Any citizen wishing to speak on an agenda item should complete and turn in a blue card to the City Clerk before that item is presented Roll Call (Members of the Mesa City Council will attend either in person or by telephone conference call) 1 Conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 Budget and the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 Secondary Property Tax Levy, and take action on the Fiscal Year 2017-18 Budget.
Item 1-a 17-0611 A public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 Budget and the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 Secondary Property Tax Levy. 1-a
Item 1-b 17-0612 A resolution approving the budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 30,2018. (5 votes required)
Links to the items: ITEM 17-0611 A public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 Budget and the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 Secondary Property Tax Levy. No active links
On agenda:
6/5/2017
Title:
A public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 Budget and the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 Secondary Property Tax Levy.
ITEM 17-0612 IS 8 PAGES A resolution approving the budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2018. (5 votes required)
On agenda:
6/5/2017
Title:
A resolution approving the budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2018. (5 votes required)
Comites del Barrio Press Release Contact: Salvador Reza 602 446-9928 (English) Mesa City Council and Chase Bank Complicit in Private Prison Scheme > Divestment Action Planned Date: Friday June 2, 2017 Time: 4:00 pm Location: Chase Bank Bullding (61 N. Country Club Dr. Mesa AZ) (1st Street and Country Club Drive,Mesa AZ) Re: The City of Mesa ethnic cleansing scheme took one more step at the last Mesa City Council Meeting. Not content with clearing the Light Rail Corridor of Mesa Royale Trailer Park residents, they have teamed up with Chase Bank and CoreCivic (a private prison enterprise) to fulfill Donald Trump’s dream of deportation. The movement to Divest from Chase will continue and the Barrio Defense Committee members will begin with this action to withdraw their money and close their checking and savings accounts until Chase Bank stops financing the private prison complex, stops financing the pipeline at Standing Rock, and the City of Mesa breaks the contract with CoreCivic Private Prison Complex. The recent 5 million dollar contract with CoreCivic completes the circle of the private prison complex, where Mesa arrestees will be sent to Florence, the same facility that is operated by CoreCivic as an Immigration Detention Center. Now that Sheriff Joe Arpaio is no longer Sheriff, it will bypass the MCSO 4th Avenue Jail process bringing even more profits to CoreCivic and Chase Bank. We will also ask the affected community and its supporters to withdraw their money from Chase Bank. Visuals will be present during protest outside Bank
One of Kevin's areas of interest listed in detail on the company's website includes Lobbying, [the subject area recently of investigate reports by two reporters working in Phoenix], Private & Public sector engagement and Procurement Services. Disclaimer: It is not known at this time how Mr. Thompson who represents District 6 - the fastest growing area in the City with the most residential, commercial and industrial investments and development - manages to separate his elected public life from his own business interests on the Mesa City Council, or if he has disclosed anything about his interests as outlined in his "areas of interest"
"At Broadmore Consulting, we believe business development is the cornerstone to success. We utilize our experience, our wide array of contacts, and our vast network to help make you successful. We identify opportunities, present you those opportunities, and get you in front of the right people to help you maximize those opportunities to your organization's benefit. We specialize on local municipal governments; whether business development, permits, policy, or procurement, we help open doors, build reputations, and shape public policy for businesses like yours."
With many years of government affairs experience, Kevin Thompson brings a unique perspective to his clients. He has worked in the private sector as a Government Affairs liaison between industry and local and county elected and staff officials, and is now an elected official in the City of Mesa, where he represents the fastest growing area in the east Phoenix metro area.
Elected to the Mesa City Council in August 2014, Councilmember Kevin Thompson began his first 4-year term representing District 6 in January of 2015 - coincidentally, perhaps to capitalize on his assuming office, Broadmore Consulting, LLC was incorporated on Wednesday January 7, 2015.
A veteran of the United States Air Force, Thompson spent eight years in the service, including serving in Operation Desert Storm. He earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and is a 2012 graduate of the Mesa Leadership Training and Development program. Source: http://www.mesaaz.gov
According to what's on Broadmoor Consulting Group's website Kevin excels at developing winning strategies and navigating government and has built a wide network of community leaders, elected officials, and staff members across every city and town in the Metro Phoenix area, and within both Maricopa and Penal Counties.
