West Valley View Business - May 10, 2017

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Volume 28 Issue 31 Avondale, AZ

May 10, 2017

Buckeye holding public meetings on budget Viewreport

IN THE BIZ

Buckeye residents are invited to three community outreach meetings this month for the city’s 2017-18 fiscal year budget.

The Buckeye city manager and finance director will present identical information at each meeting. Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions during an open discussion after the formal presentation.

To learn more about Buckeye’s finances, visit buckeyeaz.gov/finances.

The meeting schedule is as follows: • 6-8 p.m. May 17 at Festival Foothills Elementary School, 26252 W. Desert Vista Blvd.

• 10-11 a.m. May 23 at the Buckeye Community Center, 201 E. Centre Ave. • 6-7 p.m. May 31 at the Buckeye Library Coyote Branch, 21699 W. Yuma Road.

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Business Briefcase byShaneMcOwen

Welcome to the Business Briefcase, readers!

I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Mother’s Day a few days in advance.

Specifically all the mothers, just to clear that up.

We’re used to celebrating Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May, but that’s not the case for much of the world. In fact, one could do a world tour of celebratShaneMcOwen ing Mother’s Day, starting in Norway on the second Sunday of February and ending in Indonesia on Dec. 22.

Every month except January and September has at least one day celebrating mothers across the world.

I would imagine those two months aren’t very popular among mothers, but that’s just a guess.

Let’s get to the business news.

We’ll start with a few opening celebrations.

Planet Smoothie’s opening was mentioned in the April 26 edition of the Briefcase, and is celebrating the occasion with a grand opening ribbon cutting, put on by the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, at 11:30 a.m. Friday.

The smoothie shop is in Avondale at 1573 N. Dysart Road, Suite B-2.

Planet Smoothie operates on Earth hours, and is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Monday through Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

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CrossFit Rave is also celebrating its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. May 18, near the Randall McDaniel Sports Complex in Avondale, 765 N. 114th Ave. CrossFit Rave is open for business.

If you want to break a substantial sweat, call 623-266-1410 or visit crossfitrave.com.

Last week, the Briefcase talked about the final days of construction on Coldwater Depot Phase II, 127th Avenue and Van Buren Street in Avondale.

The nice folks at Avondale have filled me in that SanMar will occupy a little more than half of the newly constructed available space, 200,000 square feet, while the other 175,000 is available for lease, and is on the market.

SanMar manufactures and wholesales apparel and accessories, such as T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and bags. The company began in 1971 in a basement of a home in Seattle and has grown into eight warehouses that span every region of the United States.

In Litchfield Park, Ace Hardware is set to open May 15 in the Litchfield Marketplace shopping center on the northeast corner of Litchfield and Camelback roads.

Ace Hardware has more than 4,600 stores in 50 states and more than 70 countries. That’s a lot of nuts and bolts.

For information, visit acehardware.com.

That’s all for this week. Thanks for reading!

As always, send questions, tips or comments to smcowen@westvalleyview. com or contact the Briefcase on Twitter @ShaneMcOwen.

I’d like to give one last shout out to the mother and grandmothers of the Briefcase Host! Thanks for being great!

Have a great week, everyone, and until next time, be well.

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Torch Run brings out the athlete in everyone Students with disabilities join Tolleson officials in annual run to support Special Olympics Arizona byChrisCaraveo Tolleson Union High School student Andres Rico had one goal in mind for the Special Olympics.

To win.

First, he and about 100 people from Tolleson ran through the city streets in support of Special Olympics athletes.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run began April 30 and ended May 5 with the mission to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics Arizona statewide.

Participants carried seven torches around the state, culminating in the lighting of the main torch at the Special Olympics Summer Games.

The torches are not lighted during the week’s runs but they all met at Raymond S. Kellis High School on May 5 to light the “Flame of Hope” during the opening ceremony.

Southwest Valley cities participated in carrying the torch on May 4. The run started in Buckeye, then went to Goodyear, Avondale and Tolleson before continuing through Phoenix.

