Wednesday, July 3rd – Return of the Fantastic Fireworks Celebration at the Moon!!

Posted on June 13, 2013 by admin

The following info was originally sent out from the MVCC:

Yes, you read correctly the fireworks display, buffet, and picnic dinner to-go will be celebrated on July 3rd. Beer, soda, and munchies will be available for sale. Per  Arizona liquor law, no outside alcoholic beverages are permitted. Fireworks display at dusk.

Two dining options are available:

The Buffet for Members has two seating times: 5:00pm-6:30pm and 7:00pm-8:30pm Buffet includes:

char-grilled beef burgers, ball park hot dogs, southern style fried chicken, classic potato salad, creamy cabbage slaw, Italian pasta salad with imported meats, cheese, vegetables, and vinaigrette, crunchy potato chips, Boston baked beans, sweet corn on the cob, traditional mashed potatoes, mixed green salad with ranch and Italian dressing on the side, juicy watermelon wedges, hand-crafted cookies and chewy brownies.

All for only $17++ per adult and $9++ per child (5-12 years of age).

Picnic dinner to-go for members and neighbors are available by advance order (order by June 28th) and pick up the night of the event. Picnic dinner includes: classic chicken Caesar wrap, turkey, bacon, and ranch wrap, creamy cabbage slaw, Italian pasta salad, traditional hummus and crispy pita chips, juicy summer peaches, hand-crafted cookies, chewy brownies, and two bottled drinks (water or Coke products)

$35++ per dinner (feeds two)

For more information or to RSVP for reservations for the buffet or for the picnic dinner to-go call the Club at 602-942-0000

 

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Update from Jolene and Amy on Goodwill issue

Posted on June 7, 2013 by admin

Hello Friends and Neighbors,

I held a meeting last night with all of the HOA Presidents and some of the business owners of the Shaw Butte Center. Amy Mais, who is the HOA representative for Coral Gables Estates took notes while I spoke. She did such an amazing job that I am passing on her recap. Don’t lose hope, keep the faith and KEEP THE EMAIL CAMPAIGN GOING!

All my best,

Jolene

P.S. Please keep supporting all of the businesses in the Shaw Butte Center, they are all supporting us.

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Good Morning HOA Presidents and Representatives and Shaw Butte Tenants,

As promised, here is a recap of yesterday’s events regarding the planned Goodwill Thrift Store at the Shaw Butte Center located on the SW corner of 7th Street and Thunderbird.

Jolene Capparelle has been spear heading this effort.  Yesterday morning, she and I traveled to the Goodwill store at the Pavilions located just off of the 101 East and Indian Bend Road.  We had been told at a meeting with Goodwill and Vice Mayor Bill Gates on Monday that this was their new “premiere” store and what we could expect for Moon Valley. Basically, it was a clean and well maintained giant big box secondhand store in a giant Power Center.  We saw no value that this could add to Moon Valley.  Additionally, we were troubled by the fact that this store was in a Power Center, with lots of very desirable large scale retail, and not a Shopping Center like Shaw Butte.  Goodwill would be the only  anchor store for Shaw Butte and not one of many large scale tenants that would attract high end retail customers.

At 3:00 p.m. we met with Donna Kennedy of the City of Phoenix Economic Planning and Development Department.  She has been assigned to work on an overall plan for the Shaw Butte Center by Vice Mayor Gates. She said that Shaw Butte was one of two Centers that were her top priorities.  She is clearly an ally and sees the beauty and “uniqueness” of Shaw Butte.  She is working on several different ideas or concepts for the Center including an outdoor/mountain bike/mountain trail theme, a possible educational satellite, and eateries/dining concepts.  Barry Light, the leasing agent for the Center, also attended.

At 6:30 p.m. Jolene hosted the meeting of HOA representatives and tenants of the Shaw Butte Center.  Approximately, 15 HOA’s were represented. Several representatives/owners of businesses from the Shaw Butte Center attended. We were informed that Anthem Interiors had a boulder thrown through their display window yesterday.  This is one of several troubling events that have occurred in recent months at the Center. Previously AJ’s had their own private security officer patrolling the Shaw Butte Center at night and now that they are gone crime has increased.

