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Sunday, September 22, 2019

New complaint targets Scottsdale’s top judge

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local man arrested at a Scottsdale City Council meeting over two years ago has filed a complaint against Scottsdale City Court’s presiding judge for allegedly intervening in the case after being disqualified.

In a complaint filed with the Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct in September, Mark Stuart alleged that Presiding Judge Joseph Olcavage violated an order to stay out of a criminal case stemming from Stuart’s 2017 arrest.

SUSD must pay $119,000 in lawsuit over records

Scottsdale Presiding Judge Joseph Olcavage is the subject of complaint filed by resident Mark Stuart with the Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Stuart was removed by Scottsdale Police officers during the public comment portion of a Scottsdale City Council meeting on Feb. 7, 2017, at the behest of Mayor Jim Lane, who said he believed Stuart was violating state laws by using public resources – the meeting itself – to gin up support for a citizen initiative he hoped to put on the ballot.

Scottsdale Police officers removed Stuart, who was eventually charged with trespassing and refusal to obey a police officer, according to court records.

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cottsdale Unified School District must pay a former student’s family over $119,000 to cover legal costs from litigation over its failure to fulfill public records requests in 2017.

On August 30, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Daniel J. Kiley ordered the district to pay John and Mary McCarthy $118,816 for legal fees and an additional $537 to cover other costs stemming from their suit.

The couple sued to obtain district records related to alleged mistreatment and abuse of their nonverbal autistic son Sean while he was attending Desert Mountain High School.

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campaign funds to personal use because the $4,328.32 paid to Smith was a legitimate partial repayment of loans Smith made to his campaign committee in 2014.

According to, the clerk’s report, “The Smith Committee received three candidate loans, totaling $35,050…” and all loans were properly reported.

The clerk also dismissed Alexander’s contention that the 2014 loans should have been reported as debt on the campaign’s future reports.

“At no time during the 2014 primary election cycle and general election cycle, the 2016 election cycle or the 2018 election cycle was a candidate loan considered a debt or reported as such,” the clerk said.

Smith was also not required to report the carryover loan balance from 2014 on his 2018 reports because the forms only require the inclusion of loans “that are received during the reporting period,” according to Jagger.

Alexander called the stipulation requiring the recording of loans only during a specific reporting period a “failure of statute,” arguing Smith was not transparent with voters.

“Failure or not in the statute, Smith did not honor the voters and the intent toward transparency,” Alexander said.

Jagger also dismissed an allegation Smith improperly reported expenditures during the 2018 campaign by failing to report the address of an online vendor.

Smith said he believed Alexander’s complaint was an attempt to distract from the pending complaint he filed against Alexander.

“My only regret is that so many people had to spend so much time (and taxpayer money) to refute these groundless, sophomoric allegations filed for no reason except to distract from the continuing investigation of Mr. Jason Alexander’s own Campaign Finance law violations,” Smith told Progress.

Alexander is the subject of an ongoing campaign finance complaint filed by Smith and being investigated by the City Attorney in Phoenix.

Scottsdale Acting City Attorney Joe Padilla referred the case to Phoenix earlier this year “to avoid the appearance of impropriety” after a member of the City Council asked the city manager to look into dropping the complaint against Alexander.

Alexander disputed Smith’s contention.

“A distraction? No,” Alexander said.

“There’s nothing going on with my case. It’s been 11 weeks of silence from Phoenix.”

Alexander said his attorney has been contacted by Phoenix.

officers and appointed boards and commissions.

Colleen Connor, currently a deputy attorney with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, is also a finalist for the position.

Connor earned her law degree from the University of Baltimore in 1994 and worked for the county attorney for over 14 years. She currently heads the group that provides legal support to the county attorney, sheriff, treasurer, school superintendent and other elected officials.

Connor is a former director of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission.

Phoenix Senior Assistant City Attorney Deryck R. Lavelle is also a candidate for the open City Attorney job in Scottsdale.

Lavelle graduated from the California Western School of Law in 2002 and

worked for the City of Phoenix for five years. He currently provides legal support to the mayor, city council, city manager and other departments.

Lavelle is also the chief legal officer and general counsel for the non-profit Phoenix Community Development and Investment Corporation.

The City Council will meet with each finalist in one-on-one sessions on October 2. The finalists will then address the Council in a public meeting on October 3.

The Council has the option to go into a closed executive session following the public meeting and could name the city’s next attorney that same day.

It is unknown what salary the city would offer a new city attorney. Former City Attorney Bruce Washburn’s salary was $228,858 when he retired.

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he Scottsdale City Clerk cleared former Councilman David Smith of allegations made in a campaign finance complaint.

City Clerk Carolyn Jagger on Sept. 16 she found no merit in Scottsdale resident and activist Jason Alexander’s Sept. 3 complaint against the Committee to Re-Elect David N. Smith to Council.

The clerk’s report cleared Smith along with committee Chairman Jim Bruner and Treasurer Judy Frost.

Alexander alleged Smith’s campaign committee violated state campaign finance laws last year 2018 by failing to report over $35,000 in loans made to the campaign in 2014.

Alexander argued donors should have been made aware of the outstanding loan debt.

The Smith Campaign partially repaid Smith $4,328 for those loans, according to a January 2019 filing.

Alexander alleged the partial repayment could have constituted an illegal conversion of campaign funds for personal use and Smith should have reported the carryover balance of the 2014 loans on his 2018 campaign finance reports.

The 2018 reports made no mention of the loan balance until the repayment was made.

Smith countered that state law only required the reporting of loans made during the current election cycle – an argument Jagger agreed with.

Jagger found Smith had not converted

The City Clerk cleared former Councilman David Smith of allegations made in a campaign finance complaint filed on Sept, 3. (Progress file photo)

Council narrowing search for new City Attorney PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

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he Scottsdale City Council will likely select the next city attorney within a month after it meets with three finalists for the position in early October.

Former City Attorney Bruce Washburn retired in June and the City Council named Joe Padilla, then a deputy city attorney, as acting in the top position.

The city has narrowed its list of candidates for the permanent position to three finalists, including Sherry R. Scott, one of the city’s current deputy attorneys.

Scott, who earned her law degree from Arizona State University in 1991, has worked for Scottsdale for over 18 years.

She currently provides legal support to the city’s operating departments, charter

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SCOTTSDALE PROGRESS | WWW.SCOTTSDALE.ORG | SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Lane, other mayors call for education overhaul

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t a Scottsdale roundtable ostensibly focused on the future of STEM industries in the Phoenix Metro area, several Valley mayors pivoted the discussion to education – with one advocating for the total dismantling of the current system.

Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels argued for the dismantling of the current education system and rebuilding it to reflect the needs of an evolving workforce.

“I think we need to completely dismantle our education system, not just in Arizona, but across this country,” Daniels said.

Daniels found allies in Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane and Litchfield Park Mayor Tom Schoaf, who both called for limiting or outright removing the federal government from public education.

Lane said he would support the mission “to get rid of the Department of Education and get the federal government out of this because it’s politicized it, (and) it’s pocketed the money for things that are politically directed and not necessarily to the education case.”

If the federal government was removed from public education, Arizona would have to reconcile a considerable funding gap.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Arizona was one of the states to receive the highest percentage of their public school revenues from the federal government in the fiscal year 2017 at 13.7 percent.

The mayors’ comments came at the inaugural mayoral roundtable at the Arizona STEM & Innovation Summit in Scottsdale Sept. 17.

Daniels, Lane and Schoaf were joined at Scottsdale City Hall by Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord, Paradise Valley Mayor Jerry BienWillner and Surprise Mayor Skip Hall.

The roundtable included discussion of how each city was working to attract tech investment in their community and the conversation returned to education as a major component of that goal.

Without a doubt, the cities represented have seen nothing short of a tech windfall in recent years, none more than Goodyear.

Goodyear has seen a rush of recent investment from tech firms, including Microsoft, which purchased hundreds of acres in the city for data centers.

Lord credited the recent investment to

years of planning and investment in infrastructure.

“We have been preparing for this time for a long time… it’s really something and you just look around and you have all this land and it never comes, never comes, and then all of a sudden somebody threw flower seed over Goodyear and it is popping up all over,” Lord said.

Other Valley cities have seen significant investment as well.

Last year, a global conScottsdale Mayor Jim Lane sulting firm Deloitte (Photos by Kimberly Carillo/Progress Staff Photographer) signed a development deal with Gilbert to open up a center to service its technology clients that could result in 2,500 new jobs, including 1,500 over the next 10 years.

In Scottsdale, a partnership between digital platform creator Infosys and Arizona State University could bring 1,000 jobs to the city at the SkySong development, according to an ASU announcement.

Scottsdale has also seen growth in the biotech field within an area dubbed the “Cure CorriLitchfield Park Mayor Tom Schoaf dor” by the city. The area, he gave few specifics to back up which runs all the way from Scottsdale Airpark to SkySong, in- that criticism.

“I probably would start by havcludes employers like Honor Health, Orion Health, Mayo Clinic and Translational ing the United States Congress, the federal government absoluteDrug Development.

The mayors took a moment to high- ly stay out of education entirely,” light those recent wins, but much of the Schoaf said.

Lane said the Department of Educonversation still centered on education, highlighted by Daniels’ pitch to reshape cation had become too politicized.

He also echoed Daniels’ critithe whole system.

Daniels acknowledged that her com- cism, saying that society needs to ments were controversial, but that chang- be careful not to hold onto a syses are needed “not because we’ve been tem that is not working simply because it is the status quo. doing it wrong.”

“These are tough words some“We’ve been doing it the way that we know how to do it, and I still think we’re times to be heard by some folks, just one of the most successful countries but that is really one of the big isin the world…when it comes to educating sues,” Lane said.

The education discussion our youth, but our workforce is changing and the needs of our workforce are spanned well beyond radical calls for upheaval, though. changing,” Daniels said.

The mayors also discussed the ways Following up on Daniels’ statement, Schoaf criticized the federal government’s the existing educational infrastructure in involvement in public education, though their communities affects and is affected

Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord

Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego

by tech industry investment in the Valley.

Education funding was also a hot topic as tech employers want to know that there is an adequate education system in

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They also filed a separate federal suit over the alleged abuse, alleging non-certified district staff physically restrained their son.

Arizona state law only allows restraint or seclusion by staff “trained in the safe and effective use” of such techniques unless there is an emergency.

Early in the public records case, district lawyers argued the district adequately fulfilled the McCarthy family’s requests.

However, on Dec. 6, 2018, Kiley issued a partial summary judgment that said the district did not comply with state law on a request for disciplinary records for a Desert Mountain teacher.

In March 2019, the family and district notified the court they reached a settlement in the public records case that would provide the McCarthy family with the records.

“It shouldn’t have gone that far…it took much longer and more money than it ever should have,” Mary McCarthy said.

“We got the same stuff in the end that we could have had had they just complied with the request.”

SUSD General Counsel Michelle Marshall did not respond to a request for comment.

According to the March settlement, the district agreed to provide the family with all requested emails by April 19, 2019.

The district also agreed to provide any written notes related to a district correc-

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place to support their growth and allow them to attract qualified workers.

