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April 13th, 2018

CITY EVENTS

UPCOMING PUBLIC CITY MEETINGS

• Sustainability, Housing, Efficiency and Neighborhoods Subcommittee Meeting –Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in Assembly Room A, B, and C, Phoenix City Hall, 200 West Washington Street.

• Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Meeting –Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in Assembly Room A, B, and C, Phoenix City Hall, 200 West Washington Street.

• City Council Formal Meeting– Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. in City Council Chamber, 200 West Jefferson Street.

• North Mountain Village Planning Committee Meeting – Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Cowden Center, 9202 North 2nd Street.

• Zoning Adjustment Hearing – Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in Assembly Room C, Phoenix City Hall, 200 West Washington Street.

• Deer Valley Village Planning Committee Meeting – Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Deer Valley Community Center, 2001 West Wahalla Lane.

For more information on these and all other public City meetings visit:

https://www.phoenix.gov/cityclerk/publicmeetings/notices. City Council meetings are live on Cox Cable Channel 11 and streamed live on phoenix.gov and

facebook.com/cityofphoenix. Past City Council meetings are posted to YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/cityofphoenixaz.

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DISTRICT 1 EVENTS:

DISTRICT 1 COMMUNITY BREAKFAST Next month’s breakfast will be on Friday, April 27th, 2018 at the DoubleTree Hotel Phoenix North, located at 10220 N Metro Pkwy E, Phoenix, AZ 85051. Breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. and the speaker will start at around 7:45 a.m. The speaker will be Ed Zuercher, Phoenix City Manager. Ed Zuercher was appointed

Phoenix City Manager on Feb. 19, 2014. In this role, Zuercher is the Chief Administrative Officer for the city of Phoenix and oversees the largest council-manager form of government in the United States, with 15,000 city employees, including seven employee unions and associations.

CATCH AND RELEASE FAMILY FISHING EVENT SUMMARY

Last Saturday, Vice Mayor Williams, the Arizona Game and Fish Department, along with the Sportsman’s Warehouse, Parks and recreation, the Phoenix Police and the Phoenix Police Cadets hosted the 2nd annual Catch and Release with the Phoenix Police Family Fishing Event. It was a beautiful day and the fishing was great! The banks of Cortez Park Lake were lined with anglers of all ages who had fun catching lots of fish and participating in the raffle for prizes from the Sportsman’s Warehouse. I am excited to let everyone know that our numbers for attendance this year was 153; we had just 70 last year. Also, Vice Mayor Williams gave away 34 youth licenses; last year we gave out 15. Thanks to everyone that helped to make this a great event and we are looking forward to next year!

CITY NEWS & EVENTS:

COMMUNITY BUDGET HEARING SCHEDULE - Your Feedback is Important

Last year at this time, we projected a big deficit if we didn’t take action. Under the leadership of our Mayor and City Council the city has worked smart and spent wisely to have a 2018-19 Trial Budget that preserves our services to the community and even adds some important things.

The details of the proposed 2018-19 Trial Budget have been posted online at: https://www.phoenix.gov/budgetsite/Documents/2018-19%20CM%20Trial%20Budget/2018-19CityManagersTrialBudget.pdf After gathering input from the Council, staff will take the Trial Budget into the community by hosting 15

public meetings. The list of meeting dates, times and locations is also online at: https://www.phoenix.gov/budgetsite/Documents/2018-19%20CM%20Trial%20Budget/C.%20Budget%20Hearing%20Schedule.pdf

Anyone can attend these meetings We welcome your involvement in setting the city’s funding priorities and encourage you to attend a public hearing to provide your input to the City Council before final decisions are made. You do not have to attend the hearing specific to your Council district. You are invited to attend the hearing that best fits your schedule.

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You also can send your comments and questions about the proposed budget to budget.research@phoenix.gov, visit phoenix.gov or call 602-262-4800. After the community's review, the city manager will present a revised proposed budget to the City Council on May 8, and the City Council is expected to make a decision on the budget on May 22. Formally, the Mayor and City Council will consider final adoption of a budget-balancing plan on June 20. The approved plan will take effect July 1, 2018.

