Peoria Times 102022

Halloween safety tips

Sen. Kelly speaks on Mission for Arizona, opponent Masters

BY TALLULAH ANNE Peoria Times Staff Writer

Three weeks before the general election, Sen. Mark Kelly is making his voice heard across Arizona — from the debate stage earlier this month and, more recently, Peo ria, where he spoke at the Mission for Arizona office, an organization aimed at electing Demo crats statewide.

On Oct. 12, Kelly held an event at the office that serves the entire West Valley. With the elec tion a matter of weeks away, he seems to be do ing everything he can do to ensure he is elected over Republican candidate Blake Masters.

Kelly, who has been a member of the U.S. Sen ate now for 21 months, did not originally plan on going into politics.

“I was not the politician in our family,” he

PeoriaAZ Promise scholarship program looks to improve future

BY CAMERON CHESTER Peoria Times Staff Writer

Aspart of the PeoriaAZ Promise scholarship program, 53 Peoria students will receive $37,649 in fi nancial aid from the city of Peoria through the fall 2022 semester to support their in dividual academic aspirations.

The PeoriaAZ Promise program gives eligible families the chance to apply for scholarships to help pay for the costs involved in successfully completing

post-secondary education.

More specifically, the initiative’s goal is to assist students who need financial sup port due to federal financial aid and Pell Grants lacking the ability to fully cover the cost of college tuition and fees.

“The city of Peoria is always looking for ways to support our future leaders and to provide strong pathways for education and workforce development,” said Sherie Steele, Peoria’s Family and Youth Services manager. “This program will help to en sure that high school graduates and young

adults experiencing financial barriers will have the PeoriaAZ scholarship to close any gaps that may be left from other fi nancial aid or grants. The College Promise program is a national model that can be utilized at the state and local level.”

In February 2022, Peoria City Council approved setting aside a portion of Amer ican Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars the city received to fund the program. Soon after, the council gave final approval to the

latest breaking news and top local

At the Mission for Arizona office in Peoria, Sen. Mark Kelly spoke to his sup porters about the importance of voting in this upcoming election. (Mark Kelly for Senate/Submitted)SEE KELLY PAGE 4

Peoria’s Hometown Newspaper Since 1952

The Peoria Times

Publisher Steve T. Strickbine

Vice President Michael Hiatt

Associate Group Publisher

Laura Meehan, 623-777-1042 lmeehan@star-times.com

Editorial Hotline 623-847-4604

Executive Editor

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, christina@timeslocalmedia.com

Managing Editor

Jordan Rogers, 480-898-5638 jrogers@timeslocalmedia.com

Advertising sales@star-times.com

Advertising Representatives

Barbara Duran, 623-847-4608 bduran@star-times.com

C.E. Williams, 623-847-4601 cwilliams@star-times.com

Classifieds and Obituaries 623-535-8439

Legals Elaine Cota, notices@star-times.com

Production Manager

Courtney Oldham, production@timeslocalmedia.com

Graphic Designer

Christy Byerly cbyerly@timeslocalmedia.com

CIRCULATION

Circulation Director

Aaron Kolodny, aaron@phoenix.org

Distribution Manager

Brian Juhl, brian@timeslocalmedia.com

joked. “That was my wife, Gabby Gif fords.”

Despite that, Kelly saw the way things were going in American poli tics and decided to get involved.

“In 2020, I was concerned that we were going on a bad trajectory,” Kel ly said. “And I know a little bit about trajectories.”

After serving 25 years in the U.S. Navy and another 15 years in NASA — which included 54 days in space as a commander of a Space Mission — Kelly was elected to the Senate office in 2020 after a close election.

In an attempt to rouse new and re turning voters, Kelly founded Mission for Arizona earlier this year. The ini tiative has one goal: mobilizing key voters across Arizona in the hopes of electing and reelecting Democrats, such as Kelly himself.

“This election is so important, and the choice is so obvious,” Kelly said. “We do elections well in this state. Our governor, Doug Ducey, I agree with him on this: We do elections

well. We had a free and fair and se cure election in 2020. We’re going to have it again in 2022.”

Kelly’s personal optimism for Ari zona was mixed with warnings of the harm he believes his opponent, Mas ters, is capable of doing to Arizona.

“We’ve expanded veteran’s health care, we did postal reform, gun safety legislation … all these things working with Republicans,” he said. “This is the way the place is supposed to work. But we have folks that don’t want to do that. You know, my opponent is an example. He said he’ll never work with Democrats. He calls Democrats psychopaths.”

Kelly was referring to a viral clip of Masters from August, where he dis pelled ideas that he’s being hyperbolic and said that he truly does think Dem ocrats are psychopaths.

For Kelly, he and Masters also dis agree on how to lead.

“He’s actually said if he’s elected to the United States Senate, there will be no Legislature,” he said. “I mean,

that’s the job. And that is somebody who does not get the job.”

In his time as senator, Kelly point ed out that he has put all of his assets into a blind trust, has stayed away from corporate PAC money, and has published his Senate schedule to the public.

“There are 535 members of Con gress,” he said. “How many of those 535 people do you think have done that? One,” Kelly said.

“I was going to say you can count it on one hand, but you can actually count it on one finger,” he added jok ingly.

Another issue important to Kelly is voting — both voting in person and voting accessibility. According to AZ Clean Elections, roughly 80% of Ari zonans vote by mail, which is some thing Kelly is acutely aware of.

“To win elections, folks, we have to get people out to vote,” he said. “And that’s why you are here. To help com pel people to turn in those mail-in bal lots,” he said.

“My opponent, on the other hand, has already said that he thinks voting should only be on Election Day. Do you know why he says this? Because if you only vote on Election Day, much fewer people vote. They don’t want people to vote.”

Email: christina@timeslocalmedia.com

peoriatimes.com

623-935-2103

Mail: 250 N. Litchfield Rd., Suite 100, Goodyear,

Litchfield Rd.,

According to recent polls, Kelly is polling at 51% and Masters at 48%. With Mission for Arizona, Kelly is encouraging voters across the state to show up, and vote blue.

“Thank you for being here, sign up for those shifts, make those phone calls. And if we do this, we can win in November,” he said. PT

News Briefs

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

Peoria proclaims Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Mayor Cathy Carlat has proclaimed October Domestic Violence Aware ness Month in Peoria to shine a light on the ongoing battle against domestic violence. Peoria City Hall was lit pur ple from Oct. 10 to Oct. 16 to spread awareness and to encourage residents to learn more about the resources and support available to those in need.

Info: peoriaaz.gov/rc

Drop off your early ballot

The City Clerk’s Office, located on the first floor of Peoria City Hall at 8401 W. Monroe Street, opened a bal lot drop box on Oct. 12, and will keep it there until Tuesday, Nov. 8. Com pleted early ballots will be accepted from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and on Election Day, Nov. 8, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Info: beballotready.vote or 623-7737340

SCHOLARSHIP FROM PAGE 1

PeoriaAZ Promise initiative, which is run by the Maricopa Community Col leges Foundation and Glendale Com munity College (GCC), along with a community collaboration.

“Through this valuable community partnership between the city of Peo ria, Glendale Community College and the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation, our leadership has worked hard to bring this program to fruition,” Steele said. “We believe that this schol arship funding and support for our Peoria students will help to ensure that those who have the highest need in our community receive the opportunity to the quality post-secondary education they deserve.

“The city of Peoria and Glendale Community College staff are also working together to bring this first cohort of 53 students together. These opportunities will include attending community events and meeting with

Follow these water saving tips

• Water conservation is a way of life in the city of Peoria. Check out these simple steps to conserve wa ter.

• W hen washing dishes by hand, do not let the water run. Fill one basin with wash water and the other with rinse water.

• Designate one glass for your drink ing water each day, or refill a water bottle, to cut down on the number of glasses to wash.

• Use the garbage disposal sparing ly. Instead, compost vegetable food waste to save water.

• Keep a pitcher of drinking water in the refrigerator instead of running the tap. This way, not every drop goes down the drain.

Info: wateruseitwisely.com PT

leadership from both entities, to gain further support and knowledge of ad ditional education opportunities and potential career pathways in the fu ture.”

Now with the PeoriaAZ Promise program in place, many low-income families will now be able to afford the costs involved with successfully com pleting post-secondary education in the city of Peoria moving forward.

“This year, 2022, marks the first year of this program,” Steele said. “Peoria City Council approved $200,000 of ARPA funding to launch this scholar ship program for the 2022-23 school year. For the recent Glendale Commu nity College summer and fall semester, 53 students have received PeoriaAZ Promise scholarships, utilizing ap proximately $38,000. Peoria students who meet the financial qualifications may be eligible for this scholarship funding for up to six semesters.” PT

Halloween Monster Bash set for another year

BY DOYOON KIM Peoria Times Contributing Writer

Forthe last 12 years, the city of Peoria has hosted the Halloween Monster Bash, an annual Hallow een-themed event open to the general public.

For Peoria’s arts and culture coordi nator, Cameron Beck, providing the city’s residents with holiday-themed events such as this one simply brings a fun activity to the community.

“This is another signature holiday event that we like to offer to the com munity,” he said. “We’ve been doing it for several years now. It provides a fun opportunity for people to come and cel ebrate Halloween. It’s completely free … and families love participating in it.”

This year, the event is slated for 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Peoria Sports Complex, and attendees can get in at the entrance at 83rd Avenue and Mariners Way. The event will feature

Kids can participate in arts and crafts and the event. ( City of Peoria/Submitted)

activities and attractions, and people can dress up in costume. Admission is free and open to the public.

At the event, kids will be able to par ticipate in trick-or-treating in a safe en vironment with toys, games, and arts

The Halloween Monster Bash has grown over the years as more children and families have attend ed. ( City of Peoria/Submitted)

and crafts. There will be a Monster March Costume Contest for different age groups, including an additional fam ily costume category this year. Judges will score costumes based on criteria including scariest, funniest, cutest and most original costumes. Trophies will be awarded to first-, second- and thirdplace winners in each group.

In addition to the costume contest, a Monster Mash Concert by Brock Pro Entertainment will be providing music entertainment and Deb’s Dragons will have an exotic animals exhibit with rep tiles, snakes and spiders. There will also be a Dino Crew, many roaming Hallow een characters, and an interactive green screen with photo space.

Returning to the event this year is a sensory room that will serve as a calming space for children and adults with sensory pro cessing needs. The event is also a Teal Pumpkin partic ipating event for kids and children managing food al lergies.

During the height of the coro navirus pandemic, the city of Peoria had to shift gears and decided to run a drive-thru Hallow een event instead of the normal in-per son event.

“As a whole, we couldn’t do the event the same way we did before,” Beck said.

“In 2020, we made the event a drive through event; it was still very success ful. Last year, it was more hybrid. We had a lot of people turn out, where they were still able to collect their goodies, go to the sports complex and interact with other people together.”

The Halloween Monster Bash has grown tremendously over the years as more children and families have cho sen to come out to celebrate the holiday. Beck expects this year’s attendance to fall between 9,000 and 10,000 people.

“I think, every year, we aim to do things a little differently and a little bet ter than last year,” Beck said. “We’re looking to add some new elements like virtual reality for the event. A haunted house is something we’re looking into as well. We just want to continue elevat ing it. It’s a great way for families and people to be together.” PT

Halloween Monster Bash

Peoria Sports Complex

( City of Peoria/Sub

16101 North 83rd Avenue

5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22

AROUND THE BLUHMIN’ TOWN

Hold the pumpkin spice this fall season

BY JUDY BLUHM Peoria Times Columnist

20 million of these “pumpkin lattes,” lovingly called PSL, are sold each year at just about every coffee joint in Amer ica.

moods and providing comfort through our senses. Can a flavor really do this?

the flavors that seem to represent Amer icana. So here we are.

Cinnamon.

Gin ger. Nutmeg. Allspice. The holy grail of spices. The pumpkin spice season has arrived! How did this “autumn flavor” gain so much popularity in America that it prac tically formed its own culture?

Look at coffee shops with the lines of people sitting in their vehicles, eagerly ordering pumpkin spice lattes.

The coffee flavor was experimented with by Starbucks in the 1990s, then launching the now-famous latte in 2003, setting off a pumpkin spice craze. Yep,

They can barely keep up with the de mand. But wait, it gets weirder. Americans spend about half a billion bucks on pumpkin spice products every year. Pumpkin-scented candles, lattes, trash bags, beer, bagels, popcorn and pies are but a few of the ways that consumers show the “pumpkin love.” But why?

Teams of psychologists claim that the aroma of pumpkin conjures up pleas ant memories (or fantasies) of cooler weather, cozy kitchens, leaves falling to the ground, and the approach of hol idays. Somehow, pumpkin spice can make folks feel nostalgic, improving

JUDGE’S OPINION — King Features

While the “experts” keep investigating our “national obsession” with pumpkin spice, we just keep sipping the lattes. Oh yeah, Americans love a change of seasons and a cup of spiced-up java.