Arizona’s per-pupil spending of $8,003 ranked 46th out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. in the fiscal year 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest numbers.

The state has since partially implemented Gov. Doug Ducey’s 20 x 2020 plan that has increased teacher salaries statewide.

Arizona still ranks near the bottom nationwide in teacher pay even with partial implementation Ducey’s plan, according to Expect More Arizona.

Schoaf said his primarily residential community is not focused on attracting tech companies, but does want the executives from those companies to live in his city.

Schoaf said adequately funding primary and secondary education is key to attracting those companies and residents and preparing students to work in tech jobs.

“We can’t expect to be able to educate our children in STEM subjects if we can’t

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ordered Scottsdale Unified School District to pay John (pictured) and Mary McCarthy over $119,000 in attorneys fees and other costs stemming from a public records lawsuit the McCarthy’s brought against the district in September 2017 related to alleged mistreatment of their son Sean.

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tive action memorandum previously obtained by the family.

The memorandum, authored by thenDirector of Special Education Dawn Schwencker, detailed the use of a CPI hold on Sean McCarthy by former Desert Mountain Special Education teacher Chris Satterlie.

According to the memo, on Jan. 24, 2017 “Mr. Satterlie revealed he had performed holds on (the McCarthys’ son) and Mr. Sat-

afford to have a teacher who will go and work there to teach them,” Schoaf said.

Though cities have no influence over the actual funding of school districts, the mayors pointed to the importance of remaining engaged with the local school district to provide support in other ways through collaboration and sharing of ideas.

“We help in any way we can. We’re showing up,” said Goodyear Mayor Lord, whose city includes five school districts.

“You know I always say if you show up, it says you’re interested and many people don’t show up.”

Daniels said she brings together leaders from the three public school districts in Gilbert and 33 charter or private schools to discuss important education topics.

Lane pointed to programs in the past in which his city has used the Sister Cities program to bring in Mandarin instructors and how the city has supported the robotics team at Saguaro High School.

Lane also commended area businesses like Nuro, a robotics and autonomous vehicle company, for working with pro-

terlie is not CPI certified.”

The settlement also required the district to cover the family’s attorney fees, though the parties disagreed over what constituted reasonable fees.

On April 16, the SUSD Governing Board approved the settlement on a 4-0 vote.

Board Member Jann-Michael Greenburg recused himself.

The board also voted 4-0 to let the judge decide how much in attorney’s fees to

grams like the Saguaro robotics team.

Similarly, Gallego said Phoenix supports local high school robotics teams and has even heard from local teams that want to help solve city problems.

“We love the idea of using our great, brilliant students to solve our local problems,” Gallego said.

There is still a financial question as to how local governments can support the district’s financial needs.

One topic discussed was budget overrides, which are not directly connected to local governments but can benefit from support from local leaders.

While he said he has supported district budget overrides in the past as avenue to provide adequate funding for local districts, Schoaf said the override system is inherently unfair to students in districts that do not pass them.

Schoaf said he would like to see the state adequately fund education so that overrides are not a necessity and that he would be willing to pay more in taxes to make that happen.

“Absolutely, we pay more when we

award the McCarthy family.

Mary McCarthy declined to provide a specific number but said the family initially offered to settle for much less than the $118,816 the judge awarded. “(The award) was significantly more than we offered to settle for,” Mary McCarthy said. ”It would have been financially better for them to settle at the time.”

However, by August, the family asked the judge to award $139,295.50 in attorney’s fees – more than three times the $42,500 the district requested.

The judge disagreed with the district’s argument that the rates charged by the McCarthy’s attorneys were excessive and outside what’s normally charged for comparable work.

However, the judge agreed with district arguments that some services should not be covered by the settlement, including telephone conferences.

Kiley’s Aug. 30 order included several rebukes of the district’s failure to respond appropriately to the records requests initially.

He said the district’s argument it met the records requests “may be literally true, but it is misleading…”

The judge cited a situation in which a request by the family generated 120,000 results within the district’s system. But rather than refining the search, the district simply stopped the search at 4,800 results and provided those to the family with no indication roughly 96 percent of search results had been omitted.

have an override,” Schoaf said. “Locally, the districts that have an override, we pay more.”

The discussion was a timely one as a number of districts in the mayors’ communities will be going out for bonds or budget overrides in November this year, including Scottsdale Unified, Avondale Elementary, Chandler Unified, Gilbert Public Schools, Mesa Public Schools, Higley Unified, Paradise Valley Unified, Phoenix Elementary and Tempe Elementary.

The mayors also touched on the importance of quality college and university education.

Gallego pointed to her city’s investment in a downtown medical school on-site previously secured for a Cardinals football stadium as a major contributor to growing the city’s educated workforce.

“And now we’ve gotten billions of dollars of economic impact from instead of getting football, getting medical education…we are not the ones educating doctors, but we are helping create the physical space where that happens,” Gallego said.

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Board disagrees on search firm for SUSD chief

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

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he Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board has started to kick the tires on the process for finding Superintendent John Kriekard’s successor.

But there is some disagreement among board members over whom the district will hire to spearhead that search.

Kriekard came out of retirement to lead the district and accepted the permanent position in early 2019 when the previous board was unhappy with the candidates recommended by search firm McPherson & Jacobson.

Though the Kriekard hiring was widely praised, it was understood at the time that his tenure would be limited and the new board would seek a successor sooner rather than later.

The district spent about $21,000 of a $36,900 contract with McPherson & Jacobson during the first search last year.

The search firm left open the option for that contract to continue if the current board okayed it.

“They have said that they will only charge (the $15,000) that remain on that original contract to run another search this year,” Kriekard told the board earlier this month.

search firm.

The board was scheduled to vote on Sept. 17 on the continuation of the McPherson & Jacobson contract, but President Patty Beckman moved to delay it until Oct. 1 so all board members had a chance to meet with McPherson & Jacobson first.

The board voted 4-1 to delay the vote, with Jann-Michael Greenburg dissenting.

Board members Sandy Kravetz, Barbara Perleberg and Allyson Beckham expressed skepticism about continuing with McPherson & Jacobson at a special meeting Sept. 3.

All three were on the board in 2018 when it ultimately decided to suspend its search because it was not satisfied with the candidates it presented.

“I’m kind of torn because we spent a certain amount of The Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board has started discussing how it will remoney with them, we didn’t place Superintendent John Kriekard, whose contract runs through the end of the 2019-20 school year. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) get the result we were hoping for,” Kravetz said.

Perleberg said she saw both Kriekard said the search firm would what it already had. not have to perform as many commuIt is unclear whether the board will sides of the argument, noting the disnity meetings or data gathering as it continue with McPherson & Jacobdid in 2018, because it could rely on son or start the process to find a new see SUPERINTENDENT page 11

Drinkwater underpass reopens after a year of work

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he Drinkwater underpass in downtown Scottsdale reopened last weekend after being closed for more than a year due to emergency structural repairs on Drinkwater Bridge.

The reopening was a welcome relief for Scottsdale drivers as Drinkwater Boulevard typically provides a speedier alternative for those seeking to avoid slower speed limit zones in the more pedestrian-friendly areas of downtown Scottsdale.

The underpass closure in July 2018 effectively shut down traffic on Drinkwater Boulevard in both directions at the bridge, which sits underneath the Civic Center Plaza south of Indian School Road, and forced commuters to use alternate routes to travel through downtown Scottsdale.

Commuters were forced to detour to Miller Road to the east, Scottsdale Road

The Drinkwater Bridge underpass reopened to traffic last weekend after being closed for over a year for repairs. (Photo by Kimberly Carillo/Progress Staff Photographer)

to the west or navigate the other minor arterials in the area.

According to the city, traffic on Miller

Road increased by approximately 30 percent during the closure.

Construction on the Civic Center Plaza

is ongoing and the city expects to complete that work later this fall.

The bridge portion of Civic Center Plaza remains cordoned off by chain-link fence and two temporary pedestrian bridges provide access between City Hall to the east and the rest of the plaza and Old Town Scottsdale to the west.

The City of Scottsdale first shut down the Drinkwater Bridge and underpass in July 2018 after a contractor hired by the city the previous month discovered loose concrete along the westside retaining wall and deteriorating concrete columns.

A previous investigation in 2014 had revealed that issues with falling concrete underneath the bridge were caused by water intrusion from a leaking fountain and irrigation on the topside of the bridge in Civic Center Plaza.

The repairs to the bridge include repairing existing structural damage

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trict could save time and money by going with McPherson, but that she shared Kravetz’s concerns.

“Are we going to get exactly what we got last time?” Perleberg said.

However, new board members Greenburg and Beckman, expressed a desire to hear more from McPherson & Jacobson before making a decision.

They suggested the failed first search could have been the result of limitations put on the search firm by the old board.

“I will tell you, outside looking in, it appears to most people, including myself, that the outcome was a result of the abbreviated timeframe and it being rushed, etc,” Beckman said.

In 2018, the old board pushed McPherson & Jacobson to provide finalists for the superintendent position before the end of the year, so the old board could have a say in the district’s next leader.

The request came against the advice of the consultants, who planned to have finalists presented in January 2019, when outgoing board members Kim Hartmann and Pam Kirby would have no say in the process.

At the time, consultant Thomas Jacobson said he saw no benefit to the old board selecting finalists.

Greenburg said the “timeline that was presented was cut significantly in order to allow the existing board to select the semifinalists.”

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and creating a new waterproofing and drainage system.

The bridge, built in the 1980s, had a waterproof membrane that had exceeded its service life, according to the city.

“The bridge had waterproofing to protect the concrete deck, but even the best waterproofing fails over time,” Scottsdale Public Works Executive Director Dan Worth said in 2018.

A 2019 report from the Scottsdale City Auditor found the Arizona Department of Transportation had warned the city about the state of the bridge for a decade.

“ADOT inspection reports noted evidence of water leaking, concrete spalling, and broken light fixtures at the Drinkwater bridge for more than 10 years,” according to the report.

The Scottsdale City Council allocated a total budget of $8.577 million towards the Drinkwater Bridge project, including $6.63 million in emergency funding to repair the overpass.

The members who served on the board during the last search pushed back on that assertion, saying they saw no evidence that their modified timeline hampered the search.

“At any point, I did not hear one of them say to us ‘we’re sorry; the pool just wasn’t what you think,’” Beckham said.

“What I heard is ‘we’ve got four great candidates; any of them would be great for you.’”

“And that is why I have concerns using this firm,” Beckham said.

Perleberg said she was told by the consultants that the candidate pool would not have changed if the district waited until January to select the finalists.

Still, Beckman said she would like to hear from the McPherson & Jacobson consultants herself to find out if they thought the old board’s conditions hampered the first search.

“I would like to hear from them personally,” said Beckman. “I think it’s difficult for me to hold them accountable for those results if they’re not weighing.”

For his part, Kriekard said it would be fair to hear from the consultants but that his only goal is to leave the district in the hands of a capable superintendent.

“My only stake in this is the end result,” Kriekard said. “I don’t care how you get there. I hope you have the right person to carry on what I believe are some significant things that we have done.”

