continued through the start of the pandemic in 2020, when Dr. Monte Swarup of New Horizons Women’s Care said the state faced “some of the years where we had some of the lowest per capita birth rates.” “So then we started to get certain concerns that young people just don’t want to have babies,” Swarup said. “You know, what can you do about that?” That makes last year’s incremental increase a welcome change for Swarup and others in the field. “This is exciting for us,” Vega said. “In our industry, in healthcare, we take care of women with their pregnancy. This is a good trend for our industry, and we’re happy it’s happening. We’re hoping that it continues.” It does appear to have continued through the first quarter of 2022, with ADHS reporting 24,828 births in the first four months of 2022, an increase of 1,043 over the first quarter of 2021. Vega believes the biggest reason for the increase – more likely than pandemic boredom factor – may be a simple demographic shift. “The millennial generation, in my opinion, want to start having children, me up,’ — that’s what makes our educators crazy,” Hutchinson said. “There is just not enough time in the day to implement new resources, to implement new curriculum, and then if you’ve got 40% of your kids (absent), the make ups alone would take 24 hours in that day.” Assistant Superintendent Monica Mesa said that MPS piloted a program this year called “Positive Family Supports” to address absenteeism at Longfellow Elementary. The district intends to expand it to six schools next year, she said. “Absenteeism is a family issue; it’s not necessarily a child or a student issue,” Mesa said. “So, it’s an opportunity to bring the family in on the conversation on the importance of attendance and helping

on average, in their early- to mid-30s,” Vega said. “Now you’re starting to see the millennial generation start to near the midpoint, getting pretty close to that mid-30 age range. They’re finally starting to have children.” Shockey held similar views, saying would-be millennial parents got concerned about their financial stability early in the pandemic and decided to delay having kids. “All of a sudden people realized everything’s OK,” Shockey said. “You now combine the people who were planning to have children in 2021 anyways with the people who delayed from 2020 and late 2019. And (they) gave birth.” Total births have yet to reach prepandemic levels. And while Vega looked forward to a likely economic boom triggered by Arizona’s pandemic babies, Shockey pondered the societal changes it might bring. “The question becomes for the future: Has the pandemic changed or hasn’t changed the way couples, or women in particular, think about the financial cost of children, the social cost of having children, the opportunity cost of having children and giving up the short-term advantages of a career,” he said. 

the family dive into the root cause of their child’s absenteeism and put structures in place to minimize that.” Richardson asked administrators to include data in more of the district’s board meetings next year to help monitor how students are doing. Mahlerwein said it will be important to increase the sense of community and belonging at schools in spite of increased instability brought on by the pandemic. “I believe very strongly that’s how we keep our kids motivated,” he said, “but also we’ve got to keep our teachers motivated. They don’t work independently, they’re together. If our teachers are happy, we got happy kids. We got determined teachers, we got determined kids.” 

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Republic told the Tribune that construction was estimated for completion in late 2022 or early 2023. Bouchie also told City Council that the city will partner with Gilbert to issue a joint request for proposals for recycling vendors in January of 2023, possibly increasing the number of facilities that will accept Mesa’s recyclable materials. Currently, Mesa is totally reliant on one small recycler that caps the amount it will accept from the city, which limits how much Mesa can divert from the landfill. Longer term, Mesa is considering investing in recycling infrastructure of its own, so it’s less dependent on outside entities to recycle. Despite the city’s lack of investment in recycling infrastructure to date, recycling is an important issue for Mesa residents. In a study last fall to gauge residents’ priorities for the Climate Action Plan, recycling received solid ratings, and half a dozen respondents used an online forum to vent frustration with the city’s current recycling program. “The city should improve the current recycling program,” one poster wrote. “Almost nothing is accepted anymore.” In 2019, before disaster struck, Mesa reported diverting about 20% of its garbage from landfills for recycling. Then, at the end of 2019 and the start of 2020, a series of events brought chaos to the program, resulting in a total stoppage of recycling collection for much of 2020, before a restart at limited capacity in 2021 and into the present. Today, Mesa’s recycling diversion bounces between 5% and 9% of its collected waste per month, less than half of what it reported three years ago. The recycling woes started in October 2019, when a fire destroyed Republic Services’ regional recycling facility at the Salt River Landfill After that disaster, another recycling vendor, Waste Management, canceled its contract with the city, demanding more favorable rates and terms to continue ac-

