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Vo l . 5 0 , N o . 2 6 / J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 Published weekly for SRP employees
FLOATING
FORECAST
Weather balloon rises up to
75,000 feet to help SRP plan
summer operations
See story, pages 6 – 7
19 foremen complete new class
designed to boost leadership skills
Page 3
79 employees celebrate
1,395 years of service
Pages 4–5
Renovation update: PAB Tower
scheduled for September completion
Page 12
June 30, 2016
Published by
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Editor
Heather Albert
(602) 236-2622
Heather.Albert@srpnet.com
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Janet Dye, Senior
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Research &
Information. Janet
enjoys spending
time with her
4-year-old
daughter. She also
likes to read history, fantasy and science
fiction books. Janet travels as often as
she can. Her favorite trip was to London,
where she visited Windsor Castle, the
Tower of London and the British Museum.
HOW YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS CAN
HELP PROTECT YOUR IDENTITY
As of June 16, your email
address will enable you to access
company-paid IDT911 credit and
fraud monitoring services and other
information. For employees already
enrolled in these services, your
preferred email address will become your username for the IDT911 site.
If you haven’t visited the IDT911 site recently, the next time you log in to
www.monitormyidentity.com/login, the site will automatically prompt you to
change your username to an associated email address. This change is meant to
improve your experience with the login process. Remembering your username will
be easier.
New enrollees will be required to provide an email address as their username
when activating IDT911 services.
4 things you need to know
• Each member needs a unique email address. An error message will
be displayed if an email address is already associated with another
IDT911 member.
• The login page has been updated to request members’ “Username/
Email Address.”
Read Pulse early on insideSRP
• The IDT911 My Account page now displays the email address chosen as
your username.
The newest online issue of Pulse is ready
to read by 6 a.m. every Wednesday.
• Email validation has been enhanced to ensure a valid email format is used
when setting a username.
Go to insideSRP and click on the “Pulse” tab.
ON THE COVER
James Walter,
Senior Staff
Scientist/
Meteorologist,
Surface Water
Resources, releases
a weather balloon
from the roof of
PAB as part of a
test release in preparation for twice-daily
summer launches. The helium-filled balloon
carries a radiosonde, an instrument that
transmits information about temperature,
humidity and wind direction. PHOTO BY
HEATHER ALBERT
Printed on recycled paper
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To learn more about IDT911, open the Benefits & Wellness menu on insideHR
and choose “Identity Theft” from the Benefits Programs list.
SUBMIT PHOTOS OF YOURSELF
ON SUMMER VACATION
When you’re taking vacation pictures this summer,
be sure to have some taken with you in the photo.
You can share a photo of yourself in a vacation
setting for consideration in the annual Pulse special
edition. Remember, although photos of landmarks
may prove you were there, the most interesting
photos to share are ones that show you in them
enjoying your trip. Also, high-resolution photos look
best in print.
The vacation issue will be published in September,
so photos can be sent through the end of August. See the Sept. 10, 2015, issue
for examples of the types of photos to send. Email them to pulse@srpnet.com.
NEW CLASS GIVES FOREMEN ADDITIONAL SKILLS TO LEAD CREWS
Nineteen foremen and working
foremen recently completed the firstever Leadership and Tactical Training
for Foremen and Working Foremen
class, which provided information and
skills that will help them lead crews.
Foremen and working foremen are
often promoted from the journeyman
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level, and most have completed
an 8,000-hour apprenticeship that
teaches them trade skills. Journeymen
are incredibly proficient within their
trades and become the labor pool for
leadership positions such as foreman
or working foreman.
In the past, they learned how
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to lead people through on-the-job
training and word of mouth. The new
class provides skills and information
to shorten and standardize their
learning. The goal is to make their
jobs easier and make SRP a better
place for crew leaders and employees.
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The class included (1) Rico Beltran; (2) David Quintanilla; (3) David Gilbert; (4) Jayson McKinley; (5) Tony Palacios; (6) Sam Carroll; (7) Rob Busich;
(8) Santiago Duarte; (9) Alex West; (10) Dave Softich; (11) Terry Shapiro; (12) Bryan Kuether; (13) Andrew Sanchez; (14) Cody Parris; (15) James
Dufala; (16) Shaun Lundberg; (17) Stan Stellwagen; (18) Rex Allen; and (19) Jeff Hyatt.