The emergency funds, approved by the City Council in October 2018, pulled $2.4 million in funding from other projects that had to be canceled by the city, including road paving, sidewalk repairs and a planned storage yard for street operations in the northern part of the city The city could recoup a significant portion of those funds, though.

On September 17, the Scottsdale City Council approved a project agreement with the Maricopa Association of Governments to use funds from the Arterial Life Cycle Program to pay for a part of the bridge repair project.

Under the agreement, MAG will cover up to $5.999 million of the $8.577 million budget for phases two and three of the repair using funds from the Prop 400 regional sales tax dedicated to transportation projects.

Under the program, the city is required to provide a 30 percent match, which amounts to $2.571 million.

The city also spent $800,000 on phase one of the repairs, which included investigation and remediation.

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City finally settles protracted suit over bike mishap

BY ANTHONY WALLACE Progress Contributor

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cottsdale City Council approved a $120,000 settlement payment to resolve a lawsuit stemming from a bicycle accident that occurred in May 2014.

Robert Marcellus was struck from behind by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on Rio Verde Drive near 120th Street and suit contended that the unsafe design of the roadway and lack of bike lane contributed to the collision.

City Council’s approval of the settlement last week resolves five years of litigation at a lower payout than Marcellus originally sought.

Marcellus initially asked for $1 million, claiming more than $250,000 in lost wages and medical bills.

The city denied liability and argued that Marcellus was at least partially liable for his own injuries.

Chris Bode, an attorney who specializes in personal injury and wrongful death litigation but was not involved in this case, noted that roadways “are to be kept in what’s described as a rea-

sonably safe condition.”

“If the accident is due to defects or dangerous conditions on the bike path or roadway, the city could potentially be liable,” he said, noting that what constitutes “reasonably safe” is subjective and is, “up to a jury of common everyday people.”

According to Bode, “more than 90 percent” of cases of this kind are resolved prior to trial; either a judge throws out the case or the city agrees to pay the plaintiff a settlement rather than leave the decision up to a jury.

Bode said that when the city agrees to a settlement, it is typically either out of a desire to avoid mounting legal expenses or out of fear for what a jury might decide/.

Scottsdale had already incurred significant legal costs related to the case.

To aid in their defense, the City of Scottsdale contracted The Law Offices of Robert S. Murphy, LLC. City Council initially approved a contract with the attorney with a stipulation that fees not exceed $50,000. They voted to raise that limit twice: to $150,000 in 2016 and to $250,000 in 2017.

Bode said he has never been involved with a case like this that has gone on for so long.

Eric C. Anderson, Scottsdale’s senior assistant city attorney, said, “a variety of factors led to this case taking a little longer than typical.”

According to a 2016

report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Arizona suffered 4.47 bicyclist deaths per million people — the 4th highest total of any state in the country.

According to Anderson, these factors include multiple extensions of deadlines requested by the plaintiff, a change in the case’s assigned judge, and Marcellus’ temporary move to Col-

orado in the midst of litigation.

Although most do not result in litigation, Arizona does deal with a disproportionately high number of bicycle accidents.

According to a 2016 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Arizona suffered 4.47 bicyclist deaths per million people — the 4th highest total of any state in the country.

Ed Beighe, an IT professional who runs the website AZBikeLaw.org, said while this statistic may seem alarming, “its meaningfulness is in question.”

What the number does not take into account, he said, is the increased popularity of biking here due to favorable weather.

Although he is not overly concerned with the fatality rate, he said lawmakers could enact simple changes that would improve cyclist safety.

“Reducing peak motorists’ speed is likely to improve traffic safety for all road users: bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists alike,” Beighe said.

Neither Marcellus nor his attorney John Leader were available for comment for this story.

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The case initially went before Scottsdale City Court but Stuart moved to have Olcavage and Judges Jim Blake and Orest Jejna disqualified due to a conflict of interest.

Stuart cited the judges’ personal, financial and employment relationships with Mayor Jim Lane and council members – all of whom could be called as witnesses at trial.

Stuart also later found out Blake’s reappointed was under review by the council.

In July 2017, Scottsdale Judge Statia Hendrix recused the entire Scottsdale City Court, including herself and those named in Stuart’s motion – which amounted to all of Scottsdale City Court judges.

“After review of the defense motions, including disclosures that members of Scottsdale City Council are potential trial witnesses, the Scottsdale City Court recuses itself as court of record,” Hendrix wrote.

The case bounced through multiple courts within the Maricopa County Justice Court system for the next two years before being partially transferred back to Scottsdale for a lack of jurisdiction.

In July 2019, Judge David Osterfeld, justice of the peace for the White Tank precinct, issued a ruling finding the justice court had jurisdiction on the trespass charge but not the charge of refusing to obey a police officer, which is a violation of Scottsdale City Code.

Osterfeld transferred the city charge back to Scottsdale City Court and on Aug. 22, Olcavage granted a state motion to set a hearing date.

In his complaint with the commission, Stuart argued Olcavage’s ruling to set a court date violated the recusal of the entire Scottsdale City Court – including Olcavage – for conflict of interest.

“Because disqualification means what it says; there’s nothing ambiguous about it,” Stuart said. “When a judge is disqualified they can’t have anything to do with the case.”

Olcavage did not return a request for comment and a city spokesman declined comment, referring questions to the state Commission on Judicial Conduct – which also declined comment.

In 2017, the state Supreme Court

Scottsdale City Court Presiding Judge Joseph Olcavage (left) received the Judge of the Year Award from the Arizona Supreme Court in 2017.

Resident Mark Stuart filed a complaint against Scottsdale City Court Presiding Judge Joseph Olcavage related to Olcavage’s involvement in a case stemming from Stuart’s arrest at a 2017 City Council meeting.

awarded Olcavage its Judge of the Year award. He also received the Justice Michael D. Ryan Award for Judicial Excellence from the Arizona State Bar. In a separate but associated case in Superior Court, Stuart argued the Scottsdale City Court’s recusal along with the justice courts’ lack of subject matter jurisdiction should result in dismissal of his case. “(Osterfeld) transferred it back to

Scottsdale City Court and he’s not allowed to do that,” Stuart said. “The only thing he can do under the law is to dismiss the case.”

In seeking a stay, Stuart argued Olcavage should not be able to set a court date or name a replacement judge because that would violate the Scottsdale Court’s recusal.

State Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel agreed the Scottsdale judges should remain out of the case but stopped short of dismissing the case.

According to a filing by Olcavage on Sept. 12, Scottsdale judges will not be allowed to name a temporary judge.

Olcavage noted Brutinel issued an administrative order declaring a presiding judge in Phoenix Municipal Court will assign a judge to the case.

Prior to Brutinel’s ruling, a Scottsdale prosecutor disagreed Olcavage should be barred from naming a temporary judge.

Assistant City Prosecutor Ken Flint argued that Stuart’s argument “ if accepted, means none do this, effectively making Scottsdale the place where the (city code) charge goes to die.”

Stuart said he does not necessarily believe Olcavage’s alleged violation of the original recusal was done out of malice

but could be the result of an underlying health issue.

Stuart told the commission Olcavage’s health has deteriorated in recent years, though he acknowledged he does not have direct knowledge of his physical condition.

Stuart said he attempted to file a motion in person with Olcavage recently and was told by court staff “he doesn’t even work anymore.”

City officials declined to comment on Olcavage’s health.

The Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct determines a judge’s fitness to serve and has jurisdiction over “allegations of incapacity,” according to its rules.

The commission staff will review the complaint and make a recommendation on how to proceed. That could include a more in-depth investigation.

There is no set time frame for the length of an investigation into alleged misconduct, according to the commission.

The cases resulting from Stuart’s arrest have generated significant legal bills for both Stuart and the city.

In April 2019, the city increased its contract with law firm Dickinson Wright to a maximum of $490,000 to defend the city in an associated civil suit brought by Stuart over the 2017 arrest.

The City Attorney’s office has spent over two years prosecuting Stuart for the trespassing and refusal to obey charges.

“The city does not determine whether to prosecute alleged crimes based upon cost. If the city has sufficient evidence a crime has been committed, prosecution occurs,” a city spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said the Dickinson Wright contract is specifically to represent the city and employees named in the federal civil suit but the outside firm may attend the criminal case proceedings.

The spokesperson said “because the different matters arise out of many of the same events, Dickinson Wright is authorized to monitor and attend criminal court proceedings as necessary to adequately represent and defend the interests of the city and the individual defendants in the federal court civil proceedings.”

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More uncertified teachers filling vacancies in Arizona

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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rizona schools started this year with more vacancies than last year as more teachers chose to leave the classroom.

A new report Thursday by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association found the 150 school districts and charter schools that responded to this year’s survey said they found themselves with nearly 6,950 positions to be filled.

That compares with fewer than 6,230 last year.

The good news is that four weeks into the school year just one out of every five of those vacancies remained to be filed.

Last year at this time the number was one in four.

But Justin Wing, past president of the association who put the report together, said that doesn’t mean schools were able to find more certified teachers.

He said districts have made up much of the difference by putting people who do not meet standard teaching requirements in front of classrooms.

That includes those who are in a teacher intern program and those who have emergency teaching certificates, people who lack any actual training in how to teach but have some professional background in the subject like math or physics.

Other slots were filled by those whose certification has not yet been approved, with the reporting schools saying they had hired 314 people from other countries through professional visas that allow them to work here.

Yet even with all that, schools still reported they still have 1,444 positions where there are just no teachers to be had.

The largest share of these vacancies is currently being “filled’’ with long-term substitutes.

But schools also have gotten creative, forcing existing teachers to take on additional classes, putting more children into classes than districts determine is suitable and creating multi-grade classrooms.

Complicating the problem, according to the report, is that 283 teachers who they were counting on already have resigned this year, with another 81 that didn’t even report to work on the first day of school.

And 63 simply abandoned their jobs.

The number of positions that schools needed to fill actually fell between the

beginning of the 2017 school year and 2018.

Wing credited that to the 10 percent salary boost enacted by the Legislature in the wake of the Red for Ed movement and the teacher strike.

“One of the things that it did is it retained teachers for a few more years than it normally would have,’’ he said.

Wing said he saw that in the Washington Elementary School District where he works.

“I had teachers in May (2018) when that Red for Ed occurred rescind their retirement because this was the biggest raise they ever received in their career,’’ he said.

More to the point, Wing said, is that staying on an extra year with a 10 percent higher salary directly increased their retirement benefits which are based on the highest-paid 36 consecutive months of their past 10 years of work history.

But many of those people delayed their retirement for just one year to get that pension boost. The result was that bump this year in positions that need to be filled.

The other half of the problem, said Wing, is that universities in Arizona are just not producing the number of graduates that they once did.

“The pipeline’s not coming in,’’ he said.

Wing said some of that may relate to pay, with teacher salaries here still below the national average even with the state in the middle of the plan to raise the average by 20 percent over 2016 levels by 2020.

Gov. Doug Ducey has sought to address at least part of the issue with the creation of the Arizona Teachers Academy that gives some education students free tuition.

Gubernatorial press aide Patrick Ptak said 120 graduates of that program taught in public schools as part of an agreement for receiving a tuition waiver the prior year. And he said the new state budget adds $15 million to expand that program.