The history of pumpkin spice goes back to cookbooks written as early as 1796, and Indigenous people were mak ing a baked pumpkin concoction long before that. McCormick first came out with pumpkin pie spice in 1934 just be fore Thanksgiving, and a star spice was born. It flew off the shelves, cementing

A nation divided on about everything, except our deep devotion to pump kin spice. In everything. Even SPAM. Yes, the little can of versatility can be purchased in, you guessed it, pumpkin spice flavor. A terrifying thought.

Actually, very little pumpkin, if any, exists in most of these “spiced” prod ucts. But we Americans also love our pumpkins. Oh, give us a round orange ball to proudly display on porches,

Our reader poll is designed to let YOU tell us about your favorite people, places, shops, restaurants and things to do in Peoria, Glendale, Litchfield Park, Goodyear, Avondale, Tolleson and Buckeye.

West Valley View • Glendale Star • Peoria Times

Hear

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Peoria Times Columnist

My mother often cau tioned us on the value of silence. She mostly spoke her mind and expected her kids to as well, unless we had no clue what we were talking about. Then she advocated holding your tongue.

“It’s one thing to be an idiot,” she would say, “but another thing to con stantly open your mouth and prove it to everyone.”

Which brings me to the rapper/cloth ing designer/cultural icon Kanye West, who goes by the one-word appellation “Ye.”

Ye, who has rapped beautifully about his late mother, Donda, has spent sev eral weeks proving my mother exactly right, and teaching us a valuable lesson

besides.

his records, but not his speech

It is possible to be prodigiously tal ented, wealthy and famous and still be a blithering idiot.

Ye’s recent turn in the media grinder began in Paris during Fashion Week, when he sported an oversized T-shirt with a picture of Pope John Paul II on the front and the slogan “White Lives Matter” on the back.

While I agree with Ye that the state ment is “obvious,” there’s no deny ing those three words carry a highly charged context: The Anti-Defamation League calls the phrase “a hate slo gan,” seized upon by the Aryan Nation and Ku Klux Klan as “a staple among white supremacist mantras.”

In other words, this wasn’t fashion. It was like dressing up as a Nazi for Hal loween and calling it “just a costume.”

Speaking of Judaism, Ye turned his attention there in an appearance on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson show and on so cial media. His interview with Carlson

was a rambling two-hour mess even before the really anti-Semitic com ments — edited out for TV — leaked to the media.

Among Ye’s greatest hits: “I prefer my kids knew Hanukkah than Kwan zaa. At least it will come with some fi nancial engineering.”

Because, you know, Jews control the world’s money and all.

Not content with claiming to “have visions that God gives me, just over and over, on community building,” Ye went on a social media rant that got him banned from Instagram and Twit ter: “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On Jewish people. The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti-Semitic because Black people are actually Jew also. You guys have toyed with me and tried to Black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”

Can I get an “Oy vey”?

Ocasio Cortez to singer John Legend, lined up on cue to cancel Ye. Others suggested that Ye, who has spoken of ten of his battle with bipolar disorder, might be off his meds and should seek help.

Meanwhile, the business communi ty, from Adidas to JPMorgan Chase, moved to distance themselves, either suspending doing business with Ye outright or announcing the relationship was “under review.”

Keep in mind, this is the same guy who said in 2018: “When you hear about slavery for 400 years … For 400 years? That sounds like a choice.”

Only now you’re reviewing his wis dom?

My take on Ye: He belongs on the Mount Rushmore of rap, alongside gi ants like Dre and Eminem. His talent has brought him wealth and fame, but like so many icons, he holds no special

The NFL’s ‘Golden Rhule’ has costly implications

BY J.D. HAYWORTH Peoria Times Columnist

The old joke is perhaps more insulting than amusing — and cer tainly burns the ears of educators and athletic department per sonnel alike.

Maybe you’ve heard it: “Those who can’t do, teach … and those who can’t teach, teach gym.”

But now, it appears some “former gym teachers” — also known as coach es — are getting the last laugh in the form of huge deposits into their check ing accounts.

The first high-profile “personnel ca sualty” in the National Football League during the 2022 season took place in the aftermath of week five, when the Carolina Panthers parted company with head coach Matt Rhule.

Good thing for Matt that an updated

“Golden Rhule” was in effect because he signed a seven-year, $62 million contract that was fully guaranteed back in 2020.

He will have to make do with $834,000 per month over the next 48 months to just “hang around the house” — or perhaps build several new ones.

Maybe Matt will “go back to school” and return to coaching in the collegiate ranks.

That would certainly please the Pan thers, who would see that remaining $40 million “investment” offset by any future head coaching wages paid to Rhule.

Despite losing twice as many games as he won as an NFL coach, Rhule re mains a “hot commodity” in the eyes of big-time college football headhunt ers. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network claims that Matt will “have his choice of coveted college jobs” once this sea son ends.

Nowhere is a winning coach more

needed now than at Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers have suffered through a “football famine” for more than two decades, having last won a share of the National Championship in 1997. That’s why Nebraska named the starting quarterback from that title year, Scott Frost, as the Huskers head coach in late 2018. Frost was “on fire” at the time, having just coached UCF to an undefeated season.

But once he returned home to Lin coln, Frost led Nebraska into a football “deep freeze,” suffering through four straight losing seasons and recording only one win and two defeats through the first three weeks of the 2022 cam paign.

By firing Frost in September, athletic director Trev Alberts was actually do ing the hard-luck Nebraska alumnus a favor.

Had the Huskers handed Frost his walking papers in October, the buyout on Scott’s contract would have been re

duced by 50%.

So, the September dismissal paid him a generous $15 million, which will keep Frost and his family warm this winter — and during many more win ters to come.

Closer to home, the “Winter of Dis content” for Arizona State with head coach Herm Edwards was likewise concluded in September with what looks like another multimillion-dollar payout. One estimate puts the total at $10.8 million.

Or maybe not.

Because there’s been no apparent resolution to the NCAA investigation of the Sun Devil football program, it is conceivable that Edwards could wind up with no severance pay, and would perhaps have to pay $75,000 from his own pocket should the collegiate sports governing body determine that he was directly involved in rule violations.

claim on intellect.

“Stronger,” “Gold Digger” and “Je sus Walks” are tunes I’ll spin until I die. But watch two hours of Kanye pontificate on kinetic energy or wear his atrocious chunky moonboots? Hell no.

The rich and famous might try keep ing their mouths shut more often. As for Ye, he would be wise to heed a line

SPICE

steps, patios and walkways and let the season begin. There is much more to the fruit (yes, it’s a fruit) than a latte or pie.

More than 800 million pumpkins are produced and sold each year in the Unit ed States. And they all ripen in October. No wonder our grocery stores are filled with bins of gorgeous gourds. Well, not only do people enjoy pumpkins, so do javelinas.

I think javelinas love to devour a tasty decorative pumpkin as much as people seem addicted to lattes. I found this out when I happily (stupidly) placed about

from his classic “Hey Mama.”

“I know I act a fool,” he vowed to Donda, “but I promise you, I’m goin’ back to school.”

When Ye, when? PT

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

eight pumpkins around my front walk way. When I woke up to a ruckus one night, I looked out to see a family of six big javelinas with orange gooey faces destroying my autumn display with great enthusiasm.

Oh, my gourd, forgive me for what I am about to say. Forget about pump kins! Hold the spice. PT

Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a story or a comment?

Email Judy at judy@judybluhm.com.

But other observers believe a big payday is in Herm’s future, based in part on the “official language” used to announce his departure by ASU athlet ic director Ray Anderson.

“Herm did not resign. He was not dismissed. We agreed to a mutual relin quishment of duties,” Anderson said.

“We’ll have to work through what all of that means at the end of the day. … Agents are out there and attorneys are out there, both from the institutional point of view and the agents and cli ent.”

Ray Anderson should know.

es … and those who hire and then fire their ex-clients.”

Ears are burning in Tempe, and a big chunk of cash will burn a hole through the ASU athletic budget right into the pocket of Herm Edwards. PT J.D. Hayworth represented Ari zona in the U.S. House from 19952007. He authored and sponsored the Enforcement First Act, legis lation that would have mandated enforcement of federal immigration

MARKET REPORT

A little perspective means good news in September

BY LISA BAKER Peoria Times Contributing Writer

If you’re a buyer, the good news is you have a lot of homes to choose from right now.

If you’re a seller, the good news is that you are getting more for your home than last year and if you had sold it in Febru ary 2022.

In August, 293 MLS listing sales closed in Glendale and 225 in Peoria. Today, there are 724 active and available listings (not counting properties already under contract or pending close of es crow) in MLS in Glendale and 662 active listings in Peoria.

There are 15,309 active listings in Maricopa County, an increase of over 400% from the number of listings just six months ago.

According to The Cromford Report, the average number of days a listing spent on the market in Maricopa Coun ty increased from 30.63 days in July to

39.11 days in August.

In August 2021, it was only 27.17 days, but the prior year, in August 2020, it was on the market for an average of over 47 days.

In August of this year, 19% of Marico pa County listings sold for over the list ing price, down from 30% of July’s sales. The closing price per square foot dipped slightly from $300.02 in July to $299.51 in August.

While sellers may have missed the height of price per square foot in May, as recently as February, the price per square foot was less than today at $297.23.

According to Freddie Mac, as of Sept. 15, National Mortgage Rates reported U.S. weekly averages of 6.02% for a 30year fixed, 5.21% for a 15-year fixed, and 4.93% for a five-year ARM.

According to ShowingTime, the plat form Realtors use to schedule most of the MLS showings, 43.4% of the show ings in Peoria and 40.17% of the show ings in Glendale were in the $400,000 to $599,000 range.

Only 25.68% of the Peoria but 41.23%

of the Glendale showings were in the $200,000 to $399,000 range. Peoria had 3,288 showings scheduled and Glendale 4,140. Not all appointments are sched uled through ShowingTime, so actual numbers are typically higher.

According to MLS statistics, 76.4% of Maricopa County buyers financed their home purchase in August, while the rest paid cash.

Buyers using a conventional mortgage to buy a three-bedroom detached house with two bathrooms paid a minimum of $250,000 in Maricopa County, $312,500 in Glendale, and $375,000 in Peoria. Conventional financing made up 69% of August’s financed sales.

In August, FHA buyers in Maricopa County paid a minimum of $205,000 for a detached home with three bedrooms and two baths. Peoria FHA buyers paid a minimum of $364,000, and Glendale FHA Buyers paid $334,000. FHA buyers made up 13.2% of financed purchases in August.

Maricopa County VA buyers mak ing a similar purchase paid a minimum

of $300,000; $418,000 in Peoria, and $340,000 in Glendale. Home purchases made with VA loans were 7.7% of Au gust’s financed sales, and the remaining financed transactions used other financ ing methods.

For the week ending Aug. 28, 15% of Maricopa County sellers contributed to their buyer’s closing costs.

The highest-priced home sale in Mar icopa County in August was in Scotts dale for $9.3 million. The highest-priced home sales in Peoria and Glendale were $2.64 million and $1.275 million, respec tively.

If your finances could use some good news, please know that you are not alone. Homeowners, tenants and landlords are encouraged to reach out to the Department of Housing and Ur ban Development’s housing counseling program at 1-800-569-4287 or go to consumerfinance.gov/housing to find the assistance you need for your situation. P T

Lisa R. Baker is a Realtor and a com munity volunteer in Glendale. You can reach her at me@lisarbaker.com.

Abrazo Arrowhead hospital sets hiring event

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF

meet with hiring managers for potential immediate job offers.

Abrazo

Arrowhead Campus will hold an open house hiring event from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednes day, Oct. 26. The event will be for all current vacancies throughout the hospital.

Applicants are encouraged to attend the event at 18701 N. 67th Avenue in Glendale.

Career opportunities are available in multiple spe cialties for registered nurses, clinical support, allied health, environmental services, food services and more.

On-site interviews will be held for positions in all hospital departments on both day and night shifts. Applicants should bring their résumé and plan to

“Walk-in applicants are very welcome, and if you would like to let us know you are coming, please email your resume to wendy.fitzpatrick@ tenethealth.com,” Abrazo recruiter Wendy Fitzpat rick said.

To review current opportunities and to apply on line, visit abrazohealth.com/careers. P T

IF YOU GO...

Abrazo Arrowhead Campus Hiring Event

WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 WHERE: 18701 N. 67th Avenue, Glendale

For

Abrazo Arrowhead Campus has career opportunities in multiple specialties. (Abrazo/Submitted)

PeoriaTimes.com /PeoriaTimes

Fall League brings in players with Arizona ties

BY ZACH ALVIRA Peoria Times Sports Editor

Toward

the end of each MLB sea son, the teams send six top pros pects to the Arizona Fall League.

There are six teams in the Arizona Fall League: the Scottsdale Scorpions, Mesa Solar Sox, Salt River Rafters, Glendale Desert Dogs, Peoria Javelinas and Sur prise Saguaros, who play in the Spring Training parks used by the Mariners, Padres, Cubs, A’s, D-backs and Rockies.

Among the plays with Arizona ties are current D-backs catcher Cooper Hummel (AFL player in 2021; made his MLB debut April 7, 2022); Jordan Lawlar (Arizona first-round selection in 2021) and Nick Gonzales of Vail

(Pittsburgh first-round selection 2020).

Lawlar and Hummel are play ing for the Salt River Rafters at Salt River Fields, while Fall League returnee Gonzales is on the Surprise Saguaros squad.