As this chart shows, recycling has fallen on hard times in Mesa in the last couple years. (City of Mesa) cepting material. Bouchie balked at the price increases, so Mesa was down to one small vendor, United Fibers. Delivering recycling to even that one vendor became impossible when the pandemic surged the amount of household waste the city had to deal with, requiring the city to focus its resources in waste collection. Eventually, the city was able to resume recycling pickup, but United Fibers capped the total annual amount Mesa could bring to the facility. Once Mesa hits its limits, overflow blue barrel material goes to the landfill. Bouchie told the Tribune in April that the city tries to send the cleanest, least contaminated recycling it collects to the United Fibers, since contamination with non-recyclable materials can render materials unusable, resulting in them being sent to the landfill. He also said that Mesa spreads out its

recycling allotment from United Fibers throughout the year, so it won’t have to stop recycling completely part way through the year. Mesa’s recycling troubles can be blamed on bad luck, but its chronic lack of investment in recycling infrastructure has left the city vulnerable to turbulence in the local and global recycling market. Without a place to sort or store recyclables of its own, the city doesn’t have much leverage with recycling service providers. “We don’t own any post-collection facilities,” Bouchie told the Council in 2020. “We pick up material from our customers ... and then we bring it to somebody else. We don’t own transfer stations, we don’t own a landfill, we don’t own any recycling facilities, so we’re dependent upon other entities in order for us to be able to take care of materials that we pick up and transport.”

This state of affairs might finally change in 2023, too. A consultant for the city recently completed a feasibility study for building a city-owned materials recovery facility. City Manager Chris Brady told the council that it wouldn’t be cost effective for Mesa to build its own MRF, but it might make sense for Mesa to partner with another city on a regional MRF. Mesa already has a potential site in mind, a piece of city-owned land near Pecos and Sossaman Roads in southeast Mesa. “It wouldn’t take much to imagine partnering with communities in that area,” Brady said. “I’ve already spoken with the city managers in Gilbert and Chandler about the possibility – would they be open to a presentation from us about developing maybe a cooperative agreement for a MRF – and they’re definitely open to that.” 

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Gilbert woman’s stunning discovery leads to quilt BY SRIANTHI PERERA Tribune Contributor

few years ago, Priscilla Duffin of Gilbert made a startling genealogical discovery: Her seventh greatgrandfather, Reverend Nicholas Noyes, executed Sarah Good during the Salem Witch Trials. Good was one of the first three women to be accused of witchcraft in 1692 Colonial Massachusetts. “I was stunned,” Duffin said. “I’m sure we have studied about it in school because I lived in an old town called Georgetown and it wasn’t far from Salem.” Before moving west, Duffin lived in Massachusetts for 25 years. That part of Salem now comprises the city of Danvers. Good put a hex on Noyes before she was hanged: that he would drown in his own blood. And he did drown in his own blood later during an illness, Duffin said. Fascinated by the story, Duffin created an elaborate and tasteful quilt depicting witches. “This story fascinated me, so when I saw the quilt pattern, I decided I had to make it,” she said, adding “the project was involved.” The four panels depict the witches quilting, enjoying a social hour with goodies, auditioning their quilts and finally displaying them. Duffin purchased a 120-box of Crayola crayons and a special brand of thread called Cosmos that cost about $90 (six of the threads were metallic and cost $6 a piece), among other items. “It was expensive,” Duffin recalled, say ing that while she spent about $300 on supplies, the value of the quilt is “priceless.” While Duffin was shopping for the items in her favorite quilt supply store in Gilbert, she overheard a woman talk about an upcoming class she was going to take on a witch quilt. She confirmed it was the same one she was going to do and signed up for the class. During the class, Duffin found that the

The second panel of Priscilla Duffin’s quilt details the witches’ happy hour of socializing. (Courtesy of Priscilla Duffin)

She spent three hours tracing each panel with a Pigma Micro pen, an indelible sharpie. Utmost care was needed for this because a mistake cannot be erased. “The coloring went faster than anything. Getting a trace took three hours per panel. I was very careful. I’m sure there were some boo boos. I didn’t want to have to repurchase more fabric,” she said. Working eight to 14 hours daily, she spent about three months on her particular “witch-craft.” “Once I got started, I was hooked. I was up many mornings early, around 4 Gilbert resident Priscilla Duffin shows off the witch quilt that took her a.m., and worked three months of labor to complete. (Courtesy of Priscilla Duffin) as much as I fourth depiction was for a pillow, but she decided to incorporate it into the quilt as the fourth panel.

could all day, in between housework and meals. I didn’t know what to do when I finished,” she added. The project combined embroidery, sewing, quilting and coloring. Since embroidery is a hand craft, she was able to take small pieces while traveling and do hand work when she was not near the sewing machine. After she mastered the stitch, she found it beautiful and the finish was gorgeous. Learning to paint in a swirling motion while holding the Crayola flat was essential to the project. She used a batteryoperated dremel to blend and shade the color. “The hardest part was trying to find out the color crayon they recommended from 120 in the box, all with different names, Duffin noted. Duffin didn’t like the finish offered in the class as she thought the border would be too gaudy and take away from the quilt. She found a woman in San Tan Valley who did McTavishing, a free-motion design that creates a texture of flowing water or blowing wind on fabric. The last step was to seal the quilt with a fabric sealer so that the color won’t run when she washed it. Duffin, who has quilted since 1993, said the whole project was “a total departure from anything I’ve ever encountered.” The labor was intense but the final product was worth it. Her daughter and grand-daughter have expressed an interest in the quilt, and she hopes it will pass from daughter to daughter down several generations. Because of the history, she wants it to stay within the family. Duffin doesn’t want to enter it into a competition, either. She did exhibit it at the recent quilt show and sale at Trilogy, Gilbert, where she lives. “I’m too nervous about giving it up. I couldn’t replace it. I couldn’t redo another one if it was lost or stolen,” she said. “I enjoyed every minute of it. It was wonderful. It was like I was compelled to get this thing done.” 

