It's very evident that the individuals who "support" this ordinance have never had the pleasure of being oppressed by the systems that are continuing to cause barriers to meet the needs of where people are currently at.
I strongly oppose this ordinance. The government resources the underserved population are directed to go to has been proven time and time again to not be enough. The government and those in power have the resources but they do not provide enough.
We have people dying from the elements, from hunger, people who seek safe spaces but are not provided it because 'there isn't enough ' this is a lie. But if those in power will not provide the we will. Let us help each other.
The Arizona Medical Association formally opposes this ordinance. The permit cap functionally prohibits evidence-based street medicine, which has reduced ER visits by 75% in comparable cities. In Phoenix's extreme heat, restricting field medical access is a patient safety crisis and will shifts preventable conditions into ERs. We urge the Council to exempt licensed medical providers and/or convene a working group with stakeholders to continue the dialogue. Jason Jameson, MD. President, ArMA
I strongly oppose this ordinance as it fails to address the urgent need for medical care, hydration, food, and heat relief for people experiencing homelessness in Phoenix. 2 permits a month is not enough to meet the community's need. Limiting outreach will only make lifesaving services harder to access for vulnerable residents. The City should focus on housing, healthcare, sanitation, and coordinated support instead of restricting community aid in public spaces.
Harm reduction services are not only benefit those in need, they make our entire community safer. When these volunteers provided critical services to the unhoused and low income population they save taxpayer money by reducing crime and medical emergencies that could happen if these needs were left unmet. I live in an area where these services are provided and it has zero negative impact on our neighborhood, criminalizing this basic compassion would be incredibly detrimental for Phoenix residents
This ordinance only futher criminalizes the existence of homeless people and leads to their deaths. Harm reduction, food/water, safer infrastructure, and more free community resources are the real way to help these people who are often victims of trauma or the system. This ordinance keeps no one safer and it's a big step down the slippery slope of policing or outlawing autonomous communal gatherings.
Food is a basic human right. To choose not to help those in need is a choice everyone is entitled to make but to take away the help that others are offering is unconscionable. This ordinance will make it more difficult for those of us who feed the homeless on a weekly basis. Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. Please Arizona have some compassion!
Sabotaging the organizations covering the resource gaps the city is failing to tend to will lead to more deaths, untreated hunger and pain, and overcrowding at shelters and hospitals. Don’t let the city’s failures to prevent houselessness stop us from rehabilitating people who have been victimized by a broken and lazy system. These resources also help housed families and individuals. Do you want to feel pressured by the law to refuse a child a bandaid so you don’t get charged with a misdemeanor?
I oppose this ordinance. Limiting "food distribution/medical treatment events" to two per month is inadequate to appropriately address the needs of Phoenix's unhoused population which is estimated close to 10,000 people. This proposal is inhumane and applies an unreasonable burden to those providing services that ultimately serves the Phoenix community as a whole by meeting folks where they are.
I support this Ordinance because I feel it will regulate and control large scale distribution of food in the park, as well as regulating medical treatment. I have personally seen what can go wrong when these activities have no oversight. I am sympathetic to the needs of the unhoused, but I have seen how groups have successful provide for them outside the park. As far as, Needles in the PARK that should NEVER happen. Please pass this ordinance and make our parks safe for everyone.
City has resources medical, food assistance, substance treatment centers & shelters Approving orgs in parks encourage people to parks INSTEAD using city assistance This isn't helping people long-term plan live off the streets Compromising two times month & permitting & city homeless teams offer assistance
"Amendment" permit for 6 months see number people take advantage city offer. Report back to council updates how many accepted. You maybe ENABLING the homeless to live on the streets with this
I believe we should require as few barriers as possible to provide emergency care/food/water to those in the most need. We should be focusing on more state preventative measures such as low-income/free housing options to assist people from getting to the point where emergency care in our parks is a necessity, but we should not restrict people from providing emergencies services to the people who are struggling the most.
This is an important step in the right direction. Public infrastructure for the community has to be preserved so that everyone can use it without fear. The conditions of our parks have been deteriorating and will continue to decline if we do not put good guardrails in place. I support the amendment to this ordinance, as a resident and business owner in the City of Phoenix.