“With the new funding, the Teachers Academy is expected to grow to about 3,000 students,’’ he said.

Wing acknowledged the shortage of people wanting to go into teaching isn’t just an Arizona problem.

He said that enrollment at colleges of education is lagging nationally, with the issue being not just overall salaries but also the belief by some that teachers are not respected.

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Scottsdale boy’s generosity helps soccer teams in need

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year ago, Scottsdale teen Wade Crum founded his nonprofit, Pass It On, as a way to donate new and gently used sports equipment to youth in need.

Since then, the nonprofit collected more than 6,000 donated items – and more than 1,000 were recently given to Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley (BGCEV) at its annual Day for Kids event on Sept. 14 at the Grant Woods Branch in Mesa.

“They felt really amazed and happy, and they enjoyed the event,” Wade said. “They wanted the equipment and it was really meaningful. There were a lot of smiling faces going around.”

Pass It On chose the club because it needed the equipment.

They met earlier with Sam Fowler, vice president of development & strategy at the East Valley club, “he introduced us to their branch and how many kids were in need,” said the 14-year-old Saguaro High School freshman and soccer player for Phoenix-based SC del Sol soccer club.

“They told us some really moving stories about the kids and so we definitely

Pass It On collects items both at donation drives held throughout the year, as well as from donation bins located at soccer stores throughout the Valley, including Soccer Post Arrowhead in Peoria.

The nonprofit will soon have a donation bin at Soccer Mall in Phoenix.

The group’s goal is to not only increase the number of donation bins at stores, but Wade is also gearing up to present to the City of Scottsdale his idea of placing a donation bin at Scottsdale Sports Complex.

“We’re trying to have an outdoor donation bin so it’s easier for parents to drop off their clothing when they go to soccer practice, so they don’t have to contact us, go run The Crum family – Greg, Wade, Tyler and Sara Crum – poses for a photo at Boys & Girls Clubs of over to a store that’s halfway across the Valley,” Wade said. the East Valley’s annual Day for Kids. (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer) “It’s really important to make wanted to go where they could use us the The donated sports clothing and equipit convenient to parents.” most,” Wade’s mother Sara Crum said. ment assist the East Valley club’s Soccer Wade added he hopes the city approves Pass It On also gave the East Valley kids for Success program, including its soccer see SOCCER page 17 their own soccer balls and water bottles. drills and games.

Saguaro students help create chain of hope

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andwritten messages such as “You shine,” “Love yourself” and “You are loved,” formed a half-mile paper chain circling the state Capitol briefly last Tuesday morning.

The 13,010 links comprising the Connections of Hope Paper Chain served as a visible reminder of support to teens contemplating suicide. The messages were written by students and teachers at 11 Valley high schools – including Saguaro High in Scottsdale.

“This is near and dear to my heart,” said Rachel Brooks, a four-year Mesa High School teacher. “Early on in my teaching career, actually, one of my students took

Volunteer Jaymee Shaw helped set up a "Chain of Hope" by high school students around the State Capitol last week. (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer)

her life. She is forever with me in my memory and I still care for her.

“It was an impactful event for me in that it shaped who I am as a teacher and why I care so much about Connections of Hope and helping students learn socially and emotionally how to be healthy.”

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the second leading cause of death for those aged 15-34 in Arizona and overall the state ranks No. 20 in the country for the number of suicides.

In the East Valley, 38 teens have taken their lives since July 2017, according to an unofficial tally.

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the outdoor bins because “helping kids is important.”

Plus, he said, “It’s a lot better on the environment when you reuse and work on zero waste.”

The costs associated with these outdoor donation bins are covered by a $25,000 grant Pass It On received from Fiesta Bowl Charities in July.

Pass It On was one of 40 Arizona nonprofits granted during the 2019-20 Fiesta Bowl Charities grant cycle, which they gave a total of $3 million.

“We were inspired by the initiative and drive of Wade and his values clearly reflect through Pass It On,” said Fiesta Bowl spokeswoman Kristina Chumpol. “The Fiesta Bowl aims to enhance organizations that contribute to their communities through youth,

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“Research shows that hope and connection are the main protective factors that help prevent teen suicide and suicide across all ages,” said Nikki Kontz, clinical director of Teen Lifeline, which introduced the chain project.

“Teens need to feel support from their schools, their community, their parents, the larger community and even our policymakers in order to feel safe in their community,” Kontz added.

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High schools that participated in the Connections of Hope Paper Chain included: Copper Canyon High School students in Tolleson created 1,264 links Highland High School students in Gilbert created 1,346 links McClintock High School students in Tempe created 1,937 links Mesa High School students in Mesa created 1,558 links North Canyon High School students in Phoenix created 1,385 links North High School students in Phoenix created 1,411 links Phoenix Coding High School students in Phoenix created 863 links Saguaro High School students in Scottsdale created 814 links Sierra Linda High School students in Phoenix created 1,157 links West Point High School students in Avondale created 632 links Westview High School students in Avondale created 643 links

sports and education. Pass It On aligns with our values and we are proud to aid in its mission.”

Wade will use the grant money to expand operations and reach even more kids.

More specifically, the money will pay for tents and tables needed during donation drives and for Pass it On-branded equipment, including soccer balls and water bottles, among other costs.

“We were excited and happy and we just couldn’t believe it,” Wade said of the grant.

His mother added, “And we’re very, very grateful because we know how many kids we can help with that money.”

So far, Pass It On has donated to six entities, including Phoenix Rising and North Phoenix Christian Soccer Club. “[North Phoenix Christian Soccer Club players] were able to play in their cham-

State Sen. Sean Bowie, D- Ahwatukee, is doing just that with legislation he pushed through this year and was signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey on Sept. 11. Ducey also declared September teen suicide awareness month.

Bowie sponsored SB 1468, also known as the Mitch Warnock Act, which requires school districts and charter schools to provide training in suicide awareness and prevention to school guidance counselors, teachers, principals and other school personnel who work with students in grades 6 through 12. The law takes effect in the 2020-2021 school year.

“This is personal to me,” Bowie said at the event. “After visiting the over 50 schools in my district in the last two years, I knew there was more we could do here in the state Capitol.”

The law is named after a student at Corona Del Sol High School in Tempe, who took his life in 2016 during his senior year.

Bowie’s bill passed with unanimous bipartisan support.

He also acknowledged the work of Teen Lifeline, a 24-hour peer counseling crisis hotline. The nonprofit is the first peercounseling hotline to receive certification through the American Association of Suicidology.

“The training provides a critical tool to help teachers and administrators identify the warning signs and develop intervention measures before it’s too late,” Bowie said, noting: “This increased training and support will undoubtedly save lives and create a culture of support and inclusion at all the schools in our state. Suicide prevention really does require the support of the entire community.”

pionships games with Pass It On donated cleats, and they were able to score goals using them, and it was just really, really meaningful,” Wade said.

Pass It On has also donated to one foster family and La Paz Youth Soccer Association in Parker.

They made a donation of approximately 1,500 items to the latter on June 29.

Wade and his mother attribute the success of Pass It On to the support they’ve received from the community and said support is helping the nonprofit expand its reach.

For example, the Arizona Soccer Association sent Pass It On flyers to every one of its teams, including all of the kids and their families.

“I’m amazed, overwhelmed with people’s generosity and interest and support,” Sara said. “We definitely had no idea when we first did this. We were

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happy we were able to collect stuff and donate it. We were happy with the first 500 pieces of equipment we had. We thought that might be the farthest we could get. We kept doing it and it kept working and we got this far.”

Ahead, Pass It On will host another donation drive in the late fall or early winter. The nonprofit will also host a donation event for North Phoenix Christian Soccer Club, likely in November.

Wade’s future goal for Pass It On is to expand it to other families and, hopefully, other cities.

“One goal we have is to create some sort of manual or step-by-step instruction of how I created Pass It On, and we can send it out to other people so they can do a similar thing. They can create their own organization to help other different areas,” he said.

Information: passitonsoccer.net

About 15 volunteers and members from Teen Lifeline showed up at sunrise to connect the 11 piles of chains. Although students from the high schools were invited to attend, none showed up for the event.

Brooks said she wrote a few messages for the Mesa High chain, including “You got this.”

“I love that message,” To combat teen suicide, Saguaro High students and their she said. “Because counterparts wrote words of encouragement on notes sometimes life can be that were made into a paper chain. (Kimberly Carrillo) overwhelming and kids according to Michelle Moorhead, Teen need to know to take a Lifeline CEO. breath, you got this.”

After the event, the chains were reThe students were given a week to write their messages and make the turned to their schools, where students chains, which were in the schools’ colors. will be able to remove a message of hope According to Brooks, the project ignit- from the chain when they need it.

Kontz said there are stories of teens ed a conversation on the Mesa campus “about hope and how to instill that in “needing some of those links and removothers and what it means to be kind and ing them while they were being made because they needed to put them in their make somebody’s day better.”

As part of the Connections of Hope Pa- back pockets.”

A word of encouragement does go a per Chain event, Teen Lifeline challenged high schools to a competition to create long way in helping a teen in crisis, according to Jennica Failner, a Teen Lifeline the most messages of hope.

Three winners were announced at the crisis service associate.

The Chandler resident was a volunteer event – McClintock High School in Tempe for creating the most handwritten links peer counselor when she attended Wilat 1,937; Phoenix Coding High School for liams Field High School in Gilbert.

“That is why we do Teen Lifeline,’ Failhighest ratio of links to students enrolled at 868 and Mesa High School for most ner said. “It’s a resource for kids to go handwritten links and highest ratio of and talk to other teens so they don’t feel links to students enrolled at 1,558. (High- alone. Our big goal is to make sure teens don’t feel alone and this is a whole other land students created 1,346 links).

Each winner received $1,000, provided way to do this with this chain of hope.

by Mercy Care, to be used to create some- They can pick off these chains and read thing that provides hope on the campus, these amazing messages of hope.”

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Open cards and games

Enjoy a variety of games including card games 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive Information: 480-3127323.

Days SEPTEMBER

Sunday

22 Tail waggin’ tales

Children 6 to 10 can practice their reading skills with a certified therapy dog 2-2:45 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Information: 480312-7323.

Monday

23 New Faces AA meeting

Find recovery from alcohol addiction alongside this support group at 7:45 a.m. at North Scottsdale Fellowship Club, 10427 N. Scottsdale Road Club membership is not required to attend meetings.

Breakfast Babies

Parents and their babies can enjoy a delicious gourmet breakfast 9 a.m. Mondays at Brunch Café, 15507 N. Scottsdale Road. Families will meet in the large, private dining room and will receive complimentary coffee and a chocolate-covered strawberry with the purchase of any meal.

Grandparents are also welcome to join in on the dining, socializing and read-aloud story time. Information: 480398-7174.

General Cancer support group

10:15-10:45 a.m. with short stories, finger-plays and action rhymes at the Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive Information: 480-3127323.

Film series: ‘Trial

by Fire’

Enjoy the true-life Texas story, “Trial by Fire,” 5-7 p.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. The film is rated R. Information: 480-312-7323.