Here is a bullet point recap of the meeting:

1.  Goodwill filed their plans for Tenant Improvements (TI’s) on May 30th. They said that this was done in compliance with the requirements of their lease.

2.  Safeway is looking to stay and upgrade their current location on the NW corner of 7th Street and Thunderbird or move to the AJ’s location.  They want to put in a Super Pumper and are working on plans for a larger and improved facility within the next year.  Jolene will follow up on this and have more information.  Safeway is meeting today regarding this issue.

3.  The Shell station on the corner of the Shaw Butte Center is for sale.  Salute is also for sale.  We have confirmed both of these listings.

4.  Leases have been signed for two new stores in the Shaw Butte Center.  Gino’s Pizza and a high end custom bike shop are locating next to Starbucks.  Barry Light told us he has only one 800 foot space remaining to lease in the Center.  It is located next to Moon Valley Postal.

5.  There is a Trustee Sale August 31st for the Medical Center and Dollar Store on the south end of the Center, their combined properties occupy about 27,000 square feet.. Asking price is $1,795,000. We need to make sure a quality tenant purchase this space.

6.  Goodwill at Cave Creek and Cactus Road is closing in October of this year.  Goodwill at 7th Street and Dunlap is closing but moving to another location close to John C. Lincoln Hospital (the former Food City building).

7.  Goodwill will NOT consider a “Redesign by Goodwill” store for Moon Valley.  This is a new type of Goodwill that sells only furniture, both new and used. Their redesign store at the Loop 101 and Thunderbird is losing money, the one in Scottsdale is doing well.

8.  Goodwill is paying a premium lease rate for the Moon Valley location – $12.50 per foot with $500,000 in Tenant Improvements.  The TI’s include repaving the parking lot, new AC units, and painting the AJ’s store front.

9.  The landlord has agreed to look at an alternate tenant for the AJ’s building.  This tenant would sublease from Goodwill.  But there are numerous challenges including:

(a) It is a very unique space at 28,000 feet.

(b) Goodwill is paying above market rental.

(c) The lease is 25 years – 15 years plus two 5 year extensions.

(d) We have a very short time frame to find a substitute tenant.  We were given 90 days which expires on August 2, 2013.

(e) The shopping center itself has many challenges including difficult access, not a “going home corner,” and no 360 degree retail access because of the Mountain Preserve and the Gold Key Town Homes.

(f)  Desirable retail is locating in Power Centers not Shopping Centers.

10.  Vice Mayor Gates has committed to asking the Shaw Butte Center owners if they would let a commercial broker list AJ’s space.

11.  When asked why they closed the Goodwill at 19th Avenue and Thunderbird, Goodwill said that they had a 10 year lease that had simply ended.  No one at the meeting last night remembered Goodwill being at that location for more than 3 – 4 years.

12.  There was discussion of an Assisted Living Center.  The attendees were supportive of this idea.  Jolene is meeting with a developer on Saturday. It was pointed out that the lease with Goodwill, if played out for 25 years, represented 7.3 million in future income for the landlord.

13.  The attendees at the meeting declined Goodwill’s offer to go on a “bus tour” of the Goodwill locations at the Pavilions and a new location in the Gilbert/Chandler area.  We agreed to visit them on our own and form our own conclusions.

Action Plan

We agreed to the following;

1.  Continue our email campaign to the Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Goodwill Industries of Central Arizona.  We need to respectfully let our elected leaders and Goodwill know that our community is united in our opposition to this store. Residents are encouraged to email the following persons:

Mayor Greg Stanton

mayor.stanton@phoenix.gov

Vice Mayor Gates (Councilman for District 3)

council.district.3@phoenix.gov

James C. Teter, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Arizona

jim.teter@goodwillaz.org

Jack Milligan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries of Central Arizona

Jmilligan@leathersmilligan.com

2.  Visit the Goodwill store at The Pavilions and email our thoughts to the above referenced parties as well as our HOA members and residents.  To get to this store, take the Loop 101 East to Indian Bend Road.  Exit and turn right on Indian Bend.  Turn left onto Pavilions Blvd.  You will see the Goodwill on the right hand side/west side of the Power Center next to the Tony and Guy. Address: 8959 E Indian Bend Rd, Scottsdale, AZ

I hope that you will find this recap helpful.  Have a wonderful day and a glorious weekend.  Moon Valley is a unique and wonderful place.  Regardless of the outcome, we will always remain that way in large part because of people like you.