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Projects slated for last of GM Proving Grounds BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

large part of southeast Mesa’s economic explosion has centered on the 5,000 acres that formerly served as the General Motors Desert Proving Grounds for over 50 years. GM used the land to test vehicles and components in hot weather conditions. In the early 2000s, this land became more valuable as real estate than for testing Cadillacs, so the company started selling its acreage to developers before finally vacating it and moving to Yuma in 2009. Ironically, the portion of the Proving Grounds sold first by GM has become the last to be developed. But these holdouts of land are starting to see recent planning activity, and the future for the last bits of the Desert Proving Grounds is coming into focus. Phoenix businessman William Levine’s company Pacific Proving LLC bought 1,800 acres from GM in 2004, two years

This still from an old video about the GM Proving Grounds in Mesa shows what the site used to look like before it was torn down more than a decade ago. (YouTube)

before Scottsdale-based DMB Proving Grounds bought the upper portion. As DMB’s acreage saw the Eastmark developments spring up, and big industrial campuses attract the likes of Apple and Facebook, the land owned by Pacific Proving south of SR 24 remained vacant. In satellite views of the land, between Pecos Road and the new Bell Bank Park sports complex, vehicle trackways are still visible.

Given the intensity of industrial warehouse activity in southeast Mesa, it may not be surprising that this strip of land appears destined to be a row of mega warehouses. In late April, Pacific Proving LLC sold a large tract of this land to Phoenix-based Mesa BA Land LLC, and shortly thereafter, on May 10, the Mesa Design Review Board looked at plans for two industrial parks totalling 1,268,000 square feet spread

the scene. The truck that hit the car also stopped and Hight said the trucker was able to get out of his vehicle – he suffered no injuries. The car that was hit by the truck had extensive damage in the rear of the car. “The trunk was actually pushed up against the driver’s seat,” Hight said. “Inside all that, there was a baby in there.” Hight said the mother, who suffered some injuries, but was able to get out of the car once he peeled metal out of her way. She was screaming, wanting to check on her baby boy in the back seat. “I jumped over there and started trying to get the baby out,” he said. “We started peeling the metal back and stuff off the roof and all around.” Hight and another bystander got the baby out and into his mom’s arms. The only visible injuries to the child was a

bloody lip. Once the mother was reunited with her baby boy, she held up the child to show the truck driver that had hit her that he was okay. “The driver fell down and started crying, and I started crying,” said Hight, the father of six children. “When it comes to kids getting hurt, I just can’t deal with it.” Neither the mother or child suffered serious injury. Hight and had been driving a truck for around eight months when the accident took place. “They needed help,” Hight said about why he stopped. “I hope someone helps me if something happens with me!” Since the program’s inception in August 1997, nearly 1,300 professional truck drivers have been recognized as Highway Angels for exemplary kindness, courtesy, and courage displayed while on the job. 

across four buildings. On May 25, the Mesa Planning and Zoning board approved a zoning case for the 644,000 square foot Legacy Industrial Park. According to the project narrative the industrial park “will be capable of supporting a variety of light industrial and employment-type uses, such as manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, research, warehousing, e-commerce, data centers and distribution activities.” It will have 108 loading docks. If built, the Legacy Industrial Park and Legacy Business Park would join another large industrial project in the works for this strip of land. In December of 2021, Mesa City Council approved Amazon’s Project Cork, a 700,000 square foot industrial building on 71 acres to the east of the Legacy projects. Between these three industrial projects and the opening of the Bell Bank Park, not much of the former GM Proving Grounds remains unplanned .

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he Truckload Carriers Association has named Mesa truck driver Christopher Hight a “Highway Angel” for rescuing a mother and her baby trapped in a vehicle that had been hit from behind by a truck. Hight, who drives for Melton Truck Lines in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was driving last fall on Highway 35 in Texas between Laredo and Dallas when a truck struck the back of a car ahead of him. There was a tire in the road, and Hight supposed the car swerved to miss the tire but unsafely veered into the truck’s lane, the association said. “I saw a big ball of dust, and when it cleared, I saw a car that was smashed completely,” Hight said. He pulled his truck over to offer help at

Christopher Hight of Mesa was named a Highway Angel for rescuing a mother and her baby trapped in a vehicle that had been hit from behind by a truck. (Truckload Carriers Association)

