The community must have a direct say in the COVID relief money coming to Phoenix. We had no democratic say while Phoenix and state government fumbled through the pandemic. It's well documented how much tenants struggled to access rental relief, leaving many in a state of long term precarity while waiting for an extension on the CDC's eviction moratorium, all due to government incompetence. Put the $400 million towards housing, public transport, healthcare, and not our paramilitary police.
no more money to phoenix pd. we need to stop sanctioning long-standing power-abuse and violence. instead, channel that money into building new systems for health, safety, mobility. listen to the people. it's not your money. or the pd's money. it's ours. the people's. put it where it belongs.
There are elements of this budget that I support, but I would like to ask that more funding be considered for public transit and housing support. One possible solution would be to use some of the funds intended for the Phx PD. The Phx PD's budget is already massive, so I do think the council should consider diverting unnecessary funding towards things that will have a greater and longer lasting impact on the community.
The $2.8M for Climate Change & Heat Readiness initiatives are desperately needed and past due. Council was invited to discuss on these items since June 2018. Opposition belabors issues, is poor representation of your district and Phoenix residents. Design for tomorrow, promote improved quality of life, encourage innovation and challenge expired notions. Research shows local economies flourish where trees are smartly integrated into urban infrastructure. When done smartly, ROI is exponential.
We live at the corner of 5th Ave. and Cypress St and often witness cars speeding south on 5th Ave. or driving the wrong way on this one-way street. The street is very well-travelled by pedestrians and bicyclists whose safety is threatened by the current configuration of 5th Ave. (2 lanes one way south.) Funding for the proposed lane changes to both 5th and 3rd Ave. is needed immediately.
Please fund staffing requests from Pueblo Grande Museum (PGM) PGM staff was cut by nearly 40% in the recession of 2008 and are at same staff level 2day.PGM is where Phx began. The museum conserves and stores all of the archaeological finds from Central Az and Phx. It is a leader in providing programs to Title 1 schools hosting 5000 kids in 2019 alone. It is a sacred place for 7 First Nations. The collections staff will drop to 1 unless retain current temp aide. Pls support all PGMstaff requests
I am in support of building the park on 55th ave and Samantha. I have 3 children and need a park we can safely walk to. The nearest park is 3 miles away. This is unacceptable. Please build a park for our children .
No new money for the Phoenix PD. Utilize funds freed up from not hiring new cops to pay for the proposed crisis response program. Fund public transport and improve the quality of service provided. Increase the amount of bus & bike only lanes. Fund accessible mental health resources that reach the most vulnerable. Fund addiction and substance abuse resources, fund resources for youth in Black and Brown neighborhoods. Don't use COVID relief money to cover PhxPD bonuses.Stop over relying on PhxPD.
As a Friends of Phoenix Public Art board member, I would like to thank the City Council for demonstrating continued dedication to arts organizations and individual artists through emergency relief funding and prioritization in this budget. This increased budget will allow for more inclusive programming and critical maintenance of public art to enhance health wellness and sustainability of our public art collection. Thank you again for your continued support for the Office of Arts & Culture.
I am a resident of district 8 in Laveen. Our population in Laveen has exploded but the number of city parks has not kept up with the growth. There are funds set aside to build our neighborhood park at 55th Ave. and Samantha way, but we need the council to allocate $156,000 for annual maintenance budget Right Now!! We have been waiting for this park for over 12+ years. The kids need it, the neighbors need it and we all need it!
I would like to advocate for the budget to include the building and maintenance of the city park for the 55th Ave and Samantha Way. There are 2 large schools, many families, and a rapidly growing community in this area. We do not have any city parks for 3 miles and we cannot safely ride our bikes there without crossing busy intersections with our young families. Since there is a surplus in the budget this is the perfect opportunity to make this long awaited park a reality. Thank you!
I am a D -6 resident, and I want to thank the Mayor and Council for allocating $2.6 million in COVID relief to the arts organizations, businesses and individuals artists who contribute so much to our city's economy and community life. I also ask you to support the $200,000 increase for the Phx Office of Arts and Culture in the trial budget -- $110,000 for grants, $60,000 for public art maintenance, and $30,000 to support youth, professional development, and community programs. Thank you.
I do not support any pay raises or other additional funding at all to the Phoenix Police Department. They are one of the most violent police forces in the nation and do not keep us safe.
I fully support the creation of an Office of Heat Response and Mitigation, the addition of funds conduct GHG inventories and provide modeling and analysis regarding air quality to assist with implementing the City's newly created Climate Action Plan, the additional Parks funding to add staff for a citywide tree inventory and database, the Cool Corridors Program, and the creation of the office of equity and inclusion. Equity should be embedded in all action the city undertakes.
