Final Agenda: Remote Zoom STUDY SESSION Mesa City Council Thu 06.03.2021 at 07:30 a.m.

Something was added - in addition to the 35 items already on the previously printed and published Tentative Agenda in advance of one more study session before the regular council meeting for Monday, June 7, 2021 at 5:45 p.m.

THE FINDINGS IN A CITIZEN SURVEY ON POLICING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY

Conducted by ASU's Morrison Institute for Public Policy

Here are the usual questions that are asked about the conduct of surveys:

1. Is it believable and verifiable and independent when there might be overlapping interests?

    There must be disclosure if there is or has been a relationship in the past or present

2. Is the survey representative and reliable?

    What is the size of the data sample in relation to the entire citizen population?

    What method was used for contact, how was it done, and during what time period?

3. The questions asked must be free of taint and/or not intended to produce a desired outcome

4. Would the same results be duplicated in an independent and objective survey by a 3rd party?

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BLOGGER INSERT: Jeff McVay

Here's a presentation back in May 2018: He used a questionable study produced by ASU to support the purported economic benefits of "a presence" of ASU downtown.

 

See: https://mesazona.blogspot.com/2019/01/heads-up-asu-mesa-city-center-another.html

Why revisit this now when Jeff McVay, the city's Director of Downtown Transformation, made the case for that (or tried to) back in May of last year. He used a questionable study produced by ASU to support the purported economic benefits of "a presence" of ASU downtown.

Totally bogus, but Mesa taxpayers got hood-winked by a slick public relations campaign

 

From STATE-OF-THE-CITY 2018 Crow & Giles at State-Of-The-City 2018

Jivin' John Giles and High-Salaried ASU President Michael Crow teamed-up last week for another over-the-top hoopla of hype where Crow got the best blurb about the much debated and controversial ASU campus that emerged as the Mesa City centerpiece, with ASU President Michael Crow sharing center stage with Mesa Mayor Giles. Crow said after his remarks on-stage that "research and innovation in Mesa will be consistent with other innovation districts in Singapore, Sydney, Australia and New York. . . "
"We are very excited about this facility,"  Crow said.*

Walsh wasn't just beat-out by a late write-up/recap, but it looks like he tried to understate the hype from Crow:
"If you travel around the world, there are a few significant digital innovation centers that exist - Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, New York City. We're building one for the Western United States here in Mesa"
That's taken from an earlier article  in ASU Now that got published the same day as the SOTC2019 Speech on February 5, 2019.
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*Blogger Note: Michael Crow should be more than really very excited for at least two reasons:
1. Mesa Mayor John Giles appears to have been told to clean up his clown-act posing with Sparky, the ASU mascot, to kick-off a $500,000 privately-financed public relations screw-up that blew up in their faces when Mesa taxpayers rejected a $200-Million Debt Obligation Bond proposal two years ago.
However, they did succeed in 2018 to trick taxpayers into debt-service financing a $198-million "Grab-Bag-of-Goodies-For-Everybody" that included about $75-million or more* to build facilities for ASU around City Hall Plaza. If ASU wanted a campus downtown they could have financed it themselves.
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* Even though city officials asserted in public and community workshops that the guaranteed price tag was $63.5M, that's jumped to costing Mesa taxpayers $100M.
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Blogger note: Here in Mesa the sweet deals are on city-owned land using about $165,000,000 in taxpayer-funded debt obligations for an ASU Campus @ Mesa City Center. One new construction to start with, and City Manager Chris Brady says he will do three - those items were on the Agenda for the Mesa City Council Study Session Thursday, April 4, 2019 in proposed budgets FY2019/2020 and FY2020/2014.

Mesa taxpayers rejected that spending of $200M in 2016, but nonetheless Chris Brady has stated his intention to finish "the plan" in the behind-the-scenes real estate deals with ASU no matter what.
These public investments - using debt obligations foisted on the backs of taxpayers IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY on city-owned land and properties around City Hall - started a stampede in real estate speculation on Main Street. "Wealth-Creation" for a favorite few in downtown commercial/residential real estate can then get leveraged for private investments by cohorts that are closely-connected to capitalize their own profits from gains in gambling - gaming Mesa taxpayers to underwrite their speculative investments.

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It is item 2-a on these Meeting Details with links to open attachments for the file numbers

Meeting Name:

City Council Study Session

Agenda status:

Final

Meeting date/time:

6/3/2021 7:30 AM

Minutes status:

Draft

Meeting location:

Lower Council Chambers

Published agenda:	Agenda	Published minutes:	Not available

Meeting video:

Not available

Attachments:

• Meeting Items (4)

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File # Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details 21-0637 2-a Presentation Hear a presentation and discuss the findings of a citizen survey conducted by ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy on policing and community safety in Mesa.     Not available 21-0614 3-a Minutes Transportation Advisory Board Meeting held on January 19, 2021.     Not available 21-0621 3-b Minutes Library Advisory Board meeting held on March 16, 2021.     Not available 21-0653 3-c Minutes Museum & Cultural Advisory Board meeting held on March 25, 2021.     Not available

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FDA Shuts Down Entire Operations of Real Water...One Bottling Facility Here in Mesa

3 hours ago:

On June 1, the FDA announced that Real Water Inc., a Nevada-based bottled water manufacturer, would cease operations and shut down due to its violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).

