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(Phoenix)  The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is issuing a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for particulate matter (PM-10) effective March 25, 2021 in Maricopa County.  PM-10 is made up of small particles found in dust. ADEQ recommends that people limit outdoor activity while the HPA is in effect, especially children and adults with respiratory problems.  Check the Hourly Air Quality Forecast on the Air Arizona Mobile App Apple iTunes > | Google Play > Health Impacts People most vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution include children, older adults, adults exercising outdoors and 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. Long-term exposure is linked to premature death in people with heart or lung disease, nonfatal heart attacks, irregular heartbeat and decreased lung function. Please help reduce PM-10 by doing one or more of the following: Avoid dirt roads Avoid the use of leaf blowers Ride transit, carpool or telework Eliminate all unnecessary driving and/or combine trips Employers and Travel Reduction Program Transportation Coordinators should activate their HPA Plans immediately Be Air Aware! Stay informed and be a part of the ADEQ air quality challenge. Together we can make a difference to improve air quality for everyone in Arizona by following three simple steps. | Learn More >

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FIND THE FORECAST ADEQ Hourly Air Quality Forecast |View > Text or Email Alerts | Subscribe >  Air Arizona Mobile App | Learn More > Apple iTunes > Google Play > CONTACTS Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) | Provides hourly forecasts for air quality in certain areas of the state and issues HPAs or HPWs when the appropriate conditions exist. View Website > Public Information Officer | 602-540-8072 | Email > Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) | Regulatory agency for air quality in Maricopa County. View Website > Public Information Officer | 602-506-6713 (office) | 602-526-7307 (cell)  About ADEQ 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. ADEQ will take reasonable measures to provide access to department services to individuals with limited ability to speak, write or understand English and/or to those with disabilities. Requests for language interpretation, ASL interpretation, CART captioning services or disability accommodations must be made at least 48 hours in advance by contacting Ian Bingham, Title VI Nondiscrimination Coordinator at 602-771-4322 or drago.leonard@azdeq.gov. Teleprinter services are available by calling 7-1-1 at least 48 hours in advance to make necessary arrangements. ADEQ tomará las medidas razonables para proveer acceso a los servicios del departamento a personas con capacidad limitada para hablar, escribir o entender inglés y / o para personas con discapacidades. Las solicitudes de servicios de interpretación de idiomas, interpretación ASL, subtitulados de CART, o adaptaciones por discapacidad deben realizarse con al menos 48 horas de anticipación contactando a Ian Bingham, Coordinador de Anti-Discriminación del Título VI al  602-771-4322 o drago.leonard@azdeq.gov. Los servicios de teleimpresores están disponibles llamando al 7-1-1 con al menos 48 horas de anticipación para hacer los arreglos necesarios.

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FINAL AGENDA > Remote Zoom Mesa City Council Study Session [Tomorrow] Thu 03.25.2021 at 07:30 a.m.

Enough time for the public to study the agenda, to download the Meeting Details, and to open-and-read the attachments ??

FINAL AGENDA City of Mesa Page 1 Printed on 3/23/2021 

Council Study Session Notice: 

To decrease COVID-19 exposure, the City Council Chambers is closed, but public viewing and input on the items are available electronically. 

 

Members of the City Council will appear electronically for this meeting, via a video conferencing platform, and the live meeting will be accessible via broadcast and telephonically. 

Because of the current public health emergency, the City Council Chambers is closed for Council study sessions. However, the live meeting may be watched on local cable Mesa channel 11, online at Mesa11.com/live, www.youtube.com/user/cityofmesa11/live, or https://www.facebook.com/CityofMesa, or listened to by calling 888-788-0099 or 877-853-5247 (toll free) using meeting ID 5301232921 and following the prompts.

For any difficulties accessing this meeting, please call 480-644-2099.

