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The Arizona Republic ALL Schools seek to negotiate on pay ing old bills from architect The Paradise Valley Unified School District governing board has delayed making a decision on whether to pay an architectural firm more than $23,000 in back bills. Several opinions issued recently by the county attorney's office indicated the district may have to pay nearly $15,000 in fees relating to the master planning for Paradise Valley High School's renovation. But the district should be released from paying another $8,159 in architect fees most of it billed to the district five years ago relating to the design of Liberty Elementary and Shea Middle schools, according to Deputy County Attorney James C. Braden. The work was done by the architectural firm of Michael and Kemper Goodwin.

Former boards have refused to pay the invoices. The school board last week called on Braden to meet with the architect's lawyer and arrive at a 'settlement that could be recommended to the board. "It's my feeling that we want to avoid litigation if we can," board President Tom Home said. "It would be difficult for us to take action other than the recommendation of the county attorney," he said. On the Liberty project, James Talbott, assistant superintendent for support services, said the board in 1976 directed the architect to design and take bids on a "base" school and four alternates.

Three alternates never were built and conse quently, the designs were not paid for, Talbott said. Michael Goodwin contends the board owes the firm $7,304 for the three designs and the bid process, even though the structures were not built. A similar situation occurred several years ago at Shea Middle School, when the architect designed an interior dividing wall for a gymnasium that never was built, Talbott said. The school board did not pay the architect's $855.60 bill, he said. In the case of the Paradise Valley High School master plan, the board apparently directed the architect to conduct a study of the school and develop a plan for its renovation, Talbott said.

The plan eventually became the basis for decisions to build a locker complex, physical-education facilities and a vocational-education building, Talbott said. No contract was signed between the architect and the board, Talbott said. There apparently was a verbal agreement that the architect would be paid on a per-hour basis for the master plan, he said. The outstanding bill is $3,500 for engineering services and $11,398.75 for 414.5 hours of work at $27.50 per hour. Braden, in his written opinion, said the bill should be paid, "if it can be shown that the 414.5 hours is for work agreed upon in the contract between the architect and the district as additional services," in accordance with state law.

"Your dictation Is getting better You've learned to connect two sentences." Wednesday, June 10, 1981 NC SMART CHART by Stansbury Paradise Valley school district approves bond sale of $5 million INSULATED WINDOWS STORM WINDOWS SAVE 20 'Some proceeds will be used I for Horizon High auditorium ON UTILITY BILLS TAX CREDIT In May, Paradise Valley voters raised the maximum interest rate at which bonds could be sold to 12 percent from 9 percent. School officials, concerned that they wouldn't be able to sell bonds if they couldn't offer competitive interest rates, asked for the interest-ceiling hike. Last week, Peacock told the governing board that interest rates were fluctuating between 10 and 10.25 percent. He predicted rates would come down in coming months. Peacock estimated the bond issue would bring the debt-service tax to homeowners to about $2.50 per $100 of assessed valuation.

Currently, Paradise Valley residents pay $2.17 in debt service, said Jim Talbott, assistant superintendent for support services. About $3 million of the bond funds will finance construction of an auditorium at Horizon High School, 5601 E. Greenway Road. Another $727,995 will be used to meet construction commitments. About $500,000 will be used to finance purchase of intercom and heating systems for Paradise Valley High School, 3950 E.

Bell Road, and several elementary schools. In addition, $107,000 is needed for lights and play courts at Horizon. An estimated $665,000 remains unallocated. The bonds will come from the $33 million remaining from a $46.5 million bond issue approved by voters in 1979. The bonds will mature at intervals between 1983 io 1995.

Unified school districts are limited to selling bonds up to 30 percent of their assessed property valuations. In Paradise Valley, total bonding capacity is $54,759,596. Currently, the district could sell up to $11 million in bonds. The Paradise Valley Unified School District governing board has authorized the sale of $5 million in general-obligation bonds, part of which will finance construction of an auditorium at Horizon High School. The bonds will be sold July 20 at an estimated interest rate of 10 percent, said Mike Peacock of Young, Smith and Peacock, municipal financial consultants.

