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City OKs leaner budget as revenue slides BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

NEWS ............................. 14 Public can hear mayoral candidates Wednesday.

NEIGHBORS ..............21 Remembering a Scottsdale WWII hero.

BUSINESS ................... 27 Social distancing rules at Arizona Boardwalk.

NEIGHBORS .......................................... 21 BUSINESS ...............................................27 OPINION ................................................ 29 FOOD .......................................................30 CLASSIFIEDS ........................................ 31

Sunday, May 24, 2020

he City of Scottsdale reduced its budget for next year in response to projected revenue shortfalls brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. At its meeting on May 19, the Scottsdale City Council unanimously adopted a $1.54-billion tentative budget for the �iscal year starting

July 1 – $30 million to $40 million less than a budget proposed by staff in April. It shows a decrease of $18.7 million in general fund sources along with a $13.1-million decrease in overall uses when compared to the budget adopted for the current �iscal year ending June 30. And it sets the city’s maximum spending limit for the next �iscal year at $1.54 billion. The budget is to be adopted June 16.

The unanimous adoption of the tentative budget stood in stark contrast to meetings over the past few months when some council members chastised staff for projecting too rosy a revenue picture when it suggested around $25 million in cuts earlier in the year. At the time, some on the Council had been calling for cuts of anywhere between $50

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BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he Scottsdale City Council adopted a tentative budget on May 19 that included tens of millions of dollars in cuts over previous versions of the budget in response to projected revenue shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Progress asked the city’s mayoral and city council candidates who are not currently serving on the City Council where they would make cuts if they were in of�ice.

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SCOTTSDALE PROGRESS | WWW.SCOTTSDALE.ORG | MAY 24, 2020

Former City Prosecutor sues Scottsdale over �iring An edition of the East Valley Tribune Scottsdale Progress is published every Sunday and distributed free of charge to homes and in single-copy locations throughout Scottsdale. To find out where you can pick up a free copy of Scottsdale Progress, please visit www.Scottsdale.org. CONTACT INFORMATION Main number 480-898-6500 | Advertising 480-898-5624 Circulation service 480-898-5641 Scottsdale Progress 4301 N 75th St., Suite 201, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Publisher Steve T. Strickbine Vice President Michael Hiatt ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Display Advertising 480-898-6309 Classifieds/Inside Sales Elaine Cota | 480-898-7926 | ecota@scottsdale.org TJ Higgins | 480-898-5902 | tjhiggins@scottsdale.org Advertising Office Manager Lori Dionisio | 480-898-6309 | ldionisio@scottsdale.org Director of National Advertising Zac Reynolds | 480-898-5603 | zac@scottsdale.org NEWS DEPARTMENT Executive Editor Paul Maryniak | 480-898-5647 | pmaryniak@scottsdale.org Managing Editor Wayne Schutsky | 480-898-6533 | wschutsky@scottsdale.org Staff Writers Kristine Cannon | 480-898-9657 | kcannon@scottsdale.org Jim Walsh | 480-898-5639 | jwalsh@scottsdale.org Photographers Pablo Robles | Probles@scottsdale.org Design Veronica Thurman | vthurman@scottsdale.org Production Coordinator Courtney Oldham | 480-898-5617 | production@scottsdale.org Circulation Director Aaron Kolodny | 480-898-5641 | customercare@scottsdale.org Scottsdale Progress is distributed by AZ Integrated Media, a circulation service company owned by Times Media Group. The public is permitted one copy per reader. For further information regarding the circulation of this publication or others in the Times Media Group family of publications, and for subscription information, please contact AZ Integrated Media at circ@azintegratedmedia.com or 480-898-5641. For circulation services please contact Aaron Kolodny at aaron@azintegatedmedia.com.

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

ired City Prosecutor Shawn Fuller has �iled a lawsuit against the City of Scottsdale alleging he was terminated for whistleblowing on the city’s alleged mishandling of DUI cases. The city has denied the allegation, stating Fuller was �ired after an internal investigation uncovered issues with harassment and gender discrimination and undermined con�idence in his leadership of the prosecutor’s of�ice. Fuller was hired by then-acting City Attorney Joe Padilla at the end of September 2019 and �ired by City Attorney Sherry Scott about three months later. The suit comes on the heels of a notice of claim sent to the city by Fuller’s attorney in February that sought $1.8 million in damages for wrongful termination. Much of the suit mirrors that notice of claim, which alleged that Fuller was �ired by City Attorney Sherry Scott in February after exposing a failure by the prosecutor’s of�ice under his predecessor, Caron Close, to turn over potentially exculpatory evidence to defendants in nine DUI cases. Shortly after his hiring, Fuller audited the of�ice’s handling of DUI cases going back �ive years after hearing concerns from staff, said Joshua Carden, Fuller’s attorney. The suit and notice alleged Scott was hesitant to pursue the audit due to a concern for how it would affect Close – who retired in March 2019 following a personnel investigation into her leadership of the department. The city denied the allegation, stating Scott “authorized and supported continuing the audit during the full length of the Prosecution Department’s �ile retention period and also authorized Mr. Fuller to take any of the corrective actions he recommended.” The audit found nine cases between 2015 and 2019 in which potentially-exculpatory blood sample reports were not provided to defendants who had pled guilty, according to the suit.

It has resulted in at least one case dismissal and one vacated conviction. Fuller sought to review cases beyond the �ive-year window of records maintained by the City Attorney by using police department records, but Scott denied that request. The city denied it has a systemic problem with withholding evidence. “In only 9 of the over 1,000 cases audited (less than 1 in a 100) were any potential concerns noted,” according to a statement from the city. According to Carden, Fuller disclosed the results of the audit to Scott and they “did not go over well.” The suit alleged that Fuller was later suspended by Close on Jan. 7 for “vague” reasons involving harassment of a female attorney or gender discrimination. According to the suit, Scott later withdrew the harassment allegation “and stated that it was only gender discrimination.” But a report prepared by an outside investigator hired by the city paints a different picture of Fuller’s �iring. The investigator, who interviewed Fuller and 11 assistant city prosecutors and other staff, sustained a handful of allegations against Fuller, including that he violated city administrative rules by bullying subordinates and treating female employees differently than men. The report alleged that Fuller would not meet alone with female staff and that he was overly aggressive with a particular unnamed female assistant attorney, including berating her in front of other employees on Dec. 24, 2019. Fuller, through his attorney and in the lawsuit, denied all allegations of harassment and gender discrimination. The report also alleged that Fuller upended the normal processes of the prosecutor’s of�ice without giving staff adequate direction as to how to implement the changes, and failed to take on a case load against the direction of his boss, Scott. Carden, Fuller’s attorney, denied the allegations in the report but said they were not surprising. “It’s essentially saying what we ex-

Scottsdale City Attorney Sherry Scott ﬁred prosecutor Shawn Fuller on Feb. 7. (Progress ﬁle photo)

pected,” Carden said. “That the city would essentially double down, basically dredging any possible reason to support their termination of Shawn other than what the real reason is, which is he was digging through the old �iles that the city attorney’s of�ice didn’t want dug through…,” Carden said. Carden argued that the city and investigator cherry-picked information and much of what is stated in the report is “laughably wrong.” Carden said during the termination meeting, Fuller was told by Scott that there was no evidence of gender discrimination and that there were no HR complaints �iled. “Shawn was never told what he was under investigation for other than this sort of loose allegation of discrimination or harassment,” Carden said. Carden alleged the city initially did not have a written report to provide when Fuller requested it and only solicited complaints once Fuller �iled his notice of claim. “Then we do our notice of claim and now we have this 108-page behemoth of afterthe-fact (allegations),” Carden said. The city denied the allegation. In a statement to the Progress, a city spokesperson said, “The investigation into Mr. Fuller’s conduct was initiated as a result of complaints from staff in the of�ice about his conduct, which City Policy requires be investigated.”

CORRECTION An error at the Progress resulted in the publication last week of the wrong ad for Scottsdale Uni�ied School District. The ad that was inadvertently dropped was related to last week’s graduation ceremonies. The Progress regrets the error.

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SCOTTSDALE PROGRESS | WWW.SCOTTSDALE.ORG | MAY 24, 2020

Council accepts ethics panel �indings on Phillips BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he Scottsdale City Council voted to accept �indings by an independent ethics panel exonerating Councilman Guy Phillips, but Councilwoman Virginia Korte raised concerns that the vote will “open the �lood gates” by tacitly allowing anonymous donations to �low into the ongoing City Council and mayoral campaigns. Korte, the lone dissenting vote, agreed with the majority’s decision to accept the three-judge panel’s �inding that Phillips did not violate the city’s ethics code but took issue with some of the panel’s conclusions on the code and anonymous gifts. Her issue stems from a GoFundMe fundraiser created by a resident for Phillips following a work accident in fall 2019, which raised about $2,400 from 18 anonymous donations. Mike Norton, who �iled the ethics complaint, alleged the anonymous donations could have been used to conceal campaign contributions or vote buying related to a December vote on the Southbridge Two development – allegations Phillips denied. The fundraiser’s organizer never disclosed the donors’ identities and the panel did not have the subpoena power needed to compel that information. Korte took issue with the panel’s conclusion that the GoFundMe was created for a “benign” purpose, arguing that the code does not de�ine what constitutes a benign purpose. She called it “a citizen trust issue.” “This reasoning opens the �lood gates for unscrupulous elected of�icials and their benefactors to disguise quid pro quo vote buying as personal gifts,” Korte said.