Best Always,

Amy Mais

 

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CC&R Information

Posted on June 2, 2013 by admin

 

DEEDS & RESTRICTION COVENENTS/CONDITIONS/RESTRICTIONS (CCR’S)

In recent weeks I have been contacted by various neighbors who are concerned about 1.Theproliferation of multiple vehicles parking within the frontyard area of individual residences and not on a permanent(concrete)surface and 2.The parkingof commercial vehicles, construction trucks or company trucks or vans at residences.

If you look at the subdivision CCR’s(available for viewing online on the MVNA website at www.moonvalleyna.org within the paragraph ‘Care of Properties’ it states: “No overnight parking for any trucks, pickup trucks, or trailers will be permitted in the street, and further no vehicles other than passenger cars and pick-up trucks will be parked in open carports.”

Simply stated; they are not allowed in the front yard of the property.

While the term ‘visual integrity’ can be subjective the definition was clear when these CCR’s were writtenyears ago.  They were created with specific vehicles mentioned that are allowed to remain in the street frontage area. While some would argue that neither of these conditions pose a significant eyesore to the extent that a Recreation Vehicle might, the original CCR’s were written by developers who had the foresight to address this issue. A reminder that home sale contracts include a document a new homeowner signs verifying that they have read the CCR’sprovided by the realtor.

The city of Phoenix has different ordinances regarding these situations. In Chapter 41 of the Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance(NPO) as currently written, these two conditions are acceptable. To my frustration when speaking to our neighborhood City Inspector as to the threshold of violation or intent of this section,he acknowledges the section has been ‘watered down’ in the past few years and only Subdivision CCR’s have stayed constant. For clarification on Chapter 41 of the C.O.Phx./N.P.O.call (602)262-7344 Neighborhood Services Department.

Whatever the reason for the changes, streamlining governmental procedures can have devastating consequences on our neighborhood and property values. Some of this has already manifested itself in the controversial situation we are facing with the proposed Goodwill store coming to Moon Valley.

BEAUTIFICATION

Once again I bring up Uncontained/Bulk Trash Pickup.Our collection schedule has changed in the past year. We are now in Zone 12 and please be aware of the Placement and Collection dates.  It is a violation of city ordinance to place trash out before the listed “Placement Begins On” date.

We appreciate and encourage neighbors to assist your volunteer MVNA Board in this endeavor particularly as we still have abandoned, neglected or foreclosed homes that visually detract from adjacent homes and can cause a reduction in your own property value.

If you do have any questions or need clarification regarding a potential violation regarding the  city’s (Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance-NPO)call (602)262-7344 or to identify or locate your Subdivision CCR’s please contact me at the email address below. A reminder once again that in contacting me or the City, your name remains totally anonymous.

Moon Valley has maintained its unique and upscale feel over the years and not by accident. It has been nurtured over time by those who have been here 40+ years and those of us that have known or come to appreciate what a truly special place it is and want to keep it that way.

 

Tom Killip/Committee Chair

Deeds & Restrictions, Beautification

e-mail: tom.killip@moonvalley.org

 

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MVCC Plan becomes official

Posted on May 24, 2013 by admin

The MVCC Plan is being officially implemented today. Funding is taking place and the restrictive covenant regarding the golf course has been recorded.  As of today, CBONS will be in control of MVCC and the old board of directors at MVCC will be out.  The formal appointment of a board and transfer of ownership will likely take a few more days to document.

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A message from Jolene Capparelle

Posted on May 19, 2013 by admin

Hello Friends and Neighbors,

I want you to know that Amy Mais and I are very grateful for your support. This is another example of the spirit, heart and commitment of the Moon Valley neighborhood. When we need each other, we show up! Thank you for all of your time and effort, your emails have made a difference, your attendance at meetings have made a difference and signing the petitions have made a difference. Your support is invaluable.