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Somers: My job for my district is not yet done BY SCOTT SOMERS District 6 Candidate

y wife and I made Mesa our home over 27 years ago following our service in the U.S. Air Force. We raised our family here in southeast Mesa. I was honored to serve as your councilmember for two-terms between 2006-2014. During that time, I was proud to play a role in kicking off the tremendous economic success and residential growth in District 6. Speaking of that growth, while I see many familiar faces in our community, I am pleased to take a moment to introduce myself to those who may not know me. I am a veteran, a first responder, an educator, a father, and now a grandfather. I have been active in building a better Mesa through

charitable and community organizations. Term limits required that I step away from City Council - but my job is not done. I am asking you to return me to Mesa City Council to complete the work I began when I first served. My priorities now, as then, are promoting fiscal responsibility at city hall, supporting businesses and job growth, enhancing public safety, and building strong neighborhoods. During my first term, I helped Mesa navigate the great recession by creating fiscally responsible budgets and streamlining municipal operations resulting in nearly 20% savings to taxpayers over three years. I appointed the first independent city auditor to increase accountability to citizens. It is imperative we maintain fiscal discipline to protect Mesa taxpayers, especially those on fixed incomes. Keeping families safe is Mesa’s top pri-

ority and my life’s work. I have spent my career on the front-line as a firefighter and paramedic, so I understand firsthand the challenges our responders face. I facilitated partnerships and created programs that reduced non-emergency medical calls and avoidable hospital visits, cut crime around motels and convenience stores, and hired civilians to investigate minor thefts. These innovations freed up our police, firefighters and paramedics for true emergencies. I am the only candidate with experience in economic development. Working with ASU Polytechnic I created LaunchPoint, a small business incubator to support local technology entrepreneurs. I worked directly with companies like Able Aerospace, Bridgestone, CMC Steel, Matheson, and others to locate in Mesa. But what makes Mesa truly great are our

neighborhoods. To improve our quality of life, I partnered with businesses, faithbased and volunteer organizations to institute the Building Strong Neighborhoods initiative to provide quick response and collaborative problem solving for neighborhood safety, appearance, and cohesiveness. Working together, we invested in District 6 by securing land to expand Monterey Park, built the Skyline Aquatic Center, opened the Mesa Express Library, and laid the foundation for the award-winning Eastmark and Cadence communities. Serving Mesa over the years has connected me with great community leaders. As I return to the campaign trail, many of those same leaders have come out to support me and motivated me to work harder to realize our vision for Mesa. I am asking for your vote and would be honored to have your trust again. 

critical skills to succeeding on City Council. For me, I know what fiscal responsibility is because I have had to live on a budget myself. I’ve run a family business through good times, a recession and everything in between. I know what it means to use the money I have wisely and to save for the future. Through volunteering for most of my adult life in both schools and my church, I have learned to work with a variety of people to accomplish goals that benefit everyone. This has meant sharing my own ideas but also listening to others and working collaboratively to find the best solutions. As a mother and volunteer, I am in the community all the time building relation-

ships with my neighbors, my kids’ friends’ parents, church leaders, administrators, teachers and coaches. My involvement in my neighborhood, church and schools has helped me meet people and build relationships with others who have different experiences from my own. I have learned that behind every issue there are real people and I value listening to the experiences that have helped a person come to a specific perspective. Fresh ideas: Someone who is new to political office brings with them fresh ideas seeing new solutions to issues which those who have been entrenched in government for years may not. I haven’t been on council in the past. I can look at issues Mesa is facing from the per-

spective of an everyday citizen, not a political insider. As someone new, I will never have a “this is how we’ve always done it” mentality but instead “let’s do it better.” No favors owed: My loyalty is with my neighbors, the people of District 6. I bring real-life interaction and relationships with people in my district. I’ll seek feedback and solutions from the people of District 6. I am not running to further my political career or get back into office. I’m running because Mesa District 6 needs someone in office who can finally help bridge the gap between our communities and the rest of our wonderful city. I believe residents of District 6 are work-

Trendler: My loyalty will be to my neighbors BY DARLA TRENDLER District 6 Candidate

friend recently asked me what she should tell others when they ask why they should vote for me, someone who has never held office before. We do not need another career politician but instead need more ordinary people who are grounded in the same day-to-day lives as the people they are running to represent. I’m Darla Trendler; I’m not a career politician, and I’m running to make Mesa District 6 better for everyone. Real-life experience: Budgeting, solving problems and building relationships are

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ing hard to provide for their families, seek-

ing to help the next generation become productive adults and looking for ways to engage and make the community better.

That’s who I am too and that’s why I will represent the people in this district well on Mesa City Council.

To learn more about some of my specific policy positions please go to my website: DarlaforMesa.com. 

over the last two years, more must be done. Current housing facilities cannot shelter the entirety of Mesa’s homeless population. Therefore, one of the first steps must be investing in more affordable housing. Getting off the street is next to impossible when basic needs are not met. “Housing first” allows individuals and families struggling with homelessness to have much-needed stability to rebuild their lives, find a new job, or receive mental and substance-use healthcare. Inaction has cost the lives of our neighbors who have fallen on hard times, including veterans, people with disabilities, families, and seniors. As the temperatures spike this summer, unsheltered people are more likely to face the harshest effects of heat-stress-related illness. In 2020, over 500 people died in the Phoenix Metro area, including many in downtown Mesa. And nearly all of these deaths were pre-

ventable. New housing will not be built overnight; therefore, the city must be more proactive about preventing the needless deaths from heat during the summer. Mesa should be looking to work with community organizations to deliver heat relief supplies. For example, several cities partner with Phoenix Rescue Mission, a valley non-profit, to give out such supplies to unsheltered homeless. Partnerships to help reduce the suffering of people experiencing homelessness must be part of our short-term solution to homelessness. Homelessness is a public safety issue, but the city’s reliance on Mesa PD to solve the homeless crisis puts more on the plate of an already overextended police force. In recent years, Mesa PD has made a positive shift from arresting and jailing the homeless to connecting them with community services. However, long waiting lists

for shelters and affordable housing mean that police spend more time assisting the same people. According to the city’s data portal, Mesa PD is not meeting goals for emergency response time. Investing in homeless response programs means that police can more effectively allocate their time, making it more likely the police can rapidly respond when we need them most. Homelessness is a multifaceted issue, and not investing in short and long-term solutions presents significant economic, social, and moral consequences. I envision a future in Mesa where homelessness is an issue of the past, because we chose to show compassion to our neighbors. Mesa can make that future a reality, and we should elect a council that will prioritize policies to make the biggest difference. 

Valley. These structures can consume over one million gallons of water per day. I am not against data centers. I understand the need in today’s world. I do question whether water-cooled data centers should be encouraged in Arizona. There are other technologies to cool data centers that don’t rely on water. Arizona and Phoenix have evolved into a national leader for data center locations - last year, the Phoenix area was no. 2 in data center growth. This may be due to our climate stability, Arizona State tax incentives, or it may simply be our cheap and available land and water. It’s difficult to see our glass half full when data centers, and projects like it, can impact our municipal water supplies. While the City of Mesa passed an ordi-

nance that requires “mega” customers – customers that use over 500,000 gallons per day, to buy water storage credits on the market to curtail the stress on our system. (Long term water storage credits are water stored underground for future use.) I still question whether water-cooled data centers should be built in the desert at all. We’re all drinking from the same bucket. Regardless of who owns the rights, we have a finite water supply. It’s time that economic development is paired with environmental sustainability. The City of Chandler and GPEC (Greater Phoenix Economic Council) are shying away from high-water consumption business sectors to industrial users that operate at a net zero water position (providing water credits, using reclaimed water, etc.).

Traditionally, economic development has been jobs, jobs, jobs. Now, economic development should be paired with natural resource conservation, the quality of jobs and impacts on our quality of life. The new conversation on how we build cities is people centered, equitable and sustainable. The primary reason people want to be here is our quality of life and water is essential to it. Conservation and diverting certain business types will not be enough to avoid our water crisis long term. We must invest in new water technologies, innovative water reuse and augmentation. It will take discipline, investment, and collaboration. My commitment on Mesa City Council is dedicated to our long-term sustainability and quality of life, and it begins with water. 

Ross: Mesa must do more for the unsheltered BY NATHANIEL ROSS District 4 Candidate

very night, hundreds of our neighbors sleep unsheltered on the streets and sidewalks of Mesa. In 2022, Mesa surpassed Tempe to become the city with the second-highest homeless population in Maricopa County, with over 3,200 people. This past January, Mesa conducted a mandatory point-in-time count of unsheltered people, a subset of the homeless population who cannot find any temporary housing. The count found more than 450 people in Mesa were unsheltered, representing a 33% increase from 2020. The city has made some important steps in reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness. However, as seen by the drastic increase in unsheltered people

Duff: Time to make commitment to sustainability BY JENN DUFF District 4 Candidate

orty years ago, I would watch the water levels of Lake Mead and Lake Powell to navigate the lakes and predict fish behavior while I competed in bass fishing tournaments. Today as the vice mayor of Mesa, I watch lake levels to ensure we have enough water. Since taking office in 2019, I haven’t waited for us to declare Stage 1 of our Water Shortage Plan to start acting to address our impending water supply crisis. Extreme heat, drought and growth are apparent to us all. I am concerned about the recent expansion of water-cooled data centers in the

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GBAC tournament kicks off summer football in impressive fashion BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

igh school football programs from all over the East Valley and state have begun the transition from spring to summer, with team workouts on a near daily basis and various 7-on-7 and big man tournaments. These events, typically held at various high schools, have exploded in popularity in recent years with local colleges jumping on board to host high school programs. The summer circuit of tournaments helps teams prepare for the full season in the fall. It builds team chemistry. It allows quarterbacks and receivers to work on timing and defenses to play fast and quickly recognize an opposing offense. The COVID-19 pandemic put a pause on all the tournaments in 2020 and most last year. But they’re now back in full swing. And it started in Mesa on Memorial Day weekend with the Gotta Believe Athletic Club’s annual high school championships. “From a high school perspective running this tournament with the guys we have involved, it’s the best,” Mesa coach and founder of Gotta Believe Athletic Club Chad DeGrenier said. “IT’s been nice to see the competition, the sportsmanship, all those things that kinda got lost but hopefully it’s all coming back to center.” DeGrenier is in his 12th year hosting the camp. In previous years, it was held at Fear Farm in the West Valley or Scottsdale. This year, however, he aimed to show off the upgrades to Mesa’s athletic facilities. Some pool play games were played on Mesa’s new turf field. The big man competition was held on the football team’s practice field just behind the east bleachers. Other games took place on the baseball fields. There were more than 40 schools involved. “You come out of spring ball and you’re kind of tired of practicing against yourself,” American Leadership Academy – Queen Creek coach Ty Detmer said. “It’s good to get out with other teams and see what the new look is because everyone changes from year to year. It’s an opportunity to get the boys out, compete and see