I oppose this ordinance because it would still allow permitted medical treatment events in Phoenix parks that may involve needles, syringes, medical sharps, bandages, dressings, or medical waste.
Public parks should be safe places for children, families, and residents. Even with permit rules, one missed needle or piece of medical waste in a parking lot, walkway, restroom, grass area, or near a playground creates an unacceptable hazard.
I support the ordinance amendment. Parks staff has become overwhelmed & needs help. The city has a responsibility to keep parks beautiful & accessible. Taxpayers are afraid to walk public parks. Thanks for taking action! I attended a meeting & found the rude, offensive opposers are simply creating noise & are unwilling to have a conversation. They chose to holler & speak over me rather than work at finding solutions. It comes down to taxpayers want to use parks and should be able to.
I strongly support this request to amend the city code on the basis of managing biohazard in our neighborhood, an especially dangerous risk for children handling waste found daily in our area. Simply put, NO NEEDLES IN PARKS.This ordinance is a fair and equitable option to serve those in need while protecting families utilizing parks.
We do not want needles in our parks for safety of all and mainly our kids. As a mom I would like use more the parks with my kids and not worry about any activity that is unsafe. I use the mariposa and Washington park often and I support this for safety in the parks. They can do this activities somewhere else where kids don't have to sew this. Like the churches, freeways where those people are hanging out. I have spoken to other mothers in Ocotillo Glen Community Alliance. Please listen to us.
Supporting our neighbors (housed and unhoused) in the space WE THE PEOPLE pay to have, have maintained, and have free access to, is a basic right. We the people pay to have these spaces. We the people should be allowed to support one another in the space we pay for. Helping others with medical or food related aid when the government WILL NOT (not cannot, WILL NOT) do so is vital to maintaining a just society, and a free democracy. You cannot claim to want to help people while restricting access
I oppose this proposal!! The city parks are one of the few public meeting places where the homeless people can gather and receive critical information, food, water, clothing and life saving assistance. The city is basically doing little to assist these people. Allowing the public and organizations to provide for the basic needs of these people in the parks is vitally important to their survival.
It's very evident that the individuals who "support" this ordinance have never had the pleasure of being oppressed by the systems that are continuing to cause barriers to meet the needs of where people are currently at.
I strongly oppose this ordinance. The government resources the underserved population are directed to go to has been proven time and time again to not be enough. The government and those in power have the resources but they do not provide enough.
We have people dying from the elements, from hunger, people who seek safe spaces but are not provided it because 'there isn't enough ' this is a lie. But if those in power will not provide the we will. Let us help each other.
The Arizona Medical Association formally opposes this ordinance. The permit cap functionally prohibits evidence-based street medicine, which has reduced ER visits by 75% in comparable cities. In Phoenix's extreme heat, restricting field medical access is a patient safety crisis and will shifts preventable conditions into ERs. We urge the Council to exempt licensed medical providers and/or convene a working group with stakeholders to continue the dialogue. Jason Jameson, MD. President, ArMA
I strongly oppose this ordinance as it fails to address the urgent need for medical care, hydration, food, and heat relief for people experiencing homelessness in Phoenix. 2 permits a month is not enough to meet the community's need. Limiting outreach will only make lifesaving services harder to access for vulnerable residents. The City should focus on housing, healthcare, sanitation, and coordinated support instead of restricting community aid in public spaces.
Harm reduction services are not only benefit those in need, they make our entire community safer. When these volunteers provided critical services to the unhoused and low income population they save taxpayer money by reducing crime and medical emergencies that could happen if these needs were left unmet. I live in an area where these services are provided and it has zero negative impact on our neighborhood, criminalizing this basic compassion would be incredibly detrimental for Phoenix residents
I think this will go a long way in preserving Parks for their intended purposes.
This ordinance only futher criminalizes the existence of homeless people and leads to their deaths. Harm reduction, food/water, safer infrastructure, and more free community resources are the real way to help these people who are often victims of trauma or the system. This ordinance keeps no one safer and it's a big step down the slippery slope of policing or outlawing autonomous communal gatherings.
Food is a basic human right. To choose not to help those in need is a choice everyone is entitled to make but to take away the help that others are offering is unconscionable. This ordinance will make it more difficult for those of us who feed the homeless on a weekly basis. Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. Please Arizona have some compassion!
