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IT'S FEBRUARY! Share some downtown love at the next Downtown Voices Coalition Steering Committee meeting on Saturday, February 11, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Roosevelt Commons Clubhouse, 825 N. 6th Avenue. For those who may have forgotten to bring an item for homeless individuals at our January meeting, we're bringing back the donation box. Feel free to bring a suggested item in new/original packaging:
- Antiperspirant/deodorant
- Diapers
- Gloves
- Hand sanitizer
- Ponchos
- Socks (men’s size 6-12)
- Tampons
- Toilet paper
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Underwear (men & women’s)
On behalf of Central Arizona Shelter Services and Downtown Voices Coalition, thank you!
Here's our agenda...
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS (Tim Eigo)
GUEST SPEAKERS
- Ryan Sadowy and Joe Herzog, Proposed 3rd & Pierce Residential/Mixed Use Project in Evans Churchill (request for formal support)
- Lawrrie Fitzhugh, Neighborhood Wire
ADMINISTRATION
Subcommittee Updates:
- Best Practices in RFPs (Andie Abkarian)
- Community Benefits & GPLETs (Jeff Sherman)
ISSUES & ADVOCACY
- 3rd Street Design Recommendations Letter
DEVELOPMENT ROUNDTABLE (who has updates about what?)
- Central City South/South Phoenix
- Downtown Core
- Evans Churchill
- Garfield/Eastlake Park
- Grand Avenue/Triangle/Capitol Mall
- Midtown
- Roosevelt/F.Q. Story
UPCOMING COMMUNITY/CIVIC EVENTS
- Meet Me Downtown Phoenix, start at CityScape, every Monday
- City Lights, Movie Nights: Home, CityScape, Feb. 10
- Phoenix Rising Tours, various locales, Saturdays thru April
- 27th Annual Chinese Week Culture & Cuisine Festival, Hance Park, Feb. 10-12
- Phoenix Urban Design Week, various locales, Feb. 10-18
- 1 Mission: Bikes Fight Poverty, CityScape, Feb. 11
- Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest, Feb. 11-12
- Willo Historic Home Tour & Street Fair, Feb. 12
- Sweetheart Lunch In the Park, The Space Between Park, Feb. 14
- Downtown Pedal Around Community Bike Ride, Civic Space Park, Feb. 19
- Arizona Cocktail Week Presents: Top Bars, The Croft, Feb. 19
- Phoenix Startup Week, various locales, Feb. 20-24
- Blues Blast 2017, Hance Park, Feb. 25
- PHX Vegan Fest, Phoenix Art Museum, Feb. 25
- ClownTown Healing Fest, Arizona Center, Feb. 25
- Coronado Home & Garden Tour, Coronado Park, Feb. 26
- Allbound SaaS Ping Pong Tournament, DoubleDutch, March 2
- McDowell Mountain Music Festival, March 3-5, Margaret T. Hance Park
- Viva PHX, Downtown Phoenix, March 11
- Art d'CORE Gala, Warehouse215, March 16
- Art Detour 29, various locales, March 16-19
- Encanto-Palmcroft Historic Home Tour & Street Fair, 2102 N. 12th Ave., March 26
- Phoenix Pride Festival & Parade, Steele Indian School Park, April 1-2
- NCAA Final Four Festivities, various locales, April 1-3
- Modern Phoenix Home Tour, various locales, April 2
- Phoenix Lights, Hance Park, April 8-9
NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
After the meeting, everyone is encouraged to enjoy lunch at a Community BBQ sponsored by Phoenix Urban Design Week at "The Lot: What Should Go Here" pop-up park at 2nd Street and Roosevelt from Noon to 3 p.m. Block out your Saturday noon-hour for some complimentary eats, conversation with downtown friends and neighbors in a relaxed setting, and Arizona's beautiful sunny weather. Have family and friends tag along too!
And speaking of Phoenix Urban Design Week, here are links for the complete schedule of urban design "things to do," including workshops, exhibits, tours, happy hour mixers, and did we mention Community BBQ right after our Saturday meeting?
- PHXUDW.org – http://www.phxudw.org
- SCHED event website & mobile app – https://phoenixurbandesignweek2017.sched.com
- FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/phxudw/
- Social media hashtags: #phxudw #dtphx #sustival
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