“This has been law enforcement’s charity for a long time,” Tolleson Chief of Police Wayne Booher said. “We’ve supported it for years.”

Joining Tolleson’s public safety officials were teachers, school administrators and about 50 students with disabilities, including Rico, who ran the 400 meters at the state Special Olympics.

Earlier in the week, people in Prescott Valley, Sedona and Cottonwood carried the torch, according to Law Enforcement Torch Run Mountain and Monument Area

Director Gabie Salomon.

“It’s pretty chaotic because the torch runs all across the state,” Salomon, a Tolleson native, said about helping to organize the event. “It means a lot just from a family perspective, having a sibling who is an athlete.”

The program began in 1981 when Wichita, Kan., Chief of Police Richard LaMunyon saw an urgent need to raise funds for and increase awareness of Special Olympics.

Depending on where the torch is, people have ran, walked, cycled or kayaked their portion of the event.

Booher said he’s participated in the event for about 25 years. On May 4, he biked the city’s stretch of the run, which began on Van Buren Street at 107th Avenue and ended at the police station near 83rd Avenue.

“It’s great to see them all out here and take part in this,” Booher said.

He credited Intergovernmental and Public Affairs Manager Pilar Sinawi for starting the effort to have students with disabilities participate in the run. Before she began her position with the city, police and fire officials were the main runners.

Now, others join the city’s public safety officials in breaking a sweat.

“I always say the torch run is synonymous for the first 100-degree day in Arizona,” Booher said. “Last year, it was a little bit cooler but you got to roll with it.

What are you going to do? It’s Arizona. At least we’re not running in 3 feet of snow.”

Kelsey Hawker, a development coordinator for the Law Enforcement Torch Run, said she started volunteering with the program while she attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. When she graduated, Hawker refused to move back to California.

“From the second I started getting to know the athletes, I was completely hooked,” she said. “Working with them has made me a better person and has inspired me to never give up when obstacles are ahead.”

The program raised about $1.45 million in gross revenue in 2016. The goal for 2017 is $1.6 million. All money raised for the Law Enforcement Torch Run directly supports Special Olympics athletes in Arizona and their supporting programs.

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View photo by Jordan Christopher

TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Martin Ubaldo, left, and Kristian Villanar brave the heat as they run with city of Tolleson employee Richard Tso May 4 along Van Buren Street during the Law Enforcement Torch Run. More than 50 law enforcement and special Olympians from local schools participated in the run. To see all photos from this shoot, go to www.westvalleyview.com/pictures.

Aside from the run, the Law Enforcement Torch Run puts on events such as tip-a-cop, a polar plunge and golf tournaments.

Tolleson Mayor Ana Tovar walked the event in high heels, saying she looks forward to the event.

“It’s just inspiring to see so many kids on this 100-degree day, running, walking, riding a skateboard, doing whatever they can to support an awesome organization,” Tovar said. “And we have our policemen that are here that are leading the charge with the run. They’re the guardians of the flame. And definitely the guardians of our community as well, too.”

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Battling stigmas Food banks aren’t one-size-fits-all byShaneMcOwen For whichever reasons, stigmas are a part of life for various entities, and food banks are no exception.

For food banks, a simple one-size-fitsall explanation doesn’t begin to cover all of the stigmas associated with the programs. Cassie Wilkins, All Faith Community Services director, has made it part of her mission to educate the community on the truths of food bank services.

One of the biggest misconceptions of food banks, and first that comes to mind, is who’s able to use them. A person doesn’t have to be in dire straits to use the food bank, Wilkins said.

“As a general rule, the food bank serves anybody who’s in need due to circumstances beyond their control,” Wilkins said. “It doesn’t necessarily mean everybody walking through the door that gets help is in poverty. The truth is there are

Summer food drive

The West Valley View’s annual summer food drive benefits the following sites: • Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank, 405 E. Harrison St. in Avondale; 623-932-9135. Open 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday.

• Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank Tonopah site, 36827 W. Indian School Road in Tonopah; 623-9329135. Open 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

• All Faith Community Services Buckeye Food Bank, 214 S. Fifth St. in Buckeye; 623-386-3513. Open 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• Tolleson Food Bank at the Tolleson Assembly of God, 10 S. 93rd Ave. in Tolleson; 623-936-5199. Gives away food from 6 to 9 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. A donation is requested.

To see a list of locations where you can donate food, see Page 17 in today’s edition of the paper.

If you donate directly to the food banks, let them know that you heard about the drive in the View so it’s counted toward this year’s total.

circumstances that dictate it.”

Wilkins identified having unexpected bills pop up, or a change in income or expenditures as reasons people get assistance from the food bank.

“We can serve you if you’re low income, but we can also serve you if you’re in a situation where you’ve had a bill during the month, or the kids are now home all summer long that you normally don’t have and they’re not eating meals at school, or you’re a teacher and unless you find a parttime job during the summer, you don’t have an income for two months,” Wilkins said. “We just don’t know, so we have to be prepared to work with them based on whatever their circumstances are.”

Wilkins said the food bank also sees clientele who might not qualify for government help, but still need a little extra to get by.

“I have a lot of seniors come to me and get on the commodities program because they make too much [for other options],” Wilkins said. “How can $525 [per month] for a single individual be too much? And they’re right, so [social service agents] refer them to us.”

Because there’s no qualification process, food banks may seem prime for misuse among the public, but Wilkins said that’s absolutely not the case. “[These] are programs meant to supplement,” she said. “It’s never meant to provide a whole need. Parents that are hard pressed will go from resource to resource, not because they’re trying to check the system, it’s because they’re trying to get enough resources to make it to the next payday or next benefit.

It’s very rare that we see somebody come in who likes being in a position of food insecurity or lack of finances. It just rarely happens.

“It’s my 21st year doing this. I think if I’d have seen that happening, I wouldn’t be here, if that was all people were wanting, just a handout. What I see of the majority of the families that we’re working with, they really are just looking for an opportunity to be given where they can get a little bit of help getting on their feet.”

The food bank stigma works the other way, too. Wilkins said many who use the food bank prefer to be as discreet as possible, especially youths.

“Kids in school can be mean,” Wilkins said. “There’s that stigma of I don’t know who might see me. I know when you’re in need, you should just appreciate what you get, and they do, but you still have to put yourself in their shoes.”

Often, parents will choose not to burden their children with the status of the family’s finances.

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Stamp Out Hunger drive

The 25th annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger food drive to benefit St. Mary’s Food Bank and various other Arizona food banks will take place Saturday.

Mail carriers will be picking up canned food donations on their regular mail routes as part of the largest single-day food drive in the United States.

People are encouraged to leave a grocery bag full of nonperishable food items by their mailboxes in the morning. The letter carrier will pick the bags up and take them to be distributed among the food banks in the state.

The drive collected more than 2 million pounds of food in Arizona last year, and 1.5 billion overall across the country since its inception in 1992.

The most needed items include canned fruits and vegetables, soups and meals in a can, pasta, peanut butter, tuna, rice and cereal.

For information, visit helpstampouthunger.com.

“There are people who come in and have never been in that situation before, where they’ve had to use those resources, and they didn’t want to burden their children with those things,” Wilkins said.

“They’ll come in during the summertime to provide those things that are kid friendly when they’re not home, to get them additional food resources.”

Beyond food

Food is obviously high on the priority list for food banks, but there’s another portion of the reach that often goes unrecognized by the community. Wilkins said having cleaning supplies and hygiene products are an important part of what they do at All Faith.

“Everybody knows food stamps don’t buy non-food items, or they should know if they don’t,” Wilkins said. “If parents are already struggling to put food on the table, it’s pretty hard to do laundry soaps and other cleaning supplies.”

Summer products are also in high demand.