Korte argued that signing off on a panel’s conclusion created a loophole that could allow unscrupulous actors to use similar fundraisers in the future to in�luence a council vote. The panel did conclude that the City Ethics code – written years before crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe gained popularity – is de�icient but found no violations as it is currently written. “The ambiguities in the governing Code sections could allow unscrupulous elected of�icials and their benefactors to disguise quid pro quo vote buying as personal gifts not made in the course of performing of�icial duties,” it said. Korte asked Council to approve the overall �inding that Phillips had not violated the code but asked that it reject “the panel’s interpretation of anonymous and personal gifts.” The motion found no support on the council, which instead voted 5-1 to accept all �indings. Phillips, who recused himself from the May 19 vote, said, “I thank the Council members for their vote to agree with the panel of judges and look forward to an agendized discussion to remove loopholes and other disparities in the ethics code.” In an open letter to Scottsdale voters submitted to the Progress, Phillips reiterated his longstanding contention that the complaint was politically motivated. “It is obvious that Norton’s complaint was politically motivated by my opposition to the 150-foot tall buildings in Old Town and my support for the Scottsdale voters’ right to have their say about it at the ballot box,” Phillips wrote. Councilwoman Suzanne Klapp argued she could not af�irm the panel’s overall �inding that Phillips had not violated the ethics code but reject the logic it used to

The City Council voted 5-1 to accept an independent ethics panel’s ﬁndings that Councilman Guy Phillips did not violate the city’s ethics code. (Progress ﬁle photo)

reach that conclusion. But Korte said that by accepting the panel’s conclusions, the City Council was opening the door to allow for unscrupulous actors to engage in vote buying via anonymous donations made online. While the Council did not support Korte’s argument, most did agree with Korte’s argument that the city needs to revise its code to close the GoFundMe loophole. Korte, with input from Councilwoman Linda Milhaven, made a motion later in the meeting to direct City Attorney Sherry Scott to bring back a revision to the ethics code to exclude anonymous gifts. The motion passed unanimously. Even before the Council took that vote, Scott informed the Council that she planned to bring proposed revisions before the Council at a later date. But Korte argued that revising the code was not enough because any changes would likely take months to craft, leaving the loophole open during the current election campaign.

Mayor Jim Lane disagreed, stating, “I don’t believe we are giving any license and I don’t think that any license was taken.” Klapp argued that partially accepting the panel’s �indings would unfairly burden Phillips. “We have to let Councilman Phillips get on with his life,” Klapp said. Korte disagreed, arguing that her motion would have cleared Phillips while protecting the integrity of the ethics code. Phillips said he has studied the ethics code and will return all campaign contributions made by those “that have, have had or will have an interest in City decision-making or permitting processes.” “It is clear that campaign contributions are not exempted under the City’s Ethic Code, therefore, accepting campaign contributions from developers, developer consultants, vendors, bidders, and lobbyists or attorneys representing clients with a �inancial stake in City decision-making or permitting processes are prohibited,” Phillips said in an open letter submitted to the Progress. Phillips challenged all candidates, not just those who currently hold of�ice, to do the same. “I include those candidates running for Council because if you are elected you will have a con�lict in any decision involving those that gave to your campaign that have an interest in the City decision-making or permitting process,” Phillips wrote. The only other council members running for of�ice are Klapp and Korte, both of whom are running for mayor. Both have amassed signi�icant war chests buoyed by large donations from developers who have brought proposals before Council in recent years.

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he Scottsdale Uni�ied School District is extending its curbside meal program beyond the end of the school year and increasing the number of meals provided for school-aged children. The district’s nutrition services staff launched curbside pickup for breakfast and lunch for children under 18 on SUSD campuses and other sites after schools were closed in March. The program has provided over 130,000 meals since March 16. The district announced it will extend food service for �ive weeks after the last day of school, ending on June 24. The district was initially providing meals on a daily basis but has since transitioned to offering a week’s worth of food during once-a-week pickups on Wednesdays from 8 to 10 a.m. The Scottsdale distribution sites are: Mohave Middle School, 8490 E. Jackrabbit Road; Navajo Elementary Oak Campus, 7501 E. Oak St.; Red�ield Elementary School, 9181 E. Red�ield Road; Tonalea K-8, 6720 E. Continental Drive; and Yavapai Elementary, 701 N. Miller Road. Meal distribution is also available at Tavan Elementary in Phoenix at 4610 E.

Osborn Rd. near the Phoenix-Scottsdale border. The current distribution program was expanded to all children, not just SUSD students and not just those who quali�ied for the free and reduced priced meal program. Applications for the next school year will be available in July. Starting May 20, the district also began providing seven days’ worth of meals to recipients, up from the �ive days’ worth. “We worked with our suppliers to be able to secure enough food to keep the program going through June and to make sure that we provided food for the weekends, as well,” said SUSD Nutrition Services Director Patti Bilbrey. The extension could provide muchneeded access to nutrition to families who struggle during the summer months. “If you take all of those meals out of the equation, kids struggle to get that source of care,” Angie Rodgers, Association of Arizona Food Banks CEO, told East Valley Tribune in 2017. “Kids rely on school to receive regular meals, and they struggle in summer.” Sites throughout the Valley do offer meals during summer through the Summer Food Service Program, a federallyfunded program.

But federal data shows that the number of meals served drops drastically during the summer. According to the USDA, a total of 1,081,730 meals were served in Arizona in summer 2018 through SFSP – a tiny fraction of the over 102 million meals served in Arizona during the 2018 school year via the national school lunch program. The summer decline does not mean

there is a drop in demand, Rodgers said, noting that it likely far outpaces the meals actually served through SFSP. A number of complicating factors – which are likely to be exacerbated by the pandemic – explain that discrepancy, including complicated regulations governing meal sites and dif�iculty accessing those sites due to a lack of transportation and the summer heat.

Smith originally �iled a campaign �inance complaint against Alexander and the PAC with Scottsdale. City Clerk Carolyn Jagger originally referred the case to the Scottsdale City Attorney’s Of�ice in June 2019, but Meyer took over after then-acting Scottsdale City Attorney Joe Padilla referred the case to Phoenix due to a potential con�lict of interest. The Progress later reported that Padilla referred the case to Phoenix after City Councilwoman Solange Whitehead had asked City Manager Jim Thompson to drop Smith’s complaint. That resulted in an ethics violation complaint lodged against Whitehead by Smith, though the city’s independent ethics of�icer found that no violation had occurred. Meyer found that Alexander and NoDDC failed to report some payments over

$250 and legal expenses, including a $5,000 city �ine for a previous campaign violation that was paid for by Alexander’s personal account and then reimbursed through the PAC. “The practice of a campaign committee lending its contributions to individuals is improper and unlawful,” Meyer wrote. Meyer also af�irmed the charge that some NoDDC funds were improperly used to advocate for or against candidates in the 2018 election because those funds were corporate monies from the NoDDC, Inc. Arizona non-pro�it. The Scottsdale City Clerk had previously determined that NoDDC was “a corporation and solicited contributions…as an Arizona non-pro�it corporation…a determination was made that all monies that were donated to NoDDC from March 7, 2018 to Oct. 18, 2018 were corporate monies.”

Alexander claimed the withdrawals from that account were a loan. But that would still constitute a violation, according to Meyer. The complaint also found that the PAC committed several violations that have since been recti�ied, including failing to put required PAC disclosures on its Facebook page, not providing required information in campaign �inance reports and using some surplus PAC funds for personal use. This is the second time the PAC was �ined for campaign �inance violations. In October 2018, former Scottsdale City Attorney Bruce Washburn imposed a $5,000 �ine after �inding that NoDDC had violated state law by failing to register as a political action committee, using corporate money to support political candidates, and failing to include proper disclosures on contribution solicitations.