NEW LEGAL HOLD PORTAL PROVIDES LIST OF ACTIVE
LEGAL MATTERS, INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLIANCE
Law Services has implemented a
new portal to help employees better
understand and comply with the legal
hold process. Check out the new site
by selecting “Legal Holds” under the L
alpha tab on insideSRP.
SRP legal holds are issued to
ensure preservation of all documents
and information related to potential
or pending litigation or government
investigation, as well as other legal
matters. When implemented, a
written legal hold directive is sent
to custodians of records, meaning
employees and contractors with
records or information potentially
related to that matter, notifying them
of the legal obligation to preserve all
such information in their possession.
This new portal provides details
regarding legal holds and includes
a sample of a legal hold directive,
preservation instructions and
frequently asked questions. Most
important, the portal contains a list of
active legal holds, including the name
and description of the legal matter,
along with the names of custodians
who have been issued a legal
hold directive.
Employees and contractors can
help ensure that SRP’s legal obligation
for preservation is met by reviewing
this active legal hold list periodically
to see if they appear as a custodian
of any information that is potentially
related to any of the legal matters. If
they have such information but their
name is not included or they have
not received a legal hold directive,
they should notify legalholdadmin@
srpnet.com.
JUNE 30, 2016 3
Congratulations!
JUNE SERVICE ANNIVERSARIES
Anniversary announcements compiled by Diane Wiese
40 YEARS
Jim Begaye
N AVA J O G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
James Moorhead
Jim Petersen
N O R T H S I D E WAT E R O P E R AT I O N S
FU E L S
Ruben Garza
R E L AY C & M W E S T
Larry Wilson
Patrick Piper
H Y D R O G E N E R AT I O N
E A S T VA L L E Y M E T E R I N G
30 YEARS
Jim Vroom
Peggy Ann Turnbough
C U S TO M E R M E T E R I N G S E RV I C E S
S U B S TAT I O N M A I N T E N A N C E
Danny Begay
N AVA J O G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
20 YEARS
John Warren
Brian Bednar
N AVA J O G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
S T R AT E G I C B U S I N E S S AC C O U N T M A N AG E M E N T
35 YEARS
John Devane
Mark Bennett
DATA C E N T E R O P E R AT I O N S
C O R O N A D O G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
Michael Fisher
R E A L-T I M E P OW E R T R A D I N G
Joni Gehr
Rita Almanza
FI E L D M A I N T E N A N C E
David Daniels
PERFORMANCE
M O N I TO R I N G C E N T E R
P R O C E S S & B U S I N E S S A P P L I C AT I O N S U P P O R T
Mary Hennis
M E T E R O P E R AT I O N S
Wes Knuth
A P PA R AT U S E N G I N E E R I N G
Reuben Chee
N AVA J O G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
Teresa Moore
Bill Frazer
T R A N S M I S S I O N & G E N E R AT I O N O P E R AT I O N S
CONTROL ENGINEERING
Roman Saldate Jr.
S U P P O R T S E RV I C E S
Patty Staup
Angel Fimbres
T E M P E S E RV I C E C E N T E R GA R AG E
R I S K M A N AG E M E N T
Jill Grimm
AC C O U N T S PAYA B L E
15 YEARS
Thomas Bauer
M AC H I N I N G
Pat McGuire
D I S T R I B U T I O N S E RV I C E S –
S YS T E M A P P L I C AT I O N S
Chris Byrd
Clyde Keith
D I S T R I B U T I O N I M P R OV E M E N T S S U P P O R T S E RV I C E S
N AVA J O G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
Dave Christman
T R A N S M I S S I O N & G E N E R AT I O N O P E R AT I O N S
Tom Clifford
C U S TO M E R C O N S T R U C T I O N
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Catina Courtney
Wanda Dench
I T A P P L I C AT I O N S
WAT E R E N G I N E E R I N G
Larrison Curley
Scott Farley
N AVA J O G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
CONTROL ENGINEERING
Matthew Hensley
Andrew Jackson
M A I N FR A M E & M I D D L E WA R E S U P P O R T
T R A N S M I S S I O N S U B S TAT I O N
M A I N T E N A N C E – E A S T VA L L E Y
Jason Johnson
S A N TA N/K Y R E N E M A I N T E N A N C E
Kimberly Jones
I T A D M I N I S T R AT I O N & P E R F O R M A N C E