Sabotaging the organizations covering the resource gaps the city is failing to tend to will lead to more deaths, untreated hunger and pain, and overcrowding at shelters and hospitals. Don’t let the city’s failures to prevent houselessness stop us from rehabilitating people who have been victimized by a broken and lazy system. These resources also help housed families and individuals. Do you want to feel pressured by the law to refuse a child a bandaid so you don’t get charged with a misdemeanor?
I oppose this ordinance. Limiting "food distribution/medical treatment events" to two per month is inadequate to appropriately address the needs of Phoenix's unhoused population which is estimated close to 10,000 people. This proposal is inhumane and applies an unreasonable burden to those providing services that ultimately serves the Phoenix community as a whole by meeting folks where they are.
I support this Ordinance because I feel it will regulate and control large scale distribution of food in the park, as well as regulating medical treatment. I have personally seen what can go wrong when these activities have no oversight. I am sympathetic to the needs of the unhoused, but I have seen how groups have successful provide for them outside the park. As far as, Needles in the PARK that should NEVER happen. Please pass this ordinance and make our parks safe for everyone.
City has resources medical, food assistance, substance treatment centers & shelters Approving orgs in parks encourage people to parks INSTEAD using city assistance This isn't helping people long-term plan live off the streets Compromising two times month & permitting & city homeless teams offer assistance
"Amendment" permit for 6 months see number people take advantage city offer. Report back to council updates how many accepted. You maybe ENABLING the homeless to live on the streets with this
I believe we should require as few barriers as possible to provide emergency care/food/water to those in the most need. We should be focusing on more state preventative measures such as low-income/free housing options to assist people from getting to the point where emergency care in our parks is a necessity, but we should not restrict people from providing emergencies services to the people who are struggling the most.
This is an important step in the right direction. Public infrastructure for the community has to be preserved so that everyone can use it without fear. The conditions of our parks have been deteriorating and will continue to decline if we do not put good guardrails in place. I support the amendment to this ordinance, as a resident and business owner in the City of Phoenix.
I oppose this ordinance because it would still allow permitted medical treatment events in Phoenix parks that may involve needles, syringes, medical sharps, bandages, dressings, or medical waste.
Public parks should be safe places for children, families, and residents. Even with permit rules, one missed needle or piece of medical waste in a parking lot, walkway, restroom, grass area, or near a playground creates an unacceptable hazard.
I support the ordinance amendment. Parks staff has become overwhelmed & needs help. The city has a responsibility to keep parks beautiful & accessible. Taxpayers are afraid to walk public parks. Thanks for taking action! I attended a meeting & found the rude, offensive opposers are simply creating noise & are unwilling to have a conversation. They chose to holler & speak over me rather than work at finding solutions. It comes down to taxpayers want to use parks and should be able to.
I strongly support this request to amend the city code on the basis of managing biohazard in our neighborhood, an especially dangerous risk for children handling waste found daily in our area. Simply put, NO NEEDLES IN PARKS.This ordinance is a fair and equitable option to serve those in need while protecting families utilizing parks.
We do not want needles in our parks for safety of all and mainly our kids. As a mom I would like use more the parks with my kids and not worry about any activity that is unsafe. I use the mariposa and Washington park often and I support this for safety in the parks. They can do this activities somewhere else where kids don't have to sew this. Like the churches, freeways where those people are hanging out. I have spoken to other mothers in Ocotillo Glen Community Alliance. Please listen to us.
Supporting our neighbors (housed and unhoused) in the space WE THE PEOPLE pay to have, have maintained, and have free access to, is a basic right. We the people pay to have these spaces. We the people should be allowed to support one another in the space we pay for. Helping others with medical or food related aid when the government WILL NOT (not cannot, WILL NOT) do so is vital to maintaining a just society, and a free democracy. You cannot claim to want to help people while restricting access
I oppose this proposal!! The city parks are one of the few public meeting places where the homeless people can gather and receive critical information, food, water, clothing and life saving assistance. The city is basically doing little to assist these people. Allowing the public and organizations to provide for the basic needs of these people in the parks is vitally important to their survival.