Homework help

Students 8 to 18 can stop by the Arabian Library at 10215 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Road for help on any subject 3:30-5:30 p.m. Information: 480-312-7323.

Tuesday

24 Let’s knit

Learn or practice knitting with others 1:30-4 p.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road Free. Information: 480-483-7121.

Sound Bowl Healing

Sound Bowls have been used for meditation in Tibet since about 500 B.C. People use them for relaxation, stress reduction and Reki. Join a class 6-7 p.m. at Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave. Information: 480-314-6660.

Books can…

Join a group of people with optimism and knowledge that can listen and help 10 a.m.noon at Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave. Information: 480-314-6660.

This unique literacy program uses popular picture books, rhymes and songs to teach young children up to 4 years old 10-10:45 a.m. at Scottsdale Family Resource Center, 6535 E. Osborn Road Information: 480-312-0038.

Children 2 to 3 can learn social and literacy skills

Give children up to 5 an opportunity to explore, create and investigate with a play-

Twos and threes together

Stay and play

Yoga storytime (ages 3–6)

based learning environment program 10:30 a.m.-noon at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. While children play, caregivers can learn about a variety of early childhood topics from local resource professionals. Information: 480312-7323.

Mustang writers’ critique

Meet with other writers to share and critique writing in a pressure-free and supportive group 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Information: 480312-7323.

Wednesday

25 Speedy bridge

Join others in a fast round of bridge at 10:30 a.m. at Via Linda Senior Center, 10440 E. Via Linda. Registration is required. Information: 480312-5810.

Sweetheart Jewelry

Join art and jewelry historian Jan Krulick-Belin to explore the materials, themes, contexts and visual influences on the “sweetheart jewelry” soldiers during World War II gave to their mothers, wives and sweethearts. The discussion will take place 10-11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road Cost is $10 to $15. Information: vosjcc.org/sweetheart.

Film and discussion

Join ASU Professor Stanley Mirvis for a screening and discussion on the Coen Brother’s “A Serious Man” 6-9 p.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road Set in 1960s Minnesota, the film explores issues related to American Jewish identity, preconceived Jewish gender roles and the role of community and the rabbinate in the lives of

This free children’s program integrates books, technology and simple yoga poses 10:30-11 a.m. at the Palomino Library, 12575 E. Via Linda.

Parents are encouraged to join in the yoga stretches. Information: 480-312-7323.

The Butler Read It!

Join a lively book discussion group for this month’s heartpounding mystery, Anthony Horowitz’s “Magpie Murders”1-2 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive Information: 480-3127323.

I Wish I Read That!

Discuss William Faulkner’s “The Sound and the Fury” in a lively, informal book discussion 1-2 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Thursday

26 Tai Chi

Everyone is welcome to join a class that focuses on gentle and controlled movements that center the mind, body and spirit for health benefits 3-3:45 p.m. at Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave. Information: 480-3146660.

A breath of life

Learn to make the most of your new year with Cindy Landesman using the shofar as a model noon-1 p.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road Cindy has been involved in Jewish education for 20 years in many different capacities. She currently coordinates the adult continuing education program at Shearim Torah High School for Girls. Cost is $5 to $10. Register by Sept. 25. Information: vsjcc.org/breath.

Little libros

Children up to 5 can learn fun songs, stories and rhymes in English and Spanish 10-10:30 a.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480312-7323.

Friday

27 In stitches knitters

Gather with other knitters to work on individual projects, share advice and talk with others 1-3 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Advanced beginner bridge

Citizenship workshop

This workshop provides an opportunity to study for the civics portion of the USCIS Naturalization Test 10:30 a.m.-noon at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Family storytime

Children up to 5 and their caregivers can listen to stories and music and participate in rhyming activities 10:30-11 a.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Sunday

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Join others in playing a fun game of bridge 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive Information: 480-312-7323.

Build children’s literacy with a free picture book program 2-2:15 p.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Achieve liberation through physical postures, breath practice, meditation and philosophical study. Join a class to better physical health 1-2 p.m. at Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave. Information: 480-314-6660.

Children through age 2 can enjoy storytime activities and a reading of “Dinosaur Dance!” at 11 a.m. at Barnes & Noble, 10500 N. 90th St. Attendance includes a free Starbucks tall hot or iced coffee from the Barnes & Noble Café. Information: 480-391-0048.

Chair yoga

Memory Cafe

Join Memory Cafe for a photo memory book creation session designed for community members with Alzheimer’s or dementia and their caregivers. The group meets 1:303:30 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480312-7323.

Saturday

28 Sugahbeat

With cooler temperatures around the corner, Scottsdale Quarter is holding another free fall concert 5-7 p.m. featuring Sugahbeat, who has been bringing reggae and samba music to the Valley music scene for over 20 years.

After shopping or dining this Saturday, be sure to stop for music at The Quad at Scottsdale Quarter, 15059 N. Scottsdale Road

Baby and Me storytime

Monday

30 Business Energizer

Learn about setting weekly goals and generate business ideas with fellow business owners 9-10 a.m. This group meets virtually. To join, meet the group online through the “Monday Business Energizer” group LinkedIn page. Free. Information: edgar@compasscbs.com.

Tiny tot time

Develop babies’ literacy with songs, rhymes, movement and board books 11-11:20 a.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd.

Information: 480-312-7323.

ESL class

All conversation levels are encouraged to practice the English language with experienced teachers and other students 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Information: 480-312-7323.

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Realtor couple take luxury market to new level ing to stand out – to be different and finding a niche – and we definitely want to lead ay and Michelle Mack- Sc more luxury and that was just ottsdale lin are the heads of two a better niche for us. That was large families. a big challenge to see, from an One is composed of six Shih agent’s standpoint, if we were Tzus that rule the Macklin's’ northgoing to sustain longer than ern Scottsdale household. six months.”

The other is Platinum Living Realty, In addition to supporting its Jay and Michelle’s real estate brokerage teams, the Macklins also give headquartered in Scottsdale that has a back to the community. total of 145 real estate agents located in Over the summer, Platinum various offices throughout the Valley.

Living Realty collected over “By the end of this month, we will 10,000 water bottles for Phoeprobably cross that 150 threshold,” Minix Rescue Mission’s Code Red chelle said of the team. “Then, our goal is Water Drive – far surpassing its to be close to 200 by the end of the year. goal of 2,000 bottles.

So, we have a real aggressive recruiting And as an ongoing effort, plan right now.”

Platinum Living Realty’s agents The Macklins founded Platinum Living donate a portion of their comRealty in July 2018, and in just over one missions to Phoenix Children’s year, the couple has grown its team 60 Hospital. percent and has completed over 1,500 Over the last 12 months, Northern Scottsdale residents Michelle and Jay Macklin are the owners of Platinum Livtransactions, with a majority of the sales ing Realty, a luxury real estate brokerage comprised of 145 agents and counting. At home, they have contributed nearly – and agents – located in Scottsdale. $7,000. they’re the parents to six Shih Tzus. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) And in July, Platinum Living Realty “The Phoenix Children’s opened its Luxury Retail Kiosk inside buyers, picked up listings and made a mobile app, proprietary software Hospital is an amazing orgaScottsdale Fashion Square on the second contacts. and more. nization [and] hospital, and it’s all floor of the Nordstrom wing near the The kiosk is just one way Platinum Liv“We’re a very unique brokerage in funded by charity. So, it’s really aweMonte Blanc and Louis Vuitton stores. ing Realty sets itself apart from its com- that Jay coaches, trains and helps people some that we can help support that,” Equipped with large-screen televi- petition, however. build their business,” Michelle said.

Michelle said. sions and iPads to showcase available “We decided to go independent beShe continued: “Most brokers in this “We all love giving back,” Jay added. homes, the kiosk offers visitors not only cause we really wanted to create a cul- industry, you call them when you have a “That’s something that really is what a glimpse at some of the Valley’s most ture,” Michelle said, further explaining question; nobody sits down [with you]. my passion is. I was telling [Michelle] sought-after luxury real estate but also that their goal was to foster a supportive We’ll set a long appointment with you, real estate is really not my passion. Not the opportunity to speak with Platinum community amongst the agents. help you dive deep into your business, that I don’t love it, but it’s helping peoLiving Realty agents and real estate ex“I started in the real estate business in see what you’re doing, what you should ple get better. It’s helping them inspire perts and ask them any questions they 2003, so I’ve been with different com- be doing, help you with your marketing to do better and to help them in ways may have. panies, and there’s really no camarade- and coach you on how to grow your real that they weren’t able to do. And so “What sets Platinum Living Realty rie amongst the agents. We have a re- estate business.” that’s part of why we want to give back.” apart from other real estate brokerages ally good culture in our company where Jay also co-hosts a podcast called Looking ahead, Platinum Living Realis the depth and diversity of knowledge everybody cares about each other,” she “What’s The Deal” with Jheri South ev- ty will host a client appreciation event that our agents possess,” Jay said, add- said. ery Saturday morning from 9 to 10 a.m. open to the public on Oct. 26 from 2 to ing: Platinum Living Realty’s “WOW” pro- on 960 The Patriot.

4 p.m. at its DC Ranch office.

“With our Luxury Retail Kiosk inside gram is the Macklins’ way of recognizing As a husband-wife team with nearly The free event will include trickScottsdale Fashion Square, we hope to and celebrating its team members.

30 years combined experience in the or-treating, food and drinks, carnival be a resource to the community for any“Maybe they had a death in the family real estate industry, Jay and Michelle games, magicians, a farmer’s market one who might just be curious about or there was a big milestone or some- have clearly defined their roles within and more. homes that are available to those who thing happened, we let them know that Platinum Living Realty.

The couple will also continue to grow are serious about buying or selling real we’re there and that we care about Jay manages sales, marketing and re- their team, including expanding into estate in the Valley.” them,” Michelle said. cruiting, and Michelle handles all opera- the southeast and northwest Valley, and The couple chose Scottsdale Fashion As an independent brokerage, the tions, including expansion, growth, con- within the next two years, into FlagSquare due to both its proximity to Plati- Macklins have also made it their prior- struction projects and finances. staff, Prescott and Sedona. num Living Realty’s Waterfront office ity to be as hands-on with their agents The biggest challenge of being an in“It really is important to know that we and its high visibility. as possible. dependent brokerage, however, was couldn’t do any of the stuff without our “We thought it would give the agents Platinum Living Realty provides “breaking through the perception that staff,” Michelle said of her staff of eight. an opportunity different from sit- agents with over 20 marketing tools to not having a national brand is relevant,” “Every individual on our staff plays an ting in an open house,” Michelle said. help effectively target and grow their Jay said. important role in our success. They are “[Scottsdale Fashion Square] also fits businesses, including fully-customized “We’re predominantly in a national unbelievable.” our luxury brand.” presentations, one-on-one business brand location: RE/MAX and Sotheby’s Information: platinumlivingrealty.

So far, agents have connected with and marketing coaching and training; and Coldwell Banker. So, we’re just look- com

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On the road back from two suicide attempts

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n Valentine’s Day this Sc ottsdale year, local resident Ali Johnson was visiting New York City when she made the impromptu decision to get the word “enough” tattooed on her left forearm.