Cooper Hummel Hummel, in his MLB career, had 176 at-bats with 31 hits, three home runs and 17 RBIs. He sees the benefits to playing in the Arizona Fall League’s Salt River Rafters.

“I’m going to get to catch when I’m there,” said Hummel, who started the season in the outfield and feels he needs to

hone his catching skills.

“I can get more reps, and those reps are what’s important to the team. When you’re switching positions, you focus on the outfield; that’s one set of mus cles. When you’re catching, that’s an other set. This way, I can hit, stay in shape and work out. It’s definitely a dif ferent grind.”

A Portland, Oregon native, Hummel sees the Arizona Fall League as a learn ing experience, just like working with longtime friend and fellow D-backs catcher Carson Kelly.

“Carson and I grew up playing against each other in high school,” he said. “I have been able to watch him for a long time. We had the same hitting coach in high school. I really admire all the work he’s done offensively and defensively for a long time.

“I love watching the way he plays the game.”

Hummel is, as they say, a longtime “student of the game.” He’s always had a passion for baseball and for catching.

“There’s just something about put ting the gear on and working with the

pitchers and being in every play that just draws me in,” he said. “There are little nuances that you get to understand and be a part of.

“I’m definitely a fiery competitor sometimes, though. I don’t want to say it gets people in trouble. I use it in the right way. When you’re behind the plate, working with the umpire, trying to get calls, there are ways to use it in the correct manner. Watching the way Carson handles that is amazing. He’s a great communicator and a great people person. Picking his brain has been awe some.”

Nick Gonzales

Like Hummel, the Vail native is hop ing to get more games under his belt with the Surprise Saguaros.

“I enjoyed my time here last year, learning from the guys and the coach es,” he said.

In his MLB career, he’s had 593 atbats with 101 runs, 169 hits, 25 home runs and 91 RBIs.

For more sports visit peoriatimes.com

For more sports visit peoriatimes.com

A Portland, Oregon native, Cooper Hummel sees the Arizona Fall League as a learning ex perience, just like working with longtime friend and fellow D-backs catcher Carson Kelly. (Arizona Diamondbacks/Submitted)

Baseball is a longtime passion for Gonzales; it’s a sport he’s loved since he was a child.

“I just love the game a lot,” the second baseman said.

“I love its history. I love the competi tion aspect. I put the work in every day.”

Jordan Lawlar

With the Arizona Fall League and Salt River Rafters, Lawlar is hoping to net work and improve upon his skills.

“Getting to meet all these different guys around the league will be fun,” Lawlar said. “I’ll be working on differ ent defensive things and then facing up per-level competition every day.”

As a member of the Diamondbacks organization, Lawlar said the team has been supportive as he’s been focused on his plans.

“They’ve been in tune with what all of

us need,” he added.

After batting .351 with nine home runs, 32 RBIs and 24 stolen bases over 44 games, he was promoted to the Hill sboro Hops of the High-A Northwest League in late July.

The same month, he was named to the 2022 All-Star Futures Game along with Corbin Carroll, who made his D-backs debut on Aug. 29.

After the All-Star break, he went to the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Dou ble-A Texas League and batted .212 over 20 games. Lawlar said it’s been fun watching former teammates Car roll, Alek Thomas and Jake McCarthy succeed with the D-backs.

“Seeing these young guys come up and make an impact and having fun playing at the highest level and in front of fans is great,” he said. PT

Catch up on Local Peoria Sports www.PeoriaTimes.com

For more features visit

PeoriaTimes.com /PeoriaTimes

6-week convergence of sporting events highlight Arizona betting

BY SAN STERN Cronkite News

Arizonais gearing up for a sports year like no other, and odds are the state will become the sports betting capital of the world, at least for a few weeks.

The Valley plays host to a national semifinal in the College Football Play off at the Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. Then Super Bowl LVII comes to the same stadium Feb. 12, 2023. Finally, the Waste Man agement Phoenix Open golf tournament unfolds at TPC Scottsdale Feb. 10-12 during Super Bowl week.

Through it all, hundreds of thousands of fans — and bettors — will descend on the Valley.

Add to the mix the ones that are al ready here, and the impact could be staggering. In the state’s first year of legalized gambling, Arizonans wagered nearly $4.8 billion, according to a report released by the Arizona Department of Gaming. The state was the second fastest in the nation to reach a billion dollars in total wagers, behind New York.

Arizona has embraced the legalization of sports betting, and sites including Fan Duel at Footprint Center have helped the state become second fastest in the nation to reach a billion dollars in total wagers. (James Franks/Cronkite News)

Arizona now has 25 sportsbooks, which includes those at bars and restau rants. Options during the state’s two weeks of high-profile sporting events will be plentiful.

“I think it’s a really exciting sports year ahead,” said Chris Jones, the vice president of communications at FanDu

el. “I think, from a sporting perspective, there’s a lot that will be going on inside the state. We need to stay humble and stay focused on building the business, ensuring we are growing at a pace and speed that makes sense and is sustain able.”

While those events will take place in Glendale and Scottsdale, the Su per Bowl’s signature fan festivities are planned for Margaret T. Hance Park in Downtown Phoenix, a short walk from the Footprint Center. And all three of the major events bring thousands of visitors to Downtown hotels and restaurants.

On Sept. 9 of last year, FanDuel, the web-based sports gambling and fantasy operation, announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art brick-and-mortar FanDuel Retail Sportsbook at Footprint Center, home to the Phoenix Suns and Mercury.

A little more than one year after open ing, the company is poised for what could be a gigantic leap forward with several major sporting events coming to the area.

The 7,400-square foot sportsbook is located on the north side of the Foot print Center and features 40 televisions, 26 betting kiosks, a full-service bar and food options.

More than $14.4 million was wagered at the Footprint Center location’s bet ting kiosks between September and De cember of 2021, according to wagering reports from the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG). In the latest June 2022 revenue report, FanDuel topped $2.3 million in gross receipts. For context, the Caesars retail sportsbook outside of Chase Field grossed $331,583.

Although the retail portion of FanDu el is a pivotal segment of the business, the mobile side utilizing FanDuel’s app makes up an even larger percentage of Arizona’s betting landscape. The com pany has successfully executed on both sides of its business.

Calli Varner, the editor and senior correspondent for ArizonaCasinos.com, said several factors came together to ex plain the company’s early success.

“I think it’s location, strategy and luck,” Varner said. “I think FanDuel was very smart when they marketed and partnered with the Phoenix Suns and built it in the Footprint Center. I mean, they launched right away, and they were able to have that sportsbook be one of the first to open as well.”

The Arizona sports gambling scene continues to expand, including the grand opening in September of the Bet MGM sportsbook outside of State Farm Stadium, which the NFL Cardinals call home. TPC Scottsdale is expected to open a DraftKings site in 2023.

FanDuel has employed an ever-grow ing media strategy that focuses on the entertainment value of sports wagering.

“FanDuel really wants this to be a form of entertainment,” Jones said. “We

The Peoria Times publishes on Thursday. The weekly calendar — a listing of entertain ment events such as concerts, theatrical performances, events for schools, churches, county parks and nonprofit groups — runs every issue.

Events must be open to the public to be considered and generally must be held within the Times’ coverage area, which is Peoria.

Weekly calendar items print on a space-available basis. The only way to guarantee that an item will print is to purchase an advertisement.

Submissions must reach our office by 4 p.m. Thursday to be considered for the following Thursday publication. Submissions must be in writing and may be emailed to Christina Fuo co-Karasinski, christina@timeslocalmedia.com.

Sew Smart Sewing Club

WEDNESDAYS

Join the sewing club on Wednesdays for fun, laughter and sewing. Participants are invited to use the library’s machines or bring their own. Experienced adults 18 and older are invited.

Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street,

Peoria, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., free, peoriaaz.gov

Live Music at Winery 101 Peoria

THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS

Winery 101 Peoria pairs vino with live music this month. Anyone is welcome to join, and reservations are not required. From 5 to 7 p.m., wine by the glass is $1 off, and bottles are 10% off during the live music performances. Tastings will not be available

during the live music.

Winery 101 Peoria, 9299 W. Olive Avenue, Suite 101, Peoria, 5 p.m., free, winery101.com

Momma’s Organic Market

SATURDAYS

Featuring food trucks, local artisans and fresh produce, this weekly farmers market gives locals the chance to shop local and shop fresh. Taking place near Dillard’s, new vendors grace this event weekly. Admission is free, and furry friends are allowed if they’re on a leash. Cash and cards are accepted as methods of payment, and the market runs from 8 to 11 a.m.

Arrowhead Towne Center, 7780 W. Arrowhead Towne Center, Glendale, 8 a.m., free, arrowheadtownecenter.com

Dungeons and Dragons at the Library

OCT. 22

Pros and beginners alike are encouraged to flex their creative muscle and explore the mystical world of Dungeons and Dragons. Teens will get the opportunity to see fantastical worlds and practice their

improv and problem solving in a strange and magical land beyond the veil.

Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street, Peoria, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., free, peoriaaz.gov

Halloween Monster Bash

OCT. 22

The Halloween Monster Bash returns to Peoria. The bash provides a safe trick-ortreating environment for the kids, as well as plenty of fun attractions. Come see the live music, the exotic reptiles and the roaming Halloween characters throughout the complex. Kids are encouraged to participate in the Monster March Costume Contest as well, where the best horror wins.

Peoria Sports Complex, 16101 N. 83rd Avenue, Peoria, 5 to 9 p.m., free, peoriasportscomplex. com

Film Noir: A Study in Black and White Hosted by Steve Tartar OCT. 22

In an era where addressing race issues in film was extremely rare, the few examples

that can be found are more noteworthy than ever. Study films designed to tackle racial topics from the ‘40s and ‘50s together with Steve Tartar. This week, check out the 1944 film “Body and Soul.”

Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street, Peoria, 2 to 4 p.m., free, peoriaaz.gov

Tech Tips Classes: Word Processing

OCT. 24

In this modern world of documentation and online writing, it’s more important than ever to understand your word processor. This class seeks to cover everything someone would need to know about writing using one, including composition and editing of documents; basic page formatting; converting documents created in different applications; creating headers, footers and footnotes; utilizing views and styles; spelling and grammar checking; and more.

Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue, Peoria, 2 to 3 p.m., free, peoriaaz.gov

Starting a Successful Podcast Series Part 3

OCT. 27

With the growing popularity of podcasts in the mainstream, as well as the prevalence of the internet, it’s never been easier to put together a podcast. But with that increased accessibility has come competition. This workshop seeks to teach participants how to put together a podcast that engages listeners and teaches speakers how to monetize and set things up. Zoom signup is available, as well as in person.

Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street, Peoria, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., free, peoriaaz.gov

Busy Bees Storytime

OCT. 28

Join the readers of the library for an exciting

storytime intended for ages 3 to 5. All children, however, are welcome to join in, and parents are encouraged to come along and share in the experience with their kid. Peoria Public Library North Branch 3001 W. Grand Parkway, 10:30 to 11 a.m., free, peoriapubliclibrary.org

Peoria Recycles DayElectronics Recycling and Document Shredding Event

OCT. 29

Get rid of all those old documents and electronics at the shredding event. Simply place all the old stuff in a sturdy box; remove all staples, clips and rubber bands; let the staff unload them from the car; and say goodbye to the old junk cluttering up the house.

Peoria Sports Complex, 16101 N. 83rd Avenue, Peoria, 8 a.m. to noon, free, 623-7737836, peoriaaz.gov

Classic Creature Features

OCT. 29

Celebrate the spooky season by visiting the Peoria Main Library every Saturday in October to watch a classic creature feature in the air-conditioned Willow Room theater! The film set for showing this week is the classic 1954 film “Creature from the Black Lagoon”

Peoria Main Library, 8463 W. Monroe Street, Peoria, 2 to 4 p.m., free, peoriaaz.gov PT

Get your FREE

Contact Christina Fuoco-Karasinski at 480-898-5631 or christina@timeslocalmedia.com

PUZZLE ANSWERS

to puzzles on page 17

Product not available in all states. Includes the Participating (in GA: Designated) Providers and Preventive Benefits Rider. Acceptance guaranteed for one insurance policy/certificate of this type. Contact us for complete details about this insurance solicitation. This specific offer is not available in CO, NY; call 1-800-969-4781 or respond for similar offer. Certificate C250A (ID: C250E; PA: C250Q); Insurance Policy P150 (GA: P150GA; NY: P150NY; OK: P150OK; TN: P150TN). Rider kinds: B438, B439 (GA: B439B). 6208-0721

Abrazo

Arrowhead offers Halloween safety tips

BY ABRAZO ARROWHEAD CAM PUS

Childrenand parents look for ward to Halloween. Selecting costumes and treats are part of the preparations, but remember safe ty and healthy choices as part of your planning.

Despite trick-or-treating being an outdoor activity, it is not always pos sible to avoid a crowded sidewalk or walkway. Children should be remind ed to sanitize their hands frequently during their outing, and especially be fore removing masks or touching their face.

As our awareness of better nutrition continues to evolve, so do our choices for treats. Inexpensive items like stick ers, bubbles, crayons and playdough bring a fun twist to Halloween treats.