SUSD Nutrition Services Director Patti Bilbrey, left, and Florina Rangel handed out free meals to families on March 18 at Yavapai Elementary School in Scottsdale. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

NoDDC PAC violated campaign laws, lawyer rules BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he NoDDC political action committee and its co-founder Jason Alexander committed multiple campaign �inance law violations, according to a report by Phoenix City Attorney Cris Meyer. Alexander and the committee were prominent voices during the campaign to pass Proposition 420, a charter amendment approved at the polls in Nov. 2018. It banned most new development in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve without voter approval. Meyer issued the report on May 19 and proposed a $3,000 �ine. “I’m glad it’s over,” said Alexander, who con�irmed he accepted the settlement offer. The resolution comes nearly a year after former Scottsdale Councilman David

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Lisa Borowsky, mayoral candidate: “The more important question is what I would �ight not to cut such as essential, lifesaving services like police and �ire. I support preserving funding, as fully as possible, for services with direct citizen contact and bene�it. “There is a feeling that City government is already out of touch with our citizens. In the budget recovery process, we must put the citizens’ needs �irst and avoid creating an even wider gap. Where there is duplication of responsibilities in staf�ing, we should look at consolidating and reducing those jobs �irst. “Based upon my experience during the last recession, the City can effectively tighten its belt without negatively impacting our citizens’ quality of life.” Bob Little�ield, mayoral candidate: “All no-bid, sole-source contracts should be immediately cancelled and either put out to bid or simply not renewed. Since personnel costs account for 74% of Scottsdale’s General Fund budget, any signi�icant reductions in spending will necessarily require cuts in salaries and/or reductions in force. “Once you get beyond the critical functions of public safety, public health and transportation infrastructure, everything else is lower priority and should not be funded unless it can be paid for out of ongoing revenues.” David Ortega, mayoral candidate: City Manager Jim “Thompson mentioned preserving employee positions with the ‘surplus’ funds in a banner year. Of the 2,600 fulltime employees, 500 employees now work from home and 59 were reassigned jobs. Were the paygrades readjusted to the reassignments? Frontline demands for city services have evaporated in most areas due to building closures and program suspensions. “Cities are known to bid against each other for comparable city job positions, but COVID-19 has crushed city revenues. Scottsdale is the 92nd largest city in the United States, but will not get Federal �inancial rescue. Council has to review how level-of-service can realign with frontline public service demand. “Channels must be opened to poll employees whether everyone would take a pay cut, greater at upper pay grades than lower. Another alternative is to cut positions, which would lose vital training costs

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an overall reduction of up to 10%. “With a contribution of $5 – $10 million from the General Fund, the budget is balanced. I know personnel cost cutting is very painful, but it will be necessary to keep our city solvent. I believe we are up to the challenge.” Becca Linnig, DAVID ORTEGA BOB LITTLEFIELD LISA BOROWSKY council candidate: and experience. Council needs actual feed- services and programs temporarily. Spe“We do not know back to make Budget decisions.” ci�ically, we need to discontinue anything the full impact of how this will affect our Michael Auerbach, council candidate: that competes with the private sector. The city and we should not make a hasty deci“If elected, I propose that reductions be city should not use its resources to com- sion on the budget until we have a better made in expenses to �leet services. Re- pete with those who are struggling to sur- understanding of the repercussions of the placement of 36 vehicles would save $5 vive.” pandemic.” million dollars. Fuel cost currently run at Tom Durham, council candidate: “A John Little, council candidate: “Con$1.7 million. With fewer employees the city’s number-one priority is to protect gress may enact a $1-trillion aid package need for vehicles would drop, therefore, the safety of its citizens. Therefore, �ire for states and cities, but we must work reducing fuel costs. and police services must be kept at the with what we know now, and plan for ser“Reductions in division spending across required strength. Most citizens in Scotts- vices the city will provide in the future. the board at an agreed upon percent for dale are suffering reduced income, so city Like businesses, the city’s most valuable FY 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 only. Cost employees should also see a reduction in asset is people. As we come back, expericutting is not the only element of a budget. their salaries, and non-essential positions enced city staff will be on the front lines. Income must also be considered. Histori- should be carefully reviewed. Contracts “Let’s consider the most critical procally, the city has not been prudent regard- with consultants should be terminated ex- grams the city will need to provide going revenue recovery formulas. cept where necessary to preserve health ing forward and how we’ll prepare for “As any successful businessperson will and safety and economic recovery. recovery. As summer has lower demand, tell you ‘don’t give away the store.’ With “No-bid contracts should be put up for I would reduce service levels and hours too many examples to cite here, the city bid to make sure we are getting the best across the board now: parks, libraries, regularly charges a 75% fee for use of spe- service for our money. While arts and en- senior centers, development services, tax ci�ic services and programs. Resulting in a tertainment events are important to our and licensing, and all internal services. loss of revenue. I suggest the formula be culture, they should be pared back to a “In the fall, we’ll have more reliable changed to a 1:1 cost recovery.” minimum until Scottsdale has recovered. health and economic numbers. We can Tammy Caputi, council candidate: “When possible, the City should help continue cuts or begin to reintroduce ser“Identify line items strategically, as I’m small businesses in reopening by waiv- vices. Flexibility in this environment will doing in my own business. I don’t cut ev- ing non-health related regulations which be key. This is a time for thoughtfulness erything by X percent. I fund the critical prove burdensome.” and experience, not impulse and inexperioperations, jettison anything else, and Betty Janik, council candidate: “Bud- ence.” pivot to new opportunities. Personnel is get cuts should include no increases in Kevin Maxwell, council candidate: 74% of our city expenditures; this has to salary, elimination of open staff positions, “Let me start by saying that in this time of be trimmed now, without risking public reduced hours at select city facilities with crises, everything is on the table. Assumsafety. Immediately reduce expenses and reduction in manpower hours, reduction ing we have already evaluated the timeprioritize future revenue sources. in contract work, and reduction in consul- line for all future bond measures, the cuts “The world has changed, and we must tants, all of which have been discussed. need to be a combination of services and look to new revenue sources and econom“Estimates of savings from these cuts salaries. ic diversi�ication. Attracting technology are about to $25 million, with nearly $30 “I would ask the City Manager to begin companies and developing our medical, million more needed in cuts. Since $210 reviewing services to �ind appropriate biotech and higher education industries is million of the expenses are for staff and cost-savings measures and �irst focusing a priority. Scottsdale must be where these related bene�its, the majority of cuts will on non-essential services like recreation companies choose to locate. Scottsdale need to come from this pot. Most of this then curbing back on other city services. has to be open for business.” can be accomplished with a variety of re- Salaries will need to be addressed, and Bill Crawford, council candidate: “First, ductions in salaries, overtime, and contri- lastly, reductions in force are something I would propose curtailing non-essential butions to pensions and/or 401k plans for that may come into the equation.”

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State House stays in session despite pandemic concerns BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

ouse Republicans last week thwarted a bid by Democrats to shut down regular legislative business and focus only on issues related to COVID-19. The party-line vote to keep the session open came as the GOP majority said it’s time to stop worrying about the virus and get back to the regular business of the Legislature. And they followed through with votes on everything from regulation of travel insurance to when state health inspectors can drop in at medical marijuana dispensaries. “Nobody is saying we’re all going to be safe going out,’’ said Rep. Nancy Barto, RPhoenix. “We know this is a very contagious disease.’’ She said many if not most people will be exposed and many will get it. “But we shouldn’t live in fear and have to get back to normal life,’’ Barto said. Rep. John Fillmore, R-Apache Junction, had his own take on how there has been a vast overreaction to the pandemic: “The experts were wrong in the United States and the state of Arizona. The surrounded my president and they surrounded the governor and they gave them bad information. Paranoia was fueled by the media.’’ All that, he said, is part of “a blatant move to replace the freedoms that have been given to us.’’ The extensive debate came as the Senate remains in recess, with members there having voted earlier this month to say they’ve �inished their business for the session. But House Republicans have a laundry list of issues they want addressed. That decision by the GOP to remain in session angered Rep. Arlando Teller, DChinle, who pointed out that the Navajo Nation has the highest per capita infection rate in the country. “Over 150 of my family and my relatives are either six feet under or in the process for a casket to be processed so that we can pay our respects,’’ he said. And Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez, D-Yuma, chided colleagues for voting on changes in state oversight of college savings programs. She said what her constituents need is food. Democrats fought for a special session to focus only on virus-related issues, including increasing the maximum bene�it under the state’s unemployment compensation law. It

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is capped at $240 a week, the second lowest �igure in the nation. Some of that has been masked by federal legislation providing an additional $600 a week. But those additional bene�its are set to disappear this summer. The divide between Republicans and Democrats over COVID-19 was pointed up by the fact that only a handful of Republicans were wearing masks; all the Democrats had their faces covered. “We know that a person who is speaking without a mask is sending out vaporized virus in their breath, no less than six feet,’’ said Rep. Diego Rodriguez, D-Phoenix. “To pretend otherwise is irresponsible.’’ The �ight that erupted onto the House �loor on Tuesday has been brewing for weeks, ever since the GOP majority refused to follow the lead of the Senate and shut down. At the same time, though, there has been some �inger pointing about what is taking so long to wrap up the session. In a message to colleagues, House Majority Leader Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, said the chamber could wrap up all the loose ends by Thursday -- “or if the Dems are turds we come in Friday to wrap up.’’ And Petersen set the stage for the talking points. “We need to constantly push the narrative that the Ds are stalling and keeping AZ society from getting back to normal as needed,’’ he wrote.