Erik Jurgensmeier
ARCHITECTURE AND PL ANNING
Joe Kosmal
DATA C E N T E R O P E R AT I O N S
Mike Nash
R E L AY C & M W E S T
Harvey Nez
N AVA J O G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
Steve Norris
B L U E S TA K E E A S T VA L L E Y
Marco Perea
K Y R E N E G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
Madison Prince
L E A R N I N G & D E V E L O PM E N T S E RV I C E S
Josh Riggs
S A N TA N/K Y R E N E M A I N T E N A N C E
Rick Sabral
D O C U M E N T M A N AG E M E N T S U P P O R T
Ayllon Shirley
N AVA J O G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
Richard Taitano
T E M P E S E RV I C E C E N T E R GA R AG E
Erica Trapp
WAT E R D E L I V E RY S E RV I C E S
Diane Wiese
C O R P O R AT E C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
William Wojtalik
FA B R I C AT I O N
Marvin Yellowhair
Jay Lacsa
I T A P P L I C AT I O N S
Elijah Lubandi
TR ANSMISSION LINE DESIGN
Jason Reynolds
R E L AY C & M C E N T R A L
Tyler Robideau
C O R P O R AT E S E C R E TA RY ’S O FFI C E
Stacey Romanotto
AC C O U N T S PAYA B L E
Charley Rowland
E R P S U P P O R T O R GA N I Z AT I O N
Luke Runzo
WAT E R A P P R E N T I C E S H I P
Chad Schulz
M AC H I N I N G
Ryan Stewart
A P P R E N T I C E & S K I L L S – R E L AY T E C H
L E A R N I N G & D E V E L O PM E N T S E RV I C E S
Marcus Feder
C O R P O R AT E AU D I T S E RV I C E S
James Jacobson
Robert Coffman
C O R O N A D O G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
Dennis Cones
Welcome!
MAY NEW HIRES
Valley
Ryan Kelly
Brenton Chaplin
U N I FI E D M E S S AG I N G & VO I C E B
C U S TO M E R I N T E R AC T I O N
SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT
Shanna Love
ELECTRIC RELIABILIT Y COMPLIANCE
Ming Ma
V I R T UA L I Z AT I O N & S TO R AG E S U P P O R T
Bryant Matty
S YS T E M P R OT E C T I O N
Editor’s note: The Customer Resource
Counseling team received this note
for the ongoing support and care the
team provides to customers in need
and to the caseworkers of St. Andrew
the Apostle Good Samaritans, which
serves Chandler residents.
WAT E R M E A S U R E M E N T
10 YEARS
Michael Agnew
Dear SRP Customer
Resource team,
Thank you so much for the
time, commitment and empathy
you show to our mutual clients.
Our partnership with SRP and
especially your team enables
us to be a blessing to so
many in our community. We
remain always grateful for your
dedication and service.
St. Andrew’s
Good Samaritans
Kesha Cummings
N AVA J O G E N E R AT I N G S TAT I O N
P OW E R D E L I V E RY E N G I N E E R I N G
Partnership helps
community
5 YEARS
John Maes
Nicole Abramson
MAILBAG
Michael King
L A N D R I G H T S M A N AG E M E N T
Jason Powell
WAT E R E N G I N E E R I N G
SOLUTION CENTER
C O R P O R AT E TA X E S
Ben Poortstra
TELECOM WIRELINE
Daniel Tomich
I N FR A S T R U C T U R E , S E C U R I T Y & C O M P L I A N C E
Isaac Usher
S U B S TAT I O N C O N S T R U C T I O N
GRADUATE ADDITION
Last week Pulse ran a
list of recent graduates.
Congratulations also goes to
Mark Parker, who earned
his M.A. in leadership from
Northern Arizona University.
WAT E R E N G I N E E R I N G
JUNE 30, 2016 5
BALLOON HELPS
FORECAST
GENERATION
NEEDS
James Walter inflates the
weather balloon using a helium
line on the roof of PAB.
STORY AND PHOTOS
BY HE ATHER ALBERT
If you happen to look up around
4:30 p.m. — or, if you’re a morning
person, 4:30 a.m. — near PAB,
you might see a big white balloon
taking flight.
But it’s not just any balloon. It’s a
weather balloon that helps forecast
high temperatures and storms in the
Valley — a forecast essential to SRP’s
summer operations.
Many power generating and
marketing decisions are made based
on the weather. During the monsoon,
so much can change in just a few
hours that it’s hard to make accurate
short-term weather predictions. That’s
where the balloon comes in. It helps
SRP quickly forecast the needs of its
electric customers, allowing for power
production adjustments and surplus
electricity sales. It also helps groups
such as Distribution Grid Services
and Transmission and Generation
Operations determine staffing needs.