Raisins and goldfish in factory-pack aged snack bags are another option.

“Check expiration dates and inspect all edibles before allowing children to

eat them,” said Kevin Rodriguez, M.D., an emer gency physician at Abrazo Arrow head Campus and Abrazo Surprise Hospital. “Don’t let children eat anything with questionable or unknown ingredients, especially if they have food allergies.”

Additionally, while edibles contain ing cannabis, commonly referred to as marijuana, have been around for years, we are now frequently finding it pack aged in ways that more closely resem bles a traditional candy or popular kids snack, such as gummy bears, potato chips or chocolate chip cookies.

“Although edibles that are sold at dispensaries are required to display im portant information regarding contents making it clear they are not meant for

children, labeling laws vary from state to state,” Rodriguez said.

“Labeling infor mation you might encounter in clude words such as THC content, medicated, med ibles, or marijua na leaves displayed on the packaging.

“Consequently, do not allow children to snack on the go while trick-or-treat ing, and remind them to carefully in spect their loot with an adult at the end of their activities,” he added. “Throw out any candy or treats that are not in sealed factory packaging. Thoroughly inspect packing and labels discarding anything that is torn or looks question able. Homemade goodies should also be tossed.”

Your child’s health isn’t limited to the goodies they’re consuming. Handing out glow sticks can help with safety and visibility along neighborhood streets. Make sure that masks fit correctly and costumes aren’t too long. Both can be a tripping hazard, particularly in the dark.

Kids with sensitive skin can break out in itchy rashes and hives from make up. By testing makeup on a small area of your child’s skin, you can quickly determine if the makeup will be safe for your child. Cosmetic contact lens es may seem cool, but they can cause corneal abrasions, infection and even vision loss.

“Obey traffic signals and stay in crosswalks when crossing streets. Wear costumes that are flame resistant and bright colored to improve visibility in the dark. Make sure footwear is slip re sistant to avoid falls,” Rodriguez said. “Use flashlights to improve visibili ty and remind children to keep them pointed towards the ground so as to not impede the vision of other trick-ortreaters or drivers.”

Rodriguez stressed setting ground rules: carry hand sanitizer, plan a famil iar route (create a map), set a curfew, never go inside a home or car, no snack ing on goodies while trick-or-treating.

Remind kids to stay in small groups, and younger children should be accom panied by an adult. Everyone should wear reflective tape on their costumes and carry flashlights so they are easily visible to drivers.

“Remind children and adults to put down the electronic devices, keep their heads up and walk, don’t run, across streets,” Rodriguez said. “Drivers need to watch for children walking on road ways, medians and curbs, and enter and exit driveways carefully.”

The ER at Abrazo Arrowhead Cam pus is located at 18701 N. 67th Avenue, Glendale. Abrazo Peoria Emergency Center is located at 26900 N. Lake Pleasant Parkway, Peoria. Abrazo Sur prise Hospital ER is located at 16815 W. Bell Road, Surprise.

For more information on online ER check-ins, visit abrazohealth.com. PT

BETTING FROM PAGE 16 understand that this is the area that en hances someone’s enjoyment of the game. It certainly enhances engagement and viewership of games.”

The last time Arizona hosted the Su per Bowl back in 2015, it was the most profitable game in Super Bowl history. The game created a $700 million eco nomic impact in the Valley, accord ing to research conducted by Arizona State’s W.P. Carey School of Business, and blew away numbers from the pre vious two times Arizona played host to

the Super Bowl.

Keep in mind that, in 2015, the Waste Management Open was played during the same week. Add the Fiesta Bowl’s national semifinal on the last day of 2022 to the already jam-packed Open and Super Bowl, and Arizona is locked in for what could be the most signifi cant economic few weeks in the state’s history.

For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org. PT

Dirty windows can make a molehill into a mountain

CHURCH-COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Pastor Ed Delph Peoria Times Columnist

One of the Brit ish national newspapers

has been asking for comments about what it means to be British. So here is a statement from a chap in Switzerland who lived in Britain for 12 years.

“Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer and then traveling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and

watch American shows on a Japanese TV. And the most British thing of all? Suspicion of anything foreign!”

Like the story above, we often see things the way we are rather than the way they are. We see things through our experiences, political views, bias es, prejudices, nationalities, affiliations and the like. But what happens when we think we are seeing is not what we are seeing? What happens when we look at someone or something through those rose-colored glasses we all tend to have?

Let me illustrate. A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The following day while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her

neighbor hanging the wash outside. “That laundry is not very clean,” she said. “She doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.” Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same com ments.

About a month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband, “Look, she has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this?” The hus band said, “I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows.”

It’s easy to turn a molehill into a mountain when our eye windows are dirty. It’s much easier to try and change

everyone else when we are the ones that need changing. The problem with dirty windows is that we can become cynical and jaded. H. L. Mencken said, “A cyn ic is a man who, when he smells flow ers, looks around for a coffin.” Dirty mental or emotional windows often end up hurting the critic more than the critiqued.

This illustration doesn’t mean that we throw away discernment or that everything we see is dirty. However, let’s examine ourselves first and ensure that the windows of our soul are clean enough to see others and our experienc es clearly and nonjudgmentally.

1 Annual amount based on possible monthly or quarterly amounts. 2 Allowance amount does not carry over to the next quarter or the following year. All Cigna products and services are provided exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation. The Cigna name, logos, and other Cigna marks are owned by Cigna Intellectual Property, Inc. Benefits, features and/or devices vary by plan/service area. Limitations, exclusions, and restrictions may apply. Contact the plan for more information. This information is not a complete description of benefits, which vary by individual plan. You must live in the plan’s service area. Call 1-888-284-0268 (TTY 711) for more information. Cigna is contracted with Medicare for PDP plans, HMO and PPO plans in select states, and with select State Medicaid programs. Enrollment in Cigna depends on contract renewal. © 2022 Cigna Some content provided under license.

For more religion visit peoriatimes.com

Peoria

Harvest

10935 W.

Phone (623) 972-8479

www.westolive.com

Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Classes for all ages - 7:00 p.m.

Everyone Is Welcome!

The Bible gives us wisdom on this. “To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.” Titus 1:15. In other words, to the pure, everything is pure. To the impure, everything is im pure. Herbert Samuel says, “The world is like a mirror. Frown at it, and it frowns at you. Smile at it, and it smiles, too.” We rarely see what we are not looking for.

So, here’s a question for you. When you open your eyes, what do you see? Here’s what one writer wrote. Maybe it could be you.

good.”

The Bible says Jesus knew what was in human beings, but he wouldn’t let human stuff give him a dirty window to look through. Why? He had his Fa ther’s eyes. He saw people and events the way God sees people and events. Jesus could separate the person from their issues and behaviors. Jesus’ per spective was, “Yes, it’s real, it’s messy, but that is why I came to earth. Let’s redeem it.”

Shepherd of the Desert

“You only need to open your eyes to see the handiwork of God. I don’t wor ship the stars, but they stir me to wor ship God. So likewise, I don’t worship humanity. But when I look around me at the people in my life, I am in awe of their vast array of gifts and talents. Seeing these people is so incredible that it provokes me to thank the Creator of Life.

I look around and see beauty in one place and deep sadness and grief in an other. This causes me to stop and give thanks for my life, a life filled with hope, purpose and security when in pain. And my faith compels me to be lieve there is a future and a hope be cause the feeling of life and creation that I am surrounded by is not here by mistake but by glorious design.”

Let me guess what many of us are thinking. “That writer is not dealing with reality. There’s so much hurt in life. There’s so much injustice in the world. That person hasn’t experienced what I have. That person is sitting there doing nothing about all the problems we have in our world. They are so heav enly minded that they are not earthly

Jesus understood the idea that, to the pure, all things are pure. If Jesus saw life through the dirty window of “wounded, bitter or cynical,” he wouldn’t have gone about doing good and helping all who were in need. A fruitful life sees the dirty window but is not paralyzed by the dirty window. I guarantee you will help more people, solve more problems and transform evil into good with an outlook like the writer in this article has. God designed heavenly good to make us earthly good. When you open your eyes today, what do you see? Maybe it’s time to look at life like Jesus did, through grace-healed eyes. Then you will say, “Yes, I see the mess, but with God’s help, let’s turn the mess into a message.” PT

Ed Delph is a noted author of 10 books, as well as a pastor, teacher, former business owner and speaker. He has traveled extensively, having been to more than 100 countries. He is president of NationStrategy, a non profit organization involved in uplift ing and transforming communities worldwide. He may be contacted at nationstrategy@cs.com. For more info, see nationstrategy.com.

Sunday Services:

Study

Wednesdays:

Tune In To Your Community

PeoriaTimes.com /PeoriaTimes

West Valley students featured on GCU worship album

BY SUMMER AGUIRRE Peoria Times Staff Writer

GrandCanyon University’s Wor ship Arts program has released its seventh student worship album, and two West Valley natives contributed their musical talents to its creation.

Litchfield Park resident Edwin Lo pez and Peoria resident Victoria Guti errez were featured on several songs on GCU’s student album this year, “Canyon Worship 2022,” which is through its Center for Worship Arts. Collaboration was a significant factor in the album’s genesis, resulting in a collection of songs reflecting the stu dents’ feelings and experiences in an honest light.

“When people hear the album, I real ly just hope they know that these songs come from places that really are as or ganic as they feel and sound,” said Lo pez, a recent GCU graduate. “I know every single person on every single one of the songs on the album and they’re

This year’s student album was a collaborative effort, as four of its 11 tracks featured three or more students. GCU’s annual student worship albums are produced through the schools’ Center for Worship arts. Its seventh album, “Canyon Worship 2022,” features West Valley natives Victoria Gutierrez, left, and Edwin Lopez. (GCU/Submitted)

all my friends, and so it was just really cool to see not only the way that God is working through them but the way that they’re able to let themselves be known in such a vulnerable way.”

“Canyon Worship 2022,” produced

by music industry veterans Geoff Hun ker and David Willey, was released Sept. 9 after a year’s worth of efforts. It presents 11 tracks, four of which fea tured three or more students.

Lopez co-wrote and recorded the

songs “Here (I Will Be)” and “Some times,” while Gutierrez co-wrote and played bass in “Sometimes,” “The Real Thing” and “I’m Yours.”

Local robotics team wins global invitational championship

BY DAVID MEDINA Peoria Times Staff Writer

The Cobra Commanders Team 498, a robotics team made up of students from Peoria Unified School District, recently won the Chezy Champs Invitational in San Jose, Califor nia.

The Chezy Champs is a ro botics competition where 40 of the best teams from around the world build robots to compete against each other over two days in a variety of different games.

“The thing about these teams

in Chezy Champs is they are the top (robotics teams) in the world. These teams have won countless events and have gone to the top finals in the world, and we were able to compete with them,” said Judah Wood, a student on the Cobra Com manders team. “We were able to overcome our challenges and be able to win the entire event. That’s very lucky as an Arizo na team because Arizona is not well known for robotics — yet.” Some of these games include a

For more youth visit peoriatimes.com

SEE

The Cobra Commanders Team 498 with its Chezy Champs winner banner. (Cobra Command ers Team 498/Submitted)

ROBOTICS FROM PAGE 23 basketball-like game where robots will try to shoot baskets into a high and low goal and, in the end, the robots need to climb and traverse across a set of bars similar to monkey bars.

Not only did the Cobra Commanders have to build a robot that could accom plish these tasks, but they had to make them huge, too.

“They run between 125 to 150 pounds, and they’re roughly about 3 feet by 3 feet wide, and they can be anywhere from 3 to 4 feet high. They’re also all student made,” said Ken Distel, a mentor on the Cobra Commanders.

While the Cobra Commander’s Team 498 consists of students from all over Peoria Unified School District, the club is based out of Cactus High School in Glendale. The club consists of around 20 students and 15 mentors.

The Cobra Commanders attribute

their success to the tight-knit relation ship they have as a group.

“Honestly, I feel like it’s just family work,” Judah said. “We come in al most every single day, even weekends. What makes us a good team is we’re able to communicate with each other, and we’re all able to tolerate each oth er going in and out of our games and guilds. We’re always able to work hard as an entire group.”

“I just love that we’re really close, and we’re like a family here,” added Alex Pierson, a student on the Cobra Commanders. “We just work really well as a team.”

The Cobra Commanders will turn their attention to the next competition, set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Arizona State University in a tour nament that will feature robotics ex clusively from Arizona teams. PT The Cobra Commanders robot makes its way across the challenge bars. (Cobra Commanders Team 498/Submitted)

JOB SEEKERS

Find a Job at a Career Fair

Career fairs are a time-honored way of bringing many employers and job seekers together at once.

Whether sponsored by colleges, government job agencies or professional organizations, career fairs are an opportunity to meet with employers, learn about job openings and companies, schedule interviews and maybe even go home with a job.

PREPARING FOR A CAREER FAIR

The first thing you need to do is decide what you want from the fair. Are you merely collecting information? Are you hoping to get a job while there? Are you planning to market yourself?