Maintaining Our Transportation Infrastructure Street Transportation Arizona Highway User Revenue (AHUR) Fund As part of the City Manager’s Trial Budget, the Street Transportation Department proposes adding several new positions in order to meet the needs of current workload demands associated with Right of Way Management and Utility Coordination. The Trial Budget also includes additional staffing needed to coordinate the department's robust capital improvement program which includes both AHUR and T2050 funded projects. Due to a $22 million reimbursement from regional funds for the City's advancement of funding for the Dove Valley Road & I-17 improvements, the department proposes increasing the pavement and traffic management programs to accelerate street improvements citywide. The Preliminary Five-Year CIP reflects $172 million in Street Transportation and Drainage projects for FY 2018-19.

PUBLIC ASKED TO PROVIDE INPUT ON PROPOSAL FOR ELECTION DATE

CHANGES The Phoenix City Council is seeking public comment on a proposal to change when City elections for Mayor and City Council, along with other measures, would be held. The change is being considered to potentially increase participation in city elections, since more voters tend to participate in the state elections, particularly in the November General Election. The proposal is to move City elections from August and November of odd-numbered years, to the fall of even-numbered years which would be at the same time as the statewide elections. This is known as “consolidated elections.” The proposal means City offices and measures would now appear on the same ballot with the races for federal, state, and county offices, and ballot propositions for the state and county. To make these changes happen, residents would need to vote to amend the City Charter on the state ballot this fall. A series of public meetings will be held in April to provide information to the public on the possible impacts, answer questions and obtain public input. These meetings will precede, or follow, already-scheduled meetings on the city’s proposed budget for FY 2018-19.

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For more information, visit https://www.phoenix.gov/cityclerk/services/election-information

or call 602-262-6837

HELP YOUR COMMUNITY SUCCEED WITH PROJECT CONNECT

FACT: On any given day thousands of people experience homelessness in Maricopa County. Many of these individuals and families are experiencing homelessness for the first time and require only temporary assistance to get back on their feet. However, it can be difficult to use these resources if you don’t know where to look. PROJECT CONNECT offers instant access to the resources people in our community need to start the journey to strong health, financial stability, and other important life factors. This includes access to goods and services such as counseling and job placement.

CALVARY PHOENIX CHURCH 12612 North Black Canyon Highway

Phoenix, AZ 85029 Thursday, April 19, 2018

Volunteer Shifts: 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Clean-up: 2:45 - 4 p.m.

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DONATION NEEDS

Clothing – Men, women, children (all sizes) Men’s jeans sizes 32-36 are most needed Shoes (tennis shoes are most appreciated) New socks and underwear Miscellaneous – Sunglasses, backpacks, reading glasses, diapers, tote bags and

blankets Toiletries –Razors, deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, lotion, body wash, tooth

brushes, feminine hygiene products, sunscreen Snack Packs – Fill a zip lock bag, or paper sack with individual servings of cheese,

or peanut butter crackers, granola, pretzels, crackers, fruit cups, gogurt, tuna or Vienna sausages.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Most volunteers work one-on-one with guests, escorting them through the array of service providers available on site. The guest guide role is a supportive position that encourages a connection between individuals. Other roles available to volunteers include registering guests, assisting with the guest check-out area, event clean-up, and more.

JOIN US AND REGISTER TODAY AT www.vsuw.org/volunteer For groups of 10 or more, contact the Volunteer Engagement Coordinator

at volunteer@vsuw.org

MAYOR STANTON, PHOENIX JOIN MCCAIN-LED EFFORT TO ENHANCE

THE RIO SALADO Mayor Greg Stanton joined fellow leaders from tribal governments, local cities and Maricopa County to sign a multijurisdictional Statement of Intent for the continued development and revitalization of the Rio Salado. The signing ceremony took place March 30th during the Rio Reimagined Launch during an event hosted by Sen. John McCain and Arizona State University at the Tempe Center for the Arts that several federal, state, regional and tribal government partners attended. “We are excited about the next chapter of the Rio Salado and working closely with more partners to foster greater economic development and recreation opportunities for our community,” said Stanton. “I am grateful to Senator McCain for bringing our communities together and making this a higher federal priority so we can build on the progress we have made over the years.” McCain is spearheading efforts to improve the Rio Salado and build on the decades-long efforts championed by former U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor. The City Council unanimously approved the Statement of Intent, signing on March 20. “A potential large-scale infrastructure project that draws in economic development, water preservation, community connectivity and tourism is something we’ve talked and dreamed about for decades, but it has