That played out on the �loor as House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, called the Democrats a “party of fear.’’ And he noted the hit the state’s economy has taken from the virus and the governor’s orders telling people to stay home and limiting what businesses could operate. Most of those directives are now gone. Bowers acknowledged that there are people who are not ready to resume their preCOVID activities. “Please, stay home,’’ he said. “Wait until you’re con�ident, then start coming out.’’ But that, he said, cannot be the attitude for the entire state. “For the majority of Arizonans, especially those with businesses, they need to get back to work,’’ Bowers said. One unanswered question is whether and House votes will actually result in changes in the law. Technically speaking, while the Senate voted to say it is �inished, it has not gone home. Instead, Senate President Karen Fann put the chamber into an inde�inite “recess’’ as the Arizona Constitution forbids one chamber from adjourning for the year without the consent of the other. But Fann also noted that being in recess leaves the door open for dealing with a few more issues if needed. And one of those she personally favors is a bill set for House debate to make it harder for people who contract COVID-19 to sue businesses.

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million and $80 million while Councilwoman Linda Milhaven and Councilman Guy Phillips cautioned against making too many cuts. Both Mayor Jim Lane and Councilwoman Suzanne Klapp, who had called for more cuts, commended staff this time around for providing more data to back up revenue projections. “I appreciate the fact that you have addressed the concerns that we expressed the last time, which was we were concerned about where did these revenue �igures come from,” Klapp said. The bulk of the spending reduction came from the city’s general fund – which pays for most services and programs – and its capital projects budget. Staff decreased operating expenditures from $610.3 million to $582.1 million, including a drop in general fund expenditures from $296.1 million proposed in April to $277.7 million. The city also reduced capital spending from nearly $724 million to about $691 million. Council also canceled the transfer of $6 million to the capital budget from the general fund. The reductions were partially offset by an approximately $23 million increase in the city’s contingencies and reserve budget. A Council majority �irst started pushing for increased cuts in April when it became clear the pandemic would signi�icantly impact city �inances. Sales tax receipts were down 26 percent in March alone compared to the previous year. Overall, the new tentative budget projects general fund revenues of $296 million, a 10 percent decrease from projections prior to the COVID-19 crisis. City Treasurer Jeff Nichols said he anticipates April to be the “bottom” as most restrictions closing businesses are lifted, but the city is still expects year-over-year sales tax revenue declines over the next 12 months. Overall, the city is projecting sales tax revenues of $122.6 million – down from the $145.5 million projected in May. Unsurprisingly, the city projected that hotels and restaurants will be the hardest hit industries over the next year, though it projects declines in sales tax for all industries except utilities and food stores. The city projected that sales tax gener-

The Scottsdale City Council adopted its tentative budget for the next ﬁscal year on May 19 at its ﬁrst in-person meeting since the coronavirus pandemic began. (City of Scottsdale)

ated by hotels and motels would be down 60-75 percent over pre-pandemic projections until at least December, while restaurant sales tax revenues would drop between 40-55 percent during that time. If revenues decline further than those expectations, City Manager Jim Thompson said the city would continue making cuts across departments beyond what is presented in this budget. Staff could also come back with additional cuts before the city adopts the �inal budget on June 16 if the revenue data for May shows a steeper decline. The most signi�icant cut in the general fund came to community services, which saw its budget cut by over $3 million compared to the previous year and reduced by 10 percent from previous spending proposals. Police and �ire, the two largest chunks of the general fund budget, each saw reductions of 5 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively, from the April proposal. However, both police and �ire still saw their budgets for 2020-21 increase by about $1 million compared to 2019-20. The public safety increases are mostly due to increases in pension liabilities and new �ire�ighter hires in anticipation of large-scale retirements in the next few years, according to Thompson. Public works also saw its budget go up by about $1.5 million compared to 201920 as a result of increased custodial services costs under a new contract. Because personnel costs make up 74 percent of the general fund budget, layoffs and furloughs are likely inevitable. The city reduced staf�ing by the equivalent of 78 full-time positions for at least half of the �iscal year, though it did not

eliminate all of those jobs entirely. The tentative budget leaves 44 positions unfunded through at least Jan. 1 and another 15 positions unfunded through July 1, 2021. The majority of the new positions – 15 – were �ire�ighters or �ire engineers. The eliminated positions include many from community services, including libraries and recreational offerings that were reduced or suspended during the pandemic. The city also took steps to provide relief for residents during the downturn by removing a proposed increase in the storm water fee and delayed increases of base water rates and fees from July 1 to January 1, 2021. The city also delayed some fees for planning and development services. The city also nixed a proposed twopercent increase in the city’s primary property tax. The property tax decrease narrowly passed the Council on a 4-3 vote, with Council members Solange Whitehead, Virginia Korte and Linda Milhaven opposing. Had the Council left it in place, the overall property tax rate for residents still would have remained the same year-toyear due to an equivalent drop in the secondary property tax rate, which is used to pay off city debt. The primary and secondary rates combine to create the overall rate. Whitehead said it was not the right time to cancel the primary property tax hike in the face of funding shortfalls for social services. “It doesn’t save any of our homeowners a signi�icant amount of money,” Whitehead said. “Property taxes are remaining the same; this is not the time to cut taxes

when, as Councilwoman Milhaven said, we have $700,000 that we use for feeding seniors and that we use for rental assistance that might go away.” Whitehead also pushed to protect funding for social service programs, including rental assistance and recreation activities for disabled adults. In response, Council unanimously supported creating a $6 million contingency fund that could be used for any unforeseen budget shortfalls that arise in the future, including social service programs. Council freed up the money by redirecting $6 million in food tax revenues that was to be transferred to the capital budget. City staff would have to come back to the Council for approval if wanted to spend any of that contingency. The revised budget will have a signi�icant effect on the amount of money the city projects to have left at the end of the year when all expenses are accounted for, though staff still projects a small general fund reserve will be available. Prior to the pandemic, the city’s proposed budget showed revenues of $15.6 million over projected expenses in the general fund. That leftover amount is now down to approximately $2 million, which will go towards the city’s fund balance. That has grown signi�icantly in recent years due to a string of conservative budgets with revenues that far outpaced spending. The city anticipates it will start �iscal year 2020-2021 with a fund balance of nearly $94 million. Despite the downturn, it does not appear the city will dip into those funds, which are earmarked for several purposes – including paying down the city’s public safety pension liabilities, funding the city’s operating reserve and reimbursing Nationwide for infrastructure built for the Cavasson development. About $47 million is reserved to pay down pension liabilities, which the city expects to pay off in 17 years. The city has funded about 52 percent of police pension liability and has a net liability of over $181 million. Its �ire pension liability is about 93 percent funded, with just $8 million owed, but Thompson warned that number could jump signi�icantly following the expected wave of retirements in coming years.

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ith packed City Council and mayoral races underway, three local civic and business organizations are partnering with local media to host two on-line candidate forums in the coming weeks. The Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce, Scottsdale Coalition for Today and Tomorrow (SCOTT) and Scottsdale Leadership will present a mayoral forum noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, and a City Council forum noon-1:30 p.m. June 3 in collaboration with the Scottsdale Progress and Scottsdale Independent. Both events will take place via web-

cast and streamed live on the Scottsdale Chamber Youtube Channel, the City of Scottsdale’s website and on local Channel 11 news. “Following social distancing guidelines during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Scottsdale Chamber is proud to partner with SCOTT and Scottsdale Leadership to host these webinar candidate Forums for the community,” Chamber CEO Mark Stanton said. Scottsdale Progress Managing Editor Wayne Schutsky will moderate the City Council forum June 3. “It is very important to hear from the candidates as we move toward the primary election scheduled for Aug. 4,” Stanton said.