“The artist showed it to me without the period, and I said, ‘No, you’ve got to put a period there. This is definitive,’” recalled Johnson, seated in the center of one of Scottsdale Recovery Center’s gathering rooms.

This seemingly simple tattoo serves two purposes for Johnson.

It’s a daily reminder of her self-worth and it’s a symbol of her years-long journey battling – and overcoming – alcoholism and self-harm which led her to two suicide attempts.

And Johnson has chosen this month, specifically, to share her story: September is National Suicide Prevention Month.

“When I first got sober, I had a quote I had written on a sticky note for all of the people in rehab and I put it on their mirrors to read to themselves: ‘You are enough.’ You are so enough. It is unbelievable how enough you are,” Johnson said, turning her gaze back to her arm. “This is the most important thing I can do for myself is to show myself every day.”

Johnson began drinking when she was 15 but didn’t begin doing it alone until she was 23.

“My alcoholism really took root beThis National Suicide Prevention Month, local survivor Ali Johnson is sharing her cause I was bored all the time. I was personal story to help prevent suicide and let others know they aren’t alone in their lonely. I never would go out with people battle. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) because I didn’t know a lot of people and so I just would drink by myself,” she said. saying, ‘Please don’t let me die. I don’t apies include yoga, small group and Johnson was diagnosed with depres- actually want to die,’” Johnson recalled, one-on-one counseling, art therapy and sion in 2013, began to self-harm in 2015 calling this moment her “spiritual more. and in June 2018, spent 30 days in rehab. awakening.”

“I used to have to hide certain parts of She relapsed twice.

“I had weird dreams, an out of body myself. I didn’t like who I was. I didn’t “I tried to grab a knife and kill myself experience where I was standing and love myself. And that self-love aspect is with it,” she said. “I was someone who's there was an angel and a demon fight- so key in recovery,” Johnson said. alcoholism led to my suicide attempt. It ing over my life,” she said. “This isn’t by “You walk in here [SRC] [and] it’s like didn’t matter what emotion I was feeling accident. Even if it isn’t real, whatever a family,” she continued. “It’s not just the – happy, mad, sad, glad; it didn’t matter. it is, it was enough to scare me into so- therapist helping the group; it’s people “I was using it as an excuse to just briety.” helping each other.” drink more and it was just numbing evJohnson sought treatment at SRC, loAfter nearly 90 days of treatment, erything to the point where I just didn’t cated in southern Scottsdale and has Johnson is open and honest with the have to feel.” been sober since June. people in her life – so much so, she has Two months later, Johnson combined Since 2007, SRC has offered full-scope decided to share her story with the comalcohol and prescription medication and substance abuse recovery programs for munity in hopes of helping others. was sent to the hospital. both young adults and those over the “I want to bring that experience, “When the doctor was standing over age of 35. strength and hope to people,” she said. me I just remember looking at her and SRC’s integrated treatment and ther- “If someone heard one little piece of my

story and related to it, it allows people to start looking at themselves and start questioning certain aspects of their lives and saying, ‘Am I really happy with what I’m doing? Am I happy on the path that I’m going on? If I’m not, how can I reflect on that and change?’”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the second leading cause of death for people 10 to 34 years of age.

And based on the 2017 National Survey of Drug Use and Mental Health, approximately 1.4 million adults made at least one suicide attempt.

“People need to start talking about it,” said SRC Community Liaison and Life Coach Amy Samuel-Meda. “People feel like if they ask someone, ‘Are you depressed? Are you thinking of harming yourself ?’ that somehow they’re going to make it happen or they’re going to make it worse – almost like you’re pushing them in that direction.

That’s not true.”

Samuel-Meda has been a counselor at SRC for eight months and has witnessed Johnson’s transformation.

“Ali is just so open and sharing her story. It’s one of the reasons why I do what I do. I see transformations like Allie and it’s very satisfying being in this line work,” said Samuel-Meda, who also struggled with alcoholism and is now sober 12 years.

“I wanted to get into this field for almost eight years,” she said. “I went back to school and I started talking to the owner of SRC and it just came to be. It’s everything I thought it would be.”

Samuel-Meda explains that what separates depression from having a bad day is a pattern of self-destructive behavior.

“Changes in eating patterns, in sleeping patterns, isolation, really any kind of drastic change in behavior can be a red flag of self-destructive behavior and drinking, drugging, selfharm,” she explained. “When it really becomes critical is when they start coming up with a plan for how they’re going to do it.”

Samuel-Meda stresses the importance of talking to one’s teens about suicide prevention, especially this month.

“Don’t sweep it under the rug. Talk to your teens about it. Just put it on the table,” she urged. “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.”

Information: scottsdalerecovery.com

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Scottsdale hasn’t had a tune-up in 19 years.

It’s Time.

A bridge in southern Scottsdale was just closed for 15 months for emergency repairs, causing traffic headaches for neighborhoods. A chunk of the beloved Civic Center Mall in Old Town has been shut down too for similar repairs.

While Scottsdale is a beautiful city these are just two examples of aging, inadequate crumbling infrastructure.

Lakes are leaking. Jails need to be expanded. We don’t have enough parks and fields for our kids. Public safety needs a boost. And our frequently used senior centers could be even better.

Communities are like cars. They need some TLC.

But the last time Scottsdale voters authorized bonds to finance infrastructure upgrades Bill Clinton was President.

A divided City Council, the Great Recession and too great of a tax impact all contributed to the defeat of previous proposals.

But this time our Mayor and City Council are together, unanimously approving a package of 58 projects across our city that will not result in a net increase to secondary property taxes, the source that funds infrastructure plans, according to the City Treasurer.

You can learn how it all works at TheBestScottsdale.com. See how people are coming together from across our city to keep Scottsdale special. Join our team as an endorser. Ask us to make a presentation to your group. And please remember to vote “Yes” by November 5th for Questions 1, 2 & 3 because there is no question they will make for the best possible Scottsdale.

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Scottsdale’s Plexus helps Salt River police get dog

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he Salt River Police Department welcomed a new member to its team: Plex, a police department K9 dog.

Scottsdale-based health and wellness company Plexus Worldwide sponsored the K9 last winter and covered the cost of Plex’s comprehensive six-week training course that taught him to follow commands, track suspects, defend of�icers and detect narcotics.

Plex and its handler, Of�icer Jay Clark, have been a certi�ied team since November 2018.

“We are very thankful to Plexus Worldwide for sponsoring K9 Plex,” said SRPD K9 Sergeant Jared Leonard. “It’s partnerships like these that bring the community together for a common cause.”

Plex, a Belgian Malinois, was introduced to the community on Sept. 6 at Plexus Worldwide, when he showcased his obedience and narcotics detection skills.

“As a company, Plexus prides itself on being a great community partner and steward. Since our headquarters is within the jurisdiction of the SRPD, we endeavored to build a strong relationship with the department to ensure safety for our employees and the entire community,” said Plexus CEO/founder Tarl Robinson.

Robinson added that Plexus sponsored the K9 as an effort to expand SRPD’s resources.

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has experienced an over 4 percent popular growth since 2010, with an estimated growth of an additional nearly 4.5 percent in the next �ive years, according to the 2016 KlasRobinson QED Optimization Study.

“The Pima Center, where our headquarters is located, has seen tremendous growth over the last few years with development of new buildings and businesses. The growth has stretched the resources of the SRPD. When we heard there was a need for adding a K9 to the SRPD’s K9 unit, we decided

Plex, a Belgian Malinois, recently joined the Salt River Police Department as their new police dog. Plex’s handler is Jay Carter, and the K9 was sponsored by Plexus Worldwide. (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer)

Plex demonstrates a keen sense of smell rooting through a backpack to search for drugs and weapons. (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer)

to look into supporting this endeavor,” Robinson said.

Robinson added that sponsoring the K9 also aligned with the company’s vision.

“Plexus is a health and happiness company, and a big part of overall happiness is safety and security. Supporting the addition of a K9 to the Salt River Police Department … ful�ills our mission to

support the community where we are headquartered,” Robinson said.

Currently, SRPD has four K9s assigned to patrol.

“Of�icers and their canine partners team together with the community to prevent and deter unlawful activities that leave our community and business owners victimized. They also serve as ambassadors to strengthen public relations and opinions of the local law enforcement community,” Leonard said.

According to Leonard, SRPD K9s go through an initial 240-hour training academy.

Once the academy is completed and both K9 and handler are certi�ied, teams undergo a minimum of 32 hours of maintenance training per month.

“It takes a special dog with the right personality and learning capability to serve alongside police of�icers,” Leonard said. “A police canine program teams the local community with the police department in an effort to combat crime and reduce criminal activity.”

Since its training, Plex has been working to keep the community safe and has already participated in a couple drug busts.

Robinson encourages other businesses to build relationships with their local police departments and their respective of�icers.

“By having this relationship, you’ll be able to hear �irsthand about the needs of the department in keeping the community safe. This is how we were able to learn about the opportunity for supporting an additional K9 dog for SRPD,” he said.

Robinson added that if SRPD needed to add an additional K9, he encourages other business to also consider sponsoring a K9.

“When businesses step up to support institutions like our local police departments, it’s a win-win for everyone involved, as businesses can help ensure the safety of their own employees and the greater community and local police departments can feel more assured in ful�illing their duties with the appropriate resources,” he said.

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‘Yes’ vote on bonds will help youth sports

BY BRIAN ESTERLY Progress Guest Writer

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cottsdale’s sports �ields cannot accommodate current demand from youth sports teams and leagues.

Our community’s great swim teams and swimmers, including national champions and future Olympians, also experience space limitations at Cactus Pool.

What a shame.

The backlogs and wait-lists are long and frustrating for soccer, lacrosse, softball, flag football, swim teams and other youth sports wanting to use Scottsdale’s fields, pools, and facilities for games, tournaments, and practice.

As a Scottsdale resident and parent of three youth athletes, I know our community has great youth sports and great youth sports teams. Scottsdale is also a great destination for youth sports tournaments. We just don’t have enough space.

The Scottsdale Sports Complex at Hayden Road and Princess Drive, for

example, has 10 fields. It is booked 258 days and 30 weekends a year. This complex and other Scottsdale sports facilities have lengthy waiting lists.

We have champion and emerging young athletes throughout Scottsdale, but we need more space for them. Every athlete should have the opportunity to reach their full potential and sufficient space affords this possibility.

To take one Scottsdale facility as an example, the pool at Cactus Park hosts nationally ranked teams for training and meets including three high school swim teams, a non-profit competitive community youth swim team, a nonprofit competitive community youth dive team, and others.

That is a lot of demand and space is often maxed out. We should invest in an improved quality of life for our community, and equally important, for future generations through our youth sports facilities.

The infrastructure program before voters on this November’s ballot (Questions 1, 2, and 3) helps solve the crunch for space and ease the lengthy

backlog for fields, pools, and youth sports facilities.

The bonds will increase capacity at the Cactus Pool by 50 percent and make pool operations and infrastructure more efficient.