Dress for the job you want. If you’re going to a career fair that is hiring for a manufacturing job, it may be acceptable to wear clean jeans and a shirt. For a professional job, a business suit is more appropriate. It is always better to be overdressed than underdressed. While a career fair for artistic/design and creative jobs might allow for more leeway, generally you want to dress conservatively.

Get a list of who will be at the career fair and research them. This helps you plan who you want to see. This also lets you spend your limited time with each recruiter talking about your qualifications rather than having to learn

THE TEAM AT PHOENIX RACEWAY

AVAILABLE NOW!

FULL TIME

GENERAL MAINTENANCE

Includes Full Time with benefits, competitive pay, 401(k), Health Insurance, Paid Time Off & Vacation.

their basic information.

Prepare questions to ask about a job opening — but avoid such things as pay rate or benefits. What are some good questions? Ask things like the average tenure of employees at the organization, what sort of attributes are essential to success in the organization, or what accomplishments are valued and rewarded in the organization.

Prepare your elevator speech or commercial. Introduce yourself in 30 seconds and communicate what you are looking for and why you are interested in a job provider. Practice before you go. The ASHA Career Portal recommends including who you are, what your passion is, what your purpose is and the skills you have to achieve it, and what your something “extra” is.

PACKING FOR A FAIR

notepad and breath mints. Don’t chew gum. Carry a portfolio or a briefcase.

AT THE FAIR

Always behave professionally— whether you are in the restroom, the elevator or standing in front of a booth. You never know who is going to see or hear you.

Project confidence. Use a strong handshake, make eye contact and speak in a clear and natural voice. Be aware of your body language and project the image of a professional.

AFTER THE FAIR

For more

(November

Chris Cornett at ccornett@nascar.com

Print several copies of the strongest version you have of your resume, one designed to appeal to the type of companies that will be at the career fair.

Other things to take include a pen,

Send thank-you letters to those employers that you have a high amount of interest in, especially if you gave them a resume. Identify the jobs you are interested in and if you didn’t give them a resume at the fair, follow up with a cover letter and resume, mentioning that you met a representative.

Update your resume with anything you learned that better reflects your qualifications.

® ADOBE STOCK

RESOLUTIONS

The following Ordinances and Resolutions adopt ed by the Peoria City Council on October 11, 2022, can be viewed in their entirety at www.peoriaaz.gov/councilmeetings

ORDINANCE NO. 2022-20

GARAGE SALES/ BAZAARS

Coventry Estates / Citrus Creek Community Garage Sale

Friday Nov. 4th & Sat Nov 5th 7:00am 2:00pm at Grovers & 67th Ave

EMPLOYMENT GENERAL

CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES

TANNER TERRACE APARTMENTS

A Non-Smoking Facility 7138 N. 45th Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

ALL ONE BEDROOMS

Subsidized Section 8-202 62 years old And Mobility Impaired Persons

HIRING

Direct Support Professional, Lead Starting Salary Range $16.50-$17.50 per hour!

offer Group Insurance Benefits, paid time off, 401K with employer match, and paid trainings.

Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm 623-939-9447

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is given pursuant to ARS § 9 4 7 1 A 1 an d th e City Co d e of Peoria Arizona, that the City C o u n c i l f o r t h e C i t y o f P e o r i a w i l l h o l d a p u b l i c h e a r i n g o n Tuesday November 15, 2022 at 6 : 0 0 p m i n t h e P e o r i a C i t y C o u n c i l C h a m b e r s , 8 4 0 1 W Monroe Street, Peoria, Arizona 8 5 3 4 5 F u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n r e lated to this request or the Pub l i c H e a r i n g m a y b e o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e P l a n n i n g & C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t D e p a r t m e n t , 9 8 7 5 N 8 5 t h A v e n u e , P e o r i a , A r i z o n a 8 5 3 4 5 o r b y calling the department main line at 623 773 7200

Agenda item:

Z o n i n g O r d i n a n c e R e c o n c i l i ation: Text Amendment (Case TA22 04)

Advertisement: Means any method of soliciting the use of property for Vacation Rental purposes.

Applicant: Means the Owner or Owner’s Designee who applies with the City of Peoria for a permit.

Days: Shall mean calendar days unless stated otherwise.

Designee and Agent: Are interchangeable for purposes of Sections 11148 through 11-161 and mean any person or persons with the charge, care, or control of any property, dwelling unit, or portion thereof. Des ignee includes the Emergency point of contact.

Emergency point of contact: Means the Owner or individual designated by the owner to: (i) serve as the local twenty-four (24) hour emergency point of contact for the vacation rental; and (ii) respond to complaints and emergencies relating to the Vacation Rental in a timely manner as required by Sections 11-148 through 11-161.

Neighbor notification: Means the written notice provided by the Own er to each single-family residential property adjacent to the Vacation Rental property, directly behind and across from the Vacation Rental property, and diagonally behind and across from the Vacation Rental property that includes the valid permit number issued by the City of Peoria, the physical address of the Vacation Rental, and the name, ad dress, and twenty-four (24) hour telephone number of the Emergency point of contact.

Nonresidential Use: Means any use that is not permitted in a residential zoning district pursuant to a City of Peoria zoning ordinance.

Online Lodging Marketplace: Has the same meaning prescribed in A.R.S. § 42-5076.

Owner: Means any person who, alone or with others, has title or in terest in a property, dwelling unit, or portion thereof, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof, and includes any person who as agent, executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian has charge, care, or control of any property, dwelling unit, or portion thereof.

Permit: Means authorization by the City of Peoria to operate a Vacation Rental in accordance with Section 11-148 through 11-161.

(f) Acknowledgment applicable laws, that the owner been convicted ical injury, or within the past (g) Attestation tion 11-150.

(h) Evidence of rental in the aggregate tion rental transaction equal or greater rental.

(i) Evidence the sessor’s Office

(3) Issuance; reasons permit for any (a) The applicant section 2 of this (b) The applicant (c) The owner (ii) has been convicted physical injury; weapon within (d) At the time same vacation at the vacation described in Sec. at the vacation an aesthetic, solid also a serious threat

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA, AMENDING CHAP TER 11 OF THE PEORIA CITY CODE (1992), ARIZONA BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-148 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS; PURPOSE; BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-149 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS; DEFINI TIONS; BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-150 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS; PERMIT REQUIRED; PENALTIES; BY ADOPTING SEC TION 11-151 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS; EMERGENCY POINT OF CONTACT REQUIREMENTS; PENALTIES; BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-152 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENT ALS AND VACATION RENTALS; COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW; PROHIBITED USES; BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-153 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS; NEIGHBOR NOTIFICATION RE QUIRED; BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-154 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS; ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS; BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-155 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENT ALS AND VACATION RENTALS; POSTING ON THE PROPERTY REQUIRED; BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-156 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND VACA TION RENTALS; INSURANCE REQUIRED; BY ADOPT ING SECTION 11-157 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS; BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED; BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-158 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND VACA TION RENTALS; PERMIT SUSPENSIONS; BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-159 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENT ALS AND VACATION RENTALS; ENHANCED PENAL TIES; BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-160 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS; APPEALS; BY ADOPTING SECTION 11-161 PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS; JUDICIAL RELIEF; AND Providing for severability, Incorpo rating recitals by reference AND establishing an effective date.

WHEREAS local governments may regulate short term rentals and va cation rentals (“vacation rentals”) except as limited by Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) § 9-500.39;

Person: Means an individual, public entity, firm, corporation, partner ship, limited liability company, trust, association, or any other business entity or juridical person, whether operating on a for-profit or nonprofit basis.

(4) Notice of notice of the denial notice to applicant the denial shall provided for in

Find Fulfilling work! Make a real difference with the work you do. Apply online at www.aires.org

WHEREAS the City of Peoria deems it necessary to adopt certain reg ulations regarding the use of property as a vacation rental to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the City of Peoria residents;

Short-term Rental and Vacation Rental: Are interchangeable for pur poses of Sections 11-148 through 11-161 and mean any individually or collectively owned single-family or one-to-four-family house or dwell ing unit, or any unit or group of units in a condominium or cooperative, that is also a transient public lodging establishment or owner-occupied residential home offered for transient use. Vacation Rental does not include:

(i) Accommodations or property that is classified for property taxation under A.R.S. § 42-12001; or

At this

to Direct Care Staff on top of their base starting hourly rate of $14-$15/ hour. This bonus is $2.50/hour paid quarterly bringing the pay rate equivalent to $16.50-$17.50/hour.

FIND YOUR PASSION

TANNER TERRAZA APARTAMENTOS

Un complejo residencial para no fumadores 7138 N. Avenida 45 Glendale, AZ 85301

AHORA ACEPTAMOS APLICACIONES

TODOS DE UN DORMITORIO

Subvencionado sección 8-202 62 años Y personas discapacitadas fisicas

Lunes-Viernes 8:00 am a 4:30 pm 623-939-9447

D i s c u s s i o n a n d p o s s i b l e a c t i on on a city initiated Zoning Ordin ance Text Amendment to modi fy Sections: 21 202 Definitions, 2 1 5 0 3 L a n d U s e M a t r i x , a n d 2 1 5 0 5 L i m i t a t i o n s o n U s e s T h e s u b j e c t a m e n d m e n t r e c o n c i l e s a n d r e s t o r e s t w o s e p a r a t e Zoning Ordinance Text Amend m e n t s p e r t a i n i n g t o M a r i j u a n a E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d M o b i l e F o o d V e n d o r s t h a t w e r e p r e v i ously adopted by the City Coun c i l t h r o u g h O r d i n a n c e 2 0 2 1 0 6 and Ordinance 2021 17 respect i v e l y T h e s e t e x t a m e n d m e n t s modified some of the same sec t i o n s o f t h e Z o n i n g O r d i n a n ce w i t h i n s i m i l a r t i m e f r a m e s A d ministrative procedures resulted i n t h e c o d i f i c a t i o n o f t h e a f fected sections that were not in alignment with the above refer en ced o r d in an ces Th is amen d ment restores the legislative in t e n t o f t h o s e p r e v i o u s l y a p p r o v e d a m e n d m e n t s

P u b l i s h e d : P e o r i a T i m e s O c t 2 0 , 2 0 2 2 / 4 9 8 1 2

N O T I C E F O R B I D * * * M A

T E R I A L S M A N A G E M E N T 9875 N 85 th Ave , 2 nd Floor P e o r i a , A r i z o n a 8 5 3 4 5 P h o n e : (623) 773 7115 Fax: (623) 773 7118 BID NOTIFICATION IN

F O R M A T I O N S O L I C I T A T I O N N U M B E R : P 2 3 0 0 3 0

T Y P E O F S O L I C I T A T I O N :

( R F P ) R e q u e s t f o r P r o p o s a l B U Y E R N A M E : D r e w A s h m u n B U Y E R P H O N E N U M B E R : ( 6 2 3 ) 7 7 3 7 1 1 6 D E

SCRIPTION: Parks and Recre a t i o n J a n i t o r i a l S e r v i c e s P R E

B I D M E E T I N G D A T E : T u e s d a y O c t o b e r 2 5 , 2 0 2 2 a t 9 : 0 0

A M A Z T i m e S O L I C I T A

T I O N D U E D A T E : N o v e m b e r 8 , 2 0 2 2 a t 5 : 0 0 P M ( A r i z o n a T i m e ) S o l i c i t a t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e for download from our websit e a t : w w w p e o r i a a z g o v P u b l i s h e d : P e o r i a T i m e s , O c t 1 3 , 2 0 , 2 0 2 2 / 4 9 7 4 1

WHEREAS a central and significant goal for the City of Peoria is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the City of Peoria residents, preserve its housing stock, and maintain the quality and character of residential neighborhoods;

WHEREAS the City of Peoria will require all vacation rentals to obtain and maintain a valid City permit, provide an emergency point of contact to respond to complaints and emergencies in a timely manner, maintain insurance, provide neighbor notification, and disclose certain informa tion about the vacation rental in each advertisement;

WHEREAS the City of Peoria will require all short-term rentals to obtain and maintain a valid transaction privilege tax (“TPT”) license number, provide proof of the TPT license to the City of Peoria, and require disclosure of the TPT number on each advertisement;

WHEREAS the City of Peoria deems it necessary to establish penalties and fines that apply to vacation rentals; and

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria Arizona, as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-148 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Purpose, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-148. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Purpose.

This Section 11-148 is adopted to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community of the City of Peoria by enacting reasonable regula tions for short-term rentals and vacation rentals. These regulations are in addition to other codes of the City of Peoria.

SECTION 2. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-149 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Definitions, which shall read as follows: Sec. 11-149. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Definitions.

In this Section 11-149, unless the context or definitions in A.R.S. § 9-500.39 indicate otherwise, the following terms or phrases apply to Sections 11-148 through 11-161 and are defined as follows:

(ii) Any unit that is used for any nonresidential use, including a special event that would otherwise require a permit, retail, restaurant, banquet space, or other similar use.

Transaction privilege tax license: Is the license issued by the State of Arizona pursuant to A.R.S., Title 42.

Transient: Has the same meaning prescribed in A.R.S. § 42-5070.

SECTION 3. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-150 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Permit Required; Penalties, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-150. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Permit Re quired; Penalties.