Mesa coach Chad DeGrenier, the founder of Gotta Believe Athletic Club, is in his 12th year hosting his annual high school championships 7-on-7 and big man competition. The tournament kick starts the summer training circuit for teams, which includes other tournaments throughout the state. (Dave Minton/Tribune Staff) what you’ve got to work on from there.” Higley was one of several Gilbert schools present at the tournament. Gilbert, Highland and Perry were also there. The Knights finished the day 4-2, led by sophomore quarterback Jamar Malone’s big arm and the talented wideouts he has at his disposal. Head coach Eddy Zubey was proud of the way his kids competed. Like the other coaches, he knows how much they enjoy the competition. It gives them a break

from grueling summer workout programs that challenge a player’s mental toughness just as much as it does physically. That is part of the reason Zubey started his own passing league at Higley, which will run every Tuesday for three weeks beginning June 14. His players enjoy it. He enjoys it and it provides more opportunities for athletes across the state to get noticed before the season. “It’s awesome,” Zubey said. “I was giddy last night knowing that we had the chance

The tournament, held at Mesa High School, featured more than 40 teams from across the Valley. Each team played a minimum of four games, which included pool play with a chance to move on to the championship. (Dave Minton/Tribune Staff)

to come out here and get things going. It’s great for our players learning a new offense and playing different positions. This all helps out.” Hamilton, an Open Division semifinalist last year and runner-up the year before, brought two teams to the GBAC tournament. The maroon squad, its varsity team, went 5-1 on the day, advancing deep into the final bracket before losing to Northwest Christian. The results, however, aren’t at the forefront of the minds of coaches during tournaments of this caliber. They want their players to enjoy the competition. “We just work on what we do schematically,” Hamilton coach Mike Zdebski said. “Win, lose or draw, we just use this as an opportunity to work on what we are going to do in the season schematically. We just want to get better.” Basha, a team on the rise the last two seasons, returns all its key starters from last year’s Open Division team. While some of them were absent from Saturday’s tournament, the Bears still managed to run the table and go a perfect 7-0 on the day to win the tournament title. Junior quarterback Demond Williams looked to be in midseason form with his deep ball and overall pocket awareness. He knows it will become more challenging when facing a full defense. But nonetheless, he was happy to get a chance to throw against other teams for the first time this summer. “It’s really about building our team chemistry,” Williams said. “I feel like that’s something we lacked last year. We’re a family this year, we all have the same mindset and the same goal.” DeGrenier said he will continue to host the GBAC tournament for as long as teams continue signing up to compete. He enjoys providing an outlet for high school teams to get geared up for the season. And they appreciate him for doing it. “I love doing this,” DeGrenier said. “I can go home and say we had a great tournament with great teams and had great refs. At the end of the day, kids got better. That’s why we do this tournament.” 

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Prime Society concert hosts water drive BY ALEX GALLAGHER Tribune Staff Writer

embers of the Tempe-based neosoul group Prime Society had felt cooped up during the early days of the pandemic and began looking for ways to kill the time they were not spending in the studio. That was when they decided to volunteer at the Chandler-based food bank AZCEND and give back to the community. When the band walked into the facility, they were almost immediately amazed at the quality of items kept in the confines of the bank. “We’ve done a lot of charity and we’ve worked at a lot of food banks, but I think for me, the biggest thing was seeing that they were giving back things of quality,” Bassist J. Reid said. “The perception of a food bank, right is that you’re going to get stuff that’s going to be expiring soon, it’s already expired or it’s stuff that nobody wants,” Reid’s broth-

Tempe-based Prime Society will be appearing at Tempe Marketplace and Mesa’s Nile Theater. (Special to GetOut)

er and Prime Society rapper Miles Reid – who raps under the stage name Infin8 – added. “There’s none of that. They’re a great organization to work with.”