The bonds will also build 13 new multi-use youth sports fields near WestWorld. These are critical to ease the space constraints our young athletes experience in Scottsdale.

For most of the year, the new fields will be used to host games and tournaments. These youth sporting events are important local economic drivers.

They bring visitors to Scottsdale who generate sales tax and tourism revenue important to maintaining our quality of life. Teams and families would love to visit Scottsdale for games and tournaments. We just need the fields to host them.

Like the fields at the Scottsdale Sports Complex, the new fields will also serve a dual purpose by being available a few times each year for special events parking for the Waste Management Phoenix Open and Bar-

rett-Jackson Auto Auction.

These signature events have a significant positive economic impact on the community and raise the prestige of our city.

The new �ields along with the Scottsdale Sports Complex will also ensure Scottsdale families are spending more time here instead of having to drive to other sports complexes across the Valley.

Importantly, the bond questions before voters also invest in many other parks and recreation capital improvement projects.

Scottsdale has great youth sports, great young athletes, and great families and coaches supporting them. Our community should support them too and invest in our young athletes with a YES vote on Questions 1, 2, and 3.

The current obstacles to hosting best in class youth sporting events should be put in the rear-view mirror.

–Brian Esterly serves on the steering committee of the For The Best Scottsdale Campaign: Vote Yes on Questions 1, 2 and 3.

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Coverage overlooked strong support for Museum Square

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as this newspaper at the same Scottsdale Planning Commission meeting I was at recently concerning Museum Square?

Judging from the recent coverage I would say not.

At the meeting, Scottsdale residents, culture seekers, cultural leaders, theater enthusiasts, gallery owners and business leaders came together to support the many merits of the proposed Museum Square at the far southern edge of downtown.

For our non-profit organization, Museum Square’s hotel, residences, open space and general approach to the area are attractive. The elements

and attitude stand in marked contrast to other ideas for the property in question, some of which turned their back on our long-time theater and promised no help for it.

Conversely, Museum Square seeks to collaborate with us for an enhanced cultural campus involving the Museum of the West, Scottsdale Artist School and nearby galleries.

Museum Square has also worked through parking concerns identified by local merchants.

To me, this should be the point of emphasis in a follow-up story about the project.

Instead, the Scottsdale Progress decided to dwell on the city’s purported

remedy of a mistake it made while exploring the sale of city land – a deserted transit station – to make Museum Square a reality.

As reported, Scottsdale would reduce the sales price by 4 percent to still enable a sale that will result in tens of millions for taxpayers as well as large one-time and annual sales and tourism tax revenues.

That sounds like common sense and good government to me, not something worthy of a journalistic taking a ladle to a pot and stirring it.

I don’t know if this decision by the Progress to bury its lead and attempt to create controversy where none should exist is a desire to generate

clicks rather than its usual commitment to fairness. No matter, it’s unfortunate.

Yes, media exists to challenge the government when it should. But it should also write truthfully and fairly when the same government acts smartly and proactively to inject new life into a dead property and reward taxpayers in so doing.

I enjoy what the Scottsdale Progress has meant to local news since returning to our community stage. I hope this particular article is merely an exception to that rule.

- Bill Crawford

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Bond vote important for �irst responders

BY DAMIEN MENDOZA Progress Guest Writer

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he Police Of�icers of Scottsdale Association strongly support Questions 1, 2 and 3 on the November ballot.

The 58 infrastructure and community investments before Scottsdale voters include needed resources for police of�icers and �ire�ighters.

The $319 million Scottsdale program will upgrade our 911 system, renovate and modernize the city jail and improves public safety training facilities and police stations.

That includes installing bulletproof glass at police stations. The Via Linda, Foothills and Downtown police stations and facilities will all be renovated.

But we aren’t supporting the Scottsdale bonds just because of its investments in public safety.

My fellow of�icers at the Police Of�icers of Scottsdale Association are asking you to vote “yes” on all three questions because the projects in the bond program will bene�it our entire community.

The three questions will improve existing parks such as Pinnacle Peak Park and McCormick-Stillman Railroad, build a new 17-acre park in the Whisper Rock area and new dog park at Thompson Peak Park.

Thirteen new sports �ields will be built along with needed improvements and increased capacity at Cactus Pool.

Those all provide safe places for families and children to enjoy Scottsdale’s quality of life.

The infrastructure improvements before voters will also make Old Town Scottsdale more pedestrian-friendly, expand the Via Linda and Granite Reef Senior Centers and invest in needed repairs and improvements at WestWorld that will help it attract events generating more tax dollars for Scottsdale.

Our fellow first responders at Scottsdale Fire would also get needed resources including a new fire station at 90th Street and Via Linda to replace an aging facility and the addition of a new fire station near Hayden Road and the Loop 101.

Our fellow �irst responders at Scottsdale Fire would also get needed resources including a new �ire station at 90th Street and Via Linda to replace an aging facility and the addition of a new �ire station near Hayden Road and the Loop 101.

We are grateful that this bond package includes so much to bene�it public safety and our �irst responders.

But we also realize our entire community will bene�it from Questions 1, 2 and 3 and their investments in infrastructure repairs, seniors, families and kids.

–Damien Mendoza is president of the Police Of�icers of Scottsdale Association.

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Governor owned up to selling out to pro�iteers

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h, rejoice! The governor actually owned up to the “unintended consequences” to the 2016 legislation restricting local governments from regulating short-term rentals, a sellout of the middle-class condo owners to the real estate interests.

I’ve lived in my condo community for 11 years and have recently seen it de-

volve into a virtual low-end resort property. All this despite a now toothless prohibition by the condo association of anything less than a 30-day sublet.

Deregulate! Deregulate! the pro�iteers proclaim.

And the governor and legislature, pro�iteers in their own right, heed the call.

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Brothers’ stained-glass work is legendary

BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

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owers Stained Glass in southern Scottsdale is part time capsule, part art gallery.

Clusters of dated, black-and-white newspaper clippings; hand-sketched, cartoonish portraits; and photos of past and present clients and family members printed on copy paper are all haphazardly tacked and taped onto the studio walls.

“These are all the people we’ve ever known,” said John Powers, one of the three brothers behind Powers Stained Glass.

“Sons, daughters, kids: It’s a wall of 40 years.”

Each item has its own, unique story – but none are quite as compelling and told with such fervor as the stained-glass projects found leaning against the floor-to-ceiling windows.

“We’re excited about putting this window in. I can’t wait to see it all in one,” said John, gesturing to an 8-foot by 12-foot Tiffany-style stained glass artwork illuminated by the sun’s rays that day.

This particular, orange, green and yellow-hued stained piece is one of 12 pieces installed earlier this month inside Vic & Ola’s, an Italian restaurant slated to open in October at DC Ranch.

But the Vic & Ola’s project is just one of many on Powers Stained Glass’ to-do list – proving that even after nearly 35 years and completing thousands of stained-glass works of art, the Powers brothers are still going strong, working on anywhere from 20 to 25 projects at any given time.

“We have a pretty good reputation now.

We work with a lot of builders; we work with a lot of decorators and architects,” John said.

“We’re the only ones left,” Tony added.

Powers Stained Glass is comprised of John, Tony and Chris; and before they moved into the studio located off Thomas Road and 71st Street in 1985, they worked at Scottsdale Stained Glass Studio, which was located on Fifth Avenue at the time.

“All us brothers were living together.

We weren’t married; we were young and didn’t know what we were doing. We were

Tony and John Powers are two of three brothers who make up Powers Stained Glass, a business that’s been located in southern Scottsdale for 34 years. The third brother is Chris Powers. (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer)

in our early 30s,” Tony said. “And then we decided to open up a shop.”

They planned to stay at the studio for just one year.

“But we’ve been here ever since,” Tony said. “We started getting jobs – a church here and a church there – and then it just snowballed into where we’re at now. Everything just happened. There was nothing planned or anything.”

John said Tony got bit by the stainedglass bug first.

“When you’re young, you go, ‘What am I going to do with my life?’ And while I was thinking about what I was going to do with my life, I learned how to cut glass,” Tony said.

Tony and John are the expert craftsmen, but it’s Chris who’s not only the “genius of the bunch,” as Tony and John put it, but

he’s also the natural-born artist.

“He’s the real deal as far as an artist goes,” John said.

“He’s phenomenal,” Tony added. “Chris is great at coming up with designs. He picks every color, he sees everything in his head, and transfers to the glass.”

The Powers brothers’ first sale was a stained-glass cornucopia for the nowclosed, Chandler-based Cathy’s Rum Cake. “[Chris] did the pattern, I cut it out, and we sold it,” Tony said.

It wasn’t until the Powers brothers booked their first church, however, that the business really took off.

“That’s what started most of our business,” Tony said.

The Powers brother's most recently completed projects include two churches in Chandler: Juan Diego Catholic and St.

Matthew’s Episcopal Church.

For the latter, Powers completed a total of six panels, each 17-feet tall and 6-feet wide; and to date, it’s their favorite project.

“That’s the best of us,” Tony said. “It’s all our new techniques. It’s like you’re looking at a painting, and it’s just beautiful.”

The techniques Tony refers to include Chris’ complicated process of fusing different pieces of glass together into one piece.

“It’s more than just regular stained glass,” John said. “There’s so much you can do.”

“We’ve taken it to a whole ‘nother level,” Tony added.

Previously, churches for which they’ve created pieces include Scottsdale First Church of the Nazarene, Scottsdale Presbyterian Church, Assyrian Church of the East

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in Gilbert, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Peoria, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Miami, The Fountains United Methodist Church in Fountain Hills, Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Glendale, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Mesa, and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Yuma.

“It looks like something of the past,” John said of Blessed Sacrament Church in Miami, Arizona. “We walk in and we just go, ‘We did this.’ It blows you away, really.”

Churches may make up 25 to 30 percent of Powers’ business – and bring in the most money – but it’s residential work that comprise 50 to 65 of the projects Powers takes on.

One notable project involved creating sculptures for Vernon Swaback, renowned Scottsdale-based architect and planner, and former Taliesin West apprentice.

“To the magical, mystical Powers brothers! Magicians in metals and glass, for whom nothing is impossible,” Swaback wrote to the brothers in May 2016. “I will be forever grateful for their abilities and commitment to making the impossible look easy.”

The Powers brothers created three 6-foot sculptures for Swaback’s $25 million Connecticut home.

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The Powers Brothers' religion-themed windows can be seen in churches across the Valley and the brothers are currently working on still more projects.

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“They’re big, heavy, metal things – took a crane to lift them,” Tony said.

The brothers also complete a lot of repair work for residents, businesses and churches alike.

“Nobody does that anymore,” Tony said.

“We repair a lot of sentimental things that people bring in.”

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And, of course, they create custom stained-glass for businesses. “[Powers] were recommended to me by a good friend who took stained glass classes with the brothers over 40 years ago,” Vic & Ola’s owner Sheila Bryson said. “They are the most well-known and oldest stain glass company in Arizona.”

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“The Tiffany-style technique that was used is breathtaking. The combination of Old-World gothic and the colors of an Arizona sunset will really set Vic & Ola’s apart from any other Italian restaurant. I am very happy with it,” she said.

