The Phoenix City Council held a policy meeting on April 29, 2025, to receive an update from the Parks and Recreation Department on its adaptive recreation programs, partnerships, and accessibility improvements. The meeting included council member presentations, public comments, and extensive discussion on inclusive programming, park accessibility, and community engagement.
Good afternoon, welcome to our April 29th, 2025 policy meeting. Will the clerk call the role call the meeting to order and will the clerk call the roll? Councilwoman Guardado. Here Councilwoman Hernandez. Here. Councilwoman Hodge Washington. Here. Councilwoman Pastor. Here. Councilman Robinson. Here. Councilwoman Stark. Here. Councilman Waring. Vice Mayor O'Brien. Mayor Gallego. Here. Thank you. We'll begin with Council presentations and uh information requests. We'll begin with Councilwoman Pastor. Thank you, Mayor. This morning, along with Mayor and Supervisor Gallardo and Phoenix IDA, Titus, Department of Housing, and who else? And you mom, the key partnership. We broke ground or we finished ground and have built 96 new affordable housing units opening up in District 4. It's uh one of a kind partnership because there were so many partners. And most importantly, as a former teacher of that area, um I enjoyed seeing that happening and understanding the need for housing within the area. Uh the greatest challenges that I saw then and end today is finding a safe affordable place to call home. Uh, with access without access of stable housing, so many families were fighting an uphill battle. So it just reminds me how education, housing, and community and government could come together and connect and make it happen. So thank you to all the partners. Next slide. Leslie Roscon, Betty Fairfax High School, Valley Metro designed a wrap. Her art, her art will be on light rail and bus for a year. On June 7th, as we open up the South Central Light Rail, she will be the third uh light rail cart that will have her design on it. And it was so exciting to see her parents uh elated at the fact that she had won and she had received some money. So it's exciting to see our community thrive and things happening within our art. Thank you. Next slide. Thank you to Green Living Magazine and Dory Morales. Sustainability is key, especially in a desert city. Phoenix is investing in being a greener city, tree plantings, expanding urban canopy, transitioning to electric vehicles, public transit, and also the outfit that I wear today is also from Green Living. And you see what we can do once we uh no longer want to wear something and create something new and repurpose it. Um so thank you again. Congratulations to Mayor Gallego, Vice Mayor O'Brien, Councilwoman Stark, Councilwoman Guardado, and our newest colleague, Councilwoman Hernandez. I'm excited to work with all of you as a collective. I know we are continuing to push Phoenix forward together, and it was an exciting day. Thank you and congratulations. Join me on Saturday at Carl Hayden High School at 10 a.m. We will be discussing 27th Avenue and 35th Avenue with the community and public safety. Ongoing plans to improve the area.