The Reid brothers felt so inspired by this that they wanted to devise a way for fans of the band to contribute to the cause.

from the NEA for this important project. We look forward to working with our colleagues at ASU and visiting artists to collaborate with and support youth as they explore new media, share their creative voices and build relationships within a supportive community of peers and mentors,” said Cindy Orenstein, MAC executive director. Mesa Arts Center in partnership with ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts will present a new media festival celebrating diverse, and especially marginalized, youth voices. The Spark Youth Media Festival will

debut March 9-11, 2023, on the adjacent campuses of MAC and the new ASU at Mesa City Center, home of the Sidney Poitier New American Film School. It will share the creative voices of youth in the age range of high school, community college and university through film/video, augmented/virtual/extended reality and games and interactive art, and provide master classes and public workshops. “This award will be invaluable for continuing to deepen and expand our partnerships with Mesa Arts Center, and the resulting festival will help to energize the youth of the entire region to take part

That was when they worked with a friend, Carson Folk, to come up with the idea to do a water drive called “Tap In” alongside AZCEND and Run4Charity. The way the water drive is structured is every fan who donates a case of water (minimum 24 bottles) is entered into a raffle to win tickets to one of the band’s next shows as well as merchandise from the band. “I think everyone, everyone likes to look at the bigger picture you know, I feel like we all want to get back so we’re making it easy for people to come out and do something charitable,” J. said. Fans of the band will have two opportunities to donate water and catch Prime Society in action on the evening of June 10 as the band will play a three-hourlong show at Tempe Marketplace before jaunting to Downtown Mesa to play a headlining setlist at The Nile Theater alongside Tempe-based rapper Tireek

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in telling new stories and creating new worlds in digital media,” said Jake Pinholster, Founding Director of the Media and Immersive experience (MIX) Center at ASU. NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, Ph.D. said programs like MAC’s deserve support for,” providing opportunities for all of us to live artful lives.” “The arts are also crucial to helping us make sense of our circumstances from different perspectives as we emerge from the pandemic and plan for a shared new normal informed by our examined experience,” she said. 

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and Nyzahir. Although playing music for nearly four hours in a single day, Prime Society is excited by the opportunity to play contrasting set lengths. “When we do have just like a 30 to 40-minute sets we’re pretty meticulous about what song to play and in what order,” J. said. Because of this, the band plans to dish out some tunes off of its upcoming album titled “Historic Run” — which the band hopes to release sometime this summer — along with staple tracks fans have grown to adore like “Gang Gang.” Despite having a smaller window to fill the space with sound when the band galivants over to The Nile Theater, Miles feels up to the task. “It’s one of those things where it tests who we are, it shows us who we are and everybody else what we can do as well,” he said. Whether fans catch Prime Society for three hours or for under one hour, keyboard player Juan Rustin believes that fans will be jazzed by the amount of energy the band puts into each performance.

“I feel like we bring a lot of like vigor to the spirit of music,” Rustin said. “You’re going to see a lot of diversity.” J. on the other hand hopes to shock fans by performing bass-heavy R&B tunes that not only get the speakers shaking but get the fans enthused to the point where they find it hard to stand still. “Hopefully, you feel shocked and hopefully you feel uncomfortable,” J. Said. “Hopefully, you feel like you don’t know what you just saw. Maybe you’ll even feel slightly confused.” Overall, Prime Society is excited to merge its two passions of music and caring for underprivileged people with its upcoming shows. 

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emorial Day BBQing was the kick-off to summertime! But America is not the only one that loves BBQ. Argentinean asado is akin to the American barbecue: an outdoor cookout replete with salty slowcooked meats, delicious red wine and a roaring wood fire. Considered the national dish of Argentina, asado is both a social event and a traditional method for cooking beef, pork and lamb. For asado, the main course is all about the meat. Flanken steak is one of the most popular cuts of meat for asado, which is found in Southwestern and Asian markets as well as most grocery stores. Other favorites for the asado grill are chorizo, beef ribs and even grilled provolone. Never marinated or heavily seasoned with dry rubs, asado meat is seasoned only with salt which is rubbed into every nook and cranny, coating it entirely. Well -marbled cuts like the skirt or hanger steak are popular choices as well as beef tenderloin or the tri-tip.

I had a hankering for skirt steak, so I fired up the grill and prepared the slather that would make this BBQ the best. While Americans love their marinades and rubs for grilled meats versus simply salting it, we have embraced the classic accompaniment to the Argentine asado: chimichurri sauce. This bright blend of herbs, oil and vinegar makes it the perfect paring for grilled meats, chicken and even shrimp. It’s the beginning of a long, hot summer and grills will be used aplenty! I think, you’ll enjoy this skirt steak with chimichurri sauce recipe year round as a go-to finishing sauce.■