Other completed public projects include stained-glass artwork for Mirabel Golf Club and Messinger Mortuary in Scottsdale, and Porter Barn Wood, Luci’s Healthy Marketplace and Taco Guild in Phoenix.

“Taco Guild bought this old bus. They’re going to have a rolling taco place, and we did windows,” Tony said.

Coming up, the Powers brothers are working on a piece for Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mesa, among other projects.

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New Vig menu reflect’s chef’s vegan relatives

BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

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s a kid, The Vig Chef Justin Woodard spent a lot of his time in the kitchen.

He remembers his grandmother would sit him at the counter, and he would watch on as she made all her meals from scratch.

“My grandmother used to cook with no recipes. It was just a thing, and at a very young age, that’s how I learned to cook,” he said.

For Woodard, food is synonymous with family – and his family was top of mind when it came time to revamp the Vig’s recently launched fall menu.

“My mom’s a vegan. My grandmother’s a vegan. There’s a lot of veganism in my family. So, I thought, let me take a look at this and see if I can incorporate the dishes in our menu and have it still make sense,” said Woodard.

Woodward is also a corporate executive chef for Genuine Concepts, which owns The Vig, Cobra Arcade Bar, The Wom-

The Vig chef Justin Woodard shows off one of the new dishes on the revamped fall menu: black cod and fennel. (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer)

ack, Ladera Taverna y Cocina, The Little Woody and The McMillan Bar Kitchen.

His new menu has four vegan dishes, including steamed edamame, a harvest salad and cauliflower tacos. A third of the menu is composed of gluten-free dishes, including three salads, three tacos and coconut curry, which is also vegan-friendly.

“We really wanted to have a vegan appetizer, a vegan entrée and a vegan salad.

We couldn’t really get to the vegan dessert. Maybe that’s our next step. We’re still working on that,” Woodard said.

One of the dishes close to Woodard’s heart is the coconut curry, made with red chiles, rice noodles, mango, Fresno chile, bean sprouts and green onions.

“It sounds strange, like, ‘Why would they put curry on the menu?’ [But,] it’s very unique and it stands out,” he said.

Maintaining the Vig identity – initially a neighborhood tavern and gathering hot spot to grub on comfort food – while incorporating more upscale, elevated, clean cuisine was the No. 1 challenge for Wood-

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Downtown’s Prep & Pastry is mighty tasty

BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

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he newly opened Prep & Pastry is brimming with eye-catching details, from the tasteful sprinkling of green foliage throughout to the largerthan-life gold candelabra chandelier hung at the far end of the restaurant.

But it’s what’s inside the Tucson-based restaurant’s pastry display upon entry that leaves patrons drooling: the giant, frosting-slathered cinnamon roll and other sinfully sweet treats, like the decadent Nutella and hazelnut dossant (a croissant and donut hybrid) and Earl Grey scones.

Located at the Scottsdale Waterfront, Prep & Pastry’s grand

opening was held Sept. 17.

Open until 3 p.m. every day, the restaurant specializes in breakfast, brunch and – of course – pastries.

“After six years in Tucson, it just felt like the right time and the perfect place to come to Scottsdale,” said owner Nathan Ares.

Prep & Pastry’s menu is a brunch connoisseurs’ dream.

It includes the Cast Iron Duck Confit with braised duck, shallots, cabernet braised cherries, cherry goat cheese mousse, potatoes and over easy-eggs.

There’s also the Everything Croissant Sammie, a breakfast sandwich that has a light spread of pistachio pesto and a stack of prosciutto, Muenster and American cheese, arugula and scram-

bled egg.

Prep & Pastry’s Monte Cristo boasts a pineapple jalapeño mascarpone.

Even the sides are must-order items – particularly Prep’s famous potatoes.

“They’re seriously amazing,” one of the Prep & Pastry waitresses raved during the restaurant’s soft opening.

Using a six-step preparation process, Prep’s baby Russet potatoes are steam-cooked to the ideal core temperature, then quick-dried on a rack dehydrator to remove excess moisture, and submerged in an ice shock.

They’re then hand smashed, flash-fried with onions and tossed with fresh-chopped rose-

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Tucson-based Prep & Pastry opened at the Scottsdale Waterfront on Sept. 17. The restaurant specializes in breakfast, brunch and pastries. (Prep & Pastry/Special to the Progress)

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ard as he worked on the new menu.

“I was worried that if we went too far with it that we’d have a completely new menu, and nobody would understand it. Or, if we went too far the other way that we were running the risk of not staying relevant. You do have to change; things change.

And even in six years, things are vastly different than they were before,” Woodard said.

Notably, the current trends are clean eating and veganism.

According to GlobalData, the number of U.S. consumers identifying as vegan inThe Vig has a new starter on the menu, the cauliflower hum- The Vig’s short rib and sweet potato hash is a new, gluten-free menu creased 600 percent, growing mus, which combines lemon, cauliflower, white bean and gar- item served with cauliflower puree and demi-glace. (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress from 1 to 6 percent between lic oil and is served with marinated olives and naan bread. Staff Photographer) (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer) 2014 and 2017.

And according to Veganuary, radicchio, romanesco and black cod – simple dish at its core, and that’s where “We’re pleased to debut the new a U.K.-based charity, more than 250,000 people in 190 countries pledged that Woodard knew he wanted to in- the challenge is, is taking those simple menu, which showcases our deep comtroduce to Vig diners. to go vegan this year. dishes and making them better – and that mitment to our guests and celebrates “The black cod was a big focus of mine. was definitely one of them.” the culinary talents of chef Justin Wood“That’s the thing with the evolution of food,” Woodard said. “We also have I really, really love that fish,” he said. “It With the new, upgraded menu, Wood- ard,” said Tucker Woodbury, partner of an evolution of your guests. Ultimately, was expensive, but I looked at every ard isn’t merely trying to stay on-trend; Genuine Concepts.

“We’re continually trying to keep they’re going to dictate how your busi- white fish on the planet, and I could not his intent is to stay ahead of and set regular clientele engaged with our resness runs to some degree. That’s why it find anything that was as good as that new trends. was so important – and that’s why it took piece of fish. So, I built a dish around that “I do think where we’ve come is leaps taurants and get new guests through us so long to navigate those lanes. I didn’t fish and it was fun.” and bounds from where we were when the doors.”

The black cod with fennel dish, which I started,” he said. “We were still the want to abandon who we were.”

Woodard and his team spent six months is on the Vig’s dinner menu, includes ro- same Vig we were 13 years ago when researching, brainstorming and develop- manesco, haricot vert, marble potatoes, we first opened. pickled fennel and onion salad, and a ing new dishes.

“Yes, we still have a lot of the same In the process, the team had a handful lemon-caper pan sauce. dishes, but we also incorporated a lot of The Vig One of the first dishes Woodard devel- new dishes, but also upgraded some of of tastings with the Vig owners, which Where: McDowell Mountain, 10199 included trying about 50 different dish- oped for the new menu, however, was the the dishes that we’ve done really well for E. Bell Road; The Vig McCormick cauliflower hummus, a dish he said they a lot of years and found a way to make es in total.

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mary, thyme, tarragon and sea salt.

“We spent a lot of time testing and perfecting every single recipe,” said Ares, who partnered with chef Kyle Nottingham to launch the original Prep & Pastry.

Because Nottingham is a health nut, Prep & Pastry has plenty of veggie-forward, gluten-free and meatless dishes from which to choose.

They include Oven-Roasted Sweet Potato Hash with corn, bell peppers, spinach, asparagus, herbed mousse and over easy eggs as well as Return of the Mac, scrambled egg whites with

spinach, mushrooms, poblano peppers, veggie sausage, avocado and sliced tomatoes with a side of vanilla Greek yogurt.

The cocktail selection impresses.

The build-your-own mimosas options include flavors like prickly pear, rose lemon, blueberry and lemon, mango, desert pear and orange, among others. The House Bloody Mary is made with guajillo and garlic-infused vodka and an herbed mustard mix.

Prep & Pastry’s tea selection is quite extensive, as well; it’s comprised of 15 different loose-leaf teas.

Prep & Pastry is competitively priced, with menu items averaging

around $12 per dish, cocktails at $9 each, and build-your-own mimosas starting at $26 for a bottle and an assortment of fresh-squeezed juices.

Prep & Pastry seats up to 140 guests, 90 inside and 50 outside, in a bright, modern space with 28-foot exposed ceilings.

While certainly aesthetically pleasing, it seems the restaurant has opted out of neon signs and dedicated Instagram walls and, instead, has kept the décor clean and sleek with Carrera marble tabletops, gray-and-white bistro chairs and fresh flowers provided

by Atelier de LaFleur.

And from the shaded patio, which is

also lush with hanging outdoor plants, guests can enjoy views of the Arizona Canal.

“We’re in the heart of downtown, surrounded by some really great fellow restaurateurs, and we can’t wait to introduce the Valley to the Prep & Pastry difference,” Ares said.

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ive years ago, “bulgogi” – grilled thinsliced marinated meat – would have been as foreign as the most remote village on the Korean Peninsula.

But today, it’s is the new Big Mac. We seem to have acquired an insatiable appetite for all things Korean.

There is a lot to satisfy the taste buds Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds high end lean steak or chicken thighs 1 cup sweet yellow onion slivers (reserve 3 tablespoons for marinade) 1 tablespoon olive oil 6 inch flour tortillas, charred on the grill or in a dry skillet For the marinade: 1/3 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons Mirin or Rice Wine Vinegar 2 tablespoons sesame oil 2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar 3 tablespoons sweet yellow onion, minced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons chopped green onions, divided 1 level tablespoon freshly grated ginger 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes Directions: Choose meat or chicken. (For easier slicing, chill meat or poultry in freezer until hard but not frozen.) Slice meat or chicken in thin strips.

In a bowl, combine soy sauce, mirin or rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, brown sugar, sweet

with Korean BBQ, and the simple ingredient and ease of cooking makes for a happy cook, too, Here, Korean BBQ finds itself tucked inside warm, charred tortillas, making for an east-meets-southwest delight!

Watch my how-to video: jandatri.com/jans-recipe/one-minute-kitchen yellow onion, garlic, 1 tablespoon green onions, ginger, sesame seeds, black pepper and red pepper flakes.

Stir well to combine. Place meat or chicken in a glass casserole dish, bowl or pie pan.

Pour marinade over meat or chicken and stir well to fully incorporate all of the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

When ready to cook, slice slivered onions.

Heat oil in cast iron or heavy skillet.

Add slivered onions, cooking until soft.

With tongs, remove meat or chicken from marinade and add to skillet (don’t overlap the pieces so they can sear on all sides).

Cook on medium high for about 5 minutes or until done. Cook until liquid has evaporated and meat or chicken has a rich brown color.

Serve immediately with flour tortillas. Sprinkle with remaining tablespoon of green onion.

Note: Korean BBQ Tacos go well with cole slaw. Using store bought packaged cabbage for cole slaw, add a splash of mirin or rice wine vinegar, sesame seed oil, some sesame seeds, salt and pepper to slaw and stir to combine. Serve inside the tacos.

This Korean BBQ recipe can also be served with rice.

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