“Especially because we work as a rehydration station, we want to really look at the people who are going to be out in the sun, the homeless or whatever it might be, that we have hats for them, ChapSticks for them,” Wilkins said. “The sun can be hard on our skin. Lotions and things like that are big.”

Wilkins said food banks can always use sunscreen.

“Sunscreen is crazy expensive,” she said.

“That’s another really helpful thing to have.”

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View photo Chris Caraveo

ENGLISH TEACHER NATASHA WHITE discusses Julius Caesar with her students for their acting assignment May 1 at University High School in Tolleson. University High School was the 21st ranked high school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

University H.S. makes best of list U.S. News ranks Tolleson school No. 21 in nation byChrisCaraveo

While BASIS schools dominate a national ranking of best high schools, one campus in Tolleson continues to produce quality students.

And they are from within the community.

The U.S. News & World Report released its rankings of the best high schools in the country, with University High School in Tolleson sitting at No. 21.

“We’re extremely excited and very proud to have gone from 36 to 21,” said Academic Dean Susan Thompson. “If you’re in the top 100, that’s the top of the game, top echelon. We’re really glad to stay within the top 50.”

University High, which has ranked as

high as No. 8, is located on the Tolleson Union High School campus.

The data used in the rankings comes from the 2014-15 school year.

U.S. News teamed up with North Carolina-based RTI International, a global nonprofit social science research firm, to rank more than 20,000 eligible high schools using a four-step process. The first step determined whether a school’s students performed better than statistically expected for students in that school’s state.

The next step looked at how a school’s disadvantaged students — including black, Hispanic and low-income students — compared to the state average for least-advantaged students. Step 3 required schools to meet or surpass a benchmark for their graduation rate. Schools only passed if their rounded graduation rate was 75 percent or greater.

The 3,109 schools meeting the first three steps became eligible to be judged on college-readiness performance using Advanced Placement test data. From there, 500 schools received gold medals and ranked via a tie-breaker based on the per-

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centage of seniors at a school taking AP exams and the percentage of seniors who passed at least four exams.

There were five Arizona BASIS schools in the Top 7. Despite the same name, unaffiliated University High School in Tucson came in at No. 15, leaving the Tolleson school the highest ranking Valley campus not under the BASIS flag.

Thompson and Joseph Ortiz, director of public relations and marketing for the Tolleson Union High School District, stressed the fact the school has succeeded on a national level with students within the Tolleson community.

“These are the neighborhood kids,” Thompson said. “We do have some students who come from out of district but they’re still our neighborhood children. We don’t generally have kids that travel from an affluent area.”

Entrance into University High, unlike BASIS’ lottery system, involves looking at students who score proficient or above on

– See RANKINGS, page 5 MAY 10, 2017

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the AzMERIT, and then write an essay on why they want to be at University High.

Thompson credits the start of University High to the district board 10 years ago supporting the need to bring in students from the far reaches of the district.

“As well as allowing a school to exist that is generally outside of the box in thinking when you start talking about comprehensive high schools,” she continued.

As a result, Thompson said other schools in the district have followed University High and improved their AP programs.

“In our comprehensive schools, we have a much larger group of kids that you have to service,” Thompson said. “They don’t have that availability to keep everybody following that same program of study. And that’s great. At least those kids are getting access now to all the same AP curriculum that our kids have. But they can pick and choose. Some of those kids absolutely need that variability.”

Whereas at University High, students are expected to take the AP Calculus and Literature test. Thompson believes all students can learn each subject. The school offers 11 AP courses throughout a student’s four years.

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However, the focus at University High is on process over product, putting hard work over just being smart.

“We work with the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens and we’re trying to build that executive function for students alongside learning their content area,” Thompson said.

Thompson started what she calls Parents University for incoming University High students. It offers parents spring workshops on topics such as stress management, growth mindset and grit.

“So before they even start as freshmen, I already know the entire freshman class of parents for next year,” she said.

Thompson recalled a student who qualified for financial aid at Country Day, which requires $24,000 in tuition. But after the parent attended Parents University, Thompson said the parent wanted her child in Tolleson, calling University High “real and honest.”