[Please note that same image of Mr.Thompson is used on both the City of Mesa's website and his own consulting firm]
He has key contacts with Public Safety officials; relationships with key State Legislators; and contacts within the Governor’s office and several State-ran departments like ADOT.
Kevin’s areas of influence include:
• Advocacy
• Education
• Energy
• Lobbying
• Private & Public sector engagement
• Procurement Services
• Public Safety
• Smart Cities/Urban Issues
• Strategy
• Transportation
• Utilities
Kevin holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He spent 17 years at one of the largest natural gas utilities in the western United States as an engineer, supervisor, and manager before he took on a new role in Government Affairs. Kevin is also a veteran of the United States Air Force.
Every business needs a voice in the political arena, whether its working with elected officials, or working with Staff, and that’s where we come in. Examples of the services we provide include:
Government liaison for owners, designers, developers, and contractors with governmental departments
Relationship building with public officials and policy makers
Facilitate meetings with elected officials
Preparation and guidance during procurement
Facilitation of timely solutions
Drafting and researching legislation and its policies
> BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT We strive to create value for your organization by getting you in front of the right people. In essence, we create opportunities. Much like Government Relations, we:
Identify opportunities
Facilitate meetings with elected officials and staff
Preparation and guidance during procurement
Facilitate meetings with private sector organizations
- Continuously develop and foster professional relationships with elected officials and community leaders for over 24 cities/towns across Central Arizona. - Actively monitor policy and ordinances, and engage stakeholders as needed to ensure Southwest can operate successfully. - Act as a liaison between local municipalities and operational departments within Southwest Gas to ensure business practices meet or exceed regulatory requirements while also meeting local municipality requirements. - Worked with the Governor’s Office of Energy Policy to re-write the natural gas portion of the State’s Energy Plan. - Successfully negotiated Franchise Agreements with local municipalities to ensure Southwest maintains the ability to operate within the municipalities Right-of-Way. - Monitor local elections and support pro-business candidates through PAC contributions. - Successfully lead 2012 campaign drive to increase PAC contributions by exempt employees, resulting in the largest give in Company history. - Represent the organization at various local organizations on a monthly basis. - Successfully forged alliances with lobbyist of mutual interest to help lobby policy change. - Comprehensive knowledge of local government affairs. - Educate and promote the safe, reliable, and efficient use of natural gas to municipalities and school districts within Southwest Gas’ service territory. - Supports business and community outreach through volunteer and charitable efforts.
- Direct day-to-day operations of Sales, Engineering, and Construction workgroups for all new business activity. - Directly responsible for bottom-line factors, including long range planning, project management, and cost containment. - Oversee the daily and monthly financial indicators related to capital revenue and expenditures. - Created a more responsive and results oriented organization resulting in increased revenue. - Led the roll-out of a new Incremental Cost Model to the Sales group, providing better revenue flexibility and protection for new installations. - Successfully restructured the New Business Projects group following a divisional reorganization. - Represented the Central Arizona Division in the development of a new Company wide Master Pipeline contract; working directly with Contract Administration, Environmental Programs, and various other departments to ensure a comprehensive contract could be established. - Developed and implemented a tracking process that reduced project design time from 12 weeks to 3 weeks, allowing customer timelines to be met. - Accountable for staffing, training, and retention of workforce. - Developed strategic alliances through community involvement.
- Directed all operations related to the Engineering department including the design of conveyor equipment, verifying tool and die dimensions against blueprints, and troubleshooting problems with the division’s fleet of injection molding machines. - Designed and implemented an efficient material handling system to supply 20 injection molding machines with polypropylene and polyethylene granules. - Acted as the lead engineer on a power study to develop an effective solution to the elimination of power surges and system spikes during machine start-ups
Broadmore Consulting, LLC entity type is Domestic L.L.C..
Company number assigned to this company is L19751097.
Broadmore Consulting, LLC principal address is 7140 E Monte Ave Mesa, Az 85209.
You can find this business by geo coordinates: 33° 22' 12.3" N , 111° 40' 46.9" W. Broadmore Consulting, LLC was incorporated on Wednesday 7th January 2015. so this company age is two years, four months and twenty-five days. According to company register, Broadmore Consulting, LLC is currently active.