The mayoral candidates are Council members Suzanne Klapp and Virginia Korte and former Council members Lisa Borowsky, Bob Little�ield and David Ortega. All nine city council candidates have agreed to participate in the June 3 forum. They are incumbent Guy Phillips and Michael Auerbach, Tammy Caputi, Bill Crawford, Tom Durham, Betty Janik, Becca Linnig, John Little and Kevin Maxwell. Scottsdale Leadership Executive Director Lee Ann DeWitt said, “These offerings provide us a point-and-click access to the information we need to become familiar with candidates for of-

�ice and their stance on critical issues we now face.” The candidates will answer a range questions on public policy and critical city issues formulated by the host organizations, media partners and Scottsdale residents. “This is a critical election for the city,” said Don Henninger, SCOTT executive director. “Not only are we electing a mayor and �illing 3 council seats, but it comes when the city is facing daunting �iscal challenges from the COVID-19 crisis...” said Don Henninger, Executive Director of SCOTT. The public can submit questions to communications@scottsdalechamber. com.

that fear.’’ He said the bill will do more than prevent lawsuits. “We’re trying to prevent extortion by unscrupulous lawyers,’’ Kavanagh said, �iling claims “not to go to court but with the express intent of basically extracting settlements of $3,000, $4,000, which is about half of what the business would have needed to defend the lawsuit.’’ Kavanagh wasn’t the only one seeking to capitalize on the animosity of some toward attorneys. “I support lawsuits,’’ Rep. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, said, but adding that businesses need protections against threats designed to get them to settle out of court. “And they need to know when they open their doors that there are not going to be these trial attorneys out there lining their pockets and going door to door and �iling these, in my opinion, frivolous lawsuits,’’ Kern said. But Rep. Domingo DeGrazia, D-Tucson, said it would be one thing for lawmakers to say that businesses following the Centers for Disease Control or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would gain some liability protection. HB 2912, he said, does not do that. “With this bill, if you are negligent, you have no liability,’’ DeGrazia said. “By raising the standard to ‘gross negligence,’ you are

saying that if you are negligent there is not a claim that can be made against you.’’ Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe, said there are risks to people. “If a customer eats at a restaurant that does not take sanitary precautions and they get the virus, it would be almost impossible to prove that the restaurant is liable, and that customer would have no recourse,’’ she said. The same holds true, Salman said, for situations where a nursing home is not following safety procedures and a resident contracts COVID-19. House Majority Leader Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, dismissed those concerns. “This absolutely allows redress,’’ he said. “It just has a different standard.’’ Some votes for the measure were based on a semi-related provision that Kavanagh inserted. It would reduce the penalty for violating any emergency order issued by the governor from the current misdemeanor – with a potential six-month jail term and $2,500 �ine to just a $100 civil penalty. And offenders even could escape that by curing the violation before going to court. It also would eliminate the possibility that a business that ignored an executive order could lose its license. Gov. Doug Ducey used the threat of both the criminal penalty and loss of license to

try to get compliance with the executive orders he issued in March shuttering certain kinds of businesses. That bothered Rep. John Fillmore, R-Apache Junction. “When the government can say that you have to close up shop or they will take your license for trying to feed your family, for trying to provide for your workers, your employees and the people that you have known for many years, then there’s something wrong, radically, drastically wrong,’’ he said. Despite the House approval, the future of the measure is unclear. State senators earlier this month approved a resolution saying they were �inished with their business for this session and were ready to go home. But since they cannot do that without House approval the Senate technically remains in recess. Senate President Karen Fann told Capitol Media Services that no decision has been made whether senators, who have never considered the issues in HB 2913, are willing to come back to vote on it. There’s also the question of whether Ducey will sign the measure. He dodged questions earlier this week about both whether he thinks businesses need new liability protections and whether he will approve a measure that limits the penalties that can be imposed for violating his executive orders.

House seeks business protection from virus suits BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

tate representatives voted last week along party lines to put new hurdles in the path of people suing businesses, churches and schools over COVID-19 claims. HB 2912 would immunize defendants against lawsuits if their actions or inactions that resulted in someone contracting the virus were merely negligent. Instead, victims or their survivors could sue only if they could show someone was grossly negligent, a standard that Rep. Aaron Lieberman, D-Phoenix, said amounts to willful misconduct. That change also may be illegal. Tim Fleming, the House attorney, advised lawmakers that it could run afoul of a constitutional provision prohibiting lawmakers from limiting the rights of victims to sue for damages. But Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said the protection is necessary to help restore the state economy. “There’s a great cloud of fear that hangs over the business community about being sued,’’ he said. “It’s slowing down their efforts to go back and open, to get their employees back, to get everybody working, get tax revenue back in to fund programs,’’ Kavanagh said. “And this will go a long way to alleviating

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Ottawa University enhances student experience BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

ith the COVID-19 pandemic still dominating the world, high school graduates and transfer students may choose to stay closer to home to continue their studies this fall. Encouraging students to “Stay Connected, Stay Local,” Ottawa UniversityArizona (OUAZ) wants these bright young minds to consider its Surprise campus at 15950 N. Civic Center Plaza. “We are preparing all necessary precautions to host students at our brandnew residential campus in Surprise, which also has emergency services on site,” said Dr. Brian Sandusky, OUAZ’s chief enrollment officer. “Students may want to stay close to home and we want them to know about their opportunities here with us. We have new facilities on our campus, which opened in Fall 2019. It’s an exciting time for us here in Surprise.” Founded in 1865, Ottawa University is a nonprofit, private liberal arts university with its original residential campus in Ottawa, Kansas. The professional campus in Phoenix has been educating adult learners in the Valley for more than 40 years and boasts more than 8,000 alumni. Surprise is home to Ottawa University’s second residential campus. Housing at OUAZ features a new residence hall with suite-style, fully furnished rooms. Amenities include cable television and a 55-inch, wall-mounted TV, laundry facilities, student lounges and a game room. Scholars Hall accommodates more than 300 students. Ottawa University offers housing awards for students who hail from the West Valley—Avondale, Buckeye, Deer Valley, El Mirage, Goodyear, Glendale, Litch�ield Park, Peoria, Sun City West, Tolleson, Surprise, Waddell, Whitman and Youngtown. “We believe a fully rounded educational experience for students includes residential living,” Sandusky said. Students who stay in university housing for six semesters, or three years, are eligible for 50% off their

Ottawa University Arizona—Surprise Campus offers classes in four-, eight- or 16-week format. (Courtesy Ottawa University)

graduate tuition rate while studying at OUAZ Surprise. “We want to bring value to our community and our alumni, and this is one example of that mission,” Sandusky said. Two other new buildings are part of the OUAZ campus. The student union includes a state-of-the-art dining center, an entertainment lounge with indoor/ outdoor �ireplace, fan shop, mailroom, classrooms and banquet hall. It is also home to the new Adawe Center mentorship program, which is designed to help students be successful in their college experience. The new O’Dell Center houses the university’s athletic facilities, �itness and recreational center, Faith Arena, facility and athletic of�ices, additional classrooms and laboratories. OUAZ offers a variety of majors. Top majors include biology, business, Christian studies and ministry, communication, early childhood education, elementary education, engineering, exercise science, human resources, leadership and management, psychology, secondary education and sport studies. Ottawa University is committed to developing students to be work-ready and world-ready upon graduation. Personal

Growth Days (PGDs) consist of three important components: Spirit Life, a worship and speaker series; Network Lunch, a community lunch on campus; and Student Development Courses, a series of life- and work-skills workshops “Our chancellor, Dr. Kevin Eichner, came up with the idea of limiting classes on Wednesdays to allow for our PGDs,” Sandusky said. “We have a variety of guest speakers, such as community- or faith-based leaders. The Wednesday workshops provide students with work-readiness skills, like resume writing and interviewing. Students need those skills. There’s a focus on world-readiness skills, too. That can be how to buy a house, how to budget, business dinner etiquette, and even changing a tire.” Ottawa University prides itself on being a “participatory campus.” Students participate in academic clubs, competitive club sports and varsity athletics. For example, students who participate in the business club gain real-world business experience outside the classroom, while receiving a signi�icant scholarship to help them.

“We have ACT, SAT and GPA scholarships, as well as scholarships for the academic and club sports,” Sandusky said. “These are unique and lucrative scholarship opportunities for our students.” Complementing OUAZ’s robust varsity athletic offerings are the university’s competitive club sports. Esports and badminton are starting in the fall. Other programs include ultimate frisbee, cycling, outdoor adventure, bowling and wrestling. Gone are days of one-size-�its-all scheduling, and OUAZ offers an innovative alternative. “Our exclusive FlexTerm scheduling is one of our biggest distinguishing features,” Sandusky said. “It has been well received by students.” FlexTerm scheduling consists of classes offered in a four-, eight- or 16-week term format. Students work with their faculty mentor to assist them with their course scheduling. This �lexible format allows them time to study and participate in activities. Visit ottawa.edu/ouaz to learn more about OUAZ’s programming and scholarships. So next semester, remember to “Stay Connected, Stay Local.”