With 19 teachers and 524 students, the school offers an intimate learning experience while also allowing students access to everything one would expect out of a high school. University High students take elective courses and participate in clubs and sports at Tolleson Union High.

Teachers have tutoring every day and meet afterward with students to determine which methods work.

“My teachers have to sacrifice a lot,” Thompson said. “If you’re a teacher here at U High, you’re an all-in teacher, and I

Wholesale Distributor Sigler Wholesale Distributor as the sole distributor of Carrier Commercial and Residential HVAC products in the State of Arizona.

Notice is hereby given pursuant to City of Avondale Procurement Code Article III, 25-23 that the City of Avondale intends to award a contract to Sigler Wholesale Distributor for the generally described equipment. A listing of equipment and parts may be obtained by contacting, Joel Evans at the address below, or by telephone at 623-333-2430.

The City believes that Sigler Wholesale Distributor is the sole provider of such equipment to meet the City’s required equipment and operational needs because Sigler Wholesale Distributors is the sole distributor of Carrier Commercial and Residential products in the State of Arizona, as well as much of the southwestern United States.

Any protest of this sole-source procurement by an Affected Person must be in writing and must be received by Loretta

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have high expectations of them as well.

It’s a privilege to be able to come to this school. It’s a privilege to teach at this school.”

English teacher Natasha White holds tutoring from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Then she meets with students from 4 to 6 p.m., one hour each with juniors and seniors.

“It’s to ensure everybody is on the same page and making sure these kids aren’t losing a skill set that they’ll need in the following year,” she said. “It’s worth it when you see what these kids do. When you hear that as seniors, they’re going to places like Pomona on full rides, they’re going to George Washington on full rides, you realize you’re making an impact.”

Last year, all 88 graduated with a postsecondary plan of community college, four-year college, military or trade school.

Graduates received about $4.5 million in scholarships, Ortiz said.

Moving up in the national rankings adds to White’s pride in teaching at the school.

“We’re not always recognized for what we do because you see all the BASIS schools, and that’s a key title,” White said.

“And you see University High and you’re like, ‘OK, I’ve heard of them,’ but BASIS, look where they’re at and then you realize we have a lot of underdog things with us.”

Visit the online version of this story at westvalleyview.com for links to the U.S. News rankings methodology and list of the best high schools in the nation.

Browning, Procurement Officer, at Avondale City Hall 11465 W. Civic Center Drive on or before May 17, 2017. Affected Persons may submit comments directly to the Procurement Office. The risk of timely delivery is upon the person submitting the protest.

“Affected Person” means a person whose ability to participate in the procurement is adversely affected by the decision that the goods and services are available from only one source.

A written protest must include: A detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds for the protest; A description of the resulting harm to the person submitting the protest; and The relief requested.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on May 3, and 10, 2017.

City of Avondale Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. 1624-417 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY

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OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING ATLAS OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.61 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10933 WEST BUCKEYE ROAD, AVONDALE, ARIZONA, AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION PL-16-0242, REZONING SUCH PROPERTY FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL/URBAN RESIDENTIAL (R1-6) TO CASHION BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD).

WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Avondale (the “City Council”) desires to amend the City of Avondale Zoning Atlas (the “Zoning Atlas”), pursuant to Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 9-462.04, to change the zoning description for a + 0.61 acre parcel of real property from Single Family Residential/Urban Residential (R1-6) to Cashion Business District (CBD) (the “Zoning Atlas Amendment”); and WHEREAS, all due and proper notices of the public hearings on the Zoning Atlas Amendment held before the City of Avondale Planning

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Commission (the “Commission”) and the City Council were given in the time, form and substance provided by Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 9-462.04; and WHEREAS, on Thursday, March 16, 2017, the Commission held a public hearing on the Zoning Atlas Amendment, after which hearing the Commission recommended approval; and WHEREAS, the City Council held an additional public hearing regarding the Zoning Atlas Amendment on April 17, 2017; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Article II, Sections 1 and 2 of the Arizona Constitution, the City Council has considered the individual property rights and personal liberties of the residents of the City before adopting this Ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE as follows: SECTION 1. The recitals above are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein.

