Downtown Voices Coalition

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Here is a snapshot of the fun PHXUDW panels in the main gallery of monOrchid on Friday, March 16 as part of Art Detour. Free (no cost) to attend:

• 2:30pm Rising Stars
• 3:30pm Rad Real Estate Developers
• 4:30pm Networking Reception
• 5:30pm Phoenix/Mexico City Arts & Culture Exchange

Panelists…

• Rising Stars: Nicole Pasteur, Lauren Henschen, Estrella Payton, Connor Descheemaker
• Rad Real Estate Developers: Cindy Dach, Celine Rille, Ashley Harder, Chuckie Duff, Charlie Levy
• Phoenix/Mexico City Arts & Culture Exchange: Rodrigo Cervantes, Janielle Penn, Wayne Rainey, Pete Deise, Dorina Bustamante

Link to the full schedule

Join us for the next Downtown Voices Coalition Steering Committee meeting on Saturday, March 10, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Roosevelt Commons Clubhouse, 825 N. 6th Avenue.

1. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS (Tim Eigo)
2. GUEST SPEAKERS
   1. Japanese Friendship Garden Update (Reiko Reavis and Kathy Nakagawa)
   2. Capitol I-10 Project Update (Jennifer Pyne and Julie Cruz Gilfillan)
3. DEVELOPMENT MATTERS
   1. Molly Neal House (formerly Way Cool) ~ Demolished
   2. 200 W. Monroe Project Proposal ~ DVC letter sent; GPLET granted
   3. Arizona State Fairgrounds Charrette ~ Going on today and finishing up tomorrow
   4. The Churchill ~ Storage containers going in
   5. 5th & 6th Street in Evans Churchill ~ Restaurants/Shops opened in Flowers Building
   6. Thunderbird move to Downtown (Rick Naimark and Eric Johnson)
   7. Beth Hebrew Synagogue at 333 E. Portland (March 19 HP Commission rezoning to DTC East Evans Churchill HP)
   8. American Legion Post #1 (HP Commission has recommended National Register designation)
   9. Other
4. ISSUES & ADVOCACY
   1. City of Phoenix Budget Process; DVC Priorities? (Ryan Boyd)
   2. APS Substation Placement (last community meeting is March 15, 4 pm, Virginia Piper Auditorium)
   3. Tree & Shade Master Plan (Sean Sweat)
   4. High-rise Illuminated Signs (Doug Newton)
   5. FAA Flight Path Changes (Steve Dreiseszun)
   6. State Legislative Update (Ryan Boyd)
   7. Other
5. UPCOMING COMMUNITY/CIVIC EVENTS
   1. Sunday Off Central, March 11, Midtown (10 am to 3 pm)
   2. PHX DNA Meeting, March 13, 111 E. Taylor (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm)
   3. Phoenix Urban Design Week (Dorina Bustamante)
   4. Art Detour 2018 (Catrina Kahler)
   5. Modern Phoenix Week
   6. Other
6. NEW BUSINESS
   1. Election of Officers (Tim Eigo)
7. ADJOURNMENT

Join us for the next Downtown Voices Coalition Steering Committee meeting on Saturday, February 10, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Roosevelt Commons Clubhouse, 825 N. 6th Avenue.

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS (Tim Eigo)

GUEST SPEAKERS

• ArtPrize (Daniel Packard & Marshall Shore)
• Phoenix Mural Project (Danielle Foushee)

DEVELOPMENT MATTERS

• Molly Neal House (formerly Way Cool) at 102 E. Willetta (Robert Young)
• 200 W. Monroe Project Proposal (Eric Johnson)
• Other

ISSUES & ADVOCACY

• Central-City Neighborhoods Mayoral Debate (Tim Eigo)
• State Legislative Update (Ryan Boyd)
• Tree & Shade Master Plan (Sean Sweat)
• High-rise Illuminated Signs (Doug Newton)
• FAA Flight Path Changes (Steve Dreiseszun)
• Other

UPCOMING COMMUNITY/CIVIC EVENTS

• Bike Registration, Public Market, 2/17
• Meet the New CASS Director, ASU Law School, 2/27
• Phoenix Urban Design Week
• Art Detour 2018
• Modern Phoenix Week
• Other

NEW BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT

Join us for “first of the new year” Downtown Voices Coalition Steering Committee meeting on Saturday, January 13, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Roosevelt Commons Clubhouse, 825 N. 6th Avenue.