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EASTMARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1 AND EASTMARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2 MESA, ARIZONA PHASE XXI ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (DU6) PROJECT NOS: S907, S908 AND S909 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received electronically at EngineeringBids@ mesaaz.gov. Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted PDF attachment with a maximum size limit of 20MB. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. No bid shall be altered, amended, or withdrawn after the specified bid due date and time. A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held Monday, June 6, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Eastmark Visitor/Welcome Center Classroom located at 10100 E. Ray Road, Mesa AZ 85212. Bidders may choose to call into the Microsoft Teams Meeting at +1-213-279-1007 with Phone Conference ID: 661 969 75#. A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled for Monday, June 6, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. The site visit is recommended but not mandatory. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, and services for the construction and/or installation of all improvements shown on the Plans, including, but not limited to the following: PHASE XXI ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (DU1): 1. Offsite Improvements Mesquite Road Phase 1 (S907) – The Project consists of approximately 3,500 linear feet of full street width roadway improvements for E. Mesquite Street and S. Binary, commencing from East Everton Terrace. Improvements consist of curb and gutter, sidewalk, asphalt pavement, landscape, streetlights, and dry utility extensions. Approximately 3,600 linear feet of 16”, 12” and 8” water mains along with approximately 3,650 linear feet of 15”, 12” and 8” seer main will be installed. 2. Offsite Improvements Mesquite Road Phase 2 (S908) – The Project consists of approximately 3,400 linear feet of full street width roadway improvements for S. Binary and E. Rubidium Avenue, commencing from the end of improvement of Mesquite Road Phase 1 (S908) and terminating at Signal Butte Road. Improvements consist of curb and gutter, sidewalk, asphalt pavement,

landscape, streetlights, and dry utility extensions. A new right turn lane is proposed along Signal Butte Road and a cul-de-sac is proposed at the end of Parc Joule. Approximately 3,900 linear feet of 16”, and 8” water mains along with approximately 700 linear feet of 8” sewer main will be installed.

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3. Offsite Improvement Traffic Signal at Ray Road and Bradley Way (S909) – The Project consists of the installation of a fourway traffic signal, signing and striping at all crosswalks at the intersection of Ray Road and Bradley Way in the Eastmark master planned community.

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 DMB MESA PROVING GROUNDS LLC, or a certified or cashier&#39;s check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

For information contact: Stephanie Gishey, City of Mesa, Stephanie.Gishey@MesaAZ. gov. Engineer’s Estimate Range is $9,400,000 to $11,500,000 All project questions must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022. See Section 11 of the Project Special Provisions for more information. 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/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom 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 $79.00, which is non-refundable. 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

Work shall be completed within 350 (three hundred and fifty) consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

The successful bidder will be required to execute the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC Contract and espective Addenda for construction within five (5) days after formal Notice of Contact Award. Failure by bidder to properly execute the Contract and provide the required certification as specified shall be considered a breach of Contract by bidder. DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC shall be free to terminate the Contract or, at option, release the successful bidder. Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for this Work. The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, shall be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Successful Bidder shall name DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC as obligee on both the Payment and Performance Bonds and name the City of Mesa as an additional obligee on the Performance Bond using a Dual Obligee Rider form. An approved Dual Obligee Rider Form is included herein as Exhibit E in the Contract Documents. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids 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 DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC; City of Mesa or Eastmark Community Facilities Districts No. 1 and District No. 2. BETH HUNING District Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley District Clerk Publsihed: East Valley Tribune May 29, Jun 5, 2022 / 46880

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Public Notices CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant for the following: UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND STAPLEY DRIVE ROADWAY AND INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. C05041 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the University Drive and Stapley Drive Roadway and Intersection Improvements Project. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The proposed improvements are as follows: The Stapley Drive and University Drive Intersection improvements project includes planned roadway improvements including, but not necessarily limited to: Transportation Improvements Pavement reconstruction from Mesa Drive to Harris along University Drive and from approximately 200 feet. north of Main Street to 8th Street, including related street improvements such as streetlights, bus stops, drain pipe, catch basins, ADA improvement for sidewalks, ramps, driveways, etc. Construction of three new right turn lanes at the University and Stapley intersection. Removal and replacement of new traffic signals including related fiber, conduit, conductors, etc., at each of the following intersections: • University and Lazona • University and Harris • University and Horne • University and Stapley Electric Utility Improvements 69KV pole replacement and/or relocations as required to widen the major intersection and other related work along the project limits. Misc. transmission and distribution replacements or relocations as needed to accommodate project improvements. Gas Line Improvements Replacement of approximately 6,400 LF of 2”

steel and Polyethylene gas lines with new 4”PE along Stapley Drive. Replacement of approximately 2,500 LF of 4” steel pipe with new 6” steel pipe along University Drive. Provide a high pressure 6” stub into the Rogers Sub-station. Other miscellaneous replacements as required for the items listed above, such as meters, valves, etc. Water and Wastewater Line Improvements Remove and replace existing water services, meters, fire hydrants, etc., as needed to accommodate the roadway improvements. Cured-in-place rehabilitation improvements for approximately 6,400 LF of 36” RGRCP in University, from Hibbert to Stapley, including manhole improvements. Main line and manhole improvements located near Main Street and Stapley and near Williams and University. An electronic Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on June 15, 2022, at 8 am through Microsoft Teams. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference. Any parties interested in attending the Pre-Submittal Conference should request a meeting invitation from Stephanie Gishey (stephanie.gishey@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 below. RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-design-opportu-

nities. The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding PPVF’s and resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@mesaaz.gov by June 30, 2022, by 2 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/ vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at Stephanie Gishey@mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, May 29, Jun 5, 2022 / 47051

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