SECTION 2. The + 0.61 acre parcel of real property located at 10933 West Buckeye Road, Avondale, Arizona, as shown in Application PL-16-0242 (the “Property”), as more particularly described and depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby rezoned from Single Family Residential/Urban Residential (R1-6) to Cashion Business District (CBD), subject to the City of Avondale adopted codes, requirements, standards and regulations.

SECTION 3. If any provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provision or portion hereof shall be deemed separate, distinct and independent of all other provisions and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 4. The Mayor, the City Manager, the City Clerk and the City Attorney are hereby authorized and directed to execute all documents and take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Ordinance.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Avondale, Arizona, April 17, 2017.

Signed copies of the Ordinance and (exhibits) are available at Avondale City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on May 10, 2017.

City of Avondale Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. 1623-417 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE. WHEREAS, Article I, Section 3 of the Avondale City Charter

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tolleson Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct PUBLIC HEARINGS on TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2017 at 5:30 P.M., and that the City of Tolleson Mayor and Council will conduct PUBLIC HEARINGS during a City Council Meeting scheduled on TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2017 at 6:00 P.M., both at the City of Tolleson City Hall Complex, 9555 West Van Buren Street, Tolleson, Arizona 85353 for the purpose of: 1. Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to Final Plat Application #16000100 as submitted by Matt Kuehn, of E&A Consulting Group, Inc., for the property located south and across the Roosevelt Irrigation District canal from the eastern half of the existing Manheim Phoenix Auto Auction facility (APNs 104-12-002E and 104-13097).

2. Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to Rezone Application #17040001 as submitted by G. Adam Baugh on behalf of the property owner, Colday Arizona, Inc., requesting rezoning of approximately 1.89 acres of vacant property located at the southwest corner of 84th Drive and McDowell Road in Tolleson, AZ from existing zoning designation of Commercial (C2) to new zoning designation of Planned Area Development (PAD). The proposed PAD would allow all uses permitted in C-2 and would also allow a medical marijuana dispensary.

(Ordinance No. 572 N.S.) The Regular City Council Meeting scheduled on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 30, 2017.

Notice given by Tolleson City Clerk Crystal Zamora on Wednesday, May 3, 2017.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on May 10, 2017.

authorizes the City of Avondale (the “City”) to acquire real property in fee simple or any lesser interest, inside or outside its corporate limits for any City purpose, when the public convenience requires it and in accordance with the provisions of State law; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the acquisition of certain real property necessary for such public use in the Gateway Treatment Facility Expansion project.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE as follows: SECTION 1. The recitals above are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein.

SECTION 2. A temporary construction easement over and across real property totaling + 0.431 acres, generally located along 99th Avenue, north of McDowell Road, in Avondale, Arizona, as more particularly described and depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved for acquisition by the City from Virtua 99th, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (the “Seller”).

SECTION 3. Real property totaling + 0.555 acres, generally located along 99th Avenue, north of McDowell Road, in Avondale, Arizona, as more particularly described and depicted on Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved for acquisition by the City from the Seller.

SECTION 4. If any provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provision or portion hereof shall be deemed separate, distinct and independent of all other provisions and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 5. The Mayor, the City Manager, the City Clerk and the City Attorney are hereby authorized and directed to take all steps and to execute all documents necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Ordinance.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Avondale, Arizona, April 17, 2017.

Signed copies of the Ordinance and (exhibits) are available at Avondale City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on May 10, 2017.