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been slow going,” said Vice Mayor Thelda Williams. “We’re proud of our riverbed restoration at the Tres Rios Wetlands, but more can be done. As Sen. McCain’s legacy project, we are appreciative that he is re-energizing this key development.” For many years, the City of Phoenix has worked to revitalize the Rio Salado, with several projects along the river from State Route 143 to the east and 99th Avenue to the west. For example, the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area spans 28th Street to the east and 19th Avenue to the west, and includes several amenities including the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center. On the city’s west end, the Water Services Department treats effluent from the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant and sustains fish and wildlife habitat at the Tres Rios Wetlands. Tres Rios also provides flood control protection and includes recreation and environmental education amenities. This new collaborative effort helps to better unite and coordinate efforts along approximately 45 miles along the river’s corridor and up to a half mile wide spanning from Buckeye, Goodyear, the Gila River Indian Community, Avondale, Phoenix, Tempe, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Mesa. ASU will continue to convene these partners and has developed a working group and framework to transform the Rio Salado into an area that better supports and drives economic development, recreation and water conversation. One important step in creating connectivity is the completion of the Peace Path along the Rio Salado, which is a nearly three-mile trail that connects the work Phoenix and Tempe have completed (approximately SR 143 to the east and 28th Street to the west). The asphalt trail, expected to be completed in June 2018, includes low-line vegetation restoration, seating areas, and decorative art planters, and creates connectivity along the river.

Clean out your cupboards and lower your library fines during Phoenix Public Library’s annual “Food for Fines” program. Kicking off Saturday, April 7th and running through Saturday, April 21st, all 17 Phoenix Public Library locations are collecting food that will support St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance and Dessert Mission Food Bank. During “Food for Fines”, you receive a 50-cent credit per canned or non-perishable food toward your library fines. The maximum total of fines that can be paid down with donated food is $75, and can also be applied to lost items. Food that is expired, perishable, homemade or require refrigeration will not be accepted.

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In past years, the program has collected as much as 70,000 pounds of food for Arizona’s hungry – so come visit your Phoenix Public Library and help restock the pantries of Valley food banks Saturday, April 7th through Saturday, April 21st! For more information on “Food for Fines” or for a listing of Phoenix Public Library locations and hours, log on to

www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org

PHOENIX PLANNED MAJOR STREET RESTRICTIONS – UPDATED APRIL 13TH, 2018

To view a listing of the latest planned major street restrictions please visit this link: https://www.phoenix.gov/streetssite/Pages/Planned-Street-Restrictions.aspx

These restrictions represent only the major planned activities reported to the Street Transportation Department’s right-of-way management office. This listing does not reflect closures or restrictions due to unexpected events such as flooding, traffic collisions, fires, utility failures or other emergencies. For street closure alerts follow the Phoenix Street Transportation Department on Twitter at @PHXStreetTrans.

REGIONAL NEWS AND INFORMATION

NOW YOU CAN TEXT TO 9-1-1 IN MARICOPA REGION “Call if you can. Text if you can’t.” was the key message rolled out during a press conference on April 2nd as text to 9-1-1 service capability becomes available for the first time in the greater Phoenix region. If you are in imminent danger and unable to talk to a 9-1-1 operator, you now have the ability to text to 9-1-1. The service goes live today following months of collaboration between numerous public agencies and advocates for the disability community. The launch of the service is the result of the collaborative efforts of the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), Maricopa Region 9-1-1 and other public agencies working with members of the disability community, the Arizona Center for Disability Law, and the National Association of the Deaf. “Texting has become a very important means of communication and we are excited to bring this technology to 9-1-1 service following months of united efforts and leadership,” said MAG Chair Jackie Meck, mayor of Buckeye. “This is a crucial alternative to a voice call when someone is in danger and can’t talk out loud.” Voice calling is always the best option because texting does not automatically provide dispatchers with your location. It also doesn’t work with group texts and language translations are not available (yet). While calling is preferred, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton says texting capability may help save lives. “This is a valuable tool to allow emergency responders to interact with people with disabilities or who are in situations