“When we can improve the
forecast just by a degree or two, it
can save the company anywhere
from $50,000 to $150,000 that
day,” said James Walter, Senior Staff
Scientist/Meteorologist, Surface Water
Resources.
Twice-daily releases occur from
about mid-June through the end of
September. Surface Water Resources
hires interns from Arizona State
University to do the early launches,
and the National Weather Service
(NWS) provides personnel for the
evening launches. When the weather
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is active, a third balloon is launched
at 7:30 p.m. SRP and the NWS have
partnered in the effort since 1998.
The data helps NWS meteorologists
identify the location of deep monsoon
moisture and low- and high-pressure
systems in the atmosphere to generate
weather forecasts.
Before the launch, the balloon
is inflated via a helium line on the
roof of PAB. And because of PAB’s
proximity to Sky Harbor Airport, a
call is made to the tower for approval
to release it. Attached to the balloon
is a radiosonde, an instrument that
measures the temperature, pressure
and humidity in the atmosphere.
The device also includes a GPS
antenna that calculates wind direction
and speed.
Antennas on the roof of PAB
receive data from the radiosonde in
real time during the balloon’s flight.
As it rises 55,000–75,000 feet into the
The balloon, with the
radiosonde attached at the
bottom, takes flight.
MONSOON
SAFETY TIPS
The 2016 monsoon officially began
June 15, and for the next few months,
the Valley will be on watch for dust
storms, lightning, high winds and
heavy rain. Here are some tips to stay
safe this summer:
• Be sure to fully charge mobile
devices and tablets in case of an
outage. Also, have flashlights, a
battery-operated radio and a phone
readily accessible, and check to
make sure the batteries are good.
• Maintain a first-aid kit that
includes your family’s prescription
medications. Make sure items in the
first-aid kit are in usable condition.
• Remain indoors during a storm. If
caught outdoors, stay at least 100
feet from any downed power lines.
• Never try to help someone trapped
by a power line. The line could be
energized and endanger your own
safety. Instead, immediately call 911
for help. Then call SRP’s emergency
number, (602) 236-8811, to report
the incident.
sky, the balloon expands to about
9 feet in diameter and then pops
— usually 30–40 miles from PAB.
Total flight time: about an hour and
15 minutes.
The equipment is disposable and
doesn’t have to be retrieved, but
occasionally SRP gets a call from
someone who has found it. When it’s
a school, Surface Water Resources
sometimes visits to give students
a weather lesson. But the most
Visit insideSRP to watch a
video of the weather balloon
taking flight.
important outcome is the data.
“We spend about $60,000 on
labor and materials for the weather
balloon program, but over the
summer, it saves the company about
$1.5 million,” Walter said. “So it’s
well worth it.”
• If a power line hits your car while
you are in it, stay inside the car until
professional help arrives. If your
vehicle catches fire and you must
leave it, avoid making contact with
the vehicle and the ground at the
same time. Jump from the vehicle,
landing with both feet together.
Shuffle or hop away, keeping both
feet in contact with each other
until you are at least 100 feet from
the vehicle. This may prevent your
body from becoming a ground path
between energized and grounded
areas or objects.
• Do not swim during a storm.
Lightning can strike bodies of water.
For more tips, visit srpnet.com/storm.
JUNE 30, 2016 7
At right, Peter Hayes, Associate General Manager & Chief Public Affairs Executive, leads a panel that includes, from left, former state Sen. Alfredo
Gutierrez, former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and former U.S. Rep. John Shadegg.
POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE CELEBRATES 40 YEARS
BY SONU MUNSHI
A crowd of 400 SRP Political
Involvement Committee (PIC) members
and their guests attended the PIC
Annual Dinner on June 3, celebrating
the group’s 40-year anniversary at the
Phoenician resort in Scottsdale.
“The vibrancy of the PIC is due to
you, to your interest in being politically
involved and politically informed,” said
Mark Bonsall, General Manager and
CEO, as he thanked organizers and
attendees during his opening remarks.
This year’s dinner featured former
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, former U.S.
Rep. John Shadegg and former state
Sen. Alfredo Gutierrez.