Kevin Thompson is the agent of this company.
This agent address is 7140 E Monte Avenue, Mesa AZ 85209.
Mesa recently held a groundbreaking to celebrate a new project downtown. It’s designed to provide housing to struggling artists and space for the growing arts community.
One-Bedroom Housing in this buidling
The Mesa Artspace Lofts will offer up to 50 apartments for individuals and families that make significantly less than the median household income. Michael Trailor, who oversees Arizona’s Department of Housing, says the state is short about 220,000 affordable units. “These affordable housing projects are absolutely critical to the fabric of our community and serving the needs of our lower-income people who are struggling to survive,” he said.
During the groundbreaking ceremony, Trailor said the project will have on-site services like computer and job training, a food bank, and financial literacy classes. He's seen in the image to the left here being interviewed by a camera crew from city-owned Mesa Channel 11 on May 24. Mesa donated the land at 155 S Hilbert Street at the NEC of Second Avenue , which is two blocks south of the Valley Metro light rail line @ Mesa Drive.
The Minneapolis-based nonprofit Artspace also received tax credits and funding from various foundations and trusts. For more information see a featured post on this blog site https://mesazona.blogspot.com/2017/05/new-digs-on-empty-lots-regenerating-new.html When the Artspace Lofts open in 2018, it will feature studios, one- two- and three-bedroom units, along with space for exhibitions and community events. Architectural Resource Team is doing the design work for this $15.8 million project on a urban in-fill lot that's been vacant, two blocks away from the Mesa Center.
The firm also did previous work here in Mesa at LaMesita Phases 1, 2 and 3.
As Donald Trump just left the Paris Accord, major updates to internet legislation could come to the UK, changes to privacy and data recording. Theresa May said these potential modification are for the safety of UK citizens, but many fear they will not benefit from any kind of internet privacy, leaving them open to attacks. Also, in the light of recent news regarding malware, the government still insists that service providers leave backdoors for authorities to use in data mining and surveillance. This is the latest anonymous message from 2017. This could be of interest to you! Important events could take place this year. Will 2017 be the year of the change? Watch the following material to find out!
Your MesaZona blogger picked up a free hardcopy of the East Valley Tribune yesterday on Main Street here in The New Urban Downtown Mesa -Great to see veteran reporter Gary Nelson, now a contributing writer, get back in-the-groove with all his years-long history publishing articles about what's going on here in Mesa and the East Valley - he knows the people and the region better than the new crop of reporters who sometimes get their news 'spoon-fed'. TOP STORY Bribe scandal dominates E. Valley, Three accused by grand jury have deep roots in region By Gary Nelson EVT Sun 04 June 2017
The report starts off life this, apparently referencing Justice Delayed is Justice Denied - or mebbe not with this allegation about conduct five or six years ago when so much is going on right now with undisclosed details getting done by the Mesa City Council that involve mega-millions of dollars [See > Mesa City Council Study Session 01 June 2017]
"After years of shadowy suggestions that something might be rotten at the Arizona Corporation Commission, the first indictment boils down to something most people can understand: A bald-faced case of quid pro quo bribery.
The indictment, of course, is only a list of charges that must be proven in court by federal prosecutors. But it describes in detail a pattern of alleged criminal conduct in 2011 and 2012 involving prominent East Valley political and business figures – and is the latest allegation of wrongdoing by a troubled real estate developer and state regulatory officials.
Read more on the link below the headline above
THIS COULD BE A WHIRLWIND AND TORNADO that hits the generations-old political-private interests promoting the fast sprawl here in the East Valley
Gary Nelson's article throw some light on how this all works here in the East Valley, where politicians elected to public office have undisclosed business and/family interests [i.e. 'making money'] and undisclosed associations with real estate developers, public relations firms and lobbyists: for example Gary Pierce's wife Sherry [who owns a lobbying firm] is atthe same time the $58,000-a-year deputy assistant to for U.S. Congressman Andy Biggs - she held the same job with Matt Salmon when he was in Congress [Salmon and his wife Nancy operate a publish relations firm] .... Heads up and look into more
Special Council Meeting Final Agenda @ 5:50 pm
