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Maricopa County: How Dangerous Can It Get For Well-Being & Public Health? HIGH POLLUTION + COVID-19

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High Pollution Advisory issued for ozone effective August 18 & 19, 2020 in the Phoenix area
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Under the Environmental Quality Act of 1986, the Arizona State Legislature established the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality in 1987 as the state agency for protecting and enhancing public health and the environment of Arizona. For more information, visit azdeq.gov.

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The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is issuing a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for ozone effective August 18 & 19, 2020, in the Phoenix area. ADEQ recommends that people limit outdoor activity while the HPA is in effect, especially children and adults with respiratory problems. Ground level ozone forms when two types of pollutants—volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx)—react in sunlight. These pollutants come primarily from automobiles, but also from other sources including industries, power plants, and products, such as solvents and paints. Generally, the highest levels of ozone occur in the afternoon. Health Impacts People most vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution include children, older adults, adults exercising outdoors, people with heart or lung disease and those suffering from asthma and bronchitis. Exposure can increase the number and severity of asthma attacks, cause or aggravate bronchitis or other lung disease and reduce the body’s ability to fight infection. Symptoms may include itchy eyes, nose, and throat, wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain and upper respiratory issues. BACKGROUND High Pollution Advisory (HPA) | Notifies the public that the level of an air pollutant is forecast to exceed the federal health standard. Health Watch (HW) | Notifies the public that the level of an air pollutant is forecast to approach the federal health standard. Particulate Matter Fact Sheet | View > Ozone Fact Sheet | View >  ___________________________________________________________________ CONTACTS Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) | Provides hourly forecasts for air quality in certain areas of the state and issues HPAs or HWs when the appropriate conditions exist. View Website > Public Information Officer | 602-771-2215 (office) | 602-540-8072 (cell) | Email > Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) | Regulatory agency for air quality in Maricopa County. View Website > Bob Huhn, Public Information Officer | 602-506-6713 (office) | 602-526-7307 (cell) | Email > Valley Metro | Eco-friendly public transit options to residents of greater Phoenix and Maricopa County. View Website > Susan Tierney, Communications Manager | 602-523-6004 (office) | Email > Please help reduce ozone by doing one or more of the following: Drive as little as possible

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City of Mesa Economic Development Advisory Board > DELAYED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATES FROM JUNE

Director’s Update 
Director William Jabjiniak reported that starting next Monday, we will gradually start to move staff back into the office a third at a time.
City Hall is still not open to the public. The City is working to provide protection measures including plexiglass and hands-free sanitizer dispensers, etc.

Supervisor Sellers had mentioned a federal BUILD Grant.
The number for completing the six miles of rail extension is estimated to be in excess of $50-60 million, possibly up to $100 million depending on the number of different tracks and routes. The route has been roughed in and Union Pacific has really been out in front for us. We are not looking to spend any city dollars, although we have dedicated a staff person to coordinate the grant. There has been a lot of support on the national, state, regional and local level and all the property owners jumped in. That will take it from the Rittenhouse alignment near Power Road all the way to our border at Meridian.
That stretch will open up a lot of development opportunities in that south part of the city. 
Our investment has really paid off.
Economic Development Advisory Board Meeting Minutes June 2, 2020 
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Jaye O’Donnell and a good portion of the staff are running with Mesa CARES, but the rest of us are running with projects.
Our staff have been able to pivot and adjust to keep things moving.
Last week, we had an electric vehicle manufacturer looking at opportunities down towards Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Today, there was another project and Thursday there will be a third site visit. Two of those are electric vehicle manufacturers. 
> We are seeing a tremendous amount of activity on Ray Road with multiple offers on some of the buildings that are up. Now we have the bigger floor plates available and the ease of access that is in demand today.
> We are also seeing activity in the Tech Corridor.
Raging Wire has started construction activity and there are a couple other major brand names looking there as well.
> Falcon Field has had a lot of good activity through private investments.
> There is activity on Higley on multiple buildings there.
> At the Union, the steel is up, and the parking garage is taking shape. Tenants are now starting to circle.
> Despite the pandemic and office being a tough one to deal with, we are seeing some office prospects at least engage in conversations.
> City Council is considering approximately $100 million in transportation projects to put out to voters for bonding. The investment in infrastructure will pay off long-term. We don’t want to burden the taxpayer, but you can get a lot accomplished at today’s rates. 
> Mr. Jabjiniak asked Jaye O’Donnell to provide an update on a National League of Cities grant in partnership with Gilbert and Queen Creek. 
Ms. O’Donnell advised that the National League of Cities (NLC) has a First Tier Suburbs grant where communities could apply to host an economic development summit selecting from a menu of topics. The summit would feature national speakers and best practices in order to vet what would work in that community. The first grant was awarded to Kansas City. NLC is partnering with TIP Strategies for data analytics and research. We learned about this grant opportunity at the end of March and the application was due April 10. 
During that time, we were in the throes of COVID-19 trying to figure out our service protocol for our small businesses.

The topic we were interested in was Resiliency, Equity, and Inclusion. 
As the First Tier Suburbs Council favors regional applications, we felt it would be a huge benefit if we partnered with other municipalities in order to not duplicate services but leverage our resources and modernize our small business service line.
There is a certified economic development certification (CEcD) process people go through at the International Economic Development Council and we wondered if there was something of similar weight that we could aspire to deliver in the small business development realm.
We posed this to NLC along with the Towns of Queen Creek and Gilbert. They loved our application and were certainly looking at it through the lens of COVID-19.