As a resident of District 4 and food systems advocate, I applaud the inclusion of $300K in funding to Environmental Programs to fund a Program Manager to oversee food programs and carry out the implementation of the Phoenix Food Action Plan. I and my colleagues support this important investment and hope to see the investment in food systems personnel continue as a permanent and important part of the Environmental Programs operations. Thank you.
I support fire dept., arts, food, and other community assistance programs. However, I do not support pay raises or any other added funding to the Phoenix Police Department. The PPD is an unaccountable, violent organization. Just under a year ago, they occupied my neighborhood in a total overreaction to the Black Lives Matter protests, filling it with pepper spray/gas and assaulting residents. They've killed innocent Black and Brown people. They have lost our support & deserve NO more funding.
Unacceptable, PHX PD is one of the most violent and harmful in this country. NO pay raises for phx police! No COVID relief money to pay police bonuses! No bonuses to cops involved in the SAU! No to 75 new civilian positions for Phoenix police! Phoenix police should cut the number of officers employed by the department and reallocate that money to:
Mental health resources in Black and Brown neighborhoods
Resources for youth in Black and Brown neighborhoods
Free public transportation
On behalf of Pinnacle Prevention providing food systems services and support statewide and in the City of Phoenix we applaud the inclusion of $300K in funding to Environmental Programs to fund a Program Manager to oversee food programs and carry out the implementation of the Phoenix Food Action Plan. We support this important investment and hope to see the investment in food systems personnel continue as a permanent and important part of the Environmental Programs operations.
Please fund the Park at Samantha Way and 55th Ave in Laveen so it can be completed. For 14 yrs this designated park has been dirt, weeds and barbed wire fencing. Families with infants and all ages including seniors live here and in nearby neighborhoods. The Bridlewood neighborhood is lacking green space and amenities since the park was supposed to fulfill the city requirements. Please add whatever funding required for construction and maintenance of this park. It is way overdue. Thank you!
This trial budget still lacks a focus on the people. If you merely look at the budget tabloid published by the City, you can see the bulk of expenditures is to be spent on police...to the tune of nearly $600 MILLION! The trial budget also proposes an additional $3.7 million as if half a billion dollars is not enough. Focus should be on affordable housing, cultural activities, community-led response teams, first time homeowner programming...something to lift us up. Not the bloated Phoenix PD.
The community must have a direct say in the COVID relief money coming to Phoenix. We had no democratic say while Phoenix and state government fumbled through the pandemic. It's well documented how much tenants struggled to access rental relief, leaving many in a state of long term precarity while waiting for an extension on the CDC's eviction moratorium, all due to government incompetence. Put the $400 million towards housing, public transport, healthcare, and not our paramilitary police.
no more money to phoenix pd. we need to stop sanctioning long-standing power-abuse and violence. instead, channel that money into building new systems for health, safety, mobility. listen to the people. it's not your money. or the pd's money. it's ours. the people's. put it where it belongs.
There are elements of this budget that I support, but I would like to ask that more funding be considered for public transit and housing support. One possible solution would be to use some of the funds intended for the Phx PD. The Phx PD's budget is already massive, so I do think the council should consider diverting unnecessary funding towards things that will have a greater and longer lasting impact on the community.
The $2.8M for Climate Change & Heat Readiness initiatives are desperately needed and past due. Council was invited to discuss on these items since June 2018. Opposition belabors issues, is poor representation of your district and Phoenix residents. Design for tomorrow, promote improved quality of life, encourage innovation and challenge expired notions. Research shows local economies flourish where trees are smartly integrated into urban infrastructure. When done smartly, ROI is exponential.
We live at the corner of 5th Ave. and Cypress St and often witness cars speeding south on 5th Ave. or driving the wrong way on this one-way street. The street is very well-travelled by pedestrians and bicyclists whose safety is threatened by the current configuration of 5th Ave. (2 lanes one way south.) Funding for the proposed lane changes to both 5th and 3rd Ave. is needed immediately.
Please fund staffing requests from Pueblo Grande Museum (PGM) PGM staff was cut by nearly 40% in the recession of 2008 and are at same staff level 2day.PGM is where Phx began. The museum conserves and stores all of the archaeological finds from Central Az and Phx. It is a leader in providing programs to Title 1 schools hosting 5000 kids in 2019 alone. It is a sacred place for 7 First Nations. The collections staff will drop to 1 unless retain current temp aide. Pls support all PGMstaff requests
I am in support of building the park on 55th ave and Samantha. I have 3 children and need a park we can safely walk to. The nearest park is 3 miles away. This is unacceptable. Please build a park for our children .