(1) Permit required. Prior to use of a property as a vacation rental, the owner shall obtain a vacation rental permit from the City of Peoria. Renting, or offering for rent, a vacation rental without complying with the permit requirement in this Section 150 is prohibited.

(2) Permit applications. The owner of a proposed vacation rental shall submit to the City of Peoria a permit application on a form furnished by the City of Peoria. The permit application shall be signed by the applicant and shall contain the following minimum information, which shall be made publicly available:

(a) The physical address of the residential property proposed to be used as a vacation rental.

(b) The name, address, and telephone number of the owner for which the vacation rental permit is to be issued. If the property owner is an entity, the legal name of the entity and its statutory agent.

(c) The name, address, and telephone number of each designee of the owner, if any.

(d) The full name, address, and twenty-four (24) hour telephone num ber of the individual who will serve as the emergency point of contact.

(5) Maintaining persons holding give written notice information submitted renewal of a permit. or designee not change. Any information 11-150 is deemed violation of this

(6) Term of Permit; Section 11-150 the City of Peoria uisite fees, it rental after the rental permit.

(7) Operating to apply for a application being ately cease operations. Peoria City Code, to $1,000 per month fails to apply for of violation from including online unit location being a vacation rental (8) Non-transferable. tion or as to person.

(9) Implementation. the necessary tion 11-150.

SECTION 4. Chapter adopting Section Rentals; Emergency shall read as follows: Sec. 11-151. Point of Contact (1) Emergency ficer, the owner the permit application available over (2) Non-emergency point of contact

(e) Proof of compliance privilege tax number.

of property for applies with the of Sections 11with the charge, portion thereof. Des individual designated hour emergency to complaints timely manner as provided by the Own to the Vacation Vacation Rental Vacation Rental by the City of the name, ad the Emergency in a residential ordinance. prescribed in has title or in with or without any person who has charge, care, thereof.

operate a Vacation 11-161. corporation, partner other business for-profit or nonprofit

interchangeable for pur individually or house or dwell or cooperative, owner-occupied Rental does not

property taxation including a special restaurant, banquet by the State of 42-5070. is amended by Rentals and Vacation follows:

Rentals; Permit Re vacation rental, the City of Peoria. complying with vacation rental shall form furnished signed by the information, which proposed to be used owner for which property owner is an agent. designee of the telephone num point of contact.

(e) Proof of compliance with A.R.S. §42-5005 including transaction privilege tax number.

(f) Acknowledgment by the owner of an agreement to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances, including the requirement that the owner and each designee shall not be a registered sex offender, been convicted of any felony act that resulted in death or serious phys ical injury, or been convicted of any felony use of a deadly weapon within the past five years.

(g) Attestation of compliance with the notification required in this Sec tion 11-150.

(h) Evidence of liability insurance appropriate to cover the vacation rental in the aggregate of at least $500,000 or evidence that each vaca tion rental transaction will be provided through a platform that provides equal or greater primary liability insurance coverage for the vacation rental.

(i) Evidence the vacation rental is registered with relevant County As sessor’s Office in accordance with A.R.S. § 33-1902.

(3) Issuance; reasons for denial. The City of may deny issuance of a permit for any of the following reasons:

(a) The applicant failed to provide the information required under sub section 2 of this Section;

(b) The applicant provided false information;

(c) The owner or designee of the owner: (i) is a registered sex offender; (ii) has been convicted of any felony act that resulted in death or serious physical injury; or (iii) has been convicted of any felony use of a deadly weapon within five (5) years of submitting the application; or

(d) At the time of application, the owner has a suspended permit for the same vacation rental or any of the following applies: (a) one violation at the vacation rental that resulted in or constituted any of the offenses described in Sec. 11-159; or (b) three violations of this Section 11-150 at the vacation rental within a twelve (12) month period, not including an aesthetic, solid waste disposal or vehicle parking violation that is not also a serious threat to public health and safety.

(4) Notice of denial; appeal. The City Manager or designee shall give notice of the denial of an application to the applicant by emailing the notice to applicant at the address listed on the application. The notice of the denial shall inform the applicant of the right to appeal the denial as provided for in Sec. 11-160.

(5) Maintaining Accurate Information; Violations. All applicants and persons holding permits issued pursuant to this Section 11-150 shall give written notice to the City Manager or designee of any change in information submitted in connection with an application for a permit or renewal of a permit. The notice shall be provided to the City Manager or designee not less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of the change. Any information required for an application under this Section 11-150 is deemed to be material for purposes of this Sec. 11-150. A violation of this subsection is a civil offense.

(6) Term of Permit; Renewal application. All permits issued under this Section 11-150 shall be valid until suspended or revoked. Except where the City of Peoria has received a new application along with the req uisite fees, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vacation rental after the expiration date recorded upon the face of the vacation rental permit.

(7) Operating Without a Permit; Penalties. A vacation rental that fails to apply for a permit or license within thirty (30) days of the permit application being made available by the City of Peoria shall immedi ately cease operations. In addition to any other penalty pursuant to the Peoria City Code, the City of Peoria may impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per month against the owner if the owner or owner’s designee fails to apply for permit within 30 days of receiving the written notice of violation from the City of Peoria. Representations or advertisements including online listings that reference the property, house or dwelling unit location being within the City of Peoria is prima facie evidence that a vacation rental is operating in the City of Peoria.

(8) Non-transferable. No permit shall be transferable either as to loca tion or as to person.

(9) Implementation. The Peoria City Manager or designee shall develop the necessary forms and/or database necessary to implement this Sec tion 11-150.

SECTION 4. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-151 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Emergency Point of Contact Requirements; Penalties, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-151. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Emergency Point of Contact Requirements; Penalties.

(1) Emergency Responses; Violations. When requested by a police of ficer, the owner or emergency point of contact whose name appears on the permit application must be on the vacation rental premises, or be available over phone or text, within sixty (60) minutes of the request.

(2) Non-emergency Responses; Violations. The owner or emergency point of contact shall respond to all other complaints relating to the va

RESOLUTIONS

cation rental in person, over the phone, by e-mail, or by text in a timely manner, but no later than within twenty-four (24) hours of the request.

(3) Maintaining Accurate Emergency Information. All applicants and persons holding permits issued pursuant to Section 11-150 shall give prior written notice to the City Manager or designee of any change to the contact information provided to the City of Peoria for the emergency point of contact. The notice shall be provided to the City Manager not less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of the change.

(4) Violations. In addition to any other penalty pursuant to the Peoria City Code, a violation of this Section 11-151 shall be a civil offense.

(5) Penalties. In addition to any other penalty pursuant to the Peoria City Code, an owner shall be subject to civil penalties of up to $1,000 for every thirty (30) days the owner fails to provide notice to the City of Peoria as required under this Section. Before imposing the initial civil penalty, the City of Peoria shall provide thirty (30) days' notice to the owner by mailing a notice of violation to the owner’s mailing address that was provided to the City of Peoria. Notwithstanding the date of the notice of violation, the date for calculating the penalties shall be the first day the vacation rental is occupied following the owner’s failure to provide the notice to the City of Peoria regarding the change.

SECTION 5. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-152 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Compliance with Law; Prohibited Uses, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-152. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Compliance with the Law; Prohibited Uses.

(1) A vacation rental shall comply with the federal, state, and local laws including laws relating to public health and safety, sanitation, solid waste, hazardous waste, tax privilege licensing, property tax registra tion, traffic control, pollution control, noise, property maintenance, and nuisance abatement.

(2) No person or entity shall operate a vacation rental in violation of Sections 11-148 through 11-161 or other law. In addition, the use of a vacation rental property for any of the following uses or purposes is strictly prohibited:

(a) Any nonresidential use;

(b) Holding a special event that requires a permit or license pursuant to a city or town ordinance or state law or rule;

(c) Operating a retail business, restaurant, event center, banquet hall or similar use;

(d) Housing sex offenders;

(e) Operating or maintaining a sober living home;

(f) Selling liquor, illegal drugs, or pornography;

(g) Operating a nude or topless dancing;

(h) Obscenity;

(i) Adult-oriented business; or

(j) Any other use prohibited by A.R.S. § 9-500.39 or the Peoria City Code.

(3) A vacation rental lacking a valid transaction privilege tax license issued by the State of Arizona shall not be rented or offered for rent.

(4) No person or entity may receive payment or accept a fee, directly or indirectly, for facilitating the rental of a vacation rental operating in violation of this Code or other law.

(5) In addition to any other penalty pursuant to the Peoria City Code, any person who causes, allows, facilitates, aides, or abets any violation of this Section 11-152 shall be subject to a civil offense.

(6) The failure of any designee to comply with this Section 11-152 shall not relieve the owner of liability under this Section 11-152.

SECTION 6. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-153 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Neighbor Notification Required, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-153. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Neighbor No tification Required.

(1) Neighbor notification. Prior to offering a vacation rental for rent for the first time, the owner or designee shall provide neighbor notification to each single-family residential property adjacent to the vacation rental property, directly across from the vacation rental property, and diag onally across the street of the vacation rental property. The neighbor notification shall be provided in writing in the form required by the City of Peoria and shall include the following minimum information:

(a) The permit number issued by the City of Peoria;

(b) The physical address of the vacation rental; and

(c) The name, physical address, email address, and twenty-four (24)

hour telephone number of the emergency point of contact.

(2) Additional neighbor notification required. Any change to the infor mation provided under Subsection 11-153(1) shall require additional neighbor notification by the owner or designee not later than five (5) days prior to each change. The additional notification shall be provided in the manner required by Section 11-153(1).

(3) Attestation. Prior to offering a vacation rental for rent for the first time after the effective date of this ordinance, the owner or designee shall provide to the City of Peoria an attestation of compliance with the neighbor notification required by this Section 11-153.

(4) Violations. In addition to any other penalty pursuant to the Peoria City Code, a violation of this Sec. 11-153 shall be a civil offense.

SECTION 7. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-154 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Advertisement Requirements, which shall read as follows: Sec. 11-154. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Advertise ment Requirements.

(1) Required Disclosure. To protect the peace, health, safety, and gen eral welfare of the City’s residents and visitors, the owner or owner’s designee shall be responsible for displaying the permit number issued by the City on each advertisement for such vacation rental.

(2) Violations. In addition to any other penalty pursuant to the Peoria City Code, a violation of this Section 11-154 shall be a civil offense. Each advertisement in violation of this Section 11-154 shall constitute a separate violation.

SECTION 8. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-155 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Posting on the Property Required, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-155. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Posting on the Property Required.

(1) Posting at the Vacation Rental. The owner of the vacation rental must display the name, phone number, and email address of the emer gency point of contact in a conspicuous place within four (4) feet of the primary entrance of the vacation rental to read as follows: Your contact person’s name is [EMERGENCY POINT OF CONTACT NAME] and can be reached by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at [EMER GENCY POINT OF CONTACT PHONE], or [EMERGENCY POINT OF CONTACT EMAIL].

(2) Failure to Comply. In addition to any other penalty pursuant to the Peoria City Code, a violation of this Section 11-155 shall be a civil offense. Each day a vacation rental does not display the information required by this Section 11-155 shall constitute a separate violation.

SECTION 9. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-156 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Insurance Required, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-156. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Insurance Re quired.

(1) Required insurance. Prior to offering or renting a vacation rental for rent for the first time, liability insurance appropriate to cover the vacation rental in the aggregate of at least $500,000 shall be provided by the owner or the online marketplace platform.

(2) Proof of insurance. Proof of the required liability insurance coverage shall be provided to the City upon a request by the City.

(3) Violation. In addition to any other penalty pursuant to the Peoria City Code, a violation of this Section 11-156 shall be a civil offense. Each day a vacation rental lacks the insurance required by this Section 11-156 shall constitute a separate violation.

SECTION 10. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amend ed by adopting Section 11-157 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Background Checks Required, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-157. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Background Checks Required.

(1) No sex offender shall be permitted to own, rent or occupy the vaca tion rental. Owners who allow a sex offender at the vacation rental shall be found in violation of this Section 11-157.

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours of every booking, a sex offender background check on each guest shall be conducted by the owner or by the online lodging marketplace on which the vacation rental is adver tised. The owner shall demonstrate compliance with this requirement by retaining a full copy of each background check for a minimum of twelve (12) months after the booking date and providing the copy to the City of Peoria upon a request by a police officer.

(3) In addition to any other penalty pursuant to the Peoria City Code, any person who violates this Section 11-157 shall be subject to a civil offense.

(4) The failure of an online lodging marketplace to conduct a back ground check shall not relieve the owner of liability under this Section

11-157.

SECTION 11. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-158 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vaca tion Rentals; Permit Suspensions, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-158. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Permit Suspensions.

(1) Permit suspensions. The City Manager or designee may initiate an administrative process pursuant to, to suspend a vacation rental permit for a period of up to twelve (12) months for any of the following:

(a) Three verified violations of Sections 11-148 through 11-161 within a twelve (12) month period, not including any such violation based on an aesthetic, solid waste disposal or vehicle parking violation that is not also a serious threat to public health and safety.