General Public Notice

ARIZONA STATE LAND DEPARTMENT 1616 WEST ADAMS STREET PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007 PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. 53-117148 Pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37, notice is hereby given that the state of Arizona through its Arizona State Land Department (herein called ASLD), will sell at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the Arizona State Land Department, 1616 West Adams Street, Lower Level Auditorium, Phoenix, Arizona, trust lands situated in Maricopa County to wit: TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST, G&SRM, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA PARCEL: SOUTH 3,540 FEET EXCEPT W2W2SW, SECTION 25, CONTAINING 389.10 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. LOCATION: SOUTH OF KOMATKE ROAD, EAST OF STATE ROUTE 85 AND

Tolleson City of Tolleson Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS CITY OF TOLLESON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CITY OF TOLLESON CITY COUNCIL

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BUCKEYE, ARIZONA B E N E F I C I A R Y : PERMANENT COMMON SCHOOLS (INDEMNITY SELECTIONS) For a complete legal description of the land, prospective bidders are advised to examine the purchase application file as well as all pertinent files of ASLD. The land has been appraised at $2,686,000.00 and consists of 389.10 acres, more or less.

There are no reimbursable improvements.

The above described lands are sold subject to existing reservations, easements, or rights of way.

The ASLD does not represent or warrant that access exists over lands, which may intervene respectively between the above parcel(s) and the nearest public roadway.

The complete file associated with the described land is open to public inspection at the ASLD, 1616 West Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., exclusive of holidays and weekends. Please direct any questions regarding this Public Auction to the Real Estate Division of ASLD at (602) 542-3000. This auction notice is available on the ASLD’s web site at www.azland.gov.

Pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. §37-231, the state of Arizona or its predecessor in title, reserve and retain all rights and all forms of access to all oil, gas, minerals, hydrocarbon substances and gaseous substances or any other material which is essential to the production of fissionable materials as provided by the rules and regulations of ASLD and the laws of Arizona.

Each potential bidder must show ASLD’s representative a cashier’s check made payable to the Arizona State Land Department in the amount specified under Terms of Sale Paragraph (A) below.

TERMS OF SALE: (A) At the time of auction the successful bidder must pay the following by a cashier’s check: (1) 10% of the appraised value of the land, which is $268,600.00; (2) A Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the appraised value of the lands, which is $80,580.00; (3) Reimbursable Estimated Advertising Fee, which is $5,000.00; (4) Reimbursable Appraisal Fee, which is $3,250.00; (5) Reimbursable Costs and Expenses, not to exceed $15,000.00; (6) Patent Fee of $200.00. The total amount due at the time of sale is $372,630.00 (less $23,250.00 if the successful bidder is the applicant for a total amount due of $349,380.00).

(B) Within 30 days after the auction date the successful bidder must pay the full balance of the amount bid for the land and pay a Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the purchase price, less the amount paid under (A) (2) above.

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advertising cost, less the amount paid under (A)(3) above.

A D D I T I O N A L CONDITION(S): The patent for the subject property shall include the following conditions and restrictions: In the event any archaeological, paleontological, or historical site or object, or Human remains or funerary object, that is at least fifty years old, is discovered during grounddisturbing activities, the work shall cease, and the patentee shall notify the Director of the Arizona State Museum, pursuant to A.R.S. §41-844, and the Arizona State Land Department Cultural Resources Manager.

BIDDING INFORMATION: (A) The time of sale shall be deemed to be the time of declaration of the highest and best bidder. The bidding will begin at the total appraised value of $2,686,000.00. A bid for less than the appraised value of the land or by a party who has not inspected the land and/or the associated files and records of ASLD will not be considered. Additional bidding increments shall be a minimum of $10,000.00 thereafter. Bidding will be conducted orally.

(B) All bidders must sign an affidavit stating that they have undertaken due diligence in preparation for the auction, that their representative is authorized to bid and bind the bidder and that they are purchasing the property AS IS. It is the bidder’s responsibility to research the records of local jurisdictions, all ASLD files pertinent to the purchase application file including the purchase application file, and all other public agencies regarding this property. Notice is hereby given that the property shall be purchased in an “AS-IS”

without limitation, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, are hereby expressly disclaimed. This notice shall survive the delivery of the Certificate of Purchase and Patent for the subject property.