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Dear Class of 2020, It is hard to believe that we are at the end of your high school journey. At times it has felt like this moment would never arrive, yet at other times it seems to have gone by so quickly. Although this is not how we envisioned the year would end, you have handled it with such determination and resilience. As you embark on the next chapter of your lives, remember these words of advice: You will make mistakes. Ask yourself what you have learned, and don’t repeat them.You will win and you will lose. Make sure you do both with humility and grace. You will cry, laugh, and cry again. Do so unapologetically.You are the next leaders of the world, the ones who will inspire change. Be a voice for those who cannot speak. Be the eyes for those who cannot see. Listen more than you talk, but most of all, BE KIND. I am proud of you all every day and I believe in you all. Remember that you will always be a DON! Go DONS! #Classof2020Strong Ms. Palatucci

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Coronado Staff. To Our Coronado Staff. It is hard to believe that another school year has come and gone. Who could have imagined that we would have ended our year together, not together? If this has proven just one thing, it is how proud and inspired we are to be working with such an amazing group. We are proud of how you all have risen to the challenge, and inspired by your resilience and continuous efforts to support our learners. This certainly is a trying time and we are finding ourselves in a position to create and collaborate with each other in so many different ways. You all have done an awesome job of ensuring that our students are supported. We are proud of you every day, and we believe in you! Go DONS! Amy Palatucci & Krista Demetrulias

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A Memorial Day story: A Scottsdale hero BY ERNIE KALLEN Progress Guest Writer

s the foreman of the historical E. O. Brown Ranch in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains, Harvey Noriega became a local legend by reputedly being the model for the Buckaroo emblazoned on the logo for the City of Scottsdale. His only son, Raul V. Noriega, will forever be emblazoned on the hearts of many young marines stationed at Camp Pendleton in Southern California. Stories have been told about Marines who would follow Raul’s POW license plates into service stations and grocery stores in order to listen to his story about service to country, family and God. This is his story. Raul Valdez Noriega grew up in Scottsdale, lived in a small house on East Gar�ield Street (now 2nd Street) and was the second Hispanic student to graduate from Scottsdale High School. He fell in love with a pretty schoolmate

The German POW camp that Noriega was liberated from held thousands of Allied soldiers. (Special to the Progress)

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Pandemic tones down Memorial Day ceremonies

The City of Scottsdale gave the green light to hold its traditional ceremony outside City Hall and the group of civic organizations that produce the event agreed to move forward. The City Hall event will take place at 9 a.m. tomorrow, May 25. The keynote speaker is scheduled to be either Mayor Jim Lane or Vice Mayor Kathy Little�ield. Activities will include a wreath laying at the Chaplain sculpture and the presentation of colors. Participating organizations include lo-

cal chapters of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Knights of Columbus and Elks Lodge. State social distancing guidelines will be in place, with seating set six feet apart. The event will also be live streamed on the American Legion Post 44 Facebook page: Facebook.com/Post44Scottsdale. People who wish to leave a message for a loved one interred at the National cemetery can do so at vlm.cem.va.gov. Social distancing guidelines will also

VETERAN VETERAN by Mike Phillips

emorial Day 2020 will be unique in many ways as the challenges of COVID-19 extend to commemorative traditions. While services have been canceled at the National Cemetery of Arizona for the �irst time since it was opened in 1978, two Scottsdale Memorial Day events will downsize but endure. Two other long-time commemorations -- one at Mesa Cemetery and the other at Camelback Cemetery in Paradise Valley – have been cancelled.

by the name of Jessie Dominguez. Eventually they were engaged to be married – but a wedding was postponed due to the onset of WWII. Raul was drafted into the Army on Dec. 2, 1941. Over time, including advance training with the 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Raul received promotions to the NCO rank of Staff Sergeant and was deployed with the 607th TDB to Cheshire, England, on April 21, 1944. Four companies of the battalion followed the initial invasion forces, landing on Utah Beach of Normandy, France, during the night of June 16. Raul recalled that the weather was rainy and cold; all units had to grease down their tanks’ cannons to prevent them from getting corroded, then wash them with warm water to get them �ire-ready. The battalion moved inland off the beach on June 17. The thousands upon thousands of

be in place Scottsdale’s other Memorial Day event – a brief wreath-laying ceremony set for 10 a.m. at the Green Acres Cemetery at 401 N Hayden Road. There will be about 40 seats available, said Green Acres of�ice manager Ariann Hatt. Other activities planned at the event include a �lyover from the Mesabased Falcon Warbirds and a color guard provided by the Desert Young Marines organization. Green Acres also plans to

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hedgerows that surrounded French farms and homes made the �ighting on the soggy Normandy turf as bad as it was at the landings on the beaches. The battalion’s three �ighting companies were rotated within various infantry units as they were needed. After 18 days of �ighting, the 607th TDB arrived at the town of Pretot on July 5 – a mere 20 miles from their initial landing – and would remain for the next nine days. On July 12, while on a reconnaissance mission along the perimeter of the Gerville Forest, Raul, two �irst lieutenants and a private were ambushed by German soldiers and taken prisoner. Raul recalled that after initial interrogation, he was placed in the back of a truck with about 15 to 20 other soldiers. It was a wood burning vehicle and the prisoners had to push the truck when it ran out of sticks for fuel. At some point the prisoners were transferred to a train. placed in cattle cars and taken as far as Paris. During that portion of his journey Raul attempted his first escape. He made it as far as a farmhouse, where the owners refused to help him. He was tied up in a basement until the German soldiers picked him up and interrogated him again. At an assembly point in Paris, prisoners were put on a train with about 45 soldiers to a boxcar bound for Germany. Soon the train was halted and the prisoners were made to walk for days on end. The prisoners were starved during this forced march and only when they happened upon a German encampment would they be fed if food was available. Raul attempted his second escape, but was recaptured and this time hit with

The prisoners were starved during this forced march and only when they happened upon a German encampment would they be fed if food was available.

Scottsdale native Sgt. Raul Noriega was beaten mercilessly by Nazis soldiers for his numerous attempts to escape captivity. (Special to the Progress)

a ri�le butt over the head, back and any part of the body where they could make contact. Despite the severe punishment incurred, Raul made six or seven more escape attempts before arriving at a camp outside Frankfurt, He received the same “ri�le butt” punishment upon each recapture. As near to death as he was, Raul attempted one more escape when Allied Forces’ bombs fell on Frankfurt, only to be recaptured again and beaten one more time until he thought that he was going to be killed. Raul �inally ended up in a camp in German-occupied Poland called “Stalag III-C Alt Drewitz.” The Winter of 1944 was approaching; the conditions within the POW camp were atrocious. Only one barracks had heat and the prisoners were usually given one meal a day that consisted of soup with the “�lavor” of rutabaga and appeared at times to have small pieces of meat. Prisoners soon came to recognize the meat appeared only when one of the workhorses had died. It was here that Raul was issued a blanket that had to be shared with another POW. Cigarettes from the Red Cross packages became the instrument of trade when the men needed pieces of clothing or blankets to keep warm. And yes, Raul Noriega attempted one more escape, only to wind up back in Stalag III-C.

The POW camp that Noriega was liberated from was captured from the Nazis by a Russian tank battalion headed by Commander Alexandra Samusenko, the only female battalion commander engaged in WWII. (Special to the Progress)

Christmas 1944 had come and gone and news had reached the camp that the Russian Army was making great strides on the Eastern Front. Then on Jan. 31, 1945, three Russian tanks burst through the main gate of the POW compound, freeing thousands of POWs. Raul said they were fed very well by the Russians, mainly because their liberators had con�iscated everything from the civilians in the area. He departed Stalag III-C on Feb. 4, 1945, and walked approximately 160 miles to a town called Bomberg, from where he mailed his �irst letter home to Scottsdale. The next 1,000 miles to Odessa was accomplished by walking, riding bicycles, horses, trucks and train. After being processed, Raul joined 16 other GIs aboard an American oil tanker that took them Fort Hamilton, where they rejoined the U. S. Army. Shortly after their return, Raul and his comrades were summoned to the White House to relate their experiences

to President Harry Truman, who told the group. “It is impossible for me to believe what I have just been told.” T/Sgt Noriega was of�icially discharged from the U. S. Army on Oct. 10, 1945. He and his wife Rosalie had two children, Rosalie and Raul Jr. They moved to California before the total elimination of Scottsdale’s Mexican barrio in the late 1960s to make way for the Scottsdale Civic Center and Center for the Performing Arts. Raul passed in 2013 and is interned at the Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California. Sadly, only memories remain – and yet, isn’t that what Memorial Day is all about? Author’s note: It has been my pleasure to work with Jodien Noriega, my coresearcher, and her husband Raul Jr. to recreate the military career of one of the true heroes of WWII. This story parallels the lives of thousands upon thousands of other prisoners of war of whose stories were never documented. God Bless the Greatest Generation.

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ix members of Notre Dame Preparatory High School Class of 2020 know what they will be doing now that they’ve got their diplomas in hand – serving their country or preparing to do that. Three grads – Connor Butt, Spencer Roy and Christian Sarlitto – will be reporting next month to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point while Matthew Malloy is heading to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Meanwhile, Ethan Chantler is enlisting in the U.S. Army while Troy Zaro is enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps. “I’ve wanted to join the military for as long as I can remember,” said Ethan. “I always saw myself �ighting for our country once I grew up.” Ethan, the son of Janel and Edmundo Chantler, reports to Fort Benning, Georgia, Aug. 3 to begin basic training. He has his eye on the Special Operations Force in the 75th Ranger Regiment. Connor said that when he began looking at post-high school education choices, “I always kept the same priorities in mind that I have always had since I was a young kid.” “Those priorities were to achieve my

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live stream its ceremony at Facebook. com/GreenAcresMortuary Although the Mesa Cemetery will not host a formal Memorial Day event, it is likely volunteers will still place �lags on the graves of veterans. “That part will probably get done,” said Ole Bjerk, an adjutant at Mesa’s American Legion Post 26. “We’ll do what we can do. There are many veterans laid to rest in that cemetery.” That includes a section of the cemetery where about 20 British airmen are buried. They died in training accidents at what is now Falcon Field during World War II. Their grave markers include rank, serial numbers, and the eagle crest of the RAF. The cemetery has hosted a Memorial Day event as long as anyone can remember, going back at least several decades, said Mesa spokesman Kevin Christopher. This Memorial Day, as always, will be a time to re�lect on our nation’s war casu-

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goal of playing Division 1 football, attend a university that shapes me into a better man and leader than ever before and that whatever university I graduate from will ultimately set me up for the highest level of success in my life and through whatever career I choose,” he explained. The son of Bill and Laura Butt, Connor – like Spencer – plan to play football for West Point while Troy plans to do the same at

the Air Force Academy. Beyond football, Connor also said, “I ultimately believe I want to make a career out of the military” though he also intends to keep his options for the future open. Applying for any military academy for post-high school education is no easy feat. Besides the seemingly endless forms to �ill out, there are also seemingly endless interviews.

But Connor takes a philosophical view. “Although the process to be accepted was de�initely challenging, it was integral to my character moving forward,” he said. “In a way it gave me a greater sense of purpose and feeling knowing I was working already for something that had to be so great, considering everything that needed

This scene from last year's Memorial Day ceremony at Scottsdale City Hall will be repeated Monday morning, but under social-distancing guidelines. (Progress ﬁle photo)

alties and sacri�ices. It will also be a time to look forward

for local veterans’ organizations like the American Legion and VFW. Many of the

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posts and chapters are reopening this week after months of forced closures. “We think we’ll be OK,” said Mike Ragole, vice commander of Scottsdale’s American Legion Post 44. “We did a fundraiser on our website and a Go Fund Me page trying to cover our expenses. So far so good.” The post was chartered in 1935 and is the oldest continuous service organization in Scottsdale, according to historian Joan Fudala. It was scheduled to open last Friday after a volunteer cleanup effort was completed Thursday. At Mesa’s American Legion Post 26, there was also optimism about a rebirth. Adjutant Ole Bjerk said a new �loor was installed during the closure and workers were busy trying to get the air conditioner running before a planned opening this week. “It takes a lot of money to keep things going, but I don’t think we’ve been hurt that bad yet,” he said. “Our membership was on the rise, so we were doing good before all this went down.”

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to be done for it.” And once he got word he was accepted – he also had been offered an appointment to the U.S. Navy Academy – Connor said, “I truly felt accomplished about something far greater than just myself.” “Once accepted,” he added, “I knew I was entering a place that truly embodies the word ‘brotherhood’ and doesn’t toss it around lightly like many other places I visited throughout my recruiting process.” With many universities and colleges already announcing the cancellation of classes and a continuation of online courses, Connor said he believes “we will be able to move on through the school year almost like it never happened.” Besides, he added, “Whenever situations are out of my control, I do the only thing I can – which is leave my stress and anxiety to God and let Him do the rest.” He has the same positive attitude toward the prospect of a canceled college football season. After all, he noted, “I will at least be able to practice and compete as a team at West Point and I honestly can’t ask for more than that.” Christian Sarlitto has the same upbeat attitude as he prepares to join Connor at West Point. The son of John Sarlitto and Sally BellSarlitto, he said that after researching some schools, “I discovered I liked and believed in what West Point stands for and

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thought it would be a great opportunity if I was able to go there.” “I have always had the military in the back of my head since a young age but was always taught to pursue my education,” he explained. “When I heard the quali�ications for getting accepted into a military academy, it really interested me that I could combine education, physical training and serving our country at one place. It is motivating to see how successful people are when they graduate from West Point.” He also was offered an appointment to the Merchant Marine Academy. Christian said that while he would consider a career in the military, he too is keeping his options open, perhaps “branching

to the Corps of Engineers or aviation.” And he considered the lengthy application process “necessary” because “it separates those who think it just sounds cool or like a good time from those who really want to do something sacri�icial for their country.” “I knew nothing about the process when I started my application but there is a surprisingly large support system there for questions and help. For example, my weight training coach, Coach Derry, coached me along the way, Mr. Robert Gwinn helped me in the classroom and prepared me for interviews, and Mrs. Lyric Naquin answered many questions and encouraged me to go for it.” Schools were already shut down when

U.S. Rep. David Schweikert called with the good news. “It was one of the most exciting moments of my life,” Christian said. Troy, the son of Pauline and Gary Zaro, is bypassing a military academy and heading straight into Marine boot camp on June 1. “I’ve wanted to join the military for a while,” he said. “I joined because I really believe in the ideals of America. I wanted to do my part to help defend the greatest country in the world, and I wanted to be part of something bigger than myself.” He has signed an Aircrew contract to become a crew chief on a Marine Corps aircraft. “I plan on making this a career,” Troy said.

“Thunderbirds are mainly (supporting) women and children in need, but we try not to limit that,” he added. The funds will be directed toward organizations that existed prior to the pandemic. “We are not certainly limited in times like this,” Cozby said. “Whether it’s hospitals, food banks, and so on, we’re taking a look at everyone individually and doing the best we can.” Jerry Brown, St. Mary’s Food Bank spokesman said the donation from the Thunderbirds was generous and timely. The food St. Mary’s receives from grocery stores makes up 20 percent of its take. Marisol Salvidar, public relations manager for The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, said, “The Thunderbirds’ donation

is going immediately to food support, equipment and supplies necessary in emergency response.” The Assistance League of Phoenix received a grant for its Operation School Bell’s Delivering Dreams Bus, which serves more than 8,500 students. “Thunderbirds Charities has been a longstanding partner of ours,” said Aimee Runyon, CEO, Assistance League of Phoenix. “Their generous donation provided much needed support to �ill our new buses with shoes and clothing. " Once on board the Delivering Dream Bus, each student receives a bundle of items valued at approximately $200 to $250. That includes two bottoms, three tops, six pair of socks, six underwear, a sweat-

shirt, belt, a pair of shoes, and a personalized health kit full of hygiene items. Cozby said Thunderbirds Charities weren’t looking for recognition. “This pandemic has changed everyone’s lives and is changing lives on an hourly basis,” Cozby said. “We are very hesitant to announce that we provided this emergency fund to the community.” However, the organization decided to announce their donations because “it’s the right thing to do,” he added. “The community needs a good story and the community needs to hear good news,” Cozby said. “We also are hoping that maybe our gift will inspire others that are in the position to give.” As for the bene�iciaries, they were grateful for the Thunderbirds' generosity

Thunderbirds aid pandemic-affected nonpro�its BY ALEXA GLIDIC Progress Contributor

cottsdale-based Thunderbirds Charities recently provided $1 million in emergency funding to several Arizona charities, including the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Valley, St. Mary’s Food Bank, Assistance League of Phoenix and Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The funding came from the money raised through the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Thunderbirds President Chance Cozby, known as the “Big Chief,” said it’s important to support the community. “We have a world in need, we have a nation in need, and we have a local community in need,” Cozby said.

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Rebranded Arizona Boardwalk reopens BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

rizona Boardwalk – the home of OdySea Aquarium, Butter�ly Wonderland – has reopened to the public just in time for Memorial Weekend. The recently renamed entertainment destination implemented new guidelines and safety protocols. New signage also has been erected around the premier 35-acre, multilevel entertainment complex located near Scottsdale off the 101 and East Vía de Ventura. “We are excited to reopen to the public after nearly eight weeks without visitors,” said Greg Charbeneau, vice president and general manager of OdySea Aquarium. “We have worked thoughtfully and within the state’s recommended guidelines on our reopening plans as the health and wellbeing of our guests, team and animals is our top priority.” The entertainment destination opened in 2013 with a butter�ly exhibit and grew in 2016 with the addition of an aquarium and a swim-with-the-dolphins attraction called Dolphinaris. But after four dolphin deaths over several years, Dolphinaris closed in 2019. It rebranded to Arizona Boardwalk in early February – roughly a month before it and thousands of other businesses were closed because of the pandemic. At the time the rebranding was announced, spokesman Ran Knishinsky told news media the hope was that the name change would reduce confusion for consumers. “What I want people to know is that we’re more than just the aquarium,” he said. “It’s eight attractions. One location. Lots of shopping. Lots of restaurants.” Much has changed as a result of efforts to control the coronavirus spread. Arizona Boardwalk’s anchor attraction, OdySea Aquarium, now operates with