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that are too dangerous to make a call to 9-1-1, such as a domestic violence or hostage situation,” said Mayor Stanton. The City of Phoenix administers Maricopa Region 9-1-1, which oversees twenty-six 9-1-1 call centers in the region. “Technology often opens doors and makes life easier, and texting to 9-1-1 will allow people who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired to summon emergency services, report crimes, and summon aid for others, said Rose Daly-Rooney, Legal Director at the Arizona Center for Disability Law. “Texting to 9-1-1 makes emergency services more accessible to the more than 150,000 Valley residents who are deaf, hard of hearing, Deaf Blind, or have speech difficulties,” said Howard A. Rosenblum, CEO of the National Association of the Deaf. “Maricopa County and Phoenix are providing a model for the rest of the state and country in making their 9-1-1 services accessible to all.” MAG identified a solution to purchase the system necessary to make text to 9-1-1 a reality. The system was installed in December 2017 and public safety call center personnel have been being trained over the past several months to make this day possible.

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT:

Legislative On March 30, the City of Phoenix joined seven other jurisdictions (Mesa, Tempe, Avondale, Goodyear, Buckeye, Gila River Indian Community and Salt Pima River Indian Community) along the Salt River in signing a Statement of Intent to cooperate with the other jurisdictions to attempt to develop a Rio Salado Authority and plans for a Rio Salado project. The jurisdictions will come together to revitalize the Rio Salado and transform over 45 miles of the river.

Economic Development & Education On March 31, more than 300 children, teens and adults participated in the “Cesar Chavez Day of Action” celebration at Harmon Library. Everyone enjoyed making tissue paper flower crafts with the Aguila Youth, face painting, and an Easter Bunny photo booth. Artist, Lucinda Hines, displayed her art and demonstrated painting live. Additionally, materials on Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers, and the impact of Latin Americans on Phoenix were on display at the library. Office of Environmental Programs staff coordinated with multiple City departments (Law, Water Services, Street Transportation) to provide comments on the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s (ADEQ) informal draft 2018 Construction General Permit. This permit is required for any project with greater than one acre of ground disturbance. The Office of Environmental Programs submitted comments to ADEQ on March 26 and attended a stakeholder meeting at ADEQ on March 27. At that meeting, ADEQ opened an additional opportunity to comment on who would be the appropriate party to submit the Notice of Intent under this permit. The Office of Environmental Programs is coordinating with multiple departments to respond to this request.

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During the week of March 19-24, Water Services celebrated the 10th Annual Fix a Leak Week by hosting a series of workshops and with promotional activities teaching customers how to find and fix leaks in the home. Water Services staff hosted Find and Fix Leaks Water Smart Workshops at the Century, Desert Sage, Yucca and Mesquite Libraries for close to 30 participants. Attendees learned how to discover typical leaks and reduce water use in their home by learning how to read and understand their meter, performing outdoor and indoor visual leak inspections, and isolation methods to identify continuous leaks.

Neighborhoods and Livability Staff assisted 103 customers with homeless related concerns as follows: 63 calls, 25 PAYS reports, 12 after-hours voice mails and three e-mails. Final designs for the poetry panels at 7th Avenue and Glenrosa were reviewed and sent to the printer. Event planning with the neighboring community in collaboration with members of the literary community is underway. Unveiling of the new poetry panels and celebration of National Poetry Month will be held on April 21. On March 28, Neighborhood Services staff announced the eight groups that were selected to participate in class five of the Neighborhood Leadership Studio: Desert Pines Block Watch, Cactus Park East Block Watch, N. Central Heights NA & BW, Amigos Block Watch, United Neighbors Association, Pierce Park Village Neighborhood Association, Woodland Historic District, and Miracle Mile Merchants Association. Participating groups will complete 10 hours of leadership training, complete two classes from the Neighborhood College program and complete the Talking Trash class offered by Public Works. Upon completion of the training, groups are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to assist with the implementation of a sustainable community improvement project. The grant is sponsored by Public Works and the Phoenix Industrial Development Authority. On March 28, Neighborhood Services staff attended the 13th Street Block Watch meeting held at the Sunnyslope Community Center. The group is beginning to reorganize and this was the first meeting they have held in several years. In addition to the 30 residents in attendance, Police was present and provided updates to the group. Major areas of concern for residents are crime and gang related activity, burglary, illegal dumping, blighted vacant lots and street related issues including temporary delineators that have been in place for several years. Neighborhood Services has received numerous complaints from neighbors and referrals from Police in reference to a blighted, open, vacant property located at 7130 N. 26th Avenue. The property is located next-door to a daycare, and directly across the street from a church. The structures on the property had become an imminent hazard due to the roof collapsing, and also a haven for homeless, and criminal activity (used hypodermic needles were prevalent throughout the grounds). Due to the unresponsiveness of the owners, the hazards of the property, and the fact that both a daycare and a church were next-door to the house, an abatement was completed on March 28 to secure the structures and remove the debris. The cleanup took 95 hours to complete, and successfully removed 20,160 pounds of debris from the property. A lien has been placed on the property for the cost of clean-up.

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Planning and Development staff reviewed a pre-application meeting for a 524-lot, single family detached subdivision at Indian School and the 101. The proposed 130-acre gated community will have several large multiple open space areas and offer four lot sizes ranging in size from 45’ x 120’ to 55’ x 120’. A general plan amendment and companion Planned Unit Development rezoning case are required for the requested density and proposed development standards. The pre-application meeting for this project was held on March 29. Mechanical final inspections have been completed on this new Hampton Inn and Suites Phoenix Downtown hotel at 1st Avenue and Polk. Plumbing inspections are expected to be completed the week of April 2nd with the goal of occupying by the end of April.

Social Services Delivery The Communications Office Public Records Request Division reached a new milestone with over 600 requests received in March. The total of 609 was 39 more than the previous record hit in January. This may be due to the success of the City’s proactive participation in Sunshine Week to promote transparency in government. There are currently 136 requests in progress. Human Services staff attended the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Heat Relief Networking 2018 Kick-off Meeting. Presenters were the National Weather Service on extreme heat trends and the increase in extreme heat days. Network partners discussed their roles, responsibilities, and coordinated opportunities. MAG presented their mapping system which will display hydration and cooling stations for the public. Assignments were made and water collection and distribution will occur from May through October. The Salvation Army has agreed to store water for City and staff will coordinate water collection and distribution with networking partners.

Public Safety A Police Recruit written exam was scheduled for April 7; registration closed on April 1. To date, 401 individuals have registered to take the exam. Individuals who pass the written exam will be invited to take the Physical Agility Assessment scheduled for the following day. Applications are being accepted for the Police Recruit Exams scheduled for April 20, May 5, May 18, and June 9.

Infrastructure On March 21, Rio Salado staff partnered with staff from Streets Transportation to continue the clean-up of the outfall areas at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area. The Rio Salado maintenance staff removed trees, debris and non-native shrubbery to prepare the outfalls for future monsoon storms. New native trees will be planted along the bank areas to support the Parks and Recreation Tree Canopy program. Valley Metro (VM) staff provided an update on the planned award for the design team for the Northwest Extension Phase II; VM staff estimates the item will go to the VM Board in May, having pushed this item back from sometime in March. The project team conducted a field visit with other city departments, VM and design staff to investigate how and where existing drainage areas might operate as the result of changes to the park and parking lots. The Light Rail track widths and turning radius in areas adjacent to the park will need

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to consider changes to several aspects of park amenities along the alignment. City of Phoenix, VM and design/construction staff spent a portion of the week reviewing plans for constructability issues in anticipation of the 30% plan submittal due on April 27. The review focused on utilities, the roadway and track configuration, and changes to drainage areas along the alignment. Public Transit staff attended a stakeholder meeting with RED Development and Community and Economic Development to discuss the concept for the light rail station between Washington and Jefferson on Central Avenue. The meeting is the first of many to coordinate design efforts of VM with the private development concepts of RED Development. RED Development requested that VM provide all the conceptual drawing electronically so that they can begin work with their urban design team to create a cohesive design for the area. Once RED Development has had an opportunity to look over the files, a follow-up meeting will be scheduled to start moving design concepts forward. On April 7, Public Transit is providing support for the Edison East Lake Community Resource Fair. In conjunction with Housing and the Mayor’s Challenge, Public Transit is providing two bus stop shelters – one old design and one contemporary design bus shelter – as a booth at the Fair setup between Villa and McKinley Streets on 18th Street. The bus shelter booth is in support of ASU Sustainability faculty and students canvassing residents on thermal comfort at bus stops as research for the Mayor’s Challenge application under the Bloomberg Philanthropy program of which Phoenix is one of 35 international cities selected to move forward in the competition for grant funding through Bloomberg.

NEWS & EVENTS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT:

ACACIA OWLS SPRING FLING AND BIKE RODEO Join Vice Mayor Thelda Williams, the Acacia Elementary Owls PTA, school staff and the City of Phoenix for the Acacia Owls Spring Fling and Bike Rodeo! On Saturday, April 28th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. bring the whole family for an afternoon of Spring Fling fun to include food trucks, games,

raffle prizes and bouncy houses. Visit with community businesses that support Acacia and check out the Health Fair. The Phoenix Fire Department will also be on location to conduct free car seat checks! Game tickets are only 50 cents and raffle tickets are a dollar. Proceeds go to helping fund Acacia classrooms. Visit Vice Mayor Thelda Williams and participate in the Bike Rodeo! Kids are encouraged to bring their bikes, learn bike safety, participate in the bike rodeo and get a free bike helmet; thanks to the Phoenix Police and the Street Transportation Department. Two bicycles will be raffled during the event. The drawing for the bicycles is free and you must be present to win.

Acacia Elementary is located at 3021 West Evans Drive, Phoenix Arizona, 85053

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WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS Amazing news! Every single DonorsChoose.org classroom project in the WESD was funded by Ripple, a San Francisco based technology company. This means 37 teachers were supported and 44 projects were funded totaling $32,113! This donation was a part of a larger movement that took place last week. Ripple donated $29 million to DonorsChoose.org — which funded all projects nationwide. Congratulations to all of the amazing teachers in our community who were fortunate to take part in the #BestSchoolDay celebration.

Have you filed your taxes yet? There’s still time to make a tax credit donation to the WESD! You can now make a tax credit donation online at https://bit.ly/2EjXkWi. Every dollar you give will be used to support WESD’s extracurricular activities like our 64 athletic teams, character education programs like Rachel’s Challenge and special field trips. You will also receive a dollar-for-dollar reduction on your state income taxes. It’s a win-win!

Ready to start kindergarten in August? Splash Into Class with the Washington Resource Information Center! Help prepare your future WESD kindergartner with a four-week readiness program! Registration begins April 9 and can be completed via e-mail or at the Resource Center!

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GLENDALE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS

GUHSD Creates A Culture of Serving Glendale Union High School District students are encouraged to be active on their campus and in neighboring communities. Our students actively visit food pantries, community gardens, assisted living homes and more to fill a need. It is part of our culture and we are proud that our students have willingly found opportunities to serve and support. Last year, students spent 83,501 hours of their time volunteering to support neighborhoods through service.

Connect with us on social media to see how our students are giving back to their community. We’re on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Graduation is Almost Here! Graduations will take place at Grand Canyon University (3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix) on the following dates and times:

• May 21: Apollo High School at 1 p.m., Washington High School at 4:30 p.m., Thunderbird High School at 8 p.m.

• May 22: Glendale High School at 1 p.m., Independence High School at 4:30 p.m., Cortez High School at 8 p.m.

• May 23: Sunnyslope High School at 1 p.m., Greenway High School at 4:30 p.m., Moon Valley High School at 8 p.m.

DEER VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS

Students with top 1% ACT Scores Honored by Governing Board

The DVUSD Governing Board recently recognized our students who earned the highest scores when they took the ACT last spring. Deer Valley provides the funding for every DVUSD junior to take the ACT exam on the same school day each year in our ongoing commitment to help students improve their college and career readiness. Additionally, the ACT will provide data for the district and the schools to use in evaluating the effectiveness of curriculum and programs in preparing students for college and careers. The students that the Governing Board honored earned a score of 34 or better. Out

of the Class of 2017, more than two million American students took the ACT. The average composite score was 21; a score in the top 25 percent or about 24 points is considered a good score. To score a 34 or better on the ACT, means that student is in the 99th percentile -- the top 1 percent of test takers across the nation.

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Congratulations to our students from Boulder Creek High School: Alexander Johnson, Courtland Kaye, and Zachary Radu; from Deer Valley High School: Hannah Kirsch and Jane Londono; from Mountain Ridge High School: Hope Kirby, Tyler Limkemann, and Allison Price; from Sandra Day O’Connor High School: Tyson Collier, Amaya Lim, and Nikita Nerkar.

FROM THE APRIL, 2018 EDITION OF THE SUNBURST FARMS TRAILBLAZER –

by David Tyree I am continually amazed by the things I learn in a rural veterinary practice. Here are a few pearls of wisdom, as well as some advice on what not to do to your vet.

1. If you have a rash, please see your M.D. not your D.V.M.

2. If your dog has never heard the word sit, it will not comprehend that word no matter how

loud you choose to speak it in the exam room.

3. Please do not capture your neighbor’s animals and present them as your own to be spayed

without your neighbor’s permission.

4. Please do not feed gunpowder to your horse, cow, dog, cat, goat, sheep, or ferret. If you

ignore this advice, do not smoke while force feeding your animal gunpowder.

5. If you keep tiny little animals inside your clothing, please make sure you can retrieve them

without assistance.

6. If you routinely feed your dog ice cream, fried chicken, and ham please do not swear to us

that it never gets anything other than Science Diet. You will have to pretend to be surprised

when we find those bones on our radiographs.

7. If you ask numerous questions about the cost of a procedure, we are happy. That is a good

sign that you intend to pay us.

8. If you are a healthy man who obviously works out regularly and you have no physical ailments,

please do not tell me that you cannot put your 35 lb dog in the car. We will probably send a

girl half your size to do this for you and you will be embarrassed.

9. If you have boarded your dog while you were out of town for seven days, please do not break

and enter into the veterinary clinic three hours prior to business hours because you think your

dog is stressed. It has been there for a week, three more hours is not a big deal. Breaking and

entering is a big deal.

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10. If your animal’s medication says “oral drench”, please pay particular attention to the word

ORAL. The prescribed medication probably will not be effective if you pour it on top of your

animal. There will be a brief moment of confusion when you come back for more medication

because you don’t think your animal was sufficiently wet from the treatment. If there is any

question about the instructions please feel free to ask. We don’t mind answering your

questions and it is highly unlikely that you will ask anything we have not been asked before.

GREAT CHARITIES TO DONATE TO:

ANIMAL CRUELTY TASK FORCE: Need cases of water, 5 lb. bags of dog/cat food, bowls, towels, collars and leashes. Bring items to our DVPNBWO / BMCA Meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the DVCC or drop them off anytime at the Black Mountain Precinct at 33355 North Cave Creek Road, Phoenix AZ, 85331. ARIZON HUMANE SOCIETY http://www.azhumane.org/get-involved/give-now/ ANTHEM PETS Animal Rescue: A Voice for the Voiceless http://anthempets.org/ 480-287-3542 ARIZONA PAWS & CLAWS www.azpawsandclaws.com FETCH FOUNDATION: please go to the following site: www.fetchfoundation.com/Newsflash/the-fido-bag-program M.A.I.N. What We Do - M.A.I.N. - Medical Animals In Need, Dog Rescue in Phoenix Arizona Kelly Ferreira 480-245-9203 President / Medical Animals In Need www.medicalanimalsinneed.com Together we save lives! MINI MIGHTY MUTTS for more information, contact Angie Crouse at 480-304-5654 or info@minimightymutts.com Also check out our website at www.minimightymutts.com Mini Mighty Mutts is a 501(c) 3 organization. We rescue the underdog! OPERATION CARE FOOD BANK located in North Phoenix, a non-profit Christian organization committed to helping those in need with food and clothing. For additional information, please call 602-866-0135, or visit: info@operationcarefoodbank.org

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FOLLOW VICE MAYOR WILLIAMS ON TWITTER! Thelda is tweeting! Follow her @TheldaWilliams1

CONTACT DISTRICT 1 Vice Mayor Thelda Williams

City of Phoenix

200 West Washington Street 11th Floor

Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1611 (602) 262-7444

council.district.1@phoenix.gov

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