(b) One verified violation that results in or constitutes any of the fol lowing:

(i) A felony offense committed at or in the vicinity of a vacation rental by the owner of the vacation rental or by the owner’s designee;

(ii) A serious physical injury or wrongful death at or related to a vaca tion rental resulting from the knowing, intentional or reckless conduct of the owner of the vacation rental or the owner’s designee;

(iii) The owner of the vacation rental or the owner’s designee knowing ly or intentionally housing a sex offender, allowing offenses related to adult-oriented businesses, sexual offenses, or prostitution, or operating or maintaining a sober living home; or

(iv) The owner of the vacation rental or the owner’s designee knowingly or intentionally allowing the use of a vacation rental for a special event that would otherwise require a permit or license pursuant to the Peoria City Code or a state law or rule or for a retail, restaurant, banquet space or other similar use.

(2) Appeals. A decision to suspend a permit may be appealed by the owner as set forth in Section 11-160.

SECTION 12. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-159 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vaca tion Rentals; Enhanced Penalties, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-159. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Enhanced Penalties.

(1) The remedies in Sections 11-148 through 11-161 are cumulative and the City of Peoria may proceed under one or more such remedies.

(2) In addition to any other penalty pursuant to the Peoria City Code, and notwithstanding any other law, the City of Peoria may impose a civil penalty of the following amounts against an owner if the owner causes, allows, facilitates, aides, or abets a verified violation of any pro vision of Sections 11-148 through 11-161 or fails to perform any act or duty required by Sections 11-148 through 11-161, related to the same vacation rental property within the same twelve-month period:

(a) Up to $500 or up to an amount equal to one night’s rent for the vacation rental as advertised, whichever is greater, for the first violation.

(b) Up to $1,000 or up to an amount equal to two nights’ rent for the vacation rental as advertised, whichever is greater, for the second vi olation.

(c) Up to $3,500 or up to an amount equal to three nights’ rent for the vacation rental as advertised, whichever is greater, for a third and any subsequent violation.

If multiple violations arise out of the same response to an incident at a vacation rental, those violations are considered one violation for the purpose of assessing civil penalties.

(3) In addition to any other penalty pursuant to the Code, any property that operates as a vacation rental and fails to apply for vacation rental permit in accordance with this Section 11-63 within thirty (30) days of the application process being made available by the City, must cease operations immediately. In addition to any fines imposed pursuant to this Sec. 11-63(L), the City may impose a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month against the owner if the owner or owner’s designee fails to apply within thirty (30) days of receiving writ ten notice of the failure to comply with this Section 11-63.

SECTION 13. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-160 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vaca tion Rentals; Appeals, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-160. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Appeals.

(1) Any person aggrieved by any decision with respect to the denial of or a refusal to issue a vacation rental permit, or the suspension of a vacation rental permit imposed pursuant to Sections 11-148 through 11-161 may appeal the decision by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Manager no later than thirty (30) days from the date of the decision letter. The notice of appeal shall be on a form approved by the City of Peoria.

(2) An appeal under this Section 11-160 does not operate as a stay of

the permit suspension.

(3) This Section pursuant to Section a court.

SECTION 14. by adopting Section tion Rentals; Judicial Sec. 11-161. Short relief.

(1) Notwithstanding act, arising from a death, or actual for judicial relief vacation rental

(2) The Peoria City Court or other 148 through 11-161.

SECTION 15. this Ordinance by the decision shall not affect SECTION 16. parts of ordinances any part of the Code

SECTION 17. nance by reference.

SECTION 18. following adoption

SECTION 19. does not affect incurred, or proceedings this Ordinance.

[signature page PASSED AND Peoria, Arizona ATTEST: Lori Dyckman, APPROVED AS Vanessa P. Hickman, Published in Peoria Publication Dates: Effective Date: The following ed October 11, at www.peoriaaz.gov/councilmeetings

A RESOLUTION OF PEORIA, TO CREATE TAIN LANDSCAPING ADJACENT TIES TOGETHER AS SHOWN WITHIN SCRIBED PEORIA NO. 1263, AS MORE DECLARING MORE THAN AND THAT MENT SHALL TRICT, AND OR IMPROVEMENT ARIZONA ARTICLE

CLARING

WHEREAS, ria, Arizona, cluded within, in the District and further a certain District;

(1992) is amended

Rentals and Vaca follows:

Permit may initiate an vacation rental permit following: 11-161 within violation based on violation that is not any of the fol vacation rental designee; related to a vaca reckless conduct designee; designee knowing offenses related to prostitution, or operating

designee knowingly a special event pursuant to the Peoria banquet space appealed by the (1992) is amended Rentals and Vaca follows: Enhanced cumulative and remedies.

Peoria City Code, may impose a owner if the owner violation of any pro perform any act or related to the same period:

night’s rent for the first violation.

nights’ rent for the the second vi nights’ rent for the third and any an incident at violation for the Code, any property vacation rental thirty (30) days of City, must cease imposed pursuant to penalty of up to one if the owner or receiving writ 11-63.

(1992) is amended Rentals and Vaca Appeals. to the denial suspension of 11-148 through notice of appeal from the date of form approved by operate as a stay of

the permit suspension.

(3) This Section 11-160 is not applicable to judicial actions brought pursuant to Section 11-161 or to penalties including fines imposed by a court.

SECTION 14. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by adopting Section 11-161 pertaining to Short Term Rentals and Vaca tion Rentals; Judicial Relief, which shall read as follows:

Sec. 11-161. Short Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals; Judicial relief.

(1) Notwithstanding Section 11-158, any attempted or completed felony act, arising from the occupancy or use of a vacation rental that results in a death, or actual or attempted serious physical injury, shall be grounds for judicial relief in the form of a suspension of the property's use as a vacation rental for a period that shall not exceed twelve (12) months.

(2) The Peoria City Attorney may initiate proceedings in the Peoria City Court or other court of competent jurisdiction to enforce Sections 11148 through 11-161.

SECTION 15. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance

SECTION 16. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance or any part of the Code adopted herein by reference, are hereby repealed.

SECTION 17. The recitals above are fully incorporated in this Ordi nance by reference.

SECTION 18. The effective date of this Ordinance shall be 30 days following adoption by the Peoria City Council.

SECTION 19. Preservation of Rights and Duties. This Ordinance does not affect the rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, or proceedings that were begun before the effective date of this Ordinance.

[signature page follows]

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona this 11th day of October, 2022.

Dated: Cathy Carlat, Mayor

ATTEST: Lori Dyckman, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM: Vanessa P. Hickman, City Attorney

Published in Peoria Times Publication Dates: October 20, 2022

Date: November 10, 2022

The following Ordinances and Resolutions adopt ed by the Peoria City Council on October 11, 2022, can be viewed in their entirety at www.peoriaaz.gov/councilmeetings

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-103

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CREATE AN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO MAIN TAIN LANDSCAPING INCLUDED WITHIN, NEAR AND ADJACENT TO A PARKWAY AND RELATED FACILI TIES TOGETHER WITH APPURTENANT STRUCTURES AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS, FOR MAINTENANCE WITHIN AN AREA IN THE CITY OF PEORIA AS DE SCRIBED HEREIN; ADOPTING PLANS FOR CITY OF PEORIA MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1263, ALORAVITA NORTH PHASE 3 PARCEL 12, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND DECLARING THE WORK OR IMPROVEMENT TO BE OF MORE THAN LOCAL OR ORDINARY PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND THAT THE COST OF SAID WORK OR IMPROVE MENT SHALL BE ASSESSED UPON A CERTAIN DIS TRICT, AND PROVIDING THAT THE PROPOSED WORK OR IMPROVEMENT SHALL BE PERFORMED UNDER ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES TITLE 48, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 2, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO AND DE CLARING AN EMERGENCY.

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Peo ria, Arizona, declare that the Maintenance of the landscaping in cluded within, near and adjacent to a parkway and related facilities in the District to be of more than local or ordinary public benefit, and further that the cost of said maintenance shall be assessed on a certain District; and

RESOLUTIONS

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Peo ria, Arizona, declare that the maintenance of landscaping included within, near, and adjacent to a parkway and related facilities in the District is incidental to the maintenance and preservation of the parkway and related facilities, has aesthetic value, and maintains and increases the value of property within the District; and

WHEREAS, the City Council declares that the mainte nance of landscaping included within and adjacent to a parkway and related facilities preserves and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of those citizens of the City of Peoria living within the District as well as preservation of the streets and parkways which may be adversely impacted by drainage and other water formations; and

WHEREAS, the City of Peoria declares that the mainte nance of a landscaped buffer between a parkway and the adjacent developments reduces the visual and other impact of light, air and noise pollution and tends to increase personal and vehicular safety on the parkway and decreases the likelihood vehicular accidents will harm adjacent developments in furtherance of the health, safety and welfare of those citizens of the City living within the District; and

WHEREAS, the City Council declares that maintenance of landscaped drainage and other water control facilities and fea tures within, near or adjacent to a parkway and related facilities tends to preserve the structural integrity of the parkway and miti gates flooding of adjacent areas and the structural integrity of the parkway and mitigates flooding of adjacent areas and the parkway by draining water to and from the parkway in furtherance of the health, safety and welfare of those citizens of the City of Peoria living within the District:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Definitions.

In this Resolution, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

"Assessment Diagrams" shall mean those duplicate diagrams of the property contained in the Assessment District is to be filed with the Clerk and approved by the Mayor and Council.

"Assessment District" shall mean the lots, pieces or parcels of land lying within the boundaries described on Exhibit B attached hereto and as shown on the map on file with the City Engineer.

"City" shall mean the City of Peoria, Arizona.

"City Council" or "Council" shall mean the Mayor and Council of the City. Clerk" shall mean the City Clerk.

"Engineer" shall mean City Engineer.

"Lots" shall mean all lots, pieces or parcels of land lying within the Assessment District.

"Parkways" shall mean those streets and rights-of-way which are designated in Exhibit B as "Parkways," and specifically those portions of Pedestrian Facilities, Parks, Retention, Detention and Storm Water Management Facilities included within or adjacent to the Assessment District.

"Plans and Specifications" shall mean the engineer's estimate for the Maintenance Improvement District No. 1263 filed with the Clerk prior to the adoption of this Resolution.

"Superintendent of Streets" shall mean the City Engineer.

Section 2. Declaration of Intention to Order an Im provement.

The public interest or convenience requires, and it is the intention of the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona, to order the following work, hereinafter "Work," to be performed, to wit:

The maintenance of all landscaping, including replacement of landscape materials, in the area generally described as follows: see Exhibit "A", Legal Description of City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1263

The Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona designate as parkways, those areas set forth on Exhibit "B” Assessment Di agram in accordance with Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes. The public interest and convenience require, and it is the intention of the City Council to order the Work adja cent to the designated parkways to be performed as stated herein.

All items of the Work shall be performed as prescribed by the Plans and Specifications hereby approved and adopted by the Council and on file in the Office of the City Engineer and no as sessment for any lot shall exceed its proportion of the Estimate.

The estimate of the cost and expenses of the work or improve ments on file in the offices of the Superintendent of Streets and the Clerk of the City are hereby approved and adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City. In addition to the requirements of law, the procedures set forth in the City Code will be followed regarding acceptance of bids and setting tax levies. For purposes of this Resolution and of all resolutions, ordinances and notices

pertaining to this Resolution, the improvement as herein described is hereby designated City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1263.

Section 3. Determination of Need.

In the opinion of the City Council, the Work is of more than local or ordinary public benefit. The City Council hereby orders that all amounts due or to become due with respect to the Work shall be chargeable upon the respective lots, pieces and parcels of land within the Assessment District.

Section 4. Preparation of Assessment Diagrams.

The City Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to prepare duplicate diagrams (Assessment Diagrams) of the property con tained within the Assessment District. The diagrams shall show each separate lot, numbered consecutively, the approximate area in square feet of each lot, and the location of the lot in relation to the work proposed to be done.

Section 5. Exclusion of Certain Property.

Any public street or alley within the boundaries of the Assessment District is hereby omitted from the assessment hereafter to be made. Any lot belonging to the United States, the State, a county, city, school district or any political subdivision or institution of the State or county, which is included within the Assessment District shall be omitted from the assessment hereafter made.

Section 6. Officers Not Liable.

In no event will the City of Peoria or any officer thereof be liable for any portion of the cost of said Improvement District nor for any delinquency of persons or property assessed.

Section 7. Annual Statement.

The City Council shall make annual statements and estimates of the expenses of the District which shall be provided for by the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes upon the assessed value of all real and personal property in the District as provided in A.R.S. § 48-574 and amendments thereto.

Section 8. Statutory Authority.

The Work and all proceedings pertaining thereto shall be per formed under the provisions of Title 48, Article 2, specifically Section 48-574, and all amendments thereto and pursuant to Arti cle I, Section 3, (8) of the Peoria City Charter.

Section 9. Delegation of Authority.

The City Engineer is hereby authorized to fill in any blanks and to make any minor corrections necessary to complete the Plans and Specifications and the Contract Documents.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona, this 11th day of October, 2022.