The panel focused on the past four
decades in national and state politics,
which included topics such as the
bipartisan passage of the Groundwater
Management Act, the Great Recession,
the rise of the modern conservative
movement and the Contract with
America. The panel was also given an
opportunity to share their perspectives
on the 2016 presidential candidates.
PIC, initially named the Project
Political Involvement Committee (PPIC),
was formed June 7, 1976, to help elect
state and federal candidates favorable
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to the Salt River Valley Water Users’
Association. In May 1998, it was
renamed PIC. Over the years, its
mission has stayed consistent: to foster
employee engagement in public policy
issues and to give SRP employees
a voice in federal, state and local
elections.
Attendees enjoyed a short video
commemorating PIC’s history, which
focused on PIC members, educational
events such as the PIC Picnic and
interactions with Arizona elected
officials.
P H OTO S BY L I N DS E Y AV E R I L L
Attendees could take pictures with life-size caricatures of iconic politicians from the past 40
years. At left, Michael Angulo, Business Analyst, Supplier Diversity, and his wife, Monica, pose
with President Ronald Reagan and Gov. Rose Mofford. At right, Daniel Wilson, Engineer, Project
Services, and Su Su Win Thu, Engineer, Transmission Analysis, pose with Presidents George W.
Bush and Barack Obama.
$27 million reduction
PRICE DECREASE APPROVED BY
BOARD FOR JULY AND AUGUST
On June 23, the SRP Board of
Directors approved temporary reductions
of two electric price components
beginning with the July billing cycle.
The overall average 3.7% reduction will
be in effect for the summer peak billing
cycles of July and August 2016.
As a result, the average residential
customer will save about $7.60 per
month during this two-month period.
Prices will return to the original summer
season prices with the September 2016
billing cycle.
One of the two price components,
the Fuel and Purchased Power
Adjustment Mechanism, is related to fuel
costs to generate electricity and power
purchases that serve our customers’
needs. The other, the Environmental
Programs Cost Adjustment Factor,
involves costs related to renewable
energy and energy efficiency programs
adopted to meet SRP’s Sustainable
Portfolio standard.
The lower costs resulted from lowerthan-anticipated fuel costs and our
ability to achieve our sustainable goals
at a cost to customers that was lower
than expected.
These costs to SRP are directly
passed on to the customer and are not
marked up.
IN THE NEWS
Arana elected to performing
arts board of directors
William Arana, Lead
Customer Service
Representative,
Residential Contact
Center, has been elected
to serve a two-year term on the
board of directors for Grand Canyon
Performing Arts (GPCA), a voice of
the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender
and intergender community. The
nonprofit organization strives to be a
premier performing arts organization
that unites, inspires, educates and
entertains.
Arana’s passion for music and
drive to volunteer led him to join the
Phoenix Metropolitan Men’s Chorus
(PMMC), part of GPCA, in 2015. He
was promoted to bass section leader
earlier this year. His other work
with the organization has included
volunteering for the Melrose Street
Fair, Phoenix Pride, Parsons Health
and Wellness Center, the Phoenix
Suns, the Wrigley Mansion Festival of
Trees and the Arizona Commission
on the Arts.
Singleton among ‘Women
Worth Watching’
Lori Singleton,
Director, Customer
Programs & Operations
Support, was recently
named one of Profile in
Diversity Journal’s 2016 Women
Worth Watching.
She and other leaders from top
companies such as 3M, Capital One
and GE were honored for making a
difference in their workplace, in the
marketplace and around the world
by implementing a variety of new
concepts and ideas.
Singleton’s achievements will be
profiled in the publication’s Women
Worth Watching edition available in
September.
MY SAFETY
COMMITMENT
Stephen Drake
S E N I O R E N G I N E E R , T R A N S M I S S I O N A N A LYS I S
One of my EPIC Safety goals
is to examine the effectiveness of
Attack Backing at SRP. I visited
the ISB, PAB, POB and Crosscut
parking lots and counted cars
where the driver practiced Attack
Backing versus those who didn’t.
I also counted cars in two large
public parking lots in Scottsdale.
I found that our Attack
Backing program is paying
off, as 54.6% of SRP personal
vehicles used Attack Backing
versus 21.4% of those in public
lots. POB and Crosscut employees
practice Attack Backing at a
higher degree than those at ISB
and PAB — roughly 64% to 51%.
With continued education and
commitment from every employee,
I think a rate closer to 100%
companywide is possible.
Each week, Pulse features an
employee’s individual commitment
as part of the Commitment-Based
Safety approach.