(C) Pursuant to A.R.S. §37240(B), the successful bidder must be authorized to transact business in the state of Arizona no later than ten (10) business days after the auction. The successful bidder must sign an affidavit stating it is the successful bidder and sign a Certification Statement pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37 and the Rules of ASLD. (D) If the successful bidder fails to complete the payments as stated in the auction notice together with the additional required fees within 30 days from the auction date, all amounts paid at the time of auction by the successful bidder will be forfeited.

(E) In the event of forfeiture, the ASLD Commissioner may declare that the bid placed before the final bid accepted is the highest bid, and that the bidder has five (5) business days after notification by ASLD to pay by cashier’s check all amounts due.

GENERAL INFORMATION: The ASLD may cancel this auction in whole or in part at any time prior to the acceptance of a final bid.

A protest to this sale must be filed within 30 days after the first day of publication of this announcement and in accordance with A.R.S. §37-301.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the ADA Coordinator, at (602) 542-2636. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange

condition “WITH ALL FAULTS”, with no representation or warranty being made by ASLD of any type or nature. All bidders shall acknowledge and agree pursuant to the aforementioned affidavit that they are purchasing the property solely upon the basis of their own due diligence and investigation of the property and not on the basis or any representation, express or implied, written or oral, made by ASLD or its agents or employees, except as set forth in writing herein. Without limiting the generality of the forgoing, notice is hereby given that ASLD makes no warranty as to the following: (a) the physical condition or any other aspect of the property, including, but not limited to, the uses to which the property may be put, the ability to construct additional improvements or modify existing improvements on any portion of the property or the ability to obtain building permits for any portion of the property, the conformity of the property to past, current or future applicable landscaping, parking, zoning or building code requirements, the existence of soil instability, past soil repairs, soil additions or conditions of soil fill, susceptibility to landslides, sufficiency of undershoring, water retention characteristics of the property, drainage onto or off of the property, the location of the property either wholly or partially in a flood plain or a flood hazard boundary or similar area, or any other matter affecting the stability or integrity of the land or any improvements constituting the property; or (b) the sufficiency of the property for purchaser’s purposes or as to its continued operating conditions or usefulness. All implied warranties, including,

the accommodation.

Max D. Masel (for) Lisa A. Atkins State Land Commissioner State Land Department Seal March 27, 2017 Disclaimer: This map is designed for general overview purposes only. Unless otherwise stated all depictions are approximate. Prospective bidders should review all information in ASLD’s records relating to the property and seek technical or legal advice as needed to assure the understanding of all legal descriptions, plat maps, surveys, and other documents relevant to the property. Contact ASLD, Real Estate Division at (602) 542-3000 for additional information.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and June 7, 2017.

CITY OF AVONDALE PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING MAY 31, 2017 You are invited to attend a neighborhood meeting to discuss concurrent requests by Ms. Margaret Carl for a General Plan Amendment (PL-17-0113) and Rezoning (PL-16-0244) concerning 3.4 acres of undeveloped property located approximately 90 feet south of Washington Street and approximately 300 feet east of Dysart Road. The proposed General Plan Amendment request will change the land use designation from Industrial to Local Commercial; the Local Commercial designation provides for the daily needs of goods and services to residents of the surrounding area. The accompanying rezoning request will change the zoning of the property from MH (Manufactured Home Park) to C-2 (Community Commercial). The C-2 District allows for a range of retail, restaurant, office, and service type uses intended to support residents in the vicinity of the property.

At the meeting, the applicant and/or her representative will be available to answer questions and solicit comments on these requests. Please note, this is not a public hearing and no official action will be taken.

The meeting is scheduled for: Date: Time: Place: Address:

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 6:00 PM Avondale City Hall, Sonoran Conference Room (1st Floor) 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale, AZ 85323

The applicant contact for this project: Ms. Margaret Carl (623) 363-8648 City of Avondale contact for this project: Ken Galica (623) 333-4019 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on May 10, 2017.

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