Hello Friends of Downtown Voices Coalition:

Please join us on Saturday, September 10, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Roosevelt Commons Clubhouse, 825 N. 6th Avenue, for the next Downtown Voices Coalition Steering Committee meeting. To review the draft minutes from the August meeting, click here: http://bit.ly/2chilmA

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS (Steve Dreiseszun)

ADMINISTRATION

Subcommittee Updates:

• Best Practices in RFPs (Andie Abkarian)
• Community Benefits & GPLETs (Jeff Sherman)

ISSUES & ADVOCACY

• 3rd St. Promenade update (Ellie Volosin)
• Impressions from Van Buren St. Improvement Public Open House, Aug. 16
• Impressions from 3rd & 5th Avenues Project Open House, Aug. 25
• Update on city’s LED street light replacement policy (Nicole Rodriquez)
• Prelim discussion on city’s goal of 25% Shade Coverage by 2030
• Other

UPCOMING COMMUNITY/CIVIC EVENTS

• Artlink update and upcoming events (Catrina Kahler)
• Urban Ale Trail, Sept. 10 ~ http://dtphx.org/things-to-do/aletrail/
• Park(ing) Day PHX 2016, Sept. 16 ~ Facebook
• Collaboratory on Central grand opening, Sept. 20 ~ http://bit.ly/2aL54nw
• Social Entrepreneurial Summit, Sept. 20 ~ Facebook
• Get Your PHX, Sept. 22 ~ Facebook
• Phoenix Spokes People Public Meeting, Sept. 27 ~ Facebook
• Chile Pepper Festival, Oct. 1 ~ Facebook
• Certified Local Fall Festival, Nov. 5 ~ Facebook
• Election Day, Nov. 8 ~ http://servicearizona.com/voterRegistration
• Roosevelt Row Pie Social, Nov. 19 ~ Facebook
• Other

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

NEW BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT

We look forward to seeing you on September 10. Thanks for all that you do for our community.

Steve Dreiseszun
Vice Chair, Steering Committee
Downtown Voices Coalition