992-0690 Out of Town Call Collect 12621 N. Cave Creek Rd. LICENSED BONDED Paradise Valley considering day care 11 "All III THE EAR" ONE OF THE SMALLEST HEARING AIDS Before any decisions on transportation or classroom rentals are made, Dickerson said, the district should look at how it best can meet community needs perhaps by offering before-and after-school care. Reg. $399 169 Special House Calls Are Made Every Week by physicians and other representatives of the health care field.

Every Sunday evening you can call in your questions to the experts as they discuss medicine and medical care today on FREE HEARINC TESTS THIS WEEK 25 Years Experience A HEARING AID CENTRE 5119 N. 19th Suite The Paradise Valley Unified School District will study a plan to offer before- and after-school care to students on a paying basis. Acting Superintendent Doug Dickerson said he will form a committee of interested individuals and groups to discuss the prospect of allowing teachers to earn extra money by providing before-and after-school supervision of school-age students. The issue of day care in schools arose earlier this year when private day-care operators complained that several non-profit groups were renting school facilities. The low rent enables the school-based groups to offer lower prices, they contend.

This year was the first that private day care was offered in Paradise Valley schools, Dickerson said. Also, the school district earlier decided to end free transporation to private day-care centers. A number of parents have offered to pay for such services, Dickerson said. 246-1119 He offered the following statistics during a recent school-board meeting: Studies show that more than 50 percent of mothers of school-age children are working. About 12 percent of the 1978 juvenile arrests by Phoenix police were children under the age of 12.

Thirty-nine percent of these occurred between 2 and 6 p.m. on weekdays. If the district began providing before- and after-school care, Dickerson said, there might not be Bpace available to rent to private day-care operators. Decisions on day care in the schools will be made by August, Dickerson said. HOUSE CALLS LIVE TALK SHOW, 6 PM KXIV (1400) Your Host: Key Ho ward ttJv- (ft A WEEKLY PRESENTATION OF an ALL-DAY IIAIITPPPAniP Phoenix General Hospital PROGRAM AN OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL Students learn to drive in loaned cars at Villa Montessorie Ages 3-6 OPEN HOUSE Sunday June 28, 1981 p.m.

A DECORATING CLASSIC that pays for itself Smith said letting the school use dealership cars is a money-losing proposition because "when the car comes back, we have to sell it as a used car, and you can't get as much money for it But the program is "our civic duty you should do these things to get the school and community working together," he said. Besides, he said, "I think it's a good thing that kids are learning to drive the right way." 2528 E. Osborn Rd. (new second campus) For more Information Call Shirley at 955-22 10 on COOLING CLIMATE CONTROL Very Hot Repairs for a little cold cash About 300 Deer Valley High School students learned how to drive last year in cars loaned by Midway Chevrolet, 2323 W. Bell Road.

The students got their behind-the-wheel training a lot less expensively than many Valley youths because the donated cars allowed the school to operate driver's education classes at a low cost, said J.T. McCarthy, coordinator of the training The car dealership allowed the school to use three 1981 four-door Malibus throughout the year to provide students with the six hours' driving time required to complete their training. By passing a driver's education class, students receive a "yellow card" from the state that entitles 'them to a discount on auto insurance, McCarthy said. j- "This is a community service on our part," said Wally Smith, general manager of Midway Chevrolet The dealership's contribution is part of a program partially subsidized by General Motors, he said. Because of the arrangement, students who normally might have had to pay up to $150 for "driver's education were charged only $75, which "covered insurance, maintenance of the vehicles, gasoline and the dealership's floor fee.

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26th Drive, and Estelle G. Toney, 7033 N. 23rd Drive, were elected as president and secretary-treasurer, respectively, of the organization at its May 30 meeting. The organization's Sept 12 meeting is sched-' 1 uled for 1 p.m. at Gazebo's Diamonds Restaurant in Thomas Mall, and a December 12 meeting is set for 1 p.m.

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