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS ~ Tim Eigo

GUEST SPEAKERS

• Marisol Credit Union on Grand Avenue (Robin Romero)
• Upcoming book on university-community relations (Davarian Baldwin, Trinity College Professor)
• ArtPrize (Daniel Packard & Mike Oleskow)

DEVELOPMENT MATTERS

• ASU Phoenix Biomedical Campus and Thunderbird Campus move (Rick Naimark & Ruben Alonzo)
• Upcoming RFPs (Jeff Stapleton/CED)
• Hance Park (HPC representative)
• Electronic Signage (e.g., Renaissance Center, 111 W. Monroe, BMO, UA)
• 30-Day Demolition Hold “expansion” to single family/duplexes in Downtown Core (it passed!)
• Molly Neal House (formerly Way Cool) at 102 E. Willetta (cost estimates to move much higher)
• Notes from Garfield
• Other

ISSUES & ADVOCACY

• Downtown Code Text Amendments (including frontages/ substations)
• Downtown Community Reinvestment Fund (Jeff Sherman & Ryan Boyd)
• FAA Flight Path Changes (Steve Dreiseszun)
• Tree & Shade Master Plan (citizens committee underway)
• Other

UPCOMING COMMUNITY/CIVIC EVENTS

• New temporary library open at Park Central Mall (per Louise Roman)
• Art Detour 2018
• Other

NEW BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT

Join us for the holiday Downtown Voices Coalition Steering Committee meeting, Saturday, December 9, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Roosevelt Commons Clubhouse, 825 N. 6th Avenue.

Of course, if it’s December it means the meeting will include our annual holiday food, drink, and related merriment. That is the perfect meeting to bring a friend who may be curious about DVC and what we do. Plus, they may like food and holiday cheer. You’d hope.

And please <important information coming>:

• Feel free to bring some tasty morsels to share. Sweet or savory, we like them all – just like our neighbors! If there is something you think the gathering would enjoy, or that says “Holidays” to you, we’d love to try it.
• Consider bringing a canned good(s) to support the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Food Bank. We’ll be collecting and delivering everything you donate.

Whether you’re naughty or nice, we hope you can drop by to learn more about our city and to meet friends old and new.

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS ~ Tim Eigo

DEVELOPMENT MATTERS

• Central Station RFP (Downtown) ~ Jay Fetherston, City of Phoenix
• Central & Adams Street RFP (Downtown) ~ due 1/18/18
• 2017-2018 Downtown Development RFPs ~ due 6/29/18
• Unsolicited Development Proposal Policy for City-Owned Properties (page 125)
• Knipe House RFP (Evans Churchill)
• 837 N. 5th Avenue infill proposal (Roosevelt)
• 3rd Street & McDowell residential/mixed use proposal (Midtown)
• Other

ISSUES & ADVOCACY

• Downtown Strategic Vision Update
• Downtown Code Text Amendments (including Frontages/Substations)
• Downtown Community Reinvestment Fund usage for parking spaces
• Downtown Signage (e.g., Renaissance Center, 111 W. Monroe, BMO, UA)
• 30-Day Demolition Hold “expansion” to single family/duplexes in Downtown Core area
• FAA Flight Path Changes
• Tree & Shade Master Plan
• Bicycle Master Plan
• MAG Active Transportation Plan Survey (feel free to take the survey now)
• Other

UPCOMING COMMUNITY/CIVIC EVENTS

• Time to share!

NEW BUSINESS (including holiday festivities)

ADJOURNMENT

Join us for the next Downtown Voices Coalition Steering Committee meeting, Saturday, November 18, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Roosevelt Commons Clubhouse, 825 N. 6th Avenue. NOTE this is the third Saturday of the month, not the usual second Saturday. We moved the meeting back one week due to the amazingly fantastical Grand Avenue Festival on November 11. Many of our steering committee members and attendees volunteer for this colossally razmatazzy event… which we truly encourage you to attend!

Join us for the next Downtown Voices Coalition Steering Committee meeting, Saturday, October 14, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Roosevelt Commons Clubhouse, 825 N. 6th Avenue. This month we’ll have a few presentations on “hot” topics, plus check up on things happening around town since we last met. Come share your thoughts and what you know.

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

ISSUES & ADVOCACY

• New Steering Committee member vote
• Downtown Strategic Vision Update (Dave Krietor)
• Downtown Code frontages and substations
• LED Lights
• FAA Flight Path Changes
• Other

DEVELOPMENT MATTERS

• Downtown Development Overview (Dan Klocke)
• ASU “North of Fillmore’ Phoenix Biomedical Campus Planning (Rick Naimark)
• True North proposal for Knipe House RFP parcels (Dorina Bustamante)
• CA Ventures’ The Link PHX groundbreaking (10/17, 8:30 am, 707 N. 3rd St.)
• Central & Adams RFP: possible update
• 814 North 5th Avenue: possible update
• 3rd St. & McDowell (Los Olivas car wash property): possible update
• Other

UPCOMING COMMUNITY/CIVIC EVENTS

• Time to share!

NEW BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT