Published on May 18, 2016
Satellite images of the first 18 Days of the Alberta Oil Sands Fire, plus a look at the Strong Solar Eruption that struck the Earth today causing Back to Back Powerful Quakes in Ecuador.http://www.BPearthWatch.Com
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Opinion Piece from New York Magazine/Andrew Sullivan
In terms of our liberal democracy and constitutional order, Trump is an extinction-level event. It’s long past time we started treating him as such."
This article appears in the May 2, 2016 issue of New York Magazine
Read more >> http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/
Heads Up! City Council Study Session Tomorrow > Big Buck$ + A Tax increase
City Council Study Session May 19, 2016
City of Mesa
Meeting Agenda - Final
Mayor John Giles
Vice Mayor Dennis Kavanaugh - District 3
Councilmember Dave Richins - District 1
Councilmember Alex Finter - District 2
Councilmember Chris Glover - District 4
Councilmember David Luna - District 5
Councilmember Kevin Thompson - District 6
7:30 AMCouncil Chambers - Lower Level
Roll Call (Members of the Mesa City Council will attend either in person or by telephone conference call)
1 Presentations/Action Items:
16-0575 Hear a presentation, discuss and provide direction on funding options including sales taxes for the following:
1. Public safety staffing and equipment needs, and the associated costs
2. Higher education projects and the associated costs
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16-0593 Information pertaining to the current Job Order Contracting projects.2
3 Hear reports on meetings and/or conferences attended.
4 Scheduling of meetings and general information.
5 Convene an Executive Session.
ES-003-16 Discussion or consultation for legal advice with the City Attorney. (A.R.S. §38-431.03A (3))
Discussion or consultation with designated representatives of the City in order to consider the City’s position and instruct the City’s representatives regarding negotiations for the purchase, sale, or lease of real property. (A.R.S. §38-431.03A (7))
Discussion or consultation with the City Attorney in order to consider the City’s position and instruct the City Attorney regarding the City’s position regarding contracts that are the subject of negotiations, in pending or contemplated litigation or in settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation. (A.R.S. §38-431.03A(4))
1. Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona State University for a Mesa campus on City-owned property.
Higher Education Projects
Phase 1
•ASU Buildings $68.2 to 78.9 million
•Civic Plaza $20 to $25 million
•Parking $10 to $12 million
•Benedictine Buildout $6 to $7.5 million
•Off Site Improvements $4 million
Total $108.2 to $127.4 million
Phase 2
Building C Total Area: 60,000 square feet No. of Floors: 4 –New Construction
Building D Total Area: 18,800 square feet No. of Floors: 2 –Existing IT Bldg.
Total Estimated Cost $32 million
Next Steps
•May 26, 2016 -Council Action on Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA)
•June 8-10, 2016 –Arizona Board of Regents Action on IGA
•June 20, 2016 –Council Call for E
What Works?? The Cycle of Transparency Here In Mesa = Broken
Yet, here we are in the 21st century with every tool we would need to make government more transparent and accountable, and still we are operating with a government that often behaves as it did in the 19th century.
[Mesa founded in 1878]
So, transparent government is a good thing, but we do not yet have one
Source: Sunlight Foundation [2010]
Now what? . . . notice the word "now" // not "NextMesa"
Take a look at this transparency cycle - what's broken here in Mesa is public engagement.
When your MesaZona blogger recently posed a question to mayor John Giles why there had been nothing published about his campaign for NextMesa since August of last year he replied that it had failed to engage people, getting "more luck" using social media.
However, in recent City Council gatherings the audience has been overwhelming stacked by city government employees filling up the room that's usually close to empty.
It's clear that there is a breakdown between conceptual support for the idea of government transparency and enacting the changes necessary to make it so.
There is fear and resistance to change inside government that requires cultural, political, and attitude adjustments.
Deal of The Year
Phoenix Business Blog
The $120M acquisition of Mesa's Alpine Valley Bread Co. was ACG "Deal of the Year"
The $120 million purchase of Mesa-based Alpine Valley Bread Co. by Flowers Foods received the 2015 Deal of the Year Award by the Association for Corporate Growth-Arizona Chapter.
The award is meant "to recognize a company or private equity firm for their accomplishments regarding a merger, acquisition or capital market transaction" involving Arizona deals made between businesses that had between $10 million and $750 million in revenue that closed in the calendar year 2015.
Alpine has two bakeries in Mesa and 282 employees, and is projected to have $85 million in sales this year.
“We are pleased to be able to recognize this transaction and the positive impact it had on Arizona’s economy,” said John Prenzno, board president for ACG Arizona, in a statement. “
Mesa Officer-Involved Shooting Case To Move Forward
Former Mesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford sits in Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam Myers' courtroom in Phoenix, Monday, May 16, ...
Police shooting videos have become the focal point of protests around the country over deadly encounters with law enforcement. For example, Chicago officials fought for more than a year to withhold a video showing a teenager getting shot by a police officer, and the court-ordered release of the footage prompted heated protests against Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
The case has attracted national and international interest as well as a notice of claim lawsuit against the City of Mesa by Shaver's widow.
In a hearing held yesterday, the case will move forward. . . here are a few links from this morning:
Philip Brailsford update: Judge rules there is probable cause for 2nd ...
ABC15 Arizona-May 16, 2016
Judge: Murder case against Arizona officer who shot unarmed ...
Blog-Dallas Morning News (blog)-17 hours
Philip “Mitch” Brailsford, 25, was charged with murder on March 4 in the shooting death of Daniel Shaver, a 26-year-old husband and father of two from Texas, KNXV-TV reports.
1. Shaver Begged ‘Please Don’t Shoot Me’ Before He Was Killed, a Witness Says
2. Brailsford Was One of the Department’s First Officers to Wear a Body Camera – But the Footage From the Shooting Hasn’t Been Released
3.’You’re F*cked’ Was Inscribed Onto the Gun Brailsford Used in the Shooting, Which Was a Violation of Policy
4. His Father Was a Lieutenant in the Mesa PD’s Internal Affairs Unit
5. He Is Married & Pursued an Acting Career Before Becoming a Cop
is a reporter and editor for Heavy.com. Tom was a breaking news reporter at the Connecticut Post and an editor at the Register Citizen and New Haven Register.
Blog-Dallas Morning News (blog)-17 hours
One of the best reportings on this case in this article
Philip ‘Mitch’ Brailsford: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Philip “Mitch” Brailsford, 25, was charged with murder on March 4 in the shooting death of Daniel Shaver, a 26-year-old husband and father of two from Texas, KNXV-TV reports.1. Shaver Begged ‘Please Don’t Shoot Me’ Before He Was Killed, a Witness Says
2. Brailsford Was One of the Department’s First Officers to Wear a Body Camera – But the Footage From the Shooting Hasn’t Been Released
3.’You’re F*cked’ Was Inscribed Onto the Gun Brailsford Used in the Shooting, Which Was a Violation of Policy
4. His Father Was a Lieutenant in the Mesa PD’s Internal Affairs Unit
5. He Is Married & Pursued an Acting Career Before Becoming a Cop
is a reporter and editor for Heavy.com. Tom was a breaking news reporter at the Connecticut Post and an editor at the Register Citizen and New Haven Register.
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