OdySea Aquarium Vice President Greg Charbeneau said signs will help visitors maintain social distancing. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

timed-ticketed entry and limits the number of visitors at one time. It also has implemented new standard operating procedures to safeguard guests, animals and team members. Arizona Boardwalk also boasts handsanitizing stations throughout the aquarium. “Our priority is to keep everyone who visits Arizona Boardwalk, as well as our employees, healthy and safe while providing a fun and engaging environment,” said Knishinsky. Team members at OdySea Aquarium have their temperature checked at the start of their shifts and they are required to wear masks in public spaces. Guests are also strongly encouraged by Arizona Boardwalk to wear masks. The Odysea Treasures gift shop will have face masks for sale as well. “We recognize how stressful this situation has been for our community and the world at large, and we look forward to once again providing a safe, fami-

ly-friendly experience to our guests,” Knishinsky said. In addition to wearing masks, guests are also strongly encouraged to visit in groups of 10 or less, reschedule their visit if they’re not feeling well and purchase discounted tickets online in advance as limited capacity will be strictly enforced to maintain social distancing. OdySea Aquarium supports physical distancing via markers at key exhibits and offers ticket sales online and at kiosks. Entry times will be sold in 30-minute slots and guests will be required to enter during their speci�ic time. Not all attractions and exhibits will be available to the public, however. Arizona Boardwalk has enhanced their cleaning methods, focusing on high-touch areas such as restrooms, counters, escalator railings, elevators and exhibit-glass. But the Kids Cove play area, animal touch exhibits and 3D movie will remain temporarily closed. Arizona Boardwalk also suspended ani-

mal encounters and behind-the-scenes tours; VR Xtreme and Polar Play Ice Bar did not reopen in the �irst phase. “We are taking a phased, controlled approach to reopening yet will continue delivering a wonderful, memorable guest experience while ensuring we operate safely and responsibly,” Charbeneau said. Attractions, restaurants and shops that opened on May 21 have capacity limits. Those businesses include Arizona Territory Trading Post, Four Peaks Mining Co., and Vitality Oxygen Bar & Aqua Massage. Reopened restaurants include Coffee Cove, Frozen Penguin Ice Cream, Johnny Rockets, Nékter Juice Bar, Pangaea Dino Grill, Pizza Time, The Reef Snack Bar, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, and Sugar Drop Candy Shop. As for the other opened attractions and exhibits, they include “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,” “Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs,” the “Laser + Mirror Maze,” “Surprise Your Eyes” and Butter�ly Wonderland in addition to the OdySea Aquarium. “We can’t wait to see visitors and familiar faces come through our doors again,” said Dee Mangulins, executive director of Butter�ly Wonderland. “Outside of lovingly taking care of our butter�lies and other animals, we’ve used the last two months wisely to spruce-up, paint, deep clean and implement our new safeguards and guidelines to be in the best possible position to safely welcome back our beloved visitors,” she said, adding: “We made the most of our quarantined time, and we are now anxious to help families make memories again at Butter�ly Wonderland.” At the time of the rebranding, it was also announced that a Ripley’s Believe or Not Museum and a Hyatt hotel would be coming to the site – as well as more courtyard features like a rock-climbing wall, zipline and play structures. Information: odyseaaquarium.com

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Letters Council should have celebrated Detroit Coney

n May 5, I listened intently to the Scottsdale City Council 2020-21 Budget presentation about cost centers, cash �low and declining revenue projections. Our city’s ability to weather the COVID-19 crisis hangs in the balance. Also on the agenda was Detroit Coney Grill’s orange awnings and canopy. Ironically, the City of Scottsdale held a hatchet to the survival of a small business, new to Scottsdale. In July 2019, Detroit Coney Grill signed a lease with the center at Indian Bend and Hayden and initiated all building permits, including new kitchen and covered outdoor seating. For the awnings, they applied at staff-approval level of Blossom Orange �ire-retardant material.

But midway, the Development Review Board staff decided to bump the case to full Development Review Board hearing. To open as planned, the applicant did the “unimaginable” – they installed the blossom orange awning before the DRB hearing. The outrage at Development Review Board resulted in a 3-3 tie, a continuance and then DRB voted 4-2 to deny. Development Review Board staff then ordered that the $15,000 Orange awnings be removed and replaced with “teal” or other color – but not blossom orange as installed. Detroit Coney Grill would have to sell 3,000 chili dogs to pay for the color change! The applicant appealed to the City Council. By hearing the case, the Council would hear the facts for the �irst time, acting in the role of Development Review Board. At Council, everything went wrong. In hearing the case, the City Council actu-

four as councilman. In my 38+ years consulting as a Scottsdale architect, I have designed restaurants with awnings, including at Shops at Gainey Ranch. In all cases retro�it, or new-build, the color of awnings was handled by staff. After Council’s denial, the applicant was heading to Maricopa County Superior Court, exposing the taxpayers’ wallet. Mr. Randy Grant, the zoning of�icial who advanced the case from Staff Approval to DRB, scrambled to meet with Coney Grill owners. Mr. Grant asked for a token concession – remove one west-facing awning – and he then approved blossom orange. Opening a business in Scottsdale should be a celebration! Yes, applicants will stumble, but Scottsdale should always give a fair hearing at every level. Scottsdale can uphold design standards, but not put “protocol” over reason. -David Ortega

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ecals on the �loor encourage social distancing; parking spots are reserved for curbside pick-up; napkinwrapped utensils are handed to guests as they’re seated. These are only but a few new changes to restaurants statewide as they reopen with the new COVID-19 guidelines provided by the CDC. But at JOJO Coffeehouse in southern Scottsdale, guests will see even bigger changes to the 2,620 square-foot space now that the locally owned and operated breakfast and brunch restaurant has reopened. Think freshly painted walls and new, large skylights. “The place looks great with fresh colors, new lighting and artwork,” said owner Mike Melton. “It is exciting to see all of the changes.” JOJO closed its doors in March and, unlike the many other neighboring Scottsdale restaurants, didn’t offer breakfast and lunch to-go. “It was tough, as it hit when we were in the middle of our most successful twomonth stretch since we opened in December of 2018, and our customer following was growing and they were loving what we were doing at JOJO,” Melton said. Melton used the time to spruce up the space – and JOJO’s menu – while implementing new safety and sanitation processes. “It allowed us to learn more and consider the best options for reopening,” he said. “It gave us the time we needed to infuse our customer feedback and address changes to our interior and to our menu.” The shutdown “was also an opportunity to add another large skylight in the center of our location making over 80 percent of the light in JOJO’s natural light,” Melton said.

Mike Melton is the owner of JOJO Coffeehouse, a locally owned and operated breakfast and brunch restaurant. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

In terms of the menu, Melton said customers wanted more breakfast burritos, wraps for lunch and “’healthy and �itness’inspired options.” So, Melton gave them just that. Patrons will �ind a breakfast burrito, chicken wrap, caprese salad and the Fit Breakfast – composed of turkey bacon, egg whites with tomatoes and spinach, avocado and nine-grain toast. The menu will also include old favorites, like the JOJO breakfast sandwich with eggwhites and pesto, the Belgian waf�les and the spicy chicken sandwich. “It really was about having more options, and our updated menus re�lect this,” Melton said. Guests will be greeted with more streamlined, ef�icient service, too. “We have streamlined our operations and have put in a solid plan to ensure our restaurant is going above and beyond in cleanliness and sterilization,” Melton said. “We revamped our to-go ordering and have

partnered with Postmates for delivery as well.” All JOJO employees received safety and sanitation training. Servers, baristas and cooks will wear protective gear. All surfaces, equipment, menus, and utensils will be sanitized regularly; JOJO has sanitization stations located at the front and rear of the premises. JOJO also switched from self-seating to having staff seat guests as a way to ensure physical distancing between their tables. All condiments, sugar, creme and more are no longer available on the table; servers will bring said items to guests and will be sanitizing them between each use. JOJO will have decals on �loor near the cashier to help ensure social distancing for those ordering to-go or picking up. Staff will encourage guests to review the menu on their phones and provide disposable menus when that is not possible. “As an industry, safety and sanitation is always a top priority, but now we are wiser

with how to effectively manage safety and sanitation during this time and beyond,” Melton said. “We all need to balance out ‘when’ is the right time to move forward. We are social beings, and we are made to connect with one another in person and not just online.” Employees weren’t alone in receiving safety training, however; the musicians who perform regularly at the restaurant will, too. “We are training the musicians on our new safety protocol and will be maintaining social distancing throughout,” Melton said. Melton added that they will also sanitize the equipment, like microphones, in-between performances so that the establishment is “ensuring that we create a fun atmosphere that is also safe for all.” Since it opened in 2018, JOJO built a reputation for showcasing talented musicians from all over the Valley. And when they reopen, they’ll have live music and host open mics every weekend. Melton added that many of the artists are “really excited” to play live and “be back with the people in the community.” “JOJO Coffeehouse is about connecting the community, giving people a place to share quality time with those they love here. We all need that in our life, and we can focus on doing that safely together,” he said. JOJO Coffeehouse is now open for dine-in, pick-up, and delivery.

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