BLOG INSERT: HYPER-LOCAL CONSUMER ALERT > Complete Recall For “Re2al Water Drinking Water” From One of The Three Company Facilities Here in Mesa

Information for the public: Local news outlets revealed that Jones was merely repackaging Las Vegas tap water, which would be bad enough anywhere else, but in a water-starved desert? Incredible. . .

Documents say the commercial product is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal water supply, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide, commonly called lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and a mineral salt, magnesium chloride.

 

 

 

The consent decree requires the company to recall and destroy all its product produced before Wednesday; to turn over to the FDA records about processing, bottling and distribution; and to submit to unannounced inspections of company facilities in Las Vegas; Henderson, Nevada; and Mesa, Arizona.

The Mesa facility is located at 6018 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85268

Real Water, a premium bottled water, recalled amid death and liver illnesses

the Guardian |

Federal authorities have ordered a complete recall of the Las Vegas-based bottled water brand Real Water and ordered the company to surrender records in investigations of at least one death and multiple cases of liver illness among people who reported drinking it.

The product is sold as premium alkalized drinking water in distinctive boxy blue bottles touting “E2 Electron Energized Technology.” Labels say it is “infused with negative ions” and offers healthy detoxifying properties.

Brent Jones, the company’s president, and attorneys for the company and the bottler, AffinityLifestyles.com, did not immediately respond Friday to email messages about a US district court order issued Wednesday.                

The consent decree requires the company to recall and destroy all its product produced before Wednesday; to turn over to the FDA records about processing, bottling and distribution; and to submit to unannounced inspections of company facilities in Las Vegas; Henderson, Nevada; and Mesa, Arizona

According to a judge's ruling, the company cannot process, distribute, or promote its products until its manufacturing operations comply with federal regulations and a list of other specific requirements.

It must also destroy any remaining product it has in stock. . .

In addition, part of the court order stipulates that the company must hire an independent expert to ensure its manufacturing practices comply with federal standards if they plan to restart operations.

The FDA Just Shut Down This Entire Bottled Water Company

Zachary Mack

June 2, 2021, 6:47 AM·4 min read

Reaching for a bottle of water is usually not one of the moments when your brain might suspect you're in danger. But after one water brand's products were linked to serious illnesses, a major recall was issued to remove them from shelves. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered that the troubled bottled water company shut down for violating federal regulations.

The FDA ordered that bottled water company Real Water Inc. shut down immediately.

On June 1, the FDA announced that Real Water Inc., a Nevada-based bottled water manufacturer, would cease operations and shut down due to its violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). According to a judge's ruling, the company cannot process, distribute, or promote its products until its manufacturing operations comply with federal regulations and a list of other specific requirements. It must also destroy any remaining product it has in stock. . .

 In addition, part of the court order stipulates that the company must hire an independent expert to ensure its manufacturing practices comply with federal standards if they plan to restart operations. . .

According to the FDA, anyone who still has Real Water alkaline water products "should not drink, cook with, sell, or serve it," including to pets. The products include 5-gallon containers that were delivered to homes in Hawaii, California, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada, 3-gallon containers that were sold nationwide through home delivery and subscription service, other various sized bottles that were sold online and in stores nationwide, and "Real Water" concentrate that was sold online.

Real Water has been potentially linked to liver disease. Real Water products have potentially been linked to multiple cases of non-viral hepatitis, which is inflammation of the liver that can lead to cirrhosis on the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and even death. . .                                                

Since the FDA's original warning in March, the number of reported illnesses has grown to 16 cases of acute non-viral hepatitis in adults, including one death of a woman with underlying medical conditions. In a recently posted notice, the agency says the common symptoms associated with hepatitis include "fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, clay or gray-colored bowel movements, joint pain, yellow eyes, and jaundice."

The FDA urges anyone who begins experiencing these symptoms to "contact their doctor."

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RELATED CONTENT ON THIS BLOG Sunday, May 21

HYPER-LOCAL CONSUMER ALERT > Complete Recall For “Re2al Water Drinking Water” From One of The Three Company Facilities Here in Mesa

Information for the public: Local news outlets revealed that Jones was merely repackaging Las Vegas tap water, which would be bad enough anywhere else, but in a water-starved desert? Incredible. . .

Documents say the commercial product is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal water supply, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide, commonly called lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and a mineral salt, magnesium chloride.

 

 

 

The consent decree requires the company to recall and destroy all its product produced before Wednesday; to turn over to the FDA records about processing, bottling and distribution; and to submit to unannounced inspections of company facilities in Las Vegas; Henderson, Nevada; and Mesa, Arizona.

The Mesa facility is located at 6018 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85268

Real Water, a premium bottled water, recalled amid death and liver illnesses

the Guardian |

Federal authorities have ordered a complete recall of the Las Vegas-based bottled water brand Real Water and ordered the company to surrender records in investigations of at least one death and multiple cases of liver illness among people who reported drinking it.

The product is sold as premium alkalized drinking water in distinctive boxy blue bottles touting “E2 Electron Energized Technology.” Labels say it is “infused with negative ions” and offers healthy detoxifying properties.

Brent Jones, the company’s president, and attorneys for the company and the bottler, AffinityLifestyles.com, did not immediately respond Friday to email messages about a US district court order issued Wednesday.                

The consent decree requires the company to recall and destroy all its product produced before Wednesday; to turn over to the FDA records about processing, bottling and distribution; and to submit to unannounced inspections of company facilities in Las Vegas; Henderson, Nevada; and Mesa, Arizona