JUNE 30, 2016 9
Volunteer spotlight
PATRICIA EWANSKI WORKS TO INCREASE
CONSTRUCTION WASTE REUSE
Patricia Ewanski
SENIOR MARKET
R E S E A R C H A N A LYS T,
P R O D U C T D E V E L O PM E N T
Patricia volunteers
at Stardust Building
Supplies, a nonprofit
that, for no cost,
deconstructs homes and then resells
salvaged and gently used building
materials to make home improvement
projects more affordable. The goal is
to divert as much construction waste
as possible from landfills while serving
a community need. Annually, Stardust
diverts more than 4 million pounds
of usable building material from the
waste stream. Below, Patricia shares her
experience.
How long have you volunteered
at Stardust?
I have been a board member since
August of 2015.
What brought you to the
organization?
I have certain goals for my life, one
of which is to have a positive impact
on the environment in some way. With
my business and academic background
as well as my past experience in
entrepreneurship, I knew that I could
be of great service at the board level.
I found this particular opportunity
through “LeaderLink,” which was
on the Valley Leadership website.
This website takes your interests and
matches you with board opportunities
that match those interests.
What do your volunteer
tasks include?
I attend board meetings where we
discuss and make decisions on the
organization’s strategy. I also lead
the Advocacy Task Force, which is in
charge of influencing public opinion
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and public policy with the goal of
accelerating construction waste reuse.
What do you enjoy most about
volunteering at Stardust?
I enjoy the creative process of
determining strategy at this level of an
organization. I also enjoy knowing that
I’m not on the sidelines of enabling
change but I’m truly in the game.
Is there an instance that stands out
as a time you felt like you were truly
making a difference?
At Stardust’s annual fundraiser last
year, I met the City of Tempe’s recycling
coordinator and suggested that we meet
soon thereafter to discuss co-beneficial
opportunities. We brainstormed ways
to decrease the diversion of waste to
landfills and came across a few different
win-win opportunities for both Tempe
and for Stardust. I am also connected
to the McGuire Entrepreneurship
Program at the University of Arizona,
so I helped to position a few of Tempe’s
unfulfilled recycling needs as potential
startup opportunities for the program’s
entrepreneurship teams this fall. I’m
excited to see what happens.
Is there anything else you’d like
to share about your volunteer
experience?
I’d like to share how Stardust
can benefit you! If you are doing
a remodeling project or have
construction materials that you
would like to donate, you can call
Stardust and have them deconstruct
or pick up new, gently used or
excess building materials for free.
Donation of the materials can be
written off as a tax deduction, and
Stardust can resell these materials in
their three Valley home improvement
thrift stores. Stardust is a wonderful
place to volunteer your time and
a great resource to help make
home improvement affordable and
sustainable.
Stardust has three Valley thrift stores that make home improvement projects more affordable and
sustainable.
For more information about volunteer opportunities, visit srpvolunteers.com.
• André House: every day except Friday through the summer
• Arizona Elks: July 15–17 (Slate Lake)
• Ak-Chin Pavilion Concession Stand for Ohana Animal Rescue: July 17;
Sept. 10, 21–22
• Kaity’s Way — Step Against Teen Dating Violence: July 22–23
• St. Vincent de Paul — Urban Garden: Aug. 6
VALLEY
Ramada, full-park rentals available
Want to host a family picnic or
other special event? You can rent
a PERA ramada. Third-, half- and
full-park options are also available.
Call (602) 236- 5705 for more
information.
• American Cancer Society — Making Strides — Team SRP: Oct. 22
• American Diabetes Association — Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes — Team
SRP: Nov. 11
Glasses and hearing aids
Donate your old glasses, sunglasses and hearing aids. The Lions Club will
match your donation with someone in need. Restoration of vision and hearing
through eyeglasses, hearing aids, eye or ear surgery, and treatment is the Lions
Sight & Hearing Foundation’s main focus. If you include your name with the
donation, you will receive a tax receipt. Send donations to Jen Martyn, PAB335.
IN MEMORIAM
Barbara Anderson, 83,
died June 12.
Anderson joined SRP in 1979 and
retired in 1994 as a Customer Service
Agent, Customer Service Office.
She is survived by her son Frank
Snelling and daughters Tamara
Hughes, Lesa Carman and Letitia Rohr.
Jonathan Aulston, 69, died June 10.
Aulston joined SRP in 1973 and
retired in 2004 as an Instrument &
Control Specialist, NGS.
He is survived by his son Darin and
daughter Monique Firestone.
Karl Brown, 71,
died June 16.
Brown joined SRP in
1969 and retired in 2003
as a C&M Man, Reactive
Maintenance.
He is survived by his wife, Marlene;
and his eight children.
Gregory Dabrowski,
72, died June 8.
Dabrowski joined SRP
in 1983 and retired in
1998 as a General Auto
Technician, Tempe Garage.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley;
son Greg Jr.; and daughters Liz Knopp
and Kristie Geiger.
Tim Pentecost, 65, died June 16.
Pentecost joined SRP in 1974 and
retired in 2006 as an Instrument &
Controls Specialist Trainee, CGS.
He is survived by his wife, Paula (an
SRP retiree); and stepson Chris York.
Cecil Vanwinkle, 72, died June 12.
Vanwinkle joined SRP in 1974
and retired in 2015 as an Electrical
Specialist, NGS.
He is survived by his wife,
Roszanna; daughter Celesta (wife
of SRP employee Kenny Begay); and
son James.
EVENT
VALLEY BLOOD DRIVES
July 7, 7 a.m.–noon
ISB, Flagstaff CR
Contact Janelle Thrasher,
ext. 6-6511.
July 13, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Crosscut, Pecos/Lindsay CR
Contact Maureen Carney,
ext. 6-4174.
July 20, 5:30–10:30 a.m.
POB, Mesquite CR
Contact Maria Denton, ext. 6-4328.
SRP SURPLUS AUCTION
July 9, 8 a.m.
Western Sales Management,
1616 S. 67th Ave., Phoenix
(623) 936-3300,
wsmauctioneers.com
Online bidding; see website
for details.
RETIREMENTS
Frank LaFrance
Retires: June 30. Frank
joined SRP in 1978
and retires as a
Zanjero, Water
Distribution Operations. Frank’s
knowledge and dedication will be
missed. We wish him the best in his
retirement.
JUNE 30, 2016 11
PAB TOWER NEARS COMPLETION,
EAST WING RENOVATION NEXT
STORY AND PHOTOS BY M ARK ESTES
The PAB Betterments Renovation
Project continues to progress, with
completion of the five-story midrise
infill, now called the PAB Tower,
scheduled for September.
“We anticipate the first ‘residents’
of the PAB Tower will start moving in
September and October,” said Dave
Olsen, Director, Facilities & MCM
Services. “We’ve also started preliminary
work on renovating the PAB East Wing.
As Tower construction winds down,
activity in the East Wing will increase.”
The PAB Betterments Renovation
Project will add almost 100,000 gross
square feet of space to the existing
PAB. Besides the Tower, major changes
to the PAB campus include:
• A parking garage (finished)
• Extensive renovations to the
existing PAB
• Expansion of the central HVAC plant
• A new main (visitor) entrance facing
Van Buren Street
• A new front lobby and common
area between the East Wing and
the rest of PAB
• A third-story addition on the south
side of PAB
“At one time there was some
thought on pausing between Tower
completions and starting work on the
East Wing,” Olsen said. “The rapid
progress on the parking garage and
the Tower led executive management
and the SRP Board of Directors to
greenlight the next phase of the
construction on the East Wing.”
To prepare for the next phase, the
PAB library closed after Memorial
Day. Once the East Wing is vacated,
12 JUNE 30, 2016
Today: Employees will start moving into the
PAB Tower in September and October.
construction activity will occur by floor,
starting with the third level. Facilities
Services and Records Management
continue to work with groups that
will be relocating during the coming
construction phase.
East Wing conference rooms will
begin closing in September. The good
news is that new conference rooms
in the Tower will be available for
scheduling in July. News about specific
conference room closings will be
provided in the coming weeks.
Other changes include:
• Rerouting pedestrian traffic from the
parking garage to PAB
• Closing restrooms in the middle area
of PAB adjacent to the East Wing
• Closing the northeast parking lot
bordered by the East Wing and
Executive Wing
Last year: On Oct. 28, crews prepped the
former loading dock area to lay foundation
for the PAB Tower.
Facilities Services is planning
brown-bag lunches in August to
provide information about the East
Wing construction phase.
Mortenson Construction, under
the direction of Facilities Services,
is responsible for most of the PAB
Betterments Renovation Project
construction. For more information,
refer to the Facilities Services site on
insideSRP.