Please sign the online petition if you already haven’t signed up and encourage your friends and family to do so. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/petition-to-stop-moon-valley-goodwill-store/

Friday afternoon we met with Goodwill, Vice Mayor Gates, City staff, neighbors and Edwin Bull the mediator. We discussed options for the AJ’s space, went over a couple of lease details and we discussed the challenges with the Shaw Butte Center. It is hard to get in and out of, it’s on the wrong side of the street if you want to easily stop in on your way home from work, it has CCR’s that will need to be changed for certain types of businesses and so on.

Goodwill has placed the burden of finding a replacement store on our backs. I will respectfully be discussing with Vice Mayor Gates tomorrow that I firmly believe that he, as our representative and the person who made the motion for the Amendment that took away our right to a hearing, be the one who is responsible for finding a replacement tenant. As a neighborhood, we will happily help but we are not solely responsible. I want to point out, Vice Mayor Gates did honor his promise to start a new Amendment to add the hearing process back, but this is too late to help us. It will help other neighborhoods not face what we are facing. He did honor his promise to meet with us and Goodwill, he did introduce us to Donna Kennedy and promise her help. I want to believe that he will find a tenant and that we aren’t just wasting our time while Goodwill proceeds with their plans.

I will be sending an invitation out to the HOA Presidents in the next day or so. We need a meeting to discuss other options for the Shaw Butte Center.

 On Thursday we finally received the last answer to my questions on the lease details. Goodwill did not supply us with a lease abstract, but they did answer my direct questions. I’m still asking for a real lease abstract. Here is the short version of Goodwill’s lease (see the link below) It was executed on March 28, 2013. The lease requires Goodwill to complete its tenant improvements by September 9, 2013. It is a 15 year lease with two 5 year extensions available. That could end up being a 25 year lease. Goodwill has said that they can sublease the space but it must be an A rated store to be acceptable. As you can see we have a very small window of time to make this happen. We need your help. If, you know a commercial broker please contact me with the information. If, you know a contact with one of the stores below, let me know. If, we find someone acceptable Goodwill has indicated that they may give us a little more time, if not, we need to decide how to proceed with them.

Amy Mais and I have supplied Vice Mayor Gates and Goodwill with the two lists below as acceptable tenants for the Shaw Butte Center. We will be meeting with Donna Kennedy (Economic Development Program Manager for the City of Phoenix) this week to work with her on finding a tenant.

I want you to know that we need to keep emailing and asking for this to be fixed. All emails need to be RESPECTFUL.

Mayor Greg Stanton    mayor.stanton@phoenix.gov

Vice Mayor Gates   council.district.3@phoenix.gov

Again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you!

Jolene   <jolenecappy@cox.net>

 

Please see the links below for additional information:

Suggestions to replace AJ’s space

Lease Information

Amendment to CC&R’s (Recorder No. 95-0157007)

CC&R’s (Recorder No. 1979-0272243)

 

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Moon Valley Country Club Update – Stay Denied

Posted on May 15, 2013 by admin

The following update was provided by the Moon Valley Country Club Board of Directors:

May 15, 2015

Dear Members:

Both the Bankruptcy Court and the US District Court have denied Jerry Tokoph’s motion to stay, so we are proceeding with the Plan pending the appeal.

That means we can proceed with the C-Bons deal, emerge from Bankruptcy, likely render the Jerry Tokoph appeal moot, and get on with being The New MVCC.

After 5 years of financial problems and almost a year of being in Bankruptcy, I can finally report that we prevailed on our goal of preserving Moon Valley Country Club’s future.

Thanks and Congratulations to all!

Bill Doyle
President
Board of Directors

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North Mountain Village Planning Committee meeting tonight

Posted on May 15, 2013 by admin

Sorry for the late notice. PLEASE ATTEND IF POSSIBLE. I agree with John Shadegg(see his email below regarding the North Mountain Village Planning Committee), the City needs to be consistent. To take a permit away from the large retail stores and then hit the little guy with a permit is wrong.  Ask yourself, ” Who is behind this and why?” If, the little guy must have a permit so should the big guy.

All my best,

Jolene Capparelle

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All,

If the meeting tonight is about requiring a Use permit and imposing a fee on second hand drop boxes, which we now know it is, we need to turn out hundreds of people from our neighborhood to talk about the hypocrisy of requiring a use permit, and giving neighbors notice and a hearing to object to a drop box, but NOT requiring the same for a “mega store!”

I know it’s late and we can’t give much notice, but we need to send an e-mail now to everyone in all of Moon Valley telling them about the hearing and the outrage of Goodwill getting a store in our neighborhood with NO NOTICE to the neighborhood, but now wanting their competitors who use drop boxes to have to get a use permit for a “drop box!”  That’s crazy!!   Do our neighbors know this is happening?  Do they know that it is being pushed by Goodwill?  Do they know that Goodwill is the only store of this type that doesn’t use drop boxes so this won’t apply to them but will hurt their competitors?!?!?

If at all possible, please attend tonight and make your voice heard.  And, immediately e-mail and call your friends and neighbors!!!

Jolene knows the details.

The meeting is :

6:00 PM TONIGHT

North Mountain Village Planning Committee

9202 N. 2nd Street Phoenix

John C. Lincoln Medical Center Campus

Topic:  City proposal to require a permit and fee for “charitable drop boxes”

Note:  Goodwill is pushing this idea even though they helped repeal the requirement that they get a Use permit and give the neighborhood notice of their huge store, and even though the burden of getting a permit and paying a fee will not apply to them because they do not use drop boxes!  Only their competitors do!

This is a great opportunity to let the City know we don’t appreciate what they have done to us and to demand that they do whatever it takes to stop the store in our neighborhood from ever opening.  The hypocrisy of requiring a Use permit and a fee and giving neighbors notice and an opportunity to object to a “charity drop box” but not giving us notice and an opportunity to object to a store, is unbelievable!

John

John Shadegg

Partner/Former US Congressman

jshadegg@steptoe.com

 

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Appeal hearing tomorrow

Posted on May 14, 2013 by admin

 

Judge David G Campbell, the U.S. District Court Judge hearing the MVCC appeal has set a hearing for tomorrow (5/15) at 3:00 p.m. to hear argument on Tokoph’s request to stay the plan.  The hearing will be held at the US District Courthouse, Courtroom 603, 401 West Washington Street.

 

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Country Club Bankruptcy Update

Posted on May 10, 2013 by admin

The following update was provided by the MVNA attorney, Patrick Clisham:

Earlier today (5/9), the bankruptcy court entered its order denying Tokoph’s request for a stay.  Tokoph immediately filed an emergency motion for  a stay with the District Court and I expect that briefing and a hearing on that request will occur very quickly.  I’ll let you know if/when anything is scheduled.  This is proceeding exactly as we have expected.  Assuming the district court does not stay the plan, I still anticipate the plan becoming effective and funded on or about May 17th.

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Goodwill cancels meeting

Posted on May 7, 2013 by admin

The message shown below was recently received by some of our residents from the Goodwill representative. Please note that Goodwill has cancelled their meeting originally scheduled for Monday, May 13.

 

From: Kim.Ryder@goodwillaz.org
Subject: Goodwill neighborhood meeting
Date: Sat, 4 May 2013 00:37:05 +0000

 

Dear Moon Valley Resident and Neighbor,

Thank you for your continued interest in the Goodwill Store & Donation Center at the southwest corner of 7th Street and Thunderbird Road.  Due to the large turn-out of residents at the meeting held on April 24th, and the calls received by the church from residents, the All Saints Lutheran Church contacted Goodwill this week and stated that their venue cannot accommodate the neighborhood meeting scheduled for May 13, 2013.  Other venues in the area are also unable to accommodate the meeting.  In light of this information, the neighborhood meeting scheduled for May 13, 2013 is canceled.  Goodwill will continue to work with the Moon Valley neighborhood leadership to ensure that your concerns and comments are heard.

Sincerely,

Kim Ryder

Vice President Real Estate and Commercial Maintenance

Goodwill Corporate Center

2626 W. Beryl

Phoenix, AZ 85021

(602) 535-4176 office

(602) 535-4333 fax

 

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