No new money for the Phoenix PD. Utilize funds freed up from not hiring new cops to pay for the proposed crisis response program. Fund public transport and improve the quality of service provided. Increase the amount of bus & bike only lanes. Fund accessible mental health resources that reach the most vulnerable. Fund addiction and substance abuse resources, fund resources for youth in Black and Brown neighborhoods. Don't use COVID relief money to cover PhxPD bonuses.Stop over relying on PhxPD.
As a Friends of Phoenix Public Art board member, I would like to thank the City Council for demonstrating continued dedication to arts organizations and individual artists through emergency relief funding and prioritization in this budget. This increased budget will allow for more inclusive programming and critical maintenance of public art to enhance health wellness and sustainability of our public art collection. Thank you again for your continued support for the Office of Arts & Culture.
I am a resident of district 8 in Laveen. Our population in Laveen has exploded but the number of city parks has not kept up with the growth. There are funds set aside to build our neighborhood park at 55th Ave. and Samantha way, but we need the council to allocate $156,000 for annual maintenance budget Right Now!! We have been waiting for this park for over 12+ years. The kids need it, the neighbors need it and we all need it!
I would like to advocate for the budget to include the building and maintenance of the city park for the 55th Ave and Samantha Way. There are 2 large schools, many families, and a rapidly growing community in this area. We do not have any city parks for 3 miles and we cannot safely ride our bikes there without crossing busy intersections with our young families. Since there is a surplus in the budget this is the perfect opportunity to make this long awaited park a reality. Thank you!
I am a D -6 resident, and I want to thank the Mayor and Council for allocating $2.6 million in COVID relief to the arts organizations, businesses and individuals artists who contribute so much to our city's economy and community life. I also ask you to support the $200,000 increase for the Phx Office of Arts and Culture in the trial budget -- $110,000 for grants, $60,000 for public art maintenance, and $30,000 to support youth, professional development, and community programs. Thank you.
I do not support any pay raises or other additional funding at all to the Phoenix Police Department. They are one of the most violent police forces in the nation and do not keep us safe.
I fully support the creation of an Office of Heat Response and Mitigation, the addition of funds conduct GHG inventories and provide modeling and analysis regarding air quality to assist with implementing the City's newly created Climate Action Plan, the additional Parks funding to add staff for a citywide tree inventory and database, the Cool Corridors Program, and the creation of the office of equity and inclusion. Equity should be embedded in all action the city undertakes.
As a resident of District 4 and food systems advocate, I applaud the inclusion of $300K in funding to Environmental Programs to fund a Program Manager to oversee food programs and carry out the implementation of the Phoenix Food Action Plan. I and my colleagues support this important investment and hope to see the investment in food systems personnel continue as a permanent and important part of the Environmental Programs operations. Thank you.
I support fire dept., arts, food, and other community assistance programs. However, I do not support pay raises or any other added funding to the Phoenix Police Department. The PPD is an unaccountable, violent organization. Just under a year ago, they occupied my neighborhood in a total overreaction to the Black Lives Matter protests, filling it with pepper spray/gas and assaulting residents. They've killed innocent Black and Brown people. They have lost our support & deserve NO more funding.
Unacceptable, PHX PD is one of the most violent and harmful in this country. NO pay raises for phx police! No COVID relief money to pay police bonuses! No bonuses to cops involved in the SAU! No to 75 new civilian positions for Phoenix police! Phoenix police should cut the number of officers employed by the department and reallocate that money to:
Mental health resources in Black and Brown neighborhoods
Resources for youth in Black and Brown neighborhoods
Free public transportation
On behalf of Pinnacle Prevention providing food systems services and support statewide and in the City of Phoenix we applaud the inclusion of $300K in funding to Environmental Programs to fund a Program Manager to oversee food programs and carry out the implementation of the Phoenix Food Action Plan. We support this important investment and hope to see the investment in food systems personnel continue as a permanent and important part of the Environmental Programs operations.
Please fund the Park at Samantha Way and 55th Ave in Laveen so it can be completed. For 14 yrs this designated park has been dirt, weeds and barbed wire fencing. Families with infants and all ages including seniors live here and in nearby neighborhoods. The Bridlewood neighborhood is lacking green space and amenities since the park was supposed to fulfill the city requirements. Please add whatever funding required for construction and maintenance of this park. It is way overdue. Thank you!
This trial budget still lacks a focus on the people. If you merely look at the budget tabloid published by the City, you can see the bulk of expenditures is to be spent on police...to the tune of nearly $600 MILLION! The trial budget also proposes an additional $3.7 million as if half a billion dollars is not enough. Focus should be on affordable housing, cultural activities, community-led response teams, first time homeowner programming...something to lift us up. Not the bloated Phoenix PD.