CITY OF PEORIA, an Arizona municipal corporation

The following Ordinances and Resolutions adopt ed by the Peoria City Council on October 11, 2022, can be viewed in their entirety at www.peoriaaz.gov/councilmeetings

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-104

RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA DECLARING ITS INTEN TION TO ORDER THE IMPROVEMENTS OF A CER TAIN AREA WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY AND CREATING AN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT KNOWN AS THE CITY OF PEORIA MAINTENANCE IM PROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1263, ALORAVITA NORTH PHASE 3 PARCEL 12 PROVIDING THAT THE COST OF THE MAINTENANCE OF THE LANDSCAP ING INCLUDED WITHIN, NEAR, AND ADJACENT TO A PARKWAY AND RELATED FACILITIES TOGETHER WITH APPURTENANT STRUCTURES AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS, SHALL BE ASSESSED UNDER THE PRO VISIONS OF TITLE 48, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 2, ARI ZONA REVISED STATUTES, AS AMENDED; AND DE CLARING AN EMERGENCY.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA, THAT:

SECTION 1. The public interest or convenience require and it is the intention of the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona to or der the maintenance of landscaping within the proposed district and that the cost of maintaining landscaping included within, near, and adjacent to a parkway and related facilities together with appurtenant structures be assessed upon a certain improvement district to be known as Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1263.

The estimate of the cost and expenses for the maintenance of the land scaping on file with the Superintendent of Streets and the City Clerk is approved and adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City.

SECTION 2. The maintenance of the landscaping, therefore, in the opinion of the Mayor and Council of the City, are of more than local or ordinary public benefit, and are of special benefit to the respective lots, pieces and parcels of land within the real property described herein.

The Mayor and Council of the City make and order that the cost and expense for the maintenance of the landscaping included within, near, and adjacent to a parkway and related facilities together with appurte nant structures be chargeable upon a district to be known and designated as the City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1263 and as described and bounded as set forth on Exhibits A and B attached, and declare that the district in the City benefited by the maintenance of landscaping included within, near, and adjacent to a parkway and related facilities together with appurtenant structures to be assessed, to pay the costs and expenses thereof in proportion to the benefits derived therefrom.

CITY OF PEORIA, ATTEST: Lori Dyckman, APPROVED AS

Vanessa P. Hickman,

Effective Date:

Carlat, Mayor

The City shall not assess the costs and expenses for the maintenance of landscaping included within, near, and adjacent to a parkway and related facilities together with appurtenant structures, which are for the general public benefit against the respective lots, pieces and parcels of land located within the boundaries of the City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1263 and if a portion of the costs and expens es for the maintenance of landscaping is for the general public benefit, the City shall assess the boundaries of the City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1263 only that portion of such costs and ex penses which benefits the lots, pieces and parcels of land located within the boundaries of the City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1263.

SECTION 3. The costs and expense for the maintenance of landscaping shall be made and all proceedings therein taken; that the Superintendent of Streets of the City shall post or cause to be posted notices thereof; that the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Resolution of Intention; that the Engineer shall prepare duplicate diagrams of the City of Peoria Maintenance Improvement District No. 1263 described in Section 2 of this Resolution to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses thereof, under and in accordance with the provisions of Title 48, Chap ter 4, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended.

SECTION 4. The majority of owners of all of the real property within the proposed district have executed a Petition for formation of a Main tenance Improvement District and the City Council has verified the ownership of the property. Publication and posting of the notice of the passage of the Resolution of Intention will be completed as prescribed by the State Statues.

SECTION 5. Any Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict with the provisions of this Resolution are hereby repealed.

SECTION 6. The immediate operation of the provisions of this Reso lution is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety and an emergency is declared to exist, and this Resolution will be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona as required by law and is exempt from the referendum provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State of Arizona.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona, this 11th day of October, 2022.

The following ed October 11, at www.peoriaaz.gov/councilmeetings

RESOLUTION

CITY OF TION TO FOR LIGHTING WITHIN COST OF LIGHTING SESSED TO BE KNOWN IMPROVEMENT

NORTH PHASE COST OF THE SYSTEM OF TITLE VISED STATUTES, AN EMERGENCY.

BE IT RESOLVED OF PEORIA, ARIZONA,

SECTION 1. The intention of the order the purchase within the proposed

The estimate of for the operation Streets and the Council of the City.

SECTION 2. The ion of the Mayor ordinary public pieces and parcels The Mayor and expense for the be known and designated District No. 1165 A and B attached, the purchase of and expenses thereof

The City shall not tricity for streetlights respective lots, pieces of the City of Peoria a portion of the streetlights is for boundaries of the 1165 only that lots, pieces and of Peoria Streetlight

SECTION 3. The streetlights shall Superintendent notices thereof; Resolution of Intention; grams of the City described in Section and expenses thereof,

Resolutions adopt on their entirety www.peoriaaz.gov/councilmeetings

COUNCIL OF THE ITS INTEN OF A CER LIMITS OF THE DISTRICT MAINTENANCE IM ALORAVITA THAT THE LANDSCAP ADJACENT TO TOGETHER SHOWN ON THE PRO ARTICLE 2, ARI AMENDED; AND DE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY

require and it is the Peoria, Arizona to or district and that near, and adjacent appurtenant structures known as Peoria maintenance of the land the City Clerk is City.

therefore, in the more than local or the respective lots, described herein. that the cost and included within, near, together with appurte known and designated District No. 1263 and and B attached, the maintenance a parkway and to be assessed, to benefits derived the maintenance a parkway and which are for the pieces and parcels of Peoria Maintenance costs and expens general public benefit, Peoria Maintenance such costs and ex land located within Improvement District

maintenance of landscaping the Superintendent notices thereof; this Resolution of diagrams of the City 1263 described in costs and expenses Title 48, Chap

property within formation of a Main has verified the the notice of the completed as prescribed in conflict with provisions of this Reso peace, health and Resolution will approval by the required by law Constitution and

Mayor and Council of 2022.

Date Signed

RESOLUTIONS

SECTION 4. The majority of owners of all of the real property with in the proposed district have executed a Petition for formation of a Streetlight Improvement District and the City Council has verified the ownership of the property. Publication and posting of the notice of the passage of the Resolution of Intention will be completed as prescribed by the State Statutes.

ATTEST:

Lori Dyckman, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Vanessa P. Hickman, City Attorney

Effective Date: ______________________

EXHIBITS ARE ON FILE IN THE CITY OF PEORIA CITY CLERK’S OFFICE 8401 W. MONROE STREET PEORIA, AZ 85345

The following Ordinances and Resolutions adopt ed by the Peoria City Council on October 11, 2022, can be viewed in their entirety at www.peoriaaz.gov/councilmeetings

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-105

RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA DECLARING ITS INTEN TION TO ORDER THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHTING THE STREETS AND PUBLIC PARKS WITHIN THE PROPOSED DISTRICT AND THAT THE COST OF THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHTING THE STREETS AND PUBLIC PARKS, BE AS SESSED UPON A CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO BE KNOWN AS CITY OF PEORIA STREETLIGHT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1165, ALORAVITA NORTH PHASE 3 PARCEL 12; PROVIDING THAT THE COST OF THE ELECTRICITY REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM BE ASSESSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 48, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 2, ARIZONA RE VISED STATUTES, AS AMENDED; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA, THAT:

SECTION 1. The public interest or convenience require and it is the intention of the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona to order the purchase of electricity for lighting the streets and public parks within the proposed district.

The estimate of the cost and expenses for the purchase of electricity for the operation of the streetlights on file with the Superintendent of Streets and the City Clerk is approved and adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City.

SECTION 2. The streetlights and the electricity, therefore, in the opin ion of the Mayor and Council of the City, are of more than local or ordinary public benefit, and are of special benefit to the respective lots, pieces and parcels of land within the real property described herein.

The Mayor and Council of the City make and order that the cost and expense for the purchase of electricity be chargeable upon a district to be known and designated as the City of Peoria Streetlight Improvement District No. 1165 and as described and bounded as set forth on Exhibits A and B attached, and declare that the district in the City benefited by the purchase of electricity for streetlights to be assessed, to pay the costs and expenses thereof in proportion to the benefits derived therefrom.

The City shall not assess the costs and expenses for the purchase of elec tricity for streetlights which are for the general public benefit against the respective lots, pieces and parcels of land located within the boundaries of the City of Peoria Streetlight Improvement District No. 1165 and if a portion of the costs and expenses for the purchase of electricity for streetlights is for the general public benefit, the City shall assess the boundaries of the City of Peoria Streetlight Improvement District No. 1165 only that portion of such costs and expenses which benefits the lots, pieces and parcels of land located within the boundaries of the City of Peoria Streetlight Improvement District No. 1165.

SECTION 3. The costs and expense for the purchase of electricity for streetlights shall be made and all proceedings therein taken; that the Superintendent of Streets of the City shall post or cause to be posted notices thereof; that the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Resolution of Intention; that the Engineer shall prepare duplicate dia grams of the City of Peoria Streetlight Improvement District No. 1165 described in Section 2 of this Resolution to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses thereof, under and in accordance with the provisions of

SECTION 5. Any Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict with the provisions of this Resolution are hereby repealed.

SECTION 6. The immediate operation of the provisions of this Reso lution is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety and an emergency is declared to exist, and this Resolution will be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona as required by law and is exempt from the referendum provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State of Arizona.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona, this 11th day of October, 2022.

Cathy Carlat, Mayor

Date Signed

ATTEST:

Dyckman, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Vanessa P. Hickman, City Attorney

Effective Date: ______________________

EXHIBITS ARE ON FILE IN THE CITY OF PEORIA CITY CLERK’S OFFICE 8401 W. MONROE STREET PEORIA, AZ 85345

The following Ordinances and Resolutions adopt ed by the Peoria City Council on October 11, 2022, can be viewed in their entirety at www.peoriaaz.gov/councilmeetings

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-106

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA ORDERING THE IM PROVEMENTS OF CERTAIN STREETS AND RIGHTSOF-WAY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN AND CREATING AN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT KNOWN AS THE CITY OF PEORIA STREETLIGHT IM PROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1165, ALORAVITA NORTH PHASE 3 PARCEL 12; PURSUANT TO TITLE 48, CHAP TER 4, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES AND AMEND MENTS THERETO FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHAS ING ELECTRICITY, WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGE FOR THE USE OF LIGHTING FACILITIES AND OTHER RE LATED ITEMS TOGETHER WITH ALL APPURTENANT STRUCTURES AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS, AND DE CLARING AN EMERGENCY.

WHEREAS on the 11th day of October, 2022, the Mayor and Coun cil of the City of Peoria, Arizona, passed and adopted Resolution No. 2022-105, declaring its intention to order the purchase of electricity for lighting the streets and public parks within the proposed district and that the cost of the purchase of electricity for lighting the streets and public parks be assessed upon a certain improvement district, to be known as City of Peoria Streetlight Improvement District No. 1105; providing that the cost of the electricity required to operate the system be assessed under the provisions of Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended; and declaring an emergency; and

WHEREAS, a copy of Resolution No. 2022-105 has been published in the Peoria Times, a newspaper published and generally circulated in the City, as required by law or alternatively a petition has been filed with the City Clerk having been signed by all the owners of the real property; and

WHEREAS, the Superintendent of Streets of the City caused to be post ed along the streets of the District, no more than three hundred (300) feet apart, notices of the passage of Resolution No. 2022-105, said no tices being headed “Notice of Proposed Improvement”, each heading in letters at least one (1) inch in height. Said notices stated the fact of the passage of said Resolution of Intention No. 2022-105 or alternatively a petition has been filed with the City Clerk having been signed by all the owners of the real property; and

WHEREAS, more than fifteen (15)

since the date of the last publication of said Resolution of Intention No. 2022-105 and since the completion of the posting of said

or alternatively a petition has been filed with the City Clerk having been signed by all the owners of the real property; and

WHEREAS, no protests against the proposed improvement and no ob jections to the extent of the District were filed with the Clerk of the City during the time prescribed by law; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City having acquired ju risdiction to order the improvements as described in Resolution No. 2022-105; and

WHEREAS, the City Engineer acting as District Engineer has prepared and presented to the Mayor and Council of the City duplicate diagrams of the property contained within the District (“the Diagram”) and legal description copies of which are attached and incorporated as Exhibits A and B.

NOW THEREFORE IT IS RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA, as follows:

Section 1. By virtue of the authority vested in the Mayor and Coun cil of the City by Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes and all amendments thereto, the Mayor and Council of the City orders the work or improvement done as described in Resolution No. 2022105 and in accordance with the Plans and Specifications approved and adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona.

Section 2. The Superintendent of Streets of the City is authorized and directed to prepare and execute the notice of the passage of this Resolution, which is attached as Exhibit B. Such notice shall be posted and published as provided by law.

Section 3. That the Diagram, as prepared and presented to the May or and Council of the City is approved by the Mayor and Council of the City.

Section 4. That the Clerk of the City is authorized and directed to certify that the Diagram was approved by the Mayor and Council of the City on the 11th day of October, 2022, and after such certification, the Clerk of the City is authorized and directed to deliver the Diagram to the Superintendent of Streets of the City.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona, this 11th day of October, 2022.

Cathy Carlat, Mayor

Signed

CITY OF PEORIA, an Arizona municipal corporation

Cathy Carlat, Mayor

Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended.