Remarks by Kate Gallego
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“We next go to item 51, which is a contract with UMOM New Day Centers for heat-related respite operator and supportive services. Vice Mayor, do we have a motion?”
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“We have a motion and a second. We have several members of the public here to comment. We'll begin with Faith, followed by Clarissa.”
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“Thank you for that important testimony. Clarissa is next, followed by Frank.”
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“Thank you so much for your testimony. Frank is next, followed by Elizabeth.”
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“Thank you so much. Our final speaker will be Elizabeth Venable.”
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“We next go to item 61, authorization to amend the ordinance for school resource officer services. Vice Mayor.”
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“We have a motion and a second. Noting Councilman Waring will not participate in this item.”
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“Next is 64, the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission grant. Vice Mayor?”
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“rezoning related to historic preservation in district three councilwoman stark do you have a motion yes i will recommend approval sorry i recommend approval uh for this with the company ordinance second we have a motion and a second this will be a historic preservation overlay for the acacia library which is very exciting a beloved part of our city, and we do have public testimony on this, so Julia, if you could come on down.”
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“Thank you so much for that very important information.”
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“All right, item 99 is Amend City Code Ordinance Adoption Rezoning Application, Southwest corner of 15th Avenue and Jackson Street, also known as the Safe Outdoor Space in District 7. Councilwoman Hernandez, would you recognize you for a motion and comments?”
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“We next go to items 102 and 103, which are related to the, what? We have speakers on 99, okay, thank you. Thank you, apologies. So Octavius, followed by Terrell.”
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“Thank you so much. Elizabeth is next, followed by Dorian.”
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“Thank you so much. Dorian is next, followed by Charles, who will be our final speaker on this item.”
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“Thank you. Charles will be our final speaker.”
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“Thank you so much, and as noted earlier, some improvements on the way, but moving forward, roll call. The clerk's informed me the earlier roll call will stand, so it continues to have passed. All right, now we get to 102, 103, which are both related to the southwest corner of 15th Avenue and baseline in District 8. We'll open the public hearing. I do not believe we have anyone... all to speak if necessary. Okay. We have many people available to speak if necessary. Would we? Does anyone? I think we're good. Okay. We'll close the public hearing and I will turn to the Vice Mayor for motions…”
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“Perfect. We can't wait to hear what you have to say on 105. The anticipation is building already. And so for people who don't come often, you can register to speak if necessary, and that's if an item becomes debated, contested, then you can come forward and provide your input. But in this case, it appears this is not a contested item. So 102, Vice Mayor.”
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“We have a motion and a second roll call.”
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“Item 104 is Downtown Arts Vending on Private Property Pilot Program Resolution. Oh, no, we do not need a public hearing on this one.”
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“We have a motion and a second. We do have folks available to speak if necessary who've been spending a lot of time on this. Would you like to? Okay, Katrina, if you could come forward, thanks.”
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“That's a bye compliment from you, the spirit of an artist. All right. Cindy, if you could come forward and testify, we'd appreciate that. And then for our folks from DPI, we're good. You approve of the item? Approval. Two thumbs up. Thanks for being here.”
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“Thank you. Thanks for helping build a great downtown and arts community. Vice Mayor.”
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“Thank you so much, and thank you to the community leaders who built First Friday and Roosevelt Row and helped make us such a great art city. We so appreciate you. The city's role in this is a support role, and it is artist-led, and that is what we hope to have move forward. Roll call.”
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“That concludes our planning and zoning agenda. Today we have enabled 432 units of housing in addition to important investments in partners like UMOM and in the safe outdoor space. It's a good day for community services in our city. The Catholic Diocese in St. Mary will be opening up a new mental health training center today and there's a lot of important work happening in Phoenix today. And we continue that work with two final items, a citizen petition and a vote related to Farm Workers Day. We'll go first to the citizen petition and we will ask the petitioner, Clarissa Peterson, to begin the…”
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“Wonderful. Thank you so much for submitting the petition and for your testimony. We'll next go to Octavius followed by David Morgan.”
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