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File # Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details 21-0297 1-a Presentation Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide final funding recommendations for the FY 2021/2022 and prior years' available funding for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Human Services Programs.     Not available 21-0345 1-b Presentation Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on Mesa's Active Transportation projects.     Not available 21-0317 2-a Minutes Economic Development Committee meeting held on February 22, 2021.     Not available 21-0322 2-b Minutes Audit, Finance and Enterprise Committee meeting held on December 14, 2020.     Not available 21-0314 2-c Minutes Library Advisory Board meeting held on January 19, 2021.     Not available

 

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City Council Study Session 

City of Mesa 

Meeting Agenda - Final 

Mesa Council Chambers 57 East First Street 

Mayor John Giles 

Vice Mayor Jennifer Duff - District 4 

Councilmember Mark Freeman - District 1 

Councilmember Julie Spilsbury - District 2 

Councilmember Francisco Heredia - District 3 

Councilmember David Luna - District 5 

Councilmember Kevin Thompson - District 6 

Thursday, March 25, 2021 7:30 AM 

Virtual Platform

 

Roll Call 1 

 

Presentations/Action Items: 

21-0297 Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide final funding recommendations for the FY 2021/2022 and prior years' available funding for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Human Services Programs.

1-a 

 

 

21-0345 Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on Mesa's Active Transportation projects.

1-b 

2 Acknowledge receipt of minutes of various boards and committees

2-a 21-0317 Economic Development Committee meeting held on February 22, 2021

2-b 21-0322 Audit, Finance and Enterprise Committee meeting held on December 14, 2020

2-c 21-0314 Library Advisory Board meeting held on January 19, 2021

3 Current events summary including meetings and conferences attended

4 Scheduling of meetings. 

5 Adjournment.¹ City of Mesa Page 1 Printed on 3/23/2021

 

The Cyclical Trade Will Have Legs, Says Nuveen's Nick

"APPROVED MINUTES" > Econ Dev Committee Meeting 02.22.2021

Results and outcomes are QUESTIONABLE if you want to read pages: $1.8M spent by the end of last year...

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41 PAGES 

(Attachments are after Page 7)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 

February 22, 2021 

The Economic Development Committee of the City of Mesa met via a virtual format streamed into the lower level meeting room of the Council Chambers, 57 East 1st Street, on February 22, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. 

COMMITTEE PRESENT: Julie Spilsbury, Chairperson* Francisco Heredia* Kevin Thompson*

STAFF PRESENT: Christopher Brady*, William Jabjiniak, Dee Ann Mickelsen, Jack Vincent

(*Participated in the meeting through the use of video conference equipment.) 

City Manager Christopher Brady stated the purpose of today’s presentation is to discuss what is currently being done and the opportunity to work on new initiatives with CARES funding. 

He added staff are looking for feedback from the Committee regarding whether these are the types of programs that should be part of the budget discussion with Council.

Mr. Brady stated with the direction of the Committee he will work with Economic Development to put together a package to present to Council as part of the budget process.

Chairman Spilsbury conducted a roll call. 

Items from citizens present 

There were no items from citizens present

Hear a presentation, discuss and provide a recommendation on the City’s practices and programs related to small business assistance including: 

a) The Mesa CARES Small Business Technical Assistance Program results, existing small business assistance programs and services, and recommendations for expanding small business services in Mesa.

 

Assistant Economic Development Director Jaye O’Donnell displayed a PowerPoint presentation to highlight Mesa’s Small Business Assistance Program and services that are offered currently, as well as ideas for future programs.

Ms. O’Donnell stated the Mesa CARES Technical Assistance Program (TAP) is one of three efforts the Office of Economic Development led which included the financial assistance grant program, as well as marketing for the visitor industry and local consumers. 

b) Project coordination for businesses seeking information and assistance for permitting, zoning, code, licensing, and other development related inquires. 

Development Services Department Director Christine Zielonka introduced Small Business/Homeowner Assistant Heather Omta who displayed a PowerPoint presentation. 

Mr. Brady stated the purpose of the presentation was to provide the information. He added Ms. Omta could come back several times a year to update Council on the progress and the important component is that the community knows about the service. In response to a question posed by Committeemember Thompson asking if Development Services and Economic Development could work together and run the programs in conjunction with each other, Mr. Brady explained that however the individuals are interfacing with the City, both services are available.

3. Adjournment. 

Without objection, the Economic Development Committee meeting adjourned at 4:53 p.m.

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File #:

21-0317

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Minutes

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Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council Study Session

On agenda:

3/25/2021

Title:

Economic Development Committee meeting held on February 22, 2021.

Attachments:

1. February 22, 2021 Economic Development Committee

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Why Do Cops Lie? Because they can....until they get caught on cameras they don't own

Straight and direct from Techdirt >

Cop's Lies About A Traffic Stop Are Exposed By A Home Security Camera Located Across The Street

(Mis)Uses of Technology

from the golden-age-of-surveillance-of-public-officials dept

Mon, Mar 22nd 2021 12:07pm — Tim Cushing

Cops lie.

This is undeniable. But why do cops lie? There seems to be little reason for it. Qualified immunity protects them against all but their most egregious rights violations. Internal investigations routinely clear them for all but their most egregious acts of misconduct. And police union contracts make it almost impossible to fire bad cops, no matter what they've done.

So, why do they lie? If I had to guess, it's because they've been granted so much deference by those adjudicating their behavior that "my word against theirs" has pretty much become the standard for legal proceedings. If a cop can push a narrative without more pushback than the opposing party's sworn statements, the cop is probably going to win.

This reliance on unreliable narrators has been threatened by the ubiquity of recording devices. Some devices -- body cameras, dashcams -- are owned by cops. And, no surprise, they often "fail" to activate these devices when some shady shit is going down.

But there are tons of cameras cops don't control. Every smartphone has a camera. And nearly every person encountering cops has a smartphone. Then there's the plethora of home security cameras whose price point has dropped so precipitously they're now considered as accessible as tap water.

The cops can control their own footage. And they do. But they can't control everyone else's. And that's where they slip up. A narrative is only as good as its supporting evidence. Cops refuse to bring their own, especially when it contradicts their narrative. But they can't stop citizens from recording their actions. This is a fact that has yet to achieve critical mass in the law enforcement community. A cop's word is only as good as its supporting facts. Going to court with alternative facts -- especially ones contradicted by nearby recording devices is a bad idea. (h/t TheUrbanDragon)

But that still doesn't stop cops from lying to courts . . .

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The cops can control their own footage. And they do. But they can't control everyone else's. And that's where they slip up. A narrative is only as good as its supporting evidence. Cops refuse to bring their own, especially when it contradicts their narrative. But they can't stop citizens from recording their actions. This is a fact that has yet to achieve critical mass in the law enforcement community. A cop's word is only as good as its supporting facts. Going to court with alternative facts -- especially ones contradicted by nearby recording devices is a bad idea. (h/t TheUrbanDragon)

But that still doesn't stop cops from lying to courts. Cops in Lake Wales, Florida tried to claim a driver attacked them during a traffic stop -- something that could have resulted in a conviction on multiple felony charges. But camera footage obtained from a home security camera across the street from the traffic stop undermined the officers' sworn perjury:

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So, what was the excuse given after security cam footage showed Officer Black had lied? Officer Black lied again.

He claimed he was unable to accurately recall the traffic stop because it was so "stressful."

After Cordero shared the footage with police, Officer Black wrote in another report, "I believe my perception was altered due to the high stress of the incident.”

If a regular traffic stop is so stressful it alters officers' recollection of events, no officer -- or at least not this officer -- should be considered trustworthy when it comes to testifying about traffic stops or any other unrecorded interactions with citizens. Presumably most interactions are stressful. But that's the job. And if the stress makes you make shit up about incidents that implicate a host of constitutional rights and people's actual physical freedom, you probably shouldn't be a cop.

Filed Under: colt black, evidence, florida, lake wales, lies, police, security camera